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New York International Chess Masters Tournament

The New York State Chess Association is the oldest organized chess body in the United States and will celebrate its Gold­en Jubilee this year by staging an Inter­na tional Masters Tournament at the On­ondaga Hotel. Syracuse, N. Y., from August 13 to 25th, Players who have al­ready agreed to participate are: Frank J. Marshall. Isaac Kashdan, Reuben Fine. L A. Horowitz, Samuel Reshevsky, Arthur W. Dake. Fred Reinfeld. I. S. TUfover, Newell W. Banks. Capt. J. J. Araiza of Mexico. R. E. Martin of Canada. and Mario Monticelli of Italy. If at all pos­sible, Dr. A . Alekhine or J. R. CapabJanca will be invited.

In addition to the Masters Tournament there will be held the regular annual S tate Championship. with twelve entries from all parts of the state: a Women's Tournament. and a Problem Solving Tournament.

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Chess in California Hayward Union High School won the

Interscholastic Championship of Califor­nia by defeating Los Angeles Sr. High 5-2. The full report follows:

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Hayward Union High. Northern Calif. Champ.

1932-3-4 G. Homall. Capt. . . 0 S. Doughty . ... .. . . I I. Nieda .. .... ..... I F. Godfrey .. .. .. .. 0 J. Girdner .......... 1 E. Lockerby .... ... 1 Y. Shibata . . ....... I

Total ..... ..... 5

Los Angeles Sr. High Southern Calif. Champ.

1934 S. Naiditch. Capt. ... 1 G. Horiuchi . ... ... 0 F. Dickey ..... .... . 0 R. Haussler . .. ..... I P. Franken ..... . .. 0 M. Hoffman .. .... .. 0 M. Littlestone . .. ... 0

T otal ..... ... . . 2

The milteh was played at the Los Angeles C. C.

The Annual Chess Tournament be­tween Northern and Southern Divisions of the Southern California Chess League

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was held at San Luis Obispo on May 27 and resulted in a 12Y2-12Y2 draw.

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Hail! South Jersey Our hats are off to the South Jersey

Chess Association. For real enthusiasm and active interest in the royal game. this aggressive organization, headed by Wil­liam A. Ruth. is in a class by itself,

During the past season they have staged no less than seven simultaneous exhibitions. have participated in more than twenty matches, and sponsored a tourna­ment for the championship of SoutQ. .Jer­sey. an event with thirty-eight enhants,

Their team finished sec.ond to the ztronq Mercantile Library in the Philadelphia Chess League. and in their match . ~.'ith Philadelphia. they set an all time record for the number of players participating. fifty on each team..-and the Quaker City cohorts were very fortunate to vanquish their friendlY' rivals from over the .river by the score of 28_22. '

The tournament for the championship of South Jersey was won by W. A. Ruth. Among the entries in this event were Stasch Mlotkowski. well known ' analyst; Harold Burdge. Champion of Atlantic City, and Jos, DuBois, one of Philadel­phia's ranking players.

The South Jersey Chess Association has issued a challenge to the pawn pushers from the upper end of the state for a match of six games to be played between W. A. Ruth and their champion for the championship of the State.

Officers of the South Jersey Chess As­sociation are: W. A. Ruth, PreSident; L. B. Cook, (President of the Camden City Club) and Wm. Van Breeman (President of the Mercer Club), Vice-Presidents; E. R. Meves. Secretary. and E, R. Glover, Treasurer.

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Michigan State Championship M a rvin Palmer and Leon S to1cenberg

tied for fi rs t place in the M ichigan State Championship T ournamen t held at the Fort Shelby H otel. in Detroit. They will playa short match in July to decide the State T itle a nd custody of th e cham pion­ship t rophy which must be won th ree yea rs in succession to become a permanen t pos-session . • • •

British Chess Congress The British C hess Federa tion Congress

will be held at the T own H all. C hester. E ngland . from July 30 to A ugust 11. 1934. T he even ts scheduled are the British Championship. the British W omen's C hampionship. the Major O pen T ourna­ment. and three M inor O pen T ourna­ments. The Championships a re restricted to British subjects. but the Open T ourna­ments can be entered by players of any nationality. The clos ing date for entries is July 6. Application blanks may he se­cured from Mr. L. P. Rees. St. Auby ns. Redhill, Surrey. England.

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Maroczy Jubilee T ournament The recent International C hess Mas­

ter's T ournament at Budapest . H unga ry . was won by Andor Lilienthal o f Paris. w ho fi nished with a score o f 11--1. O f fifteen ga mes played Lilienthal won 7 a nd drew 8.

Th, Anal s tandings: P layer W. L. Player W. L.

Lilienthal .. 1 1 4 Rethy . . . . . . 6);2 8);2 Pire . . . . . . . 10);2 4);2 L. Steiner ... 6)1 8)1 F lohr . . . ... 9 6 T reybal ..... 6);2 8),.1 Frydman . . . 9 6 A. Steiner ... 6 9 Eliskascs ... 8);2 6)1 Havasi . . . . . 6 9 Grunfc1d .. . 8)1 6)1 T artakower . 6 9 Stahlberg .. 8)1 6)1 Sterk . . . . . . . 5)1 9)1 V idma r • • • • 7 8 Thomas .... . 5 10

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Ohio State Activities The Ohio S tate C hampionship was won

for the secend co nsecutive year by Dr. Palmer G unkel Keeney . the C hess Editor o f the Cincinnati Enquirer. D r, Keeney i ~

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DR. PA LMER G UNKEL KEENEY

well known in th e problem world , having composed upward o f 200 problems.

The O hio State T itle is a lways decided by a match between the winner o f the Northern and Sou thern divis ions. In 1933 Dr. Keeney defeated Erwin Krisch o f C leveland by a score of 3Yl-2Yl. and this year retained his tit le by defeating John O . H oy of Cleveland 3Yl-Yl.

P roblem solvers of Cleveland challenged problem solvers of Cincinnati to a n inter­city problem solving contC's t. C incinna ti solvers have a ccept.7:d the chall e.nge and all"~l1gements a rc hing made for the event. to be staged either the fi rst or sec­ond week o f September.

• • • W est V irginia Chess Chatter

Land is Marks o f H untington played a ten game match with John F . H urts. Jr .. (who recently won the City of Cha rles ton Championship) and won by a score o f 9- 1. There appears to be no question about M arks being the best chess player in West Virg inia . His ranking in national com­petition will be decided at Chicago when he takes pa rt in the W estern C hess A s­sociation C hampionships .

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Empire State Activities T he 16 Board Match between the Man­

hattan Chess Club, Champions of the

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Metropolitan Chess League , and the Mer­cantile Library Chess Club, Champions of the Philadelphia Chess League, resul ted in a win for Manhattan by a score of 10-6. The match between these two clubs is an annual feature played alternately in New York and Philadelphia. Although Phila­d elphia lost, they scored a moral victory by holding the Manhattanites even on the first ten boards.

A summary of the play follows: Bds. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Manhattan P ts. 1. Kashdan .. 0 A. Kupchlk . . Y2 I. A. Horowitz; Yz A. Simonson. I D. MacMurray 0 A. Marder . .. ).1 M . Hassialis . 1 S. S. Cohen .. Y2 O. Tenner .. . 0 E. Jackson .. I M. D. Hallo. 1 J. Rosenthal . 1 E. Schwart:1;. 1 H. M. PhiIHps. }1 J. Richman . . Y2 J. Newman . . 1

Total . . . . .. 10

M ercantile l ibra ry PIs. J. Levin .... .. ... I H. Morris ... . . . . . Y2 S. Drasin ... .. ... Y2 J. Vanderslice . ... 0 W . A. Ruth ... . . I B. F. Winkelman. Y; D. G. Wiener . . . 0 A. Re<Jen . ..... . . Y2 S. T. Sharp ... . . I J. Gordon . .. . ... 0 W . H . Steckel . . . 0 C. W. Flaccus . . . 0 I.Ash . ... ... . ... O A. A. Fisher .... . Y2 J. W ilkinson .. . . . Y2 P. B. Driver ... . . 0

Total. . . ... .. 6

Mercantile Library played White on the odd numbered boards.

The Annual Bronx County Champion­ship is scheduled to begin about August 1, 1934, under the auspices and at the rooms of the Empire City Chess Club. 52 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, N. Y. The tournament will be limited to fifteen com­petitors by elimination, and reg istrations will close on or about July 1. Any chess player living in the Bronx or a member of a Bronx Chess Club is eligible to compete. Last year's prize winners need not partici­pate in the eliminations. The Champion­ship last year was won by Arnold S. Den_ ker.

Boris Garfinkle won the City of Buffalo Championship by the decisive score of 16-2. His nearest competitor was Edward M . Haendiges with a score of 11-7. Gar­finkle's opposition included such strong players as Roy T. Black, former N. Y. State and Brooklyn C. C. Champion; Joseph D. Lear and Dr. Henry L. Freitag, both former City Champions. A silver

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cup, suitably engraved. was awarded to him.

The annual match between Toronto and J3uffalo will take place shortly.

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City of Philadelphia Championship Wm. A. Ruth has added another scalp

to his belt . Not content with winning the Championship of South Jersey. he has just come through a strong tournament to annex the City of Philadelphia title. The final standing: Wm. A. Ruth, 6-2; J. Lev­in, 5Y2-2Y2; A. Regen, 5Y2-2Y2. Other contestants were S. Drasin, H. Morris, S. T. Sharp. J, Gordon, A. Fischer, G. Wei-mar.

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A Champion at 16 The Lehigh Valley Chess Association

championship was won by Wilmer Jones. who is only 16 years of age. The new titleholder swept through a strong field in­cluding H. V. Hesse. Pennsylvania State Champion, and W. H. Steckel, Central Pennsylvania Champion. both of whom he defeated . His victory stamps him as a good prospect for future national honors.

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Miniature Games By ARNOLD S. D ENKER

Readers arc invited to submit brilliant games of not more than 20 words to Arnold S. Denker. care of The Chess Review, 60-10 Roosevelt Avenuc, Woodside. N. Y.

The following gems I consider especially in­structive because they show how a small advan­tage in mobility can often be utili~ed to bring about a decisive victory.

R. Red White 1 P·K4 2 Kt·KB3 3 Kt.B3

Amateur Black P-K4

KI.QB3 8·841

This Is weak, because White on his next move gains command of the center. True, Bl[)ck in re­turn obtains the White QP, but loses time and space.

4 KtxP KtxKt If Instead .oj; ••• BxP ch; 5 KxB. KtxKt; 6 P·Q4!

5 P-Q4 HxP 6 QxB Q-B3?

This loses immediately, but the poSition, though apparently intact, is without much resource. The text threatens ... Kt~B6 ch, which is easily parried, but in any event Black had few moves at his com~ mand. After 6 . .. P..Q3, 7 P~B4, P-QB4 (in order to save the KKtP); 8 B-KtS ch, K moves (in order to save the OP), White has the upper hand,-or after, 6 , . . P-KB3; 7 P~B4, Kt~B2 (7 , , . Kt~B3; 8 Q-B2, Kt-R3; 9 8-B4, Kt-B2; 10 O.()!) 8 B~B4, KKt-R3; 9 O~O. 0-0; 10 P-BS, K~Rl and again Black is at a loss for moves,

7 Kt.Kt5 K.QI (forced) 8 Q·B5! Resigns

Played in Duisburg, Germany, 1929 CARO KANN DEFENSE '

Roedel Kramer White Black 1 P·K4 P·QB3 2 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 3 Kt.B3 B·Kt5 4 P·Q4 P.P 5 KlxP B"Kt

The attempt to win the QP by th is method of play Is not good because the pawn plus would not compensate Black for his lack of development. Dr. Emanuel Lasker's dictum is that a gain of two moves in the opening amply compensates for the loss of a pawn,

6 QxB QxP 7 B·K3 Q·K4

. , , QxP only leads the Queen further astray. 8 0·0·0 Kt·B3 9 Kt·Kt5 QKt.Q2

Not 9 . , " P-KR3 because of 10 R·Q8 chi win­ning the Queen.

10 KB·B4 P·K3 11 RxKt . , , .

Simple and direct. If 11 . , , KxR ; 12 KtxBP and wins; and after II , ... KtxR: 12 QxP ch followed by mate or the win of the Queen.

11 . • • • B·R6 12 RxKtP ResianJ

FRENCH DEFENSE C.}. Smith Barbe(!

White Black 1 P·K4 P·K3 2 P-Q4 P·Q4 3 Kt·QB3 B·KI5 4 Q·Kt4 P·KKt3?

4 , , . Kt-B3 was indicated. The text weakens the black squares,

5 B·KKt5 Kt·K2 5 , .. P-B3 followed by the aggressive P-K1

was more favorable. 6 Kt·K2 P·K4

Needlessly opening the game for bis opponent. 6 ... 0-0 was more prudent.

7 Q·B3 8 O·O·O! 9 KtxP

QKt·B3 KtxP K~Q

9 . . . KtxKt was better but not quite good enough. Then would follow 10 BxQ, KtxQ; I ! RxKt, Kt-Q5 ; 12 KtxKt, PxKt; 13 B-B6, 0_0: 14 R"P!

10 Kt·B6 ch 11 B·R6 mate

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Canadian Section by Fo Wo Watson

A rtie/e, pl'rlainin{l to this dp.partml'nf will ~ l!t:corded special attention If addressed to the Editor at 191 Jones Avenue, T oronto, Ontario, Canada

Centennial Celebration Canada's premier tournament is sched­

uled to commence on, or about, August 27; and is expected to be concluded by SepH tember 6. All preparatory a rrangemen ts leading to this annual Dominion Cham H

pions hip are in the hands of the Canadian Chess Federation.

With T oronto selected as the centre of attraction. the event will he represented as a "Centennial Tournament"-in acknowlH

edgement of the one hundredth birthday which Toronto is now celebrating. The debate concerning a logical and elaborate ven'ue is at this time unsettled . S ince Can­ada's N ational Exhibition will be in full sway at the same t ime. there is a possi~ bility of its being listed as part of the Dominion Congress programme.

A T oronto Chess Committee was ap~ pointed to assist with campaign work and is now very active.

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Miscellaneous News Ottawa credits Mr. C. Quevillon . editor

of a chess column in the F rench paper " LeDroit." for his untirin g efforts in or~ gani:ting a new chess club in the city's Sandy Hill district. In its initial club tour~ nament with fourteen entries, Mr. Quevil~ Ion is reported the winner, with S . Mous~ seau, M . Quevillon and M . Jolicoeur fol~ lowing. Another feature involved inter~ club competition with the Y . M. C. A ., whereby each club met in a home·and~ home match series which concluded in (av~ or of the "Y" by a 6-4 count with J. E . Narraway, ex~Canadian Champion, mak~ ing his score the deciding facto r. T he ag·

greg ate result o f both matches is reported as :

SANDY H 1LL Y. M. C. A . M. Q uevillon ....... 0 J. E. Narraway ..... 2 C. Quevillon ....... I Smith, .. ...... ,., .. I Mousseau ...... ".. 1 Dr. Turnbull ... ,'" I Jolicoeur .......... , t ~Qleson .. ......... I H erbert ... . ........ I Paucett ... .. . . "... I - -

Total .........•.. 4 Total ..... , ... .. . 6

Latest news from Montreal informs us that B. Blumin retained his city title in the 1934 tournament recently against fourteen competitors. At the time o f this report a complete final standing of players was delayed by unfinished adjournments which in no way.interfered with the win-

o ner s score.

T he M ontrea l T elephone Chess Club championship for this year was won by G . Gaudet wi th the neat score of 1 6~0!

The "E, M arks Trophy," emblematic of the Oshawa City Championship, was won by A. L. Boukley in the recent an· nual competition.

Canada's western contingent assigned to participa te in the Dominion Congress will include A. Grenze. a s trong entry from Secretan. Saskatchewan.....-so it is re~ ported.

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Correspondence Chess Scheduled to commence June L 1934,

the Canadian Correspondence Chess As· sedation announces the launching o f a minor skirmish-and. August 20th. (same year ), will mark the opening of a special tournament dedicated to the memory o f Samuel Bray., in which former rellow~as~ sociates will enter competition with respect

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to his recent illness and sudden departure. Mr. Bray was quite an enthusiastic com~ petitor of the older schooL

In the Handicap Tournament, the standing of Sf;ction D~6 with one unfln~ ished game between T. Gowans and S. R.

" Wright is reported as E. A. Cox 7Yz-Yz; F. D. Drake and S. Hall 5Yz-2Yz; T. Gowans 4Yz-2Yz; C. B. Narraway 4~4; E. O. Wood 3Yz-4Yz; H. S. Narraway 3-5; S. R. Wright 1-6; S. Bray Yz-7Yz.

Mr. Underhill, C. C. C. A. Secretary­Treasurer, proudly boasts of there being ,more thari two hundred games now in operation for West vs. East struggle, with results already in by last montn favour­able to the West by 3-1. It looks as though the East cannot afford to lose any more(?),

In a C;, C, C. A, 1933-4 fracas, W, Hodges' of Toronto scored a decisive win against C. D. Corbould of Winnipeg ......... and, thereby created a stunning surprise and upset in the general opinion of those still persistent in the belief that Corbould is a reliable and capable opponent regard­less of his being inveigled into such a haphazard game, The detailed score of this one~sided onslaught is included in our

, game column.

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Toronto News At the Jordan Chess Club on the 12th

of May Toronto East defeated Toronto West by a close 10-9 score, The occa­sion was. marked by preliminary presenta_ tions made to prize winners in the City Championship, the Major and Minor Tournaments, the Boy's event and the T.oronto Chess League ......... with Mr. C. Len-,

, nox of the Beaches Chess Club as master of ceremonies.

The reported election of a committee to aid in promoting the Dominion Congress in Toronto this year, included....-B. Freed­man, Of 'the . Jordan C. C. as President; D. R. Swales, Gambit C. C. Secretary; C.

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A. Crompton, Toronto C. C. Treasurer; S. Kirk, Boy's Rotary C. c., M. Sim, T. Schofleld, C. Lennox, W, N, Wilson and H. Storey, Committeemen, It was recom­mended that a tournament for players of intermediate strength and a Boys' contest be included. A special centennial medal will be donated by Toronto's City Hall Centennial Committee, to "The Winnah!"

C. C. C. A. 1933-4 GIUCCO PIANO

(Notes by F. W. Watson) W. Hodges C. D. Corbould (Toronto) (Winnipeg) White Black 1 P_K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B·B4 B-B4 4 P·B3 Kt-B3 5 P-Q4 PXP (i PxP B_Kt5 ("h 7 Kt-B3 KKlxP 8 0-0 KlxKt

To capture with Bishop is preferable. The text is greatly responsible for Black's early trou­bles.

9 PxKt B·K2

If, 9 .... BxP(?) : 10 Q-Kt3, and if 10 . , .. BxR(?); 11 BxPch, K-B!; 12 B-Kt5, Kt-K2; 13 Kt-K5 threatening B-Kt6 and there Is no defense.

, 10 P-Q5 Kt-Ktl

White's 10th move turns the game into a vari­ation of the MoelJer Attack. If. 10, .. Kt-Ri(?); 11 P.-Q61, PxP: (11 . , .. BxP: 12 R-KI ch. fol_ lowed by BxP, etc.) 12 BxP ch. KxB: 13 Q-Q5 ch. with continued pressure.

11 P-Q6 12 BxP ch 13 Q-QSch 14 Kt-KtS

PxP ""B

K-BI Q-Kl

There is not much hope for Blark. 14 ... , BxKt is just another short route to di~aster.

15 R-Kl Kt·B3 16 R_K4 Kt-K4 17 R·B4 ch B-B3 18 B-R3! Kt-B2 19 R-K4 B·K2 20 QR-Kl . . , .

Being merciful? Now if Black dared to play 20 .... Kt-Ki or KtxKt: the win for White is automatic after 21 R-Bi chi

20 •• , • 21 RxB

Game Studies

Eighth Game of March Nimmwiuch Deren.se

(Notes bJJ I. A. Horo wif,J Alekhine Boa:olubow White Black 1 P'Q4 Kt-KB3 :z p.QB4 P-KJ 3 Kt-Q83 B-Kt' 4 P.QR3 . .. .

Although this move lorces a decision regarding the swap of II B for a KI , it still is wltholll much' point. It falls ri<jl ht in line with Black', plan o f doubling White's QBP and even loses timt in ilS5lstlog the second player. Ins tea.d arrJl develop­ing move should prove more satisfac tory_and i Q·82 or 1 Q·Kt3 should grant the first player the upper hand.

In the 1929 World's Championship Match be­tween the same players, Bogolubow, with the White men, essayed i Q-82. The game then continued" . .. poBi; 5 PxP, Kt-R3; 6 p.QR), BxKt ro; 7 Q1:8, KtxP: 8 P-B3, P-QRi: 9 P-Ki. ()..O; 10 B-Bi, Q · Kt3; 11 R-QI, Kt-Kl ; 12 Kt-K2!

4 • • • . , PxB 6 KI·B3

BxKl ch p ...

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Ulllus Whlt~ works up suitable counter.play, the disadvantage of the doubled Pawns must sooner or later tell against him. 6 P~K3 with the Idea of following up with B-Q3,-P~Ki. and P-Bi seems to be the proper plan.

6 . . . . 7 B·Xt5 8 Q.B2 9 P_X4

10 8-K] 11 B-Q2

0 ·0 P-Q] R_Kt

P-KR] Q-R4 . . - .

Although the B moves appear to be a 10M o f time, this is not the case, as the Black Q serves little purpose on Its squar~ and will soon retire.

11 • • • • P·X4 12 B-Q] Kt-B] 13 0·0 Q.B2 14 P-Q5 Xt·Kl 15 Kt.R4 . . . -

Apparently preparing for P·Bi. bul the Idea Is quickly repulsed. At this point It Is well to bear In mind the difference P-Bi In the earlier stages would make In the present position. Then White could attack on the open KB Ale or by the advance of his K side Pawns. Now, however, White should be content with marking time for awhlle_at ltast until he Is ready for spec!Ac ac~ tlOD. 15 Kt_Kl ....... P_KKt3 ....... Kt_Kt2,_P.B3, _ R_

B2. and QR-KBI Is a good order of moves t. fallow.

15 _ • • • P-ICKt4 16 Kt_B5 • • • •

Carrying aut the falJadous Kt was still better.

plan. Retiring tho

16 • . • • K""" 17 Px.Kt p.K> 18 B-Kl B.P 19 P-KR4 Xt·R2 20 P,XI" p.K6

Black could easi ly retain the Pawn by 2CJ . .• B_Q2 but he choous Instead to sacrlftce it by thll ingenious move which completely paralyus the While forces.

21 QxB R·X4 22 Q-Q3 P.B 23 QxP QR.Kl 24 B-Q3 Q.K2 25 B·B5 R·X7 26 Q-Q] XI-BI Z7 P·R5 Q.K4 28 QR·XII P·KtJ 29 Q.B] Q.B3 30 P·R" x·xa ]1 Q-Q] QR·Kl 32 R·Rl Q·K4 33 P·R5 Xt-Q2 34 Q-B3 Q.B3 35 PxP · .. ..

If now Q~Q3 .. . . R.Kt7 fallowed by ... Kt--Kot is a powerful rejoinder .

35 • ••• KuP 36 RxP KttBP 37 RxR IWt 38 R.QI R·R2 39 R-QBl Q.K4 40 B.Q] Kt-Q7 41 Q·B5 Q><Q 42 BxQ XI·86~

43 K.Xa • • • •

Under the circumstances this move will do. al • though K-BI avoids th~ exchange of the minor pieces. While ~vldently hopes to draw the Rook ending.

43 •• • • 44 K·Xt3 45 Pdt

Kt·R5 cb XIXB ch

X·B3

Entering the Anal phase of the game. which should now be a matter of technique.

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46 R.Kl R·R5 47 R·K8 R.QB5 48 R·KR8 RxPch 49 K·Kt2 KxP '0 RxP P·B3 51 R·R7 K.K4

'2 P·R6 R.QR6

. . . R·B5 would be met by 53 R-K7 ch, KxP; -Sot R·K3, R~5; 55 P-R7, R-RI; 56 R.K7, the position being akin to, the o~e which actually oc­curred In the game,

53 R·K7 ch KxP 54 P.R7 55 K·Kt3 56 p.B4

R.RI P-54

PxP ch?

At the critical moment seems to lack the punch. Again here he P· Kt5 was the proper move, against seems to be 00 adequate reply. After 57 K·R4, R·R8; 58 K.Kt5, R-R8; 59 KxP, P_Kt6; 60 R·KKt7, P·B5, Black must eventually give up the Rook for one of White's Q side Pawns,_or after 57 R·R7, R_Rl; 58 K-R4, P-B5; 59 K·Kt5, P-Kt6; 60 KxP, P.Kt7: 61 R-KKt7, R·KBI chi also after 57 R­KKt7, R·Rl a similar variation -to the one above occurs.

57 KxP 58 KxP 59 R.Q71 60 R.QB7 61 K.Kt6 62 K·Kt7 63 P·R8(Q) 64 KxR 65 K.Kt7 66 K·B6 Drawn,

P·B5 P·B6

R.QBI R·Bl ch

K-Q' R·Ktl

RxQ P·Q4 K-Q6

Ninth Game of Match BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT

(Note, by 1, A. Horowitz) Bogolubow Alekhine

White Black 1 P.Q4 - P·Q84

In regard to this defense "Modern Chess Open­ings" remarks, "Though it may appeal to enter­prising players, it has practically been abandoned in serious chess. With 2 P-Q5 White obtains the superior game, and he need not therefore seek alternatives which can give him no more." All of which sounds Interesting-but in spite of it all, here it is_in a World's Championship Match. Has Alekhine discovered something new, or Is he tired of the routine?

2 P-Q5 P·K4

Generally 2 ... p·OJ precedes this move, but Black wishes to tempt PxP e.p. in order to re­capture with the KBP and build up a powerful center.

3 P·K4 4 p.KB4

P-Q' , , . .

IQS

In the identical position A!ekhlne continued against Tartakower, Dresden, 1926, with 4 Kt-QB3, B·K2: 5 B·Q3, B-Kt1; 6 Kt_B3, BxB: 7 QxB, Kt-KR3: 8 P.KR3, P·B4: 9 Q-Kt5! The tut move aims at a rapid a ttack which seems to have a logical basis in White's greater moblilty. But first the preparatory move of Kt-QB3 should have been made. This would have avoided the unfavorable position which later occurred .

It ls well to bear In mind that unless the attack carries through, White will be left with a weak KP. Also should Black occupy his square K4 with a minor piece, it wil! be difficult to dislodge It, These technical differences must be weighed carefutty before pursuing such a plan.

4 • , , , , BxP

I'd' Q.R5 ch

It seems that all the hard and fast rules are going by the wayside, and not without reason. First Akkhine revives an obsolete defense, and now he moves his Q early In the game. Queen movements in the early play are made very rarely, and only when there is a deAnlte object in view which cannot be gained by any other method. Here Black purposes to weaken White on the white squares, and in this he succeeds.

6 P·Kt3 • • • •

6 B·KI3 appears to fall Just short of requlre~ ments, Black could continue with 6 .. , QxP ch; 7 Kt.K2 (best). B-B4; 8 Kt·RJ, Kt~KB3: 9 p.B-4 (If 9 Kt_Kt5, K-Q2 and the threat of .. . Qx,BP or . .. Q.B7 exchanging Q's is difficult to meet) Kt~R3!

6 • , • • Q-K2 7 Kt-QB3 ••••

7 Kt.KB3 would avoid Black's fo11owlno;! thrust of . . . P-KKt4. The second player could not afford to capture the loose KP because of his backward development,

• 7 • • • , P·KKt4 8 B·K3 Kt.Q2 9 Kt.B3 P-KR3

10 Q.Q2 KKt-B3 11 0·0·0 Kt·KtS 12 B·1(2 . , . .

It would have been better to retreat the B to Ktl even at the expense of time. In this position the B is worth more than a Kt for aggressive and defensive purposes.

12 •. , , 13 KR·Bl 14 QxKt 15 Kt·KKtl

B·Kt2 K<xB P·R3

• • • •

An unusual move, but it is difficult for White to formulate a suitable plan without realigning his pieces,

15 . • . , 16 QR·KI 17 Kt-Ql

P·Kt4 B·Kt2

0·0-0

lOG

18 B·Kt4 19 BxKt

•

K-Ktl • • • • •

Necessary , as it would to balance the Kt at K4.

19 • • • .

otherwise be difficult

20 Q.Q2 21 Kt-K3!

""'" P·KKt5

• • • •

After all it is st ill a {lame. Of course Black cannot a fford QxP because of" the reply Kt~B5.

21 . • . • Q.K4 22 P·B} P·KR4 23 Kt-SS B-KB3 24 Q.841 ..••

W hite should "have considered carefully before embarking on an endgame. W ith the definite dis.­advantage of two Kts against two B's and a back­ward KP the ending should prove unfavorable. In. stead 2i Q-B2 to be followed by eithe r P.KR4 or Kt.K2-Bi would be more promising.

24 .••• 2S PxQ 26 P-B4?

QxQ QR-Ql

• • • •

A miscalculation based on a superficial examina_ tion of the posi tion. Bogolubow undoubtedly be­lieved that the P could be recovered a t will~but this is not the case. Althouyh White must experi­ence diffic ulty in flndiny strategic squares for his pieces, the position could be held by the following line. 26 Kt-K2, B-B1 ; 27 Kt-K3, KR_K1; 28 Kt-Kt3, P-R5 : 29 Kt (Kt3} -B5, RxP; 30 KtxKtP, RxR ch: 31 RxR, BxP; 32 PxB, 8 xKt; 33 Kt-R6! ­and R-K7. T here are other possibilities, but in all instances White appears to have an adequate defense.

2. . . . , PxP 27 Kt·K3 p.B6 28 P.Kt3 B·Q5 29 Kt·B4 p.B4! 30 P·K5 PxP 31 PxP BxQP 32 RxP QR·KBI 33 RxR ch RxR 34 P·K6 ••••

There is little else to he done.

34 .... 35 P·K7 36 PxB 37 RxB 38 P·KR3 39 K·B2 40 R·Ktl ch 41 R·KRI 42 KxP 43 K·Q3 44 K·K4 45 K·B5 46 K.Kt'

Resign!.

R·Kl QBxKt

BxKt RxP PxP

P-R7 R·Ka

R·Kt7 ch RxP

K·B2 K·B3 P·R4

P'QF.s

THE C HE S S RBVIEW

Played at Riga, February, 1934 QUEEN'S GAMBIT

Translated from the Wiener Schachzeitung (Notes by R. Spiclmartn)

M. Fcigin Vlhite 1 P-Q4 2 P·QB4 3 Kt·QB3 4 B·KtS 5 P·K3 6 Q.B2

To avoid the Cambridge ginning with 6 Kt·B3, Q-Ri.

6 . • • • 7 PXP 8 P·K4 9 B·Q2

10 PxK!

0, 10 BxKt, B-Kt5, etc.

10 • . • • 11 PxP 12 KI·B3

R, Spielmann Black

Kt·KB3 P·K3 P·Q4

QKt-Q2 P·B3 . , , ,

Sprinys variation

Q.R4 K~P

KtxKt P·K4

• • • •

PXP B.KI' · , . ,

b,-

More forceful appears 12 R-QKtl. when after BxB ch: 13 Q xB, Q xQ ch: 14 KxQ, W hile has little to fear in the endgame. Now Black ma y en­deavor to weaken White's cente r.

12 • . • • 13 R-QKtl

Kt-B3 • •••

The correct order of moves might be gained from a yame Becker-Glass, Vienna, 1928. 13 B-Q31 (prevents Black from Castling) B·Kt5; 11 R-QKtl! BxS ch, (forced) 15 KtxB, 0 -0 -0 (15 . . . Q-82 ; 16 Kt-B4) ; 16 0 .0 and White's attack should prove stronger.

13 • • • . HxBch 14 KtxB , , . .

14 QxB should also be considered here, but Black need not exchange Queens, he may well play Q-Q1.

14 • , • • 0·0 15 H.Q3 · . , ,

A perfectly natural looking move_even threat_ ening to win a Pawn by P-K5, ye t it leaves him in difficulties. Better would be 15 B!K2 and after ... R-QI simply 0 -0. O f course the loose QP could not be captured then.

15 • • •• Q.KKt41

Now the weakness of the previous move be­comes a pparent. W hite cannot castle because of . . . B-R6 and he is in a quandary regarding the method of protecting the KKtP.

16 P.Kt3 • • • •

A definite weakening of the King's wing, but 16 P.K5, QxP; 17 R-KBl, R-KI ; 18 K-QI , Kt­Kt5 was no better. Perhaps after all 16 K· Bl was best.

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'.

16 . . • . 17 B·1(2

Q.R4

• • • •

White fears to castle at once beca use of Black's rt>ply of ... Kt_Kt5. He therefort> seeks to brln<;l his Bishop to the defense first and then continue with his plans. But Black has something hidden In store. . 17 . . . .

18 B·BI

This is It. Because White is now forced to protect his QP he cannot follow his original idea (B-Kt2 and ()"O). He now meets with d!ff!cu] .. ties.

19 Q-Q3 .. .• Slightly betler was 19 Q -B3. for now the center

Pawns are very weak. 19 Kt .. Kt31 would be met by KtxP, and 19 Kt-B3 would be met by R-KI!

19 . • . . R-Ql 20 P .K, Kt·Kt' •

Threatening not

' 21 KI·B3 22 R·Ql

only KtxKP, but also Q"QP.

Q.Q' • • • •

This loses outright, but it appears that there Is no satisfactory defense. After 22 Q-Kd (22Q­BJ? Q -K5 chi) follows Q-Ri ch ; 23 Q-Kti. QxP, etc.

22 .• • • K<><KPI 23 KtxKt • • • •

Or 23 PxKt, Q -R-t chl

23. ... Q.R B.KI' Q,P

24 KI.B3 25 Kt.Kt5 26 P·B3 27 K.Q2 28 K·B3 29 PxB

Ruiifll.

QxPch Q.B, ch

Q<K' R.Kl

QUEEN'S GAMBIT Translated from the Magyar Sakkvllag

(Notes by E. E/iskaSE'$) Eliska5l" Hav.,i White Black 1 P.Q4 KI.KB) 2 P-QB4 P-K3 3 KI·QB3 P-Q4 4 B·Kt' B·K2 , N O 0 ·0 6 KI·B3 QKt-Q2 7 R-HI P·Bl 8 Q.82 P·KR3 9 B·R4 R·KI

10 B.Ql PXP 11 BxP KI-Q4

If Black had planned to free himself with this manoeuvre, he should have withheld P-KRJ. Now the move Is pointless.

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12 B·ICKlll K""', 13 P"KtI P-QKtl 14 0·0 B-Ka 15 P·K4 KI.Bl 16 KR·Kl Q·Bl 17 QR.Ql • • • •

Also 17 P-QR4, B·R3; 18 B·R2 was noteworthy.

17 •• . , B-R3 18 Q.K2 19 QxB 20 Q·KIl 21 p.B4

BxB Q·Kt2

QR.Ql • • • •

Black is not satisfied with the position after ... P-B1 ; P..Q5. He wishes to double ROOD on the Q Ble. but cannot do so at once because of Kt-K5. Bearing this in mind, will explain Black's following moves .

21 . . . • Kt·R4 22 B.KSI • • • •

To force a weakness before the B is exchanged.

22 ••• . R-Q2 23 P·Kt4 • • • •

W ith White 's center flnn1y established, a wing attack is indicated.

23 , • , • 24 P.Kt} 25 KtxP

Kt·B} p,p

Kt·Kt}

Or 25 .. . , Kt-R4 : 26 Q-B3, BxKt: 27 QxKt, which is similar to the actual game, or 25 . . . P-Kt3; 26 Q -B3, K-Kt2: 27 Kt-R7, KxKt: 28 BxKt, BxB; 29 QxB. R-KR1 : 30 R-Q3, K·Ktl; 31 KR~K3. followed by R-KR3 and wins.

26 Q·KR 3 Bill

The alternative of 26 ... Kt-R3: 27 K,-B3 fol­lowed by B-B-t is nOI any beUer.

27 Q><K< 28 B·Kt} 29 P·K' 30 Q.Kt6 31 p.Q'

P·Bl B·Rl

p.KJl4 R·KB2 Q.Q2

31 ... BPxP; 32 PxP, p"p; 33 P -K6 followed bJ B-Q6 wins the exchange.

32 B·R4 33 P-Q6 l4 K·Rl 3' R·KKtl

P·B' R." p ... K·BI

The only defense a<;la inst the double threat of 36 QxB and also QxR eh followed by P.Q7.

36 B·861 RxB

Otherwise 37 Q .R7 could not be met.

37 PxR and win ••

An Interesting Idea By F. REINPI!LD

To the day of his death Dr. Tarrasch gained in terrain and has established a maintained his enthusiastic advocacy o f majority of Q~sjde Pawns.' But there is the defense to the Queen's Gambit De~ a corresponding drawback for Black: the elined named after him '( I P-Q4. P-Qi; advance' of the BP has lifted the pressure 2 P-QB4. P-K3: 3 Kt-QB3. P-QBi). The ' on White's QP, so that the latter can now Doctor supported his thesis, however; with continue favorably with P-K4 or KtrK5. the ardor o f a fanatic rather than with A few examples: the logic of an impartial analyst: and the I. 6 . .. P-B5; 7 B.Kt2. B.K2; 8-0-0, Kt-B3; Defense practically died of neg lect be- 9 Kt-K5. 0 -0 ; 10 B-Kt5, B.K3; 11 P-B4 (strong. cause of the system invented against it by el' than II KtxQBP, PxKt; 12 BxKKt, BxB; 13 Schlechter and elaborated by Rubinstein: P-Q5,~; 11 PxKt, BxP wi th about equal

chances; Flohr-Maroczy, London, 1932 ), KtxKt; 1: BPxP, KPxP; 5 Kt~B3, Kt~QB3; 6 P~ 12 QPxKt, P-Q5; 13 PxKI, PxF; Ii B-R6, PxKt; KKt3! Kt~B3; 7 B~Kt2, B~K2; 8 O~O, 15 PXP (on J5 BxR Lasker Oivu ... PXP; 16 O~O; 9 PxP, BxP;' 10 Kt~QRi! {Reti's im~ BxB, QxB; 17 R-Kt, P·B6; 18 Q_B2, Q-Bi ch; 19

K.R, R-Q; 20 QR.Q, RxR; 21 RxR, BxP), Q· Kt3 provement). Now White manifestly has th; 16 K-R, KR.Q; 17 Q-B2 and Black should the better game, for ( I) he can attack now continue .. , P-Bi (Rubinstein_Perils, St. the isolated QP a16n9 the diagonal and Petersburg, 1909), .

along the Queen Ale, and (2) he can man- II'K'" B' :KB,-.K3, O' 'KB-KK,'2, QK'K-B3; 8 0be'O' P.BS; hblk 'th 98-t, . t-,-t3?! {tter ••.

oeuvre on t e ac squares WI moves p. KR3); II BxKt. PxB; 12 KtxQBPl PxKt; 13 like B~K3. Kt-B5. Kt-Q4. etc. Black has ' P-Q5, 0-0 (13 ... R·Q; 11 Q·Rt); 14 PxB. no real compensation for these dlsadvan- OxP; 15 PxP ch. K. R; 16 Kt~. ~R.Kt; 17 ~-~t.

Q-Ki; 18 Q·Ri. P-B6 (Rubmstem-Dus-Chotiwlr­tages other than his free position and ex- ski. S t. Petersburg. 1909) .

cellent development which admit of some Later on this defensive resource was still drawing chances. further reAned by the idea of developing

Under the circumstances it is not to the KKt to K2 instead of B3 (see dia~ be wondered at that intensive study of gram), Black now plays 6 ... P~B5; 7 the variation has suggested some reftne~ B~Kt2 , B~QKt5 (the indicated square for ments in Black's play. One of these is the Bishop in preparation for Black's next 6 . , . or 7 . . . P-B5!? We see at once move ); 8 O~O, KKt-K2, This move has that this move completely changes the as~ cert ain adVantages as against ... Kt-B3: peet of the game, for the frontal attack on ( 1) the Kt can no longer be pinned by the QP is gone; furthermore Black has B~Kt5. and (2) Black can prevent Kt~K5

Black Black

White

Position after White's 6th move, Position after Black's 8th move.

JULY 1934

by playing ... P-B3; on the other hand the pressure on White's K 4 is relaxed by Black's last move, so that P_K4 now be­comes a possibility.

The position now arrived at was seen fairly often during the Folkestone Con­gress, where · it proved popular with the members of the Swedish team. This line of play is therefore known as the Swedish Defense although it had previously arisen -by transposition_in a game between Reti and Tarrasch (Teplitz-Schonau, 1922).

1. 9 B_B4 (a colorless move). 0-0; 10 R-B, Q-R4 (stronger seems 10 ... P-QR3 In order to play ... P-QKt4 or else 10 ... BxKt; 11 RxB, P-QKti and White cannot post his QB so fav_ orably as in the text continuation); 11 P-QR3. BxKt; 12 RxB. P-QKt4; 13 B-Q6!. R-Q; 14 B-B5. Q-B2; 15 R-K. P-QR4 and Black has the game (Sultan-Khan-Stahlberg. Folkestone,

II. 9 Kt-K5, B-K3; 10 KtxKt. KtxKt '(10 , . , PxKt transposes into Variation III); II P-K4. PxP; 12 P-Q5. BxKt; 13 PxKt, B-B3; 14 PxP. QR-Kt; 15 BxP with advantage (analysis by Tarrasch) .

III. 9 Kt-K5, 0-0; 10 KtxKt, PxKt; 11 P_K4. A. 11 . . . B-K3; 12 B-Kt5, P-B3; 13 B-02

(threatening to win a Pawn by KtxPl), R-Kt; 14 R_K, B_B2 ( ... 0-02. as suggested by Tartakower, is better); 15 P-QR3! B-QR4; 16 PxP, PxP; 17 RxKt!. QxR; 18 KtxP. 0-Q2 (18 ... Q-Q; 19 BxB, QxB; 20 Kt-K7 ch, K_R; 21 Kt-B6); 19 KtxP ch. PxKt; 20 BxB, RxP; 21 P-05 and White won with his passed Pawn (Grunfe1d_Stahlberg. Folkestone, 1933).

B. 11 .... R-Kt; 12 B-K3, B-K3; 13 Q-B2, p_ KBi; 14 PxQP, KtxP; 15 KtxKt, BxKt (too risky; ... PxKt was correct); 16 B-B4 (Fine later pointed out the correct continuation: 16 KR-B!, B-Q3; 17 P-Bi, Q-R'l; 18 B-B, Q-Kt5; 19 QR-Kt, etc.). B-Q3; 17 BxBch, PxB; 18 BxB, QxB; 19 KR~K and now Black can win a Pawn by ... Q-QKtJ (Fine-Lundin. Folke­stone, 1933).

IV. 9 P-Ki, PxP; 10 KtxP. B-KBi and now in a game Winter_Lundin (Folkestone, 1933) the continuation was II Kt-B3. B·Q61' and Black has a good game. Recently, however, Nimzowitsch strengthened this variation with 11 Kt-K5! which leaves White with the su­perior posltlon.

It will be interesting to see whether Black's play. can be improved upon; if not, the variation will probably disappear as suddenly as it came into favor!

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GRUNFELD DEFENSE Korody Grunfield White Black 1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 2 P-QB4 P-KKt3 3 Kt·KB3 P·54 4 P-Q5 P·Q3 5 Kt-B3 B-KI2 6 P.KKt3 B-KtS 7 B·Kt2 Q·BI 8 P-KR3 B·54 9 Kt·R4 B-Q2

10 B-Q2 P-QR3 11 P.QR4 P-QR4 12 Q·Bl P·R3 13 Kt-Kt5 P·KI3 14 P·K4 I<;t-R3 15 R·R3 Kt-QKt5 16 O-O! B.P 17 KI-B5 Bd(, 18 P"B Q.P 19 KI·B7 eh K.Q2 20 KtxR KI·K!5 21 B-R3 P-R4 22 B-B3 B.B 23 QxB R..K, 24 P·B3 and wins.

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QUEEN'S GAMBIT L. Sleiner Havasi White Black 1 p.Q4 KI·KB3 2 P-QB4 P-K3 3 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 4 B·KCJ QKt-Q2 5 P·K3 B-K2 6 Kt-B3 0·0 7 Q.B2 P-B~

8 R.Ql 8PXP 9 KP",P P,QKtl

10 B~3 PXP 11 8xBP 8·Ka 12 Kt.K5 Kt-Q4 13 P·KR4 KtxKt 14 PxK! Q.B2 15 B-Q3 Q",P eli 16 K-HI Kt·83 17 BxP eh KtxB 18 BxB KR·Kl 19 B.Q6 Q.KB4 20 Q.K2 KI·B3 21 P·R5 P-K4

(Continued on Page 111)

End Game Studies By BMNIB F . WINKELMAN

Leonid (K. A. L.) Kubbel Kubbel has attained distinction both as

a problemist and as an end-game com· poser. It is not surprising that the end­ings of this gifted Russian take on a dual character.

If in the studies of Rinck we seem to have before 'us actual endings from master play, in Kubbel's compositions the high­est art o f the problemist has been tran~ planted to the realm made famous by. such names as Kling and Horwitz, Amel ung and Berger. A Sne study by Rinck rouses our admiration by the originality of its conception. Kubbel most frequently charms by the flawless rendition of his theme. With the latter every piece seems to attain its maximum power.

If elegance and richness are the ear­marks of Rinck's studies. if delicacy char. acterizes the PlatoH Brothers. and depth distinguishes the work of Troitski. purity and economy are outstanding in Kubbel's 150 Endings.

Who would suspect a stalemate in the following setting where the King appears to enjoy every freedom?

Black

White

White to play and draw. I P·8' K-Kt2 2 K-Q8 8-B4 3 B-Kt6 P-RS (Q) 4 P-B8(Q) ch BxQ ,5 BxP ch QxB

I . . . . 2 B·Kt6 , 3 BxB

0'

4 K-Q7 and dtaw8

B·" P·RB <Q)

Q-R5 ch

A study that ~eems to contain a merry qliip.

Black

White

White to play and 1 Kt·Kt5 ch 2 R·Q4 3 KxKt 4 K-Ktl

0'

draw. ."", KtxP 8-B3

8xR (Stalemate)

2 • • • • Kt_B4 3 RxP 8xR (Stalemate)

Another illustration of this theme.

Black

White 1 P·Kt5 2 B-R5

to play and draw. .,. 3 K_Rl 4 B.Ql 5 8·82 ch 6 Kt·K3 ch

8 ·B5 ch K· ..

P·Kt8 (Q) Q,B

BxlCt (Stalemate)

JULY 193~

In the next example a minimum of force Is used. Black.

White White to play and win.

1 P-KR3 K-Kt6 2 Kt-Kt5 K-B5 3 Kt-K4 K·B6 4 K_Q4 K-B' 5 K.Q5 K-84 6 KI-B3 K·B5 , 7 Kt-K2 ch K·B6 8 Kt_Kll eh X-XI7 9 K·K4 KlrKt

10 K-B3 and win. Kubbel has been called the m0.5t "hypermod_

ern" of 20th century composers. His technijUe is the ultimate in thou qualitlu that we look. or in present day problem construction. With this in mind we may Judge the following_

Black

\¥hite to play and 1 Kt·R6 2 P-B3 3 Kt-85 ch -4 Kr-K7 5 Kt-Q' ch 6 Kt·B7 7 Kt.K6 8 Kr·SS ch and wint-

win. K-Q<i K·K6 K-Q<i K-K6 K-Q6 R-Ql IUP

(The Knight covers the entire board) _

•

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(Continu.ed from Page 109 j 22 P·R6 P·Kr3 23 K-Kll QR-Ql 24 R.R3 K.R2 2S B-R3 R-Q' 26 R·Kl Kt_R4 27 Kt-KtS Kt-BS 28 KtxR KlxQ ch 29 KtxKt Q.KS 30 R-KKt3 R.QBl 31 R·KB3 P·64

Re.is-ns.

May 1934 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED

S. Flohr Sir G. A. Thoma, White Black I P-Q4 P.Q4 2 P~B4 p~p

3 Kt.KB3 Kt·KB3 4 P-K3 P·K3 5 B~P P.QR3

60·0 P-64 7 Q-K2 P-QKt4

8 B·Kt3 QKt.Q2

9 P-K4 8oKI2 10 P-Q5 P·B' 11 p" p P.P 12 8oS2 8 -64 13 KI·Kl' P·X .. 14 Kt-K6 Q-XtJ 15 KuP ch K·B2 16 Kt·SS _ KI.Sl

17 Kt-Q2 Kt·Kt3 18 KtxP Q.B2

19 Kt.R3 KR.Ql

20 P·KKt3 K.Kll

21 B·KtS Q.8 3

22 KR·Kl R-Q2 23 QR-Bl K·Rl 24 B-Ktl R·KB2 25 BxKt R.8 26 P-QKt4 Kl·SS 27 Q-Q2 RxKt 28 IU8 Q.R3 Z9 K·Rt Q·R6 30 P·B3 R-KKtl 31 R-KKtl R(B4)-Kt4 32 Q-K82 R. P H Rd bR 34 RxP ",P

Resigns.

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W,ho's Who • In Chess By S. S. COHEN

W ith the steadiness that marks the seasoned veteran of master play, young Reuben Fine of New York has rapidly climbed the heights. until today, at the age of nineteen. he is recognized as one of America's outstanding players.

First achieving prominence by winning the championship of the Marshall Chess C lub. several years ago. he thereafter can· tinued in his successful stride by winnin$l the W estern Championsh ip in 1932 and 1933. and by making a splendid record fo r himself as a member of the American tea m

. which retained the H amiiton. Russell tro. phy in international competition at Fa lke­stone, England. In match play he also performed well , defea ting his fellow team­mate. Arthur W . Oake of Portland. O re­gon. and Herma n Steiner. member of the 1931 victorious American team.

The quality of his play en tirely belies his years. N ever impetuous. always ima9-inative. he is capable of winning by virtue of a thorough knowledg e of positional prinCiples. and an ability to achieve and increase small and subtle advantages.

This year he has again won the cham­pionship of the Marshall Chess Club and is at present engaged in a twelve-game match with I. A. Horowitz, member of the 1931 America n team, which won premier

Second Game of Match

QUEEN'S GAMBIT (Notel by I. A. Horowitz )

R. Fine White 1 P·Q4 2 P-QB4 3 Kt-QB3 4 Kt·B3 S P-QR41

I. A. H orowitz Black P-Q4

P·QB3 Kt·KB3

P.P • • • •

Bestl This move serves the double function of preventing Black from protecting the gambit Pawn and at the same time stifles counter-play on the Queen's wing.

honors in the internationa l team tourna­ment held in Prague. The first two games . o f the match were played in Philadelphia at the rooms o f the Mercantile Library and the F ranklin Chess Club respectively and resulted in a double win for Fine-a splen­did start. The third game was contested at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York City and ended in a draw , Addi­tional games are scheduled to be played at the Marshall Chess Club, the Stuyvesant Chess Club, and- the Queens Chess Club.

The scores of the second and third games of this match are included in this issue. and, in a measure, illustrate F ine's resourcefulness and his s tyle of play. .

s . . . . B·84

If 5 . 6 P-Ki, B·Kt5: 7 P·K5, Kt-Qi; 8 B-Q2, PxB, P-QKti; 10 Kt-Kt5 with II (Alekhlne-Bogolubow, 1st

6 P·K3 Kt·R3

Again Black has the alternative of 6 . . . P-K3: 7 BxP. B-QKt5; 8 0 -0, 0-0; 9 Kt-KRi, B-Kt3; 10 KIXB, RPxKI; II Q-K2, QKt·Q2: 12 R-Qr. Kt-Kt3; 13 B-KI3, and again W hite's posi­tion is to be preferred, It would !\Cern therefore, tha t unless there Is a way of definitely taking ad­vantage of the weakness of White's QKti, the position mll.'5t favor the first player, as h,e I)~ full control of the center.

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7."" Xt-Q.K~

8 0·0 p.K3 9 Q .Kl &.K2

10 R-QI O.()

11 P·K4 • 8-K15 12 JJ.Kdl • • • •

To prevent 12 ... Sx-KI; 13 QxB. KI· S7; H R moves. KlxQP. h the game enters Its second phase_the mlddlt';lame-a n sume of the position discloses tha t White has control of the ceoter. a free Qame as ft'oJ8rds mobility. and a nady plan : an advance of the K side Pawns for an assault against Ihe adverse KlnQ. Blade, on the other hand has no definite obJective. His Kt at KtS. the only strong point of his game, Is balanced by the B at KtJ. His Q cannot become active without belnQ molested, and It Is difficult to an­ticipate Whlte's intended K side assault, MarklnQ time, with the hope that White's attack miscarries seems to be his only chance.

12 • •• • 13 P·RJI

Q.R4

B"'" Porced, for after 13 ' , . B·Ri; Ii P. Kt4. B·Kt3:

(there Is nothing In the sacrUke KtIP) 15 Kt·K5. the threat of P-KRi cannot adequately be met.

14 QIB QR.Ql U 8-10 R·Q2

P.Q5 will always be a sufficient rejoinder to . . . P·Bi. and the advance of Black's KP wl1l only add to his troubles. as the White KS will become more active.

16 P·.KI4 17 P·KI5 18 P.R4 19 P-Q' 20 p .R,j 21 K.Kt2 22R·Rl 23 P·Kt6

KR-Ql Xt.Kl

P-QB4 P·X ... B-Ql

P-QR3 Xt-Q6

P.B' Black cannot afford to capture the KtP and

advance either the SP or RP as he would be as· sassinated on the open KR tUe.

24 JJ.B2 • • • •

Of COUl'3e, not 2i SxP. KtxKtP wins a piece. 24 • • • • Kt.B, ch

And neither can he afford here to capture the loose KtP, as White would manoeuvre his Kt to KB5 with crushing effect.

2' BIKt 26 P·K"

P.B • • • •

The beginning of II combination to conclude the game.

26 •••• ..P 27 8-B' R·K2 28 PxBP <:h ,,"P 29 QR.KlI ."", 30 8-K6cb K·Bl 31 PIlB Xl·B3

The attack now seems to be weathered, but this la only the calm before the storm.

113 •

32 R·R4 • • • • This innocent looking move ends

shortly. Black is without defense threat of RIP followed by RxRt.

th~ struggle against the

• 32 ....

" JW> 34 K·Bl 3' RxKt 36 Q",P 37 P·R6

The coup de grace. 37 • •••

R.P R.Kt4 <:h

K·Kl ... R(Kt4).Kt2

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Third Game of Match QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

(Note$ bll I. A Horowitz) I. A. Horo .... itz R. Fine

White Black 1 p.Q4 Kt.KB3 2 P·QB4 P·K3 3 Kt.QB3 P-Q4 4 Kt·B3 QKt-Q2 , P·K3 P.B3 6 B.Q3 PxP 7 BIBP P.QKt4 8 B·Q3 P-QRl 9 P·QR4 ••••

After 9 P·Ki or 9 a-a. Black obtains a good pruition with 9 .. . P-Bi. or 9 ... P. Kt5 followed by 10 . .. P·Bi. The text gains QBi. which when occupiEd by a Kt will dominate important c~nt~r and wing squans.

9 • • • • P·Kt' 10 Kt·K4 P·B4 II 0-0 B·Kt2 12 Kt ( K4)-Q2 P-QR4

To prevent White from ~stabllshinQ an out· post for hios Kt at QKt6 by P·R5. but th is In turn temporarily gives up command of a strong diagonal. which should prove troblesome.

13 B.KtS B·K2 14 p"p I' P-QKtl

..P • • • •

But here White fails to gain a minute advan­tage. 15 Kt·K5. 0·0; 16 Kt"Kt. KtxKt; 17 Kt-Kt3. B..Qi; 18 P·Ki, BxKt; 19 Q"S. Kt·Kt3: 20 B·KBi leaves White with two powerful Bish­ops and a free game.

15 • . . . 0·0 16 B·Kt2 Q.Kl 17 R·Bl KR-Ql 18 Q·K2 B.Ke) 19 Kt.B4 B·B2 20 Kt·Q4 QR.Ktl

Afte r 20 ... Kt· Bi would follow 21 8--B6. B:r.P ch: 22 KxB. Q·B2 ch ; 23 Kt· K5!. QIRt ch; 2i P~B4 and Black cannot m«1 the threat of R:r.KI followed by BxB.

21 B-B6 22 Kt·JCts

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23 PxB 24 Q.B2 25 QR-Ql

Kt-B4 Kt-Q6 • • • •

Here W hite prudently avoids the possibility of BxP ch followed by Kt-Kt5 ch with apparent mat. ing threa ts R-Rl would not do because of 25 .. _, BxP cho 26 KxB. Kt-Kt5 cho 27 K-R31 Q-Kti (threatening .. " Q-Bi and also Q-Ri ch followed by .. "Q.Kt3).

25 •••• K<xB Now 25 . . "' BxP ch would be interesting but

not qllite sound. Then would follow 26 KxB, Kt-Kt5 th; 27 K-R3 (27 K.Kt3, Q-Kt4; 28 P-Bi, Q-Kt31), QKtxP th; 28 RxKt, KtxR ch; 29 QxKt, RxR; 30 Q.81! and White's passed QKtP would be difficult to cope with.

26 QxKt 27 R·Rl

Kt-Q4 • • • •

Too late! Black has a cute defense . . . 27 • • • • Kt-B6

28 KtxP K<xP 29 B-B3 . , . .

Not 29 BxKt, RxB; 30 Kt-B6. QaQ3! 29 •..• BxKt 30 RxB Kt-B6 31 KR-Rl P·Kt3 32 P-Kt3 Q.Q' 33 R.R7 R-Q2 " •

34 R(Rl)·R6 Q.K2 35 RxR QxR 36 Q·Rl Q·Q7 37 R·R8 RXR 38 QxR,eh K·Kt2 39 Q·R6 P·K4 40 Q-B4 p.K5 . '.,

41 BxP KtxB , ', '

42 QxKt Q-Q8eh Drawn

Mistakes of the Masters .. , .

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BIf LESTER W. BRAND

Karlsbad, 1929 H. Johner

M. Vidmar

White to play and win. White lost this gmne (P-KKt1? Kt-BS eh; PxKt.

QxKt; RxP eh, K.Ktl ) instead of winning as follows:

1 RxBP eh! A. I .. . , K-Ktl; 2 RNQB7. QxP eh; 3 K-Bl.

Q-R6 eh; 1 K-Kl, and White brings his King into safety.

B. I . .. K-Kt3; 2 PNKKt1, Kt-BS ch (if Kt-Kt2 then Q-B71 or if Kt-B3 then R_Kt7 ch or If QxP then PxKt eh): 3 PxKt. QxKt; of PNBS eh. K-R3: S Q-K7 and wins.

C. 1 ... K~R3; 2 P-KKt1. KtNKt2 (if Kt-SS ch White takes and follows with P~BSI) 3 Q~K7!. K~Kt3; (forced) 4 Q~B7 and wins. (Analysis by Kmoch).

If a brutal check is the only way to win, its best to be brutal! •

Karlsbad, 1929 Euwe

Nimzowitsch

Blaek to play and win.

' ...

-, .

Nirnzowitseh finished first at Karlsbad. 1929. Had he lost this game. as he should have. he probably would have finished third. ,

The game: I . . . RxKt; 2 QRNKBl, P-Ki:'''3 RxKt eh, RxR: 4 QxR eh, K-R3; S . QNB8 eh, resigns.

The missed win : I ... QxQPI A. 2 RxKtch. RxR: 3 QxR, Q_K4ch; of K.-KtI,

P~K7; S R-Kl. R~B8 chI 6 RxR. Q_K6'eh, wins. B. 2 QR~KB1. QNK4 eh; 3 K-R1. - R-B2: 1

RxKP, QxKt! 5 RxQ. RxQ. A drastic example!

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F e w say It when th or loso a g"mo.

One o( the C. R prob-10m f am lly. International revu e. (abbr .).

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ConladerMe general. Sym"boi tor ~llvM. 1'ewn in Wost Atrloa. Dull litera t ure. (abr) . cenJunction. NIght tIme. (abbr.) . JAk e. Ol d pronoun.

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Amenities and Background ' of Chess Play

By WM, E. ang. Eow, J. NAPIER

This little brochure contains a very flne selection of games and represents a re~ freshing departure from ordinary chess literature. In place ~f lengthy analysis the Napier brothers have substituted short, pithy comments-a decided im­provement! In their selection they have striven for elegance and beauty, and we believe that no chess lover could spend SO¢ to greater advantage.

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t ien.

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66. Neither round ner squarc.

68. Dutch hlU, 70. Roman rno no ta ry unIt. 72. Cut It out 1n chess. 73. Bird. H. Larg" p l1.lntlng. 7e. Japanese ~ hawl. 78. Second nllme of a fa­

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Fairy Chess As Slated IMt month, Fairy Problems 3rt of

three types.

I. New Pieces Problems. II. CondUionab.

Ill. Combinations o f both.

Reserving D proper " lnttoduction" for la ter. J shall offer for the approval or rejection of our family thNeI! examples of the Fairy type, beginning today with No. I_ a problem with a new plece­the unique and Immensely popular "Grasshopper," To make our demonstration simple, yet convincing, I will attempt to show, how the grasshopper, with­out moving at all, Just by its presence, enables us to achieve a re.!ult that is quite impo5Sible 01 ac­complishment with the mere orthodox che.s.smen. ThU5 It will become evident, hy illustra tion, tha t this piece, once It moves for attack and defense, must contribute to problem play new ang lu o f unheard-of effect, and amazing variations scin­ti llat ing with thrills.

Now, what is a grasshopper and how docs it move?

'The grasshopper, the invention of which Js commonly credited to Thomas R. Daw.son of England, the greatest living authority on Fairy Chess, is represented by an inverted Queen on the diagram and its symbol Is G. for WhIte and g. for Black. It moves uactly like a Q ueel\, with the one important factor to be borne In mind, that each move must end in a jump over one 0b­struc ting man, W hite or Black. If this fi nal leap is not possible, the G. cannot move at am

DIAGRAM A.

Let us look at diagram A to fully comprehend the move of the G .. which Is placed on dS. It can move to the square 1'18 by leaping over the White K; to as with , a jump over the pawn on M: to a2 over b3; to g2 over g.f3; over BIS to gS where, the Black K being po$ted there, It checks; and finally over 17 to g8. It cannot get to dS, became there is no obstructing man on d7, nor to d2 (over d3) because a man 01 its own color blocks that square. As shown the GdS is checking the Black King, who can get out of check In four different ways:

I. Sc7 can capture the G. 2. The King can move to any square open for flight. The G. con~ trois only the square gS, not fS where the Black B. is placed, nor h5, behind the King. 3. The Bishop fS can move and thereby change the' '"lineplay" of the G. from "over fS to g5" to "over gS to h5. " i . The bishop h8 can Interpose on e5, changing the a ttack on the King (over IS ) to an attack of BfS (over Be5). Thus it Is quite clear that the G., powerful though it Is. is queerly restricted In activity. Also bear In mind, that the G. must stop directly behind the man it jumped.

DIAGRAM B,

• Now let us inspect diagram B. This reprr~

stnts a problem composed especially for this dem~ onstrat ion, but in a form unsolvable, because of the omission of two grasshoppers belonging In the problem.

Suppose, after the Key (Rd7! waiting) Black answers I .... Kd. White continues SfJ-<li (not Sb3 which covers cS!). Black having no choice, returns to d3. Now White p lays Bf6, to control e5 and protect Sdi, and il the King moves to ei,

JULY 1 934

there Is a mate by i . Sc5. r said "if'. But how are ~ qolnq to fOKe the Black Klnq to go to d when he can return again to c11 There Is no possible means 01 controlling the move of the Black Kinq. To shut off the C flle with the Rook merely nposes the pawn dS to attack. It would require additional. clumsy machinery to direct the King to e5 and that would, if at all feasible, ruin the problem with ' probable cooks, duals. and what l

nots, besides tendering the mate "dirty" Instead of a mod~]. Summing up: The task cannot be donel

DIAGRAM C. Composed (or the CHESS R EVIEW bv

M3l(~11 , Bellaire

Mate in i moves

Now look at the actual problem in which the two G.s have been restored.

L Rd6-d7. KxG.c4

2. Sf31di ch (I), Kd3

3. Bf6. KxGei '

He mll$t capture becauu that G. docs not allow him to return to <:i! Therefore :

i. Sc5 mate.

1. Rd6-d7. KxG.e1

2. Sb3-di ch (I), Kd3

3. Bb6, KxG.c4 (m'ust)

i. St5 mate

Producino the echo model to the Rrst mate.

We behold with mingled astonishment and pleasure how the two qrasshoppers, without action on their part, by their mere passive presence, are Instrumental in convertinq the hopeless mess in diagram B Into a neat echo problem.

So much for today. Kindly register your reac­tions and state plainly whether you like the grass. hopper and would like to see him In action,

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Solutions No. 139. A. N. Lebe<leU (2K) Qh4.

Cooh: s..:1k5 ell , StS cil. Qe3, Qc6 ~II.

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No. lH. W . T. S"" U (.nI). l. KH , sn: ~ . QU e h, etc. 1 ..... Rn ch; 2. Stl!· oh, ctc. Two e1<cellent v"rla Uonft. W ould Inerc were mo,'~.

-McCI ~l1"'nd. A .acdflce ~ocol. .. n<'l mth~r unexpect~ <'I . - Dr , Oobbe, Fine, Mr. Scotti Tho Q 8Mrltke !. bn .. ut lt ul. _Vanwlnkl . . The Q 8serlfloo 8topped m o tor "orne tl me,- V II.I1. T oo bll.d tll ero Is not more ~ .. rl ~ t7 . -S~ .. ho. PMtt)' otr .. t~1n'1 13~~t ot the month ._ M"lzberlO.

N ... UR. l ', P"I"h (6~1). 1. BeG, Rc 7: 2. QM. ReS: 3. Bef. Rcf; t, Bf3, RH :

5. S ... 3 m a t .. Beat [lNi b lem In two la.st In'IUe&-8lmonson.

Gleverl And Ill .. a Cl u ,,1 mMe ,. not Ih .. Ib..,al. _ Rot h onberlll:. K"vo c ho .. n I h'a ..... ,II'p best pl'Oblem In I hI~ '''''''''_ A t ' ne .~IIlblUen of . klll In a t yp\«lIy mod"rn problem hy II lfTo"! muter.- McCJell:\nd. Ve17 c"te! My vot e goes 10 Ibl. <no llccoun t of It~ origin. llll ly.- Dr. DobbJo. A m&ate ' p.lece! 't'he Wblt~ B move" l1 .. ~mQ"lou~ly and In th .. me:o.ntlm. BIl\Ck tltl hlm""lf up. _ N ... h , p"~ t ty ~nd uniQue """' Ill g .tr .. t . e"y. I'd n Am e 'thl~ ·'Ha.re find Hound", _ Emer y. A clev~~ ArranK~m~nt,_V .. !t. Nice .tr"te~._l{ .. r. K"~",Vea , Pretty. tnrclng pl"y.-8 .. bo. VQry tlne._ Mal.b~rg. Highly " mul lng hld ~ a n d sc"k,-Pl .... et.ky.

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No. 163 (Original)

CARLOS }IMENO, Jr. Guadalajara, Mexico

Dedicated to Maxwell Bukohcr

Mate in 2 moves

No. 165 (Original)

BEERS

Mate in 2 moves

No. 167 (Original)

YOUNG Po.

Mate in 2, moves

THE CHESS REVIEW

No. 164 . (Original)

E. BOSWELL. Lancaster, Englan~d,--

moves

No. 168 (Original)

F. HILL White , Minn.

Mate in 2 moves

rULY 1934

Mate in 3 moves

No. 171 (Original)

DOBBS Go.

Mate in 3 moves.

Mate in 5 moves

No. 170 (Original)

BURKE Wise.

Mate in 3 moves

No. 172 (Original)

Canada C==~~~"'~·~"'~A~TSON ~~

Mate in 4 moves

No. 174 (Original)

G. GOELLER Germany

Selfmate in moves

119

120

No. 141). G. GoNle . (6M $,,1.). 1. Rhl_gl, ,,1=8; ~. Tempo. S mat" ... 1. " ,,1::::B; 2. 131>2, 13xO m a te. 1. "' al:::;Q: Z. He·f! eh. Q;dt; 3. Qf2 ch. QXQ

mate. I ., al=R : 2. Ro-n eh. R xH; 3. QU eh, R xQ; •

Sc~· eh. K(3; ~ Sc5 ell, Kc2; 6 Sf4 e h. HxS "". !e. 'rhe beauty or the pn,ble rn lies In the different m .. n ·

ner of play, when R or Q IS mndc.-Rothcnbcrg. What there Is or this problem l~ gOOd, but one wou ld ex­i >ec ! more (u]] length '·'HI"tlon~.~~!cClelland. Ther" [" Bt1 11 wide ranJ;" or variety In Black promo(lo"" __ Emery, Pretty 8Ui. Nice plaY.-Hoy. Odglnal and Mtonlshing.-~lnl1ibcr8".

No, 150. II. '('hllyer (2M ) c8 = ,s. A youn,:: problcml~t I. almO"1 ~uro to rediscover

the anci"nt. th,"cad1> .. ,'., devIce oJ a S pl"omotlon key. Don ' t lmow w/'lo(her !t l~ well to encourage \hl. \ype.-McClclland. Ono would "u'P~ct the novice hcre.-Dr. DobbS. Vory good , Harold. You nrc young al'l.<1 wUl become a. grea t compoaer.- Vanwlnkle. LIke" footb"ll hud<lle. but an "usplclou" "t"rt fo r Mr. Th"yer .-Emery. Ye,·y well done. - Va!l. A very good first attempt.- S."bo. Gra..t for" 16 year old ·. tlr~t " off~nse . "- Foote. E est or the month.-Ratke.

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Correspondence u,.. l~rlln er. Yonr solullolls a,c, so far as tGchn!qu Q

Is COllcorncd, tho {lnMt Of the entlro fa mHy, but plcase do lIot ollla IIIIporta"t vadat10M In 3 move pro!>lem". " " yOU <lId In 147. or I must """"IIIe you fnlled to rind them. You m.tlst not vote. my friend, but I ask It as a 'nvor.

A. Foo~ a nd (l. 1U1I'1rl" . you don·t care tor? 'J'h e we are entlng.

Why not try thos~ problems appetite orten comes while

Tm lo r, B raverman, U 1II'gln , S~ .. bo, Ilastine, P a r t". , Foote and uthers. Pleas" dlgMt tho note at tho head of the dept . ""en l lato solutlo"B. I ean no longer credit belated ftOlntlon~.

C. S. Kipplnlr. Thanks for the · ·Prohlemlst." Onr monthly eOmlJ<)tition . cuhnillatlllg ill n U.OO prize .. "d Ih" ""honor dlagra",,'· I~ OPCII to a"y olle w ithout an exception. The "Ohto ,·~ pick th~ winne,·. How~\· er. th .. t does not nece~sa'·!ly eslabllsh the mo~t tI' e ri to rl. ons prOblem. Menuse many aoh·era voto for the pr ob_ lem that 11.111><'11.1 « to IhOl", !rro~p cc t!ye of slyle or lenlrth . beside. Mme do not ~olve the 101l!!e,· problem ~,

hence 0( It .

THE CHESS R E VI E W

2 m.ova and 3 move poslt!OM get the M~t How about a Klpplng entry? Best wlsllesl

G. Go"ller. Thanks fo r the liberal suppor t-Nln* ~clfm .. t"sl Will 80e tllal you receive tile eR r egul&rfy. Your gelle,·ou~ opinion or my own work 18 much &p. preclated. Sometimes I think I am better Known In Europe thnn In my own country. Wl1l writ e t o you.

Dr. NlemelJer. ~Ia"y thanks for t ile "Jublleum" B<><>k. a beauti fu l testimonia l to your country'" che1S8 acumen. If I can tlnd Ih~ time I shall send yon ~ome problcm~. I Won somo of my greatest honor. !n Hollalld. Will you IIOt gladden me with one of your ex ce llent p rohlom" for my dept. ?

G. JI"t",hklss (Grace!) . Your op inion that t he Holmes Ctless Detectl,·" Slories stlould &])pear In book f orm I~ mus!c to my eau, but, my <1ear yonng l&dY, yon railed ot Nvoal the name ot the ph ilanthropist. publisher that would undortake the job. How m.any chc"~ lover" would buy t ho book? Most of them don't eve" want to pay for a subserl])!!on to a c he ... magazine . YU. thore .. ro enongh stories to fill a volumo or good ~Ize. and more are on the way.

D . JlleCleUand. Some of your .ugges t!on s &ro OK (l.TId w ill ba \lut In op eration, but the "vace gained 1_ insignificant. There IS onI,. on .. wuy to g et mOre sp&ce, th"t 10, More ~ubsc rlber8. If overy enth talu t would work to t hat end, I could have 3 !!mes the '\la,,,, I now am allowe<l.

M. R. C,melo, Jr, Thank5 ror contr ibution. bn t . please. use a diagram stamp the next time. I do n ot care tor lcthred probloma. They c"uM err or • .

H. ntl rke. Yon (and othH ~o lvers) offered 81 x M ln!lon. when there were but flve. Wroa" cl"lm« arc penalize" a poInt each.

J . S . D ,.",.". W e lcome to the family.

F . Vail. Delighted you hav~ come back to the '"round table." HOllO )·ou will not ·'houdlnl" ag&ln becan.o ot your eye Irouble. 'Vhy not name II. c&n<ll· date e"ery month for the \lrize?

Ot to Wnr"bllrl:". Am going to run uShlnkman" In Augu~l . You nore next. Don' t YOU wan t to sen d an original for that purpoae?

no~rt S~ln. Your problem 18 too weak for the CR. Bc~l<lc$, t do not acce pt lIotellon problems .. nd <10 not r cturn a"ythlng unle"~ a " amped, $"It_ .. <\· dro sowd envelope is Inclo~c d. Don·t y on r"ali zo th .. 1 I would have t o bc n milliona ire to do what "COreS or b~glnner~ expect me to do?

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PROBLEM SOLVING LADDER Previous '" 0 - N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Si Name Score ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tolal Remark.! - - - - - - - - - - - -

Braverman. S. • • • • • • 371 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 '07 Wins [ adder Prize Greenwald. I. ....... 368 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 . 3 3 5 6 2 ... McCklland. D. C. ... 357 .0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 399 Ludlow, O. H. . . . . . 35. 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 3'7 Nash. E. A. . .. . .... 316 10 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 358 Mal2;berg, N ........ 308 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 "6 Vanwinkle. W ...... 308 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 · 2 "6 Piaset:ky, I. ........ 280 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 • 2 J06 T anassy. L .. ....... 270 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 • 2 2.8 Rothenbero. P. L .... '" 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 285 Riggin, C. W. . ... .. 236 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 2 270 Burke, H. . .. ...... . 21 . .0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 256 Foote, 8. A ... ... ... 235 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 25. HarQrtavts, G. M. • 218 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 2 216 Dobbs, Dr. G .. ..... .95 10 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 237 Hampton, L. D. . ... 11. • 2 2 • 3 2 .58 Davis. ~nn ... ... .. 116 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 .51 Emery. . R ........ •• 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 5 6 2 122 T udor, W . B ........ .05 2 2 • 3 2 . 11 Hoy, John O . . ...... 6. . 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 "' Wend, T . C. ...... 56 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 5 2 83 McCarthy, E ..... .. . " 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 82 Simonson. A. C. . . . . " 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 7' Szabo, Alu ........ . 36 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 76 Hochberg Bros. . .... .6 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 • 67 Vall. F ........... .. 0 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 .0 Doran. J. S. . . . . . . . . 0 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 36 Berliner, Dr ..... .... 0 , 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 2 36 Ratke, R. J .... ..... 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 3 2 28

Note : Many 501vers wUl Bad their nam~s omitted because they fa lled to send solutions. Th, scores of these solvers are being kept on the book '0' 6 months fot' futufJ resumption within tha. time. After 6 months the scores will be canceled.

HOW YOU VOTED Nama Choice tor A Jt"r1l W hpi I "~Y h4yt 10 on,.

Simon.on .•....... . ..•.• .. . ... U S ... . ... ....... • . • . 1'0 ~tatemcnt. ROlhenl;l or lf ......•. . .. . . .. . . . uo . . . . . .. ..... .. ... . Wan t • • n IHIl cio /l.non. "Solv lnlf (COin Dlagr. m$."' McCle ll.nd . ..•.....•.... ..... U S .... ....... . . •.. .. W.Dt. h.rdec and lon"or prOb lon,8, es""y~, H<>hne.

SI<>de •. ~nd 1··.,J r y P rohl o"" . Dc. Dobb •.•.•.. . . . . . . . . ..... H I •. . . .. . ..... . ..... Th lnk8 run o f I>roblom. t<>o •• MY. Sent tho rl ... 1 fairy

c<>ln l>'>ollio n rocolvad by the ltd lt"r. V&l\wlnkl •.... ..... . . • ..•.•.• HJ ..•. ... •... ..•.•.. Only <>no t<> t h,d n nd pro ... Cook In 133. GI>'''' hlnta

M t o how 10 ma ka the prob la m ".,und. Nuh ....... . ................. ItS ..... ....... . .... . !'Io at. temen' f Emery ... . .......... .. ....... 140 ... •.. .. • . •.•• . •.. N<> , I.tement ( W hY lIotf-Ed. ) Tudor . ............... ........ ? .•. •...•.• .•.•..•. No ",. tomen t TanMeY ...•.•.•...•.•........ ? .. . ....... . ....... No . t n .oment Gru nw.ld ...••.• ...•. . . • .. .. 147 ... .... . . • .•...... Thlnkll there wer .. no "o\lUI.ndl"g"' p ro ble m s In the

April I .... "e. Burk ......... .. .... .. .. . . . . . . 141 . ..... ..... ... ...• t>o at.tement. Hoy •. . •.. .. • ....... • ... • .... . HI ..•. •...•.•. ..•. ... ,Uk~ when ,100 pcombed arUcloo and r.lcy problema

will m.tcrlaU~e. Wants mOCI ,p.ce In dept. Doc.n .. •. .. ... ........•.•. .. • 146 ....... ........... Pconounce. 141 the m OHt diffi cult problem In IMue. V. II .••. ......... ...•..... . . . t ....... •. .... •.•.. Thinks ,he dopt. pepped up conolder.b ly. LudloW .... .•..•..• .•. • . •• • . . In ... . . . ... . .... ... . Say. ho IIko. tho prO"\lleml In every I •• ue 80 tar. Dr. Berlln,r .•.. ..•. • .•....... In .... .. . . . . . . . .. ... Thlnks April pro bloma were a poor lot. McCarthy •. .... • . . .• • .. . .. . .. 14 0 . •• . • . ..... . .. . • . . Stalu tha.t 10 0 enjoy. Ih. 'a(l(l&r race Vir,. much. Davl . .•.•.. ......• . • ... . .. . .. ? ••• . •••••• •••• . • .. No 8t.t .. ment. H .rKre .... u .•.• . •.• .•....... .. In . ............... . . No s t.tement. s .. bo .•..... . . • ....... . . . . .. 13.(t) •.•.•.......•... S.YI IU d ...... r .. u the prlu, t)el nK tho "cookl ... t"' - orterinl • Wen~1 . • . .• .•...•.. •. ..... .••• 114 Rl,,JIn . ......... . . . .......... H I

..•. .. •..•.•.. . •. • No Btatement. •..••••..•.•••.... Do"'"" ' t Uke S.lrm. , .. or Falr l ... Wa nt. Endpm ....

bu t .. III Uk .... hU he g e l. a lld Uke it . (Dr •• o l -Editor ).

DBye .... e.. .... . ............ . . , ..•••.•..•••.•.•.. No s l. tomen!. FooU •••.•••.•.•.••.•.• . . . . . . H I .. . . . . ............ W. n le a.Udell ad .. I'ing ho" to co m pOM problem .. H ochbor. Broe .......... ...... 140 .... •.• .. •.• . • .... No etaternenl. R .. tke .•. , ... ... . . ....... ..... ISO .. .... ..... .... . .. 1'10 at.tement. Ma\:obe,s . . ... .. ..... . . . ... ... 111 ...•... ..•.•.• ..•• 1'10 at.tement. PIa8.t~kJ' •.•.. . •.•••. . • . •. • .. U S • . .......•.•.•..•. No at.temen t. Hampton... .. ... . ..... . .... .. 1 • . ....•..•.•.•.•• • No etatement.

The ... Inne, ot the Ho nor Prize and DlaKram 18 .Franz Pala u ot Hambl,lrlf, ]).ermanI'. Don't fo rge t th.t n . :u month t ... o prlzu a re due. DId yOU vo t& tor t ... 01