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Chess by Herman Steiner 03 Sep 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 03, 1933, Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem...
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L.A. Times Problem No. 390 from the international two-mover tourney of the Budapest Chess Club. 1933. Third and fourth prize by A.F. Argulles, Barcelona. White mates in two.
FEN bq6/r4B2/2p4R/PnkNRPB1/Q3p3/nr2p2K/1b2N3/8 w - - 0 1
Key: N-B!/Nc1
If BxPch, RxBch! If B-K7ch, RxB! If QxR, PxP!
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 03, 1933, Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, April 28, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 391 by Nicolo Sardotsch. White mates in three.
FEN 8/r1Rr2Pp/p2RP3/P2pk2b/K5P1/1p1p4/5Q2/7N w - - 0 1
Key: P-K7!/e7
If PxR or R(B7)-B6, would be defeated by BxP. Q-N3ch by K-B3, RxP and R(Q6)-B6 by R(R2)xP.
News From Abroad
A “double Indian” victory resulted in the British championship. For men the standings were: The East Indian, Mir Sultan Khan, 9½; T.H. Tylor, 9; G. Abrahams, 8; C.H. Alexander, 7½; Sir George Thomas, 7; H. Golombek, 5½; A Mortlock and W. Winter (who retired early in the tourney because of illness while still among the leaders, including a victory over the champion.) 4½; Rupert Cross (the blind player), 4; H.H. Cole, 2; E.E. Colman and F.V. Jameson, 2.
Miss Fatima, the East Indian, won the British ladies' championship with the fine score of 10½ to ½.
Dr. Savielly Tartakower's victory over the world champion, Dr. Alexander Alekhine, was the sensation of the international team tourney at Folkestone, England (the only game that Alekhine lost.)
Here is the score of this memorable encounter:
Alexander Alekhine vs Savielly Tartakower
Folkestone Olympiad (1933), Folkestone ENG, rd 2, Jun-13
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 0-1
