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1944

ne Hour (See Chess Briefs)

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In this amazing new book, t he "Believe-it-or-not" win OJ' dm\\' t he ending. T he solution is right un­ ma n of the chess world pl'esents a collection of the dC!'l1Cath each position. You can cover it up if you most beautiful endings every com posed! The solu­ want to try your hand at solving, but it is just as tions to these deli ghtf ul compositions a l'c describerl mllch fu n to play thl'oug'h the solutions as the ideas are st a rtling enough and t he final outcome wil l by the book's title - sheer magic 0 11 the chessboa rd! Nevel' be fol 'c has one chess hook contained so much surprise you, Writes in his introduc, tion to this vol ume: "There is material to suit every beauty, originality and entertainment! You \\-il! be taste, , , but for all there is amusement and instruc­ showing these astonishing positions and their thrill­ t ion gH !ol'e," ing sol uti ons to your fl'icnds for yea rs to come! CII ESSBOARD MAG IC (168 pp" handsomely T he l)Osi lions are not "pl'oblemf';" wi t h mate in 2 or bound in cloth) has j ust been pu blished .llld is now morc moves (essentially foreig n to no rmal play) but in stock. Send fO l' yOU l' copy today, The price is com po~e rl endings- positio ns which could easily and only S2 .50, Mail you I' ordcl' to CHESS REVIEW naturally ocelli' in actual games. You arc told to at the address below.

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CHESS IN T H E ous rxhibition, all s oldicrs wish· VO L. 12, Nc. 2 February, 1944 AR MED F ORCES ing- to play r: hess arc alTanged IND EX Sil's : at tables, A m icrophone is inval· A soldier flat 011 his back, with uable and makes it pO ssible to NEWS FEATURES h is brOken leg in the air, in the t eadt as ma ny men lit one time Chess on the Gay White Way_ 3 Anu;."' hospital near here, is find­ as the)'e IIl"e boards and chess­ Chess Stars Vie ing happiness i n your series men HI'ailable. for USSR Title ______5 "Let's P lay Chess!" He canuot . . . The emphaSis dUI'ing the SER I A L. S tUt'll on hill side enough to see exhibition is 11 0t on 10~ill!S or Let's Play Chess! ______27 Hit unlinary ohl'lssboard but he winning but Oil teaching them at Twa Kni9hts' Defense ______14 can hold t.hellA booklet.s i\bove the same time. A rtel' one even­ him and s t udy t hem. Vile bot.h ( 0 DE PARTMENTS ing. men are IIble go away Che$S Briefs ______8 thank you rOI' them. Also J Ifln!! and play games \Vith men of Chess Movies ______12 him a leather chess wallet. 'rhe theil' own level of playing. All I Chess T hriliel'S ______23 celluloid pieces stay in their s how them al'e the names or the Game of t he Mont h ______10 slits eve)) when he holds the lJ ieC eS, t he way t hey mOve, two Posta l Chess ______15 lig-ht·weight wallet above him ways or mating and a few moves Problems ______22 and thus we can lJlay games. of n.n olleniug. Aftel' just one Readers' Games ______24 How many chesslJluyers know such leSSOn. many of them play Solitaire Chess ______26 that t he A1'my places chess at Quite decently. the lOp of the Hst of recreations I believe the Federation can fol' mental patients? llelp to J!1'omote chcss In the EDI T O RS & PUBLISHERS .n. A, Cl';aikowsky and I gO to Army. and thereby h elp to build RUBINSTEIN'S I. A. Horowitz, K ennet h Hark ness this hosp ital two davs Ii week morale and provide entertain· POSTAL EDITOR and spend Plll't of OUI' time ill ment (0)" ~oldiers . Jaek Straley Battell the m ental WIII'(I,. . .. J hope t.hat it may be C. lIf. MARSTON llossible Lo wQt'k out some kind CHESS ASSOCIATE ED IT ORS Chicago, Ill. Reuben Fine, Irving CherneY, of IIt·ogl'am. PFC H. ROGOSIN Albert S. Pinkus Sirs: PHOTOG RAP HER I think we are missing a good TERPIECES Ned Goldschmidt bet by not inaugurating a pro- Sirs: 6 1"am to illt el"e~t the wounded I have )'ecently been teaching Annot ated by Hans Kmocn servicemen ill OUl' hospitals ill chess to a number of men in my CHESS HEvrEW i~ published the Royal Game. Il WOuld be a regimcnl with a view tOward the T ranslated by B. F. Winkelman mollthly Odolj()r 10 )lay, bI­ f;ood lime·conSumer as well as establishmeut of a regular chess monthly Jun() to Sept"m!.>c!' (total program in the battalion recrea· 01 t"ll j",~"C~ pc,' y"!l.l') at IS fl morale - I'fti~ e r and would help }[olllgomc"y Sireet, Mic1.<1letown. to get the boys' minds off their t ion ha1!s. Although my immi­ • N, Y" \)y CHESS nn:VTF.W, 2~O troubles. nent transfer unfortulllltely pre· West ,71h Street, Now Yorl{ 19, Yents me from developing this This volume contains 100 of N. y , J::ntered a., li-ccond dass MATT E. HrU~ m.Uel' >II Ihe PoM orrico n.l Middle­ Bel'!re ley, Calif. idea myseIr, I have succeeded in lhe most bl'illla,nt games played lown, N. Y. ""de,' Ih", aet of convincing lite authOl'ities of by GrandmasteJ' Akiba Rubin, )larch 31"(1. I SH. the Ildvisability of purchasing st(>jn. Addre~~ ,,11 "ol· I' ().~ II<,),, {lcn"c to Sil's: sevel'al sets anll of sub~equel\tly CHESS Rr,:VTF:W, 200 West 571h I was delighter/ to rliscovel' a The arU~tl'Y and perfect t ech· St., i\"()W York 19, N, Y. copy of CHESS R EVIEW when atteml)ting to interest t he en· n ique or this great chess master listed RII(I , otncer pel'sonnel in SUBSCR IPTION RATES I landed in t he hospital here have never been surpassed. As " somewhere in North Africa." t he cOlltinUi\nee of the project. Heuben Fine declares. "better One yea r $3.00, two years $5.50, Incidentally, lowe you somc­ three years $7.50 In the United The dog·eared appearance of chess canllot be played by mOl" States, U. S. PossessIons, Me)(tco, lhi~ copy (April 19( 3) !tHests to what or :m apology; in a leUel' a tal man." The games of Akiba. Central &. South America. Other its populal"ily and I was 1I1111lZed few lIlonths ago I sevel'ely crit­ Hubiustein a.re "things of beauty ,"un\rlu, Including Canada' $3.50 icized the quantity of beginncrs' pt. yea •. to see l10W many of the patients that will live forever." and personnel became interested material thnt you now include in CHAN GE OF ADDRESS in the game becanse o[ the mag. CHESS nmvmw, especinlly the Each of these master,pieces :is Four weeks' notlc~ required for azine. pictUres. While I still lIlaintain CO lllpletely annotated. The in· cbange of ~ddr ~ s s . PI~ase give bot h CPL HUGH W . BIGELOW' that such stuff belongs in a mag­ structive notes will help you to ~Id ~nd new addresses. Changes ullden;tand Rubinstein's supel'b cannot be mad~ without th~ old Somewhere in North Africa. a.zine 01' supplement designed address AS well a$ the new one. for thal purl)ose, I must allow stnltegy and t1'lcti"cs, )I is un· 81 ["s: that I found all if it to be excello equalled handling of the end· MAILING DATES, P lease [ol'ward the enclosed ent, in fact invaluable, in game. Even without consciOllS le tter t o the' President of the my teaching, You have clearly effort on youI' part, the sheer 11. S . Chess l,'ederatlon. I attach understood the importance of ben.uty of the games in this book visual aids in any type o[ in· will 11ll;pire YOll to play better c nll~- fnr your commen ts. P FC H. ROGOSlN sil'uctiolt Hu(l have succeeded chess! S heppanl Field. Texas. vel'y well in meeUng the parlicu, la1' llCeds o r chess. Excerpts from letter enclosed: PFC DAN LEVINE I helieve that chess can be of Camp \Volters, Texas. great service in this war a ntI at the same time bring the joyS nu d Sirs : COPYRIGH T • delights o f. chess to millions Of Yesterday I received your • Amel'icans, My Own eX)leriences Augllst·Septembel' issue from in the Army have led me to tills illY Dad who regularly sends me MAIL YOUR ORDER TO conclusion. his "old" issues of CHESS RE­ F or some t ime, I have bee n VIE'V. Thie has been going on giving simultaneous exhibitions for almost two years of my CHESS REVIEW aud chess lesSollH for soldiers. Army lire. I always -gratefully 2S0 W EST S7th STREET ... Tile method 1 use is very acknowledged receiPt of e ve z'y NEW YORK, 19, N. Y. Copyright, 1944, by CHESS ~l mple . .Just a s in It simultl1.ne­ oue of them to him. So I believe REV I EW, N~w York, N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1944 1 it is hl~h tllllo to SIIY "lh(lllks" lloell not I\eces~itate the possess· A'cnel'nl. However, I personally H. 1JH.!'I'!l cks would do much to whel'c It Is lIue fOl' pl'iJlting UliS Ion of fl, chess set to enjoY it; cUIl !! luer Reuben I"inc's conll'i­ aI'O\l~e intercst In 1 he gllmll nlld (look III) 6 adjectives of youl' t he ltlu ~ lJ'Rlions make it II bUlloIIII by fa r t he mo!!t ImpOrt' then a few sinwle In!SlruCtion~ own choice) mag:v;ine. cinch to \luuel'stanll aud a l)llI'e' an~ and it is to him that I ~uch as you have 11I1blished DU ring 1110"' .... lonely Ila),s Oil di1le Ihe lI;amelJ, l u l'l\ tln;t el'et·y mouth , COllgrat· recentl~' would nlC:111 a. fine lItart t he trRnlll.t'r, ~an 1" "i1nl!ico, I/I'o!luclng !lpfu l. J hOlle lo flull mort Sirs: locally i n Camll;;! a nd at basplI. IllIrll1t:!rs ]lere. nl ~ht I rcl\1rncd to 8ir~ : H owcI'er, wi th the wonlee; he goes yonI' Ilh;trucl iolls (or be,.!iullcrll to llilltrlbute rcprinl l< Of s OrTIn or readlllg YOUI' nm~~ I :tlne, I SUl'C whrro U ne l ~ rli"eell'!, I l lell~"lll fnl , Certainly I COil· Llu::! am lhat I'm gelling you more eleIlJeul ar ~' nl'liClril '1'/ ·1 It. I-I. HOiH;i\IJLJ;~1 wondorfulllel'io"ical. The beauty 1<1.1" .. Ihllt IlRl'l of yonI' magazine "!Ill d iagnlms to Army allll :\'al'), Sonll'whcl'c in I':n/l:lallll of C III ~S:; IH~V IE\V h; Ihat it mOllt IlI\Ilorlant for chel

Sil'l< : , ' , YOUI' article!! " Let's Play Che~II" lire the bel'!l set or In· st ructions I'I'C sr.en, One omcer KNIGHT" hCl'c leanled to play ill three­ "GALLANT Ilu:lltel'g of a n houl' nnd already (lit the cnd of four wccks) pia),! a ~01l1\( 1 g'l'i\als ill their IIclghbol'hoOl!, a ble in BlaCk or Red, The light-colore d men al'e At Ih':! prellenl ralC Of p rodu~· normnlly 1\'01')', bllt d urin.!:' the war a pur e lI'OI'y t lon, the wa,' nmy be ol'er Is not l)ermlttCIi" h"fol'e " Let'!'; Play Che!!A" Is No. 75 (Black) or Nu, 76 ( !led): Complete IIrl. or Imblil\hed in hook fOrlll-Iet'1 Stanlia fl'l Size CheslImen, felted, in wooden ChCAt hope it is-but if not, publlsbel'l hinged ~~~ ~ with lid ___ . _. ______$6,50 ~imon &. Schuster will undoubt, 1'\0. 35 (Black) or :\0. ati (Red): Complete sel ..

by KENNETH HARKNESS

III t he hear t o f N ew York'il amusement cen ter-neal' t he crOIlIlI'oails o f t he world lit Broadway ami 42nd Street'-chCIIII plays IU unusual and colorrul role. Here, amid the Night lights, su rroullded by m illing crowds seeking surcease from wlu'Ome woniclI , you 'lin find chess In ill' shlrtslecvcs-chcs!'! mipped of the dignified l ra pl)i nga wit h ...hich t he Hoyal Game Is IIslIally associated _but a "iriic, robust variety of chelJlI none­ theless. Iv the chess concessions or the T l mell Square dist rict there are no armchairs, no IOft-sIHH!ed Hghts. 110 individual nooks or tables, no privacy at all. 'l'IHlt i~ not how thess Is played In thelle cellters or actlvlty. The SUI'fOUlHlings strike the kc)'-not e nJl(! ~et the tempo. The cheM concessloua catcr to the jlassing sU'an.ll.'er and coml,ete for hiS patronage ag.'li!l~t ~uc h rival attractions as ' shooting gallcl'ieH, fl ea ell'euse s, dauce halls, ping-pong, pool an d poe.pllhows,

The rurnisllin.ll.'S arc slmJ)l e and CI'IHlo. fjal'ish 1)Ostel"s cover the walls. A SO ft-drink Il1nd occupil)s onc end or t ho room. The )tlcatto click s oC bllllard or tablo tonnl~ NJla IlC nel rate the ba bble of I'O [C OS which 'Us the air. A clu'efi'ee, h ollday 81)lrlt r,·ails. Overhead. neon lights bl'lug out ~ ,shar l l relief the faces of N e ..... York's most foIorrul group of chesllplnyers- soldlenl, pilors snd eivillanS- I'egular habHuees: and ~sers by who have been Induced to l est their skill. Lined up elbow to elbow at long tables, u.e customers Illay w ith thei r hats on, JIlnctuate thei r mo,'Os with ralJid,nl'o wiso­ \'!lcks and jovial rO IIlU"lee. SIJec tatol's freely ~fI'er advice and crilicil'lm. K lbll1.l ng may be considered de trop in t he sedate, cOllserva­ \ive clubs; but the 1)layer8 lind Mp ec(alorfJ at :chess concessions do not litftnd 011 ce remony :';tb each other. Nowhere el so Clln Ihe l ibltzer be seen to better IHlnlllta.ll;e, for tere he is iu his stalllplnp; grOunds.

Two at the l ea din~ e on c ea~lon fJ are lo rdln' S Centcr and tho I mperial Centor, th 011 12nd Street and both ono tlight IIp. here is a !lvely competition bet ween the ~o stands and each has Its tegular custom, )s who reganl t he es tllbllshment as t h oir ;" Reuben F ine makes a move against one of his 42 opponents In a simultaneous exh[bltlon on the eve ning or F'ebrual'Y Z!/ll, the at a New York chess "concession." Note the lig hts of 42nd Street t hrough the w indow ptrial Ce n ter was bat hed In the l imelight in the backg round, on wh ich is painted a reproduction of a famous chess ca rtoon. ~ city-wide !)ubllclt y when -.~~~~~ ubon Fine "avo a /l lmu1tnneoul'I exhibltion this establishment. O"er ZOO chefJs fan!! H ero o f the evening wa ~ IIchoolboy from all dll'ections:. T he pieceR on the board grega ted t o w itness t he spectacle. ,12 George ]{I'amel', 14 years old, o f Rago Pur k. were push ed around by t he helping hands o f boards and matched t hei r skl1l agulllIll L . I. George ia a member of the Brooklyn scores or w ell·wl!;hers, each with his own ma stel·. The competit ion was unUllual!)' Technical H igh School's chess lcum and I'erslon of n w i n ning continuation. .Il.'nt the thrill of his life when he dereated g and }o~ i ne had to wOl'k hard to aehlen' Heu ben F ine. T he excitemen t grew with oach passing final5core of 35 wins, Z los .. ~es lIud 5 draws I'oulld and tlJ(' bed lam around Kramel"s r abou t 4 hours of I)[UY. A s usunl. the W ith u nerring instinc t. t he k lljl l1.enJ. who board I; lI'el1el1 to a crescendo, aUr act!n.ll.' sieal strain WIIS even greuter than the were there in force, nosed out K ramer's stilt moro experts from other parts of the Dtal effort, par(lcullirly fIj:l the t /lbles w ere board as the oue most llk ely to produce r OOll1 , T he kibitzers were in their element. nged in such faRh lon (h/lt F Ille had to lively action. A s the schoolboy's prospect s " You've !:'ot a win there," ~aid oue. " Don't k the enUre length o f the room at the grew, tho crowd around his bOllr!! swe1!ed let him tal k you Into a. !" plction of each round. pushln,lt h i s way visibly. \Vhen George sacrIficed II. piece for ough the spectators ~ !'\ e v €l th e lf>s.~, Fine all attack, the kibitzers w ent Into the!r net "Why t.1kc a chance?" countered another, up under this IlUnlsl1111ellt and flnl~h e d wl1h enthusiasm. SuggcstiOllS and countor­ "You Kot a 8111"e dl'll.w with a. perpetual. Take • lhout mnch evidence of exhauslloll. Rug.ll.'estions were fired at the hapless youUl It rl I'll w, kid, or you'll be sorry." ESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, ] 944 3 • Youngster DOllald Dyr ne phlYIi II br illIant concealed defense to rescue II jeojlRr tllzE!II IJiece----buI 10llell on an error, ENGLISH OPE N I NG Reuben Fi ne Donald B yrne Whllf' n lack 1 P- QB4 P- K 4 22 B_ K t4 P)( KI 2 Kt_ KB3 Kt- QB3 23 APlC P Kt- R ~ 3 Kt_B3 B_ B4 24 Q- K 2e h K-QI 4 P_K3 P_Q3 25 Kt- Q3 Kt)(E 5 P_ Q4 P lC P 26 Px K t Q- Q1 6 Px P B_ K t3 27 K- K t 2 Q.P 7 B- K 2 K t_B3 28 QxQ R.' a 0 - 0 K t- K 2 29 P- B4 S-~ 9 B-Kt S B- KB4 30 K_B3 R- K KII 10 BlCKt PlC B 3t A_ A I p,p 11 P- QKt4 P- QA4 32 P lC P K -Q ~ 12 P- QA3 A- KKtl 33 Kt_ B2 P_Kto 13 P- BS B_ A6 34 Kt_ K t4 R,P 14 Kt_Kl B_A2 35 R lC R R- Kt.7. t 5 B-B3 P_B 3 36 R_R7 P.r 16 Kt- K4 Kt_B4 37 KtP )( P K- BI 17 K - A l P- Q4 38 R- Rac h K--O: 18 Kt- B 3 B- K tl 39 R- Ra K- K2 19 Kt- K 2 Q- B 2 40 K t-R6 K _ K3?? 20 K t.Kt3 P_ A4 4 1 P- BSeh Res ign.. 21 PxB P_KAS

At che.. conce .. ionl you play with your hat on-or tuc k it under t he t abl e, F ine f ound t he competit ion t oug h, H e 10lt 2 gamel, drew 5, had t o work ha rd t o win t he r em ain_ Uiack r iskll a cenler bl'eak to I'elic,"t ing 35, A bov e, he faCei l om e m emberl of N ew Y ork'. F ilipino Chess Club, congesUoll. "'I'hc remedy is wonc Lhlln t~ disease," SICIL.IAN DEFEN SE One k lbilzer w anled George to "tttk e w i th mllster ll, }"ille wOI'ket! a3 a Ill'ofe3MloUlti lit R. Fine N orm an L. ow enlteir tlie Queen fi rst and t hen check " but another chesll standll In Ule dnys of lIot so lOng Itgo, W hite Black t ol d him to "check and t hel\ take Hie Hook." A t that time, you could dr Oll in at t he con, 1 P_K4 P_QB4 Ot hel'S ar gued with each other: cesslonll of B roadway or Couey 1 ~lnnd lind 22 B- K 2 KbP " You mean cheCk hero!" match wits agailillt such famollS IIlayOrfJ all 2 Kt-KB3 P- Q3 23 A-Qac h R-Kt "No, here!" io' l ne, K allhdan, H orowitz, Pinkus, Ollkc, 3 P-Q4 P lC P 24 Q R- Q l Rd - " G'wan, ho takes whh the Pawn anti Ulvelltad, Sm i rka, Dunst nnd others, M ill" 4 K txP K t- K B3 25 Rx Aeh B-BI 5 K t_QB3 P-KKt3 then he's mate!" IIhll. lt hel d for t h at II concession on the 26 R-Kta K- K t ~ " Whaddya mean mate! H e can move his Allantlc City plel', Pl aying t hollllands Of 6 B_ K 2 B- K t 2 27 R lC P B- B 4c ~ K Ing, can't hO?" oddll games at n fllst pace w it h alt comCl'S 7 0 - 0 Kt_ B3 28 K_B I Kt-8 ~ " Yeah, that's rlgllt, but then h e'd pI n llls shll.rpened tbc wits and helped to keel) t he 8 Kt- Kt3 0 - 0 29 P_ KKt3 Kt- Kl 9 B- K 3 B_ K 3 30 Kt_Q7 B_ Kt5 Hook wllh tho Queen." wolt' from the (1001', 10 P- B4 Bx Kt "So what!" Today, m ost mastors are in the al'med 3t P- BS P- QR4 11 RP)( B P- K 3 On and on went the \'olcea, gl\'lng George sen'ices or are workIng in essentIal IndulI­ 32 P- BS Kt- K Sc h 12 Q- Q2 P-QR3 33 K-B2 Kt_~ little opport unity to concentrate, One klbit· trlclI, }o'ine'll yeaI'II as 11 concession l)rOrellll­ 13 KR- Q t K t_Kt 34 B_B4 K t ( 4 ) _~ zer k ep t repeating mournfully: " The boy lonal are Jnst a memory, A nll no longer can 14 Kt_R4 Q- K2 doesn't understand, H e jult doesn't under­ you play Int er nati onalist Arthur W , Dake lit 35 K - K 3 P-84 stand, It he t akes t he BIBhop hell get a B roa dway stan d for 50 ce n ts and Will a 15 K t_Kt6 R- QI 36 Kt-K5 K_83 m ated," Slet son hat i f YOll beat him! 16 P-B4 K t_ B3 37 P- Kt4 PxP H a.vlng thoroughly harauetl the player. B ut the conceslllolllI go Oil and grow In 17 B-B3 KR- K l 38 KtlC Pc h K_8 4 one of the l eading k lbltzen en ded each l)o])ulllrlty, Typically American, they hn ve 18 P_QKt4 P- Q4 39 Kt- R6c h K_83 dlscnsslon, j ust before FIne's approach to played and cont inue to play a n IlIIpOt'lI111 l 19 B_B5 P lC KP 40 K )( P Kt- Q3c b t ho table, an authorltaUve mAnn er, J)(lI'l In l he develOllment of American ehes!!, 20 B)(Q Ax Q 4 t K - Q3 Ktx~ in 21 R)(R R)( B "So What are you going to do ?" he asked, • • • 42 P )( K t Res iglll in grim and me86ured tonell, calHng George H ere III the IIcore of schoolboy Geol'ge t o hili sensell and making him r each a quick Kramer'lI wi nniug effOrt ngalnst F ine: decision, T he entire k ibitzing techni que, with thlll finn I call for action, w as w onderful ENGL.I SH OPEN IN G t o behold, Reuben F ine Geo r ge K ram er Fort unately, George did not allow himself White DJ ack W hite's surprise H UI 1h l'owli a 1Il0nkeJ to become confused, played tor a win w ith 1 P_QB4 Kt-KB3 16 Q_ K 4 Q-B3 commen dabl e aklll and Willi duly rewarded, 2 Kt- QB3 P_Q4 17 Kt_R4 P.P \\' l'ench III t he geul's! on the 30th round, when }"Ille tO I)I)led o\'er 3 PxP Ktx P 18 BlCKt R_ Kl Q U EEN ' S GAMBIT hili K ing in r ccognltlon ot defeat, Said Kt- B 3 KI- QB3 19 QlCP S . S 4 R, F ine R, By rne Georgo Kramer with delightful understate­ 5 P- K 4 KtxKt 20 KhR QlC Kt ment: "There w all too much talk i ng, I 6 K t Px Kt P_ K 4 21 QR-Kl R_KBI White Blaek couldn't t hink !" 7 B_B4 B- Q3 22 P-QB4 SlC P ! 1 P_Q4 P- Q4 12 R- Ql Q-a H arry A ppleman, eaptaln of the Lumm us 8 0 - 0 0-0 23 KlCB Q- B6c h 2 P_QB4 Px P t 3 B_K Kt5 P-KM Company's tea m In the Com merelal Chess 9 P- KR3 Q-K2 24 K_Ktt Q. P 3 Kt_KB3 KI_ KB3 14 Kt_Q5 Kt~ K t L eague, WRII the onl y othel' contestan t t o wi n 10 Q_K2 B- Q2 25 R_ KS A- B3 4 Q-R4eh P_B3 15 QxQ KhO from Fine, Draws w ere sc ored by A. p , 11 P_Q4 P- KR3 26 B-Kt5 A- KI3 5 QxBP QKt-Q2 16 BxB A-KI' Coates ot Dayville, N , y " E . S~an to an d 5, 12 B- Q2 K - R1 27 P-B4 Q_ Kt6c h 6 Q- B2 P- K3 17 B-Q6 R-Ri. E lollol'n Of N ew York, W alter J~lllln g an ti E , t3 QR- Ktl QR- K tl 28 K-Rl S.R 7 P- K4 P- B4 18 K t-B6 R_KU JohnMn of B rook lyn, 14 8- Q5 P_ B4 29 QxB P. S a Kt- B3 p )( p t9 R- Bt K t-Bi • • • 15 Px P R lC P Resigns 9 Ktx P P_QR3 20 Kt-RS K t R euben Fine Is no stranger to the chellll Additional gamell rrom the exhibition aro 10 B-K2 B_ K 2 21 Rx B R x ~ concesllion. I n common with many other given In t he ne); t col umn. 11 0-0 0-0 22 K txA Resigll 4 CHESS R EVIEW, FEBRUAR Y, 19 4 ~ CHESS STARS VIE 'F0 R US S R TIT L E

One of the gl'c.atest assemblies of chess talent since t he outbreak of World War II will meet in May of this year when the 13th USSR Chess Champion· I ~h ip Tournament begins in , according to dispatches ,'eceived vi a Press \Vi l'e\ (! ss fro m Soviet chess corre· PIny In the :MosCQW groul) began Oil March sllOnucnis Nikolai G l'cko \" and A. Iglitsky. 2nd. The lI!!t of 16 contestants Includes dated February 26th and 1'I1fLrch 5th respec- ch c~ smastcrs V. Alatortsev, A. Auerbach, G, tlvely. No less than six grandmasters in Lill it.ll in. V. Ha gozin and P . HomllnovHky . • ddition to the qU lIllliers from three pl'eJim· FlOhr is practicing with this group. inar), tOllt'nam(lnt s. now in progress, w!11 Altholl gh many impo rtant tOlll'naments OOnl llcte for the gre atest ho nOl" in Soviet hal'e be e n staget.! in the USSR during World chess - the nalionnl challlllionshhl. War II. this will he the first National The seeded grandmasters who have been ChamplonshIl1 s ince 1940, when Lilie nthal inl'ited to plllY in the tiuals lire Mikha[J and Bondal'cl'sky tied ror 1st and 2ud p laces; Botl'innik, lit leholt.!er; Sllio Floht'; Vassily Smyslol' was 3rd, Keres 4th, while Botl'innik Smyslol' ; A tu.lreas Lilien lhal ; G ['egor), anll Boles lavsky tied for 5th a nd 6th. T hese Lel'entish; Komsomol KO lo\', It is expected I; ix Ilri~e-wlnners t hen J) layed a 24·round that all w!1l accellt thc invitation. F lohr, nUltch·t OUt'n ey, concluded early in 194J, for l,ilientha! a nt.! KOlOI' are now in training ror the "Absolute Chamllionship" and Dot~'lnnik he el'enl; tllCY are playing In tllC Ilreli mi· won the title , Jaries, although the ir scores will not COllut Ind the ir right to enter the finals will not Tho 13th National Chamllionshlp was be affected by the ou tcome, scheduled ror 1941 In tlle usual way and the ]il'ellmlmtries had actually started when In addition to this array or topfiight GRANDMASTER SALO F LOHR Hiller's attack on RUSSia, in June of that Ellig1//tl . , . first reappearal1re sil/a 1939 talent, an unspecified number of players year, cut short tlle f[nangements, Many of (probably 14) will Qualiry from t hree se mi· the .;:ontestanls immediately joined t he Hed ft nai touruame nts now being conducted at , Omsk and Moscow. Forty lcading Arm y, Some have s ince been killed in action, others wounded. Many a re sUll in uniform, fonner USSR c hampion, has passed hIs Soviet masters aull eXllcrts are compcting prime, Is no lo nger a strong threllt. In 1935 including nago~in a nd '1'0IU8h. One o~ the in these contests. compe titors iu the .19014 preliminaries is G. he defe ated tile g reat TJasker and even In Play stat'ted in the Baku group late in VtH'CI;OI', Champion of Belorussia, Captain o r 1937 he held Botl'innlk to a lie ill their febl'llary. T he entl'y list or tweil'e inCludes t he Gual'(ls, w ho has been wounded sel'entl match for the USSR Chan1]l10lls hlp, but In famOIlS mRl;ters V. Makogonol', V. i\ likenas, times and has been decorated with the " For t he 19'10 tourney lIe finished 19th. His most V. Chekhove l' and V . Panol', Lilient hal il; me ritorious service in actiou" medal. recent l)el'fo rmnnce wal; a t Koulbyshev i n JlraclicinJ;" with lhis grOIl ]). In the first 1913 when he placed t hlrl1, behind Boleslav. round, .\lakogonol', one of the fal'orite s, BOTVINNIK IN GREAT FORM sky and Konstantinopols ky. suffered dereat at the hands of a newcomer Chaml>ion Dotvin n ik is apparently at the WHAT WILL FLOHR DO? named Bronstein, 19 years old! top o~ his [01'[U - which Is saying a great Enigma of the tourney Is Grandmaster Among the twelvc playcrs In the Omsk deal. On his l'ece nt performances, he is Salo Flohr, who wiU be making his first group a re T. Dol eslarsky, I, Kahn, A. Tolush favored t o l'etain his title. A fler a two·ycar l'eapIlearance in bigtime chess since 1939 lnd A. Sokol sky - all well-known masters. layofl' , he took first prize at the ]943 S l'erd­ when he took tll'st prl1.e, ahead of Heshevsky lovsk tournament without losing a single and K eres, in the RURsian Masters Training gilme, Again. In January 1944, he WOIt the Tournament. Said Flohr in an Interview !\Joscow City Chess Championship, although wi t h COlTeSllOndent Iglitzky: ill this contest he lost his game w Ith r u nner· Ill! S lJI ysiol' (See Editor's Note.) In bot h " I am happy to be able to partJcipate these tournaments he met a nd overcame the in the Moscow seminuals and s ball do my best to callt ure t he lead. To do so, however, s tl rres~ of compe tition; his opponents in, cluded S myslov, Bolcslavsk)', i\takogonov, will not be easy, tor each of my finccn Kahil, T olush. Alato,'lse\', Lis itsiu, Mlkenas Ollilonents is a hard chessllut to c rack. As and Itago?in. I-lis prior record, of course, Is a maHer or fact, I can only hope that I s tudded with brilliant international "lctol·les. myself won't be cracked by many of tile Dut in chcss. as in other sports, existing COil testa u ts." form is more important than past pel'Col' m­ F lohr is 1I0W 35 and it remains t o be ances. seen whether five years or luactil'lty have Boll'lnnik will IUlve a tough figh t on his (IITectad his s kill. }"rom time to t ime, reports halHls, The lIe w generation, lell by Smyslol', hal'e been receil'ed of his participation In wol'ld's youugest grandmaster, will try hard minor events in the USSIl, but full details haye usually been lacking, It is possible to 11ft the crown from hi~ h ead, but so far I t.he 32·year old cilltmpion, in the prime or that his playing strength hns deteriorated, his chess Clu'ee l', has demonstrated that he due to lack of competition or other causes, can more than h old his own against the l.ast year, he was held to a tie tor first and second places in a m inor tourney- the City youngsters. Ex·Hungarian 14 ilienthal, r e­ forme d 1.0thariO or t he ches!! world , has Champ ionship of Tashken t- by a 16 year old demonst rated t hat ile 1s capable of taking youth named Mark T aimenol'. top honors. i::]§J Youthrul Kotov was a secoud t o EDITOR'S NOTE : T ho broadcast a nd wIre­ ')ho Uotl'lnnik in the 1939 less m ess age publish ed last month In Chess although he finished 18th in Briefs referred t o lhe Moscow City Cham· GRANDMASTER MIKHAIL BOTVINN I K is known hcre o f h is present ~i;·;; 'i ;; i

Concise. condensed items of current news frOlll around the world of chess. Club secretal'ies and others are Invited t o selld brief stol'ie~ and pictures for publication in this department.

• The U. S. Chess Championship Tourna_ Tenn., on J uly 2]st, 1861, Hodge~ leameo:l ment nnd \\' omen's U. S. Chess Title chess when he wa~ 19, came to New York In Tourney will be staged in the Grand Ball­ 1889 as a young Illan of 28. His Ill'st job was room or Kew York's l'ark Central Hotel. with the Edell Musee on West 23rd Street, 55th St. & 7th Avenue. Starting date for whpl'e he served as hio:lo:len operator or both events has been advanced to April ]5th. Ajec b. the Chess Automaton, playing all Preliminaries for tho Championshll} will comers at chess and checkers. Shortly there­ begin about March 25th. Play In the filHds after. he WO ll the champions hll} or New will last three weeks. No fur ther word ;1 S to York's Manhattan Chess Club and also whethe r Heshevsky will play but Albert S. became Suite Champion. He l ook part in all Pinkus has been seeded. Season tickets to thirteen of the famous eable matches with attend all sessions are noW nvailable. They E:ng:lnn(] without losing a single game. From can be obtained from CHESS HEYlEW at 1893 to .19.13. Hodges was >!eel'etary of $6 each. Entlies t o compete in the prelim i­ Sailor 's Snu,lt Harbor'. He fo u nde d the Statell Ual'!ea should be malled (with entry fee of Island Chess Club and served as its Presi- $]0 plus $1 if contestant Is )lot a member of dent for 12 yeal's. I n 1941, d celebrated the U. S. Chess Fe(leration) to L. 'Walter his 80th birthday and HEVIE\V Stepllens, Chairman, 279 East 3UlI Street, published his portrait on eoyer of nl'ooklyn, N. Y. the J une·July 1941 issue. world will long remem ber the prowess of Chess­ • Albert Beauregard Hodges, 82, oneUme master H odges. Our sympathies arc extend­ iJ. S. Che ss Champion, died or a heart eo:l to h Is widow, Mrs. Laura Hobinsoll a ttack at his Staten Island home on Febru­ Hodges awl Ilis sister, "'I rs. 13ernard LUCk ary 3nl. Hodges won the title in 1894 by oj' N asliville. o:lefeating J. \ Y. Shownlter in a champion· ship match by the score of 5·3 with one • Pfc He rbe rt Se idman won the champion­ draw. He never defended tIle title. Pillsbur y ~hi]) of New YOrk's famous MarShall Chess challenged him in 1895 bnt H oo:lges had to Club with fl linal score of 12Y.z·%. 2nd place decline for business reasons aud announced went to Albert S . P illkus with 11·2. Former his retirement in 1396. Champion Antho ny E. Santasiere placed Lieut. He rbert M. Avram of the U. S. Navy, Hodges was the only American nla~ter thir d with 9%-3JA: . ?[ore details or the an a rde nt chessplayer, visited his clubrnates who could boast of competing against five tourney, with games, will appear next m onth. at New Yo r k's Ma nha ttan Chess Club last World Champions over a period of 60 years. month. Avram had just returned from aetive In his long chess career, Hodges played • The Marsha ll -Man hattan Match, annual dut y in North Africa and Siei ly. For many against Zukel'tort. Steinitz, Laske!', Capa­ Classic event at whiCh teams J'epresenting mo nths he served with convoys on the North blanca and Alekhlne. Dorn in Nashvllle, the Marshall and Manhatlan Chess Clubs Atlantic bet ween Scotland and Ice land. In Ilsuully deelde the Champlonshi)) o f t he his travel s, he has pla yed chess w herever Mctropolltan Chess League, was held on he had the opportunity. One of his opponents March -Ith. Aga!nst a n all·star "' Ianhattan was a French Commando at Oran. Another team. the :Marshalls did better than expect· was the ches s champion of Casa Blanca. ed. \ Vlth fiv e adjourned games u ndecided a s we go to ru·e ss. the score stands 3Y.z·3'h . At 13o;1rd 2, Marshall Club Champion Seidman went to G. Katz, 14 1h·4%, and fifth to defe ated Moscowitz. Shainswit und Donovan Fliegel with 13·6 ...... 'l'he Boylston (Yo M. C. tlrew at Doal'd 5. Green ano:l Druzza of the Union) n team won the championship of Marshalls won from J ackson and Bernstein, Boston's Metropolitan Chess League with a )'especti,'el)' at boards 6 and 7. The ?Inn­ mateh score of i%·2 %. Harvard Club was hattans score d t heir I'ietories, so far, at the sccond, (H, with Commonwealth and Har. lower boards; Sehwartz, Platz and Naidell I'fno:l Ulli " ersity tied for third place, 5·5. defeated Khotemlusnk y, Rivlso and Rlcll­ T he " A" teams decided not to play this year DIan. respectively at bmlrds 9, 11 & 12. The owing to numerous othcr activities In which '\lanhaUull s entered the final round wIth a t.hey were engaged ...... Heuben Fine played clean SCOl'e of 4·0, having won all their 41; opponents simultaneously ill an exhibition previous matches with the otller clubs in nt the Boston City Club on F ebl'll al'y 22nd. the League. T he Marshalls, with an un· Fine lost 2, drew 4, won the rest. On the Sergt. David Shubow, ri g ht, won a recent usually wcak team. had scored 3·1. having aftCl'lloon of t he same day, the Hapld Chess c hess t ou rnament a t Moore Fie ld, T exas. He been defeated by the Queens Chess Cluh in Championship of ;\lassHcllusetts was won br is shown playi ng t he tin a l game with runne r· the semi-final round. To tie for the title, the George SturgIs, Presio:l(lnt of the U. S. Chess u p Sergt. Oave Rosenthal . Looking on is Mal'sh;111s m ust win their match with Man­ F e dcratinn. CpJ. Marion Garra rd, who pl aced thi rd. hattan. More details in an early issue. Chess e nthusiasm at this air base is inc reas_ • Washington's Chess Divan reports that ing dai ly. 35 e nli sted men were t a ug ht how • From Bost on, we hea r that Mi lt on Kagan, Hermann Helms, Dean ot American Chess, t o play In the last two months . Specia l former!)' schoolboy champion, won the City was their gucst of Ilonor over the week·end Serv ices Depa rt ment is ordering more sets Championship T ournament, concluded in of F ebruary 13-20. Helms Is ])ubllsher of the to meet t he demand. If approved by com­ February, In a field of 20 entries with a final American Chess BulleUn. Chess Editor of mandi ng offi cers, a South T exas inter·a lr score o f Ji-2. Daly and H ammermesh tied the Xew York Sun and B rooklyn Daily fiel d c hess league will be s t arted. [0 1' second place with 15%-3%. Fourth prize Eagle, special chess reporter ot the Nell' 8 C HESS R EVIEW, F EBRUARY , 1944 York Times l\tlll Hel'aId TrIbune. Helms took JHIl-t In a Raf)ld Chess Tomney at the dub, won by Osc ar Shapiro, witnessed some of the plllY In the t hird round of the current Dis t rict Championship T ou rn ey, played a wnsullatlon game with Heuoon ]"ine against A. . W . fo'ox: t he result w as a draw! ..... T he 6rst game i n lhe fo'i ne·Stei ner match, an· ~ oun ee t1 ]Iun month. will bo held i n the Di,'an on Mal'cll 15th. • From Philadel phia we learn t hat t he annual State Tournament Is under way wilh a field of 14 st l'Ong players entered, i nelud· ing H arry MotT is. Gorclon Mal·cus. De Camille. W all, Blumin. WInkelman, Maguire, E, B. Glover. C. F. OO" \ln. B rauner and Schaffel'. De Camillo and M arcus are lead· ing, each with 3lh· lh ...... The Mercantile Libl'a ry Chesll A ~soc iatlotl held its annual ~inll e r at the T en dler Tavern on M arch Hh: fO Ul" subscrlpllons to CHESS REVIEW were IWIlt'ded as pd?es In a chess qui? following Ihe banquet. • T he L ummua Com pan)', englneer iug firm, baw~ clinched their hold on the title of New York's Commercial Chess L eague. The st andings: ).ummus Co, 6·' : Central Han· over 4·3: Ne,," York Times 4·3 : Chase ...Nationnl 21h·51h: American Telephone I lh· • The Ne.... York Stat e Che .. Associat ion ball pu bllllhed an attractive year book w i t h a full report or t he 1943 meeting and adYlince detallil of the forthcom ing l !lH Congress, to be held at the I n ter nationa l Dusinellll Machine CO .'I! Count ry Club at T H E CH ESS HOU R (See F ront Cover.) BO)'1 and girls of Ne.... York's Charlet Sumner Johnllon City, N. '1',. August 12 to 21. I n Junior H ig h Schoo l ( P. S. 65) play c he.. at one of t heir reg ular wee ki)' less ion. devot ed t o addition to chess, those who attend the 19011 Itudying and en j o)'ing the Royal Game. Chellmalter Milt on L. H anauer, f ormer t eacher at meet wIll be able to Indulge In bowling, the achool, appeara In t he back ground. ( H an auer is no.... in England, a private In t he U. S. ~olf. len nlll, swimming, archery, horsebnck Arm)'.) Children take naturall)' t o cheas, learn t o pi a)' it quickl)'. If more children w ere riding and dancing! If you plan to spend taught chell in the schools, Juvenile dellnquenc)' .... ou ld decreille and chess would loon you r vacation at Johnson Ci t)' thlll Bummer, be popularized. 1', ...1 CliNT ••J .... ,. ,'.1, ., CH ESS JU,VIIlW PfH I" ••,1Hr N~J G. Unb.iJI ..-rile now to the NYSCA Secretary, n, !\l. Smith. 317 Dh' lslon St., Schenectady, N. Y . • According t o Bob Ripley, a game or Pacific Chessboard " with many references • From Chicago, we ll ear that the Austin to chess ...... , T he Rocheat er (N.Y.) Chear; &. Chells & Checker Club is l end ing the City e hes!! once saved the life ot American 1"81'0- Che llil L engue " ·1. The Viking A t hletic lutionl)lt T om Paine, author of t he Rights of Chec k er Club is spon sor'l ng the 1944 Monroe ASllocllltlon (in which the fonnel" Swedish Man. Ripley related lIl e II tOI"Y in his "BeHeve Count y Chamilionship T ou rnnment. open to Ches s Club team Is playing) Is second wilh It or Not" Ilrogram on won, Februal'y 2nd. all residents of Monroe Co ...... T he Scandi. !~'llh. i"ollowed by the Unh 'ersity of PaIne w as about t o be guillotined In Paris. nav;an Chess Club of Dr'ooklyn has reopened, Chicago, the Ch icago Chess & Check er Club HIli wife, disguised In men's cl othes, went meets Saturda), evenings and Sunday artel'- and the Hyde Park Chess Club In t hat order. to a. cafe f requented by Robesplerre and noons at 7812 1'hlrd A venue...... T he St aten 'file Austin team is comlletlng In the League succeeded in eng~lng him In a game or 1.land CC hilI! mo"ed to the Chamber of for t he nrst time; Charles A dams Is Illal'ing chess, She defeated him t wice. Hobesplel"l"c Commerce B uilding in St. George ...... Cleve· 1\0 t board and has scored 4·1 while h is son demanded revenge Rnd promised to gl'ant lnnd's Cu)'ahoga Chess Club (Union Com· aad fe llow team member, Paut Adams, has :my w ish she m ade l! she ddented him :l!ool"ed 5·0. mor'ce Bldg) orrers f ree lesaona in chess ngaln. For the t h ird time, she won- and !lm'lug March : CIMS nights Mondays &; alllo WOII the life o f hCI' husband. Wedncsdays ...... T he North Jer.e)' Chess A ssoci ation elected lhese 1914 officel"8: john • From here and there, we lear n that...... Mage r. president; Clinton Parmel ee, vice· Chcs.il lUnster A. C. Simonaon, now In Eng· preside!)t ; L yman C. Hibbard, S{K:retary· lreasurer...... D r. Koelache of Rochester;s land III! Sergeant In the U. S. A rmy A II' f amed Mayo Clinic won the State Chess Corps, tied E. G. Sergeant for first prbe In Championship of MInnesota last month ...... II. Lightning Tournament at the W es t Lon· T he Schenectady Chess Cl ub Is one of the don Club: L t. G. Cartier (Tnrtakower) was most active organizations 1n N. Y. State, 3rd, Sir George Thomas 4th ...... Internatlon· meets at the YMCA: their t eam recently allst ArthUr Dak e is now a private in the defeated the Troy Chess Club In a match at U. S. Army, r ecently gave a simultaneous the Troy YMCA ...... C. Smith Is leading, 6-2, exhibition nt the Camp Roberts SC l" vJce In t he championshIp tourney of the Montreal Club , In Californla .. , ..... T he 6th A nnulIl Chess Club ...... Harold A. M ou zou, Jr., 14 Ventnor Cit y In,'ltation Tourney will be held yellr old newcomer, won the champlonshi ll of Ihe Char'leslon (S. C.) Chess Clnb : W. L. July Yanofsky, Santaslere and Shahl/l· ]·9; 'V. Weston won 2d prize. wit huve bcen IIn 'lted to Illuy ...... Lust month The fou ndera of Ne.... York'a F ilipi no Chess t .... o popul ar w omen'. magazines featured Cl ub, shown above, have i naugu rated an cheils stol"les: " T he Royal Ga me" by Stefan P LAY CH ESS O R CH ECKERS AT .nnual cha mpionship t ou rne)' u nder the :l.welg The 'Vornen's Home Companion direct ion of Ernest Com madre. T he .... i nner In and '" The End Game" by John P. Marquand GORDIN'S CENTER ga ins custod)' of a silver cup donated b), 216 West 42nd Street, N. Y. C. Major R. Dino, medical aide t o Phillippine In Good Housekeeping...... 'l'he Ne .... York B. (Welt Broad .... ay) President Quezon and Dir ec tor of the Phi l. T lmea Magazine ( Feb 27) car r ied a IIlory 0' on Admi ral Nimitz entitled '" Master of the Open daily 'rom 11 a.m., Sunday. ' ro m 1 p.m. ipp ine Center. Congenial crowd •. 50 board • • v.lI.ble. CHESS REV]EW, FEBRUAHY, 1944 9 Graudnlll,;ter Heuben F ine. A ~lI o cl Hle ~;d i t o r or C H ESS HEVIEW and dllitluguished amhor o f fll nlOll11 [('xtb(lok!< on (' hes!<. ha:" ;l br"lJ1lal1t recorli In International chcs!! COI11I >c t llion and is cOIl !!ld(>!"(>(1 oue Of the o\H~ UtndinK contenden for the lI'orld cham"ionsilill litlc. In this ))/)PUIIlI' depllrtment, he eXIIIAins Ilnd ~nnolAles in full tlHal! a re- ccntly 1)layed maSler g am e An cx- b REUBEN FINE cl\l~l\'e CHESS HEVIE\V 'feal urc. Y

,It QxP. Qx P ; 9 Q-Kt 3, K t- K B:I?: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ATTACKER 10 QxKIP, Q-K4eh; 11 B- K 2, H- 1{ 1I; 12 Q- H6. H- Kt3; 13 Q- IH . Many masters approach the attack with a neat set lJ- Q2: 14 H- K K t5, with a w ill­ of psychological preconceptions, of which they are a ll too ning positio n. Stahlber'g IlOinUl often unaWi.we. The main assumption is that the id ea is out thllt 9_.. Kt- K2 wa~ far bel· to attack at any price, t he price usually being one or ter. El"rn more important. how­ rvcl'. Is the I{ussiau 8UIU{(!~tlot1 morc Pawns. They frequently suppose thai t hey must ~ ... Q- H 5t h~ (Inst ead oj' ~ ... never lose time, t hat they must bli tr. th rough the enemy QxP); and If n P-Kt3. (lx'l l'. position wjihout a moment to spare. Sometimes they when White's powe rful J O Q­ believe that i f enough t hrents are accumulated the de· Kt3 hi no lon!\"er availablc. fense is boulld to crum ble : The n l l~hot o f lhe analy!!i~ lit lhnl. White ClIll1lol really a ffor',r Actually, all these suppositions [II'e in part true. Wh:lt to ,,;il"e UII fI second Pllwn with is wrong wit h them is .111 unrealistic ex<\ ~u~en\ ti o ll. The 7 I'- U:1. Pilniek had IlI"oba bly psycho\ogiC8 1 mistuke that the attacker so often makes come to this conclusion boforc is th.at his excited desire to win bl'illiantly prevents him the J.mme was pla )"ed. !llnCe he choose~ a diffemnt line. from appraising t he situation objectively. In such a state of excitement he tends to forget other possibil ities, 7 B- K B4 ! Kt- K63 such as t he reCilpt ure of matcl'ial to get into a better 8 Q- Q2 0 - 0 ending, 0 1' a switch f rom attack to defense at t he oppor­ 9 0 - 0-0 Kt- R4 tune mom ent. An attack can be beautiful if it succeeds; '1'0 exch~ngp \Vh ile'!' ll i~hop: Gra ndmast er Reuben F in e it CHn be asinine if it fails. The art of the chess master, on 10 B- K5. Kt- QB3 wO \l ld rlll ­ like that of t he genera l, involves the abil ity to pI'edict low what will happen to any offensive wh ich he undertakes. 10 B- B4 Kt_QB3 l'erhaJlS he m iRclII('ulllted the C0l11 111 icatiOlHI aft!'r I I 1'- 113; Rt Pilnick has been seen to advantage in this colum n all any rate. the in itiati v(l no .. a number of oCCl;\sions. He is cerlninly strong in whirl ­ .)a SSeS O\'el' to UJ ack_ wind attacks. but as the foll owing game shows, he seems 11 . . _ _ Kt- K2 ! to be ill at ense when t hings do not fall his way. 12 P_ K B3 - . . . Enough. but too late. Ma rl del Plata 1943 12 . . . . KtxB 13 Ktx Kt FRENC H DEFE N SE - . . - St ahlberg Or ] ~ Qx K L, K t- Q'l; 1·1 Q- K5, P ilniek i'xP ; .15 PxP. (l -Q~ and Black W hite B lack hH~ [he upper hand. 1 P- K4 P-K3 13 _ . . . Kt- Q4 l)esl)lte some previous fa ilures 14 P_ K Kt3 • • • • witb it against P lInlek, Stahl· IF imlleacl 14 KH- K I, Q- Q3. berg sticks to his beloved French White I!I at a loss for 1\ good Defense . .. continuation Pl1 nlck hall made the most of 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 14 _ . . . Q_Q3 B_ Kt5 his superior tle\'elopment. lIud 3 Kt- QB3 Ilhould now eontiuu(> 11 p ­ with Stahlber;:- Jl1"cferR t o koell hil n different vnr· ... but with H;! !, to Ollen the KKt file. lJIack ti (!rense fluicl. even though It calmol Cllplnre the QP. e.g .. I] iaUon. ma~' in l'olvc thc return of the 4 K Kt-K2 . . . . I"'- B3. KLxU; 12 QXK1 . K txi'; extnl millel·ia l. On 14 ...PxP; 15 I~-l KI- KI5, p- n4 : 14 I'- m, or A rllther lame continuation. 4 A defense wblch IHl s been con­ K lt- 13I, Q-Q3; lG IlxP, 1l- Q2: ' I I I '- m. xP. K [ xU; 13 QxKt. Q- Q3 (not ~he del"ensi\"c. which is l)1"ecise!)" refu tat iou" and discovered 1m­ II'hat III! does not want. To hold the Paw n; otherwlse 13 ... K t- K 2: 14 P-Q5!); 14 Q­ Il roVcllIeutll in thC Black de­ K :t K - ltJ: 15 P- U,1. w ith some the simplest Is 5... B- K 2; which 15 P xP fense; ,;ome Russian masters compensa tion Black 'l! con­ is j ust about good enough t o in 16 Kt_Kt2 - - . . have also cast doubt on the ~eilled pOSition. eQu; ~ liit e. souIHl ness of j he 1;1l crifices. Alek­ 16 KR- Bl. B- Q 2! w ould be 6 KtxB P- K B4 hlue hud COn tinued 7 P-D3, PxP; 11 Kt_ K2 ? . .. poi ntless . 10 CIH~~~ REVIEW , F EBRUARY, ]944 the long t'u n, but as Stahlbe rg'lI Ingenious va ria tions s how, his fitl/lek CM s till brea k through: 21...lt- 'R3 ! ; 25 Kt- B4, R-QB3; 26 1' - Q5 (or 26 KtxP . R- Kl: l. Let REUBEN FINE PxP ; 27 Q- K7 (If %7 Kl- K6, R­ B1 ! ; 2..'1 QxH, Hx Pch ~! Is de· ellllve). P-Kt5! ; 28 Kt- K6, Rx Pcll ; 29 PxR, Q-R8ch; 30 K- Q2, R- n 7c h a nd mates In a fe w. teach you chess!

CHESS THE EASY WAY T he No.1 be!ltseller of ~ h C8S fi nd the g rea test prim er ever w ritten. No other single book will give yoU as mU Ch instrUction ns Whlte does lIot seem to have t his volume. F in!": t cUs you a bat! .(:-R m e wll! no w ; he soon what to do, wha t not to re eO\'er one P, whe n l h ~ other do ; e xplains the bas ic KP will be weak. In lIu ch casell prinCiples of chess i n (I]11)loslonll !u'e called raJ'. clell l', entertaining lang. 16 . . . . P_QKt4! uage; gives spe Ci fic rules Cbel:l s lclllly ).(ood. Psychologl· on how to play the opeu. cally Il bombsl\Cll. ill !!: S, mlilga me, endga me. 17 B_K t 3? . . . . We highly recommend this book to all 1I.'1'!l(les o! phlY. As might have beM expccted ; crll. l ~6 pag(!s. NOW $2.00 the atiacke r has llot IJ l'esel'ved 23 . . . P-Kt5! ! suffi cie nt presence of mind to Another SUI'pl' lse, w hich con· al ter t he cout'lle of the Kum e. c1 ud <;!JO bClI ulifully. T H E IDEAS BEHIND THE n BxP was essentiul, wi th II 24 RPxP . CHESS OPENINGS. not too d iffi cult derense. c.g., 17 . . . tr 2~ B l'x l', lb KC followed by Just llublished! Tlt ls ... H- K ll ; l R B- B4, Q-Kl3; ]9 book is your key to the P-Kl3 ( 0 1' 19 D-Kl8, P- QR4 ), 25 ... Q- Ul'i ch will leavc Black a piece Ahead. Che RS openings. No longer B- R3; W oxn, QxR; 21 K- Kt2, Jll'!ed you m l'!m OI'[Ze va Ma. 24 , R-B6, witll e xcellent aU.ackln.e: . . . P-R6 t iollf~. 'fhi ll book will en. poss ibilities. n ut W hite would 25 Px P QxPeh a ble you to make s trong 26 Q- Kt2 ha"e had some play left ; the . . . . • movCfl in any opening be . te:x t Is It death rnltie. Lose!/. It lllece. but lhere WIIS cause you w ill know the 17 • • , • B_ Kt2 11 0 wily out. On 26 K- B2, Q-R3!, objectives you are lIeeklng. 18 KR_ K1 P_QR4! thl'eAlen lng ... R xKt, or ... Q-B5, F ine explains t'll e prlnci. Stahlberp: has a nenl winning is ded lll vp.. pIes, t hen dlscuslles each combinatiOn in m ind. 11')11(:0 can· 26 . . . . RxKt Hod every op en i ng i n llul l'eally be prevenh!ll. F l nl!/. dntul1 . s peCifically recom. m ends the best lines of 19 RxP P_ R5 27 Px R B,R play aud teils why t hey 28 QxQ Not 19... l< t- BII?! lit once be· R,O IU'e be~ t. 2·10 pages _ cause of 20 IIxl'. 29 K_ Kt 2 R,P ON L. Y $2.00 30 R- K1 20 8xKt ... , R-K6 31 R-QBl ","B6 On 20 Jl- U2, K t- 0 6: wo uld at 32 RxP ","04 MODERN CHESS OPEN. leas t win the e ~ c l uUlge a8 if Real; nl INGS, 6t h Edition. 21 BxPch, 1<-111 alii! White must A n elega nt ga me Jose a Hook for the K t ; Or i( Compiled from master 21 QxKt , 1I ); lt ; but obviously not games and s tan dar d aualy· ~ i ~ . a ll 21 Itx!', Kt xlleh etc. opening variations III'C t a bulat ed for ready 20 . . . . O' B LOOSE-LEAF l'efcl·erlce. Com ple tely reo 21 R- K2 • • • • viscti and broug ht up to H 21 lHQ1) - K'I , Q- R7 win s SCORE BOOK dale by He ubcn Flue. With the e :< chA.nge. " 1ICO" in your library you elm check up on you r o pening pla y, fi nd out where you went wrong. 321 Ilagell - $2..50 - - BA S IC CHESS E NDINGS AU endings classified a nd (ully e xpla ined with 610 diag rams and hun· dreds of examples. No pl'oblems 01' trick pos t· lIona. All pra ctical, over· the-boa rd materia!. Fo r J'{eeon l t he !lcores or your II tudy, consultation and re· gnm !": S In tllis handy, ference. 590 pages - $3.SO pockel'5b:o book. De ll t • Now he l"" rcprinlad. Order. grit- de loose·lea f binder n ...·( ;cptcd 10" dclhlCI'Y a.l>out .hm" hI. 21 . . . . Q- R7 with 50 fl:alllC SCore sheets 22 P- B3 B- B6 ruled (01' 60 moves . Com· Illele Cor $1.50. Refill Mail VOU I' o rder t o The point to lhe combination ; sheets 75c per 100. Order Black w i ns the exchange. rrom CHESS REVIEW, 23 Kt- B4 . . . . 250 Wett 57th Stree t, CHESS REVIEW On 2:l H(l) - Kl. DxH ; 2-1 Q);B , New York 19, N. Y. mack should of cou rso wIn In 250 West 57th St. New York 19, N. Y. CHESS R EVIEW, FEBRUARY, 19-14 11 ThO g ame lUIS started w ith \\Thile exeha\lge~ Pawns 1 the opening moves 1 P- K4, 2 4 P xP, PxP, then j' P - K4; 2 1'- KD4, 13- D4; 3 Kl­ an advance in the center " No.6 THE FIGHTING FRENCHMAN! K03, P- QS reaching tile abov E"\ ,; P- D3, to whieb mack l' A 32·mo1'O r.Juiller won by Dr. Savielli Tarta kowOr (now Lieut. posit i on. Pitted against dmwinl-\" with }H- KD3, a~ shown Cartier or the F ree F rench Forcell) from Carl Schlochtcl' at s e master Snhlochler, Tar takowOI' Note that White could I PetersuUl'!-\", 19Qfl. playS [or un open game with tho ~ Ktxl' as macl, You need no Chessboard t o enjoy this "movie" of a brilliant muster King's Gambit, but mack do­ won material with game. 'With the a id of the diagnlll\~ and captions you CI\lJ play clines the offered Pawn and But now mnck'~ 1(t the game melltally from beginning to end. Follow tho diagrams. plays a timid defense. l'oply and White can capture, rrom 1ert (0 right- straight acros» both jlages.

W hite plays 11. Black fail s to SM the OHcom· Obviously, the sacrifice must BlaCk gct~ out Or check by lng his Knight on a strong 8 ing- tiauger ami wastes more 9 be nccepteti, 80 Black plays 10 returning his King to KU. square, Black is behind In de· time by playing PxP. Tllen l\:xKt '(lId White follows up Then White demonstrates the Yel01)ment bnt make!! mlotller White s urprises 11im Witll tlle with 15 Q- H5ch! T his move js soundness of his lSncrifice a~ he Pawn ltlO\'e, attacking the cen­ ;;lleCLacu l:u' l!acl'ificc 13 KtxP ! {,ossible, o [ course, because ]Jlay~ 16 RxKt! This recovers ter with P - ll.J. White ignores AI! shown ill t hiS diagram, the Rlnck·s KKt is no\v pinneo by the lost ]liece as tllo Rook the challenge , thnlsts a s pear · Knight. HOW threat.ens Queen the While Hook. The spearhead cannot be taken without loss. head into enemy territory by and mshop af< w ell as a winning havi!lg accomplis lIed its pur· ( If 16 ... QxR; 17 QxHch or if 16 ... playing 12 KKt- K5. His well· attack if Black just moves h is pose, \Vhil.e's heavy forces are P.xR; 17 Q-Kl6ch with a win· prepared attack beging. (.)llf'ml. now in I-\CtiOll. lling aUack.)

'fhe b!llCk Queen moves to So Dlack accepts the :-rru;;:k',g~'~l,;'out of check 10 a hopcless position, 15 B4. Again White allows hi~ 16 piece (UxKt) and White playing 23 .. ,B- K3. 18 Black tries QxH(:h an d opponent no time to IlssembJ;>, follows up vdth 2:{ B- B4ch. choice as 23...K- Bl ; White recaptures 2-1 BxQ. At his forces but sacrifices another 'l'hrougl10nt this ent.lre Httack, is mate.) Continu ing long lRst, but too Inte, I31ack de· \"lie co with the p roblem·like note tllal mack 's llelplessness jR spirit or lhe game up to thi~ velops Kt to Q2. (In position moyc 22 Kt- Q6!! mack has larg<:'ly rlu e to Ili s lack or devel­ point, \\lhite brings h is lnst 17, if Black moved his Queen nothing betLer t han the accept· opmcnt. Loss or time in the piece into action with powe r ful out of altacl" lIe would lose the ance of this sacrifice as 1-'lhite opening left Jlim n llllerHble to effect as he I)!ays 24 H- B1, a t· Queen any\\'a~'. or be mnted, or is now threatening B-B4ch 11 King·side llssaull. tacking the blllCk Queen, hOLh! e. g., 24 ... Q- K5, 25 Q- K 8 which wins easily. Cll, K - fl2;. 26 BxD etc.) 12 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1944 So Wbile plaYII 6 KtxP aou Black retrea ts hill Bis hop to To deveioll a piece and pro· White castles out or danger Black cas tles. (He coulu not 4 Q3 and W hite returns his Kt 5 viue ror castling, W hit 6 6 (to 0-0) and Black plays capture KtxP a8 7 Q-R4Ch to 8 3 to a void the threatened plays 9 D- Q3 and Black prolec\.$ the llIeek and defensive P-KR.3. wouiu have won the Kt.) T hen e xchange which would be all the a ttacked Kt with R- K l. At \Vhit

or diagram D"ok Dut the calm WIlIl the de­ The white Dbhop could not 10, 'Vhite was threatening 12 White reCll. ptures 19 DxR 13 cellUvc lull In the mldllt of 14 be captured (as after 20 ... mate in 3 (17 Q- D7 ch, J<- Hl ; nl ack has applU'ently succeeded a storm. In pos ition 1Z White PxD ; 21 Q- Ktfich, followed by IS RxPch, PxR; 19 Q-n7 male.) In redUC ing the fo rce of W hite's was threate nin g 20 KtxR and It 22 Kt- K5 or 22 D-Q3 would be As shown above, however, mack aSlill. ult by exchanging Rook~, Bl ack recllptured he would get fata1. ) To defend hlmseH. Black Sln'es himself te mporar!ly by thu ~ removing one of the most mated or lose hla Queen aftcr plays 20 ... Q- B3 and W hIt e playing R- KSch. White get.! out threatening pieces. Has the 21 Q- KSeh etc. TbarMol"e B!ack altltCks the Queen with 21 D­ or check by interposing his stln~ been taken out of the plays 19 ... B- BI aud White lcsps K t5. Note how every White I{ook, playing 17 ll- Dl. wm uttack? Material is even and all into acUon with 20 BxP! move involves a threat and Black's maneUVOl" save hIm? seems calm, givcs Black 110 tlmo to develop.

White Pa.wn White a new 19 and Dlack pla)'~ ) Black j)laylng conUnues Now that all the ftrcworks are B-KB%, the Q. defendll his KB6. Black counters over, White is leU wIth Ii com· retreats 27 Q-B3, threat­ Then White dechle8 that (boping to recover a Pawn with forta ble superiorlly in maLerial tlle KtP aod Black count· easiest way to ro)"cc II. quick de· B-Kt2 if White cnptures BxP) foree. Each player 11 M two en; with K t- K3. Scillecllter is cision II> to capltali:r;e on hiS K­ but V.'hite ends the agony of his Bishops, but Wllite hns a Queen unwilHll,l/; to admit defeat, fi,ll;hts side PawlI lllll.jOrlty. He pla y~ llUllI:h·drunk opponent with 31 against Black's It and KL He on aga!Jlst hopeless odds. Dut 29 T'- KKt4 amI mAck triCK to R- n7ch! The flnal moves, not is also a Pawo ahend, But Tartakowe r will soon make him stOll the advance of tlle UP by shown, are 31 ... KxD; 32 QxBch Black struggles 00. throw ill. the sponge. replying P- KKU and mack collapses. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1944 13 , 9... D- Q3; '10 P- K R3, 0 - 0; 11 cenle)' willi .. ,P- QKH, 'I'M best K t-Q4, H- KJ.; 12 B-K3, B- K4; plan, however, i~ the immedIate 13 Q- Q2, B- Q2; 101 Kt-QB3, P­ br eaking o f the center as shown TWO ill this flne gamc by X vs, Suhle, THE B3; Hi 1'xp?, (15 0 - 0 - 0 g ives \Vlllte the better gume), l'xl'; :lSS5: ]0 I'- K1l3 ?, 0-0 ; 11 Kt­ 16 0 - 0, Q- 1(2: 17 Kt( it)-K 2, lIZ, P- QKl4; 12 K t- QB3, PxP ; p - n4 ; 1 ~ ](t- QKt3. l)xK tP; 19 13 Qx P, Q- Q3: H K t- JH, B­ KNIGHTS' Bx BI', Q- h::l ; 20 QIt- Kil, D- KI: Kt3; 15 1\:t .~ B . HP xJ(l : 16 Q- B6, 21 KI - W'" 11- 112: 22 B- fH , Q­ QxP; 17 QxBP ? D- 1l3: 18 QxKtP, Q3; 2:l 1'- 1(13, I'- K6: 2,1 " xl', KR- Ql; 19 D-D4, P - K6; and IH- K5; 25 (l- I\I. Bxi'; 26 It- D-I. \Yhi!e I'Ilsigns. Q- KKt3; 2j It- H'I. l\txP; 28 If 10 P- B3? 0 - 0 ; 11 K l-Q~, DEFENSE Hx B, K txK teh; 29 K- B2. K t xD: U- KI; ] 2 B~ K 3, Q- K 2; 13 p­ 30 It- QI. Q- IHeh; 31 K- Kt2, K ill, B---Q2; ].I P- QKt4, BxKt; Q- K l5ch; ;\ntl Whlto resigns. 15 IlxB. P- QIU'/; 16 DxKt, QxB; 17 P- U5, P-QIH; 18 PxP , P_ A Complete Analysis of the Opening Mai n L ine Kl5; 19 0 - 0 , IIxP; 20 P-Bt 9 ... , B- Q B4! B- B·I ; 21 Q- IH, IJxP and willi as White has no defense ror his by ALBERT PINKUS 'l'hiH III t ho Main Line in the Sh llH€red Kiug l)ositio n. (West· S. Mav;debm'v; Val'iMion as illus­ phal·l)uhr;;;;en, Uerlin, 192,1. ) t rated in dln/;TIIIlI 3, 01' I( .1 0 P- B3?, P - QKt1; 11 P- QKU, D- KZ : 12 KKt- Q 2, D­ mack hll~ the Here variOUS KKt5: ]3 P-D3, PxP: 14 PxP, PART FIVE possibilities outlined below. (il) 9 .. .ll - KZ (Maroczy's move) D- IH: 15 l'xP, 0 -0 : 16 0 - 0, • H-K 1; 1'; Q-IH . 13- Q3: 18 Q- RI, MAGDEBURG VA RIATION - lIll inrrrior line in which the R-K7 and Black 11'011. (Uroh Jl nint is 10 foree White's Knig ht 1 P_ K4 P_K4 Kel·es. Dre~ dcll . 1936,) Kt_QB3 t o mOI'C. HOWCYCI" \"hite gets 2 Kt_ KB3 the better J.:i\me with either 10 10 K Kt- Q2 0 _ 0 3 B_B4 KI_B3 KKl- Q2 01' 10 !(t- (i'! ! 11 Kt- Kt3 B_K Kt5 4 K t_Kt5 P_Q4 .10 KKt- Q2, B- KKl5; 11 Q- K3. 12 Q-Bl B_ Kt5ch! 5 PxP Kt-QR4 0 - 0; 12 P - K lt3, 13 - K B~; ]3 p ­ j\Jarsha ll' ~ 11\O"e. 6 P_Q3 • • • K!~t4, ll-H2 : ].I Kt~QD3, )>­ 13 Kt-B3 . QKt.3 ; 15 1U- Kt3, H- K l ; 16 lJ-­ . . . Q2 anll White's position Is much This aSSUI'C;; White of a draw, aUllcrior. mack's only a ttack. I( 13 p- n3?, U- K2; H p- Km 16 ... Kt- Q2; .17 0-0- 0 , K t- K 4; B-R'I : 15 P- Kl-\, D- Kl3: 16 B­ 18 Q- K2, K t- D6, is insuffi cient K 3, Kl- Q2; 17 QKt- Q2, Kl- K4 ; aga inst \Vh ite's strong cen tral 18 O-O~O, V- K t4; 19 P.x !>, Kt· pOSi tion. Q6 ch; 20 K - K tl, QxP and BI3tl Kt- QD3, won. (Slllwe-Mlll'l1h llll , Vienna, 10 K t-O'I. I'- B3 ; 11 ]901<: _) U- KKt5; 12 P - U3. K I">xP ; 13 Now W hite hll8 to make some K t PxP, .u~H6; ].I II- K K tl, Q-Kl· IlrO\' iSiOII for J l i~ IO ng·K night. 13 . . . . P_QKt4 T he ob\'lou$ 10 KKt- Q2 t urns 3; 15 Q- Q3. 0 - 0 - 0 ; 16 H- KI3. Afte r Ihis break, W hite Is u. to bo best D- Qlll: J7 B- K3. K R- K l ; 18 Ollt the 1I10\'e. O l her able 10 llI a intfliu h is cc nter IInf moves aro P- 10 t3 !lnd 10 P ­ 0-0-0; and B lack resigns bc· to 111\1;; l silllJlli fr as lsoon as P03-' cause hc cannot m~t the double . 3. sible. t hrellt of IS RxD or 18 K l-R4 Ag 1 ~ i ll s1 10 P- Ii:B3 . .\10rphy hand led lhe BhlCk shle of the 14 P -KR3 QB_R4 followed by 19 1\1xU lIud 20 K t­ B_Kt3 ollQn ing 1l ~ follows; 10 ... 0-0 ; 15 P-Kt4 KG. (i)lllu·",;ell·Oellletriescu, Ber· 16 B-Q2 BxKI lin, 192-1 .) II. K t-1! 2, l:. y, .14 Cr,mss REVIEW, FEIlRUARY, 1944 In thi~ department we report the activities of CHESS REVIEW's Postal Chess players. Here you wi ll find selected games played by mail bet ween m embers of this larg-e group of readers, resnlts of tou l'llcys now in progress. names of prize·winners, current ratings of players, pOI·tralts and biographical sketches, announce· me uts 0[ new tnUJ'naments. JACK STRALEY DATTELL, Postal Ch ess Edilol'

POS TAL C H ESS RAT INGS tracing their progress in eomparativo stand· ings. Each player strives to improl'e hiH This month we publish the names and rating a nd play his best even after h is ratings of all our postal chess players who chances at il. lournameut pl'i 7. e al'e no long· are aetiyely engaged in e vcllts which deter· el' at stake, mine mting points. Thcse ratings are based on the results of games which were \Ve do nOL change ratill gs when games a re reported UI) to January 6. ]944; therefOI'e forfeited 01' defaulted, \Ve have found this thev iudicate the relatil'e pos[al chess to be the best ]Jnlicy. 0ne r eason is Ihat 5taraliugs of all rated players at tile start the pe nalized player may have a consider­ o! 1944. \ \'e publish a complete ]Joslal rat­ able advantage when the game is ter minate d ing list twice yeal·ly. The next wili app<'al' and it lI'onld he ridiculOUS to improve his in the August·Septe mber issue. oppollent's raUng, which is llleant to be a yardstick of ability, under the circum· The re are S,S aclive. r~tecl players this stances. A jloint in the score hook is suf· month. or 570 1110re than were listed ill ficient compensation for t he '" uneilrne(\" win. February, .1943 . As I1sua l, we have pared T he winner' may, however, request adjudi· away the names of 1111 inactive players. Kor cation for mUng adjustmeut if he [eels that do we list names or those engaged only in he has obtained a definite superiority, or if CHI~SS HI!:VI]';\\"S Social Chess-by·l\'lail he believes that lw would have been able sections, as those events do llot require or to draw il forfeited game against a higher· confer ratings. So we feel our chess (amily rated opponent. In the latter case, t ile game is eyen larger than it appears- especially must have progressed at least 20 move s. as many are inaetiYe on ly because o f pres· Such adjudications do not a ffect the point ent unsettled war conditions. score, neve r deprive the IJlayer of the full tOIll"llal!lel!t pO lll t awanled by fo r feit. Our postal ratinC!; Rystelll has worked quite wei\' So well, ill fact. that we look In short, ratings lllust be earne d by play, forward to a ratiug system of the same ~o that they always retlect the chess ability t~pe being e~tablishod some day for all of all players. Intro duc ing . .. . cliessplayel'S in the U. S. It ~hould roster Cpl. Ray Werner, U. S. Army winning chess, for tou l'llamellt players A detailed explanation of would htH'e their ralin){s to play for as well ratings are adjusted was g;" as just toUl'Ilament \Joints, A higil-rated u~t · September, 1943. issue Hay started Jlostal chess (1'om Knoxville, player, for OX~lllp l e, would not be content VIE\V. F or the benelit new readers, Tennessee. June 1913, in Class Tournament to c o~st 10 lil'st place in a touruament by this will be republ ish ed next month. section 43·0 26. I n September, he became dl'awing with il. leHser-mled opponeut in tho a teacher in Deweese, Nebraska, celebrated last round, ltaUwr tha ll slip down several RA T I NG N E WCOM ERS by entering Class Tonrnament section 43·C places 011 the nation~1 r~ting li~t, he would 58. Toward the end o[ the year, Ray entered ]lilt out I' eal efforl 10 win that last gnme. Ne w members are a lways welcomed in t he Army but contiuued his postal ehess, our postal group. Upon e lJterillg, we ask apparently with no ill effects on bis new newcomers to estimate the ir plnying streng 1. h career, for he became a corporal in 14 days. PU RPOSE OF RATiNGS and each is started in the class he indi· He celebrated by entering Class section 44·0 Rat ings have nothing w hatsoever to do cates. (We suggest Class D for those who 28. wit h t he s t a ndings in t ourname nt sections . have recently taken U[I chess or who have been playing for less t han olle year ; Class Cll\. Wernel' has always boost.ed chess. Prizes are awnrded in accordance w ith the At Deweese, he prolliptly Interested his /inal standings as determined by tbe total C for average players; Class B for s t rong number of games won or drawn by the club players; and Class A only for those students in chess. In the Army he is dis· ]}Iayers. who 11[1ve measured their strength against covering new chess enthusiasts. He is con· the best in some fo r m of o r gan i~ ed chess.) tilHling flo chess friendship in a Challenge The main pnrpoHe o( the I'ating ~ystem is Match with Sam S hapiro o( New York to enable us to match players or nbout the Hithel'[o, we have issued ratings to new same chessic ability in each section of our lllembers Il Jlo n entering. In fut u l'e, however, whom Jle met in h is first postal section, Class Tournamellt. III these sections, en· ratings will not be assigned to new players ·13-C 26. Sam, who )Iominated Hay as Postal tries are grouped according to their current Ilntil they bave finished at lea~t t hree Chesfl Player of tJle Monlh, saYfl that Ray rating!! . Competitors may enter a section games, in order lhat we may have fl, fair is an ardent admirer of Steinitz, swears by made up o( players from theil' own class. 01', basis for judging their strength. \Vhen such the Queen's Gambit Declined, makes a spe· if they wish to tes t their mettle. they may 1'atings are issued, adjustment will be m ade cia\f.y of w inning "'bonk draws," but, above compete against players in a h igher class, to th e ratings of the lIew players and their all else, makes a real chess fl'iend. Thus the Class Tournament is de~ig n ed to opponents in accordance with the, results afford postal players enjoyable eompetitioll or games filii sired dUI 'illg the trial period. against reasonably approximate equals. T he rating system is OUI' method o[ measuring This p rocedure will protect h igher·rated 1944 CLASS TO URN AMENT : In th Is Ihe competition, players from t he ill effects of a newcomer's event you are grou ped wIth 6 p l ~ y ers of modesty. Under the new system, we will your own strength. Prizes In each sec · tion ~re credI ts of $4, $2 and $1. Entry The system also adds a competitive fillip be able to allocate new members with fee $1 . Mall entry , IndIcat ing cfass, to to postal ches~. Ttatings go up or down a~ some degree or accuracy before a lly rating CHESS REVIE W, 250 W. 57th St., New games arc won or lost and players enjoy c1langes are made. Y or k, N , Y . CHESS REVIEW, F EBRUARY, 1944 15 1944 Championship Tourney Rules

CII I ~RS Hl~V I EW 'S 19·1·1 Pos tal Chess Cham]lions liill Tourna· 1 nWll t i ~ Ollen to all pel'sons li ving In the co ntinentat United Staws of Amc l'ica C"C",p l CHESS I n~ V I E\V 'S f'ml)1oyclI, contribu t· i ng editors nnd IllCmbel"S of their f,uIIBi.,s. CIH :SS HEV!!,;\\, will dIsqualify nny contestant who clllers anti 2 phll'iI i n this tournament undel' n Ils(:udonylll or in the name of another per ~ o!\. All games of the disqualified contestant wJll be sc ore.] il il wills fol' his opponents. '1'11'0 QunlHying rounds and on e fillal round will be played. In all 3 three rounds. contestants wilt CO I1lIH'tc in sections o r seven ]>iaycl'8. Each contestant in a section will pillY onc game with ea ch o f h is alx opponents.

All contclltnnts who score 4 0 1' 1ll00'C ~ alll e points [n the prellm[n­ 4 ary round will quali ry for the seml-tl nal ro uml. S imilarly, all quallllcd SC IlI\-tl naUsls who sco re 4 01' more pOints in t he sem l· fi nal round will (I\lallfy for the fi nal round , If addH ional Illayers {(rom 1 S150.00 FIRST PRIZE to 6) are required to eonllliete t he IAS l sect ion of t he second or third round, Ihese l)layers will be "electell f rom among contestants who IIcol'ed 31h points in t he p!'evlollM 1'01111(1 and in the ord(lr of their C Hl-~SS HEVIEW Postal Ratings at the lime the last s(lction 575.00 SECONO PRIZE is made up, I';;o.: cepl all provided in Rule 4, contcstants who score less tlrnn 5 ·1 pOint s in either of thc qual!fyin,c: ronnd s will not be eligIble (or S50.00 THIRD PRIZE thO announccd cash and book ilrl)!{~ s. HUII'cI'er, each of these eliminated contestants, upon COIllIlI ... t lon or a ll hi~ ~cheduled gamea In thla tournament, will receh'e o lle free ent ry (worth $1) Into C H~~SS In:Vl EW'S Postal CheJ< s CIIUli< TOurnament. 530.00 FOURTH PRIZE A 1 ~l r st I'ri)lc o f $150.00 and 29 ot he r cush pri:tes wilt be a warded 6 by C I-I I':SS HEVI1'; W in accordance wi th tim published s chedule of prl1.el! to those 30 qualified fi na Hstl! who <\ chi'H'e t he hig hest tota l SCOI'ell in the three rounds of the t ournament, E \'ery qualified S20.00 FIFTH PRIZE fi nalist who fai ls to win a cas h pri?e will be a warded a $2.50 or $3.00 boo k prize u pon completion or flll ).lls I!chetlullo'd gamCl!, WIHW computing t he totHI scoreg to ti ctf'I'11)in e the distribution 515.00 SIXTH PRIZE 7 or pd~, cs , each game WOll in lhe fir ~ l I'oulld will be scored 1\ 11 I point; "ach game won in thll O(ecollol round wi!! be scored nO( 2.2 Iloints; " Heh gllme won in lhf' flnnl round will be s cored us SEVENTH TO FOURTEENTH ,1. 5 pol lll~. A drawn game will be score d a O( half these I'espeeth'e amounts. PRIZES OF EACH In th(' ca se of ties, if two or more tln ]\1i~ t s tie fo r firs t place, 8 510.00 8 aclll(> 1'l 1l1> the same total sco re, all COlHlllllI'd ill Hula 7, then the II rlil 2 Or more Ilrizes will be n ,'lIen'ed fo r t hose fi nalists and the I l r l?"~ will be a warded in a CCOrdflnCQ w ith lhe s cores a chle\'ed FIFTEENTH TO THIRTIETH by them in a t ie-breaking round-rob in cont('st ill which each contest­ alit 11'111 Iliay at least 2 games with e ve ry othel' cont est ant, (If the 16 PRIZES OF EACH numbe r o f tied conteslunts is 4 01' I('IIS, ca ch will play a total S5.00 of 12 gamcO(,) Tics for any othf'1' c;\lIh p ri zcs wlll bc brokcn In l he SHllle lua nner. Any ties which tlllty d('vclop ill thc tie-bI'{:nking ADDI TIONAl_ BOOK PRIZES c ont e ~ts will be broken under the Sonncborn-Be rger system but H this systcm tloes Jlot llissolve IInnl tics, the pri)lCS affect(ld w!lI Every plaY l:!r who {)llalifies fOr tho tlnnl cO n t e ~ tan ts. be lli l'itl('d «(I\lally fllllong the tied roulld 1111(1 finls hcs his playing l:!c hedulo but The ('11 1.1'), fee is $2 and e ntlllcs the contcstant to compete In fails to win 1\ cash prize will be awarded his 9 one seclloll of the preliminary round, No addItional (ee Is choice of any $2.50 01' $3.00 book publls hcd charged COutcst,m lg who quail f)' for tho socoud or th!rd rounds. A by the Edllors of CHESS HEVIEW, contes t:1l1t nwy cuter UII to fi" e sectlons o f the Il relim ina ry rou nd UIIon Ila)'Uleut o f the fee or $2 pcr section entry, :\Iultillie enll'iC8 by one l)I)r8011 will comlle te and (IUalify as though made by separate CONSOLATION PRIZES Indl,'lduahl, HOI\'c\'cr, no contestant may w i,., more tha,., one prize 1':vcry I)hlycr who enters this tournament and and a 1)laycr who (Iua ti fi es (or mO l'C t han olle sect ion of the fi nal fi nis hes his 1)lflylng schedule but faits to round will be a warded his I)rize 011 t l1(' ba il ls o f the t otal score ([uali fy fo r the fin n! r ound will bo g l\'en O ~ E achlel'ed by only o ne of his entric!I, (T he elltl'Y making the hlghcst Fln;f~ El\-TRY (worlh $1) Jnto OUI' rcgular total score will be tak en,) Mult iple entries will be place d In da ror­ elaslI 'rOllrlllllUent whcre he will cOlllllete In ent seclious of each round. II j -llJall aeetion (or prlzes or $4, $2 and $1 lillon I'llteri ng. each contestant (Lgl'ee~ tlmt the dccislon of cl' e tllt ~ whi c h can be used to l)\l]'challl) che HS 10 Cl'U>; SS ImVlEW and Its Pos tlll Chesa Editor in all matte rs bookH 01' e(juipllltlut from UHl~SS HgV1EW, afrf'ctlng t he conduct of the tournamcnt, hlchuling thc acceptan(le iU1t1 eiassl!lcil tion of cntries, the adjud ication o f gllmes, the award or I'cfusal of forfell claims, the distribution of prizes, a nd all Intel'­ IlrNlltlons o f the rules and regulations, Shall be final a nd conclush>e, EXCel)t HS proddcd in the fo re going r ules, and in all other 11 l'eSI)l)cts. this tourname nt will be conducted under CHESS REVIEW'S Off ic ial Rules and Regu lations of P osta l Chess, Including any amend mcnts or additions thCl'clO, A copy o f t he Onicial Hulcs will be ma il ed to cach enll'y, or t o a ny 1)I'OSI)ect h 'e entry UPOII • request. •

ERE is your opportunity to have barrels of fun playing chess by mail with other readers of CHESS REVIEW in the greatest postal tournament ever held .. and at the same time enjoy tbe added thrill of competing for 30 Cash Prizes amounting to $500.00, plus Book Prizes and Con solation Prizes for everybody! You can win up to $150.00!!

Thil,t,\' (30) c1.1s h prizes,

1944 POSTAL CHESS r CHESS REVIE"' -O~Il~k ~ re"7, ~;: ;:;er'7:g 1 I P ostal Chess Dept , Postal Chess Kit on oppo'it e I CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY 250 W , 57th St" 'ide of this entry eOUpon. I New York 19, N. y, I I enelose $ __ __ . E n ter my name in --- _____ (Itr)w many?) seetion (s ) of you r 1944 Poslal Cheas Cha mpionship T ourna, I I m e'll, T he amo un t enelosed eOve rs the entry fee of $2 I per seelion, I NEW PLAY E R S ONLY, Ple~se fiU In line below In Order t hat we m,ly i~ el ud e Your n " me in OUr list 01 POU,11 Chen Ratin g" I Is st,I 'oncooen sidern) myself a CI"" ..... - ( A , 8 , C, 0 , player (C tilSS A I

I Name ------~ ------______~ ______~ __ __ I I Address ------______I C·, L ------I Y ------S t ate ------J • POSTAL GAMES OF THE MONTH

Posta l play('r~ a re il'I·i\cd 10 SU bmit IICOI ·es of their games. To be con~h l eretl. scm·CB lllU st b l;) lI"]"iUen on st anda rd sco re sheets llHd clearly lllarkE'd ··ro!" i!uhHcation:· :\ole Ihut g-ame scorclI arc' NO T rel]uired when 1·;' IJ(lI"lluj{ />;'Inlt' ,..""ul(;;. Gailit' rC llorlS may lie sent 1111 PIIHt(·Il,.,ls. If Int'iIUI('d lI"illi o lh"r cUIT,· s jl onllf' ncc. I"ellol"t I"e ~ uI Ul' 011

PoUal che,"1\ I" l·arel y c u t amI ENGLI SH O P ENING (Iriell. I t is what It ,. playerll make it - lIud mO!!L use t lUl tim e, V I CT ORY SEM I_F I NALS 101 which pOl< lal play allowlI fu.· p . R. Eastman O. B i rste in s tudyill); movell, to try ro r com· II1i cations . Tht>Sfl gUllies rel" ·p· White Bl ack I. I)rc\'en(ing 25 P-Q6, !'ew YOI·k ] 9, N. Y. 22 Q- Q5 · . . , g-I\·cs bNter fighting chances. I I While has a choice or e vll ll. Send me one C lII ~SS HEVIEW POSTAL CHESS KIT If 22 KtxKt., UxPch: 23 K- HI, 25 P-Q6 R- K t3 I b y return mall. I Kt- Kt6ch : 2'1 I\:dl, l,txHch; 2;; 26 QR_ BI R-B4 K- KtI , QxKl : and Black Ii 26 ... flx ll : 2i RxU, Kb P ; 28 I o I enclose $5 [n full pay· o Send c.o.d. $5 pl us postal I emerges exch ange and Pawn I{- Bich, J\- H3 (un 28. .. II- K l 2: 29 ment, Including postage. charges. ahead. BxP w ins) . 29 P- Q7, Kt~n 6; 3 ~ I I 22 .. Kt- K7eh H~ BI wins. Name __ ••• ~ . _~ . ~~~ ___ • • ______. 23 K-Rl B x KRP 27 P-B4 RlIR I 24 P-QKt3 · . . , 28 RxR Kt-B4 I Black anllOUUCOS IlI lIte In -I! macl.. ;; g,lDle is lost; but 1h. Address 2·1. .•Kt (5)-Kl6ch: 25 K xB. K1x I ------I Reh: 26 X- HI, Q- I17ch! 27 KtxQ. CO liP d" grace i~ neat. State ______K t ( 8 ) - K 16 (seml·smotherell 29 RxKt ! PxR I City ---._--_ ._ ... -----_._._.- .. __ ._--.- I IllHte!) mate! 30 BxP! ReSigns L _ ------____ ..J 18 C HESS REVIEW, FEBRU,\RY, 1944 PRIZE WINNERS THIS MONTH Sectl o~ Pla yer Prize Score 1i - ,!7 lie\,. J, "'I"nd t ...... 1-2 Ii - 2 H . 10:, 1.lg.<:eu ...... \- 2 ~ - 2 S RECORDER ALBUM ~2 - ::;C P f<-. H . J. " ",,1,111 •...... 2,1 , -, POSTAL I'r,'. ~1. J,... (> I ,~ ..•... , ...... •... :1<1 ~ - l 12·!'(17 ,\T. IInllf' •..•...... \1<1 r, - I ~ I "". ~r. P I,,,, ...... •. 2, 1 ·1 %-1 Y., N. II'.. IIU r h ... ll ...... :ld ~ - ~ n-!.(I9 T.. 1I,,,.k,' ,' ...... 1", ~ _I A.ltvlh",,'" ...... ,2.1 I". 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'"" 43-\,51 K ' ·""' I ~ mll.· H ",ll h d "n w lI I ('x :t.g-g-e r "te d; S im j)llOn I , ...... 88 2 J1! r ~<' h. K W...... '" Wa,.;nc r 0; Sc h ~ l' henlij J~ I"QOd" m s : C"t lch I, '""7nn '"" S "<><, klon O. ... ::::::: ~ ~ ~ H ~\~f;~~.I:;.. t.i. :::::: :: ,'"'•• '"'700 B (' s ~e 1" ''' 1 ~ a~e. &:011. l o ~e s \ 0 Campbe ll, Lu' Y,: , .:::: : 852 H ol '" "d, H. H ...... , 71l (1 '"' Losh 02 iJ C"l s HC() i!. "0 I H o lll(l ,';j" :>. " ...... ,. C, >ipielbcrj.;·cr l. N. C. V n l ~ o~ ... :: :: ::::: 92.1 ', · ', ow, t ' r ~.. .1 , Il ...... '"'762 ( ;O"l n,d" H i ~ ~,. lo~,'~ 10 R ~ v . Sch ick n nd R. 9 10 Oy , n. 0 ...... • ,.,. '"7&6" 'n"r. 8Icin mep,,'...... 9;'10 Hu",,,,, . X. D...... '" I ,.. J r. . . 'I" .. I .. r forf"il s Oil lI m n to S to n e, I··.ccdmnn ; A...... '0' I h ll~ h in ~ o " , \\'. ' V . . . G9~ p , G ..... \ Veiss I}("al~ Eo B c)' ~r . Jo!I""n . 1'...... '"700" It G...... '" Jlorku 1. ,1. H. Bey... r O. Ila~~. K . H...... iOO I\o~'~·k. G ..1...... 1'00 R. C ...... '"7 7-1' ./3-\'106 S. Guoo,· li e ~ H. 80k OIOI"l'. BIlle..... M .. Jr...... 700 " ",'h~. R O ...... A ...... '" 13-\,115 L. K Kus h nell repl.. ee~ E. SI .. ide. BaL('". n. ;\1. ..•.•.•.• 754 K"''''I;''''. H ...... o...... ; 58 lleftrd "'e)·. 11. .•...... iOO 1.11' " 1.0. L. H ...•...... '" M ...... '700"" CHAL L E N GE MATC HES Beckelm",", ,\r. \\'... . . HI Lnxtl rus. L ...... '""" I)...... 700 T.t. B. \\'. P a ul defeat .. L. It. (;h"u\'enct. B.... d~ore. JQs""h;,,(' 700 1..1' .... " . T . R ...... "" " ...... 7C2 :;, .J. Ii... ,k in tics J . H . Dr""',,. CHESS R EVIEW , F EBR UARY, 1941 '" 21 ._.. _------

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COMPOSERS

'l'hl1 c oml108er~ of thc$c brilli;IJlL proble ms ;He lisled below:

:Vo. l - W. A . Shiukman No.2- Sam Loyd No. 3-Geoffrey "fott·Smitll No. 4- 0oslcrholr :-"0. 5-1' H \Vitliams :\'0. 6- l'radignat No. 7- D'Orvillc No. ~-H . H. Brouwer No. U- Tomlinson ~o, JO- Kohh & Kockelhom

Solutions on Page 23 in Two Moves

3. \V]lite Males in 2 I\'[o\"es 4. White Males in 2 MOI'e5 5. White ;'I'fales in 2 Moves 6. While Mates in 2 Moves

7. White :lra te s in 2 l\fon's B. While Mates ill 2 Moves 9. White ;'I'lat e ~ in 2 Moves "10. White Mates in 3 ,\'101' e5 22 CHESS REV IEW, FEBRUARY, SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS The solutions to the problems Oli IJnge 22 (opposite) are given below. In all cases. the /luu t move I~ mate.

No 1. Key: 1 K- A2. Ir 1 ... Kxll : 2 0 - 01 , If 1...1( - Jt5; 2 O- D6. 2 B- Q3. I( LP- Q8(Q); 2 H- D2. H 1. •. K- U5: 2 D- K 2. H 1 ... P- Q8(K t): 2 U - KI. No 6. Key: 1 Q-Kt J. If 1 ...K-Q 5; No 2. Key: 1 A- K t2. I( 1. •• K- Q6: 2 R- I<14. If 1 ... P -Q5; 2 Q-Kt8. 2 D-B5. If 1 ... K - D6: 2 D- Kt7. It 1... Kt H) any ; 2 Q-B3. If L . If L..K-K~: 2 R- Q2. Kt(2) AllY ; 2 Q- Q3. No 7. Key: 1 R- Q5, KJ(R ; 2 Q­ No.3, Key: 1 R- B3, threatening Q~ . 2 Q- K3. I( LP- K 5: 2 Q- US. If 1 ... K - K5: 2 Q- KU ; If 1...1(­ No.8. Key: 1 Kt- K8, l hn~ateni n g K8; 2 Q- Q3. 2 Kt- B7 and 2 Q- K4. If 1 ... K tx Kt ; 2 1I- B7. If l...K-Q ~ : 2 Q--Q6. Beauty In a chess I{/l.me Is IUII'd to dell ne. Hel'e, for Instance Is a No 4. Key: 1 K-Kt3. If 1 ... 1'- 11.1: No 9. Key: 1 P_B8, promoting to s lashing slIcl"in cial attnc k by llogoljubolV /l.nd, fOI' contl"llst, a quiet, 2 Q- HS. If l...Kt- D7 : 2 Q- H S. a Dlshop. l...J(- lU; 2 R- R6. 1l0SiUOUlli jewel by Dr. 13ems lein where not hing more startling than If L..Kt e lsewhere; 2 QxD, No 10. 1 R_ R8, K- Kt4: 2 K-R7, pressu re on \Vhite's Q4 Is the moUr, unW s uddenly all the pieces fly No 5. Key: 1 Q-Rl. If 1...K- n3: K- H5: 3 K- K l6. off the board and a meek little pawa (Iecides the game . by IRVING CHERNEV Solutions to the proble ma which appeareu in the October a n cl November 1943 !~sl1 e~ wl1l be pub1Jij)led next mont h . At an early S tockho lm, 1919 Berli n, 1902 clate, we wlll pub1t$h the winners or the C hi"l s tmH$ SolvIng Contest F RENCH DEFENSE and !lolutions, together with the final standings or t he Solvers' Ladder, now dlscontlnued. Bogoljubow N. N. Januschpolsky Or. 'st e ln While Black White Black 1 P- K4 P-K3 P_K4 2 P_Q4 1 P-K4 P-Q4 , Kt-KB3 . 3 Kt-QB3 Kt_ KB3 Kt-QB3 THE ENJOYMENT OF 4 B-KKt5 B_K2 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3 5 P- K5 KKt_Q2 4 B x Kt QPxB , 0-0 6 P- KR4 B,B B- KKt5 P-KR3 CHESS PROBLEMS 7 Px B Q,P B x Kt •7 Q , B 8 Kt_R3 Q- K2 Q-B3 by KENNETH S. HOWARD P-B3 9 Q_ Kt4 P-KKt 3 Q,Q •9 P , Q 10 Kt- B4 P-QR3 P-QB4 At IlIst! A book 011 prob­ lem,. intended for t he averllge ,1 0-0-0 P-QB4 Begin ning lhe Il retl!lllre on c heSSI)iayer /l.n ll not just for 12 Q-Kt3 Kt-Kt3 W h ile'>; Q ~ . 13 P x P Q,P Ilroble m eX llel·ls. EX llia ins tile 10 P-Q3 0-0- 0 1\lIIl1am e n ta ls of problem com" 14 B-Q3 Q_B1 pos ition, defines term s in 15 B_ K4 ! P,B !'.·Iore 11I·ess;Ul"C. s imple language. Outlines and 16QKtxP QKt_Q2 illustrates the various prob· 11 R-Ql Kt_B3 lem t hemes. Includes 200 ex· To stop the threate ned m ale by 12 B_K3 Kt-R4! amples o( fine problems, with Ii K t- B6ch, K - 1< 2; 18 Q- H3 13 Kt-R3 P-KKt4 mate. solutions ~ I t the enll of each chaplm·. A beautiful book, 17 Q- QB3! Q- K2 1'0 post lhe Kt at DS and recap· boauUful1y WI'it tell. Cloth. 222 (. UI·C. if White takes the Kt. wjth 18 Kt-B6ch Kt x Kl the Kt PalVn. !)Hges- $3. 19 P x Kt Q-B1 20 Q- B7 Kt- Q2 14 K-R2 Kt_ B5 ALTSCHUL PROBLEM BOOK SERIES 21 Kt- Q51 P x K.t 15 B x Kl KtP x B 16 Kt-B2 B-Kt2 Limited ecllUons, printed by J)rl vutely·owned Overbrook Press. The I

Chess among schoolboys h a~ inactivity. Now the Qnp is It developed to ~ u c h a degree of I nrget. skill t hat teclm iculitie s sueh as 13 B-Q3 8-Kt2 t h,e gfl in of fl· t em po. the weflk ­ 14 B- K 4 . - . . ening of s qun res and Pawn ' Vi lh t ypic:l l schoolboy impet­ struct urcs a re e vcr~' day OCCll r ­ re nces. MflSlers, look to your uosilr, t he t al'ge t i ~ dire ctly as ­ sfli led before t he neces sary prep­ laurels! (Sinc!) t his In te rscholflstic a rations hal'e bee n m:lde. a nd ~{)o n White's nttack I·ecoils. A gamc was playe d, Na tt en s has gr;((luale(l a nd is n ow Ca ptain Of better pifln was 1,1 Q- D2, p ­ Kt3 ;15 Q- KZ (to trade m:lck's t he Harvan i chess t eam. - E tl.) Bishop and removo I. he support QUE E N'S GAM B IT DEC L I N E D or t he B P by 16 D - H 6) , P - QB,J; H. Natte ns S_ Edelman .1 (; }3- Kt5 and the Ill'eSSUl'e ou the DP awl tln'eat to en t er on DeWitt Clinton Nell' Utrecht the seventh row in the el'eut or H .S. T-LS . an exchange s hould produce div­ Chessma st e r I. A_ Horowih : White BlaCk ide nds. 25 Qx P ! Q- B3 O f course not QxQ; 26 H- QS ch 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 14 , QR_ B 1 2 P-QB4 P-K3 wit h mate to fo ll ow. From he re 15 Q- B2 K t _ B3 on \\fhite lIo es n ot let up un til 6 P-Q4 P- QK t 4 3 K t-QB3 K t-KB3 16 B-Q3 P_B4 he ha~ mattet·s well i n han (L 7 8 - K t 3 P-Q4 4 B-Kt5 8 - K 2 8 Px P B- K3 At. last the liberating' m ovc. 26 Q _ Kt7 ! Q-B5ch 5 P- K3 Q K t - Q2 9 P-B3 B_ K2 6 K t- B3 O~O 17 Q-R4 27 B- Q3 Q- QR5 10 QKt- Q2 O~ O 28 P- K t 3 Q-K 1 The ort.hodox defe nse w hi ch A n attem pt t o provoke ot her 11 K txK t hns been standal'd fOI' more thnn weakness es in Blacl\'s Pawn 29 QxP K t-Q4 30 B-Kt5 Q- R 1 }'I ore u sual is II B- B2, P- D4 two score years. Black fi nds chain by the a ttnck on the HP. when complications ensue. himself with a cra mped gfllll e Sound judgment i,.; displayed in 31 B_ B6 ! Ktx Q 32 BxQ - . . . The idea of t he t ext move is but no organ ic wea kness. pc rmitting the capt ure of t he not to s implify, but to expost Kt, w hich in turn seems to jeo p­ T hreateni ng' mate . 7 Q_B2 P_ B3 wha t the player of the \Vhit ~ aruize the security of I. he 'White 32 . . , . forces deems a faulty line in It is gene l'ally agreed t hat 1. he Ki ng. player of the \Vhite forces , hav­ 33 P- QR4 M. C_ O. (M ott ern C hess Open­ ing the fl l·st. move, enjoys t. he 17 _ . . . BxK t 33 ...KlxD; 34 H- Qgch regains ings) the Bible o f cor-respoll­ initiative . H is lJrimary objective Against 17 ... P- QII3. W h ite Uwpie ce. dence playe rs. , is' to augmeill. Ulis inlliul plus would pIa,' ] S Q- H3 (nol, I S BxP. 34 K-K2 K _ K2 11 - - . . Px K t with ot her gains u ntil it l'epre­ H- Hl winning a pitlCtl ), with a 35 B-K4 Resigns 12 BxB Px Kt seuts something more. subs tan­ bind on t he BP. 1<'01" lhc ma)'cll of t he (,luen!l This s peculatil'C move gels all tial. The defender, Oil ihe other 18 P x B Px P Side Pawns to t he e ighth ran k exclamation point in M.e.O.; the hand, should ~ tl" i " e for equ:llity Not bad. but IS.,.Kt- Q4 was is only a ma tter of time alternat ive 12 ... PxB le a v e ~ Blacl' in the early s t:lges of pIny. with a free a nd eas y game. It s o happe ns t h:lt in a ll ( 1)' )lIore prollli~ing . In tha t case enings there is an cq\tali~er , a White would not dare dril'e tlle The a mateu r ofte n tflkes t he 13 8-Q5 . ... so-c!\lletl libe rating move for t he K t with P- K 4 on accoullt of the recomme nd a tion of the m a ster At first glance a most annoy· second player . Failur e t o a ppro­ crus hing re Ill y .,.Kt- 1l5. And]9 wilh "a grniu of salt." And r ight: ing pin; 13 ... Q- Q2?; 1<1 BxPch ciat e ilS s ignificance genenl.l ly l-' xl', l{ x P ; 20 Hx lt, Q xl{; 21. Qx ly s o. Ye t , his ~ eal t o prove a wins the Queen. results ill an im potell t \!os ition. I' would be met by ,.. KtxP :! poi n t i1:l not matched by llis t echnique. In t.he text position 7 ... P - D,j 19 Qx QP KR_Q1 In the follo wing game, pla yed is the liberating move. Its omis­ 20 Rx R Rx R sion makes Bla ck 's defense dim­ 21 R_Q 1 _ . . _ by C Ol"J" e ~I ) O I H] e nce in Ollr Vie­ cult. tory TOU) 'nalllent , \Vhite s \l ffe)" ~ Trap. H 21.. .H- QI ; 22 Bxl'ch , from this ~hortco m ing. 8 R_ B1 p , p etc. R U Y LOP EZ Blflc k is fo llowing b}' rotc a 21 . _ . . R- B4 M. C haros h H . Hampton pat t ern of dcfc nse often employ­ 22 B- Kt1 R- Q4 ed by Crt)lablanca, but in a 23 Q_Q R4 R_ K t4ch "White Blaek s'lightl y differ ent position. It i~ P_K 4 He s till lHnbon; hopes o[ be­ 1 P-K 4 the negligib le di fference w hich 2 K t - K B3 Kt_QB3 ll u ll i fie~ I he plan in the present laying the adverse King. Other ­ wise 23 .. . RxHch s hould re­ 3 B- K t 5 P-QR3 position. 4 8 - R4 Kt_ B3 ~u1t ill a dr aw. 9 BxP K t- Q4 5 0 - 0 KtxP 10 BxB Q, B 24 K - 8 1 Q-B 2?? Th e Illost active uefense to 11 0 - 0 Ktx Kt A n out right iJlunde l' on w hich the LOllez. fa vored by ex-\\,ol'](] 12 QxK t P- QKt3 White is quick to C a]l i t a li ~ e. 24 Chfllllpi on BUlI'e. It grants Blacl( 13 , _ , , Forced. O t h c r\\"i ~ e the Black ... P- Kt3 sooner or late r wa s im­ countel'play at t he e xpense of KtxP Bishop is doomed to a role of perati" e. security of position . T he bone o f conten tion ! Is 24 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1944 the sacrifice of the exchange This· move is often made in en rlol'sed hy "'1. C.O. jU fl tlfi ed ? the Hll~' Lope~. but in it differ· I CHESS BOOKS FOR PLAYERS 14 BxR QxB e nt. I' a l"i al ion . As it rule it. s pur. 15 R-Kl ... . pose is to bolster t he cente r with P- Q ,j 0 1· en)ate a r e trea t [or KERES' BEST GAMES Not 15 P- KKt3. Q- Ul . follow- the Bishop at K t;; via R 'I. H ere, pd by .. . Q- R 6 and cnrtain. with the QP g-one, tlw text move 695 OF CHESS_F. Rei nfeld 15 . . . . R_Ql is without rllyrlle or reaSOTI. A with preface by Ke res. H e· 16 Q_ B2 Q- Q4 better r. on[jnu"UOIl would havp veals the techniqUe of one 17 B-B4 Kt- Q6 been: R PxP ep., Ktxl'; 9 BxKt, 01: lhe youngest modern 18 KR-Ql · . . . l'xD; 10 Kt- Q4 a nd the exploit· .\Iore or less forced. If 18 RxD, n jjon 01' lllaek'~ shattered, iso· grandmasters, famoliS for his Ktxll; ] 9 QH-Kl, Kt-Jt6ch!!; 20 lat.ed l'aw n ~. bl"iliiaut pby - $3. PxKt (20 K- Hl, PxP mate or Now nlaek taKeR the hJitia· 20 K- Il1 , q-B~ch or ... P xPch Uve. TO PLAY wins), Q- K t4ch and mate~ n ext. 8 . . . . B- KKt5 ENDINGS_E. 18 . . . . Q-K5 A n lln noying pill. A. Znosko.Borovsky. Theory 19 P-KKt3 • • • • 9 QKt- Q2 P_B4 and pmetice of eudgame play Up to this point the play by 10 Q-Kt3 . . . . thorong-hly explained. 262 p.p buth ~ioles lias been superb. Getting- out of pi n ami in turn -NOW $3.95 . White has maintained Ule ad­ pinn ing the adve rse QP. How· vantage of the e xchnnge whil(l ever. t he eap tu re 10 Px PeJ! . firs t, 793 HOW NOT TO P LAY Black has r etained the ;:;-rip. But. would le nd point to While's CHESS_E. A. Znosko. an exchange is a tangihle a s ~ c t. whereas a grip is somewhat Rook Oil "II OIH? 1l fil e. Bo rovsky. Extremely valu. lague. Mr. T. of the famous 1 0 • • . . 8-B4 able f OI· average pla yers. Manhattan Chess Club facetious­ Spotting the wea k BP. T e ll~ YOIl how to avoic! t he ly deSCribes l he intangible grip 11 R_ K2 llIi s take~ whiCh lose gallleS­ as " something iR the r e which is no t there." The defense was di1l1 cult. ON L Y $1.25 Here, hOI',e l'er, W hite falters . After J1 H- DI . KtxKt: 1 ~ Q lh The text move ereates a u or­ Kt, ilxKl Wllite·s K ing s ide 560 FR OM MY GAMES_ ganic weak.ness from which he PaWl! structure is ruined beyond Dr. Max E uwe. }<'ol"mer does not recoyer. 19 BxP, fol· repair. world ehampion ])I·esents 75 lowed by B- Kt3, if neee ssary, of hiR b e~ t pllneR completely was indicated wilen Dlaek·s hold wou ld peter out. Hanotate d. Originally $2.75- NOW $1.50 19 . . . . Q- B4 2Q K_ Rl · . . . F IFTY GREAT GA MES Forcell. 591 OF MODERN CHESS 20 . . . . Q-R6 Chosen ,~ annotated by H. 21 R-KKtl R- Q4 22 BxP · . . . Golombek. Bea utiful select ion Too late of games by modern masters 22 . . . QxPch! -$1 .25 23 KxQ R_R4 mate 710 MASTERS OF THE CHESSBOARD_R. Reti. An intereRting pffort f!"Om Olle of the biggest values in down South. mack inviteR mid­ game eomlJlications ami is e qual chess. thiR 436 page book, 11 10 the oC Cllsion. . . . . KtxKP! with big- c lear type & dia. 12 KKtxKt B,R RUY LOPEZ 13 Bx B 8xPch grams, describes the tech. c. M. Hamblen R. A. LambIe nlnek hns swapped two pieces nil/lie of the great masters Chattanooga, Charleston, for it Rook and two P a w ns, a nd f,·om Andersseu to Alekhiue Tenn. S . C. re tains the atta ck a good ex· A liargain at $3. Whit" mack chilnge. 1 P- K4 P_K4 14 K_B1 8-Kt3 765 EVERY GAME CHECK. 2 Kt- K83 K ~- Q83 15 QKt_B3 Q-Q3 MATE_W. H. Watts. 3 8-Kt5 Kt-83 'I'll(> firs t. st.",!, in driving 101 games entling in mate. The Berlin Defe nse to t h e \Vhit. e'~ Kn ight f,·olll its ad, Each game has diagram of l,()pe~. It is close, s olid and vHll ee il post . pOHitiOIi when mate is an· positiona l but has fallen into disfavor as White's tl elevopmellt 16 P-B4 lI o\lucet1. Solutions at back is [,·ee ant! e fl sy wJlile BlllCk'H is Ji'ond hope: 1ti .. .P- Q 5: 1j T'­ of book- $1.25 labored. J15dl boom! WH ITE TO PLAY 16 . . . . QR- Kl 4 0 -0 Kt xP 500 5 P_Q4 B_K2 17 i'it- Q3 P-KKt4 AND W IN _ W • W • Adams. Reveals new For Oil 5 ... PxP: ~ H- K l would The Hex!. phOlse: rout ti ,e e n- system prove embaras~ i llg-. I'my ill home tenitol·Y. o f ~{)I e et.ing good moves. 6 Px P · . . . 18 PxP . . . . ONLY 75c 6 Q- K2 i~ more force ful and II" IS Uxf'. J{lx l3 : 1f) KtxKt. IcaveR it choice only of un fa vor· Q- K2 w i ll~ , ,,,H ong otheT·S. Orde r by cata log number and title . S eud for ~pecial list of used able replies . Howe r e!'. the t e xt 18 . . . . P_K t 5 [, nglish books. new and use(1 out·of·print books, new and used move is playable. 19 8 -84 PxKt! fOI·",i>\1\ hooK ~ . 6 . . . . 0-0 A fi tting- cOlldusioH. 7 R_ K1 · . . . 20 PxP • • • Instead 7 Q- Q5 has been tl·ied MAIL YOUR ORDER TO he re but without particular s uc­ For if 20 ExQ. Kt- C)_eh will ds cess. matters up quickly. 7 . • . . P_Q4 20 . . . . Q-Kt3 CHESS REVIEW 8 P_B3? · Resigns . . . 250 West 57th St. New York 19, N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1914 25 To improve your game , study these text· books and colJectio!IH or master games prepared by t he great masters.

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PART TEN , CONTUOL OF THE CENTER on squares subr-lidia l'y to t he center (KBIj, QBIj , K3 01' Q:1 ), Rooks a l'c a l ~o ur.cd to support t he center, not to The most important slrntegical aim of the opening occupy it. baltle for mobility is t he CQnt1"Ol of Uw ccutml squa1·CS. The central sq uares, outlined with a heavy rule in the It is logical that t he ccntel' of the boa rd should be diagram below, are the four squares in the exact center the fi el d of battle in the opening, fOl' you can hit at the of the board - K4, Q4, K5 and Q5. These al'e the all­ center f)'om all directions-from the left and right with important squares around which the opening battle rages. your Knights and Ri shops, straight ahead with your The squares slllTol1nd ing this oa rd to the other. Jf his pi eces are located in or indi rectl y, and endeavo l's to obtain control of at least one Ilea r t he center, t hey attack more squares- a nd more im portant squares-t han elsewhere 011 t he board, This of t hese vitnt squa l'es. (To f;ontl'ol a ccntl'al square means t is particularly t rue of Knights. A Knight posted <1 t K5 hat you h:we establi shed t he ri ght to place one of your pieces 0 11 this sqU;\I'e wi t hout having it C<'l ptUl'ed. You or Q5, which cannot be c<1 ptUJ'ed 0 1' driven a way, is a tower of st rength and much more powe rful t han a Knight mayor may lIot exercise YOlll' right of occu pancy - but 10C:'1ted at the side of the uO<1I'd. In t he center, the Knight t he squ~lI' e is youl's. 11 :l lso means thnt you ca n cc\pture attacks 8 important squa res; at t he edge of t he board, all ellemy piece if it is pl aced 011 t he sq ll

played J"(!su lt to get some :':-~ ~~k ~~idit;;(O~get rid and 'White hns altacked the take, t he t wo white Pawns attacking White's one of the P a wns with the Kt with 7 P- Q5. B lack's B i shop will cl"agh through the center of has mo\'ed his Kt to excharlge 9 ... PxP; H) PxP. There mo ve was a bad blund er, relin­ Ihe li Tl e with devastating e ffect . the rOl 'ward march of was little else he could do. In quishing all control of t he cen­ Black 's (.IKt, attacked in posi· the cente)' ]'awns continues, position. 7, if 9. , .Kt~Kt3; )0 Q­ ter. H e s hould have played 6 ... tion 5, hag retreated \ 0 K2 (the \\ihite Ilas played ~) 1'- Q6, The Q5 wins t.he Kt at K5 as mack B_K t5ch, Then if 7 Kt- D3, Ktx only other playable move, equal· Queen Pawn now jabs ht t.he must. guard the threat of 11 QxP KP removes one of White's (len­ ly bad, was Kt- Ktl) and Whit e black Knight at K2. Note how mate; or if 9.,.KlxP; 10 Q- Kt3 tel' Pawns; or if 7 D- Q2, ExUch: has pushed on with g 1'- K:3 , this steamroller advance in tile w ith a murderous attack (11 S QKtxB, l'-Q1 break s up the att.ltcking Black's other Knight. center sweejls aside all opposi· BxPch and 12 B- Kt5 etc.) center. tion in its llat h,

played lO,.,Kt- Kt3. Black has played 11 .. ,KxB 11 A In position 10. if ma.ck In position 10, if Black i not continue 11 O and '\lh ite has continued plays 12 .. ,K- B1 , White II, B plays 12 ... K-BS (to 'pre· Q- Q5 as Black could just castl e 12 Q- Q5c11 . Dlag)'amg llA and eaptures 13 QxKt and the final vent QxKl by ,.. R- Kl) he walkS and the open King-file prohibits 11E ~how two possible continna· lJosiliou Is shown abo\'e. White int o a mate. As shown here, 12 QxKt. ( 11 Q- Q5, 0-0; J 2 Qx tions from this point. III position can now w in with ease. He is a White plays 13 Kt- Kt5 and a n­ KtO R- Kl,) IIl~lead, While has 9, if Black JJlayed lJ .,. K - El P awll up nlld Cim ge t his pieees nounces mate in 2. The threat played 11 DxPch ! The PaW1)S (ins tead of Kxl3) then 12 Q- Q5, into action at once. BlaCk is all is KtxKt mate. If 13 ... R- Kl ; have done t heir damage and J,' hUe ig tangled up and hemmed in. For J4 KtxP mate, or if 13 .. . KtxKt; cleare d the way. Now 'White a Pawn up with a fin e position in nance, the Q-Bigholl iR so 14 BxKt mate, and if 13 ,. . Kt capitalizes on his position . against Dlack's hopeless mess. imprisoned that it 'will lake 4 elsewher'e; 11 Ktx1'ch, HxKt; moves to get it out! ] 5 TI - J

Black hns l'ecovercd his To defend t he thl'cat of n l ar k '~ atlac1{ed Q II e e n 5 P awn by 6 ... BxP and ' ''hite 7 mute. mack played 9. .. K t­ 8 moved to Q2, forcing anoth· j;M deveJol)cil hili Bishop with Kig. T hen White castled lind er weak ne~s as the Queen now 1 B-QB4. Note that a t em po has Black released his QB with 10 ... blucks the llillhop, and White been gained as W hite has a P-Q3. AgaIn White developed I)layed 12 P- K R3 (to lll"event Pawn at K4 and 2 pieces in w ith II. threat as he played 11 Black from moving Q-Kt5 and Iction, whereM! Black has only O- K Kl5 attacking the Queeu. exchange o f Queens.) Then .is Biahol) to show for his open­ Note t hat 'Whlte's center Pawn Alack castled a nd While has ing moves. White Is now in a su periority is now the type o r launched his K -side attack with sirong position with numerous diAgram 1, Page 28. 13 P- U4. Now the center co ntrol threntJl . iH'IYS divil!end s.

Attempting to meet. t he on· has moved K t- K4, Black has l)laye d "ii~",d 2 Again Black com tnl\" u8sault. Black has 10 attllcl(in.ll," W hite's Bis hol), II hia only defcnse, and I 1 only defense , ~ ayed 13 ... K- Rl t o HO lli n his but While pun; no attention to has conUnued 16 Q- R6. Now White finillll% the game KBP 80 that lie can COUll ter thill lhrenl lind pushes on with threatens Q- K t7 01' QxIl mate. 17 R- D4! Wllite is now thl"eat· lliack wilh P- B3. But White 16 P- D6! In lhlg posiUon. Black The whIte K BP has penetrated ening QxPch. followed by R-R4 allows no time fOl' this iUld has has no time to take the Bishop lIle defenses s urrounding t he m f}{e. Then~ is 1)0 defense and attacked the Kt w i th 14 P- B5. liS WhHe Is t hreatening mat e. blnck K ing and has r eaChed Ulack resigned. A ll Dlack 's fhe onwal"li Illarch o r l he Pawn ( 16 P xPch, K): P ; 17 B--B6ch . its .11,"011.1. T his advance of t he lroubles In t his game ca n be lWeeps aWIlY clerensiv(l Iiteces in K-Ktl; HI Q- K t 5 male. If 16 KB F> would neve r have been trll ced to his 31"d move which il; path and clears the way [OJ' P xP ch, K - Ktl; 17 P ): R also possible if Black ha d ma in. cos l a tem po and lost control the fina l male. leads to mllte.) tained it Pawn at K4 . oC the center. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1944 31 In this \VhiLe ha~ exchanged with Black returned his Knight . Whl,ite eliminated his oppon· the imporlance of center 3 PxP, Kt xP and now ha s ~3 1.0 K!l3 and \\'hite lJlayed 4 en s remammg center ciontrol, the game has started played 4 1'- K 4 ! Thig demon­ S ll -Q;';, to maint.ain his Pawn at Pawn by 6 PxP and mack's KKt with 1 P - Q!, P - Q4; 2 P -QB4, strates that Black's 2nd move K4. Black then replied with P­ played to Kt5. Arter 7 Kt-KD3. K t-KD3. \Vhite's firllt move ill (diagram 1 ) was a mist ake as CH in an immediate effort to Kt- QB3; 8 B- KKt5, B- K2, the at least as good as P- K4, simi­ White has secu red an immedi­ break up '.Vhite 's powerful cen­ above 'POsition is I' e a c h e d, larly occupies a central square. ate superiority in the center and t e l". But thiS will only partially \II,' hite's last move was to fore· H is 2nd move makes the open­ gained time by aHacking the reduce \Vhite's °a d vall tag e . ~tall Black's threatened ...Kt ­ ing a Queen's Gambit as White Knighl. (Black should 11ave Biack has already 10M control Rt5 which woult! initiate a offers a wing Pawn to establish pl a yed 2... P-K3 0 1' P - QB3 to o[ the CeIliel'. flU'ong attack, fOJ"ce exchange~ , center control. main lain a Pawn at Q1.) give Black winning prospects.

\II,'hite has 1 ;;;;i.;;d1C11 KtxKt White played 14 Q- K3 (to mack r etreated his Queen 5 Bishops (9 BxB. QxB) t o re captured 'with 7 pl'event Black [rom ca~tling 8 to K3 and White pushed on remove BlaCk's Queen from the his Queell (t o prevell t White OR by the threat of QxP) and with 17 P-R5. As White's KP Q·tlle and again thwart the from castling) but \Vhite COil _ Black replied with D-B3, bear­ is pinned, Black did not move execution of Black's ... Kt- RlS tinued 12 P-KTl3. forcing the ing on \"ihite's KP. Then both his Kt, but tried t o build up attaCk. 'rhen, arter 10 R t-B3, Kt t o return to Rn;l, and ai"ter j!layers castled, 'Whiie Oil the resistance wi t h 17...KR-Kl. Black finally recovered his 13 Q- Q2, 13 - q2, the above Q-side, mack with t he Kn. Then, after I f: KR-Kl , QR- Ql, Pawn with QKtxP. White could position is ]·el1ched. Black's Finally, with Hi P-D1. White White attacks the queen with not hold on to his extra Pawn Queen is now exposed to a ~1.arts hig K-side attack. Again In P-D5, as shown here. (J9 but retains his KP and still Pawn aUack. (He should have we gee how control or the cen­ PxKt would not do, as White controls the cent e r . recaptured with his Rt.) t er br ings results. would lose Q &; It for Q.)

To retain the pin, Black Defending v,'ith iill 9 ret.reat.e d his Queen to K2 con­ power and clever trans, after" but then White played 20 Q­ tinued (threaten­ Black played RtxPch and \Vhltc 28 dis. ch, H- Q4; 29 Q- D6, Kt5, releasing the pin, and ing to win a piece aR nIaek's moved 25 K- Ktl (not 25 BxRt? Black wus forced t o defend the Black was forced to move his Kt ,\' itS aUacked 3 times.) Q- B4ch!) Then Black moved threat of Q- B8ch by playing Kt, playing Kt-Q1. With 21 Bl:lCk solved this with KtxKt. Q- K1 and \II,'hi t e continued 26 Q- B2. In this position (abovel P-B6 White again attacked the T hen \Vhite exchanged Rooks P- R6 (threatening PxPch). White played 30 P-K8, queening Queen. The Pawng are reach­ (23 HxH. RxH) and without B1ar:k again tempted with D­ with check, and Black resigned ing their goal and stabbing at stopping to r ecover his 'Piece, RoEll but White played 27 K-IU as White mates in 2, (30 p­ Blacl(s King position. White has just played 24 P xP! (Now (not 27 RxB?, R- Q8ch, followed R8(Q) ch, QxQ ; 21 BxRch, BxB; now threat.ens QxP mat e. if ...Q - Rl ; 25 IlxPeh ! etc.) by ... Q- R 5ch:) 32 RxQ mate.) 32 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1944 CHESS CLASSICS Published by the Editors of CHESS REVIEW

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