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N()n·m~mbef'$ wLll be a.cimiuM upon presen tation of a card issued by the Se Chess in Puerto Rico We are accustomed to think of chess in the United Stlltes as confined to the 48 individual states. Actually it is very popular in our poss_ essions, and one of the strongest centers of chess REVIEW interest is the island of Puerto Rico. The Chess Club of Puerto Rico is located in San Juan, and is affiliated with the National Chess Federation. It is the cemer of chess life ISRAEL A. HOROWI1Z, Editor on the .island and does everything in its power S. S. COHEN, M~tnaging Editor to foster interest in the game. Recemly it arranged for a visit by Jose R. FRED REINFEID. A SJo ciaie Editor Capablanca. He played an ex-hibition game against Rafael Cintron, the Puerto Rican SARNIE F. WINKELMAN, Associate Editor Champion, at the Spanish Casino. He also gave MAXWELL BUKOFZER, Problem Editor twO simultaneous exhibitions: one at the Ateneo against 31 opponents, and another at the Uni_ BERTRAM KADISH, Art Direclor versity of Puerto Rico, where he encoumered 29--most of them University students. In these VoJ.llI, NO.1 PllbJ;sbed Monthly January, 193 5 3 exhibitions the former World Champion made a perfect score. According (Q our Puerto Rican correspond_ Nr:ws Events • 1 ent, it is hoped arrangements will be consum_ mated for an cX'hibition by Frank J. Marshall, The Wilkes· Barre Variation 4 the American Ghampion. Mistakes of the Masters 5 Cu rious Oless Facts • 5 Mexican Masters' Tournament Game Studies 6 As we go to press three rounds have been A Gallery of Grandmasters 11 completed in the Masters' Tournamem being ·held in Mexico City. Arthur W . Dake and Miniatu re Games 12 Moises Glico are tied for the lead with three consecutive victories apiece. To rhe disap_ Canadian Section • 13 pointment of the chess world Carlos Torre did End Game Studies 14 not enter. Selected Games . 15 problem Deparuneru • • 17 The Hastings Tournament Who's Who In Problemdom 19 The end of the fifth ·round finds Dr. Euwe and A. Lilienthal tied for rhe lead wiGh scores of 3Y2-1Y2 . Sir George A. Thomas has been Published monthly by THH CHESS REVIEW , 59·12 the sensation of the tournament thus far, 'having Woodside Avenul.', Woodside, N. Y. Yearly subscrip. scored three consecutive wins, twO of them from tion in the United Slales $2.50. Six mon ths SUO. Capablanca and Borwinnik. His score is 3_ 1 Elsewhere $,,00. Single copy 25 m. Copyright 19,5 ana he has an adjourned game witth Salo Flohr, by THE CHESS R EVI EW. whlch according to reports from abroad wil! probably result in a draw. Capablanca !has been CON1RlBUTING EDITORS: doing poorly-losing to Sir Thomas in the sec ond round and to lilienchal in the fifth round. LA}OS STEINER LESTER W. BRAND He is -tied. with Botwinruk far fifth and sixth W. E. NAPIER IRVING CHERNEV place so far. 2 T HE CHE S S R EV I EW Manhaccan Chess Club Championshi p played strong, consisrem chess losing o nl y one game outright- to Kashdan- and drawing twO The annual championship tournament of the - - with 1. A. Horowitz and A. C. Simonson . Manhattan C. C. is always one of the strongest Kashdan got off to a poor start by losing his club tournaments in me country. The entry second round game to S. S. Cohen; but after list this year was even stronger than usual. The that kept at Kupchik's ,heels like a bloodhound, list of names reads like a National Masters lost only one more game, to D. MacMurray, Tournament rather than a club championship. and won all the rest to end the race in a rie for The featu re of the tournament was the sti r fi rst prize. ring duel between A. KUJXhik and I. Kashdan After dividing the prize money, chey played for fi rst/rize. Kupchik jumped into an early one game to decide ohe Club Championship for lead an sec ehe pace -co the very end. He 1935 and Kupchik won. .- .-• ~ ~ " " " j " -•" j j j i - " ~ Total .-~ Score -"- i "~ ~ i J~ ! ~ ~ ~ 0 Prize 1 Platz ...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Y, o I"' 1 0 1 4 8 1 I 4Y2-8Y2 2 Denker • • • • 1 . 0 0 y, 0 y, 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 2 , .8 3 MacMurray. 1 1 . 0 1 I 0 'h 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 4 1 8Y2-4Y2 IV 4 Horowitz . . 1 1 1 • 0 0 1 1 1 1 Y, 1 0 1 9 3 1 9"Yz -3Y2 III 5 Hassialis • • • 0 y, 0 1 . 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 1 4Vz -8Vz 6 Kashdan · . . 1 1 0 1 1 • 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 11 2 • 11 _2 I & II 7 Schwartz • • • 1 y, 1 0 1 0 • 1 Y, 1 0 1 0 1 7 4 2 8 ., V &VI 8 Jackson · . . . 0 0 y, 0 0 0 0 . 1 I 0 0 1 1 Y, 3 8 2 4 -9 9 Tenner • • • • 1 1 0 0 1 0 y, 0 . 0 0 1 Y, 0 4 7 2 , ·S 10 Cohen . . . . . y, 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 . 0 1 0 1 , 7 I 5'l'2-7Yz 11 Ku~hik • • • 1 1 1 Y, 1 0 1 1 1 1 • 1 Y, 1 10 1 2 11 _2 1&11 12 Ric man · . . 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • 0 0 2 11 . 2 .11 13 Simonson . . I 1 o I 1 0 0 1 0 Y, 1 Y, 1 • 1 7 4 2 8 ., V & VI 14 Willman · . . 01 0 1 I 0 I 0 0 y, 1 0 0 1 0 • 4 8 1 4Vz -8Y2 College Chess Chicago High Schools Organize The Christmas Holidays annually bear wit_ Under the capable supervision of Mr. Wm. ness to the conflict between the college chess J. Rolfe, Vice/resident of the Metropolitan teams. Using the spacious quarters of the Chess Club 0 Chicago, the Ch icago H igh Manhattan and Marshall Chess Clubs as thei r Schools are organizing a team tOurnament and battleground, they give vent in one short week an individual tOu rnament along the lines of the to all the chess ardor which is pem up during New York High Schools. This should provide the scholastic year. the n<."Cessary raw material to produce strong opposition for some of the Eastern boys who This year rhe unusual happcncd~a tie oc curred in both leagues. The championship of have been garnering all the ,honors latel y. the H. Y. P. D . League composed of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth (although the Dartmomh representatives did not compete chis Chess Comes to Broadway year), was shared by PrincetOn and Yale. In the Intercollegiate Chess League composed of At lase chess has invaded the '"Great White City College, Columbia, N. Y. V., Yeshiva, Way"'. Under the capable supervision of Fred Brooklyn Law School, Seth Low, Pennsylvania, M . Chapman, the Broadway Chess_Checkers and Long Island University; the title was shared Parlor has been opened in clJ.e Strand Theater by City College and C.olumbia, with N . Y. U . Bldg. Chess players wi!! find a cordial wel_ in third place. come there. JANUARY, 1935 3 Boston vs. Philadelphia Bronx County Championship The second annual inter_city chess match be. The final round of the Bronx County Champ_ tween Boston and Philadelphia was won by ionship witnessed an upset rhat will provide a Philadelphia by the score of 9Y2-6Y2. The topic of discussion for some time to come. Ed. much was one of 16 OOards and was played by ward Schwartz, who ,has been leading the teletype. It was somewhac marred by the in_ championship race right from the start lost to ability of the contestants to finish all their Sidney Goodman, and as a result, Gabriel Hell_ games; yet matches such as this go a long way man is the new champion- score llYl-2Y2. toward stimulating a deeper interest dn the game The titleholder was a member of last year's and creating an inter_city friendliness which City College Championship Team. Edward otherv;ise would nOt exist. Schwanz took secooo place with a scote of 11_3; Both sides were represented by strong teams, Alexander Simchow finished third, score IDYl- fairly representative of their chess talent. The 312; and Gustave Littman took foureh place, Philadelphia team included such sterling players score 10_4. as Wm. A. Ruth, Sydney T. Sharp, Adolph Regen, Jacob Levin and Barnie F. Winkelman. Ohio Is Problem Conscious Yet they had their hands full in taming the The Cincinnati C. C is conduaing a series Boston aggregation under ~he leadership of of problem solving contests. No fee is charged John F. Barry, Harold Morton, H. J. Weidner, for participation, and a cash award has been Weaver Adams, and F. R. Chevalier. donated by Dr. Henry Wald Bettmann to rhe However, ~he individual honors were stolen solver making the 'best score in the shortest from the veterans by F. J. Beucler, whose bril. elapsed time. Clevelanders, not to be outdone liant win against S. T. Coggan of BostOn was a by their Cincinnati brethren, have organized a feature of Dhe match. Rhiladelphia won 4 problem club and once a week have lccru.res games, Boston 1, and 11 were scored as drawn, on !Jhe problem art. The first lecture discussed being left unfinished. "Terms and Definitions" and "Classifications of Two Movers". The succeeding lecture covered "Thr~ Move Themes". New Jersey Chess League Colorado vs. Wyoming Clubs affi liated wirh the New Jersey Chess The second annual incer_state match between League have been asked to vote on a proposal Colorado and Wyoming was held at the Plains to change the name of the league to the Norm Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on November Jersey Chess Ass'n. 17th. The final score was 10·6 in favor of This is due to the activity and influence of Colorado. the South Jersey Chess Ass'n, whose OJampion, ...... Wm. A. Ruth, defeated the North Jersey '"... --"---"------.'" champion for the state title. CHESS TIME CLOCKS Since it is planned to ·ha,ve a ma.rch between rhe South Jersey titleholder and the North Jer sey champion every year, the officials of the New Jersey Chess League believe it would be better to change the league's name to one that will more httingly denoce its proper sphere of influence. Russian Masters' Tournament Our Russian correspondent advises that plans are under way for a big masters' tournament ro This latest model is substantially built with :l fine be held dn Russia during February, 1935. In_ movement, exceptionally suited for match and vica PART II. The object of Ihis move is 10 open W hite's ce1lle-r. SECOND : M Ice I. P-K4, P·K4; 2. K I- KB ~, KI Ihus omaining greau:r mobil ity (or his pieces. Bu! OB ~; 3. 8·84, KI-B3; CHESS LESSONS by Recognized Experts THE CHESS REVIEW 59·12 Wood.ide Ave" Woodside, N. Y. 4 J ANUARY, 1935 , Karbitz, 1924 Mistakes of the Masters Dr. E. Zimmer By LESTE R W. BRAND Syracuse Master's Tournament August, 1934 I. A. Horowitz Urban White to Play and Win White "/iggered" he either had to lose his queen or be mated and therefore . . . resigned! M. Monticelli We ask our readers to find the single move mat seems co win for White. W hite played: 1 R-Rl?? Black replied: 1 ... RxQ???, and White won the ending. Had Black repl ied 1 ... QxR, the ,';ame wou ld have been over, for White coufd nOt afford 2 QxR on account of . . . Q-Rlch!! CURIOUS CHESS FACTS By IRVING CHERNEV (1) Have you ever threatened to eat your pieces? If so-don't be alarmed. It has actu Gladbeok, 1928 ally been done before! Oscar Tenner, the old Dr. Euwe maestro of the Manhattan Chess Club, swal_ lowed everything but the board! And here is how it ·happened. During the World War lux_ umes for soldiers were few and far between. Tenner and his friends were ardent chess players; but, they had no pieces. They hit upon the happy idea of kneading them out of bread. All went well until they were put upon short rarions. When it became a choice of playing chess or playing a 'harp--one by one the chess. men went. Swallow -that one! (2) Dr. Tarrash, the grandmaster, objected to the entrance of F. D. Yates in the Hamburg Tournament of 1910 on the ground that Yates was not strong enough to compete. Curiously Dr. Van Nuess enough {he only game Yates won was from the worthy DOCtOr. What a boomerang! Black to Play and Win (3) In 1926 Newell W. Banks, American T he Game: Checker Champion, patticipatedin a chess 1 • . . • QxRP? tournament in Ghicago, In which 'he played .2 RxP! R_K1? 3 QxRch Resigns against Frank J. Marshall, American Chess Champion, and Isaac Kashdan, Ihis present Black's winning line was 1 . .. R-Kl; 2 Q-B3, challenger-and what do you think 'happened? Kt.K4, etc. A bad day for the pres ent candidate for world's championsh ip honors. You're wrong! Banks won both games. 6 THE CHESS REVIEW 22 . . . • R.QKt1 Game Studies 23 KloKt5 Kt-B3 The only move, in order to answer Q·K7ch with Manhattan Chess Club Championship .. . K-Ktl. If instead 23 ... R·Kl; 24 RxR, QxR; 2, R·Kl, wins. Or if 23 ... Kt.Q4; 24 December, 1934 Q.R3 followed by Kt-K6. But not 24 Q.Q6, R.B3! KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 2' Kt·K6ch, K·Ktl; etc. 24 Q·B5 P_K A3 (No/cJ by I. K«Jhdan) Temporary relief, but every Pawn move creates a I. Kashdan A. C. Simonson new target for the attack. 25 KloB3 P.R3 While Black 26 R_K7eh K.Kt1 1 P.Q4 Kt-KB3 27 Kt.K5 KKloQ4 2 P.QB4 P-B3 If 27 . . . QKt·Q4; 28 KtxKtP, KtxR; 29 Ktx 3 Kt-QB3 P_Q4 Ktch, K-B2; 30 Kt(K7)xKBP... with t'Wo Pawns and 4 Kt-B3 P.KKt3 • a powerful attack, in return ror the exchange . If Black intends this, he should not move his BP, 28 R.Q7 •••• but plan to effeCt .. P-QB4 as soon as possible. Now KtxKtP would not be good becau~e of . . . 5 PxP KtxP R-B3. The text is a pleasant alternative. 28 . . . . Q_BS If ... PXP; 6 P·K3, and Black's KB will be misplaced with nothing to aim at. 6 P·K4 Kt.Kt3 Exchanging was preferable, as this Kt loses 100 much lime. White already has firm control of the center. 7 B_K2 B.KtZ 8 B.K3 B_K3 9 0·0 0·0 If 9 ... Kr-B5; 10 8-84, KtxP? 11 Q.62, Kt- 65; 12 p.Q' wins a piece. 10 Q.B1 • • • Beuer than Q.Q2, which would allow. .KI.B5, freeing Black's game. 10 . . . . B.B5 11 B.R6 • • • • W'ilh the Bishops off, White's advantage consists in the bener position of his pieces, and his command of most of the lines. 11 . . . . QBxB 12 KtxB QKt.Q2 29 Q.B1 • • • • 13 p.QR4 R.B1 Hitting the RP, which cannot be defended without 14 P.R5 Kt.R1 some loss. 15 Kt.Kt3 • • • • 29 . . . • P.B5 Already threatening 16 Kt·R5! for Jf 16 . If 29 ... QxP; 30 KtxKtP wins, Of 29 . BxB; 17 QxB, PxKt; 18 Kt·Kt5, Kt·B3; 19 P·KKt4; 30 Kt·R" followed by R.KOch and Kt· would win. Kt6(h. 15 . . . . Kt_B2 30 Kt..K4 Q.B4 16 R.K1 • • • • 31 Kt·Q6 Q_K3 32 Kt(Q6)_B7 .•.. If now Kt·R5, PxKr; 17 Q·Kt5, Kt-K3 defends_ It is remarkable that the White pieces should have 16 • • . • R.K1 penetrated so far through the few weak points. Black 17 BxB K,B has nothing better than the coming sacrifice of the 18 Q.Kt5 P_K3 exchange. hactieall y forced, if Black is to gain any freedom. 32 . . . . RxKt Not 18 . . . P·K4 be.::ause of 19 Kt-B5ch and 20 33 RxR R-KB1 Kt·Q6. 34 RxRch K,R 19 Q.Q2 • • • • 35 Q-85ch K_Kt2 The poim of the manocuvcr is that White now 36 R-K1 • • • • plans P-K' and Kt-K4, to take advamage of the Commencing the final stage, in which this Rook is squares weakened by ... P-K3. to take a leading part in the amck. 19 • . . . P.KB4 36 . . . • Kt.Kt4 37 Kt_B3 Q.B3 This makes mancrs worse, as Black's King IS further exposed. 38 R.K8 Kt.Q3 39 R-QKt8 Q-K2 20 P_R4 R-B1 40 Kt..K5 Q.QB2 21 PxP KPxP 41 R-QRS Kt.K2 22 Q.Kt4 • • • • Trying to shut out the Rook would be of no avail. Establishing threats on both sides, which prove diffi· If 41 ... Kt-Bl; 42 Q·B2, Kt(Q4).K2; 43 Q·K4, cult to meet. etc. JAN U ARY, 19 3 5 7 42 Kt-QS Kt_B2 R. Spielmann If 42 . .. Kt(Q3)-B4 ; 43 Q-K5ch, QxQ~ .{1 PxQ, followed hy R-QKt8. 43 R_K8 . Kt_B4 44 Q_BSch K.BS 45 Kt.K5 P.R4 46 Q.Kt8 Resigns If 46 _ KtxRP; 11 R-KB8 wi ns. Sopron Tournament September, 19S4 - QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED (Noles by R. Spielmann ) (Trans/a/ad fro m the W einer S(hach·Zeiltmg) K. Havasi R. Spielmann White Black K. Havasi 1 P.Q4 Kt-KBS 2 Kt.KBS P.Q4 S P.B4 P_KS 22 .... Kt·K4! 4 P-K 3 PxP More forceful than the sacri fice 22 _ . . BxKtP, 5 BxP P·B4 which need not be accepted. 23 PxB, QxPch ; 24 6 0-0 Kt. BS Q-Kt2, QxQch; 25 KxQ, BxP, ere. Bu t 23 B·Kt~ 7 Q.K2 P.QRS might still prove troublesome, whereas the textmove 8 R.Q1 .... wi ns at least a pi ece. The innovation of Pirc 3 P.QR3 which he ~ u ccess · 23 KtxKt BxKt fully essayed against me at Marioor is wo rthy of con· 24 R_R2 • • • • sidera tion here. In that game, J believe, r shou ld have cont inu ed with 8 . . . P·QKt4, foll owed by Or 24 B-B4, RxB! 9 .. . P·B5. 24 ... . R-BSch 8 _ . . . P.QKt4 Resigns 9 PxP Q-B2 For after 2~ QxR, RxQch; 26 KxR, BxKP followed 10 B.QS B,P by ... Q-B5. 11 Kt-BS • • • • Havasi travels along a natural path. Yet it ap pears to me that ·the Knight is misplaced at QB3, Should White wish to avoid the line 11 P·QR4, PxP ! (Flohr's move), he might continue with 11 P·QR' Marlbor Tourney and follow up with QKt.Q2. August, 1934 B.Kt2 11 . . . . QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 12 P·QRS 0-0 1S P.QKt4 B·QS (NOles by V. PiN) 14 Kt_K4 • • • • (Transl41ed from Ihe Wiener S(hoth-ZeiJung ) Already the position is quite difficult to handle, 14 BxKrP is frustrated by 14 ... Kt-K4 ! and V. Pirc R. Spielmann against the norm al development of 14 B-Kt2, Black White Black exerlS a lasting pressu re wi th , . Kt·K4 . 1 P-Q4 Kt-KBS 14. . . . KtxKt 2 Kt.KBS P.Q4 15 BxKt P.B4 S P_B4 p,p 16B.B2 _ •. 4 P_KS P_B4 16 BxKt, BxB was a lesser ev il. Now observe 5 BxP P.K3 bow quickly White's game collapses. 6 0-0 Kt.BS 16 .. , . Kt-K4 7 Q_K2 P.QRS 17 Kt-Q4 .... 8 P·QRS • • • • After 11 KtxKt, BxKt, the double threat of Perhaps good, perhaps ba d~i n any event a new . . . BxR and . . . BxRP 13 R_Q1 Q·K2 Milr,hall Chen Club Champiolllhip 14 QKt-Q2 KR.Ql Decembtir, 1134 HI QR-Bl R-Q2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 11$ B.Kt 1 QR-Q1 I beJitv ~ that the present posidon il slightly in ( N am b, F. R,itrt,tJ) White's favor, even though at fi rst glance it appears to be almost iden tical. The difference is th ai Wilile's D, Pollil nd F. Relnfeld Kfl ight at Q2 has a logical des ti nation at QB5. White Black wh ereas Bbck', QKc obstructs the diago nal of one 1 P-QB4 p·K3 of his Bishops. 2 Kt.QB3 Kt·KB3 17 Kt_Kt3 RxReh 3 Kt.-B3 . ... 18 Rx R Rx Rch The continuation 3 P.K4, P.Q4 ; 4 P·K5, P.Q'; , 19 QxR ... PxKt, PxKt; 6 KIPx Kt, QxP; 7 P·04, P·B4; 8 Kt·B3. P·KR3; 9 B·K2, PlcP ; 10 PXP, B·Kt' chi 11 B·Q2, These ex~hang es were highly necessa ry . Oth erw ise BxB chi 12 QxB. Kt· B3 gi ves Black a good game it would be difficult 10 parry KI-B,. bee au~ of his attack on the hanging Pawns. 19 ,. .. P-K4 3 . . . . P.Q4 20 Q.B2 P.KtS 4 P.Q4 Px P This and ,he prev ious move we re necessary pre S P.K3 P.B4 cautions against Ihe threats al m y opponem 's KR 2, 6Px P "., KB}, and QS" However, Black 's pos ition is now An indication of peaceful intentions which m· somewhat weakened. cou nges Blick 10 take the initiative, despite the ell' 21 Q. Bl Q.Q3 change of Queens. A serious Joss of time! It was imperali ve that 6 . . . . QxQ ell. Black concentrlle immediately on his defen se wit h 7 KtxO ...... KI·Q2. The capture with the K would stve a tempo. 22 B.82 Kt.Q2 7 .•. , BxP 23 QKt .Q2 ! P.B3 8 BxP P-QR3 If instead 2, .. Kr·B3; 24 P-R3! with attack 9 P..QR3 P.QKt4 ~ga jnst K,. 10 B-Q3 B.Kt2 24 K t -K4 Q_K2 Black has already om.lnt 20 . • . . B. K3 3 . . . . P.KKt3 21 P. R3 KR_Q B1 4 8·K2 B- K<2 22 P. Kt 4 - . . . 5 P.QKt3 0_0 B·Ql ? would cose a pi«e by . . P-K) folJ owed 6 B. Kt2 P.Q3 by . . . P· Ke4. 7 QI 28 Kt.Kt4 K.R1 Manhattan Che-ss Club Championship Or 28 . . . Klx P; 29 BxKl, RxB; 30 RxR, QxR; December, 1934 31 R· QI ! Q-KI7; 32 R-Q7, K·B2 ( 32 ... Kt-Q4; QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 33 QK4 threatening Q-K6ch and RxKl ) ; 33 Q-K3, R· K ; 34 BxP and wi ns. A. Kupchlk I. Ka.hdan 29 P.Q511 Kt-Kt4 White Black Or 29 . . . KtxP ; 30 BxP ! 8x8 ; 31 K1X B, Kl 1 P_Q4 Kt_KBS 16 PxP p,p Kt4; 32 Q-Kt4 etc. 2 P-QB4 P.KS 17 Kt.K2 K_Kt2 30 Q-Kt3 PxP 3 Kt-KBS P.Q4 18 Kt-B4 B.Q2 4 Kt-BS P-BS 19 R_RS P_KKt4 If 30 .. , KorP ; 31 BxKt, PxB ( ... RxB ; S PxP KPxP 20 Kt-RSch KtxKt 32 P·KR4, Kt-B2; 33 RxR, PxR; 34 RxR, QxR; 35 6 B_KtS B.K2 21 RxKt Q-B3 QxP !) ; 32 hR, QxR; 33 RxP, Q.Q2(33 .. . 7 P.KS 0.0 22 P.B4 p,p RxR; }4 QxR, KtJ( Pch; 3' K-Kt2 , P·KR4 ; 36 KIXP, S B_QS Kt-KS 23 Px P Q,P Q-B; 37 KxK!, BxKt ; 38 BxBch, QxB; 39 Q-R8ch 9 BxKt B,B 24 P-KKtS R.B3 and wins ) ; 34 RxR, QxR; 35 P·KR4 wi nning a 10 KtxB QxKt 25 QR_R1 Q-K6ch PJwn, for example ... Kl·K5; 36 Q.87! 11 P-KR4 Q.K2 26 K.Kt1 K_B2 31 B.Q4 1 P.KR4 12 B-QS P.KB4 27 R.R7ch K.KS Driving the Kt where he wants to go ; Bl ack was 1S Q_B2 P_KKtS 28 Q_BS p.QS probably in time pressure. 14 0-0-0 QKt_Q2 29 Q-BS Resigns 1S P_RS Kt.BS 32 Kt-K3 RxR 33 RxR Kt.K5 This game decided the play.off for the Cl ub 34 BxRP P.B4 Championship. 35 BxKt BPxKt [f 35 . .. Q PxB; 36 8-B5 followed by R- QI or Q-K6 according (() circumstances, wi th a strangle Llnz Tour nament September, 19S4 hold On Black'S gamt. S6 B_BS R-QBS QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE S7 R_Q1 P_QS S8 Q_B7 ! • • • • H. G. Schenk E. EII.kales W hite's sl'aled move. T he game (played in the W hite Black ftrSI round ) was not complt'ted owing to Reshevsky 's 1 P-Q4 Kt_KBS 18 Bx Kt Kt_QS withdrawal from the tourn ament. Reshcvsky main_ 2 Kt.KBS P.QKtS 19 Q.QS B_QBS tains that the position is drawn, but it is diffi cult to S P.KS B_Kt2 20 B.K2 Q_Kt2 sec any grounds for this cl aim. If 38 . .. Kt- Ktl ; 4 P.B4 P-KS 21 P.B3 B_B3 ,9 Q·Kn lea ves BIJck hel pless. S B.QS B_K2 22 B.KS P-R5 6 Kt.SS P-B4 2S R_KB1 Kt.Kt6 7 0.0 P-QS 24 R(Q2)_Q1 B.QS 8 Px P KtPxP 2S B.B2 QR_Kt1 9 Q.B2 Kt_BS 26 R.Ktf P.B4 10 P-QRS 0.0 27 PxP KPxP Contract Bridge 11 R.Kt1 P_QR4 28 Kt-Kt5 BxKt 12 R-Q1 P_Kt3 29 PxB p.Q4 1S P-K4 Kt_Q2 30 BxB KtxB 14 B.R6 R_K1 31 B.Q1 Q.R2 1S B.K2 Q-Kt3 32 P_QKt3 R,P Chess 16 R.Q2 Kt(Q2)_K4 33 PxP P.BS 17 QR_Q1 Ktx Ktch Resigns Every Facility for the Enjoyment of Both Games Liebwerda T ournam ent August, 1934 INDIAN DEFENSE T wo Sp aciolJs Floors E. Eliskases W . Henneberger W hite Black 1 P.Q4 Kt.KB3 15 Kt.K4 KloKR4 2 P_QB4 P_K3 16 Kt.Kt3 KtxKt 3 Kt-QB3 B_KtS 17 RPxKt Q.Kt4 VisitOr! Always Welcome. 4 P.K 3 0.0 18 B.K4 B_KtS S B·Q3 P-Q3 19 R-Q5 Q.K2 6 Kt_K2 P_K4 20 Q.BS P.B3 7 0-0 P-B4 21 P_B4 PXP 8 PxKP PxP 22 RxP Kt-K4 STUYVESANT 9 Q_B2 BxKt 23 RxKt R.Q8ch CHESS CLUB 10 KtxB KloBS 24 K .R2 Px R 11 P-QR3 B.KS 2S RxB KR-BS 241 East 14th St., New York City 12 P-QKtS Q_K2 26 B.QSch Q-B21! 13 B.Kt2 QR-Q1 27 BxQch K.B1 14 QR-Q1 P.KKt3 Resigns A Gallery of Grandmasters By BARNIE F. WINKELMAN AKIBA RUBINSTEIN the petty glory of the Ghetto and a humdrum existence, ,his way was to lead to world_wide AN EVENTFUL AND TRAGIC LIFE renown and a soul racking ambition. Trau sltlled from the German of Dr. Ha'lIutk, and At 19 Rubinstein learned that in the near_by lorllling Ihe inlroduclion 0/ "R"bins/"h, GnIJj,,,,I", town of Lod.z there lived a real chess master, by Hans Kmoch. now being /rarIJ!aled into EI'/g/ish by Mr. Wide/man. one George Salwe-a champion, who, indeed, had crossed swords with the great Tschigorin. Deep ou( of the shadows, out of the Middle. Forthwith Rubinstein betook himself to Lodz; Ages, (ame Abba Rubinstein. A dark squalid there he found in some way the means of sub_ Ghetto of Russian.Poland was the Bethlehem sistence, and thereafter was nowhere else to be in which his spark of life was kindled. Rubin_ found except in the sphere of chess. He played stein was born on December 12, 1882, in Sea. with those to whom Salwe gave the odds of a wiski, of the Province of tomza, For gener_ rook; but even against these yokels the young ations his anceStors had been rabbis and scholars man of Stawiski did not shine. Clearly the lad of the Hebrew classics, equally inured to physi_ of the Ghetto was not cut out to be a chess cal privation and the intensive cultivation of player. the mind. No one had any confidence in his ability In the home of Rubinstein's rarems both except Rubinstein. He returned to his native vil_ wefe to he found-keenness of mtellect and lage, and for several months disappeared from stark poverty. A few weeks before his birth, view. Suddenly he was in Lodz once more. He his fuher had died, leaving behind a wife and entered the chess club, then direct to the table twelve children. Akiba went to the house of of master Salwe, and challenged him to battle. his grandparents who forthwith undertook his Salwe smiled indulgently; those about the up_bringing. The lines of this " up_bringing" master mocked in derision. But Rubinstein were marked out to a nicety. ~he youngster seated himself, and played and won. The whole would become a teacher of the Talmud, a sm club went into a huddle. Wirhout delay a dent of Hebrew, even as his father and his match between Salwe and Rubinstein was ar grandfather before him. ranged. The result was a deadlock at 5:5. A His education was indeed received in the second march was played and victory rested "Cheder", the school of the Jewish community, with Rubinstein 5: 3. The old champion was and the "Jeschiwah", a higher academy of reli_ dethroned, and the dreamy yourh from the gious instruction. The prescribed language was Polish village reigned in his stead. Hebrew and Yiddish: Rubinstein understood A year larer he was sene to the Russian Nat_ no other, and had no desire for any other. He ional Tourney at Kiev, where he obtained the would become an ornament of the Ghetto- 5th Prize. In 190.5 ·he entered the international nothing more. arena, and at Bannen won his spurs in ~he Then chess came into his life. He chanced Haupttumier A of the German Chess Associa_ to see two childern playing the game in the tion, tying with Duras for third prize. He be_ "Jeschiwah". He was fascinated and from that came a recognized master. From the odds of a moment chess became the ruling passion of his rook, after less than four years he bestrode the life. He was sixteen years of age at the time, realm of chess like a Colossus. and immediately obtained the only chess book Now began a breath_taking march from available in Hebrew, "Chess, Checkmate", by triumph to triumph. At Ostend (190.5) he Sossnitz. He absorbed its contents entire. Smdy was third among 36 entrants. Schlechter and of the Torah, the lore of the Talmud, became Maroczy alone outranked him, wirh such prime an evanescent dream; only chess remained. figures as Bernstein, Teichman, Marshall, Jan His grandparents noted, and mourned. They owski and the whole array of Russian talent cursed the devilish alchemy in whose toils the trailing behind. boy had become enmeshed. His mother prayed Shortly afeer the new year was ushered in he daily that the Lord bring her erring son back to scaled the pinnacle in competition among the the well trodden paths. But Rubinstein was lost great. At Ostend 'he shared first prize with to God; he had succumbed to a demon, rhat Bernstein far in advance of 28 contenders. At was to embody his tragic fate, and ftom which Karlsbad he won undisputed fim honors, and his life could never more be sundered. From with this viaory broke the supremacy of the S0- li 12 THE C HE SS REVI EW called Lasker.Pleiadies, that is, the generation of 10 . . . . Kt.R4 1S PxPch K.Q3 of 11 Kt_B3ch K.BS grandmasters who wefe contemporaries 12 P. K6 P_Q4 W hi fe now males in Lasker, and who had Set the standard in the If 12 ... PxP ; 13 Q. world of chess since 1890. With tth is viGto ry Kt5ch, K·Q~; 14 B· 14 Kt_Kt5<:h K.K2 the Sfandard was hawed down, and Rubinstein B)ch, K·K4; 15 B·K7ch 15 Q.87 mate -in tum became the standard bearer of llis gen wi ns the Queen. era tion, which was to include Capahlanca, N iernzowitch, Spielmann, Tartakower, Vidmar and all the others of the new epoch of chess. Metropolltal'l Che .. League At St. Petersburg in 1909 the Polish mu ter New York, 1925 demonStrated his full equality with world champion Lasker, whom he defeued in their IRREGULAR DEFENSE indiVidual encounter. In fact it was not until Sal'ltallerre Rasmunen the last round thu: Lasker's score m atched his W hite Black own, SO that both shaeW. [he first prize. 1 Kt_QB3 P.K4 6 B-KtS B.K2 His great year of triumph, however. came 2 P.Q4 PxP 7 0-0-0 B-K3 S QxP Kt-QB3 8 P.K4 O.() muoe years larer, in 1912. In a ~riod of twelve 4 Q.QR4 P-Q' " BxKt- OxO months he scored no less than five first prizes 5 Kt-83 Kt_B3 10 PxP!? • • • • in international competition, a record that in Here .. . B·Q2 would KtxP is much s.ound· the whol e gamut of chess history 'has never yield Black much better er herc. been duplicated, either before or after. San prospects. For ex;amp le: 10 •.. BxKt(forc:ed) Sebastian, Pistyan, Breslau, Warsaw, and Vilna. , . .. B·Q2 ; 6 K(x P, Kt 11 PxQB BxPch K[,! 7 Q·KI3, B·K3 12 KxB QxR But in this year also me shadows for the first (8Q·R4ch, P-Kt4 and 13 B.Q3 QxR time flitted across the spirit of Rubinstein. None Black wins apiece) ; 8 14 BxPch K.R1 ~he less his record brazoned forth, and it was P·B4, KtxKl ; 9 PXKI, BxP ; and Bl ack hu the 14 ... KxB ; 16 Q clear to the whole world that Rubinstein was R:kh, K-KII ; 17 KI to be the next champion. Nor was this convic. better game. And if, in answer 10 5 •.. B KI ', KR.Qt ; and W hile tion shaken by his astounding fa jlu ~ at St. Q2, 6 Q.KI3. Ihen 6 h» nothing more than Petersburg in 19 14, the first signal ~bu ff of ..• P-Q'; 7 Kt·K4, Kl' a dra... . his career. A great match for the world tide R4 ; 8 Q·Q3, P-QB4 ; 15 Q.R4 P.Kt3 9 B·B4, Q-Kt~ alld 16 Q.R6 KR.Q1 was scheduled to take place in the spring of Black has a vcI)' play 17 BxPch K-KU 1914 between Lasker and Rubinstein. The able game. 18 PxP mate. chess world waited expectantly. Then came the War. (/n Oltr ",:.:1 iJJue Mr. Win/ulman concilldeJ Ih, Manhattan Che .. Club Champlomlhlp l Iar)' 01 th e tare" 0/ gra!ldmal leT' R"binllei" . ) December, 1932 IRREGULAR DEFENSE A. S. Denker D. MacMurr;;llY Miniature Games W hite .,"" Arnold S. Denker 1 Kt.KBS Kt.KB3 Bx P, KtxB ; II KI-B7 8, 2 p.B4 P-B4 ch, K-K2; 12 KtxR and This permil5 White White has no difficulty Metropolitan Cn" •• League [0 play the Maroczy in extricat in g his New York, 1925 vari ation of the Sicilian Knight. And in ans ... er Defense by playing 3 to 1 ... P-Q'; 8 KI-Q), KING'S BISHOP OPENING P.Q4. KlxK!; 9 PxKt, P-QR ~; S Kt.8S 10 P·K4! and wi ns L. Samuel, J. L. McCudden Kt-B3 e;tsily. ·· White Black 4 P.Q4 PxP Q.Q2 1 P.K4 P_K4 Forced. If 8 ... Klx, 5 KtxP P.Q4 IS • • • • 2 B.B4 Kt.QB3 P; 9 B·B4. Q.B3; 10 Black tries here to 7 PxP KtxP 3 P.Q3 Kt.R4? SfOP P·K4, but a.s the 8 KtxKKt QxKt K t ·B ~! Q.Q2 4 BxPch KxB sequel shows, hi$ move " Kt.KtS 9 B.KSeh K.Kt4 10 B.Q2! P_K4 5 Q _ R~h K_K3 is weak. 10 Q.RS ... . 11 0.0.0 B_B4 6 Q.R4 • • • • If 5 ... P·Kt ); 6 Qx· 10 P·K6ch, P.Q4; 11 12 8 .KtS Q.B4 P winning back fhe PxP, Kt·Kl); 12 p TIle best line, I be piece with • wi nning Q6ch, K-R3; would also lieve, threatening to And White announced position. win, but the tex t move win a Pawn. If 6 ... mate in three: 13 Kt· S Q.B5ch K.Q3 is much finer and wins Q-Kt3, the cominu.tioo B7ch, K-BI; 14 R· 7 P.Q4 Kt-QB3 in shorter order with would be 1 KI(Q4)· QSch, KlxR ; l' Q.K8 8 PxPch K·B4 the continuati on Q.K2. Kt', PXP; 8 B-K3, Q mille. Reshevsky vs, Toronto The latest repon from the Saskatchewan_ Manitoba inter_provincial problem solving con The Toronto Ghess Association is to be com. mended on having made it possible for players test is given as Manitoba 927 and Saskatche_ wan 696----with three problems to go. of its city to meet and play against such out. standing masters as Alekhine, Marshall, Kash. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been inves_ dan, and Reshevsky. The fact rhat such an tigating the possibi li ty of arranging a six_boa rd idea for simultaneous displays is one bound to match by wireless, teleg raphy, radio, or by get_ dick every time, has been revealed before, and ting down to " brass tacks" and meeting at some was proven again, with Samuel Reshevsky's convenient "point" where an over_board feud latest engagement. He was welcomed by a good could be evolved! throng of keen.eyed spectatOrs and determined players-when on the eve of last November 26th, he was introduced and put into action against 33 tables at the Royal York Hote!' It Miscellaneous News is exactly 13 years and 7 months to the day when the then "great boy_wonder", made his Canada is now a member of the F. 1. D. E first appearance in Toronto-in the Anatomical (Federation Internationale des Echecs). In a theat re of the Biological Building at Queen's recent letter pertaining to the acceptance of Park~a mere child ten years of age. The same Canada as a member, etc., and addressed to the Sammy Reshevsky made a clean sweep of 15 Canadian Chess Federation, from the president, won games with only 2 d raws against 17 oppo Dr. A. Rueb of The Hague, it is said: "We beg nents ! Two years later, the "wonder_boy" visi_ to thank our Canadian fri ends heanily for their ted Ottawa and won all of 26 games! And moral suppon of our labor for the benefit of even today, Reshevsky is, without question, a chess". All of which shows t-hat Canada is hard pl ayer to beat in simultaneous, match, o r fina ll y establishing a place for itself on the tournament chess. W irh such an esteemed rep_ chess map. utation it is nOt unusual that his recent Tor_ Thirteen players are listed in the Montreal onto performance attracted a large audience. Chess Club ohampionship, and after the first two The final results included 5 draws with no rounds L. Richard and S. B. Wilson were indi_ losses and 28 wins {Q his favor against 33 op_ cated as being pace_setters with scores of 2_ 0 ponents. Draws were secured by Messrs. W. N. each, while Harvey, Griffin, Gaudett and Brise_ Wilson, Dovercourt, C. c.; F. Blumberg and bois were next in order with 1-0; adjournments S. D. Ballard, Toronto, C. c.; P. Auerbach unaccounted. and F. Miller, Jordan C. C. The Hamilton Chess Club is including with its winter_season program a. continuous series of tournaments WIth specified openings. The Manitoba and Saskatchewan latest news concerned a Muzio Gambit contest H. W. Jordan is preparing a line_up of with). W. Moncur leading by 13-6, closely fo l_ thirty or more Canadian chess correspondence lowe by M. Harris 12¥2-5!,6, with the next in fanciers to do battle against aU. S. team selected order F. Fagerlund, 11_6, and W. McClintock by The New Yo rk State Chess Association. As 8-3. Each contestant is scheduled to play 20 a means for speeding up the game (so it is games! A Danish Gambit Accepted is another rumored) carner_pigeons are to be shipped to event on the card. each team for special convenience! The Toronto Chess Club Handicap Tourna. The Regina chess dub won a dose decision ment was in full sway last month- divided into over its Vibank rivals in a ·recent match by a twO sections with six players each, and after 6-5 count. Results wilh Regina names first twO rounds W. A. J. Case and F. Blumberg were: Bird 2, Stoeber 0; Wilkerson 1, L. Tobias tied for the lead with 2_0 each in one section, 1; Portigal 1, Huck 1; Gers~field 0, F. Tobias with W. Runkowski to the fore in his section 2; Rosmer 1, Lorenz 1; Darlmg 1, Menz O. by 1 ¥2-Y2' 14 THE CHESS REVIEW The Toronto Unoiversity Chess Club is now in the midst of a four-board Msle against the End Game Studies Icelandic Ohess Club of Ghicago, and in addi. By BARNIE F. WINKELMAN tion ~have challenged ~he McGill and Princeton Universities to a triangular six_board free·for_ The value of chess to its devotees lies in the guid all! It surely takes these University lads to stir ance it offers to those who seek success in other fields. There can be no doubt that victory over the chess up trouble, and to add more co the merriment board throws a revealing light upon many principles they are staging thel! dub championship with of combat that have little to do with the mere move· "thirteen" rounds(?)-reporting the -standing ment of th e pieces. at this time as : A. D. McConnell, 5-1 ; R. In the same way those who seek accomplishment in Drummond, 4Y2-Yz ; J. Scheffer, 4.1; R. B. the creative arts of music, or the drama or the novel. can learn much of how a great masterpiece i .~ fash. Hayes, 4Yz.IYz; M. F. Sprott, 4"2; S. Shank_ ioned. From the study of the evolution of a famous man, 3Yz -2 Yz ; I. Kaplansky, 3-3; R. T. Burgess, chess ending or problem, they will discover that the 2Yz-IY2 ; A. L. Rubinoff, 2-3 ; M. Rubinoff, 1-4; outstanding performances are not isolated flashes of S. A. Jennings, 1_4; A. Gould, 0-4; D. L. constructive genius, but represent the climax of much Turner, 0-7; adjournments unaccounted. What effon by many able minds. most cities need is "nOt a good five cent cigar!" So tOO the approach to che~s and the mental pro (esse~ that re~ult in high excell ence, lind their coun but "{'he very best kind of chess entertainment te~·p af.tS in the tC.lcarches and studies of a great available." Some few players may be contented SCl e nt ! ~t . to play "skittles" just so long as they have such To take up chess in one·s teens, and to comprehend son of cigar, while there are many others who these fundamentals before embarking upon the real prefer a good sound game of chess (without the work of life, is a rare privilege. cigars if you please!). Toronto is setting a fine No ending ever con~tru((ed affords a keener thrill than Kubbel's famous composition that concludes his example by ,having real chess seances with se_ '·150 studies·'. lected chess maSters as mediums! [t does nOt detract from our pleasure over this Dominion Congre-ss, 1934 m~sterpie Len ingrOili d T ournament September, 1934 QU EEN'S GAMBIT DECLIN ED N_ J. Rjumin E_ Rablnov itch W hite Black 1 P·Q4 P·Q4 17 P.Kt5 p, p 2 P.QB4 P.K3 ,. P·RS K.Kt 2 3 Kt.KB3 Kt.KB3 19 PxP p,p 4 Kt.S3 B. K2 20 B.Q3 R. R1 5 B.Kt5 P. KR3 21 a,p Q.8 2 6 B.R4 0 -0 22 B.B5 R, R 7 P.K3 P.QKt3 23 RxR Kt.B1 1 Kt.K3c h K·Kt6 8 Q.B2 B.Kt2 24 R.Kt1 Q..K B!5 2 Q.Kt4e h K.B7 9 0-0·0 QKt-Q2 25 Kt x KtP Bx Kt 3 Q. 84e h K.KS 10 K.Kt1 Kt.K5 26 Kt-K2 QxBP 4 Q.B1c h K.Q7 11 KtxKt a , a 27 Q.B7c h K.R3 5 Q.Q1 c: h K·B6 12 Px P p,p 28 Q.Q6c:h K.Kt2 6 Q.B2c h K·Kt5 13 Kt-B3 B.KB3 29 RxBc:h K.B2 7 Q.Kt2c h Kt.Kt 6 14 P·KR4 P·B4 30 B.Kt6ch Ktx B 8 Q.R3c h K,O 15 P.KKt4 p,p 31 Qx Ktch K.K2 9 Kt·B2c:hl and ma to. 16 PxP P·Kt 3 32 R.K5ch ROIl gns 16 THE CHESS REVIEW Leningrad Tournament Kloaterneuburg Tournament Septembor, 1934 July, 1934 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED SICILIAN DEFENSE M. Botwlnnlk I. Kahn Otto Sehlrok Hugo Sauer White Black 1 P.Q4 Kt.KB3 26 QxP BxKt White Black 2 P.B4 P.K3 27 RxR e,R 1 Kt.KB3 P.Q4 20 B.K4 P.Kt3 3 Kt.QB3 P.Q4 28 P.K6 B.Kl 2 p.B4 P_K3 21 P.K5 KtxP B.K2 e,p 4 Kt.SS 29 PxPeh 3 P.QKtS KloKB3 22 PxPch QxP 5 B.Kt5 QKt-Q2 30 axe Q,e 4 B_Kt2 B-K2 23 KtxQ Kt.R6ch 6 P.KS 0.0 31 BxKt e,e 5 P_Kt3 P_QKt3 24 K.B1 PxQ 7 P.QR3 R.K1 32 QxB QxKtP 6 B-Kt2 B_Kt2 25 BxB KxKt 8 QR.S1 33 Q.K6ch K_R1 P.SS 7 0-0 0-0 26 B-KB3 RxRch P_KR3 34 QxP A_QSt 9 8.84 8 P-Q3 P_B4 27 RxR K.Kt1 10 B.Q3 p,p 35 Q_RSch K.Kt1 p,p 9 PxP PxP 28 BxP R.Q7 11 BxBP P·QRS 36 PxP 10 QKt.Q2 QKt·Q2 29 R-K2 RxR P_QKt4 37 Q_Q5ch K_R1 12 P.K4 11 Kt_R4 R_Kl 30 KxR Kt-Kt4 13 8_R2 8.Kt2 38 Q_ASch K.Kt1 12 R_K1 Q-B2 31 Kt·B5 Kt-Q4 Kt-Q4 39 Q_Q5ch K.Rl 14 P.K5 13 P-K4 PxP 32 B-K8 Kt.QB2 15 KtxKt 40 P.Kt4 R.BS KPxKt 14 PxP B_KBI 33 B-QB6 K.B2 Kt_Bl 41 P.KtS RxRch 16 B-Ktl 15 P.B4 P.QKt4 34 S.KS Kt(Kt4).K3 42 KxR Q.KtBch 17 0·0 Q.Kt3 16 P.K5 Kt.Q4 3S Kt.Q6ch BxKt 18 Q.82 KR-81 43 K.K2 P_Kt6 17 Kt.K4 QR.Ql 36 SxB KloQSch P.QR4 44 Q.Q3 Q_R7ch HI B.K3 18 Kt.KtS QKt.Kt3 37 K.Q3 KtxB 20 Q.KB5 45 K.B3 Q.B7 P.KtS 19 Q.RS P.KR3 38 BxKt Kt_Kt5eh 21 Q.Kt4 P_QB4 46 Q.Q7 K.R2 22 B.B5 R_BS 47 Q.R3ch K.Kt3 ami tho:: game was duwn after a fr:- w moves. 2S PxBP e,p 48 Q.K6ch K.R2 24 Kt-Q4 P.R4 Drawn 25 Q_R4 Kt-Kt3 Klo.ternouburg Tournament Aachen Tournoy July, 1934 May, 1934 QUEEN'S PAWN GAME QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Karl Gilg Karl Palda Wachter Schmitt While Black White Black 1 P.Q4 P_Q4 20 QR_Kl B.Q2 1 P-Q4 Kt-KBS 12 B_K2 P_QKt3 2 P-K3 P.K3 21 P.KB4 2 P_QB4 P_K3 13 B_B3 B_Kt2 QR.Bl 3 B-Q3 Kt.KB3 22 P.KKt4 P.Kt3 3 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 14 P_QKt4 0-0 4 Kt-Q2 P.B4 Q.R3 K.Rl 4 B-Kt5 QKloQ2 15 P_QR4 23 0-0 Kt.S3 K.R1 R_KKtl 5 P-K3 P_B3 16 P_KtS P_B4 5 P-QB3 24 6 KKt.B3 p,p 25 R_Kt1 KloKt2 6 Kt-B3 Q_R4 17 BxB QxB 26 R(K3)_KtS Kt.R4 7 Kt_Q2 B_KtS 18 Kt_KS Kt_Q2 7 KPxP B·QS 27 Q_Kt2 Q.S2 8 Q_B2 PxP 19 Kt_BS B_B3 80.0 0·0 9 R.K1 Q_B2 28 P_KR4 KloB3 9 BxKt KtxB 20 Kt_K4 PxP?? 10 Q.K2 B_BS Kt-S3 P_R3 10 KtxP Q_B2 21 Kt_Q6 and wins 29 11 P_KKt3 B_R3 KtPxP 11 P_QR3 B-K2 30 P-RS 12 Kt_KS KtxKt 31 P.KtS Kt.K2 - -- 13 PxKt KloQ2 32 P_Kt6 Q_Kt2 Played by Correspondence 14 Q.RS P-B4 33 B.Q3 B.Kl 1S Kt.B3 34 Kt.Q4 B_Q2 December 1933-September 1934 e,e 16 QRxB KloB4 3S Q.R3 Kt_B3 EVANS GAMBIT 17 B.Kt1 P.QKt4 36 R.Kt5 P.RS 18 Kt.Q4 Reslgnl Dr. I. Balogh Th. Krick P·QR3 37 QxRP E. 19 R.K3 Q_K2 (Ruman;a) (J ugos/all;a) Whit" Black 1 P_K4 P_K4 12 B_BS!! p,e 2 Kt.KB3 Kt-QB3 IS PxP P.Q6 3 B_B4 B-B4 14 RxP e,p DON'T FORGET OUR 4 ().O KloB3 15 KloK5 BxKt RADIO PROGRAM 5 P_QKt4 BxKtP 16 QxB R.B1 6 P_Q4 p,p 17 R_K1 P.Q3 7 P_K5 Kt_K5 18 Q_KRS P.B3 W. H. N. (DIAL 1010 Kc.) 8 Q_K2 Kt-B6 19 BxPch K.Q2 9 KtxKt BxKt 20 RxPch K,R SUNDAYS AT 1:45 P. M., E. S. T. 10 S.KKtS Kt-K2 21 Q_K5ch and wine 11 QR-Q1 P-KRS PROBLEMS "The Poesy of Chess" By MAXWELL BUKOFZER Prob/ems, Problem so/ulionJ, , rili(;HrIJ, a;mme"ts and all mattNs pertaining to ,h, Problem Deparfmenl, should b, unt directly 10 th, Problem Editor aJ 106·22 20th Sired, Bellaire, L. I., N. Y. For penQn,,1 replies and the return of unJuitable (o nlribulionJ, indoJe a Jlampea seif·addressed elllle/ope; olherwiu replie! will be made in the (QrreJpondence (O/umn, W I N NE R OF LADDER PRI Z E A Happy New Year! FOR NOVEMBER T ie Bet w ee n To all friends and supporters of {he C. R. and, Norman Mal:z.be rg and A. Szabo especially, the Problem Depanment. May 19,5 bring Congratulations t o all ! you the fulfillment of your fondest and most cher· ished wishes! Solutions to all problems i n t his ilOsue are due February 9, 1935. Since it is customary to offer resolutions at Ihe. incipiency of a new year, I resolve that the Problem LI STEN T O OUR BROADCAST ! EVERY Department of th e C. R. will slrive with unr .. laxing SU NDAY _ 1:45 E. S. T. O V ER W . H .N. effom to realize its one and only aim, to become the fo remost Problem Depan mem in existence. This is a tremendous task, I know; yet, with your as~istance, it can and will be atlained. HOW TO CONSTRUCT I wish to thank all of you, masters and be.';inners, A CHESS PROBLEM {Of yo ur liberal support during 1934. Help me in 19,5 by renewing your subscriptions promptly and PART 11. a~king your fricnds to join us. As we grow our (Pari 1 appeared in Ihe Orlaber, 1934 iJwe) abi li lies to satisfy your demands grow apace. Now let us take a ;:limpse at the material that you PM the newcome r.\ 1 repeat today a number of de· may. with proper observance of relationship, emhnJy tai ls: Wrile your soluliom an d criticisms separately into your embryo problem. I.et me enumerate some from the challY part of your leners. Uu: init, not of the mo re important and popular ones, anyone of ,~nril. Plac~ n"mr and "ddreu on ellery theet. Write which, or any combination of which may serve your on on e Jide of paper ol'/ly. Pay aJtmtion to Ihe elm purpose. ing Dale for solwiont. Sel'/d problem! alUla)".' dia grammed, ne.'er in nOlalions. PilI filII so/utiol'/! ()II diagramr. afro I'/ame and "ddreH. fie patient when your problem rou,t wait for publication becau.se of 1M priority rights of your brother composers. Watch Ihe Correspondence column. Don't expecl private MARSHALL answers except in cases of Ur.';Cnl need. Points are awarded as follows : 2 for 2 movers, 3 CHESS CLUB for 3 movers, ele. Cooks same as author's solutions. Inc. No Solution claims ditto. Wrong claim, are penal. ized one point for each claim. Fair)' problem so/uliol'/J 23 W . 10th St., New York City musl be itepl uparale and Ihe (()mplele JOIUlioni , even jor 2 mOl'erJ , a"e neu'Jary In oblain credilJ. No points are awarded for impossible position claims or • duals. TEST YOUR PROBLEMS! Criticisms are ,,/wap desirable, even when unfavor· Htadquarlerr of; able, but must be expre.l sed in decent Ianguag~ . VOle jor the "beJI" pr"bJ~m eVCr)' m()nlh and menlfOn'N Frank J. Marshall ond rhoice. so as not to lose your V()te when your "best"' problem is d ropped for some reason . T he U. S. Champion more votes, the fairer the award! Problems, ~pecially 2 movers and 4 mOVeIS, are alwa)"J wanted-bul only ij TESTED .I Problems were • received from: G. Motl·Smith ( 7); E. Krisch ( 4); O. Lu dlow; B. Beers (12): Jacob Neuss (2 ) ; Har Where chess lovers meet amid Sreaves ( 2) ; Dr. Dobbs: Beers (through Dr. Dobbs) ; Patz ( 2); Goeller; C. R. Beiro. Thank you Jinrere/}'! congenial surroundings NOTE: All problem s cor~ were decimated for January I, 1935 to avoid bulky ligu res. No one gained or {ost more than V2 point by ,hal arlion. • WINNER OF HONOR PRIZE APPLICANTS WELCOME FOR NOVEMBER R. Cheney (220) 17 18 TH E C H F.S.s R EV I EW ~ are: Crosschecks, Pins, Fl ight squares. Cl~~r· The famous '·Pipe Ogran" tas le: is probably Ihe most anCH, Interferences, Blocks, Stlfblocks, Sacrilicn, complete illustration of interference play. Unfortun· Sialemales, Symmetry, Echoes, and for a tioale, Model :udy it has been done to death and rhus ils originaJ ~bl es. W e will now disruss these in detail. glory has faded considerably. The well known two. The Crosscheck is perhaps we most Ixlove DR. G ILBERT DOBBS "Writing up" famous composers of chess problems is always a genuine pleasure co me, because it affo rds me the opportunity to vent my personal grateful appreciatIon of the magnifi. cent work ohese men performed for problem lovers, and at the same time to acquaint o ~her problemiscs and the great contingent of solvers with the grandmasters of our craft. Today, however, there is an additional dc. light expressed in every stroke of my pen. For the problem giant whom I am privileged to pre· sent to you is one whom I proudly call a (lear old fri end and who is admired and beloved the world over, as is indicated by me scores of letters demanding this write.up. The following personal nOtes of the "We.de. gang" of Dr. Dobbs are culled from an article that appeared on November 19, 1933, in the "Minneapolis Pawn Pusher", a distinctly worth. while and cleverly condua ed colwnn in charge of the talented young chess expert O. A. Hole. Gilbert Dobbs was born on December 6, 1867, third son of an eminent Baptise minister, may press for his laurels if {he lord will heed at Richmond, K y. Accoums o f Gilbert's early ab e prayers of a million admirers and g rant to life describe 'him as an unusually clever and Dobbs the generous span of life he allorted to gifted student who completed his college edu. the "Wizard of Grand Rapids". cation at [he remarkable age of 19. The influ. Gilbert Dobbs is a 'most remarkable and un· ence of ,his parental home is probably respon. usual type of composer. Not only is he one of sible for Gilbert's devotion to the vocation of the world's moSt prolific and fertile problem his father, although he might, with equal suc· artists, who amazes us with me supreme quality cess, -have chosen music or journalism for his and astonishing quantity of his creations, but :areer, being proficient in both. Afeer Gilbert ~ possesses a keen sense of judgment rarely f1ad won his oegree as Doctor of Theology be found so pertinently expressed in a creative was seleaed to occupy, successively, several pul. mind. With a strong distaSl:e fo r simulation, ·ts in his native state, and, later, was trans. hypocrisy, conceit and pompousness 'he com· r.erred to constantly more important positions in bines a clarity of appraJSal that is almost un· vuious States of the South, Today he is the canny. That is the ,reason why OUf youngsters honored head of the BaptiSt Church in Carroll. hang their heads when Dobbs disapproves, and ton, Ga, strut in elation when he praises ~heir work. In problem chess the name Dobbs has become Perhaps there is no composer on earth the equal a -household word. There is no corner of the of Dr. Dobbs in (he perfection of problem universe where, among the problems ~lved by technique. Like Shinkman he possesses the the lovers of chess, you would fail to find some priceless endowment to beStOw a speaking voice that beat his name and evoke enthusiastic adm ir. on every p roblem he composes. ation for his unique creative genius. T here IS an indescribable attribute in Dr. In the U. S. A, Dobbs is, without the shadow Dobbs' work that even rhe term " loveliness" of doubt, the most beloved and esteemed com. does nOt adequately express; a daintiness, a poser living today and, with me sole exception s w~ness , a I:)ea.uty, a comeliness adorns 'his I,pf the "Olympian", Ono Wurzburg, also ~he every creation, that enchants the solver, capti. greatest, In universality, ·in activity, especially vates his enthusiasm and compels his adritir. on fields not chosen by problemisrs of the aver· ation. The purity, the Spartamc economy that age type, Dobbs reigns supreme, a worthy com· distinguish the Dobbs' -problems, which, since panion of the immortal Shinkman, whom he the demise of Murray Marble, are the most OUt. 19 20 THE CH E SS REVIEW standing protagonists of the MocleJmate in D r. Dobbs is unique in still another respect. America, are unparalleled. Pick at random a He is one of me not tOO numerous great masters hundred of Dobbs' problems and I defy you to that never tire to aid the beginner, to teach 'him, locate even one single chessman in nhe entire by advice and example, to guide him on the number that is nOt needed. As I stated above, thorny ·pa.t'h of farrie. That is the reason why his technique is simply marvelous, he is not merely esteemed and admired like Is it, therefore, any wonder that in the com· other great adepts of chess but also beloved position of echo_modelmaters, the most difficult more chan any ocher composer in the U. S. A. but also the most charming kind of problems, Such is the Problem Ti,tan of the South. May Dr, Dobbs is unexcelled. he continue for many, many years to adorn Dr. Dobbs has given approximately 3,000 problemland with his creations of fairy-like problems to problemdom of which not even beauty; a supera'rtist, a grandee of the poesy of one percent are below a master's standard. chess, an ideal for the youngsters of our land W'hat other expert of the Diagram can boast of the Creator of music in problem chess, our own a similar record? Gilbert Dobbs. How many rrizes has he conquered? Only Gilbert himse! knows and he won't tell. You CHAMELEON ECHO can, however, be certain that the number of Chess Review, 1933 his honors cannot be stated in less than three numerals. And probably as many more are awaiting him. I have compared Shinkman w i~h Beethoven and Wurzburg with Wagner. I feel that Pro. VIdence has given us in Dobbs the Franz Schu· bert of rroblemland. Like Schubert's works, those 0 Dobbs express melody and artistic charw in every detail, loveliness and soulful_ ness, that entrance the hearts and minds of men, irrespective of race, creed and color. As a solver Dr. Dobbs is unfailing. Like Wurzburg he laughs at difficulty. Nothing ever balks him. When the CHESS REVIEW reaChes him Ihis solutions come back at once, generally the first to be recorded and always complete Mate in four moves and perfect. 1 &14, Kc7; 2 PhS, Kb7; ;, B>:Pch, etc. 1 Bd4, Kb5; 2 Bfich, Kc6 ; 3 Ra7 !, etc. TRIPLE ECHO 1 Bd4, Kh7; 2 BxPch, Kc7; 3 PM, etc CincInnati Enquirer,' 1933 Wiener Schach;teltung, 1907 Mate in four moves Self_mate in three moves 1 Sdl, Kd3; 2 Qd'ch, Kc2; 3 Sc3, et c. 1 Sdl, Kd3; 2 Qd5ch, Ke3; ;, Se3, etc. 1 Kh5, SxSch; 2 Kg ' , QxR ; ;, QxSch 1 Sdl, Kd4; 2 Se3!, Ke4; 3 Qi5ch, etc. 1 Kh5, Sch; 2 S84, Kb4; ;, Qh6ch 1 Sd I, Kd4 ; 2 Se3!, Kd3; 3 O.l(2 !, etc. 1 Kh" Kf4; 2 Sd5ch, Ql(S ; 3 Qg5ch 1 Sd l, Kf3; 2 Se3!, Ke2; 3 Q(l5!, etc. 1 Kh" QxR; 2 Sx&h, Kf4; 3 Qg'ch JANUAR Y, 1 935 13 . (Original) FAIRYLAND ERWIN KRISC H Cleveland, O. Fairy Problem No. 8 WaJ wrongly condilioned as a Direct Male instead of I 3 move Helpmate. Your Editor alone is to bl~ . T he sol ution will bE' with held and ae l~. (O,iginal) 12. (Odgintd) (Co"ecfeJ V nsi()n ) MAXWELL BUKOFZE R E RWI N KRISCH Bellaire, L. I. Cleveland, O. Helpmate in 4 moves White Mui-Selfmales in ) moves Same with c2 placed on e2 , 22 THE CHESS REVIEW 238 (Original) ( Original) CHARLES'" S. JACOBS EUGENE McCARTHY Boston, Mass. . Rochester, N. Y. Mate m 2 moves. 236 239 ( Original) (Original) VINCENT L. EATON DAVID C. McCLELLAND Cambridge, Mass. Jacksonville, III. "=' "=' :Mate 10 2 moves. Mate in 2 moves. 237 240 (Original) ~ (Original) CLEMENTE LARRANAGA F. A. HILL Rome, N. Y. White Bear, Minn. = Mate 10 :2 moves. Mate in 3 moves. J ANUAR Y, 1 935 23 241 244 (Original) (OriA;,tlf/ ) P. L. ROTl-4ENBERG DR. GILBERT DOBBS New York City ""~ Car-roUt on, Ga . ~~ Male in 3 moves. Male in 4 moves. 242 ( Original) ( Orilli",J) O. AARHUS DAVID C. M'"cCL.EL.L.AND St. Paul, Minn. Jacksonville, III. ~ ~ Male in 3 moves. Selfmlle in 4 moves. 243 (O,;gilla/ ) (Or2"iginal ) MANNIS CHAROSH F. W . WATSON Brook lyn. N. Y. Toronto, Canada ~ ~ Mate in 4 moves. Selfmate in 7 moves. SOL.UTION S TO THESE PROBL.EMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 9th, 1935. 24 (Conlimltd from P"ge 21) - Pa'rjc~. Do I ,eI points for w lvin& ,his one/-limeno. (CcruinJ, i-Editor) . F7 : 1. Qg6, G.h7 ; 2. Qbl, G.al; 3. QbSch, Sc7 malc. No.220. R. Cheney (5m). 1. Rxd,. Sxl. or ~: , . I.e '. Slny: 4. Rd. F8 : Solution next mOfllh. mat ... CRITICISMS: N o.6. Very clever and crafty de 1. 2. 11.16.5, 3: ,. Rd. KsP : maoy • No. 216. . • MannI. CharOlh (3",). I. Sdl. Ke4 ; 1. Sb7. etc. CORRESPONDENCE T h. thr« modd , a", retty. but the & Name j ;: ~ E ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ E j Mahherg, N ...... • ~1 2 2 2 o 223 3 34 3 H Subo, A...... ' 01 2 2 2 2 2 33 34 ' 3 4 H Rothenberg, P. L ...... 484 2 2 2 2 23 334) 3 4 H Burke. H ...... 466 2 2 2 2 23 334' 3 4,0 Dobbs, Dr. G ...... 46 1 2 2 2 2233 3 4' 3 4S0 Riggin, C. w ...... 42' 2 2 2 2 233 3 4 '3 46 H:lrgrt:a.v¢$. G. W ...... 364 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 34 3 39 Hoy, J. O ...... 327 2 o 2 22 3 334' 3 4 36 FOOte, B. A ...... 310 0 2 2 22333 4 0 H D3vis, L...... 304 2 2 2 223 3 3 4 3 H Chess, A...... • ...... 281 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1\ , 3 4 32 Emery. G. R...... 290 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 31 Mcc..llhy. E ...... In 2 2 2 22 3 334 30 Patrick, M. W ...... 246 2 o o 2 0 3 3 3 4 327 Halpern, 1...... 242 2 o 2 22 30; 4 5 27 H ochberg. Bros ...... 215 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 , 3 4 2, Berliner. Dr. M. H ...... 21 2 2 2 2 2 233 3 4' 3 24 Ratke, R. J ...... 198 2 2 2 22 3 3345 3 23 Vail, P...... 230 23 Youn.':, E. P ...... 190 2 2 2 2033 3453'1 22 Wenzl, T. C...... 177 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 3 1\ 5 3 21 Morris, M ...... 142 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 -1 5 3 4 18 Green wald, Dr. 1. .. . •. •.. . 139 2 2 2 223 3 34 53 17 Tudor, W . B ...... 148 2 2 2 2 16 Tiesler, G. P ...... 11 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 3 14 Pa (%, W ...... 101 2 2 2 22333 45 3 13 Tangeman, J. B...... • 10 1 2 o 2 2 2 3 3 34 53 413 Murphy, P...... 97 2 2 2 223 33 45 3 13 Wahby. M...... 126 ., Berry. G. F ...... 121 2 2 2 2 2 13 Korsgaard, S...... 89 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 , 3 12 Silver, C. E...... 81 2 2 2 2033 3 4 0 3 11 Hannan, J...... 76 2 2 2 2 2 9 Cheney, G. N...... 60 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 4 '3 9 Nash, E. A...... •.... . 48 2 2 2 223 3 34 53 8 D alYI H. B...... • ..... 37 2 2 2 223334 53 4 7 Dejager, J...... '" 2 • 2 2033 3 4 3 7 B!uSlein, L. E...... B 2 2 2 223 3 34 '3 4 7 K.iS(h, E...... • . . . .. 36 2 2 2 20333 4 '3 4 7 La rsen, R...... •. .... 2' 2 0 2 2 3 0 3 4 4 Vanw inkle, W . ••.•...... 0 2 2 2 2 2 333 " 03 03 7..atwuskv, C...... 0 2 0 2 22 333 4 '3 4 3 Jimeno, Jr. C...... 0 2 0 2 223 3 4 ' 3 4 3 Fren ch, t . E...... II 2 0 0 2 0 2 Higgins, C...... 9 0 0 2 3 4 2 Straus, W...... 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 Grote, F...... 0 0 0 o 0 0 All solvers not mem ioned In this list who stopped solvi n.': with the August issue or Ialcr can bave lbe ir scores restored to them if they send solmions for 'hiJ I number on or before February 9tb, 193'. CHESS BOOKS Recommended by THE CHESS REVIEW Modern Chess Openings Amenities and Background of Chess Play Griffith & White ~th Edition W. 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