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INDEX FEATUAES Game of the Month ______233 From Fact to Fiasc:o Najdorf-Reahevsky Match ______244 TN OUIt JULY ISSUf:, we mentioned as a The re is ill arrllnl,;ing any intermllional Views on News of the U. S. Championship ______232 fa ct thai the match with the Hussian lealll client ,\ real need for willingness to CUIII' was to lake place, b e~ itln i n g on July 15 promisc. In arrang in g Ihe Radio Mutch DEPARTMENTS or 16. of 1945 and IlIllt at i\loscow in 1946. the Chen Cil viar ______235 J US I after we had gone to press., how. editors of C H ESS RE\'U;W found Ihat I)oinl Games from Recent Eve nt. ______239 ever, tht: faci turned suddenly to fiasco. a ft er IlOint Il ad 10 he lought out. The How to Win in the Middle G Dutch Treat with 5 V:!·31/ ~ . Dr. Tart1!kol·er. playing much below hi ~ strength, fin ished with a It fell to Edward Lasker, Pr ~s jdl;nl of minus sco re. the i\Jarshall C h e s~ Clu h in New York [0 enjoy a sort of Dutch treal in a [nur mas· Cr ossboard Team Batt les ter tournament in Holl and. He ,\I\d C. D. I n a 10 hOHl"d . double·round match. van den Berg lied fur first. 2·1. whil e Yugoslavia d rubbed Ital)' by 14·6. On the other two Dutch masters, Lodewijk thil'd board, (lire of Yugoslavia twice dc Prin s and T. D. van Schd ti nga, also tied feated Porreeu. 1·2. Another ma tch of the foregoing descrip. Lasker lost tn "all dell Berg and WoII tion wa s eon leHed bet ween Spain and from Prins and vall Scheltinga, the last Switzerland. The Spaniards won hy 13·7. on an adjudication Iw Dr. 1\ l nx En we. Van den Berg dl'Cw with each of hi ~ com· On t he Postal Front patriots who abo d re w with ellch other. By a ~ e on : o f 49%-32/t. South Africa "V errall Can:hla ill a recently concluded Argent ina to the Fore c"rrespondence lI"ar. W. Heidenfeld of The world jl!~li o r chess dHlIupionship South Africa and Dr. F_ Bohatirehuk was brought to the Weste rn Hemisphere b roke e\'en on fir~t board. by Oscar Panno. 18 ~' e 226 CHESS REV IEW, AU GUST, 1~53 Harold L~ef, S. Winikaitis and A. Zujus, each 5Y2 -1V:;:, finished tllird to sixth on S.-B. points in th e "rder namCtI. Six players including Curt Brasb:t, defending champion, scored 5·2 each. Too Many Guns The dazzling ,1rray of I",wer presented by the intero;llegiate ciwlllpions of Columbia Un il'ersi l), was altogether too mueh for a Han'anl te.lm in the match between Ihe two for the lleiden.Stephen .~ trophy of the c.1-I.\' .1'. Chess League. Gaining the cup for the fifth time in a row, Columbia won at C.unhridge b)· 3Yz.'i2, with victories going to Eliot Hearst, Karl Burger and Philil) Schwaru. and a draw occurring hdwccn James T. Sherwin of C()lumhia and Marshall Freimer. CALI FOR NIA In the finals uf the tournament fur the state rapid transit litle, I{ay !\illJ"tin of Santa J\"ionica and \Valte: PafuutiefT tied for first to become eu·cham pions for 1953·54. The prdiminaries attracted 31 entriES, wito played in thrEe ~ e ctions. COLORADO In a rip,sHorting 7 round Swiss System, MASSACHUS ETTS Angeles Count)' Chess League. Hollywood the Colorado Open confounded the ex· The Schoolboy Championship, held at won" nwt ches, drew 2; Inglewood, the perts and one master who took compara· the Boylston Ch e~ _Chd) in ~oston , wellt !"Imner·lI p. won :~ . drew 3. tive shcllackings from a held of fifty.four. to 17 "ear old Cf'nJi with a 7·1 round The L. M Angel"s Water & Power Ches~ A triple tic linked Jack L. Hursch, the r"bin sucee.,s. He lost ouly to S. Lyman, Cltd) tl"ilnllled Ih e I.os Angeles Tim l!s State Champion but a Clah A player in runner·up with 6Y:J·l % . Chess Club hy /·3. Victori es for the win · USCF ratings, Victor Traibush of Brook· ning team were sco red hy J. Freed, D. lyn, New York, a Class B player, and O RE GON Norton. F. Larsen, C. Frie{lman, E. Perdue Iowa Champion (also South Dakota Opel! A runaway ,·ictoIT was notehe{l br and A. Thomp~on. Wins for the Times Champion) but Class A plarer, John ,\rtitur Dake in the Oregon alIGn when werc turned in by Dr. Heal)' and II'. Penquite. These scored ::' % each, place(1 Ite ta llied .5 -0 in a 19 man Swiss to Lel·el"ing. in that order on S.·B. points. finish 1 point ahead of his clo.'3est ril'als. A. J. i'almin, 13-1, won the champion. Tied at 5 points were Victor PUjlols of Dan Wade and I. Dahlherg, eneh 4-1, ~h i[l of the Hu ssia n Ch es~ Club of San Lincoln, ~ebraska, and J\"lark Eueher of placed second and third respectively on Francisco, followed by D. V. PoliakofT, Los Angeles, California, fourth and fifth S.-B. totals. Tied for fourth and fi fth 12·2. Third place went to D . .1. Shishkin, (and both Class A rating); also Adam were J. Cerretelli and D. Meador, each lQ1/2·3V~ . Smith of Butte, Montana, anti Alfred C. with 3%.1 % and th e same S.·B. points. Forty high.school students Aocked to Ludwig of Omaha, Nebraska, the highest the first se mi·annual Vall ey High School placing expert.raled players, who tied for TEXAS Open Chess Tou rnament held at Glendale sixth; and, taking 8th, 9th unt! 10th re· With the excellent score of 5112-%, John Hi gh School. They played in four sections, spectively, still at 5 point s, were B·rated Hudson, a Pennsylvanian stationed at the and th e winn er$ from each tried con· R. McLellan of Omaha, Nebraska, Sn:n Houston Ellinglon Air Force Base, won clusions in a round robin final. Harvey Algrelll (expert) of Los Angeles, Californ· the Texas championship in a 33 player Sag(>rsky of Foirfa:.: High emerged ns ia, and (rll as tel'!) Albert Sandrin, J r., Swiss held at San .A.ntonio. In second winner, while .Peter !\Jeyer of Van Nu}"~ of Cbicago, Illinois. place wns Blake W. Stevens of San High took second. Sandrin is quoted as saying : "[ can Antou io, 5·1. while thi rd to sixth on S.· District oj Columbia. TW (l clashes within understand now why l\lusters haven't been B. points with 4%-1 % gan\e scores each a three wee ks' period between the Wash· coming to the Colorado Open- it's too were It S. Brieger. W. A. Bills, L. ingto n Chess Divan and the Maryland tough! " 1'0liakofT and Loui s .l . Dina, iu that order. Chess Club of Baltimore were won de· Scoring 4% points were George Chase cisively by the Divan with 14%.7Y2 and of Los Angeles, Lee M'lgee of Omaha, LOCA L EVENTS John Alexander of San Diego, Arthur K. Underwood of Denver, C,lrl Weberg of Alabama. Jack C. Mallory picked up the Salina, Kansas, and Charles Sharp of unofficial championship of the University ON THE COVER P ortland. Muine. Curt Brasket. U. S. of Alabama with the commanding rOllnd "The match is off." sig nals AJ Horo· Junior Champion alld USCF e:.:perl, of robin score of 11 -1, well ahead of Joseph witz in the phone boot 11. and hiS e:.:· Hallmark, 6'i2.2% . and Jolm Taylor, 6-3. pression and tllose hl~ team mates Tracr. J\ lin nesota, hended th ose nt , ~ registe\' in varied bnt no nneel"tain terms points. Ca{ijomia. Drawing their last·round match their re;letion to the news: left to right, The tournament was held in Delll'er, with the Inglewood Chess Club, the Holl y !IIax I'n" er, Arnold Denker, Arthur Bis July 18·20, with Meryl Reese as tourna· wood Che~s Gr0up annexed thc 1953 n gni er (crouching), Donald Byrne and ment director. Group Team Championship of the Los U. S. Champ LaiTY Evans (see p. 225) . CHESS RE VIEW, AUC UST, 1953 221 Photos by M ~ rion L. Braz~~ Quiet Puhlese! These s~rious players are ( I. to r.) J acK Jack Baker can't r ~$i $t pointing out a move to Paul D~an~, Baker, Gregor Prentice and Brian Fitzgerald. Gregor d~sign e d and Mr. Hersey, director of Acton High Ch ess Club. and made h is OWn set of Balsa wood. 14!,6.6Y2. The Wa ~ hillgton player5 show. N "II! rur'/':. It "'a ~ .\Jaree! Du c hamp'~ Ontario ed particulur ~ \ 1peri"ritl ' on the upper turn to win ,he championship Hf the A return match htJwecn the West End hoards. ~ "'e e p in ;;: th e top five in the fl u t Lurldon Terrace Chcss Cl ub in New Yurk Chess Club and Ihe A. V. Roe Ches." match. City. l Ie wa ~ erediled ,,'ith a fin e 7Y:! .1k Club saw the form er take re"enge hy 8-4 tally. c"mfnrtahl y ahead of Oal'itl Cco rE ia. At F"rl Benning. chief honors for it;; Ilre" iou ;; 4%-7y:! defcat. WMtne}'. wenl to P (c. lbl.,h Hurlllcn wit h a 5·0 1I"(£II1;mn. \\"illiam Slater and Murris Bedford. Sto"ell . Rev. Chidley. Ruddell. sweell. A/ 2C r" lhert E. Seiden and Sgt. Fish. wh" shared sceond with 5·3 each. l{ieha rdson, Sli chs lind Yurk piled up Dr. Heuben Slaler. 1952 ch ampion. was Robert A. Karch ti ed for "ceond and third the win l! for Wesl End. while Deakin. un' ,m hand t() defend his titl e. with · ~.I cach ant! Ihen engaged in a Thomann, Ford and Rennie came play-off thal Illude Seid en runner·u p. Fn:d I{einfeld, cont ributing editor of through fOf "AVIW.'· CHESS Il!-:vn:w and author of nUlllcrous By the wide marGin of 10·4. the 5 1. Illinois. An AIl·Latvian Tournament ill clll : ~,; books, wiJI instnlct a chess cl ass Catharines Chess Club worsted the Port Chicago. pl aye d a ~ a round robin, WII S ill th,· fall at New York Unil'crsity. Colburnc Chess Club for the second tim ~ baggcll hy E. ClIlmanis of Chicago with in t .... o we eks. Victors for 51. Catharines -t.J. L. Hatcrm:lIlis of Towa City. 3 Yz-l % . wen: L. i\lussen, T. Frase r. I. J. Krueger. was scc()nd. while J. Pamiljens of New C. S. Bowers. E. Glinski. W. l3o~· c hu k . York, 3·2. fi nished third. {~ CANADA A. Winfield, T . King, E. Freier and :\ lr5. Louisiana. With an authoritative lead of 3 W. H. Vill iers. Holding the fort for P'J rt points. Eugene P. Watsoll. n·1. convinc· Alberta Colburne were .I . Hopotlr, J . .\'ag~· . A. ingly took thc Natchitoches City Cham· Bertie and E. P. D'Alton. pionship. Second was Williams, 8·4, and (;uing through hi ~ ~ ch e d u l e wi th out third was Fernh:wgh, 7%.4%. Ius ..; . Sho i'lugata. 4Y:! ' Y2, tllok p"ssession 9uebec "f Ihe cll ampion shi p of the Lcthbridge Hepeating a prcvious success in Tri l.... f areel Oion and Padoue Guay tied CheSS Club. H. Turn~r , :I Y2·IY2. I'luced City competiti'lIl, Shn;vc jJo rt again d,)wllcd wilh 6% - 3Y~ cuc h in the 6 man. double second . Natcl li tOCh es and Alexandria. Final mutch round robin rur lhe Quebec City Cham· scorts were : S hr>:V~ llort , 9Y2-2Yz: Natchi Calgary defeated Lethbrid ge hy 7·3. pionship. A play.off will decide the ti tlc. toches, 5·7; Alexand ria, 3%-8%. FilII pninl S for Calg:H)' wcre reGi stered J. Therien, 6·4. came in th ird. by H. E. A. Doc, L. Bam. H. Loring. C. The Premi er Resen 'es Championship Nebrusk(1. :\ I ~ " : lIltlcr Licllllieks, 7·0. won L Kirt"ll , S. Louden and P. Tiessen. For the sprin:; tourney or the Lincoln Chess of the Montrea l Chl'sS League was won l.ethhridge. the winncrs wcre II . Schaffcr. hl' Harold Wainer, a newcomer from Cl ub. J. Warner, 5'h-1 %, was sec01HI. S . .\]lIl cllob·ki and C. R. Fdrry. In thc four th match since 1951 be· England. He scored 7· 1 in a 12 mall S ..... iss. twcen Omaha lind Lincoln, the home Second to fourth wcre V. Be 228 e HUS REV IE W . A UCUST, 1953 White to play-how should he proceed?* (A problem from the new book, THE ART OF THE CHECKMATE) ID YOU spot this immediately as 1 of the 23 are given to ilhlSlrale each. 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CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 19S3 From Cherney's C hess Corner Irving Che rne v offers to all his own Preferred List These are the chegs books ,,-h ich would tal;e with me to a rlesert isle : 1 Alekhine's i\Iy Best Games of Chess (1908-1923) 2 T ournament at Car lsbad, ln29 3 Reti's !\lastel'S of the Chess-board Sergeant and \VaW;' Pillsbury's Chess Career 15 Slltherlnnd and Lommer's 123-1 Modern Encl-gnme Studies 16 Tournament at Moscow, 1935 Gus Brakmeier of Louisville, Kentucky, 17 l\larshall's ~Iy Fifty Years of Chess made a King size chess se t (King 8" ) 18 TartakOl'el' nnd du?>Iont's 500 J\Iaslel' wh ich caught favorable mention from ~ LATIN AMER.ICA Games of Chess chess editor Murril l Dowden in the 19 White's Sam Loyrl and his Chess "Louisville Courier" and praise for a Problems window display for Eastern Air Lines. Central Ame rica 20 Richter's KUl'7.geschichten lim Schuch He recommends it as an e x hibit ion set: The fourth Cenlral American Team figuren "All can see the moves!" 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There is a wealth of first with 6-0. G. Budowski of Venezuela, 3·3. was runner-u p. fascinating detai l about Emanuel Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, \'imzo vich and many other great players of past and p resent. Interspersed among the anecdotes and recollections a re 75 instructive games annotated (g;>. F 0 R. .E I G N with lasker's cllstomary penetration and clnrity_ Deli ghtful ly illustrated with more than 20 drawings of famous masters. Bel9ium 464 pages, 216 diagr ams $5.00 A national .opeed lourney al the rate of 5 seconds per nl",·e \la- \lOll by O'Kelly de Galway with II ;;eore ro f 9·1. The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS Eng land Send for free ca talogue of chess publications to ·Winner of tll ,--, I-'rcmil' r Tournament at the Ilford C('ngr (,9~ ,,",IS C. H. O'D. DAVID Mc KAY COMPANY, Ine., 225 Pa rk Avenue, New York, N. Y. Alexander, 3y:! _ 1 1~. :\1. Blaine, D. V. 230 CHESS REVtEW, AUCUST, 1953 HOIJper and R. G. Wade tied for second Southwest: September 5_7 with 212.2% each. Six players engaged Southwestern Open Championship at in this event. the Rice HoteL Houston. Texas: S5 Tmt In the first British Lightning Champion. with $3; registration. morning of 5th: ship Tnurnamellt, an open event in which write to ;U. i'I'f. Williams. 2d Nat io nal 28 players contested 18 Swiss rounds. Bank Buildin!?J Houston, Texas. Dr. Paul List look top honors with the fine seon: of 15~/2·212. Dr. List (65 years Catifornia: September 5_7 old) settled in England about 16 years California Open Championship at Hotel agu. hut. si nl't' he n~ver became a Sainte Claire, San Jos~, California: 7 rd. naturalized citizen. was ineligiblt: for the SS Tmt; EF $5, plus membership in titlc. California CF (82.50); open to all; $$; Another sterling performance in this Rd. I at 10 AM, Sept. S: write to Harry tl)lJrney wa~ recorded hy Sgt. K. R. Smith G. Shaw, 1227 Minnesota Avenue. San of the United States. who, to gether with JQ se 25, California. L. W. Barden and A. Y. Green, scored COMING EVENTS IN THE U. S. Georgia: September 5-7 13·4 and wus awarded second prize on AND CANADA S.·B. totals. Smith distip.gu ished himself Abhre\';aIlOM-SS Tm!: Swiss System Tour· 1953 Georgia Chess Championship at several months ago h! winning the ""ment (In 1st round e)l(rie" paired by 101 the Lanier Hotel, Macon. Georgia: 6 rd. or ~election: in SUbSe CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST, 1953 231 VIEWS ON NEWS of the U. S. Chess Championship FTER SOME YEARS, during which States Championship Tournament at Phila warded retroactiv ely for no valid reason. Athe preliminary and semi-final quali. delphia. Alluding, as yo u did, to one of There is still another thought which fying rounds for the thn'e year program the highlights of my career-Philadelphia must be borne in mind. When Frank for the U. S. Championship were not 1936--1 associate only pleasant memories Marshall willed the title of United States held, the United States Chess Federation with your fair city. Since I am engaged Champion to the chessplayers at large, he has announced .a new program for the 10 play in the United States Open Cham specifically stated Ihat henceforth the title U. S. title. pionship at Milwaukee, however, and, was to be determined by tournament play. Instead of Ihe regional qualification si nce I can devote just so much time to The idea of a candidates' tournament and chess tournaments durin g the course of a match is a base violation of Marshall's system, capped by a round robin final, as the year, I must respectfully decline. intent. vo ted originally by the USCF, this pro The purpose of this communication, Another feature of your tournament gram selll up a " National Candidates moreover, is not only to advise you that which contrasta un favorably with those of Tournament," to be held in the Jefferson I will not play. That is a trifling matter. the past is the method of selecting your Ballroom ot the Adelphia Hotel in Phil· It is also to \'oice my opinion of the cOlltestants. There has been much lalk adelphia. Pennsylvan ia. beginning Sep. pruposed conduct and arrangement of and even a little action up to now in tember 11 th of this year. The tournament yo ur tournament. I am sorry to t ay that attempting to attain adequate representa. is to be a tcn round Swiss System with I cannot see eye to eye with the powers tion from all parts of the United States. play starting at 7:30 PM daily. adjourned that be in their new designs for this The prese nt tournament excludes non game.s at 9 AM the nexl morning. traditional event. rated playe rs ond those who have had The winner of this tournament will not To begin with, as I understand it, your little chance to build up their ratings. be Cha mpion but merely authorized as tournament will be run under the Swiss This is lantamo un l 10 scuttling the works. Challenger to meet the present Champion, System, as in contradistinction to the And even 50, there is still another poin t Larry Evans. in a match for the cham. Round Robin, which prev ailed heretofore. about the Philacielphia tournament which pionship. The prizes in the tournament, I believe you will agree that, as a true strikes me adve r'lely. As I understand it, as announced so far, are three: the first. test of playing ~treng !h , no other system the entry fee is S25 and the prize fu nd $250. The entry fee is $25. co mpares favorably with the Round is practically nil. This is an incongruous Invited to participate are those wh o Robin; that the Swiss is an expedient, state of affairs, far different from any of have been rated by the USCF as experts, II way of accommodating mDny players the United States Championship tourna master ~ and hi gher (i.e. Senior Masters within a short space of time. ments held heretofore. In the past, the and Grandmasters ). Invitations were To suit many players is indeed practi· entry fe e was low and the prizes were mailcd, we und erstand, to all such rated col. The long run effec ts of such an high. Why Ihi s abrupt turnabout? players in July 232 CHESS R£VIIiW, AUCUST, 195"3 An outstanding recent game, annotated by a famous i nternational Grandmaster. by DR. MAX EUWE CHESS PLAYERS are accusto med to solving riddles. So I feel free, therefore, to start ofT here with a little puzzlc my5elf. Every chess tournament comes into being through the col lective action of three forces: firs t, the theoretical plann ing; second, the overcoming of fin ancial olJstac les; and, third, the practical efTcctuation. As rega rds lite internat ional competition at Vevey, each of these forccs wcre embodied in a s ingle individual. There was someone who had conceived the idea of th is conte:>t, soml";one who contrived to secure the funds for it ilnd SOilleone who engineered its organization. When it is IIOW further made known that th ese three persons were Szalmdo:>, the pre"idellt of the Italian Che"" Federation, Nagler, the vice.president of the Zurich Che5s A~sociatiot!, and the writer of th ese 110te.~, yOll should not find it dilTlcul t to deLennille which funct ion each respective member of this tri uillvi rate exercised. IL is, ill filct , not difficu lt, but you have very likely guc"sed wrong, anyhow. Entirely excu"a IJ le, because one would naturally ascribe the role dealing with the fin ances to the Italian represen I. CHESS REV1EW. AUCUST, 1953 233 Here he plans, after 12 R-Ql, 12 .. Therefore, White enters upon a different 25 R-Q3 P- K4, to lead into the precedent course, whel'eby his K5- QRl diagonal The crisis approaches, If 25, N-Q7, elltablished by the Reshevsky-Smyslov must, alas, be abandoned to the hostile the follow·up of 26 QxPt, QxQ 27 BxQt , game (\Vol'\(1 Championship, Moscow, Bishop. KxB 28 RxD is not feasible because of 19~1'--CHESS REVIEW, page 8, July, 1.9 Q-82 2S ... N-N8 ! But White has something 1948), 20 QR-Bl belter: 25 ,_ N-Q7 26 HxN, BxH 27 While threatens 21 P-B4, but the Q-B6! (threatening 28 13-N21, P - D4 (to palTY is easy, answe!' 28 B-N2 with 2:0: , ' . Q-D3tl 2 ~ Bx('BP! Q-133t 29 QxQ. PxQ an BxI!P, 20 .... QR-Q1 with the end-game in \Vhite's favor. 21 P-KN4 12 N_K4 An improvisation, expressly intende'l to steer away from the beaten paths of theory, \Vhether or not there Is any special merit in the text move cannot 25 . , , , 8-8S1 very well be deduced I'rom this single White chooses the last move as the It is evident that 25 , , , B- K8 26 game, ollly way LO be threatening something at R-Q4! produces nothing fOI' Black: 26 12 . Q-K2 leallt: P-;'.'5 and P - X6, NxP 27 R-B4 -or 26 , .. ExP 27 Black continues to plot for ., P-K4. 21 . , . P-KN3 RxN, nxH 28 QxB. 12 , .. P -·K4 at once has the drawback Not ti!'st 21 , P-KR3 as then, after But stronger than the text Is 25 , that, after 13 PxP, NxP 14. NxNt, Black 22 P-RI, 22 P-KN3 is no longer P----:QR3 (threatening 26 , , , P-QN4), 11.1· is burdened with a doubled Pawn, feasible (23 QxPt). though the tension continues after 26 P- H5! Black cannot then play 26 . 13 P-QN3 22 Q- 83 RxRt BxP in \'ie\\- of the sequence: 27 R- Q4, This developing maneuver is made 23 RxR N-KS N-N4 28 Q-B6, N-K3 29 B-N2! (29 possible thanks to White's preceding 23 "R-Ql rec9wwends itself strong Q-K2 30 R-QS! !). move. ly here ; for, afler 24 HxRt, QxR. Black 26 Q-84! 13 , , • ' N,N need not fear 25 P-?\' 5, having the reply, 25 N-Q4, available. This exchange is considerably to Here also 13 , . P-K4 has minor ob· White's advantage; but it is forced, as j ect!ons after 14 B-N2, PxP 15 NxNt, 26 , . , H-K4 fails against 27 B-N2, 14 QxN P-K4 27 PxQ 15 B_N2 B-Q3 Arter 15 PxP 16 QxP, N-B3, the White Bishops exert a disagreeable pressure on Black's King position, 16 KR-Q1 Inferior Is 16 PxP, BxP as it imposes [urthel', compulsory exchanges upon White, in view of Black's threat: ]7 B-R7t, 16 , . , . N-B3 17 Q-BS KR-K1 17 , , . P-K5 also comes in for consid· 24 K-N2 eratlon, but then \Vhlte retains a slight, White thus puts the Knight under yet distinct, po~i t iona l advantage wIth attack. An intriguing position wblch Is pre 18 P-Q5, NxP 19 BxN, PxB 20 RxP, 24 8-86 sumably won for White because ot 18 PxP Black does not have it easy. FOI' ex Black's inability to oPpose the penetra· ample, 24 " B-B3 does not work on tion to his second rank, wItbout damag· account ot 25 B-Q3, And 24 .. N-Q3 ing concessions. fails against 25 BxN, BxB 26 HxB. The main line is 2 , , , R-Q1 28 P-N5, Fairly satisfactory, however, Is 24 , , B-Q5 29 K-B3 (after 29 P-B3, N-B6 30 N-N4 25 Q-K2, N- K3. B-B5, N-K7! Dlack can manage), NxBP (on 29 , .. N-B6, 30 8-B5 is decisive) 30 R-Q2, NxP 31 B- B5, B-B3! Here three courses with excellent win· n!ng chances are open to White: 1) 32 R-R2, NxPt 33 PxN, BxP 34 BxRP; 2) 32 RxRt, ExR 33 BxRP, NxPt 34 PxN, BxP 35 B- N6; 3) 32 RxRt, BxR 33 B- K3, followed by 19 B_RS 34 K-N2 01' K-N3. The end·game advantage after 19 BxB, It is dIfficult to judge which of these. QxB 20 QxQ, RxQ does not signify much. courses merits the preference; but it is certain that 27 , . , R- Q1 is better than t _ check; :I: _ db!. check; § =--- dis, rh. what now follows. 234 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST, 1'115'1 27 8-K2 28 R-Q7! AUSTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, 1952 NEW SOUTH WALES White's loss of time exposes him to CHAMPIONSHIP, 1952 a iJro(ollnu amI original sacrifice. The Steinitz Defense has probably N I MZO.INDIAN DEFENSE give n rise t o more Quiell trappy finishes than any othel· line ill the Ruy L opez. A. Beni Schuech \Vhitc Black RUY LOPEZ 28 •• K-B1? K. Madjaric G. Jacobson Dlack's last loses without chance of 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 9 P-QN4 N/4-K5 2 P-QB4 P_K3 10 Q_B2 P-QR4! 1 P_K4 6 N_B3 p,p recovery. P-K4 3 N_QB3 B_N5 11 QR_Nl PxP 2 N_KBS N_QBS 7 NxP N,N .Vith 23 ... DxB and its follow-ill), a 4 Q-B2 0-0 12 PxP P_Q4 3 S_NS N-BS 8 QxN a,. SIl(H'e nle effol't can be ventlu'ed which 5 N-B3 P-B4 13 N-N5 B_Q2 4 0-0 P-QS 9 NxB Q-Q2? demands White's closest attention. 6 PxP N-R3 14 NxN NxN 5 P-Q4 B-Q2 10 P_K5! P- B4 For" example, 2~ BxPt. K-Dl 30 DxR, 7 P-QR3 BxNt 15 P-B5 B-RS 11 Q-QR4! KxB 31 RxNP, P-QR4 32 RxP, N- Q7 33 8 QxB N,P 16 Q-Q3 Q_B3 R-KNi, NxP H HxP, p-n~, and now, if 17 B-K3 B-N4!! 35 P - H..I, P-D5 36 P - R5, P - B6 37 P- R6, Black wins with 37 .. 1'- B7 38 P-H7, B-N7! 39 R-QD6, P-08(Q) 40 RxQ, NxR. At move 37, however, White has a win ning line with 37 H- Q86, 13-8-1 38 P-H6, K-D2 39 P-N5, P-B7 40 P-N6i , etc. 29 P-B3 This in-between move was pl'obably ol"el'looked by Black. After 29 RxP? ExS 30 HxPt, the draw by perpetual check becomes incumbent upon \Vhite. U.... BxB 11 N_Q4 Or 29 ... N-OS 30 D-N~, N-Q4 31 I3xN, 12 R_Ql! P_QR3 PxB 32 RxNP, 8 - D4 33 B-K5 or 33 B- 86. 18 QxB R-R8 20 QxR R-R1! 13 NxPt! Resigns 30 RxPt K-N1 19 Q_Q3 RxRt Resigns Delieve it 01" not, Black comes alit a 31 RxNP§ K-R1 White is helpless against the coming piece down : 13 DxN H QxQt. KxQ 32 PxN R,P . R-RS. 15 JtxN and the pin win::; fo!" White! 33 RxQRP R,P In view of the nishop~ of opposite colors, White's Pawn plus tloes not carry GERMANY-SWITZERLAND, 1952 UTRECHT, 1938 much weight; but his positional superi· Modern players are so unfnm!l!ar with White's tll"O Bishops playa SOlTY role ority does. the EnlllS that they rail into traps dating in this one. 34 R_QB7 back to _Morphy's time. NIMZO·INDIAN DEFENSE EVANS GAMBIT J. Muilwijk E. Spanjaard Dr. Lehmann Mueller 1 P-Q4 N-KBS a B_KS P-QN3 P_K3 P_K4 P-K4 11 B-R3! N-QR4 2 P-QB4 9 B- QS 0-0 2 N_KB3 N-QB3 12 NxP N,. 3 N_QBS 8-N5 10 N-K2 B-A3 3 B_B4 B_B4 13 Q-R4t B_Q2 4 P-QR3 BxNt 11 N-NS R-Bl 4 P-QN4 .,p 14 QxN B_K3 5 p,a P-Q3 12 PxP? QPxP 5 P-B3 S-R4 15 P_Q5! .,p 6 P_B3 P-B4 13 P-B4 R-B2 P_K4 N_B3 6 P-Q4 p,p 16 Q-R4t P-B3 7 14 Q- K2 N_KN5! 7 0-0 B-N3 17 QR-Q1 N-Q2 a Px P P-Q3 18 N,N Q,N 9 N_B3 N_B3? 19 N,. p,N 10 P-K5! p,p 20 RxP! Resigns 34 P-N4 3-1 It-D3 rails against 35 P- 1\'5, R-Q3 36 R- BSt, with ma te to follow ! 35 RxP R_Q5 36 P-R5 R-Q3 37 RxR The rest is ensy: B_KNI 37 .,R 1S Q-B3! 17 P-K5 QNxP! 38 P-R6 B_N1 16 Q_Q2 R-Ql 18 PxN QxPt 39 K-B3 K-N2 Resigns 40 K-K4 K-B3 FOI", if 19 N-K2, BxP 20 BxB, RxQ 21 41 K_Q5 Resigns 20 ... QxQ 21 R- Klt leads to mate. KxR, Q- K5 with all easy lI"in. CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 235 Analysis and synthesis of middle game play by I. A. HOROWITZ REMOVAL OF A GUARD The forces of the chessboard are in ter! inked in varying d~grees, either directly or remotely. Hence even a single move affects th e co rrelation of all the units. Between certain units, too, there is sometimes a close, direct tie : one protects th e other or the move ment of one clears a path to the other. In just these circumstances, the tactical motif, the removal of a guard, is born. The dynamics of this moti f are si mple : attack a defending unit, compel its retreat (o r capture) and then pick off the defenseless unit. In the application of th is motif, particularly, there come to the fore those elementary tactics: tile Removal of a guard by a check : Thc Black Queen is lost after capture, the check and the threat. Such forcing moves I B:.:Pt as the Queen's protection is removed by the attack on set of{ the combination after it has been prepared. its guardian King. Removal of a guard is close kin to the motif previously discussed (page 202, ] ul y issue), the si mply overtaxed, with at least one more burden than overworked piece. In fact, the distinction between it can hand le. In the removal of a guard, the defend them is hairline. In the case of 1'he overworked piece, ing piece is actually impelled away (or removed) the defending unit is not necessaril y attacked; it is irorn its ward. The Vulnerable Guard T he combination is augmented her e by Black wins w ith one pitch : The followin g position from a master a second motif; for 1 . . R-Q5, the only 1 .. .. QxN!! m ove to protect the Bishop, fails against game is a set up. Black·s Rook (lefends Resigns Z N- B5t (both Knight fork and discover· t he Bishop which is under attack by White's Knight has been guarding a White·s Knight. The course is easy. ed attack, either of which is quite suffici· ent to win) . most vulnerable square in his camp KB3. Without his Knight, White's game is lost; yet, if White strikes hack, he strikes out: 2 BxQ, N-B6t! 3 K - Bl, Out at First B- N4t 4 Q- B·l, BxQ mate. This setting looks like the beginning of a struggle. 1.,0 an(i behold! It is the Preparing the Motif end. White cannot make first base. In the folloll'ing position, there is no vulnerable guard, an(i White is, more over, in deadly pe ril of 1 .. QxPt and 2 Q:.:P mate. T ime, it seems, is of the essence. Yet, strangely enough. White is able s uccessfully to project it maneuver which seems elaborate enough. Our t heme is K-N3 Resigns the removal of a guard, but here the tie As the Rook cannot be protecte(i, it that hinds must first be constructed and must move. If it abandons the Bishop, t hen destroyed. the removal of the guard has been ac It Is all done, both the construction complished, and 2 Nx B follows. and the destructioll, IlOt by mirrors, but by that most forceful of elementary t - check: t _ dbl. check: § _ d i s. eh. Black to Play and W in tactics: the check. 236 CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1951 QUEENING COMBINATIONS The snbsidiary Ilrob[em is solved and, When a Pawn reaches the eighth rank, with it, the III'imary one, FOl', after S accot'ding to the laws of chess, it must , , ' H-RI 7 R- DS, again Black can only be Ilromoted, It must become an added check, and White can now coun ter with piece or the same ('0101' (any piete, ex· the standard romine, an advance upon the Hook by the King (e,g, K-B3-K'I-Q5, cept of cour~e a King). While this law etc,). Then, arlel' the checks have been i~ mandatol-Y, it is indeed a blessing. lo'or gl'eatel' material gain can hardly be exhausted, the Pawn 11' 11\ queen. wrought in any other way than to con· In this eXample, the new Queen may vert a Pawn into a Queen. indeed be taken (i f Dlack switches his Hence. when a PillI'n can advance Rook to the King Knight file) bu t then u nmolested, It norma lly does so, ami White wins the captul'ing Hook for 11 de· queens , And when a Pawn is passed cisive, materia l gain, White to Play and Win (i,e, is unimpeded by adverse Pawns) Q-B2t Q-N3 or far advanced, it sets tbe stage for Complex Queeninq Black does not play 1 P-N3 as queening combinations. These embrace In the following position, White has a a number of ideas in which the key is the fur ther exposure of his King leads (feficit of Rook '1el'sus [11'0 ilieces, and he to all even clearer loss. One way of to <:lear the path fOl' The Pawn, The can reckon only on his advanced Pawns. winning is 2 H- Q7t, K-Nl 3 Q-B-I!, and nature of the ideas ranges from the Yet. if evel' a Pawn appeared to be mate follows. seemingly elementary, effecting a final dead in its tracks, \Vilit'!'s Queen Pawn Now, however, Black's King and Queen Pawn push on a C'omparatil'ely un· is that one, While's Q8 is under adequate obstructed board, to the slll'prisingly are tied to each other. surveillance: a Black Bishop blockade~ complex, securing the !lew Queen by 2 R-RSt Resigns at Q1: a Blaclt Hook observes at QN I ; sacrificial combillatlon~ on a cluttered and a Black Knight commands Qi For, on 2 ... KxR, 3 QxQ. The guard board, All e xample from each extreme sltl'ely, an insuperable balTier. And has been destroyed. w!!! surnee to indkate the types and \Vhite's Queen Hook Pawn seems to their diversity. play 110 pal't in this scene (e,g., 1 PxP, RxP 2 R-B8, H- Q2, and l3lack holds Piercinq an Illusion evel'ything). The moti[ of the remOI'al of a guard Elemental Queeninq A little legerdemain. however" and Is a simple one in essence; bllt, for some 'White's pl'oblem in the following pOHi· Black's men go [loof! instances, the eye must be trained to tion is to queen h is Pawn, FOl' al1 the see it. The following setting is not appHl'ent simplicity of the position, it is di/ncult but illusive. a mighty task, Black's King·side barrier seems un· yielding. Yet it is actually \'ulnerable on the obviously open King Bishop file. White to Play and Win 1 R-B8!! R,R White to Play and Win f'ol'ced, On the move ami bllt one square from 2 R- K8t!! N,R queening, \Vhite yet h~s 11 subsidiary Now Q7 has been cleared, problem to solve: to escape checks with· 3 P_Q7 N-Q3 The winning method becomes manifest out prejudice to his Pawn. But Black still cOI'ers the queening when, (Ie spi te appearances. one analyzes 1 K-B6 R-R3t the de[enHe, Dlack's Knight at Q1, and square, Black must check, I"or, on ] , H-JU 4 PxR(Q) seeks the means to remove that guard. 2 H-B8, there is no way to prevent the N,. 5 PxP!!1 Resigns 1 N-K6!! Pawn from Queening, This is a direct attack on the guanl, Note t he potency of the double queen· 2 K-B5! supplemented by one on the Queen (an ing threat. Th[s rare attribute of the elaborate lise of the Knight fOI'k), Impol'tanl. On, say, 2 K- K5, Black has Pawn makes good a combination in 1 .. , , Resigns 2 , . , H- KN3, [ollowed by , ' . K- H3, and which a double Hook ! CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 237 TWO IDEAL BOOKS BY UNDER PROMOTION No,,' it app e ~ rg that all is ol'e r; for CHEltNEV AND REINFELD So Ilotent is the Queen that, in t he Bla ck Is out ot checks. h is Rook Is en norm,,1 course of a rrairs , a Pawn is U ll' pr ise and the Pawn mnst Queen. Du t-- hesitatingly promoted t.:I a Queen. But 5 R- Q5!! tbere a re t imes-few anti f11l' be tween All e legan t defense! If 6 P- DS (Q). whe n it is advantllgeO l1 S to uliderprolnote muck forces t he Issu e with Ii H- 05t 11 Pawn-to a K nig ht, !t Bisbop 01' It 7 QxR stalemate! Hook, instead of a Qucen. 6 P_BB( R) i! ! These i n s t a n ~ e s nl 'lse ont of val'ioll S, An unusnal exa m ple of winning by ' Ilecial c onsider atl o n~ . PO!' one, a Q ueen llI ay be too m uch force--or just enoug h , nnde r' promotlng. By ma k Ing t he Pawn It that Is. to create n s talema te. In othel·s . Rook. W b ile rorestalls t be s ta lemate t he promotion of n Pawn 10 a K n ight defense and nls o t breatens checkmate. mny lead to a check alltl hence to the by 7 R- R S. BI. W h it e t o P lay a nd Win Wh it e t o P lay a nd Win With his move , White enforces a com 1 P-B7 R-Q3t bination bot h I)fo[ountl and subtle. Black's defense is limited: he m us t 1 R-BBt ! R)(R s tal'e off q uee n ing as long a s possible. If 1 . . K:.:P, 2 n x R decides; bU l now 2 K- N5 ! 2 PxH(Q)t simply loses the new Q uee n Necessary. On any other move. Bla ck (or a Pawn net), doesn't it ? a t least secures the dra ll': e .g., 2 K- N'7, 2 QxPt! !! R- Q2, pinning a nd II'lnnlng the P nwn for' This n ea r ly inconceivable idea wi ns. the ROOk. 01' 2 K- R5, n - Q0 3. and Black And ye t th e Hook ami Queen sacr ifi ces actua lly w ins . O r 2 K-05, 1{-Q8, followed ser ve merely t o get up d modest urHl e l" by 3 R- QBS(f) lind It sure dmw. promotio n ! 2 R-Q4t 2 . . . . K)(Q 3 K_ N4 O n 2 . , K- B2, 3 PxR(Q>:t nets a Again, no othel' m Ol'" will do l or Queen plus for' W hite, W h ite, If K ing back to N5, Black reo peats the position and n o progress h as 3 P x R( N) t! Resig ns been made, On other mO l'es, m a ck em· No\\" Whit e pi cks off the Que en. then ploys the sa me de f e n se ~ a s a bove. wins with h is two PnwniS plus. T H E FIRES IDE BOOK OF CHESS by 3 R-Q5t Irving Cherney a nd Fred Relnfe ld . Thl6 4 K_ N3 R- Q6t b a ndsome 400 page hook feat u re6 6tor iell, 5 K-B2 The Right Perspective article s and cart oons; 180 brlg hUy an T ime and again, tbe question arises: nota ted games; 50 b rilliant combina what is the bes t metbofl of a cquir ing tions; 47 e nd-game compositions; 31 t actica l proficien cy, Is it esse ntia l to proble ms ; a Quiz; 121 "curious cbess rort lfy oneself with tomes ? The answe r fact s" ; Bome 350 diagra ms. $3.50 15 a si mple "no," The best way to lear'n ch ess is to play, plMy a nd play, Hook lOre helps. Bu t t he re are Hterally a t lea s t a Send for complete cab.log of books.. h undred tac tics in the nverage game or chess. anti it is clea r th:\( a fe w ga mes MA IL YOUR ORDER TO will co'·er more thnn a library of volumes. Books stim ulnte ideas ; p l ~ y CHESS REVIEW crys ta llizes them . The t'e Is no substit ute 250 Wut 57th Street, New York 19, N, Y. ror play . . 238 CH ESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1 ~S3 Entertaining and instructive games annotated by a famous expert. by HANS KMOCH Black's arlvantage is growing. ARGENTINA, 1953 >->·INTERNA nONAL 20 .... p,p 21 KPxP R-R7! Mar del Plata International ROUMANIA, 1953 and he has a hidden threat. A Must Bucharest International 22 P_N4? Despite all the games fl'om the ) Iar del Plata toUrnament which we have given, First Brilliancy Prize . whkh White ol·(>rlool{s. Correct is 22 ll- B2. we cannot skip this one; the fine dnory In so strong anrl long a tOlll'llament whkh tournament winner Gligorich as t hi s one, the first brilliancy prize scored over his premier rival. goes usually to a game of more grandem' Drief annotations will do, however, as than the following has to offer. This the game follows general lines whkh statement is not meant to belittle have been discussell lately in this de Spllssky's tine IJerfOI'manre . His combina· partment. tion is brilliant lind sUrprising, and It gains im pressiveness from the tender KING'S INDIAN DEF ENS E age of sixteen of its aut.hor. PCO: p, 273. c"l. 122: MCO: p, 89, n"le (a) BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT M. Najdorf S. Gligorich peo; page 296, c"l. 195; MCO: p. 204, c,,1. 19 Argentina Y ugoslavia 0, Barda B. Spassky White Black Norway Soviet Union 1 P_Q4 N_KB3 5 N- B3 0-0 White Black 2 P_QB4 P~KN3 6 B-K2 P-K4 22 .... KNxQP ! ! 3 N- Q83 8_N2 7 0-0 N_B3 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P_K N3 8_N2 4 P-K4 P-Q3 8 P_Q5 2 N-KB3 P_B4 5 B_N2 0-0 Dlack puts his Knight into a pin; btll 3 P-Q5 P-KN3 6 0-0 P-Q3 there is no way of taking arll'antnge of As for S B- K3, sec Reshey~l(y - 7 P-KR3 it, for White. l"ajdorf, Game 3, page 216. July issue. The immediate threat is 23 .. N- B6. Only \Vhite could t ell what he intended e . . . N-K2 with this mO\·e . l~it her 7 P-IH or 7 N 23 PxN 9 N-Kl N_Q2 DS Is better. 23 BxN, NxB makes no essential dif· 10 N_Q3 7 .... P-QN4! ferenee. 23 Q- Q2 is fr11stTated by 23 A supedicial move. Co rrect is 10 8 P-QR4 B_N2! N- K6! or by 23 B- Q5t! 2·! K- Hl. D- 1\:3 (see 'I'aimanol' - Brnnstein, page The c(>n te r I'all'n is more important B-K6 25 Q- Q3, NxP 26 ltxN, BxBt :n 119, Alll'il , 1953, CHE:SS HEVIEW). th~ln the Knight Pawn. Black has seized KxB, BxB. And 23 Q-Q:~ does not help 10 P_ KB4 the initiative. either beeause of 23. . B-QHS! 2·1 11 P-B3 P-B5 BxN, NxB 25 Qx:-.', RxN. 9 N-R2 12 B-Q2 23 . . . . B-QR3 White's 7 P-KH3 proves to have some The consequences of White's 10th advantage aCter all, but a bleak advan, The main point of Blaek's combination. move now appeal': his Queen Bishop tage it Is. He gets a ltook and a Pawn for two ought to stand at KJl2, and it takes an There is no better IJrotection for tbe millor pieces in a strong IJosition in extra t empo now to get It there. Queen Pawn. 9 P- K4, NxKP 10 PxP, P which he can expect to picl{ up another 12 P_KN4 16 R-B1 R_82 QH3 11 Px1', NxHP 12 P-B4 also leaves Pawn soon. 13 P_QN4 N-K83 17 PxP p,p White with the Inferior game since his 24 Q_Q l B,R 14 P_B5 P- KR4 18 P_QR4 B-81 Queen Knight Pawn is backwanl. Even 25 8xB 15 N_B2 N_N3 19 P-R5 R_ N2 so. however, it seems to me that White White gives 11P the Queen Pawn with· 20 P_ R3 N_R1 ! has better fighting chances in this line Ollt a fight. That is entirely hopeless. 25 Black's Knight is head ing for the key than in the game. NxD is a mnst. square, KN5. 9 P-QR3 13 P- N3 N-R3 25 .... N,P T he eourse of the game is very similar 10 p,p p,p 14 B- N2 N-B2 26 QxN R,N to that of Szabo-Spassky (see page B_ N2 11 R,R B,R 15 P-K4 27 B-K3 Q-K3! 211, July issue) . 12 N_R3 Q-Q2 16 Q_K2 R_R1 macl, forces Ille exchnnge of Queens 21 N-N5 P-N5! with Black thl'catcns to win , Pawn or the win of a third Pawn. In either 22 BPxP p,p PxN. 17 KNxQP 18 BxB, KxB ('ase, Blac1{ wins easily, t ha nks to his 23 PxP P_R3 move. HxN. Hence \Vhite ' ~ next " great majority mo the Queen'side. 24 N-QR3 17 B_B1 R-R2 28 Q-R8t B_ Bl 35 QxQt R,Q Another inaccnracy. Correct is 2·1 18 P_KB4 P_K3! QxQNP 36 N- B6t B,N :\,- B3, B-Q2 25 N- IU. f<)r then Black P_N5 29 B-82 19 P-B4 30 P-N5 R- B8! 37 P,B R_R6 must either allow the exchange of his 20 N-B2 31 K_N2 Q-R6 38 B_K1 P- N6 impol'lllllt Queen Bishop (25 R- B1 26 32 Q_Q5 R-RS! 39 B_B3 R-R'lt HxR ami 27 X- N6) or play 25 " 8 - K1 PCO rClerenccs ''''e to loention of like open' 33 N_N4 Q_Rl ! 40 K-83 R-QB7 26 N- :'{6, R- Nl after whi('h his Queen ings in Practical Chess Ope nings; MCO. in M"dern Chess Openings, 8rh edilion. 34 8-84 B_N2 Resigns Rook is Oll t of action. 239 CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 24 B_Q2 30 P-N5 R,P 20 . . N/4-B6t! 25 N-B4 R_B1 31 R- B1 R-N6! 21 PxN B-R5! 26 N-N6 RxR! 32 B_N2 N/B-N5! The point. Black wins the Exchange 21 Bx R B- K1 33 NxN N,N (01' the Queen after 22 QxB? NxPtJ. 28 B_R3 N_ B2 34 BxN R,S 22 Q-N2 BxR 29 Q_B2 N_R3 35 Q-B2 23 P_B5 K- R1 35 Q- BS fails against 35 Q-N4 24 B-Q3 B-R5 36 QxB, P-B6!! (not 36 , , , RxPt 37 25 Q-N4 P_QN4 K-RI) , No, that last is not P-KN-l; for Now that ViThite's action on the Black's Bishop is immune. fizzled out, he mllst lose. 26 N-R2 B_ B3 35 B-N3 27 Q-R5 Q_ K2 36 R-B4 Q-K2 28 K-R1 37 B- 83 Q-R2! 13 N/3-R2 38 Q-K2 R- R5 Now \Vhite threatens 29 BxHP! But This peaceful retreat fails to build I1p Black !Jas the answers ~md finishes the 39 K- B2 any initiative. Indeed, \Vhite does threat· game with a [13\\' powerful strokes. en 1-1 P-KB4, but he weakens his Queen 28. B-N4 Pawn as is immediately demonstrated 29 P-B4 P-B5! by Black. 30 B- N1 There are a number o[ satisfactory alternatives: 13 B-K3, or 13 PxP, PxP While retreats again to the same poor 14 N- K3, or even 13 P-Q5. Best of all, square; but he has no choice. Giving up however, is the noncommittal 13 N/J·R2. the King Pawn loses instantly: 30 PxB, PxB 31 PxP, QxPt 32 K-Nl, N-K7t 33 13 PxP! K-B2, Q- Q5t 34 K- K1, N- N6*. 14 PxP B-B3! 15 P_Q5 30 B_ B3 31 N_ N4 15 B-K3, NxKP 16 P- Q5, N-Nl 17 BxP An oversight iu a hopeless position. leads to complications and may lose a Pawn, but it offers fair chances: e.g., 31 .... N-K7! Resigns 39 .... P-B6! 17 .. NxP IS RxRt, BxR 19 KxN, PxB 20 Q- Q3. The dOl1ble thrent of 32 N- N6t The crown of Black's attack. What and 32 NxB is too much. now follows is only a chuse. 15 .. N_Q5 16 B_N1 40 Q-K3 R-B5! 45 Q-N5t B_N2 41 p,p Q-R7t 46 K_B2 R- Blt Another peaceful retreat-it causes CALIFORNIA, 1953 42 K_ K1 Q- Rat 47 8-Q2 Q-Qat trouble. 43 K-K2 B_R4! 48 K-B3 Q-QR8t Instead, 16 P-B4, NxB 17 QxN, B-Q5t North vs. South Match 44 K-Q2 RxBP Resigns IS K-RI, N-R2 19 N-B3, B-H2 leads to a lively game with a pproximately even Interesting Moments chances. Owing to the paleolithic system of at· SWITZERLAND, 1953 tack chosen by \Vhile, his game remains 16 .... P-B4 inferior almost throughout, in spite of Team Tournament at Vevey 17 N-N4 his skill and DJack's mediocre 1·esistance. White Wishes to consolidate his posI· Dut there are limits, of course. Black Peace and War tion before playing P- B-!' But 17 P-B-I finally gets himself into real t rouble, A too peaceful, or at least too cautiolls, is better. then blunders ,\lHI loses a Roole [lolicy sets White into trouble after he 17 For all that. it is a game full of inter· has made unnecessary retreats more S'N 18 QxB Q-Bl! esting moments. than once. But the situation does not 19 Q-N3 improve for him when he resOl'1s to an SICiLiAN DEFENSE aggressive move in an effort to gain 19 QxQ, QHxQ also [a\'ors Black. FOI' P. Reps E. L. Jeffers one thing, 20 P-B4 is then extremely ground. Instead, he falls into 'a neat trap, Los Angeles Modesto loses the Exchange. risky because of the following combina· tion: 20 ... N/4-B6t 21 PxN, NxPt 22 White Black RUY LOPEZ K- B2, NxR 23 KxN, P - B5! 2.! B-B2, P 1 P_ K4 P- QB4 pco: page 359, col. 73: MCO: p. 232. col. 22 B6 25 P-N3, B- R5t 26 K-K2. P-B4 27 2 B_B4 J. H. Donner Lambert K-B3, PxPt 2~ BxP, B-D3 with fine w in· A move hanlly ever seen in tourna· ning chances f01' Black. Holland Austria ment play fOl" ~Imost a centnry. Adolph Anderssen had a preference for it. White Black 19 .... Q-Q2 20 P-B4 2 .... P_Q3 1 P- K4 P_ K4 6 R_ K1 P_Q3 2 N_KB3 N_QB3 7 P- B3 0 - 0 Here, at the wrong moment, White Black has room for choice. Most nat· 3 B_N5 P-QR3 8 P- KR3 B-Q2 tries an aggressive move, maneuvering ural. however, is 2 . .. P-K3 3 N-QB3, 4 B-R4 N-B3 9 P-Q4 R-K1 himself into a very neat trap. P-Q113 4 P-QRI and then eithel' (1)1 5 0-0 B-K2 10 B-B2 P-R3 . N-KB3 5 P-K5 (5 Q-B3, N-B3!), P-Q4 6 PxN, PxB 7 PxP, BxP S Q- N4, Black starts a somewhat romantic Q- Q5 9 Q- BS, Q- K-lt 10 KN-K2, N-B3- counter·action. 01' (2) 4 N-QB3, followed by 11 QN- Q2 KN-R2 N-TIS ami. . P-Q·I, which White can· 12 N-B1 N-N4 not prevent. In this way, Blad! obtains mack threatens to win a Pawn by 13 the edge by force. .. NxNt . 3 N-QB3 N-QB3 4 P- Q3 P_KN3 Get your Il'iends to subscribe to Tlle text move is playable, but 4 CHESS REVIEW. At $-t.75 per year, it P -K3, followed by 5. N-B3, 6 costs less than a one· way trip weekly P-QH3 and soon after P - Q4 is still on a trolley, bus or subway! prefel'able. 240 CiUSS I CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST, 1953 241 5 B-N5 B_K2 Black's last is a good move. 43 . , , • Q-Rf 6 Q-B2 N_B3! 26 N_K2 Q-S3 Black has no reasonably safe line. 43 Blacl,'s last i;; unusual but ve!'y good 27 R_N7 R-K2 .. R-KR2 is met by 44 Q-R6! prevent -probably the best move Black has. 28 K-N2 P-R5 Ing the dangerous 44 . Q- QBl. White 7 P-KS N-QN5?! Bllt this advance is not good; for it will then always be able to tie down Black's Queen and Rooli on the Queen But, with this move, Black embarks on leads to the opening of the King Rook file, by means of attacking the Queen a highly dubious adventure. file of which only \Vhile CRn take advan· Bishop Pawn, and then he is able to seize The logical continuation, orre!'lng tage. A Quiet move, e.g., 28 ... P-N3, is indicated, instead. the King Rook file. Black a fair game, is 7 ..• N- KR-I g BxB, NxB (the point of Black's 6th) 9 29 N_N1 Q-KS 43 ... Q-QBl, however, gives a better. B-Q3, N-KB3, followed possibly by 30 R-Bl R_R3 outside fighting chance. It set" np a P - KN3 and ... B- B-I. S1 N_R3 Q_Bl potential break with. P-B5 at a pro· pitious moment: e.g. 44 Q- B2, P- B5 45 8 Q_Q2 32 KR- QN1 P-N3 33 Q-K2 R_R5 KPxP, BxP ·16 PxB, Q- N5t, etc. PaInstakingly taking no chances wbat· Black threatens M ., RxQP. 4.4 Q-B2 R-QB2 soever, White avoids the complications 45 R-KR1 arising from 8 Q-N3. But does Black 34 Q-S3 PxP The beginning of the end. then have II satisfactory line? I cannot 35 RPxP find any. White's combined threats of White now has two advantages: the Q-K1 9 BxN and 10 P-QR3 must, it seems to better Pawn formation and a possible ••46 Q-Bl Q-KNI me, lead to a distinct advantage. mating attack on the King Rook file. 47 R_R4! Q-Kl 8 .. ' .. 8-KB4 35 . . . . K-N2 48 Q_KR1 9 R_Bl 0-0 36 Rj7-N2 Q-QRl Black now has no adequate defense 10 P-QR3 N_BS 37 N-N5 R-R8 because of the threat of 49 R-RS. 11 B-Q3 B,B Black must prevent 38 R-KRl, follow· 48 R-Bl 12 Qx8 N-QR4 ed by penetration along the file. 49 R-R? Q-K5 Black again attempts to complicate 38 Q_N4 B-Q3 50 Q-RS matters. White reacts calmly. 39 Q-R4 RxR And White's game plays itself now. 13 P-QN4 N-B5 40 RxR 50 R-KNI 40 Q- R7t? K-B3 wins for Black: but 51 R-Q7 B-K2 lIOW Black must forestall 41 R-KRl. 52 R-B7 K-B2 40. . • . Q-R1 The Pawn cannot be saved. 41 Q-N4 53 RxP P_N4 White still threalens 42 R-KR1. 54 Q-R5t K-Bl 55 K_R2! Now White's Knight enters the attack. 55 P-B5 56 N-K5 PxPt 57 KxP ResIgns 57 R- N2 fails against 58 Q-RSt, R- Nl 59 R-B6t, while, after 57 ... Q- B4, 14 BxN White can, if he wishes, win the Queen This exchange Is necessary for the in· with 58 H- B6t (58 ... BxR 59 Q-B7 direct pl'otection of White's Queen Hook mate). Pawn (H N- B3? NxHP 15 BxN, PxB! 16 NxP, QxN 17 Q-"N, P- QR4!). 14 .... B,B 41 .... P-KB4 "" FOR E I G N 15 N-S3 P_BS The sealed move. Black has the positional threat of 16 As alternative, Black has only 41 .. P-QN4, securing his well·posted Q-H4, forcing the exchange of Queens. ARGENTINA. 1952 Knight. He is then relieved of the dangers of a Set Match 15 ... NxRP 16 NxP, QxN 17 QxN mating attack but has great if not de· favors White. cisive trouble in the end·game hecause Simple and Powerful 16 P_QR4! R_Kl of the further deterioration of his Pawn Herman P!1nik stayed in Europe for 17 0-0 P-QRS formation: e.g., 42 QxQ, PxQ 43 N-B3! about two years. Shortly after his return K-B3 44 N-Kl, followed by N-Q3, K-B3 to Argentina, he played a match (Decem· Again, Black threatens . P-QN4. and N-B4. Note that Black's King must ber of last year), winning 4·1. The first 18 P-N5! RPxP stay in the vicinity of his Hook Pawn game follows: no great game since 19 PxP R-R6 which may otherwise fall to White's White obtains a decisive advantage too p,p 20 PxP King advance, K- R3-R~. easily. Yet it has some value for the 21 N-Q2! Bad as 41 ... Q-R4 may be, the text opening play and fOI" the winning pro· White eliminates the outpost move is worse. cedure which is simple and powerful. 21 .•.. N,N 42 Q-K2 K_B3 RUY LOPEZ 22 QxN Black aims to win the tempo in order peo: pag6 378, col. 129; Meo: p. 234, col. X7 . . . and emerges with a slight advantage, to get in ... R-KR2 . H. Pllnik L. R. Piazzini the more compact Pawn position. It is 43 N-B3! White Black hard to make headway, though, for Black Best. After 43 R-KR1, Q-KN1! Whitp. has retained his active IHshop (unusual can hardly make progress: e.g., (1) 44 1 P-K4 P-K4 in positions of this type). P-B4, Q-Kl, and Black has good coun· 2 N_KB3 N_QB3 22 .... Q_Q3 ter·chances; and also (2) 44 N-B3, 38-N5 P-QR3 23 R-N1 B-Q1 R-KR2 45 R-QBl (45 RxR is of no 4 B_R4 P-Q3 24 Q-B2 B-B2 promise), Q-QBl! with the very dan· 5 P-BS P- B4 25 P-N3 P_R4 gerons counter·threat of 46. P-B5. La Siesta Variation. 242 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST, 195"3 6 PxP BxP 7 0-0 Treatrng the vad atlon In this war i5 II. suggestion of V. Pano" . The usua l continuation is 7 P-Q~, 7 . . . . N_B3 No good, Instead, Black mllst forestall White's dangerous 8 P- Q4 by 7 . , , D- Q6 S R- Kl, B- K2 9 R-K3, P- KS- 01' co unter it by 7 . ' , B-N5 8 P-Q~, P-QN,1. A REVIVING GAMBIT 8 P-Q4 P_K5 THE GERM OF AN IDEA of an opening gambit is coldl y extinguished Ii ... P-QN4 is comparatively beuer. in the follow ing bri ll iant encounte r, Today, the selIsl.l me bacillus crops 9 P_Q5! P,N 10 PxN P-Q N4 lip llgain, immuni?oed aga inst the original treatment. Such is the progress 11 B-N3 B-K2 of th eo!'y and pract ice. But Salo Flohr applied th e first curative with Things could hardlr be much worse the White men Vg. Englishma n Milnel'-BItITY at London, 1932. The open atter 11 . , . PxP 12 H- Klt, B- I<2, Black in g. a Nimzo-Indian Defense: ] P.Q4, N·KB3 2 P·QB4, P·K3 3 N·QB3, apparently b.oP!l,~, however, to be able to castle If he get!" in . , . P-Q4, To that B·N54 Q.B2. end, he saves the tempo wh ich 11 Cover the sCOl'iug table at the line indicated. Set up the position PxP costs. and make Black'g 4th move (exposing table jllst enough to read it). Guess 12 QxP B_K5 13 Q-K2 P_Q4 White's next mo ve, then expose the next line. Score par if your move 14 N-Q2 B-N3 agrees; if not, score ?oero. Make the move given and opponent's reply. 15 R_Kl Then gue;;s White's nex t move. Continue so to end of game, Now cAs tling is merely a (il'eam fOl' Black : and, wi th II. Pawn to the good and CO V ER WHITE MOVES IN TABL.E BEL.OW. EXPOSE ONE L.INE AT A T IME also 11 grent positional adl'llntage, " ' hile clearly has II. winning position. White p" Black Yo ur Selection Your Yet the rest of the game is interesting P I"yed Sc:ore Played for W hite'. move Score fo r White's perfect winning procedure, 4 , N-B3 15.... R-KB1 5 N_B3 ______• ______4 5 . P-Q3 16 P_QR4 6 P_QR3 __ . ______-4 6 . BxNt 7 QxB ______~ __ . ~ ____ 3 7 ... 0 - 0 6 P_QN4 ______5 B. P-K4 9 PxP ______._ 3 9 •... N, P 10 NxN ______A 10 .. P,N 11 QxP ______~ __ __ _ ~ _ .4 11 .. R- Kl 12 Q-N2 ______4 12 N-K5 (.) 13 9 _B4 __ __ _. ______5 13 B- 84 14 P-,KB3 ______.4 14 .. P-KN4 15 B-B1 ______6 15 .... N_Q] 16 Q_B3 (b) ______.7 16 .... P_KB3 17 B_N2 ______4 17 , ... K-N2 18 0 -0-0 ______5 White thl'eatens: ] 7 PxP, PxP 18 RxR, 18 , ... Q-K2 QxR 19 QxD mate. 19 P_K4 ___ .. __~ ______A 19 .. , , B-N3 16 , , . . B-R4 20 1'- 85 ______6 20 , , .. N_B2 • 17 Q-K5 R-B2 21 R_Q7 ______8 21 . , .. QxR 16 N-B1 22 QxPt ______-4 22 , K- R3 (c:) Willi I S PxP, Wblte call wi n another 23 Q-N7t ______~ A 23 , K_R4 Pawn, but he pl'E' fers r ightly to strength· 24 P-N4f ______• ______5 24 , . K- R5 en his annci;:. 25 8-Q4 ______7 Aesign:> 18 . .. , T o eliminate the posslbilltr or 19 PxP, ]f, inlitead, 18 .. ' K- Dl, White proceeds Totll Score ______•• 100 Your perc:entage ------__ ~ ______vlcto!'lol1 sly with 19 D- N5, 8 - N3 20 PxP, SCALE : 75.100-Exc:ellent; 55_74-Superior; 4o..54-Good ; 25.39-Falr. B- Q3 21 Q- K2. 19 RxP K-B1 "Posilioll (III'!, 20 ... ""·82 20 B-N5 Tbreat : 21 BxN, BxD 22 QxQn. (a) Current ana lysis fa vors 12 . , . Q-Q6 20 ... ' 8_84 13 I'- K3, Q-N3 as establishing a bind, 21 R-KB4 Renewing the threat. If 21 DxN, QxB (h) Inorder to exploit the diagonal, QH1 - ~2 QxD?? QxPt, Black then mates. KR8 in conjunction with the Bishop, Tbe text move also promotes a l!ttle combl na llon. (e) if' 22. . K- Rl. White finishes with 23 21 . . • . B-Q3 Q-N7t, K-K2 24 R- B6t , K- K3 25 8- 84 22 RxN! Resigns mate. For Blnck loses a pIece whatever he plays, t _ che<:k; t =-. dhl. chec k: § _ dl." ~ h. CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 243 • INTERNATIONAL LATER GAMES IN THE NAJDORF-RESHEVSKY RETURN MATCH Noles a nd Comm enfs by Hans Kmoeh GAME 10 61 B-Q6 K-K3 76 N- N6t K-Q1 In 19:)2, Naj(}orf fi!'Sl u'ied 11 , Q- 82 62 K_B5 K-Q2 77 K_K6 N- B7 12 l'- K·l! Pxl' 13 NxQP, B-Q3! and Najdorf's Best 63 N_N7 N-R2 7B K- B5 K_K1 achieved equality but then lost on a In this game, the plilyers follow the 64 N_R5 N- R1 79 N_Q5 K- Q2 blulHler (Game 2, ]lage \.17 , CHESS HE· play in Game S until Nnjdorf improves 65 N_N3 N_B2 80 NxPt K,P VIEW, -'lilY, 1952). Najdol'f apparently upon 13 N- 1(5 with the stronger lllove, 66 N-B5 N, a 81 P- K5t K-K2 considers 11 .. Q- 82 insufficient, for 13 N- Q2! He obtains a lasting initiative 67 N,N N-B1 82 N-Q5t K-Q2 he did not play it again. in t he center and on the King-gille. 68 P- Q5 N-N3 83 P- K6t K_Q3 Later, he tried 11 Q- N3 1111rl at· Heshevsky 'averts the danger to his King 69 N-B4 N_ B5 84 P_K7 K_Q2 tained equality after the harmless 12 by meallS of an energetic connter·action 70 N-N6t K_B2 85 K,P N-K5t 8 - 02 with 12. R- Bl (Game 8, page on the Queen-side, In the ensuing com· 71 P-Q6t K_Q1 86 K-B5 N-Q3t 179, June, 1952, issue). N_N3 plications, however, lle JoseH it Pawn 72 K- Q4 87 K_K5 N-B2t He got a good game, though he later and aftet' a long struggle, the end-gnme. 73 N- B4 N_B5 88 K-B6 N-Q3 I()~t, with 1.1 . Q-N3 12 P- Q5! P- K! This good game constitutes NajdorCs 74 K_B5 N-Q6t 89 N- N6t K_Kl .13 P- J{.l (a dun move), P- B5 (GHllle 6, best performance so far. 75 K-Q5 K_Q2 90 N- Q5 K_Q2 p. 17S, ,June, .1952) . 91 P_N5 Resig ns Dut Heshe\,s ] 244 CHESS REVIEW, AUGUST, 1953 Here, most likely, is the point at which White's Queen rna>" sooner or later Dlack erred in Ilis analysis, assuming penetrate at QR7, and meanwhile Diad, \Vhite's King Bishop mUHt mon;!, is (Il'QI' ented from ex~hang in g both 16 QR-B1! Bool, s: 2~ RxRt 25 HxH, R- QI?? 26 RxHt . DxR 27 QxN. But 'Vhite use~ the te mpo fOl' comlllet· \Vhite's adnllllage is stil l predominant· ing his development, with a threat on ly based on the bad position of the op· Dlack's exposed Queen, posing Queen which is now safer than 16 . . .. P-A3 it wa s at QB2 but is ("omIJietely out of 16 NxB 17 NxN, Q-Nl 1S P - K5, action. N- Q4 J9 I3xll, NxB 20 N-H5 o[fers 24 . P_QR4 "'hite a grellt adl'antage in the center Vainly trying for pounter·play. The find 011 the Queen,side. threat is 25 P - N5, while 25 NxNI' 17 B-KR4 Q-K4 allows 15 . .. Q:\xP. 15 P- Q6! 21 NxP! P,N 16 QxP 8,P 22 B,N NY-B While Bhwk can still proceed wi th 11 25 RxR t B,R 17 Q_ K2 B,N 23 RxN Q-B3 , , NxB which iH comparatively belter, 26 P-N4 p,p 18· P,B B-K2 24 Q_Q1 B-84 it offers no counter,play. So he tries in· 27 PxP N_R5 stead to complicate the gallle. 19 N_ Q4 Q-f'J3 25 R-Q3 P-K4 Black is heading for a little combina· 17 ... P- K4? IS B- N3! results in a 20 B-R4 a - a! 26 B-K3 Drawn tion which. however, 108"!s by force, serioll~ weakening of Black's position 27 N-H3 is a better try. (squares KI34 and Q.I). 28 Nx NP B_ N3 GAME 13 18 B_B2 QR-B1 29 Q- R3 NxKP 19 N-B3! Q-R4 Tough Resistance 20 P-R3! Black pl"oteds hi~ other Knight in· Heshevsky t ries a line in this game direclly: 30 QxN, N xB. " ' hite's last is a pOII"el'ful stroke. He which has not been seen b e[ol"(~ dlll'ing threatenH to wi n a piece with 21 P-KN~. 30 BxKN RxRt this match: 11 PxP as against Najdorf's Q-N3 22 P- K5. 31 QxR B,B 11 ll- N2 in Games Ii an(l 10. Black then 32 N- Q6 ! B-Q4 20 . . . . P_N4 emerges with an Isolated Pawn, th.:! llla(:k must guard against 33 Q-B6. weakness or strength of which is The only defense. 33 N-K8! Q- B1 debatable. As Sammy plays it, the Pawn 21 P-KN4! Q-N3 becomes rather str'ong even while the Position is en:rything in chess. Now 21 . .. l"\xNP 22 PxN. QxP'1 23 B-KN3 battle Is L"aging on the King·side. that or ma('l,'s QueE'n is decisive. leaves Black with no adeqnate compen· In that qual'tel', White has u'ouble satlon fO l' the \Iie('e: e.g .. 23 .. . P- KU4 34 Q-B8! with 11 precariollsly posted Knight and 2·1 N- Q2! Conc!us!\'e. Ther'e is no defense. finally loses two pieces 101' a Hook. The Dllt doesn't mack now lose a pie<;e 34 Q,P resulting end·game offers Blaek a grea t under ral' 1I"0r:>e Cil'clllllstam:es? 35 N- B6§ K-N2 advantage hill is not easy 10 handle, 36 Q-KN8t Resigns and Najdorf manages it somewhat care· les:>ly. ;"Iost dubiolls therein is his winning GAME 12 tbe Exchange, with 39 ... P-B6, etc. l~ or, after that, the win becomes a Duel in the Opening ]Iroblem which Najdol'f fails to solve. He !teshel'sl, y 111l'ns in this game [J'om the loses time with ·15 .' R- K·j and shortly Nimzo·lndian Defeme to accepting the thereafter abandons h is last Pawn, in· Qlleen'~ Ga mbit. stead of trying 49. . K-Q3. Najdorf chooses to fo llow the Stahl· T he whole ending whic h was long ad· berg Attatk. in which the key mOl'e of journed has been much (IiSCIlSsed, theo· P-K-l involl'es the sa{'rifice of that Pawn. ' reth:ally and othel·ll·ise. On theory, Re· But he modifies the procedure with 10 she\'sky should have 10s1. But he I{PxP, instead of 10 P- K4 right away. escapes-and not just by luck. Much 22 N_K5! As is known, the Stahlberg line is ver,), credit goes to his tough J'esistance. tl'icky, fo r White lIlay easily explode a Sammy is lIot the man to a c t impetu· winning combinat ion on K6 or KB7. NIMZO.INOIAN DEFENSE ollsly. He avoids 25 P - K5 which seems Heshel'sky knows too well, however, (Same book referenc/lS as for Game 10) to be a killel·. For, aftel' 25. . Q-N2 26 what he must and lUllst not (10. So It PxN, QxP! Blacl, recovei's the piece with s. Reshevsky M. Najdorf ~00l\ follows-after 15 . P- Q6! - that fine prospects. White Dhlck it is White's turn 10 slr ive fol' safety. Indeed, White can then try to win the 1 P_Q4 Finall y. Najdo]"! sllc('ee CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 245 NIMZO_INDI A N DE F ENSE 14 Q_B5 (Same book references as for Game 10) But this mO \'e is bad. M. Najdorf S. Reshe vsky Dad, also, are (I) 1·1 P-Q~ a s 1~ White Dlack N-QRI wins a Pawn: awl (2) H PxBP after which 14 P-I(j offer~ Dla ck a 1 P-Q4 N- KB3 6 N- B3 P_Q4 winning alt>\c]{: e .g.. i 5 Pxl'. PxP l~ 2 P-QB4 P- K3 7 0 - 0 N_B3 3 N-·QB3 B- N5 8 P_QRS B, N DxH, PxN 17 B- P.3. N- 1\: i! 4 P-KS P-84 9 PxB PxBP Correct an(1 strong is 14 8 - KZ! (Se€ 5 B_QS 0-0 10 8xBP Q-B2 Game 16.) Reshe\'sl(y shI fts to th~ system wh:t h 14 .. P_ K5 Naj!lorr ;I(lopted in Game 5. 15 N-Q2 QR_QI 11 P-QR4 P- QN3 16 Q-N5 16 NxP, XxX 17 Qx),', NxP alo;o [;lvors 39 P_B6?! 48 K- K3 K-K3 12 B_R3 P-K4 40 R-RSt K_B2 49 K-Q4 R-N5t? Dlacl;. Y et it is the mino,' (·\·il. 41 R-QBS P_B7 50 K-B3 R,P 16 , ' , N- QR4 42 RxB! R,R 51 R,P R, P '17 B_R2 N_K 4 43 RxP P- R4 52 R_R5 17 8 - K2 is better. R_Re K_B4 44 R_ R2 R_Q4 53 l' 246 CHESS RE VIE W, AUCU ST, 1953 Aetlvltlu of CH I!SS R; I!VII!W Po.ul Chen pl .oyers: game reportt " rUi ng., nam•• of JACK STRALEY BATTELL new player., prize-winner., •• Ie~t.d gamel, tourney Inllruetlon. " editorial ~omme n t, Postal Chess Editor ,. As a result of ClllTent Postal Mortem •. G G )lcCllmg I ~I ,.,.,' . < POSTAL SCRIPTS also. J. G. Bueters q ualifies ror the Semi '" G A Falreloth ,,, .s , P Sokmn .... ,., ,~ linals together with those listed In May '" 4'h Semi-Annual Ratin9s 0, E Swld ~-3 4'.~ I ~:, and June issues. To these. we mlls t add IGS R H SI"fCord 2nd , ,,. Tbis month marks the nrst appearance 31h point winners. in oruel' of the high· on GW ArmSlrOlll:' ,,, ;;',!, r. ~- C , W A l"nrren (PAw oC Postal Chess mlings on a seml·annual est ratings among them. to nil out the 'h" 36 Cllrnu;fln '" , basis. Tbe Po~tlLl l\bsters nnd Postal la~l Semi·finals section. ,. 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U" .... sch; Arendt lOps (0 y"scolt. Secor d. 25 Ilauer withdraws. los,"s (al to Gerstein. Tourn!!ys 186·207: ]81 l>1iskin smites 26 " ' hitney whi p~ Krugloff. 27 ~ Ie ifcrt nips ,smith twice. 188 Estrnda tops Thompson. l..e\'"dl. Noon.. n. ~S 1-ol"1n); stops Stark. 30 One of the best ways to improve your 192 Baird bests G CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 249 POSTAL MASTERS 1. Leon Stolzenberg ______Detroit, Michigan ______2000 2. Albert D. Gibbs ______Rochester, New York ______1966 3. Leslie Weaks ______Nashville, Tennessee ______1924 4. Kazys Merkis ______Boston, Massachusetts ______1902 Postal Master Candidates 5. Stephen Bates ______Randolph, Massachusetts 1894 6. Charles R. Heising ______Hamilton, Oh io ______. ______1876 7. Henri J. Georgi ______Kansas City, Missouri ______1838 VERYTHING YOU NEED to play 8. Or. Norman M. Hornstein ______Southport, North Carolina ___ _ ohess by mail is inoluded In the com 183S E 9. Lawrence C. Noderer ______Oak Ridge, Te nnessee ______1832 plete Postal Chess Kit produced by Frank J_ Yerhoff ______Regina, Saskatohewan ______CHESS REVIEW fo r the convenience of 10. 1820 postal players. The kit contains equip 11. Kenneth Kraeger ______Belle Harbor, New York 1812 me nt and stationery especialJy designed for the purpose. These Aids to Postal First Class Postalites Chess will keep your records straight, 12 D,. I. Farber _1 792 20 D,. G. Katz __ 1748 on J. Lieberman _1712 help you to avoid mistakes. give you the ____ 1778 __ 1738 __ 1710 full est enjoyment and benefit from your 13 w. Hook 21 G. c. Cross 29 C. C. Henin O. Schach ____ 1776 __ __ 1738 games by mall. 14 22 M. Panka 30 S. T_ Millard 1710 15 N. A. Preo ___ 1774 23 R. Klugman __ 1736 31 M Hantman _1706 Contents of Kit 16 G. Schaeffer __ 1772 24 R. W. Banner _1734 32 R. G. Konke l _1706 ____ 1734 One of the most Important Items In 17 I. Zalys ______1764 25 A. Cohen 33 G. R. Josiah _1704 the kit is the Postal Chess Recorder Al_ 18 W. F. Taber __ 1754 26 G. Aguilera __ 1728 34 C. Kugelmass _1 702 bum _ the greatest aid to postal chess 19 C. N. Fuglie __ 1750 27 J. T. Sherwin _1 722 35 J. N. Schmitt _1702 ever invented. The six miniature chess sets in this album e nable you to keep track of the positions, move by move, in all six games of your section. On the HONOR RATINGS If this seems han!. it Is hard. For a score.cards, supplied with the album, you l'eally top rating is no mean distinction. record the moves of the games. The up_ The ratings tabulated above represent to_date score of each game faces the cur approximately the first one per cent of To gain it is really something; it means rent position. Score_cards are r-emovable. all a('(ive poslalites: 35 as against ap· definitely that a fair number of real When a game is finish ed, remove the old proximately 35,)0. (The number of ac· Clas~ A players have been deFeated (and card and insert a new one. 12 extra score lil"e postalites [luduates. EI'en as this not on fo rfeits ei ther'). To hold it is cards are included in the kit. rating list appears. we may have scol·ed even mOl'e. For a single loss may clip off a hundred o r so withdrawn. on re 0[[ a hundred points. or 11 draw. a good The kit also contains 100 Move-Mailing fifty. Post Cards for sending moves to your ports being s(' ol'ed for September issue opponents, a Chess Type Stamping Outfit Postal Mortems. Conl·ersely, llOwever. 'rhe "Postal " lasters" may hold their for printing positions on the mailing we may have added as many new pos· statlls not by pel·fect (i.e. drawing) but cards, a Game Score Pad of 100 sheets tali le;; B ..,e on ~I J .• 1030 Bergel ~; .. .. 1 1 4~ Brimm G 1200 Cau ... lt F ... . . 13, " CO ... broug h L 156$ • n ;:.de W L 1086 &3 '; A l; bo l~ P . ,. ... 396 nc rJ: qu l~t CO . 11 . 1.• 101 E II 900 ('lise S L .. .. . Il:,,:;nalo R A 926 C<"'I).,I U A. S3 6 ,\ bl n ~ton :\Irg F 538 ~~ rj:; "re~se r P. 813 I ~rh I,tin J B 4014 C"sc.y F B. . 11 6S CO "" ... re W J . 1300 H" I!llc n V R . • 7 ~0 A hll1l:,on 0 D 90 0 r:("'k ~ tr e~~er 1-1 C S ~ 2 l:r;t1; I> ):h"lII 'n: 10.i O C"sey J A • . 956 t.'o \·e " H J ... . 988 Ack ley D A .• 140 Baile), J W '. 832 llerm an 1-1 ." 858 Ikit ton .l S . • , 7G8 enSIle C A. .. . 666 CO\'e r N C .. •. S92 Bn lley W I ~ " 900 Adn lr R 'V . • GO O Hernh" rll l 'I' .I . . 726 Broderse n B F . 1316 CCll l V ...... 6·IS CoYeyo ... R R 16018 \dn m H • ..•.• Sst H" lI he )Iu J .' 600 Berr)'m nn J . .. G96 I :rodeur 0 A •• 576 <:e rnOl c k 0 v 108 1·(.o'·! lIl:"to" G u: ' 00) D ,J . " . 310 Ilnln f{ 600 Ber:rur;n Or V 1300 I1l"Od~ k ~' G .• . • 6£10 <' ha~ 1:: ' 68 kd ~m ~ B"ird JR ... 1010 CoWon .; L ... 6U A(hun. G 1$1) I3et% W F ..... S' 6 1':I"U 252 CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 Howell W 0 •. 1574 Jones H L 600 Klausner S 600 Leef H ... 1300 )laitland R S 94S McLaughlin C. 1348 Howen C S 662 Jones P T 7M Kiavins A 1300 Lcc~on S(C H J ~OO ){ale,' Judl!h 512 .\ [CLuughlin G D 630 Howerlng R \" 850 Jones R V 693 Klebe P E 1302 Left J 12OO !I,ali C J ... 1124 )1("Lnughlin \V. 900 Howes K L 696 Jones T L 940 Klebr.r S/Sgt P 600 ~fko ]) 476 )Ialles )1 C .... 590 !llcLees A H .. 11G8 HUbbard H D ~OS Jorgensen~· 650 Klein Pvt E 1126 Lchll,an D B 1132 Mullor~' J C .•. 1200 McLellan R .. • 1600 Hubbard R K 1322 Joseph ~I .• " •. 1240 Klein E E 550 Lehrer A 964 Maloney M ... no McLou!{hlin J R 900 Hubburd W 66·1 Jo~eph Dr N B 1300 Klein F' S . . .. 690 Leigh A J 1594 :lfanehcstcr R . 1062 ~\f,,)r"rray R 900 Hubbard \V N 600 .rosephson H P 1080 Klcin~chmidt lIf MO Lei"h R ...... 10:16 Mnnderson E B 906 McNeue J 148() Hure DC... 600 Jos iah G R 1704 KlImklewicz J ~)O n L,·kow~kl J A 11SO !I{,mdlgo F •. 700 MCl\"mt J E ... 900 HufCmon C SnG JOYCC J 960 Kline H B •. 830 J,,,,,,k,, A A 1010 lIfangnu J .". 788 "cPhe"$on !3 C 900 Huffman PT . 930 Jungermllnn E. 1444 Kline 0 J 1500 Lenz S ...... 1482 Manu )riss P 66·1 ~kPhmll)S )!iss ~72 Huf,,,,gel Ll J 91)0 Jungwirth O. 1640 Kloper K ... 10M Leonard A H 1506 !lIenn R S •. . 912 Mcquay C F .. 1056 Hughes Dr A l~ 78~ Jurek W 678 Klugman R . • 1736 L<>onard T A 604 !lIanning I" H 900 !ltcQuinn Or \\' 900 Hu!;"hes It W .. 974 Knight B. 800 L eonardi R A 15<18 !If,,nn)C E 984 McWhiney E 1062 Hughes 1I1!ss V 800 Knight E M 1456 L<,mcr R E .. 672 Mansell '1' H 1190 !lfc\Vorler 'Y ~OO HOlI))!rt L H .. 1264 K Knight H V . . 10D4 Lc~\"r~e B 1200 Uara \V F 628 M~ndor R P •. GiS HullME •.•.• 70G Kahn A E 900 Knight 1'1 E •. 1676 L~.ter 0 A 1616 il.fr.rchiscllo P J 566 ~r"nn E L 1212 Hulslo;Cl' W D 600 Kahn Dr A 1628 Knoll \Y A 600 L.'I(S R ...•..• 862 ~Tarcu s A 1172 ~teehan \V .. 1178 Hume D ._, 512 Kahn D,· J S 544 Kno)( W .•.. 1430 Lelt~ ~rrs R •• GOO Marcu~ P 1200 )flehlin!;" :e: F 722 Hume V R 904 Kahn L 153Z Koffman !II . 652 Lendl D 1426 :\lurek C . 4H Meidell W ... • 1470 Humphrey A B 794 Kogan Z 1446 Le'·enson J F 80·1 Margoll~ A 600 Melfert HR .• . 1594 Kuhn L A 600 )!eller J A 92G Hundley J 1410 KlIlb A 912 Kohne J R 1264 Lp'·erone R L 418 MarJon P L 1200 Hunnex G A 1280 Kaiser A ... 872 Kohout J A 1136 Levi I~ B 1256 :II ark !I[ 1150 )lelton R ..•... 123S Hunt H •... 528 Kalbach .T C 1012 Ro!csar .T MO Levine H E 560 Markoff S •.•.. 1366 Menearini R ... It76 Hunt SR.. S72 Klllieber!> K 80S Rolody P 966 Levitt A . .... 1300 lI(ark~ A W W. 446 ~tendel Dr S 1104 Hunt we.... 692 Klllodn(!r H. 900 Kolotkin I 1200 Levy !I(aJor B L 63G Marks H L . .• 1540 "Mengalls A .. .. 1272 Huntoon J .... 884 K~m ~ n Dr H . . 1300 Koluch E 600 L~Yy G M •.. 900 Marks M 822 ~f~l\kes E •..•. 704 Hurd V . • .. .• 900 Kaminski R .•. 682 Koneckv E 782 r,<,,,y L ....••. 932 MarmoralO F' G 760 Mcnuet R A 1230 )lerkel 0 600 Hurlbut J •. .. 660 Kangas C H 102~ Ko"hor8t T .... 1202 l''''''in S )[ •. 45Z Marples Cpl DP 1056 Hurley E R." 434 Kangas Capt J 818 Konkel R G .. . 1706 r ...·"'is G F 900 !llarse J T·: 1080 Merkis K .. 1902 Hurley .T T 766 KnnischOk G 520 Kontautus P 1324 L~wis J B 594 !lIarsh C J 988 Merritt C •. 1430 Hurseh J L 1570 KHplan A L .. 410 Kontra J 1486 L~wi~ L FJ 562 Marsh L R 806 !lfertz F E 900 Hurt J F 1680 Kaplan lIf ...• 1084 Kooistra .J 600 Lewi~ L L 1098 !lfarsh R 450 Me,seth D E 8-14 Huss J F 1308 Ksralallis J P 824 Knrney L .... 69.\ Lewis M . .•.• . 1058 Marshall D 1107 Me.ster L 552 HU~$ey E '1' 986 Karch Mrs R A 1200 Kornhauser JI.1 L 1260 LeWorthy G E. 632 l\larshall R }' . . 63·\ Me~tcr M 1216 Hu~~ln J J 894 Karneckls f.' J 1084 Kolchon C C 778 Ley E L 1514 ::Harston CU.. 684 Metz C J 814 Husted E E 578 Karsevar L J . 1020 Kovich J .•.. 600 Ley FA..... 1474 Marston H P .. 102 )tetz C M 908 Husted ,,[iss R. 368 Kashin G L ••• 12H Kraeger K . . .. 181Z Lichtenstein E. 900 '<[artin C G •. 174 )f<:yer G F 856 Hutchins G . . 900 Kaspurek 0 E. 606 Kraeme r J ... 1438 Lieberman J 1712 !llarlin E H 1076 !lfe)'ers J B . . . 914 Hutchinson B 600 Kasper M J 1388 Kl'llJklcwicz p 766 LIebman M K.. 836 ~r=tin }' W 1232 !lfeyers Jane \V 6OO Hutch!n$on G 1300 Katz Dr G 1748 Kramer F 1258 LI.-blllan \V H . 1162 ~lartin .J 'I' 600 UOye~s W .• . 1120 Hul~on C 612 Katz R 900 Krawitz J. 534 Liggett Dr R W 1108 1>lartin .J I" ... 900 l\l!ehaels P ... 900 Hyde H H . . 1434 Katz Dr S •.•. 1344 Krieger E C . 600 Lilfhtstone R 900 Martin Rev J G 638 Michaels W C. 1450 KreiBler .<:. H 716 Hyde Miss J M ~OO ~aufman H •.• 1490 Lil!lnJ.:" W 1026 Martin L D 1128 !llIchalSki R F 9H aUSe R .•.... 1102 Kretzschmar K 1370 l~in S 1200 )[artin R 1236 Michels H G 900 Kaye Or A S 554 Krie B .•... 1176 Linder A 1336 )Iartin R H 1068 !I[[<,heIMn M 1006 Kearney J!l1 1256 Kroodsma R F 1204 Liudley L 900 ·:-orartln W G 612 )tiddleton J .. SOO Krucke J ... 1096 lies J !II Keaten R W . 900 Lindsny Ie L 1058 Martlnez J 600 )I!ehling C R 542 Keatfng K B •• 1484 Krue/:er J .. 1114 Lindt H \V • . 976 Martinez M J 6SG ~fI.lai AS . " 1200 11son J B '00 Krugloff V 1428 lIyln J A 161'"'6 Keefe D W .•. 600 Ling F ... 918 MarUM J A 1006 !I·I,lnm B R . 876 Keeney :lrrs R. GIG Knlm J ..••... 900 I.,inn R •. . 788 Maslow "\V 1066 MiLan" V 584 Indrler! /If . . <9. Kuchinsky M A 1414 Linnabury H 900 Ingraham L Ke~ny B M •. • . GOO MaSOIl E C 600 Miles D H 1388 n. Kudla R .•.•. 600 Linnell J S 946 Inman C L . . 1200 Keesling C ... GOO Mason L ..•. 1300 Miles L P 600 IrvIng W R Keesling J ...• 600 Kugelmau C .• 1702 Lip" M 600 l\baser B L 920 l\tiJlch M V 1098 .<0 Kuhla R E ...• S~6 LiPurnn T •.••• 648 Isaac G F .• 1200 Keg~lman Miss 678 "Iasson J C ... &92 Millard S T 1710 Kchlmeler J .. GO. Kuhlmann l{)1 628 Little .T J ..•.• 534 !lfathews J "\". 622 !ltlller A C 900 Isakson :-Olis~ G 6H Kuhn T ...... lI06 Little 0 ...... 810 Isakson 'V B 1218 Keidan Dr G B. 600 :-OIOt05 CA. 550 Miller A D 618 Keifer J ... 1384 Kumpf L P ... 900 Little "\V E 858 :I{altern V H 906 Miller B . ... 766 Keiser V H 90G Kumro D C 786 U\tleJohn L •. 570 )["Uie P . . 1200 )I!]ler F G .. ". 690 Keith D B 600 Kunltz R E 1354 J,e-dato J P .. 471 :I["Ule R .. 734 !lHller G C ... 1280 Keith G H 428 Longstreet J C. 900 M"IZ .1 E ... 1070 ~1!]ler H ...... 1138 Jackson Capt" H 830 Loose \V P •. 1110 0 \V J,wkson A/C J 1228 Keller A S 730 L Matzke 360 !lflller H D . . 900 Kellert E 900 Loring R C ... 1378 ~[auer G . . ll6S Miller J A 600 Jacobs A D 646 Kelley R 900 Labelle J P 1296 Lounsberry P H 900 Maurer A F 1342 !lliller J J 414 Jucobs N A . . 964 Kelley R A • . 948 LaBelle R •...• 91 0 Lovato P ... . . 1248 :lfaxwell S 901 Miller K E 1436 Jacohs R .•••• 1180 Kellner G . • . 1326 Lftcey J C . . •. 940 L CHESS REVIEW, AUCUST, 1953 253 lIforse 0 V ... 676 O\aon It P.. 1110 )[!u F Picr'on '70 Rt! CHUS IUVIEW, ~UGUST. 19 51 255 12 .... 4 N_N5 P-Q4 POSTAL GAMES 13 BxP 5 PxP N,P Strong. too, is 13 B - B~. Black's last ean lead to vet·y rIsky from CHESS REVIEW tOllrneys 13 . . . . B_QB4 complications. A good business·like move 14 BxN PxB is 5 N-QRI. annotated by Here Black must submit to the shat· 6 P_Q4! B-K3 JACK W. COLLINS tering of his King·side Pawns (i f 14 If 6 . .. B- N5t, White ought to w:u QxB? of course 15 NxPt). aUer 7 P-B3, B- K2 8 NxBP, KxN Q- BSt. K-KS 10 Q-K~! Our Postal players ar-e invited to submit 15 P-QN4! BxNP the ir BEST games for this department. 15 . .. BxBP loses a pIece to 16 P - B5. 7 NxB PxN 8 PxP N,P To be considered, the moves of each 16 Q-R4 game must be written on a standard 9 Q-R5t N_B2 score sheet, or typed on a s ingle sheet of The dextrons main point to White's 10 0-0 Q-Q2 preceding move. It has decoyed the Bish pape r, and marked "for publication." A tlew try. The old was 10 .. B-K2. op so "'hite can hit it with a temp~ move. Black's next moves are virtnally 11 R_Kl 0-0-0 Quick Switch forced. ·12 N-Q2 White's last is clearly inferior to 12 White's King Rook is out of the game 16 P-B3 Q- N4, R-Kl 13 N- B3! (threatening to and looks like a loser for twenty-six 17 QxB P,N win with 14 NxN, PxN 15 RxRt ), B-N5 moves. On the t,wentY'eighth, it admin 18 P-B5 Q-B2 19 R_Kl! (if 15. . NxN? 16 PxN, Black's King isters mnle~ Pawn falls) 14 B-Q2, aUer which While 19 DxPt, K-Dl 20 R-Kl, B-K3 21 R . r.ETI OPENING has play against the weak King Pawn K3. the aliernative attacking line, is les~ pea: p~g e 311, col. 6 (a); MeO: p. 213, col. 1 effective. and the advantage of the two B;shops. H. Harrison E. Gault This is the way \Vhlte ought to continue 19 .... 0-0 his King·side attack, a way which is Black Whito 20 B-Q3 P-QR3 strong enough to cast doubt on the 1 N _ KB3 P_Q4 This is no tIme for saving Pawns! A merIts of 5 NxP. 2 P-B4 P-Q5 King Is being lost. Best is 20 . .. R-Ql! 12 B-Q3 Other satisfactory moves are 2 Now White forces the win very neatly. 13 N_B3 P-KN3 PxP, 2 .. P-QB3 and 2 .. P- K3. 21 Q- KR4 P- B4 14 Q-R3 The text move establishes a Benoni 22 Q-N5t K_R1 Better Is 14 Q-N4, QR-K1 15 D-Q2. Counter Gambit in reverse. 23 Q-B6t K-Nl 14 .... QR-K1 3 P-K3 24 R_K3 P-B5 15 B-K3 On 3 P"QN4, Black can build a strong If 2·1 R-Ql. 25 R-Ki wins the Preferable is 15 8-Q2 and 16 QR-Ql. Pawn center with 3 . P-KB3 and ~ Queen 01' leads to mate_ ... P-K-I. But 15 DxN, PxO 16 ltxRt, RxR 17 QxP, Q-B4! (threatening 18 ... QxP) turns 3 . • . . N-QB3 in Black's favol". Sometimes a Pawn isn't Probably best, although 3 .. P- QB4 a Pawn! and 3 ... PxP seem playable, too. 15 , ... P-KR4 4 PxP NxP \Vith a static, positional weakness, the 5 NxN QxN King Pawn, Black seeks a counter· 6 P_Q3 balance in a dynamIc King-side attack. Or 6 N-B3, N-B3 7 P-Q3, P- K4! 8 B 16 B-Q4 K2. B-K2 9 B-K3, Q-Ql 10 P- Q4, PxP 11 BxP, D-KS, with equal chances. This move loses because it relinquishes KB4. 6 P- K4 control of More development, with 7 N-BS B-QB4 16 QR- Ql, is in order. For then, ir 19 8 B-KS Q-Q3 NxB 20 RxN! BxPt?! 21 KxB, QxR 22 BxPt, RxB 23 QXRt, Q-Q2 24 QxP, 9 S-K2 25 R-N3t!! White wins. Somewhat better is 9 N-N5. Q-K2 10 Splendid! White sacrifices two pieces 16 .... N-B51 BxB, QxD 11 P-Q~, PxP 12 Qx1', QxQ for a mate. IS NxQ, B-N5 14 P -BS. Now Black blows up White's game. 25 PxR N-B3 17 Q-R4 9 •••. 26 BxPt! 10 N_N5 ",. 27 PxP§ If 17 Q-N3, N-K7t and 18 ... BxQ. i\ladernn-Stahlberg. Mar del Plata, The Hook wakes up. 17 P-KN4! 1955, continued: 10 0 - 0, P-BS 11 Q-Q2, 18 NxP KR-Nl! 27 .. K-Nl B-B4 12 P-B4, 0-0- 0. with a positional 19 BxKP advantage for Black. 28 R-R8 mate A finish wOI·thy of an anthology. Thel'e is no uefense . If 19 NxN, RxPt 10. . . . Q-N3 20 K- Rl, QxN, Black has a winning Favorable for White is 10 '. B-N5t attack. If 19 B-B6, NxN 20 BxN, Q-N2, 11 K-B1! Q-K2 12 Q-R4. Counter-attack Black wins a piece. And, ir 19 N- K4, 11 P-Q4 B-N5t FIrst White, then Black lets go with Black Call win with 19 RxPt or 19 NxP. Black's last is doubtful. The simple a Kiug-side blast. When it is all over, 11 PxP 12 BxP, DxB 13 QxB, QxQ the counter-attack is the one which 19 . . . . RxB 14 NxQ, 0-0 is the safest. carl"ies the day. 20 NxR 12 K_B1! TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE 01' 20 RxR, NxN, and Black wins. While relinquishes the privilege or peo: P. 445, col. 1(a); Meo: p. 31)1, co l. 11 20 . . . • RxPt 21 K-Rl castling and shuts in his King Rook but Frank B. L.evi Col. F. D. L.ynch avoids exchanges (I2 B-Q2) and main It 21 K-Dl, Q- N4t and mate In two. White Black tains the Initiative; for now the threats 21 . . . . Q-B3! at'e 13 PxP and 13 Q-H4. 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 N_KB3 N-QB3 Resigns t - check: :I: _ dbl. check: § _ diM. eh. 3 B-B4 N_B3 For Black threatens to move bis Rook. 256 CHUS REVIEW, AUGUST, 1953 PRACTICAL CHESS OPENINGS by REUBEN FINE RA:'>ID MASTE R REUBEN FINE, It top player of the United States Gand one of the world's greatest authorities on chessplay, has produced his own book on the chess openings! 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