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Chess by Herman Steiner 07 Jun 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, June 07, 1936, Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem No. 675
“Munkas-Sak 1934” By M. Segers, first prize.
White mates in two.
FEN 6BB/1K2p3/3N4/ppP1R3/1r2QN2/Pnk2p2/1pnrR2q/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qh7 Rxe2 2. Qd3#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, June 07, 1936, Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem No. 676
By Percy Bowater, Pasadena, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 8/3K2Q1/4B3/5p2/5k2/5P2/3N2p1/6Rb w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bxf5 Kxf5 2. Kd6 Kf4 3. Qe5#
Following are the scores of games contested in the tournament for the United States chess championship at the Astor.
George Nelson Treysman vs Arthur William Dake
US Championship (1936), New York, NY USA, rd 13, May-11
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C71) 1-0
George Nelson Treysman vs Isaac Kashdan
US Championship (1936), New York, NY USA, rd 11, May-08
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (E43) 1-0
SOUTH VS. NORTH
The annual North-South chess match was played as usual at the Hotel Anderson in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, May 31. After a deadlock of two years' standing the South crashed through with a substantial victory, the final score being 15½ to 9½. The South turned in ten wins to four for the North, there being eleven games drawn.
The winning team was captained by Le Roy Johnson, tournament director of the Southern California Chess League, who set a good excample for his team by turning in the first win of the match. The northern players were led by genial Fred Christensen, who from the beginning of these matches has done an efficient job of organizing the team from the North.
Notable in achievement was Dr. Griffith's win over Fink, the North's No. 1 man, the former playing with the black pieces. The game won by young Harry Graham was voted the brilliancy prize. A fine cup was donated to the winning team by Clifford J. Smith, referee of the match, and will be on exhibition at the various clubs in the Southern California Chess League.
Adolf Jay Fink (white) vs. Robert B. Griffith (black)
French Defense: Alapin Gambit
Harry Graham (white) vs. C. Sedlack (black)
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted
