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CHESS HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor Nov. 23, 1941 L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1245 By Martin Rubin. Los Angeles White mates In two. tWh. 7; BI. 3.) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1246 By Kenneth S. Howard) The more natural move would have been 26. QxBP. Junge then believes that he rould nave secured a "safe position" by Q-Q5: 27. NxQP , K-Q2. Hans John-er. however, fails to share that confidence and feels that Black could not hold his forces together after 28. NxBP (threatening 29. NxR and capturing at K7, with P-Q6 r to follow, or P-Q6 immediately! if Time trouble! Correct was 27. P-QR5!, CRP: 28. NxQP , K-Bl: 2". RxBP !. K-Nl: 30. Q-K5. R-R2: 31. R-KN1 and what can be done again it the threat of 32. RxP (still 32. RxP after P-KN4! it) Junge showed that R-KR4 was even stronger. Eternal vigilance Is (he price of victory. Paul Keres had obtained the upper hand in a match game with Gideon Stahlberg and his two Bishops versus a Bishop and a Knight seemed to be presaging eventual victory. Suddenly a minor slip on his loth turn left the Queen in a precarious position. The Swedish Orandmsster seized his on- portunlty and there followed an amusing draw by repetition. The Esthonlan could still protect his own Bishop but found himself unable to escape the constant threats of a hostile clergyman! RETI-ZUKERTORT 11; Whlte mates in three.
(WD, 9; Bl. 9.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1241: R-N8. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1242: Q-R. We received solutions from the following trTJT't Drake, o. E. Kaeberle, J. Fonseca. B. M. IHayes. Mrs. A. Tovar, C L. Weeks. 8. J. Un-lMcConnell. D. a Innes. L. W. Norm (welcome 8-year-old Nomng. A. 6. turn. M. Rudhoim, nartman, u. Busnuen. . M. wnue iwei- tctLeicome to our ladder.i R. Roslln. A. D. tn1 ReJ,no'' Sr.. C. B. Collins, G. b. oakes, io,H Brunn E Tyler Re p Prjchard, Keres Stahlberg ! Keres Stahlberg White Black White Black 1- N-K3 P-Q4il2-N-B QxN 2- P-B4 P-K3 13-P-K1 KR-Q1 3- P-KN3 N-KB3.14-R-N1 OR-B1 4- B-N2 B-K2 15-B-Q2 P-C3N3 5- O-O O-O lti-Q-R4? NxCJPMal 6- P-Q4 P-R4? 17-QxN O-Kl! 7- PxOP NvP 1R-Q-N2 B-B1 8- N-P3 NN?!19-Q-N4 B-K:! 9- PxN PxPi20-3-N3 B-B3 10- PxP B-02lDrawnb) 11- N-K5 N-B3I M. Dunnlcliff, J. Davidson, W. Harmon.
CALIFORNIA OPEN STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The writer is happy to announce that the Hollywood Chesa Group at 108 N. Formosa Ave. will again sponsor the open State championship tournament. Play will start Dec. 26 and continue through Jan. 3. AH those Interested In participating should ?.r..te"'e ' n ,flVwr,ler- More oe- The Hollywood Chess Group also an nounces rapid -.ransit tournamenta every Friday evening and visitors are always welcome. CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS CHESS LITERATURE Keres' Best Games. $1.75: Warsaw In ternational Team Tournament, 1925, $2 Dr. Lasker'a Chess CareeT, $2.50; the Ele-ment ol Combination Play in Chess. $1.50 Cambridge Spring International Tournament. 1904, $1.50: Colle's Chess Masterpieces, $1.50; Your Chess Champion, $1 Chess Combination and Traps. 75 cents Among These Mates, 75 centa: Basic Chess Ending. $3.50; Chess the Easy Way.
$1.50; Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood. $3; Chess an Easy Game. 75 cents; Rubin stein's Chess Masterpieces. $2.50: 200 Miniature Games of Chess. $3: Staunton's Chess Players' Handbook.
$3; Hoffcr's Chess. $1.50; Common Sense In Chess, 50 cents: Lasker a Chess Primer. $1: A Guide to the Game of Chess. 35 cents: Vest Pocket Chess Manual. 50 cents: the Be ginners' Book of Chess, 75 cents: Prin ciples of Chess in Theory , and Practice.
$2.50: a Breviary of Chess.1 $3; How Not to Play Chess. $1.25: Lasker'a Chess Strat egy, $3: Chess Mastery by Question and Answer. $2: Chess Cameos. $1.25; the Art oi cness. az.ou: wnite to nay ana win 75 cents: How to Play the chess opening.
$2.50: Traps on the Chessboard. $1.50: Chesa Strategy and Tactics, $1.50; Imagination in Chess. $1: Chess Sacrifice and Traps. $1.25; the Art of Chess Com bination, $3; Instructive Positions from I Masters cness. si; tne iwioaie uame in cness, sj; tne Basis or lomDination in Chess, $3: An Introduction to the End-Game at Chess, S3; How to Play the Chess Ending.
$4: Practical End-Game Play. $2 Modern Chess Endings, $1.50; Chess Studies, $3; 1234 Modern End-Oame Studies. $5; Meet the Masters. $2.50: Every Game Checkmate, $1.25; Morphy's Game of Chess, $3; 101 of My Bret Gameg of cness. $3: Modern cness, i; mis bury's Chess Career, $2.50: Morphy's Gleanings.
$2.50: Championship Chesa $2.50: the St. Petersburg Masters' Chess Tournament. 75 centa; A. Alekhlne vs. E. D. BogolJubow (1934.) $1.25; the Not tingham Tournament Book, $5; World's Chesa Championship the Official Account. $2; Comparative Chess, $1; a Century of British Chess, $5; 100 Chesa Maxims. 50 cents; Chess and Its Stars, $2. We have published this list in answer to the many requests, and any or all of these splendid publications may be ordered through the writer by lending check or money order for same.
A charge of 10 cents for postage is required for all books. American-made chess seta ranging In price from $5.50 to $15 may ba ordered through writer. i We have obtained th scorg- of the following exciting game from a Swiss source. It was an extraordinary encounter, for both sides missed several opportunities. There were combinations and counter-combinations and the inevitable (so it would seem) trouble with the "clocks." for bother players were under severe time-pressure.
SICILIAN DEFENSE Pslme Junge White Black 1- P-K4 P-QB4 2- N-KB3 P-K3 3- P-O PxP 4- NiP N-KB3 5- QN-QB3 P-CJ3 6- B-K2 P-QR3 7- P-QR4 Q-B3 8- 0-0 N-QB3 9- K-R1 B-K2 10- P-KB4 B-Q2 11- B-B3 QR-QB1 12- P-KN4ia P-KR3 13- B-K3 N-QR4! 14- 0-K2 P-KN3 15- O-KBI' P-K4 16- N Q4-K2 N-B5lb) Palme White 17- P-KNS! 18- OxN 19- NxBP 20- NB4-Q5 21- PxN 22- R-B2! 23- Q-K2 24- R-K1 25- N-K4!(d) 2-RB2xP(e) 27- R-ON3?(f) 28- NxQP 29-RN3-Q3 Junge Black NxB KPxBP RPxNP NxN B-R6 Q-B4 P-N5? R-B2IO PxB Q-N3 Q-QS K-Bl Q-KR5 (a) Because 1". QxO will enable Black (0 escape with an extra Pawn through N-K7 before recapturing the enemy b ' White must continue to repeat his wueen maneuvers ana thus save his Bishop. The game Is drawn by repetition of moves. iFrom N.Y.E.P.) LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Purdy: No. IT Ii the Care-Kann Good? In the "Hindu" we note a panegyric on tha Caro-Kann Defense, beginning, "This is the perfect defense to the King's Pawn Opening." Krishnamacharl is in good company, for Capablanca once stated mac ne considering J. . . . P-QB3 the be&t defense to 1. P-K4. And Reuben Fine recently wrote, "The Caro-Kann Is very solid and particularly suitable for good defensive players." Krlsnnamacharl goes on to say that one of the reasons the Caro-Kann Is so good Is that It kaeos open the original diagonal of the Q- Blshop. Quite consistently, he deoendf on the following variation to show equal ity ror Biact: J. P-K4 P-OBS t. P-QI P-Q . N-OB8 PtP 4. NxP B-Bl A well-known position arises after 4. . . N-B3; 5. NxNch, KPxN an amusing point is that W. W. Adams In his book, "White to Play and Win," analyzes It exhaustively, discussing all the good sixth moves White might make (about eight,) but briefly dismissing the best one That is.
8. P-QB3, to be followed by B-Q3 and Q-B2 with attack on KR7, a variation which gives White a lasting In-Illative. This is not intended as a slur on Adams' theories In general. Another good reply t 4. . . . N-B3 l 5. N-N3, and after 5. . . P-K4: S. N-B3 PxP; 7. NxP. B-QB4: either 8.
Q-K2ch (usual) or more simply, 8. B-K3I suggested by La log Stelner (for if 8. . . N-NS?, 9. NxP!) On page 37 (last year) Jackie Bureh suggests 9. N-KSI? here, and Mr. H. Stayte of Te Kauwhata. N. Z . points out that 9. . . . B-N5ch spoils it Stelner has since pointed out that Jackie s idea was right, but that he suggested the wrong move for carrying it out (9. NxP! H decisive.) 5. N-NS B-XS 8. P-KR4 P-KR.1 7. N-B.1 QN-OI 8. B-Q.1 RxB It Is to force this tempo-losing exchange that WhlLj plays P-KR4 on move 6. a move otherwise absurd, as It Is weakening. ft. QR KV-BS 10. B-Oi P-KS 11. O-O-O O B! The "Hindu'' states that "Black ha a promising position and equal chances." This, however, needs demonstrating, for White Is at least two clear tempi ahead In development. Black has a threat at the moment, l e B-Q3; and If N-K4. B-B5! with a favorable simplification. To avoid this. Lajos Stelner Introduced In 1934 12.
K-M! This Is In any case a useful move, as White plans to push P-QB4 If the central position remains as it is. It. . . . B-OS 15. N-KI NxN Hire . . . B-B5? would be answered by B-N4.
14. QxN N-B.1 i 16. i-2 (See diagram) ! !!: -.i' .jr '7"l "", '""Wj s -' " 30- Q-K5 RxBP(g) 31- R'Q3-KB3?B-t7 32-Reslgng Position after 15. Q-K2 Here M. C. O. leavee off with "advan tage to White." Against MRroczy at Zandvoort, 19?8. Kereg appeared to mak the best of Black's game at follows: 15. . . . O-O-O; 18 P-B4 (Btelner's scheme.) 18 ... . P-B4!; 17. B-B3, K-M; 18. KR-K1, PxP; 19. NxP. Black Ig allll behind In development and must remain so for the time being aa White threatens N-N5. Black's1 game cannot be called bad. but White certainly hag tha initiative, one possible sequel is 19.
. . . P-OR3: 2 N-B3. K-Rl. (not . . R-QB17; RxB!): 21. B-KS. BxB; 22. NxB, and Black la a little tied up through having to protect his KBP with his Queen. Through the Initial tempo thrown away with 1. . . , P-QB3. the Caro-Kann la tn our opinion a difficult defense, but with extremely careful preparation It might prove very. satisfactory In actual practice to patient players. (a) Premature, aa Black has not castled on the King's winr. b White's KNP Is still protected ln-dlrecUy because of his threat of B-QN6. (ci As White's threat of Ox 9 would be net by QxR.
Black should have castled eneer now or en nia last turn. d A sacrifice which should hava carried the day.
(WD, 9; Bl. 9.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1241: R-N8. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1242: Q-R. We received solutions from the following trTJT't Drake, o. E. Kaeberle, J. Fonseca. B. M. IHayes. Mrs. A. Tovar, C L. Weeks. 8. J. Un-lMcConnell. D. a Innes. L. W. Norm (welcome 8-year-old Nomng. A. 6. turn. M. Rudhoim, nartman, u. Busnuen. . M. wnue iwei- tctLeicome to our ladder.i R. Roslln. A. D. tn1 ReJ,no'' Sr.. C. B. Collins, G. b. oakes, io,H Brunn E Tyler Re p Prjchard, Keres Stahlberg ! Keres Stahlberg White Black White Black 1- N-K3 P-Q4il2-N-B QxN 2- P-B4 P-K3 13-P-K1 KR-Q1 3- P-KN3 N-KB3.14-R-N1 OR-B1 4- B-N2 B-K2 15-B-Q2 P-C3N3 5- O-O O-O lti-Q-R4? NxCJPMal 6- P-Q4 P-R4? 17-QxN O-Kl! 7- PxOP NvP 1R-Q-N2 B-B1 8- N-P3 NN?!19-Q-N4 B-K:! 9- PxN PxPi20-3-N3 B-B3 10- PxP B-02lDrawnb) 11- N-K5 N-B3I M. Dunnlcliff, J. Davidson, W. Harmon.
CALIFORNIA OPEN STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The writer is happy to announce that the Hollywood Chesa Group at 108 N. Formosa Ave. will again sponsor the open State championship tournament. Play will start Dec. 26 and continue through Jan. 3. AH those Interested In participating should ?.r..te"'e ' n ,flVwr,ler- More oe- The Hollywood Chess Group also an nounces rapid -.ransit tournamenta every Friday evening and visitors are always welcome. CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS CHESS LITERATURE Keres' Best Games. $1.75: Warsaw In ternational Team Tournament, 1925, $2 Dr. Lasker'a Chess CareeT, $2.50; the Ele-ment ol Combination Play in Chess. $1.50 Cambridge Spring International Tournament. 1904, $1.50: Colle's Chess Masterpieces, $1.50; Your Chess Champion, $1 Chess Combination and Traps. 75 cents Among These Mates, 75 centa: Basic Chess Ending. $3.50; Chess the Easy Way.
$1.50; Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood. $3; Chess an Easy Game. 75 cents; Rubin stein's Chess Masterpieces. $2.50: 200 Miniature Games of Chess. $3: Staunton's Chess Players' Handbook.
$3; Hoffcr's Chess. $1.50; Common Sense In Chess, 50 cents: Lasker a Chess Primer. $1: A Guide to the Game of Chess. 35 cents: Vest Pocket Chess Manual. 50 cents: the Be ginners' Book of Chess, 75 cents: Prin ciples of Chess in Theory , and Practice.
$2.50: a Breviary of Chess.1 $3; How Not to Play Chess. $1.25: Lasker'a Chess Strat egy, $3: Chess Mastery by Question and Answer. $2: Chess Cameos. $1.25; the Art oi cness. az.ou: wnite to nay ana win 75 cents: How to Play the chess opening.
$2.50: Traps on the Chessboard. $1.50: Chesa Strategy and Tactics, $1.50; Imagination in Chess. $1: Chess Sacrifice and Traps. $1.25; the Art of Chess Com bination, $3; Instructive Positions from I Masters cness. si; tne iwioaie uame in cness, sj; tne Basis or lomDination in Chess, $3: An Introduction to the End-Game at Chess, S3; How to Play the Chess Ending.
$4: Practical End-Game Play. $2 Modern Chess Endings, $1.50; Chess Studies, $3; 1234 Modern End-Oame Studies. $5; Meet the Masters. $2.50: Every Game Checkmate, $1.25; Morphy's Game of Chess, $3; 101 of My Bret Gameg of cness. $3: Modern cness, i; mis bury's Chess Career, $2.50: Morphy's Gleanings.
$2.50: Championship Chesa $2.50: the St. Petersburg Masters' Chess Tournament. 75 centa; A. Alekhlne vs. E. D. BogolJubow (1934.) $1.25; the Not tingham Tournament Book, $5; World's Chesa Championship the Official Account. $2; Comparative Chess, $1; a Century of British Chess, $5; 100 Chesa Maxims. 50 cents; Chess and Its Stars, $2. We have published this list in answer to the many requests, and any or all of these splendid publications may be ordered through the writer by lending check or money order for same.
A charge of 10 cents for postage is required for all books. American-made chess seta ranging In price from $5.50 to $15 may ba ordered through writer. i We have obtained th scorg- of the following exciting game from a Swiss source. It was an extraordinary encounter, for both sides missed several opportunities. There were combinations and counter-combinations and the inevitable (so it would seem) trouble with the "clocks." for bother players were under severe time-pressure.
SICILIAN DEFENSE Pslme Junge White Black 1- P-K4 P-QB4 2- N-KB3 P-K3 3- P-O PxP 4- NiP N-KB3 5- QN-QB3 P-CJ3 6- B-K2 P-QR3 7- P-QR4 Q-B3 8- 0-0 N-QB3 9- K-R1 B-K2 10- P-KB4 B-Q2 11- B-B3 QR-QB1 12- P-KN4ia P-KR3 13- B-K3 N-QR4! 14- 0-K2 P-KN3 15- O-KBI' P-K4 16- N Q4-K2 N-B5lb) Palme White 17- P-KNS! 18- OxN 19- NxBP 20- NB4-Q5 21- PxN 22- R-B2! 23- Q-K2 24- R-K1 25- N-K4!(d) 2-RB2xP(e) 27- R-ON3?(f) 28- NxQP 29-RN3-Q3 Junge Black NxB KPxBP RPxNP NxN B-R6 Q-B4 P-N5? R-B2IO PxB Q-N3 Q-QS K-Bl Q-KR5 (a) Because 1". QxO will enable Black (0 escape with an extra Pawn through N-K7 before recapturing the enemy b ' White must continue to repeat his wueen maneuvers ana thus save his Bishop. The game Is drawn by repetition of moves. iFrom N.Y.E.P.) LIGHT ON SOME OPENINGS Series by C. J. S. Purdy: No. IT Ii the Care-Kann Good? In the "Hindu" we note a panegyric on tha Caro-Kann Defense, beginning, "This is the perfect defense to the King's Pawn Opening." Krishnamacharl is in good company, for Capablanca once stated mac ne considering J. . . . P-QB3 the be&t defense to 1. P-K4. And Reuben Fine recently wrote, "The Caro-Kann Is very solid and particularly suitable for good defensive players." Krlsnnamacharl goes on to say that one of the reasons the Caro-Kann Is so good Is that It kaeos open the original diagonal of the Q- Blshop. Quite consistently, he deoendf on the following variation to show equal ity ror Biact: J. P-K4 P-OBS t. P-QI P-Q . N-OB8 PtP 4. NxP B-Bl A well-known position arises after 4. . . N-B3; 5. NxNch, KPxN an amusing point is that W. W. Adams In his book, "White to Play and Win," analyzes It exhaustively, discussing all the good sixth moves White might make (about eight,) but briefly dismissing the best one That is.
8. P-QB3, to be followed by B-Q3 and Q-B2 with attack on KR7, a variation which gives White a lasting In-Illative. This is not intended as a slur on Adams' theories In general. Another good reply t 4. . . . N-B3 l 5. N-N3, and after 5. . . P-K4: S. N-B3 PxP; 7. NxP. B-QB4: either 8.
Q-K2ch (usual) or more simply, 8. B-K3I suggested by La log Stelner (for if 8. . . N-NS?, 9. NxP!) On page 37 (last year) Jackie Bureh suggests 9. N-KSI? here, and Mr. H. Stayte of Te Kauwhata. N. Z . points out that 9. . . . B-N5ch spoils it Stelner has since pointed out that Jackie s idea was right, but that he suggested the wrong move for carrying it out (9. NxP! H decisive.) 5. N-NS B-XS 8. P-KR4 P-KR.1 7. N-B.1 QN-OI 8. B-Q.1 RxB It Is to force this tempo-losing exchange that WhlLj plays P-KR4 on move 6. a move otherwise absurd, as It Is weakening. ft. QR KV-BS 10. B-Oi P-KS 11. O-O-O O B! The "Hindu'' states that "Black ha a promising position and equal chances." This, however, needs demonstrating, for White Is at least two clear tempi ahead In development. Black has a threat at the moment, l e B-Q3; and If N-K4. B-B5! with a favorable simplification. To avoid this. Lajos Stelner Introduced In 1934 12.
K-M! This Is In any case a useful move, as White plans to push P-QB4 If the central position remains as it is. It. . . . B-OS 15. N-KI NxN Hire . . . B-B5? would be answered by B-N4.
14. QxN N-B.1 i 16. i-2 (See diagram) ! !!: -.i' .jr '7"l "", '""Wj s -' " 30- Q-K5 RxBP(g) 31- R'Q3-KB3?B-t7 32-Reslgng Position after 15. Q-K2 Here M. C. O. leavee off with "advan tage to White." Against MRroczy at Zandvoort, 19?8. Kereg appeared to mak the best of Black's game at follows: 15. . . . O-O-O; 18 P-B4 (Btelner's scheme.) 18 ... . P-B4!; 17. B-B3, K-M; 18. KR-K1, PxP; 19. NxP. Black Ig allll behind In development and must remain so for the time being aa White threatens N-N5. Black's1 game cannot be called bad. but White certainly hag tha initiative, one possible sequel is 19.
. . . P-OR3: 2 N-B3. K-Rl. (not . . R-QB17; RxB!): 21. B-KS. BxB; 22. NxB, and Black la a little tied up through having to protect his KBP with his Queen. Through the Initial tempo thrown away with 1. . . , P-QB3. the Caro-Kann la tn our opinion a difficult defense, but with extremely careful preparation It might prove very. satisfactory In actual practice to patient players. (a) Premature, aa Black has not castled on the King's winr. b White's KNP Is still protected ln-dlrecUy because of his threat of B-QN6. (ci As White's threat of Ox 9 would be net by QxR.
Black should have castled eneer now or en nia last turn. d A sacrifice which should hava carried the day.
