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CHESS REVIEW 'HI ,./Clurf CHESS Maoazinf Valumn 23 Numbe R 2 February, 1955 EDITED & , FEBRUARY 1955 TROPHY OONOR AND WINNE R IS",> IlIIl!.(' .HI SO CENTS r "scription Rat e _-."E YEAR $4.75 20 B-N4 23 RxP K:o:A" 21 A/ , - KBI Q- Bl 24 Q:o:P t K-Al 22 8_Nl. P-N3 25 Q- R7 mate Jnd/;"ln/;" by tht';;e ,·omp·osed brilli;\n<"iell. it ~eeruM that the !iuman mind is ~ timu, hl lml to l,e rfnrm more remarkable re al ~ on the fie ld of battle tlHln in an ivo!") tower. 1·11'1"1'. fo r ,·olUl"lrll'oOIl. is II I:"llllle IIlken (.'0111 .·C'l l lire. w hen'in ,I liule knowll 1,1Hynr "ouduns I he attad i. magnifkeutly. WHAT IVONDEHFUL GAMES we could Le ningrad, 1950 create jf our opponent gave liS the oppor­ SI CILIAN DEFENSE tu nity! If onl y he would filII in wilh our Shapiro Somov gl-andiose schemes! And yet- suppose we had White BhH.:k 1 P_K4 P-QB4 5 N-QB3 P_ KN3 the chance? Could we ri se to th e occasion? 0 N _ i([)3 P-Q3 6 P- B4 B_N2 Some y"e<ll's ilgO, the Hampstead and High­ 3 P . ·Q4 p , p 7 P-K5 p,p gate E:tpress offered it,. reade rs such an op­ , N,P N_ KB3 S p,p N-Q4 portunity: It instituted u contest in which , :-.i - R4 ReeU IH 10 favor Blatk. prizes were offered to Ih e com posers o{ the 9 B- N Sf K-Bl '11' , , ]jill. ["rom he re on. White I"on'es i\ win. most 1)1'1 UlIll lI11U g ltlll ry games. 10 0 - 0 The following three games won first prize !f 10 NxS:. 1 t :\ - K6'r willS at o nce. and second prize, ex-aequo. Th ey were, in 11 NxN QxN the opinion of GUl1 iiherg, th e international 12 N_ B5! Q-84t master who was judge, lhe fin est conceptions 0 1" 12 .. QxQ 13 B-lt6t, K - N1 ].I NxP submitted. Irving Chernev male. Or 12. QxB 13 Q-Qgt. follow!':11 bl' ].I IJ- H6t. ron'p" mllte. 13 B-K3 Author: Dolle, let P rize Q-B2 14 B- R6t K-N 1 AUY LO P EZ 15 NxPt Q,N 1 P-K4 P_ K4 9 N_B3 0-0 2 N- KB3 N-QB3 10 A_ K \ R-Kl 3 B-N5 "I_B3 11 R-Q1 N_ B4 4 0-0 N , P 12 N_Q4 B_R3 5 P_Q4 B_K2 13 Q _ N4 Q-B1 6 Q-K2 N-Q3 14 B_ Rt 8- Bl 7 a,N NPxB 15 N-8 5 N_K3 8 Px P N-N2 16 N_K4 K_Al 21 B x P t R,a 0,· 21 K-Hl 2~ :\- Xljt . l' x."\' H ~· III mate. " 22 Q- Q8t B_B l 25 N-B7t R,N 16 IhP! K,R 18 R- B1t 8 - 93 23 QxBt R,Q 26 A- Q8 t A- B' 17 Q- Q5 t Q-K3 19 RxBt! K,R 24 N-K7t K -Rl 27 R,R mate 2() Q- Q4t K - K2 On 2(1 Q- K·l. ~1 il - S:7~ \\ · i n .~ t)a' Aut ho r : Miss Millar l ;I\('('.\: 01". u ll ~ II K - lll. ~t (1 K IJ ; QUEEN'S GA MB I T \ ':1 ~\,' l h ~ K ill !!". P- Q4 P-04 11 B- N2 Q- 82 21 B- NS t K - 8 2 2 P-Q84 p , p 12 Q-K2 P- OA3 17 N- B6 ! 22 B_Q 8 4 R_K l 3 N-K B3 N-KB3 13 QA- O l K A- K l 18 P:o:P GI" .,., l ! ~ Il n t ! - B Ii7. K .'\ ) ~ l 4 P-K3 P_B4 14 N - K5 B- Q3 Witll t he fi r s t t lu-el1t w ore t hall olle 5 a,p P_K3 15 P- 8 4 QA_Ql mo"e deel), T he intention il! t 9 B- X" i , 6 N_ 83 N_B3 B_ A2 P- ON4 23 Q- B61 K- Nl 24 B_ K R6 BxB 20 PxBt. followed by male. 7 P- QA3 B_K2 "17 N_ K 4 K N xN Resig ns 18 • , , • B:o:B 20 Q-NSt ! A xQ 0 - 0 p,p 18 Q,N N x f'l< \\'orul('r fu i ;lIh~ 111\1";1 '110r.' "~"iI; lIg 19 N x B A_ B l 21 N x P mOlit e •9 p,p 0 - 0 19 BPxN B_ K 2 IlliOn n"!lon: 10 P-QN4 B-Q2 20 AxP! Author: Edward COIIvre l T HOUGHT F OA TH E M O N T H SCOTCH GAME :UII hnl't"It"~~I~' ill lon t" wilh The gal!l!'. 1 P_K4 P-K4 11 p-a5 Q_N3 - A$S iac 2 N-KB3 "'_Q B3 12 N _A 3 0-0 3 P_Q4 p,p '3 N - B4 Q_A2 4 N,P a_B4 '4 0 _0 _0 P_ Q4 5 B_ K 3 Q- B3 15 PxP NxQP 6 P-B3 KN- K2 P_K A3 N/4xB 7 Q-Q2 P- QA3 "17 P,N N,R 8 B-QB4 N_ K 4 18 R,N P_QN4 9 B- N3 Q- N3 19 N- B 6 Q_N2 10 p-Ka4 N_N5 20 N/4- K S Q- N3 \\' jl itC ror~ e\! mll lt' in ~e\· t'I\: CHESS REVIEW 'HI ,./ClURf CHESS MAOAZINf valumn 23 Numbe r 2 February, 1955 EDITED &. PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowitz Readers are invited to use these columns for their comments on matters of interest to chessplayers. INDEX AND AWAY WE GO FEATURES I have just returned from a IJtlsine~s Game of the Month ______ ____ ___ __ _ 40 t rip and find a cuuple uf lell (! rs u rging Rosenwald Tournament _____ _______ _ 42 1lIe:: to renew my subscription. I haw Unesco Tournament 47 been receiving yuur magazine for the pa ~t ten years and enjoying it so much dlat. if DEPARTMENTS I had no muney I would rather not buy Announce the Mate ! 34 food fur a day or even two Ihan part Chess Ca,viar __ ____ ____ __ _____ __ __ _ _ 49 wilh CHESS RE\'JEw. Games from Recent Events __ ______ _ 54 We fed as though on a holidar tht~ da)" Morphy Masterpieces _______ ___ ___ __ 59 we receive the magazine, and !\Irs, Kahn Odds and Evans _______ __ ___ __ ___ ___ 46 Past Masterpieces __ ____ ___ ___ ______ 39 and I find great delight in slutiying ils Postal Ch ess _____ ____ _______ ___ ____ 60 pages. So as to the fut.ure nev('.r doubt White to move and mate in two Solitaire Chess _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ _ 45 us because only death can part us from We were once fascin ated by a cute pro­ Spotlight on Openings __ __ __ ~ _______ 50 engaging in our constant sttody in the totype of the above "problem," Its solu­ World of Chess __ __ __ __ __ ______ ____ 35 divine game of chess, tion: 1 PxR(R)! Any 2 0-0·0 mate! was You Too Can Win in the End.game __ 52 Enclosed find check and thank you. designed to challenge the Laws of Chess On. Ali(;(;,rrus K.~IIN as then set forth, Hearing that the Laws New York, N. Y. had been revised, we let the position es- EDITOR cape us. I. A. Horowftz Keep up the good work. Your maga­ Scanning the new Laws, however, we EXECUTIVE EDITOR find the idea (in position shuwn above) Jack S lraley BaUeli zine is a treat to read. still challenges the rule-makers, The new CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ~IUIlUA y PROJ t:CTOR t. Chernev, J. W. Collins, T . .A. Dunst, El Paso, Texa$ Rook has not previously been moved! N~r Dr, liT, Euwe, Hans Kmoch, W, Korn, arc any men between the King and that Fred Relnfeld, Dr, S. G. Tartakover. Rook. Nor does White's King run into at­ Barnle F. \Vlnkelman Hal'ing received my first copy of your tacks hy anr enemy men. So, assuming CORRESPONDENTS magazine, Cllt:SS REVU: W, I cannot express Alabama E. III. Cockrell. White's King has not been moved, cas­ my delight in di~ covcring wilhin it so California J . B . Gee, Leroy Johnson. Dr. H. tling is possible! Perhaps el'en with Rook Halston. M. J. Royer. many articles of lasting interest. on QN8 or Qll8? Colorado ~1. W. Reese. Although a novice tu the game of Chess. Connecticut Edmund E, Hand. Can that solution actually be l egal? How Delaware R. D. Donaldson. I louk forward with anticipation 10 many Florida Major J. B. Holt, P. C. Knox, Ernest interesting and enjoyable games because wuuld you like to spring the idea un are, G. Wer!.>er, doubtable but unsuspecting opponent in a Geo rgia R. IJ. Froemke. uf the information anti guidance to be Ill ino is Howard J. Bell, J. G. Warren. found in your unique magazine. similar pusition in an important tourna· Indiana D. C. Hills, D. E. Rhead. ment game? Iowa W. G. Vanderburg. SCOTT F. i\hcDo?>ALD Kentucky J , 'V. ~Iayer, 1.S.B. Kansas K. R. MacDonald. Alma, Nova Scotia Maryland Charles Barasch. ON THE COVER Massachusetts Franklin J . Sanborn SIRS!!! The titles on our eOl"er do not read Minnesota W.
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