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Chess 26 May 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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C H ESS HERMAN STEINER International" Chess Master Addresi all mall to Chtu Editor Mar t, lt( I. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 108J Black Whit mateg In two. (Wh. 8; Bl. 6.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1050 Br Mr. N. Bchrufer LtW 1 f'"l f"" m ft t i'i A f'i ri ft n n in m Kofthen. C. P. Ford, J, j Watson, H. J. Oilmore. White mte In three. (Wh. 7; Bl. 8) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1085: K-B6.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1088: Kt-Kt3. Wo received solutions from the following C. Drake, H. Bruhn, O. A. Hall. W. L. W. oorreii, j. I . J. DavldMin. M. at1"01'". B ,,rook.'' J- " J8, hi!".- need-1 p. pnehard. n. p. Brooic, 't. Bhe'ppard helf,", !ie. r. Ronm. l. i. Sherman', h. vnia correct aa rnu will ee from th aolunon.) B- Bradler, J. P. Walsh, R. A. Wood nher Is no mat In thi position for ?'ck-...Howyer h h' " mi Kt- iJtS viu wini Liberal Club, London, and th Civil Serf, lea, plared recently: NO. 870 ENGLISH OPENINO J, M. Craddocic Whlta l. r-QBt, r-xii . Kt-or.s, ki-qbsi . -KKta, Kt-B3l 4-. B-K12, B-KtSi B. P-K3, P-QSl . KK1-K3, B-Kt5i 7. Q-KtS (threatantnc to win Pleca by II.
BxfCtch and 0. QxB.) 1. . . .R-QKtl (Indirectly protectin tha bbhop on hli QKtS:) 8 Kt-QS (MIesei wai waiting for thli appar ently very itrom move he haa a trap up hli aleeve,) 8, . . . B-QB4. DIAGRAM 1 ; St.. would like to play cheia br mail. Any. ont Interested writ to the above address. COMBINATIVE PLAT Br Pr. Max taw World Champion, 1935-37 7.
TRAPS Trapi ara a special kind of combination; ona might call them "paeuds-com-blnatlona." They 'differ from other torn-blnatlona In being baaed en temptation rather than compulsion. Only when a player has snapped at tha bait does he find his movements art controlled by another. What form does ths temptation take? Usually material gain: though various other alluring things can form tha Greek gift. It la the hot-headed, the over-optlmUtlc, the avartcloua player who auccumnn. to traps, either be fauna ha cannot withstand the temptation of the moment or becauxe he is too ready to brlK-ve his opponent hits made a mtitake.
Always mistrust a weak move: examine It closely and coolly and do not hastily condemn it as a blunder. - Be particularly on guard if your opponent, by mien or gesture, contributes to the Idea that he has blundered; for Instance, we recall a game between an Enalitn master and a well-known international (we shall withhold their names.) The International master put a pawn en prise, then made a painful grimace and sinned theatrically. "No, sir!" murmured the Englishman calmlyhe had aeen the trap. Even In the openlnas there exist numberless opportunities of setting and avoiding traps. The player with a good knowl edge of theory is acquainted with most, of the stock examples, but It may be helpful to learners to demonstrate a few, I beginning with one or two which ara very Black must recapture with the pawn, owing to me threat ol 10.
BxKtcn;) V. . . . Uxku n, m iim-4 kU k. run nir:; 9. KlxKtrh (under tha Impression that 110. HxKloh? (Optlmtstl He would like worst of It In any case, having wasted two t.bi, mt. H.m it' i mJI move' already on a faulty continuation.) var cl play which brlngg ,'. "B!I (Brilliant play. Whlto has downfall nothing better now than to capture both CORRESPONDENCE CHESS Ladderite D. Ray Hungate, 2440 Pico 17-14 and 17-13 are good alternatives. c Stronger and safer than the 1-6 given by C. F. Barker.
d Although frequently encountered, this move is bad; 25-21, to be followed by 20-25 and 21-19 is correct. e Both 25-21 and 31-26 lose. f Losing move; 25-22 draws with care. g -' -J loses Dy 18-7, 8-n. h White has no further play. simple. Iti.liHa . n ,11,- . 1. 1 ... b.bII. In the openings, as the following reveals: " V.l'.u.J. , u. ?....!- v.. If 1. P-K4. P-OHXl K(-UH.1. P. Oil fc"'-'' " .to .1. Kt-R3, Pxl'l 4. KIP, Kt-kRMl 6. Q-K! UKI-Q277 ti. Kt-UI mate. chanlcal, not ava rii'Min'i -1 i m i, i rv i , w iv-w i, . . . ' . . . . PP. PxPi S. KtP?T KKt! 7. Bx. M.nPSS ot tile wnile souarea on tils Kings KlArhi it.
Q-0-! (obviouMy the only move.) ;' 'hr?"gh, 'h't ',';",cei..'nh n'lfJlll "I . fr( rv iiiu ms. linn wuii i ---- " , T. " a niece. The -trap'' Is the leaving Blaclt'gl llle ' the whole beautiful ""''"- queen s pawn to he esptured on move 6. I tion. Whatever Whua plajs now, he Js K-Ktl. B-R8 and O.Krrh: 14. K-B2. ! Next a finer example of the same theme.
0 1. P-QI, P-Qli . P-QBl. P-KSl S. Kt-OBI, ht-KRIi 4. Kt-BU. P-Bti .iK-Bl, B-ltt5, BPPi . KKttP, P-K4I 7. RKt- male; mated In a few moves, e g., 13. O-O. B-R; 14. Kt-B4, PxKI, followed by . . . Q-Ki7 merei or 13. KI-B3 QR mate: or 13 QxKtch: 14. 13. K-Ql KIA, I'-UR) igtv'lng White the chu'noe of WxQDPch; 15. K-Ktl, Q-Q0 mate.)' a combination which apparently wins;) H. KtxP?? (planning to win th- exchange in the following way: 8. . , . PxKt; 9. Ktx Ktrn, PxKt; 10. xuch. KxQ: 11. BxPch. K-Kl: 12. BxR and so on; very pretty, but Blade had seen a little further on his seventh move.) . . . . PxKti U. KtxKlrh, QxKl! II). BxU, B-Kt.'ifhi II. O-QJ, BxUrhi IJ. Kin, PxH and census reveals that Blarlc has gained a piece. (M) 1. P-KI, P-Ki t. Kt-KBS. P-QSl 1. P-0. Kt-gji 4. H-B4. P-QIUi 5. Kt. p,l . Simontj Kupohlk Denker . Bernstein (Te be continued.) BIHIIKVSKY WINS UNITED STATES CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FOB THE THIRD TIME! FINAL STANDING OP THE PLAYERS W. L. i W. L. ,13 3 Retnfeld ... 7 '4 B' .12", 3'i Shamswli . 7' 8 .lO'i S'.slAdsms Rehevskr I Pine .
. . . Kashdan .10 .10 . 9'! . 8' 7'i 7 '.i 8' 'One game adjourned. S'ldman Oreen , . Hanauer Wolinon Littman 9 S 10 10 13 14 Kl.V ht-R.li . P-URI! (preparing the tr lor the most beautiful opening trap I know of: Black has only to make the moat ohvlntis move on the board . . .) fi. . . . B-KJ?? ( . . . and here It Is. Who Pnii.nrf uiiiiK wiRb iins iurs ine qurpn in every variation? Black should rlav flrxt 6. . , . Kt-Kt3. 1. Bxl'ehll KtxB 4 or ! Undefeated after the 17 rounds of the 7. . . . K-Bl; 8 Kt-Kch wlnnlna the 1 tournament held at the Hotel Astor, Sam- queen at once;) 8. M-K. I url Keihevsky retained the United States Now the black aueen has two moves at!9P!!'" championship, which he acquired in her disposal, to UR or to OKi3, but 1WJ0 ,na "m lwo 1 both are fatal.
The title rested upon tha outcome of o Kit, Bl a itih his last game with Reuben Mne. who tthaonly move, for both" . . o"hj ana : r"''"! h" ..?01,,'.b'hl.nd. 9. . . . Q-Kt4 succumb to 10. Kt-B7ch.) 1 f'""'- ne run, aurr vo a ona lasi-; HI. P-B;l. -B5 (again the only move; but , nou"' v" uf,w m ! it looks sale enniuh, especially as the Reshevsky g score of 13-3 comprised 10 fearsome white knight U Its'lf attacked;) ! aamea won and six drawn. Aide from II. Kt-B7rh. K-li 13. P-Qkt.1! and the , Mne. those who were not defeated by the i i-r.i-na V.ll - n., a. ... .. rhimnlnn r. Mnllh.tt flrmmn V rfi O i tl ceptionl feld, Herbert Seiclmen, Ceorgg Bhalnswit; w ... o-tiebt . b-o?: o-Kiii i" brt c-"r-,, , 10. P-RS! 0KtPi 11. B-BS, VI-KUi Flne'i score of lZ",-3'i, which entitled Kl-B7rh and wins.
ihlm to second prlre, was made up of 10 Now for a few examnles of beautiful victories, five drawa and a defeat byl-.i(.n.o4 trans from actual practice. Abraham Kupchik In tha fifth round. Prom a match between tha National1' Hera ara some additional selections from Irt-BsKt.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1088: Kt-Kt3. Wo received solutions from the following C. Drake, H. Bruhn, O. A. Hall. W. L. W. oorreii, j. I . J. DavldMin. M. at1"01'". B ,,rook.'' J- " J8, hi!".- need-1 p. pnehard. n. p. Brooic, 't. Bhe'ppard helf,", !ie. r. Ronm. l. i. Sherman', h. vnia correct aa rnu will ee from th aolunon.) B- Bradler, J. P. Walsh, R. A. Wood nher Is no mat In thi position for ?'ck-...Howyer h h' " mi Kt- iJtS viu wini Liberal Club, London, and th Civil Serf, lea, plared recently: NO. 870 ENGLISH OPENINO J, M. Craddocic Whlta l. r-QBt, r-xii . Kt-or.s, ki-qbsi . -KKta, Kt-B3l 4-. B-K12, B-KtSi B. P-K3, P-QSl . KK1-K3, B-Kt5i 7. Q-KtS (threatantnc to win Pleca by II.
BxfCtch and 0. QxB.) 1. . . .R-QKtl (Indirectly protectin tha bbhop on hli QKtS:) 8 Kt-QS (MIesei wai waiting for thli appar ently very itrom move he haa a trap up hli aleeve,) 8, . . . B-QB4. DIAGRAM 1 ; St.. would like to play cheia br mail. Any. ont Interested writ to the above address. COMBINATIVE PLAT Br Pr. Max taw World Champion, 1935-37 7.
TRAPS Trapi ara a special kind of combination; ona might call them "paeuds-com-blnatlona." They 'differ from other torn-blnatlona In being baaed en temptation rather than compulsion. Only when a player has snapped at tha bait does he find his movements art controlled by another. What form does ths temptation take? Usually material gain: though various other alluring things can form tha Greek gift. It la the hot-headed, the over-optlmUtlc, the avartcloua player who auccumnn. to traps, either be fauna ha cannot withstand the temptation of the moment or becauxe he is too ready to brlK-ve his opponent hits made a mtitake.
Always mistrust a weak move: examine It closely and coolly and do not hastily condemn it as a blunder. - Be particularly on guard if your opponent, by mien or gesture, contributes to the Idea that he has blundered; for Instance, we recall a game between an Enalitn master and a well-known international (we shall withhold their names.) The International master put a pawn en prise, then made a painful grimace and sinned theatrically. "No, sir!" murmured the Englishman calmlyhe had aeen the trap. Even In the openlnas there exist numberless opportunities of setting and avoiding traps. The player with a good knowl edge of theory is acquainted with most, of the stock examples, but It may be helpful to learners to demonstrate a few, I beginning with one or two which ara very Black must recapture with the pawn, owing to me threat ol 10.
BxKtcn;) V. . . . Uxku n, m iim-4 kU k. run nir:; 9. KlxKtrh (under tha Impression that 110. HxKloh? (Optlmtstl He would like worst of It In any case, having wasted two t.bi, mt. H.m it' i mJI move' already on a faulty continuation.) var cl play which brlngg ,'. "B!I (Brilliant play. Whlto has downfall nothing better now than to capture both CORRESPONDENCE CHESS Ladderite D. Ray Hungate, 2440 Pico 17-14 and 17-13 are good alternatives. c Stronger and safer than the 1-6 given by C. F. Barker.
d Although frequently encountered, this move is bad; 25-21, to be followed by 20-25 and 21-19 is correct. e Both 25-21 and 31-26 lose. f Losing move; 25-22 draws with care. g -' -J loses Dy 18-7, 8-n. h White has no further play. simple. Iti.liHa . n ,11,- . 1. 1 ... b.bII. In the openings, as the following reveals: " V.l'.u.J. , u. ?....!- v.. If 1. P-K4. P-OHXl K(-UH.1. P. Oil fc"'-'' " .to .1. Kt-R3, Pxl'l 4. KIP, Kt-kRMl 6. Q-K! UKI-Q277 ti. Kt-UI mate. chanlcal, not ava rii'Min'i -1 i m i, i rv i , w iv-w i, . . . ' . . . . PP. PxPi S. KtP?T KKt! 7. Bx. M.nPSS ot tile wnile souarea on tils Kings KlArhi it.
Q-0-! (obviouMy the only move.) ;' 'hr?"gh, 'h't ',';",cei..'nh n'lfJlll "I . fr( rv iiiu ms. linn wuii i ---- " , T. " a niece. The -trap'' Is the leaving Blaclt'gl llle ' the whole beautiful ""''"- queen s pawn to he esptured on move 6. I tion. Whatever Whua plajs now, he Js K-Ktl. B-R8 and O.Krrh: 14. K-B2. ! Next a finer example of the same theme.
0 1. P-QI, P-Qli . P-QBl. P-KSl S. Kt-OBI, ht-KRIi 4. Kt-BU. P-Bti .iK-Bl, B-ltt5, BPPi . KKttP, P-K4I 7. RKt- male; mated In a few moves, e g., 13. O-O. B-R; 14. Kt-B4, PxKI, followed by . . . Q-Ki7 merei or 13. KI-B3 QR mate: or 13 QxKtch: 14. 13. K-Ql KIA, I'-UR) igtv'lng White the chu'noe of WxQDPch; 15. K-Ktl, Q-Q0 mate.)' a combination which apparently wins;) H. KtxP?? (planning to win th- exchange in the following way: 8. . , . PxKt; 9. Ktx Ktrn, PxKt; 10. xuch. KxQ: 11. BxPch. K-Kl: 12. BxR and so on; very pretty, but Blade had seen a little further on his seventh move.) . . . . PxKti U. KtxKlrh, QxKl! II). BxU, B-Kt.'ifhi II. O-QJ, BxUrhi IJ. Kin, PxH and census reveals that Blarlc has gained a piece. (M) 1. P-KI, P-Ki t. Kt-KBS. P-QSl 1. P-0. Kt-gji 4. H-B4. P-QIUi 5. Kt. p,l . Simontj Kupohlk Denker . Bernstein (Te be continued.) BIHIIKVSKY WINS UNITED STATES CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FOB THE THIRD TIME! FINAL STANDING OP THE PLAYERS W. L. i W. L. ,13 3 Retnfeld ... 7 '4 B' .12", 3'i Shamswli . 7' 8 .lO'i S'.slAdsms Rehevskr I Pine .
. . . Kashdan .10 .10 . 9'! . 8' 7'i 7 '.i 8' 'One game adjourned. S'ldman Oreen , . Hanauer Wolinon Littman 9 S 10 10 13 14 Kl.V ht-R.li . P-URI! (preparing the tr lor the most beautiful opening trap I know of: Black has only to make the moat ohvlntis move on the board . . .) fi. . . . B-KJ?? ( . . . and here It Is. Who Pnii.nrf uiiiiK wiRb iins iurs ine qurpn in every variation? Black should rlav flrxt 6. . , . Kt-Kt3. 1. Bxl'ehll KtxB 4 or ! Undefeated after the 17 rounds of the 7. . . . K-Bl; 8 Kt-Kch wlnnlna the 1 tournament held at the Hotel Astor, Sam- queen at once;) 8. M-K. I url Keihevsky retained the United States Now the black aueen has two moves at!9P!!'" championship, which he acquired in her disposal, to UR or to OKi3, but 1WJ0 ,na "m lwo 1 both are fatal.
The title rested upon tha outcome of o Kit, Bl a itih his last game with Reuben Mne. who tthaonly move, for both" . . o"hj ana : r"''"! h" ..?01,,'.b'hl.nd. 9. . . . Q-Kt4 succumb to 10. Kt-B7ch.) 1 f'""'- ne run, aurr vo a ona lasi-; HI. P-B;l. -B5 (again the only move; but , nou"' v" uf,w m ! it looks sale enniuh, especially as the Reshevsky g score of 13-3 comprised 10 fearsome white knight U Its'lf attacked;) ! aamea won and six drawn. Aide from II. Kt-B7rh. K-li 13. P-Qkt.1! and the , Mne. those who were not defeated by the i i-r.i-na V.ll - n., a. ... .. rhimnlnn r. Mnllh.tt flrmmn V rfi O i tl ceptionl feld, Herbert Seiclmen, Ceorgg Bhalnswit; w ... o-tiebt . b-o?: o-Kiii i" brt c-"r-,, , 10. P-RS! 0KtPi 11. B-BS, VI-KUi Flne'i score of lZ",-3'i, which entitled Kl-B7rh and wins.
ihlm to second prlre, was made up of 10 Now for a few examnles of beautiful victories, five drawa and a defeat byl-.i(.n.o4 trans from actual practice. Abraham Kupchik In tha fifth round. Prom a match between tha National1' Hera ara some additional selections from Irt-BsKt.
