, FEBRUARY 1955 TROPHY OONOR AND WINNE R IS",> IlIIl!.(' .HI SO CENTS r "scription Rat e _-."E YEAR $4.75 20 B-N4 23 RxP K:o:A" 21 A/ , - KBI Q- Bl 24 Q:o:P t K-Al 22 8_Nl. P-N3 25 Q- R7 mate Jnd/;"ln/;" by tht';;e ,·omp·osed brilli;\n<"iell. it ~eeruM that the !iuman mind is ~ timu, hl lml to l,e rfnrm more remarkable re al ~ on the fie ld of battle tlHln in an ivo!") tower. 1·11'1"1'. fo r ,·olUl"lrll'oOIl. is II I:"llllle IIlken (.'0111 .·C'l l lire. w hen'in ,I liule knowll 1,1Hynr "ouduns I he attad i. magnifkeutly. WHAT IVONDEHFUL GAMES we could Le ningrad, 1950 create jf our opponent gave liS the oppor­ SI CILIAN DEFENSE tu nity! If onl y he would filII in wilh our Shapiro Somov gl-andiose schemes! And yet- suppose we had White BhH.:k 1 P_K4 P-QB4 5 N-QB3 P_ KN3 the chance? Could we ri se to th e occasion? 0 N _ i([)3 P-Q3 6 P- B4 B_N2 Some y"e<ll's ilgO, the Hampstead and High­ 3 P . ·Q4 p , p 7 P-K5 p,p gate E:tpress offered it,. reade rs such an op­ , N,P N_ KB3 S p,p N-Q4 portunity: It instituted u contest in which , :-.i - R4 ReeU IH 10 favor Blatk. prizes were offered to Ih e com posers o{ the 9 B- N Sf K-Bl '11' , , ]jill. ["rom he re on. White I"on'es i\ win. most 1)1'1 UlIll lI11U g ltlll ry games. 10 0 - 0 The following three games won first prize !f 10 NxS:. 1 t :\ - K6'r willS at o nce. and second prize, ex-aequo. Th ey were, in 11 NxN QxN the opinion of GUl1 iiherg, th e international 12 N_ B5! Q-84t master who was judge, lhe fin est conceptions 0 1" 12 .. QxQ 13 B-lt6t, K - N1 ].I NxP submitted. Irving Chernev male. Or 12. QxB 13 Q-Qgt. follow!':11 bl' ].I IJ- H6t. ron'p" mllte. 13 B-K3 Author: Dolle, let P rize Q-B2 14 B- R6t K-N 1 AUY LO P EZ 15 NxPt Q,N 1 P-K4 P_ K4 9 N_B3 0-0 2 N- KB3 N-QB3 10 A_ K \ R-Kl 3 B-N5 "I_B3 11 R-Q1 N_ B4 4 0-0 N , P 12 N_Q4 B_R3 5 P_Q4 B_K2 13 Q _ N4 Q-B1 6 Q-K2 N-Q3 14 B_ Rt 8- Bl 7 a,N NPxB 15 N-8 5 N_K3 8 Px P N-N2 16 N_K4 K_Al 21 B x P t R,a 0,· 21 K-Hl 2~ :\- Xljt . l' x."\' H ~· III mate. " 22 Q- Q8t B_B l 25 N-B7t R,N 16 IhP! K,R 18 R- B1t 8 - 93 23 QxBt R,Q 26 A- Q8 t A- B' 17 Q- Q5 t Q-K3 19 RxBt! K,R 24 N-K7t K -Rl 27 R,R mate 2() Q- Q4t K - K2 On 2(1 Q- K·l. ~1 il - S:7~ \\ · i n .~ t)a' Aut ho r : Miss Millar l ;I\('('.\: 01". u ll ~ II K - lll. ~t (1 K IJ ; QUEEN'S GA MB I T \ ':1 ~\,' l h ~ K ill !!". P- Q4 P-04 11 B- N2 Q- 82 21 B- NS t K - 8 2 2 P-Q84 p , p 12 Q-K2 P- OA3 17 N- B6 ! 22 B_Q 8 4 R_K l 3 N-K B3 N-KB3 13 QA- O l K A- K l 18 P:o:P GI" .,., l ! ~ Il n t ! - B Ii7. K .'\ ) ~ l 4 P-K3 P_B4 14 N - K5 B- Q3 Witll t he fi r s t t lu-el1t w ore t hall olle 5 a,p P_K3 15 P- 8 4 QA_Ql mo"e deel), T he intention il! t 9 B- X" i , 6 N_ 83 N_B3 B_ A2 P- ON4 23 Q- B61 K- Nl 24 B_ K R6 BxB 20 PxBt. followed by male. 7 P- QA3 B_K2 "17 N_ K 4 K N xN Resig ns 18 • , , • B:o:B 20 Q-NSt ! A xQ 0 - 0 p,p 18 Q,N N x f'l< \\'orul('r fu i ;lIh~ 111\1";1 '110r.' "~"iI; lIg 19 N x B A_ B l 21 N x P mOlit e •9 p,p 0 - 0 19 BPxN B_ K 2 IlliOn n"!lon: 10 P-QN4 B-Q2 20 AxP! Author: Edward COIIvre l T HOUGHT F OA TH E M O N T H SCOTCH GAME :UII hnl't"It"~~I~' ill lon t" wilh The gal!l!'. 1 P_K4 P-K4 11 p-a5 Q_N3 - A$S iac 2 N-KB3 "'_Q B3 12 N _A 3 0-0 3 P_Q4 p,p '3 N - B4 Q_A2 4 N,P a_B4 '4 0 _0 _0 P_ Q4 5 B_ K 3 Q- B3 15 PxP NxQP 6 P-B3 KN- K2 P_K A3 N/4xB 7 Q-Q2 P- QA3 "17 P,N N,R 8 B-QB4 N_ K 4 18 R,N P_QN4 9 B- N3 Q- N3 19 N- B 6 Q_N2 10 p-Ka4 N_N5 20 N/4- K S Q- N3 \\' jl itC ror~ e\! mll lt' in ~e\· t'I\: CHESS REVIEW 'HI ,./ClURf CHESS MAOAZINf valumn 23 Numbe r 2 February, 1955 EDITED &. PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowitz Readers are invited to use these columns for their comments on matters of interest to chessplayers. INDEX AND AWAY WE GO FEATURES I have just returned from a IJtlsine~s Game of the Month ______ ____ ___ __ _ 40 t rip and find a cuuple uf lell (! rs u rging Rosenwald Tournament _____ _______ _ 42 1lIe:: to renew my subscription. I haw Unesco Tournament 47 been receiving yuur magazine for the pa ~t ten years and enjoying it so much dlat. if DEPARTMENTS I had no muney I would rather not buy Announce the Mate ! 34 food fur a day or even two Ihan part Chess Ca,viar __ ____ ____ __ _____ __ __ _ _ 49 wilh CHESS RE\'JEw. Games from Recent Events __ ______ _ 54 We fed as though on a holidar tht~ da)" Morphy Masterpieces _______ ___ ___ __ 59 we receive the magazine, and !\Irs, Kahn Odds and Evans _______ __ ___ __ ___ ___ 46 Past Masterpieces __ ____ ___ ___ ______ 39 and I find great delight in slutiying ils Postal Ch ess _____ ____ _______ ___ ____ 60 pages. So as to the fut.ure nev('.r doubt White to move and mate in two Solitaire Chess _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ _ 45 us because only death can part us from We were once fascin ated by a cute pro­ Spotlight on Openings __ __ __ ~ _______ 50 engaging in our constant sttody in the totype of the above "problem," Its solu­ World of Chess __ __ __ __ __ ______ ____ 35 divine game of chess, tion: 1 PxR(R)! Any 2 0-0·0 mate! was You Too Can Win in the End.game __ 52 Enclosed find check and thank you. designed to challenge the Laws of Chess On. Ali(;(;,rrus K.~IIN as then set forth, Hearing that the Laws New York, N. Y. had been revised, we let the position es- EDITOR cape us. I. A. Horowftz Keep up the good work. Your maga­ Scanning the new Laws, however, we EXECUTIVE EDITOR find the idea (in position shuwn above) Jack S lraley BaUeli zine is a treat to read. still challenges the rule-makers, The new CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ~IUIlUA y PROJ t:CTOR t. Chernev, J. W. Collins, T . .A. Dunst, El Paso, Texa$ Rook has not previously been moved! N~r Dr, liT, Euwe, Hans Kmoch, W, Korn, arc any men between the King and that Fred Relnfeld, Dr, S. G. Tartakover. Rook. Nor does White's King run into at­ Barnle F. \Vlnkelman Hal'ing received my first copy of your tacks hy anr enemy men. So, assuming CORRESPONDENTS magazine, Cllt:SS REVU: W, I cannot express Alabama E. III. Cockrell. White's King has not been moved, cas­ my delight in di~ covcring wilhin it so California J . B . Gee, Leroy Johnson. Dr. H. tling is possible! Perhaps el'en with Rook Halston. M. J. Royer. many articles of lasting interest. on QN8 or Qll8? Colorado ~1. W. Reese. Although a novice tu the game of Chess. Connecticut Edmund E, Hand. Can that solution actually be l egal? How Delaware R. D. Donaldson. I louk forward with anticipation 10 many Florida Major J. B. Holt, P. C. Knox, Ernest interesting and enjoyable games because wuuld you like to spring the idea un are, G. 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