THE GENTLE ART of ANNOYING - ______DONALD Macmurray
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OTTO WURZBURG "GRAND RAPIDS HERALD" WHITE MATES IN 2 MOVES EDITED B Y I • K ASH 0 A IN THIS ISSUE: CHESS PLAYERS ALL ~ - ~ - -- - - - _ _ BARNIE F. WINKLEMAN THE GENTLE ART OF ANNOYING - ____ _ __ DONALD MAcMURRAY -CONTRACT BRIDGE _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GEORGE REITH JANUARY, 1933·· MONTHLY 25 cts.•• ANNUALLY $2.50 PIES of the CHESS REVIEW The editors wUl be glad to send free sample copies of the Chess Review to chess enthusiasts and their friends. Just send us the names and addresses and copiu wUl be forwarded immediately. THE CHESS REVIEW , 60-10 Roosevelt Avenue Woodside, New York * • SPECIAL CLUB RATES • A special substantial discount is offered to clubs taking 20 or more subscriptions. - - - - - - - - - - Rate $2.00 per year. 'Jhe • \ • REVIEW I 1. KASHDAN, Editor in Chief I. A. HOROWITZ, Associate Editor BERTRAM KADISH, Art Director OTTO WURZBURG, Problem Editor GEORGE REITH. Bridge Editor FRITZ BRI EGER. Business Manager ' . .-- VOL. I No. I Published Monthly JANUARY, 1933 1933 PRESENTS ~ - - • - 2 A ReVIEw OF THE YEAR • • • • • • • • • • • 3 GAME STUDIES - - • 5 • CHESS PLAYERS ALL • • • • • 9 GAM E DEPARTMENT • II NEWS OF THE MONTH - • • • • • - • • • 20 CONTRACT BRIDGE - • • - • • • • • • • 21 NOTE ON THE CARO- KANN DEFENSE • • • 22 MISTAKES OF T I-IE MAST ER S - - • • • 23 THE GENT LE ART OF ANNOYIN G • 25 END - GAMES • • • • - • • • • • • 27 GLOBE TR01;TER - • • • • - • • - 28 PROBLEM REVIEW • • • • • - • • • • - • • 29 --~== Publ; ~ lIed monthly by Chen Review. Editorial and General OUiee., 60-10 Roolevelt Ave., WOCldside, N. Y. Yurly 5ubscription In the United Stuu and Canada $2.50; clu wherc $3.00: lingle copy 25 cents. Second class penn;! applied lor in New York City. Copyright, U33, by Chess Review. , CONTRIBUTING EDITORS, / FRED REINFELD - - - - - - _ ARTHUR W . DARE REUBEN FINE - -,- - - - - DONALD MAcMURRAY BARNIE F. WINKLEMAN _ - - - - - - - - _ _ LESTER W . BRAND 2 THE C HESS REV11 ~W )ANliMlY . 1933 1933 PRESENTS A renaissance of chess solved. of a brilliant conception over the board? And all this to be had for the HERE is a new era in chess. For the price of a set of chessl}lt!:n and a board. Tpast three years new clubs have: been For the new era. for the new players springing up in mushroom growths. chess and the old. we o ff er a new chess maga~ books of all sorts are avidly bought, li zinc. W e believe there is room for it. brary shelves are depleted of these vol Chess is a universal game, played under umes. Newspapers are giving more space all fla gs and under all conditions, There to the game. recognizing the growing is need for a medium on broad lines which demand for news. Correspondence leagues will serve as a point of common contact are thriving, so even one buried in the for chess lovers . Our aims are to provide "sticks" can have his battles royal. both entertainment and instruction. W e There are new players also. as is only shall have the games of the masters au ~ fiUing _ It is only in the last three years thoritatively annotated. Innovations in that we recog nize the names of Salo Flohr. the openings will be disc ussed. interesting Sultan Khan. G. Stoltz. E. Eliskases. all end-games broug ht to lig ht. The problem well under thirty. In the U . S. A . we lover will have a ric h selec tion to whet have not been wanting. Besides I. Kash his appetite. H e who reads a nd runs, w ho dan. whose deeds arc well known. there will not take the trouble to play over the are suc h worthies as Arthur Dake. L scores. may be content with the articles. Horowitz. and H . Steiner of the victorious both serious and witty, that we shall e n~ Olympic Team. There are the prodigies. deavor to present. and with the latest news Sam Reshevsky. the Polish boy wonder. of chess events and personalities every and Reuben Fine. who at eighteen already where. An innovation for a chess mag has several prizes to his credit. azine is a paqe of bridge. With th e de So much for facts. All this has hap ~ velopment of contract. bridge has reached pened in three years . Where shall we look a point where it almost equa ls the fa scina for the explanation? It is significant that tion. if not the depth, of chess. the revival of chess interest dates with the Our readers are invited to send us their commencement of th e depression. The views. If there is anything they li ke or orgy of spending is over. People look dislike about "Chess ReView" we want to about for some saner. more economical know it. It is. after all, their magazine. method of spending their leisure. What and we shall make it as interesting. as more ideally fit s the purpose than chess? indispensable to th em. as we can. With What fo rm of entertainment ever invented that. we wish you all a belated. but sincere can offer the true pleasure and satisfaction " Happy New Year." a nd invite you to of a hard fought game, o f a pretty problem turn the pages. JANUARY. 1933 THE CHESS REVIEW 3 forceful style, scoring 9~2. He was fol lowed at a close. yet sufficiently respectful distance, by Flohr with 8-3. and Kashdan and Sultan Khan. who tied with 7,!.1~3Yz. REVIEW OF The most important tournament of the year was held in Berne. Switzerland. in August. There were ten Swiss players. THE YEAR and six foreign masters. The latter had all the better of it, taking all the prizes with some margin to spare. The leaders o MAJOR championship changed were N, hands in 1932. Dr. A. Alekhine is 1 Dr. A. Alekhine ... 12.Y2-'2Yz still the Chess Champion of the World, 2 D. M. Euwe ... .. I I Yz.-3Yz Frank J. Marshall, the American Cham~ 3 S. Flohr .......... lIYz.-3Yz pion, and the U. S. A., the holder of the 4 Sultan Khan ...... 11-4 Hamilton Russel Cup, emblematic of team 5 Dr. O . S. Bernstein .. 10_5 supremacy. Nor was there any single tour~ 6 E. Bogoljubow ..... 10-5 nament of the class of Bled in 1931. which attracted practically every master of note Alekhine started out in fiery style, set in the game. Yet there was considerable on achieving another of his record break~ activity all through the past year. marked ing performances. but this time he faltered mainly by outstanding success on the towards the finish. at one time being tied part of the new generation of chess stars. by Flohr. He asserted himself. however, The Hastings Christmas festival was and won out. Some of the Berne games the first event of the year, as it has been are quoted in our Games Department, as for some time. It marked first blood for are also a number from other tournaments the youngsters, being won by Salo Flohr and matches referred to here. with a score of 8~ 1. Kashdan followed From Berne. Dr. Alekhine made a hur~ with 7,!.1~1,!.1. still far above the field. Dr. ried trip to Pasadena. arriving on the eve M. Euwe was third with 5-4, and Sultan of the Masters Tournament following the Khan fourth. 4,!.1-4,!.1. Olympic Games at Los Angeles. He was Five players moved from Hastings to first again. defeating I. Kashdan in their London to participate in a tournament run individual encounter to establish his mar by the "Sunday Referee." They were gin of victory. The latter was a good Flohr. Kashdan, Sultan Khan, Miss V. second. making the same score against the Menchick. and Sir G. A. Thomas. This field as the Champion. The leading scores . is by no means unusual. On the continent were: Dr. A. Alekhine 8Yz-2Yz; I. Kash~ .there are often groups of masters wander dan 7Yz-3Yz; A. Dake. S. Reshevsky. and ing as a unit to different tournaments. the H . Steiner. 6~5. ranks in each town being filled by the Capt. J. J. Araiza. the champion of local lights. This is in a way unfortunate. Mexico. had played in Pasadena. At the as it is more difficult for a young player conclusion of the Congress there he left to get invitations. On the other hand for Mexico. and in short order had ~ once he has obtained some rank. his fur~ arranged a tournament in Mexico City. ther recoqnition is assured. Dr. Alekhine Both Alekhine and Kashdan were invited. consented to play in London. and with the They were on their way East by separate addition of Maroczy and Tartakower. a routes. but were soon' located. Alekhine first class tournament was soon in pro at NOflales. Ariz .. and Kashdan in Denver. gress. Alekhine won. playing in his usual Col. It was the first tournament of inter- <, THE C H ES S REVI E W JANUARY, 1933 natio nal character ever held in M exico. Match play between masters is an in Immense interest was aroused. and color teresting diversion from the run of tour ful crowds attended the play at each ses naments. Some sterling chess was played , sion. The result was not entirely unex in a number of matches in 1932. Dr. M . pected- a tie for first between the two Euwe and S. Flohr had a " home and visiting masters with 8Y2-Y2 apiece. Third home" arrangement. In Amsterdam they was Araiza. 6-3; fourth Dr. J. A . Asia in tied with two wins apiece and four draws. 5Y2 -3!,/2.