Chess by Herman Steiner 07 Nov 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, November 07, 1937 Los Angeles,...
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L. A. Times Problem No. 823 By R. Shalberg
White mates in two.
FEN 8/K2R2B1/4R2r/2n2k2/1Q6/3P1N1N/2B1n3/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-Q;
1. Bd1 Nxe6 2. Qe4#
1. Bd1 Nb3 2. Qe4#
1. Bd1 Nxd3 2. Qe4#
1. Bd1 Na4 2. Qe4#
L. A. Times Problem No. 824 By J. Berger
White mates in three.
FEN 8/8/7B/1P4Q1/1p1k1n2/1P1P4/1p3N1N/1Kb5 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-K4? in four? then;
1. Qe7 Kc3 2. Bg7+ Kxb3 3. Qa7 Nxd3 4. Qa2#
L. A. Times Problem No. 6. Composed for the Los Angeles Times by H. H., dedicated to A. K. Nelson, Vallejo, Cal.
White to play and draw.
FEN 4qbk1/2P3p1/2pp1pP1/2p1pP2/7R/5PKB/4N2P/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-B4;
We have published this End Game because it had an interesting point which not one of our ladderites had discovered! Many of them found the first move which in problems like the two movers are all right, but in End Games, unless clear, cannot be taken as correct solutions, as this example will show:
1. N-B4 PxNch; 2. K-N4 P-B5; 3. K-R4 P-B6; 4. B-N4 P-B7; 5. P-R3 P-B8(N)!! 6. P-B8(P) the idea of the composer is not to promote the Pawn to any other piece because of N-K7 and the mate cannot be stopped. Of course, the modern rules call for promotions after the Pawn reaches the eighth rank, but in Problems or in End Games the more difficult the composer can make them the more credit they get for their compositions.
In this case after the Pawn reaches the eighth rank, White is stalemated. If White plays 5. P-B8(Q) QxQ; 6. P-R3 Q-K3! and after 7. PxQ P-B8(Q;) Black wins.
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