FE BRUARY 1956
MAN BEHIND THE SCENES
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.. Old Slaughter's Co ffee House, of London, was established ill 1692. Thi~ aged t heme is always a m using. SCOTCH GAME .... When the shutters clo!ied finally on its ancient glory I do 1I0t know, Mac:wski though it was here in 1824 that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Kol isch ""'hlte Black to Animals began its crusading. 1 P- K4 P- K4 7 Nx N QPxN This tavern had the magic which aUracts ingenious men. BY l1 g went 2 N-KB3 N-QBS 8 B_Q2 B,N there, the inslJbordinale admiral whom the British shot, as Voltai re said 3 P- Q4 p,p 9 Bx8 N,P 4 NxP Q-R5 10 Q_Q4 Q-K2 tartly, " to enconrage the others." Marat hung about, calling himseli 5 N- QB3 B_N5 11 0-0-0 Q- N4t Dr. Murat. Hogarth was a frequent vi si tor, with his engravers. The stage, 6 Q- Q3 N_B3 12 P- B4 QxPt too, sent a share of thi s impressive company; one was Macready. But our concern and our hunt is chess. What chess fancier, before or since Morphy, and ineluding that adept, has not dabbled in the Cunningham Gambit? This comely debut wa s Darn, we are told, at Old Slaughter's, and carries the name of its author, Alexander Cunningham, the historian. I turn now to a German source for some account of the brightest orna ment of Old Slaughter's, the mathematician, Abraham DeMoivre. He was a devoted chess player and, it is alleged, eked out a living throughout the last thirty years of hi s li fe, giving lessons at chess-play and "expounding" mathematical theories. It is further told that Newto'l, who by the way 13 B-Q2 Q-N5 15 B-N5t K-K1 lived near the tavern, wellt often there to see DeMoivre and to lure him 14 Q-QSt KxQ 16 R-QS mate out to more stable pursuits and more serious discussions. The nn-h iv€s say r played t his nim ble DeMoin-e's great work on the Doctrine of Changes, or a "Method of thing. (hough it has laded completely Calculating the Probability of Events at Play/' perhaps-and , if so, out o[ my memory. righteously- set him up as professional arbiter of gambling disputes. ALLGAI ER GAMBIT Indeed, we may well believe he plied a lucrative trade, in the old, spacious Won by W. E. Napie r, 1904 1 P-K4 P- K4 S BxP B_N2 times, when wagering was legal, and the courts were seriously cluttered 2 P-KB4 p,p 9 N-B3 p,p with these betting litigants, presenting knolly questions beyond the fitness 3 N-KB3 P_KN4 10 B-B4t K_N3 of judges to solve, without eminently technical light and guidance. 4 P-KR4 P-N5 11 P-R5t K_R2 5 N-N5 P_KR3 12 NxP Q,P It seems a fair surmise that Newton, also, had peered, a little, at 6 NxP K,N 13 B-Q3 B-84 least, into the chess arcana; for the "Knight's To u ~-" and the "Eight 7 P- Q4 P_Q4 14 QxP Q-Q2 Queens Problem" have a lway~ engaged th e interest of mathematicians. Which leads me to remark that, unlillalely, I have never seen a con cise and well satisfyin g definition of the Knight's Ill ove. The Chess Players Chronicle, ed ited by the fa stidious and learned Stuunton, de scribed that arc of intrigue in a phrase that fails because, among other stinting, it robs the Knight of personality. Angularly, it reads, "The Knight's line of motion and attack is along the diagonals of parallelo grams, 3 by 2, in every direction to the opposite square. " And must my Knight go cross-lots? Ma y I not have a horse agog and snorting and, per· haps, even slyly winking? Is there to he no curvet, no gentleman astride and aplume, doing the King's errand? No! My Knighb go not in angles. 15 Q-N6t A Letter definition, ow ing nothing to Euclid or Blackstone hut much 16 N-NSt to human nature, is "The Knight-leap is as close as two jealous Queens 17 PxB mate can be, without mischief to either." t - ch6ClI:; t db!. chell:; i & •. cb. CHESS REVIEW 'Hf ,,'CU,., tlfUI MAOAZI", Annotated by FRED REINFELD Almost thil·ty years ago, I saw the con· 16 . , B_K3 Volumn 24 Number 2 February, 1956 eluding phase of this game, without the Bla ck can also try 16 . B -B~ (de- EDITED &, PUBLISHED BV opening moves nor names nor dates. I. A. Horowitz fending his K ing Pawn) 17 P- K6! I was struck by the beauty, force and ele (threatening N- E7), BxP 18 RxP, B - B4 gance of V\'hite's play. Despite my eager 19 R-KZ, P- N4 (threate ning E- N"2) INDEX ness to trace this tantalizing fragment, 20 B-K3! E-N2 with 21 B- E5 in t he nick FEATURES many years passed before I located of time. the whole game. Chess As I Know It ______44 On lG P-N"4 17 R- Q1! B-N2 18 Game of the Month ______42 Match, 1890 R-Q6, BxN 19 RxRP, BxP 20 ExP, ExP Kasper and RUY LOPEZ 21 R-Kl, 8 - B4 22 P-KN4! \Vhite has a An American Chess Ma nifesto ____ 39 winning galle. J. Showalter M. Judd My Best Games of Ch ess ______40 17 R-Q1!! Second Rosenwald Tourn
3 White to move and mate 4 Black to move and mate 5 White to move and mate 6 White to move and mat ~ The authors take up mates Though mlllly an odd anti It stllnds to reason that, For some reasons, this is by minor pieces (and heavy), exceptional type of mate is when you are asketl to name our favorite position frolll with two Bishops, with two demonstrated in the book. the mate, you arc to give the Henaud anti Kahn's book. Knights, with Bishop and there is ample exposition of shortest mate Jlossible. (If The main reason is its serene Knight each as separate the practiCllI lind oft-occur it's shorter than that we give, economy. Would you expect a chapters. Not the end-game ring: kind~ of Illate~, too_ Hcre tllke extra credit!) Timing quick Illllte in a set-up of Sf) mates but combinational "ne. ., i ~ "ne without any bizarre is important in chess few men? Another, of conr~e. in mid-game. Here yuu llave frill~ but some of the prllc whoops! we didn't mean tOJ is the unusual nature of the no Queen and your Hooks tical det.ails which occur in give lIny additional clues. rullte. But that's your depart are out of play - hut mate! play. Specify the varia lions. But timing mates here. nwnl. How do )"OU mate?
7 Black to move and mate 8 Btack to move and mate 9 White to move and mate 10 Black to move and mate For some reason, this type All right then - this one This problem is not so easy You can taper off on thi i of mate is obviously the fa is not ~o easy. It combines either. At least, a master had Jlfoblem. You can solve it vorite of Renaud lind Kahn. some varicd types of mates. his chance at it, Henneberger with a Illere touch of in. Any mate b delightful, of And consequently, as it seems \'. Bernstein, Zurich, 193 '~, spiration as did i\Ionticelli course, if you can get it! But only fair to tell you, it runs lind got only a drllw. Okay, (Black) v. Bogolyubov at this is so delightful that near to length. Again, timing is you know it's a mate, lind, S'H1 Hemo, 1930. Or is it a ly every game won witlt it has important; so work ont your with that edge on the mas "merc" touch? You can be been published, and R anti K solution with carc. But don't ter, perhaps you Clln surpass the judge after trying out give most of them_ Yon, to o, let these cautions inhibit you. his performance. Just an· your own inspiration~ in or· must ha"e seen it! Too easy? Find the mate! nounce the mate! der to announce the mate. 34 CHESS REVIEW, fEBRUARY, 1956 CHESS Vol. 24, No.2 REVIEW FEBRUARY, 1956
INTERNATIONAL Wade. G. r. Harris at top boards and P. slipped ?" And sume commentators seem C. Gibbs at sixth won fot England. N. A. totally to forgel dlat an)'one, even a Less Haste at Hastinqs Perki ns (5111 ) and M. Fall une (7th) won grandmaster, can Il ave a comparath'e!y The "annual Christmas Tournament" a l (or Scutland. And N. Honan (England) " bad tournament" now and !hen without Hasting.!! is still an international fixture I:Ind I. Middleton drew at 8th board. its indicating more than thaL As Euwe of good standing in the chess calendar ; has said, such an e~'cnt is no more signi(i. but it seems to be moving toward the Eastern Event cant than a tennis cham pion dropping a ~ tatu s of a !':lew Year's event. The fi rst A ~1II1l1i international tOllrnument Ilt set during a match. move, made by Soviet Ambassador Jacoh Eduft, Germany, was wun by Uhl mann, The Heshcvsky story, however, is a cur· ~ralik,
.Vel(! York . The Interscholastic Chess League tournament f"r individual supremo acy was captured by \'I'alter Daum of the FicldSlon High School with a score of 6 Y2 ·1 Y~. Second and third on S.·B. Jloint ~ wit h c(!ua l 5 Y2-2Y~ !pnlC scores wcre, re spectively, J oel Paris (Erasmus High School ) and Leona rd Parker (Bronx High Sehoul of Science) . Sixteen players took part in the tourney, which was held at the New \'i:orld Che~ s Club in New York Cil)' and supervised by l\Iilton Hanauer.
[Viscollsill. Nicholas Kampars, 7%-1 %, took !'I lilwaukee city honors by a half· point margin over James Man gan, Ih e A full Milwaukee quartet at the North Central "Ope n" is intact in this picture. ~ ur p ri s c of the tournament. A. E. Elo Foreground (I. to r.) are Richard Kujoth, often city champion, and E rman is Olins. J and Averil Powers were next with 6%·2 / z In the background a re James Forceia and Ga il Kujawa. each . Fifth to tenth, with 6·3 each, were James Forceia, O. Francisco, C. Gardner, George Hurley, M. Hohland and Peter Belgium Egypt Kuhfittig. There were 56 entries. A play.off for the national Cfl) wn was It was plain sai ling for Basyouni in the captured by Gobert, who won out ol'er Egyptian chalHpionship, which he won by CANADA Limbo~ and Lemaire. 13.1, th ree jJo i nt ~ uhead of the runner-up. British Columbia In the Vancouver city championship, Eugene Butkov triumphed with a 10·0 ~ Iam , far ahead of G. Neufahrt, 7·3, and A GREAT BOOK by a GREAT TEACHER :'> [aUl'ice Pratt, 6·4. 11 was Butkov's third co nsecutive victory in this annual event. B utko~· also won the Vancouver City Chess Club title with 7%-%, allowing but one CHESS SECRETS draw "ersus G. Neufahrt. Second place ill th is 18 man to urney went to Leo !'II. by EDWARD LASKER DUl'al, 67j.Ph- Quebec INthis mellow volume of memoirs, Lasker Em erging Oil top of the 1955 competi tio n of the Quebec Chess League was the describes how fine points which great mas ~ t ll d en t team of Le Seminaire de Quebec, ters personally taught him about positional 6% . y~. The Parmacie T herien group was chess enabled him to win the championships II. po or second with 4-3. j\Iembers of the victorious team were F rancois Jobin (cap. of Berlin, Paris, London, Chicago and New lain ) , .~Iic h el Giroux, Jeannot Girard, York and in European and American inter Cia (Ide Gaulin and Jean·Paul Richard Isuh stitl1te J. national tournaments. There is a wealth of fa scinating detail about Emanuel Lasker, Capablunca, Alekhine, Nimzo FOREIGN vich and many other great players of past and present. Interspersed among the anecdotes and recollections are 75 instructive games annotated Australia with Lasker's customary penetration and clarity. Delightfully illustrated In a round robin at the Canberra Chess Club. W. Albrecht and J. B. Alps jointly with more than 20 drawings of famous masters, taJl ie"d 5·2, with the former taking the $5.00 championship on tie.breaking points. 464 pages, 216 diagrams The Central City Hegional Tournament in Sydney, which was simultaneously the The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS lill!) tourney of the Sydney Chess Club. ·",.a5 pocketed hy D. i\fcGrath with a 7·0 Send for free catalogue of chess publications to d ean sweep. R. J. Curran, 5·2, was sec ond in the round robin. DAVID McKAY COMPANY, Inc., 55 Fifth Avenue. New York. N. Y. CH ESS RfVIEW. FEBRUARY, 195"6 37 Basyouni has had European ex perience, havi ng played wi th fa ir success in the East Ellrnpcan Zonal Tournament of 1951. England Two honon:d highly in Ihe chess worl d have been lost 10 England. R. C. Griffith wh o originated and long sustained th~ wo rld·fa mous Modf!fII. Chess Openings is one. He held th e British Champion5hil) in 1912. for many years he ed ited the British Gh!:'S! Magazille. The other is William Winter, co ntrover· si al, pi cturesque and Bohemian, former British Champion. A nephew of Si r J ames Barrie, he did much to shine in his ow n light. win ning the Brit ish title at Yar. mouth, 1935, again at Bournemouth, 1936, sco red sensational vic tnries over grand masters (e.g. Nimzovich and Vidmar), wrote severn! chess buoks and many arti cles and fillished fi rst at Bognor Regis
Bil l P e rry (s ea t ed r ight) takes winne r's p urse fo r rece nt National Safe ty Council chess t ourna ment. O ppos it e I, r un ner-up Lea Dulton ; also seat ed are General Geo. C. St ewart and R ichard Lawrence who tied fo r third. 13 in a ll played.
only three ye ars ago when manifestly ill South Africa with tuberculosis. "Willy" Winter con M. Koln ik, 2·0, vanquis hed J. C. Black ceived the idea of the Grcat Brilain "s. burn in a pl ay·off for the Durban tille. Soviet Russia radio match, the n won bril· Final standings in the Transvaal Ch e~ ; liant ly aga inst none less than Bronsteiu in League S3IV the Aquilians in fi rst plaC e" the first round. and "Johannesburg Under 21" in seC01li1. France Soviet Un ion Play ing like a youngster, Dr. S. C. What is described 'by h~'e$lia as th e Tartakove r, durable veteran, won a Caissa biggest chp-ss match in history was played COM ING EVENT S IN T HE U. S. Club tournt:y in Paris wit h a 7-2 showing. in I rkutsk, Siberia, between 350 Irkul;;k A N D CANADA Next were Scherbakoff. Popel and Ravon , factory workers and an equal number of AbbrevlB.llons-SS Tmt: S"'lu Syatem Tour each 6%·2~1l. professors and students of Irku tsk Uni na ment (In tat round enll'lea paired by lot or selection; In subsequent round, players Ice la ne; versity. with similar $Cores paired). RR T mt : Round RobIn Tou rn ~ment leach man plays every An all·Iceland comretition wi lll one dis· Swin erla nd other man). KO Tmt: Knoc k-out Tourna tinguished foreigner, H. Pilnik of Argen ment
v. Off to Europe Flohr, who was then considered Alekhine's chief rival for the wo rld championship, was a close second. Be· In June of 1933, an intel'llational team tournament fo re th e France-Czecho·Slovllkia match, Alekhine, who was scheduled for Folkestone, EngJand. For the United played top board fo r F rance, ann ounced that he could States team, Kashdan and Marshall were seeded : the II Ot play the match because he was about to set sail for remaining three places were to he filled by a qu alify the United States. We protested, but nothing coulJ in g to urnament among th e lead ing players. I took change the champion's mind. Instead of leaving, how. first prize. in this tournament, which entitled me to ever, he stayed on as kib itzer. After each move, the play at th ird boa rd for th e tea m. French players could be seen goin g up to him and Folke s-tone was a fascinating experience. It wa s engaging him in lively, though inaudible, conversa · there that I first rn et the many masters and grand tions . Except for Alekhine, th e French team was quite masters whom I had been reading about in hooks. Tartakover the cynic was always on hand with a few weak, and a clean sweep by the Czechs was anticipated. choice remarks; when I asked him for change of six Instead, to the surprise of everybody except those who pence once, he said : " How strange! YOll, an Ameri were watching the proceedings, the French won by ca n, repository of all the world's r iches, ask me, a ll 21,1., to IV,. impoverished European, fo r a penn y!" The story of the Ind ian Sultan Khan turned oul My first acq uaintance wi th international chess poli. to he a most unusual one. The "Sultan" was- not the tics came at Folkestone. The United States team was term of status that we supposed it to be; it was merel\" in the lead , hut the strong Czech team, headed by a first name. In fact, Sultan Khan was actually a kind
In the team tournament, my play was the center at the earliest possible oppor. somewhat of a disappointment. though tunlty. I did help the Amer ican team to win llrst 8 8-Q3 P- K4 prize. My best game from that period 9 N-K2 R-K 1 was a win in the Quallfying tournament 10 0-0 N- 81 against Arthur Dake. Oake was something of a phenomenon New York, 1933 on the American chess scene. He hailed N 1M ZO·INDIAN OEFE NSE fr om PorUand. Oregon, which in itself was unusual be('nl1~e almost all the R. F i ne A. W . Ca ke strong American players came from New \Vhite Black York. He 1'110 been all able·bodied sea· 1 P- Q4 N-KB3 3 N_QB3 B_N 5 man llnd had only known chess fo r 2 P-QB4 P- K3 4 Q- B2 0-0 f\ bout a year when he hit New YO!'k and Black has been outplayed; \-Vhlte has Too pRsslve; nowadays ~ P-Q~ or the snobbery of its bi g clubs. At [i1'St, 4 ... N - B3 is prefe rred. no one paid any attention to the "COlIll ' an over\\'h~lming position. try bumpkin," but soon he was beating 5 P-QR3 BxNt 16 P- K4! 6 QxB P-Q3 everybody In sight at quick chess. By Cramping Black's pieces fu rther. The it 7 P-K3 QN-Q2 1931, wali clea r that he was a "find," Pawn h taboo; rO!·. if 16 . . NxK P? 17 and he was lla!·t of Ihe victorions Ameri· DxN, QxB. then 18 N- K61 Is decisive. can team at P rague. 16 . . . . Q-81 In the qualifying toumament, Dake Blac- k settles upon a passive waiting was the favo rite. P p to that point, I policy. It Is clear that W hite has a wo r. had never been able to win single a game; IlU t there's many a slip 'twixt the lournament game from hi m ; to defeat board and the scoreboal·d. him here would mean another s te p for· 17 QR-K1 8 -Q2 ward. Sllol1: ly ahel' the ope ning, I 18 Q-KN3 I'ealized that I hac! a WOI\ game and made up my mind to w ork hard to pnsh White threatens N-B;j. my advantage home. 18 .... K_R1 19 P- R3 P- QR4 11 P-QN4 20 P- N5 Yielding con trs>1 of the cente r to White. It is best to keep the Queen·side 11 ... N- N3 is a li ttle better. ·Black is drifting into a pretty cramped closed. position. More aggressive here Is 7 • 12 NxP N_N3 14 8_82 Q- K 2 P- QN3; followed by counter·actlon In 13 B-N2 N-K4 15 P~ !3 4 N_N3 t _ Check: * _ db1. check; § _ dis. ch. 40 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1955 of serf on the esta te of a maharajah when his chess who wa s our real ent ree to his presence, was treated genius was discovered, He spoke English poorly and as a servant by the maharajah (which in fn et he was kept score in Hindu, It was sa id that he could not acco rding to Indian law), and we fou nd ourselves in even read the European notations, the pecu lia r position of being waited on aL table by After the tou rnament, the American team was a chess grandmaster. invited to the home of Su ltan Khan's master in London, In London, I was also initiated to the "country. When we were ushered in, we ~'e re greeted by the cousin " variation, which seems to satisfy somethi ng maharajah with the remu k, " It is an honor for you in chess.players all over the world. A friendl y M. P. to be here; ordinarily I cOllverse only with my grey· was showing us the sights in London. As a small favor, hounds," Although he was a Mohammedan, the maha· he asked me to playa game against a crony of his at rajah had been granted special permission to drink in· his club; I was to be introduced as his young "country toxicating beverages, and he made liberal use of thi s cousin" and would the gen tleman kindly give me a dispensation. He presented us with a fOllr-page printed Iew lesso ns, Naturally, I won hands down, to the biography telling of his li fe and exploits; so far as we general amusement of all (th e spectators were in on could see hi s greatest achievement was to have heen the secret) and the discom fiture of the crony, who of born a maharajah, In Lh e meantime Sultan Khan, course could beat my friend the M, p, easily.
20 QA_Q1 P!'epal"lng to double at any approJ)!'late Again threatening mate, 21 Q-KB3 time, 34 .. , . K-B2 Preparing:. the advance of the King· 28. Q_Q2 side Pawns. B lack gels out (I"om undel'" If i nstead 21 . .. , 8 - 8 1 28 , , , l\'-KS, Whi le wins with 29 N-B5, 22 P-N4 N- N 1 N- B4 SO p"p; for, if SO . NxP 31 On 22 . , , N-Q2, tbel'e tolloW8 23 N"NP ! 01'. if 30 ... P xP, 31 NxRP! NxN :"\'-D5, P-KB3; 24 P-N5, 32 n"p" 23 Q_KN3 29 N-B5 Now WhIte threatens 30 PxP. 29 . N_R2 At allY l"ate, Black defends Ills KB3" 30 N-R4 N- B1 31 PxP NO dltfel"ellt i s 31 .. " PxP 32 nxP! 35 NxPt! KxB 32 RX N! 36 Q-B4t Resigns A minot' brllliancy. It Is mllte after 36.,. K-:"\,2 37 Q-N5t. 32, . . . PxR Not even 37 " " , N-:\'3 38 Q,,:\t. K -R1 39 33 BxPt K-N1 N-B7t, QAN 40 QAQ helps: Black Is still 34 N-B5 ! mated!
The sellel'al advance ot the Klng'slde Pawns Is a cause of the greatest con· cet'll to Dlack, Arter the text, thel'e Is al so an Imme(llate tll1'eat In K -H2 and P-K5, 23 ' , . . P_KB3 '1'0 IlI'event P-I{S, 24 K-R2 Q_B2 25 B- Q3 If now 25 . , , Q-BJ, to continue the passil'c defense, 26 P-NS 11'111 win. 25 , , . , N-Bl H opinS to gel to QD4, 26 P-K5! Now declsil'e, 26 .... QPxP It Instead 26 , . , N-K3, the continua· tion: 2; Nx=-<, BltN 28 P-KD5, D-Bl (28 " .. DxQDP? 29 P-K6! ) 29 P-K6, allows White to 11'\11 at ills leisu re wllh P-NS and doubling Rooks on the King K night file. 27 PxP Now mack must 11ft the pin on his Queen: the threa.t Is 28 P):P, rollowed by P-N5, 27 .... P- R3 At any rate preventing P-NS, F ine vs. Kashdan in the 1945 USCF'. fourth OInnual Speed Championship, F ine won 28 R_K3 the game and the title, the latter one of a long series,
CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, I Uti 41 A n outstanding r ecent game, annotated by a f amous International Grandmaster. by DR. MAX EUWE
THE ZAGREB TOURNAMENT Zugrell has supplied a conclusive answer to most This Yugoslav toumi\ment had a strong field and of these questions. SmysJov remains one of the leaders was important from more ,-han one point of view. in the chess world . With a score of 14th out of 19 and In the first place, a Illlmber of players from the a two poi nt lead over the field, he has established previous Interzonal Tourrlament (see pages 323 and hi s umptieth imposing victory. Of the "interzonalists," 330, November issue, 1955) were of the party: Geller, Geller and Filip were somewhat disappointing, but the Bisguier, R.abar, Fuderer and Filip. h was of in· American, Bisgu ier, made u tremendous showing (lllj:! terest to see whether their performance wou ld be con out of 19). When one compares Gothenberg with sistent, whether in a favorable or an unfavorable Zagreb, the uncer ta inties' of tournament results be· sense, with their form at Got henberg. come evident once again, O'Kelly (1OY2) and Duck· Secondly, one wou ld wish to see Smyslov, the stein (8th) gave excellent accounts of themselves. pre-eminent challenger at work once again. Would In conclusion, the Yugoslav players have again proved he cont inue 10 rank that high? that the FIDE does not award the grandmaster's title In the third place, the "Yugoslav problem" cried for nothing, Malallovich, the victor of Hamburg, came out for it so lution . This country, with its many grand. second , with Ivkov, the hero of Mar del Plata and masters who had marked such hrilliant successes over Buenos Aires. And Gligorich, for long the sole Yugo. the past six months, wa s represented by none of these slav chumpion, scored high. The current Yugoslav particular candidates at Gothenherg. Moreover the champion, Karaklajich, fini shed ncar the bottom. In Yugoslav champion had attained poor results ahroad retro~pect, it is really a great pity that Matanovich, but had just achieved a handsome success at home. 1"kov Here follows a typical Smyslov game. , \ 8 NxN It shows the Russian gl'andmastel' still .. Again. S • Px~ 9 P- Q·\ creates fa· understa.nds the art of producing a win "OJ'able conrlitions for White. but the from nOlhing. After 20 01' more moves. text mo,·e means 11 loss of a tempo. all central files (the Queen's. the King's 'f1 9 B_B4 Q-Q1 and Queen Bishop's) are open. while 10 N-K5 mostly heavy pieces and the Bishops are still on the board. Then. all at once, threats arise. springing up from the ground, as it were. Smyslov scorns , the gain of a Pawn, preferring to sacri fice an Exchange. instead. As a result. ... he obtains a complete encirclement of the hostile KIng. By then. Ihe situation Smysrov T rifunovio::h is such that Smrslov. with diverse pos· sibilities at his disposal. can Ilermit him Decllned. with 4 PxP. followed by 5 self the lu.xury of choos ing the simplest P- Q·1. Formerly. the Exchange was one continuation: one that leaves his OIlPO of SmYlIlov's pet variations but, nowa· nent absolutely wIthout a chance. days. he prefers the most modern of An exceptional game. the hypermodern. 4 . B-K2 6 B_ N2 P_B4 E NG LI S H O PENING White ha~ thought up a clever plan 5 P-QN3 0_0 7 PxP to frustrate the equalizing maneuver Dr. P. Trifunovich V. Smyslov Wbite will not permit 7. . P-Q5. of ... n ··B3 and .. . N- Q2. White Black 7 . . . . NxP 10 . . . . N_Q2 12 BxN B-B3 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 3 N-B3 P-Q4 After 7 •• PxP 8 P- Q4. Black must 11 0-0 NxN 13 P-Q4! 2 N_Q B3 P- K 3 4 P-K3 face the Isolation of his Queen Pawn \\'hite's object Is that, on. . BxE Here White can transpose into the Ex· or. after S ... P-QX3 9 PxP, PxP. ac· (now or later). he gains control of the change Variation of the Queen's Gambit cept "hanging Pawns." Queen's file and Q6. 42 CHESS REVIEW, FE BR UARY, 1956 13 .... p,p 15 Q-R5 'B-B3 evidence of Smyslov's keen positional 14 PxP B-Q2 16 QR-Q1 B_K5 insight that he prefers the enterprising Black's last looks so good! He call text move. bring !lis Bishop to the King·side and 23. Q- B4 safeguard his King against flltllre at· 24 RxB! tacks. He underrates, however, the The point. After 2-1 BxB, QxR 25 power which \Vhite is soon to develop E-IO, White's advantage e,·aporates. in the center, precisely beeause of the 24 .... P,R absence of this Bishop. 25 BxP Q-KR4 Xo\\", actually, is the 1ll:Jlllellt for the exchang(l: 16, .. BxB 17 PxB, Q-IU. For Black must guard against \~'hite's in· DIad;: has just the time. it seems, for vasion I'i;; KHS, and also against B-IU, eapture of the Queen Hook Pawn on followed by Q-:\,2. Instead of the text 18 H-Q3. move. for example, 25 . Q-B3 leads to a loss SOOIl after 26 Q- N2, KR- Kl 27 17 KR-K1 H-Q1, Q- 1l4 28 P- KR4! White drives the Bishop ill the wrong 26 Q-K3 P_KR3 direction. Black clears room for K-R2 so as 17 B-B7 to be able to guard both KN2 and KRl. Very cleverly, Black first displaces 27 P-KR3 Q_KB4 White's Hook . . . 28 8-83 18 R-Q2 B-N3 The threat is 29 Q-Q4. 19 Q-K2 B-K2 28 . . K-R2 and so now threatens 20 . B- N5. 29 P-KN4 Q-KN4 No.1 White cl mws By Rinck 20 R/2-Q1 Ariel' 29 Q-Q2, \Vhite wins Illost simply by 30 Q- K5, R- KNl 31 Q-K7, with 1'-B·1-5 looming disastrously. 30 P-B4 Q-R5 Black aims, after 31 P-B5, to follow lip with the surprise move, :11 Bxp! For, on 32 PxB, QR-Kl: Black achieves a draw, at the least. 31 K_N2 White destro~'S all illnsions. After 31 QH-E.l 32 QxR, HxQ 33 RxR, P-B3 (else 31 H-HS mate), White wins the Qneen by 3-1 H-Kit and 35 B-K1. Give·away Show. Still and all, \Vhite is on the WRY to ;L winning position. Note that here 20 B-NG, instead of the following text, No.2 White draws By Rinck ;I.·.. ails Blaek no better: e,g., 21 Il-KBl, Q-:\"3 22 P-Q5, PxP 23 {{xl', and White tbreatens both 24 R-N5, winning It piece, ;I.:ld 2·, Q-N2, winning It Pawn. 20 .... Q-N3 21 P-Q5 p,p 22 RxP! Here White suddenly ha,~ a mighty po fH ion with innumerable threats: 23 BxP •• 23 B-Q4 as well as 23 H-N5, followed • " entnaily by B- Q5. 31 . R-KN1 32 Q-K7! 22 , . . . B-B3 Simple and overpoweringly strong. Bl ack no longer lias a satisfactory 32 . . . QxQ IIllh e : e.g" 22 .. B-X5? 23 R-N5; or 22 Here, too. E-TI6 23 R-N5, Q-R3 2·1 E- Q5; or 22 Blacl;: canllol evade the exchange. QIt-K1 23 B-Q4, Q-B2 2·1 H.-Ro. 33 RxQ Now ,Vhite threatens to Will a full No.3 White draws By Rinck piece by 31 P-B5 (34 . 'ExP 35 HxPtl. 33 .... QR-K1 Black must resign himself. 011 33 QR-KBl, there follows 3·1 K-B3, 13-1\'8 (to pany the threat of 35 P -135) 35 BxP, after which White call mop up. 34 RxR RxR 35 P-B5 And lIOW, too, White wins with ease. 35 P-R3 42 P-R5 R- R7t 36 K-B3 R-QB1 43 8_B2 K_ N2 37 B-Q4 P-N4 44 PxP P_KR4 23 R-Q6 38 B-Q3 R...;B8 45 PxP R,P 1\ow \\o'hite has 23 R-No, winning at 39 PxBt p,p 46 B-Q4t K-N1 And here. least a Pawn: 23 Q-Ql 24 IlxB and 40 P-KR4 R-Q8 47 8-K4 P-R4 : 5 RxP or 23 Q-H3 24 B-Q5. It is 41 K-K2 R-KR8 48 K-B3 Resigns solutions on page 61. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 43 CHESS AS I KNOW IT By BRUCE HAYDEN 1. DID 'LA SKER DANCE THE POLKA? 21 N/2xP 23 Q-B6t! K- Q2 22 Q-N6t K- K2 24 BxNt N,B 25 QxNt K-B3 Otherwise, 26 R- Ni finishes Black off at Ollce. 26 R- N6t K- B4 27 Q-Q3 Q-Q2 Black IDay be excused for preventing the immediate mate by attempting to bJ'ing what is left or his superior rna· terial into the (ray and overlooking White's neat finish. To ask if Lasker ever played the All Berlin, 1895 gaier Gambit, the attractive but douht· ALL GAI ER GAMBI T ful Knight sac rifice in the King's Gambit Lask er Herzfeld establis!lcd by Johann Allgaier in 1795, White Black 28 P-N4t is like asking if the little man, with prob. 1 P- K4 P- K4 3 N- KB3 P_KN4 Lasker winds u ]) with an announced ahly the greatest philosophical mind llla~ · 2 P-KB4 p,p 4 P-KR4 P- N5 mate in follt· IllOyes: 28 . , , KxP 29 ler chess has ever known, ever danced 5 N- N5 P- Q4 Q- Q.;f, K - HG 30 K-Nlt, KxP 31 Q- N2 - or 29 , ' . K - R4 30 Q- B5t, P-N4 31 Q-R3. the Polka. i31ao:;k varies from lhe cla~sical win of The dapper, dark, ymlllg Emanuel with the Knight, with 5 P-KB3. the olive cOffiple:.:ion, the dark, silky mus· 6 P_Q4 2. IN THE TOURN.6IMENT HALL tache und the lustrous eyes gazing calmly Lasl{er calmly ignores ally attemvt at A Silence of Players through the pinet ncz from which dangled variations on that win: fo r now, if 6 . A Whisper of Onlookers an elegant, black cord, might just possi P- KU3, White can regain the pieee by 7 BxP, Pxl\' 8 B- K5, N- B3 9 PxP. A l\-Iurmer of Analysts bly have indulged in that frolicsome dance A HllSiL of Offidals from Bohemia which was taken up by the 6 . , P_KR3 7 NxP K,N A Gloom of Losers Vic t orian~ lind which was the nearest 8 Bx P An Elation of Winners those sol id citizens ever got to jive. B- Q3 If Black wishes to provoke the closing A Watch of Reporters On the other hand, to inquire if the of the center, he's being mucll too A Flash of Photographers exponent of ~eientifie precision in posi "sdentific," fOr he lets White get In tional play, of steel-sharp lethal maneuver, a useful move with gain of t empo, 8 . of Common Sense in Chess, his famous N-KB3 is a better idea. 3. POPPA KNOWS BEST! book which caus!:d a slump in King's 9 P-K5 B_K2 13 N-83 B_K3 Nimzovich Senior was much too busy Gambits, ever indulged in the frail but 10 B_Q3 ! BxPt 14 0-0-0 N_QB3 with his labors as a wholesale merchant often beautiful Allgaier, is to cause the 11 P_ K N3 B-N4 15 R_R5! B,B in Riga to give full time to CllC~S, but he raising of incrl;dulous eyebrows among 12 Q-Q2 K_N2 16 PxB was a talented player, nevertheless. It was those whn knew of the great, liule man. .Most Qf the Allgaie:'s which reach t1w from him that young Awn learned the Others could play for beauty. Lasker books show hairbreadth sao:;rifices by idea at the age of eight and went on to played for strength. Therein lay the true White as if the club is due to close and grandmastership and to revolutionize the beauty of his play. the lights to go out any minute. Lasker accepted ideas of position play. solidly bUilds li p hi~ central Pawn pha· Now [ don't know whether you ng Lasker lanx und opens fresh lines against Here and there in the books, one comes ever danced the Polka in his native Ber Black's King·side. across a pretty little game by Senior. lin - which is as far as the above head 16 B- 82 ending with a neat mate. ing is related to the subject of this art icle. 17 Q- R2 Riga, 1899 But there is at least one game - and Again, Laskf'r's move is based on solid MUZI O GAMBIT positional reasons and control of more the only one I know - where the disci pic S. Nimzovich Neum ann squares. of sitz/leisch went in for a quiek dccision White Black with the uncharacteristic aid of Johann's 17 NxQP 19 QxB N- K2 18 R- N1 20 Qx NPt K-B2 1 P- K4 P- K4 7 P-Q3 B- N2 beloved sacrifice. p,p 21 P-B5 2 P-KB4 8 N-B3 N- QB3 The suffen:r was Herzfeld, and he soon 3 N-KB3 P-K N4 9 Bx P N-Q5 As Herzfeld realizes, White is busy found himself with lots of material to the 4 B_QB4 P- N5 10 Q-B2 P- Q3 with plans to sacrifice Black's pieces good but being reeled around the board 50-0 P, N 11 N_Q5 Q-Q1 while still keeping up the pressure. in a twoso me ending in announced mate 6 QxP Q-B3 12 P- K 5 P-QB3 by the 26 year old chess star. t _ check; t _ dbl. ch e~k; ~ _ drs. eh. 13 B- KN5! Q-Q2 44 CHESS REVIEW, FE BRUARY , 1956 Black doesn't take the Bishoj) 'cause By FRED REINFELD he doesn't like being mated, But he's going to be mated jllst the s nme! 14 N-B7t !! QxN 15 BxPt K- Q2 Or 15.,. K - Bl 1G n-H5~. LIKE many another great composer, Rossini knew a good tune when he stole one. Perhaps that is why his masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, is so full of gay and witty melodies, Yet the day may come when this opera will be remembered on ly as the occasion of Morphy's most brill ia nt game! 16 Q- B5t!! N xQ P HI LlDOR OE.FE.N SE 17 P- K6 mate It Is CUl'iOIl S that none of the anno Casuat Game, Paris, 1858 tatol'S hal;e specula ted that :\forpby Youn g Aron was barely 13 when his P. Mo rphy A llies'" wanted a q uick finish so as not to miss tOO much oi the opern, father brought off t his one. 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 N_ KB3 P-Q3 Recent ly, in Praxis, the book he wrote 3 P_Q4 B-N5? as a follow-up 10 his remarkable work, Dlack's last is a move that no modern .I/y Sysit:m - which, incidentall y, is the maste l' would play, as it hands over the fi neS l treati,e on tile game I know - I two BishollS a nd fosters White's de\'elop came across one of the many ext raord inary ment-\lnless Black wishes to ha ll d over games he won. It was against Gilg at a Pawn rorthwith. Kecskcmet, 1927, when Aroll was a mature 4 PxP BxN master of 40. 4 " l'xP? obviou sly loses a Pawn. GOg Dlac\( bmne in later years used to dabble In the Pawn sarrirlce '\ , N- QZ! ? 5 PxP. UxP-wh icli a t least gives Black some development for the Pawn. 8 N-B3 P- B3 5 QxB PxP 9 B-KN5 P-N4 6 B-.QB4 9 ... Q -· B2 should be trIed. Development with a mating threat! 10 NxP) P.N 6 N-KB3 11 BxNPt QN-Q2 6 ., Q-ll3 7 Q-Q:-.l'3, P-QN3 8 N-B3. 12 O~O-O R-Q1 P-B3 is hardly seductive. Black Is paralyzed by pins! 7 Q- QN3! Q-K2 13 RxN! R.R Ulack means to anSWel' 8 QxP wilh 8 14 R-Q1 , Q- NSt, leading to t he exchange o r The same threat in a new editio n. Nimzov!ch Queens. 14 Q-K3 White hns ruffled up Black II. bit but, TI'\l e, !liorphy could now play 8 BxPt; Ko w Mor phy can win wi th the s imple unfortu nately, he lacks development. fOl', ir 8 . ' QxD, 9 QxP wins . But, says 15 BxN, but h e r inds a much more ele lIeaJlwhHe, Black has his eye Oil a Lasker, "that would have been a gant method. ~ ollnter and Is threatening to plant his b\l tcher's method, not 1111 artist's," Knig ht on QB7. supported by t he Qu een Pa wn. :\Imzovlcb continued. , . T he threat is mate on the mo\'e if the K night Is capt.u red, and a Bishop check. 16 B_R6 ! anyway. and says that this Bishop hardly P- Q3 loo ks ns ii he had an eye on QN6;. yet 20 B- NSt K-Q2 such is t he case! " 16 . , N_B7 17 N_B3! Here despair seized GlIg, a nd he con tinued witb 17 .. N-Q5. The continua· lion Del')w Is what Nimzov!cb says he b d planned. Hi BxRt 17 , . , . N.R 15 ... Qxil is hopeless. 18 N _Q5 Q- B3 IS Q-Nat! Dlack's last is his best, says Nimw 17 R-Qa mate AN AGGRESSIVE 9UEEN IN THE SICILIAN (USSR-USA, 1955. P. 276. September. 1955) bronght in a new note. TALENT, Training and Memory are some of the in- fjr:::iii;;:::; gredients in the chess brew which contribute to the body ca lled a chess-player. Many amazing "brilli· ancies" and intricate tactical tums can, with the surgery Q,f criticism, be red uced to some basic, combinational elements which we learned during our early initiation into the game, We need the talent to perceive th ese elements, we need the prac· tice to recognize them quickly when they crop up aga in in varied disguises and we need the memory to store up a reserve of them to use at need. Byrne played 9 . B- K3 . Despite un· OUR RESERVE con tains a basic strata· 1 P_K4 P-QB4 6 8-K3 B- N2 derstandable furor and pride, however. gem, stored away early in our chess 2 N_K B3 P-Q3 7 P- B3 0-0 this improvement is not beyond dispute* career, which may be called the "Case of 3 P- Q4 p,p 8 Q- Q2 N-B3 because of 10 K- Nl, R- Bl '(10 NxN ! 11 the Hanging Queen." It nms as follows. 4 NxP N-KB3 9 0-0- 0 N,N still allows the Geller- Horowitz line) :-ixB, PxN 12 B-QB4, Q- Q2 13 B- N3! P-K4 P-QB4 7 0-0 P-QR3 5 N-QB3 P-KN3 10 BxN B- K3 11 K- N1 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 8 8-K3 Q-B2 Also, continuing further on the main 3 P-Q4 PxP 9 P- B4 B- K2 line, we have. 4 NxP N_B3 10 N_N3 0-0 NxN 5 N-Q83 P-Q3 11 8_B3 B- Q2 9 .. , . 10 BxN Q_R4 6 B-K2 P-K3 12 Q-Q2 QR-Q1 From the sequel. Black's last seems Against this immediate .. . Q- R4 . not too good. Best is 12 . QR- Nl. White may still choose 11 K-Nl. But he has also a revitalized line, strengthened 13 QR-Q1 N-QR4?? by the final move below from Zvorill:ina 14 NxN QxN Holujova (Byelo·Russla-Poland, 1955). 15 N_Q5 ! 11 B_B4 8 _K3 13 6PxB KR_Q1 12 B-N3 BxB 14 K-N 1 R-Q2 15 P- K N4 QR-Ql Black conducts a defense, recommend· ed sevel'al years ago by Pachman. For White's last move pl'epares to counter 11 . Q- R·' with an immediate 16 Q- K2 B- R1 18 B-K3 P_Q4 12 N- Q5! Jack·in·the·box! 17 P-KR4 P-K4 19 B-N5! 11 , . . . P-QR3 Pachman's line anticipated 19 P- N 5. Here we have the Geller- Horowitz P - Q5! But the tex t gives White an ex· cellent game. game from the USA- USSR match, 1954, which continued : 12 P- KR4, P-QN4 13 P- R5, P-N5, leading to a most eventful draw, THE CASE of t he hanging Queen comes Under the threats of 16 QxQ and of ,Ve suggest, howe\"er, as a still un· up again in Spassky- Rabar from the the Zwische nzug 15, ,QxQ 16 NxBt, tried weapon the following. Interzonal Tournament, Got henberg, It 1955. The idea is invisible, lurking in Black has no adequate counter. will 12 P_ KN4 P-QN4 16 P-N5 N_R4 the background and very subtly handled. be shown how, amazingly, t his same 13 P_KR4 P- N5 17 6-B4 KR- Bl theme pops up time and again in varied 14 N- Q5 BxN 18 B-N3 N_N6 P-K4 P_QB4 8 0 _0 _0 B-Q2 guises and unexpected quarters, and 15 PxB Q_R4 19 KR-N1 B,B 2 N- K83 N- QB3 9 P-B4 P- R3 often with even more drastic effect. 20 QxB N-B4 3 P_Q4 PxP 10 B_R4 ! NxP ! For a Black Queen·side attack is al· 4 NxP N-B3 11 Q- K1 N-B3 5 N_QB3 P-Q3 12 N-B5 Q- R4! ways looming high. "IN PASSING, there was a submerged 6 8 _KN5 P-K3 13 NxQPt 'BxN occurrence of the theme in our analysis 7 Q_Q2 P-QR3 14 RxB 0-0-0 of the Dragon Variation, page 51, 'Feb., BACKTRACKING a bit, we can lIlustrate 1955. • As readers w!lI know, alse, Byrne's line t he rapidly changing fortunes of this turns on a sacr! flce later ot disP\lted sound. t _ check; :: _ dbl, check; § _ dl •• eh. line. As readers wlll know, Geller-Byrne, ness.-Ed. 46 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 Black's last is better than either 14 N- B3 16 KR-Kl, R- Ql. A losing alterna· 3 T he Newer Reply , Q- B2 15 R-Q2! or 14 . N-QN5 15 tive is 12 Q-N3 13 N-R4, Q- B3 14 (Contin u e from last diagram) P - QR3, N/5- Q4 16 Q- K5, B- B3 17 P- B5, B- N5, QxNP 15 KR- N l ! 7 Q-B2 9 0 - 0-0 B-Q2 Q- B4 18 NxN, NxN 19 QxNP, R- KBl 20 The text was suggested by Gligorich 8 Q_B3 N- B3 10 B_K2 Q- K5 (Karaklajich- Nedelkovich, Bel a nd is conspicuous for its unbiased po· On 10 B- R4, Black gains equality with grade, 1954). sitional outlook. Normally, we do not 10 ... 0 - 0 - 0 11 P - KN4, P- KR3 12 B- N2, consider a move which seems completely B- K2 (Fuderer- Panno) ; but he gets an to demolish Black's Queen·side. Black advantage after 10 . . B- K2! 11 P - KN4, gains, however, in threatening momeu· NxN 12 RxN, B- B3 13 B- N2, R- Bl 14 t um for his pieces. F or instance, 13 QxQ, KR- Q1, 0-0 15 P-N5, N- Q2 16 R/4- Q2, PxQ 14 BxN, BxB 15 N- K4, B- Ql. N- B4 17 Q- K3, P-QN4 18 N-K2, Q-N2 19 N- N3, P - N3 (Keres-Stahlberg). MOST TRYING were some of the as· 10 B- K2 12 RxN B-SJ saults on the Sicilian at Gothenberg. 11 KR-K1 NxN 13 KR_Q1 QR- Bl Here is one of the cr itical lines, beset 14 Q-K3 0-0 with danger at every step. With equality (Geller-Najdorf) . 1 P- K4 P- QB4 4 NxP N-KB3 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 5 N_QB3 P- QR3 3 P-Q4 PxP 6 B- N5 P- K3 15 R-Q1 7 P- B4 The following lines, leading to equal This 7 P- B4 repre sents t he sharpest ity, deserve serious consideration. (1) line. \-Ve shall discuss three replies. 15 BxN, PxB 16 R- Q2, P- B4 17 Q- R4, Q-B4 18 ·B- K2, Q- K2 19 Q- B2, N- Nl; (2) 15 Q- Q2, N- K2! 16 B- Q3, B-B3 17 RxRt, RxR; and (3) 15 B- K2, N - K2! They have been played; and, obviously, The Biggest Bargain N- K2 (and .. B- B3) is a key rna· In Chess Literature! neuver. It is exactly with this "plausi bility" in mind that White chooses his last move! For see what follows! 15 CHESS REVIEW N-K2? 16 N- Q5! Jack out of the box! After 16 . . . QxQ 17 NxNt, K- B2 18 RxQ, ANNUAL KR- Kl 19 N- B5, PxN 20 ·BxN, PxB, Black's end-game chances are shot. Volume 23 Consequently, the game continued (to T he Older Reply an. ultimate loss for Rabar). L L twelve issues of CHESS R EVIEW 7 .... Q- N3 15 Q-B2 18 P-B5 P_K4 8 Q- Q2! N-B3 Apublished during 1955 have been 16 Q- B2 N- K2 19 KR-K1 N/2- Q4 To take the Pawn is poison (cf. Keres handsomely bound in cloth to make 17 B-Q3 B-B3 20 NxN R,N Fudez·er, P. 2·1, January, 1956) . this jumbo.sized 384 plus page book. 21 Q- N3 P-K5 9 0-0- 0 QxN 11 Rx N N-Q2 298 full games, selected by experts, Black's Pawn. push here is enterprising 10 QxQ NxQ 12 B-K2 profusely diagrammed and annotated but it is conceivable that he could hold by masters are drawn from the most his game with 21 . . N- K l 22 Q- K3, Keres (\Vhite ys. Panno, same tourna important evcnts of the past year and P- B3. ment) pressed horne his advantage. special gems hy past masters and cur 2 A Faulty Reply rent postal players. Such events as the (Continue from last dia gram) Rosenwald Tournament, the USCF BEFORE parting from the ·Richter- A debacle was invited in the Got hen Hauzer attack, let's obsel·ve another "Open," Hastings, .l\Jar del Plata and berg triple defeat of Panno, Najdorf and the World Champion Challengers Tour· worthy (~ueen escapade. It i, linked Pilnik, all condtlCting Black in the game nament are covered by games and with , somewhat unconventional posi- a lready given in CHESS REVIEW (p. storif:s and photographs. t ional i.reatment. 373, December, 1955) . 7 Q_Q2 B_ K2 P-K4 P-QB4 7 8 - K2 10 PxP KN- Q2 The volumes contain special features, N-QB3 N,N 2 N- KB3 8 0 - 0-0 8 Q-B3 P-R3 11 NxP! P,N quizzes, photos, stories and anecdotes P-Q4 p,p 9 QxN J 0 - 0 9 B-R4 P-KN4 12 Q- R5t K- B1 as well as fine instruction by Euwe, , N,P N-B3 10 P-B4! Q- R4 13 B-N5! K- N2 Tartakovcr, Hein feld, Horowitz, Kmoch, 5 N-QB3 P- Q3 11 P- K5 p,p Panno played 13 . N- K4· and also 6 B-KN5 P-K3 12 QxKP Korn and others. lost . The Black players had analyzed Postal Chess is well represented all White's 13th moves, 13 B...!B4, etc., but not 13 B-N5, the significance of with games annot ated by Collins. which will presently be shown. Othe r Volumes on hand: 140- 0 N- K4 Volume 15 - for 1947 - $5.00 White equally prevails after 14 Volume 16 _ for 1948 - $5.00 Q- Nl 15 P- N6, BxB 16 QxB, Q- Ql 17 Volume 19 _ for 1951 _ $6.00 R- B7t, KxP 18 R- K7. Volume 20 - for 1952 _ $6.00 15 B_N3! N_N3 17 R-B7t KxR Volume 21 - for 1953 - $6.00 16 PxPt Rx P 18 QxR PxB Volume 22 - for 1954 _ $6.00 Now here, if 18 Q- R l , White wins with 19 R- Blt, B-B3 20 B-K8t! It Is Order Your Copy Now! the control of Black's Kl wblch marks the significance of White's 13th move. CHESS REVIEW 12. P- QN3! 250 WEST 57th ST. * Pel" pre-anal ysi s. says Kmoeh on Dee~m The usual course for Black is 12 ber pa ge cited. H~ cites 14 B-N3l! as the NEW YO R K 19, N . Y . QxQ 13 PxQ, N- Q4 14 BxB, NxB l5 B- Q3, move overlooked In that analysls.-Ed. CHESS REV I EW, FEBRUARY, 1956 47 By I. A. HOROWITZ PAWN PLUSSES and MINUSES "A matler of technique" is the phrase which, curiously enou gh, is applied to the hopelessly lost ending which requires no technique at alL Simple, direct, routine play, devoid of subtlety and finesse and brooking no opposition is what this phrase de picts. To be sure, many Pawn end ings culminate in such a manner. Many Pawn endings, on the contrary, are full of tricks and traps and sagacious strategy. Some times, their general contour is a ca rry-over from the middle game, when the strr.. tegic conception of the ending is already mapped out. Sometimes, the strategic motif is introd uced in the fi nale. In all cases, however, certain , clear identifiable character Clln White If! in? 1f1ork on this posilion for yourself first, istics predominate. And they direct the ensuing pIa)'. Ihl:lI sl:e page 50. The Passed Pawn 1 K-B3 P-N5 K-D2 4 P-N6t K- N2 5 K- N5, afte r which A Pawn, unimpeded in its advance It Black temporizes with his King, say Black's Rook Pawn falls by the wayside. by an opposing Pawn .Is a slgnlflcant by 1 ... K-Q4, White keeps on approach· White's goal is to queen his K ni gilt characteristic. It Is a dangerous Pawn, ing the passed Pawn, until he Is in direct Pawn or (first) pick off Black's Rook [or it threatens to Queen. Hence, It contact with it. At no time is the Black Pawn. bears constant surveillance by the op· King able to defend the Pawn without 2 K- K6! posing Kiug iu King and Pawn endings. stepping out of the "sq,Jare" of White's White must drive Black [l'om QN3. Thus, it diverts the attention of the passed Pawn. 2 K-D5, K-N2 3 K- Q6 falls VS . 3 . King from sundry other affairs. A passed 2 K-Q3 P-N6 K-N3, maintaining the opposition: ·1 K Pawn, as a rule, Is a strategic pIns. 3 K_K3 P-N7 Q7, K-N2 5 K-Q8, K-Nl. Aftel' the When such a Pawn Is protected or 4 K-B2 text move, White gains the opposition. capable of being protected by another Pawn, it is technically called a protected, Now White picks off the Pawn and 2 . . . . K- N2 passed Pawn. It carries a lot of weight. retUl"nS to the other side to win. While 3 K-Q7 Here is a position wIth such a Pawn. the win is comparatively easy, there are WhIte has the opposition. Observe Units, it will be observed, are even. sUl1 some obstacles which must be the difference. hurdled. (See following diagram.) Black has a passed Pawn; White a pro· 3 . . . . K-N3 tected, passed Pawn. The weight Is by If 3 ... K-Nl 4 K-B6. K-R2 5 K- B7, far in favor of the protected Pawn. K-Rl 6 K-N6, Black's Pawn [a11s. 4 K- B8 ! Thus, White ci rcumvented the Black K ing and d rives it {I'om the CI'itical field. 4. . . . K_ R2 If 4 ... K- D·I 5 K-B7, W hite's Pawn marches on. 5 K- B7 K-Rl 6 K_ N6 The rest Is "'technique." This simple ending illusu'ales any White t o Mov e and W in number of pOints. To begin with, it 1 K-Q5 K-B2! clearly exemplifies the power of the White to Move a nd W in T here is a bit of jockeying here in passed Pawn. Here both passed Pawns The first idea is direct. White heads ordel' for Black to PUt up the strongest - White's and Black's - command at· in the direction and square of Black's resistance. He strives for 2 K- B5, K- N2 tention. Only because the While King passed Pawn. And Black Is helpless to 3 P-NIi? K- R3 4 K- D6, Stalemate. 2 ... can reach the square of Black's isolated defend. K-N2 will not do on account of 3 K -'85, passed Pawn is the Pawn easy prey. 48 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 19S6 Because White's passed Pawn is pro Pawn. It cannot Queen by force by ad Here, Wlill White on the move, he wins tected and cannot be captured, it is both vancing, for Black's King is within its handily because Black's Queen Pawn is a latent and potent threat. Yet, still, square. But its threat to queen is suf backward. there is Black's last hope, the stalemate ficient to demand the attention of the 1 K-K4 K_ K2 trap to be surmounted. Black King, which, in turn, leaves the 2 K-Q5 K-Q2 Black Pawns as booty. 3 P-N5 The Outside. Passed Pawn Black is hopeless. His King must stop A passed Pawn, as we have seen, de the Knight Pawn and abandon the others. mands constant sllrveillance by the In the very same position, with Blaci{ enemy. An outside, passed Pawn, 01' an on the mOI'e, the game is a draw. For outside Pawn, as It is sometimes called, Black can dissolve the backward Pawn is one which is even more dangerous with 1 ... P- Q4. than the usual passed Pawn. It is a Pawn outside or the squares of critical hostilities_ Since it threatens to queen, The Doubled Pawn it draws the opposing King away from Doubled Pawns, that is, two Pawns of any all Important sector and leaves that the same color on the same file, are sector vulnerable to enemy penetration. weak in the ending because the Pawns cannot defend each other. For practical Here is a position with an outside, purposes, the weakness need not be fatal passed Pawn in the making. 1 P-KR5 when all the Pawns - both White and This move etIects a breach in Black's Black - happen to be in the same sec· left wing. tor. 'When the Pawns, however, are sep, 1 .... PxP arated, they are a serious handicap. In the following example from actual Black has little choice. He must play (Flohr- CapablancaJ, Black, on the either capture, as in the text, advance move, draws by a quick dissolution of his Pawn to ::--'4 01' counter with 1 the Pawns. P-B4. The counter is easily disposed of by 2 RPxP, K-K3 3 PxP, after which Black's position is hopeless. After 1 .. P-N4 2 K-K4, Black can not prevent the eventual penetration of K-B5. Then all of Black's Pawns fall by the wayside. Black to Move and Win 2 PxP A CUl'soZ'y glance will grant White the Now it is a question of timing. White's advantage_ For he Is about to win a plan is to draw the Black King away Pawn. A second glance will give Black from his own Pawns, and Black has no the advantage. For he can establish an choice but to submit. outside Pawn. A third glance will only 2, ... K_B3 reveal the problems. The moves of 2 K-K3 and 2 1 .... K-Q4 P-B-t only delay the inevitable. Black's 1 K_ K4 It seems that Black ought to make a Pawns are doomed, and he must aban· 2 K-K2 K-K5 dash to queen by establishing an outside don them and hope that he can return 3 K-B2 P-R5! Pawn with 1 .. _ P-R4. For, after 2 PxP, In time to draw against a Rook Pawn. This Pawn sacrifice is the key plan. PxP, "'hite's King cannot prevent Black 3 K-K4 K-N.3 6 K-N6 K_N.4 4 PxP from queening; whereas Black's King 4 K-B5 K_R4 7 KxP K-B3 4 K-K2, PxP grants White no headway. can prevent White from queening. This 5 KxP KxP 8 K-N7 action, nonetheless is superficial, illu_ 4.". P_B5 Black cannot return in time. sory and lll-advised_ For, after 1 .. Dissolving all the Pawns. White re P- R4, Black does not win; he loses! mains with a doubled Rook Pawn which White turns the tables with 2 P- B5, and is of no consequence. "The rest is a it is lle who establishes an outside The Backward Pawn matter or technique." Pawn: 2 . NPxP 3 PxRP. Hence. A Pawn which is behind its own Pawn With White on the move in the very Black must exercise caution. on the Ille to the left 01' right and which same position, White wins: 1 K-K2, it 2 KxP cannot advance because Is immediate· K-K-t 2 X-E3, K-Q4 3 K-B4, K-K3 4 ly subject to capture and loss by an op P-R3, and Black must abandon his On other moves, Black wins with posing Pawn is a backward Pawn. It is either 2. . P-R4 or 2 • . K- K5, de· Pawns. Thus, we observe that at best, a chronic weakness in the Pawn array. the doubled Pawn is rarely a virtue. pending upon White's play. Unless It can be dissolved, it usually 2 .... P_R4 creates a situation tantamount to being The purpose of Black's King move be· a Pawn behind. For then one opposing Other Factors comes clearer. Pawn holds two in tow. In Pawn endings, any number of fac· 3 P-B5 tors, signIficant and extraneous, play an On other moves, Black's Rook Pawn Important role. Quantitative and quaU· gets there first. And Black wins easily. tative Pawn structures, superior King po_ 3 .... P-R5 sitions, correct timing - all are part and 3 ... Px:-l:P will also do. The point is parcel of the Whole. that Black's King can now take care of It is not within the scope of this work White's Bishop Pawn. to document each and everyone of them. Thus, we see how an ill-timed advance One factor, however, which crops up may convert a potential outside Pawn to suUiciently to demand attention is the an inside Pawn. Pawn mating net and the corollary threats which stem from this source. In the following position, White's An example to the point appears on Queen Rook Pawn is an outside, passed the next page. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 49 Again, White's Pawns are stymied. But PLASTIC CHESSMEN the process of triangulation to the fore! 8 K-K3 K-R3 9 K-B4 White has again described a triangle with his Kiag - K- B3. K- K3, K-B·i - to Illace the onus of moving upon Black. Black mllst give way. Obse!Te, too, that White'~ King is still in the square of the mack passed Pawn. 9 K-N3 10 P-N5 K-R2 11 P- N6t A QUeen Ahead; Black is Mated White's Pawns have made rapid The above position is a singular clue strides. As he approaches the goal of to this which is quite involved . A hasty queening, the task becomes harder. Here this question arises: Why did ~wpruisal discloses (1) White is a Pawn ahead. (2) White has two protected, \Vhite advance his Knight Pawn to N6? These Plastic Chessmen are made of passed Pawns. (3) mack has a protected. 'Vhy did he not advance his Rook Pawn to R61 The answer is that White was durable Tenite and molded i n the basic !la~sed Pawn. (4) The White King is Staunton patteI'll. Sturdy and practical, quite a distance away from its passed acquainted with this type of position. The specific play does not originate with they are made in four sizes: Tournament Pawns and will most likely not be able Size wIth 5~ King, tor use on 2% or 214" to assist in their adl':>nce. a principle. It originates with knowl· squares; Standard Size in de luxe chest edge. and Standard"Size in 2·section case, with 11 ... K-R3 2'%." King. for use on I'%. to 2%" squares; Again, White's Pawns are stymied. Student Size wlth 2%" King, for use on And again, triangulation! 1 % to 1 *" squares. All sizes are weighted 12 K-K3! and felted, ava!lable in Black & Ivory and This is not a retreat, appearances to Red & Ivory. (St>e Student Size above.) the contrary. It is the beginning of trio No. 70-Student Size ______$ 4.50 angUlation. No. 71 -Same but in Red &. ivory_$ 4.50 White wishes \0 ('each the position No. SO-Standard Size ______$ 6.50 which just existed, only with Black to No. 8t-Same but In Red &. Ivory_$ 6.50 move. No. 125-Standard, De Luxe ChcsL$10.00 12 .. K-N2 No. 126-Same but in Red &. Ivory_$10.00 13 K-K4 K-R3 No. llO-Tournament Size ______$19.50 14 K-B4 No. 111-Same but in Red & Ivory $19.50 White to Move and Win And so, White achieves his goal. It On this last point, the denouement is Black's llIove. rests. 14 .... K-N2 CHESSBOARDS 1 K-Q4 K-N5 Up to this point, White has made 2 P-R4 K_R4 much progress without rislc At .no time So far, so good. 'White has made a has the King been out of the square of little progress. the Black passed Pawn. Now, however, 3 K_ K4 K-N5 if White is to win, lie must be certain of what he is doing. For a misstep can be Now, it seems, however, that \Vhite ratal. is stymied. \Vhat is the next step? 15 K-N5!! 4 K_K3! K-R4 5 K-B3! The King is outside of the sqnare of Black's Pawn. In connection \\'ith \\'hite's lust moves, thel'e al'e some ollsel"l'ations. First, it is 15 P-B6 to be noted that the \"hite King Is st!U 16 P-R6t K-N1 within the square of Black's passed 17 K-B6 P-B7 Pawn: 5 . .. P-B6 6 K-K3, P-B7 7 K-Q2, Black's Pawn is enough to chill the and the Pawn goes by the wayside. ardor of an expert. THESE standard weight folding boards Again, there is a principle called trio 18 P- R7t K-R1 are or excellent Qu allty, about %" thick. angulation.- \Vhite wishes to reach his H 18. K-Bl, 19 P-RS (Q) mate. Outside covering and playing surface KB3 to assist in the Pawn advance. 19 K-S7 P- B8(Q) are black, dlce·grain cloth. Impressed Black, momentarily, prevents this action. White mates in t hree. dividing lines between bul! and black \Vhlte succeeds, however, by describing squares. Embossed covers. a tl'iangle with his King - 3 K-K4, 4 20 P-N7t K,P No. 221_1%" squares ______$1.75 K-K3, ::; K-B3. This action places the 21 P-N8(Q)t K-R3 No. 222- 1%" squares ______$2.00 onus of moving on Black, and White is 22 Q- N6 mate. No. 223-2Ys" squares ______$3.00 able to make headway. EXTRA heavy folding board, de luxe Triangulation is often an effective pro· Another Theory Shot quality, double·weight 'A" thick. cedure for gaining or losing a move. :'>[y fil",,-yenr-old niece had seemed to pick No. 204--2V4" squares ______$7,50 5 K_N3 \\p the moves easily when I rmwhcd the lesson on castling. 6 P_N4 K-R3 ",Now:' t said. '"thc King cannot casUc Send for complete catalog of equipment 7 P- R5 K-N4 If he is in checlL" "r know." said my nieee, gravely bobbing • In order to understand triangulation, It is her head. MAIL YOUR ORDER TO weI! to remember that n. move can be gulned \Vhat'g this? I thought. with wlld specu or lost only if one King is in a to und fro lations on pre-natal knowledge, re-incarna_ CHESS REVIEW groove, while the other is able to move tion and the like. "How do you know?"' about freely. In the above POsitlon, Black's I said. ~harp l y . 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. y, moves were circumscribed. "You just told me." she said. -J.S.B. 50 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 THE SECOND ROSENWALD TOURNAMENT Selected Games Annotated by Hans Kmoch All's Not Well that Starts Well 17 QR-N1, ~-N4 18 P-QN4 fails In Here Black's advantage may seem White chooses an inefficient system or two ways: (1) 18 . . P-B5, after which small. nut it is disti nct and of a lastlng attack, then misses his best cbance to White's Queen has no reasonable move: kind, HIs Queen and Rook control open make some use or his King-side Pawn 19 QxI3P, R-Hl! or 19 Q-B2, N- R6! or lines and have good targets. He may majority a nd falls into trouble. Then his 19 Q- K3, R- Kl! or 19 Q-B3, N- Q5 ! (2) even get a mating attack if lie succeeds Queen-side minority attack is met with 18. , . NxN 19 BxN, B-N4 20 Q-Q2, ExB in getting control of the 7th or 8th rank. a little combination. Black emerges with 21 QxB, BxP 22 KR-Kl, PxP and 23 . . His winning chances are excellent, positional advantages and soon wins a B-N4. 30 Q-Q4 Pawn. 17 . . . . N-N4 30 Q -Q3 loses a Pawn. It is enticing, It Is remarkable that this good game, 18 P- K3 nonetheless, insofar as the Rook end played in the first round, remained Re· 18 P- QN4, P-B5 19 Q-B2 (the only game after 30 QxQ 31 RxQ, R-K5 32 shevsky's only pel'fect performance in move), N- Q5 20 Q-Ql , N-N6 21 R- R2, R- N3, R-Q5 33 P-N5, 'RxP 8·1 P xP, PxP the entire lou!'llament! NxB 22 QxN still favors Black who then 35 R- N6, RxP 36 RxQP is most likely a has the two Bishops as well as a s trong, draw. The trouble Is, however, that BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT passed Pawn. mack can turn to a most likely winning, I. A. Horowitz S. Reshevsky 18 . . . . B-B4! Queen ending: 30 . , . R- K8t! 31 K- N2, White Black To 1;ll'ovoke 19 P-K4 and rendel' Q5 RxR 32 QxR, Q-K5t 33 K- NI or Q- B3, 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 3 P-Q5 P-K3 available for Black's pieces. QxNP, 2 P-QB4 P-QB4 4 P-KN3?! 19 B_K4 BxB 30 .... P-R4 Wllitc's system, judging from many ex 20 QxB 31 P-R4 Q-B6 pel'iences, is hardly commendable against 32 R-QB1 K_R2 White's position has become uncom defenses of the Benoni type. He is better fortable and now Black gains a tempo, It Is amusing to note that White's mat· oft in keeping his King Bishop on its 20 NxB is a little better, ing threat: 33 R-B8 and 34 Q or R-R8 is home diagonal as will be seen in the beaten to the pllnch by Black's self· 20 R_K1 Evans-Lomba rdy game, page 52, same counter: 33. . R- K8t, etc. 21 Q-QB4 Q-Q2 0 _ 0 4 PxP 8 0 - 0 22 R-Q1 33 Q-QB4 5 PxP P-Q3 9 N_B3 P_QR3 22 P-QN4, QR-HI! and 22 NxN, PxN The loss of a Pawn Is inevitable: 6 B_N2 P-KN3 10 P- QR4 QN_Q2 arier 33 R-Ql, Black wins with 33 . , . N_K1 favor Black distinctly. 7 N- KB3 B_N2 11 N- Q2 R- K5 (1) 34 Q- Q3, R- K8t (2) 34 Q-Q'2, 12 N- B4 22 R-K2 R-K7 35 Q-B4 or Q-Q4, RxP and (3) 34 11 P- K4 only weakens White's position, 23 P-QN4 R_QB1 Q- Rl , RxNP. 24 QR-B1 With bis Queen-side still undeveloped, 33 .... R-K4! 35 QxP RxP! he lacks the possibility of proceeding White has finally reached his objec 34 P- N5 P-P 36 Q-N6 conSistently with P..JB4 and striving for th'e, and llis position seems substan Not 36 QxP ? ~ R-Q8't! P-K5. tially improved, partly because his Queen 12 .. _ . N_K4 Rook Is no langei," II nder fire of Black's 36 .. _. R-K B4 38 P-R6 PxP 13 NxN B_N Bishop. 37 R-KB1 Q-Q4 39 QxRP 14 Q-Q3 The s itua tion has cleared. Black's White has in mind an action which is extm Pawn is decisive, combined with interesting but not sound, With 14 B-R6, mating thl'eats by Queen and Rook. he has a playable game : 14 ... B-N2 15 39 . . . . Q-Q7 41 Q-K7 P-Q5 BxB or 14 ... N- N2 15 Q-Q2, R-Kl 16 40 Q_N7 P-Q4 42 Q-K1 Q-B7 P-K4. Excl1anging Queens leads to a draw. 14 .... B-N2 43 P- B3 Black quickly prevents 15 B-R6. A bad weakening; yet White Jacks any 15 B-Q2 B-Q2 reasonable measures against lhe further 16 P-R5 advance of Black's Pawn, Aftel' 43 Q-Ql, P-Q6 44 QxQ, PxQ, Black's passed Pawn WlIite prevents 16 .. P-:-QN4, but Black now has the strong square, his is sufficient to ensure the win. QN4, available for his pieces. 43 • • . , P-Q6 46 Q-Q2 Q-B5 16 •. _ • N_B2 24,. .. N- Q5! 44 R-B2 Q_B4 47 Q-N2 R-K8 45 K-N2 R_K4 48 Q-R2 17 KR-N1 Here Is a little combination with which 48 Q-Q2 is met by 48 . . R-QB8. White's plan is revealed. He wants to Black maintains his advantage. The start a minority attack with P-QN4. threat Is 25 . . N--B6 t 26 K-N2, N-K4 48 . . . . QxQ 27 Q- N3, N-Q6. Now Black wins as White's King can 25 PxN not enter the square of the advanced There is nothing better. 25 PxP loses Pawn. Here are four outstanding games a piece ariel' 25 ... RxBP 26 Q-N4, N-]36t 49 RxQ R-QB8 from the 2d Rosenwald Tournament 27 K-N2, NxB 28 RxN, Q~BI! 29 R/2-B2, 50 K-R3 Reshevsky's best, Bisguier's R/2- B2. Nor does 25 K-N2 help because There is nothing better against the best, a like ly Evans' best and one of 25 . . Q- B4: e.g" Black wi ns with of the astonishing upsets, by Shir> tbreat of 50 .. , R- B7t . 26 P-B~. PxP 27 QxNP, RxN! followed man over Reshevsky. In our next 50 . . . . R-Q8! by 28 ... Q- K5t. issue, we shall present a few more, The threat is 51 .. P-Q7, followed by 25 PxQP 27 BxP B_B possibly equally outstanding selec Rook check and queening, It holds after 26 Q-Q3 P_N 28 RxB R_R tions, including Reshevsky's other the next move. 29 QxR Q_B4 upset. 51 K-N2 P-Q7 t - check: :j: _ db!. check: § dis. eh, Resigns CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1955 51 Misdirected Combination The end·game offers even chances, but 34 .. PxP is weaker: It allows 35 White falls to obtain any advantage, White I'ere refused a draw. K-B4. but he is so eager to win that he finally 18 K-B2 KR- B1 35 PxP p,p 38 B_K3 K_Q4 loses. He embarks upon a combination in 19 N_N5 36 P-R3 K-K3 39 PxP p,p the course of which his Bishop becomes Instead of this {mther simpl!fication, 37 P- N4 P- N3 40 B_82 N-Q1 very bad - a disadvantage which he can White can try 19 R-N-I to better effect. Black's last is a hastr mOI'e to save favorably shake off, he thinks. On that according to Shipman. time. Best is HI ..• :"\-:"\'51. point, however, he is wrong. 19 NxP 22 NxB R,N 41 K-B3 N-B3 A goo'] performance by Black. Remark· 20 BxN RxB 23 KR-Q1 R-Q2 Black is now ])re])al·ed to meet -12 K-Q3 ably, Shipman had a winning chance "s. 21 NxQP R_B2 24 B-K3 QR-Ql with 42 .' ",-N5t ~3 K-B3, N-R3 44 Reshevsky in their other game, too, but Here again, Black offered a draw, but P-B6, N-B2 45 B-K3, N- K3, to win. that he missed. White refused. 42 B-K3 N_Q1 BUDAPEST DEFENSE 25 K_K2 K- B1! 43 P-R4 S. Reshevsky W. J. Shipman It is necessary to bl'jng the King into The alternatives are: ·12 K-Q3, N-K3 or 43 K-N4, K-B3 44 B-B2, N- K3 45 White Black action. The exchange of both Hooks is premattu'e as then White's King becomes B-KS, N-B2. 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 dangerous ly active on. the Queen·side 43 P-R4 48 B-R7 N,P 2 P-QB4 P-K4 (Shipman). 44 B_B2 N-K3 49 K-B6 N-N7 A little gamble sometimes pays. And 26 P-B4 45 B-K3 NxQBP 50 K-Q6 N,P Shipman is an expert on this opening. 46 K-N4 N-K3 51 K-K6 N-B6 Not best. White s hould proceed with 3 PxP N_ N5 47 KxP K_K5 Resigns 26 HxH, RxR 27 R-QBl. Keeping one Back to the old line. The Fajarowicz Rook on the board is 110 t only a matter line (3 ... N-K5) is supposed to be reo of safety; it even offers White some futed (by 4 P"-QH3, Reshevsky-Bisguier, initiative. But now for Black the ex Renascence of a System 1st Rosenwald Tournament, 1954). changes are all right (Shipman). This game is remarkable mainly for 4 P-K4 26 . . . . RxR 28 KxR K_K1 White's adopting an old ~ystem of at A committing system of attack, not 27 RxR RxR 29 K-K2 tack which seems to o(fer more promise than the King·side fianchetto system so to everyone's taste. It is not bad, how White has bare equality. ev.,!'. usual today. 29 P-B4 4 ... , NxKP 30 K-Q3 K-Q2 BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT 5 P-B4 N-N3 31 P-N3 L.arry Eva.ns W. L.omba.rdy For a long time, this retl'eat has been White threatens 32 B-Q4. White Black considered Inferior to 5. . KN-B3. It is 31 .•.. N-K2 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 3 P-Q5 P-K3 actually just as good, though. 32 P-B5 2 P-QB4 P-B4 4 N_QB3 6 N-KB3 B-N5t 'Vhite makes a fatal miscalculation. For -t P-KN3, see Horow\t:/;-Reshevsky. Black's last is his only good move. He thi;lks the further "baddening" or his 4 . . . . PxP 7 P-QR4 P_KN3 After 6. . B-B4? 7 P-B5! N-K2 (7 .. Bishop is only tempOI'ary and helps to 5 PxP P-Q3 8 N-B3 B-N2 N-R5? g N-N5! wlth a winning advan· bring his King to a powel'ful position. 6 P-K4 P- QR3 9 B-Q3 tage for White: Alekhine-Rabinovich, But the combination is faulty. By keep· This old system is more promising Baden.... Uaden, 1925) 8 N- B3, White has ing thiR Pawn on the white square, than the current one as P-K4 and B-Q3 a superior game. White ought to be able to hold his own. are considerably more effective than the 7 N-B3 fianchetto. White makes Quick use of 7 B-Q2? loses a Pawn to 7 . Q-K2! his King-side Pawn majority while his 7 . . . • Q-B3! King Bishop helps keep under control This move. introduced by Kevit? (vs. Black's Queen-side majority. Fine), restol'es the line for Black. (Cf. 9 0-0 11 0-0 Q-B2 Fine's analysis, CHESS REVIEW, p. 10, 10 P-KR3 QN-Q2 12 R-K1 R-N1 April, 1945). 13 B-KB4 a P-K5 Q_N3 White threatens 14 F-K5. It Is remark 9 P-QR3 able that he makes his majority tell White's last Is weak. The correct con without need for the somewhat compro tinuation. which offers White a slight mising P-·B4. advantage, is 9 Q-Q3! 13 N-K1 14 R_QBI 9 . . . . BxNt 11 PxP O-O! N-K4 10 PxB P-Q3 12 Q-Q4! 32 ... P-QN4! 15 NxN 12 P.xP, R-Klt 13 B-K2, Q.xF favors Now the B!shoD is hopelessly bad and The Pawn recapture has the drawback Black. In his poorly developed posltioH, the Pawn on QB5 untenable. of shUtting Black's King Bishop out of White cannot afrOI'd losing time for the The continuation: 33 K-Q4, K-K3 (34 action. As a result, White obtains strong sake of a Pawn. With the te.xt move, he K-K5 must be preven.ted) 34 P-B6, as pressure along the Queen Bishop file. retains the balance. White originally had in mind, fails to 15 ... BxN is comparatively better. 16 work. Black does not play 3-1 ... NxPt? BxB, PxB leads to a good game for Black Q-R4! 12 allowing 35 K- B5. Instead, 34 ... K-Q3! who has no trouble protec ting Jl is Queen 13 B-Q2 N-B3 35 P-B7, N-B3t! (forcing White's King Bishop Pawn. And, while 16 B-K3! fol 14 Q-Q5 PxP! to retreat first) lets mack get In 36 lowed by 17 P·-B4, offers White fine at· Black must not overreach. After 14 KxP for an easy win. Whlte quickly saw tacking chances, the outlook for Black is .. R-Klt 15 K- B2, Q-N3t 16 P-B5, that he had erred and now offered a not so gloomy as it becomes after the Q-N7 1.7 R-R2! he is lost (as Shipman draw himself. But this time Black re text move. has pointed out). fused. 16 B-K3 N-Q3 15 QxQ 33 B-B1 Blaclt seizes a valuable post for his 15 QxP?? loses to 15 . R--Ql. Without til", aforesaid combination, Knight, threatening 17 ... P-B5 and 18 15 N,Q White is left with no playable line. . .. P-QN 4 to gain a powerful use of his 16 R-QN1 P-N3 33 . . . . N-B3 Queen·side majority. 17 N":Q4 B-N2 34 P-QR4 P-QR3! 17 P-QN3! 52 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 19S1S A J!ttle move of great strength. It White has run no risk in permitting 10 Q-B2 not only stoDs Black's Queen BishoD Black's passed Pawn while taking a 11 P- Q R3 P-QN4 Pawn but also makes a target of it. Bishop: if now 50 _ P- N6, Whit e hns 11 P- K4 12 P- QN4, 8 - Q3 13 N- 17 . . . . P-QN4 51 B-Bl. KN5, 0 - 0 14 KN- K4 also [ayors White. After this, Black's Queen Bishop Pawn 51 K- K6 B- Q5 54 KxB K- N4 12 B- Q3 B-N2 14 B_N2 0-0 is doomed. 8t!l!, the i·e is little reason 52 B- Q6 P-R4 55 9_B1 P- R5 13 P- Q N4 B- K2 15 QR_B1 K R_Q1 to criticize the text. For, H Bluck wants 53 Bx P B,B 56 P- R5 P- R6 16 N-K4! 57 P-R6 Resigns to hold that Pawn. he must acquiesce According to the old r ule for such to a V·shaped Pawn formation on the positions, whoever comes first with N- K4 Queen·side. rendering his majority use gets the advantage. less. He then has great trouble in keep· Bisguier's Best Performance 16 . . . . NxN ing White's Dassed Pawn stopped, and A time·losing Bishop move brings Black 17 Bx N his chances for survh'al are dim: e.g.. 17 into trouble from which he never fully Black is now in great danger because . . . P- N3 (17 .' . P- QR4? 18 N- N5! Nx.c'\' i·ecovers. The experiment has been made of the pin on his Knight. 19 RxP!) 18 N- N1, P- B3 19 N- R3 oCtel}, usually with the same result. Yet, 17 . . RxRt (threatening 20 P- QN4), P - QIH 20 N- N5, as Blacl{ does not lose by force and as NxN 21 BxN, Q- Q3 22 Q- Q2, R- B2, fol there is trouble for him , anyway, in any 17. . Q-N3, while far from comfort lowed possibly by. . B-BI- Q3. Black of the i·egnlar lines, his choice is not able, of[er8 a mOI·e steady defense: e.g., needs plenty of time, however, to con· necessarily faulty. \\' hat brings him de· (1) 18 RxRt, NxR (else 19 Q- D2!) 19 solidate his position, and the chances cisively into difficulty is his straying B- Q4 , Q- Q3 (20 B-K5, Q-N3 21 B-87, are thnt, in the meantime, \Vhite gets in with his Queen. This is Bisguier 's best Q- R2); (2) 18 N- Q4 (threatening not only a winning attacl, with P- B4. game in the tournament. His other vic 19 NxN but also Hl NxKP, PxN 20 Q-R5), tory, against Lombardy, is less impres N-;R2 (not 18. . NxN because of 19 sive. BxN); (:ll 18 Q- B2, HxRt. QUEEN'S GAMBIT 18 QxR R-Q1 19 Q-B2 P-B4 A. B. Bisguier I. A. Horowit z Black's last is a painful but necessary \\I'hite Blacl, weakening. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 P-K3 P-K3 20 B-Q3 2 P-QB4 p,p 5 B,P P- B4 3 N-KB3 N_KB3 6 0 - 0 P-QR3 Of course, White C 17 B_B2 N_K4 [email protected] 18 P_KB.<1 N_B5 19 Q·-Q3 Q- R3 YUGOSLAVIA, 1955 The game has qukkly reached a criti· cal stage, with tlu'eaB and counter· Zagreb International threats. Desperate Brilliancy \Vilh Black's text, White's attack Is White has a good game, then indulges held for the moment as 20 P - B5 falls in too committing an attack. When his agaiast 20 " Q- K6t. The alternatives Knight becomes t rapped, he courageous· are weaker: (1) 19 P - N3 20 P- B5, ly makes the' best of it by sacrificing a NxP 21 Q- :-13! or 20 P-N·J 21 N- K6! full Hook in ordel' to keep the attack and \Vhire has a powerful attack; (2) going. As Black gets sCHl'ed, the des pel" 19 . .. B- X3 20 P- D5, B- 132 (2 0 .. . NxP? ate bl'illiancy works. 21 PxB!) 21 N-Kti, also with a powel'ful 27 R- K6 attack: e.g., 21 . NxP 22 Q-R3, BxN The desperate brilliancy. LOPEZ RUY 23 PxB, Q- R3 24 P- K7, Hxltt 25 RxR, 27 . ... B,R Boris Ivkov Y efim Geller R-K1 26 Q- B5! with a win for White. 28 PxB QxRt Yugoslavia Soviet Union Blaek's last loses. He gets two Rooks " ' hite Black for the Queen, indeed, but his position 1 P- K4 P-K4 6 P-Q4 P_QN4 remains toO bad. 2 N- KB3 N-QB3 7 B_N3 P-Q4 Corrcct is QxN! \Vhite, then a full 3 B-N5 P_QR3 8 p,p B_K3 Hook down, must rely on drastic mea"s , 4 B-R4 N-B3 9 P-B3 B-QB4 ores, but he lacks any adequate ex 5 0-0 N,P 10 Q-Q3 pediency. 29 R-B7t fails against 29 , . QxR 30 PxQ, R- KSt. So he can try only This move, recommended by F. Motzko, 29 Q- QH, wbich fOl'ces 29 .. . K- N3 (29 some fifty years ago, became important .. K- Nl?? 30 R- B7!), to drive the only urOllnd 19H when the mH in. line, 10 King further into the open with 31) QN- Q2, 0 - 0 11 B-'B2, was met by the iI- R5f, KxB 31 H.- BG, Then, on 31 , . Dilworth Attack for Black, 11 .. , NxKDP QxH. 32 QxQ, V.'hite has at least a draw 12 RxN, P- B3 (the outcome of which is by perpetua l (32, R- KB1? 33 P- K7: still open to question). 20 N_B5 HxQ 34 P- N 4t!). Unfortunately, how· 10 .... 0-0 Not the best as the Knight stal'ts evet·, 31 .. QxP! repulses the whole 11 B_K3 P-B4 straying. White is better off if h e fort! anacl, and leaves White with only faint Black tries a more enterprising line fies the strong position of his Knight chances for a draw. than. .1 1 .' BxB 12 QxB, N- K2, which is and saves his Queen Knight Pawn, too 29 QxQ R,N 31 QxNPt K-R1 supposed to be saUsfuctor y. with 20 P-QN-1. He then has the edge, 30 Q- B5 R-KB1 32 Q-K5t K-N1 12 PxP c.p, BxB thanks to his better Bishop and partly 33 B-B3 Blaett's last is a wise interpolation. 12 to the greater mobility of his King-side Now \Vhite obdously wins easily. PHwn majo!"ity. . RxP, instead, leads to hair-raising 33 P- N5 37 Q- R8 t K-N2 complications which most likely fuvor 20 Q-N3t 34 PxP N-N4 38 QxP RxP White. True, 13 'R - N5? fails vs. 13 .. . 21 K-R1 P-N3 35 P-QR4 N-Q3 39 P- R3 R/4--K4 RxN! 14 QxN, QxB: e.g., 15 QxR, fi 22 N-K7t 36 QxP R-B4 40 K- R2 N- B2 KB1 llj Q-N3, RxP! or 15 QxBt, K-1U \Vhite over-estimutes his chances. He 41 Q-N7 Resigns 16 QxX (or QxP), RxKBP! Nor is 13 now falls into trouble as his K night has QN- Q2 of any particular promise. But 13 no retreaL With 22 N-R6t, K-N2 23 NxB, N- N5! BxB 14 NxB is powerful: e.g.,· 14 he can keep the balance: e.g., 23 YUGOSLAVIA, 1955 ... HxN 15 QxQP, Hnd White ought to NxP 24 Q-K2, HxN 2~ BxP. Zagreb International win. 22 ... , K-N2 13 QxB 15 QxN QR- Q1 23 QR-K1 Q-KB3 A Bisguier Trilogy: Port 'lI 14 QN-Q2 16 N-Q4 After 23 . . NxP 24 Q-:-13, Q- KB3 25 In this game (for first of the trilogy. The best chance to gain some initia· P-KR4, wilh threat of 26 P-B5, Wh ite's see January, page 25), played in round tive. attack is "ery strong. three, \Vhite is barred from carrying OtH 16 , . B-82 24 P-QN3 N-R6 his basic idea: the establishment or a Not 16 )ixN, which is a strategic 25 B-Q1 KR_K1 working Pawn majority on the Queen· error because of the res ulting backward side. What he gets instead is "only" a Now White's Knight is in trouble. superior development with lasting pres· ness of Black's Queen Bishop Pawn. On 26 P-B5 P-N4 the other hand, 16, . N- K4 fails tac sure on the Queen file. He translates tically: 17 NxB, QxN 18 KR- K1, Q-Q3 Of course not 26 RxN because of these factors int.o a Pawn plus, and th ~ 19 QxPt! (lxQ 20 RxN. 27 RxR, QxR 28 P- B6t. But now Dlack way he makes the extra Pawn tell in th~ threatens to catch the Knight with 27 Rook end·game is a masterpiece of tech t - check; * _ db!. check; f _ dJ •• ch, .. . R-Q2. nique . 54 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 SICI LIAN DEFENSE 35 . , . . R,Q The [inal stroke, A. B. Bisguier M. Udovch ich 36 R-R?t K-N3 63 .... 37 RxP United States Yugoslavia 64 K-B5 Here begins the most valuable part of While mac k First, the passed Pawn goes. the game - a masterpiece of end·game 64 . R-S6t 1 P-K4 P- QB4 6 B-K2 P-K4 plar by White. 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 7 N-N3 B- K2 65 KxNP R_S2 3 P-Q4 p,p 8 0-0 0 - 0 The thematic end i.; 65 It-QIt6 66 4 NxP N-KB3 9 B-K3 QN-Q2 K- ll5, H-·H·! 67 K- K6, K- H2 (i s K - B6! 5 N- QB3 P- QR3 10 P-B3! P- QN4 and \Vhite wins the final Pawn by means I II the first game, Gligoricll played of Zugzwang, 10 Q- D2: ~ee comments on t hat 66 R- NSt Resigns game for t he earlier moves . 11 P-QR4 P-N5 12 N- Q5 Nx N YUGOSLAVIA, 1955 13 QxN Zagreb International \Vhite is not obliged to rec~lpture wi th the P;lwn; and, while the piece recapture A Bisgu ier Trilogy: Part III is rarely possible, it is basically prefer· This game from round nine demon· able. strates perfectly the adl'antages o[ White's system. Handled wilh excep· 13 ... , R- N1 37 , , , , R- R6 tional skill, While's Queeu,side Pawn 14 KR- Ql B- N2 3S R-R7 P- R4 15 Q-R5! Q- Bl majority proves to be superior to Black's As wi!! be seen, the winning procedure King'side majol·itr. Here ther'e is nothing better' for mack. is based Oil the exchange of one or two A game sparkling wilh captivating Yet the following indirect exchange of Pawns, cl'eating an isolated Pawn which hig hlights to tile l'elT e nd, Pawns leaves \Vhite with a considerable \Vhite's King can attack or ~\, passel] advantage in development and frontal Pawn for \\lllite. H ence Bla~k 's las t SICILIAN DEFENSE presS llre . move seems to co-operate. A. B. Bisguier G. Barcza If Dla~ l!; stalls. llo\\"el'er, \Vhile [ul· 16 QxNP Unit ed Stat es Hungary 17 B-Q3! m ls hi~ aim, anyway. Firijl, he stnle· llIates Dlack's Ki ng on hiij KH3 by P- H·I, White mack The text is beLter than 17 R-Q2: White K- R2-H3- N·J and P - R5(t), gets in P- N3 1 P_ K4 P- QB4 6 B- K2 P-K4 keeps Q2 open for his Queen. and P- ll·1 and H- QR8 and P- QH6 and fi 2 N_ KB3 P- Q3 7 N- N3 B-K2 17. Q_ B2 nall y or as soon as a target fo\' White's 3 P_Q4 p,p S 0 - 0 0 - 0 17, ,Q:d' fails against 18 ll- Qlll ! King is assnred, P- QR7, 4 N,P N- KB3 9 B- K3 Q_B2 N_Q B3 e.g., 18, ,ll- Hl 19 Qxlt, QxR 20 QxRt 39 P-R4 R-RSt 42 K- N3 R- R7 5 P-QR3 10 P-B3 ! B_ K3 (c f. 18 It- Q2? ll- ltl 19 QxH, QxItt ! ) . 40 K-R2 K- R2 43 R-RS K-R2 In the pl'el"ious examilles, mack fian- 18 QR-B1 Q- Q1 21 P-R5 N_R5 41 P-R6 K-N3 44 K-R2 R-RS chettoed his Queen Gishop, 19 Q-Q2 B- R1 22 Q- B2 B- N4 45 P-N4 p,p 11 N-Q5! B,N 20 Q_ Bl N- N3 23 BxB QxB On ~5, ,P- N3, White proceeds with 12 PxB QN_Q2 24 B-B4 ·!6 1'- N51 depriving Dlack'ij King Pawn 13 P-QB4 Not 24 llxP? Q- K6t! of its Pawn protection. Then. after 46 White has the edge as his Queen·side 24 , . . , Q-K6t PxP .J7 PxP Ol' 46 .. . K-N2 .J7 PxPt , majority is more useful than Dlack's 25 K_ R1 KR_Bl! 1 KxP ·is P-R7, K- N2 White wins by ex· opposite majority. And this game illum· changing his Queen Rook Pawn for the inates the idea behind 10 P- B3 best of Trying to keep his initiat ive is the King Pawn : ·19 R- K8. And. 011 46 . the tri]ogy. best Black can do. Defensive means (25 l'- ll·I, White wins by marching his King 13 .. , , P- QN3 15 N-Nl! N_K1 KR- Ql) are hopeless as both his to Q5. Queen Pawn a nd Queen Hook Pawn are 14 N-Q2 P- QR4 16 N_ B3 too weak. 46 PxP R-R5 White's King Knight IllIs perfol'med 47 P-R7 ! 26 Rx P ! Quite a tour. Xow 11 is perfec tly placed. Now White pins Black's Rook to the 16 , Q-Ql 19 Q-B2 Q- B3 As White shows no fear, lllack's at Queen Hook file. He can afford this lach: fails, though nar't'O\\'ly, 17 P- QR3 B-N4 20 B- Q3 P-N3 advance as the necessary activity of IS B- B2 P-B4 21 N_R4 Q-Ql 26 NxP !? 29 R/6-Q3 Q_N4 his King is assured. 22 P_QN4 N/l-B3 27 QxN RxB! 30 R-QSt R,R 47 , , , , R-R7t 50 K-K3 R-R6t 28 QR- Ql ! P-B3 31 RxRt K_ B2 Doth sides hal'e made determined ef· 4S K-N3 R-R6t 51 K-Q2 K-N3 forts to utilize t heir majorities. White, 32 RxB Q- K6 49 K- B2 R-R7t 52 P- R5t K_N4 with the two Bis hops nnt! s uperior con· Now Dlack l'ecovers his piece, having 53 P- R6 ! K_ N3 trol of s pacc, comes first. done a fine job of nearly saving the mad;:'s last is forced. 53 . {(xUP game. allows it Rook check and 55 P- It8(Q) as 33 P-R3! does 53 ,. PxP, and 53 . KxNP al 33 Q- Nl loses an important t empo lows 5·' P- R7. after 33 . , , R- N5 (not 33 , , . QxN? ? 34 54 PxP KxP QxQ, pi nn ing the Rook!) 34 Q-Ql , Rx"N, White has achieved a fu rther' im and White then lacks a decisil'e con· llortant exchange. Now he needs only tinuation, P- N5 after which Black's Pawns lJecome 33 , . R-N5 separate(1 and both must fall. 34 Q-Q2 R,N 55 K-B2 R-R7t 58 K-N5 R-N7t Dlack's last is necessary. For, with 56 K-N3 R-RS 59 K_B6 R_Q R7 White's King noll' safe, \Vhite has a 57 K- N4 R-R7 60 K- Q6 R- R3t strong attack after 3·! . .. QxN 35 Q- Q7t, 61 K-K7 R-R4 K-X3 36 R- R7 a nd soon wins a Pawn. After 61 K- R2 62 K- D?, Black 23 P-B5 ! 35 QxQ must lose both Pawns . Not an ordinary breakthrough bul a Also necessary. If White wanders off 62 K- K6 R-R6 Pawn sacrifice whereby 'Vhite masters .-ith his Queen, he gets ruated. 63 P-N5! the board. CHESS REVI EW, FE BR UARY, \95'6 55 23 . . . . NPxP After 44 ... K-N2 45 R/5-R7, N-K4 46 t ack, whereas W h ite's chances of a ttack 23 NxQP is clearly out of consid· RxHt, NxR 47 B- K8, White gets the are greatly diminished. eration because of 2·] B- B·1. Knight and keeps his passed Pawn also. 19 B-Q3 P- Q N4 24 PxP NxBP 45 R-B8t K- N2 20 K_N1 B- Q2 25 Nx N PxN 46 Rx N Ax AP T he sacrifice 'of the Queen Hook Pawn 26 Q A-Q1 ! Now Black has some drawing chances. offers no compensation. Black's game, He!'e the sac!'ifice is effected: indeed, 47 K_B2 A-B6 50 B- R6 K-B3 however, is now batl in any event. He 26 BxP is met by 26 R- Bl with 48 8_N7 RxR 51 R- Q5 A- B7t cannot effect an exchange eonyeniently thr eat of 27 B-K6(t), and 26 QxP 49 BxA A-B2 52 K-N3 P-B5t with 20 8 - QB·1 hecause of 21 Q-R4. does not ;;ene to hold \-Vh ite's Qu een 52 P- N4 allows 53 RxPt. 21 Bx QA P R- Al 23 B_Q4 A_ A3 Pawn. 22 KR-K1 B- K3 24 P_KB4! R/ l_Rl 53 K_ R3 R_ B7 55 8 - N7 P-N4 N-Q2 26 29 A- Q5 R-K B2 54 A- Q3 P- R4 56 R-Q6t! Bla ck's las t is desperation. He can not 27 B_ N5 R-B1 30 KR-Q1 Q-B3 play 24. BxP 25 Q- N3! nor 2·1 28 P- Q6! K-R1 31 Q-B3 As Black is thr eatening to liquhlat e all the Pawns, t he road to victory has 13- KBl 25 Q- R'! He can save the piece White is readying to take back his become a. narrow path. But White has with 2·1 .. ' R-Kl . though. Pawn with due interest. discovered it. 25 P-B5 RxP 27 P- N5! Q_ A3 31 . P-K5 p, p 56 . .. . K-N2 26 PxB P- B3 28 PxP 32 B-Q4 29 A-Nlt K_B1 nIack m ust pr event 57 R-KR6 as then This move looks like a k ille r, but White keeps his own Rook Pawn even Black has a remedy in store . though . .. P - N5t is played. 57 R-Q7t K-R l After 57. K-H3 58 B-K4! Black loses two Pawns or is mated. 58 B- K4! Still this move, even though Black now reaehes his objecti"e of liqu idating all the Pawns. 58 .... P- N5t 60 KxP R,P p,p PxPt 61 K-N5! " Here i, the last point: White forces mate. 30 QxPt ! Resig ns 61 P-B6 l~or W hite mates in fO Ul" more moves: 32 .... B- K6t ! On 61. . R- QN7 62 K-B6, H-N3t 63 30. BxQ 31 B-B5t, B-K2 32 Qn- Blt, A fine rejoinder. It only saves the K-B7, H-Nt 6·1 R- Q2 . Black cannot parry K- K 1 33 H- NSt, B-n.t 3·1 RxB mate. Exchange (instead of 32 .. PxB), the mate as he lacks a playable check. though, and llas no bearing on the situ- Similar ly, after 61 R- R7 62 K-Bti, ation as a wllole. H- H3t 63 K- B7, he is helpless against 33 QxB P, B 6·! R-QS mate. . ~ UNITED STATES 34 QxP QxQt 62 K- B6 Resigns 35 Rjl xQ 62 . R- KN7 fails against 63 B- N6. NEW YORK, 1955 ,Vhite has recol'e!'ed his Pawn while maintaining a great positional advan Marshall C C. Ch'p'ship Prelims tage. His Queen Pawn is as strong as FRANCE, 1955 Untimely End Black's Queen Hook Pawn is weak. And International Students' Team Both sides deserve ~redit for their the BIshop is master of t he Knight. Tournament at Lyons fighting spirit a nd cleverness when they 35 PxP 38 A_N5 A_ A2 Graceful Finish manage to cr eate fascinating com plica· 36 PxP R- Q1 39 Aj4-Q5 N_ B3 t ions out of a position of boring sim· A well-played game, though with no 37 B_ R4! R_Rl 40 AjQ-B5 R-R3 plicity. W hite has some aclvantage, hut spednCll lar poin ts except the finiSh. By Ihe isslle is still in the ba.lance when a then, White is a piece up a nd can w in at serious blunder by Btad;: abrll ptly e nds wil l. But his graceful way of doing so the struggle. is still wonllwhile. A LEKHI N E D E FEN SE S I C ILIAN D E FENS E ( by t ransposition) B. Spassky Kozma T . A. Du nst Mrs. K . S lat er Soviet Union Czecho·SJovakia White Blaek White Black 1 N- Q83 P-Q4 1 P_K4 P- QB4 5 N_Q B3 P- Q3 2 P- K4 N- KB3 2 N-K B3 N-QB3 6 8 -KN5 P-K3 3 P-Q4 p,p 7 Q-Q2 B-K2 From a "Wild Bull ," Dunst's favorite 4 NxP N- 83 8 0 - 0 -0 0-0 opening, the game has now transposed into a variation of t he Alel'hine. \\-'hite is condUcting the Hauser At· 41 P-Q71 tack which is possible when Black sets 3 Q-K2 The conclusll'e combination: VI'hite up the Sicilia a Two K night s Defense. In the footsteps of 'l'chigOI·i n. This wins eithcr the Exchange or the K night. 9 N_N3 Q- N3 14 NxN PxN fr eakish Queen move offers no advan 41 . . .. ",P 10 P-B3 R-Q1 15 P-KN 4 B-K3 tage bll t is playable. Black prefers to part with t he Knight, 11 B- K3 Q-B2 16 N-Q4 NxN 3 .. . . thus making White's job technlca!1y 12 0-B2 P- Q4 17 BxN QA-Bl Not bad. Of several other good moves. 13 PxP NxP 18 P-B3 Q-B3 more difficult than after H RxP 42 most to OUl" liking is 3 P- K3. R-N8t, K-N2 ·13 BxR, NxB 4-l R- Bi. Here Black misses ]S ... B- B3! After 4 NxP P-K3 42 R-B7 R- Q3 19 Dxll, Q- D5 t ! Black has only a slightly 5 P-KN3 B- Q2 43 RxRP R-Q6 infet'ior game: his isolaled Queen Pawn 44 B-B6 N-K4 is compensated by some chances for at- t check; * d·bl. check ; db . ch. 56 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 The enticing continuation: 5 ,NxN A surprise rejoinder, If the Bishop With to P- Q4, \Vhite has better like· 6 QxN, B-Q2, fails agaim;t 7 QxXP, B- B3 i~ take'l, \OVhite wins: 23 . PxB 24 lihood of keeping the balanee. S B -N.'J. QxPt, K- Q2 25 PxB. 10 P_Q4 6 B-N2 NxN 8 P- Q3 BxB ~lol"e accurate, however, is 23 QxPt , 10 B- QH3 is also 8li"Ong. K- Q2, with these possibilities: 7 BxN B_B3 9 PxB N-B3 11 P_KB4 10 N_B3 1) 2·1 Klt- Ql? RxPt 25 K-Dl, IH\'8t 26 NxH, Qx:-lt 2, K- I{2, Q-N5t 28 K- Kt, Now While has the correc t cell1er fol' The iiosition is equal and lifeless. But matioll. Bul it is too late. watch how qllickly and thoroughly it Nxl' wi'.h ll1aek for choice: 11 , .. , P-Q5! changes chaJ"aetel' within the next few 2} 24 U- .:'l"5! (now) as 24 R- NI 25 moyes. Q- R6 with White for choice or 24 .. Winning a Pawn in 11 gOQ(1 position. NxP with transposition into the actual B,P 10 B_Q3 12 PxP game, 13 Q-B3 B, P The Bi.' TOURNAMENT NOTES Bllrry. A, n. Self. E. O. Talmage and NEW POSTALITES E . V. Trull. Progress Reports for 'r he following new po~tal pl"ycr~ stnrtec( in Decemhcr. with these ini t i"l raUngs: Golden Knights Tournaments 8th An n ua l Cha mpionship-1954 Class A a t 1300: .T. Bakel', G. E. Kenny. 5th Annua l C hampionship-1950 A~ a result of Cllnent Postal Mo rtems, \V. McComas and :I . A. Schc"c"; Finals section. 50·Nf 14 . has completed the following qualify for the Finals: '1' . Class B at 1200: C. \". Draves. Sfc. R. A . play. and the contestants therein sco re Loo ~ . J . R, Bronson. E. C. McGinness, L. Ennis. A. Falgiclia . .J. R. Gem"". G. Gun· Krozel. H. n. Daly. S. Simon and H. E. dcr80n. Y. U. H"no<:'I<. 0 1'. C. Harris, S. R. the following. weighted point totals:· Kenned;·. I~ . L . .\ Iar". D. ~r. -'I c ln~rney. E . J. D. Defin~ ~0.15 : Dr . B. Rozsa 39,55; Hed,(·r. Rosenzweig. P. ShArpSlcin. J .. SUtllJorough . L. E. Wood 30.65; J . F. R ice 28.5; Dr. The following also qualify for the G. G. 'rhorntOll and David Wig"et: H. Hose 25.5; W. F. n. Clevenger 18.75; Semi·flnals: G. ill. Arndt, S. H. Browel·. Class C at 900: C. H . Ackman. 'r. J. Banmler. K . G. B(!eston. J. L. Cuslns . .1. and G. A . Hunnex 18.,1. G. Kasliin. 111 . Semb. D. Strassler. H . Leonov. D. El'ison and J. E . Zbar. Defeo. R. Dejaiffe. Th~I'~s" C. Gabbert. From the Finals sections which hal"e J . .J. Glessner. DI·. L . A. Hershon. L . C. finished play. we have the following as Hill. H. JacOIJ80lI. R. :I. Janer. J . L . Kappel. 9th Annua l Championship-1955 leading. weighted point standings; A . Klein. A. Lewis. L. \\'. Lindley. ]rmabel As a re~ult of CUtTent Postal Mortems, Phillip~. V. Pollack. H. l~. Prc8ton. P. Put· PRESENT L EADERS the following qualify for the Semi·f!nals: nam. J. B. Pyle, H . :\1. Schultz. G. Serbi non, " ... C. Spitzer. L. Stoddard. M . Varano L Stolzenberg .. 40.1 L E 'Wood . . .. 30,65 J. Simla. G. B. Oakes. n. S. Reynolds. and A. Youno; : Dr r Farber , . ... ~3.95 L Bevier ...... 30.15 J, T . White. -'Irs. F. K. HazlJtt. :-l" . Tvedt. Class 0 at 600: L . BaldWin. A. Bernhard . .\1 43.95 Hantman .. . H L Froemke .. 30.05 H. Dasteel. W. Lutes, 1. G, Gordon. W . W . F. N. De L lbero. W . Genzen. J . J . Jaborsky. W Hook ... ·1:1.5 ./ Shaw .29.65 Fuchs. It. Hagedol·n. P. G. Haley, J . N. G. Johnson. R. Jones. C. 1". Mdl.ue and F, C '1' )'Jorgan .. . . 42.85 C ~r Peale ,.29.55 Richardson. F J Yerhoff . . . ~2 . 35 .r ~kCIll)'e .29.5 Duck. D. Rothenbuecher, D. R. Duncan. G R .Josiah . .... H .7 E D Wallace . .. 29 .4 W. A. Nyman. S. G. Constable. P. R. Col F Lynch . . 41.7 V Ieruglo(f . . 29.0 Taylol". A. Matthies. 1\1. D. Blumenthal. I{ Klugman . .. . 41.25 Dr A S Neal .28.5.'; POSTJiLMIGHTIES ! n. K. Williams and Dr. 1. Farber. 13 WIMgarVer .. ~1.2 J F Rice . . n ..'i The followino; postaliles won prizes in G King .28.4 .J Define .. 40.15 Prize Tou1"J1aments as a r~ s "lt of current H Harrison ... . 39.8 .1 Weininger ... 21.4 Postal Morteills. \V F Taber . . . . . 39.6 J I~ Russ ...... 27 .3 POSTJiL SC RIPTS J A 11)"ln ...... 39.55 :\1 H Wicksman 27 .3 T ourney Players P lace Score B Rozsa ...... 39.5.) B Rosenblum . . 21.25 Prize Postal Games 5·I-P , H Cha .. .. . Ist , ., .J F' Heckman .. 3S .55 H Zander . .. 26.7 n" Erps ...... 1-2 , ., H Muciean .. .. 37.85 Y Wildt ...... 26.3 The winners of the December 15 grolll) " , Lubell ,., , ., G Sehailffer . ... 37.85 R Xewlander .. 26.15 of games for Postal Game of the MOllth ;S ," N Cotter .Ist 5~· P Tautvaishas . . 37.85 E L Bell ...... 26 .1 are nnnounred on page 62. The winners ,- H Brown ...... · .2"d , ., • 55·P , , Kennison ...... 2nd ., E E Hansen ... 37.35 P Cromelin . . 26.0 of the Januar}' 15 group will appear In H n J Conway · .1st , ., B Duly ..... 37.2 Dr H M Co~s . . 25 .65 Ie Yenesuar .,.3G.85 Dr H Rose . ... . 25.5 Olll" AP1'il Issue. As ratings will come out '" Mrs B Berkowi!? ,lst , ., J Callis ...... 36.3 R F" Richter . . ,21.9 meanwhie (in 1\larch), it will take that " , ConWAY ... . lst , ., E L Ley ...... 36.25 J R wood ...... 24.5 long to mal,e II fair judgment on the " The follOWing" postalltes won or tied for W C Adickes .. 36.1 J Duchesne ... 24.05 games submitted. then ha\'e the games S D LazarllS . . 3S . G5 H H Hyde . . . . . 24 .05 (j "st in 4 man Class Tournaments as a re R E Pohle .... . 35.0 J Harper ...... 23.4 annotated. sult of cm"'cnt Postal Mortems. J C ~Iyers ,33.~ J Hohson .23.4 Tourney Playe rs Place Score W H 33.35 I~ 22.8 Waus .. . . C Braun .. . . 53·C 2-13 E Clary ...... •• • 1st , J Shaw ...... 32,9 G \,. Hardman .22.75 Postal Chess Ratings ., "'e normally pJan to present the year· 251 A C Hallam ...... Ist ., ., n Robinson .... 32.~ L C Porter . .. . 21.8 25J n Ruddick , .•. 1st . , H D Wilbur .. . 31.85 A 20.55 Gilliland . . .. end ratings in our Februl\1'y issue. the 25~ G Pelrlson ...... 1st •3!-2 ! H 'f Reeve ..... 31.8 E Luprecht . . .. 19.55 earliest possible by the time games have 29.; T Oal~' ...... Ist ., ., G \Villas ...... 31.8 W Cle"cnger . . . IS.75 been scored and then rated. This year. 54 · C 137 L Da"is . . •...•.• 1· 3 , ., J H Stafter . . 31.75 E Co ~ s .. ,18.75 ," Feh>soll · .1·3 , ., R Walch ...... 31.7 G ,\ Hunne'< ,.18.4 we have to push the ratings on to the J D Rowe ... .1-3 ., ., I Lateiner ..... 31 .3 \\' L \\'engraf .. 17.3 Marc h issue as an assistant in the postal m R )!cConlde ...... bt , ., 11[ Belz ...... 30.8 F Power .111.05 department left in mid· December. ,g, H Leono,' . . . Ist 5>. S Hlrschho"" .. . 30.65 Ie Run kel .. . . 15.05 The method of rating is now described W W Varnedoo .... 1st , ·0 • S 1~I'elman . . ... 12,8 '"' M G Osborn ...... 1st , ., in our postal chess booklet (as well as 23"'" G Osbol'" ...... Ist H-l! 6th Annual Champio nship-1951 l'ules and other instructions for play), "J P Hartiga" . . . lst ;;~- No FinalH section has completed play So. ir you don't ha\'e the booklet (it is 237 W H Lange . l~t , · ,• '"26:1 .,. Feurt . . . .. 1· 2 , ., ~ent with each assign ment to a new tour· on current P ostal Mortems; but we have C E Thomas .1·2 , ., a cOlTectioll on the weighted point t o· nament). you'd best ask for one. 27 0 ~\I Epstein ...... Ist 5~- tals: G. B. Oakes ought to have been If an,1 when you have a booklet, lleep 278 Monteeillo ... 1st , ., • R Rowe ...... 1 sl pu blished with 3~ . 5. instead of 21. it handy. 1<'01" it will answel' most of "3 " H·I! E Bowers · . Ist , ., your q\1(lstions on postal Chess. W' Aug-sbergc!" 7t h Annual Championsh ip-1952.3 2~ S e ... 1st , ·0 ·';S·C '", \ \" H Xor\'ell ...... 1st , ., As a re~\llt of current Postal Mortems, RETURN POSTS B Toor .. ht , ., the following qualify to the Finals: J. '"3'; G Root · .lst , ., Old ·limcr5 who resllmed play in December R Bcrg-amo ...... IH , ., l'es lartC(( with these former ratings: 10·j C E Thomas .1st , ·0 *'\'elg-hterl point totals are baserl on the K . H. Gmeff 8%. R E. Hoeming 762. m" l\: ?Iltchell ...... IH , · , foilowing scale: 1.0 llOint per win in the ·W. R I"ving 9n. -'I. J. Kasper 138S. E, J, , T Farrlon .. . . 1· 2 , · , prelims; 2.2 in seml-tlnaIs; and 4,5 in finals. Kel\t 1078. K. J.lerkis 1902 , G. -'I. ROdkin 65S '" W H Kllglin ..• . • 1·2 , ., Draws count halt the!e Va l u e~ . a"d "'. S. S<:rvis 6$ •. n, u Dudley ...... 1st , ., 58 CHESS REVIEW, FEBR UARY. 1956 Rueter (2). LIPuma. 211 \Vol f fells Fowler, POSTAL MORTEMS 214 Kiug' conks \Vyller, 216 Stone stops Sey bold. 224 Fowler tops Taub. 229 Bokma PLAY CHESS Game Reports Received bests Shaw twice. 230 nokma tops, tbcn tiM -Wilkinson. 231 Osl){)rn beMs Brant_ dlJring December, 1955 ferger. 233 Schneider bows to Schoerner, TO report your results, all YOU need gIve III bests Grigorieau. 234 Perkins. Zbar tie. BY MAIL! 235 Venessaur sink~ Krie. 236 Hurtigan tops, .ection number, full names of both players For 1956, two types of Postal Chess and the outcome of the game-but. for Class then ties Bokma. 237 Wyller loses to Lange. Tourneys In ~ man sections, state also If It but best~ Clarl, twice. 2.)7 Wyller licks Le Tournaments are currently offered; an· is nrst or second game to have been nn!shed Cuero 251 Kmtlt·o. T" ylor tie. 257 Dany. other will be for a limited tIme later with that Same opponent (not Game A or B). Jucl,son withdrawn. 258 Sherwin whips in the year. Wyller. The following examples show how to give For somewhat more sociable play and results with minimum effort for YOU and Tourneys 261-300: 2H2 Tudo,· downs LanA". maxlm"m clarity for proner recordIng: 263 F'eurl. Thomas tie. 264 Dowell downs at the s CH!SS REVJEW, FEBRUARY, 1956 61 90-0 17 P- Q5 N-R4 POSTAL GAMES Clls tllng may safely be postponed as Black's practical di ff kulties are "ery In Dotl·l nnik- Keres. AVIlO, 1938: 9 g real. Ii . . N- K 2 i~ now impossible: from C HESS RE VI EW tour neys ~- :-i3, P-Q~3 10 'B- N2, B- RS 11 P- K4. but certainly 1i .. ;\" - QI to help de· R-Bl 12 R-QBl. P xP 13 P"P . P-K ~ H fend the King's field 1>1 belter than the lext. Our Poltal players Q-It4, ;\" - QIH 15 0 -0. are Invited to sub 9 . . . . P-QN3 18 Q_N4 R- B2 mit t h eir BEST Grucufc ld cites n P-K4 10 P - K· i, D l ac l(~ la st loses by fO)Te . SU\J el"!ol' games f or t his N- Q2 11 1'-0 I, N- ;\"3 as eQual. H ere. tries ~(\"e H, K -n l. \ s Q-D1 and department. T he however. liS Zer ko wltz states, Dlack Is 18 QR- Q1. But the gO ing is rOU.I;"h. moves of tilth planning l)reSSli re by way of a program 19 N_B5 Q-B1 ga me must be to win Ihe P awn 0 11 W hite's QO ~ . course not 19. . Q-8 3 20 I>-Q6: w ritten on a s ta nd· 10 N-NS 6 - A3 or QIt any 21 ~-K it. Al)parently, Black has ard score sheet, 11 Q_K2 R- 61 or typed on a ('O\1J1ted on the text \0 hold hi~ King's Here Dlack has un eye to dissoll'ing posi tion. sing le I heet of the Pawl! center a t a propitiolls moment, paper, and mark. 20 P-Q6! e.g., wi th ... P xQP and oN- QR o! . ed ;'f or publica. A li ttle mOI'e with a gl'eat effect. tion"-- 12 B-N2 "Thls Dishop Is a sony ac tor, in· 20 . . . . R- N2 annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS deed." (Ze"kowlb;) Now, for example. 20 ... R-B3 leads to 12 P- K4 d isaster: Z1 N-R6t. K - Rl 22 NxP t, K NJ 23 N- RSt and 2·1 IhQt. etc. Postal Game of the Month Belle.· is 12 . P xP IS BPxP , N- Q1H at once, and. if 14 QIt- B!, P- Q4. W ith 21 P--Q7! OUI' {h'st winner Is a. Canadian, G. Among undesil'abl e options . Black has L;e l' koll'ilz 'of Comox, British Columbia . Wh!te's Ki ng Pawn s tl n a t KS, ins tead of K·I as in t he Botl'innlk- Keres game . 21 . . R-K2 22 P-Q8(Q)! and 21 As he himselr states, the game "is not lind White's Killg Blsholl's scope not re· R-Ql 22 N- R6t. But nOli" White clinches a great masterpiece." But it does lIal'e ducel\' the te xt is out of order. his win prenil}'. real merits: some good positional play with exeml)lIricalion of what W hite can 13 P- B4 accoDllllish in t he \"arlatlon employed, Here is jUst about the only point to some ol'islna lilr ill the exploitation of criticize in Wh ite's game. His move Wh ite's ellrly ad\"l\lltage and a fast at· Cllts bOlh ways. Slower. yet seemingly ta ck ending In a ban!'. rr there a r e ~o\llHl el", a l"e 13 QR- Ul (I nd 13 P-Q5. A~ so me e ITOI'~, well, one cannot make a Zcrkowltz l·enHI. l" ks . howevet·, h is move bri llian"y Wit hout ~Oille Siloilt moves . containll some polson liS it invites Dl ack And White's !llay Is nenrly a bove criti to a [lilllce. cism. 13 .. .. R_Kl Gamell submitted during the pel'iOO of Black's reliance solely on positional No,'ember 15 to December 15 were cons idera tions gets him in u·ouble. CO l" judged by the Pos tal Chess Editor. T wo recl Is 13. KPxQP].I BPxP, P xP 15 were discarded a s under quality even for P - -K~! (15 PxP? R-KI!), H- Kl. a normnl run of publication. }~ I\'e morc were sCI'eened as comllll rtively inferior 14 6 PxP ! 22 N- R6 t K_Rl an d. one by one, another elgin h it the All's well that e nds well. 23 QxR P- B3 discllt·d. The remaining five were sub 14 . . . . QPxP 23 8-B l Is of 110 avail: 2·1 NxPj. mitted to Game;; Annotator J ohn W. K- >i1 25 :\'- R6t and 26 n"Qt. Nor ig Collins Cor a fi na l choice: besides Zer 23 ... P xN 2~ RxP, Q- ~'H 25 RxP t, Qx.H kowill( and Schaerer, the winners o f 26 QxQ mate. these gilmes II'e"e (not In order of s tand But \V h ite has a. neat answer in this ing) I ~. Dl"Owder, M. V. Churchlll and position, too. A. W. Conger. A very good batch of 24 RxP ) Resigns ga mes In ull , yet nothing like t he "great mastel"!)lece" which we feel Postal Chess Th is second Hook sacrifice at KD6 Is Is capable of p roducing. one too Ul any (0(' mll~k . \o'or 24 • \\' inner or the December 16 to Janu· QxH 25 QxRt leads to Ulate. Alld so does " "y J5 batch will appear In April. 24 ... P :.,; R or 2 ~ ... Pxl'\. N 1MZO-I N D I AN DEF EN SE G. Zer kowi tz R. Whittemore Th e Runner.up Postal Game W hite Black 15 RxN ! Second of tile twenty candidates for 1 P_Q4 N- KBS S N- QBS .6-NS Postal Game or the ~ ! o nth is t h is fine Whlle's fa st a Uack begins wi th this 2 P- Q64 P_KS 4 P- QR3 effort by Don Schnefer of Det roit. If It enterpris ing sacr ifice. The theoretical does not measure qllite 111> to Zerl WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? The greatest ." kill is exhibited in a game in whi ch it i~ nearly im po~~ i b l e to trace the l o~ing move or pIa II. Such is thi s. the sixth game of the Euwe-Hogolynbov match, 1929. The venerab le Dr, Max seize,,; the initiative and hammers the fight out of hi s game opponent. The Opening: a Qu een's Gambit: 1. P-Q4, P-Q4 2 P-QU4. P·K3 :3 N-QB3, N- KB3 4 B-N5, QN-Q2 5 P-K3, B-K2 6 N-B3, 0-0 7 lOll, P-QB3 8 B-Q3_ Cover scoring ta ble at line ind ica ted , Setu p position, ma ke Bl ack's 8th move (exposing table just enough to read it) , Now guess White's 9th, th en expo~e it, Sco re par i f your move agrees ; score zero, if not. Make W I NN I NG CHESS by I rving CherneY and move actuall y given, opponent's reply. Then guess White's next, and so OIL F r ed Relnfeld. The s ecret of winning ch ess Jies in propel" use of combinative COVER W HI TE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOS E ONE LI NE AT A TIME play- and here is a bool{ which tells you White Par Black Your Selection Your how to recognize the distinctive, basic pattern fo r every type of combination. P layed Score P la yed for White's move Score You learn when, where and how to com 8 P- QR3 bine on the chessboard, Gelling to the 9 PxP ______3 9 BPxP (.) very bedrock of winning chess, the 10 0-0 ______3 10 P-QN4 au thors jlJustrate tbeir (Jiscusslon with 11 N- K5 ______4 11 N.N simple, decisive positions from actual 12 PxN ______2 12 play. More t han 600 diagrams make it N-Q2 easy for you to f ollow the explanations 13 B_ KB4 ______3 13 B_N2 ______4 w ithout using a board and men. The reo 14 N- K2 14 Q_N1 ( b' suit Is a chess book which is easy to read, 15 N-Q4 ( e) ______6 15 P_ KN3 easy to understand, and one wbkh actu R-QB1 ( d) a lly improves you r game. 213 pages. $2.95 16 B- R6 4 16 17 RxRt ______4 17 Q. R BOTVINNIK T HE I NVI NCI B LE, This 18 P- B4 ______3 18 N- B4 group of 62 wonderful games by Mikha!1 19 P- KN4 ______~ ______5 19 N . B Bot vin nik, CH ESS CHAMPION OF THE 20 QxN ______2 20 W ORLD, t races t he rise of a great ma s Q_B5 ter from h is earliest success to the 21 Q-Q2 ______4 21 B-N5 threshold of t he world title. The Introduc 22 Q_ KB2 ______4 22 Q- Q6 tion to each game and its p!'ecise notes 23 P-B5 ______4 23 Q- K5 combine to give the r eade!' an ins tructive 24 Q- N3 ______4 24 " beh ind-the·scenes" view of master chess . KPxP 220 page s. 190 diagrams, $2.00 25 PxP ______3 25 B-K B1 26 Bx B ______4 26 R. B HOW T O P LAY BETTER CH ESS. The 27 P- 66 ______5 27 P-KR4 k ey ideas and methods of planning t hat 28 Q-N5 ______4 28 result in winning chess fire clearly pre· Q- N5t sented. The topics include: middle game 29 QxQ ______3 29 PxQ • problems of attack and defense; proper 30 P- K6 ______6 30 K_R2 use of combinative play; advantageous 31 P- K7 ______4 31 R-K1 exploi tation of positional weaknesses; 32 R- B1 (e) ______5 32 K- R3 endgame technique. Particular attention 33 N-K6 ______7 33 is given to opening t heory, the author's Resigns special field. 136 pages. 143 diagrams, $2,50 T ota l Score ______100 Yo ur Percentage ______ 1001 BR IL LI ANT CHESS SACRIFICES SCALE: 75-100--Excelle nt; 55-74--Super ior ; 40-54--Good; 25·39-Fair AND COMBINATIONS, 20 distinct types :\OTES T O THE C .ntE of combin ations profusely exemplified ·'-Po.lilion afler 29 . . , f'xQ from actual pOSi tions chart the students' a l i" . KPxP l ead .~ to the Exchange Vari way to mas tery of the tact ica l middle ation, a diffi cult pattern for Black. game of chess, "Tactics IS 99% of b) This piay is slow and tllak e ~ fo r a lag· chess," says the author- "and of the fun, gard developmen t. too! " 1001 of t he more beautiful mo\-es c ) While ddends hi s King Pawn ind in,cl ly, made in ches s will instruct and delight. 252 pages. 1001 d iagrams. $3,95 by the countcr of 15 . . NxP 16 Q.H.5 or 16 BxPt, foll owed by Q.R5(t ) . d) Now W'hit u's attack is irrusistiblc. Better MA IL YOUR ORDE R TO is the offer of the Exchange: 16 . NxP , CHESS REVIEW c) A finesse. Not 32 ~·K6 as Black can 250 West 57th St reet, New York 19, N. Y. repty with 32 ... B·B3. 64 CHESS REVIEW, FE BRUARY, 1956 AFTER THE OPENING - DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? OR IS YOUR MIDDLE GAME A s your superior opening play wasted ? Do you know I how 10 conduct the middle game intelligently? 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