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WHITE MATES IN THREE MOVES
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FACTS •••• FANCIES •••• FOIBLES = From a rare old document in the 'possession of P. Shaul Hallett of Pasadena, comes this SPOT NEWS! treasured oddity. A last minute change of plans indicates A NARROW ESCAPE that New York may be the scene of the 1939 A. C. F. Tournament and not "Even now I tremble. My opponent Cal ifornia as heretofore reported. The Master of Evil. The Stake, I dare not , • mention. The Position - as ,here set down, 'Doctor', 'he exultingly exclaimed, 'Mate in seven!' Ominous number. 'Then, will I claim "Mate" he cried, but the seventh move was mille own!' Pale I ' grew, as my own White never wmpleted! My opponent could not or 'Men. In dread silence the play proceeded." would not make the fatal move. Wi~h a R,d shriek of rage that rent the board in twain, he disappeared! Friend! Set the men in order as above, make the moves recorded, and discover for
' ... ~ thyself the wherefore of my Narrow Escape.
Myself The ..... White Indeed 'Red as Blood 1 .. , • . RxKtch 5 PxR Kt_B7 2 K_B3 QxRch 6 P_K4 KbPch 3 RxQ RxRch 7 K_Q3 Never made! 4 Q_K3 Rx~ch White 101
• • 102 THE CH E SS REVI E W • 28 . ' . . p,p Margate Easter Congress 29 KtxP Kt· QB3 30 K t.Q5 Kt-Q5 Once again displaying ,the rare form that 31 R-B 2 Kt.K3 has earned for ,him the adoration, of the chess To prevent B-B7. playing mu ltitudes, Paul Keres annexed pre. 32 B-Kt3 P-B5 mier honors at Margate, England, the scene A des pera.te attempt at freedom, ·but it [a ils. of many of eaissa's memorable events. With 33 BxP B,P a score of 6 wins, 3 ,draws and no losses, the 34 Kt_K3 B-Kt3 young Esthonian topped ,his nearest rivals by If 34 ... B-Kt2; 35 Kt·B5, threatening Kt a full point. Q6,. a nd llO adequate defe nse s uggests itself. 35 BxP R_R 1 43 K -R2 P_R4 Jose R. Capablanca and Salo Flohr divided 36 B_QKt5 Kt_Q5 44 Kt_Q1 Kt_B8 second and third -pr izes. W,hile none of the 37 B_B7 Q_K2 45 R_K3 RxR participants waS able to account for an out 38 BxKt Qx6 46 QxR R-K1 right win against ;hirn, the invincible Cuban 39 B.Kt6 Kt_Kt6 47 R.Kt2! Q-63 40 R-R3 Kt.B8 48 Q_QB3 Q_Q3ch handicapped himseU by turning in :; draws. 41 P_Q4 Kt_Q6 49 Q-Kt3 Q.Q4 Salo Flohr bowed once, to Sir George Thomas, 42 R.Q2 Q·Kt4 50 Kt_63 • . . • Slowly. ever so slowly, but s urely, 'Whlte April, 1939 makes progres·s ,. lend the atlvanced QRP re mains to torme nt the second player, notwith· RUY LOPEZ s tanding oll is valiant ef!ort~ to stave of! th(l Sir George Thomas S. Flohr inevi table. BIack White 50 • • . • Q.B5 Kt-B3 1 P-K4 P-K4 4 B_R4 51 Kt·Kt5 Q_B8, 2 Kt_KB3 Kt_QB3 5 0 . 0 B-K2 52 Q-B2 Q_Q8 6 Kt-B3 . . . . 3 B_Kt5 P_QR3 53 R·Q2 • • • • More usual is 6 R-K L The text does not No warm welcome or haven of hospitality aim at building a DaWIl cente l' with P-QB3 is offe red t ll e Black Q in \\Ihite's comfo!'table and P -Q4. portals. 6 • . • • P_QKt4 53 • . • • Q_Kt6 7 B_Kt3 P_Q3 54 Kt-B7 R_K2 8 Kt_Q5 B_Kt5 55 P-Q5 Kt_Q6 8 .. . Kt·QR4 to maintain equality of Bish ops is preferable. Or perhaps e ve n the =;SaIO Flohr riskier 8 . .. KtxP. Aftel' 9 KtxB, KL'LK t; 10 P -Q4, PxP, Blacl,'s pa wn plus is more tha n enough compensation for h is ·slightly in reriol' position. The textmove is pointless as it is neith er lI unoying nor threate ning. 9 K t xB QxKt 12 B_B2 P·QB4 10 P_B3 O.Q 13 P.KR3 B_R4 11 P_Q3 Kt_QR4 13 .. B-Q2 .m alntaining the scope of the Disholl is indicate d. 14 Q.K2 Kt_Q2 15 Q_K3 • • • • There was an element of danger in 15 p. K Kt 4, B·Kt3; 16 Kt-R2, P-KRf ; 17 P·Kt5, P·KB·t. 15 . • . • Kt.QB3 16 Kt_R2 Kt..Kt3 Sir Ge'orge Thomas 17 P_QKt4 R_Kt1
Having provoked a slight weakness in 56 P-Q6! " , 'White's Q -s ide Pawns .. the Kt shou ld now re Onwards, e ve r ollwards! treat back to Q2. 56 • • • • KtxQ 18 P_QR3 KR_B1 22 Q_Kt3 B_Kt3 [( 56 . _ . R·Q2; 57 Q.Qo! and the QR P 19 PxP PxP 23 B_B4 Kt(Kt)_Q2 marches to glory. 20 P_KB4! PxP 24 Kt·Kt4 R_K1 57 PxR P_B3 63 Kt_Q5 Q.R6 21 QxKBP Kt. K4 25 Kt.K3 • • • • 58 RxKt Q_Kt5 64 Kt_KS K _B2 25 26 Not P-Q4, P:-.:P ; P xP , QR·B1 ! 59 P-K8(Q)ch BxQ 65 R_B1 P-Kt3 25 • • • • QR.B1 60 KtxB P_R5 66 Kt_Kt4 P.B4 26 Kt_Q5 Q_Q1 61 Kt_B7 K_B2 67 Kt-K5ch K_B3 27 P_QR4 P_Kt5 62 K-Kt1 K _Kt3 68 B_Q4! Res igns 28 P_R5 . . . . For White inten ded to contInue with R.RI Not 28 PxP , PxP ; 29 KtxP , P-QR 4! The t ext and the a dvan ce o r the QRP. move establishe s a possible outpost lit Kt6 T his game was su perlatively pla yed by the and fu r ther cramps ' Black's game. Baronet. MAY , 1 939 103
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M ASSACHUSETTS CHESS Cross Country Oscar Sha piro is t h ~ 19}9 winner of (he annual CHICAGO CITY CH AMPIONSH I P tou rn ament of the Massachusetts S{;&(e CAless Asso cia tion with a. Knfe of 12¥2- 1¥2. Fl iegel, Ward The 5trOrlgest ci ty cnampionship in Ch ica~o since and Daly were tied for second, tnird and founh 1926. in session from March ~th to Apri l 27th, places wir.h scores of IO V2-}V~ each. Fifth pl ace ended with the Il'01: unexpected VJctory of Samuel D. went (() Keller ·wi,h 10- 4. SIxth to Sharp with Factor wh ose con~istendy steady form emlbled him 8-6, seventh to Taylor, 7-7. Other contestaMS to s c~re 9 our of a possible 10 points. Charl es included Mitchell , Olnuvenet, Sturgis, Hersey, Lewis, Elison with 8 points finished second, Hetman H~l Gring, Dore and MIIll oney. bohm with 7 poinrs, third, Burmn D ~ h lsHom wnh Harold Mort<.Jfl of Providence and We:tver W. 6¥2. fuunh. ~n" Nels Enghulm wirh 6. fihh . Adams, now resid ing io New York, were missing The tournnmenr unfonon.udy was mured by from 1he cotry list. The schedule was promptly seve ral withdrawals and forfei ls. Elias Gordon as a completed under Ihe Able direoion of Frank K. ro n~u ence of a diSf>\ne withdrew aher Ihe firsl Perkins. round, and Lewis J. Isaacs, who was unwell. relire.! Shapiro. this year's winner. has been playi ng dless afler the sixth rou nd. in variolU Bo5lon evenls for Ihe past fifteen years. The fi nal score: and on tWO previous occasions finished in second W L D TI. plac~ in the Massachusetts Slate tou rn~m ents. I S. D Factor ...... 9 I 0 9 Raymond Thomas of the Boylston Chess Club 2 Charles flimn · ...... , 2 0 , madc a clean score, 10--0 in the minor section of J Herman Hahlbohm .. . , ...... , 2 2 7 the state tou rney, repeali ng ·his 9-0 success in the 1 BurfOn O. Dah lstrom ...... , 2 J ,~ Cily of Boston championship, which finished a few , N e L~ Engholm ...... , 0 , , weeks earlier. He is captain of the Boylston Club's 6 Benjamin Frank ...... , , 0 , "B" team in the Metropolitan League. 7 Samuel Cohen · ...... J , J '11/2 8 Loui, R. Newman ...... 2 , , , 9 Pa ul H. Lil'll e · ...... 2 ~ 2 J CONN ECTICUT CH ESS 10 Kirk D. Holland ...... 2 8 0 2 The Connecticut Olen League has jusl completed \I Lewis J. Isucs ...... 0 10 0 0 the season's act ivities. having conducted during the past yea r both (etm and incl-iv idu al champ ionship tou rnamen ts. COLORADO NOTES Eleven ent ries participated in the A divisioo 0( the inter NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NOTES AUTO CITY NEWS The annual match befween San Francisco and George Eastman, Michigan State Champion, wilh Eascbay, played on April 8th, was won by {he former a perfe A. ]. A IO-game ma tch betwel'o Fink, outstand SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS ing west coasl player, and Charles Bagby. of ·the Mechanics Institute Q,ess Club resu lted 10 a 5 In twO set ma tches, the Chess Pl ayers Group of 10 5 lie. the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League bowed to ihe L A. Chess and Che MERCANTILE LIBRARY, PHILA. MANHATTAN C. C. vs. PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP On Sunday, April 30th, th e Phi ladeJ phill Chess With a score of 11- 1. and without losing a Association played host 10 an imposing array of ulent g~me. Harry Morris headed the list of COllteStan.ts from the Manhattan GJess Club at the annual get in th ~ Mercanti le Library championship. J. Lev1I1 IOgether, at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Afler with 91/2 - 2\12 was second, B. F. W~nkelman 9-3, luncheon, a si xteen board match was played, favor· third. Isaac Ash, 8\12-3%, fourth, :S. Yablonowirz ing the New Yorkers by the score of 10\ll to 5\12' 71/2- 4 1/2 , fifth , and Sigmund with 6Y;t-'\l2, si xth. The Philadelphians excelled on the upper boards Other contestants were Samuel Sklarofi, JOhn Leary, where they amassed four poims. A. DiCamiJlll, Bolden, French, Clay an Asher. The score: The score of the game between two of the leaders I. Kashdan ...... I J. Levin ...... 0 fl)Jlows: I. A. Horowil~ . .. I H. Morris ...... 0 GRUNFELD DEFENSE J. Moskowilz...... 0 A. Regen ...... 1 R. W'illman ...... 0 B. F. Winkelman . I Morris B. F. Winkelman H. W. W. Adams .... I I.Ash ...... O W hite Black H. Morton ...... 0 S. Drasin ...... 1 1 P_Q4 Kt_KB3 27 R,Q Kt_Q3 J. Fisher ...... 1 S. T. Sharp ...... 0 2 P_QB4 P-KKt3 28 Kt_K5 KtxKt O . Tenner ...... 1 M. Cohen ...... 0 3 Kt_QB3 P_Q4 29 PxKt Kt-K5 D r. ]. Platz ...... 1 S. Gordon ...... 0 4 Q_Kt3 p,p 30 Kt-B4 K_Kt2 G. Shainswit ... . . 1 A. Di Camillo .. .. 0 5 QxP B-K3 31 K_K2 KR.Q1 H. M. Phillips ... I W. McHale ...... 0 6 Q_Kt3ch Kt-B3 32 R(Kt).Q3 K-R3 J. Soudakoff . .. .. 1/2 P. B. Driver...... % 7 Kt_KB3 Kt-Q4 33 P_Kt4 QR_B1 L. Halpern ...... 1 S. Skla roff ...... 0 8 P_QR3 P-QR3 34 Kt_R3 R.QR1 I. Heitner ...... \12 H. Bolden ...... \ll 9 Q_Q3 Kt·Kt3 35 Kt_B2 KtxKt M. Demby ...... \12 ]. Wilkinson . .. . . \ll 10 P·K4 B·B5 36 KxKt P_QKt4 ? S. S. Cohen ...... 0 B. Keltz ...... 1 11 Q.Q1 B,B 37 R.QB3 R_R2 12 KxB B_Kt2 38 R (Q)-Q3 R_Kt2 13 P_Q5 Kt-K4 39 K_K3 R_QR1 14 B_K3 Kt ( K)-Q2 40 R_B6 P_R4 15 Q_Kt3 0-0 41 R(Q)·B3 PxP 16 R-Q1 R_QKt1 42 PxP R(R) .R2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 17 P_KR4 P_KR4 43 K_Q4 R·R8 A. DiCamillo G. ShalnGwJt 18 Kt_ KKt5 Kt·K4 44 K·B5 R·K8 White Black 19 B·Q4 Kt_B1 45 R_R6 R,P 1 P_Q4 p_Q4 10 P·K5 p,p 20 P_KB4 Kt_Kt5 46 K_B 6 R.Kt1 2 P.QB4 P_QB3 11 KtxKtP KtxP 21 P·K5 Q_Q2 47 KxP R·KKt1 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-B3 12 KtxKt PxKt 22 P_K6 Q_Q3 48 R-QB5 R_K5 4 P-K3 P·K3 13 Q.B3 R-R4 23 Kt_K2 B,B 49 K_Q7 R-Kt2 5 Kt_B3 QKt_Q2 14 Q_Kt3 B·Kt2 24 RxB P_KB4 50 RxP RxRP , B_Q3 p,p 15 0-0 Q.Q4 25 Kt·B7 Q_Kt3 51 R_RS P.Kt4 7 BxBP P.QKt4 16 Kt·B3 B.Q3 26 R_R3 Q,Q 52 R_K8 Resigns 8 B·Q3 P_QR3 17 QxP • • • • 9 P_K4 P_B4 Into tile lion's maw! SEATTLE vs_ VANCOUVER 17 • • • • R-Kt1 21 BxPch R.s On Sunday, April 30th. ,he Semle a leSS Club 18 QxKt B_K4 22 QxRch K·B1 defeated an agsregation from Vancouver by the one 19 QxB RxPch 23 Q-Kt4ch K_Kt1 sided score of ~\l2 to 1 \1~. After play the Seattle 20 K.R1 QxKt Re-s igns men played -hOStS at a banquet ![} the neighboring British Columbians. The score: NEVADA CHAMPIONSHIP Seattle V dl/COllfler William Taber, a member of the Mechanics Insti 1 James Hurt .. _ 1 S. S. Jackson .. . . tute aleSS Club, Captured the Nevada Slate Cham 2 Haruo Ishida .. 1 A. Hammond . . . pionship without a single loss . The tournament was 3 Jas. W. Tracy . 0 Wm. E. Fillery .. c<>nduded on April 9th. 4 An ton S. WaJlcoh l O. A. Hawes . . .. ~ Bob Neale . ... \12 H . C. H. Verrall . The final standing: 6 Bourne Smith . 1 A. G. Bourne ... W·illiam Taber ...... 61/2- 1/2 7 Dan Wade . . . 1 W. C. Hebden . . Raymond Kilian ...... 6 -1 C. H. Stewart ...... 4\12-2\12 5% Haro ld Kispert ...... 4 -3 *Adj udicated a draw. C. A. W.arson ...... 3\12- 3\12 William Prewett ...... 2 -5 Robert Nirenberg ... .. 1\12-5% NEW YORK NOTES Merle Wood...... 0 -7 In competition with 10 other schools, T rinity School, for the sixth consecutive time captured premier honors in the league of Private Schools of THE SOCIAL ASPECT New York City. The winning team consisted of "Boy, am I going to take up ch ess." remarked a Harry Sproat, Captain, Richard Gordon, Gordon young Jady as she entered the pon als of th e Los Shaw and G~r r ettSon Schoonmaker, wirh T ravers Angeles Chess Club. "The pl ace is full of men, Dike ~nd HilnS Haac as alternates. and not a woman in sight." 106 THE C HE S S REVIEW 21 QxKt! Q.B7ch 27 R,R Q,R 22 K_Ql R_Kl 28 Q,P Q-K4ch The Kemeri Tournament 23 PxKt .,p 29 P·B3 Q. KS Recording twelve points out of a possible 24 QxP B-KtSch 30 Q-B5 Q.Q7ch fifteen, .composed of nine outright wins and 25 K_Bl R-K8ch 31 8_82 Resi gns six draws, without even a single loss, Salo 26 K_Kt2 R· Bl Flohr of Prague added another victory to the triumphant array already in his possession. A b;t of If/dd If/e.rli This, coming directly on the heels of his can· Kemeri Masters Tournament quest at Moscow, once and for all dispelled Latvia_March, 1939 the dismal thought that the Czechoslovakian has been relegated to the limbo of obscurity, SICiLiAN DEFENSE and the shattered idol, restored and brilliant, G. Besrutschko E. D, BO(lolubow White Bl ack again takes ,his 'place in the golden sun. 1 P_K4 P_QB4 19 R.Q3 QxRP In a three_cornered duel for premier honors, 2 P·Q4 p,p 20 PxP P_Q5 Gideon Stahlberg of Sweden and Laszlo Szabo 3 QxP Kt·QB3 21 RxP K·R1 of Hungary deadlocked with 11 points at 4 Q.K3 Kt_B3 22 B_B4 Q-R6ch second and third position, the latter bowing in 5 Kt_QB3 P_KKt3 23 K_Q2 Kt·R4 6 B-K2 P_Q3 24 QxBch !? K,Q his individual encounter to the indornnitable 7 P_B4 B_Kt2 25 R-Q7ch K.B3 Flohr. The perforrnatKe of the Hungarian is 8 Kt_B3 Kt_KtS 26 B·Q4ch K-B4 noteworthy in that he did not draw even one 9 Q.Ktl P.B4 27 R. QSch l Kerneri Masters Tournament Kemeri Masters Tournament Latvia-March, 1939 Latvia_ March, 1939 SICILIAN DEFENSE FRENCH DEFENSE v. Mlkenas L. Dreiberg White Blfl.Ck (Notes by 1. A. Horowitz) 1 P-K4 P-QB4 6 Kt_KtS P.Q4 P. Keres V, Petrov 2 Kt-KB3 P·K3 7 P_KS KKt·Q2 White Black 3 P.Q4 p,p 8 Q_Kt4 B·B1 1 P_K4 P_K3 4 KtxP Kt-KB3 9 B_KKtS Q.R4 2 P.Q4 P.Q4 S Kt_QB3 B_KtS 3 QKt-Q2 , . . , If 9 .•• KtxP; 10 Q·R5! Of la te the textmove is becoming popular. 10 Q-QR4! Q.Kt3 16 Kt{B3)xPch K.Q1 It avoids stereotyped plll.y and is basically 11 0-0-0 B.B4 17 B·KtS Q_Q5 sound in that it doos not immobilize White's 12 P-QKt4 B_K2 18 P_K6! Q_R8ch QBP, and also in that the Kt enjoys a prom 13 BxB K,. 19 K-Q2 Q·Q5ch ising future; it may wind up at Q4 via QKt3, 14 RxP! Q,P 20 B-Q3 Kt-QB3 in the event of .. , P·QB4. ' 1S Kt-B7 P,R 3 . . . . PxP But this steers the game into channels that have long been expoited to White's advantage. An attempt at refutation would be 3 ... p. QB4, when White maycontlnue with 4 QPxP, BxP; 5 Kt-Kt3, B-Kt3; 6 PxP, PxP ; Black re maining with an isolated QP in retunl for his complete freedom, 3 ... Kt-KB3; 4 P·K5, KKt·Q2; 5 B-Q3, p QKt3! (threatening ... B·R3, ridding White of his commanding KB) is also meritol'ious. 4 KtxP QKt.Q2 5 Kt· KB3 B·K2 If 5 ... KKt-B3; 6 KtxKt, KtxKt; 7 Kt·K5! Q-Q4; 8 H-K2! after Spielmann. 6 B.Q3 KKt·B3 7 Q-K2 KtxKt 8 BxKt Kt.B3? A blunder! It allows 9 BxKtP" BxB; ']0 v. Mlkenas Q-Kt5ch regaining the B. 108 THE CHESS REVIEW Kemeri Masters Tournament Latvia-March, 1939 ROOK VS. BISHOP S I C I LIAN DEFENSE By JOSE MAESTRE L. Szabo V. M i kenas (Fourth Installment) White Black SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO.4 1 P_K4 P.QB4 20 K-Bl R.Kt3 2 Kt_K83 P,K3 21 B,R P,B 1 K_R5 • • • • 3 P_Q4 p ,p 22 R.Ktl K-82 The threat is R-B7. 4 KtxP Kt. KB3 23 R_R4 K t-Q4 1 • • • . K·Kt2 5 Kt·Q83 8-Kt5 24 QR_KKt4 P_KKt4 2 R.QKt3ch K_R2 6 P· K5 Kt· K5 25 BxP P,B 3 R_KB3! B·K7 Kt_K2 7 Q-Kt4 KtxKt 26 RxP Best. If 3 ... B-BG; 4 R-B3, B any; 5 R '8 QxKtP R_Bl 27 R. Kt7ch K_81 B7ch etc. 9 P-QR3 Kt_Kt4ch 28 R-R? P_Kt3 • 10 PxB KtxKt 29 K_K1 P_R4 4 R_B7eh K_Kt1 11 8· KKt5 Q_Kt3 30 P_R4 P·R5 5 K _Kt6 • • • • 12 B_RS QxPch 31 P-R5 P.R6 Mate is threatened. 13 P·B3 Kt_84 32 P.R6! Kt·84 5 • . . . K_B1 14 PxQ K t xQ 33 R_RBch K_82 6 K_B6 K.Q1 34 P_R 7 p,p 15 BxJ CUBAN NOT ES Competing against twelve of the foremost pLlye,s of Cuba, M iguel B. Aleman, with a ,COle of 8 wins, and 3 draws, annexed (he Cuban National Championship tHl e, according to a report of the Fedffacion Cubana de Ajedrez. Francisco Planas, with 9 points, was second and Alberto Lopez (hird, wi th 7\12' Under the direction of Major Jaime Mari ne, the National Athleucs and SpOilS Dept, is conducting un el;minati on tournament, to determine the mcm· bers of the team to represerrt Cuba. at the Argentine (bess Olympics . Sixteen entries already have indicated White a desi re -to play , At the genet al elections of the Fedcration, Dr. This diagram is intended to illustrate that Angel de Albear was made p res ideJH, Dr. Amador if the Black Bishop is on either Jlis Kl, QR3, G uerra, Vice President, Sr. Jose VieW ! Regueiro, QB3, QB5, QS, :K7, KBs or KKt7 Black can General Secretary, Sr. Maximo Gas{['o, Ass'is lam Gen draw because the Rook will find no method of eral Secretary, Sr, Herminio Momero, Treasu rer, and Sr. Darwin Cabrera, Assistant Trea~ur e r. The des forcing a win. Note that no Rook is shown on tiny of Cuban Chess is in the hands of these gemle· the diagram. The R can be 'placed anywhere men who are endeavoring w bring about ·a rev ival provided it dOel 1101 threaten to captllfl? the B in the Royal pastime similar w the ,l;ooJ old days, or mate on the move. when H avana was kn own as the "Eldorado" of chess. For example, W,hite attempts to win with NEW CORRESPONDENCE the B at QR3. CLEARING HOUSE 1 R_QB3 B_B8 Economy is the keynote of {he newly [mmed In· Not 1 .. _ K-R5?; 2 K-B4, K-R4; 3 R-B5ch! ternational Correspondence Chess Clearinghouse of etc. 1901 Browning Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal if. For 35c 2 R·KB3 B·Kt7 an nua ll y, an entrant receiv es names and add re sses of 3 R·KKt3 B_B8 prospective opponents, a registered rating of h;s Drawn ability, an ann ual lll ul·tig raphed dirca ory of COrre, _ pondence pl ayers, and helpful suggestions, More examples not necessary . '"• MAY, 1939 109 We have now arrived at the King positions Not 6 . . . K-R3? (Op. 6); because of 7 R-Q2, on the N corner to which opposition 7 and 8 K-R4; 8 R-R2ch, etc. belong, together with others when the Black From the diagrammed position, the draw_ King is not in lateral opposition. These are ing situation arises after 1 R_Kt7ch, K_Rl , mostly all in Black's favor, and with but a few unless of course the Bishop is subject to imme_ exceptions the Bis'hop manages to draw. diate capture. If the Bishop be placed on an y Besides opposition 7 and 8 there are three other White sq"are on the hoard, Black gets a other King positions that should be analyzed. draw. For example, if the Bishop were on (a) When the White King is at KBG and KBG,the play would proceed 2 K-B7, B_Q4 ch; 3 K_BS, B_B5; 4 R_Kt4 or 4 R-Kt3, B_QG Black at his KRz (or KKtl). (b) When the W.hite King is at KBG and or K-R2, respectively, drawn. The Bishop cao_ not be :prevented from getting on one of the Black diagonally opposed at KRl. (c) When the White King is at KB7 (or two Celltra! diagol1al.r. KKtG) and Black at KRl. Let tiS examine the diagrammed position We :have no space to treat each one in great with Black's Bishop at KR6. detail, but as they are akin one to the other, The play proceeds; we will present enough examples to give a 1 R_Kt7ch K_R1 2 R_Kt1 clear idea of the process involved in all of • • • • Best, If K-D7 01' Ktli, the D checks and them. draws. DIAGRAM K N 2 . . . . B-Q2 3 K.B7 B.B3! Black Corner Not 3 . . • B-B Observe that the Bishop is already posted on one of the long diagonals coming out of the N corner. This situation and its subsequent play is well known and has appeared in numerous chess treatises. ~he 'play is foe the Black King to remain in that corner and cover any checks with the Bishop, whereby nothing but Stale_ mate may result. Care must be taken, however, not to fall into any traps: 1 R·KKt7ch K·R1 2 R_Q7 B_B5 Or . .. D·Rtl, R7,. etc, For example let us place the Bishop on 3 K-Kt6 • • • • QR3 (QB3 or QKt4), and White wins with A trap! ~_B7 . The situation is identical if the Bishop 3 . . . . B_R7 IS on KE8 (KB6 or K7). Then K_Kt6 wins. If 3 ., B·K3?; 4 R-R7ch, K-Kt1; 5 R-K7 o .It is to be observed in the diagrammed po_ wins, SItIOn that the Rook and King combined can 4 R-Q8ch B_Kt1 5 K_B6 K_R2 trot eig.ht squares of the two Central Diag~nals~ 6 R.Q7ch K_R1 Wllen the Kings 'are in opposition 7 and 8 Drawn the same procedure is followed by both White • 110 THE CHESS RIlVIEW and Black. In these positions there are times By placing the Rook at QKt8 and the Bish_ when the Rook must remain stationary and a op at QR5 (Kings in Op. 8) a situation King move wins the game for White. arises where the Rook has no adequate win_ DIAGRAM M ning square. R_QB4 is not possible. But Black White wins by first playing 1 K_B7 dis. eh, K_R2; 2 R_Kt4! One last example, with another variation. It is to be observed in these positions (Kings in N corner) that White is able to win only because of the bad situation of the Bishop. DIAGRAM N Black White This is opposition 7. With the Bishop as shown, not considering immediate captures or mates, there are two sguares for the Rook, which would ultimately lead to a win. One is Q2 (to which ,he is unable to move in the diagrammed position) and the other is KB5 , which controls Black's KB6 and prevents a check, e. g.: 1 R_KB5 K_R3 The Bishop's means of escape toward the 2 K·8S B_R6 central diagonals is via Q2 or B8. Out of the 3 R.Q5 B_Kt5 various ways in which White might win this 4 R·Q2! wins In the same diagrammed position, jf the position, L'he present situation of the Rook permits only two: Rook were at K7 and White tried to win by: I. 1 R.Q4! and Bl1cck has no reply. For 1 R.K5, Black would draw with 1 ... B_B6. if 1 . . . B-B8; Z K-Kt6 etc., Op. 7. Or if 1 K_B6 dis. eh, K.Rl; 2 K.Kt6, B.Q4, If 1 R-K5 (or R-KS). B-BS! d raws. (Not etc. draws. 1 . .. B-QZ; 2 R·Kt5ch, K-R]; 3 K·B7 wins). If in the diagrammed position the Kings Or if 1 H-Kl ?,. B-Q2! (now correct) because ir Z R-Ktlch, K-R1; 3 K-B7, B-B3! draws. Or were at B8 and Rl (Op. 8), White wins with in this variation 2 K·Kt6, D·R5 draws. Rook to the 4th rank or with R"K2, and in II. no other way. 1 R_KSch K·R2 2 R_K7ch K_Kt1 If 2 .. K-Rl ; 3 K-Kt6 wins. These two PROBL EM NO.5 checks are for the purpose of conserving the Black same position while placing the Rook on the 7th, and still hold the initiative. 3 K_Kt6 K·B1 Forced. 'The Rook is now attacked. II" it moves a long the 7th rank the Black King esca!)BS via Kt. If 4 K-B6, K-Ktl, again, and as R-Q4 is not possible,. the only way to win would be by recove ring the move with 5 K·Kt6, K ·B1. In lhe present situation White continues with: 4 R_K3 , , . . Or better yet,. R·K5! 4 . . . . B_Q2 5 K_B6 K_Kt1 6 R.KKt3ch • • • • Or R·KKt5ch. 6 . . . . K_R1 (forced) 7 K.B7 . . . . And wins as was shown in solution to Prob White t o lem 2. M A Y, 1 939 111 Copy,ight Februa,y 1936, by Erquire·Coronet, hie. , "WHAT WOULO YOU DO IF YOU WERE IN MY PLACE?" MAY, 1939 113 A gtltne distinguished by reHeats and Long My Favorite End-Game range action. A. V. R. O. Tournament Compositions Fourteenth Round By IRVING CHERNEV Holland-November 27th, 1938 By KUBBEL NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE S. Flohr S. Reshevsky W hite Black 1 P·Q4 Kt·KB3 13 P_KR3 B·R4 2 P.QB4 P·K3 14 0-0 KR_Q1 3 Kt.QB3 B·Kt5 15 P·QR3 B_Kt3 4 Q_B2 P.Q4 16 Q.B1 Kt-K5 5 PxP QxP 17 KR.Q1 Q_84 6 Kt.B3 P·B4 18 RxRch R,R 7 B.Q2 BxKt 19 B·K1 Q_K2 8 BxB PxP 20 P_QKt4 Kt_Kt1 9 KtxP 0·0 21 Q· Kt2 P_83 10 P·K3 P·K4 22 R·B1 B"B2 11 Kt_B3 Kt.B3 23 Q.Kt1 • • • 12 B.K2 B·Kt5 Odd indeed-first White plays Q-Bl,. later follows up with B·K l , and Black in due COUl\Se plays Kt·Ktl. Now comes Q·Ktl. This must be an example of the latest contribution to \Vhite to Play and Draw theory "For safety. keep your pieces at home." 1 B·B2 BxKt 6 B.Q4ch K.R2 23 . . . . Kt·Q3 26 Kt-Q2 P_Kt3 2 P.Q6 KtxPch 7 B_B3 B-B 4 24 P_Kt5 Kt_Q2 27 P-K4 Drawn 3 K·B3 Kt.K8ch 8 B.Q4 B-Kt5 25 B·R5 Kt.Kt3 4 K·K2 Kt·B7 9 B_B3 • • • • While the advantage of 2 Bishops is not 5 K_Q3 Kt_R6 decisive, still it undoubtedly sways the game by th,e in Whit e's favor. Most likely the pl ROUND 14-NOVEMBER 26 12 B.K3 Kt_R3 P. Keres ------Y2 R. Fine ------Y2 13 QR.B1 Q_Q4 A. Alekhine ______Y2 M. Botwinnik ____ Y2 Black's diffi cully is to rid himseH of his S. Flohr ______Y2 S. Reshevsky ---- V2 backward QBP. M. Euwe ______1J, R. Capablanca __ 0 14 Kt.B6 • • • • ~~~- Not 14 P-BS, B-Kt4! This round was played at Amsterdam, busy 14... . BxKt capital of the Netherlands. As expected, neither 14 ... B·Q3, mainta ining the Bishops 1"01" as long as pos~ible offers better chances. Fine nor Keres took any undue chances, and 15 QxB QxQ 19 P-QR3 R·K1 a draw was recorded in nineteen moves. 16 RxQ R_B3 20 B_B4 B.B Capablanca lost to Euwe, which was important 17 KR_B1 RxR 21 PxB K-B2 for the latter, as it was the first time the in_ 18 RxR B-Q3 22 P-K3 R·K3 vincible Cuban bowed to the Dutch Grand_ 22 ... R-K2 to relieve the K t From protect- ing the BP was essen tial. master. 23 R·B4 . . , , The end of this round came early. An Threatening R·R4. enthusiastic public cheered long and heartily, 23 . . . _ P_QKt4 and acclaimed both winners, Fine and Keres. If 23 ... .p. B4; 24 R-R4 .. P -QKt-1; 25 R·R5, Appropriate speeches by AVRO officials, PxP; 26 RxP ! P-Q6; 27 RxPch an(1 lllack's the tournament director, officials of the Nether_ QP can be stopped. lands Chess Association, and the two ha ppy 24_R.B3 p.B3 25P_B3 ! .... winners, closed the tournament. E nabling t he llishop to COOIJerate in the al- tack on the weak pawns. PreJJ flN, more preJJ flre , ,md slill /J/ore pres_ 25 . . . . P-Kt3 26 PxP PxP SUN and the ;lIv;,/cible Cuban collapse.L 27 P_QR4! PxP A. v. R. O. Tournament If 27 . .. P ·Rt5; 28 R-B,t a n d Black is help· Fourt.eenth Rounel less again a pill, effecting an immediate cu re_all for de. Book Reviews ficient knowledge in the opening, middle game Books r eviewed in this colu mn may be obta ined Of endgame. Instead, they are offered as from T HE C HESS REV IEW roughage to prove and d igest, and absorb. ONE HUNDRED REMARKABLE A·fter every few moves, pointed questions are ENDINGS p ropounded, the answers to which arc di s_ cussed at length in another section of the book. By p, J. WEN MAN .$ .75 173 pages, with an index to players, motifs The title is rather doceptjve for the term and openings. Cloth cover. ending as rhere used refers to the conclusion of the game. Nevertheless, that does not de_ tract from the keen selection of combinational INSTRUCTIVE POSITIONS fROM motifs culled from ancient and modern prac MASTER CHESS tice. Eacll of the 100 positions is terminated By J. MI£SES $ 1.00 in the mOst unexpected and abrupt h shion by An addition to the li$ hter and brighter side concealed strategy. of chess li terature, it turns to serve rare deli. cacies to those who play chess for the fun of it, ~~ Black O ne hundred twenty_ fi ve diagrammed positions, covering every phase of the game, are dis. cussed. Seventy.five pages, dear, readable type. A WITTY EXAM PLE M arotti del Simone and del Giudice in eonsultation Anderson T he above position is a little known example of Anderson's play and actually occurred over the board. If ever a game appeared hopeless, this would seem to be the one. Black threatens mate in two places and White appears to be barren of Dr. S. T ;a r raseh defense. Jf 1 R.Kt8ch, K xR; 2 Q_Kt4ch, K_ W hi te to pl;ay and w in B1; 3 Q.K t7ch, K_Ql; 4 Q.Kt8ch and Black 1 B.B7 QxB is able to defend with Q.Bl. Yet there is I ( 1 . , . RxB; 2 Q-K ti ch, RxQ; 3 RxP malo. 2 RxPch QxR a win for White in the original position , 3 Q_Kt7ch KxP " Q.K6eh!! QxQ 4 R_R1 mate 2 Kt-Q7! QxKt (force d) T his seems -to have the eal'marks of Pia· 3 R. Kt8ch !! KxR chu tta In terrerence. 4 PxQ a nd mates next move. White has !Iothingbut Pawns left: Truly A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN THE a remarkable ftnlsh . ELEMENTS OF MODERN CH ESS MASTERY BY QUESTION CHESS STRATEGY AND ANSWER By F. REINFE LD $1.00 By F . RIlINFELD $2.00 (l essons 21 to 24 inclusive) A new, novel , instructive and entertai nins Four additional lessons covering the much method of presenting fe atures and problems disCussed ' Catalan System, the. , . B_B4 varia_ arising in the various departments of the sa.me. lion of the Caro·Kann Defense, the Slav De. Sixteen exemplary games are chosen from fense and the Tarrasch Defense to the Ruy master 'play covering almost every known tac_ --lopez. Each is written with the depth and tical, strategical, positional and combinative understanding of the pedagogue, in l:!resenting device. But these are not to be swa ll owed as thoughts from the point of view of the student. • MAY , 1939 13 ... Kt·Kt3 (or -B4); 14 QKt-K4 fol Game Studies lowed by 15 Q-R3ch and mate next move. II 13 . .. QxP; 14 QKt-K4, R·Rl; 15 Ktx (One of the most remarkable games et'er Peh, K-R2; 16 Kt(7)-Kt5ch, K-R3 ; 17 Q-R3ch! (st ronger than QxPch at once), K-Kt3; 18 played by Americall amateurs.') QxPch, K-R4; 19 P·Kt4ch. K-R5; 20 Kt-B3ch , Utah Championship, 1938 K-R6; 21 K t (4)-Kt5ch, K-Kt7; Z2 R-Ktl mat e. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED III 13 .. . QxP; 14 QKt-K4, Q-Kt5ch; 15 (Notes by K N. Bernstein) K·B1, Q-B5ch (t o protect the KP); 16 K-Ktl, R-Rl ; 17 KtxPch, K-R2.; 18 Kt(4)-Kt5ch, win· D. L. Morgan I. W. Taylor ning the Q. White Black IV 13 . .. KtxKP ; 14 PxKt, P·KB4. Now 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 White cannot force mate as in the main vari 2 P_QB4 Kt_KB3 ation because after 15 Q-R 4ch, K-Kt3 ; 16 Q 3 Kt_QB3 .... R7ch, KxKt; 17 P·B4ch, KxP and White's White is intent on l)laylug a regular Q.G.D. KP is unprotected! Ther efore White must - otherwise he would s eize t he c.hance to obtain content hlmseH with obtain ing a winning game a flne free game by 3 P xP, KtxP ; 4 P -K4 etc . by 15 Q-R4ch, K·Kt3; 16 KtxP, Q-Q2 (if 16 . . . Q-Q6; 17 KtxRch, RxKt ; 18 QxKt); 17 3 . . . . P_K3 KtxRch with t he exchange and a P ah ead. B-Kt5 8-K2 4 V 13 . .. KtxQP (the b~st defense); 14 5 Kt.B3 P_QKt3 O·O-O! (not 14 P·B4, Kt·B7ch; 15 KBZ, Q 6 PxP KtxP Q5ch . and wins), P ·KB4 (forced; if 14. _' . Q 7 BxB KtxB K 1 ; 15 Q-R4ch, K-Kt3 ; 16 Q-R7ch. KxKt ; 17 Safer was 7 .. . QxB; 8 P-K4, KtxKt; 9 RxKt, Kt-Kt 3; 111 P·B4ch. KtxP ; 19 P ·R4ch, PxKt, B-KtZ and Black's Q prevents Kt-Kt5 K·Kt5; 20 QxPch and 21 . . . Q-Kt5 m ate. (the key-move of White's subsequent combina Or 14 ... Kt(2)·B4; 15 P ·B4 a nd 16 Q-R3ch tion). etc.) ; 15 Q-R4ch, K·Kt3; 16 Kt xP, KtxKt; 17 8 P_K4 0-0 RxQ, QRxR; 18 QxKt winning. 9 B-Q3 B-Kt2 13 . . . . Q.P To b e considered was 9 .. • B·R3; 10 B-BZ 14 Q_B1 QxKPch (or 10 BxB, KtxB ; 1l Q-R4, Q·Bl; 12 P·QKt4, Allowing White to reinforce the Kt at Kt5. P-Q.B4; 13 P-Kt5, PxP!) . Kt-Kt3! 11 Q-Q2, Stronger was 11 ... Q·Q6 wit h the unpleasant Q-B3! wit h a satisfactory game (12 P·K5, threat or 15 .. . Kt-Kt5 (or -Q5). 15 Q-B4 is Q-B5 ! ). not to be feare d b ecause o( 15 . .. Kt-Kt3! 10 P_K5 QKt-B3 Black could also obtain an advallta~ e ous 11 BxPch! K.B ending here wi t h 14 . . . KtxP ! 15 KtxKPch 12 Kt_Kt5ch K_R3 (if 15 0·0, Q·KKt5! wins), K-R2; 16 KbQ, Of course not 12. K-Kll? 13 Q-R5 , R-Kl; Kt-Q6ch; 17 K·B1, KtxQ; 1R RxKt, KR·Ql etc. 14 QxPch, K·R1 ; 15 KtxP. However, the text move would have proved sufficient If Bla ck had not gone a stray on his next move. 15 QKt_K4 K_Kt3? Her e 15 ... Q·R4ch was ~ssential and after 16 K- BL Kt·Q5 T the threat of ... B·R3ch or ... Q-Kt4ch leaves Whit e hopelessly lost, e.g. 17 J{.txKPeh, P-Kt4! 18 KtxKt (or 18 Qxpch, QxQ; 19 Kt(6lxQ, B-RSch and wins), BxKt; 19 P-KR4, K-Kt2 etc. Or 17 Q-K3, B-RSch; 18 K-Ktl, Kt-K7ch ; 19 K-Bl, Kt-B5ch; 20 K-Ktl, Kt(2)-Q4!! w in· ning. 16 P_KR4 R_KR1 17 P_KKt4! • • • • Vigorously seizing the opportunit y to resume the attaCk. 17 . . . . RxP 18 RxR Kt_Q5! 19 P_B4 Q.R4ch Mor gan 20 K_B2 Q-Kt4 Th e onslaught a!)pearS most formidable. but 13 Q_Q2? . - . . Black could have played her e 20 ... P·KB3 ! Here White misses a very pretty win by 13 21 Q·QKtl (if 21 Kt·KBS, K txKt; 2Z KxKL p. Q-Kt4! He then threatens a forced mate by KB4; 23 PxPch, PxP etc. Or 21 KtxKP, 14 QcR4ch, K-KtS; 15 Q·R7ch, KxKt; 16 P-B4ch, Kt xKt; 22 P-B5ch. KtxP e tc.). PxKt; 22 Ktx KllP (if 16 .. . K-Kt5; 17 Q-R3ch, KxP leads Pch (not 22 Kt-QBch, K t (2)-B4; 23 PxKtch, to the same position); 17 Q-R4ch, KB4 ( If 17 PxP w ith a winning counter-attack ), K-B3; 23 ... K·K6; 18 Q·K4 m ate); 18 Q-R5ch, K-B5; Kt-R7ch, K-B2; 24 Kt-Kt5ch, K-Kl; 25 Q-Q3, 19 Kt-K2ch followed by 20 Q·B3 male. Q-Q4 etc. How is Bla ck to IIreve nt the above mate ? It must be remembered, however ,. that in He cannot play ... R-Rl, for then KtxPch such posit ions it is almost impossible to avoid wins the Q. Other possibilities are: going wrong somewhere! 116 T Hll CHIOSS R EVI E W 21 Kt-Q83 0-06 MO lleJ which ( feill, a wtalmeu in one'l own 22 R.R3! Q.65 PalUn posilion are t ailed am;,pOJilional mO fJIfJ . Th~ 2$ Q.Ktl eh p ... expl:1i,mced piay ~ ', at4/(;res a 1flllural dislike for 24 Q·Kt1 Q.B4 Hu h m01le~, whith O((I/J;oJlally redOJmdl 10 hiJ 25 P.Kt4! . . - . diuredil. Black tl nds hi mself " ~ I n t he soup" again! T h, following gllme from Ih, , iKblh round 0/ But the last word has not been ~ a id yel! Ihe N oordwi;k IO lmlaml l/l iIIl Che:u.pl iilye rs desir ing to t u rn t he ir lib· r a r ie& into cash a re Tequested t o get in This unexpecled move cre ates grave and touch w ith us. W e w il l be .glad to ap d ifficult proble m s fOl" Bla.ck. The point III praile a ny library a nd ma ke a cuh offe r that 13 . . . Kt·B5 Is now l'eluted by 11 Kt for it In whole or in part. Addr eH : T HE: {Q4 ) xKtP, P xKl; 15 . KtxP fo llowed by 16 CH ESS REVIEW, 25 W. 431""d St .• New QxKt. Al so 13 ... K l·BS Is met by 14 KtxK t, York, N. Y. QxKt, 15 P-K5!, Kt·Q4 {roreed, 15 .. . Kt·Kl loses : 16 B·D3, P·Q4; ]7 KtxQP! , PxKt; 18 MAY, 1 939 117 8xP and 19 OxR ) : 16 KtxKt, I'xKt (or 16 ... New England Championship Match, 1938 QxKt ; 17 Q·0 3! and W hi te w ins at l eu t thc QP): 17 8 ·D3. True, Black 's posit i on is s till FRENCH DEFENSE not without hope, for after 17 . .. D·KtZ tbe (Notes by H aroltl Morton) capture at the Black QP Is no ad vanlal:C: 18 W . W. Adams H . Morton ExP, QxD ; 19 QxQ, DxQ ; 20 RxB, PxP wllh recapture of the Pa wn. White Black 13 . . . . Kt_Kt2 I P-K4 P_K3 14 P·QR3 B.Q2 2 P·Q4 P.Q4 3 Kt-Q B3 B_Kt5 Agalll Inaccurate, after which Black Jl: Ctfl Into 4 B-Q3 . ... vcry sedolls dim cui lies. Indicated wit!! 14 ..• Kt·Q2, possibly followetl by .. . Kt·Kt3 ami Objectively scccptll.blc- but giving Black . , Kt·B S, much choice of gootl co n tinuations . 15 P·K5! • • • • 4 . , . . PxP V ery strongly played. A rtel' 15 ... Px P ; 16 5 BxP Kt-KB3 P xP , Qx P ! White would w i n the Queen wit h 6 B-Kt5 P.B4 17 D · n~ . 7 Kt-BS Kt·B3 15 • . . . K t-Kl 8 0·0 ... . Necessa.·y was 15 .. . K t-Q4, to preclutle DeHant, dogged devel opment. the posa lblilly of losing a Pawn aHe.' 16 K txK t. 8 . . . , KtxP 16 Kt.K4 .... Not pl ayi ng f Ot, " k eeps", Black hopes t o Whi te misses t he best l;ontlnul\Uon 16 B·D3! rellnquisll t he l' pt 'e~e n tl y whilst gaini ng In The poInt Is that White would obtain lin IfL'e· some othe.. element us White converts 'l'ime sistlble aUnck arle.' 16., ,P·Q,I; 17 DxP!, into Material, P)I;D; 18 Ktx P, Q·Ql; 19 Kt-B5, DxKt : 20 QxD, Also 16." R·m (instead of 16 , .. 9 Kt_QR4 Kt_B3 P·Q4 ) w ould have pr oved i n ~ um clc nt art er R ight or wrong- thill move yields Black 2 17 KI'US! , B-QI (1 7 .. , PxKt; 111 KI'Q5 U's H W hite w ant ll hi !! J> r ebated. re New England Championship Match, 1938 ;=~H. Morton ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE (Notes by Harold Morton) W. W. Adams H. Morton White Bl~ck 1 P_K4 KKt.B3 2 P-K5 Kt·Q4 3 P_QB4 Kt-Kt3 4 P.Q4 P·Q3 5 P_B4 • • • • A pawn advance at wholesale. Is it a bar gain? Opinions extant are well assorted. Heck lers and adherents bot h find reinforcement for their argument. e. g. Tarrasch, '''foo much of a good t hIng. White allows himself to be enticed into advancing all four center pawns." But Alekhine commends it, "Th-e most danger W. W. Adams ous procedure for Black. Refutation of BlaCk's strategy, if -possible, can be found only through 16 K_Q2 • • • • this advance." SIlQsko-Borovsky writes, " ... The only move! Seven alternatives fail. this fortress erected imprud-ently too close to Obviously a tter an interposition by either Q the enemy lines." Tartakower analyzes it to or B he will be unable to play Kt-Q5 upon show a powerful attack for White. Some which he r eli.es to maintain advantage. If pot pouni! 16 P ·Kt3, QxB; 17 Kt·Q5, KtxP; 18 Q-Kt2,· 5 . . . . P.P Kt-Q6ch; 19 K-Q2, KtxR; 20 RxR, QxKtch!; 6 6PxP Kt_63 21 QxQ, R-Q1 and BlaCk's gambol is vindicated. 7 6_K3 6_64 16 . . . . QxB 8 QKt.63 P_K3 17 Kt_Q5 .... 9 Kt.63 • • • • Thus lae ,II \, just like g randma used A real work·horse. Unlike the entry from 10 bake. the rival stable which died at the 15th move, and [or whiCh a blood transfusion might ap 9 . ... Kt.Kt5 propriately hav-e been tubed from a jack-ass, To aVOid a highly dangerous sacrificial pos t he driver -makes this steed earn his oats. sibility which might come after 9 ... Q·Q2 17 . . . . QxKtch with the under'l'ated 10 P-Q5! followed 10 ... Kt-Kt5; 11 Kt·Q4, PxP ; ) 2 PxP. Black may A sad necessity. Originally intended was not continue with KtxP as h e will lose a the faulty line 17 .. . Q-Kt6 ; 18 Kt-B7ch, K· piece a fter KtxB. Q2; 19 KtxR, QxPch; 20 R·B2, QxKP; but now he se-es that White demolishes him with R 10 R_61 P·64 QKtl to whiCh there is no adequate defence. 11 P-QR3 P.P Now White goes on to win the game . as he 12 KtxP · . - . pleases. Snosko-Borovsky vs. Alekhine adopted 12 B Kt5 after which Alekhine sacrifi ced his Queen 18 QxQ R-Ql 22 R-Q3 B·K2 by PxKt. The game was subsequently drawn 19 QxRch K.Q 23 R_Kt3 P_B5 20 KR_Ql K_Q2 but later analySis indicates Black had much 24 B_82 • • • • more [avorabJ.e play, perhaps sufficient to force 21 K_K2ch K_K3 a win. The idea is 12 B-Kt5, PxKt; 13 BxQ, Of course, not BxBP because or Kt-Q5ch. PxP; 14 BxKt, PxR(Ql; 15 QxQ, Kt-B7ch; Similarly, RxP Is a ·blunder refuted by Kt-Q1. 16 K-any, PxB. Bla ck has R & B & P plus 24 . . . . Kt.R4 an attack commencing B-QB4 for the Q. 25 R_Kt5 P_QKtS 12 .. _ . Kt.B3 26 P-QKt4 Kt_Kt2 13 Ktx6 · . . . 27 R_B7 R.QKt1 28 BxKtP! A fine move. I had expected an even game • • • • after 13 KtxKt which has 'bE*n aecepted as A bit of rhythm akin to the popular number correct by analysts . . Adams' accurate apPraisal "Without a Word of Waming". Whlte carries here assures him of the superior game. his convincing play right to the finish. 13 _ . , , PxKt 28 . . . . P-QR3 29 B_R7 Resigns After 13 . .. QxQ Black would have n o de fence against Kt-Kt5. 14 Q-B3 KtxBP (T,?f following f.am ~, althouf.h only a draw, it This illiterate beast is not COnversant with IhrlllllJg from beginning 10 end. Almost tvtry mOVf Genesis, eha·pter }II, Verse 3. He bites of the a/tf.'s the chancn, .alld (It every turn each pfayet· Appl e, t h€reupon hastening the upset of the bell.fves the other Ii lost. But always there is a whole apple·cart. M1I1IJ8 clause, with new surprises. A drawlI 8ame, Irtle, but of such there el Played in Holland-1938 14 . . . . 0-0 CARO-KANN DEFENSE The only move to sa(eguard the King. The threats ou Black's K2 and K3 could not be (Notes by Dr. Max Euwe) adeQuately met otherwise: 14 ... BPxB?; 15 J. L. Stolk F. J. Voorwinde QxP. Q·Ql; 16 BxKt, PxB; 17 Kt-R4 and White White Black wins. 1 P_K4 P_QB3 15· RxKt • • • • 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 A remal'kable move in a remarkable position. 3 Kt-QB3 PxP Many pieces ar·e en prise. 4 KtxP B.B4 15 . . . . KtxR 5 B·Q3 .... After othe r moves White obtains decisive One of the many gambit variations of this advantage : 15 ... RPxB; 16 RxB, PxD; 17 particular opening. White offers a Pawn ill QxPch. etc. return for a few tempi. It is howev-er, a mOOl 16 BxB PxB question whether the gain in time h; worth the loss of material. There was nothing else: 16 . .. KR-Kl fails because of 17 BxPch, KxB ; 18 QxP mate. 5 . . . . Q,P 17 QxPch .... Fearlessly. Black accepts the gambit. Apparently White has achieved a winning 6 Kt·KB3 Q.Q1 position. Black's Knight must fall. and White Best. The threat is now . . . BxKt followed has two pieces fOr a ROOk . by the exchange of Queens. 17 . . . . K·R2 7 Q.K2 • • • • 18 QxKt RxKt White must of course avoid the exchange The tables are turning! Now White's Rook of QueenS in order to retain the initiative. is threatened and it appears that Black will 7 • . . . BxKt remain with material advantage. And Black must or course guard against 19 P_QKt4 .... smothered mate: 7 ... Kt-Q2; 8 Kt·Q6 mate. Interposes on the diagonal, and attacks the This last exchange will now enable mack to Queen. Does not White win a piece?, develop his KKt with the gain ot a tempo. 19 . . . . Q_KB4 8 BxB Kt.KB3 Indirect protection tor the Rook on B6. 9 B.Q3 P-K3 Black retains the exchange. 10 0.0 QKt.Q2 20 QxKtP 11 B·KKt5 B.K2 • • • • 12 QR_Q1! .... Now two rooks are loose. In the nick of time to upset the peaceful 20 .... R,P deye]opment of Black! Were Black now to Black aCQuleces ..... continue with 12 ... 0-0. then would follow: 21 QxR • ••• • 1a BxKt, KtxB; 14 BxPch, and White Wins White captures the rOOk. Dut now comes the Queen (Or a Rook and Bishop. Should the surprise! Black \'ecapture 13 ... BxB (or 13 ... PxB), 21 . . . . RxPch then While recovers his Pawn by 14 BxPch, 22 KxR KxB; 15 Q·Q3ch, K-Ktl; 16 QxKt. This latter • • • • continuation would lead to about a ll even ga me: 16 ... QxQ; 17 RxQ. BxP; 18 RxKtP, KR F. J. Voorwlnde;.,,~ QKtl. 12 . . . . Q.R4 Removing the Queen from the danger zone to facilitate castling. 13 KR_Kl • • • • Simple, but powerful! White's enUre army Is now mob!llzed; Black's Rooks are out of play. 13 . . . . P-KR3 Was ... 0 ·0 imvossible? Let us conSider: 13 ... 0·0; 14 BxPch. KtxB; 15 BxB or 14 ..• KxB; 15 RxKt!, KtxR; 16 BxB and White must win ' the exchange, for he has a double threat of BxR, and Q-Q3ch followed by QxKt. 'fhen alter 13 ... 0·0 White at least regains his Pawn and obtains equality. J. L. Stalk But Black does have better. 13 .. . 0-0-0 appal'ently leaves the first player without tan 22 ... Q-Kt5ch gible compensation for his gambit Pawn. On Drawn. The White King cannot escape: 23 this ground the opening sacrifice Is to be K_R1, Q·B6oh; 24 K_Ktt, Q.Kt50h; 25 K-B2, condemned. Q_B5ch; 26 K.K2, Q.K5ch; 27 K.Q2, Q.Q5ch. 14 B.Kt6! • • • • A thrilling battle _ a credit to both players. Opening the Q file and immediately threaten TrallIlaud /rom Kikefilti bj j.B.S. ing BxBPch and QxPch. Problem Department By VINCENT 1. EATON AJdrtH ali coTrtJponJenu ~e!"linK IV Ihi! deparlmenJ /0 V. L. Eaton, 2237 Q Street, N. W., W I1sbi"glon. D. C. "Dy popular demand", as the saying goes, Now that these matters are off my chest, we are inaugurating in this month's issue a I ,hope soon to 'be able to give a series of brief change of policy with regard to the solving articles on problem terms and themes, the rules. \Vhen I called for suggestions recently, technique of composing, hints on solving, and It number of you poin ted out the difficulty of other matters Which may be 01" some general solving all the problems in each month's issue interest. You might help by wriUng in and for full credit on the Ladder; and I Quite suggesting points which you should like to agree that mastering twenty-seven offerings have explained In these pages. I 8hall also of all types and ot varying degrees or diffi· try lo answer qnestions about problems (ex· culty every four weeks Is a formidable task, cept your versonaJ ones) ir they are accom· even for t he expert . Hence we shall hereafter panied by return lJOstnge. hold you responsible only 1'01' the eighteen original problems, the majority of which will The amusing pseudonym above No. 1336 be in two and three moves. Solving of the masks a once-active composer who ·jlfls come nilie quoted works will be optional, bul will baCk to the Chessboard a[ter nearly twenty not score points on the Ladder. years of abstinence. No. 13 43 is also by a As for the actual scoring, credit will ordin· newly·returned veteran. No. 1356 is an inter arily be allowed on the basis of two pOints fo!' esting revision of an unsound Shinkman self· each two·mover, three for each three"mover,. mate, with added variety. Though Nos. 134);· and longer problems pro rata; but this scale 1356 need not be solved for Ladder credits, will be made tlexiblf! enough lo allow extra they are recommended as being o[ exceptional points for more than moderately dlfiicult prob· merit. lems of each type. Correct claims of cooks and no solution will also bring dividends. The Cougratulations to Andre Marceil on his number of pOints awal'ded will appear with the popnlar Honor Prize Lightweight, No. 1288, solution of each problem, which will give you and t o Dr. Gilbert Dobbs·, who has acqnlred a mouth-by-month check on your scores, and the habit 0[ winning the L.adder award (this an opportunity to prove yourselves better be ing his fourth ascent). mathematicians than the Editor. 'rhe solving prize will continne to be awarded each month INFORMAL LADDER to the lucky fellOW at the top of the Ladder. but inactive cllmbers will be dropped If they (Maximum score for Nos. 1276_1302: 79) are silent for more than six months. In case u*Dr. G. Dobbs 799, 75; Bill Beers 744, _; they subsequently awake from their slumbers, - I. Genud 725, - ; Dr. P. G. Keeney 714; however, they will be allowed to resume their ""H. B. Oaly 607, 76; 6W. Patz 598, 53; E. J . ascent with their back points restored and Korpanty 550, 54; ~ A. Sheftel 532, 60; Bourne. the Editor's blessing. Smith 589, -; 6 \. Revise 501, 60; .~1. & M. I have also deCided to change t he system of Hochberg 470, 79; 6u M. Gonzalez 546, _; awarding the Honor Prizes for our ol'lglnal "uG. Plowman 467, 68; W. Jens 496, 34; F. contributious. Until now the best two"mover Sprenger 415, 75; T. McKenna 384, 58; 1. and the best longer problem over a period of Burn 437, -; W. Keysor 397, 39; K. L.ay 351, several months have received prizes ; but it 40; J. Hannus 303, 43; B. M. Marshall 308, 18; seems to me that three·movers deserve a J. Schmidt 302, -; H. l:Iausner. 264, _; 6C. separate place in the sun, and that they must Miller 262, _; L.. Greene 239, _; •• uP. L.. be judged by somewhat different standards Rothenberg 157,79; A. Saxer 166, -; A. Grant than those applied to long· range com positions. 152, -; .. \, Burstein 79, 64; G. Fairley 64, 69; A good thr ee·er may snffer In the popular L. Eisner 129, - ; J. M. Dennison 57, 63; J. ballot by comparison with an e qually good TU"sch 97, -; V. Rosado 79; A. Tauber 79; W. four- or five-mover or self-mate; tot homines, C. Dod 75, -; · H. Medler 70, _; Max Wey tot sententiae, or, as someone has said, bege 62; A. Fortier 38, -; J. Donald·son 3, 14; "What's one man's fis h is another man's F. Grote 6, _. poisson." Hereafler, therefore, please vote for the best two'€!", the best three·er, and the SOL.UTIONS best long·range problem or sei{-mate in each No. 1270 issue. The Probl em Editor will then consti· tute himself judge of the best problem of each type selected by ballot over a veriod or three months, and tbese. problems will appear in NO. 1277 rotatlon on the cover. Thus the June Honor Prize will be I!.warded to the best long·range problem published during the period Feb. April; the July Prize to the ,best two-er from the March-May issnes; the August Prize to No. 1278 the best three·er during April-June; and so 011. This amounts, in effect, to hohling in fOI'mal quarterly t ourneys fOI" each type o r problem. 120 MAY, 1939 121 Original Section No. 1330 No. 133 3. No. 1336 BILL BEERS DR. J. HANSEN "TH E OLD DUCK" Willmar, Minn. Copenhagen, Denmark New York, N. Y. Mate lfl 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 No. 13 31 No. IB4 No. 1337 BILL BEERS BURNEY M. MARSHALL HERBERT T HORNE Willmar, M inn. Shreveport, La. St. Petersburg, Fla. Ma.te In 2 N o. 1;';'2 N o. 1335 No. 1338 J. M. DENNISON GEOFFREY MOTT·SM ITH BILL BEERS Detroit, Mich. New York, N. Y. Willmar, Minn. Ma.te in 2 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE JUNE 25th, 1939 122 THE C H E SS R E Vl /3 W Original Section (cont'd) No. 1339 .No. 1342 N o. 1345 J. M. D E NNISON J. G. LINTON GEOFFR E Y MOTT.SMITH Detroit, Mich. New York, N. V. New York, N. Y. Mate in ;. Mate In ;. Sd/mate m 2 No, 1340 No. 1343 No. 1346 DR. G. DOBBS FRED ORNES DR. G. DOBBS Carr o ll t on, Ga. Mount Vernon, ·Wash. Carrollton, Ga. Iv[atc in ;. Sdf m~t e In 3 No. 1341 No. 1344 No. 1347 T H E PROBLEM HERBERT THORNE G. GOELLER EDITOR St. Petersburg, Fla. Munich, Germany Mate in :; Malt io 3 Sd/mate in 5 SOLUT iONS TO T HESE P ROBLEMS ARE DUE JUNE 25th, 1939 MAY, 1939 123 Quoted Section No. 1348 No. 05l No. 1354 B. J . De C. ANDRADE J. J. RIETVELD J. JUCHLI Fi rst Prize, Schweiz. Schachzeitung, London Observer, 1939 British Ches's Magazine, 1923 Feb., 1905 Mace in 2 Mate In 2 Mate In 3 No. 1349 No. 052 No. 1355 A. J. FINK OR. L. N. DeJONG M. HAVEL First Prize, Western Daily Mercury, 1938 Pittsburgh Post, 1922 Ziata Praha, May 15, 1914 Mu{e in 2 Mate in 3 Mare Jfl 4 No. 1350 No. 1353 No. 1356 BURNEY M. MARSHALL FRITZ HOFMANN GEOFFREY MOTT·SMITH British Chess Magazine (After W . A . Shinkman) Nov., 1938 Schachminiaturen, 1902 Games Digest, Jan., 1938 Mate in 3 THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT SCORED ! N THE LADDER COMPETITION 124 TH E CHESS REVI EW No. 1%19 No. 1289 I'd (Three pointe) No. usa No. 129 0 pre ~e nted_ No. 1281 polntl) conllderlnll t Illece at Utll'in1 lir e on th eo nJll le "rtar I No. 1291 1 Dg6 (Five welt for )""'"1' t3y I>l o" h l ~ the 2 Se 2 mate r em ov ln !\" the U ...." k 2 se3-d l ch, Ke l 3 S f2; mov ing t ho " ellt of I to t h e right . PxS ace. Ito e limina ted 2 & 4. Sf3 3 Bd2ch, SxU No. 1282 No. un ( Three p(ltnt.' PMch not devoid of No, 1293 1 Rb6 (Three NO . 1283 Bukofzer: 1 SeE (Three point.) 2 Qa3ch Z Sb1ch 2 Qdkh eehoe. In economIc 2 ~ok h problem w Ith many variations No. au (Two I)O ln l . ) Wonder ful echo p l a.y No. UIIS points) re8ult l &nO m e ll.&"e r-Dobbl. No. 1296 ( Two points) No. 1291 ( F o ur POlm . ) No. u s. Be! (Th ree poin t.) No. 1298 point.) No. 1299 No. 1285 (Four polnU) 1\"0. 1300 1 Rf3-1'3 ( Th~e • No. 1301 H . 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