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Subsl:-ri ption Rote () (EAR 54.75 LEKHJNE may well have heen the greatest blindfold player that ever A 1 P-Q7 R-Q1 10 6-R4 P_ N7 lived. In number of games conducted simultaneously, his records 2 N-N8t! R,N 11 8_B2 P_R4 have been broken, notably by Najdorf who set a blazing mark of 45 at 3 B_B6 1<_N3 12 P-N4 K- K5 4 P-Q8(Q) O,Q 13 8-N6 K-Q4 Sao Paulo in 1947, whereas Alekhine never tried to exceed his OWII rec 5 B,R P-N4 14 K-Q3 K_B3 ord of 32 at a time. 6 K-B2 K-B4 15 B_N1 K-Q4 In quality of performance, though, nobody, hut nobody, surpassed 7 K-K3 K-K4 16 B_R2 K- B3 Alekhine. His sensitive position play was a joy to behold, while his com 8 K-Q3 K_Q4 17 K-Q4 P-R5 9 K_B3 P-N6 18 K-K5 K-N3 binations lit up the whole board with their radiance. This pleasing, grace 19 K-Q5 K_R3 ful hlending of profound strategy and lively tactics is particularly mani Black tries to swindle his 12 year old fest in the game which follows and moves me to nominate it to occupy the opponent into 20 K-D6, as 20 P-NS (Q) 21 BxQ leaves him st.alemated. The niche reserved for "The Immortal Blindfold Game" in Caissa's Hall of ~imi1al"ity between this alld the Alel,hino Fame. ending is astonishing. 20 K-B5! Resigns London, 1926 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Alekhine Schwartz FOR that long subway ride. try this m ill atlu'e on yont" pocket boaI'd. White is to White Blal:k move and mate in t lll"~e. and the only 1 P--Q4 J\J_KB3 5 N-QB3 P-QS hint you get is that the I,ey move is 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 6 N_B3 N_B3 startling. 3 P-KN3 B-N2 7 P-Q5 N-QR4 4 8-N2 0-0 8 Q_Q3 P-N3 Blad;: prepares to t'eu'eat his Knight. The threat was 9 P-QN~. 9 N_Q4 N-N2 12 P-N3 N_ B4 10 N_B6 Q-Q2 13 Q-B2 B_ N2 11 0_0 P-QR4 11 P_KR3 >;ow ('OrneR a bl'llliant 12 move (·om· "\Nhite preventH Black from swinging bination which wins a pieee. and tile his King Knight over to K.J. via N5. game. 14. • • • QR-K1 34 P- B5! NPxP 15 P_ R3 Black's last is forced. as White threat· White intends to follow with P-QN-] to ened 35 PxNP. 3,. .. QPxP, or !.,ourse, oust the Knight. is Ollt because of 35 RxB. 15 . . . . BxN 17 P_QN4 PxP 35 P-N6 R-B1 37 BxB P,B By Shinkman 16 PxB Q_B1 18 Pxp N_R3 36 Q-B3! KR_K1 38 QxKP! SOLUTION The alter]Httive. IS. QN-K5 19 This temporary Rook sac l"ifice. and its 'iJjllIU .'\- N5. Alel,hine ~ays . "is anything but sequel, had to be foreseen at. the 3-!th pleasallt.'· 'ii)- i) ::: :::8- )1 'I'i)-)I (; zt,- :-I ; SH-X move. or else the whole <:ombination hall jlUilJfJ!u2uUl SI ilAOlU (,\iJ )iJ 1~.!!.1 all.!. 19 R_R4 N_N1 21 R_R7 P-K4 no point. 20 P_ N5 P_R3 22 K-R2 3S 41 PxR R_K1 More of this preventive stuff; after 39 RxQ 42 PxN(Q) R,Q ALEKHIXE played throu,l(h fin r,o ll · botil- P-B4, \Vhite does not want to be 40 RxPt 43 B_K6! ~eC\lti\'e s trong )'Ias tl'r Tournament., ered by N-IU in reply. White controls the queening ~(IUHr e without losing a game. QUt of ~ 7 g ame~. R,P 22 . . . . K-R2 24 PxP and so wins the Rook for ft Pawn. This he wall ,,1 and drew t lip I'pmain ing" 26. 23 P-B4 R-K2 25 B_ B4 R/4-K1 i~ the kkk which so often <:OIll
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Y. t _ check; : _ db!. check; ~ _ dis. ch. 258 CHESS REVtEW, SEPTEMBER , t9H CHESS Vol. 22, No.9 REVIEW SEPTEMBER. 1954 INTERNATIONAL " IUII·t s in genera l us "a big, grilll. " r"due. NATIONAL linn-line bll~ i n e.s~. run by that ."ul)C rcu"ch, Ups and Downs Superman or Superbunk? the ~ t , l te," S ta r ~ get phony. wl'lI'paid jub A ~ more 1i ~ hL j~ th rown un SOI-iel dIP~~ in ind usl ry which elwhle Ih ell! t" ~ 1".n . 1 a ll In ag hecli c a stJ'u:;gle as Ihe S wi~~ a ~$ <: I1IJJly lin o:: methous and 11 5 mort: F.UI',,· Ih eir lime pt'ffeCli ng Ihem ~ .' h l' .< a l their s ~ '~ l e m has cI'tr produced , wherein a play IJt!ali d\,.. ~s !cams arc ~ unll ila r i l y fl aue ued d" •. CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1954 259 so great thai "the passing of an entire cen. Cau9ht Short tury has not dimmed by one iota the lustre June, 1954. The erroneous report OTl gl. of hi s fame." According to William M. Byland, USCF naled in our correspondent's reasonable offici al, the 11 II S voted against Am er. In a 10 second ra/lid Iransit side sllOw, uscr assumpti on that a dead draw in an ad. ican chess rellresentalion in Ihe biennial Sherwin led 23 other competitors with the journed game would remain dead. What runaway score of 21 ·2. Bisguie r was sec. international team tournament to be held happened instead was that the co rpse und with 19·4. in Amsterdam. 'fhe reason assigned is the came to li fe when one of the players reo switch on s llort noti ce (rom Buenos Aires, signed in disgust because he felt he shoul THE ZONAL TOURNAMENT AT MUNICH THE NEW CYCLE for the World Championship has set in, and a numoer of candidates have now qualified for the 1955 Interzonal Tournament. Quite according to expectations, all things considered. In 1951, the West Europe Zonal Tournament produced the German Unzicker, the Yugoslavs Gligorich and Matanovich, the Hollander Prins and the Englishman Golombek. On the present occasion, there was one less place available, and Golombek lost his chance for promotion. With Ihal exception, thl! same countries have supplied the interzonalists. The Nether· lands presents Donner; Yugoslavia, Raoar and Fuderer, while Unzicker il; the only repeater. 8 . , . . R-R2 If we note that, of all the zonal competitions, the West Europe Zonal AttN' 8 .. P-QN4 9 N-K5. Dlacl, is had relatively the weakest field, that is not to belittle the merits of these forced to try a Pawn sacrifice of duo bious value (9 ... N- Q4 10 DxN. PxB winners but to illustrate once again the individuality of this little nook of 11 NxN. QxN 12 PxP). the world. It would be very easy, for example, to organize a second West The text moye rcpl'ese nts an inter· Europe ZOllal, composed of absentees quite equal in strength to those who esting attempt to escape the T)]'essure exel·ted by White's King BiSllol). The played in the one just terminated. Gligorich, Trifunovich, O'Kelly, LOlhal' sequel shows, however. that the post Schmid, Alexander, Euwe-why allow these to be left out? For a thousand at R2 also has its disadl'antages . Hence. best is 8 . , , P-QN3, as was played for and one reasons of financial, professional and organizational mlture. As a instance in the Donner-De Jong ganll' matter of fact, however, in the East Europe Zonal, practically all of the in the Dutch Championship, Amsterdal great ones competed. In West and South Europe, the strong ruling hand is ] 954. lackinp;. 9 0-0 P-QN4 A national association, invested with extensive authority can great1y 10 P-QR4 White's is the customar)' response to promote a good representation. But it mllst also have the power to ~ettle Black's last move. The threat of 11 such problems as the above mentioned, And then the question arises RPxP compels Black elthet' to exehange whether the cure might not he worse than the disease. or adl·ance. In either case, \Vhite gains the post, QB4. for his Knight. If mack's NATURALLY. we in Holland were position not lend Itself thus, then the Rook were at Rt, 10 ., D-N2 encount· especially elated over Donner's achieve· sober point tor the win charms him mOl'e ers no objection. ment In placing first. Particularly as than the artistic zero. 10 . . P-N5 Ollr representative demonstrated a tough· The following game gives a good pic· 11 QN-Q2 B-N2! ness which signifies a guaranty foJ' a tun? of Donner's conceptions. His Aus· Black's last is much beUer than the proper result in t he InterzonaL It is easy trian opponent sins against the princi' obviolls 11 . 'R-H2. after \\'hi"h \Vhite enough to minimize Donner's perfor· Illes of a sound build·up (13 . .. P -B5). gains the adl'antage by 12 N- B4: e.g., mance by pointing out the games in and so Donnet· then knows that he is 12 PxP (what else?) 13 D-IH, R-B4 which he stood badly, or lost. or won fighting in a good cause. He brings off 14 Q-Q3. and now Blac l{ has no propel' only through perservel'anCe, But it is a Pawn sacrifice (21 N-K4!) and puts defense against 15 N- Q6t or 15 D- Qlj precisely those and similar qualities In his adversary hors de combat with a few (14 . N- N3 15 Nx:-i, QxN 16 QxQP, competition which earned Donner the elegant strokes, followed eventually by J7 B- K3. Dutch Championship. which carried him to the top or the Zonal TOllrnament and CATALAN OPENING which indicate chances for 11im in the J. H. Donner J. Lokvenc Interzonal next year, White Black \Ye JH'efer this Donner over an artistic 1 P-QB4 N_KB3 4 B-N2 p,p Donner who might win two brilliant 2 P_Q4 P-K3 5 Q-R4t QN-Q2 games and incidentally throwaway a 3 P-KN3 P-Q4 6 QxBP P-QR3 number or games in which he stood well. 7 Q-B2 Further. Donner by no means plays with· out imagination. With him, the maIn A I'amiliar yariation on which attention point is to carry ant with as much ex· has focllsed recently, White has post· actitude as possible the specific task a poned developing his King Knight to chess game imposes: he plays for the l{ee p his King Bishop's diagonal open as whole and the half points. If he must long as possible. employ Imagination to obtain these. well 7 . . . . P-B4 then, so much the better. But should the 8 N-KB3 12 N- N3 264 CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER. 1954 After 12 N~B4-, PxP 13 B-84. (without 21 N-K4! HAVE YOU READ gain of tempo), N-B4 14 KR-Q1, P-Q6 nothing special happens. W ith the text, THESE BOOKS BY REINFELD? 'Wh ite sets hb opponent a positional trap. 12 . . . . B- K5 Alltl Black walks into it. Coned is 12 PxP ) S KNxP. BxB 1-1 KxB, 11- 82 t.ogether with 15 Q- Hlt. giving only slight edge for White. 13 Q-Ql P-B5 This last move was Black's purpose 011 his previous one. The adva nce looks in· Yiting, procuring a Queen·~ide majority. As a matteI' of experience, however, in Himilar rases, the center majority count.s most- especially when. as here, the at· With no t ime to lose. \Vhite conse· ta('ker has not eompleted his develuj)· qu ently ta k e~ no preparatory mea s ure~ me nt. whats oever for [he ]lroteetiol1 of hill Kiug Pawn. 14 QN- Q2 B- Q4 15 N-K1 21 Here is the refutation of Black's 13th In view of the threat of 22 N-QGt (22 move, s inee White ean presently ear!"y BxN 23 PxB, and Elaek',; King Pawn out tIle important adyanee. P-K-!. TIle falls), the Pawn ~a l'rifice is praetically WINNING CHESS by Irving Chernev and obvious 15 Q- B2 (presumably expected fo r eed UPOI! Blaek. Fred Relnfeld. The secret of winning by Black) is much less strong on a e· 22 N-N5 N_B2 chess l!es in proper use of combinative eount of 15 H-B2 16 P- K 4, P- B6! After 22 B- Q:'; 23 P-B·!, N- B2 24 play- and here is a book which tells you 15 .... R-B2 NxKP, R- K2 2" P-B5, White stands how to recognize the distinctive, basic pattern for every type of combination. 'Retaining the Bishops on the board superior. With his text move. Blacl{ worsens the situation. Somewhat be tter hopes for 23 NxKP, 'R-K2 or 23 QxPt, You learn when, where and how to com· is 15 BxB 16 NxB, IR- B2 17 N-K3, QxQ 24- NxQ. H- K2 with substantial bine on the chessboard. Getting to the Q-Bl after which White carries on with (,onnter·play in either instance. very bedrock of winning chess, the authors illustrate their discussIon with his initiative by 18 N-BS and lU P- Q5. 23 B_R3! simple, decisive positions from actual 16 P_K4 B-N2 All importalll Hrengthening; of the pJay. More than 600 diagrams make it 17 Q-K2 Q-B1 preRSll re on Black's position. easy for you to follow the explanations 18 P_ Q5 ! 23 . NxN without using a board and men. The reo With this advance. 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In A Hasty Move 2S R-KB2 is a little better. 13 P-R5 This well played game in Round 4 is 28 R,R 13 N-K2, followed possibly by N-Bl, still in the balance, when White becomes 29 PxP B,P is a reasonable alternative. disturbed by a look at the clock which 13 .••• P_N5 17 B_B4 KR_B1 shows he had used much more time than 14 N_Q5 B,N 18 8_N3 Q_N4 his opponent. 'fhe result is a hasty move 15 -PxB Q-R4 19 R-R4 P-R4 which results in positional disaster. 16 PxP RPxP 20 QR-R1 P-R5 ~otes by Hans Kmoch. A fascinating position. White spent SICILIAN DEFENSE about an hour on his next move. I. A. Horowitz Yefim Geller White BJac]{ 1 P_K4 P-QB4 13 B-K3 KR_Q1 2 N_KBS N_QB3 14 Q-B1 B-B5 3 P-Q4 p,p 15 R-Q1 QR-B1 4 N,P N_83 16 N-'Q2 B-R3 5 N_QBS P-Q3 17 N-B1 N-Q2 6 B_K2 P_K4 18 N-N3 N-N3 30 N-B1 7 N_N3 B_K2 19 8-N4 R-R1 80-0 0-0 20 N_B5 N_B5 30 'R- Ql may seem better here but is 9 P_B4 P_QR4 21 N-Q5 N,N virtually just as lioDeless becallse of 30 10 P-Qf\4 N_QNS 22 RxN 8-83 ... RxRt 31 llxR, BxN 32 PxB, B-Q6 11 B-B3 Q-B2 23 P-B3 N,B 33 P-K5, K-Bl after which Bla{,k winH eithet· the King Pawn or the Queen Rook 12 K-R1 B-K3 24 QxN 8_85 Pawn. This lively position offers even chances. 12 BxN But now comes White's hasty move. SO .... R-QS! The main question 1s whethet· 12 Q S1 B_BS R6, threatening mate in three, is play Or 31 N-K3, B-Q6 32 B-B3, R-~3 with able or not. It is but leads only to per s imilar consequences: e.g., 33 H-Ql, P- B5 lletual check. 34. R- Q2. B- B5 35 N-Q5, BxH 36 Nx:R, After 21 ... BxQ 22 RxQ, threatening B-K6! 37 N-Q5, B-QBS. mate in two, there are these Jines: White Is lost. (1) 22 K-B11 23 R":R8t, "N- Nl 24 31 R-N3 38 B-83 P-R4 RxNt, and mate next; 32 N_K3 B-K3 39 K-N1 KB_B5 (2) 22 .. P-K4? 23 PxP e.p., and 33 N_Q1 R_Q3 40 K-B1 B-B5t there is no adequate defense; 34 K-N1 R_Q7 41 K-N1 K-R3 (3) 22. P- N4! Now Black has an 35 P-R3 QB-N6 42 R_N1 B-Q6 effective flight square. nullifying the 36 K-81 8-N6 43 R_R1 K-N4 mate threat of 23 tR- HSt and seemingly 37 8_K2 K-N2 Resigns refuting the Queen sacrifice. But White can continue with 23 RxN! There may 25 R-Q2? follow: Two mistakes in one move. Fascinating Possibilities 23 .. PxR 24. BxBP, Q- BSt 25 RxQ K->R2 26 BxRP, RxB 27 BxP, with a dif Here White ougbt to interpolate 25 Although this game ends in a draw, it ficult end·game which rather favors PxP! It forces 25 .. BxP (25 ...BxR?? never lOOks draw ish throughout its White: e.g., 27 ... R/1-QRl 28 P-R3, 26 PxKB! or 25. . PxP?? 26 R-B5) course. On the contrary, it abounds in PxP 29 P-QN3 - or 27 ... ·R- B4 28 P after which 26 R-Q2 Is all right. fascinating possibilities. QN3, R/5-R4 29 B-Q2, R/R- N4 30 R Weaker than 25 PxP but still better This draw is one of three, all very fine Rlt, K-N3 31 R-R4; than the text is 25 KR-Ql, as wlll soon ones, in Round 3. It 15 perhaps the best, Or 23 ... PxB 2S R .... RSt! K-N2 29 become evident. though Robert Byrne played brilJiantiy 25 . . . . P_KN3 to hold his own versus Koto\· and Resh· R/6...jR6§, P-B3 30 BxPt, PxB 31 'R/8-Bn 26 N-N3 evsky (Black) put up instructively sue· K-Bl 32 R-IRSt, with perpetUal check. 26 N-R6t, K-N2 also favors Black: cessful resistance in a Rook end·game 21 • . BxB e.g., 27 P - B5, Q- K2 and Black wins on against Smyslov. Notes by Hans Kmoch. Necessary in view of the mate threat account of the thl·eat of 28 ... B- KN4 (22 R-RSt). SICILIAN DEFENSE - or 27 PxP, PxP 28 B-B3, Q-K2 29 22 RxP Q-Q2 Yefim Geller I. A. Horowitz ~-N4, B-KN4 30 RxR. 'RxR. Best. After 22 . Q-R4 23 BxP. there 26 . . . . Q-B4! White Black is no way of taking advantage of the pin 27 QxQ 1 P-K4 P-QB4 7 P-B3 0-0 on White's Rook (23 ... K'R-Nl? 24 The end·game thus incurred is bad for 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 a Q_Q2 N-B3 RxRt 01" 23 QR- Nl 24. P- R3 or White. 27 Q-B3, PxP, indeed, also favors 3 P_Q4 PxP 9 0-0-0 NxN RXIR). 4 NxP N-KB3 10 8xN B_K3 Black, as 28 QxP fails against 28 .. 23 8-B4 P-R6 25 RxR R,R 5 N_QBS P-KN3 11 K-N1 P_QR3 B- KN4. But White has better fighting 24 P-N4 QR-N1 26 P_N3 ~loo;ances if he proceeds with 28 N-K2, 6 B_K3 B_N2 12 P-KR4 P-QN4 White has won a Pawn but is now on lowed by P- KN3. Black's last is better than 12 ... p the defensive. 27 PxQ K"R4 as played by Denker in Round 2 28 RxRt against Bronstein (White). t check; :: dbl. cheek; § dIs. ch. CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1954 269 26 Q-B2 30 R-Kl K-N2 27 K_ Bl Q_B4 31 Q_KS Q- R4 28 P-B3 P_N4 32 R_ KRl R_B4 29 K-82 R-QBl 33 R_R3 White provokes the following, danger ous sacrifice. nut 33 P- N4 . Q- R5 t 3·[ K Q3 (3·) B- N3. QxP), Il- Bl 35 R- QfH. R KJU also i~ Ull comfOl'table for White. 33 RxB! 34 PxR Q-R5t 35 K-Bl 35 K- Nl loses to 35 Q-QSt 36 Q- 81, Q- Q6t 37 Q- TI2. Q-IlSt, winning lite ·Rook. And, on 35 K- Q2, QxP or 35 K-Q3. Q- QSt 36 K- K4. Q- N8t (36 ... Q KOS, forcing 37 P- B4 is also powcl"fu1) 1'''0'" 37 Q-Q3. White may lose as his nook Horowitz looks on at Robert Byrne's first round game. The position appears on th e Pilwn falls. wal lboard topped by th e p lacard with Kot ov's n am e. See game below. 35 36 R_ R2 Near Miss 21 P-R6 This game from Hound 1 came c1o~c to mack !Jarries the threat with KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Robert Byrne A lexander Kotov White Pressed [or time, both Sides evidently 1 P-Q4 N_ KB3 8 P-K 4 P-B3 2 P-QB4 have ol'cl'1oo),cd the possibility of 36 P-KN3 , P-KR3 R-K1 22 P-N5 D.\1'! At the t ime of the game. it was 3 P_KN3 B-N2 10 R-K1 P_Q R4 Here, as Hobert says. he bl\lnder~ intu supposed that 36 0-1(.1, aUacking 4 B-N2 0-0 11 8_K 3 p,p 5 N-QB3 P_Q3 12 N x P N-84 the trap. He ought to play 22 I'- N3 the Hook. led to a win: but the outcome (best) or el'en 22 PxP. lO IlJailHain his is vcry unclear after 37 QxPt. K - Bl 6 N_B3 QN-Q2 13 Q-B2 P_R5 7 0-0 P-K4 14 QR-Q1 Q_R4 advantage. I n Stich event.. l31aek cannot since \Vhite may permit the loss of the free his game: one plaIr sible t r y which Exchange and !;till draw. On 36 . OxP! 1%~ern ially. a~ Rober'i Byrne saY$. this 1l0bel'L mention~ is 22 P-N3, Rxltt 23 37 QxPt, K- B1, Black'!; innumerable i.-; the position f!'O m I{eshel'sky- nron DxlL KN- K5, 24 DxN. NxI3. 25 Qx),', threats (38 B- B3~, 38 . 13 - K·!~ stein, Challengel's' Tournament. Zurich, 8xN. 26 Q-K.-:t. K- N2 2i P- B6t! lInd. and 38 . _ 0 - :\,7,1: and 39 .. QxHP, for 1953 (cf. CHESS HEVJE;W p. 3~j.\. De a fte r 27 KxP 2S D.-:Bt, \Vhite willS example, as well as 38 R- QB2?? (1 - D8 cember, 19(3). At this point, Heshevsky Black's Queen (2 8 QxB 29 Q- HSt) mate) force a \\ihite King move, K- Nl began to go wrong, willi 5 Nj4- K2. 01' 27 K- H3 28 Q- K3t, and \Vhite 01' K- Q1; but While's King is slill so 15 P-B4! willS the Bi~1101l or 27 ,K-N3 28 exposed thal Dlack has the probability With this 1II01·e. Robert states that he of winning White's Queen Rook l'awl1. Q- :-<' 8"j" , KxP (or mate next) 28 DxI3t, planned to illiprol'e on the galliC men· and again White l\"ins the Qneen. then queening his own, tiorr ed. with t il e idea in ji P- KN·J: and t 37 R_QB2 Q_B5 39 Q_ Q3 Q- B5t 18 P-I35 : He feels that t his line is so 22 Px P! 2 , BxR 38 K_Q2 P_Q4 40 Q_ K 3 Q-R7t .-;trong that it may compel him to aban· 23 Px N RxRt 25 Qx? Now, with ·1O . DxPt, Black can win don his hitherto fal'oJ"ite King's Indian. Thel'e is Jlothing better. I3laek had another Pawn, bllt the resnlt is most 15 8-Q2 18 P-B5! PxP several ways to recol-cr his nieee: 25 likely a draw, as 41 K- K2 (41 K- Q3?? 16 8_82 R-K2 19 NxKBP 8xN P_),l8 Qj, 25 ... DxN or 25 ... N- R5. Q-B5 mate or n RxB? P- Q5! -\2 QxQ, 17 P-KN4! QR-K1 20 KP x B R x R t 25 N_Q6 28 K_R1 Px!lt 43 KxP. PxQ .f.I K- N3, P- K ·!! alHI 21 RxR 26 Q_K2 N,B 29 Q_Q2 Blaek WillS) forces the exchange of White has a superb game. In combin<\ · 27 QxN B-Q5t 30 QxQ Queens. lion l\"ith (lie 111'0 Bi.<;hops, his King· "'hite has l'illlied to rOI'('e a ]Jositiu., 4 1 Q- K 2 Q-Q3 s ide majority i~ very ~irong. The im· in which Bishops of olJPo~ite culors give 42 K- Kl Drawn mediate threat h; 22 P - N5. drawing chances [or the Pall'n minus. 270 C HESS REVIEW , SEPTE MBER , 1954 31 B_B3 K-K2 34 BxP K- K5 White's last Is neeeslIarr a~ there Is No"- Indeed. Blnck t ... halted Oil the 32 K_ N2 K-B3 35 K_ B2 K- Q6 no good means for proteclln,lt hl~ Queen King-side. but he has yet another tnimll 33 B_R5 K. P 36 B-K6 Bis hop Pltwn (H KIt- DI ! :\'-N6 0 1' 1<1 In his hand. Prom here on (01- some moves, t hough Qn- DI , Q-Q2~ a nd White t'lI lmot Ill"e \'ent 32 .... N-Kl 35 K-Q3 R- R I time Ilrellsu re lll"e ventg e lt he l- player 15 .. ,Q- R5). 33 B-N4 N_KN2 36 R-Nl KR-QN1 fl'OIU perceiving it, White can secure 14 . . . Q-Q2 34 K_K2 K_ B2 31 R-N2 P-R3 good dl'awlng chances by P-H~ - lt5, In 15 P_QR4 He Is going to break t hrough 011 the -lIe ul timate ont(,ome, quite unlike the Here tlli .~ vllal move JlI' c~e IltH 15 Queen-side Wilh .. P-N4. White eannot tual rourse of the game, W hite then Q- 1t5, Iwevent that a(]v/t lll..:e ; he Cltl\ only en .m~ the possibility of sllcl'lfldng his dea~'O I' to render It hal'mless- a dlf!1cult 15 . P_ K4 llis ho l) and Queen-side Pawns for Dlack's task o r which Roben acquits himse lf 16 P_B4 Queen·slde I'i\\\-ns. For, by the ti me th at \'e ry handily_ Blac k's King C>1 n win White'll Ki ng Rook T his Is one of the exceptional (-asell in 38 K-B2 Q-Q2 Pawn anti "tart adv>1 n<:lng h is own King \\" h l<- h thill ad\'an("e se l'\'es well a h houl;h 39 R_KN3 Q_K1 Rook Pllll-n, Wh ite has the "book" draw It inl'oh 'eJ; ("Qn(;ed[ng 1,·1 to Ulat:k'S 40 B- Q2 R_R2 of Bishop and P awn to queen on the pieces. ·10 .. _ NxRp ·/1 H- H3 favors \Vhl te. wrong colm'ed Rook 8. Withont I'- R4 - 5, 16 . . . . P-B3 P_ N4 howevel'. Dlack has fill exceptional win 41 R-R3 by vh'we or his Dishop lind Pawn cut· DhH:k wil;ely omi tH 16 , PxP; for. The "reat moment has come. afte r 17 nxKDP, it take ~ too mudl Hme tlng White King from Nl 01' N2 in time ! 42 RPlI P P lI P 44 RxR QxR fOI" him to l}(lst a K nig ht 0 11 K ·I. T hat 36 P- R~ (-R5) will draw for 43 PlIP RlI P 45 P-B4!! 17 P-B5 K_B2! White nlay be a ta ll IItate menl. Dut t he White s till·tS ;l well pl-e llared (,ou nte r· pl'Obabil lty is s u pported b)" the (act t haI, Dlft(" k dloo ~es t he bes t d den~e against adion whi(-h s a\' e ~ his e ndangered game, when luljOllrnme nt had Intervened and Whlte'l! long- l'an!!e thl"eat of breaking The threat is not only 46 PxQ but a lso Kotov had time to see the pOllslbiliUes, thl'ouSh by P-N~-5 . B1l1ck ' ~ King- depltrls 46 H - R3. he look Immediate measuI'es to prevent fOJ' the Queen- side: Whlte'ij P ...:R-t-5 by hlmselC Jllaylng . 4S .... QxPt 46 QxQ N.Q P- R·I! While has lost a 1>;\I\'n : whut does he J6 P_R3 38 K-B2 B-B3 IHH'e f Ol' it? 37 K_ B3 B_ K4 39 K-B3 B-N4 40 K- B2 E\'ell here. the JloslI lbillty menlio\1ed is still Ol~n, b)" ~ O K -N~, followed by P H·I- 5. 40 B-RSt 43 K_ N3 P-RSt! 41 K- B3 B-N4 44 K_ N4 B- Q1 42 K-B2 P-R4 ! 45 P_R4 K- Q5 46 P_R 5 P_Q4 ! Wh ite'll Queen Rook Puwn makes no diffe ren~e , at t his point. As the game in 'Iicatea, Ula('k t:an win des pite the Dish 18 R_BJ !I:-; btling or opposite colol"l;. though il 18 Q- H5t. K-K2 19 QxP, Uxl' [amI's lakes fine play o n Kotov's part. Blllde So W hite is going to o pe rate wilh 47 PlI P P-B4! 53 K_Bl K- B6 hi s Hook on the l hird I"llllk. hll"g"ely it S I\. 47 BxP!! uefenll ll"e meaSlll"e. though. 48 B-B8 P-B5! 54 B_B5 B_Ql Here l~ the anS\\' t! I': a tacti('al break Heading fOI" the b rellkthroll j:h wit h P- 49 K_B3 BliP! 55 K_ N 1 B_N4 th ,'ough 0 11 the K ing·slde which changes 1'1 5 Is II. more aggressive 1.lan a nd l·om· 50 K_ K2 P_N4 56 P_Q7 K_N5 the picture_ Black IJlU Sl 1) lay very care lIlies \\' It h the [losltion ('n'lI lhough 51 P-Q6 P-N5 57 B_N4 P- B6 fully to a void railing Into decisive trouble. llIack's Ki n/! ('S('a lle!! to t h(' othe r w\ug-. 52 K- QI P-N6 58 B_B5 K-B4! ( I) ·17 RPxB? 48 P-H6. R...jHt ·19 Heasonable moves to stan with al'e 18 Resigns PxN. R-KN 1 50 K-B3 (50 H-ft7 ? N- K6t) , N- H5, 18 :\,- 1{ I or 1S R- 132. fo llowed by Dlal,k threatens to bring his King to N- N3 51 H-'I{7, K- Q2 (51 1>: - Q l ? 19 N- 13l. 1\" ote thaI. Ilftel' l~ :"\-H5, K Q7, th\!l~ on~ ur i ng a Pawn (I Ueening. Or, K2 19 I'- N·1. lHa<'k (·)H)1)O!. h it b,\("k with 52 It-HS) :;2 B- ItS. K- K2 53 R-R8~ aHel' 59 I'-Q8 (Q). DxQ. 60 K- Bl. R-N4t HxP 5·1 R-QNS: N- RS t (5 ·1 . . N-Q2? 19 • _ P- N3 be(',HI ~e or 2<1 I'xl'. i'xi' 21 til K- Ql, he brings b ls Klllg to QNi. 55 U- K 8 mittel 55 K- N3, and the Knigh t ~x P ~ NxN 22 R-:"\ 5. Jt - KD2 II xX. H:dt n is los t (55 ___ lH12! 56 H- N 7t)_ 2 ~ R- KD I , 'H-lll 25 HxH . Hx lt 26 Q-D3, (2) 47 ___ DPxB 48 P - B6, K-QI ·19 K- Ql 27 QxRt. K- D2 28 Q- K7_ with it R- KB3. K-Kl ( ·19 . "R- Kll2 50 D- K6) YS. winning ad\'a ntaj:e fOr W h ite. BreoUhrou9h BreoUhrou9h 50 PxN. RxP 51 K- Bl, N-R-I 52 J{- B6. Dlack II; winning the 10 11 1> battle fOI" 18 K- K2 20 R_ R3 KR _ R1 N- N2 53 ItxRP, with II winning adl"an open 1!n{,J;. it seems, when he finally 19 N_ Bl K- Q1 21 P_N4 K_ B2 tage for While_ hreaks through on the Queen·side in this 22 N_N3 third I'ound game_ nut \Vhlte I'elllorell 47 NxBP ! Tt!ml)linj: is 22 :"\ - Q2. K- :"\1 23 N-D3, BPlI B the billnn(:e "ery beautifully by means 48 PxN wilh Ihe threat of 24 1'- -";;. Pxi> 25 49 P-B6 P-K5 of a slU'llrill ing breakthrough 011 t he NxNP , and 26 :"\- K6. 33 .. . I' -KN~. how. D\al'k pre-eDl pts hi!! K·I [01' hI!\. K n ight King-side. ever, I... e mbarra"'sing , BhH·k j:ets s U'ong nud a illo shu~ Wh ite'!; 'Rook from KB3. NIMZ O_INDIAN OEFENSE co unte r'[lla}' wilh eithe r 2 t P-KI1l3, 25. . N-K:\,2 and soon _ P-KRt. 01", SO P_B1 R-R1 Alex;l.nder Kotov N_K4 Robert Byrne after:4 Pxl' e.p .. wIth 2·1 .. _ P -1t~ : 51 R-QB3! 52 R-QR3!! 'Vhlte Black 22 . . . . K_N1 24 Q_ R2 QR-N1 1 P_ Q4 N_KB 3 8 N_K2 P_QN 3 23 K_B2 N_B2 25 R_ KN I Q-K2 Another I)eltl Ilolnt. mac k can tuim 2 P_QB4 P_K3 9 P_ K4 N_Kl neither piOt'e_ Kow it i~ Dhwk who th l" ealen~ to break B_ N5 P_Q3 3 N_Q B3 10 B- K3 t hrough on the K Ing-s ide. I)referably by 52 .... R_ KBI 4 P_K3 11 0 _0 B-R3 P-B4 _ . . P-K N~. followed by _ _ . P-KIH. 53 B-K6 ..... B_Q3 0-0 12 N-N3 N- R4 White threatens to win aftel- [i~ 'R- Un. P- QR3 BlI Nt 13 Q-K2 R- B1 26 B-K2 B-Bl 29 N-B 1 B-K1 21 N_Bl B_Q2 30 N_N3 P_KR3 Blac k has no- choice. N- B3 14 P_Q5 Pd 28 N_Q2 P_KN4 31 N_ RS S3 K_N3 55 R-QR3 K- N3 54 R-N3t K-B2 56 R-N3t Drawn t check; t dbl. check: f dIs. eh_ 32 PxB C HESS REVIEW , SEPTEM BER, 195 4 271 9 Q-KS? P-Q3 13 ·R_N1 B-B4!.! 10 BxN PxB 14 QxBP BxR 11 Q-B4? P_K4 15 QxRt K-K2 12 Q_R6? Q_N3! 16 QxR :Jhroe6 " IN the previous article in this series we saw how quickly White may lose if he plays a colorless opening. But White can go wrong in other ways. If he fights hard for the initiative and succeeds in gaining it, we take that achievement for granted. White's Queen is completely out of play; his other pieces are still at home: Where White fights equally hard for the initiative hut overreaches, we Black wins quickly. dismiss him as an eager beaver. 16 N-KS The· books tell us that White has the advantage by virtue of his first 17 P-K3 QxNP move. In real life, however, White is often hard put to it to make this 18 QxRP QxPt Re5igns "advantage" tell. There are many ways to go wrong; here are some: mack mates in three mOl'e moves. WHITE'S FIFTH MOVE is the culprit Having seized the initiative as early that ~tarts a chain-reaction of misfortune. as the fifth move, Black has driven the 'fHE EXILE OF THE QUEEN Is the White Queen Ollt of play. No sacrifice Is Vi enna, 1895 most spectacular way in which 'White too great, as far as Black is concel"lled, can lose the initiative to Black. But there IRREGULAR OPENING to keep :White's Queen out of the way. are otlier ways, less sensational to be B. F lei$$ig C. Schlechter Even If White decides to go on a diet sure, which can also bring about the and avoid fnrther gobbling, he still loses : White Black same result. e.g., 14 Q-B4, R- Ql 15 Q-NH, N-B3* 16 For example, disaster' faces \Vhite 1 P_QN4 P-K3 3 P-QR3 P-B4 D- Q2, RxDt 17 K-Bl, 'R-Q8t!! to be fol· whenever he allows one of his pieces to 2 B_N2 N-KB3 4 P-NS P-Q4 lowed by 18 KxR, Q-Qlt, etc. become a "dead piece." One of the forms S P-Q4? 14 QxR QxNP 16 K-S1 B-K6t!! this may take is allowing a piece to be This plausible move is the cause of 15 B_B4 Q-Q4t 17 BxB N_B7!! cut off from the scene of action. Capa White's ensuing trol1bles. To protect his Resigns blanca once demonstrated the results of exposed Queen Knight Pawn, he must al For, after 18 BxN, Q-Q7t, Black force~ this in a classic game which should be low 11. powerful pin on his Queen Knight. mate. A drastic example of what hap· familiar to every player. To protect the Knight, he must develop ]lenS when the Queen is driven out of Hastings, 1919 his Queen in a risky manner. These fac play. tors give Black his opportunity. FOUR KNIGHTS' GAME W. Winte r J. R. C!,-p White's simplifying line has left Black with an easy game. From White's point of view, this easygoing course is the first step to perdition. Black's last move is played to prevent P-Q4, but it also involves a trap into whleh White heedlessly falls. White can now play N-Q5, apparently with great errect. 10 N-Q5? P_KN4! 13 P-KR3 .Bx~ 11 NxNt QxN 14 QxB QxQ t check; * dbl. check; § dis. eh. 12 B-N3 B- N5! 15 PxQ P-KB3 272 CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 19s-1 The result of Capablanca's positional Declaration of independence, As in the 13 PxP p,p 15 N_B3 BxP!! trap is that he Is in effec t a piece to the previous game, White's colorless open· 14 Q_Q3 QR_ Bl ! 16 BxN P,B good. White's Bishop is a dead piece, ing has been the first step in ceding the can play 110 effective role in the game. initiative to Black. 16 K-N2 P-QR4 18 R_Rl K_K3 White decides that he might as well 17 P-QR4 K_B2 19 P_ R4 KR_QNl pal·t with h is useless Bishop. Thus he gets I'id of his pI'ime liisalinllJtage but ('l'eates It brand-new one: Bla{' k's las ting ]lressure on the Queen file. 16 BxB QPxB 21 Q-N2 N-B4 17 P-QR3 P- N5! 22 BxN QxBt 18 p,p B,P 23 K_Rl KR_Ql 19 P_N4 B,N 24 Q_ K2 P-R3 20 P,B Q-B3 25 R_ Rl Q-Q3! 26 KR_Ql Now part of Black's beautiful plan is r evealed: if 17 QxP t? K-Bl 18 QxB??? QxNt, fOl'cing mate! 17 K-N1 BxP!! Black's strategy is delightfully simple. This time Black hopes fO l' 18 KxE, He plays to open a file on the Queen Q-N5t 19 K-B2. N-K4! 20 NxN, E-K::;~, side, by playing. , . P -N4 and P wi nning 'Whi te 's Queen. B5. Then his "extra piece" is bound to 18 N-R2 N-K4! win for him. 19 NxN B-Q4! 20 PxP RPxP 22 R-QR2 P_N4 Resigns 21 P-N3 P-B3 23 KR-'Rl P_B5 A classic example of altatk against If nnw 24 NPxP, Black wins easily Queen·side castling, after 24 . PxBP 25 PxP, R-N5. 26 .... Q_B3! RPxP PxPjN6 27 P-Q4 R_N4 NO\\' LET'S SEE what happens when 2. Black threatens to win material with 25 BPxP R,P 28 R-B4 R_N5 White castles King·slde. 27 • , .IRxN ! 28 RxR, NxKP, etc. White 26 R-R4 R,P 29 RxBP R,P meets this threat, only to succumb on Scarborough, 1930 Resigns the Queen file. NIMZO_INDIAN DEFENSE White cannot fight back against the 27 K_N2 R_Q3! 32 RxKP N-N4 W. Winter E. Colle "extra piece." 28 P_ R3 QR_ Ql 33 R-Q5 R,R White Black N,P 29 K_B3 Q-Q2! 34 PxR 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 3 N_QB3 B- N5 30 K_K3 N- Kl! 35 Q-B3 NxRt 2 P_QB4 P-K3 4 Q-N3 THE DEAD PIECE may not necessarily 31 R_R5 N-B2! Resigns lose the game in such a direct way. To protect his Bishop, Black now ad· vances P- B4 leading to a Pawn ]lo, Sometime~ the disadvantage is trans· formed into another disadvant age. THERE fi re still other wa~'s to lose the ~ition similar to that of the pl'evio1l5 initiative to Blark. The following games game. Radio Match, 1949 provide a richly ironif' rase in point: P-B4 , P-K3 0 - 0 SICILIAN DEFENSE fOI', ia one of them, White errs in cas •5 p,p N-B3 10 P-QR3 B,N A, Rico M. Najdorf tling Queen-side. while, in the other, he N_B3 N-K5 11 B,B P-QN3 el'I'S in castling King·side ! 7• B- Q2 NxQ8P 12 B_K2 B-N2 Black White 8 Q_B2 P_B4 13 0-0 P_QB4 Amsterdam, 1926 1 P-K4 B-K2 P-K4 "\'hite plays it safe Hnd- -sooll fi n{ls 2 N-KB3 P_Q3 •7 N-N3 B_K3 NIMZO·INDIAN DEFENSE p,p himself in tronble, 3 P_Q4 8 0 _0 QN_Q2 Or. M. Euwe E. Colle 4 NxP N_KB3 9 P_ B4 Q-B2 13 . R-Bl 15 P-QN4 N-K5 5 N-QB3 P_QR3 10 P_ B5? White Black 14 KR-Ql Q-K2 16 B_Kl R-B3! 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 5 N-B3 N-B3 By gum, Blacl! has the llttack after a ll! 2 P_QB4 P_ K3 6 PxP B,P 17 N-Q4? R-N3! 19 K_Rl NxN 8_K2 3 N_QB3 B_N5 7 B- N5 18 8 - Bl N-N4! 20 PxN N-B6!! 4 Q-B2 P- B4 8 O-O- O? Res igns White \\'flll ts to get a Hool( to t he Queen file to press down all Black's backward Queen Pawn. Castling Queen· s ide gains a move for this purpose, but it has t he drawback of leal'ing White's King vulnerable to attack. 8. . . . Q_R4! 10 P-K3 P-QN3 9 P-QR3? P-QR3 11 8-K2 8-N2 12 N_QNl P_N4! llIaek answers the UII'eat of P-QN·j Wilh Pawns on t he white squares, with a Pawn l'acrifice which Ollen!; UI) the King .{ and K ing Bishop 5, White has Queen llisholl fi le for atta('\{. I'educed the mobility of h is K ing Bishop to an aluming extent. If this piece is Do You Know not "dead." it is certainly "half·dead," The reason for White's surprisingly Another drawback to the text is that by THE NINE BAD MOVES? abl'u pt resignation is that he is helpless releasing pI'essure on Black's center, it Fred Reinfeld, in (his new book. tells against Blach: 's contemplated 21 Q .. YOU how to al'oid them, how to exploit. R5 22 P-R3, QxPt! 23 PxQ, H-N8 mate! enables h im to r eact eventually with them when YOU,' opponent makes them, ... P - Q4. how to win more freQu ~ nt IY. Send $2,50 _ if not satisfied, return the book In 7 YES, W h ite seems to be in a bad way 10 B-B5 13 Q_ K2 QR_Bl days a nd get full refund. And wo rse is t o come. In the next arti 11 B-Q3 P_QN4 14 QR_ Bl 0-0 STEALING PU BLISHING CO., Ino;. cle, we shall s ee what happens to him 215 East 37 St. j\'ew York 16, N. Y. 12 B-K3 B_ K2 15 N- Q2 P-Q4! when he plays 11 gambit! CHESS REVIEW , SEPTEMBER, 1954 273 Up-to-date opening analysis by WALTER KORN by an outstanding authority THE KEVITZ SYSTEM Part 2_ The System with Moves Other than 1 P·K4 Purt I of our d iscoursc dealt with the aspects of Ih is defell se as they a ri"e afler 1 P-K4., Dominated most]v Ihere hy fea tu res similar 10 Ihc j\ lekhine o r Ihe N imzovich Defense, tJ ;e Kevitz System retains mo rc elas ticity, subtl ety a nd res ilience th un those other, once "hyperlllodern" de fellses, It cun evcn transpose into i\ regular King Pawn Opening, He re we ( olls ider it as a re pl y to the opcning movcs, '1 P-Q4, o r 1. 1'-QB4, 01" I N,KB3, As we shall see, it Cilll even more easi ly sw ilt;h over into a ll 1n<1i ll l1 Defensc. In facl, in Ihis COI1l1CC li oll, lhe te rm, " Ind ian T wo Knights' Deft' lI se," is mo:>1 appro pri ute, The complex Cel lI be ve ry invo lved, II1It we 51 wll endea vo r here aga in 10 present u rncthod icit1 lH"ca kdo\\'1l o f the va r ioll S sopi ellccs 1.I ml trans posi tions, Va ria t io n 4 I.Ilw a ll approadl to n ~ li ln () r - nar r y 1 P_Q4 N_ KB3 ("IlI'lo- h ) Ya rialioll or Ow t\i!1l1. 0- [nd [an On t il e more "lloemati!''' \ N- {lH3. De f ~ n sc (with the key-move. ·1 Q- B2. mi~~ing) l oo k~ 3 I'- K3 ·1 N-Wl. see comment Ulldcr Variation ti. \V!.J.n ;R K OliN 0-:\",>. But;; P- Q5. X- K2 ti I)- N5. X- K5'?: 2 P_Q B4 explores ncw ground. £dil"r or Mod"m ClI t'SS O pellillgs 2 :\' -Q B :~, N- 83 3 I' -K ~ tnulslloseli into 4 P- Q5 N-K 2 the main line of Variation 2. And :1 5 P- K 4 (C) (See previous d iagram ) :-" - QB3. P- Q3 3 P- K·I (3 I1- N5. QN- Q2!). 01' :. :\"- ll3. X X3 6 1'- 1';:1l1. II - X:' ur 3 N_K B 3 P-Q3° I'-K·I IIlntlJUries (Iu kklr _ And. aftel- ~ :'\'-Q8 3_ 1'- (1-' 3 U- X5. P- K3. we :u-e In t' 1'-1\5. 3 .., 1'- 1\-1 i~ lIlet by -t :\"x P: t he Frenrh Defense. 5 . . P- Q3 4 P-Q5 N_ K 4 9 B_K 3 P- B 3 P_K N4 p,p 2 N- QBl It" ;, :'\'- X 3 Ilere, () P- K Jt\ : 0 1)1 i- 5 N-B3 NxN t 10 O \l ~ ]Y. the tim in g- is imj)()l·la nt. Variation 5 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 .2 N_KB3 01' 3 PxP. NxP ~ P- I{·I, Q-R5, Now Black c:: an u 'y again fOl' a " de· ferred" Kel'lt:l;- Traikovich System: 2 3 QN- K 2 7 P-K3 P-Q3 . P- Q3 3 P- KN3, N - B3?! 4 B- N2. p 4 N-QBS N- N3 8 N-R4 B-NSt K·I 5 Pxl'. NxP 6 0 - 0, B-K2 7 P-QN3, 5 P-KN3 N- B3 9 B-Q2 B_N5 NxNt 8 DxN, 1' - Q4 with equality (Gr ubel' 6 B_N2 B-84 10 P-B3 BxBt -Tl'alkovich. Be lgrade, 1953). 11 QxB B-Q2 3 P-K4 Or 3 p-K n ~? N-N3 ·1 P- K 4. I'-K·I ! 5 P- U5, Q- Ui"., 6 " - Q2. QxK P. 3 . . . . P-K3 5 QxN p , p 4 N_KB3 N xNt 6 PxP Q-B3 WillI Ill L equal game. Variation 7 1 P_QB4 N- KB3 2 N_QB3 N- QB3 T his ]jue ~ cU1 T e d !n Benlllteill-TuI'LI R evltz' ow n preference, however. Is er in the Manhnttan C. C. Championship, not 2 ..• 1'- Q3 but 2 .. . P- K 3. follow ed 1954. T he game ended in a draw. by 3 . .. P- K N3. H e scored a sensatlonn l The same li ne can al'lse by transllost· win agains t 13onda l'evsk}' (White) at Lion from VariatIon 3 ( 0) ill Pa rt 1. l t osco \\', J 9~ 6 . In what may be called a "Ke\·l l:i:.(;ntalan," In the line give .. hel "C . 2 P_K3 4 P-KN3 P-Q4! Variation 9 3 P-B4 N_B3! 5 B-N2 PxP 1 N- KB3 N-KB3 2 P_QB4 N-QB3 Th lH method of L'ca dll))g the " lndinn Two Knights' Defe nse" via the Engli!lh Ol)onlng is Traikovl ch'lI t'Olltrl bllllon to tbis system. Again. White luu. a va rie ty Of !Se loctiun. ( A) T he f'oul' K nlghlll' DeFenl'e to lhe I::Ll,ltU sh Ollening is eH t abll~ h e ti lI'ith 3 :-< - 113, P-K~ (MCO: Pli. 31,2. ~'D l. l ·i) , 6 0-0 (B) 3 P- K:\3. p-I{.[ ~an be ll(hlctl to MCO: i'. 32. (col. S. This line has no Inde pendent value, as EUII'e's re\'!ell' of the match suggellted 3 N -QB3 or l P- Q4 result in val'iatlons 6 Q- IH, (olloll'ed by 7 QxDP. But, after (C ) 3 P - 1\:~. 1'- 1\:-1 ·1 N - B3 iH {·0 J. 5 and already given. {> •• D-Q2 7 Q.~DP, N-QRI g Q- 03. p- .• P- B·j is IeOI. S(O. All I ~ well for Watk B4, BlaCk obta ins an aggressive game nflcr ·1 P-Q4. P ... P 5 Nx P. 8 - :-< 5. Summary (ami one wblch K evi a h as pu rsued SIIC' No doubt the PD lmlal'lty of the K evhz cessfully on a llumbel' of occasions). ( 0 ) flas m usse n - Traiko\' kh «(;o rre· Sys tem will be connned to pla)'ers who 6. . .. R-QN1! flfJondence. 1950·52) ra u 3 P-Q4, J>-KI ·1 call patlelltly handle II. closed defellse Blac k's IlOliitlo n is im pos ing . P- QG , N- K2 5 P-K ~, N- :-" l 6 B-Q3, B agains t a ll opponent who Is inclined to T he original sequence of movet; wall N!) 1 H-K3, O-Q S P- Dl, N- IH. But use aggTeulve t Rc tics to rerute a see w· actually mor'e dRt;sica' : 1 P--Q4, N- KB3 !Jhl(: k had it easy in lh l!'. game a s Kev ingly IIl1.Ssive (lefenMe. Sueh tactics may 2 P-QB4, P- K 8 3 P- KNS, P-Q4 ~ B- N2, It:i:'ij ijllggeated 6 P-KR~ Is st!'ongel' than boomerang, howe ver , and give rise to N- B3 5 N - KB3, etc. (i B-Q3. s uccessful counter·nttack. CH!SS REVIEW , SEPTEMBER, 1954 275 Entertaining and instructive games annotated by a famous expert. by HANS KMOCH 9 PxP, N-K5 10 B-N5, Q-Kl 11 N - Q5! Best. The Idea is 18 HxP, llxP 19 >~'<-INTERNAT'ONAL KKxKP 12 B-K7! NxNt 13 llxN, P-QB3 RxQKi'. QR-Nl with a fully satisfadory 1·\ BxR, QxB 15 N-B3, ,,'itll a decisive game fOI" Black. adl'antage for " ' hite (D. Englisch-S. 18 N-Q5 S,N CALifORNIA, 1954 Tarrasch. Hambm,c:. 1885). 18 QH- Nl Is a reasonable alterna· Pan-American Tournament in this line, Blac k can get sOllie ('oun· (1l'e: fOI' example, 19 P - QN·\, PxP 20 ter'play with 10 ,P-KB3 11 I'xP, I'xP, DxN! Reprise of a Reprise I3xP; but it remains to be seen if that Tournament winnel' D!sguier lias a <'ompensates for the loss of a Pawn. 19 RxB KR_Ql 21 NxP R_K1 20 KR_Q1 22 N_N4 strong lil1ing for the Foul' Pawns Attac k ;"Iiol'e difficult to meet and yet not B-81 R-K3 - -a system which, in the (!OUI'!;e of time, quite ~atisfactory is 6 P-K-! (Alek· Blaek has sllITendered the Pawn but has been repeatedly abandoned and tak· hine- Ed. Laskel·. New YOl'k. 192·j: cf. solIdified his position. en 1111 again. The foHowinA" g CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 195"4 41 B-Q4 K-K3 44 K-B3 N-N3 White can have a :line game after 16 CALIFORNIA, 1954 42 P-R4 N-B1 45 P-R5 N-K4t ,. , PxP 17 N-B6. 43 B_N7 P-N4t 46 BxN K,. 16., .. QR-B1 Pan-American Tournamen't 47 P_N3 Resigns 17 B_K1 NxN! A. Breathtaking Race Not 17 PxP because of 18 RxR, A debatable variatIon leads to a fierce CALIFORNIA, 1954 BxR 19 N-B6 with a fine game for White, tight, White attacking on the Klng·side. 18 PxN Black. on the Queen·side. Black seems Pan~American Tournament Or 18 NxN, PxP 19 RX'R, RxR 20 t o be lost when he SUrprisingly gains The Improvement that Failed N- B4, Q-R2 21 PxP, N-Q4 also with a ground with a neat combination, The re White plays a variation which is con· superior game for Biark. sulting end·game sets up a breathtaking sldered to be of no promise. He tries to race between passed Pawns, which 18 N-Q2 White wins by one tempo. improve upon it but falls behind in his 19 P- B4 B-R3! development. The result Is an end-game The issue depends on , P-QB5. 19 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED which Black wins complacently, thanks , P- B5 fails against 20 N-B2 after Vladimir Pafnutieff A. Bisguier to his majority on the Queenside. whIch Black lacks protection for hi;; White Black SLAV DEFENSE Qneen Bishop Pawn. 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 B_N5 QN-Q2 20 N-B2 Larry Evans N. Rossolimo 2 P-QB4 B_ N5 21 QxB P-K3 5 P-K3 White Black 3 N-QB3 P-Q4 6 N_B3 P_B4 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 N_KB3 N-B3 This is the Manhattan Defense. It dis- 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 4 N_B3 p,p appeared frOnl the scene after tbe New York Tournament of 1927-witbollt any convincing reason, though. 7 BPxP KPxP 9 B-82 Q_ R4 8 B-Q3 P_ B5 100-0 This Pawn sacrifice is considered to be the main argument against Black's sy~· tern. But its consequences are compli· cated, and it is conceivable that BlsguJer chose this defense with some improve· ment for Black In mind. 10 S,N 21 , . P- B5! 11 PxB QxBP Conclusive. Black's advance d majority 12 R_ B1 5 P-K3 on the Queen·side must win In the long White avoids the main line which Is run as White's doubled King·side Pawns ]3 Q-Nl, 0-0 13 P-K4, with the idea of This is the variation mentioned. The give inadequate chance of counter-action. 13 PxP 14 B-Q2! Q-Rti 15 B-N4 or usual move, supposed to be stronger, is The rest requires little comment. 13 . NxP 14 B-K7! 'R-Kl? 15 B- N4. 5 P- QR4. How strong it is, however, re His continUation may be less energetic. mains to be seen. White certainly has 22 QxQ NxQ 24 P-K4 R-Q5 but it has the advantage of putting new no trouble in getting out his pieces, but 23 K-B1 P_ R4 25 K- K2 P- N3 problems to Black, he still faces the problem of how to de 26 B-Q2 velop any initiative. Compare, for exam White threatens 27 B-K3. 12 .. Q-R6 13 N-K5 ple, the following game played in roun(1 26 8_B4 30 R_Q1 Rj1_Q1 P-N4 one of the recent USA-USSR match: 27 B-K3 R-Q2 31 P-R3 R,R Black's last is extremely risky. So, too, Reshevsky-Smyslov (5 P-QR4) 5 .. . 28 BxB RxB 32 NxR R-Q6 is 13 . 0-0 because of 14 NxN, NxN B-B4 6 P-K3, P-K3 7 BxP, B-QN5 S 29 P-KN3 R_B 1 33 N-K3 15 Q-'R5. Blacl, ought !'ather to try to consolidate his position with 13 0-0, 0-0 9 Q-K2, QN-Q2 10 P-K4, WhIte threatens 34 ?h:P. B-N3 11 B-Q3, P-K'R3 12 R-Q1, Q-K2 Q-Q3: e.g.. 14 B-B4, Q-K2 - or 14 NxN, 13 P-K5, N- Q4 14 NxN, BPxN 15 BxB, 33 ... R-Q5 BxN 15 BxN, QxB 16 P-K4, O-O! and 34 N_ B2 PxB 16 B-Q2, KR-Bl 17 KR-QBl, N-Bl R-Q6 (1) 17 PxP, P-QN~ or (2) 17 P-K5, 18 P-R4, BxB 19 QxB, Q-Q2-Drawn. Black a voids the pitfall: 34 . HxPt! Q- KR3 18 P - B4. P-B4 01' (3) 17 Q-H5, 5 P-QN4 8 BxP B-N2 35 K-B3, and the 'R ook is trapped. PxP 18 BxP. P-KN3. 6 P-QR4 P-N5 9 0 - 0 QN-Q2 35 N-K3 R-N6 38 P_B5 P-N4 14 NxN NxN 7 N_R2 P-K3 10 B-Q2 36 R-R2 K-B1 39 K_Q2 K_ K1 14, ,BxN 15 BxN, PxB looks very White is well off if he can get in P-K4 37 P-N4 P-R5 40 K- K2 K-Q2 bad for Black but offers {:omparatiYely and hold the Pawn there for a while or 41 R-R1 better chances. If he can prevent Black from playing Or Should W hite wait until Black's 15 P- K4! P- KR3 .. P-QB4. But he can do so only King arrives at Q5? 16 B- R4! N_ N3 against faulty counter-play. 41. RxPt 50 R,P P_ B6 Or 16 , , , PxP 17 BxP. R-QNl 18 Best of all, perhaps, is 10 P-QN3, the 42 K-K1 R-N6 51 R-K7 RxPt Q-K2, also with a great advantage fol' hole it creates onQB3 notwithstanding. 43 K_ K2 R- N7t 52 K-K2 P-N6 WhIte (18 . , . 0 - 0 19 B-K7!). Then White has no major troubles at 44 K_ K1 R_ N6 53 P- K6 P-N7 17 R-K1 0-0 least in the development of his pieces. 45 K_ K2 K_ B3 54 K-Q3 R-B7t 18 P-K5 10 P-QR4 46 R_ Q1 R- N7t 55 P- K7 RxNt! 11 N_ B1 B-K2 47 K-B3 K- B4 56 K,R N-Q4t! Now White Is ready for an attacl, on 12 N-Q3 48 PxP p,p 57 PxN P- N8(Q) the King·side with vastly superior forceil. 18 .. , . N- R5 This Knight heads for K5 or' QB5. 49 R-Q6 R-KR7 58 P- K8(N)t KxP That may be what White might have con Res ig ns Black's only chances in til" sidered an Improvement. But he contino reckless pursnit of Ilis action on the ues to sutrer from the bad position of his Queen·side, Queen Bishop, which interferes with his 19 R_ K3 Q,P 21 Q-Q2 B- B4 heavy pieces and has but a faint chance 20 R_KN3 Q-N7 22 QxP of getting into action via K l. Each side h as a neat point In mind. 12 0-0 14 KR-B1 Q-N3 The enticing contiuuation: 22 RxPt, 13 Q-K2 P-'B4 15 B_ N5 KR-Ql KxR 23 B-B6t, K-N3 24 Q-B4 Is dubious 16 KN_K5 10 say the least becauile of 24 QxB! CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1954 277 (.24 QxHt? 2G Qxq, I{- I(NI 26 27 N-Q2 29 Q- K2 Q_B4 Q- N I! ! ) which rathel' f:lI'ors Black aftcr 'o~;' UNITED STATES 28 N-K4 30 Q_N4 either 25 -RxQ. H- KNI or 2() Q-N3t, White for<:es the exchange of Queen'!. K - H·I 26 RxQ, H-KNI. NEW YORK, 1954 30 Q,Q 22 . , , . B-N3 31 PxQ R-Kl 23 BxB ! Metropolitan Chess League 32 P-B3! Thi~ j~ W hitc'g pOint (23 . . ,PxQ? 2·\ Meticulous Defense A lillIe 1lI0l'e of great strength! It B- BiH, K-RI 25 B- B6 mate). In the match between Marshall and Jll"Oteds both Knight and Rook. making ~lanhattan, U lvestad of Mal'shall has n the threats 011 IJishoJ) and Queen Pawn good game fOl' Black when he decides to effective, Illar fOI' the attack at the expense of a 32 , ••• Pawn. His ]lroject looks promising but This mOl'e i s tantamount to reslgna· falls against White's meticulous defcllf\2, tioll. Instead, Bl:H·k must try 32." U- KD3 so as eilhel' to keep both Oishops RUY L OPEZ 01' remain with Bishops of opposite ('0101', E. Schwartz O. Ulvestad 33 RxB RxR 40 BxP K_Q4 White Black 34 PxR B-K2 41 K_B3 K-B5 1 P-K4 P_K4 5 0-0 8-K2 35 P-N4 K-N1 42 K_K4 K-P 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 6 P_Q4 Pxi' 36 P-N5 K-B2 43 K-Q5 B_R6 3 B_N5 P-QR3 7 R-Kl P-QN4 37 P-K5! PxP 44 B-Q4 B_B1 4 B-R4 N-B3 8 B-N3 P-Q3 38 BxP B-B4t 45 P-B4t K- R3 39 K_N2 K_Kl 46 K_B6 Resigns 23 . • , . QxPt ! 9 B-Q5 N,S And this is Black's point- a line one Black's last is playable, it seems, b M which almost (a sad word, that "almost") is not so co mFortable as 9. B -N2 10 NEW YORK, 1954 saves the game, NxP, 'NxB 12 PxX, NxN (Schl eehter Metropolitan Chess League 23 PxB, instead, loses flatly be· Pillsbury. NUl'embel'g, 1896), (;anse of 24 H xNP, H- H2 25 B- B6. 10 PxN N-Nl Finest Game of Match 24 KxQ PxB§ 27 RxRP! P-N5 11 B- N5 B lacl, essays a dubious variation illlt 25 B-B6 1 PxQ 28 P_N4! P-N6 White tries to get much. Simply 11 handles It skillfully. Still, he ig out· 26 RxPt K_B2 29 R-R7t NxP gives him a jll"Omising game. skilled by B isguier II"ho has been in top I"ol'm lately, This is the fi nest game of White's check is weil timed 1'01' nOli" 11 , ... P-K B3 the mat<:h between i'oIanhattan and ~r;\r· Diark's King cannot escape via KD·l. Dm 12 QxP P-QB4 shall. lhe game is very close. After 12 PxB 13 Qx]>, of course, 29 .... K_N1 White has too \lOwel'ful an atta<:k: e.g., SICILIAN DEFENSE i'oIate follows directly afte]' 29 13 H- BI H > COVER WH I TE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME White Par Black Your Selection Your P layed Scorc Played for White's move Score 5 N,P 6 NxN ______5 21 NxP!! 6 Q,N 7 P-Q4 ______3 7 B-K2 The brillhtnt refutat io n of OIael<'s. 8 B_Q3 ______3 21 , ... N,N 8 P-KN4 9 Q- K2 ______5 B_BK4 (a) 22 RxN! B-QB3 9 10 BxB ______3 10 Q,S After 22 RxR 23 Q-N7! White reo 11 P_KN4 (b) ______7 11 Q- K3 (c) 0\"er8 t he Hook. emerging with at least 12 QxQ ______5 12 P,Q ~ ne ext m Pawn i n a superio!' pos it!,:)]!. 13 P-KR4 (d) ______8 13 PxP 23 RxRt QxR 25 Q- R3 PxP 14 P- N5 ______6 14. 0_0 24 R-Q1 Q_N1 26 6-B3 Q_Q61 15 RxP ______5 15 B-Q3 27 BxB PxB 16 B- Q2 ______. 3 16 N_B3 27 QxD t osses away Olaclfs la~ t 17 P-64 ______.4 17 P_N3 fighting chance as \Vhite is t wo Pawns 18 R-R6 ______5 18 QR_K1 up after 28 QxBP, 190- 0 _0 ______3 19 P_K4? 0 28 Q-K3! Q-B2 20 P-B5! (e) ______8 20 P-K5 29 N_R4! R-Q1 21 PxB ______3 21 P,N Not 29 . , . QxRP because of 30 QxB, 22 P-Q7 (f) ______6 22 R_Q1 QxN 31 Q-KGt . 23 RxN ______.4 23 R,P 30 RxRt QxR 24 R-B1 ______3 24 R,P 31 Q-N6t 25 KRxP (g) ______3 25 R_B2 26 R-B6 ______4 A winning simplification, though th e 26 R_Q1 end-game requires great ac(:urapy. 27 B_B3 ______.4 27 Resigns 31 Q,Q 35 K-N2 K-B3 Total Scor e ______100 Your Percentage ______32 N,Q K_B2 36 K_B3 K_N4 B-B3 P-N3 K_N5 33 P-KN3 37 SCALE: 75.100-Excel le nt; 55.74-Superior; 40·54-Good; 25.39_ Fair 34 N- B4 P-B4 38 N-K3! An impm·tant point. m a ek ('annot JlI'O r eed w ith 38 . , . K- B6 ber au~ e of ;W *I'osilioll aila 10 . . , j'"K4i' N-Q5"t . 38 . B_Q5 111 Whit" tilr,-al"Ilt'd ] n B - "' · ~ wil l! a llOWf'I" 01" 38 . 13-Q L 39 N-Q5t , KxHP 1') fut hind. P- B4 (stnlemating Black's King) . p-l(?, h I A el, 'wr idea. (.to ••• B- N 3 41 P- K N4 !) 41 K- K2, D- ."<3 c) If II . . . 0xl'. 12 1\·"'."\1 ("< ' r",' Ch th(' ·12 K-Q3, B-R2 ·13 K-B2, 13-N1 -H N - K 'i, I Paw 1\~ , IC1l"" .", \\"h itt' with ."' lI lwri,,1' ~ aI(H · . and \\Thite wins. ti l S plitling Ihe (' nt'my Pa"'n"' . K_B6 41 K _ K2 K- B6 K,N 42 K_Q1 P- R4 e) Winninl' a pi,'c,', Clearly, Blad{ loses whatever h e lllays. II Thc po illi. 43 P- B5 P-B3 45 K-K2 K_K5 g) Alack'" K ill )! Bi~hol' Pawn_ ar(' d':ad 44 P-R3 K_Q5 46 P-B3! Resigns duck •. an yway, CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1954 279 Analysis and synthesis of mi~dle gam e play by I. A. HOROWITZ WEAK PAWNS support by a fellow Pawn or Pawns on adjoining fi les. The j,,;olated Queen Pawn, in particular, recures OBSERVING how the minority nttaek ean delevop it as u strategic theme, target il~ the fortn or a backward Pawn, a.-; we did in it mu.-;t be emphasized that the "isolani" i:-; not the last installment of this series, we antieipated thi ,,; nece.-;sarily and invariably a weakness. On the con topic in presenting one form of Pawn weakness. An· tra ry, the isolated Queen Pawn, through its sphere other major weakness consists of Pawns doubled or of influence over the squares, KS and QBS, helps to tripled 0 11 th e sa me file which i;uIfer from restricted control the center and even threatens at limes to lllOlJil ity and th erefore also as fixed targets. advance effectively to QS. Nevertheless the central The rema ini ng major type of Pawn wea kn ess is 1iqllare in fron t of it may often be occupied strongly th e i,,;o la ted Pawn, often referred to as a ll "isobni. " by an enemy piece, and there is alwa y,,; the isolated Such a Paml is one which is deprived of the potential Pawn's inherent defensive weakness. THE FOLLOWIXG GAME is an exam· P xN 17 Q-N·li and 18 HxQ) 17 Q As the smoke dears, Blaek emerges pIe of what can happen to an "i801ani" K4, QxN 18 QxPj-, K - Bl 19 TI- N 4t. two Pawns ahead. Despite the Bishops in an unguarded moment. 16 8-B3 being 01" oppo~ite eo lor~, White can have only the faintest hopes of drawing. The St. Petersburg, 1909 rest of tile game is a finely played end· QUEEN'S GAMBIT ing by one 0[ the gt'eal master:; of all A, Speyer A. Rubinstein time. White Black 23 P-R5 P-B3 40 B-Q4 R-K5, 24 KR_Ql Rj2_Q2 1 P_ Q4 P_Q4 7 BxP N_ B3 41 K-Q 3 8-83 25 R,R R,R 42 P-N4 2 P_ QB4 P-K3 a 0-0 Q-82 B-N4t 26 R-K1 B_ B3 43 K - B3 P_B5 3 N-QB3 p,p 9 Q-K2 8_K2 27 R-K3 R-Qat 44 B_85 K - B4 4 N-B3 P-QR3 10 B_Q2 0 _ 0 28 R-Kl R-Q2 45 K-Q2 P-R4 5 P-QR4 P_QB4 11 QR_ B1 R- Q1 29 P-B4 K-B2 46 K_B3 8-K7 6 P-K3 N_KB3 12 B-Q3 30 K-B2 B-K5 47 R_N2 P-B6 White allows all i~o l1\t ed P1\II-n Jlere 31 R-K2 P-KN4 48 R_N 7 B-N4 fo r the sake of play 011 the open Queen 32 R-Q2 B_Q4 49 R_N3 R-B5t Bi~ l lOP file and in lhe eenter. 16 , •• NxP! 33 K-N3 K_K3 50 K-Q2 K_K5 34 R- K2t B_ K5 51 B- N6 R,P Now the Pa\\"n falls, relatively early In 35 R-Q2 R-N2 52 R- R3 R-N7t t he game. If 17 DxN, Black maintains h is p,p 53 K_83 P_B7 a(\I'antage with 1, Qxft 18 8 -U3, 36 RxPt K_B4 54 K _ B5 nxQu 19 NxH, Q-H3. 37 R-N5t R- K3t 38 K _ K3 R_ R5 55 R_ K6 K-B4 17 NxNt 8,N 20 QxB 39 R_KB2 B_Q4 Resigns 18 Q_K4 N_B4 21 QxQ 19 P_K N4 B,N 22 PxN STRONG S9UARES Points to Remember :\Iu{'h of the battle in I:h e ~s rages Familiarize yourself with yOUI' tools about the oecnj)ation 01" eontrol 0[ ~t],Ollg UH'tieal motif:; and strategk prineiples. squat·es. Practically speaking, of course. At first you llIay need to make a eon· one cannot be strong everywher e ; it Is 12 .• p, p Hdous efforl to recall them as you play. enough of a problem to be strong in the 13 PxP B-Q2 E;1'enlnally they'll bel'ome ~econd nature. ('enter, on important file ~ and diagonal,;, Make eonH e(·\u ire and {"oh erent plans. and in all al'ea ~ involving the ~arety of Diad;; eannot play 13 !\xP forth· [)on't be a g'1';tsShoppel·. the King. with bep:lnse of 1~ :\xX, Hx): 15 N- :\;,. PlllY with self·,'onfi(\erwe. It PllYS to A strong sQuat'e almost define~ itself 14 N_ K4 QR-B1 be optimisti!'. Of ('onr se don't mlll,,, the a:; one that is diflil'ult 01' imposHible to 15 N_K 5 B-K1 mistake of under estimat ing your oppo· attack. T\ms, aH we have already noted, Diad, stops 16 Nx:\t , lJxN 17 Bxl't, nent. the sqlHlre in front ot" an i:;olated Pawn KxD 18 Q-R5t whic·h give:; White at Helax. Arter a ll, tiless is meant to be is a strong point 1"01" the opponent in~ (' leasl a draw. enjoyed, If yon don't get a kick out of it, far a~ he call seize it wi th a piece tlH. Capture of t he Queen Pawn is ~till you should probably be doing something (,an not l>e dl'jven off by a Pall'u. Similar· bad: ]5 :\xP 16 Nx:\"t, Bx:\ (if Hi else. ly. a ""hole"' in t he adverse position. 280 CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1954 whkh mny be des(:ribed liS a squar e on a fo rmidable pa ~se d 1'a"' n which he which the e nemy laeks Pawn protection. t hreatens to pu~h at any mome nt to 1\6 PLASTIC CHESSMEN may beeome iI g,qling 1I"0und in his ~ id{) in order to inerease the scope of h i ~ if we r'an lodge an Ilna s~a ilable Ili e r e in Q\l een Bishop, This rombination of ad· it. "aIlUlg e~ - a centralized ]JO~ilio n - rou· Often (" oTlII"OI oj" eertain "omplexes oj" pled with ('omplele domi na t io n of a pl etli· "'ilite or \)In, ·1\ sqnare;; depends o n OTlr ora (If slr ong ~q \lar e s - ~ooTl r ()~ lllb in "n "etention or one or both B ishops. For ol'e rwhelmiTlg t. r i11l11 flh. Xam lJle. by () x( 'h anging or ot.ilerwise 21 B_B3 23 BxN Q,e IOsin);" t he s{)ni('es 0[" hi~ Qneen Bi.~hop . 22 KR- Ql N- B2 24 P- K6 Q-K2 White may e, \ ~ily be<.,ome " 'eak on vital 25 QxQBP blad( sqnares. T h i ~ is just a nolhel" ,,',IY Thi~ ~i!ll pl(> ca ptllre is d ecl~ iI· e . A m i~· of saying . of "O l\r~e . that Blaek may be· wl,e i~ 2::' ]I- Q'. benl\1~e of 2;; Bxl( ('orne siron);" on Ihem. By Ihe same tol, ell. 2l; l{xU. Q xP afler \\" hi .. h \Yhite ("allnOI 'lb ~ell"e or While'~ King Bishop may reo ('olltinl\f" wilh 2. fl xK):!' by rea~0I1 or ~nll in lo;; ~ of all important white diago· n la.-l , ·~ mating t hrea t at E ~. nal and a "ol"l" e~[l onding gain by Blaek. who Illay lhe n a cquire eOl\lmand of ~ tr>\ · 25 QR- Q l tegit: white squar e~. 26 B_K5 P-QR3 This whole matter is deal'ly no i HO ' 27 P_QN4 T HESE P lastic Chessmen are made of lated theme. ~ince every game of c h es~ Whi te threaten." 2~ HxH. durable Tenlte a nd molded in the basic is played o n a board of s ix ty-fO ll r sqnare8 27 QR-K1 29 R_N3 P-N3 S taunton paUern. Sturdy and practical, II"hi(:h are v CHESS REVIEW, SEPTEMBER , \ 954 Of countless examples in master chess Blockade of turning material adnmtages to ac· A blockade is a somewbat related count. the following game Is one of the theme. Often a passed Pawn [n the most instructive by virtue of its simplic' middle game 01' ending Is satisfactorily ity. stolliled br a Knight 1)lanted directly ill Monte Carlo, 1903 front of it. The Knight is an e~t;ellent PHILIDOA DEFENSE blot;kadel' bet;l\use his mobility reaches C. Schlechter J. Mason beyond the fl'ustl'llted Pawn and is in IIr White Black way hampered by it. A prime conSideration in blockaders is 1 P-K4 P-K4 6 B-K2 N-B3 just thut: the blockader' is still an uctlve 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 7 0-0 B-K2 piece, liS Is apparent in the following 3 P_Q4 p,p N,N 8 P-B4 IJOsitlon, 4 NxP N-KB3 9 QxN B-B3 5 N_QB3 B_Q2 10 P-QN4 31 R_K7! N-B3 33 B-N2 White's last mo\'e is somewhat unusual 32 R_K2 R-QR5 34 BxN bill SetTeS the dual IlIlq)OSe of tlanehet· White has ext;hanged relentlessly and tolng the Queen Dlshop while tht'eaten· has now at;hie\"ed a winning Ilosition ing a strategic advance to N5, thanks to his extra Pawn and Ihe stra· tegic plat;ement of his Hook in ('lItting of( the Blat;k King from the Queen·side, Xo,," all he has [0 do is mart;]1 hi" own King to the Queen·side to S\111110l"l the advance of the passed Pawn. 35 K-B2 P-R4 41 K-N4 R-Nlt 36 K-K1 P-N4 42 K-R5 R-QB1 37 K_Q2 K_B4 43 K-N5 R-Nlt 38 K_Q3 R_R1 44 K_R6 R_QBl 39 P_B4 A-Q1t 45 A_B2! K_K4 In connection with placing Kllight~ ill 40 K_B3 R_QBl 46 K_N7 R_84 good posts, it may be 1J0inted out that 47 K_N6 Resigns a time·hOnOI'ed device fOl' maintaining 1\ Knight on a frequentlr occllllied square such as K8,I or Q8'I is to slation a watdlful Pawn 011 KR4 or QR4, The Oil' 10 0-0 SUNDRY COMBINATIONS ponent will then be unable to move 11 B-N2 N-K1 We h1U'C t;overed briefly and cOlJ('hwly immediately his Knight Pawn to N4 with· 12 P-N5 both the common tacUcal motifs und the Olll submitting to I'xP, obdating any White intellds to play 13 N-Q5 with· broad strategic Iwinciples that enter into attempt 10 dl'h'e off the Knight. If l'-N,( out pel'milting 13 Dx::-;, a well,played middle game. )Iore elabor· is prepat'ed fOI' by a preliminary 1 P-R3, 12 B_Q2 18 RxP Q_B3 ate discussions are beyond the scope of the answer in ordinary t;ire\llllstances, is 1 , , , , P-H5, anel' which 2 , 13 N-Q5 P-KB4 19 Q-B4t Q_B2 thi" text. nOl' are they necessary fOl' a 14 B-Q3 P_B3 20 R_K7 Q,Q good working knowledge of hOIl' to handle pel"lnit~ 2 .... N-N6 or even 2 , , , , I':..:P e,ll,! 15 PxP PxP 21 BxQt P_Q4 milldle game positions, Ne\'ertheless, for 16 NxBt QxN 22 BxPt P,B the ~ake of I'ounding ollt the discussion 17 QR_K1 PxP 23 RxB and pl'oviding information for those who The Outpost may wish to probe more deeply Into Ihe When a I,iece, SUPllort~d by one or inexhaustible "ubject of chess theory, mOl'e J'awns. tukes up a lJOsition in un it Ill;!y be useful to mention \"al'iou~ open file in the heart of the opponent's 10]Ih-S iuvel;tlp:ated by Nimzovi{"]l an!\ terrain, it is r TOURNAMENT NOTES your fi rst result with that opponent, or T he follo"·;n!!" llO""III I:''' " "l·'· ,,·o n priw" your s econd. 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(.~ .; • t ~ , :; I : I·; ];al " ·0,·k ,.,. I ~ ' win, not j u~ t. HI! It might be, It report 5th Annual ChampiOl'lsh ip- 1950 I .. , II Wn ,· ha ...... 1"1 Ii - 0 r epeated be,'al1 lHl you forgot YDU had a I, No 11CW (). lIallf!e l' ~ \0 t he Fi nH l ~ hal'l: ] 1\ .-: " l.'r" c'llIa" ., 1 .~ I' ." ready rell,o l'teil , ::.; I'; \\"c' I"Il ,· r " l · ~ 1' ~.1 \ ~ l.ome through on results Ul i ~ month. We F or anotilel· example, say. you re ported ~ hall (·all for rellol'ls for adjlll'l i('a lion o n 'l ri r~t (1) win fl'om an opponent. but all ~e ru l·fl nn l s games a nd clear way rOr GAME REPORTS that repal·t we nt astm),. 'Vhell you re· hu't F innls section to Slart. W e h:,,·e n! Read HIS BOOK is your arsenal. Eleven T different openings, slanted for the layman, are presented here. 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