October 17, 1937 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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Chess by Herman Steiner 17 Oct 1937, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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L. A. Times Problem No. 817 By N. Sardotsch
White mates in two.
FEN 2B5/8/4p1p1/2p1k1P1/R1PR2K1/B7/2P5/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: K-B3;
1. Kf3 Kxd4 2. Bb2#
1. Kf3 cxd4 2. Ra5#
1. Kf3 Kf5 2. Rd5#

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L. A. Times Problem No. 818 Composed for the Los Angeles Times by V. L. Eaton. Washington D. C.
FEN n3N3/Qn5p/1r3pP1/2k2K1R/B1p1PNP1/2P2q2/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-Q7;
1. Bd7 Nc7 2. Qa3+ Rb4 3. Qxb4#
1. Bd7 h6 2. Qa3+ Rb4 3. Qxb4#
1. Bd7 hxg6+ 2. Kxg6+ f5+ 3. Ne6#

Max Euwe vs Alexander Alekhine
Bad Nauheim-Stuttgart-Garmisch (1937), Bad Nauheim - Stuttgart - Garmisch GER, rd 3, Jul-21
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Alekhine System Main Line (D29) 1-0

Thorsten Gauffin vs Max Euwe
Stockholm Olympiad (1937), Stockholm SWE, rd 14, Aug-10
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) 1-0

Paul Keres vs Max Euwe
Stockholm Olympiad (1937), Stockholm SWE, rd 2, Aug-01
Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Defense (C83) 0-1

Vincenzo Castaldi vs Savielly Tartakower
Stockholm Olympiad (1937), Stockholm SWE, rd 2, Aug-01
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0

From the Correspondence Chess League of America

U.S.A. vs. England

Buck (white) vs. Allen (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 N-KB3 4. B-N5 QN-Q2 5. P-K3 B-K2 6. N-B3 O-O 7. R-B P-B3 8. Q-B2 P-QR3 9. PxP KPxP 10. B-Q3 R-K 11. O-O N-B 12. P-QR3 N-N3 13. N-K5 N-N5 14. BxB QxB 15. NxN BxN 16. N-R4 N-B 17. P-QN4 Q-B2 18. P-B3 B-R4 19. P-K4 PxP 20. BxKP Q-Q3 21. Q-B5 Q-R3 22. P-Q5 PxP 23. BxP QR-B 24. QxR RxQ 25. RxR Q-K6ch 26. K-R P-KN4 27. N-B3 Q-K2 28. R-Q K-N2 29. B-K4 N-K3 30. N-Q5 Q-Q2 31. R-N8ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. 0-0 Nf8 12. a3 Ng6 13. Ne5 Ng4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxg4 Bxg4 16. Na4 Nf8 17. b4 Qc7 18. f3 Bh5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Qd6 21. Qc5 Qh6 22. d5 cxd5 23. Bxd5 Rc8 24. Qxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 g5 27. Nc3 Qe7 28. Rd1 Kg7 29. Be4 Ne6 30. Nd5 Qd7 31. Rg8+ 1-0

NOTES BY HERMAN STEINER
(a) N-K5 is the usual continuation.
(b) Not good; Q-RQ was better, with the possible R transfer to the King's side via Q3.
(c) Again QR-Q was better! The Pawn sacrifice gives Black good counter chances; if 24. BxP; R-Q7; and White will have difficulties defending his position.
(d) The final blunder: P-N5 was the only move to hold the game, if then; 30. R(Q)-Q8, N-N3; 31. N-Q5, Q-R5!
(e) A pretty finish; the Rook can't be taken because the Queen is lost and after 31. … K-R3; 32. N-K3 wins the Queen again. In this game Black did not take all the opportunity that was offered him.