NOVEMBER 1959
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT
(See page 324)
60 CENTS
iubscription Rate ONE YEAR $6.00 1 White to move 2 Black to move Let's add LO t he preceding One more addition to the THE MOMENT OF TRUTH! remarks: these positions do prefatory [·emarks: be sure The following positions have in common thal. as fol' the all fentlJre combinfltions or you designate the s harpest ("limax ill the bullring. it is time to strike tr\le, and ], ill! A~ ther·d not be typical. Yes. sequel. The initial COlli) can qlli? positions teutl, howen!!'. to be solvable becauH' each and even here ill what more be and often is rUined Ot· at all begil' with 1i sacrifice, lI'e Wlll'll you that it [lin't. nece~· prollerly mnst be character least blunted by a faulty fol sal'i!y so! '1'011 are to pick the winning move and (,ail orr. in ized as an end-game, you low up. Here you as the ('orreCl seqnence, the rest of the moves most sharply setting must probe for a combinn· Black l)layer lack two lip a elear win. rOil rate excellent for 10 correct solutions: tionnl coup. You a re behind Pawns a nd will lOSe more. I;ood for :<. : fair fol' Ii. Solutions on page 351. materially. Rise above ma The ending is a s ure loss terialism - to will. fOI· you - except fo)" what?
3 White to move 4 Black to move 5 While to move 6 Illack to move Xow we can get down A s Black you are even up The ,·allie or II QUeen for Well. well! So it's posi (after the addiliollnl dinH" on Pawus, have Bishop It Hook amounts Lo abolll tion that produces <.:o mbin,l· lions in t he pretelling para· Elli~ht Hud al·e all even '0 0:1e full pie('e. pin s maybe lion. Then 'Vhite has this g!"1lPhs) to more intense COil Hook and King, and on re n Pnll-n. So cheer UI)! You game easily. to be Sut·e. He·s centration on these IWl'der ~: ) ect iv e ··King positioll~:· do not ,have t he piece, but lined up Oil the Black King. problems. In the present 13m what or positional values YOll do have three Pawns and s imultaneously on the one. for a prime point. YOll rOJ· thoSe Pawns ? Cau you pins. That isn't enough. of Blac k Queell. Thel"e can be are minl!!; a QUeen! And win with s uch a disonle!"ed ('ou rse - but t hen you have no defense . )10 : Hold on: l31acl, has lI'orl,ed up some nITay of Pnwns? Thel·e'~ a n posHional edge (yes, it is it·s Black to move and win. thing 011 your K ing and lri("1, cr tll"O 10 <.,onsl del-. position thal gives a corn· fie-evaluate the position ~ 13isho]). So what now? Sar which win~, and hOIl". b01) that is. See it? How do ),OU win?
7 White to move 8 Black to move 9 White to move 10 Black to move This position ought ,to be A Qtliclt count g il'e s even Nol. only do we have some White has the Exchange e
Volume 21 Num be~ 11 No vember, 1959 EDITEO &. PUBLISHED BY l. A. Horowitz In response to request for equal space in reply to TABLE OF CONTENTS last month's Editorial, we print this letter. FEATURES Battle Royal (Chullengers Tour.) 344 Game of the M onth ______329 The vie w expl"ef:;scd ill " L'Affaire Reshevsky" ( October CHE SS Impeccable Hindsight ______336 H EV IEW) cails loud I" Ior correction and elaboration. Correction is nee
DEPART M ENTS essar)" Ior it is clear thll t the esteemed editor of this popular periodical Ch"uboard Mfo"ic! • ______322 d id not have the facts straight. Chess Caviar ______335 Chess Club Directory ______• 328 A letter frolll the cOlllmittee which organized the Log Cabin Silver Chess Movies ______332 Anniversa ry Tourn alllent was sent to Mr. Reshevsky fin d nine other top· Games from Recent Events • ______• 337 mnking chess players, inviting them to enter the tournament. The letter M iscelian eO l.l1 Games ______326, 327 On the Cover ______324 ann ounced the prizes and [isled the dates, hours and places where th e nine Posta l Chess ______348 rounds would be played. The re were rOllnd s scheduled for Friday eve Readers' Games _. ______346 nings and Saturdays, il S well American Chess Foundation PEnnsylvania 6.9590 1372 Broadway Spell out Victory! New York 18, N. Y. No.3 A. O. Herbstman Yes. I want to help your program of chess education and promot.ion O. White Draws EncloSed Is my contribution for 1959 ot I 5. 0 ! 10. 0 25. 0 50. Contributions to lhe American Chess 0 Foondation are tax.deduetible. 100. 0 Name ______ Street Address: ______ A sac in time holds the line. CIty: ______Solutions on page 335 ~22 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 Vol. 27, No.11 CHESS NOVEMBER, 1959 REVIEW.'" ,.u .... ,-us ...... , INTERNATIONAL Here and There with Cabineers R ecent ro': I,,,rts on the EUfuII<: an IlO u r Hf Ihe Lng Ca bin Chess Cluh ,,[ \~l e~1 Orange. New J ersey, tell of match e ~ pIa)', cd oy the l'i8ilOrs against German teams in Frankfort. Darmstadt. ,\lurnbcrg. lIl(I lli eh a nd Salzburg. a Sw j f~ gr()lI]! in Zurich 11.HI Yu gosln\'$ in Ljubljana and Bled. I n the latter city. Log Cabin was ;mcccssfut with a score of 4 lh·3y:! . Pal Benku uf Log Cabin d rew un fi rst board: his team-ma les. N. Whilaker. D. Kerr. and Charles Henin . won on the lIe '" th ree buards; and two oilier Lug Cabi· ,\1, neefS. G. Ha rtl eb and HilL turned in • ! draws. E. Funy Laucks. leader uf the t:xpcr/itiull. I1(L$ t:xpresserl his sa ti ~faClion with the gum] will spread in Ihi ~ latest J~.:~ ' . ...'J... . jaunt of a traditionall y peripatetic clu b. UNITED STATES REGIONAL What's a Forfeit More or Less? ""'., ..." ,.. Arter wi nning hi s first six n>tl nd ~ in P resident E. Forry Laucks is leOlldlng a Log Ca bin Chess Club team on a barn· tht: ~nnu/ll "Heart of America" tourna· storming tour in Europe, bombards us w ith e nthusiastic CiHds and phone catts! ment in Kan ~ as City. i\ l issouri. Airman Richard l']oran was cotll pellt:d to forfeit hi s scven th li nd 1!I $t·round game ill ordcr Si·. Paul "Open" Haro[) ~ >lnd TIrrell. For Conncc[icllt. to I"etum on time tv his air base in Wichi · .I\n invincible 7·0 score enubled Curt upper.board \"i ctol·5 were Cermalin. 1\ lor· ta falls. T e xa ~ . hefore expiration of hi ~ llrasket '0 takc the fifth annual 5 1. Paul gan and K l a" i n~. Curluugh. Despite this handicap. which Open. weI! ahead of ,'lilt"'lL OUl'SOIL and wOllld ordina rily kill a player's d lanees CALIFORNIA George Kenny. 5 Y.J· I % each. OUeso n wa ~ The California Open, attended b,· a for top h Lilst Xmu we sold out and could not COLORADO fill some orders. Thl. year we believe IOWA we have ample stock. but pleu e order Hans Berliner, erstwhile Easterner, had A five fold tie for fi rst pl ace featured earl y. no trouble hagging Ihe Colorado cham· the play in the fifth annual Iowa Ope n. pionship at Boulder with II 7-0 sweep. Winncrs we re Bob Bradle\'. R a\"lllOnd Second to sixth on tie-breakin g points, Dit richs, Walter Grombacher: Peter S kuris • each with a 5·2 score, were, reS I J ec t i \'e1~', • and John Roecke r, 4--1 each. T wenly-cighl ..- Rudolf P ellers, Dr. George P ipiringos, - contestants took IJart. • Charles Haas, Dennis Naylin and Robert - Shean. T he event was s lJonsored bv the • Colorado Stalc Chess Association. . LOUISIANA • - A. L. McAuley, A. C. Buckland and • FLORIDA Hobert Garver sc()red 5· 1 eaeh in the In tlte Florida State Championship held fourteenth ann ua l LeA title lon rnc}'. MASS lYE CHESS SET at the McA li stcr HOlel in Miami, Boris T ie.breaking p()in ts gal'e lhe champion Imported from Mexico Sif£, who has been cha mpion of New E ng. shi p to McAuley, second place to Buck- • Solid t l'opical woods. • K ings over 5 Inches high, olhel' pieces in proportion. • In black & blonde. • Weighted for perfect balance. • Felted bases. • Standard {Staunton} design. • H and fi nished. • Beautiful large pieces worthy of us e as art objec ts. • Includes heavy wooden 'box tm a l opens to make handsome king size inla id-wood chess board. • Money refunded If nOl pleased. • PI'ice $21.50 l)os·lpaid. No C.O.O. M ILLE R I MPORT S 2507 West Wood lawn Ave. San Antonio I , Texas ON THE COYER For fuller details Oil :the world c hess' maste rs' BATTLE ROYNL, see page 3·H. As of the Ume of our gOing to press. howe ver, we can give only the s tandings through round 26: Tahl lal· 71 Gligor ich 12 ~. 13 ! Keres 17) - al Fischer 1 0~ . 14 ~ Petrosyan 14 .12 Old uon 9 . 16 Smyslov 14 -12 Benko 7 _19 Curt Brasket ( left in above phot o from Illinois "Open" back in 1954) came t h rough Fischel". Qlf\fuon $tRnd adjourned. wit h a clean score this year in the St. Paul " Open" (page 323) 324 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMB ER. 1959 land and third to Garver. Carol Petrich, LOCAL EVENTS by the Air Force with 7-2. A total of sole woman entrant, was Class A winner. Arizona. The first chess festh·al in this over 100 players took part in Ihis open_ Mississippi scored for fourth and fifth state, held at "-Iesa, went off smoothlv as ing season. places willI E. A. Felts of Jackson close Larry J\-[ason became Class A cham;ion. behind at 4%.1% and Troy Miller of james Smith, who tied Mason for first Florida. The Church Memorial tourna· Natchez at 4 . 2. The 3%.3% tie break place and then drew a play-off game, was ment. held in honor of the late N. B. came out in point order at James S. Noel outlucked by his rival in a toss for the Church who founded the Miami Chess of Shreveport, Billy Peek of Baton Rouge, title. The Class B accolade went to Mrs. Club, was won by Frank Rose. 4-1. Ht:rbert Fowler of Shreveport, Frank Mabel Burlingame. Sponsor of the gather Though matching Rose's game score, Chavcz of New Orleans and Eugene ing was the ilIesa Chamber of Commerce. Charles Wisch was relegated to second Wa! son of Natchitoches. But the top win place on tie.breaking points. Hichard ners (first named) were all of New Caliiomin. At the San Bernadino Chess Glickman, 3%-Ilh, was third. Orl eans. including Miss Petrich. Club, TilJO)" Weinberger of. Glendale /llinoi.l. Frank Skoff repeated as cham. Class B winner was james West of edged Lesli e Simon in Swiss totals to re Baton Rouge. And A. L. McAuley also solve their tie at 5%-lj2. pion of the Irving Park Chess Club 01 took the Speed Tourney at 14-3, ahead of The finals of the Central California Chicago when he defeated Eva Aronson James S. Noel and Fenner Parham (of Championship were won by Wi!liam C. by 2%-1 % in a play-off after they had Na!chez, Mississippi ) both at 13-4. Haines with a 3·1 score. john A. Black_ ticd at 16-4 in club title round robin. ~ tone, also 3-1 , was runner-up on tie· Third was H. Stanbridge, 14·6. NORTH CAROLINA breaking. The Greater Chicago Chess League saw At Raleigh, Charles C. Crittenden and Andrew Kempner, 5%-%, annexed the a race between the recently organized Dr. Norman M. Hornstein, each 5%-%, Expert Candidates tournament sponsored Evanston Chess Club and the University headed a field of 28 in the annual North by Ihe Southern California Chess league of Chicago, won by the former in a play Carolina Championship, with the title at Santa "fonica. In second place was off by 3%-2%. Evanston winners in the going to Crittenden on the basis of a Charles Henderson, 5·1. deciding duel were K. O. Mott-Smith (at Solkuff advantage. Third was Dr. A. M. Easily retaining his Precita Valley aU times a formidable opponent) , Satler· Jenkins, 5·1. Chess Cluh tille, Leighton Allen piled up lee and Godbold. an impressive 13%-Y2 record, followed by OREGON Peter Cleghorn, 12%-1Y:J. Third place in Michigan. John Downes, 7'l2'Y2, won the the 15 player round robin was gained by Class A tourney of the Lansing Chess Emerging from semi-retirement, Arthur james Gough, IO%-3lj2. Club, weU in front of Edward Barwick, Dake of Portland, veteran international When play ended in the newly founded 6-2. ace, unce more felt the urge to hattIe and Sacramento Chess League, th~ Capital showed his 40 man competition for the In the Flint litle event, Lavern :Morgan City Chess Club found itself in first Oregon Open how to sweep seven rounds. emerged on top, while :'.Iart in illicheloff place hI· a scnre of 8·1. clo scl )" pursued Donald Turner, losing only to Dake, was finished second. runner-up with 6·1 , and john Bell. 5%-I V2. came in third. A GREAT BOOK by a GREAT TEACHER RHODE ISLAND A fine victory in the Rhode Island championship finals was credited to Helmut Augenstein of Warwick, who de· CHESS SECRETS fealed IlOtll Albert .Martin and Walter SueSlllan and wound up with a score of by EDWARD LASKER 4%-%. Martin and Suesman tied for sec· ond with 3%-1% t':ach. N this mellow volume of memoirs, Lasker offers TEXAS I a wealth of fascinating detail about his name Stephen jones, 16 year old Southwest· sake Emanuel, Capahlanca, Alekhine, Nimzovich and ern Open champion, Texas champion and other great players of past and prest':nt, from whom defending titleholder in the Texas junior Championship, retained his junior honors he learned the fine points of chess by crossing swords with a score of 4%·Yz, ahead of James with them. A member of the armed forces writes: R. Bennett, 4·1. Fred King and Steve " .... My heartiest congratulations on what I con McCleary, each 3¥2·1%, placed third and sider a monumental piece of work, outstanding in a fourth respectively on median lie-break rare combination of instruction, entertainment and sheer reading pleasure. • . . ing. 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S50 for 2d. trophies for 3d. 1st 2 Class A. New Jersey _ November 27·29 1st 2 Cla ~s B. 1st 2 Class C and lsi Junior ( under 18) and additional SS as size of Independent Chess Clnb Tournament EF permits; for Dallas Open. troJlhie ~ 3t Ihe Independent CC, 102 North !\Iaple for lst 2. Dilen tu all. directed hy George Avenue, East Orange, New Jerse}': 5 rd Koltunnwski. S5 Tml under .McCormick Ilairings : En· Iries close 7:30 PM, No\·. 27: EF SlO plus Iowa - November 28 to 29 uscr membership: 50 moves in 2J.4 2d Annual Thanksgiving 30·30 Ollen hours and 'h hour for next 13 mOl'es: Chess Tournament at Yi\ICA. 154 We8! adjudication after 63 moves: Batings and -1- St .. Waterloo. Iowa: 6 rd SS TIllI : 30 NJ !\Jaster Points: S3 1st 312.'). 2d S75. moves in 30 minutes. adj. after two hours: 3rd 355: lesser S3, 2 for highest experts. reg i ~ ter b y 3 I'M. No,'. 28: SS for 1st and COMING EVEN T S IN THE U. S. 2 Class A. 2 Cla8s B. I Class C and 1 2d per number of entrants: EF S5: write AND CANADA Unrated. Also winner gets name on In John i\l Osnes;;, 606 Longfellow Ihe· Abbre ~' latlon~SS Tmt: Swiss System Tour plaqu e. Bring sets and clocks. For fUl"' nu e. Waterloo. Iowa. na.ment (In ht round entries paired by lot the r detai ls. write to E. T. McCormick at or selection; In subseque nt rounds players Mississippi - Oecember 5 to 6 with similar lIcores paired). RR Tmt: Round address given for Independent Cc. Robin Tourna.ment (each man plays every Jackson Invitational (open) Chess other mpn). KO Tmt: Knock·out Tourna Ohio - November 27 to 29 Tournamenl at the King Edward Holel. ment (Iollen or low lIcorerli eliminated). Jackson. i\ lississippi: 3 rll SS TIllI: 40 A : Ca.sh prlzell. EF: Entry tee. CC: Chen 6 rd SS Tmt spollsurerl hr the Park· Club. CF: Cheu Federation. CAl Chen As way CC at Park war Yi\-[CA. 110.) Elm moves in 2 hours: EF 35 plus U5CF sociation. CL: Chen League. Rd : rounds. Street. Cincinnati 10. Oh io: 50 moves in membership; ten trophies in 2 divisiuns: Ohio _ November 14 to 15 2 huuT8. adj. after 4 hours: EF 55.50 fnr details. wdte to Joe Richard, 314 plus tlSCF memIJershi l) & rating fee: Broadl'iew, Jackson. Mississippi. 1959 Tri'slatc Tournament and Ohio Valley Open Championship at the Central entry deadlin e 7 I ·~ '. Nov. 27: registration YMCA in Youngstown. Ohi". The Tri· before Nov. 23 rales Sl.50 discount: 3S state is not open bllt a 5 rd RR Tml. for top A. B. C and juni,lTS. cash or trophy as desired: 1 NOI·. 27. 3 Nov. filled hy Iw" highest SCll i'lr and junior Td 28 & 2 No,·. 29 expeci finish by I'M. players in Ohio. Pennsyll'ania !lnd West 6 Virginilt tournaments. The Oh io Valle)' Urin g "wn sets and clocks. ror accom· modations. write Y!lICA al ahol'e address; Open is a 5 reI SS Tmt: 50 mOl'es in two for advance ent ries and inquiries. write hours : EF S ' ~ plus USCF memhcrship: trophy to winner. prizes to 2d & 3d place J. Hallken. 209 Wesl :\leMil1an SI.. Cin· Landau, 1958 cinnati 19. Ohio. wi nn ers : register 8 ,l.M to 10. NOl'em ber Black commits suicide by opening the 14 ; pIal' starts at 10. Bring chess clocks South Carotina _ November 27-29 King Bishop fite (01' his opponent. and sets : for details 'lr registration. write 1959 Closed Championship of South RUY LOPEZ to Al Well man. 2051 Summer Streel. Carolina Chess Federation, open on ly to Behte Rhodin Yo un gstown. Ohio. residents of stale, on Mezz~nine Floor of White Black Wisconsin _ November 26-29 the Francis i\f3riOIl HOICl, Charleston: 6 1 P-K4 P-K4 7 B-KS B,B rd 55 Tmt, ending laic afternoon. Nov. North Central Open (expanded to fOllr 2 N-KB3 N-QBS P,B p,p da)'s) in the Venetian Room of the Astor 29, starting 1 I'~t, Nol'. 27. For further 3 B_N5 P_B4 •9 PxP P-Q3 N_B3 Hotel in .Milwaukee : 7 rd 55 Tmt: EF details. write 10 Robert F. Brand. Thc 4 N_B3 10 B-B4t K-R1 B_B4 N':"'KN5 $10.00: S$ fund guaranteed at $750: lst Ci tadel. Charleston, South Carolina. & P-Q3 11 B-N5 6 0-0 0-0 12 Q-K1 Q-Q2 $250, 2d S150 and 3d S100, and merit Tenn essee _ Nov. 27 to 29 prizes at S25 per full game point over Tennessee CA's 15th annual tournamen t 41;2, and S12.50 for each half· point over: at James Hobertson Hotel, Nashville; 6 schedule 2:30 and 8:30 I'M November 26. or 7 rd 5S Tmt: open tournament with 7:30 I'M Nov. 27, 12 M and 7 I'M Nov. highest ranking slate Illayer 10 be Ten· 28, and 8 ,l.M and 2 I'M November 29: nessee Champion: EF S5 plus USCF & 7 rd North Central Speed Champion. TCA memberships: starts 1 I'M. Nov. 27: ship starting 12:30 NOI'. 27: EF S2: SOS 5S cash or trollby to be determined: write 50%. 25%, ]5% and 10% of monies, to Peter Lahde. 80 Lyle Lane. Naslll'ille. the last for highesl Junior. Tennessee. For further details, official folder or entry blank, write to Arpad E. Elo, 3935 Texas - November 27 to 29 North Fiebrantz Drive, Brookfield, Wis· Texas Open and Dallas Open Chess conSIll.• Tournaments: separate 6 rd 5S Tml run 13 Q-R41 . . . . simultaneously at Baker Hotel. corner of White threatens 14 N-B7t. HxN 15 Kansas - November 27 to 29 Akard & Commerce St.. Dallas: 1 rd Nov. BxR. QxB 16 QxB. 01' 13 .. . P-KH3 Wichita Open Tournament al the Cen. 27. 3 Nov. 28 & 2 Nov. 29: regiHer b}' H N-Bit. K- "R2 15 HxN, PxR 16 QxPt : tral Y!\ICA. 424 East lst Street. Wichita. 7 PM Nov. 27 or mail cheeks to Dallas 13 . . .. P-KN3 16 RxN Q_Q2 14 N-B7t RxN 17 QR_ KB1 Kansas: 6 rd SS Tmt : 4.') moves in 2 YMCA CC. c/o K. B. Smith. 2710 E1 15 BxR QxB Resigns honrs : F.F S5 plus USCF mcrnhershill; Tivoli, Dallas. Texas. direct hotel reserI'll· lions and questions to him. also: EF" If 17. . B- K:l. 18 RxNP and the threat of Q-B6t decides. For beneftt of our readers. theu ttemll Texas Open. 310 (or S7 before Nol'. 20) are printed If reported by au thortzed offt. clats at lea.st two months tn advance. plus USCF & TCA memberships (S5 & t = check; * = db1. check; § = dis. c h. CHESS REVIEW. NOVEMBER, 19S9 New York. I n the first Staten Island Open Yeenendaal, Holland, 1959 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Championship, Robert T. Durk in of With a second brilliancy in the notes. For ChrisfmO$ ond Fore ver Lyons, New Jersey. registered a 5-1 con· c. V" Berg J . H. Donner d'" RENAISSANCE MARBLEIZED quest. followed by A. W. Towsen, 4%.1%. White Black the Staten Island Chess Cl ub kingpin. 1 P- K4 P-Q B4 7 P- B4 QN-Q2 CHESS BOARD Frank Br ady, also 4Yz-Pk was third a ~ 2 N- KB3 P_Q3 8 Q- B3 Q-B2 a result of tie· breakin g totals. 3 P-Q4 p,p 9 0 -0- 0 R- Q N1 The annual Washington Square Park 4 N,P N_ KB3 10 B-Q3 P-Q N4 tourney in New York City ended in a 5 N_QB3 P- QR3 1 1 KR-K1 B- K2 ? triple tie among Oscar Weinberger. David 6 B-KN5 P- K3 12 P- K5 • • • • C'iOwit and J o~eph Livingston. each 6Y2- 11 . . . B-N2 is sou nd for Black. IVo: . A play-off was settled in favor of Weinberger, who received a gold-plated cup donated by Herbert B. :!\'1oellcr. J ohn H. J acobus dominated the New York Harvard Club tournament with a perfect 8-0. Pennsylvania. A 30·30 tournev at the P ittsburgh Chess Club was won jointly by D. S piro and M. LllhdL 3%-% each. Deluxe marbl e-like chessboard - one of the finest ever made. Beau CANADA tiful black and whit e 2" squares. Re peating his 1943 performance. D. A. Overall size 20Y.!" x 20'h" x %I" . Made of indestructible, spillproof, )' anofsky triumphed ovcr a strong field Xo\\", on 12 ... P- N5 , \Vhite wins with !!fe-lasting vInyl. Your favorite in the Canadian Championship with a 13 Px:-l, PxX H XxP: RxP ! (threatening mate aft er 15 . . . U-XS'( !) 15 NxPt, chess player wl1l cherish it forever. stdlar 11 ·0 score. His nearest fivaL G. K-Bl 16 PxBt . Kx:-l 17 E-H6t! K- B3 . W Fustcr. was runner·np wi th 9·2. while F. (or 17 . . . Kx8 18 Q-R3t leads to mate) 95 Anderson, 8%·2%, placed third . Yanofsky 18 B- :·nt! a nd W hite mates . $29. Pa~ Postage has now won t he title fo r the fourt h time. 12 . . . . PxP 14 PxN PxN 13 Px P P- N5 15 NxP Resigns Send check or money order fo FOREIGN On 15. Q-X3. 16 X-B7t is the win! NATION AL CHESS England & CHECKERBOARD CO. At the Devon Congress in Paignton, l308 W. State St., Trenton 8, N. J. P. S. :'If ilner-Barry a nd R. G. Wade tied Lugano. 1959 fO f first with 5·2 each, followed ,by R. H . "Cta ire Benedict" Cup Matches • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Newman , 4%-2%. CARO_KANN Wade started strongly, defeating Mil· DEF ENSE ner.Barry in the first round, later New Bhend Atbareda man. and drawing with the Scots veteran White Dlaek W. A. Fairhurst. But he overlooked a 1 P_ K4 P-QB3 12 B_ KS N,N Ro ok in a winning position against A. W. 2 P- Q4 P- Q4 13 P,N N- Q2 p,p p,p Bowen and was overtaken by Milner· 3 14 B_B2 P_K N3 4 P-QB4 N- KB3 15 B- B4 P-N3 Barry. 5 N_Q83 P- K3 16 P-QR4 8_ N2 The remaining scores: W. Bowen A. 4, 6 N_B3 B_K2 17 P- R5 Q_ Bl B. H. Wood 3%, F air hurst 3, D. M. 7 B- B4 p,p 18 KR-K l 8 - B3 Andrew 2 and R. W . Bonham 1 (2 8 BxP 0 - 0 19 N- NS! B,N dfaw~) . 9 0-0 QN-Q2 20 BxB B- Q4 T he Congress had 12 other tourna· 10 B- Q N3 N- N3 21 Q- N3 P_B4 men ts as well as a Rapid. 11 Q- Q3 QN - Q4 22 R- K3 K- B2 BeraUM' of 39 . . . R- B2 40 QxP! HxQ 23 QR-Kl Q_B3 U O . . . R- Qlll 41 D-Q8 is better but hardly satisfac tory fo)' Black) 41 P- B8 (Q) f . R- El 42 Q- N3t 0)" 39 ... K-Hl ·10 B-B6t. RxB n QxP, R- QBl 42 Q- Q.'i : (42 .. . R/3-Bl 43 Q- KSt!) . 2' Rx P! B,R 32 p, p p,p 25 R,B Q, R 33 P-B5 P-R5 26 B_ N3 Q,B 3. P-B6 N-N3 27 PxQ K- N2 35 Q_ N4 R-R1 28 Q-Q6 R-B2 36 QxN P-R6 29 P-R6t K-NS 37 P-B7 P-R7 Se lf_e vi dent "Humor io Schach" from 30 P- QB4 . 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Phone: OR·4·8698 Always open write to CHESS REVIEW. 328 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 An outstanding recent game, annotated b y a for mer World Champion. by DR. MAX EUWE SPASSKI vs. TAHL FurthenllOl"e. ill the "Students'" Team Cham District Match: Leningrad vs. let land pioll _~ hip ill Butiape:;l. it wa s Bulgaria wh ich won, a point and a half ahead of lhe Hu;;;;i a ll te'll1l . Prediction:; H~ to IIIP oukomc of the Challengers In view of the results of the last couple of months, T Oll l"lul!!lent. lh e refort'. arc more difficult thell1 ever. the q uestion, whether the period of chess supremacy \Vill itlJC Sm\"dOL fo r th e third tim e"? Or Petro:;Y RU Y LOPEZ N - R-t 12 B-B2, P- QB 4, Black has suY· 14 P- K 5 Q_Q2 (Closed Variation) fi dent counter·play. 15 N- N 3 . . . . Boris Spassk i Mi khail T ahl 10 . . . . N- N3! White Black The text is strongel' than 10 .. . B- J33 against which White has come ali t lI"ith 1 P-K4 P-K4 5 0 - 0 B_ K 2 good game by 11 P- Q-R4 . B- N2 12 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 6 R_K1 P_QN4 a 3 B_N5 P-QR3 7 B_ N3 0 _ 0 PxNP. RP xP 13 RxR, BxH 14 P- Q5: e.g .. 4 B_ R4 N-B3 8 P-B3 P_Q3 14 . . . N-K2 15 N- R3, Q-N1 16 NxNP! winning a Pawn, 9 P-KR3 N_Q2 11 QN- Q2 White h8S Other moves but with little chance for profit : 1) 11 B- Q5, B- N2 with a satisfactory game for Black; 2) 11 PxP, NxP! 12 NxN, PxN 13 Q- R5 (Fudererl, B- B3 14 N- Q2. Q- K2 Positionally, White uppears to be bel' with about a n even game: tel' orr. mack has a backwat·(( Qneen 3) 11 B- K3, PxP 12 PxP, N..,R4 13 Pawll. SUllo Black seems to have ~ll ffi 13- B2, P - QB4, likewise with about equa l dent counter·chances: his piec e~ are chances ('I'ahl- Panno. POI·tOI'OZ, 1958) . we ll posted and '.,,"hite's K ing·side ('awn 11 . . . . PxP majority Is not currently dangero u~ . 12 PxP P_Q4 15 • • . • B_ K B4 13 B-B2 .... This line of play has been used more B lad: pI'events J 6 Q- Q3. Here UnzIcker continued against Kel· a nd more of late a nd. according to the 16 B_ N5 IeI' (Zurich. 1959) with 13 P- K5 but latest views, Is one of the best defenses without much res ult after 13 .. . B- KfH And White wants to exchange Uishops a gaInst the Ruy Lopez. 1-1 N- Bl , N- N5. The text mo\'e makes so as to gain QB5 for his Knight. After 10 P-Q4 . . . . White's Q~'3 available for his K night. 16 X-I35. Dx~ 1< PxD. ~ - B1. Bla("k hilS a. good g1lme. Several recent Russian games show 13 . . . . B-K 3 t hat, after 10 P-QR4, B-N2! n P - Q4, Black's safest move. Afte r 13 . .. PxP 16 . . . . B-Q N5 17 R_ K 2 K R_ K1 14 BxP (14 NxP is also good) , N- Q4 15 • Wl"ltten before the start of th" current Challengers Tournament at Bled. Q-B2, Black faces d ifficult problems. t check; :j: = db!. check; § = dis. ch. CHESS REV I EW, NOVEMBER, 1959 329 25 .... N_Q3! T 26 N_B2 • • • • Also Insufficient is 26 I'xN. IIxU: e.g.. 1) 27 N- KS. R1>N 28 P1>H, PxP with a i'1lll't\ plus fOJ' 8Ia(,k (29 P- K6. Qx]> ! or 29 B"np. J>xP:): 2) 27 PxP. HxHP, and mack must will. 26 • , . . N_K5 i\ I)Ol"crful plac:e for thl;. KHlght. ::: 7 .. N-8G Is already threatened. , , rpoCtMfHCrEP . rp()CCAfE/fPTEP Mikllail Tahl (right ) and Boris Spassky when playing in 1958 USSR Championship. mnck Il':tnj; fOl" 1S P- H3. B- Dl. still mack t,lkell Ileat advatUage of the un· retaining obSC]"\'atioll of hi;; QB~. (,worable jlosition of White's 1)l eces 27 NxB N,N 18 A- al .... along the King IJi shop file, 28 N_K1 , . . . Noll' White threatens to win 11 picecc. White guards againllt 25 • • • N- Q6 , 8 . . . . N-BS and e ven thl'eatens 29 P- D3. 19 N_ Rl • • • • 28 .... P-B4! White eyes 20 P-QN3 and thus rON.:es 29 R-N2 · . . , Black's hand. White's passi\'e move pl'evelHs 29 ... 19 • • . . a,a p-n~ and opens t he way fol' retl'eat of Not 19 . .. N:.;NP because of 20 BxD. his Queen. He probably has 110 bettel' move : e.g,. 1) 29 P- ll3. P- N3! 30 Q1>RP, 20 Qx B • • • • P-N4 31 Q- US. P1>B 32 PxN. QPxP! 33 On 20 1t/ 2xll. the same 20 ... H- K3 pxQnP. Q-QSt a·1 K..,IH, QxKP will.! it as In the game also rale$ nn exclama rine game for Dlack: 2) 29 PxP. P- Q5 tion mark. with decisive adnullnge fOI' Black. 20 . . . . R_K3! 29 • • • . p ,p Queen-side fOI" P_N4 This Rook ,)['olects the 24 Q_N4 . . , , 30 Q-Q1 now and (>\'(>11 threatens major acth'ity 31 B_R2 R_B1 AS Il' ill be seen. White's Queen now on the Klng·slde. will be eutit'ely Ollt or the game. and NOlI' Bluck obtilins contL'ol of the open 21 Q-8 5 • • • • Dlnck conSCtlucntly will take OV CI' the file. which must decide. White Ill'eYellt~ 21 , .. P- D3 but per· initiative. The alternatives are: 32 RxRt mits Black to develop strong COllnler J) 24 PxN, PxKP and (a) 25 Q- B2, 33 P-B3 · , . , play. 21 P - QN3 dlreclly met'lts consldcl'i\ HxB (not 25 PxB 26 HxR. QxB 27 ]>xQP White has to consider the Un'eal of tion. as White wins) 26 PxQJ>, QxQI' wllh 33 , . . Q- 86 against whi(:h 33 Qx}> is 21 • . • • P- R3 ,l good g,llne rOI' Black. 01' (b) 2r. Q- NI. insurficient because of 33 . , . Q- n 8!: 22 8 _84 • • • • I'x8 26 IIxl!. QxU 27 PxQP. QxQP, ;ther 1) 34 K-Bl, N- Q6!! 35 n - K2, N-Qit 36 22 B- IH shills the Dislio,) some, which 28 Bx;\' l~ annot be v1;t)'ed : e.g.. K- N l , NxN, aud there is IlO defense whai OUt of the game yet I'etalns conu'ol 28 . . . QxH 29 QxB. Q- nSt. 1ell\'I ng againSt 37 .. . N- llG~; 2) 34 It- K2. o\'el' K36, Black with a heallhy Pawn Illus: N- U6! 35 R-I-i:a. N/ SxP. and Black wins, 2) 2·1 Q- B2! and (a) 2·1 . . , i'xP 25 22 .... R_KB1 33 ... , Q_B6 Nxl' (25 I'xC'\ t ransposes into In above) . 23 P- QN3 P_B3 This mO\'e Is nOt a direct errol' but is N/ 5xN 26 I3xN. NxD 27 RxN. HxH 28 somewhat jlrelllaluI·e. After 33 . , ' N- B6 I'xH. 3 - H·1, and, while Black has the 34 QxP. N/ hP. Bla(;l. wius ill the long bettet· chances. IIlill White I~ not with, ou t cO llu tet" play and so ought l)rohnb1y I'll n. to hal'e u'led this l'ariaLion. (b) 2·1 . .. 34 PxN , . . . N- 1I6 (not so stl'OlIg as 2·1 ... PxP) 25 Q- N2. J>xl' 26 NxP , NxN 27 8xN, follow, ed by 25 N-82 with a good game fol' White. 24 . . • . P- B4! White's Queen is now fOJ'ced to un, favorable squares . 25 Q_R 5 • • • 25 Q- H·I or 25 Q-N3 are ummtisractory after 25 ... P-N4. followed by , . , P- 1I5, Sketches from Saho\'skl Glasnlk t = cheek; ~ = dbL cheek: I = dis. ch. CHESS R£VIEW, NOV EMB ER , 1959 Black wins easily on 34 R- K2, P-Q6 35 NxP (35 It- K3, Q- Q5 1), NxN 36 PxN, BPxP. WHAT A FINE HOW DO YOU DO! WHAT A SORRY MC;SS! The psychology of altack is foreign to so me players. Here, at Carlsbad, 1929, llla"ler of defense Ma roczy changes roles amI makes a sorry mess of it. Czecho-SlovlJk ace Treybal (White) parries properly und even steals the the attacker's thunder, The game, a Queeu's Gambit 34,." QxR? Declined, beg ins with 1 P-Q4, N-KB3 2 N-KB3, P-Q4 3 P-B4, P-B3 4- Black probably played this mo"e with, P-K3_ OUt further thought. It i'ever ses the Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's chances complet ely, The r ight move is 34 , , , QPxP! Then White'S pieces are next move (exposing table just enough to read it). Now guess White's practicall y all badly pnsted and mack's 6th move, then expose it. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make very active. In th e long run, the tll'O move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so on. passed Pawns ought to decide: e.g .. 34 , .. QPxP 35 H- KD2, P- K6 (not 35 . .. COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BEL.OW, EXPOSE ONE L.INE AT A TIME P-B5 36 8x1'!) 36 J{xP. P- Q6 37 NxP, NxN 38 Q- KBI (3S H- B3, Q--Q5 Q- KZ , WhIte P., Black Your Selection Your R- QB3l. Q- 84: and Black wins . Played Score Played for White's move Score 4_ P-K3 35 PxBP R- QB3 ------5 P-QR3 (a) ______3 5 QN-Q2 36 B_N3! . , , ~ 6 N-B3 ______-: ______3 White's move is more a ccurate than 6 N- K5 7 NxN ______4 36 Q- U5 be c a u ~e of 36 . .. Q-86 ! 7 P,N -----._------8 N_Q2 ______4 8 P_ KB4 ------P- B5 ______, ______9 6 9 B_K2 (b) - --.---- B-B4 ______10 3 10 P-K4 11 P-QN4 ______5 11 p,p ------12 B-N2! ______7 12 B_B3 (e) ------13 PxP ______4 13 N-Bl 14 Q-N3 ______5 14 Q- K2 ------15 0-0 ______4 15 N_K3 (d) 16 P-Q5 ______S 16 S,S ------17 QxB ______4 17 p,p 18 BxP ______3 18 N_B5 ------19 B_B4 __" ' ______4 19 B-Q2 ------36 , ... P- Q6 P-N3 ______20 5 20 N- R6 t An important Val'latlOn to cons ider ------21 K-N2 ______4 21 P_B5? (e) hez'e is 36 ... N- 87 1 37 Q-R5, NxN 38 ______5 ------Q-K8t, K- R2! 39 Q- K 7i, K- l\'l! 40 BxN 22 QR_ Kl 22 P-K6 ______5 with two main I'aria nts : 23 PxKP 23 PxKP" 1) 40 ... Q- 8S n P-B6, QxBt 42 24 R_B7 ! 6 24 B-B3t K -R2, RxP! QxH, Q-K6 Q- N6t , 25 KxN ______5 43 H 25 Q-N4 and White retains good winning chances; ------26 Q- Q4! ______5 26 Resigns 2) 40 'R- B8 H Q- Kgt! K-R2 42 P - B6. ------RxBt 43 K-R2, and White wins. Total Score ______100 Your Percentage ______Note also that White has -the chance of goi ng wrong with .Jl P - B6 in this last line : e.g., H 'RxBt 42 K--:R2, R-'USt SCAL.E: 75,I00-Excellent; 55-74-Superior; 4O.54-Good; 25-39-FaJr 43 K-N3 03 KxR leads to a draw by pet'petual check), Q- B6t H K-;\4. N OTES TO THE GAME Q-BIt ·15 K-R5, RxPt 46 Px R, QxPt ·17 u ) The idea is to p revent ... B,NS and ~ Position after 23 , ' . PxKP K-NS, Q-QSt with again a draw by prellare for a QlJ e en.~ide Pawn demonstra· perpetual. tion, Take 3 po int ~ c redit for any reasonable 37 Q-R5 P-Q7? develo ping move. Now Black definite ly is lost. 37 , . , b) Beller despite it s risks is 9 . , , P-K4 10 Q-Q5t seems a belte!' try (38 8-82, B-B4, PxP II PxP. )i·B3 and .. , !'l-Q4. QxP 01' 38 K - H2, Q-84). c) Or 12 . _ . PxP 13 1\x 1' ! PxPt 14 K-BI , 38 Q-K8t K-N2 PxN 15 BxP_ and the threat of mate at HS 39 Q-K7t , , , . 01' the win of t he Hook decides_ Less s trong Is 39 P-B6t, 'RxP. d) IS .. . B·K3 is ~o ll lCw hat belief; but. 39 . . • . K-Nl after 16 QR·Kl , followed In- P-B3, \Vhite i~ 40 P-B6 PxN ( Q )t for choice, 41 BxQ Resigns e) Staking al! on a will 0' the wisp. t = check; ~ :::: db!. check; § = dis, check CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 331 1 Blllc k has chosen 10 play 2 Already. the S]Jirit of t he the Fr'ench Defense. Against game has changed. l ... A DANCE OF DEATH It. or course. so the books PxP. the 'Rubinstein Varia· HOI\" fa r l _ hel~d does a Inaster "see" Iu plotting his eombina· say, White " busts" b imseU t ion. is t r iet! from time to lion!!? Ca lmblanca. answel'ing a \"eilQrter, said he'd .seen if he e lects to smash away time. bllt yielding control of something like 26 moves ahead 011 occasion. Jaffe. who'd at the solid. impl'egna ble t he center so early is a vio ju~ t beaten Ca lla. said: " One." B y the time you"'e played ou t Black IIlTay. W hite bas tbe lation of IlI"i nciple. So, In all t his game by :s' aj dol'f. decide fol' youl'~e l f how far ahead he beller center, as usual: so pt·obabilhy. Whit e is recon· could have seen. \Vas it from tIle fh'st sacrifice? Mean IHHience is the word for sldering the need for IHI' while ohsen'e the "el'itable dance of death by the White :\I!guel. Or is It ? T he Illay tlence. 5 N_KB3, KN-B3 6 pieces. Denth to \Vh!te's pieces - and Dlack's lOng! T he run!!: 3 N- QB3, PxP 4 NxP, B- Q3, B_K2 7 0 - 0, P- QN3 game, a gl1!nst Supira . hegins: 1 P_K4, P- K3 2 P- Q4, P-Q4. N- Q2. (see d iagram 3) . . . I 3 The fianchetto of one's 4 eel·lainly. the posit io n is 5 An attack Is an at!ack Is 6 NOli" hold on a minute! Bislioj) is IncI'easlng)y in no'" disturbed. and both an nttllck. to be sure. But H ow doe.s it profit a player vogue todny, a f requen t re sides cOUlmitted. The indica · !1. piece Is a piece is some· to develop a piece only SOl\l'ce In hY I)erll\odel'll play. tions are that Wh ile h" tblng to be "alued, not ex and im mediately io give It This fianchetto smacks a "seen" ahead Just what he pended lig htly. Well, Miguel away? If '·tbl·ee pieces a re bit, ho\\,e,'61", o f 1)Il.SSee I)rae has "seen" Is not deal'. His is I\. gmndmastel·. S III'ely, be I\. mate." they must be eX t ice. Is it properly timed ! ne:.:t 1ll0\'e is funller proof k nows what is what is isting Illeces - will W hite Probably not, and, at any t hat he has laId his t)ians: what! Now ho\\" does he gel hal'e enough at Ihis nlte? l'ate, It gl\'es rise to White but judge fOI' youl"sel r. if his t'emainlng pieces out of He is a piece and a whole ideas lnstantel·. 8 N_ K5, you cu n, what they are! 10 storage and into action? Rook down. as of now. 14 B_N2 9 NxNt, PxN. I s NxP! KxN 11 Q-R5t, K-N 1. 12 R- Kl (good develop· 8_QB4J Q_Q3 15 B_KR 6, \Vhlte jllunnlng ahead? All a ttnck, no (loubt! ment), N_ B1 13 RxP ! NxR. B- KB1 (see diagram 7). 7 Well now a. pattern of dis 8 Cl elll"l y, the lJattern im· 9 Now you see the dance ! 10 All White's satrif!ces cernible sOrt emerges. DJack proves fol' \Vhlte. He tan· While's l)!eces weave about have been to prellar'e a final has one Hook immured as not create pieces OUt of t hin In Black's midst in II "eri' sacr·lrlce of the Queen! B ut is und othel' piece!! in re· air. ;":or can he callture a ny table orgy of s acrifices . AI· t he reward is immed iate. t reat. Aud White bas nearly of lllack's. BUL he can tie most el'er)·tbing Is e n priie! BI:lc t.:: had no othel' mOI'e, to all his I)ieces In \'ery act ive Black'lI down, and does. T wo At this point. the pos ition !'I llellt.:: of. than bls last, and play. nu~ still - ha!! he Black nook s are now Ollt of canllot hUmanly be Sllstain· his lIext is forced, too. The enough pieces? 1'0 be Sll re, p lay. But still th e odds ed - nor wlll It be. DOUb t fi nale Is 20 BxBt, QxB 21 a grundmas ler Is a master agaInst \\'hlte are immense less, most of you can now RxB mate! Very neat, in· of masters, but call he con and, at !lny mo\'e, Black cun perceive the finish: it starts deed. is it not? But now tell j ure pi eces out of nothing? swap and gaIn reHer. 17 Q with 18 RxN ! RxQ 19 RxR§, me: when did 'White fore· 16 R-Kl! B_Bl . K8! B-Q2. B_K3. see the end? 332 CHESS REV I EW, NOVE M BER, 1959 Up -to-date opening analysis by WALTER KORN br an outstanding authoritr_ ANALYTICAL SUMMARY OF THE RUY LOPEZ WITH 9 P-KR3 It is with breathtaking pace these days that in re prod \l eed: ~ ol nt' a rc not. Ye t ,!I I nla " conta in a novat ions in the openings are overtaking each othe r. weal th of nc\\" idens. '\ I a n ~ ' of the5e i d('a~ llI ay be On the nea rl y entire global scene, acti viti e.s take pla ce pn st'-ecl Oil me re ly by \\'ord of mouth Jl etll ('Cn eminent in rapid sllccession_ And the quantity of covering contende rs t or kept 5eeret, together If ith tlw possihle Ii tel'llture - tOll rnament books (often several from refuta tion ) and become publ ic kn o\dedc<.' onl~' if em d ifferent authors dea ling with a n identical event ) , ployed (1 t a ma rc p ublicized occasion or i f IH 'ought tourna ment bul letins, game coll ecti ons, maga zine a nl! to the a ttention of Ull analys1. IYl"es and th e lin e - is so great tha t even the f u ll ti me T his weal th of activity and change makes it not practi cing chess profess ional fi nds it d ifficult to keep merely a herculean but indeed RUY L O P EZ of Ihe lines 1O be d iscussed below trans· tiOIl too sterile and wi lhon t Chall('e for 1 P- K 4 P_K 4 50_ 0 B- K2 IlOse into t hat Tchigorin pattern. But, fO I' ··i n den t aUolls." 2 N_ K B3 N-QB3 6 R_ K 1 P- QN4 the sequence employed he re, Black h as (A sim ilar situa tion a ri ses with I 3 B_ N5 P-QR3 7 B_N3 P_Q3 some other. '· unorthodox·· idell s up h is P- Q·l . N-I CH £SS REV IEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 333 10 , , , , a,a B- N2 15 IlxB. NxB II'llh II superlor This is not $0 much a "sub·val·iant" 11 QxB ... game fOI' ' 'ihite. as a complex of sub·val"iants; f OI' Black Packman prefers 11 PxB. Q~Q2 12 11 P_Q4 N-R4 has three major choices here: P- Q5, N - Ql 13 P- QB4, N - N2 H N- B3! 12 B_82 P-QB4 Out Black h,IS 13 , .. P-N5! followed by 13 Q N~Q2 • • • • 1st Choice \4 . . . 1'- 04 or 14 1'- 85. P- B3! with his At this ]Joint. Black has nome ('hoice. 11 . . . . PxP ! 19 N_B6 N, R QUeen coming alive. He can simplify by 13 . .. UPxP ].I 12 PxP N_QR4 20 NxQ 6-B4 1 1 , ' . . BPxP. N- QB3 15 N- B l . KPxP 16 RP-xP. 13 B_B2 P_Q B4 21 Q-K B3 QR xN Safest seems 11. Q- Q2: e.g., 12 PxP with the aim of continuing ex· 14 P-K5 QPxP 22 RxB a, N 0 - N5, 1'-R3 13 BxN, BxB 1-1 1'- Q5, N- K2 changes and II r esulting draw. 01' he 15 Nx P N/3-B5 23 Bx P R, P 15 QN- Q2. P- N3 16 P- QRI. B-N2, can try Ihe adventurolls line: 13 . . . 16 Q-Q3 P_B4 24 Q_N4 B-N3 Rabar- Andrich, Belgrade, 1952, OJ" 12 B- B3 14 N- B1. BPxP 15 BPxP, N-B3 17 B-N3 P-B5 25 Q-K6t 6-B2 QN- Q2, KR- K l 13 N- Bl, P- R3! 14 'N- N3, 16 RPxP, RP-xP 17 fuR Q-xR 18 P-xP, 18 B-Q2 Nx B/6 26 Q-B5 N-B7 B-Dl 15 P- Q5, N-QR·] 16 Q-D2, P....,B3 PxP 19 N- K3, N- N5! also wIth an ul ti· 27 P-QN3 • • • • li PxP. QxP IS P- QN3, P- Q4, Smyslov mate dl' U. S. "Open," 1959 \Vhite s core s heavily on Black's mis· takes in this unusual game. FRENCH DEFENSE R. McLellan G. M. 8anker 1 P-K4 P- K3 5 P-K5 P-KR3 11 .. .. N/2_K4!!? 13 PxN Q-R5 2 P- Q4 P_Q4 6 B- Q2 KN-02 12 P:II N? N-B6t! Resigns 3 N- QB3 N-KB3 7 Q_N4 R_ N1 ? Here again Bluck has a dlOi ce. The While l;a nnOl stop mate. 4 B- KN5 B-N5 8 B-Q3 B_ 81? first is a safe way out. 9 KN-K2 P- QR3? Black is suffering from not having Sub_variation A Berlin, 1928 played 7 ... K~nl . 11 . . . . B_N2 A lypically dashing Hiehler attack. The positional folio\\" up. FRENCH DEFENSE 12 N_ B3 P- B3! 14 B- R2 P_OR4 in effect 13 P-R:3 R- N1 15 BP:IIP BPxP 16 P_QN4 RPxP K. Richter Stueber Bl[l(:k will free himself - Matano· 1 P- Q4 P-Q4 10 0 - 0 - 0 Nx8t vich- Smyslov. B€lgrade. 1956. 2 N_QB3 N_ KB3 11 R,N P-QB4 3 8 - N5 P-K3 12 p,p B,P 4 P- K4 B-K2 13 N_K4 8 - K2 Sub_variation 8 5 BxN B,B 14 N/ 3-N5 P_ KR3 (Cont inue from last diagrnm) 6 P- K5 8-K2 15 P_KR4 ! Q-B2~ 11 . . . . P- N5 7 Q- N4 0-0 16 N-B6t! B,N N_83 17 PxB P_ KN3 The s tol'my follow 11\). 8 B- 03 9 N-B3 N_N5 18 P- R5! Q_ K4 K_K2 12 P_ B5 B-N2 10 NxP!! P , N 13 B- N6t 13 Q_B2 PxQP - - 11 P- K6! N- K83 14 B-N4t P- B4 K,P Q_Q3 14 P-B6 P_Q6 12 PxPt 15 B:IIPt At thi~ point. variollS \>ublicalioll8 In· 16 QxB Resigns 1\"0\\' Hell lets loos e. timate lhat 21 3-Bl leaves \Vhit.e with a safe game. and an ult imate wi n. The game. Bnnnik-Shiano,·s ky. Ul(rnininn Solutions to Champions hill, 1958. put t he line to the CHESSBOARD MAGIC! test and te nds to s how that that verdict No. 1 White draws with 1 N-B4 (tht'eat· is not right. T he c l'u('ial following ening 1 .. . P- R8(Q) 2 N-N6t. K-.:-n moves ran: 21 B-BI ! ? :-J-~6 22 'RxB, 3 P - R/t and then \\Thite queens . too), NxR 23 PxP, Q- B3 2·1 :-<-BS. Q- Q3 25 BxN 2 R- RI. B-Q4 3 P- K4, BxP 4 K-N3. R- K5. P - QI33 ,26 B- Q2. N--=-<6 27 B-B4, K-R2 5 K-B~. K-N3 6 P_R7, P- R8(Q) QxP 28 P-N3, P -QRI! Black ultimately 7 P-R8(Q). BxQ 8 R - Nlt. QxR Stale· "'on this end·game. T his is not the last mate. that we may have to hear of -this line. No. 2 White wins with 1 R- R7i", K- N5 Altogether these are oaly lhe "unor· 2 P-Q7. R- Q7 3 R- RH. K-N6 .! R- Q4, thodox" lines . leaving untonched the RxR 5 N- K2t. 6 ~xR and the n ultimately ~Vhite queens. 15 0 _ B4 N-N3 18 BxN N,P " ast e dirice arising after 9 . .. N-QR~. 16 PxB! NxQ! 19 BxQP P-Q4 the s tnn In the pl"eSent day of advllnced stra· 2 N-QB3 N_QB3 18 . . , . K Px P 21 Rx N P.R tegic concept on the part of the chess 3 P-K N3 • • • 19 PxP B. P 22 Q-N4t K_R1 playel" it seems unfortunate that anno A mOdel'll move about whkh 'Gossip 20 Nx Bt N.N 23 Q-B6t K_Nt tators have been ullilble to keep pace and Lipschutz state in "The Chess with the subtleties and psyehological Playel"s Manual"; "This is a favourite nuances of the players themselves. move with Hen Paulsen the celebr ated I I'ecent]y played a game In the West· blindfold ))layer, but we cannot think It chestel' Chess League against one of our so effective as N-KB3." I like the fian· talented young players. The game is 01" chetto since it eliminates thinking on some interest. particularly in the final the next move and thus saves time. llroblem it posed; and, as one of the 3 , , . . P_KN3 5 KN- K 2 P-K3 contestants. I feel that I can offer the 4 B_N2 B_N2 6 P-Q3 KN-K2 reader a particular insight into the ma I continue in Ihc hypennodern vein, neuvers, some of which might be Ollt of following the moves of Steinitz against the purview of the annolatO]' w ho was Anderssen as reported in the "Trans· not present at the game. actions of the B)'illsh Chess Association, '\Iax Pavey Chess Club of -'It. Kisco. l866·i." New York, was playing North White "Better ta ke your draw while you can P lains. Ou!' captain had shrewdly put me 7 B-K3 N-Q5 9 0-0 P- Q3 8 Q-Q2 0-0 10 N_Q1 R_N1 get it," my opponent tossed ou t as he at first board with 11 dual objective. )let fOl't h on h is customary constItutional. 11 N_B1 , , , . First, he would stOll my asking to play No\\· I ask my patient reader: what first board in the future; and. second. would you do! With o nly twenty·five he would not be sacrificing one of the minutes remainIng ot my hour and a strong players against young Sanford half, I settled down lo search for a GI'eene, a player or some attainment. forced win. I seated myself, removed tbe large F irst of a ll 24 BxN, QxB, sO as to pieces which were all'eady set a nd s ub· prevent BlaclCs . .. Q-Ql, and then try : stituted my own small red and yellow 25 N- B4, K'R-Kl 26 N-R5, K-Bl 27 set in which the Queen bears a strong Q- N7t - and he's out, resemblance to the Bishop. Then I Or 27 R-KBl, R-K7 - worse still! placed the clock to m y left so that I Let's try reversing; 25 N-B4, KR-Kl conld llress at the same time if not 26 R-KBl, K- Bl. It's the same, but t he slightly befol'e my mO I'e. ti me on my clock isn't. My opponent watched these proceed· Well, suppose I check an initial ings indulgently then remarked. "I won "'ly OJ)))Ollent here showed S\u'pl'ise. R-KBl? 25 R- KBl. KR-Kl 26 'HxP, HxN the National Collegiate Speed Champion· "What's that fOI'?" he asked. "It's not 27 QxPt and, as far as I can see, that ship at Cleveland a couple of weel,s the book l!ne." just leads to (another) perpetual. ago." "Bool;: line!" I countered, using the Nat· I wandered through the lines again, This strong Ol)ening ploy" shook me. ural GeniuS P loy, "r thought that I but my hear t wasn't in It. Then I waved to my opponent a nd took t he draw by "What college?" said I " City College," was inventing the whole "thing." Actually, said he. I found it in Hanauer "Chess Made the immediate perpetual, Time consumed by 'me: one hou r , "Oh I llsed to play for Columbia when Simple" (page 150) on the previous "'lax Pal'ey was at City," I defended. night, including N-Bl. twemy·nlne minutes; by Mr. Greene, eleven minutes, "'Ve had an even score for four years" 11 . , . , P-QN4 (Not a lie, the score was 0·4), "Bll t I 12 P- QB3 N/5-B3 haven't played seriously since Bisguier 13 B_R6 , . . , In the bright Hlle of morning, I d is· and Evans wel'e coming up" (I m ight The timing of this move lI"as impol't· covered to my consternation that, after have tried Jo'ine or Capablanca but that that final 27 QxPt, WhIte has not a per· would have been pushing a little) . ant. :lIy young opponent played I'apldly and habitually left the board shortly petua l but a mate In two! as you readers I didn't listen to his r eply but forth· well realized. after his move. I waited a full minUle with made what was really Move NO . 3, In self·defense, I put in an hour of to move, allowing him to walk to the 1 P_K4 " . . other end of the room. Then r quietly analysis and found: 25 .R-KBl, Q- Kl! 26 'RxP, Q-K6t 27 K-Bl, P-KR3! 30 This is a waiting move that is very pressed the clock. N-B4, Q-B6t 31 K-Nl, QR-Kl, and I much in tal'or with the present day play· 13, .. . P- N5 can go home. ers and might be termed the Delayed He was back in thirty seconds. Net Naturally, in the published collection Reverse King's Indian with the "'love in loss of thirty seconds. of my best games, I will give the im· Hand, White threatens to play the 14 BxB KxB 16 N-K2 P-QR4 pressIon to my readers that all this was "Dread nil)" Lopez." He need not know the actual · moves recommended by that 15 N-K3 B- Q2 17 P- K B4 Q-N3 appar ent to me while my clock was 18 P_B5 , , , , ticking. It's more in keepIng wl·th mod· Spanish prelate, since no player of t he ern annotation, Black pieces has eve r permitted it to I expended a great deal of time on be played. this move, My opponent remarked, "You 1 . , , P_QB4 thought a long tlme on that move, I better give it some thought." Thereupon Book! (l shall endeavor to use Ac· he s pent a [nil minute on his answer. cepted AnnotatOl's' Terminology). This Is a destructive ploy available only to national speed champions . • 1"01· the meaning and significance of a "ploy:' see Stephen Potter's "Gamesman ship. " t = <:h<:ck; t :.::: db!. eheck; § dl$. cll, CHESS REVIEW, NOVEM8 ER, 1959 Entertaining and i'nstrltctive games by HANS H annotated by a famous analyst. .. - . 15 Bx R ,ii- 'NTERNA TlONAL WhIte has a Rook and tW o Kn i g l H~ I' OJ' Queen and Pawn. That is rine YUGOSLAVIA, 1959 but a "bnt" is coming. 15 , , . , P- Q4! Challengers Tournament at Bled Now '''hite's pt'ospects ,Ire not ~() A Wonderful Start fine anymore as his Bishop is Ir'l l'ped . Fischel' defeats Keres in the first 16 Bx P BxN! rou nd of t he Challengers Tournament. The feat is the more remarkable in that mack's is an important inte rpolat io n. he won in the Zurich Tournament After 16 . .. PxB 17 NxQP or 16 . . . shortly before. And expectations thus QxPt 17 K- N1, PxB 18 NxQP. Bla('k' ~ for his over·all performance in this tas k is mucb more difficult - prob,l bl:. , , . , tournament run sky high, only to be too (lirfieul!. It is im possible to hold the pOSition dampened by subsequent news. Still and K_Bl 17 RxB 19 R- K1t by tem porizing : e.g. 1) 3·] R- Q2. Q-K5t, all. the ract that BO'bby has had a won· 18 NxQ P 20 P- B3 · . , , followed by 35 . . . [>- B5. etc. 2) 34 derful stal·t cannot be taken away from H- QX4 . Q- KS a nd a) 35 K- Q3. Q- NSt h im. It is {he more wonderful in that \Vhite's novelty has worl,ed a nt on!)' Keres leads the field at this writing, moderately well. His material I; o!ll pen· a nd 36 . . . QxHP. or h ) 35 N- B4. s a lion foz' the Queen, scallt as it i.~ . Q- B7 t 36 K-Q3, QxX: 37 HxQ, KxR 38 S IC ILI AN DEFENSE is reduced in significance in:l>;llludl "0' P- X3. K- :\6 39 P- B4. PxPt 40 PxP, Pa ul Keres Robert J , Fischer his extra Pawn. because of it s 10nHion P- B5, a nd Bla ck wins (Quite dl(u'acter· on the castled side. must s tllll< \ to pro· is t ically for s uch endings) , Sovi et Union United States teet the K ing rathel' than adnuwe and 34 . , . . White Black Q-K BS join the attack. On the other !laneL 35 N- Bl Q- N7t 1 P-K4 P_Q B4 7 P- B4 B_K2 WhIte obviously has the edge a .~ far a~ :\'OL 35 . .. p - R5? 36 N- Q3t! 2 N- K B3 P-Q3 S Q- B3 Q_ B2 activity of the pieces goes, and so the 3 P-Q4 p , p 9 0-0-0 Q N_Q2 sItuation is approximately even. 36 K_ N3 PxPt 10 B_ K2 P_Q N4 37 K_ R3 , , , 4 NxP N- KB3 20 . . , . P-KR4 . N_Q B3 B,N N,B 5 P- Q R3 11 21 P- B5 After 37 RxP. mack wins with 37 . . . 6 B-KN5 P-K3 12 P-K5 . , . . Q- Q7 38 .'.'--'Rf!, P- B5. This advance and the subsequent sa('· White challenges (more daringly than rifice of the Pawn are ins u t'fkie n tly 37 . , '. Q- Q B7 39 N-B5 Q-B8 Intended. It seems) the esta'blished be· motivated and spoil 'Vhite'ti gallle, A 38 N- Q3t K_ B3 40 Q-K6 lief in the frailty of -this thrust. gooe! continuation is 21 R-K5. threa te n, 41 , , . . 12.", B-N2 .lIIg~~. "NB6- . ,11 Hx pt. K- N2 is no better; foz' Black The text move has better poim as a wins easily then. too, The only thing he re-a ction to . .. P- :\'3. thus hea d ing to must al'oid is giving up both Pawns for an aggressive exchange of Pawns . W hile the Knight. ought to keep it in resen'e for su ('h 41 . . , . P-B5 48 K_B4 P_B7 nil opportunity. 42 R-Q4 K-B4 49 NxP Q , N 21 . . . . R_ R3 23 N_ B4 P- R5 43 N-N4 Q_K2! 50 P-B6 Q,P 22 P-B6 PxP 24 R-QSt K_N2 44 K- N3 Q,P 51 K-B5 Q-B6t 45 N-Q3 P-N4 52 K-Q5 P- N5 25 R/1-K8 · . , . 46 P-B4 Q- N6 53 R_ B4 Q-K4 Now White threatens mate but with· 47 P- B5 P- B6 ma t e out causing Black any r eal trouble. On the contrary, Black now opens fire and takes the initiative himself. Early Misstep 25 . , , , Q- N8t 29 R- N8t K- B3 13 PxN , . . , White's preliminal'y fallure to provide 26 K- Q2 Q- B7t 30 RxRt P,R scope [or his King 'Bishop leaves him T he new point - most llkely a z'e 27 N_K2 R-N3 31 p,p QxP/7 handicapped fo r the rest of the game suIt of pre-analys is. White a ims at get' 28 P_K N3 P-B4 32 R-Q4 · , , . ting superior compensation for bis and ultimately becomes fatal. Queen, White has a los ing pos ition. H, tries to make a stand t hrough eontrOI of his CARO_KA N N DEFENSE 13 . , . . B,Q fourth rank, protecting his King Rook Robert J , F ischer Tigran Petr osyan 14 BxB BxP! Pa wn and preventing . . , P- B5. United Stat es Soviet U nion Black counters with a combination of his own. The alternative 14 . . . 32 . , . . Q- RS White Black R-QBl 15 PxB. KxP (1'5 .. . QxP? 16 Black threatens 33 , . , Q- QNS. 1 P-K4 P-QB3 4 P- K R3 B, N N- B5!) 16 KR- Kl (better than 16 N- B5t. 33 K_B2 K-K4 2 N- QB3 P-Q4 5 QxB N- B3 K-Bl 17 NxQP. R- Ql) is much more 3 N-B3 B-N5 6 P-Q3 P_K3 convenient for W,bite. t _ check; ; :::: db]. check; § :::: dis. ch. 7 P_ KN3 . . . , CHES S REVIEW, NOVEM BER , 1959 337 White's general idea is to turn the 24 ... , R-QB1 The Trouble with First Steps opening into a King's Indian Revel'sed. 25 Rj1-QB1 P-N5 Here Fischer makes one of his very It is a rather old idea, a favorite of C. H, Now \Vhite's P-B4 is ruled out, at rare. exploratory steps into the telTltory O'D, Alexander long ago (though the least fOl" a long time to come, of t he Nimzo·lndiall. He experiences the games on record start with 3 . ' , P - QS 26 Q-N2 . . , , rreqnent trouble with first steps of any which is weakel' than 3 , , . B-NS). kind: they often end in falls. We prefer 7 P~3, however, so as to White has an inferior game but can anticipate the now ensuing exchange of make things more difficult [01' Blacl! by NIMZO·IND1AN DEFENSE Bishops (without which .. . P-Q5 is 26 Q-B2: e,g., Tigran Petrosyan Robert J. Fischer dubIous: e.g., 7 .. , P-Q5 8 N-K2, P- K4 1) 26 . . . Q-K2? 27 PxP; Soviet Union United States 9 P- KN4, P - B4 10 Q-N3, N-B3 11 2) 26 ... KR-QI?! 27 PxP. R-B3 White Black P- KB4, with a fIne game for White), (else 28 P- B6) 28 K-Bl (te mporizing), 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 3 N_QB3 B-N5 7 , , , . B_N5! 10 NxB P_K4 KR-QBl 29 Q-N2, 'RxP 30 R- N1, and 2 P-QB4 P-K3 4 P-K3 P-Q4 S B-Q2 P_Q5! 11 B-N2 P_B4 the Queen Pa Wll falls; 5 P-QR3 B-Q3 9 N-N1 BxBt 12 0-0 N_B3 3) 26 . . . P-N3 27 P- RL Q-K2 28 There are moves which can only be Blac k has scored a point, for While P- N5?! (28 P-H5? P-N4!). Q-K2 29 vel'y good 01' vel'y bad, as Tarrasch once is left wIth his bad Bishop. P-K5. NxP 30 P-R5 after which 30 . NxR 31 QxN gives White attacking explained, and thiS is one such. 13 Q-K2 . . , , chances for the Exchange but 30 ... The playable moves in this position Now White threatens to obtain a fine N-B6t safely maintains the edge for al"e su pposed to be 5 .•. B- K2 and, to game by 14 P-KB4. Black, !l lesser extent, 5 ... BxNt. On Q3, 13 , , , , P-KN4! however, the Bis hop interferes with the 26 . • • . KR_Q1 Queen and Is exposed to attack. These Now 14 P-K'B4 entails o[)ening of the 27 P-R4 Q-K2! factors are of little significance no!'mal· 28 R_N1 Knight file to WhIte's discomfort. • • • • ly but may become impol'tant here since 14 N_B3 , .. , The altel'1latives, 28 P- K5, NxP and Black is an extl'a tempo behind. The consistent H P- KB4, NPxP 15 28 Q-B2, N-K4! 29 'RxBP. UX'R 30 PxR, One expects therefore that Blacl, will PxP is still White's best, we hold: he R-QB1! a lso favo!' Black. display some special idea by which to obtains considerable pressure along the 28 . . . . N_K4! justify this move. But his follow IlP King Bishop file (15 , .. KPxP? 16 P- K5! 29 RxBP R,R jus tifies only a question marl! hel'e. N- Q4 17 P-K6). But White changes Not 29 ... NxP because or 30 RxRt, 6 N_B3 0_0 plans. Hx:R (30 , . KxR?? 31 Q- B2t) 31 QxP. 6 ... P- B3 'o([el's these poss ibilities : 14 . . . , P- KR3 30 PxR N,p 32 Q-B4t Q-B2 I) 7 P-B5?! B-B2, and Black has good 15 P_KR4 R_KNl 31 Q-Q2 NxQ8P 33 QxNP NxRP counter·play as he cun operate erfectively with the threat or . , . P-K4 (8 N- K5?! Now Blacl, has an extra Pawn. and BxN 9 PxB, KN-Q2): three passe d Pawns at thfll. His advan· 2) 7 N- K5 witl} a good White game; tage is decisive. 3) 7 B- Q3! QN- Q2 S P- K4 with a \'el'y good game for White whose extra move, P-QR3, is definitely an asset in thiS variation. 7 P-B5! , . . . This move is strong here inusmuch as White retains control of the It ey K5. 7 . , . . B-K2 Pt'obably, Black entet'ed upon this position with the general idea that the 16 P-R3 . . . , closed center will afford him time for a White l'eallzes that this secondaz'y slow but satisfactory mobilization of his plan does not wO!'k out well as he can· forces, as White can no longer rely 'on P- K4. Black's game, however, remains not get control of his key K!N"4. His In· 34 P-K5 , , , . tention is for 16 PxP, PxP 17 N-'R2 and l OO cramped. At long last, the Bishop al1lleal'S on the S P-QN4 N-K5 18 B-B3 or B-R3, followed by K-N2 and scene, and White now manages to put R-KRl. It is thwarted, however, by 17 9 B_N2 N-Q2 up an amazingly prolonged z'esist ance , 10 B-Q3 P-B4 ... Q-Q2, after which IS B- B3, P-N5 Black,on the othe!' hand, proceeds with 19 B- N2, 0 - 0-0 as well as 18 p- KB·I, great patience. Undisturbed by constant The Stonewall set up is Black's best NPxP 19 PxP, 0-0- 0 favors Black. needling, he advances all his passed chance, despite the fact that 'White holds So White decldes upon yet another Pawns almost to the terminal, the unusual advantage of having played plan, Leaving h is Klng·side alone, he is P- QB5 withollt losing control or his KS. 34 . . . . N_B4 52 Q-K3 N_B4 going to open lines on the other wing, A little better thfltl the immediate "stone· 35 Q-B3 P- Q6 53 B_B3 P-N5 whlcll plainly must become Black's waUizer" is 10 . , ' NxN 11 BxN, P- B4. 36 Q-K3 P_Q7 54 Q-R6t N_K3 castled side, White remains handicapped, N-K2! 8-B3 37 8-B3 N-R5 55 Q-R8 Q-Q1 11 however, by his Bishop which is not The Stonewall requires .. , P- QB3. only bad (blocked by his King and 33 Q-K4 N-B4 56 Q-R7 Q-Q2 P-N6 But. in this case, that has the ~ e rious Queen Pawns) but also Inactive (be, 39 Q-K2 P-R3 57 Q-RS 40 K-N2 K-R2 58 Q-NSt K-R4 (il'awback of ena bling ',"'hlte to open cause behind Lhose Pawns rather than 41 Q-K3 R_Q6 59 Q-RBt K-N4 Queen-side lines by P-QN5. SO Black in front or them). 42 Q_B4 Q_Q2 60 Q-NSt K-B5 resolutely avoids .. . P- QB3. 16 .. ' , Q-K2 20 PxP KPxP 43 Q_B4 P-N3 61 Q_NS K- B5 12 0-0 Q-K2 17 PxP PxP 21 P_QN4 K_N1 N_Q1 44 R-Q1 P-R4 62 B-R5 Blac k aims for air with 13 . . P-K4 18 Q-Q2 N-Q2 22 KR-B1 Nj3-K4 P_R6 43 Q-B4 R-Q5 63 B-B3 14 PxP, BxP (14 . , . NxP?? 15 BxN!). 19 P-B3 0_0_ 0 23 NxN Q,N K_N7 46 Q-R6 P-N4 64 Q-BS Bllt 12 ... Q- Kl is better. 24 R- B4 , , . . 47 Q-K3 K_N3 65 Q-RB N-K3 13 N-K5 NxN After 24 P-B4, NPxP 25 PxKBP (25 4B Q- R6t N-K3 66 Q-RS P-R7 QxP, RxP! 1. Q-RI! White has 110 de· 49 Q-K3 K-R3 67 Q-R5 Q-R5 Now Black loses by force. He has a fense to the threat of 26 ... RxBt a!}d 50 B_K2 P- R5 68 RxPt· K-R6! bad game, anyhow; but 13 . . . P-B3 or 27 .. , R-Nlt (26 K-Bl, RxB!). 51 Q-QB3 K_N3 Resigns 13 . , . BxN still sel'ves better than the 338 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER., 1959 lext. Bobbr is playing t h iS game as if After 7 1\'- N3, P- K3. White can gain 20 QR-Ql! , . . . he were half hi s age. a t empo with his Queen Bishop bu t must A!1 essential poInt. ,Vh lte saves th is 14 PxN B-N4 lose one with his King Bisholl. T he reo Rook before taking the Queen. suit is a I'egular Sche"ellingell Val·ia· 15 B-Q4 • • • • 20 • • • • Q-K4 White Is milking t"'O threatll . and tion: 8 B- K3, Q-B2 9 B-K2. etc. 7 . , . . P-K3 10 K_R1 N_QR4 After 20 , . , Qx?, White wins Ollt· Black call parry only one, l'lght with 21 P-B3! 15 . . . • B_R3 8 0-0 B--K2 11 B_NS Q-B4 9 B-N3 0-0 12 P_B4 P-N4 21 QN-B6t 24 Q-NSt K-R1 Else, 16 P- Ol wins a piece. Out the 13 N_N3 . . . . 22 NxBt 2S Q-K7! B-R3 other threat remains In force. 23 QxQ 26 QxN Now White thr eatens to s lal't a win· ... 16 P-B3! N-N4 27 R)(B ning atlack with U P- K5, PxP 15 BxN t Res igns 17 P-B6! . . .. BxB 16 QN-K~, Q- K2 17 N-R5! This is the other blow. The nell' 13 . . , . P-N5! threat is 16 Il - B5. nnd It cannot be mel Dra90nnade in any adequate way. JuSl in time. Black m:\i ntaills the ha l· ance. In the followi ng game. Black is un· successful in an attempt to make the 14 P- K5 , · . . Dl'agon safe tor consumption. so to White is practically forced to gO s peak, thl'ough the postponement of through with his attack; for, after 1,1 cnstllng. He has to castle eventually QN- K2, B-R3, the initiative changes nonetheless and then Is exposed to the lIands, usua l dl'agonna de, In the execlItion of 14 . . . . PxP which Fischer once again shows his Black's only move. After J.I . .. maslel'shlp, N- Q·I?? 15 NxN, BxB 16 PxB, White SICILIAN DE F ENSE wins. And, aftel' U . . , PxN? 15 PxN, Bx!' (15 ... PxBP 16 B-R6) BxB, PxB Robe rt J. Fischer Svetozar Gligorich I i Q- >iH, K-Rl 18 Q-1H, he ought 10 United States Yugoslavia \\'in. Whl'e Black 17 . . . . P-QN3 15 BxN 1 P-K4 P_QB4 7 B-N3 P-KN3 Ariel' Ihls mOI·e. Ulac k's Queen Bis hol) Not 15 , .. BxB. as White dren " ar ri e ~ 2 N_ KB3 N- QB3 8 P-B3 N- QR4 r'emailhl a dead (hic k. and 'Vbite Will S out h is original thl'eat (16 Q>i- K1. ,," '.) 3 P_Q4 p,p 9 B-~ 5 B-N2 smoothly. as in note u nder "'hite' ~ 13th mOI·('. 4 N,P N_B3 10 Q-Q2 P_KR3 Any other anempt to s al'e .he E:x, But the leXl mon~ is JU St a ~ bad. S N_QB3 P-Q3 11 B_K3 R_QB1 change, howe l'e r. fails flatly : Corre('[ is 15 , . . PxX : 16 :,\- I, .\. , B-QB4 B-Q2 12 0-0-0 N_95 1) 17. , . Q- G2 or R- D2 18 f' - KR~: Q- :-\5: 2) 17 .. . Q- Kl 18 PxP, BxP 19 B- 85. Bli\('k llil~ made a n ane mllt to escape I) Ii BxB. QxQB]8 XxI'. [1- H3 Wi l h a R- B2 20 P- K IU: t h!:' u ~ \lal perils of The Yugos la\' aUack satis fa c tory game fo r Bla ck : 3) 17 Q- QI I S B- B5. H- KI 19 a;.:a in ~ t t he Dl'a,e:on by Pos tlloning east· 2) l'i p -QHa. QxN IS BxJl. B- K I al ~o B-N5 ! ling . Appal' enth', he expects 13 Bx~,;, with a satis factorr game for DIad. ( 1!J ·1 ) 17 R- KI IS B-B5, Q- Ql ]9 HxD 14 P-K>i~, Q- IH 15 P- KIH and PxP? ? B- N2!): B- N5! wants to hit back lI' ith 15 ... P- R4, fol· 3) l'i Q- N4 (a complieated bill rathel' 5) 17 . . , R- QI 18 D- >Hi ! and Black is lowed I)]'oba bly by 16 P- X=>. N- R2 and obscure line). BxB .18 XxBt , K- HI 19 :n a hOlleless mess : 18 . , . P- R3 19 , . ' N- BI-K3 II all looks rather hazy Q- RI, and ( CH ESS REVIE W, NOVEM BER, 1 9~9 339 Black Is In trouble. His text move SWITZERLAND, 1959 The only conceivable attempt to sal'e prevents 17 N-Q5 and also blocks the piece. But it leads to a worse con· White's Bishop but at the expense of World Junior Championship sequence. as does any other Knight a sel'ious weal,enlng of the Queen Pawn. Classic Charm 1lI0~'e extept 26 N- Q5 after which Black ~Ioreo\'el', it Ignol'es the tlll"eat of 17 This game shows great qualities in can do no beller than cash in on the P-NS. But thel'e is little e lse Blark can [liece. lhe Yugoslav comendel". particu!ar~r in d!>. After lG . . . N- R2 (\"ri:h ; !~(> :dea the final combination. It is not especially 26.... QxPt !! of 17 P-Xii. P- It4 or ], P- R5. P- ICH). deep but has classiC charm. 1\ ote t hat Tho;> li:tle bt'illiancy of class ic chat·m. Wh:te proceed!> errectJvely with i i lCR BieUck! plays fOI' Arge!ltina. and Parma :':1. threate:ling P- B4-5. 27 KxQ BxNt for Yllgoslal'ia. though the names S:lCI:J. Res!gr.s 17 I{N_::2 R_03 1') Px? to indicate the dh'ect opposite. Bieli(,ki 13 P-N5 2) P-E34 . . . , (pronounced Byelitzki) is Polish. Whl:c's a!ternath'es are 2& 1':-::3. B lli mate and 28 K ~Q2, n~B7 I:-:ate. From :1011" on, nxN Is a lingering S ICILIAN DEFENSE threat. B. Parma 20 ... , KA-6 1 Carlos Bielicki 21 K_N1 Q-N3 Yugoslavia Argent in a -t;- UNITED STATES 22 Q-B3 • • • White Black White threatens 23 P- B5. KPxP 24 1 P_K4 P_QB4 8 0-0-0 N-B3 PxP, BxP 25 HxN. 2 N_KB3 P- Q3 9 Q-N3 N,N MINNESOTA, 1959 p,p 22 . . . . R_B4 3 P-Q4 10 R,N Q- R4 St. Paul "Open" 23 Q-Q3! . , , . 4 N,P N-KB3 11 B- K2 B_ B3 5 N-Q63 P-QR3 12 P-B4 P- R3 White is aiming at the decisive break· Delicate Wrapping 6 B-KN5 P-K3 13 B,N P,B There aJ'e delicate IJoints in the open· through by P-B5 and RxN combined. 7 Q-B3 B- Q2 14 Q_R4 This powerful text move Involves the sac· • • • • ing as well as in the finish of this rlfice of a Pawn. White's last is It weak move which game. Embedded in this delicate wrap· causes serious trouble. He ought first ping is lhe more or less technical middle of a.!l 10 prevent the dissolution of game in which Black methodically ex- Black's doubled Pawns and then get in 1)loits II lJO sitlonal weakness in the K-Nl as soon as possible. He can hit cnemy camp. both birds with the OHe stone: H p BS. PxP 15 K- Nl! This Pawn sacl'lfice F R ENCH DEFENSE im'olves hardly any t'isk, and Black G. Kenny Curt Brasket l)robably does bettel' to decline it. The White Black negligent text move. mOl'eO\'el', has the 1 P-Q4 P- K3 3 N_Q63 N- KB3 extra drawback of depriving " ' hite's 2 P-K4 P-Q4 4 P-K5 . -. . Pawn on KN2 of its protection. White is employing an old line, usually 1" .. . , P-64! clllled after Steinitz. Its consequences 15 PxP QxBP are debatable. 16 B-Q3 .. , , 4 . . . . KN_Q2 23 ... B,N 16 B-N"·I. Q- 84 17 1~ - Q2 seems better. 5 QN_K2 . . . . 16 . . . . Q.-B4 Black is at a loss for a satisfactory And this i~ It side· line, oC ill repute 17 P_B5 , move. He must parry the threat of 24 . . . ulltll Spielmann restored it at least to QxP but cannot without losing in s ome This advance works poorly: but \Vhite some extent. other way: e.g., is forced into it by the double Iht'eat The main line, favored particulal'ly by of 17 ... QxR and 17 .. . BxP: e.g., 17 1) 23 .. . R/I- B3 24 N- IH! 2) 23 .. . Pillsbury, is 5 1'- B·I, P-QB'I 6 PxP. Rj4-B3 24 P- B5! and White must win R- B4 results only in the Rook being The supposedly unsonnd Gledhill At (one possible continuation Is 24 ... trapped: 1i ... Q- K6t and 18 . .. tack (5 Q-N4) is proba.bly playable, ac KPxP 25 RxN, PxP 26 NxP, PxR 27 P-Q4! cording to some successes by A. Becker. N-B6t. BxN 28 Q-N6t! and mate In 17 . , . , B-K2! 21 KR-Q1 R-Q2 At any I"nte, White can do con~iderably four); 3) 23 . . . B-Bl 24 P- B5. KPxP 18 P-B6 B- B1 ! 22 R-KN4 K-Nl better than in the much quoted game, 25 RxN! PxR 26 N- Q5, and White has 19 B_K4 P-Q4! 23 Q-K1 B-Q3 Bogolyubov- Heti, Maehrisch Ostrau, a winning attack. R-QBl ! 20 6 -63 0-0-0 24 R-N7 1923. 24 NxB! . . , . 25 P-KR4 . ' . . 5 , , . . P_QB4 White realizes that his King Hook After 24 PxB? B-N4; White stm lo£es 6 P-QB3 N-QB3 Pawn cannot be left en prise fOI"6-l'er. But. the Pawn, but without compensation. 7 P_KB4 6-K2 24 ... , NxP in prol"idlng for it now, he overlooks a formidable threat. It is neteSSl\ry to Black's last is l~manuel Lasker's move. Else, White wins \I'ith P - B5 and RxN. play 25 Q-K2 to protect his QB2. "laroczy supposedly refuted White's set 25 Q_BS N_A4 25 . . . . P-Q5! up with 7 . .. Q- N3 8 N- B3. P- B3. But On 25 .. . P-K4 26 N-Q5, White wins: Spielmann restored the situation for 26 BxB, RxB s.til1 wins a piece for e.g., 26 ... NxN 27 BxN (threatening While with 9 P- QR3! (actually an idea Black. 28 QxP mate), B- K3 28 BxB. PxB 29 of Louis Paulsen» . Then White is pro· Q- R3 with a mating attack, 26 N_K4 , ' . . tected a gainst a possible . . . B- N5t (au impOI·tant link in ;\Iaroczy's line) 26 AxN! P,R 27 Qx P 6_K1 and also rea dy to shake off the pt'essm'e along the Queen Knight rile with P-QN~ . Or 27 . . . K- Bl 28 Q- H8t, K-K2 29 Nel'er cOllsidered in :\Iaroczy's and Q- B6t, K- KI 30 R-RI and mate next. Spielmann's ti me. and yet very import 28 Q-A6! RxN ant. Is the questloll of P- QR3 being mel 29 Px R Ax P effectively with ... P-QB5. The answer Now Black can parry 30 "R- R l with 30 depends on the positions of White's . . Q- Q5. But White opens the Bishol) [(lng Pawn and Black's Bishop Pawn. me first and forces male. It" these Pawns are mutually en prise, 30 P- N6! p , p lr they form a "lever" as we llke to 31 ·R-R1 Q_Q5 call It (see "Pawn Powel" in Chess"), 32 Q- A7t Resigns specified In this case as the lever, PK5 340 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 vs P KDS, then . . P- B5 is questionable . NP grea tly favors Black with his po· White has a slight material advantage F or, with K P xP: White opens lines on ten t ial corlt!'ol of the half·opened Quee n but is complelely helpless. H ence. this the King·s ide. a nd he does so the more Di s hop fi le . desperate sacrifice. freely that his Queen Pawn is no longer The best White can do is to P(lS t one 43 , . . . P,N 46 N_Q4 B,N under the pressure of the le ver, PQ~ V 5 0,' his Knights on K3 a nd work with the 44 P-Q5 B-B4t 47 PxPt K,P PQB4. Thus, the ;\Iaroczy- Spielmann constant im9ression thal he is going to 45 [{-K1 N_K2! 4' P,B R~P line with i . .. Q- NS 8 N- B3. P- B3 l} s acrifite a [Ii ece on Q5 0 1' KB5. getting Resigns P- QHS: P- B5 !? 10 PxP ! g ives White a l W:J powerful Pawns fOI" it. That threat reasonahly good game. a t leas t restricts Black's freedom of If the lever. PK5 ys PKB3, ho\·, e n l··. ~ c tl:J ~ 1. B ut \Vhite makes no sll ch at· NEBRASKA. 1959 is not exis te nt, then ... P - B5 is likely tI;)!U !lt. to be s trong. For White is hamJ€r ed 0:1 In t he enSiling pan of the game. B!ack USCF Open at Omaha th e Queen-s ide by the backwardness c f lnnlles smooth headway till his ad·,'an· Mature Wisdom h is Quee n Knig ht Pawn and has tl'ouble tage becomes decisive. Black falls Into trouble because of a in forming any King·s ide le"er in or der 13 . . . . P-R3 24 B- B1 K_B2 slIght inconsistency In his set up. F or to free his pie(:es. Thus. i . .. Q-~ 3 8 14 Q-B2 N-B1 25 N- B1 N_B3 the rest, he can be blamed only for pre· N-B3, B- K2 9 P- QR3! ? P-DG! gives P_R4 15 1{-62 N-R4 26 B_ K2 matUrely a bandoning Pawn. thereby Black a reasonably good game (1 0 P-B3? a 16 QR-Q1 Q- Q2 27 B_Q1 B,B missing a comparatively better chance. PxP 11 N-B~. Q- R4 12 P- K6, N- B3) . 17 B_R3 B-QN4! 28 RxB P_N4 VI'lnner Weinstein displays so nllwh These cons lder'ations all have bearing 18 Q-N1 B-QR5 29 N-K2 N-N3 matUre wisdom that one can perfectly on this game. 19 QR_K1 P_K'N4! 30 Q- B2 KR-QN1 understand why he no longer b.o lds t he An Impor·tant alternative, instead of 20 B_N 2 P-N5 31 R-R1 P-N5 junior championship. the text move. is 7 .. . P-QN4, with Ule 21 N-Q2 P-R4 32 KR_QN1 PxRP ! general idea of breaking though by . . . 22 R_R1 P-R5 33 PxP RxR SICILIAN DEFENSE P-QN5 a t the good moment. This line is 23 QR-N1 P-R6 34 NxR • • • • Raymond Weinstein Anthony F. Saidy very complicated a nd tense, partly as White has a losing position. AfteJ' 3~ White Black P-KB5 ma y come in effect ively at any QxR I3lack may win with 34 . .. P - RS! 1 P-K4 P- QB4 5 N-QB3 P- Q3 moment. n ut. most likely, Black does 35 Q-N6 (35 Q-N5? N/BxKP!), B- Ql 36 2 N- KB3 N- QB3 6 B-QB4 P-K3 well in it. Q- B5, R- R4 3i Q-Q6, QxQ 38 PxQ, R- N·j 3 P- Q4 p,p 7 B-N3 P-QR3 39 R- QN1, RxR 40 Nxn, B- R4 41 N- Bl, 8 N-B3 P- B3 4 N,P N-B3 8 0-0 Q-B2 N- H2 42 N- R2, N-N4 43 N-N4, BxN H For S ... Q- N3, see the preceding At this stage of the game, it is not note (9 P- QR3. P-B5 ! ). BPxN. N- Q2 ~5 K-K2, N-B3, etc. 34 . . . . P- R5 37 R_R2 Q-N4 yet snre that the Queen works so well T he ga me, ?Iaroczy- Em. Lasker, con· on QB2. SO we prefer 8 .. . B- K2. tinued : 8 . . . 0 - 0 9 P - K.'I3, PxP, and 33 B_B1 N_R4 38 N-B1 N-N6 9 B-K3 N_QR4 11 Q-B3 N,B White can then obtain a fair game w ith 36 8-N2 R_QN1 39 N-K2 • • • • 10 N/ 2xP. The actual s equel was 10 White has packed his pieces behind 10 P- B4 P- QN4 12 BPxN! . . . . PxP? N-~3 with Black for choice. We t he gale, hoping to keep it barricaded. Here is an impOl'tant point in this prefe1' Las kel"S 8 ... 0 - 0 to the tel't variation. This "outer s wap" seriously as Black may face inconvenience hel'e weakens White's Pawn formation but because of the unprotected state of h is offers advantages fOI" the middle game. King Pawn. White thus radically stops all enenlY 9 P_KN3 · . . . pressure a long the Qneen Bishop flle, thus anticipating interference with his The answel" to 9 P-QR3 is 9 .. . 0 - 0 plans for the King·side. 10 P-QN4, PxQP 11 N/2xP, NxN 12 PxN. In this particular case, moreover, t he PxP 13 BPxP, N- -:-"S with a good game text move reveals that, in the placing fOI" !Black. It is a point of Lasker's set of his Queen, Black's inconsistency has up that P- QR3 and P-QN4, so dangerous p!'ovoked that file·openlng. in tbe i\Iaroczy set up. only compl'omises the White position inasmuch a s Black. 12 . . . . 6-N2 haY ing lost no time with h is Queen. Black may originally have intended quickly obtains control of botb t he 12 ... P - N5. followed by 13 ... B- X2. BIshop files. 39 .... N_R8! ! That plan works perfectly el'CeIH for 13 9 , . , . P-B4 m a ck forces entry, however, in this N- R4! B-N2 14 QR-Bl afteJ' which very cute way. Obviollsly, if h is Knight White obtaIns a great advantage by In consequence of this moye, Bla ~ k screens his King Pawn against 10 B-1l3. is t al,e n, ~O .. . QxB or ~O . . . QxN wins . penetration Oil QB6 and possibly on QN6: e.g., 14 ... Q~Q1 J5 X- B6! (1 5 He obtains a safe and sound position 40 Q- Q1 . . , . . . . Q- B216 N- N6! ). but with no such chances fot· counter This move makes matter s simple for playas in the Ma roczy- Lasker game. Black. But the better move, ·10 Q-Q2, 13 QR-B1 Q_ N1 B_K2 10 B_N2 P- QN3 loses th!'ough Zugzwang, as Brasket 14 P-QN4 11 0_0 B_ R3 points out, giving these variations : After 14 . .. P - Q4 15 P- K5, White 12 P-QR3 • • • • 1) ·10 ... Q- N6? H N-Bl! and Black's obtains too strong a n attack (1 5 ... N- K5 16 P- B5! o\" 15 . .. X- Q2 16 P-B5. As explaille(i earlier', 'White's la s t Queen must ret reat; NxP 17 Q-R3!). move is a serious en'OJ' under the pJ'e 2) 40 , .. B- Bl! 41 K- B1 , B-.RS 42 vailing ch·cums tances. Eyen more so K- ll2, Q- N3! (threatening 43 .. . Nx 15 P-QR3 0-0 P_K4 after Black's P-KB~. Conect is 12 H-Kl KP !) ~3 K-Bl, R- N2!! a nd Wblte has 16 P-B5 or R- B2 with about eyen chances. no playable move : e.g., (a) H RxN, The weakening of Bla ~' k' s Q4 is un- 12 .. , . P- B5! QxB: (b) H BxN, QxNt: (cl H Q- Ql , avoidable 0 6 ... B- B l I i P- K5 :). Qx13: (d) 44 Q-B1, Q-N6! (Black wins 17 N_ N3 R-B1 The pos ltlonal !·e[utation. It disables a. piece); (e) H K--'B2 or K-N1, NxKP! Wh ite's Queen·s lde Pawns. (f) H N- N1, Q-N6! (g) 44 K- Kl, Q-N6! Black's white-bound Ui s hop is valu· 13 B-K3 · . . . 45 N- Bl , N-Bit ! 46 K-Q1, QxB! 47 RxQ, able bllt cantlot r easo nably be r etaine d. Lacking the chance for a sound RxR and either ·18 N- K2, RxNt 19 Kx·N. 18 N-R5 B- Q1 " lever" on ei ther wing, White has an R- I'::R8 50 N- Bl, R-NS or 48 QxN, Rl'Q 19 NxB QxN ominously passive posItion. He cannot ·19 KxH, NxBP! In each line, Black wins . 20 B-N5! N- K1! hope to get In P - KN4 with impunity. 40 . .. , QxB ! 42 N- Q2 N-N6 2l ExX wa s a threa t. leal'ing Black Nor can he rely Oil P-QN3 as ... QBPx 41 RxQ RxR 43 NxP ... ' wit h a bad Bishop against Knight. CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 341 21 BxB Ax B 34 R- N3! or 32 . . . QxQ 33 RxQ or 3!! N I MZO-INDIA N DEFENSE 22 N-Q5 K R_Bl .. , P- H3 33 QxQ. PxQ 34 R-B6; Arthur B, Bisguier Olaf U Ivestad Black has no t ime for 22 .. . P- E3 as 2) 30 .. . Q- N3 31 Q- B6t! K - NI 32 White Black White gets a winning advantage then Q- R4!, and W hite has a decisive ad by control of the Queen B ishop file: 23 vantage with t hreats of 33 'R- N3 and 33 1 P_Q4 N- KB3 3 N-QB3 B- N5 R- B6! or, perh aps. 23 "R-B3. R- B 6: e.g., 32 .. . Q-K3 33 R- B6. and 2 P-QB4 P-K3 4 P- K 3 Bx Nt 33 . .. Q- K2? 34 Q- N 4t! or 33 . . . Q-Q!! 23 AxA , . . . Black's last Is a I'el'y rare mOl'e. I n 34 R-U6! playing In effect the Saemlsch VlIl"ia Hailed on the Queen·side, 'Whlte pr·e· 3) 30 . . . P- R3 31 Q-B6t, and White pares a power'ful Klng·side blow. tion with a tempo down, Black is court ,,'ins a Pawn; yet i t must be sard ing lI·ouble. 23 .. , . Rx R that, after 31 . , . K - Nl 32 QxQ, PxQ 33 5 Px B P_B4 7 N_ K2 N_B3 24 P-B6! . . , . R- B6, R-Kl! 34 RxRP. K - N2 (34 . . . 6 B-Q3 P_Q3 8 0 - 0 P_K4 The main threat here is not the ob· P-Q4 35 R- R5! P- Q5 36 K - NI!) 35 9 N_N 3 vious capture of the Exchange but [\ R- R5, K - B3, the end·game offers diff!· . - . . mating attack, netting at least the cult pI'oblems with some drawing A I)['omising Pawn sacl·ifice. Queen : e.g. . 25 N- K7t, K-IU 26 PxPt! Chances for Black. 9 . . . . 0 - 0 NxP 27 QxP after' which B lack is help 29 Q- A6 t K- K l Accepting the sacr"iflce grants White less against the thl'eats of 28 Q- B8t, Not 29 K - N 1 because of 30 R- Bl. fair chances fOl' attack : e.g., 9 .. . BPxP followed by mate. and 28 N-N6t, fol 30 Qx RP Q- K3 32 Q-N8t K_ K2 10 13PxP. PxP J 1 PxP, NxP 12 B-N2. lowed by QxQ. 31 P- R3 R-B7 33 Q-N5t K- Q2 N- B3 13 R-Klt, B- K3 14 N - lt5. NxN 15 24 . . . . Nx P ! QxN, N- K ·\ 16 QR- Ql (16 ... NxB 17 Or 33 . . P- B3 34 Q- R4 , 'RxQNP 35 RxOt :). Blaek's only move. After' 24 . .. PxP, R- Bl. White still has no easy win. He \Vhite wins the Exchange with 25 must play fOl' attack, tak ing advantage 10 PxB P! • • • • N- K7t! QxN 26 Q-N4t. of the homelessness of Bl ack's King. A good ItIea. White intends to anchor P, N 25 Nx Nt 34 A_B6 Q-B5 36 K-A2! RxNP his Knight on Q5. 26 Qx P Q-A2t! 35 Q-B5 t K-K2 37 A-R6! .. . , to . , . . Px P 12 Q-K2 N-Q2 Black employs a little finesse. I n driv· While makes a decisive step fOl"\l'al"d. 11 P_ K4 B_K3 13 N_B5 B,N ing the King to the corner, he (,an His threat is 38 Q-B6t, followed by mate Black prel'ents N- K3- Q5 but sets up operate subsequently with a possi ble in a few mo\'es. Black cannot protect the possibility of B-K4-Q5. mate on the l ast r ank. his vital Queen Pawn wi thout abandon· 14 PxB N_B3 26 ... QxP loses to 27 QxPt , K - Rl Ing his Bishop Pa.wn (37 . . . U- Q7? 3li: 28 Q- B6t, K-Nl 29 Q- K6t. 15 B_N 5 P_KR3 Q- N5t!). 16 B_R4 P_ K5 27 K_R1 Q-Q2 37 . . . . Q-Q5 39 QxBPt K- B3 B lad, oHer's ~l Pawn sacrifice so as to 28 Q- N5t , . . ' 38 Q-B6t K-Q2 40 Q- K8t K- N3 White has a good position un(\ holds thwan \Vhite's danger'ous pl an. But the 41 Q- N8t K- B3 expense is a little too high. the InitiatiVe. too. WIth a Pawn on QB3. B lack has a dart left, which he may instead of on QN4, he would wIn easily 17 BxP A_K1 19 Q-QB2 Nx B use If gi l'en tbe time: 42 . . . RxPt! 43 18 P-B3 Q_Q3 20 PxN P- B3 'wlth 28 R- B3 and then Rook to the KxR, QxPt. T h en he bas a perpetual but Knight file. As It is, the doubled Pll ll'n, may even try for a win after l'ecOI'el'lng The extra Pawn, being backward, is besIdes being a handicap for the end his Rook. hard to utilize. Dut Whi te's Bishop is game. offers Black play on the opell a good one, and hel ps a lot. especially 42 R_N6! . . , . Queen Bisho]) file. Nonetheless, White's i n controlling t he important K5. A secm·ity meaSllr'e which sel"l'es at advantage Is very co nsiderable. HIs text 21 QR_Q1 Q_K2 24 B-N3 Rx R the saIne time for the victoriOus ad· move sets extr a pI'olectlon for hilI QB1, 22 KA_K l N_K4 25 Rx R N_B2 thus prepal'lng the "Rook l ift," 29 R- B3. vance of the King Rook Pawn. White's King Pawn remains indirectly guarded 23 Q-N3 QA-Q1 26 Q_R4 R_Ql (42 . .. QxKP?? 43 Q-'R8t!). Dlack cannot play 26 ... QxP: he 42 .. , . A_N8 loses to 27 R- Kl. Q- D3 28 .RxRt, etc. 43 Q- A8t K-N3 27 Ax Rt Q,R 44 Q-Q5 QxQ 28 B-B4 P-A3 Black has nothing better her e. Afte,' 29 Q-B2 N_K4 H . .. Q- NSt, White's King escapes Black is too co·operatil'e. herewith per· while B lack's Queen P awn fa'lls. mlttlng White to seal off the stop square. 45 PxQ K- B2 K5, obtaining a sound K ing·side majority 46 P-KR4 ! R- Q8 and a useful extra Pawll. Time is now the decisi ve factor. Black call establish connected, passed Pawns, too, but too late. 28 , ... K_B1 47 A-N7t K- N3 48 P- A5 R,P I t is hard to say if this move is an 49 P- A6 error or not. But \Vhite cannot conveni A- Q5 ently will a Pawn after' 28 . , . K - HI. Or 49 ... P-K5 50 P- N4, P- K6 51 Still, 28 . , . K-RI is a beller try only P-R7, P-K7 52 P-R8(Q) , P- K8{Q) 53 from the practical point of view, mack Q- N8t and mate next. is still actually In a cl'itical condition 50 R_N3 A- KB5 with little chance for' sm·v ival. . 51 P_R7 Aesigns Consider: 28 ... K-Rl 29 R-D3, Q-K:l (for'ced and also with the thought of 30 R- N3? Q-N3! winning a Pawn: e.g., NEBRASKA. 1959 30 BxN! P, B 35 K-K 2 P- B5 31 Q-K3, QxP! or 31 P-KR 4, QxQ 32 USCF Open at Omaha 31 P-N3 K-R2 36 Q-Q2 Q- N3 R xQ, R- B5 33 R-N4, P-B·I!) 30 P-R3! A Matter of News 32 K-B2 K- R1 37 K_Bl Q_R3 Now Black has only the slightest hope: 33 P_KR4 P_QN4 38 P_N4 P_ N5 1) 30 .. . R-KNl 31 Q-B6t! R- N2 32 This game shows how Bisgllier clinch· 34 PxP p , p 39 P-N5 RPx P K-R2! and Bl ack must l ose at least a ed the first prize in the last round. It 40 APxP p , p Pawn owing to zugzwang : 32 .. . K-Nl has no spectaculal' poi nts. We give it 33 Q- Q8t! or 32 . .. P-Q4 33 PxP, QxP"? mainly as a matter of news. t check: :I: = db!. check: § = dis. eh, 342 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 :-,row Blaek o'-e rloollS White's mating In a cce ]Hi ng the orrer, Bl:tck runs into ens w win wi th 33 P- R5. P - N4 34 threat. OUt he's hopelessly l;)st. lInyho\\". " ery .'IE'riolis trouble. Of ~ourse . he's itt BxNP! ". quite poss ibly 10 obtain 41 Q-Q8t Resigns tI ' ~' uble ill a ny e vent ; but 16 ... P- I3-I Queen-side nressure also w:th 33 Q- R;':i . ()rr e r~ better chances : e.g.. 17 P- K;':i . It·s milte in (Wo . 32 . . . . R-K7 34 PxP~ K_R1 PxKP 18 PxBP. O- N2; or 17 Q-Q2. J3-U2 33 p , p R,a 35 B,R N_ B3 (for Ii . . . IlxP, see next note). a fter 36 B_R6 Q_B2 whil'h Dla ck at least ha~ his rOI' ce~ NEW JERSEY, 1959 i"n il'ly well in action. H ere is the last moment for White to play for a draw. J"ecovel'ing his Queen Log Cabin C.C, Silver Anniversary 17 Q- Q2! N-R3 by 37 R- N8t. QxR 38 P xQ(Q)t. KxQ 39 Wrong Direction In order to h:)ld lhe Pawn, only this B-K3. Black's advanced Pawn majority is move serves (17 ... N- 831 18 B- Q5!) Bisguier is of len generous WiTh his not so dangerous as It seems. and But surrendering the extr,l Pawn with materin!. sometimes too generous. Xot a draw is most likely then. After the 17 .. . P-B4 is the better try : e.g .. IS so, howe,·er. in this game in which he following text move, White loses his P xP. PxP (18 .. . NxP?? 19 Bx;"; ! and brings off a u'u!y ingenious Pnwn snc· passed Pawn. White wins) 19 BxP. NxB (19 . . . HxH? r ifiee and gl'adually obtain~ a winning 37 B-N6? Q-Q2! 20 RxR. and White must win) 20 Hxll, attacll. Yet, at the crucial moment. he 38 B_N 1 • • • • :-':xll 21 Qx:-':. N-N~! and the derense errs in dlt'ection, doubli ng his Rooks ollght to hold. White "has no other recourse against horizontally. instead or "ertically, Dis · the ·t hreat of 38 . .. N- K 2. 18 N_N3 R_ K1 mayed, he rollows with an over·brilliant 38 . . . . P- B4! 19 N_N5 R-B1 combination. It offet·s him a draw a , 39 R_ N6 best; bnl. as h e doesn't care for a draw. After J9 . . Bx:-,r 20 B.\:B, N- B3 21 40 R_B6 . . . . he loses. X- R5. mack is in an unbea ra ble pin. Now White threate ns ·11 BxPt , QxB P_ R4 P_ B4 22 B_B2 P-Q4 RUY LOPEZ ~2 :RxQ. KxB ~3 R- B6t. and ~ 4 RxN. "21 N/3_ K4 P- B5 23 N-Q6 . . . • Arthur B. Bisguier Cha rles Kalme Also ~1 P-KN~ and 41 J3 - BS are moves White threatetts 10 win nO l just a which Black IIl llst watch . White Blac k Pawn but the Queen : (i.e .. 24 BxPt!). 40 . . . . N-K2! 1 P- K4 P-K4 3 B- N5 P-QR3 23 . . . . P-N3 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 4 B_R4 N- B3 By abandoning one of his Knights, Black has madc good headlHIY with 5 Q_ K2 . , . . Black clarifies the situation. Less clear his Queen·s ide Pawns bITt i.'l in a ral.her is ·10 ... N/ R-Nl beeause of .J1 B-88 1, Bisguier's pet line. des perate Situation because or the in· and 40 .. . NxP ·11 B- K3! may even 5 . . . . B- K2 7 B-N3 0 - 0 ac th'ity of his p ieces. The alternative of lose for Black. 6 P-B3 P-QN4 8 0-0 P-Q3 23 . .. 8x).1 24 BxB. P - B3 l ea d ~ to all 41 RxN N_Bl'I ! 9 R-K1 . . . . easy win for \Vhite wi t h 25 B- D·j: e.g .. 42 B-K3 K- N2 T his Rool;: goes us ually to Ql. Appal" 25 . . . R- N3 26 Q-K2. ;\/ 2- -"1 27 Q- H5: 43 P- KN3 P-N5 or w'6 •• • '-• ,-",' ;)-9. -1 BB-- ;). ently, White intends to i ll~rease the ef· Obvlousty, Black must win; but the fect of a ~om in g P- QR4, so as to cap· 24 B_B4 R-N3 26 BxB P- B3 end·game is not wi t hout some little tUre the Queen Knight Pawn withom 25 R-K3 6xN 27 B- 64 fin esses. leaving his King Pa wn unprotected. 28 Nx6 44 K_ N2 Q-N2 51 p,p Q- R6 9 . , , . N-Q2 White has a winning a ttack and I h· t> o1~ 45 R_ R1 K-B3 52 Bx P P_ N7 The usual line of defense, named fO l' only play the roaringly obl'ious 29 H. 1- 46 8_B2 P-N6 53 R_ K1 N,P Tehigorin, is 9 . . . N- QR4 10 0 - 02. KI! He t hen wins easi ly ill all '·a ria· B-Q1 N- N5 54 B,N a,B P- B4. But this line is a ls o "made by tio ns. HS ]Jointed Out by Dr. Ep]l. a~ Ih E' " B- Q2 N- R7 55 R-K6t K-N2 T chigorin." In eithet· line. B1ack's under· absollite control of t he open K in~ filf' " R- N1 Q- QR2 56 R-K7t K- B1 lying idea is firm ]H'otec tion of his King is Tll urderous. "50 B- KB3 P- B6 ! 57 R-QN7 a,p Pawn. 29 R/1-R3? 58 R-N5 K-K2 10 P_ Q4 B- B3 12 RPxP RPxP On ;':is .. . QxBt . Blaet;: lands in a book 11 P-QR4 R- N1 13 B_K3 R_K1 draw: 59 RxQ . P- :-,r8{Q) 60 H-Q4! as 14 QN-Q2 p,p Ki ng and Rook remain thoroughly shel· Bl ack's last move is dubious. He a ims lered fro m any real assault after 61 at ac tive counler·play but exposes him· Jt -KB ~ . Dlack's King has no approach, self to a very dangerous attack, instead. nor his Pawn : and the Queen alone can Holding the center fo r the time being do no more Ihan cheek fruitlessly. with 14 . . . N- 81 is consistent. 59 B_R2 Q- K5 t 62 K-R2 Q- R8 15 PxP N_N5 60 K- R2 Q-B7 63 R- N7t K-B3 61 K- N1 Q- BBt 64 R-N6t K- K4 65 R-QR6 P-B5! Again. 65 ... P- NS(Q) leads to a draw be~atl se of 66 R- K6t! K-Q5 67 UxQ. QxB 68 R- K3. After the text move. 29 .... R-K1 ! ho\\"el'el', the promotion becomes a real UlH~k gains essential re1!e!" by ~e iz illg t hreat: 66 ... P-N8(Q) 67 H-K6t, the ri le neglected by White. thOll;:h 1\:-04 : 68 P - N4t (68 OxQt. KxR!). KxP definitive relief Is stili a far ~ry. 69 IhQ, and Black wins; rOJ" now his 30 Rx Rt QxR King is within a striking area and can 31 R- KN3 R_ K3 {·o·o perate with his Queen. Now Black threatens to win it pi e~e 66 R-R5t K- Q5 69 R-Q4t K- K8 with 32 . . . R- Ki 33 Q- B3, P- N5. 67 R- R4t K_ B6 70 R-K4t K,P 32 P- R5 .... 68 R- B4t K- Q7 71 Rx Pt K- K6 16 N-B1!! 72 R-QR4 • • • • White launches upon a romantic COlli' • • • • An excelletH Idea. Unlike BisguieT"s binatlo l1 . IJrobably good enough fot· a The jokes are exhausted: nOIl- Black sometimes exaggerated generosity with draw. bu t weak under t he c ircumstances. gets the Rook fot· his Pawn. Pawns, this Pawn sacrifi ce is very "'ell He still has a fine game a nd ollght to 72 . • • • P-N8(Q) cottceived and perfectly sO llnd. maintain h is advant age With 32 8-K31 73 R-R3t Q- Q6 16 . . . He til liS saves his piece and a lso threat· Resigns CHtSS REVI EW, NO VE M BER, 1959 343 BATTLE ROYAL Mikhail Tahl Leads Challengers Tournament at 3-4 Mark The Tourn am ent in General 'l'lle tournament designed to designate che next challenger 1::> meet Mikhail n:Hvinnjk fOl" the Chess Championship 01' the \Vorld is undel" way i~l Yugo slavia. u nfortunately. it is so timed that we cannOt furnish the details of the last quarter of the tournament in this issue. (We give the standings as of otlr last moment before going to press on )lage 32·1). There are eight contending in the lonrnament, very nearly the eight best chessplayers in the world. Very nearly, as we'd have to except fil'SI [or the World Charu))ion :'.likhail Bo[vinnik and there will always be some II"ho main tain others. who did not compete in the program whi<:h qualified the present contenders. s'hould rate as high. And lhel'e may be some who hold their com, I)eting favorite who failed to qualify was merely and tempomrlly off fOl'm, As a fair example, we can cite the pI'esent contender, Svetozal' Gl!gol'ich, who fell by the way even before the European Zonal tournament in tbe previous quali, fications, yet who before and aftel' that mishap rated among the tOI) Gl'andmas tel'S of the chess world, Nor can such as Bronstein, Euwe, Najdorr, Panno, ReshevsllY or Stahlberg, though absent here, be quite discollllte(1. Yet. technical ly at least, thes e al'e eight of the nine best playel's in the wOl'ld - and eel', tainly, as an all,Grandmaster tourna ment, this is The Tournament of the Grandmasters M. Tahl (White) and T. Petrosyan analyze t heir drawn game at the Yeal', 26th USSR Championship, Tbilisi. Sovfoto by T. Archvadze and I. Dvali. Yugosla\'ia is the host COltlllt'Y. It is staging the tournament in tht'ee cities, The first half has been in Bled, the less" pet'SOII (so. at least, the English (second) seeded from the previOIlS Chal· third quarter in Zagreb, and the last chess publications termed him). has lengel'S Tournament. Many years ago, quarter will be in Belgrade. During each taken out citizenship papers here in the he won the great AVRO Tournament and quartel', each contender meets 1111 others meanwhile. Iceland has one rem·esen· was named the leading challenger for once; so, fOl' the fOllr "laps," each will tative anI!. fal' from last, the host coun the World Championship. Since the have had two White and two Blaek try, Yugoslavia, has one. war years which checked his aspirations. games wilh every othet' contender, Vassily Smyslov of the Soviet Union he has WOI1 the Championship of the has to be named first. He qualified as Soviet Union more than once and. in The Contenders The Challenger three years ago, met general, rates as a long established Among the eight contenders. the World Champion Botvinnik and con· Grandmaster. Soviet Union has top·heavy r epl'esenta, quel'ed him. But he lost a return matc h tion as Ilsual. with fo\It' players. anyone the following year and so dropped bac k T igran Petrosyan is one of the young· of whom might easily be the favorite. to the statUs of "seeded" for this Chal· er Grandmasters of the Soviet UniOll. The United States happens to have two lengel'S Tournament. As fOl'mer World He WOll the Championship there for the representatives since Pal Benko, II'ho Champion, he has to be rated high. first time this year but has represented Qualified as a Hungarian and played in Paul Ke r es of the Soviet Union like· his country in team play for years with the Interzonal Tournament as a "state· wise qualified for this tournament as brill!ant results from a steady style. Lap I- , , , Lap II. , , 1 1 , 14 , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ' • 9 10 12 13 Petrosyan 1 1 2 2 2 SYz 4 4 4Y2 4Y2,2Y2 Keres sYz SYz SYz 6Yz 7 7Y2 sYz SYz SY2 9Yz 10 • 4 Keres 1 1 1 2 3 3 SYz 4Yz·2Yz Tahl 5Yz SYz 6 6 6Yz Wz 7 7Yz SYz 9Yz 9Yz- 4Yz Tahl 1 1 1 2 2 2Yz SYz SYz 4Yz·2Yz Petrosyan 4Y2 4Yz 5Yz 6 6 6Yz 7 7 8 SYz SY2' 5Yz Gligorich y, y, y, y, y, 1 2 2Yz 2Yz SYz,SYz Gligorich 3Yz 4Yz 5 5 SYz SYz 6 7 7 7Y2 6 - • Benko y, y, 1Yz 1Y2 2 2Yz 2Yz 2Yz 3 3 .. Smyslov 3 3 3 SYz 4 4 4Yz 4Yz 4Yz 4Yz 6 • • F ischer - 1 1 2 2Yz 2Yz 2Yz 2Yz 3 ... Fischer 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4' 4 4 SYz- SYz Smyslov -- 1 1 1Yz 2 2 2 2Yz 3 ... Benko 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .9 Olafsson 0 0 0 0 0 y, y, 1 2 2 ·5 Olafsson 2 3 3 3 SY2 SYz SYz SYz SYz SYz SYz·10Yz '7th round standings after adjou1'Hed play·offs °Fischcr·Olnlsson 12\h ,d. game yet unfinished 344 CHESS REVtEW, NOVEM BtR, 1959 Mikhail Tah l Is the youngest of the syan 1I' 0und up only equal with Keres Sovie t Union l'epresentatll'es In this and Tahl after all a nd bal'ely a head of toul·n<1m ent. He Is In many senses both Gilgorich. the newest and Ihe mos t promis ing or Round 1 Kel'es 0 Flschet· 1: Olatsson 0 Russia's contenders Oil the world sce:\e. Pe:l'osyan 1: Tahl 0 Smyslov 1; Benko He 1';011 the Championship of lhe S o\' ie~ ~!. GI.;gorl~h lh . liilion In 1951. when tll'e:l~ y , aad be· nound 2 F!schel' 0 Petrasyan 1 : Ola!s· ca me o ne of the very reI'.' t3 II'ln t ~ :a \. SOil 0 Benko 1: Smyslov 0 Keres 1; title tl\'lce in succession the next year. GIIg() rich 0 Tahl 1. Although he d:d not win (he t l ~ l e this Round 3 Petroysan ~~ Smys lov *: year. he did take a sen s at~o;!fli r:rs t Keres 1 Tahl 0: Be!l ko 'h Fischer 'k: Il lace in the powerful inlel'aationfll t:ml" G!igr-rlch 'h Olafsson 'h. namelll at Zurich this year, Ilnd be \\'l\S Round 4 Keres 0 Pe trosya n I : Fischer fi rst a lil o In the Interzonn l last year. 1 Gligorich 0; S myslov 'h Benko ~ ; Robert J . Fischer of the Unlte(1 States Tahl 1 Olafsson O. Is the all-time youngest Gt'a nd mtlSter b(l: Round 5 Petrosya n 'h Tahl Y.!: De nko 0 defi nitely a top Grandmaster. He has Keres I : Olafsson 1 Fisc her 0; Gllgorlch won the Uni ted States Championship I Smrs!o\' O. twice noll' and, though some were sur· Round 6 Petrosyan 'h Benko ~; Keres prlsed when he quallrled from the Inter· 'h Gligorich 'h; Tahl 1 ~'is('her 0: S my· zonal at Portoro~. Yugoslavia, last year. slo\" 'he Olafsson 1,2. he has nlready surpassed tbat perform Round 7 Gligorlch 1 Petrosyan 0: ance with a \'ery Impressive tie for thIrd Keres 1 Olafsson 0; Benko 0 Tahl I: place ( with Paul Kerel!) at tbe Zurich Fischer 'h Smyslov 'h . TOUl"!Iame nl this past lummel'. U. S. The prog ress of the tournament did Gr;>n d m u ter Tigran Petrocya:"l Champion a t Courteen and Orandmaster not precisely follow the rounds of (·ourst'. at fi fteen. he has already racked up too AdjOUrned games were played ort. li S U Lap III. Tahl Takes Over mallY successes to be enumerated here. rule, after every two rounds. So the DUl"lnjl: the third qUa rter of the tOUl·· progressive chart for Lap I. may help Pal Ben ko now oC the United State~ namem. -'Ilkhall Tahl - whom most has also been so often mentioned in better to show the da il y leaden. (The have declared the fa vorite - finally this publication as to need no [unhel' numbers a t top represent the rounds, forged ahead. Perhaps. the lIew scene introd uction here. He placed in a re· tbe "'a"s the playoo()ffs or adjournments at Zagreb agl'eed wit h him better than muka ble tie Cor third (With Petrosyan) a nd the numbers after the players' had Bled. Though he lost ground to In the Intel'ZOnal last year and [ollowed Ilames their plus score at the ti me.) Tahl, Kel'es d Id not exactly Cade a way liP thIs yeal' with wins [n the New York eIther. holding second place by a good "Open" a nd tbe Western "Open" a nd It Lap II. Keres Canquel"S margin. But, while Petrosya ll kept close seeond in the United States In the second la p, li ke the fll"st. at doggedly on, GlJgorlc b slipped \lI tO a "' O.nen ... Bled. Keres pushed to the fore. S la l"t· near·minus score and S myslov pulled lip Fridrik Olafsson, a no ther young Grand· illg by a venging his first round defeat In truly re marka ble fashio n. Fischer. master. from Iceland, hIlS a brillia nt by Fischer, he la gged mo menta rily bait thoug h 1I0t doing anything like so well record of accompli shment for h[s years. a point be blnd Tahl for one round. thell itS we here had hoped, s till has had his Long a neck-and'neck r ival with Be nt took II. ha]('point lead by deteallng Tahl moments. He started tbis la p with his Larson ot Denmark. he passed him by In round 10 and held It a t the end of ~eco nd win over Ke res (giving Tahl a tying with F ische r for fi fth and 51)1;tb the lap. Smys lov's dragging pace, con· ('onslderable aSSist there ). But "Dobby'a places in the Interzonal last year and fir med by tbis la p, is quite the aurprlse three losses to Ta hl and hal!·polnt In so quaHryl ng to the Challengers Tour· of the tournament. three ga mes with Petrosyan are spoiling na ment. He placed elghtb, hOll'ever, at Round 8 Fischer 0 Kel'es 1; Smyslo\' (I what might othel'wise be II strong bid. Zmlch th is yeal". Tabl 1; Petrosyan 0 Olafsson 1; ellg· Round 15 Keres 0 Fischer 1: Smyslo" Svetoz8r Gligorlch ot Yugoslavia Is a orlch 1 Benko O. 1h Ttlhl 'h: Petl'osya n 0 Ola tsson 1; most a ble representative or a most a ble Round 9 Ke l'es 'h S mys]o\, 1h: Tahl 'h Denko 1k Gllgorlch I,i. Round 16 Tabl 1 GJ lgorlch 0; Smyslov chess country. Champion of hla countl'y Gligorich 'h : Petrosya n 1 ~' Is c her 0: several times. he a lso Illaced a cloee Benko 1 Olafsson O. 'AI Keres 'h: Fischer 'h Petrosyan Ih; second to Ta hl (a mel'e halt·pol nt be· Rou nd 10 Tahl 0 Keres 1: Smyslo\' Ih Olafsson 'h Benko 'AI. hind) in the Interzonal las t year anu Petrosyan Ih : Fischer 1 Benko 0; Olafs· Round 17 Keres 0 Tahl 1; Petrosyan 1 again In the Zurich T OIl!"nament this son 1k GH gorlch ',-2. Smyslov 0; Benko Ih Fischer 'h; GlIg· year . Round 11 Keres 'h Petrosyan\h; Dials, ol'\ch 1 Olafsson O. son 0 Tahl 1: GJigorich I Fischer 0; Round 18 Tahl 1 Olafsson 0: Fiseher Benko 1 Smyslov O. I,i Gllgorlch 'h; Keres 'h Petrosyan 'h; Lap I. Petrosyan Leads Round 12 Keres 1 Benko 0; FIscher 1 Smys\ol' 1 Benko O. In pa n a t least, as we can BI'Y Crom OIa hsOll 0 (but it we nt 3 sessions! I ; Round 19 Petrosya n 'h Tahl 'h ; Benko hinds ight, beca use of the gt'eat accom· Petl"osya n 'h Tahl 'h; S myslo\' 'AI Gllg, o Keres 1 ; Gligorich 0 S myslov I : Olals· plisbment by Bobby Fischer in the first orich J,Z. son 'AI Fhscher %, I"()u lld of wi nning Crom Keres ( I~ game Round 13 Gligoricb 'AI Keres ~; Olals· Ro und 20 Ta hl 1 Fischer 0; Smyslov 'h a mong "' Games from Recent Events"). son 0 Smyslov 1; Benko 0 Petros),an 1: Olarsson Ih; Keres 1 Gligorich 0; Petro- it early appeared that Petrosya n was Fiscber 0 Ta bl 1. syan 1 Benko O. pulling away l rom the field. He won Round 14 Keres 1 Olafsson 0: Tabl I Round 21 Benko 0 Tahl 1: OIafsson 0 from Ke res also. 8 11t. when Gligorlch Benko 0: Petrosya n 'AI Gligorlch 1,,; Keres 1; Gligorich 'h Petrosyan lAo: beat him In the seventh round, Petro· S mys lo\' Ih Fiscber 'AI. Fischer 0 S mys lov 1. CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER , 19S9 345 Carnes played by readers, annotated by one 0/ America's Leading masters, by I. A. HOROWITZ A POSITIONAL SACRIFICE 9 BPxP PxB How far ahead does the master see is the pe rpetual layman's curi Not to accept the piece leaves Black subjeCi to heavy pressure in the center, osity, One move? Three moves? Ten or more? The notes to some albeit it may be the wiser choice, games convey the impression th at the nu mber is limitless, though, in a 10 PxKP PxKP weaker moment, il player might confess that some of the subtle ramifica 11 NxP , , , , tions were post mortem, midnight oil. In a single liner, ,1 series of White bas t\\'o Pa\\'ns fOl' his piece, a \\'ell established KnIght on the opposing moves to which th ere is generall y but one reply, the maste r's capacity is flank, and a brewing King-side assault. indeed amazing, An announced mate in sixteen is a case all record! Yet it is indeed difficult to appraise the On the other hand, in the usual position where each move hegets situation in all its possible ramifications. POl' it ill conceivable, though not r eadily possihly half a dozen alteJ'llate rep lys and these in turn multiply in pro apparent. that Black may have a u'icky gression , the master employs sOllnd principles, experience, judgment, in dHense, tu iti on and the divine afflatus, That is all the more reason why the gam 11 _ .. , Q-N3 hit of a piece ill a slow moving, positional sequence is attractive, For This attempt to hold the King Pawn lllay be Black's last errOl', 11.,. Q- H'I, this is speculation, pure and simple, supported by hope and a prayer and with a v iew co extricatlng himself by re th e hard knocks of tournament play, It requires unmitiga ted confidence, turning some materIal. if lleed be, seems One such fine exam ple is th e game, Alekhine - Book, where the world in or der. The text move. mOJ'eover, ])t'e-empts the square QN3, to which champion gave up 11 Rook in the opening for a vague bind, To this day, point Black's Queen Knigbt may llIove analysts are not quite certain of its validity, in a liberation attempt. Below, in a game played in the Union of So uth Africa, White in 12 B_B4 N-N1 troduces th e se lL;; ame type of sacrifice, He parts with a Knight for a Black temporarily holds tbe Pawn. But at \'ihat expense in time! ",light grip on the opposing King, The " sac" is beyond th e realm of 13 0-0 N-R3 15 QN-K4 QN- K1 exact human calculation, yet, when the ga me is over, the effect is like 14 Q-B5 N-B2 16 NxNt ' , , , ~ear.s meshing to perfection in an intricate piece of machinery, It is no 10ngeL' a Question of material. White can coliE-ct another Pawn in vari- Uni on of South Af rica difficult for Black to counter with. say. ous ways. The impOl'tant detail now is the Black monarch . QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED . . P-QB.f. At least, so it seems. 16 _ , , , S, Sch m id t 7_.,_ P-B4! G. Biro 17 P- K4 , , , , White Black Despite its tenuous appearance, Ihis move holds UI). though its confirmation The thr eat of 18 P -K5 recovers t he 1 P_Q4 P-Q4 3 N_QB3 N_KB3 piece and more, on account of the pre stretches into reams of analyses. It is 2 P-Q B4 P_ K 3 4 B-N5 QN_Q2 carious position of mack's King. necessar r fOL' Black to strIke at the , P-K3 . , . , 17 , , , , PxP center. While, of course, sidesteps the stand 18 P- K5 Resigns 8 R-Q1 P-KR3 al'(i trap: 5 Pxp. PxP Ij NxP, NxN! 7 Not only does the piece fall. Black's 13xQ. B- :\5t 8 Q- Q2, 13xQt 9 KxB, KxB. In the match. Lasker- Capablam:a, position is shattered. after which he is out a I)iece. Havana, 1921, there followell S .. , Q-R4 5 , , , , B-K2 and 9 . .. P- KH3. T he text move leads 6 N -B3 0-0 to an interesting sacririce. Positional Undercurrents 7 Q-B2 , , , , lIIany tactical consIderations spark Usually. 7 B-Q3 is played here with t hi s game, and through it all. there is Q-B2 to come later. The transposition an undercurrent of positional ones. in sequence grants White some leeway Black is remiss in failing to s ee the first which is offset. as al\\'ars_ by other and exercising bad j udgment as regards minor considerations. If, fo[' <"xample. the secood. The over-all picture, how Black now plays 7 , ' . PxP, White, In e ve r, is pleasing. effect, gains a tempo over the immediate W I NG GAMBIT DEFERRED 7 D-Q3. For White's King BIshop gets F, Verhoff G, Tufts to Q134 in one move. rather than two. Now, 100. 'White can plant his Rook on White Black Ql. face the enemy Queen and exert 1 P_K4 P_QB4 preSSUl-e on the Queen file. making it 2 N- KB3 P-Q3 346 CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 3 P-QN4 • • • 16 . , . . Q-B3 Solution to At the expense ot a Pawn, White A second errol' or judgment.. 16 .. hopes to decoy Black's Queen Bishop PxP 17 BxP, Q- B3 18 BxR. BxB leaves Oh ! Kin Ah Win? Pawn from the center so that he can White with an Exchange plus. But his The Okinawan Proble m monopolize the midsection of the board, pos ition leaves much to be desired - The order of moves here is significant what with weak isolated Pawns and a:1 in that the gambit is offered after Black insecure King. And Black's BlshGps rake has played P-Q3, When the gambit oc lhe diagona ls. curs before Black has made that move, 17 PxP R- K1 the defender enjoys a favurable riposte 18 N-Q2 with P-Q4. Insofar as Black has already XOII" the position is in ,,,'hite's favor. used a move to gO to Q3, he now pra('· His Pawn on the ~eventh exercises a tlcally forfeits a move to play the same critical influence. Pawn to Q4. 18.". B-R6 3 . . . . 19 R_ K1 Q-B2 To decline the offer \\'ith 3 .. . P- QX3 Or 19 . .. QxQBP 20 :\ -K I. QxH 21 is tenable. The temptation of an extra BxPt, and White wins (e.g .. Zl ... KxU Pawn, however, ig great, particularly as '3"~ .,- ,,-. ~o, K -"1, ~ _'3 Q - .'--3~" .'v - Q'~ ._) ,, Q x.,,. V ~ , White, at best, mllst proceed along posi B-K3 25 QxBt, K-Hl 26 :\-137-" 1\: - :\1 2~ White may not ca stle tional lines. X-R6.j:, K - Rl 28 Q-X8t, HxQ 29 :\-D~ The pos it ion discloses three calltures, 4 P- Q4 P_KN3 mate} . a blal"k IJiel"e a t White'S KN3, a black Sharper is 4 . . . N-KB3. The attack pie('e at \\'hi te's Q:\"3 and a white piece on White's King Pawn then restricts at Dlal'k'~ Qm:. T he llli~sing units, one \'.'hite's action. Blac k need not fear 5 ,,-hite Hook a:](l one bla("1i: Bishop and P- K5 as ... PxP is a more than ade· Olle bla("1i Knight ("o·iucide exactly with quate reply. the designated eaptureg_ White's Rook 5 B- QB4 8 - N2 B N,P 0-0 "-as therefore caplllred at Black's QBf" 6 0 _0 N- KB3 9 P- QR3 p,p Black'g K n ig h t was capluretl at \Vhile's 7 P- K5 p,p 10 S,P . . , . QN3 and Blar;k 's Bi shop (on u bluek square) was captured on \Vhite's K0:3. So far so good. White has a reason· able lead in development and cOlltrol The crux of the s olution is to prove of the center for his Pawll miliUs. that Black's Bighop was captuI'ed aftcI' White's Rook was captured. For, if this 10 . . . , KN_Q2 can be shown, then it beeomes dear A se rious errol' of judgment. Black's 20 BxPt! K-R1 that the White Rook could nOl have lagging development calls for more men utilized the open King Rook file to reach If 2(1 , . . KxB, White has 21 Q-N3j', in action, not for regrouping. 10 .. , N QB6, whet'e it was captUred. H the 11081( K-B3 22 N - K4t, K-Bl 23 Q-B7t, etc. B3 is t he move. While 11 NxN isolate~ travelled another I'oute, say QI-Q3-QB3- Dlack's Pawns, this is hardly any con 21 8xR R,S QB6, or if White's Queen Rook was cap· 22 N_ K4 QxKBP cern, for Black's extra Pawn is com tured at Black's Q83, then it follows 23 B_Q6 pensation. To boot, White's d0minating . , , . that White's King must have moved or Knight disappears from the scene. Black is hopelessly lost. his Queen Rook must have moved, and 11 P-B4 N_QB3 23 .. " B-K4 the privilege of castling is forfelterl. Too little. too late. For White's cen· 24 BxB QxB DIacles Queen Bishop could not have tel' is already re·inrorced. 25 RxP Resigns reached KB·i unless and until Black's 12 P- B3 N-N3 The Ki ng Pawn is still immune. If 25 Queen PalYIl was out of the way. The 13 B_ R2 Q- B2 .. QxKP, 26 Q- Q4t wins the Knight. Queen Pawn transferred to QBS after Or, if 25 . . . ·RxP, 26 Q-Q8t. the capture of the Rook. Black's King Safer is 13 .. , B - B4. Now comes a Bishop could not have moved until sharp rejoinder. Black's Queen Bishop was out of the way. Else, the Pavv'lls at Black's K3 and QB3 would have obstructed lhe de velopment of lhe Queen Bishop. Hence. Blacl,'s King Bishop was brought out a fter the White Rook was captured. Q. E. D. SLatement required hy the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Acts oC M.arch 3, 1933, and July 2, i94$ (Tirle 3', United States Code, Section 233) showing Ihe ownership, rna"· agement and ci rculation of CHESS REVIE,V, published monthly at N'lw York 23, ","ew York, for OClOber I, 19,';9. 1. The munes amI. ~e'" York 23, ),lEW Yo,.k. Otherwise 15 P-Q6 is a crusher. 2. T he OWnl'r8 :lre CHESS REVIE\V, 1301 West 72 Street, New York 23, New York, and l. A_ 15 P- Q6 . . . . Horo,,"it7., 13 ·\ \\'~8t j~ Street, -"ew York 23, New YOl'k. 3. The known bo"dhol(l~rs, mortgagees, and other security holders o\\"nin;;: or holding 1 per The point. cent or mOre or total amount ot bond~, mortgages, or other securities are: -"one. 15 . . . . N-B6t 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any tlduciary relation, the name ot the On Queen moves, 16 PxP, followed by I>€rson nr corporation fol' whom such trustee Is acting: also t he statements in the two para PxN, grants White the npper hand. );"n,phs show thr ,,-ffiant's hIli knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions "nd~r whien stockhQtder3 and ~ecurity holders who do not aP1>€a,' upo" the hooks of the Com · 16PxN " . pany as t "unces, hold ~:ock and securities in a capacit}' other than that of a bona fide 16 RxN is more appeallng. The broken owner. King·side Pawns are awkward. I. A. HOROWITZ, Publisher S"'on' to and subsc~ibed before me this 24 day of SePlen'ber, 1~59 _ DANIEL :>t. ROSENDLU~I, Notary Public, State of Kew York, No. U-3354190 ·Qual in Kings t = check; .j: = db!. check; § = dis. eh. Coun ty; Commission e"pires ),Iarch 30, 1961. CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1959 347 Actlvltlu Of C H ESS REVIEW Postal Chell JACK STRALEY BATTELL p layers: game repor ts &. ratlng$, na m es of new p lay ..., prize. w inners. selected games. Postal Chess Editor tourney Inl trl.lCUOn , &. edltor;,, 1 commenl . TOURNAMENT NOTES 11th Ann ual Championship 1957 Class a nd Pr ize Tourname nts Progress Re ports for As II. res ult of current Post a l Morte ms , 011 1' Class and PI'lze T ourna ments con· ,,'e ha\'e a Sll'al'm of qua llfle,'s fOI' a ssig n t inue to be ope n ror entries, t hough lack Golde n Knights Tournamenh me n t to t he F ina ls: B. R011lns. S. Le nz. of s pace lll'eVents our a d l'e rtising the m 8th Annual Championship-1954 I •. F lum. L. D. Martin. B. J, -Greenwood . t his month . Fol' delails o n t hese tO lll'· J . A. Hanis . E. S. ~l cK ee. n. n, Coveyoll. neys. see ll"ge 2S5 or t he Oa obe r lssue. Finals sections. 54 - ~ r 19 a nd 20. still L. J oy nel·. ·R. D. Lewis. ill . Sem b and R. have to be heard from berol'e we ca n Ha ll. The fi r st s even 11'111 make u p the li st the [hllil s tandings for l he !H· izes. next F ina ls: the r est m ll s t wa lt till w e XMAS MORATORIUM III t he meanll' hlle. however. the pros pec· have mOl'e qualifiers. A s in Iwel'lous ·yeaI'S. we are decla ri ng ti ve pr·l 1.e win ners are as [oll ows with For the Semi·finals . J . Drace q tHllifles. a moratorium 0 11 t ime complaints during correctiOn!! or o m Iss ions fl'onl last ?!Iay. We don't ha\'e e noug h Qua li fiers to fill the Xmas mall r ush. Kindly not e down a section het'e hut e xpect to a ssign t be as of now: YOIl a.re to re port no tlme P RES ENT LE A DERS · lallt Seml·finals section. w Ith 3lh poI nt FOml)la ints from Dece m ber 10 t h roug h S J Ha nki" ... 35.65 It 1']II Il""'''U .•.• ~ B.2 1I'lll ne l'!! f!'Om the Prellms If necessary . January ·1. By J a nuary 4. mO I·eovel'. R Pelle r ~ ...... M•. 1 S Greene ...... 3:.,6 1'011 li d · G Rouse ...... ~ ~7 G SOllie" ...... 35.15 ns soon as we have cleared Oll t [ Uiznr •...... 43.~" I W Allen ..... 3~.1 c los lllg reports for a d judica t ion now llast J '" Schmil1 ... n.O .1 A Cll rd ...... 31. 15 due . n Rodr1!,"'''>: ... 12. S~ F U; "dmn" .... 33. ~ NEW POSTALITES I ; $'ei" 'uc,·.;I· ,. ~ ~.s.,; R T " "d ...... 33." .J SI " f(et .. ,.,. -1% .5 E W Reid\:! .... 33.0 12th Annual Championship 1958·9 The fo llowh'J; new 1)() i< "'I;l t~ ~ \ "r, cd B \V llu"l'I(er .. ~L j .1 11 T""gem(l n .n.o F h'ilt to Qualify for the Plnals In this Postal Ch" ~ ~ In !$e ptembe," .\ til",·" ,.,. , .. H .; C L ,, ; c hol~ . . . 32.9 tO Il !'!l;uuetlt is Bo J ohns ton. w ith L . E. CI.'\;';;'; A ti t 1300; D. R , 131'''' <:Q. ,\ . H. H W Puul , ... .)/. 3:; \\' F" Tahe" , . .. ~2.S5 G i c ~ e n . l .' r ' ''I\ C~~ ~l. Oiesen. \\'. E. H" i~ l e )·. B r on ~o " ~1.2 8 H -'Iuel le,' .. . U.S Kll me t· and D. Scia l'l'etta close he h ltH/. .J . .. . . H. ~1. H ' l( j ~ o l1, C. t..lngk. S, :\' ~vi ' t. G. S"c h o b c~ k \\. [.; St e \' e ll ~ . . 32.~ As fl resnlt of current Postal Mortems, A ... 41. 2 Rubin. It . ~ " hul \" · . F. Slolzbe q:; uno;! H. I ~. Po ),1 O~r lh .... 40,G5 I ~ -' kGI"n e ~ ~ .. :l2. i I> lso. the followi ng Quallfle (! (01' ass ign ~mi , h; S Eik ren, .... , . ~ O.6 G I': 1-1'''' l lc;) . . ,3 2 . ~ ment to the Semi-nnals: D. A. Brand L S\o l ~en h el'l: .. 40.! C R Pax ton , .. 31.9 Cl ..\SS Il '" t20u; G. C h. on" ~ . W. Co· S Cree"b(!rg ... n.':; R Temple ..... 31.S reth. D. Taylor (3) . 1. E . J oh nson. G. L. Ion r". A, J)onll1~, H. H. Dr"nner. S. A. Good· I Latelner .... 39.6 \\- B.a r "h;~ e r .. 31.'" J andreau. A. 'Walters. L. fo'. Callahan . G. m" n. ~"' 3 n c:u Oros.. J . Heaton. ~' . D. Ken .. \\. \\. Youn;:: .. 39. M ~ Pfl um" ...... 31.63 C. Van de Car r . F . P. )'Iange ls. A. C. H. A. Kl uk n. It. B. I ~...... e n. J . 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QR- B1 15 P - K BS, m it t heir BEST X- N5. 19 N- Q6t and 19 BxP. N-n ~ is playable. gam es for t h is N_ N3 15 QR-Q1 . . , . de partment. T he 18 . . . . moves of each 19 RxR t KxR Noll' t here is a mounting th r eat of 16 game must be 20 N- N5 K_ B2 PxP, PxP 17 BxBP, QxB 18 QxP t. K- B2 H- Q5, CHESS REV IEW , NOVEM BER , 1959 3S1 46 Feld wHhdrawn. 47 Hayes. Moore tie. 4S Lippoldt. 139 Holmes tops Heap. ties POSTALMIGHTIES! F lum bests BUerger. 49 Hal'llg(ln. ZUlc tie. Branch; Branch loses 10 Helmberg, lies Heap. Sections 50·70: 50 Coveyou bests Hueken· Prize Tournaments dore. 51 Hall downs Ander.,on. 52 Smlth Sections 140· 164: 14 0 :'lcConbre~·, :.rc:.lil_ Th/) followin/;: I}os;:rlites WOn prizes in beats Buckendol'f. 53 Suyker l'il}S Rene; Ian tie. HI Linder. "'Ioew" tie. 143 Holdcroft 19;7 itllJ 1~ .;8 P'-:;:e 'rOl;nu.menls as a result Thompson routs Bauman, Rene. 54 Brunner halts Gibson. IH Page, Sadler down De of "",'r"nl PQstal Mortems. wh ips "'ood. ~a :'Iartin . Russell. :'lcKee. Bruin; Pehnec bests Boman. 140 :'Iange l~ Tourney P I3yers Place Score Semb mob Hurd: 'Vlllas wlthdraws: McKce mauls Rockwell . Kornreich; Rockwell rip8 ~s " Al1"llo" ...... 2:1d , _2 mauls :'Iartln; Semb rIps Russell. 5G Neff Farber. IH Nyman. Campbell nip Morrow. ~6 S Spi""el ...... 2nd , ., nipS Prosch. Cheek. 57 Cartel" H:Iskell tOI} 14S Gonciarz lOPS Venet. 149 Bolsterli b I" How To Win In The MIDDLE GAME OF CHESS, lilc ,wlll,w presenls ;J c"genl , 1llal y~ l, ,111 \1 5) ' Ulhe.~L" of thc c'"!'r 1"I'\'1Irrinl:' mid. die ;.! 134 WEST 72nd ST. NEW YORK 23, N. Y. Yellrly hal/ 'I C<"Il/IIf.l" 0; pll/yillg t'Xlwrrt'lIn: {(/Ullln'nly-jh-!' yt'llrs of teaching hlllle 150111' illiO 11I('s(' IfUr/;S • • fa ts ans In Distinl!uished Design tr;ll dition of famed oriental workma ns hip. Striking t o look at a nd delightfUl t o p lay with, II. life time buy .. t iIIn amazingly Exacting If?orkmallship reasonable pr ic~! 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