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Chess 15 Mar 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 Chess Editor March 15, 1843 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1277 By A. Munck White mates in two. (Wh. 4; Bl. 6.) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1278 By H. Weenink habit of playing with inferior opponents' the custom of avoiding difficult tasks: the weakness of uncritically taking over variations discovered by others; the vanity which is self-sufficient; the incapacity for admitting mistakes; in brief, everything that lead to a standstill or anarchy. "Acquisition of harmonious education is comparable to the production and the elevation of an organism harmoniouslv built. The one is fed by blood, the other one by spirit: but life equally mysterious, creative, and powerful flows throueh either. This comparison is no mere rhetorical imagery; it is a program." The following is an exceptional well played consultation game, by members of the Beverly Hills Tennis Club. On the White side was Mrs. Virginia Lederer and Mrs. Arline- LeMet. while Black was repre sented by Mrs. Catherine Miller and Mr. Alan LeMet.
The game is a splendid ex ample of the dreaded Ruy Lopez and shows fine handling of the theoretical aspect, i which is so vital in the defense of this' opening. RUY LOPEZ White Mrs. V. Lederer and Mrs. A LeMet I Black Mrs. K. Miller and A. LeMet. ' i White mates in three, iWh. 7; Bl. 9.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1273: Q-N3. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1274: 3-N6. We received solutions from the following: C. B. Collins, R. Roslin, P. B. Johnson (welcome to our ladder), H. Bruhn, D. A. Innes, A. L. Buckman, F. Garcia, C. D. Cambeli (welcome to our ladder.! Mrs. F. Tovar, J. O. Dodge, Rev. P, Pnchard. H. P. Matoslan. A. D, Reynolds Sr., G. A. Hall, C. P. Ford, J. Davidson, M. Rudholm, E. H. Schadee. J. C. Drake. W. Harmon. E. Van Toff B-K4ch, BxB!) F. Armstrong, M. Gardner. F. Margaret-ten t welcome to our ladder,! G. Kibbey, A. S. Wells. A. O. Karn, J. Pawers, W. C. Nolting, G. Francis, J. Maughmer, M. N. Jurin. C. D. Cambel. . L. Danlells. W. L. Koathen. J. T. Watson. B. Busnuen, C. G. Cronjaeger, B. H. Cronjaeger (welcome back.) JOSE RAOIL CAPABLANCA. FORMER WORLD'S CHESS CHAMPION, DIES Jose Capablanra, one of the greatest chess players and holder of the world's championship title from 1811 to l27, died on Minflav, .March a, in New York Clly. He won the crown first from I.aslter, and later lost It to Alekhine. Capablanra served his country in diplomatic service for many years and at the time of his death was a commercial attarhe of the Embassy In Washington. Throushnut his colorful career he helped put his native country.
Cuba, "on (be map" and his passing is mourned s peoples the world over. I'.S.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The writer ill leave the end nf the or New York; invited a9 one of the seeded players to represent the Southern Statei in the forth- "min national tournament. He would he,r from group,, th, club, in the State of California who wish to have give exniomons. lectures and blindfold nlar.
Please communtcale as soon as possible as he Is making definite plans andj time is short. EDUCATION IN CHESS By Kamat Dr. Lasker. the player and the writer, is unlike any other chess master and his originality is of the type that arrests our attention immediately. Many of our readers are already acquainted with his philosophy of chess but his reflection on "Education In Chess'' voiced forth with the courage born out of conviction in his chess manual is relatively unknown.
Says this master. "Education In chess goes on in a most haphazard fashion. Most chess play ers slowly climb to a certain rather low 1-P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 5- 0-0 6- P-Q4 7- B.N3 8- PiiP 9- P-B! 10- B-K3 11- QN-Q2 12- B-B2 13- PxPe.p. 14- R-K 15- N-B P-K4 N-QB3 P-QR3 N-B3 NxP P-QN4 P-Q4 B-K3 B-K2 O-O K-R P-B4 NxP(KB3) B-N B-Q3 16-N-Q4 17- N-KN3 18- Q-Q3 19- QR-Q 20- B-N5 21- B-B 22-NIQ4I-B5 23- P-KR3 24- NxB 25- QxQ 26- BXN 27- B-K3 28- RxB 29- PxR N-K2 Q-Q2 QR-K! P-B3 Q-N5 P-KR4 B-R2 B'.R2ixN QxN NxQ B-B4 BxB RxR R-K 30-K-B2 Draw agreed RAPID TRANSIT BRILLIANCY A popular diversion at New York chess clubs Is rapid transit. Both the Marshall ana iwannattan tness ciuos schedule week ly rouna-rooins, witn a 10-second time limit.
At this speed the whole tournament can be played in an evening and players frequently indulge In interesting, perhaps unsouna. oriuiancies. The game below, from a recent Marshall tournament, shows Herman Helms mating another veteran. Oscar Tenner, in a quickie that couldn't have lasted more than lour or live minutes.
EVANS GAMBIT DECLINED Helms White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-OK14 5- P-QR4 6- P-R5. 7- P-K15 NEW MARSHALL CHAMPION Herbert 8eldman, 21-year-old Brooklyn College graduate, is the winner of the annual championship tournament of the Marshall Chess Club. He was undefeated and won 10 and drew two Second Is A v Santasiere, former champion both of the club and New York State, with Milton ! nnnnucr imra. Here is one of the new champion's well-played victories. Tenner Helms Black White P-K4 8-BxKtP K1-Q83 9-B-R3 B-B4 10-Q-K2 B-Kt3 11-KtxKP P-QR3 12-KtxQPch B-R2 13-Kt-B6male PxP Tenner Black Kt-B3 KtxP KtxBP Kt-Qa KtxQ RUY LOPEZ Seidman Hidalgo Seidman White Black White 1- P-K4 P-K4 22-R-R5 2- Kt-KB3 K1-QB3 23-OxB 3- B-K15 P-OR3 24-Q-K2 4- B-R4 Kt-B3 2S-KR-R ' 5- Castles B-K2 26-R-R8 6- Q-K2 P-OKt4 27-K-R 7- B-KI3 P-Q3 28-Kt-RJ 8- P-QR4 R-QKt 29-BxP 9- PxP PxP 30-Kt-B4 10- P-B3 B-K15 31-KtxQP 11- P-R3 B-R4 32-B-B4 12- R-Q Q-B 33-R-Q 13- P-04 Castles 34-BxPch 14- P-Q5 Kt-w 35-KtxR 15- QKt-Q2 Kt-Kt2 3-Kt-Rch 16- B-B2 Kt-B4 37-Kt-B5 17- P-QKt4 QKt-K2 38-QR-Q6 18- B-Q3 P-B3 39-P-KtS 19- PxP QxP 40-R-QB 20- B-Kt2 R-Kt2 41-RxRch 21- Kt-Kt3 B-Q 42-R-Q8 q-q! Kb?q2 itxB Ion Hidalgo Black BxKt B-B2 KR-Kt Kt-B B-Kt3 Q-B B-B2 Q-B2! I level and stay there. Of the millions of Imaster can give the odds of a Queen or a K00K' in"e re ' 'n"ll,n lon ino master can allow odds.
Now let us consider the efforts marie to attain thl , re. !ult: a literature of many thousands of volumes, hundreds, maybe thousands of I SaUir-;Chefs columns in widely read newspapers I i and mi gatines, lectures, tournaments, tour-! inament books, matches in clubs and be- iween clubs and cities and countries, by correspondence, by telegraph and telephone, thousands of coffee houses-truly an im- ".posing expenaiture. tssnmr tn,t , mgster who fol- i'w a good method strives to educate a i young man Ignorant of chess to the level lnf , T nnaHArf a u AA. B-B5 R-KB Q-Kt2 KtxP KtxR Resigns
MINNESOTA CAME S. H. Brower of Minneapolis won the 1941 State championship. His opponent, in i in pumi oeiow, was i,. Narveson. also of Minneapolis. His play in the opening stages permitted his opponent to build too strong a center and in due time this was converted to a successful direct assault on the enemy k position.
k.rI Brower White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- P-QB4 4- K1-QB3 5- B-K.1 6- B-Q.1 7- KK.1-K2 8- Castles 9- P-KR3 10- P-KB4 11- P-KKI4 n-BxP 13- Q-Q2 14- BxQP Kt-Qiti""' PBfp. IRREGULAR DEFENSE Narveson I Brower Narveson Black I White Black! P-Q3 1S-R-B2 F-KK13 17-PxP B-Kta! 18-QR-KB Kt-B3' 19-Q-B4 Castles 120-Q-Q2 QKt-Q2.?l-Kt-K4 Kt(Q P-K4 22-Q-R6 KHKt R-Kj23-R-B7 KtlK5i-Kt4 ' d.-Kt-B24-RxRP B-B3! Pxnp;25-QxPrh B-K121 Kt-K3i2h-P-KR4 B-Q2 n B-QJ'27-PxKt R-K2 ' B-UM,?R-I!-K8ch Resigns
(From cs mi KS!! .04 Of nne l-hn if surely come out the winner. How much time wnuia tne teecner neea lor tnis achievement. Hours tai Rules of play and exercises 5 (b Elementary endims 5 ici Some onenlnas 10 i d Combination 20 40 120 "Compare with the possibility, the reality.
In fact, ih're are a ouartrr of a million of chess amateurs, who devote to chess at least 200 hnurs every year and of these only a thousand, after a lifetime of study, attain the end. Without losina m. self In calculations. I helltve I am safe in voiclnc the opinion that our efforts In chess attain onlv a hundredth of 1 per cent of their rightful result. "Is there a tendency to keep the bulk of the people stupid? Tor aovernments of an autocratic type the foolishness of the multitude has always been an asset.
Possibly, also, the mediocre who happens to be In authority follows the same policy. This motif, it Is true, is not predominating in chess. The bad state of education in chess Is due entirely to our backwardness. "Education in chest has to be an education in independent thlnkinr and judg ment. Chess must not be memorized.
Of my fifty-seven years. I have applied at least tnirty to loraetttne most of wnat I nave learned or read, and since I succeeded in this I have acauired a certain ease and cheer which I should never ajaln like to be without. I have stored little in mv memory but I can apply that little. I keep it In order, but resist every attempt to Increase Its deariwelsht. You should keep in mind no names but only methods.
The method la plastic. It is applicable in every situation. The method produces nu merous results; only a few will remain In our memory and these are useful to Illustrate and keep alive the rules which order a thousand results. Such useful results must be renewed from time to time just as fresh food has to be supplied to a llvlnr onanism to keep it strong and healthy. Thla harmonious life stems from life; life la generated only by life.
He who wanta to educate himself In chess must evade what Is desd In chesa artificial theories supported by few Instances and upheld by an excess of human wit: the MCI POStllOn
The game is a splendid ex ample of the dreaded Ruy Lopez and shows fine handling of the theoretical aspect, i which is so vital in the defense of this' opening. RUY LOPEZ White Mrs. V. Lederer and Mrs. A LeMet I Black Mrs. K. Miller and A. LeMet. ' i White mates in three, iWh. 7; Bl. 9.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1273: Q-N3. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1274: 3-N6. We received solutions from the following: C. B. Collins, R. Roslin, P. B. Johnson (welcome to our ladder), H. Bruhn, D. A. Innes, A. L. Buckman, F. Garcia, C. D. Cambeli (welcome to our ladder.! Mrs. F. Tovar, J. O. Dodge, Rev. P, Pnchard. H. P. Matoslan. A. D, Reynolds Sr., G. A. Hall, C. P. Ford, J. Davidson, M. Rudholm, E. H. Schadee. J. C. Drake. W. Harmon. E. Van Toff B-K4ch, BxB!) F. Armstrong, M. Gardner. F. Margaret-ten t welcome to our ladder,! G. Kibbey, A. S. Wells. A. O. Karn, J. Pawers, W. C. Nolting, G. Francis, J. Maughmer, M. N. Jurin. C. D. Cambel. . L. Danlells. W. L. Koathen. J. T. Watson. B. Busnuen, C. G. Cronjaeger, B. H. Cronjaeger (welcome back.) JOSE RAOIL CAPABLANCA. FORMER WORLD'S CHESS CHAMPION, DIES Jose Capablanra, one of the greatest chess players and holder of the world's championship title from 1811 to l27, died on Minflav, .March a, in New York Clly. He won the crown first from I.aslter, and later lost It to Alekhine. Capablanra served his country in diplomatic service for many years and at the time of his death was a commercial attarhe of the Embassy In Washington. Throushnut his colorful career he helped put his native country.
Cuba, "on (be map" and his passing is mourned s peoples the world over. I'.S.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The writer ill leave the end nf the or New York; invited a9 one of the seeded players to represent the Southern Statei in the forth- "min national tournament. He would he,r from group,, th, club, in the State of California who wish to have give exniomons. lectures and blindfold nlar.
Please communtcale as soon as possible as he Is making definite plans andj time is short. EDUCATION IN CHESS By Kamat Dr. Lasker. the player and the writer, is unlike any other chess master and his originality is of the type that arrests our attention immediately. Many of our readers are already acquainted with his philosophy of chess but his reflection on "Education In Chess'' voiced forth with the courage born out of conviction in his chess manual is relatively unknown.
Says this master. "Education In chess goes on in a most haphazard fashion. Most chess play ers slowly climb to a certain rather low 1-P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 5- 0-0 6- P-Q4 7- B.N3 8- PiiP 9- P-B! 10- B-K3 11- QN-Q2 12- B-B2 13- PxPe.p. 14- R-K 15- N-B P-K4 N-QB3 P-QR3 N-B3 NxP P-QN4 P-Q4 B-K3 B-K2 O-O K-R P-B4 NxP(KB3) B-N B-Q3 16-N-Q4 17- N-KN3 18- Q-Q3 19- QR-Q 20- B-N5 21- B-B 22-NIQ4I-B5 23- P-KR3 24- NxB 25- QxQ 26- BXN 27- B-K3 28- RxB 29- PxR N-K2 Q-Q2 QR-K! P-B3 Q-N5 P-KR4 B-R2 B'.R2ixN QxN NxQ B-B4 BxB RxR R-K 30-K-B2 Draw agreed RAPID TRANSIT BRILLIANCY A popular diversion at New York chess clubs Is rapid transit. Both the Marshall ana iwannattan tness ciuos schedule week ly rouna-rooins, witn a 10-second time limit.
At this speed the whole tournament can be played in an evening and players frequently indulge In interesting, perhaps unsouna. oriuiancies. The game below, from a recent Marshall tournament, shows Herman Helms mating another veteran. Oscar Tenner, in a quickie that couldn't have lasted more than lour or live minutes.
EVANS GAMBIT DECLINED Helms White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-OK14 5- P-QR4 6- P-R5. 7- P-K15 NEW MARSHALL CHAMPION Herbert 8eldman, 21-year-old Brooklyn College graduate, is the winner of the annual championship tournament of the Marshall Chess Club. He was undefeated and won 10 and drew two Second Is A v Santasiere, former champion both of the club and New York State, with Milton ! nnnnucr imra. Here is one of the new champion's well-played victories. Tenner Helms Black White P-K4 8-BxKtP K1-Q83 9-B-R3 B-B4 10-Q-K2 B-Kt3 11-KtxKP P-QR3 12-KtxQPch B-R2 13-Kt-B6male PxP Tenner Black Kt-B3 KtxP KtxBP Kt-Qa KtxQ RUY LOPEZ Seidman Hidalgo Seidman White Black White 1- P-K4 P-K4 22-R-R5 2- Kt-KB3 K1-QB3 23-OxB 3- B-K15 P-OR3 24-Q-K2 4- B-R4 Kt-B3 2S-KR-R ' 5- Castles B-K2 26-R-R8 6- Q-K2 P-OKt4 27-K-R 7- B-KI3 P-Q3 28-Kt-RJ 8- P-QR4 R-QKt 29-BxP 9- PxP PxP 30-Kt-B4 10- P-B3 B-K15 31-KtxQP 11- P-R3 B-R4 32-B-B4 12- R-Q Q-B 33-R-Q 13- P-04 Castles 34-BxPch 14- P-Q5 Kt-w 35-KtxR 15- QKt-Q2 Kt-Kt2 3-Kt-Rch 16- B-B2 Kt-B4 37-Kt-B5 17- P-QKt4 QKt-K2 38-QR-Q6 18- B-Q3 P-B3 39-P-KtS 19- PxP QxP 40-R-QB 20- B-Kt2 R-Kt2 41-RxRch 21- Kt-Kt3 B-Q 42-R-Q8 q-q! Kb?q2 itxB Ion Hidalgo Black BxKt B-B2 KR-Kt Kt-B B-Kt3 Q-B B-B2 Q-B2! I level and stay there. Of the millions of Imaster can give the odds of a Queen or a K00K' in"e re ' 'n"ll,n lon ino master can allow odds.
Now let us consider the efforts marie to attain thl , re. !ult: a literature of many thousands of volumes, hundreds, maybe thousands of I SaUir-;Chefs columns in widely read newspapers I i and mi gatines, lectures, tournaments, tour-! inament books, matches in clubs and be- iween clubs and cities and countries, by correspondence, by telegraph and telephone, thousands of coffee houses-truly an im- ".posing expenaiture. tssnmr tn,t , mgster who fol- i'w a good method strives to educate a i young man Ignorant of chess to the level lnf , T nnaHArf a u AA. B-B5 R-KB Q-Kt2 KtxP KtxR Resigns
MINNESOTA CAME S. H. Brower of Minneapolis won the 1941 State championship. His opponent, in i in pumi oeiow, was i,. Narveson. also of Minneapolis. His play in the opening stages permitted his opponent to build too strong a center and in due time this was converted to a successful direct assault on the enemy k position.
k.rI Brower White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- P-QB4 4- K1-QB3 5- B-K.1 6- B-Q.1 7- KK.1-K2 8- Castles 9- P-KR3 10- P-KB4 11- P-KKI4 n-BxP 13- Q-Q2 14- BxQP Kt-Qiti""' PBfp. IRREGULAR DEFENSE Narveson I Brower Narveson Black I White Black! P-Q3 1S-R-B2 F-KK13 17-PxP B-Kta! 18-QR-KB Kt-B3' 19-Q-B4 Castles 120-Q-Q2 QKt-Q2.?l-Kt-K4 Kt(Q P-K4 22-Q-R6 KHKt R-Kj23-R-B7 KtlK5i-Kt4 ' d.-Kt-B24-RxRP B-B3! Pxnp;25-QxPrh B-K121 Kt-K3i2h-P-KR4 B-Q2 n B-QJ'27-PxKt R-K2 ' B-UM,?R-I!-K8ch Resigns
(From cs mi KS!! .04 Of nne l-hn if surely come out the winner. How much time wnuia tne teecner neea lor tnis achievement. Hours tai Rules of play and exercises 5 (b Elementary endims 5 ici Some onenlnas 10 i d Combination 20 40 120 "Compare with the possibility, the reality.
In fact, ih're are a ouartrr of a million of chess amateurs, who devote to chess at least 200 hnurs every year and of these only a thousand, after a lifetime of study, attain the end. Without losina m. self In calculations. I helltve I am safe in voiclnc the opinion that our efforts In chess attain onlv a hundredth of 1 per cent of their rightful result. "Is there a tendency to keep the bulk of the people stupid? Tor aovernments of an autocratic type the foolishness of the multitude has always been an asset.
Possibly, also, the mediocre who happens to be In authority follows the same policy. This motif, it Is true, is not predominating in chess. The bad state of education in chess Is due entirely to our backwardness. "Education in chest has to be an education in independent thlnkinr and judg ment. Chess must not be memorized.
Of my fifty-seven years. I have applied at least tnirty to loraetttne most of wnat I nave learned or read, and since I succeeded in this I have acauired a certain ease and cheer which I should never ajaln like to be without. I have stored little in mv memory but I can apply that little. I keep it In order, but resist every attempt to Increase Its deariwelsht. You should keep in mind no names but only methods.
The method la plastic. It is applicable in every situation. The method produces nu merous results; only a few will remain In our memory and these are useful to Illustrate and keep alive the rules which order a thousand results. Such useful results must be renewed from time to time just as fresh food has to be supplied to a llvlnr onanism to keep it strong and healthy. Thla harmonious life stems from life; life la generated only by life.
He who wanta to educate himself In chess must evade what Is desd In chesa artificial theories supported by few Instances and upheld by an excess of human wit: the MCI POStllOn
