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• THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE A.MERICAN CHESS FEDERATION DR. EUWE • SPIELMANN • Alt\TORTSEV THE KEMERI TOURNAMENT PAUL MORPHY AND PAUL KERES
ADDENDA TO GRIFFITH AND WHITE. • • • • FRED REINFELD
WOMEN IN CHESS • • • • • • • . EDITH L. WEART
------~ AUGUST, 1937 MONTIfLY 30 Cts. ANNUALLY $3.00 'Jhe PAUL MORPHY and PAUL KERES Paul Morphy has aptly been called "tile pride and the sorrow of chess."' At tlle age of 22, REVIEW thefe were no worlds left for him to conquer! He lw.d attracted attention as a dlild prodigy, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE he -had won the American Championship at the AMERICAN CHESS FEDERATION age of 20, and the following year he had de. feated Lowenthal, Harrwitz and Andersscn in set matches, had distinguished himself by some I.!.dilof ISRAEL A. HOROWnZ, of the finest blindfold games that have ever S. S. COHEN, Alallagillg Edilor been played, and had generally defeated his 01" ponents with an case and unexampled brilliance FRED RE INFELD, Associllfe Edilor tInt have remained proverbial for almost a cen. BARN IE F. WINKELMAN, ASJoriate EdilOr tury. W e still use the expression ··Morphy.like R. CHENEY, Problem Edifor elegance," and Blackburne had no need to ex· plain in more detail whenever he ca ll ed a com. BERTRAM KADISH, Art Dirutor bination "a bit of Morplly,"
Vol. V, No. B I'lIblhhed IIlolllhl)' August. 1937
Paul Morphy and Paul Keres 169 Miniature Games - • • 171 The Kelneri Tournament 172 Addenda to Griffith and White m W omen in Chess - 177 Checking the News 178 Game Studies 179 Book Rev iews • • 183 Combination Studies • • 184 Selected Games IRo Problem Department • 187
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And yet, so far as serious chess was con· cerned, Morphy died at the age of 22! He CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: came back (rom Europe a ,hero, with all the world (all the chess world!) at his feet. He LAJOS STE INER D. MllcMURRA Y was young, famous, a scion of a well.off and J. B. SNETHI.AGE IRVI NG CHERNEV even aristocratic family. Yet the rest of his LEST ER BRAND JAMES R. NEWMAN w. life was wrapped up in illusions, disappoint. EDITH L. WEART JOSEPH GANCHER ments, bitter guarrels, futile law.suits, indiffer. 169 170 THE CHESS REVIEW cner and even aversion for chess. A tragic fate! amazing combinative abilities (or at least their That is why Paul Morphy -has been called "the development) may be credircd to the large pri de and the sorrow of chess." amount of correspondence chess which he has It may SOllnd heartless to point out that there played; for, prior to his winning the Estonian is one angle from which this sorry end of Mor_ Championship in December 1934, he had phy's chess_playing days does not seem so played only in such local tOi.lrnaments as the bitterly ipoignant. For he retired into the Students' Championship and t-he Championship shadows at the -height of his fame, at the very Tournament of Parnau. apex of his playing strength. In the years that have passed since his retirement, the d1CSS world has often had to witness the pitiful decline of the powers of a great master. Stcinitz is per_ haps the best example of this tendency. But in Morphy's record there arc no dark spots. Everything is dear and bright and joy_ ous, and beautiful moves Aow endlessly from the inexhaustible cornucopia of his genius. One always chinks of Morphy as a young man another Mozart. Morphy"s chess has an aristo cratic character: hi s games are elegant without being lifeless, his combinations arc brilliant 'without being flamboyant- for they are rarely unsound and just as rarely superfluous. This rigorous self_control, this sense of harmony, of good taste, the impression of achieving great effects with seemi ng effortlessness- all of these were new in Morphy's day. PARIS, 1858 (Black to Move)
PAUL KERES
But once he participated in internationai tournaments, he made a name for himself very guickly. Playing top board fo r Estonia in the Warsaw Team Tournament in 1935, he achieved the fine score of 12 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws. The following year he tied Alekhinc Delannoy for first 'place at Bad Nauhcim, and then tied The conclusion was: 1 .•• KR·Kl ! 2 BxB, Tartakower for third at Zandvoort (both of RxR; 3 KxR (if 3 Q_Kt5, KR_K7 wins), R.K7 these tournaments had very strong fields). ch!! 4 KxR, QxPch; 5 K.Kl, Q_KtSch; 6 K.K2, B_R4ch; 7 K.Q2, Q.B7 mate. Shortly thereafter he made the best score of all the players at the Munich Team Tournament (12 wins, 1 loss and 7 draws!). During the Perhaps it is only one of History"s well_ current year ·he has done so well that he is now known little ironies that in the ve ry year of the ranked among the grand masters, although he centenary of Paul Morphy"s birth, a namesake is not yet 22! He tied with Fine at Margate, of his should have risen to fame. and a few weeks later they repeated the same Paul Keres was born in Pamau, in what is performance (Ostend), with Grab being added now Estonia, on January 7th, 1916. Like Capa_ to figure in a triple tic for first. He then went blanca, he learned the game as a child while on to Prague, annexing another first prize with_ watohing his father play chess with friends. His out the loss of a game. And in the recent tour_ AUGUST, 1937 171
nament at Kemeri, he tied with Alekhine, miss_ ing a tie for first by only half a point. With these triumphs already behind him, Miniature Games Keres seems destined to become one of those FROM A SIMULTANEOUS EXH I BITION great masters who stand our not in one tourna_ Valga, 1936 ment or one year or one generation; one of PH I LI DOR'S DEFENSE those who, like Morphy, will be remembered as p. Kere·$ Amateur long as chess is played. 'White Black While Keres is just as "brilliant" as Morphy, 1 P-K4 P_K4 8 Kt_KtSch K_Kt1 2 Kt-KB3 P_Q3 9 Q.B4ch P_Q4 it is a different kind of brilliancy that is needed 3 B-B4 Kt-KB3 10 KtxQP Kt_K4 nowadays. In Morphy"s time, his opponents 4 Kt-B3 QKt_Q2 11 KtxKtch K.B1 often p layed so badly that Morphy's combin_ 5 P-Q4 p,p 12 Kt(5)xPch RxKt ations simply developed inexorably out of his 6 Q,P B.K2? 13 Q_Kt8 mate 7 BxPch! K,B positional advantage. This state of affairs stead ily recedes to the background nowadays, as the average strength of weaker players steadily rises. A brilliant contemporary player like Keres must AN OPENING TRAP be cO[ltinually keyed up on every move to find Played by Correspondence, 1936 something [lovel. something "different," some QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLIrfED thing which will give the game a difficult twist Demetriescu Dr. Nagy so that ·he can utilize his superior tactical White Black 1 ·P_QB4 P_K3 8 0_0 0_0 abilities. 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 9 PxP P_QS 3 Kt_QB3 P_QB4 10 Kt-QR4 8_B4 CORRESPONDENCE, 1935 4 BPxP KPxP 11 B_Q2? B-K5 (White to move) S Kt_B3 Kt_QB3 12 Kt·R4 BxB 6 P-KKt3 Kt_B3 13 KtxB Kt_KS ~~SchaPiro 7 B_Kt2 B. K2 14 Q.B2? P_Q6!! W.hite resigns, as he must lose a piece no matter how he Jliays ! If 15 Qx p. QxQ; 16 PxQ. KtxB. If 15 PxP, K t-Q5; 16 Q-Ql, KtxB; 17 QxKt, Kt·B6ch. If J5 Q·Ql , PxP; 16 QxP, K tx B; 17 KR-Ql, Kt-Q5!
ECHO THEME Murau, 1935 CENTER GAME Haecke Dr. Reinle White Black 1 P_K4 P_K4 5 B_QB4? Kt_K4 2 P_Q4 PxP 6 B_Kt3 B_KtSch! 3 QxP Kt..QB3 7 P.B3? B_B4! Keres 4 Q-K3 Kt..B3 8 Q.Kt3 BxPoh!! White resigns. as he must lose the Q (9 QxB, There followed: 21 QxBP! KtxB; 22 PxP, Ktx Kt·Q6ch, or 9 KxB, KtxPch). KP; 23 Kt-Q5ch, K_K3; 24 QR_K1 (threatening mate in three), Q_B1; 25 Kt.B7ch, K_K2; 26 Rx Ktchl PxR; 27 Kt·QSch, K_Q1; 28 RxBch! RxR; 29 Q_Q6ch, Q _Q2; 30 QxQRch, Q_B1; 31 Q-Q6ch, REPULSING A PREMATURE ATTACK Q-Q2; 32 QxRch, Q-K1; 33 QxP, resigns. Jurata Tournament May, 1937 NIMZOWI TSCH DEFENSE Schaechter Woiciechovsky White Black 1 P-Q4 Kt.KB3 11 p.QS P_KS! REMEMBER 2 P-QB4 P_K3 12 Kt.Q2 Kt_K4 3 Kt-QB3 B_KtS 13 P_R3 KtxQP! TO RENEW 4 Q_B2 Kt_B3 14 B,Q KtxQ S Kt·B3 0·0 15 B,P Kt·Q6ch! YOUR 6 B-Kt5 R_K1 16 PxKt PxPch 7 ·P.QR3 BxKtch 17 Kt_K4 P_Q7ch! SUBSCRIPTION 8 QxB Q.K2 18 K,P KtxKtoh 9 B_R4 P_Q3 Resigns 10 P.KKt4? P_K4 172 THE CHBSS REVIEW
A. Steiner, younger and less well_known The Kemeri Tournament brother of Lajos Steiner, produced the (mest The Kemeri Tournament, the grcltcst since performance of his career. Like his brother, Nottingham, had more than the usual number Andreas almost always plays 1 P_K4; he loves of upsets. One notable departure from the cus· a complicated game, avoids simplifications, is tomary was the showing of the American always getting into fearful time difficulties and Champion, Sammy Rcshcvsky. True to form, oversteps the time limit with relative fre,-[uency . he finished at the top; but, whereas he usually But this time his aggressive and tenacious style starts badly and fmishcs like a whirlwind, he scored a triumph. started off with a rush this lime, assembled a Dr. Tartakower comes next, pretty ncar the big lead, and waJuall}' saw it wither. Onlin. top, but his play was a bit of a let_down after arily one would expect Rcshc\·sky to beat his magnificent showing at Jurata. During this players like Rdlslab and Boo~, and it was this latter tournament, he did not lose a single game double upset that cost him a dear flfst prize. during all of its 2t rounds, and he likewise But even a tie for first place, in such company, went through the first 6 rounds of the Kemeri after hardly an y serious chess for a whole year, Tournament without suffering defeat. But the is convincing proof of Reshcvsky's class, longer this string became, the more fearful was One naturalY expects to find Flohr among Tartakower, since the probabilities of his losing the leaders, an Kemeri was no exreption. He became stronger and stronger with every addi_ went alonF: in his usual unadventurous way, tional game. The last straw was Apshencck's adding a ,)oint here and a half_point there congratulations to the Doctor after the 27th (more hal _po ints than points!), and was the game. Instc'ad of being pleased, Tartakower was very mur h annoyed: he knew that the spell only one to go throu,~h this gruelling tourney undefeated. His attempt to bore Keres to death would now have to be broken! And sure enough, by continuing in a barren position 1\1 104 moves, he lost the next day to Steiner. Tartakower turned out a failure. brooded on revenge, and this is how he got it: by tile enJ of this round (the seventh), Ap_ The fine showing of the Latvian Pe ~ rov came sheneek had not yet lost a game. Tartakower as a great surprise, but he fully desen'ed his went over to him and congratulated him on llis J1igh pIKe, and might have done even better fine showing. The next day, Apsheneek's luck had he not blundered away a won game against came to an abrupt end. He lost! To whom, Reshcvsky in the very first round (sec G",IJlle you -mqlllre.-'T 0.... 1"karta 'ower, 0 f'course. SIlIdies ). It will be interesting to sec whether (see Seluted Gawes.) he will be able to m,lintain his (lne form at Stockholm- probably not, if certain masters The great disappointment of the tournament obtain the revenge they arc eagerly awaiting! was the other American representative, Reuben Fine. According to the correspondent of the Alckhine retrieved himself to a certain extent Niell1l'e !?olterd(/illsche Couralll, the tournament after his poor showing at Margate. His victory was played in an almost tropical heat, (could over Reshcvsky (appended below), shows that it have been any worse than our own hot spell he is just as dangerous as ever in a single game, at the beginning of July?!), and this proved and the sparklin,ll: finish created a well_merited particularly disastrous for Fine, fatigued and sensation. That he is still not 'iuite his old self stale as he was from his many travels and tour_ is seen in his poor play against Mi!{enas, despite naments and exhibitions (luring the current his heroic resistance later on in this game. This year. Fine is getting a good rest now and wi11 loss had a ('hastening effect on him, and subse doubtless be his old self at Stockholm. guently he played with more care. The extent Further details arc shown in (he accompany_ of hi.~ nervous preoccupation may be gauged from the fact that in one of his games be p"l)"ed ing score table. 111'0 1II01 'es ill JlI((eHioJl(.l). Hans Kmoch, (he - - - tournament director, was unable to invoke any penalty, as the playing rules say nothing about such a possibility. WATCH FOR THE SEPTEMBER The fad that young Keres missed a tie for ISSUE of THE CHESS REVIEW!!!! first place by half a point, and that many people found (his a tl isappointing showing, shows how A large selection of games from Stock· highly Keres is thought of! His play continues holm, Chicago, Bad Nauheim, Semmering. to show a steady advance toward maturity, with etc., with expert annotations. no lo ..,s in his tactical skill. AUGUST, 1937 173
Kemeri Tournament enCe would consist in the placement of each June, 1937 player's ICB, which would ilmit Black to defen· slve play, and at the same time allow White QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED attacking chances. Another embarrassing point, (Notes by Fred R ein(eld) from Black's pOint of view, would be the lack S. Landau of a good square for his Q, White's best reply M. F"igin Is 11 QR-Ql, and here are some of the resulting White Black possibilities: (It tvas the consensus oj 0P;/I;Oll among the I 11 , , , Q-H2 (thinking that he prevents Kt·K5); ] 2 Kt-K5! (a "\lhony" sacrifice of s. players takillg part in the tournament that this Pawn, for H 12 , , , KtxKt; 13 PxKt, QxP? 14 was the finest game played in the fir st halj, and KtxP! winning a piece, for if 14 , , , Q·Q3; 15 it was comidered a likely candidate for the KtxKtch amI .16 DxPch winning the Q), BPxP (this only helps White's coming attack, Kmoch brillial/cy prize, ) recomlnends 12 , , , QR-Ql); 13 ICPxP, QR·Ql; 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 1-1 p - n~, P-Kt3; 15 n·Ktl, KR-Kt; 16 R-Q3! with 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 a s trong aUack (Dogolubow- Spielmann, Match 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-B3 1932). 4 P-K3 P-K3 II 11 , , , Kt-K5; 12 QPxP, KtxKt; 13 BxKt, 5 Kt.B3 QKt.Q2 KtPxP; 14 PxP, PxP; 15 B·R6! with R strong 6 B·Q3 B. K2 initiative agaInst the "hanging Pawns," (Euwe This move has a double pur pose: it avoids Winter, Nottingham 1936), t he complications resulting from the Meran De 11 QR_Q1 Q-B2 fense (6 , , , PxP ; 7 BxBP, P-QKt4 etc,) and Being fully aware of t he dangel'S resulting it is superior to the symmetrical line of play from the advance of the QDP, Black evidently 6 , , , B·Q3; 7 0 ·0, 0·0; 8 P-K4, PxKP; 9 Ktx intends to postpone this move until his devel· p. when Black is p ractically forcecl to exchange opment is com])leted, Kt8, leaving White with a freer positlon, 12 Kt-K5! 7 0_0 0-0 • • • • Revealing the flaw in Black's plans , If now If now 8 P·K4, PxKP; 9 KtxP, P·QKt3 fOl 12 , ~ . KH·Q J; 13 P·B4, P · B~ ; 14 P-BS with a lowed by". B-Kt2 and , , . P·B4 with ap strong attack, proximate equality. White therefore follows a dil'terent course which, despite Its harmless 12 . . . , KtxKt appearance, gives Black some difficulty. 13 PxKt Kt.Q2 8 P.QKt3 P_QKt3 or course not 13 . .. QxP? 14 KtxP etc, 9 B_Kt2 B_Kt2 14 P.B4 KR.Q1 10 Q.K2 R_B1 In order to bring the Kt to KBl, In the llope Despite the almost symmetl'ical character of of avoiding the weakening advance of one of the position after 10 . , , P -B4, Black would his P awns in front of the King, But White at not have an easy game, The essenUal dlffer- once refutes this "Ian,
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15 R_B3! Kt_B1 are now en prise can very well be taken: 24 16 R_R3 P_KB4 ... PxB; 25 Q-Kt4ch, Q-Kt2; 26 B-K6ch! Ktx White threatened 17 BxPeh, KtxB; 18 Q-R5 B; 27 QxKtch! (stronger than R-K t6), Q-B2; 28 etc. The alternative 16 ... P-RtS is hardly R·R8ch! and wins. Or 24 ... PxR; 25 Q-Kt4 more inviting: 17 P-KKt4, P-QB4; 18 Kt-Kt5! ch, K t·Kl3: 26 B-K6 winning easily. Q-Kt1; 19 P·BS, P-QRS; 20 P-B6! Or 18 ... 24 . . . . B_B1 Q-Q2; 19 PxP, BxP or 19 ... PxP; 20 P-B5); 25 BxB PxR and now not 20 Kt-Q6, BxKt; 21 PxB, QxP; 22 If 25 ... RxB; 26 Q-Kt1, R·Kl; 27 D·K5, p B-R6, because of 22 ... B-B6!! 23 RxQ, BxQ; B4; 28 R-R3 and White wins without any diffi 24 RxR, RxR; 25 BxB, R-Q7; instead White culty. plays 20 B-B2 ! with a powerful game. 26 Q_Kt4ch K_R2 17 PxP e. p. BxP 18 PxP KPxP . or course if 26 .. Q-Kt3? 27 B-K6ch, K·R2; 28 B-B5. Or if 26 ... Kt-Kt3; 27 B-K6. The alternative ... BPxP is hardly feasible 27 B_Q4 .... beca.use of 19 Kt-KtS, Q-K2 (if 19 .. . Q-Kt1; 20 ExE. PxB; 21 Q-KUch with a winning posi Tills constitutes a slight aest hetic flaw in tion); 22 BxB winning a Pawn If nothing bettel' WhIte's play. More logIcal was 27 B-B5ch, Kt is avallable. Kt3; 28 B-K5, R-KBl; 29 B'K4 and there is no 19 Q.QB2 P_KR3? defense against P·KR4·5. The text could be a nswered by . .. RxB, which would not sav·e Overlooking the beautiful combination which the game, but would spoll White's combination. follows. . .. P·KtS was absolutely es sential. 27 . . . . Q.Kt1 ~M. 28 B.B5ch Kt.Kt3 29 P.KR4 P-B4 SO B-K5 Resigns
A TIME PRESSURE FINISH Kemeri Tournament June, 19S7 ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE! Dr. A. Alekhine S. Reshevsky White Black 1 P·K4 Kt_KBS 19 Kt-R4 B_R4 2 ,P.K5 Kt_Q4 20 P· B4 B.B2 S P_Q4 P-Q3 21 P. KtS P.BS 4 Kt-KB3 B_Kt5 22 PxP Q.KS 5 P_B4 Kt_KtS 23 P-KRS KR-Kt1 6 B-K2!? PxP 24 B·Q4 KtxP 7 KtxP exe 25 Q-QB3 Kt_Q2 KR.K1 20 B·B5! • • • • 8 QxB QxP 26 P-B5 9 0-0 Kt(1)_Q2 27 P_QKt4 Kt_Kt1 The first move of White's finely calculated 28 Kt.Kt6ch combination. Tile pOint of the text is to force 10 KtxKt KtxKt BxKt 11 Kt_BS P-QBS 29 PxB QxQRP the QR to move, thus leaving the Q unprotec ted. 12 B_K3 Q_K4 30 Q-KKt3 R-Q2 20 . . . . R.R1 1S QR.Q1 P_KS 31 B.B5 Q_B2 Can't be helped. If 20 .. . K t-Q2; 21 B·K6 14 Q·BS 0-0·0 S2 R.R1 Q_Kt3 15 BxP Q_QR4 33 Q.R2 R_K4 Q~Bf;~1 i_Q3~124 'Kt~~%a2l!)~ -~~\~K\~2;a;~ 16 B-Q4 Q_KB4 34 R·R8 R_Q7? Black is helpless against the threat of RxPch; 17 Q.KtS P_K4 35 RxKtch! KxR for example 22 ... Kl·B4 ; 23 Kt·Kt5! 18 S. KS B_Kt5 36 QxRch! Resi 9ns 21 KtxP!! RxKt 22 BxB! •••. DON'T OPEN FILES FOR YOUR OPPONENT! Stronger than 22 RxR, BxB etc. Kemeri Tournament 22 . . . . RxReh June, 1937 23 QxR Q.B2 FRENCH DEFENSE Note how White's combination clicks. If 23 ... P xB; 24 R-KiSch, K-Rl (if 24 ... Q·Kt2; L. Rellstab G. Stahlberg 25 RxQch, KxR; 26 Q·Q6! with an easy win. Or White Black 24 ... K-B2; 25 Q·R5ch, K·K2; 26 R·Kt7ch, K 1 P_K4 P_KS 12 BPxP PxP Q3: 27 RxQ, KxR; 28 Q·B7ch and Black can re· 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 1S PxP Kt·KtS sign); 25 Q'R 5, Q·K2 : 26 QxPch, Ki·R2; 27 R· S Kt-QB3 Kt_KB3 14 0·0 B_Q2 R3 wins. Another posslbllity (Instead of 2"5 4 B.Kt5 B_K2 15 Kt_Q6 B_K1 . .. Q·K2) Is 23 . . . B-B1; 24 QxPch, Kt·R2; 5 P·K5 KKt-Q2 16 Q_B2 P_KRS? 25 BxKt and wins. 6 BxB Qxe 17 Kt_R4! B_R4 But the text seems to be a bone-crusher; for 7 P·B4 P_QB4?! 18 B.R7ch K_R1 how is White to avoid the loss of a piece?! 8 Kt_Kt5 0-0 19 Kt_Kt6ch BxKt 24 RxP!! . . . . 9 P-B3 Kt-QBS 20 QxB R.B4 This far from obvious move is the real point 10 Kt_SS P.B3 21 RxR! Resigns of the combination . Neither of the pieces which 11 B_QS PxKP Addenda to Griffith and White
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FROM'S GAMBIT 11 B·QB4 Q_K1 12 QII:P ( R3) Q_Kt3 Since Bird's Opening was played very little There followed J3 0-0, K-Kt2: 14 Kt-n3, P. over a period of 40 years, it is no wonder that TI3; 15 Kt-K2 ! 8 ·Kll: .16 Kt-Kl3, Kt-K2; 17 Kt· no innovation of any importance was introduced R5ch, K -Bl (01' 17 , .. K-R2 and White main· in From's Gambit in this time. With the in. tains the pressure with 18 B·Q3); 18 n·Q3 ! K K1 ; 19 R-B2, R-Bl; 20 n .xJ3, PxB; Z1 Kt-B6eh, creased popularity of Bird's Opening (see the K-Ql: 22 P-KKt 41 and W h ite's attack carried articles In T he Chen RevIew, April and May, the day- wh ich Is not to be wond-ered at, as his 1937) , there soon appeared a revival of one of lead In development -and his strong center Ps, the most interesting lines of play in this open coupled
In 1926 the move 6 Kt_Kt;; was revived in an obsc ure game Smirnov- Jacobson which MODERN CHESS OPENINGS By Grillith nnd White took the following course: . 6 . . . . ·P.KB4 Pllbl iJh~d by DAVIO McK AY CO • 7 P.K4 P_KR3 Sixth ed ition completely revised by P. W . Wins tne Kt, which White has so blithel y Sergeam, R. C. Griffith and M. E. Goldstei n. l ert en prlUl. But he obtains a strong CO II\I)eu MOSt authoritative compil ilt ioo of openi ngs sating attack. from m:m ec p l"llo ice. E.ssemial for e>:pcrt .nd beginne r. Spccill ll y compiled for mlllch and S P-K5 8-K' 9 Kt.K R3 P x Kt tournament players. l'aleF- POSTPAID 10 Q.R5ch K·81 $ 1. )0 The only K move which Is worth considerin g:, Cala/oglltl lin' 0" "~q "tI' by since after 10 ... K--Q2; 11 QxPch, K·Kl ; 12 Q·Kt6ch, K-Q 2: 13 P·KKt3! White haa three David McKay Co. Pawns fol' the piece, a mighty attllck, and 604 So. WASHINGTON SQUARE Black's development remains In I'ather an PHII.Anf. LP !lIA, PA. addled slate. 176 THE CHESS REVIEW not make the most or his opportunities, and Prevents Kt·K4 and therefore threatens. , . Black's tenacious defense was good enough for P-KR3, hence White's reply is forced, a draw. 8 P.KRS Kt-QBS The two quoted games show that it is unwise . . . Kt-KBS Is weaker, There could follow for Black to at the precariously placed 9 PxP, KtxP (if 9 . , , PxP; 10 Kt-Q2 or even SllJ' 10 P·K4. Hence 9. P-B5 is best); 10 P·K4!? Knight. This Ie to a more prudent approach with a wild game. to the problem: why not interpolate a develop_ 9 PxP •••• ing move before going after the Knight in '1'0 judge from the continuation, it would earnest? have been safer to tranH)Ose into the pl'evious A little reRection yields the required move: game with 9 P-D3. 6 .. . Q_K2. This move likewise threatens 9 . • . • Kt_Kt5 Dr. Euwe has suggested the fantastic·looking the Kt with .. P_KR3, but it avoids the attack continuation 9 , , . B-Q2; 10 P xP, 0-0·0 with a ing possibilities of the foregoing games. strong attack for the three Pawns, Wbite's In the Team Match between Czechoslovakia position is quite diIDcult: on 11 Kt-K6 Panov and Sweden at Munich, Hromadka again gives 11 . , . BxKt; 12 PxB, KtxP) Another possibility is 11 Kt·QB3, KtxP! 12 QxKt, B·Kt6 adopted this variation, and his opponent Dan_ ch; 13 K-Ql, B·B3. Or 11 p·m, RBI; 12 p. ielsson utilized the occasion to introduce the KKt4, Kt·B3 with a s,trong attack, new mOve (see Diagram I); 10 Q_QKt3 P_B5!? 6 . . . . Q_K2 A strong move, which will give White consid 7 Q_Q3 • • • • erable difficulties with bis KD. White loses Guarding the Kt's retreat to K4, back a Pawn shorUy, and his material super· iority arter that wlll be worthless. 7 , , . . Kt.QB3 A new threat: 8 ' , , Kt·Kt5! (stronger than DIAGRAM II 8, , , P -KR3; 9 Kt-K4, Kt·Kt5 ; 10 KtxBch, Qx Kt; 11 Q-Ql, QxQP); 9 Q-Kt3, P·KR3 etc. 8 P· BS P·B4 But now it seems that Black can no longer be cheated out of his IJound of flesh ( , , , p. KR3). 9 P·KRS ! . . . A new r esource. 9", P·KR3 is to be an· swered by 10 P xP . 9 • • • • Kt. BS 10 PxP KtxKtP It 10 .. , PxP; 11 Kt-Q2 followed by 12 KKt· K4 and the prodigal son has come home, 'fhe best move is doubtless 10 .. . P-D5!? as IJlayed by Winter in a similar situation, (see below), 11 Kt_QRS! BxKt Blacl, was confr onted with a diIDcult choice. 11 B-Q2 • • • • After a "normal'" mov·e like 11 , , , B-Q2, White Dr, Euw-e has suggested the interesting con· can remove the KB with Kt·B4 or Kt-Kt5; and tinuation 11 RxP, RxR; 12 QxKtch, K-Q2 ; 13 since his material superiority remains and his QxR, QxQ; 14 KtxQ, KtxPch; 15 K-Ql, KtxR Kt is in no danger. his position is definitely su and White can probably win the Kt. Even perior. 'fhe texl has the great drawbaCk of more Vromising, however, is 13 KtxR! (instead opening an impor tant line for White, and this, of 13 Q'xR) , K t xPch; 14 K-Ql, KtxR; 15 P·Kt5! in conjunction wilh the two Bs, leads to a pretty with a winning position, The threat Is Kt-B6 finish, The game was given in its entirety in ch followed by Q-B4ch and wins. Or 13 . . , the November 1936 issue of The Chess Review, Q·R5ch; 14 K-Ql, Q-B7; 15 Kt-B6ch, K·K2; 16 but the conclusion is repeated here to show t he Kt-Q2 and wins. This was the logical continua· sad consequences of the text: tion for White to adopt, as he must steadily 12 PxB 8-Q2 18 RxPch! P,R contend with diIDculties from this point 011. K_R1 1S P_KtS 0 _0 .0 19 QxPch 11 •• , . KtxPch 14 B_KKt2 K.Kt1 20 Q.R6ch K - Kt1 Panov points out the [allowing line, which Q_Kt5 15 QR. Kt1 P·Kt3 21 0_0 is even better: 11 . , . BxP! 12 RxP, RxR; 13 16 B_B4 P_KR3 22 RPxQ p,s QxKtch, K·Q2! 14 QxKR! QxQ; 15 KtxQ, Ktx 17 Q_R6! PxKt 23 P_Kt5! Resigns Pch; 16 K-Ql, B-KB4! etc. It might be added About the same time that the above game that after 14 QxQR (instead of 14 QxKR) was played, 6 . . . Q_K2 was adopted in the Black's attack is altogether too strong, for in· stance 14 . , , KtxPch; 15 K-Q1 (if 15 K·B2? game Tartakower-Winter at Nottingham. The QxKt wins easily), R·R 8; 16 KxKt, B-B4ch etc. continuation was: 12 QxKt QxKt 6 . , , . Q.K2 And Black has a very good game, He lost 7 Q.Q3 P_KB4 because of subsequent mistakes, AUGUST, 1 937 177
Summing up our present knowledge of the consequences of 6 Kt_Kt5, we may say that the Women in Chess move is quite playable, for in the ti rst three It is an encouraging sign to (lOd women not games studied above, Wihite had the advantage, only play ing chess but tak ing a part in organ. and in the fourth, where he got a bad game, ization activities. From Michigan comes word this was due to his avoidance of the safe move that M rs. A. H. Palmi, of Jackson, the runner_ 9 P-B3. up in the women's tournament held in that state this February, has been elected treasurer of the Michigan Chess Association. We also Played in Russia, 1936 were interested to learn that Mrs. Palmi has BIRO'S OPENING been making a name for herself in riAe matd1es. Evashim Ezoshnikoff The funds of the Association should be safe in White Black her care! We hope, however, that she leaves 1 P.KB4 Kt_KB3 17 QxKt KxKt her rifle at home when she plays chess, it seems 2 Kt.KB3 P_Q3 18 P_B3 P_QKt4 3 Kt.B3 P_KKt3 19 P-KKt4? P_B5 too big a psychological advantage! 4 P_K4 B.Kt2 20 Q-R3 Kt·Q3 On the whole feminine activity in the field 5 P_Q4 0_0 21 P-B5 K·Kt1 6 B·Q3 QKt.Q2 22 B_B4 Kt_K5 of chess has been at a minimum this summer. 7 0·0 P.B4 23 QR_K 1 B_Kt2 The American Chess Federation has, however, 8 P_Q5 P·K3 24 PxP p,p announced that if tile number of entries warrant 9 PxP p,p 25 Q.K3 Q.K3 10 Kt_KKt5 Q_K2 26 P_KR3 Q.QB3 it, a women·s tournament wilJ be held in con_ 11 Kt. Kt5 Kt_K1 27 K_R2 R_Q1 nection with the annual Congress. The date of 12 Q_K2 P.QR3 28 R_K2 R_Q6 13 KtxQP! ? KtxKt 29 Q.B1 P·Kt4 the projected women's tournament is Sept. 1 to 14 P_K5 Kt_B4 30 BxP B_K4ch Sept. 3; the place, the Congress Hotel, Chicago. 15 KtxKP KtxP! 31 B·B4 Kt_Kt4! Women who are interested should write at once KtxB Resigns 16 KtxR to Mrs. Dora Dobrow, 1828 Euclid Ave., Chi_ cago Heights, III. In England, where annual tournaments are held to determine the British Ladies' Champion, Miss R. M. Dew has just acquired the title, Mrs. CHESS TIME CLOCKS F. F. Thompson, the Scottish ladi es' dumpion, coming out se~o nJ and Mrs. R. P. Mitchell placing thi rd. Mrs. Holloway, the holder of the tirle, was unable to defend it because of her expected participation in the women's tourna. ment to be held at Stockholm at the time of the International Team Matches. For the first time in many years an American woman is playing in this to:Jrnament, compet_ ing for the title of Woman Chess Champion of the World, a title now held by Miss Vera Men_ ch ik. The representative for the United States is Mrs. Mary Bain of New York, who finished Am~tcurs and club pla)'ers will enjoy our second to Miss Adele Rivero in the women·s new Cawlin Chess Clocks. This !atest model tournament this spring at the Marshall Chess is substa·ntia1Jy built with a fine movemenl, Club in New York. It is to be regretted that exceprionally suited for match and tournament Mrs. Rivero was unable to go to Stockholm this play. In addirion it has a beauty of li ne and year. There 11as been considerable speculation COIOf obtainable on l)' in eatalin. A clock of as to the showing Mrs. Bain will make on this, dis{inetion.- Price $11.00 postpaid. her first appearance in the international arena. We arc sure Mrs. Sain wi ll do us credit, though THE CHESS REVIEW it is certainly too much to expect that she should 55 W. 41nd Strect Telephone: displace Miss Menchik from the honors she New York, N. Y. WI~consjn 7-3742 ·has held so long. We shall report the outcome in our next issue.-E. L. W. 178 THi, CHESS R E VI E W
In doing honor to Paul Morphy's centennial Checking the News this year, most of us are apt to forget another IPith JOSEPH G A N CHI:R one of the game's immortals who was born a E. Lundin of Sweden has won a six game hundred years ago Captain George Henry match for the championship of Scandinavia Mackenzie, who rates at least a brief summary from E. Andersen of Denmark by the score of of his brilliant career. 31;2-2;.S:. A good showing by the Danish master Mackenzie was born March 24, 1837 at Bell. against hi s formidable opponent. fiel d, Ro sshire, Scotland. He haq a mercantile training, but found ordinary business life too After several changes of plan, it has fina ll y slow for his vigorous nature, so that 1857 saw been decided to hold a doublc_rou nd tourna_ him in the mi litary service. He served in many ment at Semmering (in place of the monster of the Britis h Empire's famed outposts ~yond marathon of masters discussed in the June the fa r horizons, and in 1863 decided to join CHESS REvmw ) , with the fo llowing entries: the Union forces in [he American Gvjl W ar. J. R. Capablanc.a, E. Eliskases, R. Fine, S. Flohr, Ikfore the end of the conflict he had earned his P. Keres, V. Petrov, V. Ragasin, S. Reshevsky. captaincy. Hostilities over, he found the intri. Dr. M. Euwe, world champion, will be tourna. cacies of chess an inviting study that absorbed ment director. Play will start either August 18 him seriously, and in 1871 he won a tourna. or 25. ment in Cleveland. He scored another victory The recent (third! ) match between E. Elis· in Chicago three years later, winning a total kases and R. Spielmann ended in a victory fo r of 26 games and losi ng but three in these the former (2 wins, 8 draws). T he most inter. tourneys. esting game of the match will appear in next From 1878 on, he represented this country month's CHI:SS REVIEW. worthil y in many of the g reat tournaments of the tim e. He achieved a splendid record, his Ameri ca n O larnpion Sammy Reshevsky fo l. outstanding feat being fi rst prize in the Frank. lowed up his triumph at Kerneri with a clean fort Tournament of 1887 ahead of such giants sweep in a small tOu rnament completed a few as Tarrasc h and Blackburne. days before the beginning of hostilities ( the He died in 1891 of a lung ailment which team tournament, not another war!) at Stock. .had been brought to a head by constant and holm. Danielsson, who is on the way toward wearing activity. The following game attests establish ing himself as the premier Swedish eloquently to the attacking geni us of this gifted player, led his compatriots. An interesting fea. master. rure was the absence of drawn gamei! T,he AN OLD Tt M E FAVOR ITE details: Pari" 1878 R This- lea.cls. after the ga in of the exchange, to t he same variation as was given in the previous Game Studies note (arter 15 . . . Q~Q3; 16 Kt·B6). Cor rect Kemeri Tournament was 16 Kt·B3. which would have been even stronger than after 15 ... Q·Q3, since Black's June, 1937 QR is attacked. a nd at the same time 17 QxP, QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED winning a piece, is threatened. Black would (Notes by Dr. Ma.x Euwe) have nothing bettel' than 16 .. . Kt·Q2. which S. Resheysky V. Petroy is answered by 17 QxP with decisive a dvantage. White mack 16 . . . . QxKt 17 QxR 0·0 (This game, played in the first round of the 18 P·83 B·Kt2 tournament, is of great importance for the 19 Q.K5 Kt·Q4 theory of the Meran Defense. It is a pity thai A strong move. Wbite cannot ver y well cap· Ihis otherwise 50 finel y played game had to con· ture the QP because of the reply 20 ... P·K4 followed by ... Kt·B5ch. And besides. t he elude with a blunder.) capture of the QP would expose White's King 1 P.Q4 Kt·KB3 more tban ever. 2 .P.QB4 P.K3 20 B·Q2 Q.B4 3 Kt-KB3 P.Q4 4 Kt.B3 QKt.Q2 Threatening to win th.e Queen by ... Kt· B6ch. As is well known, 4 ... P·B4 .is a good alter· native here. Many theoreticians the re fore can· 21 B.KB4 KtxBch sider 4 B-Kt5 stronger than 4 Kt·B3. sinoo the 22 QxKt P.K4 Bishop's move practically makes 4 ... P·B4 23 Q.B5 P.Kt3 impossible. 24 Q.B6 . . . . 5 P.K3 P.B3 Practically forced; on other Q moves there 6 B·Q3 PxP would follow ... P ·B4 with the formidable threat of ... P ·K5. Adopting the Meran Defense. which is at present considered to be in \\'hite's favor. How· 24 .. .. P.K5! ever, the a lternatives a.vailable to Black at this A pretty combination which enables Black to point also involve certain difficulties. open new lines for the attack. 7 BxBP P.QKt4 8 B.Q3 P·QR3 ~~V. PetroY 9 P·K4 .... The main variation of the Meran Defense. T his variation. it is· true. leads to great compli· cations. but it gives more chances than the other move chiefly played a t this point, 9 0 ·0. 9 . . . . P·B4 10 P.K5 PxP 11 KtxKtP .... All book! 11 . . . KtxP 12 KtxKt PxKt 13 Q.83 Stahlberg'S continuation, at present looked upon as best. It is because of this very move that the Meran Defense is considered favorable for White. s. Resheysky 13 . . . . B.Kt5ch 14 K.K2 QR·Kt1 25 PxP BxP! 15 Q.Kt3 • • • • 26 BxB R·K1 This strong move was first recommended by The point of the break·through w ith ... p. Reshevsky. Strangely enough. however, this K5. White cannot delend the KB. for if 27 Q. game teaches us that he is not fully acquainted B3. Q·B7ch or ... P-B4; while 27 K-Q3? is ont with the consequences of his own move. of the question because of ... Q·B5 mate. 27 15 . . . . Q-Q4 K-B3 is refuted by 27 ... Q'R4ch; 28 P ·Kt4 (if 28 K·Kt3. RxB with a winning attack), Q. Relatively the best defense is 15 ... Q·Q3. R6ch; 29 K·B4? B·Q7 mate. whereupon there follows 16 Kt·B3! threatening B·KB4 or QxP. Black must then exchange Qs 27 KR·QB1 RxBch and after 17 RPxQ he has an in[erior ending. 28 K.B2 Q.KB1 After 15 . .. Q·Q3; 16 Kt·B6? (instead of 16 The only move-but a strong one. Kt"B3!). however. White would find himself in 29 Q.B3 Q.K2 great difficulties. It is true t hat he wins the 30 R·B7 Q.K3 exchange. but after 16 ... QxKt; 17 QxR. 0 ·0 31 R·B2 R.K6 Black has splendid attacking prospects. 32 Q. B4 R·K4 16 Kt.B6? .••. 33 K·Kt1 .... 180 TH E CHESS REVIEW In view of the threatened \OS9 of the Queen, Arter the center Pawn exchange, White's QB White h&ll not.hlng better than this Hight with Is more advantag8()usly developed on KB 4 than the King. It seems that he has In this way on KKI5. avoided all tlange.' ; but-8!t w e shall ue from 6 • . . • P.B3 the conl!nuation, Black already has a decisive 1 Q.B2 B.K2 advantage. 8 P.K3 0.0 S3 • . . . p.QO J 9 B.Q3 R.K1 34 R.BSch K.Kt2 10 0·0 Kt.S1 35 Q.Q4 K_R3?1 11 QR.Kt1 · . , . A terribl'8 blunder in time pressure which Intending to Initiate an attack on the Q ~lde I OSEIS at once. by P·QKt4·5. From this purely positional man· Correct was 35 ... B-Q7! Whlte's position euver, one would never expect that the game WOUld then have been a critical one because of will shortly take a wHd tUI'll. the immediate threat ... B-K6ch and the sec 1 1 • • • • Kt.R4 ondary threat or withdrawing the B (say to 12 P.QKt41 · . , , KH, followed by ... p.Q7 and ... R·KSch. White perml18 the break-up o( his Pawll Relatively the best line available to WI. Ita structure because he hopes to storm the Black would have been (after 35 ... B-Q7!) 36 R ·De. King's position by advancing the K side Pawns. for example 36 ... B-K6eh; 37 QxB. RxQ; 38 RxQ, PxR! 39 R-QI and now White Is con 12 , . . • KtxB fronted with the painful alternallve of allowing 13 PxKt B.Q3 ... K·B3·K4·Q5 or playing 40 K·B2, R·K7ch; 41 14 P.B5 1 P.KKt3 K·BS, RxQKtP; 42 RxP, RxRP; 4a R·KtS, R-R4 For the tlme being, Black haa a satisCactory and thuil leaving his opponent wilh two passed game. He has two Bishops, and White's attack Pawns ahead. has little sle:nlftcance. Thus Black could have won the game with 35 15 P·Kt5 • • • • . . . B·Q1! Instead of the unfortunate text· It seems as though Svlelmalln is pur~sely move, which costs a Rook. making aUel'natlng Pawn advanCes on the K 36 QxB Q,R side and on tile Q side. 37 Q.B4ch • • • • 15 . . . . Q.S3 Now the Rook Is (orced Into a l)t n which 16 PxBP QKtPxP proves deadly. 17 P.Kt4 .,p 31 •••. R.Kt4 Otherwise White would conti nue with P·Kt5 sa P.KR4 Q.B~" and P·BG. 39 K.R1 • • • • 18 PxP ..•. in this totally lost Dosltion Black oVerstePDed Now the KKt I'Il e Is ODe n, but the manner In the Ume limit. which this waa accomplished is, strangely enough, the only defect In White's attack. The (Tra Il1Jat~d fr om DE $cHAAKWERELD by F. R.) White KKtP, now on 86, Is a serious obstruc· tlon for White's Blshop and QUeen. Toam Match: Vienna ve. Brunn 18. . . . Kt-.Kt3! (Flnt Board) ... Kt·K3 (so 81:1 to b.·lng the Kt to Kt2) also January, 1931 deserved consideratiOn. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECL.INEO 19 K.R1 , , , . (Notes by Qr. Max Euwe) or course nOl 19 PxKt, QxKt and Black gains R, Spielma nn E. Zinner the initiative. White Black 19 • • . . R.Ktt 20 RxR BxR (The followjn~ ~am e is cond"cted br. Stiel. 21 Kt.K2 Kt·SS lIlallll ;/1 hi! well'/wown aftarilill!t Ity e. He 22 R.Kt1ch K.R1 diJregards ,ht UJlakming of his Pall'" strNctNrl 23 KtxKt BxKt Black stili has a good game, thanks to his two alld troCttds wilh ollly Ol1e pm'pose: a~grlssive Bishops and hiS supel'lor Pawn position. Bnt acriOI1 agaillsl his opponmt's King. 1 hese lar· his game Is not easy, because the oven KKt tne ,irs lead '0 Sl/retSJ al1d the VieJJlle!e Gralld. Is a SOUI'C{! of aU kinds of tactical dlfftcultlea. ma!ler forCe! Jbe iJJNe wi,h a il/I'trising Qltet/11 24 R.Kt41 .... JarrifiCt.) A strong attacking move. The Bishop has to 1 P.Q4 P.Q4 move, leaving White In control or either K5 or 2 p.Q B4 P.K3 KKtS_ 3 Kt. KB 3 Kt.KB3 24 ... , B·B2 4 Kt-B3 .. , . 25 Kt.Kt5 R·K8ch Black Is Invlling trouble. Instead 25 .•• B· By developing this K t first, White reserves the option of playing his QB to KB4 or KKtS. Q2 s hould ha.ve been played, arter which the continuation or White', aUack ·would have been 4 , . . . QKt.Q2 a. dim cult problem. Tbe 100Dortance or 26 . _ . Better Is •... P·B-I or •... B-K2. After B'Q2 w1l1 soon become aDparent. the text White exchanges In the cenlel' with a 26 K.Kt2 P.KR41 slighUy bettel' game. This seems to win by force. The Rook haa S PxP p,p no flight square but ru and that would result 6 B.B4 • • • • In loss or the Kt. AUGUST, 1937 181 ..,~E. Zinner 12 . . . . Q.QB4! 13 Kt.Q5 KtxKt SimIllifying the position. 14 PxKt Q_KtS 15 QR_B1 B.Q2 "16 R_BS P·QB4 If 16 ... QR-Bl ; then 17 R-Kt3, Q-R3; 18 Q-Kt4! Thererore Bla ck clarifies the IlosiUon in the center on the assumIltion t hat White will find it difficult to caIlitalize Ms· advantage 1n the ensuing Queen and Rook ending. 17 PxP e. p. BxP 18 BxB! PxB 19 KR_QB1 .... White forces the advance of Black's QBP so that he can begin a. blockade of the backward QP. Not 19 QxP, QxKtP and t he ,position of the Black Q on the 7th rank is annoying. 19 . . . . P_QB4 22 R_KtS Q_R3 27 QxP!! Resigns 20 R.Kt3 Q_R3 2S R_RS Q.KtS White's last move is a nice surprise that de· 21 R_R3 Q.KtS cides the game at once. Black cannot take the A repetition of moves to gain time th' Queen because of 28 KtxPch, KR2; 29 P·B6ch, clock. '" R·K5; 30 R-Kt7 mate. White of course threatens 24 R.Q3 QR.Q1 26 R_Q5 KR_K1 QxQch, and 27 ... Q-Kt2 will not do because 25 P·KtS Q-BS 27 P·K3 • • • • of 28 KtxPch. Not 27 QRxP?, QxQR! (Translated from the HAAGSCHE CoURANT 27 . . . . P_KR3 29 R.Q1 R_K3 byJ.B.S.) 28 Q-Q3 Q_B2 30 P_K4! • • • • The threat is P -K5! winning a pawn. 30 .... R.QB1 ?! 10th Russian Champion-ship Tournament Black might have defended a little longer May, 19S7 with ... P-B3 but Ilrefers to force the game N I MZOWlTSCH DEFENSE into a difficult rook and Ilawn ending believing (Notes by V. A. Alatortsev) that White will not be able to call1talize his V. A. Alatortsev V. A. Ch·ekhover extra Ilawn. White Black Sl RxQP RxR 34 PxP R,P 32 QxR QxQ 35 R-R6 · . - . 1 P_Q4 Kt-KBS S P_KKtS . B_Kt50h 33 RxQ P.BS! 2 P_QB4 P_K3 4 B.Q2 Q_K2 It 35 R-Q8ch, K-R2; 36 R·Q7, P-QR4!! If 4 ... BxBch, then 5 QxB is the boot reply, reserving the possibility o r developing the QKt 35 . . . . RxP 37 K_Kt2 R.QR8 via QB3. 36 RxP R-K8ch 5 B-Kt2 Kt_B3 Black's dreams have come t rue: his Rook 1s 6 Kt_KB3 P_K4? behind White's QRP. If White advances t his P to QR7, then, as is well-known, White cannot This move should .have been played only win. Therefore the P must l"€main fixed for after due preparation. At this stage of the game lhe Ilresent. it leaves White with the superior position. Better would have been 6 ... BxBch compell 38 P_KR4 • • • • ing 7 QKtxB (not 7 QxB, Kt-K5!; 8 Q-B2, Q An alternative was K-B3 immediately. Kt5ch!). 38 . . . . P_KtS 7 PxP KtxP 39 K.B3 R_K8 Better would have been 7 ... Kt-K5; 8 0-0, This allows White to swing his Rook to the KtxB; 9 QKtxKt, KtxP; 10 Q-B2. 'Black would second rank. But if Black tried to temporize be left wit h two Bishops as compensation for by 39 .. . KKt2; then White would answer 40 his weak center. R-R4 and then bring his King to the Q side. S KtxKt BxBoh 10 Kt_B3 0_0 40 R·Q7 K_Kt2 44 R_Q2 R·QB8 9 QxB! QxKt 11 0_0 .... 41 R.Q2 K_BS .45 K_Q3 K-Kt5 Black will have dimculty in developing his 42 R_K2 R.Q8 46 R.B2 R_Q8ch QB. In addition White controls the central 4S K-K3 K-B4 47 K_K2 .••. squares Q5 and K4 and threatens P -K4 as well White is 'playing for adjournment. He should as P·KB4 after suitable preparation. have Illayed at once 47 K-B3, P-B4; 48 R-Q2!, 11 • . . . P_Q3 R-K8; 49 P-R4! 12 KR-K1 • • • • 47 . . . . R.QR8 Not the best. It. was first necessary to play 48 K_K3 R_K8oh QR·Ql and if Black reIllies 12 ... KR-Kl; 49 K_Q2 R·QR8 then 13 KR-Kl, or 12 .. . Q·KR4; 13 Kt-Q5! A possibility to be consid,ered was 49 . . . in each case with advantage to White. Black R-K5. immediately makes use of this Inaccuracy . 50 K_B3 P_Kt4 • 182 THE CHESS REVIEW The following ending is very instructive: its Vienna Tournament finale most interesting. March, 1937 51 PxP PxP 54 K.Kt3 1'.85 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 52 K.Kt2 R_K8 55 PxP PxF 53 P_R4 P_84 (Notes by R. Spi-elmann) This loses as the continuation will show. 55 E. Glass K. Palda ... KxP offered better chances to draw. It White BlacK was important to keep the last Black Pawn on the KKt file, but the temptation to remain with 1 P_Q4 Kt.KB3 7 Kt-Q2 B-Kt5 a Bishop's Pawn in an ultimate Q VB. Pending 2 Kt· KB3 P-Q4 8 Q.B2 0-0 was very powerfuL 3 ·P-B4 P-K3 9 B·K2 PxP 56 P.R5 P_B6 58 P.R7 R_K1 4 Kt.B3 P.B3 10 BxKt KtxB 57 P.R6 K.R6 59 R.R2! R_QR1 5 S-Kt5 QKt-Q2 11 KtxP Q.B2 Forced! If 59 ... K-Kt7; then 60 P -R8(Q), 6 P-K3 Q·R4 12 0 ·0 BxKt RxQ;61 RxR, KxP; 62 K-B2! and White wins. Not to be r'ecommended. Better is ... R-Ql 60 K.B4 K.Kt7 at once, with ... B-Q2-Kl to follow. After the 61 K_B5 R.QB1ch text, White gets a somewhat freer game. Once again Black cannot give up his R for 13 QxB B-Q2 19 KR_Q1 P-QKt3 the two pawns. After 61. RxP; 62 RxR, 14 Kt_K5 KR-Q1 20 P_K4 Kt-S5 KxP; 63 K-Q4, White wins. 15 QR.B1 S_K1 21 Q-K3 Kt-Kt3 62 K-Kt6 R.K1 16 B_B3 Kt-Q4 22 KtxKt RPxKt 17 Q-R3 Q_K2 23 R_B3 R.B2 18 Q_Kt3 QR_B1 24 P-QR3 .... By. way of preparation for P-QKt4, which is to hlllder ... P-QB4. Also, the square QKt4 is to be taken away from Black's Q. 24 . _ _ _ Q-Q3 27 P_K5 KR-B1 25 P_KKt3 Q-K2 28 P_QKt4 Q_Q1 26 K .Kt2 P-KKt4 29 R_B4! • • • • Threatening the Pawn sacrifice P-Q5, followed by R-Kt4 and P-KR4, with a dangerous attaCk. 29 . . . _ P-Kt5 32 Q-B4 B-Kt4 30 B_K4 P-QB4 33 R(4)_B1 PxP 31 KtPxP PxP 34 RxP! QxR White's last move has hrought about ex tremely interesting complications. The Q sac rifice is practically forced, e. g. H 34 ... Q_ K2; 35 QR-Ql followed by' QxP. 35 RxR B_B8ch! 38 QxQ R_B8 36 K_Kt1 RxR 39 P-BS B-Kt4ch 63 K.B6!! 37 B_R7ch KxB 40 K_B2? • • • • • • • • • White cannot :play 63 R-B2 immediately he Subsequent analysis showed that 39 P-B4! cause Black draws by 63 ... R-KSch; 64 K would very likely have led to a draw, but even Kt7, R-K7!! W h ite cannot exchange Rooks in now 40 K-Kt2 would have held the game, Black this variation because his King blOCkS the long having nothing better than a perpetual cheCk diagonal and prevents him from Qu'*!nlng with by ... R-B7ch-B8ch etc. check. Therefore he must play to avoid the 40 . . . . R-B8ch 43 QxRch BxQ possibility ... R-K7. 41 K_KS RxPch 44 KxB K_Kt3 63 . . . . K_BS 42 K-Q2 R-Q6ch 45 K.K4 K.Kt4 64 K_Kt7 R_K2ch The King and Pawn ending is most instruc 65 K_Kt6 R_K1 tive. Black's next move will leave 'White in Not 65 ... R-K3ch; 64 K-B5 fOllowed by P Zugzwang. R8(Q). 46 P-QR4 P_KtS 66 R.B2 K.Kt7 47 P-R5 P-RS 67 K-B7! • • • • If now 48 K-Q4, K-B4; 49 K·B5, KxP; 50 K Again not K-Kt7 because of . . . R.-K7! Now Kt6, K-QS; 51 KxP, K-B3; 52 K-R7, P-K4; 53 if 67 _. R-K7; 68 RxR, PxR; 69 P -R8(Q)ch, P·R6, K-B2; 54 K-R8, P -K5; 55 P·R7, P-K6; 50 et c. P·R3, PxP; 57 P·Kt4, P-R7 and mate next 67 . . . . R.K2ch move. If instead 67 . .. K·B8; 68 K·Kt7, R-K7; 69 48 K .K3 K_B4 54 P_R6 K-B2 R·Blch! followed by P-R8(Q) . 49 K_Q4 P_Kt4 55 K_R8 P_K5 68 K_Kt8 R.K1ch 72 Q.Q5! K.B? 50 K.B5 KxP 56 P-R7 P-K6 69 R·BS RxRch 73 K.Q7 K.Kt6 51 K-Kt6 K-QS 57 P-RS PxP 70 KxR KxP 74 K·KS P. B? 52 KxP K_BS 58 P_Kt4 P.B4 71 P_R8(Q) K.K6 75 Q·R1 Resigns 5S K_R7 P_K4 Resigns (Tran,lal8d from the Bulletin of the Tournament (Tran!lated from the WIENER SCHACHZEI1'UNG by by N. G. Grekoll. ) F. R.) AUGUST , 1937 183 kases, Dr. Euwe, Reuben Fine, Ragesi n, Rein. Book Reviews fel d, Sozin and Znoslc:o.Borovsky. 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The annotators form thropl8t ever known. the most distinguished group that we have seen 336 pages, 9"x6", cloth cover, many illus_ for 1\ long time in a tournament boOk, including trations. as they do Dr. Alekhine, Sidney Bernstein, Elis· (Order. filled by THE CHESS REVIEW) Combination Studies NO.1 NO.2 (White to move) (White to move) Played in Berlin, 1937 U. S. S. R. Championship, 1937 ~~Wittwer =~panov • Zander Lisitsyn In the above positlon White playM 1 E At this point Lisittyn played 27 B·K3 and Kt4 a nd Black replied 1 ... QxB! From this subsequently won. There' was a more direct point White wins brilliantly. See how you an d more beautiful win by 27 QxPeh!! K xQ (il would do it. 27 ... K ·R1; 28 BxKt, etc.); 28 B-85ch, K-R4 2 RxKt! K_B1 5 RxKtch! K,R (if 28 . . . K·Kt4; 29 B-K3ch. K-R4; 30 P·Kt4 3 Kt-K5 Kt.Q2 6 Kt_B6ch K_B1 e h, K-R5 ; 31 B-B2eh, KKt4; 32 P-R1 mate); 4 R-RSch Kt_Kt1 7 R-R8ch Resigns 29 P-Kt4eh, K txP; 30 H-R3ch. K-Kt4; 31 Kt-I<>I If 7 . . K-Kt2; 8 KtxRch, KxR; 9 Q-K4ch, mate. etc. NO.4 NO.3 (Black to move) (White to move) Jurata Tournament, Ma y 1937 Played in Chile_May, 1937 Tartakower J. Salas, Jr. Lowtzky G. Letelier Black won by 31 ... Q-Kt3ch; 32 K-Rl, Q White Wins in Capital Style Kt4; 33 KKtl, Q-B4ch; ' 34 K-R1, Q-85; 35 K 1 RxP!! , KxR; 2 P·K6ell!, K-Q1; 3 PxP!, p. Ktl. Q-Q5ch; 36 K-Rl, Q-K5! 37 Q·QBl (if 37 B4; 4 Q-Qlch, KBZ; 5 R-K7ch, K-Ba; 6 Q-B3ch, Q-KKtl, Q-K7 wins; or 37 Q-Rl, Q-K7; or 31 K-Q3; 7 QxB, QR-QBl; S B-Q3!, Q-Kt5; 9 P-B5, Q·Ql. Q·KB5!), Q·Q6! 38 K-l5=tl, Q-Q5ch; 39 K Resigns. RI, Q-Q7! aUd White l'esigued. 184 AUGUST, 1937 18 ' It is rather a pity that the tournament at A WEAK PAWN POSITION Jurata was somewhat neglected in the press be_ Kemeri Tournament cause it was immediately followed by the great Juno, 1937 tournament at Kemeri. Some very ,pretty games INDIAN DEFENSE were played at Jurata (a selection is given in R. Fine S. Reshevsky this issue) . The five highest-placed Polish White Black players (Tartakower, Naidorf, Appel, Reged_ 1 Kt.KB3 P-Q4 22 B-K2 Kt_B3 zinsky and Szpiro) qualified to represent Poland 2 P-KKt3 Kt_KB3 23 Kt_B3 BxKt In the team tournament at Stockholm. 3 B-Kt2 P_KKt3 24 PxB K_B2 4 P-Q4 B_Kt2 25 P-K4 Kt_K4 JURATA INTERNATIONAL MASTERS 5 P-B4 P-B3 26 R-Q5 Kt_Q2 TOURNAMENT 6 PxP KtxP 27 B_Kt5 Kt_B3 May, 1937 7 P.K4 Kt.Kt3 28 RxR R,R 8 0-0 B-Kt5 29 K.K3 Kt_Q2 Rank Player Won Lost Drawn Total 9 B.K3 P-QB4 30 BxKt R,B I Dr.S.Tartakower.13 o 8 17 _ HOllie 101l'1l boy doem', make good! Shortly after the dose of the Kemeri tournament. a HORN CHESSMEN small tourney took place at Parnau, the native Turned f,om one .olid piece of "mod. with a ,,,,,rial carv","1 ono.pi«o Knight. town of Paul Keres. The results were as fol M.de of the nne.t wOQ0.0 •. l12-5~, F. Villard 0-7_ No. Si .. Prict Club 40/." King $1~.00 Schmidt is a phenomenally gifted young Homo 31-'. " King $to.oo player. about the same age as Keres! The two C"lIo~e 3" King $ 6.00 are keen rivals. Sad Elster was the scene of a recent tourna_ • ment in which the final scores were; E. Sogol ORDER jubow and L. Rellstab 7-2, P. Michel and K. from Richter. 6-3. J. Pelikan 5--4. THE CHESS A unique event in the chess world was the REVIEW match for the Women·s World Championship between Vera Menchik and Sonia Graf. The 55 W. 42 St. former was victorious by the score of 1112- New York 4 Y2. The best game of the match will appear N . Y. in an early issue. 186 TH E CHE SS R Il VlllW WHITE IS OUTCOMBINEO Juratil Tournilment Selected Games MillY, 1937 QUEEN' S GAMBIT OECLINEO THE APSHENEEK JINXI E. Andersen Kem .rl Tournament A. Stplro Whit e June, 1937 Black 1 P-Q4 p.Q4 20 P-QR3 SICILIAN OEFENSE P.B3 2 Kt.K83 Kt.KB3 21 B.Kt3 P.K4 Dr. S. Tartakower A. Steiner 3 P·84 P-K3 22 Q-Q2 KR-Kt1 While Black 4 Kt·S3 P.B3 23 QR.Q! R·Ktll! 1 P.K4 P·Q B4 20 P _Q4 5 P·K3 QKt-Q2 24 Q.81 QR. Ktl KR-Bl p,p 2 Kt.QB3 Kt·QB3 21 SPxP BPx P 6 B.Q3 25 R·Q2 "Q3 :3 P. KKt3 P.KKtS 22 R.92 R·Bt 7 8xBP P_QKt4 26 KR.Ql Q. Kt2 4 B_Kt2 B.Kt2 23 QR.K81 R,R 8 B.Q3 P·OR3 27 Q.84ch K.Sl 5 p.QS P.K3 24 Rx R R.KSt 9 P_K4 P.B4 213 RxP ?! RxB ! p,p 6 KKt.K2 KKt.K2 25 RxR K,R 10 P_K5 29 R. K4 R-B1 7 B. Kt5 0 .0 26 8 -81 1 K.Kt2 11 KtxKtP Ktx P 30 O-KII R_QII! 8 Q.Q2 Kt·Q6 ! 27 Kt·el Kt_Ktl 12 KtxKt PxKt 31 R_K BI Q,R 9 KtxKt PxKt 28 P-Q5 B_Ql 13 SxPch B-02 32 OxRch K.B2 10 Kt.K2 P-S3 29 P·94 Kt.S3 14 BxBch KtxB 33 P.R3 Q.Q4 11 B.R6 B,B 30 B·Q3 P_QKt4 15 KtxKt OxKt 34 0_B2 P.K5 12 QxB Q_KtS! 31 PxP a-KtSch 16 0 -0 B.K2 35 R·Bl R. Q7 13 Q.Bl P·Q3 32 K.Kt2 Kt_KtS 17 B-B4 0·0 36 Q.B8 R.Qach 14 0 .0 P · K4 33 Q.Kt2 Kt.K6ch 18 B.K5 KR_Ql Resi gn, 19 R_Kl 15 P-QB4 PxP e. p. 34 K.Rl Kt_Q8! Q_<;I4 16 PxP K_Kt2 35 Q.Ql B_R6! 17 Q-R3 B_K3 36 QxKt Q.B7! 18 QR.Ktl Q.a2 Re.lgn. 19 P.KB4 P.Kt3 BEWARE OF THE BISHOPS ! Jurillta T ournament May, 1937 QU EEN' S GAMBIT OECLINED REV ENGE IS SWEET! I. Appel L. Kremer Kemeri Tou rnament White mack June, 1937 1 p.Q4 P.Q4 16 0 -0 QR.K l 2 P_QB4 P.K3 INDIAN DEFENSE 17 B.K3? Q.RS 3 Kt.QS3 P·QB4 If now 18 P·KKt3. F. Aplheneek Dr, S. Tartakower 4 BPxP SPxP Q-K5. W hite Black 5 Q.R4ch "Q2 I S P.KR3 RxB! 1 p.Q4 Kt_KBS 19 P.Kt3 RxRch 6 QxQP p , p 19 PxR BxKtP ! 2 Kt-KB3 P-03 20 RxR R_K l 7 QxQP Kt.QB3 20 B.BS B, P 3 P_QKt3 B.Kt5 21 RxR KtxR 8 P-K 3 Kt_B3 21 Q. K2 Q.Ktllch 4 B-Kt2 QKt.Q2 22 P.KR4 Q_K2 9 Q.Kt3 B·03 22 K.RI B, R 5 P.K3 P.KKt3 23 K.SI Kt_K 3 10 Kt-S3 0 ·0 23 RxB R.Kl 6 B_K2 S_Kt2 24 Q.Q3 P_B4 11 B_K2 B.K 3 24 R·B2 B.B5 7 QKt_Q2 P-BS 25 P-KtS Kt(1 ).B2 12 Q_Ql Q_K2 25 P.K4 R.QBl 13 Kt_Q4 8 0-0 0 ·0 26 Px P Px P KtxKt 26 R.Bl R.BS 9 P_KR3 Bx Kt 27 Kt. Kt3 P_B5 14 PxKt Kt_Q4 Resi gn, 10 KtxB Q.B2 28 K.Kt2 p,p• 15 KtxKt BxKt 11 P-B4 QR.Ql 29 Px P QxRP ! 12 Q-B2 P. K4 SO Qx P QxQP ! 13 Kt.Q2 p , p 31 QxKtch KtxQ 14 PxP P·Q4 32 BxQ KtxB A t0ll:rnament played at Bad $aarow (Ger_ 15 B.KB3 Kt-Kt3 33 B.Kt4 K_S2 many) In June, produced a sensation in the 16 P_B5 QKt.Q2 34 B.Q7 K_K2 form of a tie for brst place between K. Richter 17 P_QKt4 KR_Kl 35 KtxKt K,B 18 KR_Kl Kt_Bl ilnd wins and a hitherto unknown German player, W . KI!-ppe .(each 7- 2) . Bogoljubow came a poor t ~ Jrd with 5Y2-3Y2. The only foreign parti _ Cipant, K. Macarczyk of Poland, came seventh Thus have I ~n a King at chess, with 3 Y2 ~ 5 Y2. The Rooks and Knights withdrawn, His Queen and Bishops in distress, Shifting about, g rowing less and less, As we go to press, we learn that S. Landau has been awarded the brilliancy prize at Kemeri With 'here and there a Pawn. for hi ~ viet.ory over M . Feigin. The game ap. - Earl of AiJeJbury'J MemoirJ, 1686 pears In thIS Issue. Problem Department B1 R . C H ENEY AJdrtlJ ..II cor,u pondenre .tlming 10 ,his J' PtzI',muJ to R. Ch,IIH. 13J9 & 11 Au .. Rochtlttf'. N. Y. THEME PAI.AES'I'kA Nos. 787, 788 and 789 are from the 1937 International Cheney Miniature Tourney. No. Two.move miniatures, like fi reflies, are fre. 789 is described by the judge, Otto W urzburg, quent during the heat of summer. Nos. 763 as a constructive masterpiece. and 764 are "gleams" chosen at random from In conclusion, we are continuing with a fur_ Mr. Mott.Smith's collection in "Microcos m, " ther excerpt from " Microcosm" by Geoffrey Similarly, Nos. 76 ') , 766 and 767 are airy Mott_Smith. lightweights mainly of seasonal interes t. Dr. Dobbs desc ri bes No. 766 as "a somewhat dif. fe rent 'American Indian'." In No. 768 Rage Istvan, a new contri butor MICROCOSM from Hungary, attempts orig inal variety em· By G EOFFREY M OTT-SM IT H ploying line opening strategy. (Coflf'd from !tll,) No. 77 1 by Vincent L. Eaton is a study in Black promotions with Bredes. I I. S YMMETRY True symmetries, with key pz·eservlng the Nos. 772 and 773 are settings of a complex symmetry. are rare, fo r t he reason that they decoy idea which the Viennese composers nave afe likely to be puerile. Unique of its type is dubbed the "N ew York T heme." However, the classic cited below. where initial pseudo M r. C. S. Kipping, Curator of the A. C. White symmetry Is made genuine symmetry by the W orld Collection, advises us that in his opin_ key: BONUS SOCIUS. W_ Kd 3, Ra7, R h7. B_ ion it is neither new nor does there appear to Kd8, Sd6. be any outstanding theme. I have ten examples of symme tric w ith asym· No. 774 by K . S. Howard happil y blends a metric key. mostly drawn [rom the A. C. W. strategic key with three original model mates. Asymmetry. In the Dawson-Pauly terminology, the e asiest type to construct Is the '"·posltlve, In No. 77) an amusing tempo duel is unex_ lateral, with Queen." for example : pe Original Section No. 76, No. 766 No. 769 GEOFFREY MOT T_SM ITH OR. GILBERT DOBBS SIMON COST1KYAN N ew York Ci t y Carrollton, Georgia New York City Mill e In 2 No. 76·1 No. 767 No. 770 GEOFFREY MOTT _SM I TH DR. GI L BERT DOBBS M A XWELL BUKOFZER New York City Carrollton, Georg ia Be ll a ir e, Lo ng Island No. 76) No. 768 No. 771 BILL BEERS RAGO IST VAN V . L. EAT ON W illmar , Minn. Kooser, Hungary Washington, D. C. ~ Mate ill 2 Male ;0 3 SO LUTIONS TO TH ESE PROBLEM S ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 10th, 1937 AUG US T, 1937 189 Original Section (cont'd) No. 772 No. 77~ No. 778 FR. FENZEL WALT ER JACOBS FRED SPRENGER Vi e nna, Austria New York City New York City Mate in 3 Male in 3 Mlue in 4 No. 773 No. 776 No. 779 K. HAJEK G E ORGE B. SPENCER G. GOLLER Vienna, Austria St. Pau l, Minn. Vien na, Austria ~ Mate 10 3 Male in 3 SELFm(lte 10 7 No. 774 No. 777 No. 780 KENNETH S. HOWARD J. F. TRACY DR. GILBERT DOBBS Erie, Pa. Ontario, California Carrollton, Ga. Male in 3 Mate in 4 SE LFma(e in 4 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLE·MS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 10th, 1937 190 THE CHESS R E VIEW Quoted Section No. 781 No. 784 No. 787 FRANCOIS PABOUCEK F. FLECK E. A. WIRTANEN 1 Pro Srd Inter. Cheney 1 Pro B. C. P. S. Tourney-1937 2 Pro B. C. P. S. Tourney- 1937 Min. Ty. Mate in 2 Mate in 3 Mme In 3 No. 782 No. 785 No. 788 DR. GILBERT DOBBS F. FLECK DR. G. PAROS 1 Hon. Men. 2 Pro B. C. P. S. Tourney-1937 1 Pro Magyar Sakkvilag-1935 3rd I nter. Cheney Min. Ty. Mate in 2 Mate 10 2 Mate in 3 No. 783 No. 786 No. 789 OTTO WURZBURG T. R. DAWSON DR. G. PARDS 1 PI" 3rd Inter. Cheney 1 Pro B. C. P. S. Tourney-1937 1 Pro Magyar Saakvilag-1931 Min. Ty. Mate in 3 Matc In 2 Matt !Il 4 SOLUTIONS' T O THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE SEPT EMBER 10th, 1937 A UGUST, 1 93 7 19 1 NA HRAWAY. W_Ka6, Qf7, Se5, Se4, Pd. minded that acco rding to our system of scoring. B-Kd!i, P . 6. a Wl'Ong solution subtracts the s ame number MO'I'T·SMITH. W_ Kh6, Qd4, Pc6, Pg3. B or points tha t a correct lIolution a dds. ThIs Is Kf5, Pd6, Pg4. a lso true of fa lse c la ims or cook. It Is not easy to dl'aw. the !lue be t wee n bifur· We al'e much Indebted to Mr. C. S. Kipplng. calion lind echo. but t he distincUo n is 1I 0t 1111' Cura tor o f the A. C. White World Collection, IJoO f(R nl. A hybrid form i!; t he bifurcation In who ha s generous ly polntml out sevel-al Rn tlcl· w hich the axis Is nOI It row of squarell but t he pa tions, and l'cnd el'1! d vnlll nble g uidanCe In OUI' line bel ween two I'OW S : presentation of t hemes. M O'I''f·SMI'l'H. W_Kf2, Rd3, Rf8, 5bS, Sg5. B-K.5, SbS. T he I m p l'e s~ lo n of echo can ~cal'cely be INFORMAL LADDER c l'eatell tr lh l:! Ki ng Is flxed , and of coul'~e it III " G. Plowman 512, 65 : · H. B. Daly 453, 65; J . enhanced when t he echo is a chllmel(l on. T he F. Tracy 415, 47; A. Sh.ftel 374, 44: W. Patz best I'x ll mpl" or homogeneous echo(ls lR this 347, 53 : Dr. P . O. Keen. y S26, - : I. BUl'Stein li llle ·k nown Ill'oblem: 3 12, 49: · M. Gonzalez 245, 57 ; - I. Kashdan 238, PJo:lt H \'. W _ Kh8, Qa7,Be6, BeS, Sf4. B -; I. Genud 227,73 ; I. Alv lse 212, 48: H. Haus. Ke5, SfS. ner 197, _ ; L. EI, ner 169, 52; W. Jacobs 164, Sev .. ra l seUings have been made of t he _; G. Berry 158, 16; L. Greene 155, _; Bourne chame leon ('choes in : Smith 155, 29; u P . Rothenberg 149, 69 ; M . GR t-;t-;N Woon. W-K h4, Qc2, Ba2, Bf8. B_ Herzbe rger 145, 51 ; K , Lay 140, _; · A. Toku h KeS. 79, - ; · " Dr. G. Dobbs 76, 80; W. Keysor 75, 13: I IHl ve nlltde several echo('s wit h Ihe combl n· M. Gershenson 66, _ ; G. N. Cheney 60, - ; A. aLion Qu ,'ell and two Knights, for example: Pa lwJck 56, _ ; V. Aondo 52, - : H. Stenzel M O 'l''I' ·S~ !l 'rH. W-KaS, Qe2, Sa4, Sf7. B_ 49, 52; B. Wisegarver 41 , _ : Lady Clara 30, Kd5, Pb6. S2: W. Neuert 30, 6: W . Vanwinkle 27, -; C. The Bluck Pa.W Il le nd ~ itseU rea dily to cham· Miller 23, 48: W . Towle 22, -; I. Schmidt 18, el eon ec llo ~ eHb I Ocks. H ere is probably the 14: I. Burn 17, -; K. S. Howard 17, -; J. Casey s "llIdeI' e~ t possible setting: 16, -; P. Papp 16, _ : E. Shortman 8, _ ; W. MOTT·SMITH. W-Kc7, Qd2, Pc2. B_Ka4, Raw lings 7, _ ; J. Turner 7, _ ; E. Korpanty Pb5. 30; B. M. Marshall 11; Dr. S imon 0, O. I hnve also made s everal exam ples o f ~ h o se Ublockli by t wo Pawns: ;\IO ' I"T · S~IITH . W-Kg8,. Qa8, RgS, 5 &4. B_ SOLUTIONS Kf4 , Pe5, Pf5. . No. 111') hI R. J. th nn.. No. 71 9 by I'r. . D. Gibbs I QxP, th roat : 2 Qf6ch iNEXPENSIVE CHESS BOOKS 1 •• _, BxP; 2 Jl:f4 (Orders Filled by THE CHESS REVIEW) 1 .. "' SxB ; 2 QxR male No. 720 by I. H. Guttm.n Folkestone 1933 Team Tourney ______$ 1.25 Intention: 1 Be] , threat; 2 Rf6 mate I .. ", Qf2 ; 2 Sd4 St. Petersburg Tourney, 1914 ______.75 1 .. .. 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