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Chess by Clif Sherwood Sun, Aug 28, 1932 – 37 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Chess by Clif Sherwood Sunday, August 28, 1932 Times Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 306...
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L.A. Times Problem No. 306 by M. Segers, Belgium. Third prize, Bristol Times-Mirror, 1932. White mates in two.
FEN 7b/Q3p2n/8/1p1BN1p1/1k1K2R1/1p1RBpp1/3r2r1/3b2q1 w - - 0 1
Key: B-K6/Be6
Tomorrow is the last day of the two weeks' session of the Pasadena Chess Congress at the Maryland Hotel. At this writing World Champion Alekhine is practically a sure winner of the Masters Tourney, with Dake and Kashdan fighting it out for second place, followed closely by Reshevsky, Steiner and Factor. Miss LaVieve Hines of Pasadena, leading women player of the West, looks a sure winner in the Women's Tourney. The Minor Tourney looks like a close finish for first place between Rev. Howard Oahman, Nebraska champion; Manuel Sobral, El Paso champion, and Irving Spero of Los Angeles, former Ohio champion. A friendly match between four players from California found the latter well in the lead after three of the four sessions had been held.
Alekhine's table naturally held the spotlight. His play throughout seemed to be unusually enterprising, and occasionally he ventured into risky lines of play, feeling confident that he could fathom complications better than his opponent. If he felt he was in real trouble he simply called for more coffee and worked out a solution. The champion's most troublesome opponent in the early rounds played well against the “Alekhine Defense” (as shown below) and probably had winning chances in some point or two, but Alekhine managed to force a draw.
L.A. Times Game No. 309
Samuel D Factor vs Alexander Alekhine
Pasadena (1932), Pasadena, CA USA, rd 6, Aug-21
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation (B02) 1/2-1/2
a) Prof. Grabill, Los Angeles expert points out a possible winning line for white: 29. RxBch, RxR; 30. RxRch KxR; 31. NxQP and white's pawns should eventually win.
