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Dr. Alekhine Defends World's Tandem Blind£old Championship Against E. D. Bogolubow Exhibition at Antwerp At this tim e the eyes of the chess world are Playing six different boards, Dr. A. Ale­ focused on Baden-Baden, where the world's khine and G. Koltanowski, the Belgian mas­ chess championship is being contested by Dr. ter, combined their talent to such 'good purpose , the defending cham­ as to achieve the creditable result of three wins, pion and E. D. Bogolubow. According to our h"l.'o draws and one loss. advices the stake is one of $\0,000 in Ameri­ For the fi rst time in the , two can money. Not less than a total of thirty masters played the White pieces alternately on games will be contested. The full details of the each hoard, blindfolded, and without any itinerary have not yet reached us, but our un­ kind of consultation. T heir opponents were derstanding is that after three games at Baden­ permitted to consult as much as they liked, and Baden, the match will shift to Villingen, and each of the six boards was manned by several later to Karlsruhe, , Niirenberg, and of the strongest members of a particular club. Weisbaden. Dr. Alekhine: feels that a few more displays together will make everything run smoothly, The first match between these giants of the and produce wonderful games, but Koltanow­ chess arena was played in 1929. Then Dr. ski is not so sur,;: . He says the strain amounts Alekhine won by the score of 11 · 5 with 9 to "an inquisition of the brain." games drawn. • • • As we go to press, word has been received Lajos Steiner Wins that. the first game of the match has ended in Budapest Championship a draw. This result came about under pecu­ liar circumstances, and it appears that Bogo­ With a total of 90. points out of II, Lajos lubow has protested the draw that he had Steiner led a field of twelve contestants for accepted. The game was drawn out over two the championship of Budapest, Hungary. Oth­ da ys, forty moves having been made the first er leading scores were Rcthy. 70., Weisel 7, day. When the game was continued, Dr. A le­ and a triple tie between Dr. Neygesy, E. khine's king beeame badly exposed, and ap­ Steiner and Stikcly, with 6V2 points each. parently threatened with a checkmate. T o heat oli" the chalenger's attack, the champion forced • • • an exchange of queens, and in doing so had to International Tournament sacrifice a pawn. Planned at Berne In the ending with rooks on the board, the Invitations have been extended to Dr. A. champion, a pawn behind, further weakened Alekhine, Dr. E. Lasker, Salo Flohr, Dr. O. his position through a: move which seemed to Bernstein, A. Nimtowitsch, Dr. S. T artakow­ give Bogolubow the upper hand. er, and R. Spielmann to participate in an in­ ternational grand masters' tournament to be But pressed for time, the challenger seemed held at Berne, Switterland, some time if). July. hurried, and finally accepted a draw offered by 193 4. Dr. Alekhine, after the sixty-fifth move, due to the fact that the same position had osten­ • • • sibly occu rred three times. After mentally re­ Southern California viewing his final moves, however, BogoJubow Chess League Results declared that the identical pos.ition had not Latest reports show a tie fat 6rst place ex­ been reached three times. but only twice. He iHing between the Yiddish C. C. and the Chess therefore lodged a · protest with the referee. a~d Ch.ecker C lub. This may develop into a The latter's decision has not yet been made tnple tie for first, depending' on the outcome of the match between Los Angeles A. C. and public. California Tech. APRIL,1934 51

Marshall-Kashdan Match Broqklyn Chess League At the invitation of Mr. Harold ,M, Phil­ Winning their last match from the Scan­ lips, president of the Manhattan Chess Club, dinavian Chess Club, the Brooklyn Chess Club, and chairman of the Championship Match quite appropriately won the championship of Committee, Frank J, Marshall and Isaac Kash­ the newly organi~d Brooklyn Chess League. dan met in Mr. Phillips' office to arrange the This victory would seem to indicate that final details of the play, The match wili consist Brooklyn once again is in the forefront of Metropolitan chess. Below is the final stand­ of twenty games, and go to the winner of the majority, Four games will be played each ing of the league. Club Pi. W. L. D. Won Lost week, with two scssions a day, four hours in Brooklyn ...... 8 6 1 130 17$ the afternoon, and two hours in the evening, Scandinavian ...... 8 5 I 2 29 18 * The time limit will be :I 2 moves in the first Flatbush ...... 8 3 4 I 27J!2 20Yl two hours and 16 moves per hour thereafter. Hawthorne ...... 8 2 6 0 18 30 B, Ediwn ...... 8 I 5 2 14J!2 33\12 The exact dates of the match will depend on negotiations with different cities which may 40 17 17 6119 119* * One game adjourn~d, wish to finance one or more of the games. The National Chess Federation is striving to ar' * * * range for eight to ten contests as the out­ Allentown, Pa., a Busy . standing chess event of the World's Fair in Chess Center Chicago, which is scheduled to reopen on A city championship tournament is being June 1. Mr. M . S. Kuhns, president of the arranged under the sponsorship of a committee N. C. F. and a number of the directors; in­ consisting of Robert S. Goerlich, chairman, cluding Messrs. S. W. Addleman and H . E. and Samuel Cooperman, Homer Bortt and Heick, have been active in this cause, and have George Scheirer. The winner of the tourna­ good hopes of success. New York City, as ment wi!! be a real champion, as it is the plan the home of both contestants, will naturally of the committee to have every well known want a good portion of the match, and some player enter. Among those expected to par­ games may be played in Boston, Philadelphia, t icipate are W. H . Steckel, the defending Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, or other cit­ champion; Armin Herrman, Albert Rex, Roy ies_ Kashdan, who has just returned from his S. Rockel, Charles Geary, Charles Koch anti extended tour, reports that interest in the -\Vilmer Jones. , , m~tch ,is very keen in all the clubs he visited. • • • • Stahlberg Defeats Metropolitan ' Nimzowitch Cl?ess League Gideon Stahlherg, by his impressive victory over A. Nimrovitsch, international veteran of The conclusion of the eighth round of the many matches, has again demonstrated his annual interclub championship competition ctf right to be classified as one of the leading chess the Metropolitan Chess League finds two dubs experts in the game today. The match of eight tied for first place, the Manhattan Chess Club, games was won in decisive fashion, only seven and the Empire City Chess Club, both having games having to be contested in order to reach a clean slate. a decision. Starting off slowly, the end of , * , the fourth game found him trailing by the score of 2Yz to IJ;2. Thereafter he domin­ Ohio State Activities ated the match by winning three games in suc­ cession, thus obviating the play of the eighth John O. Hoy, Cleveland City Champion, game. As the match progressed, Stahlberg is leading the Ohio State Tourney with a showed himself increasingly on the 'alert to score of three wins and no defeats. W. W , take advantage of every opportunity that Given of Elyria is second with two wins. presented itself. The Metropolitans are leading the Cleve­ The youthful leader of the Swedish team land Chess League with a score of seven in the Folkestone International Team Tour­ matches won for a total of thirty-one points. nament, at that time made a very favorable The Cuyahoga team is a close second, with a Impression by his modest demeanor and gen­ score of six matches won, for a total of thirty eral air of refinement, and in addition has points. since shown great chess talent. CANADIAN SECTION by F. W . Watson

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Canadians everywhere ought to know about In the first meeting of a match play-off for the grcill centennial upheaval scheduled for the T oronto cl ub teant championship of are. the "Queen" city of Canada in this year of cent league series, Oakwood defeated Jordan 19H . T urn the calendar hack one hundred by 3Yz-2Yz . years and try to imagine an area of ground­ • • • prohahly infested with cabbages and what­ Correspondence Cheas nots-known today as Toronto, which at that Ninety-eight players have joined a stamp­ time in full blossom became a city; what licking parade arra nged by the Canadian great cha nges it century can make! Prom a Correspondence Chess Association as a means mere plot of ground a great ci ty grows, and for determining who is who in a West vs. with the carl y se ttlers there came- after a East argument- and it is hoped a definite de­ brief space of time- a few chess dubs which cision will eventually be established concern­ were se ttled here and there, and one brought ing the part of which end of Canada is strong­ another until now the great Toronto is in' est! T here is one consolation-the mail-car. fested with chess clubs and players! rier wi!! be su re of a job! There is to be much celebra tion to mark the T he T ournament for 193 4 is an­ path of one hundred years, and along with the other event due to start soon- the correspond­ preliminaries and civic ceremonies munici­ ence game is flourishing in Canada. pally conducted, will be an added attraction • • • to commemorate Toronto's progress in promot­ Toronto Championship ing the game of chess-the Dominion tour­ The result of Toronto's city tournament nament is scheduled fo r early autumn in naturally suited the many interested followers T oronto and is to be presented as a centennial of the title· holder's career, although it was a event. romewhat regrettable end for the runner-up • • • to be eluded by one-half point; much credit is Miscellaneous News due R . E. Martin for 'che everlasting pace he A Manitoba chess association was recently set right to the fi nishing and fatal thirteenth fo rmed and much is being done to stimulate round in which he met Belson and capitulated. che ss in W estern Canada. The final standing: P. w . L. D. Pt6. T he Manitoba championship is reported by Be lwn ... ., ...... , .... 1 , 11 0 2 12 Mr. N . Selchen, of W innipeg, as being a Martin ...... 1 , 11 1 1 llV2 somewhat closely contested tournament- with Lovstrand ...... l' 8 • 1 8Vz Messrs. Dreman, C reemer, Lancashire and Cradock ." ...... 1 , , 2 , 1 , , • Mogle, each within grasp of the title. Crompton ...... , 1 7V2 S .... alts ...... 1 , , , , 7Vz At the annual meeting of the T oronto Jor­ W atwn ...... 1l 6 • , 7Yz ...... - , , dan C hess Club-in March, B. Freedman was Ridout ...... 1l 6 , 2 re·eJected president; A. Merkur, vice-presi­ Schaefer ...... 1l • 2 , ...... 1l , 7 , dent ; l. W einert, secretary; Dr. B. Lunday, S

Belson Retains Tide 23 RxR Q-Kt2 24 P-B4 • • • • This ycar marks a third consecutive city 24 Q-Q4 deserves consideration. championship reign for ), H. Belson, of T o­ 24 • ••. P·QR3 ronto. The titleholder swept through the 25 P ·K4 Q·B2 tournament without the 26 Kt·Q4 Q-Kt2 loss of a game. It is need­ 27 Q -B3 K-Ktl less to mention future suc­ 28 Kt·B6 • • • • cesses which are quite like­ From the 28th move to the 36th move, White was pressed for time. 28 Q.B7 at once, witb ly to be realited by such a better possibilities. youthful and ambitious 28 . . •. Kt-Ktl character. Belson is of 29 KI>:Kt Q"Kt the exceptional modest 30 Q ·B7 K-BI gentlemanly type, with 31 Q"Q R,Q ability of the highest cal­ 32 R·B6 R-Rl ibre lining him up with 33 P -R3 the best of Canada's ex-­ K·Kl 34 K-B2 K-Ql pert players, and is well 35 K-K3 Kt-Q2 lik.e d by a. host of ,friends. Accompanying 36 B-Bl • • • • IS in thIs r.eport the all-Important game which Better would be K·Q4. Martm needed only a draw to win the title. 36 ••.• Kt·Ktl , , 37 R-B3 Kt.Q2 • 38 K·Q4 R-Bl 39 R"R ch K,R • City Championship 40 P-K5 Kt-Bl Toronto, March, 1934 To prevent White's P-K6 41 P.R4 K-Q2 RETI-ZUKERTORT R. E. Martin (Notes by f. H. Bdson) J. H. Belson R. E. Martin White Black 1 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 2 P-B4 P-KKt3 3 Kt-B3 B-Kt2 4 P-KKt3 P-B4 5 B-Kt2 Kt-B3 60-0 0 ·0 7 P·Q4 p,p 8 KtxP Q·Kt3 9 Kt.Kt3 P·Q3 10 B_Kt5 B·K3 11 Kt_Q5 B"Kt 12 P,B Kt_K4 J. H. Belson 13 B·K3 Q·R3 1. B·Q4 QKt·Q2 42 P·K6 chI p"p Q.Q2 Kt-R4 43 B-R3! P·R4 "16 B"B K,B 44 PxP ch K·B2 17 Kt·Q4 QR-Bl Naturally if H ... KtxPch; 15 K·Q5wins the Kt. 18 P -QR4 KKt-B3 45 P-B5 • ... 19 P-QKt4 • R-B5 And now follows the regular routine play 20 P-R5 P.QKt4 45 . . . . PxP 46 BxP K-Bl 21 Kt-B6 • • • • 47 P-Kt4 p,p 0,. 21 PxP e.p., QxP; 22 Kt·B6, R·Kl ; 23 48 BxP Kt-R2 Q-Q3! (if 23 RxP? RxKt!) 49 P-R5 Kt·B3 21 . • • • R-Kl 50 P-R6 K-B2 22 QR-Bl R,R 51 B·B5 Resigns Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch

thought and the man of action, the artist and the doctor. There was no conflict between chess and his chosen profession. because there was a striking sense of proportion, and to each of his manifold activities he accorded its due and proper place. Hence the glory he won in each field only supplemented and il­ lumed the distinction gained in the other. Even in 0e period of his earliest chess triumphs ,he set It down as an inflexible rule to which he points with some pride in his own biography. that he only took part in Tournaments during his vacations. It is a perennial fai ling of the chess world that it bestows its laurels upon only a single champion, and treats cavalierly the many su­ premely great masters who fall short of its highest distinction. In no other field is it necessary that the artist conquer the whole w.o.rld as a condition. precedent to his recog­ mtlOn as a great geruus. Art and literature would be barren indeed if the superlative talent of a Hals were completely eclipsed by the splendor of a Rembrandt, if a Dreiser were thrust aside for the debatable superiority of • The death of Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch on the 17th day of February brings to a dose one of a Lewis. the most brilliant and varied careers in the Having established himself as one of the annals of chess. Coming 50 soon after the greatest chess players of all time, with a demise of of Graz, it leaves Tournament record of surpassing brilliance. the world of chess infinitely poorer. For dur­ T arrasch found the pa.th to the title of world ing half a century Tarrasch had made a place champion blocked by the formidable figure for himself in his chosen field that will not of Dr. . Whether the vic­ soon be filled . tories of the latter in their two matches was His name will long be one to conjure with due to a higher chess talent, to superior com­ in the history of the game. How large he bative qualities, to the dual burdens the Doctor loomed and how diverse were the contribu­ of NurcnbeTg had taken upon his shoulders. tions of his multiple genius, the rising gener­ is neither material to our eulogy nor impor­ ation can hardly comprehend . His was a tant to those of us who view chess as some· forceful and arresting personality, the em' thing more than a contest. bodiment of the highest culture and char­ Dr. T arrasch continued his indefatigable acter. He was too a man of the world, a man labors in the realm of chess_ His dynamic of science, with a keen insight into human personality found expression in the joust of motives and action. the Tournament, in the annotation of impor­ Thus highly gifted he would have orna­ tant games, in research and analysis, in books mented any calling to which he applied him­ and maga<'.ine articles. His notes cover more self. It was fortunate for chess that he early than the moves of the chess pieces: they treat lea rned the game, and devoted much of his the universal, the human and psychological unbounded energy to it. Yet he was first of a§pects of the game. " It is not only necessary all a physician. a man of family, a devoted to be a strong player," he wrote at one point, husband. the father of natable sons. one of "but one must also play strongly." A lesson whom gave his life in the service of his coun­ which he learned early and which every ex­ try. pert has learned in due time. There was thus a rare blend of the ideal Siegbert Tarrasch was born in Breslau, the and the practical throughout his career. He native city of Anderssen, his famed predeces­ combined · in almost perfect form the man of sor. on March 5. 1862. At 18 he graduated APRIL,1934 55

from the Gymnasium there and took up the other interests he never' attained his full pow­ study of medicine at Breslau and Halle, and ers. But to the end he remained a feared in 1885 was awarded his Doctor's degree. opponent- ·witness his sharing 6th and 7th Later he became a practicing physician in pri:es with Rubinstein at Semmerling in 1926 Geroldsgrun, and thereafter settled at Nur­ -where at the age of 64, he finished only 3 emberg where he remained for many years. points behind Rudolph Spielmann, the first In 1914 he went to Munich where he prac­ prize winner to whom he gave the odds of ticed to the end of his life. 21 years. He learned to play chess at the age of 16; In 1908 came the long awaited match with among his schoolmates he soon won the repu­ Lasker. As to the causes of his defeat much tataion of invincibility. Without neglecting has been written. Many German experts ex­ his studies he made further progress in the pressed the view that Tarrasch suffered from game at Berlin and Halle, particularly by the improper training and preparation. Lasker participation in the tourneys of the German seems to have spent the months preceding the chess assodation. As a member of the chess match at the seashore, storing up nervous en­ club of Halle he won the First Prize in the ergy; and at the critical moments it was "Haupt Turnier" at the Niirenberg Con­ nerves that bested Tarrasch. gress of the Chess Association in 1883, and The present generation of chess players, thereby the right to take part in the master whether they know it or not, stands on the Tournaments thereafter. shoulders of Tarrasch. That later on the Two years later came the International young masters have turned from him docs tourney at Hamburg. Here his play was so not alter the underlying foundation of his work even in the most "hypermodern" exemplary that he failed to take the first place only by a crude oversight in the last and de­ games. , Bamie, F. Wjn~elman cisive game-with Blackburne,-and he had . to be content to share the 2nd-6th prizes with Played at St. Petersburg, 1914 Blackburne, Englisch, Mason and Weiss. QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING At Frankfort in 1887 he shared 5th and A. Nimzowitch Dr. S. Tarrasch 6th prizes with ]. Berger. In the following White Black year he took the first prize at Niirenberg 1 P-Q4 . P-Q4 with sparkling victories over Mieses and von 2 Kt-KB3 P.QB4 Gotschall. A great elegance was noted in 3 P-K3 P-K3 his game, an unshakable sureness and restraint 4 B-Q3 Kt·KB3 without any diminution of strength or attack­ 50·0 B-Q3 ing power. His opening play was careful and 6 P-QB4 Kt·QB3 7 P·QKt3 0-0 logical, and he ever sought the strongest 8 B-Kt2 P-QKt3 move. But the mid-game found him in his 9 QKt.Q2 B·K!2 element, and this became the special domain 10 R-B1 Q-K2 of Tarrasch. 11 PxQP KP"P At the Masters' Tourney at Breslau in 12 Kt·R4 P·Kt3 1889 the promise of Hamburg was again ful­ 13 KKt-B3 QR·Q1 14 PxP p,p filled . He captured the first prize without 15 B·Ke:; Kt·K:; losing a game. With this triumph the suc­ 16 BxKt B,B cession of tournament victories began. In 17 Q-B2 KtxKt 1890, at Manchester in England he achieved 18 KtxKt P·Q5! the goal not reached by a German master 19 PxP BxP ch since Anderssen, of winning first prize in a 20 KxB Q-R5 ch foreign field-15Yz points--three full points 21 K.Kt1 BxKtP 22 P-B3 KR.K1 ahead of Blackburne, his nearest rival. 23 Kt-K4 Q-R8 ch His most signal victories span the 19 years 24 K·B2 B,R from 1889 to 1907. In this period he took 25 p.Q:; P·B4 part in 13 of the 30 tourneys that can be 26 Q-B3 Q-Kt7 ch classed as truly international, and garnered 27 K-K3 RxKt ch seven firsts. In the same time Lasker gathered 28 PxR P·B5 ch ,,-""9" KxP R-B1 ch but 5 firsts, and such great experts as Maroc~y 30 K-K5 Q.R7 ch and Tschigorin but 2Yz and Pillsbury but 31 K·K6 R-Kl ch lYz. Thereafter with advancing years and Re,igns. GAME STUDIES

First Gam ~ of M atch Bishop '0' a harmless Knight, without material QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE gain. (Notu by 1. A. Ho"() I!." !:) G. Stahlberg A. Nirnwwi("h 17 • • • • KPxB 18 Kt.B3 White Black B-R3 1 P·Q4 P·X3 19 Kt-R4 BxKt 2 P-QB4 Kt-KB3 Even this was unnecessary. The OKtP might 3 Kt-QB3 B-KtS have been temporarily protected. Then Black 4 Q .Kt3 ••.. would aim to place his Bishop on the diagonal Ot i Q-B2, P-Q1; 5 P_QR3, BxKtch; 6 QxB. KR2-QKt8, and together with a Queen's side Kt-K5; 7 Q-B2, K t ~B 3; 8 Kt-B3, P_K4: 9 P-K3, assault would storm the position. 8-84: (9 • .. PxQP, 10 BPxP)) 10 8-031 an 20 QxB Q·R2 interesting line of ploy where White obtains a 21 KR_Ql QR·Kl slight advantage. 22 Q-Q2 Q·R4 4 •••• KI-B3 23 Kt-B3 · , , , Or again Black had 1 .. . P-B4 as an alternative. which he tried In the third game of the match While's last few moves have shown no deSnlte without success. The game there went 5 PxP. conception or plan of play. A more logical line Kt-B3; 6 Kt-B3, Kt~K5; 7 B-Q2, KtxQBP; 8 Q~B2, would seem to be R-K! instead of 01 followed Castles: 9 P-QR3, BxKt; 10 BxB. P_QR4: 11 by P-B3 and the eventual advance_Ki. The text P-KKt3! move is also nol to be recommende d, since the :5 p oK3 0-0 Kt at R4 prevents the advance of the QBP and 6 B-Q3 P.QR4 ties the Black Queen to Ri. The Idea is to advance the Pawn to R6 and 23 •••• P-KB4 weaken White on the Black squares. 6 . .. P-QKt3 24 Kt·K2 R-B3 followed by ... B~K t2 is the more usual line of 25 K·Rl • • • • play but does not seem to offer Black any definite With the idea of getting his Kt to K5 via Ktt possib!litles. and B3. 7 Kt-K2 • • • • 25 •• , • P-KR3 Vlhlte underestimates the strength of Black's- 26 Kt-Ktl P-BS sortie with the QRP. Instead 7 P-QR3 would 27 PxP avoid the continuation that follows. • • • • 7 __ ._ P-R5 But here White again deviates from his original 8 Q-Ql P-R6 plan. Kt-B3 at once was indicated. 9 P·QKt3 P·Q4! 27 •••• R-K> 100-0 P·QKt3 28 P·Kt3 Q-Kt4 11 B-Q2 B·Ka 29 R·B3 P-B4 12 R-Bl Q-K2 Well tlmedl Black now forces a menaclng 13 QKt-Kt5 B.B pallSed Queen's Pawn. 14 QxB QKt·Kt5! 30 PXP P.P The point of Black's earlier play. The Kt Is 31 KR·QBl R·B3 wl'll l'ntrenched. 32 R·K3 R(QB3).K3 15 PXP · . , . 33 RxR R.R Not 15 ... KtxP; 16 KtxB! 34 P·B3 R·Kl 15 • . . • KKtxP 3S R·Kl Rd 16 B.K4 • • • • 36 QxR Q-Q21 Not 16 P_Ki, KtxB; followed by 17 Kt_Kt5! Preventing the entrance of the Vlhite Queen 16 •••• P·QB3 Into Black's territory and at the same time prepar_ 17 BxKt • • • • Ing for the advance of the QP to the eighth, The But this was totally unnecessary! Thl're was balance of the game Is played by Black with no reason for exchanging such a commanding precision. APRI L, 1934 57

37 Q.KBI P-Q5 Threatening 23 RxQP, RxR: 24 RxR, QxR; 25 38 Kt·K2 Q-Kt4 QxRch! 39 Q.Kl Q·Q6 22 . • • • QR-Ktl 40 Kt·Bl QxP ch 23 Q .. Kt4 P-B3 41 K·Ktl K-B2 24 B·B3 K-Rl 42 Q-B2 Q-K5 25 Q-R4 • • • • 43 Q.Bl P-Q6 Threatening 26 BxP, PxB; 27 Q xPch, K·Ktl: 44 Q.Ql Q·K6 ch 28 R-Q4, KtxR; 29 RxKtl 45 K-Kt2 P-Q7 25 . . . . P·K4 Resi,,"n,______A. N imzowitch Fifth Gam, of Match QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE (Notes by l . A. H orowitz) G. Stahlberg A. Nimzowitch White Black 1 P·Q4 P-K3 2 P·QB4 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-QB3 B·Kt5 4 Q-Kt3 P-B4 5 PxP Kt-B3 6 Kt-B3 Kt·K5 7 B-Q2 KtxQBP 8 Q -B2 0-0 9 P-QR3 BxKt 10 BxB P-QR4 G. Stahlberg More usual is . . . P ~ B ·t Although the text restrains W hite's advance on the Queen's side, it 26 RxBP ! PxR in turn leaves a definite weakness on Black's QKt3. 27 QxBP ch K-Ktl and at the same time loses valuable time. 28 R·Q6!! R-KBI 11 P-KKt3 P-R5 good as any, th ere is nothing to be done. 12 B-Kt2 P-QKt3 29 QxP RxBP cit" 13 0-0 B·Kt2 A last and desperate stand. Not 13 ... B ~ R3; 14 Kt~ K5, R~Bl; 15 KtxKt, 30 K.Ktl! . . . . PxKt: 16 B-Kt4! If KxR, Q·B4ch prolongs the game. 14 QR-Ql Kt-R4 30 •••. K-B2 Premature, Black's fi rst consideration should be 31 R-KB6 ch Resigns for the protection of his backwards QP . . .. Q-K2, followed by ... P~ Q3 and ... KR-O.l was indicated. Metropolitan Chess League 15 B·Kt4 • • • • March, 1934 The text threatens to win a Pawn and is not KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE without merit, but B·Q4 would serve the same Oxo w by M. D. H assiahs} purpose and at the same time maintain the Bishop M. D. Hassi alis A. C. Simon30n on the long diagonal and indirectly exert pressure W hi te Black on the weak QKtP. 1 P·Q4 Kt-KB3 15 • • • • B-K5 2 P·KB4 P-KKt3 16 Q-B3 ""--,-Kt(R4) -Kt6 3 Kt.QB3 P·Q4 17 Kt-Q4 BxB 4 P·KB3 •.•. 18 KxB R.Kl Kmoch recommends a t this point: 4 B-Kt5!, Kt~K5: 5 KtxKt, PxKt: 6 Q -o'2 ' fo llowed by Forced, as the th reat of KtxKt followed by BxKt Castles QR. winning a Pawn. could not adequately be met in 4 • • • . B-Kt2 any other manner. 5 P·K4 PxKP 19 KtxKt KtxKt 6 PxP P-K4 .20 R-Q6 Q-B2 7 P·Q5 0-0 21 KR·Ql KR·Ql More accurate was 7 . . . QKt·Q2, followed by 22 .Q-B3 • • • • ... Q ·K2 and . . , Kt~Bo4 . 58 T HE C HE SS RE VIEW

8 XI.B) B,XIS (We give the following game in honor of Grand­ 9 B·K2 XI·R" master Spielmann's 5OI: h birthday_May 5. 1934.) Played at Carlsbad, 1911 Black's idea 1$ to play P-KB'! but he overlooks W hite 's defenses; however, even if Black could force P-KBi . the ensuing position would be in rN..ou5 b;,r F. Reinfdd) White 's fa vor be~au se of White's better develop· R. Spielmann F. S. Du.·Chotimirski ment. Again. better was 9 '" QKt.Q2. White Black 10 0 ·0 P.KRJ 1 P .K4 P.K4 Not 10 .. . P· KB4 because 11 Kt_KKtS with the 2 ,Xt.XU3 Kt.QB3 threat of Kt-K6 . 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3 4 B-R4 Kt-B3 11 XI·XI .,. , ().O B-K2 12 Q,,8 Q-KI 6 R·Kl P-QKt4 Not II ... P-KBi because of 12 PxP, RxP; 7 8·KIJ P-Q' 13 RltR, PxR: Ii QIf.Kt! 8 P-83 KI-QR4 9 8-82 P·B4 13 P·KKI4 Kt-KB3 10 P-Q3 • • • • 14 Xt.QJ • • • P·Q4 is mOfe usual. The text was fashionable Not Ii BxP, BxB; 15 RxKt, B-B5 1 T he text at the time this game was played. move however threatens 15 BxP. 10 ••• • 0·0 14 . . . . QXt-Q2 11 QKI.Q2 Q-B2 U B.X] Q-K2 12 Kt-Bl R-Ktl 16 R.B2 • • • • This portentous move foreshadows some In· 16 P-KtS would lead to interesting complications, tended demonstration on the Q ueen·slde whic h not entirely to Black's disadvantage. 16 ... p,p; remains in Ihe realm of good in tenlions. The u ua l maneuver adopted by Black in Ihis variation is 17 BxP, Q-KI. followed by 18 ... Kt-R4. . .. KI-B3 with a view to forcing .. _ P.Qi 16 . . . . XI·XI laler on, Kt-Q3 17 QR·RBI lJ p·KR) B-KJ 18 KI ·XI • • • • 14 Q-K2 P-Kt5 Not 18 P.Kt3 , P· KB4; (threateni ng P. KB5) 1.5 Kt(B) ·R2 Kt-Q2 19 KtPxP. PxP; 20 PxP. P-K6; 21 B.Q2. B-05! 16 Kt.Ktl KR.BI Also not 18 P-BS. Kt_BS! 16 .. . P_B4 would not be good because of 17 18 • • . . P·Ktl PxP. BxBP: 18 KtxB. RxKt: 19 P·Q4. Or If J6 19 P·Kt4 P·QR4 ... P-Q4; 17 PxP, BxQP; 18 P.Q4, BPxP: 19 20 P·Q Rl KI·Kt2 PxP, B-KB3; 20 Kt·Kli ! 21 KI·Ql P·KB4 17 Kt.Kt4 R·Ka 22 KIP",P PXP 18 XI-X3 B-Kt4 23 RxP RxR 19 Xt·Q5 .dO, 24 PxR p .I(' 20 PxB .,. 21 QR"B Xt.XB) 2' 8 ·Q2 p"p 26 PlIP R·KI The correct move In Ihis seemingly harmless position was ... Kt·BI. After the text Spielmann Not 26 ... B",Kt; 27 BxB, Q_Kt4,h; 28 K·RI . bunds up a winn ing attack with surprising s ud~ PxKt; 29 Q· K6<:h] denness.

27 Kt.84 Kt-X4 22 P-Q4! • • • • 28 Ku.:P K",P 29 KI·1(6 • • • • In order to open th e Bishop's diagonal and the KAle. Hne W hitt overlooks a quk k win. 29 p. B6. 22 ' .' • • KP",P QllKt; 30 P. Bh h. KxP; 31 KI-Koch winning. Or 22 ... KtxP; 23 PxKP. PxKP; 24 0-03. 29 • • • • B-Q5 ~h KI · B3; 25 Kt-R5! 30 K·RI Q·R5 2) XI·R5! Kt-Q2 3 1 P·86 •••. Of course he cannot play KtxKt because of 31 R·84 followed by QxKt or KtxB Is good mate in two. enough. but the text threatens mate which Is dif­ fi cult to stop. 24 Q-Kt4 P-Kt3 31 . . . . Kt(Xt2) ·Q 3 25 R-K7 • • • • 32 Q·Kt2 ~h Re, i&n, Threatening RxKt! and Kt·B6<:h. A P RI L, 193 4 39

25 • . . . K·BI 14 B·K2 KR·Ql 26 QR·KI ! Q.Ql 15 Kt.K4 P·B3! Not 26 ... PxKt: 27 RxPch!! KxR: 28 Q~K6ch . Move by move Landau strengthens and solid· K~B I (28 . . . K~Kt 2 ; 29 Q~K7 ch, K~R 3: 30 illes his position. R-K6ch ): 29 Q-R6ch. K~B2; 30 QxPch. K~ B 1 (30 .. . K~B 3; 31 Q~Kt6 milte ); 31 R~K 7 ilnd mil te 16 P.KR3 • • • • ne xt move. 27 Q-Kt5 Kt·K4 A necessary preparatory move. 16 Kt-R4 bei ng advantageously answered by ... B-KKt5. T he only defence against th e threat of Q-R6ch. etc. 16 . . • • P·Kt4 ! 28 Q·B6! • • • • C utting down the mobility of the Knights. Very pretty. If now 28 ... Q or RxR, 29 Q-R8 mate, and if 28 . . . P xKt; 29 R ( K) xKt! 17 P·KKt4 B·Kt3 wins. 18 P·KR4 P·KR3 28 •••• Kt(R4)·B5 18 . . Q xP? 29 P·B4! PxKt No' . 19 KtxKP wi nning a piece. 30 PxKt KtxKP 19 PxP RPxP 31 R(Kl xKI ! Ra igns 20 R·R6 • • • • T he mate cannol be staved off any longer. The Hank attack begun with W hite's seventeenth move is undertaken with the idea of deHecting Black's attention from the real scene of operations ; the Q side and th e center. Played in a Match in Rotterdam, 1933 20 •••• ALEKHINE DEFENCE Q·Kt 21 P·R3? • • • • O\[(lt~ s b" F. Rdnfdd) Spielmann wishes to pla y O R-RI. which how_ R. Spielmann S. Land Ol u ever would not do just now because of . . . Kt.Kt5. White Black There was nothing better than 21 KR-RI; the text 1 P·K4 KI·KB3 is neatly refuted by Landau.

2 P·K5 Kt·Q4 21 • • • • Bx ! ~ t 3 P·QB4 Kt·Kt3 22 QxB • • • • 4 f'.QKt3 • • •. After 22 PxB, Q-Bl White loses a Pawn with· An innovation il ttributed to Lajos Steiner whic h 0"' compensa tion. need not to be greatly feared by Black. 22 .•• • Q·BI! 4 . . . . P·Q3 23 Q·Kt6 B,P 5 B·Kt2 • • • • 24 QxBP Q·Kt5! Not good : it allows th e second player to develop This leads to a n un expectedl y powerful attack; at Whit... ·s expense. P xP was prderabl ... . W hite's pieces are badly placed for defensive 5 .... P xP purposes. 6 BxP Kt·B3 25 R·Q2 • • 7 B·Kt2 P·K4 It is clear that 25 BxB, Q xSch; 26 K-B2. It requires no profound analysis to see that Q -R7eh Is equally hopeless. Spielmann has misplayed th e opening. H is develop­ 25 • • . . P·K5! ment is backward. he has no promising plan avail. 26 Kt·Kl Kt.Q5 ! able. and his QP is weak. White is now helpless agains t the double threats 8 Kt·QB3 B·KB4 of . .. Q-B6ch . a nd . .. KtxPch. 9 P·Q3 • • • • 27 BxB KtxP ch Just in time; Black thre

f iJI," Gdm( "J M ol le," 22 KI·Q5 Q·B2 ENGLISH OPENING 23 QR-KI P-B.J ( NI'fCl by I. A. H drawit;;) VirlOally forced to free the cramped position. M. Bolwi nnik S. Flohr but it is still d ifficul t for W hite to capitalize the Wh,te Blade backwards QP 1 P·Q84 p.fC4 . 24 Kt·B4 ... • Rather refreshing! The cut and dried defenses ~ot 24 Kt·Kt6, R·R3: 25 Q:

- - Played in Russia, 1932 13 . .. QxP giving back the piece and forcin<,l the exchange of Queens ..... ould offer better pos­ QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE sibilities. Lukom$ki Popedin 14 R·R' Q ·K3 White Black KI-K83 If 14 ... KtxKtP; 15 R·R8ch. KxR, 16 Q·Rich. 1 P·Q4 K·Ktl; 17 KtxKt wins. 2 P-QB4 P.K] P.KB4 3 Kc-QB3 P.QKIJ l' Q R-R l 16 Kl-K' • • • • " P · l(4 8·1(15 5 P·K5 KI·1(5 Removing the oNtrllC ting QP so that P-Qi is 6 Q""-t4! KI:,,1(1 not playable in a nswer to Q·8ich. 7 PxKt BxP ch 16 . . . • PxKI 8 K-QI K-81 17 P-Kt6 Resigns If 8 . . . BxR: 9 QxKtP, R-B !; 10 8·K,5. P-B3: For if 17 .. . QxP: 18 Q-8ich and mates next 11 BxP, RxB: 12 PxR, a nd wins. move. 9 R-Ktl KI-8] White threatened Q · B3 winning a piece. H ow­ ever 9 ... B-KI2 was better as can be seen from Played in Holland the yamt'. RUY LOPEZ 10 B·R) eh 1(-1(11 D r. E. Lasker M. Fehmers 10 . .. P·Q3 or 10 . . . KI-K2 cannOI be pla yed White Black because of I I Q·B3 winning a picce. 1 P-K4 P-K4 11 R·KtJ BxP 2 KI·KB3 KI·QB3 J2 QxP eh !! Resign. ) B·KI' KI·B3 W hite males in Avc by 12 ... K:.: Q ; 13 R.Kt3ch 40-0 B·84 K-R3: 11 B-Bl ch. K·Ri; 15 8-K2(h, K-R5: 16 Belter is hue ... B-K2. The text gives up the R·R3 male. center and permits White a too rapid development. ) KlxP KlxKt 6 P-Q4 BxP Played in a Simultaneous, Holland, 1933 7 QxB Q·K2 . RUY LOPEZ If 7 ... Kt.B3; 8 BxKt, KtPxB; 9 P-K5! Dr. A. Alekhine M. H,,]u r 8 KI·B3 0·0 W hite Black 8 ... P.QR3 (with the Idea o f driving the 1 P-I<4 P·K4 Bishop off the diagona l QR'l-K8 in order to play KI-B3 with tempo) would be me l by 9 P-KB'l! 2 KI-K83 KI-Q83 Also after 8 . . . Kt-S3: 9 0-Q3. P· KR3; (9 3 B-KIS P-Q' P-Q3: 10 Kt-Q51) 10 Kt·OS! B-Q2 " P·Q4 9 B·Kt' P-Q3 S 8,.Kt B.B 10 KI_Q ' Q-Ql 5 . .. PxS loses a Pawn. 11 P·KB4 P -B4 6 XI-B3 PxP 12 P"Kt! P.Q '7 Q1o:P ___ . 13 PxKt P.P Better than 7KtxP because the Queen cannot This loses outright! [J .. . Q ·Ri was indicated be driven from Its central position. It al$O prepares as it was the only square on the board where the Castles Q . Queen could go without belno captured. "fMn 7 . . .. _ KI.B3 would have followt'd 11 PxP. KxP; ( 11 , . . OxS; 15 PxR (Q)ch. KxQ; 16 B·R6ch. K-KII; (forced) 8 B·XI' B·X2 17 Kt_K7ch. K·RI; 18 Ri P and mare follows) 9 0 ·0·0 0 ·0 15 8-B6ch. K.Kt3: 16 B-Q3! and Black has no 10 P·KR4 P·KR3 adequate defense aoalnst White's numerous threats, 11 Kt.Q) P.B 14 B"P B-Q2 12 KI1o:B ch Q1o:Kl l' BxQ 13 PxP Xt1o:P 16 B·86 Ruigns GAME DEPARTMENT

The scene of the coming workfs ' champiooshlp 42 R-Kt<4 K·Q5 match. Baden.Baden, was re cently the meetlng 43 P ·R4 P·B4 ytound for both contestants, Dr. A. A!ckhinc and 44 P·QR' K·K6 E. O. BogoJubow, challenger. There the following: 45 P·B" X·B6 interesting exhlbltlon <;lame was play ed. 46 R-KtS K.P 47 R·Q.5 ••P RUY-LOPEZ 48 RxQP P.Xt4 E. O. &lIoluOO ... Dr; A. AI"khine 49 RxP R·Rl White Black }() R.KJ(16 K·84 IP·K" P·X" :n R-QB6 P·Xt5 2 XI.K83 Kt-QBl .52 R"P eh K·B5 1 B·XIS P-QRl 53 R·B7 R·KKtl " B·R4 p .Q } '54 R-Q7 P.Kt6 , BiIIKI eh P.B " R-Ql P·KI7 6 P .Q4 P·B) .56 R-KKII X·K6 7 B·Kl Kt.K2 .57 P ·R6 K·B7 8 Xt·Bl XI·KI3 '58 R-QSl R·QRl 9 Q ·Q 2 8 ·K2 '59 P·X!4 .,P 10 P·KR4 P.KR4 60 P-X" R·Xl 11 0 ·0 ·0 8 -K1 5 61 K,XI] D~awn 12 Q ·Ql P.P 13 8i11P KI ·8S 14 Q.B4 Q .Q2 15 KR·Ktl B·X] Played in an Off.Hand Encounter, 16 Q ·Bl 0 ·0 Denver, Feb., 1934 17 B·Kl Kt-Ktl EVAN'S GAMBIT 18 Kt·Q4 KI .K4 5<:0 11 Dake 19 Q.K2 P-Xt} W hi te Bl ack 20 P.Bl B·S' I P·K4 P·K4 21 Q .82 QR-Ktl 2 KI·K83 Xt·QBl 22 P ·KKI4 P.P 1 B·84 B·B4 23 PiliP P -QH4 4 P·QKt4 8xKtP 24 KKt·K2 B·X) ~ P·Q81 B·R4 2' 8 i11 P BdClP 6 P·Q4 p.p 26 Q .K3 R·B2 7 0·0 P.P 27 B·Q4 K-RZ 8 Q·Kt3 Q·Bl 28 Kt.Q' 8·81 9 P·X' Q.KtJ 29 K·Ktl B-R] 10 KtillQ8P KKt·K2 30 Q ·KKt3 BxKt 11 Kt·XXI ~ Kt"KP 31 8i11KI Q·KtS 12 R·KI Kt"B 32 Q.QBl Q-B6 13 QiIIKt BiIIKI l3 KiIIP ch RxKt 14 QiIIB P·KR l 34 BiIIR Q.Q 15 RiIIKt eh K •• l' 8i11Q B •• 16 QxQ8P Q·Ql 36 RiII8 8 -X12 17 B·Rl Q.& 37 BiII8 K.B 18 R·KI

California Major Tourney Played in the Southern California "Best Payed Game" Prize Winner Chess uague INDIAN DEFENSE QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED C. H owland D. Vedltnlky H. Steiner A. V. Taylor White Bl3ck White Black I p .Q4 KI-KB3 1 P·Q4 Kt·XB3 2 Kt-KBl P.KKI) 2 Kt-KBl P·X3 1 p ·B4 P-Q3 3 B·K" B·X2 .. KI·B3 B-KtZ 4 P-B .. P·Q4 , P.KKtl 0 ·0 , P·K3 QKt·Q2 6 B-Kt2 QKt-Q2 6 QKt-Q2 P.QB4 70·0 P-QR4 7 B-Q3 8PxP 8 8·84 Kc·Kt) 8 KPxP p.p 9 P-Kt3 8-Q2 9 Ku:P ().O 10 Q.Q2 R-Kl 10 ().O Xt·Q4 11 P . i(Rl ".J 11 B-Q2 Xt(Q2)·B3 12 B·R6 S·Rt 12 P·QR] 8·Q2 13 P·Q5 8 ·Q2 13 KI(B4)·K5 R·Bl 14 Kt.KKt5 Q·81 14 Q-K2 P·QR3 15 QR.KI P·R' 15 QR.Kl p,p Xt·B2 16 P ·K4 16 KlxB QxKI 17 p"p Kt-R4 17 H·KB4 XI(82)·Q4 18 P.KKt4 KI-KI2 18 B·K5 XR·Ql 19 P·B4 P.KB) 19 KI·KI5 P·R3 P_K] 20 Kt-Dl 20 P·B4 K·Bl 21 p .J(B, KIPxP 21 KI·R3 P·KXtJ 22 P·X!' Kt-R4 22 P·KKI4 P·KR4 2) KI·R4 KI·KI6 23 PxP KuRP 24 R·B) Kb

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This is the second of a scries of articles designed to explain to the beginner. step by step, the basic ideas which must be grasped before the game can be played intelligently. It is assllmed that the reade. is {amiliar with the rules of the game, the movements of the pieces. and the system of notation of the moves, which is explained very dearly in Mitchelrs Guide to the Game of Chess.

2. MATERIAL. White Black The lar>rest sins:rle factor in the Qamc of I Q·B3 K-K5 Chess is the "material;" i.e., the pieces col­ Black tries to keep his kinq as near to lectively_ -In the beQinning, the two sides the middle of the board as possible. are even in materia!, and the most insistent necessity that we face is that of at least 2 K·K2 K-B5 maintainins:r this equality. This is a fact 3 Q-K3 ch K-B4 4 K-B3 K-Kt3 which cannot be too stroDll'iy impressed upon the beSlinner, who is ail too often .5 Q-B4 K·Kt2 moved to give up pieces to qet rid of enemy 6 K-Kt4 K-Kt3 pawns which are harassing him, and who 7 Q-B.5 ch K·Kt2 considers the loss of a "mere" pawn of no 8 K-Kt5 K-Ktl importance whatev(' 9 K-Kt6 K·Rl The chief reason for the importance of 10 Q.B8 Mate. material is to be found in the end~qame. N. B. When you actually have cornered With the adverse king left alone upon the the kinq, for heaven's sake beware of board checkmate can be forced by king stalematinq him! (for example, 10 Q-B7. and queen, kinq and . king and two This is a stalemate, and . the qame is bishops, or kinq, bishop and kniqht, (not. drawn. ) however, by king and two knights). These Now Jet us try Kinq and Rook aqainst last two end~qames are very rare, for the Kinq. Set up this position. reason that which ever side is ahead in material can usually succeed in saving one Black of its pawns, with which it can make a new queen. We shall illustrate the technique of some of these mates. They are all simple enouqh when the principle involved is un­ derstood; namely, that the scope of the adverse kinq must be restricted until he is finally forced over to the edge of the board, where alone it is possible to mate him with any of these minimal forces. First let us take queen and kinq aqainst lone kin}!". Set up this position: Black

White Black 1 R_R.5 K.Q5 White's first move cuts the kinq off from half the board. 2 K-Kt2 K·B5 3 K·R3 K-B6 4 R·B5 ch K-Q.5 :> K-Kt4 K-K5 6 K-B3 K·K6 7 R-K5 ch K·B5 8 K·Q4 K-B6 White 9 R.K4 K·B7 APRIL-, 1934 65

10 R-K3 K.Kt7 rank ahead of his pawn. (A rook's pawn 11 K·K4 ---' K·B7 will not win at all unless the adverse kinq 12 K·B4 K·Kt7 can be shut off from R8 and Kt8, because i3 R·K2 K-R6 when the pawn reaches the seventh rank, 14 R-QR2 K·RS either there is a 'stalemate or the pawn is IS R·R2 Mate. left unprotected.) Of course the mate can be effected much In the diaQram, the relation of the more quickly from many positions. Kins:r's positions have to each other is call~ Because the mates with two bishops and ed the "opposition," with bishop and kniQht are both more dif~ When the kinQs are on the same file ficult to learn and less important, we shall (or, as the case may be, rank), and are leave them until later on, and meanwhile separated by one square, whichever side turn our attention to the simplest of pawn has just moved is said to "have the op~ end~~ames. KinQ and pawn 3Qainst Kin~. position." Havins:r the opposition is an ad~ (See DiaQram on next column), vantaqe, because the adverse king, whose turn it is to move, cannot advance; he must qo either to one side or backwards, and in either case your own kins:r is free to ad~ vance if he needs to. lf it is Black's move in the position shown, he can do no better than White Black 1 • • • • K-B3 \vhereupon follows 2 K·R5 K.Kt2 3 K-Kt5 K·R2 4 K-B6 K-R3 5 P-Kt4 K-R2 6 P·Kt5 K-Ktl White 7 K·Kt6 K·Rl 8 K·B7 K.R2 Either side to move, White wins. This 9 P-Kt6 ch K-Rl Dia{1ram illustrates the "opposition," 10 P-Kt7 ch K·R2 11 P queens ch Here the KinQ 's task is to support his K·R3 12 Q·Kt6 Mate. pawn all the way down to the Queen~ ing square. This can be done whenever If, in the dias:rram it had .been White's the kin~ can be put on the same file move, he could have qained the opposi~ with his pawn, two squares in front of it; tion by playinq ' 1. P~Kt4, after which he or whenever the kin~ can qet to the sixth could proceed as above.

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To chess players and problemists the end­ practice swings at the ball. In the next end, ings of the great composers are equally fas ­ ing, he gives us a real effort, and we begin to cinating. To the first, because they reveal pos­ understand what the "absolute seventh" can sibilities in actual play beyond the imagination mean. of even the "grand masters. " To the second, Black because they indicate that the tactical powers of the pie<;es cannot be shown fully within the two, three or even four move requirements of the p:roblemist's technique. Let us spend a half hour with Alexis Troit­ ski, whose five hundred creations attest the inexhaustibility of his genius. We have heard much of the "absolute seventh"- ; our master tacticians have learned how to handle the rooks. Such at least was our belief until a few endings of this com­ poser showed us that we have not e'ven scratched the surface of rook strategy. In the following setting the black king seems White to nullify the power of his OWJ'l rook. Black White to play and Win. 1 P-R6 . P-Kt6 2 P-R7 R-R7 3 R·R5 K·Bl 4 R-R8 and wins., • 1 P-R6 R-R2 2 R·R5! RxR 3 P·R7 and WinS. The ultimate in control diffic ulty: Black

White White to play and Win. 1 P-R7 R-KR7 2 R-Bl ch K-Q7 3 R-B2 ch R.R 4 P-R8 Queen_., 1 P-R7 R-Ql 2 R-B4 ch K-Q7 3 R-Q4 ch R,R 4 P -R8 Queen. The same idea. in another 'simple study White White- K at QBl, R at KB4, P at QKt5 White to play and draw Black- K at KR2 , R at KKt7, P at K5 1 R·Rl K-Kt7! 2 R·KBl R-K8 White to play and win. 3 BxP R.R So far neat but not gaudy-"Nothing to 4 K ·Kt4 K-B7 rave abo ut," remarks the talented amateur. 5 K·B4 K-Q8 6 K·Q3 K-K8 But these little examples arc only the com­ 7 B.Q2 ch K-Q8 poser's introduction to this theme,-a few 8 B·K3 and draws. PROBLEMS UThe Poesy of Chess" B y MAXWELL BUKOFZER

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AUT HORs _Thanh lor problems: To D. Me­ kle. (But not lorceo;! . Ed.). A well hidden key. Clellnnd, G. Molt·Smilh. A. C. White, A. C. Si. _ McCarthy. A complex probkll!._Nash. An monson, F. W . Watson, Theodore C. Wenzl, extra heavy problern.-Szabo. Very ordinary.­ Charles Rothenberg, S. J. Benjamin, G. W . Har­ Klei man. g~ave s, H. Burb. W ilbur Van W inkle, E . N. 104: . R. Cheney (3M) McCarthy, W . P. Scott. Bi!! Beer$, and o th er~ . l. R-Kt8, Kt-Q2: 2. PxB-( Q ) ch .. etc. Please send problems on diagram, and test them · .. ; KtxR; 2. Kt ~ Q2 etc. BEFORE you $cnd them to mI'. Cook: R~Q7. All Solver_Kindly nOle: Problem 133 (Si. 105 Dr. Gilbert Dobbs ( 3M ) monson) Pawn e7 is BLACK ! No cook. will be 1. Q~R8, K~Kt7: 2. Kt ~ Kl ch., etc. allowed. P roblem 138 (Erdos) i. a four move · .. , K-K6: 2. Q_Kt2! ..,Mmale. . ... P-Kt7: 2. B-Kt6 . Solm ion, Dr. Dobbs i$ not only prolific hut always good. 97 S. I. Be njamin (2M) R. QR3. His works all cart)' the $tamp of fine workman­ Cooks: Q.K5 ch; Q -86 ch; B-Kt7 ch. $hip and a complete comprehension 01 the con­ struction 01 a chess problem._ McClelland. An 98 E . Boswell (2M) K-Q6. excellent key and diffic ult variation._McCarthy. Beautiful! Excellent kepy and One play. If I Fine pla y.-Mal:berg. Dr. Dobbs' compositionS say this composer is a master, I reiterate It with are always interesting._Hargreaves. A diHicult an £'xdamat!on point._McClelland. T he mate problem._Szabo. Another one of Dr. Dobbs' after PxP is funny._ Van Winkle. Clever key. jewels._Piasctzky. This problem won the Leg­ - Dr. Dobbs. Very neal and originnL.... McCar­ ler prite 01 $5.00 thy. Pretty pIny produced by manotuvtrs of blnck pnwn._Mab:berg. Flnt tht mt._Piasttzky. 106. Vincent L. Eaton (3M) 1. Castles Q , P ~ R 7; 2. B.Kl. B any, 3. 99 Conrad Erlin (2M) Kt ~ R6 . 8-B2 checkmate I'm still looking for the "wherefor" of this V. L. E. has lew superiors In Ame rica in ori­ proble m. T he variations are scanty and the key ginality. T o my Imowledge this Is the 8rst tim e I.s distinctly provisional.-McClelland. Pretty fair this odd Ide a ,an Indian or Lov~y interfe rence IIghtwdght.-Dr. Dobbs. A splendid composi­ with a castled rook. has ever heen portrayed. A tion. _ Nash. fine piece of work.- McClelland. I suppose this 100 F. A. Hill (2M) Q-Q2. wa~ anticipated by old Phunlutyn._Van Winkle. Interesti ng at least. and there are some very Quiet play please, ...... Malzberg. close trl e~. _M cC lclland . QxQ Is defeated by 107. E dward H aendiA'es (3M ) P_BS. _ Vnn Winkle. Nice little MHtdlth. - Dr. 1. B~B6, K~A ny ; 2. Kt ~ B4. etc. Dobbs. Very pret ty._Halpern. ExcelIent._Malz_ A difficult yet pretty m!nlature._McClelland. berg. Not difficult, but a beautiful symmetrical Very tricky._Halpern. A very neat "minnie" posilion._ Hargrtavts. Easy. but very nlct._ with "petting" model matu._ McCarthy. Ingen­ Plasetzky. ious and dilfiOJlt._Nash. Quile neat.-Malzberg. 101 A. N . Lebedeff (2M) Kt-KS.(?) Nice mates, otherwise not muc h of a problem._ Cooks, Kt-K3, Kt-R2, Kt-Q2, R-QS. Szabo. 102 Cha•. C. Wen,1 (2M) P-B6. 108. W . Ta cobs (3M) Somehow 1 ne~tr cared for key~ that merely 1. R~KB8, KtxR: 2. Q~Ql ch., etc. ho ld Ihe mating ,fl'it: however this Is somewhat · . . KxP: 2. Q. K3 ch., etc. compens,lted for by the number of mates.- Mc · . . ,R-R3: 2 KtxR, Clelland. The free black Q ueen is under good · .. Q-R7: 2. Q-QI ch. control._ Dr .Dobbs. Only feature Is number of Threat Kt.Kt3 ch. black queen checks._Malzberg. Cook: Q ~ B3 . 103 H . Bu

11 0. H. C. Mowry (3M) etc . 1. R-KB3. Q.87; 2. R-Q3 ch. , etc. . . . . R-KB7; 2. R-BS ch . K-K3 ; 3. RxP · " Q-B2( 0' B1). 2. B-Q6 ch. ch .. etc. · . Q-Q I ; 2. Q-KS ch. r am still wonderinQ j( I foun d the solution of · .. OxO; 2. Kt-B6 ch. this problem or a cook. If it is a solution the Brother Mowry has certainly done some last problem hardly mcrlts the sellin{l up of the improving. I remember his first opus in th e Bul­ pieces. There Is no strategy involved. elc .. etc. kt;n aOOn \ a year ago. Here is .. composition McClelland. (Look again Mr. McClelland_ Editor.) worthy of a veteran of the problem art. _ McClel_ Ordinary_ Kleiman. Not so hot._Dr. Dobbs. I land. I found this rather difficult and good in found this problem hard to solve, especially after spite of duals.-Van Winkle. Quite trlcky._Klel_ R~Kt2. Fi ne skill ._Plasetzky. man. A rather charming debuc._Rothenberg. Well appointed block, the best 1 have .sec n from this 113. R Svoboda (Sui2M) 1.R-B6. author._Dr. Dobbs. A d ever qUl'(' n sacriRce.­ Very pl'('Uy. What H. W. B. said about t h i ~ McCarthy. A tantalbing masterpiece! The Rn­ class of self-mate is quite true. It mig ht easily est problem In this i s.~ u e . As such it {lotS Into my hecome more,popular. and this choke bit is a good che5S note book._ Nash. Very Rne._Mal:berg. reason why._McCleliand. An ~ l(ce llent sul._Dr. Many duals spoil th is. _Hamp ton. Plenty of va­ Dobbs. A gem.- P8Irlck. Very pretty._Har_ riE"ty .- S:ilbo. Excellent key._ Piasel:ky. greaves. Catchy. A qUeen key would sufllee for some variations._ Szaho. Amusing and clev. J 11. A. C. Simonson (3M) er. _ Piasetzky. I. Q . R"I. K-Q3; or ( P-03) ; 2. 0-"1. etc. .... P-04; 2. Q-B4, etc. 114. Dr. G. Erdos (Sui 4M) Glad 10 see Bro. Simonson has not forsaken us I. B-Kt3. P-RS ; 2. Q-Q7. PxB; 3. Kt­ altogether of late. The forces get smaller and Q2, P promotes; i . 0-B7 ch .• KxQ mate. smaller.- McClelland. Mr. Simonson's problems A Rne self mate; let's have more. My appetite al'(' Rood.-Van Wink le. Nice miniature.-Klei­ is getting wheller. There is more originality here man. Cute little tem po stooy.-Dr. Dobbs. than In th~ ordinary di rect mate.-McClelland. Tricky. Q ·Ki Is an interesting try._ Halpern. Good for a Oll e l!n~ opus._Dr. Dobbs. Simple Strate{llc key.- Nash. An affair of lempo._Mal:_ and to the point._ Malzberg. A beautiful 5UI._ berg . Excellent mlnlalure._S:abo. Hargreaves. W onderful s u ld~e. _Piaset:k y. Some got cau(l: ht by the clcver try; 1. n,Kt8, 112.1. Fischl tiM) P~R5: 2. Kt any, P-Kt8(Q); 3. KtxQ. B~Kt7 !! ; I. B-BS. R_Kt2; 2. B-B8. R-Q2; 3. BxR. i. Q-B5 ch .. KxQ ch. 5. Kt -B3!!

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2 "'OVO:$, Mate in 2 moves.

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In 1: moves. Mate in 2 moves.

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