January 05, 1936 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, January 05, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem...

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L. A. Times Problem No. 631 By J. Hannelius
White mates in two.
FEN 5n2/n1N1Qp2/2pr1N1K/P1kbRP1P/1p6/1p1P4/1B6/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Re1 Ne6 2. Nd7#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, January 05, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Ties Problem...

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L. A. Ties Problem No. 632 By Seppo Salmio
White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/6K1/2PpkP2/3p1p2/3P1P2/8/5NBn w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bf2 Nxf2 2. Nh2 Nxd3 3. Ng4#

Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine - Euwe World Championship Match (1935), Various Locations NED, rd 26, Dec-03
Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch. Alekhine Variation (A90) 1-0

Alexander Alekhine vs Max Euwe
Alekhine - Euwe World Championship Match (1935), Various Locations NED, rd 27, Dec-06
Vienna Game: Stanley. Alekhine Variation (C27) 1-0

ROUND TWO, WESTERN C SECTION
Alhambra, 4; Highland Park, 4, Hans Grassel, 5; Newcomers, 3, Los Angeles 5; Torrance, 4.

ROUND TWO, EASTERN C SECTION
Exposition, 4½; Ontario, 3½, Oldtimers, 5½; Pasadena Bankers, 2½, Round three: Exposition, 5½; Pasadena, 2½; Ontario, 4½; Pasadena Bankers, 3½.

John A. McCardle, Pasadena CC (white) vs. E. P. Pearson, Exposition Pk. CC (black)
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. P-Q4 N-QB3 3. N-KB3 PxP 4. B-QB4 Q-K2 5. O-O N-K4 6. QN-Q2 P-Q3 7. NxP B-N5 8. P-KB3 B-Q2 9. B-N3 P-KR4 10. R-K P-R5 11. P-KR3 BxP 12. PxB Q-N4ch 13. K-B Q-N6 14. Q-K2 QxPch 15. Q-N2 Q-B 16. N-B5 P-KN3 17. N-K3 B-R3 18. N-N4 P-R6 19. QxP B-N2 20. Q-N2 Q-Q2 21. K-K2 O-O-O 22. R-R RxR 23. QxR NxN 24. PxN QxPch 25. Q-B3 Q-N8 26. QxP R-B! 27. QxB R-B7ch 28. K-Q3 Q-N6ch 29. K-B4 P-Q4ch 30. K-Q4 N-B3 31. Q-B8ch K-Q2 32. Q-B7ch K-Q 33. BxP P-B4ch 34. K-B4 N-Q2 35. Q-N8ch K-B2 36. P-N4 Q-Q3 37. Q-K6 N-N3ch 38. K-N3 Q-N6ch 39. P-B3 N-Q2 40. BxP! R-B3 41. Q-K7 PxP 42. B-N2 K-N 1-0

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. d4 Nc6 3. Nf3 exd4 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. 0-0 Ne5 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nxd4 Bg4 8. f3 Bd7 9. Bb3 h5 10. Re1 h4 11. h3 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Qg5+ 13. Kf1 Qg3 14. Qe2 Qxh3+ 15. Qg2 Qc8 16. Nf5 g6 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Ng4 h3 19. Qxh3 Bg7 20. Qg2 Qd7 21. Ke2 0-0-0 22. Rh1 Rxh1 23. Qxh1 Nxg4 24. fxg4 Qxg4+ 25. Qf3 Qg1 26. Qxf7 Rf8! 27. Qxg7 Rf2+ 28. Kd3 Qg3+ 29. Kc4 d5+ 30. Kd4 Nf6 31. Qf8+ Kd7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Bxd5 c5+ 34. Kc4 Nd7 35. Qg8+ Kc7 36. b4 Qd6 37. Qe6 Nb6+ 38. Kb3 Qg3+ 39. c3 Nd7 40. Bxb7! Rf6 41. Qe7 cxb4 42. Bb2 Kb8 1-0

ANNOTATED BY THE WINNER
(a) If 39. K-N2 N-R5ch; 40. K-N N-B6ch; 41. K-N2 N-R5; drawn.
(b) 41. … R-Q; 42. N-B4 PxP; 43. QxRch QxQ; 44. NxQ PxP; 45. KxP KxN; and White wins.
(c) Mr. Pearson said he would have played 42. … R-N3; but 43. N-B4 PxPdis.ch; 44. NxR PxBdis.ch; 45. KxP Q-B7ch; 46. K-R3 Q-K6ch; 47. K-R4 Q-Q5ch; 48. K-R3 QxR; 49. QxNch KxN; and mate in two, but if 48. … Q-B6ch; 49. K-R4 Q-B7ch; 50. K-N5 Q-N7ch; 51. Q-N4 Q-K4ch; 52. N-Q5 QxR; 53. Q-B4ch (if KxB forced mate in four) but K-Q3; 54. Q-B6ch K-K4; 55. QxN, White wins.
(d) 42. … if R-N3; 43. N-B4 RxB; 44. N-R5 R-N4; 45. R-Q! PxPdis.ch; 46. K-R4 Q-N5; 47. Q-Q6ch K-Q; 48. N-B6ch K-B; 49. NxPch K-Q; 50. Q-B8ch K-B2; 51. NxRch K-N2; 52. N-Q6ch K-N3; 53. Q-Q8ch K-B3; and White forces mate in three.

1934 NORTH AMERICAN MAJOR SECTION A-1

Snowden (white) vs. Stolcenberg (black)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

Descriptive 1. N-KB3 P-QB4 2. P-B4 P-Q3 3. N-B3 P-KN3 4. P-Q4 PxP 5. NxP B-N2 6. P-K4 N-QB3 7. B-K3 N-B3 8. B-K2 O-O 9. O-O R-K 10. P-KR3 N-Q2 11. R-N N-B4 12. P-QN4 N-K3 13. NxN BxN 14. N-Q5 P-N3 15. P-B4 B-QB 16. Q-Q2 P-K3 17. N-B3 Q-K2 18. KR-Q R-Q 19. N-N5 B-B 20. B-B3 B-QR3 21. R-N3 QR-B 22. N-R3 N-N 23. Q-Q3 R-Q2 24. B-Q2 P-KN4 25. P-N3 B-R3 26. P-N5 B-QN2 27. P-KB5 B-N2 28. B-KN4 R(Q2)-Q 29. PxP PxP 30. B-N4 B-K4 31. N-B2 P-KR4 32. BxRP N-Q2 33. BxP BxB 34. QxB QxQ 35. RxQ N-B4 36. RxRch RxR 37. R-R3 BxP 38. N-K3 R-Q2 39. B-K2 K-N2 40. N-N4 R-QB2 41. K-B2 K-N3 42. K-K3 K-B4 43. R-B3 B-N7 44. N-B2 R-R2 45. R-B K-K4 46. R-KN B-N2 47. R-Q B-N7 48. B-B BxB 49. N-N4ch K-B4 50. RxBch K-N3 51. N-K5ch K-R4 52. P-N4ch K-R3 53. R-B6ch K-N2 54. R-B7ch K-N 55. RxR KxR 56. N-B6 N-N2 57. NxRP N-Q3 58. K-Q4 P-K4ch 59. KxP NxPch 60. K-Q5 N-N7 61. N-B8 Resigns

Algebraic 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. e4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2 0-0 9. 0-0 Re8 10. h3 Nd7 11. Rb1 Nc5 12. b4 Ne6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Nd5 b6 15. f4 Bc8 16. Qd2 e6 17. Nc3 Qe7 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Nb5 Bf8 20. Bf3 Ba6 21. Rb3 Rc8 22. Na3 Nb8 23. Qd3 Rd7 24. Bd2 g5 25. g3 Bh6 26. b5 Bb7 27. f5 Bg7 28. Bg4 Rdd8 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Bb4 Be5 31. Nc2 h5 32. Bxh5 Nd7 33. Bxd6 Bxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Rxd6 Nc5 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Ra3 Bxe4 38. Ne3 Rd7 39. Be2 Kg7 40. Ng4 Rc7 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. Ke3 Kf5 43. Rc3 Bg2 44. Nf2 Rh7 45. Rc1 Ke5 46. Rg1 Bb7 47. Rd1 Bg2 48. Bf1 Bxf1 49. Ng4+ Kf5 50. Rxf1+ Kg6 51. Ne5+ Kh5 52. g4+ Kh6 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Rf7+ Kg8 55. Rxh7 Kxh7 56. Nc6 Nb7 57. Nxa7 Nd6 58. Kd4 e5+ 59. Kxe5 Nxc4+ 60. Kd5 Nb2 61. Nc8 1-0

ANNOTATED BY HERMAN STEINER
(a) This variation of the Sicilian Defense was exploded and has not been played in recent tournaments. It usually gives a backwards Queen's Pawn, as shown in the game.
(b) Loss of time. This type of defense requires operation of minor pieces along the base. The Rook move takes a possible square from the Knight.
(c) Well played! The object is P-QN4, utilizing Pawn majority on the Queen's side.
(d) It is obvious that Black's idea of this defense is contrary to the fundamental principles, as he has made four moves with his KN to exchange the White N, which has not lost any moves in development.
(e) See Note (a.) Once can see clearly that Black has no counter chance whatsoever and would have been better off to leave the R at B sq. on his ninth move and play instead of N-K followed B2, P-K3, Q-K2 and R-Q, with the idea of breaking through on Q4.
(f) Too late. White has all his pieces ready to bombard the weak QP.
(g) Another move without point. BxN is no threat because the Black Knight has no good place to retire for future prospects.
(h) A Pawn offer, to gain control of K4 for his N, which White rightly does not accept.
(i) The only move, N-Q4 was a threat which had to be met immediately.
(j) Better drawing chances were offered by playing R-Q6, exchanging Rooks and eventually putting pressure on the QBP.
(k) Not BxP because of R-R. If P-N5, BxPch.
(l) And again not BxP, because of P-N4 followed by R-KR.
(m) Beginning of a fine combination.
(n) Not K-R5 because 53. R-B3 R-N2 or R3; 54. N-B2 followed by K-N2, eventually moving the R, and the mate cannot be stopped.
(o) A very good game played by White, because White performed according to theoretical principles.