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. Philadelphia! - Nottingham! - Munich! Annotations by Euwe, Kashdan, Reinfeld. Steiner THE MUNICH OLYMPIAD . - LAJOS STEINER MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS . • • _ ISAAC KASHDAN ADDENDA TO GRIFFITH AND WHITE • .. FRED REINFELD PLACHUTTA INTERFERENCE IN THE ENDGAME . • . TH. C. r., KOK
NOVEMBER, 1936 MONTI:ILY 30 CtS. ANNUALLY $3.00 (Abro4J jJ m.)' ______?he Do Your Share! The first annual report of the American Chess Federation reveals a record of accom. plishment anJ a pIOwam for the future thar merits the cooper:ltion of ;ti l chessplayers. Things that were done : REVIEW A yeal'book comprising the stOry of the 1935 :-'fi]waukl'1' Tournament was published. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ~50 new Individual and 12 new Club Members AMERICAN CHESS FEDERATION were enrolled. Two bulletin ~ \\'('1'(' Issued to fammarize chessplayers with t he wot'k of the A. C. F. ISRAEL A. HOROWITZ, Editor Over 3,000 copie8 of eac h bulletin were dlstrl· S. S. COHEN, Managing Editor buted among m embers and non· members. THE CHESS REVIl<~W was enlisted as the FRED REINFELD, Auociate Editor Olliclal Organ of the l<~ ede ration to keep the wOI'k of thc J<'erl cration conUnually before the BARNIE F. WINKELMAN, Associafe Editor phe.>;!) public. R. CHENEY, Problelll Editor AWOl-king arrangemenl wa~ consummated BERTRAM KADISH, Art Director with the Natloual Recreation Association. This agreement will have the most far reaching and permanent influence on the status of eh,"_ The 37th a nnual toUnlament 01' the A. C. F. Vol. JV, No. 11 P"blhhd Monthly November,1936 was held in Philailf'lphla with 50 f'lItrants-an all t ime high. Things that are planned: A year book comprl8ing the story and best Do Your Share! ...... 249 games of thp Philadelph ia Congt'f'S8. The Munich Olympiad ...... 250 The cooperati\'e agn:etll ellt with the National Plachutta Interference in (he Endgame . 255 Recreation Ass'n will be put loto ('(fect. Sel" The Philadelphia Congress ...... 257 eral bulletins s uch as '"T he 'I'('achlng of Chess." "Social Val ups of CIJ('!<~." e tc," are tlOlI" in pre' My Best Games of O\ess ...... 259 lla t'allon and will be distributed to A. C. F. Farewell to Nottingham ...... 261 members and to rec reational ag('llcies as Nat· Canadian Section ...... 264 ional Recreation AS S'II Bulletins. Addenda to Griffith and White ...... 265 The 31;th annual lournamenl will be held as ft. " Paul i\[orphy Memorial Tournament" to cele· News Events ...... 267 brate tht> 11)0 th anniversary of the birth of PaUl Morphy. Because of the significance or this Problem Department . .. ,...... 268 particular event it Is planned to rU Il It on a more preteutious scale than el'(>I' bet'ore. Tlw aims of the American Chess Federation are distinctly in the interests of chess and its Published monthly by TfiF. CHESS REVIEW, 60-10 Rooseveh Aventlc, WooiJe, N. Y. Domestic stlb· Jel'otees. Ir has shown in the paSt year that scription~: One year $3.00-Two years $5.~0- Five with very little ,help it could Jo things. It de. years $ 12.50. Six months $l.n . Single copy 30 cts. sires this year to do more and greater things. Foreign subscriptions: $3.~O per year except U. S. Possessions, Canada, Mexico, Central and South Amer· The extent of its ;l(compJishmcnts is limited lca. Single copy 35 ns. Copyright 1936 hy THE only by the support it receives. If you wish to Otf;SS REVtEW. sce the A. C. F. carryon, ACT NOW! Send "Entered as second·class matter March 3, 1936, at the your membership fee of $ 1.00 to Ernest Olfe, POSI office al Flushing, N("W York, under the Act of March 3, 1879:' Additional emf)' at Middletown, N.Y. Sccrctary.Tre:lsurer, 3035 W. Wisconsin Ave ., Milwaukee, Wis. IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, send $25.00 for a life membership. DO YOUR SHARE! CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: LAJOS STEINER LESTER W . BRAND JOHN B. SNETHLAGE IRVING CHERNEV JAMES R. NEWMAN F. W. WATSON 249 The Munich Olympiad By LA}OS STEINER
The H ungarian team won the O lympic Team The absence of che tWO great powers in chess Tournament held at Munich, Germany, from today- Soviet Russia and the United Srates Au gust 17 to 31. The majo rity (if not aJl ) of was keenly felL Soviet Russia has not yet en_ the competing reams acknowledged this victory tered a tcam tournament, but the United States to be well earned. The Hungarian tcarn not was the victor in the last three competitions, only won the tournament by adding the total and it would 'have been of great interest to see points of its individual members, as is the cus them perform with a team of eight. I would tom in team tOurnaments, but also as a team have picked them a cenain winner, but go and defeated every other team entered in the com ugue with our young Stars. After a victory they petition. would not hear of any lessening of our glory. As a member of the viaorious team I find it So please let us indulge ourselves, until next a ha rd (ask to repon the event objectively, in year, in the ~ Ii e f that in any eveR{ we would fact I must confess that rhis (as k surpasses my have a good chance for success especial ly in powers. I ask rhe reader to take thiS ci rcum view o f tht!' faa that Lilienmal could not com_ stance into consideration, and to pardon me if ·pete for us this yea r. In justice to some of the r seem, at any 'point, to be boasting. other teams it must be- related that they also The tournament was arranged as a competi_ missed some of their Stars: Poland playing tion fo r teams of eight. Each team, however, without Tanakower and a few others, and had the rrivilege of having on its roster twO Czechoslovak ia minus Flohr, Opocensky, etc. additiona players, listed as reserves, to be used To return to the tournament itself, the com_ as replacements fo r any of the first eight players. petition was ket!'n from start to finish. Having OffiCial team tournaments of the F. 1. D. E. are an early bye we remained in the backg round arranged fo r reams of fou r, plus one restrve. for a long while, letting Poland and Germany Si nce the Munich O lympiad was not officially St!'t the pace. Later Jugoslavia joined in the sponsored by rhe F. I. D. E. ( Intern ational battle fo r the lead, and after Germany and Chess Fedel"ll.tion), it was possible ro double the Poland had taken their bye it looked as though number o f contestants on each team with the the battle for premier honors would be settled objea of giving an advantage to countries with by the matGh between Jugoslavia and Hungary. broader chess cultute. But after losing to us Jugoslavia appeared to Let us take a look at the top ranking teams have lost its equ ilibrium and allowecf both the at Warsaw (the last F. I. D. E. tourney .held in second and third prizes to slip out of its hands. For those with a flait for statistics, a list of August, 193~ ) , and Munich. the individual competitors, the outstanding Wanaw Munirh scores, and the cross table of play should prove 1. U. s. A. t. Hungary 2. Swed~ 2. Poland of interest. 3. Poland 3. Germany Aust rIa : Elis kases, Beeker, Lokvenc, Muller, 4. Hungary 4. Jugoslav ia Pl);S chau ko, Len ner, P al me, W eil, KrassDlg, ) . Czechoslovak ia 5. Czechoslovakia Weiss. 6. Au sn i. 6. La tv ia Brazil: Mendez, Cha rlie r, W. Cmz, Rocha , 7. Argenti na 7. A.ust ria Trom powskl, Pulcherlo, Carlos, O. Cruz. 8. Jugoslavil 8. Sweden Bulga ria: Gesehetf, ?'wetcoff, Dantschetf, What do we see? Six of the first eight KJprol'l', WOin orf, T09che ff, Francez, Max, Malt· scheff, Horlnc. coumries are the same in both tournamems, and Czechoslovakia: Foltys, ReJflr, Zinner, Hrom of the remaining four the United States and adka, P elikan, E. RIchter, Pok orny, Zlta., A rgentina did not compete at Munich and Ger. Herman. many did not compete at Warsaw. De nmar k : Andersen, Norman-H ansen, D. Nielsen, H age, J . Ne!\se n, Sorensen, Christen· For all practical purposes there seems to be sen, Petersen, POUl sen, H . Neilsen. no difference whether a team tournament is Esthonia: Keres, Rand, Frledemanu, Turn, Laurentius, Villard, UuJberg. Tchernov. Sepp. arranged for teams of fou r o r teams 01 eig ht. WeIdemann, Using the Warsaw and Munich tournaments as F inland : Book. KroglU8, Solin, 8 alo, H ellm o, a basis of comparison the theory that countries Ojanen, Kalla., CaDdoUn, Brelder, Collla.nde r. with the g reatest number of chess players wi ll Fra nce: Be t beder, Glbaud, C l"e peaulI:, JU Dg , Rometti, Gottl, Penel, Bary, Anglares, Conrte. produce more good individual players seems to Germa ny : K. Rlehter, Ahues, E ngels, Carls, triumph, the one exception only confi rming the Rellstab, SaID18ch, Rodl, Heinicke, F.rn st , rule. Michel. • 2~ O NOVEMBER, 1936
Holland: Van Doesburgh, Prins, Felderhof, Switzerland: Naegel!, P. Jahner, Grob, VoeU Van Seheltinga, Hamming, Muhl'ing, De Groolo my, Gygli, Staehelin, Pluss, Dikenmann, Or· Cortlevel', Koomen. mond, Strehle. A. Hungary: Maroczy, L. Steiner, Steiner, Yugo~lavia; Pire, Trifunovic, Schreiber, Asz Havasl, Szabo, Barcza, Vajda, Gereben, Balogh, talos, Konig, Kostic, Vukovlc, Broder, Tot, Korody. NE"deljkov!c. Iceland: Gllre r, Asgejl"~sou, Thorwaldsoll, Moller, Snaevarr, S. GudmundssOll, Arnlaug· THE SCORING ACES sson, Jonsson, A. Gudmundsson, Thorsteinsson. Player Played Scored % Bd. Italy: RamI, Rosselli, Monticelli, Norcia, Na 3 politano, Campolongo, Rastrelli, Stalda, Staldi, r.. S,mbo (Hungary ) ...... 19 16% 86 ,4 4/, Hellmann. (Only 19 years old!) B. Kos:ic (/ugo,l,wia) .. .. 19 84l,4 ,/, Latvia: Petro v, Apseheneck, Feigin, Kru M. NaJdor (Poland) .. . . . 20 " 80 'od m in, Hasenfuss, Metzga!ils, EndzeJlus, Ozols, P. Keres (EIlhon;") ...... 20 15V2" 77 1/1 Melngailis, KalvllljSCh. L. St ei ner (Hung"r) . .. . . 20 DV2 77V1 ,/,'" Lithuania: Mikenas, Vlstanetzki, Vallonis, H. Friedmann (Po/and) . . . 20 15V2 n V1 "h Lutzk!e, Abramavicills, Arlauskae, Sterna, Taut M. Feigin (wlvi,,) ...... 19 14V2 i6l,4 3,d valeas, Stiblnauskas, Balcovlclus. 1. Re!lstab (Germ""y ) .. . . 16 llV1 'I, Norway: Cristoffersen, Kavlie-Jorgensen, L. Kremer (Poland) ...... 20 " "h Herseth, Rasmussen, Gulbrandsen, Marth!nsen, E. Zinner (Czu ho;lof/akja) 20 "141h "nvz 3cd Sauren, Haave, Salbu, Olsen. H. Heinicke (Germany) ... 18 nv~ 7/8 Poland: P. Frydmann, Najdorf, Regedzlnskl, A. Becker (AuJlr;a) ...... 19 "13V1 ' od Makarczyk, H. Friedman, Kremer, Pogorielly, V. Pire (Jugosl"',;a) ...... 17 "70V2 ,,, Wojciechowski, Sulik, JagielskI. E. Eliskases (AMtria) . ... .20 "13 1/2 67Vz Rumania: Alexandrescu, Ichim, Denes, Plch· V. Petrow (UII';a) .... . 20 13% 67% ,,,'" ler, Demetriescu, Popa, H alic, Bohosilwisz, Se· G . Stahlberg (SwrJol) . . . .Ii 11% 6iV2 ", Hnskl, Raina. K. Richter (Germa"y ) . .. . 18 66% ", Sweden: Stahlberg, Lundin, Stoltz, Daniel J. Foltys (Czecho;l of/akia) . 19 12Vz" 6,3,4 ,,, eson, Klnmark, Eke nberg, Larrson, Bergkvist, P. Frydmlnn (Poland) .... 20 ,,, . Kayser, Sundberg. G. (Huncar)") . . . , ,,, Maroczy I I " " TEAM SCORING RECORD
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KtxQP IS PKK t QKQP 1 P.Q4 P.Q4 17 Q_B2 Kt.Kt5 2 Kt.K B3 Kt.KB3 3 P·B4 P·B3 18 0 ·0 . . , . . 4 P. K3 Q.Kt3 FOl'cf!d, as after R-KB t , Kt·R7 would follow. The original Idea. of the Slav Defense was to 18 . . . . Q_B3 protect the center without shuttin!( in the Black 19 K_Kt2 • • • • • QR Practice hal shown that black can seldom ]9 P-B3 would lose by .. QxRP; 20 PxKt, achieve the free developme nt of this bishop Q-Kt6ch; 21 K-Rl, Q·RSch; 22 K- Ktl, B-Q5ch, without s utterlng some other disadvantage in etc. it. place. He either has to give up the cen-ter 19 . . . . QxRP by . . . QPxP 01' play ... QB-D4 at an early 20 Q·Kt3 Q.R7ch stage leaving hb QP a nd QKt P open to a.llac k 21 K_B3 Q.R6ch by the white Q (Q-Kt3). This move a tte mpts 22 K_K2 Kt.R7 to solve t hat problem-with what success the 23 P-S3 . . . . ru ture will tell . 'r ile only defense to . . . Q-BSch. 5 Kt_SS B.KtS 23 , . . . B.Q5 6 PxP PxP 24 QR.Kl KtxP 7 a.KtSch . ... Q-Rlch to fol'cO the n back to Q2 comes into 25 Kt-Ktl KtKR 26 KxKt 6.86 consldent.\ion as an altema-tive move. 27 Q.B2 B_B3 7 . . . . Kt.B3 28 Q_Kt3 R_B2 8 Q_R4 .... 29 K_Ql KR.Bl While dlsl'egll.1·us the doubling of hili! pawns. 30 P.B!! R-BS which Is an error. At this point his play Is 31 KtxR Q,B ·w lthout a definite plan. 32 R·B2 RxKt 8 . _.. Bx Kt 33 Q.R4 R,P 9 PxB P_KS 34 Q.K8eh K.Kt2 10 B_Q2 P_QRS Resign, 11 P·B" R.B! 12 B_Q3 P-Kt3 1S P_QR 3 B_Kt2 . . . QxKtP would always be Wl'On,l\'. as after 14 R-QKtl, QxP; 15 RxP, White would have an excellent game. 14 P.R4 0·0 There Is no !'Isk in castling. ,'he Black posl tlOil b sltfe find White cannot moblllze his forces to aasault it. 15 P_Kt4? - . . . c=~L . Steiner I (Germa.ny) POSITION AFTER BLACK 'S ]5th MOVE 16 R-K3, Q.Q4; 17 R.Kt5, Q-Q3; 18 R.KKt3, K_Rl; 19 RKKKtPII , KxR; 2() BKPchl, K_Ktl ( . , . KxB; 21 Q_Q2eh, K.Kt2; 22 Q.KtSeh, K. White's play Is stili planless. His best line R'; 23 Q_R6ch, K.Ktl ; 24 Kt_Q7, etc.); 21 Q. Is probably O-O-Q followed ·by QR-Kll and a.n B3, Kt_Kl; 22 Q.Kt4eh, K.Rl; 23 B.Kt7ch!!, Kt attempt to force mattel's on tbe K side. (P·R5 xS; 24 Q.R3ch, B_R 5; 26 QxBch, Kt.R4; 26 Qx at once would not lead to anythin,e: alii after Ktch, K·Kt2; 27 Q.Kti5ch, Rulgn8. NO YE MlIER, 1936 2H Munich Olympiad Munich Miniatures AugUst, 1936 Munich Olympiad QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED M. Valtonis M. Folgln August, 1936 (Lithua n ia) (Latvia) SICILIAN DEFENSE White Black E. Book O. Naegeli 1 P·QB4 P·K3 12 . . . . P.KKtS (Finland) (Switzerland) 2 Kt·QB3 P.Q4 13 P·Kt5 Kt-K1 White Black 3 P.Q4 Kt· KB3 14 P·KA4 Kt-Kt2 1 P·K4 P.QB4 12 KKtxKtP Q.Kt3 4 B.Kt5 B·K2 15 P·R5 PxQP 2 Kt-KB3 P.K3 13 PxP RxP! 5 P.K3 QKt-Q2 16 RPxP! RPxP 3 P.Q4 p,p Black parries en· 6 PxP KtxP 17 Kt.B41 PxKt 4 KtxP Kt·KB3 ergetically. ... PxP is better. 18 BxKtP!! PxPch 5 Kt·QB3 P·Q3 14 K.Ktl .... 7 BxB QxB 19 K·Kt1 R..Q1 6 B·KKt5 B.K2 (If K;lxR, Kt-K5! 8 B·Q3 0·0 If ... PxB; 20 It- 7 Q..Q2 P.QR3 If PxKt, R·R8ch; K t 9 KKt. K2 KKt·B3 RSch, KxR; 21 Ktx a 0·0·0 Q.B2 K tl, PxP) . 10 Q.B2 P·B4 KtPch! 9 P.B4 P.Kt4 14. . . . Kt·K5! 11 0·0·0 P.QR3 20 P.B3 Kt.K4 10 P.K5! • • • • strong 15 KtxKt AxPch! 12 P.KKt4! . • . . 21 R.R8ch Rellgnl Starting a 16 KxA QxKtch A pawn s acrltl.ce aUack. Drawn by perpet· to open the !lnes. 10 • . . . ual check. 11 BxPch! Munich Olympiad August, 1936 SICILIAN DEFENSE I. Solin A. Becker ( Fluland) (Austria) White Dlack 1 P.K4 P.QB4 12 K·Rl . . . . 2 Kt.KB3 P.K3 Not B·B2, BxBch; 3 P.Q4 p,p 13 Kt·Kt5 followed 4 KtxP Kt. KB3 by Q·B4ch, etc. 5 Kt·QB3 S. Kt5 12. . . . P.KKt4!! 6 B·Q3 Kt·S3 A little surprise. 7 KtxKt QPxKt 13 PxKP Kt.Kt5 8 0·0 P·K4 14 P.K6 BxP 9 QB.Kt5 P.KR3 10 B.R4 Q.K2 15 B.Kt3 P·KR4! 11 P.B4 16 Q.B3 P.R5 • • • • Resigns Premature, nrst K · (If . . . 17 Rt! B·K l; Q-Q3! ) 11 . . . • KB·B4ch POSITION .AJF'I'ER BLACK'S 27th MOVE Munich Olympiad 28 BxKt, R·Qach; 29 R.K1, RxRch; 30 BxR, August, 1936 KxB; 31 QxPch!!, K.Kt1; 32 KtxPch, K.B2; FRENCH OEFENSE 33 Q.Kt6ch, Res_:'~,~":,_~ ___ E. Book G. Alexandrescu (F i nl an d) (Rouwanla) BISHOPS CRY FOR LONG DiAGONALS! White Black Munich Olympiad 1 P.K4 P.K3 Hlnders Black's August, 1936 2 P.Q4 P.Q4 development. BIRO'S OPENING 3 Kt.Q2 p,p 13 . . . • P·KR3 H. Hromadka G. Danleillon 4 KtxP Kt.Q2 14 S.R4 P.QKt3 ( C:1;echoslovak ia) (Sweden) 5 Kt·KB3 KKt·B3 15 0 .0 B.Kt2 White Black 6 KtxKtch KtxKt 16 KA·K1 A..Q3 1 P.KB4 P.K4! 13 P.Kt3 0·0·0 7 B·KKt5 B·K2 17 P·QKt4! QxBP? 8 B.Q3 · P·B4 2 PxP P.Q3! 14 B·KKt2 K .Ktl Correct is ... Q. 3 PxP B,P 15 R·QKtl P·Kt3 Premature ; better BZ; 18 B·Kt3, Q.Q1. Is 0 ·0. 4 Kt·KB3 P·KKt4 16 B.B4 P.KR3 18 BxKt! PxB S P.Q4! P.KtS 17 Q.R6! PxKt? 9 PxP Q.A4ch If ... BxB; 19 B 6 Kt.Kt5! Q.K2 18 RxPch!! RPxR 10 P.B3 QxP(B4) R 7ch followed by 7 Q.Q3 Kt.QB3 19 QxPch K·Rl The Dla ck Q i s lb Other wise \V hit e 47 P·K4 P.R5 play s P-K3, out-tem 48 P.K5 P_Kt7 pos Black, and gets 49 BxPch K,B t o QD3. 50 P· K6 P_R6 44 KxP K·BS 51 P-K7 P·R7 45 K_B4 P_QR4 52 P-K8(Q) P.R8(Q) Not . K -D7; 46 53 Q_KR8eh K_R7 P-Kt 4! PxP; 47 P 54 QxQch K,Q Kt K-Kt&; 4& B-R 3, 55 KxP K-Kt7 K·R7; 49 n -Bl, K-Kt 56 K·Kt5 K·B6 g ; 50 B·K3, K-B7 ; 51 57 K·RS K_Q5 B-Q4, K·Q6; 52 B-RI 58 KxP K_K4 a nd w ins . (P, K eres) . 51} K_Kt6 Resigns 46 P-Kt4! PxP - -- Dr, p, Bohosievisz (Rouma nla) POSITION AF'l'I<:R BL ACK'S 12th MOVE 1~ B·KKt3, KtxB?; 14 KtxPch!, PxKt; 15 RPxKtch, B.R3; 16 RxBch, K·Kt2; 17 RxPch, KxB; 18 Q·R5!, B·B4; 19 R·Q6ch, K.Kt2; 20 Q. Kt5ch, K.R1; 21 R.KR6ch, B.R2; 22 RxBch, Resigns, A T ITANIC STRUGGLE Munic h Olympiad August, 1936 . DUTCH DEFENSE E rnst P. Keres K. Richter (Ger many) (Est honia) (Germany) T he continuation : 1 RPxP, R PxP ; 2 RxRch, White Black K txR; 3 Q. R2, K.R1; 4 BxP l , PxB; 5 P_B6, Q. 1 Kt· KB3 P. KB4 24 P-Q5! QR.Q1 8 2 ; 6 KtxKtP, Q- K t3; 7 QxKtch, QxQ; 8 RxQ 2 P.Q4 Kt-KB3 (Not , .. PxP; 25 ch, Resigns. 3 P_KKt3 P.QKt3 R-B7 , B"R3 ; 26 B· 4 B-Kt2 B_Kt2 K5. R·KKtl ; 27 fix 5 0-0 P_K3 QP) ATTACK AND COUNTER-ATTACK! 6 P_B4 P_Q4 Munich Olym piad 25 P·Q6 R·B4 August, 11}36 7 Kt_K5 B_Q3 26 R·B4 P·B4 8 B_B4 0-0 If instead .' p. QUEEN'S PAWN OP ENING 9 Kt_QBS Kt.K5 Kt4; 27 B-K3. R'Q'I ; A. Pichler L Relfsb b (Roumania) (G€rmany) 10 PxP PxP 2$ RxR , PxR ; 29 R· 11 Q_KtS K -R1 B7! White Black 12 KR_Q1 P-B 3 27 RxRP P.QR3 1 P.Q4 P.Q4 23 P-KKt4! P·K5 T he t hreat was Kt 2 Kt-KB3 Kt.KB3 24 Kt ( B)-Q4 P. B6 28 R·R5 P-KKt3 x QP ! 3 B. 84 P. B4 25 Q.Q2 29 P·QKt4!! PxP B·K4! 4 P-K3 P. K3 26 P. B6! p,p 13 KtxKt BPxKt 30 RxR PxR 5 B.Q3 Kt-B3 27 RxP 14 P_BSt PxP 31 P.Q7 B·BS Q·Kt2 15 BxP , , , , 32 R,QB1! BxP 6 0-0 B-K2 28 Q.Kt4 ! Kt·Kt2 7 QKt_Q2 Q_Kt3 21} KR·B1 Continuing t h e 33 R·Q1 P. Kt6 Q.Q2 8 PxP BxP 30 P.R3 R_B1 ? pr;lssure onQ5. 34 B·B7 R·QB1 9 K t .Kt3 B.K2 31 KtxRP! 15 , . . . Q·K2 35 RxB K .Kt1 ! R·Kt1 , Not . , Kt-Q2; 16 Prev'm ting R"Q&ch. 10 P_B3 B.Q2 32 Kt(R}.Kt5 Q.Q1 Kt:Kt6ch! 11 Q.K2 Kt_KR4? 33 Q.B5 ! K-R1 36 B.K5 R. B4 12 B·K5 P·B3? 34 Kt.QS! Q.R:;; 16 QR.B1 BxKt 37 R.KKt7ch K·Bl 13 B.Q4 KtxB 35 K t ·B7ch!! K-Kt1 17 BxB Kt.Q2 If .. ,K ·R1; 38 B· 14- KKtxKt P_Kt3 36 QxP B-R7ch 18 B·B4 Kt·B3 B6 ! 15 B-Kt5 R.Q1 37 K_R1! Kt_K3 19 P.QR4 Kt-K3 38 B·Q6ch K,R 16 QR·B1! BxB 38 QxKt RxKt 20 P-R5! p,p 39 Bx R K . B2 17 KtxB 0 .0 31} R. B8ch R,R 21 BxKt P-R 5 40 B·R3 K-K3 18 P.QB4 P-B4 40 QxRch! K _Kt2 22 p. (U . . . PxB; 41 K·B2 K·Q4 19 P· B5 Q.R3 41 P-Kt5!! P-R4 Q5! ) 42 K·KS K·B5 20 P.QR3 P·B5! 42 K t .K6ch K_R2 22 Q·K3 43 K . Q2 P.KSch ! 21 K t (3).Q4 P_K 4 43 Q-K8 Resigns 23 QxQ The only chance. 22 Kt·KB3 B·B3 Plachutta Interference in the Endgame By TH. C. L KOK*** W hat is Plachurca interference? Many readers of the 2 rooks) . Assume black plays 2 .. . who are only sliglu ly acquainted wi th problem R(Kt6)xKt. Then the rook on B6 interferes termino logy ma y well ask chis questio n. To with the rook on 87 in that if W·hite plays 3 assist these reade rs we shall first discuss rhe or· P.B8(Q), black cannot ·play 3 ... R(B7)xQ dinary pri nci ple of "interference." For this but must play 3 ... R (86) xQ and loses due purpose place a white rook on Q l and a white to -4 Kt.B3mate. pawn on Q5. The pawn now prevents the Had black played instead 2 ... R(B7)xKt; rook from reaching ('he squares Q6, Q7 and Q8. 3 Kt.B3ch! would follow. Now the rook on In other words the pawn interferes with rhe B6 interferes with the rook on Kt6! 3... rook, and often such interference can be util. RxKt; -4 P.BS (Q). The roob cannot hold out ized to advantage. for long against the queen due to the unfavor. Plachutta interference is interference between ablc position of the black king. The t hreat is pieces that move in rhe same direction, , . g.: 5 Q.K8ch, which is prevented by 4 . . . R between t WO rooks or between bishop and (B) .K6. To win white must rrevem the black queen (along a diagonal) . Thus by replacing king's esca pe via QKc4 , but I( he plays 5 Q. t.he pawn wi th a rook in the foregoing example QKr8? then black Cll n draw: 5 ... RxPch! ; one obtains Plachutta interference. The rook 6 PxR, R.Kt7ch!j 7 K.Rl, R.R7ch; 8 K.Kt l , on Qi still cannot reach the squares Q6, Q7, R.QKt7ch ; and white must take the rook leav. and Q8. One may claim this to be unnecessary ing black in a stlllemate position. Correa is: due to the second rook on Q5, which does con· 5 Q.QB5 (threatens Q.B4 or B6 mate), RxPch trol these squa res, but ~his argument is super. (forced); 6 PxR, R.Kt70h; 7 K.Ktl, R.QKt7 fi cial, because it is quite possible that the rook ch! (upon all other moves the rook would soon on Q' has to stay there to hold the fi ft h rank. be lose); 8 K.Bi!, R.Ke 6; 9 Q.QS!! Black is Many nice problems have been constructed now in Z/igzl/Jrlng. On 9 . . . KxP follows on this princi ple. W ith these we are not con· to QxPmate, antf on 9 . . . RxP follows to ce!Oed. The purpose of this article is to show Q.QB4matc. Upon other rook moves fo llow a that the above theme is a ferti lc one for end. few cherks and the rook will be lost. The beSt game studies. Our first example demonstrates is probably 9 . .. R.KK[6 whereupon fo llows the theme sharply. simply 10 K.Kt2! NO. 1. Th. C. L. KOK T ljdsehrift . Apri l, 1936 " A FoLd ing Pocket Chess Set Made in green cloth with black and green %inch squares. $1.25. White W hite to Play and Win Same in brown leather S2. 2S The rook on Kt6 prevents I Kt.QB3 matc, alta Set oj Mm • 50 (ts. bur is tied down due to that threa t. The win: 1 P.B7, R.KB7 (not 1 ... RxRPch; 2 KtxR. T H E CHI!SS R EVIEW R.KB7; 3 K{·Q3. RxBP; 4 P.Kt3mate! ) ; 2 Kt. 60.10 Roosevelt Ave. , KB3! (the win is achieved by sacrifici ng the Kt Woodside, N . Y. on the square tha t intersecrs the lines of force '" TH t: · C HESS RE VIEW It may be noted that in the original position KO !, R_ Q4; 8 P_K4, P_ Kt6; 9 PxR, P_Kt7; 10 1 Kt_KB3 cannOt be played immediately. T here P_Q6, P.KtS (Q) ; I I P_Q5ch, QxS; 12 PxQ would fo llow: I . . . Rx Kr; 2 P.B7, RxRPch !; and wins. } KexR, R.KB7! White may not imerd lange moves in this The subject: matter to follow will be divided ending. For instance : 1 B.R4?, R.Kt6! fol into three sect ions : 1. Some general exampl es, lowed by 2 ... R_Kt8ch, etc. (On 1 P-Q7., II. Considerati on of the theme in re lation to R_Kt6? ; follows 2 B_53ch!). Or 1 P_Q7, Rx crirical moves, and III. Some combinations of QP; 2 Kt_Q6?, RxKt; 3 B_R4, R_Rl! the Plachuua interference with other themes. Tn this endgame the composer .has used quite SECTION 1 a bit o f material. Investigating as to which The ti m and only endgame example by pieces are necessary for the theme p roper we odler composers on our theme is shown in dia. find tJ1em ro be the twO rooks, then the white gram No. 2. knight (ro be sacriti ced o n [-he intersection NO.2. l . N V EV1 CKEV square) , and finally those pieces which utilize 2nd Prize· M.lIgyar Sa kkv i lag, 1933 the mutual interference (the QP and the B) . Blac k Together with (he two kings we (hus arrive at a theoretical minimum of seve n pieces. In the field of chess problems it has been possible to work this rheme with less theme-tieceJ) but a considerable number of additiona pieces have always been necessary. It is a well known fact that endgame studies ;lfe more economical in the use of material than problems. This of course is not demonstrated In diagra m No. 2. Asi de from the theme. pieces there are nine additional pieces. D iagram No. I is somewhat more economical, but it still required three extra pawns- and pawns are far more imfXlrtant in an endgame than in a prob_ lem, where a pawn mwe or less does not count. W hite to Play and Win In addition the Knigh t on Kl (in diagram No. The solution is as follows: 1 P.Q7, RxQP (l 1), hardly plays a pan in the study; its sole . . R_Kt] ?; 2 B_R4!, R_R 3; 3 P.Q8 (Q), purpose being to be sacrificed at the critical etc.) ; 2 B.R4! (threatening B_B6mate) , R.R 3; moment. 3 Kt_Q6!! The same intersection square idea Yet, that uuoreti cal minimum of only seven as in diag ram No. 1. thematic pieces, which in the field of problems If Black play s 3 ... R(Q)xKt; 4 B_B6ch still remaim an unattainable ideal (what com_ etc. Black's best is 3 . .. R(R)xKt; 4 P.Q8 poser will deny this? ) , can be reached in the (Q) , RxQ; 5 B_B6ch, R_Q5; 6 PxR! (threatens endgame as the fo llowing siudy will show. • P-K5 mate. BU( nor 6 BxRcll, RxB; 7 PxR (To be continued) because the black KtP will queen) , R-Q 3; 7 B. *** (Trall!iated from Tijdl(hrift-J. 8. S. ) CHESS TIME CLOCKS T his latest model is substantiall y built with a fin e movement, exceprionally suited for match and tournament play.-Price $7. SO.-Postage extra. Order through THE CHESS REVIEW 60.10 Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, N. Y. The Philadelphia Congress Due to lack of space in the September and A. C. F. Congress October issues we found it impossible to record August, 1936 the yearly meeting of the American Chess Fed. BUDAPEST DEFENSE eration which was held in Philadelphia on Au. (Notes by Fred Reinfeld) gUSt 23,1936, as part of the Congress program. B. Winkelman G. Treysman The officers of the Federation gave an White Black 1 P.Q4 Kt.KB3 account of the year's accomplishments and 2 P-QB4 P-K4 wefe fe_e leCted unanimously to the following 3 PxP Kt.Kt5 poSitIOns: 4 Kt.B3 • • • • Presidelll ...... Arpad E. Elo, Milwaukee \Vhite does not select the most aggressive Vice-Pl'esidwt . . . . Kirk D. Holland, Glicago l!ne (4 P·K4. KtxP; 5 P-B4). 4 . . . . B·84 Sec.-TredS...... , .. . Ernest Olfe, Milwaukee 5 P-K3 Kt_QB3 Directors of the Fcdcratio'n for the forth_ 6 B-K2 KKtxP(K4) coming year were nominated and elected a'i 7 KtxKt KtxKt 8 0-0 0·0 follows: 9 P.QR3 P-QR4 California: H . Legler (Oakland) 10 Kt-83 P-Q3 Colorado: F . Fetzer (Denver) 11 R-Kt1 • • • • Dist. of Columbia: C. W. Stark An attempt to enforce P-QKt4. In much t he Georgia: P. Mitchell (Atlanta) same position in a game Hanauer vs. Horowitz IllinOis: S. Factor and M. Major (Chicago) (New York, 1936) the continuation was P·QKt3. Maryland: S. C. Quinn (Baltimore) Q·R5! Massachusetts: F . R. Chevaller (Boston) 11 . . . . B.KB4! Michigan: A. H. Palmi (Jackson) Minnesota: G. S. Barnes (Minneapolis) Black has achieved a fine development . The Missouri: C. M. But'lon (St. Louis) text does not lose any time, as the B's retreat Nebraska: H. Ohmans (Omaha) menaces White's QBP- and at the same time a New Jersey: J. B. Snethlage (Hawthome) beautiful allacking diagonal .i s opened for New York: F. Brleger & R. Wahl'burg (N.Y.C.) mack's KD. Ohio: J. Jackson (Cincinnati) 12 P-K4 B.K3 Oklahoma: W. M. Padgett ('l'ulsa) 13 P-QKt3 Q-R5 Pennsylvania: I. Ash and W. A. Ruth (Phila.) White has no r-eally satisfactory continuation Rhode ISland: H. Morton (Providence) from this point on. although his next move cer Texas: J. C. Thompson (Dallas) tainly makes a bad situation worse. N. Carolina: H. M. Woods. Jr. (Wbittakers) 14 P.Kt3? Q-R6 W. Vi rginia: E. M. Foy (Charlest on ) Wisconsin: D. B. Dye!' (Milwaukee) Threatening ... B·KKl5 followed hy ...Bx Porto Rico: F. Prleto (San Juan) B and .. . Kt-Kt5. Canada: B. Freedman (Toronto) 15 K-R1 P.QB3 16 P-B3 P.B4! It was voted to give the President authority The beginning of a brilliant to appoint additional directors until the total attack. 17 P.QKt4 RPxP number reached a maximum of 30. Appoint. 16 RPxP ments are imminent in Seattle, Washington; • • • • Los Angeles, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsyl. vania; and New Orleans, Louisiana. SHORT, SWEET AND SOUND A. C. F. Congress August, 1936 ENGL.ISH OPENING M. Hanauer D. S. Polland White Black 1 P-QB4 P·QB4 8 KKt-Kt5 Kt_QR4? 2 Kt.QB3 Kt.KB3 9 BxB KtxB 3 P.KKt3 Kt.B3 10 B.B4! P·Q3 4 B.Kt2 P.K3 11 Q-R4! Kt.Q2 5 Kt·B3 P-QKt3 12 R.Q1 P.K4 6 P_Q4 PxP 13 Kt.Q5! R.B1 7 KtxP B.Kt2 14 QxRP Resigns B. Winkelman T H E CH E SS RE V I E W 18 . . . . Px P ! HUNTING THE LADY I N BLAC K So l hal Ir 19 PxB. KPxP: 20 ox!'. K tx B : 21 A. C. F. Congress RxKt ( 21 11·8 2. K tx P ! ). R x R : 22 (1)( 11. n ·K B 1 A ugu. t . 1936 winning. 1'101' can White play 19 PxP. Kt· QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED KI St etc'. D. H . Mug ridge M. H anauer 19 KtxP B.B4 ! W hite Black T he KB I~ st!l! pol SOli, [or Jf 20 PxB. BxKt; 1 P.Q4 P.Q4 16 K t llKt Px Kt 21 PxB, Kt·Kt5! wins. 2 P·QB4 p,p 17 QR.Bl Q. K4 20 B.B4? . . . . 3 Kt.KB3 Kt.KB3 18 B.Kl KR.Q1 4 P·K3 P.K3 19 P·QKt4! QR.S1 7 (T'lki lig of Jr/bile'J p,m il'e pl,I)', lId~'IIII' l ge 8/"(,,, 5 BxP B.K 2 20 P.Kt4! Q·KKt4 hal Jrl' r l op~J TWO 81 SH OPS ARE T OO MAN Y A. E . Santa. ler e H . M . Wood., A. C. F. Co ngresa Whit!' • Black A ug u. t , 193ti 1 P·QB4 K t .K 8 3 15 P·Kt4 R.B 1 RUY LOPEZ 2 K t.QB3 P.Q4 16 R.S3 R.K I D. S. Polland I. A. Horo .... itz 3 Px P Ktx P 17 QR.KBI 8 . 81 W hit e lllack 4 P . K~ Kt· Kt3 18 P.K 5 Kt.Kt4 5 P.Q4 Kt.B3 19 R_R3 P·R3 1 P.K 4 P.K 4 14 KR.K 1 KR.Kl 6 B·QKt5 B.Q2 20 K t _K4 2 K t .K B3 Kt.QB3 15 P. R3 P.QB4! K t .Q4 7 K Kt .K 2 P.K3 21 S.Q2 R.K2 B·Kt 5 P.Q R3 16 R. K 2 B.8 3 3 8 0·0 B.K2 22 P.K t5 p, p 4 Bx Kt QPxB 17 B.Q2 P.QKt4 9 P.QR3 p .QR 3 23 Px P 5 Kt. B3 P.B3 18 QR.Kl P.K t 5 R.K l 10 B.Q3 Kt·B6eh 6 P.Q4 p,p 19 PxP p , p 0 ·0 24 Ktx Kt Q,Q 20 Kt.Q5 B·Kt 4 ! 11 P.QKt4 K t.R2 25 KtPxKt P.KKt3 7 QxP 12 B.K3 P.QB3 26 BxP p," KtxQ S.Q2 21 R·B2 B.8 4! 8 13 Q. Kt3 Kt· Kt4 9 B.K3 B·Q3 22 Kt.K 3 R, P W hite mates In four. 14 P·B4 Kt.Q3? 10 0.0.0 P.QKt3 23 Kt.R2 R (Q).Kl 11 P·B4 24 R.B3 Kt.Q3 0·0 ·0 Y OUTH M=UST ..",..".HAVE:--: IT S FLI NG 12 K t.B3 K t.R3 Re sl gnl 13 P.KR3 K t.B2 A. C. F. Congress Augu, t, 1936 LEGA L ASSAULT AN D BATTERY RU Y LOPEZ A. C. F . Congr e.. A. D. Camillo G. Wei mar A ugult, 1936 White B lack 1 P.K4 KI NG'S INDI A N DEF ENSE P.K4 23 P. K6! Kt x P 2 Kt. KB3 K t.QB3 24 R·R5 Q. Kt4 F. R.lnf eld N. Grouman 3 B.Kt5 P.QR3 25 RKQ P,R Black WhIt e 4 B_R4 K t.93 28 R.Bl P·B3 1 P·Q4 Kt.K83 19 Kt.R5 Kt.SS 5 0·0 9.94 27 P· KR4 QR. Kl 2 Kt·KB3 P.KKt3 20 B·Q3 Q.Q2 6 Kt. B3 0 ·0 28 PxP KtxKtP 3 P·B4 B.Kt2 21 B.K5 Kt.K 5 7 P.Q3 P.R3 29 Q.B4 SxKt 4 Kt .B3 P.Q4 22 R.B7 Q .Q\ 8 P.KR3 P.Q3 30 QxB R·B2 5 B.B4 P.B3 23 Ktx P Bx K t 9 B·K3 Kt.Q2 31 R.B2 R.K8eh 6 P.K 3 0.0 24 Rx B P.8 3 10 Kt.K 2 Bd 32 K .R2 K·S l 7 P.K R3 QKt.Q2 25 Bx K t QPKB 11 P le S K t.B4 33 R.Bl R· K 6 8 R.B l Q.R4 26 B.B7 Q.S l 12 Bx K t Px B 34 Q.B8eh R.KI 9 Kt·g 2 R·Kl 27 Q·Kt3 R.K 2 13 Kt.K t3 P.Kt3 35 QlI RP R.K6 10 Kt·K t3 Q.Kt5 28 R.B l K .B2 14 P.Q4 PlI P 36 Q.R8eh K ·K2 11 P.R3 Q.K t3 29 Q.Kt6 R.a' 15 PKP Kt.K 3 37 QxP K t .K 3 12 PlI P KtllP 30 R.BS S.K2 16 Q_Q 2 K.R2 38 R·B3 R.K8 13 KhKt PKK t 31 P.QKt4 P. Kt4 17 QR.K l B.Q2 39 Kt.Rl P.K t4 14 B.B7 Q.K83 32 PlIP p, p 18 P.K5 P.Q4 40 R.KR3 P·B4 15 B·Kt5 t P.QR3 33 Rx P t 19 Kt·R2 Q.R51 41 R.R8 P. B5 16 B.K 2 B·Bl 34 R.BSc h K."'"Ktl 20 Kt.Kt4 ! K. Kt2 42 Q·K8eh K.B3 17 0 ·0 P.K 3 35 RxR Q.Ql 21 Q.K3 QR.Ql 43 R·R6eh Resigns 18 P.B4 Q.K 2 36 Q.K6e h Rulgns 22 R·B5 ! Kt. K t4 My Best Games of Chess By I. ~HDAN Bled Tourney, 1931 19 P.QR3 P_Kt4 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED A useful move which prevents Kt·IH and se· (Notes by r. Kashdan) eUI'es a Kood Hquare for the Queen at Kt3. A. Alekhine I. Kashdan Black now commands most of tlHl ground in White Black the center and Q side. 1 P.Q4 Kt.KB3 20 P.R3 ..... 2 P.QB4 P.B3 This Is Ilardly necessary, and leaves a had 3 Kt.KB3 P.Q4 weakness at his KK,t S, which proves helpful 4 Kt.B3 P.K3 to Black. White seems to have no definite 5 B_Kt5 QKt.Q2 plan at this pOint. 6 P_K3 Q_R4 20 . . . . . Q·Kt3 7 Kt_Q2 PxP 21 K .R 1 . ... From the theoretical standpoint this should After his last m ove, R2 would have been a better choice rO!' the King. be the best move. It forces the exchange of Bishop for Knight. leaving Black with the ad· 21 . . . . P_KR3 vantage in -that res pect. However. it involves 22 RxR RxR a. loss of tim e, and the development of the QB Is a source or diffi culty. Whether White can make any capital or his early Initiative is a question which has not been [ully solved. 8 BxKt KtxB 9 KtxP Q.B2 10 B-Q3 , , , , 10 P-KKt3 has been played, to fianchetto the Bishop, and by pressure along the diagonal, to restrain Black's P-QB4. However, the text looks more nat1.jl'al. 10 , , , . B.K2 11 0-0 0-0 12 R_B1 R.Q1 To allow . .. B·q2·K1 without interfering with this Rook. King squar·e is the best post 1'01' the Qll, where it can remain until a suit· able line has been opened. Black's plan is to play .. . P-ll-I as SOOIl as feasible, and ,Vhlte A. I i wi\! use his command of the Qll fi le to keep the Pawn back. 23 Kt(Kt).B3 .... 13 Q_K2 B_Q2 Detter was 23 Kt-K4, Kt-Q4; 24 }t·Kl . But 14 Kt_KS B_K1 White's pieces are all restricted, and Black 15 P_B4 might continue with 24 ... P-QR4 followed by • • • • .... p·R5 or ... P-Kt5, to open new lines of A doubtful move, as after the break in the attack. center the Pawus will be w eakened. With 23 . . . . B_B4 'Vhite's next few moves he attempts to build 24 Kt_Q4 .... up a K s ide attack, but t his should not be ser Giving lIll the pawn at ollce, but it can hard· ious, as there is adequate defense for every ly be held. If 2,! P-K4, Kt-R4! wins at least point. a Pawn. Or 24 R·Kl, Kt·Q4; e tc. P·B4! 15 . . . . 24 . . . . BxKt This looks risky. but is quite playable, and 25 PxB QxP from hel'e on Black begin ,; 10 get control 01 the 26 P.B5 ... . game. 26 DxP would lose after . .. Kt-K5!; 27 16 PxP .... K·R2, DxB; 28 QxB, Kt-Q7 followo(\ by QxBPch. If 16 Kt·Kt5, Q-Kt3 or 16 Kt·K,1. KtxKt; 17 The text is an attempt. at countel"\llay wnich BxKt, Q-Kt3; 18 Kt-B4, Q-R3 and everything is should prove frultless. secure .• Fortunately 16 Kt·R4 w!l1 not do, as 26 . . . . Kt·R4 t he QB Is already taking part In the tray. Forcing an exchange of pieces a nd Simplify- 16 . . . . . QxP ing the game. 27 QxKt QxKt Detter than taking with the Bishop, as the 28 Q_Kt4 PxP latter Is needed for defense, whereas the Queen 29 BxBP R_B5 easily avoids any attack. 30 Q.Q1 R-B5 17 Kt.K4 Q_R4 B,ll this is can'ying a good thing too fat. The 18 Kt.Kt5 QR_B1 further exchanges bring on a Queen ending. Paying no attention to the K side, as therf' which is very difficult to win. Black actually is no threat. Not 18 ... QxP; 19 R-B7! has the better position, besides the Pawn 259 260 THE CHESS REVI EW ahead. and should continue to attack by 30 59 . . . . Q-KSch ... p·Kt3, followed by ... R-Q5 or ... B-B3, 60 K_Ql Q-Q6ch etc. White's best chance lies In the removaJ 61 K_Bl Q.B8ch of lhe Jlghter pleees. 62 K-Q2 PxP! 31 RxR QxR This is the goal for which Black has strug· 32 8 ·07 BxB gled so long, and the rest should have been 33 QxB Q_Ktl easy. The checks are soon stopped, and the DefendIng evely t hlng, but that is Dot enough. passed Pawn ought to advance readily. The main dlfflculty in the task Is that there is BUT- no passed Pawn, and to create one Black must 63 Q.QB5ch K.K3 expose his KIng. with all the danger or perpet· 64 Q-B8ch K-B3 ual check. 65 K_K3 , . . . . P.KtS 34 Q.Q4 K 35 P.QR4 PxP On continued checks the would gaiu saCe· 86 36 Ql(P(R4) Q_KtS ty via and Kt7, which the text prevents. Exchanging the last 'Pawn Oil the Q s ide 65 . . . . Q_KSch would lead to a sure draw as there would be 66 K.B3 Q.K3 Insumcient tor<:e to accompllsh anything. 67 Q-B3ch K.Kt3 B lack's pl an o f ClUllpaign. i s t o b ring h is K to 68 P_KI4 . . , . the Q side, a nd a ~L empt to will lhe QKtP. In onler to a pproach the Pawn with the Should While move his own K to lhe defense, King, and also to prevent the immediate ex then the Pawns on the other wi ng can ad change of Queens. BUT'- vance. The tactical dimculties of the plan are considerable, In avoiding the constant threat I. Kuhdan of perpetunl check, 37 Q.K8eh K.Kt2 38 Q.K5eh Q.B3 39 Q.QB5 P.R3 The best sQuare for the P, where It can most easily be defended. 40 P.QKt4 Q.BSCh 41 K.R2 P. KR4 42 Q.Q4eh K.R2 The K cannot yet emerge, for If , .. K·BI; 43 Q·R8ch, K·K2: 44 Q,K5ch. etc, would allow no escape. 43 Q. K5 Q-Kt4 44 Q.SS K.Kt, 45 Q·QS Q.B5 45 K. Kt1 K·Kt2 47 K.S2 Q.K3 48 Q.Kt8 K.B3 49 Q.Kt7 • • • • Checks at this sta.ge would only aid Black 68 .... Q-B3ch?? In marching to the Q side, A complete miscalculation, which at once 49 . . . . Q.B5 50 K .K3 K.K3 t hrows away the (rults o( vel')' considerable K.Q2 labor, After three sessions, something over 51 Q.Kt6c h twelve hours all told, I had for the first time 52 Q.Kt7ch K-Q3 53 P.Ktl in my career obtaIned a clearly winning posi • • • • tion against the World's Champion. And then White s hould have avoided thiS advance, to err on a simple matter or counting whIch whicb weakens the Pawns, and gives Black a every beginner Is taught! White's 63th move speedy opportunity to establish a. passed P. P-Kt4 gained just enough time to draw in the However, the same result could have been resulting ending. achieved In any case by proper play. The correct procedure was 68 .. , Q·Q4ch: 53 . . . . P. Kt4 64 Q.Kt8ch Q·B2 69 K-Kt3, Q-Kt7ch; 70 K·R4. P-R7: 71 Q-QSch, 55 Q. KR8 Q.B8ch K-Kt2; 72 Q-Q4ch; P-B3 ! and now if 73 Q-Q7ch, 56 K.K2 Q.B5eh K·R3! or 73 Q-R7ch, K-Kt3! _ After 68 , . , Q 57 K.B2 P.Kt5! Q4ch; if 69 K-B4. P·R7 !, 10 Q-B2ch, K-Kt2; Givi ng up the RP but obtaining more tban and the Pawn cannot be taken_ Or 69 K-K3, the equivalent In return. P-B3 (tbreatenlng .. , Q-K4ch); followed by , .. 58 QxP Q.Q5c:h K-Kt4 and the game should win easily enough. 59 K .K2 · , . . 69 QxQch KxQ He must leave the K side. If 59 K·Kt2, Q. 70 K_Kt 3 K_K4 K5 ch: 60 K·Ktl, Q·K6cb: 61 K·Kt2, Q·B6ch: 62 71 KxP K-Q5 K-R2, Q·B7ch: 53 K-Rl , Q-B8ch ; 54 K-R 2, 72 K_R4 Drawn QxPch!: 65 QxQ, PxQ; 66 RxP, K·B3: and counting will show that Black wins. As each aide w ill succeed in Queening. Farewell to Nottingham One of the most interesting fealures of the ops, and, s loce Black's t wo Ds are wor king at International Maslen Tournament at Noning. c ross purposes In this variation, Alekhloe's continuation Is probably belle l' for White. ham was the fact that it brought together the 6 . . . . 0-0 present champion of the world, Dr. Max Euwe, 7 0·0 BxQKt and his three immediate predecessors : Dr. A. 'I'his exchange Is questionable. H permits Alekhine (1927-1935), Jose R. Capablanc,\ White to retain two Bs, an advantage which (1920. 1927), and Dr. Emanuel Lasker ( 1894- weighs heavily III thl8 posltloll, as the subse· 1920). The result of the interplay is shown quent play will show. 8 QxB P.Q3 in the tab~l'~. e='~ 9 P_Kt3 QKt_Q2 10 B.Kt2 R_Ktl lu t his \llIe of play It 18 rreQuently important to provh1e pfoteetlon {or the QB, particularly when Black wants to play Kt·K5. If Black plays Immetllately 10 ... Kt·K5; II Q-B2 and Black must be able to vlsua!!:!:e accurately IllI . . . sorts of combinations a.rlslng- [rom the moving of the White Kt and ba~ed upon the subsequent anyone pin of the Black Kt lit K5. Dc. :;; I~ , ;.u his age 11 QR_Ql Kt_K5 blanca for tOp honors. It is an 12 Q.K3 P.KB4 in his cap. A sel"iou~ wt!8ktm lng which wll! soon make itself felt. But Black rClilly could do nothing The Maste rs Tourney, however, was not rhe else, fo!' the text Is the only way to obtain a only event on the Congress program. The firm footing In the Cllnter. story of Nottingham cannot be considered 13 P-QS ! • • • • complete without some mention of the other By this move White s huls out the Black QB. tournaments conducted- me Major Open, the 13 . . . . P xP British Ladies' Championship, and nine minor The excha nge or J>s Is rOI'e('d as 13 ... p. round.robins. Kt would be met by It Kt·R~, Kt(K5)-B~ ; 15 The Major O~n was divided imo tWO sec. J>·QKt4, Kt-R3: 16 P-QU3! Black's only hope now is tha.t the White QP will prov;e to be tions to accommodate the 23 contestams. In weak. But this does not prove to be the cllse. Senion A the premier honors were earned by 14 PxP Kt{Q2).B3 S. Landau of Holland, 7;.'2.21;2, with E. Klein 15 Kt_R4 .... of Austria JUSt a step behind- 7_3. Senion B Au indirect protectlou of the QP. On 15 . .. witnessed a tie for first between Dr. J. Cukier. KtxQP follOWM 16 tqKt, BrR; 17 Q-Q4 etc. If man of France and A. Reynolds o( England Instead 15 ... BxP ; 16 QBxKt, etc. with scores of 8¥...2¥2. 1S . . . . Q.Q2 16 B-KR3 P_Kt3 The British tadies' Championship was won If In stead 16 ... KU:QP ; 17 by Mrs. E. Holloway of London, score 9.2. QxKt! 17 P.83 Kt_B4 Miss A. M. Crum of Edinburgh and Mrs. W . 18 Q.Kt~ • • • • lbomson o f G lasgow tied for second and third A ver y strOng attacking move that leaves position, 8· 3. Black with little hope. If 18 .. . Ktl(QP; then 19 KtxKtP Is decisive. 18 . . . • Q.Kt2 19 P_QKt4 Kt(B4).Q2 Nottlngh;J;m Chesl CongrelSl August, 1936 After 19 ... Kt·R5; 20 B-Rl and the Kt Is stranded. QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE (Notes by Dr. M. Euwe) 20 P_K4 ! • • • • The move Is there lind Alekhlue finds It. It Or. A. Alekhlne C. H . 0 '0 . Alexander tits like a glove and causes a further weaken. White Black ing of the Black position. 1 P.Q4 Kt·KB3 20 . . . . Ktx KP 2 P·Q84 P-K3 A n ice riposte. but It does not help. 3 Kt.KB3 P.QKt3 21Q.Bl ! ..•. 4 P.K Kt3 B.Kt2 Of course oot 21 DxQ, Ktl(Q ; 22 Bl(R, KtxB 5 B.Kt2 B-KtSeh ch; 23 K·Kt2, fuD ; 24 KxKt, Kt·D3 and tbe e; QKt-Q2 • • • • QP must fall Jeavlng Black with an el(cellent Tbe usual coutinuatlon at this point has been game. 6 B-Q2. The tert avoids the excha nge or Blsh· 2 1 . . . . Kt(K5)_B3 261 262 THE CHESS REVIEW Nottingham Chess Congress 15th Round ",~R . Fine A. Alekhine 22 BxP!! ... . The point. Black may uot play 22 ... PxB; 23 KtxP, Q·Rl (a.fter other moves the Q is POSIT ION AFTER BLACK'S lost); 24 Q-Kt5ch, K-B2; 25 QR·Kl, with a 50t h MOVE double threat of mate by R-K7 OZ' Kt-RS. 22 . • • .' K_R1 This is t he last round. Fine MUST win to 23 B_K6 B.R3 tie for 3nl. 24 KR-K1 .... 51 KtxP?, KtxKt; 52 P-R6, Kt-Q3; 53 P-KtS, Now all the White pieces ha ve vel'y strong R-QR6!; 54 P-Kt6, RxP; 55 P-Kt7, KtxP; 56 attacking positions au(] the end Is not far RxKt, K-K3; 57 R-KR7, R-R7ch; 58 K-Q3, R R7; 59 R-m, R·R5; 60 R-R6ch, K·B2; 61 K·Q4, distant. RxPch; 62 KxP?? (K-K5!), K-Kt2!; 63 K· 24 . . . . Kt·K4 25 P.B4 K5 (too late) , R-B8; 64 R-R2, K-Kt3; 65 R • • • • KKt2ch, K·R4; 66 K-BG, K-R5!; 67 R·Kt6, P 'fhi~ sacrifices the rxchange but leads to It HA; 68 R-Kt5, P-B5 ; 69 K-B5, R-QR8!; 70 R quick win. Kt2, p·B6; Resigns. 25 .. ., Kt.Q6 26 RxKt B.R 27 P_Kt4 Resigns Nottingham Chess Congress The threat is P·KKt5 and cannot -be averted. 3rd Round (Tr:lnl/,'/fd f rol/J Ihe Haa!!,JChe Courmlf. - ! . B. Y.) Nottingham Chess Congress 13th Round Dr. A. A lekhine POSITION AFTER BLACK'S 45th MOVE Dr. E. L.asker 46 K-B2, KtxP?; 47 K-Q3?? (47 BxKt!, RxR; 48 KxR, KxP; 49 K-B2, K-K5; 50 B.o7!, K-B5; POSITION AFTER BLACK'S 51 K·Q3, K-Kt6; 52 K-K4, KxRP; 53 K-B4! etc. 20th MOVE Alekhine was in time trouble and unable to cal 21 P·KR3, Kt·B-5; 22 B-Bl, B·B2; 23 K-Q3, culate acctll'ately, therefore refused the piece), j3-R4??; 24 P-QKt4!, BxP; 25 Kt-B2, 8-Q7; 26 KxP; 48 B-B4ch. K-Q3 ; 49 RxR, Kt-B4ch; 50 ExB, Kt·Kt7ch ; 27 K-K2, K-Q4; 28 B-81, Kt-B5; K-K4, KtxR; 51 K-B4, K-K2; 52 K-Kt5, K t·Q3; 29 K-Qa, Kt-Kt3 ; 30 Kt-K3ch, K-Ka; 31 53 B-Q5, Kt-B2ch; 54 K-B4, Kt-R3; 55 P-:"(t5, Kt-B4, Kt-Bt; 32 Kt-R5, Kt-Q3; 33 B·B4, Resigns. Kt·B2; 56 K-K4, K-BI; Drawn. N O VE M B E R , 19 3 6 26 3 ( E. O. BOGO LUBOW (left) E. L.o,SK ER. Slu IChrd ,,: NMlillghdTII by Aii" Uli' ld N ill, Nottinllham Chess Congress 21 Kt·Q4 Q.Kt2 31 K.Rl Kt.Kt5 9th Round 22 BxR RxKt 32 Q·R3 KtxB M. Botwinnik 23 B.R6 RxKP 33 QxKt Kt.Kt2 24 Q.B3 P.KB3 34 QxRP R.K7 25 K.Kt1 Kt.K4 35 Q·Kt8ch K.Kt3 26 Q_Kt2 P·KKt4 36 P·B5ch K·R4 27 R.Q8ch K .B2 37 Q·R70h ? . . . , 28 P. KB4 Kt·K3 (37 Q-B4 !! ) 29 R·QKt8 Q.Q4 37 . . . . K.Kt5 30 R·KB1 Q.Q5ch Resigns Genuine Staunton Chessmen Imported fron: J ACQUES & SONS, LO NDON • Boxwood &. Ebony Sets· 1 V4x 2% to 2x4V4 5 Sizes from $17,00 to $170.00 Ivory Sets· 1 V4x2 -r~ to 2x4,~, 6 Sizes from $130.00 to $440.00 FtNAL POSITtoN-AFTER W H ITE 'S 44th :r.WVE FINE FOLDING WOOD BOARDS Drawn by agl·eemen t. T he poSi tion is inter· Li ght and Compac t Imported esting b ecause of Lasker's r emal·k that if he 1 V4" to 2V4 " Squares · 5 Sizes f rom had heen you nger, he wou\(! have pla yed on 900 to $3.00 to W iD. Circular Sent on Requ est; Inquiries Answe red. Prices lower Ihan you r local store. All ord e r ~ Nottingham Chess Congress cash. S"nl prep,tid U . S . Any other Iype August, 1936 chessme n . dO llll nocs. etc .. s uppli"d on A Saskatchewan Bomb-Shell ! A. Yanofsky, reccnt contender and winner Recent contact with Canada's western chcs~ of Senior boys' tournament and Major tourna. provinces seems, co i n~icate.the pres:ncc of an ment of Toromo Dominion Congress-and, atmosphere of Increasmg rivalry, WIth a race latest addition to Winnipeg's line of boy for monapol}' of leadership and strength of wonder.players (age- I I yes.)' is entered in forces as the main objen;\·!:. The chess situa. Winnipeg's city championship now in progress. tion in Sasbcchcwan and Alberta is in need of some rcnov a. lion, according to Earl)' October news respecting the Canada I'J. H. W . Jordan of United States correspondence team.match fav. Moose Jaw, and ored Canada by 12Y2.3Yz, with a p reponder_ his p romi se is ance of games left in progress for the fin al p!cd,l.ted to do al! count. of his share to lake the play o f The Canada Dairies Chess Club of Toronto, the spotligh l report elections from a recent annual mecting, away from Man;. with majority vores in favor of: President, 1. toba and thus P. Essex ; Secrerary.Treasu rer, K. F. Davies; spread ra ys o f Team captain, R. B. Hayes; Tournament direc. chess a ctivi t}" tor, A. Breck lc:s; lc:a~ue reprc:sema{Jve, W , throughout other Sharp, pro\';nces in the morc distant west. And so the IMBIBED AT PHILADELPHIA (?!) F. W , WATSON rhyme and verse Dominion Congreu: Tor onto, 1936 rominucs: Saskatchewan's latest important BUDAPEST DEFENSE chess lilt involved the provincial tide, with six H. Opsahl R. Drummond entries and a play.off necessary after a fina l tic WhIte Black brought A. D . McConnell and H. W . Jordan 1 P.Q4 Kt.KB3 12 Q.B3 Q·B3 together in a three.game series; the fo rmer 2 P.QB4 P.K4 13 P.K5 P.P scoring 2. 1 to clinch the honors. In addition to 3 P x P Kt.Kt5 14 P.QKt4 B.Q5 home affairs, a rcport concerning possibi lities 4 P.K4 P.KR4 15 KtxB PxKt 5 B.K2(?) Kt.CIB3 16 Q.B3 Q.Q of more inter.provincial competition s ugge st.~ 6 Kt. KB3 B·B4 17 KbcQ P·Q6 the anticipation of a problem solving event for 7 0·0 QKtxP 18 K.Kt p .. Saskatchewan and Albena. Whether or /lOt 8 QKt-Q2 KbKBP! 19 K.P Manitoba mess players wi ll take off thei r hats 9 RI(Kt Kt.Kt5 20 P.B5 "K'P.R4 10 Q.Kt3 Ktl(R Rul;ns to Saskatchewan and irs allies- is anOlher 11 K·B1 p ·Q3 guess; no doubt: the vast chess area of Canada's east may be counted as willing to join the Manirobians in protecting theif respective and - -- threatened cheSS colonies with a firm determin. ation to maintain the pace and dominarion in A BO,lI1d VO/llme of regions ·o f lime.light value! THE CHESS REVIEW Miscellaneous News Makn 4 H41ldJome The Presidency o f the Manitoba Chess Asso· ChriJtmllJ Gift ciation was voted in favor of S. Hall, with T. 1933, 1934 and 193~ Available R. DeW et as Vice.President, and E. G . Bald. I winson as Secref:l.ry.Treasu rer; all of Winnipeg. I $3.00 PER VOLU ME J. H. Booker was elected Honorary President in Effective January " 1937 acknowledgment of services rendered for past $3.50 PER VOLUM E twO year.~ -October annual election reports. 264 Addenda to Griffith and White By F REO REIN FELD A L EKH INE'S DEFENSE hold the P-although lhll; conti nuation would CQ/Nt1Im 6 dnd 7 be quite satisfactol'y fo r Blac k ), QxP would lose a. P for White, while g PxP, QxQch; 9 These begin with the moves: lUQ, Kt-B3 followed by .. . O·O·Och is de· 1 P.K4 Kt.KB3 cld.edly in Black's favor. 2 P. K5 Kt-Q4 7 P.B5! .... 3 P.Q4 P.Q3 The su rprise 1Il 0V ~, Oil which the variation 4 P.QB4 Kt.KtS rest!!. It has an odo!' of midnight on! The continuation adopted by White in these 7 . . . . P.K5 columns is 5 PxP, whidl is usually answered by Leads to complicated play. 7 .. . Kt(Kt3) . , . KPxP and only very rarely by , . . BPxP -Q2 would be a nswered by g Q·K t3 with a s trong game, but 1 . .. Kt·Q4 ; 8 KtxP, Bx8; (for which see (he previous ank le) or ... 9 QxB. P-Q83 (recommended by Romanowski QxP. In Scha c hmatny) leads to a bout an even game These have been scandard lines of play ever with chances for both sides. since Alekhine's Defense was introduced into 8 PxKt ... . Here there were t wo p l au ~J b le alter natives : S tournament practice. An extremely interesdng Kt·K5, BxB; 9 QxB. Kt( Kt3)-Q2 (If 9 ... Qx innovation turned up, .however, in the 29th P; 10 KtxP, KxKt ; 11 PxKt. RPxKt ; 12 0-0 (next ro the last!) game of the Euwe-Alek. and White hae good prc>S Pl;cls despite hls hine Match. On this all. important occasion, probably temporary- material disadvantage: this is another suggestion of Romanowski's); Euwe expected to spring a surprise on his reo 10 QxP €tc. doubtable opponent by adopting the defense Another promising sugges tion by Al ekhlne III named after Alekhine. The lauer, it soon 8 Kt·Kt5, BxB ; 9 QxB, Kt.o·I; 10 0·0, Kt.o83: turned OUt, was by no means surprised and had 11 RQl etc. his own surprise prepared! The resul ting play 8 . . . . PxKt 9 BxP a,a was exceedingly difficult and inscruaive, and is 10 Qx B RPxP nOl available in any book on the openi ngs; T h is move has been crltic ited. Bl ack has two hence it wi ll be> worth.whi le to follow rhe play alter native po ssl b\ll tJe ~. one passive. the other for the first twenty moves or so. a ggressi\'e: 6 Kt.KB3!? B.Kt5 I 10 .. . P-QB3: 11 PlI'RP, RxP; 12 0 ·0, p. This indirect attack on White's center Heems K3; 13 Kt-B3, n ·K2 (given by Kmoch in hln the most logical reply. On 5 .. . Kt·B3 Alek· Book of the Match), which is Quite safe fo r hine, who was compelled by the state of the Black, who----with careful play-should be able score to pla y for a win, would doubtless have to consolidate h is game ani.l concentrate on the played 6 P·K6!? PxP; 7 Kt·Kt6. etc.-an e ll" QP. t remely d iffi c ul t line to have to contend with JI ] 0 . , , Kl'83 ; 11 0 ,0, Rl'xP or 11 . , . in over-the- board play. KtxP ; 12 QxP. RP"P ; 13 D·K3 or 11 ... QxP; 6 e·K2 PxP 12 PxBP followed by R-Ql with good atta.cklug c ha lices ) ; 12 P-Q5, Kt·K4 ; 13 Q- K4 and Alek· hille cons idens that his a ttacking prospects are ",,~M . Euwo worth a P . MODERN CHESS OPENINGS By Griffith and White PllbliJh,J by DAVJO Mc KAy Co. Fifth edition completely revised by P. W. Sergeant, R. C. Griffi th and M. E. Goldstein. Most authoritative com pil3lion of openings from mastcr practicc. Essenti al for cxpen and ~ i "" e r . Sp«ial1y compiled fo r ma tc h 110.1 loumamm( playen . (' MlCE PO STP ,~IO $ 1. ~O I C ,[J 11 QxKtP Kt.Q2 ~~M. Euwe 12 8_84 . . . . Now Black's posi tion has become very dim· cult. If 12 ... R-BI; 13 O..() threatening R-B!. Euwe the refore decides to give up It P in the hope of freeing his game. 12.... P-K4!? A. Alekhi ne T h is m ove has been strongly criticized, . . . Q-B5 being alm os t u nanimously r ecommended in its stea d, Alekhlne intended to answer t he latter move with 21 P-R3! RxRP; 22 RxR, QxR: 23 Q-B6. R·B I ; 24 P-QB4, threatening P-R6. If then 24 .. . Q-Rl; 25 Q-Q7 ( 25 Q"Q, Rx A. Alekhine Q ; 26 R-Q3. R-B1; 27 R-Q7, R-R·I is not good enough), Q·Kt1 ; 26 P -K6, PxP; 27 RxP and 13 BxP ..•• Black's position will prove u ntenable. Alekhine analyzes the alteruative 13 PxP as As wlll be seen, the te"t would have been sat· rOllows: ] 3 . . . B-KtSch; 14 Kt-B3, BxKt ch; isfactory if fOllowed up c orrectly. 15 PxB, 0-0 : 16 0 -0 (if 16 QR-Ql, Kt-B4n. Kt 21 P-R3! R. R4 B4; 17 Q-83, R-R6 an d he concludes that in this Despite ·t.he apparent danger, it would seem variation he woui(\ have even les s winning t hat 21 ... RxKP could have been v entured chances than in the text. upon h ere, sinoe after 22 R·Ql . P-KB3 Black If White tries 14 K-K2 (in order t o avoid the seems to have adequate defensive r esources. weakening or h is P formation which occurs in 22 R_Q1 Q.K2 the main variation), lie seems to get the bettel' 23 Q_B6! .... o f it, e. g. 14 ... 0-0; 15 H-Ql, Kt·B4 (or 15 Very pretty! Black cannot play 23 .. . Rx . .. R-Kn; 16 Q-K4 etc ); 16 RxQ. KtxQ; 17 KP because of 24 QxRch! QxQ; 25 RxR fol RxR, It.,R; 18 Kt-Q2, Kt-U4 O f I S . .. R-lO ; lowed by R(K5) 'Q5 a nd White wins . 19 Kt-Ba, P-B3; 20 K·Ql) : 19 P-QR3 rollowed 23 . . . . R_B4 by a R m ove and 'W hite should win. I believe H e must not allow R-Q7. that attem pts at counier·a ttaek. such as 15 . .. 24 Q.Q7 P·Kt3 P -KB3 or 15 . .. R-K l can likewise be war d·ed 25 P-KB4 R_B5! off successfully; but-Ilke most or t.h e Ii.nes of 26 QxQ RxQ play in this variation !-the possibilities art' in 27 R_Q4 R·B4 volved a nd untried. If 14 K ·K2 (which, s lrangely And Black is fail'ly cerlaIn of a. draw. enough. wa ~ ignored by all thc analysts) is I have deemed it necessary to follow Out this sound. then we must conclude that l~ \lwe's P variation in such detail because the play for sacrifice is incorrect. both sides is so novel and difficult that the 13 . . . . KtxB 14 PxKt B.Kt5ch student would hardly be in a position to form 15 Kt-B3 .... a concl usive opinion if the variation was simply Now 15 K-K2 would not do beca use of 15 . . . d ropped at the 13th move with sqme plat i_ 0 -0 ; 16 R·Ql . Q-R5! w ith a very strong attack tudinous comment. It is to be hoped thac addi_ (t he chief threa ts are ... R"P: or .. . Q·B5 cll or ... QxP; a nd if 17 QxBP, Q·Kt.5ch wins) . tional light wi ll be shed on this Iwe of play by 15 . . . . BxKtch further adoption of it in subsequent tournament 16 PxB 0-0 play. . 17 0·0 Q_K2 (To be (ontinued) Now t he idea behind E uwe's sacrifice begins to unfold its elf; he will obtain countel··play by e"erting pressure on White's rather weak Ps. Alekhine the refor e must h a ve reCOUl'se to t ac ticai finess-es. DON'T FORGET TO 18 KR_K l Q_B4 19 R.K3 R.R6 RENEW YOUR Romanowski recommends 19 ... P-R3 fol· lowed by ... QR-Ql-Q7~doubt1es s a safer SUBSCRIPTION! course than the line of play actually adopted. 20 Q_B3 R·Kl . . NOVEMBER , 1 9 36 267 Massachuseccs Notes News Events Harvard University defeated a team from W est Point 9-0 on the eve of (he annual fOO( Ch~ Abroad ball contest betw«n rhese two institutions. The A number of minor lOurneys have been held City of Boston Ghampionship Tourney is under abroad, mainly, it would. appear, to g ive our way with 24 players compermg in (wo sections. distinguished compatriot, Reuben Fine, .t The Metropolitan League also has begun irs chance to grab the limelight. wi nter schedule wi.. h five teams entered in the Shortly after Notti ngham, Reuben and Salo " A·· and eig ht in the ··B·' divisions. I. A. H oro_ Flohr of Czechoslovakia left for Oslo, Norway. wi tz gave a simultaneous exhibition at the Bos. As one would expect after seeing the list of ton City Club against 33 opponents allowing l pa rticipants, the only question was: Would win and 2 draws. Fine o r Flohr win? Reuben came through by a nose! (Fine 6Y2-y'!, Floh r 6. 1, Pedersen Jersey Jottings 4·3. Enevoldsen 3y'!. 3y'!, Myhre 3¥2·3!6) . The South Jersey Chess Ass'n is holding a From Oslo Fine went to Ho lland. H e played tourney to decide who will represent it against in a little sectional affair at Bussum, topping North Jersey fo r the State ride. T he annual his section, and then went on to play in a real inter_cl ub tourney of the North Jersey Chess tourney hel d in celebration of the 1 O~h anni_ Ass'n will stan shortly. Montclair defeated versary of the Amsterdam C. C. In Ih is tour E. O range 7_4 on OCtober 6th. Jersey Cicy ney he tied for fi rst with Dr. M. Euwe, Cham_ Chess Club's annual championship tourney has pion o f the World, half a poi nt ahead of Dr. begun. The winner will not only gain the title A. Alekhine, former world champion, a good but wi ll secure a leg on the Borker Memorial performance. We understand that Kmoch de_ Trophy in competition fo r rhe first time. feated Reuben in this tourney- his firsc loss ._.- ~-- since going abroad! - - -- ... - T he fi lial !Jonding!: .. A SflbHripJion 10 Plal#r THE CHESS REVIEW Dr. M. Euwe (Holla"d) ...... R. Fine (U. S.A.) ...... W ould Be a Handsome Dr. A. Alekhine (Franu) ...... ]. Vanden Bosch (Holiand ) ...... Ch,·iJlmas Gift E. Gruen fe1d (AIOJ/ria ) ...... S. Landau (HO/{lInd) ...... Twelve '"un f or $3.00 H. KmlXh (AuItria ) ...... Twenty-f our '''1.1$5 f o r $5.50 H. Van Scheltinga (Ho/Jand ) .... I· ----':=~ ~ =~:::' -'=. - =- ~:=:::~ . ~ ~ . ~-~~~. Sutemen t 0' Ihe Owne r,hip, M. n .. veme nl, C lrcu l. Uon. etc .. r equir ed by t he Act of Con" ...... of Much 3 , 1933. at Tu! C'U!S5 REVIB .... ""b'i,hed monthly II ( Wood. i d~ 51>lIOn) Flushing. N. Y .. 'or Ooobe< I, 19 )6. STA n OF NEW YOR K. COUNTY Of N EW YORK. ~fo '. mo , I notlly publi, in ...,d tor t!>c Sill. an.! rounl1 . fot ... id, pt",,<>n aUy "'''''.. "'' S. S. Colo .... , "' ..... , h.~;ng been duly ...· o Address all corr<'fpond~nce relating /0 fhi! deparlmcl1l 10 R. Cheney, 1339 EaII A~ ... , Roche!tcr, N . Y. THEME PALAESTRA creating a Black seH-interference which permits the White piece to mate in the line of pm. To Our problem parade this month begins with el ucidate: Tn No. 538, which is probably a an elegant and t"(onomical Schiffman, No. 520 mi nimum sening of this theme, the Key is 1 by W. A. Beers, which with its claim of being Re6 with a threat of 2 Qb5 mate. 1 .. , Pc4 the first true "doubled Schiffman" is a proud pins the Queen but ,creates an interference at c4 drum major indeed. with the black rook, allowing 2 Qc5 mate. The Schiffman, increasingly popular among No. 539 shows two such interferences, and modern themes, consists of a battery threat in No. 540 shows an actual doubling of the theme! which the White forepiece causes a self.inter. In No . .') 41 by H. EJiaffen we have a black ference on a white line. In the Schiffman de_ knight wheel which makes a gtand approach fense a Black unit so pins itself that the threat to thl: ultima thllie of eight distinct mates to move would unpin it and so fail. White then eight knight defenses, obtaining. in this in_ mates, capitalizing upon the pin. stance, six different mates. No. 525 is o ne of a series of studies by Vin_ With No. 544, we courageously attempt the cent 1. Eaton, showing a combination of cross_ interpretation of a delicate and subtle four_ check wi th half_pin arrangement. A themati. move theme. We hope that our efforts will caily important contribution, it is a noteworthy not be distinguished by valor alone, and are de step in the exploitation of a novel scheme, and pending upon the solvers to tell us if we fail the change of play fo llowing 1 .. . QxQ, to make everything dear, as otherwise we have made possible by the release of the half.pin, no means of knowing whether this is merely should prove ,'ery suggestive to composers. misguided bravery, Nos. 527 and 528 are further examples from This theme bears the forbidding cognomen A. D. Gibbs of the R. Cheney Theme, the cen_ of "Anti·Grimshaw Seeberger." The kernel of tral idea of which was explained in the October the theme lies in a Grimshaw interference which P"L"ESTRA. No. 527 is an ambitious effort is contained in the threat and which Black featuring three Black unpin effectS with a dif_ counters by moving SO that this interference is ferent mate fo llowing each effect. The author eliminated. In ocher words, Black makes an apprises us he has achieved four unpin effects "anti_Grimshaw" move. This "anti_Grimshaw" in anotller composition which we hope soon ro move forms a new interference, cutting off the offer solvers. If so, he has surely won his first_moved piece from further defensive moves. spurs as a master of difficult tasks. and mate follows Black's third move. No. 530 by Dr. P. G. Keeney is a scintilL In case this jargon has awakened only duo ating illustration of the complete_block waiter. bious responses, let us proceed to a more No. 531 by C. S. Kipping, bears the author's graphic explanation by means of No, 544 by explanatory note: "Black half-pin. Pin and J. Bronowski. Here the Key is 1 Rd2 with a unpin of white rook to parry checks." t,hreat of 2 Kc2 and 3 Re2 mate. If Black de_ No. 533 is another tour_de.force of waiting fends by 2 . . . Sg3 this forms a Grimshaw strategy, and No. 535, although rather archi. interference with the R, allowing 3 Sg2 mate. tectonic in setting, is likewise a keen waiter. Hence Black counters this threat by 1 ...Rgl No. 536 will mesmerize lovers of chameleon so that the interference will not exist and the echoes. Chameleon echo mates, we should ex· move 2 . , . 5g3 may be made effective. Now plain for the uninitiated, are identical mating the new interference evolves as follows: 1 Rd2, positions reproduced upon different colored Rgl; 2 Kc2, 5g3; 3 Kcl!, and the Black rook squares. . has no defence to 4 5g2 mate because of the With No. 538 we begin an investigation of closing of the g fjle by the black knight. the Costachel Theme with examples by C. Gav. White's third move is a purely waiting one, as rilov. The theme is a new one, discovered last if 3 . . . Pc3 ; 4 Sd3 mate; 3 ... S any; 4 year by a composer of the same name, and bids Re2 mate. fair to become a potent source of inspiration to Now, with the bogies of nomenclature composers of two.movers. It may be delineated swept aside. solve No. 545, a diamond.pointed as follows: bit by E. M. H . Guttman. Fol!owing a threat to mate, a pinned Black Provocative of shock is No. 546 by A. Che. piece pins the White threat piece, said move ron for here this tenuous theme appears ~ be 268 NOVEMBER, 1936 269 accomplished in miniature form, and with an 1 ... Bothers (ilong as·hl diagonal) ; l St6. 3 Sf7cb, added mutual interference! We leave it to the Not u . " 1 . s it . pPUtl.-P. L Rothenberg. T he rontroll i n~ knight play i. remarkably .ceuut. and sagacity of our solvers to determine just why beautiful.-Ed. this is not a valid example of the theme, but No. 492 by G. E. Carpenter. 1 Kc~. KbS. 2 Kdj. K.7: 3 PM. Kbs; 4 Pc7eh. K.7 ; j RxS db. ,h .. K.R. only a delightful impostor! (, Qd6. P.O ; 7 Pc4. ICxP m3t(. f,x".mely J iffi Original Section ''0 ~26 . W . A . SEE RS VIN CE N T'" L. EATON A. J,_ F I NK W illmar, Minn. Wa'sh ington, O. C. ' San Francisco, Cal if. Mate in 2 M Ate in 2 Mate in 3 ,,, OR. G.'" DO BBS FRE D S PRENGER A. D.'" GIBBS Carrollton, Ga. New York City Rochester, N. Y. Mate In 2 m ~28 . VINCENT L. EATON VINCENT'" L. EATON A. D. GIBBS W aahlngton, D. C. c=WiiI" hlngton, D. C. Rochester, N. Y. = Mate in 2 Mate in , Mate j " 3 . SOLUTIONS TO THESE. PROBLEMS ARE DUE DECEMBER 10th, 1936 NOV.EMBER, 19 3 6 271 Original Section (cont'd) 529 532 535 K. S. HOWARD D. C. McCL ELLAN D M. GERSHENSON 'Erie, Pa. Middletown, Conn. New York City ~ Mate in 3 Male 1il 3 >30 533 DR. P. G. KEENEY )" Bellevue, Kentucky W. K. WIMSATT OTTO WURZBURG In Memoriam: Dr. Henry Wald Bettmann Washington. D. C. Grand Rapids, M [ch. • Mate 1il 3 Mate in 3 Mate in 4 '34 m C. S. '"KIPPING R. J. BERMUDEZ DR. G. DOBBS Wednesbury, England Aguascalientes, Mexico Carrollton, Ga. Mate in 3 Mate in 4 SELFmate in 2 SOLUTIONS T O T·HESE PROBL EM S ARE DUE DECEMBER 10th, 1936 272 THE CHESS R E V IE W Quoted Section 538 541 544 C. GAVRILOV Strategla _ Mar. 1936 ( Revised) H, ELIAFF£N J. BRONOWSKI (Costachel. Theme) 1 Pr., Adever ul _ 1935 British Chess Mag . • 1934 Mate In 2 Mate 1ll 2 Mate in 4 ," C. GAVRILOV W. I. KENNARD ," '" Source? Strategia _ Mar. 1936 (Recommended by C. C. Lee, E. M. H. GUTTMAN (Costachel Theme) Boston, Mass.) Samm!er • 1934 • :Mate In 2 Mate In 3 Mate in 4 546 C, GAVRILOV," Strategia _ Mar. 1936 H. V. '"TUXEN A. CHERON (Costachel Theme) 1 Pr., Dansk Skakpr. Klub-1935 Journal de Geneve • 1933 Mate in 2 Mate in 4 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE OECEMBER 10th, 1936