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January 24, 1937 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman SteinerChess by Herman Steiner 24 Jan 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 24, 1937 Los Angeles, California L....

Posted by Chess Problems on Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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#

CLUB NEWS
A tournament to decide the chess championship of Exposition Chess Club will start on January 29. The winner will retain possession of the Hans Grassl trophy for one year. All interested urged to enter this important event, write Secretary B. B. Wisegarver, 4704 Cimarron street, Los Angeles, Cal.

From the City Championship Tournament

Morris Freed (white) vs. Sigismund Wolff (black)
Queen's Pawn Game: London System

Morris Freed vs. Sigismund Wolff, 1937

Descriptive
1. N-KB3 N-KB3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. B-B4 P-B4
4. PxP Q-R4ch
5. P-B3 QxP
6. P-K3 N-B3
7. QN-Q2 B-B4
8. N-N3 Q-N3
9. KN-Q4 B-N3
10. NxN PxN
11. B-K2 P-K3
12. O-O B-K2
13. N-Q4 O-O
14. Q-B N-Q2
15. N-B3 P-B3
16. P-B4 P-K4
17. B-N3 KR-Q
18. N-R4 B-K5
19. P-B3 B-QB4
20. B-B2 B-N3
21. NxB PxN
22. P-QN3 P-QR3
23. PxP PxP
24. R-Q N-B
25. RxP RxR
26. B-B4 QR-Q
27. Q-Q2 K-R2
28. BxR N-K3
29. P-K4 N-Q5
30. R-QB Q-N4
31. K-R B-R6
32. R-B4 N-K3
33. P-KN3 P-R4
34. B-K3 B-N5
35. Q-KN2 1-0
 
Algebraic
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. d4 d5
3. Bf4 c5
4. dxc5 Qa5+
5. c3 Qxc5
6. e3 Nc6
7. Nbd2 Bf5
8. Nb3 Qb6
9. Nd4 Bg6
10. Nxc6 bxc6
11. Be2 e6
12. 0-0 Be7
13. Nd4 0-0
14. Qc1 Nd7
15. Nf3 f6
16. c4 e5
17. Bg3 Rfd8
18. Nh4 Be4
19. f3 Bc5
20. Bf2 Bg6
21. Nxg6 hxg6
22. b3 a6
23. cxd5 cxd5
24. Rd1 Nf8
25. Rxd5 Rxd5
26. Bc4 Rd8
27. Qd2 Kh7
28. Bxd5 Ne6
29. e4 Nd4
30. Rc1 Qb5
31. Kh1 Ba3
32. Rc4 Ne6
33. g3 a5
34. Be3 Bb4
35. Qg2 1-0

Two Games From Nottingham Congress

Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Nottingham (1936), Nottingham ENG, rd 1, Aug-10
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

Philip Stuart Milner-Barry vs. Heinrich Fraenkel, 1937

Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K3
2. P-Q4 P-Q4
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. B-N5 B-K2
5. P-K5 KN-Q2
6. P-KR4 P-QB4
7. BxB KxB
8. P-B4 P-QR3
9. N-B3 N-QB3
10. Q-Q2 Q-N3
11. O-O-O PxP
12. NxP NxN
13. N-R4 N-N6ch
14. RPxN Q-R2
15. P-B5 NxP
16. Q-N5ch K-Q3
17. QxP Q-K6ch
18. K-N1 B-Q2
19. R-R3 Q-B5
20. N-N6 KR-KN1
21. Q-B6 R-N3
22. RxPch K-B3
23. QxN QxBch
24. K-R2 PxR
25. R-QB3ch KxN
26. Q-Q4ch K-R4
27. P-QN4ch Resigns
 
Algebraic
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e5 Nfd7
6. h4 c5
7. Bxe7 Kxe7
8. f4 a6
9. Nf3 Nc6
10. Qd2 Qb6
11. 0-0-0 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4
13. Na4 Nb3+
14. axb3 Qa7
15. f5 Nxe5
16. Qg5+ Kd6
17. Qxg7 Qe3+
18. Kb1 Bd7
19. Rh3 Qf4
20. Nb6 Rg8
21. Qf6 Rg6
22. Rxd5+ Kc6
23. Qxe5 Qxf1+
24. Ka2 exd5
25. Rc3+ Kxb6
26. Qd4+ Ka5
27. b4+ 1-0

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)

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