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This number i~ bl'lng (ailed the January-February issue me rely for th(' s nience. During the currcnt year, -_. -- ( Published monthly by The Chess Review. Businl'ss Office. 60-10 RooSl.'vclt AV('tluc. Wood side, N. Y. Publinl!ion Office. 203 -East 12th Street. New York. N. Y. Phone. GRamercy 7-9517. Yearly ~ub 5 crjptjon in the United States $2.50. Eisewherl' $3.00 Single copy 25 cts. Copyright 1934 by The Chess Review. - CONTRIBUTING EDITORS, LAJOS STEINER REUBEN FINE BARNIE F. WINKELMAN DR. S. G. TARTAKOWER LESTER W. BRAND IRVING CHERNEV HANS KMOCH JAMES R. NEWMAN DONALD MACMURRAY NEWS EVENTS Kashdan on Tour Margolis Wins I. Kashdan. challenger for the United Chicago Championship States Championship. now held by Frank Albert C. Margolis, of the ProfeSSiona l J. Marshall, has just reached Chicago. Ill., Men's Chess Club, Western Champion after a series of simultaneous exhibitions in 1927. has added the title of City Cham in the Eastern part of this country and pion of Chicago to his laurels. O ut of Canada. a strong field including two other former The schedule of the cities he will visit Western Champions. this young master and the scores to date follow: demonstrated that after a retirement of W D L years. he has regained the form that at Fc b. 9 Bing hamton, N . Y. .. \3 I 0 the age of 19 permitted him to hold his .. 14 W ashington. D. C. . . 20 3 0 own with anyone w est of the Alleghanies. " 17 Montreal. Can...... 58 9 5 , " 18 Montreal, Can...... 50 16 7 Going into the final round. Margolis was .. 21 T oronto. Can...... 34 of I fa ced with the necessity of winning his March 3, Chicago, Ill.: March 4, Irving game with Factor. no mean assignment Park. Ill.: March 6, Milwaukee. Wise.: under any circumstances. A draw would March 9~J I. Winnipeg. Can.: March. 13. not suffice for the scores of the three lead Omaha, Neb.: March. 15~22. Denver. ers at that time were: Factor 5Y2 . Mar~ Colo.: March 24-26, Dallas. Tex. golis 5, and Edgren 5. • • • Margolis succeeded in wresting th e M. S. Kuhns Visits game and needed point from Factor and St. Petersburg Chess Club he was given loyal support from his' dub M . S. Kuhns, President of the National a nd team mate, Sol. R. Friedman, who C hess Federation of the United States. rose to the occasion by defeating Edgren visited the St. Petersburg Chess Club in in the same round thereby preventing a tie Florida. while on his vacation. for first place and leaving the latter in As reported by Albert H. Gerwig, the third place. half a point behind Factor. club has enjoyed one of the most success~ Final standings are as follows : ful seasons in its history. Weekly lecH tures on the game by J. T. Beckner. PreSi M a r ~ oJj s . .. ,. " ., .... ,' 6 dent of th e Miami Chess Club last year, Factor ...... , .. . , ...... 5).1 EdQren ...... , . . . . 5 created a great deal of interest. Elison ...... 4 H • • • Hahlbohm ...... 4H Harold Morton at the Isaacs ...... i ).1 Friedman ...... i Wells Memorial Chess Club Kent ...... 1 The Wells Memorial Chess Club of Price ...... , ...... , . , I Boston recently held a simultaneous e x ~ hibition in which Harold Morton, New The new titleholder is also captain of England champion, was the solo perH Professional Men's Chess Club team which is engaged at this writing in a neck former, against 29 members of the Metro~ politan League, M r . M orton won 25, and neck struggle for the team c hampion ~. drew two and lost two. ship in the Chicago City Chess League" J"'NlJARy~FIlBRu"'RY, 1934 THE CHESS REVIEW 3 Seventh Rumanian Chess Congress T rebitsh Memorial Tournament The 7th Congress of the Rumanian The sixteenth Annual Trebitsh Memo Chess Federation was held on the 29th rial Tournament. played at the "Hietzing" and 30th of December. 1933. on the pre- Chess Club in Vienna. had an entry list mises of the Chamber of Commerce in of 16 competitors. Bucharest. Hans Muller and E. Gruenfeld. both Major C. Caraman presided with Mr. members of the home club. tied for first Aure! Lernovici acting secretary, Engineer place with a score of 10).;2 pOints each. Alabar Kery delivered the opening ad R. Spielmann won third prize with 10 dress, points, B. Honlinger and E, Glass shared It was decided to make several-changes fourth and fifth prizes with 9Y2 each. Prof. in the organization. to raise its standards A. Becker was sixth with 9, and D, Pod to an equal basis of those of other ~or horzer and Kolnhofer divided seventh and eign countries. It was also suggested that eighth with 8 points each. the playing of chess should be introduced • • • in schools. manufacturing concerns and in Mercantile Library Military as well as private institutions. Efforts are being made to widen the radius Chess Championship of activity of the Federation. and an ap W ith but a few games still unfinished, peal was made to the Press for the en the results of the Mercantile Library Chess couragement of Chess playing. which in Club Championship. are as follows: their opinion, develops the intelligence. keeps man preoccupied. who thus becomes W L u vi n ...... , .... . 13J1 1)1 more ambitious for intellectual activities. Weiner . - ...... II 2 The results of the election of the Ex Bailey ...... 10 , ecutive Committee of the Federation was H esse ...... 9 4 Winkclmnn ...... , ... . . as follows: Active President. Engineer 10 5 Drusin ...... , . . . . . 9 5 Aladar Kery: General Secretary. Engi R Ulh ...... 9).1 5!1 neer Henry Taubman: Secretary, Engineer Regen ...... 8!1 61,1 lonescu: Treasurer. Mr, S. Thau: Libra~ Gordon ...... 8 7 rian. Mr. Alex. Nagy: Honorary Presi Morris ...... 7J1 7)1 dents. Mr. Mihail Sadoveanu. Engineer Ash ...... , ...... 5 7 Driver ...... 3).1 8).1 Liviu Ciulley. Engineer Cesar Merettta. Goerlich ...... , II • • • \Vilkinson ...... 2 13 Chambcau ...... 2 13 Championship of Scotland Glover ...... IJ1 ! 3).1 For the third time in succession, W. A. • • • Fairhurst won the championship of Scot Flanagan Starts land, J, B. McGibbon. a newcomer in the King's Chess Tournament tournament. was the only one to succeed - in drawing with Fairhurst, The score: Another correspondence tournament W L which will start about March 20th. has W. A. Fairhurst ...... -I!1 !1 been organized by Joseph Fla'nagan, 2411 J. M. Aitken ...... -I I North Myrtlewood St .. Philadelphia. Pa. R. F . Combe ...... 2 3 All inquiries regarding this "King's Chess J. B. McGibbon ...... 1!1 3!1 G. Page ...... 1!1 3J1 Tournament should be addressed to Mr, H. N. Walsworth...... 1).1 3).1 Flanagan, T 'H E C H E SS REVIEW JANUARy-F EBRUAIIY. 1934 Santa F. Ch... Club Horowitz Play. Fifty at· Host to Arthur W. Dak. Brooklyn Edison Auditorium Arthur W . Dake, member of the last F ift y chess players of the Gas and two United States teams which won in Electric Companies of the Metropoli tan ternational honors at Prague and Folke Area, were hosts to Israel Horowitz, in stone. gave a simu ltaneous ex hibition in a simultaneous ex hibition which took place the luxurious " New Mexico Lounge" of in the Auditori um of the Brooklyn Edison the La Fonda Hotel. in Santa Fe, New Company. 380 Pearl Street, Brooklyn. N . Mexico. Y .. on Tuesday evening. F ebrua ry 27th. Pla ying eleve n games over the board 193; . and one consuhalion blindfold game, Dake Mr. Horowitz disposed of all of the won all with the exception of his game games in the good time: of five hours. win against H. Reed Newport. which resulted ning 39, drawing 10 and losing one, to in a draw, B. Henriksen, of the Consolidated Gas Co. T he next day, Dake played five simul. Those who were successful in getting a taneous blind fold games, winning four, draw were Wm. E keroth. Brooklyn Edi Quincy D. Adams, Assistant Attorney son: Wm. Dargan, Brooklyn Edison: Miss General o f New Mexico. was victorious Charlotte Crone. N . Y. Edison: L. M. in the fifth game . Walker. N . Y . Edison: C. Micoletzky. Before his visit to San ta Fe. Dake gave Consolidated Gas: M rs. Meta Schroer. Ol n exhibition at the Denver Athletic Club. guest; J. W . Collins. Hawthorne C hess where he played twent y-one. including Club: B. Bagstevold. Scandinav ian C hess two blindfold games. Altho some of these Club; J. Henriksen, Scand inavia n Chess games had as many as four players con Club, - and M. Rosenthal. Hawthorne su lting on each board. Dake allowed six C hess Club. draws. winning all th e res t. The successful management of this af· • • • fair was handled by th e Gas & Electric Chess Committee, consisting of W alter Brooklyn Chess League M. Ekeroth. Chairman; F red Glaeser, Sr., Consolidated Gas Company; Conrad T ot Aft er the completion of the eighth rou nd ten. New York Edison Company. W . H . of the Brooklyn C hess League C hampion Dargan. Brooklyn Edison Company: P. ship. the team representing the Scandina. O. Rice , United Electric Light & Power vian C hess Club was leading by a marg in Company; H . Olsden. N. Y. and Queens of ha lf a point over the Brookl yn Chess Electric Lig ht (, Power Company. Club. • • • The standing of the clubs follow : W L Illinois Correspondence Scnndin,lVi"n ...... 5 1 Chess Association- Brooklyn ...... iY: 111 Flatbush ...... JI1 3! i The 46th Illinois Correspondence C hess Hawthorne: ...... _ . . 2 1 Brooklyn Edison · ...... 1 6 Association T ournament. under the direc . tion of Roy Wakefi eld. W aterman, Ill .. T he pairings for the ninth round are will start April 1s t. This Association is Hawthorne vs. Scandinavian on Friday, one of the oldest correspo ndence associa· March 2nd, and Platbush vs. Brooklyn on tions in the United States, havin g been Saturday, March 3rd . launched in 19 11 by Dr. W . D. Robbins • JANUARy- fEBRUARY, 1934 THE CHESS REVIEW 5 of Chicago , Heights. Ill .. who died four "Rubinstein Gewinnt" years ago. It is interesting to note that A. G. PearsaU of Chulu Vista, Calif., en by tered the 2nd tourney and is still an active HANS KMOCH participant. The Association counts among its players · some of the strongest in corre This collection of one hundred games spondence chess. It 'welcomes players of played by Akiba Rubenstein between the any class and those who wish to try this years 1907 to the present time, is well an form of the game may do so with little notated by Hans Kmoch. It is prefaced expense by enterin9. the so-called "No prize" event in which the winner receives with a short autobiography of Rubenstein's a year's subscription to THE CHESS RE life. by Dr. Hannak. VIEW. The director will be glad to hear Rated as one of the first six grand from any class of players in United States masters of chess. Rubenstein enjoys the and Canada. admiration of many chess enthusiasts thru • • • out the world. However, his tragic cir cumstances at the present time. made it "Go" necessary for his friends to raise a fund for his benefit. The sale of this book is Among the Chess players of the Mer expected to help him to some extent. and ,cantile Library Chess Club. and the North City Chess Club, of Philadelphia, the if there is enough of a demand for this Japanese Game of Go has become quite book in America, negotiations will be ar popular. ranged for the purchase of the American The Philadelphia Go Club was organ rights. It will be translated by THE ized Jast Summer. with W. D. Witt. CHESS REVIEW. 5202 N. Carlisle St., Philadelphia, as President. He would like to hear of other • • • players. or groups of players, elsewhere in America. "Volumul Omagial" In New York City. Go is played reg ularly every Monday night at the restau- . The January issue of the Rumanian rant of Lee Chumley, 86 Bedford St., Magazine of Chess. contains a feature Greenwich Village. and frequently among article and announcement of a new chess the players may be found Edward Lasker. book "Volumul Omagia!." with an auto ~ at one time contender for the American biography. pictures and twenty-five games Chess Championship, and who is now ~ of Captain John ·Gudju. one of the out ~ very enthusiastic over the game of Go. Visitors are welcome. standing contenders for Rumania's su- premacy in chess. The book was ·edited by Cristian Leu DON'T FORGET and contains articles by Alexander Ty ~ to renew your subscription to roler, Prof. Nestian, Lintia besides others, and the games are annotated by Dr. Tar The CHESS REVIEW takower, Dr. I. Balogh. Alex. Tyroler. A. ' Baratz. S, Herland and 1.. Loewenton. CANADIAN SECTION by F. W. Watson • Articles pertaining to this (/tpartmcnt ",ill be accorded SPl'Cill/ attention. Address: 191 Jones Ave.. Toronto. ------=,...---- Toronto University Championship urer and Tournament Director. G. P. B. Underhill. Toronto. The annual tournament for supremacy in the chess arena of Toronto's University • • • is once again a subject of history. With Toronto News the ' crash of the curtain came the lavish The Belson-Martin match was con spreading of news about the tight corners . concluded with Martin as winner by a and squeeze~pJays from which R. T. Bur~ score of 4-2, Belson scored one win and gess, youthful comer~on, managed to two draws. emerge with sweat on his brow as the glorified winner by a mere sum, and The final score of the Swales-Crompton (mathematically quoting) barely a frac match is 5 wins to 4 with one game drawn. rion thereof over and above the numerical in favor of the later. portion calculated by a persistent pursuing • • • fellow~student. The score of the actual Play in the Toronto City championship combat as offlcially reported is: R. T. was started on the evening of Tuesday Burgess, 6Yl-Yl; R. Drummond. 6-1: January 9th-somewhat earlier than other A. D. McConnell and R. B. Hayes. 4Yl- years and due to a last minute decision. 2Yl: S. Jenniflgs. 3-4: A. L. Rubinoff. The standing at conclUSion of the ninth 2-5; A. P. Hopkins. 1-6; J. R. Grant. round follows: Yl-6Yl. Accompanying this report is the P W L D PIS. game in which McConnell and Drummond Martin. R. E...... 8 7 0 1 7hi battled headlong into a draw: the notes Belson., J. H ...... 7 5 0 2 6 are from the Toronto Evening Telegram. Lovstrand, O ...... 7 5 1 1 5hi Crompton, C. A. .. 7 5 1 1 5hi Correspondence Chess Watson, P. W . . , . . 9 • 2 3 5hi Cradock. C. ., . , . . 8 • 2 2 5 The provincial correspondence tour Ridout. H. F . . . " . , 9 • 3 2 5 naments concluded with-A. Lienert win_ Swales, O. R. . , . . . . 922 5 "hi ner of the Quebec title, R. Drummond Stock. S. W ...... 723 2 3 Ontario; ·H. W. Jordan-Saskatchewan.: Berger.P ...... 9 1 • 4 3 .Taylor, E. N ...... 7 1 3 3 the Manitoba title was tied with C. D. 2» Drummond. R. . . . . 8 [ -6 1 lhi Corbould. and F. Fanstone finishing Schaefer. A...... 816 1 1hi abreast. These players are now engaged Mallinson. S...... 9 0 9 o o in an important session for the Dominion Championship. There remains four rounds to be played. Election of officiers to the Canadian In the Major Tournament. after four Correspondence Chess Association for the rounds S. A. Le Riche leads with 4-0. ensuing year. resulted as follows: PreSi with M. Allen and A. Hudson next 3-1. dent. J. B. Morgan. Victoria. B. c.: First The minor Tournament is headed by Vice-President. T. Gowans. Verdun. P. J. Singleton and W. Runkiwski. each with Q.; Second Vice-President. Dr. S. E. 4-0 and their nearest rival is W, Hubert Bjornson. Arborg. Man.: Secretary-Treas- with 2,!1-1Yl. THE CHESS ' R E VIEW 7 Miscellaneous Ne.ws 3 P-K5 Kt-Q4 4 P-B4 Kt-B2 The Montreal C hess Club cha mpionship 5 P_QKt3 · . . . . . is reported concluded with the fl nal s tand ~ P.Qi is generally played. but Whlte's devtlop in g in favor of L. Richard. former City ment has points. champion: ~ he tournament included eleven 5 ...... P_Q4 rounds a nd the scores submitted are: ' 6 PxPe.p. QxP Richard. 9)1: Gaudet and Sawyer. 8Y2"; 7 B_Kt2 Kt-Q2 Harvey. 7)1: ' Fa lconer. 7; Cartier and 8 P_Q4 P_K3 Kell e r ~ wo lff . 5)1: Wilson. i Y2: Bedard. 9 Kt-B3 PxP 3 ~: Brisebois and Rosenberg. 2)1: Sch ~ 10 QxP Kt-B3 neider. 2. II QxQ • • • • • • • • • . 'Peterborough defeated O shawa in a Or II R..QI, wi th tM possibility of QxQ; 12 KtxQ. B...Q2 (if POOR] : 13 Kt-Ri) ; 13 B-K2. match recently by a 7-1 count. The event If P_Ki: 14 KKt-Kt5. KtxKt ( Kt~K 3; 15 B-B3); was staged at O shawa and the score with IS KtxKt, B~Kt5 ," h : 16 K. BI. BxKt; 17 PxB. P.KS P eterborough players names first was': (Kt-Q2; 18 B.Kti) : 18 BxKt. PxB: 19 R.Qi. Snowden, I, Eder. 0: Rev. James. 2. wlnnlny a Pawn. Bouckley. 0: Cowan, 0, CarscaJlen , 1: 1 1 ...... BxQ MorriS. i . Brown. O. A later report con ~ 12 B_Q3 · .... . cerning a return match is in favor of Seems be tter than 12 B· K2. B-Q2 ; if J3 Kt-Oi, O shawa by a score of 8-3. A third P_Ki. meeting was also scheduled for ea rly 12 ...... 0_0 Februa ry. 13 Kt_K4 KtxKt .. • • • 14 BxKt Kt-R3 . A challenge was recently received by 150-0 • • • • • • Toronto from Winnipeg for a special Not 15 Kt·Qi, Kt-Bi; 16 B-B3? Kt·Q6ch. telegraph match. • • • 15 ...... Kt-B4 'It is ' reported that for this coming 16 B_B2 P-QKt3 spring. Michigan-Ontario matches at both 17 QR_QI B-B2 t hess a nd checkers "are being anticipated. 18 KR-KI B_Kt2 • • • 19 Kt-Kt5 ...... Toronto Che.ss League If 19 P..QKti, the n BJ:Kt; 20 PxB, Kt·R3; 21 R.Q7, QR.QI. Or perhaps 19 . . . . Kt-R3 : 2Q At the conclusion of the first 'round in R.Q 7. Ktll"P. the" T oronto Chess League team co mpet i ~ I 9 ...... P_KR3 tion the standing is listed as . .. KtxKt Jordan and Beaches. 5-1: Gambit. i- 20 Kt-Ki 21 BxKt BxB 2: Cosmopolitan. 3-3: To ~onto. 2Y2" QR-QI J )1: C. N . R., 1·.-5, and O akwood, 22 RxB 23 KR_Q4 RxR 72.-:- 5Y2 . • • • 24 RxR B_K4 University Cltampionship 25 R-Q2 BxB Toronto, January, 1931 26 RxB R-QI • . S ICILIAN DEFENSE 27 P_Kt3 P_K4 • P_B4 A. D. McConnell R. Drummond 28 K_Kt2 . White Black 29 K-B3 K_B2 I P_K4 P_QB4 30 K-K3 K-K3 2' Kt_KB3 Kt-'KB3 Draw agreed. ERICH ELISKASES By Fred Reinfe1d • UR readers cannot have failed to fo1. to and fro for quite a long while until I O low wit h interest Ih ~ career of the gathered su ffi cient courage to spring up gifted young A ustrian master Erich Elis the stairs to the entrance. kases. W e a re fortunate in being able "When I entered. I was frightened and to present the following autobiographical under the impression that everyone was sketch. prepared by Herr Eliskases last staring at me ; I looked for my 'savior' Ma rch : a nxiously. H e was sitting at a corner " I am twenty years of age. having been table in the midst of a large group. My born on February 15. 1;)13 in Innshruck embarrassment was $Oon over and we sat ( Austria n T yrol). I have been playing down to play. M y opponent did not take chess for seven years; it was in the autumn th e game very seriously and he soon had of ! 925 that I saw a pamphlet, entitled a lost position : all th e spectators realized Das Schachspiel on display in a show. it. and he became quite nervous! How· window: having heard something about ever. I soon blundered and - he managed this 'most difficul( game I made up my to win. After the game he showed me mind to buy the pamphlet. From the very some very in structive points and invited start, I took such a great interest in the me to come to his club as often as I could. game that I more or less dropped all my saying that he would always be at my other favori te occupations. I studied by disposal. Natura ll y, I accepted his offer myself for a year without having any op· a nd I learned a g reat deal from him-Herr ponents other than my brother and a C. P . Wagner. one of the best players in school· fellow. whom I defeated right along the Tyrol. He is the present Tyrolean without any diffi culty. champion. having come out ahead of fifty " Naturally I became very cu rious to competitors !" know my real strength as a chess player: In less than a year. Eliskases became and since a new chess club had been a first·class player! In the summer of established in Innsbruck in 1926. I went 1927 he tied for ftrst in a strong club tour· to the Pr~ si de nt and told him I should like nament with N iescher (13Yz points out of to learn how to be a good player-asking 16) : in, the autumn of 1928 he won a sub· permission a t the same time to enter the sequent tournament in good style with 7 club (lnnsbru cker Schachgesellschaft) . H e points out of a possible 8. This qualified was astou nded to see such a youngster the youngster to participate in the" tour have an interest in chess. but he kindly nament of th e Austrian Chess Federation replied. 'Oh very well. come to the .. . Cafe the following yea r. This tourney was held at fou r this a ft ernoon. I'll play you a in Innsbruck-a favorable circumstance game and then we' II talk things over.' I for him . as he was able to play without in · still remember how happy this ma de me! curring any expense. The result was that I was elated and immediately told my he tied with the V iennese player E . Glass parents o f my 'success' -begging them to with 6Yz points out of 9 games. Thus at allow me to visit the Cafe (this was no the age of sixteen he had formally ac· easy matt er as I was only thirteen!) Fi· q uired the title of master. -ThiS led to his nally I arrived outside the Cafe and walked being choosen to play for Austria in the JANUARy .FIlBRUARY. 193i THE C HE.SS REVIEW 9 team tournament at Hamburg. At Rrst. Budapest. Folkestone, and latterly at he tells us. he had little confidence in him. Hastings. self. as he had never previously played op . • • • ponents of master strength. He was quite Now for some examples of this brilliant successfu!' however, and his final score master's play: ( +8. - 1. = 6) surpassed those of his I team mates:, Kmoch. Lokvenc. H . MUller and S. R. Wolf. From the Hamburg 1930 team match Later on in the same year he competed between Poland and Austria. in a small tournament at Ebensee, where he came second to Kmoch and ahead of EUS KASES Becker. whom he defeated. After these exertions he played in the tournament at Bad Stuben. which followed close after these two contests. Fatigue and over strain accounted for his being unable to win a prize; in most of his games he built up winning poSitions. only to lose them later by gross blunders. The result seems to have been a complete loss of self.con. fidence for the youthful master over a period of almost two years. In the autumn of 1931 he moved to P RZEPIORKA Vienna. By this time he had finished his course of study at the Commercial Acad· Black has Illm mged to win a Pawn, but at IIrst emy in Innsbruck. and he decided to con sig ht it would seem that he has a l"ngthy strug gle tinue his studies at the Export-Academy ahl'ad of him. ~i!\ce White cOlllmands the Q IIle. Actually however, Block has a forced, prohe lm in Vienna. He became a membu of the like win at his dlspos 40 . .. K-Kt2! (threatening mate in two by . .. It is worthy of note that after 42 . .. P-QB5: Q~Kt3ch!1 etc.); 41 RxP, R-KR!! 42 QxPch. 43 PxPch! KxP: 44 PxPch, K~ B4; 45 P-B3, P-R5, Q-Kt3ch; 43 QxQch, PxQch; 44 K-KtS, RxR and White can force the win by 46 P-K4, PxP; 47 wins! PxP, P~R6: 48 P-K5, etc._ whereas if he were 40 ...... Q--Kt3ch one tempo behind, he would lose the game. This also holds good for the variation given in the note White resigns, for if 41 K-Kt4, Q-B4ch; 42 to his fortieth move. K~R5 , Q-R6 mate. Another possibility to be considered was 42 .. . , , , K-Kt3, in order to answer 43 P_B3 with .. . . P-QB51; H KtPxP! P-Kt5ch! and the game is a I I draw. But after 42 .... K~Kt3 White would play 43 PxP! KxP; 44 P-B3 and wins, as Black must Considering his extreme youth and re~ soon relinquish command of B4 (for example H lative lack of experience, Eliskases plays ... P-R4; 45 P-R4 or 44 ... P~Kt4; 45 P~K(4). the end~game exceptionally well. The 43 PxP K_Q4 following example is taken from the Tre~ 44 P-B3 P-R3 bitsch Tournament, played in Vienna in 45 K-Q3 P-B5ch 1932; (The notes are by Eliskases) , 46 K_B3 K-B4 47 P_K4 P-B5 Position after Black's 39th move, If Black exchanges Pawns, he soon gets into s. Zugzw"ng and the BP is nntenable. 48 P_R4! An important move, without which the win would be impossible, for example 48 P-K$, K-Q4; 49 P-K6, KxP; 50 KxP, P-Kt4! 51 K_Kt5, K-Q4: 52 KxP, K~B4 and White can no longer extricate his King: 53 K_R6, K~B3 : 54 P~R5, P-R4; 55 K~R7, K-B2; 56 P-R6. P~R5 and the game is drawn! 48 ...... P_R4 49.p-K5 K-Q4 50 P-K6 KxP 51 KxP P_Kt4 A last ah empt to save the g III 39 P-R4 . P-QR4 After 39 ... , P ~ KR4, Eliskases intended 40 MAEHRISCH-OSTRAU 1933 Q-KB5, K-R3; 41 R-KKt, Q-Kt2: 42 R-Kt5! (2nd Brilliancy Prize) 40 P-R5! PxP 41 R_QKt P-Kt6 42 RxP Q-Q2 43 Q-KB5! Q-K2 If 43 ... . QxP; 44 R~KB3 ! is deadly, 44 Q-K6 Q-QB2 White now forces the game by the following accurately calculated continuation, which culmi nates in 53 R_R8! 45 Q- B7ch! QxQ 46 PxQ . R_R2 Else White wins easily by P-R5, etc. 47 RxP RxP 48 RxP RxP EUSKASES 49 RxP! K-B 50 P--Q6! RxP 27 Kt_B5! . , . . . . / , 51 P-Q7 R-Q5 Very fine play; the point of th is move will app 52 RxP! KxP pear seven moves later. Or 52 . . .. RxP; 53 R-R8c h, KxP; 54 R-R7ch 27 ...... PxKt and wins. Forced: ' if 27 .... KtxKt: 28 PxKt, P~ KKt4 : 53 R_R8! Resigns. 29 BxP! or 29 P~R4, etc. 28 PxP Q_K 29 Q_KKt2! Q-Q2 MANHATTAN 30 'RxKtch RxR 31 BxR QxB CHESS CLUB 32 Q_QB2! , Kt-Kt3 33 PxKt P-R3 HOTEL ALAMAC The result of White's combination is that he Broadway and 71st St., New York has obtained a v~stly superior ppsition with a Organized 1877 Pawn to the good. The advanced Pawn on Kt6 exerclses a paralyzing pres~ure on Black·s game. A Club for Gentlemen 34 Q_B5 Q-B who Enjoy Chess Not 34 .. ,. RxP? 35 Q-K6ch, K~B (35 , .. , K~R; 36 Q~ K8 c h, Q-Kt; 37 P~Kt7ch, K~R2; 38 A rendezvous for Chess Masters Q-Kt6 mate): 36 R~KB and wins. and Amateurs 35 P_B4! K_Kt2 Again he cannot play ., ., RxP; 36 Q-K6ch, Frequent Activities K_Kt2: 37 Q-Q7ch, etc. 36 R_QB P_Kt3 Else White plays P_R5 and (after due prepara Club Always Open tion) P~B5, 37 P_K4 Q-K2 Visitors Welcome Thursday Nights 38 Q_B2 R_Kt2 GAME STUDIES -=.~ ~- . ------=-----'==~ ~ - - Played at Vienna, 1933 continue with 18 .... KR-QI; 19 Kt.Q6, Q·Kt3: QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 20 BxRPch, KxB; 21 Q·R5ch, etc .. or, 18 .... P-Kt3: 19 B·R6, KR-Q: 20 KtxKP, PxKt; 21 Translated from the Wiener Schachzeitung QxP(K6) ch, K·RI; 22 Kt.Q6, etc. (Notes by A. Becker) 17 ...... KR-QI . A. Becker E. Grlinfeld 18 B-Ktl QR_BI White Black 19 Q_Kt4 P_B4? I P-Q4 P_Q4 Black hoped for 20 PxPep?, KtxP; 21 Q-Ri, 2 P_QB4 p,p KKt·K5! Better than the text would have been ... 19 B·81; 20 B-Kt5, R.Q2; 21 P·R5!, but While Grunfeld believes the Queen's Gambit Accepted would still maintain the upper hand. gives Black a better game than either th e orthodox defense, or the Indian defense. 20 BxBP! ...... 3 Kt_KB3 Kt_KB3 Another sacrifice, but this time it must be ac· cepted. 4 P-K3 P-K3 20 ...... PxB , 5 B,P P_QR3 21 KtxP B-BI 6 Castles P-B4 22 QKt-Q6 RxKt 7 Q_K2 ...... To avoid the threat of 23 KI ·R6ch, K·Ktl; 2i The development of the OK! at 83 is not the QKt·B7ch, etc. An example of the possibilities best, for II is open to the eventu.11 atta c k _ P~ of White's game can be oleaned from the follow. QKti·5. ino variation 22 . . .. BxKt; 23 PxB, Q.o2: 2i 7 ...... P-QKt4 B-Kt5, R-Kl; 25 QRxKt, followed by Kt-R6ch. 8 B-Q3 QKt_Q2 23 PxR BxP 9 R-QI B_Kt2 2. B_R6 ...... 10 P-QR4 P-Kt5 Stronger than 24 KtxB, QxKt: 25 BxP, which is II QKt_Q2 B_K2. also a good continuallon for White . Safer probably would be the exchange In the 24 ...... P-Kt3 center first, as played between BOQo]jubow.Rubin 25 R,Kt(Q5) ...... stein. Bad Kissingen, 1928. This. however, is not a sacrifice, for the material 12 P_K4 ...... \ is soon recovered. The Arst sacriBce of the game-only a Pawn. p,p 25 ...... B,R 12 ...... 26 KtxB B-K3 13 P-K5 ...... 26 . .. R-Q! would be met by Q-Qi! Not 13 KtxP because of Kt-Bi. White must 27 Q-Q4 R_.QI also avoid capturin g on the next move. 13 ...... Kt_Q4 28 B-B4? ...... 14 Kt-Bi Kt_B4 But here White failed to make the most of the situation. 28 0-86! would leave Black helples.~ Black does not care 10 defend Ihe exlm Pawn against the threat of RxKt. with . . . B·Bi, for t ~en he would be open to a strong attack beginning with B·Kt5, followed by 28 .... " Kt-Kt6! QR-BI. 29 R,Q ...... 15 Kt,P Q_B2 White's orioinai plan was 29 0-86, but • . . 16 B_Q2 Castles RxKt, would completely parry this. White must now play for the end· game. Bl'tler would be 16 ... . KtxB: 17 QxKt, KI.Kt,3: 18 KtxKt, QxKt: 19 B· K3!, Q·OJ. etc. 29 ...... 17 QR-BI ...... 30 K_BI ...... Aoain sacrlficlno a Pawn. If Black plays Better than B·K5, which would be met by KlxRP, While would conlinul' with O·Kt'I, threat· Kt·B4! enlng B-R6. The game would ,then probilbly 30 ...... B-Q4 J"'NUARY~FIl6RU"'RY, 193i THE CHESS REVIEW 13 31 8-K5 Kt-K3 continulltion mi>lht ~ 4 . . .. B~B1: 5 KtxP, 32 R_R7 R-RI KtxKt; 6 P-Q4, B-Kt51, 7 PxKt, KtxP with a 33 R_K7 P_KR4 good game for Black. 4 ...... P-Q3 . . . . 34 P-B4 · . If 1 ... . PxP White would reply 5 P-Q3 The extra Pawn and the attack bring victory (not 5 P-Q4, B-KtS!; 6 P-KS, Kt-KS with a win_ to White in spite of the opposite colored Bi.~hops. ning game), whereupon 5 . ... P-KKti is bad 34 ...... P-R4 because of 6 P·KR1, etc. 35 K-K2 K_Bl 5 P-Q3 B-Kt5 36 R_KR7 R-R3 5 ... . P-KKt3 followed by .... B-KI2 seems 37 R_KB7ch K-Ktl a better way of developing. 38 R-K7 ...... 6 B-1<2 ...... Threatening R~K8ch and mate. Now Black is reluctant to exchange Bishops, 38 ...... R-RI which is, however, the proper line. 39 P-KKt3 K_BI 6 ...... P-KR4? 40 R_KR7 R-R3 A coffee-house move which spoils Black's chances of castling K side. 41 R-KB7ch K_Ktl 7 Kt-B3 B-K2 42 R_K7 R_RI 8 B-1<3 Q_Q2 43 K_K3 ...... 9 P-KR3 BxKt Slowly but ·surely White advances. Soon the King side attack will decide the issue. 10 BxB PxP 43 ...... K_BI Not 10 . .. . Kt..QS; II BxKt. PxB; 12 Kt-KtS, P-Bi; 13 P-KS with a tremendous game for White. · 44 R-KB7ch K-Ktl II BxP Kt_Q5 45 P-B5! PxP 12 B_K3 KtxBch 46 RxP K_R2 13 QxKt Q-K3 47 RxPch K-Kt3 A further loss of time. 48 R-B5 B-Kt6 14 Kt_Kt5! Q-Q2 49 R-B6oh K_R4 15 Kt_Q4 0-0-0 50 P-R3 R-KBI 16 Kt-B5 • • •••• 51 Kt-B7 RxKt This manceuvre with the Kt is well thought out 52 RxR and intensifies the inferiority of Black's >lame. and Black resigned shortly. 16 ...... Kt_K • • • 17 B_Q4! R_Kt Played in the Hastings Christmas He has no good move 4 P_B4! • • • • • • Better than 21 K-Q. Kt-B3: 22 Q-Kt7. R-KI; This seems better than 4 Kt-B3, after which the 23 BxKt (23 Q-R6. B.Kt4-), RxQ; 21 BxR. P·KB3; I THE C H ESS R~VIEW J A NUARY ~ FE8lIUA RY, 193i 25 B-R6, PxP (or .... Q-R2), ttc. 46 K-R2 ...... 2 • ...... Kt-B3 The idea of Ihe Rook check was to cu t off the 22 QxRch! • • • • • • Q from 01. Now W hite threateIllJ R· K7 followed This refutes Black's combination. by R·BS. 46 ...... K-Q5 22 ...... QxQ After which R·K7 is no good because of '17 23 BxB Q-R .. ,. Q.Q4c;h: 48 K.Kt, Q·R8ch and W hite cannot 24 BxKt QxB make any appreciable headway. 250_ 0_0 ...... 47 R-Qchl ...... Now White has a won game because of hia KR Whereas If now 17 .... QxR; 48 P.R8 (Q), Pawn. T he advance of the Pawn involves some Q-Kt&h; i9 K. Kt, Q.Q8ch: 50 R~B, Q.Q6ch: pretty play. 51 K~R and the game is over. 25 ...... PxP 47 .... K-K5 26 PxP Q- B5ch 48 RxP · ..... 27 R-Q2 ...... Now White has arrived at the ideal position: he threatens to Queen (after R.Q8) and he pre 27 K·Kt, QxPch; 28 K.R would lead to positions vents any chance of perpetual check. similar to those resulting from the text. 48 ...... Q-K 27 ...... QxP 28 P_KR4! QxPch 49 RxP ...... Threatening R.K7chl 29 K-Kt Q-B5 49 ...... Q_KR 30 QR-Q Q- R3 50 R-KR6 K_B5 3. P_Kt4 K-'Q? 5. R-B8 .... K..Q2 would have enable him 10 put up a · ..... Simpler would have been 51 R-B7c h, K-Kt1; longer remlance. See White's 35th move. 52 R-R followed by R-BS. 32 QR-K! P-R4 5...... QxR In the nope of exposina White's King by the further advance of this Pawn_with fair chances 52 R-R4ch · .. ... of a perpetual check later on. He does not wish to allow .. . . Q-B5th. 33 P-R5 P-R5 52 ...... K-Kt4 34 P-R3! P-KB3 53 P-R8(Q) Q-K3ch 35 R_K6 K-Q2 54 K-Kt Q_K8 36 P-Kt5! QxKtP . 55 K-B2 Q_K7ch 37 P-R6! Q-Kt7 After SS .... QxR th e resulting King and Pawn ending is obviously lost for Black. After 37 .... KxR, White's RP can no longe r be stopped; likewise after 37 .... Q-B'Ich: 38 56 K-B3 ...... K-R, QxR. And Black resigIllJ, ali the checks arc soon ex • 38 QR_K Q-Kt3ch hilusted . 39 K-R Q-R2 • • • 40 QR_KKt! ...... The following game was played by J. Th i~ forces the further advnncc of the RP. a ft er Kashdan and Harold M . Philips, in con ~ which the end Is only a matter of ti me, sultation against two strong amateurs. 40 ...... K-K3 Consultation Game Or iO .. . . K·B3: i 1 R· Kt7. Q·K5: '1 2 R·Sch followed by P-R7. February, 1934 4. R-Kt7 Q-K5 SICILIAN DEFENSE 42 KR-KKt Q-R5 (Notes by I. A. Horowitz) 43 P-R7 P-Kt4 H. M. Phillips Mr. P. 44 RxP Q-R4 J. Kashdan Mr. D. Prev!!ntlng 15 R·Kt8 because of the continuation White Black '.. Q.Q8ch: '16 K.R2, Q-Kt6ch with 11 draw in hand. • P-K4 P_QB4 45 R-Kchl K-Q4 2 Kt-KB3 P-K3 }AN UARy_FI08I1UAII.Y, 193i THE CHESS REV IEW IS 3 P_Qi PxP fru development of all of Bhlck's pll!ces. -4 KtxP Kt-KB3 6 B-Q3 ...... 5 B-Q3 P-QR3 White had various options at his dlspo:wJ, Not the best as It permits W hite to obtain the among which were 6 PlIP, with the Ilka of ex "dragon" variation, wh ich comple tely dominates ploiting the weakoe" of the black squares on the center. Instead 5 ... , P-Ki, followed by Black's Queen side, or 6 Kt- KS, followed by .... P.Qi would equalize. P-KBi, in order to build up a strong center 6 P-QB4 P-Q3 position, 6 P-B5 would be me t by 6 .... P.QKt3! 6 ...... PxP 7 Cas tl~ s QKt_Q2 7 BxBP P-QKt4 8 Kt-QB3 Q-B2 8 B-Q3 P_B4 9 K-RI B-K2 9 P-QRi! ...... 10 P_B4 Castles Black's reply is virtually forced. when White 15 II Q-K2 P-QKt3 left in control of th e $quare QB4. where il Kt mily 12 B_K3 Kt-B4 well be anchored. 13 B-QB2 B-Kt2 9 ...... P-Kt5 14 B-KKtl P-Qi 10 Kt_K4 ...... IS BPxP PxP Kt-QKt, Q2-Bi seems to be the Indicated man 16 P-K5 KKt-K5 reuvre for the Kt. The text permits counterplay. 17 KtxKt KtxKt 10 ...... QKt-Q2 18 QR-BI Q-Q2 10 . . . . B-Kt2 appears to be nlorc foro:efu l, for 19 P-B5 B-B4 after II KtxP, BxQKt; 12 PlIB, QKt-Q2; Black would regain the Pawn wllh 11 ll00d position. Overlooking the strenllth of th e following move. II QKt-Q2 would be countered with I I " .. 19 ... . P-B3 would better, but even then be Kt-B3! WhHI' would retain th e upper hllnd. II QKt-Q2 20 P-B6 P-Kt3 B- Kt2 12 Kt-B4 21 Kt-B5! P xKt P-QR4 This move was necessary to prevent P·R5. but Accl'ptinll the bait, but in IIny I'Vl'nt thl! Black now Black is lied down 10 defend his QRP with position could not be held for long. a major piece. 22 Q-RS ...... 13 P-QKt3 Obviously Ihreall'lI ing 23 BlIKt followed by a B-K2 mall' in Il'w. 14 B-Kt2 Castles 22 ...... K-RI 15 Castles Q-B2 23 R-B4 Kt-Kt4 15 ., . . PxP $ ~~m s prefullble. for !l iter 16 KtxP. or 16 BxP, Black could reply with Kt.Bi, A futi!€' atl€'mpt to ~w th e ga ml' , If 24 QlIKt, R-KK t: 25 Q-R6. P-Q5! obtllining a fr ~e game. 16 PxP wouJd be me t by 24 BxP Resigns, 16 .. . . Kt-Kt3, lind .... Kt-Qi. Jellving White • • • with an isolated Pawn. The text move exposes the Queen to the eventual attack of White's QR Bucharest. January, 1934 by QR-Bl. QUEEN'S GAMBIT D EcuNED 16 KKt-KS PxP (N otes by I. A. H orowitz) 17 BxQP B-B4 18 Ktx Kt KtxKt R. Spielmann S. Erdelyi Not 18 .. ,' BxB; 19 KtxR, BxR; 20 KtxKP White Black with a Pawn plus. I P-Q4 P-Q4 19 B-Kt2 KR-QI 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 20 QR-BI B-KBI 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 21 Kt_K5 Kt-B4 4 P-K3 P-K3 Not 21 .... Q-Ktl ; 22 KtxKt, RxKt; 23 BxPch 5 Kt- B3 P-QR3 followed by QxR. . To fon;e W hi te to declare hI ~1f In the Cl!n ter 22 B-Q4 . QR-BI or permit the eventual .. , . PxP, followed by .. . . 23 Q-RS P-Kt3. P..QKli and .... P.QB4, which would allow a 24 Q--'R3 ' .. '" . , • 16 THE CHESS REVIEW Ji\NUARY·F~JlRU"RY, 1934 Threatening Kt-Kt4. 22 QKt_K2 K_R2 24 ...... P-KB4? 23 P-Kt3 ...... A pity! The game was well contested to . here. White realizes that passive resistance would lead This blunder permits White to forcefully conclude to ultimate defeat. Black's plan would be to the game. Instead 24 .... Q-K2 followed by .... double his Rooks on the KKt llle followed by B-Kt2 was the correct defense. P~KKti-5. Now White will be prepared to chaI 25 KtxP! PxKt ']cnge the open KKt file. 26 Q-R8ch K-B2 23 ...... P-KKH 27 Q-B6ch K_KI If 23 .... PxP; 21 KtxP, and Black callnot pre- Or 27 ... K-Ktl; 28 QxKtPch, B-Kt2; 29 vent P-B4 sooner or later, which would leave the RxKt, etc. issue in too much doubt. 28 B-Kt5ch R-Q2 24 Kt-B5 BxKt If 28 .... B-B3: 29 BxKt, B:x:B: 30 RxB, etc. 25 PxB P-Kt5 29 QxKtPch K_QI White Intended to play 26 P-KKti, which would 30 B-B6ch Resigns. shut out Black on the King side and leave the game in White's favor on the Queen side. The text • • • move aims to retain the attacking possibilities on Metropolitan Chess League the King slde. February, 1934 26 BPxP BPxP INDIAN DEFENSE ' 27 QxP PxP (Notes by B. F. Winkelman) 28 Kt-Q4 R-KKt C. Jaffe R. Fine 29 Kt-K6 Q-B2 White Black 30 B-Kt2 QR-BI 31 Q-R4 R-KRJ I P-Q4 Kt-KB3 32 R-Q4 PxP 2 Kt-KB3 P-KKt3 33 QxRP K-Ktl 3 P-B4 B-Kt2 34 R-R4 Q-R2 -4 Kt-B3 Castles 5 P_K4 White threatcn('d Q-Kt3ch leading to a wimiin\l P-Q3 position. 6 B_K2 QKt-Q2 35 B-B3 Kt-B2 P_K4 7 Castles 36 B·-R5 Kt-Kt4 8 P-KR3 R-KI 37 Q-Kt4 Q-Q2 9 P-Q5 Kt-R4 38 B_Kt6 P-B3 10 B-Kt5 P-KB3 39 Kt-B4 B-Kt2 Kt-B5 II B-Q2 40 R-K2 P-KH 12 BxKt PxB 41 RxRch BxR Apparently Bl 31 K-RI K_BI 6 B_K2 P-QR3 32 P_B1 R_K5 7 Castles ...... 33 Q_B3 R-K2 7 P-QR; is often played to further cramp Black's 31 Q-R5! ...... game bypreventlng the natural development thru The Queen is now placed in position , to take P..QKt1. However, it leaves a hole at White's advantage of Black's weak Pawns. QKt1. 31 ...... K-Kt2 7 ...... P_QKt4 35 R-Q3 P-KB1 8 B_B3 R_R2 There was no other ait,ernative. It was dlffh;u1t 9 B-K3 R_B2 to meet the threat of R-Kt3ch. 10 Q_Q2 QKt-Q2 36 Q_Kt5 29 R-B2 R,R Not .15 . . .. P-KKt3 be~allsc of 16 BxP, PxB: 30 KxR Q_R4! 17 P_KB4! 31 Q_Kt4 QxPch 16 P_KB4 K,_B5 32 K-K'I QxKtPch 17 B-K'6 B_B3 Resigns. If 17 .. . . KtxP; 18 0-B3, B-B3; 19 OxKt, BxB; 20 0-R3ch and mate next move. For White is left with ~ pietr behind In the ('nd_game. 18 K,-Q4 KtxP • • • 19 Q_K2 Kt-Kt5 20 R_B3 K,_R3 Metropolitan Chess League 21 QR_KBI • • • • • • February, 1934 Not 21 R-R3 immediately because of OxP. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 21 ...... P-QR4 (Notes by A. S. Denker) 22 R-R3 ...... A. S. Denker J. Bernstein The beginning of a deep combination. 22 ...... p,p White Black 23 K'xKBP BxKt , I P_Q4 P_Q4 If 23 .. . . RxP; 2.4 KtxKt, RxB; 25 Kt-B7 db! ch 2 P_QB4 P-K3 and mate next move. Or if instead 2-4 .... PxKt; 3 K,-QB3 K,_KB3 25 RxPch, K-Kt ( .... K-Kt2: 26 R-R7ch, KxB: 4 K,_KB3 QK'-Q2 27 0-R5 mate): 26 BxB, RxB; 27 0-K8<.:h, R-B; 5 P-K3 B-Q3 28 R-R8ch and mates. 5 .... B-K2 is more usual. . After the text Black 24 BxB(B5) P-QK'3 must contend with the posslbil!ty of the eventual 2-4 ... .- BxB would serve as an alternative. but P-Ki, or the immediate P-B5. then 25 OxB, RxB; 26 RxKtch, K-Kt; 27 R-Kt6 6 P-B5 B-K2 and Wbite threatens a King side advance. which would be difficult to repel. However, this would 7 P-QK'4 P-B3 offef greater resistance than the li ne played by Not 7 .... P-QR4 because of 8 P-Kt5, wh("o Black. Also to be considered was 24 .... RxP; Black's Queen side development is stifled The text 25 RxKtch, PxR; 26 BxBch, RxB; 27 QxR, RxB; prepares for P-QR4. 28 Q-Kt2ch, K-Kt; 29 OxP, and Black's shattered 8 B-K'2 Castles King side position, together with his King side 9 B-Q3 P-K4 Pawn minority, should lead to his hasty demise. In his attempt to free himself, Black sacrifices 25 B-K'I B,B a Pawn. However the position was such that If instead 25 . . .. PxP: 26 Q-B2 wins outright. very few alternatives were at his command. 26 QxB K-Ktl 10 PxP 27 Q_B2 R_B3 10 KtxP would lead to the position that actually 28 Q_R7ch K_BI occurred in the game. 29 Q-R8oh Kt-Ktl 10 ...... Kt-Kt5 30 B-R7 Q-B2 11 Kt-K2 Q-B2 31 PxP R-Ktl 12 Q-B2! K,(Q2)xP Obviously 31 ... RxRP would be met by P-Kt7. 12 .. . . P-KKt3 would be met by 0-83, retaln- 32 R_KI P_B4 Ing the Pawn with a powerful position. If instead 32 ... RxKtP; 33 BxKt. QxB; 34 13 BxPch K-R R-K8ch, wins the Queen, while if 32 . .. RxBP: 14 KtxKt KtxKt 33 R{R3)-K3, and the tbreat of R-K7, as well 15 Castles ...... as BxKt, qxB: followed by R-K8ch is not to be Rather venturesome, but warranted by the posi parried. tion. 15 B-03 would lead to a winning ending 33 R(R3)_K3 R-R3 with a Pawn ahead. 34 R-K7 QxR 1 5 ...... P_KB4 35 QxKt mate. MISTAKES OF THE MASTERS by Lester W. Braild Eow, LASKER . The following is one of the many in- teresting features of Frank J. Marshall's recent book. "CQmpar~tive Chess." • The diagramed position was reached (another_opening trap!) with 1 Kt-KB3, P.Qi: 2 P.QB4. PxP; 3 Kt.R3. P.Ki: 4 KtxKP. BxQKt: 5 Q. R4ch. P.QKti: 6 QxB. B.Kt2: 7 P.QKt3: Q.Q3: 8 B.Kt2. Had ~asker made the right move here, Torre dot,1btlt;ss would have resigned : P-B6! -winning a piece. Black' to play and win . . . PROBLEM SOLVING .CONTEST , Prev.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Prev. 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ' Name Score 567890123i56 Name Score. S 6 7 8 9 0 I 23" 5 (i . ., McCarthy. E, 21i 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 25 1 Bastine, A. J. 89 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 H 9 Vail, F. 2li 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 251 Paster, Dr. B. 90 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 3 3 '3 11 7 Berliner, H. M. 209 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 -3 246 Hargreaves, G. 834' 2222 2 333333115 McClelland. D. 212222222333633 2i5 Seidl,A. 1120000000' 00,oOO 1I 2 Braverman, S. 209 " 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 244 Morris, D. 85 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 0 3 3 3 11 0 Ludlow, O. H. 209 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 243 Thrall, R. ,9500000000000095 Greenw ald, I. 209" 2 2 2 2 2 ,3 3 3 3 3 3 2<1 1 Nelson. N. 61 6 2 22 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 95 Benjamin, S. J. 185 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 209 Cli~ton H . S. 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 0 91 Jacobs, W. 209 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 Burke, H. .;i,6 6 2 '2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 90 Malzberg. N. 1706 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 ,3 6 3 3 207 Hampton,L.D. 534222220.33 33 382 Nash, E . A: 165 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 199 Tudor, W. B. 72 2 2 2 0 003 0 0 000 81 T home, E. H. 162 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 ,3 3 3 3 192 Gardner. -F. G. 29 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 63 Szabo, G. 156 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 189 Glynn, Joe 22222222 0 33 0 33 <16 Chess, A. 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 181 Berry, G. F. <12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <12 Van Winkle, 1<1<1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 177 Evans, Frank 3422222 3 3363338 Daum, J. 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 AlIured, K.B. 32 0 000000 0 0 0 00 32 Foote , B. A. 132 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 162 Dobbs, Dr. G. 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 . 30 Tanassy, L. 128 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 162 Kleinmann,M. 02222223 3 3 3 3330 Piasetzky, 1. 131 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 161 Young, E. F. 300000000 0 000 0 30 Hixon, R. H . . 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 159 Patrick, M.W. 022 2 2223,3333330 Partos. G. 125 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 159 Hannan, J. 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 2<1 Halpern. L. 116 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 3 3 153 Thelin. S. H. 20000000000000 20 Riggin, C. W. 119 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1<19 This record was compiled from data submitted Hasenoehr!. J. 116 : Inform the Problem Editor. , . PROBLEM REVIEW By Maxwell Bukofzer Problems, Problem solutions, criticisms. comments and all matters pertaining to the Problem Department. should be sent directly to the Problem Editor at 106·22 215th Street, Bellaire. L. I .• N. Y. 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Kindly state what type of problems continue our CHESS REVIEW in its accustom('d style. you desirl' most: 2crs, 3ets, iers, se!f~mates or Will you stand by me and ext('nd to me the Fairy problems. 22 THE CHESS REVIEW Solutions No. 92 . If Ch~ney. 1 R-QB3. P_B6 2 R-K3ch No. 85 . Kt_Kt6 cooks B-K6ch and B,R 2 BxBch Kt-Kt3ch. ,K_Qi 2 Q_B6ch . The defense PbJ is interesting._G. Dobbs. No. 86. E: Boswell. 1 R-QR2. Sparkling key.-S. J. Benjamin. Neat._N. Mal: A Juicy bivalve that opens and closes with pre berg. Delightful._D. C. McClelland. cision._G. Dobbs. An interesting problem._F. No. 93. E. Haeniges. I B-Kt8. G. Gardner. Beautiful version of this difficult Threat 2 Kt_Q5 Iheme,_E. McCarthy, Beautiful with many dose K-K2 2 Q-Kt6ch tries.-F. Vail. Inleresting.-D. C. McClelland. Queen sacrilke a surprise._F. Evans. Queen No. 87. M. Charosh. 1 Q_KR3. sacrlflce · pleaslng._G. Dobbs. A pretty pure Nice variations.-Frank Evans. Clean, subtle, mate. _L. Halpern. Spark1!ng Queen sacriflce._ neat. - W . Van Winkle. A very pretty problem. S. J. Benjamin. Main. variation flne._F. G. Gard _L. Halpern. Rather difficult well planned. ner. A good Queen sacriflce._E. McCarthy. F. G. Gardner. An interesting lask.-E. McCarthy. Quiet catchy key._Pine Queen saerlflee._P. L. Very clever rook blocks._F. Vail. Interesting.- Rlthenberg. Queen sacrifice pretty.-G. W. Har_ D. C. McClelland. , greaves. Very subtle._P. Vail. Plcaslny Queen sacriflce.-D. C. McClelland. No. 88. G. W. Hargreaves. I Q_KS. No. 94. D. C. McClelland. I B-B3. (Black King on Q 1 should be White) p,p 2 R-Q1 An eltcdlent debut._G. Dobbs. Good for a P-Ki 2 B_K!1 first dfort.-W. Van Winkle. Nice problem._ A. Szabo. A nice sacrlflce._ F. G. Gardner. Very Cooked by I R_ R5. flne ._ N. Nelson. Very pretty._ F. Vall. Good. No. 95. W. Van Winkle. '1 Kt-KH. _D. C. McClelland. K_ B2 2 Q_B6ch No. 89. F. A. Hill. 1 Q-KB3. K_K1 2 B- Q4ch K-K3 2 Q_Q5ch An flccur"te waiter.-G. Dobbs. SparklinQ il lustration of pln.-W . Van Winkle. Double pin Pretty and neat._L. Halpern. Some nice play. ning well illustrated.- S. J. Benjamin. Not at all _P. G. Gardner. Mates pretty but play forceful. easy.-F. G. Gardner. A good thouQh obvious _E. McCarthy. Good key with black King has , key.-N. M No. li S LEO V ALVE· Jll(lte s in two moves W hi te mAte! In two moves No. 117 No. 1[8 DAVID C. MCCLELLANI) Z. ZILAHY JAC KSO NVILLE. 11.1.. llUDIlf'I.lST, H UNG ~ R Y (ORIGINAL) (ORIGIN AL ) • two moves mates in two moves No. 11 9 PAUL KERES PARNll, E ESTI ( ORIGINAL) White· mates in two moves W hite mates In two moves 21 THE ' CHESS REVIEW JANU"'RY ~ FEBRUARY, ' 193'1 mates in moves N'o, '123 No. 124 WILHELM ANDERS KONRAD ERLIN HARIlURG, GERMANY VIENNA, AUSTRIA (ORIGINAL) .(OR1GINAl) Whit~, mate-s in three movc~ three moves mates in moves 'n moves STAUNTON CHESSMEN LOADED. BOXWOOD W orld famous StauntOIl UNLOADED PEL T ·BOTrOMED design chessmen are usal . 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