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Chess by Herman Steiner 19 Jan 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, January 19, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, August 4, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 635
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by H. L. Winnings, Decature, Ill.
White mates in two.
FEN 2b1BN2/1p2K2p/8/3pkp2/1N2P2R/2n2P2/3R4/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bd7 f4 2. Rh5#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, Sunday, January 19, 1936, Los Angeles, California L. A. Times Problem...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, August 4, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 636
By Miss Anniekki Toyry
White mates in three.
FEN 5Q2/8/1Pp1k3/2p5/5P2/8/2B1K3/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Kd3 Kd7 2. Kc4 Ke6 3. Bf5#
Played in the California-Southern Correspondence Match, 1934-35. A. N. Pray, Los Angeles, and Rev. E. A. Holton, Winston-Salem, N. C.
Alfred N. Pray (white) vs. Rev. Edgar A. Holton (black)
Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack
(a) Following the principle of Philidor.
(b) To prevent P-Q4.
(c) B-K2 should have been played first.
(d) Black fears to open the Q file and can only mark time.
(e) If PxN, White mates in three.
Played in the California-Southern Correspondence Match, 1934-35. White, W. N. Woodbury, Birmingham, Ala.; Black, A. N. Pray, Los Angeles.
William Nicoll Woodbury (white) vs. Alfred N. Pray (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: Krause Variation
(a) 3. P-QB4 is stronger.
(b) As will be seen this idea is of doubtful merit.
(c) Snatching the time gained to develop the QB.
(d) White threatened QxB and N-B6 check.
(e) Threatening BxNP and R-Q.
(f) The point of the move Q-N4.
(g) A combination to break the center. Black must not be allowed time to unite his pieces.
(h) White might have sacrificed the N.; 36. PxP PxN; 37. P-B5, etc.
(i) Intended to open the QN file for Q.
(j) A grave oversight: 40. N-Q3 was necessary. If 40. N-K4, then N-K4 and if 41. N-R4 RQB3. Of course, 41. RxP is impossible and Black may exchange a R and maintain the advantage.
WORLD CHESS TITLE DECIDED BY DRAW
When, after forty moves in the thirtieth and final game of the championship match, Dr. Alekhine had the right to seal his move and adjourn play until the following day, he decided to offer a draw to Dr. Max Euwe of Amsterdam, who thereupon because the successor to the title held by the Franco-Russian master since 1927. Dr. Euwe was two pawns ahead and was sure to win in the end, but he accepted the draw, which gave him the deciding lead of 15½ to 14½
The score:
Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine - Euwe World Championship Match (1935), Various Locations NED, rd 30, Dec-15
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Godes Variation (D21) 1/2-1/2
From the Hastings Tournament:
Salomon Flohr vs Reuben Fine
Hastings (1935/36), Hastings ENG, rd 1, Dec-27
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61) 0-1
