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CHESS May 3, 1942 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1291 . By M. Borges White mates in two. (Wh. 5; Bl. 2.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1292 By J. Scheel 7, It,. White mates in three. (Wh. 3; Bl. 9.) 1287: SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. K-Q8. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. R-Q3. 1288: We received solutiong from the following: E. H. Lundstedt, G. Francis, J. O. Dodge, G. Kibbey, C. P. Ford. H. Bruhn, W. L, Koethen. X. H. Schadee. J. T. Watson, 3. C. Tyler, R. Roslin, M. Morris, D. A. Innes, W. F. Moses, W. Harmon, J. P. Walsh. L. Llppman. G. A. Hall, A. L. Buckman, F. Margaretten, A, D. Reynolds Sr., S. i. McConnel, M. Rudholm, J. R. Walton, G. D. Donald, B. Bushueff, F. D. Fuller, Mrs. F. Tovar. A. S. Wells. W. C. Nolting, C. B. Collins. R. H. Hays, J. Davidson, Dr. F. B. Sheldon.
Standings in the championship tournament of the United States Chess Federation: MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Won Lost I Won Lost Reshevsky, Kashdan .10 Denker ... 8'a 3j Baker 4 7'a Steiner ... B' 4 's runlet, ... 4Vg 2, 3 9 a; 3 8 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Pinkus ... 8'aj 4 'ii Green Levy flVa 6'j j Hahlbohm. Horowltj.. 6 4 Altman ... Seidman . 6 8 'Leasing Won Lost Miss Karff 8 0 Mrs. Belcher 5 2 Mrs. Roos. . 4' l'i Mrs. Gresser 4 2 Mrs. Bain ..3 4 MissWray . 2 4 Mrs. Harmathl 4 Miss Raettlg 1 6 Miss Fawns . 'A 3Vs Won Lost
MIDDLE GAME STRATEGY AND TACTICS By Kamat. The chess master, E. Znosko Borovskl. has done more than any theoretician living in the realm of "mldgame" play and the following is an instructive article from his pen: "The most important thing for the right conduct of the game is to construct a general plan and as tactical possibilities ari.se they must not be neglected. We build up a strategical plan on the essential points of the positions, which cannot easily be altered, as for Instance a hole in the position. The smaller points which can be changed at once, sometimes by a single move on either side, allow of tar- wtli 101 Kit These two essentials, the strategical and the tactical, are basis of all positional and combinational play and are both discovered by analysis.
It is obviously impossible to analyse after every move but what we need is an occasional complete analysis and then to follow the opponent's moves and note clearly any chaoses In the general position and to take advantage of any weakness which may have arisen. We must train ourselves to note possibilities as they arise and to see the board at a whole: this ia not easy as a player, when absorbed in attack on one wing, often does not pay sufficient attention to hat Is occurring on the other side. A Player must also try to create a weakness in his opponent's position by inducing him to place his pieces where they will be to his own advantage.
Now examine Diagram No. 1.. Here Is an unprotected oueen at R3 -,i,.k ntn, ,h, vWlt mn, Kwartca KKinrt it u an unprotected Q at K2. Black can- tak advantas nf this hut it enables White to bring off a brilliant combination iby I- B-B6 (the bishop cannot be taken because of the threat R-Kt4 winning the O l Black nlavi KR-B1 and now White If8 .strong attack against the K. side (White to play.) White has an attack on the kins side with a tempting-looking sacrifice of the bishop at KR8 but how to force a mate after the, sacrifice Is the question, or to put it In another way. is the sacrifice sound? This can only be proved by analysis, which shows that if the B at K4 were out of the way there would b an immediate mat in sight but that the loss of time in moving the bishop gives the black king the necessary time to escape, unless the retreating B can threaten some valuable piece and so gain the time required and then wa see that B-Kt7 by attacking the queen does this.
The play then continued a follows: I. BxRP, PxB: 2. RxP K-KI2: 3. B-Kt7 and wins the queen or mates. In the above we have the strategical plan: an attack on the king side and the tactical possibility given by the unprotected queen at QR3. DIAGRAM NO. 3 Won by Dr. Alekhine. I Black :v M mm $tm mm a k '-j-'-'V. e?'-'".r ;v.'i: ! m ', 'i (White to play) White for which he has four pieces available The gsme continued as follows: 2. Q-K5 i threatening 0-KKt5.) R-B4: 3. Q-KK13. P-KKt3; 4. RxKt (another unprotected piece i and wins. This example Is Instructive, as White, by his previous moves. Induced his opponent to think that the chief play will he on the Q side and he brought all his nieces there so that his K side remained without adequate protection.
We should, if possible, make use at once of tactical possibilities because otherwise they may disappear. Many players believe that if their opponent has a weakness they must at once take advantage of it. But if this weakness is a really serious one. which cannot be changed and will remain for a long time, it Is better to keep it aa long as possible. Diagram 3 gives a position from a recent game played at the Moscow International tourney In 1935 between Flohr and Llssetsen.
Black has weakened his K side by a bad move P-KKt3. which made tho lone aiagonai UK1-KR8 very strong for his opponent and when it was weakened by the move P-KKt.1 White at once answered. PxP to have it free and open. Do you think that Flohr occupied it at once No. Because Black could always stop hla attack by opposing his own B.
Many moves passed before White really made use of this diagonal and ha took care not to allow his black B to be exchanged. But at the base of all his strategy waa always thta long diagonal and finally by the sacrifice of a rook he made two threati of mate, at K-Kt7 and K-R7. The gam proceeded as follows: 1. PxP, BxP; 2. P-GHU4.
B-Q3: 3. P-Kt5. Kt-K4; 4. B-K2, Kt(K4)-Kt5; 5. B-Kt2, P-KR4; 6. P-KR3. P-R3; 7. PxKt, PxKt: 8. C-CJ4, Kt-Q2: 9. P-Kt5. PJtP 10. RxP, B-K4; 11. Q-KR4. Kt-Kt3: 12. P-K13, P-B4; 13. PxP e.p.. BxPIB3:) 14. Q-R6, B-Kt2; 15. QxP. RxBi 16. Kt-K4, R-B2: 17. Kt-Kt5, R-B3; 18.: BxR, QxB; 19. Q-R7 K-Bl; 20. R-KBl and wins. tFrom Social Chess Quarterly) (To be continued) From the Championship Tournament ot the United Statei Chesa Federation.
RUY LOPEZ Kashdan White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-Kt5 4- B-E4 5- Catlea 6- B-KI3 7- P-QR4 8- PxP 9- Q-K2 10- P-B3 11- P-Q4 Altman Black P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-QR3 K1-B3 P-QK',4 B-K2 R-OKt PxP P-Q3 Castles PxP Kashdan White 12- PxP 13- B-K3 14- P-R3 15- QxB 16- Kt-B3 17- B-B2 18- PxP 19- P-KS 20- KtxP 21- Q-K4 Altman Black B-Kt5 Q-IC BxKt . R-R Kt-OR4 P-B4 PxP Kt-Q2 KtxP Heslgni QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Reshevsky White 1- P-Q4 2- P-QB4 3- Kt-QB3 4- B-KlS 5- P-K3 6- Kt-B3 7- BxB 8- Q-B2 9- KtxKt 10-OxP U-Castlea 12- B-Q3 13- Q-R4 14- KtxQ Altman Black P-Q4 P-K1 Kt-KB3 B-K2 Castles Kt-KS QxB P-QKt3 PxKt P-QB3 B-Kt2 P-KB4 QxQ P-B4 Reshevsky White 15- P-Q5 16- KtxP 17- BxPch 18- Kt-Qfi 19- KR-Kt 20- Kt-B7ch 21- Kt-Kt5ch 22- Kt-B7ch 23- Kt-K5ch 24- R-Q6 25-B-K6 B-Kt2 26- Kt-B7eh K-K 27- Kt-Q8ch Resignt Altman ' Black rxi-PxP K-R : BxP B-B3 K-Kt K-R K-Kt K-Q . P-QKI4 j. QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE Denker White 1- P-Q4 2- Ki-KBS 3- P-K3 4- B-Q3 5- QKI-Q2 6- Castles 7- PxP 8- Kt-KS 9- QKt-B3 10- Kt-Kt5 11- P-Kt Chernev Black Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-QKt3 B-Kt2 P-B4 Denker White 12- Q-R5 13- Q-B3 14- Q-BR 15- B-KtSch lS-BxHch PxP 17-QxB7rh P-Q4 18-KtxPch Kt-BS'l9-KtxB Q-B2 1 20-Q-K5ch KtxKt ! 21-QxKt Kt-Q2i22-Q-Kt3 Horowitz White 1- P-K4 2- P-K5 3- P-QB4 4- P-Q4 8-P-B4 6- Kt-QB3 7- KI-B3 8- BPxP 9- P-B5 10- Q-Kt3 11- PxP 12-KtxKt 13- K-K2 14- QxKtP ALEKHINE S DEFENSE Beidman Black Kt-KB3 Kt-Q4 Kt-Kt3 P-Q3 P-Kt3 B-Kt2 PxP B-K15 Kt-Q4 BxKt P-K3 Q-R5ch PxKt QxQP Horowitz White 15- Q-B8ch 16- B-K!5ch 17- QxPch 18- PxPch 19- Q-Q6ch 20- R-Q 21- R-Q2 22- Q.P 23- QxRch 24- Q-K4ch 25- R-B2 26- P-B6 27- P-B7CD. Cherne" Black P-KO KtxP Kt-Kta B-B3 QxB K-Q K-B2 QRxKt Resignt Seidman Black K-K2 P-B3 Kt-Q2 BxP K-K QxPch Q-B6 BxB K-K2 K-Q Q-B3 R-K Resignt.
Standings in the championship tournament of the United States Chess Federation: MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Won Lost I Won Lost Reshevsky, Kashdan .10 Denker ... 8'a 3j Baker 4 7'a Steiner ... B' 4 's runlet, ... 4Vg 2, 3 9 a; 3 8 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Pinkus ... 8'aj 4 'ii Green Levy flVa 6'j j Hahlbohm. Horowltj.. 6 4 Altman ... Seidman . 6 8 'Leasing Won Lost Miss Karff 8 0 Mrs. Belcher 5 2 Mrs. Roos. . 4' l'i Mrs. Gresser 4 2 Mrs. Bain ..3 4 MissWray . 2 4 Mrs. Harmathl 4 Miss Raettlg 1 6 Miss Fawns . 'A 3Vs Won Lost
MIDDLE GAME STRATEGY AND TACTICS By Kamat. The chess master, E. Znosko Borovskl. has done more than any theoretician living in the realm of "mldgame" play and the following is an instructive article from his pen: "The most important thing for the right conduct of the game is to construct a general plan and as tactical possibilities ari.se they must not be neglected. We build up a strategical plan on the essential points of the positions, which cannot easily be altered, as for Instance a hole in the position. The smaller points which can be changed at once, sometimes by a single move on either side, allow of tar- wtli 101 Kit These two essentials, the strategical and the tactical, are basis of all positional and combinational play and are both discovered by analysis.
It is obviously impossible to analyse after every move but what we need is an occasional complete analysis and then to follow the opponent's moves and note clearly any chaoses In the general position and to take advantage of any weakness which may have arisen. We must train ourselves to note possibilities as they arise and to see the board at a whole: this ia not easy as a player, when absorbed in attack on one wing, often does not pay sufficient attention to hat Is occurring on the other side. A Player must also try to create a weakness in his opponent's position by inducing him to place his pieces where they will be to his own advantage.
Now examine Diagram No. 1.. Here Is an unprotected oueen at R3 -,i,.k ntn, ,h, vWlt mn, Kwartca KKinrt it u an unprotected Q at K2. Black can- tak advantas nf this hut it enables White to bring off a brilliant combination iby I- B-B6 (the bishop cannot be taken because of the threat R-Kt4 winning the O l Black nlavi KR-B1 and now White If8 .strong attack against the K. side (White to play.) White has an attack on the kins side with a tempting-looking sacrifice of the bishop at KR8 but how to force a mate after the, sacrifice Is the question, or to put it In another way. is the sacrifice sound? This can only be proved by analysis, which shows that if the B at K4 were out of the way there would b an immediate mat in sight but that the loss of time in moving the bishop gives the black king the necessary time to escape, unless the retreating B can threaten some valuable piece and so gain the time required and then wa see that B-Kt7 by attacking the queen does this.
The play then continued a follows: I. BxRP, PxB: 2. RxP K-KI2: 3. B-Kt7 and wins the queen or mates. In the above we have the strategical plan: an attack on the king side and the tactical possibility given by the unprotected queen at QR3. DIAGRAM NO. 3 Won by Dr. Alekhine. I Black :v M mm $tm mm a k '-j-'-'V. e?'-'".r ;v.'i: ! m ', 'i (White to play) White for which he has four pieces available The gsme continued as follows: 2. Q-K5 i threatening 0-KKt5.) R-B4: 3. Q-KK13. P-KKt3; 4. RxKt (another unprotected piece i and wins. This example Is Instructive, as White, by his previous moves. Induced his opponent to think that the chief play will he on the Q side and he brought all his nieces there so that his K side remained without adequate protection.
We should, if possible, make use at once of tactical possibilities because otherwise they may disappear. Many players believe that if their opponent has a weakness they must at once take advantage of it. But if this weakness is a really serious one. which cannot be changed and will remain for a long time, it Is better to keep it aa long as possible. Diagram 3 gives a position from a recent game played at the Moscow International tourney In 1935 between Flohr and Llssetsen.
Black has weakened his K side by a bad move P-KKt3. which made tho lone aiagonai UK1-KR8 very strong for his opponent and when it was weakened by the move P-KKt.1 White at once answered. PxP to have it free and open. Do you think that Flohr occupied it at once No. Because Black could always stop hla attack by opposing his own B.
Many moves passed before White really made use of this diagonal and ha took care not to allow his black B to be exchanged. But at the base of all his strategy waa always thta long diagonal and finally by the sacrifice of a rook he made two threati of mate, at K-Kt7 and K-R7. The gam proceeded as follows: 1. PxP, BxP; 2. P-GHU4.
B-Q3: 3. P-Kt5. Kt-K4; 4. B-K2, Kt(K4)-Kt5; 5. B-Kt2, P-KR4; 6. P-KR3. P-R3; 7. PxKt, PxKt: 8. C-CJ4, Kt-Q2: 9. P-Kt5. PJtP 10. RxP, B-K4; 11. Q-KR4. Kt-Kt3: 12. P-K13, P-B4; 13. PxP e.p.. BxPIB3:) 14. Q-R6, B-Kt2; 15. QxP. RxBi 16. Kt-K4, R-B2: 17. Kt-Kt5, R-B3; 18.: BxR, QxB; 19. Q-R7 K-Bl; 20. R-KBl and wins. tFrom Social Chess Quarterly) (To be continued) From the Championship Tournament ot the United Statei Chesa Federation.
RUY LOPEZ Kashdan White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-Kt5 4- B-E4 5- Catlea 6- B-KI3 7- P-QR4 8- PxP 9- Q-K2 10- P-B3 11- P-Q4 Altman Black P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-QR3 K1-B3 P-QK',4 B-K2 R-OKt PxP P-Q3 Castles PxP Kashdan White 12- PxP 13- B-K3 14- P-R3 15- QxB 16- Kt-B3 17- B-B2 18- PxP 19- P-KS 20- KtxP 21- Q-K4 Altman Black B-Kt5 Q-IC BxKt . R-R Kt-OR4 P-B4 PxP Kt-Q2 KtxP Heslgni QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Reshevsky White 1- P-Q4 2- P-QB4 3- Kt-QB3 4- B-KlS 5- P-K3 6- Kt-B3 7- BxB 8- Q-B2 9- KtxKt 10-OxP U-Castlea 12- B-Q3 13- Q-R4 14- KtxQ Altman Black P-Q4 P-K1 Kt-KB3 B-K2 Castles Kt-KS QxB P-QKt3 PxKt P-QB3 B-Kt2 P-KB4 QxQ P-B4 Reshevsky White 15- P-Q5 16- KtxP 17- BxPch 18- Kt-Qfi 19- KR-Kt 20- Kt-B7ch 21- Kt-Kt5ch 22- Kt-B7ch 23- Kt-K5ch 24- R-Q6 25-B-K6 B-Kt2 26- Kt-B7eh K-K 27- Kt-Q8ch Resignt Altman ' Black rxi-PxP K-R : BxP B-B3 K-Kt K-R K-Kt K-Q . P-QKI4 j. QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE Denker White 1- P-Q4 2- Ki-KBS 3- P-K3 4- B-Q3 5- QKI-Q2 6- Castles 7- PxP 8- Kt-KS 9- QKt-B3 10- Kt-Kt5 11- P-Kt Chernev Black Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-QKt3 B-Kt2 P-B4 Denker White 12- Q-R5 13- Q-B3 14- Q-BR 15- B-KtSch lS-BxHch PxP 17-QxB7rh P-Q4 18-KtxPch Kt-BS'l9-KtxB Q-B2 1 20-Q-K5ch KtxKt ! 21-QxKt Kt-Q2i22-Q-Kt3 Horowitz White 1- P-K4 2- P-K5 3- P-QB4 4- P-Q4 8-P-B4 6- Kt-QB3 7- KI-B3 8- BPxP 9- P-B5 10- Q-Kt3 11- PxP 12-KtxKt 13- K-K2 14- QxKtP ALEKHINE S DEFENSE Beidman Black Kt-KB3 Kt-Q4 Kt-Kt3 P-Q3 P-Kt3 B-Kt2 PxP B-K15 Kt-Q4 BxKt P-K3 Q-R5ch PxKt QxQP Horowitz White 15- Q-B8ch 16- B-K!5ch 17- QxPch 18- PxPch 19- Q-Q6ch 20- R-Q 21- R-Q2 22- Q.P 23- QxRch 24- Q-K4ch 25- R-B2 26- P-B6 27- P-B7CD. Cherne" Black P-KO KtxP Kt-Kta B-B3 QxB K-Q K-B2 QRxKt Resignt Seidman Black K-K2 P-B3 Kt-Q2 BxP K-K QxPch Q-B6 BxB K-K2 K-Q Q-B3 R-K Resignt.
