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Chess by Herman Steiner 10 Dec 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
L.A. Times Problem No. 418. From the International Two-mover Tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933; seventh prize by F. Ruck. White mates in two.
FEN KB6/QBR2p2/PR2p1P1/p2pkPp1/P5P1/8/4P1N1/8 w - - 0 1
Key: R-Q6/Rd6
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, the writer will show Black's defense to these moves: If RxP dis ch., K-K5! and there is no mate on the next move. R-N5 would be defeated by PxP! and R-N3 by the same move.
L.A. Times Problem No. 419. By Rudolf L'Hermet. White mates in three.
FEN 1K2Q3/1BP2r1p/4nR2/6pp/6Pk/P6p/2N4P/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-B8/Bc8
If Black 1. P-R3, 2. N-R! PxP 3. RxP
If Black 1. P-R3, 2. N-R! KxP 3. Q-R4
If Black 1. P-R3, 2. N-R! R, any 3. QxP
If Black 1. P-R3, 2. N-R! N, any 3. Q-K mate.
The following are short mates:
1. PxP, 2. R-R6 mate.
1. KxP, 2. Q-R4 mate.
1. R, any 2. QxP mate.
1. N, any 2. Q-K mate.
Game Department
The following two games played in 1929, which won the New York State championship for him, demonstrate his fundamental principles, which form the basis of his lectures. (Attack and counter-attack.)
Jacob Bernstein (white) vs. Herman Steiner (black)
Indian Game: Normal Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 P-QN3
4. P-K4 B-N2
5. B-Q3 B-N5
6. Q-B3 N-B3
7. N-K2 P-K4
8. P-Q5 N-K2
9. N-N3 BxNch
10. PxB P-KR3
11. N-B P-Q3
12. N-K3 B-B
13. P-KN4 N-Q2
14. P-KR4 N-QB4
15. B-B2 B-Q2
16. N-B Q-B
17. B-Q Q-R3
18. Q-K2 P-QN4!
19. N-N3 PxP
20. N-R5 N-Q6ch
21. K-B NxB
22. RxN R-KN
23. Q-Q2 R-QN
24. B-K2 N-N3
25. K-N2 P-KB3
26. K-N3 K-B2
27. P-N5 P-KB4
28. PxBP BxP
29. B-N4 BxB
30. KxB Q-Bch
31. K-N3 Q-B4
32. KR-B PxP
33. PxP R-KR
34. P-B4 RxN
35. PxP R-R6ch
36. K-N2 N-R5ch
0-1 |
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e4 Bb7
5. Bd3 Bb4
6. Qf3 Nc6
7. Ne2 e5
8. d5 Ne7
9. Ng3 Bxc3+
10. bxc3 h6
11. Nf1 d6
12. Ne3 Bc8
13. g4 Nd7
14. h4 Nc5
15. Bc2 Bd7
16. Nf1 Qc8
17. Bd1 Qa6
18. Qe2 b5!
19. Ng3 bxc4
20. Nh5 Nd3+
21. Kf1 Nxc1
22. Rxc1 Rg8
23. Qd2 Rb8
24. Be2 Ng6
25. Kg2 f6
26. Kg3 Kf7
27. g5 f5
28. exf5 Bxf5
29. Bg4 Bxg4
30. Kxg4 Qc8+
31. Kg3 Qf5
32. Rf1 hxg5
33. hxg5 Rh8
34. f4 Rxh5
35. fxe5 Rh3+
36. Kg2 Nh4+
0-1 |
Second Game
Herman Steiner (white) vs. Jacob Bernstein (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. P-B4 P-K3
4. B-N5 B-K2
5. P-K3 QN-Q2
6. QN-Q2 O-O
7. R-B P-B3
8. B-Q3 Q-R4
9. P-QR3 PxP
10. RxP P-K4
11. O-O PxP
12. PxP Q-Q
13. R-K N-N3
14. R-QB B-K3
15. Q-B2 P-KR3
16. B-R4 N(B3)-Q4
17. B-N3 B-B3
18. N-K4 B-N5
19. N-K5 BxN
20. PxB P-KB4
21. PxPe.p. NxP
22. NxNch QxN
23. B-K5 Q-N4
24. P-B4 Q-R5
25. B-R7ch K-R
26. Q-N6 R-KN
27. BxR RxB
28. BxPch 1-0 |
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. c4 e6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e3 Nbd7
6. Nd2 0-0
7. Rc1 c6
8. Bd3 Qa5
9. a3 dxc4
10. Rxc4 e5
11. 0-0 exd4
12. exd4 Qd8
13. Re1 Nb6
14. Rc1 Be6
15. Qc2 h6
16. Bh4 Nd5
17. Bg3 Bf6
18. Ne4 Bg4
19. Ne5 Bxe5
20. dxe5 f5
21. exf6e.p. Nxf6
22. Nxf6+ Qxf6
23. Be5 Qg5
24. f4 Qh4
25. Bh7+ Kh8
26. Qg6 Rg8
27. Bxg8 Rxg8
28. Bxg7+ 1-0 |
It is always interesting to see the styles of the world's champion and the challenger. This little game was played in 1921, by these two giants before the world's championship was a realization. (It was won by Alekhine in 1927.) In 1934 they hope to meet again for a second encounter for the title.
Alexander Alekhine (white) vs. Efim Bogoljubov (black)
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation
Moves were scrambled
Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubov
Triberg (1921), Triberg GER, rd 6, Jul-12
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Saemisch Variation (E15) 1-0
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. N-KB3 P-K3
3. P-B4 P-QN3
4. P-KN3 B-N2
5. B-N2 P-B4
6. PxP BxP
7. N-B3 O-O
8. O-O P-Q4
9. N-Q4 BxN
10. QxB N-B3
11. Q-R4 PxP
12. R-Q Q-B
13. B-N5 N-Q4
14. NxN PxN
15. RxP! N-N5
16. B-K4! P-B4
17. BxP RxB
18. R-Q8ch 1-0 |
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. c4 b6
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bg2 c5
6. dxc5 Bxc5
7. Nc3 0-0
8. 0-0 d5
9. Nd4 Bxd4
10. Qxd4 Nc6
11. Qh4 dxc4
12. Rd1 Qc8
13. Bg5 Nd5
14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Rxd5! Nb4
16. Be4! f5
17. Bxf5 Rxf5
18. Rd8+ 1-0 |
