June 10, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 10 Jun 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 470. “The Falkirk Herald.” 5th Prize by N. Easter. White mates in two. FEN...

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L.A. Times Problem No. 470. “The Falkirk Herald.” 5th Prize by N. Easter. White mates in two.
FEN 8/8/4NN2/8/2P2P2/1p2qRr1/1Q1Pk1B1/2K2RB1 w - - 0 1
Key: R-Q/Rd1
The strong try of N-B5 will be defeated by QxBP!

L.A. Times Problem No. 471. “La Liberte.” Second prize by C. Chapmann. White mates in three. FEN...

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L.A. Times Problem No. 471. “La Liberte.” Second prize by C. Chapmann. White mates in three.
FEN R7/bkB1pN2/2p1P3/2pb4/N7/2p5/R1P4K/7Q w - - 0 1
Key: K-N/Kg1
See additional variations in the June 24, 1934 edition.

Games From North vs. South
These two interesting games were played in San Luis Obispo on May 27 and show the importance of the opening in tournament play. The score of the match: 12½-12½.

Dmitri Vedensky, North (white) vs. George S G Patterson, South (black)
King's Indian Defense

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-KN3 3. N-QB3 B-N2 4. P-KN3 P-Q4 5. PxP NxP 6. P-K4 NxN 7. PxN P-QB4 8. N-K2 O-O 9. B-N2 N-QB3 10. P-Q5 N-K4 11. O-O Q-R4 12. Q-B2 B-N5 13. P-B3 B-Q2 14. B-N5 KR-K 15. P-QB4 B-R5 16. Q-B Q-R3 17. N-B3 NxQBP 18. R-QN B-Q2 19. R-K N-K4 20. B-B P-B5 21. K-N2 QR-B 22. Q-Q2 N-Q6 23. BxN PxB 24. KR-QB P-K3 25. PxP BxP 26. Q-N2 BxN 27. RxB RxR 28. QxR R-QB 29. Q-R R-B7ch 30. K-R QxRP! 31. QxQ RxQ 32. RxP K-N2! 33. P-K5 B-Q4 34. B-B6ch K-R3 35. P-K6 P-Q7! 36. R-N BxPch 37. K-N PxP 38. P-KR4 P-Q8(q)ch 0-1

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6(a) 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3(b) d5(c) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4(d) Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5(e) 8. Ne2 0-0 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. d5(f) Ne5 11. 0-0 Qa5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7(g) 14. Bg5 Re8 15. c4?(h) Ba4 16. Qc1(i) Qa6(j) 17. Nc3 Nxc4 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. Re1(k) Ne5 20. Bf1 c4 21. Kg2 Rec8 22. Qd2 Nd3(l) 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Rec1 e6(m) 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Qb2 Bxc3(n) 27. Rxc3 Rxc3 28. Qxc3 Rc8 29. Qa1 Rc2+ 30. Kh1 Qxa2! 31. Qxa2 Rxa2 32. Rxb7 Kg7! 33. e5 Bd5 34. Bf6+ Kh6 35. e6(o) d2! 36. Rb1 Bxf3+ 37. Kg1 fxe6 38. h4 d1=Q+ 0-1

Annotated by Herman Steiner
(a) The Kings Indian Defense, quite popular some years ago, but now discarded by most masters with the exception of Bogoljubow and Dr. Euwe.
(b) Not the best, P-K4 playing for the center is better!
(c) Best, and the correct way of taking advantage of White's weak fourth move.
(d) Again not the best. B-N2 was better.
(e) The correct procedure. There have been too many Pawn moves on White's part.
(f) This move certainly does not fit in this position. P-K5 or B-K3 would have been better. Now the white Bishop is useless.
(g) Threatening to enter on the Queen-side.
(h) A blunder which at least loses a Pawn.
(i) This move should lose the exchange.
(j) Black could have won the exchange by N-Q6, but he decided on winning the Queen Bishop Pawn.
(k) Making place for the White Bishop.
(l) P-R3 would be answered by B-K3, and not by BxP, because NxBP, 24. KxN BxB; 25. QxB Q-B3ch; 26. K-N2 QxN
(m) Opening more lines for the R and the B.
(n) Permitting B of opposite color, but because of the unfortunate position of the White K, the game is won for Black.
(o) Desperation! Resignation was in order.

William P. Barlow (white) vs. Herman Steiner (black)
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-B4 N-B3 4. P-Q4 PxP 5. O-O NxP 6. R-K P-Q4 7. BxP QxB 8. N-B3 Q-QR4 9. NxN B-K3 10. N(Q4)-N5 O-O-O 11. NxB PxN 12. RxP B-Q3 13. B-N5 QR-K 14. Q-K QxQch 15. QRxQ RxR 16. RxR K-Q2 17. R-K4 R-K 18. RxR KxR 19. K-B K-Q2 20. B-Q2 P-KR3 21. K-K2 K-K3 22. K-Q3 K-Q4 23. P-B3 PxP 24. BxP N-K4ch 25. K-K3 NxN 26. KxN B-K4 27. BxB KxB 28. K-N4 K-K5 29. K-R5 K-B4 30. P-KR4 P-B4 31. P-N4ch K-B3 32. P-R4 P-QN3 33. P-N5ch PxP 34. PxPch K-B4 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Ng5 0-0-0 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Rxe6 Bd6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qe1 Qxe1+ 15. Rxe1 Rxe6 16. Rxe6 Kd7 17. Re4 Re8 18. Rxe8 Kxe8 19. Kf1 Kd7 20. Bd2 h6 21. Ke2 Ke6 22. Kd3 Kd5 23. c3 dxc3 24. Bxc3 Ne5+ 25. Ke3 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Be5 27. Bxe5 Kxe5 28. Kg4 Ke4 29. Kh5 Kf5 30. h4 c5 31. g4+ Kf6 32. a4 b6 33. g5+ hxg5 34. hxg5+ Kf5 0-1