The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 17, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 420. From the International Two-Mover Tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933; ninth prize, by S. Boros. White mates in two.
FEN KBB5/8/3P1p2/R1NNk3/4prb1/8/3R4/1Q1n1rbq w - - 0 1
Key: N-N6!/Nb6
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions the writer will show Black's defense to these moves. If N-B3 or N-K7 Black will be defeated with P-B4! N-K3 withBxN! N-N7 with B-QB4! N-Q3ch with PxN, and last, Q-Rch with N-N7 or N-B6.
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 17, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 421. Composed for the L.A. Times. By Vincent L. Eaton. White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/3p4/2pP4/1pQ5/pP1N1p2/pP1P1P2/kn2K2R w - - 0 1
Key: O-O
1. O-O PxP 2. N-K N any; 3. N-B2 double checkmate. The unfortunate dual occuring at White's second move spoils the otherwise well composed problem. 2. Q-B2 P-B5; 3. QxP mate.
Victor Ivanovich Soultanbeieff vs Savielly Tartakower
Folkestone Olympiad (1933), Folkestone ENG, rd 3, Jun-14
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation (D30) 1-0