September 17, 1933 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 17 Sep 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 17, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 394 from El Diluvio, Barcelona. First prize by A.F. Arguelles. White mates in two.
FEN 4R3/B1K5/3pPp2/p2k4/R1N5/b1qp2N1/B2P4/n3Q1nb w - - 0 1
Key: N-B5/Nf5
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves. N-K3ch, or N-N2ch are impossible, the White king being pinned by the Black queen. If R-Q8, B-N2.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 17, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 395 by V. Rosado, San Diego. White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/4p1B1/6p1/4Rnk1/8/5K2/7R w - - 0 1
Key: R-R8/Rh8
An Indian theme giving the solution in full.
1. R-R8 P-K4 2. B-R7 K moves. 3. B-B5 mate.
1. Rh8 e5 2. Bh7 Kh5 3. Bf5#

Game Department
Two more games by the writer, illustrating the opening of Game No. 1.

Richard(?) Lyon (White) vs. Hermann Steiner (Black)
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Lasker Variation
Played in Los Angeles, 1933.

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-QB3 3. N-KB3 N-KB3 4. N-B3 PxP 5. P-QR4 B-B4 6. P-K3 N-R3 7. BxP N-QN5 8. O-O P-K3 9. Q-K2 B-K2 10. N-K5 P-KR3 11. P-K4 B-R2 12. B-K3 O-O 13. P-B3 Q-B2 14. N-Q3 NxN 15. BxN QR-Q 16. KR-Q R-Q2 17. Q-QB2 KR-Q 18. N-K2 K-R! 19. Q-B4 Q-N3 20. P-R5 Q-N5 21. Q-B2 B-B 22. R-R4 Q-K2 23. R-B4 P-K4 24. P-R6 PxQP 25. RxQP N-Q4 26. B-B2 N-N5 27. Q-B3 RxR 28. NxR P-QB4 29. N-B5 BxN 30. PxB P-QN3 31. R-K RxB 32. RxQ RxQ 33. PxR BxR 34. PxN PxP 35. BxP P-N6 0-1

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 Na6 7. Bxc4 Nb4 8. 0-0 e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Ne5 h6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be3 0-0 13. f3 Qc7 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Bxd3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Rd7 17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Ne2 Kh8! 19. Qc4 Qb6 20. a5 Qb4 21. Qc2 Bf8 22. Ra4 Qe7 23. Rc4 e5 24. a6 exd4 25. Rxd4 Nd5 26. Bf2 Nb4 27. Qc3 Rxd4 28. Nxd4 c5 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 b6 31. Re1 Rxd3 32. Rxe7 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Bxe7 34. cxb4 cxb4 35. Bxb6 b3 0-1

From the international team matches, Prague, 1931.
Herman Steiner vs Erik Lundin
Prague Olympiad (1931), Prague CSR, rd 7, Jul-16
Slav Defense: Czech. Lasker Variation (D18) 1-0