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Chess by Herman Steiner 18 Apr 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
L. A. Times Problem No. 765 By Nels Nelson, Hopkins, Minnesota
White mates in two.
FEN 7n/3pKp1r/3B1Nkp/5NrR/8/8/8/5RQ1 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-QR;
1. Ra1 Kxf5 2. Qb1#
1. Ra1 Rxg1 2. Rxg1#
1. Ra1 Rg2 2. Qxg2#
L. A. Times Problem No. 766 Composed for The Los Angeles Times by J. Greenbaum, Hollywood, Cal.
White mates in three.
FEN 8/2N1p2n/5kPP/2P1p2B/6P1/3nP3/3B4/K6R w - - 0 1
Solution: P-N7;
1. g7 Nf4 2. g8=Q Nxh5 3. Ne8#
1. g7 e4 2. g8=N+ Ke5 3. Bc3#
1. g7 e6 2. g8=N+ Kg5 3. Nxe6#
1. g7 Nc1 2. g8=N+ Kg5 3. e4#
Played in the Exposition Park Chess Club Tournament, March 26.
Philip Reinhold Geffe-Woliston (white) vs. Newman (black)
Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 P-QB3
4. P-K4 PxKP
5. NxP B-K2
6. N-KB3 N-KB3
7. N-N3 O-O
8. B-Q3 B-N5ch
9. B-Q2 P-B4
10. BxB PxB
11. O-O N-B3
12. R-K P-QR4
13. B-B2 P-QN3
14. Q-Q3 B-R3
15. QR-Q P-KN3
16. P-KR4 P-KR4
17. N-N5 B-N2
18. NxKP PxN
19. QxPch K-R
20. NxP Q-K2
21. RxP Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 c6
4. e4 dxe4
5. Nxe4 Be7
6. Nf3 Nf6
7. Ng3 0-0
8. Bd3 Bb4+
9. Bd2 c5
10. Bxb4 cxb4
11. 0-0 Nc6
12. Re1 a5
13. Bc2 b6
14. Qd3 Ba6
15. Rd1 g6
16. h4 h5
17. Ng5 Bb7
18. Nxe6 fxe6
19. Qxg6+ Kh8
20. Nxh5 Qe7
21. Rxe6 1-0 |
Fine Wins Moscow Tournament
The final scores of the tournament are shown in detail in the following table:
Shortly before he left Russia to play at Margate, Fine was in a second tournament, this one at Leningrad, where he led a field of six with a score of 4-1. Loewenfisch was second with 3-2, followed by Rabinowitsch, 2½-2½; Budo, 2-3; Rauser, 2-3; Iljin-Genewsky, 1½-3½.
Appended are the scores of two games played by Fine in the Moscow tournament:
Ilia Kan (white) vs Reuben Fine (black)
King's Indian Attack: French Variation
Descriptive
1. N-KB3 P-Q4
2. P-KN3 P-QB4
3. B-N2 N-QB3
4. P-Q4 B-B4
5. O-O P-K3
6. P-B3 N-B3
7. QN-Q2 P-KR3
8. P-QR3 P-QR4
9. Q-N3 Q-B2
10. PxP BxP
11. Q-N5 B-QR2
12. P-B4 R-Q
13. P-B5 P-K4
14. P-QN4 B-Q2
15. PxP P-K5
16. N-K NxP
17. Q-N BxP
18. N-N3 NxN
19. QxN B-B3
20. N-B2 O-O
21. B-N2 P-Q5
22. N-N4 B-N4
23. KR-K Q-N3
24. B-KB P-Q6
25. P-K3 KR-K
26. QR-N Q-K3
27. QxQ RxQ
28. BxN RxB
29. N-Q5 RxN
30. RxB BxKP
31. RxR BxPch
32. K-N2 BxR
33. R-Q4 R-B7ch
34. K-N P-Q7
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. Nf3 d5
2. g3 c5
3. Bg2 Nc6
4. d4 Bf5
5. 0-0 e6
6. c3 Nf6
7. Nbd2 h6
8. a3 a5
9. Qb3 Qc7
10. dxc5 Bxc5
11. Qb5 Ba7
12. c4 Rd8
13. c5 e5
14. b4 Bd7
15. bxa5 e4
16. Ne1 Nxa5
17. Qb1 Bxc5
18. Nb3 Nxb3
19. Qxb3 Bc6
20. Nc2 0-0
21. Bb2 d4
22. Nb4 Bb5
23. Rfe1 Qb6
24. Bf1 d3
25. e3 Re8
26. Rb1 Qe6
27. Qxe6 Rxe6
28. Bxf6 Rxf6
29. Nd5 Rxd5
30. Rxb5 Bxe3
31. Rxd5 Bxf2+
32. Kg2 Bxe1
33. Rd4 Rf2+
34. Kg1 d2
0-1 |
Reuben Fine (white) vs. M. Judowitsch (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 P-Q4
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 N-KB3
4. N-B3 P-B4
5. B-N5 BPxP
6. KNxP P-K4
7. KN-N5 P-QR3
8. NxP PxN
9. NxNch QxN
10. BxQ B-N5ch
11. Q-Q2 BxQch
12. KxB PxB
13. PxP B-K3
Black won after 44 moves. |
Algebraic
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 c5
5. Bg5 cxd4
6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nb5 a6
8. Nxd5 axb5
9. Nxf6+ Qxf6
10. Bxf6 Bb4+
11. Qd2 Bxd2+
12. Kxd2 gxf6
13. cxb5 Be6
Black won after 44 moves. |
(a) For once Fine is lured into waters beyond his depth. Black's clever retort spoils his whole combination.
This is a consultation game played at Moscow early in January. Lilienthal is well known in international competition, having emerged as a master in Hungary, although he is now reported to live in Russia.
Andre Lilienthal / Vasily Panov (white) vs. Benjamin Blumenfeld / Alexander Kotov (black)
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-KB3 P-QN3
4. P-KN3 B-N2
5. B-N2 B-K2
6. O-O O-O
7. N-B3 N-K5
8. Q-B2 NxN
9. QxN P-Q3
10. Q-B2 Q-B
11. P-K4 P-QB4
12. P-Q5 P-K4
13. N-K Q-K
14. P-B4 P-QN4
15. PxKP PxKP
16. N-Q3 B-Q3
17. B-K3 N-R3
18. Q-N3 P-N5
19. P-QR3 Q-K2
20. PxP NxP
21. NxN PxN
22. R-R5 KR-B
23. R-B R-B4
24. QxP QR-QB
25. BxR BxBch
26. RxB Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 b6
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bg2 Be7
6. 0-0 0-0
7. Nc3 Ne4
8. Qc2 Nxc3
9. Qxc3 d6
10. Qc2 Qc8
11. e4 c5
12. d5 e5
13. Ne1 Qe8
14. f4 b5
15. fxe5 dxe5
16. Nd3 Bd6
17. Be3 Na6
18. Qb3 b4
19. a3 Qe7
20. axb4 Nxb4
21. Nxb4 cxb4
22. Ra5 Rc8
23. Rc1 Rc5
24. Qxb4 Rc8
25. Bxc5 Bxc5+
26. Rxc5 1-0 |
Following is the score of the seventh game in the match which Fine won from Stahlberg at Stockholm by 4-2, with two games drawn:
Reuben Fine vs Gideon Stahlberg
Match (1937), Gothenburg SWE, rd 7, Feb-06
Benoni Defense: King's Indian System (A56) 1-0
One of the lesser known of Europe's younger masters is P. Keres of Estonia. He is at present playing in the Margate (England) tournament. Here is one of his brilliancies from the Helsingfors tournament of last year.
Paul Keres vs Arthur Allan Candolin
Helsinki (1935), Helsinki FIN, rd 6, Oct-15
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 1-0
