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Chess 16 Nov 1941, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. Br A. P. Eerkes 1243 First prife t Antwerp. 1934, ahead of riohr. Sir George Thomas, etc. Six times champion of Belgium, Fiayea 160 game simultaneously Tn Antwerp.
winning 135, drawing 18 and losing tuui seven games! Whltt matei In two. (Wh. 12; Bl. 10.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1244 By E. Palkoska
in the Hastings lentered England s famous Margate tournament four times. Established World Record Broke all existing records for simultaneous blindfold In Edinburgh. Scotland. I. Sept. 20, 1937, with 34 games, winning loj rirawina in. wtthnut. a single loss! During a, tour through Switzerland, the Belgian- master established the unbelievable record of playing 10 games blindfolded for 26 consecutive daya for winning average of 94 per cent! ' Successful American Toura Last Three Yeara He If the only chess master to be accorded recognition by Bob (Believe-It-or-Noti Ripley In his daily cartoon. The Scots call him -Scotch Whisky for short.
English papers refer to him as "Kolty the Wizard." Koltanowski Is the author of many nu-moious chess articles and his books, " En Passant'1 and Castles In Spain.'' met with enormous success. He will soon publish a new book entitled "In the Dark on blindfold chess. White hag the Initiative In the opening. Thus. If he becomes too passive, the opponent may wrest this advantage from him.
Compare the following instructive game played recently In Soviet Russia: TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE Bondar-evsky White 12-NxR White matei In three. (Wh. 6; Bl. 11.) Solution to Problem No. 1239: Q-KN2. Solution to Problem No. 1240: N-B8. Solution to Problem No. 1235: Q-KN2. Bolutioii to Problem No. 1236: K-N4. We received solutions from the following' .Dunn (cliff (welcome to our ladder.) v! C. Noltmg, S. J. McConnell. M. Rmlholm. E. H. Sehadee, Dr. F. B. Sheldon. Kev. P. Prichard. D. A. Innes, H. Bn.hn, J. Davidson, H. P. Matosian, L Wilcox, O. A. Hall, J. C. Drake. J. O. Dodge, O. Francis. A. O. Karn, J. M. MPinhardt. L. Sheppard, Mrs. A. Tovar, O. B. Oakes. A. S. Wells. C. B. Collins. L G. Hartman, C. P. Ford, B. Bushuetr, A D. Reynolds Sr.. R. Roslin. J. P. Walsh. W L. Koethen, Mrs. H. L. Woodward iwr-1-rom. tn nnr ladder.l G. E. Kaeuerie ( l- come to our ladder, i J. E. Tyler. A. Turoff : , AA . M' Harmon C. Lawson. E. L. Danieils, L. M. stunie-beam, W. B. Tudor. R. Hayes.
CORRESPONDENCE Van SS. Los Augeles, would like to play chess with J-N-QB3 anyone by mail.
CALIFORNIA OPEN STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The writer Is happy to announce that !he Hollywood Chess Group at 108 North A tournament. Bondarevsky Ragosln White Black 1-P-K4 P-K4 2- N-KB3 N-QB3 13-Q-R5 3- B-B4 N-KB3 14-K-Q2 4-P-Q3? P-Q4! 15-Q-QN5 5- PxP NxP 16-N-R3 6- Q-K2 B-K2 17-N-B7 7- NxP N-Q5 1R-Q-R5 8- Q-K4 N-KB3 19-R-Q1 O.RKP K-Bl 20-O-K2 10- O-R4 N-KN5!21-Resign
11- N-N6 KxBl From the 1940 Ventnor City Invitation Tournament: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Remsteln Stephens I Bernstein Stephens Black hwnne N-KB3 1 12-P-NS P-K3 13-KNxNP P-Q4 14-P-KR4 B-K2 15-B-K2 P-B3i 16-PxN QN-Q2! 17-BxN P-KR3 lH-BxP O-O 19-RPxP N-R4i20'R-R7 Q-Kl?i21-B-B7 KN-B31 Resignstb) White had announced mate in three. In Zurich. Switzerland, a tourney was staged about three months ago in which the mastnrs played at what thn? con-fidercd to be a very fast time limit of ... 40 moves an hour! Here la one of the games: ENGLISH OPENING H. JohneriTheiler H. White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- N-QB3 4- B-KN5 5- P-K3 6- Q-B2 7- N-B3 8- B-KB4 9- R-Q1 10- B-K5 11- P-KN4! Ragosln Black K-Nl NxQBP N-QNS B-K3 P-B3 KxN K-Nl NxBP B-N5 Black PxNP P-KN3 N-R4 B O-Ql of ! Thriirr . Whtto 1-P-QB4 . NxB! P-RTI pxn ! bVnpI I Cambridge Spring International tournament.
1904. SI 50: Colle s Chess Master pieces, $150; Your Chess Champion. 1; Chess Combination and Traps. 75 rents; Among These Mates. 75 cents; Basic Chess Endlng- $3 50; Chess the Easy Way, tl 50; iChesa for Pun and Chess lor niooa, j, I Chess an Easy Game.
75 cents: Rubm- Istein s Chess Masterpieces. 2.50: 200 I Miniature Games of Chess. $3: Staunton s da-;, ti,.rli- Handbook. t3: Hoffer's Chess, $1.50; Common Sense in Chess, 50 uieirfnt,.' La,k.s chess primer, $i; a Guide to the Game or Chess, ja cents; vesi Pocket Chess Manual. 50 cents; the Beginners' Boek of Chess.
75 cents; Principles of Chess In Theory and Practice, $3 50; a Breviary of Chess. $3: How Not to Pla Chess, $1.25; Lasker a Chess Strategy. $3; Chess Mastery by Question and Answer. $2: Chess Cameos, $1.25; the Art of Chess, $2 50; White to Play and Win, 75 cents; How to Play the Chess Open-lnr $2 50; Traps on the Chessboard, SI 50: Chesa Strategy and Tactics. $1.50; -jj-!iina iraps.
si.-o; me Art oi npfa um-aaub i h.,.tion. $3: Instructive Positions from Masters' Chess, $1; The Middle Oame In Chess, $3; The Basis of Combination In Chess, $3: An Introduction to the End.
or tn Pli the ChfiKK I Ending, $4; Practical End-Game Play. $2; i Mnaern i.ness e.huiiik, v.ur. i Studies. $3; 1234 Modern End-Game 3- P-KN3 4- PxP 5- B-N2 6- P-K3 7- KN-K2 R-O-O 9-NPxN Black! White, P-K4 11-P-Q4 N-KB3 12-Q-N3 P-Q4 13-R-Klh) NxP 14-OPxKP B-K3 15-NxNP N-QB3 16-R-K2 Q-Q2 17-Q-QR4 NxN;lB-Q-K4 B-Q4' ! 19-Resigns'.c) Jnhner Black P-KR4! O-Bfi P-BS' 1 will start Dec. 26 and continue throutsh (a) If 10. P-K4, Black gets too powerful Jan. 3. All those interested in partici-'a bind on the White position wnni patmg should communicate with the writer. :b-QB4.
I More detail later, tb The winner points out that The Hollywood Chess Group also an- qxnp, R-QN1; 15. QxBP. R-KR3 would! v the Friday evening and visitors are always welcome.
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS CHESS LITERATURE Keres' Best Games. $1.75: Warsaw International Team Tournament, 1925, $2 nr t.Bskpr' Chess Career. S2.50: the Rir- ment of Combination Play in Chess. $1.50;! in(. French Defense was underrated until (c) After 19. N-Bl remains unprotected. LIGHT OV SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Fiirdr: No. IS French Ilefense: P-R5 The 3 P-K5 iblockadei attacg agsinsi white Queen: 25-21 aiwiipi $5: Meet the Masters. $2 50; Ev- !?rv Gam' Checkmate, $1.25: Morphya ;oame of Chess, S3; 101 of My Best Games iof Chess. $3; Modern Chess. SI: PHls- bury'a Chess Career. $2 50; Morphy's I Gleanlnes.
S2.50: Championship Chess. 50. Tnf s, Petersburg Masters' Chess Tournament,. cents; A. Aieisnine vs. E D. Bottnljubow (1934. $1.25: the Nottingham Tournament Book, $5: World's Chess Championship the Official Ac count. $2: comparative uness, si: a i.en forltury of British Chess. $5; 100 Chess Max- mu$limVTVnZ to the many requests, and any or all of !, SPiendld publications may be ordered 16-19, 3 7 2 ihroiiBh the writer by sending check or morey order for same.
A charge of 10 cents for postage is reouired for all books. American-made chess sets ranging in price from $5.50 to $15 may be ordered through writer. KOLTANOWSKIS SIMl I.TANEOl'S George Koltanowski, world's blindfold chesa champion, will vlit Los Angeles on Nov. 3d and SI. On Thursday. Not. 2(1, at 8 p.m., he will play against all corner! at the l.oa Angeles Chess Club, 121 W. Fourth St. On Not. 21 at :S' P.m.
the Hollywood Chess Group, JO N. Formosa Ave., will iponsor unique event. Mr Koltanowski will give a 10-board blindfold exhibition and will Intersperse this with an interesting lecture. Because of the limited number nf boards available we urge the public to make early reservation by calling WEbster 8817 or TVl'omini 3510. KOLTANOWSKI'S MAILBA0 13 CHUCK FULL OF PRAISES, SUCH AS: From our friends In Canada: "Koltanowski is a real treat and should not Nimzovitch showed that Black.s rrampa game had dangers flospite nis counter pi starting with . . P-OB4. With very exact play, however, it appears that Biack should get the better game, I. P-Kt t. p-t) p-tt S. P-K5 Dividing- the board Into two theaters of war, the K-side and the Q-slde. It Is reasonable to think the move should not be as strong as In variations In which H hits a knight on KB3, 3 . , r-wBii 4 P-QB3 The only logical move. If 4. PxP. not 4 . . BxP because of 8. Q-N4, but 4 . . . N-QB3 Arst. , . . The pawn sacrifice sometimes played by Nlmaovitch needs watching: 4. Q-N4. PxP; 5. N-KB3, N-MB3; B-Q3. Q-B2!: 7. Q-N3 or 7. B-KB4, N-N.V) 7 . . . P-B3I; 8 PxP, QxQ; followed as soon as possible by P-K4 with advantage. In this, J, 8. B-KB4, P-KN4. . B-?0p- 5. V-BJ Tf p.Ktu. Huwe remarks In his "Thenrle der Schaakopenlngen," that . . Q-N3; 6 N-B3, B-Q2; followed by . . N-R3 or . . , R-B1 $ive Black the better game. 5 ! . . . B-Rl White loses s tempo ir he plars . B-03. because of 6 . . PxP! ; 7. PxP. B-02': threatening to take the QP and thus forcing B-K2. ... N-Kt 7.
r-NS He must protect his CM with a fourth unit. The text-move Is usual, the alternative being 7 N-R3 followed by N-B2: then his QNP'ls still under pressure at QN2. If 7 PxP, not 7 . QxP?. but 7 . . . Q-B2I If then 8, B-QN5. B-Q2I or If 8. B-KB4. N-N3 followed by BxP. Black docs not want his queen on QB4. 7 . PB 8 PxP N-Bt . B-N B-N5eh 10. K-Bl O-O! Mmzovitch's excellent move, making no attempt to parrv White's threat of P-KN4. and threatening an Immediate onslaught himself on White's king, starting with . . . P-KB3.
The game hangs on the outcome Of It. P-KN4'? 11. P-KNI1T N-R 12. R-M r mi 13 PxP RxP'l 1. P-N5 RxN! 13 BxR If PxN, R-B2 with advantage.
15 . . . N-B 16. R-N4 B-Q2 Diagram IS-ldjFreedman, secretary. Canadian Chess Federation. From the New England States: "See Koltanowski play blindfold . . . and one From the altitudes of the Rockies: "You i will be pleased tn learn the comments your two exhibitions at the Denver n i Athletic Club.
Everyone has been pleased U1 ymlr vlslt and enJoyfd thn eXhibi- 26-23, a Hons and making your pprsnnal acouain tance. As a guest you made entertaining you very eay. and I am personally de lighted that you Included Denver in jour Itinerary." Frank L. Fetzer, chairman chess committee. Denver Athletic Club.
The following pertinent biographical facts will assist clubs In obtaining advance newspaper coverage: George Koltanowski waji born In Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 17, 1903. and learned to play chess from his father at the a i of 14. He was educated in the schools of Belgium snd speaks and reads seven languages. Chess Achievements Outstanding master tournament results. First prlre with Salo Flohr, Barcelona. Position sfter 18 . . B-Q2 And after Black's position Is full compensation for the exchange.
If you funk it as Black, then don't play the French Defense at all. Note that the obvious move, 17. Q-Q3, la prettily refuted by 17 . . . N-K4! I, winning the exchange, as Black threatens to pin the queen. And If 17. .K-Nl, R-KB1I threatens , . N(B4)XP; RxR, RxB; with a pawn for the exchange and ample positional compensation for the small material minus that remains, Another threat Is . . B-K1-R4..
winning 135, drawing 18 and losing tuui seven games! Whltt matei In two. (Wh. 12; Bl. 10.) L.A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1244 By E. Palkoska
in the Hastings lentered England s famous Margate tournament four times. Established World Record Broke all existing records for simultaneous blindfold In Edinburgh. Scotland. I. Sept. 20, 1937, with 34 games, winning loj rirawina in. wtthnut. a single loss! During a, tour through Switzerland, the Belgian- master established the unbelievable record of playing 10 games blindfolded for 26 consecutive daya for winning average of 94 per cent! ' Successful American Toura Last Three Yeara He If the only chess master to be accorded recognition by Bob (Believe-It-or-Noti Ripley In his daily cartoon. The Scots call him -Scotch Whisky for short.
English papers refer to him as "Kolty the Wizard." Koltanowski Is the author of many nu-moious chess articles and his books, " En Passant'1 and Castles In Spain.'' met with enormous success. He will soon publish a new book entitled "In the Dark on blindfold chess. White hag the Initiative In the opening. Thus. If he becomes too passive, the opponent may wrest this advantage from him.
Compare the following instructive game played recently In Soviet Russia: TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE Bondar-evsky White 12-NxR White matei In three. (Wh. 6; Bl. 11.) Solution to Problem No. 1239: Q-KN2. Solution to Problem No. 1240: N-B8. Solution to Problem No. 1235: Q-KN2. Bolutioii to Problem No. 1236: K-N4. We received solutions from the following' .Dunn (cliff (welcome to our ladder.) v! C. Noltmg, S. J. McConnell. M. Rmlholm. E. H. Sehadee, Dr. F. B. Sheldon. Kev. P. Prichard. D. A. Innes, H. Bn.hn, J. Davidson, H. P. Matosian, L Wilcox, O. A. Hall, J. C. Drake. J. O. Dodge, O. Francis. A. O. Karn, J. M. MPinhardt. L. Sheppard, Mrs. A. Tovar, O. B. Oakes. A. S. Wells. C. B. Collins. L G. Hartman, C. P. Ford, B. Bushuetr, A D. Reynolds Sr.. R. Roslin. J. P. Walsh. W L. Koethen, Mrs. H. L. Woodward iwr-1-rom. tn nnr ladder.l G. E. Kaeuerie ( l- come to our ladder, i J. E. Tyler. A. Turoff : , AA . M' Harmon C. Lawson. E. L. Danieils, L. M. stunie-beam, W. B. Tudor. R. Hayes.
CORRESPONDENCE Van SS. Los Augeles, would like to play chess with J-N-QB3 anyone by mail.
CALIFORNIA OPEN STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The writer Is happy to announce that !he Hollywood Chess Group at 108 North A tournament. Bondarevsky Ragosln White Black 1-P-K4 P-K4 2- N-KB3 N-QB3 13-Q-R5 3- B-B4 N-KB3 14-K-Q2 4-P-Q3? P-Q4! 15-Q-QN5 5- PxP NxP 16-N-R3 6- Q-K2 B-K2 17-N-B7 7- NxP N-Q5 1R-Q-R5 8- Q-K4 N-KB3 19-R-Q1 O.RKP K-Bl 20-O-K2 10- O-R4 N-KN5!21-Resign
11- N-N6 KxBl From the 1940 Ventnor City Invitation Tournament: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Remsteln Stephens I Bernstein Stephens Black hwnne N-KB3 1 12-P-NS P-K3 13-KNxNP P-Q4 14-P-KR4 B-K2 15-B-K2 P-B3i 16-PxN QN-Q2! 17-BxN P-KR3 lH-BxP O-O 19-RPxP N-R4i20'R-R7 Q-Kl?i21-B-B7 KN-B31 Resignstb) White had announced mate in three. In Zurich. Switzerland, a tourney was staged about three months ago in which the mastnrs played at what thn? con-fidercd to be a very fast time limit of ... 40 moves an hour! Here la one of the games: ENGLISH OPENING H. JohneriTheiler H. White 1- P-Q4 2- P-OB4 3- N-QB3 4- B-KN5 5- P-K3 6- Q-B2 7- N-B3 8- B-KB4 9- R-Q1 10- B-K5 11- P-KN4! Ragosln Black K-Nl NxQBP N-QNS B-K3 P-B3 KxN K-Nl NxBP B-N5 Black PxNP P-KN3 N-R4 B O-Ql of ! Thriirr . Whtto 1-P-QB4 . NxB! P-RTI pxn ! bVnpI I Cambridge Spring International tournament.
1904. SI 50: Colle s Chess Master pieces, $150; Your Chess Champion. 1; Chess Combination and Traps. 75 rents; Among These Mates. 75 cents; Basic Chess Endlng- $3 50; Chess the Easy Way, tl 50; iChesa for Pun and Chess lor niooa, j, I Chess an Easy Game.
75 cents: Rubm- Istein s Chess Masterpieces. 2.50: 200 I Miniature Games of Chess. $3: Staunton s da-;, ti,.rli- Handbook. t3: Hoffer's Chess, $1.50; Common Sense in Chess, 50 uieirfnt,.' La,k.s chess primer, $i; a Guide to the Game or Chess, ja cents; vesi Pocket Chess Manual. 50 cents; the Beginners' Boek of Chess.
75 cents; Principles of Chess In Theory and Practice, $3 50; a Breviary of Chess. $3: How Not to Pla Chess, $1.25; Lasker a Chess Strategy. $3; Chess Mastery by Question and Answer. $2: Chess Cameos, $1.25; the Art of Chess, $2 50; White to Play and Win, 75 cents; How to Play the Chess Open-lnr $2 50; Traps on the Chessboard, SI 50: Chesa Strategy and Tactics. $1.50; -jj-!iina iraps.
si.-o; me Art oi npfa um-aaub i h.,.tion. $3: Instructive Positions from Masters' Chess, $1; The Middle Oame In Chess, $3; The Basis of Combination In Chess, $3: An Introduction to the End.
or tn Pli the ChfiKK I Ending, $4; Practical End-Game Play. $2; i Mnaern i.ness e.huiiik, v.ur. i Studies. $3; 1234 Modern End-Game 3- P-KN3 4- PxP 5- B-N2 6- P-K3 7- KN-K2 R-O-O 9-NPxN Black! White, P-K4 11-P-Q4 N-KB3 12-Q-N3 P-Q4 13-R-Klh) NxP 14-OPxKP B-K3 15-NxNP N-QB3 16-R-K2 Q-Q2 17-Q-QR4 NxN;lB-Q-K4 B-Q4' ! 19-Resigns'.c) Jnhner Black P-KR4! O-Bfi P-BS' 1 will start Dec. 26 and continue throutsh (a) If 10. P-K4, Black gets too powerful Jan. 3. All those interested in partici-'a bind on the White position wnni patmg should communicate with the writer. :b-QB4.
I More detail later, tb The winner points out that The Hollywood Chess Group also an- qxnp, R-QN1; 15. QxBP. R-KR3 would! v the Friday evening and visitors are always welcome.
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS CHESS LITERATURE Keres' Best Games. $1.75: Warsaw International Team Tournament, 1925, $2 nr t.Bskpr' Chess Career. S2.50: the Rir- ment of Combination Play in Chess. $1.50;! in(. French Defense was underrated until (c) After 19. N-Bl remains unprotected. LIGHT OV SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Fiirdr: No. IS French Ilefense: P-R5 The 3 P-K5 iblockadei attacg agsinsi white Queen: 25-21 aiwiipi $5: Meet the Masters. $2 50; Ev- !?rv Gam' Checkmate, $1.25: Morphya ;oame of Chess, S3; 101 of My Best Games iof Chess. $3; Modern Chess. SI: PHls- bury'a Chess Career. $2 50; Morphy's I Gleanlnes.
S2.50: Championship Chess. 50. Tnf s, Petersburg Masters' Chess Tournament,. cents; A. Aieisnine vs. E D. Bottnljubow (1934. $1.25: the Nottingham Tournament Book, $5: World's Chess Championship the Official Ac count. $2: comparative uness, si: a i.en forltury of British Chess. $5; 100 Chess Max- mu$limVTVnZ to the many requests, and any or all of !, SPiendld publications may be ordered 16-19, 3 7 2 ihroiiBh the writer by sending check or morey order for same.
A charge of 10 cents for postage is reouired for all books. American-made chess sets ranging in price from $5.50 to $15 may be ordered through writer. KOLTANOWSKIS SIMl I.TANEOl'S George Koltanowski, world's blindfold chesa champion, will vlit Los Angeles on Nov. 3d and SI. On Thursday. Not. 2(1, at 8 p.m., he will play against all corner! at the l.oa Angeles Chess Club, 121 W. Fourth St. On Not. 21 at :S' P.m.
the Hollywood Chess Group, JO N. Formosa Ave., will iponsor unique event. Mr Koltanowski will give a 10-board blindfold exhibition and will Intersperse this with an interesting lecture. Because of the limited number nf boards available we urge the public to make early reservation by calling WEbster 8817 or TVl'omini 3510. KOLTANOWSKI'S MAILBA0 13 CHUCK FULL OF PRAISES, SUCH AS: From our friends In Canada: "Koltanowski is a real treat and should not Nimzovitch showed that Black.s rrampa game had dangers flospite nis counter pi starting with . . P-OB4. With very exact play, however, it appears that Biack should get the better game, I. P-Kt t. p-t) p-tt S. P-K5 Dividing- the board Into two theaters of war, the K-side and the Q-slde. It Is reasonable to think the move should not be as strong as In variations In which H hits a knight on KB3, 3 . , r-wBii 4 P-QB3 The only logical move. If 4. PxP. not 4 . . BxP because of 8. Q-N4, but 4 . . . N-QB3 Arst. , . . The pawn sacrifice sometimes played by Nlmaovitch needs watching: 4. Q-N4. PxP; 5. N-KB3, N-MB3; B-Q3. Q-B2!: 7. Q-N3 or 7. B-KB4, N-N.V) 7 . . . P-B3I; 8 PxP, QxQ; followed as soon as possible by P-K4 with advantage. In this, J, 8. B-KB4, P-KN4. . B-?0p- 5. V-BJ Tf p.Ktu. Huwe remarks In his "Thenrle der Schaakopenlngen," that . . Q-N3; 6 N-B3, B-Q2; followed by . . N-R3 or . . , R-B1 $ive Black the better game. 5 ! . . . B-Rl White loses s tempo ir he plars . B-03. because of 6 . . PxP! ; 7. PxP. B-02': threatening to take the QP and thus forcing B-K2. ... N-Kt 7.
r-NS He must protect his CM with a fourth unit. The text-move Is usual, the alternative being 7 N-R3 followed by N-B2: then his QNP'ls still under pressure at QN2. If 7 PxP, not 7 . QxP?. but 7 . . . Q-B2I If then 8, B-QN5. B-Q2I or If 8. B-KB4. N-N3 followed by BxP. Black docs not want his queen on QB4. 7 . PB 8 PxP N-Bt . B-N B-N5eh 10. K-Bl O-O! Mmzovitch's excellent move, making no attempt to parrv White's threat of P-KN4. and threatening an Immediate onslaught himself on White's king, starting with . . . P-KB3.
The game hangs on the outcome Of It. P-KN4'? 11. P-KNI1T N-R 12. R-M r mi 13 PxP RxP'l 1. P-N5 RxN! 13 BxR If PxN, R-B2 with advantage.
15 . . . N-B 16. R-N4 B-Q2 Diagram IS-ldjFreedman, secretary. Canadian Chess Federation. From the New England States: "See Koltanowski play blindfold . . . and one From the altitudes of the Rockies: "You i will be pleased tn learn the comments your two exhibitions at the Denver n i Athletic Club.
Everyone has been pleased U1 ymlr vlslt and enJoyfd thn eXhibi- 26-23, a Hons and making your pprsnnal acouain tance. As a guest you made entertaining you very eay. and I am personally de lighted that you Included Denver in jour Itinerary." Frank L. Fetzer, chairman chess committee. Denver Athletic Club.
The following pertinent biographical facts will assist clubs In obtaining advance newspaper coverage: George Koltanowski waji born In Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 17, 1903. and learned to play chess from his father at the a i of 14. He was educated in the schools of Belgium snd speaks and reads seven languages. Chess Achievements Outstanding master tournament results. First prlre with Salo Flohr, Barcelona. Position sfter 18 . . B-Q2 And after Black's position Is full compensation for the exchange.
If you funk it as Black, then don't play the French Defense at all. Note that the obvious move, 17. Q-Q3, la prettily refuted by 17 . . . N-K4! I, winning the exchange, as Black threatens to pin the queen. And If 17. .K-Nl, R-KB1I threatens , . N(B4)XP; RxR, RxB; with a pawn for the exchange and ample positional compensation for the small material minus that remains, Another threat Is . . B-K1-R4..
