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CAP ABLANCA'S COME.BACK CHANCE Dr. Alekhine is to play Capablanca for the

championship of the world. Rumors and report~, neatly balanced by an

identical number of contradictions, have re_ cently flurried around the globe, but seem finall y to have crystalized into this glittering gem of news,

Reports from Buenos Aires state that nego_ tiations have been successfully conell!ded . Buenos Aires will be the scene, and the opening game is scheduled for April 14, 1940.

A purse of 10,000 gold dol lars is to be provided by the Argentine Chess Federation. Alekhine is to receive $2,000. outright, while; the balance will be divided 60% to the winm:!' and 40% to the loser.

Twelve years ago- November 28, 1927- · the final moves of a bitterly fought eighty-two move game were played at this same city. With them Alekhine wrested the crown from Capablanca, and with that victory were sown the seeds of bitter rivalry. Never since ha~ Capablanca had an opportunity to retrieve that defeat.

At the time, Alekhine's victory was an up~et, for Capablanca and invincibility had come to be regarded as synonymous. But what the mere fact of h'is victory did not convey at once, the saga of Alekhine's exploits during the years of his reign did.

His greatness is universally acclaimed.

*' * *' When Capablanca ')"on the t itle at Havana

with four wins, he placed more points in Dr. Lasker's debit column than. the genial doctor had ever suffered in any match or tournament.

When Alekhine defeated Capablanca at Buenos Aires he shattered a legend of in_ vincibility.

And at Buenos Aires in 1940?

The world forgetting, by the world forgot , I ntent but on the moves they plot,

In lhis, the game of kings and king of games, Great masters both, well ,known their names.

Lfnnoticed passes time as each w.ould win, They sit, all ice outside, aflame within,

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Buenos Aires-October, 1939 TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE

Luckis White

1 P_K4 2 Kt_KB3 3 B·B4 4 Kt_Kt5 5 PxP 6 P-Q3 7 Kt_KB3 8 Q_K2 9 PxKt

10 KKt-Q2 11 Kt_Kts 12 Q_B1 13 Kt·B3

P-K4 Kt_QB3

Kt-B3 P·Q4

Kt_QR4 P_KR3

P-K5 KtxB

B_QB4 0-0

B_KKt5 B.Kt5ch

P_B3

Keres Black

14 P_KR3 15 P_Kt4 16 PxP 17 B_Q2 18 PxP 19 PxB 20 Kt_Q4 21 P_KR4 22 Kt.B3 23 Q_Kt2 24 QxKt

Resigns

B·KR4 B_Kt3

p,p P_K6! BxKt B,P

Kt_K5 P_QB4 Kt_Kt6

KtxR B_K5

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Modern Treatment of the Dragon Variation By A. J. CHISTIAKOV

Part 1 appeared in the October iUlIe of THE

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PART II

The system adopted by Alekhine against Spielmann at Margate is worthy of note. Play proceeded as follows :

1 P-K4 P_QB4 .2 Kt_KB3 Kt_QBS 3 P_Q4 PxP 4 KtxP Kt_BS 5 Kt_QBS P_Q3 6 B_K2 P.KKt3

7 B_K3 8 0·0 9 Kt_KtS

10 P_QR4 11 Kt,Q4 12 pxP

8.KtZ 0_0

P-QR4 B.KS

P. Q4! . . . .

If 12 KtxB, PxKt, threatening 13 . P·Q5 and alSo . .. PxP. White's choice w ould be limited to 13 PxP, when Black would obtain a strong center plus the open KB file ;by the recapture .. . PxP.

12 . . . . 13 KtxB 14 KtxKt 15 B.Q4

B,P KKtxKt

PxKt P_K4

Simpiificationby 15. . BxE would be in White's favor as the weakness of Black's isolat.ed Q s ide pawns might then be exploited.

16 8_85 R_Kl 17 8.84 Q_B2 18 P_QB3 , , , '

01' course not 18 BxKt , PxB; 19 QxP, KR-Ql; 20 Q'B4, QR-Bl, and White 's bishop. is lost.

18 , , ' , QR_Ql 19 Q_B2 P_K5

The strong post of the Black Kt and t he mob!ie K side pawn majority counterbalances White's advantage of the two bishop.s,

It is not within the scope of this article to deal with the Wing Gambit or Richter Varia_ tion, or other methods of avoiding the Dragon Variation , These require independent research and thought. Rather, the design is to probe into the possibilities of alternative moves in the main variation, 8 Q_Q2 or 8 P_KB3 deserve consideration. -

8 Q_Q2 KKt-Kt5 II' X ... 0-0; then 9 0·0·0 . Rnd ,"'v"llite ob­

tains tile initiative. 8 ... P-Q4 leads to tile loss of a pawn ,by \I B·QKt 5.

9 BxKt 10 Kt.Q5 , , . ,

Intent on llrovoking weaken the QP.

P-K3 which would

10 , , , , R_QBl

After 10 .. . 0 -0; 11 P-QB4. B-Q2; 12 0-0, P-E4; 13 PxP, ExP; 14 KtxB, RxKt; 15 QR-Ql, White commands greater space in t.he center . .

11 P.KB3 B_Q2 12 P_QB4 Q·R4 l S Kt·BS P·QR3 14 R_QB1 Kt_K4

Or even 14 .. . 0·0 ; 15 P-QKt3, P-QKH!

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15 P·QKt3 16 PxP

P.QKt4 B,P

And Black gains the · initiative ,

M-ore precise for White in this variation would be 11 P-QB4. Then would follow 11 . , , Q-R4; 12 Kt-QB3, after which Black arr ives at the crossroads. 12 ... P-QR3; 13 QR-Bl, 0 ·0; 14 P·QKt3, B·Q2; ]5 0-0, KR-Q1; 16 K,R,.Ql and Black's position remain s cramlled. Or 1.2 . .. 0·0; 13 P-QKt3, BxKt; 14 ExB, KtxB; 15 QxKt, P·QKt4! with [ol'ce (ul counterplay on the Q side.

The latter method of play is consider ed to be a convincing refutation of the move 8 Q-Q2,

It is a'P'Parent from the foregOing that , the loss of tempi involved in Kt-B3-Q5-B3, together with the artificial 'Prophylactic moves QR-Bl, P-QKt3, P-QB4, do not justify themselves in­asmuch as White's Q side rorti fkaUons are in­evitably ruined. White's developme nt there­after remains ·backward,

This is again affirmed in the game Chistiakov_ Smislov, Leningrad, 1936.

1 P·K4 P_QB4 9 6xKt 2 Kt-KB3 Kt_QB3 10 Kt.Q5 3 P-Q4 PxP 11 P.QB4 4 KtxP Kt_BS 12 QR.B1 5 QKt.B3 p .QS 13 P_QKtS 6 B·K2 P.KKt3 14 P.KB3 7 B.K3 B.Kt2 15 P_KB4 8 Q_Q2 Kt· KKt5 16 PxP

B,B QR_B1

0_0 Kt_K4

B_Q2 P.QKt4 Kt_Kt5 RxRch

Black's position is superior, the :pawn being easily recovered.

Aiming to reinforce the KP in order to move the QKt, which in turn would permit White complete domination of the center by the sub_ sequent P_QB4, Belitvenetz adopted the move 8 P_KB3. Incidentally this defended against . . . Kt-Kt5. The following is indicative of its possibilities:

8 P.KBS 9 Kt.Kt3

0-0 P_Q4!

Against \I ... B-K3 White obtains the ad­vantage in Sllace by 10 Kl-Q5, BxKt; 11 PxD, QKt-Kt5; 12 P-QB'1.

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10 PxP QKt.Kt5 11 P·Q6 ....

If 1 t n'QB4, Q.82; 12 Q·K2, KlXBPch ! 11 . . . . QxP 12 B.B5 QxQch 13 RxQ Kt·B3

And mack has acilieved equalily. Another method intended to harness the

"Dragon" was employed by Romanowsky. In. stead of the usual development of the QB at K3, he tried the immediate retreat of his Kt to Kt3 as follows:

1 P·K4 P.QB4 6 B.K2 P·KKt3 2 Kt.KB3 P.Q3 7 0.0 B· Kt2 3 P.Q4 PxP 8 Kt.Kt3 0-0 4 KtxP Kt.K83 9 P.84 B.K3 S Kt.QB3 Kt.83 10 P.8S BxKt mRck'~ game was difficult. Subsequently an

improve ment was pointed out at Black's 9th turll.

9 . . . . P.QKt4! Utilizing the absence oC White's QB from t he

diagonal Kt1·R7. For now should White con· tinue 10 [lxP. bllen follows ... KtxP; 11 BxKt, Q·Kt3ch! regaining the piece, with a good position.

10 11 12 13 14

B.B3 Kt.Q5 PxKt K.Rl R, K1

And Black's i"rC'edom on the hi~ ral'OI".

P.Kt5 KtxKt

Q.Kt3ch Kt·R4

B.83 Q side tells ill

A sharp attack instituted by a rapid K side P advance eventually proved to be a double edged sword. A game Lasker.Napier, Cam. bridge Springs, 1904 continued:

1 P.K4 P.QB4 6 P . KR3 2 Kt.KB3 Kt.Q83 7 B.K3 3 P.Q4 PxP 8 P·KKt4 4 KtxP Kt.83 9 P.Kt5 S Kt.QB3 P.Q3

P·KKt3 B·Kt2

0-0 Kt·Kl

Or 9 ... Kt-Q2; 10 P·K1U, Q'R~; 11 p·n~, KlxKt; 12 BxKt, p ·l{4 ; 13 PxP, KtxP; 14 B·K2, Q·Kt5 with a. good game for Black.

10 P·KR4 Kt.B2 11 P·B4 P·K4 12 KKt·K2 B·KtS!

Again favoring BlaCk, (Apparently Napier failed to make this last move,)

While the P attack does not seem to have any solid foundation, it is apt to meet with sue· cess, except asainst skillful manipu lation of the opposing forces. A game Poltis.Eliskases, Podebrad, 1936 continued: 1 P.K4 P.QB4 6 2 Kt.KB3 P·Q3 7 3 P.Q4 PxP 8 4 KtxP Kt·KB3 9

B·K2 B.K3 Kt.Kt3 P·B4

S Kt.QB3 P·KKt3 10 P·Kt4 The standard plan is her·e.

10 , , . . Kt·QR4 14 BxKt 11 P.Kt5 Kt·K1 15 Q·Q3 12 B.Q4 R·B1 16 0·0·0 13 P.KR4 Kt·B5

B.Kt2 Kt·B3 B·K3 0-0

R,B R·B1 . . . .

Black's position is (liflicull , 13otll'innik, howevel', im()l"ol'etl

play with (he following line : upon Black's

10 , , . . 11 P.K5 12 PxKt

Black

White

P.Q4 P.Q5

BxBP Regaining the l>iece with a good game, 0\'

if 12 KtxP, KtxKt; 13 DxKt, Kt;.::P (Leven' fisch·notwinnik, Moscow, 1936,)

Alekhine.Botwinnik, Nottingham, 1936 was rich in -thrills. 1 P.K4 2 Kt.KB3 3 P·Q4 4 KtxP 5 Kt·QB3 6 B·K2 7 8·K3

P.QB4 P·Q3 p,p

Kt.KB3 P·KKt3

B·Kt2 Kt·B3

8 Kt.Kt3 9 P.B4

10 P.Kt4 11 P.B5! 12 KPxP 13 P. Q6

8·K3 0-0

P.Q4 B·B1

QKt.Kt5 . . .

If 13 B·B3, PxP; 14 P·Kt5, Kt·Kt5; 15 D·D5, Kt-R3; 16 B·Q4, P·K4; 17 PxP ep, QxP; 18 PxPeh, RxP ; .19 13·Q5, Q·R5ch, with a strong coun ter attack.

13 ... , QxP 16 14 B.BS Q.B5 17 15 KR.81 QxRP 18

With a penJeUlal check.

.Botwinnik

Alekhine

BxKt BxKt R·B2

KtxP Q.Kt6ch Q.Kt8ch

final jl'ldgment has not as yet been passed o.n .this variation, but it is believed that a pre. Clpltate pawn attack can be successfully parried with correct defense,

(~'r(/JlJlafCd from Shachlllafi by J.K.)

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Adams establishes the SOfJndneSf of the Bishop'] Opening in Canada.

BISHOP'S OPENING

W. W. Adams B. Blumin White

1 P.K4 2 8.B4 3 P.Q3 4 Kt.QB3 S P.B4 6 Kt.B3 7 P_BS 8 P-KR3 9 P_KKt4

10 P-KtS 11 KtxQP

P.K4 Kt-KB3

B.B4 Kt_BS P.Q3 0-0

P·KR3 R·K1

Kt_QS P.Q4

KtxKt

23 R.B6 If 23 ... RxR; 24

24 QR_KBl 25 RxR 26 Q_K7 27 BxPch!! 28 Q.K8ch

Black 12 BxKt 13 PxP 14 B.Kt3 lS KtxKt 16 K·B1 17 Q.K1 18 K·Kt2 19 R·B1 20 K.R2 21 Q_R4 22 BxP

QxR, KR·Q1

QxB; 25 R(Q)·Q2

R,R Q,B

K.R1 Resign'S

B,P P.BS

B·KKt3 Q.RSch

BxKt Q·BSch

p,p Q.Kt2

QR.Q1 R.QS Q_R2

BxPch!

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Paul Keres and Dr. Alekhine, now in South America, will be on the winter guest list of the United States. Many of the European masters whose panorama of life has been shuffled by Mars are still at the scene of the International Tournament. The forthcoming visit of Keres and Alekhine, promised for December or January, may presage an influx of master talent into this country. And out of the dark beclouded state of affairs which stranded them all- will there be a silver lining? A surprise International Masters' Tournament in the United States?

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Two games showing why the gallery (if not the opponent) enjoys Keres' "finishers."

International Team Tournam ent Buenos Aires-September, 1939 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

Keres Estonia White

Piazzini Argentina

1 P-Q4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt_QB3 4 P.KS 5 Kt.BS 6 B·QS 7 BxBP 8 B·Q3 9 P·K4

10 P·K5 11 KtxKtP 12 PxKt lS PxP 14 Q.K2 15 0·0 16 BxP 17 KtxP!

P.Q4 P_QBS

Kt_KB3 ·P-KS

QKt.Q2 p,p

P.QKt4 P.QRS

P_B4 p,p

PxKt Q.Kt3

B,P 0_0

B-Kt2 Kt-B4

KR.Q1

Black 18 Kt.B3 19 PxB 20 B·K3 21 BxKt 22 K_Rl 23 B.QS 24 R_KKtl 25 QR_Ql 26 Q.K4 27 Q.KR4 28 Q.K7 29 BxP SO QxP Sl R_Q7 S2 Q·Q6 33 R(Q)xB

BxKt Kt.Kt6 Kt.Q5

R,B R_QKt5

R_Q1 K.Rl R,P P.B4 Q.Q5

R_KKtl Q.KB3 RxBP Q_RS

RxBP Resigns

CATALAN OPENING Trompovsky

Brazil White

1 P-Q4 2 Kt_KB3 3 P-KKt3 4 P_B4 5 B· Kt2 6 0·0 7 BPxP 8 KtxP 9 KtxKt

10 Q_B2 11 B.Q2 12 Kt_B3 13 KR.Ql 14 QR.B1 15 P_QRS 16 P_K4 17 P.KRS 18 B.K3

P_KS Kt.KB3

P·B4 P.Q4

Kt_BS BPxP KtxP B·K2 PxKt B·Kt2

0-0 P.QB4 Q_Kt3

QR_Bl KR.Q1 Kt·B3

B_B3 Q.Kt2

Keres Eston ia Black

19 K.R2 20 RxRch 21 P·KB4 22 R.QKt1 23 B.B3 24 P_KKt4 25 PxP 26 K_Kt3 27 Q. R2 28 R. KR1 29 Kt.K2 30 Kt.Kt1 31 KtxB 32 BxP 33 KxB 34 K _K4

Resigns

R·Kt1 R,R

R·Ktl P·KR4 P·Kt3

p,p P_Kt4 Kt_R2

P_BS B.Q3

BxKP B,B

PxPch BxBch

Q_B2ch Q_BSch

H 35 K-K3, R·Kt6ch! Or if 35 K-B4, Q·Q3 ch; 36 K-K4. P·B4ch; 37 PxP. PxFch; 38 KxP (not K·K3, R·Kt6ch); R-KBlch; 39 K-K4, Kt-Kt4ch! Wins

Splutterfuss Goes Alekhine

A N Acr IN TH REE T RAG EOII!S

Tlu sad,len wordJ 81f' arm"' IJuu lad 01 fong"" or pen, We daill Jet?

SOIllI Jay, a,., Ihne, Tbal ai', Ilf had,,', "lImfgbt hat'l! been." Oughler be. Our hero ogled the room in searl'll of ap_

probation- or was it sympathy? Again Sp lutteduss haa plunged the aching

hearts of the kibi tzers (if granite (:In ache) from the acme of apprehension to the depths of disgust,

"So you don't believe I am hot stuff?" he was saying. " Because they call me a pusher, you misj udge me."

"Why, only the other day I played thrtt games with the Giant KiI!er. In the first, J coul d have sunk him. I'll show you the position, "

The Giant Ki ller =

Splutterfuss

"I shou ld have played simply Q. B5. 1t would have (ut him up "like a bacon.slicer. But I preferred to be brill iant. Proudly, I played

l Q_B7 • •

and looked around fo r applause- like an actor who has been encored time and again .

" 'What do you think of that? ' I say to the watchers. A queen sacrifice, no Jess! Q_KtS chc('k, and when he takes it-boom ! .. . Kt. B7 chC('kmate.

" W hile I am still accepting the congratu la­tions of everyone, my opponent quietly ( the snake) plays

1 . . . . Kt.Kl " I rush into an analysis- everybody is point.

ing out squares to which my Queen can't go. r resign. Instead of winning with a brill iant matc, I just Jose my Queen.

.. After th is, r need a little time to become

myself agam. Regrett ing my awful luck, I set up the pie<es once more. In the second game the Giant Killer acted like a reti red banker, as careless as a hypnotized monkey.

"Soon we arrived at this position:

Splutterfu&s

The Giant Killer

"This time he was really a gone gosling. Happily, I played

1 . . . R_K5 " He was the exchange behind, and a pawn,

too. Besides, he was in terl'ible straits to stop my th reat of mate which starts with R_K2 check. He had no checks unless he wanted to give away his pieces.

" ' Oon 't you wish you could leave this unkind world ?' [ asked him with benevolent, if synthetic an xiety.

" 'Perhaps-after you leave it,' he answered in a cavernous voke. This satire ·1 didn't mind, for I was to en joy the last laugh, anyway.

" But then he added, 'Mate in fou r!' and played

2 BxPch • • • •

"r laughed in his face, and scooped it up. The play contin ued :

2 . . . . KxB 3 Q.Kt8ch Q. K3 4 Q-QR8ch . . ..

" 'Stop !' I shouted, seeing I had been tricked into the wrong move. I retracted 3 Q-K3 and instead played 3 R.K 3.

.. ' In that case', the G iant Ki ller replied, '1 play simply 3 . .. Q _K t2ch and next comes -4 . .. Q_QR2 mate.'

"I was stun ned. Such a lucky whirligig. This man could .faU down a well and come up with a mouthful of diamonds.

"So we played again, and this position arose:

227

Th e Giant Ki ller ~

" The positional move R_Q I would have won me a pie(e and the game. Unfortunately, I go in for brilliancy. Triumphantly, I played:

I B.Kt:5 ' . . . . ·'His Queen .. has only one s,!uare to run to

(KR4), and then Kt·B4 check gives him a headache big enough for the Sphinx.

.. 'Justice, at last', I chortle.

.. 'What is all the shouting?' asks the Giant Killer. ' Is the matador winning, or is it the bull ?' And he 1, lays:

I . . . Q .KI6 placing her en prlu.

"It was clear that he just wants to bam. Mzle me. In no time flat, I have taken all the oomph out of her with:

2 PxQ ... . . •

·'Then came : 2 . . . Kt.K 7 dble dis ch

and a darkness fell oyer my eyes. "Oi! and more Oi! It is mate next move." . . ,

CURTAIN

UNSOLI CI TED TESTIMONIAL.

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Reuben Fine Is conducUng a serie9 af Mon· day evening lectul·es on the theory and practIce of ope ning strategy at the Empire City Chess Club, 3065 3rd Ave., New York. .

THE CH llSS REVIEW

Cross Country ARIZONA STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION Aritonu looms as the uext state whIch will

add Us name to the rapidly mounting lis t or those which boast II. stale c hess association. O. W. Manney, recent extl'll·terrltorial winner or lhe Texlls title IInti chess editoz· of the Az·iwna Daily Sta.t· Is takIng lhe initiative.

BOSTON CITY CI-lAMPIONSHIP The seventh. annual City Of Boston champion·

ship tournament fOr the Oeorge Sturgis trophy, currently being conlested a·t the Boylston Chess Club, has attracted a Choice fie ld of fourteen entries. Weaver W. Adams and Har­low B. Daly, each ha ve two legs on lhe cu p, a nd need bul one more to reti re iL The efforts o f sla te charu l)lon Shapi ro, W. M. P . Milchell , Dr. S. D. Pu t:zman, Gerhard Katz, not to men tio n the dono.· (!) o r the" trophy, George StUI·g!S, will be bent toward keeping the trophy in competitIon.

CALIFORNIA CI-lAMPIONSI-lIP

The Califomla Stille Championship Tourna· ment, programmed ta start November 18th at Los Angeles will reature a fine entry. Derending champion HalTY DOl"ochow will find a mongst those eage l· ·to take over his crown s uch outstanding performers as Herman Steiner a lld Arthu .· Dake, Philip WoJis ton, Southeru Cali rornia c ha mpion a nd Georges Koltanowskl of ·bl indfold rame,

DR . LASKER LECTURES Dr. Emanuel Lasker has undertaken to pre·

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MASSA CI-lUSETTS NOTES Many ohe~s leagues Jloul·lsh In Massachu·

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TULSA TESTIMONIAL

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Famous Last Round Tourney Thrills By PAUL HUGO LITTLE

Charousek.Tchigorin, Berlin 1897 Rudolf Charousek, like Pillsbury, was des_

tined to die young, with his chess powers still latent. Yet in the few brief years of his tour_ nament career, he contributed many specimens of superlative play.

It was CharOllsek that rehabilitated the King' 5

Gambit as a purely positional game, without the corruscating brilliance and recklessness of Anderssen or Tchigorin. In his debut, in the great Nuremberg 1896 Tournament, he es_ sayed a gambit every time he had the White pieces- against Showalter, Marco, Steinitz, Blackburne, SchaUopp, Pillsbury, Porges, Jan­owski, and Dr. Lasker.

In fact, his bold win against world champion Lasker in the last round of that tournament constitutes a "last round tourney thrill" of its own, except for the fact that Lasker could lose the game and still win the tournament.

Following his tie with Tchigorin j:nd sub. seguent defeat in a playoff match at the Buda· pest 1896 Tournament, Charousek entered the great Berlin Tournament in September, 1897.

This tournament was the eleventh congress of the German Chess Association, which had not yet settled its <juarrel with the Nuremberg Chess Club for a break.away the previous year, and consequent holding of its own tour. nament. This Jed to a delay in the arrange. ments of the Berlin event, and prevented Steinitz and Pillsbury from entering, owing to the late arrival of invitations which had been extended to these masters. Tarrasch was abo sent also, but the tournament was still very strong, including in its entry such players as Alapin, Blackburne, Burn, Janowski, Marco, Schiffers, Schlechter, Tchigorin, Teichmann, and Walbrodt.

Charousek started badly. He lost his first round ):!:une to Walbrout, drew his next two games, -and then lost to Burn in the fourth round. BJackburne had started off with four straight wins. Charousek's fifth . round game was a win by default over Bardeleben, and then he drew with Blackburne in the sixth round. Not one win scored across the chess board in six rounds! Certainly no one would have picked Charousek as the ultimate winner of the tournament. But Charousek had his own ideas about this. Blackburne had not kept up his fiery pace, and Marco was in first place with 5 Y2 out of 6.

Charousek then began to find his stride. He won his next two games, and then drew

two, so that by the end of the tenth round his score was 5Y2. Janowski and Marco led with 7Y2; but in the next round Charousek tripped Janowski, and Blackburne forged to the front again with 8 points out of a possible I!.

Charousek then added ·five straight wins, so that at the end of 16 rounds his score was 11 Y2' But the persistent Blackburne's score was 12. In the next round Charousek won and Blackburne only drew, each tying with 1211, :x'albrodt coming third. Charousek won again lfi the 18th round, Walbrodt trailing only half a point behind.

And so the 19th and final round of the Ber1i~ 1897 Tournament opened October 4th. Walbrodt was to play Albin, who had been ill and in poor form throughout; but Charousek was paired with the formidable Tchigorin, that redoubtable master of combination and tactics who was a match for Lasker when at his best.

Charousek's admirers could scarcely feel jubi. lant over his prospects in this pairing, but they soon felt real pangs of chagrin. For news had come that Albin, feeling indisposed, had forfeited his game to Walbrodt-and so Walbrodt somersaulted over Charousek into the lead- a large and important half.point ahead.

So Charousek had to win- against Tchigorin. And win he did in this energetic game:

R. CharOUliek M. M. Tchigorin White Black

1 P.Q4 P.Q4 2 P.QB4 P.K3 3 Kt.QB3 P.QKt3?

Not good, but it must ,be remembered that when this game was played the Queen's Ga,m· blt was in Its infancy. Moreover, '.Pchigorin's genius was so great that he could handicap himself in Ule opening and still win. He used to say, "When [ am W·hlte, I must w in be· cause I am White; when I am Black, I must win because I am Tchigorln." Nevertheless, It Is strange that he plays this move after hav· Ing seen Charousek annihilate Alapln in 30 moves four rounds before. It radiates un· bridled self·confidence, for certainly Tchigorin never doubted his chances.

4 P.K3

Either PxP or P ·K4 is he chooses to conduct his lines.

4 . . . . 5 Kt.B3 6 PxP

. . . . here playable, but game along normal

Kt·KB3 B·Kt2 KtxP

Alapin had played 6 ... PxP; 1'chlgorln prefers to leave his diagonal open for the QB.

229

230

7 B-Kt5ch P·8S 8 B_Q3 Kt _Q2 9 0-0 B_Q3

10 P.K4 Kt.Kt5 T rying t o elimina·te one of White 's str·ong

bishops, sinee hIs own have li ttle play. 11 B.QB4 P_QR4 12 B.KKt5 B_K2 13 B- B4 ! 0-0 14 P_QRS Kt _R3 15 Q. K2 P_QKt4 16 B_Q3 P-Kt5 17 PxP KtxP 18 KR.Q1 ....

Abandoning t he h is hop, for if 18 B-Ktl , D-R S aJ;jd if 18 B·B4, Kt -K tS.

-., 18 .. _ . Kt· Kt3 ~ 19 Kt.K5 ....

;Sold, bu t characte r istic or Cbarousek. He does not mind 19 .. . K t xB, and if 19 , .. QxP, he gets a scathing K side attack wi th Black's pieces marooned on the Q side.

19 . . . . B-03 20 B_Kt1 . ..•

For now , after 20 , .. BxKt; 21 BxB, P-BS; 22 B-Rt3. Black can t a l,e the paWJl wi th little fear {)f the K s ide attack.

20 _ . • • Q_K 2 21 Q_R5 BxKt

If 21 . .. P-B S; seemingly winning a pie ce, there follows 22 K txQHP , BxKt; 23 P -K5!

22 BxB P_Kt3 Better would have been e ither 22 , • • P-B3

or -Kt-B5, for t his weakening move leaves h im vulnerable along t he ·m ajordiagon al.

23 Q_R6 P_B3 24 B·Kt3 KR_Q1? 25 P_K5! PxP 26 Bx K P •••.

But not 26 B·R4 since a ft er 26 . .. Q-K Bl .th e win of the excha nge become s only an

, optical illus ion. 26 . . . . 27 B_K4 28 BxKt 29 B.Kt 3

Kt_B5 · Kt.Q4 BPxB

R_KB1 30 P·Kt3 Kt_Kt3

Relegating th e Kt to inactivity. 30 . . . R t-Q3 was neces sary.

31 Kt_Kt5 32 Kt_Q6 33 P_R4

Q_Q2 B.B3

• • • Aiming at the tar get presen ted 'h im by

Bla ck's Z2n d m ove. 33 . . • • P.R5?

A final error of judgme nt, for jt develops Dh at his K position cannot withstand Char ­ou sek' s tempest uous a ssault . Correct was 33 . . . Kt-Bl and an exch ange of K ts .]eads int o a n e nding with draw ing chances.

34 P_R5 ! 35 RxR 36 PxP 37 QxPc h 38 QxPch 39 R_K l 40 Q-K3 41 Q_Kt5 42 Q_R4ch 43 Q_Kt5

RPxP KtxR p,p

Q_Kt2 K_R2 Q_Q2 R. B3 R_K3 R.R3

" . . . To gain time on h is second op ponent - t he

time cl ock!

THE CH E SS REV IE W

If 43 R-K7ch, K-Kt3 and both Queen s a re en prise.

43 • . • . 44 RxR 45 B_K5 46 Q_R4ch 47 Q-K7ch

Mate in t hree follows.

R_K3 .,R

Q_Kt3 Q_R3

Resigns

DesDit e 'I'chigorin' s lapses, it was not easy to br eak down his figh ting defense . a nd Char­ousek deserves g reat cre dit for t he sk ill ful a nd .de te rmined conduct of ~he 'b-attJe which scored for h im t he t ournament-winning game.

American Chess FederaHon Congress New York-August, 1939

Combinational tactin gain a positional vantage.

BIRO'S OPENING A . E . Santasiere B. B l umin

W hite Black 1 P_KB4 P-Q4 10 P-KR3 2 K t- KB3 P-K3 11 QKt-Q2 3 P_KKt 3 P_QB4 12 P-Q R4 4 B_Kt2 Kt_QB3 13 Q-K2 5 0-0 Kt_B3 14 K -R2 6 P_K3 B_K2 15 K t-K5 7 P_Q3 0-0 16 PxKt 8 P-K t.,3 Q_B2 17 P-KKt4 9 B-Kt2 R_Q1 18 QxP

,::,;B. B lum l n

19 B,P P_KR4 41 K-K2 20 Q-Kt2 PxB 42 P-K4 21 P-K6 B_B3 43 K-Q2 22 B, B K tx B 44 R-Kt3 23 PxB Q-Q3ch 45 R_B5 24 Q_Kt3 . , p 46 R,P 25 R·B4 QR_K1 47 RxKt 26 QR_KB1 Q.K2 48 R-Kt5 27 QR_B3 K_R2 49 R.Q5 28 K_R1 Q_K4 50 P_R5 29 K t_B1 P_QR3 51 R, P 30 P·R4 P_QKt4 52 P-K5 31 PxP p,p 53 R.K4 32 R-B5 Q.K2 54 P-Q4 33 Q-Kt5 P.B5 55 K-Q3 34 Kt-Kt3 PxKtP 56 K-B4 35 Px P Q. KB2 57 P-Q5ch 36 KtxP QxKt 58 R·K2 37 QxQc h KtxQ 59 K-Q4 38 RxR R_K4 60 P-K6 39 K_Kt2 Kt-B3 61 R_K7 40 K_B1 Kt.Kts

B_Q2 QR_B1 Q_Kt3 P_KR3 Kt_R2 KtxKt

P_B4 p,p

R_KB1

P_Q5 R_QB4

R_B6 Kt-K4 Kt_Q2 Kt. B4

R,R R. S3

R-KR3 R-QKt3

R,P R-Kt4 K-Kt1

K-B2 K-K3

R-Kt1 K.B4

R_Bl ch K.Kt4

K.B3 Resigns

NOVEMBER, 1939

American Chess Federation Congress New York-August, 19$9

(San' Jac's a Bishop and ransae's the town/) IRREGUL.AR OPENING

A. E. Santasiere A. S. Pinkus W h it e Black

1 Kt_KB3 Kt-KB3 18 P_Q5 Q-Q$ 2 P_QKt4 P_K3 19 8·82 P_Kt$ 3 P-QR$ P_QR4 20 B_Kt1 B.R3 4 P_Kt5 P-84 21 QR_8$ Kt_R4 5 B_Kt2 P-QKt3 22 P_Kt3 Kt-B4 6 P_K$ B-Kt2 23 Kt.K4 Q_K2 7 P.B4 P-Q3 24 KtxKt QxKtch 8 P_Q4 QKt_Q2 25 K_Kt2 P_K5 9 QKt-Q2 R_B1 26 Kt-B2 B_Kt2

10 B-Q3 B. K2 27 Kt_K$ Q.Q3 11 0-0 0·0 28 QR-B1 a,a 12 Q_K2 Q-B2 29 QxB P-B4 13 QR.B1 KR-K1 30 Q-Q4 R_B1 14 Kt.K1 B_B1 31 K_R1 Kt_Kt2 15 P.B4 p , p 32 QR_Q1 R.B2 16 PxP P_K4 33 R_Q2 KR_QB1 17 BPx,P p,p 34 QR.KS2 R.Q2

A. S. Pi nkus

35 BxP $6 Kt-Kt4 37 Kt_B6ch 38 KtxR 39 P_Kt4 40 Qx P

p,a Kt_B4 K.B2 QxKt P.K6 R,P

41 RxKtch 42 RxPch 43 PxQ 44 K_Kt1 45 QxPch

P,R Q, R

BxPch K_B3

Resig n'S

In which shields play a more important role than lances.

CATALAN OPENING Petrov L.atvia White

1 P_Q4 2 P.QB4 3 P.KKtS 4 B.Kt2 5 Q-R4ch 6 Qx BP 7 Kt-KB3 8 Kt-B3 9 Q-Q3

10 0-0 11 R.Q1 12 Kt-K5 13 KxB 14 Kt-K4 15 KtxKtch

Kt-K BS P-KS P_Q4 p , p

B_Q2 B_B3

QKt_Q2 , Kt·KtS B_KtS

0·0 P_KR3

a,a Q.K2

QR.Q1 QxKt

Alekhi ne F rance Black

16 Q_KBS 17 KtxQ 18 P_Kt3 19 B_Kt2 20 Kt.K1 21 QR.B1 22 Rx S 23 BxKt 24 RxP 25 KR.QB1 26 Rx R 27 R-B2 28 K_B3 29 P_K4 30 K-K3

QxQch K t-B5 Kt-R6

P.KB3 Kt_Kt 4

Bx Kt K t xP R,a R.B2

QR.Q2 R,R K.B2 K_K2 P_K4

Drawn

231

Would You Have Seen It? By IRVING C HERNEV

1 RxKt 2 Q.QB4ch 3 QxBch 4 Kt_K5ch 5 Kt-Q3c h 6 K_Q2 7 P_B3 mate

1 • • • • 2 KxQ S K_B3 4 KxP 5 K_BS 6 K.B2 7 K.Kt

a,R K _Kt2

K, Q K-B4 K-Q5 Q-K3

QxPch Kt-Kt5ch

P_K5ch Kt{Q2)_BSch

Kt-K4ch Kt{ 8S) .Kt5ch

B.K6 mate

Offhand Game Chicago, 1939

G1UOCO PIAN O Amateur L. Newman

Black White 1 P_K4 2 B_B4 S K t-KB3 4 0 -0 5 P.Q3 6 B-KKt5 7 P_KRS 8 PxB 9 Kt.R2

P.K4 Kt-KB3

Kt_B3 B_B4 P_Q3

B_KKt5 P.KR4

p,p P-Kt6

10 Kt-KB3 K t-K t5! 11 BxQ 8xPch 12 RxB PxRch 13 K .B1 R.R8ch 14 K. K2 RxQ 15 KKt_K2 Kt-Q5ch 16 K x R Kt-K6ch 17 K _B1 Kt-K7 mate

U a body know. a hod V ..... Pla n at ch .

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234

Game Studies Russian Champion'ship Preliminary

Tournament Kiev Group, 1938

(Notes by Bogatyrchuk) A. H. Chistlakov F. P. Bogatyrchuk

White Black 1 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 3 B-KtS

P.K4 4 B_R4 Kt-QB3 5 0-0 P.QR3 6 P-B3

P_Q3 B_Q2

P_KKtS

A reliable defense with prospects of play Oil the King's side.

7 P_Q4 B_Kt2 . 8 B.K3 • • • •

Inexact. Better was 8 R-Kl preventing ... Kt-KEa in view of 9 BxKt, BxE; 10 PXP, PxP; 11 QxQch, RxQ; 12 KtxP, BxP; 13 P-B3 with a win. The text move alJows Black to play Kt­E3 with safety.

8 • • • . 9 8-82

10 P-KR3 11 QKt-Q2 12 R_K1

Kt_K83 0-0

Kt-KR4 Kt-B5 • • • •

Loss .of time. Better was K-R2 at once fol­lowed by Kt-Ktl and P-KKt3.

12 . . . . Q.B3! A strong -move which prevents further an­

noyance of the Kt. This becomes apparent as the game progresses.

• 13 Kt-B1 14 K.R2 15P.Q5

QR-Q1 P-Kt4 • • • •

Avoiding the threat to capture at Q4. White's choice of defense was limited. Black now ob· tains the advantage.

15 . • . . 16 Kt_Kt1 17 P.B4

Kt_K2 Q.R3

P_KB4 Black has aChieved unusually good possibili·

ties for t he Black side of the Ruy Lopez. 18 K t-Kt3 ....

Chlstiakov

A critical moment. Black must deci-c:le now whether t o sacrifice the Kt at ~t7 or R6. In the latter case, Black must part with his Bish­op which c(}mmands the White squares.

THE CHESS REVIEW

In some variations this tends to lessen the prOS:Dects of success, e, g,; 18 , , , KtxRP; 19 KtxKt , P -B5; 20 B-Q2, PxKtch; 21 P xP, BxKt (21 , .. R-B7, 22 P ·Kt4) 22 PxB, R-B7ch; 23 K·Ktl, and White's defenses are adequate.

In this variation 20 ... P-Kt5 would ,be met by 21 Kt·B5, KtxKt; 22 P xKt, PxKt; 23 P-Kt4! and White's game is playable.

An Interesting sacrifice of a Pawn could occur after 18 . . . KtxRP; 19 KtxKt" P-B5; 20 Kt-B5. KtxKt; 21 PxKt, PxB; 22 P·KKt4, PxP; 23 R-Rl and White's prospects are good.

18 . . . . KtxKtPI 19 KxKt P.B5 20 B_Q2 PxKt 21 PxP Q. Kt3 22 Q_K2 P-Kt5 23 P_KR4 .. ' ..

This seemingly natural move is a decisive error. At all cost White should have venA tured 23 PxP and his position would still be tenable. A line which suggests itself in that case is 24 ... BxP; 25 Q·K3,.P-KR4; 26 Q-Kt5, B-B3; 27 QxQch, KtxQ; with P-R5 to follow. True, Black's endgame would st ill be superior, but the position would be far from a Win.

23 • • • • B_B3 Black's plan is now clear. He intends to

sacrifice the B on KR5. Strangely enough, this blow cannot be prevented.

24 R_KB1 25 R_B2

Chistiakov

Q_R4 • • • •

25 ... ' . BxP] 26 PxB ....

Otherwise White is a Pawn minus. 26 . . . . Kt_KtS 27 Q.K3 ....

•

Other lines of play do not refute the sac· rifice of the Bishop, e. g.; (A) 27 QR-KBl, Ktx Pch; 28 K-Kt3, Kt·B6 and White is forced to play RxKt, in which case Black remains with a Rook and Pawn for two pieces, plus a strong attack against the exposed White King. (B) 27 B-Kt5. RxRch; 28 QxR, R-KB1; 29 Q-Q2, P-KR3; 30 BxP, KtxPoh; 31 KKt3, Kt-B6 and wins. (In this last variation better practical chances could .be obtained ,by 28 KxH. Ed.)

27 . . . . RxReh 28 KxR R_KBleh 29 K. Kt2 ....

The K ing cannot escape via K2 or Kl, e. g.: 29 K-K1, QxPch; 30 K-Ql, R-R8ch; 31 B-Kl,

NOVEMBER, 1939

Q-R8 and a piece is won. Or 29 K-K2, Kt-B5 ch; 30 K-Ql, Kt-Kt7! 31 Q-K2 R·D7; 32 QxR, P -Kl6ch with an easy win fOI' Black inasmuch as the two passed Pawns cannot be slopped.

29 . . . . KtxPeh 30 K_Kt3 R_B5

This quiet move is decisive in view of the t hreat 31 ... Kt-B6 which cannot be llrevented_ The textmove forestalls 31 Q-R6.

31 B_Q1 Kt_B6 32 KtxKt PxKt 33 BxP Q-R6eh 34 K_B2 B_Kt5

Resigns (Translated from Schachmati by J . K.)

The youthful master V_ Tomovitz ranked sec­ond in tile last Yugloslavian championship, directly at the heels of Dr. Milan Vidmar. His game against grandmaster Fire exemp.J.ifles a dashing, imaginative style.

NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE (Notes by Dr. M. Euwe)

v. Tomovitz White

1 P_Q4 2 P.QB4 3 Kt_QB3 4 P_K3 5 B_Q3 6 K Kt.K2

v. Pire Black

Kt_KB3 P_K3

B_Kt5 0-0

P_Q4 • • • •

6 Kl-U3 is generally played here to maintain a firmer hold on -the center.

6 . . . . P.K4 Attempts to profit, perhaps prematurely by

White's previous p lay. 6 ... P-B4 to be fol­lowed ·by ... Kt-B3 deserved consideration.

7 PxQP .. , . I( 7 PxKP ~hen . .. Kt-Kt5!; 8 P-B4?, PxP;

9 BxP, QxQch; 10 KxQ, Kt-B7ch! etc. 7 . . . . PxP

Not 7 .•. QxP ; 80-0! 8 PxP

Leaving White with the bishops, which might have at the expense of time.

9 PxB 10 Q_B2!

BxKteh advantage of two been avoided only

• • • •

TO preveut the exchange or bishops, witl.} 10 ... B·B4 wJlich would OCCUI" aCtel" .10 0 ·0.

10 . . . . P_B4 10 ... (~xKtP; 11 R-KKtl, QxRP; 12 B·

KB4 followed by 13 0 -0-0 leaves White with an irresistible attack.

11 P_QB4 Q.R4 For the capture

great a risk. of the KtP still entails too

12 P_Q5 13 P_B4

Directed against ... Kt-K4. 13 . , , . 14 0-0

QKt-Q2 • • • •

R_K1 • • • •

Whi t e's two bishops and the protected passed pawn tell in his favor.

14 . . . . Kt-B1

15 Kt-Kt3 16 Kt_K4 17 BxKt 18 B-Q3 19 Q_B2

""~v. Pire

v. Tomovitz

Q-R5 KtxKt

Q_K2 B.Kt5 B.K7!

An interesting attempt to equalize. 20 R_K1 Q_B3

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The pOint. One or the 21 B_Kt2

bishops must go.

22 BxB 23 B_B1

Q,. P.QKtS

Q_B3·

But here the exchange ter drawing chances.

of queens ofl'ers· bet-

24 QR.Q1 P.KR3 25 R_K3 • • • •

Gaining command of the K file . 25 . . . . RxR 26 QxR P_KKt4

MQI·e OJ" Jess desperate counterplay, ru; there is no adeqUate defense to White's entry Q-K7.

27 PxP Px.p 28 B_Q3 Kt.Q2 29 R.KB1 Q_K4 30 Q.R3 Kt_B1 31 Q_B5 ....

The exooange of queens would net White Black's KKtP.

31 . . . . 32 K_R1 33 R-K1

Q_Q5ch P-B5

• • • •

Of COurse not 33 QxBP? because of ... QxB. 33 . . . . K.B2 34 Q.R3 ....

Threatening 35 Q-w.;ch. 34· . . . . 35 Q.K3 36 P_Kt3 37 B_B5 38 Q_K7

Q.R5 K.Kt1

Q_R4 Q_B2

• • • •

Decisive. The passed pawn now has clear sailing.

38 . . . . K_Kt2 39 P-Q6 Kt-kt3 40 BxKt Resigns

For after 10 ... KxB; 41 Q-K1ch gains the rook, and 40 ... QxQ; 41 PxQ a.lso nets a rOOk.

('l'ranslated trom Kikerikl by J.B.S.)

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Amerlcill n ChesK Federation Congress New York-August, 1939

T he kllighl (asls dl1chor- bllt I1#VU gelS . h' a_lVtug .

ENGLI SH OPEN ING (Noles by I. A. H orowitz)

A. E. Santa,lle re White

I. A. H orowlt%

Black 1 P_QB4 2 Kt-QB3 3 Kt· S3 4 P·Q3

P-K4 Kt-KB3

Kt.B3 P .Q4

5 PxP 6 P_KKt3 7 B_Kt2 8 0-0

KtxP B. K2

Kt_Kt3 0 ·0

The posltlou aZ'I'ived at is an inverted Slc!]jan with WhUe h avlug a. move in hand.

9 P·Q RS P. 84 10 P .QKl4 8.B3 11 B.Kt 2 Q.K 2 12 Kt·Q2 R-01 13 P . Kt 5 Kt. R4

To -block the ·plausible advance p·R4·5-6, which would not only shatter the Black Q side 'pawns, 'but also compel the retreat ot Black's Kt a.t Kl3 to a square Oil whic h it would ,become unwieldy and cause interference in the ra.nks. At R4 however, the Kt Is tem­porarily out o[ play and in ,a precu'lous posil!on subject to a.ttack.

14 Q. B2 • • • •

If 14 K l-lt4 ( threatening 15 B-B3) ~hen . . . P -K5 ! HOWCVC I', 14 P.qru (intending 15 B.QR.3 t o be followed by B-Kt4) would be m uch more diffi cult to parry.

14 . . . . 15 Kt. R4 !

P_B4 B_K3

Black.'s oholce Is limited- the loose pawn cannot be derended, and the exchange or Kts is out of the questlon, Un del' tho) Circum­stances, complications are in order.

16 B.QB3 ...•

A, E, Santasiere

Apparently o ve rlook ing the "·trlck" reply. 16 KtxP is no t playable; E.g., 16 KtxP, QR-Bl ; 17 Qlt-Bl , It-DZ; 18 p·K3, Kt-Q2! and White mllst lose material. 16 . . . . Kt. Kt6! 17 Kt(Q2)x Kt KtxKt 18 R. Kt1 KtxB 19 QxKt QR_B1

20 Kt_R5 21 Q_B2 22 Kt-B6 ?

R.Q2 P.QKt3

, . . . A m irage! 'l'be steed seeks [ertile -fields

TH E CHESS REV IEW

but finds himsell tl'apped In .balTen desert lM.nd. 22 Kt·B4, to ·be followed by P-QR4·5 wa.., a bette r pla n.

22 •• , , Q_Q3 23 KR.Q1 P_QR4 24 P_QR4 .P_R4

Now Black rnoblllzes on the K side, where the absence of l he Kt will be f elt. 25 P-R4 P-Kt3 28 R·KR 1 B_Kt2 26 B·B3 K_R2 29 QR.KB1 R(Q) _KB2 27 K-Kt2 R. B1 30 KR.Kt1 . •• .

White 1S doomed to a 'I)-olley of Watchful waiting and hoping.

30 . .. . P.KB5 Opening the tl.le tor the rooks.

31 K_Rl PxP 32 Rx P , .••

W ith fai nt hope (01' ()()unlerplay BlaCks KKt P. A t WI' 32 PxP Black Pen< with ... B·R6 to be followed by .. . and. . B·K S.

32 , . . . R.BS 33 K.Kt2 RxKRP 34 P.Q4 . , ..

Desperately attempting to f ree t he K t. Pas· sive measures must inevitably fa n against mack's malel'ia l 9upel'!ority.

34 . . . . P_K5 ! 35 K·Kt1 ... _

Not3S BxP, fuB; 36 QxR. B-Q4 ! 35 . .. , BxP 36 Kt)(B ...•

Too long cOI'falled, the Kt canters to f reedom -or was i t the a bbatolr?

36 • , .. 37 B.Kt2

With t wo pawns plus, technique, 38 P· K3 Q_Q6 39 Q.Kt2 Q-Q3 40 Q.R l R.Q1 41 Q.B3 Q.K2 42 R.QBl R.Kt5

QxKt B.B4

,the rest is

43 Q-B4 44 .pxR 45 R·Kl 46 B·B1 47 K_Kt2

merely

R,R R·Q6

K·Kt2 Q.K4

• • • • If 47 BxR, QxPch; 48

47 . . , , K·Bol, PxB, etc.

48 R. K2 49 K.Kt1 50 BxR

Resigns

R_Q7ch Q.Kt7

R, R Q·Q7

A Jtt((eJf Jlory! Black JlriveJ fOT PawlI diJmpliofl-White JOT Checkmate-bofh JlI(.

feed, Intern", tl ona l T eam Tournament Bueno!; Airel-September, 1939

RETI OPEN ING Stahlberg Sweden White

1 Kt.KB3 Kt-KB3 2 p.B4 P.QKtS 3 P.KKt3 B.Kt2 4 B·Kt2 P-Kt3 5 Kt·B3 B_Kt2 6 0 ·0 P_B4 7 P-Q3 0·0 8 P·K4 P-Q3 9 Kt·KR4 Kt.B3

10 P·B4 Q.Q2 11 P.KR3 QR.Q1

Ro jah n Norway Black

13 B.K 3 14 Q.Q2 15 P.B5 16 PxP 17 QxB 18 Kt-Q5 19 Px B 20 BxKteh 21 PxP 22 QR_K1

Kt.Q5 Kt.Kl KPxP

B,B 8 .B3

BxKt K. R1 P , B

RPxP Kt.Kt2

Kt·B4 12 K.R2 P.K3

23 Q.Kt5 24 RxKt Resigns

, For ollce d oppollelll fbe

consequel/cel of a combination. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECl.INED Najdorf White

1 P_Q4 P.Q4 P_QBS

Kt.KB3 P.KKt3

2 P_QB4 3 P.K3 4 Kt.KB3 5 B.Q3 6 0·0 7 Kt.B3 8 axBP 9 Q_K2

10 B.Kt3 11 KtxP 12 PxKt 13 P.64

B.Kt2 0 ·0 p,p

QKt.Q2 Kt·K1

P_K4 KtxKt

B,P B_Kt2

14 P,K4 15 axB 16 P.K5 17 a.K3

Keres Black

18 Kt.K4 19 QR.Q1 20 P.KKt3 21 P-QR3 22 R-Q6 23 P-B5! 24 B_Kt5 25BxR 26 B.B6!!

a.K3 P,B

Kt.B2 Kt.Q4 P.Kt3 Q.K2

QR.Q1 Kt.62 P.B4

KPxP Q,P

Kt_K3 Resigns

The following game, played in a tournament at Rotterdam, Holland, demonstrates the prac­tical dangers o( pawn-grabbjng at the expense or developmenl.

FRENCH DEFENSE (Noles by Dr. M. Euwe)

N. Cortlever' A. D. de Groot White Black

• 1 P-K4 P.K3 2 P_Q4 P.Q4 3 P-K5 ..•.

A variation formerly reDuted to be of doubt­rul value, which has assumed It satisfactory ch.aI'Rctel', due to the researches of Nlm· zowltsch.

3 . . . . P.QB4 4 Kt.KB3 ...•

4 PxP 01' 4 Q·Kt·j or 4 p·QB3 are altematives, but the text move .offel·s lIhe best PI'OS}){!cts.

4 . • • . Kt·QB3 If 4 .•. PxP tllen 5 8·Q3, White being

unconcel"lled over Lhe loss of the QP, which may be I'egaine!! after due prel)aration. "Over, protection" of the advanced KP, to quote Nlmzowltsch, is more a matter of moment.

5 PxP Sx·p 6 B·Q3 KKt.K2 7 B·KB4 ...•

In order to ·maintain the KB even at the cost 0( a pawn. After 7 0-0, follows ... Kt· Kt3; 8 R-Kl , Q-B2; 9 Q·K2, Kt·Q5; 10 KtxKt. BxKt. \vhen 11 BxKt is fOl'ced to safeguard lhe KP_

7 . . . . Q.Kt3 Conservative continuations such as 7 ...

B-Q2 01' 7 ... Kt-Kt3 are not without merit. Black however, deCides to gain a pawn.

S 0.0 QxP Risky,but by no means bad.

9 QKt-Q2 Kt·Kt3! 10 S.Kt3 ....

The precautionary move 10 'R-Ktl to drive the Queen off the diagonal attack of the KP would assist in maintaining the KP, which is wholly important in tllis variation.

10 . . . . 0·0 Accepting the .KP might be fraught with

danger; 10 _ .. KKtxP; 11 KtxKt (11 R-Ktl, KtxKtch), KtxKt; 12 R-Ktl, Q·B6! (not 12 _ .. Q-Q5??: 13 Kt·Kt3 winning a piece); 13

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R·KtS, Q·Q5 and while White undoubtedly lias aUacking CllltllCeS, it is a moot Question whether these are sufficient compensation for two pawns.

11 R·Kt1 QxRP Two l)aWIlS plus at that, but White's KP

whiclt is the base for White's attack, !·enJalns. 12 P·R4! P_B3

Now it is difl1cult to tiiscover a. satisfactory continuation foz' Black. 'l'he threats of 13 P·RS and 13 Kt-Kt5 to ·be followed by 1<1 KtxRP 0\' 14 Q-RS cannot well be met. After the text move White's dangerous KP disappears, but new ]Jnes of attnck are opened_

13 Kt.Kt3 P.Kt3 '1'0 protect the bishop anti prepare the de·

velOI)ment of the QB. More ImpOI·tant how· evel", was the reinforcement of the K side with 13 .. _ B-K2.

14 PxP RxP 15 Q.Q2! B.Kt5

The threat was 16 R-Rl, Q·Kt7; 17 KR·Kll winning the Q. Black could not afrOI'd 15 . ' .. Q-R5 on account of 16 KtxB, PxKt; 17 B-K15 in which case the QKt and QR fall.

16 Q·K3 B.Q2 17 P·R5 KKt.K2 18 Kt·K5 ....

Now mack Is definitely without defense; IS _ . B·K l is met ·by 19 Kt-Kt4 and Q.xKPoh and

18 ... R-Ql meets the sl\me fate with 19 KtxB, RxKl; 20 B-R-1. R-R3; 21 B·KKt5, RxP; 22 QxKPch.

18 . , . . KtxKt 19 BxKt . . . ,

A. D. de Groot

C7'

N. Cortlever

20 U.-Rl is only olle of the Ilumerous threats. Black's KR must now be abandoned, and with It the game.

19 . . . . 20 BxR 21 Q·R6 22 Kt·Q4 23 Q.B6 24 B.Kt5!

Not 24 ... BxKt? because followed by 26 BxQ. Or 24 KPch follo'-.:ed by 26 KtxB.

Q.R5 P,B P.B4 B.Q7 B.B6

QxKt of 25 Q-Kt5ch . DxE; 25 Qx

25 QxKt B_B1 26 Q.K8ch K.Kt2 27 Q.B6 Resigns

(TI·anslat.ed fl'om Kikerlk\ by J.B.S.)

238

FIRST STEPS By c. J. S. PURDY

(Mall] limes Cbampioll of Altsl/"ah,;) WHERE TO PUT YOUR PIECES

IN THE OPENING Capablanca sums up the art of opening

play with a counsel or perfection; "Bring out your pieces as fast as possible, and put them in the right places." In this article r intro_ duce a scheme I have long had in mind, for showing how to "put the pieces in the right places", no matter what opening is being played.

PART I: FOUR TESTS (Pa rt 11, on the application of the tcst~

in practice, follows next month.) The ideal square for a piece in the opening

will stand the following tests: l~The piece cao go there in one move. 2- The piece will be effectively posted there. 3- The piece will not suffer from exposure. 4-The piece will not obstruct any of its

own forces. Rarely can you find a sguare which passes

all these tests, but' try to get the sqUJre that passes test 3, and as many of the other three as possible.

TEST I T he reason fo r Test 1 is that the first ob­

ject of development is to clear your hack line in as few moves as you can, so as to use your Rooks. The absurdity of keeping such huge pieces locked away in corners never set'ms to strike the average player.

TEST 2 The reason for Test 2 is self_evident, and the

only question is: What is meant by '"effective"? Generally speaking "'effective"' means "having some bearing on the center." This may be either direct or indirect, e. g., a Bishop at Kt2, with the fianchetto diagonal open, commands two of the four center squares, besides valuable squares in the enemy camp, and is obviously in a splendid position. The KB in the Ruy Lopez- after 1 P-K4, P_K4; 2 Kt_KB3, Kt_QB3; 3 B_Kt~_is also fairly well posted, for although he commands no center square himself, he bears on an enemy Knight which commands two.

TEST 3 .

We all know that it is bad, as a rule to "develop" the Queen early. It is bad because there are so many smaller pieces than the Queen, that she is very easy to drive away from any squa re that is at all exposed, and thus the enemy is likely to gain time on us. As a rule, move the Queen only one sguare-

THE CHESS REVIEW

just to f ree the Rooks-and choose the square on the tile which is least likely to be opened, e.g., in the Queen's Gambit formation (with Ps at QB4, Q4, and K3), the Queen should almost invariably go to K2.

Rooks are nearly as averse to fresh air as the Queen, for the same reason. The Rooks like to command open files, hut p referably from the rear.

MIF FING THE BISHOP

What is less generally understood is that Bishops can also suffer heavily from exposure. For they still have Knights to harry them, the exchange of Bishop for Knight being usually disadvantageous in the early part of a game. Further, owing to a Bishop having the. power of developing beyond the third rank on its first move, i.e. to B4 or Kt~, it is the favorite victim of Pawns, who, being ordinary soldiers, have little respect for the cloth.

Before going to B4 or Kt5, a Bishop should quietly ask itself, "If J am bitted with Pawns, will it do the enemy harm or good?"

For example, never develop a Bishop at QB4, if there is any chance of its being biffed later by P-K3 and P_Q4 (e.g. 1 P-K4, 'P_QB4; 2 B_B4?) or at KB4 if it can be biffed by P-Q3 .and P_K4 (e.g. 1 Kt_KB3, P_Q4; 2 P_QKt3, B_B4!?_the "London system", which is certainly playable, but risky against best play.)

On the other hand, do not, as a rule, be afraid to play B_B4 if th~ only biff possible is P-R3 and P_Kt4, as P-R3 loses the enemy a tempo. .

Nevertheless, the development of Bishops at B4 appeals less and less to a player after he reaches championship class. Below follow examples of the different kinds of biff ... th,lt a Bishop may be exposed to on KB4.

Biff by pawns. - 1 P_Q4, P_Q4; 2 P_QB4, P-QB3 ; 3 Kt_KB3, Kt.B3; 4 P-K3, B_B4?; ~ PxP, PxP; 6 Kt-B3, P-K3; 7 Kt-K~!, Kt-QB3 (or Q2); 8 P_KKt4!, B_Kt3 (forced) ; 9 P_ KR4!, P_KR3 (forced); 10 KtxB, PxKt; and Black has a hopeless pawn position.

Biff by a Knigh t. - 1 P_Q4, P_Q4 ; 2 Kt_ KB3, Kt_KB3; 3 P_B4, P-K3; 4 Kt-B3, B_K2; ~ B_B4? (~ PxP, PxP first is all right), PxP!; 6 P-K3 (if P-K4, B-Kt~!), Kt_Q4!; and Black must get some advantage out of the biff, c.g 7 BxP, KtxB, etc., or 7 B-Kt3, KtxKt; H PxKt, P-QKt4, maintaining the pawn.

Biff by a Bishop. - 1 P_Q4, P_Q4; 2 Kt_ KB3, P-K3; 3 B_B4?, B-Q3; ·White must now lose a tempo by BxB or B-Kt3, or else allow a double Pawn after P-K3.

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And now we shall see a Bishop biffed by all three combined.

t P_K4, P-QB3 (Caro_Kann); 2 P_Q4, P_Q4; 3 Kt-QB3, PxP; 4 KtxP, B.B4? (4 Kt_Q2!); 5 Kt.Kt3, B-Kt3; 6 P_KR4!, P_KR3 (forced) 7 B-Q3! Black must now lose a tempo by exchanging, since he no longer has the sup_ port of the KRP. Thus, the advantage of developing the B in one move was iilusory.

Now an example of a biff at QB4. 1 P_K4, P_K4; 2 Kt_KB3, P-Q3; 3 P_Q4, PxP; 4 KtxP, Kt-KB3; 5 Kt-QB3, P_KKt3 (Woinarski Varia_ tion of the Philidor); 6 B_B4?, B_Kt2; 7 0.0, 0_0.

Black now threatens KtxP! and i·f KtxKt, P_Q4, forking Bishop and Knight. If White stops that with H P-B3! the KB is still vulner_ able to a biff some time by Kt-QB3-K4, when_ ever it suits his opponent, or else to a big push of the Q_side Pawns, beginning with P-QR3 or P_QB3, which may induce the weak_ ening P_QR4 by White.

Before developing a Bishop at Kt5 you must consider your reply to the very obviou s biff, P-R3. Can you then exchange with advantage' If not, have you a good retreat? Usually you should be able to maintain the pin by B_R4, but you still must consider the possibility of the further biff, P_Kt4. Usually it will only hurt the biffer, unless (1) your Bishop has no further retreat, or (2) you are bound to castle on that wing, and the enemy can castle on the other.

Other biffs to a Bishop on KO occur when it does not pin, or does not pin effectively. Examples follow;

1 P_Q4, Kt_KB3; 2 Kt_KB3, P-QKt3; 3 B_KtS!?, Kt_K5 (Bogoljubow_Alekhine) .

1 P_K4, P_QB4 ; 2 Kt_KB3, P.K3; .) P_Q4, PxP; 4 KtxP, Kt_KB3; 5 B_KKt5?, Q_R4ch.

Rarely is B_KtS good unless it does pin, and pins effectively.

An exception is the Ruy Lopez. However, we shal1 now use the Lopez to show how very careful you must be about Bishops.

1 P_K4, P_K4; 2 Kt_KB3, Kt-QB3; 3 B-Kt5 , P-QR3; 4 B.R4, P-Q3; 5 P_Q4, P_QKt4. This biff, in itself, is not harmful. 6 B_Kt3, KtxP!; 7 KtxKt, PxKt; 8 QxP??? Now the stiff biff! 8 P_QB4! White must lose a Bishop for two Pawns, c.g. 9 Q-Q5, B-K3; 10 Q_B6ch, B_Q2; II Q-Q5, P_Bs etc.

White should, of course, play 8 B-Q5!,' R_KtI; 9 QxP, but there is still a trap, for Black plays 9 B_Q2, and again threatens devil_ ish biffs by the QBP, sguare by square. Best is 10 P-QR3! (Tartakower), with a good

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game. This P-R3 to shelter a Bishop is often necessary.

Even the development of a Bishop on the third rank, i .e. at Q3 or K3, leaves it open sometimes to a biff by a Knight, e.g. after playing B_K3 it is often necessary to play p_ KR3 to prevent Kt-KKt5, showing that the difference between a Bishop and a Knight in the opening frequently exceeds the nlue of a tempo.

Even in fianchetto a Bishop is liable to be exchanged off by B_R6, and as that weakens the squares B3 and R3, it is usual to prevent B-R6 by P-R3 (foJIowed probably hy K_R2). That also costs at least one tempo.

Perhaps we can now partly understand why masters often choose K2 for the KB, even in positions where the Bishop is itselt guite poorly posted on that square.

The Knights have fewer temptations than Bishops, as they cannot go past the third rank on , their first move. Avoid supporting a threatened pawn with a Knight, e.g. [ P_Q4, P_Q4; .2 P_QB4, Kt_KB3 for now 3 PxP, KtxP makes the Knight subject to a tempo_ gaining biff by a center pawn. And after 1 P_K4 , P-K4; 2 Kt-QB3, Kt_KB3; 3 P_KB4, a common blunder is 3 Kt-B3??; (4 PxP, QKtxP; 5 P_Q4) .

TEST 4 An elementary application of Test 4 is the

injunction to a beginner not to play P-Q3 before he has developed his KB to QB4 or QKt5, or P-K3 before he has developed his QB to KB4 or KKt5 . This is a maxim with many exceptions, owing to Test 3, and especially with the Black pieces. E.g. after 1 P_Q4, p_ Q4; 2 P_QB4, P_QB3; 3 Kt_KB3, Kt_KB3; 4 P-K3, neither 4 B_B4 nor 4 B-Kt5 is good, and Black should play 4 P-K3 . This shows that the elementary maxim is fundamentally unsound. Here we find Test 3 knocking out all the other three tests. Make it a rule to regard Test 3 as the acid.

If you do block one of your Bishops tem_ porarily in the opening, you must have a good reason, and you must be sure that you can provide it with a good egress later, e.g. 1 P_Q4, . P_Q4; 2 P_QB4, P-K3. Here Black knows he can fianchetto the temporarily slighted prelate.

So much for biocking Bishops, but what about Bishops blocking their own forces? Why is it that ordinary mortals play B-Q3 where a master often plays B_K2 or fianchettoes? One reason is given by Test 3, and another is that you often have a Pawn at K4, which would block the Bishop . The least under_ stood reason is that in many openings it is

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Problem Department By VINCENT LEATON

Add,eJJ all (o"uponJmct r"la/ing to Ihis de/iarmunJ Questions about problem matters will be

HINTS FOR THE SOLVER _ I

This month's sermon will be on the s ubject of problem solving. But unlike most sermons , it w!ll begin with It confession ot' ignorance. Not long ago, your Editor celebrated his tenth year as a chess problem composer and special· 1st. And aHer ten years of weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth over the errol'ts of ot,hel' conllJosers, he Is still unable to pOint to one magic method that can be guaranteed to un­lock any given problem in It shan SI)ace of time.

I think that it is good that there i~ no such formula. A hlt'ge part of our enjoyment of a problem dellenu8 on the pleaSUre we get ['rom matching our wits with Its creator. There Is, mOl'eover, genuine satisfaction to be gotten l"!"Om the menial proce~ses w e go through: in ·analyzing a problem's componenl ])arl~, formu lating theories, and proving to ourselves thnt those theories al'e correct. And flnnll y. we find thal in solving pninslakin~ly we appreciate more keenly the subtleties of a composi tion- the reasons for the placing of piece", and the way those pieces Interlock­than if we merely chance on the keymove and automat.ical1y run through the rest of th e solulioll.

But ~hel'e 1£ such a thing as spending too much time on a problem. There:is always the not-toa·unlikely possibility that the reward may 1)ot be worth the effort we speno on the solving. An(~ It Is a fa ct that the more we concentrate on a problem, the more we are apt to become "hytHlOtized" by it-that is, the mind tends to think along the same channels, and if we s lal't out wrong on t he Irac k of l,he solution. we are allt to continue along the same lines much longer than is necessary. I think thai . if you find yoursell' "stumped" on It problem . it is a good idea to lay it ashle for a whUe (say al'tel' spending half an hour on it) , and t.o come ·back to it later on, with a fresh viewpoint and the additional advanlage that your subconscious mind may have been doing a bit of helpful spadewOI'k In the mean· time.

INFORMAL LADDER (Maximum score for Nos. 1411-142S : 54)

E. J. Korpanty 782, 50; "*G. Plowman 752, 50; ~1. Rivise 750, 46; ~A. Sheftel 750, 40; *F. Sprenger 735, 43; *W. Patz 736, _; W. O. Jens 659, 42: T. McKenna 632, 46; I. Burn 522, 45; *J. Hannus 494, 46; K. Lay 499, 40: u"P. L. Rothenberg 481, 46: W. Keysor 484, _: Dr. M. Herzberger 422, 31; G. Fairley 367, 47; ul. Burstein 352, 50: B. M. Marshall 375, 15; A. Tauber 312, 50; J. M. Dennison 289, 40: A. A. J. Grant 233, 46; Dr. W. F. Sheldon 221, 50; .... Dr. G. Dobbs 217, 50; P. A. Swart 151, 47; A. Saxer 166, -: I. Sapir 142, 40; *01'. P. G. Keeney 109, 47; .... H. B. Daly 51, 50; J, Tusch 97: J. Donaldson 87; V. Rosildo 79; W. C. Dod 75; S. P. Shepard 63; A. Forti e r

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60: 0001. &: M. Hochberg 46; Bill Clubb 19; Bill Beers 12: F. Grote 6: A. Berkowitz 3: J. L. Stewart-.

Congratulations to F. Gamage, who again wins the Quanerly two-mover pl'ize, with his splendid chosscheckel'. No. 1359; and to E. J. Korpanty, whose belated July-August solving credits enable him to outdistance his rivals for this month's Ladder award.

SOLUTIONS Xo. Hll "y 1),-, O. Do"1 •. ., 1 Qf12 lTwo poinl ,,)

lU,'h "a rlely or crossch~ck ]lillY follow~ qUIH( ye l daring key- l{othcnhcrl-(. l\'CUI perrnl~~lve ero~scheck: kc~' rathor plnin­/ll"l'~h"l1 , My vote--Plowllwn, Shf'rtel , D,dy, Hu.'n,

Xo. 1412 lIy D,·. G. Dohbs: r PIJ ·I (Two points) I,nlght blocks and interferenee~ . wilh e.p. vnrintion 10 hool-Rol he nl>el'l'. ~Iy vole - I,ay. Mn,·"hll.ll • .lens.

","u. 141~ by 1>1-. P. G. Keeney: 1 QfZ (Two l)(>illt8) .\Iodcl IIl-(hlwelghl_~I"rsh,,11. Me l'cd((h of lUcrlt. Cooks neaUl' IIvoldcd-Hoth"'lherg.

No. 111 ·1 loy 1), .. 1'. G. K eeney : I 11,,2 (Two IlOln(~) Ke y I~ Ihe he~1 fe"ll1re--Ho(l! e nlJerg. 1"0" ... 1 play l)y (he BI""k ml<hop--Fairley.

Xo. 1415 L>y Ocortrcy MoU-Smlth: 1 Qc,j (Two points) Gorgeous "gl eam! " Key e r ent e ~ it COm-1,le le block. 1e"ding to (0111' \ln~x])ected YnrlnUons. InCluding sacrifice, pin, and eapl llrt of Checking lllll.Ck piece--Roth­enbe rg.

No. 14IG by Geoffrey Molt-Smith: I Qc2 (Two poInts) rhe ~ \\'itchhaek in Ihls Meredith i~ de­Icc lnlll e - Hothe llhel'g. My ,·o le - M,·Ke'\I'''. f.\heldon.

Xo. IH7 h," ,\ .. J. FI'lk : 1 P e5 (Th" ee jl()lnt.~) 1 . • . 1 h i'"'' I ; 2 Sm.,h 1 ... Kxlt; 2 S Hieh 1 . . . Kf,,; 2 Qelch I ... ~x]1: 2 Rxdlkh C"m.U fll l_Sheldon. A di tllclllt. IllI c IlI'oh ­IGm. in trill' Fink Iradition-HOthe"hc,'~. i:lple"did ""critlci,,1 v~ri"tlOIl IIlId ""'"Y uncx/.GC(ed 1ll!tles-l'·nh'ley. My vote­She l( 0", ~'alrley, Plow",a", 1~I'y. ])a1y, ,',f('I, c nll a , JellS, Berkowi tz.

No. l' l1 ~ by 1. Wv!se: Ca ncelled. a~ Illlllo '''' ~ed In Ihe Octoher is~lIe. in ra vOl' of t\'o. HH, All Ih,,~e who Rllhm;\ted "OITecl k,·y s will "utolllll(lclllly reeeh'e credit fOI' so lvin).:; th t re\'lscd , 'm-s ioll.

Xo. 1-119 by F . W. \\'" t80n: Intended I )1<16. hut cook!,,1 In three 11I0Ve" hy 1 SfG<·h, KxP; 2 Hd5 (Follr llOlnts)

Xo, H20 I»' It. J . Bermudez: I ~bi (Thr ... e ]loilH~) 1 . .. Be3eh; 2 Ka2-1.,.]11.>6; 2Ra~ch 1 . . K move~: 2 Qc5~h A nil " strategic prize-willll~'" with un ­~xpu<:l.ed ",,,ill plays- f"" ir] cy. Unn 1 l",..c­live ShOrl mlltes and dua IM- Ho the nberl;:.

No. H21 lIy 01'. M, Vyord",,,"n : I Sc8 (Three

\>olnl~) .. . Kb5; 2 Qa3 1 . . . '(d5; 2 Qe~ I' .. . I'h5 ; 2 Sht. 1 , .. T'd~; 2 Sd6 Two ne ,,1 I<e ts of echoes-F"i,·le)'. Sym­'UN!')' II< tl>1O. but dn n l" urI' i",I<:lIc"le_ I!othenl>e.'g.

.Xo. 1-122 hy ~lasw .. 11 Rukofzer: t 1',,3 ('rhre" 1><)111(") l'\ot "S L>rillia.nl as (he prize- winne l' . bu t hM lts qulc ( eharm_Fairley. l~xre l ~ the other 11'.'0, III my o]linlon-Rolhpnberg. (Plly the ]lOUr l,roblem Jud"rc:-F.,di(or),

:"<0. 1·12 :1 lJy 1\. ""Ie lsen: I Qh8 (Three po l nl~) 1, .. l'hl(Q);2 l~ c~<'h

NOVEMBER, 1939

N O, 1465

PERCY BOWATER

San Marino, Calif.

No. J.166

DR. G. DOBBS

Carrollton, Ga.

Mate in 2

No. 1467

DR., P. G. KEENEY

Bellevue, Ky.

Mat.e in 2

Original Section

No. 1-168

GEOFFREY MOTT·SMITH

New York, N. Y.

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No. 1469

THE PROBLEM EDITOR

Mate in 2

No. 1470

F. W. WATSON

Toronto, Canada

III-ate in 2

No. 1,171

F. W. WATSON

Toronto, Canada

Mate in 2

No. J ,I72

A. KARLSTROM Rindal, Norway

!'.fate in 3

No. 1473

THOMAS S. McKENNA

Lima, Ohio .

Mate in 3

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE DECEMBER 15th, 1939

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THOMA S S. McKENNA

Lima, Ohio

Mate ill 3

No. 1475

DR. W. MASSMANN

Kie l, Germany

Mate in 3

N o. 1'r7ij

J . B. PARMALEE

Mate

THE CH E SS REVIEW

Original Section (cont'd)

No. 1477

RUDOLF POpp

M ittenwald, Germany

No. 147H

HERBERT THORNE

Long Island City, N. Y .

Mate in 3

No. [.j79

MAXWELL BUKOFZER

Bellaire, N. Y.

No. 1480 R. CHENEY

Rochester, N. Y. Ded icated to Herbert L. Sterrett

Mate in 4

No. 1481

AUREL TAUBER

New York, N . Y.

Mate in 4

No. 1482

DR. G. DOBBS

Carrollton, Ga.

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE DECEMBER 15th, 1939

NOVEMBER, 1939

No. 1483

First Prize

"Womanhood" 1906 ,

Mate in 3

No. 1484

Special Prize

"La·sker's C~ess Mallazine", 1906

Mate in 3

No. 1485

Second Prize

"Aftonbladet", 1907

Mate in

Quoted Section Problems by F. Gamage

No. 1486

Honorable Mention

"Tijdschrift v. d. N.S .. B.", 1907

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No. 1487

First Prize

" Football Field", 1907

Mate in 3

No. 1488 First Prize

"Lasker's Chess Magazine", 1907_1908

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First Prize

"Liverpool Courier", 1908

No. 1490

F irst Prize

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British Chess FederaUcn, 1909

Mate ill 3

No. 1491

First Prize

"Pittsburgh Leader", 1910

Mate in 3

These Problems are not Scored in the Sclver's Ladder. •

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(Col/lil/I/"d /1Om P"1:" 239) Jcsirablf: to keep the Q.flle open. This hap_ pens whenever you c:x('hang(', o r are liable 10 c:x{'han~e, you r QP.

For example, after I KB3. Kt-QB3 ; 3 P-Q'1.

P_K4 P-QB4' • •

Again, I P.K4, P.K:f ; 3 P.Q4,

2 Kt_KB3,

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P·Ql;

A].:ain, I P.K4. P.Q1H; 2 P_Q4, P_Qil; .~ KI . QB .' , !lxP. tempted to cosl.

Here it i .~ Black who wi ll p lay B.Q ,l l~te r, probahly 10 hi s

By a few experiments you can soon see that the Q fi le is opened far more often than the K !ile, and this ex plains why B_K2 is often ,good, while B.K 2 is usually ridicu lous.

It took some of the Jnasters qui te a long time to learn that B-Q3 was bad in the following sort of opening:

I P.Q4, Kt-K83; 2 P.Ql34, P.KKt3; 3 KI. QB3, 8.Kt2; .{ P_K<1 , P.Q3; 5 Kt-B3, 0 .0; (, B-Q3~. After (, KI.Q2 and 7 P_K4, While must either have his P exchanged- which woulJ make B·Q3 bad. as already explained, or must play P.Q 5, wh ich wou ld allow an enemy Knig hl to ('orne into QB4 with a hiff.

Next month we shall get down to brass tacb. Ou r concern this month has heen to open players' eyes to some of the considera. lions that actually guide strong players in the opening, as opposed to the superficial maxims g iven in books.

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