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Chess by Herman Steiner 03 Jan 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 03, 1937 Los Angeles, California L....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, October 2, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 735.
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by Bert F. Gordon, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in two.
FEN 3R4/QK1n4/8/1N1k1P2/8/1N6/4n3/4R3 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-Q6;
1. Nd6 Kxd6 2. Qc5#
1. Nd6 Nb6 2. Qa5#
1. Nd6 Ke5 2. Qd4#
1. Nd6 Nc1 2. Qd4#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 03, 1937 Los Angeles, California L....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, October 2, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 736.
Composed for the Los Angeles Times by J. Hannus, Los Angeles, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/2N5/4p2p/4N2k/4P3/3B1P1K/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-Q4;
1. Nd4 exd4 2. f3 dxe3 3. Be1#
1. Nd4 Kg4 2. f3+ Kh4 3. Nf5#
GAMES FROM NOTTINGHAM CONGRESS
Sammy Reshevsky had to fight hard for every point in this tournament and some of his wins were over sixty moves!
Efim Bogoljubov vs Samuel Reshevsky
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 5, Aug-14
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Botvinnik System (E49) 0-1
Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubov
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 13, Aug-25
Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation (D16) 1-0
FROM MOSCOW TOURNAMENT, 1936
Salomon Flohr vs Emanuel Lasker
Moscow (1936), Moscow URS, rd 14, Jun-02
Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) 1-0
Herman Steiner's column provides a different version than that provided on chessgames:
7. Bd3 Bb7 vs. 7. Nbd2 Bb7
8. 0-0 c5 vs. 8. Bd3 c5
9. Nd2 Nd7 vs. 9. O-O Nbd7
17. Bc4 Rd8 vs. Bc4 Rcd8
20. Rd1 Qb8 vs. Rd1 Qa8
Salomon Flohr (white) vs Emanuel Lasker (black)
Zukertort Opening
(a) I prefer 3. … PB3, retaining the option developing the QB on the K side.
(b) If 15. … NxN; 16. PQ6 BxP (if 16. NK5; 17. PxB KRK1; 18. PB3 NN4; 19. PKR4 winning a piece;) 17. PxB NK5; 18. QN4 and wins.
(c) If 19. … RxR; 20. BxPch KxB; 21. PK6ch KK1; 22. QxNP R moves 23. QN8ch KQ1; 24. QB7ch and wins; or if 19. … BxR; 20. PK6 PB3; 21. PK7 BxP; 22. QK6ch and wins.
(d) If 20. … QB1; 21. PK6 PB3; 22. RQ7.
(e) To prevent PQN4.
(f) The beginning of a fine combination made possible by the fact that Black's last move has weakened his QRP.
(g) Acceptance of the sacrifice is forced. If 23. … RK1; 24. RxB BxR; 25. BxP winning at least two Pawns and if 23. … QK1, simply 24. BxRP.
(h) If 25. … BQ1; 26. QQ6.
(i) The only way to obtain liberty, but it is unavailing.
(j) Threatening to advance the KRP.
(k) For the QRP cannot be stopped.
(From “The Manchester Guardian.”)
FROM A SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY AT BARCELONA
After reviewing all available Capablanca games of 21 moves, none were found that match the following game.
Jose Capablanca (white) vs. Anon (black)
Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation
(a) RK1 should have been played to take the sting out of White's next move.
(b) QK4 gains little, NKB3; 15. QxR BN2; 16. QxP RR1 when 17. QxR is necessary. The move actually made leads to some beautiful situations.
(c) If KN3; 16. QR5ch KB3; 17. N mates.
(d) A necessary step in the combination for NKB3 would destroy his attack.
(e) To free his N on N3.
(f) Or QK1; 20. NR5 QxQ; 21. NxQch KN1; 22. NxR BQ2; NN7 with a P to the good.
(g) Here “Capa” goes astray; he should proceed with QN6 KN1; 21. NxN PxN; 22. RK1 KB1 (forced); 23. NR7ch KN1; 24. NB6ch winning the Q.
(h) After QxQ; 21. NxQ KN1; 22. NxR BQ2; 23. NN7 RN1; 24. PKN4 RxN, Black should draw.
(i) So lovely that one does not, after all, regret his previous move.
(j) QxQ allows mate of course, and QK2; 22. QxQ is the same thing. If QB1; 22. QN6; and if NR3; 22. NxQ NxQ; 23. NxNch KN1; 24. NxR with an easy win in the end-game.
