JANUARY 1964 MAKING OF A MOYIE ( S ~c page") 60 CENTS Sub,criptio. Rote ,ojE YEAR $6.50 1 White to move and win 2 Black to move and win Heuben Fine has said that Irving CherneI' has said: START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT! every combination involves Combinations are the hea!', a double attatk. Hight 01" of chess. 1'\0. we aro not With an extra modicum of effort, you ought to be wl"ong? \Ye won't commit committing ourselves on that able to win every game this year! Ever think of it ourselves at tile moment. It one today either. When the that way? Well, start. now by selecting 10 correct Is likely, however, that any hurly-burly's done, though, double attack you succeed and you ha\'e wrought the solutions for this quiz for an excellent score. Of in getting may win. So lay winning idea in this simple course, we'll allow good for 8, and fair for 6. But on: and cllrsed be him who position, you'll find it tUl"US try for 10! Solutions, page 31. cries: "Hold, enough." on a combination. 3 White to move "nd w in 4 Black to move and win 5 White to move and win 6 Black to move and win J. S. C. Purdy has said: Fred Reinfeld has said a Teichmann. peering out of I. A. Horowitz has said a :\Iethodlcal thinking Is of lot more than we can hope to his one good eye. has said large number of things. too. more use in chess dUIlI in­ remember in more books Ihal ("he~~ is 99% tactics. A propos of this pOSlllon spiration. You judge If he than we can guestlmate f01" As to true or false, once and quite probably of all ten is right or wrong. But use any logical total. But. If you more we sha!! dodge the is· 011 this page is his apt either methodical thinking will dig up his statement ~ue. We do grant, however. "Su'ike the sockdalager! " or inspiration on this posi­ a propos here. you'l! rind that the solution to this po· True. that expression does tion to overcome your sad the win. Or take a cI'ack at sition is just about 100<;~ not tell you how. but iI can material minus ami fi nd the sl)Ouing a nmy little com· tactics. APt)ty rOIlI' extnt be inspiring. So go ahead; Will. • bo for yourselL modicum of effort and win) be ins pired) 7 White to move and win 8 Black to move and win 9 White to move and win 10 Black to move and win The great Emanuel Lasker John W. Collins has said: Rudolf Spielmann has said And Abell Rudy has said: has said: The combination Consider eyer)! move on the that the beauty or a game In Spain. they say. the chess player thinks forward; he board. Take this good ad­ of chess is usually appraised reigns plainly in the main. starts from the given posi­ vice. and you may see why according to the sacrifices That olle slipped by us : if tion. and tries the fOI"ceCu] 1 . BxQ will not avail at it contains. Whoops! we it hell)s YOII to soh'e this moves in his mind. JUst this lime. With an Exthange mny have given you a bit pOSItion, though. be our \ look for !4rceful moves in down, you neell something­ of a clue there. Rem(>mber, guest! Hain ta('lips 011 lhe this J lo~itkm (,md 'ware Omt will avail to take tli i~ though. not to sacrifice yom' problem, anti "Ii e Xlra 1IlOoli· the oPlJonents'}. Olmy, look \!osition out of the vale of King! You can win thi~ ~ lnn of eHon will !"tow ard forward! tears. Apply the effort! one- hoW? you with a win. CHESS FISCHER GOES REVIEW Un ited States Championship 1963.4 Round 3 December 18 Round 1 December 15 DOUBLE KING FIANCHETTO ,", ,.,CfU.f CHISS ..... 0 ..:&,,", Robert Byrne Robert J , Fischer volume 32 Number 1 January 1964 Gluoeo PIANO 1 P_Q4 N -KB3 8 KN_K2 N_B3 EDITED &. PUBLISHED BY Edmar Mednis Robert J. F ischer 2 P_QB4 P- KNl 9 0-0 P- N3 I. A. 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