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Chess by Herman Steiner 15 Nov 1936, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, November 15, 1936 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, September 14, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 721
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Bart F. Gordon, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in two.
FEN 8/4p3/1N2p2N/2P1k3/8/3Pn3/3B4/1K4Q1 w - - 0 1
Solution: Cooked, seven solutions! The intended solution was Q-B2; 1. Qf2 Nd1 2. Ng4# but K-R2, QxNch, Q-N3ch, Q-N5ch, BxN, P-Q4ch, also solves the problem. 1. Qg3+ Kf6 2. Nd7#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, November 15, 1936 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, September 14, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 722
“Chess Review” by Dr. G. Dobbs, Carrollton, Ga.
White mates in three.
FEN K5b1/1p6/B1P5/2Pk1p2/N1pN1P1P/5P2/2R2P1Q/2q5 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-N; 1. Qg1 Qxg1 2. Rxc4 bxa6 3. Nb6#
Following are the scores of two games won by Fine in the tournament at Bussum, where he was first in his section:
Reuben Fine (white) vs. Cornelius Dekker (black)
Bussum (1936), Bussum Netherlands
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 QN-Q2
5. PxP PxP
6. P-K3 B-K2
7. B-Q3 P-B3
8. Q-B2 O-O
9. KN-K2 R-K
10. O-O-O N-B
11. P-KR3 N-K5
12. BxB QxB
13. BxN PxB
14. P-KN4 B-K3
15. QxP Q-N5
16. Q-B2 P-QR4
17. N-B4 P-R5
18. P-Q5 PxP
19. R-Q4 Q-Q3
20. KNxP BxN
21. RxB Q-QB3
22. P-R3 P-QN4
23. KR-Q P-N5
24. N-N5 Q-KR3
25. PxP QxP
26. N-B7 QR-B
27. R-QB5 KR-Q
28. N-Q5 RxR
29. PxR N-K3
30. P-B6 K-B
31. P-B7 R-B
32. Q-B6 Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Nd7
5. cxd5 exd5
6. e3 Be7
7. Bd3 c6
8. Qc2 0-0
9. Nd2 Re8
10. 0-0-0 Nf8
11. h3 Ne4
12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. Bxe4 dxe4
14. g4 Be6
15. Qxe4 Qb4
16. Qc2 a5
17. Nc4 a4
18. d5 cxd5
19. Rd4 Qd6 |
Reuben Fine vs W C Muller
Bussum (1936), Bussum NED, rd 3, Sep-28
Old Indian Defense: Janowski Variation. Main Line (A53) 1-0
From the Southern California League matches:
Edward P. Elliot (white) vs. Dr. Robert B. Griffith (black)
French Defense: Exchange Variation
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. PxP PxP
4. N-KB3 N-KB3
5. B-Q3 B-Q3
6. O-O O-O
7. P-KR3 QN-Q2
8. B-KN5 R-K
9. N-B3 P-B3
10. N-K2 Q-B2
11. R-K N-K5
12. B-R4 N-B3
13. BxN NxB
14. P-B3 N-K5
15. Q-B2 P-KB4
16. N-Q2 B-Q2
17. R-KB R-K2
18. P-KB3 N-B3
19. QR-K QR-K
20. Q-Q N-R4
21. N-QN3 B-R7ch
22. K-R B-N6
23. NxB NxNch
24. K-N NxR
25. RxN Q-N6
26. P-KB4 R-K8
27. Q-Q2 P-KN4
28. PxP P-B5
29. P-N6 PxP
30. K-R RxRch
31. BxR R-K8
32. K-N BxP
33. Q-KB2 B-B4
34. N-Q2 B-Q6
35. P-QR3 R-R8
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. exd5 exd5
4. Nf3 Nf6
5. Bd3 Bd6
6. 0-0 0-0
7. h3 Nd7
8. Bg5 Re8
9. Nc3 c6
10. Ne2 Qc7
11. Re1 Ne4
12. Bh4 Nf6
13. Bxf6 Nxf6
14. c3 Ne4
15. Qc2 f5
16. Nd2 Bd7
17. Rf1 Re7
18. f3 Nf6
19. Re1 Re8
20. Qd1 Nh5
21. Nb3 Bh2+
22. Kh1 Bg3
23. Nxg3 Nxg3+
24. Kg1 Nxf1
25. Rxf1 Qg3
26. f4 Re1
27. Qd2 g5
28. fxg5 f4
29. g6 hxg6
30. Kh1 Rxf1+
31. Bxf1 Re1
32. Kg1 Bxh3
33. Qf2 Bf5
34. Nd2 Bd3
35. a3 Ra1
0-1 |
Harry Borochow (white) vs. A. Schrader (black)
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-QB4
3. N-KB3 PxP
4. NxP B-B4
5. N-N3 B-N3
6. N-B3 N-K2
7. B-KB4 O-O
8. B-Q6 QN-B3
9. Q-R5 P-QR4
10. N-R4 P-B4
11. P-K5 B-B2
12. P-KB4 BxB
13. PxB N-Q4
14. Q-B3 N-N3
15. N-B5 NxN
16. NxN R-N
17. B-N5 N-Q5
18. Q-Q3 NxB
19. QxN P-QN3
20. O-O-O B-N2
21. QxNP QxQ
22. NxQ BxP
23. NxP BxR
24. RxB QR-B
25. NxR KxN
26. R-Q R-N
27. P-B4 K-K
28. K-N Q-B2
29. P-B5 R-QB
30. R-QB P-N4
31. P-N4 P-B5
32. P-KR4 P-K4
33. R-B3 R-KB
34. P-B6ch KxP
35. P-B7 R-B
36. K-B2 P-K5
37. K-Q2 K-K3
38. P-N3 K-B4
39. P-R3 K-N5
40. P-N4 PxP
41. PxP P-K6ch
42. K-K2 K-N6
43. P-N5 P-B6ch
44. KxP P-B7
45. K-Q4ch K-N7
46. R-B2 RxP
47. R-N2 K-N8
48. R-Nch P-B8(Q)
49. RxQch KxR
50. K-Q5 K-B7
51. P-QN6 R-KN2
52. K-B6 K-N6
53. P-R5 RxP
54. P-R6 K-N5
55. P-N7 R-N
56. K-B7 K-N4
57. P-N8(Q) RxQ
58. KxR KxP
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 c5
3. Nf3 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Nb3 Bb6
6. Nc3 Ne7
7. Bf4 0-0
8. Bd6 Nc6
9. Qh5 a5
10. Na4 f5
11. e5 Bc7
12. f4 Bxd6
13. exd6 Nd5
14. Qf3 Nb6
15. Nc5 Nxa4
16. Nxa4 Rb8
17. Bb5 Nd4
18. Qd3 Nxb5
19. Qxb5 b6
20. 0-0-0 Bb7
21. Qxb6 Qxb6
22. Nxb6 Bxg2
23. Nxd7 Bxh1
24. Rxh1 Rc8
25. Nxf8 Kxf8
26. Rd1 Rb8
27. c4 Ke8
28. Kb1 Kf7 |
A. Arrigo (white) vs. J. Goldberg (black)
Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-B4 B-B4
4. P-B3 P-Q3
5. P-Q4 PxP
6. PxP B-N3
7. N-B3 N-B3
8. B-KN5 O-O
9. N-Q5 B-N5
10. NxNch PxN
11. B-K3 Q-K2
12. P-KR3 B-Q2
13. B-Q3 QR-K
14. P-Q5 N-K4
15. B-R6 B-R4ch
16. K-B NxB
17. QxN P-R3
18. K-N QxP
19. QxQ RxQ
20. BxR KxB
21. R-Q R-K7
22. R-N B-N3
23. K-R2 RxBP
24. KR-KB B-KB4
25. RxR BxQR
26. R-B BxP
27. R-Q B-N6
28. R-Q3 B-B5
29. R-Q P-QR4
30. K-N3 P-R5
31. K-B4 B-K7
32. R-QR B-B5
33. K-K4 B-N6
34. N-Q4 BxN
35. KxB P-B4ch
36. PxPe.p. PxP
37. R-KB K-K2
38. R-Kch K-Q2
39. R-KB K-K3
40. R-Kch K-B4
41. R-K8 K-B5
42. R-Q8 P-B4ch
43. K-B3 P-Q4
44. R-Q6 K-K6!!
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 d6
5. d4 exd4
6. cxd4 Bb6
7. Nc3 Nf6
8. Bg5 0-0
9. Nd5 Bg4
10. Nxf6+ gxf6
11. Be3 Qe7
12. h3 Bd7
13. Bd3 Re8
14. d5 Ne5
15. Bh6 Ba5+
16. Kf1 Nxd3
17. Qxd3 a6
18. Kg1 Qxe4
19. Qxe4 Rxe4
20. Bxf8 Kxf8
21. Rd1 Re2
22. Rb1 Bb6
23. Kh2 Rxf2
24. Rf1 Bf5
25. Rxf2 Bxb1
26. Rf1 Bxa2
27. Rd1 Bb3
28. Rd3 Bc4
29. Rd1 a5
30. Kg3 a4
31. Kf4 Be2
32. Ra1 Bc4
33. Ke4 Bb3
34. Nd4 Bxd4
35. Kxd4 c5+
36. dxc6e.p. bxc6
37. Rf1 Ke7
38. Re1+ Kd7
39. Rf1 Ke6
40. Re1+ Kf5
41. Re8 Kf4
42. Rd8 c5+
43. Kc3 d5
44. Rd6 Ke3!!
0-1 |
H. Horiuchi (white) vs. H. S. Hart (black)
Réti Opening: Réti Accepted
Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-B4 PxP
3. N-R3 N-KB3
4. NxP N-B3
5. P-Q4 P-QN4
6. QN-K5 B-N2
7. Q-N3 N-Q4
8. P-K4 NxN
9. NxN P-K3
10. QxPch K-K2
11. QxB Resigns |
Algebraic
1. Nf3 d5
2. c4 dxc4
3. Na3 Nf6
4. Nxc4 Nc6
5. d4 b5
6. Ne5 Bb7
7. Qb3 Nd5
8. e4 Nxe5
9. Nxe5 e6
10. Qxb5+ Ke7
11. Qxb7 1-0 |
E. Y. Fisher (white) vs. Irving Spero (black)
Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-QB3
2. P-QB4 P-Q3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. P-K4 B-N5
5. P-B3 B-R4
6. B-Q3 P-K4
7. N-K2 N-Q2
8. O-O PxP
9. NxP N-K4
10. B-K2 P-KR3
11. P-KB4 BxB
12. QxB Q-N3
13. R-Q N-Q2
14. P-K5 PxP
15. PxP N-N
16. P-K6 PxP
17. QxPch N-K2
18. N-K4 O-O-O
19. N-Q6ch K-N
20. N-B7 R-N
21. NxR QxN
22. NxPch NxN
23. RxN B-B4ch
24. K-R Q-QB
25. B-B4ch K-R
26. QR-Q R-K
27. Q-Q5 N-N5
28. Q-B7 B-N3
29. P-B5 B-R4
30. RxP N-B3
31. Q-Q7 P-N4
32. B-N3 P-R4
33. QxQch RxQ
34. R-N7 P-R5
35. B-K B-Q
36. B-B3 B-K2
37. P-QN4 P-R3
38. K-N R-QN
39. R-Q7 B-B
40. R(N7)-KB7 P-R4
41. P-QR3 PxP
42. PxP R-K
43. R-QB7 N-K2
44. B-K5 N-B
45. K-B2 P-N5
46. B-N7 BxB
47. RxB P-R6
48. PxP PxP
49. P-N5 K-N
50. P-N6 R-Q
51. R(B7)-Q7 R-K
52. P-B6 NxP
53. R-N7ch K-R
54. R-R7ch Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 c6
2. c4 d6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e4 Bg4
5. f3 Bh5
6. Bd3 e5
7. Ne2 Nd7
8. 0-0 exd4
9. Nxd4 Ne5
10. Be2 h6
11. f4 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Qb6
13. Rd1 Ned7
14. e5 dxe5
15. fxe5 Ng8
16. e6 fxe6
17. Qxe6+ Ne7
18. Ne4 0-0-0
19. Nd6+ Kb8
20. Nf7 Rg8
21. Nxd8 Qxd8
22. Nxc6+ Nxc6
23. Rxd7 Bc5+
24. Kh1 Qc8
25. Bf4+ Ka8
26. Rd1 Re8
27. Qd5 Nb4
28. Qf7 Bb6
29. c5 Ba5
30. Rxb7 Nc6
31. Qd7 g5
32. Bg3 h5
33. Qxc8+ Rxc8
34. Rg7 h4
35. Be1 Bd8
36. Bc3 Be7
37. b4 a6
38. Kg1 Rb8
39. Rd7 Bf8
40. Rf7 a5
41. a3 axb4
42. axb4 Re8
43. Rc7 Ne7
44. Be5 Nc8
45. Kf2 g4
46. Bg7 Bxg7
47. Rxg7 h3
48. gxh3 gxh3
49. b5 Kb8
50. b6 Rd8
51. Rcd7 Re8
52. c6 Nxb6
53. Rb7+ Ka8
54. Ra7+ 1-0 |
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