The Los Angeles Times Chess By Isaac Kashdan Sunday, January 17, 1960 Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3137 by Dr....
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Times Problem 3137 by Dr. L. Talaber. White mates in two.
FEN 5bB1/3pkPp1/p1P1N1R1/rp3p1p/pK3Qbr/P5Np/7P/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qd4 dxe6 2. Qd7#
The Los Angeles Times Chess By Isaac Kashdan Sunday, January 17, 1960 Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3138 by J....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, January 8, 2022
Times Problem 3138 by J. Hannelius. White mates in three.
FEN B7/1n3p2/7p/b2PN3/1P4B1/1R1p1p2/K2PPPkp/2Q4N w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. exf3 f6 2. Rb1 fxe5 3. Qf1#
Problem 3137 is an example of the Pickininny Theme, in which a black pawn has four different defenses. There is a similar situation with a white pawn in 3138.
Cunningham Leads In Combined Club Tourney
Walter R. Cunningham Jr. of Arcadia and the San Gabriel Chess Club continues to lead the first bi-club invitational tournament of the Monterey Park and the San Gabriel Chess Clubs. After four rounds 16-year-old Cunningham has a perfect 4-0.
Leo Thompson of Monterey Park and Allen Carpenter of Pasadena are tied for second with 3½-½. Neither of them has met the leader as yet but will probably do so in the remaining three rounds of the Swiss system event.
The tournament is planned to be an annual event by the two clubs. Both meet Friday nights at 7 o'clock, the Monterey Park Chess Club at Emerson and McPherrin Sts. and the San Gabriel Chess Club at 250 S. Mission Dr.
Following is a brilliant win by Cunningham over Gordon Barrett.
Walter Cunningham (white) vs. Gordon Barrett (black)
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Samuel Reshevsky vs Raymond Weinstein
US Championship (1959/60), New York, NY USA, rd 7, Dec-27
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation (E92) 1-0
Sidney Norman Bernstein vs Herbert Seidman
US Championship (1959/60), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Dec-29
Polish Opening: Queenside Defense (A00) 1-0
Raymond Weinstein vs Pal Benko
US Championship (1959/60), New York, NY USA, rd 6, Dec-26
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation. Original Defense (D78) 0-1
Arnold Denker vs Edmar Mednis
US Championship (1959/60), New York, NY USA, rd 6, Dec-26
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Donner Defense (E94) 0-1