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

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 02, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, September 02, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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