The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 03, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, May 17, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 416. Composed for the L.A. Times by Dr. Gilbert Dobbs, Carrollton, Georgia. White mates in two.
FEN 2R4b/N1n1BN2/8/7R/3k4/p4p2/B1P5/KQ4n1 w - - 0 1
Key: B-N5/Bg5
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions the writer will show Black's defense to these moves. If 1. Q-K, N-K7 and there is no mate. If 1. B-B5ch, K-K5 dis ch. and White can't mate on the next move.
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 03, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, May 17, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 417 by Dr. A. Kraemer, first prize Neue Leipzinger Zeitung. White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/3K1QPr/4N3/1pNk4/1P1p4/P1pp2r1/6bb w - - 0 1
Key: K-B6/Kc6
If Black:
1. K-B6, 2. N-B3ch, B-Q5, 3. QxB
1. K-K5, 2. Q-B3ch, K-Q5, 3. QxP
1. P-B8(Q) 2. N-B7ch, K-K5, 3. N-Q6
1. RxP, 2. NxRch, K-K5, 3. Q-B4
1. RxP dis ch. 2. N-B3ch, K-K5 3. N-N5
1. R-R7, B7, K7 2. N-B3ch K-K5 3. N-N5
1. B-R7, 2. N-Q7ch, K-K5, 3. N-B5 mate.
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