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Chess 01 May 1943, Sat The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Newspapers.com
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The Pawn Pusher
By O.A. HOLT
Willmar, Minn.
R. L. Brown, associate professor of English at Middlebury college, writes:
“Most of my over-the-board chess these days has to be played during my night shifts as airplane spotter. Midnight isn't the most popular time for starting chess sessions, and I doubt if Reubin Fine would approve much of some of my moves along toward daybreak, but only a chess set could make the hours in between go as fast as they do. And, fortunately, it doesn't take much of an airplane to make itself heard above the noise of a chess game.”
The current issues of “Chess Review” are running a series on “Let's Play Chess.” It is the best your scrivener has seen to date.
A numher of requests have come in asking where the “Modern Encyclopedia of Checkers” by Wm. F. Ryan, can be secured. Write the American Checkerist, Box 1, Inwood Station, New York, N. Y.
CHECKERS
Below is a first round game played in the present Minnesota correspondence tourney. It is taken from the “Checker Times,” where Leber's note at (A) is causing some discussion. Who is right? We have a notion it will be threshed out.
H. L. LOBER, Black
L. J. F. TESSIEN, White
9-13, 1K-14 9-1.1, H-in, 11-25, in-17, 1.1-22, 8-12, 7-21, 30-2.-), 11-18. 12-16, 2.1-18, 2,1-21, 29-22, 21-14, 26- 17, 27- 24, 5- 1, 10-14, 14-23, 31-27. 10-17. 1- 6, 2- , 811, 10-1.1, 21-2.1, 2.1-22, '22-17, 13- 9, 1.1- 9, 16-19, 21-14, 30-2.1, 27- 23, 2.1-19, 19-10, 1- 6, 24-19. 2.1-18, 15-10, 28- 24, 14-10, in-17, 16-19, 6-10, 6-10, 4- 8, 8- 9, 2.1-30, 3- 8, 2114, 24-1.1, 2.1-21, 22-17, 32-27, 14- .1, 6-10, 19-1.1a, 17-13, 18-1.1, 9-1,1, 10-14, 9- 6, 18-14, 15-18, 10- 1, 8-11, 14-18. 11-1.1, 24-20, 19-24 Drawn.
A. A strong move that almost wins. Teasien was of the opinion that it should win but it looks like a draw to me.—Lober.
GAME NO. 580
Here are a couple of nice traps reproduced from I. Chernev's page In the “Chess Review.” The following trap is one of the best I know to prepare against an opponent who is a Pawn grabber!
You are Black
White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 KI-KB3 - KI-QB3 3 B-B4 Kt-CJ.1 4 KtxP Q Kt4! .1 KtxBP
White is attracted by an idea of attacking the Queen and Rook simultaneously, but he is in a trap from which there is no escape.
6 R BI 7 B K2
MATE
GAME NO. 581
You are White
White 1 P-K4 2 P-KB4 3 Kt-KB3 4 KIR3 .1 KtxP This Is against principle- QxKtP QxKPch Kt-B6 Black P-K4 PxP P-04 PxP B-KKt5 Knights should be developed before Bishops. 8 -K2 Bri It would seem that White must recapture the Bishop, as his Queen is attacked.
Hit In reality Black haa fallen Into our trap. 7 Kt-B6! Double cheek and Male! A lightning knockout! WOMTION TO I'ROIII.KH No. ?1H by .1. X. Wills Key: Kg4 Kt-KkU) It has everything; at this rate Mr. Wing will soon run out of ration points. W. C Noltlng. Defense, of c3 seems limited tor number of pieces, E. C. Johnson. Pretty defense, seems complicated. Mil Wing certainly has all that power neHtly throtled, nice work If you can do It. Randolph Johnson. This Is another of Mr. Wing's Interesting problems. H. R. Tnnnlng. Good key, pinning white queen. Like the self block. J. M. Fine key and variations. I don't see whv WP can't be UHCd on el Instead of B. Newman Guttman. Worked hard on this. T. Jorgenson. Excellent! Either the general calibre of the problems submitted of late has greatly Improved or f am slipping, for It seems to he that they bother me more than thev used to. Good for them, keep It up. F. G. Gardner. Kcv is ,Sg4. W, Wandel, i.nvd T). Smith, Jr. and J. Mulcnm BJerke, University of Minnesota students, collaborate as co-authors of the 3er below. It, Is their first attempt In the composing field, and as such It must be given a good rating. PROP.I.EM NO. 181 Original for the 'llnneapolls Star Journal bv Ixiyd l. Smith, Jr. and 4. Malcolm Bjerke, t'nlversity of Minnesota. Black S rieces flip w w mm rss mm "si i:MJ liKf fci tWi ;.', myATA, r"'im,v '"" nra warn pm mi m mm . mm wm w wm m& wz. While 10 Pieces 2b5; 4prsp; 2p4P; 2B1Sk2; 4sP2; 2P5 B6K; 1Q2RR2. . White to play and mate In three moves.
By O.A. HOLT
Willmar, Minn.
R. L. Brown, associate professor of English at Middlebury college, writes:
“Most of my over-the-board chess these days has to be played during my night shifts as airplane spotter. Midnight isn't the most popular time for starting chess sessions, and I doubt if Reubin Fine would approve much of some of my moves along toward daybreak, but only a chess set could make the hours in between go as fast as they do. And, fortunately, it doesn't take much of an airplane to make itself heard above the noise of a chess game.”
The current issues of “Chess Review” are running a series on “Let's Play Chess.” It is the best your scrivener has seen to date.
A numher of requests have come in asking where the “Modern Encyclopedia of Checkers” by Wm. F. Ryan, can be secured. Write the American Checkerist, Box 1, Inwood Station, New York, N. Y.
CHECKERS
Below is a first round game played in the present Minnesota correspondence tourney. It is taken from the “Checker Times,” where Leber's note at (A) is causing some discussion. Who is right? We have a notion it will be threshed out.
H. L. LOBER, Black
L. J. F. TESSIEN, White
9-13, 1K-14 9-1.1, H-in, 11-25, in-17, 1.1-22, 8-12, 7-21, 30-2.-), 11-18. 12-16, 2.1-18, 2,1-21, 29-22, 21-14, 26- 17, 27- 24, 5- 1, 10-14, 14-23, 31-27. 10-17. 1- 6, 2- , 811, 10-1.1, 21-2.1, 2.1-22, '22-17, 13- 9, 1.1- 9, 16-19, 21-14, 30-2.1, 27- 23, 2.1-19, 19-10, 1- 6, 24-19. 2.1-18, 15-10, 28- 24, 14-10, in-17, 16-19, 6-10, 6-10, 4- 8, 8- 9, 2.1-30, 3- 8, 2114, 24-1.1, 2.1-21, 22-17, 32-27, 14- .1, 6-10, 19-1.1a, 17-13, 18-1.1, 9-1,1, 10-14, 9- 6, 18-14, 15-18, 10- 1, 8-11, 14-18. 11-1.1, 24-20, 19-24 Drawn.
A. A strong move that almost wins. Teasien was of the opinion that it should win but it looks like a draw to me.—Lober.
GAME NO. 580
Here are a couple of nice traps reproduced from I. Chernev's page In the “Chess Review.” The following trap is one of the best I know to prepare against an opponent who is a Pawn grabber!
You are Black
White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 KI-KB3 - KI-QB3 3 B-B4 Kt-CJ.1 4 KtxP Q Kt4! .1 KtxBP
White is attracted by an idea of attacking the Queen and Rook simultaneously, but he is in a trap from which there is no escape.
6 R BI 7 B K2
MATE
GAME NO. 581
You are White
White 1 P-K4 2 P-KB4 3 Kt-KB3 4 KIR3 .1 KtxP This Is against principle- QxKtP QxKPch Kt-B6 Black P-K4 PxP P-04 PxP B-KKt5 Knights should be developed before Bishops. 8 -K2 Bri It would seem that White must recapture the Bishop, as his Queen is attacked.
Hit In reality Black haa fallen Into our trap. 7 Kt-B6! Double cheek and Male! A lightning knockout! WOMTION TO I'ROIII.KH No. ?1H by .1. X. Wills Key: Kg4 Kt-KkU) It has everything; at this rate Mr. Wing will soon run out of ration points. W. C Noltlng. Defense, of c3 seems limited tor number of pieces, E. C. Johnson. Pretty defense, seems complicated. Mil Wing certainly has all that power neHtly throtled, nice work If you can do It. Randolph Johnson. This Is another of Mr. Wing's Interesting problems. H. R. Tnnnlng. Good key, pinning white queen. Like the self block. J. M. Fine key and variations. I don't see whv WP can't be UHCd on el Instead of B. Newman Guttman. Worked hard on this. T. Jorgenson. Excellent! Either the general calibre of the problems submitted of late has greatly Improved or f am slipping, for It seems to he that they bother me more than thev used to. Good for them, keep It up. F. G. Gardner. Kcv is ,Sg4. W, Wandel, i.nvd T). Smith, Jr. and J. Mulcnm BJerke, University of Minnesota students, collaborate as co-authors of the 3er below. It, Is their first attempt In the composing field, and as such It must be given a good rating. PROP.I.EM NO. 181 Original for the 'llnneapolls Star Journal bv Ixiyd l. Smith, Jr. and 4. Malcolm Bjerke, t'nlversity of Minnesota. Black S rieces flip w w mm rss mm "si i:MJ liKf fci tWi ;.', myATA, r"'im,v '"" nra warn pm mi m mm . mm wm w wm m& wz. While 10 Pieces 2b5; 4prsp; 2p4P; 2B1Sk2; 4sP2; 2P5 B6K; 1Q2RR2. . White to play and mate In three moves.
