March 14, 1948 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess Chats 14 Mar 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, March 14, 1948 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 24 by...

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Problem No. 24 by George Koltanowski. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN n2B4/3Rp1p1/4p1P1/3Nkp2/1p1p4/1P1QpK1B/2P5/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa6 exd5 2. Rxe7#

The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California Sunday, February 29, 1948 – Page 8 — Chess Champ To Leave for Canada Tour — Chess Master—George Koltanowski world's blindfold chess champion, who will leave his Santa Rosa home soon to make a month's exhibition tour through principal Canadian cities.
Only just back from the south of California, George Koltanowski is heeding a call to go up North for a chess exhibition.
This time the British Columbia Chess Federation is holding a special festival in Vancouver on Thursday, March 18 with George Koltanowski as chief attraction. Mrs. Leah Koltanowski, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris are driving with him to Canada.
Koltanowski, champion of the world in blindfold chess and editor of Chess Chats in the Press Democrat, will take on eight teams of five players each coming from different cities of British Columbia, and play them all blindfolded at one time.

Chess Champ To Leave for Canada Tour 14 Mar 1948, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

Puerto Rico

Here follows a game won by the new champion of Puerto Rico, Miguel Colon (with 7-1 score). His opponent, F. Benitez, was second with 6-2 pts.

Francisco Benitez (white) Miguel Colon Romero (black)
Indian Defense: Knights Variation

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N-KB3 P-K3 3. QN-Q2 P-QN3 4. P-KN3 B-N2 5. B-N2 B-K2 6. P-K3 O-O 7. O-O N-K5 8. P-B4 P-KB4 9. N-K5 N-Q3 10. BxB NxB 11. P-N3 P-B4 12. B-N2 Q-B2 13. P-B4 P-Q3 14. N5-B3 B-B3 15. P-K4 QBPxP 16. P-K5 PxP 17. PxP B-K2 18. NxP B-B4 19. N2-B3 N-B3 20. Q-K2 QR-Q1 21. QR-Q1 R-Q2 22. K-N2 NxN 23. BxN KR-Q1 24. B-N2 Q-B3 25. K-R3 P-KR3 26. RxR RxR 27. B-B3 P-KN4 28. P-KN4 P-B5 29. Q-QB2 K-N2 30. N-Q2 B-K6 31. N-K4 N-B4! 32. N-B6 R-Q6! 33. N-R5ch K-N1 34. P-N4 B-N8ch 35. N-N3 RxN ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. e3 0-0 7. 0-0 Ne4 8. c4 f5 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Bxb7 Nxb7 11. b3 c5 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. f4 d6 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. e4 cxd4 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Be7 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Nf3 Nc6 20. Qe2 Rd8 21. Rd1 Rd7 22. Kg2 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Rd8 24. Bb2 Qc6 25. Kh3 h6 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Bc3 g5 28. g4 f4 29. Qc2 Kg7 30. Nd2 Be3 31. Ne4 Nc5! 32. Nf6 Rd3! 33. Nh5+ Kg8 34. b4 Bg1+ 35. Ng3 Rxg3+ 0-1

4. I prefer here 4. P-K4
6. White could have tried here 8. N-K5
17. This is better than playing BxP; 18. NxB QxB; 19. N-B4 followed by QxQP and Black has a backward K's pawn.
35. White resigns as mate in two follows.