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"Reentered as second class matter July 26. 1940, at the post office at New York. N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

Chess Tourists The best news of the month, to us, is that

1. A. Horowitz tS ready to resume his chess activities. Since his siege in the hospital at Carroll, Iowa, after the accident last February, he has concentrated on a thorough recuperation, mlssmg the United States championship tour. nament and other events in which normally his presence would have been felt.

Like the baseball player who, after a bean. ing, strives to return to action at the earliest moment, to avoid any appearance of bat, shyness, Horowitz has been eager to enter the playing arena, but his friends have urged caution until his recovery could be pronounced complete.

Which leads up· to our announcement. On or about January 1, Horowitz expects to em· hark upon probably his longest tour through the United States, Canada and Mexico. Sev. eral clubs at which he and Morton were to have appeared have already reengaged him, Other dubs wishing to secure his services for simultaneous exhibitions, lectures, consultation

" games, etc., are urged to write to him in care of The CheJJ Review. Watch our December issue for details concerninp; the route find dates of his itinerary.

FINE PERFORMANC E

Reuben Fine, after his splendid victory in the Open Tournament of the U. S. C. F. at Dallas, moved West to begin a quick circle of exhibition stops. He had remarkable suc. cess, losing only :5 of a total of 274 simul­taneous battles. In addition he found time to compete in two tournaments, at Salt Lake City and Hollywood, winning each handily. Details of his tour follow:

W L D Denver, Colo. (blindfold) ,.. . 4 I 1 Sacramento, Calif. ,...... ..... 13 0 1 San Francisco, Calif. .... . ..... 18 0 3 Carmel, Calif .. .. . . .. . . . , . ... 23 0 1 Los Angeles, Calif. . . . .. .... . . 29 0 3 Hollywood, Calif .... .... . .. . . 14 0 4

,Santa Barbara, Calif. . . . . . . . . . . D I I Albuquerque, N. Mex. . . . . . . . . 11 0 1 San Antonio, Tex ...... . . , .. , 19 0 2 Baton Rouge, La. . .. . . ,. . .... 12 0 0 Springfield, Mo. , . , . .... , .. ,. 20 0 0 Omaha, Neb, . ... .. . . ..... . . 16 0 I Sioux City, la ..... . . . . . . . .. . 13 1 0 Winnipeg, Man . . ... . ... , . . .. 29 1 2 Minneapolis, Minn . . .. , . .... . 13 1 0

249 5 20

George Koltanowski, no mean tourist him. self, has been active in Eastern chess circles, mixing blindfold play, at which he is the ultra. specialist, with the more usual group simu!. taneous displays. Results of his recent stops are:

W L D Hazleton, P,. ..... , .. , . . , ... 13 1 2 Haz leton, P,. (hlindfold) . . , . . 4 0 0 Boston, Mass. . . . . . .. . . , . . . .. 1 , 7 , Boston, Mass. (clock games) • 3 1 1 . . . Wellesley, Mass. (blindfold) . . . 6 0 4 Portland, M,. " . . . . . . . .. . , . . 1 1 1 1 Portland, Me. (blindfold) . . . . . 3 0 0 Wilmington, Del. .... ,., ..... 15 1 4

Touring is going On in the European chess world as well, though not always voluntarily. We are livi ng in times when a man can move from Austria to Germany, or from Romania to. Hunl,,'ary to Russia, while standing perfectly stIli ! -

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Utah State Tourney The fourth annual Cong ress of the Utah

Chess Federation assumed unusual importance through the presence in the title competition of Reuben Fine. The noted internationalist stopped over for the Labor Day week.end, and emerged with the title of Utah chess champion to add to his long string of laurels.

Five of the outstanding Utah players par_ ticipated, including Richards Durham, cham_ pion in 1938 and 1939, 1. N. Page, 1937 title_holder, and Dale 1. Morgan, champion of Salt Lake City. Douglas Graham of Boze­man and George F. Girard of Pocatello were also in the main event. In the words of Me Morgan, who sends us the report:

"Mr. Fine packed too many gUlls for the Utah players in their first compet ition against a grandmaster , and won easily. Durha m a nd Morgan won all t heir other games except against each other to w in d up in a t ie for State honors, but Morgan won in a special playotf, In the master event, F ine 's most spectacular game, involving a dou ble rook sac, rlfice, was agains t MOl'gan, who got int o a hopeless posi tion , and when F ine offered the first sacrifice , accept ed, to die gloriously r ather than dismally.

"Th e major t ouname nt was won by 14 year old Philip Neff of Sal t Lake Cit y in his fi r st im portant tourney compet ition, Leon Fonnes­beck of L ogan t aking second , The m inor' event went t o Edwar d F. Pederson of Woods Cross, Gunnar Newman or Kaysvllle can'yi ng ott second place.

"Team play in the annUHl Utall Chess Fed­eration team t ournament will s tart in the late au t umn, with Provo expected to e nt e r a squad to play again st Ogden , Logan and Salt Lake, wh ich 11llVe com pri.~f'd the If'fl J;':llP (luring the past three yea rs ."

STAT E TITL E T OU RNA MEN T

" ro , " ~ " ~ 0 ro 0 .-• 0 " 0

" ~ 0 " R. F ine --------------- 7 0 0 7 - 0 D. Morgan ------- ---,-- - 5 1 1 5'h-1'h R. Durham ------------ 5 1 1 5'h- 1'h I. W. Taylor ----------- 4 3 0 4 - 3 D. Gr ah am - - -- - ---- - - - 3 4 0 3 -4 L . N . Page --------- ---- 2 5 0 2 - 5 H . Davis -- ----- -- ----- 1 6 0 1 -6 G. F. Girard -- --------- 0 7 0 0 - 7

VENTN OR TOURNA ME NT BOOK A book of t he 1940 Ventnor Ci ty Invitation

Tournament is in preparation, and w11l soon be ready. It will contain complet e sco!'es of the 66 games played , all of them annotated by participants In the t ou rnament. The price will be $1.25, bu t the publisher, Roy Dessauer of Ven tnor City, informs us that advance sub· script ion orders will be accepted at $1.00 :per copy.

TH E CHESS R E V IEW

BOSTON BUS Y

Wit h s ix team s in the "A" and seven In the " B" section, t he Metropolitan League or Boston has begun Its annual series. In t he major division are : Lynn Chess Club, Bay S t a t e, Boylston ( Y . M. C. Un ion), Ha!'v ll nl Univer­sity, Boston City Club, and City Club [ndeven­dents. [n the "8" section are: Lynn, H arvard Club, Harvard Univer sit y, Boylston, Cambridge Y.M.C.A .. Commonwealth , and Well s Memo!'la\'

"Sam my" Reshevsky visited Boston r ecently, playing 30 games simultaneously at Dorchester Manol", winning 2); a nd allowing only two draws, which were achieved by two of the talented younge r players of the Boylston Club, F liegel and Jatree.

ENGLISH OPEN ING

D. L. Morgan R. F ine White BlaCk

1 P_QB4 P_QB4 15 B·BS Kt ( Kt ) _BS 2 Kt_KBS Kt-KBS 16 Kt·B4 KR_Q l 3 P_KKtS P.Q4 17 Q_ Kt2 B-Q4 4 p , p KtxP 18 KtxKt KPxKt 5 B.Kt2 Kt _QBS 19 B_Q2 R_K 1 6 0-0 P_K4 20 R-B2 B, B 7 P-QS B_ K2 21 K , B P_QKt4 8 QKt_Q2 0 .0 22 Kt _R 3 P_QRS 9 Kt·B4 P-B3 23 B_B4 B_B1 1. P_KtS B_K3 24 R·K1 Kt_Kt5

11 B·Kt2 Q-Q2 25 QR. B1 Kt-Q4 12 Q_Q2 QR_B1 26 B_Q2 ' R_K4 13 QR.B 1 Kt_QS 27 R·B2 QR_K1 14 Kt_ KS Kt_KtS 28 B·B 1 R_R4

All er all the manoevering, White's forces are way offside, and his King iH left pretty mu ch to his own resou!'ces . Fine takes aclvantage by some pretty give-away tact ics. 29 P_R4 RxRP ! 33 BxR KtxB 30 Px R Q_Kt5c h 34 PxKt Q. KtSc h Sl K. B1 Q-R6ch Resigns S2 K·Kt 1 R_K6!

MISSOURI CHAMPIO NSHI P

Upon his return from the Dallas 1'ourna­ment, Erich Marchand participat ed in the first annual Missouri State Championship and ' won first prize . He was follOwed closely by H. M. Wesenberg, Wllson Reilly and W. E. Campbell , a ll o r Kansas City.

lIl r . Marchand writes us t hat "Missouri play­ers are attempting to work out a system where­by e ach locality wI!! hold prelim inaries so that t he expense of a large number of repre­se ntatives a t the final tournament will be aVOided. In t he preliminary tourneys, entry fees will be used to help t he representatives go to the state finals."

Th is seems to u s a very sen sible arrange­ment , and should be copied in ot her states; it will un doubt edly be a great In fluence for stimu­lating increased participation and clOser or· g anlzation al tie s.

Correspondence Chess Tournament

Many of our readers, from time to time, have urged us to sponsor a correspondence chess tournament. Interest in that field has been soaring to the stage of a boom, as evi. derlCed by the reports of several active and enterprising organizations catering to the play. hy_mail fiends.

In recognition of this situation, anJ in the belief that our subscribers will welcome the service, we acc commencing a regular corres_ pondence chess department. In it we shall have news of various competitions, lists of entries and results, and a fair seJedion of the best games played.

Our first tournament will be open to all. Entries may be sent in at any time. Players will be divided into sections of five. Each section will contcst a double round_robin, every entrant playing two games with every other, or eight games all told .

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The prizes in each section will be orders on Tbe Che.r.r Utl·jew, $ 4.00 for first prize and $2.00 for second. These orders may be applied towards the payment of subscriptions, or towards the purchase of books or merchan. dise advertised by us, at current rates.

Complete scores of all games must be sub. mitted to us by the winners, in order to obtain credit. In case of a draw, the player of the White pieces is responsible for sending the score -of the game. It is advisable that scores be signed by both players, to avoid any dis_ pute.

The rules of correspondence chess are simple enough. Replies must be sent within 48 hours of the receipt of a move. A total of iO ad_ ditional days is allowed during the course of a game, for any contingencies that may arise. Undue delay may lead to forfeiture.

Moves should be written carefully, to avoid error or ambiguity. As an example, if B.B4 is sent, in a position where either Bishop could move to that sguare, the opponent can select whichever move he prefers. We suggest

that players always send the previous move, as well as their reply, on each card.

Any questions or disputes regarding the rules or conduct of play are to be submitted to us. OUT adjudication must be accepted as linal.

Correspondence chess has given entertain_ ment to generations of chess players. Its de. votees claim there is nothing like it for stimu. lating interest in the game. It is an excellent method for improving one's knowledge of chess, as the incentive is created to do the requisite study and thorough analysis required to meet the experts in this field on an equal basis.

Par the player who has little opportunity for good competition over the board, or who can find no opponent in his vicinity, corres. pondence games are a welcome outlet. If it takes several days for a move, . and several months for a game, there is an even greater satisfaction in the execution of a well.planned strategem. Success must be earned on a sound basis, since there is little hope that the op. ponent will make a gross oversight, or that he will fall for a shallow trap that might serve in over. the·board play.

Eldorous Dayton of New Rochelle, who has long been interested in correspondence chess, sends us a number of the finest games played in this country. Two of them are appended, with his notes.

SICILIAN DEFENSE

(Notes by E. Dayton)

J.W. Bru,.,nemer White

W. H. Falling Black

1 P.K4 2 Kt.KB3 3 P.Q4 4 KtxP

P·QB4 Kt·QB3

P.P Kt.B3

9 B.B3

5 Kt-QB3 6 B.K2 7 0·0 8 PxB

.KtxQBP

P.K3 B.Kt5 BxKt KtxP

Igel·Beutum, Vienna 1928, eonllnued 9 .. . P·Q4.

10 Q..Q3 Kt.Q4

Krause·Norling continued 10 ... KtxP, but Black's hara·klrl Is already patent. What fo1· lows is a post· mortem executed with surgical precision.

11 BxKt 12 R.K1ch 13 Kt.S5

P •• K.B1 P.Q3

171

172

Brunneme r

14 KtK KtP ! · . . . T o say thIs must

un [Iel'st atem en t. have been start llng Is an

, 4 . . . . Kt.K4

N atu ra l enough . ch.

If 14 . . . KxKt; 15 Q·Kt3

15 Kt. R5 ! ! • • •

An old frie nd in uew 15 ... K txQ ; 16 B·R 6ch, a nd 18 Kl-B6 mate.

Easlet' clothes! I r K·Kt1 ; 17 R· I{8.ch ! !

1 S • • . • 1& Rx Kt! 11 B.RSc h

B- K' P, R

· . . . ),fonse lgneUl' nnds the f alal focus.

17 . . . . K. K l 18 Q.K t 5c h

For if 18 . .. B·Q2; . . Q·Q2: 19 Kt ·B6ch.

Resi gns 19 K t ·Kt7 mat.e,

D AN I S H GAM BI T

( Not es by E. Day ton )

01' 18

Or. R. S. Davis P . J. W a lke r While S la ck

1 P. K4 2 P.Q4 3 P.Q BS 4 KtxP

P_K 4 p , p p, p

Kt-QB3 9 P. KS

5 B_QB4 6 Kl.SS 7 0-0 8 PxB

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Kt .S 3 B.KtS Bx Kt P.Q3

The move A lekh inQ d id not iSSRkorr. Dr. Davis and r havfl aUon w ith unHOl'm success.

make agai nst used the \ 'SI' I ·

9 . . . . 10 Q.Kt3 11 Kt.KtS!

T he s ha n lest cont inuat ion. 11 , , , ,

p , p

0 ·0 · . ' . Q,K 1

,Beltel' tha n Kt .QR4, A g a me Dayl on-G i bbs continued 11 " , Kl'QR~; 12 BxPeh, K ·R l ; 13 Q-Kt5, P·KR3 ; H Qx Kt, PxKl; 15 n· Ktl , K t-Q2; 16 P·KB~ ! P-QKt3: 17 Q·Q5, R-QRtl ; 18 D·RS, R·K1: ] 9 Q·D7, KlollS: 20 P xKtP, Kt·R 2 ; 21 QR·Qt , Resigns.

12 B.R3 K t.QR4

T H E C HESS REV IEW

13 Q.Kt4 P_QKt3! Nea t ! If no w H QxReh, QxQ ; 15 B xQ,

K WeB! anti Black w inll two pleees for a Rook . 14 B.Q3 !

W hite s wiftly lIw ilehes 1.0 the \' ul nerable K s ide.

14 , ." P·B4 15 Q-KR4 P_ Kt3

II" P·KR3 : 16 Kt-K-I! 16 Q.R6 17 B. K4 ! 18 P.KB4 ! 19 P xP ! 20 R·B3!

w l n ~ t.he exchange. Q-R 5

B_Kt2 B, B

Q_B7

Not 20 n· U2! Qll lteh ! 21 KxQ, Kt·K t.5eh. ~ . .. . Bx R

I t seems as If Ulnck ca n now force I)erpe tua l c hec k.

21 Px B 22 Px Kt 23 RxR 24 K -Kt2!

KR_Q! . R_Q8c h

Qx Rc h . . .

The lJattern or the King moves must be Just so to escape pen)etufl l check.

24 . . , , Q. K 7ch 23 K -R31 Resigns

Black runs ou l o f check s. If 25 . . . Q­B8eh; 26 [{· [{ 13 ! Q-K lloh ; 27 K ·Kt4, Q-K t8ch : 28 K· B-t:

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NOVEMBER, 1 940

Correspondence Star Several of the greatest masters owe their

start to correspondence p lay. Paul Keres of Estonia is an outstanding example. He first appeared in international chess play at the Team Tournament at Prague in 1935 , As a lad of ni neteen , he was leader of the Estonian forces, and compiled one of the best .'>Cores in the competition. Shortly thereilfter he com­menn~d a series of impressive victories in tournaments, climaxed by his successes at Margate, 1937 and 1939, Semmering, 1937, and Avro, 1938.

When players began to look up Keres' record, to attempt to trace the source of his genius, they found dozens of games he had played by mail , which exhibited the flair for combination and uncanny resource which bas marked his play ,

Here is an example from a correspondence tournament played in 19 _~4 ,

MOLLER ATTAC K

p. Kere's F . S a chsenmaier White mack , P_K4 P · K4 , P.Q4 p,p

2 Kt· KB3 Kt.QB3 6 p,p B· Kt5ch 3 B·B4 B·B4 7 Kt·B3 Ktx KP , P· B3 Kt · B3 8 0·0 BxKt

9 P.Q5 !

The sparkli ll g- Moller Ali.aclL T he cOll lillll­aUoli in the game is cOllsidered lh e be~ t ]Jlay 1'01' both ~ides.

9 . . . . B· BS n KtxB 0-0

" R.K 1 Kt.K 2 " KtxRP ! Kx Kt

" Rx Kt p.QS " R·R4ch K. Kt1

" B. KK t5 S, S " Q.R5 P_KB4

H R· K 1 • • •

In later games Kere 8 experimented with 17 R·R3, t.O avoid the defense . .. Kt· Kt3. But Black can still equalize witbl7 .. . P·85' 18 P· KKt4 , PxP e.p , ; 19 Q-R7ch, ){·I32; 20 Q·R5 ch , K-Kl1!, and \\lbite must take perpetual check.

H Kt_Kt3 ! 18 R. RS 19 Q.R7ch 20 R. K6!

R·S3 K· S2

P·8S?

Th is g ives White too many chances. Ee~t was 20 , , . Exll; 21 Pxllch, llxP! 22 Rxllch, KxB; 23 QxKtch, Q-B3, with a probable draw ,

21 K R.K3 8 _Q2 '

And here be tte r was 21 ... PxP ; 22 R-KS. QxH, though White obtain s a las ti ng attack allel' 23 HxQ, KxR; 24 DxP. 22 RxRch Kx R 25 QxP 23 R.K Kt3 8·K1 26 8 x P 24 Q· R5 K_K2 27 Q-Kt5ch

173

PAUL KERES

28 R.QS3

neg-illlling the filla l a ttaCk. Black iii giv en "0 c llanee!.O draw a f l'ee b, 'esth.

Sachsenmaie r

28 ... . 29 R.QKt3! SO R.K3!

Keres

Q.Kt1 P·KtS

The exrJlange will wait. Wh it.e's threats a re too nume l'OUS to parry.

30 . . . . P.R4 S1 Q-B5ch Resigns

Arler 31 , , . R -D2; 32 Q-B2ch, K-Q1; 33 RxDchl KxR; 34 QxKtch, R-Q1; 35 Q·Kt5ch, K· Hl: 36 QxP, with an easy win. If 35 . . . K·K); 36 B-B6ch, K-B2; 37 Q·R5ch, K·K2; ;{8 Q·K4c h wins the Rook, or 37 ... l<-Ktl; 33 B·Q5ch find mate next move.

Backwash from Buenos Aires

The American team which did not go to Buenos Aires in the Summer of 1939 mi~d not only the team tournament, but also a meet_ ing of the Ftd, raJ;oll [ 1I/,malicmal dn Echea, which apparently produced some stormy de. velopments. The following letter is ~If_ex_ planatory.

Dear lIIr. S turgis: RelaUve to the matter oC the F. I. D. E.

which you InsU-ucted be laid before the Judi­c ial'Y Com mittee, the undersigned as mem bers or Buell Committee re l>or t III follows:

A Congres!;! or the F . I. D. t;. Willi called for September 13, IU9. al nue no!; Aires. Argen­tina. An agemla Of the bus iness to be trans­acted at such Co ngl'els had been submitted in advance by Dr. A. Rueb, the President of the P. r. D. E. inasmuch fIS be could not be in personal attendance. Such agenda made no provi sion for an election ot omcers, and under the exlstlng Circumstances there was no oc· caston for all electlon, us the ter'ms of the acting OmCE!1'!~ woul(j not exph'e until 1941, NolwlthstaruJlng Ulal no elE!clit)JI of omcers was schedu led to be held and that there were no omces to be nllell, t he lle[egates [n at­tenuance III tlle Bueno~ Ail'es Cong r'UIi pro­ceelleu to hol d an election or offi cer~ . They thereupon elected SenOI' Augusto deMur-o as President, Mr. M . S. Kuhn>:! as VICe·PI'esluenl , and Se nor JoaquIn Gomez Maala all Secretary' TI'easurer.

Tile Uni ted Statell or AmerIca wall not l'epl'eliemed a t »uch CongreslI, havi ng no dele· gates In attendance, although Miss MflY Karrr of Boston, MaliS. wall t here In the Ca l)acl ly o( a. contest ant In lhe Women's Tournament which was held In con junction with the I n· terllationRi T eam T oul"llament. Min Karlf, howevel', was i n no !>eli se a repl-esenU,tive of the U nited Sta tes unit of the F , J, D. E. with respect to the bualneU of the COlll:yess, hel' credo entials bei D,I\" expressly limited 10 t he status of W Onl !tu Chanl l!i oll of the Un i ted States, So faJ' as i~ k now n, MIH~ Karff mAde no at· tempt Lo RS!iUme li llY lI uthurl ty to act ss II

tlele,l\"lI te on behal r or Ole Uni ted S!.Iue~ unit Ol' to take Ilart In lhe bu!;l ne!l1l of the Con· gl'es!>, anti ill th e :lbllence or any ev idence to the cou ll'alT, the JUlliclnry Committee is ss' sum[ng that Miss K lldr did not act 01' attempt to IICt in sny officla[ ClLllaclty ot.her t hun LIS all entrant in the W omen's 'J'oUl'llllment,

A writteII r ellOrt which WIIS [1It.er circul!tted by the deMuro IIdmini!'lil 'A! ion "tat.ed, however. thllt thc UnHed Statell hlld partlclpat.ed In the business or the COn.llTf'M!'I, IlLcludlng- the elec· t ion of ollicenl.

The ti ns! In for mat ion recei ved by M. S. Kuhns, t he VIce· President of the F. I . I), c:. and tbe P residen t or t he Nat ional Chells Federa· tlon, was a letter from Senor deMUI'o stating that he had boon elect ed as Pl'esldent or the F. I. D. E. Mr. Kuhns the~upon wrote a conltl'8tulator)' letter to Senor deMuro staUng

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that he had not known an election wall to have been held and that he as!'lumed that Il,,, Rueb had over looked writing him abou t I t. Mr. Kuhns WIIS l ater In fOl'med by J)r. Rueb that the election had not been author ized ami that he, Dr . Rueb, was stili t he Presiden t or the F. I. D, E, Upon receiv ing t his word f rom DI·. Rueb, Mr. Kuhns wrote a f urther letter to Senor deMuro disavow ing his ea rlier letter oC congratulation ,

The newly elec ted Secl'elary ,Treasul'er hIlS called upon Prof . M. Nicolet , t he old Secretary· Treasurer , to t u rn ovel' t he records and runds of F, I. D. E. This Ill". Rueb has rerused to permit, not recogn izi ng the deMul'O admlni· stration as having IIny authori ty to rece ive them. 'I'he matter now stands with conflicting claims of authority between the old IIdmlnl' stratlon, whose terms of office wll1 /lot eX II\I'e for another yea r' and the deMu l'o IIdm[n lstrll' tion who were elected lit lhe Buenos Aires Congress.

An omclal printed repOrt of the \.luHluesij transacted at the vat 'louij sessioJl!! Of the Buenos Aires Con~ress hall \.lee n published by 01'. Rueb ovel' hi s slgllatul'e Rntl [n hhl clIl>acity as Pl"6silhwt. In such repOl't no mention Is made or any election an d lhe old officers still appeltI'.

Mr. KUhns ha~ mluJe n reques t that the United State8 Che~" Fede rallon be desigllllted as t he United State~ Utili. of t he ~', I. D. E. in accordance WIt11 the Ins tructions given to him Ilursuant to A rticle ~ of the Agreement of Consolidation of Sel)lembel" 5, 1939. 'fhe ne' cessary chanlte has been made and the United States Chess Federa tion Is now recogn ized as the Official United States unit by both the Rueb and t he deMuro a(jmlnlstrallons, both of whom i nCidentally have requested paymen t of dues f rom the U . S. C, F ,

A factnal sltuaUon which must be recognited irrespeclive of the question of who al'e the leg;!.1 omcers of F .I.D. E. is that that organization is a decimated body. Ma ny of the strongest IIn(1 most active units Rre no lon ii;el' Indepen­(l ent nations by reason of t~e war.

AB of the facts here in above set fOl'lh are substantlateu by documeuts In lhe possession of Ml·. M. S. Kuhns, who sta nds l'eady to turn them over to you or ~11', OUe when you come hel·e.

Wlthoutel:pressl ng any opinIon as to which set or officers are entit led to be legally recog· nlzed, It Is the opinion or your Judic iary Committee :

1. That lhe entire qne"tioll of Rction by the United States Ches~ Federation with re· spect to F. I. D. E. be held III abeyance;

2. That until the affair'S or F. I. f). E, a t'e de· termi ned, no dues be I)Rld by the United States Chess Federation to elthe l' Trellll' u rer,

Respectfully ! ubmlt ted, ELBERT A. WAGNER, JR, M. S. K UHNS

NOVEMBER, 1940

Selected Games AnnotaJionJ, tmleu oJberwise credited, are

by I. Ka.rbdal1.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

M. Luckis White

1 P.Q4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt.QB3 4 Kt.B3 S B.KtS 6 P.K3

Kt.KB3 P.K3 P.Q4 . B.K2

QKt.Q2 0.0

I. Raud Black

7 R.B1 8 B.Q3 9 PxP

10 Q.B2 11 0.0 12 Kt.KS

P-B3 P.QR3 KPxP

R_K1 Kt. B1 • • • •

This allows Black to n'ee his game by a ravorable exchange . In t his variation Wh ite's ba6ic p lay is on the Q side . P lans to be con­s idered are 12 ·R·KtI , with P ·QKt4. P·QR4 and " -1<t5 as objective, 01" 12 P·QR3, followed by P ·QKH, Kt·QR4 a ud Ki.·B5. 12 . . . . Kt.KtS lS 13 BxB QxB 16 14 KtxKt BxKt 17

18 P_Kt4

Kt_K2 Kt_Kt3 KR·K1

• • • •

QR.Ql R_Q3 Q.RS

Now this is 100 slow. Conect was 18 Kt-R5. RxKt; 19 nxR. n·R:l; 20 P·KRS.

18 . . . . R-R3 19 Kt_Bl Kt_K3 20 P_R4 ....

Proceedltl~ blithe ly, with no nt.tentlon to the alamling aCculIluhulon or rorce ngainst his King. 20 R·K2 was all pssential precaution.

20.... B.B6!! An elegant cOllllllenceme llt or a devastating

<lullc k.

Raud

Luck!s

21 B_K2 Ir 21 Px13. Kt·Kt-I; 22 B·K2 (on 22 Q·K2.

Q-R6 wins), Kl·R6ch; 23 K·m, KtxPch; 24 K-Kt2, ·R·KtSch; 26 Kl·Kt3. Q·R6ch! 26 K-KtJ (ir 26 KxKt, Qx:Pch; 27 K·B]. RxKt and R·Kt8 mate), RxKt ch! 27 PxR, QxPch; 28 K·Bl, Kt ·R6, and IIlllte Is unavoidable,

21 , .. , B_KS 22 Q·Q2 Kt_Kt4 23 P-B3 Kt.A6ch!!

Anot hel' surprise. m ack's pla y Is a s en­chanting as It Is rOt'ce ru!.

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24 PxKt , , , . There is no choice, H 24 K·Rl, Q-B7! 25 PxKt

(Kt·Kt3 allows a smothered mate by Q-Kt8ch! 26 RxQ, Kt·B71. R-Kt3; 26 Kt-Kt 3, Bxpch; 27 BxB, QxQ, winning easily. 24 . . . . R_Kt3ch 27 K_B1 QxRPch 25 Kt_Kt3 RxKtchl 28 K_Ktl Q_Kt6ch 26 PxR QxPch 29 K_B1 Q_R7!

Not 29 .. , B-B~; SO B·Ql, and While es­capes. Now the threat i*l R·H~ 01' HxP, as well as R-KS.

30 PxB 31 Q_Ql 32 R_B2

R.K3 p,p

Q.R6ch Stronger than 32 ... it.B3ch; 33 B·1l3, RxB

ch?? 34 QxR! and White wins. 33 K.Ktl R_Kt3ch 34 B·Kt4 RxBch 3S QxR QxQch 36 R·Kt2 Q-B4

The prepondel'allCe t he Black will.

or Pawl!!; now assures

37 R·Kt2 38 P_KtS 39 R_KB2 40 R·Kt2

P_KR4 P-B4

Q-Kt4ch Q.Q4

4S PxRP

41 A.Q1 42 A.K1 43 R_Ql 44 KR.Q2

. . . ,

Q-Kt6 Q-KtS QxRP PxQP

As good as lillY. Ir 45 HxP, QxP; or 45 PxQP, P·K6; ·16 R·Q3, Q.Il7 ! and P·K7 wlI1 win a Rook,

4S , . . . 46 PxP

Resigns

P·Q6 Q.Kt6

The pI,/}, 011 tbe black sq"areJ would hare deligbted NilllZGllicb/

Buenos Aires Team Tournament 1939

FRENCH DEFENSE

(Notes by Fre d Dr. S. Tartakover

White 1 P_K4 2 P.Q4 3 Kt.QB3

P.K3 P-Q4

B·KtS

Reln feld) Castillo

Black 4 P-K5 5 P-QR3 6 Q_Kt4

P-QB4 B_R4

P_KKt3 , , , K-BI WIIS fat' pre rerable, The weaken.

ing of the black squares InvOlved In the text may become very tt'oublesome, especially in the absence of Black's KH,

7 B_KtSch Kt_B3 Thoughtle ss "de velollment." As Black's QB

is likely to be useless, 7 .. , B-Q2; R BxBch, KtxB should have been tried. S Kt·K2 P·R4? 11 BxKt PxB 9 Q-B3 PxP 12 0-0 B-Kt3

10 KtxP B·Q2 13 Q-Q3 Kt-R3 Judging from what follows , 13 ... Q-B2;

14 Kt-B3, P.QB4 was belter. After the text, Tartakover gets to work on the black s quares.

14 Kt_B3! Kt_B4 15 B_KtS Q_Bl 16 B_B6 0-0

Exposing the K to ley blas ts, Ktl is anything but attractive.

17 P-R3!

bot

, . . . .. KR·

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In oruer to kick out t he well -posted K e 17 . • • • B_QI 18 P_KKt4 Kt.Kt2 19 Q.Q2 K .R2

Or 19 . . . K t-Kl; 20 BxB, QxBi 21 Q-R6 and the threa t o[ Kt-KKt5 i s unanswerable. Now come s a very fine move:

~~Castillo

Tartakover

20 QR_Q1!! P · B4 T he chief point of W h it e ' s l ast mo ve would

have aplJea rcd in t he curious variation 20 . . . DxB; 21 PxD, K t·K t; 22 Kt-K4! PxKt; 23 K t-Kt5ch, K-Kt l; 24 KtxP(K4) and the miserabl e B is lost ; or 22 ... Q-Ql ; 23 Kt-R5' with t remendolls pre ssu re.

If m a ck avo ids this wi th :W • .• n·K) the n 21 Bx B, QxD; 22 Kr-Kt5ch, K-Ktl; 23 J{Kt-K4 g i ve~ a winning gam e.

2t Kt. Kt5ch K_Ktl 22 KKt_K4! PxKt 23 KtxP Resigns

For i f 23 . . . Kt-Kl; 2·j Q-R6, Bx U; 25 Klx Bch a nd mate in two. If 23 ... K-R2; 24 fixB, P-B4 fot'ced : 25 Kt·B6ch (oh, those black squares ! ), n xl<t : 26 PxR and 'While now wins a piece,

It is worth going ove r t he play [rom the diagra mmed pORltiOIl a second time to ap· precia te the power of the quiet 20 QR·Q1! t

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REVIEW

THE CHESS R E VIEW

12th Match Game, MOSCOW, 1940

CATALAN SYSTEM

A, Alatortzev

W hite G, L evenflsoh

mack

1 P·QB4 Kt. KB3 2 Kt·QB3 P.K3 3 P.KKt3 P.Q4

7 Q·Q3

4 B·Kt2 5 P.Q4 6 Kt.B3

, , . .

B.K2 0.0

QKt.Q2

T he P aw l} need not be defended . as yet. After 7 0·0, PxP; g P·Kl, White obtains a powe rful gam,e. Botw innik·Dl' . L asker, Mos· cow ] 936, continue d g , .. P ·B3 ; 9 P ·QR4, p . QR·l: 10 Q·K2, Kt·Kt 3; 11 R·Q1, B·Kt5; 12 Kt·K5, with advantage.

7 , . . . PxP 8 QxBP P.QR3 9 0·0 P.QKt4

10 Q.Kt3 B·Kt2 11 R.Q1 P·B4!

Now or never. H e OPens the Q fil e , but foresees a remarkably l:\ublle counter·at tack.

12 PxP 13 Kt.K5

B,P Q. Kt3! !

A IJerfe ctly l:\oUlld ~U l; rifi l;e, tuking a(ivull· lage of Whi te's momentarily exposed position .

L evenfisch

="

Alatortzev

14 KtxKt

If U nxB, ExPch ; 15 K· HI , Qx B; 16 KtxKt ? Q· IU!ch; 17 KxB, Kt·Kt5 mate. Or 16 RxKt, Q·R~(:h ; 17 KxB, QxPc h ; .I S K·BI, QxKtP WillS.

14 . . . , 15 BxB

KtxKt

u: 15 llxKt, E xB, a nd the B cannot be cap· tured because of 16 . . ,Q·83ch. \Vhi te would have to w eake n his pos iti on badly against the th reat of . .. B·B3 and .. , BxPch. Best was proba bly the dismal r., treat 15 R· B ! , as the ( eX l l o"e ~ a Pawn,

15 . . . . 16 K·B1

BxPch Kt.B4!

Th e real point of the combination .

17 Q.Kt4 KtxB 18 Kt.K4 B·Kt8 19 K.Kt2 P·QR4 20 Kt.B6ch ... ,

N O V E MBER , 1940

Trying for complication s, but th e is a u se ful KKt fi le for Black,

ne t l'esuTt

20 , , , , PxKt 23 K. R3 21 Q.Kt4c h K·R 1 24 Q.KR4 22 RxB Q,B3ch 25 R·B1

R.KKt1 R,Kt3 Kt,Q3

The K nigh t reent ers t he (r ay, mos t effec, t ively ,

26 B· B4 · . . ,

H 26 RxP, Kt -B4; 27 Q-K B4, n ot 27 , . . RxR ? 28 Q·K5! but 27 . .. RxP ch!! 28 PxR, Q-R 8ch; 29 K-Kt4 , R-Ktl ch wi ns,

26 ,. '" 27 Q. R5 28 B. K3 29 QR_B1 30 Q_B5

The fina l helple ss,

blow, nJtel'

Kt .K5 P. K4

QR .KKt 1 Q.K3c h

KtxP! wh ich W h ite is qui t e

31 QxQ P,Q RxPch

R,B R_K5

R·R5c h

36 R_R2 R(Kt) _Kt5 32 PxKt 33 K·R2 34 R·KB2 35 K-R1

37 R_B6 38 K,R 39 R_B2

Re'stgns

- - ----

Bue nos Aires, 1940 SLAV DE F ENSE

RxRch R_K5

K·Kt2

c. Guimard R. Grau White Bl ack

1 P_Q4 P_Q4 5 P.QR4 B.B4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt_KB3 6 P.K3 P-K3 3 P_B4 P_B3 7 B, P B·QKt5 4 Kt-B3 p,p 8 0 .0 0·0

9 Q_K2 P_B4 9 . .. K t·K5, as play ed ill seve ral games of

the last Alek hlne-Euwe mat ch, is accepted as be s t at this poin t. JO B-Q3 sets up in teresting complications, wh ich wer E! rathe r thoroughly e xpiol'e d in the match ,

10 P.K4 · , . ,

Bl ack obtains sufficient counter play after this. Better was 10 Kt-R2! B·R 4; 11 PxP , Kt-B3 ; 12 R·Q1 , Q·K2; 13 Kt·Q4 ! with ad­vant a ge,

10 . . . . 11 P_K5 12 P_R3

B_Kt5 Kt.Q4 · . . ,

Sacrificing a P awn for a pr om lsm g attack­ing pos ition. T hat it failed eventually does no t detr ac t [rom the en terpr ise of t he idea. -12 , ~ , . BxQKt 16 R.R3 Q-B2 13 RPxB BxQP 17 B.Q3 P_KKt3 14 KtxB PxKt 18 R.K1 KKt.Kt5 15 R_R3 Kt-QB3 19 B.Kt1 P-Q6

R et urning t he e xtra Pawn temporarily, in ol'del' to exch an ge Olle of the Bishops , and ga in time for a beUel' de fen sive set-up.

20 BxP Kt xB 21 RxKt K R-Ql 22 B_Kt5 RxR

• 23QxR .. , ' 'l'hr eatening E-B6 and Q·KR3. If 23 ... K txP;

24 Q·KKt 3 wins a ,piece. Black defin itely h as to fin d something, a nd h is nex t few moves are e xt l'emely well timed ,

23 . . . . 24 Q_K3 25 R_Ql

Grau

Gu imard

Q-R4 Kt_Kt 5 !

177

If 25 B·B6, Kt·Q4 ( bu t not Kt-B7 ? 26 Q·R6! wins ) , 26 Q-R6 ?? QxRch; 27 K·R2, KtxB ; 28 PxKt, Q·K4 ch and Wi ll~,

25 . . . . 26 Q.Q4 27 B·B6

Kt_Q4 R_QB1

Q_B4

Pla ying to s implify. Black WOuld have a decided advantage in a n en dgame, owing t o t he we ak Whi t e P awns.

28 Q.Q2 29 Q_K1

Q.B7 , . . .

29 Q-R6 still would no t do, for 29 . , . QxR ch; 30 K-R 2, KtxB; 31 PxKt, Q-Q3ch and Q·Bl defends the mate.

29 . ", 30 P.Kt5 31 K_R2 32 R_Q4

QxRP Q.B7

P. Kt3 R_B5

Destroying a ny illus iollS that White will again be allowed t o const ruc,t a mating t hreat .

33 RxR QxR 36 Q-Q1 K. Kl 34 P_KKt3 P_QR4 37 B_Kt7 P-Kt4 35 K. Kt1 K_Bl 38 Q.R1 P-R5

T he extra Pawn, wi t h the W B n ow out of piay, Is clearly decisive ,

39 Q_K 1 40 Q_R1 41 PxP 42 P_R4

Resigns

P. Kt5 P.R6 ! P_Kt6 Q_Kt5

Sydn ey, Australia, 1940

FRENCH DEFENSE

L. Stein e r C, J, S. P urdy

White

1 P·K4 2 P_Q4 3 Kt_QB3

!'>. K3 p .Q4

Kt_KB3

4 5 6

Black

B·KKt5 B_Kt5 P_K5 P_KR3 B.R4 . , , ,

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This has appeared frequently iu Australian chess of Jate, rather than the older line, 6 B-Q2, DxKl; 7 PxB, Kt·K5; S Q-Kt4, etc., which is no longer considered favorable for White. ",

6 • • • 7 B.Kt3 8 Kt-K2

-P.I(!Kt4 Kt."ks P.KB4

9 PxP e.p. Qx?

14 0-0-0

10 P_QRS . 11 KtxB 12 RPxKt 13 Q.R5ch

KtxP

-BxKtch KtxB Kt_B3 K . K2

Not 14 .. . QxBP; 15 B-Kt5, to be followed by KR-nl, when Blacl"s King is too exposed. White's next move is based on the same plan of openi ng the KD file.

15 P_B4 8.Q2 16 B-Q3 QR_KBl 17 KR. 81 P.B3 18 Kt_K2 KtxKtch 19 QxKt KR_Ktl

20 QR_Kl 21 Q_KS 22 P·R4 23 Rx? 24 P_R5

K·Ql P.Kt3

p,p Q.Kt4 RxR?

A mbtake, which gives White his chance. Essential wa~ 24 .. . j{-I32, when Black would have had It relatively easy game with a Pawn plus.

25 PxR 26 Q_KS

Q.Kt6

Now the King is fixtl(J in the eellt(~r, and Wllit.e can lJ1'epare at lei~\1I'e for the on~la\1ghL

Steiner

26 .. . . 27 K_Kt1 28 R-KB1

p,p R·B1

QxKtP

32 P.B5!

29 Q-KtSch 30 QxP 31 Q-B5ch

Q_Kt2

K-K2 R.KKt1

K-K1

H 32 ... P xP; 33 R-Klch is ratal. There is no good deft:nse to t he threats initialed by P·B6.

33 P_B6 Q_B2 34 Q-Q6 B. B1

If 3·1 . .. K·Ql; 35 U·R6! wins.

35 QxBPch K.Q1 36 Q·Q6ch B-Q2

0,- 36 . . . Q-QZ; 37 P-B7 ! What " Pawn!

37 Q-Kt6ch Resigns

THE CHESS REVIEW

Spe6ally <111IIolaled for IIJ by Robert Wdl. man. New York Stale c!Jamp;oll.

RUY LOPEZ

R. Willman H. M. Phillips \:I,7hite

1 P.K4 2 Kt_KB3 3 B.Kt5

P-K4 Kt_QB3 P-QR3

7 P-Q3

4 B_R4 5 Q_K2 6 P_83

Black

- - -

Kt.83 P_Q3 8.K2

Steinitz's "slow" variation, in which \VhitE! holds back and avoids E!xchanges whilE! build· ing up a powerful attacl\. Black shou\(\ try to open up the game while he is stlll ahead in dt:veiopmenl.

7 • . • • 8 P.KR3 9 8·82

0-0 8.Q2 R_K1

10 QKt.Q2 11 P-KKt4 12 Kt·B1

P_Q4 8.KB1

p,p

) 2 ... p·Q5 was prohably better, and would have left \Vhite wit.h thE! problem of where to place his King.

13 PxP 14 Kt_KtS 15 Kt_Kt3

··Preventing'· 16 Kt·B5.

Willman

16 Kt_BS!

B-K3 Q_K2

P.KKt3

• • • •

This move must be played immediately, !f at all, bMore Black lllay~ eithE!l" P-K-RS or J>­QKt4.

16 . . . . 8xKt

Arter 16 ... l'xKt an exhaustive analysis is almost impos,~ible. The probable continu­ation would be 17 KtPxP, B·Q2; 18 R-KKtl, K-Rl (not ... D·Ki2.: 19 D·Kt3, Kt·Ql ; 20 KtxBP! KtxKt ; 2J D-R6!), HI B·K3 (lllrea.tE!n­illg B·B5!). B ·Rt2; 20 Q·B4! If Black plays 19 . .. Kt-Q1. 01' 19 . .. P·Kl3; 20 D·Rt3, Kt·Q1, his game is badly tiell up [or a long Ume. Such attacks generally win oyer the board.

17 KtPx8 8·Kt2 22 P.KR4 P_Kt4 18 8.K3 Kt_Q1 23 8.Q5 Ktx8 19 0.0_0 P·84 24 RxKt R_B1 20 B.Kt3 R_K81 25 P.R5 Kt-K3 21 p,p p,p 26 KtxKt PxKt

N OVEMBE R , 1 940

27 A( Q5) .Ql . . . . A I>lIghl Inaeeu raey wh k ll lose!; a move auu

m ight have cos t a n imlJOI·ta nt half·POiu t. 2i R·Q2 s hould ha ve been " Iaye d.

27 . . . . 28 P. R6 29 Q. R5 30 R.Q2

P. Kt4 8 .8 3 K. R2

QR.Ql

B lack ImJs defen ded him se H vel 'Y we ll up 10 I ll ls )lolnl. but e lTS now by nHdl ing tOO obvlolls a JIIove In a simpl e pos ition. Afte r 30 .. . p ·IlS ; 31 KR·Ql , QR·Q l . W hit e would be un able to w in. e . g., 32 R xR, Rxit : 33 HxH. QxR; 3·1 Q·Bie h, K " P; 35 QxP. 1<· K t3 ; 31) QxRP, Q·Q6 ! with peJ"jletllai eheck. 31 RKR RxR 40 BxP 32 .8 x 8P ! Q.KI 41 K.Q2 33 QxQ RxQ 42 K.Q3 34 R.Ql R.Ql 43 8 .8 7 35 R xR 8xR 44 P. K5 36 8 .Q6 8 ·Kt3 45 P.8 4 37 1'. 8 3 Kx P 46 PxP 38 P. Kt3 P. KKt5 47 P. R4 39 PxP K·Kt4 48 PxP

K, P K·8 6 B_B4 B. K2 8 . B4 K.B5 p,p p,p

B. Kt3

Illack hn~ hi s last little jol(e. W h ite could have ta k(l[1 t he Bishop. but wns 100 t il'ed to a nalY1.e. (W hat a t e 'Tible ali bi!) 49 B.Q6 B.Ql 52 P. RS SO K.8 4 K·K5 53 8 . B5 51 K. Kt5 K. Q4 54 P. R6

B· R5 B.Ql

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Letlitlgrad 1939

RU Y LOPEZ

( Noh~1> by "'red Reinfeld)

Rovne r W h ite

1 P. K4 2 Kt. K83 3 B·Kt5 4 8·R4 5 P·8S 6 P.Q4 7 0·0 S PxP 9 B.K3

10 P.QKt 4 11 Q.Q5 12 Q.Q3 13 B-K t3 14 P·QR4 IS P·KtS 16 8·Bl 17 B.R3 18 Q.K3 19 QKt.Q2 20 Kt·Kl 21 Q.K2 22 Kt( 1).B3 23 8.QS

P. K4 Kt.QB3 P.QR 3

P·Q3 P. K Kt3

B.Q2 B. Kt2

p , p Q. K2

P. Kt3 Q.K3

Kt.8 3 Q. K2

P.QR4 Kt-Ql

Kt. Kt2 Kt. B4

0 -0 KR. Kl Kt. Kt5

Q. R5 Q. K2

Q R. B1

Guldi n BlAek

24 Kt· KtS 25 BxKt 26 8·Kt7 27 KtxRP 28 8·86 29 B)(B SO Kt·B6 31 P·R5 S2 Kt.Q2 33 KtxKt 34 KR·KtI 35 KtxP 36 R )( R 37 Q.R2 3S Q.R4 39 Q.Kt4 40 Q.Kt8ch 41 Q. Kt4 42 Q· Kt5 43 Q.8S 44 Q)(BP 45 Kt.Q2 46 Q.Kt7

"'~ Gul din

Rovner

179

Kt· B3 P,B

R.Ktl Q· K3 p.R3 KtxB R· Rl P.85

Kt. Kt l K RxKt

Q.Q2 Rx KtP

Q,R R. RS Q· B4 Q. B3 K. R2 Q,P R. R2 R. R3

R.QB3 Q.Q4 P. K5

W h ite's ea rly I)O$ lI lon play was adm irable, but aft e r move 30 or 80, he began to lean too s t rongly on the QRP; o ne would t h ink t hat It is all up with Dlack now, but he manages to fi n d cm'iolts t'esources , u ntil '''lhlle a lmost brenks his neck t ry ing to s nare a d\"llw.

47 P. R6 • • • •

Evidently satisfied that t his viclous·look lng Paw n pu ts atl (mil to the struggle. But Black I'e aels stu l·dUy.

47 . . . . 8 KP 48 P· R1 8 )(R

Now the v ictorious queeni ng will have to be postponed, fo r if 49 P ·R8(Q) , R· BSch : 50 Kt· nl. Ux Kteh ; 51 KIIR, Q·QS m a te.

49 Kt. B1 B.Q5 !

Ama1.ingly e noug h, thl~ ~hould ha.ve been the w inn ing move ! W h ite must now queen, whether he likes i t 01' not!

180

50 P. R8 {Q) BxPch!

The grrri m dt'ama unfOlds! If noll' 51 K·HI . IH38 with the fo ll owing delicious ])os!;lbl1ities given in "The F ield"-

I 52 Q(8)-R6, QxQ ami .White cannot l'E~. lake!

IT 52 Q(7)·R6 , Q.~Q aud likewise: III 52 P-Kt3. HxKtc h; 53 K·l(t2, H·Kt8ch;

5·] KxB. Q-Q5ch and mate [olloll's. IV 52 Q·R8ch. KxQ ; 53 Q-K12ch , Q·Qii: 5-1

QxH. P-K6 and WillS.

51 KxB Q·Q5eh

Again le ,wing \Vhi te no choice, s in ce if 52 Kt·K3, H-B7ell lea ds to mate .

52 K·Kt3 R.86ch 53 K·B4 p.K6ch 54 Q.K4 Q.83c h 55 K _Kt4 P.R4c h ?

This looks n1\l rol l'I"H1~. ),1' 1 it mi ~" .. " H C) .HH Wi l l by 55 . .. P·1(7 (threa tening . . . q·Kt~ mal.t'j: 56 Kt-KI3, (l · Kt ·jell: ~7 ]( · H;l, Q· H·Jeli "I (".

56 K· R3 57 Kt. Kt3

P_K7ch P.K8 ( Q )

Allot.hel' (lu ce n ! !- and What to do ?!

it C1I1l'( be captu red.

58 Q. Kt8ch !!!

I"ol'<,in ..... <\Il "eils.v" <1"'1\\' .

58 . . . . 59 Q.K8ch 60 Q.Kt8ch

The oashru ! llIull<In: h. 61 Q.R7ch 62 Q. R6ch

. . . .

K,O K. R2 K. R3

K·Kt4 Drawn

()lIn' IIIOI't~ indi cali ng lhal ehe~s i s a liard gall!>' . T IH're is a brighl i'lllllr« ror thi~ i'rellk " Il I'OUllIPr ill " lwl i"v,··i t ·OI·· llut" eO!llI"·ndill!ll~.

Moscow Champ ionship 1940

QUEE N'S GAMBIT DECL INED

A. Li lientha l S . Bela venets W hite Blac k

1 P .Q4 P.Q4 22 Q. Kt4ch K.Ktl 2 P .QB4 P·K3 23 R. K7 K.Rl 3 Kt.QB3 Kt. KB3 24 BxP K R.Ql 4 B.KtS B. K2 25 QR. Kl R.Q2 5 P.K3 P . KR 3 26 R.K8ch R,R 6 B.R4 0 .0 27 RxR ch K.R2 7 Kt. B3 Kt· K5 28 B. Kt6ch! K,S 8 a,s o,a 29 Kt.KSch K·R2 9 Q.B2 Ktx Kt 30 KtxQ KtxR

10 QxKt P. QB3 31 Kt· Q4 P ·QKt4 I 1 B.Q3 Kt.Q2 32 P. K R3 Kt. B3 12 0 .0 p,p 33 Kt. K6 Kt.Q4 13 BxP P. Q Kt3 34 Q. K4ch K·Ktl 14 P . K4 B. Kt2 35 Kt · BS R. K2 15 KR. K l K R.Kl 36 Q. B5 R.KB2 16 Q R.Ql P_QR 3 37 Q. KS B. R l 17 P .Q5 K PxP 38 Kt. K6 K. R2 18 Px P Q.Q3 39 Q. Kt8 B.B3 19 P xP o,p 4{) P.KR4 P. Kt3 20 Q.Q4 Kt. B3 4 1 Kt·Q8 Resigns 21 B·Kt3 K_S l ?

THE CHESS R EVIEW

A smlliell coIII/fer.fbrtlst t/ff/IS tbe dlt)'.

RUY LO P EZ H . Seidman W. W. Adams

White Black 1 P·K4 P· K4 19 P · KB4 P·BS 2 Kt..KBS Kt.QB3 20 R· B2 P·R5 3 B. KtS P .QRS 21 QR.KB1 R P x P 4 B. R4 Kt. BS 22 Ktx P P· B5 S 0 .0 P.QKt 4 23 Kt. Bl P.KtS 6 B· Kt3 B. K2 24 K·R2 P·Kt6 7 Q. K2 P.Q3 25 B.Ql R·R8 8 P . B3 Kt .QR4 26 Q.Q2 KR·R 1 9 9.B2 P·B4 27 B·K2 Kt ·K 1

10 P.Q4 Q.B2 28 p,p Q P x P 1 1 P . KR3 B.Q2 29 P·Q6! Ktx P 12 P .QS 0·0 30 Q·QSch K·R 1 13 QKt.Q2 Kt.R4 31 P· Kt5 B.B3 14 Kt. Kt3 KtxKt 32 Q.K6 KtxP 15 RPx Kt P . Kt 3 33 Q.B7 R· KKt1 16 P · K Kt4 Kt . Kt 2 34 PxP Kt xK BP 17 B. R6 KR·QKtl 3S RxKt Resigns 18 Kt.Q2 P · R4

Buenos Aires T eam Tournament 1939 ALE KH INE'S DEFENSE

• H. Reed G. Dan ielsson (Chile) (~wedel l )

While Blaek 1 P . K4 Kt.KB3 14 Q.Q2 Q.Q2 2 P. K5 Kt. Q4 15 Kt. B3 R.Q1 3 P .Q4 P.Q3 16 Kt.Q5 P.B3 4 Kt. K B3 Kt·QB3 ? 17 Q.B2 K. B2 5 P·B4 Kt. Kt3 18 P. KR3 PxKt 6 P . K6 1 p,p 19 p,a O, p 7 9 ·Q3 Kt.Q2 20 B.BS1 QxQ B 8 0 ·0 Kt . B3 21 B.K6ch K. Kl 9 R· K 1 P.K4 22 Q· R4ch R. Q2

10 p,p KtxP 23 R,P Q.B2 I 1 KtxKt PxKt 24 RxR Ktx R 12 R,P Q.Q3 25 R.Ql Resigns 13 B·B4 B.Kt5

"A n ' don't annoy my partner. He's busy, too !" /"""'"u R,>" oid, (Colli~,,)

Famous Last Round Tourney Thrills By PAUL HuGO LITTLE

CAPABLANCA_ELlSKASES, MOSCOW, 19S6

The year 1936 was a memorable one in chess for many reasons, but perhaps principally because it marked two great triumphs in tour­nament competition for Capablanca, the former world champion.

There had been many critics who had, with their usual flair for glib generalizations and dubious divisions, assigned Capa to the ranks of those masters who had reached their zenith and were no longer capable of great accom­plishment.

But after these two tournaments, Notting_ ham and Moscow, no one could deny that the Cuhan was still one of the world's greatest players and deservin;.; of a title match.

Nottingham has already been adequately dealt with. We turn at once to the Moscow tournament, held durin,!: May and June to commemorate the centennial of the birth of William Steinitz, tll~t intrepid pioneer and original thinker whose chess ideas still in_ fluence present_Jay players.

Five foreign masters were invited to play against a similar number of Russian masters. CapabJanca, Dr. Lasker, Flohr, Lilienthal and Eliskases were the (oreiJ-ln contingent; and the Russians were Botwinnik, who had won the 193~ Moscow tourney, Kan, Leventisch, Riu_ min and Ragosin.

Enthusiasm has always been one of the Russians· greatest virtues. It was evidenced in their interest in this tournament. On the opening day over 2,000 filled the seats in the ha!l where the tourney was held, standing room was jammed, and crowds stood outside the building waiting for news.

On May 14 the first round began. Kan held Capablanca to a meritorious draw; in fact, all the live games were drawn. The play was very even for six rounds. The leaders at that time were Capablanca and Botwinnik, 4 each, and Lasker 3 Y2.

In the seventh round Botwinnik met Capa_ blanca, the former having White. The young Russian grandmaster completely outplayed Capa, only to lose Occause of a hastily con_ sidered sacrifice. Ragosin beat Lasker in this round with a beautiful combination.

In Round 8 Capablanca tightened his hold on first place by beating Lilienthal in a beauti_ ful game, while Botwinnik could only draw with Ragosin. After nine rounds and the

first half of the tourney was concluded, the top scores were: Capablanca, 612; Botwinnik, Lasker and Ragasin, 5 each; Kan and Leven_ tisch 4Y2. Flohr, with 4 points, was out of form, having lost to Ragasin in the third round and to Kan in lhe ninth.

In the tenth round, the players began the second half of the tournament, with colors reversed. Much interest was expressed over the showing of the veteran Dr. Lasker. He suffered a setback when he overiookc(l a piece against Botwinnik, losing in 21 moves. Cara­blanca beat Kan in the same round.

Capablanca maintained his lead, running about even with Botwinnik for several rounds. They were paired again in the sixteenth round. Botwinnik naturally had to try for a win, and very nearly lost. He managed to salvage the draw, however, and Capa retained his lead of a full point.

In the seventeenth and semi_final round Capa drew in 21 moves of it Four Knights opening with Lilienthal. Botwinnik heat Ragosin in Ii

superb last_minute effort, and came up to within half a point of the ex_world champion.

The last round opened with the pairings of Capablanca vs. Eliskases and Botwinnik vs. Levenfisch. If Botwinnik won and Capa only urew, the two would tie for first place. Botwin_ nik seemed to have better chances, since Leven_ fi.'i(·h had not displayed the same form as at the 193~ Moscow tourney. The opening was a Sicilian against Levenfisch's P_K4, and a hard battle resulted.

Capablanca, aware of the danger of being overtaken, played to win against Eliskases. This he ac~on:plished in a magnificent. effort, and as Botwmnlk only drew, the first pfize was Capa's by a margin of a full point.

The following decisive game is an example both of the will to win in the last round, and of Capablanca's superlatively classical style.

GIUOCO J. R, Capablanca

White 1 P.K4 2 Kt·KBS S B·B4

PIANO E. Ellakaaee

Black P-K4

Kt_QBS B_B4

. Shade s of Steinitz) A trihute to that mas· ter's memory, for this openIng was popular during hls era.

4 Kt_BS 5 P_QS 6 B_KKt5

Kt_SS P-QS

• • • •

181

182

This is known :\5 the Canal Variation, be· cause of the Peruvilln master's success with it at Carlsbad , 1929.

6 . . . . P.KR3

Bogoljubow against Becker, in the last rOllnd at Carlsbad, played the superior 6 , . . Kt-QR4. If then 7 Kt·Q5, P ·B3: 8 KtxKtch, PxKt, wi th KtxB to follow .

7 BxKt - - -7 Il,R'i is In advisable because of ... p .

KKU, and 7 B·K3 would indicaLe that the pee­vious move was lise Ie!; !>. The exchange wins two important tempI.

7 • • • . 8 Kt·Q5

8 . .. Q-Kt3 ha~ bee n tried here.

Q,B Q_Ql

g P·83 Kt.K2

Capablanca castled at Ihis point against Canal at Carlsbad, and l';liska~es here uses a move played by Paul Johner at the same tournament.

10 Kt_K3

This was Calla-'s lIew mov e , and p robably the reason for his choi(;e or lll!> opening.

1 0 , , , , B_K3

Black ,;honld try (.0 hOl d the center by 10 0·0: J1 0 ·0, B· )(l3: 12 1'·Q4, )( t·)(t3.

11 BxB 12 Q.Kt3 13 P.Q4

P,B Q. B1 . . , ,

Not 13 KtxP? with the idea 13 ... Pxi(l ?

].I Q·Kt5ch, becau,;e of ]3 . .. t3xKt.

13 , . . . 14 KtxP

P,B 0-0 QR.B1

15 16 17

p,p BxKt

0-0 Q.Q2

- -'Vhite gains no

KR-Kt1: IS Q·R6, Q-R3, QR·KU , elc.

advantage from 17 QxKtP, RxP; ]9 R-Kt.l , R·Kt~; 20

17 , . , , 18 R. 63 19 Q.62

QR.Ktl P.Q4 P.B3

Black had be tter prospects with 19 . 113; 20 R·Q1, PXP; 21 QxP, QR·QJ, or 20 PxP; 21 R·BS, KtxP; 22 Q·Ql, Kt·B3; 23 Q·K3, etc.

20 P. K5 21 Q.Q1 22 P·63

R·B5 QR.KB1

Q.Q1

. Kt· PxP

-RxP -

Th is loses ti me, Where it was necessary to take meaSI1I'es against \"hite's threat to Morm forwa nl with his K side Pawns. Bettel ' was 22 ... R(B5)·B2. If then 23 P-KKt3, Kt-84; 24 KtxKt, RxKt; 25 P·B-1, P·KKU, with good chances of CO\H1l e l·-play .

23 P_K Kt3 24 P_B4 25 KtxKt 26 P_KR4!

R(S5).S2 Kt_B4 RxKt . , . .

Now Black dare not play ... P·KKt4, since 27 RPxP, PxP ; 28 K-Kt2 and n ·R) WOuld fol· low.

THE CHESS REVIEW

26 _ , , , 27 K_Kt2 28 P_R3

P.KKt3 Q. K2 , , , . -

A "prophylactic" move a la Nhnzovitch.

28 _ , . _ Q·Kt2 31 P . KKt4 R(B4)_B2 29 QR_B3 Q_K2 32 K· R3 Q.Q2 30 Q_B2 K_Kt2 33 P_Kt4 R. KKtl

34 R_K Kt l . , , .

Not 34 p·n5, KtPxP; 35 PxP, PxP; 36 RxP, R(Kt)·KBl; 37 K·KH. Q·K3; 31:: P·R5, KRt! and Rla-ck can double Hooks On the K)(t file. One almM;t agonizingly awaits Whitc's P-KE5.

34 .. .. 35 Q.Q2 36 Q_KB2

K_Rl R.R2

P_KR4

This is play ing into White's hands, but [narklng time would only delay the coming break.

37 PxP 38 R. Kt5 39 Q.Kt3 40 Q·Kt4 41 R-Kt3

R,P Q. R2 Q.R3

R_Kt2 K_R2

The restri cted, allllost ~Ylll111etricaj position or all the jlieeeR is ind eed curiou .~ .

42 R-Kt2 43 K.Kt3 44 R_KR2 45 R_R3

K·Rl K·R2 R_K2

K·Kt2

While tinally get~ hi>; Chance. The ·15 ... R·KL was belleI'. Since ir the n ·16 PxR!

stall. RxR,

46 RxR! 47 QxQ 48 P.B5! 49 K·B4

Capablanca

. . . ,

The advance or !he King irresistably re­m inds onc of It similar llIanoever. also by Capablanca, agains! 'l'at'lakower in a famous game a t New York, 1924.

49 . . . , R.K3 50 KxP R.Kt3 51 P.K6 R.Kt5

52 K.K5 53 K.Q6 54 R. K3

R_K5ch RxQP

Resigns

A great effort! It is very similar to the 'l'al'rasch·Walbrodt game at Vienna. 1898.

NOV E MB ER, 1 9 40

TEXAS CHESS ASSOCIATION

The popul/u' J, C, T hompson of Dallas, who was one of t he chief organi zers of the Opell T ournamen l held t her e this summer , w on the annual tourlley of the T exas Chess Association, at Fort W orth, August 31 to Sept ember 2, thus gain ing the T exas champi onship for the thi rd t ime si nce 1936, Second hon ot's were t aken by W eaver W , Adams of Boston, Nei ther l ost a game, bu t Adams allowed t h t'ee draw s while T hom pson permitted only t wo, Daniel Mayers, U nlvel'slly of Arizona st udent, r ep re· sentell TU cson and l ook thi rd 1)lace, drawing rou r games and losing onl y to Adams,

TholllPson sends us an i nteresting edi t orial which appeat 'ed i n the Dallas M orn in g News, from which w e Quote:

" New siHt pel'men i n particul ar tln d i l hard to get the 'angles' in ch ess, Reuben F ine and H erUl all Sl.ei ner. ror examJ!le, al'e pro fesslon­al ~; yet neilhet' 11I'om h;es in ad vance of a con­test t o 'mo ider de big bum: They have no press agents, T hey do not dress the part. They catTy no claque with them, A llla n who makes h is !i"i ng at teaching cllf'ss, rOt, e~ ­ample, will si l. down w i Ut a f;lergy man comf' tJown 10 Dallas on his vacation , a m i t hey w i ll tl,l!.'ht i t oul aCl 'OSS the board i n Il ~ !1 encH l hal is thulluel'ous on ly to lhose who k l lOw what i8 happening,"

RUY LOPEZ J, C, Thompson A, Elo

Whit f' 1 P. K4 2 Kt. KB3 3 B. Kt5 4 6 . R4 5 0 .0 6 Q.K2 7 B.Kt3 8 P·B3 9 P.KR3

10 B.B2 11 P. Q4 12 R.Ql 13 QKt.Q2 14 P.Q5 15 Kt.Bl 16 P.KKt4 17 Kt.Kt3 18 B. R6 19 K·R2

P·K4 Kt.Q63 P.QR3 Kt.63 B.K2

P.QKt4 0.0

P·Q3 Kt·QR4

P. B4 Q.B2

Kt·B3 6·Q2

Kt-Ql Kt.Kl

P. B3 P·Kt3

Kt.KKt2 Kt.B2

Black 2Q Q.K3 KtxB 21 QxKt R.B2 22 R·KKtl QR.KB1 23 R.Kt2 Q. Bl 24 QR.KKtl R.Kl 25 Kt. R4 8·Bl 26 Q.K3 Q.Ql 27 Kt (3).B5! PxKt 28 KtPxP R(K).K2 29 Q.R6 B.61 30 R.Kt4 R·R2 31 Kt. Kt6! R(6).Kt2 32 R.R4 PxKt 33 PxP Kt·R4 34 QxKt B·Kt2 35 Q.R7ch K. Bl 36 Q.R8ch ! BxQ 37 RxBch K·K2 38 P.Kt7! Resigns

QUEEN 'S GAMBIT DECLINED H, Steiner J, C, Thompson

Wh ite Black 1 Kt.KB3 P.Q4 7 PxKt 2 P.Q4 Kt·KB3 8 P. Q5! 3 P.B4 P. K3 9 B.Kt5ch 4 Kt.S3 P.S4 10 SxBch 5 PxQP KtxP 11 Kt.K5 6 P.K4 KtxKt 12 PxP For if 12 , . , PxP ; 13 R-QKt1 !

Kt.S3 ? Kt. K2

B.Q2 Q,B

Q.Kt4 Resigns

183

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By IRVING C H ERNEV

Under_promotion studies have long been favored by endgame composers, There is some_ thing artistic about a position which requires the p romotion of a Pawn to a minor piece rather than the almost inevitable Queen. The moti ve for under_promotion is generally as_ sociated with stalemate. It may be to avoid an impending stalemate in playing to win, or to create one when intent on a draw.

In the following example Black is almost stalemate Jor some twenty moves, but is finaJly corMred. After you find or go through the solution, ask some friend to point out the mating piece from the diagram!

t o pla y and win

TOURNAMENT BOOKS 1877 Le ip.:i g- Scballop ____ ___ Gel'. 3.00 1878 Pa ris- Schallop ___ _ ~ ____ Ger. 3.00 1BB3 Nlf remhurg- lacks 2 r ds._Ge r . 2.00 1900 Mun ich_Marco, Schlechter

Ger, 3.00 190Q Paris-Rosenthal ___ _____ Fr. 5.00 1902 Hanover ____________ . __ __ Ger. 3.00

1904 Cambridge Spr ings_ ReinfeJd Eng. 1.50

1905 Barmen ___ ___ ~ ____ __ ___ Ger. 6.50

1916 Riga Co'rres, Matche-s __ _ Eng. 1.00 1921 Be rlin-Kagan _. _________ Ge1'. 2,00

1921 Hambu rg-Dime1' ______ _ Ge1'. 2.00

1 F-QS(Kt), PxP; 2 Kt·B7, P-Q6 ; 3 Kt-R6, PxKt; 4 P -Kt7, P-R4; 5 P·Kt8(Kt), P-R5; 6 Kt-B6, P xKt ; 7 P·R7, P -B4; 8 F-K8 (Kt), P-B5 ; 9 Kt-Q6, P xK t; 10 p-m, P·Q4 ; n P·B8 (Kt), P -Q5 ; 12 Kt-Kt6, P xKt ; 13 P·R7, P-Kt·l; 14 P -R8 (Kt) , P·Kt5; 15 K t -Kt6, F-Kt6ch; 16 K-R3, P -Kl7 ; 17 K t -B4, P ·Kt8(Q) ; 18 RxQ, P-Q8(Q); 19 RxQ, P·Q7; 20 Kt·Kt2, P-Q6; 21 R-R1, P­Q8(Q) ; ZZ KtxQ, an y; 23 Kt·B2 mate, If 1 . . . P-B5 ; 2 Kt·B7, P·B6 ; 3 K t-Kt 5, P ·B7; 4 Kt·K4 .

The next diagram is a first prize winner by the same composer. The avoidance of Black's mating .threat is the controlling factor. The series of under_promotions in an ascending scale are a unique feature.

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1 KI-K4ch, K-Q6; 2 Kt-B5ch, K-B6; 3 Kt-Kt3, B-K4; 4 P-B4, B-Kt2; 5 P-K..,(Kt), B-R1; 6 P-B;;, B -K4; 7 B-R2, BxB; S P·Kt7. B-K4: 9 P-KtS(B), IJxB; 10 Kt-lJ7, llx!(t; II P-K7. B-K4; 12 P-K8(Rl. IJ-lla; 13 R -K6, B-K12; 14 p-n6 and w ins. Not 9 P·K t8( Q). because oj' ... K·B5ch; 10 QxB, P-B8(Q)ch ; 11 KtxQ, stalemate. 12 P ·K8(Q) would lead to the same draw.

Here is a ca~e where Black threatens an under_promotion, P.B8(Kt)ch! It takes a whole d rove of new steeds to carry the day.

~~Koroli kov

White to play anti wIn

I 1{· H5<:h. Kxl{; 2 Kt·B4eh, K·II:1; 3 P-K IX (KI)eh, I< -R2; 4 Kt(KO\)-B~<:lI. K-1\3; 5 KtxP eh . K· H2 ; (; KI(K~) ·B6eh. I< -KI2; 7 Kt -K6eh. K·B2; ~ P·Q8(1<t)(;I1. K· K2; 9 P·BS(Kt) mate.

The following, one of the most beautiful endgames ever composed, ~hows undcr_promo_ tlon on both sides, with very accurate play reljuired to reach the peaceful conclusion.

~~R i chter

White to play and draw

1 B·B6, QxB; 2 P·Kt5eh, QxP; 3 I' ·Kt8(Kt) eh, K-Kt3; 4 P·Q8(Q). QxQ ; 5 P -K7, K t·Q3; 6 PxQ( K t), Kt·B2<:h; 7 KlxKI, KxKt; 8 Kt­R6eh, K -1I1; 9 Kt-B5 . P -R 7; 10 KtxP, P -R8(R); 11 Kt·K6eh, K·B2; 12 Kt-Q8eh, K -Kt3: 13 K­I<t8, R ·RI; 14 P-H~(Kt)ch, K-B3; 15 K t·B7.

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1f/ is(olIJill IY/ olilell' s Challl /,irJIIsbi/, - Mrs. Emil Housfeld won this without the loss of a .game. The standings; :Mrs. H ausfeld (MiL waukee) 3.0; M rs. Fischer (Milwaukee) 2.1; Mrs. LaRouche (Sheboygan) 1_2; Miss Perham (Racine) 0·3. Mrs. H ousfeld is the outstand. ing Wisconsin player, though Mrs. Rosemary Fischer runs her a dose second. She first won the Milwaukee women's championship in 1936 and is st ill women's champion of the city, having successfuIly defended her title this year against Mrs. Fischer. Mrs. H ausfeld, thou.gh born in Omaha, has lived in M ilwaukee for the past ten years. She is the mother of two sons, aged seven and two. Her hobbies, she writes, '"arc chess, chess, golf, ,lnd assist in.g her husband in amateur photography. Pet peeve- lack of women interested in chess." Last winter she played on the Wherley team which won tllC league play in Mi lwaukee. She has only been playing chess for five years.

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Telegl'ajlh I IJ..:. Real Es tate Board 2'h;: Bell Telephone 2, New York Telejlhone 0 (2 ad· journed ) ; Stock Jo~xchllnge 1 "At, Consolida ted ~;d ison 2'h: Amer ican Telephone 3, Cell lrn! Hanove r I: New YOI'k T imeR bye.

Be lo w is the Conljolldated ~~tl h;on team. which won t he lrutih)' rOl' Ilw 1939·1 940 sellllon.

Left to r ig ht: D. J . Ken nea ly, R. S . Lea ch, F. D. Hut c hi nson. W . E. B ru nbe rg. E . B. H en ri k5en .lId G. R. Corr.

Sitt Ing : Chairm a n F red Glaeser a nd C on rad T otten.

Bad K iss inge n, 1928 N imzow ihch

Ca pablanca

Uiuck to mak,; h i ~ 13th IllO VP.

III th is IJOsltlo ll . Nilllzowit~eh vlayed 13 ... BxKt and the ~ame, aFter e xciting COnl lJllca· lions. ended in a liraw. Several an notator,; suggested l1uitead 13 .. . K ·HI In onle l' to conllnue wilh 14 .. . R·K tI a nd 15 . .. p . K 04 and perhaps win with the pawn aheat! .

Arter 13 . . . K· R l , CRII you find how CaplI ' blanCH would have fo rced a qu ick win?

·i.lHnU dXr) SI" : .\UH ' t )[ ·U L l :l)! XH '!If! ' 1)[ 91 :1)11'<1 '9n!"(W)1)l 9L :nl"EC '~)I 'l )[ 1' 1

Hast ings, 1922

~~Thomas

Ale kh lne

W hite to make hl~ 26th mO I'e .

Alek hille lJlayed 26 I'·Q5!. K PxP ; 21 Px P, Ilx U; 28 Px P. Bx !' : 29 llxQ am i ha d a 6(1 move gallic on h is hands.

I nstead, as he hImself IJolnls out, t he quick method would .have been 29 Rxl1! , Q-K2; 30 R·BS, R·B2 ; 31 R·Kt8 followed b y 1l (Q l )·Q8.

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R EN EW YOU R SUBSCRIPTIO N

Problem Department By VINCENT L. E ATO N

AddrtJJ ,,/I (orrn po/ldmtt rtl.uill l to Ihis d , p,,,tmt nl 10 V.L. EAton, 2237 Q Slrtd, N .W ., W lUhilll l(UI , D.C. A BOU T P ROS L! /o( M ATTERS W'JJ.L BE

SI X T Y TWO.MOV ERS OF THE PA ST SIX T Y Y EARS

Pilr t V

By AI.-I" C. White

10 our r ev iew o f t he two·movers o( the pas t s ixty years, we mus t not o verlook t he com­plete block pr oblems o f all k inds : t he si mple blocks, as In t he cha rm i ng No. 1700. the added mate block s, as In No. 1624, and the changed mate blocks, 118 In No. 1701, (aud the maaterly eight-sel f·block task problem . No. 1702-Ed· ilOr) . On t he w hole, however, the complete block problem has not JIved up to t he high hopes it al'oused In the e/l.l"]y yea]' ~ or t he 1900's. Restl'lcti ng the f l"ee acti on of the White pieces has too of l e n made these posi­t ions clumsy rather than su'ateglc, Rnd the use or changed m ate ke ys In non-bl ock for m has provp.d to be a more va luable sl l'ateglc me dium, Great problems or th is character include No. 1703, wI th chnnges In t he haH· pin checks a fter I , .. SxP d6 ch a nd .1 • , , SxPe3ch; No. 170·1. wi th changed mates aller t he modern de renses 1 , . , Seo a nd 1 , . . S r3, which combIne self·u n pins and t ile open­ing of W hIte gUar'd; and No. 1705, with in­tricate cha nged cross check!! arte l" 1 . . . Qb5ch a nd 1 , . . Qh5ch. The re Is a n u ne xpecte dly b l'illlant key in NO. 1706, whe l'e a single move changes thp set crossc heck wh ile o lter lng Hlack Ihree addlUona l ne w one~, ])J nll II fl ight­square. H I were to choose a ~ I ng le key-move a !l t he most tlel lg htful of a ll I II t his selection, I s hou ttl proba bly t urn to No. Hi5S. '!'he beau­ti ful a nd well· ba la nced Ilos ltlon, f,"" of W hile Paw ns and with the four odd Black Pa wns on the second ra ok, ru rnls hes a pe rfect setti ng wherein t he key revea ls Itself wit h a th r ill t hat has ra rely been approac he d ,

With t he speciall y se lecte d Nos. 1707-171 6 this brief revIe w of six ty years of e ne rgetic pro ble m activit y come~ to a clo~e . One would w is h that the Se lection m ight ha.ve Included so many more com posere and so many fu rther grea t worke by the authors alreadY repre­sen ted ~ Just what om ission s have been t he most serious ? T ha t Is a question which t he reader ca n he lp us very much to a ns wer. I shOUld g reatly welcome you r sending me your own selection of 25 ravorl t e two·movers, ex­plaining t he basis on wh ich they we)"e chosen. W here the select io n In cludell works already in t he I)re~en l ~ et , lhese wil l serve to in· liicate which li re t he gl'eale ij t universal favor· it es : where new posi t ions a l'e sent , they will be tabulated a nd the votes t hey receive ca n be com parell. ( Do not hes ita te to include problems of you I' own. I s pecially asked Mr. Gamag e aud Mr. Ma ns fte ld, In ma ki ng t heir choices, to Inclulle fa vor ites o f the ir own composition, a nd I would li ke to see you rs , too.) III any case the most Inte l"!:'stlng 25 sets se nt III will be g ive n book pr izes. T he sets may be sen t to me a t Ll t ch fte ld, Con­necticut , and all wlU be acknowle dged.

(The End )

THE TR IPLE GRIMSHAW ( A se cond note )

Your P roble m Ed itor Is a lways pre plu 'ed to e a t a ny words he ma y say In th is depa rtme nt , a nd hel'e Is a case where he g lad ly makes IIImself chew the m ! Shor tly a tte r las t month's a rticle, " A Challenge to Com posers," had been s lled on its way to t he pl"lnte l" , I was rea ding t hrough Um norr's book on the Russia n Chess P roble m, whe n much to my de light I d is­covered severa l exa m ples of t he complete "triple Grimshaw," (ulftlilng all the required t hematiC conditions. Conaeque ntly I t ake back in t oto m y statemen t about the proba ble non­existence of such t a sk exe mpla l"B, a nd change i t hastily to " few illustrati ons of t he theme have been produced."

Sim plesl in design a nd executio n of t he examples I dis covered Is the (ollowl ng ;

(By L. J , Loschlnsky, Tljd schr trt v, U, Nell. Schaakhond, J930 ) b3K2b, 1'1R2plr, 4k3, 1S184, 2BP1Q2, 8, 8, 8. Mate In two by I Bb3,

Here there are three Gr imsha w pairs: by 1 . , , Bb7 anu 1 ... Rb7 ; I , , , Bg7 and I , . . Rg7 ; and 1 . . , BfS a nu I , . . P fS , In th is case the Pawn [6 being the e qu ivalent or a. Black HOOk.

i n the follOWing , t here a re bu t two I)ail's of t he matic p ieces, wlth one set (t he Rook g6 and Bishop h3 ) clever ly pe l'rorming double duty:

( By L. J . Loschlnsky , Ha lla Scacch latica, 1930) 5S 2, 2K2B2, Pl p3r l. Ipk5, l S5R, 2pP3b, r l Q4B, b4 R2, Mate in two by 1 RbI, with t he matic varia tions a fter 1 . . . Rb2 or J . , . Bb2; 1 , , . Re6 0 1' Be6 ; a lld 1 •• . Rg4 o r l , .. Bg 4,

T h is is a somewha t un uaual s t ra tegic com· blnat lon, in t ha t a pin ned Black Queen Is use d to rorce a t h ird set or Gri mshaw8:

( By B. and S . P lmenolt, Trud, 1935) IQl'bf, R, I pl R4, 2k 2bS I , p1P2R2, Kp6, P 2P I"q2, 2S3BR. Mate in two by 1 PXP, w ith Gri mshaw~ arte l' 1 ... Re3 ! 01' Qe3!; 1 . , . Re4 or I , , . Be4; and 1 , . . Rc7 or 1 .. , Bc7.

That other vers ions or the task are Iloss!ble Is shown by ou r No. 1690, m Odelled by Mr. Du Bea u atter one of Blake's classic settings. Anti so we bring this note to II. t emporary close, a sking the questlon: W hat else can be done along these li nes? Composers, bestir y our8el ve B ~

* .. ~ • Just alter our l a~ t issue ha ll gone to p I'es ~,

w{-' receivetl word from Mr, Gamage that No. 1714 was intended to be subs titute d for No, 1679 in t he "Sixty Best" sele ction, Rea ders will note this change , w hich doe s not , however, cs ncel No, 1679 from t he Ladde r competi tion, A s al1 w ho have sol ved It will agree, It de­s erves repu blication on Its own me rI t s. o r No. 1714, a recent prlze-wln ne l', t he tourney judge (Comins Mans fte ld ) commented ; "An easy fi rst , showing magniftce n( play by (he W hite Knight batte ry In a n un usua lly open setting. At (e as t olle sol vel' ovel'looked (he best va ria tion, I . .. Rxa3! 2 Sg6!"

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No. 1691 Is a few-piece mutate, but It is a. comparatively "big fellow" when one looks a.t several other examples that have been done. Here are a few miniatures of the same type, for quIck solving.

tOI' 1. By B. Harley aud C. G. Watney, Good

""", .. ,: t>fr, (Two

Problem 1"41[0": 1 H..,~ (Two

EdHOI': SeS-d (Two

". pomt s) . . BxSch. 2

1 ... Ke6. t Qxb6 1" ~et-l1p---

'·wo pOtnt ~ )

·~::~::i i Q" I«IS He1- ..,S ne~

Companions, 1921. 8, 5p2, 5K2, 7k, 7." 7Q, 8, 8. Mate In two.

2. By W. Langstatr and E. C. Mortimer, Chess Amateul', 1922. S, 8, X, 5K2, SPk, 2Q5, 8, 8. Mate In two.

S. By H. Weenlnk, Good Companions, 1919. 8, SKS3, 8, 2plkS, 7Q, 3P4, 8, 8. Mate in two.

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P. L. Rothenberg tops the Ladder this month for the firth time- thus outdistancing all other solvers-and Dr, Dobbs takes composing hon­ors fOI" the quarter with his clever double· unpin two·el" No. 1600. To both, congl'atula­tiona!

We have received so many requests fOI' definitions of problem terms- l'equests that cannot well be answered in these pages be· cause the material would have to be repeated every few months-that we are pondering the Idea of getting up a short explanatory "die· tlonary" for problemists. How many readers of this column would be interested in paying. say, fifteen 01' twenty cents fOl' a mimeo· gl'aphed guide to the most common problem tel'ms and outline of the best-known themes? If 8umcient interest exists in such a project, we shall try to tackle it seriously.

NOVEMBER , 1940

Original Section

No. 1696 H. C. MOWRY Ma lden, Mass.

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No. 1690 CLAUDE DU BEAU

Stockton, N. J. (Afte r P. F. Blake)

No. 1693

BURNEY M. MARSHALL

Shreveport, La. Dedicated t o M. Edelstein

Mate in 2

No. 1(;91

THE PROBLEM EDITOR

Mate in 2

No. 1692

NICHOLAS GABOR

Cincinnati, Ohio ~

Mate in 2

Mate in 2

No. 1694

A. J. FINK·

San Francisco, Cal.

Mate in 3

No. 1695 M. EDELSTEIN

Somerville, Mass. Dedicated to H. C. Mowry

Mate in 3

Mate in ::

No. 1697

THOMAS S. McKENNA

Lima, Ohio

Mate in 3

No. 1698

AUREL TAUBER

New York, N. Y.

Mate in 3

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No. 1699

FRED SPRENGER

New York, N. Y.

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Mate .in 4

N o. 1700 (M) DR. M. NIEMEIJER T iJdschrift Y. d . Ned,

Schaakbond, 1919.

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Ma te in :2

No. 1701 (W) H. 0'0. BE RN ARD

First Prize, Mutate Tourney, Grantham Journal, 1928.

Mate in 2

No. 1702 (M) A. J, FINK and UA TANE

First Prize, Goor! Companions, 19 20.

Mate in :2

No. 1703 eM) A. ELLERMAN

First P rize, Good Companions, 1920.

Male in 2

No. 1704 (G)

O. STOCCHI

1934.

Mate in 2

No. 1705 (W) B. N. OFFCHINNIKOFF

First Prize, "64," 1928.

Mate in 2

No. 1706 (M) R. RINDOIEN

First Prize, Al'beidenoagasinet, 1933.

Mate in 2

No. 1707 (M)

A. MARl

1925.

Mate in 2

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N OVEMB B R , 1940

No. 1708 (G)

L. . A . ISSAEFF

FIrst Prize, Trud, 1928.

Mate in 2

No. 1709 (M) L . A. I$$A EFF Secoud Prize,

E\lhlQulel', 1929.

Male In 2

No. 1710 (G, W )

C. MANSFI EL D

First Prize, Rjvista Romana de Sah, 1931.

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No. 1711 (G) R. BU C H N ER

First Prize, II Problema, 19 32.

No. 17:12 (G)

L . J. L OSC HINSK Y

Fh"1lt Prize, Smena, 1932

Mate In 2

No. 1713 (M) (Selting created by the

authors and other composers, on (loll iclea illustrated as early

as 1917 by G. F . Anderson.)

No. 1714 (G) F. GAMAGE

First Prize, Keeble Memorial 'fourney, 1940 .

No. 1715 (W) L . SCHO R

First Prize, Die Schwalbe, 1938.

Ma te In'2

No. 1716 (W)

F. GAMAGE First Prize, C.C.L.A.

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COMM ENTS ON MR. WH ITE'S AR TICL ES

The essa), b), }'11' , \Vltilp 'H most illHtt'UCl ivI<

- Du Beau, This r esume 0[' the two-move problem is excellent auti euJoyable. Call the same be !lon e fur the lhree·er?- Patz, A beautiful selection anti a noteworthy tielin ea­tion o f the problem's (JrogresH- il' cK e nna, Re· f reshing and tlelightrul selectioll- llur8teill. Have cer tainly enjoyed readilli\' }Ir. \Vhite'R articles- Manhal!. The~e are swell problems, <tnd tllP articles al'f' vel ')' ill~ll'\1ctive-Lay,

The llrobletll8 a, 'e aH fine a set a s I have evm' boon - Pad(] !', A v(] ritabln treat , liko ,-c-!'ead ing

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ENGLISH OPENING M, Hana uer H. Seidman

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