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Chess 28 Jun 1942, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER. Address All Mail to the Chess Editor June 28, 1942 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1307 By O. D. Lyons White mates In two. (Wh. I; Bl. 11.) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 130B By Dr. K. W. Bennett may be Quite leaal and possible, the other 30 or 40 are perfectly Impossible to his mind. Pew leading players reallre the Incredible amount of hard work a weak player may do. whilst most weak playera would be astonished If they could realise how little effort the averaae master expends In playlnc a good tame. Let us look at Dlaaram 1. White hat here the following moves: P-R3. P-Q. R-4, P-K13, P-Kt4. P-Q34. P-B3. P-KB4. PxBP, PxKP. P-KR4. K-Rl. K-Kt2, Kl-Kt3. Kt-K3. Kf-Q2. Kt-B3. Q-B3. Q-K3, Q-Q2, Q-Ol. Q-Q3, Q-B4. Q-KtS, Ok P. B-Kt3. B-R4. B-Q3. B-Ktl. B-Ql, R-Ktl, R-Ql, B-Q2. B-K3. B-B4. BxP. 35 In all. If we deduct some 12 moves which lose material at once, there still remain 23. How to decide among them? Lowenflich.
who was White In the asms In which this position occurred, played Kt-Kt and Alekhlne. his opponent. In analyilng the game afterward, considered the further two moves P-OB4 and Kt-K3. It la a safe bet that hardly any other move was considered by either player. Instead of 23 continuations to analyse, they had only three.
What a difference! Diagram 1 Black White mates in three. (Wh. 6; Bl. 4.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1303: N-QV SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1304; O-KBJ. We received solutions from the following: T. Harrington, A. D. Reynolda Sr., White If we can learn to discriminate at g glance tor' less than a glance) between a plausible one and a useless one, we can make Chens easier and conserve our energies In the course of a game for the real business In hand. The secret lg lo learn to understand the real meaning of the moves and, above all. to vldson.
J. J. Jackson (welcome to our play always with a pian. in any poet.) P. Margaretten, W. de Caatro i welcome to our ladder, I Rev. P. Prlehard, R. L. Hewes. Mrs. M. Gordon. O. fran-da, C. P. Ford. H. Bruhn. O. A. Hall, J. C. Drake. W. C. Nolting1. H. P. Ms-toslan. C. B. Collins, C. Shlmano. M. Morris, J. T. Watson. R. H. Haya. A. S. Wells. Mrs. P. Tovar. J. O. Dodge, O. Kibbey. J, T. Kumagai (welcome to our ladder: the Game of chess. 82.30: Chess lha Easy Way. 81. SO, plus 13 centa postage:) U. D. Donald. M. Rudholm. O. J. Mvera, R. L. Oaterg-ard (welcome to our ladder.) CHESS AND BRAIN WORK. BY KAMA T The following Interesting; article from movea aa Indifferent at once, thua aavlni much time; one needa a little experience to recognise them. The remaining pes aible movea we ean classify under two heads: (ai attack, (bl defense. If we are In the better position of attacking, we ean afford to relax our examination of our opponent'a counterthreats a little. Whereas If we are on the defensive, we ean dismiss aa useless odd attacking movea for the moment In order to devote more valuable time to those moveg which hold and consolidate our own position.
Every Intelligent move has a threat, a. direct subsequent threat and a further positional possibility and lha opponent Chess (Aiiaust) will be an eye opener to 'must defend himself aaalnst all these, inanv and will, we trust, ao lar In remov Ins the Illusion that mastery In chess is mostly tremendous memory and a fiendish capacity for mass brain work. The author ot this Illuminating article la none else than E. A. Znosko Borowsky, the world-renowned chess teacher.
"How Indescribably rich chess la In poa- 'slbllltles and ramlflcatlona playera know only too well. In the oriilnal position at the start of a game. White has 20 pos- stole movea ana bibck zu poasioie repute If he were conscientious enough a player might aet himself, therefore, the task of analysing 400 varlatlong at least, before he made hie first move., No human brain la able lo achieve such an effort without an absurd expenditure of lime and wnen For Instance Black threatens PsQP and after the reply KPxp the strategical threat la P-KB4. To 'avoid, White has two possible proceedings: to protect the OP by P-QR4 ao aa to be able to recapture the Ql' by the OBP Instead of by the KP, or to protect the square KBS by moving the Kt to K3 or Kt3. Of these the first defense for the KP la the beat lusr.
dlan aaalnst the menace of Black a P-KB4, But defense la not the only considers, tlon. When we have a defensive game and allll more a really bad game we are obliged to pay chief attention to our op. ponent'a threata. In eoual positions also, and even In better and attacking posi-tlong we muat not forget them altogether because our opponent will search for some attacks and thraata. We ahould aiwaya .
for possible attacking chances. Here ""A''!1 i,,r.pr,.,h' chM mM of distinction among these three .... . .. lt)1 movM ln wouia not nave naa time Books on openlnaa help us over lhel, tn,ra had ken 23) may reallre that first lew movea and llieoty takes ua asit knlahl iKt) move to K3 or Kt3 ear-lar aa the loth or 12th move but astrlM ,.n lt , pnaslblll'y of advanelnt soon aa the opening Is over we are inithe Kt atlll further to KBS before Blerk the same predicament. What ean we doT In anawerlng this question I should te lo refer you to tha title ot this article that "weak playera do more brain work than strong ones." Apparently paradoxical, It drawa your attention to an important fact: that It Is not the champion who llnfls fhena a terrible mental atrain but tha beainner who triea to analyse in every position ha reaches, every single posstbUa line of play the board naa to offer.
The champion, en of all lha movea ha mlaht make In the tosllinn. only locks at thret er four, Hthough they advances hla KBP at all. Hence KlKl la probably the best move after all, We ahould alwava formulate some plait (thla ean often tag 'done, or earned on from tha previous plan, whilst our opponent la engaaed in thinking nut his move,) Then when our turn eomea. by addreaalng eurselvea aa to tha plausible defensee to our opponent's threata anil movea In furtherance of our own plan, a host of moves which have no bearing upon either detent r attack it passe, ever at one.
who was White In the asms In which this position occurred, played Kt-Kt and Alekhlne. his opponent. In analyilng the game afterward, considered the further two moves P-OB4 and Kt-K3. It la a safe bet that hardly any other move was considered by either player. Instead of 23 continuations to analyse, they had only three.
What a difference! Diagram 1 Black White mates in three. (Wh. 6; Bl. 4.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1303: N-QV SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1304; O-KBJ. We received solutions from the following: T. Harrington, A. D. Reynolda Sr., White If we can learn to discriminate at g glance tor' less than a glance) between a plausible one and a useless one, we can make Chens easier and conserve our energies In the course of a game for the real business In hand. The secret lg lo learn to understand the real meaning of the moves and, above all. to vldson.
J. J. Jackson (welcome to our play always with a pian. in any poet.) P. Margaretten, W. de Caatro i welcome to our ladder, I Rev. P. Prlehard, R. L. Hewes. Mrs. M. Gordon. O. fran-da, C. P. Ford. H. Bruhn. O. A. Hall, J. C. Drake. W. C. Nolting1. H. P. Ms-toslan. C. B. Collins, C. Shlmano. M. Morris, J. T. Watson. R. H. Haya. A. S. Wells. Mrs. P. Tovar. J. O. Dodge, O. Kibbey. J, T. Kumagai (welcome to our ladder: the Game of chess. 82.30: Chess lha Easy Way. 81. SO, plus 13 centa postage:) U. D. Donald. M. Rudholm. O. J. Mvera, R. L. Oaterg-ard (welcome to our ladder.) CHESS AND BRAIN WORK. BY KAMA T The following Interesting; article from movea aa Indifferent at once, thua aavlni much time; one needa a little experience to recognise them. The remaining pes aible movea we ean classify under two heads: (ai attack, (bl defense. If we are In the better position of attacking, we ean afford to relax our examination of our opponent'a counterthreats a little. Whereas If we are on the defensive, we ean dismiss aa useless odd attacking movea for the moment In order to devote more valuable time to those moveg which hold and consolidate our own position.
Every Intelligent move has a threat, a. direct subsequent threat and a further positional possibility and lha opponent Chess (Aiiaust) will be an eye opener to 'must defend himself aaalnst all these, inanv and will, we trust, ao lar In remov Ins the Illusion that mastery In chess is mostly tremendous memory and a fiendish capacity for mass brain work. The author ot this Illuminating article la none else than E. A. Znosko Borowsky, the world-renowned chess teacher.
"How Indescribably rich chess la In poa- 'slbllltles and ramlflcatlona playera know only too well. In the oriilnal position at the start of a game. White has 20 pos- stole movea ana bibck zu poasioie repute If he were conscientious enough a player might aet himself, therefore, the task of analysing 400 varlatlong at least, before he made hie first move., No human brain la able lo achieve such an effort without an absurd expenditure of lime and wnen For Instance Black threatens PsQP and after the reply KPxp the strategical threat la P-KB4. To 'avoid, White has two possible proceedings: to protect the OP by P-QR4 ao aa to be able to recapture the Ql' by the OBP Instead of by the KP, or to protect the square KBS by moving the Kt to K3 or Kt3. Of these the first defense for the KP la the beat lusr.
dlan aaalnst the menace of Black a P-KB4, But defense la not the only considers, tlon. When we have a defensive game and allll more a really bad game we are obliged to pay chief attention to our op. ponent'a threata. In eoual positions also, and even In better and attacking posi-tlong we muat not forget them altogether because our opponent will search for some attacks and thraata. We ahould aiwaya .
for possible attacking chances. Here ""A''!1 i,,r.pr,.,h' chM mM of distinction among these three .... . .. lt)1 movM ln wouia not nave naa time Books on openlnaa help us over lhel, tn,ra had ken 23) may reallre that first lew movea and llieoty takes ua asit knlahl iKt) move to K3 or Kt3 ear-lar aa the loth or 12th move but astrlM ,.n lt , pnaslblll'y of advanelnt soon aa the opening Is over we are inithe Kt atlll further to KBS before Blerk the same predicament. What ean we doT In anawerlng this question I should te lo refer you to tha title ot this article that "weak playera do more brain work than strong ones." Apparently paradoxical, It drawa your attention to an important fact: that It Is not the champion who llnfls fhena a terrible mental atrain but tha beainner who triea to analyse in every position ha reaches, every single posstbUa line of play the board naa to offer.
The champion, en of all lha movea ha mlaht make In the tosllinn. only locks at thret er four, Hthough they advances hla KBP at all. Hence KlKl la probably the best move after all, We ahould alwava formulate some plait (thla ean often tag 'done, or earned on from tha previous plan, whilst our opponent la engaaed in thinking nut his move,) Then when our turn eomea. by addreaalng eurselvea aa to tha plausible defensee to our opponent's threata anil movea In furtherance of our own plan, a host of moves which have no bearing upon either detent r attack it passe, ever at one.
