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THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP 16TH ANNUAL HASTINGS CHRISTMAS CONGRESS

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LAST GAME OF THE ALEKHINE-EUWE MATCH . JOHN B. SNETHLAGE TREBITSCH MEMORIAL TOURNAMENTS OF VIENNA • LAJOS STEINER MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS • •• • •• . ISAAC KASHDAN CANADIAN SECTION· • • • • • • • • . F. W. WATSON PROBLEM DEPARTMENT. •• • • •• WALTER JACOBS

FEBRUARY, 1936 MONTHLY

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REVIEW OFFICIA L ORGA N OF THE

AMERIC. AN CHESS FEDERATION

ISRAEL A. HOROWITZ, Editor S. S. COHEN, Managing Editor

FRED REINFELD, AJSociate Editor BARNIE F. WINKELMAN, AJJociate Editor

WALTER JACOBS, Problem Editor BERTRAM KADISH, Art Director

Vol. IV., No.2 PubliJhed Monthly February, 1936

The United States Championship 25

The Last Game of the Alekhine.Euwe Match _ _ • 26

16th Annual Hastings Christmas Congress 32

The End Game 34

The Trebitsch Memorial Tournaments of Vienna 36

News Events

Miniature Games

My Best Games of Chess

Mistakes of the Masters

Selected Games

Canadian Section

Problem Department

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The U. S. Championship At a meeting of the Tournament Committee

of the N ational Chess Federation held at the office of its Chairman, Harold M. Phillips, and attended by Harold M. Phillips, Fritz Brieger, Herman Helms and Edward B. Edwards, the following condirions were agreed upon :

( I) All cL{ i7en ~ of t·he United Swtes shull be el it:ible to compete.

( 2 ) I. Ka~hdan, R. F.ine, S. Reshcvsky, A. W. Dakt, A . Kupchik, Edw ard Lasker, A. Kevilz, H erman Steiner and 1. A. H orowitz, because of their pr","emlll~nt position, will be seeded without having to qualify.

(3 ) Eight Olher players will be .Ielected in a qualifying tournament schoouloo to begin March 28, 1936.

(4) The qualifying and final tournaments will be held in N~ York.

(5) An elUrance fee of $20 will be charged all pil l"tiC'ipalUs living within a rad ius <Joi 100 miles of New York ; $ 10 to all others .

(6) The seedoo players must accept the invita_ tion to play on or before February 1~, 1936, and fO I"Wa txl their entrance fee with thei r acceptance.

(I) There will be five major prizes, as folJO'Ws: FIRST PRIZf $600.00 THIRD PRIZE $250.00 SECOND P RIZE $400.00 FOURTH PRIZE $150.00

FIFTH PRIZE $ 100.00 A consolation prize fund for nnn_prize winners

will -be announced later.

(8) The Tournament wi ll be open to the public. Admiss ion fees will be fifty cents during week days, (me dollar on Satu rdays and Sundays. Season tickets, good fnr all rounds , will he five dollars. These may bot- "bta ined th rough THE CHESS REVIEW, 60-10 R, mstvelc Avenue, W O<.!dside, N. Y.

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( 10 ) If the receipts are g reater than the disburse­ments, the Committee will turn the balance over to the Natiollal ·Chess Federation to be used as a trUSt fund for fut ure tournaments.

(II ) The rules of the International Chess Feder­ation will govern.

(12) O n Saturdays and Sundays play wi11start at 2 P. M. and finish at 7 P. M. All unfinished games will be resume.:! at 9 P. M., play continuing to 1 A. M. Tuesdays and Thursdays will be rest days. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays pluy wi!! stan at 6 P. M. ,md continue until 11 P. M .

In addition to the prizes, [he Marshall C. C. has agreed to donate a trophy to be known as rhe Frank T. Marshall Trophy, on which will be inscribed the ·names of all former champions since the days of Paul Morphy.

Mr. Herman Helms, Mr. Fritz Brieger, and Mr. Frank J. Marshall have been appointed Tournament Directors, Under their able super_ vision, the unflagging zeal shown by Mr. Har_ old M. Phillips in his efforts to make the event possible, will fi nally be crowned with success.

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The Last Game of the Alekhine. Euwe Match By JOHN B. SNETHLAGE

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Bellevue Hall in Amsterdam was the scene of the last match_game between Dr. Alexander Alekhine and Dr. Max Euwe in the struggle for \vorld chess supremacy.

At 5 P. M. a long line began forming in the street, clamoring for admission. Order was maintained under the able supervision of mounted and ordinary police.

At 6 P. M. the hall quickly filled to capacity with about 1')00 to 2000 spectatOrs, and many who desired to attend CQuid nOt get in. These, however, were taken care of in an adjoining building where chess master 5alo Flohr, the Czecho_Slovak star, sketched and demonstrated the progress of the game on a wall board.

Dr. Alekhine appeared at 6: 30 p, M., im_ maculately dressed in evening clothes and received a great ovation from the audience. He begged for silence and passed some remarks in honor of his opponent.

At 6:45 P. M. the game started. At Dr. Alekhine's third move the excitement among the spectators reached a high point. This move had never been played before between expertS. After 13 moves had been recorded equality was reported and the tension was relieved.

The cigar smoke filled the hall like a thick fog and through its haze the spectators in ' the back rows could hardly sec the contestants.

As the game drew to a close and rumors began circulating that Dr. Euwe had winning chances- that Master Flohr was highly optim. istic-the crowd realized that a new chess champion would pr~ly be crowned and had aifficulty in reser'nining its enthusiasm.

At 11 P. M., pointing with a nervous hand to the chess board, Dr. Alekhine rose from his chair with an abrupt gesture, and aweed to a draw, shaking his opponent's hand. Phoro_ graphers rushed in, flashlights flared, films were made, and the public broke thtough the ropes thunderously applauding both masters, who remained standing in the center of the . room, both with tears in their eyes, unable ro suppress their emotions.

Finally Dr. Alekhine waved for silence and complimemed his opponent in a short speech. Then followed some additional speeches and the official announcement that Dr. Euwe had won the chess championship of {'he world. Last of all, Dr. Euwe himself spoke a few words, saying that he was "over_joyed at win­ning the championship, but did not believe that he would remain champion long".

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Then Dr. Euwe and his wife and friends prepared to withdraw to the Carlton Hotel for a quiet celebration. But first he was called away----by the police!

It seemed that Dr. Euwe's neighbors ex­pected him to recurn home. So many of them crowded about his home in an effort to pay theic respects that traffic was obstructed and the police could do nothing with the throngs. Therefore, Dr. Euwe was requested to please put in an appearance in order to appease the crowd. WiIl1ngly he boarded a taxI and ac· c~pted rhe spontaneous ovation of his fellow CItizens.

At last he was . free to return to his friends at the Hotel Carlton. Soon after Dr. Euwe's ar_ rival, Dr. Alekhine and his wife joined the group in a pleasant party lasdng deep into the night.

World ChampIonshIp Match Fifteenth Game

QUEEN'S GAMBIT OECLINEO (Nola by I. A. HorowilZ)

Dr. A. Alekhine Dr. M. Euwe White Black

1 P.Q4 P.Q4 2 P_QB4 P.QBS S Kt·KBS Kt-BS 4 Kt.BS PxP 5 P.QR4 B·B4 6 Kt.R4 ..••

6 Kt·K5, tried in previous games, did not yield the first player any lasting pressure against accurate de­fense--hence the textmove, which aims at lhe minute advantage of twO bishops.

6 • . • . B.B1 A more cnlerprising alwrnalive would be 6 ...

P·K3. In fact the retremmight be construed to a ccrmin extent as a bid ·for a draw. But 6 ... B· K3 01 6 ... B·Q2 attempting to hold the gambit pawn would grant White the initiative after 7 P·K4.

7 P-KS •... Black has succeeded in psychologically oUlwitting

his opponent. The White Kt, temporarily stranded at R4, plays no pal! in the current action. Better would have been 7 Kt·B3, and if then again 7 ... 6·B4, White may continue with either 8 P·K,. 8 Kt· K5, or perhaps even 8 Kt·R4, being contem to draw.

7 . . • . P.K4! Taking immediate advantage of White's weak 71h

to oblain a free and easy game. This counter stroke is well timed.

8 PxP? • • • •

But this too readily falls in line with Black's plans. and leaves the secnnd player with a very favor. able endgame. 8 BxP is unquestionably beuer.

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8 . . . . QxQeh 9 KtxQ • • • •

If 9 KxQ. KI.KI~ !

9 . . . . B.QKt 5ch! 10 B.Q2 • • • •

If 10 K( ·B3, K(·K~; I I B·Q2, Kn:B, obtaining the: advantage of (Wo bishops.

10 • • . . 11 K x B 12 K. K1 13 P-B4

BxBc h K t .K 50 h

B.K3 • • • •

Sooner or l a u~'r forced. If 13 P·B3, P·KKI4; 14 PXKf, ' PX KI, and W hite quickly IO$<!$ one: of h is [riplers.

An invenlory [ak~ at ,his point discloses t o unbal­anced posidoo-Whitc's 5 10 3 P majori ty on Ihe K side aga.insl Black's 4 to 2 on the Q side. In fact, the subsequent play of both sides rtvoives around Ihis factor. W hile 's Q side weaknesses plus his sta· tionary Pawns are in favor of Black, whereas the Jirs! plnrer has little to his credit, except perhaps ex­penence.

13 . . • . 14 Kt. B2 15 Kx Kt 16 Kl. BS

Kt.RS Ktx Kt 0-0-0 • • • •

An interesring, but dangerous al(em al ive would be 16 P·K4 ( threatening 17 P-BH . In ch:1.I event should Black play 16 . .. P·KKliJ, W hile might continue widl 17 P·B,. PxKI; 18 PxB, PxP ; 19 BxP. This line is "'on h al I~st a second thought.

16 . . . . Kt-B4 17 8. K2 • • • •

After 17 Kr·QiJ, Kt ·K5ch ; 18 K-K I, B.Q4 Black's position is still prderable but not 10 the same extent as il is after the tcxtmovc.

17 , . . . 18 K ·Kt3

Kt-Q6ch • • • •

A subtle defense but it meets with ~n even more subtle and sad fale. Simpler and more effeaive would be 18 BxKI. If lhen 18 ... PxB ; 19 Kt .Q 2 with a p layable g:.me, and if 18 ... RxB ; 19 KR. QBI wl lh rair prospects.

18 . . . . 19 Kt-Q4

Dr. M. Euwe

KtxK tP • • • •

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19 . . . . RxKt A boll from Ihe blue. W hile had rnO&( Jikely

coumed on 19 ... B.Q4; 20 KI.S 5 and the appar_ em threat of P·K4 followed by Kt.Q6ch seemed to oller reasonable chances. But evro in this variation, the sacrifice of the exchange had (0 be contended with seriously. If 19 ... Kt-Q6 ; 20 BxKt, PxB ; 2 1 QR-S I, fo llowed by KR·Q I and the recaptu re of the P.

20 PxR 21 K _B2

R.Q1 • • • •

T he P of course cann()( be saved and White h ili no real counter demonstrat ion. If 21 KR·QKt}, among other replies Black has 21 ... P-B6; 22 R­QBl , RxP; 2} RxP, KtxP with three passed PaWTls!

21 . . . . Rx P 22 K. K3 p .QB4 23 R.R3 • • • •

To prevent the threat of ... P-B tS, (exposing White's QRP ) foll owed by .•. P-B7, which would further constrain W'bite's mobility.

D r. Alekhine, under great mess on the defense, is bolding up very wel l.

23 . . . . 8.B4 24 P-KKt4 • • • •

A timely counter offens ive which makes it more difficu lt fo r Black to arry Out his SinIster Q side th reat~ .

24 . . . . 25 R.KBl

B.K5 B-B3

25 ... B·Q6! is much su onger, e. g. 26 BxB, Px B; 21 R-QB}, KI-B5ch wins. Or 26 R-B2, BxB; 27 RxB ( KxB, Kt-Q6, et C. ), p.B6 !

26 P-R5 K t-Q6 Taking advantage of /I technicality to bring the Kt

imo aCt ion: 27 BxKt, PxB; 28 RxP, RxRch; 29 KxR, B-Kt4ch, etc.

27 R-QB3 • • • •

But now tb reatening 28 BxKt, RxBch ( .. . PxB ; 29 RxBP); 29 RxR, PxR; ~O R·Bl ! W hite still essays rhe defense with great ci rcumspea;ion.

27 . • • . R_K 5c h 28 K.Q2 KtxBP 29 BxP R-Q5e h

If 29 ... P-KKt4 ; ~O BxP, RxP; ~t R-Kl and though the ending is st ill difficult, it most likely should result in a draw.

30 K.B2 31 K-Kt3

8.K5ch P-K K t4

And here Black seems to falter. 31 .. . B-Kt}, followed by . . . K·B2 and . .. K·B3 and a hasty advance of the Q side Pawns seems 10 be indiC2ted. Th ... {e XI permits a further Simpl ification, which tt'l'lds to draw.

32 BxP 33 K.R3

P-Kt3 • • • •

T o avoid a number of possible checks ( .. . R-Kt5 ch or .. . B-Q4ch ) which might interfere with W hite·s further defensive meUlHeS.

33 .... 34 B-Kt3

K.Q2 K .B3

Threatening ... P·Kt4 followed by . .. P-Kt5 ch, but for technical reasons ·it seems rha! ... B-0 6, followed by .•. K_B~ wa.~ lhe correct order 01 movcs.

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35 R_B41 • • • •

Forcing lhe exchange of rooks which considerably lessens White's difficulties. The attack with minor pieces can more easily be parried.

NO!

35 . . . . 36 BxR 37 B_B7 38 K.Kt4

)8 R-K I, P-Kt5ch!

38 . . _ . 39 K.B3

R,R P-Kt4

P·B5 • • • •

Kt.Q6ch KtxP

Otherwise if 39 lone passed Pawn must

. K-B4; 40 P·K6 be recko~d with.

40 B.KSch K_B4

Here Ihe game was adjourned.

Dr. M. Euwe

Dr. A. Alekhine

41 BxP! • • • •

and the

A complete surprise ! White's difficulties are over.

41 . . . . B.QS

If 41 ... KxB; 42 R-Kl, KtxP; 43 RxB, Ko,-P; 44 R-K5ch, etc.

42 R-K1

Or 42 ... KI-B6; 4, followed by RxP; or if 42 44 R-K4 !

43 B_R6 44 B.Kt7

Kt_Kt3

R-K3, KtxP; 44 R·K,ch, . . . Kc,P; 43 B"P, BxB:

Kt.B5 • • • •

Not 44 R·K'ch, Kt-Q4ch!; 4, K-Q2 (Kt2), K·Q' : 46 RxP?, P-B6ch, etc.

44 . . . . 45 K_Q2 46 R_K7 47 B.K4 48 RxB 49 K_K2

Kt-K7ch Kt_Q5 K.Kt5

B,B Kt-B6ch

KtxP The Kt is trapped, btl! unfortunately While is un·

able to win it. The passed Pawn is tOO menacing to be left unguarded. Black'S play IS very accurate at this point.

50 K.B2 P.QR3

If 50 . .. K-K16; 51 R.K7!

THE CHESS REV!EW

51 K_K2 • • • • If 51 K·Kt2, K-Kt6; 52 KxKt, P-J36 draws.

51 . . . . KxP If 51 ... K-K16; 52 R_K6!

52 RxP 53 R.K4 54 R-K5ch 55 RxKtP 56 K.Q3 57 K-B2 58 K_Kt2 59 KxQ 60 R_Kt7 61 R_Kt6

Drawn

K.Kt4 P_QR4 K_Kt5

P.RS P_R6 P_R7

P_R8(Q)ch K-B6 P_R3 K.Q6

One of the most difficult games of the enore maICh.

Now that the world's chess championship has changed hands, comment is rife as to the reasons for Dr. Alexander Alekhine's down­fa ll. Unauthenticated reports incline toward the rumor that Dr. AJekhine was not his real self- that he turned up for the 21st game under the influence of alcohol. To the under_ currem, Dr. Alekhine strongly protests:

"I have no doubt that the course of this match for the chess championship has astoni-shed the whole of the chess world. There is good reason fo r astonishment, not only at the way I have lost games but at the way I have played i n . some of these lost games.

"I think I can give two reasons for my comparative lack of success.

"1. During one period, from the 10th to the 14th games, I was falsely persuaded into a belief that the match was virtually over. In con~equence, I treated tho open_ ings of these games with a carelessness unpardonable and committed errors whIch to anybcdy wIth a knowledge of my powers seemed Incomprehensible.

"2. From about this period, I have been the butt cf a campaign of calumniat ion and misrepresentation organized -by a part of the Dutch press and several members of the sol·distant "Euwe_Alekhine campaign.

"This campaign reached its climax with the 21st game.

"This game was played absolutely with. out any unpleasant incident----contrary to press rep-orts. This- is officially confirmed by my adversary, Euwe; the Director of tile Match, Kmoch; and both our se,conds, Maroczy and Landau.

"Such a campaign can hardly fail to have an unfortunate effect on a player en­gag.od in a strenuous match, in which his title is at <stake. In comparison with the atmospheN> of this match, the one at Buenos \Aires 'in which I gained my title, and those against Bogolubow In which I succeeded in retaining it, were ideaJ."

(Signed) A. A. ALEKHINE Dr. A,hkhine's pro/tJ/ "( produced f,.(J1II "CJIIlSS"

FEBR U ARY, 1936

World Championship Match

Sixteenth Game

Dr. Alekhine revives .his shau ered morale with a really fine win and regains the lead at the start of the second 'hal f of the match. A rook and pawn end­ing worthy of study.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

Or. M. Euwe White

1 P_Q.4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt_KB3 4 P·K3 5 PxP 6 Kt_B3 7 Q.Kt3 S B_Q2 9 R_B1

10 B_KtS 11 0_0 12 Kt_QR4 13 8xKt 14 Kt.BS

P_Q4 P.QB3 Kt_B3

B·B4 p,p

P.K3 Q_Bl

K t-B3 8_K2 0-0

Q_Ql Kt_QR4! .,B

8xKt

Dr. A . Alekh i ne Black

l S PxB 16 Q_R4 17 8xQ 18 P_B6 19 BxP 20 Kt_Q4? 21 KtxB 22 BxP 2S K_Rl 24 B.KtS 25 P.B3 26 P_K4 27 B.QS

Kt_KS .,. KR_Bl!

p,p QR_Kt1

R,P PxKt K t _B6 P_KtS R_B4

P_QR4! P_R5

R(Kt) _Kt4

Dr. A . Alekhi ne

Dr. M. Euwe

28 P_KR3 K-Kt2 48 K_Kt5 R-K5 29 R_B2 KtxB 49 K_B5 R_K4c h 30 R, R R,R 50 K_B4 R.Kl 31 PxKt R,P 51 K.B3 K-Q6 ! 32 R_62 K.B3 52 R_Kt2 R_B1ch 33 R-K2 ? R.K4 53 K. Kt3 K_B6 3' R-Q62 R_K6 ! 54 R-Kt7 R.BS 35 K·R2 R-R6 55 R·KtS R_QRS 36 K_Kt3 K_K4 56 K _B3 R,P 37 R_Q2 P-R3 57 K. K3 R.R7! 38 P.R4 P_R4 58 R-B8ch K_Kt7 39 R_K2ch K -Q3! 59 R-Kt8ch K_B8 40 K_B4 P-B3 60 R_B8ch K _Kt8 ., R·Q62 K.Q4 61 R_K t Sch R.Kt7 42 P_Kt3 P_ Kt4ch ! 62 R_QR8 R.Kt 6ch 43 PxP PxPch 63 K.Q4 P_R6 44 KxKtP RxBP 64 K_B4 K .Kt7 45 R_KKt2 K_Q5 65 R_RS R.B6ch 46 KxP P_B5 ! Resigns 47 PxP R, P

A RETUR N MATCH ?

Accord ing to the December Issue of the Wiener S chach-Zeltung, the return engagemeut between Dr. Alexa nder Alekll iue and Dr. Max Euwe is as­sured. Tli e funds For this event have been guaranteed by W. D. Zimdin. principal owner o f the Panha ns·Hotels . located in bea utiful S~mmering. scene of many previous international chess gatherings. The return match was or­iginally plann ed for the early s ummer. but a fur ther report adds that Euwe has not been able to obtain a leave of absence (rom t he Board ot Educat ion. Dr. E uwe suggests next winter as R more appropriate time.

World Championship Match

Seventoenth Game

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A colorless encounter. Dr. Alekhine possessing a one game lead at this stage of the match elects to ··si( ' on it. D r. Euwe, though enjoying a slight superiori ty in position, declines to press the point.

QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING

Dr. A. Alekh lne Dr. M. Euwe W hite

1 P_Q4 2 Kt_KB3 3 P_K3 4 B-Q3 5 BxB 6 Q.Q3 7 P-QKt3 8 0·0 9 P_B4

10 Kt-M 11 B.Kt2 12 KR_B1

P_Q4 Kt_KB3

6 .64 P-K3 P,B

Q_Bl Kt_R3 B_K2

0 -0 . P_B3 Kt_K5 R-Ql

Black 13 Q_K2 14 P-QR3 15 P_B5 16 P-QKt4 17 PxP , 18 QxQ 19 Rx K t 20 R.Kt3 21 P_Kt3 22 P_QR4 23 R·Q 1

World Championshi p MatCh Eighteenth Game

J USt another example of "sitting" .

ENGLISH OPENING

Q_KS Kt_B2 R_Kl P_B5

KtxKt KtxQ

KtxKBP P_QR3 Kt_K3

B_B3 Drawn

Dr. M. Euwe Dr. A, Alekhi ne W hite Black .

1 P.QB4 P_K4 10 B_KKt2 R. K 1 2 Kt-KB3 P_K5 11 0 -0 B-KB4 3 Kt_Q4 Kt-QB3 12 B.Kt2 KtxP • Kt. B2 Kt_BS 13 KtxKt QxKt 5 Kt-B3 B_B4 1. P_QS QR..Q1 6 P_QKt3 0-0 15 PxP B,P 7 P_KtS P.Q4 16 .,. R,. 8 p,p Kt.QKt5 17 B,B R,B 9 KtxKt BxKt Drawn

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World Championshi p Match Nineteenth Game

Wi th (his game entered upon the fight side of the ledger, " Alckhine Pfd," reaches its high for the match. A practica.l demonstration of the superiority of twO Rooks over Rook and Bishop.

QUEEN 'S GAMBIT DECLINED

Dr. A. A lekhine Dr. M. EU:We W hile Black

1 P.Q4 2 P,QB4 3 K t _KBS 4 Kt.S3 5 P_QR4 6 P.K4 7 P.K5? 8 Q.B2 9 8_K2

19 RxP 20 R.Kt1 21 KtxKt 22 B_83 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 K. Kt 3 33 P.B3 34 R.KtSch 35 R.B7 36 RxBP 37 K_B4 ! 38 K_K3

P_Q4 10 0-0 KtxKt P_Q BS 11 PxKt PxP ? Kt.SS 12 PxP P-B6

PxP 13 B.Q2 ! Q. R4 P.KS 14 a x ?! Bx B

B.Kt5 15 R_R3 Kt_S3 K t ·KS 16 RxB 8 _Q2 Q.Q4! 17 R. Kt1 0 ·0

P.QB4 ! 18 R.B5 Q.Q 1

Dr . M. Euwe

8 -81 39 K_Q4 R_Q7eh KtxQ P 40 K. K3 R.K 7c h

QxKt 41 K .Q4 R.Q7eh B.Q2 42 K.B3 R-Q6e h Rx B 43 K.S2 R_R6

P.Kt3 44 P_B4 ! PxP Q.Q Kt 5 45 RxB P B.K7

R.Kt1 46 RoB6oh K.R4 RxQ 47 K-Q2 B·B5

8-K t4 48 R·Kt7 P·KR3 K.Kt2 49 R ( Kt7) .Kt6

R. Kt8ch R.Q6c h R.Kt7 50 K.B2 R.Q2

R.Kt6ch 51 Rx Pc h K.Kt4 R. Kt7 52 K.B3 B.Q4 K. R3 53 K.Q4 B.R8c h B·B8 54 K.K3 B.Q4

Rx·Pch 55 R ( R6) .Kt6c h K.R4 P.Kt4ch 56 K.B4 R.K7ch 67 P-R4!

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TH E CHESS R E V IEW

AFT E RMATH OF THE MATCH

In our December, 1935 issue, we re· ported that Dr. Euwe planned to turn the W orld Championship over to t he F . I. D. E . to be competed for in tour· nament play. J . R. Capablanca, former W orld Champi on, is author ity [or the statement t hat Dr. E uwe is actually giving this step serious consideration, with the proviso that the Champion will take no action until Dr. Alekhin€ has had a chance to challenge for a return match.

Interviewed b y the press upon his recent arr ival in New York, Capa· blanca s tated that he had no objection to the F. l. D. E . controlling futUre t i tle matches but ins isted upon his priorit y r ights as a challenger (after Alekhine) .

T he to llowing suggestions {or future championship matches were made by Capablallca to Mr. A . Rueb, President of t he F. 1. D. E . :

( a) Tha t the F . I. D. E . guara ntee a match every two years for a purse of $8,000 plus living an d t raveling e x· penses, the Federation to raise one· half of t h is sum.

(b) That t he F . I. D. E. appoint a committee of thr ee w ell·known a ma· teur s t o name the official challenger.

(c) That t he m atches be lim ited to s ixteen or twenty games, draws count· ing half a point.

(d ) That the time lim it be thir ty­two moves in the firs t two hours, a recess of an hour , a ft er 4 hours of play, then a second s ession or thl'ee

, hours. No a nalysis to be permitted

Luri~~_ the i~t.e:mlss i on . ____ _. __ . __

W orl d Cham pi onship Ma tc h Twentieth Game

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLI N E D

(Now by I. A . HorowilZ) Dr. M , Euwe

White 1 P.Q4 2 P.Q B4 3 Kt·KB3 4 Kt.B3 5 P.QR4 6 Kt. K5 7 KtxQBP 8 P.KKt3 9 PxP

10 B.B4 11 B.Kt2

D r. A . Al ek h ine Black P.Q4

P.QB3 Kt.B3

PxP B.B4

QKt.Q2 Q.B2 P.K4 Kt xP

KKt.Q2 P.B3

Up to this point the game is identical with thac of the second game of the match, with colors reversed.

An interesting ~bse~vation or; the tcxt n:ov~ , is one rendered by AJekhme 10 a prevIous analySIS : a clear waste of time espedally in such a critical position."

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To completely contradict himself after going on record in such an expressive manner is [he preroga­tive of the master. Most likely [he underlying reason for this is the apparent insecurity of the Kt at K4, hanging, as it were, in mid-air.

Dr. ,A. Alekhine,,:~

12 0-0 R·Ql

More accurate and forceful than 12 ... B·K3. Capablanca-Klein (Margate, 19,5) continued after 12 ... B·K'~ 13 KtxKt, PxKt~ 14 B-K3, B·QB4; 15 Q_Bl, BxB ; 16 QxB, Q-Kt3; 17 P·R5'

13 Q_B1 Q_Ktl

To prevent the possibility of 14 KtxKt followed by either Kt·Q5 or Kt·Kt5 . In a subsequent game 13 ... B·K2 was played successfully, which points to the textmove as a loss of all important tempo. In fact, Black's future difficulties can be directly traced to th is unnecessary mo,'e.

14 Kt-K4 B.K2 15 Q-B3 0·0 16 QR_Ql B·K3

Dr. M. Euwe

18 Kt.Kt5! The surprise move.

18 . . . .

• • • •

PxKt

To parry the threat of Kt-Q6: 17 Kt(K4)·Q6, p­QKt4 ! or 17 Kt(B4)-Q6, Kt-KKt3. But the text­move in turn permits a suht le rejoinder, apparemly nOI calculated on. At this poim il GIn readily be sc<:n how much more effective Black's laSt play would have been, had he not erred at his 1 ;,th turn. For Ihen the textmove, coming as il would one move sooner, forces w:llite to simplify the muddle in the cent~r by exchall;::ing, and consequently relieves the tenSIOn.

Looking backwards 18 ... B-B2 might be con­sidered a more advantageous choice. But even then after 19 KtxB, the prospeCts are enti rely in While's favor.

17 KtxKt KtxKt

19 BxKt 20 BxQ 21 B-Q6! 22 PxB 23 ·R_Kt1 24 RxP

B.B3 B,Q

R.B2! R.Q2 R,B . , , .

Net result , a Pawn plus and a strong position, but still requiring skillful handling.

17 ... PxKI; 18 B-K3 leaves Black no better off. (Continued 01'1 Page 3:;)

The score from the November, 1935) .

Game Date

9 O<:t. 22 10 Oct. 24 11 Oct. 27 12 Oct. 29 13 Oct. 31 14 Nov. 2 15 Nov. 5 16 Nov. 7 17 Nov. 9 18 Nov. 12 19 Nov. 14 20 Nov. 16 21 Nov. 19 22 Nov. 24 23 Nov. 26 24 Nov. 28 25 Dec. 1 26 Dec. 3 27 Dec. 6 28 Dec. 8 29 Dec. 12 30 Dec. 15

9th co the 30th game. (Games 1 to 8 recorded in THE CHESS REVIEW, Alekhine played White in the odd games.

Place

Amsterdam Gouda The Hague Amsterdam Amsterdam Groningen Baarn Henogenbusch Eindhoven Amsterdam Zeist Amsterdam Ermelo The Hague Amsterdam Delft Amsterdam Zandvoort The Hague Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam

Opening

French Defense Queen's Gambit Dedined Queen's Gambit Declined King's Indian Defense Ruy Lopez King's Indian Defense Queen's Gambit Declined Queen's Gambit Declined Queen's Pawn Opening English Opening Queen's Gambit Declined Queen's Gambit Declined Queen's Gambit Declined Q ueen's Pawn Opening Queen's Ga'~it Declined Dutch Defense Queen's Gambit Declined Dutch Defense Vienna Game Queen's Gambit Declined Alekhine's Defense Queen's Gambit Accepted

Movt'J

41 41 30 36 '9 41 61 65 23 16

" 40 40 17 58 33 45 47 41 63 50 40

Winner

Alekhine Euwe Draw Euwe Dmw Euwe Draw Alekhine Draw Draw Alekhine Euwe Euwe Draw Draw Draw Euwe Euwe Alekhine Draw Draw Draw

16th Annual Hastings Xmas Congress

The sixteenth annual Hastings Christmas Congress has ended, and once more American cllcss supremacy has been brought to the fore. This time Reuben Fine, who headed the vic_ rorious American team at Warsaw, emerged the conqueror.

By a strange quirk of fate the game which should have proven the climax of the tourna_ ment occured in the very brst round. Fine met Flohr. With the Wh ite pieces Flohr built up a dangerous attack: he missed his way at the crucial moment, permitting Fine by ski ll ful de_ fense to turn the tide and score the decisive pOint.

From then on Flohr matched Fine victory for victory, keeping pace, but unable to over. come the initial loss. Flohr was a good second, closely followed by the veteran Dr. Savielly Tartakower. G. Koltanowski took fourth prize. A rather disappointing showing was made by Sir George Thomas, who last year made a bold

L R. Fine (U. S. A. ) .. .... .......... 2 S. Flohr (Czecho-Slovakitl) ..... . .. . 3 Dr. S. G. Tartakower (Polalld ) . .. , . . 4 G, Koltanowski (Belgium) .... . . ,. , C H . 0'0. Alexander (England) .. . .

REUBEN F INE

bid for premier honors in this same event. An interesting observation is the fact that none of the English players was able to beSt the foreign invaders in even one game.

IJ I2j3HJ51 6 71 8 191101 Total IRank . 1 Ph y, ly, I I I I I 7Yl I 0 ' \I; L L L I Y, I Y, 6Y2 II . , Yl Y, . Y, I Y, Y, Y, I I 6 III y, 0 y, • I y, Y, I I Y, 5Yl IV y, 0 0 0 • I 0 I Y, I 4 I

.6 Sir G. A, Thomas (Englal/d) . . . . . . . 0 0 Yl Y, 0 Ill, I Y, Y, 3Y2 7 H. GoJombek (EIIg/am]) ... . .. . . .. () I 0 1Y2 Y, y,l . Y, Y, 3Y2 I 0 81 T . H . T ylor (l:.'nglalld) ·· ··· ·····'·1 () 1Y2 1Y2 0 0 01' . Y, y, 3 I 9 R. P. Michell (England) .... , .. ,.. . 01 0 1 0 0 Y, YzIY2 Y, . I 3

10 I W. Winter (England) · · ····,,·· · ·· 10 IYl I 0 Y21Y2 Y, 2Y2

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QUEE N'S GAMB IT DECLI N ED (Nole! by r. A. Horowitz)

5a lo F lohr Reuben F i ne White Black 1 P_Q4 P-KS 2 P.QB4 K t.KBS S K t-QBS P.Q4 4 B.KtS QKt.Q2 5 P.KS 8 ·K 2 6 Kt.BS 0 ·0 7 Q_B2 P_B3

This tends to cramp BLICk 's po,ition. The ac_ knowledged liberating move here is 7 . . . P·B4' The game might then continue alon.'; these lines: 8 R.Ql ; Q-R4; 9 B-Q3, P·KR'i ; 10 B_R4. QPxP (Las· ker·Capahlanca, Match Game, 1921, continued 10 .. . SPxP; 11 KPxP, PxP; 12 BxP, Kt·Kt:'> ; !.i B­Kt3, B·Q2 ; 140-0, QR·BI and Burn ~u;::.';ests 15 Q·K2 as giving White a preferahle ;::amc); II BxP, P·R3; 12 PXP, KlxP; 130·0, P-QKI4; 14 B·QKn,

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Y, 0 0

B·Kt2 ; 1 ~ Kt-Q4, QR·Bl; 16 Q-K2, KtxE, Black's f,!lure difficulties might be traced to the textmovc.

8 P_QRS R.K l 9 R_Q1 PxP

10 BxP Kt_Q4 11 BxB QxB 12 0 .0 Ktx Kt IS QxKt P_QB4

A rather impetuous attempt to free the QB, which resulls in a fmther Ins, Ii time. 1)., . p·QKt?>, . .. B·Kt2 and then pos.libly .. , P·QIH i.1 the cor· recI order of development.

14 P_QS! PxP 15 RxP P.QKtS

If l' ... Kt-B3, not 16 Rxl', Kt-K5! but instead 16 R-K5, Q-Bl; 17 Kt·KI5 and wins; or if 15 . . , Kt·Kt3; not 16 RxP, Kt-R5, hut instead 16 R·K5, Q-Bl; 17B-R2!

16 KR_Ql If 16 . , . KI ·B3; 17 R-K5

17 P_QKt4 18 Px P

R. Bl is a powerful reply.

p,p Kt·BS

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19 R_K5 Q_B2 20 Kt_Kt5 B-Kt2

S. Flohr

21 Kt_K6 The poim of all the earlier

White was completely oblivious bilities of the position.

21 . . . . 22 P_B3 23 R.Q4

• • • • maneuverin.l(, of the subde

Q-B3! B_R3! • • • •

albeit poss,-

If 2, KtxR, BxB ; 24 Kt·Q7, KrxKt; 25 RxB. 23 . . . . KR_B1

Simultaneously threatening the B and the Kr. 24 Kt-Q8 ....

BUI th,s is an hallucination! There were two beau­tiful forced wins at White's command. Had eirher one been played over the board, the game would have won for Itself II place among the classics of chess.

I. 24 R-Kt5! 24 . .. QxKt; 25 R·Q8ch, RxR; 26 BxQ, etc. 24 . . . , . .. ; 25 ... , Kt·Kl?; 26 QxPmate. 24 . .. PxKt ; 25 R(Q4)-Kt4, K-RI; 25 RxP,

P-K4; 26 QxP, BxB; 27 RxPch, KxR; 28 Q-K7ch, and mate in a few.

24 ... PxKt; 25 R(Q4)-Kt4, BxB; 26 RxP ch, K-Rl; 27 R·Kt8ch, RxR; 28 QxPch, etc.

24 ... , BxB; 25 RxPch, K-Rl; 26 RxP,h!! , KxR; 27 R-R4ch, K-Kt3; 28 R-R6ch, KxR ; 29 QxKtch, etc.

24 ... , P-Kt;,; n R·Q8ch, RxR; 26 QxKt! e(C.

II. 24 P-Kt5!! 24 . . " BxP; 25 KtxP! BxB; 26 Kt·R5! !! Kt

xKt; 27 R-Kt4ch, K-BI; 28 Q·R3ch, etc. Or in this variation 25 ... KxKt; 26 R· Kt4ch! II. 26 ... K-SI ; 27 Q-Kr4ch. b. 26 ... K-Rl; 27 RxB. c. 26 ... K-R3; 27 R(K5)-Kt5 and Black

cannot defend against the double threat of Q-Kl and Q-K5.

24 .... 25 R_Kt4

Q_B2 , . . .

One trap after another, but 25 . _ ..

that is ail there is left.

Simple and effective. 26 QR_KKt5 27 K_B2 28 RxKt 29 BxPeh

QxKt

Q_Q8eh KtxRch

P_Kt3 • • • •

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The spite check. White exceeds the bounds of propriety when he continues to play.

29 . . . . 30 R_B4eh 31 Q_KB6

R~igns

K,B K_Kt1

Q_Q2

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SICILIAN DEFENSE

(NoleS by l. A. Horowitz) Dr. S. Tartakower W. Winter

White Black • 1 P_K4 P-QB4

2 P_KKt3 • • • •

The hyper·modern way of attacking the opening. It is rather passive, but leaves White wi th the advan· tage of the move.

2 . . . . P_Q4

Black, however, is nOt content with passive resist- . ance. The alternative of 2 ... p·Q3 and a K side fi\lochetto development leaves much to be desired.

3 PxP QxP 4 Kt.KB3 B.Kt5 5 B·Kt2 Kt-QB3

Why not 5 ... Q. K5ch; 6 Q-K2, QxQch ; 1 Kx Q, Kt-QB3?

6 P-KR3 7 0.0

B.R4 Kt_B3

But here 0-0·0 at once seems preferable. In that event ... P-K4 and ... P·KB4 might be worked into Black's scheme of development in prepararion for a K ~i de assault. The text deprives Black of t>hese possibilities. The correct square for this Kt cannot yet Pc determined.

8 P-KKt4 B. Kt3 9 P-Q3 P.K3

9 ... P-K4 might be mct hI' 10 KtxP, followed by 11 R·Kl.

10 B.B4 11 Kt_BS 12 BxB 13 Kt.KR4

Q_Q2 B-Q3 Q,B

· - , . Playing for the minute

for a Kt. endgame advantagc--a B

13 . . . . 14 Q-B3

To prevent the possibility of D P-Kt5, Kt moves, and 17 QxBP.

15 Q-K3 16 QR.B1

0·0-0 Q_B2

KtxB, RPxKt; 16

Kt_Q5 Kt_Q4

This is quite pointless. After the ensuiog exchange Black's Q hle is closed and White gains command of the K file. 16 ... R-Q2 followed by .. . KR-QI is indicated.

17 KtxKt 18 KR_K1 19 P.Kt4!

PxKt Kt-K3 · .. . .

Black's previous faulty play permits the first player to institute a dangerous offensive. Not 19 . . . Px P; 20 QxP!

19' .... 20 PxP

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20 ... KtxP followed by ... P-Q5 with the -idea of exploiting White's weak Q side Pawns after safeguarding the K, is not feasible because of W'fuite's rejoinder 21 P-Q4!, Kt·K3; 22 P-QB4!, PxP: 23 p. Q5 !

21 Q_Kt3 KR.Q1 A natural move, but it fails 10 take into accoun!

White's next move, and the technical finesse which follows. 21 ... Q-B2 playing for the endgame offers much better prospects.

22 P_B4! P_Q5 23 R.Kt1 Q_KKt4?

23 ... Q-R6 followed if possihleby ... Kt·B4 sull holds out hope, hut Black is oblivious of what is in SlOre.

24 KtxB 25 R.K5!

The final blunder. 26 R_SS¢h!

RPxKt Q.B5?

K-Kt1

Dr. S. Tartakower

27 BxP!! Resigns For if 27 .. . QxQch; 18 B·Ktl dis en., etc. or if

27 ... RxB ; 28 RxRch, KxR; 29 Q-Kt2ch, etc.

Mercantile Library Championship Philadelphia, Pa.

FRENCH DEFENSE S. Drasin S. Sklaroff

Wfuile 1 P.K4 2 P.Q4 3 Kt.Q,B3 4 B.KKt5 5 P.K5 6 P.KR4 7 B.K3 8 Q-Kt4 9 Kt.B3

10 0·0.0 11 Q·B4 12 KKtxP 1S Kt(Q4).Kt5 14 Kt.Q6ch 15 PxB 16 Q.BS

P.K3 P.Q4

Kt.KBS B.K2

KKt.Q2 P.KR3 P.QB4

P.KKt3 Q.Kt3

Kt_QBS PxP

Q.B2? Q.Ktl BxKt P.K4 P.Q5

Black 17 Kt-Kt5 18 Kt.B7ch 19 B·B4 20 PxP 21 P_R5 22Q·Q5 23 PxP 24 P.Kt7! 25 QxPch 26 RxPch! 27 QxRch 28 Q.Ktach 29 Kt.K8ch SO Q.KtSch S1 Kt.B6 mate

PxB K.B1

Kt.Q1 K.Kt2 P.B4? K.B3

Kt.KtS KxP

K.R2 KxR

K·KtS K.B3 K.K4 K·K5

THE CHESS REVIEW

The End Game By I. KASHDAN

In the wealth of positions and possibilities that constitute the chess ending, there are cer. tain fundamental principles and faces which have been worked out through the hard knocks of experience in the centuries in which chess has been played. The knowledge of these prin. ciples is essential to a proper understanding of the ending, and as a basis for the analysis of any particular position.

My object in this series of studies is to ex­emplify these underlying fundamentals as they come up in actual situations. In most cases, the positions I shall discuss will be exceptional, but they will only serve to emphasize the general principle to be applied.

STUDY NO.1 Black

It is well known that a Bishop and RP will not win if the Pawn is queening on the oppo­site colored square to that of the Bishop, and the opposing King can get into that corner. It cannot then be dislodged, as there is no piece to command the critical square. But if there are other Pawns on the board, a new factor may enter which will lead to a win.

In the diagrammed position, White will win if he can force Black to play P.Kt6, as then his Pawn will reach the Kt nle, along which it can be escorted to Queen in due CQurse. This can be done by stalemating the Black K, leaving only the Pawn to move. White must realize this possibility, and he can gain his objective as follows:

1 B.Q2! • • • •

Black was threatening ... K·R4 and R5, to ex· change Pawns. But if now . .. K-R4; 2 P·R3 and 3 PxP wins. ,

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1 . • • . 2 K.Q6 3 B·K1

K_Kt2 (A) K·Kt3 • • • •

The Bishop maneuver must be . . K·R4 must not be allowed.

timed properly, as

3 . • . . 4 B.R4 5 B·Q8ch 6 B·B7 7. K.B6 8 B.Q8 9 K.Kt6

10 B_B7ch

K.Kt2 K.Kt3 K·Kt2 K.R3 ' K.R2 K.R1

K·Kt1 • • • •

Finally ,gaining the desired position. If now ... K·BI; 11 K·B6, or 10 ... K·R1; 11 B-Q6. Then after .. _ P·Kt6; 12 PxP, P·Kt', White releases the stalemate and Wlins. It must be noted that without the second Black Pawn. the game would be drawn. as Black would have no move after 12 P"P.

(A)

1 • • • • K.B2 2 B.KtS K.Q2

If ... K.Kt3; 3 B·Q8ch, leading to the same position as above.

3 K·BS K_B1 Jf . •. K·K3; <1 KxP(Kt5)' K-Q2; , B·B4, K·BI;

6 K·B6 and wins. as the Black King can now be kept • Out of the corner.

4 K.Kt6 · . - . But if here KxP, K-Kt2 would draw.

4 . . . . K_Kt1 5 B·B4ch K.B1

On _ . . K·R1; 6 B-Q6 wms, "' before .

6 K·B6 K.Q1 7 K.P K·B1 8 K.B6 K.Q1 9 K.Kt7 • • • •

There follows B-Q2 and BxP, and the RP marches m.

STUDY NO. 1-a

Dr. A.WotOlwa Wiener·Schachzeitung, 1935

BIOIck

White . White to Play and Draw

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Study No. l .a presents a marked similarity in outward appearance to the one JUSt discussed. Its solution, which should not .l?rove too diffi_ cult, will appear in the Maroh Issue .

(Conlintltd from Page 31)

R(Q1)-Q2 , . . . 24 ....

25 RxR Obviously not 25

eh; 27 B-B1, B·R6.

25 ....

KR·Kt1, R.Q8ch; 26 RxR, RxR

B.R 25 . _ . RxR would only leave the additional

problem of defending the loose QBP. 26 B.K4! P.B4

Not 26 ... R·Q7; 27 B·Q3, R·R7; 28 B·B4ch ~

27 P_QB4 BxP

Not the beSt. 27 ... R·Q7 followed by ... R· R7 gives Black drawing chances: 27 . .. R·Q7; 28 P·B4, B-K3! and White's winning chances diminish.

28 B.Q5ch • , •• 28 R-Rl, R-Q8ch!

28 .... 29 R_R1 30 R·R2!

K.B1 R_QR3

• • •

Prevents 30 ... B·Kt4, for after 31 PxB the ,Rook is protected.

30 . • • • 31 P.B4 32 PxP .

K_K2 P.P

K.B3 32 ... R·KKI3ch would release the pin, bUI

would cost the RP. 33 P.K4 34 P.B5! 35 P.R4!

After 35 _ .. P·KI~; Black is in zugzwang. W,hite's King advances, to R4, B·B6 wins.

36 K_R2 37 K.R3

P.KKt4 P_R4 P.P

36 K·B2, K·K4; 37 K·Kt3 Should his King retreat,

and should his Rook move

K.Kt4 R.R4

Or 37 .. . K·B3; 38 KxP, K·K4; 39 K·KI5. 38 B_Kt7! • • • •

.completely tieing Black in a knot. If instead 38 B-B6, BxB; 39 RxR, BxP with drawing charices.

38 • • • • K_B3 With a view to playing 40 ... B·B3; 41 RxR,

BxB; 42 RxBP, BxP. 39 B-Q5

Playing for adjournment.

39 .... 40 B.Kt7

• • • •

K.Kt4 K.B3

and Alekhine reo of play. Had 42 RxR, BxB; RxPch, K·K3

,;,~;;!~:~~~::!:~ ,':"~ naturally Euwe ~ K·Kt4; 42

P·B6, etc.

The Trebitsch Memorial Tournaments

of Vienna By LAJOS STEINER

Vienna has always been a chess cemer that f layed a prominem part in Eu ropean chess life. f here gathered the world renowned chess mas. ters, and it was there that tournaments of inter. national repute were held.

True to the tradit ional, ever flowing, good. nalu redness of rhe Viennese, an resdletic school of thought originued, which in its outward fo rm, dOes not djffer from the modern p ractical style. To a cerrain extent the results of both echo each other in SO far as they both tend to more draws and less losses. Yet while the Viennese style i5 born of a feeling nOt to huct one's fellow human beings, " realism" in chess exhibits the same 5ymptoms of our l ife and ci r. cumstances, as in the other ar!5 and spo n s.

To scan the his tory of Vienna's chess life with an international eye, is equivalent to a 5rudy of the progress of rhe W iener Scha.ch Klub.

In 1857 the Wiener Schachgesellschaft (Vienna Chess Society) was founded. It was frequented by outstanding citizens, among whom Baron Rothschild was a daily guest. The Baron nor only derived pleasure ftom Over rhe board combat, but also from the spectacle of tournament games. He gladly contribu ted lib. eral ly to encourage this Ehase of the game. In 1859, 60 and 61, Wilhe m Steinitz, journeying

. from Prague, earned his nrst spu rs, by success.. ively capturing the dub c·hampionship. The last President of the club was Leopold T te. birsch (1841. 1906) , a great lover of the game in whose memory the well known Trebitsch Memorial Tournaments were later arranged.

In 1888 the Neuer Wienet Schachk lub (New Viennese Chess Club) was formed by Baron Kochonowski, Johann Bauer, Viktor Tietz and Emil v. Teyerfeil. Herr T ietz was lacer co be. come famous as the organizer of the fOll r g reat Carlsbad tournamentS, and it fell to rhe lot of v. Teyed ei l to defeat the }'ourhful Emanuel La5ker in their first encounter in thc p lay.off of rhe Breslau " Haupttu rnier" in 1889. The well known opera composer Alexandcr Neumann was elttred President of the club, and Hugo Oppenheim, Secretary. In 1893 the great Ca rl Scblechter made his entrance on the Scene. More than anyone else, he personifies rhe Vien. nese school of chess thought.

The year 1893 witnessed a fus ion of both clubs under the name "Wiener Schachklub: ' Neumann was elected President; Trebiesch, Vice,President and the glorious George Marco, Secretary. Rothschild was now an ,habitue of rhe new dub. The fi rst event on rhe calendar was the monumental double. round tournament of 1898. Twenty players measured their strength. After thirty.eight hard fought games, Dr. Tarrasch and Pillsbury were in a tie for first place. This was decided in a play.off which favored Dr. T:lrrasch 2 to 1, with 1 drawn. The next event was the [Qurnamcnt of 1908. Duras, Maroczy and SchJccluer shared premier honors.

After the death of Leopold Trebitsch in 1906 a fund of 40,000 crowns was collC(ced. With (he interest on chis sum a memorial tournament was held almost every year from 1908 to 1920. Then came the deva luation. The 40,000 crowns shrank to nothing. It was not umil 1926 that rhe tournament could again be revived. From 1926 to 1932 {he Wiener Schachklub carried rhe financial burden. Since rhen the tournamem has been held under the auspices of other clubs, because the flag ca rrier of Vienna's chess tradi. tions could not cope with the arduous times.

And thus we come to the tournament JUSt ftnished:

It is not necessary to g ive all the details o f rhe tournament. I do not ca re to criticise each p layer; and what would it mean if I said that X played well or Y was unlucky? Instead I should like ro point our thar a new star is emer. ing rhe chess firmament.

Young Erich Eliskases, at the age of 22, is advancing with a steadiness that is almost un. believable into the from ranks of the new chess generation. He does not practice the Vienna school: he is an Innsbrucker of Tyrol- a rough, moumainous, Alpine country. He knows thac [0 cl imb a mountain it is necessary to work ha rd, to have courage, 10 be careful, {O use the nails also if necessary, and to de .... eJo p srubborn. ness. He p lays "sachl ich" (practical) chess, as do most other young Titans, wirh a separate fl avor of his own character. "Sachlich" chess is not my forte: I do not like it for myself, btl[ appreciate it in others, and value it . It is a dangerous wea.pon in an able hand and ex.

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Trebitsch Memorial Tournamenr- 1935

1'1'13141' 16- 17 18 191 1OIlllI'IY,,·/ 1 Prize 1 E. Eliskases · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Yz 2 1. Steiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yz . 3 A. Becker · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yz Yz 4 H. Muller · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yz 0 , R. ~ielmann .. . . . ... ..... . ... 0 Yz 6 E. lass . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . .... . Yz 0 7 E. Grunfeld · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 8 I E. Gereben · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 9 Lichtenstein · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0

10 O. Fuss .... . .... . ......... .. Yz 0 11 S. R. Wolff · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Yz 12 Kolnhofer · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yz

cremely hard to figlx against. And yet it has its beauty also. A beauty quite different from that of subjective, individual chess, but none the less inferior to it. We must nOt dose our eyes to the progress of the times. Look at the modern houses of architecture; have they not their own beauty with their long, practical lines?

Perhaps Eliskases did not play his best chess in this tournament. Although his progress is well illustrated by the high place he took, yet be had few flawless games. Be a.ppeared to be content not to press too vigorously for an ad_ vantage in the opening, but in his middlegame play he demonstrated a sharpness missing f rom some of his earlier effortS. I could reproduce his game against Spielmann, which is in fans a masterpiece; I could reproduce some 0 his other well conducted games instead of the less convincing Grunfeld game; but none of them would be as characteristic of his style.

T rebitsch Memor-ial Tournament Vienna, December 2, 1935

QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE (NoleJ by La;OJ Steiner)

E. Grunfeld E. Eliaka-au; White Black 1 P_Q4 Kt-KB3 2 P.QB4 P.K3 3 Kt.KB3 P-QKt3 4 P_KKt3 B.Kt2 5 B_Kt2 B-K2

5 ... Q-Bl is an alternative, discussed in the next game.

6 0.0 0·0 7 Q_B2 . , • ,

Grunfeld prefe r~ th i ~ move to 7 Kt-B3 . W hy ? B,·cause he apparendy fears 7 . .. Kt·K~, which is now " co.~dy blunder. refllled br 8 KKt·Q2. The textmon: .. on the other hand , permits Bbck·s subse­qUC nT play.

7 . . . . a Kt.B3 9 PxP

9 P·Q5, PXP; 10 PxP, Kt-QKt5 !

P_B4 Kt_B3!

• • • •

0

Yz y, 1 Yz 1 1 1 Yz 1 Yz 8 I_II Yz 1 y, 1 0 1 1 1 Yz 1 8 I_II

Yz 1 Yz Yz 01 Yz Yz 1 1 6% III_V y, y, Yz Yz o 1 1 1 1 6Yz III_V 0 Yz 1 Yz Y:.!Y:.! 1 1 1 6Yz III_V Yz Yz 0 y, 1 IV, 1 Yz 1 6 VI_VII Yz Yz Yz Yz YzYz Yz 1 Yz 6 VI_VII 1 1 y, 0 Yz . 0 1 Yz 1 'Yz VIII

Yz 0 Yz Yz Yz 1 . 0 1 0 4 Yz 0 0 0 Yz 0 1 1 Yz Yz 3Yz 0 0 0 Yz 0 Y:.! I 0 Yz • 1 3 0 0 0 0 y, o I 1 Yz 0 • 2Yz

9 . . . . . PxP 10 R.Q1 Q.Kt1

10 . . . p·Q3 came into consideration also as 11 B·Kt5 could then be met by ... Q-Ktl.

11 P-Kt3 P.Q3 12 B-Kt2 P.KR3

To prevent K(.Kt5 wbich in turn would permit KI-K4.

13 P.K3 R_Q1 14 QR.B1 P.R3 15 Q_K2 Kt-Q2

Eliskases enjoys a close game and has faith in his ability to squirm out of any tight position that jt might engender. Otherwise he would seek imme­dia te cou[J terplay on the Queen's wing with .. . K!­R2. . . B·B3, . . . Q·Kt2 and an advance of the QRP.

16 Kt.K1 17 P.B4

Q_B2 • • • •

White seeks to gain command of the Center squares Q4 and K5 with pawns. The correct theoretical pro­cedure.

17 . . . . Kt-Kt3 18 R-Q2 B·BS 19 QR-Q1 Q.K2 20 Kt.Kt1 BxB 21 RxB QR_Kt1 22 R(Kt2).Q2 Q_B2

Here. or a few moves later, I am not quite sure, White offered a draw, but Eliskases declined. Is it possible that his posi tion is sttonscr? No, it is weaker. and he knows it. But judgm$ himself able 10 hold it, and banking on a Queen SIde assault, he dccides 10 fight it OUI.

23 Kt.QB3 Kt-K2 24 BxB RxB 25 P.K4 ..••

At ,his point White falters. The textmove un· necessarily sacrifices White's Q4. Moreover, it was not essential to prevent ... P-Q4 as that was no threat ( . .. P.Q4; BPxP followed by Q)(RP). A plausible cont inuation seems to be 25 K!·S:'> followed br P·KK,4.5, with good attacking chances.

25 . . . . Kt-B3 26 Kt.B3 QR_Kt1 27 Q-KS Kt_K2 28 R-Q3 R-Q2 29 K.B2 P.B31 30 P-KR4 P.K4 31 P-B5 Kt.B3 32 P.KKt4 ••••

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White's position is still preferable, and Black's de­feme must be equal to the occasion to avoid danger. But how much stronger would White's attack be if Black had no counterpJay on his Q5 ('

32 • • • • K_B2 33 R.KKt1 .•••

33 R-KRl at once would gain time. 33 • • • • R_KR1 34 R(Q3) -Q1 R(Q2)_Q1 35 Kt-K2 R(Q).KKt1 36 Kt.Kt3 Kt-Q5 37 R_KR1 Kt-B1 38 P.Kt5 K.B1 39 Kt-R2? ••••

Black has defended himself cold-bloodedly and ac­curately and stopped White's attack just in time­avoiding the worst. But without this weak move by White he would have remained on the defensive for some time. With 39 P.Kt6! White would retain the init iative because of his threats of 40 Kt-R5 followed by Kt-R2-Kt4 with sacrificial possibilities. Black would be forced to defend the weak KKtP aod play .. . Kt(Q')xKt,

39 • . . . RPxPl The long awaited opportunIty to free the K side

and seize the initiative, Black's deferred plan to as­saulr the Q side can now be put into operation, His patience. courage and stubbornness finally is rewarded,

4{) PxP R-R5 41 P-Kt6 ••••

Too late! The Black Rooks can now get into action and White's pieces are too disordered to fend off a two sided attack.

41 • . . . Q.R4 42 R.Q2 .•..

42 Q-Q2 would be a blunder. After 42 . , , Qx Qch; 43 RxQ, R(Kt)-Rl; 44 K·Ktl, R·R6; 4, R­KKt2, R(Rl) -R' White is io Zugzwaog.

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- "Szachista"

THE CHESS REVIEW

42 .... 43 K·Kt1 44 R.KB2 45 K·Kt2

R(Kt).R1 Kt.K2

Kt(K2)·B3 • • • •

The trouble with Wobite's game is that he cannot play Kt(R2) -Bl because of . . . RxR; 46 KtxR, Kt·Kt'; 47 Q-Q2, Q·R6; and there is little to be done against ... Kt-B7 winning the Q side pawos.

45 . . . . K.K2 46 Q·Q2? RxKtch!

Resigns

,,;E;. Eliskases

After 47 RxR, RxRch; 48 KxR, Kt-B6ch the Q is los!. Nevertheless, the White game was lost in allY event.

Trebitsc:h Memorial Tournament Vienna, December' 7, 1935

QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE

(Notes by LafOi Steiner)

E. Glass Lajos Steiner White Black 1 p·Q4 Kt.KB3 2 Kt.KB3 P.K3 3 I:'>.B4 I:'>..QKt3 4 P.KKt3 8.Kt2 5 B.Kt2 Q.B1

This move se~el! a double purpose : protects B and replaces l( )t necessary; after ... P-B4 Q will indirectly attack White's QBP.

6 0.0 • • • •

6 Kt· B3 was a good alternative: 6 P-Q,.

6 . . . . 7 Kt.B3 8 QxP

P.B4 PxP 8.84

P·B4; 7

8 . . . Kt-B3 was [JOt as good: 9 Q-B4! followed by 10 Kt-QKt5 with a grip 00 the position.

9 Q.Q3 I:'>.Q4 9 . . 0-0 is unsatisfactory because of 10 B·Kt'.

10 PxP KtxP 11 KtxKt BxKt 12 B.Q2 ... •

12 R·Ql was somewhat more advantageous.

12 . • • • Q.R$ I 13 Q.B2 .•••

Whitt'S choict WIS limited : e:xchangins Queens leaves Bladt wilh the superior endglmc, and retreat­ing Je.ves the White Q In :an unfavorable posilion.

13 . . • • Kt.Q2 14 B·B3 QR.B1

. A riposte 10 the threal of BxP, which a' [he $ame lime develops the Rook.

1) P-K4 (ould be answered by . . . B·8 ); 16 KR· QI , KI-B~, as .fler 17 SxKl, PxS, W hile cannot like adva lllHgc of Black's we. ken«! K position because of Ihe absence of his QB.

15 Q.Q2 0.0 16 P.K4 ••••

A miscalculation, but after the more login! c0n­tinuation 16 KR·Q l, KR-Q t , Black's position would be • bit better.

18 . . . • BxK P 17 KR.Q1 . •••

Of rouue nOI 17 QXKI, KR-Ql wins the Q. Also after 17 P.qKt4, B·K2 ; 18 QXKI, RxB ; 19 QxB, SxKI, White s pl,n miscuries.

17 . . . . KR.Q1 18 K t. K 5 B.Q4 1

Belter than 18 .. . KlxKt; 19 QxRch, RxQ; 20 RxRch, B·B1 ; 21 BxKl, and W-h1tC'S position h overwhelming.

19 BxB •• . • If 19 KtxKt, RllKI; 20 Q.KI' , P·B~ ; 21 BxP,

BxPch; 22 K·Rl ( 22 KxB, R·B7ch; 2' R..Q2, RxR ch i 24 QxR,. PxB, etc.). Q-K7, etc.

19 • • • K txK t

L. Steiner

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E. Qla"

20 B.M • , •• There is no adequate defense : 20 BxKt, RxB ; 21

Q-B4, BxPch ; 22 KxB, R·B7ch; 2~ K moves, Q-K7 !,

If 21

20 . • • • 21 K ·Kt2 K·Rl, RxQ ; 22 BxQ. 21 . . . . 22 BxQ 23 K. RS 24 K. Kt4

Re,lg nl

Kt.B6ch . , . . RxBP ; etc.

RxQ Rx Pch Rx Pch P.B40h

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News Events Chess in New England

Chess in BoSton lUChed a new hi.dt mark when 60 play~rs gam~U'd at tbe W elTs Mem. orial C. C. on D«ember 27. 1935, to att~nd [he official reception of the Metropolitan League ro the newly organized Old Colony League. Visirors f rom N ew Bedford, Fairhaven, LoweU, Weymouth and Lynn were p resent, and a simi. lar affair is planned for Lincoln's Birthday, Feb­ruary 12th.

Th e annual meeting of the MassachusettS Stue Olcss Ass' n wilr be held at the Boston Oty Club o n W ashington's Birthday, February 22nd .

A new inter.city league is being formed north of Boston to include Lowell, Lawrence and H averhill,

Weaver W. Adams WOIl rhe second annual City of Boston O lampionship 9Y2-Y2 . Harlow B. Daly, lase year's tideho1der, and H arold Morton, N ew Eng land Champion. tied for sec­ond and third 7~-2¥.l.

Texas Jottings Out of an o riginal field of 15, D r. R. S.

Underwood, Dr. A.. L. S~roUt. J. R. Taylor and Gordon Webb qualified for the finals of the Lubbock City Championship. In the final round. robin D r. Strout r~tained his t id e with a score of 5-1, Gordon Webb finishing second 3~-2y'! .

W illiam BaJz of Brownsville emerged the winner of the low~r Rio G rande Valley Cham. pion9hip succeeding John H. H unter. Vice· l>residenc of the Texas Chess Ass'n . The lead . ing scores : W illiam Balz 17· 3; M . A. lznaga 1 2 lh ·7~; E. Guerrero and J. H . H unter 12-8; J. H . W~lsh 11 % -8%; Dr. A. Lejarza. 11·9.

Utah Notes The municipal recreation department of Salt

Lake O ty has inaugurated a series of chess les­sons. A mixed g roup of over fotty men and women attended the opening lesson . The in. Structors w~re Mr. Ray "'Kooyman and Mr. Dale Mo rgan, President of th<: University of U tah c.c. Th~ 16.game match fo r the Utah State

Championship between L. N . Pag~ and H . A. D ittmann, both of Salt Lake City, resulted in a win for 1. N. Page by the score of 7. ' and 4 draws.

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Wisconsin Stace Championship The champions of various municipalities in

Wisconsin will meet February 7, 8 and 9 at Sheboygan to fight for the crown now worn by Arpad E. Elo of Milwaukee.

Anhur W. Dake gave an exhibition in Mil. waukee on January 23. Unfortunately, temper. atures of 20 to 25 degrees below zero kept the opposition down to 16. The score: 14 wins ana 2 draws- Arpad E. Elo and Dr. A. C. Pegis ~harjng the honors.

All interesting game from the exhihition.

NIMZOW1TSCH DEFENSE

A. W. Dake While

1 P.Q4 2 P-QB4 S Kt-QB3 4 Q.KtS 5 PxP 6 Kt_SS 7 B.Q2 8 Q.B2 9 P-QR3

10 BxB 11 P.KKt3 12 B.Kt2 13 P.QKt4 14 B.Kt2 15 R_Qt 16 ().O

Kt_KB3 P.K3

B.Kt5 P.B4

Kt_B3 Kt-K5

KtxQBP 0-0

BxKt P_B4

P-QKt3 B_Kt2 Kt_K5 Kt.K2

Kt_Kt3 R.Bl

Dr. A , C. Peg Is Black

17 Kt.Q4 B-Q4! 18 KtxBP RxP 19 Q-QS RxKt 20 P-B3! KtxP 21 PxKt R_QB2 22 R-B1 B.Kt2 23 P_K4 R.KBt 24 RxR QxR 25 P.B4 R_Bl 26 Q_Q4 P.Q3 27 R.Q1 P·Q4! 28 PxP PxP 29 BxPch BxB 30 R·QB1? QxRch! 31 BxQ RxBch 32 K.B2 Kt-K2

Drawn by agreemenl. ---

Empire State News The 193G season of the Metropolitan Chess

League is scheduled to begin on February 8th. The league ·is divided into two sect-ions with 7 teams in each. Secrion A comprises the stronger teams : Manhattan C. C, Marshall C C, Empire City C. C, Rice_Progressive C C, International C. c., Williamsburg C C and Caissa C. C Section B teams are entered from: Bronx C C , Empire City C c., Cuba C C, West Side ··Y" , Staten Island C C , Midwood C C , and Queens C. C.

At the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Chess League the following officers were elec_ ted: Leonard B. Meyer, President; H . R. Bige_ low, Vice_President; L. Tolins, Secretary; H. D. Cutler, Treasurer.

The Empire City C C. elected the following officers fo r 1936: Dr. B. Bloch, President and Treasurer; A. A. Baker, Vice_President; 1. 1. Kashdan, Financial Secretary; P. R. Ellis, Rec_ ording $e.::retary.

The Marshall C C. Championshi p Tourney began with 11 entries competing for supremacy. A. E. Santasiere, M . Hanauer, and D. PollanJ are favored to take ilie title. The first two are

THE CHESS REVIEW

Miniature Games TWO KN!GHTS' DEFENSE

w. N. Kendall (Texai) White

1 P_K4 2 Kt_KB3 3 B_B4 4 P.Q4

P·K4 Kt.QB3

Kt_B3 KtxKP

Best is . .. P"P. If then 5 P-K5, P-Q4 ! 5 0-0 P_Q4 6 R-Kl PxP 6 .. . B·K2 was in­

dicated. 7 Kt.B3! PxB

Better is 7 . • . PxKt.

H. Borochow (California)

Black 8 RxKtch B_K3 9 KtxP KtxKt

10 RxKt Q.K2 11 Kt_K4 R-Ql 12 B·Kt5 P_KB3?

12 .. . RxR; 13 Qx R, Q-Q2! 13 RxRch QxR 14 KtxPch!! Resigns

Of course jf 14 . .. PxKt; 15 QxQch. Kx Q; 16 BxPeh wins the exchange.

Rosario, Argentina, 1932

CARO_KANN DEFENSE

o. Gareia Vera White

1 P_K4 2 P.Q4 3 Kt-QB3 4 P·B3! 5 KtxP 6 B.QB4 7 0-0 8 Kt_K5

P-QB3 P_Q4 PxP PxP

Kt_B3 B_B4 P.K3

B·Kt3 White was threaten­

ing R.xB, and also Ktx KBP. 9 K_Rl B-Q3

10 Q-B3 QKt-Q2

M. Gorer Black

11 B_B4 Q-B2 12 QR.K1 0 .0-0 13 KtxQBP! QxKt

Not 13 ... PxKt; 14 B·R6ch, K·Ktl; 15 Kt·Kc' ! etc. Nor 13 ... BxB; 14 Kt·Kt5! ,oc. 14 Kt-Kt5! B.Kt1?1 15 KtxPch!! BxKt 16 QxQch PxQ 17 B.R6 mate

former New York State Champions, and Pol­land made a strong bid for the title last year finishing second. '

For the second successive year the Marshall C. C is also sponsoring a tourney for women. 16 entries have been divided into two sections and a silver trophy has been donated by Miss Hazel Allen of Kew Gardens, L. I., one of the contestants.

West Virginia Chatter The Charleston C. C. defeared the Parkers­

burg C. C in both ends of a home and home engagement- G. 1 at Parkersburg, and 872-72 at Charleston.

The City of Cbarleston Championship Tour_ ney will be run on the Kirk Holland System for the second successive year. Twenty.six eneries luve already been r~eive (l and more are ex· pected.

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My Best Games of Chess By J. K ASHDAN

The (ollowing three games were played at the tournament in Bled, Jugoslavia, in August and September, 1931. This was one of the strongest aggregations of masters to ever take part in such an event, and definitely the most difficult tournament of my career to date. A!ek_ hine scored one of his greatest triumphs, win­ning rhe fi rst prize with a big margin over his neareSt contenders.

] was in second place, though neve r partic_ ularl y near Alekhinc, fo r about two_thi rds of the (ournarnent. Towards the end, however) I slipped back, finally tying for fo urth with Flohr, Stoltz, and Vidmar. Bogoluoow and Nimzowitsch took second and third prizes respectively. Ie took 26 rounds and nea rly six weeks of steady, grinding chess.

The o lder masters had the advantage in ex· perience, which taught them to conservc thci f energies at the outset, realizing how vaciable fo rm could be in such a long and grueling con_ tes!. They rook a number of roudne draws, thus avoiding adjournments, and worked about as liule as (hey had [0. Flohr and I "od rhe other youngsters played to win in every case, and often had to go two or three sessions before a decision, In a prolonged tournament , this proved extremely taxing. However, the prac_ tice was invaluable, as was the knowledge we gained thac the noted grandmasters were by no means invulnerable. .As a result, after Bled, it was the younger masters who began to take the prizes in international events.

Bled T ourney, 1931 KING' S I NDIAN DE.F E.NS E.

(Now b, I. KtfshJ4n) G. Stolt:!! I. Kashdan While BI~ck 1 P.Q4 Kt.KB3 2 P.QB4 P_KKt3 3 Kt_QB3 P_Q4

This ~nd lhe previolls move consli lule lhe Grun. feld Defcnsc. II givC$ WhilC lhe center, wilh Ihe plan of getdn!; 11 blcr a!(ack againsl lhe W hile Pawns.

4 PxP .... . \ Q·KI} was Ihe move adopled in scvtral AliIllleS

of lhe Alekhine·Euwe malch. Olher plaus ible coo· linu"ion$ ale .f KI·B}, .( 8-84, or 4 B·KI5. While genernlly geu the upper hand, as his P cenler is quite urong, and Black has difficullies in developing his Q side.

4 . . . . Kt>eP 5 P.K4 . ...

This leaves a sl ight weakness at QB}, bUI While has ample compensation in his freer gamc and eRsier developmcm.

5 , , , . KtxKt 6 PxKt B_Kt2 7 B_QB4 P_QB4 8 Kt_K2 0-0 9 B·K3 Q_B2

10 R_QB1! .... Noll' Black dare nO! exchange Pawns, which would

leave lhc WhilC Rook in filII conlrol of lhe file. 10 . . . . Kt-Q2 11 0 -0 R_Ktl

To creau.' a diycnion 00 .he Q side, and ancmpl 10 ,l:e1 somc play. . .. P.K4 will nm do because of 12 P-B'" '. No manet how Black ClI;changes he will lose lime and wCllken his posi rion.

12 B_B4 · . . . This ~miOJ.: ly fOl'«fll1 mrlVe aClUllly giv~ Black

lhe one tempo he needs to wnrk OUI his defenSt'. Bener was 12 P·B4 to be followed by P-B5 nr P-K~ according w devclopmcnrs.

12 . . . , 13 B_KKt3

P-K4 · . . .

Threalening P-B4 to force opcn the long diagonal , with a winning position. This wa~ W,hitc's idea on hi$ previous move. BUI Black, by the anack on lhe OIhcr Bishop, gains jlls.! enough lime for his pm~.

13 ... , P·QKt4 14 B_Q5 B·Kt2!

The Bishop mUSI be exchan,t;ed. But nO! t4 ... Kr·KI3; n P-KB4!, KtxB; 16 PxKt, P-B~; 17 BPx KP, PxP; 18 fuRrh, KxR; 19 PXP, BxP; 20 P_Q6. Q·KKt2; 21 Q-Q5!

15 P. KB4 BxB 16 PxB P-B3!

G. Stoltz

The dirrerence now is !lUI lhe KP is securely pro­lecled. Bhc!< h~5 lhus safely mallcngcd the cenlCT. and il is lhe While Q P which will soon prove weak.

17 BPxP 18 RxRch 19 Q.Kt3

PxKP R,R

• • • •

Threaleninj:; lhe KtP as well u discovered check, bUI lhis is easily defended. Preferable was 19 Px KP, BxP; 20 P·B-1 with abolll an even game.

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19 • • • • Q_Kt3 ! Now W hile is in difficulties. If 20 PxKP, of

course ... P·B)ch, g lining rcvC'TSt" !O W hitt 's Ihrcn on the last move. Or 20 PxBP, Ku P ; fol­lowed by ..• Kt-Q6ch WIOS.

20 &.82 21 Px P

KPx P P.B5

Now the game is defi nitely in Black's favor. The powerful Q side ma jor ity, coupled with the weak. ness of W hi te's pawns, must prove decisive.

22 Q.K R3 R_B4 23 R·Kl P. Kt 5

Bettcr th~n ... RxP ; good 3uacking chances.

24 Kt.Kt3

whereupon 24 Kr·B4, whh

Forcing In exchaoJ:e.. of pieces, While prospects of coumer-lu3ck.

25 KtxR

BxP ! which cnds

• • • •

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If n BxB, QxBch; 26 K-Rl, R-B2; aod While has no eft'eaive continuation.

25 _ . . . 2e K.Rl

BxBch · . . -

If 26 K-S I, BxR threatening mate ; 27 Kt.R6ch, K-K1Z; 28 QxKtch, KxKt; 29 Q-R3ch, K-Kt4 !; 30 KxB, Q-Q5 and wi ll 5000 win without much trouble.

26 • • . . Bx R 27 Kt ·K7ch K ·B1 28 Qx P • . . .

The best chance. Q8ch, K·H2 and the mat ing threat.

If 28 QxKt. Q·1<83; 29 Q. Knight is losl because of the

28 • • . . 29 Ktx Pch 30 P. K R4

Q· K B3 K ·K 1

• • • •

Only a momentary defense. To avoid mate While must ex 'han~e his remaining pieces, which of course is no salvauon.

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so . . . . 31 Q.Kt8eh

Retlgn;

B. Kt6 Kt-B1

Bled T ourney. 1931

QUEEN ' S PAW N O PEN I N G

(Now by 1. Ka!hdan) E. ColIc I. K aahdan W hite Black 1 P.Q4 P.Q4 2 Kt ·KB3 Kt-KB3 3 ·P. K3 P. B4 4 P . B3 ... .

TM- Colle SYStem, made famous by this master, who employed it frequently . It is an apparently badcWllrd development. but the idea is 10 play P·K4 very soon. if can lead 10 a surprisingly Strong auad; if Black doe$ 1'101 defend pro~rl y. NeverJheless, i l

allows Black more choice and freedom fhan is usua l in the Queen's Pawn Openings.

4 . . . • P·K3 If <I • •• B·Kt' ; , PXP and il is a Queen's Gam·

bit with W hite a move ahead. He can probably hold lhe P sait'ly.

T H E CHES S R EV I E W

5 QKt.Q2 6 B.Q3 7 0 ·0

Kt.B3 B-Q' 0 -0

7 ... P·K4 is risky before Black has castled. There might fo llow 8 PxKP, KfXP ; 9 KtxKf, BxKt ; 10 P·K4! PXP ; II KIXP, KIXKI ; 12 Q·R4ch !, B-0 2 ; L 3 QxKt with a winning advantage. Or in ih is variation 10 . . . 0·0; 11 P·KB4, B-B2 ; 12 P·K, with a strong attack.

8 PxP BxBP 9 P. K4 . Q.B2

Betler than exchanging Pawns, which would con· siden .. bly :lid White's deve lopment.

10 P x P • • • •

An interesting possibi lity, which occurred in a "skittles" game, is 10 Q.K2, B·Q2; II P·K" Kt. KKl'; t2 Kt·KI' ? (best is 12 BxPch, KxB; n Kt· Kt5ch, K·KII ; 14 QX Kf, QxP; ", ith ~ sl ight advan· tage for Black), p.B4 !; 13 PXP e. p.??, QXPmafe ! White is 105t on his laSt move as Ihe KP ClnnO[ be saved. If 13 K1XRP, Ql<txP ; 14 KrxR, KtxB and wIns.

10 . . • .

10 . . . KtxP ; 11 Kt·K4. B·K2 is souoder from the theorerical standpoint. Black chooses lhe isolated P, with the grea ter freedom of hi ~ pieces as com. pcnSl tion.

11 K t.Kt3 12 Q·B2 1S B-K Kt 5 14 QR.K l 15 B.KS

B.Kt3 R.K l

Kt.K 5 B.K B4

• • • •

Easing the pres.sure 011 fhe KBP, and preparing to atlack Ihe eeOler by Kf.Q4 Or Kt·R4.

Hi . . . . B. KtS A simple looking retreat, but I took more time

on this t~ a n ?n any oth~r move in the game. as 1 had to v,sual,ze the eome subsequent combination. Otherwise 15 ... P·KR3; 16 Kt·R4, B·R2 ; IS more secure.

16 K t.R4 • • • •

Threa~<:fI i.ng 10 excnange both Bi~hops followed by BlCKt WJruung a P. The move seemingly forces an abjecr retreat.

""I. Kae hdan

E. Colle

16 . . . . KtxKBP!!

FEBRUARY , 1936

Certainly unexpeCted. The P is overprmected 10 the best taste of a NimlOwitsch devotee, and there seems 10 be no drastic weakness in White 's camp to justify this intrusrion. I will admit that when I first thought of the move, it appeared tOO funtust i, to offer any real chances. BUI the pieces on both sides are exactly placed to create the maximum complica· tions, and I knew my opponent would have a pretty problem in working out his proper dden~e . It is the son of thing which cannm be analyzed to a de· cisive conclusion, but is worth trying over-the-board with the clock tick ing, whatever the result may be in a post-mortem after the game.

17 Bx Kt • • • The only move. Here are some of the variations

that hud to be looked into : 1. 17 KxKr, Q_B5ch; 18 Kt-B3; RxB; 19 RxR,

QxRch; 20 K·Kt3, BxB; winning JUSt aboUl every · thing.

II. 17 QxKt, BxB(Q6) ; with a P ahead. Ill. 17 RxKt , BxQB: winning the exchange. IV. 17 QBxB, QxB: 18 RxRch, RxR: 19 BxB

(not 19 RxKt?, R·K8ch; 20 B·Bl , BxQ) , Kt·K5ch ; 20 K-Rl , RPxB; with a P plus and the better position.

V. 17 KBxB, Kt-KKt5!; 18 BxBPch, K·RI: 19 P·Kt3, KtxB; winning at least the exchange.

17 , . . • Bx Bch 18 K, B • · . .

Again forced to avoid material loss.

18 . . • • Q.Kt3ch 19 K_Kt3 • • • •

If 19 K-B3, Kt-K4ch; 20 RxKt, RxR; threatening .. Q-K6ch or . . . Q·B3ch, and White has li ttle

resource again&! the attack despite his ext ra pIece. 19 . . . . R_K6c h 20 Rx R QxReh 21 R-B3 Q- Kt4ch

In my earlier analysis, I had first thought that I could play 21 .. . BxB; 22 RxQ, BxQ. But 22 QxB destroys that illusion. White thus remains a piece ahead, but he is exposed to a la~ing attack, which depends on the fact that the King is forced to a square in front of his Pawns, from which he cannot secure a retreat.

22 K_RS 2S R_ KtS 24 B.B5?

Kt.K4 Q_RS · . . .

This is weak, and the cause of all White's later trouble. Correct was 24 BxB, KtxB (if .. . RPxB; 2' Q_Q21 wins); 2' R·Kt4, Kt·K4 (there is nothing better): 26 Q,K2 , giving up the exchange. (But not 26 R-Kt3, P·KKt4 wins) . Black would still retain enou;;h attack to a.t least secure a draw.

24 . . . . R_Kl

If ... B.R4; 25 Q-Q2! and White s()On getS the upper hand. Afte r the tex t, he cannot Hy th is, be­cause of . . . BxBch, and he finds himself with very few good moves.

25 Kt-Q4 Threatening.. P·KKt4,

hard ro prevent, as he no Queens.

26 Q-B2 27 Bx Peh

which longer

B-R4! W.hite will find can oppose the

P.KKt4 • • • •

An imeresting resource, and the best at his dis· posal. If 27 Q.K3, NOT 27 ... P·Kt5c·h? ; 28 BxP, BxEch; 29 RxBch, and White wins, but 27

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. P-B3!; th reatening .. . K-Rl, no time to untangle his pieces.

and White has

27 . • . . K.B1 If ... QxB: 28 RxPch, or

B5ch followed by QxKtP. But must remrn.

· KxB; 28 Q. now the Bishop

28 B·B5 29 R-KS

PxKt R. K2 !

Threatening to win the exchange T he text was imporram to avoid RxRch.

by .. . Kt ·Kt5 ! White's playing

SO R. K1 • • • •

But this still loses the exchange through a neat rejoinder. There is no longer a defense. If 30 !<-t­B?, q -Kt4 ; 31 P-KKt3, B·Kt5ch; 32 BxB, KlxB wlOOlng.

30 . . . . 31 Bx B 32 Qx RP

B_Kt5eh ! Kt ·Q6

Kt.B5c h A little finesse which regains Ihe P and leaves

Black a full exchange ahead. 33 K. Kt 3 34 KxQ 35 K.Kt5 36 P· KR4

QxQc h KtxPc h

R,R • • • •

White can still offer some resistance through the slreng{h of Ihe RP, but in the long run the material advantage must be decisive.

S6 .• . , Kt .K6 37 B_B3 38 Kt.B5 39 K.B4 40 Kt-KS R_B7

Belter than exchanging Kts, as now the White Pawns begin to fall.

41 Kt-Q l 42 P-R5 43 Kt_K3 44 K- KtS 45 BxP 46 P_R 6 47 K.B4 48 K-K4 49 Kt_B5

Res ig ns

R.R7 KtxP

Kt.Q6eh RxQ RP R-Q Kt 7

Kt_K4 Kt· Kt 3ch

P-Kt3 Kt-K2

If 50 P·R7, of course . .. R·KR7. Afler the ex. change of pieces, White is h/."Ipless against the march of the Black RP.

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Bled Tourney, 1931

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED

I. Kashdan White 1 Kt_KB3 2 P_B4

A. Nim:z:owitsch Black P.Q4 p,p

3 Kt.RS - . . -Simpler is ;. P-K3, leading to a Q. G. A. posir;<m

generally favonl/:lle to White. 3 ••• _ P-QB4

Avoiding the more complicated variations; i. e. :­. . P-K4; 4 K!xKP, BxKt; ~ Q-R4ch, etc.

4 P.KKt3 •..• This is inferior, as it gives Black time to build up

a powerful center. This could be avoided by 4 Ktx P, Kt-QB3 (if ... P-B,?; 5 P-Q4!, PxP; 6 QxP, with a powerful g.llin in development); 5 KKt-K5, KtxK!' 6 KtxKt, P-B3; 7 Q_R4<h, and after the ex­change~ White has the endgame advamage with the tWO Bishops. .Also effective is 5 P·K3, P-B3? ; 6 P·Q4!

4 . . . • 5 KtxP

Kt_QBS P.B3!

Now ... P-K4 cannor be prevented, and gets a good control of the mid-board.

6 B_Kt2 P_K4 7 P_Q3 B_K3 8 0·0 KKt.K2 9 KKt.Q2 ..•.

Black

The start of an interesting Kt maneuver, .the point of which will be noted after move 12. White must fi nd some compensation in the cemerbefore Black Can complete his development and commence a prom· ising K $.lde attack.

9 • . . . Kt.Q4 10 Kt-K4 B_K2 11 Kt.K3 Q.Q2 12 Kt·B3! ....

Thus gaining command of the important square Q5. If Black takes either Kt, 13 PxKt, followed by P·K4 or P-QB4, and eventually Kt-Q5, OtheIWise, Black must retreat, and he has no very effective square.

12 • . • . 13 P-Kt3 14 B-QR3

Kt.Kt3 Kt·Q5 • • • •

Beginning an auack on the BP, which will gain a good deal of time for White later.

14 • • . . R_QB1 15 R.B1 0.0 16 Kt_K4 Q_Kt4 17 Q.Q2 P_B4

By driving the Kt Black .relieves the Q side auack, and also threatens .. , P·KB5, which would be quae Strong.

18 Kt.B3 19 P.B4 20 PxP

Q.Q2 p,p

• • • •

The White center Pawns are not tOO strong, but the plan is to play P·K4 at the proper moment, and secure a supported passed p,

20 • , .. 21 K.R1

KR_Q1 · . . ,

Ii. necessary precaution. Not 21 Kt ·B4?, 22 KtPxKt, BxP; 23 PxB?, Kt-B6ch wins,

•

KtxKt;

THE CHESS REVIEW

21 . • . . K-R1 22 Kt-B4 B_B3

If .. , KtxKt ; 23 KtPxKt, followed by Kt-Q5. Or 22 ... Kr-Q4; 23 KtxKr, BxKt; 24 P·K4 wilh a line game.

23 Kt_R5! • • • •

Threatening the KIP, which is d.ifficult · to defend. If now 23 ... Kt-Q4; 24 KtxKt, BxKt; 2S P.K4, B-K3; 26 P-K5, and 27 KtxP. Or 2S ... B·B3; 26 BxP will win,

23 . " . 24 P-K3 · . . .

This leads to no decisive result. Perhaps better was 24 KR·Ql, defending the QP and preparing for P-K3 or P·K4.

24 " " 25 KtxKt 26 KtxP

Kt-Kt4 QxKt , . , .

Again KR-Ql might have been preferred text gives BlaCk tOO many chances.

A, Nimzowitsch

=

I. Kashdan

26.". RxKt!

as the

Very enterprising play leading to a surprisingly strong attack, which wjJJ require an White's resources to thwart. Also good was 26 , .. RxP; 27 Q-KB2 (not 27 Q·K2, RxKtP!), P-B5; or 27 Q-QB2, Rx KP; 28 KtxP, in both cases leaving a difficult game with While having somewhat the advantage.

27 BxR Kt-Q4! The point of the sacrifice, gaining command of tile

long open diagonal.

28 BxKt BxBch 29 K.Kt1 Q.R3?

This was Nirozowitsch 's original idea. By attack­ing the B he gains time to swing the Queen across to rhe K side. But White has enough leeway to perfect his defense, Correct was 29 . .. B-Rl!; 30 P-R3 (-if RxP, Q·Kt2; with numerous threats to which there is no good defense), Q-Kt2; 31 K-R2, RxP!; 32 Q-QB2 (if Q-K2, RxKP! or Q-KB2, B-RS!), R­B6; 33 Q-Q2, R·Q6; with a perpetual attack on the Queen, thus forcing a draw.

30 BxP B.R5 31 R_KB2 • • • •

The only defense, but quite satisfactory to While, who remains twO Pawns aheaa after returning the exchange .

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FEBRUARY, 1936

Mistakes of the Masters By LESTER W. BRAND

ZurIch, 1934

Bernstein

Whire h;!s a "brutal" mate in five in {his position. Instead he played {he "dever" move of Q-Kt4 and managed ro draw afler 45 more moves.

31 . . . . 32 KxB 33 K_K1 34 Q_KB2 35 Q.K2

BxReh Q-R3

Q.KKt3 Q_QR3

• • • •

Reaching the correCt square, frolll which II", Q can defend bOlh ~ides of lhe board, and prepare fo r Ihe evenlual P-K4.

35 . . . . 36 B-Q4 37 R·BS

B_B3 R·Q3

• • • •

The inroad of {he Rook soon deddes the game, as the attack on the Black K tics up his pieces.

37 . . . . R.Kt3 38 P_K4! • • • •

SlOpping the check, and making everything s/.'Cure.

38 .... 39 PxP 40 P-BS 41 Q-K3

p,p Q_Kt2

R_Q3 K-Kt1

If ... BxP ; 42 R·K5 wins because of the mat ing threat.

42 Q.QB3 43 R.KS 44 B·BS 4S R-K7

B.Q2 R_QB3

Q.B1 Resigns

It is quite hopeless. If . . . Q·BI: 46 Q·B4ch, K·Rl: 47 RxB, RxB: 4.8 QxR wins. Or 45 .. . R­B3; 46 Q-B4ch. K-Rl; 47 B-Q4, QxQ; 48 PxQ, R­Q3; 49 B-K5, R-Q6; 50 K-K2, and evelything goes.

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Selected Games Cleveland Chess League, 1935

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED E. E. Stearns

W~li te 1 P_Q4 2 Kt.KB3 3 P-B4 4 Kt_B3 5 B_Kt5 6 P-K3 7 B-Q3 8 Q_B2 9 P_KR4!

10 BxBP 11 BxB 12 P_R3 13 Kt_K4 14 Kt_KS 15 QxKt 16 P-KKt4 17 B_Q3! 18 PxP 19 Q_Kt2 20 B_B4 21 A-R3 22 P_B4 23 R_BI 24 R_Kt3

P_Q4 Kt_KB3

P.K3 P-B3 B_K2

QKt.Q2 0-0

P_KA3 p,p

Kt_Q4 Q,B

QKt. B3 B_Q2

KtxKt B_Kl P-B3

P_KB4! p,p

QR.Q1 R_B3 K.Rl B-A4

B_KtS P_KR4

R_ Wolfe Black

25 Sxl<t RxB 26 P-Kt4 K.R2? 27 Q_QB2 K-R3 28 K_B2 R_K3 29 R_KR1 R.B3 30 A(Kt3)-Kt1 P-R4 31 R_QKt1 PxP 32 PxP R_Kt4 33 Q_B4 Q.K3 34 Q-Q3 Q_Q4 3S R(R1)_QBl B_R6 36 R-KKtl B_KtS 37 K_Kt3 - R-K3 38 R(KKt)_KBl

R_Q3? 39 R(KB).QS1 Q_K3 40 R_BS R-Kt3? 41 Kt-B4 Q_Kt3 42 K_B2 A_R3 43 R_RS? RxR 44 PxA Q-B3 45 K_Kt3 R_Q2 46 Kt-KS R.QB2 47 Q_B4 Q_K2? 48 Q_Kt8! Resigns

International Team Tournament Warsaw - Augu'St, 1935

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

(Note! by Fred Reinfeld) G. Danielsson

(Sweden) While

C. H. Maderna (Ar;:entin e )

Black 1 P_Q4 Kt_KB3 2 P_QB4 P.K3 3 Kt-QB3 P.Q4 4 Kt_B3 QKt-Q2 5 PxP PxP 6 8-84 P-83 7 P-K3 B-K2

Preferable to 7 ... KI-R4; 8 B-K5! P-B,; 9 B­Kt3, KtxB; 10 RPxKt. Alekhine-Dr. Lasker, New York, 1924, continued 7 • . . Kt-R4j 8 B-Q3, KtxB: 9 PxKt, B-Q3.

8 B_Q3 0-0 9 P-KR3 Kt.K1

Beginning ~n elaborate and time.wasting regroup­ing maneuver which seems to have the impossible goal of planting a Kt at K5. The normal course is 9 . .. R-KI; 100-0, Kt-Bl folloo/cd by ... B-Q3.

10 Q_B2 QKt-B3 11 0-0 Kt-Q3 12 Kt.KS B.K3 13 Kt-R4 Q-B1 14 Kt_BS P.KKt3

White has built up a splendid position, while his opponent's game h8.!! no prospects aside from the pos­sibility of successful passive defense.

15 KtxB 16 B_A2 17 K-Al

QxKt Kt.Q2

P-KB41

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Helping (or rather provoking) wbite co open the KKt file. Better was 17 .. ; P-B3, since 18 KtxKt, QxKt; 19 BxP, PxE ; 20 QxPch is nO! conclusive.

18 R_KKt1 19 P.KKt4! 20 KtxP(Kt4) 21 B_KB4 22 P_B3! 23 B-K5

Kt.B3 PxP

Kt{8S).KS Kt-KB4

Kt(KS)-Q3 P_KR4

White was only threatening to threatefJ, 23 ... K­B2 was prooobly the beSt chance, whereas the text allows White to bring off an admirable finish .

C. H. Maderna

G. Danlelsson

24 Kt.R6chl 25 RxP!?

K-R2 • • • •

A slip which might have spoiled the whole com­bination. The corre<:t order of moves was 25 KtxKt, KlxKt; 26 RxP!! KxR (26 ... QxR transposes into the text) and now Euwe shows a beautiful win by 27 R-Kneh, K-R3; 28 Q-R2!! R·B2; 29 Q-B4ch. K­R2; 30 R-Kt7ch! or 28 ... B-Kt4; 29 RxB ! KxR; 30 Q-Kt2ch, K-R3; 31 ·BxKt! and wins.

25 . . . . QxR?

Missing his chance: he should have played 2~ ... KxR! 26 KtxKt, RxKt!! (26 ... KtxKt transposes into me losing variation JUSt shown); 27 R-Ktlch, K _B2! with a satisfactory defense. After the text his game is untenable.

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TH li CHESS REVIEW

26 KtxKt KtxKt

If 26 ... RxKt; 27 BxKt is deadly.

27 R_KKt1 Q.K3

Or 27 ... Q·B2; 28 R-Kt7ch etc.

28 R-Kt7ch 29 Q_Kt2!

K_R3 Resigns

There is no defence to ,the double threat of B-B4ch or R-R7ch.

International Team Tournament Warsaw _ August, 1935

NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE

R. Grau (A rfi,mtilla)

While 1 P.Q4 Kt_KB3 2 P-QB4 P_K3 3 Kt_QB3 B-Kt5 4 P.KKt3 BxKtch 5 PxB 0 .0 6 B_KKt2 P-Q3 t Kt.B3 Kt_B3 8 0-0 Kt.QR4 9 Q-Q3 Q-K2

10 Kt_Q2 P-K4 11 R_Ktl R_Kt1 12 B.QR3 P.QKt3 13 P.B5! R.Ql 14 PxQP BPxP 15 PxP OxP 16 P_KB4 Q_R4 17 P-K4 B_Kt5

R. Fine (U. S. A , )

Black 18 KR.Kl Kt_Kt2 19 Q-R6? Kt.B4! 20 Q_Bl B_Bl 21 B_B3 Q_R3 22 8xKt QPxB 23 QR_Ql B_Kt2 24 P.B4 Kt.Q2 25 P.K5 SxS 26 QxB Q-K3 27 P-B5! Q_K2 28 Q.B4 Kt_Bl 29 Kt.K4 RxR 30 RxR R_Ql 31 R_Q5! Q_Kl 32 Q.Kt5! Kt.Q2 33 RxKt! Resigns

International Team Tournament Warsaw _ August, 1935

RUY LOPEZ

Dr. A. Alekhine (Prance) \1VIhite

1 P_K4 2 Kt. KB3 3 B-Kt5 4 B_R4 5 0-0 6 P.B3 7 P-Q4 8 P_Q5 9 B_B2

10 P_B4 11 Kt-Kl 12 Kt_QBS 13 Kt.K2 14 Kt.Kt3 15 Kt-B5 16 BxKt 17 BPxP 18 PxB 19 R_B 1

P_K4 Kt.QB3 P-QR3 Kt.B3

P-Q3 B-Q2 B_K2

QKt.Kt1 P.R3 Q_Bl

P_KKt4 Kt_R4!

Kt.B5 P_QB3

PxP KtPxB

BxKt Kt.Q2 Q.Q1

P. Keres (Esthonia)

Black 20 B_R4 21 Kt_BS 22 B-Kt3 23 8_82 24 Q_K2 25 B.Q3 26 Kt.Q2 27 B_Ktl 28 Q_BS 29 RxKt! 30 P.Q6 31 PxBch 32 KtxQ 33 Kt-Q2 34 PxP 35 Kt·K4 36 R_Kl 37 B.B2

R_QBl P_Kt4 Kt.B4

P_QR4 K_B1 Q.Q2

R-KKt1 Q_Kt2

R.Kl ?? PxR~ OxO

RxKP P. K5 P.K6 PxP

R_Q2 P.K7

Resigns

Canadian Section by F. W. Watson

Articles pertaining to this ,department will be accorded special allention if addreJJeJ to the Edilor at 19/ fones .J'flJenlle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Canada Stands By~Ready! The bi~ chess drive is on in the United Stares

- wiTh til{' Amcrican Chess Federation pushing forward in a concerted national effort to break down all obstacles alld barriers in the path of its ultimate objective: the creation of a new chess era! The A. C F. boldly declares- the time is now at hand when the bulk of a great

population should be properly edu. cated and civilized to the point of knowing aod llnderstanding

that chess is T HE game supremc!­that all schools, colleges. fraternal organizations, and SOCieties of any order or standing _~hould, must, and w i I I eventually teach chess to al I

F. W. Watson those willing to I,."arn! h is re·

ported that some American schools have al_ ready seen tile 'Iigllt, and inttoduced a chess course. The Canadian Chess Federation has good reason to stand by, eagerly watching and lI'aitin;;- if the Americans arc successful- the Canadians will have something to think about!

N o Detour in Dake's T our! As (I main attr;lC[ion in simultaneous play,

Arthur W Dab: , America's highest scoring In_ ternaliOllal Team Tournament member, and holder of the PacifiC Coast Championship, is one of the few masters combining every reCluire­ment needed to suit such form of chess enter­tainment- speed, action, and a pleasing per_ sonality ! From the various United States cities which comprised his recent and somewhat lar.ge scale tour, Dake e\'cntually came within srrik­in,!; distance of Canadian territory and was invited to include Toronto on the route- the Queen City C. C. extending a son of fr iendly challen,ge.

With Toronto in his path, and the score at the time standing: Amalgamated U. S. Cities 12 victories: Arthur Dake. 231 victims (!), and 21 scattered draws, Mr. Dake willinRly turned his attention to the Canadian threat ( !) . It was

on the eve of Saturday, last January 11th, the Queen City issue was settled with twenty_nine boards in opposition, including an appreciable number of Toronto's strongest. The American wizard added 27 extra vics to his remarkable count, leaving a. ba.lance of 2, counting as draws! Mr. Dake s wne barely exceeded 3 hrs. Messrs. Crompton and Auerbach, Queen City players, noeclled tile half points. Toronto's newly organized Q. C. C. C. is now well estab_ lished! T he event was chiefly arr:l.n,!;ed by Bernard Freedman, the "Ace_mall" of the c1ub's executive staff.

- - - -Miscell aneous News

Opening of Winnipeg's cit)' championship was billed for the past month, January 17th, or thereabout, with a list of entries expected to exceed lase rear's record of 108! . At a recent. annual meeting, the Winnipeg

C. C. elected Its olTtcers for the ensuing year: President, E. T . Boyce: Vice_President, Dr. G. M. LaFleche; Secretary.Treasurer, H. Gregory; Committee, Rev. H. L Roy, S. Hall and G . How,ard. A llandsome chess set was presented by Canon Roy to H. Gregory, as a token of appreciation for his past services and in behalf of the club and its members.

The Toronto city championship is in ordet for this February month, and one of the tough. est tourneys of the age is ptedicted- even a transfer of the tirle is likely; especial ly if Belson reli res! (Gene Tunney was wise! ).

Final scores in the Toronto Chess Associa_ lion inter.club matches : Canada Da iries, 3Yr I;S: Toronto, 2Y2 -1 Y2; Queen City 2_2; North Toronto, 1-3: Gambit, 1-3. The first three clubs were .K·heduled to meet in a special play. off series for the League-title.

Donald Murray, Winnipeg's 1935 champion, will not defend the title he clinched from the monstrous event in past }'ear- the "flaming routh " is now residing with his parents in Tor. onto, and offers himself as an additional worry to eastern players. D. M. is a boy of eighteen years, and a college student. He wa.~ last to finish against Dake in recent Toronto exhibi_ lion, and did Artie have it tough!?

The Union Commerciale C. C. (Quebec) elected as its 1936 executives : President, R. Gingras; Vice.President, J. PaCluin: Secreta ry­Treasurer, J. Therien; Delegates, 1. Richard, and J. Lachance.

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Problem Department By WALTER JACOBS

.1ddreJJ all correJpolidenr~ relating to ,hi] deparlfl/(nllO Wailer Jawbs, 21)5 Morris Ave., New York, N. Y.

A number of readers have written to me asking all ~()rtS of questions- {"What is a ,Ielfmare''', "Who mId you that you know anything about problems!", etc.). Alas, I have nor replied to many of them, b~­cause I don't get around to writing leuers very often . I fee! badly abom i I, because I can picture them awaiting rheir replies with a wistful hopelessness. I'll answer, some day. ,

A number of contributors have already wlincn my name on bullets, as a resuh of a vile plO! of the com· posinS room to discredit me with composers. I refe r to the regrenable omission of a piece in two of the problems rec{'miy published. If it happens again, 1 shall take immediate steps- to Australia, or some such place.

In spite of the fact that I am anxIous to blame othe r~ for these mishaps, I have an unhappy suspi­cion that they are my fault. I am republishing the correct Selling of th .... lat .... r of these problems, and I apologize to the composers, and to the solvers who struggled with a probl .... m sans solution.

Bill Beers takes the Honor Prize for Decem_ ber by the narrowest of margins over Dr. G. Dobbs, H. B. Daly wins the Ladder Prize. Congratulations.

This month I am quoting a number of pnzc· winners and a pair of original fairies.

No. XXIV. A lovely Nowomy, set with high MI1Stry.

No. XXV. A cunous theme, repeated In three variations.

No. XXVI. Pawn play is featured in this problem. No. XXVJT. I! is diffiC\llt to describe the theme

here; it consists of repeated forcing of Black under­promotion.

No. XXVIlI. & XXIX. Readers are familiar, J hope, with the Nightrider and Grasshopper, the fairy pieces employed in these two_movers.

N o. XIII. . XVlI. re'rectiv~ly. but . 11 mote on tb~ move.

SOLUTIONS Intended S to b t , b6, xb'l. 07 •• nd c8

ore cookod by 1 Qe2ch .nd XIV 10 .. a A good orll:ument for birth control.

No. 367 by K. S. Howard: Rd6', .A delightful problem. but ,,,Iv. ,, didn't .~.m to t link '0.

No . 368 by A. Ki.h, Kf3 . Unpinning of three White pi~c.,. No. 3M by G . Molt ·Smith : Qh7. Goothart theme, or pcr·

mi"ion of unpinning. No. 370 by J. F. T .. ,·y: Qd4. No . 371 by J. Z .. bach : Bb2 inl.nd~d, but a BI,ck Pawn

mi" ing from e, rerm lt, 1 R.) m.to. No. 3n hy S. Co, tikpn: Intendod 1 Qal but 1 SM rooh. No. 373 hy Dr. G. Dobb" 1 Qgl , Q . Q: 2 RxP . 1, ..

K.S : 2 Qg7ch. 1 . .. B moves; 2 BxPc 1. 1 .. . QxR; 2 QxBch.

No . . 174 by H. C. Mowry; I B.) threat ~ Qil cll. 1 SxQ: 2 B.P. An un.ttractive . otting.

No. 'In by T. C. Wenzl: 1 Pg7. Grab themo. No. 376 by W . A. Beer" I Ba2. RlIh .. diffi cult. No. 377 b1 D. C. M<:CI.Il . nd. 1 Rfl, Rh2; 2 Rb2. An

attractive double decoy. N o. ns b1 S. Limbach: No $olution. Sorry.

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CORRESPONDENCE

G. F. Berry: GI.d to . ee you b.ck. Unfnrtunat<ly, I ann"t credit you for No • . $olution •. "chich h.d to be moiled by De<eml><r lUth.

J. Welcome: You ore . t.utologi n lly, welcom • .

Hochbe rl Bros.: I do not intend to u'" your thrco · mo .. r. but , 10.11 I>< ~lad to receive furth~r problem, fro'" you. No promi, .. , though .

M. Gerlhenson: 1 do not publish end-ga".,.5. TI",y .hould f><: ,ent to the Editori,l Office. 60_10 Roo,. . elt A.e. Wood,id •. N. Y. .

I. Rivls e : Diagram, ore I><,t, but noUtion s ore preforable to drawln~'.

G. R. Emery: J agr .. with 10U ~bout th~ cook,· 'till, ho,,··d you p .. , up No . 3n 1 '

. H. 8 . Oaly: E.cu ," it. please. Have credited you with live POint'. Til< ed itor do"des 100'" many point' to a llot for 50lutmm. though. point por mo~. j, the general rule.

W. K. Wimsatt: Your four·mover i5 inter<<ling. but T ,..i,h (OU would try for. I><tter key . Your three·mover w" qu<>ler in the J . nuuy. 1936, "'Problem;'t··.

W. H. Rawling.: the 10th. They .... ill m .. ked not lat~r than

You need not , end ,olution, until I>< .~c.pted provided they are po,t . th.t dot'.

R _ H. &. E. J. Davis: You may not ,end , ep ... te .olu· tion,: if you wi.h, you may ,olvo ., a te.m.

I have learned during the past month of the recent deaths of two American composers: Dr. H. W. Belt· mann and H. Boardman. It is a sad duty to record th\l~ the nameS of problemists who wi]! no more de· light u.1 with their works. It is small consolation rha! what they have done is deathless.

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FEBRUARY, 1936

XXIV.

XXV.

J. OPDENOORDT De Problemist

Male in 2

K. A. L. KUBBEL Enlgmatilltica Popolare

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Mate in ,

XXVI. H. BERKENBUSCH Match Kiel vs. Mannheim-Harburg

Mate in , •

XXVII.

XXVIII.

XXIX.

E. H. M. GUTTMAN Neuen Leipziger Zeitung

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Male in 5

T. R. DAWSON Surrey, England

(OTiginal) ....;.

Mate 10 2

W. JACOBS New York, N. Y.

Mate in 2

49

50

'" (Original) WM . J . GORFINE

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Mate m 2

392 ( OriJ:inal )

W. PETERS I ,N.J.~

Mate In 2

Mate In 2

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THE CHESS REVI EW

Male In 2

'" (Original) BILL BEERS

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Mate in 3

Mate in 3

FEBRUARY, 1936

Mate in ;,

398 ( Ori;:inlll)

J . F. TRACY

Mate in ,

Mate in 4

DR.

Mate in 4

401 ( Original)

SHELDON MYERS

SELFmate in ;,

402 ( Original)

W. STRAUS Brooklyn, N. Y.

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SELFmate ;n 5

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE MARCH 10th, 1936

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