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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. K3 . . . . 37 RxKt! · . . , If Instead 13 Q·8.1, almmg at QB7, Black If 3i Q·8 4, n ·K7! might continue with 13 . , . p·QR3, and ... P·QKt4 , to be followed by ... KI·B3. 37 . . , . 38 QxBP · . . . 13 .. , . Kt.Q2 mack is now an exchlinge ahead, but the 14 0 ·0 .... jlOslt ion Is pl'ecnriotls. The passed QP J9 Here, 14 P·K 5!, P·QRS; 15 B·Q3. R ·K}: 16 me nacing, and Black 's Choice or m oves is K t·Kt 5, Kt·Dl : 17 Kt·K4 appears il!'omlslng. llmlted. AP R I L, 1941 75
38 , , , , R,sa U_ S_ Championshi p Tourl'\am ent 39 P_Q7 , , , , New York, 1936 What should Black do now ? CARO_KANN DE FENS E 39 , , , , R.Qa L A, H orowitz S, Res hevlky 40 Kt·QS! Wbite Black "'1'0 resign or not to resign, t hat Is the 1 ?_K4 P.QB3 18 P. A4 P_Kt8(Q) ques tion." 2 P_Q4 P.Q4 19 Q)(Q P.K t4 3 Kt·Qs3 p,p 20 R,AI Q.Kt3 40 .. Ql( RPeh 4 Kt.xP K t_S3 21 Kt.K 5 P.K t5 41 Q-RS ' Ql(P! 5 Kt_Kt3 P_KR4 22 QR_B l P lC Pch There Is more reSOurce In lhls move than 6 Q-Q3 P.R5 23 PxP P. K3 is al)l)arelll al firs t sight, In sllile or Wlllte's 7 Kt_K4 K txKt 24 Q_Kt4 B_Q3 prosileclive second Queen, 8 QlCKt Kt_Q2 25 P-R5 BlCKt 9 B_KKt5 Q·Kt3 26 Rl(B A.QKtl 10 0-0-0 Q_A4 27 8 -R4 K ,SI ~~H oro wltz 11 Kt_B3 Q,P 2£: Q_Kt3 P.B3 12 B_Q3 Q-R8e h 29 Rx Kt ! P-K4 13 K·Q2 Q_R4 ch 30 Rl(P ! 8 -R3 14 P.B3 P_R6 31 R.QKt1 Q _Ql 15 KR_Kl Kt_S3 32 RlC R Q,R 16 Q_S4 Kt_Q4 33 R-Q S5 Q.Kt7ch 17 Q_Kt3 p,p 34 8 -9 2 Resigns
MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB After a clO$;e struggle most of the Wily In the chnmpionship IO\l l'n';lInent of tlle Man hat· tan Chess Club in New YOl'k, Al bert S, Pinkus emerged the win ner, with l\ margin or a fuil point over his neal'est cornpetitol', ex·champiOIl Arnold S, Denkel'. 'fhey prew theh' in dividUlI.1 encounter, in a record game which we ll t H I Ae'$hevsky moves and roo!' sessions before t he peacMu[ conclusion was agreed to. Pin kus and Denkel' 42 p·Qa(Q)ch K_A2 .each lIrew two olhe r games, but t he latter 43 Q-KKt3 Q,KtBch lost one to J ack Soud akolf, another eillc battle whic h laste d 101 moves, Souuakott tied wi llI 'l'his makes matters com llarllUveiy ea sy for J ack Feld man ror third and fourth places, and White. Better would ha"e been ~ 3 . .. u· Lawrence S. Greene fin ished tH th, T he totals R8ch; ~4 KxR, QxQ; 45 K b: P, Q.B7! IIlId it follow : would be difficult to avoid the perpetu al check. A lbert S_ Pi nkus ___ ~ ______G\; 1 'h In allY evellt Black would regain one of hi;; Arnold S. Denker _~______5* 2'h Pawns, and the res ultant endgam e would prove J ack Fel dman ______.~_____ 5 3 diffi cult. Jack Soudakotf ______5 3 44 K_A3 Lawrence S. Greene ______,Ph 3% Q,ASc h Boris B1u min ______31i 4% 45 Q_R2 Q.B8 B. 46 Q.R4 A-Q 6<: h Charles Saxon ______3% 1 'h 47 Q( R4 ) ·Kt3 P.QKt4 L. Walter Stephens ______• __ 1 % 6lh Edward SJ,ra ly ______1 7 To create II divel'sion. 48 Ql(A QlCQ eh 55 P.K6 P_Kt5 49 Q_Kt3 Q_K7 56 Pl( P ?lC? NEW CLUB PRESI DENT 50 Q-S4 Q-R4c h 57 Q. SS ch K_Kt1 51 K-Kt3 Q-Kt3ch sa KtIc.?c h! ?lCKt The election of officers oC tbe Mauhnltnn 52 Q-Kt4 Q_K t8 59 Q. B7c h K_R1 Chess Club introduced a numbel' of nell' per 53 KtxBP Q-K8ch 60 Q_86ch Resigns sonalities in the list of omcers Rnd 1111·ectOl's. 54 K_R2 P-QR4 ivIaurice V.' erthelm , Investment bRnker anti member of the cl ub (or many yeaI'll, was elected president, succeeding Harolel M, Ph!!· li ps. Tbe latler remains on the bOfl.rd of directors, after serving fo r eight ~· eal' s in tho highest offi ce. Henry Chandler Is the club REMEMBER vice-president, and Henr y Atlas, the troasurer. • AUred A. L ink is t he new secretal'y, due to TO RENEW the reUrement of L. Walter S te [l hens, who expects LO devote Ills time to the servIce of national chess, in his post of vlce·presldenl or YOUR the United Slates Chess Federation, The club's dil-eClOI'8 are Sigmund Cohn, le ~ UB SCRIPTION C_ Palk , R. Guggenhelmer, Leollan l D. Meyer, Harold M. P h illlps, ArthUl' M. Rels, an d Charl es B. SaJ(on. 76 THE CHESS REVIEW
foltowillg are three games from the recently RUY LOPEZ completed "hampiollJhip IOI/nlamenl of the A. S. Pinkus. B. Blu m in Manhattan Cheu Club. \"..hite mack 1 P_K4 P·K4 25 R_K6 R_K1 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DEC L INED 2 Kt_KB3 Kt_QB3 26 KR_K1 R(K1)xR A. S. Denke r C. B. Saxon 3 B-Kt5 P.QR3 27 RxR Kt· B1 White Black 4 B_R4 Kt·B3 28 R_K5 P_B3 5 0 -0 B·K2 29 Q-RS Kt_Kt3 1 P.QB4 Kt·KB3 16 PxP Kt·B3 6 R.Kl P.QKt4 30 R.Kl 2 Kt_QB3 P_K3 17 BxB R,P Q.Q2 7 B.Kt3 P_Q3 31 Q_Kt4 Kt_B1 3 P·Q4 P_Q4 18 QxR P,Q 8 P·B3 0.0 32 Q-RS Q_KB2 4 Kt-B3 B·K2 19 BxR Q.B1 9 P.Q4 B.Kt5 33 Q_Kt4 Q_Q2 5 P_K3 0·0 20 R_Q6 Kt·K1 10 P.KR3 BxKt 34 QxQ QKt_Q2 21 RxKP! QxB . KtxQ 6 B-Q3 11 PxB Kt_QR4 35 R_K7 R_B2 P·B4 22 R_Q1 Kt·B3 7 0 -0 12 B·B2 Kt.R4 K_B1 8 Q_K2 P_QKt3 23 KR_Q6 Q_Kt2 36 BxPch 13 P·KB4 KtxP 37 RxRch 9 P_K4 PxKP 24 R.Q8ch K.B2 K,R j4 BxKt P,B 38 B·B5 K_K2 10 KtxP B·Kt2 25 R_Q7ch! KtxR 1~ · Q.B3 B_Kt4 39 BxKt_ K,B 11 R·Q1 Q_B2 26 RxKtch! Q,R 16 Kt_Q2 R_Ktl 40 Kt_KSch K _K3 12 B_Kt5 KtxKt 27 Kt_K5ch K_K2 17 Q-Kt4 B.R3 41 KtxP P-B6 13 BxB KR_K1 28 KtxQ KxKt 18 Kt-B3 Kt.B3 42 Kt.Kt4 B_B5ch 14 BxKt 29 P_B4 Wh ite won 19 P-K5 Kt·K2 43 K_Kt1 P_R4 15 P_Q5! 20 QR·Q1 R_Kt3 44 Kt-Q3 B.Q7 21 K.R2 P_Q4 45 K -R2 K_B4 22 R·K Kt1 P_KB4 46 K-Kt3 STONEWALL O PE NING P·Kt5 23 PxP e.p. QRxP 47 PxP L. W. Stephens A. S. Denker 24 QR.K1 Kt.Kt3 48 KxP Resign~ White Black 1 P_Q4 Kt_KB3 19 BPxB P_KKt4 2 Kt_KB3 P·K3 20 P_QKt3 B_Q4 From the Marshall Cheu Cluh chatllpio!1Ship P_Q4 21 P_QKt4 P·R3 3 QKt-Q2 IO!lman/en!. A fine effol'! by the f'e/efall. 4 P_K3 P.QKt3 22 R·KB2 QR.Ktl 5 B·Q3 B_Kt2 23 P-QR3 P_KR4 SICILI AN D E FENSE 6 Kt_K5 B_Q3 24 R_R1 P·RS F. J. Marshall H. Sussman 7 P_KB4 P·B4 25 R_QB1 P·KtS White Black 8 P_B3 Kt_B3 26 R·B4 K.Q2 1 P.K4 P-QB4 13 PxKt 9 Q.B2 27 K·Bl K_B3 B.Q2 0-0 2 P_QKt4 p,p B_B3 10 QKt_B3 P.KR3 20 R·R1 B_K5 14 0-0 3 P_QR3 P_Q4 11 B.Q2 Kt_K5 29 P·R4 K_Q4 15 Q.B1 P_KR4 4 PxQP Q,P 16 P.Q3 P_KKt4 12 R_B1 P_B5? 30 K.Kt1 B·Q6 5 Kt.KB3 P.K4 17 PxP 13 KtxQBP ! PxKt 31 R.QB1 R·R2 KtxP 6 PxP B,P 18 B_B4 Q_KB4 14 BxKt 0_0_0 32 B_Kl B·K5 7 P. B3 B_K2 19 P_QS 15 Q.R4 P_B4 33 B_Q2 R·R2 B,P 8 Kt-R3 BxKt 20 R_Kt5 16 BxKt Q,B 34 B_K1 R·K2 R_Q1 9 BxB Kt.QB3 21 RxB 17 QxQch B,Q 35 B-Q2 P·R4 R,R 10 R-QKt1 Kt.B3 22 BxR Q,B 18 Kt-KS BxKt 36 P-Kt5 Drawn 11 B_K2 P_K5 23 Q_B7 Resigns 12 Kt_Q4 KtxKt
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CONCLUSION (Dr 10 ... PxP; 11 O·O·O!); 11 Pxp. K·Kl; Last month I discussed the po~sibiljties for 12 0-0·0, with a winning attack. both sides in the Wilkes_Barre, Fritz, and 9 Q. K4 " , Ulvestad Variations of this interesting opening. A number or moves have been tried in this posmon. Possibilities are: (a) 9 0·0, P·BS; In every cast, White emerged with the better 10 P·Q4. Q-R5; 11 Kt·K4, B·K2; 12 P-BS, R-El; game. The remaining branches of tilt! open_ 13 Q·K2. Kt·R3; H Kt-KtSch, BxKt; 15 QxPch, ing afC analyzed below, ' including the latest K-B2; 16 ExB, Q-Kt5; 17 BxKtch, PxB ; 18 thought on the subject. QxQPch, Q·K3. Black has the advant age. _0_ (b) 9 P·Q4, P ·B3 (or 9 . _ _ KtxPch; 10 K-Ql, KtxP ; 11 ExKtch, K-Q2 ! 12 Q·Q3, P·B3 ; 1 P· K4 P_K4 13 B·K4, K·B2; 14 B·Q2, Q-B3); 10 Q·K2, K-B 2; 2 Kt_KB3 Kt_QBS 11 PxP, U-K3; 12 K t_K4, B·K2; )3 P-B4, KR-B1; 3 8·84 Kt_BS 11 P-BS, Kt-RS; 15 0 -0, K-Kt1; 16 P-KKtl, P 4 Kt·Kt5 P_Q4 KKtS. Black should Will. 5 PxP KtxP? (c) 9 P-QRS, Ktxpch.; 10 K·Ql, Kt'Q5! (if The Classical Defense, which has been com 10 . . . KtxR; 11 KtxKt, K-Q3; 12 P-Q4, B-K3; pletely refuted. -13 R-IO, P-B3 ; 14 RxP, pxKt; 15 RxPch Wi llS): 11 BxKtch, K-Q2; 12 Q·Kt3, Q·B3; 13 R·Kl, ll-Q3; 11 Kt·K4, Q-Kt3. 'l'he game 1s about even, and this may be the best play [01' White after 6 KtxBP. 9 .... P·B3 10 P_QR3 Kt_RS 11 P_Q4 Kt_B2! 12 P.B4 . . . . If 12 QxPch, K·B2; or 12 B-Ut K-B2; 13 BxP, B·K2, and White has hardly enough com pensation for the piece. 12 . , , , K _B2 13 BPxP K . Kt1 14 0 ·0 B_K3 15 Q. B3 Q_RS But not 15 . , . KtxKt? 16 Q· B7ch! BxQ; 17 BxB mate. 16 Kt.K4 B·K2 (i ) 6 P·Q4! . . . . The st rongest method. The Fegalello At· White's attack .is almost over. lack, 6 KtxBP, is considered under sUb-vad - E- aUan (2). S .... Kt.QR4 B_K3 This is the only move which Offers Black This seems to be the least of the many . ny real counterplay. I venture to assert evils. Alternatives are: (a) 6 . . . KtxP? 7 Ihat the fate of the Two Knights Defense rests P-QB3, winning a piece ; (b) 6 .. . B-K2; solely on the soundness of the move. 7 KtxBP ! (now much stronger than on the previous move) KxKt; 8 Q·B3ch, K-K3; 9 Kt·B3, Kt·Kt 5; 10 Q·K4, with a winn ing at· tack; (c) 6 . .. PXP; 7 0·01 B·K3 (or' 7 CHESS LES-SONS I .. . B·K2; 8 KtxBP! KxKt; 9 Q·B3ch, K · K3; 10 R·Klch, Kt·K4 ; 11 B·B4 wins); g INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP R·Kl, Q-Q2; 9 KtxBP! KxKt; 10 Q·B3ch, By arrangement at your home, cl ub, or K·Ktl (not 10 _ __ K·Kt3; n RxBchl wins ); at the office of THE CHESS REVIEW. 11 RxB, R -Ql; 12 R-K1, with advantage. Rates on request, 7 KtxB PxKt 8 PxP KtxP YOUR GAMES ANNOTATED 9 Q.R5ch Kt·B2 Fine plays and errors noted, w i th criti. 10 0.0 B.K2 cal comment. Players have found this 11 R·K1 , .. _ a most i nstructive service. 'White's positional advantage is considerable. , $2.00 PER GAME (2) 6 KtxBP KxKt 7 Q. B3ch K.K3 I. Kashdan and I. A. Horowitz 8 Kt.B3 Kt·Kt5 Sponsored by THE CHESS REVIEW The only move t o hold the position. [( 8 , . . Kt·K2; 9 P ·Q4! P·B3; 10 B·KKt5, K·Q2 77 78 THE C H ESS R EV I EW
6 S .Kt 5ch P _B3 9 Kt .KBl FO. KS 24 . . . . Q. Kt3 21 Q.KB4 QR_Q l 7 P x P p , p 10 Kt · K5 B.Q3 25 0 -R4 KR.Kl 28 Q.Kt3 K.Rl 8 B.K2 P.KR3 11 P.KB4 ! • • • • 26 B-Q2 B-K 3 29 Kt_ K4 Whit€ h., !\ powerrul Drobably w inning attaCk. '"' ( 2) 12 0·0 BxKt 13 PxB Q_Q5c h 14 K_R l QxKP 15 P_Q4 PxP e.p. 16BxP .. . . If 16 QxP, B·Kt.5 I whleh Is much stronge )' for Black than In the previous variation. 16 . . . . B_Kt5 17 Q.Q2 Kt.Kt2 An impOI·tant move. The Knigh.t must be brought back into play, to achieve equa lity. 18 0 ·B2 B.K3 The threat was 19 BxP. w hich Is IIOW ans· wel"€d by . .. K t-Kt5. 19 K t_B3 Kt.B4 A subtle move, and a great im provemen t The game ill about even. T his variation over 11 P-Q~, PxP e.p, 1 In the latter case, Black retaJns hIs KB and bui lds up a st rong seems to be the best "lay tor both sides. attack 'On the diagona l QKtl-KR7, aud the open ti les. 11 . . . . 0-0 LASK E R M EM OR IA L FUND BlIguer's "Handbuoh" suggests 11 ... p. KKt 4,but arter 1Z P-Qf , PxBP ; 13 BxP, Kt·Q4; Harold M. Ph!l]ips, cha!J'man of the Lasker Memorial Committee, sends us th€ following 14. 0-0. and White stands very well. Anot hel' interesting suggestion Is 11 .. . PxP e.p.?! list of contributors to the fund. There were T tLls might develol) as follows: 12 KlxP(B3). additional anonymous and smaller amou nts O..() ; 13 0 -0 , Q-B2; 14 P-Q4. R Kl ; 15 R·K l. whic h we have not the spa.ce to note fully. B-KK t5; 16 QKt.Q2, QR-Ql ; 17 P ·B4, Kt-K5. Contributions may etlll be sent to the com· mltl€e treasul'€r, Robert E. Liebmann, care (1) 12 0 ·0 Q.B2? or A. Stelnam Co., M3 Fourt h Avenue, New Or 12 ... BxKt, whiCh issub-variatlon (2) York City. below. LIGt of Contribut or ", 13 K t -QB3 ! BxKt Robert E . Liebmann, New York City ___ __ $100 14 Px B QxP G. A. Pfeiffer, New York CIty ______50 15 p.Q4 1 PxP e.p. W. Reinhardt, Hollywood, Callf. ______50 16 QxP Kt_K t5? Maurice A. Bergman, New York City __ __ 25 J . Ginaberg, New York City ______25 So far tills 1$ the Fine · Reshev ~ky game In Harold. M. PhHlIps, New York City ______25 the 1940 U. S. championship tOUl"llamenl. 'l'he I. S . T urover, Bethesda. Md. ______25 win ot the exchange turns out badly, however. Henry Cha ndler, New York City ______20 Belte l' Is 18 ... R-KL Bnt not 16 . .. George E. Roosevelt, New York City _____ 20 B-Kt5? 17 RJcKt l BxB; 18 R-B5! W. P. Shipley, Philadelphia, Pa. ______15 17 B_B4 ! Q_B4eh Maurice Wertheim, New York Clly ______15 18 K.Rl K t·B7eh H€llI"y Atlas, New York City ______10 19 RxKt Q,R Sigmund Coh n, New York City ______10 20 R_KBI Q. R5 H erman Hertzbergel", New York City __ __ 10 Forced, lie 20 . . . Q·Kt3 would allow the Arthur Malkensoll, New York C!ty ______10 sacrifice 21 BxP I PxB; 22 Q-Kt3ch, K -RZ; Bradley Martin, New York City ______10 23 R -BS, D-R3; 24 Q·B4, winning. J . E. M. Ranneft, Washington, D. C. ___ __ 10 Ralph Root, Brooklyn, N. Y. ______]0 21 Q·Q6 B_K 3 George StUrgis, Boston, Mass. ______10 Better than 21 . . . B-Rt5; 22 B·R6, B·Bl, I. W itkin, New York City ______10 a..~ played In the game ret€rl"ed to. H. R. Blgelow, Port Washington, N. Y. ___ _ 5 Dr. M. Diamond, New York City ______5 22 Q -Kt4 Q.Q l S . H. Easton, Central Falls, R. r. ______5 22 . . . P·KU l€;ws to very interesting Hermann Helms, New York City ______5 pla.y. There might (oUow 23 Q·K7, QR-Kl; Lewis J. Isaacs, Chicago, UJ. ___ ~_ ..:______5 24 Q-B6, B-Kt5: 25 B·R tS, Q-R4 ; 26 B·Q3, Dr. J. KaunHz, New York City ______5 RrK3; 27 K t·K 4! Q-KtS; 28 B·K5!! RxQ; 29 Abraham Landau, New York City ______5 KI.l:Rch, QxKt; 30 RxQ, R-K l: 31 B·B3, with Dr. Eli Moschowitz, New York City __ ___ 5 a winnlug enliing. W. W . Reese, New York City ______5 1'. _~ ______23 B-.Q3 B_04 T. R obinson, Flushing, L. I. 5 24 p·QKt3 D. R osenbaum, Far Rockaway, L. I. ______5 . . . . Mr~ . E. Rosenberg, New York City ______5 A gooll restricting move, which threatens Stephen Ryder, Carmel, N. Y. ______5 B- Q2, 11.1)(1 allows the shifting of the Queen to Julius Schwartz, MlamL Fla. • ______5 the K side. Charles Splcehandler, New York Ci ty ___ 5 The Ulvestad Variation By O LA F I. U LVESTAD
( / 1/ biJ origillal ar#c!e, in ONf /a'lIIa'1 irm8, the 4 Kt.Kt5 branch of the T wo Knights· UllleIlad INgge/fed II /le w move ill an im. Defense? Sp«ifically, does the analysis pre. por/alll branch of the Two Knigbll' De/eme. sented by Pinku5 refute the Ulvestad Variation Albert S. PillkJlJ then offered Jortle new analy. of this defense? Jis on this opming in o/lr lvlarcb hIlle dud Personally, I believe that the Ulvestad Vari. suggested Jome continuations fo r White agaiml ation is the solution to the problem and that the Ul vet/ad Variation. the move 5 , , , P.Kt4 is a strong and sufficient UllleJtad nO1/) gives hiJ dnJwn to ,b, qUts answer to White's risky and premature attack. lions raiJed by Pinkm.) However, before discussing this in detail, I In this fr iendly controversy between Pin. would like to go over the moves which lead kus and myself, there is a ,great deal more up to this va riation. involved than the validity of my analys is of After 1 P.K4, 1).K 4; 2 Kt.KB3, Kt.QB3; 3 the "Ul vestad Variation" of the Two KnighlS ' B.B4, the " books" recommend 3 ' .. Kt.B3 Defense. Fundamental principles of chess, and (The T wo Knights' Defense) as best for basic opening theories are at stak e. Here are Black. I agree with the books. In my analy_ the fea r issues:- sis of these opening moves in Iss ue No. 1 of (l) Can White violate opening principles Chen Charts, I attempted to show that 3 .. , and come out of the opening with an advan. B.B4 gives White da ngerous and possibly tage? Specifically, can White launch a suc· winning attacks. 3, .. B.K2 is tne only cessful attack wi th only two developed pieces other playable move but this is a weak and in the 4 Kt.Kt5 branch of the T wo Knights' timid defense which can hardly be recom. Defense? 15 it possible that -Black has no mended. Against 3 ... Kt. B3, however, deJenu to this procedure and is unable to White cannot make any headway. Even po. equalize? Is Black unable to take ad vant a ~e sitions are 9uickl y reached if White plays 4 of White's lack of development in any way? P.Q4, 4 Kt-B3, 4P·Q3 0r 4 0.0. It isthe 4 Kt· Conceivably, W hite can vi olate an opening Kt5 branch which leads us to the Ulvestad Vari. principle and remain on equal terms with ation and the other defenses analyzed by Pin. Slack, but if White can retain or increase kus. his ori$inal advantage we must conclude that Is 4 Kt.Kt5, then, a stronger move than the pnnciple which warns us against pre. the other moves which White can make in matu re attacks with insufficient development this position? Compare it, for instance, with 4 can be violated with safety and profit P.Q4. The latre r is a developing move. It (2) After the opening moves 1 P.K4, P. K4; releases squares for the QB and the It 2 Kt.KB3, Kt.QB3, is 3 B. B4 stronger than Q. 3 B.Kt5? Forget all about the Two Knights' attacks the center. It violates no opening princi ples. How does 4 Kt.Kt5 compare? A Ddense for a moment and just concentrate good ans we r has been given by D r. Tarra.sch in on White's third move. What is White's his book "The Game of Chess." W ri ting of strongest move in this position? I think the this move he says: vast majority of chess masters will agree that, on principle alone, 3 B.Kt5 is much stronger "A typical example of a bungling move, than .3 B.B4. , This selection could be made White has developed two pieces and attacks on positional judgment, quite apart from Cle · with them, instead of further developing perience or analysis. his game. Naturally, the attack soon passes But if the analysis presented by Pinkus is over to Black- a proof that the move must be sound, we would have to conclude that 3 bad. For, if White co nsistently makes the 8.M is stronger than 3 B·Kt5. T he Ruy best move, it is impossible for him ro be Lopez could be thrown out bodil y as a com· driven after a few moves into the unworthy paratively weak opening! Furthermore, this role of defender." would mean that 2 . , . Kt.QB3 would be B1ack's best answer to 4 Kt.Kt5 is 4 . , . practicall y unplayab!e, Black would be limited P.Q4. which is practically forced, I agree to the Petroff Defense, or the irregular de· wi th Pinkus th at the Wilkes.Barre Variation fenses to 1 P.K 4. . (4 .. . B.B4) appears to be unsound. How. ( 3) Can it be demonstrated, analytically, ever, even this move bears investigation. Some that White can gain an opening advantage in prominent chess masters are inclined to favor it. 79 80 THE CHESS REVIEW
After 4 Kt-KO, P_Q4; 5 PxP, the moves counter_attack, which K t_QR4 is not; it is a available to Black are ~ ... KtxP, ~ ... developing move and provides important mo_ Kt_Q5, 5 . . . Kt_QR4 and 5 ... P _Kt4. bility for Black·s QB, while Kt_QR4 actually Consider all these moves carefully. So far hinders Black·s development and involves seri_ as I can see, they afC the only playable moves ous loss of time. P_Kt4 creates no intolerable in the position. TI1C fIrSt is obviously unsound; weaknesses, while the Knight at QR4 is a the second (Fritz's Variation) is probably un_ serious weakness and object of attack. Whereas soun d and the third, 5 ... Kt_QR4, is at White has a strong answer to Kt-QR4 (6 B_ least questionable. All three of these moves KtSch), his best answer to P_Kt4, according have obvious objections to them. The fact to Pinkus, is 6 B_Bl, a defensive move. White·s that they all repeat White's oftence of "moving other answers arc no better. The initiative the same picce twice" is an objection in it~elf i ~ definitely transferred to Black. White is hut may not be serious; Black can sometimes driven into the ··unworthy role of defender" do this when White makes it possible and and 5 . .. P_Kt1 is the ··proof· that 4 Kt_Kt5 when there is no better move on the board. is a bad move. However, the moves have other and serious For all the above reasons, I · would un_ disadvantages. They create definite weaknesses hesitatingly play 5 . .. P_Kt4 without allY in Black's position. Is it possible that Black alldlpis to back it up. It stands out head is Jorred to make a weak move? Is there no and shoulders above all other moves as the other and better move on the board? strongest, sharpest and best. Tt:e las t word The last move, 5 ... P. Kt4, is my own on the play may not be given for a long time suggestion. It is the only other playable but I have complete confidence in the move move and it is the only strollg move on the itself. Analysis will support it- now or later. board. It conforms to the principles of good That my own analysis of the continuations ches~ and meets all the requirements of a good of 5 . . . P_Kt4 could be fau lty in some cases move. Compare it, for instance, with 5 . .. I readily admit. In fact, I am indebted to Kt_QR4, the most popular move in this posi Pinkus for finding flaws in two variations. tion. 5.. P_Kt4 avoids mov ing the same However, the vast majority of the analysis I piece tw ice ; it avoids moving the Knight from presented in my first article is accurate and a strong post to a weak square; it is a true the flaws can easily be corrected. For instance, .JWO KNIGHTS' DEfENC[- ULVESTAD VAR.'N. , P-H,P-K4: 2 ft_KB3.II_QB3: 3 B-B4 . II-B3; 4 11_115,1'_04: 5 PX P,P-'", , 9•-9 1 • • "" '" , B-K2• '" BtM' , '"8-112 P_KR3 II•- K93 1'-03• 1'-•04 0-B3• 8-84-• axN'• Ii-OB3 '",-, • 8-03 P-KR3 0-02 0-02 9-H2 • '" '" 1'-04-• N-83 1'-•03 II - KBl ,-, "" KII-93 KN_M 0-83 • B-03 0-K2' P_KR3 0-0-0 O-R3 • p-KS ,-, ''" "" B-03 • II-K5 NP•X II '" QPXII• ,-, ,-, Q-K4- II-K4 1'-03 ,-, "'"IIXII 0-K3 ,-, ,-, 1I/04_K2 ,-, OXQ' 0 - 0-0 0-113 Q-93 B-H2 8 -03 " f " "" 1' - 03 a-OB4 011-0 2 R-KI 1'-03 8-83 1'-03 ,-, KII-53 ON-B3• " ,'"-, /'-84- P_K5 11-113 1I /04-K2 '"0-0-0 I'_B4 P-B4 P_KR 3 0_0_0 ,-, ,-, " B_B4 ' N- 04 N-84 QN_Q2 II-N3 R-XI II-N3 1'-03 p·KRl " '" X- R I N- U '-KR3 11- III ""'" P-N3 0-0-0 P-N3 OR-X I 0-93 " '"0-04 11- 115 8-113 R-K I II-B4 N-N5 R-KI 11-83 N-83 " O-K2 O- XI ° r 02 O-K2 (0) ,-" N-N5 KR-KI " e-O(A) 0 - 83 ,-, 0-K2 ,-, 0 -N5 1'-03 " N-1I 5 N-R4 OR-O I OR-KI 8 -04- P-XB4 8-94 " N-Rl 0-R3 B-02 P-KR3 0 -115 " ItR - 0 I Q- H3 1'-84 II-R3 R-Xl " 0-83 I 14 -B3 15 - 83 16-82 I7-B2 18 -EQ 19-82 20-82 21-82 22·92 23-82 24-a2 R-04 " (~) 14 OX KP.N-NS: 150-K2 .0 - 84: 16 II-R3.KR-KI (82) B-B4 " P,OR4 (9) TR ANS POSES INT O COL. " QR - 0 I HOH. CANCEL CO LS 10-" , I'AG[ 15 Of IS SUE NO ,. AND SUBST ITUTE celS 13 -2 I ABOV[ R-B4 " COL 22, ABOVE, REPUCES COL 3. PAGE ". '" 13 -EO COLS 23 - 24 ARE NEW CO NTI NUAT I ONS AF IEN 6 axp,oxp eO lS 1- 3, PAGE " A P R [L , 1941 81
Pinkus gives 6 B_B1 as White's best answer Your Money Back to 5 . . . P_Kt4. This means that in six opell ;lIg II/oves White has moved only one Pawn U You Don't like and two pieces. The K P h as moved twice CHESS CHARTS! (including a capture) , the KKt has moved twice and the KB twice. You hardly need You've helr(l about CHESS CHARTS and analysis to tell you there is something wrong its remarkable !lew method of presenting the chess openings. You've read ahout the new here. If 6 B_Bl, retreating the Bishop to its discoveries in the Two Kn ights' Defence. the original sguare, is White's beft answer, then 5 Ruy Lope ~ , the Four Knights' Game. ctc. re . .. P_Kt4 must be a terrific move! He cer· vealed in the first two issues, tainly has better answers than this to any other Now YOIl can SF:E these two issues [or Black move. yourself. without sending any money in ad· van ce and entirely at our risk ! Here is our In my original analysis, however, I did not o!'fei' to YO U! give Black's best reply to 6 B-B1. 6 . . . p KR3 is not sufficient. T here afe two other, SEND NO MONEY and better, moves which Black can play. G EXAMINE WITHOUT RISK! . . . QxP is probably a good answer but I Just fill in and mail the coupon below or have not l~ad time to examine this thoroughly. write out your order for Issues l. and 2 of 6 .. . K txP is a good reply which I have CHESS CHARTS. Y ou need send no mon ey_ analyzed in detail. Just yOll r name and atldress. An outline of this new analysis is pre When you receive these two issues, pay the postman the regular price or $1 (plus 12c COl sented in the accompanying reproduction of lection c.ha rgc· ). the chart on the subject appearing in eben Look them over. Exam ine them ror fi ve Charts, Issue No.2. In this chart I have days. See how the system of classification tried to show typical continuations of every simplifies the ollenings. See how easy It ls logical move which White could make afte r to follow the different variations with these 6 B.Bl, KtxP; 7 BxP, B-Kt2 . A ll the col_ "[amily·ll'ee" charts. Play over the analysis. Find out 1'01' YO\l!'s eH whether this new umns (13 to 2 l) end in equality or better for method will help you to understand the open· Black. T he symbols at the bottom of the ings and play better chess. columns arc the Chen Chal'ti' ratings of the If you don 't like CHESS CHARTS, send fi nal positions. "B2" means that Black has the issues back and we will refund YOllr money enough advantage to make it extremely diffi _ at once, It' you decide to keep them, you are cult for White to draw the game. "B3" means under no obligation to subscribe- but ir yon want to subscribe to the remai ni ng six Issues an obvious advantage for Black, sufficienr to in whi ch all lhc openings will be analy~ed and win with best play. Charted. you can then send us $2.35 and we w ill entcr your subscripUon. Pinkus also gives some analysis of the vari_ ation beginning with 6 BxP, QxP. If White Take advantage of this offer N OW! Fill in and mail Ihe COllpon below. then plays 7 B_ K 2, I originally suggested 7 .. . Kt_Q5. Although I do not regard Pinkus' analysis here as very convincing, I now CHESS CHARTS suggest a better continuation for Black in CoL 51 W . 11th S t ., De pt. R5 New York, N. Y. 22. ' T o s aV e 12<- "ollect ion ehaz'ge you can, if rOll w ish, In my original analysis, I did not show the e"close $[ W[ih ,w(ler. S,ulle mone)' lJae k g un rnn ice. If )'Oll want to subsnibc "Ow to CHESS continuation 6 BxP, QxP; 7 BxKtch, QxB. CHAH'l':'<. ~ c nd $1." , for P-K 4 S ceUon (I~~ues 1 _~) or $3 for complete Openings Sot·ie.• (Is.. uo ~ Pinkus has now presented some very interesting 1 · 8) . analysis of this line. In one of his variations he calis the game equal, and, as I do not claim ------more than equality, no comment is needed. In the other, he gives the advantage to White. My answer is given in columns 23_24 of the new chart. Apparently, Pinkus overlooked the strength of the move 9 . . . Q-R3. If the readers of The C/;eu RelJie lV have any questions to ask about this new variation or wish any special analysis on any of the sub_ ...... variations, I shall be g lad to hear from them ...... and answer their requests in a future article. L ______I 82 TH E CHESS R EVIEW
T be RIIJJianJ can be depend~d kpon fo r But not 19 P l. P. K t·B4 ! 20 Q·B3 (20 PxP? sparkling alii enler/aining chelJ. Following are Kt·Kt6) , RxP. and Black Is r id o{ a ll his dimculties. IIlIO rUell{ example!. 19 . . . P·A5 U.S.S . R. C hampion'ship An inte res ting va riation is 19 . . . P xP; 20 Moscow, 1940 PxP, Q-K t4; 21 Kt-B4! QxK1P; 22 QxQ, K txQ; 23 RxRch. BxR; 24 ·R-R1. R·B1; 25 R·R. ! p. QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE DL 26 PxP e.I)., Ktxl'; 27 B-Q5ch, R ·Rl; 2~ (Notes by A. Lilienth!l. 1) Kt·Kt6ch! and mate on the fo llowing move. A. Lilienthal M. Botwlnnlk 20 QR. Bl Q. B2 White Black 21 Kt. B4 .... 1 P.Q4 Kt.KBl A powerful IloslUon for the Knight. Black 's 2 P.QB4 P.K3 game is n ow strategically lost. 3 Kt. KB3 · . . . 21 . . . . 8·81 I had no Intentlon of allow ing t he Nlmzo 22 R.B3 8.Q2 viteh De rense (3 Kt·QB3, B·Kt5J, In which 23 K R. B1 P·R3 lJ otwl nnl k excels. 24 P·A4 R·R2 3 . . . . P.QKtJ Rad was 24 ... P ·I{KU; 25 PxP, PxP; 26 4 P. KKtl B.Kt2 Kl-K6 ! S 9 .Kt2 B.K 2 25 P. A5 ! A·RI 26 R.K3 K·A2 5 .. . B-Kt5ch I~ also playable, though not better than 1he t ext. 27 A ( B1 ).B3 · . . . S 0 .0 0 .0 In order to occupy the K file with this Rook 7 Kt.BS Kt.K5 after an exchange all Kg. 8 Q. 9 2 KtxKt 27 . . . • R.QKtl 9 Q}(Kt · . . . 28 Q.QS R.QR1 Hetter than 9 PxKt, aflel' which B lack woulll 29 Kt.Kt6 RxKt have exel'else!! pressure on QB~ . by 9 . . . T he sacrifi ce Is rOl'ce d, to avoid the entr ance KI-B3 ! 10110we l"l by .. B·R S and ... Kt-R4. o r t he R ook a t Ki. 9 • • • • P.Q3 30 P :o: Ac h KxP The continuat ion 9 . .. B·K5 b Interesti ng. 31 R· K6ch K·R2 I Intended t o reply to tltis not by 10 J(t-K l ( as B ut no t 31 ... BxR ? 32 P:o: B and 33 Ox n. Euwe did In the 13th game of t he Keree·Euwe match) , but by 10 B·R3, P·KB4; IJ Kt·Q2, ",~B o tw l n ni k B·Kt2; a R-Kl . 10 Q. B2 P·KB4 11 Kt. K1 • • • • In order to maintain the initiative. White must offer the excha nge o f Dl sh ops, The plan Is to continue with P·K4. 11.,. Kt. B3 He re Keres' move, ]1 ... Q·Bt is beller, In an a tte m pt to complicate t he play, Dla ck gel.!! inlo a dlmcult position, 12 P.Q5 P xP 13 P x P Kt.Kt5 ? This Is a 1Ierlous mistake . Necessttry was !'3 ... K t·K4, in spite of the fact that after 14 P ·K4 White hal! r ich possibIlities of play because of the weaknesses in Black's gume. L.lllentl1 al 14 Q.Q2! , .. . 32 P. Kt41 Correct. Dotw!nnik had apparently expected • • • • 14 Q·Kt3, P·QR4; 15 P-QR3, Kt-R3, alld Whit e P assing t hrough the last "de(ense·wor.ks" of has n o time to play P-QKt4 . Black, 14 , , . . P.QR4 32 . . . . P~ B4 33 P.QKt5 Kt·B2 Better was t he venture o f 14 ... P·B4, with 34 P x P KtxKt P a compllca ted and tense position. After t he 35 P.B6c h K.Ktl text move lhe Kn ight is out o f play fa r a 36 A·B4 long time. • • • • If 36 R-K7? QxBP, and Black esc apes. 15 P.QR3 Kt.R3 16 P. QKt4! B.KB3 36 . . . . R.KI 17 B. Kt2 Q.Q2 37 A.K Kt4 18 BxB R,B Completely ullcovering Black 's King posl· 19 Kt.Q3 · . . . tion, and deciding the game in a few m oves. APRlL, 1941 83
37 , , , , P.Kt4 38 RxRch B,R 39 R,K4 K_B1 40 R_K7 Q_Kt3 Or ,10 .. , QxBP; 41 RxBch, KxR; 42 Qx Ktch. 41 B_K4! . . . . T he start of an elegant concluding maneuver. The Bishop which Black would not exchange in the opening has to inflict the final blow. 41 , . . . Q-R4 42 B·BS Q.Kt3 If 42 ... P·Ki5; ·j3 Q·R7, and mate is forced, 43 RxBch! Resigns For after 13 .. ,QxR; H Q-R7, Q-B2; ·15 QxPch, KKt1; 46 B·R5I wins, An interesting game, though Black showed noiiher his usual ingenuity nor his tenacity in defense. Keres 16 P_Kt4! . . , , A fine sacrifice, aller which every W hite piece swings int.o action. U.S.S.R. Championship 16 . , , . 8xKt Moscow, 1940 17 Px8 QxKtP FALKBEER COUNTER_GAMBIT 18 Q.K3 KtxKtP (Notes by M. Yudovlch) If instead IS ... QxKtP; 19 Q·R6, etc, P. Keres V. Petrov 19 P.K61 Kt· Q4 White Hlack Keres {Joints out that aftN 19 . , . KtxBch; 1 P-K4 P·K4 20 PxKt. PxP: 21 QR·n1! R·B4; 22 KR-Kn, 2 P·K84 K-D2 (exchanging Rooks is equally hopeless); T he King's Gambit is quite rare in modem 23 RxQ, R\:Rch; 24 KB2, PxR; 25 Q·K5, Black tournament practice. Keres is one or the few is derenseless, mas ters who occasionally has recourse to the 20 PX'Pch RxP opening. If 20 . K·R2; 21 B XPcll, QxB; 22 RxKt, 2 . . . . P.Q4 etc. This avoids ihe dangerS of accepting the 21 8_84!! . . . , gambit, bui has its Own share of difficulty. A brilliant final stro\w. If 21 ... KtxQ : 3 PxQP P.K5 22 R·Q8ch and 23 R·RS mate: or 21 ... QxB; 4 P·Q3 Kt_KB3 22 Q·K8ch and mate next. m ove. 5 Kt.Q2 PxP 6 BxP QxP? 21 . . . . P. 8S 22 RxKt Q,B Considerably stronger is 6 . , KtxP, with an alllll'Oximately even game. Or 22 . . PxR; i!3 Q·KHch, R-B1; 24 BxPch wins. 7 K Kt·BS 8 .QB4 As Keres lloints out, better is 7 . , . B·K2; 8 23 Q.K8ch Resigns 0·0, 0 ·0, A real Keres game , which might be the 8 Q.K2ch Q.KS llride o[ any tournament. 9 Kt·K5 0-0 10 Kt·K4 KtxKt If now 10 .. . D-K2; 11 Kt-Kt5 is too strong . 11 QxKt P·KKt3 ISAAC KASHDAN 11 . . . P ·B4 would be weak because of 12 Q·K2, threatening n ·B4. desires to announce his association with 12 P.QKt4! B_K2 1S 8_Kt2 B. 83 TANENBAUM·HARBER CO .. Inc. 14 0-0·0 , . . . Insurance Specialists Keres conducts the attack splendidly. In 501 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK a bold and original manner he avails himself MU,oray Hill 2·3040 of the advantage in development, and explOits Black's we ak King position. This association will make available to 14 . . . . Kt·BS him the we!1 trained staff of an old es_ 15 P.KR4 P.KR4 tablished insurance brokerage firm, spe· White opeTIf; _the lines all the faster after cializing in Fire, Casualty and other t his. Better was 15 . , . KtxKt; 16 PxKt, B General Forms of In'surance. Kt2, although White's attack would still be vigorous after 17 P-R5, World Championship Tournament?
In spite of pre.sent wo rld conJitions, whic h ~' cbrnary 27. 194 I wou ld seem to anything conducive to T o t he EditOl' of CH ~:SS: be but 1 have rl!ad with Intere»t the letter of n . the fu rtherance: of international chess pia)" J. Beubington In the Fe ul' ullry Issue of CHESS, there h:ls ~e ll a gu:at Jeal of di sc ussion reo ~ l u d 1 am hearlily In nccorel with it. I thlllk ~a r din~ the pOHihil ity of a comioj:; tournament it is extremely unfortllllale t hKt any player fo r the chess championship of the world. Our can aJ)lmrenll), huld tlte world';; chnmllloll' sh ip in definllely, alld that the re i", no organlzll' last iss ue featured an article by Paul Keres on tion in Ihe c h e~ij wO I' hl wllh enough ]lowe r or this subject. . Influe nce to bring Ow t l1le back into clrcu· A letter appearin~ in e ben, ou r English can· lation. ] appreciat e t he lugic of your r e m al' k~ that this is large ly II (luelSt ion o f finance. I temporary, started a 'h a i~ of c~rrcs~o nd('fl cc, realize t his Is a n ill1 llO l' la nt co n",i tl e ralion, bUI in which a number of mtCfcsllng Ideas arc t here is no e8caplng Ihe fllct tha l Il Is a n elucidateJ . We 1.0 participate for lack of whal he thinks sufficient guarantee or r etainer or l)Urse, the Chess on Flight 17 tournament should proceed notwithstanding ALBERT O. LOOMIS his attitude. The same should hold regardIng By Calla blanca or any of the other players. Most chess playet·s enjoy their games on The pro\·islollS for such II tom'nnment should terra·fInna. Compal·atil'ely few Illay on ships be that the entrants from other countries than at sea. and pt·obably only an occasional player the United States s hould get their transpor· has tried the game in the air. tation and expe nses from their own country or constituents. Otherwise IranSpOI"lation ex On TWA Flight J7, fl·om Plttsbul'gh to penses and prizes would make such II toUl"nn Chicago, I had brought m y chess set in lieu ment prohibitive. For the honor and pl"ll'liege of bedroom sli ppers. On this account my wife had given me a ·'dark brown·· look, for f was of I)!aying in such II tournament the nationals should pay the expenses of tlleir l'epresenta seeking pleasure instead of comfort. As a lives. The Unit ed States Clles!; Federation maUer of fact, I wa~ determined to try this new way of enjoyment above the clouds. should be responsible for the IH"\zes and other costs of the tournament. The gate to pay Upon boarding the plane. I was bold enough prizes would be tremelJ(lou~. to suggest to the hoste ss that she was about Tbe requirement for entrants to pay t heir to have a new experience . ··Have you ever had expenses might cut (lawn lhe field, but that chess on your shill?·· I aSked her. She an· swered, "No, but the passengers play cards should not prevent the staging of the tourna ment. The following mUo should hold for occasionally." foreign and American entrants. Suppose only On this fl ight I was more fortunate than on two foreign players would or could get their former trips since the SKY KING has the expenses and enter the touL"llament, then only combination of daylight comrort and all-night two American playet·s should be entered. sleeping compartments- like a Pullman sleep· namely Reshev~ky and Fine. so that the claim ing car, only better. I was fortUnate in an· could not be made that the United States was other respect. that of ha\·ing a partner for making sure of wInnIng the title by taking the game of chess. A colleague was t raveling advantage of a large number or entries. If with me. He. like myself. is trying to learn three foreigners entered. then three Americans, the game. Furthermore. he was also inter· Reshevskr. Fine and Horoll'it7. should be en· ested in playing the game 10.000 feet UI). The lered. If thet·e were fOllr foreignet·s, then clouds were below us. the stat·s abol'e and Kashdan should be added to 1 he other Amel·i· beautiful by contrast. cans. Witholll any delay. ~Ii"s Parker brought With fOUl" or ~ ix Ilartici]lants. the tourna· our table, attached it to the ship·s side, then ment should be a three·round affair. With left us in order to seJ"l'e t he other ]laSsengers. eight players. it should be two rounds. I The chess board we IIsed is of the folding believe a tournament of tills sort would be pressed·l)aper type. The chessmen are of much more interesting than a two man long medium size and weight.ed. Upon being set. drawu out match, such as have occurred in up preparatory for the game. the men com· the past. The tournament would be so filled menced 10 dance. as t.he sugar lumps do on with public Interest that lhe }<'oderaUon could one·s food tray under certain conditions of easily guarantee ]lrizes at least commensurate flight. Allhough the dance of the sugar lumps with the recent. i)rh:es for the national Cham· is of no consequence, not so with the chess pi onship. !\lore should be Ilaid, of course. if men. Mine were moving across the board the income was !<"realer. The williler Of lhe toward my op]Jonent"s side. possibly assuming title should be l·equired to play fOI· his title better positions than if I had controlled them. every fourth year. and he ~ho\l](l forfeit it His men were m{)villg off the board into his if. for any reason, he cannOl do so. Later on, lap, a sort of resignation before t he start of if it wa s found to be practical. the tournament the game. might be held every ~ecolld year. in betwepn Since we were extremely interested in this the national title tournament. experiment, ··the dance of the wooden soldiers'· I think that steps should be taken at once was nnt to interfere. \Ve shimmed the boal"1! to initiate such a tournament, and as a Vice· by (l newspaper and handkerchiefs at both PresIdent of the Federation, I l)ledge you my ends. Then, by a lillie care to hold back a material and actual cooperation in your efforts few wayward Pawns, we staned our game to IlUt through the 10m·naUlent. The steps to and continued with much ]IJ easure until the be taken would require considerable time and hostess brought OUt' supper. A chess enthusi· conespondellce. and by Ihe time of t heir frui· ast is usually not hungry dlll·ing a good game. tion I trust lhe WOI'ld Wal' will be ovel'. To We were. however. and enjoyed the meal make the tournament ]lossible. will require immensely. At slipper we observed the "sugar great. quantities of American aggressiveness, dance" and contlnued OUl· good time. stimulation and persuasion. It will require the U. S. C. F. to take a firm hand in the mat· Aftel' supper two mOI·e games were played ter, and attempt to over come EUropean con with Improved results. By resting the weight servatism in chess. YOU and !l1r. Kuhns can of one's hand at the oUll;lde edge of the table, do this, and I belleve I sense the situation less vibt'atlon was transmitted to the chessmen. right when I say lhat the American chess Our way of playing the game was demonstrated public wants t he tournament and' wlll back to one of the ship's omcer~ who had come aft you up in it. to observe this pair of "Chess·nut.s." His modest comment was, "It's too deep for me." S incerely yours, Imagine such a remark from an air !light L. WALTER STEPHENS oIDcer! APRIL, 1 941 87 When we came through the clouds over the first move. Is this the fact of the matter, Lake Michigan, the lights of the steel mills and is there Dothing fUrther to be said on the were beautiful ; then the lights of Chicago subje ct? . indicated a city much spread out in this west ern land of ours. T he chessmen were put One can always argue, of course, purely away. Possibly we had receNed special at fOl" the s ake oj' argument, and doubtless there tention because of the novelty we had taken will be some who wlll accuse me of this of on this flight. The memory of t hat game fense. But for the benefit of those w ho ma y aloft will linger along with others really out· still be unconvinced as to the truth of the standing. matter, I should like to suggest an aJtemative for White at his fourth turn, together with a few of the lines of play which might follow. The moye is ·1 Q-K2. It is not new. Splel WH ITE TO PLAY mllnn has played it, and it is given in Modern Ches~ Openings, but some of White's sub Weaver W. Adams sends us some interesting sequent moves I do llot consider to be the new analysis on the Bishop's Opening, long best a t his disposal. Rather, ( suggest that the positions arrivect at by the lines of play his favorite topic of correspondence and con_ given below represent a true a nd legitimate versation. outcome of the position brought about by <1 Q-K2, and in ea ch case White, I believe, hil S the advantage. E ditor, THE CHESS REVIEW: In a recent article in The Chess Review, Mr. Reuben Fine made a remark concer n ing me which I find it difficult to let pass wit hout a commen t. He said, "Many men from Tar rasch to Adams have had their pet theories about what is good and what is bad in the openings, . and experience has shown them all to be wrong." I appreCiate, of course , the compliment or being classed with a player of 'l'arras ch's strength and reputation. Nevertheless, it would be well, I tbink, if something further were said on the subject of what my theories are in thIs respect, and why Mr. Fine should feel the w ay he does abou t them. Therefol'e, I should· be g reatly obliged if you would publish this letter. Position after 4 Q K2 In a. recen t book, en titled "White to Play and \\fin," I have promulgated the theory that the 4 ... D-K2; 5 Kt-QB3, P-Q4; 6 B-KtS, 0-0; privilege or the first move constitutes for White a winning advantage , and have attempt 7 B,Kt5, (Al 7 .. . QKt-Q2; 8 BxKt, KtxB; ed to explain certa in prinCiples by which \Vhite 9 PxP, P xP (9 ... KtxP; 10 KtxKt, PxKt; ma y be guided 'in the selectiOn of the best 11 QxP, Q-R4ch; 12 K·B1, B-K3; 13 Q-B4) ; 11} move a t each turn to play. Unfortunately, QxP, R-Kl; 11 KKt-K2, B-Q3 (11 ... B-QKt5 ; however, on some notable occasions when I 12 Q-Q4); 12 Q-Kt5, P-KRS; lS Q-R 4, threaten have soug ht to put t hese principles i nto prac ing BxQP. (B) 7 ... P x P; 8 K txP, KtxKt; 9 tice, the outcome of t he game has not always BxB, QxB; 10 QxKt. (e) 7 ... KtxP; 8 PxKt, been such as to suggest that all one had to BxB; 9 PxP, PxP; 11} K txP. (D) 7 . . . P-Q5; do wa s to learn t hese principles and he would 8 Kt-Ql, followe d by P·KB4. never lose a n othe r chess game as lon g as he lived. In ot hcr words, there is always t he <1 • • • D-IH ; 5 Kt-QBS, 0 ·0 (5 .. . P-Q4 ; 6 human elemen t. An engineer may have the PxP, PxP; 7 QxPch, B-K3; 8 B-Kt5ch, Kt·B3; finest tabl~ of logarithms ever published, and 9 P -Q4, D·Q3; 10 Q-Kt5, "P -KRS-; 11 Q-R4, 0-0; yet his bridg e may still crash into the river. 12 KKt-K2); 6 B-KKt5, P-KR3; 7 P ·KR4, P '1'0 be more specifi c, in 1938 I had the privi· QKt4; 8 B·KtS, P·Q3; 9 Kt-RS, P·QR4 ; 10 P-R4. lege of playing a short test match with Mr. Horowitz, in each game of which I had the 4 . .. P-Q4; 5 PxP, PxP; 6 QxPch, B·K3: ""'hite pieces and for the opening moves IJlayeri 7 B-Kt5ch, Kt-B3; 8 Kt-KB3. 1 P-K4 , P -K4; Z B-B4, Kt-KBS; S P-Q3, P-BS; If the above lines help to throw light on the 4 Kt~ KBS, B-Kt5ch. T hereafter the games possibilities open to White after Black's 3 ... varied. but as a final result I have to admit P-B3, a move which perhaps more than any that White was unable to show any advantage other has tended to discourage the playe rs · o f in the oIJening. Later, in 1940, at the U . S. open tourname nt at Dallas, Texas, r had White the White pieces from essaying 2 B·B4 , with against F ine and played instead of 4 Kt-KBS, the result that this move will be shorn of 4 P-B4 . Fine continued 4 ... P xP ; 5 ExP, some of its tenors, this event I am sure will P-Q4; 6 PxP, KtxP ; and again it scarcely be or benefit to chess generally. seems as though Virllite has a winning position. Respe ctfully yours, Therefore, I would seem to be mistaken in my idea that White may pJay to win from WEAVER W. ADAMS The Stalemate Fallacy By T. H. TYLER (This article on the abolition of stalemate intrusted to a notary public for certification, waS published recently in the "British Chess to be continued at the next fair. This version Afagazine," and fel!tnS to hel,t-'f aroused a con of the rule is mentioned in A. Saul's Famous siderable amOlml of controversy abroad. The game of CheJJe_play, published in london in thOllgh! is not new. hut Mr. Tyler has fridel/fly 1614, and justified on the ground (considered probed deeply into the history of the game to puerile by Murray) that the player who has find authority in mpport of his Fiews. staled his opponent "hath disturbed the course We can!lat agree that "fta/emate is wilhoNt of the game, which can only end with the historical foundation/' sillt<: the ruJe has been grand check-mate." in force for IJllfldreds of yetlH, and has built The rule that stalemate is a draw was intro_ liP its OWII history . The real question, it the duced here from the Franco-Italian school by c/Jange is to be considered, iJ whether the end_ Sarratt in 1808 and generally adopted by the game wadd be more or less il/terestiilg without leading clubs under his influence in 1820. The the pre.rent sialemate fule. We expect to dis older French rule was that the King was im_ nus this point further in a later iSfIIf.-Editor) prisoned but on his release all the pieces re_ In civilization as in nature, destruction and sumed their activity, rather as in four_handed progress walk hand in hand, hence the epoch chess. of war has always been that of evolution. This Coupled with the fact that both Chinese is equally true of the arts and sciences. T he and Muslim chess treat stalemate as a win for suspension of many normal activities and vested the flaye!" inflicting it, it is submitted that this interests makes this time singularly appropriate brie historical sketch shows the rule to have for a critical inquiry into the p resent stage no solid historical foundation. of evolution attained by the royal game of In logic, it is even more wanting. Once chess. the principle of alternative moves be estab_ The most general criticism is that the high lished, no ground exists for the insistence that standard of play is tending to an increasing I must not only show that I capture your King number of drawn games. This has gone far whatever move you make, but that he was also to lessen interest in draughts, and, in chess, in check or en prise when it was your turn to after the Great War many suggestions were move. In effect, I am compelled to move made by Capablaoca, Alekhioe and others twice consecutively. If this terminology is aimed at a reduction of draws by increasing not acceptable and it be argued that it is complexity and like means. These suggestions illegal for you to move into check, the an~w er involved an almost complete revision of the is that if I have reduced you to legal im_ game and received little support. It is pro mobility, that should suffice as in dra~lght,;. posed here to examine the thesis that stalemate The derivation of ··check_mate" supports th;.,. is without historical foundation and irrational, ··Check" is from the Persian "Shah," a mOIl _ and primarily responsible for a vast percentage arch, and "mate" from the Persian "mat" of draws, and hence should be abolished. meaning "at a loss," "helpless" or "defeated" From. a perusal of Murray'S immortal work -from "mandan," "to remain." I have found on the history of chess, it appears that no rule no argument, other than those described as has received so varied a treatment. The chess illogical or puerile abovc:, in support of the codes of Japan, the Mongols and Hindus de_ present rule beyond a certain naive humor clare stalemate illegal. The old Indian rule which it reflects. was that stalemate was a win to the side suffer_ A comparison of its practical advantages ing therefrom. This rule, characterized as and disadvantages likewise demands its abo_ illogical by Murray, is attributed to an at lition. In not more than a dozen famous tempt to reconcile the finite bounds of the instances, it has involved sparkling combina chess board with the limitless possibilities of tions in important games. It is the theme of real war. It had much vogue in Asia and was innumerable artificial endings, but this field introduced into this country about the year of art would be far more enhanced by the 1600 by merchants .impressed with the great extreme nicety of wins were it abolished. Tn playing strength of Russian opponents they the vast majority of cases, it merely operates encountered at the big continental fairs. It is to increase the margin of superiority necessary even recorded that adjourned positions were to enable the better player to consummate the 88 APRIL, 1941 89 win in the finite limits of a game. Glaring States of America Chess Federation to hold instances arc provided by K and the two Kts every year ove)· the radio (shOrt wa\'e or All American Cables) a chess match between the \'5. K; K, B and wrong_coloured RP vs. K; strongest chess amateurs of Brazil and the and innumerable piece, mixed, and Pawn end_ United States. ings which have to be abandoned because FOI· the greatel· brilliance of such contests, nothing more than a ~talemate is possible. To we al·e sparing no effort:.; toward obtaining a trophy or cup for the annual dispute between. al! this must be added the countless games nllr eutities, on which there will be en scribed in which chances of bringing about a superi_ the dates, always a g)·eat SOUI·ce of satis ority sufficient to enforce stalemate have to be faction for us. of the encounters of our repre deliberately rejecred in the hope that more sentatives with those of the land of )\Iorpily inferior play by one·s opponent may occu r and i\"lal·shall. in time for a win to be reali zed under the Trusting that you will SUPPOl't in your eoun· try the idea which we have pleasUl'(I in present· present rule. The naked fact emerges that ing to you, W(I await your word in order that the present rule has little to commend it, the technical bodies of both Fe(]erations may whereas its indil·ect effect is to necessitate a exchange suggestions as to date, hOUl·, number of boards, moves per night, etc. far higher degree of ineljtlaiity between the Cordially yours, contestants than expediency demands, at a RUY CASTRO grave sacrifice of logic; and that, with the examples of Chinese and Muslim chess as historical precedents, the rule should be changed. March 12, 1941 Deal· Senor Castro : It is further submitted that the present rule I want to thank you ve)'y much far yom· would never have received the countenance letter or March 5 in which you extend the it has but for the widespread adoption of the gl·eetings of the Dra1.ilian Chess Fedel·alion to the Federation of which I have the honol" Muslim rule that to bare your opponent's King to be President. In return I wish to l·ecipl"ocate of all defense was a win without proceeding yOU1· greeting and send the Drazilian Chess further. Both stalemate and bare King were Federation amI all of its oflleers and members my salutations and best wishes on behalf of wins in Aragon. It is the absence of either tlle United States Chess Federation and all that leads to so many draws here. of its chess members. In conclusion it is submitted that thi .~ pro_ I note yom· suggestion to ho ld 11 chess match by radio 01' cable between the leading posed change would cause a minimum dis_ amateurs or OUI' two countries, and this sug turbance in chess theory and practice except in gestion meets with my enthusiasm, r think the end_game, in which keener powers of per_ that this is a splendid Idea and one which will bind even more closely the friendly rela· ception and greater precision in calculation tions whicll have always ex!:;ted between our would be required, with a beneficial enrich_ two countries. Considerable thought must be given to a plan 1"or working out the practical ment as the inevitable result. details of this p)"QPoseu matCh. You have suggested that the match. be held between the leading amateurs of our respective countries. In the Uulted States tho line between a BRAZIL VB. U. s. - RADIO MATCH professional and an amateur player is finely Mr. Sturgis sends us the following corres_ dl·awn. But I SUPilose that it would be your .intention to eli minate such w(>ll ·knowll players pondence with Senor Ruy Castro, secretary as Reshel'sky, Fioe, Marshall, Kashdan, Horo of the Brazilian Chess Federation. W c trust witz, etc., and limit om· team to the players such a match can be arranged, as it is bound of Jessel· chess strength. ·WIlI you please t(>ll to lead to closcr rcbtions with OUf South me your views about this. How many players American neighbors. would you suggest on each team ? \Vou ld ten be about the right number? How long would the match take? Could it be completed in one day, or would it have to be continued over )\lal'eh 5, 1941 a pel·iod of sevel·al days? What would be the Dear Mr. Sturgis: approximate cost? We have tile honor of extending, on behalf I await YOUI" fUl"ther reply, and 1 repeat of the Brazilian Chess Federation, g)'eetings once more that I am vel'y enthusiastic about. to this sister Federation. It is our greatest this whole idea wh ic h 1 consider splendid. wish to develop more and more the close reo With best wishes to you and to all of ou)" lations of reciprocal friendship which unite the chess friends in Urazil, I am, chess amateurs 01: our countries. Toward this COl"dlally yours, end we have pleasure in inviting the United GEORGE S'l'URGfS Original Endgame After it long absence from our pages, Sven Almgren favors us with a quartet of original endgames. They feature minor-piece strategy in a variety of forms. They art by no means easy, but are well worth the effort to solve them. The solutions will appear in our next Issue. White to :play and w in White to p lay and win PUT NEW MEANING AND PLEASURE IN CORRESPONDENCE CHESS Banish Tedious Reoord·Keeping! Play innumerable .games with min. imum effort the e rrorless way! Use Gilcher's Approved Time and Labor-Saving Aids White to play and win -Improve Your Over-tho-Board Play- Position-Recorders ______5-$1; 12-$2 Pocket Sets ______1-350; 3-$1 Loose-leaf Charts ______100-800 Moy~ · recording Postals ______1 00~75c Send for Illustrated Folder Today THE CHESS REVIEW . 25 West 43rd Street • New York, N. Y . W hite to play and draw 90 Correspondence Chess Tournament We are close to the 100 mark in the number Following are the results of games completed of players competing in the various sections since our last report: of our Correspondence Tournament. New en Section I_ Mitchell 1, James O. trant.'> are being enrolled, and additional sec Section IV_Oudley 1, Lippes O. Section V_Brown 1, Rockel O. tions are sent under way as they are completed. Section IX-Little Y2, Parker Y2. Read , the simple rules below, and if you arc Parker 1, Little O. not already "corresponding" with LI S, this is a Section XI-Mayers 1, H eisey O. good time to start. Games should be reported to LIS as soon as they are completed. It is not essential that Section XVI the scores be submitted, though we would 1. Louis Russell Chauvenet, Esmont, Va. 2. Dr. Stanton S, Eddy, Jr., Middlebury, Vt. prefer to have the complete record. 3. John M. Palmer, Jr., Norfolk, Va. Following are two interesting games of the 4. Martin Kruskal, New Rochelle, N. Y. early sections: 5. Bernard Paul, Bronx, N. Y. Section XVII Section V 1. Lou is Russell Chauvenet, Esmont, Va. FRENCH DEFENSE 2. E. M. Sawyer,, I-Iave n, Kan. 3. Private H. Russoal, Boston, Ma",s. R. L. Brown R. S. Rockel 4. Peter Paul, Bronx, N. Y. White Black 5. J. Van T eylingen, Great Falls, Mont. 1 P_K4 P.K3 9 Q.Q2 P.QB4 Section XVIII 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 10 Q.K3 Kt_QB3 1. Louis K. Smith, Denville, N. J. 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KBS 11 0 -0 PxP 2. T. Rozsa, Olney, Tex. 4 B.KKt5 B· K 2 12 KKtxP QKtxP S. A. H. Stubblefield, Ithaca, N. Y. 5 P_K5 KKt_Q2 lS QR_Q1 KtxB 4. Dr. Robert P. Kemble, Worcester, Mass. 6 BxB QxB 14 RxKt Kt. B3 5. Karl B. Allured, Northampton, Mass. 7 B.QS 0-0 15 Kt-B5 Q_Q1 8 Kt.B3 P-QRS 16 KtxKtPi Kt.Q2 Section XIX If 16 .. , KxKt: 17 Q-K5! The threat is 1. Joseph Lesh, Petaluma, Calif. then K t -K4! and R·Kt3ch, and if 17 .. . Q·K2; 2. Herman Reichenbach, Fredericksburg, Va. 1R KixP! Will~ . 'White m ust regain the piece S. Clarence E. Stetler, Canandaigua, N. Y. with a decisive altack. 4. A. C. Kresse, Kansas City, Mo. 17 Kt.R5 Q·R5 18 Q.R6 Resigns 5. A . W. Pa'rker, Colorado Springs. Colo. Section r CORRESPONDENCE TOURNAMENT QUEEN'S PAWN GAME N. W. Mitchell W. J. James Regulations of Play White Black Entrance Fee-$l.OO per section. One entry free to new subscribers and to 1 P-Q4 P.Q4 14 KtxP Kt_KtS present subscribers upon their uext reo 2 Kt.KBS Kt_KBS 15 QR_Q1 KtxKt newal. The tournament is DIlen to all, S P-KS B-Kt5 16 QxKt Q_KtS and lllayers may enter as many sections 4 B_K2 P.KS 17 Q_K2 Q_R4 as they lllease, 5 0 -0 P_B4 18 Q.Kt4 P_KKt3 6 Kt-K5 B,B 19 P_QR3 Kt_K2 Prizes-Orders on The- Chess Review, 7 QxB p,p 20 B_RG KR. Q1 $4.00 for first prize. and $2.00 for second 8 PxP Kt_BS 21 Q_Kt5 Kt_B4? prize. in each section. These orders may 9 B_KS B-QS 21 . . . Kt-Q1 was be used for subscriptions, or the pur· 10 P·KB4 BxKt essential. with a play (;hase of books or merchandise at regular 11 BPxB Kt·Q2 able game. advertised rates. 12 Kt-Q2 0 -0 22 RxKti P,R Sections will be composed of five play· 1S P_B4 p,p 2S Q·85 Resigns ers, each to play two games with every other. Complete scores of games are to be se nt to us by the winners, and by the players of the Whlte pieces in the case Chessplayers desiring to turn their l ib· of draws. raries into cash are requested to get i n The time limit [01' replies is 48 hours touch with us. W e will be glad to ap· from the receipt of a move. Undue de praise any library and make a cash offer lays may lead to forfeiture. Any ques for it in whole o'r in part. tions regarding rules are to be sub mitted to us. and ()Ur adjudication is to THE CHESS REVIEW be accepted as final. 25 West 43rd Street, New York, N. Y. 91 Problem Department By VINCENT L. EATON Addrl!JJ all c()rreJ/Mndclla reillting 10 this deparllltellllO v.L. Ealoll, 2237 Q SIreN, N. IV" Warhington, D,C. W1LL BE IF IN MEMORI AM: l SADOR AND physically. MOlTi", the quickel' aud wittier, MORR IS HOCHBERG appeared to lack 1he pl odding ]lersevcrance of Dy P. L. Holhenberg his elder b)·other. (We were once puzzling over a chess problem when Morris suddenly This memoir is offered in tribute to the memory of two remarkable young men: Isador exclaimed: "Why! It's bigamy!" Indeed it and Morris Hochberg. [sador was bOl'n on was- a promotion to a ~econd Queen was ne April 30, ]911, and died :'lIar 8, J940; "''[orris cessary.) Both displayed an enormous capacity was bol'll November 9, \913 and died February for Icarning, and their intellectual curiosity 15, 19·10. I"rom lhe standpoint of physical seemed boundleSS. During the summer of MORRIS H OC H BERG I SADOR HOCH BERG well-being, tht) lives of the two brothers were 1939 J spent It week's vacation wilh them in brief and tragic. A t all carly age, both lost the countly J was amazed at the ir mental conu'ol or llllls(;ular Il](H'ement. due to a pro energy. \Ve played at problem~, word games, gl'essive, pcrniciou>; malady. Unable t o walk ask-me·anothers. invariably it was J who had and helpl€ss, the)' had to dCJ)end on olhers for to call a. halt. because of physical fatigue. It the exercise of elementary phy~ical functions, was dul"ing this period t hat No. "l S37 was such as moving the ~malle~t of object~ along jointly conceived. Morris and J began to a table. Yet from the standpoint of intellectual despail' or achieving an acceptable ambush accomplishment. their lives were full and (ruit· crosscheck problem. but not Isador. D r. H. [ul. For mOl'e UHtll twellty years the brothers 111. Berliner, who was a good friend of the were inseparable, pursuing an intensive pro Hochbergs and had Originally introduced me gram of reading and study. In this they were to them, joined with lIle in putting the flllish encouraged by t heir parents. Mr. and "1IIrs. Max ing touches to the problem. It undoubtedly Hochberg, whose tenacious devotion and care would have as~u m ed more attractive [orm, is a tribute to Selflessness. They helped their had it received the final critical examinat ion sons hold the flimsy threads o[ their lives with of the Hochbergs. an iron grip, until the last inevitable hour. \Vhen the boys (lied, their pal'ents gave me I have conSidered it it privilege to know the a ll their chess memoranda, noles, notations, boys' parents. and diagrams. which happened to be available. hador and Morri~, who were natives of They had been kept together in an olel, cover New York City. became interested iu chess less cigar box. That box (see the 'pictures about ]930, and soon afterwards began to above) was the physical symbol of tllelr chess study problems. Their compositions appeared activities. It was always Oil the table, cluttered in many chess \leriodicals. In 1937 they as \ViOl notes and slip~ or paper. "nIr. Rothen sumed joint editorshi \) of the problem section of the ';Corrcspondenee Chess League of Amel' berg, if you don't mind reaching (or the box, ica Bulletin" (now known as '"The Chess Cor we have a n Wea ... " !'eSpOlHient") and the~' continued ill that J have txamined all the male rial. TJlere capacity until death. The pel'ior! following are many embryoniC chess problem ideas, where .Morris's death, when [sadol' e:q)erienced in the Hochbergs' intent is not Clearly diSCernible . consolable grief because of the separation, was 'l'hel'e are more advanced settings which would perhaps the most trying in the family's history. require the patience and ingenuity of the two He suffered much more than he admitted, and brothers to bring to ([nal rorm. The post he reluctantly admitted more than he desit·ed. humous workR (Nos. 1834-36, 1810) were practi He continued in chess activity with some show cally finished. Flaws, if any, may be attributed of enthusiasm, but the spirit was shattered. to me. f am not certa in whether No. 1836 has The Hochberg brothers were as different in already been published. Here follows a long their general persol\alitie~ as they wcre alike range seHmate which lIlay appeal to the solver: 92 APRIL, 1941 93 ISADOR AND MORRIS HOCHBERG until the very end, Isador and Morris Hoch (Posthumous) berg, to whose memory we, the loyers of problem chess, pay tribnte, br ayely insisted, "It is my move! " 'We a re thinking seriously of forming an "A.C,R.P.E ." . .. Association of Ches·g Review Problem Editor s , Two years ago, Walter Jacobs moved his r eSidence to Washington, and now, to our great pleasure, Mr. R. Cheney, who preceded us as conductor of these pages, has made it a t.rinmvirate. In this issue, solvers will find a qUal'tette of three-movers which, in a way, celebrate the occasion, In the first, Mr. Ch eney suggested the idea of attaining a Black "Bristol clearance" effect followed by a similar maneuver by White. \Ve should explain that a "'Bristol clearance" is produced by a certain piece (Rook or Bishop) SELFmate in 15 moving- far enough along a line for another piece of the same color (usually a Queen) 1 Be5; 2 Kb5ch; 3 Kc4ch; 4 Kd3ch; 5 Bc7; to follow e ffectively In Its path. Mr. Cheney's 6 Rg1; 7 Ke2; 8 Rb5ch; 9 BaS; 10 Qc1; 11 first attempt upon thIs theme, and a fine one Pd8(Q); 12 Be1; 13 Qd3ch; 14 Kf1; 15 Qd4, it is, conS isted of similar orthogonal maneuvers Pe2 mate, (Mcves 10 and 11 are interchange_ by Rooks on both sides. \Ve thereupon were able,) inspired to do the same t hing diagonally, with It is fascinating to trace a uniform pattern clearances by Bishops. Not to be outdone, t hroughout the Hochberg problems. To me Mr. Cheney produced a version with orthogonal (and Dr. Berliner agrees) that pattern sym clearing by Black, and diagonal by W hite; and bolizes the life struggle of the boys, facing he challenged us to do it vice versa: that is, gigantic odds against them. Is It not con · with Dlack maneuvering diagonally, and White ceivable that chess problems often may sub· orthogonally. We accepted t he dare, ami com consciously ret1ect the composer's life? In Illeted the quartette. Perhaps the whole thing the Hochberg problems we find the Black has been done before, but we ho])e the results King, usually a ll alone, surrounded by over will offer some momentary amuse men lo Can whel ming White forces tryin~ to destroy him you composers do anything else along these but in t urn tantalizingly compelled to foilow lines? a prescribed course-that being t he enigma. Black is repr esented as very m uch alive, u ntil *"*** the correct one 0( the many possible keys is Mr. Hassberg, COmPOser of No. 1808 in the found-that being the precarious span of life. March Revi ew, asks that a \Vhite Pawn be Note Nos. 11;34 and 1835. In each instance, placed on h3. This does not alter t he solution, the seemingly helpless Black King Is granted but it corrects a dual in a fi ne study o( mUl more " Lebensraum." It. is a stl'uggle for a tiple·male correction . wee bit m ore of a lease on 11(e. In the self mate quoted above Black is ordered to do someth ing, but it takes a g-reat deal of urging. (Incidentally, If thIs proble m is cooked, it SOLUTIONS is because, in completing the setting, J sought (January Is sue) nothing else but the expression of the in NO_ 17H by c. n. Cook: 1 Qc8 (Two poinls) \'1,. e 11- bal anced ~l)"[, tcgy-Bde l stein. Gdm tention,) T he ftlppallcy of No, 1840, with its sh aw tnt erferen<:,c wielded in good man forceful 19th·century key and turbulent con ner_Marshall. Good key, nnpretentious tinuation, is rather delightful. t hreat. pl easant pins, inter ference and clearanee_l~olhcn berg. A fine tribute could be paid to the memory No. 17,1;; hy V. T,. Fjitton : Inlention 1 P e7, but there a ,'e m\lltlple cooks by 1 Sd2eh, Px f3eh. of the H ochberg brothers if a problem chess Qxh5, Kf7, Kg7, KgS, and Keg (Two term coald be g-iven their name. Might we points ea ch) , Showing the evils of trying not call a setting in whiCh a solitary King is to fi ll an empty d;itg ram Jnsl hefore a puhlie>\- Ilon deadl!ne . opposed by, say six or more pieces, "the Hoch No. 174t. by Kieholas Gabor: 1 Qe4 (Two point.o) berg setting?" Nos. 1838 and 11;39 are il Economic sett ing for digcovered che G k~ . lustrations. In the latter, mOl'e living space A lin~ Mor~,dith - ]l.farghall. Two added mate ". Finc-Rothenl>erK. is won by the resisting King, afler the sym No. 1747 by B urney M. ),larshall: 1 Qg5 (Two metry-producing key. points) Interesting ~ uto(fs -E del~lein. SplendId It takes the redoubtable Geortrey Mott k ey ane! P Original Section No. 1825 No. 1828 No. 1$31 F. GAMAGE COMINS MANSFI ELD R. CHENEY Brockton, Mass. Glasgow, Scotland Was hington, D. C. "'" = Mate in 2 Mate in 3 No. 1826 No. 1829 No. 1832 GEORGE W. HARGR EAVES R. CHENEY V. L. EATON Au bu r n, Al a. Wa~h i ngt o n, D. C. "'" Male in 3 Mate in 3 No. 1827 No. 1830 No. 1833 L. EATON T HOMAS S. McKENNA C. S. K IPP ING v. Lima, Ohio Wednesbu ry, England Ded icated to David Robb Mate in 2 Mate in 3 IIIat e in 4 SOLUTI ONS T O THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE JUNE 5, 1941 • APRI L, 1941 95 Original Section (cont'd) No. 1834 No. 1837 No. 1840 l SADOR and MORRI S ISADOR and MORRIS ISAOOR and MORR I S HOCHBERG,CAPT.H.M. HOCHBERG BERLI NER, and P. L. HOCHBERG ROTH ENBERG 'M at e in 3 SELFmate in 5 No. 1835 No. 1838 No. 1841 P. L. ROT HENBERG GEOF F R E Y MOTT-SM lTH ISADOR and MORRIS I n Memoriam: Isador and New York, N. Y. HOCHBERG Morris Hochberg In Memoriam: Isador a nd (After No. 1784) Mor-ris Hochberg Mate .In 2 M;rt; in 4 No. 1836 No. 1839 No. 1842 P. L . ROTH E NB ERG P. L. ROT HENBERG ISADOR and MORRIS New York, N. Y. HOCHBERG I n Mem or iam: Isador and Dedicated to Morris Hochberg Geoffrey Mott·Smith = Mate in 2 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROB L EMS AR E DUE JUNE 5, 1941 96 THE CHESS R E VIEW "'0. IH9 lJy T ho",,,.., S. "rcKe ,,,',,: (a) I PJ,(S(S), :-':0. 1772' Hussberg: 1 Se·1 intended. but capturi ng Ihe B lack Knight on move 2 cook by 1 Re1ch (Two points l b l I PgS(U), and likewise. (Three points " nen) No. 1113 A h'>'W1 If,,1 C h,.i ~(n"'" c l'C" 'lon_F"irley. No. 17S0 I))' H. C. ~rOwry: I Qn7 (,J'hrc(l points) NO. 1774 1 ... threat; Z Hxf5ch. 1 ... .Pxlt; 2 Hc 2! A IU'jlliant second move- Edelstein. Dilli e u ll second mo"«, a~ 1~ cU."lon",,·y \" I he Mowry proillems- i"airl"l' l'>o. 177" Ha5 (T h" ()e points) No. 17,1 by A lain White: 1 Pc , Intended. with K c4 : 2 Hh5. wonderful Black Pawn play, b ut thor" r"gainlng' It hy Ihl' are cooks l>y I S lJ7 or 1 &ti ('M, re" pO int" ""ch). 1'0 '-" Cl;>'Ted;otl, .""" Ihe M""ch No, 1716 Is~lt e. ~ o, 181 5. No. 1752 by I·'red Sprenger: Intended 1 Re-I. fol low"" by 2 I{hl Or 2 It>: e!. I;ut thilrc is "cook Loy I BIJS and 2 It>: e] (Fou,' points .meh). No. 1777 j)o in t~) No. 1753 by Sa", Loyd: r Qal (Two j..IOints) 2 PfS. A cross-board I riunKle V""1(,' I)'_Mar s ha ll. " no th" ,· This wag Ihe fo reru n ner o r a Kreal n" ",y t!X" 'lll,les showln!:" k ey pi e c,,~ moving 10 N o. 177 ~ ('l'hn'c j)o l nl~) hoard corners- Editor. No. 175·1 by Sam Loyd : 1 Be5 (Two ]>oinlll) .,. s,oerlflclllli pieces (:on,plel" walter Ki vi"l( .... Illl<"ht. An o ld .. plaY-I"" I rley. lime ravorite-Marsh,,11. A <.: Iassi<.: ex No. 1119 by Rolm rl Collins: 1 RaZ ('I'hrec polnt~) ",nple or what. German 1.h eorlRts eflll the ! . , , Pe2; 2 RC hc2. "[3ren npunkt .. or " cuttinl<"-polnt" Idea, in A kind of 1'urton sUh5litute