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Chess 02 Mar 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor Mirth I, 1911. L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. BY J. K. 1IETDON 1169 White mates In two. (Wh.Ti B'.k ) L A, TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1170 BY n. C.ROSSI White mates in three. (Wh.7; BI.10 ) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 11M: -QN5. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1166: N-B3. THE SOLVING CONTEST receive month membership in their; Chess and Checker Club of Los Angeles.
W. Fourth St., end the Hollywood; Chess Group 108 N Formo Ave.. here the m ol problem tht he one a winner In tllmbinr the , 'u"-"w" ' the time when competition wi becomlnj ever keener. 1M7-1575 Rut Lopei Bpeln 1)175. 15R7 Leonardo Italy 1S22-16.14 Oreco Italy 1747-1795 Phllador France 1B15-1820 Deschapellei Franca 1820-1840 LabourrionnaH .... France 1843-18S1 Btaunton Enaland 1851-18S8 Andersien Germany 18S8-1P51 Morphy U.8 A. 18i2-18H8 Andennen Germany 186-1804 Steinlta Autria 1894-1021 Laoker . . Germany 1021-1027 Capablanca Cuba 1927-19.15 Alekhine France 1935-1937 Eue Holland 1937 Aiekhlne France NEWS OF THE CLl'M Herman Btelner, International maater, and California Btate champion, will ie a simultaneous exhibition and lecture at the Veterans' Hospital at Ban Fernando on March 6 at 7 p m. Vlsitora are welcome.
Edward Kovaca, Viennese expert, will plav all comers, in an exhibition for the Swedish Chesa Club, on March 4 at 8 p m Visitors are welcome. Pleas brim board! and aeti. MARSHALL CHAMPIONSHIP OAME From the Lasker Memorial Tournament. Hollywood: LASKER MEMORIAL TOIRNAMENT Game are proereailne fee thle matt In-I.H.HM inumimrnt ml the heaaauarteri nf the Hollywood heaa r.reap at 108 NJ Inrmosa Are. Gamea are belnc played nlthlly.
Borochow , 0 Woliiton ...1 -t Levltan ... 5 -2 Aronson ...1 -3 Patterson .4 -0 Wolff 1 -3 Chernia 3'i- la Meehsn ... 0 -2 Oordon S'.a-I'.fc W. B'ln Bteiner ....3 -O hardt ... 0 -3 Welaa 3 -O Everett .... 0 -A Kovaca 3 -1 Oulllen 0 -4 Batael 2Vj- ,- Bplller 0 - Hoerber ... .2 -5 O. Rein Dobsevat ..l'i-l',i hardt 0 -0 : 1S-R-KB KINO'S BISHOP OPENING Chernls 'Levltan Black White P-K4'21-3-3 H-KB3I22-R-Q N-B3I23-B-B2 B-B4I24-K-K2 P-e3!2S-B-K3 N-QS 2S-N-K6 P-B3 27-KB3 B-CJ2j28-RxN P-N4 29-BxBrh P-QR4 30-P-B4 NxNch31-R-N Q-N3i.32-PxH P-R3 33-P-K7 B-Kti 34-OxP N-R2 35-K-K2 sr dlscuaa compoain and aolvini j '- ems and end tames Every winner, ' i marked with the usual IM showing IJ; Aw P-B3 PxP N-N4! BxP'OM P-R5 3-OxB 37- QxP 38- QxQ 39- B-Q4 40- Reslana Chernls Black BxNP Castle Q Q-R4rh KR-K NxP N-Bch NxR BxN K-N2 P-NS RxB BxRP R-K Q-B4rh P-NK1 QxR 0-B7ch PQm RxPch Kovaca White 1- P-04 2- P-OB4 3- N-WB3 4- N-BJ 5- B-N5 8- P-K3 7-R-B J-B-B4 9- B-OJ 10- Casllei 11- N-K5 . 12-BxBP ladder. The system will enable 12 tor more in ease nf a tie) solvers to win.
Solutions aent in answer to this problem will be acknowledged within two weeks after publication If ynu wish to figure in the "up-to-the-minute" ladder, the time limit belnc aeven days. Otherwise credit can only b clven in a later ladder. Problems In this column may beeln with caatllni key jr have castlint as a defense, unless 't fan b definitely proved that aurh maneuver! are not Irtal Capture keys, -en passant" keys and theckim keya are also tolerated, but all the above types are rather uncommon. The capture of a pawn, however, U not.i3-B-KN3 untuual 1 14-N-B3 it a problem has no lotutlon. "no anlu- 1S-N-K4 tlon" must b claimed In order to score in NxR points. 17-P-ort3 The principal variations are necessary 1 18-B-R2 when sending in the three-movers. Keys, lq.Q-o.l only need be ilven in two-ers, altbouih lt ;o-N-H4 la excellent ptacflc to write out all the 2i-p.B4 distinct variations. Two.mnvera recelva two points. Three-movera receive three point a on Our Ladder.
The price la awarded to the leading solver once a month. tKH icor is then canceled Solvers miv become Ladderltea tt any time. They are expected to aolv as individual! or teami but not consult otherwise. Request! for back Issue! and subscription should bi directed to the Circulation Department. Anyone deslrlna Information tor chess literature should send a aelf-addressed and stamped envelope Thla column appear! on Sunday.
QUEEN S OAMBIT DECLINED REV. PAUL PRICHARD WINS BOLVINO CONTEST WITH 282 POINTS iNotea and ecrre, NY BP) W eoniratulat Rev. Prlchard for winning the contest tor the third time. He has heen with us alnre Problem No. 400 and halls from Btrathmore. Cal. Thla la the scare ef last month's participants. These wha tone part previously will have their scere aland and should Ihev send In solutions again, ihey will be aeaec and published neat enenlh. M. D. Andrew!. 0: W I. RelkofT. JO: H. Bruhn ( 41: R. Cnpp Jr., 0. B Clews. 6; E. L, Panlella ! ) 175: i. Davidson (. 13: J. Oj Dodge i ,) J3; J. C. Drake ",l 183: J. Fronieca. 3; O. C. Fish. 43! C. r. Ford, 252; O. Floyd. 184. Mr, and Mr!. O room, 2: H. J. Oitmora ( I 113: P, OUt. 32: O. A. Hall ( 41; W. Harmon (.) 183i R. H. Hayi. 0; L O. Hartmin, JO; D. A. Innei ,) Ills A. 6. Karn. 37; W. L. Koethen (".I 185; O. O.'tawson, 14: H. P. Matoslan, OJi J M. Reinherdt. 188: C. A- Moor Jr , 13: W. C. Nnltlnc. 88; O. B. Oekes, 154; Bev F. Prlchard ('"winner S83i Dr R. H Ron t". inn; j. l. Kecxern. n; m H'lonmrn (. 271: A. P Reynold!' Sr . 88: L, Phep I .1 parrl. ins: l, stem. 35: r. a Bctt. i H Brhadeo ,(. 81: L. A Belssdo I I 7! L. Telfair. 0: 8. Taylor Jr.. 6. J. t Tyler ('.) 54: Mrs A Tnvar, 0: w B O'Con-wTl V ?50: w. Venn, 2 J.
P. Walsh T Watvvn ,) ?37 Wolff Kovaca Wolff Blark White Black P-Q4 22-PxP RPxP P-K3 23-N-B3 B-N3 N-KB3 Z4-Q-K2 0-R2 P-B3 25-B-N BxB CN-02 i8-BxB K-N2 B-K2 27-N-Q2 N-02 P-KH3 2S-N-R5CH K-P2 Ca.'tles 2H-P-K4 N-K2 R-K 30 N-QB4 K-N3 N-B 31-RxPchl NxR PxP 32-N-K5ch K-R3 N Q4 33-NxN Q-N3 P B3 34-NxQ KxN B 03 35-P-K5 R-R IxB 3H-Q-K4ch N-B4 K-R 37-P-KN4 R-R4 fl-K'J 38-PxNch PxP B-Q2 3f-0-B:i OR-R KR-Q 40-R-KB R-B4 B-K 41-0-Q3 RxRch P-KN4 42-OxQ Resltni A NEW CHESS CHAMPION Congratulations t Mr. and Mrs. Kash-dan oaen th recent arrival at their new tllFS CHA.MPIONt ' From the U.I S R. championship.
The former Estonian star, Paul Kerea, la now, wc believe, a subject of th Soviela. , QUEEN'S OAMBIT DECLINED ORUENFLLU DEFENSE Llssiiiin White 1- N-KB3 2- P-B4 3- P-K3 4- N-B3 5- P-Q4 8-B-Q3 7- 0-0 8- O-NI -NxP 10- NxN 11- NxP 12- PxM 13- B-H8 14- WH-Ql 15- B-KJ 18-RlQll-Kl 17-R-K2 ta) ir aa Keres Blark P-Q4 P-OB3 N-B3 P-KN3 B-N3 O-O Llssiiiin White 18- BxB 19- 0-03 20- R-OI 21- P-ON3 22- B-B1 23- P-KN1 P-B4I 24-KR-K1 2VPxP a-rt-Nl 21-B-K4 28-PxPia) 20-O-B1 30- RxR'bl 31- R-N1 32- R-Btiiel 33- Rcslini Kere Black PxB KR-Ol R-Qi P-QR4 P-R5 Q-N3 PxP R-R8 0-N5 P-QN4 RxP P-08 qxR P-971 UR BPxP N-Bl BxN NxN BxP R-Kl P-K4 B-N51 B-K3 O-Bi H-B8. PxP; 59. Oueen movea 2 PxP? QxR e. I 30. RxQ. RxQ: 31. BxR, BxB and Black la piece ahead.) R-B2; 3o. P.P. QxP, with a passed pawn to the food.
ih) If 30. BiQP, R(Q3)XB 31. QxR, QiRt and arms. te) If 32. RxQ. BxR: 33. B-B3, 9 becomes a queen and comes out a piece ahead. And if 33. Q-Ql. QxQ, with B-Nn to follow.
And l( 32, R-Ql, then B-B8 wine. INDIAN DEFENSE- Oreen White 1- P-Q4 2- KI-KB3 3- P"B4 4- P-KKI3 5- B-KU 8-CssMei 7-PxP 8KI-B3 4-B-KJ 10- QB 11- QxKt 12- KR.Q 13- OR-B 14-P-WR1 Fine Black Kt-KRl P-KKI3 B-KI2 CasMes P-Q4 Kt-R3 K'xP Ki-Ktl KI-B5 Oreen White JO-Kt-BJ 21- P-K3 22- R-K 23- PxP 24- KtxH 25- R-K7 2B-R-KJ 27-R-B2 28-RxR Scores include Problem! 1169-1188. WORLD CHKM CHAMflOXS Following Is a list nf the chess cham pions, past and present Up In the time ' 15-KlxKi of Andersscn. th're was no formal title but : 1H-KI-K5 of their eontemporartea for the poriodsi 18-Q-B1 aiei. ir will ! noion met e"inii anniiy-www Kin20-R-KJ P-&N3 Xt-Klfl B-K3 Kt-Ot BxKf BxB Q-Q4ch OP -4 RxQ 30- K-R3, 31- R-OJ, 32- P-KR4 3.1-R.K2CH 34- K-B4 35- P-B1 3a-K-Kt4 Resina Fine , Black KR-Q P-K4 PxP BxP RxKt On-Q'.! R.Q7 PxtlR K-n n-gi ' R-K3 K-K3 R-Q3 K-02 P-KR.1 R.'Blrh r-ntch sker teunsd lor a total of la yiara, at tNotM and icorsi Irom H Y IP.).
W. Fourth St., end the Hollywood; Chess Group 108 N Formo Ave.. here the m ol problem tht he one a winner In tllmbinr the , 'u"-"w" ' the time when competition wi becomlnj ever keener. 1M7-1575 Rut Lopei Bpeln 1)175. 15R7 Leonardo Italy 1S22-16.14 Oreco Italy 1747-1795 Phllador France 1B15-1820 Deschapellei Franca 1820-1840 LabourrionnaH .... France 1843-18S1 Btaunton Enaland 1851-18S8 Andersien Germany 18S8-1P51 Morphy U.8 A. 18i2-18H8 Andennen Germany 186-1804 Steinlta Autria 1894-1021 Laoker . . Germany 1021-1027 Capablanca Cuba 1927-19.15 Alekhine France 1935-1937 Eue Holland 1937 Aiekhlne France NEWS OF THE CLl'M Herman Btelner, International maater, and California Btate champion, will ie a simultaneous exhibition and lecture at the Veterans' Hospital at Ban Fernando on March 6 at 7 p m. Vlsitora are welcome.
Edward Kovaca, Viennese expert, will plav all comers, in an exhibition for the Swedish Chesa Club, on March 4 at 8 p m Visitors are welcome. Pleas brim board! and aeti. MARSHALL CHAMPIONSHIP OAME From the Lasker Memorial Tournament. Hollywood: LASKER MEMORIAL TOIRNAMENT Game are proereailne fee thle matt In-I.H.HM inumimrnt ml the heaaauarteri nf the Hollywood heaa r.reap at 108 NJ Inrmosa Are. Gamea are belnc played nlthlly.
Borochow , 0 Woliiton ...1 -t Levltan ... 5 -2 Aronson ...1 -3 Patterson .4 -0 Wolff 1 -3 Chernia 3'i- la Meehsn ... 0 -2 Oordon S'.a-I'.fc W. B'ln Bteiner ....3 -O hardt ... 0 -3 Welaa 3 -O Everett .... 0 -A Kovaca 3 -1 Oulllen 0 -4 Batael 2Vj- ,- Bplller 0 - Hoerber ... .2 -5 O. Rein Dobsevat ..l'i-l',i hardt 0 -0 : 1S-R-KB KINO'S BISHOP OPENING Chernls 'Levltan Black White P-K4'21-3-3 H-KB3I22-R-Q N-B3I23-B-B2 B-B4I24-K-K2 P-e3!2S-B-K3 N-QS 2S-N-K6 P-B3 27-KB3 B-CJ2j28-RxN P-N4 29-BxBrh P-QR4 30-P-B4 NxNch31-R-N Q-N3i.32-PxH P-R3 33-P-K7 B-Kti 34-OxP N-R2 35-K-K2 sr dlscuaa compoain and aolvini j '- ems and end tames Every winner, ' i marked with the usual IM showing IJ; Aw P-B3 PxP N-N4! BxP'OM P-R5 3-OxB 37- QxP 38- QxQ 39- B-Q4 40- Reslana Chernls Black BxNP Castle Q Q-R4rh KR-K NxP N-Bch NxR BxN K-N2 P-NS RxB BxRP R-K Q-B4rh P-NK1 QxR 0-B7ch PQm RxPch Kovaca White 1- P-04 2- P-OB4 3- N-WB3 4- N-BJ 5- B-N5 8- P-K3 7-R-B J-B-B4 9- B-OJ 10- Casllei 11- N-K5 . 12-BxBP ladder. The system will enable 12 tor more in ease nf a tie) solvers to win.
Solutions aent in answer to this problem will be acknowledged within two weeks after publication If ynu wish to figure in the "up-to-the-minute" ladder, the time limit belnc aeven days. Otherwise credit can only b clven in a later ladder. Problems In this column may beeln with caatllni key jr have castlint as a defense, unless 't fan b definitely proved that aurh maneuver! are not Irtal Capture keys, -en passant" keys and theckim keya are also tolerated, but all the above types are rather uncommon. The capture of a pawn, however, U not.i3-B-KN3 untuual 1 14-N-B3 it a problem has no lotutlon. "no anlu- 1S-N-K4 tlon" must b claimed In order to score in NxR points. 17-P-ort3 The principal variations are necessary 1 18-B-R2 when sending in the three-movers. Keys, lq.Q-o.l only need be ilven in two-ers, altbouih lt ;o-N-H4 la excellent ptacflc to write out all the 2i-p.B4 distinct variations. Two.mnvera recelva two points. Three-movera receive three point a on Our Ladder.
The price la awarded to the leading solver once a month. tKH icor is then canceled Solvers miv become Ladderltea tt any time. They are expected to aolv as individual! or teami but not consult otherwise. Request! for back Issue! and subscription should bi directed to the Circulation Department. Anyone deslrlna Information tor chess literature should send a aelf-addressed and stamped envelope Thla column appear! on Sunday.
QUEEN S OAMBIT DECLINED REV. PAUL PRICHARD WINS BOLVINO CONTEST WITH 282 POINTS iNotea and ecrre, NY BP) W eoniratulat Rev. Prlchard for winning the contest tor the third time. He has heen with us alnre Problem No. 400 and halls from Btrathmore. Cal. Thla la the scare ef last month's participants. These wha tone part previously will have their scere aland and should Ihev send In solutions again, ihey will be aeaec and published neat enenlh. M. D. Andrew!. 0: W I. RelkofT. JO: H. Bruhn ( 41: R. Cnpp Jr., 0. B Clews. 6; E. L, Panlella ! ) 175: i. Davidson (. 13: J. Oj Dodge i ,) J3; J. C. Drake ",l 183: J. Fronieca. 3; O. C. Fish. 43! C. r. Ford, 252; O. Floyd. 184. Mr, and Mr!. O room, 2: H. J. Oitmora ( I 113: P, OUt. 32: O. A. Hall ( 41; W. Harmon (.) 183i R. H. Hayi. 0; L O. Hartmin, JO; D. A. Innei ,) Ills A. 6. Karn. 37; W. L. Koethen (".I 185; O. O.'tawson, 14: H. P. Matoslan, OJi J M. Reinherdt. 188: C. A- Moor Jr , 13: W. C. Nnltlnc. 88; O. B. Oekes, 154; Bev F. Prlchard ('"winner S83i Dr R. H Ron t". inn; j. l. Kecxern. n; m H'lonmrn (. 271: A. P Reynold!' Sr . 88: L, Phep I .1 parrl. ins: l, stem. 35: r. a Bctt. i H Brhadeo ,(. 81: L. A Belssdo I I 7! L. Telfair. 0: 8. Taylor Jr.. 6. J. t Tyler ('.) 54: Mrs A Tnvar, 0: w B O'Con-wTl V ?50: w. Venn, 2 J.
P. Walsh T Watvvn ,) ?37 Wolff Kovaca Wolff Blark White Black P-Q4 22-PxP RPxP P-K3 23-N-B3 B-N3 N-KB3 Z4-Q-K2 0-R2 P-B3 25-B-N BxB CN-02 i8-BxB K-N2 B-K2 27-N-Q2 N-02 P-KH3 2S-N-R5CH K-P2 Ca.'tles 2H-P-K4 N-K2 R-K 30 N-QB4 K-N3 N-B 31-RxPchl NxR PxP 32-N-K5ch K-R3 N Q4 33-NxN Q-N3 P B3 34-NxQ KxN B 03 35-P-K5 R-R IxB 3H-Q-K4ch N-B4 K-R 37-P-KN4 R-R4 fl-K'J 38-PxNch PxP B-Q2 3f-0-B:i OR-R KR-Q 40-R-KB R-B4 B-K 41-0-Q3 RxRch P-KN4 42-OxQ Resltni A NEW CHESS CHAMPION Congratulations t Mr. and Mrs. Kash-dan oaen th recent arrival at their new tllFS CHA.MPIONt ' From the U.I S R. championship.
The former Estonian star, Paul Kerea, la now, wc believe, a subject of th Soviela. , QUEEN'S OAMBIT DECLINED ORUENFLLU DEFENSE Llssiiiin White 1- N-KB3 2- P-B4 3- P-K3 4- N-B3 5- P-Q4 8-B-Q3 7- 0-0 8- O-NI -NxP 10- NxN 11- NxP 12- PxM 13- B-H8 14- WH-Ql 15- B-KJ 18-RlQll-Kl 17-R-K2 ta) ir aa Keres Blark P-Q4 P-OB3 N-B3 P-KN3 B-N3 O-O Llssiiiin White 18- BxB 19- 0-03 20- R-OI 21- P-ON3 22- B-B1 23- P-KN1 P-B4I 24-KR-K1 2VPxP a-rt-Nl 21-B-K4 28-PxPia) 20-O-B1 30- RxR'bl 31- R-N1 32- R-Btiiel 33- Rcslini Kere Black PxB KR-Ol R-Qi P-QR4 P-R5 Q-N3 PxP R-R8 0-N5 P-QN4 RxP P-08 qxR P-971 UR BPxP N-Bl BxN NxN BxP R-Kl P-K4 B-N51 B-K3 O-Bi H-B8. PxP; 59. Oueen movea 2 PxP? QxR e. I 30. RxQ. RxQ: 31. BxR, BxB and Black la piece ahead.) R-B2; 3o. P.P. QxP, with a passed pawn to the food.
ih) If 30. BiQP, R(Q3)XB 31. QxR, QiRt and arms. te) If 32. RxQ. BxR: 33. B-B3, 9 becomes a queen and comes out a piece ahead. And if 33. Q-Ql. QxQ, with B-Nn to follow.
And l( 32, R-Ql, then B-B8 wine. INDIAN DEFENSE- Oreen White 1- P-Q4 2- KI-KB3 3- P"B4 4- P-KKI3 5- B-KU 8-CssMei 7-PxP 8KI-B3 4-B-KJ 10- QB 11- QxKt 12- KR.Q 13- OR-B 14-P-WR1 Fine Black Kt-KRl P-KKI3 B-KI2 CasMes P-Q4 Kt-R3 K'xP Ki-Ktl KI-B5 Oreen White JO-Kt-BJ 21- P-K3 22- R-K 23- PxP 24- KtxH 25- R-K7 2B-R-KJ 27-R-B2 28-RxR Scores include Problem! 1169-1188. WORLD CHKM CHAMflOXS Following Is a list nf the chess cham pions, past and present Up In the time ' 15-KlxKi of Andersscn. th're was no formal title but : 1H-KI-K5 of their eontemporartea for the poriodsi 18-Q-B1 aiei. ir will ! noion met e"inii anniiy-www Kin20-R-KJ P-&N3 Xt-Klfl B-K3 Kt-Ot BxKf BxB Q-Q4ch OP -4 RxQ 30- K-R3, 31- R-OJ, 32- P-KR4 3.1-R.K2CH 34- K-B4 35- P-B1 3a-K-Kt4 Resina Fine , Black KR-Q P-K4 PxP BxP RxKt On-Q'.! R.Q7 PxtlR K-n n-gi ' R-K3 K-K3 R-Q3 K-02 P-KR.1 R.'Blrh r-ntch sker teunsd lor a total of la yiara, at tNotM and icorsi Irom H Y IP.).
