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Chess by Herman Steiner 24 Sep 1933, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 24, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, May 2, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 396 by H.S. Pike. Originally composed for the Los Angeles Times. White mates in two.
FEN nBR5/2brrQN1/1ppkpP2/5pR1/3P4/2N5/4K1B1/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-R7!/Ba7
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to these moves.
If 1. R-Q8; BxB! If QxPch; RxQch! If R-N6; P-N4! If RxP; PxRch!
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 24, 1933 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, May 2, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 397 by Johann Berger. White mates in three.
FEN Q3B3/6pp/8/1p1N4/1P2kp2/4pN1P/1p2p2P/1rb2bK1 w - - 0 1
Key: B-B6!/Bc6
In order to help those who sent in wrong solutions, I shall show the defense to their moves. 1. BxP, R-R8! 2. Q-K8ch, KxN(B6) and there is no mate. If N-B3 ch. K-Q6 and there is no mate in the next two moves.
Game Department
The following is the game played by I. Kashdan and H. Phillips against Dr. Alekhine, world's champion, and R. Wahrburg, consulting. This game was played in New York just before Alekhine left for Europe.
I Kashdan / H M Phillips vs Alekhine / R Wahrburg
Consultation game (1933), New York, NY USA, Sep-07
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C75) 0-1
The recent Dutch championship tournament at Amsterdam, won by Dr. Max Euwe, was marred by tragedy, when Dr. A. G. Olland, at one time the outstanding exponent of the game in that country, succumbed to a heart attack while engaged in a game with an opponent against whom he had built up a winning position. The score of this fateful encounter follows:
Adolf Georg Olland vs Adolf Willem Hamming
NED-ch (1933), The Hague / Leiden NED, rd 8, Jul-22
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Modern Variation General (B83) 0-1
At this point Dr. Olland was seized with a heart attack and died within a few minutes.
Played in the recent tournament at Marisch-Ostrau (Czecho-Slovakia) and awarded the first brilliancy prize.
Lajos Steiner vs Esteban Canal Moravska Ostrava (1933), Moravska Ostrava CSR, rd 3, Jul-04 Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Krause Attack (D17) 0-1
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 dxc4
5. a4 Bf5
6. Ne5 (a) This move has been tried many times, by Alekhine, Capablanca and many other masters, with a good deal of success. Another alternative would be P-K3.
6. … Na6 (b) Something new. The usual line of play is either P-K3 or QN-Q2. New ideas are always welcome.
7. f3 (c) Too many Pawn moves without development of the minor pieces, but what can White do? The threat N-N5 had to be met, blocking the Bishop's diagonal.
7. … Nd7
8. Nxc4 (d) NxN, followed by P-K4, looks more playable.
8. … e5 (e) An excellent move. It opens up White's game, which is behind in development. It is obvious that White cannot play 9. NxP, NxN, 10. PxN, QxQch, 11. KxQ, O-O-Och, with a decided advantage for Black. (If 9. PxP Q-R5ch, 10. P-N3, QxN, 11. P-K4, Q-K3, 12. PxB, QxPch, 13. Q-K2, N-N5. Black would have a clear advantage.
9. e4 (f) There is nothing better.
9. … exd4
10. exf5 (g) Here QxP is absolutely necessary. The text move opens up White King's position for an attack.
10. … dxc3
11. bxc3 Qf6
12. Qc2 Nb4
13. Qe4+ Be7
14. Bd2 O-O-O
15. Qb1 (h) Black's threat of N-B4 was too strong.
15. … Ne5! (i) Very pretty. If NxN, Black takes advantage of White's lack of development. At this point there is no good defense against Black's superior forces.
16. cxb4 (j) If. 16. NxN, QxNch. (If 17. K-Q, RxBch, 18. KxR, R-Qch, winning the Queen or checkmate.) (If 17. B-K2, B-R5ch, 18. P-N3, KR-Q, 19. QK-4, N-B7ch, and wins.)
16. … Nxc4
17. Bxc4 Qh4+
18. g3 Qxc4
19. Qe4 (k) White is trying to simplify the game at the cost of a Pawn.
19. … Qxe4+
20. fxe4 Rd4
21. b5 Rxe4+
22. Kf2 Re5
23. g4 Rd8
24. Bf4 Bc5+
25. Kg2 Re2+
26. Kh3 Bd6
27. Bg3 Bxg3
28. hxg3 (l) The White King feels pretty safe in this position, but Black's next move sets him in a neat mating position.
28. … g5
29. bxc6? (m) A blunder, overlooking Black's threat of R-Q3. PxPe.p., RPxP. followed by P-N5, would have delayed the losing of the game, but the results would have been the same.
29. … Rd6!
30. cxb7+ Kb8
0-1 (n) If White, on move 6, P-K3, had followed the usual line of play, he would never have fallen into such difficulty. This game was lost in the mishandling of the opening and shows the importance of being prepared for any new ideas which may be sprung by one's opponent.
