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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE Vol. VI!I, No.9 P"bJishni jl,Jolllhi)' December, 1940 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHESS FEDERATION Published bi· monthly June - Stptember; published monthly October - May by THE CHESS REVIEW, 25 7he West -13rd Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone Wisconsin 7·3742. Domestic subscriptions: One Year $3 .00; Two Years $~.'O; Five Years $12.'0. Single copy 30 cents. Foreign subscriptions: $3.'0 per year except U. S. Possessions, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. Single copy 30 cents. " Reentered as second class matter July 26, 1940, at REVIEW the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act I. A. HOROWITZ of March 3, 1879: ' I. KASl!DAN Edit or} Grand Tour Metropolitan Notes As announced in our last issue, 1. A. Horo_ witz is all set to embark on his an.nual pilgrim_ The Marshall Chess Club is in the midst of age, fully confident of covering more territory a busy season. Preliminaries for both the men's than ever before. His first stop is to be Ger. and women's championship tournament are mantown, Pa. on January I. Other definite under way. Frank Marshall is holding a dates arc Plainfield, N. J. on the -1th, Hazleton, weekly class of chess instruction, and other Pa. on the 6th, and Wilmington, Del. on the members are to lecture at intervals on various 8th of the month. Philadelphia and Upper topics. Rapid transit tournaments and inter_ Darhy, Pa. will be other points of call during club matches are regular features of interest. that period. His route then calls for stops in Washington, The championship tournament of the Man_ D. c., West Virginia, Southern Ohio, Indiana, hattan Chess Club started on December 2, with Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. He should play scheduled for every Sunday. Arnold S. reach Los Angeles about February I , and is Denker, present champion,· js out to defend due to remain a week in that metropolis. Then his title, but may encounter stern competition comes the long trek up the Pacific Coast to in the field of ten, which includes Albert S. Seattle, Wash., and the return trip through the Pinkus, Dr. J. Platz, J. Soudakoff, and club northern States, with occasional hops into secretary L. Walter Stephens. Canada. New York and the New England ------ States will be covered on his return, probably RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP early in March. The results of this tournament have just Horowitz's schedule is clastic enough to come to hand, replete with surprises. Bond_ permit of the addition of new engagements at arevsky and Lilienthal shared the lirst honors, various points along the route. Clubs desiring scoring 13%-5%. Next came nineteen year his presence for simultaneous performances, old Smyslov, 13_6, and Keres, 12_7. Bot_ lectures, etc., should write direct to Tbe Cbess winnik could do no better than tie for fifth Ret/jew. and sixth with Boleslavsky, 11Yz-7Yz. Lcven_ lisch, one of the older guard, who had hitherto - ---- been at or near the top, finished next to last in the strong field of twenty. Lilienthal was Another leading chessplayer has met with the sole cO,mpetitor not to lose a single game. a serious automobile accident. Arthur W. Dake Both Keres and Botwinnik dropped four games, is laid up at the Sacred Heart Hospital in and evidently neither WaS close to his best form. Eugene, Ore., near his home in Portland. We On another page we have an interesting have no details, but hope for a speedy .and article on the tournament, written shortly after complete recovery. He would probably ap_ the half_way mark. Two important games of preciate notes of encouragement from his many the early rounds arrived as well, and we are friends, and we suggest that our readers write promised several others annotated by the to him. players. 193 [94 TH E CHESS R E V I EW BRONX COUNTY T OURNEY Book Review Carl Pilnick, eighteen year old City College student, is the new Bronx County champion, 1940 VENTNOR CITY winning the tournament held at the Empire TOURNAMENT BOOK City Chess Club with the decisive total of 9¥.! By Ro y OESSAU F. R $ 1.25 points out of ten games. Pil nick has only The book of the latest Ventnor City Tour. been playing chess for some two and one_half nament has made an unusua lly prompt ap_ years, and may well have a real career ahead pearance, in spite of evident care in preparation of him. Following are the complete scores, and editing. All the games are included, and two games played in the tournament. annotated by the participants in the tournament. C. Pllnlck _____ _ 9* N. Schwal'll. ___ _ 4 R. W. Wayne of Ventnor City writes the M. Feldman ___ _ 7 'it A. N. T owllen ___ 3 O. Hell man ____ 6'it A. Frledmll. 1I __ _ 3 foreword. Dr. I. Farber ___ 6 C. Rasl!! __ _____ 3 The games are of uneven character, and J. Feldman _____ ;; J . ChU!!lI.n _____ 2'it there are occasiona l bad lapses, but a number S. K en lgabel"K __ ;; of spirited and well. fought battles are thor. oughly worth play ing over. Two examples, with notes from the book, ate in OU f Games AggrtlJifl t Mctio tam tb , 1/;(lory. Section. BUDA PEST DEFENSE A. N. T ow.en C. PlIn [ck CANAD[AN CHESS C HAMPION SHIP White Black 1 P.Q4 Kt .KB3 16 P.B4 B, R Maurice Fox annexed the Canadian chess 2 P.QB4 P· K4 17 Qx B Kt.B2 title, for his seventh victory in this event. He 3 PxP K t_Kt S 18 Kt..R4 R.Q7 had little difficu lty, drawing one game with O. 4 P.K3 K t xP( K4) 19 Bx B K,B LeOain, and winning eight. Montreal, where 5 Kt.K B3 QKt.B3 20 Q. Kl Q.B3! the tournament was staged, had a practical 6 Kt·B3 P·Q3 21 QxR Qx Reh monopoly of the honors, the fi rst t h r ~ prizes R.K I 1 B.K2 P.KKt 3 22 K .K I2 going to residents. Rauch was second with B P_QKt3 B·Kt2 23 B.B3 R·K8 J. 9 B·Kt2 0 .0 24 BxP R.KtSeh 7¥.!- IYz, and LeOai n third 6¥.! .2Y2 . 10 0 .0 P· B4 25 K. R3 Q.KIS Toronto and W innipeg were not represented, 11 K t_Q4 P·BS 26 Q.Q4eh K·8 1 apparently because of the distance involved. 12 Ktx Kt PxKt 21 S.K 4 Q.8 Sch Yet F. Verhoff, champion of Saskatchewan, 13 PxP Rx P 28 K. R4 Q.K7! traveled 4000 miles to participate, and earned 14 p. Kt3 R_Q5! Resigns I S Q·K l 1 B.R6 a good fourth with 5 ~ points. Next year's tournament will be held at Winnipeg. Simple bill forceflll play by 'he willller The attention of our readers is called to a Bronx Championship 1940 new chess game, "Slitz.kri eg," announced in QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLI N ED this issue. Its sponsors tell us that this new Dr. I. Farber C. RIISis game of wits permits 'lightning moves and W h it e Blnck daring attacks, and stimulates the mental pow. ers through the ma noevering of pieces as in 1 P·Q4 Kt. K S3 19 R_Ql QR.SI 2 P.QB4 P· K3 20 P·K RS P.QKt4 ac tual warfare. They are seeking agents among S Kt .QB3 P.Q4 21 B·R2 R, R ou r readers for each city. 4 B.Kt S QKt.Q2 22 Qx R Q.K4 S P. KS 8. K2 23 Kt ·K2 Q.R4 ------ 6 KI.B3 0-0 24 Q.Q2 P.Kt4 Va rious news itc r;1S and other feat ures h avc 7 R· Bl P.B3 25 Kt.Kt3 Q.Kt3 been held over, due to the neceS5ity of includ. 8 P.QR3 R. K l 26 Q·Q6 B· Bl ing our Annua l Index. We expect to run a 9 B.Q3 p , p 27 R.Q4 P.K R4 10 BxP Kt.Q4 28 KtxRP QxKt regular department on "Club Notes," and 11 BxB Q<B 29 QxK t R.BI suggest that secretaries keep us informed of 120-0 KtxKt 30 R·Q5 K .R2 the activities of their organiza tions. 13 Rx Kt P· K4 31 RxKKtP Q.R3 14 P.Q5 p , p 32 Q.K5 P·B4 15 BxP P. K5 33 Q.K7eh K.Rl REMEMBER TO . .. 16 Kt.Q4 K t.. BS 34 R·R5 Q,R 17 8.B4 P.QRS 35 Qx Reh K.R2 REN EW Y OUR SUBSC RIPTION 18 Q.B2 8.Q2 36 B. K ISeh Ru [gn. Correspondence Chess Tournament This is being written shortly after our No" Here afe two further examples in correspond_ vember issue was mailed out, so that we have ence chess, selected and annotated for us by little idea as yet as to the reaction of our read_ Mr. EldofOUS Dayton. ers to the Correspondence Tournament. We Here we find a Queen going 011 all early want to stress the fact that entries are being eXCflrJion, with t1ll0 KnighlJ caperillg and pir_ accepted now, and new sections will be formed otfeltillg befOfe, and a King who suffers from as rapidly as players tnroll. clalfstrophobia. Two sections are already under way, with SICILIAN DEFENSE the foHowing participants: (Notes by Elo0fOUS Dayton) E.
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