THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE No.11 Vol. XLIX (November 1929)

NEWS FROM THE DOMINIONS AND FOREIGN LANDS.

Borochow - Bagby

United States. - ...
The California State championship, at Los Angeles, September 22nd - 29th, was won by A.J. Fink, with a score of 6 out of 8. H. Borochow and Dr. M. Scholz, both of Los Angeles, divided second and third prizes, with a score of 5 each. The following game (the notes of which are by the winner) was awarded the brilliancy prize:

GAME No. 6,304. - Alekhine's Defence.

WHITE
H. Borochow

1 P-K4
2 P-K5
3 P-Q4
4 Kt-KB3
5 B-K2
6 KtxP
7 Kt-Q3
8 P-QB4
9 Q-Kt3
10 B-K3
11 Kt-Q2
12 QR-B1
13 Castles
14 BxP

BLACK
C.L. Bagby

Kt-KB3
Kt-Q4
P-Q3
B-B4
PxP
Kt-Q2
P-K3
KKt-Kt3
B-K2
Castles
Q-B1
P-B4
PxP
BxKt
Playing into White's hands. 14... Kt-B4 was indicated. Black saw the Bishop sacrifice, but believed it to be unsound.

15 BxB
16 BxP ch
17 Q-R3 ch
18 BxP

Kt-B4
KxB
K-Kt1
Sacrificing both Bishops, to expose the Black King, appears to be sound.

18 ...

P-B3

If 18 ... P-B4 19 R-B3 B-R3 20 BxB RxB 21 R-Kt3 ch K-B1 22 Q-R7 K-K1 23 R-Kt8 ch R-B1 24 Q-R5 ch K-Q2 25 R-Kt7 ch K-Q3 (if 25 ... K-B3 26 P-QKt4, threatening Q-B3 ch, etc.); 26 R-Q1, winning. Black's strongest line is probably 18 ... KxB, which leads to complicated lines of play, apparently in White's favour.

19 R-B3
20 Q-R6
21 P-B4
22 P-B5

P-K4
K-B2
P-K5
B-Q3
If 22 ... K-K1 23 BxR leaves Black with no defence.

23 QxP ch
24 QxB
25 R-KKt3
26 KtxR

K-Kt1
RxP
RxR ch
Kt-K3
27 White announces mate in three, beginning with B-B8 dis ch.

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