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February 10, 1957 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess ChatsChess Chats 10 Feb 1957, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, February 10, 1957 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 62 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, February 13, 2020

Problem No. 62 by J. Haring, Holland. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 4K1B1/4Q3/b7/rp6/N2k4/3p4/1R6/1rR5 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rc5 d2 2. Rxd2#

What a Sacrifice

Yngvar Barda vs Dieter Keller
Moscow Olympiad qual-1 (1956), Moscow URS, rd 2, Sep-02
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bernstein Defense (E59) 0-1

George Koltanowski's version of this game includes additional moves on #29, not mentioned on the chessgames.com version: White to move. Check. Last: 29...Bd3+
29. Rxh3 Bd3+

(a) Collins played R-K1 against Rankis.
(b) Loses a tempo but stops 13. P-K4 and threatens P-K5.
(c) Doesn't hold up. Better was 15. P-QB4. Now Black takes over.
(d) Forced.
(e) Somewhat better was 20. BxN, QxB; 21. Q-Q1.
(f) Threatens NxRPch.
(g) Further lines are opened for the attack.
(h) The key to the preceding sacrifice. White cannot stay the execution.
(i) Every player dreams of these kind of Queen sacrifices!
(j) Switzerland has a number of upcoming young masters: Bhend, Walther and Keller, just to name a few.

Moscow Chess Olympics, 1956

Dieter Keller vs Jozef Gromek
Moscow Olympiad qual-1 (1956), Moscow URS, rd 1, Sep-01
Sicilian Defense: Classical. Fianchetto Variation (B58) 1-0

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. NxP N-B3
5. N-QB3 P-Q3
6. P-KN3 P-K4
7. N-K2 B-K2
8. B-N2 O-O
9. O-O P-QB3
10. P-KR3 P-QN4
11. B-K3 N-QR4
12. P-N3 Q-B2
13. Q-Q2 B-N2
14. P-KN4 QR-B1
15. QR-B1 KR-Q1
16. N-Q5 BxN
17. PxB N-Q2
18. N-N3 R-K1
19. P-N5 B-B1
20. P-KR4 Q-Q1
21. B-R3 N-N2
22. Q-K2 R-B2
23. P-R5 P-N3
24. P-QB4 PxBP
25. RxP RxR
26. QxR P-R4
27. P-R3 P-B4
28. PxBPe.p. NxP
29. Pxp PxP
30. B-K6ch K-N2
31. Q-KR4 N-N1
32. N-B5ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6
6.g3 e5
7.Nde2 Be7
8.Bg2 O-O
9.O-O a6
10.h3 b5
11.Be3 Na5
12.b3 Qc7
13.Qd2 Bb7
14.g4 Rac8
15.Rac1 Rfd8
16.Nd5 Bxd5
17.exd5 Nd7
18.Ng3 Re8
19.g5 Bf8
20.h4 Qd8
21.Bh3 Nb7
22. Qe2 Rc7
23.h5 g6
24.c4 bxc4
25.Rxc4 Rxc4
26.Qxc4 a5
27.a3 f5
28.gxf6 Nxf6
29.hxg6 hxg6
30.Be6+ Kg7
31.Qh4 Ng8
32.Nf5+ 1-0

(a) Feels nothing can happen to him on the Queen's side or the center, so on with an attack on the King's side.
(b) Advice is hard to give.
(c) Does not care for the eventual P-N6 for White.
(d) Switch of scene, attack on the Queen's side.
(e) Loses patience and with it the game.
(f) After 32. … PxN; 33. Q-N3ch, K-R2; 34. QxN mates.

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