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Chess 14 Feb 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, February 14, 1937 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Chess Problems on Monday, October 10, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 747
By Nels Nelson
White mates in two.
FEN BB6/8/8/8/7N/7p/8/4K1kr w - - 0 1
Solution: B-N2;
1. Bg2 hxg2 2. Nf3#
1. Bg2 Rh2 2. Ba7#
1. Bg2 h2 2. Ba7#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, February 14, 1937 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, October 10, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 748
By P. K. Traxler
White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/K7/7R/1k6/1P4Q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-B2;
1. Qf2 Kxb3 2. Kb5 Ka3 3. Rh3#
1. Qf2 Kxb3 2. Kb5 Kc3 3. Rh3#
1. Qf2 Ka3 2. Rh3 Kb4 3. Qf8#
1. Qf2 Kc3 2. Rh3+ Kb4 Qf8#
From the Los Angeles City Championship Tournament.
Steinbock (white) vs. Albert H. Bierwirth (black)
Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 N-Q5
4. B-B4 NxNch
5. QxN Q-B3
6. P-Q3 B-B4
7. N-QB3 P-QB3
8. O-O QxQ
9. PxQ N-K2
10. P-B4 PxP
11. BxP N-N3
12. B-KN3 P-Q3
13. QR-Q B-KN5
14. R-Q2 N-K4
15. BxN PxB
16. N-R4 B-Q3
17. N-B3 O-O-O
18. N-Q B-R6
19. R-K QB-B4
20. N-K3 R-Q3
21. BxP R-B
22. B-N3 QR-B3
23. P-QB3 R-B6
24. R(Q2)-K2 R-B3
25. B-N8 BxN
26. RxB R-N3ch
27. K-R B-N7ch
28. K-N RxR
29. RxR BxPch
30. K-B B-N7ch
31. K-K2 R-R3
32. RxP RxP
33. R-K7 P-KR4
34. RxP P-R5
35. B-K6ch K-N
36. K-K3 P-R6
37. R-R7 R-R8
38. K-B4 R-QN8
39. BxP BxB
40. RxB RxP
41. K-K3 RxP
42. P-KB4 R-KN7
43. P-B5 R-N
44. K-B4 P-R4
45. P-Q4 P-R5
46. P-B6 K-B2
47. K-B5 K-Q3
48. P-B7 R-KB
49. K-B6 K-Q4
50. K-K7 RxPch
51. KxR K-B5
52. K-K6 P-R6
53. K-Q6 P-R7
54. R-R KxP
55. K-B5 P-N4
56. KxP P-N5
57. P-Q5 P-N6
58. P-Q6 P-N7
59. P-Q7 P-R8(Q)
60. RxQ PxR(Q)
61. P-Q8(Q) 1/2-1/2 |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nd4
4. Bc4 Nxf3+
5. Qxf3 Qf6
6. d3 Bc5
7. Nc3 c6
8. 0-0 Qxf3
9. gxf3 Ne7
10. f4 exf4
11. Bxf4 Ng6
12. Bg3 d6
13. Rd1 Bg4
14. Rd2 Ne5
15. Bxe5 dxe5
16. Na4 Bd6
17. Nc3 0-0-0
18. Nd1 Bh3
19. Re1 Bc5
20. Ne3 Rd6
21. Bxf7 Rf8
22. Bb3 Rf6
23. c3 Rf3
24. Rde2 Rdf6
25. Bg8 Bxe3
26. Rxe3 Rg6+
27. Kh1 Bg2+
28. Kg1 Rxe3
29. Rxe3 Bxe4+
30. Kf1 Bg2+
31. Ke2 Rh6
32. Rxe5 Rxh2
33. Re7 h5
34. Rxg7 h4
35. Be6+ Kb8
36. Ke3 h3
37. Rh7 Rh1
38. Kf4 Rb1
39. Bxh3 Bxh3
40. Rxh3 Rxb2
41. Ke3 Rxa2
42. f4 Rg2
43. f5 Rg8
44. Kf4 a5
45. d4 a4
46. f6 Kc7
47. Kf5 Kd6
48. f7 Rf8
49. Kf6 Kd5
50. Ke7 Rxf7+
51. Kxf7 Kc4
52. Ke6 a3
53. Kd6 a2
54. Rh1 Kxc3
55. Kc5 b5
56. Kxc6 b4
57. d5 b3
58. d6 b2
59. d7 a1=Q
60. Rxa1 bxa1=Q
61. d8=Q 1/2-1/2 |
Moses Scholtz (white) vs. Sullivan (black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line
Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-Q4 N-KB3
3. P-QB4 P-K3
4. N-QB3 P-B3
5. P-K3 QN-Q2
6. B-Q3 Q-B2
7. PxP KPxP
8. B-Q2 B-K2
9. QR-B O-O
10. O-O R-K
11. Q-B2 P-KR3
12. KR-K B-B
13. P-QR3 P-R3
14. P-R3 B-Q3
15. P-QN4 N-B
16. N-QR4 N-K5
17. N-B3 Q-K2
18. R-K2 B-KB4
19. B-K Q-B3
20. BxN PxB
21. N-R2 Q-N3
22. K-R Q-R4
23. Q-Q2 BxN
24. KxB B-N5
25. K-N B-B6
26. K-R2 Q-N3!
27. P-N3 N-R2
28. N-R4 N-N4
29. R-B5 Q-K3!
30. RxN PxR
31. N-B5 Q-R3
32. Q-N2 B-N5
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nf6
3. c4 e6
4. Nc3 c6
5. e3 Nbd7
6. Bd3 Qc7
7. cxd5 exd5
8. Bd2 Be7
9. Rc1 0-0
10. 0-0 Re8
11. Qc2 h6
12. Re1 Bf8
13. a3 a6
14. h3 Bd6
15. b4 Nf8
16. Na4 Ne4
17. Nc3 Qe7
18. Re2 Bf5
19. Be1 Qf6
20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. Nh2 Qg6
22. Kh1 Qh5
23. Qd2 Bxh2
24. Kxh2 Bg4
25. Kg1 Bf3
26. Kh2 Qg6!
27. g3 Nh7
28. Na4 Ng5
29. Rc5 Qe6!
30. Rxg5 hxg5
31. Nc5 Qh6
32. Qb2 Bg4
0-1 |
From the Manhattan Chess Club championship tournament, New York City.
The appended table shows the final scores in detail of all the twelve competitors:
Oscar Tenner (white) vs. Robert Willman (black)
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-QB4
2. N-QB3 N-QB3
3. P-KN3 N-B3
4. B-N2 P-KN3
5. KN-K2 B-N2
6. O-O P-Q3
7. P-Q3 B-Q2
8. P-KR3 O-O
9. B-K3 Q-N3
10. R-N N-Q5
11. P-QN4 Q-B2
12. PxP PxP
13. P-B4 NxNch
14. QxN B-B3
15. P-K5 N-Q2
16. N-Q5 Q-Q
17. P-B4 P-K3
18. N-B3 BxB
19. QxB P-N3
20. N-N5 P-QR3
21. N-Q6 Q-B2
22. Q-K4 QR-Q
23. P-Q4 P-B3
24. P-QR4 PxQP
25. BxP PxP
26. PxP RxRch
27. RxR NxP
28. BxN Q-B4ch
29. K-N2 QxB
30. QxQ BxQ
31. N-K4 P-R3
32. R-QN B-Q5
33. R-Q P-K4
34. P-B5 PxP
35. NxP R-Q3
36. N-K4 R-N3
37. R-QB K-B2
38. R-B7ch K-K3
39. K-B3 R-N6ch
40. K-N4 R-K6
41. N-B5ch K-Q3
42. NxP P-R4ch
43. K-R4 B-N3
44. R-B8 K-Q2
45. R-KN8 B-Qch
46. RxBch KxR
47. P-N4 PxP
48. PxP K-K2
49. K-N5 K-B2
50. N-B5 R-QR6
51. N-Q7 P-K5
52. K-B4 RxP
53. N-K5ch K-K3
54. NxP K-Q4
55. N-K7ch K-Q5
56. N-B6ch K-Q6
57. N-K5ch K-Q7
58. P-N5 P-K6ch
59. K-N3 P-K7
60. N-B3ch K-Q8
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. g3 Nf6
4. Bg2 g6
5. Ne2 Bg7
6. 0-0 d6
7. d3 Bd7
8. h3 0-0
9. Be3 Qb6
10. Rb1 Nd4
11. b4 Qc7
12. bxc5 dxc5
13. f4 Nxe2+
14. Qxe2 Bc6
15. e5 Nd7
16. Nd5 Qd8
17. c4 e6
18. Nc3 Bxg2
19. Qxg2 b6
20. Nb5 a6
21. Nd6 Qc7
22. Qe4 Rd8
23. d4 f6
24. a4 cxd4
25. Bxd4 fxe5
26. fxe5 Rxf1+
27. Rxf1 Nxe5
28. Bxe5 Qc5+
29. Kg2 Qxe5
30. Qxe5 Bxe5
31. Ne4 h6
32. Rb1 Bd4
33. Rd1 e5
34. c5 bxc5
35. Nxc5 Rd6
36. Ne4 Rb6
37. Rc1 Kf7
38. Rc7+ Ke6
39. Kf3 Rb3+
40. Kg4 Re3
41. Nc5+ Kd6
42. Nxa6 h5+
43. Kh4 Bb6
44. Rc8 Kd7
45. Rg8 Bd8+
46. Rxd8+ Kxd8
47. g4 hxg4
48. hxg4 Ke7
49. Kg5 Kf7
50. Nc5 Ra3
51. Nd7 e4
52. Kf4 Rxa4
53. Ne5+ Ke6
54. Nxg6 Kd5
55. Ne7+ Kd4
56. Nc6+ Kd3
57. Ne5+ Kd2
58. g5 e3+
59. Kg3 e2
60. Nf3+ Kd1
0-1 |
Robert Willman (white) vs. Alexander Simchow (black)
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-Q4 N-KB3
3. P-B4 P-K3
4. N-B3 QN-Q2
5. P-K3 P-B3
6. B-Q3 B-K2
7. O-O O-O
8. P-QN3 P-QN3
9. Q-K2 B-N2
10. R-Q P-R4
11. PxP KPxP
12. B-N2 KR-K
13. QR-B QR-B
14. B-B5 P-N3
15. B-KR3 R-R
16. N-K5 Q-N
17. P-B4 B-KB
18. P-KN4 NxN
19. QPxN N-K5
20. NxN PxN
21. P-N5 RxRch
22. RxR B-B
23. B-Q7 BxB
24. RxB R-Q
25. Q-Q2 B-K2
26. P-K6 RxR
27. QxR Q-Q
28. B-B6 PxP
29. QxQch BxQ
30. BxB K-B2
31. B-B7 K-K2
32. K-B2 K-Q2
33. B-K5 P-B4
34. K-K2 K-B3
35. K-Q2 P-N4
36. K-B3 K-Q4
37. P-N4 P-B5
38. B-B6 P-QR3
39. B-K5 K-B3
40. K-Q4 K-N3
41. KxP P-QR4
42. B-B3 Resigns |
Algebraic
1. Nf3 d5
2. d4 Nf6
3. c4 e6
4. Nc3 Nd7
5. e3 c6
6. Bd3 Be7
7. 0-0 0-0
8. b3 b6
9. Qe2 Bb7
10. Rd1 h5
11. cxd5 exd5
12. Bb2 Re8
13. Rf1 Rc8
14. Bf5 g6
15. Bh3 Ra8
16. Ne5 Qb8
17. f4 Bf8
18. g4 Nxe5
19. dxe5 Ne4
20. Nxe4 dxe4
21. g5 |
Abraham Kupchik vs Oscar Tenner
Manhattan CC-ch (1936), New York, NY
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37) 1-0
Samuel S. Cohen (white) vs. Oscar Tenner (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. N-KB3 N-KB3
3. P-B4 P-K3
4. B-N5 QN-Q2
5. N-B3 B-N5
6. Q-N3 P-B4
7. BPxP KPxP
8. PxP Q-R4
9. P-QR3 BxNch
10. PxB N-K5
11. R-B QNxP
12. Q-N4 Q-B2
13. P-N3 O-O
14. B-N2 P-QR4
15. Q-N B-B4
16. B-B4 Q-K2
17. Q-N6 KR-B
18. N-Q4 B-N3
19. B-R3 N-R5
20. Q-N3 R-B5
21. N-N5 KN-B4
22. Q-Q N-Q6ch
23. K-B NxR
24. QxN Q-B4
25. N-B7 R-Q
26. B-K5 Q-K2
27. B-B4 NxP
28. Q-K3 RxN
29. BxR QxB
30. K-N2 P-Q5
31. Q-Q2 Q-B3ch
32. P-B3 R-K
33. R-K Q-B5
34. K-B2 R-K6
35. B-B P-N4
36. R-B P-N5
37. PxP QxP
38. P-R4 P-R4
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. c4 e6
4. Bg5 Nd7
5. Nc3 Bb4
6. Qb3 c5
7. cxd5 exd5
8. dxc5 Qa5
9. a3 Bxc3+
10. bxc3 Ne4
11. Rc1 Nxc5
12. Qb4 Qc7
13. g3 0-0
14. Bg2 a5
15. Qb1 Bf5
16. Bf4 Qe7
17. Qb6 Rc8
18. Nd4 Bg6
19. Bh3 Na4
20. Qb3 Rc4
21. Nb5 Nc5
22. Qd1 Nd3+
23. Kf1 Nxc1
24. Qxc1 Qc5
25. Nc7 Rd8
26. Be5 Qe7
27. Bf4 Nxc3
28. Qe3 Rxc7
29. Bxc7 Qxc7
30. Kg2 d4
31. Qd2 Qc6+
32. f3 Re8
33. Re1 Qc4
34. Kf2 Re3
35. Bf1 b5
36. Rc1 b4
37. axb4 Qxb4
38. h4 h5
0-1 |
Isaac Kashdan (white) vs. Samuel S. Cohen (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 P-Q4
4. N-B3 QN-Q2
5. B-N5 B-K2
6. P-K3 P-B3
7. B-Q3 PxP
8. BxBP N-Q4
9. BxB QxB
10. N-K4 KN-B3
11. NxNch QxN
12. O-O O-O
13. Q-K2 P-B4
14. KR-Q P-QR3
15. P-QR4 P-QN3
16. P-Q5 PxP
17. RxP Q-B3
18. QR-Q N-B3
19. R-Q6 QxP
20. RxP P-QR4
21. R-N5 B-R3
22. RxBP BxB
23. RxB Q-R7
24. P-R3 P-R5
25. R-B2 KR-N
26. N-Q4 QR-B
27. KR-QB RxR
28. RxR P-R6
29. PxP QxP
30. Q-B4 Q-R4
31. N-B6 Q-B2
32. Q-B5 R-K
33. R-R2 Q-Q2
34. R-R7 Q-Q8ch
35. K-R2 P-R3
36. Q-B4 Q-Q3ch
37. P-N3 Q-Q4
38. QxQ NxQ
39. K-N2 R-K3
40. N-Q4 R-K2
41. R-R8ch K-R2
42. K-B3 P-N3
43. P-N4 K-N2
44. P-R4 N-B3
45. P-R5 R-K4
46. PxP KxP
47. R-R6 P-R4
48. PxPch RxP
49. P-K4 R-K4
50. N-K2 K-N4
51. R-R4 R-N4
52. R-R3 R-K4
53. N-N3 R-N4
54. R-R7 N-N5
55. K-N2 N-K4
56. N-K2 R-N7
57. P-B4ch K-N5
58. K-B2 N-B6
59. RxP N-Q5
60. R-N7ch K-R5
61. K-K3 NxN
62. P-B5 N-N6
63. P-B6 R-N6ch
64. K-Q4 R-N5ch
65. K-Q5 N-R4
66. P-B7 R-N
67. R-N N-B3ch
68. K-K5 N-Q2ch
69. K-Q6 N-B3
70. P-K5 N-K5ch
71. K-Q5 N-N4
72. P-K6 R-Qch
73. K-K5 R-QR
74. RxN Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 d5
4. Nc3 Nd7
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 c6
7. Bd3 dxc4
8. Bxc4 Nd5
9. Bxe7 Qxe7
10. Ne4 N5f6
11. Nxf6+ Qxf6
12. 0-0 0-0
13. Qe2 c5
14. Rd1 a6
15. a4 b6
16. d5 exd5
17. Rxd5 Qc6
18. Rd1 Nf6
19. Rd6 Qxa4
20. Rxb6 a5
21. Rb5 Ba6
22. Rxc5 Bxc4
23. Rxc4 Qa2
24. h3 a4
25. Rc2 Rb8
26. Nd4 Rc8
27. Rc1 Rxc2
28. Rxc2 a3
29. bxa3 Qxa3
30. Qc4 Qa5
31. Nc6 Qc7
32. Qc5 Re8
33. Ra2 Qd7
34. Ra7 Qd1+
35. Kh2 h6
36. Qc4 Qd6+
37. g3 Qd5
38. Qxd5 Nxd5
39. Kg2 Re6
40. Nd4 Re7
41. Ra8+ Kh7
42. Kf3 g6
43. g4 Kg7
44. h4 Nf6
45. h5 Re5
46. hxg6 Kxg6
47. Ra6 h5
48. gxh5+ Rxh5
49. e4 Re5
50. Ne2 Kg5
51. Ra4 Rb5
52. Ra3 Re5
53. Ng3 Rb5
54. Ra7 Ng4
55. Kg2 Ne5
56. Ne2 Rb2
57. f4+ Kg4
58. Kf2 Nf3
59. Rxf7 Nd4
60. Rg7+ Kh4
61. Ke3 Nxe2
62. f5 Ng3
63. f6 Rb3+
64. Kd4 Rb4+
65. Kd5 Nh5
66. f7 Rb8
67. Rg1 Nf6+
68. Ke5 Nd7+
69. Kd6 Nf6
70. e5 Ne4+
71. Kd5 Ng5
72. e6 Rd8+
73. Ke5 Ra8
74. Rxg5 1-0 |
Alexander Alekhine vs Reuben Fine
Hastings (1936/37), Hastings ENG, rd 8, Jan-05
Spanish Game: Closed Defense. Alekhine Gambit (C90) 1-0
This game, from a recent German tournament at Barmen, shows the tournament winner defeating the runner-up in well-played and aggressive fashion. Black experimented in the opening, and as a result found himself with a cramped position which allows White to take forceful steps. Engels distinguished himself by defeating Alekhine in a tournament at Dresden last June.
Ludwig Engels (white) vs. Wilfried Lange (black)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-KN3
3. N-QB3 B-N2
4. P-K4 P-Q3
5. N-B3 O-O
6. B-K2 N-K
7. O-O P-KB3
8. P-Q5 P-K4
9. PxPe.p. BxP
10. N-Q4 B-Q2
11. P-KB4 N-QB3
12. NxN BxN
13. P-KB5(a) P-KN4
14. P-QN3 P-N3
15. B-N2 B-N2
16. B-B3 R-B2
17. Q-Q3 B-KB
18. P-K5 BxB
19. P-K6 R-N2
20. QxB B-K2
21. Q-B6 Q-B
22. N-Q5 K-B
23. R-B3 P-KR3
24. R-R3 R-R2
25. R-K R-N
26. Q-Q7 P-B3
27. RxP QxQ
28. RxR Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. Nf3 0-0
6. Be2 Ne8
7. 0-0 f6
8. d5 e5
9. dxe6e.p. Bxe6
10. Nd4 Bd7
11. f4 Nc6
12. Nxc6 Bxc6
13. f5 g5
14. b3 b6
15. Bb2 Bb7
16. Bf3 Rf7
17. Qd3 Bf8
18. e5 Bxf3
19. e6 Rg7
20. Qxf3 Be7
21. Qc6 Qc8
22. Nd5 Kf8
23. Rf3 h6
24. Rh3 Rh7
25. Re1 Rb8
26. Qd7 c6
27. Rxh6 Qxd7
28. Rxh7 1-0 |
(a) This move, which Black should have prevented, practically decided the game in White's favor. (From the C.S.M.)
A
