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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 18 Mar 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 18, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 446. From the International Two-Mover Tourney of the Budapest Chess Club, 1933. Fourth honorable mention by W. Kemnitz. White mates in two.
FEN N1r1b3/PB2Q1N1/r1P1pK2/3k1p1R/Rn1n1p2/3P1p2/5P2/B1q5 w - - 0 1
Key: NxKP/Nxe6
The tries are defeated as follows: RxPch by PxR; R-R5ch by N-N4; P-B7ch by Q-B6; N-N6ch by RxN.

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 18, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 447. “La Liberte”. First prize by K.A.L. Kubbel. White mates in three.
FEN 3K1B2/2pBQp1r/p1P5/3k1P2/P6r/3P2p1/1NN5/1n4b1 w - - 0 1
Key: B-K8/Be8
1. B-K8 B-N3; 2. P-Q4 RxP; 3. N-K3.
… — 2. P-Q4 BxP; 3. N-N4.
… — 2. P-Q4 R-K5; 3. Q-Q7.
… — 2. P-Q4 P-B3; 3. Q-K6.
… — 2. P-Q4, othermoves. 3. Q-K5.
1. B-K8 RxRP; 2. N-Q4 BxN; or R-B5 or R4. 3. Q-K4.
… — N-Q4, other moves. 3. Q-B5.
1. B-K8 R-Q5; 2. Q-B5, mate.
1. B-K8 R-K5; 2. QxR mate.
1. B-K8 P-B3; 2. Q-K6 mate.
1. B-K8, other moves, 2. BxP check; RxB. 3. Q-K6.
… — 2. BxP check; KxP; 3. QxP

Southern California Chess League Results
L.A.A.C. Team Loses To Yiddish Team
The Yiddish team was guest of the L.A.A.C. on the 10th inst. and scored a victory of 5½-2½. This leaves three teams tied for first place, namely, L.A.A.C, L.A. Chess and Checker Club and the Yiddish Club, provided the L.A. Chess and Checker Club wins against Long Beach and L.A.A.C. against Caltech. In the event of a triple tie, there will be a play-off for the title. It is interesting to note that the State champion, Harry Borochow, played on third board. Was that strategy? We wonder!
The pairings are as follows:

Yiddish C.C.              L.A.A.C.
1. N. Light . . . . 0     H. Steiner . . . . 1
2. I. Spero . . . . 1     R. Lyon  . . . . . 0
3. H. Borochow  . . ½     Dr. R.B. Griffith  ½
4. L. Millstein . . 1     E. Everett . . . . 0
5. J. Weinzimer . . 1     W. Pinney  . . . . 0
6. M. Freed . . . . 0     L.W. Chase . . . . 1
7. J. Harrison  . . 1     Dr. C. Gummess . . 0
8. Dr. E.G. Peters  1     Dr. L.W. Hoerber . 0

The visiting team had the white on the odd number of boards. The L.A. Chess and Checker Club won against the Pasadena Chess Club, 5-3; Exposition Chess Club won against Caltech, 8-0.

Noum Light, Yiddish C.C. (White) vs. Herman Steiner, L.A.A.C. (Black)
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack

Noum Light vs. Herman Steiner, 1934

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. N-B3 P-Q3
4. P-Q4 PxP
5. NxP P-QR3
6. B-QB4? P-K3!
7. O-O P-QN4
8. B-Q3 B-N2
9. P-QR3 QN-Q2
10. N(Q4)-K2 B-K2
11. N-N3 R-QB
12. B-KB4 Q-B2
13. R-B N-K4!
14. BxN PxB
15. N(B3)-K2 P-KR4!
16. N-B3 P-R5
17. N(N3)-K2 B-B4!
18. Q-Q2 R-Q
19. Q-K P-N4!
20. K-R N-R4!
21. N-Q P-B4
22. P-KB3 P-B5!
23. Q-B3 N-N6ch
24. NxN RPxN
25. P-R3 R-R3!
26. R-K! Q-R2
27. B-B B-Q5
28. Q-N3 P-KN5!
0-1(a)
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nc3 d6
4. d4 cxd4
5. Nxd4 a6
6. Bc4? e6!
7. 0-0 b5
8. Bd3 Bb7
9. a3 Nd7
10. Ne2 Be7
11. Ng3 Rc8
12. Bf4 Qc7
13. Rc1 Ne5!
14. Bxe5 dxe5
15. Nce2 h5!
16. Nc3 h4
17. Ne2 Bc5!
18. Qd2 Rd8
19. Qe1 g5!
20. Kh1 Nh5!
21. Nd1 f5
22. f3 f4!
23. Qc3 Ng3+
24. Nxg3 hxg3
25. h3 Rh6!
26. Re1! Qh7
27. Bf1 Bd4
28. Qb3 g4!
0-1(a)

(a)—If 29. PxP RxPch! 30. PxR BxPch, etc.

J. Weinzimer, Yiddish C.C. (White) William T. Pinney, L.A.A.C., (Black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense

Unresolved Chess Game
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. P-K3 P-QN3
5. N-B3 B-N2
6. B-Q3 N-Q2
7. O-O P-QB4?
8. PxQP NxP
9. NxN PxN
10. B-N5 P-QR3
11. BxNch QxB
12. N-K5 Q-K2
13. P-B4 PxP??
14. PxP B-K2
15. P-B5 Q-B
16. Q-R5 O-O
17. R-B3 P-B3
18. N-N6! R-B2
19. R-R3 P-R3
20. BxP! PxB
21. QxP R-N2
22. NxBch! RxN
23. Q-R8ch 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e3 b6
5. Nf3 Bb7
6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. 0-0 c5?
8. cxd5 Nxd5
9. Nxd5 exd5
10. Bb5 a6
11. Bxd7+ Qxd7
12. Ne5 Qe7
13. f4 cxd4??
14. exd4 … B-K2(?)

Harry Borochow, Yiddish C.C. (White) vs. Dr. Robert B. Griffith, L.A.A.C. (Black)
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation

Harry Borochow vs. Dr. Robert B. Griffith, 1934

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 PxP
4. NxP B-B4
5. N-N3 B-N3
6. N-B3 P-K3
7. N-K5 N-Q2
8. P-KB4 B-K2
9. B-B4 B-R5
10. NxB RPxN
11. O-O KN-B3
12. Q-Q3 N-N3
13. B-N3 BxN
14. PxB K-K2!!
15. R-K N-N5
16. B-K3 N-Q4
17. BxN? QxB
18. Q-N3 R-R7??
19. QxQ BPxQ
20. QR-Q QR-R
21. K-B N-B3
22. K-B2
1-0
 
Algebraic
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Bf5
5. Ng3 Bg6
6. Nf3 e6
7. Ne5 Nd7
8. f4 Be7
9. Bc4 Bh4
10. Nxg6 hxg6
11. 0-0 Ngf6
12. Qd3 Nb6
13. Bb3 Bxg3
14. hxg3 Ke7!!
15. Re1 Ng4
16. Be3 Nd5
17. Bxd5? Qxd5
18. Qb3 Rh2?? (a)
19. Qxd5 cxd5
20. Rd1 Rh8
21. Kf1 Nf6
22. Kf2 1-0 (b)

(a) The winning move was missed at this point, namely 18. … Q-KR4! 19. QxP(N7)ch, K-B3; 20. K-B, Q-R8ch; (if 21. B-N R-R7; 22. QxQBP QR-R! threat QxBch!) 21. K-K2 QxPch; 22. K any, R-R7, etc.
(b) Drown in few moves.

L. W. Chase, L.A.A.C. (White) vs. Morris Freed, Yiddish, C.C. (Black)
Rat Defense: Antal Defense

L. W. Chase vs. Morris Freed, 1934

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-Q3
2. P-Q4 N-Q2
3. N-KB3 P-KN3
4. B-KN5 B-N2
5. B-QB4 P-QB3
6. P-QB3 N-QN3
7. B-N3 P-KR3
8. B-R4 Q-QB2
9. P-K5 PxP
10. B-N3 B-KN5
11. Q-Q3 B-B4
12. Q-K2 P-K3
13. NxKP Q-K2
14. O-O N-B3
15. N-Q2 N-R4
16. QR-K NxB
17. BPxN BxN
18. QxB K-Q2
19. N-K4 BxN
20. RxB KR-KN
21. RxBP QxR
22. BxPch QxB
23. QxQch K-B2
24. Q-B7ch N-Q2
25. R-K7 KR-Q
26. QxP K-N3
27. Q-Q6 P-QR4
28. P-QN4 PxP
29. RxN RxR
30. QxR PxP
31. Q-B5 R-R4
32. Q-QB2 R-R6
33. P-KR4 K-N4
34. P-N4 K-B5
35. P-N5 PxP
36. PxP P-N4
37. P-N6 R-R2
38. K-B2 KxP
39. K-B3 R-K2
40. K-B4 P-B4
41. K-B5 R-QN2
42. Q-K4 mate
 
Algebraic
1. e4 d6
2. d4 Nd7
3. Nf3 g6
4. Bg5 Bg7
5. Bc4 c6
6. c3 Nb6
7. Bb3 h6
8. Bh4 Qc7
9. e5 dxe5
10. Bg3 Bg4
11. Qd3 Bf5
12. Qe2 e6
13. Nxe5 Qe7
14. 0-0 Nf6
15. Nd2 Nh5
16. Re1 Nxg3
17. fxg3 Bxe5
18. Qxe5 Kd7
19. Ne4 Bxe4
20. Rxe4 Rhg8
21. Rxf7 Qxf7
22. Bxe6+ Qxe6
23. Qxe6+ Kc7
24. Qf7+ Nd7
25. Re7 Rgd8
26. Qxg6 Kb6
27. Qd6 a5
28. b4 axb4
29. Rxd7 Rxd7
30. Qxd7 bxc3
31. Qf5 Ra5
32. Qc2 Ra3
33. h4 Kb5
34. g4 Kc4
35. g5 hxg5
36. hxg5 b5
37. g6 Ra7
38. Kf2 Kxd4
39. Kf3 Re7
40. Kf4 c5
41. Kf5 Rb7
42. Qe4#
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