The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, September 26, 1937 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, January 27, 2023
L. A. Times Problem No. 811
By W. A. Shinkman
White mates in two.
FEN 8/4Q3/4B3/4B3/2P5/1K3p2/RN2kN1P/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-R3;
1. Bh3 Kxf2 2. Bd4#
1. Bh3 Ke3 2. Nbd1#
1. Bh3 Ke1 2. Nbd3#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, September 26, 1937 Los Angeles,...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, January 27, 2023
L. A. Times Problem No. 812
By C. Bayer
White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/3N3p/4pp1K/5k2/5N2/8/5Q2 w - - 0 1
Solution: NxBP;
1. Nxf5 e4 2. Qc4 Kxf5 3. Qf7#
1. Nxf5 e4 2. Qc4 Kxf3 3. Qf1#
1. Nxf5 Ke4 2. Nd2+ Kd5 3. Qc4#
1. Nxf5 Kxf5 2. Ng5#
Isaac I. Kashdan, No. 3 on the champion American team at Stockholm, is back. He won one of the special prizes for his score of 14-2 in behalf of the American team. The appended game was won by him at Stockholm from Alexander of England:
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander vs Isaac Kashdan
Stockholm Olympiad (1937), Stockholm SWE, rd 16, Aug-12
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 0-1