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Subscription Rate ONE YEAR $6.00 1 White to move and win 2 Black to move and win With only major pieces on This position features an· FIREWORR:S FOR THE FOURTH the boal'd, a position tends other inglorious fizzle. It to be a complete fizzle into was to have been a great big Municipal regulations around here have cut down a draw or a smashing win for boom, with Blaclt losing a the once terrific pyrotechnics for the glorious fourth one side or the other. Black full piece. And it was, in of July, and these in this quiz ought not to dazzle you has elected to smash, oft'er· a way; for Black resigned. ing an ingenious 'Queen sac You can prove that 'White's overmuch. Still, you can test yourself: excellent jf rifice. His torpedo sputters powder was damp If you you solve 10 correctly: good if 8; and fair if 6. out if you see how to handle look real s hal'p about it. Solutions on page 205. it safely. Do you? How does Black win!
3 White to move and win 4 Black to move and win 5 White to move and win 6 Black to move and win T his position has the ele· This is a properly con This, too, is a controlled As you can see here there ments for a little display or trolled bit of feu de joie explos ion. Black won't get can be no ultra·special ex real pyrotechnics , 1)01 just which can be run oft with no badly burned by it, unless plosion. No Queen to sacri tame sparklers and diminu· real danger to the exhibitor. he attempts to spoil your fice, for instance. Still and tive firecrackers. White has H YOII manage the works cor· show, then he wll!. It's all, if you combine the in· gone all out here In press rectly, though, White will apparently a fairly level gredients properly, and ing h is attack and now he find them far from safe! [t position, But you can start White tries to s tand up to has a \:0uple of pieces en is probable that you can put yoU!' opponent on the down them, you can s\ll'pl'ise him prise. Can you finish his him completely 011 the run. grade it you perceive the with a real bang. Do you job? How? means. Go to it, see II0W?
7 White to move and win 8 Black to move and win 9 White to move and win 10 Black to move and win "Hoist by his own petard," Perhaps, we can say for ·We used to have a "safe" Here you can finish of/' so loved by chessic commen this one that we are really sort of cannon which did the day as best you can. It tators, means really "blown setting up some good old really go "boom," and was seems White is throwing up by his own fireworks" or time fireworks. At any rate, guaranteed not to hurt, a some explosive stuff at you. "mine" as the modern term look for a couple of good carbide affair with a loud But, if you don't go off in a Is, YOll can s pring a mine blas ts and then be ready to blast to start off the 4th. panic, you can turn his pow. here which will blow Black move in. It is hardly likely You can start the fireworks der against him. Practice up, and not yourself. Do that Wllite expects much at here with a good loud blast, makes perfect, and you you see the fuse? Well, this time. Can you surprise and safely, so far as you are ought to be there by now. light it! him? concerned. Let it rip! So just win! CHESS REVIEW ,,,, ,.,au., CHIS. MAO""'" Volume 30 Number 7 July 1962 EDITED &. PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowjt~ TV SPECTACULAR the British player John Cochrane played a [ Jlurchase your magazine occasiunally series "f games in India in the early 19th Table of Contents at the news stand and notice in your June century. His oPllonenl. !\·Joheschurder, Chessboard Magic! •...... 211 Readers' Forum some talk about a che s ~ answered I" Cuchrane's I P- K4 wilh ... spectacular on television. P-KN3. Chess Club Directory ...... 194 You may be intereSled in knowing Iha! H V(;11 MYERS Chess Vignettes ...... 224 on June 6 Ihe Houston Chess Club began Dvcalur, lllillois Finishing Touch ...... , ... , .. . 201 a series of weekly 45 mint!!e programs HORSE Pl.AY Gruenfeld (in Memoriam) ...... 207 called Play CIJess on local educational TV Here is another Horse Play problem ref. How to Win in the Ending ...... 204 channel 8. The program is del'ot ed partly l!lO~t:' ill iVlay issue, page 145}. [n exactly On the Cover ...... 195 tu heginners and partly 10 Ihe mUfe ad· five legal lllOI' CS. Black's Queen Knight Postal Chess ...... 212 I'anced players. It i., thorough I)' illteresl. t! i ~ al'pears. While's two Knighls disap. • Solitaire Chess ...... 206 III g. pear, and lllack has his King Pawn at Spotlight on Openings ...... 210 W. 1. llAUD! K
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INTERNATIONAL , , "l I , Najdorf Rides A90in! • I. In II powerful internillional tourname nt .1 just cumpleted in HII YII.IlIl, lhut wily, ulo1 grandmaster, Miguel Najd(lrf of Argentina scored an impressive first place wilh u 1ulal of 16Yt points (JUI of 11 possible 21. Next in line were Lev Po] ugllyevsk y, reo cent winn er ut Milr del 'Plata, li nd Dori~ Spassky, USS R Chl1mpion, bo th of the Soviet Union with 16. Svcwzllr Gligorich of Yuguslavia and fo rmer World Cham pion Vassily SmYilluv of the Soviet Un iull had lSY2 euclt. 5.,)me of the other cun tenders were Boris Ivkov of Yug(M lavia, Ludek Pachm ann eric O' Kdly de Galway of Belghull tOl,k first with 6% -2 % _ foll owed by P. Dubinin of the Soviet Un ion , 6·3,
Event in Germany At Garmis ch, German)-, the home town representa tive T. i\la rgddik, H, D. Mal lett of the U. S. Armed Forces and M. E. \Vise of England all shared premie r hon - ors,
UNITED STATES "To Err Is Human . .." Our profuse apologies go to \Iiss Lu cille Kellner for inadvertellt omission of her name in our June story of tlu! UnitM . States Women's Championship. Miss Kell ~• .-- ner's 5-5 score must be uccounted II good Or. Milton Hanauer sponsors a nd conducts Inter.Scholastic Chess Tournament. showing in the strongest wOJl!en·s field ever assembled, Huffman, Ja mes A, Murray, Bernard Colorado Conquers New Award Goodman, James W. Be:lIle, Sam S loan Held at the T rinidad Sta le Juninr Cui . The P aul Masson Vineyards of Sara a nd J, A, Tejada. For North Carolinu, lege. a double round match bet ..... een Colo toga have created the George Koltanow.sk i full puints were $Cored hy Vernon Rob· rado and Nell' Mexico resulted in a Caissa Award in recognition of the inter in llon, Peter Kendell. Fred Fornoff, Sluurt thllmlling win fur the former by 26~ . 9Ih , national master's lifetime devotion to the Nublin, Grady Brown. Leo F. Little, Ed· On ll llpcr buards, Hi chard Moure lind V, cause of chess both as \l18yer a nd promo win Blunchard, Gillium Hornstein, David Truibush scored 2-0 each fur ClOllOrado, ter. This bronze plaque, desi gned by the SIII'eve, Mrs. Kathleen Harwell !lnd Karl .... hile Max Bu rkett a nd T om Heldt made famous sculpto r Maria n Brackenridge of Li chtma n, Ihe last t ..... u by default. a stand fo r New Mexico. J uan Re id and Sonoma, will be presented annually to a Don Wil:Kl1I were captains, resl'e<:t iveiy, Ace.High select few organizers of chess e\'ents and lO f the winning lind los ing teams. winners of certain to urnaments, together Jude F. Acers, 4 Y~-Y~. wun the Missis. with Kultanowski's personal gift of a case sip pi.Louisiuna Open, om:·ha lf point uNt er Good Start uf rin~ Paul 1\l a;;50n wine. The first chesti tha n A. L !\·rcAuley, John Hurt and Troy The Fort Campbe ll Chess Cluh uf Ken Ilersonality to be so honored was Jeny }lii1er. !\IcAuley and Hurt ended in a tucky downed the Nashl'ille Yi\'1CA uf Ten. Spann of Oklahoma City. I nformation a ~ dead heat fm secund and third with an nessee by a tally of 11 ~~-8lh in II double 10 eligibility may be obtained fro m iden licul Solkoff and Median reckoning, round match invulving ten IJ laye)';! on George Koltanowski at Laguna Street, 3049 while J\'liIler s lip l~d IJll ck to fun Tl h_ T here eaclt side. It WIIS a notable victury fur Sa n Francisco 23, California. we re 28 (,layers_ the Fol'! Call1llhel1 club insofar as the IUlltr h,IS heen only recen tly fOfllu-d. Portland Wins REGIONAL The Purtland Chess Clul) of Oregon met the Huse de Guerre Chess Cluh of Camas, In the Heartland NYU Law School Tournament Washington, and trill m llhe{\ by a score uf Hun Li ght sune won the Finals of a cltess i ndianal)oli;;. I ndiana, WII S the scene of 26V2.13V2. T he first half of the ma tch, tUll rnament of 25 students of bot h g rad the C r oS&roa d ~ of America Open, CU IJlun:Bobby Fischer took part in the League tourneys when a student.. Senior Seclion: fou r man team winner was Stuyvesant 20,8, ahead of Foresl Hills 17-11 , Regis 16Y2-UY2; two man team At t he Inter_Scholastic t ourney, Dr. Harry Bakwin (standing center ) a nd John winner was Lincoln ahead of Fursa, d irector of the N. Y. Chess a nd C heckers C lub, lend a helping hand. 9%-4Yz Bronx Science 9-5; Forest Hills, Midwood and St uyvesan t, 8112 each. CALIFORNIA This yea r the .Mar~ll:ill Chess Club, de· jllnior Section : four man team winner In the annual classic known as the fend ing champion, swept all before it in was p.s. 60 Manhattan 48.12, ahead of North·Suutll match, t.he North crushed its every division of the League. In the A 01' P,S. 50 Brooklyn, 61 Brooklyn and 143 rivals to the tune of 2B·14. Thc victurs' major division, the League title was re , Bronx 47-%,12% each; two man team wi n, superiority was especially marked on the ner was P. S. 60 Manhattan 28Y2,51h, tained by the Marshallites with a perfect first ten hoards, where t.he Sout h could ahead of P. S. 50 Brooklyn 27% ,6%, p, S. not manage to wi n a single gam'::. Six of 6,0 match score, whir,h included a 4%,3-'lj 61 Brookl yn 27·7 and 14.3 Bronx 25%,8%. these upper boards registered draws, and victory "vcr their tradi tional rivnh from There were 6 fou r man Public School four of them yielded Northern win" (Cont i nued on page 199) teams in all ; 8 two man teams. through the cerebrations of Konig, Par· llulieH, Falconer and Hines. Elsewhere the Southern effo rt was not much more A GREAT BOOK by a GREAT TEACHER effective in resisting the steamroller. The California College title tourney wa~ won by Walt Cunningham of Los Angeles State College, 4%.%, followed l)y Stephen CHESS SECRETS Matzner of Cal Poly, 4,1. by EDWARD LASKER CONNECTICUT Neil McKelvie of West Haven tall ied 6%-% to take the state championship. INth is mellow volume of memoirs, Lasker offers Next in the 53 man competition were a wealth of fascinating detail about his name, David M. Lees and James IV\. Bollon, each sake Emanuel, Capablanca, Alekhine, Nimzovich and 6·1, with Lees gain ing second on a tie, other great players of past and present, from whom breaking basis. The 5%,1% tie for fourth and fift h between 10hn Bell and Nicholas he learned tbe fine poin ts of chess by crossing swords Haymond was broken by Swiss totals in with tbem. A member of the armed forces writes: favnr of Bell. 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CHE SS REVI EW , JULY, 1962 197 Ohio _ July 28 to 29 Missouri - September 1 to 3 Cillcinnmi Open Tourll(lI/wllt in Green 91h Annual Heart oj America OWm at Rm of Central Parkway YMCA. nos Elm completely air-conditioned Park East Hu_ St & Central Pkway: 6 Rd SS Tmt, 3 Rd tel, 10lh McGee, Kansas City 6, Mis July 28 at 45 moves/ lV~ hours, 3 Rd. S()uri: 7 Rd SS Tmt, 45 moves/2 hours, July 29 at 50 movesj2 hours, adjudications 22 per thereafter (ties broken by S.-n. after time control: EF $6 lllu~ USCF dues first, Median 2d): EF $10 plus uscr ($4.80 if before July 25: Juniors $4, or dues, acceptable 7 AM to 12M, SepL. 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RR Tmt: Round Pennsylvania State Championship at the 12/h AlII/IUd Vallt'Y oj rIle Moon Ches.~ Robin Tournament (each man pi&y8 ever'l' Hotel Sherwyn, 212 Wood Stret'!, Pitt~ other man). KO Tmt: Knock-out Tourna. Festival on tl.e historic Plaza, Sonoma, ment (Ioaera or low s<::orera eliminated). burgh 13, Pa. 7 Rd SS TIllt, 50 moves/ 2 California : short tournament 11 AM of :1 $$: Cash prizes. EF: Entry fee. CC: Chess hours: open to slate residents or memo club. CF: Chen FederaUon. CAl CheM AI- game,,:: groups of 4 players, c1a~$es A, B bers of Penn CC: EF $5 plus USCF dues: 8Oclatlon. CL: Cheaa Letl~e. Rd: rounds. and C. aho sections for women and jun USCF due,,: $5 membership per year. title, $$ & trophies: bring clocks and sets: iors (14 and under) : simuls, problem solv registration 12 to 1 PM, September]: for South Carolina _ July 6 to 8 ing conte ~ t s and other actjvitie~; trophies. further information: Will. M. Bvland, CarolinG$ Open at Ocean Forest Hotel, book prilt's and special surprise prizes: 1610 Bigelow Apts., Pittsburgh II), Pa. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: 6 Rd SS che,,:~ and pienic for family and friends in Tmt: EF 85 plus SC or NC dues ($2) world fanwus Valley of thc Moon: ~om_ Texas _ September 1 to 3 and USeF: register 10 AM, Jul)' 6: S$ plcte information: l\'lrs. Lois McVeigh, first $100, others as entries Jlermil: fur SOlwma Valley Chamber of Cnmnwrce, 461 SOllthWNt Open at Statler- Hillun Hute\ ther information, Prof. L. L. Foster, 4600 First 51. West, Sonoma, California. in Dallas, Texas (modern and fully air Trenholm Road, Columbia, S. 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Saturday, 3 Sunday: $$ to 3 high~st, 25, 15 & 10% of EFs, also trophies ,md prizes to Illinois - August 31 to September 3 1962 Canadian Open Championship winners in all classes: 3 highest qualify to at the Midland Hotd, in Ottawa, Ontario, Aug. 25 to Sept. 3 Texas Challengers Tournament: bring sets Tlrl' Chicago Open 172 W. Adams, in Chicago's Loop: Rd S3 -watch for further details. and clocks: inquiries and ad\'ance registra 7 Tmt: S8 guaranteed at $250 bt, $125 2d, tion t() Peter K. Cook, 1212 Randolph 875 3d, 825 highest A, S20 each tn highest Drive, EI Paso, Texas. 1962 USCF Open Championship woman, highest junior and highest Bi 515 We are still waiting for details on this Ohio - July 21 to 22 each to highcst C and highest unratcd; event but know the following: location, Ohio Opm Speed Clwmpionship at and, if participation permits $25 per point San Antonio, Texas; time: August 13 to YMCA, 2200 Prospect Av., Cleveland, over 4%. Please bring clocks (sets will he 25; prize list, stated as liberal with first provided). Special hotel rate fur out-of· Ohio: 7 Rd, 40 moves/40 minutes & 20/20: place guaranteed a minimum $1000, also t" ..... n participants at $S/day. Entries and EF $4 .flat, open to all: register 10 A!'Il, a separate "Handicap" prize list. lsi $200, i nquirie~ tn Richard Verber, 2725 W. 84 July :21: Ist.Rd 12 M, 4 Rd, July 21, 3, with a (J.S. Handicap Champion. Address Street. Chicago 52, Illinois. July 22, last Rd 3 PM: $S to 1st 3, more inquiries: 1962 United Slates Ollen Tour if enlries permit: inqumes to James namenl, 410 South Audubon, San An Schroeder, Box 652, Springfield, Ohio. Iowa - September 1 to 2 tonio. Texas. 8th Annual Iowa Op 198 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 (Continued from page 197) Florida. In the strong Gold Coast Tou l" Mi'll/esQUt. Norris Weaver chalked up a the Manhattan ChclIs Club. Thc latter 1Iliment at .Miami Beach, four Jl l aycl '~ 3·0 play-off victory against Glen Proechel formidable organ illa ti on many years ago fini shed with 3Y:l-l% scores and five to gain the championship of the Minneap. used to divide hcgemony of New YMk others witll 3-2. When the ti e.hrea k in~ oli s Chess C lu ~. Curt Brasket. state ti tle· City ches~ with the Man hall Club, but in calculations were completed, .Murray holder, was third in tht: regular round more recent times Ililed up one League Cohen emerged as winner of the cvtnt r~) hin . championship a ft e r another. This th!nl[ and F. Borges as runner- UII. Third und The Twin Cities Che,;S Lcague, invoh'_ was interrullted lu t year hy Ihe Marshal fourth were A. Aguero and D. Sumner re· ing eight teams of six players each, was lite;; and again in the current ~t r u gg l e. s pectively. wun by the St. Pa ul Chess Club with a Details of the la tcst Marshall·Manhall ll n The 34 player fi eld oompeting for tl le game score of 26·16. T ied for second and encounter are as follow!o, with ~ 1 a' s h a ll North Florida dlllmilionship wu tOPI)C([ third were Minnesota Mining Mfg. and player;; named first in the l)a lrmg.;;: b)' Allan "imber. Second was Ned Ha rdy. I{elllington Rand Uni\'ac, 24-18 each. In Larry Evans I, AI Horowitz 0 ; R. Wein · United States Champion Larry Evans, in fomth place was the University of Minne· std n lJ:. A. Feuerstein %; J. T. She rwin a <16 hoard simultaneous ex hibit ion at the sota, 23Yz-18l,4. Memhers " f the cham %, P. Brandts %; H. Seidman !h, A. Fountainebleu Hotel in Miami Beach, lI·on pionshil) SI. Paul team wcre William Kai· Turn~r %; A. Saidy 0, Or. H. S ussman 1; 32 games, drew 8 and 10s1 6. Five "f hj~ ~e r , Dane Smith, Gene Hoeflin, AI Riley, Dr. K. Burger lh, J. Gore %; S. Bern losses were accounted for by Cuhan refu· J ungdahl and PetrllS. stein Jh, G. Shainswit %; E. Mennis I, gees Carlos Rivera, Dr. A rm and" Ouer.lu, Nell) h r5f!Y. A 14.Q smash retained tht: W. Shipman O. The stellar quality of this Manuel Jurdan, Raul POll;; and Salvad"r EIi~!lbet h Che$s Cluh title for Irving Ell list is apparent at a glance. Not all the Peraza. The other defeat was inflictl'd hy ner, who now has two legs on the cham· fine play was confined to the i\1arshall Marvin Sills. pionship trophy. Ed HaUl; placed second. and Manha ttan team efforu, since the The Scarlet Knights Chess Club of Ma· Scarlet Knights of near.by New J ersey, JlJitwi~. At the GOlllpers Park Chess Cluh Il] ewoud won all se\'en matches in the newcomers to the League, surprised the in Chicago, a championship rOllnd robin North Jersey Chess League and compiled Manhattans in thei r lair. iconoclastically ended in a five- way tie al 9-4 by Mrs. an oUl.Standing game SCOI'C of 46 Y2-9%. In EVil AronS(ln, K. Firfarofl, Charles Gilr· defeated their famollS oPPoll ellts. a nd cluded in the cluh's line.up were Weaver wi n, James Warren and Peter Wolf. Thc eventually finished as League ru nner·up Adams, Robin Ault. L Blonarovych, Leroy finals of the Group II Championship P re· with 4%-lY;.t. Thus the Manhattallll, as a Dubeck, Derwin Kerr, Rohert Coughlin, liminary at the same club 581'0' Winton result of d roPlling two matches (in which, Norman H urtt len, Rai]lh H urttlen and it may be men tioned en passam, they were Fulk, Gerry Johnson and Dr. M. Pim ~ l er tie for fi rst at 3%-1%. A play.off ....· iII J ohn :MacDonald. Lnoking for more not al full sirength), found themselves i ll worlds to conquer, the Scarlet Knights decide the winner, who is to be seedL>d ill a ll unaccustomed third place with 4-2. ellle red the Metropolitan Chess League Othe r scores in the A Division : Chess and the d ub titl e tourney next fa ll. Top honors in the Gompers Park Area li nd Ilrorn l)tly c reated a sensation by beat_ Checker Cluh a nd Baltic, each 2%-3%; illg the reduubta bie Manhattan Chess Clu b T ourna ment were won by G. Zs"lnIlY. 6.0. London Terrace, l'h-4l/z ; Queens, 0·6. in tile fi rst round. In tile two B Dh'isions of the Metropol He and runner-up Oren Eisell berg will represent Gompers Park in the cumin!; itan OU!SS Leaglle. the Marsha ll teams Nc/o York. In the Senior Division of the lI'e re as invincible as in the A. The Mar junior knockout tourney of the Ch icago Scholast ic Tournament for students in the shall Juniors soored 7.Q in B.I. and their Park District. four.county area surrounding Gelle\'a (On_ ciuhmates tallied 6·0 in B·2. A Illay-off TIle Lake View team won the North tario, Wayne, Yates and Selleca), Alex between these two Marsllall teams resulted Section championship of the Chicago H igh ander Matolcsy was unbeatable with 5·0, in a dashing triumph lor the J uniors by School Chess League, Ihus qualifying, to· [('llowed by TIwmas Bradshaw, 4·1. The another sweep of 6-0. gether with three other schools in the .J uni or Division went 10 Bas Kuenen, alSIJ North, for the knockout finals aguinat th c with a 5·0 sweep. A grand total of 50 RHODE ISLAND top four in the South Section. pl ayers participated. The 14 playe l' tourney fol' state 5 [1- Louisialla. Tom Mahan, 5-1, won th e New Chess is one of the 25 rccreational and premacy was credited to Peter Henry Orleans Chess Club "C" championship, occupa tional pursuits encou raged at the Gould, 5-0. His brother William tied with ahead of Walter Bougere, 4Ih-l% . Sirovich Day Center in New York City, a C. M. Irwin for the runner·up posili')JI. VERMONT Commercial Chess Lea9ue 1'011OIitan Life 29-27 and Merrill Lynch, of New York Maxson Electronics, Civil Service and Class A of the state champi'.lnshi]1 was After a full ~a~()n of chess activity, Nuval S hi]lyard. won by David Chapill, 4%- 1%, ((lllowed III Division C, Equitahle Life won ill' by Fred Tatro wi th the same game score the Comlllercial Chess League of New Yurk City celebrated ill a n anliulil han MIRACLES AND MIRAGES each, then the four points with the added Pawn may win. Still, you Illay have Bi shop a nd Pawn for a four It is common knowledge that a certain superiority points plus, a nd not win- if it is a White Queen Rook in material will decid e the viclory in a game, when Paw n and the Bishop travels on black squares, and Ihe va lues, balances and imLalances of the remaining Black's King comma nds the queening square. forces are well known and accu rately matched. Thus, \Ve do kllO W genera ll y, however, th at a given mllll· there are many end ings in which th e mere advantage of II1l1lll of points will win. For instance, an ending with I1n Exchange or of a Bi shop and Kni ght over a Rook I{ook (5 points) and Pawn (one point) is a certain may win. Or, more familiarly, where th e advanta ge win versus a Knight (3 points); th erefore, we have a of a single Pawn is eno ugh to swing II decision. guide that tells us three poin ts pl us in material will Yet there are positions ill which th e Exchange or generall y win llS the ending. Or two Rooks against two the Bishop and Kn ight ve rslIs Rook may only draw. Knights sets us an irresistible preponderance (4 points) And the Pawn Illay fa il to win beca use th e Ki ng wi th plus, apart h om the progressive ratio of maneuvera it does not have the " opposition" over the oppos in g bility which is enjoyed wi th a proportiona tely bigger Killg. The facto rs may he reckoned up in points. And male rial advantage. a superbl y systematic expose oC the point COllllt system "Generally" only; th at is the poi nt. J ust as was in · in chess is provided ill Horowitz' Look, ? oiTll COllrlt dicated in the remarks all Bishop and Queen Rook CheH, It is sotllething like the Lridge player's CO LIllt Pawn only drawing, or of K ings being in propel' op of the cards ill his hands when he bids. position, so we may come across exceptions from the Just talking at random (and not following Horo· simple point COUllt rule, on ma teria L Somewhat as th e wi tz' system), YOll may reckon a Pawli a t aile point bridge player will count two tricks for all Ace and and, if the opposition of Kings is right, that llIa y win. King, but an additional t ril~ k if he has a "singleton" Or, if you match a Knight for a Bishop at 3 points in a non· trump suit. The Fourth Dimension it it; nOt a side t he point t o say tha t White T his sub!ddla l'y pos ition is well WOI'tlt ha ll t wo ple('es en prise, bef'll des. The re a diagram, Il il lustrates t he point that A. Gurvich ,. im vl)' mllst be a lOOllholfl ! CHESS R£VlEW, JUL Y, 1962 201 9 • • . • R-Q1 ~till further augmented in the Hungarian the moving of Black's Rook Pawn to 10 B-6211 Sakkelet of January 195fi.) KNa. Yes, clinches it indeed, the draw by Arter a ... N-Ka 4 BxB, R-QN2, the Here now is the reconstructed 1909 pel'petual shuttle! replies 5 B-B6, N-B1 and 5 B-B1, N-B1 study which, it is hoped, may now with· This type of perpetual pin is, of and 5 B-R3, R- N6 lose for White; but stand all future probing. course, a freak occurrence. But it can it is left to the reader here to work be expressed in numerous settings of out the consequences or look up the J. de Villeneuve Esclapon 1909 this type, Henry Rinck especially pro SOUI'ces cited. Anyhow, In Gurvich's Amendment 1961 by W. Korn & N. Guttman duced a varigated fare of such types piece, we have a more than sat!s(adory and collated them in his monumental substitute on the same theme. book 1414 Fins de Parties. He also il· lustrates draws with two Rooks versus J. de Villeneuve Esclapon two Knights. many of them composed L'Echiquier Francais 1909 in collaboration with M. Malpas. J. de Villeneuve Esclapon Schwelzerische Schachzeitung 1923 White to move and win With this mention of the gratifying topic of readers' response, the writer !lOW turns to some readers' contributions since the inception of this column. White to move and win It Is unfortunate that the same bri!o Hant and often admired Villeneuve Es· Nicholas Gabor clapoll has had the bad luck to have Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947 White to move and draw been found wanting in another famous Retnrning, however, to our remark on position which otherwise excelled in its Gurvich improving on an earlier Idea, short. pointed and original "key moves:' he refers himself to an earlier composl· 1 B-B3! R-R4 tion by J, de Villeneuve Esclapon who 2 B-N4! • • • • WOIl a first prize with the following. Black is a full Rook up -(except for A short, poignant jewel of a miniature one feeble Pawn, which serves merely often represented in books for almost as a barrier against check to White's half a century. King). And White's Knight, moreover, The White Bishop, directly or by nlti· is both trapped and en prise. Who be· mate pins, controls all the squares lieves in miracles? which the Rook might try to enter in This example may convert you! order to prevent White's Pawn from queening-an admirable specimen of 1 8-N7 R-R2! White to mate in two control of maximum space with mini· Else 'White's Pawil may someday mum means. Endgame composer, Droblemist and queen. If 1 ... R-QB8, 2 B- Q2t obviously wins columnist Nicholas Gabor, besides SOille 2 K-N4! K.N the Rook. "Obviously"? Fifty·one years personal comments and some on past 3 K-R5! N-B4 later, in 1960, it came to light that the installments of 'The Finishing Toucll," 4 Bx8 • • • • solution contained an optical illusion and has submitted some problems. On 4 K-N6, Black has 4 .• RxB. that the inherent Ret! triangular march The White King is threatened by four 4 . . . . RxPt! of the King to catch the distant Pawn checks by Black's Queen. After the key 5 K-N5 R-R7! had been there all along and Dersistent· move, 1 0-0, the check 1 ... QxPt, Is Or 5 .. R- QN3 6 B-K5, N-K2 7 B-Q4. ly overlooked! After 1 B-B3, R-QB8 2 answered by 2 N/4- B2. (This is not, 6 B-K5! R-KB7 9 K-N4 R-Q4 B-Q2t, K-K4! 3 BxR, K-Q3! the King however, a "pure mate," as, for instance, 7 8-84! N-Q5! 10 K- B4 K-N3 wins the supposedly winning Pawn. KB5 is controlled by both the White 8 B-K3 R-B4t 11 K_ K4 K-B4 This writer thought it all rather a Queen and the Bishop on N6, nor are 12 K- Q3!! pity and looked for a saving correction the other variants "pure:') Here again 'White has an unbreakable by placing a Black Pawn on Black's Q3 hold, with the same shuttle as in the so as to block the King's Reti march: Nicholas Gabor previonsly given (but later) example. The e.g. 1 B-B3, R-QB8 2 B-Q2t, K-K4 3 Chess Problemist 1948 Xmas Tourney difference, however, is that the later BxR and 3 ... K-K3 Is Black's only Gurvich one presented the theme in a defense. But it turns out to be sufficient more striking manner by contrasting a because of 4 K-N8, P-Q4 5 B-B4, K-K2, Bishop and two Rooks and also by in· and Black draws. cluding the tempting try and refutation So he further amended with placing of 4 B-B5. White's King on KN8 instead of KRS, Twelve years after the above had ap· picking up thus with 4 K- B8 (in the peared, moreover, the Russian composer above line), P - Q4 5 B-B4, P-Q5 6 K Maisells provided fnrtller proof that Gur· K8, P- Q6 7 P - B7, and White wIns. Pub· vich's piece was more exact. Maiselis lication, however, brought in (much showed that Villeneuve's ending was later) a correction which poiIlted out: "cooked," because Black wins if he plays 1 B-B3, R-R4 2 B- N4, R-N4t! 3 K-R8, 3 ... N-K3 instead of 3 ... N-B4. R-N7! and 4 ... R-QB7, stopping the Maiselis' evidence appeared in the Sep· White Pawn. Tbe writer, from Plain· White moves and helps Black to mate him tember issne of Shakhmaty 1955. (It was field, New Jersey, suggested, therefore in three moves 202 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 This "Selfm a te in three." wh ic:h is part Hastings, December 1945 of t he "Alice in Wondel'land" face t o r Premiere Reserve Tournament A SUPERB PEG-IN ("h ess . prOI-Id es amnsing puzzles find some QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED mental t raining il] the vis ualiza tion and Dc, A. T. Knoppers Reginald Lee Johnson creation of mating nets by mut\1al ('0' o rdination of the a vailable forces with in \\,hite Black :: give n s pace and time. 1 P_Q4 P- Q4 B 8-Q3 8-Q3 It is intere sting t o foll ow how all the 2 P-QB4 P-K3 9 Q-B2 P- KR3 pieces clear the first ran lt so as to 3 N-QS3 N-KB3 10 B-R4 0-0 allow Black a final, wide-swing In g. knock si bly ~e l"l" e to :.; Oil· White break" li P Ula("](" King· covered in rayon velvet. avoid a sideline which he ha s not di s s ide . When opened (see small photo), the eove red.) 19 RxRt Q,R 22 R-K4 Q- B2 hinges slide the top underneath to be A very penetrat ing a nalysis was pro 20 B,N P,B 23 P- N3 B-Q3 come the supporting base (as in top vided by Willia m Rabinowitz of J amaica . 21 R-K1 Q_Q1 24 R-N4t K_R1 photo). Closed size is 7Ys" by 5Vs" by New York, to our " staircase p roblem" 1%". P laying board Is 4V2" square. (page 361, December, 1961 ). which is The size of board and men gives ex reproduced here. cellent playing v isibility. The design of men is both finely artistic and, with their exceptional size, of top quality for play_ ing purposes. Order by cato..lOI:""e ""mber: T'he Mi kado Nc . 18 1 Pr'ice Postpaid $15,00 25 Q_Q2 , , , The T urton the me s tarts! !lm i i. IS TRA VEUNG CHESS SET 1 N-Q7§ K-N2 8 Q- K7t K_ N3 exe "uted wit II tempo )l;alll. 2 R- KBB K- N3 9 K- R2 P-R6 25 _ . , , 8-K81 27 Q-Q3 P_K84 3 N- K6 P,N 10 P-N3 P_ R5 26 B- B2 8-81 28 N-R4! .. .. 4 Q- B7t K-N4 11 P-N4 P-R4 5 N-K5 P,N 12 P- N5 P-R3 On:; ~ . .. Q- Q2 . t here foll ows :;n H-B-t ! 6 B- K4 P,B 13 Q-8St K-R2 28 . . . . P-B4 7 B-K3 P,B 14 P-N6 mate 29 NxP . . . . Ra binowitz points out an a lte matil'e Now t here is the threat : 30 R- N 8t, appro ach, an:! ;c is a mOl'e shorter ! KxH. ( 01' 30 ... K-H.2 31 N- K7§. P-B4 32 1 N-Q7§ K- N2 7 N-Q5 K- N4 QxPt. BxQ 33 OxB mate) 31 N- K7t . K- N2 2 Q-BBt K_N3 8 R_QN5 K- N3 32 Q- H7 t, K- B3 33 N-Q5t, winning. 3 R- R5 K-N4 9 N-K7t K-N4 29 . . . . P- B3 32 Q- K4 B-QN2 4 N_QB5 K- N3 10 B-K3 P,B 30 N- N7 P-B4 33 Q-K6 8-N2 5 N-Q3 K-N4 11 Q-N8t K-B5 31 NxP P-B5 34 Rx8 Q-B3 6 N-K1 K_N3 12 K_R2 P-R6 13 P-N3 mate9 As a la st cont r ibution, he re is a double " Turton-theme" ga llle (the reader s will This peg_in traveling set has a playing remember the Turton theme fl'om page board all of 8" square! Plastic men, %" 52 o[ l~ebruary this year) sent in by high, plug into plywood board which is Dr. A. T. Knoppers or :i'.Ier ck, Sharp and encased in a leatheretle cover: The De Dohllle. Dr. Kuoppe rs played and won it Luxe model (also has compartments at againSi my oId friend Reginald in 1945. each end for captured men). Standard And t he game found its way in the Dutch model is in pasteboard cover (has no book (Encounters with Chess Mas ters") compartments). De Luxe in photo. by H ans Kmoch and Lodel'ik Prins. Order by catalogue number: No. 900-Standard model ...... $1.50 • The pUrilOse of the COl"l"lctiOtl C~C" I>e d us . This version lacks thc fandful . decorative No. 9003-De Luxe model ...... $7.00 ballet and up-and-back escala.tlon of the Now Black stages a "counter 'furton" orig inal. lC s hortness is d esired. how a\>out -bllt too late! 1 x -Qa. 1<- 1\"32 Q-BSt. K- 1\"3 3 Q-N8 ma le MAIL YOUR ORDER TO or. for Umt malter. I .N - leii mute! Eut the 35 R-R7tJ Resigns CHESS REVIEW original ]Jl'oblem "eqUi l'ed mate b)' the While Paw,,! _ Ed. i' ch~ck : . t = db!. check; ~ = dis. ch. 134 West 72nd Street, New York 23, N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 203 by DR. MAX EUWE Former World Champion ENDGAME STUDY 39 3 . . . . B-B7 ;'\0\\', on 3 ... P- KH5. "White wins In the endgame, the short-stepping Knight is more often than not at again with passed Pawn, therefore, the question ari ses: can White win? In order to win. "W hite must in the long run ]lermit the Pawn to adl·ance. an a]lparenlly I·isky procedure which must be earefully calculated. 2 N-N6 •... As against 2 . .. 1'- KH5 at once. "While 5 N-B7 • • • • has the rollowing resource: 3 N- B8. E The Knighl shows how well it works NS ~ K-N6! E- E7t 5 K-R6. K- TIZ 6 N in elose qtHll·lers. 'rhe threat. i ~ 6 N K7! winning. R6t and 7 P-N8(Q) . o r course. 3 ... P-R6 fails at Ollf'f': 5 . . . . B-Q4 ·1 l\""-IGt K- R2 5 KxB, P-R'i 6 P- NiS(QH. 6 N-R6t K-R2 2 . . . . B-N6 7 N-B5 B-85 For the main variation, it makes no 'fhis endgame position came about in On 7 . .. P- QR5, White wins with 8 :1'\ differf'nce whether the Bishop goes to an important game between two Dutch K7; e.g. 8 . .. B- N6 telse 9 NxU) 9 NxP. 1\"6 or It7. On 2 ... B-Kl, While will~ players. It was at first believed to be P-R5 10 N- Q·I, P-KH6 11 N ··B3. Again. with 3 N-ll8 and .f N- K7t. a draw. Sub!:leqllent analysis, however, the shol't · Me~ping Knight al"l"ive~ just ill showed a win for "White. 3 N-Q7 • • • • time (11. .•. D-Q4 J 2 N-N5t). Now the Knight is much more usel'ul. The winning process is instructive. 8 N-Q4 B-Q4 As in the side-varIaUons above, it was 'White must of course utilize his ad A.e;ain 8 ... P-Kll,'; is met by 9 N- B3! vanced Knight Pawn on the sel'enth a,·Uve via D\!, now it is via Q7. rank. But, in order to creale queen ing 1)O~~tbili ties. he IllUHt employ his Knight. And, to that end, the Knighl begins an uncommon maneuver. 1 N-R8! P-R4 Black must resort to his only true t ounter chance, the fad that he also h as a passed Pawn. That Pawn 110W threatens to advance furthel· when cir cumstances permit-but not too swiftly as then White can capture H. t :::: check; ~ == dbl. check; I :::: dla. ch. 204 CHESS REVIEW, JULY. 1962 This then is the critical position. and, it must be l'emembet'ed. the culminatiOIl ENDGAME STUDY 40 of the unlikely looking 1 N- R8! The Knight has maneuvered to the full ex In this hrief endgame study, it will be seen that Black has a forced tent of its ab!1lUes, Kol\' it sells itself win. The first point of course is that White's Knight is pinned. Added for the win. to that, however, is the fact that White's Pawnr; are "fixed," and, in 9 NxP! • • • • consequence, he is in a virtual Zugzwang. Thus, that comparative rarity, Thi~ sacrifice serves to provide White an endgame combination, hecomes feasible. with a second [reI" Pawn. For the most pal"t. sacl'ifi<,es in endgame play are rare and. as here, they have to involve a queening combination at least in ulti· mate prospect. Black must calltlll'e noll' becanse, on 9 , .. P- KH5. both 10 N-K7 and lO N-K5 win easily: 10 N- K7. P- Hli (or 10 ... B- 85 11 P - B6 etc.) 11 NxB. P - R7 12 N-K7. P-R8(Q) 13 P - N8(Q)t; or 10 K- K5, P - R6 1 t N-N5, and 'While will win 011 the QlIeenside. 9 . . • . B.N 10 K-B7 B-Q4t Under the circumstances. 'White hilS 3 B- B1 B-Q8 If ]0 , .. K-R3. 'While has 11 K - B8! the t:hoice only between 1 B- Q3 and 1 4 B--K2 BxNt B- Q4 12 P - B6 which wins-not 11 p B- QI. Any other move inelll's decisive Now liquidation i~ det:isive in NS(Q). because of 11 ... B-Q5t ]2 itself loss on the spot. and without need 1"01' ••. ExP. K-BS. BxQ 13 KxB, P-KR5 14 P- B6, P-R6 15 P- Bi. P- R7 16 P-BS(Q), P 5 KxB BxB RS(Q) after which 17 Q- H6t , K-RI! Variation A 6 KxB K-N5 may not win at all (1S QxP, Q-N7t and 1 B-Q3 19 ... QxP). In a sense this move of Black's is Every step ill all endgame must be the key to the whole endgame. White precise! must take or the Pawn marches right Olt through. 11 K_B8 P- KR5 12 P-B6 P- R6 2 PxP Here the fMal effect of the pin is There Is still a Pawn l"i;!ce of sort~. immediately apparent. Black threatens ~howing that 'Vhite's combination con· to win the Knight by ... K-N'I- B5. and tains real depth. or course here, ]2 . .. thel'e is little that White can do about BxP fails uttel'ly against IS P-N8{Qlt. that. He must really play 3 B- K2. K- HS 14 Q- H8t 01' Q-K6t etc. 13 P-B7 P-R7 1:1 . , . D- K3 splutters el'en as did 12 t\"01\' it may 110t be stl'ictly pl'oper to . . . BxP: 14 P- BS(Q)t. BxQ 15 P-N8{Q)t. Solutions to CHESS QUIZ speak of White being In Zugzwang, but 14 P-B8(Q) P-R8(Q) No.1 White wins with 1 Q- BSt. K- B2 2 his plight is no better Rnd In some sen~e Qxpj' and 3 RxQ. related to Zugzwang. The fixe(\ posi tion of his Pawns has come down to a No.2 Black wins with 1 ... B- N8! situation in which his King must be No, 3 White wins with 1 Q-N6! (I . , . outtempoed and his King Pawn lost: e.g. NxN 2 Q- R7 mate; or 1 , .. PxQ 2 NxBt 7 P-B5, K-B5 8 K-Q3, K - B6; or 7 K-K3, i;!nd mate next; or 1 . , . PxN 2 NxNt. P-B4 8 K-Q2 01' K-K2, K- B5 9 K-Q3, OxN 3 PxP and mate follows) . K-B6, And, of coul'se. after the White No.4 Black wins with 1 ... R-Nlt 2 King Pawn falls, the whole ending is K- Rl, B-R6 and 3 R-B2. BxR etc. or untenable for ·White. 3 R- Ql, B-N7t and mate next. No, 5 White comes out ahead with 1 Variation B NxP (l ... KxN? 2 N-K5t and 3 QxQ; (Continue from first diagram) 01' 1 ... N-B5 2 Q-KBS, NxPt 3 QxN. 1 B-Q1 P-N5 KxN ·1 N-K5t and 5 RxR etc.). 2 PxP BxNt! It looks here a~ though White has in· No.6 Black wins with 1 , .. D- R6; for. fo'irst, Black must exchange. After 2 herited only a mess of porridge from if 2 KR any. Black mates with 2 , .. R .. BxP 3 BxB. ExNt, White has a sav· the Knight. But, no! he has a spectac· H3t!! 3 PxR. P - N3. ing finesse: 4 K-B3! lIlar finish. No.7 White wins with 1 NxKBP; for, It" 3 KxB 15 P-N8(Q>t! . , . . 1 ... KxN. White mates. 4 B-B2 , , . . In fact. White can also win with 15 No.8 Black wins with 1 , .. N/3xP 2 Exchange of Bishops leads only into Q- B5t, K- R3 17 P-NS(N)t!, the main N 01' B 01' PxN, NxPt 3 PxN, Q- R6t 4 the situation in Variation A, the con idea being: 17 ... BxN 18 Q-B6t. K- R2 Q-R2, BxNt and mate next. sequences of which we have seen. This 19 Q- N7 mate and ]8 ... K-R4 ]9 Q ... No.9 White wins with 1 NxKBP (I .. , fact remains true for any sort of ex H8t. PxN 2 RxPt, NxR S B-R6t ancl mate {'hange ,I BxB. 4 K- QZ, DxB or 4 8-K2. BxB. On 4 D-B3. Black has 4 . , . K-N6 15 . • , , next; 0(' 1 . ' . Q-B7 2 RxQ, B.xR 3 N- R5, (and. if 5 8 - Rl, then G . , . B- Q8J. 16 Q-85t and more Black material goes). No. 10 Black comes Ollt ahead with 1 4 . , ' . P-B4! And. as in the previous note. 'White ... P- K4 2 PxP (or 2 B-KS, P - K5 etc.), With this key move. Blllck confines eithel' mates 01' wins Black's Que",n. PxP 3 BxP (or 11 B-K3. P-K5) , Q-K2 ·1 White's Bishop permanently and renders Q-K2, BxN etc, it a completely "bad" Bishop. CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 205 ENDGAME STUDY 40 (Continued from page 205) HYPERMODERN PROPHET Hypermodern chess has been pre-empted by the current crop of chess players. Here in the AlI·Russian Tournament of 1914 A. Flamberg anticipates the times. He (While) fianchettoes both Bi shops and draws a head on Lewitzky's King hy a neat sacrifice of a Rook. The opening, Now Dlack wins easily because. much a Queen's Indian Defense, begins with 1. P-Q4, N-KB3 2 N-KB3, P- QN3 at< in Variation A. White call move only 3 P- KN3, B-N2 4 B-N2, P-K3 5 0- 0, B- K2 6 P-N3, 0- 0 7 B-N2. hi" J' illj!. The fix ed position of the PilII' ll !> affe(·ts the Issue here, too. But, Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's with KinJ1:' moveR only possible, White next move (exposin g table just enou gh to read it). Now guess White's mu~t a ~ ai n l o~e his King Pawn. 8th move, then expose iL. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make Sub'VOIriation I. move actual1y given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so on. 5 K-B2 B-R4 COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME 6 K-N2 • • • • 6 K - K3, K - N 6 loa ds to an even fastel' White Par Black Your Selection Your fi nish. Played Score Played for White's move Score 6 • • • • K-N!5 7 ••.. P-Q3 ...... 8P- B4 ...... 2 8 .... QN-Q2 · ...... 1I i1U' k can win also with 6 .. . K-N I : 9 QN_Q2 ...... 2 9 . . _ . P-B4 · ...... e.J1:'. 7 K- K3, IJ-NS 8 B- Nt (it White's 10 N_K1 ...... •...... 2 10 .•.• Q-B2 · ...... , ...... King mO~'es, then 8 . . . K-B51. B-Q8 9 11R- B1 ...... 3 11 . •• BxB · ...... , ...... · ...... D- HZ. B-B7 10 K-D3. K - R 5 11 K- K3. 12 NxB ...... •...... 2 12. . . Q-N2 · ...... K- N6. and White's l\' ing Pawn obviou!\ly 13 N-K3 ...... 4 13 .. • . PxP · ...... , ...... · ...... must fa ll. 14 BxP ...... 2 14 . .. • N-B4 · ...... 15 Q-B2 ...... 2 15 ...• N/ 4-K5 · ...... , ...... 7 B-Q1t • • • • 16NxN ...... 2 16 ... _ NxN · ...... , . . . . , ...... Obviously. 011 j . .. K - B 5, White's 17 Q-N2 (01) ...... " 17 _ ..• P_K4 (b) · ...... Kltl/: Pawn cannot sun'h'e for long. The 18 B-B3 ...... 2 18 _ .•• B-N4 · ...... , ...... eXf' hauge or Bishol)S, howe,'er, has the 19 P- B4 ...... 2 19 ... . PxP · ...... , ...... >;I\ me e ffect as Indicated earlieI'. 2OPxP ...... 2 20 . ..• B-83 · ...... 21BxB ...... 2 21 . ... NxB · ...... 7 • • • • K-N4 22 QR-Q1 ...... 4 22 . • . . Q-K5 · ...... 88xB · . . , 23 R-B3 ...... 3 23 . • •. N-R4 (c) · ...... Or 8 8 - 821 K - DS. On 8 B- B3, Blaek 24 N-Q5 ...... 4 24 . . •. QR-K1 · ...... , ...... lll'OCeedr; with 8 ... B xBt himself, since 25 K_B2 ...... 4 25 .. . . Q-B4 · ...... ·...... 9 KxB, K- R5 leaves White helpless 26 R_KNI ...... 5 26 .•.. P-B3 (d) ...... IIgai ust the Incursion of Black's King . 27Q_N1 ...... 6 27 ..•. Q-B1 (e) · ...... 28 Q-Q3 (f) ...... 3 28. .. P-84 · ..... , ...... 8 . . • . KxB 29 Q-B3 ...... 4 29 . . •. K_R1 ...... 9 K-R3 • • • • 30 R-R3! ...... 5 30 . ... N-B3* · . . . . . , ...... Now Wh ite has the opposition and can 31 . • . • KxR 31 RxNP ...... 6 · ...... · ...... lll'e\'ent the Black King's incursion, ex 32 . .. . K- R3 . . . . . 32 R-N3t ...... 4 · ...... cept that Black has one llltimate reo 33 NxN ...... 4 33 .. . . R-K3 · ...... 34 R_N5 _...... 4 34 ...• Q-B4t · ...... , ...... source. 35 K - B1 ...... 3 35 . •.. R-K6 · ...... 9 . • • . P-N3! 36 . .• . PxN 36 N-N4t ...... 4 · ...... · ...... Th i ~ extt·/I. Pl\wn move outtempoes the 37 Q_N7 mate ...... 4 White King : e.g. 10 K- N3, K- N4 (Black Your Percentage , ...... has the opposition!) 11 K-B3, K - R5 12 Total Seore ...... 100 K -B2, K -NS 13 K - K S, K-N6 14 K - K2, SCALE; 75-100-Excellent; 55-74-Superior; 40-54 Good; 25-39-Fair K- 8 5 15 K- Q3. X- BS, and the King Pawn fa lls. NOTES 1'0 TH.; G,\~H: Position after 30 ... N-B3 Sub.variation 11. (a) Leaving Black with a choice of inferio r (Cc>ntinu e from last diagram) alternatives. The flltility o ( White Bishop moves ('b ) Now Black's Quecn PawlL is hackward. Is seen in the following. 5 B-N1 • • • • (c) There is no rcason to 1II<1\'C Ihe ,,'ell S B- Q3 is even worse. posted Knight. 23 . . . R- QI wilh an cve 5 . . . . B-Q. on . • . P-Q4 is correct. 6 B-R2 B-B7 (d ) To preve nt 27 R-N5. !\'O\\' Whit':' rea lly ha g only King moves (e) The cxchange oE Quecn! lcaves Whil c Rl' allable. and his King Pawn Calls much as before. wilh a favorable cnding. 7 K-B3 K-N4 ( f) The threat is 29 R- R3! 8 K-K3 K-N!5 t = eh~k; ~ = double eheek; f = dl•. eheck Tllel'e Is no longer allY defense. Z06 CHESS REVIEW, IVLY, 19U ERNST GRU NF LD 1893 -1962 By HANS KMOCH Ernst Gruenfeld, born in Vienna on No Then eame "The Guns of Angust" which naments. To name only a few, there were vemher 21, 1893, lost a leg in his early ~ilenced, among many other things, chess, Budapest 1921 with Alekhine first, Gruen· childhood. Thus he was harred forever especially international chess, for fonr fcld second; Teplitz-Schocnau 1922 in from most of the things which make life years. And they were to be followed by which Reti and Spielmann tied for first, worthwhile. The more so since he never "The Gllns of November." The book with Gruenfeld and Tartakower for third; enjoyed even the meager compensation the latter title, dealing with the collapse Maeluisch-Ostrau 1923 with Lasker first, which wealth can offer. of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, is Reli second, Gruenfeld third; then Meran As a child he had to look on when .'-liI! to he written. Here we can stop to 1924 with Gruenfeld first, Spielmann sec other children frolicked; as a young man explain only that the splitting of Au ~ tria "nd and Rubinstein third. As a little cur when other young men were chasing girls. necessarily had unfavorable con sequences iosity, it may be added, at one time He had to look on, look on, look on, every for Gruenfeld. Austria, without Hungary, Gruenfeld was also champion of Germany, where, every time. And, with it all, he coml>rised about thirty million people, when he won the tournament at Frankfurt had to observe other people eating meat only one-third of them Germans. All 1923. almost every day while he himself could Austrians had fought bravely for their While his star was rising, Gruenfeld afford a hamburger or a lone frankfurter Emperor and Fatherland; but, when Aus· could claim with reason to be the first hardly once a week. He remained handi tria feli apart into Gennan Austria, Czech autlwrity on opening play. He knew every capped in every respect - in education, Austria, Polish Austria, Yugoslav Austria thing. Yet his own repertory was limited conversation, behavior and prospects of and Italian Austria, all the non·Gennan in that he closely followed Rubinstein, making a living. Austrians behaved as if they had been his ideal in chess. Thus, he always opened Quite lluturally, a touch of envy and fighting all those fOllr years entirely on with 1 P-Q4. Once asked whether he had bitterness crept into his character. the side of the Allies against German Aus ever opened with any other move, he an 'fhe deficiencies impo~ed on him by tria. German Austria was ordered to swered with emphasis that he did not fate were the more apparent because he change her ethnographic name into the make mistakes in the opening. When lacked the urbanity to conceal them. Peo· plain geographic one of Austria and as playing Black, Gruenfeld, like Rubinstein, Ille tended to look at him over their shoul sume responsihility for everything. It was preferred to answer 1 P-K4 with 1 ... ders. He found himself as if wrapped in economically disastrous for Austria, more P-K4, and 1 P- Q4 with 1 ... P-Q4. He a thin haze of enmity. And it rather so for Vienna, still more so for Viennese also shared Rubinstein's predilection for puzzled him. Something was wrong, and chess and, above all, more so for Gruen. accepting the Queen's Gamhit. he could only imagine it was "they." feld. Gruenfeld's fine initial successes in tour Who? WelI, all the others, or almost all. But Gruenfeld held tenaciously on to nament play held promise for still greater Not given to refined philosophy, that way his life raft. It helped him to some extent ones in the future, hut that promise did was the only way he could feel. His mind that he was accustomed to very modest not materialize. A chessmaster nonnally wa~ thorougilly unsophisticated, almost living conditions, anyhow. In comequence, reaches his peak around the age of thirty naive. There was no question hut that he he could play little but studied a lot. And and then usually holds his own for some himself was correct and law abiding in he practiced chess extensively by maiL ten to twenty years. Gruenfeld slowly the extreme. It would never occur to him He studied chess openings, collecting drifted back. to do so much as drop a nutshell on the the initial part of every available game. street when the law pointed at a litter And he also founded his own lihrary on When Austria went Nazi, Gruen£eld, un· basket. openings. Being unable to afford any of like some of his colleagues remained han Luckily, Ernst Gruenfeld had the great the proper tools a modern library re dicapped. Not for the reason which sug privilege of becoming acquainted with quires, he did it in a somewhat Sumerian gests itself. For Gruenfeld was not Jew chess. The game struck him with all the style. Not writing on clay tablets, in· ish. In fact, he was as unjewish as an in force of a classic love affair. It became deed, but on scraps of used paper such as dividual can possihly be, in ancestors, his true life. He learned it with all the tramway tickets, hits of newspapers and appearance, hehavior and mentality, even burning 7.est which he was unable to de· the like. His tall, clear handwriting was down to a complete lack of comprehen vote to anything else, and learned it very strong enough to ohliterate any print. Ap. sion of the most primitive Jewish joke. well. propriately, he kept the little palimpsests What affected him was that he was al In rising to a high level in chess, how· in re-nsed envelopes, carefully sifted of ready in the trend of retjring, and he ever, Gruenfeld still remained handi· course. lacked all the qualities an opportunist or capped. For the times became particularly But thaI was only the beginning. For sycophant needs. !'Ifuch as he might have bad for a chessmaster in Vienna. the next [orty ~'ears or so, every cent welcomed an improvement in his living It started with a local event when he he could spare and every hour he could conditions, he simply had no talent for was nineteen. He was just acquiring the spend went into the library, until it thrusting himself into the foreground, reputation of a promising new talent, expanded into some forty modern cabinets and neither had his wife. Yes, he was worthy of the support of the then world plus many books. married, and happily, too. It was the famous Witmer Schachklub when the Working so, and aided by an excellent second stroke of great good luck in his equally famous president of Ihe club, memory, Gruenfeld soon became known as life that Gruenfeld had met that wonder Baron Albert von Rothschild died. Not a leading e;xpert on openings. That special ful little woman who bravely shared with that Zeus Rothschild might be expected fame of his grew rapidly and enormously him what little there was to share. They to confuse Gruenfeld with Danae, cover in the early twenties when he started to had one child, a daughter. They contin ing him with a rain of gold; but still have fine successes in international tour- ued to live in grim modesty, yet decently. CHESS REVIEW, IULY, 1962. 207 Gruenfeld stayed back, and no one th", Gruenfelds $craped together the Gruenfeld. 1"ol"l'e had great respect for called for him, not even during the Wil t. wherewithal for a badly needed vacation the famous theoretician. T hey met in For there was still the mailer of his name. in the country. But the re everyone tonk three 1925 tournaments, Baden-Baden, An old Vi ennese joke had it that a Jew them for Jews., a nd they had to rellnn to Marienbad a nd Moscow. And. notwith· claimed to hold no j ewish holiday a t all, Vienna in a hurry. T he name alone was standing the fact that Gruenfeld as White eltcepl the Grue nfeld concert. Tile rd· eno ugh. had l o~ t to Torre in thirteen moves at erence was to a musician popular in those In 1959, lovely Friederike Gtnenfeld, :J. Baden-Baden, they we re often observed days. At any rate, Gruellfeld, like Sieg well·mannered, well-educated mu~ician of discu~sing variations. fried with the eltccption only of Siegfried promi$e, remotely dreaming of Il Juillillrd T OJrre mastered their conversation with Wagner, is a Jewish name, and the Na1. is. ~chu J arshi p , visited New York tOJ partici· just one Ge rman syllable - in Anglicized already burdened with a Rosenberg in pate in a concert. She brOJught this writer pronuncilltion. For "spiel" which is pro' their Olympus, had no desire to encour· greetings from her fIIther. A chat with her noun ced Shpeel, he !aid spill. But Gruen· age ~uspects of that sort. disclosed tha t the family was still living feld did not care; he just talked Vien· Yes, his na me was a handicap. Only in the same very small, very old apartment nese, mo~ed and enjoyed it tremendously once did it work as a recommendation. in which Gm enfeld had lived for decades, when one " f his m!)yes proved to he 11 but then nOI q ui te. That was yea rs be if not all his life. T heir livi ng. roum wa ~ wmnmg one. fore the Naus came. Jewish c1less ci rcles entirely occupied by papa's library, and In such Cllses., alld not only against in P alesti ne proposed a tou r for Gruen there was strictly no IIdmiltance. Palla Torre. Gruenfeld's primitive humor burst feld. But then they learned the truth, and did not play in tournaments anymore, out. He would always display the vic the plan was hastily dropped. The name nOJr give exhibitions, let alone lectures. torious hilarity of a. child who has just alone was not enough. A few years after All he did was to work on his library and hit father in the face with a pancake. To the arrival of the Nazis, during the Wllr, write some articles. Gruenfeld had always him a good move, provided it wa~ bis, done some writing, but he was no writer was always good for Punch. in the usual sense. He worked witb moves At the 1923 Maehrisch-Ostrau tourna rather than with words, but 'he did tha t men t Gruenfeld once awoke in horror. It well. After all, the moves are the most was four o'clock, and he had to play a t The 1I"e.f larga;,. important thing in che!.!. His met hod had five. He left hurriedly and, when a tram 1. Chss Literature the advantage of producing copy easy to did not show up q uickly enollgh, made transla te into a ny language. For thai rea· the ext reme effort of wal king to the tour· CHESS son, Bulgari a became a steady customer nllmenl room. Only then did he discover for some time. j ust Bulgaria, Friederike that it ..... as 5 AM, not PM. ANNUAL said, and she recalled that the payments Volume 29 - 57.00 from there were papil's delight since they Horror also struck Gruenfeld once at Baden-Baden. The players had a free day twelve issues of REVI EW came as food instead of money. The LL CHESS and were enjoying refreshments in a beau· A published during 1961 have been grandmaster lived mainly on potatoes, huge quantities of them, and he was setting tiful garden at the lime. But Gruenfeld handsomely hound in cloth to make suddenly wanted to flee. Why? Because this j umbo-sized book of more thsn new records time and again when Bulgar. ian sausages were available to stimulate chickens were approaching his table, 384 paies. Games from the important Gruenfeld explained. What's wrong with 1961 events, picked by experts, are an his appetite. It was useless to a rgue wi th chickens? .oon't you understand? Chick nota ted by maneT3. him about overweight. He was taking on e ns, eggs, zeros, ueerooos! As eyery. Real also in exciting detail of the a lot of it j ust as Tartakower did when he body knows, laying an egg means in tnur· World Championship Retum Match was agin g. He and Tartakower were close nament Jjngo losing a game. won by Botv:innik, of the exploits of rivals in their younge .. years, the)' even Once when Nimzovich won a pretty Tahl and Fischer in the great tourna plsyed a match. And, for Gruenfeld as ment at Bled and of the match between lor Tartakower, old age obesity became game and a spectator was so enthralled Fischer and Reshevsky which is still Gruenfe.ld's last handicllp. that ht donated an extra. prize for it. subject o{ controversy. See Fischer on On April 3, 1962, in his native Vienna, Gruenfeld sighed: "You see, the Jews are the way from winning his fourth straight Ernst Gruenfeld suddenly died. nicely helping each other. I would like to be a Jew." U. S. title to the eve of his tremen Gruenfeld had few close friends. Most dous victory in the Challengers Tour of his colleagues did not like to take him It was one of the tragic points of Gruen· nament at Stockholm. seriously, a nd it irked them that they lIed feld's career that, judged by the amount With all thia are quizulI, tales and to. Losing to GruenfeJd, as they some· of help he ever got, he was Il either a Jew cartoon, . a flUCinating series on the times did. was particularly humiliating 10 nor a Gentile. Finishlni Touch by Kom. instroctions people like Spielmann, Tartakower and on opening. by Dr_ Euwe, pictures of quite a few others. On the other hand, Let us close with Ernst Gruenfeld's im· mortal game. Unlike other immortal leading eVen t, and the shrewd anno. Gruenfeld took it almost as an in~u l t if tations of P Olial Chess play by j ohn anyone of lesser stature than, say, Alek games, it is not one eltcelling in brilliancy. W. Colline. hine or Rubinstein dared to defeat him. In fact, it doesn't show any. But actually Also there', no such thing as an He made no complaints, though, merely it has more value than any of its much CHESS REVIEW for there is lively old found it difficult to talk to that felIow more attractive sisters. It is a game which readini in ever again. made chess history, the game whereby Volumes 20 to 28 Gruenfc:ld inaugurated his truly immortal He was primitive in his sense of humor, for 1952 to 1960 - stitt on system of defense. h and for $7.00 each in his superstitions and in hi s accuracy, punctuality a nd responsibi lity. _"-Iso in his Send (or com plete catalog of c he•• way of expressing himself. He could do equipment and book' The Immortal Hit so only in typical Viennese German or in This game was played at the tourna utterly broken Esperanto. ment or Teplltz-Schoenau 1922. Bla.ck CHESS REVIEW Still, that was more than Carlos Torre 134 W. 7t St., New York 23, N. Y. introduced a new system ot defense rlre had available for his conversations with with sharp counter·attacking tendencies. ~08 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 19451 The system became a hit, resisting all 4 . . . . 6 PxN B- N2 Another weakening advance, and this attempts at refutation and is still today 5 P-K4 7 N- B3 P-QB4 one is too serious. Indicated, instead, one of the im(>ortant systems of defenBe 8 B- N5t • • • • is 24 R- B2. Then White has a difficult at Black's disposal against the Queen \Vhile this game is the official in but still tenable game. Pawn Opening. auguration of the Gruenfeld Defense, GRUENFELD DEFENSE Gruenfeld himself hel'e quoted an un Boris Kostich Ernst Gruenfeld official one, played even earlier bllt not in a tournament. This pre-natal Yugoslavia Austria game continued with 8 B-K2 (Beeker White Black Gruenfeld, Vienna 1922). 1 P- Q4 N- KB3 8 . . . , 11 PxP N_B3 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 9 BxBt 12 B-K3 0-0 3 N- QB3 P_Q4 10 0-0 13 R-N1 • • • • A game Micllell-Alekhine (Margate 1923) continued with 13 Q-R4, KR-Ql 14 QR-Ql , P- N3 15 P - Q5, N-R4, and Black eventually obtained a clear ad \"antage. 24 .... N-B5! For the rest of the game here, Gruen 25 NxN • • • reid's own notes, bnt condensed, are used. White intended originally 25 P-Q6, PxP 26 N-Q5 which fails, hOll'eve l'• against 26 ... PxP! 25 . . . . RxN 27 Q- Q4 R- B5 26 Q-K3 R-B6 28 Q- K3 R- B7 29 P- K6 • • • • This, and only this, is the Gruen[ehl White iR in dire straits. After 29 It- B2, Defense, he loses a Pawn because or 29 ... RxH 30 RxR, Q-B7t 31 Q-K2, Q-B4t. Gruenfeld himself gave 2 . ' . P- KN3 'I'he move played is a bid for compli as characteristic of his defense and claimed authorship of that move. But cations, but it has unfavorable const'!- he did so in the tOUl'llament book of Quences in the endgame. forty years ago. At that time, the con· 29 • • • • Q- B4: 33 R-Q2 K-N2 tinuation 3 . . . E- N2 4 P-K4, known 30 QxQ R,Q 34 P-B4 K_ B3 today as King's Illdian, had no specific At first glance, 'White's position ap 31 R- Q1 PxP 35 R_ K2 P-KN4 name and was considered as rather fa· pears promising; but, actually, Black 32 PxP R- R4 36 PxPt • • 1'00'able for White. Therefore, since 3 has a tiny edge. Unless White succeeds 01' 36 K-B2, PxP 37 PxP, ll- H6! rol- . . . P-Q4 was considered satisfactory in obtainIng a middle game attack, lowed by 38 . ' . K-B4. Black's chance for an outside, passed and 3 . . . B-N2 was not, my move is 36 _ ... KxNP Pawn on the Queenside :r;!ust tell in the the right continuation, Gruenfeld COll 37 K-N2 K- B4 eluded. So he gave 3 ... P-Q4 with ending, Gruenfeld explained. 38 K-B3 R- R6t an exclamation mark and, in claiming 13 . . . . N--R4 authorship ot 2 . . . P-KN3, apparently, Another winning line is 38 ... R -·KI. 14 P- Q5 - . he meant authorship of what appeared · . 39 K-N2 This move inflicts a slight weakening to him as the only playable form of this 40 K_ R3 , . . - type of defense. on \\'hlte's tenter. Preferable instead is H Q-K2. White ayoids 40 K - B3, R- K 4 and at Today, the Gruenfeld and the King's the same time sets a trap_ Indian have long been recognized as two 14 , . '. KR-Bt! 16 QxB P-N3 entirely different defenses, both sound 15 B-Q4 BxB 17 N- K5 . . . bnt neither probably better than the And here 17 QR-El is indicated. other_ Credit for authorship of the King's 17 . . , . Q-Q3 Indian, which at present is the more usual of the two, must go to Louis Paul· A slight inacctu·acy. Black call takc sen, it to anyone. possession of the open file by 17 . . . 4 PxP Q-B2! when 18 N-N4 leads to nothing • • • • because or 18 ... Q-B6! This is tlle main line. 18 N- N4 Noteworthy as one of the eady sub· · - . . sequent examples of this opening is tlle Again 18 QR- Bl is belle!". Alekhine-Gruenfeld game ot Vienna 1922: 18 . . . _ Q_B5 4 B-N5, N-'K5 5 PxP, NxN 6 PxN, QxP 19 N- K3 R_ B4! 7 N-B3, B-N2 8 P-K3, P-QB4 9 B-I\'5t, 20 QR- Bl • • • • B-Q2 10 P-B4, Q-K5, with a good game 40 . . . . R- R5! Too late now. It is no longer pos- for Black. s ible to deny Black the open file. Not 40 .. _ R-K4 which now leads at Gruenfeld eventually won, sealing the 20 .... QR-B1 best to a draw because of 41 RxR, KxR winning move. This is the game made 21 RxR 42 K-R4. The move played puts White extra-famous for Alekhlne's peculiar way in Zugzwang: e.g. 41 K-N2, R-K5 etc. 22 P-B3 of resigning. He came in in hat and coat • A sharp finish follows. to see if the sealed move was legaL Or 22 P - N3, Q-B2! (nol 22 ... Q-D6 41 R_QN2 KxP 49 P_N4 R-N6t 'When he saw it was not only legal but a because of 23 P-K5l. 42 R_ N5 RxP 50 K-K4 P-R6 good move, he threw his King across the 22 .... P-R4 43 RxRP R-QN7 51 R-R6t K-N2 room and stalked out. Preventing 23 N-N4_ 44 R-R8 P-R4 52 K-B5 P- N5 In this tonrnament, Alekhine had bad 45 K-N4 P_ R5 53 R_ R7 R-B6t 23 P- N3 Q-B2 results with the Gruenfeld Defense. He 46 R_R8 R- N5t 54 K_K4 R- B7 24 P-K5 played it as Black against Rubinstein, • • • • 47 K-B3 P-N4 55 K- K3 R- QN7! Rnd also lost. t check; f :::: dbl. check; § _ dis. eh. 48 P-R4 K- B3 Resigns CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 209 Up-lo-date opening analysis by DR. MAX EUWE by an outstanding authority_ Former World Champion QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE treated like a step-child and is not considered as a separate variation. WITH EXAGGERATED FIANCHETTO The move, which for this occasion is herewith chris THEORY knows no jus- tened "the exaggerated fianchetto," occurs in the tice. The key move of Queen's Indian Defense: 1 P-Q4, N-KB3 2 P-QB4, ollr text this month, though P-K3 3 N-KB3, P-QN3 4 P-KN3, and, now instead regularly and successfully of the ordinary fianchetlo (4 ... B- N2) , B-R3! It applied the last ten years, is the logical continuation. Since White hu s announced has no name of its own. It hy his last move the intention of moving his King i" probahly better than the Bishop on to the diagonal KN2-QN7, Bll.lck tries to ordinary move and certain expand the influence of his Queen Bishop on the to-be ly more enterprising. abandoned diagonal KBI- QR6. Still, in most boob on This slrl.l'tegy is not w harmless, however, as it theory of the openings, it is may appear. To show the potentiat strength of the ing the initiative. Other posstb!lltles are: 6 B-N2 • • • • idea. it may be well to recall the game 1) 5 QN-Q2 (5 B-N2? BxP 6 N- K5, D Ia the diagrammed pos!ilon. 6 N-B3. between Stahlberg and 'J'aimanov. played Q.J or 5 P- K3. P - B4, to be followed by followed by 7 P-K4 was the great fa~h· In the Challengers 'Tournament at Zuer· . .. P - Q4) , P-B4 6 B-N2. N-B3 7 PXl'. ion. But, nowadays, we know that. after ich 1953. PxP with a little the bette!' fOJ' Black: 6 ... 0-0 7 P-K4, P - Q4 8 BPxP. BxB 5 Q_R4 8-K2 9 0-0 P_Q4 2) ;; P-N3. P-Q4 6 B-KN2, B- N5t 7 9 KxB, PxP 10 P - K5, :-"'-K5 11 K- N2. 6 B-N2 0-0 10 R-K1 P- QN4! Kl\"-Q2 (preferable is 7 B- Q2), P-B·l P- KB3, Dlack's position is satisfactory 7 N-B3 P-B3 11 PxNP p,p 8 PxBP. BxP/-l 9 B-N2. 0-0 10 0 - 0. (12 Q- N3. NxN 13 Px:\'. :\,- D3!J. Q_K1 ! P_N5 N- US with Black's ad\'antage (Dhl· 8 N-K5 12 Q-Q1 6 . . .. 0 - 0 mann- Smyslov. Moscow 1956): 7 N- B3 3) 5 Q-B2. P-B·J 6 D-N2, N- B3 7 PxP. · . . . BxP!·1 8 P - QR3, R- QBl 9 0-0. N- Q~! Only by rllpid mobil!zatlon of his 10 NxN. El')l". again with advll!ltage for Queenside pieces is White able to delay l31ad(. Black's counterplay in the center. 5 . . . . B-K2 After 7 0 - 0, P-B3 8 N-B3, P- Q4 , Blacl;: An interesting turn in this and sim· has already overcome his opening prob· tlar I)OSition!; is 5 ... P-B3 6 B- N2, P lems: e.g. 9 PxP, BPxP 10 B- 84, Q-Q2 QN4! 7 Pl'P, PxP 8 Q-Q1, Q-N3 9 0 - 0. 11 QxQ, QNxQ 12 KR-Bl, 8 - N5 13 B-Bl. I3-K2. and Black is best (Pachman). KR-Bl. and the ending is el'en slightly 'Therefore. after 5 ... p - B3. White favorable for Black (Toran- Olafsson. ought to pl"event the advance ... p Del'e!"wijk 1959). Q1\"·1 by 6 N-B3. If Black insists on 6 .. . P-QN4, "\Yllite continues 7 Pl'I'. lJlack's Bishop has triumphed over lts Pl'1' S NxP. Q- N3 9 N - B3 and, after White counterpart. The diagonal KN2- n ... B-l\"5 10 B-N2, N-B3. he gil'e1< Q5 is closed: that of the Black Bishop ba~k the Pawn with 11 0-0, Bl'N ·12 the contrary is open. PxD. BxP 13 R - Kl, B-N3 14 Q- R3. thus '"13 N-N1 N_B3 16 P_ K3 QR_ B1 maintaining some advantage. 14 N,N Q,N 17 8-81 R-83 15 N-Q2 Q-N3 16 B,B Q,B Now it is true that Black's superiority along the diagonal has disapl)eared. But that has been translated into a decisive Qlleenside advantage. This game demon· SO·ates clearly that one cannot sneer at Black's strategy. 7 • • . • P-B3 8 B-B4 • • • • (Continue from first diagram) \\·e have already seen the bad conse· 5 Q-R4 . . . . Quences of 8 N- K5 (Stahlbe!·g-TIt!manoy This is the best continuation and above). With the text. White threaten~ offe!·s the only (slight) chance of gain- to win a piece by 9 BxN. 210 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 10 N-K5 Q-N2 Ulack prepares the characteristic ad I'a nce of the Queen Knight Paw II . 11 PxP • • • • H. Mueller shows thllt 11 P-ON4, p _ Q:-.J4 12 PxNP, PxP 13 Q- N3, N-B3! alga leRds to equality, 11 . , . . BPxP 12 KR-B1 P-QN4 13 Q-Q1 R-B1! Now the Pawn sacrifice 8 ... P- QN4 i ~ not Burflcient on account ot 9 PlIP, PxP 10 NxP, N-Q,j (10 ... Q- N3 11 N - B7. QxNP 12 0 - 0) 11 N-B3, NxB 12 PxN. Bllt mRck does IlRl'e II choke here, between S , .. P-Q3 and S , .. Q-Dl. Variation A 8 . . . . P- Q3 9 R-QB1 , . . . Thill time, after 9 0 - 0, the counter· No.1 A. A. Troltzky stroke 9 ... P-QN4 settles matters: ] 0 Again. H. Mueller points Ollt this lIIove White to move and win PxP, PxP 11 NxP, Q-Q2 (Instead of II as the right one. Bla cl{ continues with Q- N3) ]2 N-llS, QxQ IS NxQ, BxP, 14 , .. N- B3 and has completely treed 9 . . . . Q- K1 his position, $ub-vJ;riation II. (ContinUe from noxt to l U I di;graml 9 R-QB1! P-Q4 IC Black p replH'es this ndvance by 9 .. Q- N2, Wh ite can put Black's posi lion into disorder by 10 P-Q5! BPxP (to . , , P - Q3 11 N- R I! ) 11 PxP , PxP 12 N- Q4 . 10 Px P KPxP It Is II serioul'! hanllkal' for BI:ll'k Position Is EVERYTHING. that he cannot retake with his DisllOP Pawn here. No, 2 Unknown 10 0 - 0 , . . . 11 N_K 5 Q-K3 13 KR-K1 QN- Q2 White to move and win 10 P- Bli looks good but at most leads 12 0-0 8-N2 14 P-K4! . . , . to a draw by repetition at moves: 10 ... QPxP 11 BxN, B-N 4! 12 NxB, PxN 13 Q- R6, RxB 14 QxRP, R- Rl 15 QxP, N- Q4 16 Q- Ni, R- N7 17 Q- R6, R- Rl (ree ommendllUOII by Hans Mueller. Vienna). 10 . . . . P-QN4 12 Q-N3 P_Q4 11 PxP PxP 13 KR- K1 N_B3! Blnck hIlS nothing to fenr (Aicher H , Mueller, correspondence 19f12). On 1-1 Nx:\'P? DlR Ck has H .. , N-QR4. Variation B (Cont inue from next to latt diagram) A c heck III time. 8. . . . Q- B1 White ha~ a clear s uperiority. '1'\\"0 Jloss lbillties are: No. 3 Unknown 1) 14 .. . KR- Ql 15 I'xP, NxP 16 White to move and win NxKN, PxN 17 NxN, QxN 18 QxQ. HxQ 19 B- R3, and White W illS; 2) 14 . . , P xP 15 NxK P, QNxN 16 NxNt , BxN 17 PxN, P - QN~ l S Q-N3! QxQ 19 P xQ. D- K2 20 DxP etc. Conclusion From these lal'!t vRrilIUon ~, Variation A with 8 , .. P-Q3 stands out as prefer. able to B (with S .. ' Q- Bl l. Apparently, the loss or a tempo (P- Q3-Q4) I~ neces Now White bas a choice: t he quie t sary to gil'e Black equal chalices. 9 0 - 0 Mn d the energetic 9 R- QBl! The Slrellglh of this eX ll ggerated Cia n chello may explain l he fact that in re Clearance and Obstruction, Sub-v;l.riJ;tion r. cent games 4 P - K 3 hRS been preferred Solutions on page 215. 9 0-0 P-Q4 to 4 P - KN3. ,HESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 211 Activ ities ot CHESS REV IEW P ostal Chess JACK STRALEY BATTELL players : ga.me ~ p orts &, r atings, nam es of n ew pl ayer s , prlze·wi n ners, s elect e d g a mes, Postol Chess Editor tourne y Instruc t ion s &, editoria l c omm e nt. TOURNAM ENT NOTES 15th Annual Championship POSTA'LMIGHTIES! Progress Reports for Til t he 1%1·2 Golden Knight.~ , the fol· Prize Tournaments lo wing have qual ified 1'01 ' assignment to Golden Knights Tournaments .\~ " ,",' ~\l l t of CIllTCtlt P o stal Mort ~m s, (he Semi·finals : M. A. Milas, F . D. Ihe (ol lo ,dng pos taliles Imve WOIl pri?cs in 10th Annual Championship Dnlieai. R. J . NOI'man, H. J . Gra yes, l :lli" "tld 1 ~1r;1 Prize TOll rname nls. The final disposition or p rize~ in the ~T. Bock , J. N . Donato, K . H . Schwartz, Tourn~ ys Pla y ~ r s Pl ac~ Sco r e 1%6 Golden Knights tnrns as we stated V. De i\Iartino, J . A . Sliter. E. .T . Gor· I:"· P ·]2 I{ C Blli., ...... 2·3 .'l · 3 previously on t he 011t com e of remaininJ;;" cl ing, S. L. Monson. \Y. T . Morris ami E :CI! I'r i l z ...... 2·3 3 - :1 ·11 ,r H l\ell" mn n . . . l > A Favorable Opening \Vhite lnl(es adl'antag-e or a ravorable o[JeninJ!: nll"jaUon. SICILIAN DEFENSE 11 • , • . Q-Q3 Mea 9: page 121, column 4 (j) Now the fat is in the nre. HH(her than E. L. Matt H. E, Probst trying to defend the King Pawn, which While Clack lllust go in nny event, Black must reo 1 P_ K4 P-QB4 eentralb:e his Queen KnighL. A possible 2 N-K 83 N-QBS 22 . , . , ('ontinuation is 11 . . , N-B2 12 B-B~. ,\lore modern is 2 . . . P- Q3. K-B2 IS PxP, B - KS 14 0-0- 0, 1'- KN3 Dlad{ plays 11 combination which win'l 15 H- Q3, D- :"\"Z 16 KH- Ql. H· ·Kl, and 3 P-Q4 p,p quick I), - fOl' White. Bul the PO~itiOll Black ought 10 hold out. 4 NxP N_B3 "annot be held in any ">li 214 CHESS REVIEW , JULY, 19'1 Tourneys 1 _ 69: 9 Grndy withd rawn. 13 Started in 1962 (Key: 62-P) Wal'llock ripH Ro~uhrook . 14 Lin licks 1\1c CHESS BY MAIL ( f) Garter; Brady m ..ul~ Monty. 16 Toliel' lOPS Tourneys 1 - 43: 1 Mell ~ top" Bregmaa. Entwi~tle . 17 Smith lies Lee and \Vldl:iK~ew · 3 Polillo outpoints Sklarevski; Beliamy bows If you have not played in our tourneys to Obel'man but bests Martin: Ma rtin. Obel·. ski. 18 Olson a'-" I I enelose $ .•...• ••• •• Enter my name In I ...... (how many7) sections of your I Solutions to CHESSBOARD MAGIC! I Postal Chen PRIZE Tournaments. The No.1 After 1 R- K6t, RxR 2 Q-R6t, K-Q4 amount enclosed covers the entry fee of 3 Q-B4t, K-Q3 4 Q- BSt. White wins the I $2.50 per section. Kindly start/continue I (strike out one) me In Clas~ ...... Black Queen. No. 2 Arter 1 P- R7 t . KJlP 2 B-R~, RJlBt I NAME •••••• . .. .•..• •• .• •• • •• . . • ..•• . ... . I 3 B-B2t, RxBt 4 K- B3. White queens. I ADDRESS ...... •.• I No.3 Arter 1 P-N6, PxP 2 B - N5t. K-B7 "Well • here I go - down and out in ...... ______...... STATE ...... -1. I 3 B-Q3t , White queens . other of his dopey. useless sacrifices. • •.. CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 215 tie. 3S ·VOI'pagel nips Arnow. 37 Stark tiM gckdtrom axes "Everett; Slklo~ tops HOlllolk" feats :-rorris. 57 Donato be"t~ Ynnis and (0 Shulti~. top~ KaUsch. 45 Bilodeau wins (a) ""d ties Qnade. 13 .Javert licks L/,e; Joue~ Kanterm"n, but bows to ROhhlns. 58 \Vest r"OUl nl1odelltt . .j7 l3a,.a~ch. P"els man tie. lI'ithdl·"w.<. 15 Fellner fells Jo" eph: Schult>: wick whips Ogden; Latino lick~ Ca~lator. 4S God(\",'d dow,,~ llelerdlng. 51 Rlst rip~ lI'ilhd,'"wl\. 16 Robinson conks Carr; Kowal_ 59 Dine withdraws. lo"c~ (a) to l[IL~-"rove. Ashley. A~hb,,"gh. Fell \Vho is leading in the Candidates Tour That surge suhsided as it turued "ut LATE FLASH,- Pet"(l~r"" \\'jns with IWO rirul1 d,'lIw" ,,~ nament at Willemslad, Curacao, is not at his scaled moves cost him a los~ to Geller lJenko up~ets Keres. all clear ~ or was not after the three and a draw with Filip. Nonetheless, Fis· quarter mark of the event, Round 21. cher did fare more strongly in this Lap. Ro~nd 26 Standings· we L A breakdown of the standings, counting He won (after a long adjourned session) Ke,.~s >0, , 1~ , KorQhnoJ 12~ in finish of Round 21 adjournments (21 & from Tahl and, by a startling blunder ()l\ Petrosyan 8 Benko Geller , , Tahl 7 22 were played off after Round 22) to get the purt of Victor Korchnoj in Round 12. '"' " " " I"ischer '" , '" , I"illp r,~ a theoretical but exact three-quarter At that moment, Korchnoj had been lead· '" • Kere~ won ndJournen" Md. 21 ",,,me from standing, shows Yefim Geller and Tigran ing the tnurnament, and such a lucky 1 ·' I ~"hH . Tah!",. L .. p IV. g"me.~ were (i"st tied at 14·7 each, and each with 7 wins brcak has been known to set "If a win· nnnounced forfeited. then cancelled. and 14 draws, and NO losses. ning streak. It didn't for Fischer, th()ugh. K " "e~ h'l~ Whltc Vs. iJcnko (ltd. 27) an When that game has been cleared "IJ. was rather definitely out "f c"ntentirlll Roulld \I the three.quarter standings will clear. Bul for first. Petrosr"n I Ko ....'huoj Q G Ace not Keres' subsequent posllJon. For, The prospects for first lie clearly lin'" Keres ~ Tahl Sicilian '" Benko 1 F"ilip GI'ue"feld SO though he promptly returned to play, among Geller, Keres and Petmsyan. Di~. " I"j"cher a Geller Sicilian drawing with Dr. Miroslav Filip in ROllnd regarding the matter of uncomplelt'd " 22 and then taking on Fischer as de· games, they stand all about equal, and Round 10 Tahl 1 BenkO FrenCh 33 scribed; both he and Petrosyan drew all well ahead of the rest, more than 2 GeneI' J P,HrOl"yan earo·K",," 18 blanks as Tahl became incapacitated. Ai; IJoints ahead of Korchnoj who is neare,~t. KorchnoJ ~ Keres Q G Dec! 32 I"lll p a Fischer Ximzo·lndlan 41 of this writing, it is reported that he i~ In such circumstances, those trailing have undergoing examination for the possibil. to reckon not only on winning nearly all Adjourned Games ity of kidney stones, and his games may their remaining games but also on the I~ i~cher failed expec((,tlo1\S In both his ~a",e~, lost to Geller, tied ("iIlp: hi" sealed nr may not be completed. This seem~ to be chief contender losing half or more than mOye In each InSlance was fnntty. more than a clue as to Taill's surprisingly half. But, when there are three "chief Round 11 poor results in Ihis tournament. contenders," it becomes mathematically i'"ilir. o Gellel' ]~ngli$h SO As for Bobby Fischer, he continues to absurd to count on all three going into II l~i"cher a Tah] Sicilian .. Benko ! Korchnoj t P·K!\'3 disallpoint his well·wishers, running at an slump. So prognosis is II choice of Geller. Keres I Petrosyan Q B Ded " approximately SO·50 score. For a moment, Keres or Petrosyan. (A miracle finish lIy " it seemed he might surge. Starting the sec· Fischer would he relished by this depart. Ro~nd 12 KOr<:lhnoj o Fischer K Tndian ond Lap with two White games, he won ment- but even the mathematical possihil. 'rahl o Filip Slcll1an " from Benko and adjourned with Geller ity is nearly out at the time this piece is Geller 1. Keres Q G Decl " Petrosyan ~ Benko Grllenreld " with what were reported likely drawing written. ) " chances. These results, coming hard after Geller and Petrosyan, in respect tn Adjourned Games ~'i~cher won from Tah! In a3 moves. his defeat of tournament leader Keres in their scoring in this tournament, look Round 7, seemed to mark a decisive turn. like twins: 7 wins and 14 draws. Will Round 13 And he continued with what seemed to he one. draw two might be Petrosyan's nurmlll Benko a Keres Vienna· u ~'Ischer a Petrosyan French 43 a winning game (adjourned) against formula, at thaI. But it is rather excel" Tahl 11. Geller Queen Pawn d Filip. (Continued on page 218) I~Ilip a KorchnoJ N'lm,.o·ln (Continued from p~ge 217) Headache with Center Pawns 15 B-Q2! • • • • tional for Geller. But, while Geller b Center Pawns may become too vulner Black's tactics are refuted, His Queen more of a tactician and Petrosyan more able if they advance too far from home. has no good square of retreat. (15 ... of a positional player, they both have If they stay too close to their base, Q-B2 01' Q-Ql Is met by 16 BxPt). displayed sharp tactics on occasion in however, that Is no good eUher as this 15 . . . . this tournament, and both have hung on game shows. Black is handicapped by 16 Q-R3! grimly positionally on other occasions. his own center. The Pawns hamper his 17 QxP pieces and are in consequence too dlffl· Finally, however, there have been a dis· The endgame Is hopeless for Black. cult to defend. Round 2 tressing number of "grandmaster draws." But 17 ... Q-B3 allows White to chop Not just by Geller and Petrosyan, Imt BENONI DEFENSE down to the endgame; 17 ... Q-Ql is even worse than 15 ... Q-Ql was; and a good many by them. Dr. M. Filip Pal Benko 17 .. . QxP, the only alternative remain Keres is a sentimental favorite, the old Czechoslovakia United States ing, incurs the loss of a piece; 18 B-B3, ster of the tournament and an exciting as White Black N-B6t 19 PxN, BxB 20 QR-Nl etc. well as strong type of player ever since 1 P-QB4 P-KN3 5 B-N2 B-N2 18 NxQ N-QB2 21 B-B3 P_R3 the 30's. His one loss to Fischer and three 2 P-Q4 N-KB3 6 N-KB3 P-QR3 19 NjBxKP NxN 22 BxB KRxB wins from Benko are almost the reverse of 3 P-KN3 P-B4 7 P_QR4 P-K4 20 BxNt K-R1 23 N_K6 .... what Geller and Petrosyan accomplished. 4 P-Q5 P-Q3 8 PxP e.P. • • • • In all probability, 23 BxN gives White As in similar cases in which White's a sure win as Black's Kingside is fur· King Pawn has not yet moved to K4, this ther weakened by 23 ... PxN (23 ... Round 15 Opening Moves capture is of promise. ExE? 24 N- E7tl. But, in keeping Black Korchnoj a Gelle!' Grue"feld 41 8 . . . . otI balance with little threats (as here K Indian 41. Petro~ya!1 a 'l'ahl Better chance of active counterplay 24 NxB. KxN 25 BxNtl, White adroitly Keres 1 l~ilip Sicilian 28 works up a distinctly won game, by llenon; ~! follows from 8 ... nxp (9 N-N5, N- B3). Benko " F'ischer force. 9 N-B3 N-B3 11 N-KN5 N-K4 Round 16 23 • • . . B-B3 26 N-N6 R-K1 10 0-0 0-0 12 Q-N3 Q_R4 Korchnoj a Pelrosya" Rn), Lopez 24 N-B4 K-R2 27 NxR RxN Tahl Keres Rul' Lopez n o " Black has trouble in defending his 25 N-Q5 B-N2 28 QR-Q1 Resigns FlHp o Benko K Indian center. Apparently, he intends to seek a Fi,;cher SIcilian H Geller " counterplay wHh 13 . . . Q-N5. The Adjourned Games plan doesn't work. But it is impossible Geller won from Korchnoj in 58 moves. to suggest a satisfactory alternative. Joking Aside drew with Fischer in 45; Pelrosyan Ued Tahl in 50, beat Korchnoj in 70; and l"ische r 13 N/3-K4! N_K1 Benko defeated Io'ischer in the first tied Benko in 56 and Geller in 45 . Black is playing for a tactical aim round and Tahl in the third. That ex Round 17 which fails. Best. under the circum· plains why he didn't do so welt in the Benko l Tahl English 3~ stances, Is 13 ... NxN. last U. S. Championship; he didn't have Petrosyan ~ Geller Q G Dec1 16 14 B-R3! • • • • the right opponents. Keres a KorchnoJ Sicilian 41 But, joking aside, Benko's victory over Fl.'!<:her a Filip Ruy Lopez ·13 Now Olle of Black's center Pawns must fail. the never defeated hero of Bled and Round 18 Stockholm is an outstanding perform 14 . . . . P-Q4 Geller 1 }'ilip Slc!!!an 22 ance in every respect. Round 1 'l'ahI lE Fischer Rnl' Lopez 29 This is what Black had in mind. He Korchnoj a Benko Gl'uenfeld H hopes to obtain a good game after 15 IRREGULAR OPENING Petrosyan i! Keres Q Indian 22 PxP. P-B5! Pai Benko Robert J. Fischer Adjourned Games United States United States All gameS concluded wlthollt fur(he1· play: Ken!s WOn from KorchnoJ: Fischer won from White Black mlip; and Benko, Korchnoj tied. 1 P-KN3 . . , . Round 19 Reti used to experiment with this move Fischer a Korchnoj Sicilian but invariably played P-QB4 soon after, l!"'llip i 'l'ahl K Indi"n giving the opening more or less of an Keres ~ Geller Slcllian "English" character. Benko's concept Benko a P etrosyan Reti is dift"erent. Round 20 1 . . . . N-KB3 4 P-Q4 B-N2 Keres 1. Benko Sicilian as 2 B-N2 P-KN3 5 N-K2 Q G Decl 0-0 Petrosyan I Fischer n P_K4 Geller a Tahl SlciUan H 3 P_K4 P_Q3 6 0-0 KorchnoJ a Fillp Engllsh H 7 QN-B3 P-B3 Adjourned Games Korchnoj won from l>'ischer and Filip wIth out further play: Petrosya]] beat Benko in 43 moves; Geller topped ·.rahl In 78, Lap III. Round Lap III. Standings Round 21 15 16 a 17 18 a 19 20 , " W D L KorchnoJ ! Tahl Sicll],\I] 2" Korchnoj 8 8 , , , 81 8~ 8~ 1 O~ 11 Gelle r 14-77140 Filip a PetrosYan Pire 41 Petrosyan 9 9 10~ 11 1 1 ~ 111 111 12 13 13 Petrosyan 14 _ 7 7 14 0 F'ischer P Keres Keres 9,\ 101 101 101 11 12 121 131 13! 13~ 131 Keres 131. 61 8 11 1 Benko II Geller ReO 36 B~ 9 , Korchnoj 11·106105 D-POstponed, Keres ill. Senko . , 7~ 8 8 81 8k 81 Fischer , , 8 8 81 91 91 10 10 10 Fischer 10 -10 6 8 6 Adjourned Games (played afte,. Rd. ZZ) Filip , , , , , 4 4,\ 41 41 41 " Benko 9_124107 lo'ischer and Keres played but had to Tahl 4~ 41 5 5~ 6 6 61 6~ 61 7 , Tahl 7 -14 3 8 10 adjourn after ~2 moves in a Ruy Lopez; " Geller , , 10~ 11 12 12 121 121 131 14 Filip 4£-161 2 5 14 Filip lost to Petrosyan In 50 moves. " 218 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 This position can arise from at least The alternative 20 , . ' PxP looks WOI'se The opening system is the same as in Ulree regulat' openings, but with a touch but may actually serve a IU tle better Benko-Fischel', but 'rahl prevents 9 P or Irregularity in each instance: since Black can proceed with 21 Q-B4, RS so his Queen Knight will be safer King's Indian Defense: 1 P-Q4, N- KB3 21 Q-Q2 B-N2 on Black's QB4 than in the other game. 2 P-KN3, P-KN3 3 B-N2, B-N2 4 P-K4, Hel'e 21 . , . N-B3 22 QR-QI, R- K3 The little improvement is still not good P-Q3 5 N-K2, 0-·0 6 0-0, P-K4 7 QN offers better resistance (23 P-K5. PxP 24 enough (01' equality, though. Benko again B3, P-B3; the irregularity here is White's PxP, RxP 25 Q- Q8t N-Kl!). demonstl'ates the Ina(Jequacy of Black's omission of both P-QB,j and KN- KB3; set up. 22 QR-Q1 R-K3 Vienna Game: 1 P-K'I, P-K4 2 N-QB3, 9 P-N3 R-K1 15 N/4-K2 B-B1 N-KB3 3 P- KN3, P- KN3 4 B- N2, D-NZ Now Black's defense holds ouly fol' 10 B-QR3 Q-B2 16 B-N2 Q-K2 the moment. But there is nothing beUer, 5 KN-K2, P--Q3 6 0-0, 0 - 0 7 P-Q·I, 11 Q-Q2 P-K4 17 N-Q4 B-QN2 P-B3; Black's fianchetto Is the irl·egu· 12 QR_Q1 PxP 18 KR-K1 B-N2 larity here; 13 NxP N-B4 19 P-B4 QR-Q1 Yugoslav Defense: 1 P-K4, P-Q3 2 14 P-B3 P-N3 20 B-B3 Q-Q2 P- Q4, N- KB3 3 N-QB3, P-KN3 4 P-KN3. 21 Q-N2! • • • • D- N2 5 B-N2, 0-0 6 KN-K2, P- K4 7 Wbite obviously has a fine game. Now 0-0, P-D3: and here the unusual trait he threatens to make substantial head is White's fianchetto. way wHh 22 P-KS 01' 22 P-KN·f. As it is, the position is bol'll out 21 • , • . p-Q4 of wedlock, so to speak, and to decide This IlUSh is vel'y I'!sky. But Black to which opening it belongs would I'e· mUllt try to get active counterplay at quire the wisdom of Solomon. which we any cost. A waiting attitude offers no humbly admit lacking. chance at all. White has the edge. It is question· 22 P-K5 N/3-K5 able it his deployment can be met safely 23 P-K5! , ' . . 23 NxN via the King's Indian, • • • • Now 'White wins the poor Queen Pawn There is the strong alternative of 23 8 P-QR4 QN-Q2 which. in addition to its backwanlnesf;, ItxN with the following possibilities: 8 ... P- QR4 is a liltle better, also got pinned, The rest is a one·sided 1) 23 , ' . NxR 24 NxN (not 24 BxN, 9 P-R5! . . . , alfnir, PxB as Black has the edge as 25 QxP In anticipation of Black's next move, 23 • • • • BxB 27 RxR PxR nnd 25 NxP fall against 25 , , , P- QB4)' White aims to retain the possibility of 24 KxB Q- N2t 28 Q-K2 K-B2 PxN 25 BxP, and White has excellent P- QN4 and therefol'e cancels Ollt . , , 25 K-B2 R-Q1 29 Q- B3 Q_N1 ('ompensatlon for the Exchange and the P-QR4. 26 PxP N-83 30 N-_K4! NxN thl'eat of 26 R-Q3; 9 • . • • PxP 31 QxN R-Q2 2) 23 . , . PxR 2;1 NxKP! which leads into line I, 01' better. Black adopts a pattel'l\ of counterplay Not 31 , .. RxP because of 32 Q- K5! successfully introduced into the I'egulal' (32. , . R- Ql 33 R-Q7t! or 32 ... K- K2 23 , . . • PxN King's Indian by Boleslavsky. The line 33 Q-N7t!>. A(ter 23 .. , NxN, White may indeed proves troublesome here, but so is any 32 Q-B6 Q-Q1 1)I'oceed with 2·1 IlxN, attempt to hold the center since White 33 K_B3 K-N2 24 B-K2 • • • • can easily attack it again with P-KB4. 34 P-N4 . . , . Here again 24 DxP is bad because of 10 NxP N-B4 13 B-K3 Q_B2 Good enongh, 24 , , , NxB followed by 25 . ' . P- QB4. 11 P-R3 R-K1 14 P_B4 R-N1 But 34 Q-K-i is mOl'e natllral. The plausible sacrifice of the Exchange 12 R_K1 KN_Q2 15 Q-Q2 • , •. (24 RxP) stili exists, but White prefers 34 •• ' • P-K4 White has a fine game. He is fal' less holding the edge in a less committing 35 PxP R-B2t exposed to conntel'play than In similar way. His thl-eat now Is 25 N-N5 and 36 K-N2 Q-R5 positions of the regular King's Indian, 26 N-Q6. 15 • • • • P-QN4 A threat but with no powel' behind it. 24 •.•. Q-K2 37 R_KB1! This is a bold counteraction, justified RxR 39 Q-N2 Q-K6 2,1 ... Q-B2 Is a lillie better. sa KxR QxPt 40 Q-K2 Resigns by the circumstances. Black badly ueeds 25 B-R3 P-B3 more scope for his pieces. The game was adjourned, but Black Black makes a reckless attempt to The alternatives 15 ... N- B3 and Iii did not resume it. I:l'eate shal'p counterplay, He still ought , .. N-Bl offer no change In the genel'al to play 26 . , . Q- B2 (27 BxN? PxB, and situation, and 15 , . , N-K3 falls against 'White's Knight is trapped), 16 NxN and 17 BxP. A Second Ea91e 26 B-B4t K-R1 16 PxP e.p. PxP 27 N-K6! Unconvlnced by Benko's victory over • • • • Black's capture Is a dlfrlcult decision, This Is the winning move, although He must acquiesce to further weakening Fischer in the first round, Tahl tries to improve on Fischer's Une in the third Black mnst have thought he gets strong of his Pawn front. But, since there are counter chances, two ways of doing so, which Is compara· !'oltnd, but with no better resllll. Benko tively better? has hit two eagles with the same stone Taking Into consideration that the en· -R tine initial success, It must be said, dangered side usually is bettel' off by though, that the eagles behaved mO!"e stIiving fol' complications, Black's best like ducks in the beginning of this tOUI' chance seems 16 •.. NxNl' 17 P-N3 (so nament; Fischer starting with two loss as to prevent. , . N-BS), B- Q2 artel' es, Tahl with all of three. Round 3 which his pieces are fail'ly well moblllze(l and his weaknesses not easy to assail. IRREGULAR OPENING 17 P-QN4! N-K3 Pid Benko Mikhail Tahl 18 P-N5! , .•• United States Soviet Union This advance is a severe blow to the White Black entire Black Qlleenside. 1 P-KN3 P-KN3 5 N-K2 <>-0 18 • . • • NxN 2 B-N2 B-N2 • 0-0 QN-Q2 27 ••.• 19 BxN BxBt 3 P-Q4 P-Q3 7 QN-B3 P-B3 R-Q4 20 QxB P-QB4 4 P-K4 N-KB3 8 P- QR4 P-QR4 I check: * = dbl, che<:k; § = dis. ch. ~HESS REVIEW, JULY, 19Ci1 219 This is Black's point. He sacrifices After this move, Black's game be The Perils of a Rodeo the Exchange, relying on attacking comes cramped. Bnt the alternative 12 chances based on his strong Pawn center . . . P-QR4 concedes White's Knights Fischer seems to like complications . At any rate he has more than once dem and his threateningly posted Queen too fine a futUre on QN5 and QB4. Bishop. onstrated his fabulous abllity to remain 13 P-QN4 N-N2 20 P-K3 QR_B1 in the saddle even if the situation be After 27 ... RxR 28 RxR, White domi- 14 Q-N3 B- Q2 21 PxP PxP comes very wlld. But wild chess is like nates the board: e.g. 28 ... PxP 29 BxN, 15 B-QR3 P-QR3 22 Q-R2 B-N2 a rodeo; it has some unforeseeahle per PxB 30 N-N5, P - R3 (30 .. . R-KBl 31 16 N-B4 P-QN4 23 R_ R1 P-K5 ils. This time Fischer fails to hold on. Q-R3!) 31 QxP! PxN 32 QxNP. and 17 N- Q2 Q_N3 24 B-KB1 N-Q1 Round 5 White wins; or 28 .' P-B4 29 Q-B2, 18 B-N2 P-B4 25 R-R6 Q_N1 and White wins. 19 R_R3 B_R3 26 R-R7! R-QB2 SICILIAN DEFENSE 28 BxR PxB Q,P 30 PxPt Now Black loses a Pawn. but there is (By Transposition) 29 NxB KxN 31 Q-B2 N-K3 noUling better for him. Robert J. Fischer Victor Korchnoj It is necessary for Black to prevent 27 RxR United States Soviet Union 32 Q-Q4 and also to prepare for the 28 NxNP advance of the center Pawns. But the 29 KBxB , , . , White mack lll'ogram requires further sacrifices. Natnrally, \Vhite can be expected to 1 P_ K4 P_Q3 7 PxP Q- R4 32 QxP B-R1 lI'in the game, although his job is not 2 P-Q4 N-KB3 8 0-0 QxPt 33 ~6 Q-B4 easy as yet. 3 N-QB3 P-KN3 9 K-R1 N_B3 34 QxP .... 4 P_B4 B-N2 10 N_Q2 P-QR4 29 " " N-B2 Now White prevents 34 •.. P-Q5 and 30 BxB 5 N-B3 0-0 11 N-N3 Q-N3 6 B-K2 P- B4 12 P-QR4 N-QNS at the same time threatens P-B4 or pos 31 B-B6 . . , . sibly 35 B-K5t, K-RS 36 RxQP. Here, however, 'White steps into an Starting from a defense variously called 34",. K-R3 abyss, He still has ground under one Robatsch, Yugoslav or Pirc, the game 35 P-B4 R-Q1 (oot, though. has become a Sicilian which could have 36 B-K7 P-K6 31 . , _ , come about in eleven moves: 1 P-K4, P-QB4 2 N-KB3, N-QB3 3 P-Q4, PxP 4 Black is driven to desperation. His 32 R-QB1 . . , . NxP, N-KB3 5 N-QB3, P-QS 6 B-K2, counter action has failed.· He may dimly But now he is in with both teet. Cor P-KN3 7 0-0, B-N2 8 N-N3 (Alekhine's hope for something like 37 BxR, NxP 38 rect is 32 Q-B2 or at least 32 PxN. PxN? Q-N5t with perpetual eheck. But pet move), 0-0 9 P-B4, P- QR4 10 P White Quite simply clears the situation. QR4, Q-N3t 11 K-Rl, N-QN5. 3? RxKP! R-K1 39 R/1_K1 NxB 38 B-N5t K-N2 40 PxN R_KB1 41 Q-R?t Resigns Accident on the Road Accidents can happen everywhere. This one happens high up on the last stretch of a road leading to the lop or the chess world. Korchnoj leads the tournament as the round begins. Round 12 32,,,, Q_R2! KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE The simple refutation. Black retains 13 P-KN4 , , , . Victor Korchnoj Robert J, Fischer his piece and wins. This is a very sharp move. White's Soviet Union United States Such an accident just might mean the choice is more difficult than' one might 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 B-N2 0-0 difference of being excluded from the think, though. Alekhine's main idea was 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 5 N-QB3 P_Q3 World Championship. Luckily, not every n-KBS and N-QN5. But that was de 3 P_ KN3 B-N2 6 N- B3 N_B3 body who leaves a piece en prise faces signed against the usual ... B--K3 and so heavy a punishment. Only those few This development of the Knight. in ... Q-Bl. With the latter movesre· who have reached the top of the moun stead of the conservative 6 ... QN-Q2, placed by ... P-QR4 and ... Q-N3, tain can fall so heavily:" works better in a number of other varia Alekhine's plan does not work well, and tions characterized by White's P - K4. 33 QxQ NxQ 39 R-N6 K_ N4 It is difficult to find a good alternative. 34 R-B7 N-QN4 40 R- R6 NxQP 7 0-0 P- K4 13 B-B3 is met by 13 . , • B-K3! 35 R_ N7 N-B6 41 P_N6 N-QNS! 8 P-QS N-K2 threatening 14 NxBP. Then 14 N-Q5, 36 N-B4 K-B3 42 R-R4 R.N After 8 ... N-QR4 9 N- Q2, Black has KNxN! 15 PxN, B- B·J gives Black a 37 P-N5 N_K4 43 RxN R-Q8t difficulty in meeting the threat of 10 declslve advantage. 14 N-Q4. NxKP 38 NxP R-Q1 44 K-N2 N-B6! P-QN4, The main point Is that 10 ... also gives him one (15 NxN, QxN! 16 Resigns P-B4 11 PxP e.p. favors White since his QxQ, BxQ 17 P-B3, N-B7!). And 14 N King Bishop Is not hampered by Pawns. Mate is inevitable U5 P-N7, J{- N8t Q2. N-Q2 gives him a considerable ad 9 P-B5! . . , . ·J6 K-RS, K-R41 etc,), vantage (15 N-Q5, BxN 16 PxB, QR--Bl This move is well calculated. 17 P-BS, N~Q6 18 Q-K2, NxBP 19 QxP, Biggulel" in repOrting from Curacao at N-B3, and Black threatens 20 . ' . KR 9 , , . . N-Q2 the time spoke of thig blunder as "In or QR-Kl. Black cannot Will a Pawn safely: 9 ... credible." Ever~' one there had counted ihe On 13 N-Q5, KNxN 14 PxN, B-B4, PxP 10 NxP. Nj3xP 11 NxN is followed lI'ame a sure win for Korchnoj. The de insiong leading to blunders are not really mack has a line like the first given by 11 .. ' NxN 12 NxBP! after which ~ubJect to analysis. but it seems possible above wUh 15 ... B-B4. White ought to win or by 11 .. . BxN 12 t.hat Korcillloj simply saw 32 R-Ql3l. NxP And 13 N-Q4. NxKP is like the second B-N5! and again ·White has a winning 33 Q-:\'2t and forgot to look for any thin;;" line given ahove with 14 . , . NxKP. advantage (12 , .. P-B3 13 Bx]?! or J2 else. "\8 to his chances of winnini" the tournament, they are (([Ulte some lime alter 13 P-B5 Is probably White's best, lead .. . B-Q313 B-R6!). Mr. Kmoch wrote the above) rather dim. ing to sharp play with approximately 10 PxP p,p But he was leading after Round 11, and 11 P-QR4 N-QB4 with a win her~. he might stIll have lJeen even chances. leading the rest of the way. \\'ho kllows? 12 N-Q2 P-N3 E<. t _ check; : _ db!. check; § _ dis. eh. llO CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 13 . . . . BxP! And this ot her mating thl'eat turn,; 19 N-K2 B-N2 This is a pretty combination which the tables definitely. Black gains lime Black's move is carefully calcu!at",d. to consolidate his advantage. of'rers strong counterplay. 20 Q-Q3 · . ' , 14 BxB N,B 26 P-R3 PxP! 29 NxP Q-K3! White threatens to win a piece by 21 15 QxN N,P 27 BxR RxB 30 R-KNI P-R5 P- K5 or a Pawn by 21 Q:xP, 28 N- K7t K_Rl 31 R_N4 . . , . 16 N-N5 • • • • 20 .... N_B4 White cannot save both the Knight White is three Pawns down fOl' no Ulack meets both threats. and the Exchange. The trap 16 Q- Ql, compensation. His moves do not matter QxN! 17 R-R3 fails against 17 ... Q- much anymore. 21 QxP B" 22 BxQB N,B 1l5! as Horowitz has pointed out, 31 , , . . Q-N6 33 R-N3 QxR 23 QR-Q1 p-Q4 16 .. , . NxR 32 Q-Bl P- R6 Resigns 17 NxN Q-B3 U's joke versus jol{e here: after 3·1 Black has a fail' game, The isolation of two of his Pawns cal'l"ies little sig 18 P- B5 • ' , , NxQ. Black plays 3·' .. , P-R7 (not 34 nificance . White wants to ]JI,went 18 ... p- n~. . . . BxN because of 35 Q-B6t ). 24 N-B4 18 • . . • Q-B5 · - - , Combination 01' miscalculation? At any Now Black wins another PHwn. What's the Matter with Tahl? rate as a combination, this move is not 19 Q_83 QxRP really strong, while as a miscalculation 20 N-B7 • • • • After Bled, where Tahl lost to Fischel' it i!il not reaUy weak. but still did marvellously well in win· This is ·White's best chance. 24 .... B,B ninl':" the tournament, he had some miner 20 .... QR-Kl! 25 RxS o-B3 ~etba(,kH at llome. But no one could have And this is Black's. It's a hanl move expected him to stal't this tournament Now \Vh!ie's next is forced as saving to find. Black Is anticipating the (·om· so badly. losing fh'e games in the first the forked Rook and Knight by 26 N-K2 lug attack on his King Pawn. As for seven. Incredible. Here is one of hill fails against 26, . ,QxPt. the rest, he is willing to fight on with five initial losses - Incredible in lt~e l r. 26 QxQP QR-Ql three Pawns for a piece, under circum We are al a loss for an explanation, And now White must give up his stances which favor the Pawns, though. at least so far. Round 2 Queen, The alternative 20 ... QxN Is some· 27 R/lxN R,Q 29 P-B4 Q-R3 what drawish becanse of 21 NxR. RxN RUY LOPEZ 28 NxQ Q-N4 30 RxP . . . , 22 PxP, BPxP 23 Q-B7t, K-Rl 24 QxKP, Mikhail Tahl Paul Keres Q-R5 25 QxNP. So fa!' so good. White has Rook, Soviet Union Soviet Union Knight and two connected, passed Pawn~ \"illite Black for the Queen, more than enough. 1 P-K4 P- K4 6 R-Kl P- QN4 30 , , , , Q-Q3 2 N-KB3 N- QB3 7 8-N3 0-0 ;";ow, however, White bas the problem 3 8-N5 P-QR3 8 P_83 0 - 0 or how to keep his slight material ad 4 6-R4 N-83 9 P-KR3 N-QR4 I"lmtage and make it tell, It's a prob, 50-0 B-K2 to B- B2 P-84 lem bet'ause his Rooks are clnmslly 11 P_Q4 N_B3 !)Ia('ed (they belong behind the Pawns Without the usual ... N-QB3 anti not in frollt of them) and his Knigllt Q- B2, Black must ha\'e a plan in mind b; loo~e (it lacks a well protected cen· on how to meet 12 P-Q5. Blocking the tral squlII'e) and his King position is llOsition by P-Q5 actually holds lillie weakened {by P ..KBH. The problem is promise if Black re·acts effectively. On not really serious. FOI', It 'Vhite cannot the usual set liP, Black has a well win. he eel'tainly need not lose either. 21 N- Q5 • • • • knowil and good plan at liis disposal. EI'en if he loses both Queenside Pawns, Here White aims at a Kingside attack, starting with 12 , . . N- Ql. Here, how he ought to be able to hold hif.: own. but his plan fails. evel'. 12 . , . N-Ql is not available. So 31 R-R5 · . . . He has a better chance of llOJding his Black must be relying on some otheJ'. White wants to hold everything. But own if he takes the Rook. With a piece le~s usual plan, Probably, he intends he does bettel' at it with 31 N-K3 (31 for three Pawns, though handicapped by , .. N-NI-Q2, followed by. P-D5 "'- B3. Q-N3t), Q-N3 32 P-QN3, followed weaknesses of his Queen Knight Pawn and . . . N-B4. by 33 K- R2. and King Pawn, the airy position of hlR A lot of such considerations are often 31 , . . , P-R3 33 R-B5 Q-R3 King and Ule inactivity of his two minor necessary before some innocent little 32 P-QN4 K-R2 34 N_83 , , . . pieces. He has the following posslbll!tle~ move is made. And, just as .here, they Here t.he more desirable 34 It-H2 falls orten go by withont causing so much as after 21 NxR: against 34 ... Q- Q6. 1) 21 ... QxN/8?? 22 NxB, and White a ripple 011 the surface of the game. 34 .. .. R-Ql wins; 2) 21 , .. QxN/l 22 PxP, and he 12 QN-Q2 , . , , 35 P-B5 · . ' . has fail' chances: e.g. 22 . . . RPxP 23 This is at any rate more enterprising White snffers trom incoherence of his Q-N3t, K-Rl 24 RxRt, QxR 25 K-N2; 01' than 12 P-Q5. 22 .. . RPxP 23 N-B2, Q-N4 24 N- K3, forces. If he tl'ies 35 R- K2, 35 . , , R 12 . , , . BPxP 14 N-N3 P-QR4 Q8t is strong: e,g. 36 NxR, QxR 37 N-B3, BxP 25 N-Q5; :1) 21 .. , RxN 22 PxP, 13 PxP N- Q2 15 B- K3 P-R5 Q-K6t 01' 36 K-R2, R- QB8. At any rate, BPxP 23 Q-N3t, QxQ 2·1 NxQ, P-R5 25 16 N_Bl N- R5, P- QN4 26 N- B6, B- B3 27 P - K5, Black Is on the point of obtaining strong At thill later stage of the opening, counterplay with his Queen, if not with PxP 28 B - K3, and lie has ral!' chance~ with the Queen Bishop file open, a both Queen and Rook. rOI" a draw (28 ... R-QB1?? 29 fixE! \Yhlte P-Q5 has a much more aggl'ess!\'e The move played stil1 offers fair ai' 28 ... P - K5 29 It- H2) , tendency and otrers ·White Queenside at· ('hnll(:es fOI' keeping the balance, though. Q,N 21 , . . • tlll,king chances. So Black prefel's to 35 ' •• _ R-Q7 Q,P 22 B- N5 exchange off that push·happ)" Pawn. 36 R-KB ..• , 23 BxP B-K4! 17 NxP NxN But not this way. The possible mate This mating threat takes the wind 18 8xN B-83 by means of R/5-B8 and R-KR8 is a from White's sails. Now Black has a backward and isolated dream, White must play 36 R-N-t to 24 R-B2 Q-BBt Queen Pawn but good compensation in . provide extra protection tOJ' his King 25 R-Bl Q-R3! the fine scope of his minor pieces. Knight Pawn In anticipation of a mating attal:k on his own King. t _ check; t = db!. check; § = dis. ch. The situation is a rather common one. CHESS REVIEW, IUlY, 1962 221 side, But It Is a dubious measure as it 26 Q-N4 Q-B2 28 R-N1 Q-B2 not only weakens his QN4 but also l'en 27 RxR Q'R 29 Q-R4! 8-Q2 deI's ... Q-B2 a loss of time, 30 Q-R3 , . . . 11 P-R5! QN-Q2 Now White threatens 31 R-N6, fol After 11 , .. BxN 12 PxB, Black defi· lowed by 32 Q- N4 and, If Black pl'events nltely has the worst of it. The line 33 RxNP, he loses his Rook (32 .. , B-Bl chosen. though far from comfortable, 33 P- Q6!). leads to a more pointed battie. Black 30 . . , . RxRP has a countel'blockade in mind. Now this capture is fOl'ced but actually 12 N-Q5 NxN 17 P.QN4! QR-B1 ! is only an indirect exchange which works 13 PxN B-B4 18 Q_N3 B-Q3 In White's favor, 14 P-QB4 B-N3 19 KR-Q1 Q-K2 31 RxP! Q,R .,p 15 R_ B1 N-B4 20 PxP 32 QxR · . , . 36 . . , . Q-Q6! 16 NxN PxN 21 BxB R,. !> SICILIAN DEFENSE Yefim Geller Robert J. Fischer 25 . . . . R-Q3 Soviet Union United States There is no time for 25 ... RxRP as White Black 26 P-Q6 must be prevented first, Black The last move was the sealed one. 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 N,P N_KB3 decides. Black resigned without resuming play. 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 5 N_QB3 P_QR3 The decision, however, Is open to This tinal position has its points. p,p 3 P_Q4 6 B-K2 • • • • question. Tlle captllre of the Pawn is White wins the Bishop but must do so in White employs the old move. Much risky, but it does not lose for any ob the right way, His Immediate threat is more usual today (but not necessarily vious reason. Entailing complications, It 42 B-Ql as his Bishop then controls bette I') are 6 B-KN5 and 6 B-QB'l. both actually makes White's task more dif both enemy passed Pawns, and then the pal'Uy designed as deterent against 6 ficult than In the game: 25 , .. RxRP win Is velY simple. ... P-Kl. 26 P-Q6, Q-Kl! (only this mOI'e antici So Black's best Is 41 . , ' P - R5 with 6 . • • , P-K4 • 0-0 0-0 pates both 27 P-Q7 and 27 B-B3): these possibilities: 7 N-N3 B-K2 9 B_K3 Q-B2 1) 27 B-B3 is now ineffective because 1) 42 P-Q7, BxP 43 P.xB, K-K2 44 K- Nl This is the main alternative. !) ••• of 27 , , . P-K5! (not 44 B-Q5 as 44 ... P-Q6 wins tor B- K3 Is, we should say, a slightly better 2) 27 Q-N4 leads to rather obscure Diack); and now White wins on 44 •.. move. In thus gelling ready for 10 . , . complications because of 27 . , . Q--R5; P-R6 45 B-Q5, KxP 46 BxP, K-Q3 47 P-Q4, Black acblally prevents 10 P - QRI. 3) 27 RxP, BxIt 28 QxB is Ilot clear K-Bl. K-B4. 48 K-K2; but Black can 10 N-Q5, NxN 11 PxN, B-B4, indeed. because of 28 ... R-B4. (29 QxP, Q-B3!); hardly lose after 44 , . ' KxP 45 K- Bl, leads to a position very similar to tilat 4) 27 Q-B3 may be White's best In K-Q3 4.6 B-Ql , P-R6 47 B-N3, K-B4 48 in the game, except that 12 P - QR4 can view of 27 , .. R-B4 28 Q-N4! or 27 , .. K-K2. K-N5 49 BxP, K-B6 50 K-Ql, be met more plausibly with 12 • . , Q-R5 28 P - B5! or 27 . ,. R-R7 28 Q- K3!. P- N4! P-QR4. At any rate, White's fine compensation 2) 42 P-B7! Is the propel' way of pro 10 P-QR4 B-K3 for the Pawn Is probably deCisive, but ceeding. Both sides get a. Queen. but With 10 ... P- QR4, Black can [ore· things don't go so smoothly as in the White emel'ges a piece up: 4.2 , . , p stall the coming blockade of his Queen- game. R6 ~3 B-B6, P-R7 44 P-Q7 etc. 222 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 Grand Game with a Petty Finish 17 . . , . Q-Q2 For this very remarkable variation White obtains a tremendous attack In (apparently a very old one with very quite captivating style. But he i!quldates new points), see Blalas- Joppen, page 24, prematurely. Probably, he feared be· January, coming too deeply Involved in comblna· The line stat'ting with 4 . ' . P-K4 Is tions with too little time on his clock. called the Loewenthal Variation, in Hoi· It's It grand game with a petty tlnlsh, land, at least. Obviously. someone must Round 12 have garnered It from Loewenthal's games. reanalyzed it and come to the GRUENFELD DEFENSE new conclusion that It is actually worth· Tigran Petrosyan Pal Benko while. to say the least. Soviet Union United States It was played in Matanovlch-Bouw. White Black meester In the International tournamenl at Utrecht 19S1. The gamfl came to 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 6 R_B1 P_B4 approximate equality. 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 7 PxBP p,p 18 QxQ • • • • 3 N-QB3 P-Q4 8 P-K4 Q_R4 What a pity! White has built up beau· 8 Q-Q1 • • • • 4 N_B3 B_N2 9 P_K5 R-Q1 tifully to II tremendous attack, but het'e Bialas played 8 Q-B7, He got noUJing 5 B-B4 0-0 10 B-Q2 , . . . he fails to follow it up with 18 Q ·· R~! out of it, not even his Queen. if one Nothing new lias come up so far. at P-KR3 19 NxR, PxN 20 Q-B4t. may so put it, His Queen became tl'apped least not new to Benko, Wl10 orten plays There could follow 20 . .. K-B1 21 there. Fischer takes the most radical the GruenteJd Defense and knows a great NxKP!! KxN 22 B-N4t, K- Ql 23 Q,-N8t, precaution against having his Queell deal about it. He points out that Korch· K-B2 24 B- Q6t, K-N3 25 0-0 with II trapped. But, for the rest, he doesn't noj once proceeded with 10 Q- R1. winning position for White. get anything out of the line either. N-N5 10 . . • • On 20 , .. K-Rl, White has 21 P-KR4! 8. . . . Q-N3 10 P-KR4 P_KA4 11 BxP QxBP For White wins after either 21 , .. BxP 9 N-B3 KN_K2 11 B-KN5 .... After 11 NxBP 12 KxN, QxPt, White 22 PxP§, K- N2 23 R-R7t! KxR 24 Q-B7t wins with 13 B- K3! followed by 25 NxKP or 21 , , ' P-N5 22 White aims to provoke 11 .. , P-B3 so as to add to the backwardness of the 12 N-K4 Q-N3 P- H5, P_KN4 23 P-RS, BxKP 24 P-R7, P- K3 25 N-K7. Queen Pawn, cutting it 01I even trom Quite obviously, there Is a good deal the protection ot the Queen. of tension in the position. But, if ten· On 18 , ' . PxN 19 QxPt, K-Bl 20 QxP, sion indicates promise, whose tension 'Nhite has Blacl, in a terrific bind, But is it? the actual winning lines are difficult to work out, and PetrosYlln may have feared getting into time trouble: e,g, 20 . .. Q-K2 21 0-0, and White threatens both 22 B-N4 and 22 PxP (21 , , ' BxP?? 22 N- R7t!). 18 . . . . N,Q 19 NxR R,N 20 P-B4 R-B7 Now Black has a fully satisfactol'y game, 21 K-K2 B-R3 22 N-B3 R,P 11 . • • . P-Q4! And Black threatens 23 .. ' BxP. 22 'fahl, though generally in poor shape 13 BxPtl • • • • .. , BxP fails against 23 K-Q3!. judging from his current results, is still It is White's - as this fine combina· 23 P- N3 P-KN4! Tahl. Here he has an idea wortllY of his name. tion reveals. It is actually It stock sort Drawn of combination but with an uncommon The POSitiOIl is anything but drllwlsh, 12 BxN · . . . bllt tile chances are about even. auxiliary thrown in. The Pawn sacrifice cannot be accepted 13 . , . . safely, 12 PxP, N- Q5 leaves White In 14 RxB! • • • • trollble (13 B- Q3, B- B4 01' 13 R-Bl, Here Is the auxiliary point, Pt'olectlon The Endgame Virtuoso Again B- B4). of Black's King Knight first lias to be 12 . , , . P-Q5! eliminated, This is another fine example of Fis· eber's virtuosity in the endgame. In 14 . . . . R,R Black's main pOint. addition, the early part of the strug' 13 B_KN5! 15 Njl-N5t K-N1 gle is captivating. Black adopts a line • • • • KN1 Is the only good sqnare for the which looks prehistoric but works satis· Fischer !lnds a good way out. Bouw· King. On 15 . ' , K- Kl IS QxN, N- Q2, ractm'ily and leads straight to a bal· meester obtained approximate equality White wins with 17 N-Q6t! (17 . , ' anced endgame. Tahl does the pushing after Matanovich's 13 B- B5. K- Ql 18 N- K6 mate; 01' 17 . ' , PxN lR and wins II Pawn for a time, But this P,N Q- K6t, K-Ql 19 PxP, and White wins). 13 • • , • Pllwn is his misfortune. In trying to 14 pl(p QxPt 16 QxN • • • • hold It he only helps Fischer produce 15 B-K2 P-B3 The blilliancy has coat White very a masterpiece. Round 11 J5 . . QxNP lose!! to 16 B-B3, He hilS 1\ Pawn for the • little in mateliai, SICILIAN DEFENSE Exchange. 16 8-K3 B-N5 Robert J. Fischer Mikhail Tahl 16 . • • , Q-QB3 Still 1I0t 16 ... QxNP as 17 DxPt United States Soviet Union 17 N-Q6! • • • • then obviously favors White (17 • • • Another "chellp" bt'illiancy In that White Black P-KN3? 18 B-B3). White gets ample return. The threat Is 1 P_K4 P_QB4 4 NxP P-K4 17 Q-Q3 • • • • a mate In thl'ee after 18 Q- K6t and, 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 5 N_N5 P-QR3 after 17 .. . PxN? 18 Q-KSt, It's mate 3 P_Q4 p,p 6 N-Q6t B,N Now Black must liquidate altbough in four, 7 QxB Q-B3! the enemy Pawn fOl'lUation is improved. CHESS REVIEW, IULY, 19<11 223 17 . . . . Q,Q side. preventing 34 K- B·l. So the Knight 45 . . . . P-B5 47 K_ R6 P- QN4 18 PxQ .,. must slay where it is for the time being. 46 BxP R-B4t 48 B- Q6 P-N5 19 KxB 0-0-0 A fair defense is 33 ... R- B4. but it On ~8 HxP 49 RxP. White wins. The endgame Is in the balance. has Ihe drawback of committing th\) 49 P_N4! R,P Rook dangerously. 20 QR-Q1 N_K2 22 R_QB1 KR - K1 50 P-N5 N-K3 21 P-Q4 N-Q4 23 KR_Q1 P_B4 33 ... K- Q2 is best. The game i~ again In the balance after 34 RxNt, 1{-K3 The fall of the vital King Knight Whlte's Pawns, being split Into three 35 R- R5. P- QN3 or after 34 BxP, K-K3 Pawn cannot be delayed any longer. detachments, are slightly inferior. It is 35 R- Klt, K- B2. 51 KxNP R- Q6 53 K_ B5 N_B1 hardly possible to take advantage of 34 K-B4! P_KN3 36 B- Q6 R_ B7 52 B_ K5 R_K6 54 R-N2! R-66t that factol", but Tahl is trying. He 35 P-B3 N-Q2 37 P-N3 R-K7 55 B- B4 K- Q2 chooses a line which soon garners a Queenside Pawn but at the expense of Aftel' 37 ... HxP 38 K- N5. followed weaknesses on his Kingside. by KxNP and KxRP. White IlIUSt win. thanl;s to the supel'iol'ity of his Bishop A safel' alternative is 23 ... PxP: over the Knight and the snperior activity e.g. 24 PxP*, K-Nl 01" even 2~ ••. K of his King. Q2. 23 ... N-N3 Is also plausible, though of no derinite merit. 38 K-N5 R-K3 24 B-N5! R-Q2 Black's vital KIng Knight Pawn is protected but In a make·shift way. After 24 ... PxP§ 25 K- B3, Black 39 B-B4 N_B1 cannot hold the Pawn. Nor does he 40 R-Q6! P-R4 have any promising way of yielding the 41 K_RS! .... Exchange for two Pawns. Immediate liquidation is l)l'emature : 25 PxP RxPt 28 R/ 1-Q1! RxBP 26 K_B3 R- K5 29 RxR NxR 41 RxH, NxHt 42 KxNP. NxBt 43 PxN. P-N4, and both sides must play for a The loss of matel'iai is inevitable. 27 R-Q3 R-QB5 30 R-QB1! .... draw under pain of losing: e.g. 44 KxBP! Black is going to settle for the Ex· 'White has lost a Pawn but is ready P - N5 45 K- K4! P - R5 46 K- Q4, K- Q2 ~hange. to retaliate.* He has fine targets on 47 E - B·!, P-N6 48 PxP. PxP 49 KxP, 56 P- NS N-K3 58 K-K5 R-B1 the Kingside. K-K3 50 K- B3. K-B4 5\ K- Q3 , KxP 52 57 P_N7 RxBt 59 PxR (Q) N,Q 30 , . . . R-QB2 K-K2. K - N6 etc. 60 K-Q5 P_ R5 Aftel' 30 . . . R-Q6t 31 K- B·I, White's 41 . . . . R--K7 60 . . . N - K3 is met by 61 H- KB2. Re King stal·ts to reap (31 .. . P- EN3? 32 42 R-Q2 R-K2 sistance is illlpossible. Black's Pawns are B- B6). 43 B-Q6 • • • • too weak. 31 B-B4 R-B3 This was the sealed move. 61 R-N7t K_K1 32 B-K5! N-Q4 43 . . . . R-R2t 62 K-QS P_N6 Black moves to prevent Quic1, pene· 44 K-N5 R-KB2 63 P-R3! Resigns 45 R-QN2! . . tration by White's King. . . It's Zugzw"ng again. White'R Queen After 32 ... NxP, White probably gets Zngzw;ng. Black must lose something. Rook Pawn wins as is easy to see. nowhere special by 33 R- QRL True, He can postpone the giving only by one keeping the Rooks on the board is ba tum of play: 45 . . . P- R5 46 P- R3 ! }(Oll~: GAl>H:S Nt:XT MONTH sically desirable for the sake of attack. Bul White cannot with l)rOpel' errect. Black obtains dangerous connterplay with 33 ... N-N5 or possibly 22 ... R-B7. But 33 RxR, PxR 34 BxP is CHESS VIGNETTES strong, most likely decisive. At any rat.e ._. - - it leads to an ending typical for superi· orlty of Bishop over Knight: e.g. 34 . .. K-Q2 35 K- B'I, K-K3 36 K- N5. P- Rt 37 KxHP, P-R5 38 K - N6, and White willS. 33 R-Q1! • • • • Now it is vital to keep Rool!s on the board. 33 HxR, PxR 34 BxP. K - Q2 gives Black the advantage since his Kingside Pawns cannot be attacked. 33 . . . . N-B3 Black expects too much fl'olll his extra Pa.wn. It is imperative for him to COUll teract the looming danger on the King· "All right. So you've be"t me ten in a row ... How about "nother game?" • Prol1011llcect I{e" Talll· he-" I",.-Ed. lIy AL GOWAN; all 1'lghlS r~""""etl 224 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1962 CHESS REVIEW'. Evergloriou8 4th United States Open POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Fifteenth Annual Golden Knights THE current edit~on of the Golden Kni ~ts tournament is now. under way, and entries are acceptable until Sept. 20, 1962. IL I S con· VERYTHING YOU NEED to play ducted Wlder CHESS REVIEW's Rules and Regulat.io·ns lor Postal Chess. 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