September 06, 1936 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 06 Sep 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, September 06, 1936, Los Angeles,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, August 22, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 701
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by V. L. Eaton, Washington, D.C.
White mates in two.
FEN KQ6/8/4N2B/1p1pp3/4k1Bn/8/4n3/4N3 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-R7; 1. Qa7 d4 2. Qb7#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, September 06, 1936, Los Angeles,...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, August 22, 2022

L. A. Times Problem No. 702
By Gunnar Thoren
White mates in three.
FEN 8/1N1N4/2p1p3/3kB3/1p6/pP3P2/K7/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-R; 1. Ba1 c5 2. Ne5 c4 3. bxc4#

The following game was played between Ladderites K. L. Haegg and A. N. Pray in an informal match. The notes by the winner.

Kenneth Lee Haegg (white) vs. Alfred N. Pray (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 QN-Q2 5. P-K3 B-K2 6. N-B3 P-B3 7. R-B N-B 8. B-Q3 N-N3 9. P-KR4 PxP 10. BxP P-KR3 11. BxN BxB 12. B-Q3 N-K2 13. B-N N-Q4 14. P-K4 NxN 15. PxN O-O 16. P-K5 B-K2 17. Q-B2 P-KB4 18. PxPe.p. BxP 19. Q-R7ch K-B2 20. N-K5ch BxN 21. PxB R-KN 22. Q-N6ch K-B 23. R-R3 Q-K 24. R-B3ch K-K2 25. Q-N4 P-KN4 26. Q-N4ch K-Q 27. R-Qch K-B2 28. Q-Q6ch K-N3 29. B-R7 P-QR4 30. BxR QxB 31. R-Nch K-R3 32. Q-B7 K-R2 33. R-B7 Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Rc1 Nf8 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. h4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Bb1 Nd5 14. e4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 0-0 16. e5 Be7 17. Qc2 f5 18. exf6e.p. Bxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Ne5+ Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rg8 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Rh3 Qe8 24. Rf3+ Ke7 25. Qg4 g5 26. Qb4+ Kd8 27. Rd1+ Kc7 28. Qd6+ Kb6 29. Bh7 a5 30. Bxg8 Qxg8 31. Rb1+ Ka6 32. Qc7 Ka7 33. Rf7 1-0

From the Nottingham tournament:

Reuben Fine vs Emanuel Lasker
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 1, Aug-10
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D37) 1-0

Emanuel Lasker vs Efim Bogoljubov
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 2, Aug-11
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 1-0

Max Euwe vs William Winter
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 4, Aug-13
Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation (D46) 1-0

Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander vs Max Euwe
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 5, Aug-14
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1