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CHESS FEDERATION Published Bi-Monthly Junc-Septembcr; 'Published Monthly Octolxr· May B)' Thii CHESS Riivibw, 25 7He West 43Rd Street, New York, N , 1 , HONOR PRIZE PROBLEM THOMAS S. McKENNA LIma, Ohio 17==;::;;;:;;; Dedicated to V. L. Eat~."==;;;:;;;;;;- " WHI'PE MATES IN· , THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP More aD the Two Knights Defense , ' • The Ulvestad Variation ••••.. The Stalemate. Fallacy • • • • • • • • APRIL, 1941 MONI'HI.Y 30 cents OFFIC[AL ORGAN OF THE Vol. IX, No.4 Publhhed J\1(Hllhly April, 1941 UNtTED STATES OF AMERICA CHESS FEDERATION Published bi-monthly Junc-Septembcr; 'published monthly Octolxr· May b)' THIi CHESS RIiVIBW, 25 7he West 43rd Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone Wisconsin 7-3742. Domestic subscriptions: One Year $3.00; Two Years $'.'0; Fi"c Years $l2.50. Singk copy 30 cents. Foreign subscriptions: $3 .50 per )'ear cxcept U. S. Possessions, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America , Single (OP1' 30 cents. '"Reentered as se(Ond class matter July 26, 1940, at REVIEW the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act L A. HOROWlTZ of March 3, l879:' L K ... SHDIIN Editors CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH After a number of weeks of strenuous prac_ County Chess Club. Robert A . Lederer is to tice, and the completion of all the essential sponsor a game at the Lakewood Country Club, details, Sa.rnuc1 Reshevsky, the champion, and in Lakewood, N . J., and Dr. Albrecht Buschke Israel A. Horowitz, bis challenger, are all will act in a similar capacitv at the Staten set for the most important chess match in this Is land Chess Club. Hazleton, Pa., wiU be coumry since the Frank Marshall_Edward Lasker visited late in the month,' with the game to be bout in 1923. They are to contest sixteen directed by Art Fey. Following is the schedule games, the winner of the majority to retain as arranged to late. the title of chess champion of the United May States until the next tournamem of the U. S. '- lIhurice Wertheim I'esidenee, New York, Chess Federation, scheduled for the Spring of N. Y. 6- lIlanhattan Chess Club, New York. N . Y. 1942. 8-Marshall Chess Club, New York, N . Y. Sunday, May 4, is the date for the opening lO-!lianhattnn Chess Club, New York. N . Y. of play, the first game to be staged at the ll- Marshall Chess Club-New York. N, Y. home of Maurice Wertheim, newly elected 13-1I1ercalltile Library, Philadelphia. Pa. 14-Lakewood Country Club. Lakewood. N . J. president of the Manhattan Chess Club. Many 17 a nd 18- Arlington Hotel, Binghamton, N. Y. of the outstanding chess masters and leaders 2,j - Staten Island Chess Club, Staten Island, in every, field of the game will be among the N , Y. guests. To create g reater interest, a large 26- Y.M,C.A .. Ha:tletoll, Pa. demonstration board wil l be used, at which A board of referees has been appointed fo r Isaac Kashdan will dis(\lsS the Mame during its the match, consi~ting of Hermann Helms, Frank progress, Of course this will be out of ear_ Marshall, and 1. Walter Stephens. Each player shot of the contestants, who will be in the wi ll be represented by a second, Jack Mos_ guiet of 'an inner sanctum. A similar p lan kowitz acting for Reshevsky, and Albert S. may be followed by other clubs at which Pinkus for Horowitz. The time limit will be games will be played. 40 moves in the first 2Y2 hours for each Eleven of. the games have been defin itely pla}'er, and 16 moves per hour for adjourned scheduled. Four of the early battles will be sessIons. divided by the Manhattan and Marshall Chess A full repon of the games, and any in_ Clubs in New York City. These dubs will teresting incidents of the play will appear in also be the scene of later games, of those not later issues of The Chess Review. In view of yet assigned definitely. Of the oUt'_oLtown the previous records of the contestants, the games, Qne, will be played at the Mercantile match should be hard fought, and we antici_ Library Chess Club of Philadelphia, with the pate some sterling examples of chess, what_ cooperation of Walter Penn Shipley of the ever the final outcome. Though naturally more Franklin Chess Club in the same city. Bing_ interested in the success of our editor, we look hamton is slated for two games, under the for a true test of skill, with luck playing li ttle joint auspices of the Binghamton Chess Club, part in the outcome, Go to it, and may the Agfa Ansco Chess Club, and the Broome best man win! 73 THE C H ESS R EY I E W Following are two previous encounters of 14 . Kt. B3 Q.K2 the opponents in the present championship 15 B-Q3 16 Kt.KS • • • • match. l bey arc good indications of the Again 16 P·K5. Kt·Q4; 17 Q·K4 , P·Kt3: 18 stiff ing conAict$ to be expected. Q·Kt4 and it Is questionable whether W h ite Metropolitan C helOs League ca nno't exploit t he we akness or Black's Khlg side P awn formation. Howeve r, it is well to March, 1935 bea r In mind, that once \"hite commits him· QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED self to this agg ressive polley, his attack must (Note!; by I. A. Horowitz) s ucceed, fo r be Cll n llot t"l d him!\elf of h is backwar d QP. S. Ru he v, ky I. A. Horowitz 16 . KR·B1 White Bl ack 17 Kt· B4 R·B2 1 P.Q4 P.Q4 18 P· K5 • • • • 2 P. QB4 P.K3 Imper aU"e now, otherwise Black 's Quiet Q 3 Kt.QB3 Kt. KB3 side developme nt woulo.l event ually cause havoc. 4 Kt. B3 P. B4 18 . Kt.Kl The TalTIl!;ch Defense, o f w hich the late To prevent While's Knight 1'1'Om pl'ov!ng Doctor re ma rked: " This L hold to be the best, t rou blesome at Q6. althoug h I must add that I am a lmost com· 19 Kt.Q2 QR.Bl pletely alone in hold in g tha t opin ion." 20 RxR R,R S BPx P Ktx P 21 B·K4 . A varlntlon of the (\ e f e n ~e revive d recently Exch anglug Black's menncing Bishop, but and not quite fu ll y exploited. sacrificing attacking possibilities. 6 P. K4 KtxKt 21.... BxB 7 P x Kt p,p 22 KtxB Q.Q2 8 P x P B.Kt5<: h To dominate the Q side w ith ... Q·Q·I 0 1' In a game Stah lberg·Lask er , Zurich, 1934, .. Q·R5, Inc identally attacking the weak Black played II ... Kt·B3, a nd the game cou· SpOl S. t inued 9 B·K2, U·Kt5eh ; 10 n -Q2, Q· R~ ; 11 23 P. KR4 P.KR3 R·QKtl, BxBch ; 12 QxD. 0 ·0; 13 B·Kt5!, QxQch ; 14 KxQ, a lTi l'ing al an end game 24 R.Qt Q·R5 s lig htly favo ra ble to the ti l'St Illaye... Tile line 25 R.Q2 R·B7 of play chosen in Lhe present game avoid" Atlemllting fU I·thel' fU I'OI'able e xchKlIge!\. t he e xchange of Queens. This plan Is ques· 26 Kl.S 3 R·SSch tionable, all W h ite having It !\uper ior develop· 27 K. R2 Q.B5 ment, may u se h is Queen t o advantage in the 28 R·Q3 R·B7 early ski r mish , while Black is on Lhe defe nsive. If 28. Kt·D2; 2~ Q·Q2 (not 29 QxR, QxR! ), 9 s .Q2 BxBch and Black hns nothing belLel' t han 29 ... Kt· 10 QxB 0 .0 Q4: 30 KtxKt, PxKt: 31 Q·K3 !, t hreat en ing A resume of t he jlOsiLion ell scloses firstly, P·K 6. that \"'hlt e commands t he center. secondly, 29 Kt· K4! • .• • • that W hite is beller developed, and lastly t hat At last thb Knigh t comes Int o its own, and the Import ant 01)ell QU fi le will fall t o White. with effect. Blnc k dal"C not capture 29 ••. Black's com pensation lies in his Q s ide Pa wn QxRP, beca use of 30 R·R3. a nd after 29 ••. majority, and also in t he possibility t hat RxR P; 30 R·D3, Q·R3; 3L Kl'Q6! would prove W hile's cen ler Pawns may l) rO ve to be "hang­ annoying. ing" and weak. The pros and cons must be weighed care[ully before embarking on this 29 . • • particul ar variation. 30 P. R3 31 Q.B4 11 B. Kt5 . • • • • . If 31 Kt·B6ch. K,D I! ( not 31 ... P xKt; 32 'fo prevent fo r the mOme nt .11 ... KtDS, QxP!). and entice the advance o r D\l\Ck's Q s ide P awns, which would serve to weakcn t hem. 31 . Kt.Q4 32 Q.Kt4 Kt·K2 1 1 . • • P.QKt3 33 R. KKt3 Kt.B4 If 11 ... B·Q2. W hite wouhl retreat 12 n· 34 p ·QS! Q.B5 Q3 a nd divert Bl ack's Bis hop h om Its logical 3 5 R. KB3 K·Rl d iagona l QRt·KR8, where it exerts n las ting But t hi!\ appea rs to be a fala l blunde r. 35 pI'essure Oil the cent e r. .. K·BI was in orde r. 12 R.QB! B. Kt2 36 P·Q6! Q.Q5 13 Q.
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