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Vol. 13, No.3 Ma rc h, 1945 PHOOEY! Blsh· Sirs: nut· COVER I bave read t he article by crackers or perha!)3 Donald I NOEX Kenneth Ha rkness "Cbessmen of Duck caugbt In the act ot star· Tomo .... ow .. and have found It gazing; the King i8 a glorified FEAT URE S very Imel"esting l·ell.tHng and a orange·stlck ; while tbe Queen leht llS Do w n Mexico Way ____ 3 well written article. (See Jan­ and Knights are $0 a bsurd as to ISe idma n Wins Mar sha ll Title 6 uary CHESS REVIEW). suggest nothlllg at an. ISoviet Championship Game ••10 Howevel', aHel' carefully look· If we are to make any radical Game s From Recent Events .16 In g over the photographs of cbange in the piece names. let . t hese examples or Surrealis m, me suggest manhall , general, SERIALS I fall to b6 impressed by thfl chief·o [·start, armored corps, a ll" ILet's Play Chess ! ______29 designs which are so simplified corps, engi neer·corps, s I g n a I , Two Kn ights' Defense ______.28 and severe that there appears to corps, or perhaps the names ot be nothing o[ nolhlng. Smely sucl\ modem equ lp}nent a s untier the di sguise of lhls high tanks, howltze1's, alr·planes and DEPARTMENTS sounding title, art and design hulldozet·s. 01' lhe pieces could IChess Briefs ______~ _ 12 of the future Is going backward simply use the names or va l'l ous Chess. Movies ______14 to the point O( disintegratioll milltal'y grades for II. small unlt Game of the Month ______8 and degradation. To my point of such as a company. hI fact, any Problems ______22 view thero is vory mUe differ· nomencill tlll'e suggestive of a Postal Chess ______24 ence In the designs of the chess· military operat ion would be con· Re aders' Games ______33 men and the drawings, cutouts gruous. Then, of cou1"se, the Solitaire Chess ______34 or clay mOd els made by the aver· several pieces would be rede' age First Grade 0 1" Kindergarten signed to symbolize tile newly pupil In school. adopted names, thus ellmhlating PhO/b h, Holm P"hn f~r CHESS REVIEW Is It sU Pllosed to be Art, this the arChaiC cl·owns. m itres and EDITORS & PUBLISHERS nlghtmal'e ot S\l rreallsm - the castles as well M the horses. KEEP YOUR RED CROSS 1. A. Horowitz, Ken neth Har kn e ... wlld hall ucination called "King now that tbe cl\valry haa been AT HIS SIDE POSTAL EDITOR of Chess", or the drab, depress· almost wholly motorlsed. Jack Straley Battell lng, mela ncholy " Chess Land· L. W. FAHNESTOCK Cover photo was taken at the scape" by Leon Kelly? A game Miami, Florida Army Air Force Convalescent ASSOCIATE EDITORS of chess does not affect me that Reuben Fine, Irving CherneY, Hospitnl, Pawling, N. Y., where way. T his sort of art should be many of tbe pa.tients and person· Albert S. Pinkul, J. W. Collins, Cdraw in the ten grrmes. SIrs: Further, the one game of this I was very much inte rested match with wh1ch t he writer is In the reference you made In familiar (Golde n 'I'rea sury, No. the JaUtHll"Y issue to '"Caissa, 306) is further evldpnce of the goddess of chess ." Could you exciting quality ot chess which t ell me where I might find more must have bee n played. information about the goddess Why not publish th~ recon! of the ldng's game? f)J" the ent ire match. with ne w I want to te ll you how much annotations. and above all with I e njoy your fine magazine. I a story of the background, cir· share ,my copy regularly w ith cumstanees, psychological frrc · several of the patients and tOI"S involve d, e to:.: .. such as Reu­ CO!'psmen here at the hospital ben Fine does so brilliantly and and we all agree that it is in· clntmatlcally in his "Great 1IIrrs­ structive and entertaining. terpieces" series; notably his H. H. FENN PhlII 3jc a ccount o f the Lasker·Capa· U. S. Naval Hospital blanca game, SL Pete rsburg. San Diego, Calif. 19117 I can think of nothing • The Muse of Chess, the Dryad which would gi ve greater sheer Caissa, Is the heroine of the pleasure to tme chess lovers. poem "CHi~ s l1 , or the Game of Fm"ther. it would he h) perpetu­ Chess," written by S ir \Villiam ate the name or Mars hall and Jones in .l7G 3, and first pub­ g Jv e some recogu ition to 1Il!eses, lished at Oxford in 1772.- Ed. about whom I Ililve never read it won\. hilt whose games, win, POST A L CHESS lose or thaw, are always so stimulatiug. Sirs: WILLIA:\I T . COBn Much as I enjoy playIng in Pleasantville, N. Y. these big coutests I hesitated a little about entet'ing the Golden • Thanl{~ for the suggestion. Knights Tournament because it \Vhen 8Jlil Ce is availahle we In ­ was almost exactly the same as tend to IH'esent hi s tori c al the 1944 contest in which r am evcnts of this natul'e.- Ed. still playing. Why not h a v e something a l!ttle different every other yeal"? Considering CLUBS the recent interest In the m, I Sirs: would suggest a "Two Knights Tournament" or a "Norris Galll­ 1111". Riuge r's lette r about the bit Tournament.'" The pUblica­ idea of having a Hst of clubs tion of some of the finals games in CHESS REVIEW will be the of such a contest might even gr e ate~t thiug that you could add something to the history of do for che ss in Amei·ica. these openings. Or how about a People who have lleve]" played '"Games at Odds Tournament" ehess in their lives started In which class A players would when they saw CHESS RE­ LET'S PLAY CHESS! be required to give odds of VIE\V and whpn they s ee that pawn to class B players and eh(!ss dubs al"e not only in the You can learn how to play chess in one evening odds oC knight to class C play­ large cities but almost every with the aid of "An Invitation to Chess" - the el's? This would give everybody place it will get the m sUlI more amazing new book by CHESS REVIEW editors a chance and no pI'eliminary iute re sted in the game. Also, round would be needed. t he ches s clubs will have a Irving Cherney and Kenneth Harkness. Also why not a tropilY of mil ch stronge r tie with each By a new visual-aid method of instruction, this some kind instead of all money other and this will promote still prizes? Play in these contests greater interest in the game. book makes chess easy! It contains Parts One to is plenty tough enough to de­ Don't pass up this idea for If Eleven of the "Let's Play Chess" series from the serve a cup. Twenty-five dollars you do, you w!ll lose out on pages of CHESS REVIEW, re-arranged for pub­ could be cut off of whatever something big: bigge r than you lication in book form and with some added material. money prize you had In mind know. for first prize and the winner to JOSEPH HILL Actual photos, diagrams and examples show yOll J'ece!ve the remaining money San Francisco, CaL how to play. Step-by-step "movies" portray each and the trophy_ • Eventually we hope to have game. RALPH M. EVANS it chess club directory in the Waterse clge, Dundalk, Md. magaziue. Meantime, see the When you finish the first chapter you will know • Thanks for the suggestions. current yearbook of the U. S. all the rules and can start playing chess. You will They will be given conslder­ Chess F ede ration,- Ed. also know how to read printed chess moves and be at!on~Ed. able to follow the scores of games as they appear MA RSHAL L-M I ESES CH ERUBINS in this magazine and other books. Sirs: Sirs : In youI' splendid lII al'shall The Jast three chapters explain the basic princi­ I'Ilemorial Iss U e (December, YOUI' le ading article in the ples of the game - the Principle of Superior Force, l"ehruary Is s ue is headed 1944) you published the match "Young - ey e d Cherubins ot the Principle of Mobility, the Principle of the Cen­ reconl. of the late great Ameri· Chess", The pltll'al of che rubin ter, how to play the opening, what to think about can muster. In this record t here is mentione d a match of 10 is cherubim. There is uo such when it is your tUrn to move, mistakes to avoid, how gumes played with lIiie ses, Ber­ word as cherublns. Is YOllr face to improve your game. When you finish this book lln, 1908. One would suppose f ell! v. CenTIS HOPKINS you will understand the fundamentals of chess. from the styles of the t wo mas­ Cambridge, Mass. ters, that this match mllst have "An Invitation to Chess" will be ready for produced dashing, "shoot-the- • No. Our face is wreathed in delivery in April, 1945. The price is only $2, cloth­ works," combinative chess, j ust a smirk. '"Young·eyed cherubins" bound. Order your copy now, to- be mailed on the type the average amateur is a quolation rrom the works enjoys most. This supposition of chess player William Shake- publication. Address CHESS REVIEW, Book De­ is apparently bome out by the speare. See The l'Ilerchrrnt of partment, 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y. olltcome of tho match, with but Venice, Act 4. Scene I.- Ed. 2 CHESS REVIE\V, MARCH, 1945 ,

Major Jose J. Araiza (left) of the Mexican Army again est ablished h imself ae Mexico's No.1 - Gm,d Ph010J chessplayer by winning the Federal District Championship, H ere he is shown playing Abel Perez, third prize w inne r In t he t our nament. CHESS DO EXICO by JOSEPH RAYMOND contender throughout the tourney was run· Guatemala :193G, Hondnras and San Salva· ner·up Joaquin Camarefl(!" who finished one dol', 1~37, In HIZS he played on the Mexican (CH ESS REVIEW Correspondent , point below t he winner iUld earned the title team at the Chess Olympics heW at the Mexico City.) of S ub-C hampion, Third prize went to Abel Hague, Holland. In ln30 he again rOpre· rel'e~, sented his country lit the Los Angeles H}<;SS has long beon a popular pastime The complete flllal standings were us Olympics. Cin Mexico. With other Latin·Amerlcan follows: HUllner·up Jo(.qnin Camarena has one or countrles, M exico Is p roud ot the oontr!bu­ Ra nk Player Score the best locnl chess records or all MexlClln Ilons to tbe game by CapabJanca and Mar­ 1)llIyers, a lthough lie has ne\'er competed ,hy, both or whom had Spanish blood, and I Jose J oaquin Araiza ______11 'h- 2'h 2 Jonquin Camarena ______10%- 3'h outside hIs own country, He learned the of Its own dlsllnguisbed masters Jose J . game from hIs Calhe r in 1931. E[ght broth· Araiza and Curios Torre. 3 Abel Perez ______9 " " Carlos Hie ber ______• __ ~_ 7 i e l's and slsten; a ll play chess! III 1933 he Each year, the Mexican Chess Federation won first prize In l he second class "Torneo stages a tournament for the cbess cham· 5 EllI'igue Kupfer ____ • ______• 6%- i% 6 Isidro Ventosa ______5'h- 81h de Ajedre1.." After repeating thIs per rorm­ pionshl p or the Federal District. The lead­ ance In 1934 and ] 936 he finally won the ing players of the country compete In this 7 Alfonso Ferrlz • ______3'h,10% 8 Cllpt. Espiridlon Canales ___ 2';4·11';4 first class event In 1937, Since then, he has event and tile wInner Is recognized gener· ranked al or !lear the top in all local events, ally as tho stl'ongest player or Mexico. 1>l ajor Araiza was hol'll In Mexico on Built 1!ke a heavyweight wrestler, Cama­ Tills yeul'. the championship tournument, March 23rd, 1897, He has been playing re na haa a 1! ght and sensitIve touch a t the held in 1>lexico City, attracted an elitry list chesll since he was 14 years old. In 1920 chessboard, Although he has nevel' read a of twenty-one players. The contest began he won the Mexico City c]lamll lonship for cl.eas book, he came within Pawns or In December and finished on February 3rd. the UrRt tillie, Since then, he has WOll the wrenching t he title Crom Araiza. Don Joa· The cOnl[letltol's [)layed in t wo groups In tltle on numerous occasions, In 1934 h e quin 1 1 (J~ just acquIred a fi r s t grade English lbe prelimInary rounds, with fou r from each won t he Mexican Nationa l Championship primer and Is s l udying It with childIsh en­ group Qualifying rOI" the finals. The eight without lORing a single gallle. thUSiasm- so that he will be ahle to I'ead ftnallsts then Illayed a dou ble round·robln Araiza has also competed In many tour­ the "comenla rlos m lsteriosos" III Modern for th e Utle. naments outside of Mexico, At San Remo Chess O[lenIngs and olhel' English texts. Arter a dlmcult struggle, Major Jose J oa­ In ] 930 he drew wIth such well,known mas­ L:nllke Cama rena, tbird I)rlze·wlnner Abel Qoln Araiza of the Me xican Army, longtime ters as Spielmann. VIdmar, Maroczy. Colle Perez Is n SCI'[ OllS student or the game. He challlplon, emerged as the winner and and Kmoch, although he finished In 12th possesses a library of some fifty books and tllereby confirmed his status as the No. I place, He took part III tourneys at Nice, is equipped with a knowledge of several player of Mexico, AraIza's most dangerous FI'ance, 1930, Chicago 1934, Pasadena 1934, languages. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH , 1945 8 FRENCH DEFENSE Black wards orr a powerful attack and retaliates with an Invincible counter. Abel Perez J. Camarena Wbite Black 1 P- K4 P- K3 8 PxP Q- Kt3 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 9 Kt- KB3 Q-Kt 5ch 3 Kt_Q2 Kt- KB3 10 K-B1 B_ K2 4 P_ K5 KKt_Q2 11 P-QR3 Q_ Kt3 5 B- Q3 P_QB4 12 P-QKt4 0 - 0 6 P-QB3 Kt- QB3 13 P_ KR4 P_B3 7 Kt-K2 PxP 14 Kt- B4 PxP

At Mexico City's championship tournament, runner_up Joaquin Camarena ( left) conducts a 15 BxPch KxB 26 P- Kt4 R_K1ch post-mortem with his opponent, Alfonso Ferrlz. Not e spectator in background reading a 16 Kt- Kt5eh K- Kt1 27 K-B2 B_Q6 copy of CHESS REVIEW. 17 Kt (4) xKP Kt_ B3 28 KR_ K1 R_ KB1 18 KtxR B-Kt5 29 K-Kt2 P_R4 19 P- B3 RxKt 30 R-K6 B_KB5 20 PxP KtxKP 31 B-K3 B_K4 Doth eamal'ena and Perez; spoke warmly 41 R-Q8eh R,R 47 K-R4 Q_ K1 21 B-Kt2 Kt(4)_Q2 32 PxP P- Q5 of the occnslons on which they played visit­ 42 QxRch K-Kt2 48 P_ Kt4 K_ Kt2 22 B-Q4 Q-R3eh 33 B- Q2 Kt- Q4 ing masters from the United States. T hey 43 Q-Q4ch K_ R3 49 PxP p,p 23 Q-K2 QxQeh 34 Kt_ K4 B- KB5 were parUcuhu'ly Impressed by the friendly 44 Q-Q6 Q-B8ch 50 K-Kt5 B-K3 24 KxQ B- KB4 35 K_B2 BxKt pel'sonality of Hollywood's Herman S teiner. 45 K_Kt2 Q-Kt7ch 51 Q_Q4c h K_ Ktl 25 QR-QB1 B-Q3 36 BxB KtxB Said Camarena: --'l'here was a real prince. 46 K- R3 Q- Rl 52 K- R4 Q-K2ch Willte resigns He Is one of our Amer ican idols." Said Perez: " A fine chessplayer and a mighty 53 K_R3 P- B6 nice guy." Black aims to force the exchange of Queens by a Siml)le maneuvet·, little realiz· IRREGULAR OPEN ING GAMES FROM MEXICO CITY ing that the resultant endgame is a draw. The Hook sacrIfice at the tail end is the On these pages we present some of the 54 Q-Q1 P_B7 63 P_ R7 B- Kt2 redeeming feature. games played at the !<'ederal District 55 QxP Q_ KKt2 64 KxP K-Kt3 E. Kupfe r Cilampionijhlp Tournament. Camarena'S play J. Camarena Is particularly Interesting and he gives 56 Q_ K2 Q-Kt5ch 65 K-R4 P_R4 White Black every indication of being the coming cham­ 57 QxQ PxQeh 66 K-R3 K_ Kt4 1 Kt-KB3 P_Q4 15 PxP B,P pion. Araiza was lUcky to win the title as 58 K_ R4 K_ Kt2 67 K_ Kt3 P- R5ch 2 P-K Kt3 Kt- KB3 16 Q- R4c h K- B1 he was outplayed by both Camarena and 59 K- R5 P- R3 68 K_R3 K-R4 3 B-Kt2 P- B3 17 Kt- B3 BxKt P erez. 60 P-R5 B-B1 69 K-Kt2 K_Kt5 4 0-0 QKt-Q2 18 BxB Q_Kt3 61 P-B5 BxP 70 K_B2 K-R6 5 P_Q3 P_ K4 19 QR_ B1 P_ Kt3 QUEEN'S PAWN GAME 62 P- R6 8-B1 71 K-K!l B_Q4 6 Kt-BS B_Q3 2Q R_ B3 Q,P 7 B_ Kt5 P- KR3 21 KR- B1 R-Q1 With a piece to the good, BlaCk man­ 72 K-R1 Draw euvers to swindle himself out of n hard 8 BxKt KtxKt 22 R(1 )_B2 earned victory! For If Dlack's King makes for the K P, 9 Kt- Q2 B_ K3 Q-Kt8ch White wins the np and the game! 10 P- K4 B- QKt5 23 K-Kt2 p - Kt3 J. Camarena J. Araiza 24 R-B7 B_Q3 It is indeed surprising thut the position 11 PxP KtxP White Black 12 KtxKt PxKt 25 RxP B_B4 cannot be won. The curious featm'e is not 26 Q-QB4 R_ R2 P- Q4 KR_Q1 KR_Q1 13 P-QB3 B-Q3 1 Kt-KB3 21 that the final setting is a tImw but that the 14 P-QB4 B_ K2 27 Q- KR4 Q,R 2 P-Q4 Kt- KB3 22 P- K3 B-B2 position is drawn from the moment Black 28 QxRch K_ Kt2 3 P-KKt3 P-B4 23 B-B1 Q-B2 swaps Queens, on his 56th tm-n. White's 61 4 P-B3 P-K3 24 KR-B1 P-QKt3 P·B5, diverting the opposing Bishop, is the [; B_ Kt2 Kt_B3 2S Kt-Kt3 Q_ K2 technicality wbich turns the tables. 60-0 B- K2 26 R_ R2 P_QR4 7 QKt_Q2 0-0 27 PxP p,p 8 PxP B,P 28 Q- B3 Kt-Q3 , P_QKt4 B- Kt3 29 Q_Q4 ·RxR 10 B_ Kt2 B-Q2 30 KtxR Q-B2 11 P- QR 3 P_K4 31 R_R1 R_Kt1 12 P-B4 P_ K5 32 Kt_ K2 Kt_ Kt4 13 Kt-K5 KtxKt 33 Q_Q2 Q_ B4 14 BxKt Kt_ Kt5! 34 P_QR4 Kt- R6 15 P-B5 KtxB 35 Kt-Q4 Kt- B5 16 PxB Q,P 36 Q- B3 P-Kt3 17 Kt_ Kt3 B-K3 37 Kt-B2 Q-Kt3 13 Kt-B5 Kt- B5 38 BxKt P,B 19 Q-Q4 QR_ B1 39 R- Q1 Q_Kt6 20 P- B4 P_ B4 40 QxRP QxKt Despite tile extra piece, Black must be 29 RxPch KxR 31 Q_ Kt8c h K_B3 wary of perpetual check. 30 B-Q5eh K- Kt2 32 Q- K6ch Resigns 4 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 GRUNFELD DEFENSE Black is quick to seize and exploit the Initiative. Carlos H ieber Abel Perez. White Black 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 5 P-K3 0-0 2 Kt_KB3 P-K Kt3 6 B- Q3 Kt-B3 3 P- B4 B- Kt2 7 P- QR3 B_Kt5 d Kt-B3 P_Q4 P-R3 BxKt 9 Q,B • P-K4

10 BPxP p,p 14 P-Q Kt3 Kt_K4 1 1 PxKt PxKt 15 Q- K2 KtxB pxKtP R- Kt1 16 PxKt P- B7 Isidro Ventosa (left) playing Carlos H ieber at Mexico City. L ooking on is veteran cham. "13 B_B4 Kt_Q2 17 R-QR2 B_B6ch p ion Araiza with a copy of CHESS REVIEW subtly curled in his ebony_pushing left. White resigns

RUY LOPEZ The note at the end should invite reper­ IRREGU LAR DEFENSE cussion s! mack heaved W hite bodily out of the Abel Perez J. J. Araiza '·book" but in t he process he wrenched loose his own Queen! White Black Isidro Ventosa Alfonso Ferriz 1 P- K4 P-K4 15 Kt-B1 KR_B1 White Black 2 Kt-KB3 Kt_QB3 16 Kt- K3 B- K 3 1 P_Q4 Kt- QB3 6 P-KS 0 - 0 - 0 S B_Kt5 P-QRS 17 P- QKt3 P_Q4 2 P-QB4 P_Q4 7 B- Q2 P-K4 4 B-R4 Kt_BS 18 Qp'xP KtxKP 3 Kt-KB3 B_Kt5 8 P- Q5 Kt_Kt5 5 0 - 0 B-K2 19 B- Kt2 R- Q1 4 PxP Q,P 9 P-K4 Kt- KB3 6 R-K1 P- QKt4 20 R-QBl Kt_B6 5 Kt- B3 Q-QR4 10 P- QRS Kt-RS 7 B- Kt3 P-Q3 21 Q-Q3 P-Kt3 11 Kt- QR4 • • • 8 P-B3 Kt_QR4 22 Kt- Q4 Q_Kt3 9 B-B2 P- B4 23 K_R1 B-QB4 13 P_Q6! Px P 14 KR_ K1ch K-Q2 10 P-Q4 Q-B2 24 KtxB PxKt 15 B-Kt5 Resigns 11 P- QR4 P-Kt5 25 Kt-Kt4 Kt-K5 12 PxKtP PxKtP 26 Kt-B6ch KtxKt 13 P-R3 0-0 27 PxKt Kt-B3? 14 QKt_Q2 B_Q2 28 , P-B7ch K,P 29 Q- BSch K-Kt1 FRENCH DEFENSE Pure technique is the order ot the day. J. Araiza J. Camarena

1 P-K4 P-K3 23 RxRch B,R 2 P-Q4 P_Q4 24 K-B2 Kt-B2 ~ Kt-Q2 Kt-KB3 25 Kt- B5 Kt-Kt4 4 P- K5 KKt-Q2 26 K-K3 P-B4 5 K Kt-B3 P_QB4 27 PxPep p,p Black resigned shortly. 6 P-B3 p,p 28 KKt-Q3 Kt-Q3 7 PxP Kt_QB3 29 P-KKt4 P-R4 6 B-Q3 Q-Kt3 30 P-R3 p,p 9 Kt_Kt3 B-Kt5ch 31 PxP K_B2 10 B- Q2 P_QR4 32 Kt-Kt2 P- Kt3 CARO_KANN DEFENSE 11 BxB QxBch 33 Kt(5)-R4 P-Kt4 A timely center crash fixes the Black 12 Q-Q2 P-R5 34 Kt-B5 K-K2 35 Kt(2)-Q3 monarch as a target. 13 QxQ KtxQ Kt-B2 14 Kt-B1 KtxBch 36 Kt-Kt4 K-Q3 'Draw Abel Perez Alfonso Ferriz 15 KtxKt 0-0 37 Kt(5)-Q3 Kt-R3 White Black 16 0-0 Kt_Ktt 38 Kt-KB2 Kt-B2 ·The following note to the game was 1 P-K4 P- QB3 7 B-K2 PxP 17 KR-B1 Kt_R3 39 Kt(4)-Q3 B-Q2 submitted by Perez. "Not wishing to keep 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 8 P-Q5 BxKt 18 P-QKt4 PxPep 40 Kt-B5 B_B3 Araiza from first place, for which I had 3 p)( p PxP 9 BxB Kt_ K4 19 PxP B_Q2 41 Kt(2)_Q3 Kt_RS lost hope, I offered him a draw. In the midst 4 P_QB4 Kt-KB3 10 0 - 0 KtxBch 20 KKt-K1 KR_B1 42 K-B3 Kt_B2 of general amazement, which Araiza readily 5 Kt-QB3 Kt_BS 11 QxKt Q- Kt3 21 P- B4 R,R 43 K-K3 Kt_R3 accepted. White wins easily In varIous ways, 6 Kt-B3 B-Kt5 12 B_B4 P-Kt3? 22 RxR R_QB1 Dr aw RxP being the quIckest'". CHESS REVI EW, MARCH, 1945 5 SEIDMAN WINS MARSHALL CLUB TITLE

11 . . . , KtxP 28 P- B3 Kt- Kt4 HIS year's Marshall Chess Club Championship, con­ p,p 12 Kt_Q4 · . . ' 29 P:o\P T cluded during the early part of March, resulted in a A regroupIng of the forcea 30 A- Q1 , . , . clear cut victory for Pfe. Herbert Seidman. Scoring 12J/2 with the K Ing playing a more Still going through the mo· actll'e Ilarl Is a good plan: 12 tions. Why? out of a possible 14 points, without losing a single game K-K2, fo llowed by P- D3, K t-K3- 30 ... . Kt-B6c h outright, Seidman retained the Marshall title that he B2- Q.j Is a good sequence. Now 31 K_ B2 P-Q6c h ! W hite Is compelled again to won last year. Second place honors went to young Irving exchange to Black's advantage. T he Knight fork facil itates matters. If 32 R,,!', K t- K8ch. Rivise who tl'ailed the leader by a full point and a half. 12 . , . . Kt_B3 13 KtxKt · 32 K_B3 P-Q7c h Veteran Anthony E . Santasiere and four t ime titlehol der . . . 33 K_ B2 Wh ite Is under the mtsappre· A-K8 finished in third position with 10%-3 % . Despite the war hension that exchanges offer Now a ll Black must do Is ex· and consequent depletion of the ranks of contenders, h im his best drawlng chances. haust \Vllite's Pawn moves and But w ith each exchange, he 1m· \Vhite is In 7.ugzwung! the entry list totalled fifteen. Among those who were con­ proves Black's position. H ere, 34 P- KA4 K_ B2 spicuously absent and who had previously participated in he fortifies Black's center and 35 P- KKt4 K_ Kt3 leaves himself weak on t he QKt 36 P- A3 P- A5 the club championship were these : 'Cp!. M. Hanauer, file. Aesigns Lt. C. P ilnick, CpJ. L. Levy, Pvt. S. Weinstock, and Lt . 13 . . . . PxKt Too late. H. Sussman, all serving with the armed forces, and U. S. 14 B- Kt4 , . . , Open titleholder Samuel Reshevsky and Reuben Fine now Again consistent with his policy but Inconsistent with the located in different cities. F ine held the club title last in demands of the positron. TWO KNIGH T S' DEFENSE 1941. Seidman split t he point with both of his nearest 14 . . , . P_QA4 Black wasn't cognizant of 15 B_A3 A-QKt1 some new refinements In the rivals, Rivise and Santasiere. 16 K- K2 Kt-Q2 'rwo Knights'. The tournament was cond ucted without incident. 17 BxB AxB H . Seidman M. Fi nkelstein 18 P_ KB4 P- B3! White Black During an adjournment in the Santasiel'e-Seidman game, 19 PxP KRxP 20 A_ KBI R-KtS 1 P- K4 . . P-K4 a total of twenty-six hours was spent analyzing the ad­ 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 journed position. On resumption of play, the game was Black's men nre operating in 3 B-B4 Kt-B3 unison while \\lllite is sorely 4 Kt_ Kt5 P_Q4 continued for one min ute. 11 nde \'e loped. 5 PxP Kt- QR4 STANDING OF THE PLAYERS 21 P- KKt3 P_ K4 6 B- Kt5ch P- B3 22 P-B5 7 PxP p,p W L W L • • • • Force d. Otherwise if 22 P x P , 8 B-K2 P- KR 3 Pfc. H. Seidman 12Y2 -11f2 Mrs. G. K. Gresser 7 -7 H- K5ch; 23 Kt- K3, n).:R; 24 9 Kt-KB3 P- K5 Trving Rivise 11 -3 J. S. Baltell 6-8 HxR, P - Q5 ; etc. 10 Kt-K5 Q-B2 V OIl del' Lasa's line, one of A. E. Santasiere 10%-31;2 L. Persinger 4 -10 a number possible at tills point. H. Fajans 10 -4 C. F. Tears, J r , 4 -10 10 .. . B- Q3 Is a fait· aite!"!latlve. J . Richman 81/2-5% J ose Vidal 4 -10 11 P- KB4 .. , . A lJ ne popularized in tills 1\1. Finkelstein 8 -6 Steven Shaw 2%-11% coun try as a result of lts adop· Marcel Barzin 8 -6 B. Kozma 1%-12112 tion by Flne against H.eshevsky 1 in tile United ~tates Champion· Walter Goldwater 7 /2-6112 ship Tournament or 1940. Atter 11 P - Q4, which is more usual, CAR O_ KA N N DEFENSE To compel a swap of Queens. Black retains a more lasting W. Gol dwate r A. E. Santaslere 8 QxQ . , . , in itiative. WhUe Black If not, \Vhlte experiences 11 . . . . B-Q3 (Iimcility in castling. 1 P-K4 P-QB3 Questionable, since a pointed 2 P- Q4 P_Q4 8 . . . . KtxQ refinement h as been added in 3 P- K5 B_B4 9 Kt-B3 Kt-K2 t he line which Black has in mind. However, the logical way 4 B- Q3 • • • • With Queens off the board and 22 ... P- Kt3 ! 23 PxP to expose and e).: plo[t the weak­ The "bayone t" move 4 P-KKt4 the chances of an attack against • • • • ness ereated In Wilite's camp is worth a gamble. If 4 ... B­ his King cut down, Black's end­ Again forced. on White's diagonal KKtl- QR7 Kt3 ; 5 P- KIH. p - Kn4; 6 P- K6 game prospects are brighter. His 23 , . . . A-K5eh! is Tenner's move or 11 .. . B- P awn formation is sounder and a\ld Black is cmmped. The pOint. A pleco must go. QB4. . 4 . . _ . B,B he can force open the QD me to advantage. White's temporary 24 Kt- K3 P-Q5 12 0-0 BxKt 5 QxB P-K3 13 PxB Q,P 6 Kt- KB 3 advantage in terrain Is meaning· He does not need to recapture • • • • less unless he can bu ild up with as he can stop the adverse Pawn Dlack has recovered his Pawn. i On K2 the K night does not P-KB·J, P-KKt4, l'- B5, etc. in his good time. But I! that Is all he was striving obstruct the advance of ·Whlte's for then he should have played KBP, necessary In this forma­ 10 Kt_Q1 P-QB4 25 AxA .... 11 PxP? 10 . . . B- Q3 (Instead of .. , Q- B2). tion, and fit the s~lme ti me It • • • • On 25 PxP, RxK tch; 26 K-Q2, R- R3 is ample. If then 11 P- B4, 0 - 0; 12 0 - 0, o b \" i ate s Black's subsequent Wilfully removing the props BxKt; 13 PxD, Q- Q5ch; 14 K­ maneuver to exchnnge Queens. to t he KP. 11 1'-B3 Is impera· 25 . . . . AxKte h RI, QxKP; !·ecol'ering the Pawn 6 . . . . Q- R4 c h tive. 26 K-Q2 KtxR with a tempo to the good, F or 7 B_Q2 · . . . It Is Interesting to note bow 27 PxP KtxP White's move of K-Rl a dds White's posltlon disintegrates; With only one P awn for the little, if anything, to his position. 7 P- D3 Is correct as the Dish· not by any sel·lolLs biunde!· bll t op does not enhance Its value at pieee, White may safely resign. From here on, White exploits Q2. by sligh t technical [naccuracles, But he Is encouraged by h is two his advantage In position (two the cumulative effect of which passed Pa wns. Black makes Bishops, better Pawn structure, 7 . . . . Q-A3! is disastrous. sh ort shrift of the game. etc.) to the fullest. 6 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 14 P_Q4 Q-K2 Intel'es tlng patterns ot play, Dlack has reuched hIs maxi­ The Ce nter Attack. 14 ... PxPep Is 1"0 In tl ve Iy orten ending in Ilyrotechnics. mum defensive development. ~ . . . . p, p better. 2 . . . . P-Q4 Yet, the direc tion ot White's 5 0-0 P-Q41 forces Indicate an Irresistible 15 P- QKt3! • • • 3 Kt_B3 P-Q5 An Impetuous counter attack attack. To prC \·e nt castling, by the 3 ... PxP: .1 K txP, Kt- D3; 5 which is immediately refuted. threat or 16 Jl- H3. KtxKtch .. transposes into a va· Oddly e nough, the dangerous riatloll fa\'ornble to \V bite. Io'or looking 5 ... KtxP Is correct. For 15 . . . . K t-Kt.2 It 5 ... KPxKt, White obtains a a fter 6 R-Kl, P- Q.. 18 more To obstl'ucl the d iagonal with Q-lIlde Pawn maJority, whlle It than adequate, even though dlf· ... Kt-Q3 in o rder to facilttate 5 ... KtPxKt, Black Is encum­ fl cult In that it requires pertect castling. bererl wfth an awkward Pawn opening technique. 16 B_AS Kt_Q3 structure. 6 PxP KtxP 17 Kt_Q2 B- K3 Another way Is 3 . .. PxP; 4 7 R- K1ch B-K3 Important to prevont 18 K t- KtxP, B- 1(t5; [; P-KR3, B-R4; 6 Kt- Kt3. Here Black Is com­ It 7 .. . B- K2; 8 Iblock the 11 Q-RS .... White IIns gained two pieces Q- slde. P aW l} majority, effective KP with some such maneuver liS ror one. Q. E. D.! ... Q- BI- K3. For the QueeD Is Perhaps good (,llough, but In the end game. SUrely not [01' the reason he haa 22 . . . . Q,Q U1Jder tho circumstances tile driven {mm Its post by D- KtJ. ­ In mind. With an exchange to 23 BxQ KR- Ql strategy Is to anticipate the n2. the good, White should con. 24 KtxP P-KB4 attack morely by "wood chop­ ZO QR- BI QR_Ql solidate, not expand. 11 Kt- Q2, 25 Kt-B6c:h K- Kt3 Illng". 9 .. . B- KtSch, D- Q2; 10 21 P-K6 Q-Q3?? fOllowed by Kt-K4 anll IL rapid 26 B_K S P_B4 IJxD ch Is correct. Arter which there Is no de­ developme nt is the correct pro· 27 B- B3 QR_Bl 10 P- QR3! • • • • fense. Conect Is 21 ... P- D3. cedul·e. 28 P-Q5 B-Q2 White the re Is no question oC 29 P- B4 P-BS Preventing the c heck and sub­ 1 1 • • . • RxKt seque nt exchange. the s uperiority of White's 1>081· 12 Rx B ? 30 P-Kt3 Res igns tion, the re is 1)lenLy of room tor • • • • 10 . . . . B-K2 wriggli ng a nd squirming. Painting the lily! Develop· 11 B- Q3 P-QKt4 Iliont 18 ca lled fo r. 22 Q-R6 P·-B3 Obviously not 11 ... KtxP ; 12 23 Kt-Kt5 P. ~ s i gfls 12 . . . . Q, R CARO. KANN DEFENSE KtxKt. QxKt; 13 D-Kt5ch and 13 QxKt Q-K8c:h A mating attack alwa ys takes the Queen goos. A more solid For now "there is no balm in 14 B_Bl Gl1e ad". R- Bl ! precedence over a Pawn major­ formation, however, Is reached 15 P- KB3 • • • • ity. by 11 ... P-QKt3, with ... B­ Here Tears remarked, "That's I. Rlvlso A. E. Santaslere Kt2; ... R-QDl and an eventual TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE as faJ' as I've analyzed and It's .. . Kt- QR4- D5 In view. While Black A clear case of outcomblnillg fnl" e nough". Is It? 12 0-0 .... 1 P_K4 P-QB3 oneself out of the game. 15 . . . . B- Kt31! lIot 12 BxP, The Caro·Kann Defense. mack Of course Q- C. F. Tears J. S. BattoU '1' his simple pJ'ecauUonary prepares to contest the center H4ch ! White mack move alters the camplexlon of ... ilh ... P- Q4 without obstruct­ 12 . . . . P-QR3 1 P-K4 P-K4 things somewhat. Now White Ing the path ot the QD as in 13 B_K t 2 • • • • 2 Kt-KB3 Kt_QB3 may safely resign. the Fre nch Defense. One of the evil effects of 3 B-B4 Kt_B3 16 P-KR4 • • • • Desperation or 2 Kt_KB3 • • • • OIac k's 8th. T he Bis hop Is post· The Two Knig ht!!' Defense, on something. More usual Is 2 P-Q4. which ed on a powertul dlagon!,-l. which reams ot analysis · have 16 . . . . P-Q6eh grants White a minimal Inltla­ 13 . . . . B-Kt2 appeared In Chess Review. Resigns tiye. The text move leads to 14 Q-K2 0-0 4 P_Q4 .. . . Jo'or mate follows. CHESS REVIEW MARCH 1945 " Gl"au d maSle r Reuben Flue, Anoelate E ditor o[ CH ESS REVI.EW aud d isting uished author or famous textbooks on chess, has a brilliant rcconl in International chess competition and Is considered one of the outstanding contenders for the world championship title. In this I)opuiar department, he explalns and annotates In full detail are· cently played master game. An ex· L REUBEN FINE ""',, CH ESS REVIEW "atu". DY ,

BLINDFOLD RAPID TRANSIT 14 . . . . P_Kt3 15 P- R3 R_R2 16 B_R6 R- Kl N the pall l fe w months I bave given two exhibitions of blindfold 17 P_KKt4 B-QBl chesll at ten seconds per move, one at the 'Vasblngton Chess 18 Kt_Kt3 QKt-Q2 Divan,I and olle at the Manhattan Chess Club III New York, Bolli we re e nOl'lliously popular, and bave called rorth a good deal of cntllUlliflllUC comment.

On the one hnnd, blindfold l'1lplc\ trnnslt, like bllndfold cbeljs in generaL seems to be only nn Interesting stunt. It produces no new varlatlons. no startling Ideas, no novel theories, as a rule no great exam Illes or the art of chess. The same thing holds true for simultaneous chess.

B ut on the other band blindfold ches8 is an Index of the chess­ playing ability of tho human mind. It Is natural to wa nt to know how far the chess master can extend himself. In Philldor's day three games WRS n miracle; today the recor(] Is fo rty. It we wis h to discove r how fa r chess has advanced In 150 years, blindfold play is one of the mos t convincing answers. White has a ll tbe play. Even· tuall y the K- slde attack must Grandmaster Reuben Fine Rapid trnns it blhulfold concentrates on speed rather than on break through, but as long 8 S the numbe r of boards (only one game Is played at a Ume, though Dlac k defers .. . P- QR4 there Is T he s im plest- a nd simplicity Is I mean to 1r)' two some day), It Is related to regular blindfold nlways the poss ibility of play on the Q-slde. n vi rtue In rapid transit blind· In abont the s ame way that rapid transit Is related to tournsment fold. 19 K_R2 Kt_Bl chess. 20 R_KKtl Q_K2 26 .... PxP 21 B_Bl 27 R ( Kt2)_R2 Q_Kt2 The follow ing t wo ga mes a re ta ken from my exhibition at the • • • • 28 RxP QxKtP Manha ttn n Chess Clu b. They a re not much worse than ordinary T here is plenty or time tor Kt- D5. lA ses tbe exchange, . but he rapl(] t ransit; they are not even terribly Inte rior to average master proba bly felt tbat the position 21 . . • . Kt(Bl)-Q2 chess In tournaments. W hich goos to show that we stlll have no was unte nable In the long run. 22 BxB • • • • clear Idea of how fa r tbe art of chess CRn progress. Otherwise . .. Q- Bl forcea tbe • e xchange under leae favorable circumstances. KING'S INDIAN OEFENSE 22 .... KxB Fine Helms 23 B- Q3 Kt_KKtl White Black 24 R-Kt2 K_Rl I P- Q4 Kt_KB3 The threa t of Kt- BSch will 2 P_QB4 P_KKt3 become rea l so me day. 3 Kt_QB3 B- Kt2 25 Q- K3 Kt-Bl 4 P- K4 P-Q3 5 P- KKt3 0-0 6 B-Kt2 P- K4 7 KKt_K2 B- Kt5 To block the diagonal ., White's KD. • 8 P-B3 B- K3 9 P- Kt3 P-B3 29 Kt- Kt5 PxKt 10 0 - 0 Q-B2 If 29 ... R- Q2; 30 R- QKtl wins the Queen. 10 . . . PxP and 11 . .. P- Q4 was Position after 10 ... Q-B2. InteNlsting. 30 RxR PxP 31 R( R7)-R3 . .. " (See dIagram) I 2 . , • • P-B4 13 Q_Q2 , P-QR3 Saves the Bishop and leads to 11 P_Q5 B_Q2 14 P_QR4 . . , , an easy e nding. 12 B-K3 , . , . To prevent. . . P-QKt4, a l· 31 . . . . Q_Kt7c h Too routine. 12 PxP and 13 though Blac k has the option of 32 Q-K2 P_B6 B- QR3 WI\II muc h more aggNlB- blocking the Q- side completely 33 QxQ PxQ slve. with . .. P- QR4. 26 P_R5! · . , . 34 R-QKt1 ...• S CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 After which all Black's Pawns 15 PxP P_K4 SO B_KS Kt_Kt2 37 PxP • • • • soon fall, The countcrplay is directed Sl K-K2 Kt_R4 If 37 DxKtf', D- R3. 32 K-QS 34 . . . . 8-Q2 agajnst the KP. • • • • 37 . . . . B-RS. . 35 RxP R-B1 16 Q-K3 RxRch 38 B_KtS K_B3 . P_BS 36 R-Kt6 17 RxR R-KB1 39 B-B1 K-Kt3 37 B_B2 K_ Kt2 38 RxP P-B6 Heading for the endgame, To "gain lime", more honestly, where Black's advantage is to catch my breath. ~ Unnecessary, but there was no clearest. real defense. 40 B-K3 K-B3 18 RxRch 41 8_81 .... 39 Kt-K2 • • • • While's position cannot be weakened any mOre without an exchange, 41 . . . . Ktx8 After which Black wIns be· cause the Bishops are ot oppo· site colors. 42 PxKt 8_81 4S P-KtSeh . . . . The trouble is that he cannot The position I had had in afford to give up the ]{KtP be· mind. Now that White's pieces cause the Q- shle Pawlls always are tied down on the Q- side, remain exposed. the next s tep is to break through with the King. 43 . . . . K_Kt3 44 B- K3 B_KtS 32 . . . . 8-81 To keep White's King in h!s 33 P-Kt4 , . . . 19 Q- B3 • • place. 39 . . . . P-B4 Detter 33 P- K1l4. The excliange of Queens was 45 8_B1 K-R4 Desperation. The remainder is exactly what I had been hoping 33 .... P-KRS elementary. 46 B_K3 B_Q8 for. 19 Q- R3 was preferable ; 19 Necessary, to keep the WhIte 47 P-Kt4 K_Kt5 40 KtPxP p,p P-B5 was un interesting pos· QB 01.1 t. 48 B-B1 P-Kt3 41 PxP Kt_B3 sibility. 34 K-K2 • • • • To keep White's Bishop in his 42 RxP R_R1 1.9 . . . . P- B4 43 Kt-Kt3 R-R7 34 B-R4 was more aggressive. place. T he rest Is dessert. 44 K_ Kt1 B-Kt4 To fix the Qnp once a nd for all. 34 . . . . K-KtS 49 PxP KtPxP 45 R-B7eh Kt(B1}-Q2 35 K-QS P-R4 50 B-K3 K-B6 46 Kt-K4 KtxKt 20 QxQch KtxQ 36 B- Q1 .... 51 B_B1 , B-K7eh 47 BxKt Resigns 21 B-Kt2 Kt-K3 22 P-QS On 36 PxPch,l{xP the position 'Vinning three Pawns. • • • • is hopeless. Unfortunate ly foreed. 52 K-Q2 BxP 36 . . . • PxP Resigns NIMZOINDIAN DEFENSE C- Shipman Fine White Black 1 P_Q4 Kt-KB3 2 P-QB4 P_K3 BOUND VOLUME OF 3, Kt-QB3 B_Kt5 4 P- KS P-QKt3 5 B- Q3 B-Kt2 6 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 70-0 • • • • CHESS REVIEW FOR 1944

of 22 . . .. • Kt-BS Tile latest bound volnme CHESS REVIEW contains all ten issues publis hed during 1944 - the first complete Pointless. I had not yet hit yeaI' in our new ror ma~ . Now in s tock, this big volume is upon the winning idea. 22 ... Kt - Ql was correct. handsomely bound in linen·grain cloth. 23 B- B2 · \Vith pictures, games and exclusive stories, the book . . . includes the records of SUc h important events as the U. S. Better B- KBl, to get the K to QKt3 eventually. Chess Championship Tournament, the 13th ussn Champion· ship Tournament, the U. S. Open and U. S. Speed Champion· 23 • . . • . B-R3 24 B-Kt3 K-B2 ships, the U. S. Amateur Championship, the Ventnor City and Mal' del Plata Tournaments, 25 P_KR3 • • • • Violation of principle. The The volume also contains parts 9 to 16 of "Let's Play Probably hoping for a repe· Chess" by Cherne v & Harkness, parts 'I to 13 of "The Two tiUon of my game with Denker weakening of tile K- side Pawns in the last clmmpionship. I was facilitates the later entry of K nights· Defense" by Pinkus. parts I} and 6 of "The Great sorely tempted to obllge. Black's King. Masterpieces of Chess" by F ine. A special featm'e Is the Frank J. :i\IarshnU memorial issue (December 1944) with the 7 . . . • BxKt 25 . . . . Kt_Kt3 life and games of the great American champion. The more solid reply. Retracillg my steps. The Kt has to get to the other side. III addition there are nine Game of the Month features 8 PxB 0-0 9 Q_B2 P-KB4 26 B- B1 K_BS by Reuben lo~ine, ten "Solitaire Chess", T llrlllers, Tt'aps and 10 B_RS P-Q3 27 P_KtS ... Fantasies by Irving CherneY, Reade rs' Games reviewed by Horowitz, a book·full of chess probh,ms, the scores of 230 little the It would have been best to Black now has a games! ! better of it. leave the Pawns alone. 11 Kt_Q2 KtxKt 27 . . . . Kt-R1 All bound volumes fo r previous years are now out or 12 QxKt Kt-Q2 28 K- Kt2 Kt-B2 print. Quantity or 1944 volumes is definitely limited. AVOid 13 P-83 Q_K2 29 K- B3 Kt-Q1 disappointment by ordering now. The price is $5. Address 14 P-K4 p,p 29 , . . Kt- Kt4ch is not clear. CHESS REVIEW, 250 West 57th Street, New Yol'l, 19, N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 9 SOVIET CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

The following games are from the 13th USSR Chess 13 B-Q2 P-QR3 The following games are from Chllmp!on~hfp Tournament, heM in "'Ioseow last year a nd won 14 Kt{S) _Q4 B-Q2 the semi-finals of the U SSH by Grilndmaster Mikhall Botvinnik. 15 B_B3 KtxKt Championship tournament. If 15. _. Kt- K5 ; I" Kt- Kt3 The tlrst is Interesting be­ NIMZO I NDIAN DEFENSE A strong move to QX/llolt the wins_ cause it demonstrates the abllity Annotat ions by A. Lilienthal weakness In the enemy camp. of Mark Talmanoy_ a young 16 PxKt B- Q3 jHlpiJ of Dotvlnnik. This gifted V. Smyslov A. Lilienthal White eithel· gets an isolated 17 P-QS! KtxP Pawn on Q 5 or, after the ex­ youth is 11 product of the Chess Dlack 18 BxKt P,B White change on B6, as occurs, Ilel-mits Club of the Leningcall Palace of ,. R,P B-B3 the Pioneer. In pre-war exhibi­ 1 P- Q4 Kt-KB3 the opening of the QKt file for 20 R-KKt57 2 P-QB4 P-K3 mack, following which Black - - - - tions, the school-ch lhiren of this 3 Kt-QBl 8 _ Kt5 attacks t he backward KtP. T he beginning of an Intel'est­ club scored over 40 per cent 4 B_Kt5 . . . . ing combination which should ugalnst such master s as F ine, 18 PxP PxP m ee t a no less interesting re­ Heshevsky, Ca pabJanca and It Is well known that \Vhlte 19 K- B1 QR- Kt1 buttal. Conect Is 20 Kt- K t5 ! 1"loh r! Cll ll obtain only a n even game 20 K- Kt1 . __ , and if then 20 _.. BxH; 21 Q-Q3, A group ot these youngsters with this continuat ion. The artificial caStling Is com­ P- KKt3; 22 QxB with a danger­ studied under the g uidance of 4 . . . . P_KR3 \llcted. But It would have bee n ous nUnck. Grandmast er Dotvlnnlk and 5 BxKt QxB better for White had he remem­ 20 . __ . P- B3 Mark Ta!manov was the star It is also well to include ilrst bered on the 11 th move that his 21 Q-K6ch K-R1 I)upil. He r ecei ved the title of the mOl'c 5 ... BxKtch . most fictive piece would be h Is ·· Candidate fOl' i\la~t e r" while K ing. 1\ot 21 . _, H- D2; 22 DxP! still attending school. In 1939 he 6 R_Bl 0-0 was one of t he maIn chal'acters 8xKtch 20 _ .. _ R-Kt3 22 R_Q1 Px R 7 P _QRl in the children's '·Beethoven P_Q3 23 Q-R6 B_K4?? !\Jill 8 RxB Black·s game devel ops by It- Concert". Today, Talmanov is 9 Kt- B3 P_ K4 self. A magnillccnt refutation is P_QR4 studying in the L eningrad Con­ 10 P_Q5 21 B_Bl R ( K ) _Ktl /Klsslble with 23 . . . Q- D2 ; 24 servatory. 11 R_ Ktl? . . . . R_B2 Kt_Kt6 lUxI', D- K5!; 25 KtxB, -QxD! ! 22 Baku, 1944 In the hope of obtaining some 23 KtxKt RxKt and White's attack i~ shattered. kind of attack through P- KKt1. 2' P-R4 RxKtP SICILIAN DEFENSE White neglects tbe nor III a 1 Black's posltlon i s clear ly Annotations by M_ Yudovich eourse of development. won. There followed: How come that a master of M_ Taimanov · v. Panov snch h igh standi ng as Smys!ov 25 P_Kt5 p,p White makes such an unsound move, 26 PxP Q-K4 Black p,p (' ontrudlcting all the princi ples 27 P_Kt6 1 P-K4 P-QB4 of the opening '! The only ex­ 28 RxP R,R 2 Kt- KB3 P-K3 planation 1 can offer is that I 29 Qx R K-B2 3 P-Q4 p,p was dealing with an unbalallced 30 R- Kt3 R- Kt6 4 KtxP Kt- KB3 Smyslov who had lost In the 31 P-B4 PxPep S Kt-QB3 P- Q3 eighth rounli to his chief rival 32 RxBPch K-K2 6 B_K2 B- K2 Botvillnik and (ben with g['cat 33 Q-B2 K-Ql 7 0-0 Kt-B3 dimcu lty drew with Sokoisky i n 34 R-B8ch K_B2 E: P-QKt3 0-0 the ninth, Not having gained 35 R_QRS Q,P 9 B-Kt2 P- QR3 ,lilY advantage in the opening, 36 R- R7ch K-B1 10 K- R1 S- Q2 Smyslov tries by ,'ar ious tricks 37 QxQ R,Q 11 P_B4 Q-R4 such as thc text move, to obtn!n 38 RxP K-Kt2 12 B_B3 KR-Q1 39 R-RS P-B4 chances to r Cach Botvlnnlk who 24 KtxB !! R_S3 13 P- KKt4 KtxKt was scoring OliO victory nfter 40 B-Kt2ch K-Kt3 anothcr. Undcr normal condi­ 41 R-R8 R-K1 For, if 24 . . . PxQ; 25 K t- B7 l'I'lore [I.C Cn l'ate IS the Immedi­ tions thero is n o doubt that 42 RxR ch followed by 26 Kt-U6 mate. ate 13 .. . QR- DJ: 14 P- Kt5, Kt­ Smyslov w ould have played 11 Resigns Kl with a firm dcfenslye posi­ 25 QxP Q-B2 (iOI1 . P- K 3. 26 P-R4 - - - 1 1 , , . _ P_K 5 . 14 QxKt QR-Bl \VhiW is the exchange behind Ir Black plays passively, then The t empting 14 _.. P- K4 Is GAMBIT but rctains a Ilowel'ful attnck. 12 P- KKt·] follows effectively. QUEEN'S DECLINED answer ed by 15 Q- Q1, PxP; 16 26 _ _ . . QR_ KB1 12 Kt- Q4 R_K1 Annotations by M. Yudovich P- Kt5! , Kt- Kl (if 16 . _. QxKtP; 27 R_Q2 B-K1 17 R- KKtl, Q- H5; 18 K t- Q5 13 Q-Q2 Kt- R3 A. Tolush v. Alatortsev 28 P_K RS P-R3 14 P-K Kt4 Kt_B4 with 11 strong attack) ; 17 Kt-Q5, \\'hite Black 15 P-K3 P_R5 2S ... R- D4 is met by 29 Q- D- KD.1; 18 P- B4 with difficult 16 R-KKt3 B_Q2 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 Kt3, K - K tI ; 30 P- Ho! play for Black. 17 B-K2 . __ _ 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 Q_K2 1S P- KtS Kt-Kl 3 Kt_KB3 29 Q-Kt3 Kt-B3 30 R_K2 16 QR-Ql B_Bl 4 Kt_B3 p,p R-K3 31 Q_Kt4 R(I ) -B3 5 P-QR4 P- B4 Not 16 ... P-K ~ In view of 17 32 R-K3 K_Ktl Q- QZ with the threat of Kt- Q5_ In effect, transposing into the 33 P_RS B-Q21 Queen-s Gambit accepted. The 17 P-BS! Q-B4 Pressed to!' time, Black col­ loss of a tempo III playing .. _ 18 Q- Q2 P- Kt4 lapses. But in any event P-B4 is of no significance as ,h, 19 R-B2 P-Kt5 position is <1itficul t . White's 5 P- QI14 Is non-bene­ 20 Kt-R4! Q- R4? flc!al. 34 KtxB R,R This l ea ds to serious conse­ 33 KtxRch K_B2 6 P-K3 P_K3 qncnces_ Panov plans t o make 36 Q-Kt6ch K_B1 7 BxP Kt- B3 a breach with .. _P - Q4 , but this 37 Kt-R7ch K_Kt1 idea fails. He should have play­ 8 0-0 B-K2 38 PxR 9 Q_K2 QxPch ed 20 . .. BxKt; 21 PxB, l'-K ~ 0-0 39 K_R1 Q-B8ch 10 PxP B,P with a difficult position for both 40 K-R2 Q- BSch 11 R-Q1 Q_B2 ~[des_ 41 K-R3 Q- K6ch 12 Kt- QKtS Q-Kt1 42 P_Kt3 Q-K2 21 P- QR3 P-Q4 12 . . _Q -K2, In orde[' to com­ 43 Kt-B6ch K_B1 17 . . _ _ H ere, too, 21. _. D,. Kt would P- B3 ! plete the development Is correct. 44 B_Kt4 Resigns have been bettcr. 10 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 B PxP B,P 9 . . . . Q_B2 2::: K PxP Kt_B2 10 P_ B4 Kt-Q2 "2<; p , p BxKtP 11 0 - 0 0_0_0 Q_Q4 8 - 81 12 Q_ K 2 8 - Q3 " P-B4 • • • • 13 P- QR4 • • • • Dlae" i('s venturesome breach at Offers no ]l:· osllects. \Vhi te Q.j ended woefully, should have eompleted his de­ 26 . .. . Q_ KtS ve lopment with 13 B- K3 and 27 Q- Q3 R- Kt1 QR- lll. 28 B_ K 5 R- Kt2 13 , , , , QR_ Kt1 29 B_ K 4 K- R1 14 P- R5 P_QB4 15 RPxP Q,P 1G B-K3 B_Kt2 17 PxP KtxP 18 B- Q1 R- Kt5 19 Q_Q2 · . . . \Vhit e's inaccuracies put h im in bad straits. He shonl d have deremicd wilh 19 K t- K1.

30 RxP !! QxKtP If 30 ... BxH; 31 Q- H3. B- Ktl ; 32 DxHP, BxB: 33 P - Kt6. etc. \ LET REUBEN FINE 31 Rx Kt Resigns

III the fo llowing game, from the Omsk semi· finals. Anntoly CH YOU CHESSI Uflmstev, a young Ilrst-category player. conducts a vicious and 19 . . . . Kt_ K5! Gran dmast er Reuben Fine possesses t he rare ability of being able ingenious att(lck against Master to t each chess i n si m pl e, understandable language. If you want to A pretty and unexpected Boleslavsky. improve you r game, read these books by Re uben Fine. Order by blow! Now If 20 DxQ, Ktx Q Ufimstev is a geologist, spends coupon below _ or write y ou r orde r to CHESS REVIEW , Boo k win~. (21 KtxKt, RxPch etc.) months on end explo!']ng and Department , 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y. prospecting the boundless spaces 20 Q_R5 KR_Kt1 ! ! CHESS THE EA SY WAY. N o bes t seller of chess of SOI'let Siberia. His work does Kow it' 21 BxQ, HxPch ; 22 K ­ T he 1 not permit him to compete reg­ HI , K txPch! and if 23 B xK t, F-l Illl(J tbe greatest primer ever written. No olher slogle book ularly \1\ chess tournaments ; BxP male, or if 23 RxKt, R-Kt8 ,,'; 11 gil'o yon as much Instruction as this volume. Fine tells you what to do, what not t o do. He explaius the basic prlncl ple-s of ' but oaeh new appearance brIngs mate. him neal'er to the ma!>ter class. chess in clear, entertaIning stylc. H e gives specific rul es on how 21 Kt- K1 In this game he adminIsters · . . . to play tho openings, mldgame and endgame. \Ve hIghly recommen d a crushing defeat to the exper­ Or 21 P- KKt3. KtxKt F!; 22 this to all grades of playors. 186 pages.- NOW $2. HPxKt, HxPch: 23 PxR, QxBeh ienced though youthful Boleslav­ MODER N C H ES S OPENINGSl-L.atest Edition. (Called 7th with il smashing attack. sky. F-2 edition but actually a r eprint of 6th,) Compiled from Omsk, 1944 mast er games and standard analysIs, all opening varIations are FRENCH DEFE NSE tabulated for ready reference. \V i th "l\LC.O," In your library you An not ations by M. Y udovich can check u p on your opening play, find out where you went wrong. The one book every cheSSI)layer should own, 324 pages--$2.50. I. Boleslavsky A. Ufi mtsev TH E I DEAS BEH I ND THE CHESS OPENINGS. T his new White Dlack - . book is your key t o the ch ess openings, No longer need you P_K 3 F 3 1 P_K4 memorize varifttions. This book w ill enable you to make strong 2 P- Q4 P- Q4 moves in any oponing because you know t he objectlvea 10U p , p w ill 3 Kt-QB3 are seeking, Fine dIscusses each and every openi ng In detail, 4 KtxP Kt- KB3 speCifically recommends the best l inea or play aud telis why th ey 5 KtxKtch PxKt are best. 2·10 pages- ON L Y $2.00. This I'isky continuation is not entirch' satisfactory, bllt it leads BASIC CHESS ENDINGS. This remarkable vol ume does to complications and this is F-4 for the endings what " M CO" does for t he openlnll;8. All what Black wants, T he more endings are classified and full y explain ed wIt h. 61 0 diagrams and usual line is 5".QxKt: 6 Kt­ hundreds of examples. No probl ems or trick positions. All practical, IlS . P- KH3; 7 B- Q3 . B- 03: 8 over·the·board matel·jal. For study, consultation and re ference. 0 - 0, 0 - 0; 9 Q- K2, Kt- B3. 21 , . . , RxPch ! ! Second ed ition j ust publlsh(Jd! N ow in stOCk. 573 pages - $3,50. 6 Kt- S3 , . . , 22 KtxR Kt_Q7! ! As Dlaek h;lI'c to fian· If 23 DxQ, HxK tch, fol­ r------, will Now CHESS REVIEW, Book Dept., chetto his QB. the preferable lowed by RxRPch and R-R8 I 250 West 57th Street, line of development is G U- K3, male. ThIs beautlful move also New York 19. N. Y. I Kt-Q Z; 7 Q- Q2. P- Kt3; 8 B- K2, prevents \Vhlte from defendi ng II- QKt2: !l U- U3 and if 9", Q­ with 23 P- B3 as t hen 23." Qx I I enclose $ ______. P lease send me the books w hose numbers I , Dl: 10 I'- Q5 Witll u(Lvantage for 13ch is decisive. I have Ci rcled below , It I am not more than satisfied, I wlll W bit e ('I'ul'tuko\·er·Drinkm:m, \Vhite's next move Is the I return the books within 5 days and you wllJ refund my money I Kecskemet, 1D27). result of desperation, but he Is without question. hell)less. 6 , , . . P_Kt3 I Ci rcle Num bers Ordered: F_l F-2 F-3 FA I 7 B-Kt5ch P_S3 23 Q- Q5 8 B_QB4 B_QR 3 24 PxB Name 9 B- Kt3? I ------~------~ - - - - I . . . . 25 BxKt Address ______Loss of time, Bette I' Is 9 Q- K2 26 6- KB3 Resigns I I or 9 BxD followed by Q-K2. Cit y ______Stato ------.J CHESS REVIEW, MARCH , 1945 11 L ______Concise, condensed items of current news from aronnd tbe worM of chess. Club secretaries and others al'e invited to send brief s lories and pictures fo!' publicatlon in this department. Address Chess Driefs F:ditor. CHESS REVIEW. 250 West 5,1l1 Street. !\cw York 19, N. Y.

• Aklba Rubinstein, famous Polish mastcl', is alive atHl wcll , but In need of financial assistance, according to a message r eceived from Rubinstein's wife by subscriber Ellas L/lub of Kew Gardens, N , y, From Brussels, ~Ir s , Genla Hubinsteln I\'l'i tcs : "\Vc /Ire a lh'e, Aklba Is !Uut il better and he will give II simultaneous exhibition in February, W e have lost Cl'erything and we havcn't even a pla c~ to HI'e. \Ye arc Slaying In tbe home of the famous Uelgian painter Kurt L eiser at H Hue dll ChatcHll d' 1::all, Urussels. \Ve nced assistance. Please gh'e 1I'0rd to 0111' family as wc have lost their atldl'ess". A fund is being rHlsed in the U, S. to '(SSist Hubinstein, Every effort is being made to transfer to ilclgitlm the money nlt'eady conll'ibuted to this fund. Additional contributions are needed and may be sent to \. .S. TUl'ol'er. Chall'lnan of the Hublnsteln Helie! Commillee, H25 Uethesda Ave" Uethesda, Mal·yland.

• Grandmaster Va ssily Smyslov, 23, (See c nt) won the chess championship of Moscow for the third time In a row by finishing at I of a field ill the tou!'llament · In this rad iophoto from MO SCO W, Grandmaster V assily Smyslov ( left) is shown playing be,,'''1 I' and finis hed the decisive game with Ragozin in the semi-fina l round of the Moscow Chess Champion_ 1 I' ' . USSH cham- pion , i competing but ship T ournament, won by Smyslov. - R",dio!0I0 Sovj% the Une-Ili) i names as Salo ["Iohr. Andrea LlUenthal, Igo!' Don­ du)'evsky, Alexande r 1(otOI', Vyacheslay Hagozin and noris Vel'lIllsky. The contest the first printe d book on chess, Gnly eight ing a great deal of bl'l (t ge " he is al so play· developed into a !'fIce between Smyslol' a.ud copies of this book are known to exist. ing chess with I1 l llx Jti ckless of Hochester. Hagozin. The gume In the semi-final round Other exhibitor s arc John F. Lewis, Jr.; N. Y., who is inl{)rned in the same camp. Lt. Comdl·. Edwin F. Nimmo, between the two leaders decided t he issue, • Hobel't G. Konkel of Minneapolis won the SmyslO I' winning the title by defeating his F, i\lagee, Jr" jlresident ot chief rival. Hago;.:in was the SUrprise rUllller­ 0'" Club ; 1','1. C. Dc Lallte, ehess championship of i\!innesota in the up, followed by LilienUHIl in third 1)lace and Alfred DendllH.'r and the ,18th annual tonrnament conduetcd by the Minn e~ota State Chess Association on \Vash· ,·' Ioh l' In fOllrth position. Kotol' dropped out University i.';;. Tbe entire exhIbit wlll due t o illness. Eighteen playe!'s took pal't be on view through April 28, ington's UirUHlay, The Association has been In l lo: 97 In the finals which were preceded by eX istence since and lias held a • Heuben F'lne established a nell' r ecord tOI1l'Ua ment evel,}, year since that date, ThIs elimination contests In which 96 players yen!' 40 plllyel'S entered. pal'tlcipated. The to\lI'nament was h eW In (or rapid transit blindfold play at New York·s !\larshall Chcss Club on March 21st the Dlue Hall of Moscow's Central Hed • April 22nd to 29 t h wJll be '·Chess Week" Army Housc_ As u sual, the auditorium was when lie took on two opponents slmultan· e ousl)' and defeated both. \Vithout sIght of in Quebec, according to an annollncement of Ili\ cked for every I'olilld, !\Ioscow·s evening this Canadian d ty's Chess l.cague. A big paper " Yerchel'llaya Mosh·a" printed five either boaI'd, fo'ine made Ills moves at a ten second pace, alternating from one board pl'ogram of activities has been arranged for special editions and other papers published each day of the week. including an Inter· I'esnlts and games. !llosco,,"'s broadcasting to the other and calling his plays with uncanny prccision. P rior to this 2-boal·d dty mateh bet\\'c{)n the Montreal Chess station gHve the r esults nightly half an houl' Club ;1Illl Quebec plllye rs, a ma tch between after the conclusion or play, simultaneous slUnt. F ine bowled Ol' el' eight other oppone nts, one at a tillle, in all amaz· two 10cIII clubs, a tournament between ing display of blindfold accuracy at ten Class A and Class U players in whi ch each • The Free Ub)'ar), of Philadelphia Is seconds a move. Thl'oughout the entil'e Class A contestant takes on tll'O 01' three featuring an exhibition or chess in history. exhibition F ine did not call a single illegal CI;lSS B 1)laycrs, a big sl!nullaneous e~ · iiterature and an, with books, chessmen move. The only opponent who gal'e him hi bit ion by Mrs . Gi sela K . Gresse!', U. S. and I)rints bo!'t'owed for the occasion from Women's Chess Champion, against all any trouble WliS Louis Persinger, who leading collecto!'s in New York and Philadel. c,wght J"lne napping and won a Hook with comers, a "five·o'dock causerie" for the phla. Chessmen from the famolls Gustavus a Queen '·'ork. Uut Pe rsinger f;illed to fo llow benefit of the Canadian He d Cross to be . A. Pfeiffer collection are on view. Plliladel­ through his advantage and was mated. followed by a simultaneous exhibition by phla a!'chitect John Harbeson. who owns Mrs. Gresser against. the lalHes of Quebec. 20 0 !'are scts. is one of the main exhibitors, • 1..1. A. H. Ho!\dy. who cll'ew with '~Ine in a '·Hospltal Day" on which players lI'illvlslt Among his sets is an Assyrian model with the U. S, Open Championship of 19-1 1 at local hospitals Hllil plllY with the pa tients, ' Kings nine inches taIL The exhibit of the Sl. Louis, has been a prisoner of war in and a grand ba nquet at which Mrs. Gresser Lessing J. Hosenwald collection includes a Germany since J uly 15. He sends word that will distribute pri~ es .of the season's tour· copy of the rare work of "ucena, said to be in addition to '·stll(tying s ome luw and play· neys. 12 CHESS REVIEW, 1\'I ARCH. 1945 • Cleveland's annual championship tourna· ment began at the Central YMCA on March 25th under the auspices of tIle AssoclaUon EXCLUSIVEI • of Chess Clubs o( the Cleveland Area. Three preliminary sections have been formed and finalists will play a round· robin for the city title. A Junior' Championship Tourna· 1945 USSR C.HAMPIONSHIP ment, directed by M. L. ·Warren, Chairman of the Scholastic Committee, began in the Treasure Uoom of Cleveland's Public Libra· ry on F ebruary 24th. No less than thirty· five youngsters, from 12 to 18 years old, SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15 are competing. The boys like to see results in a hurry. Many of them played all five games in their section in one afternoon! Two sections were completely finished In By Soviet Chess Champion manov won only the title of chessmaster. three hours. Goldberg will now, for the flrst time, take part in a contest for the championship of MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK the USSIL • The U. S. Ches s Federat ion is studying One of the surprises of the Leningrad methods of organizing and conducting a (Via Press Wireless to Chess Review) National .J unior Chess Championship Tour· tournament was the poor showing made by nament, hopes to promote the fust contest Lisitsyn, an old timer who has played In all Moscow, March 23rd: Preparations are In championship tournaments In the USSR in 1946; it shOU ld prove popular . .. The progress for the 14th USSR Chess Cham· USCF is making definite progress In its since 1931. I~evenfish likewise made a poor pionship Tournament scheduled to open on showing. He Is fifty·six yeal'S of age and club co·operatlon program, now llsts 65 May 15th. In four seml·final tournaments charter member clubs. the strain was apparently too much for him. (at Moscow, Leningrad, Kie v a nd Baku) Young masters Boleslavsky, Bronstein sixty Soviet chess players are vieing for the and Taimanov deserve special mention. • Abie Yanofsky, Chess Chamlrion of Can· right to take part in the final championship Boleslavsky. who is 25 years old, recently ada, is now an ordinary seaman In the Royal tournament. Twelve of the victors in the graduated from the University of Sverd· Canadian Navy. is stationed at H. M. C. S. semi·finals w!ll be admitted to the final lovsk, where he stndied philology. Since Cornwall is near Halifax, N. S. Abie recently tournament, in addition to outstanding 1940, when he and I shared fifth and sixth gave a simultaneous exhibition against 37 Soviet chessmasters who have been invited places at the 12th Tournament for the opponents at the Central Y. M. C. A., Hali· to take part in the contest for the cbampion· Championship or the USSR, he has invar· fax, under the auspices of the Bluenose ship. lably played with excellent results. In the Chess Cluh. The 20·year·old Dominion cham· The two seml·final tournaments in Mos· last tournament (1944) he won third place. pion won 29, drew 4, lost one to Chief cow and Leningrad have ended. In Moscow, Bolealavsky Is at his best in open and semi· Petty Offi cer G. H. Parker of TOI·onto. after the half·way mark, young master closed games; he quickly finds his bearings Bronstein led by a safe margin but a sharp In compllcated, tactical positions and has a contest developed for second . and third fiue sense of position. Boleslavsky is strong • From here and there we learn that . .. places between Alator-tsev, Kan, Zagoryan· in theory, too. H is OWII openings are very Boston's Strong anll Silent \Veayer W. sky and veteran master Romanovsky. It was reliable and they are all the more valuable Adams won the championship of the Boyl· a neck and neck race, with Kan, Alatortsev ~ince at first glance they seem to be para· ston CheRs Club, scoring 6%-%; l\fllton and Romanovsky scoring to'h points each doxical. His main fi aw is it somewhat faulty Kagan was runner·up. \V. A. Hadspinner towards tbe end, only half a point less than techniQlle in endgames. third, the last·namerl winning the brilliancy Bronstein. Second and third places were Bronstein received the title of chess· prize .. . Twelve players are competing for divided between Kan and Alatortsev who mastel' shortly hefore the war when, at the the Massachusetts State Championship at proved to be ahead of Romanovsky accord· age of 16, he won second place In the tour· Boston's City Club .. . The Washington ing to the Sonnen born· Berger tie·breaking nament fot" tile championship ot the table. T hus, Moscow wlll be repl'esented Chess Divan's latest stunt is "rotation Ukraine. H e is now working on the recon· in the final tournament by Bronstein, Kan struction of Stalingrad. chess" in which two tealUs playa single and Alatortsev. The moral victo!' in the game, the members of ()ach team playing tournament, however, is undoubtedly veter· In the 13th Chnmpionahip Tournament, in rotation; the Divan is also maintaining an Romanovsky who is at least twenty Bronstein scored only 5% poin ts out of a Interest with Problem Solving Contests, years older than any of his closest rivals. possible .16. But his pl:'lying attracted at· tention. He lacks the sense of danger which Endgame Tourneys, Hatfield·McCoy feuds, Invited master Bondarevsky scored only nine points. He undoubtedly could have Boleslavsl{y has and therefore he often Rapid Transits , etc .... The Chessmates CC lands in difficult positions, bnt there is won the team championship of the Central made a better showing but since he was not a contestant (his standing entitles him much brilliancy In his playing. He Is ex· Indiana Chess Association at Indianapolis to take part In the All·Union Championship eellent in endgames and quite at ease in .. . Youngstown's Mahoning County CC (ll Tournament In any event) he obviously was complicated games . West Comme rce St., Youngstown, 0.) is Interested only in getting additional train· Mark Taimanov is a young man of un· seeking matches with other clubs ... prc ing in Ilfeparation for the big tournament. common accomplIshments. At the age of Elmel' H. Owen, U. S. \'le ather Ohserver up ten he played the part of a titled violin!st In Leningrad, Boleslavsky was in the in "Beethoven Concerto." He is now study· In Goose Bay, Labrador, has formed a chess lead from ihe very beginning with Lieut. club with a 7·man team .. . Bill Byland Is ing muslc in the Conservatory and last year Tolush a close second. A stubborn struggle, won first Ilrlze in a contest for young plan· leadiag the Ladder Tournament at the however, was waged for third place and the ists. His success ill chess Is no lcss amaz· Downtown Pittsburgh YMCA Chess Club . .. result was in balance until the very last ing. In 1941, TaiDlanov won the champion. Lunchtime chess tournaments are increas· round. Before the last round, the likeliest ship of the Young Pioneers Chess Club, Len. ingly popular at many war plants; Brook· winners for third place were Captain Gold· ingrad. During the wal" he has played little, lyn's Arma Corporation is thick with chess· berg and Mark Talmanov, a student at the Leningrad Conservatory. Talmanov was hal! althollgh in J942 he divided with chessmas· tel' l~lohr the first two prizes in a tourna· playen who play the!!' games between bites a point ahead. In the last round, Goldberg In the lunch period; Charleston (SC) Navy played Tolush while Tuimanov, who was ment (or the championship of Tashkent Yard reports 18 players from the drafting stlll a candidate for the title of chessmaster, ( Uberkistan). His style of playing has not rooms competing in a tournament as they lost !ts childish freshness. He has a good played against eXJlerienced master Lisitzyn. eye for combinations. (See Page H)- Editor.) munch sandwiches . . . The Morgantown (W. We can easily appreciate young Talmanov's Va.) CC has just been organized, meets 8 feel!ngs when only one more hall·polnt • • • p.m. Thursdays at the Junior High School separated him from the title of chessmaster. Editor's Note: According to other sources, Building ... The Canadian Correspondence He was so excited that he drew the game, eighteen players will compete In the finals Chess Association bulletin reports that H. although he had a winning position. Mean­ of the 14th USSR Championship. In addi· while, Goldberg won from Tolush (who Opsahl, who represented Canada at the 'tion to the twelve qualifiers from the semi· exceeded -ilis time limit). As a result, Gold· finals, six of the following invited masters Buenos Aires Olympics of 1939, Is recover· berg caught up with Taimanov and gained will compete: Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bondar· Ing from serious wounds sustained In Bel· third place because he proved to be ahead e~·sky. Koto\', Levenfish, Lilienthal and glum; Opsahl is a patient at the Christie by the Sonnenborn·Berger table. Boleslav· Flohr. Levenflsh "fas invited last year but Street Hospital, Toronto. sky won first place, Tolush second. Tal· did not play. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 13 T he mo\'eg of the open­ White prep.'lred It fi an­ 1 Ing iJ ave been 1 P- Q4, 1'­ 2 chetto wi th 3 P- KKt3 and K3; 2 Kt- Kn3, P- KD4, reach· Black developed his Knight at No. 9: THE BLACK BULGE In g the above ])OslUon. Yates K03. Then Menchlk moved 4 This game shows why the Dutch Defense is a favorite ot combIn­ has answered 1.1189 Menchlk's D-Kt2 and Yntes replled D- K2_ ative I)layers. l~rom the nineteenth move 011 Black plays one Queen's Pawn debut with the Next both players castled, and brilliancy after another. The cnntest took place at Hastings In tactically promis ing Dutch De­ after 6 P- D'1. P- Q" the situa­ 1932 and the victor. with the Black pieces, was }<'. D. Yates, six fellse. This opening often gives tion shown in til is diagram times Chess Champion ot Grent Britain. He was opposed by the Black good chnll<:es ot working arose. White and Black have late Vera :;'l ench]k, Women's Chess Champion of the W orld. llP a dangerous King - aide chosen patterns well recom­ J<'oll ow the dlllgnulls from left attaclc mended by thoory ami practice.- to right - Il cross both pages. by JACK W. COLLINS

seizing U;;; ~;;;;~ wa!! d is rupt White's Pawn a strong at· , Black made the nrst PxP, In an Q1. Then Dlack'" occupied QIl3 the firs t player ~ought to the game with 15 ... her plan of exploiting the with hiH Bishop. taking ndvan· It by simplifying with 20 White recnptured Queen-Knight file. It will soon tage or the newly opened diag­ The truth is that White 16 PxB. Yates then nnswered become e"illellt that this was onal. In order to strengthen I rather a bad way. Hal'l ng Kt- K5. Now the threat Is Kt­ 1l1111'!~e fOI' it only gives Dlack's hor DP ami QP. Menchlk next banked so milch on the QKt­ Q7. menaclng Qu()On nnd Rook, Qn another useCul diagonal. moverl ]9 P- K3. After which file, 'White now diHcovers It and White mllst waste no time Thr Himp!e 17 KR- Ql was a Yutcs signalled tho grand of­ offers no cOllnter-play, rlue to finding a defense to It. preferab!o move. fensive by playing II - D3. Black's control of Its vltnl H{ jll ares.

Then W hite we r e R B3, Menchlk so played KtxP, ,~"' ~'" ha ~ 28 P- and remaining a recaptured 25 BxR_ Never let­ 26 ... R- KDl, thl'eatenlng Rxn. K ~ !, leaving the Dlshop un­ good. Dut Yates ting up fO I' a minute, Black Then 27 H- KU flrew a bead on pI'otecled, gh'lng the Queen ac­ with the blow thnt I I .-;'~ (:ontinued wit h QxPch_ As the Black Queen. Dy 27 ... Q­ cess to the King·slde, and nudg­ smashed the White Klng'S shown In this diagram, Wblte's D4 ll1ack preserve(1 his QUeen Ing the opposing Queen. A fenses. He Sacrificed the ex­ next move was 26 K-RI. (26 und menaced Qxl3ch In the clever trap, to r· If 28. _. QxB change by 21 ... HxKt! This K- D2? R-KKt1; threatening bargain. HowevOl', the r e .a I eh??; 29 QxQ . RxQ; 30 R­ knocks the props trom undel' Q- H5ch !ofles for \Vhite, but point of tbls last move only QKt8ch and White mates In 21 the KtP and further exposeH 26 D- l

loo rnoll t I . . . BPxKfile,t Yatesand i\1~::;, ~l~~'~w ith- and Lady Challll)lon IIsed funcUo lI . In other words, drew her menaced Kt to Q2. awa y B4, rendel'lng at Dlllck 's t went y-third move wall \I;'hereupon the Burprlslng nnd Actually ILry protection to PxP e.p. Now the secoml pla yer elegant 21 ... P- Kt4 ~ popped a ble, for' P awn. It looks as threatens both QxP and Px8. up. ThIs brilliant stroke rips 24 K - Bt, has won a Pawn """ DJ ack The p:Jsition is critical. For ex· a hole In t he White defenses K-Kt, KtxD mate! ThIs must 10lle time movIng hl8 ample if W hite were to blun· through which the Black afmy variation, "that never happen· King-Rook. How is Yates to del' ami play ' 24 PxH? mack promptly pours. The bulge be­ ed ," proves h ow nicely Black k eep his Inltlatlve? would answer QxI3 mate! So gins. hall r.a lcnlated. (he Rook is stll! luboo.

pltta l l, Black recaptured 30 ... There be ing merel y played 28 20 BxB a nd W hite lIubt ract· Uve. Menchik attacking the B Ishop. ed the dark men with 31 QxB. with 32 R- Kt2, '~d then So answered t h e T hroughout the w hole game promptly grasped the other repeat performance threat by making a threat with the Black Queen had a mon­ Rook by 32 .... QxQRch. By a K5ch. Again lacking a , 29 . B-K2. Ignoring the danger op:>ly on cbecks and she fur­ l ong series ot spar kling moves White played :l.f R- KtZ a nd to bis Knight, in order to widen ther demonlltrated It wIth Q- thE' Chnmplon ot Drltain h as black bulge was completed , tbe bulge Int o tbe ellemy Hne, 1(5ch. Now, a Rook minus, won h!mseit a chess game and with R- D7. White relligned, Black pushed his Pawn to K 6. Black h!I S broken through the added another gem to the treas· as she would be checkmated White continued with 30 DxKt. last barricades and begins the ury of beautiful cheee. on the next move by either mop Ding up. QxR 0)' H- B8. CHESS REVIEW, M ARCH , 1945 15 ES FR RECENT EVENTS

Below are three c!'ltlcal games from the Ace New England chessplayer, Weaver .1945 California State Chess Championship Adams, autllor of "\Vhlte to Play and Win" which ended in a tie for first between e ffectively demonstrates his convlctlon in Internationalist Herman Steiner and veteran the CU!Tent Boyleston, Mass., Y.M.C.U. club A. J. Fink, reported In February Chess tour·nament. Review. • VIENNA GAME QUEEN'S PAWN GAME Whlie crashes the opposing center, col· Sharp t(lctics net White the opening lapses both wings and tlnally catches the advantage. A momentary respite and Black adverse monarcll in a mating net. recovers. Weaver W. Adams H. Gates C. Howland A. J. Fink White Dlack White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 8 KKt_K2 P-B3 1 P_Q4 Kt-KB3 23 QR-Ql Q-K2 2 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 9 P-Q5 P-Q3 2 Kt-KB3 P_KS 24 B-84 Q-KS 38_B4 ' KtxP 10 Q_B4 Kt-83 3 P_B4 P-B4 25 R_Q2 P_ R3 4 Q-R5 Kt_Q3 11 P-KRS QKt-Q2 4 P_Q5 PxP 26 KA-Ql P-Kt4 5 B-KtS B_K2 12 B-KS Kt-K4 5 PxP P_QS 27 B-Q6 a-Kt2 31 B-Q4 Q_Q2 34 B-B3 Q-R6 6 QxKP 0 - 0 13 P-Kt4 P-KR3 6 Kt-B3 B_K2 28 BxP KtxB 32 8-83 Q-RS 35 B-Q4 Q-Q2 7 P-Q4 Kt_K1 14 0-0-0 P- B4 7 P-KKt3 0-0 29 Kt-Q6 KtxKtP 33 B-Q4 Q_Q2 36 B-B3 Q-R. 8 B-Kt2 R_K1 30 R- QS R_Q1 9 0 - 0 B_B1 31 R_K3 RxKt Dmwn b}' repetition of moves. 10 Q- R4 B-Q2 32 RxQ RxRch 11 Q-B2 P-QKt4 33 QxR PxR 12 P-QR4 P_Kt5 34 QxKt K_B2 13 Kt_Q1 P-QR4 35 P-84 A-S2 ~4 P-Kt3 R_R2 36 P-B5 R_B8ch 15 B_Kt2 KtxP 37 K-B2 R-S6 QUEEN'S PAWN GAME 16 P-K4 Kt-K B3 38 QxPc h K-Sl 17 P-K5 PxP 39 Q-Q6ch K_Ktl On his 33rd White should take the ex· 18 KtxP Q-B2 40 Q-Q8ch K-R2 change. But he wishes to prevent even 19 Kt-B4 B-K3 41 QxP P-Kt6! a vestige of counterplay. 20 B-K5 Q-Q1 42 Q-KtS P_ Kt7! H. Steiner A. J. Fink 21 Kt(Q)-K3 BxKt 43 8-81 Kt_KtSch 22 KtxB QKt-Q2 44 K-Ktl R-BS White Black 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 26 B-K2 R-Q2 2 Kt_KB3 P_QBS 27 Kt-K1 B-R4 S B-B4 P-KS 28 BxB KtxB 15 BxP! Kt(B3)xKtP P_B5 4 QKt-Q2 P-KB4 29 Kt-QS If ]5 ... Kt- Kt3; ]6 Q- Kt3, PxB; 17 P- Q6! 5 P- KS B_QS 30 P-Kt4 Q-B2 6 B-QS Kt-B3 31 Kt_B5 PxP 16 K-Ktl Kt_KB3 27 8-Q4 B_Q1 7 Kt- K5 0-0 32 QxP(3) Kt-BS 17 B-Q4 Kt_Kt3 28 Kt-R5 P_B3 8 0-0 Q_K2 3S BxKt PxO 18 Q-K3 Kt-R5 29 KR-Kt1 R-B2 9 P-B4 Q Kt-Q2 34 QxKP QxQ 19 Kt- Kt3 P-QKt3 30 R_K6 R_Kt2 • 10 Kt(2)_B3 PxP 35 KtxQ R-B3 20 QR_K1 Kt-Kt3 31 Q-B4 K_B1 11 BxQBP Kt-KtS 36 Kt-B5 R_K2 21 P_B4 Kt-R2 32 RxQP Q_B2 12 B-Q3 B_Q2 37 R-Kt4 R(B3)_B2 22 P-B5 · Kt-K4 33 R-K6 QxQ 13 Q-KtS K_R1 38 P-R4 Kt_BS 23 Kt-Kt5 B-R3 34 KtxQ Kt_Kt4 14 P-QR4 B_K1 39 P-BS Kt_Q4 24 KtxRP B- KKt4 35 Kt-Kt6ch K_Kt1 15 B-Kt3 40 R-Kt3 R-K7 25 Q-B2 Q-Q2 36 R-K8ch K-A2 Kt(Kt3)-Q4 41 KtxKtP Kt-K6 26 BxKt RxKt 37 R-R8 mate 16 KR_B1 P-KR3 42 Kt-Q6 R-Q2 17 P-R5 P_ R3 43 RxP R_Kt7ch 45 Q_KtSch K_Ktl 48 Q_ KtSch K_Ktf 18 Kt-R4 BxKt 44 K_R1 R-KB7 Is there an affinity between 'yar and 46 Q-KSch K-Rl 49 Q-KSeh K-Rl 19 BxB Kt_ R2 45 Kt-K4 RxBP chess? MallY milital·Y men are adept at 47 Q-K8ch K_R2 50 Q_KSch K_R2 20 P-KtS B-R4 46 Kt-B6ch K_R1 both. The late Franklin K. Young of the Drawn by pe rpetual check. 21 B_K2 B-B2 47 R_Kt8ch K-Kt2 U. S . Army wrote varlOIlS treatises drawing 22 B-B3 Kt(4)_B3 48 Kt-R5ch K_R2 parallels between these sciences. 23 R-R4 QR_Q1 49 Kt-B6ch K_Kt2 Mexican General M. Soto Larrea Is the 24 P-R3 P-KKt4 50 KtxR R-B8ch vlctlm in the respectable ott hand encounter 25 Kt-Kt2 K_Kt1 given below. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED NIMZOVICH DEFENSE A hard fought game despite the timid Drawn by perpetual check. finale. Supporting tactics execute a well con· celved. strategical plan. J. HuM H. Steiner Gen. M. Soto Larrea Abel Perez White Black White Dlack 1 P-Q4 Kt- KB3 Q-Kt3 16 8-81 Kt_KB3 2 Kt_KBS P-Q4 17 P-B3 PxP 1 P-Q4 13 P-Q5 P_K5! P-B4 P-K3 18 RxP P_K4 2 P-QB4 P-K3 14 PxKt PxO 3 3 Kt_QBS B_Kt5 4 P_KKtS QKt-Q2 19 PxP KtxKP 15 QxP PxP 5 P-Kt3 P-QR4 20 KtxKt 8xKt 4 Q-B2 Kt-B3 16 P-R5 8-0' 5 Kt-B3 6 P-QR3 21 a-Kt2 8_82 0-0 17 Q-Q4 Q-Ql P-BS B- Kt5 18 P-Kt4 7 QKt-Q2 B-Q3 22 QR-KBl B_K3 6 P-Q3 R-K5 7 P-KS 8 B_QKt2 0-0 23 B-R3 QR-Kl Q-K2 19 Q-QS 8-R2 8 B-Q3 P- KR3 9 B_Kt2 Kt-KS 24 BxBP OxO 20 Q-K2 R-Ktl 9 P-KR4 R_Kl 10 KtxKt PxKt 25 RxB RxR 21 Kt-Q2 Q-BS 10 11 Kt-Q2 P-KB4 26 RxR Q-Kt5 0-0-0 BxKt 22 KtxR BxKt 120- 0 Q- S3 27 R-S3 P_ KR5 11 PxB P-K4 23 R-Q3 BxR(8) 12 BxKt Q,O 13 Q_B2 P_R4 28 Q- Q3 PxP Resigns 14 P-B5 8-02 29 PxP R_Qt 15 Kt-B4 Q-R3 30 Q-KS Q-RS Final Position (More games on page 21) 16 , CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 PLAY CHESS • BY MAIL!

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Two sprightly encounters from the reo 33 ... KtxP would at least draw. If then cently concluded ~lanhatta ll Chess Club 34 ll- Kt3. Kt- K6ch wins WhIte's Queen, or championship follow. if 34 H- J(.] , itxP!; 35 BxR, Kt- K 6ch!! QU EEN' S PAWN GAME 34 8xP R (l )-Kl 41 8 - K5 Kt_K6ch • 35 8 - Kt3 Q-Kt4 42 K-82 Kt_8 5 R. Willman G. Kra mer 36 RxR RxR 43 B-Q4 P-84 White Black 37 Q- K84 Kt- Q4 44 BxBP R-Q7ch 1 Kt_KB3 P_Q4 12 Q-R4 Q- KtJ 38 QxQ PxQ 45 R-K2 R- Q6 2 P_KKt3 Kt-KBJ 13 Kt- B3 Kt_ B4 39 R_K1 R- Q2 46 R-K7 RxRP 3 B_ Kt2 P- K3 14 Q-KKt4 Kt_Q5 40 R- K8ch K-R2 47 8-Q4 Resi gns 4 P_Q4 P-B4 15 8 - K3 P- B4 50-0 p,p 16 Q- R3 P_ Kt3 6 KtxP P-K4 17 BxKt p,a The HI ·]·] Champion sh ip of Chile pl'o(]uced 7 Kt-KBS Kt-8S 18 Kt-Q5 Q-Q3 21 a,p R,a 39 R (3)_Q1 R_Q1 ? 8 P_ B4 B_ K 3 excltlng chess. The deciding game, l ~ l ores­ 19 QR-Bl P- QR4 L etelier, below, was played for blood, White 22 R,R P_QKt4 40 B_B3 QxBeh 9 PxP KtxP 2Q Q_ R4 B_ Kt2 23 QxRP R_R1 41 R,Q RxRch K_B2 needed ihe draw to clinch first but Black 10 Kt-KtS Kt-B2 21 KR_Ql had to win. 24 Q- Kt6 8-82 42 K_R2 R_K8 11 KtxB KtxKt 22 P-K4 ! p,p 25 QxQB BxPeh K,P K-Bl NIMZOVICH DEFENSE 43 26 KxB Q,Q 44 K_Kt2 K-K2 Rod rigo F lores Rene L etel ier 27 P-QKt3 Q_B2ch 45 K-B2 R-QKt8 White Black 28 K- R1 Q- K4 46 R-Q3 P-B3 1 P_Q4 Kt- KB3 12 BxB B-K5 29 QR-Q1 K-Kt2 47 PxPch K,P 2 P_Q84 P- K3 30 R(4)-Q3 P-R4 48 Kt- Q2 R-Kt 7 13 Q_Q2 P-KR3 p,p 3 Kt_K83 8- Kt5ch 14 Q-B4 QR-Kt1 31 P-R4 49 K- B3 R- B7 4 B- Q2 Q- K 2 15 P_QKt4 P-QKt4 32 KtxP R-R1 50 K- K4 P-Kt4 P_R5 5 Kt- 8 3 P- QKt3 16 Kt-Q2 P-K4 33 Kt_ Kt6 51 R-Q6ch K-K2 6 P-KKt3 8_ Kt2 17 QPxP QPxP 34 Kt_84 Q_B5 52 R_Q5 K_K3 7 B- Kt2 0 - 0 18 Q- R4 a,a 35 P-K5 P- R6 53 R_Q4 R-Kt7 36 P_ Kt3 8 0-0 P- Q3 19 KxB Q- K3 QxKtP 54 K-Q3 K-B4 Q_KtS 55 R_QR4 9 Q- 82 QKt_Q2 20 PxP Kt-Q4 37 BxP Resigns 10 K R-Ql KR- K l 21 QR- 8 1 P- QB3 38 R- KB1 Q- K7 11 P-QR3 KBxKt 22 B-Kt2 , . . , Black's Hook Is t rap ped ! If 22 PxP, QxP; the thl'entene(] double, discovered check plus the double attack Oil the Bisilo[l wins. Yehudi Menuhin, w orl(] famous violinist. 22 _ . _ _ Px P is a chess ellthusiast. T he LOlldon-Glasgow 23 RxKt! Q,R 26 B- R3ch K - B3 25 PxKt P-K5 night tmin was the scene of a session be­ 23 Kt-K4 QR_81 24 Q_ 84ch K-Kl 27 Q- K6ch K- Kt4 26 Q- R5 P-84 tween Menuhln and Scottish Chess I nterna­ 25 QxPch K-Q2 28 8-Bleh Resigns 24 Kt-B5 KtxKt 27 P- K 3 P-R4 tionalist, Corponl Alr

GRUNFEL D DEFENSE A long winded combination In the mid, game traps \Vl!ite's Queen; a short one at the end traps Black's Hook, Black resigns! Rene Letelier Mariano Castillo 16 KtxPch 8xKt 29 K-Q3 a,p QxPch K-Q1 30 R_K4 White 17 P- KR4 Black 18 QxRch Q,Q 31 R- Q1 P_R5 1 P-Q4 Kt-K83 11 Kt-K5 KtxKt 19 BxQ B-Kt5 32 K- B4 R_B5 2 P-QB4 P- KKt3 12 PxKt Kt-Q2 20 B-K6 B-K7 33 RxR P,R 3 Kt- Q83 P_Q4 13 P-B4 KtxP? 21 KR-Kl a , p 34 K- Q5 8 - Kt6 4 Kt_8 3 8 - Kt2 14 PxKt S,P 22 KtxP BxKt 35 P- 84 P- R6 5 P- K 3 0 - 0 15 8- Kl Q-Kt4 23 8x8 Kt-K2 36 P-85 p,p 6 Q_Kt3 P-B3 16 8- 8 2 QR-Ql 24 P_ Kt4 KtxB 37 KxPch K- K2 7 8 - Q2 P-K3 17 8 - 8 3 K-Rl 25 PxKt K_Q2 38 P-R4 B_87ch 8 8 - K2 P_Kt3 18 PxP KPxP 26 K-Kt2 A-K81 39 K-Kt5 P-R7 90-0 QKt- Q2 19 Q-R4 Q- K2 27 K_B3 RxPeh 40 P_R5 B-Kt8 33 . . . . PxP? 10 KR_Q1 B_Kt2 20 P_K4 P-Q5! ? 28 K-K3 8 _Kt3ch Resigns CHESS REVIEW. MARCH. ] 945 21 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TWO_M OVE CHESS PROBL EM This series explains the mechanics of two· move chess problems. Heade rs wm find this instruction e xtremely helpful in solving two­ movers. lllustrati\'s proble ms are widely· known compositions. In· eluding many prize winners. Solutions on the following I)age. A Series by KENNETH S. HOWARD

' HE aim ot this series of articl es is to are brilliant examples. Tn No. 1 the piece divided into Incomplete and Complete Block T give the reader a general knowledge of that makes the key move threatens to mate Problcms. In the Complete Block P roblem the types of devices, or "mechanisms," tbat on the second move. Black has several a mate is alre:-uly al'l'anged. or '·set," for two-move pl'oblem composers employ tor moves. or ·'defenses," that prevent this eVer}' move Black can make and ' Vhlte the expression of their Ideas. The articles threatened mate but allow White to mat e merely has to "lose a move." wm deal with the nlltUl'C and use of such in other ways. Such defenses with the en· In the Incomplete mock Problem there mechanisms, rather than with.the technical ­ suing mates are known as' "varlatious." may be one or several Black moves for ities of specific themes. Beronl discussing In Nos. 2 and 3. mate is threatened by a which mates are not set and the key has to mechanisms, however, an explanation wm different piece than the one tbat makes provide mates fOI' tllese moves. Iu No. " be given of the different forms of settings tbe keymol'e. The key piece In No.3 can mates are set fOI' e very Black move except which the composer may choose tor his make any oue of several mO I'es t hat seem I ... Kt- Kt6. In No. 5 mates arc set e xcept work. promIsing. To three of such moves Black fOI· .1 • •• Pxit, 1 . ,. P- Kt5 and 1 . ,. B- B,1. There are two gene!'<\l classes of settings. has only a single defense in each case that The key actually gives Black two additlonal In one, after White 's ill'st move, mate is prevents mate on the second move. Such moves. No.6 is particularly difficult to soll'e, threatened on the ne xt move. In the other, promising first moves are termed '''tries'' because, though It Is an Incomplete Block, no mate is threatened, but Black Is In zug· and lll"oblem 3 is pu zzli ng because of Its only a single mate Is set. :zwang and whatever move he makes permits tries. No.7 Is a Complete Block. Mate~ are set White to mate. The second general class are the Waiting for every move of Dlack and the key must The larger Pl'OP01'UOli of modern two­ !\love Problems. In whiclt no mate is threat· be a move that does not disrupt the arrange· movers belong to the first class an(\ are ened after the keymOl'e is made , b llt where ment. No.8 is a more sllbtle example of the known as Threat Problems. Nos. 1. 2 and 3 Black is In zugzwa ng . "'Vaite rs" are sub· game type.

ILLUSTRATIVE PROBLEMS, IN ALL CASES WHITE PLAYS A ND MATES IN TWO MOVES

1. Comins Mansfield-1932 2. Arna ldo E1!e rmann-1925 3. George Hume & Duncan 4. Thomas T avener_191 0 Pirnie_1922 --'

THREAT THREAT T HREAT IN COMPLETE BLOCK

5. David T . Brock-1903 6. F rederic k Gamage-1940 7. Rudo lf L'he rme t- 1894 8. Phili p H. Willia ms-1905

IN COMPLETE BLOC K; INCOM P LETE BLOC K; COMPLET E BLOCK ; PURE COMPLETE BLOCK ; PURE ADDED MATES ONE S ET MA T E . WAITER WAITER 22 CHESS REVI EW, M ARCH, 194 5 SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ALEXANDER MALYSHEV

The solutions to problems on page 22 (opposite) iHe given below. In all cases the final move Is ru a t e.

No. 1. Key: 1 Q_K2, (threat 2 No.5. Ke y: 1 R-Kl, (waiting). Q- K8) . If 1 .. . PxQ dis eh ; 2 If 1 ... QPxH. q\1eenlng; 2 ' K tx Kt-B3. If 1 ... P- 13i dis ell ; 2 np. If 1 .. . KxH: 2 Kt- Kt6. If Kt- K3. If 1 ... Q- KG: 2 KtxKtP. 1 .. . KtPxH; 2 QxDP. If 1 .. . Kt If 1. .. DxKt; 2 Q- H6. If 1. .. any; 2 KtxIJP. If I .. . P-Kt5 ; 2 K t - D3 or 1(2; 2 I(t- 1< 7 or KtxKt. H- D5". If 1 • .. D- Q3; 2 Kt- Kt6. If 1. .. D- D4 ; 2 11xO. If 1. .. B­ No.2. Key: 1 R-Q7, (threat 2 Kt5: 2 lUxE. Q- KB4) , If 1 ... Q- Kn7; 2 Kt­ Q8. If 1 ... Q-KHI eh ; 2 Kt- Q8. J[ 1. .. Q- Q5 ; 2 Kt-Q6. If 1. .. No.6. Key: 1 Kt-Q7, (waiting) . Q- K4: 2 1CHESS PROBLEM SCIENCE Brian Harley. A complete treR­ by C. S. Klpplng. 92 ta~k prob· brother's aid in verifying his compositions. tiM on the 3-move problem terns are clll~sl!le d to Illustrate One of Malyshev's problems, composed after losi ng with dellnlliona, themes, solving themea In wh ich the powers ot advice. 267 eXllmple~. Juat pub­ the different ch ess plecee are his eyesight, is presented at the top of t his page. By com~ lished 198 p~2.50 utilized. Board cover-6Oc. posing problems like this, grasping them only with his Write for catalog or limited edition Problem books published mental vision, a measure of beauty and peace have been by the Overbrook Press. • restored to the li fe of Ale.xander Malyshev. - Rfwritlt'n irom a new! item in The Chr01tir/e of Sollie( Cheu Order from CHESS REVIEW Book Dept. WEST STREET _ NEW YORK N. Y. 250 57th 19, SOL U TION TO PROBLEM t>- '~l)1 - 8 l :3AOW-A3>1 CHESS R EVIEW, MARCH , 1945 23 Sf'6I 'H:)8VL\I ' A\3:IA:l::r SS:lH:) vZ o Zrlll{) '0 '1: 19U1111:) 'U .'] qatel\"! 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.I0 1!P3 ss ~nlJ IU1S0d "i '13J...LVH A..3'IVaLS )£)Vf 'SlueUlCUJnOl ,llau JO Sluam ,a'Jun ouuc 'S91[:l10}[S [1l :J!I[!.IU.I~O!q PUll Sl!C.I).lot:l 'S,l(1.ic[([ JO S.:i'U!1C.1 1U:;OJJn:J ·s.lauu!-'l-ozpd .10 sa1U I.IU 'SSOJ2o.l U U! ,\IOU S.{OU.IIlOl JO SlInsaJ 'SJapUOJ JO dno.l~ a!'!.ILl[ Sjq1 JO SJ9qrnaw U09,'I\ldouble check! RUY L OPEZ 20 Ktx Rch K_Kt 1 'fhe Attack Pays 0'. And another check ! Q_ R7ch Daniel Telsey John W. Barnhart 21 KxKt White Black And another! 22 PXBch K_K1 1 P_ K 4 P-K4 50-0 B-K2 2 Kt-KBS Kt-QBS 6 R-Kl P-QKt4 \Vhy go on? 3 B- Kt5 P-QRS 7 B-Kt3 0 - 0 23 Q_Kt8ch K-K2 4 8-R4 Kt-B3 8 P-B3 P_Q4 24 Q R_K1 • • • • • This Fawn sacl'!fice initiates the Marshall And White won. Counter·Attack. 9 PxP K t xP 14 R- Kl Q-RS 10 KtxP KtxKt 15 P- KKtS Q-R6 11 RxKt P-QBS 16 B_K3 B-K Kt5 JOH N W. BARNHARD 12 BxKt PxB 17 Q_Q3 Q R-K1 S LAV DEFENSE 13 P-Q4 B-Q3 18 Kt-Q2 R-K3 Proving the Queen's Gumbit is no gambit. John W. Barnhard of Bronxvllle, New York, was born at Logan, Iowa, 1878, and 19 K t- K t3? O. L. Brantley C. Driscoll J'eceived 11 fine start there. learning chess W hite has no time for it Q·~i!le counter, Whit.e Black from his father at 14, marrying Fannie L. needs the Knight for K - side defense. A 1 P-Q4 P_Q4 3 Kt - QB3 Kt_B3 Piner in 1901. possible line is 19 Q- Bl, Q- R4; 20 P- D3, 2 P_QB4 P-QB3 4 Kt_B3 PxP He has pursued the J\ell'spliper business B- Jl6; 21 Q-B2 but Black still has strong Kt_Q4? avidly, played chess solely on the side. attacking chances. 5 P-QR4 Yet at Indianapolis, he 1I'0n the city and 19 . . . . P-B4 21 P-KB4 P-Kt4 A plan to hold the Gambit Pawn. state championships in the early 1900s. 20 Q-B1 Q-R4 . 22 PxP? . . . . 6 Kt-K5 KtxKt 8 PxP Px P Later, as Chicago Chess Club m ember, he One great virtue in having an attack is 7 PxKt P _Q Kt4 9 P-K3 B-K3? eompeted for the Chicago City title, won the drain on the defenrter's morale. It is After reading P a rt VII of "Let's Play a brllliancy prize for his victory over hard to "sit and take it." But this seems Chess," we cannot recom mend this move. Illinois Champion Charles G. Phillips. In hardly the time to grab a Pawn. Yet how else m eet 10 Q- B3? (9 .. . Q- Q4? 19 20, he moved to New York, has competed 10 D- K2! to be followed by 11 D- B3!) actively In first the Brooklyn, then the 22 . . . . RxB Marshllll Chess Club. 23 Rx R P-BS 10 Q-B3 Kt_Q2 H e retired after 25 yeaI'S with the C hicago Resigns? 11 Q-QB6 P-QRS Tribune and New York Daily News. But, Definitely not 1.Vhite's strongest move! 12 P_QS! R_B1 despite interests in chess, fishing, yachting, or course 24 H(3)-Kl loses to ... PxP but 13 PxB! Resigns golf and bridge, he bought the Perth Amboy the simple 24 PxP Is well worth the try. Evening News, thinks he can never sell out White can then return the exchange In the Fourth Estat e. good time, retain one Pawn as against No newcomer to corre spondence chess, Black's Initiative. Evidently, I guarding John played in the old Pillsbury League. against constant attack has caused White POSTAL MORTEMS He entered the CHESS REVIEW 1943 Vic· to forget the maxim: one cannot win by tory Toul"llament, fought his ' way through resigning. Game results received from J an uary 2_Febru_ the finals, now bids fair to better his record ary 4. Kindly report wl n,.- immediately to the Postal Editor, giving full nameS and sectlen in the 1944 and 1945 Championships. . number. \Vhite reports draws. The a ccompanying game typifies his "play by its slashing, sacrificial attack which 1942 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT marks an al'dent Marshall fan. 42 -S18 1t1v.lor R. Kembl" tops Lt. L. Stauffer. SLAV DE FE NSE 1943 VICTORY TOURNAMENT A check must b, respected. 1945 CLASS TOURNAMENT E. D. Fisher, W T 3/c M. M . Rush Almost all finalists hav" "ow quallfled. So remaining potential qual1t1ers are urged to fln­ Newcomers and rated postal players White Black ish as quickly as possible. Play game" to are Invited to participate In our 1945 conclusion; there i3 no ~O mOVe adJudicatIon. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 Kt_KB3 Kt_B3 CLASS TOURNAMENT (held In addition 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 4 Kt_B3 Px P 43-VI05 to the Golden Knights T ournament, 4~-V110 announced elsewhere). 5 P- K4 • • • • ·13- V111 43-V113 In the Class Tourney, entries are An energetic move not seen in master 43_V1l4 grouped according to playing .trength. play oecause 5 ... P - QKt·l holds the p. 4:j·V116 Toepper; You compete In a 7.man section with even threaten s White's KP (by . .. P-KtS). Toepper. contestants about equal to yourself In 43-V118 low. pla yln" skill. Complete rules and In. 5. . . . P-K3? 8 B-Q3 QKt_Q2 43-V119 structlons mailed to each new player. 6 BxP B-KtS 9 0 - 0 0-0 43-V120 Yo u 8tand a good chance of w inning s 7 Q-K2 P_QKt4 10 B-Kt5? . .. . prl:te. Credits of $4, $2 and $1 are award_ White misses the logical sequel of his 43-V122 . S. Scrive­ ed to the 1st , 2nd and 3rd place winners nCr" ·i Monk, G. In each section. Credllt may be used to risky Sth move. 10 P - K 5 allows the stock Dupre.• buy books and supplies. B 11 sacrifice, after Black's Kt moves: 43-VI23 F. V. McCullough deceased, defaults all If you have not played before, pleau BxPch, KxB ; 12 Kt- KtSch, K - Kt3; 13 Q- K t4 games. 13-V126 Dr Schwartz defeats, R. Farnsworth specify In w hich class you would li ke wins against Black's best defense. tics C. 1'. Wright. to start. (Class A: stron". Class B: above 10 . . . . Q_K1 12 KtxKt K Px Kt 43-V200 "L Palmer sweeps G. Marcus, S. J. avera"e. Class C: average. Clan 0: chess Hankin, P. Pharo beginners only.) 11 P- K5 Kt-Q4 13 Kt_R4 B- K2? 43-V201 O. H. Keiser gives O. Blrateln 0; Blr­ Black must counter vigorously with 13 ... stein bows to P. R. Eastman. The entry fee Is only $1. You may 43-V203 G H . Perrine withdraws; C . Spiel­ enter as many. sections as you please at P- B3 (not P-KR3?; 14 BxHP, PxB; 15 Q­ berger outmaneuvers E. Marchand. $1 each. Mall your entry now to CHESS Kt4ch and 16 Q-BS) to meet White's K - side 13-V204 J. Stafrord bests R. Byrne. . REVIEW, 250 W, 67th St.. New York 19, and Q- slde threats. (Continued on page 26) N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 25 43 -V207 L. Borkel" replacu Pvt. An. Sandrln, H-CSI C. T. Clark. H-PC'31 ;.::.~ be$t$ B. Copping. loau wlthdruwn. over.eo.s. H-C82 ;""O"reenber.. ; M. '"':'.';;' ";.~,Barkcr. Waggoner; 43 - V208 C. 1<'. Wright replo.cu A. Parker. ~ bewe to M. ~o ;" to W aggoner,'V. topa E. defeats Casad, 1943 C L.ASS TOURNAMENT H-C83 O. 43 -C5 43-C12 H-CS4 43-C17 H-eS5 (rom""'. ~3-C28 4-i-C86 43-C3! ~3 - C39 H-CS1 ~3,C42 43-~ H-CSS J. 43-C59 U -PC37 U -PC3S H-C13 H -C89 U -PCU 43-CIt!l H - PC40 U -C,2 H-C90 U - PC4I 43-C93 H-C" 44 - PCU J. 43 -C91 H-CU ~3-C9 9 ,., 43 -CI02 44-C94 4l-C!05 ~4- C 9;; H,PCH 43-CIOG . H -CI07 H-C96 43-CI08 H-Cn

1944 CL.ASS TOURNAMENT H-CI Rev. Schick I, L t. McCleary O. H-C·I L. H. Lamb outpoints ~". Phll!ppbar. H -C. C. N. 1"u~ll c $lOps M., Stein book. ::m"E;;'"HagertY, bowB H-C: L. CUUllin"h nm cutTs E. L. Hoger,. -I-1-C'9 ::" : 1<'. H. Sumner H-Cll F C Wille)' pln ~ down Sl:"t. P

H-PeS! H-C3; H-C39 H-C40 44 - PC64 H-CH U - PC65 H-PeSS H-C45 H,C46 J . M . H-CH loscs to H-C48 U-PC'71 \:" H-C"O zero. H - PCl1 H-CSI 41-PC13 H -C52 H-C55 "" '" H-C56 H-C5? H-C59 Cnntwell. Dr. Cunningham. withdraws oveneae. " 4-J -CGl Gould. withdraw! on duty: Cpl. H · C62 LeCornu but A/S. D. Butcher. I, D. Coren O. H-C63 M. JOhns ton. resigns H · CG5 H-C'G6 E. H · PeSI " H-PC82 H-CG7 U - Pe85 H-C69 1&44 POSTAL C H AMPION S H IP 4 ~ ·PC86 44-PC81 H-PCSB H-C70 4~-PC I E. Ericksen, mata! 4-J- PC2 U·PC89 44-C71 +1-PC5 H -C72 H-PCIO 44-C73 H-PC13 Cohen. J . Rollin!. H-CH H-PC!5 ":o.:ovar A. Sadler. 44-PC!6 ~. to Pvt. SIICmond Ca:pt. Paul and H-C75 H ·PS2 Collin!. bell'I ~ 4 - 1"CI8 o. I, WBrren O. H-PCU H -P S3 H-PC20 top S. Brasit. H-PC22 H - PS' R. E. Bm,- H·PC23 H.PSe H-PCU 44.P87 H-cn H-PSI5 H-PC26 H-C78 H-PC2'1 H -CSO 44 _PC28 D. I. 44-PC%9 L. R. H-PC30 O. S. , 26 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 CHANGES IN POSTAL CHESS RATINGS

RatlllllS thro ug h February 4. Asterisks !ndica.te temporarY Yavorsky. A ...•.... . 1014 Rollins. D . M...... 902 ...... 57 2 ralings, pending adjustments on "esults wHh tentatively YZllaga, M . A .. . . . • . 1114 Ho)))), G. A . .1r...... 8G6 · . • .. .. . ' 50ff ruled newcomers. N o change for un li~ted p layers. 7,""8. D. r...... 1090 Rothman, r...... 766 Sadler. A...... •. .. . 90 2 '"OSO CLASS A CLASS C Sa nders, H. H . ... • • • 908 '68 ,...... Schaffer. M. M...... 724 B. R. .' H . T ...... Sch effer. S; Sgt. D .. . '86 2 fj60 Sch ick , Rev. W P. . . 918 • •... • . . . • ""462 E ...... '""'SO Schwar tz, P ...... 928 H ...... · ...... 8[,2 ,...... Scott, K...... • 79 8 • 596 "~;i', :L...... ·...... Scoville. G. P ...... 860 ~:.~ R. L . C. . . Seward, G. O. • .• . . ..• 828 · ...... • 598 T. H . " " ...... '"n6 ''" O. L...... "'"n8 Shapiro, Pvt. I...... 90G · ...... 'OO · ...... · ...... Shenk. B. .1 . .. . . • . •. . 802 · ...... ,2< Beat r ice .' SO " 8legeltueh, N. • ...... 9H · ...... 016 S...... "" Staul'.(er. Ll. F . R. .. 886 ...... Stevens, E V...... • 758 Ie ...... 00" ...... • • • • • • · ...... 00 6 ...... ·...... 'n," Str"han. Mrs. M . ... . 834 G. \V ...... '" .. . . Strick er , K. A...... • 756 · ...... 64 0 • • • • • • T haler, M...... 708 • ...... " 688 · .• .• • . .• .• .• "'" 'r hom s, J . C ...... • 890 B. H . . . 620 T. . . · . . . .. '91""2 Thorne. I". \ Y, . .. , ., . 884 · ...... 546 · '898" . Turner, H . \V...... 944 · C. . . • 526 'T'w eeden. H. . ,...... 862 •· G. . .. . 688 ". U berti. J ...... • •. ..• 824 · L. . ... 01 . · ...... 70 ·1 Van Buren . .1 • ...... •• 718 '0' · ...... "72·j"' 'Wa/;"ner, lIf. A...... 768 · ...... ' 684 'Va h ler, 'r. J...... 808 ·...... ·...... SO, \ Varo, D. B ., S r . ... . 720 · . • . . . • . ''"6"54 · ...... 'Veinkauf, \ \'...... 77 0 • 516 n ,,,...... '" Weiss. A . .:T. •• ••• . . . 786 . . .. 54 2 .1 . . . • . \ Vil bu,·. H...... • . •.. SOD . .. . . ' 54 6 ~,'""~~ ' E. . . .. '" 1Vilkofr, R. K...... 752 \' 608 00' 'Villey, I". C...... 77 0 • • • • • • • • "' "SO · . . . . . Wyman . L t. P . . •.•.. • 704 • • • • 502 . .. . 838 Young, H . M . . .. SGS '" · . .. . . ' 924 pro 524 · 774 %inman, M. E . ,... . . 804 m O. .. GO, '"'M" CLASS D A. L . . • 50' c. • • 8" L. .. 00' 8" Barun as, J ...... • 388 ...... m E ...... ,,. Beardsley, B . ... • . .. . • 584 ...... 00' G...... • 9<0 Beyer . Pvt. 1:l . A. 41 2 ' OS · ...... IIt·and. !lIn. Jean S ... 63 6 A. E . . . . .• 538 ...... · . • ...... ".782 Brown. )1. O...... 510 C...... 5S6 . R. F . . .. . · 844 B u ckley, Dr. P . .1. .. 568 • • • • • .•. . • . ' 6S6 , .1 . A. . .• . • . SO. Casad. A. U. .. . • . • . • 496 · ...... ' 684 " P . C ...... 720' Chodl, K \ \' ...... 6H · ...... ,...... 802 C hOiniere, A ...... • 620 'r ...... 626 D. • ...... · • · • • • • SO, Clendenning, D. • ... • 674 · ..... • . • ' 560 H. W ...... • Coh en , lit. I...... 588 R...... 518 L A. ,SO Connell. \ V. \V...... • 590 ·...... · · · '" Coven, H. .1. • ...... • 65 2 00" · • • • • • • ". J r. . ... • • 88< "" • · • no"'" • • • • • .,,,"'"0 R::i,C:: ::: : ''" NEW POSTALITES B . .1r. . . . . • ... · ...... '"" ' l'lo~ following new players. ~\ar ti ng in post a l chess '"83< f!"Om J a " " " ry 2 to }'eunlUry 4. w ill receiVe defi n ite · . . .. ' · "l i ng· ~ afler they com ple t e at least :l games, a r e classed c...... · . .. . . '"" I.en(at l\·cly nOW as: Class B: \ V. E . Babcock, Isidore '"''"0 J-'ln;cw hcl", .J. A. F ra~ier. A . L . Godie, Vunus 11. Hancock. 1":':: ::: : • • • • • • 888 H . . . .. ,,. 1',,,,1 K,,,·len. Paul Pres"tnan, James \\'. R itter. Lt. '"0 J.connrd I\. Sch lauch, H . \\1. Schrader . Pfe. R. Virg ila. • • • • • • • • Cp!. Eldricompensation for lost material. The possibilities are as follows: 1. Check or threaten mate by moving one of your forked pieces. This gives you the necessary tempo to get out of the fork. Your opponent must answer the check or defend the threat. Then, on your next move, you can shift the other forked piece and extricate your­ Unsound For k, White Is Unsound Fork. self from the fork. (See examples 3 and 4). I forking Blnck's two R ooks fOl'king King and 2. Threaten or capture enemy material with one of but B l ack has a defense which White just plays 1 , then wins the Knight. He can play 1 .. . KtxQ unmnsks II check by your forked pieces. This may give you a tempo to break 1 . .. Q- D4 ch and after White the DIshop. But the combln· the fork, as described 'above, or it may gain compensation gets out of check Black wlll ation is unsound as \Vhlte can for material lost by the fork. To be completely effective, pick up t h e l oose Kt with his play 1 RxKt and Black must your counter must be at least 'as strong as the opponent's Queen. H er e a Knight fork Is recapture QxR (not 1 . .. BxR; answered by a Queen fork. 2 KtxQ). Then 2 Kt-K4 traps existing threat. (See examples 5 and 6). White's fork was a ' blunder. the Queen! 3. Threaten perpetual check by moving one of your forked pieces. This may save a lost game by enabling yo u to draw by the perpetual or give you the necessary tempo to break the fork. (See example 7) . 4. Pin the forking Knight, either with one of your forked pieces, Or with some other unit. (See examples 8 and 9.) 5. Launch an independent counter-attack with your other pieces to threaten mate, force perpetual check or gain material compensation. (See examples 10, 11 and 12.) Needless to say, none of the above· defenses can be use.d (except in most unusual positions) if the forking Knight is checking your King. When you are in check you must either capture the Knight or move your Ki ng, so that your chances of avoiding the loss of material are • Queen and Rook slim. Even if your King is not in check, the above Rook, can break the are counter-attflcking defenses may not be available. break fork by 1 Q- K5ch. H the '_;t~Q~B3 . If there is no counter-attacking defense in the posi­ Black King White This I' .'.u, and can then play R- Kt2. Or If Black must with I ... P­ tion, save whatever material you can. Guard one forked Black plays 1 .. , Q- Q3, then 2 D3, ! to move piece with the other, if necessary-ol' try to make sure QxQch first. lollowed by moving hi, liquidate that you at least win the forking Knight after it captures the attacked Rook. th, CHESS REVIEW, MARCH , 1945 29 Material threat by Capture by Position 1 .. . 5 'pl ece. Black's Queen and 6 Here Whlte's two are J:~:;;;~B~l a~C~k: play. I ()B BI; 2 KtxQ, B-KKt5; 3 Rook are forked, Tu save loss forked, but he can avoid ma­ This position is from a famous Q- Kl, Kt- Q5 ; 4 Kt- B3. Now of ' material he must counter­ terial loss by capturing with Steinitz trap. White has in­ the continuation is 4 ••. Rt- B6 attack if possible. Black can one of the forked units. White dtllged in a premature attack ch; 5 PxKt (forced, as if 5 K­ play 1 ... Q-Q7 attacking plays 1 RxR. Then jf Black reo culminating in a Knight fork, nl, RxP mate) , QBxP, threat­ White's Rook so that if 2 Ktx csptures KxR he can move bis as shown. But a premature at; enin g PxP mate and White has R, QxRch gaining complete other Rook. But if Black I!lays tack in the opening always in­ no defense. Although a Knight compensfttion. Or if 2 R- Ql, 1 . .. KtxR, he must not recap· vites trouble. Here Black can fork Is a strong weajlon, it Q-B7 with the same threat. ture Z PxKt, but retreat bis disregard the fork entirely and should rarely be used at the And if 2 R- KBl, RxP may win. Rook. play to win the game. expense of development.

::~~~p:;~,,~,:.;I~t iS~~~~ move this position. His other example of a forced, as if 1 . . . Q- R5; 2 Queen and Rook are forked and attack. Before his KKt5 wins, 01" if 1 ... Q-Ql; 2 he is threatenod with the loss development, Black Kt- B7ch wins. Above is shown of the exchange. As usual, a moves time with his Kt to fork the position after 1 . . . PxKt; Z counter-attack is the only sal­ Black White's Rooks. In reply, White PxP dis.ch, B- K2; 3 B-KKt5, vation, but there are no play­ (instead of pJayed h is Kt from B3 to Q5, Q- KKt3. Now White mates or able checks, mating threats, . ch, K- R1 ; 3 as shown, with a counter-attack wins the Queen with 4 RxBch, material threats or captures to if 1 ... P-B3; on Black's Queen. (Instead, K- D1; 5 R-KEch!, KxR; 6 Q­ break the fork. See 7D. White escapes. Black hoped for 1 QxKt, QxB. I{2ch.

forked piece. Pinning a forking Knigh t . counter-attack to fo r ce 2BDnt White fooled him. and he is 9 White to play. His Queen 12Aperpetual check. In this After 1 ... QxR, White faced with ;i'th; exchange and Rook are forI,ed and he jlositlon it is Black's move. Two play'ed 2 KtxR and Bla ck was as his Q & R are forked. It must defend with care to with­ Pawns up, he sees a method of forced to continue 2 ... Kt- B7ch looks hopeless, but White has stand Black's attack. To save forcing wholesale exchanges by to which White rejllled wit b an escape. He can play 1 Q­ the loss of the exchange he can means of a Knight fork com· 3 K-Kt2, reaching this jlosl· HI, pinning the Kt, then move pin the forking Knight by play· bination so that he can reach tion. Now the best Black has his Rook on his next turn. Note ing either 1 Q-B3 or B-Ql. a winning endgame. He visual· is 3 . .. QxRch; 4 KxQ, KtxQ, that White must not pin with Both moves are playable and izes 1 ... QxH!; 2 RxQ, Kt- B7 when White has a perpetual 1 Q- Q2 as then 1 . .. QxPch! ; get him out of his immediate ch ; 3 K- Kt2, KtxQ; 4 KtxR, Kx with 5 Kt- R6ch, K-Rl; 6 Kt­ 2 KxQ, KtxRch wins. troubles. Rt, etc. D7ch, etc. 30 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 KNIGHTS ON THE LOOSE

The Power of the Knight Fork as demonstrated by Vassily Smyslov in on exciting game from the J3th USSR Chess Championship

The game portrayed and described on this and the following page is an unusual example of "the power of B41 With , Knights and the sparkling combinations made possible White 1 White planned to support by Knight fork threats. The winner, playing Black, is his QKt, so that this Kt now KP with B- Kt2, but he un· protects h is KP. Attacked twice doubtedly overlooked Black's Grandmaster Vassily Smyslov. The loser, playing White, (by mack's Kt and B) the cen' reply. Now ir 17 P-B3, Kt-Q6; is the dashing Red Army chessmaster Lieut. A. Talush. tel' Pawll is safe as it is guard· 18 PxD, KtxD with a superior ed twice. But if Black attacks position. 'Vhite should h a. v e A brilliant and aggressive player, Tolush is here com­ the Pawn again, "'hite will be eonsolidated with 16 P- B3, D­ pletely routed by the even more brilliant Smyslov. in trouble. QU4; 17 Kt-Q4, followed by P­ I(I(t3 and B- Kt2.

This was l~';;;; B- Position a fter 17 P_ K5, after following moves: P-QR4. Q4. In the previous diagram, 1, Kt- KB3, P- Q4; 2 P-QKt3, his two , White sig· note that \Vhite's KP was at· his Kt at Q6, , Kt- KD3; 3 D-Kt2, D- B4; 4 p ­ nals his intention to strike [or· taclled three times, guarded r eply I)revented this. N ow K3, P- K3: 5 D-K2, P- KR3: 6 wl\,'d in the center with P - K4, twke. Unable to protect the Black's cavalry is sweeping 0 - 0, QKt- Q2; 7 P- Q3. B- K2; where his Pawn wll! be well Pawn with another minor piece forward to the attack. Smyslov 8 QKt-Q2, 0 - 0. White Is play· supported. Black has counter· or Pawl., he was virtually is taking the fullest advantage Ing In hypermouern style--.-.-eon· ed with a Q·side advance. White forced to make the weak 17 P­ of White's apparently min 0 r trolling the center with pieces should now meet this with 11 K5. Hls only OiJtion was 17 mistakes in the opening. Posl· Instea(1 or Pawns. l'- QR3. BxKt. QxB which is equally tioll1lily, White has a lost game. bad.

after 11 P_QR4, P- 4 Position after 12 ... PXP j 13 Position after 19 Kt_Q4, Kt Position after 20 Q_B3, P_K4. White's 11th PxP, B_ Kt5. After the ex· 9 {Q4)-B6. N ow the Black 10 Kt-K Kt4. mack Is In no move a mistake. By ad· change of center Paw n s , Knights are tearing White's hurry to take the exchange. He vanclng his QRP two squares White's KP becomes it target game apart. His Queen and sees an opportunity to end the he bas lost control of h is Q- Kt4 of attack. The weaknesses Rook are forkect and he must game with a brilliancy and Is and created weaknesses in his created by White's lIth move at least lose the exchange. now attacking White's Queen. Pawn formation which Black also become apparent. Black's White apparently allowed this With two Knights on the loose can exploit. Furthermore, 12 Bishop, pinning the White Kt, fork by his Inth move, but his In enemy territory, the rest of P- Q4 WfiS preferable to P-K4 can only be dislodged by P-B3, position had become so inferior this game is a succession of as now the KP cannot be main· weakening the QKtP and clos· that almost any move would Knight fork threats find com· talned on K4. ing the Bishop's dlf1gonai. have lost. blnatlons. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 31 after RxR, Posit ion after 27 ... BxP! after 28 RxKt! Not content Now we see that 17 The developments begin. Kt-KS; 29 KtxB. With the simple KtxR, enough to win, Smysloy playing a Knight Here we see another example of his 28th move, White dislodged Smyslov unleashes a brilliant fork "threat" combination. The a Knight fork "capture" combi· the Knight 80 that he could attack which will decide the White Queen Is attacked and nation. Black has captured a capture Black's Bishop without issue much more quickly, In· has no place to go. If 23 Q- R4, Pawn with his Bishop. Now If being exposed to a Knight fork. stead of taking the exchange, Kt- BSch forks K & Q. If 23 White plays 28 KtxB, the con· However. the Knight has a he gives up the exchange! The Q- 84. Kt-K7ch; 24 BxKt, Kt­ tinuatlon is 28 ... QxKt; 29 QxQ, strange glitter in his eye. He purpose is to remove White's RSch. If 23 Q- R5, P- KKt3; 24 Kt- D6ch. forking K & Q, win· seems to sense that Master Knight so that Black's next QxP, Kt- 8Sch forks K & Rand ning a Pawn and removing the Smyslov Is grooming him for move becomes playable. wins the Rook. Queens from the board. the finale.

Posit i~o~"--';;f.;-;=;it 1..3 \Vhite realized that moy· 'l~;k sees Now we ing his Queen would be hope· a quicker win. His Bishop re· 'fo\tlsh thought had up hls 32 B_Kt2. is i less. The Black Knights are capture forks the two 'Vhlte sleeve. He has been playing on gling. His only hope lies covering too much territory. Rooks, both unguarded. White's with the faint hope t hat when apparently vulnerable p~~ Instead, he decides to give up Queen was still en prise, so he reached this position he of Black's Knight with . ~ un· his Queen and try to get as he had to move it; but he could somehow, in some way. g u a r d e d Queen behind it. much compensation as possible. could not guanl the Rooks with take advantage of the fact that \Vhlte's Pawn advance prevents Now if 23 ... BxQ; 24 BxB, 24 Q- Ql as then 24 ... BxR Black's Knight is pinned. A 1J\ack from -playing 32 .. . Q­ PxB; 25 RxB and White would (Q5); 25 QxB? Kt- B6ch forks forlorn hope. but you can't win KB4. Perhaps Black will blunder. retain sl!m chances. K & Q. A capture combination. by resigning.

P osition a fter 26 . .. Bx Position after 33 ... Kt­ , 16 BP; 27 R-Q7. Lieut, '1'01· B6! Smysloy was playing 26 P-QB3.'" i has ush knows not the meaning of got himself for the gallery. He accepted the permitted to hold on to his defeat. He keeps fig hting against White had pin just to get in this final blow Queen at the cost of a Rook. hopeless odds. And we can be all. Dlack's with the Knight. White resign' so now Black is a whole piece glad that he did. because the the Rook ed as he must lose at least ahead. White could have reo game shows more examples of are trained another Rook. If 34 RxQ. Ktx signed at this point. as there Knight fork combinations. Now it isn't as dangerous as It Qch forks K & n. If 34 Q- Q3, is little left to play for. but White has hopefully established looks. Dlack can break the pin QxH; 35 QxQ. Kt-K7ch forks then we would have been denied his Hook on the 7th rank and - but why get into it? K & Q. A Knight Is a dangerous the pretty finish. a waits developments. animal. 32 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 III this departmen.t we publish games played by readers, with in· strlldive annotations, Any subscriber is welcome to use tbls service free of chal'ge. Submit your games to Readers' Games Edit". CHESS REVIEW. b I A HORO WITZ 250 W, 57th St" N. y, 19, N . Y, y. •

Ex-Quiz Kid Van Dyke Tiers Much too passive and too r e­ 11 P - I\:4 prevents l3latk's fol· submits t he fo llowing game con· strictive on the KB. 3 ... P - Q4 lowing move which cuts Clown tested in this year's Chkltgo is indicated. \Vhite's movement, opens the City Championship against the 4 P-KKt3 B-K2 QB diagonal and supports the present Chicago Chess and 5 B-Kt2 0-0 square KBS for eventual occu· Checker Club titleholder. "\\-'ith 6 P-Q4 QKt-Q2 pation by a Knight. both Kings on opposite wings, 7 Kt-B3 P-B3 11 , , . , P-K5 Tiers gets there '·fustest with Black has followecl a pattern 12 Kt_R2 P_Q4 the mostest." But, adds Tiers, slmllar to that of the Hanham 13 PxP ... " I was given a rough going·over variation of the Phllidor De· 'rhis last capture is danger­ by some of the other contest, fense. It has no structural de­ ants." ous for it opens the QB file fects but betause it lim its which Ulack may exploit before ENGLISH OPENiNG Black's activity (note t he immo­ White's attack gets under way, Earl Davidson Van Dyke Tiers bility oj' the Bishops) the ut· '['he toned procedure Is 13 p ­ most skill is r equired in its White KKt4, followed by Kt- B1- Kt3 mack management. ·and then Kt- B5 or P - B3 or Px 1 P_QB4 8 B_Q2 . . P, depending on the situation at Chessmaster I. A, Horowitz The English Opening which This and the followi ng mo,'e the time, derives it ,~ mIme from its llOPU­ are a preparation for Q·side 13 , . . . larity at the time of the London leave room for wriggling and castling, after which White in· 14 Kt-Kt5 . . , . sqUirming. Tournament of IS5]' Ji'unda­ tends an a11·out attack against This explains White's pre· 19 , . , S,R mentally, it is a direct attempt the opposing King. However, vious move: he has predatory to control the square Q5 and 20 RxB Kt-R5 the strategy, if not doubtful, Is designs on the opposing Rooks. 21 B-Q2 P- R3 in far;t all of the white squares uncalled for. For with center But he is tempting the fat es to on the diagonal KIlI-QR8, after control in his hands, ,"Vhlte can go material grabbing while his PI'eparing to i? x Jl 0 set h e White Ilauthettoes his KD. contimie to expand, say, by a K·side forces are uselessly Im­ \\'hite King by a Pawn assault. 1 , , , , Kt-KB3 Q·sicle Pawn aelvance, while mobilized. But the position demands ac­ Black stews behind his own tion, for both silies will be at· The immediate 1 ... P - K4 14 . . , , K t-Kt3 gives mack an opportunity to lines. Q·side castling entails an tacking on opposite wings. work up a more favorable de­ unnecessary rIsk as Black will 14 .. . U- K3, threatening .. , Under the eircumstances, the R- B3 would have sent \Vllite fense pattern: e.g., 2 K t- QB3, be in a position to attack on sharpest lines are necessary. 21 Kt- QBS; 3 Kt- B3, P - KKt3, fol· that wing. scrambling for refuge. As it is, ... P- QKt4 Is correct. If then lowed by the fianchHto of the 8 . . . , P_ KR3? \Vhite now wins the exchange 22 QxP?, KtxP! and the KnIght Bishop. In this mallner Black bllt is fated with a powerful is inillmne Oll account of the This move is bad on a number attack. pin ... R-QKtl. obtains tontrol of the black of counts. For one thing the ad· 15 Kt_B7 s qua res t 0 counterbalance vance structurally weakens the B- Q2 22 P_ B4? . . . . 16 KtxQR QxKt White's control of the opposite Pawn fOI'mation and in turn the \\,hite's problem, Oil the other color. King behind the Pawns. Again, hand, is to give life to his im· 2 Kt-QB3 P-K4 Black's position calls for expan­ potent K-slde mell. 22 Kt- Kt4- Transposing into the Sicilian sion and not mal'klng time. Var­ K5 is one possibility. Defense with tolors reversed ious plans are at his disposal. 22 ... , P-QKt4 and with White having a move He might try 8 .. , Q- B2, follow· 23 P-KKt4 Q-Kt2 In hane!. By 2 . .. P- K3 01' 2 ... ed by . . . Kt- Kl and '" P - KB4 24 P-R4 P-Kt5 P- B3 mack may lead into the and then return with t he 25 P-Kt5 PxP normal Queen's Pawn Game or Knight. Or he migbt attempt io put pressure on White's cen­ Here, Black misses a killer, Gambit, while the symmetl'ical 25 .. ,P- Kt6, threatening 26." 2 ... 1'- 8 ·1 leads to interesting ter by .. . P - Q H3 followed b y .. , P - QKt4. PxPch, followed by ... QxP positions. mate Is decisive, For example, 9 Q_B2 R-K1 3 P-K 3 . . . . if 26 P- R3, H- B7 writes "finis!" A sharper preparation for P­ Uncertain of \Vhite's inten· 26 RPxP Kt-K1 tions, mack tontinues with rou· Q4 Is 3 Kt- B3, for .. . P-K5 Une moves. 9 .. . P- H3 followed Again, 26 .. , P-Kt6! costs Black a Pawn: e.g., 4 Kt­ 27 B_ R3 R-B2 KKtS, Q- K2; 5 Q- B2. by ... P- QKt4 is correct. If White castles long , Black Is Again, 27 ... P- Ktti! An aitel'llative pattern for 17 K-Ktl R_B1 then ready for him. If ·Whlte 28 P-Kt6 Kt-B6ch Wbite is 3 P- K4. This leaves changes his mind, Black's at­ 18 B-QB3 B_ R5 a hole at Q4 but prevents the t:lck on the center Is effectIve. 19 Q-K2 • • • • 28 ... P- Kt6 would still do, usual liberating move of ... P­ Now he is willing to part with but the text move is also good Qi. At the same time it paves 10 0-0-0 .". his loot and get off with a light enough. tbe way for an eventual 1 p­ Consistent, yet the wiser plan sentence. But having gone thus 29 BxKt PxB KB4. In other words this move is to castle K·sicle and capitalize far he might have gone the 30 PxPch KxP prepares a center :llld flank at· the control of the greater ter­ whole hog and chanced 19 p ­ 31 R-QB1 , , .. tack and prevcnts the usual rain. Kt S, B- Kt5; 20 .pxB, fuB which Not 31 Q- H5ch, K- K2 and counter, 10 , . . , B_B1 would lea ve his King wide White Cflnnot meet the threat 3 . . .. P_Q3 11 P_KR3 open, but which would still or mate and ,., P- B7ch. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1945 33 31 . . . . B_ R6 6 . , , . Kt_Q2 Finally decisive. 7 Kt- K2 , . . . 32 Kt-Kt4 Heading for Ut where it mo· lests the Black Bishop. There Is no adequate defense but It White insists on contino 7 . , . . B-Q3 uing, this is his best chance. 8 Kt_Q2 P-KB4 32 . . . . BxP A, good sequence is 8. , . Q- B2 33 Kt-KSch K_ K2 to prevent Kt- D4 and to allow 34 R-B2 Q-KtS the option ot . .. 0-0-0 with subsequent K- side attack. A winning endgame is reached by 34, .. B- R6ch: 35 K- R1, Q­ 9 Q_B2 P-KKt3 Kt7ch; 36 RxQ, PxRch; 37 QxP 10 P-KR4 · . . . (otherwise mate at BE), BxQch To continue with P-R5 and with an exchange to the good. force open the KH tile. But the text move wins more 10 . , . . Kt-B3 rapidly, 11 Kt-B3 Kt_ KtS 3S Q-Kt2 K- Q3 All you need to play Solitaire Chess (an indoor sport tor chess· He prevents Kt- K5, but In· 36 P_ B5 , . . . players originated by CHESS REVIEW) is a pocket chess set, or stead llhould encourage It. For your regular board and pieces, With the aid of the scoring table If 36 Q- K t6ch, Kt- B3; 37 Kt'­ if Kt-K5, BxKt ; PxD, Kt- Kt5 below, you can enjoy all the thrills o( playing a game against an B7ch, K- K2 and White is . help· and White's K P goes. In addi· uns,een opponent - an opponent who wlll make strong moves, for less to the threat of B- R6ch, tion P- R5 is again possible for he IS a master of the game, However, you will also have an unseen followed by .,. Q- Kt7cll, when White, 11 . ,. Q- K2 or D2 Is good. partner - another chessmaster - who will correct your mistakes! after RxQ, PxHch; K-Ktl, R­ 12 Kt-B4 P- KR3? US mate. To play the game, cover the sCQrlng table with a slip or paper In order to meet 13 P- R5 with 36 .... R- Kt2 ... P-KKt4, But Black's KBP at the line Indicated, Maire . all opening moves on your board up to 37 Q-Kt6ch Kt_B3 and including the first Black move in the table. Study the position will then be woefully weak. In 38 Kt-B7ch K_K2 view of White's Inroads in the and write down your choice for White's next move. Then expose Resigns ' the next line in the table and see the move your partner actually last several moves, Black should made with White. Score par If you picked this move; if not, score There Is no way out of the equalize by 12 .. , BxKt; 13 PxB, mating net. P - KR4, reaching a symmetrical zero. Make the correct White move, and Black's reply, and again Pawn formation. select the next move. Continue in this manner, one line at a tlme, to the end of the game. 13 P_ RS ! P_ KKt4 Relatively best Is 13 , , . BxKt, (You have \Vhite. Your consultation pal'tner is Julius Breyer, but in any event Dlack's K-side one ot the early hY{lel·modernists. YOll!' opponent is his H ungal'jan The strategy in the following Pawn structur e is per forated. countryman Havas!. Game was played at Budapest, 1918.) game , submitted by Nebraska OPENING MOVES: 1 P- Q4, Kt- KB3; 2 Kt- Q2, P - Q4; 3 P - K3, State champion, Alfred Ludwig, is not well defined. Dut it con· B- B4; 4 P- QB4. Now continue with moves below. tains quite a few tactical plays and misplays, enough to justify White p" Black Your Selection Your it as an object lesson. Played Score Played for White's move Score QUEEN'S PAWN GAME 4 .. , . P- B3 ----- Alfred Ludwig E d. McCabe COVER MOVES BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LI NE AT A TIME. White Black S KKt-B3 ______1 S . , , . P-K3 ------1 P_Q4 P-Q4 6 B_ K2 ______1 B-Q3 ------2 B-KtS · . . , 7 P_ BS ______3 . B-B2 The Ruth variation. Its main -.. ------purpose is to steer the game 8 P_Q Kt4 ______3 QK t-Q2 ------into little analysed channels. 9 B_Kt2 ______2 Kt-KS ------2 . , . , Kt- B3 10 KtxKt 2 PxKt Pt'obably best. 2 " , P-KB3 is ------double edged ill that it weakens 14 BxP! , 11 Kt-Q2 1 Kt- B3 · . . ------the Pawn structure. A tactical stroke which has 12 P-Kt4 ------4 · . B-KKt3 ----- some ramifications. 13 P_KR4 ______3 3 BxKt? • • • • · P-KR4 ------14 . , . . PxKt 14 PxP ______3 Because a Bishop is minutely · KtxP more yaluable than a Knight, an 14 ... BxB; 15 QxB, P.xKt; 16 1S Q_B2 ______2 Kt-B3 ----- exchange should not be made QxKt and White is a Pawn plus. 16 0_0_0 ______.. __ 2 B_ B4 unless adequate compensation is lS BxB KtxKP ---~------received. Here the resultant 17 QR-Kt1 ______3 K_ B1 In order to maintain material doubled Pawns Is insufficient, equality, 18 P_RS ______2 · P-R4 and to boot Black obtaIns a free, 19 P_KtS ______S open game. 16 BxPch K,B · . PxP ------17 Q-KtSch K-K2 20 BxP ______2 R,P 3 . . . . KPxB 18 PxKt . PxP? 21 P_Q5 ______6 3 . .. KtPxD is good too but Now Black's King Is bound to · RxR requires skillful handling. 22 RxR ______1 K_ Kt1 fall a victim to exposure. A ------4 P-K3 P-B3 creditable resistance could be 23 P_Q6 ______3 B_Kt1 • A move which mayor may not offered by 18 , , . Q- KKtl; 19 Kt­ 24 Kt-B4 ______2 R4, K- Q2, • B_QR2 ----- be necessary In due course. It 25 B-Q4 _ .. ______2 R-Bl is good practlce to make essen· 19 Q_Kt7ch K-K3 ------tial moves and defer doubtful 200_0 26 P-B4 ______7 B,P • • • • ones, 4 .. , B- Q3 is indicated. Threatening 21 Kt- K t5ch, (01· 27 P-Q7 ______8 • KtxP 5 B- Q3 B-K3 lowed by Q- B? mate. 28 Q-R2 ______9 P-B3 The Bishop enjoys as much 20 .... 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