ADecember 08 1946
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles California, Sunday, December 08, 1946
Pittsburgh Brilliancy
Hans Berliner, 17-year-old champion of the Federal Chess Club, Washington, D.C., who finished third in the national junior championship in Chicago last July, had the distinction of winning possibly the most brilliant game in the Pittsburgh open championship last summer.
Sven Almgren of New York had placed faith in a French defense, Berliner followed a well-thought-out attack against the position of the black king, to meet which Almgren made elaborate preparations. The Washington lad kept his objective constantly in mind, while Almgren established himself strongly in the center.
Finally the bomb burst, Berliner, after laying the proper foundation, sacrificed his queen for a pawn, gave check by discovery and checkmated on the 35th move.
Hans Berliner vs Sven Elias Almgren
47th US Open (1946), Pittsburgh, PA USA, rd 3, Jul-09
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11) 1-0
After winning the brilliancy above, young Berliner met Manuel Aleman, the Cuban champion, only to find that he was unable to play the black side of a French Defense any more successfully than his opponent of the previous round.
Miguel Aleman Dovo vs Hans Berliner
47th US Open (1946), Pittsburgh, PA USA, rd 4, Jul-10
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0
