• "",., ",." rh ~ ' ~ LlFORNIA STAGES U.S. TITLE MATCH Everyone i. in good humor ill> the t en·game match for the United St a t es Champion­ ship get a under way in Los Ange les. Challenger Herman Steiner ( left) I, determined to prov ide iI worthy follow-up t o h is recent international t riumphs ; Champion Arn old S, Denker (rig ht) exu des qu iet confidence; Cyril Towbin (st anding ), pre,ident of the sponsor ing Los Feliz Chess Club, is announcing the moves t o the audience; and C randmaster Reuben Fine (center) seems t o f i nd the ro le of referee mOlt congenial. • • RUNAWAY BESTSELLER! Now In ItS 48th Thousand by IRVING CHERNEV and KENNETH HARKNESS HIS new Picture Guide to Chess has shattered all sales records for chess books! Published in 1945, more than 27,000 copies were T sol d during the first year! Another 20,000 copies have been printed to supply the ever-increasing demand. A total of 47,600 copies are now in print! Why has this book sold in such quantities? Why have so many people bought An Invitatfon to Chess after looking through all the other chess primers in bookstores? Here are some of the reasons: • An Invitation to Chess teaches the • Part Two gives the reader· athOl rules and basic principles of ch ess by ough g rounding in thtl basic principles III a new, visual·aid method of instruction, chess: The Relative Values of t he Ches!· originated by the editors of CHESS RE· men; The Princlple of Superior Force : VIEW. T he book contains 40 photo· The Principle nf Mobility. Each or thest graphs, 468 diagrams and hundreds of fundamental principles ;s e xplained thor practical exam ples. oughly. Games fllustr·a ting theit· practica' application are prese nted with step·b) step diagrams. • The book is designed fo!" people who don't know one chess piece from another. • Part Three outlines and illustratel Photographs show what the chessmen the fundamentals of opening play. Com look like, how they are set up on the mon mistakes in the opening are d! board, how each piece moves and cap· scribed, followed by a filII explanation 0- tures other p ieces. From these action corr ect opening strategy. Part Four deab. pootos you can leam the chess moves in with tbe artis try of chess and include; WHAT READERS SAY: a few minutes! pictorial examples oC ol·ll1!ant ches. combinations. It is (I, remarkable book. Am enthu ~lastlc about it. All a n ex-teacher I am fascinated by its skilled teachlnJ:, It amount" to ge"lu5. -E.L.G.. Stamford, Conn. • An Invitation to Chess is a complete, • Coess notation is introduced gradl r·'"r exceeded my ex pect ations. The lang­ self-teaching guide to the Hoyal Game. ally and painlessly. The visual method ~ uage Is so fresh a",] mouem. ~ j ml) l e yet not Wben you finish the first chapter you teaching is so easy to follow that ti.l ch ildish. 'fhe all thor~ s eemed to make t he pieces comO tlli"c and the mov ,,~ actual com­ will k now how to play chess. When you reader is bareiy conscious of the faa bat between animate men, finisb tbe entire book you wlll be able that be is learning how to l·ead aoc - c. S.C., Beaumont. Tex as to play witb considerable skill. write printed cbess moves as be goo In th.::sc days of cxaJ;gcrated prai~c. It ;$ " JOY to find one that lives UP to all the re­ along. By tbe time he is half·way throUll viewers have ~a! d about it. the book he knows all .here is to knot - Capt. '1' .. ~Ieredlth. N. H. This book Is excellent. "eVer lJ etore ""ve • In Pan One, the rules of the gaule about chess notation. I bp~n able to make any sens"" Ollt of chess. - Mr._ L.P.;\I.. Nonhampl.on, 1Ilas8. a re presented in full detail. In some SplendidlY nlTang"d. The dl"gram~ 'Hake cases, several pages are used to clarify • Throughollt the entire book, photO! everything crystal clear. rules which other text· books dismiss in " - H.M.H., Xc,," Canaan. Co nn . or diagrams illustrate every position k. UnquestiOnably the best book on the sub­ one sentence. But the ruies are not pre· which reference is made in the text. YGI Ject ove r published. I bought four sented in dry, formal fashion. They are need no chessboard to understand til! copies On sight. -11.0. B., On kland. Cali!. defined ill clear, simple language and examples or follow the moves of lbI \Vell and intelligently written. Beautifully livened up with pictures, diagrams, ex· illustrative games. You can read tlt ~ iilu"trnted. It surely h" .~ freshened UP my a mples . As you learn the rules you are book in bed, in the subway, wherevl> Rame. - G.V.R.D .. Cleveland. Ohio also learning how to play the game. you happen to be. A m"suillee"l piece of work! A book of this type has lous been "e"ded. It should do much in promoting more and better chess. - J.e.B .. Austin, 'l'exas THESE are just a few of the reasons why An Invitation to Chcs8 i' Over and above all expectations! A simple and I>r a~t i c a l l ll·e~en(al i otl of fuudamentals. breaking all sales records, If you have not yet read it, send for your COP! he lpful after 30 yea,.s of playing. - lI.R.W.. Hilo. Hawaii today, Even if you play chess well you will enjoy it as a refresher cours( Gives (ho uitim"'e in satisfaction. Its ctear. concise expl anation" and l udd dlngrams are in the fundamental principles of the game, And if you want to convert excellent for the beginner. _ ~lrs. S.l'II .. Xcw York. N. Y. a friend to the game of chess, no other book will do the job so well It has proven to my friends (bat cbess h easier (0 learn (han it "ccms. The price of An Invitation to Chcss is only $2,00, Mail your ordeJ - G. G .. DetrOit, Mich. Definitely a perfect solution to teaching now to CHESS REVIEW , Book Department, 250 West 57th Street, Nel. oneself chess. York 19, N, Y. _ Mr. and Mrs. E. , I.a Jolla., Callt. CHESS REVIEW 1Hf PIt1UU CHESS M .. G .. lIN( ED ITED &. PU6LISliED IIY I. A. Horowitz &. Kenneth Harkness INDEX , FEATURES Denker Retains U. S. Title __ __ 9 Rad io Match Reviewed _____ ___ 14 Is First Move an AdvantageL __ 16 THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ments have greatly stimulated national ~ EWS interest In chess. The World of Chess __ ___ __ __ __ 5 N the past, the title of World Chess U nder the tournament system, a cham­ Games from Recent Events ____ 21 I Champion has been regarded as the pion wins his title for a limited period OEPA RTMENTS personal possession of the holder until - one or two years, as the case may be. lame of the Month ___________ 12 he was dethroned by losing a match with He secures n o life interest In the title ~osta l Chess __ ____ __ ______ ____ 26 another player. Attempts have been made and has no control ove r future competi­ Read ers' Forum __ _____ ____ ____ 2 to regulate the conditions of play by tion, except during the period he Is cham­ Readers' Games ________ ______ _34 specifying that the t!tleholder must de­ pion. If he wishes to accept a challenge Soli taire Chess ____ __ __________ 36 fend his crown at stipulated intervals, to a match, he may do so. For example, but these and other efforts to Umit the U. S. Champion Aruold Denker Is now EDITORS possession of the title have all failed. playing a match with H erman Steiner for L A. Horowitz Every champion since Steinitz has, in the U. S. title. nut when the next tonrna­ Kenne th Harkness fact, determined the conditions of cham­ lUent Is held, the title is thrown open EXECUTIVE EDITOR pionship matches. Holding a vested In­ to competition. The champion cannot l''red Reinfeld terest in t he tltie, the champion was in­ hold on to his crown except by playing POSTAL ED ITOR clined to accept the challenges of op­ in this tournament and winning it. Jack Straley Battell ponents he felt confident of defeating. W hen tournaments are held periodical­ ASSOCIATE EDITORS As a rule, he made it as difficult as pos· ly. every logical contender has one or Reuben Fine, Irving Cherney sible for the strongest challenger to meet Albert S. Pinkus, J. W. Colllns more chances to win the tltle. He does him. Dr. Max Euwe was a notable ex­ not have to wait for years to get his (.eneral Offices: 250 ,v(!st 57th Street, ception who showed rare sportsmanship chan ce. Fur thermore, the onus of raising "ew York 19, N. Y. Sales Department by playing a return match with Alekhine ,(Room 1329) open dally, except Sun­ funds is not the responsibility of any dayS, trom 10 a. m. to 6 p, m. Tel­ just two years after he had won the title contender. The national chess body !phone : Circle 6-8258. from him. The other champions were not raises the monies needed to promote the Unsolicited manuscripts and photo­ always so magnanimous. championsh ip tournament and provide I'"aphs w ill not be retu r ned unless aC_ Even wh en the champion agreed to oompanled by return postage and self­ adequate prizes.