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Chess 09 Sep 1934, Sun Buffalo Courier Express (Buffalo, New York) Newspapers.com
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Chess Problem.
Problem No 88 was interesting on account of the queen's plunging right into the middle of the fight and offering herself as a sacrifice by five different ways all resulting in a mate.
The key was Q-Q4 with these variations: 1—Q-O4 R(K5)xQ 2— BxB mats 1—4-04 R(Q6)xQi 2— R-R3 mate 1— Q-Q4 OxQ: 2— Kt-K8 mate 1 — Q-O4 BxQ 2— RxH mate 1— Q-Q4 KlxQ 3— Stall mate 1-Q-Q4 BxB 2— OxR mate.
Correct solution to chess problem 86 whs received from John H Tusch and John Sendelbach Buffalo Samuel Reshevsky displaying the same brilliant chess characteristic of his recent games finished first In the Syracuse Jubilee Masters tournament last week Kashdan finished second neither player having lost a game.
Reshevsky drawing four and Kashdan seven inal stand ings: s Reshevsky I Kashdan A w Dake R ine A Kupchlk I A Horowitz H Steiner M Montlcelli P Reinfeld A E Santaslere S!l : 7 8 8 9 9 11 9 13 E Tholften Capt J J Araiza R E Martin Won Lost 12 2 10 3 10 4 ID 4 Whita-7 piece White to play and win The key to last week’s three-mover was Kt-B4 and it was commented upon favorably by I the regular solvers.
Here are the variations: ? 1— Kt-B4 Kt(R5)lB6 3— Q-Ktl KtxQi 3--B-K3 mat ‘ 1— Kt-B4 Kt(R5)-Kt7: 2— Kt-tJ8: Kt-B6 3— KtxP mate 1— Kt-84 Kt-Bli 2— B-K3eh K-B8 3--B2 mate 1— Kt-B4 Kt(R5)B6 2— Q-Ktl B-B7I Today’s problem No 88 an end game which should not be as difficult' as the previous Ones It came up in an actual game and White had a decided winning advantage within five moves How did he do it? Black— 7 pieces
Problem No 88 was interesting on account of the queen's plunging right into the middle of the fight and offering herself as a sacrifice by five different ways all resulting in a mate.
The key was Q-Q4 with these variations: 1—Q-O4 R(K5)xQ 2— BxB mats 1—4-04 R(Q6)xQi 2— R-R3 mate 1— Q-Q4 OxQ: 2— Kt-K8 mate 1 — Q-O4 BxQ 2— RxH mate 1— Q-Q4 KlxQ 3— Stall mate 1-Q-Q4 BxB 2— OxR mate.
Correct solution to chess problem 86 whs received from John H Tusch and John Sendelbach Buffalo Samuel Reshevsky displaying the same brilliant chess characteristic of his recent games finished first In the Syracuse Jubilee Masters tournament last week Kashdan finished second neither player having lost a game.
Reshevsky drawing four and Kashdan seven inal stand ings: s Reshevsky I Kashdan A w Dake R ine A Kupchlk I A Horowitz H Steiner M Montlcelli P Reinfeld A E Santaslere S!l : 7 8 8 9 9 11 9 13 E Tholften Capt J J Araiza R E Martin Won Lost 12 2 10 3 10 4 ID 4 Whita-7 piece White to play and win The key to last week’s three-mover was Kt-B4 and it was commented upon favorably by I the regular solvers.
Here are the variations: ? 1— Kt-B4 Kt(R5)lB6 3— Q-Ktl KtxQi 3--B-K3 mat ‘ 1— Kt-B4 Kt(R5)-Kt7: 2— Kt-tJ8: Kt-B6 3— KtxP mate 1— Kt-84 Kt-Bli 2— B-K3eh K-B8 3--B2 mate 1— Kt-B4 Kt(R5)B6 2— Q-Ktl B-B7I Today’s problem No 88 an end game which should not be as difficult' as the previous Ones It came up in an actual game and White had a decided winning advantage within five moves How did he do it? Black— 7 pieces
