November 26, 1933 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 26 Nov 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 26, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 414. From the international two-mover tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933. Eighth prize by E.E. Wesbury, Birmingham, England. White mates in two.
FEN 1nn4K/2p4R/2bkP3/2NPN3/1P3P2/2p1qrB1/B2p1p2/4R2Q w - - 0 1
Key: P-K7/e7
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, the writer will show Black's defense to these moves: Q-R4 would be defeated by BxP, Q-R6 by the same move and P-KB5 by same.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 26, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 415 by K.A.L. Kubbel. White mates in three.
FEN B7/4B1p1/4P3/4kP1P/pqpN4/1b4p1/2PPKP2/Q7 w - - 0 1
Key: K-B3/Kf3
If
1. Q-N2ch 2. N-B6ch 3. N-N4 mate.
1. Q-B6ch 2. K-N4, QxNch 3. P-B4 mate.
1. P-B6 2. Q-Kch, KxN 3. Q-K4 mate.
1. QxB 2. N-B6ch, any. 3. Q-K5 mate.

Game Department
Illustrating the violation of the fundamental principles, as explained by the writer in his lectures, and showing how even a grand master can, by overlooking these facts, come to speedy grief.

Richard Reti vs Savielly Tartakower
Vienna (1910), Vienna AUH
Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line (B15) 1-0

(a) If 10. … K-K; 11. R-Q8 mate.

Another game by the writer, illustrating the principles.

Herman Steiner (white) vs. Dr. Harry Kline (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. N-B3 P-QR3 5. N-K5 PxP 6. NxP P-B4 7. PxP QxQ+ 8. KxQ BxP 9. N-R4 QN-Q2 10. NxB NxN 11. N-N6 N-N5 12. K-K! R-QN 13. P-B3 N-K4 14. B-B4 P-B3 15. R-B! 1-0

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Ne5 dxc4 6. Nxc4 c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bxc5 9. Na4 Nd7 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Nb6 Ng4 12. Ke1! Rb8 13. f3 Ne5 14. Bf4 f6 15. Rc1! 1-0

San Diego News
The San Diego county championship tournament was won by Morris Freed, county champion since 1927. Sixteen players entered this tournament. According to the rule, Mr. Freed had to play eight games, out of which he won 6½. A.J. Pearsall took second place by winning six games out of eight. A. Brant was third, winning 5½ games. The following is an interesting game played in the tournament by the champion:

NN (white) vs. Mr. Morris Freed (black)
Rat Defense: Antal Defense

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-Q3 2. P-Q4 N-Q2 3. N-KB3 P-KN3 4. P-B3 B-N2 5. B-K3 P-N3 6. B-QB4 P-K3 7. B-KN5 B-B3 8. Q-Q2 B-QN2 9. BxB KNxB 10. P-K5 BxN 11. PxB PxP 12. PxP NxP 13. B-N5ch P-B3 14. Q-K3 Q-B2 15. B-K2 N-Q4 16. Q-R6 N-KB5! 17. B-R6 NxPch 18. K-B Q-Q3 19. B-K2 O-O-O 20. B-R6ch K-N 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nd7 3. Nf3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Be3 b6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bg5 Bf6 8. Qd2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Ngxf6 10. e5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Be2 Nd5 16. Qh6 Nf4! 17. Ba6 Nxf3+ 18. Kf1 Qd6 19. Be2 0-0-0 20. Ba6+ Kb8 0-1