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Chess by Herman Steiner 25 Mar 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 25, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 448. Composed for the L.A. Times by A.D. Gibbs, Long Beach. White mates in two.
FEN 7q/nP1Rr3/K1k1B2Q/ppb1n3/2P5/3N1bB1/2R5/2r5 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-B8/Qf8
The tries are defeated as follow: Q-K3 and Q-B6 by RxB; BxN by QxB; P-N8 (Q) or (N) by QxQ or QxN; PxPch by NxP.
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, March 25, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 449. Composed for the L.A. Times by A.D. Gibbs, Long Beach. White mates in three.
FEN 6NK/6Rp/2n4p/1B1PP1bk/R7/r4p2/q3Q1P1/8 w - - 0 1
Key: P-N3/g3
The strong try N-N5 defeated by P-Q4!
1. N-B5 KxN; 2. QxP P-N4; 3. N-Q7 B—PxN or K-K4. 3. B-B3
1. —; K-Q5; 2. Q-K6; any move. 3. Q-Q5.
1. —; K-B5; 2. QxPch K-K4; 3. B-B3.
1. —; PxN; 2. B-B3ch K-B5; or (C) 3. QxP. C— K-Q3 3. Q-Q7.
1. —; P-Q4; 2. N-Q3ch KxN, or (D,E) 3. B-Q8. D—K-Q5; 3. QxP. E— K-Q3; 3. Q-Q7.
1. —; P-N4 or P-N6; 2. B-B3ch K-B5; 3. Q-N4 mate.
This problem, with its number of variants and with its sacrifices of knights, is a pretty problem for which the composer, H.S. Pike, is to be complimented.
Game Department
Another beautiful example of the genius of the late Dr. Tarrasch.
NN vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Munich (1932)
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Neo-Archangelsk Variation (C78) 0-1
