April 29, 1956 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess Chats 29 Apr 1956, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, April 29, 1956 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 21 by R....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, February 6, 2020

Problem No. 21 by R. Dubois, France. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN K7/8/8/krRN4/8/8/N7/1R6 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Ra1 Rxc5 2. Nac3#

Played in the CFNC Open, Berkeley, 1956

Eric T. Dana, Los Altos (white) vs. R. Dickinson, Redwood City (black)
Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 N-B3 5. O-O NxP 6. P-Q4 P-QN4 7. B-N3 P-Q4 8. PxP B-K3 9. Q-K2 N-R4 10. N-Q4 N-B4 11. R-Q1 B-K2 12. NxB PxN 13. B-K3 N-B5 14. BxN NPxB 15. Q-N4 O-O 16. BxN BxB 17. QxKPch K-R1 18. R-Q2 RxP 19. RxR Q-KB1 20. N-B3 QxRch 21. K-R1 R-KB1 22. P-KR3 QxBP 23. QxP B-N5 24. R-Q1 QxNP 25. N-R4 Q-QB7 26. Q-Q7 P-B6 27. P-K6 Q-K7 28. NxBP R-B8ch 29. RxR QxRch 30. K-R2 B-Q3ch 31. P-N3 Q-B7ch 32. K-R1 Q-B6ch 33. K-N1 B-B4ch 34. K-R2 Q-B7ch 35. K-R1 Q-N8 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Na5 10. Nd4 Nc5 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Qg4 0-0 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Rd2 Rxf2 19. Rxf2 Qf8 20. Nc3 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Rf8 22. h3 Qxc2 23. Qxd5 Bb4 24. Rd1 Qxb2 25. Na4 Qc2 26. Qd7 c3 27. e6 Qe2 28. Nxc3 Rf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 30. Kh2 Bd6+ 31. g3 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Bc5+ 34. Kh2 Qf2+ 35. Kh1 Qg1#

(a) The regular line of the Open Defense.
(b) This move is thought by some authorities to defeat this line of Black's
(c) Probably better was Q-Q2.
(d) Black is in trouble.
(e) The only chance.
(f) This move is not as strong as white thinks.
(g) Now it is black who has the threats. If white plays 18. RxP, then RxP; 19. RxQch, RxR, and black wins.
(h) Probably best.
(i) Not 19. … Q-R5; 20. Q-B4, R-KB1; 21. QxRch, etc.
(j) 23. … B-K6 looks stronger.
(k) Should have played 25. … Q-K7.
(l) At this point both sides were confident that they would win!
(m) If 28. P-K1, BxP or 28. Q-Q8, P-B7, etc.
(n) If 29. K-R2, B. Q3ch; 30. RxB, Q-K4ch; 31. P-N3, R-B7ch, etc. an exciting finish.