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November 24, 1940 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 24 Nov 1940, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS NOV. 24. 1940 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 114 Mr M. Koldijk and G. Smith White mates In two. (Wh. 9: Bl. 9.) . L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 112 By S. Ptlkoska White mates la three. (Wh. 8; Bl. 8) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1137: Q-R7. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1138: Q-K3. We received solutions from the following: G. A. Hall. J. P. Walsh. R. D. Weaver. H. Bruhn. H. J. Gilmore, M. Rudholm, E. H. Schadee. C. P. Kord. W. L. Koethen. A. G. Karn. A. D. Reynolds Sr.. Mr. nd Mrs. E. Groobln iweicome to our ladder,) W. Harmon, J. C. Drake, D. A. Innes, W. C. Naltrig (welcome to our ladder.l J. Searl i the name does not mean that the solution was correct,! J. T. Watson, E. L. Daniells, Mrs. E. M. Fleming NEWS OF THE CLl BS George Koltanowski played against eight boards, blindfolded, en Friday, Nov. 1.1. at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chess liroup at 10K N. Formosa Ave., winning five, drawing two against M. Cohn and J. Chernis, and losing one to Philip Mason. On the following afternoon he played 15 boards at the Las Angeles Chess Club, I 4 W. Fourth St., over the board simultaneously, winning I t and drawing one. The secretary of the Santa Barbara Chess Club sends us the following newt: The club celebrated the ?llh anniversary ot Its founding with a dinner and business meeting at the Kl Cortilja Restaurant on Nov. 1.1. The customary team match was played, with Robert Hyde capturing the championship for the second consecutive year.
8. R. Cawker won the handicap tournament. The Hollywood Chess Group announeea a lecture and simultaneous exhibition by Herman Steiner, international master, on Wednesday, Nov. 2i. at p.m., 1K N. Formosa Ave. Reservations may be made by calling WEbster 881!. CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Preparations are being made by the Hollywood Cheas Group for the forthcoming annual State championship tournament to be held between Christmas and New Year. Prospective participants should announce their intention to play by writing ar phoning Herman Steiner.
The following fs taken from March Issue of the Australian Chess Review, a monthly publiration. Twelve issues for ft mav be ordered directly) 1 Bond St., Sydney, N.5.W.. Australia. I'NCI.E JACOBOVITCH HOLDS COl'RT By Lajoa Steiner (The position around which this article is written occurred in the recent Deri Memorial Tourney in Htineary; game Baila-Szabo. S.abo unaccountably failed to answer 1. P-R5 with 1 . . . P-N4. and lost: Balla tied with him for first place.
C J S P 1 Trie chesa corner In the cafe Is very lively tonight. One board is especially thronged. A position Is put up there and hands one after the other have a turn on the unfortunate pieces. One sees there Is not enough authority present, thoui-'h young Jackie Buresh succeeds sometimes in restoring order for a minute until at least the position gets back to a recognizable shape again. "Believe me, gentlemen, there cannot be even a trace of doubt about the superiority of the black position.
If everybody would wait for his turn, I am willing to demonstrate the truth of my statement. I am willing to play the black position for any stake, at any odds, and against anybody." IJncle Jarobovitch (comes in. approaches the table. People make room for him. He sits down on his usual chair.) What is all this excitement about? Ah.
a position. Whose move is it? Whites? Why shall 1 deny it. I so not very much like his position. What? That young scoundrel is as certain of the black position? Walt a minute. I mieht change my mind about it in that case.
He carefully scrutinizes the position: 4 tsuM H.- - it 4 ' & a a V. J-t It is difficult to deny that White has serious weaknesses on the queen-side. Black has the only open file. His pieces have abundant space. In his pawn formation (which seems, quite sound,) there are only two possible cracks.
His Q4 and KNP. White's chance, therefore, lies in those two possibilities: Can he stajie a uallant attack against these potential weaknesses? Otherwise, with normal conduct of the game, he has little chance to survive. 1. B.: I am very flattered, little master, with your accord. But, for once I am positively certain and you talk of possibilities.
White cannot have a decisive attack because Black is more mobile, because the white king is more exposed, and because Black has already an attack. . l J.: Of course you know everything at a glance Let us ralher try the possibilities. There is.no doubt White has something to start against his Q5 or KN6. 1. PxP. QxP does not seem promising enough as it brings the black queen Into action without any advantage for While Agauist KN6 White can advance Immediately with P-H5, or first prepare It by B-R3 followed by QR-R1. Let's see. 1. P-R5 To that Black has to play P-4 He 001114, not afford to open the B-fi!e.
But now at good White action is ready difficult to find. HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all moil to Chesj Editor , S. N-B5 Brines the knieht into position and allows White to make some (though not definitely satisfactory) kind ot an action against Q5. !.... B-Bl S. P-QBt jr. B.: But. Uncle Jacohovltch! Yon wanted to open up something to counteract the black QN-file and now you closo every possibility instead. Where is th famous logic? U; J.: You Impudent scoundrel! Yol know I took over a difficult position and I am trying to make the best of it. What else could I have played? iMind.
I wanted to paralyze at least the black bishop forever, i J. B.: 3. N-K3 did occuf to you? With similar intentions? 3. . . . N-B5ch: 4, K-B2. R-N6: 5. P-B4. P-Q5: . N-Q5. insuring a better position lor the whit knieht than before. t'. J.: That is all very well, but after 4 K-B2 tin your variationi Black could Play 4. . . . P-QS. unpleasantly opening the game. 3. . . . P-05 . 4. B-Oi R-NB 5. R-t QR-M J. B.: He. of course, would not' giv counterchances with RxRP. That pawn, will remain wesk and the N-file is ot much more importance.
. RxR RxR 1. R-ON1 0-QN . 8. RxR QxR! V. J.: And now I have to confess tha White is lost as 9. QxQ ts prohibited because of 9. . -.- . PxQ; 10. B-Bl. N-B5chl 11. K-Bl. NxQP. (To be continued) FINK SHOWS HOW TO DO IT This game, from the qualifying round nt the Dallas Congress, is a model of simplicity.
Fine did not hesitate to exchans Queens early, believing that his open Q file bearing on a backward QP would eventually reap us reward. ENGLISH OPENING Fine White 1- P-QB4 2- KI-KB3 3- P-Q4 4- KtxP 5- 3xKt 6- Kt-B3 7- P-KKt3 8- B-KI2 9- Castleg 10- R-Q 11- OxQ 12- B-K3 13- P-KI3 14- R-Q2 15- OR-Q 16- Kt-K4 17- BxKt. Ranch I Fine Fauch Black I White Black P-K4I21-R-KR P-Biat Kt-B3 22-PxP PxP PxP 23-R-K B-KI4 KtxKt 24-B-K3 BxB ,Kt-B3 25-RxB B-Kt5 B-K2;26-RxOP P-Kt4 Castles 27-BPxP PxP P-B3'28-RxR PxR. P-Q3 29-P-R5 P-KlS Q-KI3 30-P-R3 BxP PxQ31-BxP B-Q2 B-K3 32-B-Q.ich K-R. Kt-Q2i33-R-K7 B-B Kt-B4 34-B-B4 R-Q P-KKI4 135-BxP R-04 KtxKt 136-B-BR BxB P-KB4 .
37-R-K8ch K-KI2 R-R3 38-RxB F-QS P-B5 39-P-R8 RxP P-Kt5 40-P-R7 Resisns 118- B-B3 119- P-QR4 2n.H-Q4 j tai Black's K side demonstration has really made it easier for white to win trio-backward QP. But Fine would have been able to win positionally in tha long run. The following game was won by Kolla- inowsiu at Minneapolis: j BLACKMAR GAMBIT Koltanowski Jones i Koltanowski Jonei Black OxKt K-ej B-K P-QS R-QKt PxKt QxR R-K R-K3 R-K White Black White J-P-Q4 P-KB4ll3-BxKt 2- P-K4 PxPil4-Q-R5ch 3- P-KB3 Kt-KB3 15-QR-K 4- Kt-B3 Pxpil6-Q-B7 5- KtxP P-K3I17-B-K 6- B-Q3 P-QKi3 118-B-B6 7- Casl!es Kt-B3ilO-RxB 8- KI-K5 ' KtxP i20-QxKtP 9- B-K4 P-Q4i21-Q-Bfich 10- B-KtS B-B4 122-Q-B8ch 11- BxKt Kt-B4ch 23-QxR mate 12-K-K QXBI FORTUNATE EUWE VICTORY One of the few European chess events1 of the Fast few months was a tournament at Budapest, this spring. Details ar not available but the game below shows how Euwe gradually turned an Inferior position Into victory Sabo. one of tfi strongest Hungarian players, built up a favorable position with the Fuy Lope and for about 2$ mores the game seemed m his favor.
FUY LOPEZ Szabo White 1- P-K4 2- Kt-KB3 3- B-K15 4- B-R4 5- Castles 6- R-K 7- P-B3 8- P-Q4 9- QKI-Q2 10- PxP 11- BxB 12- Kt-B 13- Kt-K5 Euwe 'Srabo Biaclf (While P-K4 !21-Q-B3 Kt-QB322-P-B6 P-QR3i23-PxP Kt-B3l24-Kt-B5 P-Q3;25-B-K3 -- B-Q2!D6-QR-Q ' B-K2 !27-Kt-R4 Castles ;28-R-KB PxP 29-PxP Kt-QKM 30-Kt-BS tB 131-Q-R5 P-Ql ;3-'-R-B3 Q-K !23-R'Q'-KB Fuwa Black P-QB3 B-B BxKtP Q-K3 Q-K13 P-B3'al Q-B2 Q-K3 BxP K-R R-KKt B-Kt4 QR-KB BxBch RxRch Q-B3ch R-KB QxP KxQ : 14-P-QR3 ; 15-KtxKt i 16-P-K5 !17-Kt-K3 i 18-P-B3 19-P-B4 Kt-B3 ;34-Kt-R6 QxKt Kt-K.l Q-Q2 Kt-K14 Kt-KS 35-PxB 36- KxR 37- KI-B5 38- P-KKI4 39- QxPch (b) 20-P-B5 KR-K Resigns (a) Now Black is able to free hl post. tion. Had White prevented this move, his chances would have been better. (bl Even masters suffer from chesa hlinrin... An n.ndAn .
Wnll.e nverlonked that after 40. R-R3ch. Black does not have to play K-Kt3. The first was the shortest game in th Hamburg tourney of 1930. F. D. Yates, the winner, represented Entland. whl) V. Marin, a Spaniard, was at the loser end. It la another version of a well-known trap to which we have often referred.
Even the masters are numbered among Its victims! FRENCH DEFENSE Yates White 1- P-K4 2- P-Q4 3- N-WB3 4- B-KN5 5- P-KS 6- B.xB Marin Yates Marin Black White Black P-K3 7-Q-N4 O-O P-Q4 8-B-Q3 NxM N-KB3 9-PxN P-QB B-K2 10-N-B3 P-B5 N-KH U-BxP Resign QxB ' (ai For if KxB (K-Rl: 12. Q-R5 Is even !. Q-R5 . K-Nl: 13. N-N5 forces worse;) 12 Black to g give up his queen for this steed.
Here la an unusual victory achieved by World Champion Dr. Alexander Alek-ine a Orebro in 1935. The capture of ! the queen's knight, pawn leads to an 1 imprisoned rook, but ... oh, boyl SICILIAN Alekhine Black DEFENSE vMIgren White 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- P-Q4 4- NxP 5- N-QB3 6- NxN 7- B-KN5 8- BxN 9- B-B4. 10-B-N3 Mellcren Alekhine.
Black P-Q4a) P-K5! White 11- Q-Q2 12- PxP 13- O-O-Otb) 14- Q-K3 15- P-QS 16- P-Q7 17- RxB 18- Q-Q41 P-QB4 N-QB3 PxP N-B3 P-K4 NPxN R-ON1 QxB RxP! B-N5 BxW O-O B-KNS BxR B-R4! QxQ 19- RyQ 20- Resigns (c) RxBl (a Threatens P-Q5, 'winning th "pinned ' Knight. (hi White can castle, as his Kin neither passes through a check, nor int a check. That the Black .Rook threatened the White Rook, while the latter "passed'' through QN1, is a matter of n moment and castling is thus legal. (c) Black emerges with a full piece t the good, NEW. YORK STATE TOURNEY GAME The Brazilian champion, temporarily In this country, was one of the contestants in the New York State championship, held last summer m Hamilton.
In the gamo below, he takes 32 moves to show one of the New York City experts that. It la unwise to attempt to hold the gambit QBP. . , QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Crug Hago White Black 1- P-Q4 P-Q4 2- P-QB4 P-K3 3- K(.-OB3 P-QB3 4- Kt-B3 PxP 5- P-K3 P-QKtt 6- P-QR4 B-Kt5 7- B-Q2 Kt-B3 8- PxP - BxKr 9- BxB PxP 10- P-QK13 Cattle 11- PxP PxP 12- BxP Q-B2 13- -Kt3 Kt-B3 14- CastlesKR B-02 15- KR-B KR-Kt IS-O-P.3 Q-Q Cnu White 17- K'.-Q2 18- QxQ 19- P-K4. 20- P-B3 21- B-K-3 22- B-KI4 23- KI.-B4 ?4-Kt-R5 25- RxR 26- B-Q6 27- B-R4 28- BxR 29- R-B7 30- R-B5 Hago Blarlt Q-K2 KtxQ K-B B-K14 R-B PQR.1 QR-K4 FxRch . B-Q3 R-Kti K-K BxB Kt(B3-K P-P3 31-Kt-Kf7 B-Q9 32-Kt-Q8ch Resign.

'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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