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Chess by Herman Steiner 11 Jan 1953, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 11, 1953 Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem No. 2407 By H. Jonsson
White mates in two.
FEN 4b3/1Q1pN3/2p1k1p1/R3pNP1/7P/B4nK1/2n5/1B3R2 w - - 0 1
Solution: NxP;
1. Nxc6 Nxa3 2. Nd8#
1. Nxc6 Nb4 2. Nd8#
1. Nxc6 e4 2. Nd8#
1. Nxc6 Ng1 2. Nd8#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 11, 1953 Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem No. 2408 By J. Fridlizius
White mates in three.
FEN 2KB1Q2/p2p2n1/3NP2b/3P4/1N1k4/8/1P6/n6B w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-B;
1. Qf1 dxe6 2. Nc6+ Ke3 3. Nc4#
1. Qf1 Ke3 2. Bf6 Kd2 3. Nc4#
1. Qf1 Bc1 2. Nb5+ Ke3 3. Bg5#
1. Qf1 Nd2 2. Nb5+ Kc5 3. Na6#
We received solutions from: J. A. McCamant (suggest to get “The Enjoyment of Chess Problems” by Kenneth S. Howard, $3 plus postage), M. A. Padlipsky, J. Kaufman, L. Harvey, L. B. Rotter, E. Davis, T. Rothman, S. W. Nay, J. C. Dickson, D. Golding, D. Cole, A. M. Koven, L. A. Victor, D. Kopec, P. V. Nielsen, V. Asher, H. G. Webb, J. J. Adams, N. Lesser, W. B. Tudor, M. Morris, J. P. Walsh, C. P. Ford, Y. V. Oganesov, T. D. Kelsey, S. Willcott, W. L. Koethen, B. McGuire, Toscha Seidel, T. Raczkosky, A. Weiss (there is no chess club in Riverside, Pomona or Orange is the nearest), J. Neuwirth, P. Martin.
Long Beach City Championship
The annual Long Beach City Chess Championship will begin next Saturday at the Lincoln Park Chess Club, Lincon Park, Long Beach.
Hollywood Tournament Book
The book of the 1952 Hollywood International Tournament is now off the press. It is a neatly produced offset publication of 62 pages, with annotations by Gligoric, Dake, Steiner, Cross and Joyner. The 45 games of the tournament are given with round-by-round accounts, photos and diagrams. The book may be obtained from this column by sending $1 to Herman Steiner, chess editor of The Times.
Hollywood Invitational Tournament
The Hollywood Invitational Tournament, which will begin right after the completion of the Los Angeles County League Championship, is shaping up with a line-up of 20 players in the first group. The following have been invited: I. Konig, I. Kashdan, H. Steiner, W. H. Steckel, H. Borochow, J. Cross, E. Levin, I. Rivise, L. Boyette, S. Giritsky, H. Rogosin, R. W. Banner, S. Mazner, M. Casden, L. Woronzoff, Mrs. G. Piatigorsky, A. Weiss, F. Hazard, R. Jacobs, Mrs. S. Graf Stevenson, J. Keckhut, G. Steveen, P. Lapiken, H. Gordon, L. R. Johnson, I. Spero, R. Smith, M. Altshiller, P. Quillen, S. Geller, C. J. Gibbs, E. Rubin, L. Spinner, A. Spiller, R. Martin, S. Almgren, Wallace, Belzer, Blumenfeld, F. Goetze, T. Wyman, P. G. McKenna, D. Karpilowsky, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harmat, C. Henderson, W. Wheeler, D. E. Maron, J. Pond, J. Wolfe, C. Marko, N. Nagley, H. Sigorsky, J. Gross, A. A. Rosate, A. Mego, H. Zander, G. Chase, R. Newport, P. Watterman, T. Gragg, S. Eisgrau, W. Holmes, C. Kodil, W. Banning, L. Bart, N. L. Fielding, D. Amneus, C. Gray, O. Shearer, W. Slezak, H. Dentin, G. Reinbart, W. Reinhardt.
There are many other players of all strengths whose names will later appear. Anyone desiring to participate, regardless of strength, please notify the writer through the column or call WEbster 18817. In the major tournament the first prize will be $150, second $100, third $75, fourth $50, fifth $25. There will be numerous prizes for brilliancy and best games. This tournament will have high national rating.
The tournament will start next Friday at 8 p.m. Those intending to participate, please attend the players' meeting next Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa Ave. Rules and regulations governing the tournament will be discussed.
Imre Konig's Simultaneous Exhibition and Lecture
Imre Konig, international chess master, will give his first exhibition and lecture next Sunday at 2 p.m. at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa Ave. Due to the limited number of boards available, it is urgent that early reservations be made. Phone WEbster 1-8817. Konig was guest of the Golden Gate Chess Club in San Francisco Dec. 30, where he played against 20 boards, winning 14, losing two and drawing four.
Four-Way Tie at Hastings
New York Times
New York, Jan. 10—The 28th annual International Congress of the Hastings Club was concluded yesterday at Hastings with a formal presentation of prizes, according to a report from London.
The first four prizes were awarded to the quartet that tied with scores of 5½-3½ for first place in the masters tournament, including Henry Golombek of England (former British champion), Antonio Medina, champion of Spain; Jonathan Penrose, student at the University of London, and D. A. Yanofsky of Winnipeg, who is studying law at Oxford.
Hans Berliner of Washington, D.C., finished as runner-up to Roman Bordell of Barcelona in the Premier Reserves tournament.
Jaime Mora of Spain captured first in the Reserves A division with a score of 8½-½.
Final standings of the players:
International masters: Golombek, 5½-3½; Medina, 5½-3½; Penrose, 5½-3½; Yanofsky, 5½-4½; Fairhurst, 4-5; Lasker, 3½-5½; Wade 3½-5½; Seitzer, 2½-6½.
Premier reserves: Bordell, 7½-1½; Berliner, 6-3; Hammond, 5½-3½; Mardle, 5½-3½; Clarke, 5-3; Mackay, 5-4; Sergeant, 3½-5½; Thomas, 3-6; Andersen, 2½-6½ and Waterman, 1½-7½.
Spiller and Spinner Tie
Arthur Spiller and Louis Spinner tied for first place in the Los Angeles County League Championship Tournament concluded early yesterday morning. They had 9½ points. Irving Rivise, who had been leading, dropped to third place with 9 points when he lost his final round game to George Steven, Sven Almgren, with 8, was fourth. Complete results will be given next week.
Gene L. Rubin (white) vs. Arthur Spiller (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation
Theodore Wyman (white) vs. J. Gross (black)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?
Sven Almgren (white) vs. Sam Geller (black)
George Steven (white) vs. Charles Wallace (black)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Accelerated
Orlando Milo Rolo (white) vs. Bernard Madrid (black)
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
Rapid Transit Winners
The weekly Wednesday evening Rapid Transit Tournament held at the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa Ave., was won by R. W. Banner of Orange. Second place went to J. Belzer, third to H. Rogosin. The tournament is open to anyone and visitors are welcome at all times.
L. A. County League Meeting
A full 1953 program of dynamic chess events for Los Angeles was mapped out at the Jan. 8 meeting of the County Chess League board of directors. The schedule of events with tentative starting dates set are:
City Playground Championship Tournament—March 14.
City Senior High School Championship Tournament—March 21.
Interclub team matches—March 27.
North-South match—Memorial Day week end.
Preliminaries, State Championship Tournament—June 1.
State Championship and State Open Championship—Labor Day week end.
Club championship tournaments—September and October.
County Championship Tournament—Nov. 1.
Pacific Coast Championship and Pacific Coast Women's Championship Tournaments—Dec. 20.
The above schedule will leave July 27 to Aug. 8 free for Los Angeles players who wish to play in the National Open Championship in Milwaukee.
County League officers elected for 1953 were Charles Edward Gray, president; Nathan Negley, vice-president; William Wheeler, treasurer, and John Keckhut, tournament director.
