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By SAM LOYD

WHITE MATES IN THREE MOVES EDITED B Y I. • K ASH DAN

IN THIS ISSUE: CURIOUS FACTS _ _ ------_____ I.CHERNEV WHAT'S THE ODDS? - __ ------I.KASHOAN _ _ ""'" _ _ _ _ --- GEORGE REITH

FEBRUARY, 1933 - - MONTHLY 25 cts••• ANNUALLY $2.50 • • .'Jhe

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I. KASHDAN. Editor in Chief

I. A. HOROWITZ, Associate Editor BERTRAM KADISH. Art Director OTTO WURZBURG, Problem Editor GEORGE REIT H, Bridge Editor FRITZ BRIEGER. Business Manager

VOL. 1 No. 2 Published M onthly FEBRUARY 1933

• NEWS OF T HE M ONTH • • • • • • • • • • 2

CURIOUS CHESS F ACTS • • • • • • 4

GAME STU DIES • • • • • • • • • 5

WHO'S W HO IN CHESS • • • • • • • • 9

GAME DEPARTMENT • • II

LOOKING A H EAD • • • • • • • • 19

H ELPFUL H INTS • • • • • • • • 20

END GAME ANALYSIS • • • • • • • • • • • 21

ANALYTICAL COM MENT • • • 22

W HAT'S THE ODDS • • • • 23 ~

CONT RACT BRIDGE • • • • • • • • 25

MISTAKES OF THE MASTERS • • • • 26

P ROBl.:EM REVIEW • • • • • • • 29

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BARNIE F. W INKLEMAN - - ~ - - ______LESTER W . BRAND • I j 2 T H E C H ESS REV I ,EW FeBRUARY, 1933 round, however. he lost to Michell. striving NEWS OF too hard for a win, which left him in a tie , (or third with Lajos S teiner. THE MONTH In the Pre,m ier Reserves T ournament the leaders were: J. RtiBr ...... 7).1 - 2).1 HE 13th Annual Christmas Congress L. Rclbtab ...... 6).1-3).1 T of the Hastings and St. Leonards Max W alter ...... 6).1-3Yz was held at Hastings, En9 ~ G. K ol t anow~k l .. . . . 6_4 land, between December 28 and January T he Hastings Tourna ment is gaining 6. T he winner of the Premier event was each y~ar in prestige and traditional value. Sa10 Flo hr, of Czechoslovakia, who was T he Committee is leaning towards the also the victor the previous yea r, The youDger players , many of the most prom ~ competition was quite close, as the table ising receiving their Arst chance in these will show. V asja Pice, young Jugoslavian. competitions. Flohr has a perfect record ran him a good race for awhile, but fa1. in Hastings. In 1930 he played in the teted a bit towards the end. Sultan Khan Premier Reserves. winning handily in that started out with two losses, to Flohr and section. In 193 1. advanced to the main Pice. H e then' won 5Yz out of 6 to as· event, he made the Ane score of 8 ~ 1 , with ~ , sume a threatening position. In the last ,ou t the loss of a game. SCORE OF THE H ASTI NGS T OU RNAME NT I 2 3 , 5 6 7 8 9 10 T otal I ...... - ~ I I ~ ~ I I I ~ 7 2 V. Plrc ...... •...... ~ - ~ I I I I ~ 0 I 6~ 3 Lajos Stei ner ...... 0 ~ - ~ I I ~ 0 I I 5!1 , Sultan Khan ...... 0 0 ~ 0 I I 1 I I 5Yz 5 R. P. Miche;l ...... ~ 0 0 I ~ ~ I ~ ~ 4% . - 6 . C. H. O' D. Alexande r ...... ~ 0 0 0 ~ 0 ~ I 1 3Y2 - , 7 ...... 0 0 ~ 0 ~ I - ~ I 0 3).1 8 Sir G. A. Thomas ...... 0 ~ I 0 0 ~ ~ - ~ ~ 3.Yz 9 E. M. I Jackson ...... o · I 0 0 ~ 0 0 ~ - 1 3 10 T. H. T ylor ...... ~ 0 0 0 ~ 0 I ~ 0 - 2~

Professor Albert Becker scored a good American Chess, a nd attracts the s tro n g ~ victory in the fi fteenth annua l Leopold est players available, Abraham Kupchik. T rebitsch T ournament in Vienna. H e often title holder in the past, and Robert didn't lose a game in a strong fi eld. Young Willman, formerly of the City College Erich E liskases. who defeated .Spielmann team. tied for first. They are to play off in a match recently. tied for third with the tie in a supplementary match of three H oenlinger. :fhe leaders were: games. Following are the leading scores: Prof. A. Becker . . . . 9_2 A. Kupehik ...... 9.Yz - 2J.1 E. Gruenfeld ...... 7Yz - 3J.1 R. W ill man ...... 9J.1-2).1 E. Eliskases ...... 7_' 1. A. Horowilt . . . . . 7J.1 -3J.1 B. HoenlinQer .... . , 7_' A. S. Pink us ...... 6J.1 -iY2 • • • D. MacMurray .... . 6_5 After a lapse of two years. during which E. Schwartt ...... 6_ 5 1. Kashdan retained the title, the M a n ~ • • • hattan Chess Club resumed its annual Charles Jaffe. the internationally known Championship T ournament. T his is usu~ master. is celebrating his fiftieth birthday ally one of the b l ue ~ rjbbon events of next month. His friends are arranging

• FEBRUARY. 1933 THE CHESS REVIEW 3

a concert and chess spectacle in his honor. and the vicinity. An imposing list of names is on the com ~ • • • . mittee. They ace Frank J. Marshall. U . Dr. Alekhine had a n enjoyable visit in S. cha mpion. ' Ha rold M . Phillips. Presi­ Honolulu. stopping oH for two exhibitions dent of the Intercollegiate C hess League. on his tour around th e world. ·On January Alfred Krc:ymborg, well-known poet and 3 he played 20 simultaneously. including chess player, Jacob Berp-stein of the Stuy­ two blindfolded games. The champion vesant C hess Club. and E. Farago of the won them all. He played fifteen blind~ Rice Progressive Chess Club. fo lded the next day. the results of which Besides the musical part of the program. are not yet at hand. the main attraction 'is to be a living chess • • • spectacle. with Jaffe and L Kashdan con­ I. Kashdan gave an exhibition at Read ~ ducting the pieces. The idea is to have ing. Pa .• on Ja nuary 16. He won 46 and a limit of 20 seconds per move. which will lost I. There is great interest in chess in call fo r quick action on the part of the this region. A match is to be played at gayly costumed figures. Reading between Lehigh County and Jaffe , has had an active career botq as Berks County. The sponsors claim ' there player and writer of chess. His successes will be at least a hundred players on each in Metropolitan T ournaments are numer­ side. ous, and he has victories over D r. Lasker, • •• Cap3:blanca. and others of the greatest of New York gave a masters to his credit. monster simulta neous exhibition at the Los , . . Angeles Athletic Club on January 7. He played 80 s with four players at The M etropolitan Chess League of each table. His score was excellent-70 New York will start its season Febru­ wins. 7 losses. and 3 draws. Steiner re­ ary 4. T welve teams have entered the mained in Los Angeles after the Pasadena competition this year. The first round • Congress last August. According to the will bring together: West Side Y. M . C. la test reports he finds chess in a very A. vs Queens Chess Club; M anhattan healthy, thriving state t!lere. and means Chess C lub vs Columbia: H ungarian to stay indefinitely. W orkers ' vs Scandinavians; Marshall • •• • Chess Club vs New York U nive rsity; Plans have been perfected for a tel­ Empire City vs International C hess C lub. ephone chess ma tch between Boston and C ity College vs Caissa C hess Club. and Philadelphia, to. be played early in T here will be eleven rounds of play. on February. The teams will consist of ten Saturday nigh'ts. T he and men each. The sponsors are the Boston Marshall Chess have shared the City Club. and the Mercantile Library leading honors for several years: Their Chess Association of Philadelphia. meeting in the fina l round is awaited with • • • •• keen interest. • • • • Jose R Capablanca is about to come out of his retirement in ' Havana. He plans The 37th Annual Pennsylvania C hess to visit Panama, and later will proceed to C ha mpionship Tourney will commence California. where he expects to arrive. February 22 at the Benjamin Franklin some time int March. He may stay there Hotel in Philadelphia. This is a time­ for a while. and then if there is enough honored event and is awaited eagerly by interest. will tour across the country. the rabid chess players of Philadelphia Continued on page 32

'- • , THE CHESS REVIEW PEBRUARY, 1933

9. In the match played between Euwe CURIOUS and Reti in 1920. Reti sacrifled two rooks in one game and followed it up in' the CHESS FACTS next game by sacrificing ·two rooks again, By I. Cherney winning both games brilliantly. 10. Possibly the most incongruous 1. The shortest tourney game ever profession for a chess master was that of played occurred between Gibaud and F. Harmon isl, royal ballet dancer. I:.azard in a tourna ment for the champion~ 11 . Mrs. Gilbert. of Hartford, Conn., ship of Paris. The moves were: playing 2 games of chess by correspond~ I P-Q4 Kt-KB3 ence with Mr. Gossip. announced mate in ' 2 Kt_Q2 P-K4 35 in 1 game and mate in 21 in the other. 3 PxP Kt-Kt5 12. In a match between Schlechter and • 4 P_KR3 Kt-K6 Tarrasch played in 1911 at Cologne, 5 Resigns. Schlechter won the ninth game in 106 2. The longest game was played be~ moves, but lost the tenth in 109. tween O. Duras and D. Janowsky in San 13. In 1929 the United Civil Services Sebastian Tournament of 1911 and con­ in the South of England played a match sisted of ]61 moves. on 500 boards. 3. In January 1922 F. J. Marshall H. In the cable match between Eng­ played 155 games simultaneously. winning land and America played in 1900, Bell­ 126, drawing 21 and losing only 8 in the ingham sent "a message resigning his game very short time of 7 hours and 15 minutes. at the same time that his opponent Hodges What was most remarkablt about this cabled offering a . was the fact that he recalled the scores 15. At Vienna 1873 in a double round of all but 2 games. tou rnament William Stei nitz won 16 4. In a game: played between Tarrasch games in succession without allowing a and Gottschall at Nuremburg in 1888. draw. Tarrasch kept all his pawns until the 96th 16. A tournament was conducted in move. , in 187-4 in which all the compet. 5. In the Bad Kiss iQgen Tournament itors played blindfold . The winner was J. 19?8, Spielman n won only one game but Dobrusky who scored 13V2 out of 11 pos· that was from Capablanca, sible points. 6, C. p , Burrille, on a wager, solved 17. F. GutmaYer. who wrote a book on sixty two~move problems in one hour. The how to become a chess master, was never same player conducting "Ajeeb," the able to become one himself . mechanical chess ~ pJaye r pla)led over 900 chess games losing only 3 and as far as 18. The fastest tournament players known never lost a checker game. were Zukertort. Charousek, Janowsky and 7. In a game played in 1858 between Capablanca. Franz and Maylt, the fo rmer had 2 queens 19. At Dresden 1892 Dr. T arrasch on the board, b~t lost the game. His beat Marco in 5 minutes. Although' the opponent had none. game took a short time it is an important ~ 8. Bardeleben didn't lose a game in one in the theory o f" the Ruy L6pez the first 9 rounds of the tournament at opening. . Hastings 1895. -but in the next 9 rounds 20. In a tournament held in St. Peters­ he couldn't win a game. The first game burg in January 1903 no less than thrt:e he lost was the famous brilliant game. Znosko ~Borows ki s won prizes. Ste i nitz ~ Bardeleben . . i Continued on page 10 FEBRUARY, 1933 THE CHESS REViEW

13 Kt.---' Kt3 Q_K2 GAME 14 R-R • The threat was PxP followed by BxQRP . White wishes to advance his RP, and obtain open STUDIES Jines on the wing. having none in the C<'>lltry bad error in judgem<.>nt. His 1 P -Q4 Kt-KB3 defense on the K side was already precarious, and to take still another piece out of the way is 2 Kt-KB3 P-K3 tempting fate. !-Ie relies on ,his control of the 3 P_K3 center squares, but this proves insuffkient, and Intending to play the . (B..o3, White is due for a rude shock, IS Q-K2 was the , P-B3, QKt-Q2, and eventually P. K4) which is proper· move. \ becoming fashionable lately. It is not very PXP ! spirited play, however, and allows Black too much 16 PxP Kt-QR4! I , choice, Here it is. The long diagonal of the QB is I P-QKt3 thrown open. It will soon be seen how denude of 4 B_Q3 support the white K is, See the diagram below Had White not played P· K3, he could continue of this interesting position, here by P·KKt3 and B-Kt2, to oppose the black , B, Now it would leave his position too full of SIR G. A. THOMAS holes, White B.---'Kt2 ' 5 QKt-Q2 P_B4 60-0 Kt_B3 7 P-B4 P-B3 is more in the spirit of this (;ipening. White having chosen a backward development will gai? nothing by opening the game. B_K2 8 P-QKt3 0-0 9 B-Kt2 P-Q4 10 R_B R-B The game is substantially even, W hat advan. ' tage there is is In Black's hands, due to the some­ what better position of his minor pieces. What Black must be foreseen is that ;he center files may be S. FLOHR ,opened at any moment by an of pawns. Position after Black's 16th move The white pieces will then be obstructing · t~e Q • file, whereas Black's lines are clear for action, 17' KKt-Q2 11 P_QR3 QPxP , The last defensive piece is forced, away, White 12 KtPxP had nothing better. If 17 KtxKt, BxKt; 18 Kt­ This P becomes weak later. It cannot advance, Kt3, (18 PxB? Q·Q3 wins) Kt-Kt5! with an and is subject to attack on the open QB file. overwhelming onslaught. For the variations see Since it cannot be supported by another P, the next note, to a similar 'position which could White's pieces arc to some extent bound to its have been reached in the game. If 17 QKt-Q2, ~ defense. But if 12 KtxP, PxP; 13 KtxQP, KtxKt; BxKt; 18 KtxB, KtxP is sufficient. • 14 BxKt, Q-Q4; 15 P-B3, KR..o with an ex· Q-Q3? cellent game. i Black has played a beautiful strategic game, - B-03 succeeding admirably in his purpose of reducing \ 6 THE CHESS REVIEW FEBRUARY, 1933 , the White defenses. But here, with the win in 27 B-Q3 Q-B2 sight, he falters, and White can just escape. The 28 Q-K2 R(Q)_K ' position is rich in possibilities. 17 . .. BxPch Is tempting, but fails after 18 KxB, KI-KISch; 19 His , chance for freedom lies in P-KS, bot thl! K-Kt3, Q-Kti; 20 P-Bi! The right continuation White can always prevent, was 17 .. " KtxKt; 18 KtxKt, Kt-Kt5! The 29 Q_Kt2 Kt-Q2 threat is BxPch and Q-R5. Let us examine the 30 Kt-K4 Kt,...-B4 defenses. 31 KtxB QxKt A. 18 P-Kt3, Q-RS!! 19 PxQ, BxP mate. Perhaps it was this pretty that Black 32 B-R3 overlooked when he played Q-Q3 On other With the black B gone, this is a strong diago­ moves, White can defend himself. nal. which will hamper Black-'s movements for 8. 18 P_R3, Q-RS; 19 B-Ri, (Black th reatens .some time. QxRP! If 19 P-B·J-. Q-Kt6 forces mate) 8x8; , R-B2 20 Qx8. B-R7c h; 21 K-R, KtxPch;. 22 RxKt, QxQ. 33 KR_Q There Is nothing Illuch to be done. R-Q e. 18 P-B4. Q-R5; 19 P-R3, Q-Kt6, as before. 34 P-R5 White can always play BxPch, but that is as The correct idea. If Black accepts the p, far as his counter-attack goes, and it has no effect White will have two connected passed pawns, an on the play, besides delaying it one move, overpowerinQ- advantage. Otherwise, White ex­ 18 P_Kt3 KtxKt changes and plays to attack the QKtP. 19 KtxKt KR_Q t PxP Black still has a nice-looking game, but there 35 Q-QB2 P_KR3 is no longer anything definite. White's pawns 36 Q-B3 Q-KB3 now exercise a'-hampering effect on any advance. 37 B_K2 P-K5 20 Kt-Q2 Q-B3 Attempting to get .some counter-play. But in 21 P-B3 the 'ending the white pawns , become all the The mating threats are now easily parried. stronger. Black could still play for attack with P-KRi and 38 QxQ PxQ RS, with fair chanc es. 39 PxP KtxP P--K4? 40 R-Q4 P_B4 But this is wrong. It allows, in fact forces, 41 K-Kt B-R3 P-QS, giving White a strongly protected passed 42 B-KB Kt-Kt4 . The effect is that both of Black's bishops 43 K_B2 afe blocked, whefeas White's pieces suddenly come into new life. From this point Black's game To avoid Kt-B&h. White is now ready to gets slowly worse. play P-BS, and walk the pawns right through. 22 B_B5 Kt_K3 If 22 PxP, Q-Bich; and BxKP wlllieave White H R-R4 Kt,...-B4 with a shattered pawn formation. Even 22 . . . , ' 45 RxP Kt-KSch Kt-KtS would be strong, 46 K_K3 BxP R-B2 This loses at least . Black had 23 P-Q5! probably planned this capture when he started the 23 PxP, RxKt; 2i PxKt, QxQBP would be all mam:euvre by Kt-K3, and decides to go through to Bl ack's advantage. with it. Q-B4,h 47 R_B BxB 24 K_R R_K2 If R(Q)-QB; i8 P-Q6, R-B3: 49 P_Q7) wins 25 P-QR4 handily. If 47 ... , R-K; 48 BxB, Kt-03ch; 49 K-Q3. Threatening B-OR3. White finds new lines, and Black is soon reduced to marking time. The RP 48 RxR RxP is als'o useful to prevent P-QKti. which might 49 B-Kt2 R-Q6,h break up the white P's .. 50 K-B4 Resigns, . He must play P-B3 to defend the mate, wheIJ.. 26 Q-K 51 KxP would lead to a quick decision. FEBRUARY. 1933 THE 'C H ES S ' REVIEW 7 . would thereupon win with 31 KLrBi, B·82; Kt ~ TIl p. following gam/! Is from " M asf<'rs _of th" Kt6ch, BxKt; 33 PxB. Kt_B (after 33 ... P ~R3, Che$$board." recently published by the McGraw the", would follow 34 KtxRP, PxKt; 35 QxRPch. Hill Co. It is a good .example of the entertaining. K~Kt; 36 R-Bi ); 3i KtxP, PxKt: 35 RxP, K~K t : . dramlllic style- of the annotations. 36 R-B7. For this reason the move made was: W e are all familiar with the film K-Kt dramas. in which the hero or t'he hero­ and thus Pillsbury had gained limt 10 ~$Cape Ihe ine is in imminent danger of death while . worst wi th at the sa·me ti me. hut in anothe.r quarter. 31 Kt-B for now Q-B7 is prevented. Will it hel p in the .rescue plans are under way. The audience long run? Black conlinut>d his attack on the Q follows the action and counter-action in side with breathless suspense, but to a ll· appearances P-B6 the rescuers will arrive on the Scene too 32 P-QKt3 Q- Bl late. Only at the very last moment, when and now threatened to annihilate White·s Q~slde all hope has been abandoned. is the tragic ""­ and win easily with P-QR4 and R5. exchange end av~erted. A similarly exciting drama pawns. aod R-R and R6. What Is White to do? is offered in the following game played Defensive mellsure~ would be hopeless In the 10fill run. owing to Black's strong pa~sed Pawns. between Pillsbury and Tarrasch in the Pillsbury, therefore, now launches his counter Tournament at Hastings. 1895, After attack on Black's K-side . White's twenty-eighth move, the follow­ 33 P_KR3 ing position was reached : Pillsbury has calculated with mathematical pre ~ dsion the time at his disposal, and he prepares DR, S. T AR RASCH his action with the grtatest calm. I Black , P-QR4 34 Kt-R2 To anyone re-playing this qame and SCi! ing that the Black menace on the Q-slde Is so clost. th is S('ems tormenrfrigly slow. P-R5 35 P_Kt4 PxP 36 PxP R..-R \ 37 P-Kt5 R-R6 38 Kt..-KH BxP . , One would think now th at W hite Is lost. that . the attempte d rescue will come too late. But at the very last moment comes the catastrophe which deslroys the already triumphant Black. White 39 R_KKt2 H, N. PILLSBURY Threatens not only 'PxP. but also Kt xPch, K-R Tarrasch played Q-R5 40 PxP PxP After KtxP, the game would be decided hy il which appears to be decisive. ns nf ter 26 Kt-B. Kt·K5. Q-B7; White's Q-slde would be conquered. But Pillsbury gave his opponent something to think 4l KtxB RxKt about with 42 Kt,LR6 R-Kt2 29 Kt-Kt4 Th~ only move. With this move White threatened a Kt sacrifice 43 RxR KxR on 86. and so it callt>d forth th e protedive move White's attack s«:ms to be at an end, while Kt_Q2 Black threatens P-B7 and 68, But now follows. There followed in the nick of time, the long prepar«i cataslioJ>he. 30 R(B4)-B2 , H Q,...... Kt3ch! ( KxKt and still Blae!!: couk! nOI play QxP. as White 45 K-R , 8 THE CHESS REV'IEW FEBRUARY, 1933

Thereby threatens 46 R·KKt. Black can now followed by QPxKt winning a pawn. Should prevent the threatened mate only with the most Black play 9 ... P~B1 in this variation. then the severe sacrifices. reply B-Kt3 woul i:l prevent him from . Q_Q4 Q-RS 46 R-KKt QxBP This is the correct way of protecting the Kt. 47 Q-Rich Q-Ri At the same time White's B ,is indirectly men~ i8 Q-Bich Q-KH aced by the threat of KtxP. For example i9 RxQ PxR on 9 P-Q3, KtxBP; 10 BxPch, K-B!: and after a series of exchanges at KB7, Black plays PxB with SO Q_Q6ch K_R4 the exchange to the good. Black can move his K only in such a manner If 9 P-KKt3, Black· replies Q~ Kt5 with a good that White will take Kt, either with an oHef of game. or a threat of immediate mate. so that 9 Kt-'-B3 there is no time for P~B7. The B sacrifice at QB6 has become a fixed idea 51 QxKt with White, to his own detriment. The correct and wins. line of procedure was the withdrawal of the B to • • • KI3, but then Black simply castles with a better developed game. The exchange of knights on the We fake the following {rom Tarrasch's Schach· sixth move was inadequately motivated after all. zeitung, the new magazine published in . KtxKt It is 8 pretty effort by the veteran master. 10 BxPch A complicated , which leads to Munich. 1932 material advantage for White, as against Black's (Notes by Dr. S. Tarrasch) superiority in poSition and development. Dr. S. Tarrasch PxB Black Or'lO ... K-B; 11 QPxKt, PxB; 12 QxQBP winning back the piece ( 12 .. . B..o3: 13 P~KKt3). 1 P-Ki P_K4 II QxQBPch B-Q2 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 '3 B-KtS P-QR3 12 QxRch 4 B_R4 Kt-B3 White must not check first with the R. for after 12 .... K-Q; 13 QxRch, 'B-B'; he would have no S 0-0 B_B4 time to capture Black's Kt because of the mating 6 KtxPI KtxP threat. 7 KtxKt K-K2 This move frees the QB and thus facilitates 13 .QxR Black's development. Hence the move can only Much better was the retreat to B3, remaining be just,lAed by a convincing continuation. (Bftler with a R for a minor piece. was Q.K2). White is helpless against the coming mating • QPxKt attack, for his development is backward and his Q is far from the scene of action. The justification might lie in the possibility that f Kt_K7ch white wished to exploit the exposed position of the Kt by means of 8 0~K2. In that event, how~ 14 K-R BxP , ever, Black would simply protect his Kt with Threatenin.;! 14 . .. , Kt-Kt6 mate. 8 ... 0~K2; and after 9 R ~ K, B·B4! (but not 9 ... IS P_KR3 BxPch, as White finall y gets two pieces for a If RxB, QxR and White cannot stop mate . R oy 10 OxB); 10 P-Q3, Kt-B3' the exchange of queens would yield white no advantage. Q"Pch 8 Q-B3 The final phase is very pretty. A much subtler explanation of White's last 16 PxQ B_B3ch move: in the event that the Kt retreats, White 17 K-R2 B-Kt6 mate. wishes to play BxPcl!, winning either R on QR8 A "pure" male. Once more mind has triumphed or the B on OB5. To protect the Kt by the over maUer. plausible and aggressive move 8 ... 0·05, would (Translated from Tarrasch's Schachz;eitung, by be faulty because of 9 Kt~B3!, KtxKt; 10 BxPch F. Reinfeld). \ • FEBRUARY. 1933 T H E CHESS R EV I EW 9 WHO'S WHO IN CHESS NE of the recent fin ds ip. American O chess is a young man from Portland. Ore .. by· the name of Arthur W . Oake. T hough barely 22. an.d having played his first match game less than three years ago, he already has an enviable record, withl a sensational victory over Dr. Alekhine to his credit. Oake has had an unusually adventurous career. At sixteen. growing tired of high~ • school life in Portland. or perhaps during his summer vacation. he took a job on a freighter, and worked ,his way to Hono l ~ ulu. Japan and China. It was in ~ome sea~ side cafe that he first saw a set of chess~ I men. and induced the owner to teach him the game. On the, return trip he must h'iive had time to ponder over his lessons, ARTHUR as ~ith no further practice he was able to W. OAKE beat the best that Portland could offer in In 1930 he played his first tournament, the way of chess competition. for the New York State Championship. After ·two long cruises. life 9n board He finished third, behind Santasiere and ship, with its attendant work and hard~ LeSSing, This was very satisfactory for ship, began to pall on him. He was not a first attempt. and gave him some stand~ one to remain long anywhere. To this. day ing in the community. In a Junior Mas~ his comings and goings are a constant ter's Tournament that summer, Oake tied , mystery to his friends. Ouring 1928 he for first with A. Kussman of City College. visited San Francisco. Los Angeles. and then Intercollegiate Chess Champion, But other towns up and down the Coast. He this was minor compared to his next sought friendly games of chess wherever achievement. when he annexed the cham~ he ,could. with more than fair su ~ess. pionship of the , There were few who could beat him at beating out a number of well ~ known "skittles." or off~hand games. He hpd Metropolitan experts. Dake had now ar~ no opportunity to engage in set match. or rived. and had to be reckoned with in tournament play, however. all future chess events. Early in 1929 Oake took a bus going The Alamac Hotel in New York staged East. He had no particular destination, a grand tournament in May 1931. Capa~ but drifted along till in the course of time planca, Marshall. Kashdan and Edward he wound up in New York. Here he en~ . Lasker participated. There was great countered some sterner tesistance. In competition for the other places. Oake fast che~s he would win the first game or was the youngest of those invited. but he had fairly earned his chance. In this ~:ook!~o;o p;~~~~a~l:der:~~~~~t ht~::~pe~: tournament Dake had the opportunity of were inclined to toy with him, but found a life~time. and missed it: He outplayed it took their best efforts to beat him. Capablanca in their individual . game. had -.-----~

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things all his own way. and was already completely absorbed in their perusal. boyishly accepting the congratulations of The effect of his study was soon to be the spectators. But something happened. seen in the Pasadena Tournament in over~confldence took its usual toll, and he August, 1932. The results of this event had to tip his in defeat. The game were 'about as anticipated: Alekhine first. still received enormous publicity. perhaps Kashdan second. Oake, Reshevsky and as much as if Dake had won. Steiner tied for third. But the big neWS, In July 1931 the United States sent a the story that flashed across the continent, representative team to Prague in the an ~ and reached every co~ner of the ches!,­ Dual competition for the Hamilton-Russell playing world, was_ Oake Beats Alek­ Cup. Dake was a member of the team, hine! Oake obtained the superior game and did his share in gaining first" prize and early, just as he had against Capablanca possession of the cup. which is still in the year before. This time there was a OUf hands. His play showed the same new coolness, and restraint about him. He confidence and lack of respect for repu­ had some idea of the task that confronted tation that it had back home. Young or him, and went about it with a hardness old, his opponents all looked alike to him, that spelled success. and he never knew what fear meant. Fro/11 Pasadena Oake went back to Before returning to the States Oake Portland. perhaps for another session with played in a tournament at Antwerp in his books. He recently turned up again which he equalled the scores of Rubinstein in New York. full of vigor, ready for and Yates. He had intended from there anything in the way of chess. There are to go to England, but the state of his several prospects of matches and tourna­ finances just then necessitated a speedy ments in the next few months, and it is return to· New York. certain that he will not be far off. Looking back over his record Oake Oake in his play has a quickness, a sure­ found one flaw, his early failure to capture ness that is reminiscent of Capablanca. the New York State title. This was about Yet there is nothing common in their to be contested again in Rome, N. Y. He styles. Oake's game is largely based on had just enough money left to pay his study. He is invincible in the opening, and car ~ fare up, but with his usual optimism as long as his theoretical knowledge holds he already felt that the prize was in his out. He has found no limit yet to his pocket. He could only tie for third, how ~ capacity for acquiring further knowledge, ever. and but for a friendly lift would have which means a constant improvement of had to hike back. He left soon after for his game. How far he will go is of course Portland where he remained for some anybody's guess. But he is a force to be months. He had acquired a number of reckoned with, a new dynamic personality chess books. and by all accounts was in American' chess. -+- CURIOUS CHESS FACTS from Or. Tarrasch. Curiously the Ooctor Continued from page '1 was the only one to object to Yate's on the ground that he was not a strong 21. At Monte Carlo in 1902 it took enough player. Tchigorin 144 moves to beat Mason. In 23. Carl Schlechter, considered the the same tournament he lost to Marshall greatest drawing master that ever lived, in 8 moves. needed but one draw to win the World's 22, The only game F. O. Yates won Championship from Or. Lasker, but could at the Hamburg tournament in 1910 was not get it. , F EBRUARY, 1933 THE C HES S REVIEW 11 \ GAME DEPARTMENT

, Game No. 12 21 P-K'3 R_K2 C ARO-K lI.NN D EFEN SE 22 K,-B3 QR-K Hastings, Ja nuary 1933 23 R-K2 B-KB3 (N otes by I. Kashdan) 24 RxR RxR 25 K,_R2 P_QR4 L. Steiner S. Flohr P_R4 White Black 26 Q- K'5 , Black has placed, a ll his pieces on their best 1 P-K4 P-QB3 squa res, and is ready for a general advance. 2 P-QB4 P_Q4 27 P-QK'4 P-R5 3 BPxP 28 B....-Kt2 - '3 KPxP, PxP; 'I P-Q4. lcads to a frequ('ritly If QKtPxP, Q-R6! wins a piece. White's at- pl ayed variation rather favor1lble to W hite. tempt at a Q side counter comes too late. PxP KRPxP 4 PxP P-QR3 29 RPxP P-B5 QxP would lose time occause of 5 Kt-QB3. 30 P_ K'4 P_B6 But t . .. Kt-KB3 would regain the P effectively . T his forces an entry which soon deddes the H owever. Black wishes to avoid cxcha ngin", pieces game. Black developed this attack in splendid after B-KISch, and rightly "believes that W hite style. cannol in the long run maintain the P . 31 BxP Q_B5 5 Q-K'3 K,-KB3 • 32 Q-Q3 KBxP 6 K,-QB3 QK'-Q2 33 Qxll QxB 7 B-K2 P-KK' 3 34 K,_B3 8 P-Q4 B-K'2 T he threat was R-K5. Now Black has a pretty 9 B-B3 0-0 surpri se. 10 KKt....-K2 Kt ...... K I PxP Black places this Kt on Q3 to avoid any pos- 35 QxP(K,4) BxP! sibili ty of P-Q6. T hreatening mate, a nd if 36 RxB. R-K8ch and 11 P-QR4 K,- Q3 mate next move. ! 20-0 P-Kt3 . 36 KtxB QxRch 13 K t-K4 37 K_R2 This exchange is bad. White gives up an Not K-Kt2 because of QxKtch. Now if he important protection of his P at Q 5 in return takes White has QxR. for a purely passive piece. !3 8 -84 was better. r R-K3 KtxKt 38 K'_K3 Q-Q3ch 14 BxKt B,...... -K t2 39 QxQ RxQ , Kt ,...... - B3 15 B-K'5 W ith the exchange ahead. the result is no longer 16 BxKt P,B in doubt. We give the remaining moves to com­ BxB is more natural. but the recapture wit h the plete the record. P is based on sound reasoning. 'rhe KP is back­ 40 K'-B4 R-QB3 ward, but on B3 it C<'ln <'Idvanc!.' and help in the 41 Kt,...... -KS R_B6 K side attack w hic h soon dewlaps. Th<'l t White obtains a passed P is of no account, as he can 42K'_Q7 R-'QK'6 do nothing with it. 43 P_K,5 P_B4 ' 17 QR-B Q-Q3 44 Kt_ B6ch Ji:-B2 18 R-B2 QR-Q 45 K,-Q5 K_K3 • 19 B_B3 P-B4 46 Kt--B4ch K-Q3 20 R-Q KR-K 47 KtxP R-KtS I 12 THE CHESS REVIEW FI!BRUARY, 1933

48 K-Kt3 R-Kt5ch White has command of this whole diagonal. 49 K-B3 RxKtP Kt_Q3 50 Kt-B4 R-Kt8 Allowing the ' entry of the Q, but there is little choice. If 20 ... P-Kt3; 21 Kt-Ki, B-K2 or Kt2; 51 Kt-Q3 R-QR8 22 Q-B7 followed by doublinQ R's on the seventh 52 Kt-Kt2 K-Q4 rank. If 20 .. . BxKt; 21 Q-R7ch, K-B; 22 R..o7 53 K_B4 K-Q5 forces mate. Resigns. 21 Q_R7ch K-B The Kt cannot he saved after K-B6. 22 Kt-K4 • • • This wins at least a P. If 22 . .. KtxKt: 23 , Game No. 13 R..o7 again follows. QR_Q 'S DECLINED 23 KtxB ' PxKt Hastings, January 1933 24 QxRPch K-K2 (Notes by I. Kashdan) 25 Q-R4 Kt_B5 V. Pire T. H. Tylor 26 RxR RxR White: Black 27 Q-.B4 P-K4 27 ... KtxRP offered better chances. White 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 would play 28 R-B7ch, R..o2; RxRch, KxR: 30 2 P_QB4 P-K3 B..o3. The passed RP should win. 3 Kt_KB3 P_Q4 28 Q_K4 Kt_Q7 4 B-Kt5 QKt-Q2 If now 28 ... KtxRP; 29 R-B6, Q-R2: 30 B-R2 5 P_K3 B-K2 with a winning position. 6 Kt_B3 0-0 29 Q-B5 Kt-B5 7 R-B P-B3 30 R-B3 R-Q8ch 8 Q-B2 P-KR3 31 K_Kt2 Q-Q 9 B_R4 P-R3 32 B-Q3 Kt-Q3 10 P-QR3 R_K 33 Q_Kt4 R-Q7 11 B-Q3 PxP 34 P-KR4 Q-Kt3 12 BxP P_QKt4 35 B-B . P-B4 13 B-R2 P-B4 36 Q-Kt7 K-K3 14 PxP KtxP 37 R-B5 Resigns. 150-0 B-Kt2 For if 37 ... P-B3; 38 R-B7 soon forces mate, and if 37 ... R-Qi: 38 Q-R6ch, P-B3; 39 RxR. 16 KR-Q Q-Kt3 KxR: iO QxP with two p's plus. The opening has been along routine book lines. • •• Black threatens Kt-K5, and seems to have an ex­ cellent game. But White finds a way to turn his Game No. 14 beltt'r development to account. His two R's are INDI."N DEFENSE already in the center. an important advantage, as Hastings, January, 1933 the subsequent play will show. (Notes by I. Kashdan) 17 BxKt Such an exchange of B for Kt is usu

This loses an exchange. Black should play 22 Ii P-KRi • . .. p .B6: 23 BxBP. KtxBc h: 2i PxKt: QxBP; Evidently overraling th e force of the attack. with a . Instead he should castle K side and pla y for an 23 B-R5 Q-B7 advance of the Q side p 's where he has a matority. 24 BxR Q-B2 But th is Is a . QR· S and the game is 15 P-R5 KR_Q obvioU5ly won. 16 PxP RPxP Kt_Q6 17 B-KR6 B-KB3 25 Q_Kt6 180-0 - 0 P_Q5 If 25 R·K7, QxPch: 26 K-R. P-B6 ; 27 Kt· K3. 19 P-QB4 P_Ri Kt-SS ; 28 P-KKt3, Kt-R6; and there Is no defense B_R3 against Q· KtSch followed by Kt-B7 ma te. 20 K-Kt Kt_K6! 21 Q- B2 QR-B 26 RxKt QxPch 22 R-QB P-Q6J. 27 K-R P-B6 23 BxP R-Kt 28 PxP Kt_B5 24 BxP 29 B-B70h K_R If P-QKt3 then Q· K1 and there is no defense. RxPch Resigns. 25 QxJ.l BxQ • • • 26 B-R7ch K_R Game No. 18 27 KxB R-Ktch SICILIAN DEFENSE 28 K-B2 QxPch Manhattan. Chess Club Championship Black announced mate In three moves : 29 K· New York, January 1933 Q2, Q ·K7 ch; 30 K·B3, Q.Kt7 ma te. (Notes by 1. H orowitz ) • • • R. Bornhol% ' E. Schwar!% Game No. 19 White Black RET! SYSTEM I P_Ki P-QBi - Manhattan Chess Club Championship 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 New York, January 1933 3 P-Qi PxP (Notes by 1. H orowitf) 4 KtxP . Kt-B3 A. Denker D. MacMurray 5 Kt-QB3 P-Q3 W hite Black 6 B_K2 P-KKt3 I Kt-KB3 P-QB4 7 B-K3 B-Kt2 2 P-B4 8 Q-Q2 White could here play P· Ki leading into the 8 P-KR3 to preve nt Kt -KKtS is more exact. Maroczy variation of the Sicilian defense. favor· 0-0 able to whi te. After 8 ... Kt-KKt5; 9 KtxKt, (to avoid ex­ Kt-QB3 changing a S for a Kt ) PxKt; 10 B· KBi, Black 3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 with the open QK! Sle in conjunction with the 4 P-Q4 PxP B diagonal KR I to QR8, and the strong center P's, is to be preferred. 5 KtxP P-Q4 9 P-B3 A weak move which lous at least a pawn. White's object is 10 castle Q sid e and auack 6 Q-R4 with the K side P's, but first he should play 9 KI­ B·Bi at this point Is abo interesti ng , but after Kt3 to prevent a strong counter·attack In the ce n· PxP white sums to ge t only a slight shade. The ter by means of P-Qi. move played is the most force ful. P-Q1 Q-Q2 10 PxP KtxP 7 PxP KtxP . 11 KKtxKt PxKt 8 QKtxKt QxKt 12 KtxKt PxKt 9 Kt.Kt5 Q-Q2 13 P-B3 B-Kt2 If Q.Q; 10 8·B4, P·Ki; 11 BxP, KtxB; 12 16 . TH B CH ESS REVI E W FIlBRUA R.... 1933

Kt-B7ch, K·K2; 13 KtxR. Kt-B3: 14 R.Q. 8.02; 24 P-Q6 PxP 15 Q.Kich, K· B3; 16 Q-B1ch. K-KI3; 17 P.QR3 25 PxP Q_Q2 and the comes out next 'move. 26 Kt-QS K-B 10 B-Q2 P_K4 27 R-K7 QxP 11 0 - 0 - 0 B_B4 28 RxP RxR(R7) 12 B-Kt5 Q-B4 • 29 RxR Kt_Kt2 13 Kt-B7ch K-B If R-Kt 2, Q·R6dl w in ~ a piece. 11 R-QBch Kt xR 30 Q-R6 Q-K4 15 Q- KB mate. • 31 QxP B- K3 • • • 32 R-RBch B-Kt Game No. 20 33 RxBch! Resigns. E NGLISH O PEN ING f ex if KxR, KI · B6c h ~i lh ~r males or wins t h~ Marshall Chess Club Championship queen. • • •• New York. November 1932 (N otes by ) Game No, 2 1 NIMZOVIT CH D EFENSE A. 'Kevitz A. C. Simonson Marshall C hess Club Championship White Black New York. November 1932 1 P.-QB4 Kt- KB3 (N otes by R euben Fine) 2 Kt- QB3 P_B4 3 Kt-B3 P-QKt3 R. Smirka R. Levenstein 4 P-Q4 B_KI2 White Black Px P would yi('kI a much f reeT gam('. 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 5 P-Q5 P-Q3 2 P-QB4 P-K3 6 P-K4 QKt-Q2 3 Kt-QB3 B-Kt5 7 B-Q3 P-KKt3 4 P-K3 P_QKt3 B P-KR3 Whit~ dOl'S nOI mind th ~ doubled pawn aft ~ r BxKtch 5 PxB because of his two bishops and T o play B-K3 without bei n~ molested by Kt-Kt S. B_Kt2 the easily developed attack on. the black king. 90- 0 0-0 S Q-B3 10 B-K3 P-QR3 A line move. th e point of whic h is to take Better was P·KR3 to preserve the . advantage of th e depl oyment of the black pi~ tU 11 Q-Q2 B_B on the queen's wing. T he alternati ve is 5 B-Q3, B- KI 2; 6 P·B3. 0 ·0 : 1 Kt·K2 etc. Again R·K to play (l-R if B·R6 was to be preferred to thC' t('xl. P-Q4 12 B-R6 Kt_K 6 B-Q3 B-Kt2 Better 6 . .. BxKtth: 1 PxB. B-R3: or even I 13 BxS . KtxB ? B~R 3 immediately. It w as essential to keep the white queen out of KR6. 7 Kt-K2 QKt-Q2 14 Q-R6 P-B3 8 PxP 15 Kt-K2 Kt-K4 To tht diagonal of black's q u ~ ('n bishop, PxP 16 KtxKt Q PxKt If Kt or BxP. P· Ki. 17 1'_84 PxP 90-0 Q-K2 l B RxP R-B2 Black was afraid that the wh ite attack on the 19 R-R4 Kt- K castled king aflu 9 ... 0 ·0 would be too strong. 20 P- K5 P-B4 but the text move

Slightly better would have been P· Kt3, followed Very well played. The move prevents the dis.­ by 0-0-0. It would have been safer all along solution of Ihl' doubled pawn by P-B5 al some for blac;k 10 c;aslle on Ihe queen side, but the future d,'le and (,,(" ililat,'s the occupation of white's lac;k of Ihe blac;k bishop would have made itself KBi or KK t5. fell then also. Q_B2 14 Kt-B5 Q-Q 13 Q,-K2 Kt_B3 15 Q-Kt3 0-0 13 ... 0-0-0 would bt' me-I by 1i P-Q5. 16 P_B4 P-Kt3 BPxP; 15 KtxP. BxK I; 16 IhB. Px13; 17 QxB and 17 Kt-R6ch K-R hlil ck 's pavm position i8 ve ry weak. 18 P--B5 Kt_Kt2 14 KR_K ' K_B? 19 Q_R4 Kt-Kt It ;s obvious th il t the bla ck king is too expose~ here. L':uwe in the " Nieuwe Amsterdam Cou ri~r " 20 P-B6 Kt-K states that H ... 0 _ 0 _ 0 is im poss ib l ~ bec;ause 21 KtxKt RxKt of 15 Kt-KKtS. R-B: 16 KtxBP. RxKt ; 17 QxPc;h All this has been very well played by while. elc or 15 KI -KKt5. 13 ·0 3; 16 Klx KP, PxKt; 17 Blac;k has no longer any adequate defense. KxK{ QxPch. KI-02; 18 P-QS! and blac k has no d~" would have saved a , but not the game. FenSI' to PxP, for if R-K; 19 QxR. ~ nd if PxP or 22 R-B4 P-Bi. 19 Kt-Kt5. This unillysis is correct as fa r a, ThreatenIng QxP chi it g

Game No. 23 15 RxP. P·B4! with a win ning game. 15 P_QRi QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 7th Match Game This desperate move is the beginning of an extremely ingenious combination. which is defeated (Notes by F. Reinfeld) by a still Ane r counter·comblnatlon. PxKt! R. Spielmann E. Eliskases 16 P-R5 Q-R3 White Black 17 Q-B2 QKt-B3! The alternative ... P· B4 would lead to all .'lOris I P-Q' P-Q' o f complications, whereas lhe ttxt· move forces 2 Kt-KB3 P-K3 White's hand. 3 P-B. P-QB3 18 RxKt BxR • Kt_B3 PxP Not of course 18 ... ,.KtxR?1 19 Kt-B7ch. This le ads to a tricky variation with a very diffic ult game for both sides. 19 QxKP 5 P_K. A rema rkable position: Black must lose th e Queen. and yet he has a won ga me! Safer i ~ P-K3. alter whkh, acc ording to Alek­ hine's analysis, (Colle.Treybal, Baden-Bade n K-B2! 1925) White recowrs his Pawn. 20 Kt-B5 QR_K P-QKt• 21 Q-B3 RxB! ! • 6 P-K5 This is th e fla w in W hi te'! combination. Spielmann is playing the opening in an aggres­ 22 KtxQ Sive fashion, attempti ng to <;Je t an attack a t all Naturally not 22 QxR beeau!e of th e reply . .. costs. The ma nner In which hl ~ young opponent BxPch. but 22 B·Kt5. KR· K is at least superior defends him St' lf is highly instruc ti ve. to the text. B-Kt2 R-K8ch 7 B-K2 Kt-K2 23 K-B2 KR_K! 8 Kt-K. Kt-Q. This turns OUI to be even IfI()U powerful than 90-0 Kt-Q2 23 ,., RlI:B; 24 RxR. BlI:Kt ; etc. to KKt-KtS B-K2 24 Kt-B5 B-B II P-B' P-Kt3 25 P-QKt. Prepariny foe P-KRJ. followed by P-QBi and This makes the hostile BP ~ r y strong, but how Black has an exce llent position with a Pawn to el St> is W hite to free his Bishop? the good. 11 ... P-KR3 immediately would be fatal: 12 K-Kt KtxKP, PxK! ; 13 B-RSch, K·B: 1-'f P-BS, PxP; Freeing the Bishop. 15 RxPch, K-Kt : 16 Q · Kt4. Kt·B; 17 R· B7. R-R2 ; 26 B-Kt2 R(K8) -K6 18 BxP and wins. 27 Q-Q 12 P-B5?! Clearly forced. Now or never. In view of the prospec tive con­ P-B6 solidation oF Bla c k '~ ga me. Spielmann has no 28 B_B P-B71 choice but to compllca tc ma tter.'!. 29 QxP R-K7ch KPxP! 30 QxR BxPch Eliskasu points out that 12 . . . KtPxP] would 31 B-K3 RxB lose by 13 KtxKP. PxKt; Ii B·R5ch. K·B; 15 32 Q-B1 B-R6c h. K-Kt; 16 Q · Kt4 ch!!. PxQ; 11 B·B1 mate. Relatively better was 32 QxR. 13 P-K6 PxP • R-QR6ch l-i KtxKP Q-Kt3 Resigns. The po.!.ition is s«mingly very dangerous for For if 33 K·K2, B-Kt5ch: 3 -1 K·Q 2. R..J:R :, Black. but in ~a li ty he has litlle to lea r. II now winning the Queen, Ffl.IlRUARY. 1 ~33, THE CHESS REVIEW 19 between June 12 a nd 26. The United ·LOOKING States is holder of the Cup by virtue of its victory in Prague in 1931. T here was AHEAD no tournament last year, no countl)' hav~ ing been willin g to undertake its financing . " • H E coming summer will be an active It is none too early to lay plans for our T one in American chess affail'6. if participation. The expense of sending various projects now being considered five men abroad is considerable. but with should work out. Of great importance the Cup in our possession. it would be is the National Chess Federation Con~ unthinkable to send it back undefended. gress. announced to take place as part of There will be no shortage of players. the C hicago World's Fair prog ram. Mr. All the members o f the victorious 1931 M . S. Kuhns. President of the Federation, Team will probably again be available. and Mr. H. E. McFarland. its energetic These are, in order of their play at the Secretary, are doing splendid work in or­ time. , Frank J. Marshall ganizing this Congress. It is something (Capt. ). Arthur W . Oake. Israel A. we have looked forward to for several Horowitz, and H erman Steiner. T here years. When o riginally discussed. the are several yO\.lItg men who will offer plans were very a mbitious indeed. but un­ stern competition for places. Outstand ~ fortunately. it must come in a year when ing among them are Reuben Fine. every ex pense must be cut to th e limi t. champion of the Marshall Chess Club, and chess tournaments are no exception. af!d Sam Reshevsky of Chicago, the fo r­ Still the F ederation is carrying o n bravely. mer prodigy. who is coming back to chess. In its co lum n in the American Chess Bul­ and quickly establishing himself among letin appeared an announcement of part the leaders. of the progra m which has been a lready • • • decided upon. This follows: For some two years now fhe possibility 1. A CO!\\J r cs~ of th" International Chl'sS of a match between Marshall and Kash­ Federation. dan for the American Championship has 2. A CoII(' o(' Che ~ Tournament. with rep­ r l' sc n tut ive ~ of ~ il(t t>e Jl American <.: o ll,'gc~ . been under discl\ssion. They have both 3. A game 01 ch~ s s with li ving pieces. to be expressed their will ing ness to play, and hl'ld on the W orld'!! Pair grounds. th e public has shown keen inte rest when­ These are the prelimi nary events. The ever the subject has been broached. main attraction is yet to be decided upon. Now the plans are being definitely for~ The choice rests betweel} arranging a warded. and th e announcement that the strong tournament between American and match is set may soon appear. As men_ European masters. and a match for the tioned before, the National Chess Feder­ American Championship between F. J. ation is conSidering holding it in Chicago Mar~ha ll . present title holder, and 1. Ka s h~ this summer. It illl also being discussed dan, who is recognized by the Federation in New York. where bo th reside, and a as the rightful challenger. There will be committee is being fo rmed in that city to other in teresting events. and we ha ve no take over the preparations and financial doubt tha t the Anal program will be well arrangemen ts. which have proved the worthy of its sponsors. stumbl ing bl.ock so far. Should they suc ~ • • • ceed. the American public can be assured The International Team Tournament of some good chess. besides the interest , for th e H amilton-Russell Cup will ta ke attached to a titula r event of this im­ place in Folkestone, England. this year, portance. , 20 THE CHESS REVIEW F~BII.UARY, 1933

2. Move pawns that will do as much HELPFUL work as possible. Pawns can control im­ portant squares, and prevent enemy pie­ HINTS ces from occupying them. By obstructing opposing pawns, they can prevent their advance, a very useful function. ETHODS of chess eaucation have The pawns that best RII these conditions not kept pace with the advance in M , are the center ones, the king and queen the game itself. Though many books pawns. One of t'hese is generall y used to have been written for the advanced player. start the ga/me. there is comparatively little that is of real use to the beginner. Yet that is not so Let us commence with P-K4. Up to important. The most essential thing for recently this was by far the most usual move. Now P-Q4 is slowly superseding a student is to find a capable instructor. m. The reasons for this will be gone It is the lack of these rather than anything else, that has given chess a reputation into in a later article. Black a lso plays P-K4. Now examine the position. White for difficulty that it does not deserve. When a beginner is taught, he is shown has greatly furthered his game. si nce be­ the moves of the pieces. and told that the sides the knights, he can now move his object of the game is to the bishop and queen. The question is. shall he proceed with these developing moves, king. Just how he is to go about it re­ mains a deep mystery. He is then told or advance ot~er pawns to try to increase to go ahead and play. It is only with the his mobility first. There are two 'attempts buffettings of time, if he does not become he can make: 2 P _Q4, or 2 P-KB4. Let us try 2 P_Q4, Black should take the discouraged. that he can acquire anything approaching a rudimentary knowledge of pawn. He has no good method of de­ the game. fending it. If 2 ... P -Q3, 3 PxP, PxP. • With this article we commence a series 4 QxQ ch. Black loses his right to castle, • of monthly discussions. with the object a serious disadvantage. If 2 ... P.KB31 of aiding this class of players. by show­ 3 PxP. PxP; -4 Q -R5ch either wins a rook ing them that there is much more to chess or forces mate. If 2 ... Kt~QB3 , 3 PxP, than rules. yet not so much but that they KtxP; -4 P~KB-4 . Whi(e advances while can soon penetrate its mysteries. and share Black loses time moving the same piece. in its delights. These hints may be useful But after 1 P _K4: , P.K4; 2 P.Q4, PxPt to supplement the efforts of chess teach­ what has White gained? If he recaptures ers, or to guide their work. 3 QxP, Black plays Kt· QB3, and wins Set up the pieces to start a game. Of time in development by attacking -the all the major ofRcers, only the knights queen. On the next move, he will have can move. It is necessary to move the two pieces developed where White has pawns to make way for the development none (the queen does not count, as it of the other pieces. Which pawns and does not belong in the center so early in how many, should be moved, will depe~d the game). Instead of recapturing White on the following ' considerations: can play 3 Kt-KB3. However he must 1. Give preference to a pawn which sometime take the pawn, and this delay opens lines for more than one piece. This will enable Black to equalize in develop­ means, get along with as few pawn ment. W hite therefore gains no advan­ moves as JX>ssible to accomplish the de­ tage by 2 P-Q4. sired object. The first thought is to T he other method cf challenging the develop the pieces as rapidly as possible. Continued on page 21 • FIlBRUIIAY, . 1933 THE CHES S R,EVIEW 21

• . The game was oiv('n up as a draw. White Call win in the original position. His END problem Is to pt"oted his P and also prevent P-R6. We have seen that pla

was about to begin. The champion moved WHAT'S first: The Champion Prof. Anderssen THE ODDS? White Black ( Remove W hite's QR ) By I. Kashdan 1 P_K1 P-K3 The French Defense. So it is to be a E walked into the club and announced close game. The Professor will take nC' H himself as Schachmeister Anderssen chance of being drawn into an open fray. ..pf Berlin. H e was looking for a game of where the champion's combinative powers chess. preferably ,with the champion. The would tell. He will hold his ground, play latter was hurriedly summoned. The fans slowly for exchanges. and )Vin in the end· all gathered around •. thrilled at the pro­ ing with his superior force , The pros­ spect of this momentous encounter bet­ pects don't look too bright for our side. ween such leading figures of the Old a nd but there is no reason for discouragement New Worlds. True, no one could quite yet. recall the name of Anderssen. ex cept as 2 P-Q1 P-Q1 a contemporary of our own Paul Morphy. 3 P-K5 P-QB1 But then who could keep track of the Well played, Every exchange in the growing number of masters who are center will open lines for Black, and en­ springing up in such profusion these days. able him to oppose the White pieces. The players sat down. and the cha m­ • Q-Kt1 pion suggested that they choose for colors. Very subtle. The champion explained " You ta ke the white." says the "meister." later that he did not quite understand the Rather magnanimous. we thought. " You significance of this move himself. so was give me a rook odds, of course." This sure the Professor wouldn't. It looks good. was a bit of

THE CHESS REVIEW FEBRUARY. 1933 his time by pawn-grabbing. The Pro­ see his way clear in the ensuing entan ~ fessor feels very secure just now. glements. and decides to play safe. 12 KtxP P_B3 But he hadn't thought of this. and is If 14 PxP, KtxP, and 'all is well. Black a little annoyed. There is a concentra­ is evidently relieved to discover this re~ tion on the King side. with the possibility source. of B-R6 to come, which is not altogether 14 P-K6 pleasant. He decides to bring up the Leaving the B in take. There must be reserves. a motive. but our distinguished visitor fails Kt_Q2 to discern it. After long and painstaking The champion has a diabolic gleam in analysis, he captures. his eyes at this point. "I wish I didn't PxB have my Queen:' he remarks. "Nothing 15 Q-Kt6ch easier," retorts the Professor. "Take it " Now will you take the Q1" asks our off." The champ removes the obstrep­ hero. No sooner said than done. It is erous damsel. and plays. 'Kt-Kt7 mate. off with a vengeance. But it won't do. The Professor is all PxQ hands. gesticulating wildly. There is an 16 Kt ~ Kt7 mate, outburst in his native tongue. all to the Had an artist been present he would effect that he didn't mean a word of it, have had material for a dozen sketches it was all in jest. and the pieces must be in the changing . expression on the Pro~ replaced. He is right of course. and the fessor's countenance. First surprise. then Q and Kt go back to their places. anger. anguish. chagrin. and flnally some~ What is. White to do? He wants to thing akin to pleasure could be detected move his '0. But now he has given the as he gathered in the full signiflcance of plot aW'ay. If he tries 13 QxRP. Black the play. He didn't say a word. however. will surely play Q ~ B2. avoiding the mate. but got up and walked out with a stony ' and establishing numerous threats of his and dignifled mien. A fast boat left for own. There must be some other way. Hamburg that night. and an unconflrmed Finally the idea comes. rumor had it that the Professor was seen 13 B~- Kt5! in a corner on the aft deck, with a pocket If 13 ... BxB: 14 Kt ~ Q6ch. K ~ K2: 15 chess~board in his hands. which he was QxBch. brooding over. At any rate. it was some The Professor. already nervous after time before he entered our festive halls the strain of the previous incident cannot again. --+- HELPFUL HINTS in regaining it. it will be at a cost in some Continued from page 20 other direction. center after 1 P ~ K4 , P-K4. which was We have seen then that an attempt to often adopted by the older masters. is 2 seize the center on the second move leads to nothing. White will do best to pre­ P-KB4(King·sGambit} . After2 .. . PxP; pare by first proceeding with his · develop~ 3 Kt~KB3, if Black tries to maintain his ment. He can choose between 3 Kt~KB3. pawn by P-KKt4. he will get into some 3 Kt-QB3, and 3 B-B4. We shall discuss difflculties. However. if he proceeds these next month. and attempt to show calmly to get his pieces out (3 ... \ Kt­ hawaII the regular openings are based KB3!) White will have nothing to show on a desire to control the center squares for the pawn given up. If he does succeed with the least loss of time. , FEBRUARV, 1933 THE C H ESS REVIEW 25

high card combinations are exactly tbe CONTRACT same as in Declarer's hand. except that the King or Queen of may be BRIDGE counted as one trick each and the Jack as one-half trick. By George Reith , 2. The establishment probabilities of long suits are as follows : -I- card 5-card 6-c(lrd EFORE continuing with the discussion The selected trump suit .. V, 1 2 A I . . B of tactics, 1 wish to outline briefly the ny p am sun ...... Yl " 1 2 best me thod of valuing cards held, since J. Ability to make trump cards sepa­ these valuations necessarily provide the rately by ruffing s hort suits are: loundation upon which tactics are based. II holding in a ny plain suit A.s Opponents of the Declarer. Singleton Doubleton W ith 3 trumps 2 I ILl Only high cards which promise to take /2 trl(ks With " trumps.3 2 I J tricks on the first two rounds of a suit or to some extent ruffing probability, may be (Limitation- The estimated trick-taking probabilities of trump. honor, long suit counted when the contract is a nominated trump. These big h card or quick trick and ruffing values cannot exceed one less values are as follows: than the length of the trump suit). A K-2 A Q -I J.1 A or K a-I Kx-J.1 As either Declarer, Responding Hand or (Ruffing values must be estimated from Opponent at a no-trump contract. the bidding of partner and opponents), The simpler playing conditions which As D ecla rer at a Trump Contract exist require a diff erent method of com­ T wo classes of values must be added puting values: Short suits are liabilities together. which offset long suits and there are no 1. The trick-taking probability of high ruffing values. The most accurate means card combinations when protected by a of estimating trick-taking probabilities at mutually preferred trump suit. are: no-trump is by assigning arbitrary figures to high cards to show their relative values. AKaJ =< AO K. 1 Thus, counting th e Ace-6. King-i. AKO =3 A 110 ~ =I J.1 OJ. AK J KO, J Queen-3. Jack-2. T en- I it will be found AO J }- 2Yz tha t an average hand will add to 16 points AK A J , )=1)4 On and that about 38 points in the combined AQJO l=2 K J 10 J J 10 x hands are likely to produce nine tricks. KOJ J A 1 Using these figures as the base, it becomes KJ. f "" I possible to apply the no-trump point count Q J 10 J to any bid. raise, takeout or rebid in which 2. Any suit of four cards or longer has that declaration is under conSideration. a potential establishment value which may with remarkably accurate results. Thus, be estimated as follows: in the combined hands: i-card 5-ca rd 6-card 32 to 35 points produce 1 no-trump ( 7 tridu) • • •• In Ihe ,sc leded trump suit 1 2 3 35 to 38 1 no-trump ( 8 tricks) • • •• ( In any plain ~u i t ...... J.1 " I 2 38 to i l 3 IlO-trump 9 tric ks) •• ·. As Responding Hand (partner of the

BAD SLIAC. 1932.

QPOCBNSKY

F. GYGLI Black played P-B3? This is good for a draw only. The win was attainable by 31 " '. R~B7; 35 Q-R7 (35 P-B3. Kt-Q7, 36 Q-R7. Q,B,h; 37 K-R2. KtxPch); 35 ",' RxBP (threatens QxKtP); 36 Q-Kta,h. K-R2; 37 Kt-Q7. P-Kt3 and should win, The game 'continued VIDMAR 35 Kt-Kt6 K-R2 Black to play and win 36 Kt-K7 R-B5 37 Q-Kt6 Kt-Q7 Black played 21 ... , R-Q8ch? and had 38 RxKt QxR to be satisfied with a draw. The contin. '\ 39 B-R5 R-B uation was 25 B-B, R( Q)-Q6 (threaten­ Here White had a simple draw by 40 ing RxBch and R-Q8 mate ): 26 K.R, B-Kt6ch. K-R; 41 KtxR. Q-B8ch; 42 Q-K7; 27 K.Kt. Q-K6; these moves being K-R2. QxKt. White: actually played repeated, 40 KtxR, Black could now regain his A neat win by 24 .... P-QB3! was piece by Q -B8ch. but instead he played a missed. The attacked Queen must cOrn- for win by • mand either KBI or 01 when it retreats. Q-Ka,h Otherwise Black can play 25 ... , R.Q8ch: 41 K-R2 QxBP 26 B-B, RxBch: 27 KxR. R-Q8 mate. W.hite still had to return the piece to pre­ Two victorious variations are: vent the mate. 24 .... P-QB3; 25 Q-R4 0' B4. P­ 42 B-Kt6ch • KxB QKti; 26 Q-B2. R-B6 wins. If 25 Q-Kt 43 Kt-Q7ch then R. B6 wins. followed by KtxB. The game was ulti­ 24 .... P-QB3; 25 QxR. RxQ; 26 BxR. mately drawn after further vicissitudes. QxB. White is two pawns down and Black at one time did have a win, and. at must lose. , another might have lost. F EBR UARY, 1933 THE ' C H ES S REV I EW 27

LO NDON. 1932. LONElO N. 1932. D R. T ARTAKOWER M ILNER-BARRY

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K AS HDAN WINTBR Black to play and win The actual play was: 10 Q xQ? KtxQ Black played 32 ... Q-R8ch? ana after 11 Kt-B3! KtxKtc h 33 R-Q. Q-K4 White claimed a draw. I T his was the third time t4is position had 12 P xKt been reached. a detail which Milner-Barry In spite of his excellent eleventh move, either had overlooked or forgotten. whic h permits the ruination of his pawn Alekhine. in the London Tournament Book. points out the following pretty win : position to get his two bishops into early 32 . , .. R-QKt; 33 P-Kt3. RxP; 34 PxR. and combined action. Kashdan's line of QxKtP; 35 R-Q3. ( forced because of th e play was good for no more than a draw. threats 35 ... R_Kt7 and R_KKt as Victory could have been achieved by well as QxBch) R-Kt8ch; 36 B-Q. RxBch; 10 B-KR6!. winning the exchange. Black 37 RxR. Q-B6ch; 38 K-R2. QxR; 39 Q-B7ch. K-Kt3; 40 QxKRP. QxP; etc. could not play 10 . . .. Kt-Kt5 because oh White, of course. could have answered mate in fi ve by I J Q-B8ch. K-Q 2; J 2 B­ 32 .... R-QKt by 33 R-Q. but the good Kt5ch. K-B2, 13 Q-B5ch. K-Q , 14 Q­ chess player prefers even electrocution to Q6ch. B· Q2; J 5 Q xB mate. a lingering death. -+- ! WHAT WAS T HE OPENING?

Hector Rosenfeld, the oldest member in sposed, yield the answer to the caption con ~ in uous membership in the. Manhattan above. Chess Club. who is well-known as a At an Austrian tournament 01 Masters last year, puzzle contri butor to several publications t A .sensational happening occurred; under the nom de plume of H ECT OR. Though the tale-be perhaps unauthentic , I lear. has submitted the following appropriate Thi.s was the story I heard: Once more the .same opening he Il ercely abhorred. Anagram on a chess topiC. The words in And agaInst which he vainly had fenced. the last line, printed in capitals in the Was sprung on a player. so upse tting the board. ve;rses below, will, whe,n properly tran- In a huff he Q U1T BLED G AM!! iNC!!NSI!D . THE t HE"SS 'RBV,BW PE8RUARY, 1933 , No. 13 No. 16 DR. P. G. KEENEY H. W. BBITMANN B ELLeVUE!, Ky. CINCINNATI, O. (ORIGINAL)

, White ma tes in two moves White mates in thl'« moves No. 14 No. 17 KENNETH S. HOWARD MAXWELL BUJ(OFZER EAST ORANGE, N. 1. BELLAIRE, L. I. ( O RICINAL) ,

White mates in two moves White mates in three moves , No. 15 No. 18 W. JACOBS DENVER, CoLO. New Y O,R K an'

White mates in two moves White mates in three moves , , FEBRUARY, 193:3 THE CHESS REVIEW 29

No. 19 ..No. 22 JOHANNES OHQUIST W . A. SHINKMAN HvtTTRASK. F INLAND 1ST PRIZE ( ORIGINA.L) SoUTHERN TRADE GAZETTE, 1883

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White mates in three moves White mates In two moves - No. 20 No. 23 OTTO W URZBURG A. C. WHITE GRANO RAPIDS, MICH. LITCHl'lBLD, CoNN. BRITISH CHl!SS MAGAZINE, 1901

W hite mates In three movu White mates In two moves No. 21 No. 2'1 JOHANNES HANE C. S, KIPPING DIlOICATED TO A. C. WHIT!! 1ST PRIZE (ORIGINAL) DUTCH lI"1D1AN CliESS 1928 • E".5'T ASS'N. ,

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moves White mates In three moves , 30 THE CHESS REVIEW FIlBRU"RY, 1933

PROBLEM REVIEW Solutions fa problems. contributions, and all correspondence relating to this department should he ad~ dressed to Mr. Otto Wurzburg, 712 Atwood Street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

By Otto Wurzburg

R. KASHDAN has generously in­ of the Great War he issued from the press M vited me to take charge of the prob­ the volume "300 Chess Problems." He lem pages in the Chess Review. We are has since been industriously prolific and agreed that we want a department de~ today has nearly 2000 problems to his signed to appeal to all problem lovers, credit. In the preparation of his 1932 composers, solvers and critics and we shall. volume he has used excellent judgement. aim to realize this plan. We invite new It is devoted entirely to three~movers, and original work from our composers and which are Kipping's forte. The three­ hope to build up a strong band of solvers mover has the elasticity that permits the to master and enjoy the compositions sub~ development of nearly all the themes mitted. There exists a very definite rela~ known in compositions. He has broken tionship between the composer, who pro­ with the well known tenets of the English pounds his problem. and the solver who school_the value of the pure mate; the expounds its contents. inherent objection to the dual and short The almost sole reward that is accorded mate; the stern demand for economy, and the composer is the understanding and the fetish of accuracy. He is llnconven~ appreciation of the solver. The one strikes tional in a country where convention and the note and the other detects and delights tradition are so generally accepted. He is in its beauty and harmony. a new voice in old England and in his We. hope to submit to our readers each revolt has the support and company of month original work and to quote the best several other English composors. Oddly of current contributions gleaned from enough Kipping is the Headmaster of a strange lands and distant people. High School where conservatism in politics Obviously we cannot now canvass the and social life would find a home, and yet manifest possibilities open to a new publi~ from these walls we catch the voice of of cation but we can state the necessity England's greatest radical in the art of, securing the cooperation and good wishes chess composition. of our readers and potential contributors, We believe that to Mr. A. C. White We shall earnestly try to deserve this is due much of the credit for Kipping's ex­ cooperation and to prove not unworthy cursions into these new fields of thematic of our stewardship. experiments. Mr. White also induced "The Chessmen Speak" and encouraged our American D . J. Den­ (Chess Amateur Press. Stroud. England) smore to explore theme studies that so The 1932 A. C. White Christmas series often resulted in fine and remarkable offering is a collection of 147 three~move specimens of problem strategy. problems by the English composer C. S. No. 24 of our problems is selected from Kipping. this new volume. , Mr. Kipping's first problem was pub~ Proh:lem Tournaments \ lished in 1907. In 1916 during the days British Chess Federation ...... In Memo_ j ~EBRUARY. 1933 THE CHESS REVIEW 31 , riam of B. G. Laws. 2 moves-Judges: B. early prize winner by Mr. Shinkman. He • de C. Andrade and Brian Harley. Self has added an additional theme mate. The mates in 4- Judge: J. Keeble. Prizes in problem will remind us that the unpin each section; 40/ -. 30/ -. 20/ -, Problems mate so popular with present day com­ must be sent to F. Douglas, 21 Sunbary posers is by no means new. Way, Hanworth. Middlesex, England. No. 23 sent uS by a correspondent is up to March 31 . 1933. a fine piece of bi-move strategy and for a Trollhattans Schacksallskop: 3 movers­ two mover has considerable difficulty. No. Judges : J. Fridlizius and H. Jonsson. 24 is a famous prize winner by Kipping. Prizes: Kr. 100, 80,60.40 and 20. Pro­ Our Solvers Contest blems may be sent up to A pril 1st to Mr. With the problems in our January issue J. O. Aquist. Troll hattans, Sweden. we a re beginning our Ladder Solution Our Problems this Month Contest. For every solution to two­ No. 13 is contributed by Dr. P . G .. movers 2 points will be credited. The Key Keen ey. who besides ~ing a fine composer move alone will be required. For every and a strong practical player is also chess solution to three-movers 3 points will be editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer running credited. The Key move and white's re~ a splendid column. having a large band ply to black's different defensive moves of solvers and contributing composers. In will be required. To problems in over No. 14 we find the veteran Kenneth S. three moves the same principle of scoring Howard experimenting with a diagonal will be adopted. To the solver having half pinning of pieces of diagonal move­ the highest score in our April issue a prize ment. The main mate is a pretty un fold­ will be awarded. Tbis firSt award will • ing. With No. 15 we welcome a new cover the problems appearing in our J an ~ name from the Far West. uary an~ February issue. Dr. Bettm<'l.n may always be d e p e nd~d Tn the April nu mber the winner's score UP:On for something unusual. His extra­ will be cancelled and he will resume his ordinary powers of construction enable place again at the bottom of the ladder. him to tame the most refractory id~a. Every month following the leading solver No. 16 is a surprising example of his skill . will be declared a winner and will in turn Maxwell Bukofzer's No. 17 will be wel­ resume his place at the bottom 'of the come to solvers as evidence that Max­ ladder. well's long absence from chess is ended. The time a llowed (or solutions to reach We have the good news too that he is the problem editor will be six weeks after to take charge of the problem department publication . Thus the February problem of the new Texas Chess Magazine. solutions should reach the problem editor No. 18 - is a very pretty and original by March 16. piece of work by a newcomer who we The plan of contest enables even the believe was brought to notice by Dr. weakest solver to occassionally emerge a Keeney in his Cincinnati column. and by winner. G. P. Northrup in the Newark Evening Solvers are invited to add their com~ News. Both these columns have done menls on problems published. We can ~ much to stir interest in problems. as well not promise to reproduce all of these in as chess in general. their entirety but they will hel p in arriv­ No. 19 is from rar away Finland. No.· ing at the consensus of opinion regarding 21 is a four-mover received through the the problems published. Solvers will please kindness of Mr. White. The solvers will bear in mind that the problems in our find it not 100 difficult. There are some January issue are included in the solution fine mates. No. 22 is a version of an contest here a.1l •••o.u"n"c<.od _. ______32 THE \ CHESS, REVIEW FEBRUARY, 1933

CONTRACT BRIDGE been named. Thus. he may b~come in - Continued from page 25 turn apparently (a) an opponent of the From these combinations it may be declarar (b) the declarer himself or (c) deduced that: the partner of the declarer. at either a 20 points (minimum) are required by a trump or no-trump contract. and as he player to open the bidding with I no­ alternates in these potential positions. his trump when not vulnerable. (King above cards become live factors "and must be an average hand). and 24 points when revalued with each change. vulnerable (2 Kings above average). The hand which was given last ~onth. 27 points to bid 2 no-trump 33 ...... 3 no-trump South being the dealer. should be bid as and if his opening 1 no-trump bid has follows: South been raised to 2 no-trump by his partner, North I- I • (I) 1 • (2) his hand must contain about 24 point 2- 2 + 3 + (3) count to safely carryon to 3 no-trump. 3- , + (' ) 5 + (5) Also. it will be found that the Respond­ notes: , ing Hand may raise from 1 to 2 no-trump ( I) Bid the longer suit first. with 13 points (minimum) and from I to (2) The One~over~One take~out. re'; 3 no-trump'with 17 or 18 points. quiring a reply. Implications of defined ranges of no­ (3) North actually has two raises. but trump strength may be given by various at a . it is preferable to reserve take-outs of suit bids into no ~ trump and one raise to enable the declarer to play at by heeding these implications. underbid­ 3 no~trump if he prefers. ding and more frequently overbidding. at ( 4 ) Close choice between 3 no-trump no~trump contracts may be avoided. except and continuing the . The latter of course when entered upon deliberately should be preferred because of suit pat­ for sacrifice. tern. doubtful dub stopper and insufficient As the bidding progresses. a careful ,Point count. player will continually revalue his hand as (5) North may now give his reserved a factor in whatever declaration has last raise. -+- NEWS OF THE JI..tONTH members voting by mail. Z. Leslie Hoo­ Continued from page 3 ver, who has for years g'uided the destiny According to the Western Chess of the League. being in turn President. Magazine. plans are being formulated for Secretary and Tournament Director, sectional tournaments to be held in all asked to be relieved of some of his arduous parts of the country. These are to be un~ duties. but he is remaining on the staff der the auspices of the National Chess as Treasurer . William J. Bryan of Union Federation, the W estern Chess Associa­ City. N. J.. is the new President, and tion, and the Texas Chess Association. Walter Frere of Allentown, N. J. and E. The winners are to be brought together C. Ranson of Claremont. N. H. are the in Chicago some time in July. It is hoped Vice Presidents. The voting was fairly that representatives will also be present close for the post of Secretary, these hav_ from Canada. M exico and Cuba. The ing been from several parts of the coun­ plans are rather vague at the moment. but try. Walter F. James, 2512 First Ave. more details are promised for next month. . Minneapolis. Minn .. was successful. The ••• League is planning a number of tourna~ The League of ments to be started shortly, and is I anti­ America elected a new set of officers, the cipating an active year. SPECIAL OFFER FOR THIS MONTH ONLY THE CHESS REVIEW First news, authoritative. analysis, end~garnes. feature articles, contract bridge. Regular subscription ---- $2.50 per yur - .. . WESTERN CHESS MAGAZINE (fonnerly Texas chess Maga.ine) . Breezy news and games from the West. Special features. Spanish section. Krie.gspie.l. Regular subscription - - - - $1.50 per year

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