JANUARY 1952
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Subscription Rate ONE YEAR $4.75 24 P- 83 Q- 84t 26 Q-K1 R-Q2 2S K_ R1 R_Q1 27 P-KR3 8-83 Black prepares to relieve the Hook. 28 P_84 R-R2 29 P_8S! B-Q2 30 P-86! P-N3 [f 30, PxP, 31 Q- N3t, I{- Dl 32 (,1- U4, P-U~ (32. ,. Qx1\:1' 33 QxHPt, K-Nl ;H Q-Int , X-BI 35 Q-HS mate) 33 QxPt. K - N1 34 Q- :"<5t. K - fll 35 (,1- D6, K - N I 36 P-KIU and White wins. 31 Q-N3 y friend i\'1annis Charo~h once asked Barmen, 1905 Already t!u'eatenil1g 32 AxP. M me. "\Vhieb one game of each great QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINEO 31 , , . . K-A2 master is YOU!' favorite? Which one mas· D. Janowsky S. Alapin 32 P_K R4 Q-81 terpiece would YOll select to take to a White Of course not 32 P- [(H~ 33 Q-N5 desert island?" Blnck , P_Q4 P-Q4 8 B,P P-QN4 K - Nl (othe rwise 3,[ QxHT't follow8l, as "All right," I replied, "let's try Alek· 3,1 Q- H6 wins. blue as a ~tartel'. All r have to do is pick 2 P-QB4 P-K3 9 B-QN3 QN_Q2 one of these games and eliminate the 3 N-QB3 B-K2 10 Q_K2 P-B3 33 P_RS Q-KNI rest." 4 N_B3 N- KB3 11 0-0 0-0 34 R-Q4 B_K1 B_NS 35 R-R4 Tarrasch~Alekhine, Plstyan 1922 5 P-KR3 12 QR_Bl B_N2 Alekhine-Yates. HambUrg 1910 6 B_R4 p,p 13 KR-Q1 R_B1 While plans 36 I'xPt, PxP 37 HxPt. Alekbille·-Wolf, I'islyan 1922 7 P-K3 P-A3 14 N_KS! KxH 38 Q-IH mate. Gl'uenfeld-Alekbine, Cal'lsbad 1923 White prel'ents H .. P -B~ as then Ii, 35 , .. , Q_81 AJekhine- Yates, London 1922 PxP, RxP (on 15 .. . BxBI', White has 36 A-N4 Rublnstein- Alekhine, London 1922 choice of winning by 16 BxN or Hi NxN Quad ruple attack on the Knight Pawn. Reti-Ale\(liine, Baden 1925 or 16 RxN) 16 BxN, followed by li Nx~ ; . Q_N1 Nimzov!ch-Alekhlne, Vllnn 1912 leal'es Black's whole game e n prise, 36 ... 37 Q_K3! "Clearly this won't do," I thought, 14 NxN lS PxN N_Q4 Hitting out in V·style again~t Hook while a corner of my mind was sUlI busy and King Rook Pawn, listing, 16 BxB 37 . . A_Q2 Alekhine- Alexande]', Nottingham 1936 mack snaps off 'Vhite's Knight ill< it 38 A_R4 Tarrnsch- Alekhine, Carlsbad 1923 might otherwise anchOI' itself at QIi. Bogolyubov- Alekh\ne, Hastings 1922 17 RxN QxB Nell' threat: 39 P xPt . I'xl' W C~xl' Alekhine-Sterk, Budapest 1921 18 R/3-Q3! mate. lIfieses-Alekhirie, Mannheim 191,1 38 Q-81 41 RxPt R_R2 The PI"OIWl" capel'! The natl11'al Jf; H 39 P_ KN4 K-R1 42 RxRt K,R "'Yell then, let's try Pi\1sbury-" (:!Ii lo ~es time ns, after IS P - QB4 1!l H/3- Q_B2 Pillsbllry-Tarrasch, Hastings 1895!! Q3. the P<1l1"n [ol'k by 19 ... I'- Br; is an· 40 PxP PxP 43 Q-NS Stop right there! That is the game. noying. No better is -IS Q-H3t ·1,1 Qx!l" nUt my conscience whisjler'ed, "Have 18 . KR_Q1 KxQ 45 P - Bj. Ux!' ·11i P- Q7 and White YOII considered these others?" 19 R_Q6! AxR gets a new Queen, Pillsbury- Lasker, Nuremberg l S91i C;tll,'t le t the Rook st<1Y there. Janowsky- PiIlsbury, Paris 1900 PillsbulT- Tarrasch, Vienna 1898 20 PxA Q_Q2 (Second Game, Tie "''latch) The pasl
FEATURES THE KIBITZER CONTI NUE D ON DISSA AND DATA 1951 in Review ______2 H ere's a story to follow up my "Kibit It must be getting near the time for From my Memoirs ______!O zer piece (ef. 01 Cabbageheads and me to renew my subscription (Thanks What Happened to Strebeck? ______14 Killgs, p. 296. October, 1951.-Eo.) ED.) . I was glad to see yon r e-establish Jean and Maggie, the two Scots wait· the "Game of the Month" department. I DEPARTMENTS resses t hat serve chess players at Harold was also glad to read that you are culling Book of the Month ______32 Lommer's Mandrake Chess Club in Lon· down the space given to the World Cham· Chess Caviar ______15 Ch ess Qu iz ______13 don (ef. Chess in a Knightclub, p. 106, pionship fo.latch games. Most of the games April, 1951.-Eo.) know their business seemed dull to me. Your coverage of the Games from Recent Events ______18 On the Cover ______4 all right. U. S. Championship was excellent. I liked Past Masterpieces ______9 I usually play quick games there for a the round·by·ronnd reports. Postal Chess ______27 shilling, the price of the coffee. (I hope Please continue sending CHESS REVIEW Readers' Games ______24 t he day never comes when I have to play to my Columbia address. Right now I'm in Solitaire Chess ______26 for coffee, but this helps the story.) the Signal Corps in Korea. I have found Spotlight on Ope nings ______16 I set up the pieces and start a shilling many chess players here-not many ex· World of Chess ______5 game. The waitress comes up, and I order perienced ones, though. the pot of coffee. By the time, she returns I find your articles, "How to Win the EDITOR with it, I am in the mid.game. The canny Openings" and "Chess Quiz" very good I. A. Horowitz Scots lass gives a quick glance at my for teaching the finer points of t he game. EXECUTIVE EDITOR position, looks depressed about it and de· PVT. J. R. SCHROEDER Jack Straley BaUell mands my shilling there and then. 25 Sig. Co., Radio Sec. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS T he other day, I am getting along fine I. Chernev. J. W. Colllnll, T. A. Dun$t. with my Gambit. J eanie comes up, puts PRAISE FROM AN EXPERT Hans Kmoch, Fred Re lnteld down the tray, gives a pleased smile and How many readers have brought to your CORRESPONDENTS says I can pay her later. attention t he fact that you have t wo California Herbert Betker, .1. B, Gee, Leroy Good news, boy! Johnson. Dr. H. Ralston, M. J . Royer. Queens in the first diagram on Jack Col CO lorado il.I. \V. Reese. I turn to my opponent and say: "Con· lins' page (319) of Ihe October issue of Connecticut Edmund E. Hand. Ira!" Cm:ss R£VIEW? DI . t. of Co lumbia N. p. \Vi!:'i\'lnton. T he excitable* little guy gets up and FlorIda Major J. B. Holl, B. Klein, Erneat All is forgiven, however, as I'm a lino G. Werber. complains to the management that now type operator myself, and I know that Georgia Grady N. 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CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1952 I Trott of England 7·3 (ti ed) ; DonTi'>ll!N D, West Germany, won by A. O'Kelly of 1951 IN REVIEW Belgium 7%·3%, ahead of A. Fudercr and Boris Milich o( Yu goslaviu 7-4 (tied ); by JACK STRALEY BATTELL MADR ID, Spain, won by Lodewi;k Prins of Holland 12Y2.4Y2, ahead of Herman Stein· er of the USA, Herman Pilnik of Argentina CHESS in 1951 was highlighted by the match for the World Champion- and Dr. Ossil) S. Bernstein of Fr::nce ship, the renewal of the United States Championship tournaments and 11 %.511z (lied): several major international tournaments. These and the most ou tstand WERTHEIM l\'it::~IOIHAL. Milnhattan Chess ing of the plentiful assortment of international tournaments, international Club, New York, won by Samuel Resh· team matches and international individual matches are summarized be cvsky of the USA , alH;ud of Dr. M. Euwe of Holland and Miguel Na;dorf of Argen. low, wilh a list of all foreign champions published for 1951. Besides ti na 7Y2·3% (tied) and Dr. Reuben fine these, the important United States tournaments and the sectional, state of the USA 7·4; SC Hl. t:clInR MEMORIAL. and d istrict champions within the Uni ted Stales are also listed. Vienria. Austria, won by j"Vl iguei G .ern ia k of Israel 8·3, ahead of Erik Lundin of Sweden 6~4Y2 and Ernst Gruenfeld and -,""'>·INTERNATIONAL H. Kinzel of Austria 6·5 (tied); STAUN· TON !\[ IDIQIII AL. En gland. won hy Svetozar Gligorich of Yugoslal'ia 10·5, ahead of HE fort!lI1ost event of the year was Ihe Vasya Pirc of Yugoslavia, Gid eon Stahl· T 24 gam\) mulch for the World Chess berg of Sweden and Dr. Pelur Trifunovich Championship between two Soviet play· of Yugoslavia 9Yz.S% (ti ed); PnZF.PIORK A ers, Mikhail Botvinnik, titleholder since MElI'lOlllAL, SO PO(, Poland, won by Erno 1948, and Dav id Bronstein, official ehal· Gereben of Hunga ry 12·3. ahead of Dr. lenJ:lcr.desiJ:l nate of the Federatioll Jr.Ur· Troianescu of Roumuniu I I V~·3 % and natianale lies Echecs after a play·off Szi lagyi of Hungary 101h·4%; match, with Isaac Bolcslavsky, also II Rus· REGCiO EM ILIA, Italy, won b)· i\ liguel sian, who had tied him in the 1950 Chal· Czerniak of Israel 9·2, ahead uf Herman lengers' Tournament. Botvinn ik retained Steiner of the USA 8·3; GIJON, Spain. his title b)' virtue of a 12·12 tie, thou gh won by Dr. Max Euwe of Holl and 8.2, each contestant had led at times and ahead of H. Pilnik of Argentina 7~2·2Y2 Bronstein appeared 10 be win ning ncar and N. Rossolimo of France 7-3 ; T R,I.\"t::. the end . "IUNDE. West Germany, won by Lot hur Of the flOE :r.onal tournaments, to pro· Schmid of West Ge rmany 9·2, ~heud of duce candidates for the interzonal next Herbert Hein icke of West German y 8·3 and year and thence to the Challengers' Tour· 1. Prins of Holland 7%·3%; BII.BOA, Spain. nament the year after, three have been won by N. Rossolimo uf france 9·0. ahead reported. In South America, Julio Bolbo· of H. Pilnik of Argentina 7th·l Ve and L chan of Argent ina and Erich Eliskases of P rins of Holland 611z·2lh; Ih :RC,I.. Spain. Brazil qualified. In West Europe, Svel
2 CHUS REVIEW , JA.N UA.RY. 1952 the Marshall Chess Club of New York ti ed tho Club Capablanca of Havana 31;2- 3:4; West Germany won from Swi\7.crland 1l%.B ¥2 ; Torollto 10 Buffalo 7; Sweden 11% Finland 81/2 ; Alberta 7 !I'lontana 6; Paris 11 Barcelona 9; British Columbia 31Yz Washington (State) 23%; Yugo slavia 15% Italy 4%; Sweden 1272 Nor way 7%; Sweden 11 Denmark 9; London Stock Exchange 91;2 Amsterdam Bourse 61'2; i\[on treal 9 Boston 5; Yugoslavia 12% Great Britain 7%; The Holl ywood Chess Group (Califor nia ) split even with the Cl ub Capablan ca (Cu ba ); Yugoslavia won from Bel· gium 17~~-2Y2; Yugoslavia 11 West Ger many 9; Austria 12 Italy 8; Switzerland 10 (lied) Italy 10.
International Dual Matches N individual encounters, international I masters clashed trunsborders as follows: W. Niephaus of West Germany won from A. O'Kelly de Galway of Belgium; Eero Book of Finland from Bjorn Haegg. qvist of Sweden; Larry E,'ans of the USA and Lodewijk Prins of Holland ( c o n~ult. In the great Staunton Centenary T ournament, En g land, ce lebrating t he 100th an ing) from 1. A. Horowitz and Samuel n iversary of the first inte rnational tournament, Yugoslavs led the fie ld. Svetozar Reshevsky of the USA ; Isaac Kashdan of Gl ig orich (right) facing countryman, Mata novich, placed first. the USA from 1. Prins of Holland; and \V. Heidcnfeld of South Africa from Pennsylvan ia; PAClf'lC INVITATIONAL, Robert G. Wade of New Zealand. heavily favored and who had previ ously WOII the five U. S. Championships in wh ich Arthur Dake of Portland, Oregon; SOIJTH· he had competed. The prize-winners were: WEST OPEN, Rohert H. Steinmeyer of S1. @-. UNITED STATES Larry Evans 9Y2-1Y2 (three draws); Lo ui s, Missouri; SOUT ll EHN CHESS Asso· Samuel I{ eshevsky 8%.2Y2 (one loss); CI ATION , Norman T. Whitaker of Sbady. Max Pavey of Brooklyn 7·4 ; Herbert Seid side, Maryland; SOUTJIt:HN CHESS OI'EN, man of Brooklyn 61f2-41f2; and L A. Horo· Martin C. Stark of Washi ngton, D. c. ; witz of New York 51f2-5V2. THANS·l\fISSISS II'I'I. Dr. Gil es A. Koel E"ans' vi ctory made it a sweep for sehe of Rochester, Minnesota; TRI-STATE him as he had also won the U. S. Speed (Ohio, Pennsyll'aniu and \Vest Vi rginia), Championship (10 seconds a move) and Saul Wachs of Philadelphia; WASHl1'iGTON led the fi eld in the U. S. "Open" Cham· BIRTHI)AY MEET (Kansas and Nebraska ), pionship at Fort Worth, Texas. The lead· ers there were: Evans 10·2 (four draws) ; Al bert Sandrln, Jr., of Chicago 9%-2Vz; Eliot S. Hearst of New York 9·3; haac Kashd an of Los Angeles 9-3; and J am es Cross of Glendale, California, Jeremiah r. Donovan of New York, Lee T. J\hgee of Omaha, Nebraska, and J . H. Florido of Cuba 8l;2-3Y2 (tied). Saul Wachs of Philadelphia won the U. S. J unior Championship. Mrs. Ma ry Bain of Miami and New York won the U. S. Wo men's Championship SY2 · l;2, out pni nting the previous co.champions, ~T rs . Giselu K. Gresser of New York 7'i2·1Y2 and til iss N. J\Jay Karff of Boston 6·3. Columbia won the U. S. Intercollc:; iate Teum Championshi p for 1950-51. In o th(~ r regional tournamcnts, the fo l· lowing won championships for 1951: U. S. Champion Al.L_CARO LINAS, won by Ben Rudich of Charlestown, South Carolina; DJ::ul,\HY A HE major Un ited States event of the (Delaware, Maryland and Vi rginia) , H. T year, th e national championshi p, fea · O. !'. Iihelait of Salisbury, Marylund; AIm. Samuel Reshevsky (foreground) failed to lured an upset when nineteen year old W~:ST OI'H;, J ack Spence of Omaha, Ncb· regain the U. S. Cha mpionship but won Larry Evans of the !'.'Iarshall Chess Cluh raska ; NEW Ei\G LAi\D, Walter B. Suesman the Wert he im Memorial, foremost 1951 of New York won the title ahead of of Providence, Rhode Island; Gmo VAL· U.S.' in _ternational tournament. Najdorf Samuel Reshcvsky of Brooklyn, who was LEY On:N, Fred A. Sorenson of Pittsburgh, (background) tied Euwe for second place. 3 CHESS REVI~W . JANUARY, 1952 B. E. Ellsworth of North Platte, Nebras UTAH. Phil Neff of the Universi ty of ka; WICHITA OPE C'!, Lee T. Magee of Utl;l h; VUtM ONT, Dr. Deane F. Mosher 01 Omaho, Nebraska; SoUTII ER;oi W OM EN'S, Newport; VIRCI NIA, Walter Bass of Mr.o:. Ma ry Uain of Miami, Florida; all d Lynchbu rg; WAS IU NCTO N, Charles Balian· SOUl'lI \V~:S T W O MEN'S, Miss Maxine CuI tine of Seattle; WEST VIRCI" IA, co·cham· lip of Wewoka, Oklahoma. !)ion~: Allen H. DuVall of SI. Albans, Ranking p er hap~ even higher than these Edward M. Foy IlIld J ohn F. Hurt of were: the Manhattan Chess Club Cham Cha rleston and 01". Siegfried Wertham· pionshil), won by Arnold S, Denker, and mer of Huntington; WISCO NS IN, Enos the Marshall Chess Cl ub Cham pionship, Wiche r of Mad ison ; and WYOMINC , by !\l il toll Hanuer, both in New Yo rk city, Chester Ingle of T hermopolis. and an all-master tournament at the Mar shall C. C., won by Larry Eva ns and Dr. Reuben Fine 4-1 (tied), IIhcad of Edward -@- FOREIGN Lasker 2%.2Y2. HE national and provincial champions, State Champions for 1951 T OO lside the USA, were ; N "Ollcn" tou rnaments, additional to the ARCH,TINA, C. Madern a; AUS'rItAUA I regular state cham pionships. the follow (and Pr ovinc e~). C. J. S. Purdy (N EW ing won titles: SOUTH WAHS, Stefao Kruger) ; BE I.GIUM, C AI.I~·O R N I A. Neil E. Falconer of Berke Al beric O'Kelly de Galway; BR AZIL, ley; NOlt"m CAROLINA, Kit Crittenden of Eugenio Germann; BRITISH COMMON Raleigh; SOUT H CARO I.IN .... , Lars N. WF.AL TH (first and semi_offici al) . \Y. A. Fair Enequist of Baltimore, Maryland; VIR hurst of Scotland j BItITIS H GUIANA AN I) GIN IA , Osear Shapiro of Washington, D. C ; 50./010 W ~:ST lNu n;s, H. Barber ()f British Guiana; WASHINGTON, Charles K. J oachim of Seat· ll UL GARB. . A. Zwetkov, R. Bobocov and Paul Keres won the strong .USSR Cham Ue; W EST VIRGINIA, Frank Branner of pions hip (ahead of Botvin nik !) 1\'1. ~ "l inev (tied); CANADA (and Prov Charleston; and (belatedly) ILLI NOIS, inces), Paul Vaitonis of Hamiltun, On· P OI·Has Tautvaisas uf Chicago. I3rio, formerly of Lithuania (BnITISH Out-of-staters won the "open" tille, we go 10 press ; i\ION1'ANA, no champinn COLUMEllA , Maorice Platt of Vaocou~'er; ahead of state residents, as follows: shi p ; N~: IlI !AS K "", Jack Spence of Omaha MAIUTIME PR ovINcr.s, O. M. MacConnell COLOIIAUO, Julius PartOS of New York ; as hig h.:st Nebraskan in the Mid·West of Halifax, Nova Scotia; O,..-T .... tUO, IDAHO, Herman Dittman of Salt Lake City, "Open"; Nn'A DA, William Benedetti of Frank R. Anderson of Toronto; QUJ:lH:C, S.~ SK A T Utah; Nt:V .... UA, O. W. Manney of Arizona; Lll s Vegas; NEW HAMf'SIIlRF., J ames Day Dr. Josellh Rauch of Mont real; UTAH, William Benedeu i of Las Vegas, of MiHonl; Nr.w ]J,;HSBY, Edgar T. Me· C H ~:WAN, Gerald Fielding of Estun ) ; Nevada. Cormick of East Orangei NF.w MUlco, CIIILI:, Reoe Letelier; CURA, Dr. RuS(' ndo In each of the other "open" champion James Phillips of AlbtHlucrque; *NEW Romero; shillS (marked*), the li tlist was a state YOI1K , James T. Shel"win of New York ])ENMA HK , H. Pederseo; EWL A. de resident. These, the state titlists from tour· Cily; NOHTH CAH OLlI' .... , Kil Crittenden of Bu rca; FINI.A NU, K. Oj anell; FI!ANc.:, neys listed above and state and district Raleigh; NO RTH DA KOTA , Louis Waag of Maurice Raizman; GREAT BIl ITAI.-': , E. champions from tournamen ts restricted 10 Petershu rg; Klein: HO LLANU, Dr. JI,-lax Eowe; ICE· locallllayers are as follows; O HIO, Harald Miller uf Cl eveland; T.AND, Larus Johnsen ; ISIlA F. I. , Dr. Orell ALAD .... MA, no championship re ported; OKLAHOMA, Joh.. Earnest of Tulsa; C}lI"oinik; ITALY. E. Paoli; i\IAtl"A. Cal)' ARlZON .... , O. W. Manney of T ucson ; ARK· · OR~:CON, Arthur Dake of Portland ; lain Attard of the Briti:;l. Na\"\"; -'I£XICO, ANSAS, no championship reported; C.~ LI P.:N:'i5YLVHI A, Will iam A. Ruth of P hil· Col. Jose I oaquim Araiza; I\" [ W lr.ALANU, FORNlA, Arthur Spiller of Santa Monica; adelphia and of Collingswood, New D. L Lynch: PO LAND, D. Sli wa ; HUODESIA, CO LO H.... UO , A. K. Underwood of Den~e r; Jersey; HHODE ISLAN D, Walter B. Suesman K. MafUsic ; ROUM .... NIA, Seimeanu; SCOT. *CONNECTICUT, Anthony Suraci of New of Providence ; SO UTH C.\ IIOI.!N,\, Paul L. LA NIJ, A. Ainj Thomson : SOUTH AnlleA, Haven; Df:LA WAR£, Mclwin M. Hope of Cromelin of Columbia; SOUTH DAK OTA, W. Heidenfeld; SI'MN, Roman Toran i Wilmington; DISTIIICT OF CO LUMJIIA, Don Bryant W. Holmes of Sioux Falls; T EN. SW ITZE RL.B D, Hen ry Groh (ho t Max Blao ald Mugridge of Washington; FLORIDA, 1'11:55£1,:, Joseph G. Sullivan, Jr., of Knox· won the national Coupe Sui~se); SWUH:". Major J. B. Holt of Long Beach; GmllclA, ville; TUAs, Kenneth Smith of Dallas (as GOSla Stoltz; USSH (and Soviets), Paul Dr. 1\1jJton P . Jarnagin of AtI .ens; highest Texan in Soulh West " Open") ; Keres (AIl,'U;NIA, G. -'I. Kasllarran; IO.... HO , co-champions : Glen Buckendorf ESTHONIA, 1. Neja; L,H\·IA. Pasman; of Buhl and LaVer! Kimpton of Filer; Ln ItUA"IA, R. Kho lmol'); YljCOSLAI'IA, I LLI NOIS, Kimball Nedved of Glencoe ; b S v e to~ar GJi gorich. DIAN .... , Alfred D. Gruen of Indianapnlis; IOWA, co·champions: John Penqui te of ON THE COVER Des Moines and F. D. Wilson of D:I\'en Fdl ithfu lly Yours was the play which port; KA NSAS, Hen ri Georgi 01 Lawrence; feauu'ed chess-more t han is apparent KEI" TUCKY, Fred Payne of Lexington; "'om our cover pictm'e: - fol" 19 ~ 1. LO UIS I!r. NA, Ronald E. Pohle of SI. Louis, It also bad Q111 p ~ lit psycho-analysis. Missonri (visiting New Roads, Louisiana, gorgeous gowns tOI" Ann Southern and on a geological survey); MAINr., no cham· eomlc antics by Robert CUlUmi ngs. pionship; MA RYLAND, Robert McComas of It seems tbat Ann I!h.yed a daily gaille wltb hubby. Dob: hut, after IE-n years, Baltimore; sU II lost ber Queen in "that trap In the i\-fASSACIiUSETTS, E rvin E. Underwood 1951 was a yea r of memor ia ls. Cuba ce le_ Tchigorin Variation." So h ubby finally of Boston ; i\lI CHlCAN, Leon Slob.enberg of brated the 30th anniversary of Capa couldn't stand It any longe.·. Detroit ; i\fINN t:SOTA, no championship re blanca's w in ning t he Wortd Champion He blows hIs top. The psycho·analyst ported; MlssIsslrPI, no championship; ship from Dr. Emanuel Lasker-putting enters. But he doesn't teach A nn bow to .MISSOURI, no championship reported as OUt a commemorative stamp issue. play chess either-the cad!
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Some 01 the oPPOSitIOn was quite strong @..I.NTERNATIONAL and included Saul Wachs, United States Junior Champion: Evans won 29, drew Close Call and Wa lkover 4 and lost 3. The winners against the champion we re G. Rosenblum, Dreher Playing against the Germans at Krcfeld, and Cali , while the draws we re gained the con~istcntly successful Yugoslavs by Wachs, Art Nickel, K. Richter and W. again tllmed in a victory in one of their Coe. traditional lO·board and double-round matches, but this time only by the nar REGIONAL EVENTS row margin of 11-9. It is noteworthy Pennsylvania Prevails that the good showing of the Germans was made without the services of one The 1951 Tri·State Chess Congress in· of their aces, Luthnr Schmid, who was cluded a tri·state championship (of Ohio, unable to play. Pennsylvania and West Virginia), a trio Yugos lavia Germany state junior championship (of the same Gligcorich ~ UIl%!CKcr , ! states) and a new feature, the Ohio Val· ~ratano"ic'h ~ 0 Bo!(OlyulJov , , ley Open, in which a fourth state, Ken· P irc 1 ~ Pfeiffer o • Trifunovich o ~ Kieninger , tucky, was represented in addition to those ~ . P uc 1 Trogcer • 0 already mentioned. Rahnr ~ 1 Teschner ! 0 ~lilich 1 1 r.,ang-e o 0 Saul Wachs of Philadephia, national SedelJkovich Ii Heinicke ! • Junior Champion, became tri·state kingpin "kov o Niephaus . . , . in a 6.player round robin which netted jBrandenhel"g 0 - I~tld el·el· o IRellatah - , him a score of 4Y2.Y2. The runner·up wa5 Harald Miller of Cleveland Heights, n " Ohio, who registered 3·2. After thei r close alrug!,le at Krefeld, Vasya Pirc, scoring 1Y2'Y2 on board 3, In the junior tri·state event, a com· the Yugoslavs proceeded to Beligum, did best of th e highest r anking Yugostavs bined Swiss· round robin, Herbert Hick· where they engaged 10 players drawn vs. Germany. man of Haverford, Pennsylvania, out· from th e leading Belgian clubs. Here it played three other you ngsters to take fi rst was a different story. and the result was Bulgaria n t o t he Fore wilh a score of 3lh·1Y2. Second place a 171;2.2% walkover for the visitors. A minor tournament III Bucharest, with 2Y2.2Yz went to Charles Morgan of Gligorich, however, was held to two draws ROllmania, saw 22·year·old ;\Iilev of Bul: Huntington, junior co.champion of West on first board by O'Kelly de Galway and garia finish first with 11·3, followed by Virginia. Lemaire. S. Szabo of Roumania, 9·5. Third place The Ohio Valley Open Tournament at· was shared br Florian of Hungary and tracted 18 players who contested a 5·round On t he Air Troianescu of Roumania. each 81;2·5Yz. Swiss. Fred A. Sorenson of Pittsburgh, Chess takes its plaee in yet another Pennsylvania, captured this affair with the radio spot this year. On January 5, it will score of 4lh·Y2. Second to sixth places be broadcast by LRA Radio del Estado in ('hS\. UNITED STATES with 3;1l.1 % each we re shared by Edward Argen tina, and it will be featured reg· M. For (Charleston, West Virginia), W. ularly thereafter on that station. NATIONAL EVENTS H. Hamilton (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Bruce Though we have not mentioned it pre· Evans on Tour Marples (South Charleston, W. Va.), viously, to OUf present recollection, chess As 'a warm·up for his country·wide tour, Dr. S. Werthammer (Huntington, \Y. Va.) is presented also by BBC. the British gov· Larry Evans, new United States Cham· and Bernard Kaplan (Columbus, Ohio) . ernment's radio station. pion, took on 24 players simultaneously The Congress was sponsored by the at the J ersey City Y\tCA and 23 at his Huntington (W. Va.) Junior Chamber of For Problemists home club, the Marshall, in New York. Commerce and directed by Heid Ho!t of An international problem.composing In Jersey City, Larry allowed only two Charleston, W. Va. It was held at ,he tou rnament for original three·movers is draw s; in ;../ew York he drew one game Hotd Governor Cabel in Huntington. announced. Entries are to be sent to and incurred one loss to Jerry Schain, a "Gambit," The ff! eeklr Times, Flinders visitor from Seattle. U. S. Intercolle9iates ~treet, ]Helbourne, Australia. The closing Evans' first stop on his tour proper was .James T. Sherwi n of Columbia Univer· date will be December 31. 1952. There Philadelphia, where he encollntered 36 sity (sec our 1951 Oc tober cover picture) will be cash prizes, and A. Goldstein will players from the Philadelphia Rifle Chess added the Intercollegiate Championship be judge. Club and the North City Chess Club. to his 1951 New York State title for a
CHES S REVIEW, JA NU ARY, 1952 gala year in chess. At 17, he is going Clnb, with two JH U points gained by de strong! fault of Annapolis players. R. Sharkey To hi s 6.1, Eli ot Hearst, another Co· and F. Lip ps heneflted by the forfe its, and lumhiun, placcd second at 5%.1:.6, with P. Pastori7.a and D. Rigler addcd two one loss (to Sherwin in the fif th round ) . more point s to the JHU total. W. Sim l.son , And Saul Wachs, national Junior Cham G. Lyle and W. Claude accounted for pion and Temple University player tied three Annapolis \'ietories. with Allcn Kaufman of New York Uni_ Michigan., A match between the Lansin g versity at 5-2. Chess Club and the Battle Creek Chess Fifth and sixth were Robert D. Sobel Club was captured by the former, 6·4. of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Lansing winners were E. Snciders, E. and Francis 1\Iechner of Columbia who Zaikowski, .I. Kinton , V. Vu nd enburg and scored 41,h.2Yz in the se\'en round Swiss i\ J. Losik. For DaHle Creek, fnll points Tourncy. And tied for next place with 4-3 were recorded b~ ' C. Kjeqle, J. Sherman were Herbert Hickman of Haverford, and A. " '-e\ sh. Marvin Ho gan of Indiana, Karl Burger of Columbia, James Ricard of Rensselaer Ne braska. jlk Lee Magee of Omaha. and Girard K. HosenbllUTl of Pennsylvania. Willia m Benedetti (right) accepts Utah contdving an adequate number of week· The tourney was held in Philadelphia, "Open" Championship trophy from Sam end h:av('s, participated
6 CHUS REVtEW , IANUARY, t 95'2 Utah. "Chess in 30 minutes" is the 510' gan of the sponsors of the Sa il Lake City television chess program over KSL.TV, Channel 5. This history.making show was planned by the Un iversity of Utah, the Salt Lake City Chess Club and the Dcserct News for introd ucing chess to shut·ins of all ages including hand icapped children. To Dr. Wallace A. Goates, direc· tor of the Speech and Hearing Center at the University of Utah, goes the credit for initiating the idea. He and Rex Camp. bell, program commentator, were sched· uled to assist Sam Teitelbaum, former president of the Salt Lake City Chess Club, in presenting the instruction. CHESS R!:VIEW exprcts to publish further details as soon as they are available. 4f,>. CA NA DA
Ontario A banquet by the Hamilton Chess Club to honor Paul Vaitonis for winning the Canadian Championship wound up with a match between Ihe Hamilton Club and Ihe Toronto Chess Club on 10 boards. 'fomnto Sam Teitelbaum (center) conducts television chess program on KSL.TV (Utah). won, 6%.3lh. J. S. Morrison, K. Kerns, R. Cody, S. W. Slock, W. R. Sachs and R. Allen piled up the points for Toronlo, and France Germany P. \'an def Wei, J. Blitzman and J. Zipler A Caissa Club tou rn ey was won by Uhlmann gained the junior champion. salvaged a trio of wins for Ha mi lton. Popel, 9lh·llh, ahead of RailIJlan and Dr. shi p with a score of 10Yz·2%. Nex t were Tartakover, each 8%.2lh. Fuchs, 9.4, and 8udrich and Darga, 8·5. Quebec The " Hatfield· McCoy" feud at the 1.101)1· real Chess Club between the "Westenders" A GREAT BOOK by a GREAT TEACHER and the " Eastenders" went in to its third instalment with the "Westenders" easily victorious by 7·3. Cn!:ss Rr.VI EW correspondent Osias Bain CHESS SECRETS took the Provincial Speed Championship after winning a play·off over J. Gersho and J. Therien. by EDWARD LASKER Saskatchewan A clean sweep by 6·0 won the Provin· cial Championship play·off for 19·year·old INthi s mellow volume of memoi rs, Lasker Gerald Fielding over CHt:SS R£VIF:W cor· describes his seven distinct and distinguish respondent Rca Hayes, 3Y2.2 1h, Eric Hoehn, Ph·4ljz, and Jim Eadie, }·5. ed chess careers in Berlin, Paris, London, Chicago and New York and in European and ~ FOREIGN American intemationa 1 tournaments. There if:; a wealth of fascinating detail about Emanuel Australia Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Nimzovich and many other great players The excellent score of 10·1 was made by of past and present. Interspersed among the anecdotes and recollections Stefan Kruger in repeating his 1949 trio umph in the New South Wales Chaml)ion. are 75 instructive games annotated with Lasker's customary penetration ship. Second in th is eve nt, a round rohin, and clarity. Delightfully illustrated with more than 20 drawings of was shared by Robert Benda and J. V. Kellner, each 7lh·3lh. famous masters. In a fourteen· player, nine·round Swiss $5.00 fo r the natiollal title, Maurice Raizman, 464 pages, 21 6 diagrams 6J;2·2V2, was successful fo r the fifth time. Runner·up was Daniel, 6-3, and tied for The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS third were Lamerat, Pinson, l\lme. Chaude de Silans (who is becoming ever more Send for free catalogue of chess publications to threatening) and Thiellement, 5%.3% each. DAVID McKAY COMPANY, Inc., 225 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y.
CHESS REVIEW, JA NU ARY, 1952 7 Great Britain A decisive triu mph by u powerful Eng lish team over their Scottish rivals fca turcd match play at thc Royal Automobile Club in London. England's 6 points in the "won" column as against 2 in thc "los t" includcd wins by E. Klcin, P. S. i\'Iilner Barry, T. H. Tylor, L W. Bardcll and J. A. Fuller. Scotland's lonc succcss was turned in by N. A . .i\lacLcod. In the English women's championship, Mrs. Rowena Bruce again dClllonstrated her superiority by blanking the field, B·D. This was l\-Irs. Bruce's th ird title vi ctory. Placing second was a promising young plarer, l\-liss Anne Sunnllcks, who register. ed 6Yz-l%. The London championship endcd in a tie between R. F. Boxall and E. G. Ser· geant. Greenwich handily defeated Woolwi ch, 47Ijz·22Yz, in their annual lIlass encoun· ter, which usually brings ou t some of Eng. land's top strength on both sides.
Holland A candidates' tournament for the right The Wichita, Kansas, "Open"-(front, left to right); Mrs. Mimi Robe rtson, Wich to enter next year's Dutch tit le event ita, Women's winne r; Lee Mage e, Omaha, Men's winner; Jim Call is, Wichita, 2d; Oscar Maring, Wichita, 9th; (back row): Victor Pupols, Lincoln, 4th; Robert cnded in success for the following five Virgin, T ulsa, 3rd; R. L. Berggre n, Lawrence, 5th; Carl Weberg, Salina, 6th; C. F. qualifi ers : Vinken, llarendregt, Bouw· Tears, Dallas, 7th ; and Bert Brice 'Nash, Medora (Kansas), 8th. Of these, Tears is meester, Stumpers and \'an Steen is. The former state champion of Texas, Weberg of Kansas, Brice_Nash also of Kansas and eventual winner meet s Dr. Enwc for th e Magee of Nebraska. Story on page 6. national championship.
Malta Premier honors .w ent to Captain W. A Lecture Course in the Attard of th e Britis h Navy, foll owed by Commander Britton. ELEMENTS OF CHESS Scotland A. C. Burnett is the new E a~ t of Scot· land titleholder thanks to 11 3 ~z -V:! defeat STRATEGY AND TACTICS of D. Munro in the final. South Africa by I. A. HOROWITZ Scoring 7.2, K. Maru, ic captured the Three time U. S. Open Champion Rhodesi an championship. wit h M. Pines, 6%.2%. in second place. P retoria and J ohannesburg emerged as You can play chess easily and co· winners of the annual team ri"alry in confidently under the personal which all the leading chil lS take part. guiding tu.teJage of a noted au thority. Ideas beh ind the ope n ings, middle game motifs and The Value of Chess (?, endgame technique, explained At last, we lIa\'e the answer tor those clearly a nd simply, s lanted for who say, scornfully. "There's no m on~y the layman. Examples from ac· in chess! " tual play w ill be il lustrated on The New York press has just an a large demonstration board. nounced a suit in Surrogate's COUrt in Only prerequisite is a knowledge which a petitioner. Daniel P. COlls teau of the rules of the game. Fifteen sessions, Satur: applies fOr $150.000 from the estate of days, 11 am - 12:4<1 pm . Question and answer pe riod of the late Eugene Higgins. Course starts February 9 each session will clarify your in_ NEW LOW RA T ES As Higgins' secretary, :\11". CO llstean $23.50, Incl. registration dividual problems. avers lie had to be "a sort of Ih'ing en· cyclopedia. an expert yachtsman and a champion chess player:' As to the la t· tel', he hnd to play (anll seems to claim to have beaten!) Dr. S. G. Tartakover at new school ~~::~~~A~ the Automobile Club in Paris. With due generosity to encyclopedists 66 WEST 12 STREET, NEW YORK 11, N. Y •• ORegon 5-2700 and yachtsmen, chess rates at $50,0 00 !
CHESS REVIEW. IANUARY, 1952 Annotated by FRED REINFELD ONE of the hallmarks of this age is that we concentrate our attention on the top-notchers in every field_ Perhaps that is a sensible procedure; with the spread of education, every profession has become so crowded with able men who are not quite of the first rank that they do not get the attention and admiration which they deserve_ 13 P-N3 Even in chess, ballyhoo plays an important role_ For everyone of White has little choice: on 13 Q-BS, liS who knows the name of the world champion, not one in a hundred is Black answers: 13. , , P-QR4! 14 B-N2, familiar with the lesser masters_ Yet many of them have produced games PxP 15 PxP, RxRt 16 BxR, B-N5 ! 17 Q-D4, R-Rl with a winning game: 18 of great beauty_ Not to know these games is to miss some of the finest 0-0, QxQ 19 PxQ, NxQP, etc, artistic creations of modern times_ The "sImple" 13 0-0 is answered by Lajos Steiner is one of the players who has not received his due from 13. . D-N5! Rnd White is 10st!- 14 Q-N3, B-R6 or 14 P-B3, B-R6 or 14 N-D3, the public. At his best, Steiner is one of the great attacking players of all Q-D3, rollowed by 15, .. N-N4. time. In hi s finest games, we observe a blend of energy and combinative 13 . . . . B-R6! power which is enchanting. Like many masters in the same category, Black gladly offers his advanced Pawn Steiner is inferior to the very great players because of temperamental de· (14 Q-N3, Q- R3! 15 QxP/Q3, B-N7 16 fects rather than skill. He is often unstable; he puts forth his best efforts· R-KN1, QxRP 17 N- K2, NxBP!). against the stronger players. His opening repertoire, though founded on 14 P-B3 P- B4! ~~or 15 PxN, DPxP leaves White's mon profound ::tudy, is sometimes too old-fashioned. He is too good-natured arch shivering in his underwear, with for protracted competition. He tires more easily than most players. He the threat of 16 ... Q-B3 in the offing. is often bamed when conducting the Black pieces, for the initiative is his 15 Q-N3 forte. The White Queen creates R flight square ror her royal consort and attacks Yet Steiner is a great student, with an uncommonly fine understand both the Black Queen Pawns, ing of the game, interested ahove all in pI·oducing be,autiful chess. His coniments on a game are doubly illumi nating: they explain the play and reveal the mall. The perspective of time and the pathos of distance call on us to remember a man's best achievements and forget his failures. Graci ously glossing over the other man's imperfections as we hope to have our own shortcomings forgiven, we discard the mathematical achievements reAected in the score-table and enjoy the more tangible achievement of superhly played games.
Budapest, 1933 7 N-Q4 0-0 ENGLISH OPENING On 7 . .. P-Q4, 8 Q- R4t is annoying. 8 B-K2? peo: page 42, column 9(i) 15 .. P_B5! It is imperative to drive away the E. Eliskases L. Steiner One brilliancy after another: it now Knight at once; 8 P-Qfl:3, N-B3 (if 8 ... White Black 16 PxN, Black has 16 ... PxNP 17 QxPt. N-Q6t? White wins a Pawn by 9 BxN, 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 3 N-B3 N_B3 QXQ 18 PxQ, P-N7, leading to mate after PxB 10 Q-N3) 9 NxN, followed by 10 B 2 N-QB3 P-K4 4 P-K3 19. ,. R- B8t, etc. K2 and 11 0-0. White is playing the Sicilian Defense 01· 16 NPxP, Q-H5t 17 K-Q1, N-D7t. 8. , . . P-Q4! with a move In hand. 16 KPxP QR_Kl! ! From this point on, Black never loses 4 ... . B-N5 Shades of Paul Morphy! Black's Knight time to stop and defend a threatened Giving the game a novel twist. The performs miracles (if 17 K-Ql, N-B7 customary move is 4 P-Q4; but piece, He mobilizes his (ol'ces with the utmost speed and economy. mate!). Steiner prefers the adventurous byways. 17 PxQ NxBP§ 9 P-Q R3 N-Q6t 5 N-Q5 18 K_Ql 10 BxN PxB This looks plausible, as Black cannot 11 P_ B5 White doesn't care for 18 K-B2, NxQ exchange Knights without losing his White prevents his Knight from being 19 NxN, R-JGt 20 K- Nl, RxBP, with King Pawn. Yet the move violates an im mate to follow. pOi'tant opening principle; nevel' move ddveu away by ... P-QB4. He also at the same piece twice in the opening with· tempts to fOl'estall any reinforcement of 18 •... NxQ 20 N-Q4 . xR out good reason. the ·'weak" wedge at his Q3. 11 Q-N3 19 NxN B_N7! 21 P-B4 The catch in such rules, as the reader will not do; for, after 11 . .. PxP 12 Qx Black threatened 21 .. , lb::P!! has cynically remarked to himself, is BP, N-N5! White cannot play 13 QxQP? 21 . , .. R_ K5! because of 13 .. , P- QB·1. that ambiguous phrase; "without good 22 B-N2 KR-K1 reason." Does White have a good reason 11 . . . . N-K5 Resigns 12 P-QN4 for his last move? The fur ther conrse of Such sweet simplicity! This Is one of tbe game will enlighten us. Not 12 P-B6? PxP IS NxP, as IS the finest games ever played. 5 •..• P-K5! Q- B3! wins. 6 NxB NxN 12 • . . . Q-N4! t _ check: : _ db!. check; i _dis. ch,
CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1952 9 FROM MY CHESS MEMOIRS By Dr. Savielly G. Tartakover
4. Last Round Surprises IN almost every great tournament, in which two or more competitors are fighting it Ollt savagely for the LOp prize, the last round, with its dramatic smprises, is a story in itself. Thus, the giant tournament at Ostende in 1906, which took no less than 31 days and was contested ill four preliminary sections lind a final section, was featured by one of these sensa tional duels. Before the last rOllnd started, the Vienna super"grandmaster Carl Schlechter had 21 points, but his bye was scheduled for the final ro und. His rival for first prize, Geza Maroczy (who died on ly a few months ago) had 20 points. Maroczy, playing the Black pieces, was paired with Dr. O. S. Bernstein. Schlechter had a fine position, for the worst that could happen to him wa s a tie for first prize. Maroczy, on the other hand, was in difficulties. He had to ·win in order to tie for fi rst prize; he had a formidable opponent, and he had the Black pieces. The Hungarian rose to the occasion, however, by playing one of his best and most profound games; at the decisive point, he began a beautiful sacrificial combination which promised a well-earned victory. However, his sly opponent recalled the saying, "You can only die DR. SAVIELI.Y G. TABTAKOVEB once." In his critical situation, he deliberately avoided the main variation, sensing that Maroczy had prepared a stunning winning line in reply. In the next-to-the-tast mistake and thereby stead, Bernstein played an unobtrusive, objectively lueaker move--one won the game. Even a mate in two was overlooked in this fantastic game! which Maroczy had not even considered. The Hungarian, finding himself in terrific time pressure, and un HERE are times when the e xpected controllably agitated under these trying circumstances, failed to find the T last-round dmma fi7.zles, as ror ex right reply- obvious as it was! The tables were turned, and Maroczy had ample at London, 1n46, where the great disparity in playing strength between Dr. to resign shortly thereafter. E uwe and the Swiss master Christoffell"e Incidentally, Schlechter, good-natured and chivalrous as he was, had suited in a brilliant-and casr- ,·irtory not been present at the encounter. Instead, he had gone off to the country. fOl" the grandmilstel". At Semmering, in 1926, Alekhine had Returning late at night, he received the joyous news that he had won clear to win outright from Spielmann if he was rl ['st prize. It was one of those ra re cases when a man ach ieves success to deprive the latter of t he til"~t !l!·ize. hy doing nothing at all! Alekhine had the White p ieces and ob tained what looked like a good attack. But he missed a tactical fine point and HE real, self-confident strength of the game. '·1 had more work in thIs one thereafter was only too glad to a ccept T_ the tournament winner often does game," Tanasch remarked afterwards, Spielmann's offer of a dra\\". not become clearly apparent until the ··than in all my other games in t his The final round in the CZedlO-Slo'-akian last round_ Take, for example, Tarrnsch's tournament put together!"· tournament of 1943 took a diffe rent last game in the great, double-round Likewise the great Emanuel Laskel· COll rse_ In this event, the first half was tournament at Vienna, 1898. True, Tar displayed all his mastery in the last plnyed at Carlsbad and the balance at rasch had the White pieces. but his round at St. Petersburg, 1909 (vs_ Teich Marien bad, and the last-l·Otmd meeting opponent. " 'albrodt, was noted for his mann) and at New York, 192·1 (vs. Mar between Lajos Steiner and Jan Foltrs stubborn defensive Qualities. Noll' Tar shall) _ In both cases he crushed these was to determine the outcome_ Although rasch hnd to win in order to tie for tirst powerful rivals in convincing style, tying Lajos, a very likeable fel low. wa ~ half a pri7.e with the brilliant American master, with Rubinstein for first prize in 1909, poi nt ahead and needed onlr a draw to Pillsblll·y_ and beating out Capablnnca in 1924. clinch the first prize, he played. follow \Valbrodt always came late to a game, Particularly dramatic al·e those occa ing the dictates or his fiery temperament, as he ··bummed around" most of the s ions in which the two contenders for to win- or, as old Tarrasch used to put night. In any event, he was a rapid play the first llrize encounter each olher in it cynically, ··to lose_" And so it turned er. so that the loss of tillie did him no the last roun(\. It often happens, dlle to 0111: pOOl" Steiner compromised his posi harm. But this time he was quite prompt. the tense excitement that reigns on these tion, losing the game and the almost He adopted an ingenions defense and set occasions, that blunders are the order of certain first prize ! "Jt wasn·t that I \\"011 up II position of rock-li ke inaccessibility the day. A particularly glaring instance the tirst prize," Foltys subsequently com or so it seemed. Tarrasch was by no is the notorious game Rubinstein-Nim mented with a modesty rare in chess· means discouraged : he just went to ·work zovich, in which the "wise Akiba" made players, ·'but that Steiner lost iC·' with all the more uggressiveness and The deciding game between Zllosko-- precision. H is siege of the hostile for • In terested readers will lind thIs game In DOl"ol'sky and myself ai Ki ce. 1930. took tress went on for hours, but he tinally won Reti·s Mod ern Id eas In Chess. a very similar course. lily only chance to
10 CHESS REV IEW, JANUARY, 1952 win the first prize was over the body of 43 K-N2, RxB! 44 P-R8{Q), R-Q8! 45 N an earlier, small Dutch tournament my highly respected colleague; so natur KxP (45 Q-R7t, K- R3 is pointless), P I at Baarn in 1947, I made certain of first any, I complicated the battle as much as R8{Q) 46 QxQ, RxQ 47 K- B3, R- R4 48 prize in the following subtle King and possible. My opponent was not in the K- Q4, K- B2 and Black wins. Pawn ending: least [mPI'essed, and attacked me fur[ous 41 . , . . R-KR8 ly. Arter White's 34th move, the following Golombek The simplest; but 41 ... P- N7 42 B double·edged position turned up. m, P-R6 43 B-Nl, R- KRI 44 K-Q2, RxP Tartakover is a knockout. 42 B-Q'S Or 42 B-N8, P-N7, etc. 42 .... P-R6 Resigns "Pointwise you have certainly won the first prize," my defeated rival told me, lIot witllout a cel·tain bitterness. "'That is all the tournament rilles re· quire," I answered dryly. Stili it is true that Znosko·Borovsky Tartakover did turn in some splendid games in this tournament. In this apparently dead-drawn ending, Znosko- Borovsky it is White's turn to move. ·34 K- Q3 K-K2 WITTY chess-writer once declared, Black is in great danger, and apparent· Doth sides centralize. Iy he has nothing better than 34 . . . A "One should never play the last Q-B5t 35 B-Q3, Q-R7t 36 B-B2, Q- B5t round!" \Vhat he doubtless meant was 35 K-B3 .with a dl'aw by perpetual check. But that nervous masters are prone to de A very important end·game finesse. The a draw would do Black no good. As it stroy their first·prize chances in the final more obl"ious 35 K- Q4 gives no more happens, he has a stronger line available. round. than equality after 35 ... K- Q3! 34 . . • . P_N5! Take this curious example: in the ex· 35 . . . . P-QR4 ceptionally long and arduous tournament Black must not allow the invasion of A move with a triple function: (l) at Ostende in 1907, i'.lieses had a lead of Black threatens to win a piece by the \Vhite Kiug. After 35 ... K-Q3 36 3~ points over his nearest rival, fOllr K- N4, K-B3 37 K:... R5, Black is iost. P-N6 ; (2) he also threatens a powerful rounds from the end! But, at this point check by ... B-R3t; (3) he protects the he went to pieces, losing all his remain 36 K-Q4 K-Q3 menaced Bishop indirectly. ing games- one of them, In the last 37 P-KN4! 35 RxB round- to Jacob, a particularly weal;: Despite the apparent paucity of means White concludes that the sacrifice of player. The result was that he toppled at his disposal, White is able to fashion the exchange is his best chance. from his first prize to a tie for third a pitiless blockade. It 35 R- Q7, R-QN1, Black's prospects and fourth with Nlmzovich, half a point 37 . . P-B3 have improved. behind Rubinstein and Dr. Bernstein, Possibly the worst of many evils. Still Likewise after 35 K- Bl, B-R3t 36 K who tied for first. it is true that, aFter other continuations N2, B-B5 37 B- K-I., B- Q-I., White's posi I had a similar experience at Teplitz· (37 ... P- KR3 or 37 ... P- B-o, Black tion does not inspire confidence. Sehoenau in 1922--with the difference would also be in serious tI·ouble. 35 .... Q-R3t that my last·round opponent, Teichmann, 38 P-N5! PxP 36 B- Q3 was a stl'ong player. Ratller lighthearted 39 PxP K-B3 ly I gave away the exchange early dur If 36 K-Kl , QxR 37 QxQt , KxQ 3S P ing the game, obtaining to be sure a very R5, H.- QNl 39 B-N6, K- R3 ,10 K-Q2, K promising pOsition. But then I overlooked N4 with an easy win for Black. a vel'y fine move at my opponent's dis· 36 posal and finally lost in a brilliant fash· 37 QxQt ion, which threw me back from first place 38 P-R5 to a tie for third with Gruenfeld. (Reti Black's last move prevents White from and Spielmann were tied for first.) bringing his King to tlle Queen·side, To look at the problem of last·round (or, if 39 K- Q2, P-N7 wins on the spot. play from a somewhat different point of 39 P-R6 P-R4 view, it should be noted that end-game 40 P_R7 P-R5 skill is a very important element when it comes to bringing about a decision. An exciting race of passed Pawns. Thus, in a tournament at Beverwijk (Holland) in 1949, all the Jast·round 40 P-QR3! games were finished wi th Ole exception of my struggle with the New Zealander Premature is ,10 K-K5? K- B4 -t1 K- B6, Wade. After five hours of play, we wel'e K- N5 42 K-N7, K-It6 '13 l{xP, KxP H left with a theoretically even Rook and KxP, P-R5 45 PxP, P-N5! 46 K-B6! Pawn ending. Each of us had two Pawns P- N6 47 P-N6, P-N7'48 P- N7, P-N8{Q) 49 left. Paul Schmidt (Estonia), van Sclle! P-NS(Q)t, K- RS 50 Q- N7, Q- N5 - and, linga (Holla.nd) and I were all expected although Blach: is temporal'ily two Pawns to tie for first with 6 points out of 9. The down, he need not lose the ending! tournament committee had made appro· CHESS REVIEW, /ANUARY, 195"2. 11 IN A WOODEN H E great Nottingham tournament of 26 .... T 1936 had a piquant conclusion. When 27 P-K5? the last round started, Capablanca and Proving that great masters can also CHESS SET Botvinnik were leading with 9% points. lose their heads. At least it was better Neither had been defeated; both had the to play 27 Q-B3, QxRP 28 QxQ, RxQ 29 YOU WILL FIND White pieces. Capahlanca quickly obtain P-B3, etc. ed tbe advantage against Bogolyubov, 27 29 P_KR4 K_N2 NO BETTER BUY whom he regularly defeated with the 28 PxN 30 Q- B3 greatest ease. But Capa played care 31 RxQ Than lessly, overlooked a diabolical trap and soon found lIimself in a very serious pre \,>'jth two Pawns ahead, Black has an dicameat. He was happy Indeed to escape easy win. White resigned on the 45th THE CRAFTSMAN with a d raw. Lucklly for him, Botvlnnik, move. who usually plays so accurately, ran into A Superb Chess Set a very poor game with Winter. The Eng lfshman, however, granted his illustrious THE MORAL of this story is that the opponent a draw. Thus both super·grand final, de"cisive struggle has a psychology masters fraternally diVided the first prize all its own. Bronstein is particularly after all, at the cos t of shedding, during adept at mastering this psychology, as the ominous last round, their nimbus he demonstrated in the World Champion' of infallibility! ship Candidates Tournament at Budapest Similarly, Szabo and Bronstein were in 19·19. Against no less an opponent than tied for first with 12% points before the Grandmaster Keres. Bronstein started last round of the great \Vorld Champion with a daring, opening line. went 011 to ship Candidates Qualifying Tournament a newfangled Pawn sacrifice and finally at Saltsjoebaden in 1948. It is interesting won an impressive victory which assured to note that Szabo held the lead fo r no him a tie for the fU'st prize with Dole less than 17 rounds! slavsky. In the last round, however, BZ'o nstelll Then, in the z'esulting tie-match with RE you looking for a wooden chess won an ingenious ending against Tartak Doleslavsky, it was, as it happened, the over, whereas Szabo unexpectedly broke Aset of distinguished design, exacting last (thirteenth!) game in which Bron down against the Swedish master Lun workmanship and long-lasting durabilit y stein. decided the contest In his favor. din. This was all the more flstonishing as -at a reasonable price? If you are, then He demonstl'ated thereby that he had the Lundin had played very weakly In the better ne rves. THE CRAFTSMAN is the set for you. tournament, found himself in last place On the basis of these precedents, many -and had not even been able to win a Its pieces are shaped in the graceful people believed that Bronstein wonld de· game! It was hanl to believe that this lines of the famous Staunton pattern, in feat Botvinllik ill the last (twenty-fourth) was the same player who a few months a smoothly finished wood, called Tsuge game of their World Championship earlier had won a strong tournament at Match, thereby winning the title. In fact, one of the finest and most expensive in Bad Gastein (Austria). Only in the last Bronstein went in for a promising Pawn Japan-and are perfectly weighted for round did Lundin's magnificent powers sacz'ifice in the opening; but then-quite balance at tIle base, which is felted with become rejuvenated. Here is the position contrary to his custom!-he missed the billiard cloth. The King is 3% inches rea~hed after White's 25th move: most energetic continuation and h~ld to high, with a 1% inch base; and the other Lundin consider himself lucky that his opponent men are in the true Staunton proportions. agreed to a draw. We see rl'om this, by The pieces, which come in deep black the W~IY, that the true spiz'it of SpOI·tS· and sleek yellow, are beautifully turned manship in chess is in a state of dedine. out and carved. A particularly lovely de FOl' Botvinnik preferred to take the cau· tious course of retaining his title by tail is the wonderful carving done on tbe agreeing to a measly draw, instead of Knigbts-in the best tradition of famed winning the game and the match. oriental workmanship. Matters were quite differe nt, fOI' ex This outstandingly good-looking set is ample, in the Lasker-Schlechter match boxed attractivdy in sturdy Nara wood, of 1910 for the World Championship. The lfltter was a point ahead in the last favored for furniture and flooring because (tenth) game, and yet spumed the draw, of its durable qualities. because he wanted to defeat his g reat Striking: to look at and perfect for chess opponent by a really convinCing score, play, this set is a lifetime buy at an amaz instead of by a mere "accidental" extra ingly reasonable price! Although White is a Pawn ahead and point. The gods (li d not, however. ap· has two connected passed Pawns on the prove of Sclilechter's high· vaulting ambi Catalogue No. 26 ______$24.50 Queen·side, his position is a bit uncom tion, and they let him lose this last game. fortable. so that tIle match ended 5·5, whereby 25 .... P-Q6! Lasker retained his title. A '"quicksilver" Pawn which galvan izes Black's prospects and confronts his opponent with sharp problems. 26 Q-B7? FROi'lI what I have \\"l"itten about last· He fails to solve the problem posed by round play, lny readers can see that iron this position. It is tZ'ue that 26 Q-N1 is nerves and subtle end·game play are es too passive; 26 Q- B8t, K- N2 is point sential to winning the highest chess less; and 26 Q-B3, R-B4 27 N-B,j, P-Q7 honors. And a few more qualities are reo 1 looks suspicions. quired, such as, [or example, staying MAIL YOUR ORDER TO There is doubtless equality with 26 power, theoretical opening knowledge. QxP, QxP 27 R-Nl, R.xP 28 RxQ, RxQ combinative sktll, etc., etc., etc., etc. With CHESS REVIEW 29 K- Bl , etc.; but a draw still leaves aU these qualities, a nyone can win top 2[.0 Wellt 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y_ Szabo In second place. honors consistently. 12 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY. 19n BLAC K TO MOVE WHI'rE TO MOVE 71 White's Knight has wan 72 Like the Knight, the DOUBLE ATTACK! dered far a fi eld. Any strand Queen aims eight ways at 9uhr: No. 8 The Knight forks deceptively, wit h its peculiar ed Iliece arouses sus picion. oncc. So it is a pt at double move and its eight directions. The olher chessmen can fork, The general backwardness auacks. Here you see a Black evident in White's develoll i3i shol) lind a Rook, both un too, but more sim pl y. Hence we call their maneuvers double mcnt adds to liis vulnerabil ll rotected and hence likely attacks and think of eaeh as the climax of a combination in ity. What do you do to ex· vu lnerable. How can you at which the double attack must be set u p. And such are thf: es ploit these tempting fac t o~ tack them wi th your Queen sence of combination play-thl': thrilling highli ght of any chess in ordcr to win the Knight or si multaneously .so that they game. Score exc ellent for 10 solutions; B good; 6 fair. its approximate equi valent? cannot protect each other? WHiTF. TO MOVr. 4 WHITF. TO MOV E WIt[TF. TO MOVE 6 WHITE 1'0 MOV E 73 That White has a fOJ'ced 7 Black's fir st rank looks 75 You will find generally 7 To devise threats and win of a piece borders on the vu lnerable: it is unguarded that double attacks arise execute them is part and par· incredible. But he has, and. and the Ki ng lacks a loop rr om the unguarded state of eel of being a first-rate chess wi lh Ihal cl ue, how do you hole. The immediate 1 Q-B8t "loose Ilicces." Here Billek's tacticia n. To know how to proceed to win it ? You rn a)' (or I Q- R8t) aecomplislles Bishop is unprotected, and meet threats is equall y im have another hint , too: Yo ur nothing, as Black can inler_ his Ki ng has not castled. portont. Black hlls just fork passed P awn on Q7 is an Ilose at II i, Ql. How do yo u How can yo u attack both of ed your Queen and Rook asset_ Now work out the forc exploit Black's first rank these so they cannot be pro an ugly threat! You cannot ing mo'-es which se t up the tlltm-remembering that our u!cted si multaneously? Can evade the threat. You must double attack. theme is thc double attack? you combille another tactic? counter it. How? WHITE TO MOV E WUIT T. TO MOVE B LACK 1'0 MOV E B L ACK 1'0 MOVE 77 This and the remaioing Here Black has castled, 79 Because the P awn has 80 You have White under three examples are h om to be su re; but his Ki ng is so little value in itself, one considerable pressure, though Chernev and Rienfeld's Win "loose" nonetheless in thaI it of the nastiest fo rms of Ihe he has everything defended , ning Chess. Here Black's un is vu lnerable to assault. Of double attack is the Pawn for the moment. By forcing castled King is your usefu l course. Black can and will fork. The Pawn cheerfully moves, however, and redoubl· tip.off for a possible doubled defend against any such di· goes for anything. Here you cd effort, you can win rna· attack. By such slim clues. rccl attack-but can you de· ha ve a doubly impressive sel· terial. As a clue, look for an masters are guided to com vise mCH ns to double the at· up. How do you employ a ultimate double attack on binations. With what moves, tack? Black's B i s It 0 p little co mbination to set up a two pieces. do you win here? preaches your sermon. winning Pawn fo rk? Solutions, page 30. CHESS REVI EW . JANUARY, 1952 WHAT HAPPENED TO STROBECK? by GENE EMMET CLARK nin g on its way allain. This was con sidered better social form than the Ameri T HIS has been one of the most puzzling enigmas to face the world ever can practice of stepping on his lace and since th e war ended in Europe. Just about everything that was there offering the more timid, haby-like apology, "A·a-a ! Why the hell don't yo u look before the war has been accounted for in one way or another except where you're goin'?" Strobeck. According to one curious Strobeckian " What happened to Strc.beck?" people are asking. Maybe you custom, when a Strebeck maiden (and didn't know that's what they' re asking, but surely you have noticed the with everything chess, chess, chess there grave, bearded men pacing up and down on Central Park South in the were more of them than you might imagine) married a foreigner (anybody vicinity of the Manhattan Chess Club muttering something. Well, it's who _ didn't li ve either in Strobeck or "What happened to Strebeck?" Mexico City), she had to playa game of chess with the chief magistrate of the Scha ch was part of the regular studies TROBECK, fI in case the mention of it village befo re leaving town. This was in school , alo ng with arithmetic, geog· Sfinds you just sitting there and look. to prove that she was carrying the honored raphy and the use of flame·throwers. It ing silly, WII S II happy lillIe community traditions 01 Strobeck wi th her, and ..... as no disgrace at all for a Iiule Jraulein near Halberstadt in Germany (part of wasn't running blithely off with her head of seven or so to skip home happily at Russia ) , and was known all over the world full of a lot of nonsense li ke cookin g and the end of the semester and report to her as "that chess village." Everything was sewing. chess, chess, chess. parents that she was all thumbs at free· hand drawing or that she couldn't add This standing on one foot Qnd then (You don't need to keep Halberstadt the other with a travel ing bag in one hand in your mind on y longer. I won't mention two and two eve n with the aid of an abacus-but j ust let her flun k her luker to play a game of chess with the chief it again.) magistrate before leaving on one's honey Tllis little village of Strobeck had the tort Opening in Chess IB and papa would put her on a rooftop to be carried off by moon used to slow up things quite a lot distinction of being the only place in the for the m a i de l\ ~. Some of them atill are. an eagle. And good riddance. wo rM where chess was taught to children [ remember reading ahout one case in in the public schools. I'll come to that This was seldom necessary, however, particular. A Slavoni an salesman fo r a later. I could come to it here, I suppose, becau&e practically all of the children ladies' specialty line stopped off in Stro if I had been hetter organized. were little whizzes at the game. Some of beck one day, mistaking it for Tepiitz To take the thing ri ght from the be them, bo red with the mastery of it while Schonau, and made a few passes lit a ginning- when a child was born in Stro still in the fi rst grade, spent the intervals St robeck maiden just to kill the evening beck, its mother and falher had no wish between moves dashing off articles on such until train time. The young lady some al all that the little bun dle of joy grow varied chess subjects as the Queen's Gam· how got it into her fool little head that up to be President or eve n a practical bit Declined and the Queen's Gambit Ac this was a proposal, and the Siavonian business man who might bring in a little cepted and mailing them off to the Neue \Charlie Summers), under threat of being money. No. He would be the World Betliner Schachzeiwng. Or playing with taught to play chess, was obliged 10 con· Chess Champion. The fond parenls and modelling day. sider himself hethrothed to the maiden. all the baby's relatives would gather When the children had recess, they However, by the time his bride-to·be had around the crib, observe the solidity oI amused themselves at an outdoor pastim~ flDished her game of chess with the chief the newcomer's head by noting the ring similar in some respects to our hopscotch, magistrate-it was very close and exci ting of it when struck sharply wit h a mallet, except thai the playing area was laid out all the way-Charlie had three children and exclaim, "Der Welt Schachmei.ster!" Jike a chessboard and the children, in by a French danseuse (saloon.kee per) (meaning "Just like a bell yet!") . their jumping, followed the L.shaped and was livin g in La Chaux.de.Founds, Instruction in chess began when the move of the Knight in chess. The rules, which I can assure yo u is nowhere near Iiule ones were fin; t enrolled in kinder however, seem tu have been put together Strobeck. T he frustrated maiden spent garten, or as we say in this country, kin· rather hapllazardly, since ( possibly it was the rest of her miserable life walkin g in dergarten. The children were knowll as an oversight) they did not prevent two diagonal li nes like a Bishop and banging "Pawns" until they reached the age of or more children from occupyin g the ~ am e into trees. six. Then they became brat~. square at the ~ame time. As a result, Each year in Strobeck there is a chess J ust in pa~s i ng, I find in my notehook smaller players were often trampled to festiv al. Well, there was-I don't know a reminder to myself dI al "Chess was in death, which some hi storians say may ac· what the hell they' re doi ng now. This was trod uced. into Stroheck in the year 101 L" count in some part for the fact that the participated in by all the adult towns And under that it says, " 82,382,523 populatio n of Strobeck never got abov e fol k, who semed to live for the ()(:Cllsion. ])Qunds of fish were caught in 1950 in the 14,000. Heaven knows there was nothing else in Mississippi River (and tributaries), which The game of chess, perhaps mo re than Strobeck to live for. When festiva l day 1 think is rather interesting too. the pastime similar in some res pects to came, the stores, churches and ball rooms OI course, the little Strobeckian chil our hopscotch, bred into the impression for Morris·dancing were closed for the dren, learning their fi rst word, didn't say able minds of the young children a strong day, and Morris and the others prepared "chess." Ovcr in Germany they call it sense of courtesy wh ich carried over into for the pa rade., each one dressing up to schach, from wh ich we get our American even thei r everyday aClivities. For in look like a chess piece. That can get expression " AI Schacht." stance, if a man walking along the side, pretty ridiculous if you don't watch it. • The a uthe ntlclty of the following a rticle walk should be knocked down by a small One young man, deciding he would make ma.y be lUIs uretl by this Quotation from child running to or from a chess tourna like a Knight, constructed such a realis· Irving Che rn ev's Curlou. Chen Faet. ( p. 43): "In .. Germa:n village, Strob«k, ment, the little one would take lime to tic-looking horse's head and fitted it over cheal! Is Ul.u&"h t In the public school! Every set the man upright on his feet again with his own that a quite elderly gray hun;e, Inhabitant-man, woman and child- plays I ChjlS,6!"_Ed. a cheery cry of "J'adoube. " before run· who should have known better, too k one 14 CHESS klVllW, JANU ARY, 1952 look, reared high in the air with a lascivi ous wh inny (overtu rning the beer wagon to which it was attached) and chased the panicky young man into the 'woods with loud cries of "Mate! Mate!" A couple in their thirties, CQ!ltumed to represen t a King and Queen, left the parade hurriedly and ran in lo the woods after thcm, but some felt thi$ was just an excuse. New York State Budapest , 1948 THERE is a fascinating legend about the 1910 Championship EVERY PAWN carries a Marshal's haton In Us knapsack. some writeI' on chess origin of che$! in Strobeck that villagers MIDST a hail-storm of sacriftces, tbe Dlack King-side Pawns dl68ppear. has remarked. Hel"e the knapsack Is will relate to strangers who surprise them dumped down with a terrifi c clatter. from behind and tw ist thei r arms. It QUEEN' S GA MBIT DECLINED seem$-and I only say it seems, mind you SIC tLiA N DEFENSE J. R. Capablanca C. Jaffe -that King 'Somebody.Or.Other once E. Nagy Dr. J. Balogh White Black exiled somebody for something and had White Black 1 P-Q4 P.·Q4 9 N,P N,N hi m imprisoned in an abandoned hayloft 1 P_ K4 P-QB4 5 N-KB3 KN-K2 2 N_KB3 N_KB3 10 BxN N_B 3 in Strobeck, which now, after much reo 2 P- QN4 p,p 6 B-KB4 N-N3 telling, has become a castle, or rook. We 3 P-K3 P-B3 11 B-B2 P- KR 3 3 P_Q4 P- K4 7 B_N3 Q-R4 4 P- B4 12 P-QN3 P-QN3 have to call this prisoner some.thing or P-K3 4 PxP N_QB3 8 Q- Q5 P-N6§ 5 QN_Q2 N-B3 13 B- N2 B-N2 9 QxQ? this gets a little awkward , so we'll call 6 B-Q3 B- Q3 14 Q- Q3 P-N3 him the prisoner. The prisoner soon got 7 0-0 0 -0 15 QR_ Kl N_R4 very bored and restless, not being able e P-K4 PxKP 16 B_B1! K- N2 to do much but eat the few bars of ma rzipan covered with chopped lichee nuts that we re thrown to him every morn ing (about 7:30). You might think he could get up after that and wal k around or maybe s~ in g from the raftr.rs a lillie for diver!;ion, hut I fo rgo t to mention that one foot had been nailed to the "oor. Well, the prisoner had to do somethinp, with hi mself, 500 he took out his Exacto Wh ittling Set and bega n to carve chess 9 P-N7!! 11 QxB N,Q pieces out of ooe of the beams withi n 10 Q-B3 B-N5 Resigns reach. On the Ih ird day of this, while the priso ner was looking in his shirt 17 RxP N-B3 19 BxPt l KxB 18 N_K5! P_B4 20 NxPt ! Re sIg ns pocket for some sandpaper, the weakened Vienna , 1898 Mate is forced. beam gave wa y Bnd some of the roof BRISK DISPOSAL of weak opponents ca\'ed in. This threw considerably more just came natUrally to Pillsbury's ener· light on his work and made the r~sl of getlc style. turned ho me Olle morning after the fo ur. Ihe goi ng much easier. . to.eight trick a little flu shed and hrush· FRENCH DEFENSE The village rs, suspecTing that the ing her hair back with the back of her H. N. Pillsbury A. Schwartz prisoner mi ght be up to something, al hand and was observed replacing a claw White Black though sli!! not seeing how he could climb hammer in her father's tool chest. That 1 P_K4 P-K3 8 BxQP B-Q3 out through the hole in the roof .... ith his was the day the prisoner was seen wa lk· foot nailt:d to the floor, arranged a hasty 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 9 N_B3 P-KR3? ing about on his feet. 3 N- QB3 p,p 10 0-0 0 . 0 guard mount and pos ted a sentry to watch As you might imagine, the prisoner 4 NxP N_ KB3 11 B-K3 Q.~ B2 over him ni ght and day. The various became alarmingly popular with the 5 B_Q3 N,N 12 Q-Q2 K_R2 sentries, in turn, began to show a good women of the village, until one day, whtn 6 BICN P-QB4 13 QR-Q1 R-Q1 deal of interest when the prisoner, having their hus bands were out hunting stag 7 P-Q5 PICP ? 14 Q- Q3 t ! P-KN3 completed his chess sct, spent houf! at a (without women ), they took it upon them· time over it play ing chess wit h himself, sehes to elect him burgermeislef (borough his right hand playing the White pieces athletic instructor). The husbands had and his left hand playing Black. In the j ust instigated a recall movemen t when natural course of things, the prisoner. Ihe war broke OUi. seei ng thi5 inleres t on th~ Ilart 01 the a! quaint, colorful little Strobeck, sentrie5, taught them the moves. T hus it where are you? What ha ppened to you? WIl5 that-what wi th the sentries f[oing As I write this the so beri ng thought ho me and teaching their wives chess and pops into my head that maybe nothing one thing and another-all of St roheck happened to Strobeck and that it's right learned the game. there wht: re it always W IlS. In that case, Doing sentry duty in the hayloft took this whole discussion would have been on more lind more fascination, and it unnecessary. I suppose the really work· 15 Q- B4 ! R_Q2 17 B- KB4 Q-N3 wa~n't long before the young women of manlike thin g would have been to check 16 Q_KR4 B-B1 18 N- K5 P-B3 the village were takin g it up. Not much on that fi rst. 19 BxRP! Resigns attention wa5 paid to this until one of the belles (Myrtle, I think it was ) reo t _ check; : _ dbl. check; § _ dis. ch. C HE SS REV IEW, JA NUARY, \952 Up-to-dOle opening analysis by FRED REINFELD by an outstanding authority THE YUGOSLAV DEFENSE 11 Q_K1 P_ BS the previous article on thi s defense, in the 1951 December issue, we Black gains a little more room by h!s IN last move, but the fact that White gets saw that Black has good prospects if White does not take the opening control of his Q4 is more important. seriously enough, We noted, also, that it enjoys a current popularity 12 B_ K2 B_ NS and yet of so late a date that there is a paucity of material on it in Prac Black sees no better nse for his Bishop t.han to exchange it, giving White the tical Chess Openings (page 104, column 5)_ advantage of the t wo Bishops. Black's With these facts and the excellent results achieved by Black, it is prospects deteriorate steadily, clear that a careful study of the best procedures available for White is 13 P- R3 BxN 15 P-R5 N-Bl now in order. In this second and concluding article on the Yugoslav De 14 BxB KN _Q2 16 P_R4! A s Black's position is purely passive, fe nse, therefore, we offer a line, with some representative games, which White rightly initiates a dIrect attack. charts a likely path. 16 . P- K3 U R impression, gained from study of '1'0 get a little freedom, but the move a good many games with this de· succeeds only in weakening the POSitiOll, Ofense, is that White's best llne is seen in 17 P-RS N-K2 19 PxP PxP t he seq~lence: 18 RPxP JlPxP 20 8-N4 K-B2 1 P_ K4 P_Q3 3 N-QB3 P_ KN3 Black's last [s forced; for 20 N- 2 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P- B4 QB·! is met hy 21 N- R4. But now the King's precarious position gives ~'hite chances for combinative play. 21 B_K3 KR_Kl 23 B_ R3 P_Q4 22 R-Ql N-KB3 24 P-KS N-Q2 Time to take stock of the opening. The aggressive advance ot White's three Pawns (varying notably trom PCO: page 278, column 136) gives him a preponder· ance in the center. At move 8, the hold thrust of the Queen Pawn is indicated in order to give Black as cramped a \Vhite's Pawn center is now broad game as possihle. (In games in the enough to give him aggressive prospects December isslle, White falled to answer for the middle game without compromis P- QB4 with P - Q5, and, to that ex ing h is Pawn position and leaving him tent, made things easy for Black.) Now 'White has a pretty sacrifice! exposed to reprisals on Black's part. What of Black's counter-play? By try Judging from the following represen ing 8 P-QR3, he hopes to continue 2S NxP! NxN 27 P-K6t K_N1 tath'e games, moreover, Black is con with 9 . .. P-QN4. He'd then have excel· 26 RxN! PxR 28 PxN P_Q5 fronted with very serious problems after lent counter-chances; but, of course, the Black might make a better fight of it 4 P-B4. But we shall need more games modern master squelches such chances with 28 , .. R- K5 29 B-N6, QxBt 30 PxQ, with this variation before a definitive ap almost without looking. RxQ 31 RxR, K- Bl. praisal can be made.* 9 P_QR4! Q-B2 29 PxR(Q)t RxQ Meanwhile, at any rate, the comment 10 Q-K2 N-N3 30 Q-N3 RxB made in last month's "Conclusion" still Black has this cute idea (says Rosso· Or 30 ... PxB 31 QxP, Q-B2 32 QxQt, holds : this is a good defense to adopt l!mo): II P- R5, P- B5! 12 PxN, QxPt 13 KxQ 33 P - D3, B-Bl 34 R-Kl, H- Ql 35 against a weaker opponent! B-K3, PxB 14 QxP, Q-Ql 15 P- K5, B- B4 R-K2, and White's passed Pawns win with a good game for Black. the ending for him. Gamel So \Vhite mixes some water with his 31 QxP Q_B2 36 PxP P.xQN P Dubrovnik, 19S0 wine and retracts his last move. 32 Q_NS! K-B1 37 P_Q5 Q_N2 N. Rossolimo H. Mueller 33 R-Q1 8_B3 38 QxP K;-R2 White Black • ~' e lack ,·epresentative mn~lcr game~ at 34 Q-BSt K-N 1 39 P-Q6 Q-N6 lhi" date. 100. on the similnr lille (bnt with 3S P-B3! R-K7 40 Q- KR7t B_ N2 1- P-K4 P_Q3 5 N_B3 0 _0 3 Q;\-Q2 a nd 4 .. P-Kl), Luckis 2 P-Q4 N_ KB 3 6 B-Q3 QN-Q2 'l'rifunovkh. page 365. December. 1951. But 41 B- B5 t Resigns 3 N_Q B3 P-KN3 7 0_0 P-B4 the student should note that 3 QX-Q2. White wins easily with H K-H3 instead or 3 . P-K;\3, chRnges the char 42 Q-K6t, K-R4 43 B- N.Jt! QxB (or 43 4 P-B4 B-N2 8 P_QS! P-QR3 acter of Ihe o!)<"n;ng, He may then reserVe P-KB4 for White and call at least avoid . K-R5 44 Q- K7t) 44 H- Q5t. K-R5 t check;:t _ dbJ. check; i_dis, ch. Luckis' mi~take. 45 Q-Kli, Q-N6 46 Q- K7t, etc. 16 CHESS REVIEW, IANUARY, 1951 Game 2 16 R-KS 18 8-K2 P-NS a long time to come; if he tries 7 Yugoslav Championship, 1951 17 Q-K1! P-QRS 19 Q-R4 B_QN2 B-N5 first, then 8 P-KR3 virtually force,s 20 B-KN5 N_Q2 him to part with the two Bishops (as in A. Matanovich M. Vidmar, Jr. 20 .. , BxN 21 PxB, R-Kl 22 B-R6! is Game 1) , and the question arises: why White Black even worse for Black. White's King·side playa defense in which this positional 1 P-K4 P-Q3 5 N_ BS 0 _0 formation is now very menacing, and drawback has to be incurred so quickly? 2 P-Q4 6 B-QS P-B4 N-KBS Black is still struggling with his develop· 8 P-QRS P-QR3 10 P- K5! N-Q4 7 P_Q!i 3 N-QB3 P-KNS P-KS ment. 9 K_R l Q_ B2 11 N_N5! 4 P-B4 B-N2 8 PxP S,P 21 QR-K1 As we have seen in the previous game, Again, White has a YeL'y fine attacking the attempt at counter·play with . , , That obnoxious Knight must be reo position, and Black can do little more P-QR3 does not hold out particularly moved sooner or later, But White is left than await the onslaught. Once more, the hopeful prospects. with the two Bishops and (soon) exclu· opening has wound up with a very de· The text does not turn out very well, sive control Of the open King file-enough finite plus for White, either, as it leaves a backward Queen to foreshadow a positional victory even 11. N,N Pawn and provokes an immediate attack though Black should weatheL' the present 12 PxN P-RS by White. Dut, again as in the previous storm. Of course, an experienced player like game, the Pawn formation resulting from 22 Px8 R_K4 . , , PxP is not too inviting. Tartalwvel' knows that he will have to 23 8-N4 R,R pay for thiS weakening of the King·side; 9 P-B5! Black's choice of moves is not exactly but 12 .. , N-Q2? is refuted by 13 P-K6, 1Iatanovich, a young and enterprising luxurious, Of course, 23 .. , RxP is out 13 N-B3 PxP player, loses no time in advancing to the beea\]!,e of 24 B-B3, winning the ex· attack. rhange. Black opens the King Bishop file for White's Rook and the diagonal for hIs 9 .. 8-81 24 RxR P-RS Queen Bishop (after White's recapture): 10 0-0 N-B3 Dlack hastens the end, There is more but, if he avoids the exchange, then 11 K-R1 N_KN5 resistance in 24 , • , N- K4, White plays Q-KI-N3 and threatens P Dlack does not relish the possibilit y B5 with explosive force. of a pin by B- KN5. But Matanovich im· 25 8xP NxP mediately exploits the Knight's departure, After 24 BxB, 25 DxN, Q-KBl 26 14 BPxP B-KS 16 Q-R4 P_ KR4 B-B6 leaves Black hopeless, too, 15 Q-K1 B-Q4 17 B- KN5 R_R2 18 QR_ K1 P-QB4 26 B-N5 K-N2 Black strives desperately for counter· After 26 . B-N2, Black can suffer II play, but \Vhite now gets in a venomous little longer, The text "ends it alL" Ih\'ust, 27 R-K8! Resigns Like the previous game, this is a can· vincing example of the potency or 4 P-B4, Dlack is rigorously restricted in his opportunities for counter' play. Game 3 Staunton Centenary Tournament, 1951 12 N-QS! A, Matanovich Dr. S. G. Tartakover Again, White has come ont of the open· White Dlack ing with a decided plus. White has an P-QS 4 P-B4 B_N2 easy course lain out for him: a punish· 1 P-K4 2 P_ Q4 N-KB3 5 N-B3 0-0 ing King·side attack. Black, on the other 3 N_QB3 P_ KN3 6 B-Q3 P-8S hand, has a cramped, undeveloped posi· 19 P-K6! Black tries a different Pawn formation tion, The prospects [or his Rooks are The chief point is that, after 19 this time, True, he does not suffer from particularly dreary, BxP, ZO BxKNP smashes Black's game. the cramping effects of White 's P- Q5, 12, , , , R_K1 14 NxN N,N Or, to sharpen the same point in master· but again mack's prospects of achieving 1S P-KR3 N/5-K4 15 P-B6 8-81 style, considel' the effect of 20 RxB! a forthright development seem on the PxR 21 BxKNP, etc, The advance of the Bishop Pawn has meager side, ominous implications, Black's King Bish· 7 0-0 19 P-B4 op is as good as out of play for the rest 20 B-KB4 Q-B3 of the game, and the Pa wn at B6 forms a 21 Q-NS very painful wedge in Black's position. By threat of BxN, White wins Black's King Knight Pawn, and the collapse ol Black's position soon follows, 21 , , , , R_N2 27 RxR Q,R 22 QxP R-8S 28 R-KN1 Q-B2 23 Q-NS BxN 29 BxN P_KS 24 PxB P-R5 SO PxP Q-R4 25 Q_ N2 P_ R6 S1 B_K5 Q_R3 26 Q-NS RxP 32 P-B6 Resigns Conclusion It seems that, in these three games, P_QN4 7 , , , , White has admirably solved the problem Black's last move does not achieve of how to be aggressive without over· 16 B-QN5! anything of note, but the position is l'eaching himself, Black will ha\'e to find AnotheL' very disturbing move: No really most difficult for him, If he tries more convincing procedures against 4 matter how Dlack replies, his position is 7 . , . QN-QZ, with a view to P-K4, P-B4 before the Yugoslav Defense can be bound to be disorganized, then his Queen Bishop is blocked in fOL' considered l ul]"y satisfactory, CHESS REVIEW, IANUARY, 1952 17 Entertaining and instructive games by' HANS KMOCH annotated by a famous expert. Black must have failed to foresee tbls QUEEN'S PAWN GAME ';",>. I,NTERNATIONAL strong move, likely expecting only 15 B peo: pag e 294, column 185 KR6. HxP-with a satisfact ory game [01' E. 0 : Bogolyubov A. Pomar him self. WESTERN EUROPE West Germany Spai n 15 . . . . P-B4 1951 Zonal Tournament White Black Black ca nnO t recover his Pawn wit h Bod Pyrmont. West Germany impunit y. H e has a bad game after 15 ... 1 P- Q4 N-KB3 2 B-N5 Two-fold Interest N-Nf 16 Q-86, QxP 11 0 - 0 - 0 and al ~ o li fter 15 .. . N--Q3 16 B-B3, RxP 17 QxQ, A playable though barmless mOlle with The following game, one of the most BxQ 18 0-0- 0. So he seeks Instead to which to counter B lack's Indian Defense i mportanl In the Zonal Tournament, gains build on attack hut fafls at that, too. se t·up. Willinm A. nuth of Philadelphia In Interest In connection with the con· 16 B-KR6 N-K4 used It successfully, and the Husslnns ~u ltaUon game of Evans and PrinS VI. ha\'e tried it In recent years. In this 17 Q- K2 0-0-0 Horowitz and ReshevlS ky (see page 22). game, It wins-because oC Black's stren· Ie 0-0-0 Q-B3 Dlack runs illto trouble en r ly In this uous errorts to refute It. game nut Cro m a superncial exchange Black threatens to win a piece: 19 ... 2 ...• N-K5 and then a faulty comhhultlon. P rins 8xN alld 20 ... QxB. A lso playable-a. are several other uses his advantage wUh remnrkable wit 19 B_QN5! and energy. Illoves. B ut the steadiest reply fOI" Black Bul W hi te recaptures the i nitiat h'e Is 2 .. . P- Q4. SICILIAN DEFENS E brilliantly and employs to the full all PCO: pa ge 432, col umn 66 his advantages: extra Pawn, the two 3 B- R4 P_KN4 L . Prins V. Pirc Bishops and the sounder position. Now. however. 3 P-QB4 is belter, leads to a good 19 . . . . B-B5 /L nd ~ P-KB3. P- KN4 Holland Yugo.lavla game for Black . Queen moves are no good for Black: White Elack 4 B- N3 P_KR4 P-K4 P_QB4 6 N_N3 P- Q4 19 . Q-N3 20 B-K3 or 19 . . Q-D2 20 Black Incll)"s It use less and serIous 2 N_KB3 P- Q3 7 B_KN5 B_K3 N-Q~. wenkenlng: he rnlls to reckon In the 3 P- Q4 Px P 8 Px P Q){p 20 RxRt posslb!1i ty of I>-KB3. 4 . B-N2 Is In· 4 N)(P N_KB3 9 N- B3 B-QN5 21 Q)(B ! dlcated. 5 P-KB3 P_K4 10 B_Q2 Bx N ? This swUl l iquidation secures a win P-Q4 8 P-KB3 P.S H orowitz and Reshevsky continued ning end-game for White. The rest 15 5 P-K3 6 B-Q3 P_R5? 9 P)(N N_B3 with 10 ... Q-Ql which Is mnch better, ellSY to follow. 7 B-K5 P_KB3 10 N_QB3 P)(KP In fact, t he onb' perfect mo\'e B lack 11.15. 21 Q)(Q 30 RxN ! P. R Or 10 ... PxQP P ( bP. PxX 12 B 11 B)( B N- B3 22 B)(Q N){ B 31 NxR P. N n N6t. Black's failure has all·ea dy become 12 B_Q3 P_K5 23 R_Bl R-Q4 32 K- Q3 P_R5 evl(ient. Dlack'lI strat egic enol' has lett him 24 P-B3 R_N4 3S K-Q4 K-B3 with an uncomfortable game and perhaps 25 R-Ql P-R4 34 P_R4 N-K5 11 Bx P induces this erroneo u ~ combination aftel' 26 R_Q4 N-K4 35 K_K5 P-R6 which his game hecomell real ly bad. 27 K_B2 N-QB3 36 p )( p N . P Correct Is lZ ... 0 - 0. f ollowed If pos 28 R_B4 K-Q2 37 KxP K-Q4 si ble by 13 .. . P-K5--whlle the Isolated 29 N_Q4 N-Q3 38 P_N4 N_K5 Queen Pawn wb ich Black may get ah er 01' 38 ... NxP 39 B- Q2! 13 Q- K2, N-Q5 is not too weak. 3~ B-B4 N-B4 13 p){p NxP 40 P-R5 N-K3 14 BxP ! R-KNl 41 B_Bl Res igns WESTERN EUROPE 1951 Zonal Tournament Bad Pyrmont, West Germany 11 . . Q-Q3 Refutation Fever Or 11 I'xP 12 Q-Q3. PxX~? 13 B- When an unusual mOlle comes up early NS mate. in the opening, it may have an unset 12 Q-Q3 P.P tling effect. Very often, the player con 13 0 - 0 -0 S-N5 fronted by it feels that honor compel!! him to refule i t. E" en masters are some Naturally. 13 PxX leads to the times stricken by that fever-as happens l oss of Black'lI Queen. 15 Q_B3! here In the following game when the 14 B-NSt K_Ql 16 P-B4 Q-Q2 tournament youngster meets the oldest 15 N-N5 Q_Q4 17 N-KB3 P- R6 18 QN)(QP PxP check; : _ db!. check; 18 CHESS Jl.!VIEW. IANUARY. 1Ul 18 ... NxN loses A piece: e.g., 19 QxN, Black has obtained a fully satisfactory Or 36 ll- N5. K- K5 37 RxRP, P- N6t 38 QxQ 20 RxQt, B-Q2 21 B-BS. g CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1952 19 11 .... N_QB3 13 N_B2 R-B1 With 33 B-K4, K - Nl 34 P-QN3. Q- N5 12 N- K1 N-R4 14 N_R3 35 R- K 2, White cnn still put u p tough, The King K ulght j oins the eXiled if not successfu l, resistance, Queen Bishop. We might expect next 33 . . . . K- NI R-R2. Q- IU and It-NI so t hAt ... N-QN6 34 B_K4 Q_NS! wins the QUee:'!. 3~ .. . QxP allows 35 QxQP. 14 •. .. Q_N4 35 R-K2 QxP 15 P_N 3 R_KB3 36 QxQP 16 Q_K2 The Pawn Is pOisoned now; bu t White was l os t anywsy. 19 . , .. N-B3 Dlack threatens to win a piece w ith 20 . , , N- R 4, as 21 BxB Cans against 21 .. , NxQ with check; likewise, he tht'eat ens 20 . , . RxN 21 P:o;H, NxP, winning Iwo minor pieces for the Rook, as 22 BxD again fails. 20 N-Q4 White parries those two threats hut runs Into yet another combination! 16 •.•• R-R3 He ought to remove his Queen from Black threatens 17 .. . RxP IS KxR, the danger zone, with 20 Q-Kl. 36 . , , Q-BBt ! Q- R3r. l ~ K - Nl, KNxQDP 20 DxN, Q-R8 20 , .. , BxP! Resigns mate. He has a winning attack, Black wi ns the exc hange (if not the Dla(!k wins a Pawn: for 21 NxB, NxP 17 P_B4 Q-N3 Queen): 37 K - R 2, Q-mt 38 K -Rl! (else WOrks as In the note above; and. on 21 38 ... N- B6f wi ns White's Queen), Q Now his tht'eat is 18 ... NxNP. BxN, D:tD ! 22 NxB, BxN. A third and 18 BxN BxB more remOle poi nt is revealed by w hat RD8t· 19 QR-Q1 R_R6 follows. The thteats now are 20 , , , RxPt and 21 QR-Q1 B-K3 SPAIN 20 .. , P- R4 and 21 ... P- HS, 22 N_B5 BxN Bilboa. 1951 20 R_B2 QxPt 22 PxP Q- R6 t 23 RxB 21 K-B1 R-R5 23 K_K1 R_N5 White has lost a Pawn, but he seems The Winning Effort Resigns to have a \'ery fine !>Osition. H ow can nossolimo won the tournament II I La Black sa ve bis Queen Pawn ? Coruna ahead or Pllnlk In A ugust and 23 .. , . RxN ! [n September he scored nine straight SPAIN at Ullboa. His mO st difficult game there With this second part of his combina· La Coruna, 1951 was the following. tlon, Blltck secur es his material advan· Pllnik sacr ifices a Pawn with only lage and seizes the Initiative, too. The Queen in the Line of Fire moderate promise of any success, but It the Queen stands in the line of fire, 24 QxR the game is turned into a hard struggle, trouble is near. \Vhite's carelessness in On 24 PxR? NxP, Black wins two Both sides tight with grim determlna· this respect is pun ished prettlly In the pieces ro.' his Rook. tlon, but B1ack's K i ng fmally sneaks following game. T ournamen t wjnner Ros 24 . , , . through . joins a passed Pawn and brings sol i mo, In t hree consecutive coups, 25 BxB home a piece, snatches first a Pawn, then tbe Initiative Now at last, without losing his Queen CATALAN SYSTEM and finally the exchange, with check, W hite clln Interpolate this PCO: pag e 317, column 30( r ) SICILIAN DEFENSE exchange to a void further material loss. H . Pllnik N, Rossollmo PCO: page 431 25 ... , NxB! White Black V. Carro N. ROlUloli mo In this way, Black recovers the 1 P-Q4 N_K B3 4 B-Q2 Q-K2 Spain France change, 2 P_QB4 P_K3 5 B_N2 N_B3 White Black 26 Q-B3 N. R 3 P- K N3 B-N5f 6 P-K3 1 P- K 4 P-QB4 4 N_QB3 P. P 27 QxN/4 P-KN3 6 N-KB 3, which leads to the Bogo' 2 N_K B3 P-Q3 5 Nx P P_QR3 2B QxP P-QR4 Indian Derense (PCO : page 266, column 3 P-Q4 N_KB3 6 B_K2 Though a Pawn up, Black has two Iso· 105) is preferabl e. 6 P- B'I Is most Hkely White's best l ine. lated Pawns, scant chances fot" a will. 6 , , , , P-K4! See Gligorich-Stahiberg. p. 867, Decem 29 B-Q3 N_ K6 7 P-Q5 ber. 1951. 30 R-Kl There is noth ing beller. 6 •••• P-K4 8 8 _KN5 QN_Q2 Whit e's last enables Black t o operate 7. , .. BxBt 7 N- N3 B-K3 9 Q_Q3 w ith threats. Correct Is 30 R- IH, follow· B QxB N-QNl A playable con t[nuatlon, White mllst, ed by 31 Q-B3. 9 P_Q6 !? however, pay particular attention hence· 30 . . . N-N5 This type of position norlllally requires forth to the slightly exposed position of P- K4: but here P- K4 ea rmarks the ear· Black threatens both 31 . . , Q-R5 and bls Queen, ller P-K3 as a loss of time. So Pllnlk 9 R-B1 14 K_R1 N-KNt 31 , , . NxP. preters to sacrifice a Pawn. He gains II 10 N-Q2 B_K2 15 8_Kil Q-Qt 31 Q-K7 Q-Nt lasting initiatlye wblch may approxl· 11 0-0 Q-N3 16 P_B4 P.P 32 P-R3 N-K4 mately compensate for the Pawn. 12 QR-N I 0-0 17 BxBP N-K4 33 Q- B6t 9 QxP 11 N-QB3 N_R3 13 Q-N3 K-Rl 18 N- B3 N_N3 In never·miss-a-c heck style; but, i n giv 10 QxQ PxQ 12 0-0-0 K_K2 19 B_KN5 Ing up pt'essure on B lack's Rook, \Vhlte 13 P_KR3 19 B- K3, N-ll3 20 N-Q4 Is better. The loses the tempo needed to save his Queen text causes some trouble. Knight Pawn. t check; ! db!. cl1(~ck: i dis. ch, 20 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1952 White's last is a necessary prepara Or 3·1 K-B2, N-Q,j! (not 34 . R-R3 B- K3, 8 - B4, on which Alekhlne com tion for both 14 P-B4 and 14 P-KN4. 13 35 R-D6t, K-K6 36 N- B5t, K- K7? 37 mented that Black's chances to utilize P- B·~ is premature because of 13 .. . N N-N3t, K-KS?? 3S R-Bl mate) . his Queen-side majority are better ar· KN5. 34 K-K6 38 NxP K,N tel' 16 ... ll-Q3, the more so as 17 N 13 .... N-B2 35 R_ B1 R_R3! 39 RxP K,P KR4, P-N3 holds no promise for White. 14 P_KN4 36 N- B5t K-K7 40 R-N7 R-Q3 16 .... B-Q3 White is eagel' to attack Q6 alH\ hast· 37 R_N1 P-K6 Resigns 17 N-K2! 0-0 ens to dislodge Black's King Knight- to Black lnay be better off by postponing bring his own King Knight to K4. castling in favor of immediate measures But 14 l'-B·I is ot more promise: e.g., on the King·side: 17 .. P- B3 18 B .. K3, GREAT BRITAIN. 1951 14 ••. R-QNl 15 N-B3 after which mack R-QBl 19 N- N3, P-N3. Even then, how cannot easily defend his King Pawn and Staunton Centenory Tournament ever, White has attacking chances if he ret, if he exchanges it, his doubled Pawn Stahlberg at his Best proceeds as In the game. becomes isolated and very weak. 18 N-N3 P-B3 2() P-KR4! QR_B1 Constructing an attack in a constricted 14 R-QN1 17 N-N3 P-KN3 19 B-K3 P-N3 21 P-R5 N_B4 position usually requires great patience 15 P-N5 KN-K1 18 KN-K4 P-N4 22 N-R4 K-B2 16 KN_K2 P_QR3 19 PxP p,p and plenty of time. White's success in the following game against a truly power· There is no good defense anymore. 20 N_B6 B- N2 ful opponent is therefore truly striking. After 22 ... N-Q6 23 PxP, NxR 24 BxN, 20 ... NxN 21 PxNt , KxP 22 RxPt per His action starts not iar from the point White's attack is worth more than the mits a threatening activity for the White at which Reshevsky agreed to 'a draw exchange. And, if 22 . Q-B2 23 Q-K2, pieces. with Floh!' at Nottingham, 1936, and it Black's pos ition is unbearably cramped. 21 BxB R,B goes on In a direction in which, accord· 22 QN-K4 P-R3 ing to Alekhlne, "White could certainly 23 P-B4 obtain nothing," The attack on Black's King Pawn has This splendid game of Stahlberg's may considerable efl'ect even this late. affect the preVailing view upon the open· 23 PxNP 25 NxN PxN! ing variation employed. 24 PxKP P-Q4! 26 N-Q6 R_QR2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 27 KR-Bl PCO: page 158, column 7 27 NxKP or 27 K-Nl offers better G. Stahlberg C. H. 0'0. Alexander ("bances for a draw. Apparently, however, White is still playing for a win. The con· Sweden Great Britain sequence is sad. White Black 27 . . . . QRxP 29 RxPt K-K3 P-Q4 P-Q4 7 Q-K2 P-QR3 28 K-N1 KR-Rl 30 R-Q4 R/7_R5! 2 N-KB3 N-KB3 8 R-Q1 P-QN4 23 Q-K2 p,p B_N3 The Initiative has now changed hall(ls. 3 P-QB4 9 P-B5 White threatens: 24 PxPt, PxP 25 4 P-K3 P-K3 10 B_B2 Black's pieces, particularly his King, a!'e N-QN5 NxP! KxN 26 Q-R5t, K- N2 27 N- B5t, 5 BxP P-B4 N,B ore active. 11 N-B3 K- N1 28 BxN and 29 R-B3, etc. 6 0-0 N-B3 12 QxN B-N2 If 23 ... R- KRI 24 Q-N4, QR-KNl, 13 P_Q5 Q-B2 White wins with 2a BxN, BxB 26 Q- K6t, K-N2 27 P-R6t. 23 , . . . R-KN1 24 PxPt PxP 25 N/l-B5! The beauliful finish. If the KnIght is taken, 26 Q-RSt wins. 25 . . . . B-Bl 26 NxP!! The main point of \Vhite's combInation. 26 •• KxN loses to 27 Q- N4 t , K- B2 28 Q- RSt. 31 R-B6t 26 .... 27 Q-R5 This loses quickly as Black's King 14 P-K4! Pawn becomes Iree and too strong. This pin is fatal, mainly because 27 White ought to play 31 RxR, RxR 32 A.s for 14 PxP, PxP, the [ollowing B-Q3 falls agaInst 28 Q-R7t. R-N7. KxP 33 RxQP! (33 HxNP? R-R3! gamelet may be inserted: 15 N- Q4 (bet· 27 Q_Q2 34 N- B7t, K- D4 and Black must win: ter is 15 N- N5, Q-B3 16 P-B3 with ap 28 BxN RxB e.g., 35 RxPt , K-B3 36 R-QB5, N-K3J. proximate equality), K-B2 16 QN-K2 (16 29 R-B3 Resigns N-Q4 34 NxNP, NxP 35 N-B3, and Black's P - QR3, followed by 17 P-K~, may still passed King Pawn is not too dangerous lead to equal!ty) , B-K5 17 Q-Q2, P - K4 18 for the time bei ng. N-KB3, 8xN 19 PxB, B-B4 20 Q-Kl, QR Ql 21 B-Q2, Q-B3 22 B-B3, QxP 23 BxP, GREAT BRITAIN. 1951 31 .... N-N5 (Black now has the edge and goes Staunton Centenary 32 RxNP to work on little combinations) 24 B-N3, 32 RxR, HxR 33 RxP only transposes KR-Kl 25 RxH, RxR 26 N-B3, R-Q6 27 Treacherous Weaknesses to the line mentioned in pare nthesis N-Ql, N- D3 28 N- B3, B-N5! 29 R-Bl, A weak center, aggravated by a weak within the note above. BxN! 30 PxB, N-K5 31 B-K5, K-K3! and ened King position, seems to constitute a decisive advantage, according to the 32 .... R,R White resigns (Knip- Kmoch, Amster following game. The trouble is, of course, 33 PxRt K-B5! dam, 1941). that Black errs in hiS judgment. Believ P_K4 Con('.\\1sive. \Vhite's Rook is left in· 14 .... ing he is creating weaknesses, he actually t: t!ve, as it would not be aaer 33 . 15 B-N5 N_Q2 plays into White's hand. K.xP 34 HxP, and so Black's King Pawn 16 QR-Bl Britisher Broadbent launched a fine nets a piece. Here Stahlberg's action starts. start with this impressive, first round 34 R- B6t Reshevsky-Flohr continued with 16 Yictory. CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1952 21 RUY LOPEZ his grnndmastership has been officIally lS , , . , PCO: page S59, column 72 recognized by the FIDE. 14 0-0-0 G. Broadbent E. D. Bogolyubov 27 KxR SO P-K6! Of course not 14 QxP because of 14 Great Britain West Germany 28 Q-ASt K_N1 Sl R-NSt! QBxN, followed by 15 ... R-Kl. 29 B-AS N_K2 Resigns ·White Black 14 Q-B2 IS N-K4 1 P-K4 N-QBS 6 R-K1 B_Q2 2 N-KBS P-K4 7 P-BS B-K2 S B-N5 P-QRS 8 P-Q4 0-0 4 B-R4 N-BS 9 QN-Q2 PxP 50-0 P-QS 10 PxP R-K1 NEW YORK, 1951 The ide(t of this variation is to hit at White's cenler with either P-Q4 or Manhattan Chess Club Exhibition . . . P-QB4 and simultaneously to gain ABCD-New York maneuveL'ing space by exchanging alI a ·We use ABCD as an abbreviation for minor piece or two. To pm·sue this Idea, AI Bisno's Chess Drives. The impromptu Bogolyubo\' (and later Kel·es) once fa chess events which Mr. Bisno has spon vored 10 . .. N-QN5, which is more can· sored ror some time are becoming a sistent than the text. s(lecial feature in the chess Ilfe of this 11 B_NS B-N5 country. We feel they should .have ap· 12 N-B1 P-Q4 proprlate recognition. 15 .. P-QR4 Of course, the directors ot the Man· It is important to stabil!ze White's In striving for an attack against hattan C, C. all had a part in promoting centeL'. 12 ... BxN 13 PxB favors While 'Vhite·s King, Black takes the entirely this event, too. mainly because his foremost King BIshop unnecessary risk of substantially incl"('as' Pawn cannot be stopped. The following consultation game with ing the weakness of his Pawn formation Larry Evans and Lodewijk Prins versus lS P-K5 B_N5 and also of bl'inging his King into some Al Horowitz and Sam Reshevslty was danger, too. 13 ... N-K5 14 N-K3, B-K3, follo\\·ed arranged as a friendly reception during possibly by 15 ... P-B4, is preferable. Simply 15 , . , BxBi" orrers Biack a good Prins' brief visit in New York. At his game: e.g" (I) 16 QxB, NxN 17 PxN, But Bogolyubov retains the hope of weak· request, he and Evans played White. ening White's King position with KR-Ql 18 Q- R5, Q-N3; (2) 16 RxB, NxN The game is well played. Dlack earns 17 QxN, P-QB4; (3) 16 Nj4xD, P-B4 17 BxN. particular c redit for the first part, as N-B4, N- Q2; (4) 16 Nj3xB, NxN 17 NxN, 14 R-KS N-K5 does White the latter part. The turning Q-R4. 15 N-NS N_N4 point is Black's too optimistic move 15, resulting in much too severe time pres· 16 NxNt PxN Black's last commits htm 100 much, 15 17 Q_B2! . NxN Is much better. sure and hence a mate, 'Vhite threatens to win the exchange 16 R-QS exN SICILIAN DEFENSE with 18 B-R6. peo: page 432, column 66 Black's position has become very crit· 17 , , . , KR_B1 Ical. His best try is 16 , .. N-K3: e.g., Evans & Horowitz & This move was sealed. The game wa, 17 P-KR3!? BxN 18 PxB, N-K2 19 P-B4, Prins Reshevsky P - QB4. interrupted fOr a few hours to attend White Black tbe closing ceremony of the U. S. Cham" B_R4 19 Q-BS 17 PxB pionship, postponed till then for social 18 P_B4 N_K5 20 RPxN 1 P-K4 P_QB4 3 P_Q4 PxP 2 N-KBS P_QS 4 NxP N_KBS reasons. Black strategy bas failed completely. 5 P_K BS Black threatens 18. . P-QB~. The White has a winning advantage and issue at this moment, however, is con· makes perfect use of II. Commenting on this move and claiming solidation rather than altack. With 17 to have introduced it, ELLwe recently 20 .... B-NS K-Rl! Black saves two tempi, if not and bitterly remarked: "At fHty, I may 21 B-KS R_Nl more. wonder Ir 1 shall have to quit the scene, A desperate trap. BlacJ( hopes his op· leaving behind me not a single varIation 18 B-R6 K-R1 ponent will capture the Queen Pawn: in my name," 19 N-B5! e.g., 22 DxP? N-N5 or 22 QxP? QxQ 23 5 .. , . P-K4 Whit.e threatens 20 Q -R~, Q- K2 21 N BxQ, N-NS. 6 N_NS K4 which wins the impOl'tant Pawn on 22 K-N2! Q_Q2 24 P_N4! QR_Ql KBS (if 21 P-KB~? 22 B-N5), Although 6 B- N5t is generally con· 23 R_R 1 P-NS 25 P-BS PxP 19 , • , . A-KNI 26 PxP K-R1 sidered the best move, Prins-who al· ways plays this variation-continues Of course, 19 .. BxP is out of the regularly with 6 N-N3. question because or 20 Q- It4, Q-K2 21 6 .... P_Q4 R-Q7! But 19 . .. BxN 20 QxB also ravors 7 B_KN5 B-K3! White distinctly, despite the Bishops of opposite colors, as there are too many In this restrained way, Black obtains weak spots in Black's Pawn formation. a satisfactory game rathel' easily. Both Black now has a bad game. 7 .. . PxP and 7 ... P-Q5 are dubious. 20 Q-R4 R_NS 23 KR_Q1 P-KB4 8 PxP QxP 10 B-Q2 Q-Ql 21 NxB PxN 24 Q_R5 R_Q1 9 N_BS B_QNS 11 B-NSt N_B3 22 R-QS B-K2 25 RxRt exR The mack players are in an enterpris· 26 P_KN4! P-BS ing mood and have recognized rightly Blacl, plays [OL· the counter·chance of· that they can afford the ensuing weak· fered In the advanced passed Pawn if he ening or their Queen·side. is allowed to get in ... P- I';:5, With 11 .. QN-Q2, Black can hold 27 RxPt! Since White can, however. rounteract the balance safely. The knockout! Grandmaster Bogolyu· , , P- K5 fairly easily, the text causes bo" lost many a game in his long career, 12 Q-K2 0-0 only a furtber weakening of Bla c k'~ but "el·y rarely if ever has his King been 1S BxN Pawn formation, White's task is easier kicked 01I the board in such crude fash White·s last Is virtually forced because now than after 26 ... B-B3. ion. Ironically, it happens to him jUst as of the threat of 13 ' . , N-Q5, 27 B-B8!? 22 CHESS REVIEW, IANUARY, 1952 The maneuver started here sncceeds QUeen Pawn. His King-side, however, Mrs. Owens loves the F rench Defense I very quickly, but not by fOI'ce. becomes frightfully weak. It was neces but she is not yet fully acquainted with Better is Z7 P-KR4! threatening 28 sary to preserve the possihility of _ . , it. H ere she runs into a variation which P-N5, 29 Q-:-<4, 30 P-R5, soon followed N-Q2-Bl . her opponent knows better. by P-N6, The merit of 27 P-KR4 lies in 10 P-K5! Q_ K2 12 Q-K4 B-N2 The fanlty text allows White the op the easy refutation of , .. P-K5 whenever 11 Q- K2 P-QN3 13 B-Q3 portnnlty for a well-known combination it is played: e.g., 27 P-K5 28 Px P, There is no good answer to this threat. (cf. SoteJa-Soley, p. 82, March 1950 P-B6 29 B-K3, P-B7 30 P-N5. White has obtained a winning advantage. CHESS REVIEW). 27 B_B3 30 B-Q6 Q-N3 Correct is 5 .. , KPxP. 28 8-85 P_K5! 31 B_ K5 Q- K6t 6 NxN P,N 29 PxP P-B6 32 K_ N 1 7 B-NSt ! B- Q2 8 PxP a,a 8 ... PxP is necessary. 13 . ... P- B4 On the passiVe 13 P-N3, Black Black's passed Pawn has now become loses material to 14 P- Q5: (1) 14 .. _ a menace, and the situation is tense. At ExN 15 PxN! (2) 14 •. • PxP 15 l\'xP, the moment, however, ,\lhite threatens Q-Q116 B-N5! (3) 14 ••• N-Ql15 P-Q6! 9 Q-RS! DxQ 16 PxQ, BxB 17 PxR(QJt. 33 DxBt, winning a piece or else forcing White [illds a move even stronger than mate , Black overlooks the threat. For a 14 PxPe.p. p,p the routine 9 PxPt, I{xP 10 Q-R5t. rai l' chance at snrvival, 32.. K-N2! is 14 . .. QxP 15 P-Q5! is no better. 9 _ Q-B3 the correct move, 15 Q- R4 A sterner personality would try some' 32 .... QxP?? 34 Q-K8t! K_ N2 But this is not the best. With 15 Q thing like 9 Q-K2 and hold out 33 BxBt R,a 35 R-Q7t Resigns ;,' H! \Vhite wins the King Pawn: 15 ... awhile. But Mrs. Owens just tnrns her Because of 35 . . . K- R3 36 Q-H5 mate. Q-N2 16 QxPt, K- Rl 17 N-K2-or even head in disgust: she doesn't care any the excha.nge: 15 K-R1 16 N- KR4! more. 15 Q-N2 10 QxBt Resigns CALIFORNIA, 1951 16 N_K4 QR- Q1 ABCD-Los AntJeles 17 N-N3 P-B4 Here Black definitely r uins his posi {@- FOREIGN Too Daring tion. With 17 .. ,N-K2! he has a chance Prins has a daring style. When he last ror consolidation. CZECHO·SLOVAKIA, 1951 met Kashdan, 14 years ago, in the 1937 18 N-R5 Q-B2 International Team Tournament at Stock 19 B_ B4! K_ R1 Caviar holm, he chose Blrd's Defense to the Ruy 20 N_B4! In a tournament at Prague, last year, a Lopez. Their fierce struggle ended in a Breaking all resistance: White wins at bold attack succeeded in pretty style so d raw. that one might almost think the winner In the following game, played Novem least the exchange. was deliherately striving for a place in 20 . . . . Q-83 26 P-QR3 ber 21, last year, as another chess event P-N4 our Chess Caviar_ in the Al Bisno Chess Drives, Prins goes 21 NxP QxQ 27 PxB p,a too far. In consequence of his choice of 22 NxQ KR_Kl 28 PxP R_K N1 GIUOCO PIANO opening, he incurs an unhea!'able weak 23 NxR RxN 29 N-N3 N-K7t Brychta Botur N_B5 ening of his King's position. Then he 24 NxP NxP 30 K-Rl WhHe Black 25 QR- Ql P-B4 31 P- B3 P-KR4 fails to seize an undeserved chance for 1 P-K4 P-K4 7 N-N5!? N- R3 32 R- Q6 Resigns consolidation and, instead, loses the ex 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 B-K3 0-0 change. 3 B-B4 8-B4 •9 P_KB4! PxQP QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 4 P- B3 B_ N3 10 PxP N-KN5! WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP PCO: page 186, column 80 5 P-Q4 Q_K2 11 P-B5! NxB! 6 0-0 P-Q3 12 Q-R5 P_ KR3?? I. Kashdan L. Prins New York, 1951 Better 12 _ . _ QxN and 13 . , . NxB. White Blacl, A Refreshing Brevity 1 P_Q4 N_KB3 3 N- QB3 P-Q4 In a. tournament generally dominated 2 P-QB4 P-K3 4 N_ B3 B_N5 by long games, t he following gameiet This line may as well he considered a stands out for' its refreshing brevity. The I'arlation of the Nimzo-Indian Defense famous cellist's (and chess fan's) wife (PCO: page 259, column 77) _ has acqu ired an astonishing amount of technique during the short time in which 5 B-N5 PxP 7 BxN Q,a she has taken up chess seriously. 6 P- K4 P-KR3 8 BxP 0-0 The opening has SWitched to the FRENCH DEFENSE Vienna Variation, which Black leaves PCO: page 89, column S4 again- not to his advantage, though. He Mrs. G. Piatigorsky Mrs. W. W. Owens ought to proceed with 8 .. . P-B.I (PCO : White Black page 198, column 114). 1 P-K4 P_ K3 3 N-Q2 P-QB4 9 0-0 N-B3 2 P- Q4 P-Q4 4 KN-B3 N- QB3 13 P-B6! B-NS Black alms for pressure on White's 5 PxQP 14 Q-N6! Resigns CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, I'Hl 23 Games pla yed by readers, annotated by one 0/ America's leading masters. by I. A. HOROWITZ AH! SWEET MYSTERY OF CHESS reca pt nrf!S. he will be OUt material: ::; . , . NxP 6 NxN, I'xN 7 Q- R5, and the E VERY little chess mo\'e has a meaning all its own. Every litt le action simultaneous Ittlack on t he K ing Bishop presages somethi ng or other. Even every gesture Lean; upon the game. Pa wn a nd t he King P a wn will win a The sma rt chesspla yer is alert to all manner of design. A rovin g eye, Pawn. Or S .. I'xP?1 6 Q-QS wIns II piece or routs Black 's King. a slammed dowlI piece or diverting double talk does not distract him. Not T he text move pl'c·empts White's Q5, al all. It signals ell gartie to fat hom what th e byplay conceals. By avoidi ng t he ubove cntastrophe. But It also cnjoys other fUllc tion s. For one the sam e loken, the expert is ra rcly guilt y of compounding a blunder. Hi s thIng . It nelltes an avenue of mobIlity blund ers a re lIl ade with abandon and impunity-intentional as it were. fo r t he Uhu;k Queen on the (l!ngonal . He does not draw his adversary's atlention to the om ission by a sign of Q I-R4. In thlll connection, the square, QU2, Is or Imramou nt Im [lor tance; 10 1· regret. Thu t is why the loca l master shou ld have been forewarned, when t he Black Queen Is re'lsonably ou t: 24 CHU S R(Vt EW, JANUARY. ' 952 ably best is 7 PxP. In that case. how· 15 K-N1 5 B-Q2 ever. White nullifies the point of his I( 15 K-K2, R-B7 mate. \Vith 6 NxQP in view, and hoping to earlier P-B3. 15 .. B-B4t compel 5 ... QxBP. 7 Q-B2 Not the impetuous 15 RxNt 16 5 .... QxBP Black fails to capitalize on White's KxR, fOI" White may squirm out with Black falls in line. Better, however, is omission. 7 •.• NxP is the move. If matel'ial to the good. 5 . BxP. If then 6 NxP? BxPt 7 KxB, then 8 RxN, P- Q·\ 9 R- Kl, PxB 10 NxP, 16 B_K3 BxBt QxN and Black is comparatively well off; NxN 11 HxN, 0 - 0, and Black enjoys a 17 RxB RxNt! White's King is exposed and his Pawn free and easy game with the advantage Resigns position is breached. Or, if 5 ..• BxP, 6 of the two Dishops. N-K4, Q-B2 7 NxB. QxN and White Obviously if 18 QxR, QxP mate. 01' stands a trifle better because of his two S QN_Q2 if 18 KxR, NxRt decides. Now it isn't essential to prevent Bishops and somewhat supel'ior develop· NxP. ment. WHITE wins the following game, and he Incidentally, after 5 .. BxP 6 N-K4, 8. . . . 0-0 gets his just reward-one full point. That Black should not continue with ... B- N5 For. if S . NxP 9 NxN, P-Q-I 10 D- is more than enough, but there is a les on account of 7 N- Q6t. N3, PxN 11 RxP, and \Vhite exerts pow son ill it for him too. 6 P-K4 erful pl'essure on the Kiag Pawn and aU QUEEN PAWN GAME along the open King file. Clearly, Wbite stands supreme. Both M. Miller J. W. O'Reilly of his Knights are active and his Queen 9 N-B1 White Black Bishop plans to go to K3, gaining more Which immediately reinstates Black'g 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 time. Black's Queen·wanderings have threat. The idea of swinging the Knight met with retribution. to the King's wing is sound; its execu 2 N-KB3 P_QB4 tion is better augmented, however, by a A perfectly playable move with inher 6 .... P-Q5 move such as 9 D-N3, to check Black's ent ri~ks no greater than those of alter BeUer-although far ft'om good-is 6 coming tactical play. nate lines. There is little danger 'Nhlte N-KB3. The effort to establish a 9 ._ ... NxP! ean t11J)ture and hoid tbe gambit Pawn. bridgellead in White's territOI'y is im· 3 PxP mediately repulsed. The tactical method At last, and still good. employed is worthy of obsen'alion. 10 PxP For a minimal advantage. 3 P-B4 is good enough. Then . P - I{3 transposes 7 N-QNS! If 10 RxN. P - Q·J 11 R- Kl, PxB 12 NxP, into the Tarmsch Defense, leading to The correct move, although, at first NxN 13 l'xN (if RxP, B- Q3!), Black has (\i!Hculties for both sides. with White !light, it appears that the Knight will be the edge. hnvlng a shade the edge. The text move, out on a limb. This is the clearest way 10 _ ... P_Q4 on the other hand, grants Black an easy of collapsing the enemy's advanced post. 11 B-Q3 P-KB4 game. contrary to the opinion or the 7 . . . P-K4 Black safeguards the commanding Ii!"!;t Iliayer, who writes "I intended a Now Black threatens S P-QR3 and Knight ami lweps a bead on White's in Queen's Gambit and wound up with an a rout of the White Knight. sufficiently guarded King Pawn. irregular Queen Pawn and a somewhat Incidentally. 11 NxKP will not do Huy Lopez·ish middle game. In spite of S P_B3! becanse of 12 NxN, QxN 13 P-B3, B MeO, I think Black's third move is barl. Undermining the threat by a prior one. BH 14 B-K3 and Black is in dire straits. His position by the niath move is ridi(~\l' Black has no respite for ... P-QR3. 12 PxP e.p. ious." Now Black's temporary hold on the cen· Necessary. Otherwise, 'White's King \Vhat follows now will shed some light ter is doomed and White's development Pawn will go by the wayside. on the O\linions of MCO and ilfr. ilfiller. is promoted even fUrther. 12 . . . . QNxP 8 .... Black Is for choice; his development Naturally not 8 . P-QH3 9 PxP, etc. is superior (ltHI he enjoys the open King Nor can Black defend his Queen Pawn Bishop file-an avenue of approach to with 8 ... N-QB3 on account of 9 N-B7t, the White Monarch. etc. 13 N-N5? 9 NxBP But this innocent looking move is a Good enough. 9 R-Bl, however, is even fatal blunder. Better is 13 N-N3. better. Then, if . PxBt, 10 QxP and Black will lose his Queen 01' get mated or both! 9 .... N_KB3 To prevent 10 N-Q5, which, in con· junction with R-Bl, is crushing. 3 .... Q- R4t 10 R-B1 N_B3 Possibly all right. But certainly not the 11 B-QN5 best. Aftel' 3 ... P - K3, Black must reo cover the Pawn and assure himself a White fails to seize another ' opportun' good game. Thus, 3 P-K3 -1 P-QN 4, ity and a Pawn! After 11 N-QN5, Q-N3 P-QR4 5 P- B3, PxP 6 PxP, P - QN3 and the 12 NxKP wins: ... NxP 13 Q-K2, etc. Pawn comes home with a sounder Pawn Or, if 11 N-QN5, Q-K2 12 B-R5 leaves structure for Black. Black defenseless. Consequently, after 3 .. P - K3, In any case, White still maintains a 13 .. NxKBP! ! White's best is probably ~ P-B4, still creditable initiatl"e-but he must not The beginning of a fine combination, U'ansposlng into a Tanasch Defense. slip again. sound in all its aspects. only this time in a less favorable line. 11 .... NxKP The text move unnecessarily exposes 14 KxN Indeed, this is tempting the fates. Lag the Queen to attack witb loss of tempi. What else? Wilite can hardlY afford ging in development as ile is, DlacJ, not to capture, as his King position 4 N-B3 P-K3 should attempt consolidation instead of would be perforated and he would be If ·1 ... QxBP, 5 P-K4 (threatening the Pawn-grabbing. Predatory instincts mnst material minus. gain or anotber tempo with B- K3) , and be curbed. 14. . . . N-N5:j: White's lead in development is decisive. (Continued on page 30.) CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1952 25 HAVE YOU READ THESE BOOKS BY REINFfLD ? A FIELD-DAY FOR THE KNIGHTS IRVING CHER NEV's entrancing book, The Bright Side 0/ Chess, brought this game to our attention. See if you can malch the sparkling play of Erich Eliskases against L. Laurentius at Warsaw , ]935. The Knight moves are clever but then, too, so are some by other pieces. So watch your step! The game opens with a Slav Defense~ 1 P-Q4, P-Q4.2 P-QB4, P-QB3 3 PxP, PxP 4 N-QB3, N-QB3 5 N-B3 6 B-B4, B-B4 7 P-K3_ Co~' er the scoring table at the line indicated. Set up the position and make Black's 7th move (exposing the table just enough to read it ) . Guess W INN ING CH ESS by Irving Chern ev a nd El iskases' next move, then expose the next line and score par if your move Fred Relnfeld. 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PxP 19 N- B5t, followed by ning, rigorous logic and faultless execu· 20 BxR. tion In 'rarrnsch's games which are (c ) A ~ tran gc line·up on the second rank. models Cor the aspiring student. 400 The complicatcd position does not di stu rb pages. 189 diagrams. $3.75 El iskascs. who uncorks a stunning comhina· tion. MAIL YO U R OR DER T O (d) 1£ 24 . . . NxB , 25 N- Q6t, K- Bl 26 N- 1\:61 wins easily. CflESS REVIEW (e ) After 27 . . . KxR, the Knight fork leaves 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N, Y. White a piece ahead. 26 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY. 1952 Activities of CHESS REVI EW Postal Ch e ~s players: game reports & ratings, names of JACK STRALEY BATTELL new players, prize·wlnners, selected games, tou rney Instructions & ed itorial comment. Postal Chess Editor PRESENT LEADERS~ to the Semi-finals: E. V. Trull, F. H . POSTAL SCR IPTS R L Aiken . .. .45.7 W G Leonard .37.25 Weaver, V. K ubilius; G. S. Thomas, L. W. R G Konkel .'. . ~5 . 7 :>If C Jackson .. 36.7 Pelton, G. W . Buckendorf and J . F. nice. PACE Is too scant in the Postal De C N Fuglie .45.2 A L "'lcAuley .36.3 Spartment this month, and instructions B. :>Ifadrid . ... 45.2 E B Manderson 36.25 6th Annual Championship- 1951 that shonld be given, too many! So we G Zaharakis .. . H.6 G Benedetti . . 36.1 R E :illarlin .. . . 43.95 lJ Boss ...... 36. 1 As a result of current P ostal Mort ems, can barely tonch on topics here and on C F Rehl>erg . . ~3 . 95 Dr G \\'heeler .36.1 the following now qualify for assignment page 30. Al Sandrln Jr .43.95 FE Johnstone 35.75 to the Semi-finals: G. E. Barber, J. I-len As to tournaments for ]951, we are P L Diet? . . . .. 43 .0 P Traum .35.7 I B Fleischer . 42 .S5 A G Peebles . . 35.25 rlksen, A. L . Zieten, 1'. H. Mansell, Dr. running both Class Tonrneys (see page B Hlil ....• •. .41.85 \V H Lacey ... 35.2 N. 111. HomMein, E. A. Smith. J. I. mair, 29) and Prize Tourneys (see page 3i9 R P Smith . ... 41 .85 L Ledgcrwood 35.15 L. L. PI·oper, F. Parham, Dr. G. Katz, in December issue) on the 4-man basis H Berlincr . ... 41.8 Rev J Mundt .35.0 A. G. Clark. P . Schwartz, F. W. Hoglund, Dr J Plat? .. .-10.8 E F Haendiges 34.55 for 1952. We alternate advertisements E J Becker .40.6 H \V JonC3 ... 34.55 I. E. Johnson and R. Klugman. on these; but, actually, both are open \V H "'Illler .. . 40.1 T Peisach .... . 34 .55 for entries right along. L H Holway . . 39,75 C F 'l'homas . . 34.5 E E UnderwO(Id39.75 \V H \Vntts . . . 34.5 POSTALMIGHTIES! As to the Golden Knights, please do J P Faber . .... 39.55 C P Perry .... 34.45 not ask or apply for that tonrnament. R H Olin .. . 39.55 \V J Baron ... 34.05 Prize Winners The old editions are running behind ; so L C Olmsted .. 39.55 V Gable ...... 34.05 The folliowing J)Ostalites have won pr!zes R KuJoth ..... 39.5 A H Clnrk . . .. 34.0 in the 1919. 1950 and 1951 Pri?e Tourney" we must mark time, to get delinquent P S Lelnwcbcr.38.S5 R H Clarvoe .. 34 .0 as a I·CSUll of games reponed ill cUrI·ent games cleared olT . :ilfal Harris . . ,38.65 R B Hayes . . . 33.95 Postal Mortems. Also, we want to study 4·man to\lmey N Nelson .... ,38.5 F Yerhoft ... . . 33.95 Tourney Players Place Score A D Gibb3 ... 38.45 0 Oberon ..... 33.85 49-P42 H Sliver , . . . 2nd ., results, see if a COITespOllfling saving E Hummel .. . 3804 Dr A S Neal . .. 33.65 • on postage can be effected In some way H A Rousseau .38.35 :ill Greenspan .33.55 49-P90 R \V Banner ...... 1-2 51· I , Schneebaum ...... 1-2 [or the Golden Knights, too. Look for Dr B Rozsa . . . 38.35 W G Leonard .33.4 51· I H Vrotney . ... 38.0 E D \Vallaee .33.4 50-P1 , ,. Hurt , .... . 1st 51· I this tournament, next Fall. S Lmz ...... 37.9 A H DuVall . . 33.05 E H BuUles , .2-3 ., T H Banks ... 37.85 L Gladstone . . 33.0 Frilling . . . 2-3 •., G A Battle . . ,31.85 J C Monk . .... 33.0 50-PH C" C Hewitt ...... 1-3 •., A G Clark . . . . n.45 lIf Wlcksman .32.85 W Horowitz , .. .. . 1-3 • ., TOURNAMENT NOTES L R Ayers ... 37.35 G nolUort .. .. 32.75 H Hunt ...... 1-3 • ., E W Mal·chand .31.35 H FaJans ... . . 32.15 50-P40 W I Mowry .. 2nd •41I-H Pro9ress Reports for J A Bowen . . . 37.3 R P Potter ... 32.75 SO-PH 0 A Lester ...... , .. 1-2 5 ., R J Zoudlik . . 32.75 0 Shack ...... 1-2 5 ., Golden Kn i9hts Tournaments 50-P46 R A Armstrong ..... 2nd 4/1-a 1st Annua l Cha mpionship_1945 3rd An nual ChampiOnship_1947_S 50-P58 , H Newman ...... 1st 5 ·0 50-P60 G W Buckendort . , .. 2nd We s t ill have no new qualifiers for the 5 · 0 Clark :Mcrrltt wins the 20th plrtce ·in 50- P 62 H Thompson •. • 1st 51· I the first Golden Knights tournament, 4i-Flllals. P lease report any aud all Semi Dc N Hornstein . ... 2nd 5 ., after a playoff wit h Theodore Pelsach Finals results as soon as scored and try 50-P68 T Tanier ...... 1st 6 ·0 to score qu ickly! See notice fOI· 3r d 50-P71 , Stern .. .. 1st 511-1 and Edward P. Cohen who take the A S Gillow ...... 2-3 ( /I-l! prizes reserved (01· 21st and 22nd places. Annua l Championship under December , E Johnson ... 2-3 411-1! P osta l Morte ms, p. 379, December issue. 50-P78 :/I[ J Kahn .. . 1st 5 ·0 2nd Annual Cha mpions hip- 1946 50-P79 E B l"ernsler .. . 1st , 4th Annua l Championship-1949 T , Cassidy •• As a result of current Postal Mortems, 50-PSl , . . . 1st S!. I As a result of ClllTent Postal Mortems, W Hclghway ... . . 2nd 5 ., Finals sections, 46·Nf 21 and 46-Nf 32, 50-P82 , , Reid ...... 1st 5 ·0 the foHowing IIDW qualify for assign· have completed play, and the contestants 50 -P83 A ErdOS . ... 1st 'I' I therein score the following weighted, ment to the Finals: G. A. GillIgan, P. 50-P86 E Suppinger ...... 1st 4! -lii .r D Reardon .2nd ., point totals:" Karlen, i\L A. Kuchinsky, A. L . McAuley and J. Hursch. \Ve need two more to 51-P20 C E Thompson ...... 1st •5 ., 46_Nf 21: H. Berliner 41.8; E . B. Man 51 -P34 H Cleveland ...... 1st 6 · 0 form It section of seven. derson 36.25: V. Wildt 29 .0; A. G. Clark 26.i5; H . H . Hyde 23.4; F . S. Reynolds 5t h Annual Champlons hip_1950 Certificate Winners 22.25; and P. Selvaggi 18.3; The following postalltes have qualified for As a result of current P osta l Mort ems, Victory Ccrtificates in 1950 and 195\ Class 46-Nf 32 : A. D. Gibbs 38.45 ; E. E . the following now Qualify for assign· Tourneys ns (I, result of Ka.mes rCJ)Ortcd in Underwood 37 .0; F . YerhofI 33.95; W. R . ment to the Finals: R. Klugman, J. Staf current Postal Mo rtems. Jones 27.2; J . G. Sui!ivan 24.0; and V . fer, J . C. Meyer, J . F . Heckman and R. F. Tourney Players Pl ace Score 111. Browne and B. BrIce·Nash withdrew. Richter. 50 -C2 L Graetz...... 1-3 H Note that E . E. Underwood who just As II result of current P ost a l Mort ems, 'V Jameson ...... 1_3 H K V McFar!and ...... 1-3 the following now qualify for assignment H scored 37 .0 In 46·Nf 32 had a lready scored 50-C59 F G H!ckenlooper .ht H 39 .75 earlier. As h;s h ighest score only 50 -C65 W' Beach ...... 15t , · 0 counts. the lower one is not listed below. 50-CI01 K Lowe ..... lst 5 _I 50-C1S7 R E Fnber ...... 1st There a re four 46-Finals Hections left 6 ·0 SO-C146 L Stock ... . . , ...... lst 5!- II waiting on one game each beIore the 50 -C15 4 H W Lindt ...... 1st 6-0 whole tOllrnament closes. G Hoag ...... 2nd ~ /I-l!! E xcept for high scorers in these, the 51-C5 E Mcnkcs ...... 1st 6 -0 51-C23 R A McCallister . . . , .. lst . 5 ·0 leaders a r e as follows: 51-Cn D A Walsdorf .. . 1st 5~ - ~ CHESS REVI EW , IANU ARY, 1952 27 Beard. n"hl tie. S ;\lcClllng rips Hager; GrCl:or)' dowlI~ Dunkin, Kinnaman: Kinn". POSTAL MORTEMS L'lpstey licks Heeker. 9 RIce rips Brolld. m"ll. Allen. Hog... boom top Dunkin. 106 Game re port. received Porler. NOI·dili. and t le ~ Bajorek. 1·1 Dullenl. Schlnna);"el rcpl"ce" Simon. during November, 1951 ZilIlIl tie: MucGrnd), dOWn l ~[agulr e. IG Tourney. 110·149: 110 Henln h"l ts Sletl Anderson besls Zalewski. 20 Giles tops Mall. 'meher, I IG ~'n h"II"e repl"c"" ~imon . 118 To report your r ('~ lIh ~ nil ),on ne ~d J,;l" c Is Tho rnIl80,,: Thompso". 'rhom,,! lie. 22 S IAler ) leConhre)' repla ces Simon. ~eclion number. f,,11 n"",e ~ (It plnyeu and SIOIIS White. 23 McLeod wlthdn,wn. 2·\ Wux lhe outcome of the game. w"lIo~ "'"l ler~ . Housl. 1000e" 10 Schu"". PRIZE TOURNAMENTS F'0110", the pattern or thc~ c e~Ul'flllle~: TourneYl 25_49: 2& W illey wln~ from Hill. 52-C 466 P aul M orphy 1 A. B . Meek O. Oa,·15. 27 \".. Ierlll"" wnlloJ>l'l S ha fer. I<; noch· "Clan" T ourney. for Premiums 52-C 466 A. H alprin J H, M. PlU.bury J liOn: Gnrl"" d rilUl Ita..:er. bows 10 (.I n)[ell. Onl)' t n ol will ner reports (or onl)' W h il e U F:noch;.on. 28 X ordin nl"" " ' Inslon. 2~ ;\Ioore Storied in 1949 (Key: 49·P) the game I... d"""'n) but report ,, \ o nce! 101'" Doof. Wil1iam~on: Slrlnser belli \\"11 - Nollce, 1"011011" $,,"'e nolice on CI"ss TOllr· "",,me winner (or '''hile if 28 CHUS RtVI£W. JANUARY. 1952 Started in 1951 (Key: 51~P) 5th Annual Championship-1950 Tourneys 1_39: 1 Oowd,_ Siller withdl·awn. PREUMINARY ROUND (Key: SO.N) PLAY CHESS 2 E k strom, Far»"" tie. ·1 Cuthbert. Thomas Notic ~ : Unflnishcd games which have !'Illl tit). 5 Bail "y b"~t~ Cowan, Hurt. 7 FOUll""t fOl' II~ "ntd, as two years really become ["lis YO")O)\', 8 'V~aks whips Tran"y, J olly. ovor-du e. H YOU have any, please report the 13 Secol'd tops (f) Gou led (2). 16 Frankel. Slate o( rH'ogr' e ~~ to the Postal Chess E<1itm·, Si lve,· tie. 20 ll"xtel' bests M"Ca,.\hy. 2\ \hen tt·y to flni~h games pt·omptly. BY MAIL! Kaufman downs MacDonougch. 22 Szold with_ Sections 1_112: 19 McCabe bests Bll~k"n draws. 23 Kont1'H \\"ll1~ (2) fl'om T omcufcik: (lot·£. 61 J"ck~on withdrawn. 67 Ayres top~ 'l'omcufcik wln~ (2f) from Jackson_ 24 Abele 1..0"''', (a) Ttn'nel'. 69 Grieder bests Oliker. One of the best ways to improve your Jolts .fohlmon; C" ~ c)' ~onk~ lI[al'tin. 2,> 'Vales halts Huffman. 26 YOI,:el tops Price, bows to 79 ,lohn. SEMI·FI NA LS ( Key: 51· NI) Sections 1_5: I Enrbe,· bests Bruce. 2 r-VERYTHING YOU NEED to play Barbcr tOI)S (f) V!chllics. Sill"r. S Walsdorr C chess by mall Is Included In the com_ "c ph,cc,; n u(! ich. plete Postal Chess Kit produced by CHESS REVIEW for the convenience of postal players. The kit contains equip NEW RULES ment and stationery especially designed \ \le send copies of ou r Postal Chess for the purpose. These aids to Postal 120-0 Chess will keep your records straight, Rules and Regulations wi th a ll tourney help you to avoid mistakes, give you the assignments. Usually, they dupli cate 12 B-K3 is parried by 12. NxN. fullest enjoyment and benefit from your rules that you h ave a lready received 12 NxN games by mall. with earli er (lssig nments. 12 NxB is somewha t more appeal- Contents of Kit When they do have changes, we don't ing. T he capture of the Knight, however, ask you to JJ ore over the eopy received forces more exch anges. Tn this way, One of the mOl t Important Items In In order to fi nd tllem. YOIl ough t, h ow. Bla ck hopes to tal{e the sling ont of the the kit Is the POltal Che.1 Recorder AI. ever. to fam iliarize YOUl'self with t he prospective on slaught. bum - the greatest aid to poatal chesa ever Invented. The six mIniature chess playing r ules eve ry so often. You would 13 BxN t QxB sets In th18 album enable you to keep in bnseball 0 1' bask etball---or be a sure 14 BxN track of the' posltlona, move by move, loser! So do this. and ma ke it a point If H RxN, Q-QR3 15 Nx P , B-K2 and In all six games of your section. On the 10 retain the la test copy receil'e<1. Fo r Black may yet SQuirm Oll t. score-eards, supplied with the album, you that is s UI'e to be the current version. 14 . B-KN5 record the moves of the games. The up. T hen, fO l' chang es. we pu blish them to-date score of each game faces the cur in CHE SS REVIEW. to bring you u p to Hopi ng to pin cl o wn the opposing rent position. Score-cards are removable. Knigh t. When a game Is finished, remove the old da te without your having to study each card and In s ert a new one. 12 extra score and every copy received. 15 R-K1 BxN cards are Included In the kit. For cu rren t changes, see pa ge 379 o f 15 P- B3 will not do o n a ccoun t of 16 ExP, discove ring an atta ck on Black's The kit als o contains 100 Move_Mailing the December (1 951) Issue, or page 29 Post Cards for sending moveli to your (bottom of column one ) of this issue. Queen. opponents, a Che88 Type Stamping Outfit T his is now Rul e 3. And , of course, 16 RxPt B-K2 for printing positions on the mailing all rules, from t he old Rule 3 on, a re 17 PxB Q-Nlt cards, a Game Score Pad of 100 sheets numbered h igher (Le. old Rule 9 is now Th e perforated Klng·s ide Pawn struc· for submitting scores of games to be ad_ 10, etc.) . Also Rule 11 (formedy 10) Judicated or published, complete Instruc_ t ure plays no role in the proceedings. tions on how to play chess by mall and a llows losers to report I'es ults , as well DlaJ.!k's pi nned Bishop is of paramount the Official Rules of Postal Chelis. a s winn ers (and Black to I'eport draws, impor tance. a s well as \Vh ite ) to ensure fa irness in 18 K-Rl P-B3 gettlng ratings scored. Saves You Money There is no way of destroying the pin. Bought separately, the contents would 19 RxB t K.R a mount to $6.00. The complete kit costs 20 B-N4t ijeslgns only $5.00. To order, Just mall the coupon SOLUTIONS below. Male follows s hortly. to CH ESS QUIZ on page 13 71 Black h as a winn ing dOuble attacl, with 1 . .. B-B3. 72 W hlte sets up a double attack by a NEW POSTALITES forcing check: 1 Q-B3t . then 2 Q- K l. :Newcomer s should state Ihe i" " clnss" (or 73 \Vhite wins the K n ight : 1 R- KSt! experiencc whereby wc ""')" judge t heir R xR 2 PxR{Q)t, K xQ 3 R-K3t and 4 class) on a pplying for cntloy to I>CMlnl chess tou,·numenIS. It not. " ssi ~nlll c "t is delared BxP with check or threa t of mate! till we cnn eSlublish thei,· <:las". 74 \Vhlte wins ma terinl 01' mates with T ho follow ing p lay c ,.~. sianill!;" in Pos {n! 1 B- K6!! ( I ... P xB 2 QxH-l . . . Rx R Che~~ ",,";Ug Xo",.,m1>e,·. "o,"n"''' ~ e with 2 Q-K 8 mate-l DxB 2 Q- B8t e tc.) l hesc Initial nlti llgS: C lass A at 1300, C. H. Blak" ,u)(l G. 1{. 75 W hite wins a P awn by the K nigh t Jo h ,,~oll. JI". fo rk: 1 Nx P! a nd t h en 2 Q- R.Jt. Class B at 1200 : S . GaltllJ. K G. Savage, r------, C. '1'. Smith. F. \\'cissu"od ,,,,,I H. \\·omack . C HES S REVIEW T o en t e r P osta l 76 White's dou ble a ttack by Q- Q4 P ostal Chess Dept. Chen T o urna me nt. I Class C at 900: P. BC ,. g8I r es~e )·. J. S. Brit_ I 250 W est 57th SI., see other s ide of (ma te threat) wins t he K night. t Oil . ' V. T . H"r ton . L . Decke rt. J. Dc ) !nTco. I Ne w York 19 , N. Y. th is coupon . I 77 W hile sets up a dou ble attack by A. A . 1 ~' ''Hlin. H . J . l:-e "~"."On . C. C. !-"ill "~ Y , J. S. Gell. O. Gray, K. L . How e~ . H. Kamin_ I e nclose $5. Please s end m e a Complete 1 DxB, NxB 2 HxN, HxR 3 Q- N5t! ski, D. K ilbourn. '\'. Luu"h ky. G. C. 1I1e _ I Postal Chen Kit by retur n ma li. I i8 W hlte win s a piece with 1 Q- K4, Clu ll!:". l. \\'. P ie!. J. P. IV"'-""Ill. C. HOlhart. J. Sehillllngel.. T. Selby. R ::;huc. J . Siomo t hreatening mate and the Bishop. w itl<, S. H. T ishler and H . H . Wolf. NA M E . . . •. . • . •.•••. . I I 79 Black wins material by successive Cl a ss 0 a t 600 : S!;1. E. E. AI\"ol"(l. J. W . forks:] . P - Q6! 2 R xP, HxR 3 QxH, Bluke. n. ~ r . B owel). ) Irs. F. Brow". n. Dc I ADDRESS ... .•. . . • . I P-K5. Crncker. C. Y. Dow"s. \\". E. Gra("c . J. P. • Greel)e. C. G. Hnnson. H . H:",,,,,,· •. ~!. Hill. 80 Black wi ns by successive double a t 1'. Law son, lIIiss P. ~!''''n. L. Q. ~Hl lc r . H . I C iTy ...... STATE. . I tack s after a forcing e xchange ; I . C . lII inard, S. J. Pugano. n. P olk. F. ,,,. Pratt, '1'. D. Robb, H . n. Silvers, p. Spring ,- QxQ 2 RxQ, B-N5 3 R/2 mO\'es, R-Di. er, L . T nlley a nd W. O. W ill iams. 3D CH~SS REViEW, JANUARY, 195"2 21 Q-Q2 Konig suggests 12 P- B4 ! 13 PxP. POSTAL GAMES If 21 B- KN3, P - Q5 and 22 ••• P - Q6 NxP 14 P- K N4, B-K3 15 K- N1, R-B1 wins a piece. And . if 21 B- K3, P- Q5 22 with good counte r' chances (or Black. from CHESS REVIEW tourneys BxP, NxB 23 RxN, E- B4 wins. 13 P-KN4 R-Kl 16 P_ KR4 P- B4 21 .. , . B-B4t 23 N-K4 P-Q6 14 QR-N1 P-"N3 17 P_R5 BPxP annotated by 22 K-Rl P- Q5 24 B_N1 15 BxN Bx B 18 KPxP N- K3 If 24 NxB, PxD wins. Black underestimates the dangPl". A JACK W. COLLINS bettel' defense is 18 ... Q- Q3. 24 BxN 19 PxP 25 PxB S PxP C =". R' 20 P- N5! NxQP ~'he quiet geometl'Y of this game is No better is 20 NxNP. Probably quite likeable. best is 20 , .. D- KN2. RUY LOPEZ 21 N.N B. N peo: page 363, col umn 83 22 BxP! H. Sill er E ldorous Dayton A King's Field Sacrifice designed to expose the Dark Monarch. Whit e Black 22 1 P-K4 P-K4 5 0-0 8-K2 P.B 23 QxPt K_ B1 2 N_K B3 N-QB3 6 Q_K 2 P- QN4 3 B_N5 P_QR3 7 8- N3 0 - 0 Or 23 B- N2 24 R- R7, and White 4 8-R4 N_ B3 8 P_Q4 has a. winning attaCk. This is an unsound Pawn sacrifice. 24 R- N3 Resigns Correct is S P- B3. If S P-QR~. R- Nl! There is no cteFense against the thr~ats 8 .. . . QNxP 10 P-K5 N-Kl 25 , , . . .R-N1 of 25 It- Bat anf) 25 R- R7. 9 N)(N P. N 11 P_Q R4 Black threatens 26 ... Nx8 27 QxN, White falls into the Noah's Ark Trap HxP. An Inharmonious Quartet with 11 Q-K4. R- Nl 12 QxP? P - QB4 13 26 B-N3 Q-R5 Irregularity and passivity make a bad Q- K4, P - B5. Good too Is 26 .. QxP, but the text Imir in the opening. When neglect of de· 11 •• . . 8- N2 is trickier. velopment and lack of space join them 27 B_KB2 RxP ! in the m idctle game, the result is bound Resigns to be uawholesome. Forced. For. if 28 QxR, QxRt 29 8 - Nl, S ICILIAN DEFENS E QxB mate. Or. if 28 Q- Kl, ExE wins. pca; page 437, Co lu m n 80 Nickolas Nelson F. W. Plant Notes and Suggestions White Black Practical C hess Openings, quoting 1 P-K4 P_Q B4 8 N_B3 0 -0 Reshevsky- Stahlberg, Kemeri, 1937, 2 P- KB4 P- K3 9 K_R1 P-Q5 leads the way for eleven moves. Then 3 N_ KB3 P-Q4 10 N- K4 R- K1 White switches to Fine's note ( j ) . Black 4 P. P P.P 11 N.B Q,N ought to reply 12 . .. P- B4! as suggesten 5 B- K2 N-KB3 12 N-Nl ? B-Q2 by Konig in Chess from Morphy to Bot. 6 P- Q3 N_ B3 13 B_ B3 N_Q4 vinnik. H e does not and, in the follow· 7 0-0 B-Q3 14 P- KR3 12 P- QB3 ing twelve u nbooked moves, gets the Not 12 PxP, PxP 13 HxIl, QxR 14 Qx worst of it. P? ExP 15 R-Ql, Q- K5 and Black wins; QU E EN 'S GAMB IT DECLINED e .g., 16 Q- Q3, Q-N5 17 QxQP, B- K5§ I s" K - Bl, Q- N7t 19 K-Kl, B- B6 with a Exchange Variation winning attack. PCO: page 180, colum n 59, note (j) 12 . .. . QPxP C. Gillespie, J r. ' Bernard Copping 13 N xP P_Q B4 White Black 14 R-Ql 1 P-Q4 P_Q4 7 B-Q3 B-K2 Now if 14 PxP, PxP 15 RxR, QxR 16 2 P-QB4 P_ K3 8 Q-B2- N_B1! NxP, BxP again wins for Black. 3 N- QB3 N_K B3 , N_B3 N- K3 14 . • • • P-B5 4 B-N5 Q N-Q2 10 B- R4 P-KN3 15 B-B2 P- Q4! 5 P- K3 P- B3 11 0-0-0 0-0 6 P. P KP xP Knowing when to return extra material 12 P-KR3 14 ... . QN_K2 Note (j) says 12 P - KR3 is stronge r is the mark of a strong player. Not 1-1 . .. NxP?? 15 BxN, QxB 16 BxN than 12 K- Nl, which allows Black to 16 RPx P N-B2 as White wins a piece. simplify. 17 P xP 15 P_K N4 P- B4 20 R- N3 R-K2 18 B_ B4 16 N_K2 N- KN3 21 RPxP QR_K1 A poor move. Strongest is IS Q- N·l, 17 P- B3 N_ R5 22 N_ N1 R_ K8 threate ning 19 B- R6, with King·side at· 18 BPxP N.B 23 Q- Q2 B_B3 ta cking chances. 19 R.N Px NP 24 K-R2 N- K6 ! 18 .... N_B4 Resigns 19 RxR Q, R Black's winning threat is 25 ... N Black threatens 20 . . P- Q5 21 RxP, B8t . On 25 QxR, NxPt wins. N- K3 22 RxP, B-R3. T hen, jf 23 E- K4, ExR 24 ExQ, DxQ ann Black wins. Or, it Our Postal pla yers are invited to submit 23 R- R4, BxQ 24 RxQ, RxR 25 NxB, NxB the ir BEST games for t his department. 26 NxN, R- R8t 27 B- Ql, RxB mate. To be considered, t he moves of each 20 P-B3 N-K3 game must be written on a standard score sheet, or typed on a single sheet of t _ check; t _ dbl. check; I _ dis. ch. 12 .. .. N-N2 paper, a nd ma r ked "for publ ication." 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