February 17, 1935 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 17 Feb 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

L.A. Times Problem No. 539 “H.C.W.” by S. Boros. White mates in two.
FEN B4R2/4pN1n/2n1P3/1QN5/1pp1P1P1/R1q2kPK/4pppP/2Bbr1r1 w - - 0 1
Two Key Solutions: N-N3 and Q-N8.
Alternatively: mate in 1. Ne5#

L.A. Times Problem No. 540 “The Chess Review” by Dr. Gilbert Dobbs. White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/8/B5p1/3QP1P1/1p1N1kN1/7P/1K6 w - - 0 1
Key: Q-R8/Qh8

From the International Master Tournament of Mexico City.

Herman Steiner vs Juan Lerdo de Tejada
Mexican International Masters (1935), Mexico City MEX, rd 7, Jan-07
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0

Herman Steiner vs Jose Aviles Solares
Mexican International Masters (1934), Mexico City MEX, rd 3, Dec-29
Torre Attack: Classical Defense. Nimzowitsch Variation (A46) 1-0

Manuel Soto Larrea vs Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz
Mexican International Masters (1935), Mexico City MEX, rd 10, Jan-10
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 1-0

Arthur William Dake vs Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz
Mexican International Masters (1935), Mexico City MEX, rd 4, Jan-02
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0

John Burt vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
Simul (1869), Bristol ENG
King's Gambit: Accepted. Traditional Variation (C38) 0-1

The editors of the Straw-Hatter, the official publication of the Warwick Chess Club, are to be congratulated on their enterprise and entertaining articles.
In the January 21 issue there are two brilliant gamelets, both of which are known to some, but should be familiar to all.
The first was a simultaneous victory on the part of the immortal British international master, Joseph H. Blackburne, nicknamed the “Black Death” by the Germans because of his wonderful and unexpected combinations.

The next game not only teaches a valuable chess lesson (the attack on the weakest point—the King Bishop Pawn on its original square,) but it also shows that the privilege of castling is still available to the player whose Rook is attacked, always provided that the King in castling neither goes into check or through check. (Of course, the King in castling cannot castle out of check.)

Capt. MacKenzie (White) Amateur (Black)
Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. B-B4 N-KB3 3. P-Q4 P-B3 4. PxP NxP 5. N-K2 NxKBP 6. O-O NxQ 7. BxPch K-K2 8. B-N5 mate

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 c6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Ne2 Nxf2(a) 6. 0-0(b) Nxd1 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Bg5#

(a) Black attacks the KBP, but too soon. Of course, he was hoping for 6. KxN Q-R5ch; 7. White moves. QxB.
(b) The White King is not attacked by the Black Knight. Nor are his KB1 or KN1 attacked by this Knight. The White Rook is attacked by the Black Knight, but this is irrelevant to the rule affecting castling.
Had Black another Knight at its K6 in this position, White could not castle, for then the White King would have to pass over the indirectly attacked square KB1, even though his final resting place—KN1 — is free from attack.
After all this technical explanation, we would just add that the move made initiates a beautiful sacrifice!

Here follows the score of a game by the late United States champion:

Jackson Whipps Showalter vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Pillsbury - Showalter US Championship (1897), Brooklyn, New York USA, rd 8, Mar-06
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation (C67) 1-0

A Chess Expert 17 Feb 1935, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com