April 29 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 29 Apr 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, April 29, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, June 18, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 458. From the International Two-Mover Tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933. Ninth honorable mention, by Dr. N. Kovacs. White mates in two.
FEN 3b3q/n7/bB4r1/1nRB2p1/7p/p1ppkN2/5pPQ/3R1K2 w - - 0 1
Key: N-K5/Ne5

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, April 29, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, June 18, 2021

L.A. Times Problem No. 459. “La Liberte”. Second honorable mention by E. Plesnivy. White mates in three.
FEN 1k6/3B1K2/1B1p1p2/8/Rp1R4/4p1b1/5rr1/n7 w - - 0 1
Key: B-Q8/Bd8
If R-B4; 2. RxPch R-N4; 3. RxR
If R-N7; 2. R-Q5 any; 3. R-N5
If R-B5; 2. RxQP any; R-N6
If N-B7; 2. B-QB6 any; 3. R-R8
The strong try, B-B6 defeated by R-QR7!

Game Department
The standing of the World's Championship Match, after the sixth game; Dr. A. Alekhine won 2, E. Bogoljubov 0, 4 games were drawn.

Efim Bogoljubov vs Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine - Bogoljubov World Championship Rematch (1934), Baden-Baden GER, rd 1, Apr-01
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D40) 1/2-1/2

This interesting blindfold game was played on the 11th inst. in the clubrooms of the Pasadena Bankers between M.R. Unthank (blindfolded) and A.V. Taylor (over the board.) It shows the talent of Mr. Unthank as a blindfold player. Time—One hour.

M.R. Unthank (White) vs. A.V. Taylor (Black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 P-QN4 5. B-N3 N-B3 6. O-O NxP 7. R-K N-B4 8. NxP NxN 9. RxNch B-K2 10. Q-K N-K3 11. N-B3 O-O 12. P-Q3 B-Q3 13. R-K2 Q-R5 14. P-KR3 R-Q? 15. N-K4! B-N2? 16. BxN! QPxB 17. B-N5 Q-R4 18. BxR RxB 19. NxB RxN 20. R-K5 Q-N3 21. P-KB3? P-KR4? 22. Q-K2 P-R5 23. R-K R-Q5 24. R-K3 R-KB5 25. P-B4 P-N5 26. P-QN3 Q-B3 27. Q-KB2 Q-B6? 28. Q-K2 R-Q5? 29. RxP! PxR 30. QxPch K-R2 31. Q-B5ch P-N3 32. R-K7ch K-R3 33. Q-B8ch K-N4 34. R-K5 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. 0-0 Nxe4 7. Re1 Nc5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Rxe5+ Be7 10. Qe1 Ne6 11. Nc3 0-0 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. h3 Rd8? 15. Ne4! Bb7? 16. Bxe6! dxe6 17. Bg5 Qh5 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Nxd6 Rxd6 20. Re5 Qg6 21. f3? h5? 22. Qe2 h4 23. Re1 Rd4 24. Re3 Rf4 25. c4 b4 26. b3 Qf6 27. Qf2 Qc3? 28. Qe2 Rd4? 29. Rxe6! fxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ g6 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kg5 34. Re5#