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MARCH, 1937 MONTHLY 30 cts, ANNUALLY $3,0() (Abroad 15,,) The Manhattan c.c. Championship
Tieu (I'om practicall y the vCl'y insta nt of 13 I'xl' 0·0 tht'ir advent in the traditionally s trong: com '" 1'-115 •... petition of the Manhattan Chcs.'1 Club's annual --" F orcing .. . BxKt after which Black experi· championship toul'nament, 1. Kas hdan and A. ences diff iculties anew through weak black C. Simonson fought their way through to tln ~qu ar{'~. The ~tage is ncarly set for the is h at the top-still deadlocked-a convincing bishops to dominate the board. 2!h point!! ahead of Il. Willman, who took 14 . . . . BxKt third I)I'he. 1!l PxU Kt·B3 '''ill man, a former champiOIl, had been in 16 Q-Kt3ch .•. . front of the fie ld in the early rounds, but sub Black must not be permitted .. . B·Kf! sequently suffered losses to the two ultimate 16 . . . . K·RI leaders who, both entering father late, played 17 B·Kt3 Q·Q1 out t he schedu le without a defeat. 18 B·Q6 R-Kl T hus, (or the third s uccessive year, a play 19 8·QB4 Q.Q2 off for the t itle was n~a r y. In 1935 Kaah By 6uch moves must he e:tpurgate his pall t dan t ied with A. Kupchik and won the play SIns. Loss of the exchange was threatened. off. In 1986 A. Kevitz tied with Simonson and 20 KR-K I P·QKt4 defeated him in II three game match 2-1. This 21 B-K2 Kt·Q4 year Kashdlln and Simonson also played a 22 P-QR4 •.. . three game match. Kashdan scored a win and The position "a-oell on wheels" before Kash two draws, the deciding point occurring in the dan's simple and correct technique. The cen· thst gsme where Simonson had a draw defin ter is cleared of all r esl~ta nce. itely in hand, only to blunder, almost incred 22.... PxP ibly. in a fairl y simple end-game position. 23 RxP r·K6 While the better man is indicated- accord_ Hastening the end in a rather frantic effort ing to cold rea!loning--by the factual truth of to gain counter·play. An alternat ive not whol_ fi"u r~lI , K .ashd~n ' s margin of superiority over ly without merit is ... Q-KB2 wit h a K side hili rival In thiS contest was as neg lill'ible as demonstration assisted by his pawn majority such a thing could be, albeit it means one more on that side. Quaintly Black adopts this pro· title added to t he long list of a g reat master. cedure after first consigning his valuable ally, The s how ing made by some of the others the King's pawn, to oblivion. may seE' m disappointing, notably in view of 24 P·KD4! Q-K82 im prusive !Jllst records. However, consider 25 B-D3 B-Q2 ing the calibre of the players u a whole a 26 P-B" Kt·B3 medi oc re or low standing in the fina l tabu'la_ 27 RxKP Kt·Kt5 tion ill sCR I'cely to be called a poor standing. 28 RxRch R,R 29 D-K!l At lell.~t, jud gmen~ upon it is bound to be gen Q·R4 30 BxKt Q,B eroull In any senSIb le chess company. 31 P·R3 Q-K7 • Resigns mi~ht also be triCIt. MANHATTAN C_ C. CHAMl'lONSHn' ~2 R"I' ",8 J anuary, 1937 33 Ql'xR B-K3 34 Q-Kt 3 Resig ns QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED _-'eO-_ (Note!! by Harold Morton) MANHATTAN C. C. CII ,\MJ' IONSJlII' I. Kashdan A. Simchow November. 1 9~6 White Black Q UE EN'S GAMRIT DEC LINED 1 P. Q4 P-K3 2 p.Q84 P.Q4 (NoteH by R. Willman) 8 Kt.QR3 Kt.KBa R. Willman A. Simchow 4 Kt·83 p.8a White Blac\': 5 8 · Kt!l QKt-Q2 1 Kt·Kn~ 1'.0.1 6 P·K3 Q.R.' 2 p.o., Kt . I(R'l. 7 Kt·Q2 8.Kt!l :'I P -D4 P . T? ~ 8 Q. 82 Kt. K!l 4 Kt·lll QKt·Q2 . Not the best, as he will be compelled to re_ 5 P-K .' P.B3 Inforce K 5 by . . . P-KB4, after which the 6 8·03 B.Il ,. weaknesK created a long the White diagonal 7 0·0 0.0 QR2 to KKl8 lIeriously compromises his game. 8 1~ ·Q Kt 3 .... K a ~ hl! an 'lI E'x ploitatio!, of this advantage is Black should have played ... p Jl; "P before artistic, forceful and Instructive. thill. Now the capture would only strengthen 9 KKtxKt P:tKt Wh ite's center. 10 H· R4 P:KH4 S • • . . p·QKta 11 8·K2 p·K4 9 0·1< 2 p,p B·Kt2 12 0·0 10 R·'ll Q·B2 " 50 THE CHESS REVIEW
Black hall no good square for his QUl'en. 23 B-Q7 • • • • This wiil eventually cost him the game. A surprise move, by which the White Hook 11 B-Kt2 KR.Kl gains the 7th rank. 12 QR·B! QR·BI 2"·, . . . . BxB 13 1'1'1' Kl'xP z4 RxB It-'ll 14 B-B:; P·Kt3 25 Q-Q2 B-K2 15 H-lm3 QR-Ql Ol' 25 ... RxR; 26 QxR, B-Kt2; 2'1 P-K6, 16 Kt-Ka Q-Ktl ExE; 28 QxPch, K-Rl; 2\J P-K'i. Wh ite's Not 16 ... KtxKt; 17 PxKt, QxP; 18 KtxP threat of P-KG wins in all variations, owing to with 11 winning position. The text move par the position of Black's Queen. rin; the threat of 17 KtxKt, KtxKt; 18 KtxP, 26 !,-K6 · RxR as well us the tht'eat of 17 Kt-Kt5. It is ob 27 QxR Q·QI vious however, that Black gets his Queen into 27 ... Q- KBI would have prolonged the de safdr only by putting her out of play, f en8e. The eontinuation would have been: 2~ 17 I'-B4 H·KUl Q-Q4, PxP; 29 Q-R8ch, K-B2; 30 QxPch. K_ 18 P·I';:!'t·1 I\{xl{t Kl; al Qx.ch with a fairly easy win . .. . B-Kt2 would lose II piece by P-Kt5. 28 B-B6 I'xl' 19 QPxKt Kt-K5 Equivalent to rC8ignation. The allernative 20 IUxKt I'x!{t was: 28 . .. ExB; 29 QxPch, K-Rl ; :\0 QxB('h, 21 P-KtS Rxi{ch QxQ; al PxQ and wins. If 21 ... B-B1 immediately, White win:< a 29 QxQch Hx'l pawn by 8 -Kt2. The text move, on the othE' 1" 30 UxU. and Whitl' wnn. hand, gives up the only open fi le on the board. 22 HxR H-Bl • A. SBICHOW MANHAT'FAN C. C. CHAMI'IONSJlIJ> DeCl'!l\ber, 1936 ENGLISH OPENING (Notes by A. C, Si!l\onsun) A. C. SinwnHon S. S. Coh<,n White Black 1 P·QB4 Kt·){B3 14 P-Kt3 Q·H4 2 KI·OB3 J>·QB;~ 15 B-Q2 RxKt a P·K4 I'·Q4 16 I'xR 0-0-0 4 P-K:; P-Q:; Ii K-Hl P-KG·t 5 I'xKt J>xKt 18 B-KBI G·KKI:; 6 KtI'xP KtPxP 19 p-n3 B-R4 7 P-Q4 I'-K4? 20 B-Q3 p-K:, 8 Kt-B3 B-KKt:, 21 B-K2 Bxl' 9 8-1<2 Kt-Q2 22 R-KBl H-Kta 10 0-0 H-KKtI 23 Q-Kta KI-B4 II R-K I B-K2 24 Q-QI KI-K3 12 Kt-U·j B-R6 25 P-B4 n·H3? R. WILLMAN 13 B-'l3 H-KU
~ Manhattan c • 0 ~ N " Chess Club • " 0• ," ~"• • " - -" " 0 E ~• v- -" " 0 - • v N :> w N ~ Championship -" ~ " • " - " w v 0 " -w • , -"" N c " N E .-- -"• E 0 " is •0 •0 N 1936 " v • N " .-~ ,.., .~- a" ~ u 0: '" '" ~ ~ a ~ '" L Kashdan - » "1 1 » 1 1 1 1 " 1 1 1 "9 0 2 10 1/2 A, Simonson » -- I 1 1 1 Y, 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 2 10 1/2 R. Wi l Jm~n 0 (] - 1 » :5 1 1 I Y2 I 1 6 2 3 7Y:i 3 A. Denker 0 (] ,.0 - » 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 6 4 1 6Y1 4 A. Kupchik » 0 y, - 1 1 0 0 Y2 1 n 3 3 , ~Yz '/6 E. Schwanz 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 1 I 4 4 ,• ,. »" . . Yz Yz 5Yz '/6 A, Simchow 0 ,., 0 0 0 .,'L 72 I 1 I I 4 , 2 , 7 S, Cohen 0 0 0 0 I » » - I 1 0 0 3 6 2 4 8/9 J. Platz 0 0 0 0 1 » 0 0 - Y2 1 1 3 6 2 4 8/9 D. MacMurray 0 0 » 0 ~ 1 0 0 Yz - 0 1 2 6 .3 3Yz 10 O. Tenner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 1 3 8 0 3 I 1 E. Jackson 0 0 0 0 » 0 0 1 0 0 0 - I 9 1 1,Y2 12 MAR C H,lil37 51
i5 . .., B-K2 was blOtter to be followc(J by 26 . . . B-Q3. White could not play 26 P-BS 'Jhe becau~c ot the I'eply 26 . .. BxP follQwed if 27 }'x8, by 27 ... P-K6 wit h t he Dctter game. 26 Q. B1 n ·1\2 21 P· H5 Q.U2 28 B·K3 Q-H4 29 Q· Kt2 n·Q2 30 QR· Ktl B·Ut 31 Q· fH3 I'-R" 32 8 · 04 Kt· QI REVIEW 33 Q. B2 P·Wi 34 n · i{t4 ... , OI~FI crAL ORGAN OF THE Th .. el:ltenin~ R·R4. . AMERICA N CHESS FEDERATION 34 . . . . Q-BZ 3{) Q·R·, Q·i{ tl ISRAEL A. HOROWITZ, Editor If 35 ... P·R3: 36 BxRP, PxB ; 37 QxPch. Kt-K ~; 38 KR-QKtl followed by :l9 R· Kt6 S. S. COHEN, !\Ianaging Editor wins easily. Or if 35 ... K·Ktl; 36 R.Kt3 threatening R· R3 wins. FRED REINFELD, Associate Editor 36 KR. QKtl P·U3 BARNIE F. WINKELMAN. Associate Editor White t hrell.tt!n!J P·Q5 to which there is no defense. However, the text move allows a. R. CHENEY, Problem Editor pretty fini sh. BERTRAM KADISH, Art Director ",,;;;8. 8. COHEN Vol. V. No.3 March, 1937
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)fANHATrA=' C. C. CHAMI'IONSIIIP MR_ PRATTlE'S OPINIONS ON CHESS December, 1936 While rummaging through the papers of my QUEEN'S "AWN OPE..'lING late f riend, Mr. Henry P rattle, not long ago, A. S. D(lnkef Robert Willman I was somewhat lIu rprlsed to discover t hat R White Blnck number of them we re devoted to chess, Al 1 P-q" Kt-KB3 32 B·Q3 HxKt though Prattle was a man of ect cntric and 2 P.QB4 P-83 33 OxP H·Kt6 unaccountable habits, hI.' had never given uny 3 Kt-QH3 P-Q4 34 B·K4 B·BS indicat ion that he took Eno ugh inter!!st in the " Kt·U3 P·K3 35 P-Kt3 fix)' ga me to write about it. 5 P-K3 IlKt·Q2 36 P·K t :j B· B4 6 8·(la I'xP 37 K-Kt.2 I\·K3 Most of the papel';; , it turned out, were on 7 " xUI' " -QKH 38 1'-1'" i'xl' rather abstl'U,;e Il,.pcets of the game. Thel'e 8 Il-Q3 1'-QRa 39 I'xl' B· R.') was an atleml)t to calculate the tolal numbH , Q-K2 1'-8.. 40 H-1l6 1\ · 84 of l)(l;Ssible che,;,. games, It demonstration thli. t 10 l'xl' Kh:P 41 K · Kt3 IJ·Q3 a highly devdOp4..>d s tudy of chl!"Ss ill the ,II O,. t II 8 · HZ n·Kt 2 42 H·(17ch K·Ka ,'C liable indicatio n of a high eiviliz.ation, a nd 12 0-0 H- K 2 43 H-86eh I\ · K6 other things of t hat >.I ort, writle n ge ne rally in 13 I'·qua 1{-(l1B " K-KI4 IhBP a somewhat ob ~c u r !! and prolix style. But I 14 ,'. K4 Q-82 45 1'-it4 D·R3 di!lcovel'(:d one paper, however, whic h in eon. 15 U-Kt5 0-0 46 Bi KH K· KS tt'll.!lt to the rcst wa~ extremely succinct, li nd 16 qn· Bl P· K4 47 p·n5 K·Q~ which amu,;{'>(1 me enough to copy it down. It 17 KIt·QI KIt-QI 48 I'. KI 6 8·B3 consisted of only a few lines written in long 18 P-QKt4 Kt-K3 49 K-H:i K·B4 hand, and I I'eproduce it here as clo~cly a,; I 19 U·Kt:I KtxH 50 B-H7 Kxl' could make it out. It was entitle(l, pel'haps 20 KtxKt J{xHch 51 B-KI3 K· B4 jocularly, "A H istory of Chess". 21 Qxlt Kid' 52 B-QI K.Q5 MORPHY made chess an art 22 KI · Jt2
ALEKIIINE'S DEFENSE 9 P-QKt3 P-K3 13 KU-QI Q-B2 Column 12 10 P-QR4 Kt(4)-B3 14 R-Q3 .... 11 Kt-QB3 R-Kt5 Leaving Black with After the moves: 1 P-K4, Kt-KB3; 2 12 H-I\!2 0-0 a difficult game. P.K5, Kt-Q4 ; 3 P-Q4, P-Q3; 4 Kt-KB3, An improvement for Black in this B-Kt5; 5 B-K2 Flohr introduced the in variation had meanwhiie been devised n:wation 5 ... P-QB3 against Botwinnik by Flohr, and was utilized by him in his at iVIoscow last year. Nottingham game with Botwinnik: ",...:8. FLOHR 6 . . . . BxKt! 10 I'-B4 Kt-K2! (Instead of 6 . . . An intcrCliting move. PxP) Thc idea is to play i HxB i'xP 8 i'xl' P-K3 ... Kt-Kt:J and ... \I Q-I{2 .... Kt_Q2. Playing for a win. 11 B-Kt4! Kt-Q2 9 P_B4 would force 12 P-B~ P-KH4! the exchange of Qs, And Black has the but Black would initiative, although have a good square the game is difficult for his K at QB2. enough for both 9 . • . . Q-H2 sides. Finally, an interesting finesse which is not commented upon in the column: 1 I'-K4 Kt-KR3 I> 0-0 P-K3 2 "·K!i Kt-Q4 i 1'-B4 Kt-Kt3 3 1'-Q4 I>-Q3 8 PxP Pxl' 4 Kt-KB3 B-Kt!i 9 I'-QKt.3 B-K2 ;; B-K2 Kt·QB:J M. BOTWINNIK The column (following a game Tar The continuation was: takower-Takacs, Budapest, 1926) con tinues with the seemingly inconsistent 6 0-0 "xl' 10 "-B4 Kt-Rt3 Not the best, ... 11 B.IC3 B-K2 10 B-K3. Wouldn't 10 B-Kt2 be more BxKt s hould b€ 12 Kt-B3 0-0 natural?! However, the idea behind 10 played. 13 R-B3 Q-KI B-K3 is that after 10 ... 0-0; 11 Kt-B3, 7 Ktxl' UxB 14 I{-Ql ..•• P-Q4; 12 P-B5, Kt-Q2; White may play 8 QxB Kt-Q2 And White's game 9 P-KK" P-K3 is ilomewhat freer. immediately 13 P-QKt4! Column 13 In a later game, Thomas vs Euwe at 1 P-K4 Kt-K83 4 PxP Qxl' Nottingham, White varied on his ninth 2 P-K!l Kt-Q4 5 Kt-KB3 B-K!!l move: 3 P-Q4 1'-Q3 6 B-K2 Kt-QB.'J Black MODERN CHESS OPENINGS By Gr'iffiih and White Fublished by DA vru McKAY CO. Sixth (dition (>omple tely revised by P. W. Serg"eant. R. C ..Griffith and 1\1. E. Gold Htein. Most authoritative compilation of onenings frqm master "ractice. Essentinl for exoert a nd be!!iriner. Specially com piled for match and tournament players. PRICE POSTPAID $1.50 Catalogues sent on !·equest by DAVID McKAY CO. G04 so. WASHINGTON SQUAHE I»HILADELPHIA, I' A.
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Note i calls attention to the continua* the K f>ide, against an immobile Q side tion: 7 0-0, 0-0-0; 8 P-B3, Kt-B5; 9 majority for White), is oubveighed BxKt, QxB; 10 P-QKt4 (Yates*Kmoch, here by the excellent placement of Budapest, 1926). Black ha~ a good White's pieces, and by the Black K'8 Kame, and should simply continue \vith lack of absolute security. In adopting ... P*K3. In the game, however, there this line of play (Tarrasch-Reti, Baden occurred the plausible mistake 10 ... BadEn, 1925), Reti was doubtless in P-K4 ~ which loses a P by 11 P-Kt3!, fluenced by the opening of his game Q-R3; 12 KtxP! as in the game. If in (from the same tournament) with te stead 11 ... Q-B4; 12 P-Kt5! and Black Koiste: 1 P-K4, Kt-KB3; 2 P-K5, Kt cannot try to save the P by 12 ... Q4; 3 Kt*QB3, KtxKl; 4 QPxKt, P BxKt?; 13 BxB and White must win a Q3; 5 PxP·? QxP; 6 QxQ. BPxQ fol piece because he threatens B-Kt4. lowed by the fianchetto of the KB-and Referring again to the diagram. if 7 here Black has the thEoretical superiori P-B3 (instead of 0-0), Black should ty mentioned above with none of its play 7 ... Kt*B5! In a game Yates* drawbacks. But White's mistake here Crepeaux, Ghent, 1926, the reply to 7 was 5 PxP'!, instead of which 5 Kt-B3 P-B3 was 7 ... P-K3 (too passive!) ; (TarrMch's move) should have been and there followed 8 Kt-R3!, B-K2 (not played. ... Kt-B5?, 9 Kt-QKtS) , 9 Kt-B4, Q The following finesse therefore sug Ql; 10 0*0, 0-0; 11 R-Kl and White gests itself: Black's 4th move should be has an appreciably freer game. . .. P-Q4! A game played with this Co:umn 16 move (Yates-Capablanca. llloscow, This consists of the moves: 1925), continued 5 Kt*B3, P-QB4; 6 B I P-K4 Kt-KB3 8 H-Q3 0-0 KB4, Kt-B3, 7 Q-Q2, B-KtS and Black 2 I'-K5 Kt-Q4 9 0-0 Q-B2 3 Kt-QU3 KtxKt 10 Q-Kl Bl'xP obtained the initiative without any dif 4 KIPxKt P-Q3 11 Bl'xl' KI-B3 ficulty. White's best course after 4 ... 5 I'-KB4 P-KKt3 12 1'-113 Kt-R4 P*Q4! would seem to play for equality 6 Kt-B3 B-Kt2 13 KI-Kta P-KR3 later on with P-QB4 (e.g. Torre-Tarta 7 P-Q·I I'-QB4 }.I Kt-K4 . __ _ kower, Baden-Baden, 1925). On the (Grob-Grunfeld, Meran, 1926) with other hand, should White decide to an the conclusion that White has the better swer 4 . , . P-Q4! with 5 PxP e.p. then game. What the grounds for this opin Black reaches the favorable te Kolste ion are, must remain a mystery, for Reti position with 5 ... QxP. aftel' the further mOVES 14 ... B-B4!; Column 18 . 15 Q-Kt3, K-Rl!, 16 B-Q2, P-Q4, 17 Kt-B2, Kt-B5 Black has al!'eady After the moves 1 P-K4, Kt-KB3; 2 taken the initiative and White has to Kt-QB3, P-Q4; 3 PxP, KtxP, 4 B-B4, fight nard to hold the game! It is in note f states that if 4 ... KtxKt; 5 Q_ teresting to note that such authorities B3 with with advantage to White. This on the opening as Grunfeld and Kmoch is an exaggeration as several examples considEr this variation if anything in from master play have yielded no more than an even game, e.g. 5 ... P-K3; 6 Black's favor. In~identally, in a game from the same tournament (Canal QxKt, Kt-B3, 7 Kt-B3, Q-B3, 8 0-0, Colle), White lost in about 20 moves, QxQ; 9 KtPxQ, B-Q3; etc. (Bogolu because he underestimate::l the difficul bow-Romanowski, Match 1924). ties involved in the inferior continua After I P-K4, Kt-KB3, 2 Kt-QB3, p_ tion: 8 B-B4, 0-0, 9 0-0, Q-B2, 10 Q_ Q4, 3 PxP, KtxP, 4 B-B4, Kt-Kt3, S B K2. Kt-B3. Kt3, P-QB4; 6 P-Q3, P-K3; the move 7 Column 17 Q-R5, which is very difficult to meet in The main line in this column i~ hard ovel'*the board Illay. ly worth recommending for Black, who Column 19 can do much better: 1 P~K4, Kt-KB3; 2 Here also a very important move is P-K5, Kt-Q4; 3 Kt-QB3, KtxKt; 4 ignored. 1 P~K4, Kt-KB3; 2 Kt-QB3, QPxKt, P-Q3, 5 Kt-B3, PxP, 6 QxQch, P ~ Q4; 3 P-K5, KKt-Q2; and now White KxQ; 7 KtxP, K-Kl; etc_ Black's theo has 4 P~K6!?, which is very powerful in retical advantage (a clear P majority on ov€r-the-board play. " Black MINIATURE GAMES MUNICH TEAM TOUltNAM ENT August, 1936 NHtIZOWrrSCH DEFENSE Anglares I'ogMie lly (France) ( Pola nd) White Black I J». Q4 Kt·I\R3 I I Qxl) J>·Q.Kt3! 2 J»·QB4 1'-1\ 3 12 Q-H4 B-R3 3 Kt-QB3 B-Kt5 ]3 Kt·K4 ! Kt-Q6eh 4 H-Q.2 0 ·0 14 IhK t QxB 5 P-K3 '>·Q4 IS KtxK"tch ('xKt 6 B-QS '>-84 16 0·0·0 n·R6!! 1 Kt-BS Kt- B3 17 PdJ QH-Bkh. 8 QPxl' lhoP 18 K-Kt2 Q-B1eh 9 Q-K2? QKt-Kt5! 19 K·HI B·B:") 10 B-Rtl 1':-.;1'1 Resigns :-c:-c~."::c:--'-:-: GLASGOW C. C. CHAM PIONSHIP TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE , In a game Spielmann~Landall (Match J . McGrouther Amateur 1933) there followed 4 ... PxP; 5 P-Q4, White Black Kt-KB3 (Spielmann consid~rs that 1 P-K4 P -K4 11 0·0·0 P-QKU Black must make an immediate attempt 2 B -B4 Kt-I\Ba ,12 B-Kt3 I'_Rt5 to free himself with 5 ... P-K4) ; 6 Kt ~ :l Kt-I\B:l Kt-B3 13 l(txJ{t 1{t "Kt 4 Kt-Kti) P-Q4 1,1 Q.K4 B-Q3 E3. P·B4 (with the idea of enforcing ... 5 PxP {(txP 15 PxP 8-82 P-K4 later on, but this does not work 6 KtxBP KxKt 16 RxKt p"n out as planned); 7 PxP, Kt-B3; 8 B 7 Q-B3eh K-K3 17 R.QI B-Kt2 QKt5! (here we see the influence of S Kt-B3 Kt-K2 IS Q.Kt4eh ({xII 9 P-Q·1 P-QB3 19 8·K7 ({csigns Nimzowitsch: White plans a permanent 10 B·KKt!i Q-R·l blockade of K5) , B·Q2; 9 0·0, Q·B2; 10 R-Kl ! (still the same idea). P.KR3 (to Played at Bos• ton. Mass. stop Kt-Kts): 11 BxKt!, PxB; 12 Kt CENTEI{ COUNTEH GAM E K5, P-Kt4 (help!!) ; ~3 Q-Q3 and Black's C. C. L~ 0>1. J08. E. Woods White Bl tlCk g-ame soon went to pleees. 1 P-K4 P _Q4 7 KtxKt B,Q Still another way (a more recent ex 2 PxP Qd' 8 B-Kt5eh p - n~ am ple) : 3 QKt- B:l Q-QI 9 hP Q-1l2 ~ 1 ~-Q4 Ql\t-B3 10 hPcJl J< -QI " . . . . Pxl' 10 B·Q2 QxUP 5 KKt-R3 B-Kt5 11 KtxP mate 5 P-Q4 1)·84 11 "xP Pxl' 1) I>-Q5 Kt-K" 6 Kt-R3 Kt-QB3 12 R xReh nxl{ ...... ~ .. , . ..•..•..•...... •.....••..•. ~ 7 PxP P-KK til 13 K t_K R.i Kt(Q2)_ However, it must be pointed out that 8 P-RR4 r B-RtZ K. Black's 9th move above 9 ... Kt·Q5?, 9 P-R!i Q-R~ 14 Il:txP! . . . . is a very poor one. Instead he should with a winning attack (won by A. Stei play 9 ... Kt-Q2 followed by ... Kt ner at Munich, 1986) . Kt3 with a very good game, as White Another very important point in this will find it difficult to develop his QB column. After the moves: 1 P-K4, Kt and QR. Black will have to defer the KE3; 2 Kt·QR3, P·Q4; 3 P·K5, KKt.Q2; development of his Q side as well , but 4 KtxP, KtxP; 5 Kt·K8, P-QB4; it was he has the compensation of having his d€mol1strated that Black gets the better pieces bearing down strongly on Q5, j!ame after 6 Kt·B3, KtxKtch: 7 QxKt, and ~z:questionably he has the more Kt·B3; 8 B·Kt5, B·Q2; etc. (Holtz promlSmg game. hausen-Kmoch, Giesen, 1928). The Thus we conclude OUt' study of column therefore approvingly quotes Alekhine's Defense. Throughout this Brinckmann's improvement 6 P-KB4, series, the aim has been to present KKt-B3; 7 B·B4, P·KKt3; 8 Kt-B3, B analysis not from the viewpoint of the Kt2; 90·0, Kt·Q5; 10 P.B3, Kt·B4; 11 dogmatic theorist, but from the view P-Q4! (Brinckmann-Takacs, Rogaska point of the practical tournament play Slatina, 1929). er. A Chessplayer Turns Explorer By LAJOS STEINER
Part II The tournament ibelf gave further proof that Australia's experts need internatwnal ex (Written ""r"ule from Melbourne to AM1~id~, perience. Koshm18Ky and Purdy arc cness Decem""r tJ, 19aG) player>; through and through. They have a Tn!! second unexplored part of the chess b'ue understanding of the (!,ame. Goldstein is world is Australia. Unlike conditions in Japan, a good player. l;rowl is a real chess thinker. chess is not a stranger here. It needs 110 in He outplayed me completely and should have troduction. won. he fOI'ced me into a difficult and almost The Australians know chess and follow hopeless position. I put up the stiffest resist everything that happens in the chess world. ance posi?ible, drawing upon my past experi They have everything that can be found in ence in similar situations, and I can truthfully any other country: lovers of chess, good news say that I felt, if such a thing is possible, sor paI)er columns, an excellent magal;lnc, and a rier then he when he resigned. A little more true undel'»lallding of the spirit of the game. experience and Cl'owl would have won ea~ily. The only thing lacking is personal contact with Similar was the fate of Purdy. With the Black the ches$ life of other countries. They need pieces he defended himself very well, forced international practice-a hard thing to secure me to exchanges, and evened up the position. who'fl one is so far off the beaten track. The game appeared to be a certain draw, when 'j'he Ol'st gOJutlOll would be to send a team he overlooked a simple tactical possibility, to the Intenational Team Tournaments. If I have the deepest admiration for Australia';, Japan is able to arrange such a tournament in chessplayer·s. They are bola ted fr'om the rest connection with the Tokyo Olympic Q'umes of of the world and must rely for impI'ovement on 194U, the Australian tcum should be one of the practice among themselvell, on bookll, and on outstanding features. Not that I expect them master games coming from overseas. to set tne world ufire. They are too inexperi Under these influences, and with the aid of enced for that. But they would lend color to the chess truths disseminated by their cham_ tne event and it would enable their leading pion (C. J. S. !'urdy) through the medium of players to complete their development. hi~ excellent Australasian Chess Review they ) have -not bEen here long enougn to venture have reached the hhrhest stflte of develojJrnent a final opinion as to the strength of their lead at pI'esent open to th~m. The only way they ing players. But two things have ail'eady im can pl'Ogress further IS to secure international pressed me: their ability and inexperience.' experience. One or two of their leading players They can see deeply, but take too much time should ITO abroad to participate in foreign in doi ng so. tournaments and practice against the leading (Written in AdelHidc . Jnnnary 23. 1937 ) EuroPcan or American (,XDerts. When they re turn home and play against their countrymen The Hastings Christmas Congress is held an the result will be self-evident, All of Austra_ nually in England and is one of the features of lia's chess life will receive a forward impetus. the year. Chessplayers the world over look forward to it with a!J,ticipation. AUSTltALIAN CHAMI'IONSHII' Christmas is also a fixed date in Australia's TOURNAMENT chess life. The AU.'ltralian Championship Tournament is on the schedule for every sec Player Won I,ost Drawn Total ond Christmas. When I left Melbourne to board L. Steiner 11 o 0 II one of thQ beautiful Coast Liners and join the E, M, Goldstein 6 Sydney contingent consisting of Cornforth, 2 3 '1\ G. H. Hastings 7 3 1 '% Hastings, Koshnitsky and Purdy, I could have G. Koshnitsky 7 easily imavined myself bound for Hnsting:s 3 1 71' C. J. S. Purdy 6 2 3 71' but for two facts: instead of crossing the En G, Lindgren 7 4 0 , glish Channel we were prepared for a long' J, W. Cornforth 6 5 0 journey of seven days, and instead of antici , F. A. Crowl 3 , 1 3\1 nating- a white. or at least a cold Christmas, A. C. HarriS 3 , 1 we Were well into the hot summer season. 3\1 F. Walton 2 8 1 2% This year'll tournament was arranged by the J. W. Pitchcr 2 8 1 2'. spirited chess enthusiasts of Western Austra G. Sayers 0 II 0 lia. Pel·th is a beautiful city nestling beside the o Indian Ocean, al1d winding around thc blue, Note: Since L. Steiner did not compete for nictur'e'wue Swan River. Its weather ill rather the title, the quadruple tie between Mes~rs, hot. Nothing impedes the flow of the w"'rm Goldstein, HastingR, Koshnitsky and Purdy streams and gales that come out of thc West must be played off' to decide the titleholder. from far off Africa, and out of the North and Goldstein will plav Hasting-s at Perth. Purdy Northwest from the Dutch East Indies and will play Koshnitsky at Sydney. The winners Singapore. will play each other by teleg-raph.
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AUSTRALIAN clear win with 20 KtxP! e.g. 20 .. , PxKt; 21 CHAl'I'lI'IONSHIP TOUHNAMENT RxB!, etc., 01' 20 .. , R-BI; 21 RxR, RxR; 22 January, 1\137 RxR, BxRj 23 Q-QB5. 20 . . . . R-Bl QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 2J Q·QR5 P-QR3 (Notes by Lajo!; Stdner) This weakening of the Queen side was un C. J. S. Purdy G. Koshnitsky necessary. 21 ... Q-Q3 would have effectively White Black met the Q side threats. 1 P-Q4 Kt· Klt3 7 Kt·83 P-ll3 22 Q-Kt6 UxR 2 P-QB4 P-K3 8 B-Q3 l'xP 2:i RxR 1'-1{4 .1 Kt-QU3 P-Q4 9 Bxl' IH-Q4 The lo~ing move. 23 ... R-Ktl would have 4 B-Kt5 H-l\2 10 BxB QxB sufficed temporarily. 5 !'-K3 QKt-Q2 11 0-0 KtxKt 24 Kt-B3 B-B3 6 H-BI 0-0 12 RxKt P · QB4 24 . . . B-Kt5?; 25 KtxP, QxKt; 26 QxKtP, It is difficult to ~ay which of the two possible followed by QxPch, etc. liberating moves offer,s better chances ... p. 25 Q-B5! QxQ QB4, or ... P-K4. As far as I am concerned, 26 RxQ P-K5 neitner variation appeals to me, as Black has As good as any. Black no longer has an little to play for. adequate def ense. 13 Q-B2 PxP 27 Kt-KS H-Ql 14 KtxP ... 2!! KtxB .... Now the problem arises,which way to re The simplest win. 28 KtxP, R-Q7 would (Oapture. PxP offers prospecti'> of a King side strengthen Black's resistance. attack, but leaves the first player with an 28 •.. , PxKt 38 RxP R-B8ch isolated pawn, a continual Rourcc of annoy 29 RxP K-Hl 39 K-K2 R-QKt.8 ance. KtxP, though offering no immediate ad 30 K-Hl R-Q7 40 B-R4ch K-lll vantage, leaves White with a potentially 31 B-B2 P-B4 41 R-Kt7 Kt-Q4 dynamic po~ition, and a slight pull on the 32 K-K1 R-Q4 42 R-Kt!) Kt-I<2 l,luC'!.'n side. 33 Rxl' Kt-BS 43 H-B2 R-KR8 14 . . . . . IH-K tS 34 R-lt8ch I{-K2 44 P-QR4 RxP 15 KR-Bl B-Q2 35 R-H7ch K-Bl 45 P·R5 Itx!' 16 Q-K4 KH-Ktl 36 B-1{ 13 R-B4 46 P·RS R-KtS Too much finesse! The object of the move 37 R-B7ch K-I{l 41 P·R7 Resigns is to clear the first rank for the retreat --".- of the minor pieces without intedering with AUSTRALIAN the cooperation of the rooks. BUT, while the CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT rooks riow cooperate, their scope is too re January, 1937 strided. Hi .. . QR-Ktl was simpler and bet_ QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED tel". (Notes by Lajos Steiner) 17 B-I\t3 Kt-Bl G. Lindgren L. Steiner 18 R-B7 Kt-QS White Black 19 Q-K:i Kt-Kl 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 2 P-QB.1 P-QB3 G. KOSHNITSKY:.....~ 3 Kt-KB3 Kt.BS -:I P-KS B-B4 :) Q-Kt3 Q-B2 6 Kt-B3 .• , , 6 PxP, opening the Bishop file for a direct attack on the adverse Q, and also preventing Black from recapturing with the KP later, was a good alternative. The textmove also has its good points. 6 ... , P-K3 7 B-Q2 QKt-Q2 Necessary so as to be able to meet White'g following move 8 R-Bl (threatening 9 PxP, KPxP; 10 KtxP!, KtxKt; 11 QxKt, PxQ; 12 RxQ), with 8 ... R-Bl defending the BIMk Queen, 8 R-BI R-BI 9 PxP KPxP 10 Kt-QR4 ...• A sound positional idea. In this system of C. J. S. PURDY d,eveJopment, White's chances are on the Q slde, and Black's on the K side. The text per 20 H(7)-BS1 .•.• mits thc eventual exchange of Black's KB I have mentioned my high regard for Purdy which in tUrn minimhes his attacking chances: as a chesspJayer. His conceptions are of the 10 • • • • B-Q3 highest order. But lack of serious practice 11 B-Kt4 0-0 sometimes makes him suspicious of himself. 12 BxB QxB Immediately after the game he pointed out a 13 Kt-BS , . . . :'t1ARCH, 1 937 ,
l:l QxKtP, R-Kti; 14 RxP, Q_K2; If) Q-R6, WOMEN IN CHESS Q-Kt5ch; 16 Kt-B3, Qx KtP would llrove too risky for White. But instead White might We have bca n noticing 11 certain 81l10unL of have continued with I i! B· K2 followed by 14 baldness among the New York chesM masters, 0-0 and t hen pU !"1lue«! 16 I> ~ P Kt~QIW a sine-Ie p':,me. Miss Eunice Wa ng-erin filli shed 17 Q-QI Q-QK t3 third. 4-2. We understand that [\IN!. F illchel' Hettel' t han 17 . .. Kt-Q6ch ; 18 B ~ Kt , B ~ B; and Mis.<; Wangerin arc both pArt.icioot in c: in 19 R-B3, a nd White mig ht offe r a stout ruist t. t>e MuniciJla l l.eague play. a nd giving credit. ance. able per rormances. IS H-K2 Q-Kt5ch Not to be oul(hne by its neighboring sta te~ . Michigan, on February 13 and 14. held it !! an 19 K-BI • • • • 19 Q-Q2, Kt-Q6ch! nual tournament for t he women's champion 19 . . . . Qxl' shin of the !
Roselle, N. J ., with scores of 7 ~ 2; Bnd MisiS With the option of the exchange variation t.llzBbclh W loay of New Yo rk Cily. !leore G·3. restint! with the fil'll t playel', tney arc conlent These tour will Cace sliff opposition in the fi n to dl'a w Crom the vc ry li nst move, :::i uc h 11 USl l als when they mcet the six women who were lanimous tactics tend to dllml}t:1I the anfor of exempt fl'om tht! IJI'elimi nary l'OUllds t nll< year tne more advcntUI'esome c nc>lsplayers, And Que to having qua).i fiL'!ons, and the normal formations fO l' will haY !,! mOl'e news of this tournamtmt at a both sides are included a~ u ~ ua l. Six ilJ u~t!'lt latt'I' !lul.e, It looks like II clo~e con t c~t. Live I{ames Mild t h() solulion to the pl'()blt'ms E, L , W, eomplew t he lIu mbel', 15 pagel!, Lt-sson VIII-8iciiian Ih-fl'nsl' • S('\'en val'ialions arc discusst'<.l a nd a na lvzed. Fi!'St t h~ I ' e is II comparison of the DI'ago .. ·va .... BOOK REVIEWS atlon Wit h the Scheveningen V81'iation (Lesson A COURSE IN T HE ELE)IENTS Ot' IV). Then a number of tncky line;; and n"w MODERN CHESS STRATEGY to meet them al'e i,nvestigated, A mong thl'se By Fred Iteinfeld are the Magnus Smith val'iation the P O!lt vari. I.I's ... V tn VIII - $1.00 ation, the Ri chter variation, the'Bird variation, "n" and the Muroczy variation, f-:ach oj' the~e leKson~ is mimeogJ'aph ~ d in Illustrative games, 8 in all, includ ing such dear, n·ndablt! type. a nd contains scveml dia· names as DI'. "I:arra ~ch, DI'. Lasker, and Tnl'ta Itrams, fo;lI ch li ~ l s a bibliography to nid the kowel' take up the better pal't of this volume. ambit i o u~ student. 11 ';4 xH 'i:<. ' 14 page>!, • Lesson V- Nim:ww itach Defem;e Some time ago a friend of mine pl'im~t1 him· )I A RSHALI. C, C. CHAM I'IONSHI!' ~e! f for a gam~ of chess, He scl'utinizl.'d thl.' J lI.nuAr)', 1937 variat ion/! a nd s ub-variations of the ol"minK S ICILlA:-.' J)E"' ENSE hi" advl.'rgary ge ne rall y played. Later, after }o'. J, )Jan; hall D . Polland the game, I inqui«d u" to its result. " I lost", White Black was Ihe disconsolate re ply. When pre;I!'l.'d for I J'-Q4 Kt·}\B3 11 R"Kt H· fel further detailll, he said, "my opponent didn't 2 l'· qB4 1'·K3 18 Kt.Q5 1'·Kt.I make the bellt move!" ,1 Kt-KB3 p · IU 19 Q.8 2 !'xKt There i ~ nothing lI uperficial in R()i llreld'~ 4 Kt·H3 1' ,,1' 20 KPx" 0-0 further discullsion of the Nimzowi t~ch Ddcn ~ () , " Kt xl' J'-QR3 21 R-8 6 IJ ·Q2 Among the topics covered are "Th() B e~ t 6 P- K4 H-Kt5 22 Q-I{2 1{·KI2 Moves ( 01' Both Si de~", "The Conduct of the 7 H-Q3 Kt · U!l 2,~ 'l.K4 n · RI Mi(](ll tJ GumtJ", und "Illustrutive GanltJ ~", Th() 8 Khlit qJ'xKI 24 p .K 6 H·K I normal pawn formations and configuration,; of 9 0 ·0 I'·K4 2" H.K!; QxR men al'c dellC ribed--but most important are 10 B·K1:; 1'· 1( 3 26 Ih Qch thl' underlying principles governing th e~(), 12 11 B· R~ B-QUo! 27 J'-Q6 R""·QlIt page~, 12 K· RI Q-K2 2~ Q.H:ich K-Kt2 Lesson VI_ T hl.' Colle Spl(cm 13 1'·84 P·K K14 29 Q"U I's I' T wenty venrs ago, anyone adopting llny 14 " xKI' K t-K t5 :10 Q,K:'ch K·K ll form of the f ia nchetto would have beell 1l1llrked 15 U·KU Kt·K6 31 O"I'ch n ·U2 ll" a firKt rate pnwn pusher. Today ideas hava 16 Q·R4 Kl"n 32 (t-B6 chanl"ed, a nd this same diagonal development of thc b i~ h o p is ut ilized as a basie de(en~e and RUBBER STAMPS as a ,~ h I Ll ' 1l weapon of u\tack. In I(~~~on VI the King'" and Queen's fiall('h. FOR CHESSMEN ('tto ll~ a counter I() the ag' ~ r ~ssive Colle system of attack a re dis<.:ussed, A new fcatul'e, maintaining the PI'OIlCI' balance between the 8~ ffi.~1!l'. nawn ('entel' and th(' fianl'hetto is next bl'Ought to lil!'ht, Then agMin follows t he nOl'ma] for. , .it, .ii 'S' '* mation fOI' Wh i t~ ,",,1 Black, and }llanllinq tht' Complete Sel, P!'ltClical Handsome mitM!c l!'un'e (01' hoth l'idCl<, Six exceptionll ily P,LUS 2 8ta)l1p pad ~ M~d 1 pad of br illiant games ilhl"tl'ate Iht' n U'iou;. po inb d lft P:'ram blank!!, I'ustpaid $1.50 made. J)uri n~ the ins t ruction, six problems a rc l)O't' Diagra m B l ftnk~--6 llads for $ 1.:!!) Jl ented to t he s tudent, the solut ions to which • arc a lme ndt'(l in the bat'k. This, togethl'T with Order fmm n complete s ummary of the lesson, r ou nd Otlt the number, ,.1lJaj!'f's. THE CHESS REVIEW Lel!son Vll_ The }<' rt'nch Defen... .,. 55 West 42nd Street AI< fill' as the writer is concerned. no lovc NEW "OU to: , :-i. y, h[l~ ('VCI' b('cn lost on French Defense p la~'(> r l<, Plachutta Interference in the Endgame By TH. C. L KOK
(Continued from J anuary) QKtBch, etc. SECTION III Variation B: 2 •.. R-Kt5; 3 Kt-H4!, We found that by means of critical R(Kt)xKt: 4 P-BS (Q), R-B5ch; 5 RxR, moves the Plachutta theme could be RxQ; 6 R-B] , R-B5: 7 P-R5 and wins. deepened in the most natural manner. Black cannot 8top the White rook pawn This end may also be accomplished by be~ause of White's threat of R-QR1 ch. combining the Plachutta theme with No. 12 TIL C. L. I\oK other ideas. We shall discuss n few TIJDSCHH I)<'T- May, 1936 examples which are rather loosely re Bhlck lated to each other. N o. 11 TH. C. L. KOK TIJDSCHRIFT-l\Iay, 1936 Black
• White While to Play and Win. No. 12 combines the Plachutta-inter ference with the "Romer" theme. White's threat is 1 P-B7, R-BS; 2 Kt and Win B5! If he attempts this immediately In No. 11 we see the Plachutta-inter however, he can only draw: 2 ... ference in two variations on different R (Kt)xKt; 3 P-B8(Q)ch, RxQ; 4 P-R7, critical squares, combined with a simple K-Kl ; 5 P-RS(Q)ch, K-B2. The t wo blocking idea. rooks draw against the White Q. White's immediate threat is 1 R.Bl The win: 1 P·KT3!! The threat is 2 followed by 2 R-QRl mate. He cannot P-B7. Note that if 1 ... RxKt; still 2 execute the threat at once however be P-B7. Therefore Black's best is 1 ... cause Black can escape with 1 ... K.R3 RxP. There does not seem to be much followed by ... K-Kt4. Therefore it is difference in the situation. The pawn necessary to blOck Black's QKt4 square. sacrifice however has drawn the rook to The solution : 1 P-Kt5, PxP: 2 R-BI , and a square where, while still able to parry now Black can parry the mate threat in 2 P-B7, it is exposed to a new danger. two ways: This is exactly the "Romer" t heme. Variation A: 2 ... P-K4; 3 Kt-U6!, There follows: 2 P-B7, R-B6; 3 Kt·B5, R(Kt)xKl ( ... R(B)xKt ; 4 R-QRlch, R(Kt)xKt (upon ... R(B)xKt; 4 P R-QR3; 5 RxRch, KxR; 6 P-B8(Q) ,; R7 wins. The reader may verify this 4 P-B8(Q), R-QB3ch; 5 RxR, RxQ; 6 for himself.) ; 4 P-B8(Q)ch, RxQ: 5 p. R-B!, R-B3; 7 R-QRlch. R-QR3; 8 R R7, K-KI; 6 P-R8(Q)ch, K-B2; 7 xRch, KxR; 9 P-R5, P-Kt5: 10 P-RS, QxR(B3)ch and wins. The reason why P-Kl6; II P-R7, P-Kt7; 12 P-R8(Q), P the Black rook had to be drawn to the Kt8(Q); 13 Q-R8ch. K-Kt4; 14 Q- third rank hilS now become clear.
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No. 13 TH. C. L. KOK No. H 'I'll. C. L. KOK TUOSCHltlF'I'-May, l !:l36 TIJDS C l mU~ r-i\1ay. 1936 Black m ack
White Whlt.e While to Play lind Draw Whit.e to PIll), lind Draw No. 18 is a combination of the Plach· Ollr final example, No. 14, is a them utta interference with the self-stale atic mixture of Plachutta interference mate id ea of Campbell (see the Wiener with critical moves, stalemate, zugs Schachzeitung, April, 1935 for self zwang, and minor piece promotion. We stalemate study by the author) , White's have again a composition utilizing intention is to draw by sta lemating Queen and Bishop. him!';elf. To accomplish this he must The first step is to draw the Black sacl'ifice the Knight, the KBP, and Bishop over the critical square (White's blockade his Bishop and King. Q5), and we begin with a sacrince that cannot be refused: 1 ExP, BxB; 2 p The key move is 1 B-R4 with the Q5!. BxP; 3 P-R7. P-R3(Q); 4 P-R8(Q). threat of 2 Kt-B3ch, RxKt; 3 P-B8 (Q). We do not have here as in the previous RxQ; 4 P-Kt3 erE'ating an unbreakable cases a mutual interference, but instead stalemate. 1 . .. RxP does not help be a simple interference between Band Q. cause White still plays 2 Kt.B3::h fo l. If Black plays BxQ then 5 P-Kt8(Q) lowed if 2 ... RxKt by 3 P -Kt3. Of will draw. course if Black does not play 2 . .. Black however hM another string to RxKt, White plays 3 KtxR and draws his bow and plays 4 ... B-KtSch. If 5 without resorting to the stalemate idea. KxB then of course 5 . .. QxQch will There is however a more concealed win. Should White try 5 QxB then he resource at Black's command, namely : also loses by 5 ... Q-K5ch; 6 K-R8, K_ 1 . . . R~Kt5! Now 2 Kt-B3ch will not R3; 7 P-R5, Q-B41 White is in zugs work: 2. " RxKt; 3 P-B8(Q); RxQ ; 4 zwang. On 8 Q-K6ch, QxQ; 9 P-Kt8(Q) P-Kt3, R-K5!; 5 PxR (forced). PxP and follow::; 9 ... Q-B6ch, etc. White there wins. fore refuses to capture the bishop and Therefore in stead of 2 Kt-B3ch Wh ite plays instead 5 K·R8!, QxQ stalemate. utili zes the Plachutta interference prin The minor piece promotion occurs in ci ple wi th 2 Kt-Kt2ch!. K-Q7 (i f 2 ... a side variation : 1 ExP, BxB; 2 P-Q5, RxKt; 3 P-Kt3 (not 3 P-B8 (Q) . RxPch; BxP; 3 P-R7. P-R8 (Q); 4 P-R8(Q). Q 4 B-KtS. RxQ and wins}, R-QKt7; 4 p. K5ch; 5 K-RS. K-R3; G Q-R6ch. B·K3; B8 (Q). RxKtPch ; 5 BxR. RxQ: 6 BxP) ; 7 I'-Kt8 (K')ch l (not 7 P-Kt8 (QP. Q_ 3 Kt-B4 (the plachutta interference K4ch etc.), K-Kt3; 8 P-R5ch and White principle) , R(Kt)xKt (if R (B)xKt ; 4 is out of danger . P-Kt3); 4 P-B8(Q). RxQ; 5 P-Kt3 and . THE END. draws. No move at Black's disposal can break the stalemate. (Translated from Tijdschrift-J. B. S.) On Changing The Rules Of The Game By BARNIE F. WINKELMAN
A recent contributor suggests a fundamental ala:British Chess Magazine (January, There is indeed no hardier perennial in the 1929) we find a nightmarish proposal for i i tcl'utUI"C of (·hess t han the rCCU l')'ent proposal "Double Chess" submitted by one who hides to alter the l'ules,-the so-called "invention" of under the name "Craig-elnchie", Tht'ee valu. a new game. }<~a('h su).(gestion of this kind is able pages are devoted to an explanntion or put fOl 'th with great enthusiasm by its spon- the new game, its advantages OVel' the old, 1\01' and with a high elaim to Ol'iginality. Not and the fond faith of its god-father in its infl'cqucntly there is a )'ousing whoop of joy bright future. b,l' the proponent OVC)' the child of his bl'uin; Double chess! With two sets of men, with a at the very least a smug sense of achievement, board of 19:2 squares, "to allow muc.h larg"er and at all times a naive belief that something ~cllpe for the di~play of individual subtlety or in the line of pl'ogl'e~~ or reform has been ac strategy:", And the same issue contains an cllm pI ished, interesting game between Capablanca and Many years ago in the OctObcl' issue of the Kmoch, and the diagramnwd pmlition after the American Chl.'ss )la!{a1.ine (1898) which fea_ 2?th move, Here Kmoch ovel'looked a winning tured a new and intricate vadation of the Rice Illle, and _the real possibilities of the position Gambit, a ~imple ~oul inserted the following (that whIte ~hould have played simply Q-Ql advertisement. and Q-K2) have never befi'n pointed out. "CIIANCF.I.I,OR CIIESS" The most entrancing addendum of the "An opp.. rtunity I. n ..... offered 10 lhe public "Double C he~ s" pt'oposal occurs at the end of I .. ~...,u u a OOP)' of Ren R. FB.I ~ .' ~ in".eni<>u. work enlitled "ChanoeHor Chr.... or the new the article. It states: .Rm~ or only five pieces (king and 2 pawns versus King struggle with its ' pUI' No. 6fiO shows the theme without a battery THEME PALAESTRA thl'eat, with defen!!es by means of line-open· ing and unpin of Black. No. 651, with amaz Slight Runics of thematic studi~~ and 11 inl: economy. iliustl'aicil the theme combined bt'i~k wind of catchy "regulars" is Olll' fore with selfb l ockin~ by Black. ca~t for March. In !lhort, the solving wtJIllher is bracing. and yOll arc sure to enjoy theRe With No, 662 we Und{'l'lake an elucidation tonic creations. of the Roman Themc, This theme is vet'y No. G28 by Simon Costikyan is an Clxnm plc bl'oad and incluues many thousands of existing eomJlo~it i ons whkh fall into various suWivi of the newly di~covcl'cd Pape Themc:- Doublc siem); of it. Any p1'oblcm of three moves 01' p"p e.11. with double diSCOVCI'£d check !lnd ov('r in which the sole pu rpose of White's double li ne o lle'ling. 'Th is limited but beaut t.ful tllO\'('S is the decoying of II Black piece to a idea hliS been inte ns lVe l), worked by rOn!lgn criti('al square may be calh:d an example of the CUlllposc n <, CSl)ccinll}', ill France, bu~ has nol Roman Theme. The objed of the decoying n!CeivL,<1 much attention f ,'om American com tll ay be Black self-interference, self-blocking, po.~er!!o . focalir.Rtio n, captul'C, exhaustion of Black No. li29 by Edward L, Deiss shows a doubl. moves, li ne-opening of White, 01' occupation of ing of the Holland Theme, explained ~~ the a ct'itkal squarc. Obviou~ l y , since it is blended Janum'v PALAESTRA. No. 630 by Dr. (dlbcrt with so many id eas you will recognir.e in it Dobbs nn(1 No. 632 by Ft'cd Spl'engel' al'e ,liver clements with which you l\1'e familial' in a host sifieations of the grCllt "unJlinning" idt!lI, of of pl'oblems. Many of yOUt' 1I0lving experietlce ~ which the l'/l mitkations lire legion, a~ is also you will be ubI" to id entity as cxamples of this No, 6:\:1 by W, W, Wallb, well-known com thcme, posel', editor, and compilet' of the famous "777 No. 652 by J. Mollcl' is a masterly example Minillturcs", of the self-interfcrence llI otive. No. 653 by J . Nos, 6~5, and 6:19 are Cheney Themer!l, bu ~ Halumbirek is:t fl t"St prize winner , demonstrat No, 6:19 fails in one of the theme stipulat ion!!. ing t he (iL-eoy fo r P lachutta interference and No, r.:16 by Dr, G, Erdos is a novel version Ortulllltion of a critical sClua re. of t h(' l...ondon Theme (cf. PALAESTRA. Ch('s!I !hl\·lc ...· • October. 1936) dl s plpy i n~ the No. 654 i!i a s urprll'li ngly !itt'ategie miniatut·c tht'me !<('t two-fold . iJlustl'ating the decoy for iltelf·bloek. No. 6::111 by K. S. Howa]'(l isa t ask I Jt'o~lem Finally, we wish to mention No. 625, which in which three White Qu€en sacrifices III a IIppeal'ed last month. This lIupernal master line m'e tldroitly mtlnaged. piece ill another Romtln Theme.. , Note the A helll'tv wclcome to A .•1. Straub lind Nath. subtle decoying move~ and ~ee if you can aniel Wei~ g, co mpoger~ who are new to 11~, and ('iaslIify the motivc. who at'e regponsible for Nos. 640 and 641. both pointed drot'is! • No. /i,tl by Geoffrey Mott-Smith is 1\ Me re· dith with delightful ec hoed play. NOTES AND NEWS Now to crOll!! swords with the Arl:entine Theme! Thi!! t heme can boast of grcat beauty Clln,l:'ratulations to Vincent L. Eaton, who and strategic content. as well a., remarkable wi ns th(' Honor Prize with his thematic three. difficuny; /In d is a standing challenge to all mover. :00;;0. 583~ two-move COlllposerilt who would try t heir met i.addt'r I'ri:l;es art' wnll h)" 1. Kashdan. with tle. As L'Jtalia Scacchistica in Septelllbet' a scorf" of 338 pointlt! 19:-l5 r('~olved to £:,ive it the name "Argentine", The announcement of the awards in the HI!l6 we a~sume that it is the discovery of the Kreut Arnoldo Ellerman, who is its chief exponent, North American Problem Contest wich was >l POlI>lOl'ed by the CO I'I'eHpo ndcnce Chess !'eag:,le and who l"c~ide s in A1"~entina . of America ~erves to bl'ing to mind the regret_ It Illll y be uescrib()d as follows: Aftel' the tflble dearth of Problem Tourneys in the Un ited keY-lllove, two While piece~, which at'e the State~. Bl'azil anlt A1"I(,cntina conduct IIlllnv fOl'e·pit.'Cc and t he hind-piece of a buttery, are ~plend id tourneys; even Auc h small countries I1S both pinned by Black, Each is then unpinned Denmark and Finland havc many annual tour_ by a Blnck de rense and delivers mllte, reslled neys, but the United Stnte~ seems uniqudy ively. apathet ic. Cel·tRi oly the nu mber of chess Thu!'!. in No. 649 aftel' t he key 1. KbR, both columnll in newSpl1.))el·S which nm pl'oblcms the White Q(b2) and the White R(e5) a l'e shows that interest in Ill'"blemilt iilt far ft'om pi nned, Threat: 2. Bb6 or c7 mate, Now the dormant. And vet, gO fU l' !l ilt the wl'iter is defen!'!.e I. , .. Bb7 unpins the Q, which mates aWI11'(', none of them .o;JlOn~01· annual tourncvs. bv 2. Qxh2 and the defenf;e 1. . Rf4 unpin~ Chells cditm'" throul:houl the {·ountry. whr th(' R. which mate!! by 2. Rh5. not! 66 TH E CHess REVIEW ORIGINA... ,.. L ' SECTION, . No. 628 No. 63l No. 634 SI~roN COSTIK VAN F. A. HILL R. J. BERMUDEZ Broo klyn, N. Y. White near Lake, Minn. Aguasealientes, Mexico Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 No. 629 No. 632 No. 635 EDWARD L. DEISS l<'ItEO SPRENGER EDWARD L. DEISS Covington, Ky. New York City CO\'ington, Ky. ~ M ate i n 2 Mate in 2 Ma te in a No. 630 No. 633 No. 636 DR G. DOBBS W. W. WALLIS DR. G. ERDOS Carrollton, Ga. Johannesburg, So. Africa Vienna, Austria Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROULEMS ARE DUE APRIL 10th, 1937 MAR CH,193 7 67 ORIGINAL SECTION (cont'd) No, 637 No. 640 No, 6" ING. H. GU'IT1I1ANN A. J. STRAUB G. M01'T·SrtUTH Vienna, Austria Buffalo. N. Y. New York City Mate in 3 Mate in 3 Mate in 4 , No. 6~!8 No. 641 No. 64 4 K£NNETH S. HOWARD :-IATHANIEL WEISS G. MO'(T · SMITJI Erie, 1'1\. Brooklyn, N. Y. New Yor k C;,;;";Y==. Mate in 3 Mate III 3 Selfmate in .:I No. 689 No. 642 No. 645 W. LINDEMAN N l{gNNETH S. HOWARD MANNIS CHAROSH Amsterdam, Holl and Erie, Pa. Brooklyn, N. Y. = M ate i n 3 lI-iate in 4 While maxi mates in 5 SOL UTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE A l'RIL lOth, 1937 • 68 THE C fIESS REVIEW QUOTED SECTION No. 646 No. 649 No. 652 ALEXANDER ((ISH A. ELLERrtlAN J. MOLLER 1 Pro C. C. L. A. Ty.- 1936 T. N. 8.,-1932 Skakbladct-1911 (Dilen Contest) ,C= ,c= Mate in 2 Mate in 3 No. 653 ~ No. 647 No. 650 J. HALUMBIREK R. J, BERMUDEz A. ELLEHMAN 1 Pro C. C. L. A. Ty.-1936 1 Pr.-N. Leip.r.igcr Zeitung Swiat S'taehowy,-1933 (Mutate) 1931 Mate in 2 No. 648 No. 654 No. 651 ALEXANDER KISH E. ZEPLER A. ELL£RMAN 1 Pro C. C. L. A. Ty.-1936 Miniatures Strategiqucs (Cross-check) 1. Pr.- lI Problema-1931 1935 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 4 flOLUTIONS TO THESE rnOBLEMS ARE DUE APRIL 10th. 1937 MAR C H, 1 937 69 The dellth of V. Kosek, (1861-Oct . 1986) il No. 681 by S. C_I II.~. " . lustrious Bohemian composer, is published in I. Sd. TII ~t: ~ . ~rkb I . ltd; 2. " &1 period icals thrOu1!'hout tne problem world. He I. .... ROlU ; 2. Qor.P" b composed may beautiful model-mate problems, I • .... I'de ; 1. QII8ch a number ot t!lem two-movers ! Here IS one of I • ... . srs.; ~. Q.Sch Soh'en round 'bi ~ d,{,!. .. II. 1 Sd2 Wall do:f,..\ed his crystalline Merediths; 1st Prize A ~soci at i on b &&.-£<1. Tchecoslovaque 1927- 1Q6; 8; 8; 6~ I ; 2K2p2; No. t 82 by Dr. O!l ~ r~ lk>bbo 8; 4S2plj 4lHkb. Mate in three. I. Hxl'. Tb. e ~~: 2. J> b4. h And 2. Q d~ We have ju~ t learn€ d of the death of Alex I. Rd: 2. Qc4 1. . . Rbi ; 2. l.I "R(f:l) ander Kr~ h of Dannemora, New YOl'k, inter T he two tbrCAt... b<.>th of which are defeated h ~ nationalJ y known and loved composer, who has 1. R" ~ vl"I~IG Ihi ~ heme "Iipulation: " Whon remained very active even in recent months. Uhl.o k pin. the 'h ro~ t !. olop1'<' The M. S. C. A, re-elec ted George Sturgi>! "CHECKING THE NEWS" president and started its. annual. slate champ ionnship tournaments Wi t h 18 In the master with JOSEI'U (;ANCHER class and 12 in a minor affair. 1' he 80~ton Me tropolitan League 1936-37 \n St. P etersburg, Jo'la. ill . di s tingu i~ hed .cor other tlll'club series Wa!! won by Harvard University things than it!! Ilroverbla l sunlJhlne, It seems. with a score of 6%-1\l" . Booton City Club was In a che8l; sense, the town is worthy of re in !!econd place 4% _3 IfJ , and Lynn Chess Club nown. It laYII claim to posse~sing the only thit'd 4·4. There were only five Clubs in the chess dub in the country-and maybe the "A" division. Bay State and Boylston being world-with a whole house built. and dedicated t he othe N! , Rivalry amonlr the "8" teams was to honoring and furthering the interest of keen. The Boston City Club took top honon the game. winning twelve of the fourteen matches played A. H . GCl-wing. treasurer, is la rgely resJlon and drawing three. Harvard University and s ible f OI' all thi!!, and better yet, has perpetuated the Harvard Club were tied for second place, his own good name through th.e incalculable both as to matches and games, with a S<'ore of service of turning his great skin as a wood 9-5. Cambridge YMCA was third 8-6, fol c,:l'aftsman to mOll t noble account, having made lowed by Boylston, Commonwealth, Wells Me an the splendid paraphernalia in the building, morial and Lynn. such as sets, boards, tables, etc. The title of 1931 Massachusetts school Another artist, 'Mn. M. Kappelhoff, wife of champion is held by J oseph A. Fliegel of the If, member, fashioned an amazingly well con Medway High Schoo! and he is the proud pos ceived and miraculously well executed emblem !!eg~o r of a gold medal emblematic of that for the roof of the house. It is in the nature honor, while Antone Travers of the New Bed of a shield, no less than S'x8' in dimensions. ford High School has a token indicating seeond on which is depicted the very intrinsic soul of place. The final rounds were played at the chess, a!! poetically dreamed and described Boston City Club on Washington's Birthday through the ages, with its fusion of royal, under the direction of the Massachusetts State clerical, military and peasant forces, from the Che>!s Ass'll. king (assuming him to be highest) to the low The six other " c,:andidates for interscholastic ly pawns. honors included: Eugene p, Edson of L HASTINGS CHItISTMAS CONGRESS U<>ce mbe-r, 1936 QUEEl""S INmAN I)E.~ ENSE G. Koltano",,,ki Dr. A • •\I e khine White Black 1 1'.Q-I Kt·KB:\ 24 U-QB4 B,B 2 KI·}ina P·QKI3 25 Kt.xB Kt·Q6 l '· Ha 3 "·K3 8·K12 26 It·8Z QR-81 1\·82 .. QKt·Q2 " -B·I 27 J'·QKI3 R-KH4 " · KKt4 :; 1'·133 p·K13 28 B-K3 P-QKt4 HxR 6 H-Q3 B-KI2 29 PxP RxKtP n·K I 7 p·K4 P·Q3 30 It-Q2 Rx'> It·K2 8 0·0 0 ·0 31 Kh" H-R6 1'·Kt.5 9 q ·KZ ('xl' 32 KR-ttl Jt ( U)·U6 UxP 10 PxP Kt-U3 33 Kt- B4 ItxKt Ib::P 11 l'·QRS Kt-Q2 34 UxKt Rxl{ n·Kt4 12 Kt·KIS i'·QH4 35 RxR !'-It!! Il·Q4 13 1'-QR4 Kt·Kt5 36 "·Kt3 K-R2 I'·Q6ch 1.1 H-QKI:; KI·Kln 37 I'·R" P·IN R·Q2 I:; I'·Q5 p·K3 :18 K·KIZ 1t· IIZ l'xP 16 Pxl' Khl' 39 (t·H3 K·Ktl K t·Qr; 17 Kt·KI:' n - (~4 40 n - R7 itxi{ R,R IR "xl'ch K· 't1 41 BxR K·82 Kt~P 19 KlxK! HxQKt 42 K· 83 K·Ka P·R4 20 B-Kta Q-B2 43 K·K4 R-It'i K·K:l 21 QU·H! qxl' .j.j P·R3 B·lli "·B4 22 Ktxi' q·K 3 Drawn tit·(l3ch 23 QxQ RxQ KI·nI - :.-..-- 1\.(!2 HA STINGS CHltIS'I'MAS CONGIU':SS I\t·K2 UeCl· mbe-r •. 1936 Kt·B3 1'·Kt4 ~IMZOWJTSCH DE.'ENSE I)rawn :'II. .' t'ir.:in It "~ in e White Black • 1 P · Q4 KI·KU3 15 1I·1{12 B·K!! HASTINGS CIIIUSTMAS CONGltESS 2 " ·(ln4 I'-KS 16 I'·Q5 0 -0·0 Dec(' miwr, 1936 3 Kt·QB3 IJ·KI:, 11 l'xU I'xl' KING'S INIHA:'-i OEFENSE ., Q·B2 p.Q.t 18 K-K,", QxlW H. Finp G. l\oltalHlw"ki 5 P·QR" BxKlch 19 UxKt "·R·tch White Black 6 QxB KI-K :; 1\ I-HZ 20 K-R3 P·KKI·' I P.Q4 Kt·KR:! 21 P· QKt4 7 Q·B2 KI-QU3 21 UxPch K·Kt! 2 P"lU4 p·KKI:! 24 q . K:! q-Kt4 fl p·K3 P-K4 tihQ 22 KI·U3 '·-KI5ch :1 Kt-QI~l B·Kt2 2:, (~ ~ Q 9 I'~QI' Qd' I·xlkh IbR 23 'hI' -I 1'.K4 [>.Q :! 26 P·KI" 10 B·H4 Q·R4ch 24 K~I' Qxl'ch " "-KKI3 0 ·0 27 Ihlt n·KHl 11 P·QKt4 KtxKU' Z" K-B5 It·R4ch 6 B.Kt2 Kt-B:! 2A U~H KxH 12 QxKI Kt·H7ch 26 K·K6 Q- KtJch 7 KKt·K2 P·Ki' 29 p·B6 n-Il! t\. K 1 13 K·K2 Q·K8ch Itesigns R P.Q5 Kt· K2 30 I\I·KIoI 14 K·Ha Ktxlt 9 0.0 Kt·Q2 :!1 l'xI' UxK!P I'·Ra 10 B-K3 p·KR-I 32 Kt-1l6 A. C• •'. CQNGItESS• II Q_Q2 Kt·KU:! :l3 B· Bt ('xI' 12 1'-83 K·'tl 34 n~1' HxKI Philadel"hia, AUJl'U ~ I . 1936 13 B. R6 IhB 35 IhHch K ·(tl QUF.I-: N'S I'AWN O"ENIN(; '" QxB I' ~ I' 36 K·KIZ KI·Kt! :'II. Ihnau('r G. :'-i. TreYli man K I-B2 1" P~P B·QZ 37 P·KRoI Whit(' 16 P-KH3 QKt·Kll 381'-R4 KI·K2 Black 17 Q-K 3 P·KIH 39 U·Kt7 K·Q2 I P-Q4 KI-Kltl 16 I'~I' Q-IHch 111 KI-HI Q-81 40 "-R" Kt.-Ql 2 KI-K83 p·(H 17 R·82 Pxl' 19 K.ItZ K·KtZ 41 1'·lt6 KI·81 3 "·K3 P·K3 18 Kt-B3 Kt(O)H1 ZO 1\t·Q3 KI·Ita 42 KI·Kla KI-Kta ., B-Q3 QKt·Q2 19 B·Q4 Q·Ra 21 Q·QZ Q-K! 431",·H7 It('signs r. QKI· Q2 B. Q.'i 20 p·n" Kt·KZ 22 l'·Ba q.-~K~2=-~ __ 6 0-0 0 -0 21 P · K6~ ":d' - . 7 I'-IM I'-U4 22 KI -K5 Q·H2 The Vlllley C. C., Bl'OWM ville, Tex., ~ t age s fI I'.QK t:l l'xlU' 23 1'· 86' Pxl' an annual championship with a n international 9 I"P~I' H-Kl 2·' RxP Kt·lJ.I fl a vor as t he playel' s a rc fl'Olll Mexico a s wen 10 B·KtZ Kt·It·' 2:' IhKI "xii tt.." fr ~ m the U . S. J . Hunler, (Brownsville), 11 Kt.·K5 Kt· BS 26 It·QUI Q·KtZ won the recent tourney, !\Coring 1 0 !h-.l 11~. 12 H.. HZ IIxKt 27 it-Kin Q·i(3 Dr. A. Lcjllrza,(Matamoros) . and J. Welsh,(La 13 l'xU Q-Kt4 2H QH·Tl7 U-K3 Feria}, l'anked next, ~oth with 9%- 4\fJ. and 14 p·Kta KI-Kt3 29 KI - Kt · '~ G. BOW111l1n, (Browns vIlle). had 9- 5. Ir. P·Il·QB4 ,'·K3 a nd Black wins (the plane to play Alekhine, and lost to the 3 Kt-QB:i 1'-QH4 threat is 7 .. . PxR Champion in 13 seconds !! 4 H-R.I J'xQI' or 7 ... B-Kt5ch.) !'i RxKt J'xKt • At St. Petersburg in 1909, Cohn made DON'T FORGET TO 44 Queen moves in succession against - Salwe. Remarkable, but-there's noth RENEW YOUR ing new under thc sun-at London, in • SUBSCRIPTION! • 1882, Mason made 72 co nsecutive Queen moves against Capt. MacKenzie !! ======- CONSUI.TATIO:'" GAME A grand master •w ho hilS written at least 20 books on chess was once check ManhattKn Cht'''''' (;luh mated in 11 movcs !! Februa ry , 1937 InJY 1.01''':Z Philidor never played• Philidor's De· H. M. "hillips L. O. Meyer fense! J . R. :ro.: eW'man I. Ka!; hdlln A. C. S imonson I. A. UortlwHz White Black I I'-K Q-K3 ;, 0·0 B-K 2 :J 3 QxQ n, Q A .... olding 6 Q·K2 P-QK 14 :H I'-Q4 KR· Kl 7 B·Kt:! 0-0 3ri Kl-xKI' Kt xKt Pocket 8 P-B3 P-Q3 36 BxKt Jh RI' 9 P·Q3 Rt-QR.f 37 H-n3 It· BSc h Chess Set 10 B·B2 P·H·I 38 K. R2 R·m! 11 QKI-Q2 KI-Bl 39 Hxij RxKt 12 R·RI R·K 1 .10 K. Kt3 n . K3 i\l udc ill green 13 1\1·1\1 B-B! ·11 I'-B3 K·U2 c l o t h with 14 P·KR3 I'· Q4 ·12 n·U7 H-QU3 b I a c k and 1;; P·QR4 P·KI;j ·13 Uxl' Il -QR ),: rccn % inch 16 U-K15 PxHI' H 1'·1(·1 H·m 17 I'xUI' P-Q:; ·15 I'xl' " x l' ~!1 uur(l ~ . 8 1.25. 18 I'xl' Hi'xl' ·16 n ·()R H· I{Kt8 19 n·K13 1'·1(:1 ,17 K·K14 Jl(II)xPch Same in brown leat her $::!.:m 20 B·Q5 lI· ttl ·UI K ·11:; n - KU7 Extra Set (Jf )(('11_10( 1,;. 21 K H· UI H-Hl 49 H- H:\ I'-Kt5 22 U· H,I I'-RI4 :;0 K.1I4 U. 'l7 • 23 !lxKt IIxll :;1 I'xl' Il xQI' TilE CHESS ImVIEW 2-1 8-Kt3 Kt·Q2 :;2 II· U6 U-Q3 sr, Weil l 42nd S trect 2:; Q-R2 Q- H3 53 K· KtS Ibl'ch 26 R.R4 Kt-Kt3 ri ,1 KxU IblJ NeW' York, N. Y. 27 R-B2 B· Ktr> Drawn 28 Q-Kt3 P-QR4