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ONE YEAR $4.75 M. ~ AINT AMANT. IIt:Rll I!ARRWITZ. VEHY often the question of whether to capture or not to captnre is not one to be decided hy instinct or inspiration. but one that can be resolved by simple Olle­ and-one arithmetic. Take' this position by Vlk.

NE or the pleaslIres in life, which is 1 R- B1t P- B8(Q) Oneither "immoral, illegal nor fatten· 2 RxQt K,R ing" is the enjoyment to be found ill 3 P-K6 p,p artistic elldgames. Here are a few which 4 P-B7 N-K4 are especially diverting. Black attacl{s the Pawn and also threatens, if it qUeens, to win the Queen hy 5 .. N-Q2t. 5 P-BS(N) White to play and win If \Vhite can win the Black Pawn even K-NS R_B3 at the cost of his Knight, be wlll draw 2 R_B6 as two Knights and King cannot force Should Black capture? No!-after 2 mate. , RxR 3 PxR, P-B5 4 P-B7, P-B6 5 5 NjK4-B3t P - B8(Q), White wins. 6 K-RS! P_K4 7 N-Q7 P-K5 2 , ... P-B5 S N_B6 P-K6 Should White capture? No! - artel' 3 9 N-Q5 P- K7 RxR, PxR 4 P-N6, P-B6 5 P-N7, P-B7, 10 N-B4 6 P - N8(Q), P-N8(Q), White (\l'aws, at 0, Kaila White duplicates Black's earlier best. White to play and win threat! He attacks the queening Pawn 3 R-R6t! N_ R1! P-K4 in the same fashion. ShOUld Black capture? No !-after 3 If in stead 1 .. . KxN, White forces 2 10 , P-K8(N) RxR 4 PxR, P -B6 5 P-R7, P - B7 6 K-B2, P-K4 3 BxP mate. After the other And now Black duplicates h is oppo· 6 P - R8(Q)t! and White wins. a lternatlve, 1 ... PxN(Q) 2 BxQ, RxB nent's earlier trick of lmderpromotion! 3 . . . . K-N2 3 K-Bl! P-K4 4 P-B5, P-K5 5 P-B6, P­ 11 N-Q3t NxN ShOUld White capture? Yes, for now K6 6 P-B7, P-K7t 7 KxP, K-N7 8 P­ ES(Q), P-R8(Q) 9 Q-N7t. K-RG 10 Q­ the combination clicks mathematically as RBt, K-N7 11 Q-N5t, K-R6 12 Q-RSt, well as chessically. AN attractive minature taken from my K-N7 13 Q-N4t, K-R7 14 K-B2, White 4 RxR P,R 6 P-N7 P_B7 "little black book," featuring delicate wins. Or, if 7 ... K-N8 in this line, 8 5 P-N6 P-B6 7 P-NS(Q)t P-B8(Q), P- R8(Q) 9 Q-B2 mate. timing by the White forces. White wins, After 1 ... P-K4, however, White must be careful! If 2 N- B2, P-R8(Q) 3 NxQ, FxN(Q) 4 BxQ, PxP, Black draws. If 2 P- B5, RxN 3 K-B2. P-l\:5 4 BxP, i t is Burked stalemate. F inally, if 2 PxP, KxN 3 P- K6, K-N8 4 P - K7, P - RS(Q) 5 'P-KS(Q), Q­ A little Christmas delicacy by Kipping. IHt 6 QxQ, it is also stalemate. White is to play and mate in two mO VeS. The solution is 1 P-QS (N)! 2 BxP 2 ... KxB 3 P -B5, KxN 4 K-Bl leads to the win in the first note. 3 B-RS P-B6t 4 KxP K,N 5 K_B2 mate! White to play and win THERE is some clever footwork by the t P- N7 N- Q3t Knights in this ending the anthor of 2 K-Q4! which Is nnknown. It is important that White "iose a move" and get to Q5 in two moves. 2. . . . NxP 3 K_Q5 A charming under-promotion. Black Zugzwang! a Black's Knight is prison­ with a preponderance or a Queen, tWO er. His King can move but only away nooks, two BishoPH, a Knight and eight from the Pawn! Pawns is completely helpless against the 3 K_ N2 threat of a smothered mate next move! 4 N-QS! A gift which emiches the giver, 4 N,N THOU GHT FOR T H E MONTH 5 P-K7 and Wins. Fortune favors the bold, especially when they are Alekhlnes.-Prins. White to play and draw cheek: ~ _ dbl. cheek; § _ dis. ch. CHESS 1950 IN REVIEW REVIEW by JACK STRALEY BATTELL 'HI "CHIIU CHfSS "'''GAIINt e Volume 19 Number 1 Januar y, 1951 CHESS in 1950 saw a goodly number of outstanding events: the renewal EDITED &. PUBLISHED BY of the International Team Tournament series which had been inter­ I. A. Horowitz rupted by the last war; the progress of the FIDE program for determin­ ing the challenger for World Champion ; another in' INDEX the series of great chess team matches by radio; and an assortment of FEATURES brilliant, international tournaments, international team matches and other Adventure of Ch ess ______12 events the most outstanding of which are summarized below. "Only a Draw" ______9

DEPARTMENTS 81f2·2112, ahead of J. Alexander of Eng. Book of the Month ______32 .~+ INTERNA TlONAL land and E. Klaeger of Germany, 8·3 Chess Caviar ______11 (tied) . Chess Movies ______1 6 HE challengers' tournament to de· The 1950 meeting of the World Chess Games from Recent Eve nts ______18 T termine the match contender against Federation (Federatioll lntematiollale des How to Win in the Opening ______14 World Champion Botvinnik of the USSR Ecltecs ) set the 1951·4 world champion. On the Cover ______4 was finally held at , ­ ship program: zonal lourneys, 1951; in· Postal Chess ______26 but without either , Samuel tenonal competition, 1952; challengers' to urnament, 1953; world title match, 1954. Solitaire Chess ______17 Reshevsky or former champion, Dr. :r..Iax Euwe, all of whom were duly qualified to The U. S. A. is one of eight world play. Spotlight on Ope nings ______24 play. Of the ten participating, seven were ing zones, will provide two of the twenty· World of Chess ______5 from the USSR. one each from , two qualifiers for the competi. Hungary and Sweden. The outcome, a tie tion. Reshevsky, Euwe and the first five between USSR candidates from the 1950 Challengers' Tournament gO ITOR and Isaac Boleslavsky, was resolved later are seeded to compete in the 1953 Chal· I. A. Horowitz. in the year when Bronstein won a 14 game lengers' Tournament. EXECUTIVE EDITOR play.off at Moscow. Jack Straley BaUeH A new entry in Ihe great series of in· International Tournaments CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ternational team matches by radio was HE principal, international tourna· 1. Chernev, J. W. Collins, T. A. Dunst, the ten.board, double· round contest be· T ments in 1950 were the following: Hans Kmoch, tween the U. S. A. and , won HASTJNCS CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT, CORRESPONDENTS by the latter, 1l%·8Yz, in 4 days play. England, 1949·50, winners: Laszlo Szabo CalifornIa Herbert Betker, J. B. Gee, Leroy The International Chess Team Cham· of Hungary, 8·1, ahead of Nicolas Ros· JohnBon, Dr. H. Ralston, M. J. Royer. Colorado Jack L. Hursch. pionship was resumed in gala style at soIimo of France, 7%.1%, Dr. Connecticut Edmund E. Hand. , Yugoslavia. In a field of 16 of Holland, 51/z·31/z, and Larry Evans of Olst. of Columbia N. p. Wigginton. teams from Europe and the Americas, the U. S. A., 5.4; SITGES, Spain, winners: FlorIda Major J. 13. Holt, B. Klein, Ernest G. Werber. Yugoslavia won on the official basis of Dr. of France and GeorgIa Grady N . Coker, Jr. game.points. 45 Yz.14Y2, ahead of Argen. Arturito Pomar of Spain, 8.2, ahead of Illlnois Howard J. Bell. tina, 43%·16%, West Germany, 401f2.19%, Antonio Medina of Spain, 6Y2·3%; Indiana D. C. H!1l s, D. E. Rhead, W. ROberts. Iowa W. G. Vanderburg. and the U. S. A., 40·20. The U. S. A., with BEVERW! J K, Holland, winners: H. Donnor Kentucky J . • V. Mayer. no match losses, led in the unofficial count of Holland, 7·2, ahead of Dr. Max Euwe Kansas K. R. MacDonald. Maryland Charles Barasch. of match.points, 13·2. of Holland and N. Rossolimo of France, Massachusetts l-Tanklin J. SlUIborn, 'Valdo The World Correspondence Chess Finals 6·3; Luc.:R 1'i E, Switzerland, winners : Max L. Waters. was launched, with Jack W. Collins of Blau of Switzerland, 5·3, ahead of Braslav MInnesota Charles M. Hardinge. MIchigan R. Buskager, J. R. WaLt on. Brooklyn, New York, representing the Rabar of Yugoslavia and Wolfgang N~braska B. E. Ellsworth, A. C. Ludwig, U. S. A. in a field of fi fteen, represent· Unzicker of Germany, both 4%.3V2: Jack Spence, R. E. ·Weare. STEVENSON MEMORIAL TOURN AMENT, New Hampshire Alec So dowsky. ing a dozen countries . .l\Ii guel NajdorI of New York .Valter Froehlich, Edward La>!ker, Argentina staged a mammoth, simultane· Southsea, En gland, \~inners: Arthur Bis· H. M. Pblllltls, Dr. M. Reiss. ous exhibition against 250 opponents at guier of the U. S. A. and Dr. Savielly North Carolina Sam Agnello. North Dakota D. C. Macdonald. Sao Paulo, Brazil, won 226, drew 15, lost Tartakover of France, tied at 7%.2%, Ohio Lawrence C. JaCMon, J1" .. Edward F. 9. A Boys' International Tournament at ahead of Harry Golombek and Jonathan Johnson, A. E. Pl ueddemann. Oklahoma Dr. J. Kester Svendsen. Birmingham, En gland, .forerunner of an Penrose of England and Lothar Schmid of Pennsylvania Thomas 13. Eckenrode, Thomas annual Junior World Championship, was Germany, tied at 7·3; , Ar­ Gutekunst, Lee B. Hoover. C. H. L. Schuette, 2d. won by Bjorn Haggquist of Sweden, gentina, winners: Svetozar Gligorich of SOllth Dakota M. F. Anderson. Tennessee Mrs. Martha Hardt, J. G. Sulli­ van, Jr. CHESS REVIEW Is published monthly bY States, U. S. Posaessiona, Canada. New­ Texa. Jamea A. Creighton, Frank R. 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CHESS REVIEW , JANUARY, 1951 1 15-4, ahead of of the u .S.A., 14·5. and Gideun St;lhlberg of Swedcn, ]3~ ~. 5Yz : [)[tlLI N , Germany. win­ ners : Dr. lI'1a x En-,I'e of Holland, ' ~ Y~·I Y2' ahead of Teschner of GentHlIl)" , 3Y:!;.1Y2: RODOVHl-:, ])clllnark. ali·Scandinavian, w),' · ners: 1. En.,I'oldsen, H. Pedersen 8'1(1 S. Sorensen, 6~~.2%, all of Dellllt'»'k; HAST. INGS CUHISD1.\S TOli ltNAM':WI". England, 1950·1, winnel'~: Wolfgang Un~icker of German)", 7-2. ahead of Alheric O'Kelly de Galway of Belgium and !\;iculas I{"ssolimo of France, 6 Y~·2 Yz. tied.

Interna tional Team Mat ches HE JJI"ineipaJ, truly intemational team T matches of 1950 were thtl following: (aside [rum the Inte1'llatiutwl Team Tuurnament and the Hadio Match): Vidmar Universit y o( , Yugo­ slavia, 5 Y~, Hietl,i ng Chess Club of Vien · na, Austri;l. 4Y~; Argentina 10, Ur uguay 2; Holland 14, Belgium 6; Czecho-Slova· kia 26Y~, Bu lg;aria 13Yz; Gambit Chess Club of 'l\.r·onto, Canada, 13, Queen City C. C. of Buffalo, New York, 8; U.S.A. (in annual fixture along 3,000 mile border) 122Y~, Canada 74 Y2; Belgrade. Yugoslavia, 5Yz, Pari;, France, 2 Y~; Yugo. slavia 14Yz, Switzerland SYz; Yugo ~ lavia 6, Finland 4; Yugoslavia I3 ~z. S weden 6Y2; Yugo~lavia 1212, Austria 7 Y~; _\lan­ hattan Chess Club of Nell' York 5~~ ; Capablanca C. C. of , Cuha, 2 Yz ; Heilzing Chess Club uf Vieuna, Au~ · tria. 812, Am~terdam7 Yz; Hi el ~in g 0 12, Leewarden 1 ~'2 ; Hietzing II ~z , Eiudhu\-en "~2 ; all in Holland; Denmark 11, .\or­ way 9; Argentina RYz , Vienu

International Du ai Matches Yuguslavj;l , 1l%-5~'2, ahead of Argentin­ PIlZEPlOttKA !\IEMorllAL TOUttl'>AMEN'f, ESIDES the Bronstein- Uulc,;lavsky ians Hector D. Rossetto and Carlos E. Szeawnu Zdroj, , winners : Paul match to dct~rmine the 1')5 1 world Guimard, 11-6. Keres of the USS H, 1 4Y~ · 4Y~, ahead of B c haillpion ~ hip contender, wun b~ ' I)al'id WOHLI) Ct(,\MI'IONSHII' CH,It.LENGt:tIS' Gedeon Uarcza of Hungary and A. Taim· Ihonslein ;lftt; r fourteen gam e~, 7 ~ ~.6 ~ ~, TO URNA~IENT, Budapest, l'Iungar)", win­ OllOV of th e USSB: both 13Yz·5 Yz. GlJo:-,: , the other international matche" in 1'.150 ners: Isaac Boleslal'sky and David Bron. Spain, winners: Nicol a~ Ho~ ~ "lirno of were: Lothar Schmid of Germany 5, Rub­ stein of th e USSH, 12_6 , ahead of Va~s il y France, 8%.2%, ahead of A. Dunkelblum ' Smysiol'. 10-8. and . 9%-8%, of Holland and Arturito Pumar of Spain, ert G. Wade uf New Zealand 5: ;lnd Lode­ wijk Prins of Holland, 4~ ~. II. Grob uf both uf the USSB, and Miguel Najdorf of both 8·3; THAvEMuNrn:, Germany, winners: Argenlina, 9·9; S,IAHIlRUCKEN, Germany, , 8·3, ahead of Ewfim Swi tzerland, 1%. winners : Alherie O'Kelly de Galway oi D. Bogolyubov, 7·'~, and Ki eninger, Lange Belgium, 7Yz-IYz, ahead of Paul Schmidt, and Pfeiffer, 6 y~.4%, all "f Germany; 6Y2-2YZ . and W. Niephalls, 6·3, both 01 VHIlCr., [talr, winners : Alexander Kutov of • UNITED STATES Germany: Lt~l ,\ , Peru, winners : Dr. Petal the USSH, 121!~ .2 Y2 . ahead ..r Vassily Trifunuvieh of Yugoslavia, 6Yz- %, ahead SmyslOI' of the USSR, 12·3, and N. Ru~so­ HE occasion for the bienni

2 CHE SS REV IEW. JANUARY . 1951 players evolved from 582 tournaments in the U.S.A. coveri ng II thirt y yellr period. P aul C. Ciers of Syrllcuse, New York, resigned as President of the U. S. Chess Federation, and Hll rold i\l Phill ips of was elected to fill out his term of office. Grandmasters Hcuhcn Fine and Sa.nuel Reshevsky drew in a blind· fold, match game, and Reshevsky won from Arthur Disguier and George Kram· er, drew wi tl. Donald and Robert Byrne and \Valier Shipman in a simultaneous, docked exhibition. Dr. C. E. Shannon of the Bel l Tele· phone Laboratories explained how an electronic or a mechanical COml)utin g mao chine can be " programmed" for pl aying chess. The limitations arc such, it seems, that no machin e can aCTu ally compete on equal terms witll the IJe tt er grad es of chessplayers.

U. S. Tournaments 'fHE "Open" Championship of the U. ~ . Chess Federation, at Detruit, i\Iichi· gan, fell to Arthur Bisguicl' uf New York The Yugoslav team, winners of the International Team Championship, held at Du_ City, 9 Y2·2 1j2, ahead of Herman Hesse of brovnik, Yugoslavia: (left to right) unidentified stand.in for Braslav Raba r ( board Bethlehem; Pennsylvania, 9·3, and Jere· 4), Dr. Petar Trifunov ic h (board 3), Vasya P irc (board 2), Milan Vidmar, Jr, (reserve) miah Dono\'an of Kew York Cily, 8%·3%. a nd Svetoz.ar Gll gorich (board 1) . Others with 8Y2.3 y:! were nnked by Son· neborn.Berger lie, break in the following order: Larry Evans (New York), Leon The T rans·-" Iississiplli Tournament, lit The i\'I idwl.'Stcrn Intercollegiate Champion. Siolzenberg (Detroit ), WCII\'cr W, Adams Davcnport, Iowa, was won by J ohn V. shill went to Paul Poschel of RoosevelL t Dedham, Mass.), Walter Shillman (New Ragan of 51. l ouis, Missouri, 5.1, ahead College and Chicago, Illinois. Arthur Bis· York), Robert H. Steinmeyer (51. Louis, of James \'11 . Cook of Fori Worlh, Texas, gu ier of Pace College of New York won I Mo. ), Herman Stei ner (Los Angeles, Carl Diesen of Oregon, Wisconsin, and tile U. S. I ntercollegiate Speed Cham Ilion· CaIiL), Anthony E. Salllasiere (New John Pcnquite o[ Des Moines, Iowa, 4%. ~h iJl. York) and C(.'Orgc Kramer (New Yo rk ) . Ilh (as ranked on S.-B. points) . The Pa· Larry Evans won the U. S. Speed Cham· cific Nort hwest Experts Tournament, lit Interstate Teom Matches pioll sh ip, 8·1, ahead of Jostllh Shaffer of Ponland, Oregon, was won by Portlanden OnTSJ\IO UTH, New Hampshire, regu· Chicago, 6·3, and George Kramer, 51,12· James Schmitt, 5·1, and Svante £ ikrelll , . l arl~ WOIi the frou r seasonal team cham· 31,12 . P IP/2·1Y2. The Washington's Birthday Chess piunships of the North Shore Chess Lea· In other tournaments, J allles Cross of j\I~t of S.W. Nebraska and N. W. Kan · gue in New Englalld, with Newburyport Glendale, California, won Ihe U. S. J un· sas was won by R. E. Weare of Stumford, aud Haverhill, 1'1'Ia$sachusetts, and Man· io r Championship, 8·1, ahead of Ho ss E. Kansas. The Newburyport (Massachu· chcstel', i'iew HanljJshire, its opposition. Siemms of Toronto, Canada, also 8·1 (but setts) "OIJen" was won hy 0.;\. Lester of The Mercantile Library of Philadelphia, with lower S.·B. rating), and J ohn Pen· Portsmouth , New Hampshire, 6 Y2·1Y~. Pennsylvania, won from the Chess Divan quite of Des Moines, Iowa, 5y:!.3Y2, at Mil· ahead of fellow townsmen , R. Hux, 6Y~· of Washington, D. C., 13%.6Yz, and lost waukee, Wisconsin ; James Bolton of New Ilh (lower S.·B. points), and Alex Sadow· to the .Marshall C. C. of New York, 11·14. Haven, Conn ectiCllt, 5%'Y2' won the New sky, 5·3. The Hownrd C. C. (Rhode Island) belil England Champion ~ hip , at Providencc, The Tri-state Annual Championship of Haverhill ( Ma~. ), 12·3, tied Boston Col· Hhode Island, with Kazys Skema of Bos· Ohio, P en nsylvania and West Virgin ia fe ll lege, 6·6. The No rt h Cil y C. C. (P hiladel. ton, Massachu setts, 5-1 and Alhert C, to Gl en n E. Hart leb of Erie, Pellnsyhania, phia. Pa. ) lopped Wilmington (Dela· i\lartin of Providence, 4Y2. 1Y2; Norman 5·0, ahead of J ame;; Schroeder, 3·2, and A. ware), 61;2.31;2, and Hutgers Un iv. (New T. \V hitaker of Shadyside, Maryland, won NaH)'tis, 21,4.2¥:!, of Ohio. The FaClor BnmSl'o'ick, N. J.), 5-4, and Wildwood the Southern Chess Associalion " OJlen," Memorial Tournament. at Chicago, Illinois, (N. J .), 7Y24Yz, but losl 10 Santa Mon· al Durham, Norlh Carolina, 6-1 , wilh Eliot was won by Poyi las Taulva isas, 5-2, after ica (CaliL) by radio,I·3. Hearst of New York City, 5 Y.l· l%, and play.off with Kimhall Ncuvcd, 5.2, and The Log Cahin C. C. (South Orange, Donald H. i\Iugrid ge of Washington, D.C., with Burton Dahlslrom at 4V2.2V2. T he N. J,) won from Deep Ri ver (Conn.), leading five olhers in S,·B. Iloi nls, 5·2. Hollpl'ood Invitatio n Tournament in Cali· 9Jh· Y:!. fro m Dctroit (Mich. ), 6y:!.3y:!, Also, Charles D . .Mo ll of Mo bile, Ala· fornia went to Har .\Iartin of Santa Moni· from the Ohio Stale Association, 101/2.3Y2, barna, won Ihe Southwestern "Open," at ca. 13Y2·2%, ahead of Hoiiywoo

CHESS REVIEW, IAN UARY, 1951 3 Terrace C. C. (New York City) Kirke Mechem of Topeka; K t:N TUCKY , Winnipeg; l\! AIII TI;\U: PROVII'i" CF.S, D. I. D. won from the United Nations Staff, 7%. Dr. Ma x Blum of Louisville; LOU ISIANA, Rm:m an of Charlottetown, Prince Edward 1% . Durham (N.C.) won from Richmond W. Fra nk Gladney of Baton Rouge; hland; Ntll' BR UNSW ICK, Ma urice Elman (Va.), 7V2·3 V:!, allli from Atlanta (Ca.), MA tNI:, no cham pionship. uf ·St. John ; No,'" SCOTIA, O. il l . i\Iac­ " ·2. Rensselaer I)ol)" technical Institute of MARYLAN D, La rs N. Ene(IUi st of Balti­ Connell of Halifax; ONTAR IO, PO" ilas T roy (N.Y.) won a I)~ hour radio ma tch more; l\-LI. SSACII US F:1·TS, Cha rles Schocn· VlI ilonis of Toronlo ; QUEBEC, P hilip from Yale Unh'ers ity (New Haven, feld of Boston ; MICHICAN , P hil LeCorn u Brunet of !\IOlllrCll l ; alld SAS KATCHEWAN, Conn.), .... 1. Racine ( Wise.) topped Elm· and Leon Stolzenberg, both of Detroit, Eric Hoehn of Meachem and Saska toon ; hurst (I11.), 3·2 and 5·1. Chicago (II!.) tied; MINN ESOTA , George S. Barnes of CH ILE, S. Castillo; CUU A, Dr. Hosendo defeated Milwaukee and Racine, combin· Minneapolis; MI SS ISS1PI'I. no cha mpion. Homero Delgado; CzECl:IO·SI.OV AKIA , ed, (Wise.), 9·5. Illinois Univ. won from ship ; * J\ h SSO URI , Robert H. Steinmeyer of Ficht l and Filip, tied; D EN~ ' A IIK , J. Bradley Univ., 5%·1%. Brown Company St. Louis ; MONTA NA, Dr. Ada m Smith of En e~'ol d se n a nd P. Hage, tied ; E mt:, Vin­ C. C. (Il.::r lin, N. H. ) tied Queen Cily C. Butte; * NWR AS KA, Lee T. Magee of ccnt Maher; FI ;-':I..1. ND, Ojanen ; FIIA l'iCE, C. ( Ba ng'lr, i\hine), 3·3. Omaha. !\l Boutteville; G ERMAN Y: EAST, Elslner ; Cleveland (Ohio) tied Buffalo (N. Y.), *Nn'AoA, Maurice Gedance of Las W f:ST, Wolfgang Unzicker ; BAVARIA, 5·5. Santa Mon ica (Calif.) won its second Vegas; Nt:w HAM PS HtR l:, Fred Esehrich Schindle r ; SoUTH BADE N, Schuppler ; rad io malch, from Rockford (II I.). 4.(). of M an c!u~:S t e r ; N EW J r. Il St:v, Fra nklin and SOL1TU '\'I::SU UN, W. Niephaus; Indiana polis (Ind.) lopped Decatur (UI.) Howa rd of East O range; Nt:w i\h:X ICO, GREAT BRITAIN, R. J . Broadbent ; HO L' 5'/3:4';4. U. S. Naval Academy ( Annapolis, Cll ilt. Edmund Czapski of Roswell ; *NEw LAN!), Dr. Mllx [ uwe; H Ul'iCAR V, Lasz.l o Md.) defeated U. S. Military Academy YO IIK, Eliut H e ar ~t of New York; *NOIITH Sza bo ; JcELANU, Baldur Moller ; h Ollo, (West Poinl, N. Y.), 5%-2%, and the C.~nO u N.~, William J. Peters of Durham ; Charan Dass; ITA LY, Vincenzo Castaldi: New York Athletic Club, 4%-31/z; the NORTH DAKOTA. Dr. Rohert SI. Clair of MAI.TA , Ca pt . W. Att ard; MAI.A YA , P. NYAC beat West Point, 5%-2%. Okla· Northwood. Ahcrnc; M EX ICO, Lt. Col. J ose Joaquin homa A. & 1\1. won from Wichit a Univ. 0][10, l ames Schroeder of Columbus; Araiza; Nt:w Z Jc:A LA~ D , Dr. P. Allerhand ; (Ka nsas),9y:!·7 y:!. E. H. Gill of OKLA. Crf v : "ORt:<; ON . NOHW AV, E. i\1)' l"h e; PERU, Pinzon Solis; Ohio won the T ri·state Team Champion. JalllCs Schmitt of P ortland; P £NNS YL­ POLA ;'W, Ba\carek; HIIODf: SIA. Dr. T. ship from West Virgi nia and Pennsylva ni a. \'A.... IA, T homas C. Gutekunst of Allen· Ackerman; ROll"IAl'i IA, Ion Balend; The Jcsuit Inte rcollegiate Team Cham· town ; RIiODr. ISLA ND, Albc rl C. l\l artin SCO TLA N!). P. B. Andcrson ; SoUTH IJionshil) we nt to Boslon College, ahead a nd Walte r B. SUe$mll n, hoth of Pro" i­ Af"KICA, K. Drerer; SPAIN, Arlurito of Ford ha m ( host tcam ) , Georgetown, Sf. dcncc. tied; *SOUTH CAltol.INA, Harold ('(Jma r ; SWITZ t;RI.A;>.:IJ, H. Juhner; SW ED EN , l'etcN and Loyola. Columbia Universi ty A. Mouzon, J r., of Charleston ; SOUTH Kristian Skold : URUCUAY , Aguilera and won from Harvard, 2%·1'12, in sole match DA KOTA, Don Emigh of Pierre; *T EN ­ T ransrnontc, ti ed; USSR, absolute cham­ for the CH YPD League championship. Nt:ss n:. Lawrence C. Noderer of Oak pionship won by Panl Keres; sepa rate Re· Columhia also won the Intercoll egiate publics reported: BYE LO·RusSIA , Salgine; Bidite : Tcam Championship, 19% game points, ESTII Ol'O lA, Rand" ii r; LATI'IA, l\Ic!-s ailis; T UAS, C. F. Tears of Dallas, highest ahead of the College of the City of New LIT H U .~ NIA , Kholmov; a nd UKRAI NE, Texan in the South Wcst " Open" ; UT AH, R. York, 19, Ne w York University, 17Y2, Louis N. Page of Salt Lake City ; Vr. R. E. Geller ; Miami University, 17, Michigan and T AS MA l'i IA, K. Rcintals YVGOSI.AViA, MONT, no chamJlionship; VIR CINIA, 11 0 Pennsylvani a Univers ities, each 16, and championship; W AS Hll'iCTON, Hobert Stork S" elozar Gligoricit. ten others. of Olympia ; WEST VIRCINIA, Dr. Siegfr ied North California won from South Cali· \Vcrlhammer of Huntington ; W ISCONS IN, fornia in its ma mmoth a nnual ma tch hy ON THE COVER Ih-e ril l Powcrs of i\ lilwaukcc; alI(I WYO M­ fou r points over 45 hoa rds. INC, Schuyler Ferris o[ CIIsl)C r. s we e ll ter 1951 , we celebrate the cen­ A teni al of whcn chess came of ;lge. 1851 State Champions for 1950 is th e date of the first, modcm interna· N "open" tournaments, additional to the .~.. FOR E IGN ti onal chess tournament. I regular stale championships, Arthur T here lV ere curl ie r o n e~, a ~ fo r example Slliller of Santa Monica won in California, th at at Mad rid, 1575. llll t ther wc re some· and Ray Ma rtin of South Charleston, in HE national and provincial cham­ wha t casual, arisin g out uf ci rcumstances West Vi rginia. Wi!liam F. Tabor of Reno, Tpionships, outside thc U. S. A., were : which thr e\>' SOUle leadin g playcrs to· Nevada, wo n Ihe "open" championships ALB AN IA, Carcani and K iriaku, tied; gether. That at ,\ llId rid had only Hu)" of Idaho and Uta h. In eacll of Ihe other AKCt:"'Tl NA, Miguel Najdorf; AUSTRA UA LO ire?, a nd Alfons<) Ceron of Spain a nd "open" cha mpionships (marked·), Ihe AN D P ROVINCES: C. J . S. l)urd)', incumbent Gio" a nni Leuna rdi and Paola Hoi of Italr. litJ ist was a state resident. T he list of by 1949 biennial championshill, but Karlis Leona rdi won. sta te alld tc rrito rial champions follows: (}LQlz won the off-real" "Ollcn" ; NEW London, IS;) I, hO "'e\'cf was ~ tagcd d a iJ · ALABAMA, no championship; ARIZONA, SoUTU WA LES, Lajos S teine r ; QUEENS. orately and wit h a view til cSl a hbhing an no championship; ARK A~ S A S , no cham· LA ND, Dr. L. P. Sapsford; SOU TH A us­ international tournament champi un. Play· pionship ; CALH'O Il l'i IA, Ray Martin of TIIAI.IA, Romanas A rla uskas; VICTO IU A, er ~ from all over the world we rc invited. Santa i\Ionica; CO I.OIIA OO, l ack L. Hursch Frank A. Crowl ; and Wr.STt:II !'1 AUSTRALIA, Those on OUi' CO Ve l" we re CUIl1clllpOl"a ri es. of Denver; CON N ~: CTI C UT , Brian Owens of G. Lindley; Howard Stauntoll and 1. L~wc nlh a l took Yale University ; Dt:LAWARE, no champion­ AUSTRIA, H. P alme; Bn.ClUM, Robcrt part ; Adolf Anderssell (!II uch yo un ger ship; DISTtltCT OF COLUM BI A, Hans Ber­ Ld·Iaire ; BRAm ., Dr. J. Mllngini; BRIT­ thell than in lhe Ilict urc J WOII in that liner ; FI.OII lDA, Clarence Kalenian of ISII GUI AN A AND Wr.sT I NDIES, H. Barker 10urnameJl1. Pie rre Saint Alllant wa 5 in· Miami Un ive rs it y. of Br. Guiana ; BULCA RIA, A. K iprov: "itt-d but did not a\lend. D. Il arT ... il!- re· GI:ORCIA, Raymond Wallace of Georgia CAN ADA AI'i" D PROV INCES: Ma urice Fox, s ided in London und P llri~. I,layed Illatc he ~ Tech ; H AWA II, Alva A. Larsen ; I DA II O, Domini on Chanlilion, incunlbellt from with both Staun ton and H. HUf\>'itz (whu LaVe rl Kimpto n of T win Falls ; ILLI NO IS, 1949 biennial tournament ; AI.u.:R TA , Wai­ Illar ed in the London, 1851, tournalllent ). Albert Sandrin, Jr., of Chicago; I NDIANA, ter Holowach of Edmonton; BRITIS H And S. Boden won his ~pu rs in the D. O. Brooks of South Bend ; IOWA, Dr. COLU MRlA, Miervaldis Jurshevski of Van· Provinces Championship concurrent with William Henkin of Des Moines; KA NSAS, couver ; !o.h;-':ITOBA, D. A. Ya nofsky of London, 1851.

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One of the features of the play was the 1\luffang, BOlittel,ilIe. Raizman alHI Bel· >i.).I.NTERNATIONAl cxtraordinary number of games Ihat went helier. A much closer call was experienced to J00 movcs or more. In addilion to the by the South Americans when ther barely New World Takes A Bow marathon between Najdorf and Stahlberg, squeezed out victory by SY:!-4Y:! over the In the international gathering at Am­ other protracted siruggics were the follow- Zurich Chess Club in Switzerland. sterdam, Holland, of most of the chess 1Ilg:: Pilnik against Trifunovich, won by ~Irength of the non·Russian world, Miguel Pilnik after 109 mOI'es; Glldmllnd Gud­ Najdorf (If Argentina once again demon­ mundsson of Iceland against O'Kelly de <.;\. UNITED STATES strated his class by emerging first with a Galway of Belgium, drawn after 105 score "f 15·1·, rcprc~cnling II wins and moves; and Heshevsky against Eugenio REGIONAL EVENTS Szabad(Js of Italy, drawn after 106 moves. 8 draws. Close behind him was Samuel Tri·State Tussle Hcshevsky of the United States, who also Wc shall havc a full. eyc·witness ac­ cuunt of the tournament, next month, II}" The fifth tri·state tournament of Ohio, went through the tournament without loss Pennsylvania and West Virginia plarers but drew two more games to finish with Hans Kmoch. FtNAL STANDtNG OF THE PLAYERS was hcld at Columhus, Ohio, to determine 14·5. A good third was Gideon Stahlberg the individual tri·state title, the individual of Sweden, 13V:!·.')lh. whose splendid " '. I... ,V. L. "aldorf . •.•. 15 ~ I ])ol1l1('r .•.•..• 8~ lOl junior championship and premier team sh()win~ in slich company raises his stock I\cshc\'sky ..• 14 5 I TartakOll"cr ... 811 10li honors. to a new high. Stnhlbcrg .... t3~ 51; I Po\tyS ... 8 II Gligoric ... 12 7 I GlIdlll",,,ls"on 711 1111 Glen Hartleb of Erie, Pennsylvania, won For once, Ihe Yugoslav triumvirate, Pirc • ...... • 12 7 I \'anSchettingll. n 1111 the tri·state title with a clean sweep of Sveto;r.ar Gligorich, Vasya Pire and Dr. I,"we ...... 11l1 n I \','" den Her.:- 7 12 11li I 6 13 5·0, well ahead of runner·up Jamcs PetaT TrifUllovich, did nol dominate the I'ilnik ..•. n Koun"uer ...• Ro,,"otimo .... It 8 I Golombck ..... 511 12~ Schroeder, current Ohio champion, 3·2. play. GJigorich ,anti PiTc tied for fourth 'frifuno\'ic ... 1011 8~ I Kmlner ...... fii 1311 Paul Dietz of Pittsburgh chalked up an­ O'Kelly ...... n 9~ I 37."I.",d05 ...• 511 In and fifth prizes with 12-7 each, while oth",r easy Pennsylvania victory when he Trifullovich, 10%-812, could do no better On Their Home Grounds mowed down his cOlllpetitors by 4Y:J-% in than ninth and was actually left out of the junior event. In the team matches, the money_ Dr. Max Euwe of Holland, A nine· round Scandinavian meet at however, it was a different story. Here the playing steadily, remained undefeated un· HodolTe, Denmark, ended in a thumping Ohio players scored overwhelmingly with til his last·round stumhle against Herman viclory' for the local players when the first 15·1 as against West Virginia's 5·11 and Pilnik of Argentina, who was enahled by three prizes went to the Danes, J. Enevold· Pennsyh'ania's 4·12. this victory to pull up with the fonner sen, H. Pedersen and Sorenson, each 6Y2- Noteworthy in the junior tourney was world champion and tic him for sixth and 2Y2 . .Madsen of Norway and Tornerup, the play of 13.year-old Donald Burdick of seventh with a score of llY2.7~'2. Eighth another Dane, shared fourth and fifth West Virginia, who handled his games and last prize, with 11-8, was taken by with 6·3 each. with a competence beyond his years. He of France. Intercolonial Chess ConC)ress scnred a particularly fine win against the The struggle for top honors was, for runner-up, Frederic of Ohio. the most part, a three·cornered cuntest For the third consecutive time, Trinidad among Najdorf, Reshevsky and Stahlberg. won the Colony title in the biennial Inter· North Shore League Results A pivotal game in this conncction was the colonial Chess Congress ' held in British As usual, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, prolonged hattie hctween Najdorf and Guiana. The latter was runner-up and was returned the winner in thc fall ses­ Stahlberg in the sel"entecnth round. After Barbados camc in third. sion of the North Shore League. three sittings lasting 100 moves, during In the event for indil'iduaJ honors, H. Tenm W L D Points which the plar of hoth showed a ten~e Barker of Britisll Guiana bccame Ihe new Portsmouth, iX. H ...... ·1 2 0 25~-tu~ Xewburyport. -'lass •...... 3 1 2 18 · IS raggedne~s, Najdorf managed to bring British Guiana and West Indies champion. Ma.nchester, X. H...... ~ 1 :I In-1 8 ~ home the point. Another critical game oc· It Pratt was second, but started the Haverhill. :IIla~8...... 0 2 ~ 11 _25 cllrrcd in the eighteenth and semi-final tourney with the of one point round when Heshel'sky was paired with down through missing his plane and ar· MISSOURI Gligorieh. In a typical fighting finish, ril'ing too late for the first round. In a I5·man, 6·round Swiss affair, Rob· Sammy (usually a slow ~tarter who needs crt H. Steinmeyer of SI. Louis won the a few rounds under his belt to warm up). ArC)entines Abroad :1\Iissouri State Open Tournament held at scored handsomely in 39 moves, practical­ At th~ conclusion of the international the Downtown YMCA. ly assuring himself of second place. For tealll tournament al Duhrovnik, Yugo· Second place wa~ gained by C. F. Tears better or worse, as far as Heshevsky\ ~la\"ia. the Argentine represenlatives of Dallas, Texas, recent winner of the chances for first were concerned, his game I without Najdorf) made a tnur of Europe Texas state championship. Thinl place with Najdorf took place in the opening and won hy 6·4 from a strong French ag­ went to John Ragan and fourth to James round and ended in a draw. gregation in Paris including Bernstein, Cook, both of St. Louis.

CHE$S REVIEW, JANUARY, 19S1 Florida. Largely through the organizing ef· fort of James B. Gibson , Jr., eight memo bers of the Tampa Chess Club recently visi ted the Bay Pines Hospital Il ear SI. Pete rsbu rg to play chess wil h the veterans there. In ad([ition to Gibsoll , the chess ll[ayers wh o thus supported this worthy cause were W. A, Heynolds, J. Pij uun, R. Ho buldo. E. Solomon, J. ~ 1. Palmer. Ern· est W. Werber and C. L. Termpoulous. Th~ Greal!'r i\ liami Chess Champion. sh ip Tou rn ament, a S3-man, 7·round event, was won by Clarence Kalenian, Florida stale titl ehohler, after a play.off with Aaron Goldmnn of their 6-1 tic in the tournament. Kalen ia n \\'on the first and th ird game~ of the play.off, while Go ld­ man took the secorHl. At one of these games, the gallery ran as high as fifty spectators.

Illinois. Povilas Tautl'aisas, recent ly ar­ rived frolll Lithua ni a and alread)' cham­ pion of Boston, added to hi s latlr'els by winnin g the Factor l\Iernorial Tou rnament in Chica:,;o.

Alfred Ludwig (left) and Carl Weberg display trophies from the Wichita "Open." In two pra)'grounds IlrOl' i

6 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY , t9 St has served unusual advertising l)Urpose~ . Among the uses made of chess in this ashid onte connection. onc recalls Ihe adve rtising of Maroun a-I R 'd 10 000 dinars tor an airline and a beer company and, of pC\! ' _ sla'>/e COllrse, the !\Iary Chcss perfumes pul II p thess-p\av,"g in gracefully ~haped boUles resembling che~smen.

Ohio. A !Twtch in Columbus between Ohio Slate Uni"crsit)' and the Universi ty of .\Iichi!,an cnded in a tie, 2V2·2%. \Vinners for OSU wcre Loenig ,md Wolf; for ~'lichigan, Straus and Churdl.

Pf!nnsyh(lIIill. The ehampion~hiJl tourney of the North City Ches~ Club of Phi ladel­ phia, a 26·man. 7·round Swiss, was cap· tured b)' J"hn SiC-hcrt with a 6·1 score . \VIIJJA~l F. T AIlOR .Joseph N. Co1\er, 5%-1 ~~, took second. (l!ah "OW'I!" Champion Rhode 1811l1ld. Weaver \'i'. Adams tOOlk on knight IS HO\\"~Lf(l Chess Club phLyers simuitan· 10 pia.., (\less, a e'>/en Id '1isit a lad.., . Jersey Cit)' won a close match cOLls I)" winuin g 11 games and drawing 4 "u by adjudication. The draws \rent to F. . "er bedroom. by 5'i'i·,Ph from tlw Fuo!'s i\Iate Che~s In " d m>,,11 reo Cluh. A. Strolin, L. Andt, A. Drake, F. Paul, C. Quigley, F. Bums and E. Leduc. ljl.!ao~ ~ceS':.ge )6) J\.Iiles and M. Coh';:1\ came through for In the third successful defense of his What was \,,:,"~'.".d •._------. .l ers.;: y City; D. }-I.\efne r, W. Rommd, litle, William.!. COlltufe, cllampion of the the nastiest E. F. Laucks and P. \Vciser did their bit Howard C. c.. (Ideated Ch(Lrles Quigley, thess matth e'ler played between for the losing cause. 13-6. Prc,·iously he had tllrned back J ohn masters? (But wondcrrul fun for tho s!'Cc· mO,$. s"., p.ge 72) E. Howarth. }I1·13, and Thomas S. Tanier, New YOlk. Edith \V e,trt, author of The 7%.%. How did Edgar Allan Poe guess the Royal Gllme for Chili/Fell. is the "chess seuet of Maelle]'s (hess automaton? lady" for bed-ridd.;:n children in thc ca r­ W(1sh ingtoll. :\ 14-man, 6·roltnd Swiss (A "',ong gUClS - but gnod i S<:e Ngc 208) diac wa rds of Bellevuc Hospital in Ncw tourney fur the Scattle City Champion­ _ Every page of this roving, dis­ 'fork City. !\Iiss Weart. State Champilln ship \rus ,lIlilexed by Charles K. Joachim, cursive, en(hantin!; new book has a El iot Hearst and some others gil·c gencr· 5%,V2. ahead of G. S. G. Patterson, 5·1, good story about chess and its famous ously of their time eaeh week to Icach and Glenn Miller, 4·2. chess and play with thesc yo ungsters, wh" are reported taking to the game as a duck Wisconsin. Hudy KUllZ, 4y:!.V:" won the t.akes to W(ltef. experts' title at the Racine Chess Club T~I;Ad;mture The Hn ehester Chess Club steallLf0l1en:d in a 9-man, S ro und- Swiss alTa ir. Dan Syracuse, 6·0. !\"fcmhers nf the victoriolls Clark, 4·1 , took second, while Art Dom. J team were E. i\ Iarchalld . .J. Hasenoehr!, G. s ky, 3 / 2- \ V~, carne in third. Ncidich. W. Stenlwrg. V. Weig arHI N. In a ma tch with a highly regarded of Chess Rickless. Milwaukce tcunt, the Racine Club scored by A window display in tlw Andrcw Celler an lJpscl by 61;2.4%. The Hacine players a uthor 0/ MODERN CHESS STRATEGY shOle st"res of New York City featured also defeated a vi siting team from Elm­ ROM tbe beginning of chess in Ind ia huge, brightly painted chess pieces stand­ hurst. Ill., by S·L F ("so fantastic that there may be a ing guard O'·er attractil'clr arranged foot. grain of truth in ic") to the electronic warc. This is not the fir ~t time that chc,~ chess players of our times ("be con­ ·soled if someday an au!Omaton should ~ CANADA defeat you"), Dr. Lasker ranges wide over the history, traditions, great mas· Manitoba ters and oddities of the royal game. If rou, too. exclaim (with th e second Addres,ing; a cl.uss of nineteen persons at wi fe of a famous pianist chess·player): th e University of .\fanituha El'ening In· "Ah, what would life be wi thout stitutc, D. A. Yan{){sky opened a series 01 (hess !"-don't make life worse by being weekly lectures for twell-c weks. A\,. without thi s book. At all booksellers, or mail convenient coupon below. proximately 50 per cent of the st udents "nrolJed for the course an: womcn. .. -10 DAYS FREE EXAMINATION-, • To: Doubledcoy & Co .. Inc. I Ontario I Dept. CR151, Garden City , N . Y. I C.nllemen: S.nd nl. for 1M days FREE I The cl1atHpionship of the Central YMCA I .nmina,ion TilE AOVENTUU OF CUUS by I F.dwa,d L.,k.. . W ilhin ,en d,Y$ I may I Chess Club in TOrok 3nd Owo noth;nE:. Or Anto. I keep j, and send only $3.95. plu. a few I I cen .. ,hipping cos!. in full payment. I Engaging 29 opponents in a simultan­ eous exhilJ ition at Toronto'~ Hart House, I Nanu I the Ottawa champion, Dr. F. P. Bohatir. I Add,,,, I chuk. dis posed of 24, lost to J. Kagctsu, I I I CilY ...... 7.oM .. . Slalt. I F. H. i\ I. Armstrong and J. Paterson o SAVE! Chock he,. I[ you prof .. to enel",. LoUIS N. PA C~: Smith, and drew wjth H. Anto and J. K. I will $g,:!~.;II~, t~~IP':I~n,;.,!r.."'~ ~;::c c~.~u~ I privilege; refund ~u.r.nlff

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OST of us despise drawn games as 1£ anyi>udy asked him about his pros­ URINC his last tournament, at Carls· MII mailer of course. The average chess­ pects ill a game that he was playing, I) bad in 1907, Tchigorin was already lover likes to see the gladiators massacre Tehigurin aJwa ~'s underlin<."Heinrich Wolf in vario us tour· monotonous frequency to a position in The master is morc strongly imbued wi th naments. He I()St all seven to Wolf, who. which nei ther player co uld hope for an y· this feeling than is the amateur. And there though an international master. should thing in the way of win ning chances. is nothing strange about this: to come to have been no match for the great Russian. the top or near the lop in gruelling com­ But, if there was one aspect of the game RUlllliSTEIN petItIOn, a man must necessarily be at which V;·'olf was first·class. it was the equipped with the " killer instinct," re­ art of playing for a draw. He was equally fined though it may be in the tournament well versed in the kindred art of ex ploit. room. But, unfortunately, the master must ing Tchi gorin's violent attempts to avoid ~ contend witll other masters: the chances the draw. Here is an instance from the uf seriuus errurs arising are relatively Hanuver tournament of 1902: small, and without errors, how can you win sames?! So a fairly large proportion WOLF of master games result in draws. Today, the percentage of drawn games is higher in master tou rnamellts than it was a hu ndred, or even fift y, years agu. This is due to a great extent , uf C(lurse, TelllcORI", tu the steadily rising level uI average playing st.rength. But another impctrtant Hal'ing made his move in this barren factor is the increasing demand for. pusitio n, Ru binstein offered Tchigoriu a security in every branch of modern life. drllw. Tehi gorin no! only spurned the Most modern masters playas safely as draw hut ruined his position: 34 P- KR4, they can- thuugh of course everybody P- KR4 35 P- B5 ? still has his own personal view of j ust 35 P-N5t would have drawn easily. what constitutes safety. There are cautiuus TCHtCORIN White has losl a Pllwn without compen­ men and due.devils, cowards and gam­ sation. blers, optimists and pessimists, Babbitts Wolf made his bid · for a perpetual The game continued: 35 .. . PxP 36 and geniuses. with: 37 ... RxP. P- N5t, K-N3. Wh at did Tchigorin have But we halJc no Tchigorin l White should have pinyd 38 KxR, al· in mi nd when he gave up the Pawn? lowing 38 ... Q- Q8t with a draw. Yet Who knows? USSI AN Mikhail Ivan· Tchigorin, true to hi s chivalrous but After several hours of patient ma­ Rx Rov ieh Tehigurin, wll o died in 1908, suicidal custom, played: 38 N-Q4? neuvering, Tchigorin had to resign. hated draws with a vi rulence that has KRP 39 P-K5, BxP 40 Q-N2, B-Q6t never bee n surpasst>

tHUS REVtEW, JANUARY, t951 9 reconciled himself to the risk of not only more than a bye in the tournament. For losing the game but subjecting hi mself to example, during his game with te Koiste, a humiliating rebuff in th~ bargain. Tartakover spent most of the time chat­ Returning to the table, Tarrasch stood ting with Alekhine, and, at one point, see· at attention, adjusted his tie, made a very ing that te KoIste had made a move, Tar· deep how and addr~~sed his opponent in takover interrupted the conversation with his best Italian: the r~mark: "Excuse lIle, I have to see "Signor Marotti, patta?" Palla is the whether my opponent has left his Qu~cn Italian word for llraw. There was the ell prise." And, sure enough, he had done very, very remote chance that palla would just that! make a better impression than remis­ But there was one occasion during this the Fr~nch word which means palla in tournament when te KoIste succeeded in most European languages, but not in frightening an o}JPonent. That was when TCHIGORIN French! he played Tarrasch ! After 31 moves, they The consequences of this diplomatic step As can readily be seen, neither player arrived at this position: were amazing. has the slightest chance of accomplishing Signor Marotti jumped up with every TAtlnA5CH anything. But Tchigorin, well aware of sign of delirious joy, grasped Tarrasch's Tarrasch's love for playing on in positions out~tretched hand in both of his and, in that involved no risk, was prepared for a choking voic~, ~xJlressed his agreement a possible refusal. When tile refusal did by stammering one word: "p-p.p-pall­ indeed come, he whisked hi s Bishop off tahhh,l" Just thi nk of it, he, the lowly the board and snapped sarcastically: l\Iarotti. had drawn a game with grand­ "Go ahead, win!" master Tarrasch! [t was the top achieve· Looking at the diagram, you can see men t of his career! that even with the White Bishop off the After reading ahout this I'~sourceful board, Black cannot win! Tarrasch had stratagem, who can doubt that the draw a hahit of getting very red about the ears has its points? whenever he was embarrassed, and this time his ears positivel y blazed as he sheep. N the other hand, Tarrasch was given TE KOLsTJ:: ishly agreed to a draw. As Tarrasch play· Oshort shrift hy Mijnh~er te KoIste ed su perman chess in this, his best tour· of Holland in the Baden-Baden tourna· Obviously neither side has anything to nament of a career that lasted half a cen· ment held in 1925. Te KoIste had turned hope for. Te KoIste now proposed a draw, tury, Tchigorin performed quite a feat in up as th~ rather inadequate substitute for which was logical enough, but Tarraseh culting him down to size. Dr. Max Euwe. Approximately seven feet turned him down. "Doctor," te Koiste tall, weighing 250 pounds and with hands warned him, wagging his dub of a fore· th~ siz~ of a chessboard, te KoIste pre· finger, "if you don't accept my offer now, ROM these incidents, we see that there sented a formidable appearance. His ac­ I won't let you have a draw later on when are times when a player should be F complishments we re by no means so for· you want it!" Duly intimidated, Tarraseh content with a draw. Tchigorin's attitude midable, and te Koiste represented little agreed to a draw after all-contributing was a throw-hack to the "good old days" one-third of te Koiste's total score in the when not too much was at stake in a game. tournament! Later masters, having more to gain and A Contemporary Incident therefore more to risk, were cannier. It became apparent that there were times Apropos is the episode from the MONG modern masters, Hubinstein when a draw was equivalent to a kind of International Team Tournament at -Ahated draws almost as fiercely as did victory. The following Tarrasch story is Dubrovnik. Reshevsky, as White Tchigorin-but for a somewhat different apropos. against Mastichiades of Greece, reason. As far as outward show is con­ In the Trieste tournament of 1923, Tar· reached the fo llowing position. cerned, Rubinstein's style was much less rasch felt obliged to put forth his most aggr~ssive than Tchigorin's. Yet Rubin­ strenuous winning efforts against Marotti, stein played just as hard to win, being who was obviously destined to grace the possessed of a weapon in some 'ways even bottom of the score·table. But the harder more dangerous than Tchigorin's phenom­ Tan-asch tried, the worse his position be· enal gift for spirited attack. Rubinstein, came. By the time the players adjourned as we have seen, was master of the most for lunch, the situation was quite hope­ refined technique known to chess history. less for him. At this point, Tarrasch ran In consequence, he was able to win many into Asztalos, one of the participants and a game which to most of u~ would have a man noted for his warm, friendly seemed dead drawn. It was Kmoch who manner. wrote in the Book of the Carlsbad 1929 "How do you stand, Doctor?" Asztalos Tournament about one of Rubinstein's inquired. He played 24 N-Q2, then saw at most magical endings (against l\Iattison) (hat, if Ruhinstein had lived in an earlier "I'm lost!" Tarrasch r~plied, bitterly onc~ that 24 ... NxB P annihilates stressing the fateful words. White's . Promptly, age, he would have been executed for "Why, grandmaster? Can't you offer witchcraft! he off~red a draw. him a draw?" Mastichiades, busy writing down It is tberefore easy to understand that "You think so?" said Tarrasch wonder­ Reshevsky's move and delighted to Rubinstein, with his subtle flair for mak· ingly. How he regretted not having of­ draw with a grandmaster, agreed­ ing something out of almost nothing, was fered a draw earlier-but now, he thought without so much as scanning the always disposed to continue playing in a sadly, it was surely too late. Yet Asztalos position.-ED. position which to other masters would was so insistent that Tarrasch finally have yielded nothing, even under the

10 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 microscope. Hence his disdain for taking a draw, despite the surface tranquillity which characterized most uf his games. Rare as Rubinstein's defeats were, a good. Iy proportion of them Illay be credited to his stubbornness in refusing to admit that his fancied "advantage" was insignificant. At such times, he virtually mant:uvered himself into sui ·mate rather than admit KIEL, 1908 EDINBURGH, 1877 that his j udgment had been less than fl aw· MIXING variations, like mixing drlnks, THIS old·time Scotch has a smooth, mel­ less. can lead to unpleasant consequences. low flavor and a superb fi nish. The play­ FOUR KNtGHTS' GAME ers were men or distinction who knew how to hundle their Scotch. K. Moll Corves NE of Rubinstein's most bitter defeats SCOTCH GAME 1 P-K4 P_ K4 7 P-K5! P,N occurred in hi s game with Duras in O 2 N_ KB3 N_QB3 8 QPxP B-K2 Wayte Ranken the Breslau tuurnament of 1912. We say, 3 N-B3 N-B3 9 PxN .,p 1 P-K4 P-K4 9 N_B3 B-Q5 "most bitter," because Duras, despite his 4 B-N5 B_N5 10 R-Klt B_ K2 2 N-KB3 N_Q B3 10 N/K3-Q5 N," eminent position amon g the masters, was 5 0-0 N-Q5? 11 B_N5! P-KB3 3 P- Q4 p,p 11 NxN P- Q3 a steady "customer" for Rubinstein, whu 6 NxN P,N 12 BxP! 4 N,P B- B4 12 P- QB3 B-N2 beat him not only consistently but in every 5 N_ B5 P- KN3 13 P-KB4 N-K2 cunceivable way: a simple ending on one 6 N_K3 N-B3 14 P- B5! p,p occasion, a Queen (on the 12th 7 B- Q3 0-0 15 B_KN5 p,p 80-0 R-Kl 16 BxP Q_Q2 move!) another time, a llOsitional master­ piece in 8till another game, and so on. Dlack should have tried 13 . B-K3 or 16 B-K3 . In the Breslau game, Huhinstein was a Pawn alwad, but it was doubled and isolated, and winning chances were vir­ tually nun·existent. But Rubinstein insisted on playing Oil, ignoring one offer of a draw after another, until the following po­ sition was reached: 12 • . . . PxB D UHAS 13 Q- R5 t K-Bl 14 B-B4 Resi gns For, if H ... Q- Kl, 15 Q- R6 mate! SKOPLJE, 1950 BLACK tries a tricky variation in which 17 BxPt 19 QxPt K-Rl it is very easy to go wrong. 18 Q-R5t 20 N-B6! Resigns FRENCH DEFENSE OgnJanov Gruber SKOPLJE, 1950 1 P-K4 P-K3 7 B-QN5 P-QR3 THE textbooks hammer away at the fal" 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 8 .,N P,. lacious idea of developing the Queen 3 N-Q2 N_QB3 9 B_B4 P- QR4 Ilt·emattuely. Yet here we go again! 4 KN-B3 N-B3 10 P-QR4 P-QB4? S ICILIAN DEFENSE RUBli'i5TUN 5 P-K5 N_Q2 KPxP! NPxP 11 Marich Ognjilnov 6 N_N3 P-B3 12 N_N5! Still striving to win at any cost, 1 P-K4 P- QB4 7 p,p Q,P Rubinstein played: 2 N- KB3 N-QBS 8 N-B3 B-K3 76 R-R7?? RxP 77 RxP , R- KS! 78 3 P- B3 N_B3 9 B-QN5 B-Q2 R-B6, R- K4 79 R-BS, K-BSl 80 K- N2, 4 P-K5 N-Q4 10 0-0 P-KN3 p,p RxP 81 K-B3, R- B4 82 K-Q3, P - N4 83 5 P-Q4 11 N-K4 Q-N5?? 6 PxP P- Q3 Q- K2 P- QR3 K-K2, K-KS 84 R-B8, P- NS 85 R-KN8, 12 13 P-QR3! K-BS. Rubinstein resigned about 20 moves later; Duras maneuvered his King to the Queen-side, gave up his passed Pawn, picked up both of White's Queen Knight P awns and won with his remain ing Pawn. The first surprise for Black. If now OR lesser mortals, it is always com· 12 ... PxN. IS Q-R5t, K- K2 14 BxPt, N­ BS 15 BxNt, KxB 16 Q- R4j, winning forting to see a great master F Black's Queen. away the game, "even as you and I." But 12 • . . . N-Nl 16 B-N5! Q-Q2 the moral is inescapable; there are times 13 Q-R5t K-Q2 17 PxP! P-Q5 wben even the must aggress iv e must 14 NxKP !! KxN 18 KR- Kl t K-Q4 admit, albeit reluctantly, that a position 15 0 - 0 P-B4 19 Q-B3t K_B5 Black finds it awkward to prevent cannot be forced beyond its legitimate 20 R-K5! Resigns N-Q6t. prospects. But then, what would ehess be I! 20. P-Q6, 21 N-Q2t (there are 13 N,P 16 NxBPt K-Kl -or life itself, for that matter- if we al· other ways, but this is the nicest), K­ 14 Nx N Q," 17 BxBt K,. ways acted wisely? N5 22 P- BS mate. 15 N- Q6 j K_Ql 18 R- Ql Resigns

CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 11 UR .secfJnll txCUI JI, from Chapter VI, O"Cheu ilI t'ntalit}," cavers a topic .so fascinating ta ail Ij;ho knOll) cheu-Idrat muke.s a cheu mastcr- that lVe give il (1/' mO$l in its ClllireE,., Tlral: is (;/11'11 (111",,("/· VII fr ow 10 beco m(' II lII(lsla ! - EII. I' U;/IY of (l'vkw, IIW ! ,rr'.H'1I1 '''IC('fP(~' as an " J'punenl. 'From l"morroW nn. B /r(l/II Oil/: 0/ th e [lIlesl 0/ {Jr. 1::11/1,:(",1 rOl ling dW)'t:1i if that s u it~ rou.'- ' Pl uee HAT makt!'s a gooJ chess player? l.askers books, The Adn;nturc "f ChC53. and hour'?"-'At :;c,'en o'clock in the eve· WWhat distingui shcs lhe cht.'Ss mas[cr, III/b1ish,-,l by J)oub/nli,y fill/I Comp/III.\'. ning. hcre! You won't 1111\'1; 10 ..... ait!' who kno ..... s all Ih t sl.'C rcts of Ihe game, T/u; /irst part is largdy Ii;Moricul allli "t\ surl of a Sl iT among those present from Ihe ordinary mortal who ne\'cr biog'fl/J hicld ,!'i,h IIIlmy iUlllllillllling ,-nei· ~ee med tu Ilrolllise numerous onlookers read ieS tilal class, Iry as he may:; dcnlJ fllIIl IIIf"CI'ot es bOlh t,bUIII the gom c fur the following Il ay. J 1)I)\\'ed. left Ihe Peo ple who don'l Ilia ), chess usually (lnd its lIIuSl ers, old 111/11 I/I'W, fill/I IIbOll1 1,1.,ee, and [0 my (liscrcd h mu st confes! assume Ilrat its m u~ t e r )' requires cxcep· odd e/lilodes CU /lIH'C/U{ ,dt" ,h .. galli c (llld llr at un[iI [he appointed Iwur I did lIot tiunal memory, a high desrce uf in[ ell i· slriking PCfSO/lIl!iti/,s who h" ell/lle COfl CI'f!l· gh'c my challerll;c a si nglc thought. But gcnCt, und great j,,,wen of euncen tra[i"l1 ell wilh it. I was "llllctunl, and I fuuml the crowd - a Iheory one would hardly expeci [ht The $ccom/ par' is illsirue/ilie lIS /0 ell gagt.'"t] in lil'el y discussion. All we re chess maslers themselves 10 challengc .-ery rilles, lactics, stmtcsics lIIul b.'/Uldor in sil cnl os soon as I wa ~ scall.'(l UIIIKlS ile serio uslr. Howel'er, an organized study of clre.u. :'I lr. Bernanl. who had arril'ed earlier, Ht a dozen leaJing mll$tcrs by a groul' of Ollr first e.rct'Tpl, !rulII Chil/ll er IIf, tw k 1\\'0 Pawns of "pposite color in hi s ps)'chologists re,'elll t d Iha[ Ihe gencrall r "The Ch ess Troubadours Qjlhe .Vill ('{C('/Ilh h a lld ~. lu hal'e me draw f"r Ihe move. accepted opinions on Ihe spceial gifts "f CeIlIIlIT," gi/it:s a vil'irl piC/lift· 0/ that odd 'D'l YUll want a hand ielt l"! ' Ir c asked.­ such oUI~ [andin g IIla ycrs arc vcry mudr charllt:I,-" Ale.nmdr e Dnchu/Jt'!f",I.-ElJ. 'Why !l l:! t ~ '-'A s )" " 1L pleasc, Your game'?' "pen to question. - 'You rs. sir.'-'WI· usually pIa )' fOlr 24 It ..... as found tlr at II chtss mllstcr's il E Hut :;;u ccc;;sor lu I'hilidur wail S" u ~: -'Ag r eed !' memory exeels onl)' where II00i lioll s "n thc chessboard iu e concerned, jusl liS a T Alc"antl rc Oeschalk:ll cl>, a ~ Ir ange fel· "'1 hUI'c Ihe mon',' he sai ll, seemin gly virluoso's mcmor)' is highl)' spl."(':ialized in luw " f im perious elulraclcr, whu had in· plcast."(1. I shared hi s pleasure, for I Ihe fjeld of music and may not be nolC· IH~ri l ell from hi s noble I' aren ' ~ a fl.-eling Iholl l;; ht I wlluld he less cml,arrassed wllcn wurilly in other n:ispec[s. Nor did Ihe of illll il'il]uul Sll lJe rioril ), out of keeping leUI'inl; [he choicc of the (lpcn ing moves chess magtcrs secm abl e 10 th ink fa ster wilh Ih e revul ul io nar), In;riod inlu which [0) hi m. i mllst admit thai [he fi rst moves [lian other groups of j}cO lllc whom Ilr c he was )w rn .... after muny :ldven lurn werc not cas)' for me. No duuht I madc Ii I I S)' cholog i ~ l s selecled a[ random and sub· he turned I'wfessional cheu pla)'er. hatl 1,lan. an.1 my game was soon enough jectcd 10 Ihc samc IcstS. Till')" J id. hu,," I-Ic became aequain tell wil h Ihe game losl. L asked for rew'nge. Thi ~ time l im· ever, show a wel l·developed reasoning duriug a I'ueuliull whieh I I\ ~ spent in Paris proved my st rategy, and a ll inlense, long. facult)', similar in Iype to thai of ma[he· wh en he wus eigh teen ~'e au 01(1. The slory lirawn·()ul siruggle ensuel] ; but I 10SI ma[icians. Like them, they aPllcliret! 10 Le of lhc incident, as u ~un l , wa ~ emhroidered agaiu. I fcl! Iha[ I was blll ~ hing. and I bcllcr ablc [0 think in abslract rat her wilh fu ncifu l delail5. De~dta Jlclles re· was mucl, embarra ssed, llo1witlis[azuling [han co ncrete term s, pea le(1 lhem so oft en Ilwt. in Ihe end, lire eO) lIIl'l iments I drcl\' fnun the crowd. The result of th.:se [ I)sychologists'] tes ts he I'wlml,l y hcli eH,d [hem him$df. I can'[ 1 Imu ld hal'c slle n[ [he wlw lc night [ 0 get WIIS starlling. \Vlr ile half of thc elre~8 imagine Ihu t anyone else di(\. Here is what rel·cngc. but -"I r. Berntlrll (irew his walch masters showed abnonnally ridl in venlive­ he relates: and ~u i , l : 'Half l'a ~ 1 lell. Time [0 ;;0.' 1 nl.'Ss. bordering on tilt fa nlaslic, the olher IIUI Ii small Thalcr ... n Ihe h()arJ anJ he '"r WilS "'al ki ng in the ganll'lI s uf Ihe half ~ lrowed aimusl culllillcte lack (If it , gave me hack It Suus, which I left wilh Palais Hu)'al, as ~T t urH.:crtain hull' I was t)'pical of [he jJe

12 CHUS REVIEW , IANUARY , 1951 2. The ability to think objectively. Chapter Xl The presence of an opponent who under­ on " The stands the rigorous logic of all relations Electronic " ,: -~ j on the chessboard leaves little room for Chess Player" arbitrary, subjective interpretation. explains how 3. The capacity lor abstract thought. Dr. Claude E. Co rrect generalizations, based on the ex· Shannon of Jleriences gathered in years of practice, the Bell l' ele· produce the so·called "positional instinct" pholle Lab- of a chess master, which enables him to oratories infer the best mo\"e in sit uations where "programs" exact calculation is impossible. an elec/ronic 4. The ability to distribute attention or a me· over a number of different factors such as chanic com· are always involved in a "combination." puter lor This avoids the overlooking of moves, a chess play­ weakness which mars the play of most andhiscon· amateurs. elusions in 5. A disciplined will, capable of forc­ regard to the ing the speed and concentration of the ability of a thinking process, whenever necessary, fa r "chess robot." above the normal powers of the pla)'er. Srl/.phato bJ Dr. E. Lui" (right) In contrast to philosophical or mathe­ matical thinking, a chess master's think­ ing at times requires tremendons momen­ up with the ever increasing mass of con· Today there arc perhaps a hundred tary intensificatio n, because chess is a temporary analysis of opening play . players, eight or ten of them in th is coun­ .~t/"llggle, and the player must arrive at a Nor will practice and an encyclopedic try, who are recognized internationally decision within certain time limits. Un­ knowledge suffice to keep a master as masters of the game. Thei r playing hurried consideration of purel)' logical abreast of his competitors. Sirangc as it strength is no longer mueh affected by relations, which may solve a philosopher's rna)' seem, his physical make·up is almost lack of practice, contrary to the erroneous or a mathematician's problems, will not equally important. The state of health of opinion which the average chess player lead the (".hess master's army to victory. a master always affects his score in a holds in this respect. It is the chess mas· 6. Good nerves alld self·colltrol. A tournament. He must have the stam ina ter's Ihorough grasp of subtle positional player who cannot discipline his emotions to keep a elear head throughout the four problems v"hi eh distinguishes him from is apt to become demoralized and to play or five hours of a playing session. Other­ lesser players. This ability does not de­ far below his actual strength. He must be wise he is apt to lose the best of positions teriorate with lack of practice. Alekhine able to stand up under the nerve·rack· through an outright blunder. had his hands fu ll drawing a match with ing strain of time pressure and, if the One of the former world champions, Dr. Ossip Bernstein after the latter had result is a blunder which loses a winning Dr. Max Euwe, offers the best example. been away from chess for more than twenty game, he must take it calmly in his stride. Of analyzed openings, he knows as much years! Without playing a single serious 7. Self-cOIIfidence. The chess master or more than most olher masters. Besides. game for another twelve years, Bernstein must have implicit trust in his positi onal his fi ne positional sense has time and came close to winning a masters' tourna­ judgment, since detailed analysis of all again helped him to obtain winning posi. ment in 1946, at the age of sixty-four! pertinent variatio ns is rarely possible. t. ions even when an antagonist surprised Even though gifted with all the mental This last quality is one wh ich, in promi· him with a move he had not previously and physical qualities, which have been nent chess players, needs no special de­ seen. But, in the middle game or end fou nd essential for a chess master, a velopment. 1\lore self-confident mortals game, due to sudden spells of fatigue, he player wi ll not achieve that class through are rarely encountered anywhere. A story, has often blundered away an easy win, the most intcnse practice unless it involves which has become a classic in chess overlooking movcs which normally any opponents of superior strength. In every circles, told of the Russian master, Efim third-rate player would see. coun try the largest city is the place where Bogolyubov, bears amusing testimony to Euwe does not lack a robust physique. such opponents may be found, with the this fact. When an admirer asked him Otherwise he would never have been able rare exceptions in which a master happens whether he preferred the white or the to win a match with the chess giant, to make his domicile in a smaller town. black pieces, he replied: "I have no pref· . But when a man has This places a regrettable handicap on erence. When 1 play White, 1 win because passed tbe age of forty-fi \'e he needs players who have little or no opportunjty I have the first move. When I play Black, several weeks of rest before en tering a of spending enough time where the mao I wjn because I am Bogolyuhov." chess contest, or his brain will hav.e spells jority of the masters are to be found. Self-confidence, bowever, and all the of fatigue ruinous to his score. This is Here we have another point which chess other qualities listed by the psychologists, what Euwe and other masters have failed has in common with the arts. will not get the most gifted player very to realize. The three Russian masters How, then, do boys "from the provinces" far unless they are coupled with that who participated in the wo rld champion­ ever arrive at the high place to wh ich technical perfection which, in our scientific ship contest of 1948, although they were they aspire? Well. the American boy age, has become indispensable even in all in their thirties, in the prime of their who decides that he must become a chess fields where a ri ch imagination would life, were gi ven a two months' vacation by master will leave no stone unturned to seem to be of prime importance. Such their government to get in to the best of find himself a job in New York; just as technical perfection requires a vast amount physical trim before the tou rnamen t. They those who feci the irrepressible urge to of practice from an early age. It also re­ carried away the fi rst three prizes, al· paint will do anything short of starving quires years of study to assimilate what though the other two contenders, Euwe to get to France or Italy, where they may the masters of the past have discovered and Reshevsky, understand chess as well mingle with the great ones of their dream. by the sweat of their brow, and to keep as the new champion, Mikhail Botvinnik. Genius will out!

CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 THE DANISH GAMBIT by I. A. HOROWITZ O NCE upon a lime it was considered ungentlemanly to decline a gambit. Then it was that the King's Gambit, the Falkbeer, the Max Lunge, the Evans and the Danish, among others, saw their heyda y. In those blissfully romantic days, chess technique was not f ully developed. Not yet mastered was the art of sound defense. Time and space-the goal of the gambit- were given top rating. Material was looked upon askance. During Ihis profligate era, the Danish was horn. For the true Danish, extended to its thematic fi na le, involves the sacrifice of two Pawns, in return for rapid development. This enterprising opening, according to historian, H. J. R. Murray, was played by a Danish justice in Jutland in the eighteen hu nd red and thirties. It was well-kn own in Scandinavian countries before Von del' Lasa, the Prussian Ambassador at Copenhagen, introduced it generally in 1867. And it was first A typ ical position in the Danish noted in the game Lindehn v. Swanberg, 1859. Today it is considered foolhardy to decline a real gambit. Take f irst and look later is the guid­ Despite these qualms, gambiteers will not be sup­ ing principle. For accent is on material. Hard pressed. Control of the center and two powerful boiled cynicism has brought about the pragmatic Bishops, exercising full sway on commanding diag­ tlanSlllon For the gambiteer, self handicapped and onals are ind ucements for the Danish, in particular. Ilnder constant pressure 10 convert intangible assets And, in general for gambits in over-the-board play, to something real, often fails of his mark. Lack of th ere is an actual, though intangible, advantage in force and even lack oJ sitzjleisch undo him. pressuring a queasy opponent.

T he Danisll arises as follows: his Queen. Also, he suggests an ex· in control of the center, albeit the fragile 1 P-K4 P-K4 change of centel' P awns. I-'o r in ridding center Pawn~ must be managed with 2 P-Q4 himself of Black's K ing Pawn, White w!11 care, This combination of moves is known ]'email) in comman d of t he center, Even though White gains immediate The open lines-files and d iagonals­ as the Center Game, of which the Danish freedom of action by the exchange, which will eventuate from the text move is an offshoot. Black also benefits, as will be seen, make for rapid transit action, 3 P-QB3 2 , , .. 3 QxP is t he Center Game propel'. Ac­ The exchange of Pawns is the simplest cording to t heorists, it i ~ insufficient to a nti most effective way for Black to COll­ produce even a minimal advantage. For tinue, There is no good way, at this Black continues with 3 .. N- QB3 ami point, [or Black to defend his K ing gains a valuable tempo at \Vhite's ex· Pawn or counter attack ""'hite's Pawn, pense, The gain of the tempo is con· l~or instance, if 2 ' . P - Q3 3 PxP, P xP sidered to more than offset White's gain 4 QxQt, Dlatk has forfeited his right in freedom and space. And, in tlue time, to castle. This is, indeed, a handkap at White's lead can be whittled down, while the beginning of t he game, Or, if 2 , .• Black's gain in ti mc can be reinforced Q- K2 3 PxP, QxP, Black's Queen will be a nd translated into a net plus for Black, driven soon by N- KB3 with conCtH'I'ent The text move is the fil'st step in the v-,'hite advances his Queen Pawn two g ain of tempo. Dunish Gambit. It is the offer of a Pawn squares for a number or reas ons, To 2, N-QB3 is a tricky continuation in return for development, begin with, he releases his Queen Bish· witlt hypermodern overtones, Then 3 op for action and gives greater scope to PxP, NxP 4 P-KD4 , N- N3 leaves White cheek: t dbL check; d is. eh,

J4 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 S BxP willing to part with one of them (or (See Photo, P age 14) even bOlh) In order to e merge wllh t he belter position. The Dunish pro lieI'. Obsel've the com. manding s weep or both of White's Dish. 6 , , . , P- Q3 OI)S. Obser ve also that White maintains This move is not merely to free CQ ntl'Ol or the ce nte r-buL that he Is two Black's Qneen 8 isllol). It is part and Pawns behind. parce l oC a system of defense, The P awn The Question Is can White exploit hili at Q3 Is part of the barrier to e nemy a White men, W hUe early s tages , Against ncc urate defe nse, Black need not go all Oll t in Hccepting then hilS no better than 7 K- El, Then, however, the IIttack peters out, and then t he gambit. He (;[lll 1)1111 in his horns I( Black persists with 7 P - Q 4, 8 PxP the derender renDS his Illllterial reward. wIth ,I . _ , P- Q3 and lead to the varia· e,p., QxP 9 QxQ, BxQ 10 BxNP wins Unless some way can be found to l ion g iven in the llrece fll ng note. 0 1' he the . T herefore , if 6 P- K5, Q-K2 7 brea ch the ba r rle.- set up by Blac k, be­ might continue with ,I .. N-QD3 5 N ­ K-Bl, P- D3, Now, whatever White doe~, ginning with his third move, the Danish B3, D- 84 6 NxP, P- Q3 7 Q- N3, Q-Q2 Black must en force ., I'- Q4 and con· will be r{llegateti to use by the dilettante, S N-Q5, KN- K2 9 Q- D3, 0-0 10 0-0, 1'0Hdate his forces and obtaIn a free IIIHI who cares little abou t book plays or ex' NxN 11 P xN, N-K4 l Z NXl'l, PxN 13 Qx easy development. uctilude, P, D-Q3 with a bout equal chances. Incidentally, if 6 Q-N3, Q- K2, B lack'ill At prese nt, It appellrs that the Danish The text move gives Black a VhlS of t.h reat of, P- Q4 liS we ll as. ,Q_ proper i~ refuted, two Pawns fO I' the inferior position. It is, N5t bogs down WhIte's assault. howe~·er. tbe only c le!u: cut WHy o{ re­ It s hOUld be bome in m ind t ba t Black The CHESS MOV IE on t he next page Is an fUling th e gambit. example of the Danish Gambit In IU fu ll Is two Pawns ahead, If necessary, he Is flower o( effective .. etlon ,

,tnss REVIEW , lANUARY , 195 1 1$ THE DANISH GAMBIT by I. A. HOROWITZ O NCE upon a time it was considered ungentlemanly to decl ine it gamhit. Then il was that the King's Gambit, the Falkbeer, the Max Lange, the Eva ns and the Danish, among others, saw their heyday. In those bl issfully romantic days, chess techn ique was not fully developed. Not yet mastered was the art of sound defense. T ime and space-the goal of the gamhit- were given top rnting. lVTate ria l was looked upon askance. During this profliga te era, the Danish was born. For the true Dan ish, extended to its thematic finale, involves the sacri fice of two Paw ns, in return fo r rapid development This enterprising opening, nccording to historian, H. J. H. Murray, was pbyed by a Danish justice in Jutland in the eighteen hund red and thirties. It was well -kn own in Scand inavian countries before Von del' Lasa, the P russia n Am bassado r at Copenhagen, introduced it generally in 1867. And it: was first A typical position in the Danish noted in the gA me Lindelm v. Swanberg, 1859. , Today it j,; considered foolhardy to decline a real gambit. Take fiI·st and look later is the guid­ Des pite these qualms, gumhiteers will not he sup· ing principle. For accent is on materia l. Ha rd pressed. Control of the center and two powerful boiled cy nicism has brought about the pragmatic Bishops, exercising :f ull sway on commanding diag· tranS iti on. For the gambiteer, self hand icapped and onals are ind ucemen ts for the Da nish, in particular. under constant pressure to conve rt inhlllgible assets And. in general for gamhits in over-tile-board play, to something rca l, often fa ils of hi s mark. Lack of there is all actual, though intangible, advantage in force and even lack of silzlLeisch lI nd o him. pressuring a queasy opponent.

The Danlsll arises as Follows: his Queen. Also, he guggests an ex· in control of the cenler, albeit the f!"aglle 1 P_ K4 P-K4 dl1lnge of center PnwliS. ).'01' In ridding centerPawlls must be managed with 2 P- Q4 hlmgelf of B1 ack'S King Pawn. Wh ite will care. rem(l ill in command of lhe ce nter. This combimllion of moves is k nown E ven though White gains i mmediate T he open lines- files and diagonals­ as t he eenl el· Gnme, of which the DaniSh fl"eedom of action by the exchange. which will eventuate from tbe text move UJack also benents, as will he seen. is an orrshool. make for I·apid transit nction. 3 P- QB3 2 3 QxP is the Center Game propel". Ac· The exchange of Pawns is the simpl est eOl·ding lo theol"illts, It is illsufficient to IllHl most effective way for Blacl! to eon­ produce even 1\ minimal adva ntagc. For ttnue. There i ~ 110 good way, lit t·hls Blacl, continues with 3 N-QB3 and point, for Black to defend his King gains a valllable tempo at \Vhite's ex­ P(\wn or counte r attack Whlte'~ Pawn. pense. The gain of the tempo is con· l~ol· Instance. iF 2 P-Q3 3 Pxf'. PxP sidered to more th:\ll ofFset White·s gain ·1 QxQt. Black IHl s forfeited his right i ll [.·eedom nnd splice. And, ill due time, to cust/e. This is, Indeed, a hllndlca p at W hite's lead can be whittled down. while the beginning of the game. Or, If 2 .. Black's gain In time can be I·einforced Q-K2 3 PxP. QxP. Black's Queen will be and translated inlO II net plus for Black. drl\

14 CHESS REVIEW, JANUAR Y, 1951 5 B)(P willing to part with one of them (or ( See Photo, Page 14) even both) In order to enlerge with the better po Altlon, The Danish proper, Observe the com­ manding sweep of botb of White's Bish. 6 , . , , P-Q3 ops, Obsen'e a lso that White maintains This mOI'e is lIot mel'ely to free oontl'Ol of the center-but that he is two Dlack's Queen Bisilol). It Is part und Pawns behind. Jln rcel or a system of defense_ The Pawll The question Is can White exploit his at Q3 Is part of the barrier to enemy adl'antages befot'e Black is able to con­ Incursion. solidate. Black's ol'erall plan Is to Ill'event allY 5 . , , . P-QB3 breach In his Pawn position · and then The first mOl'e or a deep, defensh'e slowly emerge wHh his [ol'Ces and re­ main with material plus, plan, The mOl'e Is sharp and flexible, 7 N_KB3 This is III llne with the guiding The Pawn at BS serves as a barrie]', principle: "Take fint and look later," eliminates a White threat of entel'lng at Tbere is no cI'ushlng 01' el'en Impetu­ As a matter of fa ct, howel'er, no olher White's Q5 and also serl'es as a pt'Op for ous rejoindel', COllseqllenUy, \Vhlte must Black mOl'e II:! apt to produce an ad, a later O1Ol'e of , , P- Q4 or , , ' P- QN.1. de\'elop a p.'l ce, His hope Is that, Mler all vantftge, Blft ck, moreovel', mllst do some­ The recommended book line at this his men are brought OLl t, he \\'111 be able thing abollt While's threat to Illay 4 PxP point l'mlS as follows : 5 , , , P- Q4 6 to find 01' provoke a weakness In Black's and regain h i!! Pawn and remain witb a KBxP, N- KD3 i DxPt, KxD 8 QxQ. 0 - camp, N5 t 9 Q- Q2, BxQt 10 NxD, P-D ~ . Il0Werfui Pa wn center, 7 .. , , QN-Q2 At one time. a uthOl'ities agreed that All 1Ilternali \' e fOl' Black Is :I , ' . P-Q~, This Is the third stel) In the defensive aCt er whi ch the game al so becomes ltV E" Black enjoyed the better chances on ac. count ot his QUeen'sl(\e Pawn majot'lty, plan, \Vatch the maneuver of the Qlleen Iy, Then ·1 KPxP, QxP 5 PxP, N-QB3 6 Knight to its final desUnation, N- KU3, B- N5 7 O-K2, N-03 S N- B3, which can be mob l li~ed I'apldly, Ii was 80-0 Q-Ql{4, White's mln!mal lead In de \ 'el ol ~ thonght that Whlte's Ii:ing,shle maiol'ity ment OV€'rl! ha cio ws the disadvantage of could be checked with the :ll!sistance of Again, development goes on ulmce. If his Isolated Pawn, the Dluck King, The book concurs In this 8 Q- N3, Black defends with . ' . Q-K2 belief, A number of unofficial games, and later drives the Queen with 4 B-QB4 howeveL', challenges this conclus ion, For. N- B'I, aftel' 11 N- K03, Dlack's King Is lIome' This move alms primaril y at the most 8. N_B4 vulnerable s(IIHt re ill Black's ca mp­ what of It target. nnd. inlltead of hluder' Black's KD 2, One of Whlte's ideas is to ing the adverse Pawn s, act Lla lly pro­ concentrate enough \)reSSUre on thnt motes their advance, square, during the future course or the game, so as to niake It embal'l'assing fOI' tbe ddender, In this position. howel·el'. Alekhlne Inu'mly recommends ·1 NxP, The llne might nm as tallows: ~ ,. P- Q3 5 D­ Q84, N-QD3 6 N- D3, D- J\3! i D-Q5, N­ D3 8 0 - 0, D- K2 with a good game fOI' ShIck. For example, if 9 IlxD, Px8 10 Q- N3. Q- 81 :tnd Black stands well, The I; plrlt at the gambit, moreOI'er', dic tates the text mOl'e- the sacrifice of a second Pawn-whose object Is the gain of time mack is for choice, There al'e a num­ and s p.'lce in retm'lI for material. ber of good continuations Il t hi s dlsllosal. 6 N_QB3 He can Illay , _ , 8- K3 and compel the A good del'eloplng u\OI'e, nlthough retreat or e.I:change ot White's mighty White has the ol)lIon of a number of Ki ng Bisho!I, Then he can continue with good developing mOl'es at this stage, hi s Ki ng- side development, umll It is In each case, howel'el', Black resorts to complete, In the interim, White has no the same killd of derellse that he sets penetrating mOl' es or tbose which will up here and man(l ges to come OLlt on Increase the Ilressure before Black is tOll, ' able to develop and consolidate. In the Some or Wbite's possibilities are cagey long t'un, the extra two Pawns wJll m/tke and must be handled with care, 1<'01' In, themselves tel l. s tance. It 6 P- K5. Black must bau el' down White's resU'uinlllg hold on the Conclusions Jlnd recommendation, Black Pawns, This Is done In the rolloll'­ Like most gambits, the Danish leads ing mannel': 6 " Q-K2, threateni ng to exciting play, The nttacker always , , , P-Q~ as well Q- N5t. each enJoys the game, at least during the 4, ' , . ns , . , or which l'Ou tes thE' White men, White early stages, Against accurate defense, B11'1ck need not go all out ill accellling then has no better tlian i K- Ol. Then, however, the attack peters out, and then the gambit. He can pull In his hor'lls if Black persists with i P-Q~, s PxP the defender reaps his n\aterial reward, with ,1 •• , P- Q3 and lead to the val'la· e ,l)" QxP 9 QxQ, DxQ 10 BxNP wins Un less some way call be foulld to tion gll'en in the preceding note. 01' be the Hook, Therefol'e, If 6 P- K5. Q- K2 7 bt'each the bnl'rlel' set up by Black, be· might continue wllh .. , , . N- QD3 5 N­ K - B1 , P- B:I, Now, whatel'er White does. ginning with his 11111'11 mOl'e, the Danish D3. 8 - 8 4 6 KxP. P-Q:I i Q- N3. Q-Q2 Black mllst enron:'e , ' , P-Q~ and COIL' will be rf'legated to use by the dilettante, S N- QS, KN- K2 9 Q- 83, 0 - 0 10 0 -0 , !

More men to hallie is White penetrates with First comes 13 R-Kl. Black i~ sadly lacking 3 White's plan as he plays 4 12 N- Q5, offeri ng, as it 5 gaining another valuable 6 the time, which he so 9 0 - 0, Less men is Black's were, even another Pawn. tempo. Black retreats 13 ... readily gave up in the begin. idea as he swaps: 9 ... Nx And Black capturcs 12 ... Q- Q3. Then follows 14 Q-R5, ning. He continues with 14 N 10 BxN, BxB. White re­ QxP. He'll he hanged for a fixi ng thc sights on the en· · .. P-QB3, attacking White's captures 11 NxB, and off sheep rather than a lamb. emy King. Already the critter. White replies start· to safety goes the Black mon­ With three Pawns to the threats afe mounting, and lingl y wilh 15 N-B7. He arch with 11. . 0 - 0. good, Black's prospects are there is little to be done must clear the path of the (Safety is only relative. The promising. It is White's turn, abou t them. Black's entire King Bishop. !'.Iaterial gain King must yet rebuff a few however, and the game i~ Qu een's wing is bottled up, is only of secondary consid· enemy forces.) young. pathet ically. cration.

The Knight is immune. Yet White does give 19 Q-R4t forces the reo A combinatinll winds 7 (If 14 ... Qx N, Black 8 up more. 17 BxPt is the 9 trcat 19 ... K- N2. Then 10 up the gallle in mag· is checkmated in two!) movc. Black has no choice ; follows 20 R- K7t. Black in· nificent style. 22 Q"R8t is Black tries to make the most he plays 17 ... KxB. Thcn terposes 20 ... R- B2. For the first move. Black pial'S of a bad position and con· follows 18 QxRPt, and the a moment, it appears that 22 ... KxR. Now follows tinues with 15 . P- KN3. Black King advances, 18 ... Black is squirming out. But 23 R- Klt. Black plays 22 White repli es 16 Q-R6, and K-B3. The .l\ Ionarch is due ho! 21 Q-Q4t places thc · .. K-Q3. 24 Q-K5t is now a piece goes with 16 ... for a walk-one of those com· King in target range. The checkmate. All the King's QxN. White can hardly give pulsory walks, with a bayonet King retreats 21 ... K- BL horses and all the King's up more materiaL He needs at his midriff. All is gloom He is to be forced into the men are quite unable to save a mating fo rce. in the Black camp. open for the last time. the King.

16 CHESS REVtEW, JANUARY, 1951 HAVE YOU READ THESE BOOKS BY REINFELD?

GUSTY GAMBIT ROMANTIC Valencia is the scene of this class ical, brilliant miniature. All the King's men, from the lowly peon to the lofty noblemen, pal'­ take in the sport of laying the Black monarch low. And nearly all arc casualties of the fray. You call enjoy the fUll by playing White with another amateur, Tramoye rs, as your partne r aga inst the well-known problemist, "Marin. The date : ]927. The opening : The French Defense. Cover the scoring table at the line indicated. Taking the name of the opening as a clue, make the fi rst White move as indicated, then guess the first Black move. Expose the Black move and see what your partner WINNING CHESS by Irving Chernev and Fred Relnfe ld. The secret of winning i'cally played. Score par if you picked this move; if not, score zero. chess Jles In proper nse of combinative !\IJ

CHESS REVlEW. JANUARY, 1951 17 Entertaining and instructive games annotated by leading experts. *

Only Black's ingenious reply reveals 20 KR-B1 ~'.NTERNAT'ONAL the drawback to the text mOI·e. Other wis e 20 NxI{ or N - B7. White does better with S 0 - 0, with 20 K_ R2 only slight discomfort nfter S N- 85 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 21 N-Q1 B- B3 9 N-Kl. Challenqers' Tournament 22 Q_B2 Budapest, 1950 Battle of Ideas The interest in the following game lies in the opening. Elad, advances an idea. It is met by a somewhat Questionable one by White, which Black then defeats with a neW and brilliant idea of his own. The outc'ome is that Black develops a formidable position at the expense of a Pawn and. after recovering the Pawn, narrowly wins in the end·game. KI NG'S INDIAN DEFENSE peo: page 273, column 122 8 . ... N- Q2!! 22 . R_KN1! Notes by Hans Kmoch A brilliant example of Bole slavsky's Blaek [or ees a liquidation to regain L. Szabo I. Boleslavs ky dexte rity. The power of this sllrprising hiS P awn and retain his initiative. Hungary Soviet Un ion sacrlfiee of a Pawn does not beeome ap· parent fOI' some moves. So to see it fl'om 23 Nx N P, N 26 QxB B-R6 ! White Black here is a genuine master stroke. 24 QxP B_ N4 27 P-N3 Qx BP 4 P-Q4 0-0 25 Q-K2 B,N 28 R-B3 1 N-KB3 N- KB3 9 BxN 2 P- B4 P-KN3 5 P- K4 P_Q3 For there is no time to p rotect the 3 N_ B3 B-N2 6 B-K2 P-K4 T he minOI' evil is 9 N-B3. Being a real King Pawn. Blaek wins quickly on 28 fighter, however. Szabo refnses to el'ade This is playable and has been Illnyed, R-Kl . QR- KUl. He threatens 29 Rx the challenge. bnt appal'enlly with no particular POillt Pt to which ther e is no defense: 29 R­ in mind. Here, howevel', Black has one, 9 P,B K3, Q- BSt! or 29 Q- K3, Q- N7 mate. 10 QxP N- B4 as will be seen. 28 .... QxKP 11 N- B3 7 P-Q5 29 P- B5 No arivillltage is offered by 7 P xl', P x P ,On 11 P-KN~ - t.o prevent 11 . p- If 29 Q-QB2, R- N5! 30 R- QB1. It- KBl 8 QxQ, HxQ 9 NxP beeause o[ 9 .. Nx B·I - Dlae), can sacrifiee another Pawn 31 QxQt, RxQ 32 R/3-B2, It- B6 33 H- B2, P! and obtain a winning atlaell. ] 1 . p - R-Q6, Black has a great advantage . H is 'Vith the text move. vVhite wishes to NI! 12 PxP, P-QR3! etc. immediate threat is 34 itxBP! avoid 7 PxP, the modem system in 11 P_B4 14 B_N2 Q-K2 Note that 29 .. QxQ 30 RxQ, QR- K 81 which BolesluYsky exeels. Objectively. 12 0-0 P-B5 15 N_KN5 N-B3 ach ieves Httle, if anything, because of howeyet·, 7 0 - 0 is ilJ(1i t ated. Then 7 . 13 P-QN4 N_Q2 16 Q- R4 31 R- B2! PxP is premature and favors 'Vhite after In this cornel". the Queen ~oon beeomes R- N2! 31 RxQ R- KB 1 8 NxP, followed by P-B3. 29 e ndangered. Still 16 Q- Q1 also leads to 30 Q- QB2 Q,Q 32 R- B2 R/2_ B2! 7 . . . . N- R4 great difficulties after 16 P- B61 FOl' 33 RxRt R, R It is tor this refison obviollsly that n QxP, i\'xKP 18 QxN, Qxl'\ and 17 Nx Blaek has postponed the nsufil 6 ... QN­ UP. B-N5 18 Q-·Q3, N-Jl.1 hoth offer Q2. He wishes to advanee his King Black superior chances for attack. Atul Bishop P a wn at the earliest possible mo· 16 Q-K2 illiows mack the (, hoice of J 6 ment and filso to operate with the pos· . P-B6! and 16 l'\xQPl 17 NxN, sibility of N-B5. This he cannot ae· QxN wIth threat of 18 ... P- 86. cOlllplish if he transposes into the old 16 P-KR3 line : 7 . . QN- Q2 8- 0-0 , N- 8·1 9 N- Q2. 17 N_B3 Q_B2! 8 N-KN1 Blaek threfit.ens lS N-N5 !lInl 18 This is \Vhite's colt nter·idefi - hy no N-R~ after whleh White can save llleans a superfieial one. The threat of hi s Queen only by desperate measures. 9 ExN seems fully to justify the tem­ 18 N_Q2 N-N5 ! porary retreat of 'Vhiie's Knight. HOK 19 P-B3 N-K6! is Black to meet that threat? Hoth 8 N- KB3 9 P - KN4! and S N-ll5 9 B- 19 B-I33, instead, wins the ex· Blaek actually threatens mate in this change but \Vhile gains adequate com· position-by advancing h is King Pawn B3! fa YOI' White. pensation: e .g., (I) 20 Q- KI? N-K6 21 to his K7! White ean parry only by eon· R-B2, B- R5 or !"\·-Bi; (2) 20 Q-R3! N ­ • Hans Kmoch will resume this depa"lmcllt -'--C--~~--C . ~- -­ in fUll. ncxt issne. KG 21 QxP. t := check; t _ db1. check; ~ = dis. eh.

18 CHESS REVIEW, JA NUARY , 1951 tt'oJ\ing his K3 with both Hook and Bish· Very tine. \Vhite I'ealizel:! he must play White as well. \Vhite m:"!,- t.h~ll win Olle op-but then Black wins easily after P-KB4 to restrain ,Black's King Pawn. or two Pawlls, but his Queen·side rna· picking up White's Queen Pawn. but P-KB4 at once allows . .. N- K5 and jority will have very little value. 34 R-K1 R-B6 40 R_B7 R-N4 leaves White's Queen Bishop with no 29 K_Q3 K-Q2 35 PxP PxP 41 R_ B4 B-K3 scope . So White exchaliges first. 30 P-K3 K_K2 36 B-B1 R-Q6 42 R_R4 P-KR4 14 P-R3 31 K-Q2! R_QB1 37 B-K3 P-R3 43 P_R4 R-Q4 15 BxN QxB 31 K-Q2 now fails: e.g., 32 P-B4, 38 K-B2 RxP 44 P-R3 B-Q2 16 N-Q3 N- N5 33 HxR! HxR 34 PxP. etc. or 32 39 R-QB1 K-N3 45 P_ R5 R-Q6 \Vhite retains the choice of 17 P- KB·I HxR 33 BPxR, N- N5 3·1 K-B3 and 46 K_K2 or 17 P-K4. He now has the small but Black is helpless against the threat of The game was adjourned here and undeniable advantage of a Bisho]l re· ~5 HxN! followed by the general ad· \Vhite resiglled withollt resuming play. lath'ely less restrained by its own Pawns. \'ance of \Vhite's Queen·side Pawns. 16 . • . . P-QN3 32 B_B3 P-N3 38 R/7-N2 N-B2 16 . . It-Nl. with ... D-Q2 to follow, 33 B-K2 P-R4 39 P-N5 K-Q2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is too s low against 17 P-K4! So Blacl{ 34 P-R3! R-KN1 40 P-B4! PxP Challengers' Match. 1950 prepares to meet 17 P - K4 by B- R3 35 R-N7 KR-QB1 41 B-B3! R_ R2 and [>Ossibly . .. B-B5. 36 P-N4! RPxP 42 K-B3 P- B3 37 RPxP N_Q1 43 R_KR2! Supreme Position Play 17 PxP R_N1 19 P_KB4 B_R3 In the following game, the seventh 18 Q-R3 RxP 20 N-B5! Q-K2 White has improved his King·side po· of the match, Bronstein shows true 21 NxB sition, opened a second line for his greatness. He wins by the patient ac· Rooks, lengthened his n!shop's diagonal Since the Black Bishop is now de· cumulation of almost microscopic ad· and, with accurate play, of course, is veloped, White swaps advantages. He reo vantages, n8 it were, by some sixth sure to win in time. mains with Bishop against Knight In sense. In the en!!. it is the superiority a Pawn formation faVoring the formel·. 43 .... K_K 2 of his Bishop over Black's Knight wltlch 44 B-K2 K_B1 21 , , . . RxN is the outstanding one : the theme of 45 BxP R-Kl Ule game. Better is 21 .' QxQ 22 RxQ, HxN; fOE". a(ler 23 R-Nl, R- Nl 24 R/3-N3, N1MZOINDIAN DEFENSE R/3-N3, 25 H-N5? RxR, Black actually peo: page 259, columns 77.8 stands to win: 26 RxR, RxR 27 1'xR, Notes by Hans Kmoch P - R5! or 26 PxR, N- R2 27 P-K-I, HxP! D. Bronstein I. BolesJavsky 22 Q-B5! White Black An essential strengt hening of 'White's 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 3 N_QB3 B_N5 position. 2 P-QB4 P_ K3 4 N_B3 P-Q3 22 .... R-N1 23 KR_ N1 Q,Q A quite consistent though rather un· usual continuation. Black's last prevents his doubling Rooks on the Knight file. The alternative, 5 Q-N3 P-QR4 9 PxB 0-0 however, also favors 'White : 23 R/3- 6 P-N3 N_B3 10 N-K1 P-B4 N3 24 HxR, RxR 25 P-B4! 1'xP 26 Qx 7 B_N2 N_K5 11 P-B3 N-B3 46 R_N6! QBP and White's Queen·side attack is B,N 12 P-QR4 Q-K2 8 0-0 I'ery strong-thanks to Black's two iso· Winning a Pawn. mainly because ·j6 Since White has presel'ved the pos· lated Pawns and the presence of the N- QI iI; frustrated by ·17 R-H8t, K­ sibility of 8-QR3, mack should evacuate Queens. K2 4S R- mt, N- B2 49 RxP. that diagonal rathcr than OCCUllY it. 24 PxQ 46 R-B2 48 RxRP P-K4 With 12. . P-K4! he has a satisfactory 47 R-QR6 K-N2 49 R-R3 R-Q2 game. He must follow 13 P - 85§, R-B2! The decisive part of the game begins here. \Vhite's doubled Pawn is an asset 50 B-N3! however, as 13 ... K-Rt 14 PxQP, BPxP since It controls vital squares and may White prepares a neat llquidation to 15 PxP, PxP 16 B- QR3, R-I{t 17 R-Ql! win by his passed Queen Rook Pawn. leaves Black's Queen with no good be dissolved by P- B4 when so timed that 50 PxP 56 P-R5 R-QR2 square. Black cannot establish an outpost on his QN5. 51 PxP R-K5 57 K-N4 K-N2 52 R-QR8! RxBP 58 R-QR3 R-R3 24 K-B1 26 K-B2 K_K2 53 BxN! RxB 59 R-Q3 K-B2 25 R-N5 R/3-R1 27 K-K3 R-N1 54 R/8-R8! R-B6t 60 R-Q6 K-N2 28 R/1-QN1 55 RxR KxR 61 R-Q7t K-N1 62 K-R4 ! Defore stat·ting the finishing rna· neuver: H- QN7- 6, White must clear the Queen Knight (ile for his Hook to ob· serve the \Iotential advance of Black's King Bishop Pawn. 62 ... . K-B1 63 R-QN7 P-B5 The altematives are equally sad: (1) 13 P_B5! 63 .. K-Nl 6~ i{-N6! (2) 63 K-K1 H- N7! (3) 63 .. R- Rl 6·1 H-N6, H- A rather common advance (O!' this tY!Je "rn 65 P-R6. of position. As usual, it gives White the K_B2 K_Q4 initiative. 64 R-N4 66 R- B6t 28. R/N1-QNl 65 RxPt K-K3 67 K_N4 Resigns 13 .... P_Q4 mack misses h is best chance; 29 In view o( White's Bishops, Black P-N4. threatening 29 PxPt 30 KxP, wishes to keep the position closed. 13 R-N5f and preventing White's 29 P- B·!, "Dt~chapcllts was so great a boasttr PxP 14 B- QR3, N-Q2 15 N-Q3, P­ Artet· 29 PxP, PxP 30 P-B4, It is still that, if it wtre not otherwise established, QN3 16 P- KB4 obviously favors White. difficult fo r Black. but, by 30 . P-Q5t, we could hardly believe him a grcat chess· 14 B-N5! be can c!'eate difficult complications for player." P. W. SERGEAl"iT

CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 195t 19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 11 N-N5 N-R3 RUY LOPEZ Challengers' Match. 1950 12 K-N1 B-Q2 Notes by Hans Kmoch 13 B-K3 Q-B4! P. Keres G. Barcza Sudden Death Black's last is now safe whereas the Hungary After a 6·6 tie In tbe matell, It was an· pointlessness of B~R3 renders 13 nounced there would he II two-game play­ , .. Q-HS futile, White Black off ann, It then necessary. 8t!1l fUl'ther 14 N_Q4 Q-N3 1 P-K4 P-K4 6 P-Q4 P-Q3 play on a sort of sudden death basis: 15 N_N3 2 N_KB3 N_QB3 7 P-B3 N-R4 3 B_N5 the first to win a game would win the White evades the dangerous posslbilltj' P-QR3 8 B-B2 P-KN3 4 B-R4 match. The tllll'teenth game W!lS a tie: of 15 , , . P-K4. He Is in serious difficulty KN-K2 9 QN-Q2 B-N2 10 PxP[ so, for the following fourteenth game, - a. sad result of his sacriOcing two 5 B-N3 P-B3 the sudden death conditions wel'e In ef­ Pa \Vns fol' attack, This is the key exchange, After it, fect, already. Keres works with control of the QR2- 15 N_N5 The nature of the game and therefore KN8 diagonal, ilressure on the Queen file 16 N-K2 N/3-Q4 of the determination of the chaUenger and the strong square. Q5. to meet Botvinnik for the world cham­ 17 N_B3 pionship is 'Somewhat ironical. Boleslav. 'Vhite's Queen Bishop cannot mOl'e sky adopts the same gambit that he had because of the weakness of his QB2: tried in the twelfth game which ended e.g.. 17 D- Bl, P-K6! 18 N/2-Q4, P-QB4 in II draw. This time, however, he runs -01' 17 B-Q2, NxBP! 18 KxN, P-K6t 18 into a flat refutation and is lost before K -Bl, R-B5t! 20 B-B3, NxB 21 NxN, he can begin to fight. III the sudden r.x~t 22 PxR, B-RG mate-or 17 B-Q4, death conditions prevaillng, Bronstein P-K6 18 R- Bl, RxB! 19 N/2xR, P-K4. may be said to have broken the long, 17 NxNt gruelllng tie mat<,_h merely for having 18 PxN N-Q4 applied a.llltle midnight oi l. 19 B-Q4 In a sense it is a pity, especially after Boleslavsky's heroic comeback in re­ deeming two losses, Yet it is a better tie-breal, tha.n tossing a coin. 10 , . , , QPxP FRENCH DEFENSE 10 BPxP leads to even gt'eater dlf- PCO: page 85, column 44 (j) ficulUes for Black: 11 P- QN4, QN- B3 12 Notes by Hans Kmoch D-N3 (threatening 13 N-NS). I. Boleslavsky D, Bronstein 11 P-QN4 QN-B3 15 N_K3 B_K3 White Black 12 B-N3 B-Q2 16 0-0 N-Q1 13 N_B1 B-N5 17 R-Q1 B,B 1 P-K4 P-K3 3 N_QB3 B_N5 14 Q_B2 Q_Q2 18 QxB 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 B-Q2 The exchange of Bishops does not im· A line that has been neglected by prove mack's position hel'e. As 18 , .. most books. It is first documented in the 19 .• , , R-N4! Q-K3 loses (t9 RxNt), Black still can· game, Speyer-Alekhine, Hamburg, 1910, not castle and his inferiority on the in which Alekhine recommended -I With the irremediable double threat white squares is ac('entuated. N-K2, of 20 ... R-R4 21 Q-N3, QxQ and 20 , . P- K4, 18 Q-B3 4, . , , 20 P-N4 19 N_Q5 N_B2 5 Q-N4 Equally hopeless is 21 B -B2, H-IH 22 In the last round of the 1948 tourna­ P-N3, NxPt 01' 21 Q-N3, QxQ 22 DxQ, ment for the world championship, Keres NxPt. Wilite might as well resign. -Botvlnnlk continued 5 '. N- KD3 6 QxNP, R-Nl 7 Q-R6 hut Botvinnik failed 20 P-K4 25 R-Q1t B-Q3 to continue with 7. ,QxP after which 21 B-B2 BxP 26 B-K3 P-KB4! the practically forced 8 0-0-0 leads to 22 RxN BxQ 27 N_B5 P-B5! the same position as in this game. 23 BxB R-Q1 28 N-K6t K-K2 24 RxRt KxR 29 BxRP R-R4 6 0-0-0 Resigns If this Is bad, then the whole gambit is bad, 6 N-KB3 POLAND 7 QxNP R-N1 S:rczawno-Zdroj. * 1950 8 Q-R6 B-B1 ! Refined Center Policy 20 P_B4! This rather simple move has so far The following game is remarkable for been ovel'lookfld by all analysts. It is White threatens to win outl'ight with the modest, yet effective policy which awfully strong. It knocks the lire out 21 P-N5! Note that 20 P-N5 is inferior: \Vhite adopts against Black's ultra·c1osed 20." PxP 21 QxP, NxN! of White's game, defense, 9 Q-R4 Black's defense-not actually in PCO 20 . , . . N-Q3 The consequences of 9 Q-B4, B-Q3 10 -Is one Steinitz favored. It over'protects Black parries but only to the extent Q-R6, R-N3 are equally discouraging for his King Pawn as a strong point. Keres of avoiding immediate loss, Instead 20 White, departs from the usual strategy of pres­ , , , NxN Is necessary, though W'hite kee()s a distinct advantage by any recap­ 9 . ' . . R_N5 sure on that King Pawn and obtains ture. 10 Q-R3 QxP! a lasting initiative by simply exchang­ ing the King Pawn, His plan is not new. 21 P_N5! PxP Exactly calculated. 11 D-K3, Q-D4 is It was favored by , but obscure because of 12 D- NSt, P-D3 13 R­ On 21 ,. Q-D4 22 D-R3 or 21 It desel'l'es more attention than it got Q-Q2 22 P- BS, White wins quickly. BI. But Black has better: 11 . . . Q-RS! under the influence of Ta)']"asch, 12 QxQ, RxQ 13 B- KN5, B - H3! Meall' 22 PxP Q-Q2 while Black threatens to force the ex· 23 B_R3 NxN • A [OWn of some chess fame before t.he change 01' Queens by 11 .. R- RS. la st war under the name. Bad Sal~brunn. 24 RxN P-N3

20 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 24 ... B-Bl is slightly better. After .. , P-K4, fails to yield sufficient com­ The point of this move Is to exercise 25 P-N6, P-B3 26 R-Q3 O!' R-Q2. Black pensation for the Pawn, according to pressure OIl the diagonal, QR2-KN8, as may free himself with 26 ... Q-KB2. If theorists. Moreover, \Vhite need not ac· well as to prevent \"hite's Queen Bishop White trIes 26 H/6-Q1, with no th!'eat cept the gambit; he may transpose into [rom leaving its defense of the Queen of doubling Rooks, 26 ,. Q-KB2 lans: the King's Gambit by 2 P- K4. 1, . P­ Knight Pawn. On the other hand, the 27 BxN, QxQ 28 PxQ, RxR 29 RxR, BxB 30 QB4 has much more to commend it in· Queen blocks the advance of Black's R-RSt; hut then Black has time to un­ asmuch as the ensuing pattern often fol· Queen-side Pawns, which is a natural pin his Knight with 26. R- Ql and lows the Sicilian Defense, with White counter·demonstration at Black's com· possibly 27 . , . Q-Bl. having an early P- KB4. In this Une, mand. Under the circumstances, 7 White's best after H, B-Bl, there· Black's chances are good. (See Tartal,· Q- B2 is probably the better choice. fore, is 26 QH-QI, P-N3 26 N-Q2-or over-Reshevsky, p. 33 1, CHESS RE· S P-KR3 first 26 BxN. His advantage is not so VIEW, November, 19 50.) 1 ... P-Q3 is The beginning of the Pawn assault. great as afte!' the text move, but it is the theoretical repost to the strategic still quite decisive. plan of the opening. since Black pre· 8 " . • N-B4 25 BxN! PxB 27 N-B4 B-B1 yents \Vhite fl'om usurping Black's K,I, Bringing the Knight illto the fray be· fore White plays P-KN4 and limits its 26 N-Q2 Q-QB2 28 QR-Q1 R- Q1 2 N-KB3 P-KN3 moves. 29 Rj6-Q2! Black's last is a prelude to the King­ White threatens 30 N-K3, followed by side fianchetto, as good a way as any of 9 Q_K1 31 R-B2 and 32 N-Q5, and Black is help· continuing from this point. The first step in transferring the less, He can p!'olong the game only by 3 P- K3 B-N2 Queen to the King·side, where i t is to getting rid of his Queen Pawn which 4 P-Q4 assume an aggressive post. so gravely hampers his pieces. \Vhite transposes into a less favorable 9 . , , . N-Q2 29 P-Q4 33 P-QR4 K_B1 variation of the Stonewall Attack. White 10 P-KN4 30 RxP RxR 34 Q-KB3 K_N2 aims to secure his 110ld 011 K5. Thematic The attack commences. 31 PxR B_B4 35 P-R3 R_QB 1 lliay calls for 4 P-QB~, followed by N­ 10 .... N-Q3 32 P-Q6 Q-Q2 36 Q-Q5 B-Q5 QB3 and the fianchetto of the Queen 11 QN-Q2 N-B3 37 RxB! Bishop. Now, Black's grip on his K5 cramps The finishing touch- a combination de_ 4 . . . . N-KR3 White's game. If anything, the initiative signed to launch the Queen-side Pawns Embodying many ideas. One is to keep has passed to Black. to victory. the diagonal of the King Bisholl Ollen. 12 Q-R4 NjB-K5 37 .. .. R- B4 Another is to support the Queen Bishop 13 NxN Or 37 . .. Pxll 38 NxP, R- B8t 39 K-R2, at KB4 and enable it to oppose White's The Idea of avoiding exchanges is no Q- Ql 40 QxP, etc, King llishop, which is generally destined longer valid, since Black enjoys the lead. fo r Q3. A third idea is to maneuver the 38 NxNP! RxQ 13 .. , . PxN 39 RxR Q-B4 Kn ight to KB4-Q3, where it exerclses It dominating influence on vital squares In 14 N-K5 B_B3 4() P-Q7 Resigns the center. Black practically puts an end to 4 N- KB3 is good, too, but not as White's attacking ambitions. flexible as the text move, 15 Q-N3 ~:r. UNITED STATES 5 B-K2 For 15 P-N5 leaves a gaping hole at Since White contemplates a King-side White's KB5. MARSHALL CHESS CLUB assault, he wishes to avoid exchanges. 15 . . • . Q-B2 ;; B-Q3 is met by , . . B- RI, cutting down Championship, 1951 In order to clear the path for counter tIle materiaL play on the Queen-side. Ri9id Obeisance 5 P_QB4 16 P_N3 P-N3 Bird's Opening lends itself to any num­ 6 0-0 0-0 ber of transpositions, all of which are right up the alley of the player of the White men. A King's Gambit and a Sicilian are by-passed in the following game, and White finally fixes on the Stonewall Attack. The position he reaches is tenable. He expects, however, to execnte the attack in one way and, failing in that, he is at a loss for a good continuation. It was there all the time. BIRO'S OPENING peo: page 9, column 5(m) Notes by I. A. Horowitz A. E. Santasiere M. Hanauer 17 B-R3 7 P-B3 White Black There is insufficient force behind this White persists in maintaining the 1 P-KB4 play. 17 P-B4, followed by 18 B-N2, leads Stonewall pattern, which is to set up a Bird's Opening. White's plan is to to a severe test. Pawn barrier that is difficult to breach. After 17 P-B4, PxP 18 PxP, there is dominate the central square K5, from The advantage of the Pawn structure, no reason to fear Black's powerfUl, which point of vantage he can branch however, is over·shadowed by the baell­ out in his play in any direction, the passed King Pawll. For White's extra, ward development. 7 P-QN3, followed by mobile, center Pawn is indeed of com· King-side, the Queen·side or the center. B-N2 and P- B·l, is Jess solid but mo!'e pensating weight , The deficiency of the opening, however, active. 17 . . . . P-QR4 is that 'White obtains ouly a tenuous At this point, however, \Vhite banks hold on the square. on a successful King·side assault, with· In order to provoke weaknesses in 1 ..• • P- Q4 out the assistance of his Queen-side White's Queen-Side Pawn formation. One of a number of defenses. Alter­ forces. Since the contemplated attack is 18 QR-N1 natives are 1 ... P-K'l, 1 ... P-QB4 and not sufficiently potent, it is foredoomed, Again, 18 P-B4, followed by B-N2, 1 ... P-Q3. The violent gambit llne, 1 7., •. Q-N3 seems indicated.

CHESS REVIEW , JANUARY, 19S1 21 18 .... B-R3 Now Black must win the game all over 7 .... 0-0 Black is willing to swap, restlng his again. Fortunately, he is able to do it. In two recent tests during the Inter· case on the pull he enjoys on the Queen­ Almost any other move than the text national Team Tournament at Dubrovnik, side. wins easlly. Yugoslavia, Black played 7 ., P - QN4 19 BxB 35 R_QB1 K-N2 and obtained a satisfactory game. The There is not much point to the ex· Black gets two pieces and a Pawn first one followed this line: 7 ... P-QN4 R P-K5, NxP 9 RxN, P-Q3 10 R- N5, PxB. change. 19 P-B4 is still a good rejoinder. for the Queen. This. together with the The second ran as follows: 7 ... P-QN 4 I With each exchange and the possibility two Pawns he has already accumulated, of attack cut down, Black's positional, makes (or easy sailing. 8 P-K5, NxP 9 NxN, PxB 10 QxP, 0 - 0 11 QxRP, It- Nl. Queen·side advantages loom larger. 36 RxQ After 7 ... P- QN4, however, it appears 19 . , . . RxB If White could gain a move by getting that White call obtain a powel'ful posi· 20 KR-Q1 his King into safety before capturing the tion merely by retreating 8 B-N3, thus: Again 20 P-B·L Queen, he might yet be able to hold the 8 ... P-Q3 9 B- Q5. If 9 . . . NxB 10 PxN, 20 . . . . P-R5 game. Unfortunately, thel'e is no such N-K4 11 NxP, 0-0 12 P-KB4, N- N3 13 move at his disposal. For instance, if Now White is constricted, no matter P-B4!, PxP 14 Q-R4. White recovers the 36 K- N3, Q-N7! 37 Rxn, Q-Nlt and Pawn and maintains the centralized po. how he plays. White Is soon mated. sltion as well as the superior Pawn 21 PxBP 36 .... R,R structure, Moreover, White's Pawn at Q5 21 B- N2 is relatively best. The text 37 Q-R6 exercises a restraining Influence on move unhinges the support of the Nothing will save the game, If 37 K­ Black's play. dominating Knight. N3, RxP 38 Q-B·l, RxB 39 QxP, P-R7 Or, if 9 B-Q5, B-Q2 10 NxP, NxB 11 21 . _ . • PxBP and there is no way to prevent the NxN, BxN 12 PxN, B- Q2 13 Q-K2, Black eventual marl'h of the Pawn to the is ia a bind. In this line, if 12 B-N2 eighth rank. J3 B- N5, P- D3 14 B-K3, Black has a hole at his K3 which White caa exploit by 3? RxBt 39 P_R4 R-R8t some such maneuver as N- B3- K2-B4-K6. 38 K_ B1 R,P 4{) K_B2 P-R3 41 Q_N7 8 P-K5 N_K1 The game was adjoumed here. White If 8 . , . N-Q4 9 NxP leaves White with resigned without resuming play. the lead in development. 9 NxP N,N 10 QxN P-Q3 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP 11 P-QB4 Providence. Rhode Island, 1950 White'!! last is intellded to enhance the Old Move in New Places scope of his King Bishop, prevent an ad­ verse .. . P-QN4, while keeping clear An old move in the Ruy Lope;t;~6 P­ 22 P-N4?? the square QB3 for the Queen Knight. Q4~is going through the mill, once Its main drawback, however, is that it An oversight. 22 B-N2 is relatively again. Technique bolsters it allli counter better. play capsizes it. During its ups and does not accent development and gives 22 . _ •. B,N downs many a good time is had by all. Black opportunity to equalize. Instead, 11 N-QB3 is called for, al­ 23 PxB N-B5 RUY LOPEZ though this move requil'es hairbreath ac· The game is as good as over. A Pawn peo: page 364, column 88 curacy in calculating the enSiling ramifi· must fall and "'hite's loose position Notes by I. A. Horowitz cations. Fot' one thing, Black nearly cannot be patched up. threatens to win a piece by a timely. H. B. Daly W. W. Adams 24 B_N2 R_KB3! P-QN4, followed by . P-QB4-5. White Black Forcing a. rapid penetration and White must constantly watch this threat, while collapse. 1 P_K4 pursuing his normal course. The line might run as follows: 11 N-QB3, P-QB4 25 R-Q7 QxR Quoting Daly-"Not the best move, but 26 PxR Q-Q6 felt that Adams was l)repared for my 12 Q-K4, PxP 13 ll-Ql. From here on 27 R_KB1 PxBP regular opening. Moreover, Adams has a the play becomes involved, but White should emerge with tlle sllperiO!' game. Not 27 .. NxB 28 PxKP, R-Kl 29 Q­ propensity for "Albinizing" everything ot 11 . . . . B-K3 13 QxP N_B3 B2, recovering his piece, with excellent a Queen Pawn vintage. Although I des­ 12 B_B2 PxP 14 N-Q2 R-K1 prospects. pise the Albin, why let the gl'eatest exponent or it play it against you?" Sharper for Black is 14 B-Q3 15 28 B_ B1 N-K4 30 Q-B2 N-B6t 1 P_K4 Q-B3, P-B4, followed by, . Q-B2 and, 29 PxP QxBP 31 K- N2 P-R6 4 B-R4 N-B3 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 5 0 - 0 B-K2 if necessary to pl"event the adverse Bish· White is tied in a knot. 3 B_ N5 P-QR3 6 P-Q4 op or Knight from going to KN5, . P ­ 32 R-Q1 R-B1 A variation of the Lopez nOli" enjoying KR3. Black may then proceed with. 33 B_Q2 Q-B7 favol". P-QN4 and play on the Queen·slde, 34 Q-K2 In this line, i! 14 . B- Q3, not 15 6 7 R-K1 Q-KN5, on account of .. BxPt 16 KxB, N-N5t, winning the Queen. 15 R-Q1 B_KN5 Somewhat stronger appears to be 15 . , B-Q3 16 Q-B3, Q-K2. with the idea of swinging the King Bishop to QB4, where it will bear down on '''hite's KB2. The text move might be reserved for a more propitious moment. The psychological import of the threat. ened discovered attack on the enemy Queen prompts the text move. 16 N-B3 Q-B1 34 .. , . RxP?? 17 Q_B3 P-QN3

22 CHESS R~VI~W, JANUARY, 1951 Black's Idea is to create a square for ThIs ends matters abruptly. 31 ... goree or celtainty, Only a fine feeling for the Queen at bis QN2, 17 ... B-KB·' Q-BS 32 P- ll·l, P-N'I 33 P-D5 leaves the position can indicate the prOI)er pro· gives lllack an easy draw ami some win· \Vhite with a stl'ong position but no cedure. ning chances, clear cut way of making progress. Black's 14 p,p 18 B-NS Q-N2 attack Oil White's Queen llishop Pawn 1S R-Ql B-NSt 19 R-K1 B,N ties White uP. too. 16 K_B1 20 PxB 32 Q-Q7 Resigns Sinee the position is committed to at· Black has acbieved his goal In White's Pawns must fall. tack. IG K- K2 is the move. On B1, the doubled Pawns. The time expended in King cuts the communication between doing this, however, has given \Vhlte the both I{ooks and prevents the King Rook oppOl'tunity to bolstel' his development. MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB (,'om joining the fray. That is why the position is still on an Championship Preliminaries 16. P,N even keel. 17 QxNP R-KBt White now threatens 21 HxB, RxR 22 New York, 1950 18 BxRP BxN, PxB 23 Q-Q3 with a strong bind, even though perhaps not a fatal one, on Calling the Electronic Computer! This is hnrdly the moment to take the Dlack monarch. There is so much action in the follow­ stod" \Vhite is threatening mate, nnd ing game, it is difficult to I!:eep track Diad, must return some or his III gotten 20 Q-B3 gains, 21 QR-Q1 P-R3 of ihl tactieal accuracy, Only minute in­ 22 B-KR4 QR_Q1 spection (liscloses that the game might ha\'e changed hands on move 16- and all Instead or this method or simplirtcatlon, because White moved his King to Bl Black might try 22 N-Q4 23 RxN, instead of K2. DxD. \Vllite's men are somewhat bettel' posted, but his doubled Pawn is a QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECl.INED chronic, stl"llCtural weakness. Aud there PCO: page 210, column 146 is no const]'uctive way for White to make Notes by I. A, Horowitz progress. The text move makes Black's task all B. Siff H, Avram the more difficult. White Black 23 RxR BxR 2S Q-Q3 P-N3 1 P_Q4 P-Q4 6 B-Q3 p,p 24 RxRt QxR 26 P_BS 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 7 BxBP P_QN4 The last move gives egress ror \\'hite's 3 N-QB3 N-B3 (l B-Q3 P-QR3 King Bishop onto an important diagonal. 4 N-B3 QN-Q2 9 P-K4 P-B4 le. 5 P-K3 P-K3 10 P-K5 N-N5 Dec1l\l>;e White's King is at Bl instead Black's last is a comparatively new of K2, Dlacl, CRn put up a successful de­ twist to the multifarious variations of the fense with l S Q-K2. If then 19 B­ Slav Defense, Its purpose is to bear down N6t, H- D2 20 DxRt, QxB 21 QxQt, KxQ on White's advanced King Pawn, the 22 HxNt , K- N3 23 H-QI , D-K5, White backbone of White's game. will experience di[ficulty restraining 11 B-KB4 Blatk'S Pawn 011 the 7th and the rest of Eyen at the expense or a Pawn, \Vhite Black's Queen·side Pawns. If White's aims to maintain his King Pawn, An· King were at K2, ·White could capture othe]' good way is 11 B-K-I, H-H2 12 N­ mack's Queen Bishop at mo\'e 23, in· NS, although the maze of complications stead of stopping to prevent the queen· whiCh ensue are enough to barrIe the ing of the Pawn. combined talen ts of an Alel(hine and The text move is insufficient to hold the game, 26 .. , . P-QN4 Capablanta. mack misses an important mo\'e. 26 11 , , .. B_N2 19 RxQt R,R N-Q4 s iml)lifies; e.g" 27 QxN, BxB If 11 PxP ]2 N-KI, E-NSt 13 K- 20 QxN B-Q4 28 DxP, Q-KSt 29 K-N2, QxPt 30 K-R3, K2, White's threat or driving Black's Black does not ha\'e time to try to Q-BSt 31 KxB, Q-B7t and Black gets a Knight by I·' P-KH3 recovers the Pawn pick off a Hoo), with 20 H-Q8t, as perpetual check and/or recovers his piece and maintains an a ggressive position. after 21 K- 1-:2, RxR 22 B- N6t leads to a with an easy draw. 12 N-KN5 rapid denouement. Or 26 . N-Q4 27 DxB, QxE 1111(1 the 21 B-N6t R_B2 threat of. ,Q--N4t gives Dlac\, the A bettel' plan is 12 ,. N-H3, with the opportunity to break the pin on his idea of playing a timely ,N-B4. Foree!!, If 21 . K-K2, 22 Q-N7t is Knight and emerge with a good game. If 12 , , , N-R3 13 NxKP, PxN 14 DxN, curtains. Q-1t5 15 B-K3, BxP 16 H-KNl, QxRP, 27 B_QN3 22 K_K2 B-BSt Black is (or choice, K_K2 Now the Bishops come into their own. 23 K-B3 Black's text move only assists \Vhite's 24 BxR R-Q6t The threat is 28 QxPt. development, which becomes more pow· Othel'wise, if 24 KxB. 25 Q-R5t, 27 , . . . K-N2? erful witli every turn. K- K2 26 B- N5t decides. In any case, Black is in difficulties. 13 QxN PxN 2S K_N4 K,B If 27 . K- H2 2S Q- Q4, P-N,' 29 B-N3, 14 NxKP 26 QxP/2 Wb.ite's Bishops exert enormous pres· Among other things, if now 14 • , • PxN sure. 15 B-N6t, PxB 16 QxNPt, K-K2 17 B­ \ ... ith the Pawn gone, the rest is sheer 28 Q-Q4 Q-K8t NSt, White has an easy win. technique. Better is 28 , .. P-KN4, relieving some On the otiler hand, Ihe text mo\'e in· 26 • ... B-B6 31 R,R B,R of the PI'essure. vites counterplay, F]'om the point of "iew 27 Q-N1 P_K4 32 Q-Ql B-K3t of safety first, 1-1 0-0 is the move. This B,P 29 K-N2 B_K2 28 B-K3 P-K5 33 K,P retains all the :l.ttacking chau<:es and R-Ql Q-Q7t K-N1 30 B-N3 P-B3 29 P-N5 34 secures the \Vhite mOllal"ch. at the ex· K_BS R-Q4t 35 B-Q4 B-N8t 31 B_KS 30 pense of some Pawns. True enough, it 36 K-K3 Resigns It is difficult to break this hold. is impossible to weigh all the factors­ ------31 .. , , Q-R4?? time. space and material-with any de- check: , dbl. cbeck; dis. eO. 1 = • CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 23 Up-to-date opening analysis by FRED REINFELD by an outstanding authority

RUY LOPEZ The Adam Variation. PaM 1 HE tlrst two articles on tbls varin· the Queen Rook me (arte l' HPxN) gives T tion appeared In the October, 1950 him new attacking c hances and does not illsue (page S08) and the November, 1950 affect his chances of playing P- B4, issue (page 344). As was pointed out Fouz-th (and thi:! is perhaps tbe mos t previously, the Adam Variation Is CUI', aHz'active consideration of all), the text rently considered the strongest Un e has great psychological value, At first, it against the Open (01' Tarrasch) Defense turned om to be strong because the play· to the Ruy Lopez and, as such, merits el' or the Black plMes tended to under· careful study. This Is particularly ImpOI', estimate its strength: tod:.y, when the tant In view or the tact that the Adam move has rolled up all inz l)ressil'e series Variation Is given mic roscopic treatment. or successes, the mo"e Is so reared that Qu ite a "tbenlutlc" position : \V blte or none at a ll, In the opening manualS. Black often loses his head and, hz d ue exerts s trong presliul'e on Black's Queen Here are the opening moves of the course, the game as well. Pawn, and, In general, Bluc k's I)Osltion Adam Variation : In the October a nd November articles, on the Queen file crea tes a I'athel' shltky 1 P-K4 P_K4 50-0 N,P the rel)ly, 11, • N-R ~, was considered, impression, P_QN4 with the conclusioa that ] 0 N-Q~! gives 2 N-KBS N_QBS 6 P-Q4 12 , .. B_Q B4 3 B-N5 P_Q RS 7 B-N3 P_Q4 Dlack a very ditficult game, 4 B-R4 N_B3 8 PxP B- K3 Now we take up a differe nt nlntb move This does llot s u f fi ~e Io)' equality; 9 Q-K2 fOr Black: likewlse 12 , , , 1'- QH4 13 QN-Q2, NxN 9 , , • 8_K2 H ItxN and 12 . , N-R4 13 B-Q3 (Ilot 10 R_Ql 13 DxRP1 N- D4 1-1 D-QN5, NJR4- NS winning the excll:luge), N- B4; 14 D-B2 AS we have seen, tbe deployment of this Hook to Ql IIJ one of the "aluable give White a clear Initiative. pos!li bllIties resulting from 9 Q- K 2, B ut Black bas (\ fascinating resource 12 ... 10 • • • • 0-0 in the Queen sacrifice PxB!? which to date has IlOt received enougb According to latest unal)'sls, Black's lltte ntion, Judging f!"Om the rollowing best Is 10 .. !\-B4, This w1ll be con· sample lines, Black should be able to s ldered in a later article, hold Ills own wJth a Rook and Bisbop (and sometimes an extra Pawn) foz' the THE BASIC POSITION Queen, The gene!'a! idea is that Black's two Bishops may become eHective and that Black's 1Ioolls should have good play Oil the Queen file, Here are the It Is t h is Queen move (9 Q-K2) which examples: gives the Adam Vaz'iation its speclflc character, As was pointed out in tbe (1) 12 .. , PxB! ? 13 RxQ, QRxR 14 N­ October article, White's inte nUous a nd B3, NxN 15 i>xN, R- Q4 16 IJ-K3 (tile prospects may be s ummarized as follows: more Datum ! 16 B-D ~ bolds the Pawn, Firs t, White reasons that Black'lJ Pawn but gh'es Black no trouble, as he doubles position on the Queell·side is some what Hooks on lbe QUeen file with a good insecure and tbat he can exploi t this game), NxP 17 N-Q~, B-KN5 IS P- B3, condition by playing his King Roo!z to B-QDl 19 B-D~, lJ-Q3 20 R- Nl, 1'-R3, Ql, with the fUrther intention of contlnu· (2) 12." PxB!? 13 RxQ, K RxR 14 Ing P- D,1. Black: may find it embarras· QN-Q2 (ot couz'Ke, !f 14 QxN, then lllack s ing to c()mplete his development and at The available material lends to the recovers the pJece favorably by 15 the same time parry the menace on the conclusion that Black hus a troublesome R-Q8t) , N-D~ 15 P- KR3 (creating a Queen file, game-unless he is willing to u'y to free loophole to free h!mself from back·rank At the same time, White Is thinking himself by means of a Queen Sacrifice! mates), N-QG 16 P-Ql\"3, Nj 6xKP 17 a bout undermln!ng the position of NxN, NxN 18 NxP (not 18 QxN? 13-83), Black's advanced Knight, since P-B~ NxN 19 PxN, R-Q5 20 B- R3 (an interest· leaves the Knight In rather Ii. preca r iO us Game 7 ing attempt to break up the "two· Bis hop racket"- if 20 , , . DxB, 21 Q- B3 ill good state. World Championship T ourna ment, 1948 Third, W hite does not care about the (or White). P-QD4 21 8-N2, HxP 22 Q- 83, possible

24 CH US REVIEW, JANUARY, 19S 1 to the two Bishops) 16 D- K3, QR-Nl 17 fi ce, 12 . PxB, and, on the othe!" hand, N-Q4, NxN 18 BxN ! (not 18 PxN ? B- QR6 "sa fe!"" moves such as 12 . B-QB~ 01' 19 Q- D2, B- N7 and Black's passed Pawn 12 . .. P- QR4 or 12 . . N- 1U, lea!1 to can become very dangel·ous ). las ting dUflc ullies for Blac k. In all these examples, Black seems to ha\'e equality. It will be interesting to seek out a strengthening of White's play after the Queen sacrifice. There's no better" buy 13 B-K3 BxB 16 QN- Q2 N,N than 14 QxB Q-N1 11 RxN N,B 15 B_N3 N-R4 18 PxN Despite the foregoing simpJ![lcations, THE CRAFTSMAN Black is not happy. His weakness on the black squares remains, and his presSllre 19 R_B2 KR-B1 22 N-Q4 B-Q2 A Superb Chess Set on White's weak Queen Knight Pawns 20 R-B5 P-QB3 23 Q-QB3 R-R3 does not quite cancel Ollt White's grip 21 QR-QB1 P-QR4 24 R- Rl KR_ R1 on the Queen Dishop file, and particular· Dy exemplary position play, White has ly QBS- an ideal blockading s quare. built up crushing pressure against Black's 18 . . . . R- B1 weak Pawn structure. All that is needed The best chance Is 18 . . , Q- N3. For now Is a little strengthening of his grip 18 . . . Q- N2, see Game 8. on the position. Right now the indicated move is 25 19 R_Q B1 P-QB4 21 QxR QxNP P-H3 creating a loophole. Then, If 25 20 RxBP RxR 22 N-Q4 Q-N2 P- R5 26 RxRP, HxR 27 PxR, ltxP Even the exchange of Pawn weak· 28 NxP, White lHls a winning game nesses has not Iibel'ated DJack. His (\Vhitc's 25th move bas tallen all the choice of moves is llamperen by the pos· ,'enom out of a possible ... R-RSt). Ilibility of running Into a (llfflcult end· RE you looking for a woonen chess ing, as for example : 22 .. . Q-B5 23 QxQ, PxQ 2·1 p-m, P- N3 25 K - B2. R-Nl A. sct of distinguished dcsign, exacting 26 K-K3, etc. workmanship and long.lasting durability - (It a reasonable price? I£ you are, thea TJI~: CRAFTSMAN is the set for you. lts pieces are shaped in the graceful li nes of the {:amous Staunton pattern, in a smoolhly finished wood, called Tsugc­ onc of lhe {int'St and most expensive in Japan- and are pe rfecdy weighled for balance li t thc base. which is [elted with billiard cloill. The King is 311z inches 25 QRxP R,R lli gh, with a 1* inch base; and the other 26 RxR P_QB4! men are in the Ifue Staunton proportions. White must have misscd this clever The pieces, which come in deep black FI'om the point of view oC our opening mo\'e. The Queen Bishop Pawn cannot ann sieck yellow, are beautifully turned studies, we can leave the game at this be captured either way! out and carved. A particularly lovely de· point satisfied that Black will bave a 27 N_B3 P_Q5! 30 P-R3 B- B3! tail is the wonderful carving done on the hard time of it. Headers interested In 28 RxRt QxR 31 QxP B,N Knights-in the best tradition of famed tbe whys and whel'eCol'es of the remain· 29 Q- B1 P- R3 32 PxB P-Q6! oriental workmanship. der of the gamc may consult CHESS RE· Compare this position w!th the one in This outstandingly good.looking set is VIEW, page 9, July, 19-18, or World Chess­ the pl'evious diagram. Given his freedom, masters in Battle Royal, page 106- 1n Black exploits his passed Queen Pawn to boxed attractively in sturdy Nara wood, either case with Horowitz's excellent the uttermost- at the relatively trifling favored for furniture and flooring because notes. cost of two Pawns! WhIte must now of its durable qualities. 23 P-R3 R_Ql 29 Q_N4 Q-Q2? lJacktrack conslderahly, all the positional Strikia/!" tu look at and perfect fOf chess 24 K-R2 P-N3 30 Q-R5 B- B4 PI'essure gone liP in smoke. p l a~', this set is a lifetime buy at an amaz· 25 P_B4 P-KR4 31 R-QB3 R-R2 TIle following endgame shows Kash· 26 R-Q3 Q_Q2 32 R- B5 B_K5 dan In hIs true stature. in SI)' reasonable price ! 27 Q-N6 R-R1 33 Q-B3 Q-K2?? 33 K_N2 Q-Q1 41 P-B5 p,p Catalogue No. 26 ______$24.50 28 R-R3 Q-R2 34 N_B 6 Reeigns 34 Q-B1 P_Q7 42 P_B4 K_ B1 Black played this game weakly; but 35 Q-Q1 Q- Q6 43 K-B2 K_N2 even with better play he would s till have 36 P_N4 K-B1 44 K_N2 K,P had a ha rd life. 37 P-N5 K_K2 45 K-N1 K-B4 38 P_N6 K-Q1 4' K-R2 K-N5 Game 8 39 P-B4 P-N3 47 K_N2 Q-Q5 U. S. "Open" Championship, 1948 40 P-R4 P_R4 48 P- N3 QxBP Resigns (See the B.1$ic Position) This beautifully played ending hy Kash. E. Nash I. Kashdan dan cannot blind us to the fact that 11 P-B4! NPxP 15 B- N3 N-R4 Black came out of the opening with an 12 B,P B_QB4 16 QN_Q2 N,N IIlle!"ly miserable game. Send for complete catalog of equipment. 13 B-K3 B,B 11 RxN N,B 14 Q,B Q-N1 18 PxN Q-N2 Conclusion for Part 3 In Game 7, Black played 18 R- Dl. After 11 P-B4! (see the Basic Posi· MA IL YOUR ORD ER T O Incurred a poor game. Best, as previ· tlon), NPxP 12 BxP Black's best practi' CHESS REVIEW ously pointed out, is 18 .. . Q- N3. cal chance seems to be the Queen sacd· 250 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y.

CHESS REVIEW , JANUA RY, 1951 25 Actlvltlu of CHESS RI!VII!W POltal Chell players: lI ame reporu &. ruing. , na mn of JACK STRALEY BATTELL new player• . prlle-wlnner•• telected lI"mel, t""rney Ins truction . &. editorial comment. Postal Chess Editor

POSTAL SCRIPTS New Plan for Prize Tourneys fuur, not seven allplicants necessary ; (2) Two year~ ago when we had to raise we start the fi rst two at playas soon as Old Friends in New Faces the fees for Postal Chess en tries, we did the)' file ennies anti add on the other In rL'Ckon in g up the stunding of Pos tul so hy eliminating material prizes in the two as the)' come in. Those who prefer Chess for the new yeu T, we find it much Class Tourneys. For those who wi shed the "Chess fur Fun" mi ght well regret the more healthy--despitc constunll y rising incentive of play for prizes, we could pro· larger, mo re sociable field of seven; but costs-than it wu s II yeu!' ul;o. Certuinly vide, fo rtunately, simply by doubling the the lll ore ea rn~ s t prize.seekers, we think, more so Ihan two yea rs ago when we had former Class Tourney entry fee and also will w(:i cu me the new gtreamlining. to raise the entry f ce~. doubling the prize returns fur 1st and 2nd Also, the (/uuble·rounri "match" nature We are addin g twu new modifiCll tiun s, places. The change seems to have proved Il f the new set·up should appeaL In prize however, to P os tal Chess for the new year aeceptable~once the entire l:ieheme was play, f!s pecially, the equalizing of the - one, Lo fi t it mOTe Il IHly in line with manifest. In fact, it sems defi nitely for Whi tes and Blacks and the double crack the rest of the magazint:-the other, to the belter. Both the "Play for Fun" and at each OP I)(lnent makes for a lairer tes t. attempt to st r eam li~ e the matter of as· the "Play for Blood" groups have their And, finall y, sin ce two games can be signing entrants to the Prize Tourneys. preferred tourne},s to themselves. run simultaneously on the same set of We trust euch in its way will prove to be In the splitting o( these two groups, cards, the cosl of postage is reduced. a good j ub uf lace.lilting. however, there has been the drawback Ihal Other Tourneys the Same ent ries for each come in mo re slowly. New Rating Dates III fact, it is tempting to try the same On the whole, entries fo r Class Tourneys change in all our Postal Chess e\'ellls-­ We sll all contin ue to list IIosl3 litcs' are (ast enough fo r us to give rell­ but lIMI Illuch is too much! ratings quarterly. But we 3re shifting the sonable sen 'ice in Id urning assignments. In the first Ill acc_ of course, the 6th dates of publicalion by one mondl. In Class A, there are long delays before Alill ual Golden Knights Championsllip is From Ihe IlOin t of view of accom· we 'aCCUlllU lale the nccessa ry SC\'cn entries already IInt su desirable. The "Play November. So far as we can see from So we are going to try a new departure for Fun" group seeks to meet new friends herl,l, that series of four will leust incom· fo r the P rize Tourneys. - the mOIre the hetter. It might appre­ mode the rest of the magazine. Instead of waiting for seven, se parate ciate the chell per Jl os tage of two games This change has another merit, ulso. It ap!>licant" for a one-round tourney of six fOIl' nne ~et of ca rds. But perhaps it pre­ throws the ratings off their IMmer. bank games, we shall institute a fou r-man match fen; the additional space and extra op­ quarterly dates, but it puys a different tourney. Each player has two games, one punents lor social eh it-c ha t~ we don't dividend. As the February issue carrieS Wh ite, one Rlack, wi th each opponent. kno .... On the whole, as Class Tourney en­ the Postal Mortems on game resu lts "'hi ch Otherwise, the Prize Tourney is j ust trit.'$ come in reasonahly fasl, Ihe old S}'5o we re reported in Decem her, the Februllry the same as ever : the same entry fee, S2; tern s(:cms to Sll il we ll enough. listing of ratings will serve excellen tly the same prizes of S6 and 84 in credits as an accounting 01 year.end standings. for purchase of chess booh and equil)' All Tourneys for 1951 Similarly, the Augllst listing will $u m up ment, to go to the two highest scorers; So we offer for 1951. three tOll rne),s: how postali tes ~ t ood at Ihe hair-year end­ the same six games to a tourney wh ich ( I ) tho Colden Knights as ad.-ertised on ing June 30th. An ~ 1 the same goes fo r the will fit the Postal Chess Recorder Album Il age 27 and dcscribe<1 in detail on page quarlers ending, resllcctivci y, on i\'farch and conform to the other rewrding pat­ 30 !If thi s issue ,,£ CII ES;; R EV IF.W; 31st and Septem ber 30th. terns which we ha\'e worked out for (2) the Prhe Tournc)' dcscribed above; It is wiser to regard the Tating list as a Postal Chess e,'enls in the past. (3) the Class Tonrne), as advertist:d on summar}' of past achievements. Players The differences should particularly Jlage 347, On:ss RF.\·IF.w. November, 1950. are "classed" from it for the followin g suit the "Chess for Blood" group. We can, We shall run new ads, of course, as quarter. Ol)\'iously, however, they arc al­ under this system, get off assignments soon as ,,'e can ; but, for the present, this ready earning /I ew ratings when so classed. more than doubly fast: (1) there are on ly is the gisl of the program.

26 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY. 1951 Tour neys 1_169; S Brown defeats Goss . POSTAL MORTEMS 19 Austin lOPS Kalthoff. ties Preshy, ;3 Game reports received Bender. GOl"(Ion tic . 75 Cobb Jolts .John· ~ou. SO Oakley licks Lon!:". $1 Edm",,,lsOII, during October, 1950. I{ohlnson tie. 82 Clark. Flt'l.pnl1'lck tic. S6 $1000.00 '['0 repOl'( )'ou,. re~nlls all yO ll nccd g;'-e i~ nen n] h o~ls Peole. 90 Heighw,,}·. T oe n"le~ section numhc,.. rull names o f pill),or" and lie. 11~1 Kinl' nillS -"elson. 10·1 Swihart h"lt~ l iN CASH PRIZES the outcome or tho ""me. .r"nski. 11;, SpeH" tOllS P" iec. 120 Schneidrr, "'ollow tho 1'''\lO' '1l or these " x"mpies: "Imollc"" down Li P\lma; Hoizen rips Jack ­ 75 CASH I'RlZES, amounth,g 50-C 466 Paul Morphy 1 A. B. M eek O. Mn. 1.11 n,."nowsk)· \\"hill ~ \Veslerfield. 132 x; to a total of $1000.00, will 5O-C 466 A. Halprin ~ H. M. Pllisbury~. GUlIla.nO'-\S (or only \Vhile if stein. 136 l,uhlnski licks Co!;'!;"eshall. 138 be awarded to the 75 COIl­ the game is ,I'-'''''n) bu t )"CPOI'! a' onec : Hoffman withdrawn. 139 Holm l"'lt ~ H en_ testants who finish with th"! ""'ne winne!" (01' "'hile for draw) first "nd n;lll's. ;>'lilioni; 1\ol"(lIn nills ~!ilam. Cockl'ell. . . highest scores in I.HF.SS Rr.· usc a slip of »"J)~i' free from other COl" niek~ 15~ • ~ 1.0 Xe wman Cock,·e ll. Di<'kerson VIEW'S 6th Annual Golden responden,,(), A l,o~lc"nl is ideal for sir-e, downs Keith. I"S F"reilll~n lOps Ashley, 159 eas), 10 s",,,t ~rali jolts .J"welt. 162 Gish. PatlOIl lie. 16~ Knights Postal Chess Championship, now Gam" re l")!"\s """l in lime for "(lOp;!>t tJ )· DarakHs (lowns "'''arner. 166 Goe tops Gr'1)': open to all chessplayers in the continental a b ove dal""" "h""hl be printe d helow. To SPOI :'-lillc l' bows 10 Goe. bes\s Landa, 168 DI~haw United States and Canada. ~-o"r I':n", ~ "Cl'O,'I, look under )"our section tOllS (f) Forbes. nllml)cr, first b~' "k<'~'" ("50-C" indicating Enter this tournament and you can win Tourneys 170·194; 170 Hnghes r!d"al ~ Class Tourney be,,""" in 1950) and hy nllll!­ up to $250.00 in cash-the amount of the Porls"hell"r. In Fo)'le tops (f) Feldman. 175 her (~66) in t ext below the "ke~'," Prill'l.lIlela l. \\'oh'ertnn tie; Pcrr)" ril)~ Hock­ Grand First Prize. The runner-up will Spnl>ol f Indicates win I>y fode it without ,,"() II. 176 Gilbertson. :'-lyCl"s best Zimmerman. receive $100.00! Third to tenth place mting "redit; a ~hows adjudication result: 171 OlJel'on bows to Adick()s, tics ,",oyes . 178 df m Rrks douhle,fo,·fe its. when hOlh p layers prizes range from $80.00 down to $15.00. macklel' blasls Crayb,wl. 179 Daugherty fai t to submit round-closing a dj. l"CllOrts. withdl'nwn. 182 Bernier hests :'-1a8C"";. IS:l Then come 65 prizes of $5.00 each for Gilhel'130" hcats Pos l. l S ~ f..c \Vorthy bestR players who finish from 11th to 75th! CLASS TOURNAMENTS F'II~!;"cr, bows to .'Il aU. 18,; Schmitt with­ But that isn't all! Every player who d,"",,"s. 189 '''hlteo",i) whips Lay; corre<:1io,,; qualifies for the final round, and com· Eac h 7_man s ection a tourn e y In Itself Holme~ tOilS (a) BUl'g. 191 Glnsm"", :'-Ie­ F'"l"Ian<1 jolt Johnson: .'Ifillcr withdrawn. 193 pletes his schedule, will be awarded the Started in 1948 (Key: 48·C) S"<:"c lOPS (0 H utchins. bows to Linnell ; <'mblem 0/ the Gold<'n Klligflt-a sterling Notice: All unfini~hcd gnmes in this lou,'­ Dagg. Pitcher lic, 1'4 Thompson tops ·'ufts . silver, gold, plated and enamelled lapel na'ne'n arC "OW due ro" adjudication, pe r bullon, reproduced above. sched ule published in AUgu~t. If you h,... " any games ill Ill a y. kindly notify YOU " OP­ Started in 1950 (Key: 50·C) And even if you fail to qualify for the ponent(~) lit whal position YOU n,'e report, finals, you still get a prize! If you are ing for adjudication "nd send in game(s). TourneY$ 1·24; Pinli"O"skr lops (a) eliminated in the preliminary or semi-final Smith. 2 GI'adz. Jameson Jolt GCOI"I~o . 3 I,'r)" "Ial>ell"d io,' adJudication." at once. Heport. round, but complete your schedule, you also. any 'tllllt,blish cd results! hows to Moseari, bests Schmitt ..\ S<:11w"rt~ downs Sh,mor. 5 EH"nest h csts Graybne l. 6 Tourne ys 1,459: 250 Jones defents (f) will receive one free elltry (worth $1.00) "'oold"id):o whips GOllled: '''ilkill SIOP~ Kilian, 271 Hohlbein. Taher ti". 2~·1 ~Iark into ollr regular Class Tournament. Stetlhae hel·. S Llchlblall besls n~lI. how~ 10 withdrawn, aso I~o""est tops (a) Gallagher. Se''''pa, 10 Isenberg heats Pclonke. 11 P at­ 430 Belas<:o heals :'-Iahaffey. 459 Klllan FOR BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS t erSOn fell~ Eowell, 'Ve~terfl"ld. 12 DIHhaw wlth(h·awn. ', U~9 . Should 8elld r <: pOl't8 i )~' \Visnom. 2·1 Schultz (!sts Pn,.,n~l ee . Haywa,",]. how._ because you feel you are not a strong earlie r thn" the two yenr rtlar)'. Johllso1l. 3G SlIcholJeck hest.'! Eichhorn. enough player. Beginners will find this a 19~9. if r equest is IlOste€sts Baker; 1\lchol~ nills \\'ymlln, 46 Hoge halls Chu'k. MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW And"ews; Ta~'lor tops Sweeney, lo~ ()s to As a Golden Knighter, you'll enjoy the C lark: Bl1l1l)<;klls bests C lark. .1 1 HlliJy, IlI-os he<,,' b(!111 ~''';edmall . ·IS Baildon, Hisle" thrill of competing for big cash prizes. 'rhomp~on l'O Ut Hoss . 49 Gla~~ h t l~ Hallett; You'll meet new friends by mail, improve S»('1Il' tops (a) Lyon. 50 Xc,,"man nips Go"­ your game, and have a grand time, don. ties Garver, los()s to C I'afa. 5i Uphnlll So get started-enter now. Entries must d owns Jenkins, 52 Smith ~mitc~ Erick~on, \Vilsey. Knminsky; Winslon top~ Erickson. be mailed on or before July 31. 5~ AI!)ert, Goge. Ross. :'-las<:I"'t mob Cooney; ~lascari "I ps Ross. AII>c,·\. Wallick; ,,,,,nick I-CH-;sS-;EV:;:W- Deh:: h:: whips Ross. 55 Renik \ne"ks ~Iusl:""ov", 5G !;:0~1 Postal Che ss Dept. nroord(JcingPostal I :'-lo!'1'lson hits HaUi,,"dl. 5S Dc \)ol",y downs 250 W. 57th St" Chess Kit On opposite I"riednmn. PelerSOn. S"xton; gOMllstOIl I New York 19. N. Y. side of this coupon. stops Saxton, 59 Hickenlooper halts' Gordon. ~HEN TROUBLE COMES I enclose $ . •. ,., ...••. Ente r my name In I Tourneys &0.74: 60 Ken"n!)erg downs '\'ell. I .• . .. , (how many?) sectIons of the DON'T BROOD AND FRET, I lOw~ to Schneider: Cooke OW8 to ~·OO l c. tic~ Stn hl. 13 De :'Iuy w lth_ IJCsI~ ~'OU'I"I!I: Scncc!:lfco'ro lopa Gmiss. ~O d rn .... n. 10","" (,,) 10 K" n nor. H " ' lII il! d e­ .J o rd ~ n d o "· " .~ ('I""vel"" d. oows to Dr net; fC ;H ~ 1"0l<. -'lc Xcil. I..., I''rcnie re; 1"0;"< fmc­ P ir ch ner w il hdr"wiI. H Cnp"lt top.!! A~lon. w,'C" l.n ~'rel1iere. .\~l aI JOrr. H a }'eil: AlIIon bel! t~ K nopr. bowa T ourr.eys 75·99; -.-~ Hels lnf,: dd\lntl! Uuer: 10 Brldl;e$; """ " lOrr hnltH Hayes. 43 Chuae Sh"fer Wll h tl ,""",s_ 1(, P e "k lna ~tOp!l Stei,,­ whil>5 \lfe~I I,,·oo k . H \I'cber g- top.!! Smith. \~n;. 71 Rwcllson hesu I :lro~hce ... 18. \I''.li! )'i c l d~ 10 l~ ehl "l\ . ~G 1("ld" " downs IVltt · w(( h draw ~. loses (a) 10 l."p~lc)". O·n e!l\y. 19 "'""n: Sehe l' wl! h(h·" "'lI. U Freedman ~mlte ~ Wltr nc,' \\,n\lops :'leChm g . SO Heffron hnlu Smll h : U.-I",,·h d" (,,au St"rk. ~ 9 Secord tops Hnl'tlll1e : Swcnso n top ~ Herfron. tle~ Mnnze. (0 P'·o n j"n ~k-," . VERYTHING YOU NEED to play ~ \ J ln'l:"crm nn ston" GOldstone. 82 Bow en T o urneys SO·87: 50 II d e rl .)1l wilhd r aw$. che •• by m.1I 18 Included In the com· 1)e~t~ S taffo,·d. 84 Bo wen beatH Hom n ,\. 85 l ose~ (;I ) 10 I'" .... o " ~ ; BC"ger lJe$IS .\Iedniek . E Xorlon ni ps King. 86 Johnson jOlt6 \\'nU ick . plete Postal Chesl Kit produced by 52 W!l ke "'hlp.. · S nllth; l.Ii l·c hficld be"ts E l_ \I ·, ,, ~o ". 87 .\lcC,,,"ock downs 0 lellson. S9 L . lison. ~3 .!o~lah j()ll~ )1I"hlo\'e. 58 F ox wlth ­ CHESS REVIEW for the convenience of I':l( el"lon s top", Boh",e: Bahme 1)C*t8 H . dl"aws . GI 1''relmCl' tOl'" Pahnl'.l ri. 6~ Dittmnn postal pla yer• . The kit contain. equip­ I·:gelst on. 90 Hace tops (t) BIGgs. 9L Mc­ downa K ohne. SI S)" \\"n k rCI, laees Yo ung . 5G ment and . tatlo nery especIally desIgned O m l h fells PhilliPll. 9~ P asternack 00"'8 t o Suppinger relllnceil ~waKI! . for the purpole. These aida to Postal Ho"". besl s Capn to. 9S .Jones lOp" (II) S mit h. Ches s will keep your records atr.. lght, 99 Prendergast w ilhdraw". help you to avoid mll takes, give you the T o u r nl!YS 100_14 1: 100 WllIinms w hil'" De GOLDEN KNIGHTS f ullest enjoyment and benefit from your C r acke l'. 108 Roherl1l halts Holmes. 110 nass P ro\1 r uslve q ua li f ication ch ampionsh ips games by malt. l)CalS Baru n"s. I II Young replaces Fcl·G"u son. 112 Helt tops ( 0 -'Ionltg ha n . 113 S m ith Stnll('! C luhh. l it H ill hallll Ollie" ; \Vall 1st Annual Championship--1945 Contents of Kit downs d e ltom,u 13 . 12'; C"rter !"C ])iaees Drlld­ 50th PI8ee Play _off One of the mOlt Important Items In ~ hllW. 12S Glusmatl lo])s lIfeyer. l{nlbach a . S t eln fnld ~. the kit I, the POl tal Chel' Recorder AI . bum _ the greatest aid to postal chell PRIZE TOURNAMENTS 2d Annual Championship_1946 ever In vented. The six mIniature chell FI NAL S (Key: 46_Nf) sets In this album enable you to keep 7·ma n " c las5" t o urneys for prem iums track of the po, itlons, move by move, Sectlon l 1·32: 20 K onkf'1 defeals :'l lIler. Started in 1949 (Key: 49-P) '~t Ovcrcem top~ l'el""f'h. 2.~ H udson bows In all six game. of your acctlon. On the 10 Berger. tl e~ Uu rdlrk. 27 A ikin Si a mpedes 8core-eard8, supplied with the album, you Notice: T h e s.~ m c nd Judlentlo n rulell a lll,ly Stauffer. Traum ; Hnth('nberl:". Trau m stop record the move. of the gamea. The up. he...., n~ fOJ" 4!l_C tonrne)"s (WhiCh ~ e e u nder Stauffer. ts Roscn huul>l besls Anderson. to-date "ore each game facet the cur­ C LASS TOU RNA.\IE;\,TS above). oow" to Hoh lbeln. :!!l Dhein. S" " d enlOn out­ 0' T ourneys 1_14: 1 r..-.)·ton nl l)$ XllI" lIOn. 2 rent pOlitlon. Score-eards are removable. poin t I'elou zo: Scheffer \\" i lhd ra"'~. When a game II fini s hed, remove the old Define. KiaI' "e. :I H a m el!. S mith tie. 8 card and Insert a new one. 12 extra score F'llleon. Throop tic. 25 H alliwe ll. Hal, lnowit" l ie. 3~ H ire h,,-Its L:o tnlk. ~ 3 Ki"iI"~to n j olt~ 3d Annual Championship--1947·a ca rds are included in the kit. .rllcohR. 4a " racDonough. Sh.;:,.,. tie. 49 S E M I· FI NALS (Key: 47-Ns) l-/llull J.,..'I wik. ,\ y <1 o lo ll. r,~ Sl ulll ~I nml~de~ [..o \·"to IOI»! (0 Garne r. 7 1 Gray ~ \\' ee().'l Judicated or publil hed, complete Ins truc­ Hocr eher. Hullocklls. Con nor. ties .Jorgen$cn. :.rorga ... ) \"rlln •.\I ~ lIer. F\,ller. 7·1 \Veldler tions on how to pl "y chess by mall " nd 70 S<: h neid e r dow n ~ O row@ t o ) llI l-ormA r: KU):"e h nass d owns Coon. E\"~ n " . bo\\'~ t o Sn~·d er. 53 t-1 seher besls hows 10 Define. Bought separately, the contents would ~ ~l)l fO() n . .!oh nson. ,\"tonelch. sa K I~ a se n amou nt t o $6.00. T he complete ki t costl lIell o ..."r". bows 10 .\!cOrnth. 88 P C'Hluite F I NALS ( Key: 41 · Nf) tops Pcn niston. 89 Goml)l1 3. .\!orri~ whi p only $ 5.00. To order, jus t mall the coupon Se~tlon . ' ·25: 2 l1erry bests Hosenblum. W e~t: Funk w ithd'·aw l!. 90 Hanner bests below. ~ Pohle tO llS J·'J"ftnk. 8 Amh"ogio ddeats Nori,, : Pill,wsk i r ips R olo. 91 )!orrow tops B u r dick. yields to OH". 9 Olin. \\'eberg tie; I"runk : n~p ti s l bcgta Hopkh·k. 92 MU6ulln )'r"y wl lh dl"ll\\, ~. 10 1~ ...:1t"C" t ops IIyln. 12 lI ~k" I.lgtvoel. 93 W ~' Ye ll be$l~ BuU!cs. 94 K r a m o ,' d()w"~ ~! c .\ r lln" " . 13 Alberl . S t.-.ven_ , Xo,-(n ni p ~ Ro lo; Sd,mltt wlth (h·u l\' ~. 96 Gay gOn tiG. 11 J" ull(,,· 11 , .. ~ Lozano. tops HOg. o1own" Danielso n. lOt Luyton am!tC$ Smith . lu nd. 16 S""~11 ~I O)l~ S lUb b~ . 17 Doe do\\'n$ 102 Howllrth halU ''',,]gdol"!; Schmitt. Luea ~ DaVis . 18 S t even .• on whips \Veiu. lie: s..·hlll itt wit hdm\\"s. 104 l.Iuf.han un bc~t~ H e!" e ~. Hl6 Lciweke lkils Bragwell. 105 Stauf­ fer ~ h'p... Ga rriga . ltO Powers rlPl' Ro dkln. 4th Annual Champio"ship--1949 l ie;. I..c",i!!; H uffn,,' n tops (n) T ownsend. P R ELI MIN ARv ROU N D ( Key: 49.N) I II )'fnhm- tOPll (II) H oke: Long "·lIhdrawn. Notice: 1·'lnal r

28 CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, ·19~! conks CMey. 17 Symington tops 'Verner; (Il) Reynolds; ~Irer~. Seorza tic. 42 Hodur_ TOURNAMENT NOTES Peterson bests Eichhorn; correction: Peter­ ~kl downs Glilow. 43 Adlckes jolts Jones. son beat Symington. 18 Suchobeck bests >ltl,hre; llyin j,\rs Jones; Bul1ockus, Joncs, 1st Annual Championship---1945 Runkel: Anderson withdraws. loses (al to S\.ahre top Scharp. The play·off match for 50th place In Cow"n. l~ 'f ... ,Il, Evans (al, Define down Sections 45-64: ~[; Suyker tops Muto. Win­ the 1945 Golden Knights has been won Spier; Define. Evans trip Trull. 20 Herwit7. ston: \Vinston. 8mlth nip N(!al. 47 Hanson halts l··arewell. Clendenin: Farewell tops hnlts Larson. 48 nul,CI" bests Laubner. bows by J. C. Kalbach with one win and one 80)'s, (0 Friese. 21 Hoglund ( t). Merritt (al to ~Iorley. Raymoneat Johnson. \3 Mathews Rabinowitz. 79 Corda bests Glass. bows to R E :lofanin •. . ~3.95 W H Lacey . . . 35.2 haws to Rosenw,\ld, bests Stringel·. 15 Ricard Blackshear; John~on jolt" Dmeger. 81 C I" Rehbel'g . ,43.95 ne,' J :lolundt .. 35.0 clips Clal'k: Hankin, Ouchi tie. 16 Van Brunt Clcvengel' tops Shu\\"._ ties JOllas: McGavock AI Sandrin Jr . .-J3.95 E I.' Haendlges 34.55 downs Dunn. Allen: Horf withdrawn. 18 I)<:sts Shaw; Jonas jolts ~kG"vock, Ringler. P L Dietz •.•. 43.0 H W Jones .. 34.55 HuH",an halts Booth: Van Brunt, Dunn 82 Elmel' tops Schmitt. 8; I"ranz. Katz. I B B'leische,' . .-12.85 . C I"~ Thomas •.. 34 .5 hest lluchanan. 19 Schooler smites Smith, Marschner dOWll "'atson. 13 Hill ... H.85 \V H Watts ... 34.5 Buekendorf. 21 Hankin hits Lateiner. 22 Sectiens 85_112: 85 Definc, defeats '\'al­ Ii P Smith ..• . 41.81i C P 1'el"l"Y .... 3~.45 Casey conks "leElroy. 23 Hayes. Becker, lick. KoHman ; Hankin hult~ '''aHick. SG E J Becker ••. . 40.6 W J Baron .... 3~.05 Johnson down "Iitchell: Howarth. \VaUs Henson. Fort fell Southard: I'·ort tops W H .\!illcr .. 40 .1 V Gnble .. 34.(15 tie. 24 Suchobeck l.>e~ts Branlferger. Adams, Christman, (0 Lewis; CI[clnturff, South­ L H Holw,,), .. 39.75 A 1-1 Clark . .. 3.t.0 SectIons 25·44: 2i; Etnoyer tops Turner, nrd tie. 87 'Valllck fells F'lber. 89 Pof( tops 8 E Underwood39.75 R H Cll,nee ... 3-1.0 Schrader, Hansen. 26 Semh bows to Shan­ Varn; Lynch thuntps Thompson. 90 Barnes .r I' F"rbe,· .•.• 39.55 R 13 Hayes ..• . 33.95 non. tops Pllawsk!: Foell'e withdraws. 27 bests Matzke. 92 Denham. Mayer tie. 93 It H Olin ...... 39.55 0 Oberol' ... . • . 33.85 Crittenden cracks Power: Hollander tops Thomas tops Givcn. 94 ))workin bows to L C Olmsted •.• 39.55 D,' CIt Greenspan33.55 Powe,., ties Schupp. 29 King mast...,rs :lolanes: .Junko, ties Tuylor; :loIorris (ops Janko. ties It Kujoth .39.5 J;: D Wallace •. 33,4 King. Sarosy lick Levy. 30 Aige" downs Harper. 97 Bauman bests :loli gaki; Lewis, P S Leinwel.>er 38.95 A H Du Vall .. 33.(15 Adams. 31 LudWig halts Hopki,.k. 32 Shaw Turner tie; ,xamson ties Lewis. nips Turner. X Xelson . •... 38.5 L Gladstone ... 33.0 mast()rs ~Iorrison; Peale bests :lororrison, 99 Wellstood halls Hannold. 100 li's.. ber fells H A Rousseau .38.35 J C Monk ..... 33.0 Stuhhs, Shaw, bows to Grn~·. 33 l~enn halt$ .Ioseph. 102 Aston. Howarth tic. 103 Cotter Dr B Rozsa ... 38.35 Dr M'Ylcksmnn32.85 Horner. 3.( Arnold tops Freiman. (a) John­ conks Coss. 10~ Porter fells Ferguson. lOG H Yrotney .. 38.0 G Bottorf .. 32.75 son. 35 Hyde, Lazarus tie. 37 Harris downs Kohout wrecks Castle. 109 Paller halts S Lcnz .37.9 H 1i'njans .... 32.75 David. 38 Hall halts Campbell; Hatton hits Hogaboom. '1' H Banks .37.85 R 8 Poller .... 32.7;; Paydon; Gleason tops Power. 39 Hodge, G A ButU<) ...• 37.85 R J Zoudlik ... 32.7:; Huffman tie. 40 Gri"der, Portala top Milich; SEMI _FINALS ,(Key: ~-Nsl A G Clark . .. . 37.45 C KUJ;elmass .. 32.7 Predmore. Milich halt Horne. H F'otias tops Sections 1·5: I Whole)' top~ Thompson. I ... R Ayers •..• 31.35 J Staffer ...... 32.7 B W :loIarchand 37.35 L Joel ...... 3\.8 .1 A Bowen •.•. 37.3 )(1'8 Piutigorsky31.G C Henderson .. 37.25 W H Brearley . 31.2 W G Lconal·d . . 37.25 It S Cantwell .. 31.2 ,\1 C Jackson . . 36.7 J Levy .31.15 A L "lcAuley .36.3 K McKenzie •. . 31.1[; G Benedettl .•. 36.1 L A Salgado •. 30.8 R W Blosser .• 30.65 3d Annual Championship-1947_8 As a result of current Postal Mortems, o the following now qualify for assign­ ment to the Finals: Frank Yerhoff, C. P. Gray, W. D. Howell, F. Jepson, E. Weid· ler and E. A. Capillon. Also previously - qualified but somehow, regrettably, over· loo\,ed is J. W. Harvey, Jr. 4th Annual Championship-1949 As a result of Clll'l"ent Postal Mortems, the following now qualify for assignment to the Finals: E. D. \Vallace, D. Heim, E. F. Johnson. D. J. Define, C. Merkls, E. H. Peterson, A. Suchobeck, J. E. '."" Eyans, H. N. Henv!tz, Dr. H. C. Slater, J. Lieberman and P. M. Lozano.

• Please eheck you,. weighted point totuls as soon as YOll see them pUblished. Thcy al'e determined on a basis of 1.0 point pcr win in prelim "o\md; 2.2 ])Oints in the semI­ finals: and 4.5 in fina ls. Draws count half "The mental strain is starting to show on Aleck." va lue in Nl.ch instanee.

CHESS R£VIEW, JANUARY, 1951 29 As 8. result of current POltal Mo rtems, the following now qllaury for fl!;/;Ig nment to tbe Se mi·flnals: W. C. Blackburn, n. C. Baker, R. Bender, J1'.. R. G. Summers· Gill aDd M. n oth. 5th Annual Championshlp_1950 POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP As 8. result of current Posta l Mortems, the followhlg now qualify f OI' assignment T HE current edition of the Golden Kni ghts tournament is already under to the SemHinals: J. E. Howarth, C. A. Van Brunt, R. E. Schooler, W. C. Adlckes, way. For those, however, who were not expecting il and so may have Jr., Rev. A. C. Suyker, J . Rosenwald II, missed our publica tion of the special rules. etc., last November, we are G. King, J . S h aw, J . A. lIyln, N. Ra ymond, repeating those details here. P lease sa ve this copy for future reference, P. J ohnson, H. H. Hyde, A. Suchobeck, A. A. Etnoyer, C. M. Peale, F. W. F. In effect, the Gold en Knights is an "open" tournament, without reo Gleason, E . L. Ley, Jr., N. Rlckless, D. W. ga rd to our rating classes so fur as entry goes. Th e ratings are calculat· Johnson and T. Kuhn. ed, ho,·Yever, quite as usual. We "rate" all games in CHESS REVIEW tour· neys, It is an "open" tournament beca use we cannot pretend to "seed" POSTALMIGHTIES! candidates for a championship and beca use it gives the wea ker players a Prize Winners chance to ga in by ex perience against stronger ones. T he following POStalitell have won prizes in Ollr Cia., and Prize To ur neys tI.S a result To speed play for the first round, we group all the entries received 0{ gamell l-e I)Orled In current POlla ' Morte m5. geographically so far as possible: New England, Middle Atlantic, South, Tourney Players P la ce Score 48-C250 D D Jones .... Ist ~ -2 Mid,west, the Plains and Mountain States and th e Pacific Coast, with a N B rewe]' ...... ~ - ~ 31-21 l' G Donovan ... 2·4 31-21 scattering of Canadian entrants' in those groups nearest them. Otherwise, J Richard ... 2-4 3!- 2! entries are matched off into 7-man groups strictly in th e order of our re· ~8 -C 271 C H ohlbein ...... 1-3 H-H W J Mc-C..... tney ...... 1· 3 41 -1! ceipt of their applications. Qualifiers to the later rounds are grouped W f' Taber ...... 1· 3 H -II ~8 -C (30 E ?It Belasco ...... 2nd 4 _2 likew ise in order of qualification, but non-geographically. 4, -P49 \ \' E Haudek ...... 1 5'- 1 H Sil"er ...... 2nd 4 _2 49-P59 D I Morris ...... h t 511- 1 Special Rules for the 1951 Golden Kn i9hts Tournament. Dr C \\' Winchester .. 2nd H -I! 49 - PSI \V Baylor ...... 1. 2 5 _I Consult the following r Ules whenever 1 When computln&, the total 5cor e ~ to de· DI' C W \\,inchester ... 1·2 5 _I te rmlne the distribUtion or pri~c5, ellch gam e any Question srlses o.s to your chances H -P67 P L DIetz ...... 1~t 6 - 0 won in the fi rs. round w il l be scored u 1 49- PGB H L \\,lIcox ... Isl ~ -2 for qualifying to Seml-tlnals 01' Finals or poin t; each game WO Il I" tile second round J F Aydelott .2 ..1 3 ~ - 2~ for welgbted poi nt Bcore, etc. nI 2.2 points; each gam e wan in the Iinal E H P eterson . .. 2 · ~ 31-21 rou nd as 4.5 pOinl$. 1\ (irawn t:llme will be o 0 Taylor ...... 2 · ~ 3.-21 1 CH E SS R EVI £ W'$ Sixth Annual Gold­ .cored as half Ihelle respcetlvc amounts. 49-PG!l A SUlhl ...... 2-3 H - It en Kn ighll! P ostal Chen C hromplons h lp Tour­ 8 In the c.."UIe of lies, if two Or m ore J S Whol.,y J r .. . .. 2. 3 4~ - 1 ~ na ment Is open to a ll penon ~ living in the UnaUslI! tie for flt'St place. achlcvinj; the con tl'lental United States of A merica and In 49 -P85 J BOrda ...... \st 5 ~ - l eame total seo,'e, a~ computed in Rule 7, '1' I~ McGra th ..... 2nd 5 - 1 C"n!ldll.. e xcept CHESS REVIE\Y's e m· then th., first 2 or marc prizes w lll be reo SO- P 2 D J Deline .,..... 1- 2 5~- ~ ployecs, contributing edl\o r ~ a Old memiJcrl served for those !lnllllsts a nd the IJrl&e.l! will L H. IOar ... I - ~ 5;' - ~ of the Ir f am l li c~ . be s,warded In accordfUlco with the scores 50-1"8 J L Bra ndner ..... Ist 5~- ~ 2 Any contestant who enters this ton rna­ achieved by th em In a tle- b"ea k lng match or T A Throop .... 2nd 5 -\ m ent under a pse udonym or In the name o f round-robin contc!t In which each contestant 50,PH A Cohen ...... l~t 6 -0 another pe r~ on will b e dis qua lified. All unfin­ wlll play not les! Ihan 2; gam es w ith every Is hed gam es o f th e disqualifi ed con testan t ot he r con testant. Ties for any othe r cash Certifi cate Winners "'1II be scored as wins fo r his oppone nts. prizes w ill be broken In t he sam e lnan"e r. 1 'I'W0 q ualifying rounds a nd one rina l AllY ties w h ich may d evelop In the tle -breuk· The follow Ing pastlliites have q ualified round w111 be pla)·ed. In nil three rounds. InK' contests will be played off ill addltlOnal " lelOry Cer ti{le ill.,,. as ... ,·"sult or !:ames eO lll e5tsnts will compete In sect ions of seV­ malehM Or tournaments. paned In CU "" ent Postal Mortem • . en players. Each contestant In a section w ill 9 'l'he entry fee 18 53 and eatltles the T ourney Players P lsce Score 1)lay O'le game with ell.ch of his s ix oppo­ conteatant to compete In one section of the 49-.98 A B rown ...... h t 5~- ~ n~ n U. \.... tllmlna ry round. No eddltiona l fce Is B Goss ...... 2nd H 4 A I! eontestanU w h,) 8core 4 or m ore cha.rKed contcBtunU w ho qua lify fol' the sec­ 49-C19 E Toennies ...... I Sl H game poin ts in the pre llmlnery round will ond or third round ~ . A contes tant may enter J A AusUn .. 2-3 H -1 ~ qualify for the semi-final rOll nd. Similarly, up [ 0 (lve sectlo"~ of the preliminary rOllnd E J F re.llby ...... 2·3 41 -1! "n q ua lified semi-finalists who score 4 or upon payment of the fee of $3 per section 19-C80 Rev A J Oakley ...... Znd H moro paints in the seml·flnal roun d w ill e n tr y. Multi ple entrIes by oll e " e rson w ltl qual!ry for the final round. If additional ~9-C8I J D Domnlie .. 2nd , -, com pete and qualify as Ihoug h made by 1 G) ~ 9-C8S L F Beach " ... 1Sl H pluyua ( from to are required to com ­ separate Indi\'iduaill. H owcve.·, no con tut· l~ Ek.!!tronl .2-3 -, plete the llUIt seclion of the second or t h ird a nt may win m ore than one prize a nd a .H I·ound. these players will be ~e l eded from pllLy er who quallflel {o r more than one eee· E H MD.tz ...... 2·3 ~ 9- CIOO B A K ing .... ht s/;- ~ amOng contestants who scored 3% POin t~ In tlon of the final r O\l 11l1 will be awarded h is J A K ohout ...... 2nd 5 -1 the previous round a nd In t.h e order of th eir p"lze On the ba ~ i 8 of t he total SC Ol'e a ch Ieved 49-C115 H t.: Spear . .... hl 5,\ - ~ CHESS REVI EW Pos ta l RUin S's a t the time by On ly Oll e of h is entrlea. (The entl'Y m a k . 49 -C13G L Lubins ki ...... 1st H the last section ~ ta r l$. InK' the highest totlll score wili be tllken.) 49-C139 M E Hahn .... l8t 5!- ~ & Except as provlcled In RUle ~ . contut­ Multiple e n tries will be placed in di fferent E L P orter . .... 2nd H lints w ho score les~ tho.n ooln tll in eith er llectlons of each round. 49 -C IH H T Newman ...... Is t 51 - ~ of the qualifying rou nd' w ill not be eligible 10 Upon entering, ClI.eh eontesta n l !l&"rees H Drot& ...... told 4i-l! for t he a nnounced cash a nd emblem priae.l!. th(lt the decision o f CHESS RE VIEW lind ~ 9-CUi4 E A D ickerson ...... ISI , -, H owever, each o r t he.e elhnin(l ted con­ ill ~t.a l Chess Editor In a ll matters affect· H -CI59 C J )O lal!. . . .•.•... llt , -, testanu, upon com].letlon Of aU his 'lChed · In&" the conduct of \..he tournllme"t, in cl udln~ 49·C1650 Varaklis .... Iat 0-0 uled games in thi ~ tournamen t. wm re<:e lve t he a.eceptance a n ol c luuifi ca tio Ol of en trle• . A \Velssman ...... 2n d H one free entry ,(worth ~I) into a C HESS RE­ the adjudication of lI"!llllCS . the awud or re o 49- CI58 0 W Dishaw .. 1-2 H V I EW Postal Chess Clau 'r OUI'nament (l nd fUM I of [orfelt claims, l h e distrib\l Uon of H C S pca]' .... 1· 2 ~ - I Can IlPply , instead, for cn try to a Postal prizes li nd all InlCl"IJI'ctnllons of the "ules a nd Chen Prl~c Tournament at $1 only. 49 - Cl71 C J ~oy e s . 2nd -, regulations, sh all be tln!\1 a nd conclus ive. Lo ~icr .H 6 A First P rize o( H50.0 0 lind 74 oth er 11 Entric ~ must be nlulled on or beforc 49-C190 R E Dc .. 1.2 R J Muscari .1·2 H Co.8h prizes w ill be awarded by CHESS R E­ July 31. 1951. E ntrIes malied afler that daIS SO- C3 G Dn rnk lis . . ... I-Z 5 -, V IEW In accordance With the publis hed may not be accep ted. H S<: hmitt ...... 1-2 H schedule ot prlaes io t haft 15 qUalified fi na l· 12 Except &!I provided in the foregoing SO-C2t J lot Schu ltz ...... 1st , -, ISI$ "" ho ach ieve the hlghut total scores In rules, and in all othel' respects. this lourna­ J T W a hler ...... 2nd H the t hree rounds 0 1 the tournament. Every ment will he conducted u nder C HESS R E­ 5-O·C35 C D H llI ...... Ist 5.- 1 qu alified finalist will be awarded the emblem VIE\V'B Official RlI ln a nd Regulat Ion , of 50 .. C52 B \Vlnston ...... 1st 5-0 of the Golden Knl!:"ht u pon completion or a ll Pootal Chess, incl udlnll' II ny n mendmenU or D Smith ...... 2nd 5 -1 his schedUled games. a dditions thereto.

30 CHESS REVI EW, JA NUART , 1951 If 16 D-K2 17 RxBt, KxR 18 N- 17 N-Q5 BxN B6t, White wins the Queen. Or, if 16 18 BPxB Q-N3 POSTAL GAMES ... PxR 17 QxPt, B-K2 18 Q-B7t, K ­ ¥lhite's dynamic Pawns are winners. from CHESS REVIEW tourneys Ql 19 N- B6t, again WhIte wins the If 18. N-Q2 19 I'-K5, PxP 20 P-Q6, Queen. \\-'hite wins. annotated by 17 NxPt1 19 P-K5 17 N-B6t wins the Queen, but White Hardly satisfactory is 19 ... N - Kl, bllt JACK W. COLLINS wants the KIng. it is an Improvemellt Oll the text. 17 . . K-Q2 20 PxP N-K1 The Queen's "Gambit"-isn't. Or 17 K-Dl 18 R-B6t, K-Q2 19 21 P-Q6 This little affair has an opening lesson Q- K6 mate. White threatens 22 PxD, HxQ 23 Px and a mlddle·game brilliant touell. 18 Q-N7t! KxR R(Qlt, KxQ 24 RxR. SLAV DEFENSE 19 N-N5 mate. 21 , . . . B_N4 PCO; page 214, column 165 22 B-K4 White fOl'ces the reply, which weakens Richard Kujoth Ralph Erickson Dynamic Pawns White Black Dlack's KRI-QH8 diagonal. ENGLiSH OPENING 22 . , . . P-N3 24 P_ KR4 B-A3 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 peo; page 41, column 1 23 B-Q5 Q-R2 25 P-K6! 2 P-QB4 P-QBS J. 3 N-KB3 PxP D. Define Ernest Huber In view of both 26 PxPt and 26 P­ K7, there is no real answer. Book and better are 3 . .. N- B3 and White Blacl, 3 P-K3. White brushes off the text 1 P-QB4 P-K4 3 N-B3 N-83 In no ullcertain terms. 2 N_QB3 N-KB3 4 P-Q4 p,p N,P N,N 4 P-K4 P-QN4 5 Dialectical materialism. Black's last spots \Vhite a tempo. Cor· rect Is 5 . B-N5. 5 P-QR4 Q-N3 6 QxN 6 P-QN3! P-Q3 8 B-N2 B-K3 7 P-QN3 B-K2 9 P-N3 That's the spirit! More precise is 9 P-K4. 6 .... PxNP Compa!'atively best Is 6 P-N5. 7 PxP p,p 8 QxP B-Q2 Again, 6. P-N5 is best. The Bishop move does llot hold the extra Pawn for 25 . . . . NxP long. If g P- QR3, 9 ExPt! If 25 RxP 26 PxPt, RxP 27 RxR, 9 N-B3 P-K3 HxB 28 RxQ, RxQ 29 HxH, Wllite has a winning advantage. Or, if 25 . PxP White now answers 9 P- N5 with (25 P-B3 26 P-K7§) 26 BxPt, R-B2 10 N-Q5, and 9 ... P- QR3 with 10 NxP! 27 BxRt, QxB 28 HxQ, KxR 29 Q-Q5t, 10 NxP N-KB3 White forces mate. If 10 .. P-QR3 11 B-KB-t, BxN 12 26 PxPt N,P BxBt, Black loses his Queen Rook on 27 BxNt Q,B another take at QN4. 9 ..•• 0-0 On 27 ... RxE, ~ 8 QxRt wins. 11 B-KB4 The play to take ad\'antage of White's 28 RxQ Resigns Threatening 12 N-B7t. last move is 9 P-Q4! Then, if 10 B,N PxP, NxP 11 NxN, QxN 12 QxQ, DxQ 11 13 P-D3, 0-0 14 P-K4, B-QB3, Black 12 BxBt QN-Q2 NEW POSTALITES has the better of it. Or, ir 10 PxP, NxP 13 R-R6! Q- N2 Newcomers should ~1"lo Ih,,;'· " class" (or 11 NxN, QxN 12 QxNP? 0-0-0 13 1'-83, ",xperle"ce) on nplllying for enuoy to iour­ Black is on the skids. On 13 .. Q-Ql Q-Q7t 14 K-B2, B- BH 15 K-N2, Q-K6 n:Lmenis. l! nOl . a~~ignmenl is dolayed Ull 1-1. B-B6, R- 81 15 B-N7, White wins the w e can inquire and establish their d:Lss. 16 1'-KN4, Q-B7t 17 K-R3, P-KR4, Black 'rho following players. starting in Postal exchange. has a winning mating attack. Or finally, Chess during November, begin with those ini_ 14 BxNt ! Q,B If 10 B-N2, PxP 11 QxQt, RxQ 12 BxP, linl "nlings: 0-0, Black has a clear plus. Class A at 1300: Cpl . .1::. 1,. Calnek, A. 15 N-K5 Q,P 1';l"(los and L. E. Ouellette; 10 B-N2 P-B3 12 0-0 P-QR3 Class B at 1200: H . },nufmnn; 11 A-Q1 Q-B2 13 P-K4! C lass C at 900: H . Cundall. A. D'·ago. H. .\Iillard, ;\1. Helnl"ich. A. J . H ilI lnrd, A. With a fiJ'm grip on the center, Ret! Kaiser. R. Kalllicn, R. Kimb"ough, Jr .. :\!. Bishops, play against Black's backward Pearl, J . J. Rcid. E. M . Sho"oman, H. SmUk­ stein and E. Suppinger; Queen Pawn and goo<'! deployment for Clas$ D at 600: J . E. Brenn"", );t. C. a King-side attack, White has reason to Carter, J,'., T. J. Cassidy, C. H. Coulon. expect to win. X. Drozynsk.i, .\[. J . Finn, \Y. J. Golden, A . .Jacobs, D. illalov. il1al"1

CHESS REVIEW, JANUARY, 1951 31 CHESSMEN

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CHESS FOR FUN AND CHESS FOR gill wi th "Chess AmenitiC$" and continue 81.000 by Edll:uf(l Lasker, 224 pages, wit h "Chess Master, Artist and Scientist," DAVID McKAl' COMI'A :"<:\', 82,50, "CllO::ckmatin; Combination," '·End·Came EDWARD LAS"I:K is uni(juely equi pped to Play:' "Strategic Principlcs," "Practical wrile Ihis book, which combines entertain­ Alllllicatioll s," and conclude wi th ;'The ment and teaching in a delightful Chess Pruhlcm." We come thcn to "Chess for Ulood," THESE Plastic Chessmen are made of amalgam, Lasker understu nds what the durable Tenlte and molded in the basic amateur gets from che:>s ("Chess for with its chapters on "Master Chess," "Elllanud Lasker vs, Edward Lasker," Staunton pattern, ,Sturdy and pI'actical, Fun") as wen as what the master puts they are made in foUl' sizes: Tournament "T"IIl'llument Ethics," and the full text into c h cs~ ("Chess for 13l00d" ) . Because Size with 5" King, fol' use on 2% or 214." of the Int ernational Chess Code, the amateur gels wmethillg f!'Olll chess, squares ; Standard Size in de luxe cbest while the master gilles somthing to it, The wi~e and urhanc trealment of these and Standard Size In 2·section case, with ~\l bje c t s mukes deli; hlful reading, and there has e xi ~t(,.'( 1 fur a cent III')' lind morc 2*" King, tOI' use Oil 1 * to 2%" squares; a dichotomy bet ween the wo rld of the ti le Sllllle is true of some of the com­ St udent Size wi t h ~ %U Kins, for use on 1 ~ to l~ ~ SQual'es, All sizes a re weighted amateur and the world 01 the mAster, ments HII chess by Lasker's friends in the I,refnee, and Cel ted, available in Black & h 'ory and This dic hotom>' has in turn produced Ited & Ivory, (See Student Size above,) i liked particularly th is ohsen'ation by mutual misunderstandinl;, The amateur No. 70--Student Size ______$ 4,50 who plays fo r fun is not too much in· Leonore Cu llet: ,.[ don't consider it passibl.:: for any No. 71-Same but in Red &. tvory _$ 4.50 terested in the uuteO)rne of this or that No. 80-Standard Size ______$ 6,50 WUlnan , thuu;h, to hecome a Chc,., mas· game, He wants to win, to be sure; but, No, 81- Same but in Red &. Ivory _$ 6.50 Icr, She w• .m 't be able to keep hCr mind above all, he wants to be entertained, If No. 125-Standard, De L.uxe ChesL$10,OO on the game long enough without letting a risky cOllrS(: looks inviting, he is not No. 126-Samc but in Red &. Ivory_$tO.OO li kely to turn it down merely bl,:C3l1se it her thou:;luli wandcr. When shc thinks of No. 110-Tournament SiZe ______$25.00 is risky; the risk is part of the fu n. As a heautiful mOI'c she is liable to thin k No. 111-Samc but in Red &. Ivory_$25.00 (or the master, each tuurnament or malch al;;o about how bcauti(ul she 1001.$ in mak, game is not merely a game in "'hiell enter­ ing it. Thcn there is thaI sale she saw atl· tainment and pleasurc arc the chief de· I'crtiscd! Oh, and so man)' other things! siderata, A particu lar game nUl)' signify "Yuu always say Chess trains one to CHESSBOARDS Ihe diff.... rence helll'cen ",inning a great conccntrate. I don't beliel'c a wo rd of it!" tournament or only curning second, which Alfred i\lacArthur, President of ti le Ilardi), IlCllers coming last in the persllec· Central Life Insu rance Company of tive of hi stor)'. A 1I11 rt icu iar gtl me 1II11 )' Illinuis. "Hers an interesting sidel ight : signify bCl;orning \'\Iorld Chamlliou or be· "( have heard as criticism Ihat the game coming just allot her " lllIs·been," is not ~ o c ia1. This is, of eours.::, llOtlscnsc, Edward Lasker loves chess, and he ha~ I have ({)lmd Il uthing that promoted been 11 player of tll!l~t(,,'1' slr(,,'ll gth fol' so me dUlll estic fdicity us much as stud ying th e forty yelll'S, Had he loved the gD.llle less, he glllllC uf a greallllaster, allowin g my wife wou ld have I)ecn an el'cn bellcr pl ayel' tu llOl d the hook and make the opponent's and wou ld have achi e\'ed el'en more sub· muyes, and then fumbling arouml until I slantial result s. /\s 1I masler who does 10l'e found the mOl'e that the book calls for. 1 chess, however, he is (!ualified as few 3re illl lll'OI'etl Ill y g;lIne somewhat alld th.:: to inteT)lfet the world of master chess 10 charming Ilaftner of m )' existence 1);lssed THESE standard weight Coldlng boards the amateur and to explain to the amateu r a pleasant el'elling t(' lIing me that I wu s are or excellent quality, about %" thick, what to look for in the way of elljoyment wrong 49 times out of 50. 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