Chess E-Magazine Interactive E-Magazine Volume 3 • Issue 1 January/February 2012 Chess Gambits Chess Gambits The Immortal Game Canada and Chess Anderssen- Vs. -Kieseritzky Bill Wall’s Top 10 Chess software programs C Seraphim Press White Knight Review Chess E-Magazine January/February - 2012 Table of Contents Editorial~ “My Move” 4 contents Feature~ Chess and Canada 5 Article~ Bill Wall’s Top 10 Software Programs 9 INTERACTIVE CONTENT ________________ Feature~ The Incomparable Kasparov 10 • Click on title in Table of Contents Article~ Chess Variants 17 to move directly to Unorthodox Chess Variations page. • Click on “White Feature~ Proof Games 21 Knight Review” on the top of each page to return to ARTICLE~ The Immortal Game 22 Table of Contents. Anderssen Vrs. Kieseritzky • Click on red type to continue to next page ARTICLE~ News Around the World 24 • Click on ads to go to their websites BOOK REVIEW~ Kasparov on Kasparov Pt. 1 25 • Click on email to Pt.One, 1973-1985 open up email program Feature~ Chess Gambits 26 • Click up URLs to go to websites. ANNOTATED GAME~ Bareev Vs. Kasparov 30 COMMENTARY~ “Ask Bill” 31 White Knight Review January/February 2012 White Knight Review January/February 2012 Feature My Move Editorial - Jerry Wall [email protected] Well it has been over a year now since we started this publication. It is not easy putting together a 32 page magazine on chess White Knight every couple of months but it certainly has been rewarding (maybe not so Review much financially but then that really never was Chess E-Magazine the goal). We wanted to put together a different kind of chess publication that wasn’t just diagrams, Executive Editor/Writer problems, analytical moves and such. We wanted Bill Wall to talk about Chess’s rich history, human interest [email protected] stories, current news and some of its colorful players and characters. We have had articles from chess apps for the iPhone and iPad to chess Publisher /Editor/ Creative convicts, crooks, spies and the seedy side of life. Director We have explored chess computers and chess Gerald Wall game variations, street chess, tournament chess, [email protected] and even prison chess. This coming year we hope to develop even more exciting stories and articles about chess. Production/ Marketing We have change the look of WKR a bit this year Your Move eh! Quebec. The chess set that they Club was formed. A correspon- but still have many of Bill Wall’s new as well as old Steve Wall used is now in the Canadian War dence match was played between [email protected] articles on chess. Many of Bill Wall’s articles can hess has been played in Museum in Ottawa. Toronto and St. Catharines during this time. also be found at chess.com. Canada since the early Chess was played among the elite Like always if you have any suggestion for 18th century and per- of Montreal as far back as 1779. On September 24, 1872, the Chess For Subscription haps earlier. Mention articles or questions, please let us know. Happy [email protected] Federation of Canada (CFC) was Chas been made that Samuel de In 1787, there was a chess club in New Year! Enjoy! founded in Hamilton, Ontario. At Champlain (1567-1635), founder Jerry Wall Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its presi- the time, it was called the Canadian of Quebec (in 1608), played Editor dent was Richard Bulkeley (1717- Chess Association (CCA). Its first For Advertising Rates chess. It has been proven that 1800), Nova Scotia Director of [email protected] president was John B. Cherriman, chess existed in Lower Canada Public Works. a professor at under the French regime in its the University early days. Chess was played by By the 1840s, there were chess of Toronto. A its early governors and the mili- clubs in Quebec and Kingston, tournament tary officers from France in the Ontario. with 16 play- late 1600s. © Copyright 2011 In 1841, the first correspondence ers was held All Rights Reserved. In 1758, the earliest documented chess game in Canada took place to determine Unauthorized reproduction, chess game in Canada was played between the Quebec City and the Canadian in any manner is prohibited by Louis-Guillaume Verrier, Kingston chess clubs. champion, but without expressed permission Solictor-General of Quebec and the tourna- from the Author or Editor. Hocquart, Intendant of Quebec. In 1844, the Montreal Chess Club ment was not Let us know what you think of the magazine. Perhaps you have (MCC) was formed. It s founding completed due to distractions of some suggestions for future articles or have other comments. member was Thomas Workman the accompanying agricultural fair. www.offthewallchess.com In 1759, General Sir John Hale Let us know and drop me a line at: (1728-1806) and General James (1813-1889). The Canadian Chess Association is [email protected] Wolfe (1727-1759) played chess reputed to be the very first and old- on their way over to the taking of In 1846, the Toronto Chess est national chess federation in the 4 5 Continue White Knight Review January/February 2012 White Knight Review January/February 2012 world. In 1894, Montreal hosted the last chess magazine, Canadian Chess won his first Canadian champion- known chess From 1965 through 1990, 8 games of the world champion- Chat, from 1959 to 1974. His ship. He would win a record eight player, orga- he was the president of the In 1872, the first Canadian chess ship match between Emanuel wife, Kim Campbell, was the times (1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, nizer, and chess Canadian Correspondence Chess book, 100 Gems of Chess, edited Lasker and William Steinitz, in 19th Prime Minister of Canada. 1953, 1959, 1963, and 1965). He author. He is an Association. by Thomas D.S. Moore, was pub- celebration of the Montreal Chess He served for many years as the won the Canadian championship International lished by the Western Advertiser in Club’s 50th anniversary. president of the Canadian Chess twice with a perfect score of 11 FIDE Arbiter In 1964, Abe Yanofsky was London, Ontario. Federation. out of 11 in 1943 and 1959. He (1975), FIDE awarded the Grandmaster title, In 1899, Magnus Smith (1869- later became Canada’s first grand- Master (1984), becoming Canada’s first GM In May 1873, Albert W. Ensor 1934) won the Canadian In 1927, Maurice and the first GM of the British (1833?-1883) master. and ICCF Championship. He would also Fox (1898-1988), Grandmaster (1985). He was Commonwealth. won the first win it in 1904 and 1906. who emigrated During World War II, no corre- completed Canadian Correspondence to Canada in spondence chess play was allowed Champion in 1978 and 1980. Canadian In January 1901, the first 1923, won the between civilians and Canadian championship, Canadian chess magazine, He was North American Canadian chess servicemen because of censor Correspondence Champion in held in Toronto. Checkmate, was published by J.H. championship. restrictions. Ensor was Graham of Prescott, Ontario. It 1982. He represented Canada in He would win it the 1982 Chess Olympiad. also the first lasted until 1904. 8 times (1927, In 1947, the chess magazine Canadian to 1929, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, and Canadian Chess Chat was first In 1910, John Morrison (1889- In 1954, Toronto hosted the give a blindfold 1949). He won the Montreal City published by Daniel MacAdam World Junior Championship. simultaneous exhibition. He once 1975) won the Canadian Championship in 1928 and 1929. (1885-1985). It lasted until 1988. claimed that he was champion of Championship. He won it five It was originally called Maritime In 1954, Frank Anderson be- all of England. times (1910, 1913, 1922, 1924, In 1932, the CCA was trans- Chess News, then Maritime Chess came the first Canadian-born and 1926). He played Board 1 formed into the Canadian Chess Chat. International Master (Yanofsky In 1873-74, Henry Robertson won for Canada at the 1939 Chess Federation (CCF), which was was born in Poland). In 1964, Duncan Suttles rep- the first Canadian correspon- Olympiad in Buenos Aires. renamed the Chess Federation In 1948, Frank Anderson (1928- resented Canada in the Chess dence tournament. of Canada (CFC) in 1945 to 1980) won the Ontario champi- In 1955, John Prentice (1907- Olympiad. He would represent avoid confusion with the CCF onship. He 1987) was elected President of In 1874, John Henderson won the Canada in Olympiads in 1966, (Cooperative Commonwealth won it again the Chess Federation of Canada. 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1982, and Canadian championship, held in Federation) political party. The in 1949 with a He remained president until Toronto. 1984. He was awarded the GM main organizer was Bernard perfect score 1971. From 1957 to 1987 he title in 1973. In 1879, the Ontario Chess Freedman (1894-1983). of 8 out of 8, was a FIDE representative. He Association (OCA) was founded. Freedman was FIDE Vice- and also won in was the director of the Bank of In 1967, Lawrence Day represent- President from 1947 to 1957. He 1951. He won Montreal and one of the richest ed Canada at the World Junior In 1880, the first Ontario Chess served as President of the Chess the Canadian persons in Canada. Championship. Championship was won by W.M. Federation of Canada from 1949 champion- Stark. In 1921, the Canadian to 1951, and in 1955. ship in 1953 In 1956, the first Canadian Open In 1968, Lawrence Day first Correspondence Chess and 1955. In had held in Montreal. Bobby played on the In 1882, the Toronto Chess Club Association (CCCA) was founded. In 1934, the first Canadian 1954, he was Fischer, as a 13 year old, played in Canadian Boys Championship was held in it.