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CHESS Oct. 6, 1940 L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1127 Composed for the Los Anneles Times by R. C. Minkowski, Los Anaelea. Cal. t t r." White mates in two. (Wh. 6; Bl. 3.) SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1123: Q-QB6. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1124: B-K5. L. A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1128 Composed for the Los Anaeles Times by R. C. Mankowski. Los Angeles.
Cal. ' ' t V ' ' i tUi'M hJ:St Kti.M is White mates In three. (Wh. 8; Bl. 5.) JAMES DAVIDSON WINS SOLVING CONTUST WITH HIS POINTS.
We congratulate Mr. Davidson (or winninr this contest the third time! He haa been wilh us since Problem No. 4:!t and nails from Los Angeles. Thia is the score of last months' participant. Those who look part previously will have- their store stand and should lliev send in solutions again, tliey will be added and published next month.
I. Alexander CI 4; E. Bertrand, 7; H. Bruhu f'M 229; E. L. Deniells (',) 147: J. Davidson ( winner. 31o:l J O. Dodge (.) 215; J. C. Drake (.I 10b; Mrs. J. B. Faulkner, 45: J. Fronseca, 25; C. P. Ford, 173: H. J. Gllmore. 91; J. B. Gee. 15; G. R. Hal-ton, 2G2: G. A. Hall CV 244; W ' Harmon (,) 95; D. A. Innes (.) 88: A. G. Kuril, 14; W. L. Koelhen (,) lbti; H. P. Matoslan, 23; J. M. Meinhardt. 132; Rev. P. Prichard (, 216; Dr. R. H. Ross t",) 144; M. Rudholm (".) H9; L H. Rudelson, 0; A. D. Reynolds Sr.. 15; L ShcparU, 77; E. H. Schndee C'.i 297- Dr. J. B. Sheldon. 27: W. B. Tudor .) 216; J. E. Underdown, 2; R. n wenver. ii -. J . P. Walsh (,) 32; J. t' Watson (".) 1CU; G. White, welcome to our ladder, The score Includes Problems 1117-1124.
. . . RULES OF THE SOLVING CONTEST The winners of each month'a contest will receive a month's membership in the Chess and Checker CluB 01 Los nseies, 124 W Fourth St.. where they may discuss AAmnnoin anH nlvinif of nroblcms and end games.
Every winner will be marked with the usual (,) showing that he was once a winner In climbing the ladder. The system will enable 12 (or mora in case of ll cnlvern In win Solutions sent In answer to this problem will be acknowledged within two weeks tier Dith rat on II vou Wlsn 10 Iiaure the "up-to-the-minute" ladder, the time limit being seven days. Otherwise credit ran nniv h civen In a later ladder. Problems In this column may begin with a castling key or have castling as defense, unless It can be definitely proved that such maneuvers are not legal. Cap ture keys, " en passant" keys ana cnecs.iug keys are also tolerated, but all the above t.vnea nrm mihef uncommon.
The capture of a pawn, however, ! not unusual. If a problem haa no solution, "no aolu tlon" must be claimed In order to score Doints. The principal yarlatlons are necessary when sending In the three-movers. Keys only need be given In two-ers. although it Is excellent practice to write out all the distinct variations.
Two-movers receive two points. Three- movers receive three points on Our Ladder. The prize is awarded to the leading solver once a month. (His score is then canceled.) Solvers may become Ladderltes at any time They are expected to solve as in dividuals or teams but not consult other wise. Reanesls for back Issues and subscriptions should be directed to the Circulation Department.
Anyone desiring" Information for chess literature should send a self-addressed and stamped envelope. This column appears on Sunday. COMBINATIVE PLAI By Dr Max Euwe (World Champion. 1935-37) 10. COMBINATIONS IN THE END-GAME. DIAGRAM 8 HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor This position occurred H. E. Bird-Dr. E. Lasker.
Lasker, Black, finds an In the match 1892. ingenious way on the seventh of getting- a passed pawn rank which decides the game. i. . . . r-fi! t. BxP After 3 PxP PxP: 3. BxP? Black would win the exchange by 3. . . . KI-B6. , 2 P-K13 is also insuflicient. e.g.. z. R-B8ctv 3. K-KI2 RxR: 4. KxR KtBfi: 5. R-K2 B-B2. and the weakness of White Kp and KRP loses him the 88me- P-Ktfi!! The key. Black threatens 3 . . . R-B8ch: 4 K-K12.
RxR; 5. KxR PxRP. etc. and White cannot play 3. PxRP on account of 3. . . . Kt-B6. The result Is that Black gets tne passed pawn ne desires on the seventh rank. S. PxKtP R-B8eh 4. K-KtJ RxR 5. KxR F-Rl Now the win Is a ouestion only of tech nique. There followed: . . R-QI Kt-KtS Threatening 1. . , Kt-B7, etc. 7. R-Rt B-BJ 8. K-Kt F-B3! A wise precaution, 8. K-Bl B-Kt 10. K-Q'J RxP! ' Another key move of Black's combination. The bishop, destined to attack the rook on the promotion square, is more important than the black rook.
If 11. KLxR BxKt: 12. , . . BxP wins.
11. Kt-Ql R-Q.-.ch 11. K-K'J RxKU 1.1. RxR Or 13. KxR B-K5 and BxKtp wins. Note that without Black's precautionary move 8. . P-B3. White would have now threatened 14. R-Q8 mate. n-KS 14. R-Q8cb K-Bi 15. R-Ql BxKtF 16. B-QKch K-Bl - 17. B-K16 B-Q5! White threatened 18. R-Q8 mate. 18. F-B4 F-R8(Q and Black won. The next example Is another Ingenious combination, leading more directly to a decision by passed pawns. DIAGRAM 6 The position occurred in tueda versus bank, Madrid, to move. a game Or-1934. Black R-Q7 RxQKtP!! P-B8 . Kt-R4 3. KtxK The point Is that (A) 4 Kt-Q3 loses by 4. . . P-B5ch: 5. RxB PxKt, etc. (B) 4. Kt-B4 or 4 Kt-Ql lose by 4. . . . P-B7; (C) 4. R-K7 PxKt; S. R-Kl P-B5ch and Black wins easily. 4. RxB Excepting 4. . . PxR; 5. White wins. Kt-Q3 P-B5t: and The second Point. Black prevents 5. KI-Q3 and threatens to decide the game by S. . P-B7 After 5. R-OS follows 5. . . PxKt; 8. R-Ql. P-B6 and Black wins. 5. R KI4 The only move and one which seems to refute Black's combination as now neither 5. . . PxKt? nor 5. . . , P-B7? is possible, P-QR4!! The third point, after which White has no further defense. The threat is 6. . . . PxR. After 8. Rxp PxKt wins and after 8. KtxP or a move of the rook on the Kt file, t.
, , . P-B7 decides. This Is the most brilliant example of a promotion combination I ever saw in practical play . The seventh position occurred In the game Dr. Tartakower-F, D, Yates, New York. 1924. White is a pawn ahead, but this advantage Is not of much importance because White's majority on the qneen'a side and in the center Is blocked. The game would have finished as a draw If White had1 not found the following nice combination: (To ha eon(inued) ALEKHINE'3 DEFENSE 4ngel 4 White 1- P-K4 2- P-K5 3- N-KB3 4- P-04 5- B-K2 6- 0-0 7- PxOP 8- R-K1 Buschke Black ' N-KB3 N-04 P-G3 B-N5 P-QB4 0-N3 KPxP Angel White 9-B-QB4 10- QxB 11- N-B3 12- N-G5 13- CJxN! 14- NxP 15- B-R6 Buschke Black BxN N-KB3 N-B3 O-Ol PxQ(a) K-Bl Mate! B-K2' (a) Leads to a pretty forced mate. If the queen Is refused, Black has a hope- less outlook: Another "short-short" from Amsterdam: INDIAN DEFENSE Kmoch White 1- P-04 2- P-QB4 3- N-OB3 4- N-B3, 5- CJ-N3 6- OxBp 7- P-K4 i 8- P-K5! -PxN!l Prins Kmoch . Prlns Black White Black N-KB3 10-PxB KxP P-KN3 11-BxB N-B3 P-04 l.'-B-K3 N-N5 B-N2 13-0-0 N-B7 PxP I4-QR-Q1 NxB O-O 15-PxN P-OB4 P-N3 16-N-KN5 P-K3 B-K3 17-RxP Resigns BxO - Naturally If now RxR: then 18.
NxKP and 1H NxQ After the 'obvious K-R3; thers might have followed 18. RxRP-),, KxN: IB. P-R4 . K-N5 (if K-B3: 20. R-KB1II 20 B-K2 , R-B; 21 BxR , K-B4; 22. R-KB7I-, 0-B3; 23. P-KN4 mate. And thert may tven be a quicker wayl.
Cal. ' ' t V ' ' i tUi'M hJ:St Kti.M is White mates In three. (Wh. 8; Bl. 5.) JAMES DAVIDSON WINS SOLVING CONTUST WITH HIS POINTS.
We congratulate Mr. Davidson (or winninr this contest the third time! He haa been wilh us since Problem No. 4:!t and nails from Los Angeles. Thia is the score of last months' participant. Those who look part previously will have- their store stand and should lliev send in solutions again, tliey will be added and published next month.
I. Alexander CI 4; E. Bertrand, 7; H. Bruhu f'M 229; E. L. Deniells (',) 147: J. Davidson ( winner. 31o:l J O. Dodge (.) 215; J. C. Drake (.I 10b; Mrs. J. B. Faulkner, 45: J. Fronseca, 25; C. P. Ford, 173: H. J. Gllmore. 91; J. B. Gee. 15; G. R. Hal-ton, 2G2: G. A. Hall CV 244; W ' Harmon (,) 95; D. A. Innes (.) 88: A. G. Kuril, 14; W. L. Koelhen (,) lbti; H. P. Matoslan, 23; J. M. Meinhardt. 132; Rev. P. Prichard (, 216; Dr. R. H. Ross t",) 144; M. Rudholm (".) H9; L H. Rudelson, 0; A. D. Reynolds Sr.. 15; L ShcparU, 77; E. H. Schndee C'.i 297- Dr. J. B. Sheldon. 27: W. B. Tudor .) 216; J. E. Underdown, 2; R. n wenver. ii -. J . P. Walsh (,) 32; J. t' Watson (".) 1CU; G. White, welcome to our ladder, The score Includes Problems 1117-1124.
. . . RULES OF THE SOLVING CONTEST The winners of each month'a contest will receive a month's membership in the Chess and Checker CluB 01 Los nseies, 124 W Fourth St.. where they may discuss AAmnnoin anH nlvinif of nroblcms and end games.
Every winner will be marked with the usual (,) showing that he was once a winner In climbing the ladder. The system will enable 12 (or mora in case of ll cnlvern In win Solutions sent In answer to this problem will be acknowledged within two weeks tier Dith rat on II vou Wlsn 10 Iiaure the "up-to-the-minute" ladder, the time limit being seven days. Otherwise credit ran nniv h civen In a later ladder. Problems In this column may begin with a castling key or have castling as defense, unless It can be definitely proved that such maneuvers are not legal. Cap ture keys, " en passant" keys ana cnecs.iug keys are also tolerated, but all the above t.vnea nrm mihef uncommon.
The capture of a pawn, however, ! not unusual. If a problem haa no solution, "no aolu tlon" must be claimed In order to score Doints. The principal yarlatlons are necessary when sending In the three-movers. Keys only need be given In two-ers. although it Is excellent practice to write out all the distinct variations.
Two-movers receive two points. Three- movers receive three points on Our Ladder. The prize is awarded to the leading solver once a month. (His score is then canceled.) Solvers may become Ladderltes at any time They are expected to solve as in dividuals or teams but not consult other wise. Reanesls for back Issues and subscriptions should be directed to the Circulation Department.
Anyone desiring" Information for chess literature should send a self-addressed and stamped envelope. This column appears on Sunday. COMBINATIVE PLAI By Dr Max Euwe (World Champion. 1935-37) 10. COMBINATIONS IN THE END-GAME. DIAGRAM 8 HERMAN STEINER International Chess Master Address all mail to Chess Editor This position occurred H. E. Bird-Dr. E. Lasker.
Lasker, Black, finds an In the match 1892. ingenious way on the seventh of getting- a passed pawn rank which decides the game. i. . . . r-fi! t. BxP After 3 PxP PxP: 3. BxP? Black would win the exchange by 3. . . . KI-B6. , 2 P-K13 is also insuflicient. e.g.. z. R-B8ctv 3. K-KI2 RxR: 4. KxR KtBfi: 5. R-K2 B-B2. and the weakness of White Kp and KRP loses him the 88me- P-Ktfi!! The key. Black threatens 3 . . . R-B8ch: 4 K-K12.
RxR; 5. KxR PxRP. etc. and White cannot play 3. PxRP on account of 3. . . . Kt-B6. The result Is that Black gets tne passed pawn ne desires on the seventh rank. S. PxKtP R-B8eh 4. K-KtJ RxR 5. KxR F-Rl Now the win Is a ouestion only of tech nique. There followed: . . R-QI Kt-KtS Threatening 1. . , Kt-B7, etc. 7. R-Rt B-BJ 8. K-Kt F-B3! A wise precaution, 8. K-Bl B-Kt 10. K-Q'J RxP! ' Another key move of Black's combination. The bishop, destined to attack the rook on the promotion square, is more important than the black rook.
If 11. KLxR BxKt: 12. , . . BxP wins.
11. Kt-Ql R-Q.-.ch 11. K-K'J RxKU 1.1. RxR Or 13. KxR B-K5 and BxKtp wins. Note that without Black's precautionary move 8. . P-B3. White would have now threatened 14. R-Q8 mate. n-KS 14. R-Q8cb K-Bi 15. R-Ql BxKtF 16. B-QKch K-Bl - 17. B-K16 B-Q5! White threatened 18. R-Q8 mate. 18. F-B4 F-R8(Q and Black won. The next example Is another Ingenious combination, leading more directly to a decision by passed pawns. DIAGRAM 6 The position occurred in tueda versus bank, Madrid, to move. a game Or-1934. Black R-Q7 RxQKtP!! P-B8 . Kt-R4 3. KtxK The point Is that (A) 4 Kt-Q3 loses by 4. . . P-B5ch: 5. RxB PxKt, etc. (B) 4. Kt-B4 or 4 Kt-Ql lose by 4. . . . P-B7; (C) 4. R-K7 PxKt; S. R-Kl P-B5ch and Black wins easily. 4. RxB Excepting 4. . . PxR; 5. White wins. Kt-Q3 P-B5t: and The second Point. Black prevents 5. KI-Q3 and threatens to decide the game by S. . P-B7 After 5. R-OS follows 5. . . PxKt; 8. R-Ql. P-B6 and Black wins. 5. R KI4 The only move and one which seems to refute Black's combination as now neither 5. . . PxKt? nor 5. . . , P-B7? is possible, P-QR4!! The third point, after which White has no further defense. The threat is 6. . . . PxR. After 8. Rxp PxKt wins and after 8. KtxP or a move of the rook on the Kt file, t.
, , . P-B7 decides. This Is the most brilliant example of a promotion combination I ever saw in practical play . The seventh position occurred In the game Dr. Tartakower-F, D, Yates, New York. 1924. White is a pawn ahead, but this advantage Is not of much importance because White's majority on the qneen'a side and in the center Is blocked. The game would have finished as a draw If White had1 not found the following nice combination: (To ha eon(inued) ALEKHINE'3 DEFENSE 4ngel 4 White 1- P-K4 2- P-K5 3- N-KB3 4- P-04 5- B-K2 6- 0-0 7- PxOP 8- R-K1 Buschke Black ' N-KB3 N-04 P-G3 B-N5 P-QB4 0-N3 KPxP Angel White 9-B-QB4 10- QxB 11- N-B3 12- N-G5 13- CJxN! 14- NxP 15- B-R6 Buschke Black BxN N-KB3 N-B3 O-Ol PxQ(a) K-Bl Mate! B-K2' (a) Leads to a pretty forced mate. If the queen Is refused, Black has a hope- less outlook: Another "short-short" from Amsterdam: INDIAN DEFENSE Kmoch White 1- P-04 2- P-QB4 3- N-OB3 4- N-B3, 5- CJ-N3 6- OxBp 7- P-K4 i 8- P-K5! -PxN!l Prins Kmoch . Prlns Black White Black N-KB3 10-PxB KxP P-KN3 11-BxB N-B3 P-04 l.'-B-K3 N-N5 B-N2 13-0-0 N-B7 PxP I4-QR-Q1 NxB O-O 15-PxN P-OB4 P-N3 16-N-KN5 P-K3 B-K3 17-RxP Resigns BxO - Naturally If now RxR: then 18.
NxKP and 1H NxQ After the 'obvious K-R3; thers might have followed 18. RxRP-),, KxN: IB. P-R4 . K-N5 (if K-B3: 20. R-KB1II 20 B-K2 , R-B; 21 BxR , K-B4; 22. R-KB7I-, 0-B3; 23. P-KN4 mate. And thert may tven be a quicker wayl.
