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Chess by Herman Steiner 02 May 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
L. A. Times Problem No. 769 by S. Loyd
White mates in two.
FEN 1Q6/5p2/4PP2/3k4/1P4N1/3N4/1PB5/R3K3 w - - 0 1
Solution: O-O;
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, May 02, 1937 Los Angeles, California L. A....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, November 8, 2022
L. A. Times Problem No. 770 by N. Wainwright
White mates in three.
FEN Q4Bn1/2P2p2/1P2pknR/2p5/2P1p2P/4R2B/p2PN3/7K w - - 0 1
Solution: R-KN3;
1. Rg3 e3 2. Be7+ Kg7 3. Qf8#
1. Rg3 Ke5 2. Qxe4+ Kxe4 3. Re3#
1. Rg3 Ne7 2. Bg7+ Kxg7 3. Qh8#
Reuben Fine and Paul Keres, who divided first and second prizes at Margate, shared the honors at Ostend with Henry Grob of Switzerland. Fine must have been off form inasmuch as he lost three games outright. Keres made a brilliant start by winning the following game from Fine:
Paul Keres vs Reuben Fine
Ostend (1937), Ostend BEL, rd 1, Apr-11
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Variation (D41) 1-0
The following games were played in the early rounds of the Exposition Park Chess Club tournament. The notes are by Philip Woliston.
Philip Woliston (white) vs. Graham (black)
Blumenfeld Countergambit
Descriptive
1. N-KB3 N-KB3
2. P-Q4 P-K3
3. P-B4 P-B4
4. P-Q5 P-Q3
5. N-B3 P-K4
6. P-K4 B-K2
7. B-K2 QN-Q2
8. P-KR3 N-B
9. B-K3 N-N3
10. Q-Q2 B-Q2
11. N-R2 Q-B2
12. P-QR3 P-QN3
13. P-QR4 P-QR3
14. B-Q3 N-R4
15. N-K2 B-B3
16. P-QN4 N(R4)-B5
17. BxN NxB
18. NxN PxN
19. R-R2 B-K4
20. N-B3 P-B3
21. NxB BPxN
22. P-N5 P-QR4
23. K-Q O-O
24. B-K2 P-KR3
25. K-B2 R-B3
26. Q-Q QR-KB
1/2-1/2 |
Algebraic
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. d4 e6
3. c4 c5
4. d5 d6
5. Nc3 e5
6. e4 Be7
7. Be2 Nd7
8. h3 Nf8
9. Be3 Ng6
10. Qd2 Bd7
11. Nh2 Qc7
12. a3 b6
13. a4 a6
14. Bd3 Nh5
15. Ne2 Bf6
16. b4 Nf4
17. Bxf4 Nxf4
18. Nxf4 exf4
19. Ra2 Be5
20. Nf3 f6
21. Nxe5 fxe5
22. b5 a5
23. Kd1 0-0
24. Be2 h6
25. Kc2 Rf6
26. Qd1 Rf8
1/2-1/2 |
Steinbock (white) vs. Philip Woliston (black)
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
Descriptive
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. N-KB3 N-QB3
3. B-N5 N-B3
4. O-O B-K2
5. R-K P-Q3
6. P-KR3 B-Q2
7. P-QN3 O-O
8. B-N2 P-QR3
9. B-B N-K
10. N-B3 P-B4
11. B-B4+ K-R
12. P-Q4! PxQP
13. NxP NxN
14. QxN B-KB3
15. Q-K3 PxP
16. QxP B-B3
17. B-Q5 BxB
18. QxB P-B3
19. Q-Q3 P-Q4
20. B-R3 R-B2
21. QR-Q 1/2-1/2 |
Algebraic
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nf6
4. 0-0 Be7
5. Re1 d6
6. h3 Bd7
7. b3 0-0
8. Bb2 a6
9. Bf1 Ne8
10. Nc3 f5
11. Bc4+ Kh8
12. d4! exd4
13. Nxd4 Nxd4
14. Qxd4 Bf6
15. Qe3 fxe4
16. Qxe4 Bc6
17. Bd5 Bxd5
18. Qxd5 c6
19. Qd3 d5
20. Ba3 Rf7
21. Rd1 1/2-1/2 |
From the Correspondence Chess League of America:
Harrington (white) vs. Hesse (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
Descriptive
1. P-Q4 N-KB3
2. P-QB4 P-K3
3. N-QB3 B-N5
4. Q-B2 P-Q4
5. B-N5 PxP
6. P-K3 P-N4
7. N-B3 B-N2
8. B-K2 QN-Q2
9. O-O BxQN
10. QxB P-QR3
11. Q-N4 Q-K2
12. QxQch KxQ
13. N-K5 P-R3
14. B-R4 P-N4
15. B-N3 NxN
16. BxN KR-QB
17. KR-B N-K
18. P-KR3 P-KB3
19. B-R2 N-Q3
20. R-B2 P-QB4
21. R-Q PxP
22. PxP R-Q
23. P-QN3 PxP
24. PxP QR-B
25. BxNch KxB
26. R(B2)-Q2 R-B6
27. R-Q3 KR-QB
28. R-K3 RxR
29. PxR R-B6
30. R-Q3 RxR
31. BxR P-B4
32. P-N3 K-B2
33. K-B2 K-N3
34. P-QN4 P-QR4
35. PxPch KxP
36. K-K B-K5
Resigns |
Algebraic
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Qc2 d5
5. Bg5 dxc4
6. e3 b5
7. Nf3 Bb7
8. Be2 Nbd7
9. 0-0 Bxc3
10. Qxc3 a6
11. Qb4 Qe7
12. Qxe7+ Kxe7
13. Ne5 h6
14. Bh4 g5
15. Bg3 Nxe5
16. Bxe5 Rc8
17. Rc1 Ne8
18. h3 f6
19. Bh2 Nd6
20. Rc2 c5
21. Rd1 cxd4
22. exd4 Rd8
23. b3 cxb3
24. axb3 Rf8
25. Bxd6+ Kxd6
26. Rd2 Rc3
27. Rd3 Rc8
28. Re3 Rxe3
29. fxe3 Rc3
30. Rd3 Rxd3
31. Bxd3 f5
32. g3 Kc7
33. Kf2 Kb6
34. b4 a5
35. bxa5+ Kxa5
36. Ke1 Be4
0-1 |
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