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Chess by Herman Steiner 24 Jan 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
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L. A. Times Problem No. 741
“The Chess Review”
By Kenneth S. Howard, Erie, Pa.
White mates in two.
FEN Nrkb4/1q1R2QK/B6n/8/8/2r5/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-Q6;
1. Rd6 Rxa8 2. Qxb7#
1. Rd6 Nf7 2. Qg4#
1. Rd6 Rc7 2. Nb6#
1. Rd6 Bc7 2. Qd7#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 24, 1937 Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem 742
Composer unknown.
FEN 8/K7/7R/1k6/1P4Q1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-R4;
1. Rh4 Ka4 2. Qh3 Kb5 3. Qd7#
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From the City Championship Tournament
Morris Freed (white) vs. Sigismund Wolff (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: London System
Two Games From Nottingham Congress
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander vs Mikhail Botvinnik
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Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1
Reuben Fine vs Alexander Alekhine
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 12, Aug-24
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D37) 1/2-1/2
From Moscow Tournament, 1936
Ilia Kan vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow (1936), Moscow URS, rd 14, Jun-02
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation (B72) 0-1
Paul Keres vs Gheorghe Gica Alexandrescu
non-FIDE Munich Olympiad (1936), Munich GER, rd 3, Aug-18
French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 1-0
From The City of London Championship, 1936
Philip Stuart Milner-Barry (white) vs. Heinrich Fraenkel (black)
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation
NOTES
(a) Correct, keeping his Q ready for quick operations on her side of the board.
(b) Apparently for eventual exchange of Q's, with a level position. Otherwise, PQN4!
(c) QxN as indicated avoids complications.
(d) Or QB2; 14. QN4ch KK1; 15. QxN. Black by the text gets a point of attack, but White gives him no time to develop it.
(e) Very strong. If now PxP, 16. QN5+ (QxP, QK6ch; 17. KN1 QxKP) would give Black a bad time.
(f) Not too good, as White gains a tempo for the attack by hitting the Q. But black is uneasy in any case.
(g) Hoping for 21. QxRP, perhaps, when the preserve would be somewhat relaxed. If QRKN1; 21. QB6 KB2; 22. NxB with a big advantage in position.
(h) This wanted deep study, for the complications are many. After Black's reply we see that nearly all the big units (even the K's are tickled up) are enprise.
(i) There is nothing any good here.
(j) It is mate in two moves. A delightful game by Milner Barry, who came second in the championship.
(From the Observer)
