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Chess by Herman Steiner 13 Sep 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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L.A. Times Problem No. 703
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Ira Alexander, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in two.
FEN 8/8/8/3K1B2/8/4BP2/3Pk2N/6R1 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-B; 1. Nf1 Kxf3 2. Bg4#
L.A. Times Problem No. 704
By Dr. P. G. Keeney.
White mates in three.
FEN 8/4p3/P3N2k/5B2/1pP3P1/2N1p2P/1Rp1P3/Q1K5 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-R3; 1. Qa3 b3 2. Na2 bxa2 3. Qxe3#
1. Qa3 bxa3 2.Rb8 a2 3. Rh8#
1. Qa3 bxc3 2. Kxc2 cxb2 3. Qxe3#
Corrections 20 Sep 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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FEN 8/4p3/P3N2k/5B2/1pP3P1/2N4P/1Rp1P3/Q1K5 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-R3
1. Qa3 b3 2. Na2 bxa2 3. Qe3#
1. Rxc2 bxc3 2. Ra2 c2 3. Qg7#
1. Kd2 b3 2. Kd3 c1=Q 3. Qxc1#
1. Kxc2 b3+ 2. Kxb3
1. Rxb4
Cooks all over the board!
NEW YORKERS MEET IN PHILADELPHIA
Inasmuch as sixteen of the fifty experts competing at Philadelphia are from this vicinity, New Yorkers cannot very well avoid clashing with each other in the various sections. Among the best games produced thus far are those won by Isaac Kashdan, State champion, from A. S. Denker and by Abraham Kupchik from Nathan Grossman.
Arnold Denker vs Isaac Kashdan
37th ACF Congress. Prelim 1 (1936), Philadelphia, PA USA, rd 2, Aug-16
Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation (A90) 0-1
Abraham Kupchik vs Nathan Grossman
ACF Congress (1936), Philadelphia, PA USA, rd 3, Aug-16
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61) 1-0
Euwe won from Reshevsky, newly crowned United States champion, in the struggle below Euwe, like Reshevsky, unwilling to accept an easy draw, was able to profit from a majority of pawns on the Q side, but not without a prolonged effort.
Max Euwe vs Samuel Reshevsky
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 1, Aug-10
Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (E16) 1-0
This game, from the Nottingham tournament, shows the present soviet champion defeating Bogoljubov, an expatriated Russian now a German citizen. Bogoljubov won the Moscow tournament of 1925. Botvinnik shared first with Flohr in the Moscow tournament of 1935. Each tournament was an outstanding international competition.
Efim Bogoljubov vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 3, Aug-12
Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 0-1
Alexander Alekhine vs Samuel Reshevsky
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 7, Aug-17
Queen Pawn Game: Colle System (D04) 0-1
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Samuel Reshevsky
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 9, Aug-20
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation (D23) 1-0
