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OCTOBER, 1950 • ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION-$4.75 • 50 CENTS won the World's Championship at the age of 26? Moving one square at a time, a may go from K 1 to K7 In eight moves in 483 ways ? In successive rounds, once beat Botvinnik, Reshevsky, drew with Capablanca, beat Euwe, Flohr and Alekhine7 It t akes a Kn ight three moyes to checl!: a that is two squares away on the same diagonal? WHITE is to play and in tllis ex· 12 B-R2 P- QR4 14 N_N1 P-B4 PaUl Morphy, King of Chess, alice lost qUisite ending by Korteling. 13 0 - 0 P-N5 15 B_B4 P-K5 a game in 12 moves? 16 N_N5 B-R3 Two lone Knights Cnnllot force mate ? mack cbaHenges White's best·posted Chess players fOl' mOl'e thun 500 years piece. used a pair of dice t o detet'mine their 17 BxB R,B 19 R,R N,R moves? 18 PxP RPxP 20 P-QB3 P-R3 21 N-R3 N-N5 Whimsy Now he attacks the and Let us turn to a bit of Fail')' Chess , In fOl'ces 22 P-KK3, this problem by your columnist, the Call' 22 P_KN3 ventions are suspended, Black is to play And no\\", with all his Pawns on black first and he lp White to mate in three ::;ql1ll1'CS, White lias condemned his msll· moves. op to life imprisonmflnt, 22 .... N-K4 Obviollsly, if White plays 1 R-KN4, 23 K-N2 P-N4 Black' replies: 1 . . B- B3t, followed by 24 B-B1 2 ... P-N7, 3 ... P -R4 and 4. . P - R5, The useless Bishop retires, making The unhappy Rook cannot then hold the room for the who may have a position, more illustrious career, 1 R-Q8t K-N2 3 K- N4 P-N7 24 P-N6 30 N,B P-B6t 2 R-Q3 B-B3t 4 R-N3t K-B3 25 N-Q2 P-QB5 31 K-N1 K,N 5 K-B5! 26 N-KN1 N-B4 32 R-Q1 K-K3 The attack on the Bishop is an im· 27 N-K2 R_KN1 33 N- N1 NJB5-Q6 portant finesse wbich,gains a move fa\' 2(: N-Q4 P- B5 34 N_R3 K-Q4 White's King, 29 N-B5t K-K3 35 N-N5 R-N1 5 B-N2 36 N-R3 1 , , Q-R2t 3 N-Q5 R_Nl 6 K-Q4 P-R4 What a life ! This poor Knight has . . 2 N-K7 B- N2 4 N_B7 mate 7 K-K3 P-R5 rlone nothing but advance a bi t and then 'Where can the Rook move? Answer: reu'eat. One of Sam Loyd's famous puzzles is he doesn't! 36 , , .. R-QR1 this : Play a game whet'e, after 11 moves, 8 K_B2!! PxRt 37 P-R3 K-B4 only the two Kings remain on the board, 9 K_N1! 38 K-B1 This is his solution : Drawn! Black can only choose between 1 P-QB4 P-Q4 9 R,R QxRP stalemating White 01' losing both Pawns, 2 p,p Q,P 10 R,N QxPt 3 Q-B2 QxNP 11 K,Q R,B WINNING a game by a slashing, smash· 4 QxBP Q,N 12 Rx NP R,N ing attack never appealed t o Nimzovich, 5 QxNP QxRP 13 R,P R,B Some masters reveled in sacrificial com· 6 Q,N Q_ K4 14 RxBt K, R bination play, but not the Crown Prince 7 QxBt R,Q 15 R,P R,P of Chess, He preferred to tie up his op· , R,P QxNP 16 R,P RxPt ponent in knots, He paralyzed them with 17 K,R K,R Die Blockade, his name for the system by which his pieces got a strangle· hold on one square after another, advancing with crushing effect until there was no retreat for the enemy army, 38 ... , N,B Arnstadt, 1926 S implHication so that Uage can DUTCH DEFENSE clearly how belpless he is! Hage Nimzovich 39 RxN N-Q6 White Black 40 R-N1 NxNP 1 P_Q4 P-KB4 6 QxQt K, Q 41 RxN R,N 2 P- K3 P-Q3 7 B-B4 B-Q3 ,Mate on the move is t hr eatened, P_ K4 N_B3 3 B-Q3 8 N-KB3 42 R-N1 P-N7 p,p K_K2 4 PxP 9 N-B3 Resigns 5 B-N5t P-B3 10 P-QR3 R-Q1 11 B-Q2 P-QN4 White cannot prevent the fatal ,13 , The final positio n R-HS, This P-QN~ move comes up with reo mal'kable frequency in Nimzovich's DID you know that, . , , THOUGHT FOR T HE MONTH games, and with striking effect. Paul Morphy once cOll!luctell a chess co]uum at the fantastic salary (rOl' 1859) Chess i,; as llluc h a mystery as .-omen, t = ; * _ dbl, check; § _ dis, ch, ot' $3000,00 a year? ·-Purdy, JH( "'(JUlIE (HISS ,MAGAZINf

Volume 18 Number 10 October, 1950

EDITED &, PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowitz Readers are invited to use these columns for their comments- on matters of interest to chessplayers. INDEX FEATURES CORRECTION States-and the diagrams are irritating to Colle Rides Again! ______302 -Woe is me! The Wurzhurg dedication my senses if only that it brings this weak­ International Team Tournament __ ___ 296 problem (page 203, CHESS REVIEW, July ness to my attention. The green ink on Triumph of Unreason ______299 issue) has proved to be unsound. Black's the dark squares is of nearly the same last move could have been to briglimess as the red ink of the pawns and DEPARTMENTS Book of the Month ______320 by Pawn at QN7; hence it is not pieces on those squares. necessarily Black's move, and the whole Color weakness is prominent; lUunicipal Games from Recent Events ______304 idea falls apart . . . In contrast, all the a uthorities have given green traffic lights On the Cover ______290 Wllrzburg settings appear all the more a slight blue tint to solve the troubles of Postal Chess ______310 perfcct. Poctie justice! The flaw was dis­ red-green color-weak people. As such are Solitaire Chess ______301 covered hy alert CR Reader Arthur K. extraordinarily sensitive to blue, a slight Spotlight on Openings ______308 Underwood of Denver, Colorado, to whom tint is enough to change the green's like­ Tournament Calendar ______295 my thanks. ness to red for them, entirely. May I sug­ World of Chess ______291 Herewith a corrected version: gest utilizing an inl,; mixture with a trace of blue? Then we wiI! have peace. JACKSON, EDITOR GEORGE JR. I. A. Borowltz Miami, Fla.

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~'.NTERNAT'ONAL World Cha mpionsh ip Chall enge David Bronstein of the USSR won a play-off match with Isaac Bolcslavsky, likewise of tile JS ~H, for the right to meet Mikhail Botvinnik in the first match fo r the World CilCSS Championship since lhe latter won the wurld (ilk in 194B. Bronstein and Bule81av~ky tied for the lead in the ten-man double-round candidates' louma­ ment at Budapest, Hungary (CHESS llo:­ VIEW, p. 163, June, 1950) . In Ihe play.off at Moscow, Boleslavsky first fell behind ill an official twelve-game match but scored two willS later Lo tic the match. It was then announced that a two-game con· ti nuation would be tried and, if a draw still resulted, play would go Oil until a I win by either player would determine the outcome. The first game was drawn, lJllt Bronstein won the second and the decision. No satisfaction has been officially of­ fered as yet {or the complaint filed by the USCF that Reshevsky could not partici­ pate in the tournament at Budapest. But R. G. Wade of New Zealand had unoffi· cially suggested a three.way tournament between Bronstein, Boleslavsky and Resh­ (~vsky. His suggestion obviously was not taken up-for wan t, he observes, of a US delegate to press it. The upshot seems to be that Reshevsky and Dr. M. Euwe (who did not play at Budapest either) are seed­ ed for the next candidates' tourney. FIDE World ChampionshipProgrom The 1950 meeting of the World Chess Federation devoted itself largely to the 1951-1954 world championship program. Zonal tourneys will he helt! in 1951, an competition in 1952, a Candi­ dates' Tournament in 1953 and finally a world title match in 1954. Ph",,, bJ Ea"/Qlo The world was divided into eight play­ Isaac Boleslavsky observes a play by N ajdorf of A rgentina during a game in ing zones, and the United States will be t he Worl d Championshi p Candidates' Tournam ent at Budapest, ea rl y this y ea r . expected to contribute two players to a total of twenty·two qual ifie rs for the in­ A similar pJan was drawn up for the Austrians March On terzonal world championship even t. Resh· women's world championship. The first A uniformly successful tour of Holland evsky, Euwe and the first five competitors World Championship for teen·agers was made by the Hietzing of ) in the recently concluded Budapest Chal· was scheduled to be held next May in Vienna, which defeated Amsterdam by lengers' Tournament were seeded for the Birmingham, England. The Boy's Tourney 81'2.71'2, Leuwarden by 6% .1 % and Ei nd· next Candidates' Tournament. there this year seems a fore-runner. hoven by 11%-4%.

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 291 US Navy Cmdr. C. D. Mott (ri ght), Southwest Champion, as Pre~. W. H. J anes of Texas C. A. offers t he F. R. Graves R. K. Rieste nberg pre sent s the Hotel Roosevelt trophy. trophy to 3d t ime a nd permanent w inner, Maxine Cutlip.

In His Old Style places went to Harlow B. Daly of West Taking an c

Radio Match DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A contest by short wave radio bdween First place in a 28-man, 9-round Swiss the Santa !\Ioniea Bay Chess Club, current tourney for the championship was gained Los Angeles Coun ty and California State by Hans Berliner with a score of 8-1. Un­ team champions, and a group of players defeated, Berliner drew two games and in Rockford, Illinois, was decided in favor won all the rest. Martin Stark, a former of Santa Monica by a 4-0 sweep. Ray District champion, took second with Martin, William Steckel, Arthur Spiller 7%-1%, while Edmund Nash finished and George A. Stcven made up the win­ third with 6-3_ ning . The next six places from fou rth to ninth went to George Thomas, Heinz Steinbach, New Englond Fra y Oscar Shapiro, Theodore Bullockus, Vietor in the Tenth Annual Tournament Charles Miller and Carl Gardner. Each for the New England chess championship, scored 5%-3Yz but finished in the order THESE chess sets are of aut hentic played at the Greater P rovi dence YiVICA named on the basis of Swiss points_ Staunton design, regulation club size in Providence, Rhode Island, was James (4" King) . Breath_takingly beaut iful, Bolton of New Haven, COllnect icut, who FLORIDA they are a lso strong and durable with went through the 27-man, 6-round Swiss A 22-player, 7-round Swis ~ tourney for felted bottoms. Approved by author_ tourney without loss. He won five games the state title was captured dedsh-ely by ities. Reasonably priced for immed iate and drew one with Kazys Skema of Boston, delivery. Price : $16.65. Clarence Kalenian with a sco re of 6 Y2-V::. Massachusetts, runner-up with 5-1. Third Second place wcnt to E. J. Dowling wi th LEO GLADSTONE LOngacre 5_1548 place went to Albert C. l\Iartin of Provi­ 5 game points and 19.75 S·B points, while 140 West 30th St. New York, N. Y. dence, Rhode Island, 4Yz-l%. The next six third place was credited to E. 0_ Fawcett,

292 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 5 and HI . P. C. Knox,S and 15, took fourth, and Stephen Shaw and i\"lary Bain shared fifth and sixth with 4Yz and 14 each. Other plus scores were made by G. B. Fishback, 4% and 10.5 ; Horace Taylor, 4 and 14; J. B. Holt, 4- and 13; and E. C. Jonas, 4 and 12. The tournament di· rector was Chas. Divine III. (See photo, page 294.) The following officers were elected by the Florida Chess League: Arthur Mon· tano of Tampa, president; R. C. Eastwood of Hom e~ t ead . first vice· president ; Mary Bain of l..,.fiami, second vice· president ; and .l\Iajor B. Holt of Lon g Beach , secretary· treasurer. LOU ISIANA Scoring 6·1, W. Frank Gladney of Baton Rouge, president of the Louisana Chess Association, annexed the state title by de· feating runner-up J. W. WetherIord, who also tallied 6-1. W. C. Addison of Baton Rouge occupied third posi tion with 5l,6.21h. Aftcr the tournament, Woodrow C. Grew of Shreveport was elected president of the Louisiana Chess Association, and A. Wyatt Jones of the same city was chosen Dave Ackerman (left) opposes Lee T . Magee at table 1; W. G. Vande rberg faces secretary. H. F'. Underwood, t abte 2; and Carl We berg ponders, table 3, in Nebraska Ope n. NEW MEXICO A round-robin tournament for the state title was wo n by Capt. Edmund Czapski of A Great Book By A Great T eacher Roswell with an U-O sweep. EDWAR D LASKER Three Albuquerque entries, William Chaffee, J. R. Cole and James Philips, each CHESS FOR FUN scored 8-3 to tie for second. Phillips won AND CHESS FOR BLOOD out in a playoff, while the others we re left tied for third and fourth. This delightful book is crammed with telling anecdotes Not content with the state championship, about chess and chess players. There are fascina ti ng Capt. Czapski clinched his chess mo nopoly chapters on Chess Amenities, Checkmating Combina· of New Mexico by winning the rapid tions, Endgame Play, Strategic Principles, Master transi t tournament wh ich followed the Chess, Tou rnament Ethics, etc. \vitty and instructive. main event. Here again he swept the Charmingly illustrated by j\laximil lian !\'lopp. Revised boards, beating all his six rivals. History and augmented edition. also repeated with regard to Phillips, who 224 pages, 94 diagrams $2.50 was runncr·up once more. The scene of the Congress was the Albu· querque YMCA. Phillips was tournament T he Best Games of the Most Brilliant Playe r! director. NEBRASKA KERES' BEST GAMES Thc Third Annual Nebraska Open OF CHESS Championship tourney, held at Hastings, was won by Lee Magee of Omaha with a by Fred Reinfeld score of 5Vz·l,6. Stcond was Carl Weberg of Salina, Kan s a ~, with 5·1. Jerry Belzer An attractive collection of the 90 most brilliant of Omaha, 4·2, finished third on. the basis games of Paul Keres, considered the grcatest of S·B points, while J ack Spence, with attacking player of our day. The games are the same ga me score, came in fourth . annotated with great care to bring out their R. E. Weare of Stamford and B. £. many beauti ful points. The play is unusually Ellsworth of North Platte were re-electcd rewarding to studenls because of its richness of president and vice·presidcnt respectively combinative detail, and the openings adopted of the Nebraska Chess Association. H. F. have great theoretical valuc. Revised and aug­ Underwood of Omaha retained his post of mented edit ion. sec retary-treasurer. 264 pages, 110 diagrams $3.50

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CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, t 950 293 PENNSYLVANIA Seventy.four players ranging in age from 13 rear old Ross Nickel of P hiladelphia 10 76 year old Z. B. Hoover of Montours­ ville took part in the Pennsylvania State championship tourney at Philadelphi a. Vic tor was Thomas C. Gutekunst of Allentown, who registered a 6·1 game score and 32.25 SoB points. Auilio DiCamillo of Philadelphia, 6·1 and 31 .75, finished second, while third posit ion fell to Paul Dietz of P iusburgh, SY2·I Y2 and 28.5. John A. Hudson of GnLlllpian, 512' 1 Y2 and 27.S, came in fourth, and Sol Hubinow of Philadel phia, 512·Ph and 26.25, placed fifth . The women's champion is again n'Irs. Mary D. Selensky of Philadelphia, and the speed champion 17 year old Ho bert Sobel uf the sallie city, who n o~ed 'Ju t DiCamil lu, Hubinow and Sa ul Wachs in a field of 30 players.

WEST VIRGINIA In the Florida tourney; Mary Bain, Southern Lady Champion faces J. B. Gibson; board 2, Steven Shaw, 1949 Florida Champion (left) opposes Major J . B. Holt, as For Ihe sixth lime, Dr. Siegfried Wert· D. F. Dyal, 1948 Florida Cha mpion bends ove r the board. hamlller of Huntington is state titleholder in West Vi rginia as a conseq uence of out· .-;coring seven Olher contestants in a 6· of 6·3. while Jack \V. Collins, Erich W. wheu 18 year old Eliol Hearst of the ruund Swiss und er the spollsorship of the ":farchand and John T. \Vestbrock were Marshall Chess Club drove ahead in a Bcckley Junior Chamber of Commerce. grouped in the next Ihree places with SY2- 34·man, 9-round Swiss tourney to capture Dr. Werthammer 'won 4 ga mes and d rew 312 each. 1950 top honors with a score of 7'i2.112. 2, while his chief rival, A!!en H. DuVal! Hearst lost only to Reuben Klugman, drew The state rapid transit title wu s cap· of St. Albans, 4:'2 .112, dropped a vital with national open champion Arthur Bis­ lured by Bisgui er, who tallied 512·Ph in point to tail-ender Dr. John 13lagg of SOUtll th e fin als ahead of Matthew Creen, S-2, guier and won the rest of his games in· Charleston and had to he content with c1uding a brilliancy against Pavey. and Hearst, Krauss and Mengarini, each second place. Churles Morg'Hl of Hunting­ 4·3. Pavey, whose score included two draws lon, 4·2, placed third. In the cou nt y team tournaments, Broome with Bisguicr and J'l'fyron Fleischer, The West Virgi nia Open Tuurnament County won the Genesee Trophy, while the came in second with 7-2, ahead of Bis­ was won by Ray Ma rtin of Sout h Charles· Queen City Chess Cl ub of Bu ffa lo look guier, Klugman and George Krauss, each ton with a 5·0 sweep. Hunnc!"'Up in this 6'i2-2'i2. Krauss, who had been pla yi ng the Susquehanna Cup. .~vent was Andy Hoke of Beckley, 4-1, strong chess throughout, faced Bisguier in whi le th ird place WliS divided ,Imong n. the last round and knocked out his dan­ NORTH CAROLINA 1.. Gold~m i t h of Beckley, Dr. Viucent geruus opponent in 24 moves. Hearst, in V;' inner of both the state title and the Ha,- ward of HuntingtOll and Pu ul A. the meantime, was beating John T. Wcst­ open chnillpiooshil}, "William J. Peters of Sayre of Huntington, each 3-2. brock in a close ending. Durham took first prize in the 20·man, 5- The 1950 junior chess crown wen t to Dr. A. Mengarini, fo rmer national ama­ rOllnd No rth Carolina Open Tournament 13 year old Don ald nun li ck uf Hunting_ teur champion, finished sixth with a score at the Sir Waller Hotel in Raleigh. Scor· ton , 5·1. Ruy McNamee of Cha rleston fin· ing 4Y2' y:!, Peters nosed ont Kit Critten· ishcd second. WHERE TO PLAY CHESS den of Halci gh, who tallied 4·1 in game Electcd as ufficers of th e West Virginia CI .... sl!led Ildvertl~ln ~ rate tor this column points and 16.5 in Swiss point s. Third was lac per word. Dis play acb $7 per Inch. Che~s Association were J oh n F. Hurt of Lars N. Enequist of Bahimore, Maryland, CharleSlon, president; Edw,lI'd ~ 1. Foy of NEW WORLD C HESS AND with 4·} and 12.5. Wm. C. Adiekes of Charleston, vice-president; and Harlow BRIDQE CLUB, In ... Asheville, 312·IYz and 13.5, shaded Dr. Vlarren of Beckley, secretary·treasurer. (S. Birnbaum. pruldent) J . U. Gunter of Durham, 3%.1% and 13. Newly elected officers of the North ~ 252 W. 76th St. (EN 2_4466) , N.V.C. T he only air-conditioned chess club In New Curolina Chess Association are: Ephraim York. OJ'>'!n dn lly from 2 p , l\l . to 1 A. M. Solkoff of Raleigh, president ; Dr. George 4lf.CANADA C. Harwpll of Durham, vice·president ; Clifftown's T abulated Openings and Dr. V. A. Davidian of Smithfield. Alberta This tabulation from 4135 tournament secretary . treasurer. Walter Holowach of Edmunton repeated games sbows tbe names and text of all (See picture, page 295.) as on four previous occasions by taking the sixty-two Openings used. Ratio of the Alberta tit le in a 20·man. 7·round popularity, number of variations and OREGON best defense given. Quit playing monot· Swiss tournament. J. ROll can and C. onus Openings. Disrupt opponent's "Book­ An I I-man, 5-round Swiss tourney for Erickson, bo th of Edmonton. finshed sec· Moves." Force him to sail uncharted seas. the Orcgon State open title resuhed in a ond and Ihird respectively. A fealure of Make another player happy by showing repetition of last year's victory for Jim the contest was the pres(:ntation of an him this advertisement. Schmitt of Portland, 412·'i2. Runner-up oil painting, " Canadian I{oc kies." by the Harry C. S .. ott was Svante Eikrem, 4-1, and third prize artist, Lawrence Barrs, to thc oldest com· 3200 South 198 St., Seattle sa, WashIngton winner was. Dean Bollman, 3Yz-IYz. petitor, 73.year.old Albert Cartwright of

294 CHESS REVtEW . OCTOBER, 1950 0- fOREIGN

Australia K. Bei1l1als, 4lh·Vz, won th e tourney for t!lC clJaIllJliol1l;hip of Tasmania. Dr. Phil· lips. 4_1, was second, and O. Vi nce, 3·2, third. England First and second prizes in the Premicr cvent of the l lford Chcss Club \,\' hitsun Congress were sharcd by D. V. Hoopcr of Surrey and J. Penrose of Essex, each 3%. 1%. 0 Penrose fi nishcd third with 3·2. / In the English Counties Championship, the powerful !\'fiddlesex team triumphed for the th ird consecutive time. The most im portant team match of the season was that between Middlesex and Lancashire, wit h the fo rmer winning by 7Vz4Vz. In \VII.I.IAM J. Pf;TUIS th is encounter, Middlesex victories were The 1950 North C(lrolill(l Champioll ill post· mortem fljter the {Ol/mey, with his YOllth. scored by H. Israel, E. G. Sergeant, Dr. O. Fricdmann, E. Brown and Miss E. Trans· jul f11l1ner'lIjI (right), Kit Cril/.Cllilcn. 01(. HOSENDO Ho:m:!lO DU.{;AIJ() mer, British women's titleholder. Lanca· 1950 Cuban Chess Chllmpion .-; hire wins were registered by C. C. Hilton Edmonton, who scored a creditable nin th. and H. W. Corden. Sponsor of the even t "'a~ th e Edmonton Oxford became 1950 chanq)ion in the Chess Cluh. British Universities series by disposin g of Pia ring host to the Calgary Chess Clull Nottingham,6Vz·llf2. in the ;'I'l emorial Buil ding at High River. Lensbury won in Dil'ision 1 and Rolra· the Claresholm and Hi gh ]{iver Clless gen in Dil'ision 2 of the Lo nd on Commer· Clubs joined f.. rees to offer batt le on 13 cial Chess League. hoard~ . The nll ies, howel'er, we re no match for Cdgury and lost , 4y:! .8%. France The championship of Paris went to . Ontario Plante. Tartakower and Hos~ol il1l o did not The Toront o speed champion is agaiu compete. Frank Anderson, who outscored a field of 26 entrants in a 6·roun d SwiH. Germany Teschner won the city title % ;@- LATIN AMERICA point ahead of Richter. Holland COMtNG EVENTS tN THE U. S. AND CANADA Argentina The Hague player \Vijnall~ was no match Abbrevtallons-SS Tmt: Swiss System Tour­ M. Czerniak was the winner of a jubilee for Dr. Ellwe in a 4.game contest which nament (in 1st round entries paired by lot tournament at the Club Argentino de Ajed. ended in a 3'h·'h drubbing by the fo rmer or selectton; in subsequent round" players with !l imltaT scores paired). RR Tmt: Round rez of Buenos Aires with 11 score of 11·3. world champion. Robin Tournament (each man ptays every Ncxt was i\iarini, 10·4, foll owed by lliesco, Donner, 3·0, obtained custody of the other man). K O Tmt: Knoek-Out Tourna­ ment (losers Or tow scorers eltmlnated). 9%.4%. A smaller event at Santa Fe went Noteboom trophy, a cup that has been won n : Cash prizes. EF: Entry fee. CC: Chen to the credit of Rossetto with 6Y:l points in the past by such masters as Euwe, P rins Club. CF: Chess Federatton. CA: Chcu As­ out of 7. Sanguinetti took second wit h 5·2. and Van Scheltinga. sociatton. C 1..: Ches~ LeR~ue. November 24-26: Missouri State Open Cuba Ireland Championship: 6 rou nd SS Tmt; open to A play.off for the championship was Some results in Irish events: A. Bourke all: EF S5; S40 first pri?e; at 51. Louis 1I'0n by Dr. Hosendo Romero Delgado, 6·2, retained his Civil Servicc Championshil); Yi\lCA; registration doses 10 AM. Nol'.

CHESS REVtEW, OCTOBER, t'HO 295 INTERNATIONAL CHESS TEAM TOURNAMENT a t Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia August 10t h to September 20t h, 1950

U NDER the more than graciolls hospitality of the Yugoslav Chess Federation, sixteen chess tea ms from E urope and the Americas met a t D ubrovnik for the fi rst post-war resumption of the International Team Tournaments. One of th e favored from the very US T eam en route ( left t o r ig ht) : George Kramer, Samu el start, th e Yugoslav team won the championshi p, a Reshevs ky, Makedonija Ca ptain Ma ri n ko Kelez, I. A. Ho rowitz a nd Geor ge Shai nswit. full two points ahead of Argentina.

The story of Yugoslavia's success is one Rahar at hoard 4 and Vid mar as Reserve German y. blOV.'ll tu he strong, too, yet "f overwhelming 31,'2 and 4 point scores in I cl inched the well·deserved victory. surpassed expectations in taking th ird. five matches (see score table, page 298 ) . Argent ina. also highly favored, shone iIIust astonishing was Unzicker's perform. Gl igorich and Pirc did handsomely in the in taking' second place. Najdorf and Bol· ancl:: he tied Najdorf's 1st hoard percent· difficu lt No. I and 2 spots. Trifunovich hochan excelled at the difficult hoards age. And the lower boards shaded off hUI lowered at third hoard- where many learns - where anything li ke 80% is rare indeed ~ligh tl y 10 dU llS! Germa ny a half.game flipped perceptihly (see individual scores, - hut the middle hoards, though scoring point ahead of the l!nit ed Slates which­ next page). And the fin e percentages of wclL yielded the margin of victory. missing Reshevsky- slaeked off at the end.

United States Team Scores, Round by Rou nd u. S. A .- HoLLAND! U. S. A .- BeLGIUMt U, S, A .- YUGOSLAVI A t XIII U. S. A.- Plmu t " ReshevskY ,. Dr. Euwe "H.eshevsky , O'Kel ] ~' , Heshevsky ,. Wigol'jeh 0 Horowitz Ca nal , Ho r ow it~ , Schellinga ~ H orowitz , J)lInlwlblum , Ho,·owit7. ,. Plrc 0 Shainswil ~ ' l;lIm:,,' , Shain swit , ""Cor tlevo r , Sh n!n!;wlt , Dovos 0 Shainswlt 0 Dr.Trifunovich 1 !('·(lI"e ,· , Z" T,,,\a , Kramer ,. Donner , Evans , 'l'hib"ut , Kramer O· Vidmar. h. , E"ans , l 'inzon " ITAL Y- U. A.I FINL AND- U. A.I , XI V At;STHI A- U. n S. '" S. SW~: D f:z.; - U. S. A.I S. A. ~ RMhevsky , Castaldi 0 Horowitz ,. Book , ne~he\'sky , Skold 0 Horowi t z Boni , H orowitz O· Xestler , S hainswit , OJ"nen , Hor owitz , Joh",,",",on Sh"j,,~\\"it • B,,~ e k Sha!nsw!t , G!ustolis\ 0 Kramer , Helle , Shainswit .. A. BCl"!; k\"ist ," !("a'''er .\(l1cUer • K ramer , Primavera 0 Evan s , Heikinheimo 0 K mmer 0 l':. Hel"l;k\'lst , I':,·""s !':!lubert ,•

U. S. A .- ARGENTINAt VII U .s.A .- WEST GERMAN yt Xl ll. 5, A.-GUEECEt ~v U, S. A.- emu:! Reshevsky'" , NnJdorf RllShevsky , Unzicker , Reshevsky .\lustkhiadis , c;\cincr C:t.';t illo Steiner ,. nolbochan Steiner 0 Schmid , Steiner p(\l1(l);"o]>ou lo.'; 0 S]wjllswil , Vlor,:,,, ," Kram er ,. Hossetto Shai nswit , Pfeiffer 0 Shainswit %ografalds 0 Kramer , l,;cluliel' 0 E va n s ,. Pilnik •0 K "amer , RclIstnb 0 Evans nOu l(lchnni~ 0 Evans , Maedoni 0

IV D ENMARK- U. S. A .t VIII NORWAY-(J. S . A J .XlI FRA;>;O:-U. S. A . ~ K t:v TO SYi\lHOLS Reshevsky 1 Poulsen Reshevsky 1 Myhr e o Rcshcvsky D,'. Tartakovcr 0 ·, USA had White on odd boards. Stein er 0' Peder.';en ," Steiner 1. Vestol o Swille,· 0' gossolimo 1 $USA had Bluek on odd boards. Kramer I K\lpferstich o Kramer 1 ~rorckel1 o SI",jn.~wil o /-Tn!!o\ 1 'Game carricd \0 adjournmen t. Evans Nie lsen o E\'ans I' Opsahl o Evans 1 K C ~l ... n 0 j.-\"rced witho ut "es",nin" pia)'. , ._ y­ ". ,~ ,~ -.

Minis ter of Culture R. Coiakovich ( left ) a nd T hough this lo oks like a crowd of spectators. FI DE P res. F, Rogard, with the Kmochs ( rig ht ). it is actua lly a n assembly of the playe rs.

296 CHESS REV IEW, OCTOBER, 19 50 T h e magnifloent vistas of mountain and " ea m ake Dobrovnik a r enowned summer resort.

Individual Scor in9s, Listed by Official Boa rd Num bers TATISTICS are culled cold, but they The following subst ituttd on the hi gher Board IV buards a t times. Resen cs did always. RalJ..,r ( \'ugosJav la) 9 \10) 90.0% Sare ohen most rcvealing. The Ameri· eorUe"cr ( H oILand) .. 8 (11) 72.1% can team relt disa ppointed al nul plucing N. Uerllk"lst (Swed.) Ii (12) G2.5% fi rst; bUl II su rvcy or the individuals' reo Board II ROS<5CIIO (Ar·genUa .. ) 7~ (12) 6U% G. K ramer (USA) ...... 7 ~ (Hi ) 6U% BoIl.\Oehnn (A,·g.) . .ll~ ( H ) 82. 1% sults shows all performed creditably. ],Iucdonl (C hile) 7 ~ (15) 50.0% Plre (Yugoslavia) 9 ~ (H) 67. 8% ~ o" ( Pe,.u) H (15) 50.0% 90%- on a L RossoLLmo (France) 9 (12) Evans' games played boa rd 75.0% Thibuut (13elglllnl ) ...... 7 (H ) 50.0% Sch mid (Gamnny ) 9 (12) 75.()% 'I- is a marvelous showing. And Resh· R c1l5\IIb (Germany) 6 (11) 6~.6% Florea (Chile ) 9 (15) 60.0% Kuprcrsllch ( Den. ) 5~ (12) 45.8% evsky's pe rformance in the fierce compc ti. Dunkel1)l um (Belgiu m) 8 (H) 51.1% "'Ien.ela (Flni:r.nd) S (10) 50.0% van Scheillnga (Hal .) 6 (II) 5U% lion of leading masters at board 1 is fine Boulachanls (Greecd .... . 3~ (lZ) 29.1% Johnnnon (Sweden) 6 ( 12) 50.0% GlusIOU!1 (Italy) 31; (IZ) 29. 1% indeed. Neither lost a game. OJa"en (Finland ) 6 (H) H.S% P"lda ( ,\u5Irlo) 3 (9) 33.3% UU8ck (Austria) 5 (11) (5.(% The middle boards did not fure quite Kongsh(.vn (Norway) 3 (10) 30.0% Nus tler (Itn.ly) 5 (12) ·Ll.G% K.csten (f.'r a n ee) t (9) 22.2% so well; yet none did poorly--except by Horowitz (USA) 4 ~ ( 8) 58.2% \'estol (Norway) 4~ ( 1-1 ) 32. 1% compari son with redoubtable masters. Reserve Steiner (USA) 3~ ( 7) 50.0% Flores of Chile--one time winner of th e Enevoldilen (Denmar'k) :I (12) 25.0% EVa na (USA) ...... •...... 9 (1 0) Marshall Chess Club ehampionslJip here-­ Sumor ( P eru) ...... 2~ (15) 16.6% Lambert (Aust ria) •...... 5 (1 2) Panagopoulos (Gr.) I (II ) PHnlk (AI'genUna) ...... •.. 7~ (10) remarkably fOI' a at boa rd 2. H % scored 60% Dr. Staudte (Germ.) .. 7t (12) VIdmar (Yugoslavia) Bea rd Board III 5 (6) l'rlmavern. (Ital~') 5 (12) "I"ri funovich (Yugo.) ... .. (13) N a,ldorf (Arg.) ...... 11 (H) 78.5% to 77.7% Helle (l~n l :r. nd) 4~ (0) Unzick er (Germ.) ...... 11 (H) 78. 5% Zapata (Peru) a (15) 50.0% H . K ramcr (Holland) 3~ ( 8) Ollg-orlch (YUgo.) •••.•...... 11 (15) 1l.3% p felHer (Germany) .. 7 (1 1) 63.6% Nielscn (Dilnmark) .. 3i (10) O'Kelly (Uelg.) ..•. . .. 11 (15) 13.3% Shaln8",lt (U SA) ... 1 (12) 58.S% OthoneOlli (Greece) ...... I t ( 11 ) Pedc r~e n 7 (13) nenl (Aust ria) .. ...•.•.•. 9!i (15) 63.3% ( Denma rk) ...... 53.8% Mme. Ch llude (France) I.~ ( 6) Reahevsky (USA) 51 ( 11 ) 77.2% LcLeiler (Chile) ... 7 (15) 46.6% L indquIst (Sweden) 1 (5) Prins 6~ Dr. E uwe (Holland) 8 (1 2) 66.6% (Hollllnd) .. . . (10) 65.0% Opsa hl (Norway) ~ ( 9) Book (lo"':!nlan d) 7 ~ (13) 57. 7% Hugot (!~"R nee) • . . 6& (12) 5U% van Sch oor (Belgium) o (2) Dr. Tll.rtakover (I"r.) 7 ~ (15) 50.0% Porrocn (Italy) 6la (12) 54.1% Ca~tLLlo (Chil e) 7 (15) 40.6% )Iucil er (Austria) 6 (ll) 6U% Re.erve II Ca.staldl (Italy) 5 (12) ~l.6% Devos (BelgiUm ) 6 (15) ~ 0.0'Jf, Sk old (Sweden) 5 (13) 38.2% Gulma N (Argentina) •.•. 5 ( 9) 55.5% Donner (Holland) . H ( 8) Cnnlll (Per u) ...... ~ (15) 26.6% '.\ . Ucrgkv lst (Swed.) ... 4 (U) 33.S% H eiklnhclmo (Finland) H ( 5) ~Iyh r e (Norway) ...... 1 ( H ) 21.~% Morcken (Nor'way) 4 (13) 30.7% Stenborg (Sweden) 3 (6) PoulSen ( Denmark) 2~ (12) 20.80/0 :l.ografak ls (Greece) 3! (12) 29.1% Crepel\ux (fo'ranee) 2 (5) ~fil ~lIe hladis (Grenee) li (13) 11.6% Niemi ( ~"':!nland) •. Iii ( 1) 21.4% Puc (YulL"o, lavla) 1 (2)

C HESS REVIE W , OCTOBER , 1910 297 Dr. M

DUBROVNIK BREVITY! SIDELIGHT H 1~ United States team tli sappointeti A team rapid transit--but at eight min. in placing only foutril, Oil the CllS­ Reshevsky scorell the following bril· T utes pel' game in stead of 10 seconds per tomary and official basis of total nnmbel' liancy- the shortest game a t Dllbrovnilc move- occurred at Dubrovnik. of game points. Yet it hall it!; consolation in going llnd efeated in all fifte en team RET! OPENING UnaccustoIllell to this s tyle, the US matches. Castaldi Reshevsl(y crack 10 second player;; !lollndered. and Indeed. had the team championship White Black Argentina and Yugosla via led. as the fo r mer met t he US at t he end. depended on match reSUlts, the U. S. 1 N_ KB3 P-Q4 8 P- Q3 N_B3 wonld h"ve won as is shown in the a{' ­ 2 P-KN3 N_KB3 9 Q_ R4 0-0 The US lost its four White games; so f'o mpanying t'lble. 3 B-N2 P-KN3 10 P-QN4 N-Q2 Argentina needed only one [Joint in the 4 0-0 B-N2 11 QN-Q2 P-QR4 sllcceeding half·match to win. 0 1' one­ Unofficial Score by Match Results p,p half point to tie Yugoslavia. 5 P_QB4 P- Q5 12 QB-R3 Country W o L Total 6 P-K3 P-B4 13 QxR N_N3 But Yugoslavia won again !- as the I United States 11 ·1 0 13 2 7 PxP p,p Resigns (jS team swept all fon)' Black games. )2 Argentina 12 1 2 I2%- 2% 13 Yugoslavia II 3 1 12 %- 2'h F'INAL TEA M STAND I~ GS (Scored officially by game points) ~ West Germany 11 2 2 J2 3 Country Total Place 5 Holla nd S 4 3 1U ;; 1 Norway 15 _45 15 (; l3eigilllll 7 Ii 2 Yugosla via 45~_14 1 1 2 9 7 3 Sweden 2 7 ~_3 2 ~ 11 i Chile 5 5 5 7'/z ' i'h 4 G r eece 12 _48 16 Austria 5 ·1 6 7 S 5 France 28~ -3H 9 5S 6 Peru 2H -381 14 19 France ,] Ii 5 7 9 ,7 Austria 31 1 -281 7 S U. S. A. 40 _20 4 10 Italy 6 1 5 6%· S7i! 9 Holland 37 _23 5 SI l J"inland 5 2 5 10 Ita ly 25 _35 12 (12 Sweden 4 4 7 " 9 11 Ar gentina 43 ~ - 1 6 ~ 2 " 9 12 Denmark 22 _38 13 13 Denmark 3 :1 9 g.!:: -1 0 ¥.! 13 Belgi um 32 _28 6 I 14 F'lnla nd 28 _32 10 14 Peru 1 5 9 3 7i!-11 fJ 15 West Gel-many 401-191 3 15 Norway 2 2 11 3 -12 16 Chile 301-291 8 16 Greece 0 2 13 1 -14

us vs_ Yugoslavia in 9th round: play in the Dubrovnik f urther with in for lights as the torrid heat of day abated. Museum of Art started at 4 PM in the cooler court but moved Steiner and Evans peer interestedly over Horowitz' shoulde r.

298 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 way at the Carlsbad Toumament of 1929, THE TRIUMPH OF wh en he was 45, lInd came within an ace of winning the tournament! Spielmann was then a younger edition of Tehigorin, ever on the lookout for attack, sound or UNREASON unsound. He was a latter.day Don Quixote, devoting a lifetime to the rehabilitation of the King's . by HANS KMOCH and FRED REINFELD Oldrieh Duras (born 1882) had al­ ready achieved fame as a composer of ele· gant endgame compositions. Duras was one All tile in ternati onal contests held ti l he produced more brilliimcies than most () f of the few masters who have managed to Carlsbad have produced wonderful chess.* his riva ls. Like Maroczy, he was a contend· carve out an illustrious CIl reer without ever In some way iS, the first Carl sbad tourna­ er for World Championship honors. Unlike botherin g too much aboul opening theory. olcnt, played in 1901. was the most excit­ MUOC"LY, he got a chance at the title His opening pla.y, not to put too fine a ing of the lot ; for it was Ihe scene of onc (1910). He drew the match, and hence lost point on it, was frankly sloppy. But he of those dramatic st ruggles between the his chance to gain the title. The way ill had bulldog tenacity and was capable of older generation (those players who had which this happened remains II psychol ogi. hanging on to a lost 11Osition until his made their reputation in the 'N ineties,' jf cal puzzle to this day: Schlechter, the fatigued opponent let the win (and Ihe nut earlier) and Ihe youn ger players, who Drawing Master, needed a draw in the Jast draw, too) slip through his tired grasp. were just making their presence felt in game of the match to become World This is how The Fircside Book of Ch~ss* the first declill e of the n e \~ ce nt ury. Champion (the score was 1·0, with eight describes his game wilh \V 01£ in this tour­ The veterans included the great Mikhail draws, in his favor). Instead, Schlechter !lament: It "lasted 168 moves! Duras lost Tchigorin (born 1851), already II legend. elected to play for a win- and lost! a Pawn in the opening, at his seventh moue ary hero because of his famous matches David Janowski (born 1868) was nn· but hung on grimly through six sittings with Steinitz, Gunsberg and Tarrasch, fa­ other World Championship contender, but (22% hours of playing time) until he was mous as II notable analyst and opening his quicksilver temperament was hardly checkmated by Wolf, who had two Queens. thooretician and the founder of II scho ol suited to the role: he was II gambler 4lI the Duras, who had only his King on the which was to produce many great masters. (and elsewhere) , alway ~ seek. board, must have been hoping for an (He died the year following this tourna· ing risks and complications, a[wa)·s morc earthquake (the atomic bomb had not yet ment, and the St. Petersburg Tournament interested in palpably unsound ,;acrificl:l5 l.Ieen inve nted)." That was one time the of 1909 was conceived as a memorial to than in steady point accumulation. Duras tcchnique failed. but look at the him.) Tchigorin, who lind sta rted Iii s ca· Just as dashing as J anowski- and almost fu n he had! To w mplete the picture with reer as a Romantic fascinated by the at· as unpredictable-was his Ameri can riva l, an illcredible touch, we must add that tacking possibilities of the King's Gambit F rank :Marshall (born 1877), endlessly in· Duras played some eXlfaordinarily bri!­ and the Eva ns Gambit, made chess hi story ventive in brilliant anacking play and lialll ,ames. at Carlsbad by boldly eX llerimenting wi th capable as few have been of marvelous Aron Nimzovieh (horn 1886) was al­ the King's Indian Ddense. To answe r 1 flights of imaginati ve genius. The bri gh t. ready selling the chess world on its beam P--Q4 in th05e days with the " irregular" ness and charm of Marshall's play nHuje ends wi th the fantastic logic of his aPi reply, 1 ... N- KB3, took courage of a hint a welcome figure at every tournament parently «centric play. Amazing as it very high order! in whiclt he participated. Janowski and 8OOms, Nimzovich bad already articulated Jacques M i ~e!l (born 1865) could al· Marshall must have played II good hun· most of the basic ideas of his famous ways be relied upon for colorful games dred clock games with each other. and system. Universal ridicule mcrely had the ·arising from his unorthodox adoption of lIlany a time Marshall heard Janowski of· effect of sharpening hi s sarcastic tongue the with the White pieces. fer him II Knight- this was Janow s kj' ~ and pen. He did not flinch from matching and the Center C() unter wi th Black. There SO lllewhat ohlique formula for making the insul lS with the mighty Tarrasch, whose seem to he only two reco rded instances of Iwhlic rcalizc that he was resigning. chess teachings were thc Law and the Mieses' ever adopting the perennially Another member of the "older" gcnel·ll· Prophets in those days. Nim~ovich played fashionable - against Emanuel tion was Richard Teichmann (born 1868) , many delightful games in this tournament Lasker and Janowski at Cambridge whose sharp mind was a veritable trcasure and was a contender lor a high prize Springs, 1901-and he lost both games ! house of chess knowledge an,1 skill. The throughout, despite the fact that his moves Geza Maro c~y (born 1870 ) was a World unfortunate Teichmann had tw o han(H· were as intelligible as Choctaw. Championship contender in those days, caps: he lacked the visioH of one eye and If Nimzovich was a rebel, Milan Vidmar noted for hi s conservative though forceful he ",'as undoubtedly the lazies t mlln that (born 1885) was definitely of the orthodox style. He had an innate hankering for de· ever lived_ Man)" of his games are unbear· persuasion. A good all· round player with fensive play, but he knew how to aUack on abl)" lethargic, but when the slum bering an even temperoment and a genial attitude, occasion. His games had a quiet elegance chess genius of Teichmann roused itself he Vidmar never had the chance to sludy which was very appealing, and he had an was capahle of superhuman achievements. theory with quite the thoroughness needed unequaled knack of deri ving some advan­ This he proved when he won the great for grandmastership, and he never obtain­ tage from tile Four Knights' Game. Muro­ Cll rlsbad Tournament in 1911. ed the practi ce and training required (or tty's uni que combination of slickness and All these older players we re at the bi g tournaments. Vidmar's tournament ap­ artistry was seen at its best in his fabulous hei ght of their fame and powers in the pearances were always subordinated to hi s mastery of Queen and Pawn endings, in Carlsbad Tournament. But their lot was career of university professor, and that is which department he was supreme, not an easy one, fo r they had to contend wh y his gamet; have a certain improvisa­ (born 1874) , Ihe great· with a new generation that was ambiti ous, tory air about them. He often starlS in a est master of the Vienna School, was nick· aggressive, somewhat cocksure and burst· tentative mood, begins to gain assurance named "the Drawing Master" for very ing at the seams with llew ideas. and, somewhere bel ween the twentieth and good reasons. In an individual game, he There was, for example, Rudolph Spiel. sixtieth moves, shows his real capabilities. was as dangcrous as any man living. and (born 1884) , a specialist in every fo rm of gambit but the Queen's Gambit. ·See Between Two Yawn •• CH ESS I-n:VIEW. • Copyr!c hl 1949 by Irving Chernev and Fred p. 136, ],Tay. He finally took up 1 P - Q4 in a serious Relnfeld.

CH~SS RlVllW, OCTOliR, 1950 299 Dus·Cholimirsky, then in his twcnties, AFTER the twentieth (l a~ t uut one) round, Rubinstein should huve accepted and was a fiery Hussian player with a bril· ?>''laroczy, with a score of 13y:'!-5Y2, was thus mDd c sure of the first prize without liant, unstable style-very much li ke .Mar­ ahead of 19 of the 21 participants. Mos t any furtlll! r risk. Every other chessmaster shall, but lur from his ellual in ability. The of the chess fans presen t hoped that he would have done it-probably wit h the ex· followi ng story, no less delightful fo r might win the fi rst Ilrize by coming out ception of J anowski. wh o could never reo probably bcing apochryphal, conveys Choti· victorious in Il is last·round game. Thi5 de­ sist a gD mble. and certainly with the ex­ mirsky's qualities admirabl y: in the St. sire was rooted not only in Maroczy's well· ception of Callablanca, who had a habit Petersburg Tournament of 1909, Cholimir· establishcd fame and the dignifi ed manner of anlidpatinS such offers with a still sky defeated both Emanuel Lasker and fo r which he was noted, bUI also in their earH er bid of his own. Rubinstein ... and managed to come intensel ), patriotic altitude ; fo r Maroezy, But Rubi nstein refused the draw ! ! The thirteenth in a field of 19! Regarding hi ~ like Carlsbad, re presented the Austro· t;J UntUII II:Il t 1'''11111 huzzed with excitement. win against Laske r, it is said that he in . Hungarian monarchy. It s""n became evident that Hubinstein iuriated the World Champion by pretend. Unfortu nately, level-headed criti cs had to was not crazy. He steadily strengthened his ing to be deeply absorbed in a Japancse admit that Maruezy's win nin g chances were position until, at move 24, he reached l:I translation of S prach Zaralhustfa Also fa ther dim. for the Yllung Polish player, position in which he had a fo rced wi n. during their same! Rubinstein, who had become u masler only While he ~ Iu di ed his nex t move a litt le Paul Saladin Leonhardt, a German mas­ two years earlier, was a c1 ellr Iloint ahead longer tllan was his custom, the news ter thcn also in hi s twenties, was a hi ghly of the Hungarian . To win spread through the playing room that capable player with a fin e knowledge of Ihe fi rst I}rizc, Rubinstein nL'Cded on ly to Rubinstein was about to win. T here was a openinl> theory. His besetting sin, however, drllw. And, even if Rubinstein IOSI, the little combination available which was as was fantastic time pressure, which finally wo rst thu t could happen to him would be cute as it was obvious. The kihitlers rush· a tie fo r first prize. Bul Maroc1.Y 's fanatical I" ',,ved hi~ undoing. His performance in I'd over I " watch Wolf .~ I a u g hl e r ed . this IOUrll\J Y was the best of his career. parlisans would have been ha ppy to see him ti.e for first prize. But Ih is time they we re agai n di sap· Saviell y 'J'arl akol'er (born 1887) did poi nted. Inslcad of playing the anticipated not hal'e hi s doctorate at this time, but he To bring about a tie, two things were 24 . . . R- KR4, Rubinstein astounded did ha\'!: u fi ne head of hair. (Both of r.eeessary. Fi rst, Maroczy hnd to beat Jan­ everyone by playing 24 .. B- R3. " But o,,·ski. This was not too difficu lt : it had these conditi ons changed with Ihe Yl:ll rs.) wh y'~ Let's see: his move must be even E~cn li t thi,. tillle, Tartakovt:r was already happened several times previously, and stronger:' Hu binstein ga\'e thl: kibit z. famous for his venturesome, highly un· Maroa.y was co nfiden l that it would hap­ ers no timt:l to check Two pairs uf pieces orthodox style. His un CO Il\'entio nal games pen again_ (It did happen, in II brilliant were qnickly exchanged, bang, bang, and game in wh ich Maroczy Illaycd the flashy and tri cky su rprise moves have often dis· a lillie later there was II draw by relJeti· mayed opponents and always delishted Moeller Attaek in the Gi uoco Pillno and lion uf moves. At mo,'e 31, thc gamt:l was Ihe chess public. rocked Janowski back on his heels.) Much over: draw! " Incomprehensible !" the kib­ more difficult, 11Owever, was the second Should Georg Salve (born 1860) be itzers muttered and grumbled . "I told you requiremcn t : Wolf had 10 bell t Rubinstein. counted among the "younger" players?! he's cru;~ y!" Perhaps, on the s round that he started True, Hein rich Wolf was a player of bet­ ter than ave rage strength. His score after As hc left the table, Hubinstein was his tournament career rather late in lifc. stormed with questions from all sides. \ the twe nt ie th fO und was a respectaule 10..9. Salve was preeminently a practical play­ " Didn't yo u see the wi n? It was so easy!" It W:l~ nut too implausible to ho]>c that er who hau made his way up to the cham· Rubinstein smiled. "Yes, of course I saw pionship of Lodz, a city notet! for its he mi !!!;t beat Rubinstein. Yet th is hope the win. But I needed onl y 8 draw! " passionate addiction to chess. To become was silly in view of WolI's style and tem· IlerD nlent : excelli ng in steacl ine», Wolf, " Onl y a draw? ! Nonsense! But why the best Illayer in LOOz was qu ite a feat. then did you rd use his offer of a dra .... in Sal ve, as may be guessed, was a rough despitc his ferocious name, almost loathed imaginat ion and courage. the first place?" and rcady player who ignored the fine Rubinstein laughed. "Because . . . with II As he was a representative of the Austro­ points of opening theory. He relied on Wolf I make a drllw when I want to ~no t simple homemade of a slyly Hungarian Empire, how ever, and a close fri end of MlIroczy as well, WoH was well when he wants to !" innOCl!n t CaSI, sood enough, for example, And that is how unreason triumphed to beat Schlechter and Duraa in this tour­ aware of the honorable tas k which con· frontcd him, and a miraculous co urage sud· over Rubinstein's fabulous self·discipline. nament. Here is the game : Did we say Ihat Salve was the best denly inspired him with the conviction that player in Looz? We should have said : had he was goin g to beat "that Polish upstart" Ca r ls bad, 1907 been the best player in Lodz. For tile best Maroc;.:y was of course delighted with FRENCH DEFENSE player in Lodz, and some thought, iu the thi s attit ude. The ni ght befure the lasl PCO : page 87, column 46 whole wide wo rld, was Akiba RubinSlein . round the two friends and cOlllllutriots had H. Wolf A. Ru binstein Starting as a neophyte who received a long talk, in the course of wh ich they Whit", Blac,k happened 10 use a chesshoard. When they enormouS odds from Salve, the studio us, 1 P_K4 P-K3 artIstIC, austere apprentice eventually lefl parted , Wolf had so fa r outgrown his nor­ 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 his master far behind. Although Rubin­ mal proport ions that he solem nl y promised 3 N-QB3 p,p stein had come to LOOz as a poor Talmudic In beal Huhin Slein. This is a move which was written off student, his exquisite gam es had an A good night's sleep is a blessing. Ask long ago by the authorities on opening aristocrati c stamp whic h madc him world· any man who frequently dri nks more than play because it gives White a consider­ famous in a few years. And now the great he should, and he will tell rOil. The fee ling able advantage in space as it rule. Yet tournament at Carlsbad posed the burning of being rehorn is wonde rful. Rubi nstei n. because of his superior piny­ ing strength, often got good results wlth P resumably. Hein rich WoH t.. llk no al· question : could young Rubinstein (he was this Inferior li ne ol play. E ventually, he then 25) hold his own against the famous eohol that niglil before the last round, but played it to death a nd had to seek out older masters? It soon became clear Ih ll t he had a ve ry refreshing night's sleell, and other defenses. The fact that he adopted his leadin g rival was Marotz)', and the IWO the nexi mo rning he felt reborn-reborn, this line in this crucial game, howeve.·, ~t agcd an em hittered race which has never alas, as the Heinrich Wolf he had always sll Ows how strongly he must have been been surpassed in thrilling struggles over been. After ten moves or so, he intimated attached to the variation du rIng the the chessboard. that he wou ld not be averse to a draw. period, 1906-1912.

300 CHESS RIiVIEW, OCTOBER. 1 9~Q 4 N,P N-Q2 8 B,N N_B3 5 N-K63 KN-B3 9 B-Q3 0 - 0 6 B-Q3 B_K2 10 P-B3 P- QN3 7 0-0 N,N 11 Q-K2 B-N2 12 N-K5 Q-Q4 With a one·move mating threat that influences ;'Volf to don sheep's clothing immediately.

RUBINSTEIN REFUTED! TO win It game against a master is creditable. To win from the mighty is laudable. To win from Akiha in the opening is simply unbelievable. You can excel H. Wolf by playing Wh ite with the famous author, Znosko·Borovski, as your partner against renowned Akiba Rubinstein at Ostend, 1907. The opening: The FoUl' Knights. Cover the White moves in the scoring table at the line indicated. Taking the name of the opening as a clue, make the first move on your 13 P-B3 board. Expose the next line and see what your partner actually played. Instead of thIs pusBlanemous move, Score par if you picked thi s move; if not, score zero. Make the proper White should try P-KB4, defendIng the move and your opponent's reply, then selecl the next move. Continue mate and reservIng attacking possibilities thus to the end of the game. Ally offer of u draw is prohihited. for hims(>lf. COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME. 13 P-B4 16 BxB QxBt 14 B-K3 p,p 17 K-Rl QR-Q1 White Par Black Your Selection Your 15 BxP 8_84 18 KR-Kl R-Q3 Played Score Played for White's move Score The position Is quite le\'el, but WaH 1 P-K4 ______2 1 .. P-K4 is apparently too demoralized to prepare 2 N-KB3 ______• ______2 for a blood-bath of the Rooks on the open 2. N_QB3 Queen f!le. 3 N-B3 _.. ______3 3 . N-BS 19 Q-QB2 KR_Ql 21 N-B4 R/S-Q2 4 B_N5 __• ______3 4 . P-QRS (a) 20 QR-Ql P-N3 22 N-K5 R-Q4 5 BxN ______5 23 P _QN47 Q_B2 5 QPxB White's last move weakened his Queen­ 6 NxP ___ • ______5 6 NxP (b) side Pawn position, and he has hounded 7 NxN ______5 7 Q-Q5 the Black Qneell into 11 strong attacking 8 0-0 ______7 post. 8 QxKN 24 N_B4 9 R- K1 ______7 9 . B-K3 Or 24 P- KB·I, P-QN4 25 P- B·I, PxP 26 10 P-Q4 ___ _ . ______6 10 . Q-KB4 (c) BxBP (26 QxP? loses 11 piece), RxR 27 11 B_N5 ______. __ ___ 7 RxR, RxRt 28 QxH, N- Q4, and Rubinstein 11 . . B-Q3 ~ can be depended upon to win the ending. 12 P-KN4 ______8 12 .. Q-N3 (d) 13 P-KB4 ______8 13 .. P-KB4 14 NxBt __ • ______• ___ _ 7 14. P,N 15 P_Q5 ______9 15. 0-0 16 RxB __ . ______4 16. Q-B2 17 Q-K2 ______• ___ ._ . __ S 17 PxNP 18 QxNP ______3 18 p,p 19 QR-K1 __ __ _• ______3 19 QR-B1 20 Q-N2 ______S 20 .... Resigns

This is the famOlls position in which Total Score ______100 ! Your percentage ______• __ __ _ Rubinstein cO\lld have won brilliantly by 24 ... U-KH4! If then 25 P-KR3, N-N5!! SCALE: 75.100-Excellent; 55.74-.. Superior; 4o.54-Good; 25.39-Fair. 26 PxN, RxPt 27 K-Nl, Q-R7t 28 K- Bl, Q-HSt- and mate next move. NOTES TO THE GAM !:: *Position after 11 ... B-Q3 Another possibility is 24.. . R-KH4! 2 P-N3, QxP 26 B- K4, RxR 27 RxR, NxB (a) An old line which was discredited 28 PxN, BxPt, etc. actually by the present game. Instead of tbis, we get a sedate f!nisb that indicates a meeting of the minds in (b) Black must recover the Pawn. a non·aggression pact: 24 . . . . B-R3 28 N-K5 Q-B2 (c) 10 ... Q- Q4 is somewhat better. 25 N-N2 BxB 29 N- QS Q-QB5 26 RxB RxR 30 N-K5 Q-B2 (d) An olltright . 12 . .. QxPt also 27 NxR Q-QB5 31 N-QS Q-QBS At this point, the game was called a loses to 13 QxQ, BxQ 14 NxBt. But once draw, giving Rubinstein the first prize! again 12 . .. Q- Q4 is better.

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOB£R, 1950 301 COLLE RIDES AGAIN!

THE Capitol Publishing Company is contributing nobly to the cause of chess by re-issuing a number of highly pri%ed, but hitherto out-of­ print books on chess. We present characteristic excerpts from two of them on these pages. Fred Reinfeld's fascinating collection of Edgard Colle's most bril. liant games contains the Belgian master's finest wins against Bogolyubov, Euwe, Flohr, Gruenfeld, Rubinstein, Spielmann and olher famous mas­ 14 .... P-K5 ters. The collection, now titled, 51 Brilliant Chess Masterpieces, will White again threatened to capture the appeal to all who enjoy slashing, sacrificial attacks and surprise combina­ King Pawn. Castilng was obviously impossible, tions. Another attractive feature is the emphasis on Colle's famous open­ while, if 14 . Q-N2 15 R-Kl, P-QN4 ing System, which is easily learned and particularly suitable for adoption (15 ... O- O? 16 N-K7t, or 15 ... P-K5 16 RxPt) 16 N/B4-R5, Q-Bl (16 ... Q- by average players. N3 17 B-N5, N-KNI 18 NxKP) 17 NxKP. The Elements of Combination Play in Ches$ is another welcome re­ BxN 18 RxBt, NxR 19 QxN, White wins. issue because of its systematic classification and treatment of 24 methods 15 R_K1 P-R3 of attacking_ The 96 illustrative combinations sparkle with lively, ag­ Averting speedy extinction by 16 RxPt, NxR 17 QxNt, K- Bl 18 B-R6t, K- Nl gressive ideas and, quite aside from their instructive value, are a joy to 19 NxB, etc. play over. The excerpt given shows the wealth of illustrative material 16 Q- B3! Q-N2 but can only suggest the over-all value of the book.-ED. If 16 ... R-KH2 (in order to guard against RxPt), 17 B-K3, Q-N2 18 QR­ Ql! B-Bl, 19 N/4-K5 with a winning attack. 51 BRILLIANT 17 NxBt PxN 18 RxPt! K-B1 CHESS MASTERPIECES 19 R-K7! K-N2 It is too late to get the King into by FRED REINFELD safety. 20 B_B4 QR-QB1 21 Q-QN3 P-Q4 Match, 1928 There is no longer any saving move; COL.L.E SYSTEM if 21 ... KR-Bl, 22 N-Q4, N-Q4 23 N­ K6t, K-B3 24 Rx.1'f! QxR 25 NxR, Q-B4 PCO: page 270, note (a) 26 N-Q7t (the simplest). K-N2 27 B-N3, E. Colle S. L.andau White comes out a piece ahead. White Black 22 N-K5 QR_K1 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 3 P-K3 B_N2 Losing by force, but, if 22 ... KR- Bl 2 N-KB3 P-QN3 4 B- Q3 P-Q3 23 Q-KR3, QR-Ql 24 QxPt. K- Nl 25 Nx NP, or 22 ... QR-Bl 23 Q-KR3, White One would expect at this point 4 wins. P-K3 and 5 ... P-B4. The text (aiming 23 RxPt K_N1 at ... P-K4) is not bad but must be fol· 24 Q-N3 lowed up carefully because of the result­ ing weakness on the white squares. In 11 P- K5!! PxP Crushing all further resistance. the sequel, Landau neglects this ele· This seems t o refute White's last mentary defensive principle, so that Colle move, but only seems to. Likewise, after soon obtains a formidable attack. 11 ... BxB, 12 NxB. NxP (if 12 . .. PxP 13 R-Kl, B-Q3 14 N-B4, 0-0 15 NxB 5 0-0 QN-Q2 winning the Queen, or 14 . P-QN4 15 6 QN-Q2 P- K4 7 P-K4 PxP? QxB! PxQ 16 NxPt and mate in two) 13 R-Kl. Q-Q2 14 NxN. PxN 15 RxPt, B­ Not good. Black should continue with K2 16 Q-K2. etc., Black's position would 7 ... P-N3 8 R-Kl, B- N2, followed by be none too comfortable. 0-0, etc. The move actualJy made 12 Q-B3! frees White's pieces for action. The point of his previous move. 8 NxP P-N3 12 . BxB And now. . P-QR3, in order to l!!top Clearly forced because of the double Colle's next move, would have . been in threat of BxB or QxN. 24 .... P-KN4 order. 13 NxB B-Q3 25 BxP! RxN 9 B-N5! P-QR3 Or 13 ... B-N2 14 N-B4 with advan_ A last hope. 10 B_B6 Q-B1 tage. 26 BxN§ KxR See the note to Black's fourth move. 14 N-B4! 27 Q-N7t K-K3 Now comes a highly enterprising and in­ It is this important move which estab· 28 BxR Resigns genious which must have taken lishes the soundness of the Pawn sacri· There is no defense to the threats of Black by surpris9. fice. 29 QxR and 29 R-Kl. A delJghtful game.

302 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 ELEMENTS OF COMBINATION 14. Jonner-$teiner (Berlin, 1926) PLAY IN CHESS hy FRED REINFELD

The King Bishop File The attack on the King Bishop file usually takes place where both players have played P- K4 and one of them is able to advance P-KB4; or where a piece has been captured on the King file (say White to move K3 or K5) , so that it can be recaptured with the King Bishop Pawn; or where, The evident superiority of White's po· White having a Pawn on K5 and Blaclt sition leads to a quick finish. n Pawn on K3, White plays P-KB4- 5 or 15 N-R6t!! Resigns Black plays ... P-KB3. In posl·war tour· Black is helpless. If 15 ... PxN, 16 Bx naments, the attack on the King Bishop P! QxB (forced) 17 QxPt. etc. or 15 . file at first lost some of its significance, K-Rl 16 NxPt, K-Nl 17 Q-N3, Q-K2 18 because of the prevalence of Queen Pawn N-R6t . K-Rl 19 R-B7, and White wins. openings; but, with the introduction of 23 R_B5 Indian Defense in which botb sides event. Gain of time; threat: 24 HxB. 15. Gunsberg-Tcnigorin ually play P-K4, it is now seen frequent­ 23. RjQ2_K2 (Match, 1890) ly once more, although not so often as in the good old days when the fifty. If 23 .. . H- N2, 24 QR-KB1, and Black seven val'leties of the King's Gambit is helpless against the combined threat were the order of the day. of R-BS and B- N3t. The attack on the King Bishop file is 24 QR-KBl K_N2 generally based on one of two motifs: 25 P-K5!! R-KR1 (1) concentrated pressure against KE7, 01' 25 ... PxP 2ij H-B7t. QxR 27 Q­ usually with the help of a Bishop posted Rn, K-Dl 28 Q-RS mate. on the diagonal QR2- KN8, or of a Knight 26 P-K6!! QxP at KN5 01' K5; (2) concentrated pressure on I{B6, with the object of breal,ing up If 26 RxP, 27 HxB, PxR 28 Q- Q7t. the hostlle Pawn formation in front of 27 R_B6! Resigns the hostile King. When the object of at· For. if 27 .. . QxR. 2S HxQ, KxR 29 Q­ tack is a pinned Knight at KnS, the at· N6t, K- K4 30 Q-B5 mate. White's attack tack is of course doubly ferocious. has been admirably sustained. Black to move 13. Anderssen-Alexander Black's pieces are all concentrated for 11. Spielmann-Gebhard (, 1926) action, while White's have purely de· (Hamburg, 1869) fensive functions or none at all. In view of this distressing state of affairs, Guns· berg has placed his Rook on QBl, aiming at the weak Queen Bishop Pawn. But this proves his undoing: 35 .... RxBP!! 36 QxR Against 36 KxR. Tchigorin intended to proceed with . .. Q-B5t 37 K-N2, Q-N6i' 38 Ie- Bl. R-B2t and mate next move or 36 RxB, R-N6t! 37 KxR, QxRt 3S K­ B3, Q-R6t 39 K-B2, R-B2t 40 Ie- Kl, Q­ N6t 41 K- Ql, R-B7, and Black wins. White to moye White to move 36 . . • . Q-Q7t 24 Rx8! PxR 37 K-N1 B-B7t! White could strengthen his grip on the 25 Q-N3t K-R1 An important link in the combination: King Bishop file decisively by Q-83, 26 8-K7 Resigns if now 38 QxB. RxRt 39 K-N2, ,R-Rn. This example is not particularly com· threatening RxP; but Anderssen hits on a more forcible method. 38 K-Bl plicated: but it illustrates in an impres· Or 38 K-N2, B- K6§ 39 Ie- B1 (not 39 siye way bow decisiye the command of 38 RxP! the King Bishop file may be. especially 39 Q-B3! K- N3, B-B5t), RxRt and mate next move. when the opponent's forces are scattered. Blad: is curiously helpless: he cannot utilize the Queen for the defense; if 39 38 .... N_Q5! 12. Canal-Johner (Carlsbad, 1929) ... Q- K3. 40 NxPt or 39 . . . Q-Q2 40 N­ This forceful and well·timed move, the The King Bishop file is the basis for E6t 01' finally 39 .. B- N1 40 Q- BSt, Ie­ real point of the combination, leaves an attack which must succeed because Q2 41 Q- N7 t . K-B3 42 N-K7t. White without resource. (1) Black's advance of the King Knight 40 8PxB! 39 BxN QxRt Pawn and King Rook Pawn has exposed Much stronger than the obvious Q­ 40 K-K2 RxR his King; (2) both the Queen and Bishop BSt. since the at QB3 is 41 BxB QxB can operate on two diagonals. striking at now blocl,ed. White resigned. 42 P-N5 Q-B8t KN8 01' KR7; (3) Black cannot dispute Note how White's attack on the file Resigns the King Bishop file; (4) Black's Bishop was enhanced by the circumstance that is useless for defensive purposes. the square KE6 is a hole. t _ cMck; t _ db!. check; § _ db. eh.

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER. 1950 303 Entertaining and instructive games annotated by leading experts.*

RxP! 01' 18 B- N3. PxP 19 BxP, N-Q2 20 sibility of easily opening the King Hook .~:;. 'HTERHA TlOHAL N- B3, N-N3! :n N- K4, B-D4 22 N- D6t, flle and operating with mating threats BxN 2S PxD, N-Q4, with a tenable game at KRi. [or Black. AUSTRIA-YUGOSLAVIA 24 P_QR4 16 BxB 25 P-KR4! RPxP Vienna, 1950 17 QR- Q1 Gragger gives these alternatives: 0) In the MatinCJ Grip More accurate is 17 P- QN4 so as to 25 " P-R3 26 RPxP, KRPxP 27 R-Q2, Fallure to meet a new problem in the post a Knight on KB6: e.g., (1 ) 17 . B- R5 28 H- R2, R- Rl 29 N- Q5! and opening brings Black to a situation in N- KS 18 NxN, BxN 19 N-K4 01' (2) 17 White wins: (2) 25 .. PxRP 26 R- K 2. which he faces the constant threat of .. N-Q2 18 P- B4. followed by 19 N- K4 B-R5 27 P-N5. PxP 28 Rxl{P , after which being mated by /I pincer action of Rook which Black cannot prevent, as 18 White wins by K-B2-NS- B4 and then and Knight. P- QD4? fails against 19 N-Q5! R/2-R2. Using that mating grip with skill and 17 .. .. B_Q2 26 PxP P_B4 28 PxP BxNP fen'oJ', White ultimately wins a Rook. Black misses the opportunity of pre· 27 R- Q2 P- N6 29 R-K3 B_ R5 RUY LOPEZ venting N- K4- B6(t) . COITect is 17 The best (lefellse possible. peo: page 364, colu mn 88 P-QR4! (preventing 18 P-QN4) and, if 30 R-KR3 R_ R1 Notes by Ha ns Kmoc h 18 N- N3. NxN 19 R- Q8 t . K-N2 20 RPxN, P- NS 21 P-B4, B-N2 22 RxR, BxR 23 N­ F. Gragger S. Nedelkovich K4 , R-Q2! Black Is fairly out o( danger. Austria Yugoslavia 18 P_QN4! N- K3 White Black 19 N-K4 N_K5 1 P_ K4 P- K4 7 P-K5 White now threatens 20 N-B6t, K-RJ 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 8 R-K1 N- B4 (forced) 21 NxB, RxN 22 NxN, RxR 23 8,N QPx N 3 B-N5 P-QR3 9 RxR, PxN 24 R- Q7, with an easy win. 4 B- R4 N-B3 10 N,P 0-0 5 0-0 B_K2 11 N_QB3 R-K1 19 . . . . K- N2 6 P-Q4 p,p 12 B_K3 B- B1 20 N_B6 13 Q-RS And now he threatens to win a piece An attempt to improve on Keres­ with 21 NxB. Alekhine, Kemeri, 1937, in which 13 P­ 20 N,N B4, P- BS quickly led to a draw. 21 RxN B-B4 31 R-Q8!! With the ' new text move, White pro· 22 P- N4 ! A neat finish. White threatens 32 tects his King Pawn, prevents 13 . .. White has the superior game. His RxH, etc., while 31 RxR fails on 32 P- B3 and threaten,; 14 QR-Q1. Black's strong Knight and grip on the Queen RxPt, K- Bl 3S R-H8t, K-N2 34 RxR, reply, therefore, is extremely critical. file enables him to operate with mating with threat of 35 Jt-Nl! mate. 13 . . . . P-K N3 threats. F irst, however, he must advance 31 . . . . B- K1 33 NxBt! RxN An error- since It quite unnecessarily his King·s ide Pawns, to support his 32 RxPt! RxR 34 RxR weal{ens Black's KE3. Knight and to deprive the Black King from gaining afr by P- KR4. To pre­ The point of White's combination is The proper continuation, leading to a that he now PI'olUotes a Pawn by force. satisfactory game for Black, Is 13 vent the latter move. it is essential not R_R5 Q- K2! e.g.: to Jose time for the protection of the 34 41 R- KN8t K-B4 Queen Bishop Pawn. 35 P-B6t K- R2 42 P-N6 K-B3 (1) 14 N-B5? BxN! 15 QxB, QxP; 36 P- K6 RxP t 43 P- N7 P-N3 (2) 14 B- N5, Q-Q2 ! 15 QR- Q1, Q- N5! 22 . .. . BxB P 37 K-R2 p,p 44 K_N3 K-B2 (3) 14 P- B4, N-K3 and (a) IS P-B5? 22 ... RxP is a n interesting attempt 38 P- B7 R- KB5 4S R- QB8 K,P NxN 16 BxN, Q-Q2! or (b) 15 N-B5, Q­ to save the game, but it works Ollt sat· 39 P- B8(Q) R, Q 46 RxPt K-B3 N5 or (c) 15 N-BS, Q-NS 16 P- B5, N­ isfactorily only after 23 RxR, KxN 24 40 RxR K- N3 47 K-B4 Resigns BS 17 Q- R4, N-Q4 or (d) 15 NxN, QxN! R-K2. B- K3 25 R/2- Q2, K-K2! After 23 14 Q- N5 QxQ N-Rat! PxN, however, White gains a winning advantage: 2.1 HxR. BxNP 25 HEIDELBERG, 1949 With the Queens on the board (14 ... R- K7, R-QBI 26 R- KB4, B- K3 27 P-QRS. 8 - K2? 15 Q-N3, B-R5 16 Q- B4), the Notes from Abroad weakness of Black's Klng·side becomes 23 P_B4 Before the last war, when Paul Kel"e~ even more serious. Gragger thinks 23 P- N5 even better. of Esthonla was hailed by many as tbe 15 BxQ B-K2 23 . . . . P_ KN4 likely next \Vorld Champion, his country. man, Paul Schmidt. was spoken of at This move leads to an awkward posl· A desperate measure against the mat· home as promising to out·Keres Keres. lion with no counter·chances. Ing threat, 24 P-N5, followed by R-K2- The following game is hardly recent Better by far is 15 . .. B- N2! 16 P- B4, QZ and R-Q8, etc. now. We offer it, however, because Paul P-R3 71 B- R4, P- KN4! e.g. : 18 PxP, 24 P_B5 Schmidt has been staging a post· war T rue, White cannot now double Rooks comeback in Western German chess, be· • Hans Kmoch. rerel"eeln~ In Europe. cannot on the Queen file as his King Pawn is annotate all games for this department fo" " month or $0. vulnerable. But he has the new pos· t = cheek: : = db!. check: § _ diB . eh.

304 CHESS REVIE W . OCTOBE R, 1 9~O cause he personally submitted the an· Hitherto considered a grave mistake by Bu t his King Rook as well as his King notations in English and because the theory wldch recommends 11 ., B- QN2 Bishop are shut out for many moves to variation has "quite ullcommonly i nterest. or 11 , .. Q- R4, (PCO gives simply 11 come, Ulack's Queen·slde Pawlls will be· ing possibilities." . . , NxP1 12 Q-B3 with advantage to come dangerous and, notwithstanding QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Wbite.- Ed.) Lhe reduced material, White's King is not 12 Q-B3 yet out of the attack. Cursol'y analysis by PCO : page 205, col umn 139(1) 8-K2 13 NxP the playel·s after the gllme sUllilorted this Notes by Paul Schmidt opinion. Of course not 13 QxPt, B-Q2 14 Q-ll3, B. H. Wood Paul Schmidt R-QBl witb a splendid game for Black. It must also be mentioned that , after 20 nxD 21 QxQ, BxQ, White cannot White Ulack But now the threat is 14 QxPt, B - Q2 15 ret11l·n the eXCh(lllge by 22 i(xB because QxR! Now, after 13 . ,R-QNl 14 N - B3, 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 N-KB3 N-B3 \Vhite has the better of it, at least accord­ of the intermediate check. 22 . . B- N2t! 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 4 N-B3 P-K3 ing to theory. Personally, I am rathel' -which drives his King away from K3 Practically now, Whi te must chooSe be· surl! that Black has tbe ad\'antage ami and so permits Black's Rook to penetrate tween venturing into the Scylla of the would like to play so in my next game to the seventh raak afterwards. Meran Defense (5 P-K3, QN- QZ 6 B- Q3, in this variation. In this game, I ~a\\" 20 BxQ PxP 7 BxP, P- QN4 8 D-Q3, P-QR3 9 P­ an e"en more forcing way, 21 RxQ BxR K4, P-B4 10 P-K5, PxP, etc.) or dIvIng 13 ..•. PxN! 22 B-K3 into the Charybllis of the 80tvinnik Vari· 14 QxR B-N5t If 22 BxB, then again 22. . B- N2t as ation, as in the game. Hence 3 N - QB3, 15 K_K2 just mention eli. i nstead of 3 N-KB3, may be considered WhIte must shut in his King Bishop 22 B-N2t more co nvenient- i[ n ot safer!-for 23 K_N3? White. He ean then answer 3 .. N- KB3 as 15 K-Ql, QxP t makes it eagier for with 4 B - N5 without gIving Black the Black. This loses at once; but , even aftel' the chance of playing the Vienna Variation 15 . . . . O-O! better mOI'e, 23 K-K2, White loses­ (4 B-N5t 5 N-B3, PxP 6 P-KI, P- The best continuation of the attack. bei ng hopelessly behind in development. 84, etc.). In Q-B3 looks devastating now but, ill 23 ... B-B2t 5 B-N5 PxP reality, is a mistake, as, after 16 . 24 K_R3 P-B4! QxP, White cannot take Black's Knight Dlac!{ prevents White from developing with eitber piece. 16 ExN, QxB 17 Q­ his King Bishop. K4 co mes in to question; but, artel' 17 25 BxRP K_B2! 1'-K4! IS PxP, Q-N4 19 P-B·I, D- N5t. 26 B-Q4 K_N3! Black maIntains a heavy attack, sufficient at least for a draw. Now the threat is 29 .. , It- K2, foilowed by . R ·R2 mate. 'fo divert Black from 16 R_Ql P_K4! Ihis plnn, 'Vhite offers the ­ i n vain. 27 P_B4 BxBP 22 P-KN3 B_K6! Resigns A s Dluek wing a ",h:) )e pi!1ce; 29 B-N2, llxDt, etc.

6 P- K4 Here th.:. Dutch master, Van Scheltlnga,

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 195"0 305 Another good line is S PxP, BxP 9 p­ well have tried to accomplish something 28 P- B3 B-N3 QR3, P-QN4 10 B-R2, B-N2 11 P- QN4, B ­ wIth hll! two Bishops and Queen·slde mao 29 R-Rl N3 12 B-N2, 0-0 13 R - Ql, Q- K2 13 QN­ jorlty ot Pawns. If 29 N-D2, N-85! wins a piece, as Q2 (Plrc-$pielmallll, r,1nrlbo." 1934). 15 . . . . PxP 17 P x P p, p Kll ight moves il re answered by .. ' P- Bi, This second line is more subUe than it 16 P- QR4 B_N5 18 RxRt B,R wIth, .. N-K7t In reserve. looks. White's Queen Knight does Dot 19 N-B3 B,N 29 . . . • R-QB1 his Queen's Bishop; furthermore B1f1guler must have been !'eluctant to 30 K-B1 this Knight CRn go to the strong ]lJ\!·t with the Dishop: but, after . .. Q- N2 After 30 N-B2, thel'e al'e it number of QB5 by way or QN3. On the other hand, 0 1' , , • Q- N3, "White has a ~ tl ' ong reply in ways to win: e.g., 30 , , . N- D5 31 R- R2, Black's Queen Knigllt At QD3 blocl{s his N- Q4, N- K7t 32 K-B2, N- BS 33 IHU, NxP. Queen Dlshop and cannot get t o QB5. Wblte bas !\ distinct plus. 20 QxB 30 . . . . P-R4 ! S. . . . P-QN4 20 P).:D sets UI) a more effective block· Not 30. " P-B7 ? 31 NxBP! ilnd most of ade of Black's Quee.l·side majority of 9 B- N3 Black's ad"antage evaporRtes. (31 ... R).:N Pawns. Is not healthy! 1 The text has still anOlhe t· 9 l'x l', Q- D2 gives Black 1111 easy game, 20 .... 0-0 22 B-Q6 Q- B3 IlOlnt, which becomes clear on move 33. 9 .. , . P_B5 21 B_K7 R-K1 23 P- K5 10 8 _ B2 N_QN5 31 N- K2 Illcvitable. One gets the Impression If 31 N-B2, N- D5 32 It- il l. il-Q6t 33 K­ Whethel' by design 01' accident, Evans that White has powerful pressme on the fi nds hi mself ill a varlatlon which Bi s· KI, N-K7 34 R- Rl. DxN 35 KxN, BxP black squa.res. but actua.lly the long range with an easy win for Black. gule r plays wilh great skill. Black aims the Dlac k Bishop Is a [aI' more impor­ or 31 , ... P- B7 for two advalltages: be will have two lilllt factor. Blsbops agains t Bishop and K night, alld 32 N-B1 he will have the Queen·Slde majority ot The terrible Pawn seems solid ly block· PH.wns. In most of the games played with aded, but actually the end Is nigh, If 32 this YRriatlon, these two factors have con· B- RS, however, R- Rl wins a piece. slstently favored Black. 32 , , . . K-R2! TI'ue, White can get a "polI'erful" cell­ te l' (P- K·I), but he never seems to have This moye leaves White helpless. If a good answer to the annoying Question: no\\' 33 NxN, DxNt wins it Rook. H 33 B­ "Where do we go rrom here!" R3, P- N5 34 NxN, DxNt wins iI piece. If 33 P-QN4, R-QRl! Is crushing. 33 K- K2 R-QR1! ! 34 RxR NxNt 35 K-K3 N-Q6! ~5 NxP is less good because of ~I:i B- R3. 23 .... N_B4 36 B-R3 P_N5 COll[l'Onling 'White with II lugubrious 37 B-N2 choice. After 24 Bx.."', Qx B, Black has 37 K-Q2 is re(uled by ~i ... N-D4!! muc h the be tter o[ It becanse of the SII' Ilcrlorily of his Bishop IIgil inst the Knight 37 . . . • NxB and hecause of his two PawllI; to the one 38 K-Q2 on the Qneen·side. j<~or Instance: 24 Q-Q·I. m ae ... N-Q6 wins lhe Hook. QxQ 25 NxQ, It-Q1 26 K- BI, P- N5 27 K - 38 .... N-Q8 1';2, Ox!' 28 Nx P, B- S6t, Or 2·1 Q-Q~, QxQ 11 P_K4 39 R- R4 N-B6 25 HxQ, D- Q4 26 K - Bl. R- RI 27 K-K2. H­ Agains t Euwe, Szabo ll'iee! 11 N-1l3, Hi 28 It- Q2, P-N5 with a technically CIISY SO that, j( 40 RxP, P- llS(Q)t! NxB 12 QxN, B-N2 13 P- K-I! alii! got 11 wi n. 40 R- Rl K-R3 bad game aftel' 13, ., P- N5! White tries a di fferent WilY, which, how. 41 P-R4 K-R2 III Mengarini-Bisgulel' (U. S. Open ever, has the drawback of allowing the Resigns at Baltimore, 194 8, beauUfll lly annotated Bla( ~ I, Knight to acqul!'e too mnch scope. White is in . Jr he moves the by Kllloch in CHESS RI~VIEW, p. 22, 24 Q-K3 N- Q6 ItoOI{ on the rank, then . . N-R7 wins. August 1948), the continuation was 11 P­ 25 P-QN3 Q-K5! it he moves the Rook on the file, then QR4? NxD 12 QxN, B-N2 13 P-QN3, BPx T il e entling wll] be won with little diU!­ ... N-K7 wins. It he plays K-Bl, then P 14 QxNl', D-Q4 with advantage to culty, despite the Blaha l)s or oppos ite ... N- K7t wins. If he tries Pawn mOI'eS, Black. B1sgu ier eventmtlly won in magllitl· color. they a re soon exhausted. cent style, 26 QxQ BxQ A "ery fine game by Disguier, with 11 N,B 27 N-Q4 many instructive pOints. lo' or lhe student, 12 QxN B_ N2 No belter is 2, PxP, PxP 28 N- K l, P­ the most valuable feature is the relentless 13 P_Q5 Q-B2! B6! 29 P- D3, B-N3 30 NxN, P-IH 3t R­ "CRshing" of the Queen·side majority. Bad III 13 . .. l'xP? 14 N- D3, B- K2 15 QDl, BxN 32 K-B2, H- H I 33 K-K3, mack P-K5J tmllsposing Into the important retreats his Bishop to N3 nnd then even· game, Euwe-Gruenre lrl , Zandl'oort, 1936. tually works his Rook around to QNS (if BINGHAMTON. NEW YORK wblch continued 15 ... N- Q2 16 NxQP, White's King is at Q2) or to Q8 (I[ New York State Championship 0-017 Q- B5, N-B·I 18 N-B6t, BxN 19 Rx White's K ing is a t QN2 ). This maneuver Q, 8xR 20 N-N5, BxN 21 DxB, KR-K1 2-2 CRIl be alTanged by playlli g the Hook to 1950 R-KI, R-K3 23 R- K3, QR- K l 2·1 P-KR4, QR4 nnd then to QN4 or Q4, Once the Critical P-R3 25 D- B6, P-N3 26 Q-B~, K-R2 27 Black Hook gets to QS 01' QN8 , W hite Is A game in which tltle·hoider alld, as B-N5, P- D·t 28 PxP e.p" and Black reo immobilized, a nd Black CIUI advance his It turned out, mUst-lo-be met head on. signed. King decisively: , . . K- D2- KI- Q2- B3 and In retrospect, this game was most criti· 14 B_N5 N_Q2! lhen further ahead as circumstances per_ cal in determining the outcome of the 15 PxP mit. tournament. 27 .... P_86! This move leads to nothing. 15 N-B3, P­ ENGL ISH OPENI NG K4 transposes into the game, Resbevsky Errectually guarding his Queen KnIght PCO~ page 4" column 1 - Flob.I·. Nottingham, 1936, which ended Pawn In view oC the pote ntial threst of in a quick draw, although Black might ... P-B7. Notes by Jack W, Collins 306 CHUS REVI EW, OCTO BER , 1950 Eliot Hearst Mox Pavey Like Argus, White sees everything; White Black the sacrIfice of the piece is only tern· 1 P-QB4 N-QBS S P_Q4 P-K4 pOt'ary and allows White to set a flatten· ing Pawn·rollel· in motion. New Chess Books 2 N-QBS N_BS 4 N-BS The Brilliant Touch By , a standarli variation 13 ...• B.N of the English Is renched. 14 P_ K4 B-Q2 By W. KORN. An extraordinary collection of two·hundred forty chess 4. . . . PxP After 14. . B- N3 15 PxP, Black Is too 5 NxP B-N5 vUlnerable on his KI-QR5 diagonal. brilliancies seleetcd from among the 6 B-N5 N_K4 15 P-B4 Q-B2 finest gamcs played in recent years. The author avoids positions which This move is e[[ectlve against 6 p­ It 15 .. . N- N3 16 P-K5, P-KR3 17 PxN. KN3 but llot worth a straw against 6 B­ PxB 18 R- Klt, White Wins. have becomc trite through repeti· tion, heightening intcrest and reada· N5. Widely accepted as best here is 6 16 PxN QxP bility . . . . P-KR3 7 B-R4, BxNt 8 PxB. N-K4 17 BxN PxB 9 P-K3, P- Q3! 10 B-K2, N- N3 11 B-N3, 101 pages $2.25 Or 17 ... QxB 18 8-B4, followed by 19 N- K5. KR-Bl, and White's offensive sweeps on. The Chess Player's 7 Q-NS B-K2 18 K-N1 Week-End Book On 7 ... BxNt 8 QxB, P- KR3 9 B-n'l, Somewhat stronger is 18 QxP, B-R3t By R. N. Cou:s. One hundred fa· N- N3. White retains an advantage. He (the idea behind 17. PxB) 19 K-B2! has possibly even more favorable op· mous games from 840 A. D. to 1948 R-QNl 20 QxRP, and White has won two tions; 9 BxN , QxD 10 N-N5, forclng 10 arc annotated here, including the Pawns, continued pressing and side· . K-Ql-and 9 N- B5, tbreatening 10 first recorded game, the first news· stepped a counter·attack. But 18 QxP, QxNt as well as 10 NxPt. paper column, thc first game played B-R3t 19 K-Nl (instead of 19 K-B2!), by telegraph. DOlocns of fascinating 8 N-B5 B_B1 H-QNl 20 QxRP, O-O! (threatening 21 9 Q_N5! . . . QxN would give Black unexpected anecdotes throughout makc this a White t hreatens 10 QxNt and prevents and undeserved chances. book for browsing. 162 pages $2.50 9 •.. P - Q3. 18 B_QB4 19 B-Q3 0-0-0 Fred Rcinfcld's chess books are 20 R_QB1 B-KS familiar to all and include; Black's last is rather rutile. Marc pro· How to Play Better Chess $2.50 ductive is 20 . .. KR- Nt. Relax with Chess $2.50 21 R-B2 K-Nl The Unknown Alekhine $4.00 22 P-QR4 The Immortal Games Act H begins. The initial attack on the of Capablanca $3.50 center and King·side has subsided. and the action completely recommences on 2 West 45th Street ihe Queen·side. Whithel' the Black King PITMAN New York 19, N. Y. gaeth, there will White go, and there will he be happy. If 28 . . . QxP. 29 1{- H4t wins. 22 .... K-R1 9 . . . . Nj4-N5 23 P-R5 B-Q5 29 P- QS! Not really menacing 10 ... NxBP­ 24 Rjl-QB1 R_QN1 A neat, intermediary move which wins because 11 KxN, N-N5t 12 K-Kl. QxB It is difficult to say at what Black control of QB7 or deflects the Black J3 N-Q6t and Black's Queen falls. has been driving with his last four QUeen from the Ql· H'1 diagonal. On 9 .. N-B3 10 N- Q5. P-Q3 11 N­ moves. He might better have tried 29 .... Q-Q1 N3, followed by 12 N- K4 or .12 N-R5, KR-NI-N6 and ... P-KB4 or ... P - QB4 . Or 29. . Qx}> 30 (lxll! QxBt 31 K­ White remains the aggressor. As is. he has only succeeded in smothel" ing Ilis King. H2, R/QNl·QB1 (necessary to give the 10 P-KRS P-BS King a flight·square and to prevent 32 25 N_R4! Q-B2 Black aims to retreat with 11. N- Q- B7) 32 R-R-It. K-Nl 33 R-R7. R-B2 K4 and to enforce 12 ... P-Q4. 10 2S R-B4 B-K6 34 Q-R5! P -N3 35 R-RSt, K- N2 36 Q- P-QR3 deserves com;!deration. 117 mate. 11 Q-NS N-K4 34 R-R4t B-R2 12 0-0-0 Black allows a mate in three. With 30 . B-R4, Black holdA out longer: e.g., 30 .. B- Rl 31 Q-R3! P-N3 32 R":'B5! K-N2 (on 32 ... PxH, 33 RxBt wins) 33 R/5xB, PxR 34 RxP (t hreatening both 35 R-R7t and 35 B··nst), R- Rl 35 B-R6t, RxB 36 RxR (menacing 37 R-R7t and a forced mate), Q-N3 (there is nothing bet. tel', as 36 . Q-Nl 37 Q- R5! and White wins) 37 RxQt , 1(xR 38 Q-N4t, K- R3 39 Q-BH. K-N3 40 QxKBP, and White has a simple will. All this, however, shows 27 N-NSt! what was In 27 N-N6t! Weli played. The idea is to open the QUeen Rook file. 31 RxBt! KxR 32 Q-RSt Resigns 12 .... P-Q4 27 . . . . PxN If 32 ... K- N3, 33 Q-B5 mate. It' 12. . P- Q3 13 NxQPt! BxN 14 N­ If 27 ... BxN 28 PxB, Q-Ql (28 K4, NxN!? White garners a Queen for QxP 29 QxQ. PxQ 30 R- R4 mate) 29 R­ A great game, probably the best one two minor pieces: 16 BxQ, KxB 16 P­ H4. P-QR3 30 PxP, DxBP 31 RxB. PxR played at Binghamton. Pavey, the pre· B4, N-N3 17 P-QB5. OJ', if 14 ... 0-0, 32 RxPt, K-N2 33 H- H7t, K-B1 34 B­ cious title·holder, was not himself; but 15 RxB and White has a winning a ttack. R6t, R- N2 35 RxR, White wins easily. HearAt, t he youthful new champion, 13 PxP! 28 RPxP BxNP sparkled from beginning to end.

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, T9S0 307 Up-la-date opening analysis by FRED REINFELD by an outstanding authority

RUY LOPEZ 9 Q-K2 The new move. The Adam Variation, Part 1

FOR many decades, the Ruy Lopez was THE BASIC POSITION considered the strongest opening at White's disposal. It this vIew is held less pervasively today, the Ruy is still a [onn_ idable weapon. The most usual defense is P-K4, P - J{.l 2 N-KB3, N- QB3 3 B-N5. P-QH3 (the Morphy Defense) 4 B- Rl, K- B3 5 0 - 0.

What are the ideas behind the novel Queen move? First. \Vhite reasons t hat Elacl,'s Pawn position on the Queen·side is somewhat and his aggressively posted Pawn at K5 inseCllre. and that he can exploit this often gil'es him good a ttacking chances. condition by playing his King Rook to QI, with the further intention of continu­ On the other hand, Black may, after ing P- B·1, Dlac1, may find it emharras· , play ... P -KB3 or ... P- KB'1 sing to complete his development and at squelching White's a ttacking chances. the same time parry the menace on the But Black has an Achilles heel too: his QUeen file. QI34 is a hole (unprotected by Black At this point, Black has a choice. He Pawns) ami White can try to bring pres­ At the same time, White is thInking can play 5 •.• B-K2 6 R- Kl, P-QN'1 sure on that square. In fact, come to about the posItion of 7 B- N3, P - Q3 8 P - B3, 0 - 0 D P-KR3, N­ think of it, Black's Queen-side Pawn posi­ Black's advanced Knight, since P- B~ QR4 10 B-B2, P-B4 11 P-Q4, Q- B2, lead· tion is rather shaky; his Queen Knight leaves the Knight in rather a precariOllS ing to a highly comple x lllnne nvering Pawn may be jostled by P-QR4, and his state. game which -requires great pOSitional Queen Pawn, protected only by pieces, Third, White does not care about the skill on the part of both playe rs. (The can also he attacked by pieces, possibly possible disappearance of his King Bish­ above series of moves, kuown as the <, onriemning Black to passivity. op (by ... N- l\-!, etc.), as the opening of Tchigorin Variation, or, as Fine calls it, the Queen Hook file (aHer RPxN) gives the Stroug Point Variation, does not take Then there is the matter of Black's ad· vanced Knight. Right now it seems ag­ him new attacking chances and does not account of iunumerable offshoots and llffect h is chllnces of playing P-I34. side variations, which are not within gressively posted, hut there may be ways and means of undermining its position. Fourth (and this is perhaps the most the scope of these artitles.) attractive consideration of all), the text However, Black can proceed along In short, the Basic Position is rich in iffy possibilities with both players pos­ has great psychological value. At first it totally different lines after the above t urned out to be strong because the play­ diagram. If he is interested in a lively sessed of reciprocal strengths and weak­ nesses. er of the Black pieces tended to under· game with tactical possibilities, he is estimate its strength; today, when the likely to play: The usual continuation has been 9 P­ move has rolled up an impressive series B3 in order to preserve 'White's valuable 5 N,P 7 B_N3 P-Q4 of successes, the move is so feared that 6 P-Q4 P- QN4 e B-K3 King Bishop from extinction via ... N­ mack often loses his head and, in due IH. For decades, 9 P-B3 was accepted as (,nurse. the game as well. (See the basic position, next column.) standard as tomorrow morning's sunrise. So, in 1939, an obscure European corres· Game 1 Here the situation is quite different pondence player tried a different move from that which evolves from 5 B­ and won spectacularly, yet the signifi­ Edmond Adam-M. Sei bold Kll (see the first Diagram). Here the cance of his move was ignored despite Correspondence, 1939 Pawn positIon is unbalanced: Black has the wide publicity given to his brilliant (See the basic position) win. a four-to-three Pawn majol'jty on the 9 Q_K2 N-R4 Queen-side which may give him a win­ It is this move, .still consigned to a The moM natural re ply. ning ending if and when hi~ Queen Bish­ dinky little footnote in Practical Chess op Pawn gets to QB4. White has a corres­ Openings, the merits of which will be stu­ ~'---:-::-C . --- . ~:c- ponding Pawn majority on the KIng-side, died in this and the following articles. t :::: check; ; _ dbl. check; § :..: dis. ch.

308 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 10 QN- Q2 17 B-N5! N_ B3 PLASTIC CHESSMEN In more recent games, sl!'onger moves Black ~llows a brilliant finish ; b ut, if have been found for While: 10 N- Q4 Of 17 . P-N3, 18 Q-KB6 threatens the 10 P- B3 or 10 R-Ql. These wil! be discus. King Rook as well as a mate at Q8. sed in laler artlcles, us well us lines giv· 16 QxNt ! QxQ en in the seventh edition or Modern 19 R-QS mate Chess Openings. Black lost this game without ever ge l· ting his bearings!

Game 2 Tomovich_ Bozich Yugo:; lav Championship, 1947 (See t he basic position) 9 Q- K2 N-R4 10 QN-Q2 N_B4 Black's last is another weak move. Un· fortunately, th(!re are no practical ex­ THESE Plastic Chessmen are made of amples of Purdy's suggestion: 10 . Nx durable Tenite and molded in the basic N 11 BxN. P- QB4. (See note to Blacli 's Staunton pattern. Stmdy and practical, 10 .... P-QB4 10th move, Game 1.) they are made in four s izes: Tournament The only note in Practical Chess Open_ Size with 5" King, fo r us e on 2lh or 2lAi" ings on this variation-page 347, column squares; Standard Sile in de luxe chest 31 , note (d)-quotes Purdy as recom­ and Standard Sile in 2·section case, with mending 10 . .. NxN 11 BxN, P-QB4 ! and 2*" King, fo r use on 1* to 2',8" squares; suggesting that 10 It-Q1 be answered by Student Sile with 2%" K ing, for use on 10 . .. B-QB4 11 B·-ro, DxD 12 QxD, P­ 1)2 to 1 %. ~ squares. All sizes are weighted (1 B4 13 P - B3, 0 -0 with equality. Of and felted, available in Blac!!: & Ivory and <.: ourse, this note does lIot begin to cov· Red & Ivory. (See Student Size above.) er the s ubject, but no opening manual No. 70-Student Size ______$ 4.50 can possibly take account of s udden No. 71-Same but in Red & Ivory _$ 4.50 gusts of fashion. As of this writing, my No. 80-Standa rd Size ______$ 6.50 rile contain s 33 examples of this varia­ tion- 31 of t hem played since the ap· No. 81-Same but in Red & Ivory _$ 6.50 pearance or Practical Chess Openings! No. 125-Standard, De Luxe Chest.$10.00 At all events, 10 ... NxN 11 BxN, P­ No. 126-Same but in Red & Ivory_$10.00 No. 110-Tournament Size ______$25.00 QB4 is better than the text line. It Is al­ 11 N-Q4! so better than 10 .. . NxB 11 HPxN after No. 111-Same but in Red & Ivory_$25.00 W ith the powerful threat II'hich White threatens NxN and RxP! P - KB'I-5. lllack is all'eady at a loss. 11 NxN ! ! 11 NjB4xB 13 NxB P,N This cavtm'e involves the sacl'ifice of 12 RPxN P-QB4 14 Q_N4 K-B2 a piece, as Black is threatening to win the King Bishop by P- B5. There is nothing better, as the Black Queen has to guard the Knight. 11 PxN 13 BxPt KxB 12 BxB PxN 14 QxPt K_ K1 15 P-KB4 P- N3 17 N_R4 KR-Nl 16 N-B3 P-R3 18 P-B5! Other King moves are no better ; and. in fact, H. . K- Nl is fatal becanse of 15 R- Ql and 16 Q-Q5t. 15 R-Ql Q_ Bl 16 P- K6 ! White threatens mate on the move . Black's Queen is tied to the defense of the Queen Rook.

THESE standard weight folding boards are of excellent quality, about %" thicle Outside covering and playing surface are black, dice·grain· cloth. Impressed 18 . ... NPxP dividing lines between bni! and black Or 18 ., KPxP 19 NxBP, PxN 20 llx squares, Embossed covel's. Pt. and White willS easily. No. 221_1%," squares ______$1.75 No. 222-1%" squares ______$2.00 19 Q- R5t K-K2 No. 223- 2Vs" squares ______$2.50 If 19 . K- N2, 20 DxPt is mmderous. EXTRA heavy folding board, de luxe 20 NxPt! Resigns quality, double·weight ',4" thick. R_ R2 16 .. Artel' 20 .. PxN 21 QxBP , ll- N2 22 No. 204-2)4" squares ______$6.50 H 16 .. Q- N2, Dlack finds h imself in B- Q2. N- B3 23 B- K1' lllack caves in. a hopeless bind after 17 n - Q5! fo r ex­ Despite the weakness of Black's game ill Send for complete catalog of equipment. ample: II ... N- B3 IS n - Q7 . At best, these two brief games, we get some idea here of the power of White's attacking after 17. R-Ql 18 RxRt, KxR 19 B­ MAIL YOUR ORDER T O N5t, be must return the piece and face a possibilities. wretched endgame ! 19 ... K- Bl 20 The first of a series of articles on t he CHESS REVIEW P- K7. Adam Variation. 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y.

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CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 311 \ V ... rn... r. bows t o R enik. 56 FabH r ... lls Boy­ Tou r r. eys 21· 59: 2 1 Jl l il om lO ps T enney. ton. 57 B olger t bests Lapsley. 59 Mali de· 22 Jllil lal'd t ops G,'ecnbank . ties Kaufm a n; feats D ... Leve, bows t o Gor don; D e Leve K a u fman. lt n~cho c li p Kleinman ; R asche loses to Le Star g ... . h alts Hicke nlOOp(lr. l"ips Driscol l. 23 Cord" downs Ost ... r gaard. Tourney s 61 · 107: 61 T h ordsen overcomes 2~ W. C hapin tOj)~ K '~ " P8ley. 27 Urbach Glusman, loses t o Yost. Sayles. 63 S t ett­ hCSL~ Comb"". ~S H o bj " ~Ol1 , ' c~jgns to Al­ bachel' halts Har\'e)', fi4 Staffo rd sto ps Gutt· paug h. wi thd , ·" w ~ . 32 S t an ley sto ps John­ man; )IcGinnis. Schmitt lick Liberma n. 67 ~on. 3;; De Lozi er. Huben~tein tic. 36 H e lsing Haussiing stops St ... infeld. bows t o Ribow­ halls S ~ hw" l"lz. :18 Scacci"rer l'O 10 p ~ I f) )Ic· sky; B ure withdrawn. I'own. -II I, nopf n ivs Hayes.

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312 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 draws, loses (a) to \Veaver, 27 Bryan, Pros­ PIC WIGR EN 3d AfH1ual Championsh ip-1947_S ser down Schuster. 28 Merkls masters Lozano. 29 Lekowski !lck s Schmid. 34 Low­ Among those qualifying for the Finals ens withd,·aws. 37 Strahan replaces Somlo; last month should h a ve b een mentioned: HInkley replaces Quillen. 39 Tyndale with­ H. Macormac, R. E. Doe and A. H. Dtt draws. Vall. In addition, t his month, the follow· ing qualify for assignment to the Finals 5t h Annual Championship-1950 as a result of c urrent Postal Mortems: A . PRELIM I NARY ROUND ( Key: SOoN) H. DuVall (again f rom a different Se m i­ Sections 1·20; 1 Ferguson (ell$ Namson, final section), Jack Day, J. E. Carothers, bows 10 'Vendt; \Vend, whips Namson, .M. Antunovich and A. M. Clark. Wildt; Namson. \Vildt nip MacCarty; F ixler wilhdraw~ . 2 Lllcas bests Scholtz. bows to \Vestbrook, Stevens. 3 i\lartin tops Schuster. 4th Annual Championship-1949 4 'Villas halts P ico, Howen; Brice-Nash nips As a result of curr ent Postal Mortems, Ualles. 5 Win~hester tics Langseth. Boren: the following now qualify for assignment Dlct~ downs Gossett, bows to Langseth. 7 Johnson halts .il!iles. Hogan; Keiser wi th ­ to the F inals: R. L. R ichardson and L. drawn. 8 Kei th trips Tremear. (a) Cabot; Stolzenberg. Cabot withdraws. 10 Taulvaisha trounces As result of current Postal Mort ems, Bowker. Francke; Heckman ties F'rancke, a 'l'autvaisha. 11 Albert tops Timmcr. 12 John­ the following now qualify for assignment son jolts Melton. 13 ,Mathews downs Shay. to the Semi-finals: D. S t e venson, M. 14 W hitmore rips O'Reilly. 15 Hankin halts Semb, J . H. S ymi,ngton, C. K. Thoma s Pfeffer ; Ricard rips OuehL 16 Van Brun t halts Hoff. 17 '\'estbrook tops Donnelly, and H. Fox. llradfield. bows to Lund; Bradfield licks Lund: Donnclly "Ips Rains. 19 Schooler 5th Annual Championship_1950 downs De Leve. 20 Sidey licks Lewis. As a result of current Postal Mort ems, Sections 21-40' 21 Joseph wins (a ) from Sparks, bows to Lateiner. 22 "\VIlilams. the following now quaJify for assignment Casey whip lIIsttern: Andt, \Villiams crack to the Semi·finals: L. J. Keith, O. G. Craig. 23 Howarth bests Becker, bows to Wendt, B. S idey, J . G. M yers, S. D. La2a· Hayes; Watts jolts Johnson. 24 Dunlap 1947 Women's Champion rus, E. F. Jollllson, W. H. Watts, V. Wildt, dow n ~ Brantferger. Adams: Kiser tops ltlo. 26 Richter rips Schult'l.e. 27 Harris, Holland­ E. D. Wallace, G. R. Johnson, Jr., L. er halt Shonick; Harris hits Power. 28 \Volfe In the Finals, s h e split her double­ Stolzenherg and P . Tautvaisha. resigns to Namson, Withdraws; Rudin re­ signs to Namson. beats WaIte, withdraws. round with Martha Char les, tied at 7-1 29 Hewes halls Levy. 30 Smith s mites New­ with her. Plc w ins the women's t rophy POSTAL MIGHTlES! lander. 31 Clark clips Johnston. 33 Daly by taking the two-game play·off match downs Fenn; Cou1Ure, Randlett win (a) '.rhe follo wing postaHtes have won prizes from Thompson. 34 Berquist bests Johns on. with a score of 2-0. in our Cla"s and Prize 'roul'neys as a result 35 Huffman halts Schow, SOUCy , bows to of ga.mes reported to us during the period Lazarus: lteed ripg Schow; L azarus licks of July 21 10 August 2.';, 1950. SOUCY, Schow. 37 Lunger bes ts Bashore . Golden Knights Championships Tourney Players P lace Score Oavid. 38 Gleason, Power halt Hall. 39 Hodge tops Pearson : Stol"enberger stops 2d Atlll ual Championship- 1946 -l8 -C Z67 , Shaw ...... 1st 5 -5 Hutiman, \Vatson, Bell, Mci\lanus, Hodge. In the table b e low , we give the names C F H icks ...... 2-3 ~~ - H 40 Cowan bests Predmore, bows to Horne. , F :McAninch ...... 2-3 H - l ~ and weig hted point total scores o f all cur­ 48 -C298 Mrs A Eushueff Sect ion 41·60; .J! Namson nips Scorza...... 1st 5~ - rently leading in the 1946 Golden Knights D Ehrman . 2nd 4~-H• loses to Myers. 12 ;Hodur~kl halts Silver. 43 48 -C321 Packard l lyin tops Schurp; Bullockus bows to Evans. Championship. It must be borne in mind, , G ...... 2nd 5 -, 48-C3GO V R Hume ...... 2nd -, beats Stahre. H Van Brunt defeats Sill. however, that these names come on ly 48-C42G • Thornton; Sill conks Coryell. 45 Morris , 1<' Hurt .2nd 5 -, from the Final sections which completed ~8-C451 H A smites Smith. 46 Co"ss tops Hoffman, (0 Parton ...... lst 5 -, play. About one-third of tbe Finals are S E ngstrom .2nd 4 H ~ Kaufman; Raynor withd,·aws. 47 Hanson, ·19 -P13 O'Gorman Larson halt Hvldsten; Hanson h its Hough. still in play. , ...... 1st 5 - 0 ·19-P17 G A Kirby ...... 2nd -, ~ S \Vallace bests Baker, Laubner: Morley 19 -P23 • bows to Raymond. tOpS (f) P eterson. {9 Ley P RESENT L.EADERS G Buckendorf .... . Ist 5 -, W A Norin .2-3 4~-1~ whips \Vast; Booher tells l~abe r; Rodrigue? C N Fuglie . . . . ~ 5 . 2 Rev J Mundt . . 35.0 C A VO" Brunt . .. 2-3 4~-H withdrawn. 50 P rosser tells Ferguson. 51 B Madrid ...... 45 .2 E F Haend!ges 34.55 49-P24 Rabinowitz rips Hoss, Millard; Millard bests R B F ielding ...... 2nd H-H G Zaharakls .. . 44.6 H W Jones . . . . 34.55 49-P45 E Fenn Ross. bows to Elmer. 54 K lugman clips ...... 1st 5!- R E Martin .. .. 43.95 C F Thomas . . . 34.5 ·19-P51 :M llillik ...... 2-3 • Valet. 55 Kohne conk.'! Flower. 56 Yerhoff C F Rehberg . . . 43.95 \V H \Vatts ... . 34.5 Mrs F \Vahler .2-3 • -. halts Ross; Svenson bests Godbold; Ross Al Sandrin Jr .. 43.95 C P Perry ..... 34.45 -, withdraws. 58 Ve!>uilla lops Mattern, (a) 49 -P53 W W Young . . . 1st •6 -0 P L Dietz ... .. 43.0 V Gable ...... 34.05 49 -P611 R K Greenbank .2nd 5 - 5 Danforth. 60 Hoglund fells l<~o rbes. I B Fleischer . . 42.85 A H Clark ..... 84.0 49-P76 E S Hannold . . ~-3 , Sections 61 _112: G3 Johnson, Bellaire best B Hill . . . 41.85 R B H ayes . ... 33 .95 H Silver . .. .. 2-3 -. Heckert; lIHller loses to Fuchs, ties H eckert. R P Smith . . . . . 41.85 0 Oberon ..... 33.85 49-PiG G E :McHugh ...... 1st •6 -0-. EJ 64 MacLean. Mo rrison t ie. 65 Eisen fells J Becker . . . . 40.6 E D Walla<::e .. 33.4 ~9-P88 , Schwartz .. ... ls1 , -0 Feldman. 67 J\!cCurdy li ck s Lowe. 69 Staf­ L H Holway .. . 39.75 A H Du Vall . . 33.05 ford stops Grieder. 71 Poole smiles Smith. E E Underwood 39.75 Dr 11-[ W!cksman32.85 72 Ruciwrt, Levi tOl! 'fhordsen. 77 Kleinman, J P Farber .... 39.55 G Bottor! .32.75 Schwanz. Reeve deteat Kaplan. ;9 J ohnson R H 01ln ...... 39.55 H Pajans ...... 32.75 jolt~ Cord". 81 1I1cGavock rips Ringler. 82 R KuJoth ...... 39.5 R B Potter . . .. 32.75 VICTORS IN THE 1949 CLASS Schmitt tops (f) !\ljlle'·. 87 Wieksman tops P S Leinweber .38.95 R J Zoudllk . . . . 32.75 Tourney Players Place Score Thomas. N Nelson ...... 38.5 C Kugelmass . . 32.7 H A Rousseau .38.35 J Staffer .. . 32.7 ~9-C22 F Kantor ...... 1st 5 -5 Dr B Rozsa .... 38.35 L Joel ...... 31 .8 49-C24 U Gureif ... 1st 0 -0 TOU RNAMENT NOTES H Vrotney . 38.0 Mrs P iatigorsky31.6 49-C26 "T , Boyle ...... 2-3 -, S Lenz .37.9 W H Brearley .31.3 "!iss V M H lIghes ... 2-3 • -2 1947 Women's Championship T H Banks .37.85 R S Cantwell . . 31.2 49-C38 n Griefer ...... lst •0 -0 G A Battle .37.85 J Levy .31.15 49-C49 , E H owarlh ...... 2nd 5 -, Mrs. Virginia Wig ren, b ette r known to A G Clark . . .. 37 .45 K McKenzie ... 31.15 49 -C59 F Power . .. 1st 5 -5 her Postal Chess opponents as Pic, has L R Ayers . .. . . 37.35 R "\V Blosser . . 30.6 5 49 -C68 A S Condon ...... 1st 4~-1 ~ 49 -CH N Cohen .1-2 won the 1947 Women's P o s tal Chess III \V Marchand 37.35 M Hantma n .30.5 , 5 -, J A Bowen . . .. 37 .3 L L Cummin~ .29 .55 R '\' Woolsey . . . 1- 2 5 -, Championship, after a play·off match C Henderson . . 37.25 HE Almquist .29.45 49-C77 C , D Bauman . . lst 6 -0 with Miss Martha N . Charles of Albany, "\V G Leonard .37.25 P Johnson .... 29.05 49 -CS t Margaret Gates ... . . lst 6 -0 49 -C87 -5 New York. M C Ja<::kson . . . 36.7 PRobert .29.0 R H Lucas ... .. 1st 5 A L McAuley . . 36.3 M Richards .28.9 ·J9-C1l6 W Brooke . . . 2-4 _2 Pic V,rigren won her way to the Finals G Benedetti . .. . 36.1 S Brask . . . . 28.4 L E Garland ...... 2-4 ,• _2 by scoring 9-1 In her Mid-western pre· BRoss ... .36.1 C H Scha<::k ... 28.4 , O'Gorman ...... 2-4 , 49 -C1l7 J O'Connor -. Iiminary section. Playing from Chicago Dr G Wheeler . 36.1 F H Stoppel ... 28.2 ... .lst 6 -0 A G Peebles .. . 35.25 D Converse . .. . 27.9 R GyVing ...... 2nd and Al gonquin, minois, she lost one 5 -, W H Lacey . .. . 35.2 L T Magee ... 27 .85 49-C156 C V Gage ...... 1st 6 -0 game, to Lucille Kelln er of Detroit . R B H ankin s ... 27 .3 D K leinman .. . .. 2nd 5 - 5

CHESS REVIEW , OCTOBER, 195"0 31 3 POSTAL CHESS RATINGS

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY, these num­ WHEN you a pply to enter a tournament, SE E page 318 for explanation of h ow erical ratings, for all active players in please state your rating as published rating.'! are computed. A s descri bed there, Postal Chess, govern placement of entries here and a lso your " c lass:' We list tbese players are l'a t e d [rom those fignres at into Class and P r'ize TO\ll'lleys. The cur­ ratings a lphabetically by the names of wbich they start play in each tournament rent list of ratings is based on game re­ the players as they are much e asier for section. Conseque n tly they are generally sults reported to and received at CHESS y ou t o locate tbis way. The Class A well-matched \vith all opponents there as REVIEW from IIIay 11th to August 25th. ratings are given in bo ldfa ce type, to of the date on which play begins fo)" tbat These ratings also set the tourney distinguish them. section-within 300 p oInts for each c lass ratings (as typed onto tournament assign. Tbe "classes" for old·timers range : except A w hich has no upper limits. ments) for an tournament sections be­ Class A, 1300 and up; Class B. 1000 to To estimate their s tarting '"class," new_ ginning play October 16th and up until 1298 ; C lass C. 700 to 998; Class D, 400 comers are advised that Class A is for ex­ the next rating li st to be published in the to 698; and Class E, below 400. ceptionally strong players; Class B f or January, 1951, issue of CHESS REVIE\V NewcomeJ'S to Postal Chess are begun strong club players: i.e .• above average; will govern. (according to the class at which they Class C for a b out average; and C lass D The ratings in the current list were enter), as follows: Class A at 1300 (tbe y [or below ave rage. obtained by melding into the ratings in must earn any higher ratings); Class B \Vben one player wins [rom another. the .July issue a ll changes due fr'om the at 1200; C lnss C at 900; and Class D at he gains 50 points in rating, as 11 basic games reported since that issue as pub­ 600. Clas s E is open only to old-timers premise. \Vhen the one who wins is mucb lished in the August, September and with ra tillgs which have been established higher rated already, he wins correspond. current Postal Mortems-und also by in actual lIlay. ingl y less; and, wben the winner is a adding tbe name s a nd s t arting ratings of Thus, if newcomers win decisively. lower rated player. be gains more, by way all newcomers and o lr] members retur ned they move well u p into tbe next class by of correcting the discrepancy apparent wbo start ed play in tourneys between the time their initial tourney is com­ f rom. this result. In time, the r atings May 11th and August 25th. pleted. sbould retlect actual a bility.

A ,\ tldns li B 802 Eean Ll }' A 852 BIschoff J E 1374 B riggs R !II Campboll D Zkl; Abbolt L L Atkinson F J 100 Beard G H S8S Bitlick~ R n 853 B ritsch H "" Cam pbell H S 105ti Abel F' lI G8 Aubuchon L 6(;0 Bmlrdsley E 100G Bizar I 836 Bronson J R '''0 Campbell J A. 9~8 Abney J" ." 1200'" Audubon H. 4~6 neaulieu R L 782 Black M 1630 Brool< " \V '" Campett B .1 1132 Ad {ley D A 60" Au stin H 49S Bechdolt n 850 Blackburn ,\, C 1208 Brosheet" J C 1014 Canapary IV 120:1 Adams D J" Austin J D 560 Beck P B BG S Blnckler R 1212 Brow er .J '" Capell .lot . • • Ada ms J 0 '8<'" Austin X \V 5~)~ Beek"r A A ~ )OO Blnckshear .J P IlOO Brown A 110S Capillon I': A 1211"'" Adams R L . Austin '1" L Jr 1274 Becker E J 1426 Blaekwood E H: 12 0~ Brown 13 A 90~'"" Caplan \v IO n Adams Sylba. ",0'0" Ayala l~ 900 Becker ;\[ 772 Blagg Dr .J S 1000 Brown C H liSt; CarUlo .J 1200 Ad lckes W C Jr 1382 Aydelott .J F ~74 Becker R 1198 Clanchard D 116(0 Brown J H ,,« Care 'V 550 Adickes "\1/ C S,· 1242 Ayres E H 736 Becker "rA 596 BlanclHlrd D E 9.10 Brown .T H J r. 60" Carl C g S·IS Agnello S A Ayres R .J 900 nehr E • . 452 !llatlne" J P n4 B"own D,· K H . Carl ~I, ' s C E. 600 Agnew J F m Belanger J .. . 604 Bloom S .\t 77 0 Brown I • . ' 696 Car! H D 1110 Aiken R L 1390'"" 8 Belasco E i\l 91-1 Bloomfiuld R 998 Brown !II P ""550 Carlton G A n l Aikman P J 922 Babb D H 802 Belcher 1~ E SOD B l oS 8~ r R ". 12n B"own ,V S 1208 Carmen LA .. Akers \\' L ,"0 Babcock G E 872 Belltz K 810 B luestcin ,\ 652 B rowning G E 280 Carot.hers J E . 122S'" Albert B Bn bcock ,V E .';76 Bell E L 920 !llu m }I,·s A )1. 6n Brown ing G F 1332 C~r pe nt er L B 1386 Albert Norma "" Bad e ,V 900 Bell G F 666 BlUmer T 82·1 Bl"llcC R D 1128 Carr H 582 Albert R 550 Bagley A J • . 812 Bellaire A n8 BOehm E L 1158 Brum L .' 118S Carr W T 1322 Albert R R '""'"0 Bagley R ,V 1222 Belt H G06 BOQen Dr E 135(1 Brnnel J{ 116S Cnrr 'V D Alden J J r ,"0 Daildon V R 602 Belz ],I 90G ])ohme H A 600 B runnur ,V 11 06 Currea S m Aldrich-Ames ·s 822 Baker F 906 Belzer J ." 718 1001ln H l.J .J ,. 79 G Bryao W J 1598 Cu,.,.ic1< 0 ''" Alebord J F Eaker I D 830 Benrler A G 1062 Balm H IJ :-:,. n s Bryant D . . 1232 Carter A . . "'"792 Alexander J 1'068" Baker N D 886 Bender H 720 Bol gert J.; 658 Hl"YlInl J ' V Carte!" A B . 11171; Algea J .. .. 1090 Baker R C 1096 Bender R .Jr 1048 Bollon F B no Brya !l l ,II H "'" Case S J~ . . . 950 Alger Dr L J Eaker ,V F 1100 Bene J" 72-1 Hon e l"ri: L C . . 914 Godfrey J ..... 1312- Hans on L .... . 1048 Copping il . .. , 1214 de Romana J 850 Enochson A L. 656 Frasier S M 1070 Goe W ... . . 230 Hantman tv! •.. 1322 Corcoran B 79 8 De V ault G 1026 Eoff R J ...... 1538 Fra>:Ier 0 E ... 790 Gort A L 1116 Harding C C C. 1088 Corda R ...... 112 Dhein E H 1074 Epstein S .•. • . 1098 l~reder iksen E li OO Golden A G ..• 1074 Hardman G W. 1114 Corey \ V F . . , 808 Dial E H • . , 910 Erickson R . .. 600 F redgren J 808 GOldman A J .. 1016 Hardy Dr Ai J. 600 Cortes R .I r •. . 1178 Diamond B I 1294 Eriksen R. 1068 Freedman L 111 982 Goldstone 111 . . 109S Harkins J L ••. 1054 Corthell 0 L .. 80S Diamond J\I 1180 Erkel A A 852 Freedman M 1352 Golub M A •.•. S50 H armon M ..• . U6 Coryell 0 .. 832 Dickerson EA. 842 Erlich H ...... 642 Freedm a n W •. 1730 Gombas L 956 Coss J:l ..•.••. 1190 Harmon W ••. 1120 Dickson C L 782 Ermidis N 1175 Freeman R E •. 604 Gonzalez L N 900 Harper J .. •.. 1200 Coss Dr H M 1370 Dickson H H 1176 Errico J A ... • 1376 F reiman S .. .. 1244 GDnzalea M 1012 Harringt o n R . 890 Cotter J N .. . 1320 Diedrich E 688 Etnoyer A A .• 1030 ).'reimer M ... . 944 Gonzales J P .. ~78 Harris eM. .. 952 Coubrough L 1264 Dietz L .' 914 Etnoyer N )'( 940 Freitag Dr H . 1390 Good J D 1200 COUlombe F B 146 Harris H C 1258 Die tz P L 1564 Eucher M 1472 French C E ••. 1326 GOOdale G . • .• . 1062 H~rrls J E •.. 1390 Coulton S D . , 110G Dillon R T G1 8 Evans C I . .. 620 Frey H J ...... 1046 GOOdman H .. . 1242 HarrIs Ai .•... 1164 Coupal G A 810 Di Miceli A G 900 Evans G N •. I OU Fribourg Julia . 598 Good m an L J JI' 85" HarrIs W B ... 70S Couture \V .I ~O,l Dimond W .. 1250 Evans H D 1088 F r ied W J •. • . 1130 Coven H J 892 GoodWin H D •• 404 Harris W J ... 1654 Dishaw 0 \\' 9·12 Evans .r B . • . 858 FrIedman Dr H 1081 Gorder ,Y 900 Harris W 940 Coveyoll R E .. 1390 Disler K . . . . . 592 Ev~ns J E • .• 1334 FrIedman N .. ~58 GDrdon F T 1220 Harri$on H . . . 1336 Cowan E L 690 Dittman H A 1016 Evanll .r s .. .. 1216 Friedman R 1324 Cowan! N .• . , 1066 GDrdon H .. .. . 1294 Ha r~haw R 111.. 862 Ditmarson D .. 65 0 Eva ns R M ... 1136 Frierson J D 900 Gordon HR.. 978 H art J ...... 720 Cowan W W • . , 1028 Evans \V A G ~60 Dittmar F ,V .. 930 J;"'riese K W 1012 Gordon I G 1172 Hart J l~ . .. . . 1202 Cox .J R .•. 1194 Doane W ••.•. 362 Everett J K 1182 Fr!esen T •. . 802 Gody L .. ... 728 Hart ll. A 846 Coyne G 1020 Dobbins SA . . 1032 Everitt E R 992 Frll!(ng F •. 1350 Craig J D .•.• 424 Gon B .... 878 Hartleb G E •. 1464 Dobba B' ...... 820 Eves ,V C 450 l<~rocm k e R L 1282 Gossett E T 662 Hartline R W 806 Craig L G 902 Dobbs Helen •• 488 Fry G ...... 804 Gotham R E 1174 Hartman J K 1136 CraUo R E . .. 900 Dobesh Camille 700 F F ry H ...... 60 0 Gottfrie(l S 634 Harvey J W 1444 Cramer H 0 ... 898 Dodkewitz H .• 1258 Fabe r F L 1378 F ryer J ...... 900 Gould B ....•. 1162 Haslund A. 600 Crane H L 1814 Dodson Dee 1272 Faber K J 946 Fuchs W W •. 1356 Gould Mrs 11:\ L 80S Hasker R \", 508 Craumer Mr s S 392 Doe REA .. . 1412 Faber R E .' 796 Fuchsman C H. 1050 GOUld PH. . . 600 HatCher C 900 Cravener C E. 936 Doekes A .•.•• 1200 Fahl E E ...... 878 FugHe C N 1822 Gouled \Y S 1282 Hatem A .••. 282 Crawford D 976 Doelling .M 1214 Faircloth G A 686 Fulle r L J 1532 Graet? L . ... 656 Hatton ,,,, 1<'. 1156 Cresse B L ... 858 Doherty G D 456 Fake HE..... 600 Fulton H G 852 Gra! L 616 Haudek W El 1100 Crittenden K .• 1022 Domash L . ... 60 4 Falcon A ...... 774 Funk l{ ..... • 900 Grata J 8 • . •. 1356 Haug E ...... 1032 CromeHn P L 1374 D ommie J D •. 1086 Funkhouser E. 1152 Crosby J . 1200 Fancher W H 100 Grant K 912 Hauptman N G 626 D on n J '1' 1010 F~ rber Dr J ... 1884 FUrgat ch H 600 Grattan R "\V 790 Hauser J A 818 Cross G C 1100 Donnelly R B 908 Farber S .. 1084 Furnall D E 508 Graves A 8 C 1686 Crow A J 878 Ha u~ s lin g .H • . 890 Doorenbos N 678 Fardon S T 776 Gray C P 118~ H aussmann F 1112 Crowder L P 1074 Doray R L • . 1010 Farewell L A 1302 G Gray E E 180 Hawes T ,\1".. 666 Croy G E 1316 Dorfman E 574 Farmer F 712 Gray M G 1056 CrUikshank R 850 Gades F H •.. 850 Hawkins P E •. 900 Dotterer R H 987 Farnell G. 1212 Gage A A •...• 1306 Gray P F .. • . 932 Hayes Dr .J C .. 560 Culbert G •.••. 1082 Douglas 0 1248 Farnham E 796 V 900 R . . Gege C 992 Graybael S E Hayes R C ••. 1286 Cummin gs 856 Dowell I 'l' 100 Farnsworth R 1274 Gage R J 332 Green C A 1506 R B Cummins L L 1212 Hayes U90 Dowling J L . . 950 F~rra M Jr 1300 Gagne F .•. , . 113~ Green T 1386 Hayes R 0 918 Cunningham G 1350 Downing J 900 F a rrell E 790 Galiagher G G 1280 Greenhank R K 71 2 Hayward DI' V 672 Cunningham R. 702 Drachman H C 900 Fast E ...... 540 Gallagher J D 962 Greenberg Dr S 1496 Hazlltt F K 1560 Cunningham " ... 1l5~ Draeger I B' ., 732 Fauche r A . • 1640 Cup In good N I 1300 J Gallagher N A. 508 Greenberg S L 998 Headrick G 888 Drakert \V J r.. 90 0 Fay C L •. 532 Galligos L .... 900 Greenman F . . 792 Healey E J 96 8 ('urran \V I" 938 Draug hon W E 1872 Fehr P B 70~ GalluccIo 964 Greenough 926 Heath A R 1004 Curry J P .. . 102 8 S .... B R Dreyfus B . .. . 710 Feinberg C 850 A L • 1040 W ~06 Curtis G 502 Grant Mrs J D . 670 Gr eenslte H eaton H Driscoll R \V 300 }~eldman M 944 Gant R P ... 890 Green~pan M .. 1216 Heberling .r R . 1004 Cushman G 900 Driver P B 970 Feldman S 990 Garat P G •. 1332 Greenwald Dr N 10H Hebert J A •.• 1332 Cute J ...... 600 Drozt H 1192 Feldstein G 678 GardinIer V E 540 Gregory C Jr .• 782 H echt DC • . • . 1190 Cutlip, Maxine. 836 Drnet !\I A 1$2 Fenn E F .. 1692 Gardner C 1296 Gregory M C 588 Hecker t F ••. 438 Cyr R •...... 90 0 Duchesne J 900 F enton E .. . 530 Gardner W F. 750 Grelfer 8 .... 1360 Heckman J F 1600 Czarka l~ A 600 Dudley B 500 F e rber G " ,. 1360 Gardner W H . . 704 GrIeder J R 1144 Hedborg G S .. 586 Czermak C K 1034 Dudley SA. 600 F el"randlz F B. 712 Oargan A 1200 GrIeves E R 900 Hedgeock Dr R 622 D u ffy J A .. . 600 Ferguson H \V . 714 Garland L E . . . 518 Grodesky R S 938 Heffron D .. 650 o Duignan F S 806 Ferguson Y C 892 Garland R E .. 690 Gross G C Jr 17M H eUron H 724 Dagg D J Ou lic ~i F 0 1378 Fernsler E B •. 1294 G arl~nd Mrs S. 400 Gross .J ..... " 1198 Hetlln H W 600 Dagg E 1026 Dumais L 828 Ferguson E • •. 906 Garner N M ... 1262 Gross J M 600 He!ghway W 694 Dalfen M 3<,''" Duncan W Jr 688 FIbel L R ••.. 662 GarrIga S. 712 Grothe J D 590 He lm 0 1526 DalrymI'le F E 996 D unkin L E 852 FIdIow D • • . •. 1172 Garrison C \V 1008 Guhin J C •••.• 368 Heino A F .. 600 Da lY H 8 ..... 1874 Dunlap A H 998 FJeld P A ..... 858 G ~r v er 0 H 1498 Gulnasso N L.. 1352 H einrich H 760

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 315 H elslg G W .•. 1272 Huff J A ....• 242 Jungermann E . 1252 Kramer 1>t 554 L i twi n It ..... 882 Matzk e 0 'W 502 He lslng C R ... 1468 Hurfman C •. . 83 C Jungwirth 0 1352 Krauth El 'W ~ I ~ 1.lu A ...... 788 Matzner :a 1198 Helling W P .. 1376 H uffma n F T .. 2032 J uni S . 1122 Kren Ii' ••.. 5~S L ivu R , ..... 7H Ma u rer A F' 14&0 H eller L • ..•. 600 Huffm an R W. 1316 J urek W . 921 Krilov A ..••.. 688 Livingstone J K 926 iIIauze J . .... , 900 H emvh lll Dr J " 118 H ugh es J J 650 Juve A "F.l 1052 Kroodsma R F. 934 Locke J J ..... 988 Mawh inney J D 844 Hendef/ion e .. 1118 Hugh es K . ... 886 Krucke J ..... 82.8 Lockwoo g94 Holme.ll B W • UOO J ewett H 1024 Kiser R J 774 L.eonard W G 13 !18 Mahaffey E L. 7% Bolme$ Me ... 12H Joel L 1228 K iser MIss V en Lcroy J E ..•.. 1Z26 Maher P J ..•• GOO ~ l eLhe n y R S •. SUO Holme$ W .•.• 600 Johnson A A 182 Klvltz J.{ . 8s{ Le Stllrge 13 . .• 1250 M aiohler J .••• 640 Meyer G ...... 9S0 H olm e. W H .• 1350 John son A E • . 892 I"laasen A 616 Lester H 13 •.• 1236 Make nu 'I' ..• . 613 Meyer R l{ •• • . l OU Holstrom W .•• 814 Johnso n .A F • . 000 K laasen J . . 60 0 L etter 0 A . . • 1392 Makran sky R •• 900 .Miano Dr L J A 40 0 Holt D G ..... 956 Johnson C :a . . 818 Klar L R • . 1200 L<::vl r·' 13 ...... 950 Ma ll C J ..... 1686 M ice... Miss P.. Eoo H ol ton J L •.. G18 John~on D 'W .. 11 32 Ktatn 13 . . • . . 1148 Levine PI' A. H 1060 M (l ile s 111 e ... 396 Alleh a lsk i R F . 600 H olway L. H ." 1412 Johnson E F 1284 Klein F S . . 600 Lev!ne C 930 Malone EA . .. 696 -"flchel H ...... 107U Holzmann H .' 800 Jolm~o n G D •. 9M Kleinman D 934 ]..evlne G ..•.. 600 Manch ester R. 600 Mlcholl R •••. • I US Homan E S ." 780 Johnson GR.. 546 KUck T e .' 804 Levy Dr 13 L . . 740 i\landers on E 13 754 ],liehling C .. . 384 Homan W G Jr 800 J oh nson 1 l!l .• 600 Kline H B . 692 Levy a V.. 12H Mandigo F Jr • 746 Migakl 0 .. . ..• 1300 H emann L G .• 520 Johnson J A .•. 5So1 Kline 0 J .. 1232 Levy H ..•.•.. 1200 Manes L R ..• g84 Milam B R ... 1136 Hom el C ..•.• 1066 Joh nson Mrs J 105<1 Kling F R .... 1344 Levy Mrs K r.( ' 6'16 ,Hanning F H . 900 Miles D H .... 1164 Hook W ...... 1210 J ohnso n L .... 900 Kloper K •...• 1012 Levy L ...... 10'12 Mansfield H •.• 1210 MllIeh AI v ... 900 Hoolihan P B • 1066 Joh nson P ••.• 1332 Klugman R ... 1156 Lewin S 1II .... 452 .1lanwarlng D • 1014 MlJla rd S T ... 1626 H oover e p •.• 990 J o hnson P H.. 178 Knech t A W .' 45-8 Lewl. Dr A 1::. 900 ) la.reh F 0 .•• 834 Miller A .•.... 648 Hopk i~k 0 R • 822 J oh n son R J 1308 Knig ht E M I2H Lewis F E 650 "Iarcu" P ..••• 534 /Ililler CD ..... 1170 Hopper J W ..• ZH J ohnson R ., . . 868 Kllt!\'ht H V 8a Lewis .J B 538 :\Jark S ...... 310 Miller F G ... . • U4 Horne J ...... 91 6 J ohnson Dr R A 85t Knig ht R E 151 2 Lew l, L L .. 1538 Ma.rlin Min J. U8 M iller J A ..... 100 Lewie R L . . 674 !l{al'SC h ne~ A W 1180 MU1er K E 1270 H orne J H ..•. 1042 Joh nson R \V .• 101t Knobel C E. 900 Miller L J 1136 H orner H B •. SO( Johnson S G •. 99 ~ Knopf GR .. 7G2 Lewl. Or S 1602 Marsh A A 656 H orn08 A •••• . 832 J oh nson S S .. 1274 Knorr T E . . . . 1406 Lewis W J ... . 718 ~ b rs h C J .... 926 Miller 0 C 11 02 Hornst ein Or N 1472 Johnston D H 1198 Knowles G \ V. 404 LoWorl!!Y 0 E 402 Marsh L R .. • 722 M ill er R 0 .• . 116G Horowi tz Edna . 1300 J ohnston S •. G32 Knox W . . . ". 1010 Lc>y E T...... 1286 Marsh a ll 0 ... 11 76 M il ler Dr Ii F 798 Horo witz W ... 1224 Johnst on T J .. GGB Kn uppel F D . . 11 86 Ley P A ...... 1236 Marsh all ( .... 816 1I1 11le l' R N • • . 628 Kobos A . . . ,. 760 Llbcnnnn 13 .. 80 2 M arsha ll R \V. 812 M iller W H ... 1274 Hougch 0 L •... 668 Joh nst one E C . 600 M iller W 788 House E Jr •.. 826 .Tohnsto nc F' E. 115 ~ Koch I [ .' 904 Llchlbillu E J 1150 M a r st on C 1I! .. HO J .... H ouat E ..•... 446 Jon a~ E e 1222 Korrman M 786 Lichtenstein 'r 928 I1larst on H P .. 166 lIliller Wm J 691 Jonas S . .. . 476 Kogan Z . ' 1206 Llcoor F.l ••••.• 5H :Martln "lisa C. 372 MllIm"n P .. . .• 916 Hou~ton Or W 758 M;nt:r J . B • . .. ~18 H outma n N 762 Jone~ B 'W 900 KOA'el J \\' . 746 Llcberman J .• 978 :\-Iartin CO... 118 H ove E .•.. 1546 J o nes D D 918 Koh ne J R 1404 1.le!!(! r C L ..•. 452 Martin L D I on Mintz PD .... 180 H oward E ..•. 104 Jones H 11 126B Kohout J A 902 !.IgKeU O r R \\' 1168 ) [artin R ...... 1M Mlnuk 13 ...... 890 H o ward H W •• 7U Jonel H W , •. 1600 KolovlIOn R S. 686 UglVoct P .... 792 Martin R H .•• 1230 Mishlove D .•• !O ~ 2 Jones J J ..... 850 Kon kel R G ... 1462 L lllIng W ...•• 1078 M;rtln R Q ••• 1306 Mlskinill R T .. 61 0 H oward J B .•• 6S4 ?of •• Howarth J E .. 1312 Jone ~ N M 900 Kontr a J ..... 14li8 Undber;:, e H .. GOO Martin W .••. 792 Milchell D 836 L lnd ... r A ...... 1082 Martinson G 1228 :\lItchell G L ..• 11 46 H owell W 0 •• 1258 J onO.!; 0 H .•.. S88 K ort P ...... 1210 Mit chell M L .. 1374 H owen e S 988 Jan e.!! T L • ••. 804 KOJItuek R .... 900 Linnell J S • .• . 650 Mascari R J 892 Kozma B •... 1462 Lipka P ...... 1008 )-(:lslellcr 0 G02 Mitehel! N \V 11 08 H owla nd D L . 62' J ones W R 1502 :>.I!tman D S .. 808 H oyt 0 \V ..... 86( Jo ~ dan N E .. 218 Kraeger K 1804 r.lP"mn T .. 774 Maste rs E J ... 1314 Kraemer J •. 1516 LI'nn ~ky Il! 0 81(1 :\fathew~ J \V.. 986 Moll(lY A V Jr 1294 H oyt \V S .... 944 J or&,ensen T . .. 824 )IondrOl! J 1128 H~anow.ky M . 1258 Joseph L 1-1 Jr. 860 Kraft F W 800 Llttlo J J ... 584 :\laHern V H •. 7H Huber E 1:98 Joseph L H Sr 456 Kratt K 526 Little Ii' .. . 600 Matule! ,J •.•.• 970 :\Jonet G .•... • 1104 H udson A A 1062 J oseph M . 634 K ramer A J 734 J~!tll e \V E . . 968 Matz J E ..... 1036 Monk J C .. .. 1268 Hudaon R T 250 Josiah G R 896 Kramer J S 1246 Llllman N . . 718 MOltz P L 650 Monnahan J R 85 0

316 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 Montague R .•. 900 NIckerson B' B • 74. Pennislon A S. 928 Raymond N 1226 Ryan J P • .•.• 900 Shantz E M 131)6 Montgomery R 894 Nleno.lt J H ... 90. Penqulte J 1312 Head W D .. 702 Rykert Muj G. 1098 Sharpell F 1250 Mool H •• ••••• 900 Noderer L C •. 1696 Peretli F 778 Reading C H 590 Shaver D L 1086 Moomaw D .••. 9.00 Koonan Dr T R 974 Perez C L . 380 Reardan J D 770 , Shaver J W 1032 Moon T E 1410 Norberg )< Perkins G A 1024 Reddy J J 1078 So.cre H •..... 650 Shaw C .. 1200 Moore D ..•••• 956 Nordin "IN H .. 100-1 PerkIns W A 1316 Reddy R W 582 Sadowsky A • . 1320 Shaw .J .. 548 Moore Dr F' F 8G2 Nor<,en H . .•. 1012'" Perlman K 816 Redford M C 860 ~afnl"ik J 722 Shay E .. 840 Moore P B •.. 1000 Norln W A .... 1476 Pel·ry C P .•. 1090 Redmond J W 824 Sage WE... 776 Shea R L ..•.• 600 Moore R 900 Korman A C 8>0 Perry M.-s Lu 582 R~ed F C 646 Rt Clair S I:;. 688 Sheahan J N .• 136 Moore W C 1628 Korl"is W .M 1252 Person R .... 898 Reed H R 1080 St Jean Lt W .. 762 Sheldon C "Y .• 1070 Moose C V •.. 89-i Northam J I 1162 Peterson C F . 1262 Reed "...... 1168 St Pierre G .•. 850 Shepard \V N .. 748 Mora E J ..... 686 Norton H. ••.•• 600 Peterson E H . 1270 Ree~o J S 390 Sanderson 1:.1 ~. ~98 Shepard H C 1080 Moran G P ••.. 598 Noyes C J Petersoll H A 856 Reese J W 1314 Salldel·~on H C 1266 Shepard J H .•. 1338 Moran R •.•.• 1082 NUllnully .J E . "'.",0 Peterson J K 956 Heeve H -r 952 Sansome Kaney 1202 Sheppard Dr J 900 MoreLE .••.•. 6H Nusbaum H M. Peterson L A 1016 Regalado H 652 Santo,·o Dr A J 716 Sherar R R •.. 594 More P ...... 532 Nye L W ... 1020 Peterson R F 1392 R~iser R C 900 Sarett Dr L H 1318 Sheridan J T .. 888 Morgan CT •.• 1200 l'\y" I' I·' '".W Peterson S R 600 Reily C S 1374 Sargent H \V Jr 620 Sherr P ...... 1342 Morgan BIt ... 1004 Petonke R 950 Heiss "Ill 11·;.] Sarosy E J .. . 938 Sherr S 1 810 Morgan P .•.... 1252 o Petterson J 0 1328 Hellik H 125·1 Saunders \)r A 808 SherwIn J T .•. 1444 ;',(orley :Miss H. 701 Oakes G B Pettit C C n6 gcres J •. 992 Saundns I:; ,\! . 1016 Shcrwin l\I .... 180 Morley R G ... 682 Oakley He'· A. "'0 Pfeffer P .. 598 Resar G 450 So.vage H 996 Shiev;tz A L •. 324 Morris B •••.• 1550 Oberon 0 ..... ,"".... Phillips C S 866 Resle,· R N 99·1 Sawyer "VIIl S. 292 Shilson L lj 802 Morris D 1072 O·Hrien It H .. 550 Phillips E R ••• 800 Reuse Capt H J 1060 Saxton J H 1076 Shomay D .... 786 .1IIorris D J 1066 O·Brlell T J .. Phillips G H .• 944 HeYllOlds W l\ 1150 Sayen Dr J J 794 Sholliek "Y .... 612 Morris F' Ii: 638 O·Connor J Phillips "V H 1218 Ribble Rev W L 1330 Sayles T t·' ~32 Shortz R E 862 .Morris G E 1232 O·Connor R J • 1164'" I'hippard G •... 550 lUbowsky ),1 950 Seacciafeno S. 310 Shreve R .• .. . 9H Shumway EnsK 844 ;\Jol·rls J .•. 1228 O·Donnell P E . '"00' Platlgorsky G 1350 Ric~frente S 1398 Scaravella C • . 1302 ;\lorri8 J P 6UO Oed,,,· Dr A H. 8S0 Piatigol"sky J 600 Ricard J H 1276 Searpa P 13 ..•. 918 Slas JR. 420 Morris W H ... (S8 Oels"hlegel A Pico ",,- H • . 800 Rice J F .. 1132 SchalJarnm W G 736 Sidey B ...... 1316 Morris Dr W S 1208 OgilVie V W 1156 Pierce G E 564 Rice S ...... 123·1 Schack J 1Il ... 602 Siegel .Marvin . 68( Morrison B •.. 9S8 O·Gorman ,! .. 1030'" Pieree H L 910 HkeTW . .. 9~8 Schaeffer G ... 1594 Sielaff l{ ",,- .•. 884 Morrison 0 W 1640 O·Hanlan R . • Pila\\"sld F .... 600 Hichards S B. 670 Schaeffer R ... 650 Sigler Dr H Y • 1414 ~jgmond I ..•• 1594 Morrison G L 1226 Ohmes R 1344'" Pillwrch G).1 900 Richardson G 'l" 9~6 SchaidlCl" A L. 414 Morrison L );' . 876 Oliker I" 13 1290 Plona P ..... 650 Richardson J \V 1186 Scharp N .. . .. 890 sm E R ... . .• 1136 Morrissey L W 1230 Olin g Piperno H V 1088 Richards on R L 1426 Scheer S ..•.. 906 Sill G •...•. 1152 Morrow R .M .• 950 Olin R H Pirchner R 600 Richmond F H 1174 Scheffcr D .\{ 936 Silver H . . 1098 Morse Miss M 600 OUver J ""'"'000 Pilcher F ... 650 Richter It ..... 672 Schefke C 1" ·108 Simers J ..• •. . 900 Moser ME.. 1514 OUver S J 838 Piver Dr J D 370 Richter R ,,' . . 1076 Scheidt l~!If 1048 Simmons "\' G. 918 Moses B S ... 608 Olmsted L C • . 1500 Pixley E A 974 Rickless N 1300 Scher E •.. 600 Simms L R .• HO Schick Hev "V 1088 Simoneau P W. 972 Moskin A 1142 Ol~cn G • . . 711 Plant F W 1431) Ridge R J 1156 Simpson C .... no Moskowitz A . . 1464 Olsen S ",0 Pluta M.. 744 Rie Dr G A 8U8 S~hllpp R W 896 Schindel G .... 1200 . Simpson H ..• 1194 Moss A ••.•... 1462 Ol~on '1' 63S Platt L 1382 Riegler "Y 900 Simpson R ••.. 1314 Mouser Dr H K U4 Oravas G 1400 Platz Dr J 1666 nidlle L. . 12UU Schlager S .•• 900 Sehmid "V .•. • . 1284 Sinclair R V B lDlU Mowry WI... 622 O'RelIly J W •. Plot? Dr .M 1050 Rile }- L 0 1200 Singel· 1 A lHO Moyse J •..•. 1344 Oren R ..•.. PMf W D . • . 762 R ingler D H 688 Schmidt C H 728 .Mozley L 6601 Orlng S ..•.•. • ""'" Poffenberger R 860 Risler S 910 Schmidt D ... . 724 Sinkel A ....•.. 1234 "00.. ~iratzko C E •. 1022 Muegge R .•. 10'12 Orisak E 1088 Pohle R E 1724 Rist 1272 SchmIdt H .•. 1346 .r ~iroba H . . •••• 900 Mueller M II" 950 Orlando R E •. 1456 Poillon Mrs A 788 Rilter J 'i\' 632 SchmIdt J •.•. 1628 S~hmidt it ... 1208 Siwalsian G ••• 900 Muggenthaler C 800 OI·Udge Dr A E 578 Polak P ... 900 Rivise I 1238 Skarsten M C 684 Muggenthaler L 812 O,·nelas JR .•. n, Pomper J L 1331) Roberts D 1200 Schneebaum J. 1350 O'Shuul:"hnessy {{obboetoy A 1162 Schneider L .\[ 812 Skelton S E 1078 Mull' W •.•... 1624 \050 Poole R 1564 Schneider D,· R 600 Ski'1l1"r H .Ii; 1256 Muller E 1'" •.• 1078 Ostel'l;aal·d J n Popper E . 1198 Robert P 1180 Ostrum 0 .••. SchoeliCl' '1' ~l 856 Siabey R S. 406 Mulligan oJ H • 1162 '""'0 Po,·taln N 790 Roberts E E 538 Schoen H P .• 1276 ISlabey Mrs V A 514 Mulligan P J 558 O~want R C 600 Portel· Til L 1088 Roberts J ],I 890 Schoenborn R . 1466 ~Iade C B •.•.. 1042 Mnlllns T Y .. 1044 Ottt'C .•... 1226 Porter L C 900 Roberts R •. 904 Slate r Dr R C • 1550 Ott Mrs R P 1060 Robertson 856 Schoenheimer P 578 Mulloney F A 1136 Porter M R 900 J Scholt? II( .•••• 944 Slocum G ....• 1432 Mulrooney '1' I" 506 Ottesen "Y 556 Port ~c heller .J 706 Hobinson B A 1176 Schooler R E .• 1632 Smith Dr A •.• 544 Mundt Ie ...... 1252 Ouch I K "M Post F .. 918 Rohinson D E 864 Schow H •..•. 846 Smith 13 1<' 582 j\!unoz Dr J Ii: 502 Ove reem H Jr Post H H 600 Hobinson E 892 Schrader V 1178 Smith C J ..... 1152 Munson A E • • • 1460 Owen.r C 69·1 Potter P g 900 r,obinson J D .. S86 Schrader H "V. 538 :>mllh Dane .. 700 M,-,rase Y •••... 900 Owen L .• • •. . . "" Potte r R B 1382 Robinson ;'>!lss L 600 Schram H . 806 Smith DOli .... 900 .\lurphy J 10T2 Owens B .. "50."' Potter R H 1084 BoiJinson R . . • 392 Schreiber R 900 SmIth 0 c ••.• 1346 ;\lurphy R ..••• 610 POUlin V R 888 Robinson S H. . 668 p Schroeder C .•• 494 Smllh D L ... 578 :Murray F C .•. 812 Powell E B 676 Roby C C . 1078 Schroede'· JR. 1230 ~mith E J 9{0 ,\lurray J H •.• 976 Pack ;\[ '"0 POW(lU L • .. 900 Roche l\{ 'I" 734 Schrociler W G 916 Smith E L 4H Murrhee J E . 956 Packard J G 1064 Power 1-' 9GG Rockwell I E 136 Schroer EA .. 1636 Smith E N 900 Musgrove D E 806 Padgett J H 456 Powers g 662 Rocque A ...•. 6~8 Smith G A 1056 PageLN .. . Schuch L E •.• 688 Musulin B .••. 654 100-1 Prager E N 714 Roikin G 732 Schult? J M •• 1070 Smith G H 856 Muto P 902 PuUtz D P,·edmore D V. 596 Rohlfs F' Jr... 912 Schultz R ••.. 1200 ::>mith G P 100 PalladIno A .. • Preiss B .•.. . . 1324 Hoi~en :-.{ 824 :Myel' K I .. 8H '" Schult~e R ••.. 646 Smith H J 642 Myers H E 1314 Palmer ]) ••... 00. P,·endergast .\[ 600 Bolo 0 ;\1 1258 Schult~e 1" P .• 768 Smj,h H N J",:: 882 Myers J E 362 Palmel·-Persen '"'786 Preo N A •••.• 1390 Rool '1' L 1124 Schumaker R J 516 Smith J .. 916 Myers .J G 1060 Punka M 1570 Presby E J 832 Rose E 636 Schuman E V 1378 Smith Jay 624 -"Iyers "IN H 690 Park J K ..• • . 1172 Preusse H 1154 Rose Vr H 900 Schupp C J •.• 638 Smith K ••.... 1302 Parke 1)1' N G . 83. Price E P .•. 796 Bose "" D .. 532 Schurr D 1216 Smith Dr M J .. 1148 N Parker C H •.• 708 Price R W 604 Rosenbaum Dr 1362 Schuster J Jr . 1108 Smith Merritt 596 Naas W L 844 Parlwr L K • . • 652 Price "V \V 236 Rosenblum B 0 1302 Schw~rtz Dr H 1314 Smith 1>1 L .. 550 Nahm W H 568 Parke.. R ....• Prinzmetal I · H: 600 Rosenblum R D 854 Schwartz: I ..• 1404 Smith N E .. 900 Namson C 1118 Parks C R '""' P,·ior G G 790 Rosenkjar E .•. 1008 Schwartz L S. G50 Smith P •.•..• 1264 Napier E '1' 286 Pannelee E Proctor E H S1S Rosenston K ... 1506 Schwart? P . .. 882 Smith P R .•.. 786 "" l~ Nason A R &'12 Pal"ne~s III H '"'650 Proctor G 1264 H()~m'wa l d .J 1284 Schwartz R J .. 1170 Smith Mid'n R. 708 Nathan H S 880 ParrJN •. Proclor .J V 1180 Ross D ...•.•. 1298 ~dl\,",("z J .1 .. 670 Smith Dr R E 852 Neal Dr A S 1418 1':1 .... K E .... no Propel" L L 1008 Hoss E G 350 Schweig Dr Ie. 792 ~milh R l" ..•. 900 Neal 0 L •.. 900 Pm'SOlls J G . . 1106'" Prosser R '£ •. 926 Ross H E 900 Schweitzer R . 1288 Smith R L .• .. 1006 Nearing G G 938 1'al·ton H A 1051 Prosser W L 1324 Hoss Dr 0 B .Jr 1200 Schwerdtmnn H 1116 Smith R M •••. 1260 Nearing Mrs '1' 602 Partridg!;'i P •. . 1064 Soucy P .••.•• 1064 Newell H S 1096 Peebles A G 1406 Rainwater Dr L 1016 Rudich B 1200 Semb :\I .• . 990 Southard H A. 826 Newlander R A 12H PeelT P D 156 Rajezak W J .. 1210 Huilolph .iII 600 Serfo1.O E . 972 Southwood A E 230 Newman H F. 1254 Peisuch T . . 1262 {{all H ·r ..... 1042 Rudolph W E .. 1378 Servis N S ..• 612 Rpade S C . ..• 800 Newman J 958 Pellich I B ,GS Ralyea Dr J R 792 Rumbaugh 0 A 900 Seymour EA .. IHe Silaldlni'( H A.. 748 Newman J H 958 PellyJH . . 90·\ ]{'lIl(!ie n H A. 9~0 Rummel P 636 Shack 0 ..•. 1572 Spal"lts G W •.. 942 Newman]\[ ••. 550 l'elollZe I~ 1194 Ranney .M 830 R"mmel "Y J 1210 Shafer J 1300 Spath H 'Y ... 558 :\'ewman S . .. . 992 Peltason C ?If 1262 Happnport J 926 Runkel K • •. 1554 Sh"fcr Mrs.\[ 494 Spear H C .• • •. 758 Newton K H •. 1082 Pelton E .•. 1160 Rnppaport P 1226 Rush ).( ":\r •. H·I Shannon Dr E. 950 Spe)"eJ" Dr E .. 610 NichOlS EA.. 562 Pelton L \V 1038 Rasche "Y 700 Russell Cmdr B 656 Shnnllon J . .. . 972 Spier R [ ••.•. 1196 Nichols S 900 Pence M E 02' Rau H E 1158 Russell G • ...• 532 Shannon S G •• SOO Spies E R 844 Nickel R 764 Penn F '" Raust H 600 Russell J D ... 850 Shanor V ••.•. 502 Spiller A R 1174 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 317 Sprague R A .. COO Tha rp G .1 .... 8~0 Wak.. fleld R 1004 Willhelm A •. 74 8 HOW TO COMPUTE Sprague Mrs R 600 Thayer W L .• . 1394 Walch R 110~ Wl1Ilam ~ C ... 10Ba Sprenge r F .•. 1400 Thel, C A Sr .• 730 ·Wales C 900 WUllamll D A 10S8 YOUR RATING Staffer J ... •. 1500 Thorn", C F 1390 'Valker LA. 870 William. S C 1444 Stafford R H . • 101 G Thorn", C K 1446 Walker T H 1074 WlIla8 .0 .•.. 678 Whenever a player begins a tourney, Stegeman W J fl SB Thomas 0 J . .. 710 Wallace E .. 1200 WUllams R L . 852 Stahre K J ... 1016 Thomns G S 812 Wallace E 0 1346 Willie Cpl :r .I . 7GO he Clnds his current rating and those of Stakema'l G H. H O Thomn$ R C .•• GIlO W a llace H 1002 .VllII n«ham C. 1Kl0 his opponents typed on his assignment Slamer R C . .. 530 Thomplon B O . 1624 Wallgren H 1570 W Illis T A H4 sheet. When he I'eporls a win or draw, Stamm Karl ... 668 T hompson C D. 612 \Vallick E E 10H W II~ey R H ... 600 Stangler J .. . • 1184 T homps(ln C E. 1200 Wa llick R .. 6S0 'VIl,on C W ... 115( we compute tile rating change by the Thomps(ln E .. 7!l4 Stanilotf s .•. . 980 Wat.dorf 0 A 1300 W Il"on D E 410 chart below. llslng the ratings on that Stanley WE .. ~26 T hompsOn G E 932 W alsh T .. . 900 W Il!on E L .•. 5tH SLark D ..... ,. ~H T nomplon H .. IM8 Walton C M 732 'Vilson J ...... 900 assignment s heet. Stark F L .... 152 Thom pson J H . 1406 Walton C E .. 12'92 'l'llomll'On L .•• 772 Wilson .I E ... 9U SI"" 'k L 9gU Waltz .I G .... 1110 W\]~on R 0 ... iZ5Z Primarily, the basis of calculating rat­ f';tark S .• •.••• I!G2 Thompson 0 0 562 ' Valz J ...... 726 St!l ulfer FR. . 806 Thompson R T . l osa W I1"on WE.. 568 Ings is s Imple. The player gains 50 Thompson S L 1448 Wamsley Mld n J 1326 Wln chuler Dr. 1448 Stawicki S .,'. 11)18 'Vard Mrs W. 802 W insor Ii B •. 8G8 poInts by defea ting an equally rated op. StawQwy R .. • 900 Thompson T B U8 P .. . .. 1210 S teen oorg 'I' I? 906 C M. Wargo Winsor I P Jr . COO Ilonent. For ea ch 20 points difference in Thomaon 900 Warner Clara At: 572 \Vinaton B .. . 7U Steinberg :s W. Sill Thordlen W ... 52(1 .I ..... lhelr ratings, he gains 2 more-if his Steinberg R L . I UO Thor nh ill J At. 456 'Va rne r 000 Wins Ion R ...• C48 S leinre ld E .•• 1280 Thornlon C •. . 84Z ' Varner R .... 1106 'Vin!ton W 0 . 121 0 rating was lowel'-2 less. if it was higher. Steinfeld J L . • 1126 'r hroop T A I2fiS Warner R B . . 738 'V i nte~ Judge H 1030 The loser drops an equal number of Warren Dr E lof 7U Wise H ...... 900 Steinhoff W R 990 Thurne r R J .. 968 points. In case of a dra w, the player witb Steinman \V J . 712 Timme r CA.. 544 W a rren J E • •. 55! Wisegar\'er B B 1188 Stember J L .. 746 'roennle. E .•.. 1186 War.... n J G • . 1360 Wishner! L S . 7H Ihe lower rating gets 2 points. his oppon· \Va rrlner R ..• 900 \Vlsnom R f' .. C711 Stenson D . ... 600 ,'olmle J R ... 708 ent lO Bes 2, tOr each 20 points difference Stephens \\' L 11 26 Tomc:ufclk A S 1300 Wartman L L 736 W lttember l\ L . laIC Stern A ...... 856 T On3r J F .... 1350 Watldns 0 E 696 ·Wltters Mlu J. G~6 In the previous ratings. Stern B tV .. .. 850 Toombs C C 1066 \\'at8On A C .. 960 Wllte" R R ." 90 ~ Stettbacher Dr. 1352 Townaend A .•• 600 Watson B 0 •. 640 Wittman F ... 354 Thus, If a player defeats an opponent Stetzer D F 11 50 Trabert L •...• 900 \Vatson C ?or • 646 'Vltzel F . . lOa whose rating equaled bis wben the toUI'­ Stevens R S ... 59 ~ Truk F ...... 1412 Watson E(lwina 550 Wolt J . 698 Slevens \\' S ... 1168 Tra um P ...... 1304 Watts W H .•. 1370 'Volfert D A .. 722 ney began, he gal118 50 points and the op· Stevenson)) ... 9H Trebour A .... 900 'Vayne OJ. . . 910 ',"olverton A • . 714 ponent loses 50 (If they draw, of course. Stevenson Dr H 1488 Trolnl8 S .. . .. 948 W eaks L . 1684 Wong B ...... 600 Stevenson M 510 'rrom ear we.. 270 Weare Dr C S . 780 Wong E ...... 682 there 1s no change). But. if his oppo­ Stewart F E 100 'l'rem eaL' \V J ,' . 654 Weaver F H ". 1672 Wood CR ..... 1IJ.1 nenl'e rating was higher, then he earns Stewart V 542 ' I 'rlnk~ W ft 93r, Weaver OF... 726 ""'ood .:r R 1210 Stockwell A J. 1122 Trull E V ..... SSg \Veaverllng E R 502 ' ...·nod )( D 900 u larger Increase and his opponent merits ::;toltle C suo TrumbUll S L . 990 Weber J H .. . 65 0 Wood L E 1640 a greater decrease. Conversely, the Stoke~ Jane .. 9110 Tschudy EA . 310 W~berg C •... 1558 Wood P O.... 798 Stolzenberll L .. 2114 Tudor W B ..• 870 Weberg K .... 746 WOodard Mn G 900 chunge is less against an opponent with Stone G A ..... 680 Tutts G .•.... 2010 W e b$t~r N B 1656 'Voodbury ,V N 1254 a lower rating. Stone J L ..... 9014 Tuggle J ...... 1392 WeM~ C .. 1396 '''oods M .. 844 Stone P 900 Tupper C W 556 Weidler E . 10(8 W ooldridge S . 1254 Strader G 5H TLLreteky R A . 1212 Weli'ht C S 612 Woolf S .. 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318 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1950 his King·side Pawn formation, this active NxN 9 B-K3, N- Q2 10 0-0- 0, 0-0-0 11 sacrifice cracks the line and allows the BxP! and vt'hite's two extra Pawns POSTAL GAMES White men to rush through the breach, should Will. If 11 P-QN3? 12 Q-R6 'rom CHESS REVIEW tourlleys 27. . . . KxN mate. 28 Q-N4t! N-N4 7 N-QB3 Q-K2 annotated by If 28 . K-R2, White can reply with Not 7 .. , B-QN5? 8 Q-N5t, and White 29 RxP! PxU 30 BxPt, getting Queen and wins a piece. JACK W. COLLINS assorted Pawns for Rook and two pieces 8 NxN net, but with a big attack also to fol· Correct is 8 N-N5! avoiding doubled Chain Explosion low: e.g" 30 .. QxB 31 QxQt, K-N1 32 Queen Bishop Pawns and intending 9 Qlle sacrifice after another blasts open Q-N6t, IC-R1 33 BxP, NxB 34 QxNt, K­ N-Q,j. The text allows Blaek to regain an originally positional game. Nl 35 Q-N6t, K-R1 36 R-K4, and there is his Pawn, no adequate defense to 37 R-R4 mate, 8 .... BxN NIMzorNorAN DEFENSE 29 P-R4 R-N1 9 B-K3 pea; page 254, column 65 30 BxN! If 9 P-B4, P-QB3! 10 PxP, NxP Black Karl Forster Angelo Sandrin This move keeps the attack going mllch has better development and good attack· White Blael, better than does 30 PxN, ing chances. 1 P-Q4 "J-KB3 3 N-QBS B-N5 30 . . . . P- R4 9 , .. , BxQP 2 P-QB4 P-K3 4 P_ K3 P_ 84 On 30 ... PxB, White forces mate: 31 10 P- QN3 5 P-QRS QxNPt, K- R2 (only) 32 Q-R5t, K-N2 33 Too slow. Development with 10 N-B3 5 N- K2 is preferable. The text trans­ R- K3, K-Bl 34 Q-R6t, H-N2 35 R-N3, is in ortler. poses into the Saemisch Val'iatioll (peo: Q-Q2 36 Q-R8t, K-B2 37 RxR mate. 10 .... N-83 ~age 256, columnB 71-2). 31 Q- B4 8-B3 11 0 - 0-0 0-0-0 5 BxNt Of course, nothing helps now. But mack 6 PxB N- K5 probably aims to spike White's threaten· Black threats 12 Q-R6t 13 K-Nl, 7 Q-B2 Q- R4 ing inclIrsion on the susceptible black N-N5 with an attack like that which latel' occurs in the game. Black's attack is superficlal. Both squares (e.g" B-B6 and Q-N5t) by cou n· Q-R6 Queen and Knight will soon retire. ter·play of Rook and Bishop at White's 12 K-N1 KN2. 13 8-81 Q- R4 S 8 - N2 32 BxPt! 14 P- B4 Not 8 QxN? QxPt, etc., winning th, Comparatively best is 14 N-B3, al· exchange and a P awn for Black. Another sacrifiee which Black must accept. though Black remains with a far better S P- B4 11 0-0 0-0 position. The move played all but loses 9 B- Q3 N-KB3 12 N-Q2! P-Q3 32 •... PxB by force. 10 N-B3 N-B3 13 P-B4 Q-B2 33 P-K6 And the early work on White's Queen 34 QxPt and mate in two threatens. Bishop Pawn has come to naught. 33. , . , R/K1-B1 14 P-QR4 B-Q2 16 QR_K1 QR-Kl 34 R-K5 NxP 15 B-R3 P_ QNS 17 P- K4! Or 34 .. ,B-K5 35 P-K7, R-K1 (if. The battle for the King·side begins. R-B2, 36 RxB!) 36 RxB anyway; for, if As White has achieved P-K4 first and 36, , . PxR, 37 Q-B7 mate. has more control of the center and the 35 RxKBP Resi9ns t wo Bishops, he can be expected to win it, White threatens mate after 36 R-B6t, 17 . P-N3 a s well as 36 RxR (or 35 ... K-N2 36 B­ While 1I0t forced, 17 ." PxKP 18 NxP, R6t), and, on 35 ',. Rxll, 36 QxRt, K-N2 NxN 19 BxN, P-N3? 20 BxNP, PxB 21 37 Q-B6t, K-R2 38 Q-R6 mate, QxPt, K-Rl 22 R-K3, P-K4 23 Q-R6t , Forster unleashed a lot of power in this game. K-N1 24 R-N3t, K-B2 25 R- N7 mate is 14 , ... B-K5t! a possibility worth noting. 15 K-R1 18 P-K5 QPxP 20 P_ R3 N-R3 Value of If 15 QxB, RxR natuI'ally wins. 19 BPxP N_ KN5 21 N_B3 By value of the exchange, we com· N-B2 15 RxR 22 Q-K2 monly think of a Rook for a Knight, or N-R4 16 QxR N-N5 Bishop. The fact is, however, that the Black's picayune efforts to win a Pawn 17 P-QR4 on the Queen·side, while White mounts a even exchange, Knight for Knight, or the Mate must be prevented, On 17 Q- K2 murderous onslaught on the other wing, like, can ]lave a very practical value­ 01' 17 Q-Q2, Blacl, replies with 17 ... B­ are reminiscent of the great game by when not properly considered, such an K2, menacing 18 ... B-B3t. Botvinnik and Capablanca, AVRO, 1938, exchange is very apt to advance the op· ponent's game. The eighth move below 17 .... B_QB4 23 P-QI} BxP 21} B-B1 P-KR3? is a fairly cleat· Instan C'e of such a loss 18 N-B3 B-QB7 24 P-Q6 Q-B1 26 N-R4 K- N2 of . This maneuver pinks up at least two Pawns and collapses White's unsteady KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED defense. PCO: page 122, column 11 (a) 19 Q-K2 BxP R. O. Wilson L, R. Simms Resigns White Black As 20 . , . QxP (tl will be unendurable. 1 P-K4 P-K4 3 KPxP P- K5 White's neglect of development and fail· 2 P_ KB4 P_Q4 4 P- Q3 N_KB3 ure to play 8 N-N5! permitted Black to 5 Q-K2! B-KB4 score so decisively, Superior is 5. B-KN5! 6 N- KB3, QxP 7 QN-Q2, B-KB4! with about even Postal players are invited to submit their chances. BEST games for this department, To be conside red, the moves of each game must 6 PxP NxP be written on a standard score sheet, or 27 NxNP! Or 6 , ,BxP 7 N-QB3, Q-K2 8 NxB, typed on a single sheet of paper, and Now that Black's 25th has weakened t _ check; t _ dbl. check; § _ dis. ch. cl early marked "for publication!'

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