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Chess by Herman Steiner 18 Jan 1953, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 18, 1953 Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem No. 2409 By H. Jonsson
White mates in two.
FEN 5Qbq/7P/1K2P3/3N4/3kP3/1n1P1p2/5P2/b1B1N3 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-B7;
1. Nc7 Nxc1 2. Qc5#
1. Nc7 bc3 2. Qd6#
1. Nc7 Na5 2. Qc5#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Herman Steiner, International Chess Master, January 18, 1953 Los Angeles, California L....
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L. A. Times Problem No. 2410 By J. Fridlizius
White mates in three.
FEN n6n/K7/3kP2p/4R3/5P2/2R3Qb/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-B7;
1. Rc7 Kxc7 2. Qd3 Nf7 3. Rc5#
1. Rc7 Kxc7 2. Qd3 Nb6 3. Rc5#
1. Rc7 bxe6 2. Rd5+ Kxd5 3. Qd3#
We received solutions from M. Morris, T. D. Kelsey, Traczkowsky, Toscha Seidel, B. McGuire, W. L. Koethen, D. Kopec, C. P. Ford, T. Rothman, S. Willcott, P. V. Nielsen, V. Asher, H. G. Webb, J. J. Adams, N. Lesser, K. Chambers, W. B. Tudor, J. P. Walsh, Y. V. Oganesov, J. Wilcox, C. B. Collins, W. C. Everett, J. R. L. Fowler, R. Mosley, L. A. Victor, J. Kaufman, L. B. Rotter, J. C. Dickson, A. M. Koven, D. Cole, S. W. Nay, D. Golding, E. Davis, L. Harvey, M. A. Padlipsky, J. A. McCamant, A. Weiss, D. D. Newman, J. Neuwirth (send 10 cents plus 3 cents postage), P. O. Bugge (the problem has 5 solutions with the King), P. Martin.
Rapid Transit Winners
Eighteen players took part in the weekly Wednesday evening Rapid Transit Tournament held at the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa Ave. R. W. Banner was the winner with a score of 14½-2½, second place went to J. Belzer, 14-3; third and fourth place was tied between S. Mazner and H. Rogosin 13½-3½. The tournament is open to anyone and visitors are welcome at all times.
Imre Konig's Simultaneous Exhibition and Lecture
Imre Konig, international chess master, will give his first exhibition and lecture today at 2 p.m. at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chess Group, 108 N. Formosa Ave. Due to the many requests for reservations it is urgent that those who have not made reservations should go early as only a few boards are left. Participants should take their sets and boards. For further information call WEbster 1-8817.
Hollywood Invitational Tournament
The Hollywood Invitational Championship Tournament started last Friday with the following players in the A group:
Altshuller, Almgren, Belzer, Blumenfeld, Cross, Geller, Hazard, Keckhut, Kashdan, Levin, Mazner, Mrs. G. Piatigorsky, Rogosin, Spiller, Spinner, Steiner, Steven, Standers, Woronzoff.
The B section is not complete yet and still open for entries. In this section one game per week will be played.
Results of the first round: Keckhut 0, Levin 1;
Spiller 0, Kashdan 1;
Hazard ½, Woronzoff ½;
Rivise ½, Almgren ½;
Standers 0, Steiner 1;
Cross 1, Rogosin 0;
Alschiller 1, Steven 0;
Mrs. Piatigorsky, Mazner, adj.;
Belzer, Blumenfeld, adj.
In the A section the games are scheduled for every Friday and every second Monday. The tournament director is C. Kodil. Visitors are welcome to watch this most important and strongest tournament in California.
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.
Los Feliz vs. Cosmo
The Los Feliz Chess Club will play a 10-board match with the Cosmo Chess Club Tuesday at 8 p.m., in the Los Feliz club's quarters in the Hollywood YMCA. Hudson and Selma Aves. Visitors are invited.
Los Angeles County Championship
The Los Angeles County Championship had a dramatic ending when Irving Rivise, leader throughout the tournament, and a half point ahead of the field before the last round, lost his final game to George Steven, while his nearest rivals, Louis Spinner and Arthur Spiller, won their respective games. Spiller won from Keckhut, and Spinner from Rubin, thus making a tie. This will be played off in the near future. Following is the final standing:
Spiller............9½ Spinner............9½ Rivise.............9 Almgren............8 Giritsky...........7½ Rubin..............7½ Steven.............7½ Wallace............7½ Geller.............7 Keckhut............6½ Froomess...........6 Gross..............6 |
Madrid...........6 Martin...........6 Piatigorsky......6 Quillen..........6 Maron...........5½ Wheeler.........5½ Rolo............5 Wyman...........5½ M. Gordon.......4 Holmes..........4 Young...........3½ Golden..........2 |
Bernard Madrid (white) vs. Paul Quillen (black)
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation
