June 14, 1931 Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood

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The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, June 14, 1931 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 228...

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L.A. Times Problem No. 228 by J.F. Tracy, Ontario, Cal. Minneapolis Journal, 1893.
FEN K1B5/6bQ/7n/3k2P1/3P4/1n2P3/2R4B/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-N8/Bb8

In the recent Los Angeles-San Francisco match at San Luis Obispo, Willis Lamb, Jr. of Los Angeles, a student at the University of California at Berkely, played for the northern team. He won a piece from his opponent, the State champion, and then, after weathering a vicious attack, offered a draw which was quickly accepted, although the spectators figured Lamb should have continued for a win.

L.A. Times Game No. 242

Willis E. Lamb (white) vs. Harry Borochow (black)
Two Knights Defense

Descriptive 1. P-K4 N-QB3 2. N-KB3 P-K4 3. B-B4 N-B3 4. N-N5 P-Q4 5. PxP N-QR4 6. P-Q3 P-KR3 7. N-KB3 P-K5 8. Q-K2 NxB 9. PxN B-QB4 10. KN-Q2 O-O 11. N-N3 B-KN5 12. Q-B B-N3 13. P-KR3 B-KR4 14. P-N4 B-N3 15. P-B5 P-K6 16. BxP NxQP 17. PxB R-K 18. Q-K2 Q-R5 19. K-Q P-KB4 20. N-B3 QR-Q 21. K-B P-B5 22. NxN RxN 23. Q-B4 B-K5 24. R-Q PxB 25. RxR BxR 26. QxBch K-R 27. PxKP Q-K8ch 28. Q-Q QxPch 29. N-Q2 QxNP

Algebraic 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2 0-0 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. Qf1 Bb6(a) 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. c5 e3 16. Bxe3 Nxd5 17. cxb6 Re8 18. Qe2 Qh4 19. Kd1 f5 20. Nc3 Rd8 21. Kc1 f4 22. Nxd5(b) Rxd5 23. Qc4 Be4 24. Rd1 fxe3 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. fxe3 Qe1+ 28. Qd1 Qxe3+ 29. Nd2 Qxb6 1/2-1/2 agreed(c)

Notes by Willis Lamb, Jr.
(a) B-N5ch is book.
(b) Perhaps PxQBP was better.
(c) So far as I could see, the only way to avoid loss was 30. P-QR4 Q-B7; 31. N-B3 R-K6; 32. R-R3. As I was short on time I overlooked that R-R3 protected the knight.