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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. In writin g com· L A. Horowitz best means of learning) the geography for ments about games or tournaments, why themsclves.- ED. EXECUTIVE EDITOR don't they give the name of the country Jack Straley BaHell ilwolved? I doubt if more than a very PROGRESS CONTRIBUTING EDITORS few players could tell the exact location This year begins Illy fourth, successivc I. Chernev, J. W. Comns, T. A. Dunst, of the following tournaments or cities Hans Kmoch, Fred Relnfeld year of subscription to your magazine. cited in the October issue of CHESS RE· During that time, I have progressed from CORRESPONDENTS VIEW, quote: "St. Petersburg Tournament barely knowing chcss notation to the point California Herbert Betker, J. B. Gee, Leroy of 1909," "Paul Keres of AVRO fame," Johnson, Dr. R. Ralston, lIf. J. Royer. where I have twice taken third in the Colorado Jack L. Rursch. "Cambridge Springs, 1904," "the great Portland Chess Club Champinnship and Connecticut Edmund E. Hand. Carlsbad Tournament in 1911," "At Os· once tied for th ird in the Oregon "Open." Dist. of Columbia N. p. Wigginton. tend, 1907," and "best player in Lodz . .. Florida Major J. B. Holl, B. Klein, Ernellt Quite a bit of what little progress I've G. 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CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 READERS' FORUM (Co ntinued) Thus, while I appreciate the writer's ON THE COVER real stuff. Since then I have aged a little, kind words, I think that top women chess and, although I don't know any more than players will always be drawn from a small r did about the ten thousand lady Bot· minority of women with a constant meta­ vinniks, I have concluded that we are bolic .level characterized by- in a lay­ probably not so different. Counting my· man's concept-a high adrenaline output. self as one of the more fluctuating tem· Personally, I should imagine that this is peraments, still I believe that I have ob_ a more hopeful situation for the future of served a much greater tendency to a fluc­ civilization than if we were all Botvinniks tuation in aggressiveness- among women ... But you certainly are right about than among men. By aggressiveness, I the men-I have seen 'em throw over don't me~n just bad temper but that sus· table, hoard and all after losing. tained tenacity of purpose that makes a MRS. H. D. SHELDON person plan and dream and study, day ill Toms River, N. J. and day out, for the overthrow of an op· ponent's plans within a given sphere. Plus An Automaton Resigns the sustained combative energy tbat is The New York World Telegram and needed in tournaments. Sun reporte(1 recently 011 a chess robot. Women have the mental agility, the in­ '·A solemn Spanish scientist I)layed terest in puzzles, the scientific spirit, the chess here [Paris] with a robot that pleasure in intellectual beauty, and they suddenly gave up the game when it was have the energy to sustainedly move beating its master. 'I broke the rU les mountains, shovelful by shovelful, in mak­ three times and it is disgusted,' Prof. ing a garden or rdining pitchblende- but Torres Quevedo of Spain explained. The Captains Eliot Hearst of Columbia and they do not, I believe, have that sustai ned game took place at the first International Maurice Ginsberg (left) of Syracuse meet combativeness. Only at times, say, half the Congress of Machine Communications." in the critical last round of the Intercol· time, did I ever feel the compelling, hunt­ The idea of chess robots seems to mel· legiate Team Championship. Onlooker ing spirit that drives one to work doggedly low with age. Prof. Quevedo is a fortull­ Louis J. Wolff is an old hlue, captained ate mall, indeed, as compared to the erea­ in preparation for a tournament. The rest winning Lion team when Capablanca to!· of the chess automaton in Ambrose played on it. of the time, I simply enjoyed myself. You Bierce's "Moxton's Master." Still it Is an get men players like that, too, of course, open Question just what PrOf. Quevedo's but they do not chalk up great scores. machine might have done if the Profes· And I think many women are like that. sor had been winning! - Ed.

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it is said, had been nlltici pated by his riv. Zurich, Henry Grob, Swiss master, turn· ',)·'NTERNAT'ONAL also who had prepared themselves with cd in a winning score of 5ljz.l%, followed special analyses. If there is any truth in by Kalivoda and Wade, each 5-2. The this account, the moral for a chess player oLher event, at Lucerne, was won jointly wou ld scem to be the same as for a boxer by Dr. Max Euwc and Herman Pilnik -namely, never to "telegraph" his fu\'o r. with equal scores of SY2;·] Y2 . Third and ile blows. fourth prizes were shared by M. Christ, Although scoring only 21;2.6Y2. Adams offel and Gi usolisi, each 312·3ljz. had Ihe satisfaction of winning in good style from Jonathan Penrose, one of Eng. Warm-up land's most promisi ng young masters. Just before his victory at Amsterdam, Player W L Un~lcker .. 7 2 M. Najdorf won 29 games, drew 4 and O'Kelly ...... 61 2l lost 1 in a simuh allco us exhibit ion against RO"$ollmo 6. 2l 34 of the best playcrs in Brussels. Canaldl ~~ U Oolombek H 4iI Pcnroae H 4/1 Thom"-'l ~~ 4/1 Double Invitation lllirden 3 G Arthur Bisguier has accepted all invi ta· Adama 2/1 6l Phillips 11 n tion to play in 1951 Centenary (of London 1851) International Tournament in Eng. C hess in t he Alps land on .May 26th. Gut it is doubtfu l that Two small internatio llal tourneys wece he can play. He expecls 10 be called up reported from Switzerland. In one, at to Join the U. S. army before then.

Il"iJ, f(lnrlJ Phn/Q W oljgang the COllqueror

Ambush? Exhibi ting an accurate and steady brand of chess, Wolfgang Unzicker won the an­ nual international tournament at Hast­ ing ~, England, with a score of 7·2, com­ prisi ng 5 wins and 4 draws. Unzicker is chanlllion of West Germany lind was captain of the third place West German team in the team tournament at Dubrov­ nik, Yugoslavia. Unz.ickcr studies law at Munich, Germany. Nicolas Hossolimo of France and AI· beric O'Kell y de Galway of Belgium divided second prize with equal scores of 6lh·2%. The next fou r places were shared by Vincenzo Castaldi of Italy and three Englishmen, Harry Golomhck, Jonathan Penrose and A.H.B. Thomas, each 4Yz·4¥2. For Americans the disappointment of the tournament was the poor showing of Weaver Adams, former United States open champion. According to some reports, Adams flln into trouble when he played AlJo

CHESS REVIE W. FE BRU ARY, 195"1 35 Intercollegiate champs: (left to right) Captain Ginsberg of Run ners·up: (left to right) Zimmerman, Captain Evans, Syracuse and Columbia's winne rs: Burge r, Mechne r, Sherwin Cohen, Le onard, Stern and Dee ring peruse a position of team_ and Captain Hearst study t he H earst_Ginsbe rg game . mate Einhorn (seated, right) from t ourney play.

Only H tantalizing % Twint b~h ind the Chipped Championship ,~.. UNITED STATES kaders, the ex.champions cam .., wi thin an In the abse n e~ of teams from Yal t:. a<.:e of retaining thei r titl e. In fact, if Dartm outh and Princc\on, the annual NATIONAL EVENTS the decision had been based orr match re· ril'alrr in th e CHYPD Chess League Winners-and New Champions! suits instead of game point~, City Co l· dwindled to a ~ in glc match bctwct:n Cu· lege would ha,"~ emerged an easy winner A battie ropl for top honors marked lumbia, the defending chanrpi ons. and hy virtue of a 7-0 sweep ill mat c h ~s . the 1950·1951 United States Intercollegiate lIan'ard. Headed by El iot Hearst. ?lie\\" compared to Co lumbia's SV:! .I Y:!. Team Tou rnament held at John Jay Hall , York State champion, tire Columbia team Columb ia Universit y. New "ork. Sixteen New York Uni vc rsity and Miami Uni· won a dose contest in New York City hr college tearll.'; traded their Sunday punches ,·crs it y fini s h~d strong in third and f"u rt h 212- 1% and thus retained ct!stod)· uf the pla{;es respectively, wlr ilc mHll y utller for almost a week, and, al the end of the Ikldcn-Stepht:n s tro phy fo r another ,·ear. fray, it was thc turn of the Columbia schools put in fight ing teams wh ich made them real contenders up to the fin als. Lions to roar, even though thei r manes HAWAII were a littl e the worse for wear. The vic, The hi ghest scorer on first board was Winner of the fi r"t Oahu Open Cham· tory for the Blue and White meant wrest· Larry Friedman, playing fo r Case In· pionship at Honoilllu, a 14·m,uI. ' .round stitute of Cl~veland, who scored 5 \1:::·1 ing cu~ t ody of the Harold ill. Phillips ¥<. Swiss, was :\ll'a A. Larsen. fo rm er Yale trophy from the College uf the Ci ty of On second hoard, top scorer was Clarenc ~ expert, who ~eored SY~ _1 Y~ . Hunner.up Kalenian of i\liami University, with New York, the teams of wh ich had ma in. 6Y2·Y2. O il SoB points WaS Harry B. l.ee. 5·2, tained possession for the last four years. Robert Cohen of City College, SY~ ·I Y2. whi le .lames O. i\litclr ell. abo .'">.2 but with The to urney was a 7-roll nd Swiss, with performed best on third board, while fewer S·B points, took thi rd. _\Iartin Ca pell of New York Ullh'ersity, Columbia making a game ~ core of with 5·1, excelled at board fo ul". 19Jh·8l;2. The personnd of the winning Columbia The tournament was directed by Milton grou p and their individual sco res wefe as Finkelstein, J osh Gross and Bhys Hays. follows: Captain Eliot Hearst, New York T eam Ga me. State Cham pion, 412.212; lames T. Sher· CoI""'hla U" l\·ersity I ~lr- S~ CH~' Coll ege. ("ew York) win, j un ior cha mpion of the J\Iarshall " OW York University t'" i~- tO~" Chess Club, 6.]; Francis ~"iechller, 4%. ~[jamt Untversity . . Ii -II ~!icht gan Unt'· er~Hr 16~ - t I ~ 2'h ; Karl B ur g~r, 3Y:!·IY:!; and Errr ~s t Unlv. o! Pcnr1sytvania tr,~-lt~ Berge!, I-I. RI'nssel>1.il r PolY. 'n~t. t G -!Z SyraCUSe Un tversity t r,&-12~ \'e~ h;va U niversity 15 -13 Case I ns (itute of TeCh. lH-ln Dubrovnik 1950 Bulletin Temple Uni" e rsiry 1 2i1-15 ~ Complete scores of 480 games Brooktyn College lOb- lib Yalo U n;verslt)- to -IS (postpaid) $3.00 Cornel! UniversHy S~ -I'~ ~I"nhatt a n Coltege 8 -20 Book of the New York 1948-9 Princeton University i ~ - 20b Int ernational Tournament by Hans Kmoch Speed Tourney (postpaid 1 $2.50 Tallying 8·1 without defeat, Un ited States Open Champion Arthur Bisguicr Distributed by of Pace College of New York an nexed Albert S. Pinkus the Un it ed States Intercollegiate Hapid 1700 Albemarle Road Transit Championship, ahead of .laU\ e ~ Brooklyn 26. New York T. Sherwin of Columbia, 6Y~ · 2Y2 ' and L \ll!!)" FmEll.IIA:" Saul Wachs of Temple, 6·3. Individual High ScorN for lSI board.

36 CHESS REV JEW . rFBRUARY, t ~SI ILLINOIS LOCA L EVENTS A ~corc of 4-} in the finab of the California. Employees of eight Los An­ Illinois State Speed Tournament enabled geles city hureaus met under the auspices Paul Poschel to become new rapid transit of the Department of Water and Power titleholder. Einar l\IichdsCll, 3%·1%, fin­ Chess Club to engage in an 18·player. ished second. IO-rollnd Swiss competition for individual supremacy. The winner was Simon Spero NEW JERSEY of the Bureau of Assessments, whose 8\6. The stale speed title went to Edgar J\'fc­ 1% tic with C. E. Kodil of the Department Cormick with a perfect score of 11·0. In of \~I ater and Power was hroken on the second place was Franklin Howard, 9·2. hasis of SoB points. Victor with a 7·0 sweep in the Pasadena OKLAHOMA Chess Club championship was E. B. In the fifth annnal tournament for the Adams, formerly of New York. R. Har· state title, a 20-mun. 5-round Swbs. E. 1-1. graves and B. B. Wisegarl'er Ilivided sec­ HIS MAJESTY, THE KING! Gill made a lop ~c

CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 37 Results of two local ll\atches in New In a match with Pacific University ut lIIany state and local experts. The winner York City : Jamaica Chess and Checker the Portland Chess Club, players rcprc­ in a 7·round Swiss was 25.year·old Martin Club 9%, Qucens Bryant Chess Club 51f2; sen ting Lewis and Clark College gUi ned Ptacek, 6·1, who deft'ated CH r_~s REVIf.W London Terrace Chess Club 3, Intercol· a narrow victory by 9%.81f2. correspondent Arplitl E. Elo in the last legiate 2. At Ithaca, CorneH University PellllSylvania. A det:isive superiorit y in round to gain the coveted crown. Until lied a visiting team from Hart House, the faU matches of the Philadelphia Chess thcn Elo had been in the lead. On a basis Toronto, Canada, 44. League was registered by the defendin g of So B points, Mark Su rgies was runner· Mary Bain, Southern wom8n champion, champions, the Un iversity of Pcnnsylvania up, with Elo lind Averil Powers coming is intriguing cheu audiences by perform· team, with a perfect tally of 7..0. Their in third and fourth respectively. All three ing the knight's tour blindfolded and closest rivals, the North City Bishops, made equal gam~ scores of 5Yz-P/z. then, after mcmorizing the numbers 1 ~cored 6·1, and }'ranklin came in third Other good rcsults were achieved by to 64 us assigned at random to the squares with 5·2. Best scorer fo r Penn was Joscph Ralph Abrams, Eric Luprecht, James of the chessboard, offering to call off any N. Cotler, who gathered 6';4 l>oin t5 Ollt of Weidner and George Hurlcy, each 5·2 in number correctly if challenged to name it a possible 7 on one of the lower hoards. game scores. Thesc pla)'crs finis hed in in its relation to a specified square. No Hi ~h scores on P enn's top boards were the order named on the basis of S·B points. one has yet been ahle to catch her in an notched by Sol Rubinow, John Hudson Art Domsky, Raci nc city champion, error. alld Barney Schwa lberg. T he second round added the cit y speed litle to his laurels Ohio. Rel)eating hi s triumph 01 last year, of League contests is scheduled lor March. when he shaded Jim Weidner by Ih point. Lawrence C. Jackson, Jr., CHESS REV IEW Team Matches Domsky scored 6-1, losing only to Weid· correspondent and president of the Toledo lTntv. of Penn ...... ,. . ncr, who in turn was upset in the final North City Bish o p ~ ,., Cbess Club, won the Toledo city title, l,'rllnklin C. c. ,., round by Dan Andersen and in addition 7·3, in a 6.player, double round robin. Temple Un;". ... drew one more game . Cenlrnl YMCA ,., Second and thi rd positions were shared l<\orth Cily Kn; l,(ht s 2-5 A round rohin competition among the by Richard Manahan and Sidney X. Suss· Germnn low" Y H cities of Janesville, Madison, Racine and Stelson But Co. man, each 6·4. .., Hockford, each represclHceI by 11 6-man team, ended in a smashing victory for Oregon. An exciting struggle for the rVashington. Ken .MU1fMd is again title­ Madison br 171f2.,!::!, far ahead of the championship of the Portland Chcss Club holder of Washington University. In rec­ fa vored Racine aggregation, II-7. The en· was decided in lavor 01 J. C. Burnham, ognition of his victory, he was awa rded an cngraved trop!IY in the shape of a counter between i\ladison and Racine was 6%·1~. E. C. Short was short by 6·2. a debacle for the latter, which cuu ld sal· Third and fourth places were taken by large chess Queen matching the King \·age only If.! point through a dra wing Glenn Bills and Do nald Turner with equal Irophy he received with his 1949 Uni· effort by Dllvid Arganian. The -'fadison .!COres of 5Vz·2Vz. Burnham, Bills and versity cha mp io n ~h i p . boards were manned by Dr. 1.. C. Young, Turner are all former club champions. WiSCOllsin. Traveling to Hockford, the Jancsville Chess Club cngagcd thc local Carl Diescn, Dr. H. H. Bing, Roger Zobel, team and scored decisively by 3·1. M. Mo· Prof. R. Kolisch and Gilbert Speich. WHERE TO PLAY CHESS Cla.uWed advertlalni\" rate tor thl, column scr, K. Morford and C. Morford tallied for 10c per word. D1aplay ads $1 per Inch. Janesville, while Dr. I. Schwartz of Rock­ ford savcd his side from a shut-out. '''~'' CAN A D A NEW WOR L D CHESS AND The Milwaukee City Chess Tournament, BRIDGE C L UB, Inc. sponsored by the Municipal Che" Asso­ British Columbia (S. Birnbaum. prMldent) ciation ami til e Department of Hecreation As Vancouver pol ice are disco\·cring. 2S2 W. 76th St. (EN 2-446&1, N,V.C. ~lf Ihe Milwaukee Public Schools, allract­ e'ien chess can lead 10 blood)' crimc. The on ly air-conditioned chess d ub In New (.'<:1 a strong field of 33 pla)'crs includin g Knifed during a game of chess-probably York. Open dally from 2 p. M. to I A. M. by an embittered opponent who had just -; left his Queen ton pri$c-Walter Bjornson, SUPER $1 .00 VA L U E I Plaza Hotel, sustained a four-inch gash on Includes ··Tlps for Chess Progreu·' his forearm, 1m! refused to rcveal the llnd "Seleet" 4 Chess" by J. V. Rein­ hart. Send $1 CMh, check or M. O. to identity of hi s assailant. J. V. REINHART, P. O. Box 865 L. M. Duval, 5.0, t"uk the Vancouver PEOR IA 1 IL LINOIS city championship. J. M. Taylor came in second. ARE YOU FAlliLIAR ·WITH THE OAllBS OF THE l<\EXT WOR LD CHA).rPIOl<\? DAVID BROl<\S·I"EIX will contest a match Quebec with Botvlnnlk (or the world title thb Gerard i\'~ \ net of tlte Shawinigan Chess Sprtng. H ot the challengcr·" choice g(ln ..... Cluh hceame champion of Shawinigan are nO'" avallllble for the flr"t time In Eng· lIsh with PIIln~laklng atld exhaustive notea Falls when he scored 4If.!.%, ahead of by Bot\'innlk. EVllnR, Ii'!"e J,'ohr. Golombek. A. H. Andersen and R. Lt.'derc. each 4·1. KeNls, Kmoch tl il d Bronstein him$elf. THESE ARE MEATY GA)[ES i\"OT ~"'I onet is also speed titleholder of Shaw. INTENDED l"Olt 'rHI;:; BEGINNER! TOO inigan Fulls. LONG HAVEl \\i-U: DEEi\" SATED WITH MEDIOCRE CHESS LITERATURE! Sharply mlmeogrllphcd with biography and Toronto extensive IndIces. Studded with openIng In ­ Scoring 2Vz·¥2 in Ihe finals for the novUlon!. 100 co pies remain from limited champiollshil) of the Gamhit Chess Club, edillon ot 500. U. If not completely satlslled. return within 5 dl\~· s und ",oney w ill be rc­ Frank R. Anderson ohtained el.l~tnd y 01 fu nded! the Belson memorial trophy. He is lirst D .vld Bren.teln'. Be.1 Game. By Larry Evans holder 01 the cup. Ross Siemms. l Y2.I%, ....as runner·UI). Or

as CHESS IUVI EW, FEBRU ARY, 195"1 {!';r. FOREIGN

Belgium Shading Van Hom"de by 'l2 point, R. Lemaire became national champion wiLh a score of SYz·l%.

Eire" NEW YORK, 1857 NEW YORK, 1857 Again successful as 011 three other ALTHOUGH Morphy misplays the open· BEATING l\Iorphy In 20 moves verges similar occasions in the past, 1. C. Hickey ing, it does not take him long to bam· on lese majeste; but Stanley does it, of Templemore. County Tipperary, won boozle his opponent. and nieely too! the 1949-1950 Irish Correspondence Cham­ BISHOP'S GAMBIT BISHOP'S GAMBIT pionship, C. Stanley P. Morphy C. Stanley p. Morphy C. O'Leary of Cork CYMS took the White Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 10 B,B N_R4 Munster title. 1 P_K4 P-K4 10 BxB N_R4 2 P-KB4 p,p 11 P_Q4! N-N6t Athlone disposed of Dunmore by 7-5 in 2 P-KB4 p,p 11 K-K2? P-N4 S B-B4 Q-R5t 12 K-N1 N,R a recent match. S B-84 Q-R5t 12 N-K5 B-N2 4 K_B1 P-QN4 lS KxN P-QBS 4 K-B1 P_QN4 lS N-N4 P-B6t 5 B_NS N-KBS 14 B-B4 P-QS Germany 5 B-NS N-KBS 14 KxP Q-QNS 6 N-KBS Q-RS 15 P-QRS! P-N4 The Boys' Championship, held in the 6 N-KBS Q_RS 15 Q-K2 0 - 0 7 N-BS P_N5 16 PxP P- N5 Ruhr, was captured by W. Rosen of 7 N-BS P-N5 16 B_B4 N_QBS 8 N-QN5 B-R3 17 N_ N1 P_N6 Essen, 9Y2-3Y2. 8 N-QN5 B_RS 17 P-BS K_R1 ! , B_B4 B,N 18 P- RS B-K2 9 B-B4 B,N 18 Q-KS P_B4! Hungary H 19 PxP, QR- K l ! wins; or, if 19 N- Laszlu Szabu is once more titleholder, B2, N- K4t. with C. Barcza in runner·up position. Italy In the first natio nal Ladies' Champion­ ship, held at Milan, Nelly Lanza emerged as winner, followed by Gina Guida. Russia Contin uing his march toward recovery of Ihe form that once led his admirers to regard him as world championship timber, Now comes a remarkably [lue move. Paul Keres of Estonia regained the Soviet 19 R_R5! B_N4 title with a score of I I Y2.5Y2. Like other 20 Q-N4 Resigns Russian championship affairs in past 19 QxQ PxNt AsIde [rom the attack ou the Blshop, 20 KxP N-BSt years, the latest tournament had a formid· there is nothing to be done about the Resigns ahle entry list, even though Botvinnik and threat of Q-B8t. Bronstein did not take part owing to their NEW YORK, 1857 preoccupation with their coming match for THIS is a good example of Morphy's PARIS, lS63 world honors. line·opening technique. THE quiet follow·up to Morphy's sacri· Close behind Keres w~re a trio of reI· FALKBEER COUNTER GAMBIT fice creates a very pleasing effect. atively dark horses that showed their heels J. Schulten p, Morphy TWO KNIGHT'S DEFENSE to more celebrated compatriots. L. Aronin, 1 P_K4 A. de Riviere P. Morphy L Lipnitsky and A. Tolush, 11·6 each, P-K4 9 PxB R-K1t 2 P_ KB4 P-Q4 10 B-K2 B-N5 1 P-K4 P-K4 9 PxN B-QB4 divided second, third and fourth prizes, 3 KPxP P-K5 11 P-B4? P-B3! 2 N-KBS N-QB3 10 P-KRS 0-0 ahead of such luminaries as Smyslov, 4 N-QB3 N-KBS 12 PxP N,P 3 B-B4 N-B3 11 N-R2 N-R2? Bolesluvsky, Geller and Bondarevsky. 5 P-Q3 B-QN5 13 K_B1 RxB! 4 N-N5 P-Q4 12 N_Q2? P-B4 Boleslavsky in particular slipped badly 6 B-Q2 P-K6! 14 NxR N-Q5 5 PxP N-QR4 lS N_N3 B"- Q3 after he had almost gained the right in 7 BxP 0-0 15 Q-N1 BxNt 6 P-QS P-KR3 14 O-O? BxN t ! the Challengers' Tournament to play Bot· 8 B-Q2 B,N 16 K-B2 N-N5t 7 N-KBS P-K5 15 KxB P-B5! 8 Q-K2 NxB 16 QxP N-N4! dnnik for the world's championsbip. Per· 17 K-N1 17 Q- Q4 haps he was fatigued by his exertions in his recent match with Bronstein. The Ukrainian title went to Geller, 12%. 4Y2, while the Lithuanian championship was won by Kholmov through his 4.2 de· feat of Abramavicius in a tie· breaking play.off. Switzerland Hans Johner, a twc!ve·time winner of the national title, was once more success· ful by rcason of a handsome 8"7'2."7'2 vic· tory in a championship tourney held at Morphy announced mate in seven, to Lucerne. H. Grob, 7·2, was second. In· wit: 17 ... N- B6t! 18 PxN, Q- Q5 t 19 K- 17 N-B6t! ! 19 R-Rl BxP! cidentally, this event was lIot run along N2, Q-B7t 20 K- R3, QxBPt 21 K-R4, N- 18 PxN -Q-R5 20 B-Q2 R-B3 Swiss lines. K6 22 R-Nl, N-B4t 23 K-N5, Q-R4 mate. Resigns

CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 195"1 39 Up-to-date opening analysis by FRED REINFELD by an outstanding authority

RUY LOPEZ The Adam Variation, Part 4*

o arrive at this impOliant line of Now we turn to what Re ems a bettel' T play, we begin with the following tenth move for Blncll. Proceeding from moves: the previous diagram: 1 P-K4 P_ K4 5 0-0 N,P 9 , .. , B-K2 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 6 P- Q4 P_QN4 10 R-Q1 N-84 3 B-N5 P-QR3 7 B-N3 P-Q4 This gives Dlack an eaHier game than 4 B-R4 N-B3 8 p,p B- K3 10 0-0. 9 Q-K2 THE BASIC POSITION 13 N-B3 With his QUeen removed from the vul, nerable Queen file, Dlack may consider himself reasonably safe. Instead of the text . White can try 13 B-N5, in the hope of bringing off a prom_ ising Pawn sacrifke : 13 n- QB~ 14 P-B4! QPxP 15 Pxf', ExP 16 Q- K4, with strong attacking dlallces. For the kind of play which can result from sllch a sacrifice, see CHESS HEVlEW. July, 1948, page 13. After 13 B- N5, however, Dlack has FOl' the benefit of those who have not simple and satisfa(, tory lines in 13 , . Dlack's last move is a difficult one fol' BxB ].J NxD, 0-0 or 13 . 0-0 14 BxB, read the previous articles, it should be the ordinary player to find. It I'iolates NxB 15 P- QN4, E-Nii (Euwe). In either pointed out that the once unusual Queen the rule against moving pieces more than move has these objectives: 0) White case, Black's Bishop·pair is gone, but he once during the opening; it leads in is still left with a playable game. Unques. hopes to attack Black's Queen Pawn by most cases to the opening of the Queen means of R- Ql aud P-QB4; (2) White t ionably the above variations are better Hook file for White, which is aile of his for \\'hite than what he obtains in the feels that tbls maneuver w!ll also under­ chief objectives. mine the position o[ Black's advanced text continuation. H OWeyel', there are s en~ ral points in Knight on K5; (3) The customary pres­ favor of the Knight move; (1) by reo 13. N-N5! ervation of the King Dlshap in this varia­ moving the hostile King l3\shop, Black Pel'fect. The Queen Pawn Is now fully tion is le~s important to White than the neutralizes much of the pressure on his open Queen Hook file he will obtain af­ defended; at the snme time, the Knight QUeen Pawn; (2) by retreating his ad, ter . NxB, whenever Black has play­ is posted aggl'essi\'ely, and, . . P-QB4, vanced Knight, Black removes all WOl'I'Y ed , , , N-R4 or, , ,N-B4; (4) White the move needed to round out Black's :tbout the possibility that. t he Knight at Pawn formation, becomes feasible. relies 011 the psychological impact or the KS will be undermined by P-B4; (3) Queen move, which has been lit,tle ana­ in the event of, . NxB, Black will 14 8-N5 a,a lyzed and which has the prestige of re­ obtain the iHlvantage of two Bishops 15 NxB 0-0 sounding successes, against Bishop and Knight. 16 R-Q4? In the October and November al,tldes, This and the contemplated Hook ma­ the reply 9 , .. N- RI was considered, Game 9 lleuver which it implies, are de[initely with the conclusion that 10 N-Q4! gives Dubrovnik, 1950 Black a difficult game. bad. There is probably nothing better (See the Basic Position) than 16 N- R2, driving baek Black's III the January al'ticle, the alternative Knight and striving wherever possible for line: 9 "B-K2 10 U-Ql, 0-0 was M, Castillo W. Um:icker pl'eSSUl'e on Blacl,'s Pawn struetllre. examined, Here we SIlW that, after 11 P­ 11 B_K3 What follows is murder-a)' suic ide. B4, NPxP 12 BxP, PxB!? Black's Queen This move is too quiet to bothet' Black. sacrifice seems gooe\ enough for equality, FOI' the more enterpl'ising-and cel-talnly 16 P_QB4 19 P-N3 8 - B4 whereas, after 11 . , , NPxP J2 BxP, B­ more logical- ll P-B4, see Games 10 lind 17 R-R4? P_R3 20 R- QB1 R- K1 QB4 (or 12., P - QR4 or 12. N­ 11. 18 N-R3? Q_Q1 21 P-B4 P_Q5 R4), Black is tinder lasting pressure. 22 N-Q1 11 .. , . 12 RPxN On 22 N-K~, Blaek has se\'end strong • Previous a rticles appeared In theM issues : mO\'es, of which 22 . P- Q6 is perhaps October, 1950, page 308; November, 19:;0, page 3H: .January, 1951, page 2·1. t = check; f = dbl. check; ~ = dis. eh. the strongest,

40 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 22 . .. . N,P 24 Q- Q1 Q_Q4 ! Ga me 11 . present·day (or ]Jresent·houl") theory, Js 23 Njl-B2 P-Q6 Resigns Berlin, 1950 11 BxP (see Game 10 ). On 11 P - E4, Bll~ck threatens 25 N-K6, menac· (See the Basic Posit ion) Black gets a strong initiative with 11 ing the Queen and checkmate at the P- Q5! (See Game 11). P. Mross Dr, M, Euwe same time. I( 25 RxN, PxR 26 QxQ, P­ B8 (Q)f, mack is an exchange ahead. I[ 11 P- B4 P-Q5! 25 Q- Q2, QxNP wi th an easy win. ThiS inteJ'esting move was uneal·thed by the Dutch master. van den Berg. There's no better buy Ga me 10 12 Px P P-Q6! than T ravemunde, 1950 Believe it or not, this Pawn stays a live (See the Basic P os it ion) for 20 moves! W. Unzicke r M . Bl ul.l 13 Q- K3 THE CRAFTSMAN 11 P- B4 13 Q- Kl, NxB H PxN, N- N5! is even A Superb Chess Set - The wild alternative 11 BxP!? has been worse for \V,hlte. analyzed by Euwe in l os bladige Schaa k. 13 N,B berichten along these lines: 11 . BxB 14 PxN N- N5 12 N- B3, £ - B5 12 RxQr, RxR H Q-K3! 15 N-Q4 B-N5 ! (if H Q-Kl, N-N5! with advantage to Very strong. The apparently el'en more Black), P-N5 15 P - QN3, B- K3! (not 15 powerful 15 B- QB4 is refuted by 16 PxN? 16 B-H3!) 16 N- K 4, R- Q8 t NxU! 17 N-KJ, N-Q5 18 B- N2, NxBP 19 Q- K2. HxR 20 BxR, NxB 21 NxN, BxN 22 Q- Q1, NxP 23 PxN, 0 -0 with a bol1 t eql1al chances! 11 . . , , N ,B Mo re aggressive is 11 . P- Q5! as in the following game. RE you looking for a wooden chess 12 RPxN P- N5 Aset of distinguished design, exacting A positional Pawn sacrifice. Black rea· workmanship a nd long.lasting d urability lIzes that his most important task is to prevent \Vhite's Queen Knight from com· - at a reasonable price? If you are, then ing to QB3, TH'.: eM FTSlIlAN is the set for you, 13 PxP 15 Qx R O-O! Its pieces are shaped in the graceful 14 Rx P R, R 16 Q- N5 16 R-B1 lines of the fa mous Staunton pattern, in After 16 Q- Q3. 13xN! and Black r eo Euwe shows in losbladig e Schaak. a smoothly finished wood, called Tsuge­ covers the Pawn in a highly favorable be ri chten that othel' moves are even one of the fin est and most expensive in manner. Thus, if 17 QxB, NxP! etc. As worse. Thus, if 16 P-B3? B- QB4! wins Japan-and a re perfectly weighted for at once. If 16 R- Q2, B- N4 17 P-B4, N­ for the illurderouf;.·looking text move, balance at the base, which is felted with Black has only one reply, but it is ample. Q4 decides for Black. If 16 R- Kl, D-QDl ]7 Q- K4, QxN 18 QxHt. K- Q2 with a win· billiard cloth, T he King is 3% inches ning attack. Finally, if 16 N-D6. 'Q-Q2! high, with a 1% inch base; and the other (not 16 . . NxN 17 RxQP!) 17 1'- K6. men are in the true Staunton proportions. QxKP 18 QxQ, PxQ with the bettel' end· T he pieces, which come in deep blaek iug for Diad:, and sleek yellow, are beautifully turned 16. , . . 0-0 out and carved. A particularly lovely de· At last threatening 17. B-QB~. ( 16 tail is the wonderful carving done on the B- QU4 can be answered by 17 Q- K nigh ts-in the best tradition of famed 1\:.1.) oriental workmanship. 17 B-Q2 N_B7 19 N-B3 18 Nx N P,N 20 QR- B1 This oUlslandin[,;iy good.looking set is Black ;lJSO nmintains his advantage af­ boxed attractively in sturdy Nara wood, ter 20 Rxlt. QxR, 21 Q- Q3, B-Q8! favo red for furniture and flooring because 01' after 20 NxP. D- Q8 (Euwe) . On 2J Nx of its durable qualities. B_B5! ! 16 .• . . E, PxN(Q) 22 RxQ. R- Ql, the pin de· Striking to look at and perfect for chess The fact that this move can turn up cides. play, this set is a lifetime buy at an amaz· fairly frequently is one of the drawbacks 20 .. P-N5 ingl y reasonable price! of the whole variation. 21 N- K4 Catalog ue No. 26 ______$24.50 17 RxQ B, Q 19 RxRt B, R Or 21 N- K2, B-QB4! and Black wins. 18 R- Q5 R-Q1! 20 B-K3 B-Q6 21 . . B-Q8 Black's Bishops are very strong a"no Now the Pawn is fit'mly defended. 'Vhite's doubled Pawns are ver y weak. White tries a desperate King·side diver· 21 QN-Q2 B_K2 23 P- B4 P-B3! s ion which doesn't come off. 22 N-K1 B_K 7 24 K-B2 B-Q8 22 N- N3 Q-Q2 30 Q- K4 Q-Q2 As " 'hite can make no headway. he 23 Q-B4 R-R7 31 B_B3 R-N6 decides to return the extl·a. Pawn in or· 24 N-B5 RxP 32 RxP B, R del' to get rid of one of the hostile Bish· 25 NxBt Q,N 33 QxR P-B5 ops. The result is inadequate for a. win. 26 BxP P- QB4 34 R-B3 R_Qt 25 P xP Bx BP 32 P-B5t K-Q2 27 B- Q2 R,P 35 K-B2 Q_Q8 26 N-Q3 B_B7 33 B- 64 P-N3 28 Q-B4 R-N3 36 Q- K2 QxQ t Send for complete catalog of equipment. 27 K-K2 BxN t 34 Px P Px P 29 P- B4 R- B1 37 KxQ R-R1 28 Kx B Bx P 35 P- N5 B_B6 Resigns 29 N- B4 B_B3 36 K- Q5 N- K2t Conclusions MAll YOUR ORDE R T O 30 K_ K4 K_B2 37 K_B5 N_B3 Arter 9 Q- K2. B-K2 10 R- Ql, N-B4. CHESS REVIEW 31 P-N4 K- K3 Drawn White's strongest move, according to 250 West 57th Stre et, New York 19, N, Y.

CHESS REV IEW , FEBRUARY, 19S1 41 It is a mistake &0 think that co m.bination is solely a question vf tallml, and that it C(l.nflot be acquired--R£TI.

Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld, Ji IN [VER Y GA!>I E OR SPORT, there are certain feats that con· note mastery. The ]Ierfect dive, the clever bridge fin esse, the published by Simon and Schuster, is the best book preeisely executed forward pass, tbe swih and deadly double on the essence of chess : middle·game tactics. From play, the superb lift of the pole va ult- -these and many others it, the tyro can learn how to combine: a faculty once thrill us wilh their perfection. In chess, we get the same reacti on from the double attack. thought reserved to pure genius. Yet the book has Such a stratagem, symboli zing the triumph of mind over ma t· examples worth stud y by the strong player, too. ter, is of the very essence of the game. The master of the double attack stamps himsel f as an expert : by skilful manipu· We offer excerpts from Chapter 6, Double At­ lation of his forces, he renders two hostile units helpless by tack, for "All combinations are based on a double means of a double attack with only one of his own unUs. What a sense of power such wiUlrdry confers! attack-FINE." But our brief sampling cannot convey As we know from what we have read so far, double altacks the book's chief merit: a systematic classification of will be most effectiu/! when based Olt forceful, uiolent moues. It the elements and a schematic development of them will therefore come as no surprise to us that the following do uble attlleks operate by means of mating threats. checks, from the simple to the complex till the final diagrams attacks on loose pieces. irresj~ l ible Pawn pushes. pins and the illustrate the grand comb ination of all. like. In a game of chess, there must he no rest for the weary !

1.. 3 Double Attocks with Matin9 Threats

' V HIT t: MOVES. Double 28 RUCK ?IOYES . His Roo k 21 attacks need not nec­ is menaced by the essarily be directed against Queen, and at the same time 2 two pieces. The type of at· QxRPt, K-BI 3 Q- R8 mate 1A WHITE Movrs. He is 1B BLACK MOVES. He must tack which menaces a piece is th reatened. Th e combined under a double attack, defend the mating while th reateninG mate 'i s threats are too much for as both a Rook and a Pawn threat with 1 .. . P-B3. Then often deadly and certainly Black. He must stop mate, are attacked. 1 Q- Q4! threat· comes 2 NxB, RxN 3 QxR, difficult to ward off. Whi te losing his Rook in the ens male and simultaneoltSly QxB 4 R- Kl and White has plays 1 Q- B5 with a dOl/ble process. White has scored by attacks the Bishop. won the exchange. threat. Winning Ch ess.

4.. 6 Double Attacks with Check

A BLACK MOVES. H e op· 3B BLACK MOV ES. No in. 3 erates with two double deed, White is not safe: attacks to achi eve his objee· 2 . . . Q-K8t 3 K-R2 and live. First comes 1 .. . Q- K2, now we have a second double 41 WIiITt: MOVES. To bring 4B WHIT[ MOYI::S. He has attacking White's Rook and attack: 3 . Qxpt wi nning about the desired posi. s \l ~eeded in stripping also threatening 2 ... Q-K8 Ihe Rook. Although this com· tion, we require a scries of the Rook of its defenders. mate. White psrries by de· bination is four moves long, preliminary exchaJI.ges : 3 Q- N4t now wins the Rook fending his Rook and prov id. it is easy to execute; thc in familiar fashion. Such ing an outlet for his King: 2 double attacks are so forcing 1 RiI.:B! RxR combinations occur frequent. P -KR4. Is White safo now ? ! they dictate White's replies. 2 RxR QxR ly in practical play.

42 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 19~1 W lUn : MOV ES. Black's BL.AC K MOVes. H e has A W HITt: MOVES. 1 P- N5! 8 WHITE MOVES. The 5A RvQk is defended by 58 only one way of getting 6 clears 'the diagonal for 6 stage is set for the the Bishop, hilt the Bishop (lut of check, by playing 1 the White Queen. 1 .. . PxP double attack: 4 Q-B8t wins in turn !Ius 110 defmdcr. He ... K- N4. Now the King and is forced, as the Hook at KB3 the unprotected Rook! A can be attucked in various Bishop arc in line for a mn st remain to gua rd the number of factors have WUy5 , but tlu.: most economi· double auack. White plays 2 Knight. Now the fi rst point: coalesced: the doubled Rooks cal is by way of 11 check. Q-K5t (or 2 Q-Q8t), win· 2 RxN ! (stripping the Rook are strong; the White Queen Hence White maneu\'ers the ning the Bishol). Again the at N2 of its defender) , RxR wanlS to get into play; Black King into position for check has been a m elln s to an 3 IhR, QxR. What now-for Black's Rooks are vulnerable. 11 double anacl.: : 1 Q- R8 t. end. Ihe Pawn and exchange? Result: lrl inning Ch ess.

7 Double AttacllS on Loose Pieces

8A WHln: MOVES. Black's WlIIn: MOVES. Black's Knight at N6 is an ex­ 88 forced recapture has WlHTJ:: MOVES. Vllpro' BLACK MOVES. His poscd piece, but it can al· made it easy for White to 7A tected piece~ (like 78 Knight is IIOW attacked ways save itseH by the force· execute the next step. The Black's Bishop here) are the b y two piecC!!, defended by fu l move (caplllre!) ... Nx Knight at N6 is now really best possible tarsets lor only one. Alter 1 . . . B-N3 B. While kill5 this resource expos.:d, and in addition the double Quack. 1 R- BS (what else is there?) White by 1 BxB, forci ng 1 __ . Rx Rook lit R3 has become a menaces the Ilishol), and the captures the Kn ight, winnin g B. i\loreover, White has pre­ loose " ieee. Wbite wins a Knight at K4 as well. a piece. I)arcil for the double attack. piece wi lh 2 Q-Q3!

9 Double Attacks with the Pawn Push 10 Double Attacks with Pins

WHIn: MOVES. He plays 98 WHITt: MOV.:S. He con· lOA BUCK MOVES. An in· 8 BLACK MOVES. The 9A I P- Q5, a douhle at· tinues with 2 NxBP, a teresting double IIt­ 10 tw o·edged nature of tack which wins material in· Knight fork attacking Queen tack is one against a piece his last move is now clear : directly. The Bishop and and Roo k. So the initial and a square weakened by a 2 ... R- R6 mate! The White Knight are attacked, so that douhle attack was not an end pin .. Black begins with t~ e Pawn is pinned, lind the de­ 1 ... BxQP is forced. But a in itself! White regains his toremg 1 .. . R- Q6. Whlte '/lmsi" e power 0/ a pinned guard has been destroyed. Pawn wilh in u rcst. deft:nds with 2 QR-BI. pieee is only imaginary.

CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 43 successes of late, Najdorf had never he­ THE AMSTERDAM fore scored so impressivc a triumph. According to Najdorf's own statements, however, he was lost in every game. No TOURNAMENT sooner had he made a certain number of moves than he would storm into the press­ Reported by HANS KMOCH room- almos t with the !mnetuality of a clock- to announce wi ldly that he was going to lose because of some oversight, s a prercllui &ite to lilting the tourna· ECAUSE of Samuel Reshcvsky's par· some grave risk or some surprisi ng move A ment at Amsterdam, we must nott' Bticipation, Ihe Amsterdam event was by an opPOIlent. For all that these an­ regretfull y that there is definitely a notable from its ve ry inception. Re;shevsky nouncements were rcpcated witll all the schism in the world of chess. had hardly played at all since before the dramatic intensity of whi cll Najdorf is ft is a communist trait to ignore any last war. His top performance actually ca pable, none ever came through. That international chess contests oq;ani zed by goes back to Kemeri, 1937, an extraor· dreadful attack of Reshevsky's-it came non-communist countries or bodies. But dinaril y strong tournament in which he 10 II standstil\. That careless sacrifice we of the West arc basically opposed to tied for first with Flohr and Petrov. But against Gudmundsson-it proved to be letting politics engulf our private lives. he is considered today, by many experts, sound. That surprise move of Pilnik's­ Hence we have swallowed one humiliation as the leading chessmast.er outside the Iron it worked as a boomerang. after another for years: readil y accepting Curtain. So Reshevsky entered the Amster. Like many of his colleagues past and Ihe communists' invitations and persistent­ dam tournament as its main attraction. present, Alekhinc included, NajJorf ly hoping that their co mplete and dis· Curiously enough, Miguel Najdorf him · "lays really wcll only if pricked to the courteous ignoTal of our own invitations self was among thuse whu expected Resh· utmost alertness by the spur of fear. He would not last forever. We hoped they evsky to win. Najdorf based his expeeta· is un ique, however, in freely admitting so might yet graciously agree to send some tions on the luckY ' number which Resh· with eomplcte disf( ~g ard for "face." As he of their chess !:lIars to one of ou r major evsky drew. Indeed, Reshevsky not only commented on one such occasion: " I just tournaments. But they wouldn't. had a majority of White games (l0.9) !lllvC the urge to undress my self in public." Last year, they stayed. away from the hut also played WlUte ag(linst all prize­ International Tcam Tournament at Du­ winners except Herman Pilnik and Gideon UE to their first-round tie, Najdorf hrovni k and were but feebly represented at Stahlberg and had Black aagilltit all non· D. and Rcshevsky trailed th rough the Amsterdam. Apparently even that repre· prizewinners except C. n. van den Dert:. first fi ve rounds, tying with Gligorieh, sentation resuhed from some tactical mis· Gudmund Gudmund~son and Or. SavieHy Nicolas Rossolimo and Stahlberg at , ~ 'h take. For Jan Folt)'s and Ccnek Kottnauer Tarlako\"e r. points, by round 6. In the next round, from Czccho-Slovakia looked thoroughly Gligoricil, however, prO" ed Ilropliet ic Najdorf, Reshcvsky and Stahlberg pulled em barra~ed when they discovered that when he reacted at once wil h the .... arning ahead wit h SY2 each_ Then, in round 8, not one other communist represen tative-­ that such pairings can easil y induce 100 Najdorf emerged as the sole leader with not even Hunga ry's Laszlo Szabo who has many draws. Reshcvsky made t .... o too 6lh and maintained his position for the close tics to Holland- had joined their many, as com pared to Najdorf, ah hough rest of the tournament. downfall. he disiliayed excellent form in general. The situation became tense, howev!! r, As for Yugo~ l av i a, represented by its by round 16. Najdorf then had 12% triumvirate, Svetozar Cligorich, Vasya ONSEQUENTLY, Najdorf had his points to 11 for Heshevsky and Stahlberg; Pirc and Dr. Petar Trifunovich, it had reo C...I chance and stole the ~ how, pl aying but he had to play three particularly joined the Western world of chess somc hetter, or more steadily at least, than ever strong opponents in a row: Pin:, Stahl­ time ago and is, in fact, onc of its leading hefore. He surpas!;Cd Reshevsky and, in· berg and Trifllnovich. So there was a fair members now. deed , excelled Botvinnik's scu re at Gron· chance Ihal Reshevsky and even Stahlberg So the Amstcrdam tournamcnt was ingen. Like Reshevsky, he {Iid n't lose II might pull up. really a Western affair and, aside from game. Unlike Reshe\" sky, he ll e"e r had a Indecd, Najdorf's margin diminished. the team tournament at Dubrovnik, the losing position. And he turned in some llut the game between Stahlberg and most important one to date, It was defi ­ very fine games, two, at least, of eternal Harry Golombek upset the general helief nitely stronger than any previous, post.war beauty. His combination against Haje in probabilities. For Stahlberg won only tournamen t" in which Russians did not Kramer will stand as the marvel of the by a major miracle after being hopeJe~ ly participate. And it rates almost-as some­ tournament; his 100 mph attack versus outplayed. one did describe it-as a championship Tartakover as a monument to Najdorf's The leading scores then were : Najdorf tournamen t for thc West. zea\. For all his ingenuity and numerous 13; Reshevsky and Stahlberg 12 each ; Gligorich 10%; and Dr. Max Euwe 10. Round 17 brought the decision. While AMSTERDAM I NTE RNATIONAL TOURNA MENT, NOllember 1o-December 10, 1950 NaJdorf beat Stahlberg-in a game of , 2 3 4 S 6 1 a 9 1011 '2 1314 15 16 11 t8 19 20 IW O...!-IT otal! 100 moves, Reshevsky dcsperately strug· 1 N aJdorf(Arg.) - J 1 I .I ~ 1 I I 1 I 1 1 1 ], 1 , 1 1 I'll 8 o , ~ . 4 2 R u h elllky(U.S.A.) 1 - 1 1 1 II I, 1 .I 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 I I 1 I 9 10 0 '4 . ~ gled for life against Eugenio Subados­ 3 St;lhlbel1l(Swed.) o ! - I I I II! t i l I 1 1 1 1 9 9 1 13}. Sl 4 Gligoric hlVug.) ' 1- I , 1 I :I 1 I ,; I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 8 12 1 12 • 7 drawi ng after 106 mo" cs. (B y coincidence, S Pin:(Yug.) ! I 1 - 1 ~ I :I 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 10 2 12 • 7 CudmundssoD and Alberic O'Kelly de Gal· 6 Euwe( HoI.) I 1 I , I - 0 1 I 1 I ,I ~ l it 1 I 1 1 5 13 I"}. 11 1 Pilnik ( AI1I.) o ! (} 0 I 1 - 0 ' :I 1 1 " 1 1 1 1 1 9 5 SIll ' 11 way drew in 105 moves-in Ihe same 8 Rou ollmo( F r.) I 1- 11 , t;0 11 1 1 15 1221 ' _8 round.) 9 TrifunOlllch ( Y ug.) 1 1 0 1 - I 1 I 1 lo t 1 1 I : 13 2101· 81 10 0' Kelly{ B elg ..) 1 1 - 1 I I 1 ' 1 1 I I 11 4 91" ' j Round 17 also, produced an incident tl Donner{ Hol.) Illl, ,II 1 (} 1 (} - 1 l' i ,l 1 0 5 11 8 · 10 " I (} which was wi tnessed by a handful of 12 Tartakoller(Fr.) o (} 1 1 0 1 I) I) - 1 1 j' \1 1 1 1 I 3 11 S 8HOI 13 Foltys( Clech.) , , ! I) 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 I 1 1 1 1 14 4 8·" people and publicly related by a legion. 14 Gudmundnon { lcel ..) I) 0 (} (} 1 0 1 0 I 1 - 1 I, 1 I 1 4 7 8 '!""! 15 II. Scheltinga( Hol .) ' , t 1 0 I) ! I I I I) - I 1 1 I 1 211 6 7 · 11 At the first resumption of th eir re~peetivc, I j) I) 16 11 . d. Berg( HQI.) ! (} 0 1 (} 1. 1 1 I 0 1 - 1 1 1 2 101 1 ·12 11 Kottnauer(Clech.) , I (} 0 I) I) 1 I) 0 0 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 108 6 ·13 adjourned games, Reshevsky and Najdorf 18 Golombek(G.B.) o (} 0 1 0 0 0 (} 0 1 1 ~ 1 1 1 - l I 1 51 51 51""! fl ared up on some dispute over 1\ajdorf's 19 Kram er( Hol.) (} (} 0 0 0 I) 1 I I 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 I - 1 9 9 5 ·13 20 SzabadQI (ltaly) 1 0 0 0 (} 0 1 __'_ 1 .\ 0 0 1 0 .I 0 -I 1 9 i 5 '!!. having analyzed wilh Szubados. The in-

44 eHUS REVtEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 cidcnt looked bad and d rcw in the press, belatedly. But the two had soon shaken hands and it was announced that, in ex­ changing views on adjournmcnts, they had misunucrstood each other's German. No w with only two more rou nd s to go, the leadi ng scores w t~ r e : Najdorf 14; Re· shel'sky 12Yz; Stah !! >t.~ r g 12; Euwe and Gligorich, 11 each; Pirc IO Y2; Rossolimo 10; Pilnik and Trifunovich, 9\12 each ; and O'Kell y R\4. Few chan ges took place within this group in thc semi· fi nal and final rou nd s. Sammy performed splendid ly in defeat· in g Gligorich in round ]8 (repeating his feat o[ Dubrovni k) hut could not catch Najdorf. Nor coultl Stahlberg catch Reshevsky. The last round was pl(ly ed under par· ticularly diffi cult cond iti ons. Thcrc was the glaring light o[ a film stud io-for last day prcss pllOt og raphers. There was a large crowd, ignorin g the huge wall boards and pressin g to get some glim pse of the players, mounting chuirs, tubles and in some cases cacb othcr. Bcsides thcir normal (?) noise, th ere was uctu al pandemonium ill the ov at ion for Najdorf as soon as T. D. van Scheltinga at move PhoM, ("'''/01 of Black Star 17 acccpted Najdorf's repeated offer of A vi ew of play in the great hal! of the Amsterdam Bourse. a dra\\'. Then there was th e ovation for Reshevsky who imm ediately therea fter gave a draw. And- after a whik'"-there \'\I hi te saw too la Ic that the indirect according to Najdorf, Pilnik plays about was an ovation for St(lhl berg. And fi nally protection: 5 Q- HIJ,t, B- Q2 6 QxN fa ils two classes we(lker with the Black pieces. there were ~tampedcs of photographers, against 6 . .. B-B3; so he had to ac· HossuJimo, fam ous for his fascinating reportt:rs, well·wishers and ot her chess (Iu iesce to the flat loss of his hest Pawn. style, displayed little of it. Hc did get the animals throughout the round. Despite the eve n ~cores of Gligorieh and brillklrlcy prize for hi s game against van Stahlherg, Gligorich and Pi re had the Pirc, their performances were very differ­ Schcltinga, But he felt frustrated after his nerves to cope with the tremendOllS tension en t. At 28, Gligorich is still improving: loss to Gudmundsson. - ther won their games. Euwe broke down. but also still st ruggling for a style that Hc had lost a Hook on a blunder and, He came I'ery e-Io se to fainting (as suits his ea pabilitics. His present st)'le on his vio lent expression of despair, Gud· Saemiseh fainted under similar con{l itions may he excellent fo r match play, but it is mundson had replied to the effect of "too in Moscow, 1925), fai lcd to handle his 100 cautious for tournaments. He began bad, indced," Before the incident was complicated posit ion properly against by winning three games in a row, then over, Rossolimo's confusion made him be· Pilnik and fell into trouble. Physically won but three more in the remaining 16 lieve Gudmnndsson's remark had preceded recovered, he put up a grim resistance, rounds and spoiled what would llave been the blunder. So he claimed the game and, and hi s was the only glll11e that had to he his best game wh en he let Stahlberg in his insistence on that point, missed a carried over \ 0 adjournmen t. But Pilnik escape with a draw. Gligorich, howevc r, valid claim for a draw by repetition of won . It is indicativc of the close struggle knows his problem and is working hard moves. Small ·wonder that this game har· Ihat he won with like Bishops and only to get out of the drawing mill. His pros· ried him likc an ulcer throughout thc one Pawn on the boa rd. In losi ng his last peets arc bright. tournament. game (as he did in Groningen, 1946), Pirc has an overdose of what Gl igorich Trifunovich suffers from his own Euwe fell back from fourth to a tie for lacks: the will to win. It sometimcs philosophy. His helief- hardly a new one sixt h and scventh- remarkably enough eauscs a setback. Pirc had such at Bled. -is that a strong player can draw at will. with Pilnik. But it pays in the long run and did pay This sorl of sdf·dcfeatism in chess in­ at Amsterdam. Pirc played a num ber of evitably hampcrs a man's initiative. So, XCEPT to say that Najdorf and Resh· impressive games and might have easily too peace-lov ing, Tri[unovieh i s~even E evsky both played excellent chess and cl im bed higher. He had R eshev~ky and more than Gl igorieh-the type for match emerged undefeated, there is little to add Tu rtakover beaten but lost to the latter play rather than for tournaments. Unlike about the first two prizewinners. and drew with the former. Gligorich, he has no amhition to change. Third prizewinner, Stahlberg, also per· We spoke of Euwe. As for P ilnik, who The last prizewinner, Belgium's hand· formed finely bUl fel l just a little bit short shared the honors with Euwe, the Argen. so me O'Kelly, is a player of consider· in steadiness. He was lu cky in some cases tine master made a good showing, He was able ingenuity and with a tremendoll s (Gligorich, Golombek), unlucky in others. a real menace to the middle class (8.2 knowledge of variations, many of them His most ignominio us fa ilure. in a way, against non-prizew inners) as the upper home-made. He is, however, irresolute at occurred against TartakOl'er (\Vhitc) who class was to him (3Y2 ·5Yz against prize· times (loss to Gligorieh) or apathetic blundered on his 4th move and yet got winners) . He excels in figh ting spirit. (debacle I'ersus Pire) or inclined to Ol'er· away with a draw. Look what happened: For example, his five losses wcre all with sights (losses to H('s hevsky and Najdorf­ 1 P-K4, P- QB4 2 N- K2, P-Q3 3 P­ Black, as he always plays fo r a win cven in the latter gamc, O'Kelly refused a draw QB3, N-KB3 4 P'-KN3? Nxi'! 5 B-N2. with Black. And- is it cause or effeet?- and simultaneously bl undered) .

CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 45 of the Italian Chess Federation and the sponsor of the four intcrnational tourna­ ments held in Vtllice since th e last war. He is one of tho~e millionaires with whom the good Lord occasionally blesses the chess world. Yet he differs frulil other mi llionaires III that an ordinary chessmaster could easily 5I,H\'e if lu~ played Szabados for mont:)". For Sza lJ1ldo s is a masterplaycr himself. His sco rc at Amsterdam lIlay not be impr e~s i \'e but we mar well consider that the SunneiJOrn.Berger system would have placed him ahead of the two pro· fessionals, G"lolllbek and Kramer, that he drew with ~ajdurf and i{eshevsky, em· barrassing the one and dismaying the ut her, and, last but not least, that he is well along in years. Yes, chessmaster Szabados has as equal in the history of chess probably only I3aron Kolisch who was temporarily a millionaire also.

REAT cn.:dit mll~t go to Lodewijk GPrins. chief organizer of the tour­ nament. His task was difficult mainly be· cause of the state of the Dutch guilder after the German occupation and Indo­ nesian indepcndcnce. With a generous con­ tributiull from the ci ty of Amsterdam, hc succeeded. The phlyel"s stared in the fashionable Victoria Hotel close by the main station. Ph%.

46 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, IS51 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated br a famolls expert.

Doth sides are playing with the utmost FUr ther malntenunce ot the tension Is .~'{. INTERNATIONAL resolutloll, Commenteu Najdorf, while hltl'(lly of any 1,1, se, White must try flnnlly ~ troiUn g- no- l' un n ln g al'oulld: "He lUu st to stal·t a direct attack on the Klng·slde. 1I 0W ma te me, or lie Is no chess·playe!' 37 NxP 39 P_KR5 B_Q1 HOLLAND at all." 38 NxN BxN 40 R/ 3-N3 P-R3 Amsterdam, 1950 13 P-B5 P- Q4 ! 41 R-Q3 No Grandma st er Draw Here, Najdorf expressed a second White's last WILS the sealed move-­ thought : "White is lost." Then, putting­ after which both players had plenty of "Grandmaster Draw" Is the contemptu· time to analyze tbe I)ositioll. They came oU s term for the sort or game which It more mildly, he added: "1 mean If he tlLites the Pawn." to the conclusion that \Vhi te has 11 might be expected here. Najdorf and slight advantage but Cllnnot wi n. His nt· Reshevsky, the favored candidates for Heshevsky, of course, II not one to ex' tacking front on the K[ng·side is .00 liar· first p! ' I ~e, met in the very tlrst round. pose himself needlessly to such a dan. row and cannot be br:>adened. Besio.l ('s. The experts believed tbey would bardly gerous nttl1,ck as Black gets after 14 P ;<; P. he must constantly guard his Knight take a ny risks in such clrcumstal\ces. PxP (1 4 .. . P- K5 Is also stl'ong) IS Pawn and a lso observe Black's Queen How great was the llublic satisfaction, NxP, NxN, foll owed by 16 . . B-R5t· Pawn. however, when the two grandmasters be· 14 O-O ! P-Q5 came In volved in a cockfight the issue of 15 N-K2 P-B4 41 •• . . B- B3 45 K-R3 R/3- N3 which !'emalned uncertain almost to the 42 R-N6 K-R2 46 R-N3 R_Q3 Dlack threatens 16 , . , P - B5 since 17 43 Q-B3 Q.. B2 47 R-N6 R/3-N3 last move. This [s no grandmaste!' draw QxllP loses to 17 .. . B- N'I. but a draw between grandmasters in 44 K- N2 Q-BI Drawn their best, [lghUng spirit. 16 P-QR4 SICILIAN DEFENSE 16 P- N 5 is pl'emature because 01 16 ITALY N- Kl (the alternatives 16 ... P- B5 Notes by HalnI~ Kmoeh 17 Q- KN3! and 16 , . , B- N t 17 PxN! Venice, 1950 S, Reshevsky M. Najdorf f:w or White). Retarded Development United States Argentina 16 . . . . Q-N3 White Black The following gn me i!l an apt Illu s· Again, Black threatens 17 , .. 1'-B5! of ClIll p,p t l'1ttion how one a{, hieve victory by 1 P- K4 P_QB4 3 P_Q4 as White loses on IS QxBP, P- Q6 §. dOi ng little more tha n blocking his op· 2 N_KB3 P_Q3 4 NxP N_KB3 16 K-Rl at once, however. is bet· ponent's development. White has this 5 N_QB3 P_QR3 ter, according to NaJdort. opportunity as his opponent falls to AHer tbis move, the game deviates 17 K- Rl K-Rl 22 R-N3 Q-N:; bl'i ng out his Queen Dishop promptly. f rom the common lines ( PCO: page 431 ). 18 P_N5 N-Nl 23 P- N 3 B_R4 CARO- KANN 6 P-KN3 B-N5 19 P_B4 Q R_Nl 24 B-Q2 Q_N 2 PCO : paig e 26, column 32 20 R- B3 P-B3 25 R_KN1 KR-Ql Najdor! adopted this s)'stem against Notes by Hans Kmoc h Fnde l' el' at Bled shortly beCol'e, He lost 21 P_R4 B-K1 26 B_B3 Bd that game- but not his conrldence In the Dlack's exchange gives \V h!te the ad· V. Smyslov H. Go lombek text move. "antage ot having the active Bishop. As Soviet Union Great Britain 7 Q-Q3 N-B3 9 B_N2 P-K4 White has attacking chances on the King· Wblte Black 8 NxN P, N 10 P- B4 side already, the added edge seems al· 1 P- K4 P-QB3 3 N- B3 p , p mo st decisive. 2 N-QB3 P-Q4 4 NxP N-Q2 27 R,B Q-B3 K_N2 R- Bl Unnecessarily locking in hi' Queen 28 N- N3 Q-K1 "33 K_B2 R_B3 Bishop, Black falls Into trouble at once. 29 Q_K2 R-N2 34 N-R5 R-Q3 Correct is <1 ••• B- N5. 30 R_Q3 R/l _N1 35 Q-K2 R/3-Q2 5 B-B4 ! 31 Q-B3 B-Ql 36 K_Bl R-Q3 A very impor(a n'. move, as wlU be seen. 5 P - Q4 is far less eHecth'e and offers \Vbite only a mi nor ad,'a ll tage in de\'elopment. Tile dlffenmce Is thILt Black can undl sturbed ly go on to castle lifter 5 P-Q4, but not rifler 5 B-B4! 5 K N-B3 6 N/4-N5 P-K3 White threatens to cut off Black's 7 Q_K2! Queen Bishop, by 11 P- B5. White threatens II N:\: DP, followed by 10 B-Q2 mate In four It the Knight is taken. In 11 P-KR3 B-K2 consequence, Black cannot move his 12 P_KN4 0-0 Ki ng Bishop and has to waste time and weaken his King·s!de (by. P- KR3) 37 PxP t = ch eck; j: = dbl. ch ec k ; _ dis. eh, before casUing.

CHfSS RrVI!W, FE BRUARY, 19.$1 47 7 .... N-Q4 9 N-K4 B_K2 Instead Black should sacririce the ex­ White Black 8 P-Q4 P-KR3 10 0-0 Q-B2 change as the Knight at Q6 Is too pow­ 1 P-K4 , P-K4 4 B_R4 N-B3 There is no Un e which promises an erful: ",'hite t hen has a winning advan­ 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 5 P-Q4 p,p equality. For the time being, Black can tage bllt his job is hard. 3 B-N5 P-QR3 6 0-0 B_K2 hope only that his difficulties will not 22 Q-B3 QR_N1 7 R_K1 become unbearable. 23 NJ5-B4! p,p \Vhite fOllows the idea which Al Horo­ 11 B_N3! 0-0 24 PxP witz has propagated, It leads to a com­ 12 P-B4 plex of varialions many of which are still in the eXllel'imental stage_ The classical continuation, 7 P- K5, is hardly wortll while. 7 . , , , P-QN4

With the backward Pawn eliminated, White definitely has an easier win t han 12 . • . . N/4-B3 if Black had sacrificed the exchange. Or 12 ... N- B5 IS Q- KS, N- KN3 14 24 __ _ N_Q2 N-B3, R-Kl 15 B-B2, NJS- Bl 16 N- K5- 25 Q-K4! also with a superior game for White. 'Ware mate: 26 Q- R7t. K- Bl 27 N- B5! 8 P_K5 R-Q1 13 B-B2 25 N/2-B3 27 P- QR3 N_B1 A necessary point. 8 D-NS, P-Q3 favors A slightly better chance to escape ad· 26 Q-Q4 N_Q2 28 P- QN4 N_K2 m a ck somewhat. ditional difficulties is offered by 13 .. 29 Q-N4 P-B4 8 , .. , NxN 14 Qill, N- DS, Then 15 Q- IH threat. In the absence of any reasonahle plan Also necessary. 8 PxB 9 PxN ob- ens 16 Bl:P but, with care, Black can available, Black cannot be blamed for viously favol's 'Vhite. And so, almost ward off that sacrifice: 15 , .. N- H2 16 the text. though it only weal, ens his certainlr, does 8, N-Q4 9 B-N3, N­ Q-R5, P - KB4 (not 16 N-DS 17 Q­ King-side_ L ikely, too, mack was very N3 10 NxP, NxN 11 QxN, P-QB4 12 Q­ R3, P-K4 18 Q- N3!). short of tillle here. KN4, P-D5 13 QxNP, R- B1 14 B-R6. 14 N-B3! B-Q3 30 Q_N3 9 RxN The beginning of a time·losing ma­ 31 NxP is threatened. This move is too artificial to be good. neuver which increases Black's difficul­ N_Q4 The natu ral line is 9 NxN, PxB 10 QJ:P. ties beyond endurable Umits. He must 30 31 N-R5! 'Vhite may then have no immediate pros_ try, instead, 14 P-QN3 or 14 pects, but he should be able to hold the N-Bl , After a long period of t hwarting balance mo['e easHy than did Reshevsky 15 R-K1 B-B5 mack's development, ·White finally turns vs. Unzicker at Dubrovnik, to attack. His target is tlle Queen Bishop 16 N-K5 B,B Pawn, 9 .... P,B 17 QRxB This move proves satisfactory. Even White now threatens 18 NxKBP, KxN 31 .... B-R4 33 Q-R4 B-K1 34 B_R4! ~tronger, however, though more difricult 19 QxPt, K-Bl 20 Q-K7t, K-Nl 21 N- K4 32 R-QB1 P- B5 R,N There Is no reasonable defense. 35 Nx to handle, is 9 P-Q3! If then 10 R­ -with a winning attack. KN5!? P xB 11 HxP, N-R4! 12 H-N5, B. followed by 36 BxP, threatened, and 34 nxR 13 BxB, P- I

48 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, ISSI 19 P-KN3 R_K1 ! 7 Q-B2 P- QN4 31 • .. , P-B3! With , the new (mating) threat, Black 8 B-N2 B-N2 32 PxP p,p establishes the superior game. His Pawn 9 P-QR4 P_ B4 A pecullal· Situation-all White's pieces weaknesses are amply compensated by are threatened by 33 .. P-N4: the his superior mobility. Knight dir ectly, t he Rook by 34 N- 20 Q_QB4 Q-K4 116t and the Bishop by interference. 21 R-Q1 Q_KR4 32 B_Q2 Black threatens 22 . .. Q-B6 and White On 33 K-TIl, P- N-l 34 N- N2, Black cannot parry by 22 Q- B4. mllst not play 3,\. , N-B4; fO l' then 22 Q-Q3 B-B6 White has 35 BxP! PxB 36 RxP. He can 23 R_ R1 P-Q4! win. however, by 3·1, . N-B6: e.g" 24 P-KR4 35 U-Bl, N-R7t 36 K-Kl, N- N5. 01' 24 QxRP, H- K3 25 Q-Q3, P-QB·I! 33 P-N4 37 P-R5 R-R7 fo llowed by driving the Knight with con· 34 K-N2 P,N 39 B-Bl K-R2 sequences as in the game. \Vith the t ext 35 PxP N-B4 39 K-B3 N-Q5t move, White wishell to rid himself of the 36 R-KR1 N-Q4 4D K-K4 N-K2 Resigns constant menace of . .. Q- R6. mack's last is best. Iadeed, there is 24 P-QB4 no reason for 9 .. P- N5, though the 25 N-R4 latter is usua l and probably adequate. YUGOSLAVIA 10 RPxP Bled. 1950 But this exchange-necessarily lead· Poltava ing also to the following trade of Rooks For about twenty years, the Swedish -is premature and starts all \\'hite·s variation, sponsored by Stahlberg and troubles. Correct is 10 0-0, Stoltz, has been thought t o make tbe 10 , .. . RPxP TUlTasch Defense to the Queen's Gambit 11 Rx R Q,R perfectly sound, In Argentina, however, Black threatens both 12 . B-K5 (to a syMem of attad{ against it was de­ win a piece) and 12 . PxP (gaining a velope{j- hitherto unknown elsewhere­ grip on tbe center) , which shal,es that opinion. Consequen tly, Stoltz meets his Poltava 12 N-R3 in the following game, After reSigning, White fails to make the best of it. he {]eclarer!: '·1 failed to find the best True, 12 N-B3 is even worse, because ('ounter·play; but I believe the Swedish 25 .... P_Q5! of 12 PxP, after which 13 NxNP variation is not playable anymore," loses a piece (13 " Q- R 4t). Bu t 12 Q­ Conclusive. T he threat, with or with· TARRASCH DEFENSE out 26 NxP, is 26 . . B- n3! (27 N- N3, Q1, PxP 13 QxP, B-B4 14 Q-Qlleads only PCO: page 192, column 100 Q-Q4 with thl'eat or mate at N7 01' RS). to loss of time. 26 QxRP K_N2! 12 , , .. PxP! 14 PxB 0-0 Notes by Hans Kmoch Miguel Najdorf Gosta Stoltz 26 . R-K3 (threatening .. B-B3, 130-0 KBxN 15 Q-Q3 etc.) is premature : 27 Q- BSt, K- N2 2S White r ecovers the P awn but not h is Argentina Swede n QxP, B-Q4 29 P- QB4! precious center Pawn. White Black 27 Q-B1 B-B3 30 R-KB1 RxQBP 15 •. . , P-K4! 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 5 N-B3 N-QB3 2f: P-N3 Q-B6 31 P-R5 P-R3 Thanks to h is adVantage in the center 2 P-QB4 P- K3 6 P-KN3 P-B5 29 Q-R3 R-K7 32 N-N6 P-Q6! and his expendable PawlI, Black quickly 3 N_QB3 P_QB4 7 B-N2 B-QN5 Resig ns obtains a vastly sllperior position. 4 PxQP KPxP 8 0-1) KN-K2 16 QxNP R_ Nl! 21 Q_Q2 N_B4! 9 B-Q2! POLAND 17 Q- B4 R-QB1 22 R- K 1 N-N6 This is the beginning of the new sys­ 18 Q-R2 N-K5 23 Q-N2 P-N3 tem of attack, The common lines which Szczawno-Zdroj. 1950 19 N-R4 N-B6 24 B-R6 Q-Q4 give White very little are: 9 B-B4, 9 N­ A Fateful Exchange 20 BxB QxB 25 N-N2 Q-B5 K5. 9 P-K~ or (eal'lie]") 7 P -K4. Almost every chess primel' teaches 26 P- KR4 that exchanging pieces may promote the \\'hite's aimless advance of h is Rook opponent's game, Yet even experienced Pawn demonstrates only 110W helpless players sometimes fall to perceive the his position is. Black now calmly con­ ultimate drawback of su ch an exchange, sumes the Queen Rook P awn. In the following game, White swaps Queen Rooks and thereby enhances the play of Biacl,'s Queen, The resulting threats start a compllcated chain of events: a loss of time causes a loss of a Pawn which is regained only with loss of control of the centel' which in turn leads to loss of the game. All fl'om the fault of an exchange! CATALAN SYSTEM 9 . ... 0-0 PCO; page 316, column 25 A deCisive mistake, according to Stoltz, Notes by Hans Kmoch who considers Black's game possibly tenable, only artel' 9 . . , P-QR3 with the Dr. O. Trojanescu p . Keres idea of 10 P- QR3, B-RI 11 P- N3. P- QN'I Roumania Soviet Union 26 R-Rl 29 QxQ R,Q 12 PxP, KPxP. White Black 27 P-R5 Q-R5 30 PxQP N,P 10 P- QR3 B-R4 Q,P 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P_KN3 p,p 28 P-K3 31 N_R4 11 P-N3 PxP 2 P_QB4 P-K3 5 Q- R4t QN-Q2 White now loses quickly; 31 K-Bl 0[­ Since Black omitted 9 , . . P-QR3. he 3 N-KB3 P-Q4 6 QxBP P-QR3 fers tougher resista nce. cannot now continue with 11 . P-QN4.

CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 49 HAVE YOU READ It remains to be seen, however, whethel' Dlark's game is loa bad after II LATIN AMERICA THESE BOOKS BY REINFELD? P-QRS l:! P xP, l'xP: Ca l' While cannot 4¥- then mnk e quick use of his majority In the center. CHILE The text mo,'e favors \Vhile. Championship, 1950 12 QxP B_N3 17 S- N4 KR-Kl Thrice Excellent 13 P_K3! N_R4 18 N-N5! N_B3 Black's play In the following game 14 Q_R2 B_K3 19 B-QB3 Q-Q' excels theoreticnlly by an improvement 15 N_QR4 N_B5 20 NxB P'N ill the opening, stmleglcally by his bUild· Hi NxB QxN 21 P- K4! ing a fo rmidable position and tactically White's positional advllntage Is now by an exceptionally brilliant. final attack. great enough to be cOll slcl el'ed as de· Still the a ctm lnltion of the reader may c!slve : two Bishops against two Knights be tempered by reall:r.atlon that the finiSh In an open position with plenty of targets could have been quicker with less spec· for attack. tacular m oves. Note tbe use \Vbite has mnlie of h is AL.EKHI NE'S DEFENSE King Pawn. When thllt Pawn advan ces PCO: page 5, eolumn 11 (b) to K4 early. as is Ilsually done, Black can exchange it and t hen put White's Notes by Ha ns Kmoeh Isolated Queen Pawn under fi re. Here Gutie rrey R. L. eteli e r W IN NING CHESS by Irving Ch ernev and that connter-chance is eli minated. White Black Fred Rel nfeld. The secret of wInning 21 . . . . P_QN4 1 P-K4 N- K83 , 8-84 N,N chess lies In proper use of combinative 22 KR-K1 2 P-K5 N-Q4 7 NPxN P- Q4 play-and bere Ie a book which tells you White threatens 23 PxP, PxP 24 RxRt, 3 P-QB4 N- N3 8 BPxP e.p. p,p llow to recognl:r.e the distinctive, basic QxH 25 DxPt. 4 P- B5 N- Q4 9 PxP B,P pattern lor every type of combination. 22 Q- Q2 5 N_Q83 P- K3 10 P- Q4 N- Q2 You learn when. where and how to com­ 23 QR-Nl P- QR4 Black prepnres tOI· .•. P-K4- better bine on tbe cbessboard. 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P- KR3 'l'here is no perfect d efense Cor the problems of attack and defense; proper 17 N- B3 use of combinative play; advantageolls Queen Knight Pawn. 24 . . . QR-Nl Is me t by 25 PxP, PxP 26 Hx Ht . 24 ... The Knight s hould s till go to K 6. All exploitation of !>Ositional weaknesses: aggressive aUitude Is compulsory for endgame teebnlqup-. Particular atten tion I(R-Nl (or 24 . . N-U2) Is met by 25 D-n3! And 24 .. . P-N5 25 UPxP, RPxP White under the CIl I"rent circumstances. 15 given to opening theory, the a uthor's 17 B-Q2 19 P_ R5 N_B5 speelal (leld. 136 pages. 143 diagrams. 26 BxP, NxP is thwarted by 27 Q-Q3 18 P-QR4 QA _B1 2Q N-Q2 B-N4 $2.50 N-B3 :s P xP, N/3- K 4 29 Q-K4! 25 PxP PxP 28 Q_R4 N_N3 21 R_K1 TAR RASCH'S BEST GAMES OF CHESS. 26 Q"P KR_Q1 29 Q_Q1 N_B5 Unsound Is NxN, BxN 22 BxD, fixB This is a superb collection of 183 memo 27 R-R1 QR _ Nl 30 B- R3! 23 BxP, R- KR5 ! orable mas te rpieces by a great teacher Now that 'Vhlte has UII extl·a P a wn 21 . . . . 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50 CHESS II.EVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 22 R_N1? N_K4! 2". Q-K2 N-Q6 23 P_QB4 B_K1 25 R-B1

GAUCHE GAMBIT UNIQUE, tactical moves spice the introduction to this lively Vienna Game. Awkward and backward development score a direct hit as the defender is taken hy surprise. A neat combination winds up matters abruptly. You can enjoy the fun by playing White with Grandmaster 25 .... BxPt! Rudolph Spielmann as yonI' partner against the redoubtable Dr. Milan The beginning of the bl'llliant and rather long finish. Vidmar. The date: 1926. The scene: Semmering. 25 .. Q- R5 ! howevel', wins more Cover the scoring table at the line indicated. Taking the name of easily and qulc1,1y, from the practical the opening as u clue, make the first 'Vhite move as indicated, then guess point of view: (1) 26 N-B3, ll-R4! 27 NxQ. BxQ; (2) 26 P-R3, B-I{'! 27 Q-K3. the first Black move. Expose the Black move and see what your partner B-8-I! 28 Q- N3. QxQ and 29. . B-IG; ;really played. Score par if you picked this move; if not, score zero. (3) 26 P-N3. Q- R6 and (a) 27 P-B4. Make the proper move and White's reply, then select the next move. Con· B-R4 or (b) 27 B-Q1, B- BI !--e.g. , 28 N­ N3, P- B5! 29 ExP. NxE 30 PxN. n-l{E~! tinue this procedure to the end of the game. 31 K-Rl (what else ?). B-R4: or (d 27 P­ Ba, B-BH 28 K- Rt, B- R4 29 Q-N2, QxQt COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME. 30 KxQ. P- K6. White Par Black Your Se lection Your 26 KxB Q-R5t P layed Score Played for White's move Score 27 K-N1 N-B5 1 P- K4 ______4 1 .. P_K4 28 Q_K3 2 N- QB3 ______4 N_KB3 The alternatives: 28 Q-QJ. R- H4 29 p ­ 2. m. Q-Nti or 28 Q-Kl. H-KB3 29 P-B3, 3 P-B4 ______4 3 . P-Q4 Q-N4 30 H- D2, P-K6 are worse. 4 PxKP ______4 4. N,P 28 . . Q_N 5 30 K-N2 P_B5! 5 N_ B3 ______6 5 , B- QN5 29 P-N3 N-K7t 31 QxKP B_Q2! 6 Q- K2 (a) ______6 Not 31 P- B6t because of 32 K-H2 6 . B,N 7 NPxB ______5 and, if 32 .. . R-U5. 33 Q- K6t . 7 0-0 32 R-KR1 QR-K1 34 QxQ RxPt 8 Q-K3 (b) ______7 8. N-QB3 33 Q-B3 PxP! 35 K-R3 9 B-Q3 (c) ______4 9 , P_ B4 10 0-0 ______5 10. P_B5 (d) 11 Q-K2 ______5 11, N-N4 12 B-R3 ______5 12. NxNt 13 QxN ______4 ", R- B2 14 QR-K1 ______4 14 . P_KN4 {e} 15 P- K6 ______5 15 R_N2 16 Q-R5 ______6 16 N_ K2 17 B- QB5 ______6 17 N-B3 .. 18 P-K7 ______7 15 .. N,P 19 BxN ______9 Resigns 35. R-K4!! The beginning of a pal'Uculal'ly beaut!· Total Score ______100 Your percentage ______rul last stage. Black forces lllate. The immedate thl'eat ig mate in one, by 36 SCALE: 75-100--Excellentj 55_74--Superior; 40·54--Good; 25_39_Fair. .. . R- RL 36 QxB NOTf:s 1'0 TH£ GAMF. 'X' Position after 17 ... N-83. Or 36 K-R4, P- KN4f 37 QxPt, PxQt (a) D uring the evolution of th~ Vienna, 38 K- RS, B-lOt 39 K- H6. H-B3 mate. unusual move~ of this nature predomi. 36 . . R-R4t nated. The point, of course, is to assault 37 K_N4 R-N4t the advanced enemy Knight. 38 K-R4 (b) Cutting off the Knight's flight 0,· 38 K- H3. N-NSt and mate in two. squares and threatening 9 P-Q:~, NxP 10 38 .... R-B5t Q-Q4, 39 K-R3 (c) Another odd play. 0, 39 Q-N·!. R/5xQt ,10 K- H3, N-B5 (d) This loosens IIJl Black's position, mate. (e) 14 ... B- K3 will not do Oil account 39 .. R-R4t of 15 Q- R5, P-KN3 16 BxP, PxB 17 Qxpt 40 K_N2 R_B7 mate recovering the BishojJ.

CHESS REVIEW, fEBRUARY, 195'1 51 Games pla yed by readers, annotated by one 0/ America's leading masters, by I. A. HOROWITZ

A SLAUGHTER fOR THE PRODIGAL II tall order. Any othel' li ne, however, leaves Black with a Cl-am ped gnme. rrHE prodigal Pawn of the chessboard, if there is a prod igal Pawn, IS 9 Q- B2 none other than Ihe King Rook Pawn, From the very beginning, it 9 P- D5, establi shing a Queen·side is handl ed wi th care--watched , subdued and restrained, For high hopes Pawn majority, Is Indicated. For now It are enterta ined fo r its destiny, Maybe " . who ca n tell ?-it might is difficult fOI" Black to connter in the ('enter with , . . N- K5. grow up to be a respectable, outside, passed Pawn. 9 • • , • PxP Somehow or other, for no reason at a ll ~po ss i h l y onl y a finger­ 10 BxB P N- N3 felder-fate intervenes. And the Pawn manages to worm its way up a By a sedes or transpositions, Black square or two. From then on , it is strictly 011 its own; it is even expend. has reached a reSI)ectable position, after able. For the wastrel Pawn d raws upon the resources of its entire camp. all. Such is the course of the followi ng game. Bl ack's King Rook Pawn 11 B-Q3 P-KR3 Black's last Is double edged; while it nestles closely to its mona rch and all goes wel l. Suddenly, for no good removes the Rook Pawn from the range reason, it moves falteringly, yet audaciously to men3 Ct: a Whi te Bishop. of White's Queen nnd Bishop baUen ·, It And , with alacrity, White's King Rook Pawn advances in doubl e stride to creates a chronic weakness in the King· side Pawn structure, by setting up

CARO.KANN DEFE NSE U 6 . . PxP, White Is !Hl ddled with an peo : page 24, column 23(h) Is olnted Pawn hut rema ins wi th a super· ior development. J . A. M. Curdo Ettli nger 7 N_B3 Wblte Black At this point, White can unbalance the 1 P- K4 P-QB3 Pawn formation by playing fo r a Queen· The Ca rQ ·Kann Defense, a one Um e 811 1e Pawn majority with 7 P-B5. A coun. favorite of Cnpabl nnca and Floh r, now te l' In the cente"!" with .. . N- K5, follow· out of ta VOl". ed by . . . P-B4 Is Black's method of mack's pl nn Is to challenge the center r.o ntltlnlng \Vhlte's plan, although White by using his Queen BIshop Pawn to sup· generally retains the advll utage. The text port the advance of h is Queen Pawn and move reserves the option of a future P­ consequently to keel) all en the 1I iagonai B5, wll ile still accenting development. of his Queen Blsbop. 12 P-KA4 7 ... . 0 - 0 A typical but da ngerous l· iposte. 'r he 2 P- Q4 P- Q4 • B-Q3 3 p )( p point is to mainta in (he Bislt op at N5, Bettel' for Wltile Is l!le useful tempo­ possibl y castle long nnd Institute a King· The Excilange Va l"i ation, populal' since ri zing move of 8 R- Bl. T hen, j( Black !'tide Pawn Il ssault as a battering raw to it initiates tlte Panov·Botvinnik Attack, plays PxP, White can ImmedIately expose the adverse King. as played later on. Usual alternaUve Is recapture with the BIshop, wIthout hay· Black, of course, will not be sittfng by 3 N-QB3, with concerted effo rt to main· ing lost time by fi rst plnyln g D-Q3. The id ly, while lhls process goes on. tain the upper lland in the center. This Hook Oil Dl [unctions we ll all the Queen 12 . .. , QN_Q4 IIll e also grants White a minimal inithi' Bishop me and may even serve to bolster tive. the llossible advance or P-B5, In the Black cOlIS oll!lates his fo rces. 3 . , . , c\'o nt that ""hite decides on such course 13 P-R3 4 P- QB4 of action. 'fa prevent. . N-Q!\;; aud the en· Tlte aforementioned attack. At tbe risk 8 .... suing ex cbang~ at White's command lug Bishop. or weakening the Queen Pawn, \\' bUe reo Dlack's hest chance Is to resolve tlte creates the tension In the cente l", with a Issue In the center at once witb S .. . 13 . ... B- Q2 view to obtaining a strong development PxP. T hen, by fiall chettoing his Queen H . P-QN3, followed by ... B-N2, 4 . , . . N-KB3 Dishop, blockading the isolated Queen places the Bishop 011 a more sweeping 5 N-QB3 P-K3 Pawn and ch~k l ng a \Vblte Klng·slde as· diagonal, The text move, however, i!l also 6 B- N5 B_K2 ~au 1t, he comes out on top. Th! s Is Indeed tenable.

52 CH ESS REVJEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 14 N-K5 R- B1 2. For. It 12 D- I(2, White's Klng·side Thus fur, ench side has exhibited rell' 3 N-KB3 P awn structure Is bl'eached, arter the ex' sonable skll1. l QxP Is tenable, although Black changes. 15 R_R3 equalizes with 3. . N- QD3, because or 12 , .. . P.N the gain of a vital tempo, In attacking 13 B-QB4 N-B3 White brines mattel'S to a head. He Ihe Queen. T he text move trall s[lO!\es 14 Q-N3 0-0 threatens i\ ,·lgOI1)U5 onslaught by bring· Into the Scotch Ga mbit. ing the Hook Into the fray rapidly. Allt! Now it Is cleal' that Dlack leads In all because lie capitalizes on the good 3. , , . N-QB3 development, points of his earlier advance of the Rook 4 B-QB4 B- B4 15 P-KR3 5 P-B3 Pawn. The King Pawn ought to be defended. 15 •.•. B_K1 5 0-0 leads to the dange!'ous Max ]5 R-Kl 01' 15 N- Q2 Is Indicated. lAl!lge- dallgerous for both sides! T he But this is IL blunde!·. Precision defense text move involves the gambit of II Pnwn, is required. Correct Jg 15 .. N - R 4. with with the Idea of opening more !Illes and a view to compe\1!ng a liquidation of the !)I'omoUng more rapl~ development. forces and thereby taking the sting out of any brewing a ttack. At the same time, 5 , .. , P_Q6 the Knight at R~ prevents White from This Is one way tOl' Dlack to decline contin ulll g with R -N3 ill the conduct of the orrer. 5 ... P xP gives Black n Pawn, the attnck. And there is s UIl a oother bll t he mnst s urfer through a difficult de. thing In Its fn\,or: at R~ the K night joins fense. On the other hand, 5 , . , N-B3 is forcel! with the other Black K night at 1\ good N!jolnder. . . K05, both fo!' offense alld defense. Now White penetrates forcefully.

15 , .. , NxP! P l'el\lde to the end. l3lnck Is able to muster sufficient (ot'ce to overwhelm the opposing .\t onarch. 16 PxB Q-RS!! The poinl. Blac k threatens, among other things, 17 N-N6, followed by male al RS. 17 B- K 3 6 P- QN4 The only temllOl'ary measure. This move gives White a pull on the 17 N-N61 19 R_B2 16 BxP! Queen·s lde but, in turn, weal!ens his QxPj6 18 PxN Bx Bt 20 Q-B2 QR- Q1 Charming co·operatlon of the White Pawn formation to ~ome extent. As any Resigns men III the ell8ulng assa\llt is the basis other plan can be met adequately, the for this sacrifice, diversion Is a good t l'Y. There Is 110 WilY adequately to meet 16 . . • . PxB A U'l cky continuation at While's dis· the threats of 21 ... R-QSt and 21 ... 17 Q_Q2!! posal Is 6 N-Nil, N- R3 7 NxDP, NxN 8 R-Q7. If 21 K- Bl, for instance, ... R­ DxNt, KxB 9 Q-H5t, I'ecoverlng the Q8t 22 K- K2. Qxnt 23 KxH, n -Q1t 24 B­ The quiet move, which packs a te rl'lflc Bishop. Black eqUalizeS, howevel" by 9 Ql, Q-BS mate, wallop. Now there Is no defell.8e, Not so . , . P-N3 10 QxB, R- Kl 11 0-0, HxP 12 good would be 17 R- N3t; for, after ... Q-Q5t, R-K3 13 QxPj3, P-Q3. K-R1 IS Q-Q2, N-Nl would offer a s\lb· H E great pR!',ulox of principles IS slantial resistance. 6 , . , . B-N3 7 N-N5 T the calc ul ated I·jsk. For risk, by Its 17 .. N-R4 very nature, Is incalculable to an exacti· Since Black's llishop Is 11 0 longe r at Too late. tude. hIs Q04, there is no point to White's In the (ollowlng game, mack risks the P_B4 20 NxB RxNj2 16 QxP latH. Conect is 7 P-QR·I, with the Idea gain of a piece fo !' secll rity of l)Osition. 19 QxPt B_B2 21 NxN or coml)lete expan8lo11 on the Queen·side. He calculates well, Insofar as he deHly The complications have cleared and 7 , . , • N_K4 wriggles out of a mating net, with his WhIte has emerged with three Pawns to Black protects his BiShop Pawn with booty free a nd cleal'. Yet, when all should the good. The rest Is easy. the gain of a tem po, even though 7 be over, lor no reason at a ll , he gives 21 , . " R- QB3 23 QxQ RxQt N-R3 would also do. up the ghost. 22 NxBt QxN 24 K-Q2 Resign. S BxQP P-Q3 PETROFF'S DEFENSE 9 0-0 P_KR3 Variation n ot in pca HITE is so intent, in the followIng 10 N-B3 p, Schwilrtz S. Amilrnick game. UPOt\ maintaining the spirit of \Vhlte's premature Incursion 15 rOll ted. W White Black his ollenlng, he falls to give sustenance 10 .. , . B_N5 to his l{lng. A cle ver, enemy stroke 11 Q-R4t 1 P_ K4 P-K4 quickly lays the poor Monarch low, 2 N- KB3 N-KB3 11 D-K2 is as good as any, White 110 SCOTCH GAMBIT longer enjoys the initiative. Petroff's Defense, a olle time favorite PCO: p.ge 405, column 17 of late U. S. cbUlnp1on, Frank Marshall. 11 . . . . P_B 3 Although with besl play, Black Is able Anonymous M. Miller mack's temporarily backwan l Queen to achieve eQ uality, White maintains a White Black Pawn Is more than offset by White's fair inillative d Uring the early stages of 1 P-K4 P-K4 hetel1)geneous development, In any case, play, which de ma nds accuracy upon the 2 P_Q4 White has nothing better than to ex· part of the defender. The Centel' Game, which accents rapid change Knights and straighten out 3 B- B4 line opening, The opening of the Queen Dlack's Pawn. !lie Is Its ImmedIate goal. 12 NxN chcck: .l: db!. check: d l ~ . ch.

CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 53 14 R- Q1y. K-B3 15 H-QS, Black is de· The Championship Book! fenseJ<:;ss. Or, in this line, if 14. . K- 134 15 N-D3, the lone Black King cannot ward off the thrusts of all the opposing men. 12 BxB

The least desirable of the various al· ternatives. 3 NxP or 3 P-Q4 grants White the lead; whereas, the text move gives nJ1wk the upper hanel. White explained that he was enelea"· oring to reach lhe Two Knight's Defense by transposition. 3 .. 13 Q-N3t Illvariably it is best to capture any This move looks good and is clea),ly center Pawns which happen to be en \Vhite's best chance. ActUally it is in· prise. This is no exception. sumcient. The moral, if any. that is to World Chessmasters in BATTLE At best, White might recover the be gained is that the sacrifice of a piece ROYAL, One of Ame l'ica's Senior Pawn. and, while he is doing so, Black requires intuition. judgment and a prayer. Masters, l. A, Horowitz, and famed will be bolstcring his position. 13 . , , . Q- Q4 analyst, Hans Kmoch, join forces to give you a thrllling round·by·round reo 4 NxP White must have prayed hard , After port of a milestone In chess history .Vhite·s best chance is to complicate 13 , .. K-B3, Black is out of his diffi· -the first World Championship Tour· with -\ N-D3. leading to a sort 01 gambit, culties. For 14 QxP can he met by the ney, Here, with entertaining, instruc­ where Black may go wl'ong. powerful counter, 14 B-B·1, threat· ening 15. . BxPt 16 K-Rl, N-N6t 17 tive notes, are all 50 games by World 4 , .. , Q-K2 Champion Botvinnik, his promising PxN, Q- R 4 mate. But this move invites trouble. 4 young rival Smyslov, U. S, star Resh· P- Q--I gains a tempo, without creating 14 R-K1! evsky, the brilliant Keres, and former any problems. Dlaek. of COUl'se, is play· Threatening 15 RxNt, etc. t iUist Euwe, See for yourself how Bot· ing to gain a piGce. vinnik decisively outscored these 14 . , , . Q>Q great players. 5 P_Q4 15 RPxQ K-Q4 The book also contains biographies If 5 NxDP, then N-H6§ wins. If Black t ries to save the Knight and of the competitors. pictures, cartoons, 6 13xPt, K-Ql and the attack on the gets sucked into a mating net. Better and-a special feature- a survey of Knight which defends the Bishop could is 15 .. K- B4 16 P-N-tt. Then Bla ck openings from Anderssen, the first be embarrassing. At least. that is mack's comes out a Pawn behind 01' grants champion, to Botvinnik, Part icular idea. White a lasting bind. But it is better emphasis is placed on innovations in 5 , , . , P-Q3 than the text. this tourney. 208 pages. 194 dia· 6 BxPt 16 P- B4t K-Q5 grams. Illustrated. $3.50 6 Q-K2, PxN 7 QxN, l'xP costs -White 17 R-R5 a Pawn, Therefore he pl'efers lo go in White draws the llet around the Black MAIL YOUR ORDER TO rO!' complications, with l'air jJrospects for Monarch. CHESS REVIEW an attfICk in view. 17 . , , P_B4 250 West 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. 6 K-Q1 There is no escape. If 17 K- Q6, 7 0-0 P>N there follows 18 nxN. KxH 19 R- Q5, with 8 PxP§ Q_Q2 mate to follow. If S . N-Q2 9 13-Q5, N/5-B4 10 p- 18 B_ B4 ELECTRIC CHESS CLOCK Ko, P-B3 11. Px:\!, hB 12 PxB(Q)f, Cutting of[ the last exit. Whit" is B Federal Tax: total $23.40, 11 .. , . 24 R-Q5t K_ B8 For details on this and other chess A dangerous but brave course. If 11 25 R-K2 Resigns equipment, send for our catalogue. N-Q3 12 QxQ, NxQ 13 B- N5t, K- Q3 For 26 R-B2 is mate,

54 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 Actlvltle. of CHESS REVI EW Posta' Chel. player.: game report,&. ratin gs, names 01 JACK STRALEY BATTELL new player., prlll. _wlnner., selected gam • • , tourney In. trucUon. a. editorial comment. Postal Chess Editor

Also, the followillg qualify (or assign­ Ccrtifieate Winners POSTAL SCRIPTS ment to the SemHlna ls: DI·. O. G. Nelson, The followi ng POItalUes have qualified for TOURNAMENT NOTES Nalley Sansome, J. Weithoft, and J . A . "jeWry Cerllt1cues In 1949 a nd 1950 CIIUIlI Szczudlik and R. Holloway. Tourneys as a result of &,ames rePOrled In 2nd Annual Championship-1946 lhc currenl Po.tal Mortem •. 5th Annual Championlhlp-1950 F Inale section 4S-Nf 22 has now com­ Tourney Player. Place pleted piny and the contestants therein As a result of current POltal Mortems, ~9-C3 E H Gill ..... 1sl """0-0 score the following weighted poInt the following now qualify rOI' assignment .j9-C38 B R Milum ... . 2nd , ., to the Semi-fina ls: D. Garver, F. B. 19-Cii2 D L Nett ...... 2-3 3-2 totals:- H N Simpson ...... 2-3 ,I -2 E . Hummell 38 04, '1'. Pelsach 34 .56, W. Casey, H . B. Daly, F. '1'. Huffman, Jr., R. 49-C55 H C Underwood ...... l st H W. Booher, W . S. Stevens, M. Hantman , Jenkln~ G. L eonard 33.4, H. Overeem 31.8, Dr. n. [),. A lit .. 2n(\ ~H6 ·jS-C90 E Toennlu .. .. 2nd H-l/I W. Liggett 26.75 and C. Carroll and C. K. D. Brice-Nash, Dr. H. G. Boren, F. Pilaw­ ski, H. H. J ones, Jr., Dr. H . It Schwartz, ~ 9-C99 \V J ~!llier . . . . 1st 5~' ~ Thone withdrew before finishing. M Kollmlln ...... 2nd 41_1, With these scores added t o those 011 Jl. G. ~Iorley , J. Hobso n, J. Stllffer, Dr. B. 19- C 120 A S Jnekaon .. 1- 2 H reconl , the current leaders toward the Paul, n. D. T hompson. t~. Sharpell, C. P W Slmonenu .... 1-2 H F lower a nd F. W. Hoglund. ~9-C I2 G Dr H K ,\IOU$(;" ...... lsl H cash prize awards are: C Peckham ...... 2nd .. , PRESE NT LEADERS H-Cl21 W W 1-'\oeM ...... 2-3 31-21 R C HaYe!l .... 2-3 11. L Aikin .. .. . ·1;;.7 G Benedetti ... 3G. 1 3a-2l .j9 -C138 T C Imck ... .. 1-2 4.,.1, 11. G Konkel ... 45.1 B Ross ...... 3C.1 POSTALMIGHTIES! R C Stamer ...... 1-2 4a-H C N jo"u glle .. -I1i.2 D~ G Wheelel' .3G. l ~ 9-CI57 \V N Reynold~ ...... 1st 5!-1 j-) .\1,,(1"1(1 ...• . 45.l l~ E Joh n~wne.a5.7S Prize Winners S Gluaman ...... 2nd H G z atH" 'akla .. H.B P Traum ...... 35.7 Tho;: following poslui!t(!s have won pr!ze~ 49-C170 R lI1aaCD.!'1 •...... • lst H 11. E .'I'HUn ... ·13.95 A G Pe bble~ . . ~5.25 In 0\11' 19·18 C lu s~ and 19~9 IlI1(\ 1950 Prize -'Il a ~ V ){ Hugheg . .. 2nd 41 - 1- C J.i' ltehbel'g .. ·13.95 W 1I I.acey " . . 35.2 Tou"'''= y~ a~ u result oC gn "' e~ reported in 50-CS A \V Davenport...... 2-3 41-11 AI Sandrin JI'.. '13.95 ReI' J Mundt .35.0 cn''''Cllt P ost ~l Mortems. l:I P Scarpa ...... 2-3 ~~-li P L DI et? .. 43.Q E F Haendlge ~ H.55 T ourney Player. Place Score 50-Cll G A CouJXII ...... 1-2 51;- I I B F1el~(;h"r .. 4~.85 H ·W Jones .... H.55 E Farrell ...... 1-2 5!- i B HllI ...... H.85 T Peisach . .... 34.55 '18-C352 Mrs 'V 'Yal'li . . Ist ~ , .. 50 - C2~ S A I)obblns ...... 1st 5!- l R P Smith . ... ~1.85 C 1-~ '!'homa" ... 34 ... Emer)' . . .. . tnd 4 j - l~ ~ , 50-C35 ),[ ':' ~ Iu e ll e r . ... 2nd 5 -1 E J Becke" ... AO.6 W H ·WattB ... 34.5 ·IS-C!!:87 ," Jil Leroy ...... • 2n d , W H MIll.lI' .. . 40. 1 C P Perr)' ..... U.4~ ~8-C308 K "Iundt .. • . • . Ist Gi-O L H H olway .. 3~.75 ,v;r Baron .. . . 34.1» R E Orlando ...... 2"(1 H-l} E E Underwood39.75 V Ga ble . .. 34.1» ·18-C339 E Rosenkjar .. 2-3 , ~, ~, TIME REPORTS J P F3rl.ler .... 39.55 A H Clark ... S ~ .O W R Tyndalc ... . . 2-3 , R H Oli n ...... H.55 R H Clarvoe . . S4.\I ~8-C3~1 C S Howen ...... 1sl , ~ . \\'e s ympathize with those I'e luctant to ~, L C Ol mSled . .. 39.55 R B Ha ye~ . . . . 33.95 T Do\\'ell .. 2·3 , • ~, pester opponents with time reports. l!. KoJolh ...... as.5 0 Oberon ..... 33.85 _'lIriam , H urCord ..•. 2·3 ., P S Lelnwel:oe,· a~ .9 5 Dr :!If Greenspnn33.55 ~ S-C3S 1 , , Reddy ... ht , ~. But It Is essential to check the time of X NelsOn .. , ... a~.5 'V G Leonard .. 33.4 R Poole , .. 2",\ , ~, opponents' I'eplles regularly. 'IS-C·1l S D Sudborough ... " .. lst 40-11 E H ummel ..... 38.4 ED Wallace .. 33,4 For eX>.tmple, In clearing up the 1948 H A R OI1$~enu .3~.35 A H DuVall ... 33.05 )1 E uch e~ .. , ... , .. 2.. 1 3,-2. 1),' B HOUI). ... 38.35 L Gladstone . . . 33.0 S :r Hunlzlnge" ...... 2_'1 3' - 2~ Class Tourneys, we find sevel'al players H Vrotney ..... 38.0 .r C ) Ionk .... . 33.0 W • RUmmel , .... 2-,1 S~-2~ have dled--'but opponents have not even S ~nz ...... 37.9 Dr 1>1 ·Wickman32.85 ~S-C'139 W L Ribble · .. !at , ~. reported del-ays! 01' a delay of month s T H Unnks .... 37.85 G Bottorf . . 32.75 E H BllttlU .. . 2·3 H-I! G A Baltle .. 37.85 H li'ajans . ... . 32.15 G K Coker . ... 2-3 ~~-H has developed-nil because aile player A G Chll'k . . .. . 31.45 R B Potter .... 32.15 49-1'20 A L Mc..o\.uley .. 1,,\ , ~, sen t a move w h ich m iscarried and then L R A)'eu .. .. 37.35 R J Zoudllk ... 31.15 R B Potter .. . tlld , ~, both were " re luctant to pester" each ·j9-P25 Lt F R Stauffer ...... tlld 41 - 1& E W ),lo, rehnnd 37.35 C KugehnaJI" .. 3%.1 other with a time com plaint (even per J A Bo.... en .. .. 37.3 J SlaHer ...... 8%.7 .. 9 - P~0 J ,y O'Rell1~' ...... 1-2 , ~. C Henderson, . . 37.2;'; L Joel ...... 31.8 H \Val'ner · .. 1-2 , ~. Hule 13)-01' even w ith a "repeaL" H-P71 , Hagan , ~ \V G Leo"ar(I .. 37.25 H O"ereem .... 31.8 P " .. !at . Meanwhile the potential prll:ew[nners ~( C J acklloll .. 3G.7 AIr". P latigor"ky3l.G P ic \Vigren ...... 2nd ~ i -I' A L MeAUle)' .. 3G.a '\' H Brearley .31.2 1 ~ -P19 H Urbach ... In , ~, are kept waiting t or the results which H S Canlwell .. 31.2 R E G Boyer ...... 2nd ; ~ . will clear their title. 49-PSt J E Carothel'M .... 1st , ~" Please remember ~'O\11' game wIth 3rd Annual Championship-1947-8 1~ -P8G JR BilXhneld ".In , ~" Jones means something to othel's [n the As a r esult of c urre nt Postal Mortems, , T Mill ard ...• 2nd ~~_1~ 4~-}' I 04 C A Euchan"''' ... 2 · ~ 3 ~3 same tourney- it not to you. You should the following now qualify fOI' assignm ent ~3 J Lieberman . 2-~ 3 insist on timely replies for the sake of to the Finals: T. Pelsach, J . F. FowleI'. , Rere" 3 ~ 3 · .. 2-" fall' play for Y01lrseJf. And you ought al· Jr., J. Lapin, G. G. Nearing, C. Hohlbeln L. R StauHer .2-5 3 ~ 3 50- P8 P P lona ... Ist , so to do s o o u t of t'espeet (or the rlghls and Robe rt Melll:(lrinL " ~" 50-1'13 P E Hawkins .... l-t , ~. of others in your to u rney. , ~. 4th Annual Championsh ip-1949 E Serfozo ...... 1-% ~- P I5 , ;J "'il lle ...... Ist H A R u le 13 r eport costs you but little As a result o r current Postal Mo rtems, '" efforL As we warn only even on s u re the follow[ng now qualify for assignment proof o( a nrst oftense, your repOl·t can­ to the F inals: J . Fischel', J . A. Sweets, Pleue <:heck your \\'ch:htcd point totals not harm YOU r tardy opponent unless he lI S soon a" you ~ee thc,," I)ubli~hed. They W. Sollfrey and H. B. Daly. With Soll­ are dete" mined on n b,,~ t ~ of 1.0 point pcr fully merltB it. So don't let any delay frey, five F [nals sections a re noll' In play. win In p~elllll ~ollnd: 2.2 1)Oln(8 In tha semi­ say, oC three days to one week, pass flnuls: and t .5 in (jn"'~, Draws CO llnt half Daly will hend a sixth section. value In each instance. without challenge.

CH ESS REV IEW, FE BRUARY, 1951 55 An extension of time for play may be ~on; Faber, Cook fell A'Towood. 59 Le Starge POSTAL MORTEMS ;;ranted if we ,'ecei"e request for such here bests Gonion. bows to H Iekenlooper; Car­ Game reports received earlier than the tWo ye~r date: e.g., for t>entc,' chips GOI·don. fin P ort"la beats Kel­ during DeC"ember, 1950. I ho~e who beg,,,, in ~Iarch, 1949, if request lellbe!"!;". 61 GJusman, Gary t!"im Sayles. 64 i~ mailed in Feuruul"Y. ~tarrol'd downs D u Pont. bows to i\IcGinnis. '1'0 report YOllr result~ all you necd ;:ive i~ 66 H ines halts Pal'k~; John~on wtthd!"uwn. section numbe''. full name.. o f I't"r()r~ and Tourneys 1_149: 3 Gilt tops :i\I ul\"genthaler. 68 Haye~ hits Ballcl·oft. 72 H ayes tops Hur­ :lS nice wi,hd,·aws. ~2 Simpson [ells Fergu­ the outcome of the 11"" "'''' le~', (a) Pa"ker, loses to RaymOlld. 73 Kan_ Follow the pa ttern of the~c e xamples: "on; Rice withdraw~. 55 Undel'wooI'lM s ent in Hamlin UOWIl8 McKone. 3 Taylor tops I",·y. drawn. 113 Kelly smites Smith. 116 Collins withdl·awn. 119 Mars~hner downs \Vildman. belatedly. I Mascari beHtH ShallOr. G l';:\lng clips 'VooI­ 123 Kahn tops McGinni~. 128 Meyer maste,·s Tourneys 1-459: 237 Ylgliano out])oint~ :/lIlI­ ,·i{II~' t . 8 Scal'pa jolts JOlles. 11 COllpal tops l'eUl"~on. 132 Nelson ove,'conles Einstein. 136 ler. ~52 Emery top.~ (al Pi c,·~~. 10$es to (a) \Vilso .... 12 Hamlin downs Dishaw. Hi POlllpcr downs Ant,."m. J.l6 Kflplun replaces Doane; Doane top ~ (f) Pierec. ~S7 " 'ulton. '"'-"'n trips McClu8key. 17 Ch~rry chops Muth­ Ta,' lo l". Davison down LawI"<:nee ; Henyey withd,·aws. ew~. 19 GUllid beats T. Johnston. 20 Mouser, 288 Timme". T,dgt:' til,. ~n Brenner whips Ho;:,aboolll hit Dowell; \Vyller whips Peery. \Vettsteln. 29·1 )Iul"l< withd,."w". ~OS )1un<1t ~~ M",.s ton. God bold s inl<: SI\lmnon. 23 Bate­ PRIZE TOURNAMENTS tops (a) Pelel"so". 317 »impson nlpH B Ils ­ man fells I·'oge. Ricafrente. 25 'Vrlght "ips worth; Humphrey tops (a) ,Vul\?. :129 Asla­ Houst. 27 Paulson. Scott tie. 28 Del Bou"go "Class" tourneys for premiums poff, Gelpi tic. 331 )la~tetler downs Saun­ nips Hm·nham. ~9 Tangeman licks Lager­ Started in 1949 (Key: 49-P) ders. 33·1 CI'aig, i\liehllng halt Hall. ;J~9 Bean slI'om, yie lds to Dobbins; Grieves masters withdraw8. 3H Stacey withdn,ws. 3S l Sch­ MarUn. 30 Lynch, Schaeffer tie; Gregory tops Notice: The same adjudication and round­ midt rips R~ddy. 386 1"Ixle l' wilhd,""w~. HS (u) D,wieall. 32 Lucas downs Sehwelg, Lang; dos!!'b rules apply Ill',"" a~ for the ·19-C to,,,'­ Baocock b~~ts Hummel. 439 Coke" tops Brew­ Lnng levels Schwcil>. 33 Dishaw conks Con­ neys (whIch ~ee lIIHle,' CLASS T'OURXA­ er, ta) Graves: Gran's withd,·awn. nell. OOws to B,,,,ter. 35 Rose bows to ?Iuel­ ~]gNTS above). le,'. trips Trebour. 36 PiIawski, Sutherland Tourneys 1_99: I "mn~ol\ defeats Shonick. Started in 1949 (Key: 49-C) nip~ Lewis. 37 Preusse. ,,'illiams, Sehurr S Crowde,. wilhu,""ws. :W )lcAllley tops moh Gleason: Preusse whips 'Vii Iiams, bows Gl'oss. ~~ B,·adley. ~tallft"er tie. 33 Hall . .\liIes Notice: Gume~ ,",,,,,,i"l:" fo" mon.. thall 2 to Xea,·in!;. 3S '\-illey be ~ts Mitman; Tange­ years are due to ue rel'ol"t... d for :,djudlclltion rill Hunllle,·. -10 Hunt halts B\"Own. 52 Cole­ man to]}S (al Kraft. n"", wHhdraw~. 63 Wagncr withdrawn jl by both p l uyel"~ "ftc,' 2 yea,'" p lus one monlh. '1'hose whose games began In I"cbru,uT, 19·1', Tourneys 41)·74: 41 Plot? tops 'Vilson. 42 SChroeder, Webel'" tic. i2 Tall e~' t o ns sile,·­ win; \\'yllel' whips Huff. P eery; Hatem with_ should send I'ePOrt~ by )Ia,'ch I,j, I'~!. af,C!" l~a,.,.el1 fells " -" ong. 43 Clark tops (f) "ew­

Started in 1950 (Key: 50-PI Tourneys 1_19: 1 Ih,Ules nips Frillin!>. 4 )IcFarland tie~ Norberg, bows to DanlelH. ~ Schweit?c r bests SecO"d, MOITls; cOrrec­ tion; Howarth won (1I) from \'assaUo. 6 Ho­ wanh halt$ South",·d. 7 .Johnson Wilhd,""wn. 8 Drllet tics Dal·lin;:'. loses to Keith; Piona downs Keith, Ban·ow. 9 Pil>lw~ki lies \Veb­ ~ter. Ol·avas. 10 Gnrdner tops Go,ubas. 11 McCaug hey rips Hains. 13 Hawkill~ fells F'er­ ,."ndlz; Krood~ln" downs Serfozo; Joseph tops (a) TUl"llel·. 14 Matzke bests Uriekel·. bOW5 to Rolltledge. 15 'Vlllie lOPS (0 Uetze"; \Veldzius downs Duvis, (a) ~lulrooney, (a) "khols. 1, Smith smites Phippal"d. 19 \\"in­ chc~tcl ' whips Rains. Tourneys 20-49: 20 Meurs bests Gross. lies Low. 23 Cor'da, Mayer down DanielS. 2,) Ru­ hensteln ril}S Blllloekus; Hunt halts ~Iak,.un­ sk~· . 25 Pucknn\ ehops E. Chapin; "-. Chap­ in licks Lowe; Upholt downs L."psley. 26 Trull nips Sil"e", loscs to E"ans, Hiehu,.d­ son. 27 Sirota tops 'Vinsor. 28 )Hllard licks Laubner. Alpaugh. 29 Long downs Little, Sic, laff; Lelwelw whips "'Iumann. 30 Thomp_ "No, IwJ'WY. That's not Daddy's Chess Club," son tops Pllawski. 31 Zemke trips Trull. 32

56 (:HE55 REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951 Stanley stops Fryer, Kogan; Kogan, ,Tohn­ bert; Henriksen, Lev i (Ie. 34 Shaw tops Tay­ ston top Schreiber. 37 Boehn hest s "Mc"lanus. lor. tIos L ovato. 36 \Vyman bcsts lI-IeCurdy . 39 Glatt masters ;\1eehan. 40 Milam. Dykes (a) Le. • te,·. 37 Strahan defeats "'-forris: Eeck­ PLAY CHESS top (a) PI,·,-,hner. ·11 Capell nips Knopf. ·1 2 er beats Menearini. 38 Cabot wlth('!"aws; Gould nips O·Connor. H Keldan downs Smith; Eucher tollS Brewer. 39 Bllrns bests P i perno. SielRff whlllS 'Yeberg. ·1 5 Parsons bows to 40 McAuley r ips Redford. 43 Eastwood trips Emke. dere~(~ Trem ea,·. 46 Keidan halts Tremear; Leonard licks Schwerdtman. Hauptm ann, Keith. 48 Vrbach be~ts Ander­ BY MAIL! son. Smith; Krueger smites Smith. 49 Huff­ F I NALS ( Key: 49-Nf) m an hHlt~ SecO"d, hows to Hobson; Prou­ Sections 1_2; 1 lITHi r maslers Sehooler; Jansky withdrawn; Thompson tops H obson. F'a"uer, Sll;mond tie. One of the best ways to Improve your Tourneys 50-97: 50 Thompson masters /lI ed­ chess skHI-and to have a fine time nick. 51 Shievitz tops P rice. 52 correction; 5th Annual Championship-1950 doing it_ is to play chess by mail. If you Sher,' be~ts Smith. 53 Mishlove, Steinberg. PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: 5C1-N) have not yet taken part in our Postal Jacobs . Austin, .JO~iRh mob Dunsmore. 55 7.alys tops Putsehe. 56 Sulky withdraws. 57 Sections 1-34: 1 Skinner tops Wildt. 2 Tournaments you are missing a lot of \Villie whips Smith. 59 Silver downs Ott. 63 "'estlJrook rips Roby; Stevens defeats Shep­ fun and valuable experience. There are H armon halts Ross. G8 Smith smites Har­ hard. { 'Villa..., yields to Garver, tops Malles; hundreds of CHESS REVIEW readers mon. 70 'I'homas thumps Proper. 83 KraUM Buckendorf. Brice-Nash nip Pieo. 5 B oren eager to meet you by mall, willing to replaces Kamien. 9U Arnold r eplaces Calyo. bests Nunnally; An. ke. Zllfelt. Goff published In CHESS REVIEW as well mob Morrison; G.'; Hanlmnn halts MacDon­ draws. 9 'Veberg tie~ Moyse, tops Driver. 12 as your postal chess rating, First and McAuley, 'Voodbury tie. 13 Sinkel With­ ough. Feldman. E isen; Kusbaum defeats Jo'e ldman. 66 O'Shullghnessy whips Werth. 68 second place winners in each tourney drawn; Stevenson ~IOPS Masters. 14 Kogan McManus trips Trabert. 70 Rozsa 1'Ips Ryan, win handsome Victory Cerl.ifioates bows to Lozano, bests Hoglund. 15 R o?sa If you have not played in our tourneys halls Hansen; HecJ

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Q- K3, 23 NxBP wins an ex· GIUOCO PIANO change and a Pawn; and, if 22 Bx~, PCO: page 100, column 23 The Naked King 23 BxBt wins a whole Rook. Like Hans Christian Andersen's King, 23 B-N5 Q-Nl R. Kolovson w. Adickes, $c. Black's becomes stripped of all protec­ Blaell's last is forced. White Black tion. What beguiling plans may have 1 P_ K4 P_ K4 6 P-KR3 P-KR3! 24 B-R6 N-KB4 tailored his plight? 2 N_KB3 N_QB3 7 B-R4 P-KN4 Deleat is unavoidable, but 24 ••• N­ 3 B_B4 B_B4 8 B-KN3 N-KR4! QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE KB I defends a little better. 4 P-Q3 N-B3 9 QN-Q2 N- B5 peo: page 267, column 108 25 RxN! 5 B-KN5? P-Q3 10 BxN? NPxB Dr. R. C. Slater M. Hamermesh Decisive. 11 N_N3 R-KNI White Black 25 .. ., P,R 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 26 BxB K,. 2 N_KB3 27 Q- N5t K-Rl 2 P-QB4! On other King moves, 28 Q- K7t willS 2 ...• P_QN3 the Knight wh ile keeping the attack 3 P-K N3 B_N2 going. 4 B_ N2 P-Q3 28 Q-R6t K-Nl Botvinnik played the more dynamic ·1 29 Q-K6t Resigns P- B·l against Capablanca a t Nottlng· After 30 QxN

13 .... P-K4 17 PxP N- Q3 This move is strategically desirable but tactically unplayable. Best Is J3 ... DxB Even n ow White might extricate him· If 17 ... PxP, 18 P-Q6! wins the loose 1~ RPxB, P-R3. Queen Bishop. self from the awkward position by 8 Q­ 14 N-KN5! R- B1 K3 (fortunately with check!), but he 18 PxP NxP 15 Q-N3! Resigns tries to make something Ollt of it while 19 Q-Bl If 15 . . . N-N3 (to protect the thrice Black takes him In. Why not first 19 PxPt? attacked King BiRhop Pawn) , then 16 8 N-N5? Q-K2t 10 Q-K3? NxPt 19. . . . PxP BxPt, RxB 17 NxR, QxN 18 QxQt, KxQ 19 9 B-K2 8-84 Resigns Necessary is 19 ... NxB. Now Black's PxP a{lds up to a winning mateL'inl all· Que en is driven complet ely out of the vantage for White. t _ check; t _ db!. check: § _ dis. ch.

64 CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, \95\ PRACTICAL CHESS OPENINGS by REUBEN FINE

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