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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. X2U BT A. P. White mates in two. iWa. 12; SI. 8.) L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1242 Bt H. Weenink White mates in three. iWh. 7: Bl. 9.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1237: R-B2. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1238: R-K6. We received solution from the follow- Ini: J. O. Dodte, Q. Frncis. A. O. Krn. J. M. Meinhrdt, L. Shepoard, I. Wilcox, Mr. A. Tovar. C. B. Collins, C. B. Oaken. O. A. Hall. A. 8. Wells, I. O. Hariman, S. J. McConnel, B. Bush-tieff, A. D. Reynolds Sr., C. P. Ford, R, Koslln, J. P. Walsh, H. Bruhn. Rev. P, Prichard. W. L. Koethen, J. E. Tyler, W. B. Tudor, W. Harmon, J. C. Drake, D. A. Innes. J. Davidson, E. L. Darnells, M. Rudholm, H. Matoslan.
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP The high school championship tournament started October 25 with 17 participants at the Los Angeles Chess Club. Seven schools were represented. Prom Fremont, O. Schrank; Hollywood, J. Burnett, W. Burnett, B. Fisher, I. Marks: Los Anieles, H. Riser; Manual. R. Bellew, R. Martin, D. Krumslck. D. Carter; Marshall, R. Jones; Polytechnic, D. Andree, William Bough. R. Coswell, J. Cearheart. E. Mas-ton; Roosevelt, M. Rubin. This is a round-robin tournament and matches are to be played every Saturday. Here 1 the score of one of the tames which opened the tournament: Coswell Carter Coswell Carter White Black White Black 1- P-Q4 P-Q4 24-P-K4 PxP 2- N-KB3 N-QB3 25-Px'P R-KB 3- P-QBt P-K3 26-P-R5 K-N2 4- N-B3 B-N5 27-PxP PxP 5- B-Q2 N-B3 28-R-KB R-KB4 6- P-QR3 BxN 29-P-KS K-B2 7- BxB N-K5 30-K-Q3 K-K3 8- PxP PxP 31-R-KN RxP 9- R-B O-O 32-RxPch' K-Q4 10- P-Q3 B-N5 33-K-K3? R-B2? 11- B-Q3 Q-B3 34-P-N4 PxP 12- P-QR3 BxN 35-PXP R-K2 13- QxB QxQ 3K-R-N2' K-B5 14- PxQ NxB 37-R-B2ch K-Q4 15- RxN KR-K 38-R-B5ttl K-K3 16- K-Q2 R-K3 39-RxPch K-Q4 17- R-KN P-KN3 40-R-B5ch K-K3 18- P-KR4 P-B4 41-K-K4 R-K 19- BxP R-B3 42-P-Q5ch K-Q2 20- B-Q7 R-Q? 43-P-KSch K-Q3 21- BxN RxB 44-R-B6ch K-K2 22- RxR PxR 45-RxPch K-Q S3-K-B3 P-QR4 46-R-QR7! Resigns KOLTANOWSKI'S SIMULTANEOUS Georce Koltanowski, world's blindfold the champion, will visit Los Anaelei on Not. 20 and 21.
On Thursday, Nov. 21), at 8 p.m., he will play acainst all comers at the Los Anceles Chess Club, l;l W. Fourth St. On Nov. 21 at 8:80 p.m. the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa- Ave., will sponsor a unique event. Mr. Koltanowski will five a Ill-board blindfold exhibition and will intersperse this with an interestlnx lecture. Because of the limited number of boards available we urge the publlo to make early reservation by caliinr YVEbster 8817 or WKomin 1510.
BOOK REVIEW We congratulate David McKay. Dubllsh- ers. for bringing out Rubin Fine's splendid book on end games. "BASIC CHESS ENDINGS." This publication should prove an indispensable asset to every chess player's library. Price 83.
50. Plus postate (15 cents.) and may be ordered through this column. The Chesa Book Event of 1041 BASIC CHESS ENDINGS By Reuben Fine . , an Indispensable guide ta practical end-game play by one of the world's foremost authorities. It is often said that the chief difference between a master and an amateur is to be found in the ending.
Now for the first time the secrets of the master are disclosed! This is -a complete reference and instruction work, covering all phases of the final part of a game. It has no problems or tricky positions: everything in it Is of immediate practical value. inis woric does lor the endings what MODERN CHESS OPENINGS does for the openings it tella you what ta do and now and why to do it. But It toea further-in addition to a number of specific typical positions it supplies many invaluable general principles applicable to ail types of end-games.
c c..i. frmwm Chewier IT (Hew te win with a aw ahead m ending; witk euneps ei ine Unless all the pawns are on one side, a pawn ahead normally wins. The winning method, which 1 essentially the tame as that for pawn and knight ending, should conform to the following pattern: 1 White first get hi king and bishop to the best possible ea.uare (centraUia-tion.t . . 2. He then get up pasted, pawn and advance it a far as he ... . . . 3. If thi passed pawn is blockaded by the Black bishop, an exchange of bishop is offered. This will either win the bishop or force a Queen. 4. If the passed pawn la blockaded by the Black king, the White king goe w the other lde tlf necery. sacrificing the passed pawn.) where a decisive superiority in material ia established (two pawns or one passed pawn which will cost Black bis bishop.)
... W may take No. 183 a typical posi tion. The win would tnen proceed in the following manner: iBiact to piay. better: it w.slr. ens' Black' white squares and makes king entri easier:) 2. K-Bl. K-Bl: 3 K-K2. K-K2! . K-Q3. K-Q3: 5. K-B4 (first phase concluded.) K-B3; 6. P-QKt4, B-Kt3: 7. P-B3. B-B2; 8. P-QR4. B-Kt3. 9 B-Q4, B-B2; 10. P-Kt5ch. PxPch: 11. PxPch, K-Kt2 (or 11. K-Q2; 12. P-Kt6. B-Kt6; 13. K-Q5. B-BS; 14. P-KI7, B-Ktl; 15 B-K5 this ll an example of 3:) 12. K-Q5. B-Ktl (12 B-BS; 13. B-K5, B-K8; 14. K-08;) 13 P-Kt. B-R7; 14. B-K5. B-Kt8; 15. K-Q8 (fourth phase,) KxP: 18. K-K7. K-B4: 17. KxP. K-Q4; 18. B-Kt7. P-R4; 19 KxP and White will come out three pawn ahead.
Or, if he wishes, he can advance his BP until the Black bishop mutt be sacrificed for it. No. 183 White wins. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. The Elementary Mates. Chapter II. King and Pawn Endings, Chapter III. Knight Endings. Chapter IV. Bishop Endings. Chapter V. Minor Piece Endlnfrs. Chapter VI. Rook and Pawn Ending, rhonter VII. Endlne with Rook and Minor Pieces. Chapter VIII. Queen Endings. Chanter IX. Conclusion and Summary. More than 600 pages 610 diagrams.
For the first time, a chess magazine Is running a new book in serial form prior to publication. The October issue of CHESS REVIEW, out this week, contains the first of a seven-part series entitled "My Fifty Years of Chess" by Frank J. Marshall. United States champion for 27 years and beloved maestro of American chess.
Condensed from the book of the same title, to be published about Jan 1 by Horowitz and Harkness, New York, the Illustrated serial tells the story of Marshall's colorful chess career and includes a selection of his brilliancies and "swindles" games he has played in tournament and matches during the past 60 years. The games are annotated by Marshall himself. Readers who wish to follow this entertaining serial can take advantage of e special $2 subscription which will bring them CHESS REVIEW for the seven months in which Marshall's autobiography will appear. The addres i 250 W. 57th St., New York.
Reuben Fine admits that Reshevsky had him beaten at the New York State Championship Tournament in Hamilton! Annotating his game with Reshevsky In the October issue of CHESS REVIEW, Fine points out that the United States champion overlooked a "simple win" on hiK 4Rt.h move. Cover up the text ielow and lee if you can figure out this simple win! Here is the position, with White to move.: FINE (Black) j H Li -JiiLl m fm n Id El E33 O M U ffi RESHEVBKY (White) White actually played 48. B-QSch, ending in a draw. According to Fine, the correct continuation was 48. QxPIII If then either 48.
, . . KtxQ or 48 . . . QxQ, 49. B-R6ch leads to mate. On 48 . . . Kt-03; 9. BxKtch, K-KT2; 50 B-B8chl la the simplest, while on 48 . . . Kt-Kt2; 49. QxQ. RxQ: SO BxKtch. KxB: 51. R'Bli-B7 leads to an ending which 1 quite easily won. RETI OPENING Santastera White 1- N-KB3 2- P-KN3 3- B-N2 4- P-Q4 5- O-O 6- P-B4 7- BPxP 8- N-B3 9- NXN! 10- P-K4 11- Q-K2 12- PxP 13- N-K5 14- B-B4 15- NxB 16- P-K5 17- QR-Q1 18-B-N5 Durkin Black P-Q4 P-QB4 N-Q2 KN-B3 P-K3 B-K2 NxP NQ2-B3 NxNia) N-B3'b) B-Q2 BxP Q-B21CI Q-N3 NxN O-O QR-Q1 P-B3 Santaslert White 19- PxP 20- B-R8 21- B-R3 22- K-RHd) 23- R-Q2 24- KR-Q1 25- B-N4 26- Q-B3 27- B-R5 28- B-N5 29- Q-K2 30- BxP 31- BxN 32- Q-N4 33- R-Q61! 34- QxP 35- QXR 36-BXP Durkin Black PxP R-B2 R-Kl N-Bl R-B2 R-B2iel RB2-K2 P-B4 N-N3 R-KB2 P-B5?m R-B4 PxB P-K4lg) BxR K-Rl R-Bl Resigns! h) The notes are those of the winner un less initialed, (a) QxN was playable ib) If N-N3; 11. B-K3. ic) Q-K2 was better but Black win have difficult problems to solve after R-Ql and B-NS. (d) In order to answer , . , N-K4 with P-B4. (e) There Is nothing constructive Black can undertake.
(f) Patient maneuvering with the bishops had further weakened Black's position. The text Is desperation plus time pressure. If P-K4: 30. Q-B4 is strong. (gl Here the book reproduces the diagram before White makes his beautiful "Interference" move.
H R. B. Ihi The time was 1:20 for the winner ana i:so for tne loser, it BxB: 37. QxR-h And if K-Nl: 37. Q-N6 mate. And if K-RZ; 37. Q-R5 , K-Nl; 38. Q-N6 mate. H. R. B. Here is the score of an exciting game from the New England championship lay- on. DUTCH DEFENSE Evan Hewlett Evana Hewlett White Black White Black 1- P-Q4 P-K3 11-QxV Q-Kl 2- P-K3 P-KB4 12-B-N2 Q-R4 3- B-Q3 N-KB3 13-QR-B1 B-K5 4- N-KB3 P-QN3 14-Q-B3 N-N5 5- P-B4 B-N2 15-P-KR3 R-B3 B-O-O B-Q3 16-P-B5 . R-N3 7- QN-Q2 O-O 17-PxB N-K4 8- Q-B2 N-B3 18-K-R3 NxN 9- P-QN3 N-QNS 19-PxN R-R3 10-Q-N1 NxB 20-Rcslgns ENGLISH OPENING (Third Game) Martin Kagan Martin Kagan White Black White Black 1- P-QB4 P-K4 11-P-BS P-QB3 2- N-QB3 N-KB3 12-P-KR3 N-B3 3- P-K4 B-B4 13-B-N5 Q-N3 4- P-B4 P-Q3 14-0-0-0 P-OR5 5- B-K2 N-B3 15-P-Q4 PxP 6- P-Q3 P-QR4 18-P-K5I PxN 7- P-KN3 N-Q5 17-PxN K-Bl 8- N-B3 NxB 18-PXP KxP 9- QxN N-N5 19-P-B6-K K-Nl 10-R-KB1 P-R4 20-Q-K6 Resigns.
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP The high school championship tournament started October 25 with 17 participants at the Los Angeles Chess Club. Seven schools were represented. Prom Fremont, O. Schrank; Hollywood, J. Burnett, W. Burnett, B. Fisher, I. Marks: Los Anieles, H. Riser; Manual. R. Bellew, R. Martin, D. Krumslck. D. Carter; Marshall, R. Jones; Polytechnic, D. Andree, William Bough. R. Coswell, J. Cearheart. E. Mas-ton; Roosevelt, M. Rubin. This is a round-robin tournament and matches are to be played every Saturday. Here 1 the score of one of the tames which opened the tournament: Coswell Carter Coswell Carter White Black White Black 1- P-Q4 P-Q4 24-P-K4 PxP 2- N-KB3 N-QB3 25-Px'P R-KB 3- P-QBt P-K3 26-P-R5 K-N2 4- N-B3 B-N5 27-PxP PxP 5- B-Q2 N-B3 28-R-KB R-KB4 6- P-QR3 BxN 29-P-KS K-B2 7- BxB N-K5 30-K-Q3 K-K3 8- PxP PxP 31-R-KN RxP 9- R-B O-O 32-RxPch' K-Q4 10- P-Q3 B-N5 33-K-K3? R-B2? 11- B-Q3 Q-B3 34-P-N4 PxP 12- P-QR3 BxN 35-PXP R-K2 13- QxB QxQ 3K-R-N2' K-B5 14- PxQ NxB 37-R-B2ch K-Q4 15- RxN KR-K 38-R-B5ttl K-K3 16- K-Q2 R-K3 39-RxPch K-Q4 17- R-KN P-KN3 40-R-B5ch K-K3 18- P-KR4 P-B4 41-K-K4 R-K 19- BxP R-B3 42-P-Q5ch K-Q2 20- B-Q7 R-Q? 43-P-KSch K-Q3 21- BxN RxB 44-R-B6ch K-K2 22- RxR PxR 45-RxPch K-Q S3-K-B3 P-QR4 46-R-QR7! Resigns KOLTANOWSKI'S SIMULTANEOUS Georce Koltanowski, world's blindfold the champion, will visit Los Anaelei on Not. 20 and 21.
On Thursday, Nov. 21), at 8 p.m., he will play acainst all comers at the Los Anceles Chess Club, l;l W. Fourth St. On Nov. 21 at 8:80 p.m. the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa- Ave., will sponsor a unique event. Mr. Koltanowski will five a Ill-board blindfold exhibition and will intersperse this with an interestlnx lecture. Because of the limited number of boards available we urge the publlo to make early reservation by caliinr YVEbster 8817 or WKomin 1510.
BOOK REVIEW We congratulate David McKay. Dubllsh- ers. for bringing out Rubin Fine's splendid book on end games. "BASIC CHESS ENDINGS." This publication should prove an indispensable asset to every chess player's library. Price 83.
50. Plus postate (15 cents.) and may be ordered through this column. The Chesa Book Event of 1041 BASIC CHESS ENDINGS By Reuben Fine . , an Indispensable guide ta practical end-game play by one of the world's foremost authorities. It is often said that the chief difference between a master and an amateur is to be found in the ending.
Now for the first time the secrets of the master are disclosed! This is -a complete reference and instruction work, covering all phases of the final part of a game. It has no problems or tricky positions: everything in it Is of immediate practical value. inis woric does lor the endings what MODERN CHESS OPENINGS does for the openings it tella you what ta do and now and why to do it. But It toea further-in addition to a number of specific typical positions it supplies many invaluable general principles applicable to ail types of end-games.
c c..i. frmwm Chewier IT (Hew te win with a aw ahead m ending; witk euneps ei ine Unless all the pawns are on one side, a pawn ahead normally wins. The winning method, which 1 essentially the tame as that for pawn and knight ending, should conform to the following pattern: 1 White first get hi king and bishop to the best possible ea.uare (centraUia-tion.t . . 2. He then get up pasted, pawn and advance it a far as he ... . . . 3. If thi passed pawn is blockaded by the Black bishop, an exchange of bishop is offered. This will either win the bishop or force a Queen. 4. If the passed pawn la blockaded by the Black king, the White king goe w the other lde tlf necery. sacrificing the passed pawn.) where a decisive superiority in material ia established (two pawns or one passed pawn which will cost Black bis bishop.)
... W may take No. 183 a typical posi tion. The win would tnen proceed in the following manner: iBiact to piay. better: it w.slr. ens' Black' white squares and makes king entri easier:) 2. K-Bl. K-Bl: 3 K-K2. K-K2! . K-Q3. K-Q3: 5. K-B4 (first phase concluded.) K-B3; 6. P-QKt4, B-Kt3: 7. P-B3. B-B2; 8. P-QR4. B-Kt3. 9 B-Q4, B-B2; 10. P-Kt5ch. PxPch: 11. PxPch, K-Kt2 (or 11. K-Q2; 12. P-Kt6. B-Kt6; 13. K-Q5. B-BS; 14. P-KI7, B-Ktl; 15 B-K5 this ll an example of 3:) 12. K-Q5. B-Ktl (12 B-BS; 13. B-K5, B-K8; 14. K-08;) 13 P-Kt. B-R7; 14. B-K5. B-Kt8; 15. K-Q8 (fourth phase,) KxP: 18. K-K7. K-B4: 17. KxP. K-Q4; 18. B-Kt7. P-R4; 19 KxP and White will come out three pawn ahead.
Or, if he wishes, he can advance his BP until the Black bishop mutt be sacrificed for it. No. 183 White wins. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. The Elementary Mates. Chapter II. King and Pawn Endings, Chapter III. Knight Endings. Chapter IV. Bishop Endings. Chapter V. Minor Piece Endlnfrs. Chapter VI. Rook and Pawn Ending, rhonter VII. Endlne with Rook and Minor Pieces. Chapter VIII. Queen Endings. Chanter IX. Conclusion and Summary. More than 600 pages 610 diagrams.
For the first time, a chess magazine Is running a new book in serial form prior to publication. The October issue of CHESS REVIEW, out this week, contains the first of a seven-part series entitled "My Fifty Years of Chess" by Frank J. Marshall. United States champion for 27 years and beloved maestro of American chess.
Condensed from the book of the same title, to be published about Jan 1 by Horowitz and Harkness, New York, the Illustrated serial tells the story of Marshall's colorful chess career and includes a selection of his brilliancies and "swindles" games he has played in tournament and matches during the past 60 years. The games are annotated by Marshall himself. Readers who wish to follow this entertaining serial can take advantage of e special $2 subscription which will bring them CHESS REVIEW for the seven months in which Marshall's autobiography will appear. The addres i 250 W. 57th St., New York.
Reuben Fine admits that Reshevsky had him beaten at the New York State Championship Tournament in Hamilton! Annotating his game with Reshevsky In the October issue of CHESS REVIEW, Fine points out that the United States champion overlooked a "simple win" on hiK 4Rt.h move. Cover up the text ielow and lee if you can figure out this simple win! Here is the position, with White to move.: FINE (Black) j H Li -JiiLl m fm n Id El E33 O M U ffi RESHEVBKY (White) White actually played 48. B-QSch, ending in a draw. According to Fine, the correct continuation was 48. QxPIII If then either 48.
, . . KtxQ or 48 . . . QxQ, 49. B-R6ch leads to mate. On 48 . . . Kt-03; 9. BxKtch, K-KT2; 50 B-B8chl la the simplest, while on 48 . . . Kt-Kt2; 49. QxQ. RxQ: SO BxKtch. KxB: 51. R'Bli-B7 leads to an ending which 1 quite easily won. RETI OPENING Santastera White 1- N-KB3 2- P-KN3 3- B-N2 4- P-Q4 5- O-O 6- P-B4 7- BPxP 8- N-B3 9- NXN! 10- P-K4 11- Q-K2 12- PxP 13- N-K5 14- B-B4 15- NxB 16- P-K5 17- QR-Q1 18-B-N5 Durkin Black P-Q4 P-QB4 N-Q2 KN-B3 P-K3 B-K2 NxP NQ2-B3 NxNia) N-B3'b) B-Q2 BxP Q-B21CI Q-N3 NxN O-O QR-Q1 P-B3 Santaslert White 19- PxP 20- B-R8 21- B-R3 22- K-RHd) 23- R-Q2 24- KR-Q1 25- B-N4 26- Q-B3 27- B-R5 28- B-N5 29- Q-K2 30- BxP 31- BxN 32- Q-N4 33- R-Q61! 34- QxP 35- QXR 36-BXP Durkin Black PxP R-B2 R-Kl N-Bl R-B2 R-B2iel RB2-K2 P-B4 N-N3 R-KB2 P-B5?m R-B4 PxB P-K4lg) BxR K-Rl R-Bl Resigns! h) The notes are those of the winner un less initialed, (a) QxN was playable ib) If N-N3; 11. B-K3. ic) Q-K2 was better but Black win have difficult problems to solve after R-Ql and B-NS. (d) In order to answer , . , N-K4 with P-B4. (e) There Is nothing constructive Black can undertake.
(f) Patient maneuvering with the bishops had further weakened Black's position. The text Is desperation plus time pressure. If P-K4: 30. Q-B4 is strong. (gl Here the book reproduces the diagram before White makes his beautiful "Interference" move.
H R. B. Ihi The time was 1:20 for the winner ana i:so for tne loser, it BxB: 37. QxR-h And if K-Nl: 37. Q-N6 mate. And if K-RZ; 37. Q-R5 , K-Nl; 38. Q-N6 mate. H. R. B. Here is the score of an exciting game from the New England championship lay- on. DUTCH DEFENSE Evan Hewlett Evana Hewlett White Black White Black 1- P-Q4 P-K3 11-QxV Q-Kl 2- P-K3 P-KB4 12-B-N2 Q-R4 3- B-Q3 N-KB3 13-QR-B1 B-K5 4- N-KB3 P-QN3 14-Q-B3 N-N5 5- P-B4 B-N2 15-P-KR3 R-B3 B-O-O B-Q3 16-P-B5 . R-N3 7- QN-Q2 O-O 17-PxB N-K4 8- Q-B2 N-B3 18-K-R3 NxN 9- P-QN3 N-QNS 19-PxN R-R3 10-Q-N1 NxB 20-Rcslgns ENGLISH OPENING (Third Game) Martin Kagan Martin Kagan White Black White Black 1- P-QB4 P-K4 11-P-BS P-QB3 2- N-QB3 N-KB3 12-P-KR3 N-B3 3- P-K4 B-B4 13-B-N5 Q-N3 4- P-B4 P-Q3 14-0-0-0 P-OR5 5- B-K2 N-B3 15-P-Q4 PxP 6- P-Q3 P-QR4 18-P-K5I PxN 7- P-KN3 N-Q5 17-PxN K-Bl 8- N-B3 NxB 18-PXP KxP 9- QxN N-N5 19-P-B6-K K-Nl 10-R-KB1 P-R4 20-Q-K6 Resigns.
