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

L.A. Times Problem No. 483 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by H.L. Winings. White mates in two.
FEN rR3Bkr/qpPQ1pNb/pp1P1Pp1/3KpP2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Key: PxPe.p.

The following games are from the two matches given from the June 29, 1934 edition of the Los Angeles Times column, in New York City.

Match (1934), New York, rd 3, June 1934
Horowitz (White) vs. Fine (Black)

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 P-Q4
4. N-B3 QN-Q2
5. P-K3 P-B3
6. B-Q3 PxP
7. BxBP P-QN4
8. B-Q3 P-QR3
9. P-QR4 P-N5
10. N-K4 P-B4
11. O-O B-N2
12. Q-Q2 P-QR4
13. B-N5 B-K2
14. PxP BxP
15. P-QN3 O-O
16. B-N2 Q-K2
17. R-B KR-Q
18. Q-K2 B-N3
19. N-B4 B-B2
20. N-Q4 QR-N
21. B-B6 B-R3
22. N-N5 BxN
23. PxB N-B4
24. Q-B2 N-Q6
25. QR-Q NxB
26. QxN N-Q4
27. R-R N-B6
28. NxP NxP
29. B-B3 BxN
30. RxB N-B6
31. KR-R P-N3
32. P-N3 Q-Q3
33. R-R7 R-Q2
34. QR-R6 Q-K2
35. RxR QxR
36. Q-R Q-Q7
37. R-R8 RxR
38. QxRch K-N2
39. Q-R6 P-K4
40. Q-B4 P-K5
41. BxP NxB
42. QxN Q-Q8ch
43. K-N2 1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 d5
4. Nf3 Nd7
5. e3 f6
6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5
8. Bd3 a6
9. a4 b4
10. Ne4 c5
11. 0-0 Bb7
12. Qd2 a5
13. Bb5 Be7
14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. b3 0-0
16. Bb2 Qe7
17. Rc1 Rd8
18. Qe2 Bb6

Fine (White) vs. Horowitz (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 4, June 1934

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 P-QN3
4. P-KN3 B-N2
5. B-N2 B-N5ch
6. QN-Q2 O-O
7. O-O BxN
8. QxB Q-K2
9. P-N3 P-Q3
10. B-N2 QN-Q2
11. N-R4 N-K5
12. Q-B2 P-KB4
13. QR-Q P-Q4
14. N-B3 P-QR4
15. PxP BxP
16. N-Q2 NxN
17. RxN BxB
18. KxB N-B3
19. Q-B6 QR-Q
20. R-B2 N-Q4
21. P-QR3 R-B3
22. R-K P-K4
23. Q-N7 P-K5
24. R(K)-QB R-B2
25. P-K3 Q-Q2
26. Q-B6 P-B5
27. QxQ P-B6ch
28. K-B R(Q)xQ
29. R-B6 R-B3
30. P-QR4 R(Q2)-Q3
31. RxR RxR
32. B-R3 R-R3
33. N-N K-B2
34. P-KR4 K-K
35. K-R2 K-Q2
36. K-R3 R-QB3
37. K-N4 RxR
38. BxR N-N5
0-1
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 b6
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bg2 Bb4+
6. Nd2 0-0
7. 0-0 Bxd2
8. Qxd2 Qe7
9. b3 d6
10. Bb2 Nd7
11. Nh4 Ne4
12. Qc2 f5
13. Rd1 d5
14. Nf3 a5
15. cxd5 Bxd5
16. Nd2 Nxd2
17. Rxd2 Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Nf6
19. Qc6 Rd8
20. Rc2 Nd5
21. a3 Rf6
22. Re1 e5
23. Qb7 e4
24. Rc1 Rf7
25. e3 Qd7
26. Qc6 f4
27. Qxd7 f3+
28. Kf1

Horowitz (White) vs. Fine (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 5, June 1934

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 P-B3
5. B-N5 QN-Q2
6. P-QR3 P-KR3
7. BxN NxB
8. P-K3 B-K2
9. B-Q3 O-O
10. O-O P-QN3
11. Q-K2 B-N2
12. P-K4 P-B4
13. NxP PxP
14. PxP Q-N3
15. QR-N PxP
16. P-QN4 KR-Q
17. PxP Q-B2
18. KR-QB BxN
19. NxNch QR-N
20. B-K4 RxB
21. BxB R-Q4
22. P-B5 (?)1/2-1/2
23. Q-B4 (?)
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 c6
5. Bg5 Nd7
6. a3 h6
7. Bxf6 Nxf6
8. e3 Be7
9. Bd3 0-0
10. 0-0 b6
11. Qe2 Bb7
12. e4 c5
13. Nxd5 cxd4

Fine (White) vs. Horowitz (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 6, June 1934

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 P-B3
5. B-N5 QN-Q2
6. P-QR3 P-KR3
7. BxN NxB
8. P-K3 B-K2
9. B-Q3 O-O
10. O-O P-QN3
11. Q-K2 B-N2
12. P-K4 P-B4
13. NxP PxP
14. PxP Q-N3
15. QR-N PxP
16. P-QN4 KR-Q
17. PxP Q-B2
18. KR-QB BxN
19. NxNch QR-N
20. B-K4 RxB
21. BxB R-Q4
22. P-B5 Drawn
23. Q-B4
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 c6
5. Bg5 Nd7
6. a3 h6
7. Bxf6 Nxf6
8. e3 Be7
9. Bd3 0-0
10. 0-0 b6
11. Qe2 Bb7
12. e4 c5
13. Nxd5 cxd4

Horowitz (White) vs. Fine (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 7, June 1934

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 P-QR3
4. B-R4 P-Q3
5. BxNch PxB
6. P-Q4 PxP
7. NxP B-Q2
8. O-O N-B3
9. Q-B3 P-B4
10. N-B5 BxN
11. PxB R-R2
12. B-N5 B-K2
13. N-B3 O-O
14. QR-K R-K
15. R-K2 P-R3
16. B-R4 Q-R
17. Q-Q3 B-Q
18. R(B)-K RxR
19. RxR Q-N2
20. P-QN3 R-R
21. BxN BxB
22. N-Q5 B-K4
23. P-B6 P-N3
24. N-K7ch K-R2
25. NxP BxP
26. N-K7ch K-N2
27. Q-N3ch K-R
28. Q-B4 B-N2
29. QxBP Q-N5
30. N-B5 Q-B6
31. QxBch QxQ
32. NxQ NxN
33. R-K7ch K-B3
34. RxP P-QR4
35. K-B P-R5
36. K-K2 PxP
37. RPxP R-R8
38. R-KR7 R-QB8
39. RxPch K-K4
40. K-Q2 R-B8
41. K-K3 R-K8ch
42. K-Q3 R-Q8ch
43. K-B3 1-0
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 d6
5. Bxc6+ bxc6
6. d4 exd4
7. Nxd4 Bd7
8. 0-0 Nf6
9. Qf3 c5
10. Nf5 Bxf5
11. exf5 Ra7
12. Bg5 Be7
13. Nc3 0-0
14. Re1 Re8
15. Re2 h6
16. Bh4 Qa8
17. Qd3 Bd8
18. Re1 Rxe2
19. Rxe2 Qb7
20. b3 Ra8
21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. Nd5 Be5
23. f6 g6
24. Ne7+ Kh7
25. Nxg6 Bxf6
26. Ne7+ Kg7
27. Qg3+ Kh8
28. Qf4 Bg7
29. Qxf7 Qb4
30. Nf5 Qc3
31. Qxg7+ Qxg7
32. Nxg7

Fine (White) vs. Horowitz (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 8, June 1934
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation

Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 QN-Q2
5. P-K3 P-B3
6. B-Q3 PxP
7. BxBP P-QN4
8. B-Q3 P-QR3
9. P-K4 P-B4
10. P-K5 PxQP
11. NxNP PxN
12. PxN Q-N3
13. O-O PxP
14. B-K4 B-QN2
15. BxB QxB
16. NxP R-KN
17. P-B3 N-K4
18. N-N3 R-Q
19. Q-K2 R-Q4
20. B-B4 N-N3
21. B-N3 P-R4
22. QR-Q RxR
23. RxR P-R5
24. Q-Q2 B-K2
25. B-Q6 Q-N3ch
26. Q-Q4 QxQch
27. RxQ 1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 Nd7
5. e3 c6
6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5
8. Bd3 a6
9. e4 c5
10. e5 cxd4
11. Nxb5 axb5
12. exf6 Qb6
13. 0-0 gxf6
14. Be4 Bb7
15. Bxb7 Qxb7
16. Nxd4 Rg8
17. f3 Ne5
18. Nb3 Rd8
19. Qe2 Rd5
20. Bf4 Ng6
21. Bg3 h5
22. Rd1 Rxd1
23. Rxd1 h4
24. Qd2 Be7
25. Bd6 Qb6+
26. Qd4 Qxd4+
27. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

Horowitz (White) vs. Fine (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 9, June 1934

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. PxP PxP
4. B-Q3 N-QB3
5. N-KB3 N-B3
6. P-KR3 P-KN3
7. P-B3 B-N2
8. O-O O-O
9. R-K B-B4
10. BxB PxB
11. QN-Q2 N-K5
12. N-B Q-B2
13. B-Q2 P-K3
14. Q-B KR-B
15. B-R6 Q-K2
16. BxB KxB
17. Q-B4 Q-B3
18. N-N3 Q-R3
19. N-K2 QxQ
20. NxQ P-N4
21. N-Q3 P-QR4
22. N(B3)-K5 NxN
23. PxN R-B5
24. K-B N-B4
25. K-K2 NxN
26. KxN P-R5
27. P-QN3 R-B3
28. P-KB4 P-R4
29. R-KN P-KN3
30. QR-N P-R5
31. P-KN4 PxPe.p.
32. RxP PxP
33. PxP P-Q5
34. R-QB R-R6
35. KxP RxNP
36. R-Q3 R-B5ch
37. K-K3 P-N5
38. R-Q8ch K-K2
39. R-Q3 R(N6)xP
40. R(B)-Q P-N6
41. R-QR R-K5ch
42. K-Q2 RxRch
43. KxR RxBP
44. R-R7ch K-B
45. R-N7 R-B5ch
46. K-B4 RxP
0-1
Algebraic
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. exd5 cxd5
4. Bd3 Nc6
5. Nf3 Nf6
6. h3 g6
7. c3 Bg7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Re1 Bf5
10. Bxf5 gxf5
11. Nd2 Ne4
12. Nf1 Qc7
13. Bd2 e6
14. Qc1 Rc8
15. Bh6 Qe7
16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qf4 Qf6
18. Ng3 Qh6
19. Ne2 Qxf4
20. Nxf4 b5
21. Nd3 a5
22. Ne5 Nxe5
23. dxe5 Rc4
24. Kf1 Nc5
25. Ke2 Nxd3
26. Kxd3 a4
27. b3 Rc6
28. f4 h5
29. Rg1

Fine (White) vs. Horowitz (Black)
Match (1934), New York, rd 10, June 1934
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. N-B3 N-B3
4. B-N5 N-Q5
5. NxN PxN
6. P-K5 PxN
7. PxN QxP
8. QPxP B-B4
9. Q-K2ch Q-K3
10. B-QB4 QxQch
11. KxQ P-QB3
12. B-K3 BxB
13. KxB P-Q4
14. B-Q3 B-K3
15. QR-K O-O-O
16. K-Q2 K-B2
17. R-K5 R(Q)-K
18. R(R)-K P-QN4
19. R(K5)-K3 K-Q3
20. P-QN3 P-N3
21. R-B3 P-KB4
22. P-N3 P-KR4
23. P-KR4 B-Q2
24. RxR RxR
25. R-K3 1/2-1/2
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bb5 Nd4
5. Nxd4 exd4
6. e5 dxc3
7. exf6 Qxf6
8. dxc3 Bc5
9. Qe2+ Qe6
10. Bc4 Qxe2+
11. Kxe2 c6
12. Be3 Bxe3
13. Kxe3 d5
14. Bd3 Be6
15. Re1 0-0-0
16. Kd2 Kc7
17. Re5 Re8
18. Re1 b5
19. Re3 Kd6
20. b3 g6
21. Rf3 f5
22. g3 h5
23. h4 Bd7
24. Rxe8 Rxe8
25. Re3 1/2-1/2

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