October 21, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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L.A. Times Problem No. 505 “The Chess Review” by Nicholas Gabor. White mates in two.
FEN 5N1b/4Q1n1/R3q2k/5b2/3R2P1/8/8/B5K1 w - - 0 1
Key: R-Q5/Rd5

L.A. Times Problem No. 506 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Harry Graham, Jr., Los Angeles. White mates in three.
FEN 6bk/3ppQpp/8/KpPPPPN1/PP4PP/2R4N/B4B2/4R3 w - - 0 1
Key: PxP e.p.(??)

Appended is another selection of games played in the tournament at Syracuse:

Arthur William Dake vs Samuel Reshevsky
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 12, Aug-22
Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 0-1

Reuben Fine vs Isaac Kashdan
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 12, Aug-22
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Sozin Variation I (D49) 1/2-1/2

Israel Albert Horowitz vs Reuben Fine
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 2, Aug-14
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense Siesta Variation (C74) 1-0

Herman Steiner vs Samuel Reshevsky
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 2, Aug-14
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1

Anthony Santasiere vs Arthur William Dake
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 2, Aug-14
English Opening: King's English. Taimanov Variation (A25) 0-1

The following game was played in the tournament at Zurich:

Ossip Bernstein vs Emanuel Lasker
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 7, Jul-20
French Defense: Classical. Pollock Variation (C14) 0-1

October 14, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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The Hanauer-Borochow Match
The Los Angeles Chess and Checker Club arranged an informal match of two games between Milton Hanauer, former New York State champion and member of the 1928 American Olympic team, and Harry Borochow, California State champion. The first game was played on Thursday evening, October 4, and after six hours of play was adjourned, with a winning position for Borochow. It was continued next day for another two hours during which Borochow overlooked several winning continuations and Hanauer escaped luckily with a draw. The second game was played on the same evening and again Borochow built up a superior game but in trying to force the issue too quickly, lost the game. The score is as follows:

Milton Loeb Hanauer (white) vs. Harry Borochow (black)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N-KB3 P-K3 3. P-QB4 B-N5ch 4. B-Q2 Q-K2 5. P-KN3 P-QN3 6. B-N2 B-N2 7. O-O BxB 8. QxB O-O 9. N-B3 P-Q3 10. Q-B2 P-B4 11. P-Q5 PxP 12. N-KN5 N-R3 13. PxP P-R3 14. N-R3 KR-K 15. Q-Q2 B-B 16. N-B4 N-B2 17. P-K4 N-N5 18. KR-K N-K4 19. N-Q3 NxN 20. QxN B-R3 21. Q-Q2 QR-Q 22. P-QR4 B-B5 23. Q-B2 N-R3 24. N-N5 BxN 25. PxB N-N5 26. Q-B3 Q-Q2 27. B-B R-K2 28. P-B3 R(Q)-K 29. P-N4 P-N4 30. KR-Q R-K4 31. R-Q2 R(K)-K2 32. QR-Q Q-Q 33. P-R4 R-B2 34. PxP PxP 35. R-R2 Q-B3 36. R(Q)-Q2 Q-B5 37. B-B4 P-B3 38. R-R3 R-R2! 39. R(Q2)-R2 R(K4)-K2 40. RxR RxR 41. RxR KxR 42. K-N2 K-N3 43. B-K2 K-B2 44. K-B2 Q-R7ch 45. K-K Q-N8ch 46. B-B P-R3 47. PxP NxRP 48. P-K5! N-N5! 49. PxQP Q-N6ch 50. K-Q QxQP 51. B-B4 K-K2 52. K-B Q-B5ch 53. K-Q Q-Q5ch 54. K-K2! K-Q3 55. Q-N3 Q-B5 56. K-B2 Q-B8 57. K-N3 P-N4 58. BxP NxP 59. Q-Q3 Q-N8ch 60. K-R3 Q-K6 61. QxQ NxQ 62. B-K2 K-Q4 63. K-N3 N-B5 64. P-N3 N-Q7 65. B-Q K-Q5 66. K-B2 K-Q6 67. B-K2ch K-B6 68. K-K3 NxNP 69. P-B4 P-B5 70. PxP PxP 71. K-K4 N-Q5 72. B-B 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. 0-0 Bxd2 8. Qxd2 0-0 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Ng5 Na6 13. cxd5 h6 14. Nh3 Re8 15. Qd2 Bc8 16. Nf4 Nc7 17. e4 Ng4 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Ba6 21. Qd2 Rd8 22. a4 Bc4 23. Qc2 Na6 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 Nb4 26. Qc3 Qd7 27. Bf1 Re7 28. f3 Rde8 29. g4 g5 30. Rd1 Re5 31. Rd2 Re7 32. Rd1 Qd8 33. h4 Rc7 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Rh2 Qf6 36. Rd2 Qf4 37. Bc4 f6 38. Rh3 Rh7! 39. Rh2 Ree7 40. Rxh7 Rxh7 41. Rxh7 Kxh7 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. Be2 Kf7 44. Kf2 Qh2+ 45. Ke1 Qg1+ 46. Bf1 a6 47. bxa6 Nxa6 48. e5! Nb4! 49. exd6 Qg3+ 50. Kd1 Qxd6 51. Bc4 Ke7 52. Kc1 Qf4+ 53. Kd1 Qd4+ 54. Ke2! Kd6 55. Qb3 Qf4 56. Kf2 Qc1 57. Kg3 b5 58. Bxb5 Nxd5 59. Qd3 Qg1+ 60. Kh3 Qe3 61. Qxe3 Nxe3 62. Be2 Kd5 63. Kg3 Nc4 64. b3 Nd2 65. Bd1 Kd4 66. Kf2 Kd3 67. Be2+ Kc3 68. Ke3 Nxb3 69. f4 c4 70. fxg5 fxg5 71. Ke4 Nd4 72. Bf1 1/2-1/2

Harry Borochow (white) vs. Milton Loeb Hanauer (black)
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation

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. P-KR4 P-KR3 7. N-B3 N-Q2 8. B-Q3 BxB 9. QxB KN-B3 10. B-Q2 P-K3 11. O-O-O Q-B2 12. KR-K O-O-O 13. K-N B-Q3 14. N-K4 NxN 15. QxN N-B3 16. Q-K2 B-B5 17. BxB QxB 18. P-KN3 Q-B2 19. N-K5 KR-B 20. P-QB4 N-Q2 21. Q-N4 P-KN3 22. Q-B4 NxN 23. QxN QxQ 24. RxQ P-KR4 25. K-B2 K-B2 26. K-B3 R-Q2 27. QR-K KR-Q 28. R(K)-K4 P-N3 29. P-QN4 K-Q3 30. P-B3 R-K 31. P-N4 R-KR 32. PxP RxP 33. RxR PxR 34. R-K R-Q 35. R-KN R-KR 36. P-B5ch PxP 37. QPxPch K-K4 38. R-Q K-B5 39. R-Q7 P-B4 40. RxP R-K 41. R-QB7 KxP 42. RxP P-K4 43. R-Q6 P-K5 44. P-B6 P-K6 45. R-Q P-K7 46. R-K K-B7 47. RxPch KxR 48. P-N5 R-QB 49. K-Q4 P-B5 50. K-B5 P-B6 51. P-N6 P-B7 52. P-N7 R-K 53. P-B7 P-B8(Q) 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nf6 10. Bd2 e6 11. 0-0-0 Qc7 12. Re1 0-0-0 13. Kb1 Bd6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. g3 Qc7 19. Ne5 Rhf8 20. c4 Nd7 21. Qg4 g6 22. Qf4 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 h5 25. Kc2 Kc7 26. Kc3 Rd7 27. Re1 Rd8 28. Re4 b6 29. b4 Kd6 30. f3 Re8 31. g4 Rh8 32. gxh5 Rxh5 33. Rxh5 gxh5 34. Re1 Rd8 35. Rg1 Rh8 36. c5+ bxc5 37. dxc5+ Ke5 38. Rd1 Kf4 39. Rd7 f5 40. Rxa7 Re8 41. Rc7 Kxf3 42. Rxc6 e5 43. Rd6 e4 44. c6 e3 45. Rd1 e2 46. Re1 Kf2 47. Rxe2+ Kxe2 48. b5 Rc8 49. Kd4 f4 50. Kc5 f3 51. b6 f2 52. b7 Re8 53. c7 f1=Q 0-1

Following are additional scores of games played in the international chess tournament at Syracuse:

Isaac Kashdan vs Israel Albert Horowitz
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 3, Aug-15
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37) 1-0

Samuel Reshevsky vs Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 3, Aug-15
Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (E16) 1-0

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I'll Be Judge You Be Jury 14 Oct 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

I'll Be Judge You Be Jury
BY PAUL JORDAN-SMITH
Chess players may resent the defection of Mr. Edward Lasker from their ranks, revealed in his new book, “Go and Go-Moku” (Knopf), wherein he records his opinion that the ancient game of Go is destined to take the place of Chess as the leading intellectual game of the Occident, just as it has reigned supreme in the Orient for some four thousand years.

AN ANCIENT GAME
Mr. Lasker, one of the famous chess champions of the world, now professes to like thus above all others. He learned to play in 1907 and all these years he has been a missionary to the Occident. Now that the implements of the game are available to Americans, Mr. Lasker has done this guide-book, furnishing the rules of the game and describing its tactics. He also gives a brief of history of the game, which had its origin during the reign of he Chinese Emperor Shun, sometime between the years 2255 and 2206 B.C. It crossed over to Japan around 754 A.D. and its popularity there may be compared to the popularity of baseball in America. Go-Moku is a simpler variety of the same game.

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October 07, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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L.A. Times Problem No. 501 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by E.R. Jolly. White mates in two.
FEN 2r5/8/4pn2/2p2Q2/N1Nk3B/4pP2/2P5/4Kb2 w - - 0 1
Key: N(B4)-N6/Ncb6

L.A. Times Problem No. 502 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by A.D. Gibbs, Long Beach, California. White mates in three.
FEN 3nR3/1n2B1N1/1pp1b3/3pk1p1/2ppp3/4R1K1/1Q2B3/3N4 w - - 0 1
Key: B-R5/Bh5
See variations in Chess by Herman Steiner, October 21, 1934 edition of the L.A. Times.

Correspondence game between Doty Jackson and ladderite Willard Harmon.

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. B-N5 N-B3 4. N-B3 B-B4 5. P-Q3 P-KR3 6. B-Q2 N-KN5 7. O-O P-QR3 8. B-R4 P-QN4 9. B-N3 N-B3 10. N-Q5 P-Q3 11. P-KR3 N-Q5 12. NxN BxN 13. P-B3 B-R2 14. P-R3 P-B3 15. N-K3 P-Q4 16. PxP PxP 17. P-QB4 P-Q5 18. N-B2 B-K3 19. N-N4 Q-Q3 20. Q-B3 R-Q 21. N-Q5 NxN 22. PxN BxP 23. BxB QxB 24. QxQ RxQ 25. B-N4 B-N3 26. KR-QB K-Q2 27. P-B3 P-B4 28. R-K P-N4 29. P-KN3 R-QB 30. R-K2 P-QR4 31. B-K R(Q4)-B4 32. P-QN4 R-B8 33. RxR RxR 34. K-B2 PxP 35. BxP K-K3 36. P-N4 PxP 37. RPxP B-B4 38. R-N2 BxB 39. RxB R-B4 40. P-R4 PxP 41. RxRP K-Q4 42. R-R2 R-B 43. R-R5ch R-B4 44. R-R2 K-Q3 45. R-R6chR-B3 46. R-R2 K-Q3 47. R-R5ch K-N5 48. RxP R-B7ch 49. K-N3 K-B6 50. R-K6 KxP 51. RxP R-K7 52. R-KB6 R-K6 53. R-B5 K-K7 54. RxP P-Q6 55. R-QR5 P-Q7 56. R-R RxPch 57. K-R4 R-B8 58. R-R2 K-K8 59. R-Rch P-Q8(Q) 60. RxQch KxR 61. P-N5 K-K7 62. P-N6 R-KN8 63. K-R5 K-B6 64. K-R6 K-B5 65. P-N7 K-B4 66. K-R7 R-R8ch 67. K-N8 K-N3 68. K-B8 R-KB8ch 69. K-N8 R-B7 70. R-R8 R-KR7ch 71. K-N8 R-R2 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. d3 h6 6. Bd2 Ng4 7. 0-0 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Nd5 d6 11. h3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. c3 Ba7 14. a3 c6 15. Ne3 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. c4 d4 18. Nc2 Be6 19. Nb4 Qd6 20. Qf3 Rd8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Bb4 Bb6 26. Rc1 Kd7 27. f3 f5 28. Re1 g5 29. g3 Rc8 30. Re2 a5 31. Be1 Rc5 32. b4 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Rxc1 34. Kf2 axb4 35. Bxb4 Ke6 36. g4 fxg4 37. hxg4 Bc5 38. Rb2 Bxb4 39. Rxb4 Rc5 40. a4 bxa4 41. Rxa4 Kd5 42. Ra2 Rc8 43. Ra5+ Rc5 44. Ra2 Kd6

From the international tournament held in Zurich, Switzerland:

Oskar Naegeli vs Emanuel Lasker
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 14, Jul-27
Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (E16) 0-1

Stefano Rosselli del Turco vs Emanuel Lasker
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 9, Jul-22
Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1

Emanuel Lasker vs Hans Mueller
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 13, Jul-26
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0

From the International tournament at Syracuse:

Mario Monticelli vs Reuben Fine
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 6, Aug-17
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B18) 0-1

Arnold Denker vs Arthur William Dake
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 6, Aug-17
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 1-0

Herman Steiner vs Jakob Adolf Seitz
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 6, Aug-17
Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation (D02) 1-0

September 30, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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L.A. Times Problem No. 499 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by E.R. Jolly, Needles, California. White mates in two.
FEN 8/3R1r1p/b1pp2pK/4n1N1/2Pk2p1/1P2bB2/N3P2B/2R3Q1 w - - 0 1
Key: B-B4/Bf4

L.A. Times Problem No. 500 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Percy Bowater, Pasadena. White mates in three.
FEN 1B6/4Rp2/4nP2/2P4B/5p2/1P2kP2/4P2Q/KN6 w - - 0 1
Key: Cooked! There are four solutions to this problem! The intended one is B-R7; the worst part of it is that this problem can be solved in two moves! Namely with R-Q7! It is interesting to note that there were only two of the ladderites who sent in all four solutions, they were Willard Harmon, and Dario Peliegrini, former winners. This entitles them to eleven points each! See variations in the October 14, 1934 edition of Chess by Herman Steiner, L. A. Times.

Mikhail Botvinnik vs Hans Kmoch
Leningrad (1934), Leningrad URS, rd 10, Aug-29
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack. Modern Defense Carlsbad Line (B13) 1-0

Nikolai Riumin vs Max Euwe
Leningrad (1934), Leningrad URS, rd 7, Aug-25
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Bradley Beach Variation (A28) 1-0

Isaac Kashdan vs Erling Tholfsen
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 11, Aug-21
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10) 1-0

Samuel Reshevsky vs Arnold Denker
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 11, Aug-21
Budapest Defense: Alekhine Variation. Tartakower Defense (A52) 1-0

Fritz Gygli vs Salomon Flohr
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 9, Jul-22
King's Indian Defense: Makagonov Variation (E71) 0-1

Gideon Stahlberg vs Alexander Alekhine
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 13, Jul-26
Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation (A90) 0-1

Alexander Alekhine vs Hans Johner
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 10, Jul-23
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1-0

September 23, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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L.A. Times Problem No. 497 “The Chess Review” by Konrad Erlin. White mates in two.
FEN 7Q/7n/5P2/2K2Npb/4k3/3p1R1N/4nP2/8 w - - 0 1
Key: N-R6/Nh6

L.A. Times Problem No. 498 “The Chess Review” by David C. McClelland. White mates in three.
FEN 7B/8/3pp2K/3P1p2/R3pk2/7P/3N1P2/8 w - - 0 1
Key: Cooked! The intended solution was B-B3 with the following variation: 1. B-B3 PxP; 2. R-Q4 K-K4; 3. RxP mate. (1. Bc3 exd5 2. Rd4 Ke5 3. Rxe4# et cetera.)
See all variations in the October 07, 1934 edition of the L.A. Times Chess column by Herman Steiner.

Alexander Alekhine vs Emanuel Lasker
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 12, Jul-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Alekhine Variation (D67) 1-0

Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 5, Jul-18
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation (D31) 1-0

Isaac Kashdan vs Arnold Denker
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 9, Aug-20
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 1-0

Erling Tholfsen vs Reuben Fine
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 10, Aug-21
King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 0-1

Abraham Kupchik vs Jakob Adolf Seitz
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 10, Aug-21
English Opening: King's English Variation. General (A20) 1-0

Arnold Denker vs Mario Monticelli
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 3, Aug-15
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0

Samuel Reshevsky vs Israel Albert Horowitz
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 5, Aug-16
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Variation (D41) 1-0

Robert Elmer Martin vs Samuel Reshevsky
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 1, Aug-13
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Berlin Variation (E38) 0-1

September 16, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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L.A. Times Problem No. 495 “The Chess Review” by E. Boswell. White mates in two.
FEN 8/8/4p3/3bb2K/Bp1r2p1/R2pP2p/2Pk1P1R/B1N3Q1 w - - 0 1
Key: R-R2/Ra2

L.A. Times Problem No. 496 “The Chess Review” by Edward Haeniges. White mates in three.
FEN 7K/2Np4/p2k2p1/8/5PP1/2Q5/B6n/8 w - - 0 1
Key: B-N8/Bg8
1. B-N8, any; 2. N-Q5, any; 3. Q-B7 mate.
In this problem, the queen sacrifice in the first variant, resulting in a beautiful pure mate, is not easily seen. Consequently, the key-move is also hard to find, especially in view of the tempting try, N-Q5, which is defeated by NxP! This solution was submitted by M. Rudholm.

A selection of games from the masters' tourney follows:

Samuel Reshevsky vs Anthony Santasiere
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 7, Aug-18
Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights. Vienna Variation (D95) 1-0

Arthur William Dake vs Erling Tholfsen Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 8, Aug-18 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 1-0

Erling Tholfsen vs Arnold Denker Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 7, Aug-18 King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 1-0

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July 16, 1972 Bangor Daily News Chess by George Cunningham & Gerry Dullea

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The existence of a genius such as Bobby Fischer raises fascinating questions of his origins, of the days, if ever, when he was more or less like the rest of us. Bobby says he started taking chess seriously when he was about 11, and we know it didn't take him long to leave normal people behind, as he was champion of the United States at the remarkable age of 14.
As Bobby plays a very mature match now for the world's championship, we thought it interesting to dip into his past and to show how he played as a youngster. Below is a game Bobby played when he was 12, a game from the 1955 U.S. Junior Championship at Lincoln, Nebraska. He won four other games in this tournament, finishing with a creditable 5-5. Remember that Bobby would establish himself as the best player in the country in another short two years.

Jimmy Thomason vs Robert James Fischer
Lincoln ch-US jr (1955), Lincoln, NE USA, rd 3, Jul-17
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Rare Defenses (E90) 0-1

But can it happen again? Will there ever be another Fischer? No one knows.
Our candidate for a likely choice, however, is Michael Rohde of South Orange, N.J. Currently rated the best 12-year-old in the country, Michael shows more tactical ability than Bobby demonstrated 17 years ago. Columnist Cunningham encountered Michael in the first round of the recent Atlantic Open. Michael's personality stayed pleasant and likable throughout the game and tournament, but he showed himself to be a tiger at the board, quickly gaining a winning advantage against Cunningham and never letting it slip.

Michael Rohde (white) vs. George Cunningham (black)
Trompowsky Attack

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. B-N5 N-K5 3. B-B4 P-K3 4. P-KB3 B-Q3 5. BxB NxB 6. P-K4 P-QN3 7. N-QB3 B-R3 8. BxB NxB 9. KN-K2 N-B5? 10. Q-Q3 P-Q4 11. P-QR3 Q-B1 12. PxP PxP 13. NxP NxP 14. QxN! Q-Q2 15. NxPch K-K2 16. NxR RxN 17. O-O K-B1 18. QR-N1 N-R5 19. R-N5 R-K1 20. QxN RxN 21. Q-B4 Q-K1 22. R-K5 RxR 23. PxR QxP 24. Q-N4ch 1-0

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 e6 4. f3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Nxd6 6. e4 b6 7. Nc3 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Ne2 Nc4? 10. Qd3 d5 11. a3 Qc8 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxb2 14. Qxa6! Qd7 15. Nxc7+ Ke7 16. Nxa8 Rxa8 17. 0-0 Kf8 18. Rb1 Na4 19. Rb5 Re8 20. Qxa4 Rxe2 21. Qc4 Qe8 22. Re5 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qb4+ 1-0

Notes:
2. The rare Trompovsky's Line. Like many eager youngsters, Michael has obviously peered into dark corners of The Book.
6. Already Michael's game resembles those of the grandmasters. Without any apparent effort, he dominates the center. Cunningham unwisely decides to complicate the situation.
9. Now is the time for Black to Castle. The Knight move, as Michael politely and accurately point out at the end of the game, is a loser.
11. Better is either O-O or P-QB3.
14. Michael here looks like Bobby of 17 years ago. Cunningham now faces the truth of defeat. If QxQ, then 15. NxPch regains the Queen with a Pawn thrown in. 14. … Q-Q2 saves the Pawn, but a better move might have been to resign.
15. The Pawn goes anyway! If 15. … QxN; 16. Q-N5ch and 17. QxN, but that course might be better than moving the King. It is hard, however, to criticize any move made in a lost position.
24. Cunningham bows to the inevitable with the solace of knowing he has met a future grandmaster, possibly a world champion.

May you exploit every pin.

August 16, 1987 Newsday, Melville, New York by Shelby Lyman

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Chess 16 Aug 1987, Sun Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York) Newspapers.com

Chess by Shelby Lyman
Enforcing the South African Ban
In recent decades, the apartheid system of the Republic of South Africa has been under a continual and protracted attack, both internal and external. Virtually every aspect of that nation's life has been affected, including its chess relations with other countries.
In 1976, the General Assembly of the United Nations proscribed all sporting and cultural contacts with South Africa. The UN action was the catalyst for a series of World Chess Federation (FIDE) decisions, which culminated in the 1986 expulsion of the South African Chess Federation from the world organization.
Two years earlier, the organization had barred its member federations (now numbering 125) and all FIDE-rated players from participating in South African tournaments and other chess activities.
When Grandmaster Miguel Quinteros of Argentina went to South Africa in May to lecture and given chess exhibitions, he was the first grandmaster to make such a visit since the 1984 ban.
The reaction was swift and severe. FIDE immediately telexed its member federations that Quinteros faced a possible one-year suspension from participation in FIDE tournaments.
An immediate result was that Quinteros did not receive an expected invitation to the prestigious $181,000 World Open tournament held in July.
A formal decision on Quinteros' activities (he subsequently returned to South Africa in July to take part in the government-supported South African Chess Championship) is expected soon from the world organization.
Below are the moves of a miniature game between Alexander Chernin of the Soviet Union and Ahmed Hamid of Egypt from the recent Subotica Interzonal Tournament in Yugoslavia.

Alexander Chernin vs Ahmed Ibrahim Hamed
Subotica Interzonal (1987), Subotica YUG, rd 9, Jul-??
Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0

September 09, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 09 Sep 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 493 “The Chess Review” by G. W. Hargreaves. White mates in two.
FEN 1Q4Nr/6pk/4N1n1/3B4/8/5n2/8/3K4 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-K5/Qe5

L.A. Times Problem No. 494 “The Chess Review” by R. Cheney. White mates in three.
FEN 8/1K6/6Q1/4k3/3b1p2/5R2/8/B7 w - - 0 1
Key: R-B3/Rc3

Mir Sultan Khan vs Geza Maroczy
London (1932), London ENG, rd 11, Feb-12
Colle System (D05) 0-1

July 16, 1972 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Fails to elaborate on the finicky, overbearing demands and complaints of European organizers who refused for months to sort out details before match. Belgrade's illegal demand of 35K USD “guarantee” refused by USCF! Australia's legal $225K bid snubbed by Russia, threatening they “would not play”. USSR selecting Anti-American, Racist Iceland who restricted entry of blacks and news coverage. Schemes to disqualify Fischer and replace with Petrosian, et cetera etc.

Fair to disqualify Fischer for boycotting unfair organizers, who were breaking rules to favor the Soviets? I think not!

Cameras?

Robert Fischer Boycotts Second Match in Protest Against Men Hired to Disruptively Operate Cameras

“At 11:58 P.M., two minutes before the deadline Cramer, handed a formal written protest to Schmid.” - Paul Marshall on the formal protest during the second match which was illegally forfeited to the Soviets.

“instead of..video tape film that didn't make any noise they had guys with film cameras that were..all around..making a racket..and visually you could see them moving around.”- R.J. Fischer

“Under agreed rules of the match, [Fischer] had the right to object and to demand removal of the cameras if they disturbed him.” -Col. Ed Edmondson, US Chess Federation.

Chess by Isaac Kashdan 16 Jul 1972, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

July 17, 1972 The Sacramento Bee, The Chess Column

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The Chess Column 16 Jul 1972, Sun The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) Newspapers.com

September 02, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 02 Sep 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 491 by “The Chess Review” by F.A. Hill. White mates in two.
FEN n3N3/5B2/2p1p2K/3krrR1/2p1N3/8/1B2Q3/8 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-B3/Qf3

L.A. Times Problem No. 492 “The Chess Review” by S. Benjamin and W. Jacobs. White mates in three.
FEN N4b2/8/2pk1P2/2pq2P1/5K2/1b2Q1BB/8/8 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-Q2/Qd2

The Social Chess Quarterly suggests a novel method of improving one's playing strength by following the score of published games. Take the best game available and play the winner's game as your own. Cover up the score with a card and take as much time and care over each move as if playing an actual game. Having made your move, see if you are correct; if you are not, then try and find out the reason for the actual move. As long as you play seriously and honestly with yourself, you will have some excellent amusement and will improve your game much faster than playing an actual game with an inferior opponent. We take the following game from that excellent Chess Quarterly and we hope our readers will act on the suggestion outlined above.
The following most lively and interesting game was won by F. K. Young, a well-known American player and author of the “Field Book of Chess Generalship.” We don't think there are many games excelling this in the matter of sacrifices.

Franklin Knowles Young (White) vs. X (Black)
King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 B-B4 3. N-KB3 P-Q3 4. B-B4 N-KB3 5. P-QN4 BxP 6. O-O B-B4ch 7. P-Q4 PxP 8. N-N5 O-O 9. P-K5 P-Q6ch 10. K-R N-N5 11. QxP P-KN3 12. P-B5 NxKP 13. Q-KR3 P-KR4 14. N-K4 NxB 15. Q-KN3 P-KR5 16. Q-KR3 B-Q5 17. B-N5 P-KB3 18. QxP PxB 19. NxP Q-K2 20. N-QB3 RxP 21. N-Q5 RxN 22. QR-K N-K6 23. RxN BxR 24. R-B8ch KxR 25. Q-R8 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. b4(a) Bxb4 6. 0-0 Bc5+ 7. d4 exd4 8. Ng5(b) 0-0 9. e5 d3+ 10. Kh1 Ng4 11. Qxd3(c) g6 12. f5(d) Nxe5 13. Qh3 h5 14. Ne4(e) Nxc4 15. Qg3 h4 16. Qh3 Bd4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Qxh4 fxg5(f) 19. Nxg5 Qe7(g) 20. Nc3 Rxf5(h) 21. Nd5 Rxd5(i) 22. Re1(j) Ne3 23. Rxe3 Bxe3(k) 24. Rf8+(1) Kxf8 25. Qh8#

(a) Up to this point it has been quite orthodox, but White now gives up a pawn in order to castle and accelerate his development.
(b) White goes on with his attack.
(c) Threatening QxRP mate.
(d) Evidently preparing for some sacrifice.
(e) Giving up the bishop for a further attack.
(f) Sacrifice No. 2.
(g) To stop mate at R7.
(h) Not BxN or QxNch and wins bishop as well.
(i) The third sacrifice.
(j) There are a number of variations at this point, in most of which Black loses his queen or is mated and in all of which he seems to lose the game.
(k) The fourth sacrifice.
(l) The fifth and the final sacrifice.
Note—White, who is mate on the move, mates with only a queen and a knight left, whilst Black has a queen, two rooks, two bishops and a knight.
Moral—Don't be too anxious to take all that is offered, remember the old adage; “Never put a gift c*g*r in the mouth; anyway, not 'til after careful examination.” (From British Chess Magazine).

Erich Eliskases vs Lajos Steiner
11th Hungarian National (1933), Budapest HUN, Apr-??
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Quiet Line (A28) 0-1

July 17 1972 Boston Globe Chess by Harold Dondis

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Chess: Personal Notes from Reykjavik 16 Jul 1972, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com

Personal Notes from Reykjavik
Notes from Reykjavik, before the tournament got under way:
Life for newsmen in Reykjavik has been a series of ([Soviet dominated, Soviet controlled]) press conferences moving from hotel to hotel to chess clubs.
Fischer's arrival was electrifying. He arrived somewhat disreputable looking but raring to play. He immediately went to sleep but was prepared to play.
He was apparently in a good mood, is living in a new house to be sold by lottery, but a number of new houses have been reserved for him.
The drawing to see who would move first in the first game produced a new drama. Spassky, his assistant Gellers and other Russians arrived at the Hotel Esja, Fred Kramer, a USCF official was on hand for Fischer.
Spassky, about 5 feet 8 or 10, with wavy blondish hair and strong, rugged features, looked very determined. He conferred with Euwe and suddenly left.
Euwe then announced that the Russians refused to draw lots but gave no reason for their protest.
Father William Lombardy and Paul Marshall, Fischer's lawyer, intended to seek out the Russians at their hotel. Conferences continued.
Fischer had continued to attack the news coverage and is bitter about limitations on play by play reporting of the games during the match.
Spassky and the Russians had avoided the press and Federation officials, but Spassky's relatively moderate actions and Fischer's ([refusal to be bogged down by Soviet tricks and maneuvers]) have brought the public in Reykjavik to favor him.
Among the correspondents at the match in Arthur Koestler for the London Sunday Times. Norman Mailer and Vladimir Nabokov also were expected.
The tournament (finally under way) is building up as a sporting event of Olympic proportions.
Boston will soon watch another episode in the onward march of chess computers…

July 15, 1972 Chess Ottawa Journal by D.M. LeDain

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Chess 15 Jul 1972, Sat The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

…2,000 seats were sold for the first game at $5.00 each, so that a considerable revenue can be expected from that quarter, SOLELY for the Icelandic Federation. Their expenses, including their $125,000 prize, will amount to about $200,000. A PROFIT is expected as they also have 40 per cent of the TV and film rights, sold for a quarter million.

([PURE PROFIT... because where is that $200,000, the $125,000 prize money and accounting to organization expenditures being held, “In Escrow” by a trustworthy third party and certified public accountant?])

Fails to elaborate on the finicky, overbearing demands and complaints of European organizers who refused for months to sort out details before match. Belgrade's illegal demand of 35K USD "guarantee" refused by USCF! Australia's legal $225K bid snubbed by Russia, threatening they "would not play". USSR selecting Anti-American, Racist Iceland who restricted entry of blacks and news coverage. Schemes to disqualify Fischer and replace with Petrosian, etc.

Robert Fischer Boycotts Second Match in Protest Against Men Hired to Disruptively Operate Cameras
“At 11:58 P.M., two minutes before the deadline Cramer, handed a formal written protest to Schmid.” - Paul Marshall.
“instead of..video tape film that didn't make any noise they had guys with film cameras that were..all around..making a racket..and visually you could see them moving around.”- R.J. Fischer
“Under agreed rules of the match, [Fischer] had the right to object and to demand removal of the cameras if they disturbed him.” -Edmondson, USCF

Soviets Notoriously Poor Sportsmanship

It was the Icelandic Chess Federation under direction of the Soviet, who signed a contract with this Chester Fox character, placing camera crews (plural) up to three men per camera, in full view of Fischer and making so much noise, that led to Fischer's loss of Game #1. Naturally Fischer boycotted Game #2, due to the disruptive camera men. Till the bitter end, spreading disinformation in the press that nothing could be done about the cameras, which was entirely untrue.

“The Icelandic Chess Federation issued a statement disassociating itself from a $1 3/4 million lawsuit New York promoter Chester Fox filed against Fischer over his refusal to permit filming of the competition. Fox had bought the filming rights from Federation.” ([Great then, take it up with the Soviet-Controlled Icelandic Federation who was paid the money! But this is all about the Soviet desire to continue persecuting and harassing Robert J. Fischer.]) - Spokane Chronicle Spokane, Washington Monday, August 21, 1972

<--“Under agreed rules of the match, [Fischer] had the right to object and to demand removal of the cameras if they disturbed him.” Col. Edmund Edmondson, US Chess Federation--> Therefore, what substance exists in such a lawsuit? The Soviet was wringing its hands in delight, not “desperately trying to save the match” as the deceptive headlines read in American newspapers. By August 21, 1972, the Soviet's real agenda becomes apparent. Fischer will not have a moment of peace since he arrived in Iceland.

“Chester Fox vs. Bobby Fischer. It began in 1972, when Mr. Fischer defeated Boris Spassky for the world chess championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. Mr. Fischer barred movie cameras from recording the match. Mr. Fox, saying he held the rights to the filming, subsequently sued for $3.25 million in damages.” - New York Times, November 30, 1975

“Chess Sequel: When Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky for the world chess championship in Iceland seven years ago this month, Mr. Fischer took the title and ‘went into retirement. But one match from that historic competition remained: a court confrontation between Mr. Fischer and Chester Fox.
Mr. Fischer had barred movie cameras from recording the chess play. Mr. Fox, saying he held rights to the filming, sued Mr. Fischer for $3.2 million in damages.
The case is on the calendar of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, and Mr. Fox's lawyer, Richard C. Stein, is hoping for a trial “sometime this winter.” Pretrial depositions, the death and replacement of Mr. Fischer's lawyer and a clogged court calendar have contributed to the long delay.” - New York Times, July 15, 1979

Soviet price tag to Fischer for simply playing a World Championship Tournament? Invasion of his life and personal peace for years to come…

Lawsuit 21 Aug 1972, Mon Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, Washington) Newspapers.com

July 15, 1972 Star-Phoenix Chess by Harry Mather

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Chess: World Championship by H. Mather 15 Jul 1972, Sat Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) Newspapers.com

To clarify Fischer's “reasons” let's hear what Fischer's lawyer, Paul Marshall, a US Chess Federation official and Robert J. Fischer had to say on the distractions:

“Under agreed rules of the match, [Fischer] had the right to object and to demand removal of the cameras if they disturbed him.” -Col. Edmund Edmondson, USCF

“instead of..video tape film that didn't make any noise they had guys with film cameras that were..all around..making a racket..and visually you could see them moving around.”- R.J. Fischer

Fischer made an official verbal protest against the disruptive camera men, which fell on deaf ears, as the Soviet was intent on using the disruptive cameras to throw the games, and cast points in the Soviet corner. Instead, Fischer boycotted the 2nd game, and well within his rights to do so.

“At 11:58 P.M., two minutes before the deadline Cramer, handed a formal written protest to Schmid.” - Paul Marshall.

The Soviet delegates (3 of 4 men on the tournament committee) of course chose to illegally disregard the rules, out of poor sportsmanship and awarded the point to Spassky.

In his letter, he [Fischer] asserted: “The bungling unknowns who claimed to be professional cameramen were clumsy, rude and deceitful. The only thing invisible, silent and out of sight was the fairness on the part of the organizers.
“I have never compromised on anything affecting playing conditions of the game itself, which is my art and my profession.
“It seemed to me that the organizers deliberately tried to upset and provoke me by the way they coddled and kowtowed to that camera crew.
“I am keen to play this match, and I hope game two will be scheduled for Sunday, July 16 at 5 in the afternoon.”
Fischer declared that when all the camera equipment had been removed “I will be at the chessboard.”

July 15, 1972 Chess Master Times Colonist by George Koltanowski

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Chess Master 15 Jul 1972, Sat Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.com

August 26, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 26 Aug 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 489 “The Chess Review” by Walter Jacobs. White mates in two.
FEN 8/2Q5/7K/8/1pN1BB2/3R4/1Pkp4/1Rb5 w - - 0 1
Key: B-N3/Bg3

L.A. Times Problem No. 490 “The Chess Review” by Walter Jacobs. White mates in three.
FEN 5K2/1P6/5p2/6p1/2p2kp1/1r6/2N5/4Q2B w - - 0 1
Key: B-Q5/Bd5

Fourth game of the match played at Stockholm.

Gosta Stoltz (white) vs. Rudolf Spielmann (black)
King's Gambit Declined: Classical, Réti Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-KB4 B-B4 3. N-KB3 P-Q3 4. P-B3 P-KB4 5. BPxP QPxP 6. P-Q4 PxQP 7. B-B4! PxKP 8. N-K5 N-B3 9. N-B7 Q-K2 10. NxR P-Q6 11. B-KN5 B-B7ch 12. KxB Q-B4ch 13. B-K3 QxKB 14. P-KR3 B-K3 15. N-Q2 Q-Q4 16. P-KN4 N-B3 17. P-B4 Q-Q2 18. P-N5 B-N5! 19. Q-KB B-K7 20. Q-N2 Q-B4ch 21. K-N N-Q2 22. QxKPch QxQ 23. NxQ K-K2 24. N-N3 RxN 25. NxB PxN 26. R-R2 K-B2 27. RxP R-K 28. R-Q N-K4 29. B-B4 R-K3 30. K-B K-N3 31. R-Q5 K-B4 32. B-N3 R-K2 33. P-QN4

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 f5 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. d4 exd4 7. Bc4! fxe4 8. Ne5 Nf6 9. Nf7 Qe7 10. Nxh8 d3 11. Bg5 Bf2+ 12. Kxf2 Qc5+ 13. Be3 Qxc4 14. h3 Be6 15. Nd2 Qd5 16. g4 Nc6 17. c4 Qd7 18. g5 Bg4! 19. Qf1 Be2 20. Qg2 Qf5+ 21. Kg1 Nd7 22. Qxe4+ Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Ke7 24. Ng3 Rxh8 25. Nxe2 dxe2 26. Rh2 Kf7 27. Rxe2 Re8 28. Rd1 Ne5 29. Bf4 Re6 30. Kf1 Kg6 31. Rd5 Kf5 32. Bg3 Re7 33. b4

1. e4 e5
2. f4 Bc5(a) A fight between two giants on their own ground.
3. Nf3 d6
4. c3(b) With the idea of continuing with P-Q4, displacing the dangerous B.
4. … f5(c) Long though to be a refutation of 4. P-B3 until the line followed in this game was suggested by Reti and brought new life to the variation.
5. fxe5 dxe5
6. d4 exd4
7. Bc4!(d) If 7. PxQP, BPxP! which turns to Black's advantage. If now 7. … N-QB3, which Rubinstein considers as best, Reti, however, successfully continues with 8. P-QN4! B-N3; 9. Q-N3 N-R3; 10. Castles, PxKP; 11. NxQP Q-K2; 12. BxN PxB; 13. B-B7ch K-Q1; 14. K-R1 with good attack for White (We, however, venture to suggest that Black's game is not lost anyway.—Editor.)
7. … fxe4(e) Black intends sacrificing a rook in order to obtain two strong passed pawns in the center.
8. Ne5 Nf6
9. Nf7 Qe7
10. Nxh8 d3(f) Upon 10. … N-B3 (original Svenonius suggestion) follows 11. B-KN5! NK4; 12. BxN PxB; 13. Q-R5ch K-Q2; 14. PxQP and White can hold to his material advantage. Spielmann tried out this variation in the hope of settling the age-old dispute regarding which side had the better game; White with a rook up or Black with two strong passed pawns. Reti used to think that the two passed pawns were not sufficient compensation for the rook. Svenonius, on the other hand, disputed this and demonstrated that Black either obtained an irresistable attack or finally recaptained the N or R1, after which the material forces are more than evened up.
Spielmann now states that at the cost of a point in the match, this question is settled to his satisfaction.
11. Bg5 Bf2+
12. Kxf2 Qc5+
13. Be3 Qxc4
14. h3 Be6
15. Nd2 Qd5
16. g4(g) A fine attacking move which drives the N f 6 away from its position of support to the advanced pawns. If 16. … P-KN4; 17. Q-N3! In Spielmann's opinion, the text move 16. P-K4 settles the Reti-Svenonius discussion to White's absolute advantage.
16. … Nc6(h) If 17. P-N5, then 17. … Q-B4ch and 18. … N-Q5! White's reply stops this.
17. c4 Qd7
18. g5 Bg4!
19. Qf1(i) The only reply: If 19. Q-R4 BxRP and if 19. Q-KN1, then Q-B4ch; 20. K-K1 N-N5 and Black's game is still very much alive.
19. … Be2
20. Qg2 Qf5+
21. Kg1 Nd7
22. Qxe4+ Qxe4
23. Nxe4 Ke7(j) If 23. … B-B6; 24. N-B3 BxR; 25. KxB KN-K4; 26. R-KB1 and White remains a piece ahead.
24. Ng3 Rxh8
25. Nxe2 dxe2
26. Rh2 Kf7
27. Rxe2 Re8
28. Rd1 Ne5
29. Bf4 Re6
30. Kf1 Kg6
31. Rd5 Kf5
32. Bg3 Re7
33. b4(k) There is nothing to be done against 34. P-N5, which wins another piece. Truly an Homeric struggle.
Notes abridged from the “Chess World.”

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Steiner Wins Chess Match 26 Aug 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Steiner Wins Chess Match
SYRACUSE (N.Y.) Aug. 25. (AP)—Samuel Reshevsky of New York having won first place, play was continued in the international tournament of the New York State Chess Association today to determine the next four winners.
Isaac Kashdan of New York, paired with Reshevsky, was striving to hold second place.
Afternoon winners were Reuben Fine, New York; Arthur W. Dake, Portland, Or.; Herman Steiner, Los Angeles, and Dr. Adolf Seitz of Augsburg.
I. A. Horowitz, New York, lost to Dake, in thirteen moves.
R. E. Martin of Toronto, lost to Steiner, in forty-two moves.

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August 12, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 12 Aug 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 487 The Chess Review by E. Boswell. White mates in two.
FEN 3R4/6pB/4P1N1/3pK2Q/2P1PP2/P1pk4/2p5/2B5 w - - 0 1
Key: K-Q6/Kd6

L.A. Times Problem No. 488 The Chess Review by Konrad Erlin. White mates in three.
FEN 5B2/8/2p5/2p5/1b5p/4N1kN/8/3K1B2 w - - 0 1
Key: B-KR6/Bh6

Chess by Herman Steiner 19 Aug 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Kashdan Wins Chess Contest From Araiza 15 Aug 1934, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Kashdan Moves Up In Chess Tourney 21 Aug 1934, Tue The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Steiner Draws With Foe in Chess Play 21 Aug 1934, Tue The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com New York Chessmen Win In Tourney Play 22 Aug 1934, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Tholfsen First To Win In Chess Play 23 Aug 1934, Thu The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Steiner Wins Chess Battle 24 Aug 1934, Fri The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Steiner, Kashdan Draw 25 Aug 1934, Sat The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com Chess Fans Update 25 Aug 1934, Sat The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

August 05, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 05 Aug 1934, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 485, The Chess Review by Hugo Legler. White mates in two.
FEN 3K2B1/5p2/3N4/1P1k2P1/1R1r2n1/2pbB1Q1/3P2N1/2R5 w - - 0 1
Key: NxP(?)

L.A. Times Problem No. 486, Newark Evening News by J.F. Tracy, Ontario, California. White mates in three.
FEN KN4b1/Pp2Pn1p/1R3n1P/2k1p3/3pPp2/bP2P3/8/1Q2B3 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-R2(?)

From the international tournament at Budapest

Lilienthal (White) vs. Flohr (Black)
Benoni Defense

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-QB4 2. P-K3 PxP 3. PxP P-Q4 4. B-Q3 N-QB3 5. P-QB3 N-B3 6. N-K2 B-N5 7. Q-Q2 P-K3 8. P-B3 B-R4 9. N-N3 B-N3 10. P-KB4 BxB 11. QxB B-Q3 12. Q-K2 Q-B2 13. N-B5 B-B 14. N-Q2 P-KR4 15. N-KN3 P-R5 16. N-B3 B-Q3 17. N-R5 N-K5 18. N-K5 P-B4 19. N-B3 QPxN 20. NxKN NxN 21. P-KR3 B-K2 22. BPxN P-KN4 23. P-R4 KR-N 24. P-R5 P-N3 25. P-B6 R-N3 26. K-R2 Q-Q2 27. Q-N5 QR-N 28. Q-N3 P-N5 29. R-KN B-N5 30. B-B4 RxB 31. BxB K-N 32. QR-KB P-K6 33. Q-N4 PxP 34. Q-B4 R-N6 35. PxP RxR 36. RxR RxR 37. R-KN Q-N2ch 38. KxR Q-N6 39. K-R Q-K6ch 40. QxP Q-Q7ch 41. K-N2 Q-B8ch 42. K-R QxPch 43. K-N2 Q-B8ch 44. K-R Q-Q7ch 45. K-N2 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. d4 c5 2. e3 cxd4 3. exd4 d5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Ne2 Bg4 7. Qd2 e6 8. f3 Bh5 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. f4 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Bd6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Nd2 h5 15. Ng3 h4 16. Nf3 Bd6 17. Nh5 Ne4 18. Ne5 f5

Stahlberg (White) vs. Vidmar (Black)
Queen's Gambit Declined

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-QB3 3. N-KB3 N-B3 4. P-K3 P-K3 5. B-Q3 PxP 6. BxBP KN-Q2 7. O-O B-Q3 8. N-B3 O-O 9. P-K4 P-K4 10. B-KN5 Q-K2 11. B-N3 R-K 12. R-K N-B 13. PxP BxP 14. NxB QxN 15. P-B4 Q-B4ch 16. K-R N-N5 17. B-KR4 N-B7ch 18. BxN QxB 19. P-B5! Q-R5 20. Q-Q6 Q-K2 21. Q-B4 Q-K4 22. Q-B2 P-QN3 23. QR-Q B-N2 24. R-K2 R-K2 25. QR-K QR-K 26. P-N4 B-B 27. P-N5 B-R3 28. R-K3 R-Q2 29. R-R3 R-Q6 30. RxR BxR 31. P-N6 R-Q 32. BxPch K-R 33. Q-N3 QxQ 34. PxQ PxP 35. PxP R-Q3 36. K-N2 RxP 37. BxR NxB 38. N-B3 K-N 39. R-Q B-B5 40. R-Q8ch K-R2 41. P-N3 B-K3 42. K-K3 P-B4 43. N-Q5 P-N4 44. N-B7 1-0

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nd7 7. 0-0 Bd6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Bb3 Re8 12. Re1 Nf8 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Ng4 17. Bh4 Nf2+ 18. Bxf2 Qxf2 19. f5! Qh4 20. Qd6 Qe7 21. Qf4 Qe5 22. Qf2 b6 23. Rd1 Bb7 24. Re2 Re7 25. Re1 Re8 26. g4 Bc8 27. g5 Ba6 28. Re3 Rd7 29. Rh3 Rd3 30. Rxd3 Bxd3 31. g6 Rd8 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Qg3 Qxg3 34. hxg3 hxg6 35. fxg6 Rd6 36. Kg2 Rxg6 37. Bxg6 Nxg6

Tartakower (White) vs. Lilienthal (Black)
Zukertort Opening

Descriptive 1. N-KB3 N-KB3 2. P-QN3 P-KN3 3. B-N2 B-N2 4. P-N3 P-N3 5. B-N2 B-N2 6. O-O O-O 7. P-Q3 P-B4 8. P-K4 P-Q4 9. PxP BxP 10. N-B3 B-N2 11. R-K QN-Q2 12. Q-K2 P-K3 13. QR-N Q-N 14. N-KR4 BxB 15. NxB Q-N2 16. N-B4 KR-K 17. N-K4 NxN 18. QxN QxQ 19. RxQ BxB 20. RxB N-B3 21. R-K P-K4 22. N-N2 P-K5 23. PxP NxP 24. P-QB4 N-N4 25. RxRch RxR 26. K-K3 N-B6ch 27. K-N2 N-Q5 28. N-K3 R-K5 29. N-B2 NxN 30. RxN R-Q5 31. R-K2 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d3 c5 8. e4 d5 9. exd5 Bxd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Qe2 e6 13. Rb1 Qb8 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qb7 16. Nf4 Re8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Nf6 21. Re1 e5 22. Ng2 e4 23. dxe4 Nxe4 24. c4 Ng5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Ne3 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nd4