The Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, April 09, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 360...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, March 26, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 360 by Murray Marble. La Strategie, 1908. White mates in two.
FEN Q7/6N1/Kp4B1/3pp1n1/3k1r2/p1R4R/4rn2/B6q w - - 0 1
Key: B-K4/Be4
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, April 09, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 361...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, March 26, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 361 by W. Pauly, D.N. Ill. Blatt, 1904. White mates in three.
FEN 8/6kP/8/7K/8/4R3/8/8 w - - 0 1
Key: 1. P-R8(R)/h8=R
If KxR; 2. K-B6. If K-B2; 2. K-R6. If K-B3; 2. R-R7.
Grand sacrifices generally result from more or less extremely poor play by the opponent. A good example of same is the following game, with notes (abbreviated) by Alekhine, taken from the book of the 1932 London International Tourney.
Salomon Flohr vs Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
London (1932), London ENG, rd 5, Feb-05
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Milner-Barry Variation (E33) 1-0
Jose Capablanca of Cuba, former world champion, has started his tour of this country, with his first exhibition being last night at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The chess world is still looking forward to a return match between the famous Cuban and the present world champion, and needless to say, many would bet on Capablanca.