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Chess by Herman Steiner 06 Dec 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, December 06, 1936 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, September 18, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 727
“The Chess Review”
By J. F. Tracy, Ontario, Cal.
White mates in two.
FEN 4KB2/8/4k3/3p1RpP/2p3N1/7B/bbN2Qn1/4rr2 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-Q4;
1. Qd4 Rxf5 2. Qb6#
1. Qd4 Kxf5+ 2. Nge3#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, December 06, 1936 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, September 18, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 728
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Bert F. Gordon, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN b7/8/Q1N5/4bp2/4kp2/PN3p2/1nK2P2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: Cooked. Four solutions. The intended was
N(B6)-Q4, 1. Ncd4 Bd6 2. Qc8 Bxa3 3. Qxf5#; but
Q-N5, 1. Qb5 Bc3 2. Nd2+ Bxd2 3. Qe5#;
N-K7, 1. Ne7 Bd6 2. Qxd6 Nc4 3. Qd4#; and
N-Q2ch, 1. Nd2+ Kd5 2. Nb4+ Kd4 3. Qb6# also solves the problem.
Additionally,
N-Q2ch, 1. Nd2+ Kd5 2. Ne7+ Kc5 3. Nb3#
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