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IRVING CHERNEV ------ARTHUR W . DAKE REUBEN PINE ------DONALD M ACMURRAY 8ARN IE F. W IN KELMAN ______LESTER W . BRAND \ 2 THE CHESS REVIEW APRIL. 1933 • This is a stirring and worthy cause. which should ensure the support of every NEWS OF • . American interested in the game. • • • THE MONTH I. A. Horowitz won an unexpectedly easy victory over A. W. Dake in their ten The United States Chess Team Com~ game match at the Manhattan Chess mittee, which, in cooperation with the Club. The final score was 4-0 in favor National Chess Federation, is striving to of Horowitz. and four draws. The rep have a representative American Team at maining two games were not played. as Folkestone this summer, has been active they could not affect the issue. in the cause. The first step has been to The first three games were drawn. with send an appeal for subscriptions to a large Dake having had the better of everyone. body of chess players. A copy of the The break came in the fourth, which Dake letter follows: lost very e~rly. and then he apparently collapsed. Horowitz won the next two Desr Sir: . games. and after drawing the seventh. You will remember the Summer of 1931 in the last one as well. in fairly easy style. Prague when America won the Chess Team • • • Championship {rom eighteen rival countries. Harold W. Snowden. 17 year old East Among the competitors were such players as Alckhinc. Rubinstein. Bogoijubow, TarfDkowcr. Orange lad, won the New Jersey Chess Spielmann, Maroczy, Flohr, Srr/tan Khan, and Championship in the tournament held at others. It was a proud moment for American the Newark-Rice Chess Club. He scored Chess. five consecutive wins against strong op· This ycar's ["ternstional Teo'rn Tournament position. He heat J. W. Brunnemer. the will be played at Folkestone, Eng/and between defending champion. in the first round. lune 12th arid 26th. We must defend the cup. We mllst send the strongcst team at our and n~thing could stop him thereafter. disposal. Frank I. Marshall and Isaac Kashdan, • • • stars of the former team, are with liS again, After seven rounds of the 37th annual enthusiastic in their support of American ChellS. Pennsylvania State Championship Tour· To determine who the other three contestants nament. N. T. Whitaker was leading with shall be, we are arranging a Tournament to the clean score of 7_0. It is an elimina· Itlke place, in New York City eluring the etlrly tion tournament. and the only others rep part of May. There are many brilliant young Chess experts anxious to fight for the United maining are H. Morris. 6-1. and 0, G. States, In defense of the Cup. Weiner. 5-1. All the five members of the Team go as, • • • amateurs without any compenSlltion whatever. The Beverly Hills Chess Club is leading All they require are their traveling expenses. with a clean slate of '1·0 in the tournament These must be raised from the American lovers for the Southern California Chess League 0/ Chess. Your subscription to this /Imd will Championship. With G. S. G. Patterson, , be thankfully received and grateful/v tleknow· ledged. Dr. R. B. Griffith. Austrian. and C J. Please make yOllr payable to the Gibbs manning the top boards Beverly order of Alfred A. Link, Treasurer. Addrcss all Hills is well represented. and is favored communications to the Secretary. Mr. James to win. R. Newman. 551 Fifth Ave., New York City. • • • A list of contributors and a full statement will G. S. Barnes of Minneapolis success. be published in the American Chess Bulletin fully defended his title in the 36th Annual and in the Chess Reuiew. ' Yours very (mig, Minnesota State Chess Tournament last Harold M. Phillips, month. J. R. Towne was second, and -- Chairman. Dr, W. H. Rowe took third place, APRIL, 1933 THE CHESS REVIEW ' 3

The Metropolitan Chess League of with the Chess Reporter, is starting a New York is approaching its most inter­ number of new tournaments, and reports esting stage, when the leaders begin to increased activity. The Evans Gambit meet each other. The important matches has been selected for the March Gambit left are Manhattan vs. Empire City on Tournament. All interested can 'address April I. Marshall vs. Empire City on the League at 9441 Wilshire Boulevard. April 8, and in the final round. Marshall Beverly Hills. Cal. vs . Manhattan on April 15. The standing • • • of the teams after the eighth round, An International Tournament is an­ follows: nounced to take place at Brunn, Czecho­ Club Matchf.'s Games slovakia. early in April. Among the Manhattan ...... 8- 0 55YJ-8).1 masters invited are S, Flohr. A. Nimzo­ Marshall ...... 8- 0 48Yz - 12Yz vitch, R. Spielmann. L. Steiner. A, Rubin­ Empire City . . . . 7).1-Yz 47Jt1 - 16Yz Hungarian . . , . . 5Y2-2,Vl 35_29 stein, V. Pirc and A. Lilienthal. This is West Side . . . , . 5_ 3 35_27 the most important tournament so far this City Collegf.' .. . . 4Y2 - 3!~ 36_27 year. and promises to produce some good International . .. . 3Y2-4Yz 29Jt1-32).1 chess. Scandinavian .. . 3- 5 28Jt1-35YJ • • • QUf.'f.'OS ...... 2-6 19YJ-44).1 New York Univ. 1_ 7 13).1-48).1 Rudolph Spielmann, the Austrian mast­ Caissa ...... 0-8 19-42 er, had an extended tOUI in Sweden re~ Columbia ...... 0-8 9).1 - 53Yz cently. During his stay he contested sev­ • • • eral matches with the younger Sv.:edish The Bell Telephone Co. has gained the experts. with varying succes. He beat honors in the Commercial Chess League G, Stoltz by but shortly after of New York. winning the annual tour­ 4:Y2-1Y2, lost to E, Lundin by and also nament with ,a score of 6-1. 3Y2-2Y2, to G. Stahlberg. 5-3. The large number Edison was second with 4:Y2-1Y2. • • • of simultaneous exhibitions which Spiel­ Jose R. Capablanca is due to arrive at mann undertook were undoubtedly a con­ Los Angeles on April 1. He has engage~ tributing cause of these reverses. ~ ments there for two weeks. On April 14: • • • S. Koshnitsky of New South Wales he is leaving for El Paso. and expects won the Championship of Australia. with then to proceed to Mexico for a short tour, the fine score of 11-2. He didn't lose a He will return to the States V{ith New game, The runners-up were F. A. Crowl York as his goal, where he should arrive and W, S. Viner, each 10-3. C. J, S. some time in May, • • • Purdy. Editor of the Australasian Chess We have received the March issue of Review, was apparently out of form, and the C. C. L. A, Bulletin of the Correspon­ only finished in -a tie for sixth, dence Chess League of America. It is • • • very tastefully gotten up. with a number Chess Review announces a good will of new features including cartoons and tour on the part of I. A. Horowitz, our shorts on various chess topiCS. The new Associate Editor. He has arranged a Secre,tary, Walter F. James. 2512 First number of exhibitions in clubs in New Avenue So., Minneapolis. promises lots of York City and the vicinity. There is no activity, The League should prosper un­ charge for his services. the only stipulation der his spirited guidance, being that the Secretary make every effort • • • to have a good crowd. Our idea is to The North American Correspondence stimulate chess interest, in which we hope Chess League, which is run in connection to have the support of the clubs. , • TH E CHE S S REVI EW APR IL, 1933 , The White Ki ng Is now "taken for a ride:' KING - 20 ...... R-Kt8ch 21 K-Ri B-Q2

16 P- QKt3 Q - Kt5 Black in {l rtal time pre ssu~ ovedooks the win 17 K - Kt2 Q-R6ch! by 29 ... Q-Kt7cb; 30 K-K3, Q-Q5ch; etc .. or 18 KxQ KtxBch if 30 K·BJ. Kt-Kt'lch: 31 K· Kti. Q..Q5ch; 32 Kx Kt. 19 P- Kti RxP Q-85ch and mate next move. The text move - 20 RxKt leads to a peculiar finish. SOBENHEIM 30 K-Q3 Kt- Qi 31 Q- Kt3 Q- Q8

Another remarkable example with A fairly recent ex~ mple betwee(l Gra nd~ Queens on the is the following masters, ,': _.,; '/ . ' whic.h was played between T eichmann ~~ .. . .. DEPEl{S).: - ._ . and several players consulting in G l as ~ , . .. - , ' gow 1902. Copenhagen, ,1923 • ALLIES = R. Spielmann S. T artakower W hite Black

• I P~K4 P-QB3 2 p'-:Qi ' . P~Q4 3 P xP PxP , ' 4 P ~QB3 Kt-QB3 , B-KB4 . Kt-B3 6 Kt_Q2 P-KKt3 7 KKt-B3 B-Kt2 8 P-KR3 Kt_K5 9 KtxKt PxKt 10 Kt_ Q2 In _,thiS situation It can re adil y be seen , that P-B4 White's pieces are as well posted as they can be II B-B4 , P-K4 to retard Black's movements. Shifting any of them • 12 PxP KtxP \ to conti nue the..- a ttack "'-auld be dangerous as 13 BxKt BxB Black would gain some freedom immedia tely, Teichmann evolves a bold Idea. He brings up 14 Q-Kt3 Q-Kt3 his King for a mating attack! 15 B-KtSch K-K2 , Play C-onti nued : 16 Kt-B4 , Q-B4 " , , Teichmann Allie. 17 KtxB QxKt 19 B-B4 B-K3 .', . W hite Black 180-0_ 0 BxB 28 K- R2 P-QKt4 2(J QxB ... KR-Q 29 K - Kt3 P-QR4 21 .Q-Kt4ch K-B3 30 K-R4 . . . . . , • 22 QxKtP Threatening simpl y K-R5 imd K- Kr6, followcod Q-B'ch ' by mate at Kt7. ·· Siack's desperate effo rts can 23 K - Kt QxP only delay the issu'e. 24 Q-B6ch K-Kt4 30 ... .. , P- Kt3 25 P -R4ch K-Kt5! 31 R_ K3 . . , . . , 26 QR-KB Q-Kt3 Of course not PxP, Q~Kt4 mate. Now the 27 Q-B4 R-Q7 threat is R ~ K t3. 28 P~Kt4 Q-K6 31 ... .. , QxKtP 29 R-R3 Q-'Kt3 . '32 R-Kt3 Q-KB7 30 R(R3 ) -B3 RxKtP , If 32 . ,; ·P·Kt4ch, 33 K·R5, QxR; K ~ Kt6 wins. 31 R-B4ch K-Kt6 33 PxP Q-B'ch 32 Q-9' R-QB 34 R-Kt4 Q-B7ch 33 Q-Q7 Q-R3 3, K:":'R, Q-QB4ch Resigns...... 36 KxP Resigns, , Kmoch remarks tqat Steinitl; would have en­ 1< 1< 1<' joyed this game immensely. ~ 6 THE CHESS REVIEW APR1L, 1933

gation he turned out to be none other LIVING than the ta ll and dignified Asso<:iate Editor of this Review, 1. A. Horowitz. CHESS The Black Queen was the star of the show. She made almost half the moves By A Spectator for her side. and took full advantage of all her dramatic opport unities. though at UITE a time was had by all at the. times she descended to flirting with the op~ Q Charles JaUe Jubilee Conce rt. held posing Knights a nd Bishops. Kashdan was March 18th at the City College Audita· conducting the Black pieces, and seemed rium. Rainy weath,er and the fact that to follow her movements with more than the Metropolitan League matches were: ordinary attention. going on that night kept the attendance The embarrasing moment was when down, but it was a select audience. and Jaffe called BxPch, and Horowitz couldn't made up in enthusiasm and good chee r fin.d the Pawn! The little fellow was dis­ for lack in numbers. And indeed there covered hiding under one of the Bishop's was enough to satisfy them royally. skirts. and was gently motioned off. The concert started right on time. at The White Queen was captured on her 8.30. This was most unusual. and ob· first move, and walked off toward the viously unexpected. as most of the au­ dreSSing rooms rather despondently. How~ dience only began straggling in about ever. she was called back a moment later, 9 P. M. The 6rst violin solo. by Harry as a pawn had advanced to the eighth Brown. was almost over by then. rank. requiring her presence again. Norman Secon. brilliant young piani~.t The game was very quick. a time limit was next, and made an instant hit. The of twenty seconds a move haV ing been audience couldn't get enough of his p l ay ~ decided on. This gave the colorful throng in9. and but for their desire to see the real on the stage enollgh to do, and they made feature of the evening. the living chess a brillia nt spectacle indeed. The game display. would have had him going on all was very lively. and intently followed. night. When it w4s over, the result was an­ Mr. Alfred Kreymborg. the genial nounced. a draw. and the players took master of ceremonies. talked of Jaffe, and their well~earned bows. the good old days o f chess. Having him ~ To round out the evening. T amara ren­ self lived in the chess atmosphere for a dered a number of gypsy so'}gs. accom­ number of years. he knew his subject. and panying herself on a guitar. The audience. was ve ry well received. having gotten 'into the spirit of the thing. Finally the stage was set, the curtain hummed the tunes with her, and had a rose, and the big match was on. On a grand time. They voted the affair a board which filled most of the stage stood complete success. the figures, all in costume, Jaffe and Among those present were some of the Kashdan were on opposite sides. each with most distinguished representatives of a pocket chess set w hich they used in American C hess. Mr. and Mrs. Frank making their moves. J. Marshall. Harold M. Phillips and his Someone had to lead th e pieces to their family, H ermann Helms, Leon Rosen, Dr. squares, as most of th em were unfamiliar Leon Golden. and many others were ob~ with the intricacies of the chess notation. served. All ex pressed their pleasure. and So a down was there, in the proper are looking forward to further a ffairs of domino. jester's cap: and all. On i nves t i ~ this sort. APRIL, 1933 · THB CHBSS RBVIBW 7

Although In a backward position. this b15hop Is serving a very useful defensive function. and Black GAME plans. by means of P-Bi. to bring It into good play_ P.QB4 is the liberating move for which Black always strives in this der~n se. and White STUDY should prevent it If possible. 15 P_B4 ...... C hess players generally avoid playing H is hopes of a king $i de attack are iIIus.!vt! a iS over a long game. and particularly when .Black Is fi rmly enuenched there. Belter was 15- it ends in a draw. Yet these 10Dg drawn­ KI-Ki. which would restrain P-B4 for some ti me. 15...... P_B4 out battles may contain very interesting This looks dangeroull, wi lh the queen on the moments, and be well worth studying. same line as the white rook. but It can be played. The following game was played in the and immedia tely frees the black game. The effect Bled Tournament. August, 1931. of the bishop at KI can be seen In the fact that Kt-R4 Is now prevented. If 16 Kt·Ki. KtJl:Kt. 17 Dr. A. Alekhine I. Kashdan BJl:Kt. Q-Kt3. 16 PxP ... _ .. - White . Black After this exchange the white pawns become I P_Q4 Kt-KB3 weak. as P-K4 is not possible for some time. 2 P-QB4 P_K3 16 ...... QxP 3 Kt-QB3 P_Q4 Not BJl:P because of 17 Kt-K4. KtJl:Kt: 18 BxKt. , 4 Kt-B3 QKt-Q2 Besides P.QKt4. White threatens BxPch. KxB; Q-B2ch regaining the piece. If 18 ... P.B4. 19 5 B-KtS P"-B3 P.QKti. PxB; 20 RxB with the better game. 6 P-K3 Q-R4 17 Kt~ K4 . Q-R4 This Is the Cambridge SPrtngs Defense, Iirst 18 Kt_Kt5 ...... popularized by Frank Marshall at the tournament there in 1905. The object Is to obtain B CQUIlter­ There ill no real threat. th e focal point.!. KB2 • attack, laking advanlage of the absence of the and KR2. being sufHciently prot« ted. while bishop from the queen side. It g i ~lI Black 18 ...... QR-B good chances Bnd is preferable 10 the tame B-K2 Qllietl y completing his development. If OxP. , 7 Kt-Q2 ...... 19 R·B7 will regain the pawn. 19 P-QR3 P-KI1 T o weaken the effect of Kt·K5. and also 10 be In order to play able 10 re lake wilh the knight If PxP. Q·K13 without ever being 7 ...... PxP molested by Kt-Bi . 20 P-R3 - ..... ' The more usual play Is B·Kt5; 8 Q ·B2 (not It is hard for White to Hnd a plan. P-K4 Q-Kt3 when PxP wins a piece) Kt-K5; 9 KKtxKt, might have been better. PxKt; 10 B-R4. Whlt ~ usually gets the advantage 20 ...... because of his &o undtr pawn formation. With Q-Kt3 the text move Black forces the u:change of the 21 K-R ...... white bishop for his knight. In return. White He gets into tr oubl~ later because of the p0s­ gains Ilme. and has a freer game for quite a wh!!e. sibility of Kt-Kt6ch. K-R2 'would have. avoided , 8 BxKt KtxB this, and was consequently preferable. 9 KtxP Q_B2 21 ...... P-KR3 10 B-Q3 B_K2 22 RxR RxR II 0 - 0 ...... 23 Kt(Kt5 ) _B3 ...... If 23 Kt-Ki. Kt.Qi; 24 R·K, P-B3 (If P-B4. This seems too slow. White should be able to 25 Kt~Kt3. B-R5; 26 Q-B3. threatening P·K4. and do .something with his better development. II the position can be held) 25 Kt-RB3. P-B4. 26 Q-B3. 0-0; P-KKt4 is an Interesting attack. but KtlK4).Q2. B-B4; 27 Kt·B. P-Kt5 with marked the result Is q uite uncertain. advantage for Black. I I ...... 0 - 0 23 ...... B-B1 12 R-B R-Q 24 Kt_Q4 ...... 13 Q_K2 B-Q2 lolling a pawn. as he cannot later take the 14 Kt-K5 B-K KIP. P-K4 would lose by Kt-R41 But the pawn I 8 THE I CHESS · REVIEW APRIL, 1933

could have been held by R-K. and if Kt-Q.4. 41 K-R, P-KR4 25 B-K4! Then if BxKP, 26 BxKt, and if KtxKP. 42 Q-Q4ch K-R2 26 P-QKt4 winning a piece in either case. But 43 Q-K5 Q_Kt4 after 24 R-K. Black can play P-QR1 and maintain the pressure. 44 Q-B6 K_Kt 24 ...... BxKt 45 Q-Q6 ...... 25 PxB QxP If i5 Q-Qach, K-Kt2; i6 Q-Qich, P-B3: 47 Q-R7ch .. K-R3; i8 Q-K3ch, P-Kti, and Slack has 26 P-B5 . . · .. . gained ground. If BxP Black v:in~ by Kt-K5!: 27 K-R2. BxB; 45 ...... Q-B5 28 QxB. Kt-Q7. forcing the rook off the Ble. and winning the bishop's pawn. 46 K-Kt K-Kt2 26 ...... Kt_R4 47 K_B2 ...... 27 QxKt QxKt He foresees Black's intention of advancin<;j hi~ 28 Q-Kt4 PxP kin<;j to the center. and plans to oppose him. 47 ...... Q-K3 29 BxBP R-B5 ..48 Q-Kt8 K-B3 30 Q-Q R-B5 ·49 Q_Kt7 Q-B5 An uncalled-for exchange, which leads to a dif­ • fleul! ending. Black has the b .. tter position. besides 50K-K3 K-K3 being a pawn a head. R-Q5 was correct. to 51 Q-Kt6ch K-Q2 dominate the center, continuing with P-Kt3 to 52 Q-Kt7ch K-Q3 safeguard the king. and then getting the bishop 53 p,..;.. Kt3 ..... into play for a mating attack Further checks would be of no avail. If S3 31 RxR QxR 0 -Kt6ch, 0 -B3; 54 Q -QBch. K· K3. followed by 32 B-Q7 · ..... advancing the K side- pawns. The text move To obtain a queen cnding. which is White's best weakens White's pawns, and facilitates Black's drawing chance. plan to obtain a passed pawn. 32 ...... / BxB ,3 ...... P-Kti 33 QxB Q_Kt 54 Q-Kt8ch Q-B2 Now start some long drawn-out, but interesting 55 Q-KR8 Q-B8ch mana:uvrcs. Black will advance his K side pawns. 56 K_K2 Q_B5ch and a tt~mpt to obtain a passed pawn. He must 57 K_B2 P-Kt5' always he on the lookout against perpetual check This is the position Black has been playin<;j for. by the white queen. Now he will win the- KKtP by a series of checks. 34 Q-Q4 and the rest should be easy. S7 ... QxP was He might have played P-QR

vent this entrance of the black king, and threaten the checb. CURIOUS CHESS FACTS 65 ..., .. Q-K8ch By Irving Cherney 66 K-B3 Q-K3, 67 Q-B3ch K_Kt3 ' 1. The Russian Chess Master Iljin~ , Genewski had to learn the moves twice. Threateoing to ,exchange queens by Q~B3ch. 68 P_Kt4 ,Q---KB3ch?? ' The curious cause of it was a bullet penetrating a portion of his brain con~ But now this only draws, as White's last move has given him sufflcient time to win the rook pawn. trolling his memory. ~ 'I 8y this simple miscalculation, Black throws away 2. In a tournament played at San Se~ the fruits of II long and dlHkult battle. just at the bastian in 1912 Nimzovitch and Rubin~ I poln! ! where a quick victory CQuid have been stein played to settle first prize. Due to achieved. Below is a diagram of this position, the natural 'excitement of the occasion as, ,the Iwin is. rather instructhie. Nimzovitch made a move which would I. Kb.SHDAN allow Rubinstein to mate him in two moves. Strangely enough Rubinstein, too, Black overlooked the mate. He ~on the game; however, after some exciting complica~ , , hons. 3. In 1911 Schlechter and Tarrasch played a match·at Cologne which was one of the finest ever played. What made this more rell.larkable was the fact that the games were played while the temperature averaged 95 degrees in the shade, which would be enoug,h to discourage any ' kind of chess. 4. , In 1911 Spielmann and Alapin White played a match at Munich of ten games , DR. ALEKH1NE with the novel idea suggested by Alapin of being permitted to analyze the positions Black to play and win on,a separate board. Although Spielmann did not avail himself of the privilege he Correct was 68 ... Q_Qtch! a. 69 K-Kt3. O-Kt7ch: -70 K_R4, P-R7! 71 won the match by 6Y2 to 3Y2. Q ~ Q3ch, K-Kt2; 72 Q-Q4ch, P-B3: and now if . 5. In the 8th edition of a popular hand~ , 73 Q_Q7ch, K-R3. and if 73 Q-R7ch, K~Kt3 wins. book by Dufresne and Mieses the follow~ ' b. 69 K-Bi, P-R7! 70 Q-B2eh; K-Kt2, and if ing line of play· is given; QxP, Q-Q3ch wins the queen, 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 c. 69 K-B2, P-R7, and the pawn cannot be 2 P_QB4 , P_K3 stopped. j ~ 3 Kt_QB3 P_QB4 d. 69 K-K3, P-B3 (not P~R7, because 70 Q­ B2ch wins the pawn). Black threatens Q-Kofch, and 4 Kt-B3 BPxP also K_KH. There is nothing to be done. 5 KKtxP P_K4 69 QxQch KxQ 6 KKt,...-Kt5 P-Q5 70 K_Kt3 K-K4 7 Kt_Q5 Kt_QR3 71 KxP K_Q5 8 Q_R4 B_Q2 72 K_ R4 """ 9 P-K3 Kt,...-K2 "and Black has the superior position." A Draw Both queen at the same time. The pawn at mate by White on Jhe move seems to have KH is just far enough advanced. escaped the analysts. 10 TH E CHESS RE VIEW A PR1L , 1933

fending the pawn. White can then HELPFUL recapture by KtxP. or else give up the pawn for attack by B-QB4. Black HINTS has no difficulty in equalizing the game In either case. W e shall examine Ihis opening, as well as a number of N OUf last article we decided that I P­ others in more delail in later articles in 1 K4 . P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3. Kt-QB3 was a this series. logical and sound development o n both sides. The two important principles in 3 Kt-QB3 is a good developing move. the opening are control ,of the center and A ft er 3 . .. Kt-B3 for Black a symmetrical rapid development o f the pieces. Each position is arrived at which can be main. move ~n the opening should combine these tained for several moves. The game can two principles as far as possible. A short continue 4 B ~ Kt 5. B-Kt5: 5 0-0. 0 -0: resume of the moves played and the rea­ 6 P-Q3. P-Q3: 7 B.Kt5. BxKt with an sons for them will make this point clearer. even game. At the last move B.Kt5, con- With 1 P-K4 White opened lines fo r sev­ tinuing the symmetry would be a mistake eral pieces. and also obtained a foothold for Black. as White with Kt -Q5 would on important ce nter squares. The more obtain ' a winning attack. It is dangerous such squares controlled, the less freedom to fo llow the opponent's moves blindly. the enemy pieces will have. Black gained The first player is bound to have the bet­ the same effect by also playing P · K4. ter chances. requiring care for the defense. Then with 2 Kt-KB3 White attacked the On' the third move a fter 1 P ~ K4 . P- K-4 : ce: nter pawn, at the same time placing his 2 Kt ~ KB3 , Kt·QB3 White may wish to knight in a much more advantageous posi ~ move the bishop. in order to castle quickly. tion. [n genera l a piece is more: effective: This is useful. as the opera lio n of castling as it nears the center o f the board . The has the double objeci of placing the king -knig ht in particular gains in mobility in safety, a nd also of bringing the rook ( number of squares a t his command) into play. Where shall the bishop be w hen placed in a more central position. played? 3 B· K2 blocks the queen. and When Black, in ;:.nswer 10 2 Kt-KB3. is rather backward. B-03 is even worse. plays Kt-QB3 he protec~s the same as it blocks the important QP, which must squares which White: has attacked. be moved to make way for the queen side ann places his I,night on its best pleces. 3 8.84 is good. and seems the post for the " opening play. We do most aggressive move. It bears on the Inot mean to intimate that the moves sug~ KBP. a rather weak spot. a nd Black must gested are the only good ones. but they be on guard against a ny further attack most clearly show the logical combinations on this point before he can obtllin safety of the opening principles. by castling. Still. Black can later either What is White's third move to be? He drive the bishop off the diagonal. or else ­ should develop a new piece. with a further oppose it by B-K3. and the move leads attack or gain in the center. The choice to no lasting advantage. rests between Kt-QB3. B-B4. B ~ Kt5 and The stronqest o f the moves under con­ P ~ Q4. The last is the Scotch Game. sideration is 3 B-KtS, Ihe Ruy L6pez While no im media te development of a Opening. T his continues the attack on piece. it opens the line fo r the queen the kinq pawn. initiated by 2 Kt-KB3, by bishop, and also meets our requirement th reatening -4 BxKt. P xB: 5 KtxP. O ur fo r an attack in the center. Black must next article will discuss the leading fea­ play PxP as there is no good way of de ~ tures o f this opening. , - APRIL, 1933 - THE CHESS REVIEW II desirous of conquering the world, but we WHY WE , do want to play strongly and correctly. Not}ling then becomes quite so mortifying as to lose a won game, to throwaway an PLAY CHESS advantage laboriously built up. by a simple • oversight. Nothing quite approaches the p, By Barnie Winkelman pangs of conscienc~ at havin.9 failed to grasp the gloriolls opportunity of a bril­ HESS is a game-an exciting, fasci~ iant , especially against a redoubt­ C Dating game. It intrigues. sooths. amuse~ and delights. In a world of tur ~ able opponent. moil. travail and trouble. that constitutes Why do we take our chess so seriously? reason enough to play chess. Why do we work hard and try to perfect Chess is an enjoyable game, and time our mastery of every branch of the game? pleasurably spent is time well spent. The Why do we feel more chagrined at a repressionists_the ascetics of yesterday stupid mistake on the board than at the and the puritans of today_And the game thousand mistakes of our daily life? a terrible waste of time that might be The answer would seem to be that better spent in sackcloth and ashes. or in chess to its devotees is a medium of artis­ work for its own sake. There is ever with tic expression. On the board we work us a small minority that is horrified by the with ideals. In life we are opportunists. spectacle of wholesome fun and is ever Wealth, power, position go by preference ready to take the joy out of life. To these or by chance, They give no real inner men chess consists of moving pieces of satisfaction. We can deceive the world ..yood on a board ju~t as by them golf is as to their value, but we cannot deceive desqibed as cow pasture pool. ourselves. What matter if we attain a I think it was Edmund Burke who de­ little more or a little less of the world's clared ,that "a man's interest is properly substance? anything that interests him." Porget, But on the chess board all is different. therefore, the cant about chess as mind The orders o f merit are strictly deBned. training, as discipline, or as tactical study We can disting uish the real from the for war. Play chess because of the shoddy. A suave promoter can sell us wholesome fun-the exhilaration of the fake stocks, .but no charlatan can mask game itself. as a chess master, " Play to win-play because of the joy In the world of realities a million voices of winning. But it is not necessary to be are shouting their own exce11ence, The a champion to enjoy the game. Nor need prizes go to those who shout the loud­ you burn midnight oil, sacrifice your busi­ est and who sha11 say who is the greatest ness. or all other interests. A working or the best. In a practical world we have familiarity with the pieces, an apprecia­ only to spread often enough the rumor tion of the be'st performances of the of OlLr own merit, and it will take root, masfers, or the fine problems and end­ On the chess board there is no room (or games, is all that is required. and a world bluff or bluster, and our true joy Comes . of beauty is opened up. only in the creation of something real. Chess is an art and a science rolled in IE our combination has been sound, if all one. It is strange how important it can the sub-variations attest the propriety of become. how vital to play up to one's our judgment. if we figured correctly. we proper strength. We may not be egoists. get a real thrill: not otherwise, 12 THE CHESS REVIEW A.PR1L, 1933

We are all artists and to that extent Hence the practical man turns to the all egoists. We are all apt to feel that sporting page or the stock market. On we, and we alone. have drunk the pure the latter a simple purchase or sale is the spring 9£ the game. So vanity plays ultimate ge~tu[e; any other mode of regis~ curious tricks with us. Each of us believes tering an opinion is indulged in only by in the infallibility of his own judgment. soap box orators. O n the athletic, field Each is apt to deprecate the. judgment of th'e supremacy of a Tolan over a Metcalfe others. Those we beat we are: apt to can ,be decided in less than ten seconds. mentally push into the discard, as i m ~ or of Jones over Hagen in an afternoon. measurably inferior to ourselves. Those On the chess board. we can get a simil­ who defeat us. well. it was just an acci­ arly quick decision from the highest court. dent, we were off our game. we will do Only if we deceive ourselves will we take better next time. issue with the conclusjvene~ .. of a win or No group and no city has a monopoly a loss. This. I think. is the fascination on the game. True, the players of each .Jf the game-the unerring finality of its country and each town must feel that they verdicts. are the strongest in the world, but that is One final word. "Scratch every man." a natural failing not confi ned to chess. On says a proverb. ,.and you will find a poet." the board as elsewhere we have keen dif­ Even the most prosaic is a lover of beauty ferences of opinion. but on the board we in some form. The base ball fan gets an can apply an acid test. artistic thrill from a well directed throw Perhaps that is the chief charm of the or a long hit. Little does the music lover game-its finality. H ow authoritative are suspect that the crowd at a prize 6ght or the experts in medicine. engineering. law. bull fight which applauds wildly is moved art. science? Who has not asked to be by an admiration of the artistic entirely delivered from the babble of technical akin to his own. So on the chess board opinion. raising clouds of acrimonious the followers of the game revel in beauty dust? Who has not recoiled (rom the just as real as tile artistic triumphs of reductio ad absurdum of authoritative ut ~ music or sculpture or painting. The great terance where each expert not only ex­ games of chess. its proble.m s and end~ presses his opinion. but writes his own games are as much art as the well known code and rules? What intelligent man masterpieces which are represented in does not seek to escape the interminable every school curriculum. Not to be fa~ quibbling which characterizes so many of miliar with the best that art oHers is to the indoor amusements of the so~called lack the marks of culture. though in the intellegentsia. whether it· be over the rela­ complexity of the modern world those who tive merits of Gladstone and Disraeli. or aspire to familiarity with all art can have Rembrandt and Hals. or of Wagner and only a smattering of each. Yet the great Beethoven. masterpieces of chess should' be familiar After listeping to these clashes in the _ to alt who pride themselves upon these court rooin. in philosophic discussion. in things. To boast of knowing all the scientific debate we conclude that they schools and .to know nothing of Alekhine are good practice only for the adolescent. or Capablanca. or Rinck or Troitski. or We long for finality and turn with Omar Loyd. is to overlook a substantive field of from futile argument that leads nowhere. artistic endeavor. As a knowledge of "Myself when youno did eaoerly frt!'qu t!'nt chess becomes more widespread. a recog~ Doclor and Saini and heard oreat aroolllt!'nt About It and about; but evumore camt!' out by Iht!' nition of this will gradually become more Same door wherein I went." general. APRIL. 19)) THE C H ESS REVIEW 13

GAME D EPA R. T M ' E N T - - Game No. 35 19 ...... B-K3 QUEEN'S PAWN 20 KtxBP Resigns. Match 4th Game • • • Game No . 36 New York. March. 1933 Match 3rd Game (Notes by I. A. H orowitz) QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECUNED J. A. Horowitz A. W. Dak. New York. March. 1933 White Black (Notes by I. A. Horowitz) I P_Q1 Kt-KB3 A. W. Dak. 1. A. Horowitz 2 P_QB1 P-K3 White Black 3 Kt-QB3 B-Kt5, I P-Q1 P_Q1 1 Q-B2 P-Q1 2 P_QB1 P-QB3 5 P-QR3 BxKtch 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 B_K2 is preferable. but then Black has only 1 Kt-B3 P-K3 lost time with. his bishop movu. The exchange of a bishop for a knight. without $Ome compen­ 5 B-Kt5 P_KR3 sation. Is generally bad. The object of this move is to win a B fOT 11 6 QxB Kt_K5 Kt. for a fter the retreat of the bishop to Ri. th\" Gambit pawn can be accepted and hdd. How­ 7 Q-B2 Kt-QB3 ever. after B:d(t. QxB. as in the text. the black Apparentl y misplaced. but Black is following quttn will be misplaced. and Black will lose time the game Vldmar_Alekhine. in San Reno. 1930. bringing it back to safety. which Alekhlne won handily. 6 BxKt QxB 8 Kt-B3 P-Ki 7 P-K3 Kt-Q2 9 P-K3 ...... After 9 PxKP. ·B.84 (threatening Kt.Kt6) Black 8 B-Q3 Q-Q must recover his pawn and remain with a strong 90-0 B_K2 po$ltlon. 10 Q-K2 PxP 9 ...... PxQP t I BxP P-QKti But thb is a blunder. Instead B-Bi should be 12 B-Q3 P-R3 played. W hite could then continue with either 13 KR-Q Q-Kt3 Q -Kt3 or B.Q) and still retain the upper hand. 11 QR-B After the text. Bla ck loses a piece...... 10 BPxP QxP Instead lof P..QRi prevents Black from breaking wilh P.QB1. for a fter Ii ... P-Kt5 follows 15 II B_B1 Q_KB1 P-R5 and Kt· Ki .with a bind on th e po~ition. 12 B-Q3 Q-R1ch 11 ...... B-Kt2 13 P_Kt1 KtxKtP 15 P-K1 0_0 14 PxKt QxR 16 B-Kt KR_K 15 BxKt PxP 17 P-K5 KR-Q Black has two pawns and a piece for a ~k , • The previous move was made to prevtnt P-05. but Whlte's attack develol>$ too quic kly. Now with that no longer a threilt the KR moves 160-0 PxPch again. reserving the OB file for the OR. 17 QxP Q-B3 18 Q-B2 P-Kt3 18 B-Kt2 Q-KR3 19 P-KR1 P_KR1 19 Kt_Kt5 ...... 20 Kt-K1 P-QB1 White now has Rve pieces in the tray against The liberating mOVe. for after 21 KtxP. KtxKt: Black's JonI' queen. The Kt cannot be captured 22 PxKt. BxBP! 23 RxRch. RxR: 2i OxB. OxO: because of OxPch. followed by R·Och etc. 25 RxO. R·Okh recovering the piece with

22 K-R Kt-Kt5 If BxKt; 8 OxKtP wins a pawn. The threat of mate saVe! the day. If 23 8 QKt_Q2 KKt-K2 QxKtch. RxQ; 24 P-Kt8Qch. K-K2 , and Black 9 P-QR4 Kt-Kt3 wins the queen. IO ' B-Kt3 B-K2 23 P_R3 Kt-B7cQ II P-R4 ...... 24 RxKt QxR He is advancing on bac h wings. seeking com­ 25 B_K3 • • • • • • plications. It is j \ I~ :l!le d by the inferior d ispo~i t jon QxKtch still could not be played because of 01 the Black pieces. the eventual Q -Kt8 mate. He gives up the bishop 1 I • _ . , . . B-B3 so that the rook will protect the square. 12 P_KR5 KKt-K2 25 ...... QxB 13 P-R6 P-KKt4 26 QxKtch RxQ The pawn advan (" e .~ twire t<'l le llve t ~e ~uare 27 P-Kt8Qch K-K2 KtJ for the knig ht. nut PxP wa .~ be tter, when 28 QxR ' ...... White could hardly retfl ke hec 3U5e ' ~ I Kt -I:H After all the Areworks. the game i.'I even. 8lack and KtxB. winds it up with a rather neat draw. 14 B-Kt5 Kt- Kt3 28 ...... QxBP 15 Kt_K5 ...... 29 BxR B-Q3 This loses a pawn. but Is part of a IM·slghted 30 Q-K8ch K-B3 combination. 31 K-Kt . Q-K6ch 15 ...... BxKt 8-84ch followed by 8-03 would have allowed 16 BxB KKtxB - no choice, bu.t the king must still return to the 17 PxKt Q-B2 corner. 180-0 QxP 32 K-R ...... 19 P-R5! • • • • • • If K-B, B-B4 (not B-Kt6; 33 Q-Q8ch, K-Kt3; Much better than 19 BxKtc h. PxB; 20 Q_Kt7. 34 Q-Kt61 wins) 33 0 ·Q8ch. K-Kt3; 34 Q-R1. 0-0 whe n Black l, as the advantage. The te:1I:! Q-KtSch followed by QxR. Black would have threatens P-R6, which Is hard to defend. sligh tl y the better of the ending. 19...... 0 - 0 / 32 ...... Q-B5 If P-R3; 20 BxKtch. PxB; 2 1 Q·R4 (also at· 33 K-Kt Q-K6ch tacking the bishop) Q-B5; 22 QxPch lollowed Draw by Kt-Kt3 . • • • 20 P-R6 QR-Kt Game No. 38 • 21 PxP Kt-Q QUEEN'S PAWN Rl[P, and if 22 Q ·R4. Kt..Q was distinctl y better. Now the advanced pawn can be defendN. Stockholm, January. 1933 22 B_R6 Q-B5 (Notes by I. Kashdan) He overlooks that he can not take the kn!ght on the next move. B-B.. would have offered be tter R, Spielmann G, Stahlberg resistance. 23 R_R4 Q-B4 White Black If QxKt; 24 RxB. threatening R·O. and the 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 queen cannot escape. 2 Kt_KB3 P-QB4 24 Q-Kt4 ...... 3 P-K3 PxP Decisive. To save the plece. Black mu.'! t allow This turns it Into t\ variation of the Caro-Kann dangerous mating threats. Defense. The Ila me position could have been ob­ 24 ...... B_R4 tained by 1 P-K4. p.·OB3; 2 P-Q4, P-Q4' 3 Pxp . 25 P-Kt4 Q_B7 • PxP; 4 Kt-KB3. 26 Q_Q4 P_K4 4 PxP B_KtS 27 QxKP Kt-K3 , 5 B_KB4 Kt-QB3 28 R-Q4 B_Kt3 6 P,...B3,.. P-K3 II BxP, 29 RxB. QxKt; 30 P-KB4, threate ning 7 Q-Kt3 Q-Q2 ' RxPch. will wi n. 16 THE , CHESS REVIEW APRIL. 1933

29 RxP Q-RS 17 Q-B2 P-R3 30 B_B. RxP 18 R-Q2 ...... 31 R-Q6 R-K Quietly making every preparation for the 32 P-Kt3 Q-R6 coming advance. Black can only wait. 33 R-K K-B 18 ...... B-Kt3 34 BxKt Resigns. 19 Q_Kt3 Kt-R2 Mate must follow in a few moves. 20 Kt-R4 P-K3 • • • 21 Kt-B5 Q-B3 , Game No. 39 22 P-Ki ...... With this move Black's bbhops are comple tely I NDIAN D EFENSE shut oul, and nothing can prevent Whlte's further Stockholm. January, J 933 advance. (Notes by I. Kashdan) 12 ...... K,...R E. Lundin R. Spielmann 23 KR_Q Kt-B White Black 2i P-QS PxP I P_Qi Kt_KB3 2S BPxP Q-Kt3 2 P-QBi P-KKt3 26 Q;...R. Q-Q3 3 Kt-QB3 P-Qi 27 R_B2 Kt-Kt3 i B-KtS " .... 28 Q-RS Q-BSch There act a number of good lines hett, such This only loses time. but there Is no defense against the various threats. as i PxP, KtxP; 5 Q· K!l (5 P·Ki 1$ II bit risky) or i P-K3, B-Kt2: 5 8-Q2. This system prac­ 29 R(QI-Q2 K-Kt tically prevents P·Rt giving White control of the 30 B-Kt3 Resigns. center. The text is also effective. For if Q-B3: 31 KtxPch, PxKt, and either RxP or R-B6 will decide matters. i ...... Kt-KS • An attempt at $impHA cal!on which losell ground. • • • i ... P-B3, and only if KI-83, Kt-K5 was Game No. 10 11 better 'order of moves. :'i KtxKt ...... CARO.KANN DEFENSE An Intuesting possibility was PxP, KuB; Moscow, November, 1932 6 P-KRt re'Olsining the pi«e. Bu t Black can play (Notes by A. J. Rabinowitz) KtllKt; 6 PzKI, QxP wllh a good game. 5 ...... PxKt N. Rillmin V. Kann White Black 6 Q-Q2 B-Kt2 I P-Ki P-QB3 70-0-0 • • •••• This looks like a risky procedure, but White 2 P_Q' P-Qi hM full faith In his strong center pawns. which 3 PxP PxP will ward off any attack. 'I P-QBi ...... 7 ...... Kt-B3 This Bne of play, introduced Into internaUonal P-QBi: 8 P-QS (or 8 PxP. QxQch: 9 RxQ. , tournament practice by Dr. Alekhlne. W1U worked Kt-R3) offered be tter prospects. out and analyzed in detail by the Moscow chess 8 P-K3 B-B. player P",now in the Russian magat lne "61" In 9 P-B3 P-KR3 1930. The aim of this formation is to develop the bishop with after PxP or at a con­ 10 B-R4 P-KKt'l venien! time by means of P·BS, to begin a battle II B_B2 Q-Q2 of three pawns against two on the Queen side. 12 Kt-K2 PxP i ...... Kt-KB3 After this exchange P-Ki cannot be prevented. S Kt_QB3 Kt-B3 The White pawns become very menacing. 6 Kt-B3 P-KKt3 13 ,PxP B-Kt3 If 6 ... B-KBi or B-K3, then with advantage Ii Kt-B3 0-0-0 7 P-QBS. IS B-Q3 - B_Ri 7 B-KtS Kt-KS 16 B_K2 K-Kt 8 PxP ...... APR!L, 1933 THE C H ESS REVIEW 17 , Not KtxP. when 8 ... KtxB; 9 KtxKt. P·K3 Game No. i1 wins a piece. I NDIAN DEPENSE 8 ...... KtxKt Leningrad, December, 1932 9 KtPxKt QxP (Notes bl} F. Rein{etd) 10 Q-Kt3 • • • ••• Panow in his analysis suggested here 10 R..QKt, Aiatorzef£ Goldberg but the move in the text is appa~ently stronger. White Black because It would be disadvantageous for Black to I P-Q4 K1-KB3 connect White's pawns and open the rook file. 2 P-QB1 P-K3 Q-KB1 10 ...... 3 Kt-QB3 B_KtS If \0 ... Q· K5ch, then II B-K3 wi th the threat of QxPch! and Kt. Kr5c h. 1 Kt-B3 ...... II P-Q5 Kt-K1 For a time this move enjoyed a considernbJe vooue. bUi since the oame Bogoljubow·Nim· 12 B_Kt5ch B_Q2 %ovitch. Carl!bad 1929. 11$ popularity has steadily Here Black tpuld risk K-Q 13 KtxKt. QxKtch; waned. , Ii B· K3 , B·R3 : 15 0·0, BxB; 16 PxB, P..QR3! i ...... P_B1 17 B·K2, Qx.KPch. • The Immediate fI~ n che tt o of the- Bishop is ~ven 13 BxBch KtxB s trong~r. \ 11 0 - 0 P-KR3 5 P-K3 P-QKt3 15 B_R4 B_Kt2 6 B-Q3 B-Kt2 16 Kt_Q4 Q_R4 70- 0 BxQI

27 QxKtl • • • • • • ALEKHIN E'S DEFENSE But here (evidently in time-pressure) White Minneapolis. February, 1933 misses the best continuation. namely; 27 BxKt! (Notes by I. Kashdan) QxKB :. 28 Q-KtS! QR-Kt; 29 P-KRi! and Black has DO defense against the further advance of the G. S. Barne. O. A. Holt RP. for example : White Black I 29 ... B-Q6; 30 P-RS. P-KR3: 31 QxPch, 1 P-K1 Kt_KB3 B·R2; 32 Q-KtS. 2 P-K5 Kt-Q1 II 29 . .. QJ:P: 30 P-RS. Q·QScb71 31 BxQ, 3 P_QB4 Kt-Kt3 • PJ:B; 32 Q-86. ,

6 QPxKt P-Q3 29 RxR RxR 7 B_QB4 - R_K8ch • ••••• 30 P_R7 , A good developing move. Siack canno! take 3l RxR K_Kt2 - t ither pawn because of BxPch, winning the queen, 32 P_KKt4 Resigns. 7 ...... Kt_B3 • • • 8 KPxP KPxP Game No. 43 9 PxP BxP The game Is ' quite equal. Black has gotten out BUDA PEST DEFENSE of the opening d!fll.culties. , 10 Q-K2ch Q_K2 New -York, March, 1933 , 11 QxQch KtxQ (Notes by I. A. H orowitz) 12 Kt-K2 B':'KB4 13 B-K3 B-Kt3 Chas. Bourbeau I. A. Horowitz 14 Kt-Q4 P-QR3 ( International (Manhattan 150-0 0-0-0 Chess Club) Chess Club) ! 16 KR_Q P-R3 White Black ' 17 P_QKt4 P_KB4 1 P_Qi Kt-KB3 Allowing the ' enrtance of the knight Is had. 2 P_QB4 P_K4 • Black should play KR~B followed by Kt~Bi to The Budapest Defense, infrequenlly played of uchange knights. White has buill up attacking lato:, but having enough interesting features to ,haneu on thc queen side which give hlm a sliflht warrant its occaslonal U$I.'. advantage. 18 Kt-K6 B_B2 3 PxP Kt-Kt5 i P-K4 •••••• 19 B_Kt3 • ••••• Not 19 KtllR lor BKB follows. and the kniQht Here White has three options; he may play cannot escape. (iI) to defeDd the pawn by i B·Bi, Kt..QB3: 19 ....., R-Q2 5 'Kt-KB3. a-KI Sch; 6 Kt-B3. Q-K2; 7 Q..Q5, BxKtch: 8 PxB. Q·R6: 9 R-B, P-B3: 10 PxP, BxKt was btncr. hut after 20 BxSch. K·KI; KtxP'(B3l; 11 Q ·Q2 with a pawn plus. 21 B.Qi, the two bishops are very strong. (b) to retu rn the pawn and work up a king 20 B-Q4 ...... side attock beginning with 4 P-K4 and 5 P-KBi. KtxKtP at once would have the same ruult. with a rapid development of the pieces. 20 ...... R_Kt (c) To .dominate the " nter via Q5. 21 KtxKtP BxB '4 ...... KtxKP 22 PxB P_ B5 5 Kt_KB3 QKt-B3 23 Kt-K6 P-B6 6 Kt-B3 B_B4 24 P-Kt3 Kt-B4 7 B-K2 P-Q3 Ovtrlooklng White's strong thre .. !. Kt-B3 was 80- 0 0-0 better. 9 Kt.-QS KtxKtcb 25 P_Kt5 · ..... 10 BxKt P_B4 , The pawn (anrlol be taken, and becomes very dangerous. Kt-Q5 at once a!.ro yields Black a good game. 25 ...... R-K2 II PxP QBxP 26 PxP P_Kt3 12 Kt_K3 ...... If PxP, 27 RxP and Black cannot take the B-K3 completing the development stems prder­ knight because of R-RBch. It was., however, pre­ able, but White desires 10' Ranchetto the QB. ferable to the text. 12 ...... B_Q2 • 27 R-K KR-K 13 Q-Q5ch ...... 28 B-B6 · ..... The objecl of this check Is not apparent. Forclng the Issue. It wins the exchange by 13 ...... K_R lor,e. If 28 ... R-B2. 29 poR7, K_Kt2: 39 Kt- 85ch foll owed by RxR. 14 P_QKt3 Kt_Q5 28 ...... RxKt 15 B_Q Kt-B4 20 , THE CHESS REVIEW APRIL, 1933 8-83 was temptin<;j. but after Q-RS followed 4 B-KtS B-K2 by Kt-Q5 nothing is gained. The strength of the 5 P_K3 Kt_KS White Kt at K3 for the defense inspired the text An early attempt to simplify at the expense of move. 16 B_B2 development. Instead KtxKt leaves White with a weak KP, 6 BxB QxB but It would necessitate the exchange of too many 7 PxP ...... pieces to ensure victory. -More promising here is 7 Q-B2. KtxKt; 8 QxKt. 17 Q-Q3 Q-RS 0-0: 9 Kt-B3, P-QB4; 10 BPxP. BPxP; 1 I KtxP. IS B_Kt2 QR-K PxP: 12 B-KZ- Kt-Q2: 13 0-0. Kt-B3: !4 QR-B. 19 QR-K KtxKt B-K3 ; 15 Q-RS with the better game. 20 PxKt R_B4! 7 ...... KtxKt By bringing the R to KKI4 Black's attack 8 PxKt PxP assumes great strength. 2 r RxR loses a pawn by 9 Kt_B3 Kt-Q2 QxRch; R·B, QxPch. 10 P_B4 PxP 21 Q-B3 R-Kt4 11 BxP P-QR3 22 R-B3? B-QS! 120-0 0-0 23 QxB QxRch 13 Q_B2 P_QB4 24 R_B RxPch! 14 QR-B PxP The point of Black's 22nd move. Otherwise 15 PxP ...... if 24 ... Q-K7: (not 24 . . . QxPch; 25 QxQ. KtxP also yields White a good game. but he RxQ; 26 R-BS mate) 25 R·B2, Q-Kt5: 26 QxQP prefers to obtain complete control of the central and Black has difficulty in forcing the win. squares. not minding his isolated QP. 25 KxR B_R6

Game No. 45 14 P-R5 B-Kt4 QUEEN'S PAWN 15 Pxp ...... New York. February, 1933 White's attack is in full swiny and Black has Marshall Chess Club V5, N. Y. U. no time for counter-attack. (Notes by I. A. Horowitz) 15 ...... BPxP R. Fine H. D. Cutler 16 BxKKtP! ...... , White Black This sacrUlee permits the entrance of the White 1 P-Q4 Kt_KB3 Queen for a direct matinQ combination against which there is no adequate resistance. 2 P-QB4 P-K3 16 ...... PxB 3 Kt-QB3 P_Q4 I I 4 B_Kt5 QKt-Q2 17 QxP BxB 5 PxP PxP 18 RxB 6 P-K3 B_K2 Threatening QR-R against any quiet .defense. 1 B-Q3 0-0 18 ...... R_B3 8 Q_B2 P-B3 19 Q-R7ch K-B2 9 KKt-K2 P_QR4 If K-B then Q·R8ch wins outright. An attempt to forestall Whlte's queen side cast­ 20 Kt-R5! Q-B liny by ,an advance of the pawns on that side. Not 20 ... RxR bc(_ause of QxKtch, etc. which looks more' threatenin!) than it actually is. 21 KtxR . KtxKt 10 0-0-0 ...... 22 Q_Kt6ch K-K2 Ignoring the apparent threat. 10 ...... P_Kt4 23 P-K4 B-K3 11 Kt_Kt3 P-Kt3 Instead PxP at once permits Black to last longer, but the result is the same. II ... P-R3 to be followed by R-K and either B or Kt to B is the more correct formation. Now 24 Q-Kt5 PxP White has a tarQet for attack with the 25 KtxKP Kt-K eventual P_KR5. 26 Q-B5ch K-B2 12 P_KR4 Kt-K 27 Kt-Kt5ch K_Kt 13 B_R6 Kt-Kt2 28 R-R8ch Resigns, , To The American Chess Team of 1933

Battle holds no fears for you Now we bid a lond adieu; On the fields ,across the sea; May , your guide be harmony Parmer conHict you'll renew, And your mishaps all too few. Pressing home your mastery Wield your pieces carefully Till your foemen, stricken. ReI'. To avert catastrophe. • Thus inspired, draw your sword If you seek ways to afford Of the fatal mate to be: Proof of your ability, Pind a win at every board 1 Plnd a win at every board!

Each advantage then pursue; ENVOY Each advantage that you see Brings the end nearer in view. But we know that destiny Sharpen wits and keep them free; Will to you the prize award You must never bend the knee_ If you can-what jubilee 1_ Loss is but a thing abhorred. • Pind a win· at every board! Hence uphold your pediyree: Pind a win at every boardl Paul HUGO LlTWINSKY

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(c) Black has an excellent position ANALYTICAL now; his isolated OP -has become quite powerful and exercises a restraining in­ "uenee on White's game. COMMENT (d) Or II B-K.S, B-K.3: 12 K.-Q2 ! By (in order to get command of Q5 ). P-KR3: Fred Reinfeld 13 BxK., QxB: 14 K._B4, B-QB4: IS

THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE K.-B7, R-K.: 16 K.-QS, Q-Q (Colle­ BAD S U AC T O URNAMENT Alekhine. Bled 193 1). , (e) Here Spielmann gives 11 ... QUEEN'S GAMBIT Kt-Q4. which would leave White embar­ A ... PxP rassed fo r a good reply (12 KKtxP? Pire-Flohr KtxKt; 23 KtxKt. KtxB) . After the ac­ tual move White begins to get the better I P-Q4, P-Q4: 2 P-QB4, PxP: 3 K.­ of it. KB3, K.-KB3: 4 P-K3, P-B4: S BxP. P-K3 : 6 0-0, K.-B3: 7 Q-K2 , P-QR3: Bogoljubow - Maroczy 8 R-Q . P-QKt4: 9 PxP, Q-B2: 10 B-Q3. I P-Q4 ,' P-Q4: 2 P-QB4, P-K3: 3 K._ BxP: II P-QR4. PxP! (al: 12 K.-B3. QB3. P-QBt: 4 BPxP. KPxP: S K.-B3, Kt~QKt5!: 13 Kt~K4, B-K2 ; Ii KtxKtch. Kt-KB3: 6 P-KK.3. K.-B3: 7 B-K.2, BxKt; 15 B-K4. B-Kt2 even game (b). B-K2: 8 0-0, 0 -0: 9 PxP. P-QS: 10 (a) An important innovation. In his K.-QR4 . B-B4 (. I: I I K.-R4. B-KS: 12 match wit h Euwe. Flohr played the more P-B3, B-Q4: 13 P-K4 (b ). B-BS : 14 plausible 11 ... P-Kt5: 12 QKt-Q2. Kt - R-B2, K.-Q2 (e): I S K.-BS, KtxP: 16 QR4 (1 2 ... 0-0: 13 K.-K.3, B-K.2: 0-B2. Ktx Kt : 17 OxB. Kt -Kt 3: 18 O -Kt5 14 P-K1 !. Kt-Q2: 15 B.K3. Alekhine­ wi th advantage. Flohr, Bled. 1931 I: J3 P-QK.3. K.-Q4: (a) Or 10 ... R-K: II P-QR3. 14 B.Kt2, Kt -B6: 15 BxKt. PxB: 16 Kt ­ Kt-K5: 12 KtxP. QxKt: 13 QxQ. KtxQ: K4 . and White's position is preferable. 14 BxKt. KtxPch: 15 K-Kt2 (Reti-Johner, (b) This game is of great theoretical Berlin 1928) and White retains his Pawn. signiAcance: it rehabilitates the acceptance (b) A plausible alternative is 13 Kt _ of th e Gambit as one of the satisfactory S5. B-K3: 14 KtxBch. QxKt (Batik-Dr. de fenses. Duhrssen. correspondence 1930 ): with the B ... P-K3 continuatio, n 15 P-K4. Kt-Q2; 16 Q.B2 maintaining the Pawn ahe~d (Becker). Vidmar-Maroczy However. with proper play Black can win I P-Q4, P_Q4: 2 P-QB4, P-K3: 3 K.­ back his Pawn. namely 15 ... B-B5: t6 KB3. P-QB4: 4 BPxP. KPxP: S P-KK.3. R-B2. K.-Q2: 17 Q-B2. B-K.4. K.-QB3: 6 B-K.2, K.-B3: 7 0 -0. B-K2 : (c) Better is 11 .. . P-KKt3: if now 8 K.-B3. 0 -0: 9 PxP. P-QS (al: 10 15 B-R6, R-K: 16 P-B4 (to provide a re­ K.-QK.S (bl , BxP ( 01: II B-B4 ( dl. treat for the Kt ). Kt -Q2; 17 Kt-KB 3. P-QR3 (e I: 12 R-B, B-K.3: J3 K.-Q6, B-QKt4 etc. Kt-KR4: 14 Ktx B. RxKt: 15 BoKtS. Q.Q4: White has the better game . . Flohr-Maroczy (a) I n order to avoid Reti's moye I P-QB4, P-K3: 2 P-Q4, P-Q4: 3 K.­ IO Kt.QR4 a ft er 9 ... BxP, which gives QB3, P-QB4: 4 BPxP. BPxP: S Q-R4eh Black a very inferior game. (al. B-Q2: 6 QxQP, PxP: 7 QxQP, (b) For the more natural Kt.QR4 see K.-QB3: 8 K.-B3, K.-B3: 9 Q_Q. the foll OWi ng game. B-QK.S: 10 B-Q2, 0 -0: I I P-KK.3 (hi. APRIL, 1933 TH E C H ES S REVIEW 2J

R-K; 12 B-Kt2. Q-Kt3 (e ). White can play 10 P-R5!, P. B4; 11 PxP, (a) This seems to offer less diUkuities BxP; 12 B-Q2. R-Q ; 13 Kt-QR4. B-Q3; than 5 Q xP , Kt ~ QB:3: 6 Q ~ Q , P xP; 7 Ii Kt.Q4. B. Kt3: 15 B-K2 followed by QxP. B-K3. 8 QxQeh. RxQ ; 9 P-B3. B. KB3 with adva ntage (Spielmann·Elis- Kt-Kt5; 10 K_B2 . B-B4eh; II P-K3. Kt-B7 kases. 5th match game, 1932 ). .... ( II . . . Kt-KR3; 12 Kt-K4. B- Kt3; 13 (d ) This allows 11 . .. P~B4 ! with B~Kt5ch, K.K2: 14 B~Q2 , KtxP; 15 RxKt ! equality (Walter· Cana l, in a subsequent RxBch!: Be rn s tein ~ Reinfeld . Pasagena round ). Hence he should play II P· K4 !. 1932 ): 12 R-Kt, Kt-KR3 (Kashdan. T ar­ B~Kt3: 12 P·K5 di rectly. takower, Bled 1931). (e) A fatal loss of time; he must have (b ) Preferable is 11 P ~K3, Q · K2 : 12 overlooked White's reply. B-K2; KR-Q; 13 0-0. B-KB4; 14 Q-K' (f ) Continued 12 . . . B. Kt3: 13 P-K'i, {Engel· Spielmann) , Kt-K: 14 KI . K4 , BxB: 15 KKl xB. (c) Continued 13 O ~ O , Q R.Q : 14 Q-Kt3; 16-Q-K3!' P-QR4; 17 B-Q3. Q-B2. P-KR 3; 15 P-K3. B-KKt5 . .,d Black's position compensates for the Pawn Flohr-Vidmar mi nus . I P-Q4. P-Q4; 2 P- QB4. P-QB3; 3 I Kt-KB3. Kt-B3; 4 Kt-B3. P-K3 ; 5 P-K3. (C) . .. P- QB3 QKt-Q2; 6 B-Q3. PxP; 7 BxBP. Spielmann-Canal P-QKt4; 8 B-Q3. P-QR3; 9 P-QR4. P~Kt5 : 10 Kt· K4 (3) . P~B4 ; 11 PxP , I P-Q4 . P-Q4; 2 Kt-KB3. Kt-KB3; Kl xP ( b ): 12 KtxQKt. Bx Kt: 13 O ~ O . 3 P-B4 . P-B3; 4 Kt-B3. PxP; 5 P_QR4. B-Kt2; 14 Q-K2 (e) . Q-K2 (d) ; 15 P-K4 . B-B4 ; 6 P-K3. P-K3 (a); 7 Bx P. B-Q Kt5; P-R3 (0); 16 P-Q Kt3. 0-0 ; 17 B-Kt2. 80-0.0-0 ; 9 Q -Kt3! ( b ). Q -Kt3 (e) ; KR -Q : 18 QR.B, B ~ K t3-eve n game. 10 B-Q2 . Q Kt-Q2; II KR-B ( d ). Q-R4? / ( a ) More customary is Kt. Kt-Q2·B-i . ( e l: 12 P-K4! with advantage to The text-move is no improvement. White ( f l. (b) Still stronger is Dr. Alekhine's (a) The once popular 6 .. . Kt·R3 sllggestion 11 ... BxP! for after 12 Kt xB. is no longer in vogue. having suff ered KtxKt Black h

F. GYGLI Black to play and win Instead , Black had a very forceful con­ tinuation : 32 ...... KtxP! 33 KtxKt RxR 34 BxKt RxB Not PxB because of QxKP. threatening perpetual check. Now White must los,e Black to move more material. , , APRiL, ' 1933 REVIEW 25

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. SCHIPPERS CAP ABLANCA Black is a ' queen behind., for one minor In this' position Capablanca played Q~R8 and Thomas resigned, He seems to piece, but has a good attack. He playe? be quite justified. as RxR is threatened. P-QKt3. followed by doubling the: , rooks and mate in a few moves apparently can­ on the KR file. White had time to pre­ not be avoided. But there is a sufficient pare his defense. and escaped with a draw. reply, overlooked by both players, RxRP! 'Instead, Black couldhav~ announced a If QxR, RxR, and if White plays RxR, mate in five moves. as follows ; RxQ! Black emerges a pawn to the,good. .I ...... R-R8ch with at least a draw . The interesting part is that Capablanca 2 KtxR B-R7ch could have- won in the diagram position 3 KxB R-Rch , by RxR, QxR; Q -R4!! The queen cannot 4 K-Kt3 Kt-B4ch be taken because of mate, and the rook is S K--'B4 R-R5 mate lost. , , ANALYTICAL COMMENT ' B~B!' B_K2; 14 ·BxP with ' advantage for Continued from page 23 White. BxP; IS B-Kt, Q, RS; 19 Q-KS ); 18 QxP, (a)· This move (an invention of BxP; 1'9 Q~KB4 etc. Rubinstein's) has no objective value, but The present game is important as show­ has the practical purpose of avoiding 'the' Meran Variation. ing that, Black can allow P-K4 without detriment. . .(b) Black wishes to capture before (d) . This is befter 'than B-K2. as his opponent can retake with the BP. but the sequel. proves. a better 'method of defense seems' to be -( e) It is of the utmost -importance to 6 " , B-K2; 7 B-Q3, 0-0; 8 P_B4, P-B4! prevent B-KKt5. (Spielmann~Euwe, Match 1932). Spielmann-Pokorny (c) So far the game is identical with Ru binstein-V idmar (San Remo, 1930) 1 P-Q4 , Kt-KB3; 2 P-QB4, P-K3; 3 which continu'ed 9 ... Q-Kt3: 10 -B-K2. Kt_KB3, P-04; 4 Kt-B3, P-B3; S P-K3, 0-0; 11 0-0, BxKt; 12 PxB, QKt-Q2; 6 Ki-KS la ), KtxKt Ib); 7 (d) OJ.?- 9 ... PxP White_plays 10 PxKt, Kt-Q2; 8 P-B4, B-KtS; 9 B-Q2 Kt-K4! (but not 10 BxP? KtxP!) . (0), P-KB4 Id) ; 10 P-QR3, B-B4; 11 (e) Relatively the best co!).tinuation. P-QKt4, P-QS! Ie); 12 Kt-RZ, PxP; 13 A highly -original opening. ... , , , 26 THE , CHESS ,REVIEW AP RIL, 1 ~33

OIeckmate cannot be avoided. The whi-te queen END had 10 be a,l R2 10 pre~n l any checks. K_B6 I· Q-Q5ch• , 2 Q-Q4ch ·K-K'6 GAME • , . 3 ...... Q- ..R , , ANALYSIS The pawn is stopped, and it is only a matter of approachi ng wI th the king, . 1 Q-QSch K-K6 2 Q-K'2! Last month we g'ave several positions ...... with a Queen against a Pawn on the sev ~ Checks lead to nothing this time. Now Black enth. The diag ram below contains a num­ cannot queen Ix!:ca u,W; of Q-KtSch. , ber of novel points in this ending. Simila r 2 ...... K-Q6 positions occur frequently enough so that 3 Q -K,S ...... the student should -be familiar with the • • Again th e pawn 1$ stopped. and Black is h el pl e~. principles involved.' •• • • In the follOW ing position Black is also allowed to queen. The whikking arrives just on time; Ordinarily. the king must be within two sq uares of Kt3, in order to obtain the desired mating position, H ere he gains time by a n,interesting man<:euv re,

I , I White to play and win

White h!l ~ ilk't queened a pawn, and Black has 'P layed p-87. If the black kiD" were at Kt7 the game would be drawn, as 0 11 repeat«l checks the king would play to the comer, and O.K.P would be stalemate. While must try to prevent tbis, but ho'w? If he plays 1 Q_R3ch K- Q7 White to, play and wi(l 2 Q-Kt2 K-QS 3 Q_Q4ch K-B 1 K_K'6! K-Kt7 2 K- BSch K_B7 , Threuten ing to escape to the corner. If 2 Q·R2, K-B61 But nol K-Q8, when K-Q4 wins. as we Now White Is ready. T he continuation shows shall $U later. the proper procedure In this type of endinq. The correct winning method is by I Q -Q5c:h! 3 Q -KS K-KtS , The variatiOllk Jollow. 4 Q-Kch ' K~K' 7 Q-tl5ch K_K7 1 5 Q-Q2ch K-K'S 2 Q_R2! K-QS 6 K-K'4! P-RBQ, 3 K _ Q4! P-BSQ 7 K...,K'3 ...... ( 4 K-Q3 ...... And mate follows. APRIL, 1933 THE CHESS REVIEW 27

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White mates In three movu White ' mates · In three moves No. 11 No. 17 W . JACOBS GILBERT DOBSS NEW YORK ClTY CARROLLTON. GA. (ORIGINAL) (OR!G!NAL)

White mates In three moves W hile mates in {o,ur mo·vu· No. 45 No. i8 ISAAC KASHDAN G. ERDOS NEW YORK CITY DeD!CATED TO G . HUME'S 70TH B!RTI1DAY (ORIGINAL) (ORIGINAL)

, , White mates in Ihree moves Sell-mate in three 30 THE CHESS REVIEW APRIL, 1933 • PROBLEM REVIEW Solutions to problems, contributions. and all correspondence relating to this department should be 8cl~ dressed to Mr. Otto W"r~burg. 712 Atwood Street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

Our Problems this Month , pended upon for something worth while. 111 E are happy to be able to bring our This is not a diffkult four mover but is U/ solvers new contributions from old very pretty. No. 48. An echo of Mr. Hume's re­ friends and hope that those who have al ~ ready sent in solutions will continue to do cent birthday. so and that new solvers may be induced As our solution contest ends in a dead to enter our Ladder Solving Contest. It heat with seven solvers at 58 points, we is continou$, and every and any solver shall have to postpone our reward, In is sure of first place sometime, if he only our next issue the two leading solvers will win prizes. If there are still more than keeps on. No. 37 by the Vienna veteran composer, two solvers tied for top score we shall delay the award until the June number a pointed hit. when the three highest scores will be ' No. 38 Nicholas Gabor, a rising com ~ awarded place. poser who has contributed a number of in­ teresting 2 movers to Dr. Keeney's coll1mn Solutions in the Cincinnati Enquirer. No. I. O. Stocchi. I R-QB8 Nkc variety, clever and elusive,_H, H. Damn. No. 39 Dr. Keeney shows that the Nice play but though giving three 8ights is al- theme illustrated is open to new interpre­ most apparent,_Nels Nelson. Just fair I should tations. say._ G. Dobbs. No. 40, Another fine example of the No, 2. A. Marl. 1 R ___ K theme of Dr, Bettmann's number 27 of Fine and tricky.'_G. Dobbs. Beautifu!'_ W , our March number, Jacobs. No, 41. The composer is a devotee of No.3, S. Lewmann . . 1 Kt-Kt5 A few solvers tripped on this submitting Kt-BS the miniature problem, as key. No, 42, Quite complex in idea and No.4, A. Ellerman. 1 R-KKt7 treatment. The composer is one of the Exceedingly clever._ J. H . Daum. Ellerman is rising artists of our day, a master in bi-move strategy, It is amazing how No, 43, It is a real pleasure to be able much variety is achieved by shutting off tbe line to publish this new problem by A. J, Fink. QKtl-KR7._Nels Nelson. Cleverly arranged_ who besides being a practical player is G. Dobbs. No.5. A, Ellerman. 1 Q-QB2 still more famous as a composer, Hardly up to Ellerman's -standard_G. Dobbs. No. 44, The main play here is not new Somehow this seems insuffldent_ W. Jacobs. but there is added a sharp poipt in the fine No.6. H. Hermanson. I Q_KB2 try. 1 B-Q6, Kt-B5 and white has no Difficult and subtle, one hesitates to move the tempo move at his command! queen off the diagonal_Nels Nelson. Abandoning No, 45. Composed when Mr. Kashdan QxQ mate after QxKt and preparing for PxQ was not so deeply absorbed in the game mute instead. The variety is scant in character. No.7. N. Easter. 1 Kt-KKt5 as at present. Excellent. The interference is hidden_Nels No, 46, M. Van Winkle. we believe, Nelson. Several solvers submitted Kt-Q8. a good is a comparatively new composer. try. - No, 47, Dr, Dobbs may always be de- No.8. G. Christoffanini. 1 Q-KB7 APRIL, 1933 THE CHESS REVIEW 31

No.9 S. Lewmann, I P--KKt7 K-B5. 2 Kt-Kt2 ch; K.Q5, 2 Kt-B2ch. Threat, 2 KI-KI6ch; The pretty and pure mate tripled. Dalnty._ BxP, 2 Kt-Kt4 ch. Nels Nelson. Kt-K7, 2 Kt-B7ch. A fine chamaleon._W. Jacobs. Nice work with white knights and bishops No. lB. W . Jacobs . I Q-QRB -0. H. Ludlow. The play of the knig hts is K any, 2 BxP. good- G. Dobln. The composer inforrru; us the position is an No. 10. G, Christoffanini. I B-Q improvement of an earlier problem published in Very fine knig ht play_Nels Nel$on. Only the a ndonati Enquirer. second prize for Ihls gem. I would put it ahead PreUy._ N. Malzbe rg. of No, 7 any day-Davis O ·Shea. This has a Truly an original composiUon._ D. C. McClel- Ane key move. land. No, t 1. M , Barulin. 1 Kt--R5 No. 19 . . Johannes OhquiSt. I KtxBP A number of .$Olvers Hsted Kt-R3 as Key. Threat, 2 KtxP matI'; I3-Kt, 2 Q-KB; No, 12, J. de Andrade. 1 B-R3 PxKt, 2 Q -R3. Threat, 2 Kt-K7ch; Thr compose r duervn a big hand._ Nels B-KH, 2 Kt-B6c h; Nelson. R-QKt2, 2 BxR; Good strategy I Kt-K4, R-R6 an all uring try. R-QR2, 2 Kt-B7ch; G. Dobbs. In teresting problem with nice sacrH\clal com­ Nice construction._G. R. T raver. binations, demanding a nicety of play and ac­ No. 20. Otto Wurzburg. 1 Q_QKt curate ti ming_O. H . Ludlow. Some very tine Threat, 2 Q..QKt8; K-R3, 2 K-B6: play_Nels Nelson, An ori ginal interference Kt-Kt3, 2 Q-QKt2: KxP, 2 K-B4. scheme about Its only merit-G. Dobbs. Neither No. 21. Johannes Hane. 1 Q -QB No.9 nor 12 look like prl:e winners to me_D. Threat QxB and QxP C. McClelland. BxQ, 2 K-Kt8; B-BSch, 3 PxB: • No, 13 Dr. P. G. Keeney. I Q_QRB BxKt, 2 B-R5ch; KxB, 3 Q.Q2ch ; Good key and nice play.-Nels Nel$on. P-K8(Q) , 2 QxP; K-B2. 3 K-K&:h ; More or less conventional though the Kt inter­ RxKP, 2 B-R5ch; KxB or Kt , 3 QxPch; ferences are Interestlng._ G. Dobbs. K-B2, 2 Kt-K6ch; K-any, 3 QxP. Q-B6 and Q-Kt7, both submitted by solve rs, Exceptionally llne._P. L. Rot henberg. emphasiZe the pointed key, The black Kt at KB5 A problem of great beaut y and many subtle introduces two Interesting varlaUons. vars.-O . · H. Ludlow. No. 14, Kenneth S. Howard. 1 B_Q6 Very di fficu lt and has beauty too_ a more or less rare comblnation.-G. Dobln. Good main play._ Nels Nelson. Not easy._ W . J acob~ . No. t 5'. Meyer Schleifer. 1 R-QKt5 Only objection is the rathe r sluggish whi te No. 22 . W . A, Shinkman. 1 B_QR7 Queen._G. Dobbs. T his is a fine problem even today.-Nels Nel~n. Some nle e trys and moderate dlfBculty and Very {lood for an old timer._G. Dobbs. strategy. W hi te Queen almost a breach of Fine construction._G. R. Traver. economy.-D. C. McClelland. No. 23. A. C. White, 1 R-QR5 No. 16. H. W. Bettmann. 1 Kt-KB2 An unusual problem and one of the finest two Thrl'at, 2 Q-l

32 THE. CHESS REVIEW. APR!L, 1933

Frontispiece Problems black bishop for thl.' black kni~ht he could add the rt"aiiy thematic milin play of the problem. January by Qtto Wurzburg. R-K2 J. Sheridan Albert sends in the solution to this February by Sam Loyd. I Q-QKtB problem. CORRECTION Rx Q. 2 Kt-K5: PxKt, 2 QxR: B-R7. 2 Q_R2! , Originally published with a black knight_instead Problem No. 36 Miroslav Sonkup. of a black bishop at K18: It was No. 150 of The inscription "Dedicated to Alain C. Loyd's Chess Strategy 1878. Fully thirty years White" should have appeared with this after .Loyd discovered that by substituting the position. We regret the overSight. , LADDER SOLVING CONTEST I 2 3 , 5 6 7 8 9 lO II 12 13 , Ii IS i6 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total J. W. Byler . .. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 John H. Daum . , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 Dr. G, Dobbs .. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 Walter Jacobs . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 A. H , Ludlow . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 Nels Nelson -- . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 Geo. Partos -- . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 2 3 58 E. McCarthy .. . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 2 0 3 56 P. L. Rothenberg 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 3 56 Ed. H. Thorne . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 •, 2 2 3 56 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 3 56 Frank Vall • • • • 2 2 2 • D. C. McC lelland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 • 2 2 3 55 W . D. J. Curtin 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 3 3 \ . 2 2 3 55 R. H . Hixon . .. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 • 2 2 3 55 M. H. Kleiman .. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 3 3 3 , 2 0 3 53 Loul~ Tanassy . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 0 3 3 0 2 0 3 53 H. M . Berliner . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 3 52 S. B. Branerman 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 3 52 Dr. E . B. Gerlach 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 2 2 0 52 Irving G. Wald 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 0• 2 0 3 52 "A Chess -- .... . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 ,-- 3 3 3 3 0 2 2 3 51 S. J. Benjamin . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 , 0 0 3 Artbur Seidel • 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 J 3 3 3 0 2 0 3 " Alex . Szabo 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 3 J 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 " ------David Bernstein 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 '3 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 "i3 Edward Cohen .. 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 3 , 2 0 3 i3 B. A. Foote -- . 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 3 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 39 Edmund A . Nash 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 38 N. Malzberg . . : 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 36 Louis Halpern .. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2. 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 33 C. A. Fellm(,T .. 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 Geo. F. Berry .. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 Dr. G. Kaiser . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 J. S. Rhawn ... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 R. E . Alexander 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 W. B. Tudor . .. 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 25 H. G. Kent . . .. 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E . Arsenault .. . 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 22" Geo. R. Traver .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 3 3 0 2 0 3 19 Davis O'Shea . . 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 W . N . Thomson 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Melvin Fisher . . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 las. "- Bothwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2