November 18, 1934 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 18, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

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L.A. Times Problem No. 513 “H. C. W.” by M. Segers. White mates in two.
FEN B2R3B/4p3/r1q1N1K1/Rn3n1Q/4kp1p/6p1/2PPN1b1/b7 w - - 0 1
Key: N-N/Ng1

The Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner Sunday, November 18, 1934 Los Angeles, California L.A. Times Problem No....

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, September 5, 2021

Key: N-B5/Nf5
See variations in the December 09, 1934 edition of Chess by Herman Steiner, Los Angeles Times.

From the Southern California Chess League:

Dr. Leon Bankoff - Exposition “B” (white) vs. Ramsey - Pasadena “B” (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 B-K2 5. P-K3 P-B3 6. N-B3 QN-Q2 7. Q-B2 PxP 8. BxP P-QN4 9. B-Q3 P-KR3 10. B-R4 O-O 11. O-O B-N2 12. QR-B R-B 13. N-K4 Q-B2 14. P-QR3 KR-K 15. NxNch NxN 16. BxN BxB 17. BxNP R-K2 18. B-Q3 Q-Q3 19. KR-Q! P-K4 20. PxP BxP 21. B-R7ch K-R 22. RxQ and won

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 0-0 11. 0-0 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. a3 Re8 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxb5 Re7 18. Bd3 Qd6 19. Rd1! e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxd6 and won

Isaac Kashdan, challenger for the United States chess title now held by Frank J. Marshall, won an important exhibition game from Sammy Reshevsky last Sunday, for Sammy has finished ahead of him in the last two tournaments in which both have competed.
We take pleasure in publishing the score of this encounter, which took place in New Bedford, Massachusetts:

Samuel Reshevsky (white) vs. Isaac Kashdan (black)
Exhibition Game (November 11, 1934) New Bedford, Massachusetts Chess Club
Semi-Slav Defense

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-B3 3. N-QB3 P-Q4 4. N-B3 P-K3 5. PxP BPxP 6. B-N5 QN-Q2 7. P-QR3 B-K2 8. P-K3 P-QR3 9. B-Q3 P-N4 10. O-O B-N2 11. R-B1 O-O 12. Q-K2 N-K5 13. BxB QxB 14. N-K5 QR-B1 15. KNxN QxN 16. N-R2 N-Q3 17. RxR RxR 18. N-B1 N-B5 19. N-N3 P-N3 20. N-B5 Q-K2 21. P-B4 R-N1 22. P-QN3 N-Q3 23. P-QR4 B-B1 24. PxP PxP 25. R-R1 Q-B2 26. Q-Q2 Q-B3 27. Q-N4 R-R1 28. R-R5 RxR 29. QxR K-N2 30. K-B2 B-Q2 31. Q-Q8 B-K1 32. P-KN4 K-B1 33. Q-B6 N-K5ch 34. BxN PxB 35. P-R4 Q-Q4 36. Q-R8ch K-K2 37. QxP Q-R 38. P-R5 Q-R7ch 39. K-N3 Q-K7 40. K-R4 QxKP 41. Q-N7 QxBP 42. Q-K5 Q-B7ch 43. K-R3 PxP 44. PxP P-K6 45. N-K4 Q-B6ch 46. K-R2 P-B3 47. Q-B5ch K-B2 48. N-Q6ch K-B1 49. NxBch KxN 50. Q-B8ch K-K2 51. Q-B7ch K-B1 52. P-R6 Q-R4ch 53. K-N2 QxP 54. K-B3 Q-R8ch 55. KxP Q-K8ch 56. K-B3 Q-Q8ch 57. K-N2 QxNP 0-1

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg5 Nd7 7. a3 Be7 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 b5 10. 0-0 Bb7 11. Rc1 0-0 12. Qe2 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Na2 Nd6 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Nc1 Nc4 19. Nb3 g6 20. Nc5 Qe7 21. f4 Rb8 22. b3 Nd6 23. a4 Bc8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 Qc7 26. Qd2 Qc6 27. Qb4 Ra8 28. Ra5 Rxa5 29. Qxa5 Kg7 30. Kf2 Bd7 31. Qd8 Be8 32. g4 Kf8 33. Qf6 Ne4+ 34. Bxe4 dxe4 35. h4 Qd5 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxh7 Qa8 38. h5 Qa2+ 39. Kg3 Qe2 40. Kh4 Qxe3 41. Qg7 Qxf4 42. Qe5 Qf2+ 43. Kh3 gxh5 44. gxh5 e3 45. Ne4 Qf3+ 46. Kh2 f6 47. Qc5+ Kf7 48. Nd6+ Kf8 49. Nxe8+ Kxe8 50. Qc8+ Ke7 51. Qc7+ Kf8 52. h6 Qh5+ 53. Kg2 Qxh6 54. Kf3 Qh1+ 55. Kxe3 Qe1+ 56. Kf3 Qd1+ 57. Kg2 Qxb3 0-1

Favored In Title Quest
Although both have been defeated once, Isaac Kashdan and Abraham Kupchik are still strong favorites for the honors in the annual tournament for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club. From now on it will be a close race between them. Following are two specimens of their play in this tournament.

Joseph Richman (White) vs. Isaac Kashdan (Black)
Manhattan CC ch (1934), New York, NY USA
French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K3 2. P-Q4 P-Q4 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-KN5 B-K2 5. P-K5 KN-Q2 6. BxB QxB 7. P-B4 O-O 8. N-B3 P-QB4 9. B-Q3 P-B3 10. O-O PxQP 11. KNxP PxP 12. PxP RxRch 13. BxR NxP 14. Q-R5 N-N3 15. NxQP Q-Q 16. B-B4 PxN 17. BxPch K-R 18. R-K N-B3 19. NxN PxN 20. B-B7 Q-Q5ch 21. K-R B-N5 22. Q-KN5 Q-B7 23. R-KN QxB 24. QxB QxP 25. Q-Q7 Q-Q4 26. Q-N7 R-K 27. QxRP N-B5 28. Q-B2 N-R6 0-1

Algebraic 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 0-0 8. Nf3 c5 9. Bd3 f6 10. 0-0 cxd4 11. Nxd4 fxe5 12. fxe5 Rxf1+ 13. Bxf1 Nxe5 14. Qh5 Ng6 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Bc4 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Re1 Nc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bf7 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Bg4 22. Qg5 Qf2 23. Rg1 Qxf7 24. Qxg4 Qxa2 25. Qd7 Qd5 26. Qb7 Re8 27. Qxa7 Nf4 28. Qf2 Nh3 0-1

Edward S Jackson vs Abraham Kupchik
Manhattan CC ch (1934), New York, NY USA
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit. Carlsbad Variation (B20) 0-1

Quakers Held In Check
While their companions at the top board were bowing before the prowess of their opponents in the intercity match at Philadelphia, Frank J. Marshall and Reuben Fine stemmed the tide at the first and second tables in behalf of the Marshall Chess Club. They were opposed by Jacob Levin and D. G. Weiner of the Mercantile Library Chess Association, respectively, both of whom succeeded in drawing.

Jacob Levin (white) vs. Frank J. Marshall (black)
Marshall CC v. Mercantile Library (1934), Philadelphia, PA USA, Oct-21
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line

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-K2 6. O-O O-O 7. N-B3 N-K5 8. Q-B2 NxN 9. QxN P-QB4 10. B-K3 N-B3 11. QR-Q B-B3 12. Q-Q2 NxP 13. NxN PxN 14. BxP QBxB 15. KxB P-Q4 16. BxB QxB 17. PxP PxP 18. Q-Q4 Q-K3 19. R-Q2 QR-B 20. QxQP QxQch 21. RxQ R-B7 22. R-Q7 RxKP 23. RxRP RxP 24. R-Q P-N3 25. KR-Q7 P-QN4 26. KR-N7 P-N5 27. P-KR4 P-R4 28. K-B3 K-R 29. R-R4 R-B 30. KRxNP R-Q7 31. R-Q4 R-N7 32. K-N2 KR-B7 33. R-KB4 RxP 34. RxR RxR 35. RxP K-N 36. R-N7 R-B7 37. R-N6 K-R2 38. R-K6 R-N7 39. K-B3 R-R7 40. K-K3 R-N7 41. P-B3 R-N2 42. K-B4 R-B2ch 43. K-K4 R-R2 44. R-K5 1/2-1/2

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Rd1 Bf6 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Qd4 Qe6 19. Rd2 Rfc8 20. Qxd5 Qxd5+ 21. Rxd5 Rc2 22. Rd7 Rxe2 23. Rxa7 Rxb2 24. Rd1 g6 25. Rd7 b5 26. Rdb7 b4 27. h4 h5 28. Kf3 Kh8 29. Ra4 Rc8 30. Rxb4 Rd2 31. Rd4 Rb2 32. Kg2 Rcc2 33. Rf4 Rxa2 34. Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Rxf7 Kg8 36. Rb7 Rc2 37. Rb6 Kh7 38. Re6 Rb2 39. Kf3 Ra2 40. Ke3 Rb2 41. f3 Rb7 42. Kf4 Rf7+ 43. Ke4 Ra7 44. Re5 1/2-1/2

Reuben Fine vs G Weiner
Marshall CC v. Mercantile Library (1934), Philadelphia, PA USA, Oct-21
French Defense: Winawer. Bogoljubow Variation (C17) 1/2-1/2

Still another sterling effort was Sharp's victory over Smirka, in which the Philadelphia veteran displayed all his old-time precision in the end-game.

Rudolph Smirka (White) vs. Sydney Thomas Sharp (Black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 P-QB3 4. P-K3 N-B3 5. N-B3 QN-Q2 6. Q-B2 B-K2 7. PxP PxP 8. B-Q3 O-O 9. O-O B-Q3 10. P-KR3 R-K 11. R-K N-B 12. P-K4 PxP 13. NxP NxN 14. BxN B-K3 15. B-Q2 B-B2 16. QR-Q B-Q4 17. P-QN3 Q-Q3 18. BxB QxB 19. Q-QB5 QxQ 20. PxQ N-K3 21. P-QN4 P-QR4 22. P-R3 PxP 23. PxP KR-Q 24. B-N5 P-B3 25. RxRch NxR 26. B-Q2 K-B2 27. P-N3 N-K3 28. B-K3 R-R5 29. R-QN P-B4 30. B-Q2 P-B5 31. P-N4 R-R6 32. K-N2 R-Q6 33. R-N2 N-Q5 34. NxN RxN 35. P-B3 R-Q6 36. B-K B-K4 37. R-K2 K-K3 38. B-B2 K-Q4 39. R-K4 P-KN4 40. R-K2 P-R3 41. R-K4 R-N6 42. B-N R-Q6 43. R-K2 B-Q5 44. BxB RxB 45. R-K7 RxP 46. R-R7 KxP 47. RxP R-Q5 48. P-R4 PxP 49. RxP P-N4 50. P-N5 P-N5 51. P-N6 R-Q 52. RxP R-KN 53. R-N4 P-N6 54. K-B2 P-N7 55. R-N K-Q5 56. K-K2 RxP 57. R-Qch K-B6 58. R-Q3ch K-B7 59. R-Q2ch K-N6 0-1

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 0-0 9. 0-0 Bd6 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Nf8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Be6 15. Bd2 Bc7 16. Red1 Bd5 17. b3 Qd6 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. dxc5 Ne6 21. b4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Red8 24. Bg5 f6 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Bd2 Kf7 27. g3 Ne6 28. Be3 Ra4 29. Rb1 f5 30. Bd2 f4 31. g4 Ra3 32. Kg2 Rd3 33. Rb2 Nd4 34. Nxd4 Rxd4 35. f3 Rd3 36. Be1 Be5 37. Re2 Ke6 38. Bf2 Kd5 39. Re4 g5 40. Re2 h6 41. Re4 Rb3 42. Bg1 Rd3 43. Re2 Bd4 44. Bxd4 Rxd4 45. Re7 Rxb4 46. Rh7 Kxc5 47. Rxh6 Rd4 48. h4 gxh4 49. Rxh4 b5 50. g5 b4 51. g6 Rd8 52. Rxf4 Rg8 53. Rg4 b3 54. Kf2 b2 55. Rg1 Kd4 56. Ke2 Rxg6 57. Rd1+ Kc3 58. Rd3+ Kc2 59. Rd2+ Kb3 0-1