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May 12, 1940 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 12 May 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS May 12, 1940 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1085 By M. Marbl and W. B. Rice White mates In two. (Wh. 9: Bl. 10.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1086 By Mrs. N, Schrufer .0. White mates In three (Wh. 12: Bl. 7,1 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 10B1: B-K7. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1082: -Kt5. We received solutions liom the follow ing: J. O. Dodve, W. L, Koethen, L, Sheppard. 3. E. Blier, P. A. Innes. E. II. Bcha-i dee. C. P. Ford. N, P. Brooks, Or. R. II. I Rosa, J. T. Waison, H, J. (iilmoreO. A.: Hall, M. RuUliolm. J. Panacea I elcome j to our ladder.) Rev. P. Prlchard. J. David-1 son. W. B. Tudor, J. I, Johnston, Rev. j A. B. Cooke, C. Ericson, H. Rruhn. J, P. i Walsh, J. C. Prake, R A Bradley twel-j com to our. ladder,) W. Harniun. I COMBINATIVE PLAY By Or. Man Eu (World Champion. 1935-37) 8 SACRIUCIAI. COMBINATIONS Many combinations Involv aom sacri fice which reveala itself, alter a few moves.,! aa no sacrifice at all, but, merely a profli-i able Investment. Th ottered material Is regained very quickly, with heavy interest In th form of attack oi posttioaal advantage. Today we shall consider only com-l blnatlons tn whlcn the compensation fori the sacrifice Is purely dynamic. Such com-1 blnatlotia fall into three classes: I 1. The hostile king is brought violently j Into the open, where h la exposed to lasting dangers.
At (he moment of the: sacrlllce. it Is Impossible to calculate out-all the possibilities, but It la Justifiable to assume that the summon of the km is so unsafe that It should b possible to admin- j Isti-r th coup d arac sooner or later. ! There Is also th allied case in which the king is exposed to attack, not through being decoyed away from the shelter of his pawn and pieces, but bv having them decoyed away from him. W mm lit call, the km thus "artificially" exposed 3 The hostile king is cramped like a boxer on the ropea, He has little mobility and his pieces ran come only clumsily - to, his support, so that the attacker lias time to Improve his position. Here again Is Involved not exact calculation, but a certain "insnncUve" appraisal of th pos.tl-bilitles ( the position ! 3.
Th dangers to th opposing king mav be only slight, but his escaping them may necessitate the conceding ol aom post-! tional advantage (such as a passed pawn): which more than counterbalances th ex-, tra material he hold. Isolated position provld Inadequate Illustration, of these ideas, so we shall consider whole games. i 22-13, 14-17, 21-14, 6-10, 13 6, 227, 1916, 1219, 218, 411, 31-21. W. wins.
h 6-10 at this point brings up some very complicated variations in all of which White is the better. j Looks logical, but White's next move presses Black hard. HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Addresi all moil to Chci Editor THE KINQ CRAMPEU No 840 Played at Tcplitz-Bchonau. 1923 O. Maroc.y Lr, Tartakower White Black i. p-qi. r -ki t. r am, p-kbi . KI-QIllt. Kl-hli.li 4. P-WH:t, B-Kii I). P-K3, 0-l . B-OI, P-OIi 7. Kt-Bl, r-B:ti A. o-O. Kt-K5i !). O-Hi. Conceding lut ol apace, tor It allowa Black to prevent th occupatiuu ol Wlilte'i K5 by a kniKht. ...., ll tl n in, P-UKI3. QKt-011 11. B-KCJ, R-rUi ft. HR-KI, R-lt:ti IS, P-K13, U-Bli 14. H-KHI, r-KKtli )5. OH OI. Whlte'a handlina' of the inn la pansive.
He should have attended here to 111 curlty ol hii kinit (15. H-KI2.) 15. . . . P-Kt5l 1(J. KtxKt, BPKt( 17. Kt-'J, RxPII A most beautiful sacrificial combination. In epite oC lh fact that While has every piece more or less aatisfactorlly developed, whereas hl own queen's aide plecea are still congealed. Black gives away a rook DIAGRAM 3 r.i 3 -.- i rn i ri a r 1 W l (!h for the most intauaiiiie coiiMocrai ions.
He has decided, with sublime insight, that he can strengthen his attack Inr mure quickly than the clumsily placed White piece can pofltlon themselves to parry It, 18. KR. OsPchi 1 K-Rl, Kt-RH! 20. R-K, UxKll'i 21. Kt-Ktl, Kl-RIi 2'L ii. R-KI2 would not itop Black'g at-tack; 22. . . . -R5ch.
It Is remarkable that Black .should be In a position to permit himself such a lazy follow-up to his attack All because Whlte'a king I so awkwardly placed. Tim pawns on Black's K5 and K115 cramp While's game and White can hardly state a counter-sacrifice, which would leave Black with dangerou united passed king s side pawns, n. R-B!. O-R.Vhi 21. K-Ktl, B-K18.
The attack beams to bear Irult Hmre it would be disastrous to alve up the king's bishop's file leg, 25, R-Kt2, R-KBI and While is lost,) White lias to lcav the "exchange" lor the pli kum-np S,V B-B3, Hlltcht . UH, P-Kt(i. Now for the first time Black's advantage bet-nine really obvious. Two menacing uniti'd passed pawns and a strong attack-all for a mere niece! 27. Q-KKt. R-KBI I 78. R-Kl. Rvltrh! A ftua finishing stroke 2H. . . . P-K4 Would have won equally, though, S't, KvK, P-Ki Uli. K-Ktl. B-Ktt 51, RP, KUBi .11. R-KI. Kt hi; :i:(. Q li;, OKU; at. UI'iP. B-BCchi 35. K-BI, ht-hti.ih, White resign.
. A PASSED PAWN TURNS THE SCALES NO. 841 Played at New York In 1H5 Capablanc A. Bchroeder White Black 1. P-OI. P-Qlt t. KtKBS. P-K)i 8. P-Bt. KI-KK3) 4. KI-BI. QKt-Uii 5. B-hiV H-Ki; fi. P-h.l. t-Oi 7. R-BI, P-HSi 8. tl B7, R-Kli H. B-qi. PP 10. BBP, P-OKtll II. B-QM. B-Rt'f. Black has chosen a doubtful variation. He should have tried . . , P-B4 here. I?. F-t)RI! F-KIA; 11 BvKt. HUB: H. Kt Kl, htsKti 15, BsKt, BsH; Hi. QxB, P-)B. Otherwise the backwardness of this pawn would he a fatal handirap 17 PsP, Q-RIi 18. r-Uktl! BP 1. KI-K15! DIAGRAM 4 a f - , . . 'ft ' ' . ; ..'5'.;' '5 1 , Beginning a beautiful combination. Blac cannot play either 19, . . v P-B4 ibecaus of 20. -Q)l4) or 39. . . . P-Ki.3 tbecau, 'of 20. -B3, e.g., 20. , . . R-KBll 11. KHMPI . . . P-R3l SO, Q-Rlrh, K-Bli 2U Q-RKeh. m . Kacriliclng a pleca or two pawns.
SI. . . . K-K? Si. KtP, PalVll i. QxRIPth, K-Wt. The only move, of course, alnc tht bishop Is attacked. SI. K-K'J! Olt-HIl !5. R-Bl, K-BSl ?8. KR-QBI, K-KCtl 7. P-RP The point of the whole combination. Black has got hi king into aalety but hia plecea ar completely tied .lip White paaaed pawn la a atraw which turns th delicately poised balance. A good analysn now would ba 27. , . . R-B2; 28, P-rt5, KR-QU1; 29, P-Rfi. B-Q3; 30. QxQfli, KxQi 31 RxR, RxR; 32. RxR. BxR; 33. P-B4, B-Ql; 84. P-K14. B-B3: 35. P-KI3. B-Rl: 3. P-K4, followed by P-B5, P-Kt, P-K17, etc. As Black actually played, h lost much more quickly: . 27. . . . r-Bli 2X O-Ktl! R-K2I 9. a-K5, R-B.1l 80.
RaKl Renins, (To k continued.) LNITKD STATES CIU SS CHAMPIONSHIP After th eighth round: STANDING OP THE PLAYERS W. t. I W. L. Kasnnan .. o's J'jisonms .... j- s ( Kesnevsky , 6 2 IPrnker .... 3',a 4' Fine ...... 5 2 Hernaleia , . J Pl;l:u.i .... 8 3 Ueiiueld ... 3 Haiiauer ..4 3 I'olland .... 3 Kupchik . , 4 3 Seidtnan ... 2 aiiainswlt . . 4 3 Wolislon , . , 3 Ureen ,.,.,4 4 l.lttman ... I'i Simanson ,,44 4 4 5 5 6 i'k Game from the United State cham plonahip tournament: ALBIN COUNTER GAMBIT Woliston Adamsl Woliston Adam While 1- P-Q4 2- P-UB4 3- t'sKP 4- KI-KB3 5- WKI-Q2 8-P-R3 7- BxH 8- P-KKt3 Penker While 1- H-K4 2- KI-KB3 3- P-W4 4- H-UB4 6- Castle 6- P-BI 7- P-Kt4 8- P-KlS B-KtxKt 10-B-H3 U-UkP 12- KI-Q2 13- K-R 14- W-H2 15- P-K13 1U-P-B4 Black While P-W4 9-B-Kf2 P-K4 10-B-KtS P-Q5 11-Q-ba Kt-QBJ 12-R-Q Ii-QKl5 13-PxP BxKtch 14-BxKt KKI-K2 j Resigns Castlcal BCOTCII GAMBIT Holland: Penker Jllnrkl While P-K41 17-PxP Kt-OH3j 18-RxKt PxP 19-li-KH B-B4 JO-KUB P-U:i2l-BxPch P-O'i 22-P-K8 B-Kt3 23-PxPep. Kt-K4; :'4-B-K'fl PxKt 25-Kt-42 Q-B3(-R-B7 Kt-K2l27-K-KtJ Kt-Ki3, 28-K-R Kt-lif':a-P-K7ch P-KH4 IO-R-B4 Kt-Kfj: Kesisna B-Kt5l FRENCH PEFENRE Wolisum It-shevsky Black White P-K3 24-K-B F-U4 C5-K-K2 PxP 'Ih-K-QI Kt-02;27-Kt-K2 KKt-K')i'.m-P-K!!4 Black: Kt,-Ki.l Q-Q2 OKixP P-Q8 KlxKtrh Q-B4 Pollsnd hi,m k Kt-BVch QxR B-Bhcri ftxQ K-(J P-B4 P'.P .0-K7 QxKt Q-OHcrt Q-K7crt R-K K-P2 B-B7 Peshevsky I While ! 1-P-K4 Woliston Black K-K K-OJ K-B3 B B4 P-Ki4 P-UR3 B-H K-3 B-K2 B-B K-B4 P:P K-OI K-P.4 P-K4 P-R3 B-K2 B-Q3 P-Kt5 P-KiA K-K 5 KxP Resign 2- P-W4 3- Kt-wB.l 4- KtxP 5- Kt-KBI e-KtxKtch 7- B-Q3 8- PkP tl-Cast!is 10-B-KKtS KtxKt i P-B4 BxP Casties; P-CJK'3 B-K'2 (0-K-K4 31-Kt-Vch 1i-Kl-Kt3 3 )-Kt-Q2 34-P-H4 I1-W-K-' ! 12-OH-4 : i:i-BxKt i 14-B-K4 15-BxB l-Kt-02 ! 17-KI-K4 18-RxR illl-HxHih M-Q-Q I 1-P-KR1 i22-U-Kt,.'lch JUJ-KtxU I'xB :iH-Kt-K'3ch OH-O 37-Kt-U UB 3H-P-DS B-K2.'li)-Kt-B1 RxK 4(I-P-KU4 R-U 41-P-H5 BxRJ-P-hl ' B-KJ 4J-P-H4 Q- 1 44-Kt-w2 QQ,45'P-H5 K-Bi4(i-Kt-B4ch ! KINO'S 1NDIAM PEFENSE Kashdau Bcldman Kabdan Bfldman White Blocx i Blai k Kt-KFVI; 1.1-KivKt P-KK'.P 14-UH-K Willi i 1-P-Q4 2-P-QH4 i 3-K1-KB1 i 4-P-KKI.3 i 5-B-KI2 8-CealIea 7- wKt-ga 8- P-K'3 ! q-PxKP 10- PxP 11- B-Kt2 12- U-B2 Seiriman White 1- P-K4 2- KI-KB3 3- H-K15 4- H-R4 5- Casllc 8-B-KI3 7- Q-K2 8- P-BI 9- B-B2 10- H-W4 1 1- P-KK3 U-P-Wj 1 I-OKi-02 14-Kt-Kt.t l-KPxKt lh-P-KKt4 17- B-H 18- Kt-Q2 Kt-Bl B-K.l R-B O-Q'2 PxKt P-QR3 K-B2 R-B3 OxR R-B 0-02 Resign Adam Riaclc P-P3 Pfi5 RPxP P-BS P-Kt P-Kt R BB KR-R Ki-K B-KK'J 1VKI-W4 Cast les P-B.'l P-04 IH-J-t)) 17-KtxB 18-H-KR3 I'l-CJ-K) QKt-Q P-K4 2(l-Q-Kt Kt-K'5:i'l-Px'i PxP 22-rj-Kl KKtxKP'23-R-Rl KixKtch 24-BxPch RUY LOPEZ Adntns Beidmao Hvl , White P-K4 1-P-KB4 Kt-OHJ 20-R-BJ P-W)t I 1 -WH-KB Kt-BJ 122-KtxP P-K'4 .;3-Kt-B B-Ki:i'4-K-Kl P-W.1I25-B-U K1-OH4 .'(1-U-U2 P-Bl i'.-B-Ki -Ii.';.H-PxI B-W I'tt-P-U8 Cal iea :)(I-Cl-U'iclj UBxP K'xP K-R B-B I IV t v El Kt-K4 .II-l'-Kt'J KtxKt ; 3!-S)-Kb -.I3-OB7 34 - PxP 35- RxKt P-KI3 R-KKt KtxKBP Resign K'-K'.' KR-K' P-R4'.

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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