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CR1951 02.Pdf FEBRUARY 1951 COLLEGIATE (S,'I' Pllge 34) SO CENTS Subscription Rate ONE YEAR 54.75 This is bow it hallllened: a ~I'aw~ " N the previous article, we were con­ this desperate resource: "Look, Vidmar, I sidering Hubillstein'g reludance to if the experts say the game is a draw, I'll agree to a dmw in positiolls which were abIde by their opinion," This fancy way "hopelessly" drawn. A curiotls instance of of sayiag "No" as painlessly as possible was effective beca,lse Vidmar, thanks to this sort turned up in his game with It WIlS in this position that Gilg, to Kmoch in Budapest in 1926. A wild mid· his keen sense of humor, was so amused at Rubinstein's tartful obllqueness that move, offered a draw \vhich had to be re­ dIe game led to a Queen and Pawn end­ fused by orders of the powers that be. ing in which Kmoch finally I'oreed per­ he found it relatively easy to resign him­ self to defeat. Gilg-·possibly irritllted by the "refusal." petual check. as Sllielmanll hints in the tournament That is to say, he gave a cheek and of· book-played: fered a draw with the remark that he NOTHEH master with a particularly eould force olle in any event. The situu­ A_ emphatic aversion for draws was Ru· 1 Q-KS lion was absurdly simple; no variations, dolph Spielmann, whose hero-fO!' more The move lost a Pawn; but, in view of no complications, no possibilities what­ reasons than one-was Tchigorin, the White's generally inferior position-notl' ever. 'iVhite had to make one move, mack great master noted for his Virulent ha, that hopelessly bad King-side Pawn had one reply, aml so Oil. Any ordinary tred of draws. But Spielmann had all­ structure-White was probably lost in player could see in a split second that other pet aversion, hard worl,. He liked the long run. there was nothing left but to take tile pretty moves that looked good and con, Q,Q draw-or lose a Queen! But Hubillste!n sidered easy wins as Quite the normal 2 PxQ P-KN4! ! was no ordinary playel'. He turned down denouement. If his position became dnlll'­ Spielmanll prevented the protectil'(' Kmoch's offer and studied the position for ish, let alone bad, he would rail at his some fifteen minutes, Only t hen did he fate-hard luck being the only possible move, P-B4, and ensured the win of tIll' King Pawn hy force (3 N-Q2). With finally utter the fateful words: "Yes, it cause he could tbink of if things were is a draw," not going his way. Among his chronic a Pawn to the good, be then won the ending without any trouble-at the cost, For one reason or another-courteSY, complaints were: everyone played his it is true, of a most refl'eshing nap. shyness, timidity- Rubinstein was always best against him; everyone played for a These were the concluding moves: very diplomatic in his refusals of a araw, draw against hi m; he was always destin­ The brutal "No" was unthinkable for ecl to be the scapegoat [or someone else's 3 K-N2 N- Q2 9 K-K4 K_82 him, He would say, "Er--I don't know, faulty opening recommendations. 4 P-KR4 P-R3! 10 K-Q4 N-83t p,p p,p 01' "If yon don't mind, .. " or "Uh, par· Speaking of openings. one which mad· 5 11 K-83 K-K2 don me, , but. dened Spielmann was the Caro·Kann. 6 P-B4 p,p 12 P-N4 PxPt p,p On SOllie oceasions he went so far all "Why do I alway~ get these drawish po· 7 K-B3 NxPt 13 K-Q3 10 persuade his opponent to continue the sitions against thl) Cam·Kann," he in. 8 K,P P-B3 14 B-Q1 P- K4 game-for example, in his game with qulred bitterly, "when Emanuel Lasker Saemisch at Carlsbad, ]923. Arter the won so easily from Lee in the London morning ~es8ion adjournment, Ru binstein tournament of lSY~?" That Lasker-Lee round Ijimself a Pawn do\vn but with p;)si. game dominated fill of Spielmann's think· ti onnl compensation enough to be fairly ing about the Caro,Kann. "With my bad sure of a draw. The orten lackadaisical lucl{, however," he Slimmed up, "Lasker's Saemiseh, well satisfied to split the point moyes would have led only to a draw." with tbe great Rubinstein, proposed a Every now and then, when a draw was draw. Almost anyone but Hubinstein offered him, Spielmann found himself would have accepted the offer with more acutely embarrassed. On the one hand, or less eagerness; bUl. despite the an opportunity was presented to cease Pawn down. Rubinstein insisted on play· work and take a nap; on the other, he ing on! Saemiscb tried to persuade hi,'l had to consider the chllnce of scoring a (!), bnt, no, Rubinstein was adamant. whole point. Much a~ he would have liked That is adam'lllt. but still "ery nice to have bo-th, he had to deeide one way Spielmann had centralized his Killg about it. He pointed out that, although or another. Usually the nflp lI'on out and 11011' began to advance the pas sed it was a very pleasant afternoon, he had ·-but only after Spielmann put lip a great Pawlls. 'Vhite's tll"O to one 011 the {)lI een­ nothing else to (10, and therei'ore he show of being relu('tant [Iml disgusted. side was a forlorn hope. might just as well continue the game The obsolete custom of leaylng the de· with Saemisch. So, to h is sincel'e regret, cision to the Tournament Director was 15 B-N4 N-K2 22 B- R3 P-85 B_B3 and apologizing for boring h is opponent, by and huge in Spielmann's fayor. For 16 P-B4 23 K-K2 P-B6t 17 B_ N2 P-KS 24 K_B2 K_85 Rubinstein continued play anti eventually he was really a great player finn usually B_ R3 K_K4 25 B_Q7 P-K6t sporen the full poiaC As Saemisch later had everything to gain by playing on, 18 P-B5 P_ N4! K_B1 recallecl, he had almost pitieci Hubln· Thus, when Gilg offered him a draw In 19 26 K - N6 20 B-B1 N-Q4t 27 8-86 P- K7t stein [0)' the profu~eness of his apologies! the Carlsbad Tournament of 1929, Spiel· 21 K-Q2 N-B2 28 K - Kl N_ K3 Rubinstein had a lot more U'ouble mann passed the offer on to Viktor with Vidmar in the San Remo TOUrna­ Tietz, the official In eharge, with the reo At this point, Gilg I ' e~i g n e d . There ment of 1930. Sniffing disaster, the mas· mark that a draw would be acceptable )jowl was that h ft nlo The fioish si ve Vidmar felt it would be the better to him despite the fact that he had the might have been:'" 29 Dx:\J', P-B.t 30 part of valor to agree to a draw and better game. "What's this?" said Tlet~, KxP, N-Q5t for, anel' the Bi~hop fe l\. the kept offering one every five minutes or "You haye the better position? Then YOIl \\'hite Pawns eould only haY "" .<,,,'rirk .. d so. Rubinstein kept dedining, of course. must play on!" Only a move later, Gilg them~elves by eompulsion- "Il,1 \· a inly. llll til hi~ l'ather threadbare eonversational blundered decisively, leaving SIJielmann talents let"t him with nothing more than lI"ith a technically easy win! CHESS REVIEW 'HI I'ICrUIU CHUS MAGA""'" Volume 19 Nunlber 2 February. 1951 EDITED &, PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowitz Readers are invited to use these columns for their comments on matters of interest to chessplayers. INDEX FEATURES SURPRISED same name) or in such compendiums as Amsterdam Tournament _____________44 I was really surprised when I received Golden Treasury oj Chess or Practical Double Attack ______________________ -42 CHESS REVIF.\\,. A magazine li ke thi~ Chess Opellings. speaks for itself. CHESS REVIEW has not Generally, we give the namc of the DEPARTMENTS less value than the Russian "64" or country when we jirst report a tourna· Chess Caviar _________ _____ _________ _ 39 Sclwchmath. Every chess player and every ment, and we thi nk the truly great ones: Games From Recent Events __ _______ -47 chess friend can find something of interest. 51. Petersburg, AVRO and Cambridge On the Cover _______ ________ ____ _____ 34 The nice print and many diagrams for Springs, arc distinctive enough to avid Postal Che ss ____ _ ., _________ __ __ __ ____ 55 almost every game give a neat and clear chess players. Usually, too, in articles, the Readers' Games __ ___________________ 52 view of them, and the discussions on open­ reader will find enlightening references. Solitaire Che ss __________________ ____ 51 ings are annotated really wonderfully, Spotlight on Openings __ _____________ 40 Kmoch and Reinfeld refered to Rubin· Tournament Calendar ___________ _____ 34 K AIT TULLlJS stein as the "young Polish player," to World of Chess ____ _____________ _____ 35 Esthonian Chess Ass'n in Exile Carlsbad as "Austro.Hungarian." In the last analysis, however, if the EDUCATIONAL lack of such references occurs, we take I should like to register a plea to pride in being a fo rcc for education! we writers of chess articles and books on he· EDITOR may thus induce players to look up (the half of all chess players.
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