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The OFFICIAL ORGAN of the AMERICAN CHESS FEDERATION
17th HASTINGS CHRISTMAS CONGRESS ERICH ELISKASES: CHAMPION OF AUSTRIA LEADERS OF CHESS IN AMERICA ______..• BARNIE F. WINKELMAN A CHESSPLAYER TURNS EXPLORER • ______. __ __ LAJOS STEINER ADDENDA TO GRIFFITH AND WHITE __ ___ ~ ___ ._ ___ _ ,_ .. ___ . FRED REINFELD
.' FEBRUARY, 1937 MONTHLY 30 el l;.' ___A:;:. NI.l.NI.l.U:.:.A=L..L '"' Y~$3.. ."'0 ( ------LEST WE FORGET 7he For the past six years the United States has been the proud possessor of the World Team Championship. The ef forts of our leading players have bl'Ought honor and glory to our country. This i3 the month of February, 1937. REVIEW Six short mont hs from now we will be
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN CH ESS FEDERATION • ISRAEL A. HOROWITZ, Editor The S. S. COHEN, Managing Editor Hamilton FRED REINFELD, Associate Editor Russell BARNIE F. WINKELMAN, Associate Editor Challenge R. CHENEY, Pl'oblem Editor BERTRAM KADISH, Art Director CUI) • Vol. V. No.2 February, 1937 called upon to defend our laurels against Lest We Forget ____ . __" ___ _ 25 the pick of the world's chess talent as
17th Hastings Congress . • 2G sembled at Stockholm, Sweden. Are we Q UI' Hcadc\'s' Column ____ _ ready for the test? Nottingham Pl'ize Awards __, .. The answer, as far as the players are Chess In Al' g- cntinu _. _____ concerned, is an emphatic "Yes". Our L e a del'~ of Chess In Amel"ica .," 1 leading stars are at the top of their Book RE Vicw~ _, .., ..., . . '_' ______" ' _, . _...... 31 form. Reshevsky, Fine, Kashdan, Horo* Addenda to Griffith & White 35 witz,. Dake or Simonson-what a team A Chess playcl' 'l'Ul"llS Explorer il7 we can put forth! What country have Miniatl1l'c Games 3~ we to fear? None! Erich Eliskases ___ 30 But there is another side to the story. Chcc kill!(' the News 41 It takes money to send a team of five Problem Department •. .. - 43 men to Europe, keep them there for a month, and bring them home again. Have any steps been taken to raise the necessary funds? The answer is an equally emphatic "No". Publis h",d monthly by THE CHESS R ~ VIEW, In the past it has been the -custom to 55 West 42nd St., N~w York, N. Y. Telephone: wait until the event was almost upon WIsconsin 7.3742.• D ome ~ t ic subscriptions: One year $:3.00- Two years $5.50- Five years us and then "pass the hat". As a result 812.50. Six months $1.'/5. Single copy 30 cts. the team was sent across with such • For
25 17th Annual Hastings Christmas Congress
The annual tournament held by the HASTINGS CHRISTMAS CONGRESS Hastings and St. Leonards Chess Club De~ember, 1936 at Hastings, England has grown into a IWY LOPEZ hallowed institution. And not without (Notes by I. A. Horowit7.) reason. Time, and stirring conflicts, Dr. A. Alekhine It :E<'ine such as the one recently cond uded, have White Black ~ raised it to a high estate in the chess 1 P-K4 1'· K4 world. 2 Kt-KBS Kt·Qll3 3 ll~Kt5 P·QR3 This year's Congress had an excel1€nt 4 B-R4 Kt.·E3 entry list comprising Dr. A. Alekhine, 5 0-0 B-K2 former world champion; our own 6 R-Kl P-QKt4 7 B~Kt3 P~Q3 Reuben Fine; E. Eliskases, recently 8 1'~B3 Kt-QH4 crowned champion of Austria, M. 9 B~B2 P~B4 . Feigin, a promising young Latvian 10 P-Q4 Q~B2 11 QKt-Q2 0-0 player; Dr. M. Vidmar the Jugoslav All orthodox so fal". ian grandmaster; G. Koltanowski, who 12 Kt· BI H~lW; recently won the Belgian championship; A questionable move. White mig ht con and the usual quota of Englishmen: W. tinue with 13 P-Q5 followed by 14 P-KR3 and lead into t he normal Rubinstein variation with Winter (their champion), T. H. Tylor. at least a tempo to the good. Sir G. A. Thomas, and Miss Vera Men chik, who is also renowned as the world's ======R. FINE leading feminine chessplayer. Since Fine won the event last year, we on this side of the Atlantic were naturally interested in his effort to re~ peat his triumph. When he started off with seven consecutive wins against Eliskases, Winter, Miss Menchik, Thomas, Tylor, Feigin and Koltanowski we felt that he couldn't miss. True Alekhine had been doing almost as well. his score being only half a point less, but what - a difference in technique! Reuben ran rough shod over his oppon~ ents winning in short order. Alekhine had a number of adjourned games a.nd worked much harder. We felt fully justified in expecting another American 13 Kt-K3 . ... triumph. It must be born in mind that at this point of .the tournament Alekhine was trailing Fine The fatal game occurred in the eighth by % a point. With this in view. he had to play for a win at all costs. This explains the and semi~final round. Alekhine was textmove, which costs a Pawn, but gains a favored with the white pieces, and, in~ doubtful attack. fluenced by the state of the score, esv 13 . . . . BxKt sayed a doubtful sacrifi-ce. Fine mis~ 14 QxB BPxP 15 Kt~n5 _ . .. handled the defense and lost. This rev An inter esting alternative would be 15 PxP, versed 'the tables and Alekhine led by PxP; 16 Kt· B5, QxB; 17 Q~K t 3, Kt-Kl; 18 a half point entering the final round. KtxBch, K-Rl. But even here it is difficult Alekhine was paired with Koltanowski t o see how the attack might continue. 15 . . . . PxP and Fine with Dr. Vidmar. Both games 16 QxP! KR~QBl were drawn after strenuous efforts and 17 Q-KKt3 B·El it is only just to Koltanowski and Dr. .18 B~Q3 Kt~B3 Vidmar to note that the hard· work fell 19 B·Kt!) Kt-Kl 20 QR·Bl Q-Kt2 to the lot of their noted opponents, each 20 ... Q-Q2 seems better to defend the being a pawn down at the finish. center.
26 FEBRUAR Y , 1937 27 , I Hastings Christmas I I , I Congress-1936 1 I2 I, I, I5 I6 718 9110\ Won I Lost IDrawn ( Total 11 Dr . A. Alekhine (FranceL---l - 1 1% \ 1 1 1111Alil i l 7 I , 2 21 R. Fine (U.S.A.) ______O' _1 1 1 % 111 1 1111 7 1 1 •7\, 3 E. E Ii,sk;ases (A!lstria) ~ -- -- - \ lhllO I _ j"h lh i l lll'h l l l"h 3 1 , 6\, 4 M. F elgm (Lah'la) . . ______0 I h llh _ 0 1% %1 1 111'12 2 2 , I 4\, 51 Dr, M. Vidmar (Jugoslavia) __ 0 1%1%10 1:If., 'h 1 11 1% 2 2 6 I 4\1 61 W. Winter (England L ______-I 0 j 0 I 0 I 0 lAI _ % l lh l l 2 , 3 3\1 71 T. H. Tylor ( En~l and ) ___ __ -I 0 0 1011 * % _ 01 1% 2 , 8 311 8 G. Koltanowski ( eigium ) _ .... 11,4 0 1%1 0 o OJ1 1 . Vz I% 1 4 4 3 91 Sir G. A . Thomas (England) __ _ 0 I 0 0 \lh OI'h IO I'h i / 1 1 , 3 211 tol Mill S Menchik (England) 0 I 0 'h Jh 11 1°1\11 111 ' , , I 5 2\1
21 P-QR3 P·KUl HASTINGS CHRISTMAS CONGItESS ~l ... Kt -Q5 to alleviate the pressure mighl December, 1936 be consider ed her e. A ftn 22 htxKt, l'xKt, DUTCH DEF E~SE the attack is about over, and Whit e would find (Nntes by I. A. Horowitz) it difficult to regain his Pawn. E. Eliskases Dr. A. Alekhine 22 Kt-R6ch 8xKt White Black 22 . . . K-Kt2, with the follow-up of . . . P_ 1 P·Q4 P-KB" B3 forcing the retreat of the White men, ~ee m~ 2 P·KKt3 Kt-KB3 better to avoid the weaknesses on the Black 3 B·Kt2 P-K3 squares, consequent to the line adopt ed. " Kt·J(R3 . ... 23 SxB Kt-Q::; The flank developm€nt of the Kt is a good 24 R(B)-Q1 P-Kt5 alternat ive to the customary 4 Kt-KBa as it It i~ diff icult to say exactly where Black does not hamper the soope of the KB, controls went wrong in the defense, but looking back KB4, from where it may exert pressure on Q5, wards, this move permitt ing the white Bishop and permits, if necessary, the advance of thc to eYu ltuall y co ntrol the diagonal QR2-KKtS KBP. must be considered bad. . . . . P · Eti 5" P-Q5 . . .. 25 P-B4 PxBP 5 PxF follOwed by 6. 0-0 and 7 P-QB4 with 25 ... Again here F _B3 is in line with the the idea of exerting pressure on the open Q ~pi l' it of the defense. file is also good. 26 QxBP i>xl' 5 • • • . P·K4 26 . . . P-Kt6, to lock t he Q ~ide appeal's to 6 Kt·B3 P·Q3 be somewhat betteI'. This would enable Black 7 P-K" B·K2 to concentrate h i~ efforts on thc K side de If 7 PxP, White may co ntinue with Kt fe nse. KKt5, or t he simple 8 KtxP, KtxKt? ; 9 BxKt. The fOl 'egoing moves might be i'xplained BxKt; 10 Q-R5ch, etc. Or in this variation, if away in the light of time pressure. 30 moves H .•• BxKt; 9 KtxKtch, followed by 10 BxB. in the firs t two hoUt's was the time limit. S P-B4 Kt·Kt5 9 BPxP ... . 27 PxP R-BG 28 Q-B2 Kt · 1{ 3 This exchange might better have been de 29 P·QR.1 R(R) ·B l ferred for the time being. The advance P:Jst 30 R-KB1 .... of the Kt should prove a source of annoyance to the second plaver in so far as it might be Threatening 31 BxP. attacked for a second time (B-B3), and would 30 . . . . R(B6)·B2 t hen be forc'ed back to R3 or B3, when the 31 R-Ktl Q-S3 capture of the KP would be indicated. 32 P-R::;! Kt·S4 9 . . . . KtxKP The threat was 33 R-Kt6 followed by the 10 0-0 0·0 capture of the Rook Pawn. With the weak 11 Kt-B4 PxP nesses of the Q side now being exploit( d. 12 BxP • • • • Black is helpless to defend on both wi ngs. This reserves the possibility of anchQrinll: 33 B_QB4 Q-Q2 t he KKt at K6 and following up with Kt-Q5 3" Q-R2! KtxP should the Kt be captur€d. As good as a ny. The position is h"nl'lei'ls. ]2 . . . . B-Kt5 35 RxP Q.R 13 Q-I{ 1 Q·Kt3 36 BxQch RxB H P· KR3 B-Q2 37 Q-K6 Resigns 15 Kt-K6 RxRch 16 QxR Kt -R3 • 17 Q.-K2 P-Kt3 CATALOG 18 8 · 02 Kt-QB2 of ]9 R-KS1 Kt-Kt" New, Second-hand. Rare If 19 ... KtxKt; 20 P xKt. BxP; 21 B-Q5! 20 Q-K3 ... . CHESS BOOKS With all of White's pieces poised fo!' Sent on r equest attack, as it were, it would seem that a more conclusive line should follow. Yet such is not University Place Book Shop the case. The Black Kt at K4 is the mainstay 105: University Place . New York, N.Y. of the defense. and there is no way of ~ett i nll: . . . r id of it. If for example, 20 B-R6 (with the 28 THE CHESS , REVIEW
threat of 21 Q~KB2) , then 20 . .. Kt-B2 and , ,This indicates that White is trying to hold 21 RxKt leads to nothing. ; the draw in hand from the very beginning. Perhaps best is 20 Q-B2 (threatening 21 E- 5 . . . . QxP It6); This forces 20 ... BxKt, when White But Black is not content to follow suit. after the recapture, might be able to effective- 6 P-K3 1-'-04 ly use the square Q5. 7 K t-K2 i->xi' 20 . •• . Kt-Q5! 8 KtxP Kt-B3 • 21 Q-R6 BxKt 9 Kt·BS Kt-KG I f 21 ... KtxKt; 22 PxKt, ExP; White Merely a matter of choice, but the simple might contiuj.lc -with 23 B-Q5, ExE; 24 KtxE, ... 0-0, followed by ... Q-KR4, or QR4, and Q-lq!l; 25 P-KR4 (threatening 26 B-KKt5), but possibly ... P-K4 would leave Black ahfud in it -is questionable whet her the temporary grip . development. on the position is worth the Pawn. ' . 10 B-Q2 ExKt 22 PxB R-KBI 11 BxB KtxE Of course not 22 . . . KtxP; 23 B-Q5. 12 QxKt Q-QR4 23 RxRch BxR And now the game might he called a draw. 24 B-Q5! . . . . If there is any slight advantage, White has it. 13 QxQ KtxQ 24 P -K7 at once leads to nothing, after 24 .. 14 B-Kt5ch B-Q2 .. . BxP; 25 B-Q5ch, K-Rl. Al~o aitoor 24 Q- 15 BxBch KxB B4 Black might safely venture 24 QxKtP fol- 16 Kt-K5eh K-K2 lowed by 25 ... B-K2. 17 0-0 .... • 24 .. '. . BxQ V"y fault.v ,·udgment. There is no quest i--'n 25 P-K7eh K ~ Kt2 but that the King is better placed at K2. v17 26 P-K8(Q) QKt-B6ch? P-QKt4 at onCe was indicated. While 26 . .. BxB; .27 Q-K7ch, K-R3; 28 Q- 17 _ . . . QR.QBl B8ch, K-R4; 29_ Kt-K4 does not appear saVory, 18 QR-Bl KR-Ql still it is difficult to discover a clear-cut forced 19 P-KKt3 P-B3 win for White. The move chosen should have 20 P-QKt4 .... led to disaster. 20 Kt-E3 might also have been played, but 27 K-Kt2 KtxB in that case black most likely would continue with 20 . . . P-K4 and the better position of his king and men might tell in his favor . 20 . . . . PxKt 21 PxKt R· B3! Gaining command of the file. White dare not capture the Rqok as Black would virtually be a Pawn to the good. 22 R-Ktl R-Q2 23 R·Kt5 P·QR3! Forcing the win of a Pawn or the gain of the seventh rank. Should the. Rook retreat, Black plays ... R-B4.
This is where Eliskases missed his oppor- tunity. 28 ' Q-Kt 8ch, K_B3; 29 B-K6 wins. 28 Q-K7ch , K-Rl 29 Q-K8ch K-Kt2 30 Q-K7eh K·Rl Drawn
HASTINGS CHRISTMAS CONGRESS December, 1936 NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE E. ELISKASES (Notes by I. A. Horowitz) 24 RxKP R· B7 E. Eliskases R. Fine 25 R·Ktl R(Q)-Q7!! White Black 26 RxKtPch K·B3 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 27 R-I(4 RxBP 2 P-QB4 P-K3 28 R-Kt6 • • • • 3 Kt-QB3 B-Kt5 28 R-B4ch, exchanging one of the Rooks, 4 Q-B2 P·Q4 offered better drawing chances, although the 5 PxP • • • • ensuillg endgame would be theoretically lost. • FEBRUARY, 1937
l 'u tho Editor of Tho Ch. .. Rnl"... : OUR READERS' COLUMN Mr. Harvey's letter on a change in the rules To lhe Edilor of The Che.. Review: of the game, published in the January issue of The Chess Keview, reminds me tnat ' when 1 ';Esquire" printed a diatribe on chess, which I presume they thought was funny, but it did was at the gl'eat Nottingham Tournament, I hcard Capablanca make: an offhand remark of not appeal t o me that way. so I wrote a reply much interest. He PI'oposcd to abolish the and scnd both to you. stalemate rule, saying t hat it is illogical. THE A'n'ACI( His point was tQat oLl en a player has a mat· CHESS ... erial !'uperiority, such as two knight,; against 1n this horrible KallIc a solimry king, or rook's pawn and king Tilere is no element of chance against king, and yet is unable to win because VI' of the past reputation of the stalemate. Capablanca's suggestion was to give to the player with material superiority Or of the brawny ~rm or self-esteem. There is no possible escape here from your own two-third ~ or three-quarters of a point. This, idiocy. he believes, would cast the onus on a player There you s it, as if stlU'jng into a mirror to avoid losinsr material or adopting passive And you watch yourself make a fool of your tactics ill the assurance of a stalemate, and self. would result in fewer dl·aws. It would also, he feels, force many of the present day twenty It i~ a pitiless game. No grace of manner, no exquisite words of lHov e draws to be play ~d to a finish. YOU)' owl!. no lu<.:k Rememfiering Capablanca's own criticism Can save you. Face to face with yourself that the game is played out, I asked him how In t hat apallinli:' void he could reconeil(l these two different state· Alone, you create your plan, and tuke the ments. His an ~ wer was that the abolition of consequences. the stalemate rule would in itself revive much Here you Jearn precisely who and what you play and would be the only change needed. are-- I wonder what reaction chesspla yel's will And YO\1 will not like it. have to this idea? The prevalence of short It is a terrible !!xpel'ience- draws at such an important meetinsr as Not. . Sim ilar, in its quiet way, to what the Creato)' ting-ham makes Capablanca's 8usrgestion of of the Universe definite value. Must inexorably eXfleriellee as, every day 1I0W. Chicago, Ill. PAUL H. LITWINSKY. He looks down. _ from "ESQUIRE". : >000000 : - ~ THE ItBPLY NOTTINGHAM INTERNATIONAL CHESS is a hellutiful game MASTER TOURNAMENT It teaches patience, the art of self \'diulLc ~ and of exactness. Special Prize Awards It (nables one t o tuke defeat with equanimity. It shows that results follow causes without tho; 1. By 1. S. Turover, for the most bril intervention of outside accidentul occur liant game in the tourney, to Bot rences. It develops concentration, analysis and the winnik (vs. Tartakower); for the ability to be undistul'bed by immaterial best score by a non-prize winner to haPfleninsrs. Flohr. It illustrates that a King is a mighty helpless creature, to be defended by his humble 2. By H. M. Phillips, for the most bril pawns, und that Woman, the Queen, is t he liant game in round 13 to Botwinnik supel'ior of all. (vs. Vidmar); in round 14 to Alek It brings to the fore courtesy, the knowkdge hine (vs. Tartakower); in round 15 that all players are equal (at the begin ning). to Reshevsky (vs. Vidmar). And a sense of humbleness. for even the srreat 3. By p. H. Litwinsky, for the best end est of t he world's players have only game by a British player to Sir scratched the sUl' face of the possibilities George Thomas (vs. Vidmar); for of this gre ut c ~ t of all ,!!'ames. Ecst Orange, N. J . LEWIS C. GROVER. the most brilliant King side attack to Alekhine (vs. Alexander) ; for the most aggressive draw divided be • 211 • . . • R-Kt7ch tween Capablanca and Bogoljubow 29 K-BI R(m-87ch 30 K-Kl RxQRP for their game in the 15th round; 31 R(Kt)xl'ch I<·Kt·1 for the most wins with White using • 32 R(K6)-K:;ch .... the King side openings to Alekhine; If R(K4)- R5ch, Black can wiggle out by for the most outright wins in one playing . . . K-K t5 followed by ... K-R4 on the next check, and then interposing- the Pawn. score shared between Capablanca, 32 . . . . K.R3 Euwe and Reshevsky, each with 7 33 R· R4ch K·Kt3 wins; for the best score' in the last 34 K-81 R(Kt)-KI7 35 R-Kt4cll 1{-B3 seven rounds by a non-prize winner Resigns to Alekhine. 30 . THE CHESS REVIEW The Argentina-Uruguay lllatch was a CHESS IN ARGENTINA double round four man team affair, and The outstanding events in the Argen "resulted in a victory for Argentina by tine chess world recently have been the the score of 61f2 to 1 %. The result in preparations (still in progress) to fin detail : ance the 1939 International Team Rua:>:Q. !\'>:\!;~\'.t;.\'.~ p t• ." . U'1\'.~ \:''l.';I P t .... . Tournament, the match between Ar 1 R. Grau 1 C. H. F leuerquin 1 gentina and Uruguay, and the Inter 2 J . Bolbochan 2 J. C. Balparda 0 Provincial Team Tournament. :3 I. P leci 2 J. Canepa 0 The Inter-Provincial Team Tourna 4 L. R. Piazzini 1% J. Gabarain % ment was sponsored by the Argentine Total · 6% Total 1\; Chess Federation and held to commemo rate the 400 anniversary of the founding -"- of Buenos Aires. We have a Rneaking MATCH ARGENTINA vs. URUGUAY suspicion that another reason was the Board No.4 stimulation of chess interest in the pro QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED J. Gabarain L . R . 1,·mz zlm.. vinces for the purpose of raising fu nds (Uruguay) (Argentina) for the International Team Tournament. White Black In any event the rui€s and regulations 1 Kt-KIl :J 14 QR-Ql n · Ki{t5~ of the Inter-Provincial Tournament fol 2 p · Q·t 15 KR-Kl ? BxKt! a I'·B4 16 BxB BxPeh lowed exactly those governing in Inter 4 t{t·1l3 I'xI' 17 I{xB Q-R5eh national Team Tournaments. Seven 5 P·QR4 B-B4 18 K-Ktl QxPch teams competed. Each team had four 6 1'-1\3 P-K3 19 K-Rl .... 7 Bx!' B·QKt:> If K-R2, Kt-Q7; etc. players and an alternate. The final re 8 0-0 0·0 19. • • . 1>-KH4! sult was a victory for the metropolitan 9 Kt-R2 B-Q3 20 BxKt R-H3 ! players represented by the Capital Fed 10 P-QI\H QKt-Q2 21 Ext> RxB eral Club of Buenos Aires. 11 B-Kt2 Kt-Kt3 22 1'-K4 R-R4ch 12 B-K2 QKt·Q1 23 Q-KR3 Kt-85! The summaries: 13 Q-Kt3 Kt·Kf) Re s ign ~ ._ e _ Club Games W D L Total Capital F ederal 24 15 6 3 18 MATCH ARGENTINA va. URUGUAY La Plata 24 14 4 6 16 Board No.1 Santa F e 24 13 4 7 15 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED Cordoba 24 10 4 10 12 R. Gran C. H. Fleurquin Bahia Blanca 24 9 5 10 11 % (Argentina) San J uan 24 7 3 14 8% (Uruguay) Me ndoza 24 1 4 19 3 White Black I lit-KB3 P-Q4 the discovered check 2 P-B4 P-K3 threat . 3 P-Q4 P-QB3 18 . • • . B-K3 4 lit-B3 PxP 19 P-K3 QR-Bl! 5 P-QR4 B·Kt5 20 PxB RxP 6 P-KKt3 Kt-D3 21 KR-Kl R(Q)xKt 7 B-Kt2 0-0 22 RxR RxR 8 0·0 T>-B4! 23 Q-K3 P-K5! A Folding 9 D-Ktf) Kt-B3 24 1'-B3 B-Q4 10 DxKt QxB 25 Q-Q2 B-B3 Pocket 11 Kt·K4 Q-K2 26 P xP? QxKtP 12 Pxl' 1'-84 27 Q-Q8eh Q-Bl Chess Set 13 Kt-Q6 DxP 28 R-Ql? PxP 14 KtxQBP P-K4! 29 Q-B7 P-K6! 15 P-QKt4 R-Ql 30 B-B3 .... Made in green 16 Q-Kt3 Kt·Q5! If R-Q8 ~ . R-BSch; 17 KtxKt BxKt I cl ot h w i th 31 B-B1, RxB mate. 18 QR-nt . .. . 30 . • • . P-K7! bl ac k and Black's defense . . . 31 R-Kl Q-QB4ch 2'l'CC n % inc h B-K3 has prevented Resigns squar cs. $1.25. 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It is the proud boast of "MaSts P NLichell at Notting·ham last s ummer. Chess", a publication that made its ap The formef escaped admission into a pearance on December 1, 1936, that in famous club by de~eati ng Miss Vera terest in the royal game in the Bay l\lenchik in the Minor Tournament, and State is as high as anywhere in the evidently profited by his experience Union. Its abroad. as pages tell of his r ecent Metropolitan a c q uisition League acti of the City vities, of con of Boston tests in the c h a mpion schools, of ship would i nd ividual attest. W. M. and c lub P. will be re competition. membered as Certainly a a leading healthy re player :1t vival in the Harvard hom e of nearly 25 Pillsbury and years ago. Barry, of The finale of Dr. Elmer his criticnl E. Southard, game with Franklin K. Chandler of Young and Yale-a P)' e s t on queen and W are, of pawn ending BUl'ille, - was hotly Stone, Wal debated by cott and oth the Boston er notables. and New Con crete Y 0 r k ex evidence of a perts, and greater re was only set cognition for t led when chess "down Dr. Emanuel East" was L asker the particip· handed down aUon of two a long con of its repre· GEORGE STU RG IS sidered ded- • sentatives in SlOn. the National Championship TOUrlHlment Usually community interest in chess last May. Harold Mor ton and Weaver is the res ul t of t he efforts of one man W. Adams, who have both held the title or a gro up of men. In this case we have of New England Champion, fought t heir both. Here an able group of business way into the finals through the stern and [l l· ofessional men have been work qualification rounds of their respective ing quietly to promote interest in chess. sections. Successive steps have been taken to re A more distant repercussion was the cruit new players: the co-operation of presence of Sydney S. Coggan and W. 1\1. the school principals has been secured,
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and competitive interest in the city and After graduating from Harvard in throughout the state has been fostered 1913 he turned to banking. In the years by local club matches, and individual before the war and immediately there championships for aU classes. A large after he was associated with the firm of and growing membership in the Mass Hayden, Stone & Co. , and for a few achusetts State Chess Association has years he was with Edward B. Smith & been built up. Co., later retiring entirely from the banking business in order to devote him Busy professional and business men 'self exclusively to his trust interests. have given freely of their time to teach ing the rudiments of the game to At the time of the war he entered the groups of students. Not least of the First Officers' Training Camp at Platts credit for an active and efficient organi burg, N. Y. where he was commissioned zation must go to Franklin J . Sanborn, a lieutenant of infantry. He was as the tireless Secretary and Fred J. Kel signed to the SOlst Infantry, 76th Di v_ ler, the spirited Treasurer of the State ision, which trained at Camp Devens. Association, both of whom are keen He went overseas with his regiment in players as welt as officials. July. 1918 and saw service in France un til his return to the United States. However the prime spirit in this group, . At the age of 85 with these essential and the leader in all its manifold activ tasks performed, he devoted himself ities is a quiet, modest trustee of rather . exclusively to his work as professional extensive financial interests and respon trustee, to his own affairs, and to the sibilities Sturgis is the name who interests of his clients. Careful study was unknown to the chess world a de of investments had enabled him to con cade ago, and who in that period has ad duct his business with a mi nimum ener vanced to the Presidency of the State gy and to devote more time to his grow body. More important - he is certainly ing family and to cultural interests. the most zealous patron and promoter of the game in New England, and what is He turned again to chess, and found most notable, is now ranked as one of in his boyhood pastime, a fascinating its leading players. The coincidence is medium of artistic expression. There striking, and offers an interesting story was, doubtlessly, an innate aptitude for in the development of chess ability and the game. Without systematic instruc interest. tion and with little practice he has moved forward rapidly, his chess The first is the more n ew~worthy for strength increasing from year to year. the game is notoriously difficult to mas In the last few ,years he has had oppor ter unless taken up at an early age. tunity to play with many of the stronger Hence his progress as a player is of Boston players: Charles S. Jacobs, Dr. more than casual concern to thousands Sigmund D. Putzman, Arthur Sandberg, of men everywhere who would like to Donald Mugridge, Martin Stark, Jr., take up chess, but feel appalled by its Harlow B. Daly, in addition to several complexity. stars we have already mentioned. George Sturgis was born in Boston on But principally his practice has been May 31st, 1891 , and is, therefore. in his at the Boston City Club, and he plays 45th year. When he was 14 he was almost daily, never refusing an en taught the moves of the game by his counter,-8 noteworthy fact which father, who had only a casual knowledge helps maintain the game at the Club, of chess. He played little thereafter but does not particularly add to ·his either during his school days at Noble chances in an important match game. and Greenough School or at Harvard. He is a serious student of the latest At college he was interested in sports, lines, and has devoted much time to particularly tennis. He played on his Nimzowitsch, CapabJanca and Reti. His class tennis team. In studies he devoted strength is not static but is rising day himself to a rather wide range of sub by day for he studies carefully the latest jects, specializing in geology and the games and variations. We reproduce a study of finance. Only occasionally did game played in the City of Boston he play any chess with his fellow stu championship · which shows an expert dents. technique. .,0 F EBRU A RY, 1 9 37 .,. ,
CITY OF BOSTO N CHAMI'IONSHIl' December, 1936 8I1W'S OP EN ING W. i\1 . I' . Mitchell Gco. S turlri§ White Black I ,,'-11: 8 ·1 I' ·Q I 2 ~ KI-K2 Q-Q3 2 K I{I· I1 :1 P -QH4 25 K-8 2 H-H2 ;J 1'- 1\ 3 K I\I· B3 26 P -H3 Q- H3 ., 1I-I\ Hi ch 1\1-B3 27 Kt-Q'I It -R7 5 Kt- l{J"i B-Q2 28 Q-Hl I\ -II:! 6 litx U QxKt 29 p -n,1 \\I-K I 7 0 -0 1~ _ K K t 3 30 P _Ili' KI-Q3 8 I'-Ql\ t3 IJ- KI2 31 I'xPch I'xl' 9 H-Kt2 0-0 32 Kt -IU 1\1 - \\5ch 10 Q-1J3 KI-KI 33 K-Kt2 Q-U2 11 Bx B KtxB 34 n-n I Q- R;; 12 P · I\I\I·1 1'-8 .\ 35 It- HI K_Kt2 13 V·K la 1' -QU3 36 Q -K I KtxQ r H Ih ll: l Qx ll 37 Cl -n 'l !.: t ·K5ch 15 P-ttiU 1'-1<1 4 38 K-Kti Q.QSch 16 I'x l' l ~ xJ ' 39 1i t -K I Q· I(1 5ch 17 l' t· B3 P -I{:) 40 QxQ P xQ 18 Q-!': 2 1'- 11:> ~ J n - H,I n-Ils l !l 1'-1\ 1..\ H-It l ~ 2 K- HI P· Kt6 20 HxU Qx H 43 H-K t·1 R·MS 21 q·l{ 1 n olO ·1·1 K-K 2 HxP 22 (l-U] Kt-K l :lnd wi ns 23 Q-Kt2 Kt- 1J 2 As President of the State Association, :Mr. Sturgis has fostered many phases of Sturgis at Play in the Game Room chess activities. Twice in recent years of the Boston Cit}· Club telephone matches with Philadelphia have been arranged by him ; he has in casions he is a perennial visitor at the spired the outstanding stars of his city Ca fe de la Regence in Paris where he to make possible their parti has met many of the lesser masters, in tourneys outside the state. cluding Baratz. He is a keen lover of inspiration and substantial the great out-doors, spending hi s sum sent Morton and Chevalier to mers at Cape Cod or in the Maine in 1935; and hi s is the spon Woods. He li kes hunting and fi shing. sorship sim ultaneous displays by He is an expert with the fly rod and de Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Fine, votes himself zealously to trout fi shing Kashdan, Horowitz, Dake and other at every opportun·ity. masters at the Boston City Club. At the 1111-. Sturgis is a descendent of distin high schools a careful program has guished names that have figured prom brought about such interest that at one inently in the history of Boston and school (Lynn English Hi gh) 126 boys New England. Hi s early ancestors set now form the chess group under their tled on Cape Cod in 1636. Hi s grand inspiring leader, MI'. Lewis Thistle. A father was associated with t he old firm comm ittee of the State Association of Russell Sturgis & Co. of Manila en working with a committee from the g'aged in exporting and importing in the Massachu setts High School Principals' era of clipper ships. His father was as Association has divided the state into sociated fo r many years with the Pep eight sections a nd is now holding eli min perell 1fhmufacturing Co. of Biddeford, ation chess tournaments for the school Maine. George Santayana, the well boys in each of these sections. The eight known philosopher and author is an un winners are to meet for a fi nal round on cle, being related through a second mar Washington's Bi rthday and the winner riage of MI'. Sturgis' grandmother. of the fin als is to be proclaimed the schoolboy champion of Massachusetts. He was married in 1921 to Rosamond T. Bennett, da ughtcl' of a prominent Mr. Sturgis' hobbies are numerOus Boston lawyer and has his home in and he has several apart from chess. He Weston, Mass. Hi s marriage has been is an ardent devotee of travel, visiting blessed with t hree fin e boys, Robert Europe every other year. .On these oc- Shaw, aged 14, and Neville, 13, (who are 34 THE CHESS REVIEW
now attending St. Mark's School,) and sell Lowell at a historic banquet to Paul Nathaniel Russell, 11. The two older Morphy given on May 31, 1859 at the boys are both keen at the game, and Revere House in Boston, with Dr. Oliver' have been playing for several years. AI· Wendell Holmes presiding and attended ready they have bested some of their by notables too numerous to mention. It father's chess friends, and have little is singularly apropos the subject of this relish for those who playa hum.drum sketch: game, or, as one of the boys puts it, for "And chiefly our guest, who has shown that the wreath, those "who think so slowly". Need not turn, as so often, the head under Perhaps the inspiration of his young neath: sters has helped Mr. Sturgis in his ef That a poison of jealousy, meanness and quarrel, forts to emerge from the duffer class Is not always distilled from the leaves of into a real expert. At any rate, it is im the laurel. portant that in the last decade a man I give you the man who can think out and of middle years has been able to make dare, The bloodless Marengo!; on twelve incbes such strictes,-without forsaking every square. thing else and paying normal attention Yet so modest, the conquered all feel that to his business and family. they meet, With a Morphy, and not morty-fying de. George Sturgis is a worthy successor feat." indeed, to the mantle of leadership of And I think Mr. Sturgis would echo chess in New England that has rested Morphy's words when he said in reply upon the distinguished shoulders of to this greeting: such men as Dr. Le Baron Russell, "I may also say once more that chess can George Hammond, Dr. Horace Richard never form the object of life. It is but a relaxation to more serious pursuits. As son, Dr. William Everett, Prentiss Cum such and as discipline for the mind, I be mings, J. Mona Lesser, and, since the lieve it to be well worthy of high com turn of the century, Godfrey L. Cabot. mendation." The latter, now honorary president of • e the state body, is still a warm supporter of its various activities, and his advice BOOK REVIEWS and guidance are fill sought at each , step of the ambitious program that has NOTAS AJEDRECISTAS been mapped out. by Amador Guerra and J. Baca Arus The George Sturgis Trophy emblem The author lays no claim to preten atic of the Boston City Championship, tious didactics. Instead he points out a beautiful silver bowl, gold lined-is that the purpose of the volume is to in· one of the minor contributions of the struct and entertain. state president to his city's chess. Even The first chapter is devoted to a brief more significant is his energetic spon historical sketch of the game. The next sorship of chess at the Boston City to the conception of the principles of the Club, where as Chairman of the Games attack. Then follows a discussion of the Committee, he converted a relatively in attack in its various ' phases-against active department into a vigorous and the -castled king on both wings, and important department of the club's act against the king in the center. ivities. A trilogy of masters, Lasker, Rubin All the power of his forceful person stein and Capablanca, with short bio ality is now enlisted in the service of graphical data and examples of their chess. With such guidance, and with best efforts are next presented. Follow -help of the men who are associated with ing this comes the story of the Meran him, a brilliant future can be forecast variation, and in conclusion, rook and for chess in New England. The work of pawn endings are discussed. A host of Sturgis has been constructive: his lead selected games of the greatest masters, ership is of a type that secures results past and present, all well annotated are without rousing irritation or bitterness. to be found throughout the book. His is alwa"ys a spirit of co-operation In Spanish. 187 pages 8%x5%,. Clear, with his co-workers and with those in readable type, well diagrammed, cloth the ranks. There comes to mind a cover. Price $2.00 fragment of a poem read by James Rus- (Continued on Page 48) Addenda to Griffith and White By FRED REINFELD
ALEKHlNE'S DEFENSE Reverting to the column, we find that after the moves 1 P-K4, Kt-KB3; 2 p Column 12 K5, Kt-Q4; 3 P-Q4, P-Q3; 4 Kt-KB3, B In the January issue of The Chess Kt5 the reply 5 P-KR3 is dismissed on Review we broke off during the study the basis of the continuation of a game of a game Becker-Grunfeld, which be Rubinstein-Spielmann, Moscow 1925, gan with the following moves: 1 P-K4, given in Note e: Kt-KB3; 2 P-K5, Kt-Q4; 3 P-Q4, P-Q3; Black 4 Kt-KB3, B-B4; 5 B-Q3, Q-Q2; 6-0-0, Kt-QB3; 7 P-B4! BxB; 8 QxB, Kt-Kt3; 9 PxP. E. GRUNl?ELD
5 ... BxKt; 6 QxB, PxP; 7 PxP, p K3; 8 P-KKt3, Kt-B3; 9 B-QKt5, Q-Q2; 10 Q-K4, B-B4; 11 P-QB3, 0-0 and of course Black has the better game. Note that if 9 ... BPxP; 10 Q-K2, P-Kt3;, But it is easy to see that White has 11 P-Q5. Kt-R4; 12 Kt-R3, R-B1 is bad for played a number of inferior moves here. Black because of 13 P-QKt3, B-Kt2; 14 R-Kt! and the threat of B-Q2 is decisive. particularly the nonsensical 8 P The game continue
35 THE CHESS REVIEW be seen from the game Steiner-Grun 1926) took the following course after 6 feld, Debreczin 1925: 5 ... BxKt; 6 P-B4: QxE, PxP; 7 PxP, P-K3; 8 B-Q3 (in a 6 ... Kt-Kt3; 7 PxP, KPxP; 8 P-Q5, game played in the same round of the BxKt; 9 BxB, Kt-K4; 10 B-K2, B-K2 same tournament, Asztalos vs. Vuko (capturing the QBP with either Ktcosts vics, White allowed himself the luxury a piece); 11 P-B4, Kt-Kt3; 120-0, 0-0; of 8 P-R3, without suffering any ill ef 13 Kt-Q2, P-KB4? (a bad weakening frcts aiter 8 ... Kt-Q2; 9 P-KKt3, P move, but Black's game has poor pros KB3; 10 PxP, QxP; 11 Q-Kt4, Q-B2 pects, and other games played with this etc.), Kt-Q2; 9 Q-Kt3 (this move, which variation have shown that White is hampers the development of the hostile sooner or later able to play P-B5 with KB, is a very important one for White) , effect) ; 14 Kt-B3, B-B3; 15 B-Q3, Q-Q2; P-QB3 (on 9 ... P-KB3 Tartakower 16 Q-B2 and White's position is decided suggests 10 BxP, KtxP; 11 B-Kt6ch ly superior. The only other · games in etc.); 10 0-0, Q-B2; 11 R-Kl and White which, so far as I know, this line of play has a good game. was adopted (Reinfeld-Santasiere, Dim It should be noted that after 5 P-KR3 ock Gambit Tournament, 1928; and it is rather dangerous to retreat ... B Horowitz-McHale, Philadelphia, 1936), R4 because of the possible reply 6 P-K6. were both won brilliantly by White. In a game Maroczy-Vukovics, London After the moves 1 P-K4, Kt-KBS; 2 Team Tournament, 1927, there followed P-K5, Kt-Q4; 3 P-Q4, P-Q3: 4 Kt-KB3, after 5 P-KR3, B-R4 (the position was B-Kt5; 5 B-K2, Kt-QB3; 6 0-0, P-K3; really reached by transposition); 6 B 7 P-B4, Note e alludes to the game Serg K2, Kt-Q2; 7 Kt-Kt5 (it would be more ean1-Reti, Hastings 1927, which con accurate to play 7 P-K6, PxP; 8 Kt-Kt5, tinued: as the text can be answered by ... ExB Black · followed by ... P~K3), B-Kt3? 8 P-K6! QKt-B3; 9 B-Q3, Q-Bl; 10 BxB, BPxB and Black has a lost game. The most prudent course would have been to play 6 ... P-K3 at once, avoiding the possi bility of these troublesome complica tions. After the moves 1 P-K4, Kt-KBS; 2 P-K5, Kt-Q4; 3 P-Q4, P-Q3; 4 Kt-KB3, B-Kt5; 5 B-K2, l\:t-QB3 the column con tinues 6 0-0. However, the energetic alternative 6 P-B4 also deserves atten tion. A game Spielmann-Gruber (Vienna, Black White 7 • • • • KKt-K2 The idea of this peculi~\\' - looking move is to attack the QP once more with ... Kt-B4. 8 PxP QxP 9 Kt-B3 .... Better than 9 B-K3, which could be answered by 9 ... Kt-B4; 10 Kt-B3, 0-0-0; 11 P-B5 (White must seek compensation for the P in an attack. At Kecskemet 1927 Yates played vs. Takacs 11 P-Q5? KtxB: 12 PxKt, Q-B4 to Black's advantage), Q-K2; 12 Q-R4, BxKt; 13 BxB, QKtxP! (no~ 13 ... KKtxP? 14 BxQKt, KtxB; 15 P-QKt4 as in Brinckmann-Grunfeld, Kecskemet 1927 and WhHe has a strong at tack); 14 QxP, KtxBch; 15 PxKt, KtxB! 16PxKt, QxP; 17 Q-R8ch, K-Q2; 18 R-Qlch, B-Q3 with advantage to Black (analysis by Kmoch) . 9 . . . • RxKt If 9 ... 0-0-0; 10 Kt-QKt5, Q-Q2; 11 B-B4 A Chessplayer Turns Explorer By LAJOS STEINER
I am now on a tour, which is, as far and German well. Kimura, the greatest as chess is concerned, almost a tOllr of living shogi player, is the other. exploration. Yes, the game of Japan is shogi. A In Japan, I found very little chess great game. In spirit somewhat akin being played. Whatever chess interest to chess. To me it seemed like a form exists is nurtured by a small group of of fairy chess come to life and played foreigners stationed there. A keen seriously. The Japanese are very proud player, and probably the best in Tokyo, of their shogi and consider it the great is Max Janowski, a musician and nephew est game in existence. And not without of the late master player David Janow some justification. They say shogi is ski. Almost on a par with him is Kem more difficult than chess. That is prob €nsky, an electrical engin€er, attached ably true. But that very point, in my to the Soviet Legation, who defeated me opinion, proves the superiority of chess. in both my simultaneous exhibitions. Shogi is too difficult, in some way a little An enthusiastic player and great lover artificial. On the other hand, chess, of chess is the Cuban Vice-Consul, Mr. though having boundless possibilities, is Peraza. Another leading spirit is Mr. simple and natural. Haviland, father of the famolls film star, Consider the pieces and their func Olivia de Haviland. tions. The pawns are rather limited in Among the Japanese themselves, their movements. They are easily block.,. there are, as f~r as I know, only two aded and therefore their power of cap players with real insight into the game. turing diagonally is well though,t .out. One is Professor Mitamura, a great Their ability to promote adds life to the pathologist and a member of the Im game. A very good thing. Would it perial University of Tokyo. He is a man not seem unnatural if the knight were of keen intelligence, who speaks English given other powers in addition to his ~OCOCOCOcOcOcOcOcO~ present leap? Or if he were d~prived and t he BP is lost (Kmoch ). Another way of of the power to move backward? The answering 10 . . . 0-0-0 'I would be 10 Kt bishop is a perfect piece for work along KIttS winning the exchange. the diagonals. How naturally strong 10 BxB 0-0-0 If he captures the QP, White in turn gains two bishops can be when united-con the QKtP with a very good gallic. trolling every square. And how weak II I'-Q5 Kt-K4 when separated. A bishop on white Kmoch points out that 12 B-B4! would now squares, when approached by enemy /dve White a very promising attack (if 12 ... Kt(K2)-Kt3; 13 B-Kt3 maintains the prc~ sur e, forces along black squares is sp utterly and if 12 ... Kt xBch; 13 QxKt, P-K4; 14 B helpless. And so on, the rook, the K3, P-KB4; 15 P_BS). • queen, and the king each having its White prcferl"ed to take the more uneventful logical moves and functions. course 12 PxP, KtxBch; 13 QxKt, QxP. But shogi is played on a board with A CORRECTION 81 squares. 20 men, arrayed in three I am indebted to Sidney Bernstein for rows, complete each side. In the first pointing out that in the variation given row are two lancers, two knights, two by Tartakower (see the December issue silver generals, two golden generals and of The Chess Review, P. 281) in the dis the king. In the second row are just cussion of note e to Column 2, the line two pieces: a rook and a bishop. In the of play recommended by Tartakower is third row are the pawns. These move not good, as White secures a winning in a forward direction like our pawns, game by 17 Q-R4! (instead of 17 Q_ but capture in the same direction they KB1, as given by Tartakower). move. They may advance only one The discussion of Alekhine's Defense square at a time, even from their ori will be concluded in the March issue of ginal positions. The bishop, rook and The Chess Review. king is exactly like ours. The lancer
37 38 THE CHESS REVIEW moves forward only. He cannot retreat and does not possess the horizontal MINIATURE GAMES powers of the rook. The knight also We have always had a sneaking suspicion that giving odds of a Knight was an advantage. moves forward onIy, and in moving Thc handicapper completes his development must make the longest forward jump. quicker, has less to worry about, etc., etc. Thl.! In other words, a knight placed on QKtl following game confirms this suspicion! can only move to QR3 or QB3. not to REMOVE WHITE'S QUEEN'S KNIGHT Q2. The silver general may move, one A. W. Fox Dr. Hodges White Black square at a time, forward or diagonally 1 p.K4 P·Q4 10 Q·B2 QxReh backward, but never vertically back 2 P·Q4 Kt·KB3 11 K·K2 QxR ward. In other words from QB3 to 3 P·K5 Kt·Q2 12 B·Kt6ch PxB QKt4. QB4. Q4. QKt2. or Q2. but not to 4 P·K6 PxP 13 QxPeh K·QI 5 B·Q3 Kt·KR3 14 Kt·R7eh K·KI QB2. The golden general moves exactly 6 Kt·B3 Q·Q3 15 Kt·Q6ch K·Ql like the king, one square in any direc 7 Kt·K5 QKt·Q2 16 ·Q.K8eh KtxQ tion. 8 B·KB4 Q·Kt5eh 17 Kt·B7 mate 9 P·R3 QxKtP Every piece that reaches one of the last three rows becomes a golden gen CUYAHOGA C. C.• (CLEVELAND) eral, except the rook and bishop, which December, 1936 remain unchanged,.but acquire the pow QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED ers of--the golden general in addition to E. E. Stearns E. Frey White Black their normal powers. 1 P·Q4 P·Q4 11 KtxP P·B4 2 Kt·KB3 Kt·QB3 12 PxP e.p. 8xP And now comes the feature of the 3 P·QB4 P-K3 13 Q·K2 Kt·K2 game which makes it so extremely dif 4 Kt·B3 Kt·B3 14 0·0·0 Kt·B4 ficult. One is permitted to take the 5 B·Kt5 B·K2 15 Kt·K5 BxKt 6 P·K3 0-0 16 PxB Q·K2 pieces that are captured and place them 7 B·Q3 P·KR3 17 Q·R5 Kt·R3 back into the game on any square. This 8 P·KR4 PxB 18 P·KKt4 B·Q2 tends to complicate everything. 9 RPxP Kt·K5 19 P·Kt5 R·£4 10 BxKt PxB 20 Kt·B6eh! Hesigns My reaction to shogi is that the pieces seem to be very limited in their scope Boston Metropolitan• Chess League and unnatural. They do not fulfill any GIUOCO PIANO C. C. Lee Hilliard destiny. It is a mere game. But, never White Black theless, a great game. Otherwise, be 1 p.K4 P·K4 6 P·BS Kt-B7 ing _slower, and less spectacular even 2 B·B4 Kt·KB3 7 Q·R5 0·0 3 P·Q3 B·B4 8 QB·Kt5 Q·Q2 than chess (I), how could it attract five 4 QKt·B3 P·Q3 9 Kt·QS and wins. million devotees? S P·B4 Kt..Kts Yes, indeed, in Japan there are five CORRECTION: January• "Minnies", Rarnak million shogi players. They follow the VR. O'Dell: 4 BxPch, KxB. game with great interest, and the news ~OoOOOOOcO:OoOOOcOoOo papers devote columns of space to the me): They thought well of the idea, game. Even more than that, the news and will take steps to raise the necessa papers arrange tournaments and employ ry funds. Everything depends on wheth the masters to write and play. A master er they can interest the newspapers. It is often paid 1000 yen (about $300.00) would be a boon to chess. As my for one hard game. 40% of each mas Japanese friends put it "We would like ter's earnings is shared by his home to see the world learn shogi, but as long club, which, in turn, later provides a as it doesn't, we will have to learn pension for him. chess." The shogi players of Japan gave me - a hearty welcome. I had many pleas EXCHANGES TAKE NOTICE! ant talks with them. Kimura, their champion, presented me with a beauti • ful shogi set. I asked them to arrange Kindly Change Our Address an International Team Tournament in on Your Uecords to conjunction with the Tokyo Olympic Games of 1940. (The Hungarian master, 55 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. P. Rethy, originally suggested this to FEBRUARY, 1987 39
that this should prove successful in view of ERICH ELiSKASES White's strong center formation. 9 R-Kl 0-0 Champion of Austria 10 P-QKt4! P-R3 The last few years have witnessed Black dare not risk 10 ... PxP; 11 PxP, KbeKtP; 12 B-KKt5, with the threat of 13 p_ the steady rise of the youthful Austrian K5. But he might have tried 10 ... Kt-Ql star Erich Eliskases. Readers of The and continue with ... B-K3. Chess Review are familiar with his per 11 B-H3 Kt-Q2 sonality and abilities (c. f. The Chess White threatened 12 P -Kt5, Kt-QR4; 13 KtxKP. Review, January-February, 1934 and 12 P-Kt5 Kt-Ql February, 1936). 13 QKt-Q2 Q-B3 Since taking over the mantle of Prof. 14 Kt-Bl Kt-K3 Albert Becker as Editor of the Wiener 15 Kt-K3 Kt-Kt4 15 ... Kt-B5 would serve no better purpose. Schachzeitung his play, contrary to gen White could simply reply 16 K-R2 and drive eral expectations, has improved rather the Kt with P-Kt3. than deteriorated. His editorial re 16 KtxKt QxKt sponsibilities have not affected his over 17 Kti'xP IUPxP 18P-R5! ..•• the-board play. Here I refer you to "The Art of Sacrifice in The month of December, 1936 saw Chess (Spiel,!)1.ann) for the funq,amentals un him add to his laurels. In a match of dedyinlr, this pawn sacrifice, which tactically gains time in the ensuing attack. ten games he defeated Rudolf Spiel 18 . . . . BxRP mann by the odd game (5%-4112) and 19 B-QBl B-Kt3' became officially recognized by the Not 19 ... BxPj 20 Kt-Q5. Black's moves Austrian Chess Federation as champ- from this point are practically all forced. • 20 Kt-B5 Q-B3 IOn. Not 20 ... Q-Ql because of 21 QBxRP, or The match was held in Semmering 21 Q-Kt4. and by a curious coincidence the result 21 R-K3 Kt-Ktl exactly duplicated the score of a pre Black must attack the white Kt at all costs, vious match between them held four otherwise the concentrated pressure of Rand Kt on the KKt Pawn would prove decisive, years ago in Linz. Once again youth e.g. 21 ..• K-R2j 22 R-Kt3, R..KKtlj 23 Q_R5. triumphed over age, Spielmann being Kt-E1; 94 BxKRP, PxBj 25 KtxRP, etc. 30 years older than his opponent. • E . FIFTH GAME OF MATCH December, 1936 GIUOCO PIANO (Notes by R. Spielmann) R. Spielmann E. Eliskases White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B-B4 B-B4 " P-B3 Q-K2 The oldest defense to ... P-B3, refel'ence to which is made in the Gottinger Handschrift, some 450 years ago. The play of the game discloses a terrific onslaught for the attacking player, to which there is barely a saving clause. S P-Q4 B-Kt3 In line with the strategical idea of the de fense. On 5 ... PxP; would follow 6 0-0, PxP; 7 KtxP, and White's development should 22 KtxKtP! prove decisive. • • • • 6 P-QR4 P-QR3 As in most cases, a sacrifice of this nature is made on intuition rather than exact calcula Perhaps, after all, 6 ... P-QR4 is better, tion. but in that event QKt5 is vulnerable to the 22 . . . . White Kt. KxKt 7 0-0 P-Q3 23 Q-R5 • • • • 8 P-R3 • • • • Important to prevent Black from gaining Obviously to prevent the pin. R5 for his Q. White now threatens 24 R-BS. 8 . . • . Kt-B3 23 • . • . K.R2 Another method of procedure would be .. 24 R-B3 Q-Kt3 P-Ra with the idea of continuing the flank 25 Q-R4 Kt-Q2 attack with ... P-KKt4, but I do not believe What else? ~------40 THE CHESS REVIEW
26 R-Kt3 Q-Ba dangel' of 11 ... Pr:QP as in the game. ShOUld 27 B-KKt6 Q-Kt2 l::Hack cqntinue instead tnen with 11 ... Jj _ Q~, 28 B-K7 Q-R! White has the counter-sacrifice 12 P-Q4, PxP 29 Q-R5 ... . e.p.; 13 QxPJ, BxKt; 14 l'xB, QxP; 15 0-0, 29 R-.B3 would be met by 29 ... P·KB4. which would eventuaJly Qhtain the initiative. 29 . . • . Kt-B3 Best fQr .Black, after 1:'-B4 would seem to be 30 Q-B3 R-KKtl 11 ... B-QB4. On 30 ... Kt-Kl follows 31 BxBP or on 30 11 . . . . PxP e.p,! ... Kt-.Ktl f ollows 31 BxR. Aftel' which Black obtains a perfect d(:;velop Black endeavors to free himself by giving ment, and White must play with precision to back the piece he is ahead. hold the game. It is interesting to note, that 31 BxKt RxR aiter all these years, the principles laid down 32 Pxlt Q-Ktl by Morphy still govel'll. 11 ... B-(,13 would 33 B-Q5 R-Ktl quickly lead to e@ality. 34 K-R2 P-QR4 12 KtxQP B-Q3 And now the KP, Black's last mainstay, goes 13 Kt-R3 • • • • by the wayside. 3,4 ... PxP would not do on After wading through reams of possibilities, account of 35 P-K5 and 34 . , . Q-Kl would and in the me~ntime consuming three-quart ers fail because of 35 Q-R5. Also 34 ... B-K3; of an hour, t he text seemed to be the only 35 B-BG and there is no adequate defense. satisfactory continuation. 35 PxP PxP Later, I discovered that Dr. Duhrssen (Wien 36 BxKP B-K3 €I" Schachzeitung, 1930) recommends 13 P-KR3 37 BxB PxB as the only playable continuation. However, 88 R-QI Q-Kt3 after the moves 13 ... 0-0; 14 0-0, I believe Only by giving up the Queen may Black Black can retain the advantage with 14 . . . hold on. B-R3, and not 14 ... B-B4 as Dr. Duhrssen 39 R-Q7eh K-Ktl !'ccommends. 40 R-Kt7ch QxR 13 . . . • B-R3! 41 BxQ KxB This power:(ul )Dove originated with Prof. Becker, and I am not sure but that White 1>:1 42 P-B4! R-Kl already without adequate defense. Or 42 ... B-Q5; 43 Q-Kt4ch, K_B2; 44 Q_ 14 P-KKt3 0-0 B4ch followed by QxBP. 15 0-0 QR-Ql '43 P-BS B-R2 16 B-K3 Kt-Q4 44· Q-B3ch P-K4 45 QxRP B-Ktl Even better appears to be ... KR-Kl, after 46 Q-Kt5 K-B2 which I could see nothing to do. 47 P-KW Resigns. 17 8-85 • • • • (Translated from the Wiener Schachzeitung). White no longer has the desire to defend this impossible position and despairingly • stakes all on this last play. If there is any SEVENTH GAME OF MATCH justice in chess, however, Black must score the December, 1936 point. TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE E. ELISKASES (Notes by R. Spielmann) R. Spielmann E. Eliskases White Black 1 P"-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B-B4 Kt-Ba " Kt-KtS .... As luck would have it, I, of all people, should play this opening, contrary t o my attacking style. I do not wish to delve as deeply as Dr. Tunasch into the theore~ical aspccts of the case, but offhand I question the wisdom of playing for small material gain, in !'eturn f0 1" a difficult position. 4 . • _ . P-Q4 5 PxP Kt-QR4 6 B-Kt5ch . . . . 6 P-Q3 was refuted III the game Sal we- Marshall, 1908. 6 • • . . P-B3 7 PxP PxP R. SPIELMANN 8 B-K2 .... 17 • . . . 8xE 8 B-Q3 is to say thc least, doubtful. Naturally not 17 ... BxKt because of 18 8. '. _ . P-KR3 BxB (Q6). 9 Kt-K B3 P _I{!) 18 KtxB Kt-U6! 10 Kt-K 5 Q-B2 19 KtxB Q-K5! 11 P-Q4 .... The point of Black's last is that after the If I were t o play this once again, I would following: 20 PxKt, RxQ; 21 BxR, QxBP, choose 11 P~B4 at this point. In that event Black must rega'in a piece with an easily won the danger of 11 ... Px8P is less than the J?;ame. FEBRUARY, 1937 41
NORTH JERSEY LEAGUE MATCH "CHECKING THE NEWS" January, 1937 with Joseph Gancher QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED J. Neuss D. Meisel Word comes up from Australia that (EJiz. C. C.) (Newark Rice·C. ·C.) White Black chess is receiving stimulation of a sort 1 P-Q4 P·Q4 22KR·Ktl P·Kt5? seldom experienced there notably be 2 P·QB4 P·K3 23 KtxRP Kt·Kt4 cause of the quality of the master res 3 Kt·QB3 Kt·KB3 24 P·Kt3 Kt·K5 ponsible: Lajos Steiner. The Hungarian 4 B·Kt5 QKt-Q2 25 BxKt· PxB 5 PxP PxP 26 QxBP R~K3 star, a well remembered visitor to our 6 P .K3 B·K2 27 QxB R·B2ch own shores, and more particularly a 7 B·Q3 0-0 28 Kt·B5 P·Kt4 familiar friend to these pages, has been 8 Q·B2 P·B3 29 RxPch PxR engaging in every kind of enterprise 9 KKt·K2 R·Kl 30 RxPch K·B2 10 0·0·0 P·KR3 31 R·B5ch R·B3 likely to help along the game on the 11 B·Kn4 Kt·Bl 32 RxRch KxR island continent. Included in his efforts, 12 1'·KR3 P-QR4 33 QxK tch R·B2 taking in both Sydney and Melbourne, 13 I'·KKt4 KKt·R2 34 Q·R6ch? .... are simultaneous games in which he 14 Qn·Ktl B·R5 Faster is 34 KtxPch, 15 B·Kt3 P·QKU and Q mates scored 178 wins, 22 draws and 10 losses, 16 P·Kt5 PxP 34 . . . . K-K2 first prize in an impromptu six man 17 Bx" PxB 35 Q· Kt5ch K·Ktl tournament, two lectures, and several 18 Kt·B4 R·R2 36 Q·K5ch R·K2 time-handicap matches against high. 19 n·Kt2 P·KB3 37 Q-R8ch K-B2 20 Kt·Kt6 P-R6 38 Q·R7ch Resigns grade local opposition. 21 l{txKRP Q·QR4 • Martin Stark replaces• D. H. Mugridge The Elizabeth Chess Club last· year's as champion of the Capital City C. C., North Jersey title holders edged out Washington, D. C. Mugridge, who did Newark-Rice C. C. in a sensationally rather well in the American Chess Fed close match, 4%-31;2. The telling point eration Championship at Philadelphia, went to the winners when J. Neuss, holds the D. C. title, a position un eminent problemist, climaxed things affected by this triumph of Stark's. The with a remarkable victory over D. latter's score in the club tourney was 7 Meisel, state champion. out of 8, with L. N. Ponce second, mak ing 5112, E. M. Knapp, Mugridge and J. The score: E. DuBois were the next best, tallying Elizabeth C. C. Newark-Rice C. C. 5, 5, 41;2, respectively. J. Neuss 1 D. Meisel 0 L. Neidich 1 H. Pump 0 • B. Anderson 0 C. ParmaleE' 1 The silver bowl symbolizing top hon- M. Strand 0 C. Bauderman 1 ors in the City of Boston has the name B. Williams % A. Maier 'h of Sydney S. Coggan engraved on it for S. Horowitz 1 H. Halmo 0 1937. Harlow B. Daly for '34, Harold S. Neidich 0 J. Berkman 1 L. Ault 1 N. Oliver 0 Morton for '35 and Weaver Adams for '36 comprise Coggan's distinguished Total 4% Total 3'h company striving for permanent pos
QOOO:O:OoOOOoOOO:OoO~ session of the trophy, for which one must accomplish the not-easy task of 20 Q·Kt KtxBch 21 K·Rl ..•. winning the City laurels three times. Also 21 K.Kt2, KR-Klj 22 R.Ql, R-Q4 can not break the force of the Black attack. It no The recently ended• play for state sup- longer matters what White does. remacy in North Carolina, staged at 21 • . . . 'KR·Kl Raleigh, closed in a triple tie for first. 22 R·Ql •••• After 22 P·KB3, the maneuver R·Q3·Kt3 H. E. Snyder and R. L. Strelik of Win wins. ston-Salem, and H. M. Woods, Jr. of 22 . . . . Q-R4! Whitakers were the big three, each wi'n 23 P·R4 .••• Or 23 P·KB3, RxR; 24 QxR, KtxPch, etc. ning 8 and losing 2. W. W. Gibbs of 23 . . . . Q·Kt5 Staunton, Va. rated 71;2-2%, while E. A. 24 K·R2 KtxP! Holton of Winston-Salem and H. E. Also 24 ... Kt·B5 was sufficient. Skinner of Baltimore, Md. made 6-4 for 25 PxKt R·K7ch a fifth place deadlock. 26 R·B2 RxRch 27 QxR QxR -.- Resigns. Yet one more grand prize falls into (Translated from the Wiener Schachzeitung). the possession of Reuben Fine. Pitted 42 THE C HE SS REVIEW against the best of Sweden's talent really marvelous feats of the past few meaning something infinitely far above years. The Central Executive Council of mediocrity- he won seven games, drew the USSR has bestowed upon their two and lost none to come out first by a great hero "a badge of honor for out convincing margin in the masters tourn· standing aehievements in chess." A well ament played at Stockholm, Jan. 16 to merited distinction, if ever there was 24. one. The national titleholder, G. Stahlberg, • who was second, and G. Stoltz, who fig· Dr. Max Euwe was another to be ured in a tie for third with G. Daniels· graced with glory lately, and in some son, were also undefeated. However, what signal fashion : The Dutch chess Stahlberg drew five times, and Stoltz enthusiasts in Pretoria, South Africa. seven. Fine's drawn games were against have founded a new organization called these men, incidentally. S. Landau, of "The Dr. Euwe Club ...... Which puts the Holland, who ranks second to none but worthy doctor even with a former world Dr. Euwe in his own country, was the champion similarly immortalized: There only other foreigner in the tournament, is "The Emanuel Lasker C. C." in J eru and he placed eighth. salem, Palestine. a The standing : With the championship tournament of Woo Lust Won LO!l t ·the Manhattan Chess Club (N. Y.) ad R. Fine 8 1 E. Lund in Hj~ 41h vanced to the very brink of the final G. Stnhlborll 6% 2 % B. Sundberg 3 % 5'. G. Da niolss on 3 % S. Landau 3 r. round, Kashdan and Simonson still have G. Stoltz ".5,. 3% E. H olm 2 7 doggedly r efused to give way to each N. Berllqvist 6 4 J. Collet I lh 7\1 other, and remain at a level in the lead· • ing position. Willman and Kupchik seem The regular contest for the 1936 best posted for runner·up chances. Philadelphia city championship finished in a tie between J acob Levin and Isaac .. ,\ N Ofo' fo' IIA ~ n GA:\lE Ash. In the subsequent playoff, they have won a game each, and the struggle New York, 1936 Q U E E~' S GAMHIT DECLINED is to continue until the deciding odd H. Fajanll I. Karman point is scored. Wh ite Black The 1937 tournament is to begin 1 p-Q4 P ·Q.4 14 8·84 1'-1\.1 shortly. 2 P·QB_ P· K3 15 PxP Ktx1' 3 Kt-QU.""! (H·K U3 16 BxKt QxlJ .. B-I which the first and second moves are THEME PALAESTRA possible in the initial position, but fail Taskers and thematic studies pre ing by the hindrance. dominate again this month and while 2. One or several new partial de this favorable composing wi nd prevails, fenses appear after the decoying of the we are hastening to present them. Black piece. In No. 601 Bill Beers hopes that he "The difference between the New has discovered a new theme. Perhaps York Theme and the London Theme is some solver 01' composer will let Bill that in the 'Londoner' the fi rst or second know, with proof in hand. whether or move of the new threatening play is not not it "has been done before, or at least possible until after the decoying, where if the auspices are propitious. as in the 'New Yorker' both are possible No. 602 exhibits Black pawn-one-two in the initial position. defenses, and No. 603 is a forthright "An example will explain this: In the tasker, more delectable than dainty, but following problem of K. Hajek (No. decidely ingenious. 624) the inventor of this theme, the No. 604 bears some resemblance to theme is set twice. After the key 1. the Costachel Theme, but lack the Sf3 (Threat: 2. Pd5 and S. S or B Black self-interference and mate in the mates), Black defends with 1 ... e x line of pin. S or 1 . . . gxS. In the first case the No. 605 will raise a smile by its puck threatening play 2. Pc4 and S. Qbl mate ish attempt to deceive the unwary solv now is effective. At the same time the er, but the stratagem involved is hoary new partial defense 2 ... Ke4 3. lIg6 wjth age. mate is created. In the second case. (1. With No. 606, Mr. Sprenger shows us gxS) the threatening play 2. Qhl {lnd a classic rendering of the Schor Theme. 3. Qh3 mate is effective and the new The facile manner in which this diffi partial defense 2 ... Kg4 appears, cult idea is subdued in a setting of gos whereupon 3. Be6 mates." , samer lightness will elicit many an "Ah ,1t and "Oh '" and we confidently We thank the Viennese group for this congratulate him. Solvers may remem enchanting theme and the essay, and ber that in the Schor the key piece sim remark only that we believe the theme ultaneously pi ns itself and unpins a extremely difficult. and not too fecund Black piece. whereupon the unpinned in variety and originality of settings. Black piece in turn unpins the White We believe it will be a 'challenge to our piece which delivers mate. composing aces, and eagerly await the Nos. 611 and 624 are examples of the appearance of the first problem by an New York Theme, a discovelW uttering American composer to conquer this its birth-cry in our column, and we feel hydra-headed monster. proud to be in at the christening. It is No. 612 by A. D. Gibbs is another the subject of a recent letter from Dr. "Londoner" revealing the theme set G. Erdos. fam ed Viennese composer. two-fold. We are quoting verbatim the following No. 613 is a task attempt which the dissertation by Dr. Erdos : . _ author believes sets a record in this "The new problem school in Vienna theme. Solvers may question the legit introduces a new theme 'the New York imacy of the third White Bishop and Theme' so called in honor of American we shall enjoy receiving opinions on this composers and solvers. point. The task involved is: Five "un "In this theme two conditions must pin effects" in the Cheney Theme, with be fulfilled: a different mate following each effect. 1. By removal of a positional hin No. 619 and 620 are prizewinners drance-by decoying a Black piece a from a thematic tourney. We believe new threatening play grows effective, of solvers will enjoy ferretting out the THE C HESS REVIEW ORIGINAL SECTION 601 604 60'1 "BILL "BEERS B. M. MARSHALL W. K. WIMSATT, ;Ir. " Willmar, l\olinn. La_ Washington, D. C. = Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 602 605 608 " MANNIS CHAROSH FRED SPRENGER Z. ZILAHI " Brooklyn, N. Y. New York City Budapest, Hungary Ma"te in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 , - " . " \"" " , , W ~60S 606 609 ' "'" I DR. G. ERDOS FRED SPENGER SIMON COSTIKYAN Austria New York City Brooklyn, N. Y. ""': , , , Mate in 2 Mate in 3 " '"" . ":"' ." , SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE MARCH 10th, 1937 FEBRUARY, 1937 45 ORIGINAL SECTION (cont'd) 610 613 61. DR. G. DOBBS R. CHENEY J. F. TRACY Carrollton, Ga. Rochester, N. Y. Ontario, Calif. Mate in 3 Mate in 3 Mate in ~, 611 614 6'11 DR. G. ERDOS ING. H. GUTTMANN _ DR. G. DOBBS ===Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria Carrollton, Ga. Mate in 3 Mate in 4 Maxi-Selfmate 'in 3 612 615 618 A. D. GIBBS W. JACOBS G. PLOWMAN Rochester, N. Y. New York City New York City F Mate in 3 Mate in 4 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE MARCH 10th. 1'937 46 THE CHESS REVIEW QUOTED SECTION 619 622 625 W. POPP U. CASTELLARI J. HALUMBIREK 1 Pr.-"Scltaeh-Eeho"- 1 Pr.- Sackmann Ty. 1935 II Problema-1932 1929 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 4 620 623 626 J. SZOGHY C. MANSl<'IELD 2 Pr.-"Schach-Eeho"_ 2 Pro "Swiat Szachowy"- FR. SACKMANN 1935 1930 Sammler, 1918 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 5 621 624 627 A. MARl KARL HAJEK DR. OTTO BLATHY "Osterreiehische 1 Pro "Mag. Sakk"-1929 S"chachzeitung" -1937 Christm-;!s 1936 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 Mate in 17 FEBRUARY, 1937 theme and the most accurate definition bers, and serve a valuable new!;, educative and of it received will be published in the entertainment purpose. C. S. Kipping in a note in the January solutions. "Problemi!;t" asks "Will not U.S.A. and In No. 621 and 622 is presented a Canada consider forming societies 1" Solvers theme which may be described as the and composers, we want your opinion on the converse of the Holland Theme, which matter. Will you write us and tell us whether you favor the organization of such a society, we cursorily explained in the January and whether it will receive youl:" interest and "Palaestra". Although there has been SUppOl:"t? some contention regarding its name, it • has been called the Castellari Theme, Congratulations to F. Palatz who reeeivcs and was the selection for an Interna the Honor Prize for his strategk miniature, "Lo No. 560. tional Tourney announced in Sacchi Dr. Gilbert Dobbs wins the Ladder I'rizes stiea de Roma". The scheme is as fol with a score of 239 points. We believe that lows: whoever the Champion Solver of America The key-move unpins one White piece turns out to be, Dr. Dobbs will prcss him for and pins another, the unpinned piece his laurels, as speeq, accuracy, and a keen eye threatening mate. Black's defense pins for "cocks" is a difficult combination to beat. The solution t o the novelty problem, a help the threat piece and unpins the first mate retractor, given last month is as follows: pinned piece, which then delivers mate. \Vhitc Rctracts B(a8)d5, restoring the captured In the examples given, this theme is Black rook to a8, anrl plays Bc4. Then Black combined with Black self-interference, castles and White mates in one by Ba6. The Problem Editor confesses that he is the cul which is but one of numerous methods prit responsible for this effusion, and admits of enabling the final mate. that this type of problem is easier to compose In No. 623 we divulge a forerunner of than to solve. the Barthelemy Theme outlined last • month. Here the battery is controlled SOLUTIONS by two Black pieces rather than one, !,,,_ U7 hI' nm n ~.... . 1 Dm. and each Black piece intercepts the bat The inw.ta'cnees lneludlnp: the Grlm.ha...... "ood.-G. Dobbs. The neeeulty tor the In''''' .t tery line at one point only. It also il ca I. neIther IIPPllrent nor lIettlll\. No. 5 ~8 b~' S. Cootlk~·"n. lustrates the abandonment of battery tllt...ntlon: 1 Ke7. control by means of self-pin of Black. Cooked by: 1 Rdld5. No. b~9 by E. L. Dei.. . 1 811'3. No. 627 by Dr. O. T. Blathy is an en B"t ot th~ two-move"ll.-M. Gon .... l". CTOU' ticing exercise for those who enjoy ex cheek ingcniou.ly applied.--G. Dobbe. No. $~O by earl Di~n. tended strategic maneuvering, and we [nwnt!on: I lW2. Cooked by: 1 P"S. beseech all of our solvers to give it a No. ~r.l hy B. M. Ma.r.hall. 1 Sdl. fling. Mllior dUIII • ..rt~r I ... Q"R; 1 .• . Qe&; 1 ... Qd6.- W. J a eobs. Some II'OOd trt... --G. N. o Cheney. N". "62 by Fr«l Sp.en No. 558 by F. R. Sarleg-o. (Continued from Page 34) -8M, Kf6: 2. Bg7ch I• . . . '. PIS; 2. BU Neither impr.. ¥ivQ nor diffl c ult.~P. Roth~n""rg. JAFFE'S CHESS PRIMER 2. Bf( u. .. n~ ..t . hot.--G. Dobb•• No. 559 by G, B. Spencer. By CHARLES JAFFE Price 66e 1. R"S. Threats: 2. Qh6ch or 2. QxP 1. . " . Kg7; 2. Qh7ch 1 • . , . . Kel; 2. QxPch When chess first struck my fancy as L _. ,. RxR. RbS, cS, dS. or oS: 2. Qh7 a lad, I would occasionally visit the dubs 1, . . . _ RM : 2. QxRch Some nice pla y but too many du&l •.- P. Rothen_ on New York's east side. There the berg. No. no by F. P a l"t•. name of Jaffe loomed upon the horizon 1. BR4. Kd3 ; 2. BbS, Ke2: 3. B02 1•.• _. : 2. __ , Ke .. : S. Be4 as a second Lasker, and not without A lyric In c arna t ~.-M. Gonnle.. The tempu i . justification. For he had met in over neatly galned.---G. Dobbs. Marking time superb. II'. Best problem in the original .e"tion.-P. the-board combat all the chess giants of Rothenberg. My . ccond choice.-G. Plowman. No. S6t by W. K. Wirn."tt. the day, many of whom were laid low. 1. PeS, BII'S, ..3. d2, or cl: 2. Sd3, Bny: 3. Sel, And now, after all these years, from e6, or f4 1...... , Bh2, g3, dS, 07, or bB: 2. SXP, &ny: a vast store of knowledge gained in play S. 8bSd2 or d4 1. " .. , Be5; 2. 306. Kg4; 3. S",bch and pedagogy, Jaffe culls the best, and 1. , . . . , .. . ,; 2 • .. ,,' Kh8; 3. SUch incorporates it in a primer, 1 • ... ,' . . , . : 2 . . " ., PM; 8. Sgb 1 •.. ,,' ., . . ; 2 .. "., B anf: 8. Sd4 or 14 A short biographical sketch graces 1 •. . . . , Ph5; 2. Be'. any; S. Stld2 or h2 A ' remar kable study and a real tempo duel b .... the introduction, followed by a foreword tween the Hi.hop and Knight.-G. Dobb.. Tbe try 1. Kte6 met by 1. . " ., BeS cau",ht many by Samuel Reshevsky, United States !olvers._Ed. champion. Then comes a discussion of No. 562 by Bill B"",.,.. Intention: the notation, followed by a description 1. 8ba. KcS; 2. Sd2. Ke2: 8. 8b1, Kx8; ( . ReS 1. , .. ,' " . , ; 2. , . . ,' , . . ,; a • . "" Kel : 4. KbS of the various pieces, their powers and L , .. .• Kb5; 2. Sd , K ..6; 3. RbS, KxB: 4. Sc6ch functions. These are presented with Cooked by: 1. SdS, KcS. 2. 8b2, Ke2: 3. Sd. Kbl; ( . RcS diagrams. Next in order is a chapter 1. " . , . ".2. " .•. " . :8..• Kc1.4.Kb3 1. . ,' ' . Kb5: 2. SxP, Ka6: S. RbS, KXB: 4. SeSch devoted to the rules and ethics of ' the No. 5U by Dr. G. Dobbs game. Helpful hints, to serve as a 1. Dg7eh, Kh7; 2. GM mate. Retro.. nal"i.: It must be Blo.ck'. move. If guide for the beginner are then covered. White we.... to play, Hiack would have no legal retraction. For jt Black moved la.t at all, the The principles laid down here are then move muot ha ve been P (f7)fb. in which ca. c exemplified in the study of the common White would play 1. PxPe.p.ch, m ating next move. But i t Black moves t he p a wn from M. place openings and endgames. The It .... ould ento.ll the ImJ>Ol!"lble position of B at eS. Other retraction. a re clearly ImpO$. ible. book also contains numerous problems, Er(!,o Black did not move iast and It i . Blo.ck'. and problematical endgames, move. No. 564 bf P. L. Rothenberg. Four "ointionsl 95 pages, 5% x 7%. Clear, readable Intention: 1 R(e )h8, Pd(; 2 Rd5. PxR: 8 Sd. PxS; 4. Qd2, PdS; 5 QfSch. PxQ: 6 type, wen diagrammed, paper cover. Db'. PdS: 7 Bd2. Cooked by: 1 Re2, Pd(: 28e6, PxS; 8 Pf4. Pe5: <9<::00000000000000000::><3- 4 BxPch. Pd: 6 Qf8ch. PxQ: 6 Db(, PdS ; 7 Bd2. winkle 27,-; M. Hertzberger 23,-; W. Towle I Qd2, Pd4: 2 Pts, Pd; 3 Re£. PxR : 22,-; B. 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