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MONTHLY 30 Cts. ANNUALLY $3.00 (In Canda 3) Cis.) • 'Jhe the United States Championship the Firing of the Opening Guns at the Man - , HONOR PRIZE PROBLEM • -HARRY BOARDMAN Atlanta, Ga. WHITE MATES IN FOUR. MOVES The OFFICIAL -ORGAN of the AMERICAN CHESS FEDERATION \ THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH LEADERS OF CHESS IN AMERICA •• BARNlE F. WINKELMAN HOW GAMES ARE LOST IN THE OPENING . • . LAJOS STEINER MASTERS J HAVE MET • • • • • • FRED M, WREN MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS . • . • • • • • ISAAC KASHDAN APRIL, 1936 MONTHLY 30 cts. ANNUALLY $3.00 (In Canda 3) CIs.) • 'Jhe The United States Championship The firing of the opening guns at the Man. hattan Chess Club, the Marshall Chess Oub, the Empire City Chess QUD, and the Queens REVIEW Chess Club, where the preliminary qualifying rounds are being held, has broug ht home the OFFICIAL O RGAN OF T H E reali zation that It last the United States Cham. AM F. RICA N C HESS FEDERATION pionship Tournament is under way. The long d rawn out negotiations are over. W hile the anention of the chess wo rl d is now focused ISRAEL A. HOROWITZ, Edilor upon the panicipants, those who made [his S. S. COHEN, Ma1/aging EdiJor gigantic event possible, may g racefully retire into the background and view the results of FRED REINFELD, AJ!ociaJe Editor their labor with pride and satisfaction. BARNIE F. WINKELMAN, Auochrte Editor En P4.JJ4I1t, it IS fitting to pay JUSt tribute to Harold M. Phillips, Chairman of the United WALTER JACOBS. Problem Edi/or States Championship Committee, and his col. BERTRAM KADISH, A,rl Director league Fritz Brieger, Treasurer. These men have given generously and unstintedly of the best that is in them. Their valiant efforts have fin ally borne fruit. When the story of this Vol. IV., No. <1 PNblishtJ AloN/hly Aprll,1936 generation is written, their names will be em. blazoned high on Caissa's roll call of honor. The Uni ted States Championship . 77 In such an undertaking however, it is essen. tial to secure the cooperation of many willing How Games Are Lost in the Opening 80 hands. The members of the committee: S. W . Masters I Have Met • • • 82 Addleman, Chicago; F. C. Beach, Bridgeport; H. R. Bigelow, N ew York City; Dr. B. Bloch, Miniature (;ames • • 83 New York City; Abraha m H . Cohen, N ew The End G:l.me • • • • • 84 York City; J. E. Dittus, Chicago; Edward B. T he Worl d Oumpionshi p Match 8;; Edwa rds, New York City; Arpad E. Elo. Mil. waukee; H . E. Heick, Chicago; H. Helms, New News Events • • • • • • 87 York City; S. W . Howland, New York Gty; Leaders of Chess in America 88 E. S. Jackson, Bronxville; D r. Bransford Lewis, St. louis; H . E. McFarland, Junction Gty; A. My ~ t Games of Chess . • 93 G . Melville, Chicago; 1. B. Meye r, N ew York Canadian ~c t ion • • • • 96 City; F. N. Monzert, Brookl yn; Col. Geo rge Problem Depa rt ment P. Northrup, Newark; Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, • • 97 New York Ci ty; Egben Roberrson, Chicago; T. T. Robinson, Ozone Park; Franklin J. San. born, Cambridge; Stanley Stanton, Ridgewood; Pub[ish~d momhly by TtlI': C I{E ~S RF.VIEW, 60·10 Roosevell Avenue:, Woodside, N . Y. Yea rly subscrip­ Elliort E. Stearns, Clevdand; George Sturgis, lion in the United SlalU $3.00. Six momhs $1.75 . Boston; Dr. A. E. West, Kalamazoo; M. S. Single copy 30 CIS. Elsewhere $ }.~O . Si ngle COp\' Kuhns, Chicago; and other public spirited chess 35 cu. Copyright 1936 by T H8 CHESS REVIEW players have lent their abl e assistance. The "Emeros! as second·cllSS matter March ~, 19;6, at the work of Mr. T. S. Barron in securing the Hotel post office at Flushing, N ew York, under the Act of March ;, lS79." Addidooal emry at Mi ddletown, N. Y. Astor as a site for the final tournament should not be overlooked. Forty.eight experts, recruited from all \',arts of che United States and itS possessions ave CONTRIBUTING EDITORS; gathered in N ew York City to determine who T.AJOS STEINER LESTER W . BRAND among Ihem will win the right to compete with JOHN B. SNI::.,..H LAGJ: IRVING CHER NEV the nine seeded inrernational masters fo r [he JAM ES R. NF.''QMAN F. W . WATSON honor of becoming the champion. They have been divided into four groups as fo llows: 77 78 TH E C H ESS R EV IEW GROUP A (Manhattan Cheal Club) GROUP 0 ( Queena Chen Club) J. Feldman, S. Silberman, O. Tenner, J . Sou­ M. Hanauer, T. Barron. H. Morton, G. O.ter. dakoff, M in A. Raettlg, IA. Cintron, Or. H. man, B. F. Winkelman, D. McClellan, W. M. P. Kli ne, H. Su ..ma n, R. Bornhoh: , S, Fact or, H. Mitchell, E. J . Korpilnty. N. Lea.lng, R. Egan, Fajanl, A. C. Simonian. T. E. Knorr, A. Goldman. GROUP B ( Mar. hall Chell Club) This colorfu l aggregation includes the Cham_ F. Re lnfeld, O. McC ready. A. S. Denker, M. pion of Pueno Rico, the Champion of Penn_ ROlenthal, J. Lil.lilll"d, E. Martinson, W. W . sylvania, the Champion of Illinois, and the Adamll, P. Rathen, J . Balint, A. L. Jonel, T. Stone, J. W. Brunnemer. New England Champion. GROUP C (Empire. City Cheal Club) The top two of each of the lour competing G. Trey.tman, W . H. Steckel, S. Bernlteln, sections will earn a place in the final tourna. M. FI , h. E. S. Jaeklon, S. Karandy. G. Shalnl_ ment which is scheduled co open at the Hotel wit, O. Gro ..miln , J. Rlehman, M. Green, H. Powellon, W. Goldwa ter. Astor on April 2:;. • A PRI L, 1936 79 The Men Behind the Guns How Games Are Lost In The Opening By LAjOS STEINER EOITOR'S N OTE: The well_known Hungar. <I • • • • P-B3 ian IniernaJional Master, u fos Steiner, is again The 141 h game of the F:u we·Alc:khine match de­ mOn5tt'1l1e<i the fu tility of 4 , .. K f-R4 boxa use of a (ontribll/(N' to 011' (o/lImn!. On a recent trip the reply ) B·K). 10 Zurich, Switzer/and, he comellea a short 5 P-K3 QKt-Q2 match with H. Grab, winning by the .feMe of 6 PxP , , . , 3 10 1. Immediately therafter he participated I was nOt quite sure of this move. However, after ill a millor tOllrnammt, finishing first with a Black', last move, with hi ~ Kt unable to ('Over th e open B file, r knew that the text was not disadvan­ 1(ore of 7 to 0, ahead of H. Grah, 6 to 1 and tageous. Yet, J be lieve that most experts would ((In­ Camponollo, 3Y2 to 3Yi. tinut with 6 Kt·B3 or 6 Q.Kt3. The opening is [he most difficult parr of. the 6 . • . KtxP chess game. In spire of the advance of theo­ 7 Kb Kt Px Kt retical knowledge. a slight va ri ation or transpo­ 8 B-Q3 Q_Kt3 sition in rhe order of moves creates a host of This is rather indilferent, What I really feared new possibilities and may result in the defeat was the doubdul 8 . , , P·K4 ; 9 PXP, Q-R4<h; 10 K-BI (10 K·K2, Kt"B4!) , with:l certain amou nt of of the entire line of play. Due to the numerous difficu lty, whiGh might be traced back to the exdlange possibili ties in the openings, exaCt calcula,tion of 6 PXP, is extremely difficult. Generally one must rely 9 Kt_BSI P_B3? on instinct or previous analysis, .An unpardonable weakening of the position. Black There seems to be a difference of opinion must have ~en somewhat disturbed by the fact that among ex perts regarding the relative Impor_ 9 ' , , QxKtP could not ~ played: 10 0-0, Q-K(~ (the threat is 11 Q.R4, foll owed by 12 QR-Ktl, and tance of the opening, middle game and end 13 Kt-K~ with a tecrine bi nd on the position); L L gaml!. While others are C<lntl!nt to conCl!ntr:l.te Q-R4, B- Kt2; 12 KR,BI , etc., when Bl ack cannot dis· all their I!fforts .on the middle gaffil!, full y bI!­ ent:lllgie himself. Ii eving that this is the only phase of the game 10 0 .0 8-Kt2 where real chess is played, some are prone ro 11 P.K4! . , . eke out every possible advantage the opening A bold stroke. which Black had no! COUnted on affords, The progress of chess knowledge when choosing his 9th move. Now after 11 •• , p. K4; 12 B-K}, and Black's center is shaky. makes it increasmgly difficult to outplay one's opponent. Therefore, every resource should be 1-1 , Grob exploited to the utmOSt. Why neglect the pos­ sibilities in the opening? The foHowing twO games illustrate the ease with which a misplayed opening leads to a hopeless position, The 'first game, while not the btSt o f the match, demonstrates the polm, Zurich, 1935 Fourl:h Game of Match GRUNFELO DEFENSE (Note! b] L1.;os Sl ~inr r) L , Stoln.er H, Grob White Black 1 P.Q4 Kt.KBS 2 P.QB4 P_KKtS 3 Kt-QB3 P.Q4 4 8 _84 , ', .. In the rete-or Euwe-Alekhine match, {he Grunfdd t t • • • • p,p Defen~ was adopted several times, wilh very doubt­ 12 BxP ().O fu l success fOf the second player. Black's di$1dvan­ 13 8 -Q5ch K_R l {a~ consisted of his lack of SpoiIce, and when that 14 Q_B2 P_K4 was laler solved by , •• PxP, While obuined _ 15 PxP p , p suong center, My own iRS(in(:{ for the QP opening 18 B.K3 Q.R4 is nO'l yet quite developed, but 1 am incl ined to favor 17 B.K1.3 Kt.83 the text move over the one chosen b y Dr, Euwe ( 4 Q-Kt~) , As played, the W hite Bishop comm ~n ds :l .Ahhough it would nOt appear so 1t first sight, powerful diagonal, where it cannot be opposed by Black's position is alreadr quite hopeless.
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