JULY 1957
CIRCUS TIME
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ECHOES FROM THE PAST From Leipsic Con9ress, 1894 An Exhibition Game Almos t formidable opponent was P aul Lipk e in his pr ime, original a nd pi ercing This instruc tive game displays these a nd effective , Quite typica l of 'h is temper classical rivals in holiUay mood, ex is the ",lid Knigh t foray a t 8. Of COU I'se, ploring a dangerous Queen sacrifice. the meek thil'd move of Black des e r\" e~ Played at Augsburg, Germany, i n 1900, m uss ing up ; Pillsbury adopted t he at thirty moves an hOlll" . Tch igorin move, 3 . . . N- B3. F A L K BEE R COU NT E R GAM BIT Q U EE N' S PAW N GA ME" 0 1'. E. Lasker H. N . Pi llsbury p . Li pke E. Sch iffers ,Vhite Black W hite Black 1 P_K4 P-K4 9 8-'12 B_ KB4 P_Q4 6 P_ KB4 2 P_KB4 P-Q4 10 0-0- 0 B,N 1 P-Q4 8-K2 Mate announred in eight. 2 P- K3 KN_ B3 7 N_ R3 3 P xQP P-K5 11 Q- N4 P_ K B4 0 - 0 8 N_N 5 K N_B3 12 Q-N3 N-Q2 3 B-Q3 P- K 3? P-K R3 4 Q N- B3 p,p 5 Q_ K2 B-Q3 13 8-83 N-B3 4 N-Q2 P-B4 9 P-K R4 6 P_Q3 0-0 14 N-R3 N_ N5 From Leipsic Con9ress. 1879 5 P-Q B3 N- B3 10 K PxP Q-Q3 7 PxP N x K P 15 8- K2 B-K2 The Viennese master . Engliseh. w in 8 NxN R- K1 16 Bx N B- RS ner of first prize. met defeat only 011( '03. Schottlaender , using a mer e 16 mi nutes. 1I"0n memora bly.
S ICI LI AN DEFE NSE E nglisch Schottlaender White Bla<; k 1 P_K4 P- QB4 14 P-B4 N- B5 2 N- KB3 P-K3 15 R-K1 N_ N 3 3 N-B3 N-Q B3 16 Q_ B2 P-K4! 4 P-Q4 p,p 17 B_KNS? P- KS S NxP N-B3 18 B x B Q,S 6 P-QR3 P- Q R3 19 N_Q4 P- B4 7 B- K2 P- Q4 20 N_N3 B- N2 11 QN- B3 PxN? 19 8-K3 P- N4 8 PxP N, P 21 Q- B3 QR- K 1 12 RPxP N-K5 20 0-0- 0 K -B1 24 K _ N2 p,p 17 B xB? B,Q B,P 9 N x Q N P,N 22 Q-RS? Q- N4! 13 BxN P,B 21 P- QS 18 B- K St R,B 25 RxB? QxNP 10 N- K 4 P_KB4! 23 6- B1 P-K 6 14 N- K S B,P 22 P-QN4 Q-K3 26 R_K 5 19 PxR Q-K1 P- KRl 11 N_ NS B_ K 2 24 PxP N- RS 15 PxB N,N 23 R_R7 S- N 2 R-QS1 20 PxB BxN P 27 RxQN? 12 N_ B3 0 - 0 2S P-N3 R,P 16 Q-R5 P-B3 24 S- SS t K-K1 21 K R- K 1 B,N 28 8 - Q4 Q-N7 13 0-0 Q-B2 26 N x P , . . . 17 P_ N6 N,P 25 RxN P R-QB1 22 R_Q? Q-NS 29 Rx RP RxPt 18 Qx N R-B2 26 Q R- R1 Resigns 23 P_ N3 R- K1 And B lack wo n • ~ to new,, 11 Opening _ Ed.
Early Russian Chess P illsbury's r e~' jval of the old P etroff a t St. Petersburg was romantic compli· ment to his hos t. -
G IUOCO PI A N O Anomy m ous Pet rof f White Black 1 P_ K 4 P_K4 7 B-Q5 NxBP 2 N_K63 N_Q B3 8 K ,N PxP§ B_ B4 B-64 9 K-N3 p,p 3 26 • • • • R xPt 28 K-K 2 R- Q1 P_B3 N_K 2 4 N-B3 10 Bx NP 27 K - B2 R- B6t 29 Qx Rt Q,Q , P_Q4 p,p 11 N- N5 N ,B A nd B lac k w on 6 P-KS N-K5 12 N x 6P 0 - 0 13 N xQ . , . . t ch eek ; ~ db!. ('h~k : , :::: dl • • eh, CHESS
REVIEW By JACK STRALEY BATTELL W ith t his move. Black seizes t he Inl· The re is a t e ndency nowadays, e ven in tiative . On I I p- Ba, Pills bury is pre pa r ed y' o lu mn 2!i Number 7 Jl,lly , to de veloll a powerful a Llack a fter 11 the United State s, to forget how great a I!DITEO &. P UBLISHED BY "" ... PxKP 12 PxN, QxP 13 N-Nl , BxN I . A. I-I nr owjtz chess player H arl'y Nelson Pillsbury w a~. Cel·tainly , howevel·. h is careel' was sec· 14 RxB. Q- fiS t 15 K - Bl, Q-B5t 16 K - Kl, TABLE OF CONTENTS ond o nly to that of Paul !I1ol'l)hy In this B-N5 17 Q- B2, QxRP . KPxP 13 N xP FEATU R ES COU lltl'y, a nd he r emain s oll e of bu t few 11 P-Q4 Game of the Month ______206 gl'ea t malltel'S of a ll Ume. 12 P-B6 N P x P 14 B_R6 • • • • L ogical ChIII''' ( a b ook excerpt) __ __ 203 H is ca l'ee r was comparll.l1 \'e ly s hort , My B est Game. ______208 and his very fir st major t OUl·llIl.ment w as World Chell Cha mpionshi p Match __ 200 his S" rcat est t riumph. a fi rst at H uUngs, DEPART M ENT S 1895. ahea d o f Tchigo rln. a nd Laske r , Chessboa rd Magic! ______205 and Stelnltz. and t he c ba m plonl of Aus· Chess Cavia r ______21 3 t ria . F rance, Italy, Ge rma ny and R ussia . Chess Club Directory ______' 98 So sa id . in e rrecl. Sergea nt and ' Vatts Games from Recent Events ______216 i n bringing ou t a book on P ills bury in Graphic Endings _. ______2" a bout 1920, and spoke Jr1l1), fo r today. Morphy Muter pieces ______219 H is games were gener a ll y weighty af· On the Cover __ __ • ______196 tail'S , prot rac ted a nd long·fo ugh t Ollt, Our Own Dictionary of Chess T e r ms mostly too long for purposes of this Postal Che .. ______21 ' 220 colum n, But the fo llowing Ie a ahOI'l€r Short H istory of Chess ______21' sample against a most res pec table op· Soli taire Chess ______14 . . . , N-N3! ,., pone nt f!"O m the tour nament ment io ned. S pot li ght on Openings ______21' On H .. . R- Kl, White obtains a fi ne T hose Darned Rooks ______•• ' 94 Ha st ings. 1895 game by 15 Q- ItS. N- N3 16 0 - 0-0. Tourna ment Calendar • ______'99 V IE NN A GAME 15 BxR W orld of ChuS ______195 J . Mi e se, H. N. Pillsbury 16 R-KBI • • • • , On 16 0 -0, Blac k plans for 16 ItOITOR W h ite Black . . . P-B ~ , fo llowe d by 11 . . . Q-RS. I. A. Horowitz , P-K4 P_K4 EXECUT IVE EDITO R 2 N_QB3 N_ KB3 16 .. " Q- R3! 18 Px B P_ KB4 J aek StrllJey BatteH 19 P_KN4 CONTRIBUTING EDI TORS 3 B-84 B_N5 17 Q-K2 BxN , . . . I. Chernev. J . W. Collins. T, A, Dunst, 19 P- N :I Is necessary, though BlaCk's Dr. M. E uwa, Hans Kmoch. W. Korn. P !llsbury's move Is s imply not In favol' Fred R(! ln teld. today, a nd Whit e's risky s eq uel does not two extra P a wns, a nd better Pawn s truc· t ure after 19 ... B- K3, pr oba bly more CORRESPON DENTS properly tes t it . The jJ reterences now t han com pensate fo r the Excbange. Now Collegl/ll te F. H. Kerr a re 3 . .. NxP, 3 N- D3. 3 .. . D - D~, even Al abama E. M. Co<: krel1 . 3 . .. P- D3 and :I ... P- Q3. Pillsbur y ~ c o r e s e ffect ively. California Leroy Johnson. R. Lel!;"h. D,·. H. 19 . . . . N-B5 full.ton. M. J . Royer. 4 P_B4 P-Q3 6 N_Q5? N.N Colo u do M. \ V. Reese. 20 Q-B4 • • • • 5 N_ B3 0-0 1 Bx N • • • • Co nnecticut Edmund E. Ha nd. 20 Q- Q2 holds ou t lo nger, but t be Ilr OIl· De laware ;\1. R. Paul. DI,t . of Co lumbia M. V. Churchill. I)ec t or 20 .. . N-Q6t 21 K-Ql (o r 21 K Florida P. C, Knox. Ernest G. 'Ver !.>er. K2, QxPt) a nd even 21 . . . P-B5 (win· Georgia R. L. l'·Toe mke. ning ano ther P awn) Is dis ma l enoug h. IlI lnol, J. G. Warren. 20 . . . . N-Q6t India na D, C, H il l" . D. E. Rhead. Iowa 'V. G. Vanderburi:. 21 K - K 2 • • • • Kentucky J . W. Mllyer. Kansas K. n . MacDonald. 'Vlllte hilS no choice. Louisiana C. J . Cucullu. 21 . . . . QxPt Maryland Charlel Baruch. 22 K-K3 P-B5t Mauachun ttl Fra nklin J. Sanborn Michigan R. Buskager, J . R. Watson. Rulgns Minn esota R. C. GOVIl. I n high time . tO l' 23 RxP . QxRt 24 K Mlasourl E. A. Tall eY. Nlbrask/ll B. E. Ellaworth. J ack Spence. K 2. Q- B1t 25 K- Ql . Nloj P t is m u rde r a nd R. E. W e a~. 23 K xP, Q-K7t 24 K- Q5, B- K3 is mate. New Ham pshlr. Ralph M. Gerth. New York Waller Froehl ich. Edward Lasker. N_B 3 H. M. PhillipS. 1 . . . . North Carolina Dr. S. Noblin. Pro bably be tter is 7 . . . n-QD4, to North Dakota D. C. Macdonald. prevent White (I'o m Ohio J. Schroeder. cRl! tllng; but , as Penn.ylvanla , J. C. Bortner, WU!lam R, It goes, W hite obllge3 . Hamilton. Lee B. Hoover. 8 P-B3? B_QB4 So ut h Ca rolilla Prot L. L. FOllter. South Dakota M. F. Anderson. 9 P- BS N_ K2 Tennellee Mn. Mar tha Hardt. J. G. Su11l 10 B_N3 P_Q4! van. J r. Texas Jamel A. Creighton. Frank R. Grave., t check ; dbl. check ; f db. ch. Homer H. Hyde, = t = = Utah Ha rold Lundstrom. Vlrg!nla Leonard Morgan. C HESS REVIEW I. published monthly by Subscr iption Rate" One year ' :'.511, t,,·o Wn t Virginia C. T. Morgan. CHESS RE.·.... IEW. iiiO We.t 51 th Street . years $10.:;0. Ihree yeal'll $15.00. " ·or ld· ... lde. ~ W lscon, 11I R. KuJoth. Ne.... York 1'. X. Y. Printed in U. S. A. Re· Change of Addrel.: Four " 'aob' notice re Wyoming E. F. Rohltf. entered lUI second -cia .. ma Her AUCuU 7. Quired: Please furnleh an address ' tencll , CA.NA.DA. IU7. at the Post o m ..,.. a t Ne'" York, N. Y. • irnpreuloll from the " 'rapper of a recent A.lberta Pero), Connell. under the .A ct or March S. 1879. issue. Addl'1!" ehanges canllot be made With Manitoba Dr. N. Dlvlnaky. Gen eral Office.: 25 0 W ett 51 t h Stl'1! et, New out the old add resa a.s well as the lI ew one. Quebec Ol lu Bain. Yo rk 19. N. Y. Saies Depar tment (Room Un solicited mall ulcrlpta and photographs Saskatchewan Frank Yerhol'f. 13211 ) open dally 9 to 6 P. m.- Saturdays wili not be returned ullieu accompanied b), CUBA.: E. :B erger. from 2 to 6 p. m. Telephone: Circle 6-8258. return pOltage and ..I f .addreu ed envelope. CHES S R£VIE W, JULY. 19S1 193 IN A WOODEN THOSE DARNED ROOKS CHESS SET By BRUCE HAYDEN YOU WILL FIND Those darned Rooks are a headache to ma.sters and amateurs alike. "Blind Pigs" NO BETTER BUY they were described by that master of the attack, testy David Janowski. He was Than doubtless thinking of the havoc "they wreak in a fellow's position once they get to the seventh rank - even at the THE CRAFTSMAN cost of sacrifice. Like other young players, r fou nd r A Superb Chess Set was losing mysteriollsly in level Rook endings against better players. Rooks, r decided had a secret weapon against Fawng and wenl even more (]angel'OlW t han those .treacherous, hopping Knights. (I s hOUld remember this last. 'cause Thus, it was in the cause of sUI'vival in I learned it the hard way. That benevo· the end-game that r gOl down to learning lent maestro of the chess·board. 'ralta something about the geometrical patterns kovel', pl
INTERNATIONAL composed of Mitchell Sweig, Robion Nederer, followed by Wei!, 4%.17'2. Wolk, Kirby, !llichael Hobinson and Leonard Rapuane and CHESS REvlI::w correspond Battle of Bognor Regis Frankenstein. ent Ed Hand shared the next spots with Svetozar Gligorlch, champion of Yugo 4.2 each. Univel"sit y Chess in the South slavia, tallied 8-2 in the international INDIANA chess tournament at the Stevenson (Men In the Southern Intercollegiate Team chik) Memorial Chess Congress, held at Tournament, Duke University led the way \Vith a 5%."% score, Bozidar Pelmec of Bognor Regis, England. A lie for second with 1672.372 in garnes, followed by Elkhart outwitted a 44 player field as· was registered by Andersen of Denmark Georgetown University and the University sembled at Logansport. Second to fourth of North Carolina, each 13Yz.6lj:.>.. Donald and Wade of N~w Zealand. with 5-1 eaeh were W. H. Batchelder, W. Burdick, William Chapman, David l\-toy H. Donnelly and D. O. Brouks, who fin and lames Connelly were the victorious ished in that order on the basis of S.·B. UNITED STATES Duke players. points. NATIONAL IOWA INTERSTATE USCF Amateur Championship Dan Reynolds of Des Moines swept five Harry Lyman of Boston, .Massachusetts, Memphis Jal"S Little Rock Swiss rounds to win the .tate title com· carried off the "Amateur Championship," The Memphis (Tennessee) Chess Club peted for by 32 players. Coons points held at Asbury Park, New Jersey, by the edged the Little Rock (Arkansas) Chess determined the standing of the next four unimpeachable score of 6·0. Club by 472.3% in a double·ruund en· conte~tanls, each 4-1, who finished in the As an unprecedented 131 entered this 6 counter. Best scores for Memphis were following order : Milford B. Molt, Kenneth round Swiss, not a1\ the leaders mel but made by Lowe (2.0) and Gruen (ll/z-Yz), Grant, O. 1. "Jack" Donath and Glen Lymaa's score was convincing. At 5.1, six while Allbritton (2-0) wa~ most effective Morris. fo r Little Rock. tied: Homer Jones (whose one loss was to KENTUCKY Lyman), Morton Siegel, Ivan Rornanenko, Rout The Kentucky Open went to William Stanley Winters, J. Norman Cotter and Batchelder uf Bloomington, Indiana, on a John F. H urt. Former champ, Lt. lohn In a match between the Downtown 4·1 scure, ahead of Richard W. Shields of Hudson scored 4%.1112, with three draws. YMCA Chess Club of St. Luuis, Mo., and Louisville, also 4-1, but with fewer Swiss George Butler at 4% won the Class B cup. Southern Illinois University of Carbon. poi nts. T hird was Edwin Cohen, 3%-1%. Women's Champion wa~ Mrs. Rosalie de dale, the former demolished their oppo· nents with a 6-0 smash. Winners were Serrano (formerly of Costa Rica). MARYLAND J. V. Hagan, 1. D. Define, J. Hardy, C. M. Top honors in the :Maryland Open were College Chess Steps Out Burton, D. W. Edwards and G. von Brant· ley. shared by N. T. Whitaker, I. Sigmond and A program of expanded chess activities, L Kandel, each 5-1. It was the first time including a nation-wide postal tourney, is Win fol" FOl"dham in years that this event was thrown open announced by the Intercollegiate Chess Fordham University (New York ) trim to out-o{·staters.' League of America. League President med the University of P ennsylvania by Frederick H. Kerr, assisted by League 3·1 thanks to victories by Anthony Saidy, MONTANA Vice-President Anthony Saidy and two William Walker and I mre Toth. Thomas In the open state tourney, Viktors past presidents, Rhys W. Hays and Eliot Levine came through for Pennsylvania. Pupols of Tacoma, Washington, took first Hearst, have drawn up a new constitution T he match was held at the Marshall Ches~ prize with 412-% showing. Second and to facil itate the expansion prugram. Cl ub in New YOl·k. third on Swiss points were, respectively. Gerald Moore and a youngster of 79, REGIONAL Deerfield Downs Dal"tmouth C. H. Stewart, each with 4·1 game scores. R. Lowe and D. Boehm turned in a Univel"sity Chess in Midw~st brace of wins for Deerfield School (Mas. NEVADA The University of Chicago, national in_ sachusetts) against Dartmouth College The top four places in the Nevada Open tercullegiate team champions, won the ( New Hampshire) in a four·board clash. we nt to Californians when Phil Smi th of Midwest University Team Tournament M. Bender won for Dartmouth and one Fresnu, 6%.%, bagged first, followed br with a 14%-512 game score. Two other game was dravvll . Robert Lorber, LeRoy Johnson and Leslie universities, the University of Minnesota Talcott, each 5-2, who finished in the and the University of :Michigan, put up a CONNECTICUT order named 01) tie· breaking points. Also stiff fight, finishing respectively with 14-6 A six-round, twenty-seven.player tuurney with 5·2 but fewer Swiss totals was Wil· and 1312-6Yz. Fourth in the six-team for the state title was won by J. Bolton of liam Taber of Reno, who was declared event was the University of Illinois with a New Haven with a 5·1 tally. Also with a state champion as ranking Nevada resi creditable 11 ·9. The Chicago team was 5·1 score but fewer S.,B. points was dent. Thir t ~· . two pla>'ers participated.
CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1957 19S NEW HAMPSHIRE second with a 4·1 tally, and Dr. A. M. ship went to W. Whisler, 6%.1-Y2 , ahead Geo rge P roll of West Orange, New J er· Jenkins placed third with 3%.lY2. Held "f L. Turner, 6·2. ~ ey, n ow 5tationed at the Portslllouth in Raleigh, the tourney pittcd the state's The >\ trong San Jose combinatioll once (New Hampshire) Naval Base, captured six top'J'ated players against one anothe r morc ripped through all OPI)osition in the the state title with a 4Y:l' Y:l scure, ahead in a round robin. Cent ral California Chess League, winding of em:;;;; REvn:w correspondent Ralph i\L up with a 6·0 mat ch score and 39%.8% Gerth, 4.1. The latter dn:w with Proll. OHIO in games. San jose thus retired another The Ohio Intercollegiate Individual trophy by winning the team titl e three NEW YORK Championship was won jointly by E. Ber· straight times. The runner·up team was The power·packed teams of the i't'lanhat eczsky and C. Vaughn, each with 4·1 and Sacramento. with 5·1 in matches and Ian and Marshall Ch e~s Clubs, which al· identical Solkoff scores. R. Noel and E. ,~ 2 Y2·)5 Y2 in ganu.!s. ways face each other in the final round Stepans, 31,4.) Yz each, placed third and TO(l much I)ower in tile line·up of the d the Metropolitan Chess League, clashed fourth respecth'e1 y on Solkoff tie·break· San Francisco Bay Area Chess League once more in the rooms of the defending ing points. ~I)ell ed doom for the San Quentin Chess and perennially sllccessful Manhattan Club by a 9Yz·3% margin. H. Gross, PENNSYLVANIA champions. The i\lar ~ hall Ghallengers, with C. Ramirez, H. Bullwinkle and D. Nieder a line.up that probably could have beaten With 71,4.41,4 in game points, Temple contributed fo ur points to the League trio any other team in the country except University emerged on top in the Penn. umph, while Ward and Bobeda succeeded the illanhattans, mad e 11 dose fight of it sylvania State Intercollegiate Team Cham· in winn ing for San Quentin. before succumbing by 6-7. Manhallan pionship. Equaling Temple's 2·} match The Central California Chess League winners were William Lombardy, Bobby score, Haverford College and the Univer· Individual Championship ~aw Phil Smith Fischer, Daniel B~nin s on and Walter Ship. sity of Pittsburgh tied for second with of Fresn(l, 3·1. take premier honors on man, while full puints for the Marshall 7·5 each in game points. The Temple th~ basis of Snlkoff superiority over th ree Club were regisl~r c d by Curl Pilnick, Saul line.up consisted of Robert Sobel, Harold othcr players, 1. Scheuerman, It Leigh Wachs and A. E. Santasierc. Draws (Man. Weiner, john Stevens and Halph Bregman. and M. Mattingly, who finished second hattan players mention~d first) were regis. to fourth, respectively, within the 3·1 WASHINGTON tered as follows: Arthur Bisguier vs. Sid· bracket. ney Bernstein; Abe Turn !;; !" vs. Herbert The junior championship of the state H. obe rt E. Baker, president of the Fresno Seidman; 1. A. Horowitt: vs. james She r· was won by Charles Griffit hs by virt ue of Chess Club, is now also it s champion as a one Median point after he and James win; Dr. H. Suss man vs. John W. Co Ilin~; re8 uit of a decisive 5·1 victory in a ro und George Shainswit vs. T. A. Dunst; and r-,'feCormick had tied at 41;2. %. Stan nibin for club supremaey. Tied for second Karl Vine vs. Edward Las ke r. Sawyer, 3·2, wa s third on Median points, were Dave Hudson and Leo Legl er, 3Yz . ahead of three uther players with 3·2 Other teams in the League besides the 2% each. Baker's only loss was [0 Hudson. tallies. " Big Two" were the j\lanhattan Heserves. III the title to urney of the Riverside the i\'farshall Raiders, who tied for thi rd LOCAL EVENTS Chess Club, Charles B. Walker, club sec· place, and the Qucens Chess Club. retary, steamrollered his way through a Alabama. Victory over til e Atlanta Chess douhle round robin by racking up 24 con· Clull and defeat by the Chattanooga Chess NORTH CAROLINA secutive wins. Runner·up was George Hun· Club gave the Birmingham Chess Club a nex, and third was Capt. Phil Fetler. Scoring 4%·1/2' Donald Burdick annexed .500 batting average in recent match play. the Second Annual Invitational Tuurna· Santa Monica and UCLA, running neck· Arizolla. At the Encaillo Chess Club in ment ~ pon 50 r c d hy the North Carolina and·ncck in Section A ,)f the Southe rn Phoe nix, Ben Klotz won the Phoenix city In California Chess League championship, Ch e~ s Association. Bertil Westin came 1 title wi th a 4k1,4 score and hetter S.·B. finished with 5·) each in matcll scores, totals than those of Starr Couk, also first plaee going to Santa Monica on the ON THE COVER 'P/:d,z. basis of a superior game wore. A feature J 1 California. A tie fo r first at 6 12-2 / 2 was of the contest was the brilliant individual rcgistered by Peter Lapiken and Irving showing of Rohert Cross on first board Rivise in the lllaster class of the Herman for UCLA, where he pl,)Wed invincibly Steiner i'vTell\orial Tournament at the Her· through such opposition as Sven Almgren, lllan Steiner Chess Club in Los Angeles. J. MoskowilZ, Larry H.ellliinger, G. Schain, Next in the round robin were Sven Aim· 1. Wolfe and Saul Yarmak. gren, 6·3, and Saul Yarmak, SYz.3%. The Mechanics' Institute triumphed in In the experts' section of the Herman Division A of the San Francisco Bar Area Steiner MemoriaL also a round robin, Chess League when the .\H "Knights" dc· Marcos Kerllenevich and George Soules feated Golden Gate in a pl a y. off by 4·3 carried off premier honors with 8%.2% after both teams had scored 4 V:! ·1 Y2 in each. Fred Fu lts and Gene Rubin, 8·3 match points during regular play. Win· each, tied for third and fourth. ning players for the "Knights" we re A. The first Spring " Opell" of the Chess Bourke, H. Bullwinkel and K. Dendit, F ri ends of Northern California saw the whil~ W. Pafnutieff and S. H. Van Gelder Class "i\" event WOll by Ben Zeiler of struck blows for Golden Gate. Two games San Francisco, the Class "B" event br we re dra wn. In Division ll, the .Mechan· Dan J\IcLeod of San Bruno and Class "c" by Col. Lawrence Fuller of Palo Alto. SPENCE UMITED EDt TION Allen Haley of Nevada Cit y, 12 years old, VI 23d USSR Championship (1956) in English . ... $2.50 gained the tourney for juniors under 14. XtX Oktahoma City, 1956 US Open, 285 Paul \Vinchell and J erry MallOney !l ame s. . . . 3.00 rela:x by ])Ia ying chess during l'ehearsals Gambiteer W. T. Adams notched a 5·0 XX Manhattan &. Manhart C.C. Cham. triumph in th e King's Gambit Accepted plonshlps, 1955.6, 240 finals games 3.00 of 'tlleir weekly ThursdllY night ABC- TV Also other chess books. Catalogue on "CiI'cus 'rime" s how. Photos by !taou] TOll.ruey of the San Jose Chess Club. At Nlquest. Jack Spence, 540 Securit ies Eeheverri1l. the "Pittsburgh Chess Club, the champion. Bldg., Omaha 2, Ne braska.
196 CHESS REVtEW, JULY, 1957 ks' Institute was also successful through Military Academy by 7%.% , Yeshiva Uni· the efforts of the "B" team, with Golden versity by 4·1 and Long Island University Gate again occupying the runner·up po· by ,8.1. Against the Morningside Heights 5i ti on. Chess Club, however, the Columbia stu· The Predta Valley Chcss Herald, com· dents came a cropper and yielded by 1·6. men ting editorially on the CHESS REVIF.W AI. Duchamp, P. EIias;S. J\Iottur and W. Cluh Plan, points out that it is a "good Widney scored one point apiece for the way to pick up new members" and "cheap London Terrace Chess Club in a match adve:·tising since you can usually break versus the Morningside Heights Chess even selling your copies of CHESS REvn:w, Cl ub. The latter scored two points a chess magazine unsurpassed in the through the t:fforts of R. Hays and W. world of chess." Our thanks to the Chess Hatcliffe. Both clubs are in New York. H eralr!! An easy winner in the Long Island In· Connecticiit. Victory by 3· 1 perched upon dustrial Chess League was Ihe Nassa u the hanners of Ya le University when M. Co unty Chess Club of Hempstead, 7·1. The Gottesman, E. Muntz and D. Pleasure won South Shore and Republic teams, 4Yz·3-:;2 a game apiece against the New Haven each, tied for second. Green Team. W. !lHlls scored for the -' Pennsylvania. With a showing of 6%.1/ , 1 latter. Uldis Bross won the 17 man Swiss tourney District of Columbia. A 13 board feud be· for the University of Pennsylvania Cham· tween the "Hat fields" and the "McCoys" H AROLD STAN BR IDG E pionship, one point ahead of T. Levine went to the former with a score of 8·5. trving Park YMCA C.C. winner: see and W. Beach, 5l;2.P/Z each. "McCoy" O. Shapiro won on first board, under Illinois in "Local Events" column. At the Pennsylvania State University but B. Schwalberg, A. Ruben and R. championship, a 30 player Swiss affair, Webster, tried and true "Hatfields," ward Ireland and Howard Ohman, each Arthur Weinstein, formerly of Brooklyn, snapped back with victories on the next 4·2. An even score was made by CHESS found himself at the head of the list de· three. REVIEW correspondent Jack Spence 3·3. spite a loss to Dr. Orrin Frink, erstwhile Ilfinois. A double round robin for the IYew Mexico. The Albuquerque Amateur Manhattan Chess Club member. Both championship of the Irving Park YMCA Open was credited to Warren Miller with players tallied 6·1 , Frink having forfeited Chess Club in Chicago was credited to a 5·0 shut.out. Ben Thurston took second one game and thus falling back to second Harold Stan bridge, 13·3, one of whose with 3%.'r:1!. place on S.·B. points. losses was to l\frs. Eva Aronson. A con· New York. In a recent burst of activity, Utah. Salt Lake City honors were shared siderable distance behind was Joseph Columbia University trounced the U. S. equally by Sam Teitelbaum and Farrell L. Kozak, 10·6. Yield ing only one draw, to Karl Simon, J . J . Jackson, 7Yz·l;2, won the University of lIlinois title in a 25.player, 8·round A GREAT BOOK by a GREAT TEACHER Swiss. Paul Poschel, 6·2, was runner·up. A good victory by 5%.2Yz was gained by the University of Illinois over the Peoria Chess Club. CHESS SECRETS Members of the Castle Chess Club of j\'[aywood figured in four successes recent· by EDWARD LASKER Iy when they disposed of the Des Plaines Chess Club by 4Yz·l% and 6-:;2.-:;2, out· pointed the Western Electric team at Haw· IN this mellow volume of memoirs, Lasker thorne by 4·3 and sll\ashed Waukegan by describes how fine points which great mas· 8·1. John P . Zilic was scori ng ace for tel'S personally taught him about positional Castle uy turning in four wins. chess enalJled hi m to win the ch ampionshi ps Kentucky. In the Lexington Chess Cl ub title tourney, CHESS REVIEW correspondent of Berlin, Paris, Lond on , Chicago and New Jack W. l\Iayer won a substantial victory Yark and in European and American inter· by 15%.2%, allowing but one loss, to W. A. Springfield. George Anderson and Dr. national tournaments. There is a wealth of A. D. Roberts, 12%·5% each, tied for fascinating detail about Emanuel Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Nimzo· second. vich and many other great players of past and present, Interspersed Massachusetts. Undefeated in the annual among the anecdotes and recollections are 75 instructive games annotated Western Massachusetts Championship, Eli L. Bourdon of Holyoke posted a 5·1 score, with Lasker's customary penetration and clarity. Delightfully illustrated ahead of Frank Keller, 4Y2.1%, and Karl with more than 20 drawings of famous masters. B. Allured, 4·2. A 5·0 sweep won the Lithuanian Easter 464 pages, 216 diagrams $5.00 Tournall\ent for- Kazys Merkis of South Boston. Albina~ Sakal as, 4·1, wa~ second. The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS Nebraska. The annual Omaha City Chall\· pionship and the Fourth Annual Ludwig Send for free catalogue of chess publications to Memorial were won bv Richard McLellan, 1954 winner, with 5l;2.l;2. Next came Ed· DAVID McKAY COMPANY. Inc.. 55 Fifth Avenue. New York. N. Y. CHESS REV IEW, JULY, 1957 197 Clark, each ".1. S tanley ·Hunt, 3V2- P}.t, 6V2 in II. double-round clash. Best scorers in the order named on Median points. came in third. for Boeings were Allan i\-[ cCregor, John Fresh from this notable triumph, Pupols, Cell and Henry Gamido. each l Y2.¥.!. For scoring 6·0. went on to add Ihe Seallie J'irginia. Herman B. Wobus became Tide· Olympia, plus scores 01 11k.¥.! we re made Chess Club championship 10 his laurels. wat!:r chanlllion liS 11 result o( taking a by William Conner and E. Tveolen. In Runne r.up in Ihis tourney was Daniel E. play-off frOIll Clmrles W. Ride r. another duuble-round duel between clubs, Wade, 4- ~.!· 1 t,6, whil e third and (ourlh on l.. At Cll a rl otl esville, George PIIschal Scali Ie mastert:d McNeil Island by 6-4, Median Jlo ints were, reSllcctively, David topped the ficld wi th 11 4.() lally. with Tom Makens and Allan McGregor Harrison and Clarence Clsrk, ell ch 4·2. .. lack Chapl>e Il , 4·0, won the Richm ond making top 2-0 tallies for Seattle, while The challen gers' section of the Pierce championshil), followed by J esse Bu rke, Dorame and Travis, Ph·¥.! each, struck Count)' Open was topped hy C. R. Hewitt, Erwin lIarlfinger and Rocky Taylor in a blows for i\"lcNeil Island. SlilI another 6·0, followc(l by three olher qualifiers - triple ti e for second. set·to, partiy double-round. between the D. Somsen. C. Carlson al1l1 C. Seymour - A match between the Richmond Cheu Tacoma Chess Club and the Seatlle Chess for the finals of the Pierce County Cham· Club and the University of Richmond was Club went to the former by 6Y2.3¥.!. Top pionship, in which Vernon Holmes will won decisi\·e\y by the (ormer wilh a 6·1 scorers for Tacoma were Charles Hewitt, defend his litle. score. Richmond winners were Jess<: 2·0, and Vernon Holmes. Ph·¥.!. F. W. In the fi rst Olympia Chess Cham Ilion· Burke, Bill Wirth, Erwin Harlfinger, Weaver performed beSI fo r Seattle with ship. DIaries Joachim was ~ u ceess ful wilh Rocky Traylor, Bob Vassar and Orr Wil· 2·0. a 6·0 slam. Chesler H ar m e~ on , 5·1 , placed Ii ams. The lone point (or the University Vikton; Pupols of Seallle, 5-1, pocketed ~ecol\ d in the 19'11Ian Solkorr. was registered by Tommy Rhodes. the Inland Empire Open 01 S pokane ahead A double· round col lision bet"'een the 1f'tlshillgton. A play-o ff (or the Spokane of Donald Ellmes, also 5-1 but with fewer Boeings Chess Club and McNeil Island city chess title was won by Rohert L. Median points. Third to seventh in the resulted in a decisive 9%-4% victory for Higginson when he defeated William E. Jl owerful 32 player field with 4t,6-1Yz lhe forme r. B e~ t scnrers fur Boeings we re Vo get by 2·0. f'ach were Jim McCormi ck, Daniel E. Max Bader and Martin Fass, whi le Dor The Boeings CheH Club narrowly out· Wade. G. S. G. Patterson, Dr. Max Baum allle. 2·0, was th e scoring ace for :McNeil llO inted lhe Olym llia Chess Club by 7%. well and Olaf Ulvestad, who wound up Island.
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J ohnson, Champion and Junior Champion (18 or 9 Q-Q2 N.B 22 N-N4 NxPt 3431 Wylie Drive , Dallas, Texas. 10 RPxN N_Q4 23 K-R1 N-Q7§ unde r) : 1st game 9 AM . August 31: 45 B_K2 24 K-N1 N.R moves in 1st 2 hours, 30 per hr after; ad 11 6-N5 For benefit of our readers, these ttem$ 12 BxB Q.B 25 QxN Q-N6t j ud ications after 4 ho urs. EF 55 (S3 for are printed If reported by authorized offi_ 13 0 _0 0-0 Resigns Juniors ): registration cl o ~ e s 8 AM Aug. eta ts at teast two months In advance. CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 19H 199 WO LD CHAMPIONSHIP at Moscow CHESS MATCH 1957 Annotations PART 3. by I. A. HOROWITZ
Mikhail Bot vinnik v .., Uy $my,lov White aims to breach Black's King· The advance of the Queen·side Pawns alight to decide. It Is not necessary, Champion 6 Challenger 7 sIde. 13 BxB. followed by 14 P-K-R4. keepB the Queen·slde Pawns in balance however, to advance yet. There is no GAME 14 but leaves W·hlte vulnel·able on h is QU·I reason why Black cannot first post his to R Black Knight. The way the game King to advantage a nd then decide on Does All End Well? goes, Black establishes a Queen-s ide how the Pawns shall come Up . A r ockbound defense tluds the posi· Pawn majority. 38 K-N3 P-R3 tion reduced to a likely winning ending 13 . , . . 39 P_R4 ... . for Botvlnnlk. In l'be procel' of a ttrition, 14 PxB QN•-•S•3 Tbls excbange, possible only because however, be grinds h is own winning 15 B_K3 • • • • of Black's 37th move, reduces Black'lI chances to dust. White's last is a dangel·olls decision. chances. FRENCH DEFEN SE Instead, 15 PxP, PxP 16 0-0 is his 31i1 . . . . K- B2 42 K_N3 K-R3 40 PxP 43 B- Q2 N_K 2 V. SmYllov M. Botvinnik last chance to keep the Pawns In P.P balance. Then White's KIng Pawn Is 41 K_R3 K-N2 44 N_ B1 Drawn White Black reasonably sale aJl It& capture in turn Since Botvlnnlk, undoubtedly with the 1 P-K4 P-K3 subjects Black's Knight -to an aUack advice of seconds, called It a draw. the 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 on the King !lie. Even so. Black is then position most likely is one. T·bere is no 3 N-QB3 B- N5 Cor choice on the Queen·slde. So While doubt, however. In the mind or tbis an· Botvlnnik returns lO 'his "lost love," banks on the King·side demonstration .. nota.tor that the ending oug-ht to have not quite satisfied with the prospects 15 . , . . PxP 17 P- R5 N_R4 been won by Black. To give the exat:t of the other defenses which he has been 16 PxP QR-81 18 P- R6 P_N3 procedure requirell possibly a doten Il'ying against 1 P- K4. 'hours of punishing attention to detail 4 P- K 5 • • • • which, unfortunately, Is not available.
Thougb this advance la common, it bas Botvinnik 6V~ an anti-theoretical appearance. Since Black baa practically committed -bimseU to parllng wit>h a Bis ho p for a Knight GAME 15 and since Bishops show to advantage in fluid positions. White ought to keep the Another Missed Chance center In flux ... PxP i& one way; .. B- ThIs game l~ Indeed beautiful lIP to Q3 another; and 4 N-K2 a third. The the very end. When It Is pl·actica!1y last, thougn speculative, grants White wrapped li p, Botvinnlk botches the end· surtlcient attacking chances when Black game. captures a nd a ttempts to hold the Pawll. I 4 ... . P_QB4 6 Px8 Q....82 NIMZO.INDIAN DEFENSE 5 P-QR3 8 xNt 7 Q_N4 .•. , 19 0-0 , . . . (By Trar'llposition) • Now the play is delicate: a misstep White's last Is an admission that the M, Botvinnlk V. Smy,lov may be tatal. game must be fought on positional WhIte Black 7 , . . . P-B4 grounds - a sad declelon. FOI· Black's 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 6 P-QR3 BxNt 8 Q_N3 • • • • Queen·side Pawn majorIty is a deciding 2 N- QB3 P-K3 7 N,. P-Q4 The a lternative, S PxP e.p. NxP 9 Q lactor. 3 P-Q4 B-N' 8 P- QN3 0 _0 N3, QxQ 10 RhQ, gives Black somewhat 19 , ' , . K-R1 4 P-K3 P-QN3 9 B-K2 ,PxP superior development In return for 20 QR_Nl N-N1 5 N-K2 B-O' 10 PxP N- BS White's two Bishops. By attacking lhe Rook Pawn, Black So far, a repelltion of Game 1. Now Black's King Pawn is a fixed keeps "White busy on defense. Not 20 ... 11 P- QR4 ... , weakness. R- B6 21 D-Q2, RxRP 22 B-1"4. White, anticipating a later . .. P-QB4. 8 , ' , , N-K2 21 B_Q2 N_QB3 24 Q- R4 RxRt nlms at pinnlnc the Bishop Pawn b}' Or 8 . , . PxP 9 PxP, N-K2 10 B--Q2, 22 N_K2 N-Q1 2~ RxR R_B1 U-QR3. He prepares also lor 1'\"-:\"5 with 0 - 0 11 B-Q3. P-QN3 12 N- K2, B-R3 23 KR- B1 N-B2 26 P-B3 RxRt recapture by the Rook Pawn on ... 13 N-B4, Q-Q2 14 ExB, NxB Hi Q-Q3, WILh every exchange, Dlack's Pawn BxN. N-Nl 16 P-KR4, N- B3 17 R- R3, QR-Bl majority looms larger. 11 . . . . 0-<1' 15 N_ R3 Q_K2 18 R- N3, K- Rl 19 P- RS, with an edge 27 BxR Q-K2 12 N_N5 KR-Ql 16 0-0 P_84 for WhIte (Resbevsky- Dotvlnnik, World 28 QxQ , ' . . 13 B_N2 N-QR4 17 N_N5 B-N2 ChampIonship Tournament, 1948). Else 28 .. . P-KN 4! 14 Q- B2 P-B3 18 B- R3 . . , ' 9 B- Q2 .... 28 .. .. N.Q At last, White reaches his strategic 01' 9 QxP, R-Nl 10 QxP, PxP 11 N 29 N_B4 N-Ql goal. Noteworthy are the tactical Knight K2. with double·edged play, Black's 30 P_N4 • • • • maneuvers, back and forth and back to broken Klng·side versus Wblte's weak· Now Wblte has provided for bls King N5, each Umed perfectly to maintain e ll ed center. Rook Pawn - bu t not the enemy Pawns. the center Pawns. 9 . . • • 0-<) 11 N-R3 B-R3 18 . . . • N-B3 12 N_84 30 ... , PxP 34 K-Kl K- B2 10 B-Q3 P-QN3 0-<12 18 ... P- QR3 19 N-B3 leaves Black's 13 P_ KR4 31 PxP N/ 2-B3 35 P-N5 K-K2 • • • • 32 N_K2 K-N1 36 K-Q1 K-Q2 Ql!-een Bishop Pa.wn a. u·ouble poi nt: e.g., 19 .. . Q-B2 (to exchange Pawns and t = ehtclr.; 1: _ dbl. check.: f = db. ch. 33K_B2 K-Bl 37 K-B2 P-N4 200 CHESS REVIEW. JULY , 1957 bear on White's Queen Bishop Pawn) White has no clear cut pl an. If he has 20 PxP, PxP, and Black's maneu ver· a wi n by force i s h ard to say. It is a ability is hinder ed by need of a major likely win. One way is 48 K - K3, RxP 49 piece to hold the Queen Bishop Pawn. K-Q3 as the extra Bishop Pawn ought 19 KR-Q1 P-QR3 21 Q-N3 P-QR4 to decide. Another is 48 P-B5, RxBP 49 :::0 N_B3 N-QN5 22 N-N5 P-KR3 R-K3, R-R4 50 R-R3 which ought to 23 B-N2 QR-B1 win. though Black may find an IngeniOUS defense. Black has contained White so f ar ; bu t White's goal, P-Q5 at the proper mo· 48 .... K- K4 50 R-B4t K-K4 K_B4 men t, i s stm in reach. To make it a 49 R-K4t 51 K-N4 · . . , bit more dimcult, B l ack ought to double This way Is i nsufficient. Rooks 011 the Queen me. 51 . , , . RxP 54 P-R5 K_K3 24 P_KB3! . . , . 52 K_N5 R-R3 55 K_N6 K_K4§ 53 P-R4 R-QB3 56 K_N5 K_ K3 Position after 38 . , • B_N2 To build a support for P- K4 when, as Drawn and jf White is able to enfo!'ce P-Q5. 39 .... K_B1 24 • . . . PxP Botvinnik 7 Smyslov 8 40 B-B6 Q-Q6 Desperate, yet, if Black stalls, Whit e 41 K- R2 K-B2 doubles on t he Queen file and, at the Not 41 . . QxQBP? ,12 BxKNP ! right t ime, plays P- Q5. Now B lack h opes GAME 16 42 B-N7 P-K5! 49 K-B3 Q-B6 fo r some attack . 43 BxKP QxP 50 K-N2 Q-B7 25 PxP N-R4 28 K-R1 P-R4 The Ruy Repeated 44 B-Q5t NxB 51 Q-R8t K_B2 26 B_KB1 Q-N4 29 BxN PxB 'Smyslov's near success in the previolls 45 QxNt K-B1 52 Q-Q5t K_B1 27 B_R3! N-B5 30 QxP P-R5 Ruy Lopez (Game 10) is the basis for 46 K-N2 Q- B7 53 K_B3 Q- B6 31 R_R3 • • • • a repeat performance here. White gains 47 P-KN4 Q-K7 54 Q- R8t K- B2 all infinitesimal advantages but f ails Whi te's defense is by no means easy: 48 K-N3 Q-B7 55 Q-Q5t Drawn to build on H. hel'e, among other things, he aims to Botvinnik 7V2 Smyslov 8V2 guard t he King Bishop Pawn. Some RUY LOPEZ sharp t ac tical play follows. V. Smyslov M. Botvinnik 31 . . . . R-B4! 34 BxN P-R6 White Black GAME 17 32 R-K1 R-B4 35 BxP BxPt P-Q3 33 N_Q6! NxP! 36 RxB RxR 1 P-K4 P-K4 8 P-B3 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 9 P-KR3 N-QR4 "That Ends Well" Matertally speaking, Black is lost. But 3 B-NS P-QR3 10 B-B2 .p- B4 T his game Is noteworthy for Smyslov's h e still has a powerful bind. 4 B_R4 N-S3 11 P_Q4 Q- B2 fine handling of the ending. N_BS 5 0-0 B-K2 12 QN-Q2 RET] OPENING 6 R-K1 P-QN4 13 PxBP P.P 7 B-N3 '0 - 0 14 N_B1 B-Q3 M. Botvinnik V. Smyslov T hi s [h'sol point of var iance has an White Black Rl'tiflclal flavor. 14 . , , R-Ql, followed 1 N-KB3 N-KB3 7 Px P P.P by . . , P-lB5 'to si nk a K nigh t at QB4, 2 P-KN3 P-KN3 8 N_K5 P-N3 is a good general plan. 3 P-B4 P-B3 9 S-N5 S-N2 15 N-R4 P-N3 18 N-K3 P-B3 4 B-N2 8-N2 10 BxN Bx B p-Q4 16 B-R6 R-Q1 19 N-Q5 Q-B2 , 0-0 11 0-0 P-K3 B_N2 17 Q-S3 N-K1 20 N-N6 R-N1 6 N-B3 P-Q4 12 R-B1 13 P-B4 21 NxB , . . . • • • • White plays for the minimal advan· T he point of White's opening strategy tage of the two Bishops. H e has bhe is t o es'l abJi sh th e Knight a:t K5. 'I'he edge. plan fails. 37 NxP! • • • • 21 . . . . QRxN 23 B-K3 K-R1 13 , . . . P-B3 17 P-KR4 N- B5 Pmbably, t be only winning move. 37 14 N-B3 N-B3 18 B-'R3 N-Q3 22 P_KN3 B_B1 24 N_N2 • • • • R-KNI is met by ... Q- B 5; and, after 15 P- K3 Q-Q2 19 K-R2 P-QR4 A more logical plan seems to be 2-l 37 B-N2, R- B7 38 R- K N l , RxB 39 RxR, 16 Q_ K2 N-R4 20 KR-K1 . . . . Q- K2 with P- QR4 in mind, to open the Q-B5, Dlack threatens both to r ec over Queen Hook tile or ga i n scope for White is on the defensive. Any open· hi s piece and to give perpetual check. White's King Bishop. i ng of llnes i n all attem pt to build au 37 • . . • RxN attack rec ons as Bl ac k's two Blshops 24 . . . . N_B2 2g Px P 'PxP then sweep the board. On 37 .. . KxN 38 BxPt, K-B 3, Black's 25 QR-Q1 RxR 30 P-R4 K_N2 King is t oo exposed. 39 P- Q5 i s suf· 26 Rx R R-Q1 31 P-R5 P-N4 20 . . .. P_QN4 26 RxB Q- B3 21 N_Q1P_N5 flcient. 27 RxR NxR 32 B-B1 N-N2 27 N-Q3 Q-B7t 22 N-B2 B_QR3 28 QxQ RxQt 38 BxP RxP 28 P-QR4 Q-K3 33 N-K3 N-Q3 23 Q-Q1 KR_B1 29 R-B2 RxRt 34 N-BSt • • • • 39 QxP R-B5 24 RxRt RxR 30 NxR N-B5 40 SxRt ' .• , White !'ightly banks on t he Bishops. 25 B-B1 BxB 31 N-Q1 K-B2 40 Q-N5, Q-R5 41 Q- K 8t, K - R2 42 34 . •• , NxN 36 B-K4 Q-Q3 BxH., fixE 43 Q-K 4t wins easily, 35 PxN Q-Q4 37 B_K3 P-R3 40 . . . • RxB 42 Q-QB6 R-B4 38 K-N2 B_K2 41 Q-K6 Q-B5 43 Q-R8t • • • • (For d iagram, se e top of next column) The ending Is rel atively easy, requl r' 39 P ... N3 , . . . i ng only a bit ot care. White's last Is W hit e ought not yet take a st and with probably good enough, netlting the ex· the Pawns, and this an d the next move change of Queens but at the cost of a unnecessar ily allow Black counter·play. Pawn. 43 R- K N l, tying Black down to Instea d, White ought to try to penetrate the defense of his King, is be tter. wil h his Queen, on the Queen Rook file 43 . , • • K-R2 46 K-N2 K-N3 or on t he diagonal, QR2- KN8, Though 44 Q-K4 QxQ 47 K-B3 K-B4 , the process r equir es long·win ded rna· 45 RxQ R-QR4 48 R-B4t · . . , neuverlng, t im e is not of the ess en ce. CH()S REVIEW , JULY, 1957 201 Bl ack has a shade the better of the 22 . . . BxP is good enough. E vidently, Safer i s 9 . .. QBPxP first. ending. Black is playing f or more. 10 QPxP KN_K2 13 QxN 0 _0 32 ·P- N3 , , ' , 23 P_K R4 P-K R4 28 K-Q3 P-B3 11 B-Q3 PxP 140_0 N-B3 R-N7 12 NxP NxN 15 Q_N3 P-K4 U nnecessarily creating a hole at QB3. 24 P- B5 QR-KN1 29 B-Q2 25 R-N1 B-B6 30 K-K3 B-B3 Blaclt has achieved maximum po· 32 . . , . N-Q3 his 26 RxR R,R 31 B-B3 K-K3 33 K_N2 , . . . tential, but wit h a Pawn minus. 27 K_Q2 P-K4 32 P-B4 , , . . 16 B_K3 B-84 33 P- N 4 is na tural. N ow White's back· The last move is a necPawn structure the opening brings r etribution in the White Black ending. and the Bishops versns Knights. L ong 1 P_K4 P-K3 6 N-KB3 B-K2 FRENCH OEFEN.SE ter'lll prospects f a\'ol' W hile though, at 2 P-Q4 P_Q4 7 NxNt B,N the moment, Black i s beUer developed. V. Smyslov M. Botvinnik 3 N--QB3 N_KB3 8 BxB Q,B 11 B-Q2 N- K2 15 B-K2 N_N5 White Black 4 B-N5 p,p 9 Q-Q2 0-0 12 N-N3 B_Q2 16 BxN AxB 1 P-K4 P-K3 4 P-K5 P_QB4 5 NxP QN-Q2 10 Q-N5 Q,Q 13 PxP Q- B2 17 P-R3 R-N3 2 P-Q4 P- Q4 5 P-QR3 BxNt 11 NxQ Drawn 14 P-QB4 B-B3 18 NxP N-B4 3 N-QB3 B-N' 6 PxB Q-B2 New Champion New Challenger 19 N-Q6t , . ' , 7 Q-N4 P-B3 VassiJy Smyslov 12V2 - M, Botvinnik 9V2 N ow Whit e will r emain a Pawn to the 7 . . . P-B4 w as tried i n Game 14. TIle U nder latest FIDE pr ovisions, Botvin· good, th ough the Bishops of opposites text is more consistent , puts pl'essur e nlk as defeated champion has t he right tend toward a draw. on the opposing ce nter . to a retur n mat ch, i ll the i n terim before 19 , . , . Q,N 21 BxN B,P 8 N-B3 N- B3 a new challenger em erges from the r eg· 20 PxQ N,Q 22 R-KN1 K-Q2 9 Q-N3 Q_B2 u lar Qualifying progr am.
202 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 19H LOGICAL CHESS, MOVE by MOVE by EV
Ed Martinson, who did well in the Marshall Club Championships in ways to protect the Pawn. He must evalua.te and choose fl'om these posslbill· the '30's, has returned to chess. He says, emphatically, " Pl ayers are ties: better today." Certainly, there arc more good players; mo re masters, 2 . • • P_KB3 2. • B- Q3 more experts, more Class A players. Why? 2 • • • Q-B3 2 • • • P- Q3 N- QBl Among the reasons, we say. assuredly, is that there have been more 2 .• • Q-K2 2 . • How does Black decide on the rlgtrt books; books for an grades of players, books on all phases of the game. move? Must he analyze countless com· There were more in the '30's than previously ; there are more today than binations, a nd try to vlsua1i:te every then. And Chernev is one prolific author who has contributed largely. sort of attack a nd defense for the next ten or rifteen moves! The book cited above is his next forthcoming, and we ca n do no Let me hasten to assure YQU that a better than offer an excerpt so you can judge what it can do for you. master does not waste ,'alliable time on futile speculation. Instead, he makes Occupation of the center. or control use of a potent secz'et weapon-posltlon Game No.1 judgment. Applying It enables him to Berlin, 1907 of It from a distance, sets up a banler which divides the opponent's torces, and eliminate from consideration Intet·lol· GIUOCO PIANO pl'events them from co-operM!ng har· moves, to which Ihe average player Scheve Teichm .. nn monlously. Resistance by an army thus gives much thought. He hardly glances at moves that are obvlollsly violations White Black ulsunited is usually not very effective. p"inciple! 1 , .. . P_K4 or T he chief object of all o pe ning strat· Here is what might go through his egy Is to get the pieces out quickly - Very good! Black insists on a (all' mind, as he selects the right move: orr the back "a nk and into active play. sha re of the center. He fixes a Pawn 2 ... P- K B3, "Terrible! My Bishop You cannot attack (let alone ( ry to firmly there, and libe rates two of his Pawn occupies a square which s hould he checkmate ) with one or two pieces. I) ieces. reserved tor the Knight, and also blocks You must develop all of them, as each 2 N-K B3! • • • • the Queen's path a long the diagonal. And one ha~ a job to do. I've moved a Pawn when I should be A good way to begin is to release two Absolutely the best move on the board ! The Knight develops with a Ihreat - developlllg pieces," pieces at aile stroke, and this can be 2 ... Q- B3. "Bad, s ince my Knight done by a(lvancillg one or the center a.ttack on a Pawn. This gains time as Black is not free to develop as he belongs at B3, not the Queen, Also, Pawns. I'm wasting the powel' of my stronges·t 1 P_ K4 pleases. He must .ave the Pawn before • • • • he does anything elle, and this cuts viece to defend a Pawn." T his hs an excellent opening move. down his choice of reply. 2 ... Q- K 2, "This shuts the King \Vhile a nchon a Pawn in {he cenle r of The Knight develo ps toward. the Bishop out, while my Queen Is doing a the board, and opens lines for his Queen center, which increases the scope of his job which a lesser piece could band Ie." a nd a Bishop. His next move, if let attac k. 2 ... B-Q3, " I've develo ped a piece, alo ne, will be 2 P-Q~ . The t wo Pawns 'The KnIg ht exerts pressllre on two of but the Queen Pawn Is obstructed, and will then contl'ol four squa"es on tbe tbe Strategic squares In the center, K5 my Queen Bishop may be buried alive." firth rank, QB5, Q5, K5 and KB5, and and Q4. 2 ... P-Q3, "Not bad, since it gives prevent Dlack f"om placing any or his The Knlgh1. comes Into play early in the Queen Bishop an outlet. But walt pie ce~ on those Important squares, the game, in compliance with the pre· It limits the range of the King Bishop, How shull Black ,'eply 10 White's fi,'st Ce l)t: Develop Knight. before BI.hops! and again I've moved a. Pawn when 1 move? He must not was te time cons ld, One reason for the validity of this ~ho u ld be putting pieces to work." ering meaninglen moves, such as 1 . ' . pl'lnclple Is that the Knight takes 2 ... N-QD3, "Eureka! This must be P-KR3 or 1 , , , P-QR3, These, and ghorter s teps than the Bishop. It takes best, as I have developed a piece to its otber aimless moves do nothing towards longer for him to get to the fighting most l:Iultable square and protected the developing tbe pieces, nor do they Inter· area. The !Bishop call sweep t'he length King Pawn at the same time." fere with White's th reat to monopolize of the chessboa rd 111 one move ( nOlice 2 . . . . N-QB3! tbe center. how the K Ing Bishop ca n reach away over W ithout going into tedious analysis. Black mu. t fight for a n equal .hare to QR6). Where the K night takes a hop. Black picks Oll t the best possible move, of the good ' Cluara.. Black must d;$pute .klp and jump to get to QN5, the Bishop He Collows the advice ot the Frenchman pOlSellion of the center. makes it in one leap. who said, "Sortez lu pieces!" He brings Why all this stress on the center? Another purpose in developing -the a piece out, and saves the King Pawn Why iii It so Im pol'tant 1 Knights first Is that we 9. I'e fairly s ure without any lots of time. Pieces placed In the center enjoy the where they belong in the opening. We I would cantlon you, that this, and greatest (reedom of action, and have the know that they are most effective on other maxims, are not to be blindly tol· widest scope Co r their attacking powers, certain squares. We are not always cer· lowed. In chess, as in life, ,'ules must A Knight, tor example, posted in the taln of the right spot for the Bishop. often be swept aside. In general though, center, reaches out in eight directions We may W'lLnt i,t to command a long the principles governing sound chess and a ttacks eight squares. Standing at diagonal, or we may prefer to have it play do make wondertul guide·postll , es· the s ide of the board, Its range of attack pin an enemy piece. So: pecially 111 ·the opening, the mldgame alld is li mi ted to Cou r squares. It Js only Bring out your Knight. before develop the e nding ! hal( a Knight! ing the Bishops! 3 B-B4 • • • • Occupation ot the center means can· At this point you will note that Black trol of the mo.t valuable t erritory. I·t must defend his King Pa.wn before going "The best attacking piece is the King Bishop," saye Ta!'r8.Bch, So White puts lea ves leu room tor the enemy's pieces, about his business. There are several and makes defense difficult, as his pieces ' this piece to work, and clears the way tend to get in each other 's way. t :::: cheek: t :::: dbl. ebe<:k: I = dit. eh. Cor early castling, CH ESS REV IEW, JULY, 1951 203 The Bishop seizes a valuable diagonal 6 P-Q4 • • • • 9 P-KR3 . . . . in the center, and attacks Black's King With the hope that Black will ex· Bishop Pawn. This Pawn 1s particularly change Pawns. This would leave White vulnerable as it is guarded by one piece with an impressive line·up in the center, only -- the King. It is not unusual even while the squIII'e QBS is available for early in the game, to sacrifice a piece his Knight. After 6 ... PxP 7 f'xP, for this Pawn, so thM -the King in cap QxP, 'White punishes the Pawn-snatching turing it is uprooted, driven into the by 8 R- Kl , pinning the Queen. open and exposed to a violent atlack. 6 • • • • B- N3 3 . . . . B-B4 But Black need not capture! Now Is this the most suitable square for that his King Pawn is secure, the Bishop the Bishop? Let us look at the alterna· simply retreats, still bearing down 011 tlves : the center from its llew position. 3 ... B- N5. Inferior, as the Bishop Despite its formidable appearance, takes no part in the struggle for control White's Pawn center is shaky. The of the center, and has little scope here. Queen Pawn is attacked three times, and A coffee-house move! Weak players S ... B-Q3. Poor, since the Queen Whi·te must keep a .triple guard on it make this move instinctively (yielding Pawn is blocked, and the other Bishop whlle trying to complete his develop to base instincts) in dire dread of having may have trouble coming out. ment. On 7 Q-N3, whiCh he contempla"ted a piece pinned. 3 ... B-K2. Not too bad, as the Bishop earlier, the Queen's prot.ection is re It Is better to submit to the pin (a looks Oilt.on two diagonals, and is well· mo\'ed, while on 7 QN- Q2. it is cut off. temporary inconvenience) than to pre placed for defense. At K2 the Bishop Meanwhile he is faced with the threat of vent it by a move w.hich loosens the has made only one step forward, but it , ... B- N5 pinning and thereby render. position of the Pawns defending the has been deve loped once it has left the ing useless one of the Pawn's supports. King, and weakenB the structure perma back rank. The important thing to re Before committing himself to a def· nently. Moving P-KRS or P - KN3 after member is that e"ery single piece must inite course of acUon, W'hite sets a ~astling creates an organic weakness be put in motion. little trap: which can never be remedied. as a Pawn once advanced cannot l'etl"eat, and the The strongest developing move is S ... 7 P-QR4 . B-B4. A·t 'this excellent square the Bish · . . position once altel'ed canno"t be restored. op commands an impol'tant diagonal. ex The Pawn that has moved forward it erts pressure on the center, and attacks self becomes a target for direct attack, a weal!: Pawn. This deployment ConfOI'ms while the square it guarded earlier (hel'e with two golden rules for procedure in it is K-NS) makes a landing field for the opening: the enemy's tl·OOpS. Place each piece as quickly <:IS possible "You should never, unless of necessity. on the square where it is most effective. or to gain an advantage," move the Pawns in front of the castled King," Move each piece only onoe in the open_ says Tarrasch, "for each Pawn move in g. loosens the position." 4 P_B3 • • • • Aleh:hine puts it even stronger, "AI· White's primary object is to establish ways try to keep the three Pawns in two Pawns in the center. He intends to [rollt of your castled King on their orig· SUPPOI·t an advance of the Queen Pawn. inal squares as long 'dS possible." After 5 P-Q4, at·tacking Bishop and A tricky move. but an illogical one. Black can now speculate on breaking Pawn, Black must reply 5 ... PxP. The White threatens an attack on the Bishop up White's King·side by removing his recapture by PxP leaves White with two by 8 P-R5. If 'then 8 . . . BxRP 9 ·P-Q5 Rook Pawn, even at the cost of a piece. Pawns in control of the center. strikes at the Knight protecting the The recapture teal's open the Knight file, His secondary aim is to bring the Bishop. After the reply 9 .•. N-Ql, and exposes White's King to attack. This Queen to N3, intensifying the pressure White captures by 10 RxB, winning a plan Is of course not to be put into ac· on -the King Bishop Pawn. piece. Should Black, after 8 P- R5, play tion until more pieces are brought into These are its virtues, bllt there an) l! .. . NxRP, the continuation 9 RxN, play. BxR 10 Q- R4t nets White two pieces dmwba'cks to 4 P-B3: 9 .... N_B3 In the opening, llieces not Pawns for a 'Rook. The Knight swings into the fray with should be moved. But what right has White to play com an aUack on the King Pawn. In advancing to B3, the Pawn occupies binations when his development is so backward? An attack, such as he ini The move is excellent, and conforms a square which shoUld be reserved for with a useful tactical device; the Queen Knight. tiates here, is premature and should not succeed. Develop with a threat, whenever possi 4 . . . . Q- K2 Develop all your pieces before start b Ie! Very good! Black develops a piece ing any combinations! -Remember, that to meet the thl'eat, the while parrying the threat. If White per· 7 . • . . P_QR3 opponent must drop wh!lJtever he is sists in playing 5 P-Q4, the continuation doing. 5 ... PxP 6 PxP, QxPt wins a Pawn. Prepares a retl'eat for the Bishop. 10 PxP • • • • The capture with check gives White no This does not violate the precept about White exchanges, and opens up lInes time to regain ·fit, and the ext'l'a Pawn, making unnecessary Pawn moves in the everything else being equa!. 'is enough opening. Development is not meant to for his pieces. Unfortunately this reaets to win the game. be routine or automatic. Threats must in Black's favor, in accord'ance with the always disposed of first. If more justi rule in these cases: 5 0 - 0 • • • • fication is needed, consider that Black's Open lines favor to the <:Idv<:lntage of White postpones the advance of the loss of time is compensated for by the player whose deve lopment is su Queen Pawn, and moves his King to 11 White's fruitless 7 P-QR4 move. perior. safer place. 8 P_ R5 • • • • 10 . . . . QNxP Castle early in the game, preferably There is just a wee chance that Black on the King-side. il
A LAST ROUND THRILL H ow dange rous the delay o f this ad· va nce ca n be was ahOll' n in Mueh"i ng - Grand master Michael Tal, brand new cham pion of the Soviet Union, J ohannesse n, inte l"llatloll al T eam 'fou r· was born and li ves in Riga, li kewi se the bil1hplace of grandmaster Nim· nament a t Moscow, 1956: 9 0 - 0 - 0 , P zovich. Also, end.game compose r and chessmaster Mattison was born Q R3 10 K- Nl, P-.'H 11 P- Q5, P-N5 12 N-R~ . P xP 13 BP xP. Q- JU 14 P- QN3 , there. N- N3 15 N- N2. KNxQP ! 16 P xN, B- BH Th e circllmstances under which Tal won his championship in the 17 K - Rl , KR- 81 ] 8 K- N3 ? D- B i ! ] 9 last rOllnd are reminiscent of the last round of the tournament at Karlsbad B-Q B ~ , HxB ! after wh ich Black won quickly. in 1929. Th ere Nimzovich was lefld in g, followed directly by Spielmann and Capabl anca , Spielmann had a wea ker opponent; the great master from Ri ga had to deal with the always difficult Tartakover. It was like· wise a King's Indian, likewi se with P-KB3, P- KN4 and P- KR5, and the result was no less impressive than in the present Game of the Month. Here, too, is a quick assault on the King.side, with Queen.side cas· tl ing and a series of interrelated, sha rp maneuvers together with a nu m· bel' of fi ne po ints of attack , followed by the demolition of the King.side and the loot ing of the enemy camp. Th e feat reminds one of th e attacking abilities of that olher Baltic grandmaslcr, Paul Keres, who - irony of fate - had to be content with gharing second pl ace in this tournament. 9 • • • • P-B4 T here Is not mU ch better: e. g., 1) 9 U.S.S.R. Championship, 1957 As we see it, 6 . .. 0 - 0 Is more ar· .. PxP 10 NxP wltb grea t advantage L,.st Round CUI'ate: e.g., 1) 7 B-K3 with tranllposi· for White ; 2) 9 . .. Q- 8 2 10 P x p . PxP tion into the ordinary varlatlOIl S: 2) 7 11 0 - 0 - 0 , atter wh ic h 11 . . . N- Kl falls KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE U- N 5 with the follow ing polls lbillties : a ) becaulle ot J2 8- K1 (this is. a mong (SumJsch Variation) 7 ... P- D3 8 Q-Q2, Q- KJ ! with a saUs· other thing s. the o bjection to 6 .. . QN Tolush rac tOl')' game for Black. H is King K nig h t M. Tal A. Q2) ; 3) 9 .. . N- N3 , followed by 10 .. . White Blac k III rree to move, a nd a ction ean be ')I"e· PxP , howe\'er, is to be co ns id ered. pared on the King' lIi de with ... P- KB4 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 3 P- K4 P-Q3 and on tbe Queen·slde with . .. p- 10 P-KN4 ... 2 N_QB3 P_ KN3 4 P-Q4 B-N2 QN4; b) 7 . .. N- B3 8 1'- Q5, N- Q5 ! 9 Now White builds a s tl'ong a ttack By t nl,llsposltlon ot moves res ults a NxN, PxN 10 QxP, P- K R3 - and not u'hich B lac k ca nnot pre ve nt. well knowll pos ition in the King's i n· 10 . . . NxKP? because of II QxBt ! - 10 . . . . P-QRl dian. White noll' chooses the Saemisch 11 BxN, BxB, and Bla ek has some com· P!"obabiy, 10 ... P- KH3 is better: Variatlon. a subject of interest to both pensation fOl' the Pawn although pl·ob· theoris ts and players in recent yeal·S. e.g.. 1) 11 DxP? NxKP ! 12 NxN, Q. ably not e nough - or 10 N- N5, 1'- K H3 R5t 13 N j 2-N3, BxB 14 P- N 5, D-N2 15 5 P-B3 P- K4 11 D- Jl.I. P- B4 ! wllh a good game f01" NxQP, I'<- B3, and Bla ck Ims good 6 KN-K2 , ... Blac k ( Foerma n-Goergenldle, )IOIlCO\\', chalices tor Ills Pawn m inus; 2) 11 D- K3, As Is well k nown, t he re is no a dvan· 1957). An in te"esting complex of varia· K- R2 12 N- N3, N- KNI. n nd Blac k bas a tage In 6 PxP, PxP 7 QxQt. KxQ 8 B- K3. tiona. dim enlt bu t no t hopeless game. a fter 8 .. . QN - QZ. As to the text move, see no tes afte r 11 N - N 3 R_K 1 Blac k's ninth a nd th ir teen t"h. mo\'es. It is u ndersta ndable that Black trJe ~ lo retain his King Bishol) by re moylng 7 B-N5! • • • • this Hook. from the effect o[ 12 E In this position. a. continua l ion with KR6; in the long run, however, the ex· many chances. T he pinning of Dlack's change or Dls bo ps cannot be a,·oided. King Knight is particularly troublesome. 12 P_ KR4 Q-R4 a nd tbere a l'e objections to t he wea ken· Black's Queen is us ele ss on this Ing .. . P- KR3. square and lI'ilI soon have to retreat. 7 . . . . P_B3 Correct Is 12 ... Q- B2. After 7 . .. P-KH3 8 B- K3, 0-0 9 Q ~ 13 B- R6 N_B1 Q2, K-R2, Wh ite has won an important Aga in the disadvantage of 6 .. .QN tempo in compariso n with the usual Q2 becomes a pparent. 13 . .. B~R l fa lls variations. because ot 14. P- N5, N-,R4 I S NxN, P x:-.i 6 . . . , QN_Q2 8 Q- Q2 0_0 16 B-R3! e tc. t = ch eck ; f _ db!. check; § = dill. ch . 9 P-Q5 • • • • 14 P- R5 Q- B2 206 CHES~ REVJEW, JULY, 1957 cr. note on 12 ... Q-R·1. Here, again. mac k has stopped a lot; but W'hile's 1-1 •.• B-Rl is not satisfactory because attack is by no means exhausted PLASTIC CHESSMEN or 15 P-N5. N/3- Q2 16 B- R3. etc. 27 B_ B4 ... . 15 B-Q3 P- QN4 Stl'ol:ger is 27 B-K3, Black tries a Pawn sacrifice of no 27 , . . . N-B1 significance. \Vhite need pay llO atten Blacl;: misses his chance to swap off lion to it. the dangerous Bis·hop. After 27 .. . NxD! 16 0 - 0 - 0 Px BP White has Ii much mor e d'ifflcult game: 17 B_ N1 · . . . e.g.. 1) 28 QxPt, K- Bl 29 Q- R6t, K- K2 30 QxN. Q- N3 31 R- R2, R- N l 32 P- N5, R- N3 with chances for defense, the more so as Black's Knight on K4 has become a giant; 2) 28 QxN is sll"Ongel' and still s ufficient to win. 28 Q_ R6 - . . . From here on. the attack proceeds smoothly. The t hreat nOlI' is 29 B- N5 and 30 B- B6. These Plastic Chessmen are made of 28 . . . . Nj4-N3 durable Tenite a nd molded in the basic The blockade has to he llfted. but ter· Staunton pattern. Sturdy and practical, r ible consequences fo llow. they are made in three sizes: T ourna_ 29 B_N5 P-B3 ment Size with 5" King, fOI' use on 2% 30 P-K5! . . . . or 2 '4~ squares ; Standard SIze in 2·sec· A s imilar maneUver is known from tion case, with 2%" King, for use on Pachman- Toran. Mal' del Plata, 1955. 17" to 2%" squares; Student S iz e with \\lhite's King Bishop trll ly belongs on 2%" King. [or use on 1 % to 1 %" squares. the diagonal QNI- KH7 and comes into All sizes a re weighted and felted, avail· vital action later. able in Black & Ivory and Hed & Ivory. 17 . . . . B- R1 (See Stu dent Size above.) 18 QR-N1 R-N1 No. 70-St ude nt Size ______$ 4.50 Black's laSt is somewhat pitiful. The No. 71-Same but in Red & Ivory_$ 4.50 open Queen Knight file has no signi· No. 80-Standard Size ______$ 6.50 ficance fOl' Black. fOl' he needs all his No. 81_Same but in Red & Ivory_$ 6.50 pieces on the King,side. No. 11 0_ Tournament Size ______$ 19.50
19 N_B5 • • • No. 111 - Sa me but In Red & Ivory $19.50 New I·einforcements. The Knight is immulle because of (20) PxP~. Compare with diagram preceding. This 19 . . . . N j3- Q2 continuation puts life into White's King CHESSBOARDS 20 B- N5 · . . . Oishop. and practically the end for Black. The main threat is 21 N-K7t as then 30 . .. , RxK P the win of the !~xchange is forced. Other continuations are : 1) 30 . . . 20. . . . B_ KN 2 PxB 31 J3xN, R- K2 32 ;\'-K·I! and White Best, u nder the circumstances. The wins: 2) 30 .. , QPxP 31 BxN, RPxO 32 e nd comes sooner after other moves: Q ~RSt. K-B2 33 R..!R7t, NxR 34 QxN e.g., 1) 20 . . . N-N3 21 N- R6t, K- N2 nlale. 22 B-R4! with the threat of 23 Q-N5! 31 Bx N R- N2 while 22 ... P- B3 is met strongly by Black has nothing else : e.g., 1) 31 23 P- N5; 2) 20 . .. PxN 21 PxP, and .. HPxB 32 Q- RSt, K-B2 33 R- H7t, White wins quickly; 3) 20 . . . P-B3 21 K- .Kl 34 BxP; 2) 31 .. . RxB 32 BxP t, PxP. PxP 22 Q- R2, and White wins. K- I32 {not ... 32 NxB 33 QxNt, K-Bl 21 NxB Kx N 34 Q-H8t, K- K2 35 R - R7tl 33 R-Bl, R 22 B- R6t K-N 1 KN2 34 Q..JR5t, K- K2 35 R-Klt. K- Q2 36 23 P- B4! .. . . 0 - 85t. K- 82 37 R~K8 . THESE standard weight folding boards ""hite prepRl'eS for the libel'alion or 32 N-K4 BPxB are of excellent Quality, about lh" thick, his King BiShop. Black must take as the 'Vhite recaptures the l)iece, but it is Outside covering and playing surface advance to B5 wOll ld decide Quickly. no longer of importance. are black, dice'g rain cloth. Impressed 23 . . . . KPxP 33 R_B1 RxN dividing lines between buff and black 24 QxP • • • • sq uares. Embossed covers. Black's last is forced, but he could The King Bishop file is now a Ilew well have resigned. No. 221- 1%" squares ______$1.75 route of altacl,. DestructiOIl is threatened No. 222-1%" s quares ______$2.00 34 Bx R R_N2 37 RxP Q-K2 with 25 l{- Dl. No. 223-2Vs" squares ______$3.00 35 R-B6 BxP 38 RxP K-R1 24 . . . . Q- Q1 36 Rj1-B1 N-Q2 39 BxP! • • • • 25 PxP · . . . EXTRA heavy folding board, de luxe In spite of the pressure, W hite finds quality, dou ble-weight ]4." thick. Less stl'Ong is 25 QxQP. R- N3 26 Q the strongest moye. No. 204-2!4" squa res ______$7.50 H2, P- N4! 2; OxN, KxB as Black obtains 39 . . . . N_N1 41 B- K6t B.B cou nter·chances. 40 B-B5§ K_ N1 42 Rx B Resigns 25 . . . . Sen d for complete cata log of equipment After 25 . . . BPxP, White has 26 QxQP because t he King Rook file as· sUI'es enough possibilities for attack. Tbe MA l l YO UR ORDER T O text practically prevents 26 QxQP be· cause of 26 ... Nj3- K4! CHESS REVIEW 26 Q- R2 Nj2- K4 250 West 57th Str eet, New Yor k 19, N. Y. CH£SS R£VIEW , JULY, 19S7 207 By REUBEN FINE
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XIV. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 13 RxQ P_K N3 14 P_KN4 N- N2 In the summer of 1936, ] had the great chance I had been waiting 15 N- K4 • • • • for, all invitation to two hig European tOllrnaments. This marked the beginning of an extended tO UI" of Europe which lasted £01' a lmost two years. The first stop was at Za ndvoort, a seaside resort in Holland about twenty minu tes from Amsterdam. The ticket issued to me actually read to H
3 White to move and win 4 White to move and wi n 5 White to move and win 6 White to move and draw Actually here, White has This Jlusitiun is very much In thi~ po ~it io n . you have Perhaps. yo u know that two won: he has a cl ecish·c edge on the order of the last - what truly enough ap]Jears to adjacent Pawns Oil the sixth in mat erial. But the proof though. actually here, Black be even mo re of a material rank normall), beat a Ruok. ,,[ the pudding is in the eat· can draw in alnlOsl any other advantage. If a Queen versus Here. however, White is for· ing ; and YOllr prou[ must de variant. (You might Iry out two pieces ~eems too simple, tunate: he can draw. The pend on a Slire kn owledge of sOllie with the Huuk else· let us say that two Knights process. however, may try elementary end.game techn ic. where on i t.~ seeond rank!) can draw in ~Ollle positions. your skill. Solve th is ex· In short. the win here is But the win i ~ even more In· And, once again. the te ch· umpl e alld th e next befure qu ittl easy, hut also quite structive this timc. Go to nica l ·aspects of tile wm are consulting either sol ution instructive. T ry it. work on it. worth workin g out. or deduct one point.
7 White to move and w in 8 . White to move and win 9 Btack to move, White wins 10 Wh ite to move and win This position is a compan· Here we em hark on another This posit ion plainly has Bishop and two Pawns often iun to the previolls one. It pair of end ings. The points some of the aspects of the win aga in st 11 Book. As a is a rare win for a Rook inl'olved are sim pl er than for previous olle: ye t the .~etting finisher for ou r quiz, how· against the tw o Pawns adja. the la_~t pair; but they have differs; and Black is on the ever. this position is ap· ccnt on the sixth rank. In at least equal practical val uc. move (else I P-N8 (Q)t is propriate. For there JS all their im plications, the In this one. a]lparently. an eskimo pie). Each of something quietly neat and two posit ions are essential White cannl>! release his these posit ions has been conclusive ahout White's for yo ur undertaking any Rook with a check - yet foozled in actual play. On technic. Also. it illustrates ending with Rook against how else can he hope to that warning, however, you a true comhi nation in end· Pawns. Work on them! promote hi s Pawn? ought to win. Can you? game pluy. See it? 210 CHESS REVtEW, JULY, 1957 A SHO HISTORY OF CHESS By Henry A. Davidson, M. D.
Chapter 19. Chess Polygot R-Jlergo~ P- s trati()te ~ (arlllv-man) or pion it: C.skaki* (zatrikion* in Byzantine The hi story of the sweep of culfure is CnOATlAN K.kralj (king) Q·dama (lady ) Greek I Ch-echec M-cchec d mat S-isopal often frozen into the speech of the coun · nl" kraljica (q ll een) B-lovac (runner nr lia (isa meaning "equal," the implication tries on ils line of march. For that rea· more literally, huntsman) N-konjic (little is that, in a stalemate, the players are son. fo reign namus for the chessmen have h"r~e ) or skakec (jumper) R-toranj "equal" - i.e. drawn). often appeared in these pages. We have or kula (both, tower) P·pjesa.k (foot H.:BREW K-meleeh (king) Q.malka seen, for c)(umpie. in the names for th.! ~ o ldier ) C,sah M-sahmat Ch-cek S'pat*§. (queen) B·ratz (runner) or fi\ (elephant ) bishop that an English origin rather than CZECH K·kral (king) Q-dama (lad)') or nr zaken (counsellor) N.parash (knight) Scandinavian is indicated for Icelandk kralovna (queen) B·behoun or strelee R.migdal (tower) P.hayal (foot soldier) chess and that the Arabic game entered (i)()th, runner) N-kun (I)()rse) ur jerdec M-shahmat S-ihaehra Ch-I)'un! al ha Europe through Spain and Italy, (jumper) or konik (little horse) R-hroch melech. As a convenience for those who may (hi[lpopotamus) or vez (tower) P-sedlak HI:»OUSTA NI K-badshah (king) Q.farzin or have ()ccasion to consuh foreign peri (peasant) ur pesak (foot soldier) C·5achy vazier (counsellor) B-peela or fil (ele. odicals and books, the items of interna Ch-sach !\I·sachmat S·pat or remis*§ Ilhant) N-aspa or ghora (horse) R·rukh tional nomenclature scallered tlHOtlgilOUI (mostly sUllplied by Karl Hudek, Consul· (chariot hut probably by adaptation from other parts of this book aTC here brought general of Czecho·Slovakia ) . the Sanskrit) t p.piyadat or paidal (foot together and arranged alphabet.ically in DAN IS H K-konger (king) Q-dronning soldier) C-shatranj* Ch·kisht (attack) forty major languages of the world. Of (queen ) (lr dame or hue (lady ) B·luber M-shah mat S-zich (dead lock) (Informa course, some languages have more than (runner) N.springer (jumper) R-tllarn tion supplied by Mr. Syed Wilitajuddin one name for a piece. as in English w ~ (tower ) P-knegt (servant ) or bonde Ahman, Dept. ()f India, Information Serv_ have " r()ok" and " ca~tl e ." ( [wllsant) C,skakspil M-shaktnat Ch-skak. ice. Washington, D. C. ). The f() ll()wing abbreviations are used: DtiTCIl K.koning (king) Q-liam (lady) H U"C,.\RU" K-kiraly (king) Q.kiralno or K ror kin\: P for pawn nr koningin (queCIl ) B.looper (runner I kiralyne (queen I B·futar (runner) N-ugf() Q ror ' lllcen C [o r chc"s n for rook ~[ for c he ck ," "t~ N-paanl (horse) R-tooren (tower) or (jumper) or 1(1 /lwr,;e) or hllszar B for bIs hop e h for chec k kasted (castle ) C.sehaakspel CIt·schaak (knight ) R·bastya (castle) or torony X for k1\ ;\:ht S for sla lematd !\-f·schaak·mat S-remis or pat*~. (tower) P-paraszt (Ileasant) ur gyal()g In parentheses arc given the literal EGYI'TIA!' K·malek (king I Q·malekah (fOOL soldier) C.sakjatek S-pat*§. meanings of the name ~ . (queen) B·feel (elephant ) N-farcs ICEI.A NDIC K-kongur (king) Q-drotning (queen) B·biskoll (bishop ) N-riddari AR.~B I C K·shah (king) Q.wazir (coun (horse) B-tabya P-askari C.shatranj or (horseman ) R-hrokur (hero ) P.peth:l: sellor) B-m (elephant) N-faras (horse ) sUlr cnj ~I·kesh S-mat Ch-malek (king) R·rukh (ship or chariot) t P-baidak:i: (These terms were verified by the New C.skak M·mat S·pan*§. C-shatranj* Ch-shah* ~I- s ha h mat* S-za id. York nHi ee of the Royal Egyptian Con· ITALIAN K-rc (king) Q.dunna (lady) B· Br.1'GALl K-raja (king) Q-mantri (coun sulate'general) . alfiere (en8ign) t N ·cavallo (horse ) R sellor) B·hathi (elephant ) N-gora (horse ) ESTO NIA N K.knningas Q-lipp B-oda N· rocco (adapted from rllk!! but with sense R-nauka (ship) P-huret C·daba Ch-raja ratsu R- vanker P-ettnr C-male !\'I·matt uf ·'castle·' too ) t "r torre (lower) P (king) j\"f-kishmat S-zich (terms furnish S-viik (terms furnished b,· New York of pcdona (foot soldier) C-scacchi Ch·scaeco ed by Mr. Seyd Waha;uddin Ahman, fice, Estonian Consulate·general ) . '\-I·scaccommat() S-pattare§. Dept. of India, Information Service, ETlIIOI'IA!' (Amharic) K·negus (king) Q. JAI'HESE K-osho (master) Q.kin (gen Washingl()n, D. C. ). ferz (counsellor) B-fil (elephant) N·faras eral) B-gin (elephanl) N·keima (horse) BOR "' ~:A !' K.raja (king) Q.mantri (c()un (horse) R-derr P-medakt (apparently an H-kiosha (chariot) P-fu (foot soldier) seHor) B'gaja (elellhant ) N-kuda (horse. atiaptation of arabic baidak ). C.shogi Ch·O i\-J·tsumi. FIIHNCH K·roi (king) Q·dame (lady) B· man ) R-ter (charin!.) P-bidat C-chatur. JAV .~N~:S~: K-ralll (master) Q.patch (l ord) BRAZIl_I AN c f. Portuguese but these differ: fou (jester) N-cavalier (knight ) R-roe B-mantri (counsellorjt N.j aran (horse) Q·dama (lady) R-t orre (tower ) P-peao: (fortress )t or tour (tower) P·pion~ C· R-prahu (ship)t P·bidaH C-chator Ch· (as supplied by the Brazilian Consul-gen echecs Ch-eehec M-echee et mat S'pat*§. sah M-mat (bidak, clwtor, sah and mat eral in New York ) . GHUC K-ri (king) Q.bainrioghan are adaptations of corresponding Arabic BUR:\H:S£ K-m eng (lord) Q-ehekoy (gen. (queen ) B-easbog (bishop) N ·ridire words backwashed thruugh Persia and eral) B·chen (elephant) N·me (horse (horseman) R-eaislean (castle) P·liann India) t . (army.man) or fear (man) C fidhcheall man ) R·rutha (chariot) P-yeint C·chi· KOREA:» K-koung (general) Q-sa Icoun· M·ntortshainn S-Ieamshainn (terms and thareen (adaptation of the Sanskrit seHor ) B.siang (elephant ) N-ma (horse ) meanings supplied by :Mr. J. Davi\t of chu/ II rtlllf;.(1 ) . P. R·teha (chariot I P-pieng (fool soldier) Brooklyn: leamh means "silly" or 'int· CHI NESE K.tseung (general) Q-shi (coun C-tsiangkeui CIHiang M.tyousa (CL " "fl·'d'sa/f/ ~I. sell()r) B-siang (elephant) N-ma (horse) Jlotent : mort means ata; an Chinese terms above), means " Ilredicamenl"). R-che (chariot) P-pingh ({(JOt soldier) • Lf.TT1SH K-karalis (king) Q·dama (lady) G.:RMAN K-Konig (king) Q.Dame (iady) C.tseungki ClJ·siang M-szc or tsaoliano. B-linhdsineeks (runner) N·sirdsillsh B·Laufer (runner) N-Springer (jumper) (j umper) P ·kahjneek (peasant) R-tornis t So m ~ wh "l con lrOVc rs ;fI ! a s gen erally ind l R·Turm (tnwer ) P-Bauer (peasant) C· c ~led In cu rlier parts of the hook. (tower). Schach Clt-Schach M-Schachmatt S,Pll tt *~. ~ No o ther m eaning t han the chess;c one LITH UANIA,," K-karalius (king) Q.valdove in th i~ Ill n.
Components of the Modern Chess Army The ranks of the chess armies of the world today would include camels and The catalogue of the various kinds of chess men is long and to your lions and tigers, generals and knights, humors changing. Here is a chess set with pieces obviously not in children and men, lords and masters, Dr. David son's "Modern Chess Army." - E dit01·S. kings and queens and a dozen others. Wc he re ke y the names gi ven ahove by ------countries under their literal meanings. B ud f)· ~ . Li lhuanian Consul. ge ne ral in Portuguese xadrez ) rathe r than from the A RMY, or Army,mall. T he Sanskrit chao New Y"rk: Lithuanian a ppears 10 be Ihe I'e r,;ian $hah ) .... IU rQllga means " army." In Gaelic and in only language in which a bi5110p i.'! a I hl SS tA ~ K·korol (king) Q.kra la (q ueen) Greek, the pawn is called an " army nlan." knighl) . vr fen. (cvun5e1 lor ) B·slvn (ele phant ) 8ISHO". The piece flankin g the royal .\IALAY K'raja (kin g) Q.mantri (CQull sel. N·kon (horse) R-Iod ya (ship) p .peshka CQuple is called a "bishop" in English, lor ) t B.gaja (ele phanl ) N·kuda (horse) (fOl, t soldi e r) C-shakmaty Ch·shah M·rn at Gaelic, Portuguese and somelimes 111 R-t er (chariot ) P·hidakt C-chalo ]" Cll ·sah S·lllIt l (Terms were supplied by the New Spanish. ~ I· ma t ( bidr/k , C"I/lor, sa" and mat are York uffice of Ihe Consulat e.general of CAME L. The bishop is so called by Tihe ultimately ftom th e corres ponding Arabic lhll Soviet Union. Fer: derives from the tans. terms) . Arabic Dr Persian and is n Ol t the Ru ssian CASTLE. The rook, usually as an alternate \\' "rd fnl" "counsellor." Slol) and lodya \ -fOi'l GOI. K-khan (king) Q.hirs (li"n ) designation is called by Ihe local term B·taima (camel) N·at (horse) R-terghe ure regular Ru ssian terms fUI· "elephant" for "castle" in Dutch, English, Gaelic, .. I ' ") P-klllls C .'!h atura e h·shat ?iI -mat. antI s up- . H ungarian, Portuguese and Slovak. NORln:CIA;-; K.k,mge (king) Q-dama S.:lI fllA N K.k rn ly (king) Q·dallla (lady) CHA RIOT, T he rook, is so called in (lady) or drunning (q ueen) B.lope r (ru n. B,lovac (ru nne r) N·kon (hor~ ) R-kula Bornean, Burmese. Chinese, Japanese. ncr) N·~ I ) r i ng er .. r s pringar (jumllCrl (t" ... er) P.peonf: or pjesak (foot soldie r) Korean, i\hlay and Tibetan. or hest (horse) I{·taa nl ( lO wer ) P·bonde SI A.\H:S E K-khoon (maSler l Q.med (coun. CHl l. O. In Tibet, a Jla .... n is a "child." (peasanl) C·sjakk ,) T schaak Ch.sjaak or ~c1 !"r) B·kome (lord ) N·mah (hurse) R COU~SF. I . 1. 0 R. The origi nal ns me for the schaak i\ 1·schachm all S·remis§ (Droll llillg. r UII ( ~ hil l) P·be r e~ C·magruk :\I·chon kin g's eonsor!. thc queell is so designated sprill g er, .1c!w ak and sch achmall_ were S·ull ( Information fu rn ished hy the New today in Arabic, Bengali, Bornean, ~ u]l p !i e d by tl w lluya! Norwegian Con York "ffice. Cnllsulate.gene rn l "f Thai) . Chinese, Hindustani, Korean, :M alay, Per· sulate.gen<:l"al " f New York) . Sl.OVA K K.kral (king) Q.kralo,'nu (queen) sian, Ru.'!s ian (alternate d('signation ) and PERSIAN K·! hah (ki ng) Q.farzin or wllzir ij·be7.e c (runner) N·kon (hnne) R · ba~ta Turkish. It is also th e Java nese name fo r (counsellor) n.pil (elellhanl) N'IISP (cu rl e ) P·sedliak ( peasant) C-each Ch· the bishop. ( h fl r ~ e) R-ru kht P.pi ya da (foot ~ o l d i e r ) sach M-s achmat S.pat§ (Information SU Ii' COUR IER a8 "runner" or " messen ger" is C.chalrll ng. shatranjlt Ch-shah i'll ·sha h plied lIy Mr. Karl H udec, Consu!a.le·gen. the bishop in Croatian, Czecl), Danish. mat"'" S.~h a hqa m (Ifa: ir and shatranj arc cral of C ~.e cllO. S l ovaki a ) . Dutch, German, Hebrew. Hun garian, Let· Arabic replacemcll ts for tarzi" and chat. S UWt: :'H : K.kral (king) Q-da ma (lady ) B. tish, NOl'W"egian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak rang) . ICkac (ru nner ) N·skakac (jUmlle r) I{. and Slovene. POl.ISH K·krol (king) Q-dama (lad y) or gradt P·kmet ( peasant) C·sah CII ·sah EL EP HANT. T he bishop was origi nally an krolo wa (qucen) B·goniec (messenge r) ~ ·I ·s a hm a t S-pat§. "elephant" and still is in Arabic, Bengali, N·kon (horse) " I" konik (lillie horse) S t',\;<\'lSIJ K-re~' (king) Q-reina (qlwen) Bornean, Burmese, Chinese, Egyptian, R·wieza (l"wc r) P.p i onek ~ or pieszak (l r ~eno rn (lady) B·alfiltt or ollis po £thioJlean, Hebrew. Hindustani, J apanese, (fooL soldi er) C.Czllchy "r Szachy Ch. t bi shop) N·caballo (horse) H.roquet or Korean, Malay, Persian. Russian and szach M,szachmat S· pa t ~ (K ro[OI l.! a. torre (tower ) P.peon (peasa nt ) C·ajadrez Turki sh. goniec. kO I! li nd pioll f' k have been ve rified Ch.j aq ll e M·jaqll cmale S.empate or cer· E NSICC'!. T he Italian name for "bishop" by Tadeusz Kassern of Ihe Consnlale.gen. rart (R eina, allil, fOrr e and cerrar we re from aljiu e, Ara bic for "elephant," has eral of Poland ill New York) . ! uW lied hy ~1r. Miguel Es pi nO! of the been absorbed by homophony to Italia n POIlTOGUES t: (c f. Bra:tilian ) K-Rei (king) S panisll Consulate.general's offi ce. Cf. " ensign ." rainha (queen ) B.delphimt or bis IW note on Portuguese terms, a bove. FOOT SOLDIER is the designation of tile (bishop) N·ca"alo (1IO rse) R.roqll e or S WEDISH K.kung (king) Q·drotlning Jlawn in Chinese, Croalian, Cl.CCh. He· torre (tower) aho castelo (castl e) p. (quecn ) B-Iopare (runner) N·hast brew, Hindustani. Hungarian, Italian, piao:!: C·xadrez Ch.xaqne ~1·m ale S·cm· (horse) or s pri ngare (j umper) , some· Japanese, Korean. Lithuanian, Persian, patC§ ( R aildHl . casl elo and pjao we re ti mes stl" is kampe (warri or ) H·tor» P olish. Russian and Serhian. furnis hed hy Mr, Gil Stone of CaS(! d'J (towcr) P·hondc ( peasant) C·,;chack or GF:NF.R1IL. In Chinese and Korean, the Porl llg(d, informat ion agency of the P Ol" ~c ha c h s l) c l Ch·schack M·schakmatt S. pal\ king is a " gene ral." In Burmese and tuguese government. A p pa r entl ~ ' . th e ur remis} (Schack , pa/t, hasl and remis Japanese. "gene ral" means "queen. " queen i$ dalll !' (lady ) in Brazilian Portu, wcre fu rn is hed by J\h. A u gu ~ t de Harl Hr.Ro. T he Icelandic In r rook corres ponds guese li nd raillhll (q ueen ) in cont inental. Ill ansdordd of the Ne .... York off ice, Royal wit h their word for "hero." though it was The older delplrinl is an adaptation of C,)nsulatc of S .... eden ) . not so derived. the Arabic al /il, reconstructed to fit the T IU ~: TA ;'1 K-sendlle (lion) Q·stag (tige r) HIP I'OI'OTMIUS is the C:tech for rook. meaning of "crown prince" (French B.ngamong (camel) N·rita ( hor~) R· HORSE is the origin al and one of the CQm · dau phin ) , Spanish and Portuguese are ~h in l:: ta (chariot ) P ·bu (child ) C·chan· monest translations of the local designa. the only Europcan languages in which the dra ki. tion for knight. T he piece is stili a horse name of the game comes from the Sans· T UBKtS IJ K-shaht Q-vesir or wa7.i r (coun. in 2B of th e languages analyzed in this krit c!wt(lrall lJa (Spanish ajadrez and seli or) B·fii (elephant ) N,sll var i or at chapte r. 212 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1951 HORSF.MAN in its literal. rather than de rived meaning liS "knight" is the designa. tion of that piece in B"rncau. Burmese. Gaelic and Icelandic. J ESTF.R as "fool" is the name for the knight in Greek and the bishoJl in French. J UMPElI is the word for knight in the Germanic tongues, specifically in Danish. German, Norwegian and Swedish. Also Miniature games are the hors d'oeuvres of chess. in Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Lettish and Slovene. Berlin. 1907 Ota(jo, 1950 KING is so called in all but seven of the "Don't make 100 many Pawn moves in One of the sOUlHlesl psychological rules i n (:hess is that a weak I'cply to a weak languages analyzed in thb chapter. He the opening." the books warn you. But. maybe, six Pawn moves in a I'OW is not move leads to trouble. is a "general" in Chinese and Korean. too mUch! a "lion" in Tibetan, a "lord" in Chinese, ALAPIN'S OPENING and a "master" in Japanese, Javanese and QUEEN'S GAMB IT DECLINED W. G. Stenhouse R. Treece Siamese. Amateur H . Bruening White Black KNIGHT is so lIsed in English, French, White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 4 N,P NxP? Hebrew and Hungarian. In Lithuanian. 1 P- Q4 P-Q4 4 B-B4 BPxP 2 N_K2? N-KB3 5 Q- K2 Q-K2 the word for the bishop (rifri) al so means 2 P-QB4 P-K3 5 BxN PxN! 3 P-KB4 p,p 6 N-Q5 Q- K4 "knight." S N-QB3 P-QB4 6 B-K5 BPxP LADY is the usual or alternate designation of the queen in Croatian. Czech, Danish. Dutch, French, German. Italian, Lettish. Norwegian, Polish. Portuguese, Serbian and Slovene. LIO:< is the Tibetan "king." Ll'JTLF. HOR SE. In Cmatian. C~ech and Polish. the knight is more u ~ua lly called by the diminutive for "horse," LORD is the Javanese for the queen. the Burmese for the king, and the Siamesc for the bishop. Kow , N/ 5- B3 wins a piece in [airly !'If.H' is the Gaelic for the pawn. It alter simple style. White Iwe Fel's a llIO\'e com· White resigns hecause the embarras· plicated method. nates with the term for "militia·man" or sing double threat of .. PxR(Q) and 7 N(1 _B3! P-QB3 K_Q1 "army-man." of .. . B- N5t. winning the Queen. 10 N-Q6t 1I'L~STF.R. In Japanese. Javane ~e and Sia· S P- Q4 ! QxQP 11 Q-KSt K_B2 9 NxN mese, the king is called "master." 12 N-NSt Resigns PF.ASANT is the regular designation for Postal Game, 1930 the pawn in Czech, Danish, German, Hun· 'One comment seems apropos: both :the Postal Game, 1923 players saved a lot of postage on t hi ~ garian, Lettish, Norwegian, Slovak, Dlac!, develops hI s pieces quickly game. Slovene, Spanisll and Swedish. and loses quickly. Or a legend or "e" QUEEN is the regular Of alternate name BUDAPEST DEFENSE (for erro!,) before "j" (for eye), for the king's consort in Cr"alian. Czech, Warren Selman CENTER COUNTER GAME Danish, Dutch, Egyptian, English, Gaelic, White mack Greek. Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Wiesel Weigel 1 P-Q4 4 P- QR3 P-Q3 N-KB3 White Black Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish and Portu. 2 P- QB4 P- K4 5 PxP B,P 1 P- K4 P-Q4 guese. It is not used in other languages. 3 PxP N-K5 6 P-KN3 . . . . 5 P-KR3 B,N being unknown in Asia, for instance. 2 PxP Q,P 6 QxB N_QB3? A positional move, perhaps, 3 N-QBS SERVAN T as knegt is an alternate Danish Q-QR4 7 B-NS! Q-N3 4 N-B3 B-NS S N- QS! Q- R4 term for the pawn. SHIP. A rook is a "ship" in Bengali. Java· nese, Russian and Siamese. TICER is the Tibetan queen. TOWER is a regular or altefllate name for the rook in Croatian, Czech, Dani ~h. Dutch, French, German. Hebrew, Hun· ganan, Italian, Lettish, Lithuanian, Nor. wegian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Span. ish and Swedish. WARRIOR. The Swedish sometimes call the knight Slridskampe (warrior). WOInHr ONE is lin Hlt ernate Greek des· 6 . . . . NxBP! ignation for the bishop, somewhat analo· A slight. tactical smpI'ise. 9 P-QN4! Resigns ) gous to the medieval German IeI'm. Dcr Resigns For Dlac!, loses his Queen (9 ... QxB 10 NxPt, etc.), Aile (the Old One, the Sage) for this Else White has the unsavory choice piece. of allowing an ultimate .. , NxR or of
This series on the Short Hi~to ry ot Chess 7 KxN, BxPt and 8 . . . QxQ. enters upon its COnclud ing chapter In the next issue .-Ed. t =::: check: :I: =::: dbl. check; § dts. ch. '--ll .. CHESS REVt£w, JULY, 1957 213 Up.to-date opening a'nalysis by WALTER KORN by an olllstaruling fJuthority.
THE MODERN FUNCTION OF 6 B-N5 IN THE SICILIAN Part III. 1 P-K4. P-9B4 2 N-KBl. P-9l l P-94. PxP 4 NxP. N-KBl 5 N-983. P-9Rl 6 B-KN5. P-Kl 7 P-B4 Our earlier contributions dwelt upon the origin and earlier develop· 10 . . . . ment of the highly dynamic 6 B-N5 line of th e "Neo·modern Paulsen," "Old stuff" by no,," is 10 ... K).'-Q2 II P-85! NxP 12 PxP. PxP 13 8 - K2: covering the aggressive Variation 6, 7 Q- B3, in Part II. (Keres- F uder'er·. Gothe nberg. 1955) . Capping OUl" previous description, we now move over to what has 11 PxP KN_Q2 become the most recent trunkline, the preceding Pawn push, 7 P-B4. Shol't·lived is 11 . . • N- Q4 12 NxN. Aga in, various ethnical chess groups have devoted a lot of manpower to PxN 13 R-;:\'3. QxP H Q- B3! exploring tid::; most dangerous try at winning space for White ill the most Bllt. while our journey so fal' needed only gentle paddling. 0111' boat now gets rapid fashion. Contrib utions were made uy the Swedes (Horberg, L.arsen, into tlll'bulent waters . The te xt .is Keres Nilsson and Stahlberg), the Yugoslavs (Matanovich, Janoshevieh and Tol\\sh (XXIV U.S.S.1l. Championship) . Rabar) and the Russians, spearheaded by their Len ingrad Chess Co!lee· tif (Byvshev vs. Rovner, Spassky vs. Geller, etc., all in Leningrad, :1 954). The underlying motif of 7 P-B4 is to follow up with Q-B3, to castle QueelHide, to move P- KN4 and 10 get a King.side steamroller going quickly. Black can hardly plan for castling QueelHide and so must rely either on an ironclad defense aft er 7 .. . 8- K2 or hope for a qu icker suc· cess after aggressive counter.play wi th 7 . . . Q-N3 or possibly seek a com· bination of both. The firsL stralegy with 7 . . . B- K2 has been the ma in theme of 1957, especially in the Tnlemational Team Tournament aL iVJos cow and in the XX IV U.S.S.R. Championship. The strategy with 7 ... Q- N3 i5 at present under a cloud but may come bouncing back at ally time. 12 B-QB4 • • • • Variation 7 One of the nell' ideas which are the livestock of inl'en the che .~s. On the othel' White Black N,P N-KB3 hand, one Illay ask ,,"hy the innovation is 1 P_ K4 P_QB4 •5 N- QB3 P- QR3 neces sary as the position diagrammed 2 N_ KB3 P-Q3 6 B- K N 5 P-K3 was already established as decidedly in P_Q4 p , p 3 7 P-B4 • • • • Whiie's favol' after 12 N-K ~ ! (Tal Tolush. XXIII U.S.S.H. Championship). Here is some analysis . all in White's {,war: I} 12 N- K4. NxP 13 N- N5, N- Q6t 14 BxN. Px).' 15 8xPt. D- Q2 16 R-Q1; 2) 12 . .. Q-H5 13 8 - N 5. l'xO J.l 0 - 0 and 15 NxN'P or 15 Q- B2: ~) 12 . . . QxP 13 II-N3, Q-R8t 14 K- B2, Q- H5 15 B- N 5. 8 . . . Px8 16 NxNP. P - B3 17 P xP. PxP IS The only logical. consequential - anti R-Kl ; ~) 12 .. , N- B3 13 NxN, PxN 14 contrOI'ersial ! - follow·up. After ,PanIlO's 8 - QB4 and J 5 Jl- N3. 8 . .. N- B3 9 0-0- 0. B- Q2. Black does It may be, howe l·er. that domestic not seem to be in any danger. but merely study may have shown some flaw in the "safe" continuations are anat hema to 12 N-K~ line. and so Ke res deviated. analysis! The Silllplificfftioll. 9 .. . QxN It seems the more lil{ely as Tolush is Sub·variant A: the Co unt er·Attack 10 QxQ, NxQ 11 fixN, allows 'Vhite far no innocent anti would not hRve gone lIlore freedolll and mobility. with open eyes into a losing line. 7 . . . . Q-N3 To round up 'the pictUre . hel'els one 8 Q- Q2! . . . . 9 R_QN 1 Q-R6 10 P-K5 . . . . of the lesser altel'llRlives : 12 B- K2? 8 R- QNI fot'Ceits the chalice of Queen· Q- 84! 13 N-K4, QxKP ].I TI- B3. N- K83 side castling. 8 N- N3. Q- K6f or 8 P-QN3. Bannil;:- Tolus'h (XXIV U.S.S.'/{. 'Cham· ]lions'hip) "simplified" by exchanging 15 N- K2, QN-Q2. with plus for mack. P- Q4 9 PxP. NxN also justify 'Black's We give the res't of the Keres-Tolusli defense. with 10 BxN, PxD 11 P- B5, B- R3 J 2 QxU, QiNt 13 Q -Q2 bnt only made Bla ck 's game, briefly for lack of space. t =: check; :I: dl>!. ch<':Ck ; § _ dis. eh. tas k ellsiel·. 12 . . . . B_K2 214 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 19H 12 ... NxP is met by 13 NxP! and 12 White stands better (Peyev-Benko, In . . B-N5 13 R- N3, Q- R-I 14 0-0 gives ternational Team Tournament, Moscow, White It strong attack. 195,6) . 13 R-N3 BxS Summary. The light and darl, sides of 14 QxB Q- K2 t he various Bla ck defenses have been so 15 QxP Q-B1 selt·evident that summarization is almost 15 .. . Q-RSt 16 P~N3 , QxN 17 QxRt, superfluous. In Sub·variant A, we are N- Bl 18 B-K2 Is hopeless for Black. "hopeful," in B " confident" that Black 16 Q-N5 R- N1 is safe. 17 Q_B4 N_B4 Blac k must stop 18 N-K4. PART IY. 18 0-0 Q_N2 To tie up loose ends anu pl"ovide addl 18 . .. NxR 19 BxN will still leave 9 O-O-O! B_Q2 lional safety·valves, we must also ]'ecOl'u the alternative to Black's 6 ... P-K3. It winning N-K~ possible fOI' White. Black Is too optimistic. 9 ... 8 - K?, Hence, this final pal"t on 6 . • . QN-Q2. 19 R_B2 QN_Q2 tl"lUl s j)osing to Sub·va l·i a nt B is better'. 1 P-K4 P- QB4 t, NxP N-KB3 20 N-Q5! NxR 10 NxN! PxN 2 N_KB3 P- Q3 5 N_QB3 P- QR3 Or 20 . . . PxN ? 21 H-N3 and 22 BxQP. Or 10 . .. BxN 11 BxN, PxB 12 P-B5! 3 P_Q4 PxP 6 B-KN5 QN-Q2 21 N-B7t K_K2 11 BxN PxB Or 21 .. . K-Ql?? 22 NxPt, etc. 12 P-B5 P- K4 22 BxN 13 Q-R5! .. • White's grip is apparent in 22 White stands far better (Swe dish R-N1 23 N/4xP, PxN 24 Q..... R4t. Q-N4 analysiS) . 25 Q-N-It, K- Q1 26 N xPt . Sub-variant 0: the divertive maneuve r 23 QxPt K-Q3 26 R-B1 Q-K6"t (Continue from first diagram) 24 N/4xP N_B3 27 K-R1 B,N 7 _ .. _ P- R3!? 25 RxN Q-K8t 28 NxB QR-QBl Art intel'polation which has been of 29 QxNP Resigns importance in positions in which W'hlte has 1I0t jllayed P-B4. Black compels ·the Sub_variant B: the "foolproof" defense Bishop to "declare itself," ]'el! nQulsh (Continue from first diagr am) jJr'eSS \ll'e on the diagonal, BI-R6, or with· 7 .. , . B_K2 draw on t hat diagonal but cal! orr the 8 Q-B3 Q_B2 Intention of White's 6t h move . Here Variation 1 9 0 _0_0 , . . . White has only one feasible choice. 7 Q- B3 • • • • S B-R4 B-K2 Of much of the first two, eQ'ualizing 9 Q-B3 . ' .. Hnes, we have a lready tOU ched in OUI' previous sections. So we give them briefly before going on to the most impor-tant one, fOI" this section. Sub.variant A 7 . . . . Q_R4 9 0-0-0 P_KN3 8 B_Q2 Q- B2 10 P_KR4 P_KR4 Sub-variant B 7 , . . , P-K3 9 R_N1 Q- B2 8 0-0-0 B-K2 10 P_KN4 P_N4 Sub_variant C 9 . . . . 0-0 7 . . . , P-R3! Black Is also s a;tislactorily protected 8 B- Q2 • • • • after either 9 .. . QN--Q2 10 Q-"N3, N- B4 9 . . . . P_ KN4 On 8 B- K3? P- K4 9 N- N3, P- N4, Black (Keres- Aronin, XXIV U.S.S.R. Champion· achieves equilibrium. ship) or 9 ... N- B3 10 NxN, QxN 11 The qU estion her e is: can Black's coullter-attack succeed in the face of 8 . , . . ' N_K4 B ~ K2 , B- Q2 12 Q- K3, QR- Bl (Szabo Toran, Upsala, 1956). the thol'n in h is side, P-KB4!? Or' 8 . . . P- K4 9 N- B5, P- K3 10 N-K3! 10 B-Q3 N_B3 10 PxP PxP?! 9 Q- N3 Q-N3 The latest . attemPt at reviving this 10 N_N3 B-K3! The soundness of Black's position is line which was utterly discI'edited a[teJ' All is well for Black. born out by yet anothe]' fully adequate 10 ... KN-Q2 11 NxP! with a tr'lple defense: 10 ... QN- Q2 11 KR-Kl, N-B4 detent for Argenti nians at Gothenberg, Variation 2 12 P- K5, NxB 13 RxN, N-KL 1955 ("Spotlight" in February, 1956). (Continue from first diagram, Part IV) 11 NxN QxN But Black's fate is 8tJll precarious. Hence, White may ·try to shift from 7 11 ... PxN Is faulty: 12 P-K5, PxP 11 BxNP QN-Q2 Q- B3 to a more cunning move, 13 Q-R3 with adVantage to White. 12 0-0-0] , ... 7 B- QB4! P-R3! 12 P-K5 QxQ 14 PxP N-Q4 Uutil now, Black stoou up well against On 7 ... P-KN3 at once, White has 8 13 PxQ PxP 15 BxB NxB 12 B-K3, N-K4 13 Q-K2, P-N4 14 0-0-0, P-B3! P- R3 9 B- K3! and 10 Q- Q2, but P- N5 15 N- Nl, NxP (Olaisson- PiJnik, not 8 Q-Q2, P-R3! 9 B- K3, N- N5! Sub_variant C: the "carefree" defense Heykja vik, 1955) or 12 B- Q3, Q- R4. Dut 8 B-R4 P-KN3! (Continue from first diagram) the simple 12 0 - 0-0 upsets it all. Black is now set to play ... B- N2 7 . , • . Q_B2 12 . , . . N_K4 18 Q-K3 N-K4 and .. , 0-0 without having to fear the 8 Q-B3 . - . . 13 Q-K2 P_N4 19 K-N1 Q-B2 threat of B-KR6, etc. Althoug·h this line On the less aggressive and more posi· 14 N_B3 NxN 20 BxPt PxB of defense has lately been abandoned, tional 8 Q-Q2, Black plays the less pro· 15 QxN B_N2 21 NxNP Q-R4 it has not been because of any refllta vocatil"e and more lll'evelltive . .. QN-Q2. . 16 B-Q3 N-Q2 22 NxPt K-B1 tion and it torms a useful "second line 8 . _ . . N-B3 17 BxB QxB 23 P-QR3 . " . of defense." CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1957 215 Entertaining and instructive games by I. A, Horowitz annotated by a famous expert,
This line has something of a histol'Y. 24 R-QR3 Q-Q4 t:i}-'NTERNA TlONAL Rated a dis tinct plus for ""hite at th is Now Bla c k'~ de Fense disintegrates . 24 point in "Practical Chess Ope n ings." it .. Q- D5 Is shal'pel' a nd correct. was resuscitat.ed for Bla'ck about the 25 8_B3 Q-Q2 ENGLAND, 1957 time of the Challengers' Tournament. 26 K-N1 R_B5 1953, on t'he basis of the t ext sequel. Bognor Regis International 27 R-Q3 Q- B2 14 , ' , Q-B2 Significant Sampling On 27 . . . Q- N4 28 "R-N;{, R-QN5 29 B Also to be ~ons i dered her'e is 14 . .. K2. Q-H5 30 8-JO, Rxll 31 Bx"R, Black's This galne serves as an excellent :-"' -QN5, J'e commended in ")'iodern Chess l'emaining Hool{ is trapped. 27 . .. Q- Bl sampling of Olle of the lines of the Openings." is no bette r: 28 P-N3, H- B2 29 B- N3, Hauzer Attack. Unless .mack di scovers 'R- Q2 30 Hx"H. Qxlt 31 Q-N6, and Black's a new ilU(J!'ovement (see note to move 15 R- Q2 . . . , Pa\\'n ~ raIl. H), the defense will be relega-letl to ~' hi1e the Rook can be maintained at limbo. Q6, there is danger that it may be locked 28 B-N3 Q-R4 in by , . . N-Q4. Again, Black gets his Blaci{ t hreatens 29 •.. ·R- QU5. SICI LIAN DEFENSE Pawn, but at 'It price. 29 Q-K1! QxQt S. Gligorich L, Barden 15 . . . , Else the Queen,slde P awns fall. Yugos lav ia Great Brl~ajn )'lore 0)" less forced it" mack is to 30 BxQ P-QN4 White llIack equaliZe the position. 31 P-QN3 R-KB5 1 P- K 4 P- QB4 5 N-QB3 P-Q3 16 B_ K2 N_ K 5 32 R-Q6 P-K4 2 N_ KB3 N- QB3 6 B-KN5 P_K3 The problem is how to continue de, Blac!(s Queen Rook Pall'n cannot be P_Q4 p,p 7 Q_Q2 P_QR3 3 \·elopment. Castling King,side is un· defe nded, so he aims. perhaps, at stal;t, 4 N,P N_ B3 8 0-0-0 , ' . , sal'OJ"), (17 R- fil and 18 ExN. brea k i n ~ ing ~OUle King,side ac tion. The Rauzer Attack against the Sicilian, t he King-side Pawns) . On t he ot her 33 B-N3 R- Q5 35 BxR R- Q1 a line requ iring precision play In both wing. ' Vhlte's Bishops penell"ate. 34 B.'(P RxR 36 B- QN4 Resigns attack and defense. White's better de 17 NxN QxN Ulac k re signs a mite too S001l . In the velopment and contJ'ol of the c enter 18 Q-B2 , , ' , long run. Whil e ollght to win ; bllt there grant him t he bettel' chances in the be are still technical obstacles. After 36 ginning. . .. R- Kl, Ulack can hold his Queen 8 . , , . B-Q2 Itook Pawn; and , though 'Vhite can For 8 . .. P - KH3 9 B- !i:IH. B- Q2. see force a passed Queen Bishop Pawn Keres- Cuellar, page 217. through. a despe rate advance of Black 's 9 P-B4 P_KR 3 King-side Pawns might catch W'hile off Part and pal'cel of a tactica l play 'to g nat'd. sustain the defense. On othe r moves , A well played game. \Vhite's position is more promis ing. 10 B-R4 NxP CZECHO.5LOVAK1A, 1957 Black aims t o simplify by eX("]lan~ e. Bratislava International 11 Q-K1! . . ' This sacrifice of a Pa wn, howe ve l', Check cheeks for' a Czech keeps the attack in motion. 18 , , . , N-K4 A grotesqu e Knight " pel'p" in lhe nick of time saves nine. 1 1 . . , • N-B3 It is difficult ,to find a constructive 12 N_ B5 , , , . defense. The t ex t moye attempts to SICILIAN DEFENSE White re~overs "the Paw n tempOl"initiatiVe with ... B-N5, .,,>. UNITED STATES 9 , • • , P-RS 13 PxP PxP 10 Q- RS , . . , 13 '. NxP is indicated: if 14 N-K4, NEW YORK. 1957 White in'troduces complications, King, Q-N3 15 N- Q6t, BxN 16 BxB, 0-0-0, side castling is difficult now 011 account Black has nothing to fear; if 13 , , ' -Met Lea9ue Team Championship of the threatened sacrifice of the Bishop NxP 14 Q-N3, B-KR5 15 QxP, B-B3, A Turn for the Worse rOt' the Rook Pawn, Black has excellent prospects. The new· Young Fischer adopts a hyper·modem ly created isolated Queen Pawn is an 10 . , . . B_Q2 12 P_B5 0-0- 0 sortie in the opening which leads to an l1nending source of trouble, 11 0-0-0 Q- B2 1S B_KS • • • • interesting game, Intent upon a refuta· tion. Heal"St creates activity, -though at times in the \\Tong sectOl', At the very end, the game might have been held ex· cept for olle final blunder, SICILIAN DEFENSE E. Hearst R, Fischer Marshal C. C. Manhattan C. C. White Black 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N-KBS 2 N_KBS P-Q3 S N_QB3 P-QRS 3 P_Q4 6 P-B4 P-K4 7 N-BS Q-B2 Ill, seven moves, Black has violated 1S , . . , NxP!? 14 N- K2! , . . ' hal( as many of the ~ound opening p,p Heading to blockade the isolani. Keres 14 ' NxN ]J1'inciples of Chess, He has made what here improves on 14 B-Q3 played against 15 N-B3! P-BS appears ,to be an untimely precau'tionary Najdorf in an earlier round (cf. Game 2, Black recovers 'the piece, but, . , move (5 , , , P- QR3), He has accepted page 138, May issue). 16 Q-RS P,B a backward Queen Pawn (6 • ' , P-K4J. 14 . . . • 0-0 17 N-QS Q-N1 He has moved ,his QUeen early in the 15 N- Q4 B- QS 18 N-RS . ' . . game to defend a Pawn (7 , , , Q--'B2). Black plays for 'the ending on the Yet, up to the present, nohody has found , , . White has an immediate "pet'p" SUPI!osition t'hat the one weakness will a quick refutation of the Black system with 18 N- N6t and 19 N-Q5t, His last not be declsive, He is mistaken. At all of defense, move does not jeopat'di:t:e the "pet'p." cost, he must preserve his men' for at· 8 B-QS . , , . 18 . . . . B-N4 tack. There are any aumbe!' of aiternate pat· 19 N- N6t K-B2 16 Q_Q2 B,B 20 KxQ B- Q2 20 N-Q5t Drawn terns (or White which ofter excellent 17 QxB N_R4 21 B_Q3 KR- K1 prospects. Each, however, suffers from 18 Q-Q2 Q_N4 22 KR_K1 K_B1 possible drawbacks, This annotalor pre· 19 P_KN3 QxQt 23 K-BS , . , . [ers ,the one of I'estralnt, Hence. 8 P ARGENTINA. 1957 An important distinction between the QR4, to prevent an early, .. P- QN4 is two sides is the aclil'ltyof the \Vhite the first play, Then comes P- KN3 and Mar del Plata International King, sadly lacking in the enemy camp, B- N2. These moves allow for possible Less of a Lesson 23 . . • . KR-B1t ()rotectlon or White's King Pawn later on, if necessa!'y, by the mo"ement of This game is an object lesson fOl' an 24 K-N3 N- B3 White's Knight. They also grant White isolani ending, Keres demonstrates the 25 P-KR4 • • • • the posslbilfty of recaptUring with the propel' strategy and tactics, Unfortu· Observe White's strategy, By operat· King Bishop Pawn, in the event 'Black nately he does not illustrate the theme ing on the Klng·side, threatening on the plays, ' , PxP. To boot, they permit a with theoretical exacti'tude because his Queen·slde and eyeing the center, he possible, timely P-B5, with an indicated opponent blunders, rendering .the re· creates more problems than Black can King·side Pawn demonstration, which remainder of the lesson unnecessary, manage, may cramp Black, 2S . . , N-N1 29 P-QR3 Rj4-B4 SICILIAN DEFENSE . On the other hand, if Black succeeds 26 R-K5 R-B4 30 P-KN4 P- QR4 in enforcing the counter , , ' P-Q4 P. Keres M. Cuellar 27 R/1-K1 Rj1-B1 31 P-N5 p,p p,p a difficult task for Black, indeed - Soviet UnIon Colombia 28 P-BS R-QR4 32 P-KN3 White's aggressIVe designs vanish, Black SS P-KB4 R-K1 White 8 •. , . QN-Q2 10 P-QRS B_N2 A decisive blunder, Bla'ck ought to 1 P-K4 P-QB4 5 QN-BS P_QS () 0-0 P-QN4 11 K_R1 P-N3 2 N-KBS N-QBS 6 B-KNS P-KS stall and see what happens, 12 B_KS • • • • p,p B,R S P-Q4 7 Q-Q2 P-QRS 34 RXRf White's last Is den nnely out or con· 4 NxP N-BS 8 0-0-0 P- RS 35 BxP! P-RSf text. Momentarily, the Bis'hop operates 9 B-KB4 . ' . . N6t 35 , , , PxB? 36 N-K6t, etc, well on its present diagonal. Its pros· At first thought to be an overwhelm· 36 K-B2 N_K2 S9 P-BS N-BSt pects are not enhanced at K3, True. its ing move, White's ninth is considered 37 B-Q3 N_BS 40 K-B1 B-Q2 movement allows for co·operatioa of the somewhat differently now, 'Ct. Gl!gorlc'h 38 K- Q2 N_R4 41 P-B6 R-B1 White men on the fi!'st rank. More im· Barden, page 216. 42 R-R1 Resigns portant, however, Is the Immediate ex· 9 . • • • B-Q2 White's mat e threat js too much: e,g" ploitation of some of 'the weaknesses jn Black's camp, 12 Q- K1, followed by Q Now, aftel' 10 NxN, DxN, White's King -12 K-Nl, B-R7t 43 K-Bl, B- B5 , "d R4, gives Black substantial problems, Pawn is en prise. Also, Black threalens \Vhite wins a piece, 10 , , , NxN, followed by , , , P-K4. 12 • , . . N_NS 13 B-Q2 8-N2 10 NxN • • • • 14 P-B5 .. , . Double·edged, 10 B-N3 is sound" Otherwise 14 . , . PxP gives sweeping 10 . , • . B,N command to Black's King Bishop and 11 P-B3 P-Q4 also allows for a new base at Black's K4 12 Q-K1 B-K2 for one of Black's Knights.
CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1957 217 14 • . . • KN_B3 25 . _ . . Q,N Our Own Self Hoping to smash the center with . . . 26 N_K4 KR-Q1 Pronouncing Dictionary P- Q4. 27 B-K1 • • • • 15 N-N5 • • • • An omission. 27 R- R3 holds matters in· of Chess Terms Preventing the break. For now, It 15 tact for 'a while. 27 N-B5, too, Is not .. P- Q4 16 KPxP, NxP 17 PxP, Black without defensive merit. White thinks, combination: a forceful, and generally sur is in straits. The King Bishop Pawn Is however, he has a trap in view. prise, type of or even compound of tactics, under fire, and 17 ... BPxP allows 18 27 , . , . QxP 28 QxQ RxQ most often involving a sacrifice of ma N-K6. The text move, on the other hand, 29 N-B5 . , , . terial to gain its end (v. tactics, sacrifice, provokes the advance of Black's King· maneuver and trap) . A sound combination side Pawns and gives him the oppor This is it. Now fo!' th fi sad sequel. tunity to build up a creditable defense. is one correctly calculated and imagina 29 ... _ R-Q8 Again 15 Q-Kl- 'R4 seems indicated. 30 NxB QA_B8 tively designed to prevail against the best Then 15 ... FxF collapses White's cen play possible by the opponent. An un White must return the piece with In· ter. But Black's Pawn structure requires terest. sound one involves anything from miscal delicate management, and Black's King ('.ulation to over-estimation of the end at still requires a haven. 31 K_N1 R,B 33 K_B2 R-K5 32 RxR AxAt 34 AxP , tained, with side-traps in an overlooked 15 . . . . P-R3 17 N-B2 N-B4 . . . White is overly anxious. 3·1 R-R8i Zwischenzltg (q.v.), under-estimation of 16 N-R3 P-N4 18 P-QN4 • • • • defensive resources and even blindness to White's last acllon does not have suf K-R2 (or 34 , .. B-Bl 35 N-D5, R-B5t 36 K-K2, K-N2 37 P- B6t RxP 38 N- Q7, II ficient force behind it. On 'the contral'y, counter-combination. with a likely draw) 35 N-Q6, and White it weakens White's Queen·side. 18 Q- B3, ought not lose. forcing moves: the basic elements of all followed possibly by N -N 4 chec!.s any tactics, A check is the simplest: it must impetuous enemy advance. Of course, 34 . . . . B-B1 he respected, and so the opponent's op lf Black castles long. a Queen·side Pawn 35 N- B5 . . . , tions are scvcrely restricted. A capture advance opens avenues of approach to The final blunder. There was much is another: the opponent must retake or the Black King. fight left in any othel' line. suffer ultimate loss of the game. He may 18 • • . , N,B 20 Q-K2 R_QB1 35 .. .. RxP! not have to retake at once, however, and 19 PxN Q-Q2 21 P-QA4 , . . . Arter which, Black must wind up with the Zwischenzttg (q.v.) comes in as close White is obsessed with the necessity more than enough material ahead, cousin to the forc ing moves. Then there for play on the Queen-side. For, in the 36 R_R5 BxNt 48 R-KN1 P_B4 is the male·threat as it also compels a backgl'ound tooms the eventual break. 37 R,B R-B5t 49 PxPt K,P ... P- Q4, whir.h bursts e y erythin~ wide limited reply, Next in line are threats 3a K-K3 R,P 50 A-KA1 K_N3 open and threatens to leave Black with 39 P-N4 R_B5 51 K-K5 P- A4 to check and threats to capture which, a couple of Bishops that rake t he boal'd. if ignored can be fatal, and we may also 40 P-R3 P-K5 52 A-QB1 P- R5 Instead, White ought to make it dif!!eult 41 R_B4 R-B6t 53 R-KN1 distinguish the long-range mate-threats K-R4 for Black to castle, With his King in 42 K,P R,P 54 A-KR1 R-B1 (as in Philidor's Legacy, q.v.) Akin to the center of the board, Black cannot af· 43 K-K5 A-K6 i 55 A-Q1 P-R6 the capture is the sacrifice, though it fonl 'to open lines. 21 P-KR4 pl'even ts 44 K-B6 A- B6t 56 K-K4 K_R!l Black's cas'tiing, and a Itimely X-~4 comei I)Toperly under the term, "combi 4' K-K5 K_N2 57 A_Q7 R_BS nation." And a very subtle sort of "forc. holds the position in balance. 46 K-Q5 K-N3 58 A-Q2 P- N5 ing move" thcn is the threat to sacrifice. 21 • . . . 0_0 47 R- B1 R-B5 59 A-Q8 P- A7 22 PxP Resigns strategy: (cf. tactics) longer-range plan 23 A-A5 • • • • ning, based on more or less permanent ob Still 23 P- R4. jectives, notably Pawn structure with par ticular emphasis on weaknesses such as {\,y.. LATIN AMERICA backward or isolated Pawns, opponent's lack of control of white or black squares MEXICO, 1957 and holes in opponent's King's position. Ateneo Espanol Mexico City But, in various chess-writers, the term shades off and may indicate merely a sort Trial Run of Quiet, positional game with an object of The infrequently essayed Albin Coun obtaining a better end-game or a strong ter gets a trial run here. White returns passed Pawn on the one hand-or, on the the gambit Pawn without ado but s1ill other, a sort of laudatory term for a blend maintains a slight lead in development. Black is at a loss for a constructive of all elements tactical and positional. plan. drops a Pawn, and the game is tactics: elements of short-range, or moder 23 .... P-Q4 over except for a lew inaccuracies which ately short-range, planning or maneuvers, This counter·stroke holds the Queen· draw the play out, side. The most elementary are such. forcing ALBIN COUNTER GAMB!T 24 PxP • • • • moves as captures, various types of checks, Gen. M. Soto Larrea Lt, Coi. J. Araiza mating threats and sometimes Pawn 24 RxP is met by ... P-Q5. 24 NxNP is met by ... PxP, and, after due ex· White Black pushes. High school tactics are pins, forks, 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 N-KB3 N_QB3 double attacks, discovered attacks, work changes by ... R-B7 and, , ' R - Ql, ex· ploiting the pin on WhIte's Queen 2 P-QB4 P-K4 5 P-KN3 B_K3 ing un an over-burdened piece or destroy Bishop. 3 QPxP P-Q5 6 B_N2 . . . . - ing a guard, the X-ray attack or the 24 .. , Customary is the defense of the Pawn "skewer," threats of Pawn promotion, the with 6 QN-Q2. The text move. however, 25 NxN • • • • trapping of a piece and subtler mating 25 N/2- K4, threatening, among othel' is deceptive. threats, as mate on the back rank, smoth· things. 26 N-B5, 26 P-B6 and a possible 6 . . . _ B,P ered mate, elc, Higher combinations in violent breakthrough on 'the King-side by 7 0-0 B-B4 volve literally combinations of these tactics an evenlual sacrifice of the Queen Bishop Although Black has achieved easy ma on a grand scale: combined operations. for the Knight Pawn, is better, The ex· terial equality, he still experiences dif· -l.S.B, change only promotes Black's game, ficulty in bringing out his King·slde 218 CHESS REVIEW, IULY, 1957 men. W hite ,threatens S QN- Q2- N3 wi th BY FRED REINFELD pl'eSSUre on t he Queen P awn. a nd t his project is not easy to mce t: e.g .. 7 . . . P-Q6 8 PxP. QxP 9 N- B3. and W hite's development is supel'ior : or 7 • .. Q- Q2 8 QX-Q2, B- K3 9 N-N3. R- Ql 10 u -'~'n: after which inte l'pos ition at K2 p e rm it ~ 1 1 1\'-B5. In t he la tter line, 9 ... BxN 10 QxN (instead of 9 . . . R- QI) ma kcs the abs ence of Bla ck's QU een Bishop im· mediately felt. Nor does the COllnte l". 7 ... P- B3, solve t he problem : 8 QN- QZ, B- R3 9 PxP, NxP 10 N- N3 , P- Q6 11 P x P, BxP 12 R-K l t , B- K2 13 N-B5 wi t h a AI Vh ough no Morphy collection would T his excha nge has been condemned plus for \Vh lte . Thus, t he text move is be complet e withou t th is game , a mass beca use it leaves White t wo powel'fu l made wi th a view to maintaining t he of miscellaneous mate l' ia l has orten ob Bis hops. But Black is uncomfOl·table If Que en P awn, when, as a nd if White at· scu red the beauty of Mot'phy's play het·e. he allows N- Q5. tacks it by all eventua l N- QN3. II was Re U who gave the game promin 11 QxB 0-0 8 Q-B2 P-QN4 ence ill. his "Modern Idea s in Chess" by 12 QR-Ql • • • • 9 B-N5 , ... e mphasizing Morphy's a ttractive trea t W hi te th reatens P -K5, which could 9 P- QN3, P-Q6 is good ["01' Bl ack, as is ment of t he Evans . Aside from its e n· a ls o have been playe d at once. 9 .. . N- N5 a lso. chant ing brilliance, t he ga me j s an adroit 12 .. , ' N- KN5 9 . . . . B_K2 lesson in th e al·t of playing open posi· lions. 13 P-R3 KN-K4 More OJ' le ss fo rced. If 9., . K N- K2 10 New Orle ans, 1858 14 NxN QN-Q2, P-Q6 11 Px P, QxP 12 QxQ. 'D xQ Now Black forces White's King Bishop 13 KR-Bl . Bla ck loses materi al : 13 . . . (Blindfold Game) off its d iagonal; for, If 15 B- N3, B-K3. B-N5 14 P- QH3, B- R j 15 P- Q:'\'·I, 8 - N3 EVANS GAMBIT But t he r e lief is only te mpora ry. 16 N- K I , etc. P. Morphy Amateur 15 B_K2 P-KB4 Wh ite Black En 'or. The player with inferior 1 P-K4 P-K4 4 P- QN4 BxP d,· vel opment ought never to ope n up POSTAL SCRIPTS Merging these with previously re Doe, n, Dyczkowski, R. D. Knapp, M . ported, we hal'e the follow ing: Angers, G. Ferber, I~. Hanson, R, C. Lor '57 Golden Knights ing, S. J, Shaw. L. A. Rel'shon, J. G. no· PRESENT LEADERS The initial onrush of orders for the senslein, C, "feacham, T. C. Poe, S . Kil 1 ,,;,,];.·8 ...... ·15.7 H Ha...-i._"" .. . . , 3~.2 ker, V, D. Landon, A. Dewey, W. A. 195; "torphy Memorial eleyen'th annual I{ KIl\gman . . , . ,15. 2 H H Unl,. , . , . , . :11 . ~ Golden Knights Postal Chess Champion G Pat(e1"son , . .. 45 .2 H \\·" II I;1",."n , 31 .8 Nyman, C. Barasch, v.'. Chornobay, J . D. ship has been only slightlY less than H Rothe ...... ,.-15. 1 P'.J \\'ei1Jel .. . . ,31.3 Moore, W. H. :tIi!1er, A. Agree, M. V. 8 Amburn . . . . . 014 .0 P Ko",,,nl n,, . . . :10.5 Chul'cbill, i\-1. Goddard, \Iv-. E . Stevens, J. terrific, H Eckstrom .. , .H. t> R ~r('(,lc ll a n ... ,30.0 B. Germain, F . K . Ouchi, T. E . Carlson, Limited as is the staff of CHESS RE T A,-.;hlporr . , . '12 ,85 1<; F ' lcll litl!' .. . 2',65 K Skemll...... 40.7 ~rrs \\·In[< .,ki . . . 2,.(,5 E. S. Puckett, W . Shore , L. F. Peck, S. VIEW, we have fallen behind in getting J, \\' [3uerger , . 40 .6 P Om."l ein . . , .. ~9 . 5 \Vashburn, G. Chappuis, F . W . Connor, off the assignments to all Postal Chess E Aronsoll . . .. , 3~ . 6 ,r \3 \\' rigch l , . , . 29 .5 .T . D. Define. J. Abraham, P . Bacon and tournaments. especially through the ,r.-\ lI),in ... 3~.O 0 \V Slrahan .. 29.~ .r Chrislman ... . 38." H ,\- I{o~er' ~ . , . 2',0 W. Connaway . week of June 16th to 22nd when. as cus· V Berz";l,-ins . . . 3R . ~ii .r 1,,,,.,, la [ed, :Ind Blac k (24. ,. Q- KI 25 N- D7 !). Not 8 ... N-R5 9 NxN . Bx;\! 10 Q-;';~ ! ('an mo\'e in wi th his extra force . 24 N-B5! , , , , Dut Black's s ixth has gi ven White lllllCh A well calculated move. more mobility and the chance fOl' an all· 24 , ' , , P.N out King·s ide attack, Loss of Tim e 25 QxNP Q-B1 14 K_K2 8-K2 9 B- K 3 N-Q2 White slll"ewdly CO llvens n loss or time B-N2 25 .. . Q-Kl a llows JI. win by 26 H- Kl: 10 P-KN4 P- KR3 15 N/ R- B3 by Black Qileen moves In'to t wo P awns 11 QN- Q2 ,P-R3 16 N_Bl QR-Bl 25 . .. Q-Q3, by 26 Q- :-<6. B-Bl 21 Q- and the game. 12 N_ R2 P-QN4 17 N_N3 Q-N3 K8t, K- R2 28 R- D8: a nd 25 .. . Q- D3, by 26 It--'D6 ! H- K 1 27 Q- N6. 13 P_KB4 B-R5t 18 P-B5 0 _0 FRENCH D EFENSE 26 Q_K7 B- B4 Black br a vely "castles Into it." One 0, Birst en L, E, Wood r ather expects Q\leen·~id e acllon with On 26 , .. B -N5, Whit e wins with Whit e Bla ~k 18 , , ' PxP, 01' 18 , , , P- B5 nnd 19 . , . ei ther 27 H- B7 o r 27 p-na, 1 P-K4 P-K3 P- N5, 0 1' 18 .. . P - N5. ]9 ... iNPxP 27 P-KN4 N-K6 2 P- Q4 and 20 , .. DPxP. P-Q4 3 N_QB3 N-KB3 If 21 ... BxP, 28 H-D7 wins. When Dot vin nik belatedly r e ve rted 10 28 PxB NxP t he F r'enc h Defense In t he \Vorld Cham· Neit 28 , . , Nxll 29 N-K6! !But now II10nsh ill Match t his year, he res umed \Vh lte e merges with two Pawns and with his o ld favorite, the \vlna \\"e l' Varl, gilldly slmpllrles Into a won ending. atlOn, 3 , .. B- N5. 29 Q_N5 N-A3 32 QxP Q-N3t 4 B- N5 B-K2 6 BxB 30 QxQPt K_Rl 33 Q- N2 QxQt 5 P- K 5 K N-Q2 7 B- Q3 , , . , 31 N_K6 Q_B7 34 KxQ R-K l 7 Q- Q2, 7 Q-N4, 7 N- N5 and 7 3·t ... K- Nl a void!! the undesirable , are a lso played In this position. simplifi cation which follows . 7 , , , , 0 - 0 35 R-B8t AxA 38 K-B3 K- B2 36 NxR N_B4 39 P- Q5 N_Q3 Schlech ter's "j ... Q-N5 is better. 37 N-K6 K-Nl 40 P- N3 Resigns 8 P-B4 P- QB4 19 P- B6 !? , , , , 9 PxP NxBP t = <: he<:lt; : = db!. <:heo:k; § = dll. ch, CH ESS REVJEW, JULY, 1957 221 ton ilp ll t lwo. 82 K aiser conk s H o llL ! ter. Started in 1957 (Key: 51·C) POSTAL MORTEMS ~ 3 Lonr to P'< Duncombe twice. 93 Ra&,er To ", ~n eY 5 1-50: S E Lk ins l>ests E de nbu r n, ri P'! S topl('lon, OrOO" o \\'~ k i. 98 F a n ion l opS How th e mighty a re rlllltn! Beer I " ,[cc. 6 W hIte downs Dacy. Leake. 9 P Ie ;"" ha ltl Ha rae!. ' to Carter tops C hri&tiansen t wice, Game Reports Received T ou r ney, 101_1n>: l OS Boufor te s plits Iw o Felker once. 11 l!otsch beau. 8ro"·n . It Mc during May, 1951 w llh .' oyce. 1>e8.... H erl l.ora n: J oyce JO[ UI C lellan clips Dubov [k. Z inc k ; Z inck 40WM Ch r lstiLl n , 11 6 \VLlIver. to PO! . (he n ties F-~ o , I)ullovlk . 14 Cah n w l t hd ra w~ . 18 Loun _hel'r)'. To r e port yo ur result., II.!! yo u need J:lv e b 11 9 S herw in licks LewIM. IU C la rk . Shattuck s plit Iwo, 21 Foote fells Mose r, 22 . Bectlon numl.>er , full namel o f both pht yCl's s chU ltz tie. 122 Crocker. K offman tie, 125 Ga rl'e r dow ll s Ma ddu:.; . ~ ~ \ ...·ierum beats , and t h e ou t co m ... ot the &, ..m e-b u t, for Cla s s Die t riC h tops . then t l e ~ L<·en " er. 126 Lilly lill1 ner o!t. 24 Sch ultz b e. t ~ 80rrorn eo. 26 Tourneys 10 4 man aee llon s, state also H it IL cka Ro,e n. 127 F ardon t"p~ P la t t twice. H u(hlleston ,. i p ~ R e utzel, t wice Ede nbu r n : is tint or lIeand gRme to h a ve been finished 131 Va l' ela m a u ls 3-l or r lsoo. 137 l.Il\zer be~U Ede n burn 1.1$0 l o~ ea to E lk in ~ . R eutzel. 27 with t ha t sam ... Opponent (no t Game A or B ). H arm s. 13 ~ Ande r son. SciUle fer tie. I H Ha ll Joll3 Jar m Ul. 31 S anduw downs Can T he follo wing e'"' .. $2.50.00 Second Prize $100 Sixth Prize $40 Third Prize $80 Seventh Prize $30 Fourth Prize $65 Eighth Prize $2 5 Fifth Prize $50 Ninth Prize $20 Tenth Prize $15 65 Prizes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth $5,00 eoch AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS EMBLEMS! AND STILI. MORE ! Added prius for this yea r's tourna· 2) the next hundred will each receive a unique, gold. ment: 1) Ihe /irst jille top-scorers will also receive plated Knight as memento of the Golden Knighls Tour· all-nlctal chess sets in gold alld silver plate; and nament. (See a150 Colden Kni ght emblem below.) SEVENTYMFIVE CASH PRIZES, amounting OPEN TO ALL CLASSES OF PLAYERS to a total of $1000.00, will be awarded Evell if :you've never played in n competitive event to the seventy-five players who finish before, you may turn out to be Golden Knights cham with the highest scores in the Tenth pion 01' a leading prize-willner-and, at least, you'll Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham have lots of fUll. For all classes of postal player~ pionship. now running! Entries close November 30, compete together in this "open" Posta] Chess event. 1957 (must bear postmark of no later than Nov. 30). Beginners are welcome. If you've just started to play chess, by all means enter. 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