March 30, 1952 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 30, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2325 by H....

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Times Problem 2325 by H. Von Duben. White mates in two.
FEN 1q6/3p2Pp/5P1K/p2B3N/P1n1R1p1/p1Pk1pP1/N2p1R2/1n1QB3 w - - 0 1

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 30, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2326 by O....

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Times Problem 2326 by O. Bernander. White mates in three.
FEN 2R2b2/3pp3/2p5/KNk5/8/5Q2/2p1P3/1n6 w - - 0 1

CUBAN TOURNAMENT
A formal closing and the customary banquet were dispensed with by the Capablanca Chess Club of Havana, sponsoring the recent Cuban International Tournament, out of deference to the memory of the late Juan Quesada, according to the New York Times. Quesada died on March 14, during the tournament.
A cup, donated by President Peron of Argentina, intended for the winner of the tournament, will remain with the club, to be put up for competition in a proposed Quesada Memorial Tournament with the consent of both Samuel Reshevsky of New York and Miguel Najdorf of Buenos Aires, who divided the first and second cash prizes.
The 18-game match between Najdorf and Reshevsky is scheduled to start next week end.
Another special prize, in the form of an elaborate trophy offered by Gen. Manuel Soto-Larrea of Mexico for the best score made by a Cuban, was awarded to Dr. Juan Gonzales of Havana, at one time holder of the United States Speed Championship and winner of the seventh prize.
Here are more games from the tournament:

Arturo Pomar Salamanca (white) vs. Herman Steiner (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 P-QB3 4. P-K3 P-KB4 5. Q-B2 B-Q3 6. B-Q3 N-KR3 7. KN-K2 O-O 8. B-Q2 P-QR4 9. P-B3 K-R 10. P-K4 BPxP 11. PxP PxBP 12. BxP N-N5 13. P-K5 B-N5 14. P-QR3 BxN 15. QxB P-B4 16. Q-KN3 N-B7 17. O-O N-K5 18. Q-K3 NxB 19. QxN N-B3 20. RxRch QxR 21. R-KB Q-K2 22. Q-N5 B-Q2 23. QxQ NxQ 24. R-B7 R-K 25. PxP K-N 26. R-B3 N-N3 27. R-K3 R-QB 28. P-QN4 PxP 29. PxP P-N3 30. B-R6 R-N 31. B-Q3 PxP 32. BxN PxB 33. PxP R-N5 34. R-Q3 B-N4 35. R-Q8ch K-B2 36. N-Q4 B-R5 37. R-Q6 R-B5 38. P-B6 R-B4 39. NxP RxKP 40. P-B7 R-K8ch 41. K-B2 R-B8 42. N-N5ch K-K2 43. RxP K-B 44. R-QR6 B-Q2 45. R-R7 K-K2 46. P-R4 B-B 47. K-B3 K-Q2 48. K-N4 R-B5ch 49. K-R5 R-B3 50. N-B3 R(3QB)-QB4+ 51. R-R4 R-QB4ch 52. N-N5 RxP 53. R-B4ch B-B4 54. P-N4 P-N3ch 55. K-R6 K-K4 56. PxB KxR 57. KxP K-N5 58. N-K6 R-B8 59. P-R5 R-KR8 60. N-N7 K-B5 61. P-B6 K-K4 62. P-B7 R-KB8 63. N-K8 K-K3 64. P-R6 R-N8ch 65. K-R7 KxP 66. N-Q6ch K-B 67. N-B5 R-N4 68. N-Q6 R-K4 69. N-B4 R-K3 70. N-Q2 K-B2 71. N-B3 K-B3 72. N-R4 K-N4 73. N-B3ch K-R4 74. K-N7 RxP 75. K-B7 K-N5 76. N-Q4 K-B5 77. K-K7 R-QN3 78. K-Q7 R-N3 79. N-B6 K-K5 80. N-K7 R-QR3 81. N-B6 K-B4 82. K-Q6 R-R8 83. K-Q5 R-Q8ch 84. N-Q4ch K-B5 85. K-B5 K-K5 86. N-B6 R-Q4ch 87. K-B4 R-KR4 88. N-N4 K-K4 89. N-Q3ch K-Q3 90. K-Q4 R-R5ch 91. K-K3 K-Q4 92. N-B4ch K-B5 93. K-K4 R-R 94. K-K5 R-R8 95. K-K4 R-K8 96. K-B5 K-Q5 97. N-K6ch K-Q4 98. N-B4ch K-Q3 99. N-Q3 R-K7 100. N-B4 R-K6 101. N-N6 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Qc2 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. Ne2 0-0 8. Bd2 a5 9. f3 Kh8 10. e4 fxe4 11. fxe4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ng4 13. e5 Bb4 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 c5 16. Qg3 Nf2 17. 0-0 Ne4 18. Qe3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Nc6 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Rf1 Qe7 22. Qg5 Bd7 23. Qxe7 Nxe7 24. Rf7 Re8 25. dxc5 Kg8 26. Rf3 Ng6 27. Re3 Rc8 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 b6 30. Ba6 Rb8 31. Bd3 bxc5 32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. bxc5 Rb4 34. Rd3 Bb5 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Nd4 Ba4 37. Rd6 Rc4 38. c6 Rc5 39. Nxe6 Rxe5 40. c7 Re1+ 41. Kf2 Rc1 42. Ng5+ Ke7 43. Rxg6 Kf8 44. Ra6 Bd7 45. Ra7 Ke7 46. h4 Bc8 47. Kf3 Kd7 48. Kg4 Rc4+ 49. Kh5 Rc6 50. Nf3 Rc5+

Samuel Reshevsky vs Edward Lasker
Havana (1952), Havana CUB, rd 23, Mar-20
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Alekhine System Main Line (D29) 1-0

Herman Steiner vs Carlos Enrique Guimard
Havana (1952), Havana CUB, rd 22, Mar-19
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Classical Variation (D68) 1/2-1/2

Herman Steiner vs Rogelio Ortega
Havana (1952), Havana CUB, rd 20, Mar-17
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1-0

Herman Steiner vs Miguel Najdorf
Havana (1952), Havana CUB, rd 16, Mar-12
Slav Defense: General (D10) 1/2-1/2