The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, May 20, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 464....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, June 26, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 464. The Falkirk Herald. Second prize by A. F. Arguelles. White mates in two.
FEN 8/6K1/1Rp5/4p2p/p2kP1p1/1p2N1Q1/1Nq3p1/rBR3B1 w - - 0 1
Key: K-B6/Kf6
The following tries are defeated as follows: NxQ d. ch N-B4 ch and Q-K by KxP RxP(B6) by QxP, QxP(N2) by RxB and R-Qch by K-B4!
The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, May 20, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No. 465...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, June 26, 2021
L.A. Times Problem No. 465 by A.D. Gibbs, Long Beach. White mates in three.
FEN r7/8/3B4/3prP2/bRn3p1/4p1Q1/4P3/RBN1K2k w - - 0 1
Key: N-N3/1. Nb3 and black…Nxd6?
Threat: 2. B-Kch, P or RxB; 3. O-O-O or Q-R2 mate.
The very strong try, 1. RxN will be defeated as follows: 1. RxN R-KN! 2. BxR R-KR! and there is no mate on the next move.