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T ne f irst Jun ior Championshi p and the United Stairs Open Tournament, held in July, resulted In some of the most hot ly-cont ested play of recent y earl. The Junior Champlonahlp, whiCh t ook place in Chicago, w.u won by Cleveland's L,ury F ri edman, shown he re at a pOlt.mortem of all important game. Among the onlookers is the new Open Champion Herman Steiner (I triped t ie ) . The f ie ld in which Stei ner WO" hi s t it le at P ltt, burgh was the ' ;!.rgest and str onge.t to dOlte for this fixture. CHESS REVIEW IHI " crUIII CH i n ",AO AIIHI
EDITlO '" P UB~ ISII E D IS'I' I. A. H orowitz &. Ken nelh Harkne ..
INDEX f EATURES American Chell Champion. __ __ 14 NEWS The World of Chen ______5 Gamel From Recent Eve'lt . __ __ 18 THE PROMISE OF rtl'flt Junior Chaml)tollshi l) was nn un· OEP .... RTMENTS QlluUfled SIlCCCSS: a. largo (;n l,·y, full ot Ga me of the M ont h ______16 AMERICAN CHESS enthUSiastic youngsteJ's. an np[)I·ecinble Pictur e Gu ide to Chess ______25 Posta l Chell ______29 nu mber o( thom displaying unusIl:lI gi ft s, r- V~R lIince the Amorican tca m's cata.· 'Ve JlOW know, wher·c we only conJec Reilderl' Forum ______2 I: trophlo deCeat In the nadlo i\fateh of iReader.' Games ______38 lIIred berore, lhat we are developing the SeplembCl', 1945, Amel·lcall cheu Illay r Oli taire Chess ______40 groat mastorll or tomorrow, ns we]l ns the e'·11 and o,·gunlzattons havc beclt giving great audie ll cc which will (J agerly tOllow serlol1s thought to OUI" defects 11Ild how EDITORS thclr achievements ami enjoy their mll.a· I. A. H o rowitz we cnn remedy them. tC I·pleccs. K enneth H (lrknl!l
Reade rs are invited to use th ese colu mns for the ir comments on matters of inte rest to ch ess pl ayers.
FROM MISSOURI the player who has no moves should lose. Sirs: 2. No a(ljolll'lHI\tlllts in cross' board pIny! Either a right t o the e nd or a dju· CHI~SS IUi:VIEW'S latest appeal to all LEATHER CHESS WALLETS di<:ation will Cllt out analysis that Is not <'lwsllplayers o f Ame r ica t o COIlle to the No. 236: Chess wallet, leather inside and nid of A merican ehess in a. big WHY a ll owed during netual play but is in" out. Closed si~e 4" x 7", P laying surface dnlged in by too many during adjourn· strikes a sym pHthetic chord in me and 1 5';<;." x 5%,". SqtHlrcs slotted to hold ments, lnn HU l'e it will to mrrny, many others. pieces. Slots at side for captured men. Long Ii(e to C HESS REVIEW ! Complete wilh celluloid men __ __ _$ 2.25 H.!re a re a fe w things we are plallning for the State of .\lissouri: FHANK VALVO No. 237: De Luxe Wallet. Same as above To begin with, we all aJ)preciate that Gnilderlnnd Center, N. Yo but with padded cover and clnsp to keep Missou ri is behind in organi1.ed chess • In rerellt years, thcrc ha s been it great closed. Complete wilh celluloid men. $3.00 aCtivities. \Yhatever sho rtcomings we deal or e ()ntl'o\'tH~y about. the stalemate No. 235: Economy Wallet, Cloth·covel'cd IHI W) had in t he past we shall do our r\lle, /ulju(\ieution ill a 11001' way to de· inside and out, wIth men ______$1.15 best to ovet'come il\ the future. For the cide the rc,;ult or illlJ)ortant ga ines. \Vh}' past fell' months Otto Ehlen; of St. LouiS c rtldit a player wi th II win 01' charge and I have been writing appeals to every him wi th a loss on the b'1 s is of s O lll eo n~ kno wn chessplayel' to join our organiza else's work ?- Ed. tional work. to help in a State Champion s hill meet to senll a re)lreSelltative to the A rea linals and, we hope, to the NaUonal PUZZLES Itnals. S irs: T he beauty of this wo t'k has been t hat I would lilw to see a seelion in youl we have scared up a 101 of interest f!'O m magazine de\'oted to middlc and e n ~ com m unities we 11:I,\'e not heal'd from game combinations for t he re ader to before . :'Il l'. H . 1\1. Wesenbe rg of l{ans as soh 'e, , have been disappointed in Ib ~ City, one or yonI' Posta lites and a direc· lacl( o f puzzles of any kind in your 11" tor or the n, S. Chess F ederaUon, took a cent issues, I t hi nl( t hat such a a cctlo ~ trip to St. Josepll, met H few III ayers , at·, wflul,1 a,1I1 n grcat deal or a ttraction rOI rf\n):"ed for a team match with them, c hc ~s players. hclped to orgllnize a Qualifying tourney PVT. ALVA L. LAltSEN [ 01' the State C halllpioushiJ) finals to be l"olt !>lOIlU1outh, N. J. held In St. Louis. This is the first time we have had St. Jose ph aelive and a WOOD BOARD PEG·IN SET ~pl ell c1id result was obtained. RAT I NG CHAM P IONS Springfield, Joplin, J ackson, Columbia 8irll : No. 191: Peg-In set with saHd wood board a nd Washington eMo.) all responded to '9& ~lIff ~~S ',(J~"!I~P ~ le !p~ w w! .101 ~Iq , -1!1l"!! ...... OU sl Sd'o'I::i.l SS 3 H~ ~NI N -NIM p~ l !l! ...... e'!Iuol S , "~U ) ~~:I !IuI"JI 00·S 1 0 ° °TYIJ(YLl8ITall H1NO~ 3Hl ::to )1009 'A 'N 'U018jj!UI){ a)lV3"1 'S 'H ·U,\\O.I) ! 'Il: - N aU j'ZlI's'ijill )no" ul aall I lHHIA\ 'al! 1I! p(no,1I a l(lo ad '"SlIl:'f IN U;)!)IO:) .. alo.1,\\ \Il: JI ',,(J rq lluoldmuqa IIsal13 I UI II0cl '11/1I!y) uaplOO., a111 ,\\ not\: WI(I aOBoli I Ii : WJI81I1 UOa a,1lI s/ooJ .(I"O lm[l >tU!I!! nt s dllt[,lad '111I!p!!lla 2u!lli)ds II Sllllu:d JO u ~ ' U:)YlIdUI IS ,tlIO,( puy I '!tUIII Bon Voyage ",>- INTERNATIONAL \Vith Ul e rull contingent Of plnyers sele(:ted tor the United States team which will play ag:llnst t he l:SS R In Wh o? When? How? .Moscowon Sell tenl ber 9·12, f everi sh l ast · .. ' On the death of World Champion Alex· m inute arnlllgemenU; were being made fJlder Alcl{hlne last ;\I af{·h. t he chess to solve t he problcms of pencetime tra\'· ~r ld rellOut1(l ed with t he conflicting el. T he complete roster of [I. S. players, da mor nnd hubbub. WhO woul d be the as n1Hl ol1!l(' ed by T cam Captain ::"f aurlee leW chanllllon ? H ow would he be Ill cked? \ Vel'thelm ;\11(1 Team M annger Kenneth QW would ju~ ti ce be done t o 1\1\ t he Harkness, WllS : Adams, O ~ k e, Denker, ndidlltes for t he tit le? PerHll ng a mHng F ine, H orowlU. Kashdnn, K evl t7.. Pi nkull. t he I nternational Clle"lI F ederation Heshe\'lIky, Steincr nnd Ulvelltnd. T herc ~ II I'FIDf:) , Soviet Champion M i khail Dot· Is l ikely to be great deal of curioalty flJInlk was lIoun ded out In Jnl y on his about the IIhowlng to be mnde by A r t hl11' fie,,"!\.. Heplying to a cable from t he D ak e, who h as been out of tou rnament erl t I II h Chess lo'ed eralion, Botvlnnlk play $lnce 1!J 38. juted that he w all wllling to: Acconling to present plal1l1 , t ile team ~ Play a match for the t itle with HoI· will pl'oceed t o M oscow In t hree different e d's Dr. Ellwe, with the Ilnderstand IHir tles. Denker and Steiner are lenvlng ARTH U R W . OA K E Ig t hat t ile winner of such tl mat ch by plane for Gronl ngen 011 Augullt 9 . rould be obligated to play a second A fter the tournament concl udes on Sep "A1,Sl", Alaw" P lch with the wi nner of a. toul'nament tember 7, they will take it plnne to MOil· '!tid with the wor ld's best plnyers liS par· eow. A second grollp is IIched ul ed to sail on AI1 J; 1U~t 13. Th e par t y will conslat of !rlpnn t.lI. extensive practice wllh only one mnster PIII Y In a tOll l'11 ament for the Cha m· H ar knesM, :'ofrs. H al'klles!;, M lsa Anna Goillsborol1/;h (llUbl ic I'elatlonll clll'cctor' or w orld renOWll: L:n.j os Steiner . Not \:0115 hl ll with t he leading contendera for daunted by Inadequate contact with t he . e lille, wilh the st i pu l ation that there amI rc pr'C 'HllItntive or Amerlcnn Society lend ing chess centers of the wor ld, A UII' ;iOul!1 be no more than six playen, and for l tuulall Helier), Hilda T unick (sec· t ralla's bes t players distinguished t hem· "\al t hey should Illay at Icast four sames retnry), M rs. Denk er and Ulvestad. The sel ves in a r'adio match played on July 2 rilb ea ch ot her . last group will leave N ew York by plane on AUg\18t 29: Wert heim. Mrs. \Vertlleim. wl l h France. Despite t he presence of F ine, K allhdan, K evltz, Plnk UlI, HOI'owl tz, t wo of the world's greatest masters on ligger And Better Dake, Hesh evsky, A daiDS, M rll. H orowitz t he French team, the players f rom "down Th e original entry lis t for t he Gro ni n- nlld hfl's. Dake. under" came til rough with a very f i ne 1fD TO m'!HIIll e ni s ta mped It liS l he most Thc lineups w ill be excha ngecl bet ween vi ctory. The detailed scores : ' rmldable or l he 1108t·war pel'lod. S ince the two teams on August 12. T he order AUSTRALIA FRAN CE l en . the entry hall been strengthened. o f the A mericnn players will be deter· IibOrtl y bllfore the sch edul ed begi nning mined by their ewn vote, subject t o final Sydne y P .. r la Mthe tour namen t 011 August 13. the fol tlecllllon b ~' t he team captain. Each team [ .. Steiner 0 O. Ber nstein 1 tJo,' lng IHl I'llclIlRn {S wel'e nnnouliced: hUll the l'lgh t to su bstitute an al ter'nate C ..J . S. Purdy S. T art akover "~'e and Pr ins (Holland); O'K elly de by el im inating one regulnr Vlayer and G. Koshni tzky M. BoutevHle " tw ay ( Belgium); Tartakovcr nne! Dern moving u p ni l players belo w t he ellmlll ;\1. Gol dst ein " A. Dalliel " ~in ("'!'nuca) ; Denkm' and Steiner aled m an. H . Klass 0'" "I. Rnl7. man l'" r. S. A.) ; Ch ristoffel (Swltzerlnnd); T hill t ime t he Amel'!cnns ha\'e pre· -" - " fU bo ( Hungal'y ) : K ot t lHl llcr (Czeclio pa r'ed very aerlousl y for the match. Thcy 11> " I'a kln ) : Najdor! and Gulnuml (A rgell have dc,'oted many hottrll to analysis, lila) : l.undln a nd Stolt z (Sweden): Van sl\1dled numer ou s gllmes of their 1)ros· Melbourne M .. raei!les '" lriky (Cunulin): Vid m a r ( Yugoslavia). IJectl\,e opponent a, beld two practice ;\1. Gellis 1> ' A. G1 baud 1>' !III addltlon. there nrc to be five Soviet tollrnnments, I n unot her month tbey will F. A. Crowl Yo' V. K ahn IWIters nnd n Or itish player. Wllh an know whether t heir effortll nre t o be I'C- C. G. W atson l ' HometU 0' ..tr y of 22 pillyers, adj ourned games a re w arded. ?II . Green 1 G.". Renaud 0 '" ., be k ept at n mini mum by dnnl' se s I. •. 1... Ol iver 1 C. Auber t 0 , ons o( six lIours' Ill ay. T he tO l1l'11 ament 11',11 wind u l'I on September 7, t wo days Waltzin9 Matilda - 1 .rore t he beginning of the U.S.A .- USSR D ur i ng the past tcn yenrs, chess has • IItteh. The Russ ian masters who will made great stride/! in A ustralia. Much of The games marked with an asterisk lUe part have been annou nced It S Bot· tile cre()lt fOl' t he ad vance III doubtless w er e ad judicated by K A . Znosko..Dorov· tiDni k, Smyslov, Bolesla\'lIky, K otov lind flue to t he acUvities of C. J. S. Purdy, a sky In Paris, W hen the tl nnl credits were JIohr- Ule tO il rive or last year's Radio fine plll )"er and able writer, So far the allocated, the score w as A ust ralia 5',i ~ itc h team. A Uf~ t ralla ns have h ad an opport unit y for F rance 41,i. [HESS R EVIEW , AUGUST- SEPTEMBER, 1946 5 -I- I UNRUFFLED 54_rear_old Abraham Kupch ik (playing TENSE Harry F aJan. concentrates tensely his second IlI'ize. At 25, he begins to a p positional chess and scored a good third. ..~ UNITED STATES peru' a grizzled veleran In Ihe company The re was a gripping human Intcresl , of 80 many teen-llgc ['Ivuls! His enter story In the way he held bls own against prise \n udOI)ting the Evallll' Gambit much younger players. agllillst Adams was reWal"(iell by a Ulvestud and young Donald Dyrne, sl)rlghtly win. who tied for fourth, might easily hal"t Young Blood Kupchlk played hIs usual high-c lass come hlgber_ Ulvestad was playing I, When Herman SteIner clinched first place In the torty-seventh United States Open Championship at Pittsburgh, he U, S, OPEN I triumphed against the largest and strongest fields this event has p roduced. 'l'he tournament. held at Pittsburgh's I-I ole\ Roosevelt trom July 8 to July 20, was astounding for the number of young stel's which It attracted. Out ot the entry of 58 playel's representing twelve states. twenty-six cities ns well as Canada and Cubn, no less than half were under thirty years of age. Of these younger players, tUteen contestants were eighteen or less! And these youngsters put up a magnificent battle: three teen-agers, Don ald Byrne, Arthur Disguier and Walter Shipman, quallfled for the Cbaml)lonshlp Group, Together with Hobert Byrne and New York State Champion George Kra mer (who qualified fo r tbe Premier Reserves section), they were the life of the party_ Their lively play, their fight Ing spirit, their poIse have delighted many a chess Can, 1I0t least their mentor, Sidney Kenton of the Manhattan Cbess Club. Consensus of opinion at the tourna ment was that Steiner fully deserved his first prize. The meteoric West Coast star, who played so brilliantly at Hastings and London and flopped 110 badly In his recent tlUe matcb with Arnold Denker, displayed ono of bis characteristically startling re\'ersals of fo rm, Steiner was steady, resourceful, entefj)rlslng. His one out standing piece of luck was a wIn from SeatUe's Olaf Ulvestad, when the latter [altered In the midst of a stnnning com· blnatlon. Seidman likewise pi&yed well to earn 6 KEEN Fourt een.year old Larry Evans, youngest player COMERS Of the many young st a rs w hose outstand. In t he tourna me nt, play. Weave r Adams. Keen ing a bility wa s re veale d a t P ittsburgh, two riva lry between two generat Io n. enlivened the t ourna· of the bright est were Dona ld By rne (r ig ht) a nd Walter me nt and produced a great many . hort, sharp ga me •. ShIpma n, both members of t he Ma nhattan Chess Cl ub. !be first tllne In four years: but the In· he in 1l1 1"1l was followed by a quadruple The fol lowing pluyers withdrew atter jterva l spent In m ilitary service has l eft tie or t he remaining 1)layers! Faj allil the completion of t he prelimi nary hIs piny ns bright and energet Ic as e\'er. st aned ort like the proverbial house on rO\lnda: Char lell Deltktor ( Pitt sburgh); ,Don ald l3yrne scored h Is greatest suc· fire, but he th-ed badly l ater on, and was Al'pad E lo (Milwaukee); Lan oy Guth· tteSS to date: onl y six teen, he ca n expect unabl e to wIn a single game In tbe finals. I'Idge ( York, I'a.); GeOl'ge Ko1tanowl kl , Dle t ~ n it. Lebanon, Pn.) ______3lh-4% , - 3 6 'h- 7 \0% were three outstanding failures: Santa· H A, SpJt~er ( Pi ttsburgh, Pa,) ____ • _____ 3 -5 3%-2'~ 61h- 7'h IIlel'e, AdalnS, K oltanowskl. H a.vlng won Hi T , ..~cke n rod e ( Lancaster , Pn.) ___ . _ ~ _ _ 3 -0 4%- 9% 1*-4 'h t he title In /I. wea.k field last year, San· Hi A. O ~go. (Detroit, MIch.) ______.___ 3 - 5 1 'h-l "h Hi- 9% • Hev. W isniewski (McK eesport, Pa.) __ __ 3 - 5 1 - 5 4 - 10 tus[are found that the taxing com petitive cond[tlons or t h[1I yeKr's t ourney were INOR RESERVES t oo much rO l' hIm, Adams was badly hH ltlllered by the Innex[btllty of his A. Gl'lng (Brookl Ine, Muss.) ______2%- 5'h , I 41h- l 'h 7 - 7 openIng theories. T he younger players ! J, l\l cCortl -Ings and expose himself to the danger on a round-robin basis. upon posted a notice on the tournament of Institutionalized analysis. Koltanowskl Criticism of the system centered on a bulletIn board that If any of the su ~ has been out of tournament piny for a number of points. T he Swiss system cessful quai!flers were to become "Ill' long time, and he will probably need works in this way : fi rst·round opponents before play In the final section began, more training belore he can do his best are chosen by lot; then winners play Adams would pay up to $50.00 to delray under the unusually rigorous conditions winners, losers play losers, and tbose the "sick" man'" medical expenses. The o ~ American tournament play. W ith so who drew their ga mes are paired_ In combination didn't work. many young players on the national subsequent rounds, pairhi gs are deter- The pl'ocedure of carrying over prelim.' scene, competition is bound to sharpen mined by the playe rs' scores. (Those Inal'y scores Into the finals Is a bad on ~ all the ti me. with the highest scores meet each other; and has nevel' been repeated since lb.! Some of the failures may have been players in the lower brackets are similar- Rice Memorial TOl1rnament of 1916, whel due to the 1I0vei li nes along whlelt the ly paired.) No pla yer is allowed to meet it was subjected to scathing criticism. tourname nt was run. T he mechanism the same opponent t wice. Playing to tbe score is an evil whIch for qualifying players fo r the final sec· In some cases. the Swiss system Is a Is utilized by players who did weU LI ons was devised with the object of mak necessary evil : in a qualirying tourna- against weak opponents in the prelim. Ing competition as shari) as possible. ment, it introduces considerable s train Inaries, whe reas other players who hac While this object was certainly achieved. and tension for the players. The method a mis hap In the preliminaries are pe ... there were a number of teatures which always results 111 a great number of ties, allzed ull(luly. were strongly cl'itic\7,ed by many of the wi th the necessary consequence tha t Yet. Wllll all these (aults, the Pltlb players_ tbey have to be broken by a qualitative burgh com mittee deserves credit for It! The novelty of the Qualifying system analysis of each tying player's score. enterprise alld open· minded ness in heilll' consisted in foul' factors: (1) the pre· (This explains why some players quail- ready to tryout a novel system of pia!', liminary sections were run on the Swiss tied for a higber tournament than others Dy staging the Open Championship 1'. system; (2) ties were broken by use of wi th the same score In the prelimin- successfully, Pittsburgh's Downtown J the Sonneborn·Berger system; (3) pre arles_) One of the players excluded from Chess Club eamed country-wide recO/' liminary Bcores were carried Into the the final round-robin In the Open Cham· nltton Cor Its enthusiastic, unseJf!sh lit final sections; (4) the tlnals were run pionshlp was W eaver Adams_ He there· votion to the cause of chess. 8 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUSTM SEPTEMBER, 1945 United States Championship The opening date of the toumament, previously set for October 19, has been changed to October 26. Other details an· nounced by Tournament Chairman Mau· rice Wertbelm : Play will take place In the auditorium or the Chanin Buildi ng, Lexington Ave· nue and 42nd Street, New York City. Duration of the tourney will be trom October 26 to Nove mber 16. Entries w!ll close on October 12. Time limit will be 45 moves In two lind It half hours, followed by 20 moves an hour during adjournment 8e8sions. (The f1\8t time li mit should cut down ndjournmenl cOllsldol'll hly.) 21 IIeslliolls will be 1)18yod In 22 days. On week·days the playing schedule will be 7·11 :30 P . M. On Saturdays and Sun dan the regular round will be played from 2 to 6:30 P. M. , a ll d adjourned games wUl be completed during the 7- 11: 30 session. Metropolitan Championship Held under the auspices of the Asso ciation of American Masters, the Met I'opolltan Champlonshl l) attracted a brn· lIant entry and concl\ltl ed with a fine vic tory fo r Isaac Kashdan. There were ten The presence of foreign playe rs added a colorful touch t o the United St ates I)artlcl panls- members of t he United Open Championship. Among them was F rank Ve rhoff (above, left, playing Slates team or candidates for the open places. After a bad start. In which he lost Massac husetts Cha mpion Dr. Katz ). Now 27, Verhoff distingu ishe d him a poorly handle(l game to King's Gambit self lut yea r by s haring f ir et place in the Canfdian Cha mpionship w ith specialist A. E. Santaslere, Kashdan Abe V;JInohky. Ve rhoff became proficie nt at the game throug h postal fought a strong uphlll battie to emerge c hess; conseq ue ntly clock pl;JI y st ill t r oublu him in ove r the board en· trium phant wltb 7·2. He W38 followed by cou nte r s. Another fo reign entry who made a f ine s how ing was Cuban A, S. Pinkus 6 'h'H~; S. N. Bernstein 51h · Champion Ale ma n (below, r ig ht, p laying aga lnl t California'. Eugene 3"h: A. E. Santaslere and H. Seidman Levi n) . Exc luded from the Mu ter Group becau.e of t he Sonne born. Berge r 5·4 (tied again!); G. Sbalnswlt 4·5 ; It syste m, Aleman dlltlngulshed hi mself In the Premier Ruer ve. Section. Willman and J . Moskowitz 3 'h-5 'AI; A. Rothman and W. Shlpm nn 2'h-6'h. Tho tournament aUorded valuable training fo r the team members and un· earthed some Important opening novel· ties, Play took place at the Manhattan !lIlt! Marshall Cbess Clubs. Still Another Wlt.h their departure tor Moscow draw· In g neal', n ve members of the United States chess team began a practice tour nnment lit tbe Manhattan Chess Clu b. The five players were Arthur W. Dake, haac Kashdan, Alexander Kevltz, Albert S. Pinkus and Olaf Ulvestnd. At last ac· counts, Dake, Kn shdan and Ulveslad fi gu red In a t!'i ll!e tie fo r the lead. Chess For The Wounded On J une 7, CHESS FOR THE WOUND ED, In conjunction with the Cook County Council of the American Legion and the members of the Lawndale Unit of Chlca· go Doys' Clubs, presented the first two wu n demonstration chess boards and men to the United S tates Navnl Hospital at Great Lakes, 111. A lew' days later, the same groups turned over ten such boards to the patient. of tbe paraplegia wardl at Vaugban General Hos pital, Hlnel, III. CH ESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 9 PRELIMl· Cleveland Shows The Way U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP NARlES FINALS C.------) ______-____-----_ _ 3 - 1 8lh- 2lh \Vhen Lal'l'y j"rledman became US Jun· La 4%- 'h 7%- 3% ior ChamJ,llon, It was proor positive of 2- 3 3 - 1 I ------______------___-.--__ 3 - 1 7%-3% t he wo nders vlgol'ous o rga ni zation Cil 4 6 %-4 ',i, 6 -5 wor k. Cleveland 's sillemlld program for 5 . ) ______34 %-- 1 'h 6 5%- 5% juniors assumed national slgntricance . , 4 -0 5 -6 Attracting 32 pluyers, the fi rst annual 8 4 - 1 4 J.A, - 6 % Jun ior Tou r lll\ ment was held at Chlca 9- 11 3%- 'h 4 - , go's Lawson YMCA, J u ly 1·6, The COD ------4 - 7 9- 11 0-----.) __-_------______- -• --__.--___ 3'h- l "h testa llts, all under 19, came f rom n 9- 11 3'h- 'h 4 - , 12 3 - 1 3 - 8 ciUes, 14 states, Divided into si x prelilll~ ------na ry sections, they were eventually weeo CONSOLATION TOURNAMENT cd Into t hl'eo f inal groups, With a f ln~ 1- 2 E ugene l..evln (Los Angelell, Cam .) ___ • __ • __ ._____ Ilh- 2% 8 - 2 field In t he champi onship dass, a tllrl~ 1- 2 Jack H UI'8C h ( Denver, Colo.) • _____ .______2 - 3 , -2 ling race developell betwee n ~' r i edm&D. 3 Donnld Kilgore ( Dallas, Tex. ) ______,. ______2'h- I 1h 5 1h-21h Berllnel' and I..eCornu, with F!'ledmu 4- 5 JuHan Leavitt (B rookline, M IlSII. ) ______2%-1 'h 4 1h - 3 lh finally winning lO I) honors. 4-5 Gerald Rollslein (Omaila, Neb.) ______.______3 - 2 1 lh-3'h A quiet, likeable boy, Larry Friedmu 6 Mel vin Janowitz (Minneapolis. M inn.) ______~ __ 2~ -2~ 4 -4 averages n g rades as a junior at Sou 7 Ma urice SUerel ( Philadelphia, Pa.) ______~ ~ ___ ~ 3 - 2 3 ~--4 'h 8-9 Ted Lewis (Chicago, 111.) ______•• ______1 'h- 31h 1 - , High School. H avlug a boy's lIorlllll 8-9 Ralllh W II Ha ms ( Deliver, Colo.) ___ ._ •• ___ . ______2 - 2 1 - , interest In outdoor s ports, h e plana to,. The players' scores In the pl'ellmlnal'y sections we re not carried Into the out for footba ll this fall, bas already .... finals , hIs lette r III track as a sprinter, 10 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1941 Chieago's photogenle Ted Lewis (Page 10) didn't m .. ke a very good seore, bu t it gave the audlenee and eamera men I vivid idea of aU the tribulation, of ~a y i ng tourna ment ehess. Seasoned ae· tors ean envy Ted's ability to steal the ijl otlight from the leaders . •arry Evans (above) of the Marshall ;hus Club wu the " baby" of the tour· liment. La rry was one of the four boy. ,ho played in the U. S. Open right after ::o mpl et ing their games in the Junior iournament. ;ood·looking Hans Berliner (above, r ight) If Washington, D. C. was or igina lly rated :he li kely winner of the tourney, but a 5e for seeond wu t he nearest that Hans lOt to the title. ~er man Steiner hove rs solieitously over tile game between his pupil James Croll (extreme rl~ht ) a nd Con Ki lgore of 0011 . u. P laying Ie.. than a year, James dlowl great promise. Some eoa st enthuli. 1$1. see a eomlng star in him. In cil ess, too. Lltl'l'Y has done some 'printing. He leal'nC(\ tile moves at nine IUt didn·t lake tile game serio usly until CLASS A FINALS !/Iree years ago. l..ast yeal' he won Cleve· WlI lium Grossman (San Diego, Cam .) ______iod's Junior lItle and the champions blp 1- 2 1 - , 6 - 2 J- 2 Robert Meredith (Greencastle, Ind.) ______1 - , 6 - 2 'I the PawlIs Club, leen·age group which , Henry Blume J r. (Mllwaukeo, Wis. ) ___ • ______Roy D Southern Championship The Southern Chess Association held It s championsh ip tOUl'llamellt In Tnmpa on J uly 4-7, with the tit le going to G. W. Sweets of Chattanoog a, Tf'IlII. Sweets acored 10·\ (no losses) an(1 was followed by defending champion Dr. Gustave L. Drexel (Miami Deach, Fla.): Nestor H ernandez (Tampa) and Major: J. B. Holt (L ong Beach, F la, ). New EnC)land Championship The New England Championship wl1\ be held on August 30-31 and September 1·2 (L abor' Day weekend) at the Hotel Bond in Hartford, Conll. Entries should be sent to Robert Mitchell. 241 West Ceuter Street, Manchester, Conn. Cal ifornia, I n recent match es, the South Gate Club defeated Nor throp A ircraft by 8*-3%. while the Los fo'e liz Chess Club of Los Angeles dereated t he Santa Bal' bara Chess Club by 5·2. P laying In the s trongest chum pionshll) MASTERS Isaac Kashda n (right) winner of t he recent Metropolit an fi eld mustcl'ed In the last few years by Champions hip, records his move in a cru cia l ga me with the Mechanics Institute Chess Club of ~ ac k Moskowitz. Albert S. Pinkus, who came seco nd, wat ches the game San Francisco, Carol Capps walked off Intent ly; can he ca ~ ch up to t he leade r ? Kashdan started badly, fin ished wi th first prize by scoring 10·2. He was ve ry strongly. United States team me mbers had va luable pract ice, closely followed by V. Pafnllt!eff 91h·21J., and A. J . Pink. 9·3. the coming Marshall Chess Club Cham· The Los Angeles city championship pio nship. T he seeded players w ill include finals bega n on A\lgust 2 with a very Seid man, Santasiere, Lasker, Robey, Hal. . ~' CANADA stl'Ollg entl'y of 16 playel·s. Among the pel' alld Fajans. Some or all of the fol· outstanding conwetitot·s were George lowing may a lso be s(>eded: Pilnick, Han· l'attel'son, Adoil)h \Veiss, H. Rogosin: J . a uer, Levy and Simonson. Final resulls ill the Gambit Ches~ Club P. Quillen. Hobert Solana. George Cl:OY. Championship 'l'OUl'llamcnt: R. E. Martin LeRoy Johnson, William Steckel. H. L. Buffalo and Hocheslel' played two hard· was first with 5'h·\4. followed by H. Hazard. Lyle Pritchard. fou ght matches In July. The !lrst was d rawn at 4'h·4'h, the second yi elded a Opsahl 4'h·l1J., . In the Major Tournament. J. C, Good a nd R. Cook tied for first Illinois. Joliet has a lIew chess club which result of 51J.,·~'h In Duffalo's favor, with meets every Friday night at the YMCA, one game contested on a technicality, place. C. O. Taylor was vIctorious In the 21 5 N. Ottawa, Joliet. William Ander· !\Iinol' 'l'OUl'llamcnt with 6ih·l'h. son Is Ilresident. Robert Dlosse\' is Sec· Ohio. J . O. Hoy bas won the playoff Marlin scored stili finothel' success on retal'y·Treasurer. The Will County Cham· match for the c hllmpiOllshi p or the Cle ve· July 26 by winning '1'ol'onlo's speed pionshll) was captured by F rank Skoff, la nd Chess Club, He defeated C. Ta ll· c ham 1)1 on sil iII. Chess Hevlew postal player. Recently ma n, who had tied with hi m at 3"h·1"h. 10 year old J oseph F retto asto\lllded t he The Quebec Class D Cham pionship war Pe nnsylvania, In a. photo fi nish, \V. Joliet Club with a blindfold K night's won by L, Beaulieu, who made a cleal Hanls won the Berks County Champion' Tour of the board. sweep In six games, ship with 111J.,·3'h, ahead or R. K neeream CanfLd ian co·champion Abo Yaaofsk) ' 11·4 and Geissler 10%·4%, Mo ntana. Jolm Van Teyllngen. Great I)ut in a very sU'enuous schedule of clod Falls architect. won the state clmmplon· A match between Pittsburgh and Le· games with some of the leading playol'! ship aCtel' playoff victory from G. J . a high Valley on J une 2 at Ha rrisburg eut!· of Toronto and MOllueHI by way of p~j; Moore of BllIlngs on J uly 4. ed ill a 6·6 tie- this despite the fact tha t aratio n for his 1)lay In the [ol'midablt Ne bras ka. Howard E. Ohman, tourna· Pittsburgh made only one point on t hc tournament at GI'oningen, A slmultaneolU ment director of the recent U nited States top s ix boards! exbibltion in i\iontreal yielded Yanofsky 2,1 WillS,. 9 d ra ws and 3 losses. One 0/ J unior Chamilioll ship. lias again won the Virginia. In a recent match at the Monti· Nebl'aska. ti tle. In tbe tourna ment fi nals his s\l ccessfu l OI)I)Onen ts was SO·year 016 cello Hotel ill Norfolk, Richmond over· N. C. Mules, who held on grimly and he defeated Delmar Saxton, Omaha city whelmed Norfolk by 13·3 in an eight· titleholder aud a former state champion, l'ec<.l lved a well,eal'lled point on adjudlca· board, double round match. A return ilon at 1 a. m. by the decisive score o( 3·0, To reach the match was planned fo r J uly, fi nals. Ohmun and Sa xton. had to ellml· The Montreal Chess Club Champion nate former champions A. C, Ludwig and West Virginia. Reid Holt is the new ship ended with a victory fOI' P. Brunei, Georgc Halsey, Charleston Chess Club Champion. He who scored 9·1. edging out C. L. Smll~ scored 5·0, onc point ahead of his son by half a point. New York, T he New YOI'k State Cham· Edward, who tied with l" ra nk Branner pionshlp on wlll take place a t Cazenovia for second place, During the week of J uly 8, the Britisli August 17·25, Young George K ramer wlll Columbia Chess l~edera tl on sponsored I be on hand to defe ll d his title against all Morgantown followed up a 7"h·3lh vic· Jubilee Chess Week at Vancouver, Lead comers, tory over Cla rksburg by defeating the ing fcatures were a sImulta neous el' More than fi fty entr ies have been reo sallie club on May 26, this time by S1,i· hl blUon by Canadian co- Cbam pion Abe celved fo r the preliminary sections ot 1 \I. Yanofsky who pla yed 33 opponeats, will- 12 CHESS REVIEW, A UGUST-S EPTEMBER. 1946 Denmark. A monster entry of 226 play· crs toolt pan in tbe Danish Champion· ship. The title went to B. Nielsen. England. On July 20 a match on 98 boards took place between a combined Civil Service team and \Vest England. The latter won by 71 'h·26lh. The participants in this year's British Champions hip tonrnament wili Include New Zealand tltleholder R. G. Wade. Germany. {"ive hundred chess clubs in the Drilish Zone are no,," represented in a centl'al council which Ig planning a program of individual and tellm cham· pionships. Palestine. S. Alonj has retained tbe championship In thIs year's title tourney, He s(;ored 11·2. beating out H, Foerder by half a point. Spain. Fourteen-year old Arturlto Po· mar won the Spanish Challlpionshlp, a· head of :-'I e (\ina. last year's champion. USSR. )11 addition to the matches be· tween Mo scow and Prague. repolted In the June·July issue. a number or related TOMORROW'S MASTERS? These YOlmgsters may become mas· (;oniests took place bet ween Soviet and ters, and then again they may not; but Czech teams. After the completion of they enjoyed themselves tremendously in the Junior Tournament of the the first ,Moscow'PI'ague match, the Rus Rich mond (Va.) Chess Club. Andrew Briggs Jr. (extreme left) won the e_ vent. From now on the Junior T ournament will become an annual fixture. !lians took on teams from Dmtlslava. hlil! and Unulll. In each case the Soviet masters scored victories. by 13·3. 7-1 and niug 25 games and drawing the rest; and Argentina-Uruguay. On July 13 Buenos 12'h·3lh respectively. a 34·board match between British Colum· Aires defeated Montevideo by 4l,!.·1'h in Back In the ussn, after the comple ilia and Washington. 'The Canadians a match played by radio. Najdorf cap· tion of the l'ctUl'n match in Moscow, a emerged victorious by the score of 19'12- tained the winning team. combined Pmgue·Drntlslava team lost to ' 'ill. Other evellts were an Open Cham Costa Ri ca. The lIew titleholder Is An Leningrad by 15-7 (sec summary below). piollshiP. won by D. Creemer; a minor tonio Rojas. who defeated Marclano POI'· Subsequently. the Pl'ague·Brntlsl!lva out· Itournament. il.1 '~hich G. i\lal.y shct~ was ras In a bitterly contested ten game fit lost a double· round match to tbe rictorious; a JunIor tourney. In WlllCh J. match. Hojas won fOlll' games. lost three "Bolshevik" Club by 12%·7\.i. The Rus Wolff came first. and drew thl'ce. sian aggregation included many ot the In a return match in July, 'Toronto's c o u n t I' y ' s top·notchers: Doleslavsky, Gam bit Chess Club made it two straight Makogonov, Sokolsky, Kan etc, against the En Passant Club of Montreal. <'/,(0 FOREIGN Leningrad Prague·Bratlslava The score was 6'12 ·5'12 , the place Kings· Tolush 1 Opocensky 0 lh ton. The details: 'h A last minute report from Switz. Levenfish 1 o Kotlnauer 0 1 En Passant C. Gambit C. C. c. erland brings word t hat the Inter_ Chekhover lh \.i Zita lh Ih J. H. Belson 1 M. Fox 0 national Chess Fe deration has laid Rovner lh % Hohacek \I \I R. E. Martin E. Davis \I \I 'Taimanov 1 'h Katetov II H. Opsahl 0 M. Guze 1 down rules for determining the next o C. A. Crompton 0 J. Gersbo 1 World Champion. A tournament is to Vassllyev Ih % Pachman % 'h K. Kerns 1 C. Pod lone 0 be he ld fcr t he purpose next year at Lisitsyn ] 'h Saltar o " H, Ridout 1 F, Blaukopf 0 Noordwijk, Holland. The re will be Batuyev % 1 Prucha 'h 0 R, Orlando 0 N. Tannenbaum 1 eight competitors, consisting of the Klaman 1 1 Potucek o 0 F, A. SCOtt 1 S. Betwenik 0 six survivors of the Avro Tournament, Kuzminicb % 1 Pokorny \I 0 E. Davidson 0 W. Weinstein 1 plus two mcre players to be selected Furman Ih 1 Bartosek S. Venetsky " 0 C. A, J otham 0 1 from fort hcoming tourneys. T he Avro W. ~'. Barr 1 S. O. Wreschner 0 masters are Botvln nik, Euwe, F ine, , 7 , 4 F. Blumberg 1 J . Kaufman 0 - - Flohr, Keres and Reshevsky. T he two As was the case with the United Total Total 5" additional players w ill be the "out· States Champlonsh!l). the schedule of the '" siders" who achieve the highest sccre USSR title tourney has been badly dis {,'red M. Wren. ardent chessplnyer and in the forthcoming tournaments at rupted this year. Latest plans call for the author of some delightful articles in Groningen and Prague. A detailed holding the semi-final tournaments In CHESS HillVIEW. was recently appointed analysis of the plan w ill appear in the Octo bel' and November. postponing the United States vlce·consul in Halifax, October issue of Chess Review. Championship Tournament proper uoUl tile beginning of 19-17. Australia. Lajos Steinel' had an easy E, Zagoryansky is not only a leading \~ LATIN AMERICA time retaining his New South Wales Russian c hess master; he is also a talent Championship, scoring 10% points in ed playwright and novelist. He has writ Colombia Is planning a Latin-Amer· eleven games. Other leading scores were ten a stor'y about Paul MOl'phy which Is itan Team Championship for next Oe· B. Y. Mills 8%·2%; H . Klass 8·3 ; C. J. S. now appearing In serial form in "Chess lober. Purdy 7%·3%. in the USSR" CH ESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 13 AMERICAN CHESS CHAMPIONS 2. Morphy's Heritage By FRED REINFELD N the first article In this series, we I have seen how the appearance of Paul Morphy infused life and vitality into the AmerIcan chess scene of the 18"50's. For the very first time, the eyes of all chess players were turned to the United States, and what Morphy did and what other people said about him were !lCWS of the greatest interest in every chess publlca trOll. It fl'equcnt]y happens that the presence of II great chess genius, aud the interest which he naturally arouses, can create and stimulate enormous interest in the game. In the United States this was not true, and in fact we did not produce II worthy successor to ;\I orphy for mallY years. Chess clubs grew in number, im portance and prestige, so the popularity Captain Geor ge Hen r y M ac k enzie w as of the game must have been increasIng the leading American master during the steadily. How then, shall we explain the per iod 1870_1890. Once greatly admired, dearth of masters, the lack of great tour· his dashi ng gam es a r e known to f ew pl ay_ naments? How was It that American er s t oday . H e deserv ed a ki nder f at e. chess (as Lasker once said devastatingly of Tarrascil) "lacked the passion tilat whips the blood"? and Anderssen were his heroes and Tile first fact we note, as we mull models. Pil lsbury's great feat In tying w ith Tal' over the stained, yellowing pages of old Mackenzie was born in Aberdeen, r asc h in the m onumental Vien na tour· books and magazInes, Is that a second Scotland on March 24, 1837 (Morphy's ney of 1898 put American c hess f ans into American Chess Congress was not held birth·year). After a distinguished career a f r enzy of enthus iasm. T h is co ntem pQ. until I871- fourteen years after the rJrst in the British army, he made his debut r ary cartoon vivid ly r eproduces t he ebu l. one. The lag is easy to expain: the bitter In the London Handicap Tourney of 1862 . lIent re sponse of American p lay er s to Civil War had intervened, disrupting where he beat Anderssen at the odds of thei r champion's not ab le ac hiev ement. many more ImpOI'tant things than Ameri· Pawn and move. The following year he came to this country, snllsted In the ca's chess life. cia! returns from a lifetime of devotIon Northern Army and rose to tils rank or Yet the wretched entry for the second to the game, the following discreet ex· Congress at Cleveland remains an enigma captaIn. cerpt from Steinit~'s obituary noUce is After the war, MackenzIe devoted until we read the following comment by significant: "The cost s of the funeral himself exclusively to chess. He played Cilarles A. Gilberg: "The distressIng e!· and the tombstone were raised for the in ten American tournaments (including fects of the late dvll war were still too greater part by subscrlptlon among prom· the second, third, fourth and fifth Ameri keenly felt by the vast community of inent members of the Manhattan Ches! can Chess Congresses), winning the first chess lovers to assure that generous sup· Club and the Brooklyn Chess Club." port which alone could command com· prize every time. His four matches wIth plete success; but, by the energetic la· ReicJlelm, Judd and Llpschuetz likewise The death of Mackenzie produced I bors of the commIttee appointed for that ended in victory for the Captain every mad scramble for the dead man's title. purpose, a sufficient fund was secured time. On the international scene, Mac Although chess interest hod illcrease~ for moderate prizes, and chieftains kenzIe saved the United States from com· mightily and there were at last worthy gathered to contend for honors rather plete chess oblivIon. His !lrst appearance contenders for the honor, American chess than spoils." as a representative of this country was ol'ganization was hopelessly Inadequate This flowery prose covers an ugly eco· at the great Paris tournament of 1878, to cope with the problem. The chJet nomic reality, namely the $100 first where he came fourth, behind Winawer, prospects were Judd, Llpschuetz, Showal· prize (!!) in a post· war inflationary Zukertort and Blackburne, and ahead of ter, Hodges, Barry and Kemeny. The re period of prosperity, with corresponding some of the most famous masters of the sulting tangle of conflicting claIms is al· ly microscopic prIzes rIght down the Hne. day. He had the distinction of scorIng most Impossible to unravel today, but It Is therefore reasonable to assume that 1'12 points In each set of two games with the sequence of events seems to havf the men who mIght have become great Zukertort and \Vinawer. been the following : AmerIcan chessmasters found it advisa In later tourneys he continued to do Lipschuetz had made the best seON! ble to apply their efforts in more lucra well, tying for fourth and fllth with of any AmerIcan player In the great New tive fields. Zukertort at Vienna 1882; tying for r!!th York International Tournament of 1889. Tbe winner of the Congress was Cap· in the famous London tournament or He came sixth, scoring 4'-h-5'-h against tain George Henry J\Iackenzie, who was 1883 ; drawing a match with Amos Burn Tchigorln, Weiss, Blackburne, Gunsbell to be this country's leading player until In 1886. His greatest success came the and Burn, who were ahead of him In the his death in 1891 from tuberculosIs. following year, when he took first prize score table. According to some source!, While he was not quite a master of the at a strong tournament at Frankfort. this entitled Lipschuetz to be considered v.ery first rank, he was head and shoul "In his character," says Stelnitz, "he the American Champion. While the legal· ders" above the American players or his combined uprightness with good temper Ity of this claim appears tenuous, he day; His style was brJllJant, always on and suavity of disposition and manners, made it unIversally acceptable by bea~ the 'lookout for a slashing King·side at· which made him a great favorite wherev· ing his chief rIval Jackson W. Showalter tack. To the day of his death, Morphy er he was known." Regarding hie flnan- by 7·1 in 1892. 14 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST·SEPTEMBER. 194ti taln his hard-earned title for very long, "The moves were called ott to him while for at last Amerlca had a great master he played cards and without any hesita who could be mentioned In the same tion he had his moye ready CO l' each bl'ealh with Paul Morphy. T he new stnr board. H is te ller told one of the players was 1·larry Nelson PIllsbury, whose sen· that h e would call of( an Impossible move satlonal rise to international fame was s uch as N- N5 which could not be made described In the J anuary ]9'16 issue of becfHlse the player ah-eady had a Pawn CHgSS HEVIEW. PlIIsbury's conylnclng on that square. He called t.h e move oU victory In the famous Hasllngs tourna· t o Pflls blll'}', who immediately declared ment or 1895 left no doubt that he was that the move could not be made, that wOl'ld championship material, Dy defeat one of his opponent's Pawns occupied Ing Showalter In two matches ill 1897 and that square; then lIe rattled off the nine 1898, PJIIsbury cleared up any uncertain· teen moves that had already been made ty about the status of the United States in that game-all this without access to Championship. a board, o[ course." It Is not my purpose to go into tIle Missimer was about ten years old at lietn!is of Pillsbury's career. With t be the time, but P!1ls bury's feat has re exception . of his vcry last tournament, mained fresh in his recollection. On this (wben h e was already near death), he occasion Pillsbury performed his famous won a ve)'y high prize in every event in feat of memorizing from th\l'ty to rorty which he competed, worels. Qlle such set of words ill given Pills bury was born in Somerville, ;\fMS. by Irving Cherne\' in his "Curlolls Chess Oil December 5, 1872. He had a typiCal I~acls": Antil)hloglstlne, periosteum, ta small-town boyhood, delivered papers for kaelias lase, 1)l asmon, ambrosin, Threlkeld, h is faLher, liked baseball, had average streplOCOcp.ns, s taphe loccus, micrococcus, grades In schOOl. Even as a youngster, plasmodium, Mississij)J)i, Freiheit, Phil· howeYer, he attracted attention for his lulclphia, Cinclnnati, athletics, no war, rnpl(jlty In solving mathematical prob· Etchenberg, American, Hllsslan, phlloso· Albert Beauregard Hodges ret ired as un· lems and his astonishingly r et entive phy, Piet Potgeiter's Rost, Salamagundi, defeated American champion in 1895, memory, These qual!ties reappeared ill Oomis illecootsi, Dangmamvate, Schlech He di&tinguished himself in fine games the mature mall in the days of ilis fame ter's Nek, Mallzlnyama, theosophy, cate as a fabulous blindfold expert. chism, Majesoomalops, PllIsbllry at ollce against such celebrities as Steinitz, Las· There was hardly any Cair·slzed city repeated tlic wordS ill their exact order, ker, Pillsbury, Showalter and Janowski, In Eurol)e or the United States In which then back wanls: t hcn once more the P!l1s bul'y did not give one of his awe·ln next day ! s piring blindfold perfonnances. ACte)' a The two OI)I)onents must have made a At 33 Pillsbury was dead, exhausted while he developed a combination of delightful contrast. Llpschuetz, bOrD in by his abnormal exel·tlons; the constant slmultancous blindfold c hess, checkers I small Hungarian village in 1863, made lItrnin of having to eHrll a li ving by IIl and brhlge whic h remained an unfOl'get a living as a pl'lntel'. SlIghl and frai l, he cessant playing a nd tl'aveillng had prov was dwarfed by the burly Showalter, tabl() experience for anyone lu cky enough ed too much for him, and once more the ... 11.0 was over six feet tall, broad In pro to witness th e teal. Alllel'!can Utle was vacant, It is lIadden portion, and had the sweeping mustache \VilHam Missimer of Erie, P a, recall s ing to reflect that lhe careers of the two without which no man could be consider· such an exhibition given by Plllsbury greatest American players were so brll· ed handsome In the gay nineties. Llp shortly after the turn of the century, lIant, 60 short and so tragic. ~ch ue tz had a genuine girt for the game, but his chronic l1\·heallh ruined his chances of a chess career. Showalter, wh o lind been born In Mi nerva, Kentucky jn 1860, had n. career which lasted oy· er decades: he made a dramatic reap peara nce, aftel' years of rlltil'ement, at 'the \Vestel'll TOUl'nalllCn t of 1925. Like 'llackenzlc, S howalter was a very bri!o 'liant playeJ', bllt not ot the first rank. 'His best achievement was his fifth 1)l'Ize 'iD the Cambridge Springs Tournament. I After his Yl ctory over Showalter, Lip' schuetz had to go to California for hiS health. and thus left the title In competi· tion again, In 189 2 Showalter defeated Judd by 7.. 1, anti In 1891 he won a close match from Albert Beauregard Hodges by 8-6. Dllt a return match with Hodges suited In Sho\l'altel"s downfall by 5·3. nd thus t he title passed into 1·lodges' ands. BOl'n in Nashvl11e on J uly 21, 1861 , lodges was a very fine player, but he i(1 nOl enjoy the title very long. A few Olllhs after becoming champion, be was onfronted with R. stark choice: "It was questlon or giving up chess or giving p hi s job." He gave up chess. With the title again in his grasp, Shoo T hese genial opponents, who loved a fine combination and a good cigar, played many 'alter defeated Llpschuetz, Kemeny and a brllilant game, Showalt e r (right), who had distinguished himself In match play In any In quick s uccessIon, and was r ec· t he nineties offered feeble opposit ion to F rank Marshall in their match for the title e~~ized as I1llllisputed champion, Bllt in 1909, Mar'shall's career, which spanned a fifty·year period, wi ll be described in the kf Sbowalter was not destined to re- third and concluding art icle of this series in t he October issue of Chess Review. CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 15 An outstanding recent game, annotated by a famous i nternational Grandmaster. by REUBEN FINE TO ACCEPT OR NOT TO ACCEPT HERE are two sides to the art of de T fense. One is the technical end, of holding a difficult position. The other is subtler-it is decidi ng whether or not to get into a position where defense will be necessary. The second problem is "eally more basic; it involves an appraisal of the first and much more. Some great m~sters-Alek hine is the best example solved it by 7 . . . . BxNeh adopting extremely aggressive tactics, Yet the exchange is by 110 means fOl'ced ; actually mack has his fir st both with White and with Black. Others choice here between aggressive and pas. preferred to keep the game relatively sim sive play. The aggressive 7 ... B- R4 19 pie; Capablanca was the great exponent an excellent alternative. The Pawn can hflnlly be tal,en (8 PxP, QxQch; 9 KxQ; of that method. As Kmoch puts it, Capa GRANDMASTER REUBEN FINE BxN; 10 PxB. N- KB3; 11 D- K3, N - R3; cou ld smell the danger from afar; con 12 D- Q3, N - Q2; 13 P-B6, PxP and Black sequently as soon as he suspected a strong attack judicious simplification has a won endgame If he can complete his development) . Aller 7 ... B- R4 a broke it before it could get started. plausible continuation Is 8 D- KS, N- KB3 The trouble with Black's play in the foll owing game was that he did and now if 9 N-B3, N-K5, while U 9 B not stop to consider the basic problem-whether to defend at all. He is K 2, PxP; 10 BxP, N - B3, with a good posItion ill both cases. maneuvered into a position where he has to decline a sacrifice or ac cept it, and either way is bad. Search for the losing move reveals that 8 PxB N-KB3 9 N-B3 N-B3? he should have stopped to think it through much earlier. The later Again the Important choice was-ago choice is Hobsonian. But a few moves before he is called upon to decide gressive or passive. P laying to win The on the sacrifice, he could have chosen aggressive development r ather Pawn Is precisely wbat Denker wants than the passive defensiveness eventually adopted. Had aggressive Instead It e could have capUa!\:I;ed on tbe usua.l idea. ill such position on, to pJa, development been chosen, some defensive play might have been found (01' ••• PxP at a time wben White \\'111 essential too but it wou ld have been less passive and for that reason be unable to recapture with the BP. much easier. One of the hypermodern tenets is: treat the opening as if Tuus 9 ... Q- R1 Is indicated. It 10 B- K2, PxP; If 10 B- Q2, N- K5; it 10 Q- B2, N it were a middle game. In terms of the present situation that means B3 cnn follow, with good results. that long-range plans, defensive or offensive, cannot be begun too soon. 10 B-Q3! .... And now the choice is to accept or nol Manhattan Chess Club Championship, frequently seen In the Monte Carlo to a.ccept- and neither Is gOOd. 1946 tournaments played at tbe turn of the QUEEN'S GAM BIT DECLINED century. It has recently reappeared In Soviet tonrneys. A. S. Denker A. S. Pinkus White Black 4 . . . . PxKP 5 NxP B-N5eh 1 P-Q4 P_Q4 2 P-QB4 P_K3 The speculative reply 6 B- QZ. QxP; 3 N-QB3 P-QB3 7 BxB, QxNcb; 8 B- K2, which was quite 4 P-K4 • • • • a favorite with Marsball, bas been tried Avoiding the variation he play ed lately by Flobr. against Dotvinnik in the U.S.A.-U.S.S.R. 6 N-B3 P-QB4 match, which has come In tor a good 7 P-QR3 deal of analysis since. The text, which • • • • Is of great theoretical Importance, was To force the following excbange. 16 CHESS 1946 --'- 10 . • • . PxP 23 P_ B5! K-N2 Pinkus stndle(i the position for 20 24 PxP R-QBl minutes and wrote on his score sheet: 01' 24 ... PxP; 25 BxP! "You've got to show me." The alterna· tive 10 ... 0 - 0; 11 0-0, is lIot especially 25 PxP N_Q4 palatable. 26 Q-Q6 B-B3 27 B-R6ch . , . . 11 PxP 12 0-0 . . . . 27 QR- N1ch was also good enough. Whereupon Denker replied on his score 27 " " K,B sheet: "I Will." 28 P-R8(Q)ch R,Q 29 QxBch K-R2 Or 29 . .. KxB; 30 R- K4 and mates in 21 B_ N4 . , . . a few. Threatening Q- Q6; t here is no defense. 30 QR_Nl • • • • The conclusion. though not difficult, is e legant. 21. ... 0 - 0-0 22 B_ R5 P-QN3 12 . . . . N-B3 If such a move is essential it is hard to see why he accepted in the first place. If he must lose time-and apparently he must since 12 . . . NxNch 13 QxN is cleady suicidal- he might as well have played Black's King has no friends. H 30 ... 12 . . . N- D4 and if then 13 B- N 2, 0-0; Q-QB1 ; 31 B- N6ch, K- R3; 32 B- B7ch, 14 N- K5, N-n5!, to contlnne with .. N K- R 2; 33 Q- B5ch, K-R3; 34 Q- R5 mate. N3, with some defenSive possibilities. 13 B-N2 B-Q2 30 . . • , R-QNl 14 R-K1 Q-B2 No\\' comes tile breakthrough. 31 B_B7 Resigns From poor to bad. The only chance was to castle on the Queen's side and to do that . .. Q- K2 was necessary. 15 N-K5 P_ KR4? From bad to worse. Even here 15 .. . FOUR FAMOUS BOOKS NxN; 16 BxN, Q- B4 offers some defen· sive opportunities. CHESS THE EASY WAY 16 Q- BS R_ R3 F·l - by Reuben Fine. One • of the best primers ever written. by REUBEN FINE Consistent, even if it is useless. The Basic principles of chess explain· game is already lost. ed in clear , entertain ing style. I Specific rules on how to play the openings, midgame and end· game. 186 pages.-$2, MODERN CHESS OPEN. INGS-5th Edition. Re· F·2vi sed by Re uben Fine. All open· ings tabulated for ready refer· ence. The one book every chess player should own. With "MeO" in your library y ou can check up on your opening play, find out where you went wrong. 342 pages-$2.50. THE IDEAS BEHIND F·3 THE CHESS OPENI NGS -by Reuben Fine. Your key to 17 Q-N3 N,N the openings. Explains the ob jectives lUlU recommends the One tJlreat and the l)osition falls apart. best lines of play. 240 pages 7 .• . K- B1 was not possible becau;;e of --$2. 18 N-N6ch. BASIC CHESS ENDINGS 18 BxN Q-B4 F-4 -by Reuben Fine. All endings classified and explained. So tha t if 19 QxP, N-N5, with moves For study, consultation and ref· that look lil{e threats, if nothing else. erence . 573 pages. 610 diagrams. -$3.50, 19 P-R3 . . . . Simple enO\lgh. 19 . . . . Q-B1 Ma il Your Order to CHESS Book Department 20 B-Q6 Q-Rl (1) 250 WEST 57TH STREET • • NEW YORK 19, N, Y. AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 17 ~INTERNATIONAL HASTINGS, 1945-1946 Endgame Wizard Tartakover'g endgame play earned him many a useful point in the recent Hu!\tings and L ondon tournaments. Two Bishops in the hllTIds of snch an expert are fearsome indeed! - as Tartakover demonslrates on move 48 . CATALAN OPENING 20 . . . . 42 B_ B8 N-R4 (Notes by Dr. M. Euwe exclusively for • It Chess Review) would have been wiser to ret ain this And hel'e 42 ... B-R4 was preferable Bishop, whleh is not hampered by the (43 B-B2, K- B2!). Dr. S. Tartakover M. Christoffel Pawn position, and sUlTender the other 43 K-B5! K_Q2 Black one in the following way; 20 ... QR-Ql; White # P-KN4! NxP P_K3 21 NxB, RxR; 22 NxR, RxN. 1 P-Q4 It is evident that 44 ". PxP loses 2 N-KB3 N_KB3 21 Rx8 RxR 24 R_ K1 K_B2 quickly. But Black is lost in any event. 3 P_ KN3 P-Q4 22 BxR R- Q1 25 B_KB1 R_Q2 4 B_N2 P-B3 23 8-K3 R-Q6 26 P-QR4 N_B1 45 PxP N_ N7 27 P_ R5 P_ QR3 46 B_N4! 4 ... D-K2 followed by . , . 0-0 i s pref P-R4 47 8 - R3 erable. 4 , . . P- B4 is likewise not bad, Obviously n ecessary. But now the hole N-85 fo r example 5 P- B3 with equality; or 5 a t QN3 means a serious wealmess in 48 8-81 . . . . O-O,Px!'! (butnot5 ... N-B3; 6P-B4! BlaCk's position. -the Gl'llnfeld Defense with a move in 28 P-R4 N-Q3 hand, which offers White good chances; 29 P-83 N_ K1 see the game Ekstrom-Sergeant, which 30 K-B2 N- 83 appeared In the April Chess Review). 11 31 R-N1 N_ K1 5 0 - 0 QN_Q2 Black can do nothing; lle has to wait 6 QN ~Q2 B-Q3? for the revelation of 'White's plans, This gives White an excellent oppor· 32 8-B4 P-R3 t unity to open up the game at once. 6 33 8-K2 K-83 .. . B- K2! would have prevented White 's Intending 34 .. . P-KN4, which White next move. easily prevents, however. 7 P_K4! 34 R- KR1! • • • • Capturing with the Knigh t offers bet· Now 34 ... P-KN4? loses a P awn. ter chances. for example 7 . .. NxP; 8 A very weird position which looks as 34 . . . . K-N3 if it had been composed! Black's Knight NxN, PxN; 9 N-N5, P-KB4; 10 NxP(K6), 35 K_ K3 N_B3 Q- K2 etc. is threate ned with capture by 49 B-Q6, 36 R-Q1! • • • • and none of the eight squares ordinarily 8 N_N5 0- 0 Aiming for QN6 a s a goal for the available to the Knight is at its disposal 9 QNxP B_K2 White King. To achieve this, White must -1\01' is there any saving move! 10 P_ QB4 N-N3 first exchange Roolrs so that his King 48 . . . . P-KN4 11 P- N3 N,N can ('TOSS t o the Queen·side. 12 NxN P-KB4 49 PxP . . . . 13 N_B3 8_B3 36 . . . . RxR 39 P-84 8-82 4!J B- Q6 or ·i!! B-Rli also \vins. 37 BxR N-Q2 40 K- Q4 K-K3 14 N-K2! P-K4 38 8 - Q6 K- 83 41 8-R3 N- 83 49 . . . . P_ R5 At last he has laboriously succeeded 50 B-Q6 Black would have been better off keep· N-R4 in freeing his Qneen's Bishop, The out· 51 B_ R3 N_ N2 ing the position dosed by 41 .. . P-R4. come, however, is not quite satisfactory, 52 P-N6 8-N1 for the Bishop is now hamper ed by If then 42 B-B3, P - KN3; 43 TI-D5! , TI KI (not 43 ... Nxn?; 44 KxN, K-Q2; 45 53 P-86ch Resig ns Black's King Bishop P awn. K-N6, K-BI; 46 B-K2 followed by p T his was the first check in the whole 15 B-Q R3 R-K1 18 QR- Q1 8-K3 QN4·5 etc.); 44 P -QN4, N-B3! ; 45 P-N5, game. 16 PxP BxP 19 B_ B5 R-Q2 N-K5! with good drawing chances. Christoffel missed mally defensive re· 17 QxQ RxQ 20 N- Q4! . . . . Once again we have an instance of the sources in t his game; but 'l'artakover Secnring the advantage of t wo Bish· remarkable tenacity with whiCh a bad deserves credit for his clever handling ops. position call sometimes be maintained. of the Blshops. 18 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 RADIO MATCH, 1946 Faux Pas Immortality T his Httlo game exemplifi es tlle ser· mon : don't grab Pawns. Sound pl'!nclples Had Alexander won both or these beau· are binding on evell the greatesl masters, tiful gn mes [1'0 111 hi s great opponent, he WhIte, an eminent pedagogue, learna would 8urely have been entitled to be t b lB tl'ulsm to his chagrin, called Alexander the Great. As It l a. he held Dotvinnlk to n tie (no menn achieve CARO. KANN DEFENSE ment), and made an intercstinl contrlbu· W, Adams G. K ramer tion to the rellertotre of DenutUul Missed White Black Wins, 1 P- K4 P- QB3 6 N-K2 P- QB4 NI MZOI N DIAN DEFENSE 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 7 P-QB3 N- K2 M. Botv i nn ik c. AlellCa nder 3 P_K5 B-B4 8 Q-N Se h Q_Q2 14 • • • • RxN· 28 K_N2 Q-NO 4 B- Q3 Bx B 9 Qx BP1? N-B4 (USS R) ( E ngland) 15 Px R 0-0-0 29 B-N6! N-QS S QxB P_K S Resig ns White B lack 16 QxP QxPch 30 P-N8(Q) R xO 1 p-Q4 N_ K B3 16 QR-Kl N_B3 17 K-Ql N-B4 31 Qx Reh K- B2 2 P-QB4 P- K 3 17 N_N3 N-QR4 18 P-N6 ! N_K6ch 32 Q-R7! K-Q3 3 N-QB3 B_NS 18 P- B3 N_N6 19 K_Bl Q-KS 33 B- Q3 P- K5 4 P-K3 P-Q4 19 P_K4 Ox P 20 B- Q3 QxP(7) 34 Q-R6e h K-B2 5 P- QR3 BXNch 20 Q- N2 P- QR4 21 A-Kl N-K4 35 Rx P Q_K4 6 PxB P- B4 21 P- K 5 P_QN4 22 Q-B4 N-B6 35 K-R2! N_B4 7 BPxP KPx P 22 B-Q6 R_ K 3 37 Q-N5 B_K3 8 B-Q3 0 - 0 23 Px N RxB 23 R-K2 Q-RG 9 N-K2 P- QN3 24 Px P P-N5 2. BxN P-K4 38 B_K2 P-Q5c h 10 P-Q R4 B- R3 25 R_KS R_ Kl 25 Q-B7 PxB 39 R(3}-N3 P_N4 11 BxB NxB 26 P_B4 Q-Q2 26 P-N7 Q- N5 40 Q- Q2 P- Q6 12 B- R3 R_Kl 27 Q- K2 R (3)-K3 27 P- R3 ! Q- NSch 41 B-N4 Resigns 13 Q-QS P- BS 28 P_BS Rx R 14 Q- B2 Q- Q2 29 PxR P xP T h e Queen Is curiously trapped : if 15 0-0 N- N l 30 P-B6 , , . , 10 Q-U5, P- QN3 Is pai nf ul , ~~ UNITED STATES TWENTY CHESSPLAYERS NEEDED Moribund as VO l unteer workers during t he selects Inel llstic In this game Black an United State. Championshi p. defensive l)attern Ilnd 18 unah le there after to Cree himseIr. \Vh lle he struggles ' D URATlON : Oc tober 26 through No f utilely agnlnst the rig idity of h is posi· vember 16, tlon, Wbite adopts unusnal tactics and bl'ings the game to a forceful conclusion. HOU A S: 7 P. M. t o M idnight on weekdays. 2 P. M . t o Midnight on QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLI N ED Sat u rdays, Su ndays and holiday • . Dlack should wi n w l tb 30 ."N-Q5!; H. St ei ner A. Gr i ng T Y PE OF W ORK : t eller s, t elephone 31 Q- K 3, Q- N 5! While Bl ack operat or s, demonst rat ors for w all 30 ... . Q_R2ch ? 34 QxN! Ox O board •. 1 P- Q4 N-KB3 11 BxP N-N3 SI K-Rl N- Q5 3S N- B5 P- R4 32 Q-K3 R- Rl 36 NxQ R- K l 2 N_KB3 P- K3 12 P- KR4 P_KR3 A ppticants must b,e fami liar 3 B-N5 B- K2 13 P-RS N_Bl 33 QxP P-R5 37 N- BS P- Q$ with Chess Notati on. N ames of 38 P- K6 Resi gns 4 P- B4 P-Q4 14 B-B4 N_Q4 5 N-B3 P-B3 15 B-K5 N x N all volunteer s l.V'ill be l'isted in 6 P- K 3 QN-Q2 16 QxN B_B3 ofj?:cial p1'Ogmrn of tou1'Jt(tment. 7 Q- B2 0 - 0 17 R-R3! Q- K 2 Courageous 8 P-QR3 R-Kl 18 B- R2 R- Ql - Call or Write _ Alexander fearlessly plays into II. val'l· 9 R-Q1 N- Bl 19 R-N3 B- Q2 C H E SS RE V I E W ation on which Dotvlmllk is consltiel'ed 10 B-Q3 PxP P- QS! 20 • • • • 2S0 West 57th New York N. Y. the wOrld'/I g reatest authOrity. In tbe S t., 19, sluggi ng m atch wblcb follows, the E ng· CI 6-8258 lish player sllccessfu lly wa rds ort his t reat opponent's ingenious attnck. A ery attractive ga me. FRE NCH DEFENS E WANTED : Euwe's Strat egy and T Ol e· . A lexander M . Bot vinnl k t ies in Chess. W rite A. J . P a cini, Algin (Eng land) ( USSR) COnI., 24 Stale Slreet, New York 4, N, Y. hite Black 1 P- K4 P-K3 8 QxN P R_N l 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 9 QxP Q_R 4 3 N-QB3 B- NS 10 R_Nl QxPch FOR SALE : Chess set, very ohl, gen 4 P-KS P-QB4 11 B_Q2 Q_B2 \Ii ne ivo!')" Add l'ess Box Number 25. S P-QR3 BxNch 12 P_K B4 QN_B3 20 • • • • BxB 23 N- N4 K-R2 c/o CHESS HEVIEW, 250 West 57th 6 PxB N_K 2 13 N- B3 B-Q2 21 NxB P-B3 24 NxPeh PxN St., New YO l'k 19, N, Y. 7 Q- N4 PxP? 14 N- N5! , . . , 22 P-Q6 Q- K l 25 QxKBP Resigns CUESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEM BER, 1946 19 METROPOLITAN U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP Crowded . Adopting a <:mffipcd defe nse wh ich CHAMPIONSHIP, 1946 MATCH, 1946 leaves his pi e(,es ver y lilile sMpe, Dl ack Pillar to Post 8. DUTCH DEFENSE is steadily d rive n back, His brillia nt Castling QUeen-side is often a dnllgCl'· A quee r game. Steiner's tolal la<;k of schoolboy Ollllonclll cstablishes a mig hty om; bus illCSS, especially In Queen's PawlI wedgc at Kll7. which IJI"OI'eS to be the in teresl in stnlteglcal 1) lay is seell ill openings, whe re the Quee n 's Bis holl f ile the fact that whe reas the oJlcning leaves IlI'elude lo a 110M Qucen SflCI'ificc. is open or c,lll easily be opened. S o it is W hi te wilh Pawn we!Lknesses, the em FRENCH DEFENSE llol SU r prising that W hite's K ing is phasis in the ending Is on Black's P awn mCl'cilc ssly l'fl.kcd in t he cros sfire of tho well iutesses, With his 27th move, Whitel H, Berliner S, Almgren e ncmy pieces. begins a K ing mar ch wh ich will I\" r e a ~ Black White QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLI NED IUl" OO among Bl ac k's Pawns . T he fi nal 1 P-K4 P_ K3 17 P-N5 BxPch H, Se idman S. Bernstein posiUon is anoUler whidl <;ou ld haw 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 18 NxB Q- NS White Black been won by t he ehampion ha d h e need·l S N_QBS N_KB3 19 N- K2 P_K4 1 P- Q4 N-KBS 1$ N- N3 P-R5 ed the ha1t·lloint. 4 P_K5 KN-Q2 20 B_N2 Q-B4 2 P-QB4 P-K3 14 P-R4? Q-R4 A. S, Denker H. Steiner. 5 QN-K2 P-QB4 21 K_Rl P,N 3 N_QBS P_Q4 15 P- R5 P-N5 6 P_QB3 N-QBS 22 N_NS R-R2 4 B- N5 B-K2 16 N_ Nl P_B4! White Diad 7 P- KB4 B-K2 23 Q-R5 N- K6 5 p,p p,p 17 N-B5 B,N 1 N-KBS P_KB4 21 B,Q R-QNl 8 N_BS 0 - 0 24 BxN P,B 6 P_KS 0 - 0 18 B,B p,p 2 P- B4 N_KB3 22 R_N l B_B4 9 P- K N3 p,p 25 P-N6 P- RS 7 B- QS QN-Q2 19 p,p N-KS 3 P_KN3 P_KS 23 R_N5 B-Qo 10 p,p P-QN4 26 QR-Bl Q-Q3 8 Q-B2 R-Kl 20 K BxN P,B 4 B-N2 B-K2 24 B- N2 R,' 11 B-RS N_NS 27 P-B6 B_K3 9 KN_K2 N_Bl 21 Q-QS QR_Bl eh 50-0 0 - 0 25 PxR B,' 12 0 - 0 P- QR4 28 P-B7eh K- Rl 10 0 - 0 - 0 P_BS 22 K-Q2 N- K5ch! 6 N-BS N-K5 26 N-Q2 P- N3 " 13 P-KN4 P-R5 29 R-B6! N_ K2 11 P-BS P_N4 2S Px N BxBch 7 P-Q3 N,N 27 K_B2 K-N2i 14 P-B5 N_B5 SO R-KNI P_Q5 12 P_ KN4 P- QR4 24 K-K2 P_ K4! 8 Px N P-QS 28 B-Q5 B- Q2 15 N- NS P-BS SI B- K4 N_Q4 9 P-Q4 N-Q2 29 K_K2 P- KR4 16 PxBP B,P 32 QxPch ] ] . . . . 10 Q- NS K_ R1 SO K- Q3 P-R5, 11 P-K4 p,p 31 p,p B" 12 N-Q2 P-K 6 32 N_B3 B_KBl I S PxP RxRch S3 K-B4 P- N4 14 N,R P-K4 34 K,P P-N5 15 B-QRS P_B4 35 K-Q6 P,N 16 PxBP N,P 36 K,B P- K5 17 B,N P,B 37 B,P P-87 18 R_Ql Q-B2 38 B-Q3 B,P 19 Q_N5 B-N5 39 K-K6 K- Rl 20 Qx NP Q,Q 40 K-B5 K- Nt 41 P- K R4 Drawn 25 26 Q- K2 p,p Sl N- Q2 RxNeh 27 R,P Q-K4 32 Q,R Q-B6ch 32 . , , . P,Q 34 N-R5ch K- Rl 28 R- B4 Q_B5ch 33 Q_K 2 R,R 33 P_N7ch K,P 35 RxP mate 29 K- Kl Q_N6c h Resigns . COMPLETE CHESS KIT This new kit holliS a set of \'egu lar ches smen and ll. folding board, yet the enUre kit measures only 7'l.; " x 7 ", " x 2% ". It is the most compa ct pla ying outfit on tho ma rl(et. Ensy to CR n y or to stow away ill your su itca se when t r aveling . It makes a perfect g ift (01· children 0)· a dults. T he kit contain!:' a com plote set of Hed & I vor y pillstic chessmen (filled & felte d, 2%" K ing) and a special thr ee·way foldhlg board. 'I'he board, when opened up, measur es 131,i" x 13lh" and has Ph" squares . The chess men r eta.!1 9, QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lit $3.50, th e folding boar d at $2.50 - a total value of $6.00 for only $5,50, Sec\lre in his expecla lions o( victory. De nl((ll' holds the (It·all' and avoids ad. ventures and indiscretions. Snell inter· est a s t he game has in pure ly theol'ctJ.' ('H I ; il is a g om1 example or Diad.'! ()qualizillg proeedul"e out of l ~ cra mpei posili .y. fOREIGN MOSCOW CHAMPIONSHIP, 1946 Anti_positional Simag ln's play Is Ingenious, but (In this game at least) he Ignores polI.lUonal MOROCCO CHESS WALLET conSiderations. Smys lov, o n tile otller hand, plays simple. eHecUve chess, rely. THIS ALL LEATHER CHESS WA LLET Is ma de for those who want the bes t. Ing on bronc! positional cons idera tions. It hag long been f'(~ c og!ll1.ed a~ the mos t d u rable, most cOllvenlent of all poc ket In Ilis efforts to create complicatlon8, sets. A 1fmited quantity Is now available bound In genu ine Morocco with calf Simagin compromises his posItion badly, s kin chessboard. T h e \1SC of these fin e leathers and t h e high srade of workman In the crucial atage, Smyslov elinchCI shill make this famou s pocket lIet more hlt ml!lome and more durable than ever the win by expioltlllg the weaknessel before! \Vhen closed, the wallet measures 4 \4" :'( 6\4 ~ so that It can be carried c reatcd earlIer by \\'hlte. comfortably In the pocket. F la t cellu loid pieces, white and red, sUp easny Into s lotll In the chessboard. S lots at top a nct boltom for captured men. S hipping CATALAN OPEN I N G weIght lell5 than 6 01:. (In effect) No. 234-i\l orocco Ches ~ Wa llet, conlillete with men, In card- V. S imag in V. SmYllov bonrd box ______White Dlack I~ o r an a(hlitional charge of $I we will stamp InlUals In gold on the front 1 P- Q4 P- Q4 19 Q-K82 KR_I(I of the wallet. Extra scl of celluloid men .~ ______,50 CENTS 2 P- QB4 P- QB3 20 P- QB5 P_NI 3 N_ KB3 N- B3 21 BPxP QRP x~ 4 P_ K N3 B_B4 22 P- Q5 BP x~ 5 B-N2 P- K 3 23 QBxP R-Q! 6 0 _0 B- K2 24 8-B5 R- Rl 7 N - B 3 N- K 5 25 P-N4 PxP, 8 N-Q2 NxKN 26 PxP R-RI 9 B x N 0 - 0 27 R- Q2 8_BI TRAVELLING CHESS SET 10 P_ K4 PxKP 28 P-B5 A new. post-war modol practical chess 11 B- K3 N- Q2 29 RxP '"p"' 12 N,' N_B 3 30 R- N 5 B- B! sel enclosed in a I'ed Cit I'd board box. 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B2. i{- N7ch winning easily. 24 CHESS REVIEII In this vlsual·aid course tor beginners the winning tactiCS or the middle game are classified, explained and Illustrated with plCl\ll~S, diagrams and ell"amples. by KENNETH HARKNESS In Part One of this s'eries (CHESS REVIEW, June·July issue) the Queen Fork waS detlned and l!Iustrnted. The n,riolls methods by wblch a Queen Fork target can be created were also eX I)l alned in detail. This month we take up the subject or " lhe rorking square" nnd show how obstructions or guaNis can be I'emoved so that the Queen can occupy or reach the vital square. QUE FORKS (Part Two) Me thods of Cle aring the Forking Square HE CREA.T ION of targets does not necessarily en 'able a player to execute a Queen Fork. Even Black t o Play and Posl Uon after 1 " , Rx T if two targets exi st, the fork may not be play 2A Win a Pi ece, The tork· 2B Beh ; 2 PxR, QxPeh, able because the forking square is occupied by a Ing square Is occupied by an The Corking square has been enemy Bishop, guarded by clcal'eRook and men. And jf the square is vacant, it may be protect call be occupied by means the combination results in ed by the opponent. or a sacrificial exchange, the net galll of a piece. J'here are va rious ways in which these obstacles ean be elim inated. By making forceful moves, to the opponent must reply, the square can be cleared for occupancy by t he Queen--or won in the process. When the forking SqU{t1'C is occupied by a (JUarded unit: In positions of this type, the commonest is to "exchange" on the forking square. The unit is captured and the recapturing man is by the Queen. Another method is to capture Black to Play and Posi t ion after 1 ... Bx 3A Wi n at Least a Pawn. 3B Nj 2 PxB, Nx KP; 3 remove the guard of the enemy unit. Either of White has just castled and PxN?, QxPeh, The King lese operations may involve a temporary sacrifice thereby walked Into a Queen and Bishop (on Q- file ) are material. The four examples on this page illus Fork. Can you see how now fo rked, Another exam Black can offer a sacrlflclal ple ot sacrificial exchange the use of these methods. exchange? on the Corking square. Whit e to Play W in a Piece. The tork· Nc h, PxR; 2 QxPch. Win. White's ,nt· R5!; 2 QxB { B3), Qx square Is occupied by an 'fhc King and Rook are tacked, by the Queen, occu· Aeh, Black attacked the Knight, guarded by a forked. White regains his pies a l orking square: but g ua nl and White was forced Wblte can clear the sncriflced Rook and the the Rook is guaNJed. Dlack to CH I)ture lhe QB to save by making a saerl· combination willS a piece. can fO l'ce the guaNJ to aban· his Queen 0 1' prevent mate. ell"c lllwge. dO ll the Rook. Now lr " Q-K2, R-Q7 wlns. REVIEW, AUGUST·SEPTEMBER, 1946 25 2. When the jorkino square is occupied by the $. When the forking square is unoccupied plaYe1"S awn man: Usually, when this condition guarded by the opponent: Here the problem is US1J exists, the problem is how to vacate the sq uare with ally solved by capturing the guard. If the guard out loss of time. It can be solved if the player's man not be destroyed by capture, it may be can be moved with a tempo-gainin g check, capture in effective or driven away by various methods. or threat. In some cases, the move may simultan Another sol ut ion is to place a man on the for: eously create a target for the fork. squa re with a check 0 1' threat which forces the Another but more unusual method is to force or ponent to capture with his gun rd. induce the opponent to capture on the forking Occasionally, the opponent can be forced 01' in square, so that the Queen may recapture. duced to occupy the fo rking square, whereupon Both these methods are illustrated below. methods of Group 1 can be employed. White to Play and Position after 1 N-N5. W hite to P lay and Position after 1A W in. If White's 18 PxN; 2 Q- K6ch. T he 1A Win a Piece. Black's QxB ; 2 Q-Q5ch. The Knight can make way for I(t\lght's m ove. threa te ning N on the QR·me is unguard KIng and I(night at'e forke White to Play Position after 1 P-Q7, White to P lay and Position after 1 2A Win ;i ' Roo k. If 28 Q_Q1; 2 Q-Q6ch. T he 2A Win a Piece. The c h, N_N3 (forced); l Black's Queen can be forced Pawn vacated the Corking Blaclt Blshop Is unprotected Q-K6ch. King and Bishop away, 'White can fori, on the square and torced Dlacl_ to and White could win this al'e forked. N ot fl t hat IIqul\re now occllp[el} by his unglH\rd his Rook. Now the piece by checking with bis White's fi rst move to rced passed Pawn. The Pawn Ki ng lIlU lit move a nd the Q II e e n a t K6-but this Black to ungual'd the Iort mUlt VRcate witb a threat. Rook fa lls. squa re Is guarded by Blnck. ing square. White to Play and Positi on after 1 White to Play Win. An eXample of QxB (forced); 3A W in. White's t I r II t N5, PxN ; 2 QxNPch. forCing t he opponent to cap· Qch. Black has been forced move Is 1 N-N5, threatening The King and Rool, a re tort· ture on the forkinS" square. to capture Oil the forl!:lng QxPch and a lso NxB. It 1 ... ed and White wins tbe eJ· WhIle's fi rst move ill 1 P IIquare. The Queen torkfi R- K B3; 2 QxB, QxQ; 3 NxQ. change. Here W hite's fin! B4, threatening 2 B-R5 and K ing and Pawn. No w after 2 wi nning a piece. B lack is move forced Black to cap 3 Q-R8 mate. . . . B-N2; 3 QxP wins easily. fo rced to play 1 ... PxN. ture on tbe forking square 26 CHESS REVIEW J AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1 ~46 Methods of Reaching the Forking Square IN some positions, a Queen Fork would be pla.ya.ble if the Queen could Teach the forking square without 103s of time. The path may be blocked by one of the player's own men or by an enemy unit--or there may be no direct route to the forking square. The different methods of enabling the Queen to reach the forking square are classified and ilIus b'ated on this page. 1. When the line 1.8 blocked by the player's own t o ~ i i man: In this case, the player's piece or Pawn must Win. Black Is KB4, B- Q3; 2 Q-KSch. vacate the line with a tempo-gaining check, capture ening mate. but White can W hite's ri rst move threat· a ns wer this threat a nd at ened to win the Bis hop. or threat. In some combinations, this line-vacating the same time unblock the W hen the piece moved, the move al so creat es a target for the ensuing fork. In Klng·file so t hat his Queen Hne was opened for a (ork, others, the sole purpose is to unblock the Queen's can execute n fo rk. winning the Rook. path to t he forking square. to Play. a nd to Pla y. In a after Win a Piece. White B3; 2 B- QB 4, Q-R4ch. position, Black B3; 2 PxN, Q-K6c h. has juet CRptured a Pawn W hite loses his Knight. Note cun attempt n "swindle" to Dy. capturing, White un· with his K night and walked thnt Dlack's QDP vacated SRve his game. He can try blocked the Hne for a fork, into II. QUee n Fork. Dut the line wi th a threat, forced 1 . .. N- D3, attacking the recovering the lliece an d dis· Black's Queen Is completely the Bishop to e x pose the Queen but apparently put · connecting W hite's Pawns. by his own men. Knig ht as a target. ting the Knight e n prise! Actually, Wh ile played 2 Q- N5. 9. When there is no direct route: If the Queen can not r each the forking square in one move (or if the direct line is hopelessly blocked) it is sometimes possible for the Queen to "tempo" its way to the forking sql18 1'e by checks or threats. A tempo move may also be instrumental in creating ·a target; but in some positions, as illustrated below, t he sole pur pose may be to reach the forking squa re. White t o i i Win. W hite a ll Pch, BxN; 2 Q-K5ch, overpoweri ng attack if he K_B2; 3 Q-K7c h. W hlte's clea r the way l or his first move vacated tbe line to operate on the K with a tempo-gaining check. ":;" ,B;ut his own K nig ht Now Black loses his Rook. v' ' the Queen's path. Then he will lose his Queen by a pin, When. the line is blocked by an enemy unit: An obstruction can often be forced or induced to Play and after by a check, capture, threat or sacrificial offer. Win. wIn, Black 18 KSch; 2 R-Q1, Q-K5 examples are given on the next column. The must fi rst capture White's (mate threat) ; 3 R-Q3, Q example is an attempted "swindle" from a Pawns. To do this, he must RSch. White's replles to the r each a larking SQuar e with· fi rst two moves were forced. played in 1857. The attempt failed-but we out loss o ~ time. T wo tempo Now the Queen can win what would have happened if it had succeeded. moves can be played. both or White's Pa wns. REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 27 COMPOUND 9UEEN FORK COMBINATIONS NMOST of the examples presented in the preced I ing sections, a single motif was illustrated or stressed. But in over-the-board chess, the combin ations are seldom clear-cut and simple. To set up the conditions of a Queen Fork, two or more oper ations may be required. In a single combination, for instance, it may be necessary to create two targets and also make it possible fol' the Queen to occupy the forking square. W hite to Play, To de· Position afte r 1 N- R7, The three examples on this page illustrate com 2A lend White's threat 28 Rx N; 2 P- Q8 (Q)ch. pound combinations in which several operations are of R- K8ch, Blacl,'s Queen The first target, Black's must remain on its present Rook, has been created by performed. The first two are somewhat complex. short diagonal. Hen c e , u. sacrificial threat. White's By examining each ,example in slow motion, how White's first move, 1 N- R7!, second move, Queening his ever, we can focus our attentiOll on the component forces Black to capture the Pawn, Is the first step in Knight with his Rook. At creating the second target. operations. It will be seen that each combination this stage, White's purpose Black is forced to capture consists of a harmonious blending of the tactical is obscure. Later we wlll with his Bishop and this methods we have defined in the foregoing sections. see that Black's Rool, be· wlll open the line of attack comes a Queen fork target! to the second tal·get. Black to Position after 2 •.. Bx Position difficult to see how Pch; KxB, 2C Q; 3 QxBch. White N2; 4 Bx N. The two Black can produce the COIl· Black has sacrificed a Dlsh has recovered his sacrificed targets have been created. ditions needed lor n Queen op to create the first target. piece but has lost his pass· The last step, performed by Fork. White has no unguard Now the White King is ex· ed Pawn. But White's 31'd Vv"hite's 4th move, makes it ed pieces and his King Is not posed to check by Black's move, checking the King, possible for the Queen to exposed to check. Yet with Queen. Black's second move creates the second target. occupy the forking square. four compelling moves BIllcl, Is the first step in creating The Black King ill forced to By capturing the Knight, creates two targcts and en· the second target. He has occupy a square on which it 'White destroyed the guard. abies his Queen to occupy opened t he line of attack to becomes vulnerable to a \i\.'hlte wins lI. piece, as i! the forking square. White's Rook. Queen Forie 4 ... PxB: 5 Q-Q4ch forks . J( and R. Position after 3 Q-Q2, Position after 4 QxN, Position after 1 B NxB. White was tD BxN. Black's capture • W in a Piece. This 38 RSch, K-N1; 2 NxN, forced to move his threat pcrformed two operations combination is less complex BxN; 3 Qx Pc h. The fork ene(l Queell. Now Black has simultaneously. He unguard_ but illustrates the perform· wins the Blshop at QB6. captured a Bishop. This is ed the Rook and destroyed ance of three operations in Note tha.t White's first m01'C I the second step in creating the guard of the forking two moves. The first move fMced the K ing to become the target. 'rhe purpose \s square. Black's minor pieces is I B-R6ch! Black cannot a target, that his seconrl to remove one of t he guards have done their work: the captme the Bishop as 2 Q move created another target or the White Rook and to stage is set for the Queen. R5ch would lead to mate. by substitution. At the same open a line of attack. When If 5 Q 01" PxD, Q- R5ch forks Nor can he play I ... K-HI time, his seconu move n· White recaptures, his Queen King and Rook, netting the as then 2 N--B7ch woulu win cuted the line and enabled will no longer guard his exchange and two Pawns. the Queen. He is forced to the Queen to reach the fork· Rook. play 1 . .. K-Nl. ing square. I 28 CHESS REVIEW, A UGUST~SEPTEMBER , : 1946 Activities of CHESS REV I EW Postlll Chen player.: g~me reports &. rating', namu of JACK STRALEY BATTELL new player., prize. winne rs, ,elected gamel, player " profile." &. ed itorial comment. Postal Chess Editor POSTAL SCRIPTS gl'lllll of the position with hI s 1Il0ve, that diagram Is Ilart or the record. Any dis· Case History No, 1 ag l·ee me nt between tbe recon ls of play· Player ,\ sends hili lllove to player B e r :lnd opponent as indicated in the dla· )l:'ram should be correcte d before the hut gIves htH reranl of the current pOAI· \lon, asking B to check if hll> recon l game may continue. agrees. It does not as A has a piece miA' The [a cto rs mentioned so far ben r on pla ccr!. On the move g iven. A would lose rel:ol'(ling of positions. \Ve rOIlMlder a pI ece. recording of moves under t he same Ilrln· clIJ\es. W e cannOl serious ly s u ppor t a Oath A a nrl B wis h to s tay with In the player who a rg ues, after his move has spirit of the IJoMtal (; hess rules. They been sent, that he Intended N- K5 but ask IIhoulti B take the piece 01' does A's sent K- N5. He could be merely "aUbl· r eq ll e~t re nder his move conditional Oil In/;" for a common chess blunder. On their records a greeing. e vidence In the record, however, e n ter· Those who have re lld Case H istories .1 ell with or prior to the fntal move, we ami 2 (C Hf~SS HEV18W, l\l ay and June· cnn rule for retraction of t he 1Il 0ve. S uch July, .1 94 5) "hould know the lInswer. Bu t e \'ldence m:ly be In a diagram with the ror t hose who s tarted posta l chess 1) lay move but s howing a. dirfel'cnt move, in sln(;e then, we review the factors In· all incongruous check or a bsence of \'olvtl(J. check or in a series of "1(" moves t hat Under ru le 3, a player who has d is· cleaR'ly shows his a.ct ual In te ntion. patched a move must a bide b~' the rec· Const.ant errors, however, can destroy 01'(1 he has mailed. \Vhen a player puts 1\11 interest in a gnme. So, If a pl:tyer or leaves a piece en prise and his record pcrslsts In such errors, we Illay declare or t he move Is cloa r a nd lega l, there is a forfeit against him on t he c harge that no further recourse. S uch bl unders occu r he' is obstructing the cours e of the ga me. ol'er the board freQnently even though SerIously. we do not expect to have to the playe r hus the (; orred position im· IUlil S fUly s uch rul In g. sun, any player mediately be rOl"C II lnl. S o no referee who fi nds h is game so delayed by more co ultl declare this Is not just s uc h a thlill one or two such inclrlents may blU!l(lcr. DR. JOSEPH PLATZ llJ"esent the evidence to the Postal Chess f orlller Cbampioll oj Ihe Rhil/e It Is clear, however. tha t exchanging Editor. T hen, a fte r the Editor fi nds t he moves by mall raises problems that do evidence conclusIve and lluts the op· Dr . .J ose(lh P latz w:o s born in Cologne, not exis t In cross·boa rd play. For prac· ponent on warning, he may declare the Ge rlllany, 1905 . H e learne (1 chess ilt 15, lic ill a nd Interesting play, it Is neceSS llry gallle forfeited for allY s ubsequent In· won the tonrnament or the Co logne Ihat the records be kept ~ 1 (; C \l rate . Il Is stnnee of delay by that opponent. Chess l..engue the very next year with not c hess to ha ve playe rs work ing [ro m seven SU'algh t wins, won the Cologne two differen t st)ts o[ records. So, though Tournament Notes C. C. rhampiollShll) for ael·en straight Ih ere must be the e quivalent In postal In tht) 1941 Postal Championship TOllr· years. H e was r llnlllpiott of the City of ~he ss of the lOlwh·move rule of cross· na ment, J . L. Uiac h, "'I . Forti, W. L. Cologne. J926. de feated Jl.mlol ph S J) iel· board chess, t he I'econ\s o[ ga me a nti Prosser a nd J . H udso n have quaHfl ed fOI' ma li n in a match 3·2, wa!4 cham j)Ion of move must be absolutelr cle a r and le g:l l. th e Finals. Westerll Germany ("The Hhine"l. 1928, For example. a player's record of his III the .1945 Golde n Knights Champion· Hilil placed .JIh III the Germa n Chess Con· mOl'e is not legal, if he falls correctly to ship Tou rnament, D. )Ioore, F. H . Hich· .1~Te IlS, Du lsburg , 1929. ack nowledge his OIII1Onell t's previous mond and H. F ajnns h a ve qualified for \vilh the comIng of Hitler in 1933, Dr. move. The oppone tll should demand a the Finals. Kew Qualifi ers for the Semi· Platz left Germany for the United States. coned acknowledg me nt befot'e the game F inals arc Dr. R K Darker, W. H. Ureal', He has pluyed In t he Manhattan Che~s may legally proceed. (He mny, to sal'e loy, n. A. Die te r t, E. C. Zieli nski, S . C. Club of Ne w YO" k ~i n ce J 93~ , wi nning tIme, gil'e h is next move conditiona lly). Mn rshall, C. T . McGinley, P. F. Nyc, W. 4th and 6th placell ill its strong cham· F11r ther, If the player gives an incorrect Sollfrey, Capt. W. McVay. G. E. Thomp· pionshlp tournamenls anti throo bril· acknowledgulent. the opponent mus t se· son, J . C. Kalbach, J. Kilpatrick anti li a ncy prizes in Metropolitan League cure a eOlTeet one, before the player's B. F. Greene. play. H e also e ntered the Dronx Chess move ca n be lega lly binding. For the Three have a lready qUtl llfied for the Club cham pionship twice, winning each Rc knowledgment Is legally a condition Semi·finals In the 1946 Goillen Knights time without 109s of a game. (like an ··i!" move ) on his move, stutes Championship Tournament: P. S. Lein· A close It'lend of Dr. Emanue l Las ker, In effect : " If you r last move wa s -, weber, G. E. McHug h and Dr. N. M. Dr. Platz a ttri bu tes much of his skill to Ihen m ine Is -." Gassen. their a nalysis toge ther. He spUts his Similarly, otheI' factors may affect the Final tally indicates 1456 entries in Mpare time twixt (;hess, tennis and his legality of a player's recoI'd oC his move. 208 prellmlnary round sections for the vIolin bu t de votes most to his aim, "to Wh en be takes the pa ins to give a dla· 1946 Golden Knlg bts. be a good physician." CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 29 30 .... B, R 33 P_ K7 K_ B3 POSTAL GAMES 31 P-K6ch K-K2 34 P_Q R4 P_B4 POSTAL MORTEMS 32 RxB K-Q3 35 R- K6ch K-B2 Game r eports received May 20 through OF THE MONTH 36 B-Q2 Resigns June 25. Please r eport wins at once, give T he threat; 37 D- B4ch . . . 38 R- B6 full n ame" of players and section number. Postal players are invited to submit thei r \Vhlte reports draws: Scction s are shown mate. below by "key" Flu" numbers in boldface. BEST games for this department. T o be Symbol f !nd!catcs Win Ly forf()\t; a by considered, the moves of each game must adjudication. Multi-sacrifice be writte n on a standard score sheet, or 1943 VICTORY T OURNAMENT (Key: 43.V) typed on a single s heet of paper, and White sacrifices a. Knight just by way Please give priority to games In this tour· clearly marked " for publication." of a start. namcnt. reply promptl y to moves. rcPOrt opponent who does not, to avoId need tor Combinational Artistry QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED adjudications. R. B. Fie ld ing V. Berg 110 Van P fltten % Byrne %. 113 RUM 1 Dr. Platz is a speedy postallte. In the Dorker O. 208 Rlvlse 'I" SC)'ivener 'h: correc 1944 Postal Championship. he has a l White Black tion: Scrivener % \Vright 'h. 209 'roepper 1 P_Q4 P-K3 10 0-0 P_N3 be"t" Grimm. bows to Oflkes . 210 \'lelss. ready completed his schedule with but Smitj:t top V an Patten. 211 Schwartz with. one loss, ill the fll'st 1'01111d, one draw, 2 P_QB4 N_ KB3 11 P_ K4 N_ K2 draws. 212 Scrrln bests Rudolph . KalL nch . In the finals. 3 N-KB3 P-Q4 12 P-K5 N-Q2 1944 CLASS TOURNAMENT (Key: 44. C) 4 N_B3 B_ N5 R_ K1 His style in the followIng game is cap 13 B-KR6 44 \Veare 1 Davis O. 45 'I' urner 1 Gran O. tivating, His opening avoids the "book," 5 B- Q2 0-0 14 N- K4 N-Q4 57 W flhler tops (f) Scott, bow~ to Chernev. 68 Van Marter bests P eper. bOw~ to Rel bristles with traps; yet he gains the 6 P-K3 QN-Q2 15 N(3)-N5 8-N2 7 B-Q3 P-QN3 K,N mann.122 Neubert 1 :Krebill O. 146 Lazarus superioz' development. His middle game 16 NxBP! tops McGinley, Voder. 147 Thomas 1 Stone O. p,p N,P 17 N_ N5ch K_ N1 still strives Cor combinations; so there 8 148 'rhoms 1 Arcudl O. 171 Ltlprecht 110 Q_ B2 QN_ B3 is no endgame. 9 18 BxP ! Resig ns Hearst 'h. 1944 POST AL CHAMPIONSH IP (Key: 44· P) CARO_KANN D EFENSE SEMI .FI NALS ( Key: 44 . Po) Please give priority to gameB In SemI· D,. J. Platz W. Schmid Flnftls, reply promptly to m oves, r eport 01" Black ponent who does not, to o.yoid need for lUI White JudlcaUons. 1 P_K4 P-Q83 3 N_QB3 p,p 13 Fleuriot w ithd raw~. 19 Brown 'h. Shaw N_ Q2 %. 21 Hudson bOWS to Forti, tops Reddy: 2 P- Q4 P_Q4 4 NxP I"orti 'h Hallock 'h. 22 Shaw tops Wright. 5 Q_K2 QN-B3 Ambill, bows to Coles. 24 Sheldon lles Bio.ch. bows to Owens. 29 O'Keefe 1 Evan~ O. 30 On 5 ... KN-Ba, thel'e is 6 N- Q6 mate! Prosser 1 Bowman O. 32 Swardson % Rlvise 6 B_ B4 ',~ : Andor"on 1 ,York O. 33 Pa.rker 1 Price O. 34 Leh;h 1 SChumacher O. 35 French 1l Gold· It 6 .. . QxP, White has 7 N- Q6ch, K berg O. 36 Sertozo 1 Loehow O. Q2; 8 B- K5, Q- Q4; 9 R- QI, Q- R4ch; 10 FI NALS (Key: 44· P f) D- B3 with an easy win. 1 Platz 1 R ozsa O. 3 Spier 1 MeGinley O. 6 As T artakover remarked ; "One can· Brunnemcr 1 Owens O. 7 Lo. zorson withdraws, 7 QxN N_B3 16 N-K2 P_QN4 not win by resigning." 18 ... H-K2 is loses (a ) to Coles. 9 Harness withdraws. 8 Q-Q3 P_KN3 17 N_N3 p,p well worth the try; [or, though White 1945 CLASS TOURNAMENT (Key: 45.C) 9 0-0-0 B-B4 18 BxP B-Q2 can Will, he CUll yery easily go astray. As 14 CUllman Qu ells Mahl. nrown. Llorens. 10 Q-QN3 Q-N3 19 N-K4 N_Q4 Ha.II, bow~ to Graham: Mahl 1 Gro.ham 0: 11 8_84 Q,Q 20 KR_K1 B-N2 simple as any is: 19 BxPch, K - R l ; 20 eorrectlon: Relthel 1 Cu llman O. 17 Sickler D- K4 a.s Black cannot defend against 12 BxQ N-Q4 21 N-B5 N_N3 1 Bcck O. 23 Polgl;)se 1a Browder O. 36 both the King-side attack and P - QRS. Buchsbaum 1 Thornton O. 41 Someu 1 13 B-N5 P_ B3 22 B-N3 P_ R5 "Wickersham O. 45 Kordln % C lark 'h. 52 14 8-Q2 P_QR4 23 B-R2 P- R6 Gilbert 1 Poillon O. 54 Steckol 1 Work O. 15 P-QR4 N_ N5 24 B_N4 . . 57 H unt 1 Poffenberger 0: Blakeman tops . . A Trap to Avoid l"{ahm, Poffenberger, bows to MItchell. 58 White's sixth move sets a trap that Hoffman 1 \VlIson O. 64 Clu.rl'oe tops Hudson, ties Humphrey. 71 Homme halts '!'bomM. has been successfully sprung in games yields to \Vidziszewski. 79 Isenborg with· r e ported from Ne w Yorl, to Los Angeles. uraws. 81 Mr.. S clznick wit hdraws, loses This yersion features a neat finish. (al to Melnychuk. 82 'rhlele withdrawn. 84 Rogers 'h Korvick 'h . sa Meredith 1 Mundt SICILIA N DEFENS E 0; Cummings 1 McCaughey O. 89 Jackson 1 Armstrong O. 94 Esterllno 1 Packard O. 95 W. H. Watts R. L. P ierce Prather 1 Alvarez 0 ; Brewer 1 Bower O. 99 Zucker 1 Maule O. 100 Brewer 1 Shotts O. White Black 11)1 Shcrar 1 Taylor O. 102 Rothch lld 1 Loren 1 P- K4 P_QB4 4 N,P N_KB3 O. 105 Lunde 1 Dunn 0; Dunn & Ebenhod 2 N-K2 P-Q3 5 N·-Q B3 P- KN 3 withdraw. 108 ,Vyller 1 J!tmes O. 109 Dlugatz, Cheney top Anderson. 113 Richmond 1 WylIer 3 P-Q4 PxP 6 P-B4 B-N2? O. 114 Burrow~ 1 Arber O. 117 George 1 Stepping directly into the trap. Black Peal"ce 0; Thornhlll 1 Kane O. 118 Rubel lose" (a) to Stelnbook, eroes. 120 Borgman should play 6 . .. N-B3 or ... P - QR3. 1 Zinman O. 122 ZInman tles \Vlnsor, bows 7 P-K5! PxP to Printz; Notkot! 1 Briga.ntl O. 124 Sollfrey White plans as fo llows: 24 . .. B- R3ch; 8 PxP N-Q4 lies Smith, tops Stetters; Smlth 1 P etrie O. 25 K - Nl, PxP; 26 HxPch! KxR; 27 N- N7 126 \Vr!ty 1 Sollfrey O. 128 Sharpel! 1 Birdsall 9 8-N5ch K- B1 ch, K - Kl; 28 R- K lch , D- K3; 29 RxBch, O. 129 HarrIs 1a \Veathertord 0: Nelson nIps Force d. There is no cure for this check \\'yller. Fr!tnklin. 131 Wyner 1 Husby O. 113 K- Q2; 30 R- K7ch, K- BI; 31 B- K6ch, K Kerr tops LankfoNl. James. 134 K!tshln 1 Nl; 32 B- Q6ch, K- R2; 33 N- D5ch, N-Q2; which disrupts Black's game. Keene 0; Frld downs Ka.shin, Mitchel!. 136 34 RxNch, K-N3; 35 R- N7ch, K-R4; 36 10 R-B1 • • • • Lukens 1 Young 0: Collins 1 Gen",a O. 138 Keethler I Kerr O. 140 M cGee withdrawn: B- B7 mate. 10 0 - 0 is best. Ralyea 1 Hunte r O. 141 B urrowiJ 1 Bass O. B_Q B1 ? 10 . . . . BxP 15 QxB B- Q2 142 Middleton 1 Chodl 0; correction; HH· 24 .... I{€vitcil 'Ao Miller 'h. 144 ls:u;son 1 Archer O. 11 Q-B3 N-KB3 P,R Even so, 24 . . . PxPch saves a Pawn. 16 RxN! 145 "McGee wlthurawn. 149 'W itte)' withdrawn, 12 B_ R6eh K-N1 17 RxBI Q- R4 loses (a) to Keethler. 155 Wllliama 1 Fer 25 PxP N- Q4 28 QR-K1 P- K4 13 N (4)_K2 N_B3 18 BxN QxQeh gUSOn O. 152 KMthler 1 Tredway O. 154 26 Bx N P,B 29 P-KB4 B_ N5 Jacobs 1 Conway O. 157 Middleton to]lll 14 R- Q1 BxNch 19 NxQ P,B - Beaudry, Harmon; Pelton 1 B eaudry O. lSI! 27 R-K2 K_ B2 30 BPxP! • • • 20 N-K4 Resigns Ross 1 l,nubncr O. 160 Watson 1 Esterline O. Surprise! Now Black must take the On 20 ... R-Kl; 21 R-Q8 and mate 161 Gordon 1 Valentine; Lao 1 Dryer 0; cor· rectlon: Valentine 1 Walther O. 163 ChoIniere Exchange, or lose a Pawn. next. tops Price, (a) Johnston, bows to Augater: 30 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 266 LitwIn 1 L ask er O. 267 Sta.nley, I(l rkcl:'a POSTAL MORTEMS "rd h !\lt Hnn nay; Buker 1 K ing O. 268 K l"h I P cn:uson 0: P abst tics I'1Y lln. Sargent. 269 F.ppcrlein 1 WiIllo. ms (I n o Mltch <)JI, YCHESS E Ylllan with d ra w; ~ I on(al:lle h lllt" H lnll. tic. Hannold; F"cder(l,.] 1 J:I 0. n n 0 I dO. 271 Nflbel. Lewin. ne"l" t TII' TAllCer : Lewin % Kabel \~. 272 GoUfried bo>u to Zu<:km n n. hc~lII Sou der ; Ooyle down .. Caj.ewllkl, bow," BY MAIL! t o f'rld. 273 Valen tine 1:0. Nue kcr 0: linll IlL John ~o n O. 27S Flynn lOps K OlleC'. boWl to I...tIwrenee: Samuels % Ewing 'A.. :l76 Odcllky One of t he but way. t o Improve your , Stein feld 0; Ga rth t V"tllOll O. 'Z77 Powell. ehen aklll-and t o have a . well lime UD.t(l.8 10J) Clark. 278 Jew ett. M njtyk a h alt doing It - Ia to play che ll by mail. If you Heath . 279 P e Ucrson 1 "'e l ,, ~ 0; F rench 1 have not yet t ",ke n pa rt in our Poat",l Coker O. 280 K iS!lc IOMS to EIlIl"'orth, wi t h (I ra wll. 281 Rey e r w ins from Bc rshu ( a ) , T ourna me nt. you a re milling a lot of Swurbrlck. Kelly. 282 :\1811 1 If ur ~c h 0.283 de fu n a nd v",l uable experience. There are I.. Cam,,,, I Davila O. 284 Tllllenl ... " I Urnllcy hundreds of C HESS RE VIEW readera u: \Vood I Pelton II. 285 DarngwnnAlh bow" to a n xiou. to meet you by ma il, w illi ng t o 1:,."",,1. ;\1"".11011; Brllnet tOI"'" SenIor. bow.ll 10 match t heir abUit y at chen wit h youra. Munlon. 286 I ~ixle r . ',,"h aley tOil \V)"mnn. 281 No matter wha t your playing s t rength C.. rroU I Plcla.... ki II. 288 l lorln. Humphrey may be- wea k or .trong- the re a re down Swenson ; Mnlti""" tOJl8 .' Vcrnfl[. \ ViI .'101"'. 2tO Sherrcl t Haase 0; f'el1on I JaekllOn C HESS REVI EW players w ho w ill t eam o. 291 L)'neh I Gardiner 0; Mawhlnne)' I up w it h you on even t e rm. ;l nd g ive )'01.1 Grlor O. 292 Uryga.dyr I O·13 I"I" n O. 293 Gault a good game. oow. to Addel.!lton. b Numbers after pl>:l)'ers' m.mes lndicate (:x~rnmk C . . . . :lfadl'id D ...... 1152 Torra~ft Dr C. 1130 Clark K A ..... ltd new r"tJn,,~, from ",..,-,,,,e8 " >I>orlOO May 20 D:.1C,. J ...... ''''',.. Mllg_ L •.•.•. lmil! TralblU'lI E v. n s C larke C L .... S'I through J u no n, Then:: w el"(! no cllangCfl IlI.rllnl: Dr C .. "n, :\!nndel H .• , .. 1076 Trull E V .••. $1' Cuc-krell n ".... ' fo r Ih o~o ntlllleR not listed. J)fwila. D ., • ... 1156 .'Il aTTO 1.> •.•. • . 1016 Tudor W II ... 9H' Coh To challenge ami fortify Black's K4 at THE FIRST MOVE which White's flanchettoed Queen Bish· op will be directed. CCORDING to th~ rules of the game, the in 3 P- Q4 • • • • A itiative of the first move is bequeathed to Prel'enling that whiCh should follow White, This relatively insignificant edge places immediately! the onus of equalizing on Black. 3 . . . . N-Q2 Yet, while all experts agree that the first P.·eparing for 4 ... P- K4 which would be el'!'ective at once : 3 ... P- K4; 4 PxP, move is an advantage, t here is a wide diver PxP ; 5 NxP, BxPch. The open King · gence of opinion on what it is to be. 1 P-K 4 Bishop fll e plus ·Whlte's shattered Queen. numbers many staullch cohorts. New England side Pawn structure rule In Black's favor. The text move Is faulty on various titleholder, Weaver Adams, avel'S that after cOllnts; the Knight at Q2 interferes with i this move, White wins by brute force, The the mobility of the Bishop; the correct · mighty Morphy and Laskel' championed 1 P- K 4. post CO l· the Knight has not yet been de· termined: QB3 may be the better But on t he other side of the fence. eq ually insistent zealots stump square; too much preparation often re. for 1 P-Q4, Gr unfeld, when asked why he never played 1 P-K4, replied sults in missed opportunity. "because I never make a blunder in the opening." Breyer also character 4 B_N2 P-B3 ized 1 P- K 4 a fatal mistake. "After this," said he "White is in t he last Again 4 ... P- K4! throes of desperation," 5 P- K 3 Q- B2 In t he last analysis, it all boils down to taste and temperament, When emphasis is pl aced on t he immediate attack, 1 P- K4 is the. move. For it releases the commanding King Bishop and the powerf ul Queen. When preference is to outpoint the adversary by small cumulative ad vantages, 1 P-Q4 holds sway. In the early days, play began almost invariabl y with 1 P-K4. As the resulting attacks were shom of their stin g, the tendency was to rely on fi rm foundation, and the Queen's Pawn was the keystone. Nowadays. the vast majority of games begin with 1 P- Q4. Intermittently. the King's Pawn intrudes. But the pendulum is beginning to swing the other way. 6 P- B4 · . , . In the maze of conflicting opinion, one lone dissenter argues t hat While . .. P- K4 cannot be staved oft, it might be rendered Innocuous by the Black is fortunate. "White," says he, " has t he fi rst opportunity to simple expedient of defending the unpro· blunder," tected Knight's Pawn with 6 P-QR3. Then, if ... P- K4 ; 7 PxP, PxP; 8 P- B4! and m ack's center Is aSsailed and can· not survive. In a way, the necessity or even advis The type of opening which "-'hite plays ORANGOUT A N G DE F ERRE D ability of relying on P- QH3 shows up the here can be harmful In seve!"U J ways. To C. F. BaU der 1. Ash inherent defect of the openIng. begin with, the characteristic move P White Black QN4 contributes only indirectly to de· 6 . . . . P-K4 1 N- K B3 P-Q4 7 P-N5 velopment: It makes possible the fian· • • • • chetto of WhIte's Bishop, but only at the 2 P- QN4 • • • • Now the exchange 7 PxP, would be cost of creating a Pawn target fo r Black. The move which charactel·izes the llIet by . .. BxPeh with a superior posi· P-QN3 accomplishes the same purpose. openIng. The early eommltment to a wing tion. but wllhout c.·eating a similar weakness. attack vIolates a principle of sound strat· 7 . • . . B- N 5c h Another difficulty about P- QN4 Is that it egy. 8 QN-Q2 P- K5 usually Involves additional l'n,wn moves. 2 , , . . P- K B3 9 N-R4 , , , . 38 CHESS R EVI EW, AUGUST-SEPTEM BER, 1946 The wing demonstration has fallsd; 20 • • • ' N- B4 Ibe Knight is out 011 a limb and the T hreatening 20 ... BxNch, followed by There's no such ~ een Dishop is bucking a stone waiL .. , NxKP. ro boot, Black is In con trol of the vital 21 Q_Nl ~ elltrfll squares. • • • • thing as an "old" 9 N- Nl is relatively better. Defending, Indirectly. 9 , , . . N-K2 21 , , . , N_N5! Chess Review Threatening to win a piece by 10 ", 22 BxN B,B P-N4, Gaining what Is sometimes referred to 10 PxQP . . , , as the minor exchange- a Bishop for a While they last, you may obtain This resolves the tension 111 ths center Kllight. Hel'e, the absence of 'Vblte·s Bishop will be keenly felt; lor White's five back copies of CHESS RE~ ' ~ l1d ena bles Black to extend blmselt on \IJe King·slde, As a rule, te nsion on one weakness on the white squares will be VIEW (our selection) for only field precludes activity on a nother as the aggrava.ted. ,train ot maintaining forces may prove 23 R (2)_B2 B_KB6 $1.00 ! ',00 grent, 24 N_Q2 B,N 10 , , , , PxQP? Black cheerfnlly parts with this Bisbop to safeguard the other one, which exerts 10 . . ,P- N4 appears dangerous in that ARTICLES- SERIALS- FEATURES ;( opens up the King position, Dut it is a strangling bind, While Blsbops are con· coneeQuent, wins a piece and gives little ceded to be better than Knights, there (ompensatlon in I'eturn. Vague feal's is no hard a nd fast rule tba.t tbey must mould be trallslated Illto cold logic! never be exchanged. Each selection contains the fol 11 P-N3 •• , • 25 RxB R- Bl lowing features: Perforating the K ing·elde Pawn struc· 1'0 prevent White from doubling on mre and leaving a serious weakness on tbe file which would give him counter the white squares. This 18 trll.ceable to play. M o?'e than a hundred outstand White's 9th which placed the Knight in 26 R (2) - B2 RxR my games, many with detailed ieopardy. Here an exit was essential. 27 RxR Q_Q2 annotations. 11 , , . , 0-0 12 B-K2 P-B4 13 0_0 N-KB3 14 N-N3 . , . . More than 50 strikinu photos of It is indeed difficult fo r White to form chess personalities and events. a constructive plan, for there are no really targets. Under tbe circumstances, Wblte Should continue to promote his Jevelopment as best he can and concen Colorful, authentic reports of r-rate on demolishing Black's center, 14 chess tOU1'r1-aments of lastinu inter R-Bl followe d by a timely P- B3 is one ,·ay. est. 14 • • , . P-QN3 To keep the adverse Knight from QB4. 28 R_B6 71 15 R_B1 Q-Ql • • • • Reuben Fine's "Game of the 16 P_B3 B-Q2 A serious blunder. But in any event, Month." 17 PxP BPxP the pOSition COlllrl not be held. For in 18 N_N2 . •.. stance, if 28 P- QR4, to hold the NP, tben 28 ... It- Ea, threatening to swing the Heading for B4 ... , Hook to ua with telling effect. It then I. A. HO?'owitz's "Readers' 18 .. , , P-N4 White llarded with 29 Q-QB1, Intending Games" annotations. , .. . wbich Black prevents, to reach tbe Black monarcb, 29 .. , N - Q3, followed by 30 ... N- D5 would sew u p White's fO t'ces. Kow Dlack can mate in four I! While "Solitaire Chcss"-"Chess Mov will let him, ics"- " L.et's Play Chess"--and all 28 .... NxPch ! 29 PxN Q-R6ch the other unique features for which 30 Q-R2 BxNch CHESS REVIEW is famous. Re signs He won't. * P' Cf y Quantities limited- Order now. 19 K-R1 , . . , The pOin t, if allY. of tbls move Is well CHESS ,ollcealed. A better plan seems to be 19 at Five copies for $1.00! -QB2, followed by 20 Q- Dl ami 21 B Rl. The stl'ategy is to hold tbe position, McCORMACK'S CHESS Iwap down a nll infiltrate slowly. AND CHECKER CENTER * 19 • . • • B-KR6 40 SCOLLAY SQ. 20 R_KB2 , ... Mall your order to By a series of unique moves, 'Vhite BOSTON, MASS, leis up an awkward defense. CHESS REVIEW CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 39 250 West 57th St" New York 19, N. Y. , All you ll oC'd to pl"y Solitaire Chess (an wilh 0. Slip of llUl)Cr al the line indicated. indool' sPOn fol' ches,,-playcr~ Ol'it-;'inatcd by .\Ial\e all opening movc" on your hoard u ~ CHESS REVIEW) is a pocket chess set, or to ""d ineludi,,).:' the fio'st Black move in the' youI' I'egular bonrd and pieccs. \Vitl, the a id luble. Study the position ,,,,d "'rile dowI\ of tho s coring table below. YOU can enjoy all your Choice for " ' hite's ""xt move. Ther, llle tln'ills of playing: a game RgRinst an un eXI)(II< Now see how many points YOll can score. You may cOllsider it total point score of FI'OH1 Syria's sunlit soil lIIHI the 88·100 excellent, 73·87 snperior, 57·72 good, and 10·56 fair, for the present game., This scale varies from game to game, depending on the quali ty of the play, Natur· fertile hills uf llfJbJ'lldja comes- ally, a difficult game receives a more lenient rating than an easy one. I (You have \Vhite. Your consultation partner is Allstriall Chessmaster Paul Lipke. Your opponent is Polish Chessroaster David Janowsl,i. Gume was played at Vlenna, A Great New 18 98.) OPENING MOVES: 1 P- K4. P- K4; 2 N - KB3, N - QD3; 3 B- N5, N - B3; 40-0, NxP; 5 R- Kl, N- Q3; 6 NxP. Now continue with moves below. Blend of Pipe COVER MOVES IN TABL E BE LOW. EXPOS E ONE LINE A T A T IME White p" !3lack Your Selection Your P layed Score P layed for White's move Score Tobacco! 6 B-K2 7 B-Q3 ", ------2 7 • • 0 - 0 EXPEHTS TIll: WORt.D OH.n praise the virtues 8 N_QB3 ------2 8 • • N.N of Syria's prized Lataki:l tobaccos. Equally 9 R.N ------2 9 • P_KB4 ------celebrated i~ 11.(, 5W(,CI [cUller leaf n1lrtured 10 N- Q5 ------3 10 • B-B3 ------on the slopes of Oobl'udjQ on the D;lnllbc. 11 R_ K1 ------2 11 • P-QN3 Now you can enjoy the mngnificcnt tlOYQf 12 8-K2 ------4 12 P-B3 and aroma of these a",1 ollwl" chQice IQbaCCM 13 Nx Bch ------2 13 - Q.N ------14 P-B5 in IT matchl"ss mixture which John Surrry ,. P-Q4 ------2 ,b, has blended after a fine old English formula. 15 B-Q3 ------3 15 • N- B2 ------R_ K4 16 • P-KN4 Appropriately !lamed "SYlU.\iX DOI.\III ; DJ.~." 16 ,<, ------6 ------P_K R3 lhis new blend has a character which sets it 17 P_KR4 ------6 17 • ------_. 2 18 • • , PxP apart from all uthers. Dc1i<:al c ant! ~Il1()Olh , 18 P.P ------Q-RS 5 19 R-Q1 (d) ------. yet with a robust oil/door fragrauec. 19 ----__--_--___--____----_--___- 12 20 P.B " S YI <" ,I, I HxP. I I (a) One of Steinit z's "ante·hypermod (e) A Car·sighted sacrifice which ex· ern" developments. It disappeared when ploits the weakness of Black's King-side. ,. '" d I the Bel'lill Defense (3 . . . N-B3) went out (f) If 21 ... B- N2; 22 R-K7 WillS; or I of style. 21, .. N- N4; 22 R-KSch; or 21 . . . N-Q3; '\"~me...... ,...... _ •.. 22 ItxP etc, A,'d,.,...... , ...... I (b) He wants to prevent B-KB·1. But I 'Vhile's clever play soon forces a gaping (g) 'l'here was no defense. Cily ...... ~'''' " ...... , ...... breach in Black's King-side. lh,nk,', .~'~m" d"'/ ,1M,,,., ...... " ...... I ( h) An elegant game, which deservedly ...... -- ...... -- ...... , ...... , ...... , .... . I (c) This is the move that does it! received one of the brilliancy prizes. I _ _ ....:..---=- ~ ~ ..::.. _ --=-.:...- ....: .~=-_-.:.,. _ .:::.. .:.::..1 40 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1946 , • Partial List Adams Ander$sen Becker Bogolyubov Coro Alapin Atkins BOlvinnik Charousek 01 masters Bernstein Alekhlne Bordeleben Bilguer Breyer Cherney whose games Alexander Barnes Bird Burn Cochrane are recorded Albin , Barry Blackburne Conal Colle in this Book Allgaier Capobianco Oak. Poledo Damiano • Przopiorka Denker Rabinovich Dufresne Ragosin Duro! Rainferd Dus-Cholimir: Reshevsky Eliskases Rel i Euwe Rubinstein Evons Soemisch Folkbeer 51. Amant Fine Solwe Flohr Schiffers Schlechter '0' Seidman Greco Shipley Grunfeld Showalter Gunsberg Spielman Hanouer Horrwit z Stahlberg Helms Siounlon Hodges H. Steiner 'Horowitz L. Steiner Horwitz $Ieinil% Howell Slohz Hromadko . Sulton Khan Torrasch Tortokower ' Jahner Tchigorin Kashdan Teichmann Keres Thoma$ Toisloi Kieseritzky Torre Kolisch Ulveslad Kohanowski Vidmar Labourdonna Weiss Landau Lange Winawer Petroff Loyd Ed. Lasker Waif Philidar Mason MacDonnell Em. Lasker Yanofsky Pillsbury Naidorf Mieses Mackenzie Lewitzsky Yoles Pilnik Napier Mikenos Marco Lilienthal Znosko.Sorovsky Pinkus Nimzovich Milner.Sarry Marony Lipschuelz Zukerlart Pirc Paulsen Morphy Marshall Lopez