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May 18, 1941 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 18 May 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS May 18. 1941 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1101. By W. Byas. HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor number, and White's rmminn remains the sounder, normal la . KN-NS. B-N4 iPlayrd movi earlier, with . . . N-OM emitted. thi pin U inferior beru ot . P-KS' tn reply;) 7. r-ORH. lUSchi . NB. P-O. demonetrabl. advantage by giving Black n I Q.P Jt l better tor him to leave Whlta a KP t K3. obstructing hli O-Blsh-op an Interesting example of tht im-port nee of mobility as opposed to theoretical weakness which run only till in an end game.
White mates in two. (wh. 11; Bl, 11.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1182.. Br J. T. Hawts. White mates in three. (Wh, 8; Bl. 6.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1187: N-Q3. 80LUTION TO PROBLEM 1188: -QN. Wo reoflvrd olutlon from the follow-lm: J. O. D.idnt, W. Harmon. II. Bruhn, C. P. Ford. w. C. Noltln. A. O. Kern. L. O. Hurtmen, G. C. Lwon. R. M. Crefton. O. B. OakM, J. E. Tylr, O. A. HU. A. D. Rejnoldn Sr., J. T. Wauon. C. L. Wefks, H. O. Metiwer, D. A. Inne, L. Sheppard. P B. Sheldon, M Rudholm. J. Davidson, Rev P. Prlrhard. P. Gill. J. M. Metnhardt, W. L. Koethen, J. C. Drake. L. Biern, Mrs. M. Stafford, J. P. Walsh.
E. I Dmilells. CORRECTIONS SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 11B Is N-N5! instead of K-R5 as It was printed in our last issue. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1175: R-R5. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1176: Q-Q7.
Prom the Hollywood. Mpehan White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- P-OB3 4- B-QB 5- QxP 8-N-QB3 7- KN-KJ 8- 0-0 9- P-B4 10-B-O3 U-P-B5 12- Q-Q 13- QnN 14- B-N5 15- N-N3 Lasker Memorial Tournament, GAMBIT DANISH Kovars Black P-K Pxp PxP P-B7 N-KB3 N-B3 B-K2 P-Q3 B-K3 O-O N-No NxB B-Q2 R-K B-B3 IMeehan White Ki-QR-K 17-P-QK4 18-BxN 19-P-N4 '20-P-N5 21-PxP 22-QxB I23-R-B4 !24-N-RS I25-Q-KN3 26- PxP! 27- RxPoh 58-P-K5M 29-Q.QR3!! Kovacs Black P-QR3 R-N BxB B-K4 PxP BxN'Bfii BxNP R-K4 K-B P-KN3 RxN K-K? P-Q4 Resigns mm n m m m m m is n m s sub mm. Levin White 1- N-KB3 2- P-K3 3- P-04 4- P-B3 5- B-Q2 6- NxP 7- R-B 8- B-K2 9- 0-O 10- N-K 11- N-Q3 12- BxB 13- B-R5 14- N-B5 15- RxN 16- R-B 17- B-B3 1B-Q-Q2 19-PxN H0-P-KR4 IRREGULAR OPENINO Dobyevaeei Levin Dobsevaee Rlnrk 1 White P-QN4I 21-R-KB2 P-N5,2-R.xOBP N-KB3I23-B-N4 P-K3124-B-R3 PxPj25-RxRP B-N2 26-Q-R5 K-B3 B-N5 O-O N-K2 BxN N(K2i-Q4 N-K5 NxN P-Q3 0-N4! NxP! BxB BxP Q-Q4 27-R-B 2R-KxR 29- K-K 30- K-K2 31- B-N4 32- R-B7I 33- K-K 34- Q-R6 :i!-K-Q2 3fi-Q-K2 37- BxP 38- BxR 39- P-N4 40- R-B8chI Black B-K5 OxRP OR-Q 0-04 R-B R-B8ch RxRch Q-B3ch Q-BBch R-B Q-KN8? Q-N7ch R-B 0-N6ch Q-B7ch QxP P-R4? KxB B-B6? Resigns roiltioa after IS. . .
. O-O-O. h .nil. nf the nnnlllon of White'! klnf. Ihla endmi (see dlatraml Is In White K.r.n. nf hl two hlshODS. Black should bo able to draw If his end-tame skill la equal to hla opponent's. Bui his wtnnin chances are meaerr. John-Sam- Isch. Hamburg. 1921. eonunueu. j. m itv.. i.i P.QR1. if now 1.4. . . . N-K4 IS. P-RS! But If White had played the obvious K-K2 on movo 14. this ould be answered by 16. . . B-N4ch Hence at first sight purslinr 14.
K-B. However, after 14. K-B In the diagram, the defensive 14. . .. r-WNj was not uce-i" r. niat .niitil hv Dlaved 14. . . . P-B4. putting the question to the central bishop. For if 15. BXN, BXB me lame ij r,ii. drawn, eg.. 16. Bxp. But after 15. B-B3. P-K4: 16. R-Q. the position Is still In Whlte'a favor, as . . . P-K5F will Irretrievably weaken tho Black nti.t-M w may conclude that Black. with care should draw. This might satisfy a lew players, but even for them the system Is not worth while, since there sre various stages starting irom mom o. at which White can.
Instead, bring about a vere como icalea game wun equal chances, and that is presumaoiy not me liking: of the slmpllclty-monse rs. All this explains why the "Sicilian Four Knights" Is nowadays out of fashion. Fine's com mendation notwithstanding. Having snown that thii most energetic variation Of the Sicilian Is up to recoil on Blaak't head. we shall next examine tne more sona xvxtem.
The nrlnclole of these is to avoid creating an early weakness (in the varia tion Just discussed tne weagness is tne hole" at 03 created by . . . P-K3. which a White knluht by 6.
KN-N5. Immediately threatens to occupy.) Black has to suo-mlt to a slightly cramped game, but hopes to complete his development unscathed. ' and embark on the mtddle-seme in a conipiicaim pusmuil in mini wiv iiiwie skillful player should win. The two main svstrmx are the Draaon Variation and the : Modern Paulsen System (diverging Into the Schevenlnten System in some van ; Hons.) I Wo shall put forward a nt Idea. is that either of these systems is best intro dured by transportation from the Ninv lovitch-Rubinstein Defense. 2. . . . N-KB3! I Thus. 1. P-K4. P-OB4: 2. N-KB3. 1N-KB3!: 3. N-B3!. P-03!: 4. P-Q4. PxP 5. NxP. and now either 3. . . .
f-k.nj iDragonl or 5. . . . P-K3 (Paulsen or Schevenlneen.) For this. It is first neces sary to show that 3. P-KS (in reply to 2 . . . N-KB3, is not to be seared, inis will be our aim next issue.
RESIIEVSKT-HOROWITZ TITLE MATCH On May 4 this very Important match began in New York City. So far. five games have been played, the first three drawn, the fourth adjournfd and the fifth won by Reshevsky. The following are the scores of the lour games QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED FAIRFAX CHESS GROUP VS. HOLLYWOOD CHESS GROI P The newly formed Fairfax Chess Group, which meets at 525 S. Fairfax Ave. every Wednesday eveninc was the guest of the Hollywood Chess Group last Wednesday evening at 108 N. Formosa Ave. A 14- board match was played in which the Hollywood Chess Group emerged the winner wilh a close score of 7(a-6',a. The following participated: FAIRFAX C.G. Kovacs 0 Wolff Sumner 1 Weissberg Aller 1 Loen Dr. Eisnran ... 0 Jacob&on ...... 0 Raff 1 Sampson 1 Mrs. Bcrkow .. 0 Mrs. Wolff 1 Knoll 0 Hankin 0 HOLLYWOOD C.G. Chernis 1 Levin i Hocrber 0 Freedman !i Everett , 0 Carlson Vt Cohen 1 Block 1 Paine 0 Belling 0 Wheeler 1 Mrs. Farly 0 Farly 1 Dr. Collins 1 6W.I 7Vj The visitors played white on the odd number of boards.
LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Purdy 1. THE SICILIAN FOUR NIGHTS GAME Ctiere are two points about the Sicilian Defense tl. P-K4, P-QB4) as against other defenses to P-K4. (It Instead of presenting White with a wide choice It gives a wide choice to Blackthnt is. assuming that White adopts the only fearpd counter, which consists in opening up the game by P-Q4. prepared by movinn: out the King's Knight. (2i Either side can easily prevent the other from bringing about "drawlsh" type of game.
Point 1 Is a considerable advantage In practical play, particularly over the board, because It means that Black can force the game into some line which he has studied beforehand. Point 2 is considered Important by some players. They dread "drawish" positions forgetting that White will usually attempt to complicate in such positions. However, should White happen to be the weaker player and be crafty enough to throw the onus on to his opponent, then certainly the latter may have cause to wish he had chosen the Sicilian. One may assume that the player who adopts the Sicilian, while not necessarily bent on a "win-or-lose" policy, is at any rate not desirous of being driven into ' draws In White's favor." i.e., positions in which Black should be able to draw but has small prospects of a win.
This virtually eliminates a fery Important variation known as the "Sicilian Four Knights." This runs: 1. P-Rt. P-QB4: t. N-KB3, N-QBSi S. P-Q4, PxPi 4. NxP, N-B3s IS. N-QBH, P-K3. Now 6. KN-N5! In "Modern Chess Openings" (hereinafter always referred to as M.C.O..) Fine declares this to be "one of Black's strongest-lines," yet against 6. KN-Nol all he gives is the following line leading to "slight advantage to White" see MC.O., p. 289, note (1,1 then turning to p. 28. column 13. This Is one of those inconsistencies from which the famous compilation Is not entirely free. After S. KN-N5. Black -may try 6. . . .
P-Q3!? but see Dunlop-Kelling in this SICILIAN DEFENSE Horowitg Reshevsky Horowltg Reshevsky White Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-QB4 22-KR-K1 N-B4 2- N-KBJ P-Q3 23-B-N6 R-R3 3- P-Q4 PxP 24-B-B7 P-K5 4- NxP N-KB i 25-B-K2 N-KI 5- N-OB3 P-KN3 26-B-KB4 R-K3 6- B-K2 B-N2 27-B-KB1 P-KN4 7- 0-0 O-O 28-B-K3 NxB 8- N-N3 N-B3 29-RxN R-K4 9- B-K3 P-QR4 30-N-Q4 R-Q3 10-P-QR4 B-K3 31-P-B3 PxP H-N-CK P-Q4 32-RxBP R-KB3 12- NxB PxN 33-B-N5 N-B2 13- PxP PxP 34-B-Q3 RxR 14- N-N5 P-K4 35-NxR B-K3 15- P-QB3 K-Rl 36-K-Bl B-B3 16- Q-N3 P-R3 37-R-Kl K-N2 17- OR-Qi Q-K2 38-RxR NxR 18- Q-R3 QxQ 39-P-KN3 P-Q5 19- NxQ KR-Q1 40-PxP NxP 20- N-N5 R-Q2 Drawn 21- B-B3 N-K2 Reshevsky Horowitz Reshevsky Horowlt, 1- P-Q4 Kt-KB3 17-R-02 Kt-B 2- P-OB4 P-K3 18-B-K2 B-Q2 3-KNQB3 P-Q4 19-QR-Q B-K 4- B-Kt5 QKt-S2 20-Kt-Kt3 RxR 5- P-K3 B-K2 21-RxR P-K13 6- Kt-B3 Castles 22-B-B3 R-Q 7- QB2 P-B3 23-RxR OxR 8- P-QR3 PxP 24-Q-B3 P-QB4 9- BxP Kt-Q4 25-Kt-Q2 B-KI4 10- BxB QxB 2fi-Kt-K4 Q-Q6 11- Kt-K4 KKt-B3 27-Kt-B6ch K-R 12- B-Q3 P-KKt3 28-OxO BxQ 13- KtxKtch QxKt 29-Kt-K8 P-QK14 14- Castlea P-K4 30-Kt-Qfi K-Kt2 15- KR-Q PxP 31-Kt-K8ch K-R 16- KtxP R-Q 32-KI-Q6 K-Kt2 Here Is The score of the second tame ol tne match: THIRD GAME QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINES Reshevsky Horowltg i Reshevsky Horowltg White Black White Black 1- P-Q4 Kt-KB3 22-P-B1 RxR 2- P-QB4 P-K3 23-RxR Kt-B4 3- Kt-KB3 P-Q4 24-R-Q Q-B3 4- B-Kt5 OKt-Q2 25-Kt-O Q-Q2 8-P-K3 B-K2 2K-Q-B3 R-K 6- Kt-B3 Castles 27-P-OK13 Q-K2 7- Q-B2 P-B4 28-Kt-B2 R-Q 8- BPxP KtxP 29-P-OKI4 Kt-K3 9- BxB QxB 30-P-OR3 PxP 10- KtxKt PxKt 31-PXP Q-Q2 11- B-Q3 P-KKt3 32-P-R3 R-QB 12- PxP KtxP 33-Q-03 Q-B3 13- Castles,KB B-Q2 34-Kt-Q4 Q-B5 14- QR-B QR-B 35-Q-K2 KtxKt 15- B-K2 KR-Q 36-QxKt Q-K7 16- Q-Q2 P-Kt3 37-R-Q2 Q-K8ch 17- Q-Kt4 Q-B3 38-K-R2 R-BB 18- KR-Q P-QR4 39-QxP QxP 19- Q-R3 B-K15 40-Q-88ch K-Kt2 20- Kt-Q4 BxB Drawn 21- KtxB Kt-K5 FIFTH GAME INDIAN DEFENSE Reshevsky Horowltg Reshevsky Horowitf White Black White Black J-P-Q4 Kt-KB3 23-Q-K3 Q-Ktfi 2- P-QB4 P-KKt3 2B-PxB QxQch 3- Kt-QB3 B-Kt2 27-BxQ R-K 4- P-K4 P-Q3 28-R-K K-B 5- P-KKt3 Castles 29-B-04 P-KKt4 6- B-Kt2 P-K4 30-R-K3 R-K2 7- P-Q5 P-QR4 31-P-Kt3 P-R3 8- KKt-K2 Kt-R3 32-K-B H-B2ch 9- Castles Kt-B4 33-K-K R-K2 10- P-KR3 Kt-K 34-K-Q K-B2 11- B-K3 P-B4 35-P-QR3 Kt-B3 12- PxP BxP 36-R-KB3 Kt-K5 13- P-B4 P-Kt3 37-R-B5 K-Kt3 14- PxP BxKP 38-K-B2 P-R4 15- P-KKt4 B-Q2 39-BxKt(K4) KtxB 16- RxRch KxR 40-R-B8 PxP 17- Q-Q2 K-Kt 41-PxP R-R2 18- Kt-Q4 R-B 42 P-Kt4 P-R5 19- QKt-Kt5 Kt-B3 43-K-03 R-K2 20- Kt-R7 R-R 44-R-Kt8ch K-R3 21- QKt-BS Q-K 4S-R-Q8 Kt-Kt8 22- KtxB QxKt 48-R-Q7 R-K8 23- Kt-B8 BxKt 47-BxP R-QR8 24- B-Q4 KKt-K5 48-RxPch Resigns.

'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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