December 24, 1933 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 24 Dec 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 24, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 422. From the international two-mover tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933. Tenth prize by F. Fleck. White mates in two.
FEN 3K1R2/BBNnN3/1r2R1pQ/b4nqr/b1p2k1P/6pP/5P2/8 w - - 0 1
Key: R-K3/Re3
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions the writer will show Black's defense to these moves. NxPch N(K7)-Q5ch, is impossible because of the pin. RxNch will be defeated by PxR and there is no mate, R(B)-B3 by QxQ.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, December 24, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 423. Composed for the L.A. Times by Dr. Gilbert Dobbs, Carrollton, Georgia. White mates in three.
FEN 8/3p4/1P1P4/4Pp2/5P1Q/2pk2P1/2N4p/2K4B w - - 0 1
Key: Q-Q8/Qd8
1. K-B5 2. QxP, K-B4. 3. Q-B6 mate.
1. K-B5 2. QxP, K-Q6. 3. Q-N5 mate.
1. K-B5 2. QxP, K-N6. 3. B-Q5 mate.
1. K-K7 2. Q-QR8, K-B7. 3. Q-N2 mate.
1. K-K7 2. Q-QR8, K-B8. 3. Q-N2 mate.
1. K-K7 2. Q-QR8, K-Q6. 3. Q-R6 mate.

Southern California Chess League
The most important match in the major league was played on the 10th inst., when the L.A. Chess and Checker Club were guests of the L.A.A.C. chess team. The only unfinished game between the Southern California champion, M. Schleifer, and H. Steiner, was adjourned after five hours of play, and later won by Steiner. This was the deciding game of the match. The score stands, L.A.A.C., 4½; L.A. Chess and Checker Club, 3½.

The L.A. Chess and Checker Club had the white pieces on the odd number of boards.
Results of the B league: L.A. Minors, 5½; Civic Center, 2½.
Results of the C league; Pasadena 7½; L.A. Railway, ½; Puente, 5; Pasadena Bankers, 3.

Game Department
When Gibbs meets Gibbs, Gibbs must score a point! This pretty game was played between the Long Beach C.C. and the Exposition Park C.C. in Long Beach.

Charles J. Gibbs (white) vs. A. Gibbs (black)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation

Descriptive 1. P-QB4 N-KB3 2. N-QB3 P-QB3 3. P-K4 P-K4 4. N-B3 P-Q3 5. P-Q4 B-N5 6. PxP BxN 7. PxB PxP 8. QxQch KxQ 9. B-N5 K-B2 10. O-O-O B-B4 11. B-R4 QN-Q2 12. B-R3 N-N3 13. KR-N KR-KN 14. RxP! RxR 15. BxN R-N3 16. BxPch B-Q3 17. RxB! RxR 18. P-B5 N-B5 19. PxRch NxP 20. N-Q P-QB4 21. N-K3 K-B3 22. N-Q5 R-K 23. B-B4 N-N4 24. N-B6 R-Q 25. P-R4 N-Q5 26. B-B P-QR3 27. B-B4 P-N4 28. B-Q5ch K-N3 29. P-R5ch K-R2 30. B-B7 R-KR 31. N-Q7! 1-0

Algebraic 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. dxe5 Bxf3 7. gxf3 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bg5 Kc7 10. 0-0-0 Bc5 11. Bh4 Nd7 12. Bh3 Nb6 13. Rg1 Rg8 14. Rxg7! Rxg7 15. Bxf6 Rg6 16. Bxe5+ Bd6 17. Rxd6! Rxd6 18. c5 Nc4 19. cxd6+ Nxd6 20. Nd1 c5 21. Ne3 Kc6 22. Nd5 Re8 23. Bf4 Nb5 24. Nf6 Rd8 25. a4 Nd4 26. Bf1 a6 27. Bc4 b5 28. Bd5+ Kb6 29. a5+ Ka7 30. Bc7 Rh8 31. Nd7! 1-0

The following game is between the young comer, F. Harrold of the L.A. Chess and Checker Club, and William Pinney, well known chess set maker of the L.A.A.C. chess team who proves himself an excellent player as well as craftsman.

F. Harrold (white) vs William Pinney (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 B-K2 5. P-K3 P-QN3 6. BxN BxB 7. PxP PxP 8. R-B B-N2 9. KN-K2 O-O 10. N-B4 R-K 11. B-N5 P-B3 12. B-K2 N-Q2 13. O-O N-B 14. R-K N-K3 15. N-R5 B-K2 16. N-N3 P-N3 17. N-B B-Q3 18. N-Q2 R-QB 19. N-B3 N-N4 20. NxN QxN 21. B-B R-K2 22. P-QR3 QR-K 23. N-R2 Q-R3 24. P-KN3 P-QR4 25. Q-N3 B-B2 26. R-B3 R-Q 27. N-B P-KN4 28. N-Q3 B-R 29. KR-B Q-Q3 30. Q-Q Q-N3 31. N-K B-N 32. B-Q3 P-KB4 33. Q-B3 R-KB 34. Q-N2 Q-B3 35. Q-R3 R-KN2 36. N-N2 R-N3 37. N-K R-R3 38. Q-B P-B5 39. N-B2 P-B6 40. P-K4 PxP 41. BxP P-N5 42. N-K3 Q-N4 43. Q-R6 Q-R4 44. NxP QxN 45. BxKBP Q-R6 46. B-N2 QxPch 47. K-B BxP 48. QxB RxQ 49. RxBch R-N3 50. RxRch PxR 51. RxP Q-R4 0-1

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 b6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. Ne2 0-0 10. Nf4 Re8 11. Bb5 c6 12. Be2 Nd7 13. 0-0 Nf8 14. Re1 Ne6 15. Nh5 Be7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Nf1 Bd6 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Nf3 Ng5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Bf1 Re7 22. a3 Re8 23. Na2 Qh6 24. g3 a5 25. Qb3 Bc7 26. Rc3 Rd8 27. Nc1 g5 28. Nd3 Ba8 29. Rec1 Qd6 30. Qd1 Qg6 31. Ne1 Bb8 32. Bd3 f5 33. Qf3 Rf8 34. Qg2 Qf6 35. Qh3 Rg7 36. Ng2 Rg6 37. Ne1 Rh6 38. Qf1 f4 39. Nc2 f3 40. e4 dxe4 41. Bxe4 g4 42. Ne3 Qg5 43. Qa6 Qh5 44. Nxg4 Qxg4 45. Bxf3 Qh3 46. Bg2 Qxh2+ 47. Kf1 Bxg3 48. Qxa8 Rxa8 49. Rxg3+ Rg6 50. Rxg6+ hxg6 51. Rxc6 Qh5 0-1

Meyer Schleifer (white) vs. Herman Steiner (black)
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alekhine Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. BxN QPxB 5. P-Q4 PxP 6. QxP QxQ 7. NxQ B-Q3 8. O-O N-K2 9. N-B3 P-B3 10. B-K3 P-QB4 11. N(Q4)-K2 B-K3 12. KR-Q O-O-O 13. N-B4 B-B2 14. P-B3 KR-K 15. K-B2 N-B3 16. N(B3)-Q5 N-Q5! 17. QR-B P-B3 18. P-B3 N-K3 19. N-N6ch K-B2 20. NxNch BxN 21. N-R4 BxQRP 22. NxP BxN! 23. BxB B-N6 24. RxR RxR 25. B-K3 P-QR4! 26. R-K B-B5! 27. B-B4ch K-N3 28. P-K5 R-Q2!! 29. PxP PxP 30. P-KN4 K-N4 31. R-QR P-N3 32. P-R4 B-Q4! 33. B-K3 P-QB4 34. P-N5 PxP 35. PxP K-B5 36. R-KN K-N6 37. P-N6 KxP 38. P-N7 B-N 39. P-QB4 P-R5 40. P-B4 R-R2! 41. K-B3 P-R6 42. P-B5 P-R7 43. B-B4! R-K2 44. B-Q6 R-K 45. R-N2ch K-N6 46. R-N KxP 47. K-B4 K-N6 48. B-K5 P-N4 49. R-KR P-N5 50. P-B6 P-B5 51. B-R P-B6 52. K-N5 R-K7 53. K-N4 R-N7ch 54. K-B4 R-N7! 55. RxP BxR 56. BxR KxB 57. P-B7 P-B7 58. P-B8(Q) P-B8(Q) 59. K-K5 P-R8(Q) 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8. 0-0 Ne7 9. Nc3 f6 10. Be3 c5 11. Ne2 Be6 12. Rfd1 0-0-0 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. f3 Rhe8 15. Kf2 Nc6 16. Nd5 Nd4! 17. Rc1 c6 18. c3 Ne6 19. Nb6+ Kc7 20. Nxe6+ Bxe6 21. Na4 Bxa2 22. Nxc5 Bxc5! 23. Bxc5 Bb3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Be3 a5! 26. Re1 Bc4! 27. Bf4+ Kb6 28. e5 Rd7!! 29. exf6 gxf6 30. g4 Kb5 31. Ra1 b6 32. h4 Bd5! 33. Be3 c5 34. g5 fxg5 35. hxg5 Kc4 36. Rg1 Kb3 37. g6 Kxb2 38. g7 Bg8 39. c4 a4 40. f4 Ra7! 41. Kf3 a3 42. f5 a2 43. Bf4! Re7 44. Bd6 Re8 45. Rg2+ Kb3 46. Rg1 Kxc4 47. Kf4 Kb3 48. Be5 b5 49. Rh1 b4 50. f6 c4 51. Ba1 c3 52. Kg5 Re2 53. Kg4 Rg2+ 54. Kf4 Rb2! 55. Rxh7 Bxh7 56. Bxb2 Kxb2 57. f7 c2 58. f8=Q c1=Q+ 59. Ke5 a1=Q 0-1