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Interactive E-Magazine Volume 2 • Issue 3 May/June 2011

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Keeping the Score -Understanding Chess Notation Ben Franklin and Chess White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review My Move [email protected] Chess E-Magazine editorial -Jerry Wall Chess is about stratagy and not luck. Perhaps that’s why it is so beloved by many. Unlike other games with which the roll of Table of Contents the dice or the spin of a spinner often dictates the results on a contents measure of luck or fate, chess is EDITORIAL- “My Move” 3 based wholly upon skill, intellec- tual ability and strategic forsight. White Knight There is no luck at all that factors 4 into the results. Its true mono a mano (hand to hand) war- ARTICLE- Money and Chess INTERACTIVE fare between two skillfull opponents. Review CONTENT One of my favorite movies is called “The Last Castle” Chess E-Magazine where Robert Redford plays a court martialed general sent FEATURE- Chess Stamps 6 to Military prison. There he has to deal with a corrupt Warden with no real military experience. The only way to Executive Editor/Writer ______stop his corruption is by taken over the prison, a seemingly BOOK REVIEW-“How to Reassess Your Chess” impossible job. One character in the movie is a guy named Bill Wall 14 [email protected] • Click on title in Yates who is a gambler and will gamble on anything. even by Jeremy Silman on how long the general will last in the prison. At one point Table of Contents after Redford confronts the Warden, Yates told the general to move directly to “You really did bluff Winters (the warden). The problem is Publisher /Editor/ Creative BEGINNER’S CORNER- “Keeping the Score” 16 page. his flush beats your straight.” Then Redford said my favorite line in the movie: “I don’t play poker, Mr Yates. I play chess.” Director Understanding Chess Notation • Click on “White For the general to stop the warden he knew he didn’t Gerald Wall Knight Review” on need luck he needed a strategy. He went on to tell Yates: [email protected] the top of each “In chess, you play with somebody long enough, you come NEWS - Chess News around the World 19 page to return to to realize that their first three moves are usually the same.” Table of Contents. Redford had studied his opponent and saw his predictability and used it to his advantage. For every move the Warden Production/ Marketing FEATURE- Famous Artists and Chess 20 • Click on red type to made, he had a counter move and knew in the end there could only be one king standing. Steve Wall continue to next Sometimes when you think its over and you should quit [email protected] page you might just find the way out. In one scene the Warden HISTORY- Ben Franklin and Chess 26 comes to the generals cell where the general is playing chess • Click on ads to go with an inmate. He looks down at the board and says “You For Subscription to their websites have checkmate in five moves.” [email protected] HUMOR- Chess Players Horoscope 28 “Looks that way, sir.” replies the general. • Click on email to “Why you movin’ if I have checkmate in five moves?” says the inmate. open For Advertising Rates ANNOTATED GAME - Castled players 30 up email program Redford smiles and says: “‘Cause I have checkmate in three.” [email protected] • Click up URLs to COMMENTARY- “Ask Bill” 31 go to websites. Jerry Wall Editor © Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved. Let us know what you think of the magazine. Perhaps you have Unauthorized reproduction, some suggestions for future articles or have other comments. in any manner is prohibited Let us know and drop me a line at: without expressed permission [email protected] from the Author or Editor.

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will offer $40,000 to the ($1020 in today’s money). Vegas, he won $140,000 at winner. The total prize fund In 1948, first place in the a poker tournament. Poker is $166,000. Promoters of 1948 Interzonal was $550. is a strategy game, just like the Soyinka International Mikhail Botvinnik received chess, so strong chess players chess tournament scheduled $5,000 for winning the 1948 are easily accustomed to for July 10-17, 2011, are world championship. First the game. There is more projecting prize money of place in the 1964 Interzonal money to be made in poker $50,000. in Amsterdam was $250 after than chess and easier to get The top 20 chess players in a month’s work. sponsorship. the world make $100,000 to In 1957, Fischer won $750 Chess-related professions a million a year. The top 20- after winning the US Open are not very profitable, and 100 (with a rating of 2600 or in Cleveland. Fischer earned the situation is unlikely to greater) make about $60,000 $750 for his 1st place money change in the future. There a year. at the 1962 Interzonal. In just is not enough interest and Source of income for chess 1966, Bobby Fischer got sponsorship to support chess. players include tournament $2,500 for his 1st place finish It is difficult to promote the and match earnings, teaching, in the US Championship. game on television or other writing books, articles In 1966, Petrosian got media. For most chess software, and sponsorship $2,000 for winning the players, chess is art and not a Grandmaster Maurice world championship high paying sport. Most play Ashley, makes over $100,000 against Spassky. Fischer for the fun of it and only a teaching chess and selling got $153,240 for winning very few try to make a living chess, books, and CDs/ the world championship in at it. Checkmate. DVDs. 1972, and another $40,000 Street hustlers who are in royalties. Bobby Fischer good at chess can usually received $3.65 million for

Jerry Wall make $100-$200 a day defeating Spassky in 1992. By Bill Wall playing blitz chess in the big Spassky receive $1.5 million. CHESS through travel expenses the winner (Vishy Anand cities. Professional chess In 2002, Kramnik got There is not too much to chess tournaments, of India) got 1,200,000 hustlers are skilled blitz or $800,000 for playing Deep money in chess unless you tournament entry costs (free euros ($1,693,800). The bullet (1-2 minutes a game) Fritz in a match. The HB QUOTE are one of the top 50 players for Grandmasters), club loser (Veselin Topalov) got chess, and bet money on each Global challenge in 2005 in in the world. Perhaps membership costs, 800,000 euros ($1,129,200) game, usually $5-$10 dollars. Minneapolis had a $50,000 the average salary of purchase of chess Top chess events may offer These players can be stronger first place prize and prize 00 “You can only a professional chess books and software, and $100,000 for a first place than masters or International fund of $500,000. player is around perhaps coaching costs. prize. Top open chess events Masters in their specialized Some top players get paid $35,000 a year. This Professional chess might offer $20,000 for first time limit. for playing on chess teams. get good at would include chess players are most place. For example, the Chess has never been a The Bundesliga in Germany teachers and coaches in applicable in countries World Open chess tournament high paying occupation. In is the strongest team chess Chess if you schools or clubs.. The with a large chess offers $8,000 for 1st place. 1845, the first place prize for tournament in the world. average chess salaries presence such as The US Open only offered the US championship was Top GMs are paid $50,000 to love the game.” can vary greatly Russia, China, and some $8,000 for 1st place. The $1,000. 115 years later, in play in it. due to title (rating), European countries. total prize fund $40,000. The 1960, the first place prize for The USA has a Samford 00 location and experience. And If you are one of the top 10 2011 US chess championship the US Championship was Chess Fellowship worth -Bobby Fischer if you are not winning chess players in the world, perhaps still $1,000. $36,000 for top young chess tournaments, your income you can make a million In 1857, 1st place in players. may not be steady. dollars or more. For example, the First American Chess Many top grandmasters For more than 99% of the winner of the world chess Congress was $300 ($7,000 now play poker to make players, chess will not be a championship gets between in today’s money). In 1901, money. In 1983, when http://www.chessquotes.com profitable venture. Most chess $1 and $2 million. For the 1st place at the New York Ken Smith was playing in players actually lose money 2010 world championship, chess championship was $40. the national Open in Las

4 5 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Chess Stamps (continued) Rizal and another player playing commemorate the 1st International Feature chess. Chess Grand Prix in Monaco, un- Euler (1707-1783) and the Knight's On May 18, 1963 the USSR der the patronage of Prince Rainier. Tour. issued three chess stamps to com- The stamp depicted a chessboard, a On November 30, 1957 Switzer- memorate the 25th World Cham- few pieces, and a view of the Monte land issued a stamp depicting Euler pionship match being played in Carlo harbor. The stamp value was and the Knight's Tour. Moscow from March 22 to May 20. 60 Centimes. In 1957, David Lawson made an The stamp values ar 4, 6, and 16 On April 10, 1967 Czechoslova- effort to get a Morphy chess stamp kopecks. kia issued a chess stamp depicting to celebrate Morphy’s 100 anniver- On July 5, 1963 Ceylon issued a ceramic chess dolls. sary winning of the first American chess stamp depicting people play- On June 23, 1967 the Domini- Chess Congress. The postal service ing chess. can Republic issued 2 chess stamps was not interested. On December 12, 1963 Nicara- to commemorate the 5th Central On July 17, 1958 Bulgaria issued gua issued a chess stamp. American Championship. a chess stamp to commemorate the On November 2, 1964 Israel is- On November 4, 1967 Yemen 5th World Students' Team Cham- sued two chess stamps to commem- issued a set of 8 stamps commemo- pionships in Varna on July 5-20, orate the 16th Chess Olympiad in rating Moorish art. One stamp 1958. A mistake was made on one Tel Aviv. depicts a miniature painting from of the rooks, depicting an extra On August 28, 1965 San Ma- the Alfsonso manuscript, published window tower. rino issued a chess stamp. It was a in 1283. The painting is of a chess- On August 30, chess board with 10 board in a tent with two players. 1958 the USSR is- rooks in 5 colors and On November 27, 1967 East sued a chess stamp EUROPA written on Germany issued a chess stamp to commemorate the stamp, to com- depicting King Drosselbart and his By Bill Wall the 50th anniversary memorate a unified Queen standing on top of a chess of M. I. Chigorin's The earliest postmark linked to Europe. The design board. Match for the World Chess Cham- blanca) on a stamp. Two stamps of death (1850-1928). was called Castles on On March 14, 1968 Switzerland a chess event was in Kecskemet, pionship, Moscow 1948. Capablanca are based on a portrait Its value was 40 Ko- Hungary in 1927. a chessboard. It was issued a chess stamp to commemo- On April 9, 1950 three chess by the Cuban artist E. Valderrama, pecks. the first chess stamp rate the 18th Chess Olympiad in The first postage stamp with a stamps were issued in Hungary and two stamps are from a photo- On September 29, chess theme was issued in Bulgar- not to honor a chess Lugano. It depicts a blue rook. (Magyar) to commemorate the first graph of Capablanca taken in 1941. 1959 China issued a stamp depict- event or chess player. One sheet of ia in 1947. It was one of five issued Candidates Tournament, held in One stamp shows the final position ing Chinese chess. to commemorate the 1947 Balkan 40 stamps was printed with the red Budapest, Hungary from April 9 to of the last game of the world cham- On September 19, 1960 Germa- rooks upside down. These inverted Games, held in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 16, 1950. pionship match, 1921. There was ny issued 3 chess stamps to com- November 2-5, 1947. Chess was red rook stamps are valued at over On July 10, 1950 Germany is- a print error on one of the stamps memorate the 14th Chess Olym- $12,000. one of the sports depicted on the sued a stamp depicting Leonard (2 cent stamp), spelling “JOSF” piad in Leipzig. commemorative stamps. The oth- On December 30, 1965 the Phil- Euler and the Knight's Tour. instead of “JOSE.” The Capablanca On May 2, 1962 the Netherlands ippines issued a chess stamp of two er four stamps portrayed bicycle On August 20, 1950 five chess commemorative stamps outsold Antilles issued three stamps to racing, basketball, soccer, and the players playing chess. The words stamps were issued in Yugoslavia to any previous issue in Cuba’s postal commemorate the 5th International on the stamp says Marcos-Lopez flags of the participating nations commemorate the 9th Chess Olym- history except for a Roosevelt Candidates Tournament at Cura- (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Inauguration piad, held in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia stamp (Chess Life, August 5, 1955). cao. On February 25, 1966 Rumania and Yugoslavia). Hungary won from August 20 to September 9, On May 15, 1952 the USSR On July 7, 1962 Bulgaria issued a the chess competition. The stamp issued 6 chess stamps to commem- On July 17, 1968 East Ger- 1950. One of the stamps shows issued a stamp depicting two set of 5 chess stamps to commemo- orate the 17th Chess Olympiad in many issued a chess stamp. It had (9 leva, white and orange brown) incorrectly a position players playing chess. rate the 15th Chess Olympiad in was issued on September 29, 1947, Havana. a picture of Emanuel Lasker (1868- from the game Capa- On August 10, 1952 a Varna on September 15 to October On April 2, 1966 France issued 1945) and commemorated his showing a knight with the inscrip- blanca-Lasker, New stamp was issued in Fin- 10, 1962. The stamps depicted chess tion ‘Balkan Games 1947’ and a chess stamp to commemorate an 100th birthday. York 1924. Lasker's land to commemorate the pieces except the king. International Chess Festival at Le On July 29, 1969 East Germany ‘Republic of Bulgaria.’ The stamp bishop should be on 10th Chess Olympics, On July 25, 1962 Cuba issued a was designed by St. Kancer and Havre. It depicts a chessboard and issued a chess stamp to commemo- the g8 square and not held in Helsinki from Au- chess stamp depicting a boy playing a knight rate the 16th World Students Team 172,000 were issued. A first day the f8 square. The stamp gust 10-31, 1952. chess. cover was also issued of a brown On May 31 and July 26, 1966 the Championship. values were 2, 3, 5, 10, On April 4, 1953 On November 21, 1962 the USSR issued chess stamps to com- On November 15, 1969 Cuba knight. and 20 Dinars. Hungary issued a chess USSR issued a chess stamp to com- On November 20, 1948 three memorate the 26th World Cham- issued a set of 6 sports stamps. One On November 1, 1951 stamp. memorate the 30th Soviet Champi- pionship match in Moscow, from of them commemorated the 6th chess stamps were issued in the seven stamps were issued On February 9, onship in Yerevan, from November USSR to commemorate the 18th April 11 to June 8, 1966. Capablanca Memorial Tournament in Cuba as part of the 30th 1956 Poland issued 21 to December 20. 1962. The On October 18, 1966 Cuba is- (held in 1968). The stamp depicts World Chess Championship anniversary of Jose Capa- two chess stamps to commem- stamp value is 4 kopecs. The stamp match-tournament, held in The sued 6 chess stamps to commemo- a globe and one each of the 6 chess blanca winning the world orate the first Deaf and Dumb chess depicts 3 chess pieces. rate the 17th Chess Olympiad in pieces. Hague, Netherlands, from March chess championship from Emanuel championship. On December 30, 1962 the Phil- 1-25, and in Moscow, from April Havana. On July 7, 1970 the USSR issued Lasker in 1921. This was the first On April 15, 1957 the USSR ippines issued 2 stamps of Dr. Rizal. On March 24, 1967 (issued April a chess stamp depicting the first 10-18, 1948. The inscription on portrayal of a chess player (Capa- issued a stamp depicting Leonard One of them is a chess stamp of Dr. the stamps reads: Tournament 28) Monaco issued a chess stamp to chess game in outer space. Continue 6 7 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Chess Stamps (continued) 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice. On January 1, 1976 Nicaragua Chess Stamps (continued) On June 1, 1978 the Netherlands On February 21, 1980 Lebanon On June 14, 1974 Dahomey issued a 11 chess stamps and 2 sou- issued a chess stamp to commemo- issued 5 chess stamps to commem- On July 2, 1972 Iceland issued a issued two chess stamps to com- venir sheets. The 1c stamp depicts a head of the queen towards the cen- rate the 18th International IBM orate 50 years of FIDE. chess stamp to commemorate the memorate the 21st Chess Olympiad painting called "The Chess Players" ter of the stamp. chess tournament. It depicts a horse On June 9, 1980 Djibouti is- World Championship in Reykja- in Nice. They depicted a Persian by Carracci. The 2c stamp depicts On September 29, 1976 Surinam and a woman on a chessboard. sued two chess stamps to celebrate vik between Fischer and Spassky. Bishop and a Siamese Queen. a painting called "Arabs Playing issued a chess stamp with a chess On July 17, 1978 the Philippines the founding of FIDE. One stamp The issue date of the stamp was On June 18, 1974 Hungary is- Chess" by Delacroix. The 3c stamp painting. issued 2 chess stamps to commem- showed an illustration of Saemisch intended to coincide with the start sued 7 chess stamps to commemo- depicts a painting called "Cardinals On October 19, 1976 Israel is- orate the World Championship and Romanovsky. Another stamp of the match, but the match did not rate the 21st Chess Olympiad in Playing Chess" by Marais-Milton. sued two chess stamps to commem- match between Karpov and Korch- showed a 15th century illustration start until July 11. Its value was 15 Nice and the 50th anniversary of The 4c stamp depicts a painting orate the 22nd Chess Olympiad in noi in Baguio City. of chess. Krona. FIDE. The 40 filler stamp depicts called "Duke Albrecht Playing Haifa. On August 20, 1978 Mexico On October 1, 1980 Rumania On September 18, 1972 Yugosla- chess players from the Alfonso Chess" by Muelich. The 5c stamp On October 24, 1976 Libya is- issued 2 chess issued 4 chess stamps to commem- via issued two chess stamps to com- manuscript in the 13th century. depicts a chess poem by Firdausi. sued a chess stamp stamps to com- orate the 24th Chess Olympiad in memorate the 20th Men's Chess The 60 filler stamp depicts chess The 10c stamp depicts the origins to commemorate memorate the Malta. Olympiad and 5th Women's Chess players from a woodcut in Caxton's of chess from India. The 15c stamp the Arab Olympiad World Students' On November 18, 1980 Brazil Olympiad in Skopje. book. The 80 filler stamp depicts a depicts a painting called "Napoleon held in Tripoli. Team Champion- issued a chess stamp commemorat- On September 25, 1972 Tunisia royal chess party from Miscomini's vs The Turk" by Uniechowski. The On February ships. ing postal chess. issued a chess stamp to commemo- book of the 15th century. The 1.2 20c stamp depicts a painting called 25, 1977 the USSR On October On November 20, 1980 Malta rate the 20th Chess Olympiad in forints stamp depicts chess players "Game of Chess at the Palias Voss" issued a chess stamp 7, 1978 Argen- issued three chess stamps to com- Skopje. from engravings by Selenus. The by Hummel. The 40c stamp de- to commemorate tina issued a memorate the 1980 FIDE Congress On October 5, 1972 Germany 2 forints stamp depicts "The Turk" picts a painting called "The Chess the 6th European chess stamp to and the 24th Chess Olympiad in issued several chess stamps with a playing chess. The 4 forints stamp Players" by Eakins. The 2C stamp Team Champion- commemorate Valletta, Malta. The Olympiad was Knight, Rook, Queen, and King. depicts Geza Maroczy (1870-1951). depicts a photograph of Fischer ship in Moscow, the 23rd Chess held from November 20 to Decem- The stamp with the knight forgot The 6 forints stamp depicts a view and Spassky by Chester Fox. The from April 13-23, Olympiad in Buenos Aires. ber 8, 1980. to add the word “deutsche” to the of Nice, France and the 1974 chess 5C stamp depicts a painting called 1977. The value of the stamp was 200 On December 15, 1980 Paraguay stamp. olympiad emblem. "Ben Johnson and William Shake- On June 27, 1977 Mali issued pesos. issued 9 chess stamps commemo- On October 17, 1972 Iran issued On July 15, 1974 Poland issued speare at Chess" by Van Mander. three chess stamps to commemo- On October 31, 1978 Israel rating the World Chess Champi- a chess stamp to commemorate the two chess stamps to commemorate On March 15, 1976 Cuba issued rate the 22nd Chess Olympiad in issued a chess stamp depicting a onship. The stamps are illustrated Olympic Games in Munich. the International Chess Festival. several chess stamps with pictures Haifa. Persian rook. with miniatures from the Alfonso On February 16, 1973 Niger They depict players and a chess- of Ruy Lopez, Philidor, Steinitz, On October 20, 1977 El Salvador On January 15, 1979 Guinea-Bis- manuscript. The 3g (guaranis) issued a chess stamp to commemo- board. Lasker, and Capablanca. issued 2 chess stamps to commem- sau issued a chess stamp of children stamp depicts "The Great Chess rate the 1972 World Championship On October 14, 1974 El Salvador On May 1, 1976 Staffa, a Scottish orate their victory at the 1976 Arab playing chess. Game." The 4g stamp depicts King match in Reykjavik. issued a chess stamp to commem- island, issued eight stamps depict- Olympiad in Tripoli, played from On February 19, 1979 Comores Alfonso presiding over the game On February 19, 1973 Mali is- orate the 12th Tournament for Cen- ing Boy Scouts and chess. October 24 to November 15, 1976. issued three chess stamps. of Squares. The 5g stamp depicts sued a chess stamp to commemo- tral America and the Caribbean. In May 1976, two souvenir On January 2, 1978 Lebanon On April 29, 1979 Uruguay is- chess being played according to the rate the 1972 World Championship On November 3, sheets commemorat- issued a stamp with a chess board sued a chess stamp to commemo- four seasons. The 6g stamp depicts match in Reykjavik. 1974 Cameroon is- ing Max Euwe's 75th depicted in the background. rate the 23rd Chess Olympiad in King Alfonso dictating the Books On March 5, 1973 Lebanon is- sued a chess stamp birthday (born on On January 23, 1978 Paraguay Buenos Aires. of Chess. The 7g stamp depicts a sued a chess stamp. to commemorate May 20, 1901), were issued a set of 8 chess stamps to On May 12, 1979 Hungary man and a Moorish woman play- On May 9, 1973 Czechoslova- the 21st Chess released. The sheets commemorate the Chess Olym- (Magyar) issued a chess stamp ing chess. The 8g stamp depicts two kia issued a chess stamp that had a Olympiad in Nice. contain two "stamps" piad in Argentina. The 1g (guarini) (3 forint value)to commemorate Moorish women playing chess. The picture from The Game and Playe On November in conjunction with stamp depicts a painting called the 23rd Chess Olympiad (Sakko- 10g stamp depicts two knights play- of Chesse by Caxton. 23, 1974 Syria an overall design of "The Chess Players" by Cremona. limpa) in Buenos Aires in 1978 and ing chess. The 20g stamp depicts a On August 4, 1973 Indonesia issued two chess a chessboard and The 2g stamp depicts a painting Hungary's victory. Pictured on the nun showing a novice how to play issued a chess stamp depicting a stamps to com- pieces. called "The Messengers Game" by stamp are a few chess pieces and chess. The 25g stamp depicts play- knight. memorate the 50th On September 29, can Leyden. The 3g stamp depicts a board, the golden olympic cup, ers and a board with Arabic chess On October 12, 1973 the Do- anniversary of 1976 Great Britain a painting called "Duke Albert of the 5-ring olympic emblem, with symbols. minican Republic issued a chess FIDE. issued four stamps to Bavaria playing chess with his wife" the flag of Argentina as well as the On December 28, 1980 North stamp. On June 17, honor William Cax- by Muelich. The 4g stamp features Hungarian tricolor. Korea issued two chess stamps to On November 13, 1973 the 1975 Israel issued a ton on the occasion an Arabian sheik playing against a On October 29, 1979 Hungary commemorate the World Chess Netherlands issued a chess stamp chess stamp depict- of the 500th anniver- Christian opponent. The 5g stamp issued a stamp depicting a paint- Championship between Karpov depicting a chess board. ing a family playing sary of publishing in depicts a painting called "Lady ing by Vasarely. It is a painting of a and Korchnoi in Merano and On March 25, 1974 Mali issued chess. England, beginning Howe beats Benjamin Franklin" by chess board. (Scott 2609) the World Chess Championship a chess stamp to commemorate the On September 11, 1975 Ecua- in 1476. One of the stamps shows a Edward May. The 10g stamp depicts On November 30, 1979 the Re- between Fischer and Spassky in 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice. dor issued a chess stamp depicting Caxton woodcut of a chess player a painting called "The Chess Game" public of Mali issued chess stamps Reykjavik. On June 3, 1974 Niger issued chess pieces. from the second edition of his by Cruickshank. The 15g stamp to depict four great chess mas- On May 4, 1981 Italy issued a two chess stamps to commemorate On October 22, 1975 Equatorial 1483 book "The Game and Playe of depicts two chess players on a 17th ters. The masters were Alekhine, chess stamp depicting Living Chess. the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice. Guinea issued a chess stamp de- Chesse." The value of the stamp was century tapestry. The 20g stamp de- Bogoljubow, Janowski, and Wili On May 4, 1981 Luxembourg On June 8, 1974 France issued a picting Benjamin Franklin playing 11 pence. On some of the stamps, picts a lithograph called "Napoleon Schlage. Who? Schlage was a minor issued a chess stamp to commemo- chess stamp to commemorate the chess. a mistake was printed, shifting the Playing Chess" by Laillot. German player. rate the 50th anniversary of the Continue 8 9 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Chess Stamps (continued) Each stamp also had a chess posi- issued a series of chess stamps to Chess Stamps (continued) ship between Kasparov and Karpov On February 8, 1988 Malawi tion. The Botvinnik position is commemorate the 15th Balkan in Moscow. issued a series of chess stamps de- Luxembourg Chess Federation. from Botvinnik-Capablanca, AVRO Championship. Kasparov. On March 17, 1986 Tanzania picting chess pieces. On September 30, 1981 Mongo- 1938. The Fischer position is from On April 13, 1984 Laos issued 8 On December 21, 1984 Kenya is- issued a chess stamp to commemo- On February 15, 1988 Central lia issued 7 chess stamps depicting Fischer-Benko, New York 1963. chess stamps to commemorate the sued 5 chess stamps to commemo- rate the World Championship in Africa issued a chess stamp depict- chess pieces. The Alekhine position is from 60th anniversary of FIDE. rate the 60th anniversary of FIDE. ing Kasparov. On October 15, 1981 Djibouti Alekhine-Rubinstein, The Hague On April 26, 1984 Mauritania is- On December 22, 1984 Central On March 25, 1988 Benin issued issued two chess stamps showing 1921. The Nimzovich position is sued a stamp with a globe and chess Africa issued a chess stamp depict- a stamp with a chess piece. Swedish and Chinese chess pieces. from Johner-Nimzovich, Dresden pieces on it. ing Karpov. On June 1, 1988 Guinea-Bissau In December, 1981 Djibouti 1926. The Steinitz position is not On May 21, 1984 Burkina Faso On February 23, 1985 Djibouti issued a series of chess stamps de- issued two chess stamps to com- from a Steinitz game at all. It is (Upper Volta) issued a chess stamp issued a chess stamp commemorat- picting Philidor, Staunton, Anders- memorate the World Champion- from Spassky-Smyslov, Bucharest depicting Karpov. ing the UK vs US Championship. sen, Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, and ship match in Merano. 1953. The Spassky position is from On July 20, 1984 Guyana issued On April 13, 1985 Czechoslova- Capablanca. On December 31, 1981 Mali Steinitz-Zukertort, 1886. The posi- a series of chess stamps to com- kia issued a chess stamp commem- On July 13, 1988 Libya issued a issued two chess stamps to com- tions for Steinitz and Spassky were memorate the 60th anniversary of orating the 80th anniversary of the London and Leningrad. stamp depicting Gaddafi playing memorate the World Champion- on the wrong stamps. FIDE. Czech Chess Organization. On March 19, 1986 Tuvalu chess. ship match in Merano. On February 26, 1983 Congo On July 27, 1984 Madagascar is- On April 15, 1985 Grenada issued a chess stamp depicting a On July 15, 1988 Cuba issued On January 30, 1982 Mali issued issued a chess stamp depicting Afri- sued 6 chess stamps to commemo- issued a chess stamp depicting chil- knight. a series of chess stamps depicting two stamps to commemorate the can chess pieces. rate the 60th anniversary of FIDE. dren playing chess. On June 16, 1986 Mali issued Capablanca and his 100th birthday. 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll. On May 2, 1983 the Faroe They depicted Steinitz, Menchik, On May 25, 1985 Chad issued two chess stamps to commemo- On August 25, 1988 the Brit- The stamps had a chess board in the Islands issued two chess stamps Karpov, and Gaprindashvili. a chess stamp depicting Philidor, rate the World Championship in ish Virgin Islands issued two chess background with Lewis Carroll and depicting a king and a queen. On August 8, 1984 Barbados is- Lasker, Alekhine, and Karpov. London and Leningrad. One stamp stamps commemorating the first Alice in Wonderland. On May 9, 1983 Vietnam issued sued 4 chess stamps to commemo- On August 20, 1985 South Korea depicted floating chess pieces. annual British Virgin Island tour- On April 8, 1982 Djibouti issued 8 chess stamps showing older chess rate the 60th anniversary of FIDE. issued a stamp depicting Korean On August 28, 1986 Kampuchea nament. two chess stamps to commemorate pieces. The 25c stamp depicts a local junior chess. issued a series of chess stamps de- On September 18, 1988 North the World Championship match in On June 13, 1983 Guinea-Bissau match. The 45c stamp depicts and On August 28, 1985 Austria picting Ruy Lopez, Philidor, Ander- Korea issued a chess stamp depict- Merano. issued 8 chess stamps depicting Staunton knight and a 19th Cen- issued a chess stamp to commemo- ssen, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, ing a chess painting by Lucas van On April 14, 1982 Gibralter is- chess pieces through the ages. tury Knight. The 65c stamp depicts rate the World Chess Congress in and Alekhine. Leyden. sued a stamp called HMS Rooke On June 20, 1983 Albania issued a Staunton Queen and an 18th cen- Graz. It depicted a chess globe. On October 13, 1986 Djibouti On November 22, 1988 Laos with a picture of a rook. a chess stamp depicting an individ- tury Queen. The $2 stamp depicts a On September 2, 1985 the USSR issued a chess stamp to commemo- issued a series of chess stamps On May 1, 1982 Libya issued ual playing chess and using a chess Staunton Rook and a 17th century issued a chess stamp to commemo- rate the World Championship in depicting Ruy Lopez, Anderssen, several chess stamps to commemo- clock. Rook. rate the World Championship London and Leningrad. Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capablan- rate the World Championship On June 20, 1983 Bulgaria issued On August 20, 1984 Taiwan is- between Kasparov and Karpov in On November 14, 1986 the Unit- ca, and Alekhine. Each stamp had a match in Moscow. a chess stamp to commemorate the sued a chess stamp. Moscow. ed Arab Emirates issued a series of chess position. The Anderssen posi- On June 9, 1982 Guinea-Bissau 8th European Team Championship On August 30, 1984 Guinea On September 10, 1985 the chess stamps to commemorate the tion came from Kolisch-Anderssen, issued a chess stamp to com- in Plovdiv. It depicted chess pieces issued a chess stamp to commemo- United Arab 27th Chess Olympiad London 1861. The Morphy position memorate the 75th anniversary of on a map of Europe. rate the World Championship Emirates is- in Dubai. came from Morphy-Harrwitz, Paris scouting. It depicted scouts playing On August 20, 1983 Nicaragua match in Baguio City. sued a chess On November 1858. The Steinitz position came chess. issued 7 chess stamps depicting On September 7, 1984 the USSR stamp to com- 20, 1986 Mongolia from Anderssen-Steinitz, Vienna On September 6, 1982 the USSR chess pieces. issued two chess stamps to com- memorate the issued a series of 1873. The Lasker position came issued a chess stamp to commemo- On October 24, 1983 Mali issued memorate the World Chess Cham- World Junior chess stamps depict- from Ilyln Zhenevsky-Lasker, 1925. rate the World Championship 4 chess stamps de- pionships. One stamp Champion- ing world champi- The Capablanca position came match in Moscow. picting drawn chess honors the women's ship. ons Steinitz, Lasker, from Capablanca-Lasker, Havana On September 22, 1982 the pieces. championship in Volvo- On Octo- Alekhine, Botvinnik, 1921. The Alekhine position came USSR issued a chess stamp to com- On December 27, grad. The other com- ber 12, 1985 Karpov, Gaprindashvi- from Bogoljubov-Alekhine, Hast- memorate the World Champion- 1983 Chad issued memorates the men's Sweden is- li, and Chiburdanidze. ings 1922. ship match in Moscow, celebrating 9 chess stamps to championship in Mos- sued a chess On December On December 6, 1988 Comores Karpov's victory. commemorate the cow. stamp. 10, 1986 Yugoslavia issued a issued a chess stamp depicting On December 24, 1982 Chad 60th anniversary of On September 14, On November 9, 1985 Surinam stamp depicting a knight, drawn by Kasparov. issued 7 chess stamps depicting FIDE (1924-1984). 1984 Trinidad and issued a chess stamp to commemo- Vasarely. On February 2, 1989 Afghani- Philidor, Morphy, Staunton, Capa- On February 20, Tobago issued 4 chess rate the World Championship On May 15, 1987 Mozambique stan issued seven chess stamps blanca, Spassky, and Karpov. 1984 the British Vir- stamps to commemorate between Kasparov and Karpov in issued a stamp of the Korean Olym- depicting boards and players. On December 29, 1982 Cuba is- gin Islands issued a the 60th anniversary of Moscow. It depicted Kasparov's pic Games. On April 17, 1989 Morocco is- sued 4 chess stamps commemorat- set of 4 chess stamps FIDE. victory. On November 1, 1987 Guinea sued a stamp commemorating the ing the 40th anniversary of Capa- to commemorate the On October 10, 1984 On February 3, 1986 the Faroe issued a chess stamp depicting 25th anniversary of the Morocco blanca's death. 24th Chess Olym- Surinam issued 6 chess Islands issued 4 chess stamps that Kasparov. A position on the stamp Chess Federation. On January 15, 1983 Central piad in Malta and stamps to commemorate depicted chess pieces. is from Karpov-Kasparov, match On May 16, 1989 Great Britain Africa issued 7 chess stamps depict- the 60th anniversary the World Champion- On February 5, 1986 North game 22, 1986. issued a stamp depicting a chess ing Steinitz, Nimzovich, Alekhine, of FIDE. ship match in Moscow. Korea issued a chess stamp to com- On November 2, 1987 Surinam board, and parts of other games. Botvinnik, Spassky, and Fischer. On February 20, 1984 Rumania It included pictures of Karpov and memorate the World Champion- issued a chess stamp. On July 31, 1989 Macau issued a Continue 10 11 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 stamp depicting Chinese chess. On September 20, 1996 Arme- On October 19, 2001 Spain Capablanca, Alekhine, and Botvin- Chess Olympiad in Calvia (Mal- In 2005, Moldova issued a chess On October 18, 1990 Yugoslavia nia issued a chess stamp depicting issued a series of stamps on the his- nik. lorca), Spain. stamp to commemorate the Euro- issued a chess stamp to commemo- Petrosian. tory of Spain. One stamp included On Octo- In 2004, Austria pean Women Championship. rate the 29th Chess Olympiad in On December 8, 1997 Gambia Ruy Lopez. ber 12, 2002, issued a stamp to In 2006, Estonia issued a postal Novi Sad. issued a chess stamp. In 2001, Guinea Bissau isseud Hong Kong commemorate the stationary card with the picture On November 15, 1990 Cambo- In 1999 Turkmenstan issued a several chess stamps, depicting Kar- issued a chess victory of Di Tung of grandmaster Paul Keres (1916- dia issued a chess stamp depicting series of stamps depicting chess pov, Kasparov, and world women’s stamp depict- Hamarat as the 16th 1975) and a chess king. They also chess pieces. pieces and chess boards. champion Xie Jun. ing a King Correspondence released a postal card with the post- On January 7, 1991 the USSR In 1999 Central Africa issued On February 9, 2002 Romania and a Queen World Chess Cham- mark “International Chess Tourna- issued a chess stamp depicting Paul several stamps on scouting. One of issued a series of chess stamps com- in one frame, pion. They issued ment in memoriam Paul Keres.” Keres. them depicts scouts playing chess. memorating the Costantin Rad- and Chinese another stamp to In 2006, Guinea Bissau issued a On November 3, 1991 Czecho- On March 15, 2000 Russia issued ulescu memorial tournament. chess pieces in commemorate the few sports stamps which included slovakia issued a chess stamp a chess stamp depicting Mikhail On March 13, 2002 Germany another frame. 80th Anniversary chess champions. depicting a chess flower. Botvinnik. issued a chess stamp commemorat- On Octo- of the Baden Chess In 2007, Guinea Bissau issued On September 14, 1992 Yu- On June 8, 2000 Macao issued ing the 12th Seniors Chess Cham- ber 23, 2002, Club. four chess stamps with four famous goslavia issued a chess stamp to a series of stamps of board games, pionship Rumania On July 20, 2004, chess paintings. commemorate the Spassky-Fischer including chess. On March 29, 2002, Ukraine is- issued three Algeria issued a In 2008, Guinea Bissau issued match of 1992. On September 23, 2000 Bosnia sued a chess stamp to celebrate the stamps to commemorate the 35th stamp to commemorate the 80th several chess stamps depicting Ale- On October 28, 1992 Hungary Hercegovinia issued two chess victory of Rustan Ponomariov, the Chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia. anniversary of FIDE. khine, Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, issued a chess stamp commemo- stamps to commemorate the 16th 16th FIDE World Champion. In 2002, Equatorial Guinea is- In 2004, Cuba issued three Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, Capa- rating the 10th European Chess European Chess Club Cup. On May 18, 2002 Germany is- sued a chess stamp to commemo- stamps to commemorate the 80th blanca, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, and Championship in Debrecen. On December 23, 2000 Armenia sued a chess stamp commemorat- rate the 35th Chess Olympiad in anniversary of the Cuban Chess Fischer. On January 26, 1993 Tonga issued a series of stamps commem- ing the 48th German meeting of Bled, Slovenia. Federation. The stamps depicted On September 18, 2008, Iceland issued a chess stamp depicting orating great Armenians. Included correspondence chess players. In 2002, Angola issued a chess Capablanca, Ernesto Che Guevara, issued a first day cover, depicting women playing chess. is a stamp showing Petrosian. On May 27, 2002, Bulgaria is- stamp depicting Bobby Fischer with and Maria Teresa Mora. grandmaster Fridrik Olafsson. On February 28, 1995 Yugo- On January 3, 2001 Hungary sued two stamps with Bishop and the theme being great people of the In 2004, seven official postal In 2009, Guinea Bissau issued slavia issued a set issued a chess stamp Pawn motifs. 20th century. stamps were issued during a chess stamp on chess stamps of 8 chess stamps commemorating the On June 6, 2002 Germany issued On June 7, 2003, Kazakhstan Telabul-2004, the World Philatelic (Xadrez em selos postais). depicting chess Peter Leko-Kramnik a chess stamp depicting chess piec- issued a stamp with chess art from Exhibition in Israel. In 2010, Nepal issued its first champions of the match. es and dedicated it for the youth. the 17th century. On September 24, 2004, Hunga- chess commemorative cover and world. On January 5, 2001 On July 23, 2002, the Republic of On July 9, 2003, Portugal postmark, commemorating On September North Korea issued a Central Africa issued three stamps issued a stamp to commemo- the 1st Lalitpur Cup Inter- 25, 1995 Andorra series of chess stamps featuring FIDE world champions rate the 50th birthday of the Over 140 nations have issued national Open Rating Chess issued a chess depicting the world Kasparov, Anand, and Ponomariov. Ricardo Espirito Santo Foun- stamps with a chess motif. The Tournament in July, 2010. stamp depicting a champions of the 20th Each stamp includes a position of dation. The stamp consists of Armenia recently issued chess butterfly. century. one of their games (Kasparov - a table with a chess board in United States has not issued a chess stamp commemo- On February On January 13, 2001 Anand, Anand - Shirov, and Pono- the middle. any stamp with any chess motif. rating Genrikh Kasparian 14, 1996 Czecho- Yugoslavia issued a mariov - Manchuk). In October, 2003, Bulgaria (1910-1995). He was one slovakia issued a series of stamps com- From September 8 to 11, 2002, issued a stamp to commemo- of the greatest composers of chess stamp depict- memorating Emanual Tajikstan issued six stamps to rate the European Chess endgame studies. In 1972, ing Vera Menchik, Lasker's 60th anniver- commemorate the match between Championship in Plovdiv. ry issued a series of stamps depict- he became the first chess composer a former world’s sary of his death, Russia and the Rest of the World, On December 4, 2003, An- ing a chess board and the opening to receive the title of Grandmaster women chess On March 8, 2001 played in Moscow. The stamps de- gola issued two stamps with chess moves of the Hungarian Defense ( of Chess Composition. The stamp champion. Yugoslavia issued a picted Steinitz, Capablanca, Lasker, pieces. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7). becomes the first to portray an On March 15, 1996 Yugoslavia set of 8 chess stamps Alekhine, and two demonstration In 2003, Guinea Bissau issued In 2005, the Israel Postal Au- endgame study. issued 9 chess stamps depicting depicting women chess champions chess boards. two chess stamps with the pictures thority issued a chess stamp for the Lithuania recently issued a com- chess champions of the world. of the world. On September 18, 2002, Azer- of several grandmasters, including World Chess Team Championship memorative chess stamp in honor On June 8, 1996 Lettonia issued On April 3, 2001 the Nether- baijan issued four stamps com- Kasparov. that was held in Israel. A special of Vladas Mikenas (1910-1992). a stamp depicting chess and chil- lands issued a series of stamps memorating the World Junior On January 2, 2004, Jersey issued cancel cover showed Albert Ein- He was an International Master and dren's games. depicting Max Euwe (1901-1981). Championship held in Baku. The six stamps to commemorate the stein and a chess game. chess journalist. On June 12, 1996 Algeria issued On June 11, 2001 Liberia issued stamps are a drawing of a game of Centenary year of the British Chess In 2005, Ecuador issued a chess There have been fraudulent a chess stamp depicting a chess but- a series of chess stamps depicting live chess, with the city of Baku in Federation and the Jersey Chess stamp to commemorate the 25th stamps with chess motifs from terfly. Karpov. the background. Club. Each stamp has a different anniversary of the Ecuador Chess Afghanistan, South Ossetia, Mali, On September 15, 1996 Arme- On May 29, 2001 Tajikstan On September 19, 2002, Slovenia chess piece (rook, knight, bishop, Federation. Myanmar, Rwanda, Sahara Repub- nia issued a series of chess stamps issued a series of chess stamps issued two stamps to commemorate pawn, queen, and king) as a motif. In 2005, Estonia issued a chess lic, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. to commemorate the 32nd Chess depicting Steinitz, Capablanca, the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled, On January 5, 2004, Peru issued postcard that showed two dogs Over 140 nations have issued Olympiad. Lasker, and Alekhine. Slovenia. a stamp depicting chess pieces and playing chess. stamps with a chess motif. The On September 15, 1996 Buria- On August 18, 2001 Latvia is- In 2002, Benin issued eight the chess board. In 2005, Guinea Bissau issued a United States has not issued any tia issued a chess stamp depicting sued a chess stamp commemorat- stamnps depicting Philidor, On March 18, 2004, Spain issued stamp with a chess theme, depict- stamp with any chess motif. Karpov. ing Mikhail Tal. Staunton, Morphy, Steinitz, Lasker, a stamp to commemorate the 36th ing several chess pieces. 12 13 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Book Review by Bill Wall HOW to REASSESS Your CHESS (4th Edition) by Jeremy Silman how to analyze a position. Silman shows that International Master Jeremy Silman’s modern analysis of specific variations should be the last classic How to Reassess Your Chess – Chess thing one does. He wants to ensure that every Mastery Through Chess Imbalances, 4th edition, detail of all the imbalances are mastered with a was published in October, 2010 by Siles Press. strong positional foundation. He sums it up by With 658 pages and over 400 chess diagrams, it is saying, “If you want to be successful, you have a major re-work from his other editions (his first to base your moves and plans on the specific edition was published over 20 years ago) and he imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in the given literally wrote this 4th edition (which he says is position, not on your mood, tastes, and/or fears!” his final edition) from scratch. The The following list of the imbalances book contents are made up of the that Silman discussed through the following parts: The Concept of boos were the following: superior Imbalances (learning the ABCs minor piece, pawn structure, space, of chess imbalances) , Minor material, control of a key file, control Pieces (Knights and Bishops), of a hole or weak square, lead in Rooks (controlling open files and development, initiative (pushing your ranks and looking for targets), own agenda), king safety, and statics Psychological Meanderings (fear vs. dynamics. Whole sections are of giving up or taking material), devoted to each imbalance that he Target Consciousness (weak pawns listed. and the sound of ripe fruit falling), The book is aimed at the expert Statics vs. Dynamics (a battle of player and below (Silman says from opposing philosophies), Space USCF rating of 1400 to 2100) and (the great land grab and dueling has plenty of examples, hundreds spatial plusses), Passed Pawns, of games, and diagrams. The book (baby Queens on the run) and Other Imbalances is written by one of the best chess instructional (integrating imbalances with your opening writers around. You can read his chess articles at choices). Each section goes much more in depth www.chess.com and some of his earlier articles from previous editions with new examples and appear in this new edition as part of the appendix. has a summary and some test questions (with His articles include on how to offer a draw, the detailed answers in the back). Silman writes with proper tournament diet, is chess a gentleman’s a sense of humor and explains chess moves like game, and teaching chess to children. drunken knights, passed bananas (another name Silman also made it a point to putting every for a passed pawn and a favorite among players in position in this book through a detailed analytical Denver), a posing Polly (a passed pawn that just check with both Rybka 3 and Fritz 12 computer sits there, looking good but doing nothing), and a chess engines. This helped eliminate any flaws nimble Louie (a fast-moving passed pawn). in his analysis of positions. He included some Silman’s concepts about chess imbalances are analysis from these computer engines because the major theme of the book. An imbalance is there were so bizarre or exciting. any significant difference in the two respective Trivia question. What kind of eye is on the positions. He tries to show the average player cover of his book? It’s an octopus eye.

14 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Biginner’s Corner by Bill Wall ALGEBRAIC NOTATION The algebraic notation is now the most common notation and a standard in all major chess tournaments. It is called algebraic because of the unique way it identifies each chess square on an 8 by 8 matrix chess board. Each column (file) is labeled with a letter. Each row (rank) is labeled with a number. Some chess boards have these letters and numbers written on the sides (letters) and top and bottom (numbers). In algebraic notation, the columns, from left to use this symbol for double check) symbol or the '#' right, are: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h starting from the White symbol. side. The rows are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 from Taking a pawn en passant is usually written PxP the White point of view. So, from left to right, we e.p. have a1, b1, c1, d1, e1, f1, g1, h1. The square in the A bad move has a question mark (?). A very bad lower left is a1 and the square in the upper right is h8. move has two question marks (??). A good move may The board is usually displayed with the White at the Chess notation is a way to record and communicate chess moves. Nearly all chess players be marked with a ! after it. A very good move may be bottom and the Black at the top. record all the moves (his and his opponent) of their serious games. There are two major marked with two !! after it. The main thing to remember when looking at a If White won, then it will end with 1-0. If Black chess diagram, is that the board is always "right side methods of chess notation. The first method is the descriptive notation and the second won, it will end with 0-1. If it is a draw, it may end up" for White, meaning White is always shown as method is the algebraic notation. with a 1/2-1/2 symbol. playing from the "bottom" of the board. The board The best way to learn is by example. Here is a is always "upside down" for Black. And in algebraic DESCRIPTIVE NOTATION the Queen side in O-O-O. short game in descriptive notation. The opening is the notation, Black must think in reverse. From Black's Promoting a pawn to a queen would be something King's Gambit Accepted. point of view, the letters from left to right are h, g, f, e, The descriptive notation has been around the like P-QR8=Q. 1.P-K4 P-K4 2.P-KB4 PxP 3.N-KB3 B-K2 4.B-B4 d, c, b, a and the rows start at 8 and go from bottom to longest and is the method found in older chess books When there are two possible moves, you distinguish B-R5+ 5.NxB QxN+ 6.P-KN3 PxP 7.O-O QxP mate top as 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. and magazines. It was mostly used in the United the right move by indicating if it is on the kingside or 0-1 Carta-Cassano, Italy 1980 The pieces are identified as follows: N for Knight, States. queenside. So the Knight to Bishop 3 could be two The same game in algebraic notation (explained in B for Bishop, R for Rook, Q for Queen, and K for The descriptive method names the files according to choices. It could be N-QB3 or N-KB3 depending if it the next section) is: King. The pawn may be given a P, but it is understood the piece in the initial position. So, reading from left is on the queen side or king side. 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.Nxh4 that it is a pawn if there is no letter in front of it. The to right, the first file is the Queen Rook (QR)file, the A capture is indicated by an x. So, if Bishop takes Qxh4+ 6.g3 fxg3 7.O-O Qxh2 mate 0-1 Carta- pieces are capitalized and the squares it moves to are next file is the Queen Knight (QN) file, then the Queen Knight, it is BxN. Cassano, Italy 1980. in lower case (Bb5 is Bishop to the b5 square). Bishop (QB) file, then the Queen (Q) file, then the A check is optional in notation, but it could be Here is another example. A move is a combination of the moving piece plus King (K) file, then the King Bishop (KB) file, then the indicated with a plus symbol (+) or by the check 1.P-K4 P-K4 2.P-KB4 PxP 3.N-KB3 Q-K2 4.P- the square to which it is moving. The move Nf3 means King Knight (KN) file, then the King Rook (KR) file. symbol (ch). Checkmate may use the '++' (some books Q4 QxPch 5.B-K2 B-N5ch 6.P-B3 B-R4 7.O-O P-Q3 the Knight moved to the f3 square. A move e4 means The pawn is represented by a P. The knight is 8.B-N5ch K-B1 9.R-K1 Q-Q4 10.R-K8 mate 1-0 represented by a N (or Kt, but not K because that is Wall-Atnas, Internet 2003 the king). The bishop is represented by a B. The rook In algebraic, it is: is represented by an R. The queen is represented by a 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.d4 Qxe4+ 5.Be2 Q. The king is represented by a K. Bb4+ 6.c3 Ba5 7.O-O d6 8.Bb5+ Kf8 9.Re1 Qd5 From bottom rank to the top rank, each rank counts 10.Re8 mate 1-0 Wall Atnas, Internet 2003 up from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 to 7 to the 8th rank. The chess squares have different notations, depending upon the White point of view or the Black point of view. The square in the lower left is QR1 (Queen Rook 1) for White or QR8 (Queen Rook 8) for Black. The square in the upper right is KR8 for White and KR1 for Black. The chess board is always set up for the light colored square (usually White) to the right and the placement of the Queen on its own color. So the White Queen is on the White square (Q1 for White or Q8 for Black) and the Black Queen is on the Black square (Q8 for White or Q1 for Black). Castling on the King side is noted O-O. Castling on Continue 16 17 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 Algebraic 6.Bd3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.e4 e5 9.d5 Ne7 10.Nh4 Chess News Chess News from Around the World Notation h6 11.f4 Ng6 12.Nxg6 fxg6 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 uses the File b6 15.O-O O-O 16.a4 a5 17.Rb1 Bd7 18.Rb2 Rb8 and Rank 19.Rbf2 Qe7 20.Bc2 g5 21.Bd2 Qe8 22.Be1 Qg6 Canada – March. Oxford won the match. The system. 23.Qd3 Nh5 24.Rxf8 Rxf8 25.Rxf8 Kxf8 26.Bd1 Nf4 overall scores in the series (which 27.Qc2 Bxa4 0-1 Grandmaster Bator Sambuev, Each column formerly of Russia, won the 81st started in 1873) are Cambridge 56 (file) is la- wins, Oxford 53 wins and 20 drawn beled with a Canandian championship, held in FORSYTH NOTATION Guelph, Ontario in May. matches. letter. Each Forsyth notation is used to record where the chess row (rank) is pieces are on the board in a quick and easy way. The China – Monaco – labeled with pieces are represented by their symbols (Q=Queen, Lev Aronin won the 2011 a number. K=King, R=Rook, B=Bishop, N=Knight, P=Pawn). In April Ding Liren, age 18, won the The letter symbols for Black are written in lower case. 2011 Chinese Championship. Amberblindfold and rapid For White, the letter symbols are written in upper case. tournament, held March 11-24, 2011. the Pawn moved to the e4 square. Empty squares are represented by a number. For Cocoa Beach, Florida – Castling on the kingside is O-O. Castling on the example, 1 means there is one empty square, 2 means Grandmaster Julio Becerra won Reykjavik, Iceland – queenside is O-O-O. there are two empty squares and so on. Bobby Fischer’s inheritance was The position is recorded rank by rank (horizontal the 18th annual Space Coast Open. Promoting a pawn to a queen would be something awarde to his widow, Miyoko Watai. like a8=Q, meaning a White Queen Rook Pawn made squares), starting with the eighth rank (the a8 square In the non-master section, Yilmer it to the 8th rank and is being promoted to a Queen. or QR1 square for Black). The ranks are separated by Guzman defeated Bill Wall in the She inherits $2 million. Fischer’s It could have been promoted to a Knight, Bishop, or a “/” symbol. final round to win that section. nephews had claimed that the Rook, but you generally want the most powerful piece. Thus, r1b11rk1/ means on a8 there is a Black Rook, marriage was not legitimate, but the An ambiguous move is made clearer by inserting then an empty square (the b8 square), then a Black Icelandic court ruled against Bishop (on the c8 square), a Black Queen (on the d8 Dallas – the file of the moving piece immediately after the them. letter denoting the piece. For example, if I had the square), an empty square (on the e8 square), a Black Christopher Wu original White Knight on g1 (Ng1) and my other Rook (on the f8 square), a Black King (on the g8 won the K-6 White Knight was on d4 (Nd4), instead of writing Nf3 square), and an empty square (on the h8 square). championship and Space – (either knight could do that), I would write Ngf3 if it If a whole row contains empty squares, then it is Cameron Wheeler Greg Chamitoff will were the Knight on g1 or Ndf3 if it were the Knight on written as 8/ in this notation. play chess with While the Forsyth System is no longer in use, won the K-5 d4. school children A capture is sometimes denoted with an 'x'. PxP with modern Chess Game reporting, it still has a very championship could be exf4. NxB could be Nxh4 (or just Nh4). modern purpose ... at the 2011 U.S. on earth while A check is indicated optionally by a '+'. Elementary he is aboard the Sometimes moves have a space after the period (1. If you’ve ever Copied & Pasted games of Chess Nationals in May. International Space e4), and sometimes ther is no space after the period into Fritz (e.g. Fritz 12), you might see the linear* Station. He was part (1.e4). Forsyth notation in part of the code: Here is the same game from the descriptive notation of the Endeavour section in algebraic method again: Kazan, Russia – crew launched May 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.Nxh4 In May, Boris 16. Qxh4+ 6.g3 fxg3 7.O-O Qxh2 mate 0-1 Carta- Gelfand and Cassano, Italy 1980. Alexander Grischuk St Louis – Or, a shortened version - 1.e4 e5 2.f4 ef 3.Nf3 Be7 have made it to the 4.Bc4 Bh4 5.Nh4 Qh4 6.g3 fg 7.O-O Qh2# 0-1 Carta- In April, International Master Cassano, Italy 1980. Candidates Final. Gelfand Anna Zatonskih won the 2011 U.S. Databases may be in Portable Game Notation beat Kamsky in the blitz game Women’s Championship for the (PGN). It is a standard header for text files. It uses playoff and Grischuk beat Vladimir fourth time. Grandmaster Gata algebraic with headers. It may look like this. Kramnik.in their blitz playoff. The Kamsky won the 2011 U.S. Men’s two will now play to determin who Championship for the third time. [Event "World Ch Match"] plays Vishy Anand for the world Kamsky won the title last year. Prior [Site "Reykjavik, Iceland"] championship. [Date "1972.07.21"] to Kamsky, the last American to [Round "5"] successfully defend his national [White "Spassky, Boris"] London – championship was GM Lev [Black "Fischer, Robert"] The position above would be written: 4kb1r/ The 129th Varsity match between p4ppp/4q3/8/8/1B6/PPP2PPP/2KR4. Alburt in 1984-1985. [Result "0-1"] Oxford and Cambridge was held in 18 19 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Feature ese minor mobility. She was most his paintings burned. Some of the painter. He is mostly remembered famous for her fresh and finely burned pictures were later repro- as the creator of a classical drawing handled portraits. Her 1555 “Le duced from photographs taken course. One of his paintings from Giocatrici de Scacci” (Artist’s Sisters earlier. 1880 is entitled, “Le jeu d’échecs” Playing Chess) painting hangs in or “Die Schachspieler” (The Chess the Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu Game, also known as Playing (National Museum in Pozan, Po- Chess on the Terrace), a very nice land). The painting shows Anguis- oil painting depicting two French sola’s three sisters (Lucia, Minerva, chess players with a kibitzer look- and Europa) playing chess. ing on. His chess painting was his Evgenia Petrovna Antipova last work. Bargue died of starva- (1917-2009) was a Soviet painter, tion at a charitable institution. The watercolorist, graphic artist, and art painting was later owned by Mrs. teacher. In 1980, she painted “Boys William H. Vanderbilt of New York. in the Garden,” depicting two boys Victor Barthe (1887-1954) was a playing chess in a garden. Russian painter. In 1936, he paint- Samuel Bak (1933- ) was born ed “Paulo Boi and the Devil.” in Vilna, Poland (now Vilnius, Lubin Baugin (c. 1612-1663) Lithuania) and survived the Holo- was a French painter. Around caust. The theme of chess appears 1630 he painted “Nature morte a in many of his paintings, such as l’echquier ou Allegorie des cinq “Board Meeting,” “Luna, “ and sens” (Still Life with Chessboard “Quite Clear” (2000). or an Allegory of the Five Senses) by Bill Wall Wladyslaw Bakalowicz (1833- which hangs in the Louvre. It fea- ome of the greatest artists Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sir Alfred Charles Stanley An- 1903) was a Polish painter. He tures a black and white chess board used chess as their subject in (1836-1912) was one the most derson (1884-1966) was an English studied at the Warsaw School of with seven other objects. their paintings and sculpture. renowned painters of the late 19th Painter who started out as a heral- Jose Jimenez Y Aranda (1837- Fine Arts, then relocated to Paris. SHere is a partial list in this first part century Britain, specializing in dic engraver. His 1932 painting, “In 1903) was a Spanish painter born In 1876, he painted “Louis XIII article: Greco-Roman genre subjects. He Check: Scene at A London Eating- in Seville, Spain. He was an ac- Inviting Richelieu to a Game of Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was one of the finest and most House” hangs in the Smithsonian complished painter of genre, chiefly Chess.” is perhaps the most well-known distinctive of the Victorian paint- American Art Museum. of scenes in high life. In 1883 he Max Barascudts (1869-1927) artist and chess player (See last is- ers. In 1865, he painted “Egyptian Sofonisba Anguissola (1528- painted “An Afternoon at Seville” was a German painter. He painted sue). He was a French chess master Chess Players,” which he sold in 1625) was an Italian painter of the featuring two chess players play- “Head-to-head: A Game of Chess,” who played on the French chess Berlin to a Moscow banker. Renaissance and trained by Giulio ing a game of chess and watched by depicting two men playing chess. Olympiad team and used chess Irving Amen (1918- ) is known Campi and Bernardino Gatti. Her some kibitzers. In 1899, he painted He painted “An Interesting Game,” themes in many of his paintings. as a master printmaker. He has father was a member of the Geno- “The Chess Party.” depicting two cardinals playing His chess paintings include “La Par- produced thousands Jose Gallegos y Arnosa (1857- chess. In 1900, he painted “Cardi- tie d’échecs” (The Chess Game) in of woodcuts, etch- 1917), was a Spanish painter. He nals Playing Chess.” Carl Becker (1820-1900) was a 1910, “Portrait de joueurs d’échecs” ings, lithographs and painted “A Game of chess,” depict- German history painter and was (Portrait of a Chess Player) in 1911, silk screens. Some ing some cardinals playing chess. president of the Prussian Academy “Joeurs d’échecs” (1911), “Study for of the titles of his Giuseppe Aureli (1858-1929) of Sciences. His 1892 painting, Chess Players” (1911), and “King chess works include was an Italian artist. He painted “Franz, Adelheid, and the Bishop of and Queen Surrounded by Swift Chess Game (1977), “Una partita difficile a scacchi.” It Bamberg” hangs in the New York Nudes” (1912). His chess paint- Chess Strategy, Two depicts two priests playing chess as Metropolitan Museum of Art. It ings hang in the Museum of Art in Chess Games, Duel, a lady watches. is a scene in Goethe’s play where Philadelphia and the Guggenheim Chess Board, Chess Minas Avetisyan (1928-1975) Adelheid and the Bishop of Bam- Museum in New York. Duchamp Players, End Game, was an Armenian painter. In 1971, berg play chess. once said, “While all artists are not Expresso, Game of he painted “Chess Players,” which Francesco Beda (1840-1900) was chess players, all chess players are Kings, and Next “Egyptian Chess Players” was later destroyed by fire. In 1972, Charles Bargue (1826-1883) an Italian Academic Classical artist. artists.” Move. by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema his studio caught fire and many of was a French lithographer and In 1880 he painted “Partita a scac- Continue 20 21 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 chi” (The Chess Game). in the Staatliche Museen in Berlin. He was perhaps the first to exhibit Vaclav Brozik (1851-1901) was er, etcher, and printmaker. In 1590, New Zealander painter. In 1958, Robert Bereny (1887-1953) was The painting is also known as “Two publically and to sell drawing stud- a Czech academic painter. In 1880, he painted “I Giocatori di Scacchi,” he painted “The Chess Players,” a Hungarian painter who intro- Chess Players.” Most of his other ies. Many of his paintings are in he painted “Dagmar and Strange (the two chess players) which hangs depicting two men playing chess as duced cubism and expressionism to works are now gone. He was an the Louvre. Ebbesen at the Chess Table.” in the Gemaldegalerie art museum another man watches from the side. Hungarian art. During the last year excellent painter in the Venetian Robert Bolling Brandegee Lajos Bruck (1846-1910) was in Berlin. of World War 2, his workshop was tradition. His most famous paint- (1848-1922) was an American a Hungarian painter. He painted Ture Nikolaus Cederstrom destroyed, together with many of ing may be “Daphnis and Chloe,” painter. In 1890, he painted “The “The Chess Game.” It depicts an (1843-1924) was a Swedish painter his paintings. He painted “Woman which is in the National Gallery in Chess Players.” It features a man interior scene of a gentleman and a who lived in Munich for most of with Chess-Board,” depicting a London. and a woman engrossed in a game lady playing chess. his life. He painted genre scenes, woman reading with a chess board of chess. most of which concerned the life in front of her Georges Braque (1882-1963) of monks and priests. He painted David Joseph Bles (1821-1899) was a major 20th century French “The Chess Players,” depicting a was a Dutch oil painter. He painted painter and sculptor who, along monk and a priest playing chess, as “Chess Players” which was stolen with Pablo Picasso, developed the two other monks watch. from a museum in 2000. art movement known as Analytical Stanislaw von Chlebowski Richard Creifelds (1853-1939) Cubism. In 1942, he painted “La (1835-1884) was a Polish painter was an American painter. In 1886, Patience” which depicted a chess and was a renowned specialist in he painted “The Veterans” which is Norah Borges (1901-1998) was board. oriental themes. He painted “Chess in the Brooklyn Museum but not an Argentine artist and the sister of Antonio Bresciani (1902-1977) Players.” on view. It depicts two older men writer Jorge Luis Borges. Both were was an Italian painter. In 1977 he Szymon Buchbinder (1853- Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau playing chess, and another older chess players. In 1922, she painted painted “Gioco de scacchi” (Game 1908) was a Polish painter. He (1855-1931) was a French painter. man standing and watching. “Ajedrez.” of chess). painted “Partia Szachow” (Game of He usually painted scenes of chil- Girolamo da Cremona (fl. 1451- Bernard Louis Borione (1865- ?) Frederick Arthur Bridgman Chess). dren at play. He painted “Une 1483) was an Italian Renaissance was a French painter. In 1906, he (1847-1928) was an American artist Giulio Campi (1508-1573) was Bonne Lecon” (A Good Lesson). painter, illuminator and miniaturist painted “A Game of Chess,” depict- and became known as one of the an Italian painter and architect. Nicolai Cikovsky (1894-1987) of manuscripts and early printed Ron Blumberg (1908-2002) was ing a Catholic Cardinal playing world’s most talented “Orientalist” In 1550, he painted “La Partita a was a Russian painter who left Rus- books. He painted Partita a scac- trained at the Grande Academie chess. painters. In 1881, he painted “An Scacchi” (A Game of Chess) which sia in 1923 and settle in New York chii” (Game of Chess) around 1480, Chaumiere in Paris and worked at Interesting Game,” which hangs in hangs in the Musei Civici Arte City. He painted, “Chess” with two which hangs in the New York Met- the National Academy of Design the Brooklyn Museum. Moderne in Turin (Torino), Italy. men playing chess, and another ropolitan Museum. in New York. In 1958, he painted Henri Brispot (1846-1928) was a Henri Caro-Delvaille (1860- man watching. The chess board George Cruikshank (1792-1878) “Chess Game in the Park.” French painter. In 1881, he paint- 1943) was a French painter. In was set up wrong (black square was was a British caricaturist and book Lockhart Bogle (?-1950) was ed “The Game of Chess,” depicting 1904, he painted “Ma Femme et Ses to the right). illustrator. He was primarily known a British painter. He painted “A two cardinals playing chess as two Souers” (My Wife and her Sisters), for his vivid political cartoons and Game of Chess,” depicting chess in others watch. depicting a game of chess between his many book illustrations. In a café. Lucy Madox Brown (1843-1894) two ladies. 1835, he sketched in color “Game of Louis-Leopold Boilly (1761- was a British painter. In 1871, she Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse Chess” for the publishing house H. 1845) was a French painter and Francois Boucher (1703-1770) painted “Ferdinand and Miranda (1848-1913) was a French painter Humphrey. He did the illustrations printmaker who painted scenes was a French painter known for his Playing Chess,” depicting a scene and sculptor. He painted “Jouers for Dickens’ Oliver Twist. from the French middle-class social idyllic and voluptuous paintings on from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. d’echecs” (Chess Players). Augusto Daini (1860-1920) life of his time. He painted scenes classical themes. He was perhaps was an Italian painter. He painted of players playing checkers, chess, the most celebrated decorative art- “Scacco Matto,” depicting a cardinal and billiards. One of his paint- ist of the 18th century. He painted playing chess with a woman. ings was called “The Chess Game.” “Les Échecs” (Chess). He was a Joseph Clark (1834-1926) was Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was During his lifetime, he drew over popular exponent of the Rococo a British painter that captured the a very prominent Spanish Cata- 5,00 portraits and 500 genres. style of painting in France. He be- spirit of Victorian England. In lan Surrealist painter. In 1940, he Paris Bordone (1495-1571) was came the most sought-after painter 1860, he painted “The Chess Play- painted “Two Pieces of Bread, a Venetian painter of the Renais- of his day, winning considerable ers,” which was first exhibited at Expressing the Sentiment of Love.” sance and was trained by Titian. In personal fortune. In 1765, he was the Royal Academy in London. In It depicts some slices of bread, a 1555 he painted “Partita a Scacchi” director of the Academy and was Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619) 1876, he painted “Checkmate.” few crumbs, and a chess pawn. (The Chess Players) which hangs first painter to the king of France. was an Italian, early-Baroque paint- James Cook (1904-1960) was a He painted it after playing a chess Continue 22 23 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 game with Marcel Duchamp. He Players.” It is a painting of a man artist’s father, Benjamin, watch- Rudolph Ernst (1854-1932) was (1870-1923) was an English painter Charles Dana Gibson (1867- also designed chess sets with pieces and a woman playing chess. The ing two friends (Bertrand Gardel an Austrian Orientalist artist. He who specialized in murals. He 1944) was an American graphic art- modeled after his fingers and other painting hangs in the Museum of and George Holmes) play chess at painted “The Chess Game.” painted “Miranda e Fernando Gio- ist, best known for his creation of objects. The set later sold for over Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti Muzeum) the Eakins home in Philadelphia. cano a Scacchi” or “Ferdinand and the Gibson Girl. In 1903 he etched $23,000. in Budapest, Hungary. The work was first exhibited at the Miranda, from The Tempest, Act V.” “The Greatest Game in the World: Ferdinand Victor Eugene Dela- Centennial Exhibition in Philadel- Salvatore Frangiamore (1853- His Move,” which shows a young croix (1798-1863) was a French phia in 1876 and now hangs in the 1915) was an Italian artist. In 1912, couple facing each other across a Romantic artist and a leader of the Metropolitan Art Museum in New he painted “Il Cardinale,” depicting chess board. French Romantic School. He was York. The painting was given to the a Catholic Cardinal playing chess born into an important French Metropolitan Museum in 1881. It with a lady. family and may have been the son was the first gift the art museum Albert Joseph Franke (1860- of Talleyrand, whom he resembled. accepted from a living artist. 1924) was a German painter. He He was the most original mural- painted “Two Chess Players” and ist of the 19th century. In July “Chess Players.” 1847, he painted “Arabs Playing Jakob Emanuel Gaisser (1825- Chess.” The painting hangs in the 1899) was a German painter. In National Gallery in Edinburgh, 1880, he painted “Une Table de Jeu Scotland. Delacroix visited North Improvisee.” He also painted “Mus- Josef Danhauser (1805-1845) Africa in 1832 and he remembered keteers Playing Chess.” was an Austrian painter who the scene of Arabs playing chess in Giovanni Garinei (1846- ?) was worked mostly in Vienna. In 1839, the streets. Delacroix said he used Merlyn Evans (1910-1973) was an Italian painter. Around 1880, Francesco di Giorgio Martin he painted “Game of Chess,” depict- “baby’s eyelashes” to paint “Arabs a Welsh surrealist painter. In 1951, he painted “Tocca a tè!” (It’s Your (1439-1502) was an Italian painter ing a Hungarian noble woman and Playing Chess.” Henry Edridge (1768-1821) was he painted “The Chess Players,” Move). and sculptor. He painted “Game a banker playing chess with several an English landscape artist who which hangs in the Tate Gallery in Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) of Chess” before 1500. The paint- onlookers. became proficient as a painter of London. was a French painter and sculp- ing is in the Metropolitan Museum William Daniels (1813-1880) miniatures, portraits and land- Hans Eworth (1520-1574) was a tor, known for his Academicism of Art. was known as the Rembrandt of scapes. In 1810, he painted “Chess Flemish painter active in England painting style of historical painting, Duncan Grant (1885-1978) was Liverpool. He painted “The Chess P l ay e r.” in the mid-16th century. In 1568, Greek mythology, and Oriental- a Scottish painter, known as a deco- Players.” It depicts a warehouse- Charles Loring Elliott (1812- he painted “Windsor Family Play ism. In 1859, he painted “Arnauts rative designer. In 1971, he painted man named Mr. Breeze playing 1868) was an American portrait Chess.” Playing Chess.” In 1898, he painted “Nature Morte Avec Un Matisse,” chess with his brother-in-law as painter born in New York. He Antti Faven (1882-1948) was “The Chess Players.” In 1870, he perhaps depicting a chessboard. Mrs. Breeze brings in some refresh- was considered the best portrait- a Finnish painter. He painted painted “Almehs Jouant Aux Échecs Charles Green (1840-1898) ments. Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935) ist of his day, specializing in bust “Chess” which portrays Tarrasch, au Cafe” (Almehs Playing Chess was a British painter. In 1874, he Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) was an Austrian-born French Aca- portraits. In July 1859, he painted Marshall, Janowski, Burn, and in a Café). His chess paintings are painted “A Game of Chess,” which was a French printmaker, carica- demic painter who painted “The a portrait of Paul Morphy in his Bernstein. part of the Wallace Collection in is part of the John Noot Galleries. turist, painter, and sculptor. He Chess Game” in 1896. It depicts New York studio. The picture hung Benjamin Eugene Fichel (1826- London. Juan Gris (1887-1927) was a produced over 4,000 lithographic two Muslim players at a game of in the Manhattan Chess Club from 1895) was a French painter of his- Spanish painter and sculptor who plates. He spent 6 months in prison chess. 1884 to 2002. torical scenes, portraits and land- lived and worked in France most of because of a cartoon, Gargantua, Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was Jehudo Epstein (1870-1946) was scapes. He painted several works his life. His works are closely relat- which was an attack on Louis an American realist painter, pho- a Polish painter. In 1892, he paint- depicting chess, including “Two ed to Cubism. In 1917, he painted Philippe. In 1865, he painted “Les tographer, and sculptor. He is con- ed “The Chess Game,” also known Men Playing Chess” (1860), “The “El Tablero de Ajedrez” (The Chess Joueurs d’échecs” (The chess play- sidered one of the most important as “Jews Playing Chess.” Chess Game” (1881), “The Chess Board). The painting hangs in the ers), which hangs in the Musee artists in American history. He was Game #2” (1882), and “The Chess Modern Art Museum in New York. du Petit-Palais in Paris. He also an art instructor at the Pennsylva- Players.” Alessandro Guardassoni (1819- painted “Les Saltimbanques au nia Academy until he was forced Samuel Melton Fisher (1860- 1888) was an Italian painter. In repos” in 1865, which depicts two to resign because of a scandal from 1939) was a British painter. In 1870, he painted “Autoritratto,” players playing chess. posing a nude male model before 1903, he painted “The Chess Play- depicting two men playing chess Cornelis de Man (1621-1706) a mixed class. In 1876, he painted ers,” depicting two ladies playing and crowded with onlookers. was a Dutch Golden Age painter. “The Chess Players” on a wooden chess. In 1670, he painted “The Chess board, not on canvas. It shows the Edward Reginald Frampton Continued next Issue... 24 25 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 as to become habits ready on all occasions. For life is a kind Franklin blamed his gout from too much sitting playing of Chess, in which we have points to gain, and competition or chess and not enough exercise. adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety BEN FRANKLIN AND CHESS of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effect of In June, 1779, he wrote “The Morals of Chess” while in prudence, or want of it. By playing at Chess then, we may learn: History by Bill Wall London. First, Foresight...Second, Circumspection...Third, Caution...And Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 lastly, We learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by (January 6, 1705 old style) in Boston. In 1782, the wife of the Count de Segur often played present bad appearances in the state of our affairs the habit of chess with Franklin. hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the In 1726, Franklin wrote about checkers (draughts), but secrets of resources... did not mention chess. He had sailed to England and back, and In 1783, Franklin played “The Turk” automaton at the gambled at checkers with his shipmates. Cafe de la Regence in Paris and lost. He died in 1790.

In 1727, Franklin formed a club of young workingmen. One night in Passy, he was absorbed in a game of chess In 1791, a Russian translation from the French reprint of It was commonly called the Leather Apron Club, and officially when the candles flickered out. Refusing to quit, he ordered The Morals of Chess was published in St. Petersburg. dubbed the Junto. Franklin may have learned chess from this someone to find more candles. It was then pointed out to social club of enterprising tradesmen. This group helped estab- Franklin that it was already light out. Franklin threw open the In 1999, lish the academy that later became the Univeristy of Pennsylva- shutters and said, “You are right, it is daytime. Let’s go to bed.” Benjamin nia. Its first rector was a chess playing companion of Franklin’s. This incident prompted him to write a letter to the Journal de Franklin was Paris in April, 1784, about the concept of Daylight Savings Time. inducted into In 1732, he drafted an essay called “The Morals of Chess” If during the summer months Parisians would shift their sleep- the World for his Philadelphia Junto discussions and his own newspa- ing time seven hours earlier, a huge savings would occur by Chess Hall of per, The Pennsylvania Gazette. Franklin considered chess as a using sunshine instead of candles. Franklin’s habit was to stay Fame. known as Mrs. Howe), a sister of Admiral Richard Howe (Lord metaphor for both diplomacy and life. He had learned chess up most of the night playing chess and getting up at noon. Howe) and General William Howe. She challenged him to a about this time. In his essay on “The Morals of Chess,” Frank- Frank- game of chess. They played several games of chess at her house Franklin’s set lin attibuted chess being introduced into the United States by Franklin returned to America in 1785. lin’s chess over the next few days, including Christmas. Admiral Richard Spaniards, who spread chess over their part of America. set is part of Howe and General William Howe eventually ended up the com- In December 1786, he published an essay called “The a traveling manders of England’s naval and land forces during the Revolu- he began to study languages. When he was Morals of Chess” in the Columbian Magazine in Philadelphia. display called In 1733, tion. Soon, Franklin was meeting secretly with Admiral Howe to learning Italian, he found a chess player who was also learning He wrote: The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World. This talk about politics and negotiations, under the guise of visiting Italian. Together, they learned Italian. The winner of the chess Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course exhibition contains over 250 original Franklin artifacts. Mrs. Howe to play chess. Franklin used his chess connections to game between them had to task the other to memorize parts of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so The exhibition debuted in Philadelphia. meet secretly with some members of Britain’s Whig opposition of grammar or Italian translations. They were of equal strength, to stave off a revolution by the colonies. so he won just as many as he lost, and they both learned Ital- ian. From 1777 to 1785, Franklin lived in Passy, France. Franklin mentioned that his favorite chess play- In 1752, , Franklin first met Madame Bril- ing partner, David Martin (1696-1751), had died. Franklin had In the spring of 1777 lon de Jouy (age 33) in Passy, near Paris. She was married to written to an English publisher that he no longer needed a a wealthy man 24 years older than her (but 14 years younger Mobile certain chess book because his principle antagonist was dead, than Franklin). She spoke no English. She loved music and was a and the few remaining players were very indifferent. Martin chess playing companion of Franklin for the next eight years. In Chess? was a sheriff in New Jersey before coming to Philadelphia. He July, 1777, she wrote in the third person the following to Frank- was one of the earliest members of the American Philosophical lin: “She is a little miffed about the six games of chess he won Society. He was the first rector of the Academy of Philadelphia so inhumanly and she warns him she will spare nothing to get (forerunner of the University of Pennsylvania) and a Greek and her revenge.” Franklin had a habit of having a late-night chess Latin professor. match with her in the bathroom. Madame Brillon was Frank- Move lin’s neighbor when he stayed at Passy. She was considered one Franklin purchased a very nice chess set while In 1757, of the greatest harpsichord players in Europe. in London. Franklin’s chess set was made of fruitwood. It was French in origin. The chess set design was known as the Re- played chess almost nightly until almost dawn. In gency form. The Regency design was named after the Cafe de Franklin During one of Franklin’s late-night chess matches, a messen- Regence in Paris. The Regency pieces were produced from the ger arrived with an important set of dispatches from America. 1750s to the 1890s. The earlier design, such as what Franklin Franklin waved him off until his chess game was finished. had, made the Knight piece without the traditional horse head. Motion It had notched collars to distinguish it from the Bishops. It was Franklin was playing chess with the el- a turned piece with two cuts at right angles out of its top ruff. Another time, derly Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that exposed her king. Franklin then proceeded to capture the king. The duchess, Franklin delivered a Regency chess set for a In 1762, knowing the proper rules to chess, said, “we do not take Kings friend, John Bartram (1699-1777), which Franklin ordered so.” Franklin responded, “We do in America.” This anecdote while in London. Bartram is considered the “father of American was first told by Thomas Jefferson in his memoirs. botany.” played chess at the Cafe de la Regence in when Franklin was at a meeting Franklin often In Decmember, 1774, Paris. A letter written by Marquis de Lafayette described Frank- of the Royal Society in London, he was introduced to Mrs. Caro- lin’s chess playing in Paris. line Howe (widow of a distant cousin, Richard Howe, and thus

26 27 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 else. Resentment and jealousy will only turn obligation into torture. New chess strategies will soon become apparent after you lose all your games. Take up music and remember, pawns are the soul of chess, but queens are more fun. (Philidor, Zukertort, Koltanowski) LIBRA (Sept 23 - Oct 22) You are the artistic type and have a difficult time with reality. It’s hard for you to accept losses or that you won’t make it as a chessplayer. Your desire to play good chess is overshad- owed by your desire to be nasty and a decent meal. Someone is watching you, so stop staring back at your chess opponents. You suffer from penis envy. You are obsessed by flies on your head. Trust that your seconds will be there for you and analyze your position while you are sleeping. Explore your romantic side. See a shrink. Fianchetto your bishops. (Fine, Rubinstein, Ehlvest) SCORPIO (Oct 23 - Nov 21) by Bill Wall You are shrewd and cannot be trusted. You will achieve some success at the chess board. Humor You may develop a drinking problem later in life. You lose games to idiots because you get too ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 19) over-confident. You like to accept gambits, but you always lose being a pawn down. Avoid the You are the pioneer type and hold most people in contempt. You are quick tempered, impa- endgame. You have many secrets to share with only a few people. Like being a Nazi. Answer tient, and scornful of advice. You are not very nice. You play chess with dead people. People questions with other questions until your curiosity is satisfied or when you pass out drunk. can’t wait until you are dead. You like to take back moves and don’t like touch move rules un- Remember, a knight on the rim is dim, but a rook on a7 is heaven. (Alekhine, Nimzovich, Tal, less it’s your opponent who tries to take back a move. You should sell insurance. Buy World- Tchigorin, Capablanca) Com stock. Avoid passed pawns. (Korchnoi, Smyslov, Portisch, Kasparov, Najdorf) SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21) TAURUS (Apr 20 - May 20) You are optimistic and enthusiastic when you play chess. You have a reckless tendency to You are practical and persistent in your chess games. You show no original thought. You rely on luck since you lack talent. People laugh at you a great deal because you play so poorly. have a dogged determination and work like hell to win, but you lose a lot of games. Most You collect chess books but don’t read them. You prefer comic books, especially from Mexico. people think you are stubborn and bull headed. Sometimes you play chess with God. You are You do not know how to win with knight and bishop vs king endgame, so avoid endgames not very good at the endgame. You get into time pressure alot. You think astrology is a bunch and sudden death events. You are a fast player and a fast lover. Get away for the weekend. Go of Taurus. Move your pawns with caution. Avoid back rank mate. Let others risk thier own shopping at K-Mart for Martha Stewart checkered table cloths and play chess during a roman- pieces. (Spielmann, Steinitz, Euwe) tic dinner. (Reshevsky, Pillsbury, Blackburne, Timman, Anand) GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 19) You are a quick and intelligent thinker and like to play speed chess. People say you are too You are conservative and afraid of taking risks. You hate gambits. You don’t do much of boring. You are inclined to expect too much for too little. This means you are cheap. You have anything and are lazy. This is why you lose games on time. Opponents will win brilliancy prizes this hidden desire to beat up your father for pushing you into chess. Most of your games are from you. You always end up in 2nd place and never take 1st place. You are a loner, but seem won by swindles. Pick up the pieces from the floor when you lose and the game is over. Go to like it that way. Some areas of your chess life are better left unexplained. Like all the games home and start collecting stamps. (Karpov, Reti, Short, Kamsky, Petrosian) you threw to those Russians. Friends respect you for saying j’adoube when you adjust your pieces. Indulge yourself. Play in blitz events. (Keres, Browne, Em Lasker, Teichmann) CANCER (June 21 - July 22) You are sympathetic and understanding to your opponents and you give up draws too eas- AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 18) ily. Your opponents think you are a sucker. You are always putting things off. That’s why you’ll You have an inventive mind and are inclined to play original openings. That’s because you never make anything of yourself. You like to take poisoned pawns. You think playing 1.f4 is for hate to study openings. You lie a great deal. On the other hand, you are inclined to be careless the birds. You like gambits. You like to be pushed to the limit. Push back and push your pawns and impractical, causing you to make the same chess mistakes over and over again. People forward. Tune out advice from others; it will only get you mated sooner. (Bird, Benko, Gel- think you are stupid. You like to kick people under the table. You are a poor loser and easily fand, Anderssen) lose your temper. Go write a chess book. Or a hundred books. No one will read them anyway. Speak up for the timid chessplayer. Say “check” real loud when you get your opponent in LEO (July 23 - Aug 22) check. Avoid isolated pawns. (Spassky, Mecking, Reinfeld, Chernev, Loyd, Gligoric, Taimanov) Your determination and sense of humor will come to the fore. Your ability to laugh at your opponents for making bad moves will be a blessing because you’ve got a day coming you PISCES (Feb. 19 to Mar. 20) wouldn’t believe. You consider yourself a born leader. Others think you are pushy. Most Leo Look for the good things in life. Carry the American Express card and a weapon. The chess people are bullies. You are vain and dislike honest criticism. Your arrogance is disgusting. Leo world is yours today, as nobody else wants it. You have a vivid imagination and often think people are thieves. You expect people to throw gold coins at you everytime you win a game. you are being followed by the CIA, FBI or State Department. You have minor influence over You don’t like to analyze your games with your opponents. Leave the blitz games to others. your opponents and people resent your flaunting of your chess games. You lack confidence Laugh, love, and learn. Let others blow smoke in your face while you turn the other cheek. and you are generally a coward. You hate to lose, so give up the game and invent another Castle long. (Judit Polgar, Marshall, Botvinnik) one. Make random chess moves if you can. Give radio interviews when you can. Help a Jew and remember that moment the next time you feel lonely and useless (which is a lot lately). VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 22) Take control and find strength with the revelation of your skills, talents, and potential. Go on You are the logical type and hate disorder. This nitpicking is sickening to your friends. You a diet, but don’t eat you chess pieces. You have a tendency of always getting in a bind. Accept are always adjusting your pieces. You are cold and unemotional and sometimes fall asleep all gambits. (Bronstein, Tartakower, Mieses, Schlechter, Geller, Maroczy, Tarrasch, Fischer) while making love. You are good at blindfold chess, but have a poor memory at everything 28 29 White Knight Review May/June 2011 White Knight Review May/June 2011 Annotated Game gets ready to throw his pawns on match from Johannes Zukertort. Marcos, the queenside] 17.a4 g4?! [perhaps In his day, Morphy was probably some of the best movies about by Bill Wall 17…h4 was better, with the threat Ask Bill Bill Wall the best chess player in the world. After Players Castle. chess include Searching for Bobby of 18…h3 and restricting White’s [email protected] Morphy was a Creole and had some Fischer, Chess Fever (silent movie Here is a recent game of mine that moves] 18.Nh4 Ng5 19.a5 Bc5?! eccentricities, but he wanted to be from 1925), The Luzhin Defence, demonstrates how to play when both [may be too slow. Black should known as a lawyer or gentleman, Knights of the South Bronx, Dan- continue to put pressure on the sides have castled on opposite sides. From Alan S. not a chess player. He played chess gerous Moves, and Knight Moves. kingside with 19…Rg8. 19…bxa5? The idea is to attack the side where I am an educator strictly as an amateur. Stories and There are hundreds of movies that 20.Rxa5 or 20.Ba3 opens up the the king is located as fast as possible, who is thinking about rumors such as being surrounded have some sort of chess scene such trying to open up the position. At game for White] 20.Ba3 [another adding chess to our school system by women’s shoes or beating some- as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s the same time, you don’t want to alternative is 20.axb6 cxb6 21.f4 or curriculum. What are some of the one up with his cane were just Stone, Casablanca, Lolita, 2001: weaken your own king’s position. 20.f4 first] Bxa3 21.Rxa3 [stronger benefits in chess for kids? made up. He wasn’t part Black as A Space Odyssey, The original Defense must come before attack. may be 21.Qxa3 and 22.axb6. I one source says and he wasn’t in- Thomas Crown Affair, Blazing wanted to double up the rooks on But if your postion is defended, then sane so far as we know. He died at Saddles, Blade Runner, The spy the a-file first] Nf3+? [Black may be Alan, attack as quickly as possible. an early age (47) having suffered a Who shagged Me, X-Men, From giving up a pawn and not enough there have been a variety of studies stroke brought on by entering cold Russia With Love, etc. For a more pieces to attack White’s kingside. that show the benefits of chess in Bill Wall- S. Villone, Space water in his bath after a long walk complete list of chess in the mov- Coast Open, Cocoa Beach, Flori- Black should get more pieces at- the schools. One high school study in the midday heat of New Orleans ies, see Chess in the Movies by Bob tacking the kingside with 21…Rhg8 showed that a chess-playing experi- da, April 30, 2011 in the summer. Bobby Fischer and try to double up the rooks] mental group showed significant Basalla. 1.g3 [I wanted to play a hyper- considered Morphy as one of the modern opening with the bishops 22.Bxf3 gxf3 23.Rfa1 Bg4?? [try- advancement in verbal aptitudes greatest chess players ever. From Sean. fianchettoed and attacking the ing to protect the pawn rather than as well as spatial, numerical and Are there any statistics on what’s center] e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 defending his kingside. administrative-directional abili- From Giuseppe. Be6 [Black is preparing to castle ties, compared to a control group the best chess opening for White What is an honorary grandmas- on the Queenside] 5.d3 Qd7 6.Nf3 of non-chess players. A Belgium and Black? ter? [threatening to play 7.Nxe5 and study showed a chess-playing group win a pawn] f6 7.O-O O-O-O [now of fifth graders experienced a statis- Sean, there are a few sites that have the plan is for White to attack the tically significant gain in cognitive Giuseppe, an Opening Explorer of master queenside and for Black to attack development over a control group. an honorary grandmaster (HGM) chess games. I haven’t looked at my the kingside] 8.Nbd2 Nh6 [aiming A Chinese study showed chess of grandmaster emeritus is one that one games, but from other master for 9…Nf7 later on] 9.e4 d4 10.a3 players gaining a 15% improve- is given the title by the World Chess databases, White’s best openings in Nf7 11.b4 g5 12.b5 Na5?! [per- ment in math and science and test Federation (FIDE) for past chess order are: Queen’s Gambit, English haps better is 12…Ne7, aiming or score. A good book on the subject deeds, before there was a rating Opening, King’s Indian Defense, Ng6 and a kingside attack. Now is “Children and Chess: a guide for system or qualifying event. They Ruy Lopez, Four Knights Opening, the knight on the rim is dim, but educators” by Dr. Alexey Root. are usually awarded to older chess Giuoco Piano, Ponziani Open- Black is attacking the b5 pawn with masters that are no longer active. ing, and Bishop’s Opening. the queen] 13.c4!? [safer is 13.a4, There have been about two dozen Black’s best openings in protecting the b5 pawn] b6 [Black Black had to play 23…Rh7 to guard From Richard D. honorary grandmasters that have order are: Sicilian Defese, could try 13…dxc3 14.Bxc3 Qxb5 his 2nd rank from attack. Click on ads to visit websites been recognized by FIDE. Once Nimzo-Indian Defense, and win a pawn, so the question is After 23…Rh7 24.axb6 cxb6, now Was Paul Morphy the first world given the title of Grandmaster or Pirc Defense, French does White have compensation for Black is defending the a7 square champion and was he that eccen- Honorary Grandmaster, the title is Defense, Alekhine’s De- with King, Queen, and Rook. the pawn with perhaps an attack on tric? held for life. The titles are awarded fense, and Caro-Kann. The the open file] 14.Qa4?! [better may White will continue with 25.Rxa7 by a resolution of the FIDE General most drawish openings Qxa7 26.Rxa7 Rxa7 27.Nxf3, win- be 14.a4 or 14.Nb3. White really Richard, Assembly and the Qualification are: Bogo-Indian Defense, ning the pawn] 24.axb6 cxb6 [not doesn’t have a threat yet and could Paul Morphy may have been an Committee. Grandmaster titles are English Opening, Four 24…axb6?? 25.Ra8+ Kb7 26.R1a7 have just played 14.Nb3] Kb8 [bet- unofficial world champion, but the not awarded posthumously. Knight’s Defense, Gruen- ter may be 14…a6 since White can- mate] 25.Rxa7 Qxa7 26.Rxa7 Kxa7 official title goes to Wilhelm (Wil- feld Defense, King’s Indian not play 15.bxa6 without losing his 27.Qa3+ Kb8 28.Qe7 Rhe8 [28… liam) Steinitz. The first official From Marcos. Attack, Torre Attack, Reti’s queen to 15…Qxa4] 15.Nb3 Nxb3 Rhf8 fails to 29.Ng6] 29.Qxf6 Ka7 What are some of the best movies Opening, Petroff Defesne, 30.Ng6 Ra8 31.Qf7+ and Black match for the world championship 16.Qxb3 h5 [Black throws all his with chess? and Nimzo-Indian resigned 1-0 was in 1886, and Steinitz won the pawns on the kingside and White Defense.

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