Vol. IV Friday, Number 17 OffjciCll Publication of me Unltecl States Cbessfederatl on May 5, 1950 BISGUIER TOPS SOUTASEA Shares First Place With Tartakower; Position No. n By Walter P. Murphy GEDENCE WINS Chicilgo, III. By L. I. Kubbel NEVADA TITLE Golombek, Penrose, Schmid Share Third Composed for Chess Life 150 Shakhmatnikh Etyudov, 1925 SPEClAL:-By virtue of a 10th Tound win while Dr. Tartakower was Maurice Gedence of Las Vegas drawing a difficult Caro-Kann against BogoljuboU, U. S. Junior Champ. with 9"1f.z points gained the Nevada ion Arthur Bisguier in the best tradition of young American masters State Championship in an Open abroad shared first place bonors at the Southsea International Tour na­ Tournament at Carson City in ment in England with Grandmaster Tartakower. which contestants from lour states Bisguier suffered his only loss, and with it lead in the tournament, wcre entered. Tbe tournament in the semi·final round when he succumbed to English Champion was held in the Senate Chamber Golombek in a 56 move Budapest. of the. Nevada State Capitol, with Penrose, the I6-year old London Champion, drew with Golombek Hal Kispert of Reno acting as di­ in the final round and thus shared third pl¥e with Golombek and the rector and the Carson City Chess young German master Schmid - a very distinguished beginning for a Club as hosts for the event. teen-age player in his first international venture. BogoljuboU, who Second place saw a tie between has been very successful in recent German tournament, placed sixth. Utah State Champion Louis N . Page and former Nevada Cham­ Early rounds in tbe Southsea In­ pion William F. Taber of Reno at ternational Tournament in Eng­ SOUTHSEA TOURNAMENT 8lh each. Fourth and fifth spots land have been a triumph for Leading Sco T." J\ i,~,, ; , .. .. _.... _ .. 7~·2~ T I",ma. __ .. _ .. _IH plbSkp, llrSl. S, I'~PSP, 6111, were shared by two Idaho broth­ youth in the persons of our own 1'"""k.. ",,·. __7~ · ~~ TTevcnell _... ,.. ~ 2pJ'Q3. ~mmn 8, . '13. 2i'r., 2Pt!Q2, ,,,.<;1,. ik, ~. 11\(; ers, LaVerl and Lloyd Kimpton U. S. Junior Champion Arthur (:"I.. ,,, I.,k .. __. _,·3 lI""de _ ...... __6. 1 Whit. t o play and ... i~ White to o '.y and win ,',.", ..., ...... _ .. ___7·3 Aitke" ___ .... J,I·~~ with '6lh points each, while Her­ Bisguier and the teen-age Cham­ :>.;)" .. i,1 ...... ___7·3 Rdl"ulter):' ...... _!,b·.& man A. DiUmann of Salt Lake pion of London, Jonathan Penrose. 1I '>J("lj,,(~,H __ fj~ ·:I~ (,,,I,' .. __...... _.-'~:, M ","'~I"T ____ ... ,\H ' '''Th.'' ___ ..... _.. ..J~r; White To Play And Win! City, utah, and Dr. David McIn­ At the e nd or 8 rounds, Bisguier Il" ... ~·" ...___ ._(.-- ( ( :"ul,I;I>t:.II,-"w II J, .~, turff of Sunnyvale, C a I if., was leading with 61h -11f.z, while .'\ ..... ,,,.,, .. ____. fH ",,;:(I« . __.... _r ~ :, Conducted by William Roiam l·rI". _._ .... ____':· 4 1' •• ,1.' __.. _._.... --....!" , shared sixth and seventh with 6 Penrose and Tartakower were tied OSITION No. 75 is the first original composition of a young col­ points each. for second with 6·2. P legiate chess player, which wc arc publishing in the interest of ---- In the lirst 8 rounds Bisguier NASH , THOMAS TOP encouraging a revial of the delicate art o( end-game composition. While the position is a little bizz31'C, the winning line is clear-cut and cHeetive. ADICKES VICTOR tJci..cmw lA;§Jjs( 9'H.;mJ9.Q, W,jj.~ ~, EARLY D", ROUNDS Ursell, und Pe nrose, whllll drllw­ POfi ition No. 76 is a rather famous study by Kubbcl in which a very IN NO. CAROLINA ing with Prins, Tartakower and As the 1950 District o[ Columbia deft serics of checks force Black into a losing pOSition, fo r all of his advantage in malerial. S!:'hll1id. Thl:' IS-year old Pf'>nrose ('.hll.mpionship goes into the {oltrlh l Victorl. in the 1950 Western was a little less steady, but morc round, CHESS LIFE columnist Ed­ Mr. Richard 1(. Guy of London writes me, moralizing aoout ena· North Carolma Open Tournament spectacular in his wins, scoring mund Nash and Gcol'ge Thomas game compositions and the diHicult)' or creating one that is absolutely went t'6 W. C. Adickes of Ashe· outright victories over Thomas, arc ticd ror the lcad with 3-0 each sound. His own composition (published as No. 70 in this column on ville with a 4-1 score in a 10-man Bogoljubof[, Prins and Tartakow· in an event that incl udes such l~c bruary 5) won 1st Prize in the informal composing tourney of the 5-round Swiss event at Winston· er, but losing his 8th round con· players DETROIT, MICH. (following 1. , QxP ch) and the control of the White King's second moves in the lines 1.. , QxKt and L . , Q-R4. _ . ':Adventures in Composition" tells in detail how some of these eHects were achieved. It consists of nineteen short essays felating -Afetl.;ne:' Cdrly how the author has gone about composing different kinds of pI'oblems, li berally illustrated with diagrams showing !low the positions evolved C~e:u Career l'ubli.shfll twice a month on the ~th and 20lh b" on the chessboard from uncharted ideas to finished products. Tbere is Additiorull Oat.:! a pl-eJiminary essay outlining the fundamental conventions governing By A. Blls(bk~ THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION problem composition, and a "glossary" defining the various technical terms used in the book which is illustrated with forty-five of the author's Enteud aa aeeond cl2... matter Seplember 5, I~, at tM poI~ r.lllce at DubU/lue, I_a, '\IOder the act 01 }larch V. i818. best two-movers. III THE MATCH WITH Mr. Mansfield bas not attempted to write a textbook on how one Subscription LEVITSKY ean become a good problem composer in len easy lessons; no such book (Continued) Addr.,.. ~11 .ub-sc<;p.;on. <0:­ will ever be wrillen. He writes very rompactiy and his essays must be E,h'ud I. Trttnd. Mcrrl"'J studied,;not just read, But he more than succeeds in his aim of giving PONZIANI'S OPEN ING M.ke .11 check.. p."able 10: THE UNITEO ST .... TEJ CHESS FUlI!UTlO" "those wishing to take up romposition a few suggestions and a little Ninth Match Game, St. Peters­ burg, February 28 and Marcllo 3 Ad dress all com munications Edilorial help" and "a foretaste of the kind of pleasure and excitement which i2J Norlh Humphr-q Avmue (March 13, 16), 19 13, on editorial matters t.o:- Office: Oal- Parle, IIlinoil may be had from the mcre eCfort to compose." Solutions to previously published problems on page four. Notls by A. A. Al.kh;"t i" ~No"ot Editor .. "J Bu,i".J, Mte .cccnlly ~U"riI c'lty, by II ,~ ""~YJ " " Ibe l ",g~1I of thc Laro\Ml; of Ih~ Address all communications to the United States Chess Federation hrotl.e .. ColliJn III m~ e k·. la"or; Ihe p ...... (except those regarding CHESS LIFE) t o USCF Secretary Edward I. ~I~~'a'i... ':~;. a~'~~:r, (~~~Wtj~::.~U:~:i \~: Treend, 12869 Strathmoor Avenue, Detroit 27, Michigan. [cml"".'." ,j~fenn""t "I While.t C".iiiC, Ula~k ly <"<>unl Vol. rv, Number 17 Frid~y, May 5, 1950 "" C 4U ~II."u;o n "I tile I.".nne. ~: ~:=~t ~~~{ rOo g:~~5 P~KK~ 1. P.Ql! 0·0 11. BxKt IJxB B. B-K2 R·Kl 12. Kt·Q2 Q-Kt4 "fhe 'mly movo whl ~ h 1""Vt"" Whit~· . "a.t· (Thr Rt i, rtqutsld to /org'ivt th. i,,0) ol»tiilli~ d wah "i~II'Ii1lc.tio" ,,/ the u"derstand thlli nOI i"difftrence diNatcd Ih~ f/e. n. p_KKU B_KR6 IS. 0·0·0 PxP 14. P·KB' Q.KO U. KtxP Q·IO 1\<;>i « "\i l. telltl BI"ok ,ltd. nul l"l"~ to I)(> r. A MONUMENT TO INCOMPETENCE ""t till: cxC I""' II"~ "helh . mll'l lfjc~ ,h~ l:all'C. I"",,~ ,, , " I, e d",,~ not Il"d 'illl!",""t ulQlck HE alleged Candidates Toumarnent at Budapest has become indeed ,fi.. ,· Ito.:: " . ~ h",,~" uuyw,y; IWilhould Iltcrc_ T a very cozy little family arfair, with only Stahlberg o[ Sweden ~Tu p~~~ c 1>1"y~.IK1~? ···· .. R. I~~& Q.e7 and Najdorf (if considered o[ Argentina rather than Poland) as bold 18. KbB P~Kt 21. p·Ktl! intruders into the clannish cirde of Soviet contestants. Possibly, it n. KR_Kl Q·K6 ch was all planned this way from the begin ning. In any case the so-called ~·!;nii,~ '~~I~~"l~'~~: t"::~'i,·~ rr,~~~"t U~;!a:~~ I" Itt.· 1>1", ...·1/ n"ally h.~ :l2. n.Ku. ' Candidates Tournamcnt will se.rve I)rincipolly as U Il!.onument o[ the 21. __.. Q·Qs n. K.B2 p--QR4i incredible incompetence .of the FIDE Sutllmer Assembly of 1949, which I" .. lew QI lh,' " 'c"lion~d thr.... Jt mack " , •• carefully sele"cted the one choice among many which was inevitably ""der .11 r.lrc,,,,,.t,,n,,,, .. I(> fi"" <..," me..... I. destined to oompletcly destroy any prestigc which FIDE might have :::-t~~' l:r~~::.,t~.r~~ ~I~erC;;~ :: :!;~I~ 'I ~ the 1;"4"'0, 2J. B.KI4 R,R 25_ Q·Kl gained by saving the World Championship tiUe fl'orn the chaos of the 24. R.R P·R5 past. FIDE bas. now cast the title back lnto chaos, for wc, for one, 01 '''''\~ nul 2:;. I/dU, I'. r ell; ~ p~r. 11· 111 ",,,I wlo". challenge the right or the winnel" of this allcged Candidales Tourna­ 25 ..... _ Q.B) n. e.Q1 P'QB~ :;0. P·KKI4i P·Q4 ment to claim any l>I"e fCl'c ncc in chllllenging Botvinnik to a match for ~;: ~~~1 PR.~~~ 31. B·e5' the World Chnmpionship litle. 2a.. Q-Rl Q.KKO )I'"t t~ !.oo:.\ ,no"f: eo " .I.I~r.I,I. locUn ------eh.,,,,,,,, \" win 1'...... ,"1<;<1: :no Q· ,,'~I , I'd': :r.t 1'.1', . )fI ~!: :13.. 11-1/1;0. ".c. lL _ Q.Q9} }3. 1'.1' p.KU! DED AS ADORE NA YLE? l2. Q_R. Q-Q} OIlRESPONDENCE Chess is not within the provim.'e of this pulica· Tb'" """"Ul"er ...... prolJ:,hly not I"ken int.> tion, for we refer the chcss-by-mail fan to our e minent contemp­ t"OloPk .... t1o" by \I'hlt~. lloth :!Q. _ ..... \lxl': C M. Q·Q"11 0/\/1 :13. __, 11; I...... serving a definite need in the promotion of international correspondcnce ~j~!~ ..e::; dt~''':1~n ~tU ':. el~'i~~~ ~~ ~ue::: chess. ",on'"" l a l ~' (_ n~rt ,,,,Ie): aller ~1. _, We trust therefore that it is not "dcd as adore nay Ie," to borrow Q,.Q ; :ill. 1'.' 1). }'xil: 39. Hxil, I,"·"ttl (II.QI. "Ithou;.;h il wi"" a 1'""'''. cubit. t oo ,,__ t the phrase o( William Langland, but that the future will bring (orth ~. ..!",:"v ~~r l~::::) rt!.~ /~~~ ..'Ot!1C! .",.choIQglcalb ICCA wiIJ meet with success, (or there is a definite PUl'POse served by tions arc by Russian players, Lilienthal, Bronstein, Botvinnik, and so on. l ·fr.".I.'. l\Ol e: l itO util:illuJ ""yo •• •.,I)J~Urli . a n internationul corrcspondenl."C chess organization which can be served The 12-page article by Konstantinopolsky on new ideas in thc opening Iy': ~'~i"g "l'l!tu,dn'ately "1 ..,.cll<>logically" -,t " "'I~ .oo",g 10 ""lc that al",.01,· ;n by no other medium quite as eHeclively. devotes a good deal of space to the Ruy Lopez, particularly Bolvinnik's WI! AI ~k hl"" 1,I.y..J ouch •• ...b.kl!U, ·c'· or "Jl5.rclooh)ll"i~.I" d ..... llu.'ll altrimotcd mah,ly Montgomery Major handling o( the Tchigorin system. Fifty-two of the games were draws, to t;!'''''"cl l... oIIer) j(,:n"g<'r than Ihal _lin I'!" but most of these went more than 30 moves. The speCimen appended ~"'to.""I,," bo",-a~ It """'iN. ... ilhoUI ."r below shows Smyslov choking of( Plater's Old Indian Defense before it ~.kp.~....at In'""::.:cnc,,," tor t ~ ol'I""'fnt. 1!ets started. Poor Plater got only a pawn beyond his fourth rank. II hll.e ca",,,,! k,...... the I l~; il. for ia. .I.,,~, ~O. IHUt, 11>0-" oW. _. Q.Il S: ~l. White: Smyslov- Black: Plater. 1. P·QB4, 2. N-KB3, 2. N.KB3, P-KN3, 1".14, I'·m,i: 4 ~. 1\1 1'xi', 1t·IIS. etc. mal.-:J!.. S"tlfe Way! 3. P-KN3 B-N2, O.o, 5.0·0 , P·Q3, 6. P·Q4 QN-Q2, 7. N-B3 P-K4, 8. P-K4 4()' __ QxB 41. 1'11'1 ~ il~ ....,,11 ~I I!I.~~'. "" C'~I>O;"' I ~d WiI, """'e by Vincent L. Eaton P-B3, 9. R-Kl Q-B2, ]0. P-KR3 PxP, II. NxP N-N3, 12. P-N3 R-Kl, 13. " ,,,,w "I I .. , ~J--\I' b;v' 1',,1 "" e"I''''e"I,;d in B-N5 P-QR4, 14. Q.Q2 P-R5, I S. QR-Ql PxP, 16. PKP QN-Q2, 17. B-R61 B­ l~'p C~ ~",il1.11(», of lile N'nl'lI~ftt..·( 1 va,i•. '"'',' IIo"t I", ",al,,~ tile ,1,..,,,,\\.., hi"""" Rl? 18. N·B5! (18. I'xN leads to mate, or eourse) N·B1, l!l. NxQP MIl'T U. 11.1I~I, Il h,.. k. in l IllIe .,' hi. wi,,: Add.O" all commlln lc~tlOnl to Ihll coillmn to Vincent L Ealon, 3!I01 Connectlcllt R·K2, 20. P-QN4 N·K3, 21. P·B5! P-N3, 22. P-K5 N-Q2, 23 BxP Resigns. "Ing ~nn 'l".r 1'''''''' (Ktl'). " 'ould nb,· i",.. tt ~ •••, N.W., WKhlngton, D. e. 'K'I hue .It"II\(~ 1 tbe wi" "" aco:vu nt or t tl(! AItel' 23. QxB or an yother, 24. N-Q5 is the finisher. d""~,.,,,, . ",Iy.",""" ,,,"wn. . U . _ R-R7 ch 4}. K.Kt4 R~R ADVENTURES IN COMPOSITION: The Art of the Two-Move Chess 42. K·B} Q-R& ch «. K.Kts Q-QI Problem; By Comins Mansfield. Edited by Alain White. Published by 1:~ r"""lm rur ."f 101l"wlnJ ..... In or I.... ",·c ...... " .• I. I"," b<>I< 01 Ii ..... rur d~IiI ..' ",. "Chess," Sutton,Coldfield, England, 1950; price 15 shillings ($2.10) 110.>0, in "Ipw "I .he aW''''el,i,.. : II",~ '"Onlrol :J!.. -.l(;tUzer fiaJ fiiJ ':bay "n 110.. , r.:! I~1 ,,,,,,"'. o MY knowledge, thi~ is the only book in the whole of problem 45. K·e4 Q-QB I ch 50. K·Kt4 Q.QRS From 1M Editor'! Mail Ddg T literature that deals with how one actually goes about composing :t ~:~lS Q ' QB~'~ 2: ~:~1. Q.KJ- ~R~ a chess problem. It \II,IS originally published in a deluxe edition by ::: ~i15 Q.KB~-~ 5J. Q-K! ch Dem' Mr. Major: time Ca l)tain of the team and it the Overbrook Press at 51amfol'd, Connecticut, in 1944. (A few copies Wb''''' hl1~\S<:lf ch."~.. th ~ 11".Ulon. I'TloI.>. can still be purchased frolll the publishers.) This reprint t>laces within A 1 Horowitz simply refuses so was his privilege to place himself ,,101,. CO"Y ""'e<1 i" th~ I""",ihilily "f no' COIoy fal", to publish lellers sent him, \II hel'ever he thought it would be "in f'" mack "h~" 1"<1l\li,ml,U:" II,,· ","v.... the rcach or the average buyer a text which, it studied closely, can ... il" II,~ klnl:'. In lact. aft,"r f13. "·I'la (or greatly increase ~:me's knowledge of whot chess problem is and how it with regard to his I"e[usal to allow most odvontageous to the team. K·Il..!. (l'l/ l l$~h: 1>1.. I\.Kl li. Q.Kl7J. tI,C'T~ "",,1,1 1"lInw ;;a. _ . Q. K r.~ an,1 WI,ilr I,,,,,", is put together. ' me to play first lIoard in the U.S. The situation has absol utely no .1",IIIef lIuwn. A" Intcro.'slinll" ....iall..,n I" The author, Comins Mansfield, is President of the British Chcss vs Yugoslavia Radio Match, bllt analogy to mine, as no one ever 1>1. 1'.Q6, I)'r<'h; 5os ition. I assure you, 8G."3:.~ 7 ~l;~t~. 1i~ .J~.Q1it _ ~i~:dOO ~K .~ half·truths, untrt.tlls anti slander­ if they had ath:mptcToronto Ch ess Club handicap 2. Kt ·KB3 p .Q} }. P-Q4 p" on board five. tournament ended in a 6·1 tie be­ 4. Kb.P Kt·KB3 Wic:hita Chess Club is teaching tween S. 'W. Stock and K. Kerns. 5. KI·QB3 P·ItKO :;1.. chess to beginners with secretary Thir d place went to J. B. David­ ~. B·K2 .~ " 7. B-IO Kt.tJ} (Continued from page 2) K. R. MacDonald of the Wichita son 4-3, and fourth place to W. S. Kt·KI3 B_KJ club acting as instructor. A Nor th Sachs 3ih -3%. Kerns has won the 9. P_B 4_ 0_0 High School Chess Club also meets first ga me in a four game playoff 10. P·Kt4!? only tcll yo u that I have played in With this aggressive move, and organized many National and at the YI\ICA at '\fichita. to dctermine the title. White announces that he is out for International matches and never blood. once raised an objection as to what 10. __ board I was to play. My only con­ LEAGUE FORMED MAKE LAWN CHESS Send solutions to Position No. P ·Q4! 46 to the Editor, CHESS LIFE, by 11. P-BS! B_BI cern was the welfar e of the team AT LAKE ERIE A SUMMER SPORT 12. KP. P Kt·KIS May 20, 1950. D . P.()6! and in this particular case I felt The first formaL activity of the so well prepared, that to take my Solution to Position No. 44 If 13. PxP, RPxP; 14. B·B3, Ktx newly organized Lake Erie Chess Yielding to a growing popular de­ Th~ pretty li t tl~ winning ~ o mbi ' oJ.t ion from Ktp!; 15. BxKt, ExE; 16. QxB, rightrul place as United States Letlgue was an intercity match, held mand to creatc a suitable outdoor the New Y ork Interna lionnl Tournament of Ch ess Champion, would have 11124 did n ot hafrle rna.". ""Iv",.". AIOlOd[ ... U KtxP eh with a good attack. Sunday, April 2nd, at the White equipment for summer-time chess, 01 them ouhmltled Ret1·. winnini;' mo~e 13. __ QxPl meant an advantage for the Amer­ In n, F redonia, N.,Y. Competition The Gallant Knight Company, 228 ~ "gi n .t Bogoljuboff, 1. B-B7 ch, K·R1 ; 2. Far better, of cours~ _th an 13. ican side. Ther e were no ulterior was an e leven board match between W. Kinzie St. Chicago, Ill., has de­ D-I( S" " R ...i gn ~. F'o. Tl fa ~k must 1""" nt I"a.l the iliodlop if he ill to p""" nt an im­ PxP?; 14. P·QR3!, Kt-B3; 15. 01' malerial motives involved. the Queen City Chess Club o[ Buf- signed an authentic Staunton pat­ ",,"-'iate In . te. P-Kt5, Kt·K1 ; 16. r -B6 with a win­ Mr. Hor owitz made r eference to f:Jlo, N.Y. and the Erie. Pa. (YMCA) tern chess set with 27" Kings for C"rrection ."Iut ions ...... , acknowled ged n. ~"'1V4:d from: J"" iait A . iln ker (lfanh to) . ning position. the time when Denker was made Chess Club, the result of which usc out-of·doors on lawn chess J. R Com.tocl;: (Duluth ) . Wm. Cout u.., 14 . B·B5! to play thir d board against the was a 5'h-5% tie. The Buffalo c1ul boards - ideal for summer homes, ( Jro".,.nl) ._J"" Vau c h~'T (flow Ila ,·cn ) . l:ddie Apparently the winning move, Ru ssians, although he was at the simultaneously pilted ;'mother tCl resorts or outdoor matches. Gault (l'i cw Bri:;hton ) . A rt.. Hartw ig if (Peoria) • .J """ph Jru.. ( l .. nC aJoter), Abraham {or now 14. , QxQ ch (what ti me Champion, but he did play man team againsl the Jamestown, The " Lawn" chessmen are mold- ""ur""'n (Chi""",,), Jo:d w. J . li:ol1>anty else?!); 15. RxQ, Kt-B3 (not 15. ( 1I'uod"de), Ur. J"""ph 11:. Erman (Detroit), first bom'd in the Radio Match N.Y. (YMCA) ,Chess Club, the lat- cd of rubbcr composition with r ub-­ . KtxP eh?; 16. K-Q2 and the DJ'. J . l lelnici< ( Portl ... nd ), O. T. Jdorgl.n against the samc team. Mr. Den­ ter club gaining 11 6-4 victot'Y. ber laetlucr finish to withstand out- (H II 1l 1In~ t 0 !1 ). R,J . .'<3011 ( Wa""iugton ). Wa l· t,'r 1' _ }lml'h.J' (Ch ic_go). ~Ii d 'm Rol ... rt I •. foolhar dy Knight is lrapped!); 16. ker ;Jg"reed only under pressure , The pionccring of this league was door conditions. All pieces are P·Kt5, Kt-Q2; 17. P-B6, B-R1 ; 18. \I'll..,,,, US:\' ( Coll'U' Chri.ti) .•J ohn W . bu t certainly protested the refusal worked out by Glenn Hartleb, of weighted with hard·wood bases; and I ( '- >dg~r~ (H:tllinlorc) , Wm. B. W il.,,,, (Atn_ B·R3!, R-Kl ; 19. Kt·Q5 and Black to be allnwed to 1)lay first hoard. Er ic, Pa., V.S.C.F. Membership- the we ights va ry from 4 Y.! Ibs. for """'tlmrg",C· _ _ __:=- ___ must lose the cxchange. In bolh instances we lost the ~eMontreal, eight above drastic criticism. in the las t. Ol ympics in England. many lead with 136 points, Hun­ Chil llenge to Chessplayen; . 2.00 1 commend you for, and I con· And how can any American daTe times Champion of Ctlnnda, who Ta rrasc:h's Best Games 5.00 to go to Hungary now to par tici­ gary was second with 79* points, won the 1949 title in an u nusually sider it your duty to go on expos­ Holland third with 78 points and Prilctical End game Play .... 2.00 ing those methods. You mention pate in this " World" tournament, strong event which included Yan­ Chesa Ma stery ...... 2.00 prcsuming the Stale Depar tment the U.S.A. fourth with 67 ,Points. ofsky of Winnipeg, Dr. Bohatir­ Cicero. Boli tho says of Cicero's l~dl w l dUJ r L.. dt,. How t o Play Better Chess 2.50 orations against the nihilist Cata· relents and grants visas? /II. Wntpool ( {',>I.nd) ____--171 ehuk of Ottawa and Anderson of Rel ax With Chess ...... 2.50 Your edilorial and news columns O. sw.,clLl (ltal,. ) ... li ne: "Their effect was of tI pitiless t... t.:a roon ( l)en..",k) __ -" Toronto among the contenders, Wi t h Irving Chernev and unwavering se¥chlight di· can exist for no better purpose J . n .. et ..... ld (liSA) ______-"1 wiU represent the Chess Federa· A. ~: I1 ~ "' " (Al'l'lcnlina) ~ ____!115 FI resIde Book of Chess . . 3.50 r Ce 16. __ .. . 11. Q.Kl Q- KU lS. K·K2 K·1(2 Not 33. QxH beea ,, ~ 01 1\ t·1lII eI,. etc. Q·Kt8 ch; 17. K· t\ IZ, KI·Q5 eh (Ihe Ill. 12. Kt·Ktl R_Bl )6. K-Q2 P-KR3 33 ..... _- Q.P] ,n",t m""" ",Ith ehJ':cl< or Ihe ~dv...... Q 13. B-Q2 37. K-83 1'·1(14 " 'O llid l'robably gel back Inlo t he j;;llU" . 14. P_KRl S_KB4••• 38. PxP B_ KI2 ch WIt.h hb aUI>eYi"rlly In "'.Ierial, While IS. KtxB p"KI 31 . K_KO PxP ",11:)' (, it ",,,.,,,, the o" VOrl u,,;t)', l'CIlOl't to "­ 16. B-QB3 R·Kl 40. 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RKO: IC~~~~~ D~FENSE J workers still enslaved by capitalism I" tho. cu" \'i'l'ile ,,'a&IH no lime In hi. elforL to . Iop Ille j>OMibnl ly 01 lhe abo.· ... Canada ys, USA Team Match and heavily cumbered with chains, l'lay<: the knights are pampered, over­ (S",ya;lov · R <'>Ih~,.. y'",,·e·Sm)"slov). The N o t ~J by W ..,.n~ W.. ,ner lut 1",""iI& 8. _ • ._. n· li ~ .. sl..,..,.n. h,\' \\' l ,;'~ Black caparisoned jades, and tbe queen is 1.i1ir."'.... , (T~im.l " ov·l,Ule"U'a l. 161h LSlIR A. YANOFSKY DR. G. KOEL.SCHE a lady of fashion. The king wears Cb.) and . IL ~ r 9. Kt·QB3 (,,~r,!' . lor aflcr ( Canada) (USA) a crown of the largest size. In ~i . I 'K~Ii:~l aC~I!'::i~ ~ ;'.Q.t~~~~ l' ~~~lu~!~i 1. P·K4 P-QB4 2. KI·K83 P·Q3 .. , ..~n. , .,,; '; "n nl I h ~ Dr"o:oo' "ari.l;"n. other words, it is the U.S.S.R. ver" 111,hr I. I.. I fl.). I'IJI. HI. Kl.qn. l\'t, I,IU I; II. K 'd l~h. lid\! ; 12. I· ·WI. 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I·.\J,K141 ",at".I,,)' 1 1~1 hIm luovc hll .... j'. 11.(,>2 ~I .. nee "'ilh lh~ I""""'ihly of 17. __ ~. l':,vi ":1 WI,il e " I""ti");" and """i''''e .d,·"nt· 10. _... Q.R! K I/·1II. llo:~. c.Io:.: (.) 17. _ ...... Q"KI I'; 18. KI ::"'·. It ''''·c'·cr. I fXll".iNK'>,1 ""Il,f ~"~k-t,. .fl, ... IJ· KO, m. u·m. IJ .u,!'; :». Ii!.xl' d. and wi",; ",.kl"S' Ihi. ,now I~ .... ~u .. I l",d mtlo .... ~~: ~. ~~ . KII.nIB·:t~".I;'~ ~;,R ~I.""i"al:-IT,~ (hI H. __ ~. 1/·115; 1~. IIt~I', 1' .1U; m. lIu , j'orub!;I",!' ."ul ... "'-~I II", , ... " ..oq""oc .... "I II. Q·.(,lp. '~ I .. ","'lly (,1m. HI •• ·k·. 1,la,r JM,k~ I' ph ",~1 0>'1,,", (e) 11. _, Q·II3 ; IS. KIJI (/xl' ch LIII nol 11. "~ I ' ch. It tllrM o"t, ,·I)(\,r. Th" ",oti~ ror Ih(, 1•• 1 """.~ b lib· I" 1I,lit; 19. IIHt; wi".. t~ exd,.n,,~. 1.,,·,IIoI"ucly. liI"t. ,.iI Ii,,,. ;~ aho o.k. for ."''''\'. n . IbP P·K) 21. R·K81 Q.KO III",,"'; in I r,~ ",.in "~rlllion: 11 . I'xl' ch. II. R·RS P·B4 22. K\·R4 Q·B) I\.Qt; 12, Q~ I' clt. 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J""e' ____ ...... _.. __ ...... 4 J.I Jt"I~·rl Ott ...... _M ...... ____ ...... _4 11 Wh ite ,lo'.('f 011. The lit ,huuld I", brO .. ~ h ( 1. 11'. C. A,l\ckCa~id I'(li""" _. __.. ______--' " k D. J . J('fOIJIC/t" .. ( l ..... k"'·i1l~) ______.. _ L1 lit 1.0 1\'10 Ii! 1 _.1I~ $1 .00 buY" uTI", for C ..... ProgrMS" Sub",rllM To ..., It. J. H~mmon d ___. ___ *...lI 7 "Selector 4 Chen" by J . V. Rtlnltart. 10. It. Uro ... n (Allonla) ______1..6 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.7 0 ·5 '" I .. I'. NAn'ftIFI) ______., , MARITIME CHESS CHAT ... Send cash. eh"",1t or "' ~,. order to: Subserl"Uon, 1950. $2.00 per ,...,._ lIurl K ro"'Ud~ ____.. * ___, 5'4 J . V. REI NHART, p , O. 865 12 lUll_Vol. 4 JESUIT INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM TOURNAMENT I·M.... (I:",~rll, ___.. _____.!l-!. 8\£ It ''hr,. )luoJo;. _ .. ____.. _____.. !1,!, ~ % Edited by D. A. MlcAdam, On't PEORIA '. ILLINOIS Ge ....., o..lIy"r. Saini John. N. 8 .. Can. I . Rootoa Col~ ______.. __..... _x 8! 2~ I'''',,""" g.".~n..," __•.. ____.. 2 ~ IH-8.~ Sam.,l, "0.,,.. SouvenIr Num ber of 0< ..... %. .'onIham Unl"",,Uy _ ..... __..... _____2 x 3~ 2 5 G. Arehie 01",,, __.___ ... 2 3% 121·11 I ... Oceorn Motoh. Jul,. ) . 250 ~ ~ a~ "eil 8\1'0"""" .... __.... .____ .. _2 ! 1 tlOOl'J:lllown Uhl .... "Hy " .... __ __ .. ___ .... __t 11 " 4 Only Ch,.. Publicat Ion 10 Cln."" 4. !il . r ",le" (J.,.,....,y Gity) _. __.. ___• __~ 3 11 ~ ~ l..lll'!)l. R . • '. Il rod~ n ____...... __ " ...... ! 2 II. O. Tpr ... U .. ____...... __.... .! 2 WIth NalloMI COW"'III 6. l.oyoll (Ualtirnur,,) *_ ...... _.. __ ._ ...... ___ ...... __Z ! 0 1 I 4i·15i Subittiplhlnl AO'¢tlHOld 10' A. L. John""o • ._. .. ..1 '1,. 4 % Solutions: Male the Subtle Wayl THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE DISTRICT OF COLU MBIA FOUnded III ISSI and the oldeU eh_ So. lf,1 ( Holl.,I,,}"); 1. K t. H~ . A of motek 1,1.,\' a nd main ""w he,,,,tll,,l lMtHl holl1'llI ""rioolical UU"I. OamK EdItor: II. Gol. It U'S by Ihe Wh ile Klnl: battery. 'M' ~ mite fN'1 for 1. _ ... KUlt (2. QxKt) Is chAngOld by the CHESS LEAGUE ombek-I'Toblem World: T. R. 0...... ", key, an" there .... excel1 ..,,\ v",ialion, afler I ..__ • ['xl'. 1..... _ •• I '-Q~ ...... 1. __• KI .,n. Lu dlnll I ndlv ld~.1 brlra -12.2.> peT yur (12 t..ul'!l)_ CHESS LITERATURE I>!. KurtK ( 6). W ..hln glon 1)1>0';0" No. U>2 (linwry): 1. IIxl'. Ih,pat; Z, 1I .i\r, or H·Kll m.le. The main 11M Inl.,.,,(I«1 al CIt""" 7i·' Spe<::im... ""'py 25e Old·New; Rare..common; t he aUThor wao 1. _ .• _.• Px R ; 2. Ibl'l. loUI ...1\ .... 1",lnt out Ihal %. ;': ·11.1 or 2. X·ill worll II . flerlincr (1 ) Goo. Wuh. Un; •. __ 10).1 j"lt 01 "'ell. R. Ilawoon ( 4), l'b~. 1 Commun. ___._ ..8- 1 Domestlc·Forelgn No. l OS ( H"ehw.1d): 1. Kf.·JII. CHESS WORLD Books·Perlodlcals ~ : rr;~~ (~~), \~V:i. . ~ D~~" --==1:: C<>mp ... ~e no;.... AIIII",II.n cw..... ",.ItO· No. 164, O . CUtIn\, "xl'; !, M·Q8, "xl' ; ~. 1I.-Q:7. lUI': ~ . R·QII. K" p ; 11. R. S. R ..bhl ... U) , .·.."... l ClIft. ___71 ·11 ~tr", .... iled by C. J . S. r um,.. Artlelel. A.k THE SPECIALIST Q5, KxP : do R-Q(. Kd'; 1. 1! -Q3, Ii·RS; S. R-Q.R' m al~. AI. i" While .nite& UO 1... 1. fhil L. Stlnd H. ld HlI{l~ CI .... _ a ·11 annotate\l tbit hlue W('!It 10 I""'''. oolullo", luo'tl bHn receh'~ lrom· K~v . G. II. KleIn (4), Ftde.. ' CbetI _ •. ______.. 8-1 CHESS LIFE. 123 No. Hum.,h.. , AVI. CIl ... .. Cllec"'r Llllratur. M" .... a,. Chldlcy. WIIH.m J . COI,tU"". I>r. J . N. Enna". 1'.<1.0. J. "~ n tlJ', 1\.,..""lh \AJ', D. IrfIlj(Tidge (1), Lihnr,\' 01 CongnM 81·2_ O, k Par• • til. 8011\1hI-SOI6-Exehano.cr T. f,undher/l'. 9unoCY :II . 1ll ...... 11. hd John $pin,.,. Solution. 10 NOlI. H1·1!tO .~ . 110 ~o. In pa..... theol. indlcalK board u""oU, AI-It 1o. N&w Fr .. louln'menl Book Ult ...,k"o... ledG'ed from 101 _,,- Korpanty .nd Lay. played.