August 20, 1933 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, August 20, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 386 From the International two-mover tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933. Second prize by S.S. Lewman, Moscow. White mates in two.
FEN b6B/2r4p/Q3R2K/p1kN2R1/7p/2p2Nr1/4p1n1/6q1 w - - 0 1
Key: N-K5/Ne5
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves: N-N6 will be defeated by K-N5, and N-Q2 by PxN.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, August 20, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 387 by Aurelio Abela. White mates in three.
FEN b7/3Np3/1p1p4/1N1k2BP/KP3p2/5Pp1/P1Q2n2/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-R4/Bh4
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves. If N-B8, N-Q6. 2. QxNch, K-B3 and there is no mate. Q-K4 is no mate because of P-Q4. If N-B7ch, K-Q5 and there is no mate in 2 moves. If BxP, KxN, and there is no mate in 2 moves.

NEW YORK—THE DAKE-FINE MATCH
The second game was won by Dake, who adopted an English opening, winning a Pawn on his fourteenth turn. Later, on move thirty, he won his opponent's Queen for a Rook and Bishop.
The third game of the Dake-Fine match was drawn, but Dake won the fourth game in brilliant fashion. Fine tried very hard to win the fifth game. He had the White side of an English opening and gave up his Queen for two Rooks. This advantage, however, did not prove sufficient, and Dake was able to draw after fifty-four moves.
The sixth game of the Dake-Fine match ended in a win for Fine, who thus drew up level with Dark, each having scored three points.

FIRST GAME
Reuben Fine (White) vs. Arthur William Dake (Black)
Nimzowitsch Defense

Descriptive 1. P-K4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 B-N5 4. Q-B2 O-O 5. P-QR3 BxNch 6. QxB P-Q3 7. P-K3 P-QN3 8. B-Q3 B-N2 9. P-B3 N-R4 10. N-R3 Q-R5ch 11. N-B2 P-KB4 12. O-O N-Q2 13. B-Q2 P-K4 14. P-Q5 P-R4 15. P-QN4 P-N3 16. N-R3 Q-K2 17. Q-N2 PxP 18. PxP N(R4)-B3 19. P-K4 P-B5 20. N-N5 KR-N 21. N-K6 N-B 22. NxN QxN 23. RxR RxR 24. R-R N-Q2 25. P-R3 K-B2 26. P-B5 NPxP 27. B-N5 RxRch 28. QxR K-K2 29. BxN KxB 30. PxP K-K2 31. B-N4 B-B 32. PxPch PxP 33. BxPch 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d6 7. d3 b6