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Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 02, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2387 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Times Problem 2387 by H. Jonsson. White mates in two.
FEN 2Br4/2p2n2/8/1P1k4/R2P4/6Q1/8/K2R4 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-QB3/Qc3

Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 02, 1952 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Times Problem 2388 by...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Times Problem 2388 by H. Fahlander. White mates in three.
FEN 7b/4p3/1K2Pp2/3k1B2/1p1BNP2/p7/P5N1/8 w - - 0 1
Key: N-Q6/Nd6

Capablanca was a Cuban boy who played chess very well. Possibly this lesson given by Bill Stewart helped in his future, 1911

Jose R. Capablanca (white) Bill Stewart (black)
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 N-B3 4. N-B3 B-B4 5. NxP BxPch 6. KxB NxN 7. P-Q4 KN-N5ch 8. K-N Q-B3 9. Q-Q2 O-O 10. PxN Q-N3ch 11. K-B P-KB4 12. B-B4ch K-R 13. K-K PxP 14. NxP P-Q4 15. BxP B-B4 16. N-N5 QR-Q 17. R-B P-B3 18. P-KR3 RxB 19. PxN RxQ 20. BxR QxNP 21. K-B2 B-Q6ch 22. N-B3 BxR 23. RxB QxBP 24. K-N Q-B4+ 25. K-R2 K-N

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe5 7. d4 Ng4+ 8. Kg1 Qf6 9. Qd2 0-0 10. dxe5 Qb6+ 11. Kf1 f5 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Ke1 fxe4 14. Nxe4 d5 15. Bxd5 Bf5 16. Ng5 Rd8 17. Rf1 c6 18. h3 Rxd5 19. hxg4 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 Qxb2 21. Kf2 Bd3+ 22. Nf3 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Qxc2 24. Kg1 Qc5+ 25. Kh2 Kg8

And the future world's champion gave up. From a simultaneous at the Franklin Chess Club.