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New York International Chess was held at San Luis Obispo on May 27 Masters Tournament and resulted in a 12Y2-12Y2 draw. • • • The New York State Chess Association is the oldest organized chess body in the Hail! South Jersey United States and will celebrate its Gold en Jubilee this year by staging an Inter Our hats are off to the South Jersey national Masters Tournament at the On Chess Association. For real enthusiasm ondaga Hotel. Syracuse, N. Y., from and active interest in the royal game. this August 13 to 25th, Players who have al aggressive organization, headed by Wil ready agreed to participate are: Frank J. liam A. Ruth. is in a class by itself, Marshall. Isaac Kashdan, Reuben Fine. L During the past season they have A. Horowitz, Samuel Reshevsky, Arthur staged no less than seven simultaneous W. Dake. Fred Reinfeld. I. S. TUfover, exhibitions. have participated in more than Newell W. Banks. Capt. J. J. Araiza of twenty matches, and sponsored a tourna Mexico. R. E. Martin of Canada. and ment for the championship of SoutQ. .Jer Mario Monticelli of Italy. If at all pos sey. an event with thirty-eight enhants, sible, Dr. A. Alekhine or J. R. CapabJanca will be invited. Their team finished sec.ond to the ztronq Mercantile Library in the Philadelphia In addition to the Masters Tournament Chess League. and in their match . ~.'ith there will be held the regular annual Philadelphia. they set an all time record S tate Championship. with twelve entries for the number of players participating. from all parts of the state: a Women's fifty on each team..-and the Quaker City Tournament. and a Problem Solving cohorts were very fortunate to vanquish Tournament. their friendlY' rivals from over the .river • • • by the score of 28_22. ' Chess in California The tournament for the championship of South Jersey was won by W. A. Ruth. Hayward Union High School won the Among the entries in this event were Interscholastic Championship of Califor Stasch Mlotkowski. well known ' analyst; nia by defeating Los Angeles Sr. High 5-2. Harold Burdge. Champion of Atlantic The full report follows: City, and Jos, DuBois, one of Philadel STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH phia's ranking players. Hayward Union High. Los Angeles Sr. High Northern Calif. Champ. Southern Calif. Champ. The South Jersey Chess Association has 1932-3-4 1934 issued a challenge to the pawn pushers G. Homall. Capt. . . 0 S. Naiditch. Capt. ... 1 from the upper end of the state for a S. Doughty ...... I G. Horiuchi ...... 0 I. Nieda ...... I F. Dickey ...... 0 match of six games to be played between F. Godfrey ...... 0 R. Haussler ...... I W. A. Ruth and their champion for the J. Girdner ...... 1 P. Franken ...... 0 E. Lockerby ...... 1 M. Hoffman ...... 0 championship of the State. Y. Shibata ...... I M. Littlestone ...... 0 Officers of the South Jersey Chess As Total ...... 5 T otal ...... 2 sociation are: W. A. Ruth, PreSident; L. The milt eh was played at the Los Ange les C. C. B. Cook, (President of the Camden City Club) and Wm. Van Breeman (President The Annual Chess Tournament be of the Mercer Club), Vice-Presidents; E. tween Northern and Southern Divisions R. Meves. Secretary. and E, R. Glover, of the Southern California Chess League Treasurer. JU L Y 1 934 99
Michigan State Championship Ma rvin Palmer and Leon S to1cenberg tied for fi rst place in the M ichigan State Championshi p T ournamen t held at the Fort Shelby H otel. in Detroit. They will playa short match in July to decide the State T itle a nd custody of th e cham pion ship trophy which must be won th ree years in succession to become a permanent pos- session. • • • British Chess Congress The British C hess Federa tion Congress will be held at the T own H all. C hester. E ngland. from July 30 to A ugust 11. 1934. T he events scheduled are the British Championship. the British W omen's DR. PA LMER G UNKEL KEENEY C hampionship. the Major O pen T ourna ment. and three M inor O pen T ourna well known in th e problem world, having ments. The Championships a re restricted composed upward of 200 problems. to British subjects. but the Open T ourna The O hio State T itle is a lways decided ments can be entered by players of any by a match between the winner of the nationality. The closing date for entries Northern and Southern divisions. In 1933 is July 6. Application blanks may he se Dr. Keeney defeated Erwin Krisch of cured from Mr. L. P. Rees. St. Aubyns. C leveland by a score of 3Yl-2Yl. and this Redhill, Surrey. England. year retained his title by defeating John • • • O . H oy of Cleveland 3Yl-Yl. Problem solvers of Cleveland challenged Maroczy Jubilee T ournament problem solvers of Cincinnati to a n inter The recent International C hess Mas city problem solving contC'st. Cincinna ti ter's T ournament at Budapest. H ungary. solvers have a ccept.7:d the chall e.nge and was won by Andor Lilienthal of Paris. a ll"~l1gem en t s a rc hing made for the w ho fi nished with a score of 11--1. O f event. to be staged either the fi rst or sec fifteen games played Lilienthal won 7 a nd ond week of September. drew 8. • • • Th, Anal standings: W est V irginia Chess Chatter Player W. L. Player W. L. Land is Marks of H untington played a 11 Rethy ...... 6);2 8);2 Lilienthal .. 4 ten game match with John F . H urts. Jr .. Pire ...... 10);2 4);2 L. Steiner ... 6)1 8)1 6 T reybal ..... 6);2 8),.1 (who recently won the City of Charleston Flohr ...... 9 Championship) and won by a score of 9- 1. Frydman . . . 9 6 A. Stei ner ... 6 9 Eliskascs ... 8);2 6)1 Havasi . . . . . 6 9 There appears to be no question about Grunfc1d .. . 8)1 6)1 T artakower . 6 9 M arks being the best chess player in West Stahlberg .. 8)1 6)1 Sterk ...... 5)1 9)1 Virginia. His ranking in national com Vidma r • • • • 7 8 Thomas .... . 5 10 petition will be decided at Chicago when • • • he takes part in the W estern C hess A s Ohio State Activities sociation C hampionships. • • • The Ohio S tate C hampionship was won for the secend co nsecutive year by Dr. Empire State Activities Palmer G unkel Keeney. the C hess Editor T he 16 Board Match between the Man o f the Cincinnati Enquirer. D r, Keeney i ~ hattan Chess Club, Champions of the 100 THE CHESS REVIEW
Metropolitan Chess League, and the Mer cup, suitably engraved. was awarded to cantile Library Chess Club, Champions of him. the Philadelphia Chess League, resul ted The annual match between Toronto and in a win for Manhattan by a score of 10-6. J3 uffalo will take place shortly. The match between these two clubs is an • • • annual feature played alternately in New City of Philadelphia Championship York and Philadelphia. Although Phila d elphia lost, they scored a moral victory Wm. A. Ruth has added another scalp by holding the Manhattanites even on the to his belt. Not content with winning the first ten boards. Championship of South Jersey. he has just com e through a strong tournament to A summary of the play follows: annex the City of Philadelphia title. The Bds. Manhattan Pts. Mercantile l ibrary PIs. final standing: Wm. A. Ruth, 6-2; J. Lev I. 1. Kashdan .. 0 J. Levin ...... I in, 5Y2-2Y2; A. Regen, 5Y2-2Y2. Other 2. A. Kupchlk . . Y2 H. Morris ...... Y2 3. I. A. Horowitz; Yz S. Drasin ...... Y2 contestants were S. Drasin, H. Morris, S. 4. A. Simonson. I J. Vanderslice . ... 0 T. Sharp. J, Gordon, A. Fischer, G. Wei- 5. D. MacMurray 0 W . A. Ruth ... . . I mar. 6. A. Marder . .. ).1 B. F. Winkelman. Y; • • • 7. M . Hassialis . 1 D. G. Wiener . . . 0 8. S. S. Cohen .. Y2 A. Re Readers arc invited to submit brilliant games of not more than 20 words to Arnold S. Denker. care of The Chess Review, 60-10 Roosevelt Avenuc, Woodside. N. Y. The following gems I consider especially in Simple and direct. If 11 . , , KxR; 12 KtxBP structive because they show how a small advan and wins; and after II , ... KtxR: 12 QxP ch tage in mobility can often be utili~ed to bring followed by mate or the win of the Queen. about a decisive victory. 11 . • • • B·R6 R. Red Amateur 12 RxKtP ResianJ White Black 1 P·K4 P-K4 2 Kt·KB3 KI.QB3 FRENCH DEFENSE 3 Kt.B3 8·841 C.}. Smith Ba rbe(! This Is weak, because White on his next move White Black gains command of the center. True, Bl[)ck in re 1 P·K4 P·K3 turn obtains the White QP, but loses time and space. 2 P-Q4 P·Q4 4 KtxP KtxKt 3 Kt·QB3 B·KI5 If Instead .oj; ••• BxP ch; 5 KxB. KtxKt; 6 P·Q4! 4 Q·Kt4 P·KKt3? 5 P-Q4 HxP 4 , , . Kt-B3 was indicated. The text weakens 6 QxB Q-B3? the black squares, This loses immediately, but th e poSition, though 5 B·KKt5 Kt·K2 apparently intact, is without much resource. The 5 , .. P-B3 followed by the aggressive P-K1 text threatens ... Kt~B6 ch, which is easily parried, was more favorable. but in any event Black had few moves at his com~ 6 Kt·K2 P·K4 mand. After 6 . .. P..Q3, 7 P~B4, P-QB4 (in order to save the KKtP); 8 B-KtS ch, K moves (in Needlessly opening the game for bis opponent. order to save the OP), White has the upper 6 ... 0-0 was more prudent. hand,-or after, 6 , . . P-KB3; 7 P~B4, Kt~B2 (7 7 Q·B3 QKt·B3 , , . Kt~B3; 8 Q-B2, Kt-R3; 9 8-B4, Kt-B2; 10 8 O·O·O! KtxP O.()!) 8 B~B4, KKt-R3; 9 O~O. 0-0; 10 P-BS, K~R l and again Black is at a loss for moves, 9 KtxP K~Q 7 Kt.Kt5 K.QI (forced) 9 . . . KtxKt was better but not quite good 8 Q·B5! Resigns enough. Then would follow 10 BxQ, KtxQ; I ! RxKt, Kt-Q5; 12 KtxKt, PxKt; 13 B-B6, 0_0: 14 R"P! Played in Duisburg, Germany, 1929 10 Kt·B6 ch K·Bl CARO KANN DEFENSE ' 11 B·R6 mate Roedel Kramer White Black 1 P·K4 P·QB3 2 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 3 Kt.B3 B·Kt5 CHESS LESSONS 4 P·Q4 P.P by 5 KlxP B"Kt The attempt to win the QP by th is me th od of Recognized Experts play Is not good because the pawn plus would not compensate Black for his lack of development. Dr. Emanuel Lasker's dictum is that a gain of two AVAILABLE TO moves in the opening amply compensates for the loss of a pawn, METROPOLITAN RESIDENTS 6 QxB QxP 7 B·K3 Q·K4 Graded to IndiVidual Requirements . , , QxP only leads the Queen further astray. 8 0·0·0 Kt·B3 9 Kt·Kt5 QKt.Q2 Rates on Request Not 9 . , " P-KR3 because of 10 R·Q8 chi win ning the Queen. THE CHESS REVIEW 10 KB·B4 P·K3 60·10 Roosevelt Ave" Woodside, N. Y. 11 RxKt . , , . Canadian Section by Fo Wo Watson A rtie/e, pl'rlainin{l to this dp.partml' nf will ~ l!t:corded special attention If addressed to the Editor at 191 Jones Avenue, T oronto, Ontario, Canada Centennial Celebration greg ate result of both matches is reported Canada's premier tournament is sched as : uled to commence on, or about, August 27; SANDY H 1LL Y. M. C. A . and is expected to be concluded by SepH M. Q uevillon ...... 0 J. E. Narraway ..... 2 tember 6. All preparatory a rrangements C. Quevillon ...... I Smith, ...... ,., .. I Mousseau ...... ".. 1 Dr. Turnbull ... ,'" I leading to this annual Dominion Cham H Jolicoeur ...... , t ~Q leson ...... I pions hip are in the hands of the Canadian H erbert ...... I Paucett ...... "... I Chess Federation. Total ...... •.. -4 Total ..... , ...... - 6 With T oronto selected as the centre of attraction. the event will he represented as Latest news from Montreal informs us a "Centennial Tournament"-in acknowlH that B. Blumin retained his city title in edgement of the one hundredth birthday the 1934 tournament recently against which Toronto is now celebrating. The fourteen competitors. At the time of this debate concerning a logical and elaborate report a complete final standing of players ven'ue is at this time unsettled. Since Can was delayed by unfinished adjournments ada's N ational Exhibition will be in full which in no way.interfered with the win- o sway at the same time. there is a possi~ ner s score. bility of its being listed as part of the T he M ontreal T elephone Chess Club Dominion Congress programme. championship for this year was won by A T oronto Chess Committee was ap ~ G. Gaudet wi th the neat score of 1 6 ~ 0! pointed to assist with campaign work and The "E, M arks Trophy," emblematic is now very active. of the Oshawa City Championship, was o o o won by A. L. Boukley in the recent an· nual competition. Miscellaneous News Canada's western contingent assigned Ottawa credits Mr. C. Quevillon. editor to participa te in the Dominion Congress of a chess column in the F rench paper will include A. Grenze. a strong entry " LeDroit." for his untiring efforts in or ~ from Secretan. Saskatchewan.....- so it is re~ gani:ting a new chess club in the city's ported. o o o Sandy Hill district. In its initial club tour~ nament with fourteen entries, Mr. Quev il~ Correspondence Chess Ion is reported the winner, with S. Mous~ seau, M . Quevillon and M . Jolicoeur fol~ Scheduled to commence June L 1934, lowing. Another feature involved inter~ the Canadian Correspondence Chess As· club competition with the Y . M. C. A ., sedation announces the launching of a whereby each club met in a home · and ~ minor skirmish-and. August 20th. (same home match series which concluded in ( av ~ year), will mark the opening of a special or of the "Y" by a 6-4 count with J. E . tournament dedicated to the memory of Narraway, ex ~ Canadian Champion, mak~ Samuel Bray., in which former r ellow~as~ ing his score the deciding factor. T he ag· sociates will enter competition with respect JULY 1934 103 to his recent illness and sudden departure. A. Crompton, Toronto C. C. Treasurer; Mr. Bray was quite an enthusiastic com~ S. Kirk, Boy's Rotary C. c., M. Sim, T. petitor of the older schooL Schofleld, C. Lennox, W, N, Wilson and H. Storey, Committeemen, It was recom In the Handicap Tournament, the mended that a tournament for players of standing of Sf;ction D ~ 6 with one unfln~ intermediate strength and a Boys' contest ished game between T. Gowans and S. R. be included. A special centennial medal " Wright is reported as E. A. Cox 7Yz-Yz; will be donated by Toronto's City Hall F. D. Drake and S. Hall T. 5Yz-2Yz; Centennial Committee, to "The Winnah!" Gowans 4Yz-2Yz; C. B. Narraway 4~4; E. O. Wood 3Yz-4Yz; H. S. Narraway 3-5; C. C. C. A. 1933-4 GIUCCO PIANO S. R. Wright 1-6; S. Bray Yz-7Yz. (Notes by F. W. Watson) Mr. Underhill, C. C. C. A. Secretary W. Hodges C. D. Corbould Treasurer, proudly boasts of there being (Toronto) (Winnipeg) ,more thari two hundred games now in White Black 1 P_K4 P-K4 operation for West vs. East struggle, with 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 results already in by last montn favour 3 B·B4 B-B4 able to the West by 3-1. It looks as 4 P·B3 Kt-B3 though the East cannot afford to lose any 5 P-Q4 PXP more(?), (i PxP B_Kt5 ("h 7 Kt-B3 KKlxP In a C;, C, C. A, 1933-4 fracas, W, 8 0-0 KlxKt Hodges' of Toronto scored a decisive win To capture with Bishop is preferable. The against C. D. Corbould of Winnipeg ...... text is greatly responsible for Black's early trou and, thereby created a stunning surprise bles. and upset in the general opinion of those 9 PxKt B·K2 still persistent in the belief that Corbould If, 9 .... BxP(?) : 10 Q-Kt3, and if 10 . , .. is a reliable and capable opponent regard BxR(?); 11 BxPch, K-B!; 12 B-Kt5, Kt-K2; 13 Kt-K5 threatening B-Kt6 and there Is no defense. less of his being inveigled into such a , haphazard game, The detailed score of 10 P-Q5 Kt-Ktl this one~sided onslaught is included in our White's 10th move turns the game into a vari , game column. ation of the MoelJer Attack. If. 10, .. Kt-Ri(?); 11 P.-Q61, PxP: (11 . , .. BxP: 12 R-KI ch. fol_ • • • lowed by BxP, etc.) 12 BxP ch. KxB: 13 Q-Q5 ch. with continued pressure. Toronto News 11 P-Q6 PxP At the Jordan Chess Club on the 12th 12 BxP ch ""B of May Toronto East defeated Toronto 13 Q-QSch K-BI West by a close 10-9 score, The occa 14 Kt-KtS Q-Kl sion was. marked by preliminary presenta_ There is not much hope for Blark. 14 ..., BxKt tions made to prize winners in the City is just another short route to di ~ aster. Championship, the Major and Minor 15 R-Kl Kt·B3 Tournaments, the Boy's event and the 16 R_K4 Kt-K4 17 R·B4 ch B-B3 T.oronto, Chess League ...... with Mr. C. Len- , nox of the Beaches Chess Club as master 18 B-R3! Kt-B2 19 R-K4 B·K2 of ceremonies. 20 QR-Kl . . , . The reported election of a committee to Being merciful? Now if Black dared to play aid in promoting the Dominion Congress 20 .... Kt-Ki or KtxKt: the win for White is in Toronto this year, included....-B. Freed automatic after 21 R-Bi chi man, Of 'the . Jordan C. C. as President; 20 •• , • D. R. Swales, Gambit C. C. Secretary; C. 21 RxB Game Studies Eighth Game of March B2. and QR-KBI Is a good order of moves t. Nimmwiuch Deren.se fallow. (Notes bJJ I. A. Horo wif,J 15 _ • • • P-ICKt4 Alekhine Boa:olubow 16 Kt_B5 • • • • White Black 1 P'Q4 Kt-KB3 Carrying aut the falJadous plan. Retiring tho :z p.QB4 P-KJ Kt was still better. 3 Kt-Q83 B-Kt' 16 • . • • 4 P.QR3 . .. . 17 Px.Kt K"""p.K> Although this move lorces a decision regarding 18 B-Kl B.P the swap of II B for a KI, it still is wltholll much' 19 P-KR4 Xt·R2 point. It falls ri 46 R.Kl R·R5 In the identical position A!ekhlne continued 47 R·K8 R.QB5 against Tartakower, Dresden, 1926, with 4 Kt-QB3, 48 R·KR8 RxPch B·K2: 5 B·Q3, B-Kt1; 6 Kt_B3, BxB: 7 QxB, Kt-KR3: 8 P.KR3, P·B4: 9 Q-Kt5! The tut move 49 K·Kt2 KxP aims at a rapid attack which seems to have a '0 RxP P·B3 logical basis in White's greater moblilty. But first 51 R·R7 K.K4 the preparatory move of Kt-QB3 should have been R.QR6 made. This would have avoided the unfavorable '2 P·R6 position which later occurred . . . . R·B5 would be met by 53 R-K7 ch, KxP; It ls well to bear In mind that unless the attack -Sot R·K3, R~5; 55 P-R7, R-RI; 56 R.K7, the carries through, White will be left with a weak position being akin to, the o~e which actually oc KP. Also should Black occupy his square K4 curred In the game, with a minor piece, it wil! be difficult to dislodge 53 R·K7 ch KxP It, These technical differences must be weighed carefutty before pursuing such a plan. 54 P.R7 R.RI 55 K·Kt3 P-54 4 • , , , I'd' 56 p.B4 PxP ch? , BxP Q.R5 ch At the critical moment seems to lack It seems that all the hard and fast rules are the punch. Again here he P· Kt5 was going by the wayside, and not without reason. the proper move, against seems to First Akkhine revives an obsolete defense, and be 00 adequate reply. After 57 K·R4 , R·R8; 58 now he moves his Q early In the game. Queen K.Kt5, R-R8; 59 KxP, P_Kt6; 60 R·KKt7, P·B5, movements in the early play are made very rarely, Black must eventually give up the Rook for one and only when there is a deAnlte object in view of White's Q side Pawns,_or after 57 R·R7, which cannot be gained by any other method. Here R_Rl; 58 K-R4, P-B5; 59 K·Kt5, P-Kt6; 60 KxP, Black purposes to weaken White on the white P.Kt7: 61 R-KKt7, R·KBI chi also after 57 R squares, and in this he succeeds. KKt7, R·Rl a similar variation -to the one above occurs. 6 P·Kt3 • • • • 57 KxP P·B5 6 B·KI3 appears to fall Just short of requlre~ 58 KxP P·B6 ments, Black could continue with 6 .. , QxP ch; 59 R.Q71 R.QBI 7 Kt.K2 (best). B-B4; 8 Kt·RJ, Kt~KB3: 9 p.B-4 60 R.QB7 R·Bl ch (If 9 Kt_Kt5, K-Q2 and the threat of .. . Qx,BP 61 K.Kt6 K-Q' or . .. Q.B7 exchanging Q's is difficult to meet) 62 K·Kt7 R·Ktl Kt ~R3! 6 • , • • Q-K2 63 P·R8(Q) RxQ 7 Kt-QB3 64 KxR P·Q4 •••• 65 K.Kt7 K-Q6 7 Kt.KB3 would avoid Black's fo11owlno;! thrust 66 K·B6 Drawn, of . . . P-KKt4. The second player could not afford to capture the loose KP because of his backward development, Ninth Game of Match • 7 • • • , P·KKt4 BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT 8 B·K3 Kt.Q2 (Note, by 1, A. Horowitz) 9 Kt.B3 P-KR3 Bogolubow Alekhine 10 Q.Q2 KKt-B3 White Black Kt·KtS 1 P.Q4 - P·Q84 11 0·0·0 12 B·1(2 . , . . In regard to this defense "Modern Chess Open ings" remarks, "Though it may appeal to enter It would have been better to retreat the B to prising players, it has practically been abandoned Ktl even at the expense of time. In this position in serious chess. With 2 P-Q5 White obtains the B is worth more than a Kt for aggressive and the superior game, and he need not therefore seek defensive purposes. alternatives which can give him no more." All 12 •. , , B·Kt2 of which sounds Interesting-but in spite of it all, here it is_in a World's Championship Match. 13 KR·Bl K 18 B·Kt4 K-Ktl Played at Riga, February, 1934 19 BxKt • • • • • QUEEN'S GAMBIT Necessary, as it would oth erwise be difficult Translated from the Wiener Schachzeitung to balance th e Kt at K4. (Notes by R. Spiclmartn) 19 • • • . M. Fcigin R, Spielmann 20 Q.Q2 P·KKt""'"5 Vlhite Black 21 Kt-K3! • • • • 1 P-Q4 Kt·KB3 2 P·QB4 P·K3 After all it is still a {l ame. Of course Black 3 Kt·QB3 cannot afford QxP because of" the reply Kt~ B 5. P·Q4 4 B·KtS QKt-Q2 21 . • . • Q.K4 5 P·K3 P·B3 22 P·B} P·KR4 6 Q.B2 . , , , 23 Kt-SS B-KB3 24 Q.841 ..•• To avoid the Cambridge Sprinys variation b,- ginning with 6 Kt·B3, Q-Ri. W hite should "have considered carefully before embarking on an endgame. W ith the definite dis. 6 . • • • Q.R4 advantage of two Kts against two B's and a back 7 PXP K~P ward KP th e ending should prove unfavorable. In. 8 P·K4 KtxKt stead 2i Q-B2 to be followed by eithe r P.KR4 or 9 B·Q2 P·K4 Kt.K2-Bi would be more promising. 10 PxK! • • • • 24 .••• QxQ 2S PxQ QR-Ql 0, 10 BxKt, B-Kt5, etc. 26 P-B4? • • • • 10 • . • • PXP 11 PxP B.KI' A miscalcul ation based on a superficial examina_ tion of the position. Bogolubow undoubtedly be 12 KI·B3 · , . , lieved that the P could be recovered a t w ill ~bu t More forceful appears 12 R-QKtl. when after this is not the case. Althouyh White must experi BxB ch: 13 Q xB, Q xQ ch: 14 KxQ, W hile has ence diffic ulty in fl ndiny strategic squares for his little to fear in the endg ame. Now Black may en pieces, the position could be held by the following deavor to weaken White's cente r. line. 26 Kt-K2, B-B1 ; 27 Kt-K3, KR_K1; 28 Kt-Kt3, P-R5: 29 Kt (Kt3} -B5, RxP; 30 KtxKtP, 12 • . • • Kt-B3 RxR ch: 31 RxR, BxP; 32 PxB, 8 xKt; 33 Kt-R6! 13 R-QKtl • ••• and R-K7. T here are other possibilities, but in all instances White appears to have an adequate The correct order of moves mig ht be gained defense. from a yame Becker-Glass, Vienna, 1928. 13 B-Q31 (prevents Bl ack from Castling) B·Kt5; 11 2. . . . , PxP R-QKtl! BxS ch, (forced) 15 KtxB, 0 -0 -0 (15 27 Kt·K3 p.B6 . . . Q-82; 16 Kt-B4) ; 16 0 .0 and White's attack 28 P.Kt3 B·Q5 should prove stronger. 29 Kt·B4 p.B4! 13 • • • . HxBch 30 P·K5 PxP 14 KtxB , , . . 31 PxP BxQP 14 QxB should also be considered here, but 32 RxP QR·KBI Black need not exchange Queens, he ma y well play 33 RxR ch RxR Q-Q1. 34 P·K6 •••• 14 • , • • 0·0 15 H.Q3 There is little else to he done. · . , , 34 .... R·Kl A perfectly natural looking move_even threat_ ening to win a Pawn by P-K5, yet it le aves him in 35 P·K7 QBxKt difficulties. Better would be 15 B!K2 and after 36 PxB BxKt ... R-QI simply 0 -0. O f course th e loose QP 37 RxB RxP could not be captured then. 38 P·KR3 PxP 15 • • •• Q.KKt41 39 K·B2 P-R7 40 R·Ktl ch R·Ka Now the weakness of the previous move be 41 R·KRI R·Kt7 ch comes a pparent. W hite cannot castle because of . . . B-R6 and he is in a quandary regarding the 42 KxP RxP method of protecting the KKtP. 43 K·Q3 K·B2 16 P.Kt3 • • • • 44 K·K4 K·B3 45 K·B5 P·R4 A definite weakening of th e King's wing, but P.K5, QxP; 17 R-KBl, R-KI ; 18 K-QI, Kt 46 K.Kt' 16 P'QF.s Kt5 was no better. Perhaps after all 16 K· Bl Resign!. was best. JU LY 1934 101 '. 16 . . • . Q.R4 12 B·ICKlll K""', 17 B·1(2 • • • • 13 P"KtI P-QKtl White fears to castle at once beca use of Black's 14 0·0 B-Ka rt>ply of ... Kt_Kt5. He therefort> seeks to brl n<;l 15 P·K4 KI.Bl his Bishop to the defense first and then continue 16 KR·Kl Q·Bl with his plans. But Black has something hidden 17 QR.Ql In store. • • • • . 17 . . . . Also 17 P-QR4, B·R3; 18 B·R2 was noteworthy. 18 B·BI 17 •• . , B-R3 This is It. Because White is now forced to 18 Q.K2 BxB protect his QP he cannot follow his original idea 19 QxB Q·Kt2 (B-Kt2 and ()"O). He now meets with d!ff!cu] .. ties. 20 Q·KIl QR.Ql 19 Q-Q3 .. .• 21 p.B4 • • • • Slightly betler was 19 Q-B3. for now the cente r Pawns are very weak. 19 Kt.. Kt31 would be met Black is not satisfied with the position after ... by KtxP, and 19 Kt-B3 would be met by R-KI! P-B1 ; P..Q5. He wishes to double ROOD on the Q Ble. but cannot do so at once because of Kt-K5 . 19 . • . . R-Ql Bearing this in mind, will explain Black's following 20 P.K, Kt·Kt' moves . • Threatening not only KtxKP, but also Q"QP. 21 . . . • Kt·R4 22 B.KSI • • • • ' 21 KI ·B3 Q.Q' 22 R·Ql • • • • To force a weakness before the B is exchanged. This loses outright, but it appears that the re Is 22 ••• . R-Q2 no satisfactory defense. After 22 Q-Kd (22Q 23 P·Kt4 • • • • BJ? Q -K5 chi) follows Q-Ri ch ; 23 Q-Kti. QxP, etc. W ith White's center flnn1y established, a wing 22 .• • • K<> By F. REINPI!LD To the day of his death Dr. Tarrasch gained in terrain and has established a maintained his enthusiastic advocacy of majority of Q~sjde Pawns.' But there is the defense to the Queen's Gambit De ~ a corresponding drawback for Black: the elined named after him '( I P-Q4. P-Qi; advance' of the BP has lifted the pressure 2 P-QB4. P-K3: 3 Kt-QB3. P-QBi). The' on White's QP, so that the latter can now Doctor supported his thesis, however; with continue favorably with P-K4 or KtrK5. the ardor of a fanatic rather than with A few examples: the logic of an impartial analyst: and the I. 6 . .. P-B5; 7 B.Kt2. B.K2; 8-0-0, Kt-B3; Defense practically died of neg lect be- 9 Kt-K5. 0 -0 ; 10 B-Kt5, B.K3; 11 P-B4 (strong. cause of the system invented against it by el' than II KtxQBP, PxKt; 12 BxKKt, BxB; 13 Schlechter and elaborated by Rubinstein: P-Q5,~; 11 PxKt, BxP with about equal chances; Flohr-Maroczy, London, 1932 ), KtxKt; 1: BPxP, KPxP; 5 Kt ~ B3, Kt ~ QB3; 6 P~ 12 QPxKt, P-Q5; 13 PxKI, PxF; Ii B-R6, PxKt; KKt3! Kt~B 3; 7 B~Kt2 , B~K2; 8 O~O , 15 PXP (on J5 BxR Lasker Oivu ... PX P; 16 O ~ O; 9 PxP, BxP;' 10 Kt ~ QRi! {Reti's im~ BxB, QxB; 17 R-Kt, P·B6; 18 Q_B2, Q-Bi ch; 19 K.R, R-Q; 20 QR.Q, RxR; 21 RxR, BxP), Q· Kt3 provement). Now White manifestly has th; 16 K-R, KR.Q; 17 Q-B2 and Black should the better game, for ( I) he can attack now continue .. , P-Bi (Rubinstein_Perils, St. the isolated QP a16n9 the diagonal and Petersburg, 1909), . along the Queen Ale, and (2) he can man- II'K'" B' :KB,-.K3, O' 'KB-KK,'2, QK'K-B3; 8 0be'O' P.BS; 'th 98-t, . t-,-t3?! {tter ••. oeuvre on t hblke ac squares WI moves p. KR3); II BxKt. PxB; 12 KtxQBPl PxKt; 13 like B ~ K3 . Kt-B5. Kt-Q4. etc. Black has ' P-Q5, 0-0 (13 ... R·Q; 11 Q·Rt); 14 PxB. no real compensation for these dlsadvan- OxP; 15 PxP ch. K. R; 16 Kt~ . ~R.Kt; 17 ~- ~t . Q-Ki; 18 Q·Ri. P-B6 (Rubmstem-Dus-Chotiwlr tages other than his free position and ex- ski. S t. Petersburg. 1909) . cellent development which admit of some Later on this defensive resource was still drawing chances. further reAned by the idea of developing Under the circumstances it is not to the KKt to K2 instead of B3 (see dia ~ be wondered at that intensive study of gram), Black now plays 6 ... P~B5; 7 the variation has suggested some reftne ~ B ~ K t 2 , B~QKt5 (the indicated square for ments in Black's play. One of these is the Bishop in preparation for Black's next 6 . , . or 7 . . . P-B5!? We see at once move ); 8 O~O , KKt-K2, This move has that this move completely changes the as ~ certain adVantages as against ... Kt-B3: peet of the game, for the frontal attack on ( 1) the Kt can no longer be pinned by the QP is gone; furthermore Black has B ~ Kt 5. and (2) Black can prevent Kt ~ K5 Black Black White Position after White's 6th move, Position after Black's 8th move. JULY 1934 109 by playing ... P-B3; on the other hand Geza Maroczy Jubilee Master Tournament the pressure on White's K 4 is relaxed by April 1934 GRUNFELD DEFENSE Black's last move, so that P_K4 now be Korody Grunfield comes a possibility. White Black 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 The position now arrived at was seen 2 P-QB4 P-KKt3 fairly often during the Folkestone Con 3 Kt·KB3 P·54 gress, where · it proved popular with the 4 P-Q5 P·Q3 members of the Swedish team. This line 5 Kt-B3 B-KI2 of play is therefore known as the Swedish 6 P.KKt3 B-KtS 7 B·Kt2 Q·BI it Defense although had previously arisen 8 P-KR3 B·54 -by transposition_in a game between 9 Kt·R4 B-Q2 Reti and Tarrasch (Teplitz-Schonau, 10 B-Q2 P-QR3 1922). 11 P.QR4 P-QR4 12 Q·Bl P·R3 1. 9 B_B4 (a colorless move). 0-0; 10 R-B, 13 Kt-Kt5 P·KI3 Q-R4 (stronger seems 10 ... P-QR3 In order to play ... P-QKt4 or else 10 ... BxKt; 11 RxB, 14 P·K4 I<;t-R3 P-QKti and White cannot post his QB so fav_ 15 R·R3 Kt-QKt5 orably as in the text continuation); 11 P-QR3. 16 O-O! B.P BxKt; 12 RxB. P-QKt4; 13 B-Q6!. R-Q; 14 B-B5. 17 KI-B5 Bd(, Q-B2; 15 R-K. P-QR4 and Black has the 18 P"B Q.P game (Sultan-Khan-Stahlberg. Folkestone, 19 KI·B7 eh K.Q2 II. 9 Kt-K5, B-K3; 10 KtxKt. KtxKt '(10 , . , 20 KtxR KI·K!5 PxKt transposes into Variation III); II P-K4. 21 B-R3 P-R4 PxP; 12 P-Q5. BxKt; 13 PxKt, B-B3; 14 PxP. 22 B-B3 B.B QR-Kt; 15 BxP with advantage (analysis by 23 QxB R..K, Tarrasch) . 24 P·B3 and wins. III. 9 Kt-K5, 0-0; 10 KtxKt, PxKt; 11 P_K4. A. 11 . . . B-K3; 12 B-Kt5, P-B3; 13 B-02 (threatening to win a Pawn by KtxPl), R-Kt; Geza Maroezy Jubilee Master Tournament 14 R_K, B_B2 ( ... 0-02. as suggested by Apdl 1934 Tartakower, is better); 15 P-QR3! B-QR4; QUEEN'S GAMBIT 16 PxP, PxP; 17 RxKt!. QxR; 18 KtxP. 0-Q2 L. Sleiner Havasi (18 ... Q-Q; 19 BxB, QxB; 20 Kt-K7 ch, White Black K_R; 21 Kt-B6); 19 KtxP ch. PxKt; 20 BxB, 1 p.Q4 KI·KB3 RxP; 21 P-05 and White won with his passed 2 P-QB4 P-K3 Pawn (Grunfe1d_Stahlberg. Folkestone, 1933). 3 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 B. 11 .... R-Kt; 12 B-K3, B-K3; 13 Q-B2, p_ 4 B·KCJ QKt-Q2 KBi; 14 PxQP, KtxP; 15 KtxKt, BxKt (too 5 P·K3 B-K2 risky; ... PxKt was correct); 16 B-B4 (Fine 6 Kt-B3 0·0 later pointed out the correct continuation: 16 KR-B!, B-Q3; 17 P-Bi, Q-R'l; 18 B-B, Q-Kt5; 7 Q.B2 P-B~ 19 QR-Kt, etc.). B-Q3; 17 BxBch, PxB; 18 8 R.Ql 8PXP BxB, QxB; 19 KR~K and now Black can win a 9 KP",P P,QKtl Pawn by ... Q-QKtJ (Fine-Lundin. Folke 10 B~3 PXP stone, 1933). 11 8xBP 8·Ka IV. 9 P-Ki, PxP; 10 KtxP. B-KBi and now in 12 Kt.K5 Kt-Q4 a game Winter_Lundin (Folkestone, 1933) 13 P·KR4 KtxKt the continuation was II Kt-B3. B·Q61' and 14 PxK! Q.B2 Black has a good game. Recently, however, 15 B-Q3 Q",P eli Nimzowitsch strengthened this variation with 16 K-HI Kt·83 11 Kt-K5! which leaves White with the su perior posltlon. 17 BxP eh KtxB 18 BxB KR·Kl It will be interesting to see whether 19 B.Q6 Q.KB4 Black's play. can be improved upon; if 20 Q.K2 KI·B3 not, the variation will probably disappear 21 P·R5 P-K4 as suddenly as it came into favor! (Continued on Page 111) End Game Studies By BMNIB F . WINKELMAN Leonid (K. A. L.) Kubbel 0' I . . . . B·" Kubbel has attained distinction both as 2 B·Kt6 , P·RB White White to play and draw. White to play and draw. 1 P·Kt5 .,. I P·8' K-Kt2 2 B-R5 8·B5 ch 2 K-Q8 8-B4 3 K_Rl K·.. 3 B-Kt6 P-RS (Q) 4 B.Ql P·Kt8 (Q) 4 P-B8(Q) ch BxQ 5 8·82 ch Q,B ,5 BxP ch QxB 6 Kt·K3 ch BxlCt (Stalemate) JULY 193~ 111 In the next example a minimum of force Is used. (Continu.ed from Page 109 j Black. 22 P·R6 P·Kr3 23 K-Kll QR-Ql 24 R.R3 K.R2 • 2S B-R3 R-Q' 26 R·Kl Kt_R4 27 Kt-KtS Kt -BS 28 KtxR KlxQ ch 29 KtxKt Q.KS 30 R-KKt3 R.QBl 31 R·KB3 P·64 Re.is-ns. White White to play and wi n. May 1934 1 P-KR3 K-Kt6 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 2 Kt-Kt5 K-B5 S. Flohr Sir G. A. Thoma, 3 Kt-K4 K·B6 White Black 4 K_Q4 K-B' I P-Q4 P.Q4 5 K.Q5 K-84 2 P~B4 p~p 6 KI-B3 , K·B5 3 Kt.KB3 Kt·KB3 7 Kt-K2 ch K·B6 4 P-K3 P·K3 8 Kt_Kll eh X-XI7 5 B~P P.QR3 9 K·K4 KlrKt 60·0 P-64 10 K-B3 and win. 7 Q-K2 P-QKt4 Kubbel has been called the m0.5t "hypermod_ 8 B·Kt3 QKt.Q2 ern" of 20th century composers. His technijUe is the ultimate in thou qualitlu that we look. or in 9 P-K4 8oKI2 present day problem construction. With this in 10 P-Q5 P·B' mind we may Judge the following_ 11 p" p P.P Black 12 8oS2 8 -64 13 KI·Kl' P·X.. 14 Kt-K6 Q-XtJ 15 KuP ch K·B2 16 Kt·SS _ KI.Sl 17 Kt-Q2 Kt·Kt3 18 KtxP Q.B2 19 Kt.R3 KR.Ql 20 P·KKt3 K.Kll 21 B·KtS Q.8 3 22 KR·Kl R-Q2 23 QR-Bl K·Rl 24 B-Ktl R·KB2 25 BxKt R.8 26 P-QKt4 Kl·SS \¥hite to play and win. 27 Q-Q2 RxKt 1 Kt·R6 K-QKnight covers the entire board) _ Resigns. • W,ho's Who In• Chess By S. S. COHEN W ith the steadiness that marks the seasoned veteran of master play, young Reuben Fine of New York has rapidly climbed the heights. until today, at the age of nineteen. he is recognized as one of America's outstanding players. First achieving prominence by winning the championship of the Marshall Chess Club. several years ago. he thereafter can· tinued in his successful stride by winnin$l the W estern Championship in 1932 and 1933. and by making a splendid record fo r himself as a member of the American team . which retained the H amiiton. Russell tro. phy in international competition at Fa lke stone, England. In match play he also performed well, defea ting his fellow team honors in the international team tourna mate. Arthur W . Oake of Portland. O re ment held in Prague. The first two games . gon. and Herma n Steiner. member of the of the match were played in Philadelphia 1931 victorious American team. at the rooms of the Mercantile Library and the F ranklin Chess Club respectively and The quality of his play en tirely belies resulted in a double win for Fine-a splen his years. N ever impetuous. always ima9- did start. The third game was contested inative. he is capable of winning by virtue at the Manhattan Chess Club in New of a thorough knowledge of positional York City and ended in a draw, Addi prinCiples. and an ability to achieve and tional games are scheduled to be played at increase small and subtle advantages. the Marshall Chess Club, the Stuyvesant This year he has again won the cham Chess Club, and- the Queens Chess Club. pionship of the Marshall Chess Club and The scores of the second and third is at present engaged in a twelve-game games of this match are included in this match with I. A. Horowitz, member of the issue. and, in a measure, illustrate F ine's 1931 America n team, which won premier resourcefulness and his style of play. . Second Game of Match s . . . . B·84 QUEEN'S GAMBIT If 5 . 6 P-Ki, B·Kt5: 7 P·K5, Kt-Qi; (Notel by I. A. Horowitz ) 8 B-Q2, PxB, P-QKti; 10 Kt-Kt5 with R. Fine I. A. H orowitz II (Alekhlne-Bogolubow, 1st White Black 1 P·Q4 P-Q4 6 P·K3 Kt·R3 2 P-QB4 P·QB3 Again Black has the alternative of 6 . . . 3 Kt-QB3 Kt·KB3 P-K3: 7 BxP. B-QKt5; 8 0 -0, 0-0; 9 Kt-KRi, 4 Kt·B3 P.P B-Kt3; 10 KIXB, RPxKI; II Q-K2, QKt·Q2: 12 S P-QR41 • • • • R-Qr. Kt-Kt3; 13 B- KI3, and again W hite's posi tion is to be preferred, It would !\Cern therefore, Bestl This move serves the double function of that unless there Is a way of definitely taking ad preventing Black from protecting the gambit Pawn vantage of the weakness of White's QKti, the and at the same time stifles counter-play on the position mll.'5t favor the first player, as h,e I)~ Queen's wing. full control of the center. • • JULY 1934 113 • 7."" Xt-Q.K~ 32 R·R4 • • • • 8 0·0 p.K3 This innocent looking move ends th~ struggle 9 Q.Kl &.K2 shortly. Black is without defense against the 10 R-QI O.() threat of RIP followed by RxRt. 32 .... R.P 11 P·K4 • 8-K15 • R.Kt4 <:h 12 JJ.Kdl • • • • " JW> 34 K·Bl K·Kl To prevent 12 ... Sx-KI; 13 QxB. KI· S7; H 3' RxKt ... R moves. KlxQP. h the game enters Its second phase_the mlddlt';lame-a n sume of the position 36 Q",P R(Kt4).Kt2 discloses that White has control of the ceoter. a 37 P·R6 • • • • free Qame as ft'oJ8rds mobility. and a nady plan: The coup de grace. an advance of the K side Pawns for an assault 37 • ••• against Ihe adverse KlnQ . Blade, on the other hand has no definite obJective. His Kt at KtS. the only strong point of his game, Is balanced Third Game of Match by the B at KtJ. His Q cannot become active QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED without be lnQ molested, and It Is difficult to an (Note$ bll I. A Horowitz) ticipate Whlte's intended K side assault, MarklnQ time, with the hope that White's attack miscarries I. A. Horo.... itz R. Fine seems to be his only chance. White Black 1 p.Q4 Kt.KB3 12 • •• • Q.R4 2 P·QB4 P·K3 13 P·RJI B"'" 3 Kt.QB3 P-Q4 Porced, for after 13 ' , . B·Ri; Ii P. Kt4. B·Kt3: 4 Kt·B3 QKt-Q2 (there Is nothing In the sacrUke KtIP) 15 Kt·K5. , P·K3 P.B3 the threat of P-KRi cannot adequately be met. 6 B.Q3 PxP 14 QIB QR.Ql 7 BIBP P.QKt4 U 8-10 R·Q2 8 B·Q3 P-QRl P.Q5 will always be a sufficient rejoinder to 9 P·QR4 •••• . . . P·Bi. and the advance of Black's KP wl1l only add to his troubles. as the White KS will After 9 P·Ki or 9 a-a. Black obtains a good become more active. pruition with 9 .. . P-Bi. or 9 ... P. Kt5 followed by 10 . .. P·Bi. The text gains QBi. which when 16 P·.KI4 KR-Ql occupiEd by a Kt will dominate important c ~nt~r 17 P·KI5 Xt.Kl and wing squans. 18 P.R4 P-QB4 9 • • • • P·Kt' 19 P-Q' P·X ... 10 Kt·K4 P·B4 20 p .R,j B-Ql II 0-0 B·Kt2 21 K.Kt2 P-QR3 12 Kt (K4)-Q2 P-QR4 22R·Rl Xt-Q6 To prevent White from ~stabllshinQ an out· 23 P·Kt6 P.B' post for hios Kt at QKt6 by P·R5. but th is In turn tem porarily gives up comma nd of a strong Black cannot afford to capture the KtP and diagonal. which should prove troblesome. advance either the SP or RP as he would be as· sassinated on the open KR tUe. 13 B.KtS B·K2 14 p"p 24 JJ.B2 • • • • ..P • • • • Of COUl'3e, not 2i SxP. KtxKtP wins a piece. I' P-QKtl 24 • • • • Kt.B, ch But here White fails to gain a minute advan tage. 15 Kt·K5. 0·0; 16 Kt"Kt. KtxKt; 17 And neither can he afford here to capture the Kt-Kt3. B..Qi; 18 P·Ki, BxKt; 19 Q"S. Kt·Kt3: loose KtP, as White would manoeuvre his Kt to 20 B·KBi leaves White with two powerful Bish KB5 with crushing effect. ops and a free game. 2' BIKt P.B 15 • . . . 0·0 26 P·K" • • • • 16 B·Kt2 Q.Kl The beginning of II combination to conclude the 17 R·Bl KR-Ql game. 18 Q·K2 B.Ke) 26 •••• ..P 19 Kt.B4 B·B2 27 8-B' R·K2 20 Kt·Q4 QR.Ktl ,,"P 28 PxBP <:h Afte r 20 ... Kt· Bi would follow 21 8--B6. B:r.P 29 QR.KlI ."", ch: 22 KxB. Q·B2 ch ; 23 Kt· K5! . QIRt ch; 2i 30 8-K6cb K·Bl P~ B4 and Black cannot m«1 the threat of R:r.KI 31 PIlB Xl·B3 followed by BxB. 21 B-B6 8-Rl The attack now seems to be weathered, but this la only the calm before the storm. 22 Kt·JCts .dCo 114 THE CHESS REVIBW ------.------~--- 23 PxB Kt-B4 28 KtxP K .., . Mistakes of the Masters , '. . " BIf LESTER W. BRAND Karlsbad, 1929 If a brutal check is the only way to win, its H. Johner best to be brutal! • ' ... Karlsbad, 1929 Euwe -, . M. Vidmar White to play and win. White lost this gmne (P-KKt1? Kt-BS eh; PxKt. Nimzowitsch QxKt; RxP eh, K.Ktl ) instead of winning as Blaek to play and win. follows: Nirnzowitseh finished first at Karlsbad. 1929. 1 RxBP eh! Had he lost this game. as he should have. he A. I .. ., K-Ktl; 2 RNQB7. QxP eh; 3 K-Bl. probably would have finished third. , Q-R6 eh; 1 K-Kl, and White brings his King into The game: I . . . RxKt; 2 QRNKBl, P-Ki:'''3 safety. RxKt eh, RxR: 4 QxR eh, K-R3; S . QNB8 eh, B. I . .. K-Kt3; 2 PNKKt1, Kt-BS ch (if Kt-Kt2 resigns. then Q-B71 or if Kt-B3 then R_Kt7 ch or If QxP The missed win : I ... QxQPI then PxKt eh): 3 PxKt. QxKt; of PNBS eh. K-R3: S Q-K7 and wins. A. 2 RxKtch. RxR: 3 QxR, Q_K4ch; of K.-KtI, P~K7; S R-Kl. R~B8 chI 6 RxR. Q_K6'eh, wins. C. 1 ... K~R3; 2 P-KKt1. KtNKt2 (if Kt-SS ch QR~ KB1. QNK4 White takes and follows with P~BSI) 3 Q~K7!. B. 2 eh; 3 K-R1. - R-B2: 1 K~Kt3; (forced) 4 Q~B7 and wins. (Analysis by RxKP, QxKt! 5 RxQ. RxQ. Kmoch). A drastic example! J U L Y 1934 115 48. Haif a m a to. 66. Neither round ner CHESS CROSSWORD PUZZLE 50. Double (prefix). squarc. Cordially inscribed to all Chess Review Readers ~l . Prize (abbr. ) . 68. Dutch hlU, 70. Roman rnonota ry unIt. MAXWELL BUKOPZER 5,2, Old Jl1.I,anese g,,"'o. By 53 . -Pronoun. 72. Cut It out 1n chess. 73. Bird. 05. One or the C, R. pro ~ _ H. Larg" p l1.lntlng. ! amlly. lern 7e. Japanese ~ hawl. 58. B ehold! 78. Second nllme of a fa 60. Involved lora. mono portrait. 61. GIl"l ' ~ namQ. 19. What ldbit7.ers In_ ~2. App"ar"nee. dullOe In. 6 3. Baby 's firM word. Sl. You don't need It fer thi~ ]}u"zk . li~ . Night patrol (abbr.). 83. Revenge and punIsh. 6~. Expr c>;slon <>f h ~a l t a- m ent. t ien. 8 ~ . PolsonOllS. DOWN 1. A tirole"s. g~norou~ 38. Term used '!n cen_ patron of chell.'l. tract bridge. 2. What a chess lJl"obl om f O. TraHs!t syst em (abbr.) muM have. 3. Botany and llla.thc- 40. Den't exhibit tee ",atlcs know them . mUCh of !t. i. SIl"",la (abbr.). i 7. Greate8\ problemlst e l 5. EXClamation. aU tlme ~ . ti Whnt you $uffer when 49. Ex!s t. yOU play b"dly. ~O. F8J"eus Engl1sh Prob 7. Littered yard. ( abbr.) . lem expe rt. ~ . Article. 51. What your game or 10. Bsgs. problem should have. II. B:ome po~t eftlce H. Adopt and boest. (abbr.). 56. Mern!ng. 12. ~n chesa he Is caUod &7. Note d Ca'''lI.llan prob a "pat~er." lemlst, 13. On~ of the C, R. pI·ob. .8. Nam~. lem tam!ly. 6~. Be It to th G lady H . }'ameus D ut ~ h prob_ ACROSS player. IGmlst. 63. The p"ophet ot Fairy 1. Ch""" Champion or 27. F e w say It when thor 16. Chinese name. Chess. t he U . S. A . loso a g"mo. 19. PhY$lclan. 67. Don't r"lao It wh(>n 8. A bold, challenging 28. One o( the C. R prob- 20. State In U . S. A. you 10$0. youn!:" m ..... te r. 10m f am lly. (abbr. ). U. Precise. H. Must I make It for 30. International revue. 2~ . What probleml8ts 70. What you pour Into th!. puule? (abbr.). must do. "19 aerOs"."' 17. Town !n Haly. No ~l. HIght vlslou. (" bbr.). 26. lo'amous U . S. problem 71. Thu3. P!M~ tor dry ~ . 32. Spanl.h pronoun. compo"or. 12. );JxclamaUo" of ,'Us. 18. Poem. :1:\. Greek lette r. 2D. You f ind many a one gU8t. U. What you n"" d l or \0. Dlltch beor hOUM. on the high r oaM. 75, Rumorist. " 70 down." (abbr. ). 34. I"96Ct . 77. Wnat th~ .heop .ays. 21. F"",ou. Belgian Ch~"S 37. ConladerMe general. 35, PhySical compl,,!nt. 78. Glrl'8 pet namo. m".t er. 38. Sym"boi tor ~llvM. 36. What YOU e;o:clalm 80. It (Lalln). 22. Good problems have It 39. 1'ewn in Wost Atrloa. when you trick your 81. Chinese wolght. tor mallng. H. Dull literat ure. (abr) . partner. 82. Two random lHter... 23. You must not do It ~~. cenJunction. when y ou play che.,. 43. NIght tIme. (abbr.) . 26. What tho Ches. Ro- H. JAke. v iew want ~ . (0. Old pronoun. )------® • • • RUBBER STAMPS Book ;Review FOR CHESSMEN Amenities and Background' of Chess Play By WM, E. ang. Eow, J. NAPIER This little brochure contains a very flne Complete Set of 12 Pieces selection of games and represents a re~ freshing departure from ordinary chess with 100 Blank Diagrams literature. In place ~f lengthy analysis PRICE $1.00 the Napier brothers have substituted short, pithy comments-a decided im provement! In their selection they have striven for elegance and beauty, and we THE CHESS REVIEW believe that no chess lover could spend 60~10 Roosevelt Avenue SO¢ to greater advantage. Woodside, N, Y. -So S. C. PROBLEMS "The Poesy of Chess" By MAXWELL BUKOPZER Problems. Problem so!!ltions, criticisms, comments Bnd aft matters pertaining to the Problem Department, ~hould be .rent directlv to the Problem Editor at 106·22 215th Street. Bellaire, L. 1.• N. Y. For per.ronal replies and the return of unsuitable contributlons, inclose a stamped. $e/ f·addressed envelope; otherwise replies will be made in the correspondence column. Fairy Chess Let us look at diagram A to fully comprehend the move of the G .. which Is placed on dS. It can As Sla ted IMt month, Fairy Problems 3rt of move to the square 1'18 by leaping over the White three types. K; to as with , a jump over the pawn on M: to a2 over b3; to g2 over g.f3; over BIS to gS where, I. New Pieces Problems. the Black K being po$ted there, It checks; and II. CondUionab. finally over 17 to g8. It cannot get to dS, became Ill. Combinations of both. there is no obstructing man on d7, nor to d2 (over d3) because a man 01 its own color blocks that Reserving D proper "lnttoduction" for la ter. J square. As shown the GdS is checking the Black shall offer for the approval or rejection of our King, who can get out of check In four different family thNeI! examples of the Fairy type, beginning ways: today with No. I_ a problem with a new plece the unique and Imme nsely popular "Grasshopper," I. Sc7 can capture the G. 2. The King can To make our demonstration simple, yet convincing, move to any square open for flight. The G. con~ I will attempt to show, how the grasshopper, with trois only the square gS, not fS where the Black B. out moving at all, Just by its presence, enables us is placed, nor h5, behind the King. 3. The Bishop to achieve a re.!ult that is quite impo5Sible 01 ac fS can move and thereby change the' '"lineplay" of complishment with the mere orthodox che.s.smen. the G. from "over fS to g5" to "over gS to h5. " ThU5 It will become evident, hy illustration, that i . The bishop h8 can Interpose on e5, changing this piece, once It moves for attack and defense, the attack on the King (over IS ) to an attack of must contribute to problem play new anglu of BfS (over Be5). Thus it Is quite clear that the unheard-of effect, and amazing variations scin G., powerful though it Is. is queerly restricted In ti llating with thrills. activity. Also bear In mind, that the G. must stop directly behind the man it jumped. Now, what is a grasshopper and how docs it move? DIAGRAM B, 'The grasshopper, the invention of which Js commonly credited to Thomas R. Daw.son of England, the greatest living authority on Fairy Chess, is represented by an inverted Queen on the diagram and its symbol Is G. for WhIte and g. for Black. It moves uactly like a Q uee l\, with the one important factor to be borne In mind, that each move must end in a jump over one 0b struc ting man, W hite or Black. If this fi nal leap is not possible, the G. cannot move at am DIAGRAM A. • Now let us inspect diagram B. This repr r~ stnts a problem composed especially for this dem~ onstration, but in a form unsolvable, because of the omission of two grasshoppers belonging In the problem. Suppose, after the Key (Rd7! waiting) Black answers I .... Kd. White continues SfJ- there Is a mate by i . Sc5. r said "if'. But how Solutions are ~ qolnq to fOKe the Black Klnq to go to No. 139. A. N. Lebe No. 163 No. 164 . (Original) (Original) CARLOS }IMENO, Jr. E. BOSWELL. Guadalajara, Mexico Lancaster, Englan~d,-- Dedicated to Maxwell Bukohcr • moves Mate in 2 moves No. 165 (Original) BEERS Mate in 2 moves No. 167 No. 168 (Original) (Original) YOUNG F. HILL Po. White , Minn. Mate in 2, moves Mate in 2 moves rULY 1934 119 No. 170 (Original) BURKE Wise. Mate in 3 moves Mate in 3 moves No. 171 No. 172 (Original) (Original) DOBBS Go. ==~~~"'~·~"'~A~TSONCanada C ~~ Mate in 3 moves. Mate in 4 moves No. 174 (Original) G. GOELLER Germany Mate in 5 moves Selfmate in moves 120 THE CHESS R E VI E W No. 141). G. GoNle. (6M $,,1.). hence 2 m.ova and 3 move poslt!OM get the M~t 0( It. 1. Rhl_gl, ,,1=8; ~. Tempo. S mat"... How about a Klpplng entry? Best wlsllesl 1. " ,,1::::B; 2. 131>2, 13xO m a te. G. Go"ller. Thanks fo r the liberal suppor t-Nln* 1. "' al:::;Q: Z. He·f! eh. Q;dt; 3. Qf2 ch. QXQ ~ clfm .. t"sl Will 80e tllal you receive tile eR r egul&rfy. mate. Your gelle,·ou~ opinion or my own work 18 much &p. preclated. Sometimes I think I am better Known In I ., al=R: 2. Ro-n eh. R xH; 3. QU eh, R xQ; • Europe thnn In my own country. Wl1l writ e t o you. Sc ~· eh. K(3; ~ Sc5 ell, Kc2; 6 Sf4 e h. HxS "". !e. 'rhe beauty or the pn,ble rn lies In the different m .. n · Dr. NlemelJer. ~Ia"y thanks for t ile "Jublleum" ner of play, when R or Q IS mndc.-Rothcnbcrg. What B<><>k. a beauti fu l testimonia l to your country'" che1S8 there Is or this problem l~ gOOd, but one would ex acumen. If I can tlnd Ih ~ time I shall send yon i >ec ! more (u]] length '· 'HI"tlon~.~~!cClelland. Ther" ~ome problcm~. I Won somo of my greatest honor. !n [" Bt1 11 wide ranJ;" or variety In Black promo(lo"" __ Hollalld. Will you IIOt gladden me with one of Emery, Pretty 8Ui. Nice plaY.-Hoy. Odglnal and your ex cell ent p rohlom" for my dept.? Mtonlshing. - ~lnl1ibcr8". G. JI"t",hklss (Grace!). Your op inion that t he No, 150. II. '('hllyer (2M ) c8 = ,s. Holmes Ctless Detectl,·" Slories stlould &])pear In book f orm I~ mus!c to my eau, but, my <1ear yonng l&dY, A youn,:: problcml~t I. almO"1 ~uro to rediscover yon railed ot Nvoal the name ot the phil anthropist. the anci"nt. th,"cad1> .. ,'., devIce oJ a S pl"omotlon key. publisher that would undortake the job. How m.any Don' t lmow w/'lo(her !t l~ well to encourage \hl. chc"~ lover" would buy t ho book? Mo st of them \ype.-McClclland. Ono would "u'P~ct the novice don't eve" want to pay for a subserl])!!on to a c he... hcre.-Dr. DobbS. Vory good, Harold. You nrc magazine. YU. thore .. ro enongh stories to fill a young al'l.<1 wUl become a. great compoaer.- Vanwlnkle. volumo or good ~Ize. and more are on the way. LIke" footb"ll hud C. S. Kipplnlr. Thanks for the ··Prohlemlst." Onr no~ rt S~ln . Your problem 18 too weak for the monthly eOmlJ<)tition. cuhnillatlllg ill n U.OO prize .. "d CR. Bc~l ·T his latest model is substaw tiaU y built with a. fone move ~ ment, exceptionally suited for match a.nd tournament play PRICE ~7.50 Order through TH E CH E SS REVIEW 60-10 Roosevelt Avenue Woodside, N. Y. PROBLEM SOLVING LADDER Previous '" 0 N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Si Name Score - - - Tolal Remark.! Braverman. S. ,------• • • • • • 371 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 '07 Wins [ adder Prize Greenwald. I...... 368 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 . 3 3 5 6 2 ... McCklland. D. C. ... 357 .0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 399 Ludlow, O. H...... 35. 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 3'7 Nash. E. A...... 316 10 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 358 Mal2;berg, N ...... 308 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 "6 Vanwinkle. W ...... 308 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 · 2 "6 Piaset:ky, I...... 280 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 • 2 J06 T anassy. L ...... 270 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 • 2 2.8 Rothenbero. P. L .... 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 285 Riggin, C. W...... 236 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 2 270 Burke, H...... '"21 . .0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 256 Foote, 8. A ...... 235 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 25. HarQrtavts, G. M. • 218 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 2 216 Dobbs, Dr. G ...... 95 10 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 237 Hampton, L. D. . ... 11. • 2 2 • 3 2 .58 Davis. ~nn ...... 116 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 .51 Emery. . R...... 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 5 6 2 122 T udor, W . B...... •• 3 2 .05 2 2 • . 11 Hoy, John O ...... 6. . 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 Wend, T . C...... 56 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 5 2 83 McCarthy, E ...... 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 "82' Simonson. A. C. . . . . " 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 7' Szabo, Alu...... "36 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 76 Hochberg Bros...... 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 • 67 Vall. F ...... 0 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 .0 Doran. J. S...... 0 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 36 Berliner, Dr...... 0 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 36 Ratke, R. J...... 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 3 2 28 Note: Many 501vers wUl Bad their nam ~s omitted because they fa lled to send solutions. Th, scores of these solvers are being kept on the book '0' 6 months fot' futufJ resumption within tha. time. After 6 months the scores will be canceled. HOW YOU VOTED Nama Choice tor A Jt"r1l W hpi I " ~Y h4yt 10 on,. Simon.on .•...... •.• ...... U S ...... • . • . 1'0 ~t at e mcnt. ROlhenl;lor lf ...... •...... uo ...... Want • • n IHIlcio /l.non. "Solvlnlf (COin Dlagr. m$."' McClell.nd . ..•.....•...... U S ...... •.. .. W.Dt. h.rdec and lon"or prOblon,8, es""y~, H<>hne. SI<>de •. ~nd 1··.,J r y P rohlo"" . Dc. Dobb •.•.•...... H I •...... Th lnk8 run o f I>roblom. t<>o ••MY. Sent tho rl ... 1 fairy c<>lnl>'>ollio n rocolvad by the ltdlt"r. V&l\wlnkl•...... • ..•.•.• HJ ..•. ... •... ..•.•.. Only <> no t<> t h,d n nd pro ... Cook In 133. GI>'''' hlnta M t o how 10 maka the probla m ".,und. Nuh ...... ItS ...... !'Io at.temen' f Emery ...... 140 ... •.... • . •.•• . •.. N<> , I.tement ( W hY lIo tf-Ed. ) Tudor ...... ? .•. •...•.• .•.•..•. No ",.toment TanMeY ...•.•.•...•.•...... ? ...... No . t n.oment Gru nw.ld ...••.• ...•. . . • .... 147 ...... • .•...... Thlnkll there wer.. no "o\lUI.ndl"g"' p roble ms In the April I .... "e. Burk...... 141 ...... • t>o at.tement. Hoy •. . •.. .. • ...... • ... • .... . HI ..•. •...•.•...•. ... ,Uk ~ when ,100 pcombed arUcloo and r.lcy problema will m.tcrlaU~ e. Wants mOCI ,p.ce In dept. Doc.n .. •...... •.•. .. • 146 ...... Pconounce. 141 the m OHt difficult problem In IMue. V.II .••...... •...... t ...... •. .... •.•.. Thinks ,he dopt. pepped up conolder.bly. LudloW .... .•..•..• .•. • . •• • . . In ...... Say. ho IIko. tho prO"\lleml In every I ••ue 80 tar. Dr. Berlln,r .•.. ..•. • .•...... In ...... Thlnks April probloma were a poor lot. McCarthy •. .... • . . .• • ...... 14 0 . •• . • ...... • . . Stalu tha.t 10 0 enjoy. Ih. 'a(l(l&r race Vir,. much. Davl. .•.•...... • . • ...... ? ••• . •••••• •••• . • .. No 8t.t.. ment. H .rKre.... u .•.• . •.• .•...... In ...... No st.tement. s ..bo .•...... • ...... 13.(t) •.•.•...... •... S.YI IU d ...... r .. u the prlu, t)elnK tho "cookl... t"' - orterinl• W e n~1 . • . .• .•...•.. •...... ••• 114 ..•. .. •..•.•.. . •. • No Btatement. Rl,,JIn ...... H I •..••••..•.•••.... Do"'"" ' t Uke S.lrm., .. or Falr l.. . Wa nt. Endpm.... bu t ..III Uk.... hU he g el. a lld Uke it. (Dr•• o l -Editor ). DBye .... e...... , ..•••.•..•••.•.•.. No s l. tomen!. FooU •••.•••.•.•.••.•.• ...... H I ...... W. nle a.Udell ad .. I'ing ho" to com pOM problem .. H ochbor. Broe...... 14 0 .... •.• .. •.• . • .... No etaternenl. R ..tke .•. , ...... ISO ...... 1'10 at.tement. Ma\:obe,s ...... 111 ...•... ..•.•.• ..•• 1'10 at.tement. PIa8 . t~kJ' •.•.. . •.•••. . • . •. • .. U S • ...... •.•.•..•. No at.tement. Hampton...... 1 • . ....•..•.•.•.•• • No etatement. The ... Inne, ot the Honor Prize and DlaKram 18 .Franz Pala u ot Hambl,lrlf, ]).ermanI'. Don't fo rget th.t n. :u month t ...o prlzu a re due. DId yOU vo t& tor t ...01 Rook Is quickly repulsed. At this point It Is well to ending. bear In mind the difference P-Bi In the earlier stages would make In the present position. Then 43 •• • • Kt·R5 cb White could attack on the open KB Ale or by 44 K·Xt3 XIXB ch the advance of his K side Pawns. Now, however, 45 Pdt X·B3 White should be content with marking time for awhlle_at ltast until he Is ready for spec! Ac a c ~ Entering the Anal phase of the game. which tlOD. 15 Kt_Kl ...... P_KKt3 ...... Kt_Kt2,_P.B3,_ R_ should now be a matter of technique. J U L Y 1934 IQS