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September 1954 SEPTEMBER 1954 FLECTIONS Of A CHAMPION L',',' {lllg,- 2591 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<?S at the The I"eeord of the~<? ~lh · '·'·~~"~ Aftel' 25 .. it-R4 26 N- Q5. NxN 27 end of an Alekhine inspit·ation. Keeskemet ______ l!J~ ~ __ It) game~ Bradley Beaeh ___ I!J~9 __ :1 g"ames PxN. the Rook never gets oui alive. 43 K- N3 48 B- Q3 K_B3 San Remo ______ _ I!J :3"_ I.'", g"ames 26 N-Q5 N,N 28 P-R4 Q-K2 44 P-B7 R- KB1 49 K_B3 K-K4 DIed ____________ 1 ~31 __ ~ti games 27 BxN Q_Q1 29 P-K3 K_R1 45 P-B8(Q) RxQ 50 K-K3 P-R4 London ______ __ __ 1!J 3 ~ __ I 1 games 46 BxR P-QB5 51 B-B2 K-B3 Black pl'epat'es for P-N~ , t hinking Total 77 games he will win a pie(,e. 47 B_R6 P_B6 52 K-B4 K_N2 53 KxP K_R3 30 K-N2 Dlaclt hope~ for 54 K-B6, as he is then Two can play at that game: if now 30 stalemated. T HOUG HT FOR T HE MON T H .F-X·I 31 PxP, Px1' 32 R- RJt, White Chess holds its ma ~ t e l' ill its own bonds wins at once. 54 K-B4! Resigns -fetters and in ~om l' ways shapes 30 P_B4 32 P_ K4 B_ K4 spirit. so t hat ulH]",r it t he inner h . THE FINISH is reminiscent of the follow· 31 R-K1 K-R2 33 p,p p,p <10m of thl' \'eIY .- troll,.«('~t must suffer. ing position which occulTed in 190~ in -Albert Einstein t - check; , - dbL Check; i dis. oh. a match between Cllpablanea and Cot·zo. CHESS REVIEW 'HI .."fUIIIE CHUS IoIAGAZINf '~Iumn n Numbet' 9 September, EDITED & PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowitz Readers ore invited to use these columns for their INDEX comments on matters of interest to chessplayers. FEATURES FO R SLOCUM'S LIBRARY Dead Man's P laythings ____ __ ______ 266 In compal'ing note~ with O. Slocum Game of the Month __ ________ ____ __ 264 (Reader's Forum, June '54) , J find my· USA_USSR Match Games ___ ______ 269 self in general agl'eement with hi~ choice of bool{s. Howel'er, if ! could hal'e only DEPARTMENTS one book, on a desert island or any· Chess Caviar __ __ ________ __ ______ __ 263 where, it would slll'ely be a collection Games from Recent Events ___ _____ 276 of mastcr games. And. for first choice. How to Win in the Middle Game ___ 280 1 would select Francis ,T. 'Ve llm\lth'~ Past Masterpieces __ ____ _____ _____ 258 "The Golden TreaSllry o[ Che ~ 8." This Postal Chess ________ ____ __ ____ ____ 283 book coulain~ 5~ O of the b e~ t gallle8 01' chess ever played [rom t h e time of Buy I Solitaire Chess _______ ____________ 279 Lopez to OUI' own Sammy Reshevsky. Spotlight on Openings ____ ____ _____ 274 Never was so much ches .~i e pleaRure Tournament Calendar ____ __ __ __ __ __ 262 packed inlo onc small \,OIUlWO> . As the White's Game-In Last Throes __ ___ 272 reader plays over the masterpiece~ of World of Chess ________ __ __ ______ __ 259 such immortal ~ as !\[orphy, Pillsbury, An· de1"ssen. he will agree w ith the author: " Long ago gone, but de se1" l' ing o[ green EDITOR memory," And who ean play O\'e1" these r. A. Ho"ow;tz games withollt being inspired to gr eater EXECUTIVE EDITOR deeds on the chess board? .TllCk Straley l3attell Then there is 'T he Fil'es ide Book of CONTRIBUTING ED ITOR S Chess," by Cherney and Heinf€ld, with­ L Chernev, .J . "'. Collins, T. A , Dunst, out whiCh no chess Jibl'arj is (;ollJplete. Dr. ?I!. Eu\\"e, Hans Kmoch, 'V. Korn, 'I'his book ~ontain s chess cartoons, chess I·" 'ed Heinfel d, D,·. S. G. Tart"kover, B'lI'nie F . \Vinl,elman short stol'ies, an interes ting collection of chess lore, pl us a collection of out· IV.\N I{OIlLlNEN KO CORRESPONDENTS standing games o[ all types with the First \'iolini~t of the National Symphony ab;tma K ~l. Cocluell. I3 lifornia He" lIert Betker, J . B. Gee, Le,·o), slories behind Ihem. "The Fireside Book of Washington, D, C" concen artist, solo· Johnson, Dr. H. Ralston, ?ol. J. Hoyer, of Chess" wonld while away many hun· ist, Ivan Romancnko has jusl annexed the Co lorado ?oJ.. \ V , Reese. dl 'ed ~ of hours on a desert isle. 'Vhen I Connecticut EdIlH",d E. Hand, Plainfield (Ncw .Jcrsey) Chess Cltlb Delaware R. D. Don,,)(lson. go on a lrip, it is the one book which Dist. of Columbia R. Chauyenet. I always take a long, championship hy tho impressive score of Flori da ",rajo!' J. B. Holt, P. C. Knox, E rnest I also like Alexander Alekhine's "Illy 1l·2, Former amatcur champion E. Schuy. G. Werber. kr Jackson was one of the cOlllpeli t or ~ . Geo r!lia Grad;' N. Coker, Jr. Best Games of Chess, 192-1·3 • . " The Illino is Howard J. Bell. J. C. \Van·e". greatest attacki ng player of all time, INTRODUCED Indiana D. C. H ills, D. E. Rhead, who was abo a master anllotator. records Iowa W. G. VanderlJtll·g. Sel'eral weeks ago, a frie nd of mine his greatest games, with it ruuning com· KentUCky J.
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