1945
MANI-IATTAN CI-IAMPIONS
Albert S. Pink" •. 1945 Manh;ilUan Club Champion, peses under p aint _ ing of famous elub member Jose R. Capablanca. •
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COHERENCE Vol. 13, No.2 February, 1945 MARSHALL ISS UE Chess Briefs, FebrUlU'Y, 19H , $II's: )'OU say that he won the title Sirs: from S howalter In 1894 , In 1895 INDEX I ha\'e just received your I have heen I'eadl ng "Let's Frank lIlarshall memOl'ial copy Pills bury challenged him, but Play Chess" now for something FEATURES nnd a m delighted that my most he decli ned ,and retired in 1896, over a week. i am ,'ery en· Young_Eyed Che rubini of absol'bi ng hobby should have a Did $ ltowaltel' win the title thuslastic. Since I am IIOt read Chess ______3 magazine so thoroughly consist· again after that? I wish you Il y prone to enthusiasm, I think would clear this UII, Ale k h i rH~ Defends Wartime ent In Its excellence, copy by this says a lot fo r youI' effort. WILLARD HA NSEN, J r, Conduct ______7 copy. It Is a genuine thrill that I am not exactly a beginner Games f rom Recen t Events __21 I I'e celve each month about this Jackson Heights, N, y , at chess. I have beezl playIng li llie, YOII have my vety best • Hodges became U, S, cham· rO!· several years llow--or per SERIALS wishes for YOUl' continued suc pion In 1894 by defeating Sho haps it wouh1 be DJOI'C literal to Great Masterpiece. of Che .. cess In writing to a chess world walter. Challenged by P lIlsbUl'y say that I have been making Part 7-by Reuben Fine __ _' 3 whi ch youI' magazine helps me III 1895, Hodges was unable to legal moves 011 the board, But Let's Play Chess! ______29 to be a. pal't or. delend and announced bls reo on the whole, J have been In a LAWRENCE BURTON tlrement the (ollowlng yeaI', The \'e l'Y dense fog for th(l most DEPARTM ENTS AMBROSE title reverted to ShOll'ultel', wlto purt, except for Ul e occasiOnal Chess Briefs ______8 U, S, Naval Opel'Rting Base defeated Llpsc but~ III 1895, . light whicll has slipped through, Game of the Month ______10 Kodiak, Alaska Kemeny and Duz'l'y III 1896. In nnd given mo encoll l'llgement to Postal Ch ess ______24 1897, alld again In 1898, Pills continue, Problems ______22 , , , Every Issue Is good, bllt I bury defeated Showalter and Rea ders' Games ______33 I never COllI(] see the reason think thut YOIl sllqlassed all became U, S, Chnmplon, When fo r anything, nor could I seem Solitaire Chesl ______35 Ilrevlous errorts wIth your Mar Pillsbul'y died In 1906, the t itle Winning Traps ______23 to build up any sort of system shall edition, agaIn revel'ted to Showalter, In my game which wo uld extend .T, PHIL APPEL although the latter had retired beyond two 01' three moves, As Dallas, Texas from active competition, Mar· I read "Let's Play Chess" I EDITORS &. PUBLISHERS shall established h is right to smile occasionally at the vivid , , , I enjoyed very much the the ChuDJplonshlp by defeating I. A. Horowlt:;r;, Kenneth Harknell way In which you describe me Issue dedicated to Fl'allk Mar S howalter In J909,-Ed, a nd my game. With these POSTAL EDITOR shall and would like to see you J ac k Straley BatteU lessons ot YOUNI I leel that at print an article sometime cover least I am beginning to see some Ing the history of chess, ASSOCIATE EDITORS PACIFIC CHESS l'easons a nd am beginning to Reube n Fine, Irving Che rneY, MILTON FRYKMAN Sirs: get some cohel'C nce in wbat for Albert S. P in kus, J, W. Collins, Gibson City, III. Recently a chess club was me has been a motley anay of Ke nneth S. Howard started at this base. Its origin ind ividual moves, By this I dOll 't , , . It W IlS grand ! I read every ators had 110 Idea tJlat It would Illean to say that I am going to word or the articles on Frank prove to be s uch II. great success, begin to win gam:)s. I realli;~ Marshall and wished lor the A colored omcer from Doyles· there is a very great differe nce Nth time that I could have mel town, Doston, gives slmultane· between playing allll winning him, ous matches each Monday, and and following yo ur desc.-i lllions KINGSLEY C, PECK soon n league 0 1' tournament and comlllents. Richmond, Va, will be Inaugurated, ' I e II jo y thoroughly your ' RAY JONES lessons, I lise them for amuse , , , A masterpiece. I am proud New Guinea ment (In(1 relaxation, I haye SUBSCR IPTION RATES to say I played Marshall when played games through before I was on leave tile day after yurt $5,50, from notation but I fo und it too the United hili bll'thday in 19.13. To show Sirs: much worl, to keop me interest' Mexico, what a good SPOl't he was, he I learned to pla,y chess anum· ed for long, , Other gav(l me a drnw when with very bel' of monills ago on tlte way ,oc $3,50 lillie effort he could have whip here, and nevel' II ,lve lllRyed Dy the way, I am 11 tellcher ped me soundly, Of course, he such a fa schmtlng game, 'Ve and I want to offor my congratu CHANGE OF AOORESS didn't let me knoW' It at the 1)lay as orten as llosslble, US II lations to whomevel' Is doing tbe Fou r week.' noUce required for time ... , alh' artez' evening chow, wZ'iting, I fi nd the style light, chango of addre.. , Pleue give bath interesting, and instructive, old and new addrou.. , Changes MORSE E. TRINE, USN J, D, CO H EN ca nnot be made without the old San Diego, Calif. Marianas Islands H, M, }'OWLER addreu ~. well a. the now on., Cambridge, Mass, MAILING Grand ! I appreciate Marshall more and more, Too bad we WEST COAST SUGGESTION don't have a lot of grandmasters Sirs: Sirs: like h im. And I mean grand. Please let's have more news As a new s nbscriber, may I But I do think we have a lot of and stories rrom the 'Vest venture a criticism or your young grandmastel'S second to Coast. You must have enough otberwlse llerfeet chess maga, none with the IlOSsible excep readers out here to warrall t an tion or the Russians, zlne? Do not print problem o ccas i onal mention of Los solutions in the same Issue. The M. W. GILBERT Angeles, San F runcisco, P ort· eye Is bound to be caught by the Clayton, M o, your iand, Seattle, and other cities, word "Pawn" 01' ·'Knlght" and even IC you give us a little less the problem might just as well CO PYRIGHT U. S, T I TLE about lhe Ma rshall and Mall not be thel'e, CHESS REVIEW I. copyright and hattan Clubs, and the Wll.shing republication of origina l muerlal SiI'S: You have no Id ea What a thrill appea ri ng In thl, magazln. I. In your Decembel' issue you ton (0, C.) Chess Divan, a beginner like myseU gets P'f'Ohlblted without written per, state that Marshall \\'011 the U.S, It D. TAYLOR when he actually fi nds a prob mlulon, New.paper che" co lum n. San Francisco, Cal. are hereby granted perm Inion to ~ Itl e In 1909 by winning a match lcm key by himself. Compared quote from CHESS REVIEW, pro · with Showalter, the champion • If West Coast associations to that, the beauty of composl· vlded full credit I, glvln, before PlI1s bUl'y, and clubs will send mote news, tion Is secondal'y, For this I thought that Hodges was we will be glad to publish It, I' e a s on also, the description CopyrlQh~, 1Q45. by CHESS Pills bury's predecessor, since In - Ed, printed with the dlag!'ll.m Should 1945 1 -==':':V:':E:W:':N:':W=Y.:o:":':N:':Y:'==--,-,C~HESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, not betray the solutiOn. Tell us ~lIpplled chessmen to the vari about the composer, methods of ous military units the game composition, genel'al rules of wou ld achieve greater popular soh-Ing. but please let us do Ity out here. Our hospllal, for the soh'lng ourselves, if we can. example, could muster only two If lIot. we will look forward to cheu sets. the next Issue tllnt much more I don't like to see so much eagerl y. In other words, " If It of your space t1evoted to photo he not solved by me, What care graphs of chess matches ... the I how cute it be?" nine canc!ltl "shots" In the Oct EMIL nREITENFELD ober Issue were lOO mllch ... San F rancisco, Calif. Nothing In the magazine Is so • \\l ost renders prefer the solu· devoid of Interest as the "Postal tlOIlS ill the same issue. Try :\Iortems" and the list or Postal folding the page back.- Ed. Chess Hatlngs ... I particularly enjoy the "Let's Play Chess" series, the "Chess Movies" with NAVY CHESS their Instructive commentaries, Sirs: lind IIlIch novelties as "Chess· I have tOUJl(1 chess to be more bOIII'(\ Fantasies", "Reshevsky popular on board ship than at Ham pant", and the "Winning by sbol'O bases III the Southwest Pinning" from tho Salo Flobr Pacific. Working hours are short game. I should like to see artl· anoal, but mOlil Iml)() I'tanl seems cles on the history 01 the game to be the Sllrprlsing shortage or al\d of the chessmen, also chess chessmen a t our ad\'anced naval anecdotes relating to noted per bases. Checkers abound, but sonngea. most chessmen nre privately IRVING DO E YER, Lt., USNR owned, If the welral'e agencies Admiralty Is.
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RUY LOPEZ Positional backing lind fl1Ung fol' 50 moves and then a blunder. Young Kramer is Quick to seize the opportullit y, G. Kramer E. S. Jackson, Jr, White Black Walter Shipman (left) playing one of his tournament games at the Manhattan Club, 1 P_K4 P-K4 26 B-K3 B-B3 Shi pman made headlines whe n he defeated U. S. Champion Denke r. In the background, 2 Kt_KB3 Kt-QB3 27 Q-Q2 Q-K3 club champion Albert Pinkus watc hes the play of Robert Byrne. 3 B_Kt5 P-QR3 28 B-Q4 R-Q2 4 B_R4 Kt-B3 29 P-QKt4 B-Kt4 5 0-0 .KtxP 30 P-B4 B-B3 6 P_Q4 P-QKt4 31 Q-KB2 KR-Ql of intelligence, a tasclnatlng pastime, the youth. They have found a new sport, It 7 B-Kt3 P-Q4 32 Q-B3 Q-B4 smll,l'l thing to do? new outlet for t heir energies. 'fhey buy 8 p,p B_K3 33 BxB Q,B Tllere Is no one factor or person respon· books on the game, study the openings, play 9 P-B3 B_K2 34 R-Q4 Q_K3 sible for the wave of chess enthusiasm now ovel' master games, compete in tourila 10 QKt_Q2· 0 - 0 35 Q- Q3 R_Kl sweeping the country- the grGundswell to ments, play skittles and ten-second chess 11 Q_ K2 Kt-B4 36 P-B5 Q-K4 which edUors and movie directors are with delightful vigor and manifest enjoy- 12 Kt_Q4 KtxB 37 QxP Q,P merely responding. This magazine and ment. " 13 Kt(2) xKt Q_Q2 38 Q-Q3 Q- K3 Q_QKt3 members of organized chess groups have - Chess clubs all over the United States and 14 KtxKt QxKt 39 P-QR4 15 B-K3 40 P- R5 Q- R2 labored mightily to b r'eak down tho barriers Canada repor't a tremendous increase In B-KB4 16 KR_Ql QR-Ql 41 K- Bl R-K3 of Ignorance and bad pnbllclty. By wide · junior membership. Boys from 10 to 17 17 P-B3 KR-Kl 42 P- Kt3 R-B3ch spread advertising, CHESS REVIEW has years of age a re joining the clubs In droves. 18 Q- KB2 Q- KKt3 43 K_ Kt2 Q-Kt2 hammered away at t he newspaller readers Typical Is New York's staid old Manhattan 19 Kt- Q4 P-Kt5 44 P- Kt5 Q-R2 of America and converted thousands to the Chcss Club which finally gave way to the 20 QR_Bl p,p 45 Q-Q2 R(3)_Q3 Royal Game, Chess organizations and clubs preSSlH'e and opened Its doors to junior 21 R,P P-B4 46 Q-Kt4 R_K3 have promoted city, state and national tour· members about a yeal' ago. Now there are 22 KtxB QxKt 47 R (1)-Q2 naments, Chess players in t he services have a (\ol:en or more youngsters In aUendance 23 BxP QxKP R(2)-K2 made themselves missionaries to spread and the c lub's activities sparkle with new 24 B-Q4 Q_B4 48 P-Kt5 Q-R3 the gospel of chess, New and better books Ji[e and energy. Old members who have 25 R(3)-Q3 P_R3 49 R-KB4 P-Q5 50 QxP QRxP on the game have been published, Recrea· been playing the Gluoco Piano fol' the past t10nal directors III war industries have twenty years are beginning to take a fur· 51 R-Kt2 P_Kt4? formed chess clubs for workers. Hospitals tive peek at "M,C.O." The rapid transit have recognized its tremendous value as a tournaments, a lways popular, hav\) become recreation fol' wounded men. By the com- more exciting than ever. 'rhe enthusiasm blned pressure ot all these fotces, and oth· of youth Is infectious. ers, the walls of Jericho have at last fallen. Four of the :Manhattan Club's n ew junIors The old misconceptiOlls are disappearing took part in this year's championship tour fast as more and more people learn the !lament: Robert Byrne, Donald Byrne, game a nd realize that chess Is an exciting, George Kramel' and WaItel' Shipman. Rob lively pastime, The Hoyal Game Is assum· ert U"yrne is 16 years old; the others are ing its rightful place In the homes and 15. They were competing against veteran clubs of America. Chess has al'l'lved, players and top·flight master's fo[' the first Mos t interesting phenomenon ot all Is time ill thel!' lives. Yet Sllipman defeated the way in which youngsters are taking to U, S, Champion Arllold Denker; Kramer the game. DesJlite the cartoonists, chess beat U, S, Amateur Champion Jaekson; has always been a young man's sport, but Robert Byrne drew with Denker and with today boys and girls throughout the land chessmaster Kevltz, defeated Max Pavey, are playing chess as never before - at a seasoned veteran and one-time chess '52 P_Kt7 RxP 55 R-RBch K- Kt3 home, In schools and In clubs . They have champion of Seotlnnd, Donald Byr'ne was 53 RxR PxR 56 R- KtB ch K-R4 brought with them all the enthusiasm of on t he losing end against the masters, but 54 R-Kt8ch K-R2 57 P- Kt4ch Resigns 4 CHESf:\ REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 - PINKUS WINS · MANHATTAN TITLE Albert S. Pinkus, whose portrait Is featured on the front cover, won the cham· pionship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club against stiff competition. With it final score of 10·2 he tlnlshed ahead of U. S. Champion Arnold S. Denker and GrandmnstcJ' Isaac Kashdan who tied for 2nd and 31"d. Fourth prize wellt to Alex ander Kcvltz and fifth to Robert \Villman. His twinkling eyes and youthful appear ance make it difficult to bel ieve that Albert Pinkus Is In his 42nd year. He was born In New York on March 20th, 1903. Chess has been one of many hobbies which PinkUS has pursued with success. Back in the twenties he was one of a group of young masters who had been rleveloped In the High Schools and colleges of New YOI'k. Pinkus established himself liS one of the comers of that period by winning several tourna ments, inchHl!ng the J unior Masters Tour· ney of 1927. In 1932, the depl'ession and a love or adventure induced Pinkus to quit his job as a stockbroker and for seven years he explored the jungles of British Guiana and Vene7.Uela, collecting zoological and botani cal specimens for museums, wos, colleges and dealers. His last of ten expeditions, In 1938, took him to Mount Romlma - the setting for Conan Doyle's "Lost ' VOl'ld". In 1939 he returned to New York. Forgot ten by all but t he strongest players in chess circles, he staged a comebnck by finishing 4th In the Open U. S. Championship and 3rd In the New YOI'k State Championship. A photographic study of . the Byrne brothers, whose ga mes sh ow great talent . Donald, His record since then speaks for Itself. In at left, is 15; Robert is 16, T he boys are students at B rooklyn T ec hn ica l High School the U. S. Championship Tournnments, he w hich boast s a chess club w ith over 200 members. finished 4th in 1940, 3rd (tied with Denker) in Hl42, and 5th in 1944. In ]941 he won the Manhattan Club title, ahead of Denker. His current hobbles are bookbinding. 8 S-Kt3 B_Kt2 collecting chess books and annly?,ing chesa openings. And he is back in Wall Street All impetuous advance beginning with earning his living aa a stockbroker. 8 ... P- D5 is repelled in short orde r by a dedsive counter attack in the center, be· ginning with P-I<~. 9 P_QR4! QUE E N'S GAMBIT This Is the counterblow which breaches A. S. Pi nk us Robert Byrne Black's Q- side Pawn structure. White mack 9 .. ,. P_ Kt5 1 P- Q4 P_Q4 Black might temporarily obviate the breach 2 Kt- KBS Kt- KBS by 9 . . . QKt- Q2. I~or if then 10 Pxl
15 . • . . KtxP I? 22 B-KB5 Q-Q3 16 KtxKt BxKt 23 Kt-KtS P_R3 17 RxB BxPch 24 Kt-B3 Q_KB3 The lineup of the Manhattan Club's Championship included some of the country's leading 19 B-Kt3 P-B5 25 R-Kt1 R-Q4 masters. In the foreground above, U. S. Champion Denker ( left) Is shown playing 19 B-Ktl P-B3 26 B- B2 Kt_K3 Kevitz. In the baekground, ehessmaster Robert Willman (partially hidden by Den k er) 20 B-B2 QR-Q1 27 Q-Kt4 KR_Q1 plays internationalist Isaae Kashdan. - Pbblb b] Rtloul I!.i:bu,,,,. 21 Q-R3 Q-K3 28 Q-K4 P-Kt3 29 P-QKt3 .. •. If 29 BxRP, R- R4; 30 B--K3, Q- R1!; 31 QUEEN'S GAMBIT GRUNFE LD DEFENSE K - Bl, R- R8ch; 32 K- K2, RxR; 33 BxR, Qx Pch and Black may capltal!ze his Q-elde Caution is thrown to the winds and so is An exchange sacrifice explodes W hite's majority. Black's King. K ing position to smithereens. 29 • . . • Kt-B4 40 Kt-KS P-RS 30 BxKt RxB 41 B_Q1 A. Kevltz D. Byrne D. Byrne I. Kashdan R-B8 31 PxP RxP 42 B_B3 R-B7 White Black White B l ack 32 Q-K2 R (Q)-QBt 43 Kt- Q3 R_Q7 33 B-Kt3 R-B8ch 44 QxP? Q-Q5! 1 Kt-KB3 P-Q4 9 R-Qt QKt-Q2 1 P-Q4 Kt_KB3 11 BxKt? RPxB 2 P-B4 p,p 10 P-QR4 P-B5 34 RxR RxRch 45 Q- K Sch Q,Q 2 P-QB4 P-KKt3 12 Q_B2 P-K3 35 K-R2 K_Kt2 46 KtxQ R,P 3 P-K3 P-QB4 11 8-82 B-K2 3 P-B3 p,p 4 BxP P- KS 12 P_K4 Q-B2 P-Q4 13 B-K2 36 Q-Q3 Q-B5ch 47 B-QS R-Q7 50_0 Kt_KB3 13 QKt_Q2 0 - 0 4 PxP KtxP 14 KtxP Kt-B3 37 P-Kt3 Q-B3 48 B- B4 P-R6 6 P-Q4 P-QR3 14 P_K5 Kt_Q4 5 P-K4 Kt_Kt3 15 B_B4 P_QKt4 38 K-Kt2 R-B6 49 KtxBP P_R7 7 Q-K2 P-QKt4 15 Kt-K4 KR-Q1 6 B-K3 8-Kt2 16 B-Kt3 B-K3 39 Q-QS P-QR4 50 BxP R,B 8 8-Kt3 B-Kt2 16 Kt(3)-Kt 5 P-R3 7 Kt-B3 0-0 17 Kt-K2 BxKt Black w on after 47 more moves. 8 R_B1 Kt-B3 18 BxB Kt-Kt5 9 P-Q5 Kt_K4 19 Q_Kt3 KtxB 10 8_85 R-K1 20 PxKt Q-Kt4 RETI OPENING 21 K_B2 • • • • Precision defense holds chessmaster Kevltz in check. The point Is spilt. A. Kevitz R. Byrne WllIte Black 1 Kt-KB3 P_Q4 20 P_K3 Kt-B3 2 P-B4 PxP 21 P-Q4 Kt-QKtS 3 P-KKt3 Kt_KB3 22 PxP RxR 4 B_Kt2 P_K3 23 KtxA RxP 5 0 _0 B_K2 24 RxR QxR 6 Kt-R3 0-0 25 QxP Q_B7 7 KtxP P-B4 26 Q-R8ch K-R2 8 P-Kt3 Kt- B3 27 B_K4ch KtxB 9 B-Kt2 B-Q2 28 QxKtch QxQ 10 KKt-KS R-Bt 29 KtxQ KtxP 11 KtxB QxKt 30 K-B1 Kt-B8 17 Q-R5! BxKt 23 QxP R-KB1 12 P-Q3 KA_Q1 31 P-Kt4 Kt-Q6 18 BxB P,B 24 R-R3! P-B6 13 Q_Q2 Kt- Q4 32 P-Kt5 Kt-KtS 19 KtxP Kt- B1 25 PxBP KtxP 14 QR- QB1 8-B3 33 K-K2 K-Kt3 20 B_R7eh KtxB 26 KtxKP! KxKt 15 BxB KtxB 34 P-BS P-B4 K_Bl 16 KR- Q1 P-KR3 35 Kt-Q6 K-B3 21 QxKtch 27 RxKt Q,R 21 . . • . RxKtch 24 R_K1 RxRch 22 Q-R8ch K-K2 28 P-Q5ch K-K2 17 Q_Kt2 Q-K2 36 P-K4 PxP 22 KxR R-K1eh 25 K,R Q-Kt8ch 18 Q_A3 Kt_Q5 37 KtxPch K-K4 29 P_Q6ch Resigns 23 K-Ql QxKtP Resigns 19 A-Q2 P-QKt3 38 K- K 3 Drawn 6 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 ALEKHINE DEFENDS WARTIME CONDUCT
Dr. Alexnnder Alekhine, worll!'!! chess pat.ch e~ carrying this news were datcd ridiC1.1lo us that they could not have done dmmplon. has llnally given his explanation Decembe r 2<11h, 19·12- Ed.) and was trcated anybody the least harm " of tile episodes in his wartime CH I'eel' which a t the very hospital where his friend Reti Chesli adds that it has come to their Ilfl.I'c led lllany to believe that h e llfl.(1 be died in 1 ~J 2lJ from the same !IIness, In order knowledge thut Alekhine haR been mak!ng come (,ollverted to Nazi rac ial doctrines to live, Alellhinc claims that no sooner was strennous efforts, fo r some llJonths past, to and had actiH'ly collaborated with the he Ollt or lhe liospilal than he was obUged secure permission to go to the Argentine, enemy. to take part in various exhibitlons and • • • • • In all iuten"lew with II S,HlIliSh corres· tonrnamcnts, olhel'll'ise the Gel'mans would \Ve have always taken the position that pondent of News Review, reprinted In the hal'e withdrawn his ration canIs_ AleJ(hine should lIO t have been brafjded as December issue of T he British Chess Maga "At the invitation of the SpanIsh Chess a Nar.i collaborator without being given the z ine and the Jannn.ry issue of Chess, Alek Federation, Alekhine came to Madrid In opportunity to defend himRelr. And we him; denied indignantly that he was a Nazi Octohet' t9'1 3. He arrived too late to take havp neve r felt that we hall the right to collaborator. He claimed that he partIci· part ill the tournament staged here by the eritieize Alekhlne for participating In Ger pated In German ehess tourni\ments undOl' 8ul"opean FederatiOIl. (A NazI broadcast man chess tournaments when he w as liv d\ll'{)s~ anti that the arjjplcs he wrote fOJ' "t the time claimed Alekhine went to ~Ia ing in Nazi-controlleci countries. Keres also Nazi ne\\'~pal'crs, to obtain an exit visa drid to t ake part in the tournament bllt was played in these events- and Euwe played from }~ rallce, were rewritten by the Ger· 'conlined to a- sanitarium' shortly after his a match with Dogoljubofi at Ca!'lshad in nll111S. arrivaL-Ed,) The Gestapo allowed him 19-11. T he ;\Iadritl l'O I"rcspondent of The British nn exit visa. but 1I"0uhl not permit his wife The actions fo r which explanations were Chess Magazine reports the interview as to accolllpany him, only consenting to her needed were Alckhinc's sudden depal'lure follows: return to l)aris, where she has been since. for Munich from the safety of Lisbon In "Conce rn ove r the fatl) in Paris of his From that time until the present day Alek 19H- and the writing of ylolently anti American-horn wife, Graee \Vidmar, ami hiue r e ~hied In Spain, and has not heard Semitic artkles fOl' the Nazi press. indignation over allegations that he collab from his wife fol' the last five months, though he hopes to be allowed to return Aleldlinc now explain~ that he left Lis orated with the GernutllS were expressed bon to join his wHe in MUni eh, This seems to me by Dr. Alekhille here yesterday. to Franee soon to join her, plall~ible Hnd reasonable, W e Imow that "Alekhinc said he had a sister in Russia "The f,2-year-old world chess ehampion he made lill effort to come to the Unlt~d looked fit Ilft!!r Ilis rest-cure at San Sebl1s f!"Om whom he had also not hml any news. States from Li:-;bon and that he was unable His hrothel' died in Russia- in August 1939. - tian, allll :-;aid he had lost none of his to obtain a visa. It is logical to believe chess']llilying form d e ~pite the worrying "At present he is arranging publication of that he would not haye turned back and times experif'nced Rillce the fall of France. fOU l" of h is bool{s in Spain and is plHnning gone to Germany without some compell!ng Only a few days ago in an exhibition mateh a nell" one- hiR eighteenth book-on Capa reMH)lI. at VallarIo lid, or thirty Simultaneous games blanf'a, rrom whom he wrested the world chanlpionship ill 1927 at Buenos A!res, Alekhine admits that he IITote articles he 10Rt only one. He had llreviously won fOl' the Nazi llress in order to obtain his a small tOtll"llalllcnt at Gljon when hc beat "He expressed his willingness, as he had exit visa from France, hut claims that the the Spanish champion, Antonio Medina, and planned herore the war in Russia, when original articles were innocnous, having drew with Arturito Pomar, 13-ye~ r-o ld circlIm:-;tances permit, to Illay Botvinnik, been rewritten by the Nazis before publica prodigy from 1Iajorca. wJw dlallellged him for the wOI'ld title." tion. We have no way of knowing whether T he editors of T he British Chess Maga "Aceording to his own statement, Alekhine this is true 01' not, If the explanation had returned to France from the Argentine in zine and Chess are apparently prepared to been given a- year or so ago it would have ,Tlllll1lny, J!J.I O, and was immediate ly mOhi l neeej)t Ale khine'R explanation of his con been easier to bclieve. i?erl. (llorn ill Moscow, he welit to Jo'rance (Iuct. In an editorial, BCM says: In ln l and hecame a natllra1i~ed French "The I'pport explains many things which citizen In 1926.) After the fall of I~ran ce, hither to havc puzzled t he champion's many The following game 11'I1S won by Dr. it took him nearly 11 year to get permission ad:nirers. VOl' instance, the tll'O ludicrous to leave for Portllgl11 and America, and he artkleH which appeared over his name Alekhille fro m (ourth prize winner Antonio had to writc two chcsH arti(,leR for the the !'e have been nOlle since- always ap Rico in the tournament at Gijon held last 'Pariser Zeitung' heForc the Germans grant peal'c(1 to us to be entirely apocryphal; thcy sUlllmer and reported in the January issue ed him his exit visa. were too senscless and so utterly at var or Chess Hey!ew. "His wife, who was to have joined him iance with Dr. A lekhine's oft-expressed ad RETI'S OPENI NG Inter, sta~'ed behind in an endeavor to savo miratiOIl for Steln!t:.:. and Dr, Lasllel'. Alekhlne crashcs the center and ,h, her castle at Saint Anbin-Ie-Cauf, near "The only real criticism We expl'esBed at wings while his opponent Is paralyzed Into Dieppe, by selling it under American Em the time concel'ned the champion's journey inactivity_ ba ssy PI'otecl ion. The Germans rcfused to ;"lun1o:h after haYing reached the safety Or, A. Aiekhine Antonio Rico Mrs. Ale khine an exit visa amI have since, of Lishon. The reaSOn given for this jour White added Dr. Alekhine, 'scientifically looted his ney lIIay seelll to som e to be insufficient, Black home.' ~Ieanwhile, articles which Alekhine nor (loes it appear to have helped_ Dllt 1 Kt_KB3 P_Q4 9 Kt-KS BxKt? claims were purely scientific we re rewrit who are we to throw the first stone? 2 P_QB4 P_K3 10 PxB Kt(S).B4 ten by the Germans, p\lblishe (\ and made to "The report kills once and [or all the ma 3 P_KKt3 Kt-KB3 11 P-QKt4 Kt-Kt2 treat cheSS from a racial viowpoint. lignant rUlliors, which we refrained from 4 B-Kt2 P_B3 12 Kt_Q2 Q- K2 "In 1Hl, Herr Post, Preside nt of the reprodmdng, that the champion had been 5 P_Kt3 B-Q3 13 P-QR3 Kt -Q1 German Chess F e deration, wrote Alekhlne confined to a lunatic I1syhtm. 6 B-Kt2 QKt-Q2 14 P- K4 B_RS that although he would not be allowed to "We cC l'talnly like the tone of the intel' 7 P-Q4 P- QKt3 15 P- Kt5 B_K t2 return to France, if he consented to piny viel'". This is no apologia, but a plain state 8 0-0 K t-K5 16 PxBP KtxBP in the tournament at lI!unich his wife would ment of fact not lacking in dignity." 17 KPxP Kt_Q1 be permitted to join hll1l there. In view of The magazine Chess w!'ites: Not 17", Kt(3)xP; 18 P- Q6 wins a piece. his Wife's sixty-two yel1 l's of agc arid hel DL'. "We are well acquainted with Alek 23 R_R3 K-R1 failing health, Alekhine was ohliged to hine, whom 11'0 have met In haH·a-dozen dlf 18 Kt- K4 0-0 agree. fel"flllt eountrics, whom we have played in 19 P-B4 P-B4 24 PxBP KtPxP 20 Kt_Q6 Kt-B4 25 Q-RS B-R1 "They resided in Poland alld C~echoslo a tOU!'llament and with whom we have cor 21 P- QR4 R-Kt1 26 R-KKt3 yakla and he won all the tournaments in responded over a space of ~'ea{"s. \Ve know which he took part: two at Warsaw, two that he hates war and has never loved the 22 P-Kt4 P-Kt3 Kt(1)- Kt2 at Prague, two at Sal?bllrg, one at Munich, Na?is and we belieye It is the literal t ruth 27 B- Q4 Kt-R4 though he admit s that t he Esthonian Paul that only his devotion to his wife led him 28 K t xP! Q-K B2 Keres was the only internationnl class op haek into their clutches. At about 50 years It 28", RxKt; 29 QxR, PxQ; 30 P-K6ch ponent with whom hc had to contend." of nge, one has not the spirit to become a wins. {Editor's Note : The above statement is in martYl'. To play in Nazi-organized tourna correct. Stolt? won the If)'!1 :'Ilunicb tour- ments was thc only alternative fo r, after 29 Q-R6 K t{B4)_Kt6 33 B-K5 P-KR4 1l3ment, wilh Alekhine tied for second all, chess Is Alekhlne's profession. It wlll 30 B-Kt2 R-Kt1 34 P-B7ch K_R2 place.) probahly be quite impossible either to prove 31 Q-B6ch QxQ 35 PxR{Q)ch R,Q "In January 1943, Alellhine fc ll ill from 01' d isprove the truth of his assertion that 32 PxQ KtxP 36 RxKt • • • • scarlet fever at l'raglle (Em'opean dis his articles were "doctored"-they were so White won_ CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 7 COll c lse. condensed Itell18 ot c urrent news t rom a round tbe wo rlQ ot c hess. Clu b secretaries a lld olbe rs a re invited to aend brief stories a nd pictures for publication In t his department. Address Chess Drie fs Editor. C HESS REVIEW, 250 Wes t 57th S treet, Ne w Yo rk 19, N. Y.
the USCF and T reasu rer o f the State Asso· The Army AII' Corpl, c latlon. ' like many o ther • Soviet cbess olliclll.ls are planning to hold branches of the aefvice, an InternRtlonal tOllrnament at Moscow this has ardent chell fan. year, If war conditions permit. 'fbe strong· in Its ranka. Pte, Ted cst players ot the world will be Invited to Tofstupall, at far left, panlclpate. The propo!!al to hold this event took first place honort wus malle by State Chcss lnspccto!' Nikolai Zuharyoy at a Chcss Conference In Moscow in the Fort Worth AAF las t June. according to a report III the chen tourna ment reo Chl'onlcle of Soviet Chess. The conference cently. He II I hown wall a ttended by 80 l'elll'esclltnUves of cilesH unwinding an attack In ami SI)Or ts organizations throughout Husslll" the final game against P lans wel'e made to hold tbe Hth USSR Pfc. Sebutlan Lowe , Ches s Championsh ip 'rournnment. n Worn· runner.up, while Pfc. en's Chess Cha mpionship, a country·wlde Harvey Krebill, who touma ment for school children and olber placed third, looks on. events. In the discuasions following the Fut ure compe tit ion. a;t reports. s peakers s trcssed the need tor the fie ld will conaist of widening the base of Ihe chess movement, to s trc ngthell the wor k in hospitals and t hree game matchea lL rmy u lI lls. Among othe r conclusions. It was and rapid tran.it tour. decided to sC lld " hrlga des of m:ls teNl"(!) na ments played at te n Into the llbe l'ated districts. seconda per move. • The Edisoll Chess & Checke r Club of J)e ll'O lt has 'ldolltetl CHESS REVIEW'S Hating S ys tem to classi£y the playi ng IItrength of Its memliers, A good rule a dollt· • A. J . "'ink of San F rancisco and He rman eluded there recently. III a field ot 20, cd Is that 110 one cnn play two "raUng Steiner of LOll Angeles tied for fi rst place Adams sco red 16¥.!·2¥.!. Runnel'-llp was M. games" In succession against the same op· in the California State Championship Tour· Ha mermesh with 16·3. F . .I, Kelle r a nd ponent. This tcmla to make members seck nament held at San Franc iSCO January 15· H. D. Daly tied for third ami fourth with other opponents anll avoid form!ng cliques, 25. Steiner was lelHling nnW the last roum\ 15%·3% . . , , At tbe a nnual meeting Club Secreta r y Edward I. 1'reend reports when he drew with James E. Hurt of Con· of the Massachusetts State Chess Assochl' tlmt Interest Is a lso sustained by awarding cord. fonncr chumplon of the State of W ash· Hon on I"ebrua ry 22nd , the members a dopt· prizes monthly to the top players In each Ington. In the final standings, Hurl finished e d a res olution eXJlresslng their sorrow at class. To qualify for II. pr!ze, a member fourth, behind Charles Howland or Oakland, the death of George Sturgis, Pros ld ent or must have played at Icast fiv e rating games. The other contestants were \V. Donnelly of San Francisco, C. SYalberg of Derkeley, Cpt N, Goldberg of New YOI' k, C, J arrell and M. Forti of Los Angelcs and H, W. Towel' WAC'. play che.s of Petaluma, lo'ink and Steiner we re unde· too! Lt, V. B. Garden, feated, cach scoring ~evcn Wl1l8 and two draws. An effort Is being made to arrange pictured at right, writea a play·of[ matc h fOI' the title, fro m "Iomewhere in • T he Feb ruar)' Issue of T own & Country New Guinea" that the reatm'es an al'Hcle on the 19S6 Nottingham game has helped her to Toul'lla ment by Olga Calmblanca, widow of pass many pleasant lei. t he famoull world chess c hampion. The lIu re hourll. Lt. Garden, writi ng, of Is non·technlcal a n d of New York City, il makes Inte res ting I Article is lIlus· • e e n plilying ilgil inst trated by a photo chess WAC Lt. Jean.Marie when a s mall boy H ans Louttit of San Fran. Muller's d rawings (the cisco. Both young worn· same artist who HE VIEW'S Christmas I the en have lea rned to play artlele III a I I s pred c hen since they joined "Cheek mates" in women's fashions t he Army. "My own in check lIults al'e UJl wi th chells! game" lays Lt. Garden, For more evide nce the snowbalJlng In· "is coming along very teres t in c hess, see the nrUcle by Lt, Mar· nicely; I can even hold shall Da\'enport In t he SiiturdilY Evening my own w ith office ... Post witb II. big picture Of the author play· who a dmit that they've ing chess with his wife, been playing for yeilrs". • \Veayer \\" Adams won the chess cham· plonshlp or Boston In lhe tournament con· ~ CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 • • Chess threatens to dislodge poker and craps as the favorlte sport of GI's in the Southwest Paciflc, according to a recent article in the Army Times. For example, w\)n of the 41st Infantry Division, overseas 34 months and with eight campaigns under Its belt, are playIng tournaments, reading books on chess and playing by mail. The rise In popularity of the game has been meteol"lc. Current demand Cor chess sets is so great that division chaplains and Special Service units are suggesting the men build their own.
• Soviet grandmaster Alexander Kotov, who competed in the recent USSR championship, has been awarded the Order of Lenin for an Important invention relating to mortars. Kotav, son of an armory worker, won the chess championship of Tula- the city known as the cradle of tile Russian gun-When he was sixteen. In the national championship of 1939 he placed second to Mikhail Bot· vinnlk and thereby received the title of grandmaster.
• The Rochester (NY) Chess & Checker Club has started its annual tournament for the city chess c]lampionship at Its newly decorated clubl·ooms, 360 Main Street East. Local papers have given wide publictty to the event. Twenty players are entered, in· Mrs. Gisela Kahn Gresser, standing, reo confronted by a woman chess expert, and cludlng 1944 titleholder Erich W. Marchand, cently broke all simultaneous records for she scored 26 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws. formerly of St. Louis and ex·champlons her sex at an exhibition sponsored by the First to resign was N. Y. State expert Lyn n Donald Sullivan and Lee W. Palmer. The International Business Machine Country Bryant. Hi s game lasted but 10 moves, when Hochester club, founded in 1880, now has Club and Chess Group at Endicott, N. Y. Mrs. Gesser sprung a little.known trap 60 active members, an increase ot 28 since The U. S. Women's Chess Champion opposed against his Sicilian Defense. last June. HecelltIy reorganized, the club's 32 p layers, 7 more than have ever been officers are W. W. 'Vinans Jr., President, Albert H. Claire, vlce·Presldent, Erich W. Marchand, Secretary, Neville B. Herrick, Treasurer. • Paul Keres is reported to have bad one with a banquet - a lUting cUma;'!: to the of his legs amputated as a result of the spectacular growth and achievements of the • Chicago's Austin Chess & Checker Club bombing of Reval by the Germans prior to club, strongest and largest west of the Great (Austin Town Hall) will stage a ten·second their occupation of the capital of Esthonia. Lakes; Canadian champion Abe Yanofsky knock·out tourney on April 5th, a slmulta· was one of the speakers. neous by Samuel Factor on the 19th. The seml·annual meeting will be held on May 3rd • From Canada we learn that the Montreal and championship tournament prizes award· CC recently celebrated its centenary at a • From here and there we leaTn that Pvt. ed, On May 17th the previously announced dinner beld at the Plaza Hotel, president Robert P. Smith of Pittsburgh, now station· 20·board match between the club and the E. Brisebois officiating ..... a chess section ed at Yale University, won the New Haven city at Chicago will be the big event of the has been formed by the Ottawa Civll city chess tournament . .... Brooklyn Navy year. Leaders In the club's mld·tournament Servants' Recreational Association meet· Yard is still leading, with 7';.2·';.2 mateh are Paul Poschell, L. G. Harrison, C. P. ing at the club rooms all Rideau Street points, in New York's Commercial League Adams, Alfred Poschell and Joseph E . Duffin · .... S. F. Cooper, secretary of the Canadian · .... The Albany (NY) Chess Club has just in Division A, Leslie R. Whitman, Robert Chess Federation, won the Post Office chess been organized with a membership ot 15, Hines, nuper Bunnell, 'v. E. Kemper and championship at Winnipeg . .... J. Sundsten meeting Sunday afternoons and Thursday Sheldon Krelselman in Division B. and 0. · Schllenger are tied for first In evenings at the Jewish Community Center Toronto's Ulster CC Handicap Tourney ..... · .... Youngster Fred Bartell ot Cleveland's Twenty·one players al'e competing in two CUYllhoga CC defeated club champion E. • Oscar Shapiro, formerly at Boston, won the championship ot the Washington Chess gronps In Toronto's Hamilton CC champion· Sornlo in one of the early rounds of the Divan by defeating Sergt. Roger B, Johnson ship tourney ..... In the Toronto Chess title tourney ..... S. S. Keeney, president League, Ulster CC and North Toronto CC of Cleveland's Checkmate Club, has been 2·0 In a play·off tor the tltle. Shapiro and Johnson tied with 8';.2·2';.2 each in the club's are the winners in the two groups of Section appointed Ohio's second director in the A,- while Toronto CC and Varsity CC tOpped USCF ..... the YMCA Chess Club of Read· championship tournament, concluded on the two groups of Section B; in each sec January 6th. Third prize went to Martin ing Pa., is feuding with the Bloody Red tion, the two top teams of each group wlll Roses of Lancaster's Hed Hose CC .. ... the C. Stark who scored 7';.2·3';.2 . At the annual playoff for the respective championships ... meeting on January 10th, N. P . Wigginton Queen Village CC of Camden N. Y. welcomes was elected President, D. H. Mugrldge, vice· At Winnipeg's Jewish Chess Club, officials of servicemen and will teach them chess, of'l'ers President, C. M. Brand, Secretary and A. B. the Manitoba Chess Association awarded a year's free membership to veterans . .. , . C. Graves, Treasurer. the Pulmer Cup to J. Dreman, winner of the Stndents at the University or Oklahoma dty championship tourney, and the R. have organized a chess clnb ..... Problemlst Moser Cup to H. Helman, Manitoba cham· Kenneth S. Howard gave a simultaneous at • The 1944 Yearbook of the U. S. Chess pion; other trophies went to E. Budnltzky, the East Orange (NJ) CC on January 30th, Federation is about ready tor distribution. D. Menitt and H. Lunn, winners of the won 17, drew 2, lost 4 . ... . California's Edited by Elbert A. Wagner, Jr., It includes Class D. C and D city tourneys .... . John Long Beach CC is holding its annual cham· an Index of chess clubs and leading chess Buhr, High School teacher, won the Inau· pionship with 18 top players In the main columns. The USCF gives this book free gural double·round tourney of the Chilliwack event and 14 ill. class A ..... Chess Is on to all members. Joining the Federation aids (BC) Chess Club ..... the next Dominion the upswing in Buffalo, N. Y. wbere the the promotlon of chess, helps to stage the championship will be held in Saskatoon, Buffalo CC has been reol'ganized and plans annual U, S. Championship and other events beginning June 5th; Class A players are many activities; Jlew otllcel's al'e Selby C. sponsored by this national organizatlon. invited to write for information to A. G. Parker, President; Elmer C. Maurer and Annual dues only $1. To join, send fee to Lamarch, 405 Canada Bldg., Saskatoon ...... S. Richard Maisel, vice·Presidents; Morton Paul Giers, Secretary, 23Q4 South Avenue, Winnipeg's Jewish Chess Club recently Siegel, Secretary; Arthur P. C. Rodenbach, Syracuse, N. Y. celebrated its 25th year and sliver jubilee Treasurer. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 9 •
Grandmas ter Reuben Fine, Associate Editor of CHESS REVIEW and • distinguished a uthor of famous textbooks on chess, has a brilliant record in international chess competition and is considered one of the outstanding contenders for the world championship title. In this popular department, he explaIns and annotates in fun detail are· ce ntly played master game. An ex· clusive CHESS REVIEW feature. by REUBEN, FINE
is theoretically eQual, but usu A NEW GENIUS ally ends up slightly to White's Another wonder-child has appeared in the chess advantage as well. 7 P _Q4 P- QKt4 . world. He is the Spaniard Arturo Pomar, a full-fledged 8 B_Kt 3 B_ K2 master at 13. 9 B_K3 • • • • In the history of chess there have been three boy The fork at Q5 defends• the wonders-Morphy, Capablanca, and Reshevsky, Both KP. (9 ... KtxKP?; 10 B- Q5). I , d Morphy and Capablanca ·were of approximately master 9 . . . . 0-0 10 Q K,t_Q2 R-K1 strength at 12 but did nothing to develop further until . ( . they had grown up. ReshE\vsky gave simultaneous exhi A struggle for a tempo. Black wants to force White t o \, ... } bitions at 8, toured the world, performed creditably in lock the center before he under· , a masters' tournament at 11, then retired until his takes anything on the Q- side. schooling was fmished. The result is not altogether sat· Isfactory. All interesting alter Pomar's sp.ectacular rise has been similar to Morphy's, native was 10 . .. PxP; 11 PxP, - rather than to Reshevsky's. He has held his own with P- Q4; 12 P-K5, Kt- K5; 13 R the best in Spain. It remains to be seen whether Arturito BI, Kt- Kt5!; 14 Q- K2, Q- Q2, will reach the stature of the others, 'but there is no with chances for both sides. doubt that he has the material of greatness. 11 P_K R3 8 -R4 The Dishop can be returned One interesting feature of the chess boy-wonders to Q2 in such positions. ART U RITO POMAR is that three of the four have had Spanish blood. In the 16th century Spain was the leading chess country; per 14 P-QR4 P-B4 haps the Castilian spirit has• a chess revival in store for us. The position Is now Quite slmJiar to the customary Lopez \Vhile Pomar had been heard of from time to time lines: White will attack on the in the past year, his really astounding performance was K-slde, Black on the other wing. the tournament at Gijon, where, despite a mediocre score Black's two Rook moves are a (ftfth in a field of eight) , he drew with Alekhine. And waste of time for hie ma in In· tentions; White's only loss of what a game! Many a grandmaster could be proud of time was the (now) needless it. How a boy of 13 can have acquired such extensive development of the QB; on the opening knowledge, such a profound grasp of position other hand, he did 110t have to play, and such a quick appreciation of tactical possibili defend the KP. ties passes human understanding; but Pomar has done 15 PxP • • • • it. Typically Alekhlne : he pre· fers to keep the pOSition iluld 12 P-Q5 • • • on both s ides. GiJon 1944 Alekhine decides to lock the 15 . . . . p , p RUY L.OPEZ center, and concentrate on the 16 P-KKt4 B_ Kt 3 K·side attack. On other moves, A. Alekhine A. Pomar 17 Kt-R4 • • • • ... PxP followed by ... B-B1 White Black gives Black strong counterplay. 'With customary aggressive· ness. 1 P-K4 P-K4 12 . . . . Kt_R4 2 Kt-KBl Kt-QBl 13 B-B2 R-QB1? . l B_Kt 5 P_QRl 4 B-R4 Kt_Bl Pomar had conducted the 5 0-0 P- Ql opening with great Insight up to this point, but here he or the various choices at this wastes a tempo and drifts into point, the Stelnitz Defense De· an inferior position. Since the ferred. which Pomar tries, Is Rook serves no useful purpose probably Alekhine's favorite. at QBI, 13 ... P-B4 shonld have Could Arturlto be playing psy been tried immediately (not 13 chological chess at 13!? .. . P - B3; 14 P - QKt4). Then It 6 P-Bl • • • • 14 PxP e.p., KtxBP, . .. P-Q4 An original twist which points cannot be prevented. Perhaps (See Diagram) to a deep grasp of the openings. he feared 14 P-QKt4, but after 6 ... KtxP; 7 P - Q4, B- Q2; 8 R 14 P - QKt4, PxP; 16 PxP, Kt K1 is In \VhJte's favor; the rou Kt2 his game is essentially 6 . . . . B-Kt5 tine 6 .. . B- Q2 ; 7 P-Q4, B-K2 sound. 10 FEBRUARY, 1945 17 . . . . Kt- Q2! stops nothing at R3, he wcmld allows Black time to consoll The Pawn cannot well be have done much betier to go date his K-side. tltken : White can regain it in to Hj. 37 R- KB1 R- R7 ,n variety of ways, or play for a 28 Q_Kt5 • • • Content to draw. He could crushing attacle E.g" 17 .. , Ex also hrrve tried the mo re ambi P; 18 KtxB, KtxKt; 19 BxKt, tious 37 ... Kt- B2; 38 R- R5, R BxKt; 20 P-KtS!, Kt- BS; 21 Kts; 39 R(RS)- BS, R- R7! and ExPch, or more simply 17 ... Bll: Black's prospects look brighter. P; 18 Bll:E, KtxB; 19 KtxKt , Bx 38 KtxBP KtxKt Kt; 20 Rll:Kt, QxR; 21 KtxQP, 39 R(R6) xKt RxP B-K2; 22 KtxR (take your 40 B-Q1 R(Ktl)-Kt7 choice), Rll:Kt; 23 P- Q6, with an easy win, Stlll
by REUBEN FINE
The selections 0/ Qutsta1uling chess cla.ssics in this fleries are from a forthcoming book by Grandmaster Reuben Fine. The background 0/ each memorable en countc1' is described and the game fully explained. The u?'ticles in this series do not atnJcwr in every issue, but !1'01n time to time. E.'ach is sclf-contained. Published by special arrangement with the author and with the David McKay Company, Philadelphia.
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Pure combinative chess reached its ell max tutor in a private family in Pomerania from beating everybody and anybody he could III Adolf Andel'ssen, He represents the ISH to IS51, instructor in German and lay hands on. Dy 1846. when cbess maga· spirit of sacrHl ce, free and unrestrained. mathematics at a gymnasium in Dreslau for zlnes were IIl'11t Issued in Ger:many. be was Andersson's lire brhlges the chasm from the remainder of his Ilfe. He never married, a contributing editor to the Deut.che the isolated, locll1!1.ctl chess activity of the though we are told thal he could "give a Schaehzeitur'lg and one or the leadIng mas early 19th century to mooern international gallant tUrn" to conversations with women. tel's in the country; by 1851 he was recog· tournament piny. When he began, there With the personal problom solved, all his nl?'cd 1\8 tile best. were no tOl1l'1l1lments. no clocks. vlrt\Hllly cllergy could be applied to chess. Up to thHt time Germany had not yet no chess magazlnes. not even clearly es· There Is a curious contrast between his produced any renlly great master. Since tablished rules: when he dled, master over-the-board hrllllance and uninspired the days at PhlUdor. French and English chess. though stili relatively young. bad safety first attitude In everyday affairs. For players had dominated the ,chess world. already begun Its march forward to the a rew brief months. In IS51. he toyed with The match between Stauntoll and S t. place It occupies In modern society. the Idea of chess as a profession, but there Amant in 1844 wus generally looked upon From tbe age of nine, when bls fatber was too much uncertainty Involved. His as one tor the top honors, and Anderssen, taught him the mo" es, chess was Ander letters from tournaments consist almost in company with evel'ybody else, thought asell's major Interest. Breslnu, wbere he was e nU rely of chess chatter and a detailed or Staunton as the greatest alive. born In 181S. was one of the most nourish enumeration of the "scandalous" prices In Then came London 185 1, the beginning Ing centerA In Germany. the most vital restaurants and hotels. We are reminded of modern chess_ A number of enterprising chess stimulant of the last century. The of Spielmann, whose main concern, apart Engllshmen had hIt upon the Idea of an local worthies were no great mastel'S, but fl'om chess,' was to accumulate enough Intel'lJational chess congress In conjunction they were tough competition. And visiting monoy to buy limitless quantities of beer. with the exposition to be held In London celebrities- Blcdow. von deJ" Lasa, Mayet, The real lives of dazzllngly br!l1!ant chess that year. S taunton. confident ot victory, Loewenthal, among others-were frequent. geniuses are sometimes hopelessly dull. supported the Idea vigorously. Invltatlonll Anderssen was gh'en every chance to CurIously, Anderasen IIrst became prom were sent to all the known leading mas· develop his genius. For a while chess was Inent as a problem composer. In 1842 a tel's. and most acce(lted. (The chief air so important that school was neglected, but collection of his problems was published, sentee was S t. Amant. who refused to aban tbat stage did not last long. Perhavs be although he was scarcely known as a don the California gold rush for mere cause his IlrIrents were poor. his only Illayer at that time. Those were the days chess.) personal ambition. apart from chess. was before International tournaments, and re p The conditions do not look very palatable to find II secure berth as a teacher, and utations were not easy to establlsh_ An today. Everybody had to pay his own ex· bIographical details are accordIngly meager: del'ssen rose to tame by cballenging and panses. There was an entrance tee of fivE' CHESS R EVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 13 Such trips, annotated games (though he temporaries. By and large, their chess, was not a prolific writer), and occasional even at Its best In Lahourdonnais, Mac· serious matches or tournaments, made up Donnell, St. Amant and Staunton, was, de· Anderssen's chess life. spite the frequency of gambits, boring, His untiring zeal and love for the game long·wlnded Rnd full of hlunders. Opening certainly did much to give Germany the theory was stodgy an(\ shot through with preeminent chess role it had until 1914 . Incredible distortions; there were even Recognition came early and was most grat!o some who seriously argued that odds of fying. In 1865, Dreslau University awarded Pawn and move are an advantage because him an honorary doctorate- tbe only time they allow Black to develop very quIckly In history the academic world has ever and attack along the open KD file. Into granted chess more than a perfunctory nod. this arid waste Anderssen, came with the There is a natural tendency to compare force of a monntain torrent. His chess was fresh, lively, full of ideas, bappy Insplra· Anderssen with the two men who outdis· tanced him, Morphy and Stelnitz. Morphy t io ns, novelties and surprises. Sacrificee, beat him mercilessly for a very simple rea· in season and out, were the main vehicle son; Morphy understood the importance of of his genius; few have ever demonstrated greater ingenuity In their conception and the center, while Anderssen did not. Ander· ssen developed haphazardly, sei?ed any at· execution. tacking opportunity that offered at the In a very real sense, Anderssen was the first modern master; certainly, with his dl· earliest moment, and often succeeded bril· vine fiair for combinations he did much to lIantiy. But such tactics could not work , against a solid position managed hy a real pave the way for modern chess. master. The contrast between the two ap· pears very clearly In the openings. In the Anderssen's two most famolls perform· second and fourth games of their match, ances will always have a place In any col· ADOl.F ANDERSS EN IN 1851. Anderssen as White adopted the following lection of masterpieces. . ... the first world champion variation of the Ruy Lopez; 1 P-K4, P-K4; The Evergreen Game 2 Kt- KB3, Kt- QB3 ; 3 B- Kt5, P- QR3; 4 Offhand game played In Derlin, 1852 B- R4, Kt- B3; 5 P- Q3, B- B4! ; 6 P- B3, P EVANS GAMBIT QKt4; 7 B- B2?, P- Q4 ! ; 8 PxP, KtxP; 9 P Kn3?, 0 - 0 (hetter 9 . .. B- KtS); 10 0 - 0, Anderssen Dufresne pounds. Players were classified by an un White Black explained method. The tournament was P-TIS? (again . . . B- Kt3 is called for); 11 run with the eUmlnatlon system, which Is P- Q4, PxP; 12 pxP, D- Kt3; 13 Kt- B3, Kt 1 P-K4 P-K4 (Q4)-Kt5; 14 B- Ktl, D- K3; 15 P-TI3, Kt 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 still current in tennis, but has long since 8 _B4 Q4; 16 Kt- K2? (threatening Q-B2), Kt- B3 3 B-B4 been abandoned in chess. 4 P-QKt4 B,P Despite all the handicaps, and a certain and Black has a clear advantage. In the fourth game, Anderssen actually played his The Idea that gambits could be declined feeling of Insecurity, Anderssen won first had not yet occurred to masters. prize In spLendid style. It was a sensational Q to Q82, hoping for eventual mating possi· bilities on the long diagonal. On the other 5 P-83 B-R4 victory, and Anrlerssen was universally ac 6 P-Q4 PxP claimed as the world's leading master. hand, Morphy as White played in the Ruy Most popular then. The defense consld· Though the title was not in use, he un Lopez 1 P- K 4, P- K4; 2 Kt- KB3, Kt- QBS; S B- Kt5, Kt-B3; 4 P- Q4, KtxQP; 5 KtxKt, ered best today is Lasker's 6 .. . P- Q3, and doubtedly was the tlrst world champion In if 7 0 - 0, B- Kt3! PxKt; 6 P- K5, P- B3; 7 O- O!, PxB; 8 B modern times. 7 0-0 F rom 1851 to his death in 1878, Ander Kt5!, D-K2; 9 PxKt, DxP; 10 BxB, QxB; • • • • ss ~m pLayed chess whenever and wherever 11 R- Klch, K- B1; 12 P-BS and White's at· he could get a chance. There were few tack soon became overwhelming. Morphy's tournaments (none at all from 1851 to 1857) skillful opening strategy made Anderssen but COtlntless offhand games, formal and in so desperate that In later games he resort· fOI'ma l matches. Though he lost to his ed to 1 P- QRS as WhIte and a- ,variety of two great rivals, Morphy (In 1858) and queer (for the day) defenses as Black. Steinitz (in 1866), to the end of his days The dlfrerence between Morphy's attacks Anderssen remained one of the two or three and Anderssen's Is quite obvious; with Mor· best In the world. After 1851, first prizes phy the attack flowed out of the position, at London 1862 and Baden·Baden 1870 (al· with Anderssen It was always an inspira' most unique for a man of 52) were the tion of the moment, not organically con· climaxes of his career. nected to what preceded It. Anderssen cultivated cbess with love and Anderssen bimself did not fully appreciate devotion whlcb bave never been surpassed. why he had lost! after the matcb he wrote; With child· like pleasure he was always go· "He who plays with Morphy must abandon ing of[ to Berlin on countless chess feasts. all hope of catching him in a trap, no mat· Schallopp has a vivid description of what ter how cunningly laid, but must assume \Vhlte's two· Pawn sacrillce Is compensa· ted by Black's lack of development. From happened on those frequent visits: that it is so clear to Morphy that there can this point of view (not clearly understood "Anderssen's presence was announced by be no question of a false step." This opin' then), the proper defense is to forget about Mayet, whom he used to visit first, with the ion, which does not give any credit at all the second Pawn and concentrate on get· cry ; 'Anderssen at the gates.' Then he to Morphy's revolutionary treatment of the tlng the pieces ont; .. . P-Q3, ... B- Kt3, would sit all day In the Mielentz Garten In center in the opening, epitomizes Ander ... Kt- KD3, ... B- KKt5 (the order may be front of the Potsdamer Tor. or at ssen's style; sacrltlce, attack, with reason changed). Instea(\ Dufresne goes In fo r a Jostys in the Tiergartenstrasse. It was if possible, but If not, sacrifice, attack. confused mixture of delay and counter· amusing to see the various Berlin players In a comparison with Stelnltz, Anderssen attack. eagerly a wait their turn to play with An· comes of!' somewhat better, chiefly because 7 . . . . P- Q6 derssen, until finally in the evening, Mayet Stelnitz had not yet reached full stature. Loss of time, no matter how you look would be the last opponent, In games which Steinltz won by outcombinlng, his renowned at it. often lasted until long alter midnight. And opponent; the positional Ideas which arc 8 Q-Kt3! Q-B3 when It was all over the whole group, led the foundation of present·day cbess came 9 P- K5 • • • • by Mayet, would finish of! with beer in a somewhat later. Anderssen rightly concentrates on the saloon in the Lelpzlgerstrasse, in a manner Anderssen's true greatness appears when attack. befitting a day devoted to chess." we examine his predeceli\!l ors and early con· 9 . • . • Q-Kt3 14 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 9 . .. KtxP ? ; 10 R- Kl, P -Q3 ; 11 Q- Kt5ch A magnificent conception; proba bly the A. 21 . .. QxKt; 22 HxKtch. K-B1; costs Black a piece. most profollnd ever 'seen in over·the·board 23 RxEP dbl ch a nd mates. 10 R- K1 KKt-K2 chess at that time. B. 21 ... Kt- K4; 22 QxPch!!, KtxQ; 23 RxKtch, mates In a few. On 10 ... B- Kt3. 11 Q-Ql threatens t o win Black's Qucen. C. 21 .. . K- Bl; 22 PxKtch!, KtxP! (or 22 ... K- Kt2; 23 KJ- B5ch, K- Kt3; 24 11 B_R3 , , J{t- KtS, HxKt ; 25 llPxH, QxP; 26 B- Q5 ! ! Detter 11 QKt- Q2. followed by Kt- K4. winning); 23 BxKtch, K- Kt2!; 24 Kt- B5ch, DxP. etc. K-Hl (or 24 ... K- Kt3; 25 ExP ch); 25 B 11 . . . . P_ Kt4? D6ch. K-Ktl; 26 BxPch, K- B l!; 27 E- K7 ch, KxB (finally forced); 28 Q- Kt3ch, K A pointless counter·attack. 11 . . . 0-0 KtS (28 .. . P - Q4; 29 Kt- Kt3) ; 29 R- K6ch!, was more than playable, it was essential. KxKt; 30 R- B6ch. K-K4; 31 Q- Kt5ch, P 12 QxP R-QKt1 Q4 (31. .. P- B4; 32 R-Klch. B-K5; 33 Rx 13 Q- R4 8-Kt3 Dch, KxR; 34 Q- K2ch); 32 R- Klch and Not IS . . . O- O? now because of 14 BxKt. either mates or wins Bl a ck' ~ Queen or both. 14. QKt_Q2 Tlle re remains the ohly really good de· • • • • fense, Lipke's 19 ... R- Kt5!! . An Interesting thought is 14 P - K6, BPxP ; VIII. the ingenious 19 .•• R_Kt5 is de· 15 DxKP, PxD; 16 Kt- K5, but 16 ... Q- B4 is too strong. signed to give t he Black King a fli ght 19 . . , • QxKt square. and gain a tempo for the counter· 14 . . . . B-Kt2 attack. "'ihite then has two main rejoin' 15 Kt-K4 Q-B4? Not the most precise, although it does del's: Consistcncy may not be much of a virtue, not lose by force. A. the forthright 20 R- K4: 20 ... but it comes in handy at times. 15 ... p The various alternatives have been sub· Hx R; 21 QxR, P-Q3 ; 22 P xKt. KtxP; 23 Q7 (Lasker's recommendation) , followed by jected to elaborate analysis by almost every leading chess writer In the past century. QxP. DxKt ; 24 P xD, QxQ; 25 BxQ, K-Q2 15 ... 0 - 0, would have given h im reason· with an easy draw (threat . .. P- KE4). able counter·chances. It is delightful and rewarding to plough D. the optimistic 20 8 -84: through the maze of combinations and 16 BxP Q_ R4 eOll ll ter·comblnatlons; here it is sufficient A fine time to be losin g a tempo! to present the main conclusions. First we can dispose of the most obvious defe nsive tl'Jes; . I. the cool 19 ... 8-84: 20 BxB, QxB; 21 ExP. QxP; 22 RxKtch, K- B1; 2S R(K7)x QP, QxP; 21 BxR,. KxB; 25 Q- Kt4ch and wIns. II . the cautious 19 ... P-Q3: 20 B- K4!, K-B1; 21 PxKtch, KtxP; 22 BxE, Q- R6!; 23 Kt- KS!, P xKt; 24 BxKtch, KxD; 25 HxP ch, K- Bl; 26 Q-R3ch, P- B4; 27 RxP and it is a ll over. Ill. the wild 19 ... Kt-Kt5: 20 QxPch!, !{xQ; 21 B-Kt5 dbl ch, K-B1 ; 22 B- Q7ch and mate next. IV. the bold 19 . .. Kt-Q5: 20 RxKtch, K- B l; 21 RxBP dbl ch, KxR; 22 QxPch, mate next. 20 ... Q- KD4!! (only reply, yet good obviously has an overwhelming V. t he eunning 19 .. . Kt_ K4: 20 RxKt. enough: On 20 . . . Q- H6 ; 21 Kt-H4!! trans· :,C" now. which does not mean that he RxPch; 21 K- Bl!, nxpch; 22 K- K l a nd poses into VII.); 21 RxP!! (sacrifices with· as he pleases. The simplest- "d since Black has no illore checks White will out end), KxH!; 22 Kt- K5ch, K--Dl; 23 Ktx objedively best-was 17 Kt-Kt3, Q-R3; 18 crash through. R, Kt- Q4! (force d); 24 Q- Q1!, Kt- Ql (if B-QBl. which wins il. piece or ruins Bla ck VI. the slashing 19 • .. RxPch: 20 KxR, 24 ... Kt- IH; 25 R- K8ch, K-Q2; 26 R- K5, completely. for if 18 ... P- Kt4; 19 BxKtP, Kt- K1; 21 QxPch! . KxQ; 22 B- Kt6 dis ch. BxPch; 27 K-lU; if 24 ... P- KR4 ; 25 Dx ·Q- KS; 20 8 - Q84. q - KtS; 21 D- B6, R- Ktl; K- K3; 23 BxQ, Kt{K2)- Kt3; 24 K- Kt3 with K t !, PxKt; 26 H- KSch, K- Q2; 27 B- K6 dbl 22 Kt- Kt5, R-KDl; 23 QH-Ql. and Black a n easily won ending. ch!! and mates); 25 R- K5, E xPch; 26 K ~ houlct not be allo\ved to resign. while if Despite all these bone·crushers, there are m. Kt- K6 ! ; 27 KtxKt!, QxR; 28 Q-Kt4ch, 1~ . .. Q- K3; 19 D--QD4. Kt- Q1 (19 ... P - Q4; two defenses which can g ive White head· Kt- K3; 29 Q- K tS cb, Kt- Ql (29 . .. K-Q2 20 PxP e.p.); 20 Kt- K t5, Q- Kt.); 21 R- K1, aches: 19 ... Q-R6, and 19 . .. R- K t5. loses agaInst 30 B- Kt5ch! : 30 ... P- B3 ; 31 Kt:'\BP; 22 BxPeh. K- Ql ; 23 RxQ, KtxQ ; VII. the direct 19 ... Q-R6 is refuted by QxPch, K- Bl; 32 Q- K Sc h, K- B2; 33 Q-K7 24 RxKt a nd White's temporarily misplaced the equally direct 20 K t- R4 ! U th en 20 ... ch, K- Dl ; 34 B- B4, or 30 ... QxB; SI QxP Rook Is n ot en ough [or the piece. Kt- Kt5; 21 HxKtch, K- Dl ; 22 E-K4! de· ch, K-Ql; 32 Q-K7ch, K- Bl ; 33 QxKtch, Eut such direct tac tics would not have cides. e.g., 22 ... QxKt; 23 HxEPch. KxH; Q- Q2; 34 Q- KtSch. Q- Ql; 35 P- B7); 30 Q_ made the game famous; besides. the beauti· 2·1 QxPch. KxP; 25 Q- B5ch, K- Kt2; 26 R Kt4ch. Kt- K3; 31 Q- KtSch and neither side ful combinations which Anderssen conjures Q7ch and mates soon. Trickier, after 20 can do more than draw. up are good for a draw at least. K t- R4, is 20 . .. R- Kt5! (chiefly to stop the How mUch of all these entrancing possi· 17 Kt-86ch! PxKt sacrifice which occurred In the game by bilities did either Anderssen or Dufresne 18 PxP R-Kt1 giving the King a flight square) . But then see over the board? Certainly not too much. 21 B- B4! wins. Clearly the only hope Is a counter·attack. But no master, even nowadays, Is can· sciously aware of half the combinations in a complicated position. unless they are di· rectly relevant to thc outcome, and then he usually takes a lot for granted. The ability to create snch exciting positions and lind one 's way through them is the hallmflrk of a great master, and Anderssen was the fi rs t man who had that a bllity In s ufficient measure to place him' in a class with the later grandmasters. 20 RxKteh! KtxR 77 The losing move. 20 ... K- Ql would still have saved him; 21 RxPch, K- Bl; 22 R-QS ch!!, KxR!! (not 22 ... KtxR; 23 Q-Q7 ch ! !!, KxQ;' ,24 B- B5 dbl ch and mate next); 23 E- K2 dis ch, Kt- Q5!!; 24 BxQ, BxB; 25 RxKtch, BxR; 26 QxBch, K- Bl 19 QR-Q1!!! .... Position after 21 8-84 In variation VII. with a draw as t he most probable result. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 15 18 B-Q6!!! • • • • Truly In the grand style. 18 . . . , exR He has to keep an eye on the KKtP: If 18 . .. QxRch; 19 K- K2, QxR (19 ... BxR; 20 P- K5 is the game position); 20 KtxPch and 21 B- B7 mate. 19 P-K5!!! • • • • The Dolnt. 19 . . . . QxRch Last meal. 20 K_K2 • • • •
Now comes the cilma", which AnderBsen 10 P_KKt4 • • • • must have foreseen. This may have come as a surprise, al· 21 QxPch!!! KxQ though the simple 10 B-R4 was quite 22 B-B5 dbl chI K-K1 playable. 23 B-Q7ch K-Q1 10. , .. Kt_B3 24 BxKt mate Probably fe eling ' safe, wit h the White B and KtP both en prise, The Immortal Game London, 1851 BISHOP'S GAMBIT Anderssen Kleserltzky White Black t P_K4 P_K4 An IncredIble position: Black Is two Rooks a"nd a piece ahead, but has to give 2 P-KB4 PxP 3 B_B4 Q-R5eh up hal! bls pieces to stop mate. The most obvious tries all wind up quickly: 20 .. ,P Common then ; today we prefer 3 ... B3; 21 KtxKt Pch, K- B2; 22 KtxF!, KxKt; P- Q4. 23 Kt- K8ch, K- RS; 24 Q-B4 mate, or 20 • •. P-QKt4 B- Kt2; 21 KtxPch, K-Ql; 22 QxP, Kt- R3; 4 K-B1 23 Kt··K6ch! and mates. K!eseritzky's favorite defense; the object Yet even against the best defense, 20.,. Is to relleve the pressure against Black's B-R3, White wins, though not by a direct KH2, mate: 21 Kt- B7ch, K-Ql; 22 KtxB!! (he 11 R_KKt1!! Kt-KBS • • • • must conUnue to threaten mate), Q- B6 5 BxP (the only chance: on 22, .. Kt- QB3; %3 B 6 Kt-KB3 Q-R3 Anderssen takes the fi rst opportunity to 7 P_Q3 Kt-R4 sacr:ltl ce. B7 mates soon, on 22 ... B- Kt3; 23 QxR Is 23 11 . . . . pxe murderous); B- B7ch, QxB; 24 KtxQ, Kx Loss of time, though consistent with his Kt; ::15 QxR, Kt-QB3 (or 25 ... Kt-KRS: 26 last move. The threat is ... lit- KtSch. Kleserltzky accepts too willingly. More Kt- Q6, or 25 ... B-B4; 25 P-Q4); 26 Kt With the emphasis on the counter·attack, In the spirit of the position was 11 ... P Q6, KtxP ; 27 Kt- K8ch, K- Kt3; 28 Q-Kt8 time is less important. KR4!, e.g., 12 P- KR4, Q-Kt3; 13 P-Kt5, ch, followed by QxKt, with an easy win. , Kt-Kt5 with counterplay. 12 P_KR4 Q-Kt3 20 . . . . Kt-QR3 13 P-RS Q-Kt4 Makes life simple and brilliant. 14 Q-B3 • • • • 21 KtxPch K-Q1 The Black Queen is popular, 14 . . . . Kt-Ktl The unstrategic retreat; but he had no chOice. 15 BxP • • • • Equally forceful was 15 P- K5, Kt-QB3; • 16 BxP, Q- Ql; 17 Kt-B3 and Black Is al· most moveless. IS . . . . Q-e3 16 Kt-B3 B-B4 Bring on the fireworks - and Anderssen obllges, 8 Kt-R41 • • • • 17 Kt-Q5! QxP A remarkable reply, Indicative of Ander ssen's love for complications. The more routine 8 K-K::I, P- KKt4 does not look BO 22 Q-B6chl KtxQ good for White. 23 B-K7 mate 8 . . • • Q-Kt4 Still not developing, but Kieserltzky is right In preferrlug the attack, 8 .. , P-Kt3; CHESS BUTTON 9 P- KKt4! Is in While's favor, e.g., 9 ... B-K2; 10 PxKt, BxKt; 11 Q-KU. Solid sterling sliver, gold· \;- ~"":. plated. Hand·enamelled black r/ ••• , 9 Kt-BS P-QB3? ~••••• t'I and white squares. Screws In "••••••• An un10rtunate Inversion. 9, .. P-KKt3! buttonhole, Every chessplayer .."...... was correct, because White cannot get his should wear one, ~:. Kt out of the way comfortably: 10 P-KR4, Q-BS; 11 Kt-B3, P- BS; 12 B-R4, Kt-R3! No. 400-Chess Butto" ______M __ ~ $1.25 and Black has the initiative. Chess Review, 250 W. 57th St., N. Y. 19 N. y, 16 • 1945 ES FRO RECENT EVENTS
Ten goot! men and tt'l1!~ of New Y ork's 'The foll owing gam e is from the prelimin Manhattan Chess Club faced InternatIonal aries of the Federal District Chess Cham ist Reuben Fine on J anuary 22nd In a pionship of Mexico which started in Mexico unique exhibition of bllndfold chess at ten City l ast November . T he field or com peti seconds a move! Playing bls opponents t ors includes two Poles, one A meri can, two one after t he other, Fine mowed them Span iards. one A rgent inian, one German down for a final count or 9%-%. and thi rtee n M exi cans. F avorite to w in is ALEKHINE' S DEFENSE the present champi on , Capt. Jose Joaqui n Araiza. The Grandmaster sees crystal clear through complications. K ING'S INDIAN DEFENSE R. Fine M. Pavey W hite promotes a t actical stroke-----for his Manhattan C. C. oPllOnen t. Whit e Black Rafael A eosta Joaquin Camarena 1 P- K4 Kt- KBS 19 B_K 3 KtxKt White Black 2 P-K5 Kt-Q4 20 BxB Kt(4) -K2 1 P- QB4 Kt- KB3 6 B- Q3 B-KtS 3 P_Q4 P- Q3 21 KR- K 1 Q-Bl 2 Kt- QB3 P-KKt3 7 P-KR3 Bx Kt 4 P_QB4 K t-Kt3 22 B-Kt4 Q_Q1 S P-Q4 B-Kt 2 8 Qx B Kt-B3 SO KtxP! Kt- B5 32 QxKt Kx Kt 5 Kt- KBS B_ KtS 23 B-K6eh K-R1 4 P- K4 P- Q3 9 B-K3 Kt-Q2 31 Q-KB3 Ktx Pch 33 Kt_K 5c h Resigns 6 PxP KPxP 24 Q-Kt2 K t-Kt3 S Kt-B3 0 - 0 10 Kt- K2? . . . . 7 8- K2 B_K2 2S B-B3 Q_K2 8 0-0 0-0 26 B-Q7 K Kt-K4 9 P_KR3 B_R4 27 BxR RxB In a recent eight 'game match at Mar del 10 Kt-8S Kt_ BS 28 P- QKt4 Q-B2 Pl ata, Carlos Gul mard defeat ed Juan Wesco , 11 P_QKt3 8-83 29 P-KtS Kt-Q1 12 8-K3 R-Kl 30 Bx K t PxB champion of Argentina, by the l op· sided score of One t he match games \s 13 Q_Q2 P- Q4 31 RxP R- B1 6-2. at presen ted below. 14 P - B5 Kt_ Bl 32 QR- K l Q- KBS 15 QR-Ql Kt(1 )-K2 33 R- K 8 P- KR3 CATALAN SYSTEM 16 B- KKt S Bx Kt 34 Rx Reh QxR 3S Q- K S P_B3 White's gambit Pawn in t he openi ng Is 17 8 ( 2) xB Bx P turned to account by Black i n the endi ng. , 18 KtxP P-B3 36 Q_K7 Re signs IIle seo Gul mard Whit e Black ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE 1 Kt- KB3 Kt-KBS 19 P- Q5 Kt_B4 2 P- KKt3 P- Q4 20 Px KP KtxKP(S) A rou gh and tumble set-to at a t en 3 B_Kt2 P_K3 21 Px P RPxP sec onds pace and F ine blindfolded! 40-0 B-K2 22 P- KS QxP 10 . . . . QKt-K4 15 Kt-B4 Q_R4eh Ed. S. J ae k son, Jr. R. Fine 5 P_Q4 0-0 23 RxR BxR 11 Px Kt KtxP 16 K-K2 KtxP! Manh attan C. C. 6 P_B4 QKt_Q2 24 R- R1 B_B4 12 Q- K t3 Kt xBeh 17 R_B2 Ktx B 7 Kt-B3 PxP 2S Q-B5 White B lack 13 K_Q2 B_R3 QxQ KtxKtP 18 QxKt Q- B2 1 P_K4 Kt-KB3 12 Ktx Kteh KPx Kt P_K4 8 P-BS 26 PxQ BxB 14: QR- QBl P-QB4 19 P- KtS 9 P_ K4 2 P_KS Kt- Q4 13 B-K2 B_K S P- QKt4 27 PxB Kt_B4 White resigns 10 R-Q1 B_Kt2 28 KtxP 3 P-Q4 P-Q3 1f1. Kt-B3 Q_Q2 PxKt P- KRS P_QR3 4 P_QB4 Kt-Kt3 16 B_RSe h B-B2 11 29 Bx B Kt-R5 12 B- K S Q_B2 30 B- B6 S Kt-KB3 Kt_B3 16 BxBeh QxB R-Kt1 At the W ashingt on Ch ess Di van, on Jan· 13 P- QR4 KR- K 1 31 R- R2 P_B6 6 P_K 6 Px P 17 Q-Kt3 0-0-0 uary 13th, Reuben F i ne staged anot her 14 B- B4 Q- KtS 32 PxP KtxP 7 B_KS P_Q4 18 Kt-KtS P_RS blindfol d st unt . H ere h e played si x clOCk 15 P-KKt4 Kt_B1 33 R-Kt2 P-KtS 8 P_BS Kt- Q2 19 P_QR4 P_Kt4 games sim ultan eou sl y w ithout sigh t of t h e 16 B- K 3 Q- B2 34 R-Kt3 K-Bl 9 Kt-KtS Kt- B3 20 Q-B3 B_K 2 boards. E ach of his opponents was allowed 17 Kt_K5 Kt(3) -Q2 3S P_K4? Kt-K7eh 10 B-Q3 P_ K4 21 P- QKt4 P- B4 t w o hours for forty m oves. T h e players 18 Ktx Kt Ktx K t Resigns 11 KtxP P-KS were permitted t o make their moves when they w ere ready, not in any set order. Under t hese tough con ditions, Fine scored 6- 2, l osing to Oscar Sh apiro, dr awing with Turover and B urdge, winni ng from Stark, 'W hlle Hollywood's Herman Steiner was K urtz and Joh n son. F ine's blin dfol d game competing i n the Cal!tornla State Champi on wit h Star k i s gi ven below . sh i p Tour nament at San F rancisco last • month, he gave a simultaneous exhibition QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED at t he Pet alu ma Chess Club. One at the Black's King and Queen , at opposite ends games, pr esented below, produced a daz of the board are tied toget her in a combln· zling display of firework s. Steiner analyzed ation al m otif. and discussed the m oves at this game tor R. Fine M. C. Star k the benefit or t he enUre audi ence. WhIte B lack TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE 1 P_Q4 P- Q4 16 P- R3 KKt-B3 Black doesn't get an oppor t un ity t o utllize 2 P_QB4 P-QB3 17 B- Q2 B_ K5 h is ill-gotten gain. 3 K t-QS3 Kt-B3 QR-B1 Q-Kt2 18 Her man St eine r 4 Kt-B3 PxP 19 BxB Ktx B Cpt C. Sensenig 22 KtxP KxKt S2 QxP Qx Q S P- K 3 P- QKt4 20 B-K1 Q- R3 Whit e Black 23 P_KtS P_BS 3S RxQ R-Kt2 6 P- QR4 P_KtS 21 Q- B2 QKt_B3 1 P_K4 P-K4 11 Kt xKt K-Q3 24 Px Kt PxB 34 0-0 B-Ql 7 Kt-QKt1 P- K 3 22 KKt_K S PxP 2 Kt- KB3 Kt-QB3 12 P-Q4 PxP 25 Q-RSeh KxP 3S R-K6eh R-K2 8 Bx P QKt-Q2 23 PxP KR-QB1 3 B_B4 Kt - B3 13 B- B4eh K-B4 26 Q_Kt6e h K-Q2 S6 R-KKt6 R-KBt 9 0 - 0 S-Kt2 24 Q- R4 Kt-Q4 4 Kt-Kt5 P_Q4 14 B_R2 P-QR4 27 PxP Q- K3 37 Rx Reh Kx R 10 Q- K 2 P- B4 25 Q- Kt3 Kt(5)-BS 5 PxP, KtxP lS BxP Q-Q2 28 QxPeh K-Kl 38 RxP B-R4 11 R- Q1 Q-B2 26 R-B2 R-B2 6 Kt xBP KxKt 16 K- Q2 Kt-B7 29 R_QKt1 P_KtS 39 R-B4eh R-B2 12 QKt-Q2 B-K2 27 R (Q)-B1 7 Q-B3e h K_KS 17 R_QB1 P-Q' 30 R_Kt6 Q_B1 40 RxReh K x R 1S P-R5 0-0 QR_QB1 8 Kt -BS Kt_KtS 18 Rx Kteh PxR 31 Q-R7 R- Q2 41 K_B2 K_BS 14 B-Q3 KR_Q1 28 Q_Q3 P_RS 9 P-QR3 Ktx Peh 19 Q-B3e h K-Kt4 D rawn 15 Kt- B4 Kt-Kt5 29 P-QKt3 Q-Kt4? 10 K_Q1 KtxR 20 Q-B4 mate • CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 21 ThiS month's selection gives the solver a wide variety of tare, ranging from the simplicity of No, 1 to the intricate play of No, 7. In No. S the famol1S old Bristol Theme is illustrated In perhaps the lightest possible setting, falling Into the claSSification of a "Miniature", which is a term that is applied to positions where the total number of JUell does not exceed sevell. The solutions to these problems are given on the next page. Selected by KENNETH S. HOWARD • •
The ten problems on this page are chosen frolll the work of 1. A study in Rooks and Pawns Murray Marble. of \Vol'cester, ?lIass" who was bom on February 17, 1885, and died 011 his thirty'fourth birthday. Thus, although Marble was born later than the other three New England composers - Wainwright, Barry and Kennard-selections of whose problems have been given In preceding issues, they all outlived him. The compositions shown here were published during the decade from 1905 to 1915. Marble, like the ot.her three New Englanders. was greatly interested in tasl, problems and several of these positions are in that category. No . .j. for instance, is another !llustration of the Queen's CI'OSS; No. 6 is a classic example of a multiple sacrifice of a white piece; No.7 shows the line of guard of a Dlack Rook shut oft In live different ways with different mates in each case; and No, 10 again sholl'S a 111l1ltiple sacrifice, this time In a three move setting, Marble's greatest competitive success was the winning of first prIzes, with No, 6 and No, 10, in both the two· and three·move sections of the 1909 La Strategic tourney,
3. l3ell'arc of stalemating Black 4. COl1nt the White Queen mates 5. Black unpills two White men 6, A sacrifice to seven men
WHITE MATES IN 2 MOVES WHITE !lIATES IN 2 MOVES
7. l<~ive interferences on !Wok s. A featherweight "]3ristol" 9. A seemingly useless keymove 1Q. A first pri?'e winner in 1909
WHITE MATES IN 2 WHITE MATES TN 3 MOVES WHITE MATES IN 3 MATES IN 3 22 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS The solutions to problems on page 22 (opposite ) a re given below. In nil c&sell. the final move is mate.
No. 1. K ey : 1 R_K4 (threat 2 N o. 6. K ey: 1 B-K4 ( threat 2 R-Q7), It 1 ... P moves; 2 RxR. Qx!». If 1 ... KxB ; .2 R-B4. Il It 1 ... HxR; 2 R- KS. It 1 ... K t 1 ... PxD ; 2 Q-Q8. It I . . . R B 4; .2 PxKt. If 1 ... K t-K 4; 2 (K7)xB; .2 R- Dl. If 1 ... R(B5) R-Q4. xB; 2 Kt- BS. If 1 ... K t(B7) xB: .2 R(R3)-Q3. If 1 ... K t (Kt 4)xB; .2 K t- K6. It 1 ... QxB ; 2 R- B2. No.2. Key: 1 Kt_Kt1. It 1 •.. • B PxKt (Promoting to a Queen) ; .2 Q- HS. If 1 ... DPxKt (promot· No.7. Key: 1 R_ B4 (threat 2 ing to a K t); 2 Q- B1. It 1 .. . P- K5). Ir 1 .. . Kt-Kt6; 2 QxB. Yea rs ago you could depend on your opponent to reply 1 ... P- K4 to K tPxK t (promotin g t o a I f 1 ... D- K t6; 2 B-K3. If 1 ... Queen ); .2 Q- K ta. It 1 ... KtPx your openlllg move 1 P- Ko! . Then there was all enormous choice ot 8 - B6 ; 2 R-Q3. If 1 ... B-K6; 2 stl'Ollg continuations. You could play the powerful Ruy Lopez. tbe Kt (promoting to a K l ); 2 Q B-B3. If 1 ... B - Q6: 2 Kt-Kt 3. Rt!. U 1 ... BxE; 2 Q- B l. Ciuaco P la no, the Fou l' Knights' Gallle. or perhaps a gambit wblch It 1 ... R-KBG or K G; 2 Q- R8. you knew very \\'el\' Now thnt other relliles than 1 ... P- K4 fo r It 1 ... 1t- lHch ; 2 QxR. It 1 ... DJ ack a re the rule rather than the exception, it is more Important No.3. Key : 1 R- S2. It 1 ...K :!; Kt-Q4; 2 PxKt. K t; 2 R- B2. If 1 ... PxKt; 2 Q than ever to know t he varlOU8 ll'aps which come up In s uch an E3. It 1 ... P else; 2 R-E G. ff!~)~~yed defense as the Caro· by IRVING CHERNEV No. 8. Key : 1 B_Rl . 1 ... KxP; No.4. Key: 1 R_B4 (threats : 2 2 P- R8(Q). K- B7; 3 Q- Kt2. QxB and QxR at R5). If 1 . .. B T rap No. 31 Vou a re White Trap No. 32 Vou are Bl ack R8; 2 QxR{H5). If 1 .. . B- QB6; This trap must have a hypnqUc WhIte Is Inveigled Into making 2 QxB. It 1 ... R- Kt4 ; 2: QxR No. 9. Key : 1 P- B8, promoting to a Kt. (threat 2 P-KUch, Kx etreet on amateurs. as the rec an attackIng meve (8 B- KB4) (Kt5). If 1 ... R- B4ch ; 2: QxR. ords show that almost every when he should be dO!lIg Bome· If 1 ... B - K5: 2 QxB. It 1 ... Kt; 3 Q- U8). It 1 ... BxKt; 2 Kt( K 5)-Kt4, any; 3 Q- R7. It master has s prung it at lIomc· thing a bout freeing his pinned B-KB6; 2 QxB. It 1 .. . PxR ; 2 time or other In his ca reer. Knight. Disaster, ill the form of QxP. H 1 ... R-QS; 2: QxR (Q4). 1 ... KxKt (at K 4); 2 Q-QKt2ch, K - B 4; 3 Kt-K7. If 1 .. . KxKt White Black Il new pin, Is not slow In arriv It 1 ... B - KlG; 2 QxU(Ql). It Ing. 1 ... Kt- K3ch ; 2: QxKl. II 1 .. . (a t B3) ; 2 Q- R8ch, K - B4; 3 Kt 1 P- K4 P- QB3 Kt-Q2ch; 2 QxKt. It 1 ... R- K4; Q6. It 1 ... P- KtS; 2 Q-R6, any; 2 P- Q4 P- Q4 \Vhlte Black 2 R-Q6. 3 Q-B4. 3 Kt-QB3 PxP 4 KtxP 8- B4 1 P_K4 P- QB3 5 Kt- Kt3 B- Kt3 2 Kt_QB3 P- Q4 No. 5. Key: 1 Q- R3 (threat 2 No. 10. Key : 1 R- Kt2. If 1 ... 6 P- KR4 3 Kt-B3 p, p • • • • 4 KtxP Q-Kt2). It 1 ... RxBcb; 2 QxR. QxR; 2 B(B8)xP, any; 3 Kt- Kt6. Threatening to win the BIshop Kt_B3 It 1 ... Kt- B3; 2 BxKt. It 1 .. . I! 1 ... RxR; 2 Kt (R4)- B5, any; by 7 P- US. 5 KtxKtch KtPx Kt 6 P-Q4 Q- B2: Kt-BS; 2 D- Q4. It 1 . .. BxPch; 3 D- K6. U 1 ... BxR ; 2: B- Kt7ch. 6 . . . . P- KR 3 2 KtxB. It 1 . .. Kt- KS; 2 P-Q4. K- D5; 3 Kt (R4)- Kt2. Here. It 7 P- KKt3 B- Kt5 7 Kt- B3 Kt_Q2 8 B_KB4 If 1 ... Kt- D4; 2 R-K4. 2 .•• K - K3; 3 Kt(R4)-B5. 8 B- QB4 P-K3 • • • • 9 Q- K2 B- Q3 The simple 8 .. . B- K2 keeps 10 0 - 0 KKt-B3 Wh ite out of trouble. 11 Kt_K5 • • • • The plan being. to follow up THE ENJOYMENT OF with 12 KtxB, PxKt ; 13 QxFch, w!nnlng a Pawn. 11 ... • • B-R2 By KENNETH S. HOWARD Plausible, as it stops the threat, and preserves the "two At last! A book on prob· Dl shops". but loses nevertheless. lems Intended tor the Rverage chessplayer and not just for 1II'0blem experts. Explains the fundo.monto.ls of problem composition, defines terms in simple language. Outlines and Illustrates the Various prob· lem themes. Includes 200 ex 8 . . _ . 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This book conta ins only the t ral)s you are likely to meet In the CHESS REVIEW openings used today! No dead wood. Will be published about 250 WEST 57th STREET - NEW VORK 19, N. V_ April 1945. PrIce $2.50. Place YOUI' ol'(lel' now with CHESS REVIEW. In this department we report the actIvities of CHlijSS H I~V IEW 'S Postal Chess players. Here you will find selected games played by mail between members of this large group of readers, results of tourneys nOli" in progress, names 01" Ilri7.e·winners, current ratings or players, po rtraits and biographical sketches, announce· mClnS of new tournaments. JACK SffiALEY BATIELL, Postal Chess Ed;tor
The complete list u f active postalites been kind enough to report that they bave body, W. J . Goodbody, Pfc. J" G["a[, V. B. is presented In t h is Issue. As it Is based (lone so only because of the demands of Keehner, Lt. H. J . Kinney, Pyt. n. Levin, on game r e~ u l ts re eeived up to ,January war work. MlIlIY more have been ticketed P. Lightvoet. \V. H. Lumsden, Bessie Me 1st, 1945. it indicates t he final ratings for in our files as "withdmwn, overseas." Claln, \V. Meehan, E. B. Micbalove, Major 19401 or the starting ones for 19 ~5, as you The nnmber of these withdrawals Is reo L. F. Ney, R E. N ichols, R. Patterson, D. please. grettahle , partltularly for oPPollents left Polis, Lt. A. G. Schmid, S . .I. Smith, J . S pence, J. H. Hicard, I·'. J . Waug h. F. Weitz ; [ n tbe August·September issue, the mld with an e mpty forfeit in place of the antici veal' listing will appeal". T hes e k ey listings pflted pleasures of chess play. But t he bright· Class D: N. W . Austin. Mr·s. 1. Damno, R. summarize the changes in ratings announced e l' side of the picture Is the re, too. For many Bennett, M. Be l"shas, B. Cohen, Cp\. J. in the intermedi;lte issues. They may also servieemen have playe d postal chess who Cooper. G. J . Danie ls, 1\lrs. J . D. Gant, J . otherwise eould not have played chess at all. Gilbert, Hev. J. E. Golla . 1\1. l·'einberg, S. servc as milc!!tone s to postalites who are Hantling, T. H. HCfltwole, P. Kuchinsky, intcr ested in tracing the indicate d ehanges In their chess ratings. T he monthly clmnges Cpl. O. A. Le ster. H . J . McLrlUghlin, Lt. Postalite Justin Gilbert recently wrote an C. D. Mead. H. A. Nabel. Hev. A . .T. Oakley, may be too mll(' h affectQ(1 by ups and downs intercs ting story on postal clless for the T. P . Pendleton. H . P lutzik, J . Popper, Mrs. of c hance, a game lost through an o l'ersight Ne w York Mir ror. \Ve e njoyed particula l'ly H. Hosenkjal", J. D. Santacroce, \ V. A. S. or an eas,' win from player too bighly a its synllHtthy for the tria ls and trib\llations Sommerlatte, P. Stumbo, 1\f. E. Von Seggern, rated. But -the long range vle\v in the semI· of your e ditor. M. Werner. . annual lists should give ;1 fairly accurate But, Set·v!cemen. just ignore the statement eom Pli rison. that you may not lllay civilians. You may In the past year a ne,'· policy for new a s long as you both are in the 11. S. PRIZE WINNERS THIS MONTH comerH has bee n instituted. They have been The follo'wing postalites have WOIl prizes en tel"f~ rt in the classes whi<.:h they r'equestcd, In Class T ournament sections as a result but on a tentative basIs. \Vhen the results of games rel)Orted dut'ing December, 1944 . of theil' first three games seem to conilrm TOURNAMENT NOTES 1st, 2rl a nd 3d places e ntitle winners to them. the starting !"fIUngs have been given In the 1943 Victory TOlu·nnmell!. four (Ted its of $·1. $2 and $1 respeeti"ely, to be accordingly. When results do not jIbe with post alites qualifred for the 8th section in used for purchase ot" ehess boo[(8 or equip· a self · apprai~al, t he s tarting rating is de· the Finals : Dr.M. Greenspan, L. n. Ayers, ment or fo r sltb~eriptio ll to C H E S S ferred until it reasoilubly accurate estimate Pvt. An. Sandl"ln HlHI A. I.lnder·. \Vhen three ltE;VlEW. can be made as to the proper' starting more quallfiel's join them, the section will Sect ion Players Pri:ze Score rating. In ei t her case, rating cIlanges are start play. de ferred until the definite rating Is assigned. In t he 19H Pos tal Champlonsllip ToUl"' 43·C21 It. C. Grimm ______l st 41h·llh Tben the ct eferred rating changes a r'e cal nament, semf.tjnal H-Ps 13 began play with T . C. Har· twe ll ______2··1 4·2 eulated In t h e same order as the results the qunllfication of R. H . Fleuriot, L . E. W. Lilling ______2-4 4-2 were reported. An astcrlsk by the rating of Cunningham a nd D. D. Di ckey to complete H. H. Hansecn ______2.. 1 4 -2 an established player indicates one or more the section. Thr~e more semi·ilnals are also A. B. Humpht·cy __ __ 2d 31h·2% sHeh deferred change is pending. The es· unde r way with the following quallflel's: 1\[, l~. Duffy ______3d 3-3 tablished player pan e XIled that change to D. B. McGinty, Pfc. C. J. :Moore, W. J. L. J . Miller ______3d 3·3 a ppear in the Issue in which the newcomer Wilrlerrnann, \ Y. It. Jone s, A . J . Ozgo, A . J . P. Neidhar"l ______3d 3 -3 is fi r st defin itely ratec!. Thomps on, \Y. McBride; E . H. Quayle, L . E. Jane M. WateH ______3d 3 ·3 l3ushne ll. G. H . P errine, A. J . \Veiss, J . V. J . Sutkaytis ______lsl 6-0 The date under the "l'oslal Ratings" and P . Kaulhausen ______2d 5-1 " Postal Mortems" is important. An statisticS Ubel"ti, W. Sbon[ck, A. E. Caroe; J . H . Norris, C. '1' . .McGinley, Jr., J. Uberti, Ca pt. ·13·C51 1\1. D. Meador ______2-3 41h-1% given ( results , ratings, prize-winners, etc.) W . H. Ringel" ______2·3 41h·1%; have been determined by game reports reo B. Paul. C. N . FugUe, Dr. H . M. Young a nd R. H. Griflith. 43·052 11. D. Meador ______2d 4-2 cehed during tile period thus indicated. G. F . Drowning ______2-3 31h-2% Any report whiclt arrived at CHESS RE· Four more have qualified and await com· pletion of a nother semi·final: B. F. Greene, S. Galluccio ______2-3 31h-2%; VIE\V on January 2d went dlt'ectly into the 43·C56 E. Hal"t, J r. ______3(\ 4-2 lls ts for the March issue. All those which E. Pinkham, H . E. Skinner, and 1<'. H . Sumner. .. 3·C65 D. I. Zaas ______2d 4%-1% anived earU e r should be in tbls iSBue- or H. M. Bates ______3d 4-2 an errOl" has been made ~tIId we shall wel J . 'I'. Alexande r ______2d 5-1 come a notice of correction. But please NEW POSTALITES N. W. Mitchell ______3d 4-2 double·check be(ore askIng for a correction T he following players, first starting S. G. Webel' ______2 <1 ~·2 and before asking Qucstions! W e delight In ill postal chess in December, 1944. will C. W. Campbell ______3d 3'h-2% he ar 'lng from postalites, espeelally contented reeeive definite ratings afte r they complete D. H. Hopkirk ______3d 3%-2\4 one~. Bnt, honest, our mail is heavy; so it a t least 3 games. Meanwhile tbey join tbe Pfc. J . f. Northam ____ 3d 31h-2\4 is irksome to have to explain why a game list or tentatively classM postalites (see ·13·C101 H. K Billsborrow __ __ 1st 6-0 report mailed Dec. 31 Is 1I0t printed in the p. 27) as : Cl ass A : '1'. A. Baracket, E. L. O. -I3-C104 DI·. A. Kahn ______lst 51h- % January issue. H inkley, Pvt. J.P. Quillen; Class 8 : O. L. He\·. R. Ahearn ______2d 5 -1 We count 1310 posta 1!tes (including tbe 13etz, 1". K . Devorak , F . A . Gruber, E . Hearst, H·C9 L. Friedman ______3d 4%·1% l ist of our uewcomers) in this issue. W ith W. Hurne. H. Kovack, Capt. \V. C. Love, E. ·j.\ ·C2 7 K. Foster ______1·2 5;'- % 1179 in the last August·September Ilst and 1.llprecht. p"t. H. illartin, W. Pohl, Lt. E. L. T hompson ______1-2 5%- \4 sizable additions eaeh Iilonth since, we V. Schumnn, D. St einberg, F. E. T hayer, V. Cnpurso ______3d 3%·2\4 anticipated a bout 1500 active players by E. E. \'\tallich, W. W. Well. L. G. Weiss, 44·C46 S. Wysowski ______18t 6·0 now. But the difference is the doing of H. \\thittemore ; Cla ss C: H . Betker, G. F. i\Iatch P. Lundgren 6, J. Ubert! 0 HItler and Hirohito. Quite a number of Bottorf, T. A. Coelho, K. E. Doman, R. C. Match L. Vall Marter 4. M. Mlles 0 those who have droJ)!)ed out of play have E llis, G. F a irfield , .J. J. l~eger. \V. E. Good· 1\ l atch S. Shapiro, ·1, C. Glatz 2 24 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 12 B-K3 B_ K3 14 B- Q2 B- Kt4? POSTAL GAME 13 P-KKt3 Kt- Kt5 15 P- B4 p,p 16 p,p B-R5 OF THE MONTH Agains t the threat of 17 P - B5, mack Illu~t ("()!lllter·attac k. to 0" avail. Postal players are invit ed t o s ubmit thei r 17 Q- B3 • • • • best games fo r this department. To be con· 17 P- D5 Is goool enOllgh for a win. s idered, t he moves of e ac h ga me m ust be 17 . Q-B1 ? w ritten on a st andard score sheet , or type d • • • 18 P_B5? • • • on a sing le sheet of paper, and c learly • ma r ked "for publ ication." Arter Black's 11 and 14, \Vhlte can win at will but misses 18 P- KR3! - if 18 . . . Kt ENGL IS H OPEN I NG llS: 19 P - K5, PxP; 20 PxP, Kt- Q2; 21 Q H5! or ![ 18 ... Kt- H3; 19 P - B5, D- Q2; 20 Qut of the wild blue yonder. Q- H5 , lJ- KD3; 21 R- KKtl! L t . E. Ye lton, USN Lt. S, Schiller, AAF 18 . . . . Kt- K4 20 Qx B KtxB White Black 19 Q- R3 B- Q2 21 R_ KKtl ! • • • • 1 P_QB4 P_ K4 4 P_ Q3 P_Q4 'rhl'cat: ItxPch! unol mate in two. 2 Kt_ KB3 Kt_QBS 5 PxP KtxP 21 . . . . P_ KKt3 3 Kt- 8S Kt- 8 3 6 P_KKt3 B- K 3 011 21 ... P- B3; 22 Q- Kt3 wins Knight. Both s id e ~ arc content to follow MeO, On 2.1 ... Kt- K4; 22 HxPch! still mates. with White playing the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian \lIHler rc \'crsed colors. But 22 Kt- Q5 QxP mack would do well here with 6 ... Kt O1a(:k can only hope for something short J OHN W . H ILDEBRAND Kt3, to pre vent I'- Q .I. of the worst. T wire a Prize JI>';l1!1(!r 7 B- Kt2 B-K2 23 Kt- 86ch · . . . 8 0 - 0 0 - 0 Precise Is 23 Kt- K7ch, mate in twO! 9 P- Q4 John W. Hildebrand of Clayton, New 23 . . . . K-Kt2 J ersey, Is 26 years old. has bccn confined Here White de parts from i:lICO, logically 24 B_R 6c h K_ R1 to bed and wheelchair for seventecn years takes advantage of h is move in hand, to 2.5 BxR • • • • and can use only olle hand. Yet he has get in the I>- Q4 for whleh lllack aspires Material is immaterial hcrc; it Is the WOIl two postal <:hess j)r!~es and the admira vai nly in the Sicman Defense. threat of mate that matters. tion of his opponellts who have nominated 9 . • . . Ktx Kt 25 . . . . P- KR 4 him PostaHte of the Month for his fine play 10 PxKt P- K5 26 QxPch . . .. and fill e r sllortslllailship. 11 Kt-K5 . . . . No greater 10l'e hath a Queen than tbis : John has made chess his sole hobby, reo More solid is 11 Kt- Q2. Aftel" the text that she lay down hcr life for a mate. ports he has taught many how to play the and ensuing exchange, White must win t be royal game. Among these is an eight yeal" Dlack King Pawn to redeem h!s broken 26 . , . . Re signs old nephew who learned at the age of five Pawns. and who now plays a strong game. John 11 . . . . KtxKt <:onsiders that the best way to leal'll chess 12 PxKt P-KB4? FRENCH DEFENSE is from chess books, has most or the well (by t r a nsposition) known ones and is endeavoring to complete 12 .. . U- KIH ~eems to hold, despite the a Hbrary of all t he better ones. "pull" wh ich White obtains from his hav· An instrllctive cxample of the error in ing the initiative. John first learned of chess fl"Om a copy acce pting the Pawn In Alekhine's Attack. of CHESS H8VIEW, says he enjoys every 13 PxP e.p. BxBP V. J . Bu rd ick W . Macaleer page. But while chess brings him the en· 14 ' Q- B2 Q_ K2 White Black joymcnt of a. hobby, Ilostal chess a llows Now U\(lck has no deFense for the Pawll; 1 P- Q4 P- K3 4 B_ KKt5 B_K2 him to carry that bobby into nationwide e.g. 1-1 ... D- KD4; 15 BxP, ExP (DxE; 16 2 P- K4 P-Q4 5 P- K5 KKt_Q2 competition. \Ve kllOw of a number of pos· QxD, Dx P; 17 Q- E-lch) ; 16 BxE, DxH.; 17 Bx 3 Kt-QB3 Kt- KB3 6 P- KR4 BxB ? ta.lite s who like John are con[1ned to their Pch, K- Hl; I H E - H3. homes and even to their beds. Doubtless 6 P- KR4 initiates the Al ekhine·Chatard 15 Bx P Q- B4 there are many more. III Cact, the New York Attack. l\ICO recommends 6 . .. P- KD3 as City Boal"(I of EducatIon has instituted a 16 Bx Pch K- R1 leading to equality. RUSSian analysts rec· 17 B_ Kt2? program of home instruction III chess, part· omme n,l avoiding the atiack altogether. ly at least because of John's story. And each White call force the issue to a certain H ere mack is Pawn·greedy. of the children in this prognoD has taken win by 17 U- K3, retaining a Pawn aolvan· 7 PxB QxP 9 Q_ Kt4 P- KB 3 Ull postal chess. More power to them an! lage and a morc mobile Pawn formation 8 Kt-R3 Q- K2 10 Kt- B4 , . . . after ... QxP: 18 QxQ, DxQ; 19 QH-Dl, D Tlll'catening Kt- Kt6 besh\es Ktx1'. K4; 20 D- l
s. o...... 858 . •. ' SGO 532 TENTATIVE CLASSIFICATIONS P . E ...... <6 • • • • $9ti 20" · ...... 89' , T he f ollowing postalites have yet to complet e • \V. H . • .. .•. 93' '"'820 Eth el . . m the t hree (or more) games which will det ermine . H . . . . . • . . . '"m 651 D...... '0"," ... 628 t heir starting r at ings . · • • . . . . . 816 732. .. 566 C la n A; G. l3!shop. C . Berti!, A. P. Col e~ 3d, R. R. · • • • . . . 942 ." . . ' 584 Coreyou. Lt. R. B. CunnlnJ(h a m , C. ])rlscoll. Cpl. N. J . · ...... 77n,8 m ... Goldberg, D . C. H echt, M. C . Jack son. A. L udwIg, G. H . 666 Morse, H . Rido ut, S. Rublnow, S . Shaw . o • • • • • • • • • 790 1...... '68 · ...... , ...... H . . . . . '"n. 68' C lass B : S. R. Aclaro. A. Appl"gate, \'1. L . A rkless, . J...... '" • • • •••••••• SO, 5" C Barasch, R. Bat es, J . L . Blach, O. 1 •. Brantle)" Lt. '"'93' . M., 3d ... A. W. B rook e, R. Butler, A. E. Caroe, "\Y. W . Cary, , \Y. b' . •• • • N. • .. • . . 82. '"' 00 prc. G. L . Collins, \Y. l<~ Curran. I . T. DavIs. F. Da y. · . . . • . • • SSS '"28' Capt. G. R. Detweiler. Mrs. Marthe M. Ourner!n, R. M. · ...... • ''"802 · ...... " 8 · ...... '"68' Evans. E . Funde]], Lt. S. B . Goldmfin, L . G. Greene, · ...... 842 ...... 258 650 ~'. L . Guinu.sso, J . S. Harvey, A. R. H eath, W. R. Henry . L ...... • . 66 · • . . . • • SSG L ...... S0 6 ,,...... : ::: M . P. Hoftcrbert. M . E. K !lhl. J. A. Lll.zcrson. R. Lenz, "" ~Ielnhardt. ""93' H . A. . .. . · ...... '"668 D . !lIcCart h y, J. M. Major J . C. Moden. D . J. 936 M...... "" Paevoy, F'. H. Perfect, Lt. M. P rojector, C. SeIth, Dr. '" W . F. Sh eldon, H. E. SkInner, E . SteInfeld, D. Stolper, ,_.., _ , ''"884 '.00" 83''" R. Thurber . V . E. Vand erburg, R. W. Wilson, ol e. E . L . · •. • . • . 902 .92 B. . • . . °'S"50 "\Voodward. ,. .. . • . . . • . 838 82" · ...... ' 500 Cla ss C: J . M . Albright, J. Altusk y, C. W. Anderson. 693 68. '92 \ '1. G. Arendt, Lt. I . Arnowitz. R. Arnowltz, F . H. Ashley, · • . • . . . 936 ' 714 · ...... 638 936 ...... 858 · ...... 50. E. FI. Ayer s, A . J. Bagley, J. V. Baker. H . W. Baker, m "6 S . Bar das, E . Beardsley, K. Belltz, Lt. Cmdr. H . W. ... Bell, R. Berr es. T . Bjerke, G. R. BUzard, D . Blume, J. M . · C. , Jr. 826 "6 660 Ma rlon 66 " OS , Ely, C. F . Borenga~ser, B. Brannon, J r ., Dr. J. A . '" m · ...... '96 Eruwer, E. H. Brinton. Jr .. V. 1II . B r ownp-, J . Bull, R. 'n"o A. . . •. • . 686 Carl·oll. L. \ Y. F . Carstensop- . C. 'I' . Clark. K . A. Clark, · . . . . . • . 906 ." · ...... E . F . Cleveland, \Y. G. Cluhh, A. Cook. n. W. Cook . . R. . • • . '00 00 6 · ...... "'.m J . H . Coyle , O/C. J. Crosetto, A . H . Drayner, J . A. D ubIn, 8<0 '"' · . . . . .• . . 680 · ...... V R. Dunc8.JI. C. D u nham, G. E. Dunn. C. A. E astla nd, ....",,, '::•. 816' 60 '" ·...... 688 J. L . .E.'ph r 05S, D r. N . Esdg, E. D . Ii'isher, W :f. !-'1Int. • . . . . . 910 '"928" ...... '666" L . E. Francis. G. L . Frank, J. Friedman, Pvt. \ V. '"6 , ...... '"66 00 ' l''roellch, G. Fry, A . Galonsky . Lt. '1'. W . Gardner. C. E. · ...... " '80 Glaesser. Sgt. L . Goldgtein , K n. Greer. J . F . Groz, · J. . . '" ' OS m S. J . Hem ler, \Y. A. Hendricks. W. H . Herbert, Cp!. F ... '" O . .T. Hlnz, V . T . H oh aus. C. Holmes, W . A. Hurley , · . • . . . • . 702." ,.. "5" . D. Hurst, E J . Hymans. J . A. Ilyln. Dr. H. R. Jscobs, · . . • • • . . 702 '"68. · '" ...... ' 20 ,,"'," . •• . • . 738 ' 90 6 E ...... E. :fanss. J r. , Lucille KuHner, U. Klein, L. E. Knowles, • . • . • . 768 ' OS '63H8 A. J. Kramer, Rev. N . Kremer . C . A. L aBelle, C. I. · ...... 798 h'.,: 0;.. .,...... :. Landerberger, E N . Len t z, D . Lerman, J . B. L ewis, • . . .'.. . . 7S8 '",,, :F~d lth G . . ;" H. E . Longeneeker . 1. H. L ynch . J. Lynch, J r ., A. Mac "'.~ 7 0 832 • • • • 836 H...... M"hon, D. S . Malamed, ! .. . M. JI.T~leolm . C. Manlnger. · . . . . . ~48 no , L ...... 00' Lt. Col. C . S. M a r sh, E . Ma $lansky, Capt. J . E. Maxfield, · . . . . . 886 • • • • • • 020 ...... m Lt. C. F . McGee, \Y. M . McQ uire. D r . K. Menninger, A. 8<, · ...... 80 ' 686 .02 826 ' 698 Montgomery, Dr. 1". MUlder . l\T. S. Naurlson. E . B. ''8 886 .. , Nelson, P . Nelson, E. M. New\)('r t, O. Neum ann , N . · . . . .. 888 ns 60. Not'bc",<. B. Owens, F . S . Perkins. C. F. P eterson. · A . .00 6" V. C . Pierce, K . PlesMt, J . A. Plum mer, K. H. Podewell, '" 68 ' '08 D . Polis, H . P . Posert, Sr., Cpt H. E . Rau, H . T ...... '" .. 26' .. , Retnsch , }' J. neuter , H. Reuter, O. E. Hlchmond , E . '. \ Y. . . • . '" m 534 R osenheim, E. HosenkJar, D. H. Hoss, G. S. nolhenberg, E. • .. • 28.'0< n o 60. m .. . 60< L . H . Rot hsch lld, M . M . Rush, \ Y. J. Sandberg, H . C . ." Sanderson, Cpt. Ii'. Saunders. D r . '1'. M. ScarlcaCiottol!, 6>8 M. M . Schaffer, R. R. Seh rel bor. R. Schumacher, P . '" Schwartz, E . ShapIro, S . M . Shedd, B . J. Shen k , C. E . "8. ;" 'ir: ""942 '"80 6 · . . . ' '"65 4 '" m • • • • • • ... Short , G. \V. S inger, R . S. S labey, O. Sootsman, W. E . 86 6 so. SO. Stanley, O. Stein, A. G. Sternberg, C. Stetters. Pvt. W . '" m 546 · I . . . 836 ,os Stodd a r d , L. J . Strauch, Lt. G. E . Stu rdeva nt, 11[. S u s~ no,0. m man. R. L. Sza,rag, A . TapUn. 'W. A. '{'hompson, V . D. 83 . '" Tlcrs, \V. B. 'rudor , H . \V. 'rUTn er , V. C. Vesco, L . P . · . • . . • . . 722 Viele, E. D. Voder, Mrs. C. WaIte. G . J . W ayne, M . E. · ...... 740 • • • • ""'" · • • . . • • • 84 2 28. • • • • Wolls, H. M . Wesenberg, A . ·Westhead. C. \Vllllams. P v t. .0< '"'m ."'"'00 K . H. Wilson. . . . • . . • .. 774 '93 820 Class 0, P. Adams, Cpl. L. Albert, M. }". Alpiser, A . . . . . 88" m T / Sgt. C. H . Anderson, C. B . Arnold, A. B . Bell ofl'. · . . • • . . . '"896 '" H. \Y. Berger. \ Y. S . Blizard, Dr ..T . J . Boeh rer. A . E. m .os ;SO BOrl'OW, J. C. Bowman, J . l3 Brightm an , P. BrIghtman, • • • • 6'"80 M . O. E r own, G. Brownell. F. ,\. Brunck, J. Burr. F . L. ,.. .., Bush , A/S D. P. B u tcber, V. ~ho ml cke, D. Complto, "" C. J . .. "" ' 542 · . . • . • . 942 '56 660 H . J . Coven. \Y. L. Crawford, D . D . Dickey. L t. J . A. 06" DinguS, O . Doelle , G. Douglas, L . P. E d m undson. R. '" J . D . . . 90' 60' "'" 90" '08 Eggors, Goldie Erus. A. Eschlnger, Major \ V. P . Farber, .".26 · ...... °4H .. , M . J . Finn, E. C. Foege, n. Gardner, S . Gelb, S . L. • . . . 890 · ...... ' 458 686 Gllbert. Jr., E. A . Glaesser. C . \ V. G r aham, H . .J. Hagan, 86. 530 Cpl. C. W . Hall, W . n. Hamby , Miss Shirley HankIn, S. · . . • . . 880 '80 ""606 Hannay, V. Harris, E . W. Hart, F. F . Hofl'edltz, H. R. .OS '" HolbrOOk, n. Hudcs. Pvt. J. It. lIundley, G. Jeter, '" 00' ...86' M. E J'oh nstOll , Jr., P. T . Jones, r ... E. Kan e, J. F. Kapp. '" ." 60. M rs. Helen M. LOomb. Sgt. C. Langdon, H. G. Law rence, '" 68.6" 552 D. Lay, Sgt. P. Leiter, .T. M. Lewin, Mrs. J . MacDonald, '"' '80 ' 468 Pvt. H . O. M a4lson , C . W. Magerkurth. Lt. C. C. Ma rtin , .'"'93"93 "'0 H . \V. Marum, W. McBrIde. A . J . McGill, D . Melin, A. F. 26. '"588 600 Miller, Capt. ,V. S. :\custadtcr, R J . Newman. L . V . m . SG OS, E. 686 Nlnburg, M rs. Phlllp A. Novak. A. O r lldge, P. Ough, · . . . . • 820 ,0< 1.. Pach eco, G. E . Pearce. L orraine Pepcr, Patricia • . . . .. 930 ".80' Peper. E. Pinkham, Col. A. M . P lalofI. S ylvIa Preziosi, 520 536 ,00"OS 50' Pvt. \V. W. Price, F G. Proctor, L. QuIntin, Capt. K . 830 '".. , · ...... 578 R aSkin , S. Rasmussen. J,' .. J. J . Reddy, Rev. A. E. · . • . . • . • 82. ·n .. · .. .. . 566 T...... • '00 R eimann, \V. A. R h oades, Mrs. J4!!ian E Rlcgelmann, • . • . .. ga4 '68 560 S/Sgt. w . Roberts, R. Robinson . L t . A . Roos, W . C. 26. · ...... '00 J...... 69 6 Rosenbaum, S. B . Rosendort, -C. Hll!Sell, Sgt. J . A. Ruth, · ...... sas · ...... 606 6" G. Schaefer , Jr., J. U . S . Sch nelerson, R. Schutz, Mrs. ,.. 60s :';!;;'.~ ' c~i . . Ii: ' :::: 556 Ma r y Loll Scott. W . T. Scott. It. It. Sherar, C . A . Silver, 653 . 08 W. . .. . 620 ...... H. Strauss, E. C . Sumner, Jr., R. C. T horpe, J. R . SO...... 698 ·. .' " . .. .. °gH • . . . 822 R. J. . . 6;0 Troyer. SlOt. \V. Tully. H. 'L'lveeden; H. Urbach. L . Van · • . • . •• 986 · ...... '06 · ...... 6'" P h elan, J. G. Waltz, 3". S. Waugh, Mary J . Widg er , Sg t. • . • .. • . . 854 M. . • . . '" D . . • . • . • H . F. WilkInson, J . G . Williams, P . W olte, G. B . W u nder, . • • . . • • . . • 94 0 ·...... 586'" · ...... '"'26 Sgt . To'. S. W ystr ach. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 27 4oI - C50 J. Mulllgan. POSTAL MORTEMS H-C51 DeFr€ytll.8. 44 -C52 G. Seward Galne results received f rom Dec. 1, 1944 to LInder. Jan. I , 1945. Please rllport wina Immediately, H-C'53 Include full "limes, secllon number and Indicate H·C55 H-PCI5 Jackson. winner clearly, \Vhlte reports draws. H-C56 44-PCI6 41-PC I7 o. (4-C51 H·PC19 1943 CLASS TOURNAMEN T H-PC20 Prosser: Lt, W. Melden. bowII 43-C12 H-C58 G. L. 43-C19 Sheppa.rd, M. L. H-Cfi9 " 44-PC21 43-C21 vnn- H-C60 Rev. H·PC22 43-C42 H·PC2( 43-C47 H-C'G1 43-C50 H ·PC25 10llell 43-C51 H-C62 43-C52 D. H - C6 01 ~3 ·C53 43-C5~ .. Carr. H·C65 43-C(;6 l"isher. 44·C66 43 - C~7 D. YOder Mag-gent j 44-C67 43-C65 H·C68 Wal- to E. 4l-Cn o. 44·C';o "'Ins Pullen; 43-C'80 Bass. H·C71 H. Lynch H·PC39 43-C88 L. Baku!e. 44-PC40 43·C89 K G. Palm. H·C72 H -PC41 43-C91 deadlock. H'PC(3 43-CI00 H-PC45 43-CI01 urllled [orce ~ . H·C73 H-C74 43 -Cl04 H-CI08 43-Cl09 <\4·C75 F. 44·]>C50 defaUlts all H-PCS1 H·PC52 to H. J. Plummer. Lt. trIms S/Sgt. Marshall ((·C79 1943 V I CT ORY T OURNAMENT H · C80 43-V105 Parker. 44-C81 43-V106 draw. 43-V1l2 C. Berg O. H·C82 43-VIH 43 · V1l8 (4·C83 H. 43-V120 44·C85 • 43-V122 H-C86 H-PC62 · 43-V124 H-PC63 43 · V126 H·PC'64 43-V200 43-V201 44 · C88 Barun!!..!!. Mrs. F. Jackson. C. Bad- Baruns.a O. 44 · C89 R. HewItt. 1944 C L ASS T OURN AM E N T H-C90 Clubb. lies Lt. H·C9I O. Jackson: H-C1 6101>8 fuJv. W, F', Schlck. loses adj. to 44-C( Elizabeth Marshall O. Connell, H-e6 mauls G. Leavens; L. 44-C94 H-C95 H-PC71 H-C'1 H-C9 H -ell 44 · C96 14·C97 44·C12 Mo H-C98 44-C13 44-C99 BI, H-CH 44-CI9 odJ. 44-C25 44-C27 (4-PC79 (4·PC80 H - C'28 H-PC82 ;;;, J. "\Vldger. 44-C30 H-PC84 H-C31 B. 44-1"'C85 H-PC87 H·C32 Quanstrom; H. T. J. Hoey. deceased. un· Dr. Quanstrom. fjnls hed games. oI4-C33 R. KImball. +1-C\32 :;>'Ir. and Mrs. Moscs wIthdraw. move H.CS( McCollough O. to Chile. H-C36 H-CS7 adjudlca- H·CtaS Pvt. Brosm1th wIthdraw" on duty. ",d 44-C114 E. M. Shultes 1, S/Sgt, ROberts O. H-Ps2 H · C3S H·C40 J. Burke. 1944 POST A L. C H AMPI ONSH IP H-Ps3 trIps D c. ',~' H · PC2 M. Stein book stops T. R. Santacroce. H-Ps4 H-C41 for Army. H-PC3 H. Siller Withdrawn; correction: L. E. 44,P55 resIgns to H · C(2 H. Mlc hal- Cunningham defeated C. Gray. Dr. Rozaa H - PC4 T. Koch wins from Sp/M. Wagner; E. H·C43 J. Oxley. V. Stevens mates L. E . Cunningham. H-CH Beyer O. H-PC5 L . E. Bushnell bests S. Alforn. CHAL.LENGE MAT C H G AM E S H-C45 Barunas H · PC'9 R. Banister. G. H . Perrine knock out 'Y. L. Anderson. P. Lundgren acored six wins from J. Ubertl. 44 -C46 H-PCll Correction: Major Cotter and F. H . Pvt. LIndsay defeats M. H. Allison, Sr. H·CH Richmond drew. M. :Miles withdraws, resigns one, defaUlts three H·PCI2 J. H. Brown tops H . F. Miller. ties Kames to L. Van Marter. \V. H. Laidlaw; LaIdlaw 1, Miller O. S. Shapiro takes two from C. Glatz. 28 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945' LET'S PLAY I A , PICTURE GUIDE TO THE GAME OF CHESS. This COUNi e of • Instruction is intended fo r beginners. Parts one to eleven have now been arranged for publlcatlon in book form. Entitled "An By IRVING CHERNEV & KENNETH HARKNESS InVitation to Chess" thi s book will be published by Simon &. Of C HESS REVIEW'S Editorial Staff Schuster, New York, in the Spl'lng of 1915.
THREAT COMBI NATIO NS : T his genera l classifI cation covers PART EIGHTEEN, KNIGHT FORKS (Continued) many s ituations. The threat may be anytlling Irom a simple attack T he s ubject o f K n ight rork combinations 18 80 con (using to on an enemy piece to the threat of mate. The object 13 to drive most playe"s-and 80 many OPIIOI,Utlllties t o win matel'in} by this all enemy plece to It sq uft l'e on which it becomes vulnerable to a weapon a~ missed in actual play-that i t may be ativisable to reo Knight fork. If the opponent I'eruses to be f1 rlven, the threat itself ca pitulate the ba&ic methods by w h ldl Knight forks are pl'Oduced. wins material or checkmates. Three of the commonest types of The six diagrams on thi!! page mUstl'ate, III s imple form, the threat combination s IU'e lI\ustl"llted In diagrams 4. 5 and 6. fu ndamenlltl objectives of the vasl majo1'l ty of Knight fork com binations. A clu'eful study of these l)osltlon9 Is recommended. it YOll c\()[\!'ly IInder st and the mechan ics of these si mple combl na· tiOllS yOIl w!11 possess the key to morc compllcated positions. As we have previously pointed out, most Knight forks arc produ(l ed by captures, checks or threats. T he bll sic themes. there fore, may be elassltl.ed and defined as (ollows: CAPTURE CO MB INATIONS: These can be sub·divide!! into two classes, II.S Illustrated. Dlagrftm 1 : A piece or Pawn Is captured and the recap· turing piece Is el"posed to a Knigh t fork. This motif occurs time arter time. In some cases, the opponent cannot a fford to recap· tlll-e; In others, It makes no d!fference whether be l'ecall tures 01' . not. The J)ln ye~ malles a net gain in materia l. Dl agl'nm 2: A piece or Pawn derending a Knight fork Is captured am! the fork becomes playable. The captured unit g\Hlrded the sQ\lal"e on which the Knight could lork. It the opponent does I I Thr eat not recllpt\\ l'e, material Is won. It he recaptures, the resulting The Whito Rook Is clleck No. 1. A r fork produces (I, net gain in mftterlal. Note that in thlll type or iug the K ing. The King cannot nn enemy piece. combination, the recaptoring piece II! not forked. The object of escape and Blftck must play 1 Hook Is attacking I the cftpture is to l"6move the gua rd. ... K l" R. Thus, the check forces enlng to win the Queen. E very the King to occupy It square on sqUare to which t he Queen can CHECKING COMB INATIO NS : See dlftgram 3. By meft nl'\ of which It becomes e l" posed to mOI'e is a ttacked. U Dlack plays a check, the King Is forced to occupy a square on which it becomes the Knight fo rk 2 Kl- BScll. The 1 .. . QxR. the Queen becomes exposed to a Knlgbt fo rk. < The check may involve a sacl'lflce or combi nation wins Queen rOJ' exposed to tbe Knight fork 2 capture, hut not necessa1"ily so. In some cases, It sel'les of checks Rook. Kt- K7 ch, winning Q (01" n. is required to produce the desired poslUon: This type of combln· fttion Is extremely common.
Capture Combi nation, Type Threat 2 No.2. White plays 1 QxR, No.2. . A pi nning . If thereby removi ng t he def ender While plays 1 a The White Rook Is pinning apd White of a Knight fork. If Black does double attack on King and threatening tbe BlaCk QUee n. Black not recapture, White has won Queen: If the King moves, The pin prevents the Queen a Rook. It Black plays 1 ... Bill.Ck loses his Queen. Th is fl'o m lea ving the rank. If Blnck PxQ, the Knight fork 2 Kt-KS threat vj l" tuftlly forces 1 ... Qx plays 1 . . . QxR, the Queen be· ch wins Queen for Kni ght and Q when the Black Queen be comes exposed to tbe Knight White remains the exchange comes exposed to the Kt (ork fork 2 Kt-Q6ch. White wins ahead. 2 Kt-Q7ch. The combination Queen fo r Rook. wins a Knight. CHESS R EVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 29 SACRIFICIAL KNIGHT FORKS i n every combination we have examined so far, a material-wi nnin g Knight fork is the ma in objective of the play. By means of threats, checks, captures or sacri fices, the player sets the stage fO l' a Knight fo rk. There Ilrc othel' ways of employ ing this weapon. For instance, the ability to occupy "protected" squares, made possible by the threat of a Knight fork, is often utilized to place a pi ece in an attcking position. Another method is to use the Knight fork as an auxiliary weapon in a combination to threaten mate, fo rce a pin, produce a double-attack, gain ,\ tempo, or lay the gl'oundwol'k for White to Play and Win. I some olhel' type of tactical threat. I n this example, t he \Ise Kt5; 2 . of 1\ Knight fork as II. means of Hut move torced the Queen to The examples 011 this page illustrate the employment fo rcing a pin Is Illustrated. tbe vulnerable square. Now the mack's Queen Is exposed to at· King and Queen are lorked of the Knight fork as a means to an end. Note that the tack. Can you see how to take and Black can choose how he. forking Knight can always be captured , so that the at· advantage ot this and compel prefers to lose his Queen-by tack is a pseudo·sacrifice. Actually, the opponent is given the Queen to become ,"ulner· the lork Itself, or by the pin a ble to a Knight tork wi th the after 2 ... PxKt; 3 R- Kt3. A the option of losing by the fork itself, or by the resulting threat ot a winning pin to good example or wlunlng t aco attack if the Knight is captured. rollow? lIcs.
play and Win. example Is from a game In which the famOllS use of n Knight as a Rook & .·BI~·; ;;: Paul Morphy had the Black means to an end. A fork threat· guanls pieces. In this position, Black ens to win the exchange-and is WO Il ; I ~:,: makes n move which threatens If this threat Is removed. the Hie, the :~~ .c to win Immediately- and If this It 5 K- Ktl, R~ki way Is cleared tor the execu· . .. PxKt, the threat Is ['emoved, m ack Is able 6 K- R2, R- Kt7 mate. The Or tlon ot another threat, this lor 2 R-B8ch, to launch a 8uccess[ul attack Iglnnl Knight fork cleared the tilDe a "raking" attack on A. RxR, winning the .x, against tIle King. way fol' this ·decislve attack. rank. threat within a threat.
Wh ite to Play and Win. 2B Position after 1 Q- Kt5 Blac k t o Play and Win. POSition alter 1 ... Kt- 2A In this l)Osltlon, White ch!, Kt- Q2 (if 1 ... QxQ ; 5A The two Paw n II 0 n QSch (lorklng K & R); makes a startling move, then 2 Kt- B6 mnte); 2 KR- Kl, Black's sixth rank are poten- 2 KtxKt, BxKtch. Now, whether follows U I) with two i(iIIer· D- Kt5 ; 3 Kt- D6 dbl ch, K- Dl. tial winners. For Instance, It White captures KxB or moves dillers, leading to a Knight With three terrific m 0 v e s, Black cou ld play PxP without his King, he cannot prevent fork accoml)anled by a mating While hItS produced the posl· losing his Pawn, the game Black from capturing PxP and threat! If you can select tion he sought. Now followlI wo uld be over. But W h i t e' s queening. Note that the orlg· White's Hrst move, you know " KtxKtch and mack loses his Knight at Q3 preventll this. inal Knight lork W9.& a threat the game- or you've seen the Queen by the lork or If 4 . .. How can Dlack gain a tempo to gain a tempo and clear the posItion before! RxKt; 5 Q- KS and mate cannot with a fork, !'emove the White way for the attack that '01· be stopped. Knight and queen his Pawn ? lowed. 30 C HESS R EVIEW; FEBRUARY, 1945 WALKING INTO A KNIGHT FORK Most of the Knight forks in games between average players are not produced by deep combinations" ~' hey are j ust the result of Dve "sights. A pl ayer may m~ l ~e a fork by placing his own pieces in a vulnerable poSitIOn, or he may overlook a threatened fork. Mistai,cs are an in herent part of chess. You can, however cut dow n on youI' bl unders by
t o two IA sltlon tfs a game '.iit: iDy castling, 4A world mee t between U. S. champion Ha rry mack walked Into a Knight to playa match the title, N. PlI1s bury and chessmas ter fork . Now Ir he recaptures 2 neither player wOl1ld ever walk Carl Schlechter at Monte Carlo, ... DxKt; 3 Kt- K7c h forks Into a K night fot·k. Bllt if he pun· 1903. With the Black pieces, King and Bl ahop nnd wins the (lId, hi s opponent wou ld i o K. Schlechtcr played 1 . , . O- O- O ? ungua rtled piece. And If be promptly punish him for his Q ; 3 K txPc b, Q - an outright blunder, a nd not docs n't recapture, he Is j us t o versight. 0 yefih? How a bout and wi nning a nel· ,-ery deep, Can you see how cl own a piece, Black should tbis position from the Ale k· t her player saw ,h. Pillsbury won a piece? have played KtxKt before cast· hlne·Euwe 1937 tltle matc h ? ga me continued 2 B- ling. 0 3; 3 P-QR3.
White to Play. The next Pos ition after 1 Black to Pos ition 1 .. . Q time you walk Into a 2B Kt- Kt5ch, Now, afte r pos ltlo n K3; 2 QxPch, KxQ; 3 Knight fork, remember this King moves, Black will ,i~~ , . . Q-K3 nnd Kt- Kt5ch, Now the Blnc k King exampl e. The great Emanuel Kt- K1 , forking Queen a~ Knigllt fork. How so? In must move and White w I II Lasker, world's chess champion Rook lind winning the excbange, new position, the Queen Is on Iliay KtxQ, forking two Rooks from 1894 to 1921, was guilty Note how Blnck took advan· a while squa t'e, wh il e the King a nd a Dls hop ! A striking ex· of the same blunder, This po tage of the pinned U P to cbeck and Rooks are a ll on black ample of a fork followed by sltlon 18 from one of his ga mes the K ing a nd thus gain the ne· squat'es. To be rorked pieces a nother lork. Dlac k overlooked with Capabla nca. Las ke r. pla y· cessary te mpo to s wing the must be on S(IUa reS or the tha t a c heck could force bis Ing White, moved 1 K- R2 ?? Knight ove r to the lorklng same color. King to a white squa re. square. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 31 ,
<;;;;;""" vicinity, you must ~'!'".' White extrl wilh Queen 1 Rook ed Into a. K night fork capture possible caj)tul'ell, check s lind and now piece Is guarded 0 n 1 y b y comblna.tion. The theme is threats before making a move. mate. To his White's Queen. He can move somewhat disguised by the fact In this poslUon, DIne!! CRncied finds he cannot the Knight 01" he can play 1 that two exchanges can be a good idea WGul(] be to attack as 3 KtxBch QxKt. Dut'why not guard the made on the vulnerable square. the White Queen with his Dish· and if he plays attacked Kt a second time by Now if 2 RxR, QxR and It :1 ap and (\rj"e the Q\l ee n aWRY ~"" . 3 QxPch, Kx playing 1 H- QKtl? How can QxQ, Kt-B7ch. 01' If 2 QxR im, from the King's llelghborhood. nets 'Vhlte a this !" ClSult in a Knight fork? mediately, Dlack plays Kt What happens aHer 1 ... D-JO? Pawn. mch.
Blaek to Play. Dlack 's Position after 1 ... Q Bla(:k to P lay. Positioll' aHel" I .. . B- 7A Queen 18 attacked. The K t5; 2 Kt-R6ch. Black li as doubled his Rooks Q5; 2 R-Q8ch, K-Kt2; queslion Is where to move the walked Into a fOl'k, bll t this is on the 7th rank a nd thinks he 3 K t-K6ch and Black loses his piece. Black wRnts to ](eep the a sncl'iflcial fork as obviously sees an oppOI'llmlty to finish oft Bishop by the Knigbt fork. Queen In action and dMsn't Black can Illay 2 ... P::lKt. But his opponent Immediately by Dlack walked into a bas I 0 like the ldeil. o( retreating to this pa ves the way for the fol· pla.ying J .•• D-Q5, where the c h e c kin g combination. By Ql. Why not play 1 ... Q-Kt5. low-up fork 3 Kt- B6ch and Bishop attllckll the Rook guard meallil of a check, White torced That seems a safe square Imd Dlll-cle loses his Queen. One Ing the threatened Pawn. This the Black King to occupy a challenges the White Queen. Knight is dangerous. Two ca.n lookA lll II very , winning a Pawn. he plays 1 won his but he has a lso QUeen has Into a baslo K nlgbt . .. BxD, White must recapt ure walked into an e lementary go to R square tOl'k combination, tbls with his Knight lind tbe ad Knight {ol'k capture combin· White's thl-eat Ume means ot a pinning at· vanced QP will tbell be aUack atlon. White now plays 3 Qx of , King and tack. White has pinned the ed twice, defended once. Very Kt, winning the piece. as if 3 Rool<. 1 ... Q-Ql 01" Q-Q3 al'e Queen with his Dlshop and careless of White to overlook ... QxQ; 4 KtxPch regains the both playable. But what dan· threatens to win the Quecn. It this simple threat. But what Is Qneen. If Black had played 2 gerollS thl"ent wlll Black run Black plays 2 .. . QxB, th e wrong with this little combln .. , QxP, thea 3 K txPch. into If he plays 1 ... Q-D:1? Queen is exposed to the Knight atlon? fork 3 KtxPch. 32 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 • • In this department we publish games played by readers, with in· ' structive annotations. Any subscriber is welcome to use this service free of charge. Submit your games to Readers' Games Editor, CHESS REVIEW, b I A HORO WITZ 250 W . 57th St. • N. Y. 19, N. Y. y . . . . About 100 and some odd years superior endgame, thus: 7 ... 14 . . . . KxKt ago Captain William Davies B- Kt3; 8 PxP. PxP; 9 QxQch. 15 BxBch Evans launched what was to be· KtxQ; 10 KtxP. With Queens A n inexactitude which if prop· come known as the Evans Gam· off the board and the attacking edy capitalized would render bit in an offhand game. Matched chances consequently cut down, '".-hite's effort useless. 15 RxB against Alexander McDonnell of 'White's disrupted Pawn struc· is correct and aftet' . . . KtxR; McDonnell·Labourdonnals fame. t ure is a distinct liability. 16 BxKtch. This achieves the Evans won in 20 moves. Since 8 P x P B_Kt3 position for which White is then the chess world has been 9 Kt_B3 Kt-B3? striving. held spellbound by the beauties It is no cinch to complete 15 . . . . emanating from this single KtxB Black's development. For. in· 16 RxKt KxR? move. stance 9 . .. KKt- K2 fails after Now 16 , . . R- Kl takes the The following game, played 10 Kt- KKtS, 0 - 0 : 1.1 Q- RS. But steam out of White's attack in the Connecticut State Chess 9 .. , D- Kt5, exerting pressure and pH.res down to an even League team matches, touches on '~'hile's QP, sets up it credo endgame. upon the combinative vistas itable defense. If then 10 Q opened by the Evans Gambit. 17 Q-Kt Sch! . . . Kta. BxKt and White's straggly Chessmaster I. A. Horowitz G IUOCO P IANO check at B7 does not compen· The disfant cheek, as given. sate tor the breach in his K· is correct, whereas the close R. J. Campbell W. K. Wimsatt side and h is hanging QP. check. at Q5 fRils. For it is with an olficel' at the eross· New Haven Yale Faculty The text move grants White l1eeessary for 'Vhite to be able roads during the invasion of White Black too much push. to check along the third rauk Sicily. Bl1lek's 23rd is reminis· before Black 'consolidates his cent of Rubinste!n·Rotiewi. 1 P-K4 10 P-K5 PxP P-K4 position with some such move 2 Kt-KB3 Kt_QB3 More or less forced. The RUY L OPEZ 3 B_ B4 B_B4 aR ... Kt- B3. After While moves usual rejoinder in similar posi· his Knight with check. as'ln the x Corp. L . Raschen The Giuoco Piano, a normal lions, ... P - Q4, fails after either game, the third rank is clear. White Black development with gradations of 11 B- Kt3, followed by the cap· 17 . . . . K_B3 1 P-K4 P-K4 play ranging from the placid ture of the QP, or 11 'PxKt, [01· 2 Kt-KB3 Kt_QB3 Pianissimo tot h e eruptive lowed by 12 R- Klch. 1'0 RnRlyze the ramifications 3 B- K t5 P- QR3 of Dlaek's alternative possibili· Evans Gambit. 11 B-R3 • • • • ~. B-R4 Kt-B3 40-0 ties would require a year and 50- 0 B-K2 • • • • 'White banks on a Successful a Monday. But Dlac!!: should not 6 R-K1 , . BY'passing, in one fell move, aUack against the King, and permit the Knight checl;: and . . reams of adventurous varia· BlRck must not be permitted to consequent clearing of the third During the further course of castle into safety. tions : the Moeller Attack, Max rank. Under the drcumstanees. the game, on White 's 10th move Lange, Scotch and Evans Gam· 11 . . . . KtxP 17 .. . K- B4 is Indieated. It is to be exact, White attempts bit are a few. And the Giuoco If 11 .. ,PxP; 12 R-Klch fol· doubtfUl that White can then P - Q4 without the usual prepar· atory move o( P- B3. For reasons "Pianola," which plays itself, is lowed by 13 Q~Kt3 cannot be force the win as any let up on discarded into the limbo. The parried. If 11, . . BxP; 12 Q h is part may invite dIs aster. which will be seen, it turns sour. latter is the line often played Kt3 ties Black in a knot. H ere. however, 6 P- Q4 is a good by the late world champion, W . 18 Kt-K4ch K-Kt3 alternative. For instance if 6 . . . Stelnltz: 4 P-Q3, Kt-B3; 5 12 K t xP B-K3 19 Q-Kt3ch K-B4 PxP; 7 R- Kl, threatening 8 p_ QKt- Q2, P - Q3; 6 P - B3, 0-0; 7 13 R-Kl Kt- Q2 l~or on 19 ... K- B2; 20 Kt KS loaves White with the edge. Q-K2, followe(1 by 8 Kt- BI, 9 KtSch leads to mating positions Or if 6 .. , QKtxP; 7 KtxKt. Px P-KR3, 10 P - KKt4, 11 Kt- Kt3 and/or win of the Queen. Kt; R- K I. again threatening P with eventual Q·side castling 20 Q- B3ch K-K3 K5, favors White. The point to bear in mInd in playing this and a terrific onslaught agaInst No rest for the harassed the opposing King. The point line is that the QP must not be King. If 20 .. . K- K4 : 21 R- Kl recaptured too soon as other· of it all is that White may arbi· is sufficient. trarily fo llow his set moves al· wi se White will fRIl it victim to most regardless of his oppo· 21 Q-Kt4ch K_K4 Noah's Ark tl'ap. e.g., 6 P-Q4. nent's replies, 22 B-Kt2ch B_Q5 PxP; 7 KtxP, KtxKt; 8 QxKt, 23 BXBch K•• P-B4; 9 Q moves, P- QKt4; 4 . . . . P- Q3 24 K t _Q6ch K-Q4 followed by .. . P - B5 winning 5 P_QKt4 . . . . 25 R_Q1ch K-K 4 the Bishop. Returning to the 0 rig in a I 26 Q~B5 mate 6 . . . . P-QK t4 form of the Evans. The Pawn 7 B~Kt3 0-0 "sac" is for , gaining time in S Kt-BS P-Q3 building up the center and for 9 P-QR4 . . opening new lines. Veteran of four campaigns in . . Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and South· A good thought, but not for 5 . . . . 14 KtxP !! . . . . ern France, Corporal Lewis the reason 'WhIte has in mind. 6 P-B3 The beginning of a far·fetched Raschen, overseas member Of For Olle thing It breaches 7 P-Q4 combination, involving a Rook the Marshall Chess Club, still Black's Q- s ide and again it per· By givIng back the Pawn, sacrifice, to expose the adverse finds time for Oaissa's follies. mits the opening of the QR- file. Black can assure himself of the monarch. The following game was played 9 . . . . R_Kt1 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1945 33 , An InLeresting speculation 18 US mate. Or if 21 Q- Dl, QxP; 22 9 ... ll- KtS and if 10 PxP, Kt PxQ. Dx}> mate. Q5; 11 PxP, BxKt; 12 PxD, Q 20 . . . , "THE ARISTOCRAT" UI wllh a strong attack in r e 21 Q_K2 HIm for the Pawn minus. • • • • Aga ins t 21 Q-81, Blac k wins POCKET·SIZE CHESS SET lO P-Q41 ... _ easily with some s uc h maneuver Tills Is the reason (or \Vhlle's as ... B- I12, (ollowed by . . . Q A prac tical, miniature 9th. He wished to elIeet all exit D4, doubling on the diagonal and ch e!;!j set enclosed In [or his Dishop (at R2) before threatening mate at KtS. Now a s tu rdy wooden box embarking on the text move 80 a neat combination ends It aU. us not to lose a piece as In with durable fa b ric 21 • . . . Kt_K6eh Noah's AI'k. But wlllle White 22K-Ktl " .. covering. Felted lid wlll notloee a piece, he wlll lose can be c10Sled witbout almost an equivalent. 1o'or his distur bing plastic Qll will be shunted aside for the bettcr l)al't of the game. chessmen which plug Into holes in beavy 10 . • . . KPx P COlll llosltiOll boa r d. 10 .. . KtxQP is sharper, tor thell White will have lillie P l nylng board 'I" choice but to play 11 KtxKt, sqU;lre. leading luto the position ror Type 195 pictured a bove. Closed size Cat, No. 125 wh ic h BI;lck Is s lri\-lng. 61A1·xH' · x1 n" ______· __ $3.50 11 Ktx QP ..•. Type 196. Same. but smaller box wltb· Now J I Kt- Q5 Is better. The out s p a('e~ tor captUred men. $2.50 $3.50 reCn jlLI1I'C of the QP can awai t a more favorable moment. 11 . . . . KtxKt 12 QxKt P_ B4 DRUEKE POCKET SET 13 Q-Ql P_B5 22 ... . KtxKtPe h The result of White's faulty 23 KxKt R_Q 71 This famous book· strntegy. His Bishop is driven 24 QxR out or the gume, QxPeh type pocket c h e 8 s 25 K_R3 B_B1ch lIet ( 4%" square) 14 B-R2 Q_Kt3 26 K-R4 Q-Kt5mate 11 0 w available I n To deCend the Ktp so tllat the QD may be tlanc1le Uoed. dotil a nd genuine Howe\'el', K3 is a good squal'e The better part or the fo llow lea tiler. Solid wal fo r the QD and Black's Queen ing game, played In CH ESS RE nut playing board. i~ better posted at B2 where It VIEW'S Victory nostal Tourna Plastic peg·ln men. llefends the DP and allows lor ment, revolves about a White n ll ossible push, .. }>- Kt5. Knight, which White hns delib No. 191, 15B_B4 . . ,. e nl. tely trapped.. When It 18 on Leathe r $3• 50 tho brink of doom, a concoaled White's flrst concern should exit crops up. No. 192, Cloth_$1 .00 be to release his imprisoned piece, In this connection 15 B QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED K3 offe rs better chances. For JOI. H. Keys Geo. H. Perrine instance, If then ... Q- B3; 16 White Black Kt- Q5, KtxKt; 17 PxKt, Q- B2; GAME SCORE BOOK IS PxP, PxP; 19 B-Q4, to be 1 P- QB4 P- K3 fo llowed by 20 P-QKt3, break· 2 Kt- KB3 P-Q4 Ing dowI\ the barrier, 3 P- Q4 .... Keell a record or your tourna· White essays the English ment or postal c hess games In 15., .. B_Kt2 Opening. Black parries wltb the 16 P- K5 . . . , this pre·war. bost quality loose· non·commlttal ... P- K3, Indica· The strategy is all wrong, He . - leaf bi nde l' wilh 50 game score Uve or the Nimzovlch or Dutch. mu st not open lines wltll what By devious routes they arrive sheets. j·landy pocket size : 4" ill tantamount to a piece behind. a t tho normal Queen's Gambit. x 6'h ". Scoro sheets 3lh" x 6%." 16 . . . . PxKP 3 . . • • Kt_KB3 ruled tOI' 60 moves. Diagram 17 BxKP Q-B3 4 Kt-B3 P- B4 blank on back of each sheet. 18 P- B3 .. •• Another interesting turn, the Breaching his own K·side. I S l'arrasch Defense. The more Q- D3 is correct. The fact Is u sua I . s tereotyped defenses Dlac k cnnnot afford to double leave much to be desired In the $1.50 the Pawl\s unless he is pre· way of mobility tor the de- l)al'ed to release t he enUre Q tender. Cat. No. 302 II lde bi nd. Dlack's best would be 5 BPxP KtxP IS ... QR-Ql leaving W hite with Generally, tbe procedure here Price Includes 50 the unsolved problem or the Is 5 ... PxP after which Black scol'e sheets. Ex. entombed piece. Is saddled with an isolated QP It·a sheets - 75 18 . . . . • Kt- KtS! In return tor comparatively free cents per 100. 19 B-Kt3 • • • • mobility. Absolutely not 19 DxR which 6 P-K3 ••. . leads to l' hllidor·s legacy: 19 ... Passive. The active line Is Q- B'lch; 20 K-Rl , Kt- D7ch; 21 6 P- K4, wresting Immediate K- Ktl, Kt-RGch; 22 K- Rl, Q control ol the center. KtSc b; 23 RxQ, Kt- 07 mate, 6 •• • , KtxKt 19 . . . . B- B4eh Exchanging, Jt would seem, 20 K-Bl . . • • . merely ror the sake ot exchang· 20 K- Rl looks better but Is ing. Dlack's centrally posted CHESS REVIEW de(eated by ... QR- Ql . It the n K night should stay put unless EQ ·UIPMENT DEPARTMENT 21 Q- K2, KR- Kl will win: 22 driven. In the event White ez· Q- DI. Kt- K6; 23 Q-K2. Kt- B4; changes, Black's Queen as· 250 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YO RK 19, N. Y. 201 Q- Bl, KtxBch; 25 PxKt, Q- aumes a commanding position. 34 CHESS REVIEW. FEBRUARY. 1945 7 PxKt PxP must face problems after 20 Qx The purpose of this exchange Q, PxQ; 21 KR- K l , e.g_, ... Kt Is to establlsh a Q-slde Pawn Kt3; 22 R- KS, Kt-Q4; 23 QR majority in the event 'White re Kl. Black's deflclent develop captures with the BP or to ex ment more than compensates pose White's weak QBP it the for White's inca.rcerated Knight. recapture is made with theKP. 20 QR-K1 B-Q2 However, the developing 7. __ 21 P_ B3 . . ... Kt- B3 Is preferable_ To prevent __ . Q-Kt5, com 8 KPxP • • • • pelling the exchange of Queens. 21 R-K,7 and 21 Kt-B6 look like 8 BPxP Is correct despite the killers, but they are mowed establishment of an adverse Q down by 21 .. _ Q-RSch. side Pawn majority. For with a soUd center, White is able to 21 . . . . B-K1 concentrate on the majority In Is the White Knight doomed due time and destroy It. But after all? White Is Intent on an eventual all out K-side attack and ac All you need to vlay Solltalre Chess (an indoor sport for chess cepts the weak QBP In return players originated hy CHESS REVIEW) Is a pocket chess set, or for the opening of his QB your regular board and pieces. With the aid of the scoring table diagonal. below, you can enjoy an the thrills ot playing a game against an 8 . . . . Q-B2 unseen opponent - an opponent who wlll make strong moves, for he is a master of the game. However, you will also have an unseen Hitting the weak· Pawn. partner - another chessmaster - who will correct your mistakes ! 9 B-Q2 B-Q3 10 B-Q3 Kt-Q2 To play the game, cover the scoring table with a slip of paper at the line indicated. Make all opening moves on your board up to He should remove the props and including the first Black move in the table. Study the position to the BP by 10 ... B- BS. Not and write down your choice for White's next move. Then expose only that, but by ridding him the next line in the ta ble and see the move your partner actually self of White's QB, he cuts made with White. Score par if you picked this move; if not, score down White's attacking chances. zero. Make the correct White move, and Black's reply, and again 11 0 - 0 0-0 select the next move_ Continue In this manner, one line at a time, 12 Kt-Kt5 P-KR3 to the end of the game. 13 Kt-R7 . , , . 22 Kt-88 ! • • • • (You have White. Your consultation partner Is Czechoslovak White Is consistent eve n The fork motif comes to the Ian Grandmaster Richard Reti. Your opponent Is Austrian Grand though he enters whero angels rescue. master Rudolf Spielmann. Game was played at Trentschln.Teplltz, fear to tread. For an abject re 1928.) treat would end his K- slde 22 . . . . K- Kt1 aspirations after 13 ... B- BS. Comparatively better Is 22 ... OPENING MOVES: 1 P-Q4, Kt-KB3; 2 P- QB4, P -K3; 3 Kt- BxQ, although White's superior • 13 . . . . R-Q1 QB3, P- Q4; 4 B-KtS. Now continue with moves below. 14 Q_Kt4 P-B4 position-the passed QP, the weakness 0 f Black's K-slde White p" Black Your Selection Your There ie no good way of Pawns, etc.- tell in W h ite's fa Played Score Played for White's move Score meeting the threat of IS BxP vor. But Black Is still chasing 4 _ . . QKt-Q2 without conceding a weakness. the Knight . ------For Instance If 14 _. _ K-Rl; IS COVER MOVES BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME. 23 QxPch! I Q- R4 and the further threat of • • • • 5 P_K3 ______1 5 .... P-B3 16 BxP (giving u p a piece to And the fork Is still on hand. - - - ~ - 6 P-QR3 ______1 6 .... B-K2 ------_ _ T_ set up a mating net) is difficult 23 . . . . KxQ 7 Kt-B3 ______1 7 .... 0-0 to meet, e.g., 14 ... K-Rl; IS Q 24 Kt-K6ch K_B3 8 Q-B2 ______2 8 . . P-QR3 R4, B- Bl; 16 BxP, PxB; 17 Ktx 25 KtxQ • • • • B, KtxKt; 18 QxPch, K-Kt1; 19 ______2 9 ... R-K1 QR- Kl followed by R-K3 and Now it is purely a matter of 9 R-Q1 R-Kt3 (or R3) winds up. Or techn ique and time. 10 B-Q3 2 10 • · P-R3 ------____-----____---__ 2 in this Bne If IS. _. Kt- Bl; 16 25 . . . _ B_Q2 11 B_ R4 11 . · PxP ------BxP, KtxKt; 17 B-KKtS Is good 26 P-B4 K-Kt4 12 BxP ______1 12 Kt_Q4 enough. 27 P_ Kt3 R-K1 • • ----- 13 B_KKt3 ______3 13 . . Q-R4 15 Q-Kt6 BxPch All Black may hope for Is a blunder. 14 0-0 __ ~ ______4 14 .. . KtxKt Black's Pawn-grabbing expe ----- 15 PxKt ______~_ 5 15 .... P- QKt4 dition is dangerous considering 28 R-K5 • • • • ----- the precarious position of his There are many ways of mak 16 B- R2 ______4 16 . . Kt-B1 ----- King. Relatively better Ie IS _.. Ing progress: 28 K- Kt2, fol 17 Kt-KS ______3 17 • · B-Kt2 Kt-Bl. If then 16 KtxKt, BxKt lowed by R- KRI Is an alterna ----- 18 P- KB4 ______4 18 . · B_B3 and Black's loose RP Is counter· tive. -~--- balanced by White's QBP. Of 28 . . _ . RxR 19 P-B5 ______5 19 BxKt ----- courso, Black's backwards KP 29 PxR R_K1 20 BxB ______2 20 Q_Q1 Is a chronic weakness in any ----- 30 R-K1 B-B3 21 PxP ______3 21. . PxP event. 31 K-Kt2 Kt-Q2 16 K-R1 B-B5 32 P_ K6 Kt-B4 22 RxKtch ____ .__ _15 22 . . RxR ----- Now l! 16 . .. Kt- Bl, White 33 B-Kt1 K_B3 23 BXPch ______2 23 K_ R1 34 Kt-Q5ch BxKt • exchanges Knights and Black's 24 B-R2 __ _ ~ ______11 24 , .. Q_ Kt4 Bishop Is trapped by P - Kt3. 35 PxB P-Kt4 ------36 P_B4 P_QR4 25 B_ Kt1 ___ . . ____ 6 25 . , . , K-Kt1 ------17 QxKPch K_R1 26 Q-R7ch ______4 A stronger resistan ce is pos 26 • K-B2 ----- 18 BxB QxB sible with 36 ... Kt-Kt2, follow 27 BxP ______8 19 Q-Kt6 ..• , 27 .. · QxKPch ------ed by 37 .. _Kt-Q3. In that case 28 K_R1 _____ ._____ 1 Not 19 Q:xP, Q;!:Q; 20 BxQ, White penetrates along the 28 • · Q-K7 ----- Kt- Kt3 tor White's Knight will 29 B-K5eh ____ ._ ~_ 3 open QB fi le. 29 • K_ K3 go, after ... B- K3 and ... B- Ktl. 37 R_K5 P-Kt5 30 Q-Kt6ch ______3 Nor 19 B;!:P, Kt-B3 wins. 30 .. · K-K2 38 BxP K- K2 31 Q- Q6ch ______2 19 . . . . Kt_Kt3 39 8-Kt6 Resigns Resigns If 19 ... Q- KtS, compelling The three passed Pawns are two too ma ny. Total Seore ___100 Your Percentage the exchange of Queens, Black ------~ -- -~ - -- CHESS REVIEW. FEBRUARY, 1945 35