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"",., ",." rh ~ ' ~ LlFORNIA STAGES U.S. TITLE MATCH Everyone i. in good humor ill> the t en·game match for the United St a t es Champion ship get a under way in Los Ange les. Challenger Herman Steiner ( left) I, determined to prov ide iI worthy follow-up t o h is recent international t riumphs ; Champion Arn old S, Denker (rig ht) exu des qu iet confidence; Cyril Towbin (st anding ), pre,ident of the sponsor ing Los Feliz Chess Club, is announcing the moves t o the audience; and C randmaster Reuben Fine (center) seems t o f i nd the ro le of referee mOlt congenial. • • RUNAWAY BESTSELLER! Now In ItS 48th Thousand
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INDEX , FEATURES Denker Retains U. S. Title __ __ 9 Rad io Match Reviewed ______14 Is First Move an AdvantageL __ 16 THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ments have greatly stimulated national ~ EWS interest In chess. The World of Chess ______5 N the past, the title of World Chess U nder the tournament system, a cham Games from Recent Events ____ 21 I Champion has been regarded as the pion wins his title for a limited period OEPA RTMENTS personal possession of the holder until - one or two years, as the case may be. lame of the Month ______12 he was dethroned by losing a match with He secures n o life interest In the title ~osta l Chess ______26 another player. Attempts have been made and has no control ove r future competi Read ers' Forum ______2 to regulate the conditions of play by tion, except during the period he Is cham Readers' Games ______34 specifying that the t!tleholder must de pion. If he wishes to accept a challenge Soli taire Chess ______36 fend his crown at stipulated intervals, to a match, he may do so. For example, but these and other efforts to Umit the U. S. Champion Aruold Denker Is now EDITORS possession of the title have all failed. playing a match with H erman Steiner for L A. Horowitz Every champion since Steinitz has, in the U. S. title. nut when the next tonrna Kenne th Harkness fact, determined the conditions of cham lUent Is held, the title is thrown open EXECUTIVE EDITOR pionship matches. Holding a vested In to competition. The champion cannot l''red Reinfeld terest in t he tltie, the champion was in hold on to his crown except by playing POSTAL ED ITOR clined to accept the challenges of op in this tournament and winning it. Jack Straley Battell ponents he felt confident of defeating. W hen tournaments are held periodical ASSOCIATE EDITORS As a rule, he made it as difficult as pos· ly. every logical contender has one or Reuben Fine, Irving Cherney sible for the strongest challenger to meet Albert S. Pinkus, J. W. Colllns more chances to win the tltle. He does him. Dr. Max Euwe was a notable ex not have to wait for years to get his (.eneral Offices: 250 ,v(!st 57th Street, ception who showed rare sportsmanship chan ce. Fur thermore, the onus of raising "ew York 19, N. Y. Sales Department by playing a return match with Alekhine ,(Room 1329) open dally, except Sun funds is not the responsibility of any dayS, trom 10 a. m. to 6 p, m. Tel just two years after he had won the title contender. The national chess body !phone : Circle 6-8258. from him. The other champions were not raises the monies needed to promote the Unsolicited manuscripts and photo always so magnanimous. championsh ip tournament and provide I'"aphs w ill not be retu r ned unless aC_ Even wh en the champion agreed to oompanled by return postage and self adequate prizes. Incidentally, it Is mnch 'ddreued envelope. meet the logical contender, the financial easier to raise funds for a toul'I\ament CHESS REVIEW b published monthly conditions a lways made it extremely dif than for a match. (letober to May. bl -monthly June to ficult for the challenger_ The latter was We believe that the tournament sys So ptember (total of ten issues per required to raise a large purse an d pay rear) by CHESS REVIElW, 250 West tem should be adopted by the Interna jilh Street, New York 19, N. Y. Printed all the expenses of both the champion tional Chess Federation for world title ~ U.S.A. Entered as second-class mat and himself. As a result, many attempts eompetition. It has pl'oved highly suc le r ,May 5. 1944, at the Post Omce at t o arrange matches have failed. cessful ln every country that has adopted t~ ew York, N . Y. under the Act of Ih rch 3. 1879. The match system may have been good it and should prove equally successful on ~alllng Dates: As ten luues are pub enough in Steinitz' day, but it does not a world-wide basis. 'We bel!eve that a ~ hed per year, maUins- dates are meet the standards of modern chess plan which provides for a World Cham I\l!Iced approximately flve weeks apsrt. ():(cber Issue is mailed abcut October competition. The number of contenders ionship Tournament at intervals of two, ~t , succeeding issucs about every 5 fo r the title is much larger today and three or four years, would be supported reeks thereafter. As second-class mail provision must be made to give these by all the leading chess countries of the " often delayed, allow Interval of 6 men an equal opportunity to win the world. ,, 7 weeks between Issues before con '~ I Uding your copy has been lost. highest honors in chess while they are In working O\\t the detalls ot such a Subscription Rates: On ... year $3.00, still in their prime. The defects of the plan, careful consideration would have two years $5.50, three years $7.50 In old system become obvious when one to be given to such matters as t he num lIIe United States, U . S. Possessions. ':anada. NeWfoundland. Spain and considers the fact that men like Reshev ber of entries allowed to each country, .'tn_Amerlcan countries, Elsewhere: sky and }'ine ha,'e never had a chance to the system of competition in the tour ~ . liO per year. play for the world title. n ament itself, the method of raising the :nange of Address: I:'our weeks' no finances. It the number or entries Is ,;;e required fer change of address. In the leading chess count ries of the 11Ien ordering a change please fur world today, annual or biennial t ourua large, provision should probably be made ,llh an 'addr e~s stencil impresSion ments are played for the national chess for a double or quadrnple round contest !rom the wrapper or a recent Issue it among the leading pr!ze·winners to de ,w can. Address changes cannot be championship. In the Soviet Union, with ,ade without thl) old address as well its millions of chess players and scores termine the holder of the title. u the new one. of grandmasters and masters, a tourna In any case, a plan should be proposed ""wright: CHESS REVIEW Is copy ment Is held annually to determine, in for consideration by t he International ,jfhted 1946 by CHESS REVIEW, J/Ider International Copyright Conven open competition, the holder of the na Chess F ederation at Zurich this summer. Jon. All rights are reserved. including tional title, The same system is used in Quick action is needed. If this oppor he right of reproductIon in whole Or Sweden, Argentina and other countries. tunity is not seized now, while the cham II PfLrt in any form, Newspaper chess ",Iumns are g-rnnted permission to In the United States, since 1936, we have pionship throne is vacant, It may be diffi v ote frcm CHESS REVIEW', but only held a tournamen t every second year for cult to change the conditIons later. I full credit is given. Other publica the national championship. This year, the We suggest that the U. S. Chess Feder lion s must obtain speCial permission sixth touruament of this type will be ation should take immediate action and II wri ting. he ld. Worthy champiOnS have emerged sponsor a plan fol' regular World Cham from these competitions and the tourna pionship Tournament competition. :HESS REVIEW Volum. 14 ",. 194<) Num b" 5 CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1946 1 E
Readers a re invited to use these columns fo r their comments on matters of interest to chess p la yers.
A L EKH IN E tier]}", in Wurld Wal' I. 'J' hat is not mnch Sh'f\: to ilut againllt the work and the sacrifice Or lllan}" great dIes!! playerll who ad· I want to t a ke this oppol'tunity or con journed tlielr c hess Interests of a serious gratulating your editors on the s plellIlid nallll'e for the duration ... April issue of the HE VIEW- nnd the excelle nt manner in w h h.: 1t they Imve ItOnI::HT P. W I I,sOl"\ treated the stol'Y of 01', Alekhlne's death, Jacksonville, Fla. My personal opi nion is t hat t he good Ilodor W a H more or less t he vidilll of Sll"~: ci rcumstan ces, or at t h e mo ~t poor jud~· I WHli wtJl l acq1!a il, ter\ with . Alekhill€ me nt , even if a lot of t hings t hey have al the lime of his I'is it to Kice. I played said about him we ro t rue- w h ich I hOIl · brIdge with him at the time a mi I was estly doubt. But he was olle of t he great a~toni!; ll cd to fi nd that Ill' (: ould not reo e~t chess pla yers of a ll time-so let'll m('mb€r whai card~ I,ad btJen plaYf'd! No. 302: Keep a record of you r games give (,redit w h er e credit is due, He eX1Jlain(lu tha t his dwss memory did H we call only manage to ha vo the In this pocket-size IIcore bOOk. Dest Q.ual not apply where canl~ were concerned. Ity loose-leaf bln[le r mCIl.S\lrcs 4 3/16" x \Vorld's Cham pionship Tournament play On anot.her (lcl'allio n we vil'itcd the -'Iontc ed In t he United S t ates I t will l'cnlly bc C,(!'lo C'(llluo in thl) (,Olllilany of Ihns 7'h". Sheets ruled for 60 movcs. Diagram a boost for chess In this count ry. The "mocb; hill lIucces,; at the tables was blank, 2~ ~ 8Q ual'C, on back of each whole thing is wide open now awJ I t only :n·l)rage. sheet. Complete wi th 50 sheets ___ $1.50 looks like chess is going to go rolling right a long. W. A. DE H AVILL AX D 100 Refi ll Sheets for a bove- 7Se Denver, Colo. E. C. J.~ O EGE Oak P a rk , Ill. P RACTICAL PADS Sit·s: SIrs : Congratula tions on your t mly adlll h" I found your "Ghess Quiz" \'ery Inter· a ble obit of Alekhlne. I t makes every elltlng reading, 'I'he ordinary chess prob j " ••.!.!" .. du ffer w ho reads it believe that h e, too, le m seems i1retty s ter ile to me, anti cer· .. - can approach the b rilliance o f lhe old lalnly Iflc1(ln,,; in pmctieal value. B ut the -... . " ,-.... - master If he a pplles Illmself to chess. Chess Quiz is an entirely different mal· • W. H . JAM ES ler, stimul'lting Imaginative play In a •" , " • ChIcago, !II. pl'actlcal over· tile· board fashi on. • W, NEVES E Slr8: Lima, Peru • I h ave just received YOUI ' A pril Issue , • ,• a nd wa s pleased to see m y portrait or C HILDRE N • ~ Alokhine on the cover. • •• Sirs: • • This wa s done fi fteen 01' twell ty yefl.r~ • ': ago in P a ri s, w here I lIveu until lHO. I I'd like to see some one start a CH~~SS ..• • • , • got out then, during t he Na zI occupatIon, 1;'Olt CHILDREN movement! It exer· • ,• but had to leave a ll m y work behind mo. cisllS lind develops the mental filculiles • e • MAN RA Y while giving pleasure and stimulating • • "• Hollywood, Cal. tho slliril of friendly competition- the • I I • • sporting s pirI t that all young lleople love. • ; • • -< Sirs : IDA C. C LARKE Your A llril issue is as ever very good New York 16, N. Y. This li tandard score pad is used fo r - but haven't you played somewhat the recording moves of games played at rule o f "sob sisters" in writing of t he FORC E D ? home or at clubs. Eaell pad contains 100 death of Alexander Alekhine ? Sirs: sheets, 5';.i~ x 11 ·, r uled for 60 mo\'cs. Chess is a greal ~ame, possibly the Printed on bond paper. Heavy cardboard greatest of a ll games, bUl- lt Is only n I ngree t hat the masters s bould be backing. game. In the light of a war w hich meant lleeded but think th/lt fOI' t he good at No. 306: Box of three life or tleath to tens of mllllOlls of men, the game llley should be forced to par· Game Score Pads ______$ 1.40 wumen and childl-en O il e vel'y ConUnent ticipate In aile of the tournaments, U most ehessplayers would enter just to Four Boxes (1 2 pa ds) ______$ 5.00 of this "Olle world." chess snnk In to relative insignificance, did it not? Tl'ue, get to Illay against them for the exper· It was played by millions of its ~u]) · lence-even though tbey lmew they had I)Ortel's and admirer s- but it \1' 1111 played no chance or winning. We a ll learn somethIng from playing a better player. CHESS REVIEW fUI" relaxation. EQU IPM E NT DEPA RTMENT Alekhine's contribution to two W urld G. E. GULLETT W a rs was h is sen'lee as a Hed CroBS or· Greenfleld, Ind, 250 W elt 57 t h S t . New Yor k 19, N. Y. 2 C HESS REVIEW, MAY, 1946 DEMOCRACY how did DogolYllbov manage (twice!), Sirs: and Euwc? CHESS BOARDS Cnn CHESS REVIEW throw a 1I1tie As a new subscribel' to YOUI' magazine light on the subject? I believe many !>tnce last January, I lJavo read with in woulll be interested. te n '1 st the (tiscussion in your columns about YOUI' national rating system, \Ve G, E, MADISOK sottle(1 that question decades ago over Denver, Colo. herc and can eas ily understand that it • During the London Tournamcnt of must be of great importance to you to 1922, when Callablanca was champion, solve the problem as fast as possible, As he announced the terms on which he a mattOr of flll~t , I hardly u1Hlerstan(\ WOllld agroe to a match. One of the pro· how you ha vo been able to gel along visions specified that the challengcr was without a l'ather-e labomte system of that to raise 10,000 gold dollars. Capablanea kind. lost the title to Alekhine In 1927, The When l'eading the different letters new champion announced that the Lon· YOIl ha\'e published I feel Inclined, as don rules would govern ilny Ilossible reo one often does at discussions, to agree turn match. The l))'oject fell through for with lhe opinion last slatcd. 'l'here is of onc rcason or anothel'; in latel' years, course something in every opinion worth the dCl'aluation of the gold content of considcring, and the fi nal result will the dollar added a new d iOlculty, Wc are WOOD BOARDS certainly be ~l comprom!se. But COl' the not familiar with the nnancial arrange· fUIllrc of American chess I hope that ments for the Euwe matches: but In th~ 'Vtllnut veneered boards, %" thick. Beau tifully finished with buff squares im· evel')'one will yield to that dedsion and ease of Dogolyubov, Alekhinc waived tbe 0 1' financial requirements in both matches. printed by silk-screen PI'OCCSS. Dark 110t threaten to revoll ill some way squares natural walnut. Fine quality. othel', as now seems to bc the case, \'\Then According to Alekhine himself, the fi· W!ll not \\'al'p. Available In the Collow we ca l1 nol vote per eal)ita at the "thing" nanciai conditions were nevel' satlsfied b)' like the Vikings, we have to leave it to Capablanca or by a l'esponsible body,- Ed. [ng sizes: choscn l'epl'esentatives and thcll follow No. 207-14" x 14" with tV:/:" squares $4 theil' resolution, That is culled democ· W HAT'S IN A NAME? No. 208-16" x 16" with 1%" squares-$5 racy, thc form of government thal is in OUl' time conshlered to be the most just!· Sirs: fl ed. The opening move 1'- QN4 has been !'efe lTeti to as "Santasiere':; I,'olly" or the i\Iay the United States as the greatest "Ol"ang·Outang Opening" bccause SaD· democracy of thc wOl' ld set liS an ex· taslerc inventCII the opening mo\'e. All amplc well worth [OllOWiJlS'! well and good. nut a yeal' ago in your PER·GOSTA HOG BORG maga~ine (CH ESS REVmW, Al)I'il 19~j. : Stockho!m, Sweden, p, 23), yOll \lIlolished a game in whi d . Capabla nca madc that vC ry samc ope)} I GOLD STANDAR D ing and 11Iove, You called it the "Polish •I Sil's: Opening," "\-Vell, now, who should ~ I Noll' that both Alekhine and Capabhtn· credited with the opening, Santasiere or ca have quit the realms of c hess in'e· Poland? CHAHLES GJ-:HSCH , vocably, It (IUcslioll that has puzzled and --- . vexed me [or yean! comes to mind again. New York, N. I. FOLDING BOARDS Why was there no return match? • There Is a. conflict of authol'ities hell Fl'om their [irst meeting in 1913 IIntil In M, C. O. lo'iue \ISeS "Polis h Opening; it These boards arc of the finest quality. this issue Horowitz gives "Orang-Outang Covering and playing surface are full the l n27 match, the records fllyorc(] Caplt· blan('a overwhelmingly. The match it the preference; others plump fo r "Salf diced grain cloth. Impressed dividing t:lsiere's Jo'olly ,"- Ed. Hnes between butt and black squares. self WlIS closc (55%- ~5%) and there ill Priced unusually low. Available in the much rca son to beliel'e that the )'cs\1lt following sizes: reflected the challengCl" S much gl'Clltcr LET'S PLAY CHESS physil:al e ndurance rather than Ilis Sll Sirs : I No. 221-14V2" x 14}2" with 1%" squares pel'i ol' abilities. And until 1935 0)' there I want to complain VC1'y oitterly anl,i -$1.50 IIbouts Capablanca was by Car lhe 1110St strongly about the fact that you hafe ~ No. 222-16Vo1:" x 16V2" with 1%" squares fonui/lable of thc contcnders, acco)'ding dropped "Lers Play Ches!;" fl'Olll CHESl. ' -$~OO to Heuben 1~lne. REVIE\V, I'm sOl'e as tho de vil about lI, No. 223-18)12" X 18Y2" w ith 2)18" squal"es Then why were Bogolyubov an(] Euwe it was a great series and { sec no l'eaSOD., -$2.50 selected liS challengers, and the Cuban fo r failing to continue. If I 100ew the ad-' No. 204-18" x 18V2" with 2!4" squares ignored? Bogolyubov and Euwe were dresses of your subscribers, I'd s tart t {Ext ra heavy, double thickness)-$5.50 great playe rs, yes: h\lt nei ther, In yeal's lobby und put the heat on you. Anywa). of competitioll, had ever WOll a game I'm S\ll'e many feel the same way, YO! rrom C'lImblanca. \\'hat went on?! LIGHT WEIGHT FOLDING BOARD lI~n't sH Ill)iug, are you? Did Alekhine have cold feet? Much as No. 200-Ught weight folding board, cov 1'HOMAS A, HAHHI. one hates to attributc the quallty to so Call1ol'idge, Ma ered in cloth and with cloth hinge on in great a 1)layer, the inrerence is diHicult side_ P laying surface made of durable to avoid, Perhaps Capablanca knew when kraft with green and buff Squares. Closed he WIIS well off and only pretended to UPS IDE DOWN size: 8%" x 16%". P laying surface 16" x want another chance? This secms ex Sirs: 16" with 2" squares _ ~ ______ONLY $1 tl'e lllol)' doubtfUl; from all I have read, Why don't you print chess diagra!lJl he had n. tre lllendollS esteem for his own with Ule WINNING color a t the boltolll: Ma il Your Order to power~ , Perhaps in 1938, when YO\1ng Printing them luvul'iably with Whil! stars werc forging alleilll of both Alek· at the bottom makes the reader stabt CHESS REVIEW hine and himself, he felt less SI1l'C of on bis llead melltally. if it is "Black himsp,lf; but IIl"iO)" to 1935 I sec no I'eason play alHl w in." EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT to think so. CHAUI~ES BHAGr 250 W, 57t h St" New York 19, N, Y. \Vas financial Sl11'\)oI't lacking? If so, Brooklyn ~, N, r 4 CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 19~ CHESS Vol.14, No.5 REVIEW MAY 1946 . HI ~' man played the top boards for the Postalite Wertheim Cze{:hs. @-INTERNATIONAL In 19·j 3, six of Chess Review's postal After t he completion of its retu,'n players were groulred with " A . C. Chal'les mllteh with i\Ioscow du,'i ng MilY, the of New York" in one of the preliminary Paths of Glory Prague team was g(:hedllled to play sections of the Victory Postal Tourna· • against Leningrad and Sverdlovsk . Like ill/lilY another great CheSSlllil.ster, ment. Kobody had eve,' heard of Charles, Dr. Alexan der Alekhine died pennlless. ye t the ne wcome r bowled over his op Hi s f uneral was delayed for five days Ei9ht Hundred! ponents with the skill of a veteran. In Ulitil the Portugnese Ch ess ]"ederntion the three rounds of the tournament, the rn i ~ed enough money to pay for his Th e Inter'natiOll
Minnesota. The Southern Minnesota on Friday evenIngs, has been revived Ohio. Cle veland's Industrial C h e s ~ Chamllionship. held on April 7 at Roches following a period of wartime inactivity. Le ague clos ed its ]946 season with a te r, was won by Dr. G. A. Koelsche. On April 19 the club played Its fIr st well-a ttended banquet on Aprll 6. The Missouri. The St. L ou!s District Cham match, defeating the Nutley Passaic Parker Appliance t eam, which eame pionship for 1946 went to Julius Zinner, Ches s Club by 12-4. The club's offIcers first, and the runner·up U. S. Post who had prev iollsly capt\lred the title are: H. \Vestphalen, president: J . Prim· Office team, both r eceived beautiful tro In 1943, Final standings: ochlc, vi ce-l)resident; J. A nderson, t reas phies des Igned by Ernest Mehwald of the J. Zinne r ______6lh-1lh urer; Mrs. H. Anderson, secretary; R. A tla ntic Tool & Ole Co. Sgt. R. Smith ______6 -2 Fleurlot, team captain and tourname nt The Cleveland Scholastic Individual F. M. A n derson ______4lh- 3lh dll·ector. Championship Tournament, concluded on H. A. Lew ______4 - 4 April 27, was WOll by Harald Mllle!· wltb New York. The 1946 New York State C. Mary in ______3%:- 4% a score of 8¥.!·l%. Close on his heels Ches s AS SOciation Congre ss wlll be held E. J. Roesch ______~ ------3%-4'h at t he Ca?enoYia Junior College , Caze no came George limier and Larry Friedman M. W. Gllber t ______3 - 5 8-2 and Harry Goodman 7·3. via. N. Y., from August 17 through L. \V. Halle r ______2%- 5lh August 25. In addition to the ChampIon Cleveland's young players scored still C. M. Burt on ______2lh - 5'h s hip TOU)"!lament, there will be a n Ex another triumph by winning first place The games were played at the show perts' tourney, as we ll a s Class A, Band without loss of a ma tch In the team rooms of t he lIIacCart hy i\Iotor Company. C contests. matches of the city's chess league a New Jersey. The North Jersey Cham The Metr opolltan League matches end remarkable achievement. The final pi ons hip bega n on May 3rd. The winner ed In easy victory for the Manhattan standing: Ctub W L or the t oumament wil! play the South Chess Club, which made a clean sweep Pawns ______8 0 Jersey champion for the State tit le . Pres of all Its matches. The final standings: Cleveland ______7 ¥.! % en t Intention is fOJ· the State Champion Manhattan ______7 -0 Checkmate ______~ _ 7 1 Brooklyn ______~ ______5 - 2 anu perha ps seve ral othe r leading Jersey So. Euclid ______4'h 3'h plnye rs to compete In Area 1 Regional N . Y. Aeademy ___ ~ ___ _ ~ _ ~ ______3'h - 3¥.! Queens ______3 'h-3% N . Y. Central ______4 4 Prelim in a rics for U. S. Championship. Lakewood ______3% 4'h The North Jersey Preliminarie s Bronx ______3 - 4 wm Brooklyn Chessnuts ______2 6 be nUl ill seven rounds on the Swiss Log Cabin ______3 -4 Kings of Chess ______~ ____1 7 System. A fter the geventh round, the West Side YMCA ______2'h- 4lh Queens ______0 8 top ten playe r s will play It J·ound robin Intercollegiate ______%- 6lh tor the title. In Section B, the London Terraee Cleveland's Chess Bulletin reports the The fir st vi sit ever paid to the head· Che ss Club captured first place. rueful comment of one old·tlmer: the youngst ers "not only beat us, but t hey quarte r s of a Ne w Jerse y team by H. New To celebrate its victory, the Manhattan York te am In the Metropolitan Chess Club staged a gala rapid transit tourney offered t o show us our mistakes." The "Pawns" team was made up of League took place on April 13. The In· on April 27. 1. A. Horowitz and Max tercollegiate team was the guest, the Log Pavey tied for first with 14- 3, closely the !lImer brothers, Larry Friedman and Ca bin Che ss Club wa s host in West followed by A. Kupchlk 13- 4; I. Kash Donald Zaas. Orange. T he N ew Yorkf'rs were give n dan lZ%- 4¥.!; D. Byrne 12- 5. On A prii 14 Cleveland was the scene a hospitable r eception and then trouneed After an unusually exeiting race, A. E . or a 28·board match with Akron. With two ga mes played at each board and one by 5'h- 3%: . Santaslere and H. Seidma n tied for first On April 13, Amateur Champion Pa ul pla ce in the l\Iarshall Chess Club Cham ga me uncompleted, the match wound up R. Ellis took on 19 opponents at the pIonship with 14- 2. Other leading scores 41%·13% in Cleveland's favor. ~ utley P a ss aIc YMCA Chess Club. He we re E. Lasker 12'h- 3lh: Dr. p. Robey Pennsylvania. A recent match between scored 14 wins, d rew 3 games a n d lost 12- 4 ; H. Fajans and N. Halper 10%- 5'h: t he Germantown YMCA and a combined , I. Rivise 10- 6. There will be a playoff team representing Reading, La ncaster The Northe rn Valley Chess Club, match In the near future to determine and York· resulted in victory tor the ~· hl c h meets at the Hackensack YMCA the outright holder of the title. Philadel)."lhia team by 8'h- 7¥.!. CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1946 7 , (?} FOREIGN
Czechoslova k ia. Today chess Is being cu l tivated by the Czecho,<;lovaks with an Intensity which bids fllh t o rival the efforts of the Jlusslans anti the Dutch In t he field of chess llrolllotlon, 'r he l\linls· tr'y of I nformation supplies the following details: The Central Union of Czechoslovak Chessplayllrs h as 20,000 members and Is divided into districts. The activities of the Union are SUI)ervlsed by the chess section of the Ministry of EdUcation. T here arc also special chess sections in the Ministry of National Defense to foster chess plnylng in the ill'my; in the l\linistry of I nformation for foreign con· tact.s and the publishing of chess per'lod· icals; in the Centrnl Trade Union Council to encourage chess act h'ity among work· erS; in the Union of Czech youth for teach ing the game to young peopl e, I n addition, the Cuituml Committees )1\ the provlnctal educational counc!1s at Prague, 13rno and Bratislava have their own experts for Bohemia. Moravia and . ~ Slovakia. In the se days of c hil d prod igi es and quiz kids, Edit or Horowitz wa s not the slightest The National Championship wlll be bit s urprised whe n he e ncountered six. year old Andy Obe rta in a rece nt simultaneous held In August. This wl11 be followed by exh ibition at the Roosevelt Hot el in Hollywood, Andy put up a good fi ght, he ld out a large·scale Internationfil tour namenl for twenty moves. Lo' A"gc/n Timet I' hoto from October 2 to October 30 dedicated to the memor)' of the hundreds of Czechoslovak chessplayers who were tor· Harry Morrls recently won the Penn Wisconsin, l'IIihvllukee's Junior Cham. tured and executed during the German sylvania Association tourney in Phila· plonship has been w on by 16·year·old OC CUI)ation. Hober t Schmidt. delphia, whne tbe Lehigh Valley title Plans ar'e being puslled for the con· I n a hotly contested tourney run on went to former State Chaml)ion H . V. st l'llcUon of a Chess H ouse In Prague at Swiss System lines, .Jerome Kraszewski Hesse. public expense. The cost Is estimated al of Milwaukee won \Vlscone!II's fourteen th I n the State Champlon~hIJl, which had .$1,000.000. a record number of forty·four entries, illllwal championship, held this yeu!' at A I)I)leton. K raszewski, rece ntly retm'ned Morris was t!"alled at the close by S. T . fl'om the army, scored 51h points- one H ungary, The Bndapest T ournamenl, Sharp, who came ' second, and J. l~evlll, point ahead of P. LJebig, L. H. Ayers. heW in January and February, resllitell I. Sigmund and S. SklHrofr, who tied for 1 It. C. Si mpson, and Fritz Hathmann, who In viciory for I~. Szabo with SIh·2 h, G. th ird. The briJliallcr prize was awal'ded all tied for second. T here were 30 entries. Bnrcza and P. Benko II'el'e right on bb to BIShO]l for his fine will from Buckert. heels with 8-3, but the Hungarian cham MrS. Lois Housfeld of M ilwaukee ret ain· pion T. }'el dmanll could do no better Rh ode Island. ' V, D, Suesman has ngain ed her t itle of Wisconsin's woman cham· than 6·5. acquired the state tllle by winning a pion. play,of( game from Otto Hoffer, T wo matches between thc chess cl ubs New Z ealand. The f1fty·thinl Champion. of Provlllence and 'Vot'cester, Mass, end ~ CANADA ship Tournamelll was WOII by T. LepI'lIk· ed in an even score, each club winning mall of Wellington with a score 'of 9% one malch b}' Glh·3%. I lh. J . D. Steele and B. G. Wade tl ~ Canadian Champion Abe Yanofsky 1s for second with 8 Ih ·2!h. T ennessee, Chess enthUSiasts of Jollllson definitely slated to play in the Groningen Tournament. City and Elizabethton haYe organized Sw eden, In a recent tOUl'nnment al T he annual intel'city match between t he F ranklin Chess Club. T he new club Gothenburg, I.undin was fll'S t , follow Calgary and Edmonton, resumed this won Its first match recently by defeating by Finnish champion Book and StoH the Tennessee Enstman Corporation year for the first time since 1939, ended team of K ingsport. The score was 10%- In a draw at 4·4. USSR. Nat ionwide contests of "Can 5%, T. F, Morris has w on t he Champion· !,Ihip Tonrnnment of thC' Hart 1·louse Ilat(:s for the "I nster'!; title" arc bel DJ Washi ngton, The enthusiasm generated Chess Cl ub In 1'oronto, scoring 5,0. held in Moscow, l,eningrad, Kaunas aM by the recent match betwee n Northwest A recent simultaneous exhibition by Sl'e!'(llol'sk. Winners of these tOllrnell W ashington and Southeast Dr I tis h Harry Belson at the Gambit Chess Cl u b will pia)' in the seml·flnals of the 1> Columbia has led to proposals for the of Toronto yielded the fine result of 21 tlonal Championship. Among the clUff for mation or an International chess wins. 2 losses and 4 draws. represented are Moscow (15 players); federatlon comprising the two reglons On Easter Monday Montreal won all Leningrad (12 I)layel's); Kiev; Tiftb; an admirable Idea. Baku; Omsk; Gorky; Kuibyshev; Kau,I\J it s games In 11- six·board match with Washingt on, D. C. Martin Stark and Qncbcc. Oscar Shapiro tied for first place In the The newly organized chess club of USSlt Champion Mlkhnll DOlI'lonlt District ot Columbia Championship, Both Sarnia, Ont. recent ly arranged two has received his ~econd government d ~ scored S·l, going through the tournament simultaneons exhibitions, I. A . H orowlU oration, the Onlel' of the nadge of HonOl, undefeated. H ans Berliner was third with won all his gamC!l on 21 boards, white fOl- his work In the de\'elopment of el f'too 7·2, having lost to both leaders. Ii. Opsabl won 18, drew 2. trlc I)OWer stations, 8 C HESS R EVIEW, MAY, 194f - PhDID ., N.,,~, Rut
As their wives look on tensely, the ehatlenger a nd the ehampion indulge in lome skittles play by way of prepa ration for the ten-game mateh. Sitting on t he aidelines during an important game ean often be more nerve-wraeking than pla y ing the game ltellif.
DENKER RETAINS UNITED STATES TITLE
By FRED REINFElD The match was one which had been - and even that 1611·t pe rmitted at II eagerly welcomed by both players-by chess malch! Denker because of his dlsallPolnting per In such situations, the man on the I'0R the second Ume III less than a formances In the recent tournaments at losing end Is usually so crushed that he r rear, CalUornla was the IIcene of a Hastings a nd London, a nd by Steiner Is unable to orrer nny !'cspectable rellillt -.jor cMu event, as V _ S. Champion because or his splendid victory at nll ce. But Sieillel' deserves high praise nol d S. Denker sllccesstlll1y defended London. Hence the match wall a real [or his play from this point on. Selz[ng • title ngalnst Challenger Herman ' the Initiative, he actually for'ced Denker _ Iner by the score or 6-4. The outcome Cm'\oll sly enollgh the contest, despite on the (I efellsive and made a plus score ' the ten-Slime match W!18 decided with Its brevity, fe ll into two sharply demar', In the remaining galllel! hy winning one II completion or the first nine games, cated stages. The first, consIsting of the and drawing five gamC6. All the gamea, ten Denker had already scored 5'-h initial foUl' games, was cntastropbic for' regardless of· result, were hard·rought; ~t.-w h lc h made his victory mathe Steiner. Playing in top form, Denker tile draws were not of the kld·glove var· IIilical1y certaln_ The tenth ga me ended hammer'ed out three wins !lnd a draw lety. Both players deserve great credit ,0;, draw, which of couNle did not af· In these first four games. Everyone fo r having produced Interesti ng, fig hting _ the final result. thought It was all over but the shouting cheas a ll the way. IIESS REVIEW, MAY, 1946 9 Denket' is one of tile few flrst·rate Denker declines the invitation. How either case Dlack stands well. players I know who stlll takes il. naive much midnight oil must hflve gone into The t ext is pl'e fe n e d by Steiner [. pleasu re in producing a beautiful com· all these variations wh ich are mentally a ccordance with hIs well known beDI blnatlon, Most plllyers nre interested in offered and declined! Bot h players were for complications. But Denker also h3! beautiful chess for its own sake at the doubtless well primed wIth some sur· a hankering for complications! beginning of theh' careel's; but 'as time ]JI'!se analysis on the complicated vari· 9 . . . . QN- B3 atlon 5" . PxP; 6 P - K4, P - N4; 7 P- K5, goes on, the need fOl' playing safe In 10 Q- B2 , . . . order to pile up tOUrnllment points, P-KH3; 8 B-R4, P-N1; 9 NxKNP etc. dwarfs all other considerations, ( C H E S S REVIEW, November, 1945, An ultlmatnm to the ad\'anced Knigb\: exchange 01' retre at! Not only that; the more experienced P. l2). player gradually becomes jaded with bri!o 10 . . . . O-O! 7 Hanl chess, \Vhen the beautiful becomes Tllack doesn't answer the challenge: predominantly technical. the arUst makes he ignores itl But this impudellce is [I way for the glol'ifled wood·shifter, In the turn a challenge to Steiner: should ht case of many maste rs, this development ,wct:pt the Pawn or not?! This Is a much is as inevitable ns it is tragic. But such more complex problem than the ayeragl players as Denker and Horowitz wlll playe r might think. \Vhlte must of COUl'S! always seek interesting complications. ask hlm~eJt: is the Pawn sacrlflce sound no matter what the cost In practical or unsound? But that Is by no means th ~ terms. Sometime s that cost is heavy In· only Qnestlon; there are many otberl deed. In the following game, De nker's FOl' example : assuming that the saCTh enterprising play proves profitable. (ice Is ll!lso\llHl , w!i1 r run tile danger 01 lOSing too much tIme on my clock dur U. S, Championship Match, 1946 ing the r eSUlting complications? Am ) ( F irst Game) le tting myself i n for more trouble thaI' 6 PxP . , . . QU E EN'S GA M B IT DECL.I NED the Pawn is worth? \V!i1 I "lose fa ce" Adopting a favorite var iation of Sam· if I I'efuse t hc Pawn offer? On the oth (lJ H. St ei ner A. S, De nker my Heshevsky's. The early exchange of lland, should I nccept it just as a matter White Black Pawns frees Blackos game by r emoving of pride ? Bllt then, If r accept it, r wi D the chief ohstacle to the development or be allowing Denkcl' just the kind of ta c 1 P-Q4 P_Q4 his Queen's Bishop. ticnl chances which represent tilt I n modern chess, especially In very 6 , , . , KPxP strongc!!t ~itl e of h is play. important games, It [s more nsual to play Just to put these (juestions to ont ... And now we can see anothel' bene· 1 . . ,N- KB3, preserving freedom of self takes tillie, pondering tllelll take! choice among a great number of defen· fit for Black from the exchange of mOI'e time, \Vhiche\'el' way one de c lde ~ sive possibilities. But Denker has ap· Pawns: he has a half·open King file. there is always a feeling of regret, ~ 1.ater on, after proper preparation (by parently made up his mind that he Is nagging dissatisfaction . ,. so Denke! means ot . .. D-K2 followed by ... 0 - 0 going to decHne the gambit. achieves hIs object whether the Pawn [f an(\ ... R- Kl) he will he able to play .. . 2 N_K B3 N- K B3 taken 01' refused, 3 P-B4 P-B3 N- K5 and free his game llicely. It would be a mistake. however, to The Slav Defense- although, as we think that Black is quite out of his shall see, it may stili t urn Into many troubles. The customary procedure for other opening variations. White In this variation is one that can 4 N-B3 , , . . be very troublesome for his opponent; It Steiner were a great psychologist of [or an explanation of its mechaniCS, see opening play, he might wen have fol· the note to \Vhite's 14th move, lowed the example of Botvlnnlk here by 7 P- K3 B- K 2 playing 4 PxP, Lflst year the Hussian 8 B-Q3 . , . . Grandmaster scored two of his most 1m. An obvious developing move, ~Uld yet portflnt victories with this move: against it Is inexact. The r ight way is 8 Q- D2, Smyslov in the USSR Championship 0-0 (not 8 ... N- K5?; lO NxN and Black (CHESS REVIEW, June·July, 19·15, p, 11) loses a Pawn) ; 9 D- Q3 and ... N- K5 is and against Denker In the Hadio Match prcvented [or some time to "orne. ( C H E S S HEVIEW, November, 1945, 110_0!7 , . , . P. 13) . 8 . • • • N- K5 He 11ecllne s the challenge. Why! The chler merit of 1 PxP (wllh the mack's declaration of independence. The lllo(!(ling allnotator must probe dm likely continuation 4." PxP; 5 N- B3, Vel'Y I'arely is he able to obtain such a gontly where the I)iayel' of genius mak(!l N-D3; 6 B- D4) is t hat it preserves a comfortabie, free game Ht an early stage lightning· like intuitive decisions. HOI slight initiative for White and at the in this opening. ever, the gl'ounds for I'ejecting t he Pa"l'l same time dampens an aggressive op· sacrlflce m[ght be sOllwt hing like Iii! ponent's hopes of winning. It is well following: 11 DxN. PxB; l 2 NxP, NxSj suited to the tense atmosphere of a first 13 QxN, Q- IHch; 11 l\" - Q2 (King mOI'a match·game. are not Inviting), B- QN5; J5 Q- B2, t" 4 . , . . P_K3 QB'I; 16 PxP. P- QN3! (Hol'owitz's mord Turning down the opportunity of play· allli White is in very serious dlfficultie!l ing the main variation of the Slav De· !-le is lnenlwed by such possibilities II fense: 4 .•• P x P; 5 P- QR4, B- D,j etc, ... It- Q l and" . B- R3. His King is t [ ~ Denker has never Cllred much for that to the centel', and P- QH3 has 110 \"allJ variation. for relieving the I)in. Even if one co u ~ eke out some lahoriOIlS defense, sllcb ~ B-N5 ' 5 . . . line of l)lay haij no ~lttr a ctions for OWl' GivIng Black the OPI)ortunit~' of play· the·bo
;ests! A t first sight the Pawn sacrifice Rook Pawn, Queen Knight Pawn and 24 N-B1? • • • • which this move involves, seems Impene Queen Bishop Pawn). Thus White should It would be better to retreat R- KBI. Irabie, but careful study bolls down the continue 14 P - QN4, P- QH3 (to stop P Now the unfortunate Rook is ont of play likely consequences to thIs: 12 BxN, No) ; 15 P - QH4, for Quite a while . ~xB; ]3 NxN, UxE!; 14 PxB, PxN; 15 Sooner 01' laler \Vhite would succeed 24 . . . . N(Q3)-K5 QxKP, R- Kl; 16 Q- Q3, Q- TI3 or 12 NxN, in forcing P - N5, followed by some sort 25 Q-K1 P-B4! PxN ; 13 BxP forced, DxB; 14 PxB, NxB; of Pawn exchange initiated by either 15 QxN, R- Kl. Tn each of these varia player. These Pawn exchanges would The opening or the file gives Black a tions, Black is a Pawn down; what does leave Black with an isolated QUeen winning initiative. he have to show for it? At fll'st sight, Pawn or a backward Queen Bishop bis compensation for the Pawn seems PawlI. The main value of this procedUre inadequat e, but the more one studies fOi' White Is that It gives him a lasting the position, the more favorable Black's Initiative with no risk whatevcr. As prospects appear. He has the better Steiner plays, he has an ephemeral initia development; he has lasting pressure tive with plenty of risk. Igalnst the isolatect Queen Pawn and 14 . . . . B-B4 King Bishop Pawll: his ll!SllOlJ (which 15 N- K2 s,s ean be posted very effectlvely at Q4) Is 16 QxB N- Q2 much stronger than White's Knight; 17 N-N3 R_K1 White may be forced to play P - KN3, f hich would cl'eate a well-nigh fat al Having sown his wild oats in this f eakness on his King-side; White will game, Denker has settled down to quiet nal'e a pel'manent chore defending his po~ition play. 1.lolated Pawn. 26 PxP From the practical player's poInt or 27 RxR I'iew, there can be little doubt that Black • • • • would have all the chances. The odds are Of com'se, if 27 Q- DJ, then simply 27 almost overwhelming that In the further .. . QH- QDl etc. eourse of tile ga me, \Vllite could hardly 27 . . . . Q<" il'oid giving back the extra Pawn, and 28 Q- R4 P-Q5! e,en then he might well remain with Opening up a new line of attack. White t ~e in[e ri01' position! has no good counter. Jr the above reasoning is correct, then Denker deserves great credit for his 29 PxP QxPch rapid and courageous allilraisal of the . 30 K-R1 R-QB1 ! position. White's game is now hopeless, fo r ex ample 31 P- KR3, ll- B8; 32 K- llZ, N-Q7; 12 BxB • • • • 33 NxN, Q- N8ch; 34 K-N3, N- R4ch etc. Again he declines the challenge-the 18 P_B4? • • • • 31 N-Q3 R_B7 proper course, If followed up correctly. A decisive positional mistake. So far 12 ..•. NxB Steiner has been calTying out a faulty Threatening 32 ... N- Q7 wJth decisive 13 N-K5 P-KN3 pIau wIth his pieces. That is to say, he effect. A good idea; he neutralizes the attack sUll had the option of regrouping hi~ 32 Q- K 1 N-N5 again st his Kll2, and he also prepal'es an pieces; but once a Pawn move has been 33 P- KR3 N(N5) -B7ch elchange or Bishops by means of .. . D made, whether good or bad, it is irre· 34 NxN " THE SHIFTING SANDS OF THEORY ESPITE a cent ury of active research D t he t heory of t he chess openillJ:,"S con tinues to gl'OW ; in fact, it shows a bump tious vitality all its own, No sooner is some one openin g decreed a win oj' loss or draw than some enterprising gentleman from Mi ssouri comes along with a new wrinkle which upsets everything else, Hallowed refutations a l'e being pulled out into the cold glare of tOU rll view to liquidating, achieving Bishops of opposite colol 's a nd aIm Ing for the In this sc'ries, the gam es of t.he USA-USSR Radio Match dra w. have been repu.blished with detailed amra/alions. T his A possible cont inuation Is 18 . . . N-K4: article cond1ldes the series. J9 Q- D2, H- Qlll: 20 QxHch, QxQ;' 21 Ilx Qch. RxR; 22 OxP, R- IU; 23 P- N5, R Ql: 24 K- Bl , R- Q6 a nd Black should dra\\': e.g., 25 K- K 2, \l- H 6 recovers tbe Pawn, or 25 K- K l , R- H6; 26 B- Dl, N Q6ch a nd Black lias no diffi culties. Santasiere vs. Bronstein 19 P_QR4! Px P 10. Blnck's Qu een's Itook Pawn beeomes the target. 20 QxP (4) N- N 3 By I. A. Horowitz 21 Q-R5 B_ K 4 Te mpora ry t acticHi measures defer tbe immedi at e loss of tIl() Pawn. 22 P- N3 8 - B2 G RU NFEL D DEFENS E ment a nd t ech nique of the highest ortl er Now t h is de1!ection from t he Important D. Brons tein A. E. Sa ntasiere are esse ntial to this strategy. d iagonal lea ves W hite an opening for 13 Q_ R4 ! Whit e Black • • • • greater st akes tha n a mere Pawn. 1 P_Q4 N- KB3 5 P-K3 0 - 0 I.ending itself to· snch t actical thl'eats 23 Q- KN 5 B- K 4 as B- R6 a nd tbe weakeni ng o r t he wh Ite 24 B_ K B3! R_ R2 2 P- QB4 P_ KN 3 6 Q_NS P_ K 3 3 N- QB3 P-Q4 7 9 "':K 2 P-N3 s qu TABLE O N E By W. F. STREETER Period 1 Period P eriod III Ber lin 188"1 • Gr"nd London 1151 • SI. P eter. bLlrg Berlin l'lt . s It an AdVAntAge to have the White Number of Total Pari. 1878 1' 14 London 1il< I pieces? Doea It actually pay ort In TOl1 rnaments ------7 22 16 terms oC succesllful results! If 110, what Gamel! ------559"8 782 3445 an 19 the percentage of lIuccess? Wbat are Whi te wins ------_ ._------2134 356 1211 507 Black's chances In the long run ? Are bill Black wl na ------._------1753 316 1080 357 prospect8 Improving or declining a.8 time Draws ------_.-._-_.---- 1711 11. 109·1 507 goes on '! What are the flgnrell on the Ilkell hood of n draw! As to the duration of tournament gll mes: are they getting T A BLE TWO longer! IIhorter ? about the same'! Per iod 1 Pe r iod II Per iod I I I Aver'DI Theile are lIo me of the questlonll I had % W hite wl118 ______45.52 36.89 36.98 38.1 % to anawer at the request of PresIdent % Black w ins ______40.41 31.35 26.04 31.31 Elbert Wagner J r. and Secretary Paul % D raws ______14.01 31.76 36.98 30.&& G. Glers of the UnI ted States Chells Average no. movea Federation. It 8eemer! to me that tor per game ______AO. 83 42.69 .13.92 42.13 acblevl ng conchudve rellults, I would hRve to tabulate the resultA of at leaAt 6,000 ._ _. _------,l:" nmes : selc(lt them from variO\\ R perlodll: and el!mlnate colleCtions of gamea of g qually matched masters In ru nny easel ure of 61% for thlll category). At HI!lj Indlvlduaill. which tend to emphul'l:e preferred to accept an tRsy hAlf point lngs, the prevlouB year, tbere wu a 5tj short(lr gameR. Eventual1 y I worketl wl lh rnther t han to play Ii long, rlllky and ex 50 II plit between the number of glllllft, 45 tournament bookll . covering the period hausting game. So common did thill played under 40 moveB, and over 1851· 1932 and embodylog 5598 gamcs. cilstom become that practically an 1m· movell. At tbe Vlennn 1898 tourname Tbe nndlngll are lIu mmarlzed In Tabl e!! portant (:ontests are hel(1 \lII der a rule aii% of the gamea went more tbln t, II and III. From Tahle 1I we ca n ex· that a draw cannot be agreed on before moves. At Carlabad, In 1907, 51% of t tract the follo,,'lng valuahl e conclusions : the thirtieth move. The rulc 18 IIcldom games lasted 11101'41 than 40 mo ves. 1. Of all Ihe gamell played, White won enforced, however. St. Petersburg In 1914, 55~ of tbe galllfl 38%. Black 31% aud 31% were drawn. All examplell of whal actually happens, went ·over 40 movell. At Ca rll! bad in m: On t hl/l ball ill, White won about 4 games I ctte lhe San Seballtian tournamentll or the games over 40 movell amounted l In every ]0 ; Black won 3, anr! 3 wore 1911 a nd 1912 amI the New York 1927 64%. In other g .-cal tournaments, luq drawn. lOurney. All of thelle wel'e invl tallonal ns New YOI'k 1924 nnd Carlsbad U!I 2. Du ring tbe years 185] -1878, White tou rnaments in wblCh only tbe strongest the 8a nle marked tendency Is notlce.bIt WOII ~ 6% , Dlack "0% wit h 14 % drawn. malltera were allowed to com pcte. 0 116 T he conclusIon Is Inescapable; larat 3. F rom ] 88 1 to 1914, the dl'nwn roo mIght ex pect a serlell of lOll,! hard·fought mIxed entriea produce tbe opUmulQ II suit forged ahead of the deci.!l lve game. games, but Instead the number of moves real competition and fighting cheu. Tl The Wblte percentage dropped to 37% . wall lIo mewhat below tbe average: at San I!maller tournament, wi th a hand·plett tbe Blaek wlnll to 31% . while dmws In Sebastian )911 , 41 movell : J912, 38 entry of ex perts III Ilkely to be a diU! creased to 32%. moves; 1927, 39 movell. »OIntment. ~. The last stage (1919·1932) had one It is tbe wrher's experlence tbat am· Now aa to the ratio of White and BItd t very Interesting development. While the ateU rs seldom agree to early draws; wI llS: dellilite tbe reaBsurlngly un lfon White wIns reml\lned I\t 37% , Black wins but at present I have no data fo r com· tendencies Indicated In the tbree perl04 dropped to 26% Kilt! draws IlIc l'eased to paring the lengtb of amateur to master of Ta hl ell I a nd II, some tournamea 37%. I t thu. appurl that it il becoming ganles. lake on It coml)letely freakish cbaracb! Increalingly diffic ult to win w ith Bl ack, J ust as the tournaments with II. small, at variance with tbe overall figure •. ' but .omewhat ea. le r to drllW. ent'c[ull y selected entry a re Hkely to the thIrd period, fo r example tbe ra ~ I Table III deals with the average produce short drawn games In more than of Whi te to Black wins wall ~oug bI 1 . length of gamell. Du ring 1851-1878 the tho average ratiO, we can expect the op· to 26. Yet In the great Carillbad too,,,, average length wall 41 moves per game ; IKlslte tendency [rom tournaments which ment or 1929 the ratio of White from 1881 to 1914 It Increased to ~3; from have a large, mixed enlry. Most of the Black wins was 39 to 17!-a better 1919 to 1932 It Increased once more to fanl OUa tournaments of tbls type have a n 2 to I showing. Dut In this lIa me 44. Thus. It appea ra tbat In the more reo average game length subll tantiall y higher ment, notable fo r the flgbting cent periods, 3 moves have been added than tbat shown In Tahle III. ThUll, at tbe tbe cheill It produced, the P' ;,;,;;; on to the average length of a ga me. Table Nuremherg Tournament of 1896, only drawlI was 401, compared to the III t;..dlcatea that about half of !III the 36% or tbe games went lell8 than 40 average fo r the period. While these ga'... ell termInated on the fo rtletb move movell (compare tbls to the overall fig- centages are somewbat all kew, or aooner. bear out tbc general contention Regarding the comparative lengths of hall hecome harder to win, but ..." games In the t hree periods, t here are draw, with the Black plecell. two points that need to be consh'l ered. In T ABL E THREE I IIball be Intel'e8ted to see tbe many of tbe older tou rnament bookll, the Gll mn fin ished of CHESS REVIEW readers to 'editors let boredom get the better of on or before ures, which J beli eve arc of I Move Pet. chesa players, the chess public and tbem, ending up some gamea with auch ______6 1 ~ nament ofliclaill. Active playe", comments aa "and While won" or "after .. ______2 1 ~ glyen a clue as to t he type ot some addlUonal moves the ganle was 50 ______1 ~~ drawn" and the li ke. In lIuch casell, no 60 to adopt ; the chells public knowlI attempt was made to elltimate the num 70 8% kind of cheH It can expect from ber of additional movel! played. 80 given tournamont : and tournament beyond 80 ______3~ moters can plan their entrlell with Another and mOI'e Important factor Is Total ______100% tbe large number of sbort drawn gamell. eWelency. 1'______CHESS REVIEW, M AY, 15 P_B4 • • • • 24 , , . , B-Q6 (;(:\<" NTERNA TlONAL An old line introduced by Rubinstein Hoping for an exchange of Queens. vs. Laskel' in an exhibition game played at Bel"lln In 1924. 25 R_N4 R- K8eh LONDON, 1946 25 ... Q- Q3 Is anslVered by 26 R(2) Playing a Prodigy n• . Herman Steiner 's most eIcitlng game 26 K_ R2 • • • • during his play at London wns against 13·year·oJd Arturito Pomar. "The boy," he comments, "Impresses me as a very natural, unspoiled youngster whose ap ])earance belles his genius. H e looks frail and g lvell the Impression ot heing much younger than hili actua l age. His powers ot concentration matcb those or I UY or Ute masters. Unl1ke bls older op lIOuents, h e was just as tresh at the end of each game as at the beginning; and 15 _ • • _ uulike other prodigies, he takes his Q-K5 losses ve ry graciously. At the chess 'fhel'e fl re two other moves: 15 ... Q board, he hns all the dignity a nd poise K2? 01' 15 .. . Q-B3. After 15 . .. Q-K2? of an adult. H e wanted to k now a ll about a gnme S telner·Goerllch , Western Cham 26 , . . . Q-K4ch America and hopes to play In an In ter pionship, 1925 continu ed 16 P-B5, R MUonal t ournament in this country. Q1?; l 7 Q- R5 (even IIlrollger Is 17 P It 26 ... Q-Q3c h ; 27 R (2)-D4, R-KB8 In my opinion, he may some day he a B6!, QIP or ... Px.P; 18 Q- RS with a (It 27 .. . R- KS? ; 28 Q- N5, P-KN3; 29 serious contender tor the world cham winning attack. If Instead 17 ... RxQ; 18 PxP and wins); 28 Q- N5, Q- 81; 29 Q pionship, If he gets proper handling. PxQ, RxRch; 19 BxR!, B- B4; 20 P-K4!, B6!, RxR ; 30 HxPch, QxR; 31 QxRch, His style or piny Is positional, his judg· DxP; 21 R-KS, P-KB4; 22 D-B4ch, K Q- Bl; 32 Q-N5ch, Q- N2; 33 QxR with a Oleut mature, and he goes in fo r com nl; 23 B-D7 and wins), R- Q3; 18 P - K4 , won game, as the threat Is 34 Q- N8ch binations only occasionally_ The best R- R3; 19 Q- K2, B-Q2; 20 R- KN3, R-Rl ; followed by 35 Q- N3ch winn ing the "!flY to beat h im Is by long-winded com 21 R- B4, U- R5; 22 RxPch!, K- Rl (If 22 BIshop. If 33 ... P - KH3; 34 P- D6, Q-N3; binations, as he lakes a long time on his .. . KxR; 23 P- B6ch , QxP; 24 RxQ, KxU ; 35 Q- N8ch, K- R2; 36 QxN1' and wi ns. oves and usually gets into time pres 25 Q-D2ch , K- N4; 26 Q-Q2ch winning 27 R (2)-B4 . . . . re." the Bish op); 23 R.xR, QxR; 24 ItxP!, Rx P; 25 P- B6!!, P-KIt4; 26 R- B8ch, K- R 2; QU<=EN'S GAMBIT DECLI NED / ' . 27 D-Q3, B- B4; 28 BxR, BxB: 29 Q- Q2, K. Ste iner A. Pomar B-Q4; 30 R-R8cb!, K- N8; 31 Q- R6ch, White Black K- 84; 82 QxPch , QxQ; 33 RxQeh, RxP; 34 RxE, Resigns. t N-KB3 P-Q4 5 B_N 5 QN-Q2: 2 P_Q4 N_KB3 6 P_K3 0-0 16 Q_RS .Q-N3 3 P_B4 P_ K3 7 R- B1 P_B3 17 Q- R4 B-B4 4 N-B3 B-K2: 8 P-QR3 - - . . White was threatening 18 P- B5, BxP; A tempo-8I\vlng move! The Idea is to 19 RxD, QxR; 20 B-Q3 etc . p!»tpone developing the KB In Ol"der to 18 P- K4!? BxP 1I"0id the loss of a tempo. As soon as the Forced; If 18 ... Q- N5; 19 QxQ, BxQ ; isbop moves, _ . . PxP Is the r eply. 20 P - DS, OR-Ql; 21 p - na, D- Q8; 22 R 8 . • . . Px P BI, D- RS; 23 P - QN3, D- N4; 24 DxB, Px D ; 25 R-D1 with a lavol'ahle en ding . 27 . . . . R-Q2? 8 ... N- K S is a good lSlm plUylng alter· live. HI R-KN3 Q-Q3 Here 27 ... R_QS wOlild h ave given 20 P_BS Q-K4 Bla ck a d raw. Aa a matter ot tact, White 9 BxP N_Q4 would have h ad to play very c.arefully 10 axB OxB Bllt not 20 .. . Q-Btch; 21 R-B2, QxB1; not to fall into a lost position. Best is 28 11 0-0 NxN 22 Q-R6! , Q- Q5; 23 P - B6! Q_RS!! (not 28 QxR, QxQ: 29 RxR, P 12 RxN P_ K4 21 R-B4 Q- Q5ch KR4! and all the Yarlatlons are In Capablnnca's famous equallzlng move! 22 R_B2 QR- Q1 Black's favor) , 8_85 forced; 29 BxB, Rx II roy game with him at Budapest, 1928, 23 B-N3 KR_Kl B; 30 RxPch, QxR Of 30 ... KIR; 31 played ... P-QN3 In a similar pos ition, 24 P_R3! .•.. Q-N5ch, K moves; 32 Q- Q8ch, Q- Kl and t got a ba d game. Best, as the combination which will a fte r the exchange of Queeus, forces are 13 PxP NxP follOW cannot be m ade un less Black's even ): 31 P-86 (and not :11 RxR, Q-K4 14 NxN OxN maUng threat is avoided. cll a lld mate III II. rew moves), Q-N3 (It HESS REVIEW, MAY, 1946 21 :n" ,R.xR; 32 PxQ followed by 33 Q MOSCOW-PRAGUE, 1946 21 R,R . ,N 27 R,N BI(Bc~ QD5 fi nd White shoul d draw easily): 32 22 R,. NI(NP 28 KxB Q,F Q-RS ( but not 32 QxQcb, DPxQ: 33 RxR, Omission 23 RxP Q,P 29 A_Q4 Q- K ~ R- KDIJ with a wo n game-), A-K l (if 32 24 A-R2 QxPeh R,P While's falhtre to 111I'IY 13 or l 4 P 30 A- Rl ,., It(5)- K5?: 33 R-N ... !); 33 AxA, QxP; 25 K_ A1 Q,N 31 Q-K2 P-A6ch QN ~ leaves him with n se riously weak 34 R_N4c h (not 34 Qxl', Q-Q3ch ; 35 K 26 R-R3 Bx P ! Aesigns Nl, n - K8ch: 36 K-B2, Q- Q7ch; 37 R Quee n'a Knight Pawn COMPLETE CHESS KIT 22 KA_K1 T hl8 new 'fi h olds a se t of r egular chossmen and a foldi ng bon n l, yet tb.e 16 Bx Peh! K, . B- Q2 entire kl~ meaRures only 7>,4N x 7'.4 n x 2l4~. It is the most COlnllact playing 17 N-N5ch K-N3 23 P-N4 N- R3 outfit Oll the market. Easy to carry or to stowaway ill YOU!' suitcase when 18 Q-N4 P-B4 24 NxP .,N t rllvellng, It m akes n porfoct gilt Cor ch\1(l ren OJ' ad ults, 19 Q_N3 K_B3 25 QI(Beh R-82 The l,it contains 3. complete set oC Hed & Ivory plastic chessmen (filled & 20 B- B4 K -K2 26 B- N5ch K- Q2 relted, 2%W King) lind a special throe·way fOlding board. 'rhe board, when 21 QA_Bl A_ A2 27 Q-R8 Q- Nl Ollened up, measures 131h~ x 13 lh~ an d has 1"A." squares. The chessmen retail 28 QxPch Aesign. at S3 ,50, tb.e folding b~ r d at $2,50 - a total valu,e of $6.00 for onl y $5,50, . ~i£'- UNITED STATES ' ''k""_,, 1"1 11, " The Breaks This was t ho c rucial game ill the Ma n.hall Championship. H ad u lsker muiu l1li necl h is early arlvan tagc and won tb.e gamc, the tlllRl IIl andi ngs would IlaVe been quite dIfferent. Milrshall C, C, Championship, 1946 FA L KBEEA COUNTER GAMBIT A. E, Santasiere E. L asker While D!ac~ , P_K4 P-K4 6 N_KB3 B-QS4 2 P_KB4 P-Q4 7 Q-K2 8-. CAT. NO, 90 _ COMPLETE CHESS KIT ______, $ 5.50 3 KPxP P-K5 8 N-B3 Q-K! 4 P-Q3 N-KB3 , 9 B-K3 N., Mall Your Order t o CHESS REVIEW 250 W. 57th St" New York 19, N, y, 5 PxP NxKP 10 BxB N., 22 CHESS REVIE\I il BxQ N,P 16 N, B P,N Young Man's Game 26 RxBch! PxR 27 Qx Pch K_B1 '2 P-Q6 N_Q4 17 8 - 8 4 A- Bl Clevoland's fine organlzntional work is 28 BxP !! Rx KB ;3 0 - 0 - 0 N,B 18 K A_Kl A-S3 p roducing II. crop of g irted young playera. B-Q6ch K- K l 4 PxN K,P 19 A_Q3 N-Q2 'l'ypic!ll of the teen·agera· notabl e pl ay Is 29 30 R-Klch K--Ql 5 N_Q4 8 _K3 20 P-KN4 N_Bl Lhe following be:w tltul gn.tno. 31 Q_N8ch K--Q2 Cleveland Cit y Championship, 1946 32 Q>;R ch KxB AUY LOPEZ 33 Q- B6ch N-K3 H. Mi ller W . Grang er Hastens t h e en,l; but If 33 .. . K- DZ; White Black 34 R- ]{7ch, N- Q2; 3!; Q- J\ 5ch, I<- Dl; 36 Q- Q6, K-Ql; 37 R- R7, K- D1 : 38 R-RSch 1 P-K4 P_K4 13 P_KA3 B_ A4 w illS (Miller). 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 14 N-A2 P-Q4 3 B-N5 P-QA3 15 P- K B4! K PxP 34 RxNch Resigns 4 B_A4 N-B3 16 B, P Q-R2ch K_ Al p, p '0-0 B-K 2 17 Echo 6 P-Q3 P_Q3 18 N,P KA-Kl 7 P- B3 B-N5 19 NxNch B,N 'I'hl !': game h a~ !~ rloubl e "eell O." It III 8 B- K S P-QN4 20 Q- N3 B-N3 l'cminillcent i n the Ollenlng of the li ne 9 B_N 3 0-0 21 N- N4 R-K3 adopted by Horowitz In the Radio Match against Floh r, I n the middle game, R_N3? 27 A (5)-KB5 10 QN - Q2 N_QR4 22 B-B7! N_N2 21 ?-N5 White's playful Queen sa crifice )'eml nds P_K R4 P_ KA3 N-K3 11 B-B2 P- B3? 23 B-N3 R-K2 12 \111 or t he days of Anderssen and M OI'phy. 23 R_K N3 p , p A_B7ch K-QS 12 Q_K l Q-B2 2. NxBc:h P,N Intercity Match , 1946 24 PxP P_K4 '"29 R-Q3c: h K_B4 25 R, P N-B4 25 RxPc:h K_Q2 30 A_8Seh K,B CAAO· KANN OEFENSE 26 R-KB3 P- B3 31 P-N3c:h R. J . K neeream D. 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Mulletl. G. Neuberger, R. Olin, A. P a ... 564 .n an cinI. J. P aCkard, C. P arker. H . Phlllips, M . '00 ... .., PIMa. E, P ollock. )-l. Ptacek , O. Pulk er , R. 69' m'" Heddy, O. Hh oades, D. Ring ler , A. Ruben 6>, .B ."6 3 ~ '"'50 '"0 .. , 638 stein. C. S~hm oY A more cncrgetic second move I, : HOW FAR AHEAD ? N- KD3 which not only devclolls a pieCE bill aUacks the I(inll: Pawn at t he samE time, HE popular nolion pl'cvails that the giant 3 N-QB3 , . . . T intellects of the chessboard have no limitaw Tn \Vh[te'l! Ill"ecollcelveti system, hf tions, that the most complex ramifications are holds b:H:k l ho deveiollll1ellt of Ihr reduced to sh eer simplicity by some sort of King's Knlghl I1ntll he has advanced hb w King's BlsllOjl l.'l1l1'n, with a ,'lew Ie twenticth century automaton. This is under ollenlng the Dlshop'lI me, E,'entually standable, For from time immemorial, every with a Hook on the ollon m e, he antlci remnl'kable perfol'mance has been taken for Illites concerted a('tlon against Black', granted. Blackbul'l1e, blindfolded, announces KBZ, mate in sixteen! Najdorf plays fo rty opponents 3 , , , . N-KB3 MAST ER I , A. HOROWITZ sans voh'! Fine, playing blindfold, vanquishes 4 P-Q3 P-Q3 5 P-B4 N-B3 foul' opponents simultaneously at a tenwsecond pace ! These and similar 6 N- B3 N-Q5 feats lend credence to the illusion. Customary here i8 6", B-N5. Tilf Yet this notion does not jibe with the facts, Masters, like laymen, positions w h ich then a r ise aTe co mplt) are guided by the same general principles, Midnight oil accounts fo r and lend as a I'ule to brilliancies, Dllt tilt an occasional opening subtlety OJ' finesse. Black magic is a rare phenom, prosaic 6,. , B - K 3, which challenges Ibt enon. All of which leads to the question: how far ahead do mastel's see ,'ommandlng d iagonal. 18 the move ell ,Iorsed by the late WOI"I(1 champion Ai el:· in a game? Strange as it may seem, they do not see more than one, two h lnc, 01' three moves a head as a rule, An exceptional position, involving a se 7 N- QR4 . . . , quence of forced 01' nearly for ced moves, permi ts longer calculation, Apropos is the story of the game between the invincible Capablanca 1'0 j'jc! himself o( Black's Disbol'l. HO'l' ever, as Black h Ull ab:uldoned the PI1: and Charles J affe, pride of the East Side. Capa forgot he was invincible: tecllon of his K[ng Pa wn, tbe I Ogi ~ he lost, A reporter who was present asked the Cuban, " How far do you continuation Is 7 PxP, compelli ng a 8~ see ahead?" Capa replied impressively, "About ten moves." Then the ulnUve gambit, For 1" . NxNcb , to avo ~ reportel' went ove!' to Jaffe: "How far do you see ahead?" Much to the IIscrlflce of the Pawn, pl'omoltl evel'yone's surprise, the reply was, "Only one move," This didn't make \VhiLo's development. sense: "How could a player who can see only one move ahead, defeat 7 . . . . B-KN5 another who can delve so deeply?" Here J affe explained : "I see only Hever'ting by u 'an8jlOllitlo1\ to book. one move ahead, but always the best move," 8 NxB PxN That is suffici ent. At White's 17th move In this game, KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED he hal! to IIwke " crnl'lnl choice, If he reo by tra nsposition conel hes himself to n. lrloleti Pawn (a I, Lowens p , T . Andinil serioull positional \\'IOHl kness), on w hat White B lac k doel! he base his decillion? 1 P_K4 P-K4 Does he Ogtl re ou t the (u t ure course of 2 B- 64 , , . , the gn llle r ight 110II'n (0 lhe declsi\'e The curtain r [ses to the lUne or the poln11 Possibly- bllt not probably. Wh,lL BlHhoJl's Game. one time faYorlte of New Engl and ChilmplOll, \Venver Adnm~, Is more ltkcly Is that he lets himself be His book, \".,hlte to Play and Win, de, guldcd by t he positional fellt\ll'cs or tho IICl'lbcs In detail tho oyoluUons of the 9 0-0 . ' , , sitUat ion. These lire: (I) the powerful lines brunching Ollt of the mol'o. An original line. Ir 9 PxP, N-Q2 ..J atlacklllg positions or the Qneell ami White's idea i ~ to concentrate on the Black recovers the Pawn, Out 9 pwa. OI shop: (2) t.ha direct avenue of attack weakest point In Black's position, NxNcb; 10 PxN, B-R4: II Q-K 2, Q-.(!II. al ong the newly-opene All YOU need 10 p1ll ), Solita ire Che .. ( Mn with " ~lill of PIIPer at the ttne Indicate Indoor Bpor t for ChOU- I.lllyer" orig inllted b)' ~I"ke att o 1>c n lnl>\" "'0\'<)>1 Oil you r board 1 CH ESS REVI EW) II a />Oeke t cheu let, or 10 "nd hl(;l udlnJ; the flrl t Black move In II your regular boar(! a nd 1 .lcee~. 'Vil h I he a id t a ble . Study the 1M»!Iti(m .ll. nd write dooo of t he &<::o rinI':" t llblo below, )'ou can e njoy :\11 )'ou r c hOice for Wh ite'. next move . Tb! t ho t h r ills o f pillying a ,,"""'e "gll,n!!t n n un ex pose th e nex t line In th e table li nd lee II "em. opponent - a n opponent who will muke ",ove your partne r netunll)' m udo with Whit ItronS" moVOS, for he I~ ,< master of Ihe Score pa r If YOti pick ed this move; if no !;"ume. However, YO U will 0180 have nn Un ~c o " e ~ ~ rO , M ak o t he correct ,Vhlte moo ICen pur t ner - .. notil COVE R MOVES I N TABL E BELOW, E X POSE ON E L IN E A T A T I M E White Poe Black Your Selection v. Play ed Score Played for W h ite'. move S,. 8 , P_Q4 9 RP xP ______3 ------9 QPxP ------10 N_N5 (a) ______' 0 10 , N-R2 ----.... I I Px P ______3 11 • , B- KB4 12 B_ B2 ______3 ------'2 Q_Q4 -----.. 13 P_QB4 ( b ) ______5 '3 Q_Q5 -----... ,4 N_QB3 ______2 14 B_K N 5 15 Q- K 3 ______2 '5 N_B3 ------16 N (5)xK P ______2 16 N_ N 5 17 NxNeh ______2 17 B.N ---_ .. ' 8 B_K4 ______3 ------18 Q . P (c) --__----______------_____---- _- WOOD BOARD PEG·IN SET 19 P_R7 ______' 0 19. K R_QI ----- 20 P-QN3 ______4 No, 191 : Peg-In se t with solid wood boa rd 20 . Q. P ------_ .. -i %" % 4 *~ x ~H . Plastic chessmen. 21 0-0 ______4 21 . , ' N- B7 ------___ WO o Cardboard drawer ror m CII. Covered In 22 Q _ BS ______12 ge nuine leathe r. ______' ______$3.50 22 • P- B3 (d) ------23 R_Nl ______4 23 Q- K 3 --- _., 24 B.N ------2 24 B- K 2 ------, 25 Q- N 6 ------3 25 Q_Q2 26 R_Rl ------3 26 • P_KB4 ------, 27 27 B-R. ------K R- QB' ------2B B_R3 ------3 28 B_N4 ------29 B- B5 ______2 29 B.P 30 N_Q5 ______6 ------30 . B- K 7 (e) ------31 N_K 7ch ______2 31 K _Rl ------32 Nx R ______2 32 A.N ------33 B xP ______2 Resigns ------. You r p ercentage ....• .....• • ...• ...... •.•::::: " EEZY·PLAY" POCKET SET No. 230: Heavy cardbonrd sCl with cloth I N OT ES T O TH E GAME (e) F t'om n ow on, \ Vhlte's Queen III hinge. Green and burr squares. Tough, P a wn pla ys an Importa nt role in It. Jo ng·lnstlng " Pressboard" pieces, red and Ca ) This rcquh'cil considcmble For ... · Il P Black's Hooks, • black. Closed size 4 H x 6 \o!i "', Comple te with men ______50 c sigh t, Ule chief variation being 10 , .. D (d ) T he re wns n O sa tis factory r e p l ~ K N5 ; 11 NxBP!, RxN ; 12 Q- D4 e vent ual, 'White's last !lu r prlse. Tbe ma in Idea ly com ing out the exchange ahead. 22 . . , NxR; 23 DxR, RxD; 24 Q- D6! (II) A courageoull move: he makes Black ca n resign, CHESS r oom for the dev(!IOllllltm t of h is QN, but (e) I( 30, .. QxN; 31 B- N 3 win! • EQU IPMENT DEPARTMENT yields the comma nd of bls Q'I to Black. 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