The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, February 04, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, May 28, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 434. Hungarian Chess World. First prize by T. Schonberger. White mates in two.
FEN 3K2n1/8/2pk4/3b1R2/3Q4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-R7/Qa7
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, February 04, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, May 28, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 435. Els Escacs a Catalunya, 1933. First prize by J. Smith. White mates in three.
FEN 1q6/pr5r/2NP3P/1PpP1Qp1/1p2PPp1/2P3Nk/1R3B1P/6KR w - - 0 1
Key: N-K2/Ne2
1. N-K2 R(N2)-QB2; 2. PxP(KN5) etc.
1. N-K2 R(N2)-Q2; 2. N-K5, etc.
1. N-K2 R(N2)-K2; 2. QxP(N5)
1. N-K2 R(N2)-KB2; 2. Q-N6, etc.
1. N-K2 PxKBP; 2. Q-R5 mate
1. N-K2, any. 2. K-B, etc. The very strong try 1. K-B would be defeated by R(QN2)-KN2. 2. N-K2 QxNP! and there is no mate on the next move.
Game Department
News has just been received that the long-awaited match for the world's championship title between E.D. Bogoljubov, challenger, and Dr. A. Alekhine, will be held in March or the early part of April. The meeting, which brought together these two giants of the chess world, was for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for the match. It occurred in Baden-Baden very recently, at which time an exhibition game, resulting in a draw was played. The score follows:
Efim Bogoljubov vs Alexander Alekhine
Exhibition game (1933), Karlsruhe GER, Dec-22
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C73) 1/2-1/2