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THE CHESS OLYMPICS During the month of July, will SPOT NEWS! play host to teams of more than forty nations With a score of 7YrlY2, PallL Keres coming [rom all parts o[ the world. The of Esthonia annexed premier honors at colorful rageant is made possible through the the Margate tournament. Capablanca efforts 0 the Argentine Chess Federation and and Flohr tied fo! second and third the generosity of the Argentine government. positions with 6Y2 points and Sir George The entire cost of the gigantic event has been Thomas was fourth with :5 points. estimated at 3,:599,000 fr ancs, of which the Negotiations for the 1939 Congress of government has appropriated approximately the American CheSJ Federation indicate one_third. t.hat Los A ngeles will be the scene of The enthusiasm aroused may be gleaned action. from the following, which in a measure, re· flects an interest that by far surpasses any previously evinced in chess circles : dan, 1. A. Horowitz and Arthur W. Dake. "One hundred and three works were pre­ sented by artists for the poster competition in 11he ocean voyage to Argentina from the connection with propaganda for the tourna­ United States lasts eighteen days. This coupled ment of nations. The prizes granted were as with at least. twenty_~hree days of play, plus follows: First prize, (or the poster 'Dama', the return tnp and tIme allowed for making $:500.00 to Juan Dell'Acqua; Second prize connections, will bring the total time of the $250.00 for 'Monarca', to Ernesto M. Scotti; trip to approximately ten weeks. It is to be Third prize $150.00 for 'Sombra', to Alfredo hoped that five of the six .players invited will Pranzetti, and other prizes ranging from see their way clear to participate. S100.00 to $50.00 for the posters 'Peon' 'Cam­ George Emlen Roosevelt, president of the Peon' and ·A.P.P.C: " . Marshall Chess Club 'has accepted the chairman. Once again the task of sending an American ship of the committee which will arrange the team devolves upon the National Chess Feder. details of the participation of the United States ation. Already invitations ·have been sent out Team. to Frank Marshall, United States Champion While no treasurer has been appointed as Emeritus, who has captained four victorious we go to press, contributions to defray the world championSihip teams, Samuel Reshevsky, team's expenses may be . sent to George E. present title holder, , Isaac Kash. Roose tJelt, 30 Pille Street, N elli Y ork City. 77 78 THE CHESS REVIEW

STREAMLINED CHESSl A tale yet untold! Park Row, at its intersection with Broadway, forty.five years ago, was as crowded as the Times Square section is today. On a bright summer's day in 1894, a young man in his early thirties, stood near the curb, surveying his sartorial elegance. He was attired in a neat. fitting cutaway, brown suit with brown top hat, patent leather\ shoes, kid gloves j'n hand, a walking cane crooked over :his arm, and smoking a cigar, evIdently at peace with all the world. At th ~(Iloment, a tall, spry, What next? elderly gentleman det~d himself from the --- crowd; throwing ,his rigJlt arm over the shaul. A friendly wrangle last month over an ex_ der of our hero, and grasping the lapel of his change of "free" verse is concluded by the coat with Jiis left hand, gave him a friendly receipt of a new missive, part of which we are hug, exclaiming, "So glad to see you! Can. taking the liberty of quoting. gratulations! Here you arc the champion of I sent a gallant knight to sea the Chess Club, champion of New To find himself a throne. York State, champion of the United States, He foundered unexpectedly three in one, and all at the same time! You Upon the S. S, Cohen. must go on and win the wodd's championship." ~ "' • .. .. Ollr hero, with no su:ricion of flattery, mildly This is my move, although 1 shun it (My wife has weakened my resistance) protested that he ha no such ambition, as You have the verse, go on and run it; it would mean a of his business in. And call me when you need assistance. terests. With a parting friendly pat on the Thank you Mr. Payne. Here's the verse. back, said he, "Good luck, my boy, I have some copy for the Still and must make haste while the sun shines." Our hero started off in the opposite direction, CHECK MATE but could make no progress. He had been Kings and pawns can move one square. lassoed. A magic knot had been made in Queens can wander anywhere. the button.'hole of his coat, the cord slipped Kings are limited in gait under his armpit, and as he looked backward, Over.cautious and sedate; there, several feet away, stood Sam loyd, But when action gets too hot Kings retreat; the pawns cannot. laughing heartily, as 'he guestioned, "Hodges, how do you like that trick?" Pawns must leap into the fray Many years ,have passed since then, and Two steps forward; Hip, Hooray; Then until the war is done 1 have enjoyed many pleasant hours solving They advance, one step by one the beautiful gems of this great chess genius Moving only left and right and puzzle maker. But also, I have ever been When the enemy's in sight. grateful to this genial, kindly soul for having Bishops, hampe red by their creed, taken in so friendly a fashion, and in such a Follow where diagonals lead; public place, a chunk of conceit out of, at Whether black or red they be, that time, a very vain young man. There they cling religiously. From the palace to the grave Bishops never misbehave. Under the caption "Chess Comes to the Mounted knights ar,e different, though. Kitchen" an article was submitted to us, pur. No one follows where they go. One diagonal; one ahead; porting to relate the progress of two women, Red to black and back to red: newly converted to Caissa's noble pastime. Charging left or right they ride With it was sent rheir embryonic effort over To attack from any side. the chockered board. The original opening So in triumph or defeat "Housewife's Defense" caught our attention Pawns advance and kings retreat. and we waded through the fifty odd moves War is fun and so is Chess. to see what we could see. Such a maze, ' Peace is dull and effortless. What if pawns and bishops die? jumble and conglomeration, we have yet to More will follow bye and bye. spy. At the end, both players resign, and - Peter B. Payne spectators, kibitzers, et al follow suit. APR IL , 1939 79

WHY SUPPORT T H E AMERICAN CHESS FEDERATIO N ? When you invest in chess, do you seek your money's worth? Do you compare values? Do you get a doll ar's return fo r every dollar spent? Consider this . For every dollar spent with the American Chess Federation, you get, first of all, a membership in the A. C. F. In add ition you receive a series of interesting bu ll etins on va rious phases of the game. Add to Ih is, the current yea rl y tournament book, whidl is se nt to every member, and at once you r chess dol _ lar yields dividends. But that is not all. In joini ng tilt: American Ch~~ Federation, you are sponsoring a nation_ w i ~ Q[ganizat i on, that has consistently pro_ moted yearly t ournaments since its inception in the year 1900, as the Western Chess Association. You are sponsoring an organization . that has -brought chess to public recreational Unique and picturesque aptly describes this agencies in more than fi fty cities in the United hand_ground glass chessboard. The work of States. You are sponsoring the program of a master craftsman, it was designed by W illiam the A.C.r., to promote chess in the recreational H . Showalter, and fi rst came to light in the centers of more than one thousand cities of year J 861. The w"11ite squares and border the United States. Is this not a worthwhile decorations are ground in the glass on one cause? . side, and the other side is plain smooth glass. The current yearbook is now ready for dis_ General U. S. Grant is reputed to have played tri bution. It is a beautiful, practical souvenir on it duri ng thc Civil W ar. Later It was of the masters· tournament of , 1938. exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition ft contains a selection of the .best games of that at in \893. memorable event, annotated in the breezy style As a col lector's item, it would indeed be of . invaluable. Inguiries are respectfully solicited. Send for it t oday! Mail $1.00 t o Ernest Olfe, Secret a ry.Treasu_ rer, A. C. F., 1111 Nort h 10t h St., Mi lwaukee, "If you know the technique, the rest is Wisconsin. easy", writes )17. B. Rice. And he goes on You ca n't go w rong ! to prove his point by relating the following incident. If you are becoming indolent or lackadaisi_ '·Many years ago, at a Good Companion cal in your correspondence play, pep it up at banquet, a few boards and men, used at a once with Colonel J. S. Upham·s "enliveners" Phil adelphia school for the blind, were passed and ··grief savers·'. A half dozen odd grimaces around to the assembled problem experts. These wittily express your thoughts in less time than boards were of peculiar construction, enabling you can say "Jack Robinson". Get hold of the blind to 'see' the position with their finger~ . Colonel Upham's playing chart today and im_ Some one suggested that a problem be set up prove your game. Write to Col. J. S. Upham, on the boards, and a few of the experts try 4736 Oakwood Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. their '.hands' at solving with the boards be­ neath the table! The solvers were compelled ENLtVonltS r\ • chagrin to "feel' the men and visualize the positio n. V . do ubt ful bu t The problem was of such a simple nature, When appropriate, f"'\ hOpeful that any onc {"ould have knocked it over in use these symbol s ~ - sorelY per- less than a minute from a printed diagram. after post card moves '" t1l exed Howcvcr, it was solved in less than two minutes Z. - hanging on by a totally blind composer, while the experts \-J - a sm ile or < the ropes were still fumbling around beneath the table pleasure r, _ revenge after fifteen mi nutes! " 80 THE C HESS R EViEW MetrO,pO,litan Chess League Or. J. Platz On.:e again locking horns, in a fi nal round wra ngle, The MarshaU Chess Gub convinci ngly ddeated the powerful Manhattan C. C. aggrega. tion by the score of 11 - 6 to capture the- feague championship. Neck and neck until the con_ cluding round, a deadlock, reaching back to last year, when two no decision contests, were fought, WllS broken. The imposing array of talent discloses ~h e calibre of the match. Marlhall Chus Club Manhattan Chen Club R. F ine ______1 A. Kupchlk __ _ • __ 0 S. Reahev'ky __ ~ __ 1 J. Moskow it" ____ _ 0 M. Ha na uer ------V2 I. A. Horowitz: ~. - - Y2 F. J . Mar.hall ___• 1 A. Den kor ___• ___ 0 E. A. Silntuiere --V2 R. Willma n ------V2 D. Polland ______Y2 S. S. Cohen ------V: M. Green ______1 J. F isher ______0 27 . . . . RxPch 31 R_Q2 Q_KBS 28 QxR BxKteh S2 Q_BS "R.K S Fred Re lnfe.llt. __~ __ W---George Shalnswit - V2 29 RxB QxReh Resi gns H. Seldmil,n ~Y; W. W. Adama ----- Y2 SO K_B2 R.K1 T. Stone _\.../.. ___ __ 1 O. Tenner ______0 J. Collin. ------V2 A. Beckhardt - ----V2 H. Sunman ------V2 H . A vram ------V2 Dr . P. Sehleslnger -' 0 Dr. J. Platz ______1 R. Smlrka ______1 Harold Phillips ___ 0 Metropolitan Chess League B: Forsbe rg ______• H. Halpern _____ .!'_ • New York- March 25, 1939 K. Darby ______0 I. Heitner ______1 P. Oun.t ______1 A. K reymborg _____ 0 QUEEN'S GA MBIT DECLINED (Notes by S. Reshevsk y) S. Reshevsk y J . Moskowi t: • Adjourned • Marsh all C. C. M s nhattao C. C. " Wbl te Black The Rice Progressive C C , the Bronx C C , 1 p.Q4 K t.. KB3 4 B_K t5 B_K2 t~ Steinitz C. C. and the North Jersey C. C. , P_QB4 P.K S , P.K3 0·0 comprised the other teams in the "An Section of 3 Kt_QBS P.Q4 R_B1 . . . . the league. The usual move Is Kt·B3.• The text Invites ... Kt-K5, for which White was well pre· The Queens Chess Club, with four straight pared. victories to its credit, gained possession of the 6 . . . . P_QBS title in the " B" division. Other teams in ~hi s Probably th!! best. On . . QKt-Q2, W hite section were the Bronx C. C , the Cuba C c., may exchange P xP, which hs somewllat favor· the Astoria C. C. and the Staten Island C. C able to h im. 7 B-QS QKt-Q2 Beiter WOu ld seem to be 7 ... h:P; 8 UxP. Kt-Q4, etc. th e orthodox defense, which equaliz!'ls. S PxP K Px P Metropolitan C hess L eague 9 Q.B2 • • • • New York_March 25, 1939 TemIJo rarlly preventing QU EE N'S GAMBIT DECLINED ' 9 .. . . R.K1 12BxB Q •• Or. P. Schlesl",ger Dr. J. Platz 10 Kt_BS Kt.B1 13 P_ KR3 . . . . Mar&hall C. C. Manhattan C. C. 11 B.KB4 B_QS WhIte Black If 13 0 ·0, t hPll Kt·Kt3 (preventing K t·K5), ancl Black's t hreat or ... B·Kt5 would bes t 1 P_Q4 P.Q4 15 Kt-BS P.KtS be met by P·KR3. 2 P_QB4 P_K 3 16 KtxBch QxKt S Kt..QBS Kt.KB3 17 P_RS P-Kt6 13 . . . . Kt.Kt3 4 B-Kt5 QKt.Q2 18 PxP P. P 14 0-0 Q.K2 5 P_KS P.BS 19 Qx KtP K R_Kt1 15 R_Ktl ... . 6 PxP K PxP 20 Q-B3 Kt_K S Except that Black's Kt was 0 0 KBI . the 1 B-Q3 a.K ' 21 B.KB4 KtxB game i s Identical to the one played by m y BeU 8 Q_B2 0-0 22 KtxKt Kt_K 5 agai nst the young· Russian . . Smlslov. The 9 KK,t..K2 R_K 1 23 BxKt QxBch slight difference hi of no Ilccount. White's plan 10 0 _0 _0 Kt_B1 24 Kt_QS 8 _B4 Is a pawn ass aul t on the Queen's Willg. against 11 P_K R4 P_QKt4 25 P_B3 QxKP which Black hne little coun terplay. 12 Kt_KtS P_QR4 26 KR-K1 Q_B7 15 . . . . Kt.K5 1S K·Kt1 P. RS 27 P_KKt4 • • • • 16 P.QKt4 P.QR3 14 QKt. K2 B_Q2 17 P.QR4 P_ KB4 APRI L, 19 39 8l

T he a lterna tive 17 . .. K t·K t4; 18 K txKt, Too passive. 9 B-KKt5, p ·Kn 3; 10 BxKtch, QxKt ; 19 P ·KB4 Is not very p romising t or PxB; 11 O·O-Ooh was r elatively b est. t he second playe r. And 17 ... Kt·R 5 ; 18 9 • • • • P.K4 KKt xKt, QxKt; 19 KtxKt, PxKt; 20 B·B4 10 B.Q2 ? · . . - ravol"s White. Sin ce ot B fOt· Kt was not to 18 Kt·K2! B.Q2 be fear-ed, 10 B·Ka, occupyinglhe impartant 19 P.QKt5 RPxP ,liagonal, was indicated. 20 PxP R·R4 10 . . • . B.K3 21 PxP 'II 11 0·0·0 Kt.Q2 Blacl!; Is now le ft wi1h t wo isolated pawns. 12 P.QR3 · -- . llut arler . .. PxP t he backward BP is weak. D t' iving the Black D to where he wants to 22 Kt-B4! • • • • go. 12 D·Ka was sUlI lu·eCerable. To c hallenge con\rol of the square K 5, by 12 . . . . B_QB4 getting l"id of t h e Kt on Kt 3. 13KR. Kl __ .. 22 . . . . KtxKt P reparing t o challen ge Black's comma nd of If 22 .. . Kt·K t4; 23 K t(B3)xKt, QxKt; 24 t he diagona l KKtl·QR7. BxP and White Is a pawn plus. with a good 13 . . . . K·B2 position. 14 B_Bl B·B7 23 PxKt KR· Rl 15 R·K2 B.Q5 24 Kt. K5 B·R5 P reventing 16 B- K3, which would b e met 25 Q·Kt2 B_B3 now by 16 ... B-B5 ; 17 R (K2)·Kl, BxKB; 26 QR.B1 , . . . 18 BxB, PxB an d wins. h lt e should have cha llenged t he file by 16 R(K2)·Kl P.QR4 1. The reSUlt a nt end·ga m e, a fter the ex· 17 B.K3' BxBch '--; h a nges Is enough In W hite's favor to produ ce 18 RxB Kt.B4 a win. • W hite Is llOW burdeneu with a hopelessly 26 . . . . R.R7 Jla~~ive position : the best he can do ls wait 27 Q.Kt6 Q.R5? f O I" Black to make a break . 27 . .. Q·Q1 would still ofter Black chances. 19 P·QR4 If 28 QxQ, RxQ: 29 KtxB, P xKt; 30 RxP, R·n 5! • • • • a nd White's winning cha nces· are a.lmost nil. Sealiug lbe Q s id e, b,l c rea t ing anot he r To retain a s light pull W,hite would play, "in weakness. this varla.tlon, 29 P·BS. Kt·Q3; 30 R ·Ql. 19 . . . . P_KKt4 22 B.K2 B_K3 20 P.QKt3 28 BxKt QPxB? P. KtS 23 R·B1 • • • • 21 PxP BxKKtP An ove rs ight. Dut on 28 ... B PxP; 29 Kt xB, PxKt; 30 QxP, QxBP ; 31 QxPch> K·Bl An inconSis te nt ma neuve r which only makes (not . .. K-RI: QxR); 32 Q·K6 and willS W hite's position wOI·se. The counter·attack eas ily. on Blac k's KEP will (aU a nd Black will have a chance to occupy t he vita l Q tHe. The most 29 Q-Kt3'cCh _____ Re>signs log ical defensive polley was 23 R·KKt 3,· pro· vok ing th e excha nge oC one pall' of rooks, Metropolitan Chess League followed by P·KKt3 and Just Sitting tight. New York_March 25, 1939 Al ~ h ough Black's position Is preferable no SICILIAN DEFENSE matter what W h ite does, this policy would sUll reduce his winning chances to a minimum. (Notes by R. Fine) 23 . . . . KR. Ktl A. Kupchik R. Fine Manhatta n C. C. Ma r shall C. C. P reventing t he occupation ot the KKt tl. le. Whit e Black, 24 R·B2 QR·Q1 1 P·K4 P·QB4 25 B·R5 R.Q2 2 Kt·KB3 P.K3 26 R(K3) .B3 R.Kt2 27 P_R3 3 Kt.QB3 , . . . • • • • 3 P-Q4 a t once is better. T[ 27 R-D6, K·Ql !; 28 R·R6?, BxP ! and Black should w in. 3 . . . , Kt.QB3 4 P.Q4 p,p 27 . . . . K_Ql 5 KtxP Kt_B3 28 K-Kt2 K_Kl 6 B.K2 B·Kt5 Be tter t han 28 .. . K·K2; when 29 B·Kt 4 The reason wh y White 's thir'd move was gh' e~ White strong counter play. too tame. 'rhis move secures Black at lea st 29 R. K3 R-Q5 a n even g ame. 30 B_K2 K.K2 . 31 B-Bl 7 KtxKt • • • • · -. . White can hardly do anyt hing but mark . An unusual r e ply, but pmbably s afest. After time. 7 0 -0, DxKt; S P xB. KtxP Willte has nothing for the Pawn sacrificed. 31 • • • . R. Kt1 32 K.Bl R(Kt1).Q1 7._ . . QPxKt 33 R(B2)·K2 R·Kt5 7 . . . KtPxKt: S P ·K5. Kt·Q4 ; 9 B-Q2 is in 34 R· Kl ? · , . . White's favor. This loses immediately. 34 R·Q2 Is refuted 8 QxQch by R (Ql)'Q5, t h reatelling both 8xKt P and 9 P.B3 · - . . KtxKP, while 34 Kt·R2 falls beca use ' of 34 82 THE CHESS REVIEW

... R-Kta; 35 Kt-B3, R-Q5. The only play- 28 R_KtS KtxPch 32 K_Kt1 Kt_B6ch able defense was 34 K-KtZ. 29 K.Bl KtxPch 33 K_B1 Kt_R7ch 30 K-Ktl Kt-B6ch"* 34 K_Kt1 R,R 31 K·Bl Kt·R7ch To gain time on the clock. 35 QxRch B-81 36 P-R4 Kt_B6ch 37 K_B1 R_QR7 38 Q-R8 • • • • Q-Kt5 controls more imporlant squares and offers a stouter resistance. 38 . . . . Kt-Q7ch 46 P_R5 R-Q6ch 39 K_K1 Kt_Kt6 47 K_K2 RxPch 40 Q.Q5 R_R6 48 K.B1 .KtxP! 41 Q-B4 B_Kt2 49 QxKt R,P 42 K_Q1 P_R4! 50 QxP P_K4 43 K_B2 Kt_R4 51 Q_B6 K_R2 44 Q_Kt5 RxPch Resigns 45 K_Q1 Kt_B5

A. Kupchik 34 . . . . BxKtP! Book Reviews 35 PxB KtxPch 36 K_Kt2 • • • • Books reviewed in thiJ column may be ob _ Or 36 K-Ktl, R-Q7 ; 37 Kt"R2, R-Kt3; 38 tained from The Chef] Review. RxKt, RxRcb; 39 K-Rl, R-R6; 40 B-B4, Rx QRP and wins. 1234 MODERN END_GAME STUDIES 36 . . . . R_Q7ch $5.00 37 K_R3 Kt.Q5 Resigns Compiled by M. A. SUTHERLAND AND H. M. LOMMER Metropol itan Chess League It seems too good to be true, but at last New York_March 25, 1939 this long_awaited collection of endings is here. INDIAN DEFENSE Devoted as it is to the artistic in chess, it A. S. Denker F. J. Marshall should appeal to the problemist as well as the Manhattan C. C. Marshall C. C. praCtical player. Both can revel in the mar_ White Black velous combinations, the fantastic ideas, the 1 P_Q4 Kt.KB3 5 B.Kt2 P·Q4 2 Kt.KBS P_KKt3 6 PxP KtxP "impossible" conditions so beautifully fulfilled 3 P-B4 B_Kt2 7 0·0 . . . . in the solutions. Here are to be found the 4 P_KKt3 0·0 cream of the output of Rinck, Troitzky, Kubbel, 7 P-K4 followed ,by 8 Kt-D3 is prefe rable. Reti, Mattison and Platov. To these classic 7 . . . . P-QB4 10 Kt.Q4 B_Kt2 composers are now added names which sound 8 PxP Kt_RS 11 Kt_BS Q_KtS 9 P_S6! PxP 12 P_K3 .••• strange and hard to remember, but whose Timid! 12 KtxP, KtxKt (if .. . QBxKt or beautiful creations will render them immortal. ... QxKt, then KtxKt!); 13 KtxPch, K-Rl; The master of fantasy, Korolikov, the prolific 14 PxKt! and llOW if 14 ... BxP; then 15 Herbstmann, the ingenious Liburkin, the mas_ &K3 (among other,s), Q-B2; 16 BxE, QxB; 17 B-Q4ch, etc. Or in this variation 14 ... ter of Pawn, endings, Grigoriev, the amazing BxB; 15 KxB. Q-Kt2ch; 16 Kt-Q5 and no Gorgiev, 'as well as Prokop, Bron, Gurvitsch, compensating play suggests itself for Black. Kaminer, Sadlodjakin, and last but not least 12 . . . . KtxKt 16 P_B3 KR_Q1 Simchovitsch, are all well represented. The 13 PxKt P-QB4! 17 Q_B2 Kt_Kt5 compiler, Lommer, whose compositions border 14 Kt_K2 BxB 18 Q_Kt3 Q_R3 15 KxB Q.B3ch 19 R-Kt1 .... on sur_realism, is also a contributor. If 19 Kt-B4. QR-Kt1! As is natural in a work of this magnitude, 19 . . . . QxKtch inaccuracies are bound to creep in. For in_ 20 R_B2 Q_K8! stance, ending No. 878 (perhaps the prettiest 21 B.Q2 • • • • in the whole collection) is attributed to Kam_ The -threat was .. R-Q8. iner instead of Kasparjan. Endings' No. 100 21 . . . . QxB 25 QxRP Kt-B7ch 22 RxQ RxRc.h 26 K_Kt2 Kt-K5ch (Yakimchik), No. 253 (Alexandroff), No. 23 K_R3 Kt-Q6 27 K_Kt1 Kt-Kt4 578 (Sackmann), and No_ 752 (Kozlowski) 24 Q.Kt7 R_K1 can be "cooked". Incidentally Alexandroff's White banks on obtaining counterplay with his QRP and is not interested in sacrificing composition won a first prize in 1929. How_ this opportunity by defending his KBP with ever these are but minor fl.aws and should not Q-K·t7. detract from your enjoyment of the book. APRI L, 1939 83

As soon a~ you buy a copy (and you'll just FOU R UNDER PROMOTIONS! have to) look up this selection of gems and No. 1038 you'll have your money's worth in these alone. F. Richter (Zelee), No. 333 by Birnoff_ ( a 5l,1rp ri.,i ng mate) Mention No. 380 by Liburkln-(marvelous Pawn.pro_ "Ceskoslovensky Sach", 1934 motions) No. 420 by Korolikov_ (a perpetual c hec k Black of the Queell ) No. 425 by Gorg iev_ ( two k II i g h t scali mate! ) No. 430 by Gurvitsch_( 9Iack will" the Kllight but IOSH his Killg) No. 577 by T roltzkl_ (a beautiful R oo k chase) No. 808 by Kubbel_(svrpriaing defellse tae- tics) No. 1096 by Selet:zky_(a smothered mate Phil idor never saw ) No. 1103 by KubbeJ_ (art !etlc maneuvering) No. 1144 by Gl,lrvltsch_ (The knight chases the King f rom one e nd of t he board t o another) - Irving Cherne I!

----- White to Play and Draw CHESS ARCH1VES 1 B·B6, QxBj 2 P_KtSch, QXP j 3 P. Kt8(Kt) $7.00 plus $1.00 postage ch, K.Kt3 ; 4 P_Q8 (Q) , QxQ ; 5 P. K7 !, Kt_Q3 j The initial number of this new publication 6 PxQ(Kt), Kt-B7ch; 7 KtxKt, KxK t ; 8 Kt. will shortly make its first appearance. A resume R6ch, K. B1; 9 Kt. B5, P_R7; 10 KtxP, p.R8(R); of the features will impress one with a keener 11 Kt.K6ch, K_B2 ; 12 Kt.Q8ch, K. Kt3; 13 K. insigllt into this gigantic task. Kt8, R.Rl ; 14 P_R8(Kt )ch, K.9 3; 15 Kt-B7, ( I) ALL important games pl*yed *" over dr aw. the world (approximately 1,500 per year) . (2) Articles and notes by the eight leading grandmas/en - Alekhi ne, Botwinnik, Car a­ blanca, Eu we, Fine, Flohr, Keres., Reshevsky-; A FAR·SIGHTE D FORK also numerous pictures. No. 962 (3) FOllr If/at/'e/om judice! always up_to_ T. B. Gorg lev date - openings. middle game motifs, cnd_ Specia l Pr ize " Schachmat" . 1929 games and players. (4) A valuable loose. leaf binder which con_ Black tains all the issues for a period of nve years. (5) A selection of tile most noteworthy problems. The problem editor is the celebrated Dutch composer Th. C. 1. Kok. (6) $550 per year for cash prizes- problem composing, 'Problem 501ving ana game contests. The algebraic notation with figu rines for the pieces will be used. The first number wi ll contain all the games of ~ h e AVRO Tournament, Hastings 1938-9, Leningrad_Moscow 19 39. at least part of Kerneri 1939, matches Landau.Szabo, and Bogo­ lubow_Eliskases, plus numerous artictes, pictures and problems.

White to Play arid Will

Advallce order for Chess A rchives 1 Kt . K4ch, K. K4j 2 Kt.Kt5! 9 . B2ch; 3 KtxB may be placed with t he Chen Review. c h, K_ B3; 4 Kt-Q8! !, R.Kt4c h ; 5 K_R6, Rx B; 6 R_BSch, K_K4; 7 Kt- B6c h, etc. 84 TH E C HE SS R E VIEW

8 Q.R5ch• K_B1 The Alekhine.Chatard 9 KtxP • • • • To \'e tain the center in a nonnal way Is Attack impossible foJ' 'White and hence he is con­ fronted with two alternatives: 9 QPxP, which A diwmion of the concluding variation of relieVes Black of any diffi culties or 9 KtxP a reckteJS attempt to bankrupt the French which is a violent combinational continuation. Defense, begun SIl vera! months ago. 9 . . . . PxKt 13 B.K3 PxP 10 P-K6 Q_K1 14 BxQP Kt_B3 After 1 P_K4, P_K3; 2 P_Q4, P-Q4j 3 Kt-QBS, 11 QxQch KxQ 15 Kt_K2 ... _ Kt.KB3; 4 B_Kt5, B_K2; 5 P-K5, Kt-Q2j 6 12 PxKtch BxP P·KR4. On 15 B·BS, wm follow Kt-Kt5. 6 . . . . P_KBS 15 . . . . K_B2 This move receiv~(] its international baptism OR in the game Yates-Maroczy, New York, 1924. 13 B.K3 P_B5 In the notes to t he game Alekhine ind icated 14 B_K2 B.KB4 a dangerous combination al attack for W a ite 15 B.83 Kt_B3 wllieh appears to place Black in a critical 16 0-0.0 R_Q1 positiou. Wit.h the unpleasant threat of . . . K t·Kt5, Alekhine, instead of the exchange of Pawns and also eventual advance of the Q side PawJ\s. on B6, which eases Black's defense, proposes This latter variation js more e nterprising than a brilliant move 7 B-Q3. 'rhe acceptance of the quiet 13 . . . PxP . the sacrific e of the Bishop Is very dangerous fOr Black. II 7 B-Q3 P,B 8 Q-R~ch K_B1 II Q_R5ch P. Kt3 9 KtxP P,B If 8 .. . K-Bl, then 9 R-R3 with a fOl'ceCu! 10 R_R3 P_KtS attack. After 10 ... PxKt; 11 R·B3ch, Kt-B3; 12 9 BxPch P,B PxKtP, Q-Kl ; 13 Q-R4, the positioll of Black 10 QxRch Kt_B1 is ,critical despite the -two pieces plus. 10 . .. B·B1 loses by 11 P-R5 since the RP 11 Kt ·B4 KtxP deC ides the game in favor of W hite. 12 PxKt PxR 13 8xP RxB 11 PxP 'BxP For the results of 13 Kt·Kt6ch, see diagram 2. 12 R_R7 . • • • • There is approximate material equality but 14 QxR P-R7 and Black wins (Panoft-Yu!lovHsch, 'I'b lllci, the positional advantage of White who has 1937). penetrated into Black's camp, is obvious. How_ OR ever the move , 6 . . . P-RB3, which is pre_ 11 Kt_B4 • • • • dicated on a deep and correct strategic rdea of breaking the W hite center, is weB able to Diagram 11 Black withstand this combinational attempt. T he conti nuation as proposed and investIgated by Yudowitsch and Belavenetz is 7 . .. P-QB4, and it leads to an excellent game fo r Black.

TWO BASIC CONTINUATIONS:

Dlag ram I Black

White 11 . • • . KtxP 17 0 ·0_0 P_R8 { Q) 12 PxKt PxR 18 Kt_B3 QxKtP 13 Kt_KtSch PxKt 19 R-Kt1 QxKt 14 QxRch K_B2 20 QxP(.KtS)ch K_B1 15 Q-R7 QxB! 21 QxPch K_K1 16 PxQ P.R7 and es capes In!;tead of 11 Kt·B4, in the above variation, White may attempt to del'eiol) the attack on White t he Kt line by meallS of : APR lL, 1 939 8'

11 QxKtP PxKt Dl iiIIgriillm IV 12 R.Kt3 · . . . Slack In this case Black. however. has too great II. material advantage and can easily parry the attack. e. g.: 12 . • . . P.K K t3 13 8 x P Kt.K 83! 14 Q·8 4 · . . . N o bett-E!t' 1/1 14 Q-Kt5, PxB; 15 QxP, j{·Kt!. 14 • . . . P • • • 16 i=t xP Q.K l HI AxKtch ..R 17 QxBch K. Ktl And Black Is II. R and a Piece plus. Or Instead or 15 RxP, 15 PxKt, BxP a ll d Black wins. Besides 13 BxP, Jt is poss ible to play 13 P·R5, but al so i n thi s case Black defends successfully as follows: 13 ... KtxP, 14 Q. B4ch, Kt·B2 ; 15 PxKtP, P:xKtP ; 16 BxP , B·K3: W hit e 17 R·KB3, Q·Kl and the White attack does 15 • • • • PxKt 20 RxQch K txRl not appear to have a n y continuation. 16 QxRch K.82 21 Q. K8c h 8·8 1 An interesting position is also obtained after 17 BxPch K• • 22 Kt·Kt6 P.R8(Q)ch 18 Kt·B4ch K.8 2 23 K-Q2 K t.8 21 12 .. .. PxR in variation II by 13 0 .0.0, 19 Q.R5ch K .K t1 which continuation was believed by some This l ast move Is the willning move, since players to refute 9 .. . PxB. However, Black It defends the threat, Kt·K7ch and Q·R5cb. cin refute this apparently horrible possibility A s it becomes apparent \Vhlte can wI n two as follows: pieces but remains without a Rook. Besides 14 . .. Kt.QB3, 14 ... P.QB5?! Diagram III is playable. See D iagrllfD 5. Black Diagram V

White

13 0·0 ·0 P.A7 14 K Kt. R3 Kt.BS! 15 Bx P QxRch 15 BxR P QxRch 16 QxQ R • • 16 QxQ R •• OR OR 16 KxQ P. R8 (Q)ch 13 0 .0 ·0 P.R7 18 QxR KtxP 17 K.K2 Kt.8 S! 14 K t .R3 Kt.B3 ! 19 Q.R8eh ·K .B"2 18 Kt .K t 6ch K ·K1 15 BxP Qx Rch 20 Q.R5ch K .KU 19 K t xRch K.Ql 16 KxQ P.R8 (Q)ch 21 QxK t 8.Q2 17 K·Q2 R • • And the Black Kicg 'Is covered from further OR assault. 21 Q.K8ch B·81 OR 15 Bx 8 P Q.K1 22 K txP 8·Q2 16 Q·Kt4 Kt·8S OR 17 8 x P KtxP 13 0 .0 .0 P·R7 The mov-es Kt·S3 or P·B5 are also plausible 14 K Kt-RS K t-QB3 in response to 14 Kt·S3 Instead of 14 Kt·RS. 15 Kt.Kt6ch • • • • e. g. 86 TH E C HESS REV I EW

14 K t_ S3 P.B5 17 K _K2 Kt.SS DIagram VII 15 BxBP QxReh 18 BxP B,B 16 KxQ P.R8(Q)ch 19 K t xBch K. Ktl aod the attMk of White is over. In the above variations the advanced RP played an important part in the Black defense. It would be natural therefore to el iminate the potential Q by 13 KtxP instead of 13 0·0·0 . • Diagram VI B lack

White HOWHver, conti nuing qu lelly 'by S . . . K·(3l or by 8 . .. B-Bl Black ean.

[Ther, iJ sfill hope for the '·omantidstJ/ For a 'lew lille htu been introdllced, in the /f·e attack, I/Ihh:h most likely will stmld liP'. After 6 . . . P.KB3; 7 Q.R5ch, K·SI (7 . .. p. K t3; 8 Px P.I) ; 8 PxP, KtxP; 9 Q.K2/] A P RIL , 1 939 87

DR. ALEKHINE I N A • PERFORMANCE AT THE CENTRO "LlBANO_

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ALEKH I NE ON TOUR K E MERI TOURNAMENT Head ~ d for Buenos Ai res , Argentin", whew he The full story Wilh cross table alld games of will caplain the Fr",[lch aggregalion in the coming this internaricm al tournamer>t will appear in our ln1emaliol),,j Te"m Tournament , D r. Alexander Alek· n~xt ISSU". hi ne d i ~ e m h a r ke d at Venezu el a, where he partici­ K emeri Tournament pated in a trial lO urnarnem, and gave a number of )'Iarch,. 1939 simu ltaneous and blindfo ld performances. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Below is a cons ultation game from one of the V . Mikenas F. Apscheneek exhihi ri ons culled from one of the Venezuelan papers. W hit e Black CARO·KANN DEFENSE 1 P·Q4 P.Q4 14 P_B4 Q.K2 Dr. A. Alekhine Benitez .od V idal 2 P_QB4 P·K3 15 P.K5 B.B4 While Black 3 Kt.QB3 Kt_KB3 16 Kt_K4 QR_Q1 4 B·Kt5 QKt_Q2 17 Kt·Kt3 B_K3 1 P.K4 P-QB3 9 0·0 0 .0 5 Kt.B3 P_B3 18 P.B5! R_Q7 P_Q4 R_K1 P_QKt3 2 P_Q4 10 6 R_B1 p,p 19 Q_Kt4 R-Q5! p,p p,p B_Kt2 3 11 Q-Q3 7 P_K4 P_KR3 20 Kt-K4 B_B1 12 QR_Q1 Kt_QKt5 4 P_QB4 Kt_KB3 8 BxKt Q,B 21 Q-B4! B_Q7 5 Kt_QB3 Kt-B3 13 Q.K2 QKt_Q4 9 BxP B-Kt5 22 P-B6! B,Q p,p 6 B·Kt5 14 Kt_K5 KtxKt 10 0·0 0·0 23 PxQ B.K6ch 7 B,P P_K3 15 PxKt R_QB1 11 Q_K2 P.K4 24 K. R1 B,R 8 Kt_B3 B.K2 16 KtxP R esigns 12 PxP KtxP 25 BxPch Resigns 13 KtxKt QxKt "What a disaster" read s the conclud ing note to this I-:ame. ( If, however, 16 . . . RxKt; 17 Q" P, B- Q4 ! B lac k' ~ chances appear to be at least as Kemer; Tournament goo"! as W hite·s. - Ed.) MarC h, 1939 IRREGULAR DEFENSE Dr. Ale khi ne's it inera ry ca ll s for visits to T rin id:ld. Co lombia, Peru, Bolivia an d Chile before arrivi ng E. Book v. Mikenas m . White Black 1 P_K4 Kt.QB3 16 P_K5! Kt.R4 2 Kt_KB3 P_Q3 If 16 ... K txP; 17 AUST RALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 3 P_Q4 P_KKt3 RxKt! In a field of fourteen, G. K().I hnirsky made the 4 Kt·B3 B_Kt2 17 P_KKt4 Kt_Kt2 remarkable score of 121/2, Vb ro win the Austra li an 5 P_KR3! Kt.KB3 18 Kt_KKt5! B_K1 championship tit le. C. G. W arson an d C. ). S. 6 B_K3 0.0 19 KPxP KPxP Purdy ri ed for second and th ird w ir h the coum 7 P_Q5 Kt_Kt1 20 KKt.K4 KtxKt of 10-3. 8 Q_Q2 P-B3 21 KtxKt P_KB4 9 B·K2 QKt.Q2 22 Kt_B6ch K _B2 10 0.0 Q_B2 23 QPxP KtPxP POL AND 11 QR_Q1 R.Q1 24 B.B4ch P_Q4 The championship of the Warsaw Chess Club 12 B-R6 B·R1 25 RxP!! PxR •• was wOn by Na jdorf. with a fi na l seme of thineen 13 KR·K1 Kt_B4 26 KtxP Q_Q3 out of a possible fourteen. Przepiorka was second 14 B.B1 P-QR4 27 Kt_B6ch Kt_K3 with 111/ ,. aod Szapiro rhird with 10. 15 Q_K3 B.Q2 28 BxKtch Resigns The A. V. R O. Tournament

ROUND 12-NOVEMBER 24 Keres allows a win to slip through his hands S. Flohr ------V2 R. Fine ------V2 by fa1llty end_game techniq1le: P. Kereo.s ------V2 A. Alekhine -----V2 M. Euwe __L __ ___ 1 M. Botwlnnlk __ __ 0 A. V. R. O. Tournament J. R. Capablanca --V2 S. Reshevsky ----Y2 Twelfth Round This round was played at The _Hague, one Holland_November 24, 1938 of the largest towns in the western part of CARO_KANN DEFENSE the Netherlands. P. Keres ' Dr. A. Alekhine As usual, the platform for play was decorated White Black with the seven flags of the seven nationalities 1 P_K4 P_QB3 5 Kt.QB3 Kt_B3 2 P.Q4 P.Q4 6 B_Kt5 P-K3 of the masters. 3 PxP p,p 7 Kt_B3 B_K2 Of principal interest and of great importance , 4 P_QB4 Kt_KB3 8 P_B5 • • • • for the score was the game Keres.Alekhine. Obtaining a Q side P majorHy, indicating Alekhine still had a mathematical chance for an aggressive attitude. first place, which was not to be underestimated, 8 . . . . 0-0 9 B-Kt5 . for he still had to play Keres, Fine and Bot. . . . The dwger being the break ... P-K4, White winnik. And only these three stood between minimizes its effect by attacking Black's sup­ him and first. If he were to win all three pOI't of that squar€. games . . . . . ? 9 . . . . Kt-K5 12 KtxKt QxKt Alekhine treated the opening well but ob_ 10 BxB QxB 13 BxKt! PxB tained no advantage. He indicated that a 11 Q_B2 Kt_Kt4 If 13 ... QxP; 14 BxQP, PxB ; 15 0-0·0, draw by repetition of moves would be satis_ with about equal chances, the attack on the factory to him. But Keres was' not content. open Kt file n ot being serious. A wild position ensued, with chances even. 14 0-0 P_K4 Then Alekhine got into , blun_ A bit premat ure, as Black Is lacking in dered, and at adjournment was faced with a development, and White is able, after the clear loss. Two days later Keres continued exchange, to secure the post Q4 for his Kt. A better plan would be the tedious prepara­ haphazardly, and Alekhine, the wizard of the tion . .. P-BS, to be [ollowed arter complete end_game was able to chalk up a draw. development by the threat of ... P -K4. This Once again Capablanca attempted to find would hold the draw in hand. The open QKt tile, and White's weak QP would in a measure a satisfactory reply to the Grunfeld, this time compensate for Black's backward KP. set up by Reshevsky. Reshevsky took a full hour 15 PxP QxKP 23 Q_BS Q.Kt4 for die first five moves, the Cuban just two min_ 16 KR_K1 Q-B3 24 Kt_Q4 B_R6 utes. At adj ournment, Reshevsky was in apparent 17 QR_Q1 R_Kt1 25 P_Kt3 Q_B3 rime trouble, five minutes, with sixteen moves 18 Q_Q2 B_Kt5 26 R_K3 B_Q2 19 P_B3 B_K3 27 QR_K1 R,R to go. Capablanca .l)fovideJ a laugh for the 20 P_QKt3 Q.K2 28 RxR P_KR4 spectators by permittmg "triplets". However, 21 Q-K3 KR.K1 29 Kt_K2 • • • • at adjournment his position was regarded to 22 Kt_K2 P.KR3 be slightly superior. Nevertheless, at play_ An exchange or the major pieces would off time he offered a draw, which was accepted. be favorable to White. He would r eassume his post at Q4, march ' h is K into the game, Flohr and Fine had a very short encounter. and mobilize his Q side majority, without fear After nineteen moves, the .former offered a of dangerously expOsing his monarch. draw, which the latter wisely accepted. 29 . . . . Q-B4 The game Euwe_Botwinnik was also short. 30 Q.Q3 Q-B3 31 Q-Q4 Q_B4 In an even position Botwinnik blundered at 32 K_B2 Q_Kt8 his sixteenth turn. The rest was simple. 32 ... Q-R6 would force tiHl retreat K·Ktl. Uut Black Is undoubtedly toying with the idea of complicating the posit ion, hoping to Chessplayers desiring to turn their lib_ outplay his young adversary. raries into cash are 'requested to get in 33 Q_KB4 R_KB1 touch with us. We will be .glad. to ap. 34 R_K5 B_R6 praise any library and make a cash offer 35 F>_KKt4 • • • • for It In whole or in part. Address: THE Attemvting an exit for his K. If S5 RxRP, CHESS REVIEW, 25 W. 4Srd St., New then probably .. . Q-B8ch, followed by 36 ... York, N. Y. P ·KB3, threatening . .. R-Klch, whlc-h would be difficult to meet. 88 A PRIL , 19 39 89

35 . . . Px P A . 16 . . , Kt·K3 and Black has a 35 ... P·R5 ma.lntaining the bind offered satisfactory position. bettel' chances. I t would ·be difficult Cor White 17 K t_ B7 K txKP to e ffect Its capture without leaving himselr 18 KbR Rx K t wide opeo. 19 KR.Q 1 OxO 36 PlI P P - Q ~ 20 QRxQ P.K 3 Unl.leeessadiy compli ca.ti ng at all cost. The U 20 ... KtllRP; 21 n. · Q 7~ Diack cannot text Is the source o( Black's ruture !lis. obtain material equality. 37 K ·Kt3 P_Q6 21 R·Q7 P. Kt3 28 QR.S7 Bx Pch 38 Kt-Q4 Q_KB8 22 R.QB1 8.B1 29 K.B1 Kt.B3 23 K t.K5 Kt.Q4 30 RxQRP R.QB1 Black has but It mlnule of his time left. 24 KtxBP B. K2 31 R.Kl7ch K.Rl 38 ... B·B8 tails because of 39 KtxP threat· ening mate In two by 40 Kt-K7ch, etc. 25 ~t_K 5 B.B3 32 R(Kt7).QB7 R.Q1 26 Kt-Q3 KtxB 33 Kt.K5 R· K l 39 QxQ BxQ 27 PxKt B. Kt 4 34 R·K7 Resigns 40 Ktx P p .B3 41 A.Q5 B_K 7 Black "saCJ" a PalVII for Jhe initiative, bill Here the game was adjourned. It Is ad­ hilS no more Jhan a dratv. mittedly dlmcult to comprehend how a player of Keres' cali ber, could possibly (all to win. A. V. A. O. T ou rnament .4..11 White need do. Is advance P·K t4 followed Twelfth Round by p ·QR4, etc. The Test deserves 110 comment. Holli\nd_November 24, 1938

D r. A. Alekhin e =~ GR UNF ELD DEFENS E J. R. Capablanca S. Reshevsky White Black 1 P.Q4 Kt.K B3 5 P.K3 0 ·0 2 P.QB4 P. KKt3 6 R.B1 P·B4 3 Kt.QB3 P.Q4 7 Q.R4 4 B.B4 B.Kt2 R.Q1 Capablanca two mlnute•s- Reshevsky fifty· eight! 9 Q.R4! OxQ 10 K b Q K txP 11 B-QKt5 · . . . White can col Afford 10 lose lime retreaUng h is B. 11 . . . . Kt xB 12 PxKt B·K3 13 p .QKt3 B.Q4 14 K t ·KB3 • • • • H a ving made every \,rfor t to gain II. P, \\'hile 42 K. B2 K_B2 52 R_QB4 K.Q1 should have attempted to mainta in j,t under 43 R-Q7c h K_K3 53 P_Kt5 R.QKt7 more favorable cll·cumstances. 14 P ·03 was 44 R_Q6ch K.B2 54 R.B5 P. Kt5 indicated. 45 Ktx P BxP 55 K-84 A.K t Sch 14 . . . . BxKt 20 K.S1 RlIRP 46 RxQP R_QR1 56 K _Kt3 K .B2 15 PxB Kt.S3 21 K.K t2 B.K6 47 R·Q4 AxKt 57 R·RS A.BS 16 Bx Kt Px B 22 A· KS1 R.Ktl 48 Ax 9 RxPch 58 R_R7ch K .9 1 17 K·K2 9.RS 23 K·Kt3 B_Q7 49 K_K 3? Rx P 59 R_QKt7 P.B4 18 R.B4 P_K4 ! 24 Kl.B3 Bx l(t SO P_K t4 P.Kt4 60 K .R4 R.B4 19 PxP R-Q7c h 51 P.B6 K .K 2 Drawn Otherwise the Kt assumes a command ing post at K4 . .A slight miscalculation at Bo/winnik's 16th 25 RxB R.Kt7 26 R. Q1 11" 11, and the game was practically 0·V61 . • • • • A. V. R. O. T ourni\ment If 26 R·QRl, QRxP; 27 RxR, RxR; 28 R xP, R·K t4! Twelfth Round 26 . . . . R(7) xP Holland_ November 24, 1938 27 RxR RxR GAUNFELD DEFENSE 28 A·Q6 R.B6 29 Rx BP P_QR4 Dr. M . Euwe M . Botwlnnlk S hould Black lI ucceed i n exchanging his White Black lone R P for W hite's QDP, the resultant R 1 P.Q4 K t.KB3 9 B-Q2 K t· Kt5 and P en d·game Is II. book draw, i n spite of 2 P·QB4 P.KKtS 10 Q.Kt1 P·QB4 White's majority. 3 Kt.QB3 p.Q4 11 PxP QKt..RS 30 K .B4 K.81 4 Kt.B3 B·Kt2 12 P-K4 Ktx BP 31 R.S7 P.R5 S Q.KtS P.BS 13 B_KtSch B.Q2 32 P.9 6 . .. . 6· 9,.9 4 PxP 14 0 .0 0 ·0 White should h a.ve mal'ched his K to the ,. QxP B.K3 15 B_K3 BxB defense or his QBP. True, this would 1n· 8 Q·Q3 Kt.Q4 16 KtxB Q·QS ? volve the loss of a P or two On Il is King's 90 T HE C HESS REVIE W w ing, bUot t he pM lled P would assume t hreat · of -his chair sli.pped between the boards of the ening PI"OpOI'tions. Now, t here is nought t o rickety platform, and down he went. Keres be done. gallantly came to the rescue. The comic scene 32 •... P.RS 38 P_ A3 A.Q BS 33 I(· Kt3 P.R7 39 P-B5 p ,p caused hilarity. No damage was done. 34 A_R 7 R,P 40 K.84 K.Kt3 At the end of rh e round, first place was still 35 AxP K_Kt2 41 A.Q? R.9 5c h uncertain, but there was no doubt that it 36 A_A? R.K3 42 K-Kt3 . . . . would go to either Keres or Fine. 37 P· B4 R.Kt3 Here the game was adjourned" Reshevslty sealing P·R1, and a draw was agreed upon without fUlther play. Shm'P illcisiw play fill the 13th IIIYn, then -'---'----- a short respite mabie! the Czechoslovakian A d,,11 draw. 10 draw. A. V. R. O. Tournament A. V. R. O. Tourna.ment T\.... el fUl. Round Thirteenth Round HolialHI-November 24, 1938 HOiland_ Nove mber 25, 1938 QU EEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTeD GRU N F E L D D EF ENSE (Cata lan Var iation ) M. Botwinn lk S. Flohr S. Flohr R. FIne Whit e Black White Black 1 P_Q4 Kt_KB3 6 pl(p p, p 1 P.Q4 Kt_KB3 11 0.0 BxKKt 2 P_QB4 P.KKtS 7 B-Kt5 P-K3 2 P_QB4 P.K3 12 BxB Q,P 3 K t-QB3 P_Q4 8 P_K4 p,p 3 P-K Kt3 P.Q4 13 Bx Kt Q,Q 4 Kt-B3 B_Kt2 B_ K t5ch K_B1 4 B_Kt2 . PxP 14 RxQ P,B 5 Q_Kt3 P.B3 • 5 Q-R4ch B.Q2 15 K t. R4 K R.Ql Sharp piny nets White an opening advantage. 6 QxBP B-B3 16 8_Kt5 Ft xRC:h This method of t ackling the Grun[eld is wOl~hy 7 Kt-K83 B_Q4 17 RxR Kt.Q4 of note. On Kt 01' B to QZ, White would follow 8 Q_B2 Kl-B3 18 P-QR3 P.KR3 up with 10 KtxP, and (urther threaten Kt­ 9 Q_Ql B. Kt[)ch 19 B-Q2 Drawn Q6ch. e.g. 9 .. . B-Q:2; 10 KtxP , Q-R.eh; 11 10 KI-B3 0·0 B·Q2, QxB ; 12 Kt·Q6ch! T his Is just the point where the SIUDe be­ 10 K t l(P P_KR3 comes In tereSting. Sh oul d B lack m aIn tain his 11 Bl(Kt B,B P Dlus, h e has a slight a dvan t age . Should he 12 KtxB QxKt lose It, h e Is decidedly at a disadvan tage. Now, 13 R_B1 Q_Q1 it Is a C!\8& of "one daresn't and the other's If ... K-Kt2; 14 R·B7! afraid".

ROUN D 13_NOVEM BER 2~ R. Fine ______• 1 A. Alekhine __ ___ 0 J. R. Capab lanca --V2 P. Keres ------V2 S. Resltevlky ---- V2 M. Euwe ------Va M. Botwinnik ----Y2 S. Fl oh r ------Va This round was played in the town of Leiden, known for its ancient university and its cheese. Most sensational was Fine's wi n over Alek. hi ne. The champion, who confessed tha t he had spent the wee 'hours of morning analyzing his adjourned game with Keres, gave that im_ pression by playing without a -plan, and care_ lessly. 01'. Tartakower in "De T elegraaf" sums up the situation as follows: " Alekhine's M. Botwinnik style is changing; 'he is careless in the opening, overconfident of his resourcefu lness in the 14 0.0 • • • bala nce of the game, which, truth to tell , has 14 Q·B3 (.ttlreatentng 15 P 'Q5 ) would h ave lncre!l.lled the pl·es sure. o ften saved him. T his strategy permits him 14 . . . . P.R3 to dominate the older masters, b\lt the younger 15 B.Q3 Kt.B3 ones cannot be bluffed that way." Alekhinc 16 B_K4 Kt-K2 was the only one in this round to suffer time Of course not , .. KtxP; 17 Q·Kt4ch ! trouble ; fourteen moves in four minutes, and 17 R.B~ R_Q R2 later, six moves in fifteen seconds, This Odd Indeed! But it Is the only way to free the bind on the Q s ide, cost him three pawns. 18 K R_B 1 P_Kt3 21 Kt.K 5 B.Kt4 Capablanca got off to a bad start. While 19 QR_B2 K_Kt2 22 Q_Kt4 R.B1 tbinklOg over his fourth move, the hind legs 20 Q-R3 B.Q2 APRIL, 1939 91

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~'Ioht' deserves credit f or hanging on this W,hy not PxP? long without loss of material after llRving 38 . . . . B.B8ch 41 PxP B,P rall en _Into such a pt'eCR1'ious IJo!:!lt ion, 39 K.Q3 R.Q7ch 42 R.QR7ch Drawn 23 P.QR4 B·K1 40 K·B3 R.KKt7 24 P·QKt3 P.QR4 - -- 25 Q.Q2 P.B3 A 1';olt/firJ!/ of principle 011 Fille's 10th 26 Kt·B3 , , . nels him the upper hal/d, which he maintains The Kt i, becoming annoying, 10 Ihe end. R,R . , . . Q.Q3 31 R,R A. v. R. O. Tournament 27 P.R3 B.B2 32 RxR Q,R 28" Q.K3 R.Q1 33 Q.Q2 B·K1 Thi rteenth Reund 29 P.Kt3 KR.Q2 34 ' P·R4 P.R4 Holland_ November 25, 1938 30 Q.K2 QR.B2 Draw R. Fine Dr. A. Alekhine A hard·fo/{ght d, aw, with a Jlig ht lllil'tllllage White Black rolle)'ed back aud j(.wfh. 1 P.K4 P.K4 6 P·B3 P.KKt3 2 Kt. KB3 Kt.QB3 7 P.Q4 B.Kt2 A. v. R. O. Tournament 3 B.Kt5 P.QR3 8 p,p KtxP 'l'hlrteenth Round 4 B·R4 P·Q3 KtxKt PxKt S 0 .0 B.Q2 • P.KB4! Holland_ November 25, 1938 10 • • • • An unusually k een move. White's pt'essure QUEEN'S PAWN GAME all the open KB file compensates {or his w eak (Nlmzowitsch De(en!:!e) KP. J, R. Capablanca P. Keres 10 . . . . B,B White Black 11 QxBch Q.Q2 1 P.Q4 P.K3 9 PxP KtxP rf 11 .•. P-KtoJ.; 12 Q·Kt3, and the defense 2 P.QB4 B·KtSch 10 KKtxKt PxKt of Dlack's KEP is stl11 problematical. 3 Kt.B3 P.QB4 11 Q.Kt3 Kt.B3 12 QxQch K,Q 4 P·K3 Kt·KB3 12 B·K3 B·B3 p,p 13 PxP K· K3 S KKt·K2 13 QR.Q1 B·Kt5 14 B·84 R.KB1 6 PxP 0-0 14 B.K2 B,B 7 P.QR3 B. K2 15 KxB R. K1 H ... Kt·K2 was not much bettel". There 8 Kt.B4 P·Q4 16 K ·Bl Kt.K2 would follow 15 Kt·Q2, Kt·SS ; 16 K t·B3, alld it would b-e dimcult for Black t o meet the Black has successfully parried the t hreat threats or Kt-Q4 ch and Kt·Kt5ch. to his QP and has em erged from the opening with a slight edge in position. 1S Kt-Q2 8xP 16 Kt.Kt3 BxB 17 P.Kt3 Q.Q2 28 R·QKt1 R.BS 17 RxB P.Kt3 18 K·Kt2 QR.Ql 29 KtxKtP RxKtP 18 P.QR4 K.K4 19 Q.Kt5 Kt-B4 30 RxR B,R 20 QxQ RxQ 31 K.B3 P.Kt3 18 . . P·QRI would Icav(1 a hole at Black 's 21 R.Q3 P.KR3 32 R·Kt3 B·R4 QKt 4. 22 P.KR4 R.QBl 33 R.R3 B.Q7 19 P·Kt3 Kt.B3 23 QR.KBI KR.Ql 23 P.RS P.QKt4 34 K.K2 R.Kt2 20 Kt.Q2 Kt.R4 24 Kt.B3 K.K2 24 P·KKt4 KtxBch 3S Kt·Q6 R.Kt7 21 R.B2 K.K3 25 PxP p,p 25 PxKt P.R4 36 R·R8ch K. R2 22 P.R5! R. R1 26 Kt.Kt5 P.KR3 26 P.Kt4 PxP 37 KtxP p,p Al ekhln e was In terrible time straits. Three 27 PxP B.K2 38 Kt.K5 . . . . minutes left rOl' fourteen moves. 92 T HE CHESS REVI EW

27 RxPeh . K-Q3 32 RxR R-KB1 28 Kt-SS P·KKt4 33 RxPeh Kt_SS ROOK VS. BISHOP 29 Kt.Q4 R.K1 34 Kt.S S K.B4 30 R-R7 R.R t 35 Kt-Q2 P.Kt5 By J OSE M AESTRE 31 R ( B ).B7 RxR ( Fourth Installment) Flfteen seconds with five moves to go. SOLUTION TO, PROBLEM NO.3 36 R-Kt6 Kt_Q2 39 R_KBS R-01 1 R_KtS 37 RxKKtP Kt_K4 40 Kt.S3 Kt_Q6 • • • • 38 R-Kt5 K.Q3 Best. It restricts the Bishop's mO"ements and prevents ... K·RS. Under the wire in time to resIgn. K·Ktl R_Q5eh K_K2 44 Kt_Q2 P.R4 1 . '. . . 42 Rx.R KxR 45 K_B1 Resigns If instead 1 .. . B·K1; 2 R'QKt3! followe(1 "43 P-Kt3 K.K2 by 3 R-Q'Kt6 B.lld 4 K·B7. etc. c. t. March issue, page 69. And If 1 . . . B-QB5; 2 R­ QR3ch, K-Kt1; 2 K-Kt6 and wins. The K cannot move to Bl because o ~ R-QB3 winning A fha,p IMII!I Black'! 23rd if nUl the Bishop. And wherever the B moves, the at by R can attack it and s lmultaueously threateo a sharp pa"1 al White's 28th. mate. A. v. R. O. T ou r nament 2 R. Kt7! • • • • Thlrteeuth Round Confi ning lhe Black King to the last rank. Holland-November 25, 1938 2 . . . . B any 3 R.QB7 a nd wins QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED \Vhite cannot be prevented from playing s. Res hevsky D,. M. Euwe 4 K-K.t6 ' after which Black I" reduced to WJ:llte Black Bishop moves. 1 P-Q4 Kt-KBS 12 Kt_K2 Kt.Q2 2 P_QB4 P_KS 13 0·0 Kt.SS Very little need ' be said about Opposition 3 Kt.QB3 P_Q4 Kt-B4 B.Kt5 1. It is almost 100% fatal fo r Black. It the 4 8-KKt5 B.K2 "15 Q-82 Kt-R4 5 P·KS 0 .0 · 16 KtxKt BxKt Bishop checks the White King it goes to B2 6 R·B1 P. KR3 17 R_BS B.Kt5 and the situation is sim ilar to Opposition 2. 7 8.R4 Kt_KS 18 KR_Kt1 QR.K1 Or -if the Bishop nttncks the Rook (the pos­ 8 BxB Ox. 19 P_Kt4 Q.Kt4 sibiJity of the Rook being pinned to its King 9 PxP KtxKt 20 K-Rl P.QR3 10 RxKt PxP 21 P·QR4 P.B4 does not enter into our calculations), it wifl 11 B·Q3 P.QB3 22 P-B4 • • • • always have time to threaten mate or play Black's K side aSoSault is of moment, and to its second or third rank and confine the ... P·BS, giving scope to th~ second Rook, Black King to Opposition 2, which wins. The must be IlnIYentect. only pOJJible exception OC'C1JfS dr a fe.mlt of 22 . . . . Q.K2 the awkward placement of the White Rook. 23 R_Kl R·B3! PROPOSITION IV When the Kings are in OppoIition 1 the Rook w;U alwaYI win (with one exception as shown in Diagram G). D IAGRAM G Black

. Reshevsk. y 24 P.KR3 R.K3 27 QxQ RxQ 25 Q·KB2 RxP 28 BxQRP! • • • • 26 RxR OxR The fly '0 tho ointment. WhIte. 28 . . . . P,B 31 RxBP R,P 29 PxB PxP 32 RxQRP RxKtP This diagram is intended to illustrate that 30 K_R2 R_Q6 33 K·Kt3 Draw if White's Rook is on its KB2, and if the APRIL, 1939 93

While Ki"f is ill check by a Black Bishop Q2, Kl, K3, KB2, or KKt3, Black can draw posted on ellher its QR3, QKt4, QB5, or KR6, because thq Rook wilt find no method of Black can draw. forcing the positioll. Note that no Rook is W.hite attempts to win: shown on the diagram. The R can be placed (1) When the. Bi.-:hop is at KR6; anywhere provided it does 1I0t threaten to 1 K_K1 K -Kt8 (best) Not . . . B-Kt7; Z R-BS, K-KtS (. . K-R7; captflre 1he B or mate on the move, 3 K-BZ!); 3 R-KKtS!, K-R7; 4 K -BZ" etc. Also W·hite f\tt~mpts to win: not 1 . .. B-Kt5; 2 R-B4!, Ball Y; 3 K-B2, (1) When the Bishop is at his Q2: elc. Assume Lhat the R is on the 4,th rank. 2 R_B3 (best) K . Kt7 White will endeavor to pl'event Black trom • Drawn checking the White King out of Opposition 3. (2) When the Bishop is at QB5; 1 R.QB4 B·K3 1 K-K1 K_KtS 2 R_Q4 B_B1 B_Q4 2 R-B4 Drawn Black plays to control the vital ,square KB6. 3 R_KKt4ch K_R7 (2) When the Bishop is at his QB7; 4 K -B2 K-R6 Assume again that the R is on the 4th rank.' The position is drawn because White cannot White tries to win. force Opposition 3. The \Same is true of the 1 R-Q4 B-Kt3! other Bishop situations. See Diagram H, Now to -prove the rule, Let us examine 2 R-Q5 • • • • , Diagram G, placing the Black Bhhop on ·his Q6 If the White Ki ng moves, 2 • _ . B-R'j would square. White is still in check, but wins. draw. 2 . . . . B_K1 5 R_KKt5 B_B2 1 K·K1 K.Kt8 (best) 3 R_QBS B_B2 6 K-B4! R_B3! B_K5 • • • • 2 4 R_KS B-Kt3 3 R-ISKt3ch B-Kt7 If ... K-R7; 4 K-B2 and wins. White lays a little trap tor Black. 4 R_KtS K_R7 6 . . .. • K_R7! 5 K·B2 and wins The only move) White bhreatened 7 R­ KtSch fo rcing Black either into Opposition 4 or to the square R7, after which White would . The next King formation to be discussed continne with 8 K-B3 followed by 9 K-B2, etc_ is OPI)Osition 3. The situation now is more 7 K_B3 • • • difllcu t for White, dfle to the fact that the If instead 7 R-K5, K-Kt7 draws: Or if 7 White King can be checked out of the op­ R·Kt7 or Kt3. B-Q4 draws. pOJitioll by the Bishop, should it be attacked 7 • • • • K.R6! by the Rook or should mate be threatened. Drawn There can be no set rule here because the (3) The same procedure is followed with the procedure used varies according to each Bishop other Bishop situations shown in Diagram H . location. For this reason, in the studies that The foregoing does not mean, however, follow, the Rook will always move first, but that. if the Bishop is on any other square that this first move will never be a capttJrq of the WhIte call force a win. White's chances are · BiJhop or a checkmate. ?e~ter, '~llt with the Kings in Opposition 3 It lS a difficult matter for the Rook to triumph. DIAGRAM H Another illustrative example is shown in Black Diagram 1. DIAGRAM B laok

White T'his diagram is intended to illustrate that if the Black Bishop is on either ·his QBl, QB7, ,4 THE CHESS REV1EW

The White King is in check and moves to confine Black to the corner . Cross Country 1 K·B3 B"B7! NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHESS LEAGUE The ouly move. It attempts to coutrol the The Northem California Oles> League has con ­ square KE6. If. . B-Ktl or Kt3; Z R-R4ch cluded its sea:;OQ, The most :;ucc~ssfu l since its followed by 3 R-Kl4ch WillS the Bishop. If inception in 1933. The final and deciding match. .' .. B-K l8 ; 2 R-R4ch, K-Kt8; 3 K-Kt6 wins played March 25th between the twO leaders, resulted itS Black cannot prevent 4- R-KB4 followed by as follows: . 5 R-KB2, et c. On 1. B-Q6 follows 2 Mechanics In'stitute Castle Chess Club K·B2, etc, An d finally if 1 . .. K·R6; 2 RCB6 A. J. Fink ------Y2 Charles Howland -Y2 wins. E. J. Clarke ______1 D. Vedensky .: ___ _ 0 2 R-Q4 . . . . CaN Bergman __ ___ 1 William Barlow ___ 0 This is White's best, preventing . .. B-Q8 Wallace H. Smith -Y2 W. G. McClain ----Y2 oh. If instea d 2 R-B2, K-UO; :3 R-Q4, B-Kta V. Pafnutieff __ ___ 0 Carol Capps ______1 and draws. Charles' Bagby __ __ 1 Carl Ekoos ______0 E. Robinson ------l/;, 2 . . . K-R6! ! L. L. Bcyette -----Y2 The Black King voluntarily steps into the 4yz opposition, bu t it is his only move. (See Dia­ gram H). The final standing of the teams: If instead 2 , . . K·Kt8; 3 R-Q2, B moves; Mechanics Institute ______6_0 3 R·KBZ wins. Or if 2 . .. B-KtC; :3 K-B2, Castle Chess Club ______5_1 Russian Chess Club _____ ~ ___ ~ ______4__2 etc. Or 2 . . . B-Kt8; 3 R-Q2.ch, K-R6; 4- R­ Oakland ______3---3 Q1, etc. And finally if 2 . . . B-B4; 3 R·R4ch, Univ. of California ______1_ 5 K-Kt8; 4 K-Kt3, etc. Alameda Chess Club ______1-5 3 R_Q6 . . . . San Francisco Chess Club ______1_5 To prevent., B·I{t3. 3 , . . . K_R5 (forced) NEW YORK NEWS 4 R_Q5 B.Kt6! The champIOnshIp wurnamem of the West Side Again forced. Ba.d WOuld be 4 , , . B-Kt8; Y. M. C A (Marlhattan), resulted in a victory for 5 R-QR5,. B-B7; 6 K-B4, K-R6; 7 R-R3ch, etc. M. N e ckelm~n, who outdistanced his nearest rival Or 4 ... B-Kt3; 5 K-B4, K-R6; 6 R-KKt5, B fly Y2 point. m oves; 7 R-Kt3-oh, e lc. The leading scol:es: 5 R_Q3 M. Neckerman ...... , ...... 8Y2- 2¥Z • • • S. S. Coggan ...... , ...... , . . ... 8 - 3 White cannot abandon the Q file due to 1. Tolins . . " ...... , . . ,' .. . , . . . ,.7 - 4 Black's threat of . . . B·Q8ch. S. Almgl:en . . , ...... , ...... 6%- 4% 5 . . . B_B2 O. Freedman ...... " ...... , . . . .. 6Y2-4" Drawn The activities at present consist of a double round 'tournament in which six players are liIking part, and PROBLEM NO.4 ~n open toumamcnt with nine entries. Black MASSACHUSETTS NOTES The secremry of the Wieymouth C. C. advises that the club has recently occupied new qunters at the David Bates Clapp Memorial Bldg., 199 Middle Sneet, East W eymouth, Mass. The new cluhroom is well-lighted and ,heated, and spaCIous enough to accommodate visit ing teams.

WISCDNSIN NOTES William Banerdt, Jack Fashingbauer, Dr. O. M. W ehrley, Steve Kreznar, and Ewrin Teplinsky were the winners of ,rheir respeotive sections, in the qualifying rounds of the Milwaukee Municipal Chess A~sociatiOQ. Twenty-four .players panicip a'ted ,in thIS event. A tDund robm pla)'off to determme the Milwaukee representatives resulted in a five· way tie, each player winning and losing (wo games. White A further playoff ended with Krezner and TepJinsky White to Play and Win in first and second positions.

IOWA STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION HOLLAND The Iowa State (bess Tournament will take pla

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The response to my request (or opinions : 6 Qg8ch. on what .the cont ent of this Depart m 1;l nt ahoul d R<: ~ ; 9 be has been very gratifying-somewhat ovel'­ whelmIng, In fact- and I am very grateful to you foJ' expre~~! ng your minds so freely a nd fully, NO. t 2H 1 Qx R. No two readers are entirely in agreement No. 12.10 b ut n Q (which makes things very pleasant ) but there are some points on which all were generally No. 1251 in accord, and these may be ado!)ted as a working poliC y for the Department. They will be dlscusaed In the Ma y Review. This month's proble ms a re selected to COlI­ 1\;0. 1252 form wllh t he gene ral v iew t ha l at least two­ t hi rds or the t wenty-seven dlagl'IIms lIhould be devoted to t wo- a nd t hr ee-movers, and t hat more II. lle ntion be given to two-ers In particula r. T·h ls Is entirely r-easonable, but ~ o. " 50 to continue along t hese lines I sh all have to ask t he composer s to h-e\ p out a bit. My tUes No. 1254 1 Pc ~ are Ille ntlfully s tocked w ith origin als In fo ur there and more move s, but short er p roblem s are su r prisingly absent. All contributions wil1 be No. 1255 gratefully receive d. of IInes- Nos. 1327 t o 1329 ill this m on th's Quoted Section a r e three lillie studies In Queen· No. 1256 Bis hop opposition play by thr ee grea. t Am er ican compo sers. Solvers may be inteN!s ted in com· paring t heir s tyles. A s a small footnote -to No. U57 the trio, t he following attempt to compre8!l Loy d's fa mous No. 1327 in miniat u re form m ay be Quoted : By V. L. E. (after Loyd ) Ska kbladet, JulY, 1938. 6Bk. 5K pp, lQ6. 4b3. 8, 8, 8, 8. Mate In three ( 1 Qb5). H earty congrat ula t ions to Fr ederick Ga mage, 1 Bd5 who again Wins t he two·move Honor Prize with No. 1195, an d to H. Stenzel, who t akes Ihe Solv ing Laddor award. with S mate ... t ct the . " . Good q uiet contlnua- No. 1259 1 t Sb3 IN FO. R MAL LADDER " ' .. F4IIy-Dobb_. H. Sten:z.el 851 , _; " · Or. G. DobDI 725, 74 ; merIt on ODSn board Bill Bu ... 668, 76; *1. Genud 725, _ ; Dr. P. G. Keene y 714, _ ; *1. Kashdan 713, _ ; ..t H. NO. 1260 B. Da ly 531, 76; . W. Pall; 538, 60; Bourne : Qe3ch Smit h 589, -; ···M. Gonzalez 546; E. J . KOl"pa nty 480, 70 ; t A. Sheftel 475, 57; · 1. Fine MeredHl) Rlvl so 501, - ; W . Jens 422, 74 ; • • 1. &. M. ca pture----Rot h . Hoc hberg 400, 70; "·G. P low man 397, 70; I. No. 1261 Burn 437, _ ; F. S prenger 330, 85; W . KeYaQ r No. 12G2 37; T . McKe nna 347, 37; K. Lay 323, 28 ; , 52 ; J. Schmidt 302, - ; B. M. 21 ; H. Hausner 264, _; t C . .~ ~::;~;:b;~'~'236, _L.; GAr. eeneSax e r2 31966,, - _; ; O•••r. • MP., 75, 82; A. Gra nt 152, _ ; L. Eilner 129, _; J. T Ulch 39, 58; W. C. Dod 75, - ; · H. Medler 70, - ; .... Burlteln 79; G. Fa ir ley 64; J . M. Oen ni ..o n 57; A. Fortier 10, 22; F. Grote 4, 2; J. Oonaldlon 3. ( . ) Indlcales win ner of previous Ladd er asce nt. No. 1264. SOLUTIONS ~ h\lt o " No. U-18 by Dr. Otto Blath y : DIagrammed In cor­ Another rec t ly. ·Whltc Rook mlulnJo:" from (5. , w!th him i l' Qhl ... h. P g2; 2 QxS. BxR: 3 Q,,8ch . ReG: APRIL, 1939 97

Original Section

No. 1303 No. 1306 No. 1309 V. L. EATON BILL BEERS B I LL BEERS Washington, D. C. Willmar , M i nn. Ded icated to F. Gamage Willmar, Minn.

MlHC In 2 Male in 2 Mate in 3

No. 1304 No. 1307 No. 1310 J. M. DENNISON R. FAIRLEY SIMON COSTI KYAN Detroit, M ich. New York, N. Y. New York, N. Y.

Mate in 2

No. 1305 No. 1308 No. 1311 J. M. DENNISON V. L. EATON F. GAMAGE Detroit, Mich. ~WaShington, D. C. Brockton, Mass. Dedicated to V. L. Eaton

Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 3

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Original Section (cont'd)

No. nl2 No. HI) No. 131 8 J. G. L I NTON DR, G. DO B BS FRED SPR ENGER New York, N. Y. Dedica te d t o V. L. Eaton Carroll ton, Ga. New Yo rk, N. Y. ":"

Mate in 3 M~te in Ij

N o. un No. Ul6 No. 1319 V . L. EAT ON TH OM A S S. Mc KENNA FR ED SPRENGER Wash ington, D. C. Lima, Ohio New Yo rk, N. Y.

Male In 4:

No. 13 14 No. 13 17 No. 13 20 P. L. ROTHENBERG RUDOL F POP? G. GOEL LE R New York, N. Y. Mlttenwald, Germany Munic h, Germany

Mate in 3 Male in >1 S~ l f ma l e in 4

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Quoted Section

No. 132 1 No. 1324 No. 1327 M. FRANKEN First Prize, A. L. J. SOKOLOFF SAM LOYD Wereldsehaakbond Tourney, 1927 Xadrez Brasileiro, 1939 1868

Mate in 2 Mate m 2 Mate in 3

No. 1322 No. 1325 No. 1328 K. A. K. LARSEN P. TEN CATE OTTO WURZBURG First Prize, First Prize, American C hess Magazine, Dansk Skakproblem Klub, 1938 Grantham Journal, 1926 Sept., 1899

Mate m 2 Mafe m 2 Mate m 3

No. 1323 No. 1326 No. 1329 E. LAZDINS S. S. LEWMANN W. A. SHINKMAN Skakbladet, Aug., 1937 ....."64", Mar. 10, 1939 1903 ..

Mate in 2 Mate in 3 Mate in 3

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