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• c • - ~ > > - - • - ~ - 0 • c TOURNAMENT 0 J:l v .- " " -- - d ~ 0 " ~ • '" " - 0 " Cl '" .... " . -Dr. A. Alekhme . . .. . . ] . I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 7 1010 1170 I I H. Golomb,k .. .. .. .. I 0 I . 1)01 I ' I ' I ' I 1 I 1 II , I 1 I 1 II ')01-1)01 I" VeraMenchikStevenson I 0 I h i . I I I I I I I Y21 1 II 4 I 1 I 2 II ' - 2 I III Hounie Flerguin .. . . . j 0 I 0 I 0 I I YlI II Yl l l II 2 I 3 I 2 II 3 - 4 I IV J. OI;v,," .. .. .. · .. .. 1 0 I 0 I ° I )01 I . 1)01 I )01 I ' II ' I 3 I 4 II 21'2--41'2 I V.VI.VII Raux Cabral . . . . . . .. . J 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 112 1 . I 1 J 1 II 2 I 4 I 1 II 2Y,- 4)o1 I V.VI.VII B. H. Wood .... · .. .. 1 ° I ° I )01 I I', I I', I ° I I ' I V.VI.VII L Gull> .... .. · .. · .. 1 ° I ° I ° I 0 I ° I ° I ° I II ° I 7 I ° II ° - 7 I VIII

MontevideQ '. Argentina, making the most of its good

fortune in having cornered the market of world chess talent, arranged a succession of international tournaments upon conclusion of the International Team Tournament, wherein the many visiting Europeans were arrayed against its native heroes.

Two world champions simultaneously graced the entry Jist at Montevideo, Uruguay, as Dr. Alekhine and Mrs. Vera Menchik Stevenson participated in an eight_player invitation tour_ nament arranged by the British Consul General, Sir Mill ington Drake, for the benefit of the British Red Cross.

Dr. AJekhine gave a superb and AawJess exhibition, being in word and deed the man of the hour- for each opponent, "the zero hour,'· distributing seven of the unwelcome discs even ly and impartially amongst the field.

Rosario Rosa rio, situated inland on the Parana River,

was the scene of one such event. In the field were three national champions, Petrov of Lat_ via, El iskases of Germany and Mikenas of Lithuania. Against them the balance of the field, all South Americans, scored only two po ints out of a possible fi fteen.

Vlad imir Petrov, alone unscored upon by the Argentine quintet, won the tournament after drawing with Eliskases and winning all his remaining games. Final scores foJ low: , • , " , " c 0 " • •• is .'l " 0 A ~ Vladimir Petl"Ov --------- , 0 J ". --------- 4 0 3 5\1

--------- 3 2 2 4 J. M. ------------ 2 4 , 21;; O. Garcia Vera ---------- 2 4 , 21;; "- Garcia Vera ---------- J 3 3 21;; J. A . Vinuesa ----------- 2 4 , 21;; O. J . Gillstina ----------- , 5 0 2

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Buenos Aires Paul Keres of Estonia and M. Najdorf of Po_

land, two of the youngest top_flight masters to_ day, both recognized as ranking amongst the most dangerous of tournament ioemen, jointly shared top honors in the International Masters' Tourna_ ment at Buenos Aires which was contested shortly after the International Team Matches.

Twelve entries, representing seven countries, and including also Miss Sonja Graf, runner_up in the Women's World Championship Tour_ nament, proved so .formidable that no player escaped before bending an unwilling knee to defeat at least once,

RUY LOPEZ What yOIl'1I read in Ihue lineJ im'l Uii.fdom galore, JIIJI, "Benko reJigned at move 44," Exupl for (/ Kn'J· hi M", the gallery wondered floUi Krrn coul gel him, lill he pl'fyed OU! 100.

A. Benko White

1 P-K4 2 Kt.KB3 3 B.Kt5 4 B.R4 5 0 .0 6 R-K1 7 B.Kt3 8 P-B3 9 P_Q4

10 B_K3 11 PxP 12 P-K5 13 Q_B1 14 B_Q1 15 B_B4 16 P_QKt3 17 QKt_Q2 18 KtxKt 19 RxP 20 R.Kl _

P-K4 Kt.QB3 P-QR3 Kt· B3 B_K2

p _QKt4 P-Q3 0-0

B.Kt5 PxP

P_Q4 Kt-K!> Kt_R4 Kt_BS P_QB~ Kt_KtS

R_B ) PxK:t B_B~ Px,P

40 . . . . 41 RxKt 42 Kt·KS 43 K_B3 44 K·B4

Resigns

P. Keres Black

21 Q.Kt2 B_QKt5 22 B.Q2 B.B6 23 BxB PxB 24 Q.Bl Kt_Q4 25 P.QR3 Q_Kt3 26 B_B2 BxB 27 QxB KR_Q1 28 P_K6 PxP 29 Kt_Kt5 Kt_B3 30 RxP Q_B4 31 Kt_B3 P_QR4 32 P. R3 Q_Q4 33 R_K3 P_KtS 34 P_QR4 R_B4 35 QR_K1 Q.B4 36 R(K3)_K2 QxQ 37 RxQ R(B4)_Q4 38 K_B1 Kt-Q2 39 R_Kt1 Kt-B4 40 K_K2

KtxKtP R_Klch

R(K1)xKtch R.Q6ch

R_K8

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FIELD GOAL

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Bofore a record_breaking crowd of 120,000 which packed the great Purnell University stadium today, Morton, of Purnell, and Vance,

, of Harmouth, battled to a breath_taking finish in the annual Chess Classic, in which Morton, by brilliant use of his gueen and his king's bishop, checkmated Vance in 4 :35 :03.

It was a game replete with thrills. When Morton trotted out onto the field toward the beautiful chess table in the center, wearing his big red varsity P on his black sweater, Pur_ nell rooters rose as one man to give him a deafening ovation. When, a moment later, Vance jogged out onto the field wearing his big purple varsity H on an orange sweater, the Harmouth cheering section rose as another man and greeted hi!Jl with a long swelling "Checkety_ eck_tee_eck_tee-.eck - checkmate! Harmouth!"

The toss;, being won by Morton, Vance elected to sit on the north side of the table. Morton advanced his king's pawn to K4, and the hattie WaS on, while 120,000 onlookers silently and tensely watched the giant electri_ cally_controlled chessboards which hung at intervals along the length of the field.

In the first period Vance's plunging knights, crafty bishops and sturdy rooks fought Morton to a standstill, resisting every crushing on_ slaught. Then, during the usual intermission after the fir~t: t~o and a half hours of play, the two umver51ty bands took the field and ' marched smartly about, playing their stirring college songs,' among them being, of course, the traditional "'Sweep Down the Chessboard With Old Purnell," and, "Checkmate Dear Old Harmoutil'S Foes." ,

After twenty minutes, play was resumed, and two hours and five minutes later Morton ad_ v.anced his king's bishop to QKt7 and in a clear, steady voice announced, "Check!"' Vance was checkmated, the game was over, and hysteri. cal Purnell rooters poured out onto the field to tear up Vance's side of the chessboard and carry it away in triumph.

The annual PurnelLHarmouth football game was also played today, on the field behind the old gym. Harmouth won, 12_0. Several hundred loiterers watched the game from the side lines.

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9 . . . . QxQ 10 KtxQ KtxP 11 B.QKt5 KtxB 12 PxKt B.K3 13 P.QKt3 B.Q4 14 Kt.KB3 BxKt 15 PxB Kt_B3

(Cap8Jblanca-Reshevsky, A VRO, 1938) White's trirrlets can hardly be expected to

bring the bacon .borne, After all this disillusionment, we come to

the biggest surprise of all: (0)

6 PxP 7 KtxKt! 8 BxP!

The Pawn·snatcher's om.mended by Keres.

8 . . . .

KtxP QxKt • • • •

del1ght-----obut it is rec-

Kt.B3

If 8 • . . Kt-R3; 9 BxKt, QxKtP; 10 Q-B3, QxQ; 11 KtxQ White has a clearly superior endgame (F1ohr-Botwinnik, AVRO, 1938)

9 Kt· K2 B. Kt5 10 P.B3 QR-B1

So far Keres-Lilienthal, Leningrad-Moscow, 1939. Here Keres Dlayed 11 B-B4 and after ... Q·R4ch; 12 Kt·B3, P-K4!: 13 PxP, B-K3! Lilienthal secured a counter-attack which was more than adequate. But ill his notes to the game Keres points out that he should !have Dlayed 11 Kt-B3! If then 11 ... Q-K3?; 12 B-KB4, and .. . KtxP {)r .. • BxP are both in· sufficient compensation for the piece. And if 11 ... Q-Q2 (the only other move): 12 B-Kt3, B·Ka; 13 B-Kt5, P-QR3; 14 B-K2 and Black obviously has nothing for the pawn.

• • • At present then, I have come to the rather

annoying conclusion that a·fter 4 B-B4, the Pawn _grab variation is W hite's best continua_ tion.

We turn now to the other major possibility: 4 Q-Kt3 . ..

(A) 4 . . . . 5 Kt.B3

On 5 PxP, KtxP; be played.

5 .... 6 B-B4!

P_B3 · . . .

6 K txKt, QxKt! should

B·Kt2 · . . .

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Now this is quite powerful, since Black obviously must not play P -QB4.. Against the alternative 6 PxP the simplest is .. . KtxP! e.g. 7 P-K4., Kt-Kt3: ,8 B-KB4, 0-0; 9 R-Q1, B-K3; 10 Q-B2, B-Kt5; 11 :B--K2, Bli"Kt; 12 BxB, P-K4!; 13 ExP, BxB; 14 .Pli"B, Q-K2 with perfect equality (Li-lienthal-Reshevsky, Lenin-grad·Moscow, 1939).

6 . . . . 0_0 If 6 .. . PxP; 7 QxBP, B-K3; 8 Q-Q3, K t-Q4;

9 KtxKt, PxKt; 10 Q-KtSoh, Q-Q2: 11 P-K3 and White has a slight Dull.

Compare Reshevsky-Mikenas, Hastings 1937, '38 :

7 P.K3 PxP 8 BxP QKt-Q2

And Black ca n equalize. See Modern Ohess Openings, Queen's Pawn Game, Col. 136, (B)

4 .... 5 QxP 6 Q_Kt5ch

p,p B·K3. . . . .

•

A possible strong alternative Gr. M. C. 0., Col. 146, note (b).

is 6 Q-R4ch-

6 . . . . Kt_B3 7 Kt.B3 Kt·Q4

But not 7 ... B-Kt2 ; 8 QxP, B-Q2; 9 Q-Kt3, R·QKt1; 10 Q-Ql, B-B4; 11 Q-R4, Q-Q2; 12 P-QR3 and Black ha s nothin·g (IDuwe·Land-au, Hastings, 1938·'39)

7 ..• R-QKt1; 8 Kt-K5, B-Q2; 9 KtxB, QxKt; 10 P -Q5 is also in White's favor (Euwe' Alel;:hine; 2nd match game,1935).

8 P_K4 .... Better than 8 KtxKt - M. C. 0. col. 146.

8 . . . . Kt·Kt5 9 Q.R4 ....

And White maintains a slight p.ull. Our .conclusion then is that against 4 Q-Kt3,

P-B3 should equalize.

With the exception of the solitary variation D in 4 B_B4, Black has an adeguate reply in every eventuality. On general principles one is inclined to doubt the cogency of this "refu_ tation," e.g. on 9 Kt_K2, B_B4 appears to be strong, for if 10 Kt-B3, Q-K3!; 11 P-Q5, Q_Q2 and Black's game is adeguate.

(NOTE: I must ·beg the reader's indulgence for t he .frequent allusions to Modern Ches s Openings, but my aim has been to diecua.s some of the improvements that have appeareiij since the publication of that work and - to indicate where and how masters at present are looking for the best line against the Grun· reid Defense) .

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250

Game Studies Positional characteristics often influence the

entire course of a game, particularly a weak. ness of the pawn structure.

Superficially the weaknesa may be latent inasmuch as it can be def ended as many times as it can be attacked, at which critical stage the game is apparently in equilibrium. The advantage of mobility, nevertheless; ac_ crues to the attacking player.

GenerOllly, thi'S is sufficient to turn the tide in favor of the aggressor. However, the fol_ lowing "no decision" contest Is an exception to the rule.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED (N ot es by Dr. Max Euwe)

T. ,D. Schel tinga G. R. D. vanDoesburgh Wh ite Dlack

1 P.Q4 P.Q4 5 P·K3 0 .0 2 P_QB4 P.K3 6 Kt·SS QKt.Q2 3 Kt.QB3 Kt. KB3 . 7 B·Q3 PxP 4 8_KtS B.K2 8 BxP P_QR3

Simpler is 8 ... P-QK t3, followed by . .. 8-Kt2.

9 P_K4 An interesting

alion.

• • • •

attempt to I'ev ive this val"i·

9 . . . . 10 B·Q3 11 P_KS 12 BxB

P.QKt4 P.B4

Kt.Q4 Q,B

Not 12 .. . KtxK t because or 13 BxPeh. by Q-B2eh! when . .. KxB would be met

13 KtxKt 14 0.0 15 B.B2

PxKt P.BS

• • • •

White's K side P majority , plus the ]loslUon o-r his minor pieces, which are poised for action against the a dve rse K, outwelg>h Black's Q side advantage.

15 . . . . P_B3 Attempting to antlcipate

ing open the B fi le. 16 Q.Q2 17 QR.K1 18 PxP 19 Kt.Q4

the attack by forc ·

B-Kt2 p,p

Kt.B4 • • • •

In order to fully capitaliZe on his K side majority, White must firs t rende l' Black's Q side pawns Jmmobile .

19 . . . . 20 Q-K3 21 P_B3 22 P_KKt3 23 P_KR4

AdVanCing o n the e nti re front.

Kt·KS P.Kt3 Kt·B4

QR.K1 • • • •

23 . . . . Kt_K3 24 R.B2 Kt_Kt2 25 P.B4 B_B1 26 B.Ql Kt-B4 27 KtxKt BxKt

Thus far, Black has en joyed a measure of success in stemming the advance. But now h is QP becomes a t a rget for White's batte r ies.

28 B_B3 Q.K3 29 Q.Q4 R.Q1

THE C HESS REVIEW

30 P-R5 ... Dire ct conce ntra tion on the QP by R-Q1

would prove fruitless afte l' . . . B·Q6. 30 . . . . R.B2 31 PxP PxP 32 R_R2 R.KR2 33 RxR KxR 34 R_Ql B·KtS!

For 34 .. . B·Q6 would be IlIclby the ad-vance 35 P·KKO.

35 K.B2 BxB 36 KxB Q-R6

Feinting rather tha n s ta ll ing. A one.piece attack is generally or no consequence.

37 R_Kl Q.K3 38 P-KKt4 K.Kt2 39 R_KRl R.Q2 40 K_Kt3 R.KB2 41 R_Q1 ....

Sch eltlnga

By skill fil l lUan cuve rin~, Whi te at last com-mands tr ibute. T he QP must fa ll. If 41 ... R-Q2 ; 42 1',135, PxP ; 43 1'x1', QxP ; 44 P-K6~h !

41 . . . . P_Kt5 42 QxQP QxQ 43 RxQ R·B2

P reventing W,hi te fl '{)lU conSOlida ting his gains ·by bringing his K to ·t he cente r. The advanced BP dem a nds a tten tion.

44 R.Q2 P.B6 45 PxP PxP 46 R_QB2 R_B5

CUtting the line t he R a nd K.

of communication between

47 P.B5 • • • • Impetuous. Firs t 47 K·RS and then a He t· . ..

K·B2 ; 48 1'-8 5 would havc gai ned several t empi.

47 . . . . 48 PxP 49 P_K6 50 P.K7 51 P.B6

Black has es tablis hed 52 K .94 53 RxP 54 R.96ch

(Translated from the J.B.S.)

p,p K_R3

K.Kt2 K_B2 R_B1

a success fu l block ade. KxBP R.Kl

Drawn Haagsche Courant by

DE C EM B E R, 1939

Montevideo Invitation T ou rnament Octobe r, 1939

"Time Reveal! All T hing!" - in thiJ cale Ihe inhrr(JllJ weakneH of a backward King Pawll .

SICILIAN DEFENSE Or. A. Alekhine

W hi t e H. Golombek

Black 1 P.K4 2 Kt. KB3 3 P.Q4 4 KtxP 5 Kt.QB3 6 B· K2 7 Kt..Kt3 8 0·0 9 K·Rl

10 P.QR4 11 P·B4 12 B.K3 13 B·Ktl 14 Kt·QS 15 QxB 16 PxKt 17 P. B4 18 Kt.Q4

P.QB4 P·Q3 p,p

Kt. KB3 P.KKt3

B.Kt2 Kt.B3

0 .0 P.QR4

B.KS Q.Bl

B.Kt5 R.Ql B,B

KtxKt Kt·Kt5

Q·B2 KR·QB1

19 P·QKt3 20 QR. K1 21 P.KB5 22 Q.B3 23 Kt.Kt5 24 B.xKt 25 Q· K3 26 QxBP 27 Q.8 7 28 Qx RP 29 Q.87 30 KtXQ 31 Kt.Kt5 32 Rx8P 33 R·K 2 34 P· Kt3 35 K·Kt2

Kt·R3 R.Kl

Kt..B4 R. KBI

Q.Q2 P,B

KR.Kl p , p

QR.Ql P.K4 Q,Q R.K2 P. K5 P.K6 R.K5 B.R3

ReslgnR

The foll owi ng .game played in the Dutch Champio n.h ip, $hedi a dditional lig ht on are· finem e nt of tec hnique in t he o pe n ing phllle o f the Sicilian OefeMlie. Euwe defeate d Lan-dau in the ir matc h, 6Y2- 1\12.

S IC ILI AN D EFEN SE ( Notes by D r . Max Euwe)

Or. M. Euwe W hite

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

P.QB4 P·Q3 p,p

Kt.KB3

S. La ndau Black

5 QKt.93 P.KKt3 6 B·K2 B.Kt2 7 0 ·0 0 .0

So far the usual procedure o[ the Dragon va ri ati on .

S Kt· Kt3 Aim ing to preven t

P·Q4 . 8 . , , .

• • • • t he libera ting move . . .

Kt..B3 , . , .

So KP.

9 p.B3 t hal t he Q Kt Is freed from -guarding t he

9 . , , . B·K3 10 Kt·Q5 ....

Rest ricting DJa-ck's freeclom of a ctloll. 10 . . . . P.QKt4

To p reven t White's complete domination of the cenlel· with P·QB4 .

11 P.QR4 .... rr 11 Dx.P , BxKt; 12 hE, Q·Kt3ch; 13 K·Rl.

QxB : 14 PxKt, QxP and Black·s pos llion Is sathd actor y as W'hite' s hold on QS Is go ne .

11 . . . . PxP 11 ... P·Kt5 la worthy of conside ratio n.

12 RxP BxKt 13 PxB Q.Kt3c h 14 K·Rl QKt.Kt5 15 P·QB4 Kt.Q2

Massing hie forces on the Q el (!e w here most or the pJ.a.y Is dlrectel.

16 B·K t5 KR·K l 17 Q·Q2 Kt.R$

Not 17 . .. P ·QR4?; 18 KtxP!

2ll

18 B·QI Kt ( Q2).B4 19 R·R3 KtxKt 20 RxKt ( Kt.3 ) Q.B2

20 . . . Q·B4 was p referable. After the te xt m ove, Bla ck c annot prevent the adva nce o f White's Q s ide Ps .

21 R.R3 22 P.QKt4 23 B.QR4

Kt.B4 Kt.Q2

Q,P

L OSing a n e xchange . Dut -ot her continua· tlons hold out no ·bette r pros pects: e .g. 23 ... KRrQBl ; 24 B·&6, Kt·K4 ; 26 Br R... KtxQBP ; 26 Q-Q3, K txR: 27 B·B6 and t he Kt. Is trapped.

24 R·Bl Q.R3 25 R~2 ... .

To free the B. 25 . . •. .

25 Q·R2 was also good. Q.Kt2

Black's original t hought was to save hlrn selr with 25 . . . KR·Bl , but ,he discovers that this fails aller 26 B·QBS (not 26 BxKt because or .. . RxRch. fo llowed by . .. QxR), Q·Kt3; 27 BxKt.

26 B.QB6 Q.91 27 B,R Q, B 28 R·B7 • • • •

White I, not only tho exchange plus. b" t his pos ition J9 super ior .

28 • • • • Kt.KtS 29 R ( R2) xP Q,P 30 R,P R,R 31 R,R Q.Kt4

Obtaining counterplay. Accura cy manded to maintain -lhe a dvantage.

is still de·

32 R.Kl B.81 35 R.Rl 33 P.R4 Kt.BS 36 B.B6 34 Q.B3 Kt.K4 37 R.R8

P.R3 Kt·Q6 Kt.B5

T hreatening as .. . 'tBach and QxKt P mate. 38 Q· Kl .•• ,

And now W h ite R xBeh, et c.

·th reate ns ma te wi th 39

·38 . . . . 39 B·K t2 40 RxB ! 41 Q.K7

F

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Amsterdam, October, 1939 Sixth Game

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED (NotBS by Dr. M. Euwe)

Dr. M. Euwe White

1 P.Q4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt.KB3 4 Kt_B3 5 P_QR4 6 P_K3

S. Landau Black

P.Q4 P. QB3 Kt-8S

p,p 6-84

• • • • In my match wH.h Alekhine 6 Kt·K5 was

generally played here. 6 . . . . 7 BxP 8 0-0 9 Q.Kt3

Directed at the lhreat or 10 10 P·K4

P, K3 B.QKt5 QKt_Q2

Q_KtS Kt -R2. B.Kt3

For after 10 ... KtxP ; 11 KtxKt, BxKt; 12 BxP! etc.

11 BxP PxB 12 P-R5 ...•

To draw bhe bishop oft iis present diagonal. 12 • . . • BxRP 13 QxPch K.Ql

If 13 . .. K-Bl ; 14 P-K5 regains the piece. 14 P. K5 R_Kl

H J4 ... Kt-K5; 15 KtxKl, BxKt ; 16 Q-B7, threa tening P-K6 is difficult to parry,

15 Q_RS BxKt If 15 . . . Kt-K5; 16 K txKt, BxKt ; 17 Q-

R 4ch! or if 15 .. . Kt-Q4; 16 KtxKt, PxKt; 17 B-Kt5ch, K-B 2; 18 QR·U1ch! et c.

If 15 .. . Kt·KK ll ; 16 B·Kt 5ch. Kt·KZ; 17 P·Q5! leads to a strong attack, or in this variation if 16 .. . K·Hl ; again 17 P·Q5.

16 PxK t B·KtS If 16 ... BxQP!; 17 IUxU, QxKl; IS B·Kt5,

threateuillg ·P·B7ch alld also R·Ql , w ins. BU T 16 . .. DxKtP; 17 p·m, R-KBl (17 .. .

HxBP?; 18 R·Kt}!); 18 U·K t5ch, K ·D2; 19 0 ·0 4ch, aud Wbite must acce pt a draw by repetition of moves.

17 PxP B·Q3? It is no t qui te clear what t. he proper COil ·

tinuation would be in the e ven t of J7 . . . R-KKt l. 18 B·R6, 01" I H B·Kt5ch or 18 Kt-Kt5 or even 18 Q·K6 are all worthy of con· sideration .

18 Kt·KS BxKt

THIl CHESS REVlEW

If 18 . .. KtxKt ; 19 P xKt, B"xP; 20 R-Qlch, ll-Q5; 21 Q·R4ch, etc.

19 PxB B. B2 20 R.Q1 8.Q4

Not 20 ... 8·K3; 2t QxD, etc., nor 20 ... R·K3; 21 QxP.

21 P.K6 Kt· B3 22 B·KtS K·K2 23 Q.QB3 Resigns

"Die Schaal!:wereld"

International Team Matches Buenos Aires-September, 1939

RETI - ZUKERTORT

KereJ has Eliskases Jlymied, but 100 opti. mistically permits a rook enlry - learning Ihe Imlh of an old saying "An R. at the Jeventh rank is a pig - it eatJ ewrything."

E . Eliskases P . Keres Germany' E stonia

White Black 1 Kt· KB3 Kt.KB3 22 R.Q2 2 P ·QKt3 P.KKt3 23 R.K2ch 3 B. Kt2 B.Kt2 24 RxP 4 P . KKt3 0·0 25 RxBP 5 B·Kt2 p.B4 26 RxRP 6 P·B4 Kt.B3 27 R·KB7 7 0·0 P_Q4 28 P·R4 8 PxP KtxP 29 P·Kt4 9 BxB KxB 30 K·Kt2

10 Q.B1 Q.R4 31 RxP 11 Kt.B3 KtxKt 32 P·Kt5 12 QxKtch QxQ 33 P.B4 13 PxQ R.Qt 34 P.BS 14 KR.Q1 B_B4 35 P.RS 15 Kt·K1 QR_B1 36 P.Kt6 16 BxKt RxR 37 P.Kt7 17 RxR RxB 38 K.B3 18 P.QB4 R·Q3 39 P·R6 19 Kt.Q3 K.B3 40 P.R7

K·K4 K·QS R,P

P·QKt3 K-K5

R· QKt7 R,P R,P

R·Q3 K·Q5 K,P

P·Kt4 p,p

R.Q5 P·Kt5

R·KtSch P·Kt6 K.Q6

P·Kt7 20 P.B3 BxKt 41 P.Kt8(Q) Resign's 21 PxB R.R3

International T eam Matche·s Buenos A ires-August, 1939

S IC ILIAN DEFENSE

The Black Q makes a rtr"onnoiJSa1ICIJ flight over White's· K position btlt is forced into a three.po;nl !,:/tId;'lg- hands, knees arid nose.

P. S, Miiner.Ba r ry J. Fo ltys llinglau d Bohe mia·Moravia White Black

1 P.K4 P_QB4 19 QxKt 2 Kt.KB3 Kt.QB3 20 K.R1 3 P.Q4 PxP 21 KtxPch 4 KtxP Kt.B3 22 P.B3 S Kt.QB3 P·Q3 23 R_B2 6 B.K2 P.KKt3 24 Kt.QS 7 B.K3 B·Kt2 25 QR.KB1 8 Kt.Kt3 0·0 26 R·Kt2 9 P·B4 B·K3 27 Kt.K3

10 0·0 Kt·QR4 28 Kt.BSch 11 P.BS B.B5 29 P·KR4 12 P·Kt4 Kt.Q2 30 R. R2! 13 KtxKt BxB 31 PxQ 14 QxB QxKt 32 K. Kt1 15 Kt·QS KR.K1 33 QxP 16 Q-B2 Kt.K4 34 Q.Q7c h 17 PxP RPxP 3S RxPch 18 B· Q4 Kt.B6ch 36 Q.B5ch

BxBch R·KB1 K·Kt2 B·K4 Q.Q1 Q.R5

QR·K1 Q.Kt4

P· B3 K-B2

R·KR1 PxKt

RxRch R(K).KR1

R,P K·Kt3

B,R Resigns

DECEMBER, 1939

International Team Matche's Buenos Aires-September, 1939

NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE Two disciples of James Russeii Lowen

"The prudent will prepare themselves to en-co/Inter what they cannot prevent."

V. Mikenas E. Eliska'ses Lithuania Germany

White Black 1 P_Q4 Kt_KBS 21 Q_R2 2 P_QB4 P_KS 22 R.R8 3 Kt-QB3 B_Kt5 2S Kt.R4 4 Q_B2 Kt_BS 24 B_K1 5 )

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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Greetings to all friends of the royal game of chess:-

Ye editors of The CheJJ Review -have sug-gested that I write a letter to you each month -at least for a while-and tell you o.{ the United States 'Chess Federation, its purpose, its plans, and its aspirations. This is a splen_ did idea which I welcome with enthusiasm. 'I want you to feel that we are YOllr Federation and that our purpose is to serve yOIl and the thousands of other chess players, through_ out the land. We ought to have a bond in common; for by that means we become trans_ formed from a host of widely scattered and more or less .inarticulate chess players to a mighty organize;d group. We can do this if we will, and if we can count on your help.

l:.ATE FLASH!

These are days when the U. S, of A, C. F, is facing the sun,

Atop good news of official concord. ance all_around_ good response to finan _ cial appeals-another last minute ray of sunlight beams:-

Ward M, Parker Mitchell, that ever. present and popular attender of chess tournaments everywhere, whose host of friends within the game range two con_ tinents, has accepted a vice_presidency of the United States of America Chess Federation and will guide a campaign aimed at placing 2,000 new members on the rolls of the federation,

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W e are sure ' you will assist us. Much as I should like to write each one of you an in_ dividual letter, it is obviously impossible. But 1 can and will write this letter each month with the hope you will consider it just as personal as though a letter from me were de_ livered at your doorstep by the postman and over my personal signature.

Since writing you last month I am very happy to tell you that Mr. George E. Roosevelt of New York City has consented to be vice_ president and treasurer of our Federation, We should all be most grateful to Me. Roosevelt for accepting this post because our treasury was empty when he took over the fiscal reins, However, thanks to our many good friends who answered my appeal last month, we now have a little money on hand for general pur_ poses of the Federation- not much, to be sure, but nevertheless we have made a good start.

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If you want to help and have not already sent in your "mite," won't you please be good enough to mail your contribution to George E. Roosevelt, Treasurer, 30 Pine Street, New York.

Now let me give you a little bit of good news. The other day the Wilmington Chess Club of ~ Wilmington, Delaware wrote to our secretary, enrolled as a club member, and sent i1J individual memberships for every singl l!' jn~ dividllal chess player in their cllIb- l OO% enrol/ment. What a splendid gesture that was, and how heartening to the officers of the United States Chess Federation! If every club in the country would do that we would certainly "go places." Won't you, Mr. Club President, or you, Me. Club Secretary, follow the example of the officers and members of the Wilmington Chess Club? Won't you, Mr. Duffer or Mr. Expert, urge your officers to join our Federation as club members and enroll also, yourselves, as individual members? How about you State Associations? For details, please write to our secretary, Mr, Ernest OIEe, 111 1 North 10th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, - Do this please! Don't put it off! Let's aJl put our shoulders to the wheel and push! Let's [allow the example of the Wilmington Ci)ess Club. Here's to you, Wil~ington! "We salute you! ....

... Cordially yours, ". \ , . GEORGE STURGIS

President, United States Chess Federation

Keres to play Dr. Euwe • Paul Keres sends word that a match with

former world champion Dr. Euwe is luring him to Holland, and that he must therefore forego his contemplated visit to the United States. The imperturbable, fighting style of the Netherlands grandmaster is admirably suited to test the keen, virile and imaginative qualities which have catapulted Keres to suc. cess after success in recent tournaments.

HAVANA WINTER CARNIVAL

TOURNEY '[\he Winter Sports Carnival which opens

in January at Havana, Cuba, wHi feature a chess tourna.ment lent an intel'uational flavor by the preseuce of Isaac Kashdan. Other entries wHi be Senorita Maria Teresa Mora, who placed seventh in the women's world championship tourney at Buenos Aires. all members of the Cuban ,international team except Capablanca and a selection of other leading Cuban players. The event is announced by President Angel de Albear of the Havana Chess Club.

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1 K.QS 2 K.K4 3 K.B3 4 K.B2eh S K.Kt2 6 K.B3 7 K.K4 8 K·QS 9 K.B6

10 K·B7 mate

K.R1 K.Kt1 K.R1

K.Kt1 K.R1

K.Kt1 K·R1

K. Kt1 K·R 1

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10 P.KtS 11 P.Kt4 12 P.Kt5 13 Q.B6ch

,,14 P.Kt6 mate

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K.Kt3 P.R6 P.RS P. R4 P.R3

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Cross Country Boston Championship

November, 1939

A Sockdolager

1 • • • . 2 K.Kt2 3 KxQ

Shapiro

Q_KSch QxRch

P-Kt71 and wins

WEST COAST DEAD HEAT Oharles Bagby ot San Francisco contested

two match games with clocks a.ga.1nat Georges Koi tanowski, prior to the latter's participation in the current California State championship event. Bagby. active In West Coast chess circles, proved his metUe as a player by drawing both games. The second encounter follows:

Match Game San Francisco, November 9, 1939

GRUNFELD DEFENSE

Pawn phalanges reminiscent of Ma$inot VI. Siegfried reduce hostilities to a mimmllm.

Chadea Bagby G. Koltanow$ki White Black

1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 22 Q.B5 2 P_QB4 P.KKt3 23 P-QKt4 3 Kt-KB3 8.Kt2 24 R-Rt 4 Kt-B3 P.Q4 25 KR_Kt1 5 P-K3 0-0 26 P.R5 6 Q_Kt3 P.K3 27 RxP 7 B·K2 Kt.B3 2S R·Kt6 8 PxP PxP 29 P·Kt3 9 0·0 Kt.K2 30 B-Kt2

10 R·Q1 P.B3 31 Q.B3 11 B·Q2 Kt-B4 32 B-B1 12 QR.B1 Kt·Q3 33 KxB 13 Kt.K5 Kt-Q2 34 PxR 14 KtxKt BxKt 35 R.R7 15 Kt.R4 R_K1 36 Q_B5 16 B.QKt4 B-QB1 37 Q·R5 17 Kt.B5 B.B1 38 R·RS 18 P.QR4 Kt.K!5 39 RxR 19 KtxKt BxB 40 Q_R7 20 QxB RxKt 41 Q_R5 21 B·B3 R.K2

B.K3 P-QR3 P-QR4

p,p B_B4 B.Q6 R.R3 R.Q2 Q.Rl

,B.Kt4 B,B R,R

Q-Q61 P_KB4

K_B2 Q.Kl R.Q1 Q,R

Q.QB1 Drawn

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MANHATTAN DOWNS WEST SIDE "V" The Manhattan Chess Club of New York

contested two home and home team matches wltli. the West Side Y. M. C. A., the first occurrIng on At'mistlce Day and the return meet two weeks later, The li~e-ups:

Armistice Day Match "","'," C. C. West Si de Y.M,C.A •

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.. ....... 1 J. Poin ter ........... 9

.. . . .. . .. 1 C. J . Connelly ...... 0 .... lh N. B abykin ••••••••• ¥..

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. . ......... 'h L. -Winkler • .• . ..... 'h ,'" h',;",;; ... .... 1 H, MacCormlck ..... 0 ,r .... . Jh E . J . Dowling ....... Y.,

9% 3'h Match - November 25, 1939

Ma nhatta n C. C. West Side Y.M.C.A. I. A. Horowitz , ..... 1 M. F. Neckel'man .•. 0 A. S, Pinkus ........ 1 K Forster .... . .... 0 A. S. D enker .•.•• . .. 'h S. A lmgren ••• & ... >,i F . Nadel! •• • ..•.•.•.• 1 G. Chris tensen •.•.•. 0 J. M oskowitz .. • • • ..• 1 \Y. R. Bullard ...... 0 G. Shainswlt . •. •. • .• 1 G. Gustafson .•••. •• 0 B. Biumin . .. . ...... . 1 N . Babyltin . . .... .. . 0 E. S. Jackson. Jr . . .. 0 C. C. San ford ...... 1 O. Tenner ........... 1 L. Winkler . • ...•.• • 0 J. Sudakofl: ....... . 1 J. POinter •. • ..• • . . . 0 P . Rosen?,welg . ...... 1 E . J . Dowling . .. ... 0 .T. D u tka . . .......... 0 M. Kurtz .. ......... 1 C. Saxon ..... ••. ...• 1 O. Freedman .•.•••• 0 Dr. J. PIIH~ . . ....... 1 H. E ck strom •.•... • . 0

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Manhattan C. C.-W est Side V.M.e.A. Match November 25, 1939

SICILIAN DEFENSE Dr. J, Platz

Manhattan C. C. W hite

1 P.K4 P_QB4 2 Kt_KB3 Kt.QB3 3 P.Q4 PxP 4 KtxP Kt.B3 5 Kt.Q63 P.Q3 6 B_K2 P.KKt3 7 0·0 B.Kt2 8 B.K3 0·0

H. Ecketrom West Side Y.M.C.A.

Black 9 p.B4 P·QR3?

9 ... Q·Kt3! 10 K_Rl Q.B2 11 8·B3 B-Q2 12 Kt·Q5 KKtxKt 13 PxKt KtxKt 14 BxKt Q.B5

!If 14 ... BxB; 15 QxB. QxP; KR·Bl ! a nd wJl1 regain the P . 15 BxB KxB 16 Q.Q2 B·64 17 KR·K1 KR_K1 18 P·KKt4 BxBP 19 QR.Bl QR.B1 20 P·QKt3 Q.B6 21 Q_B2 Q-Kt7 22 K·Ktl R.B2 23 B.K4 KR.Q81 24 P.KR4 P-QKt4 25 P.B5 P·QR4 26 PxP RPxP

27 R.B1 28 P_Kt5 29 P-R5 30 KtPxP 31 PxP

(31 QxR! BxB) 32 QxP 33 R.B2 34 Q_B6ch 35 PxQch

P.B3 P.B4 P.R5

QKtPxP P.R6

RxQ ; 32

Q·Q5ch P.K3 Q,Q

Resigns

--- -ILLINOIS CORRESPONDENCE

TOURNAMENT ~he

start week Prizes or $15.00, Strong players field, Waterman,

Association will the first

ent ry fee Is $5.00. $5.00 are offered.

. Write Roy Wake-

DI':CEMBER,1939

STRONG FIELD SEEKS MARSHALL TITLE An entry which eclipses that of mall}, a n

international tournament is compeling IJlis year for the championship of the .\larshall Chess Club. l'lay commenced Sunday, Novem· ber 26, a nd will continue at a round-a-week pace. The seventeen ~ l spirants are I"l'auk .1 . .\tal·s hull (who s aid he 'd retired'?). Reuben F ine, l~llward I.asker, f.'red IWinfeld. Il erherl Seidman. '\Iilton L. Hartanel', David Polland, A. 8 . Sanlasiere, Siduey Bornstein, Jacl{ \V. Col· lins. Walter Goldwater. I I. ltog-osin. T. E. Knorr , Matthew Green. Kenneth S . Howard. i·;t1win Heel and J . A . J)onol'tw.

STATEN ISLAND vs. PERTH AMBOY MATCH Slaten Is la ud Chc~~ Club defeated the Penh

A lii boy Chess Club in a sCI'ell-board match last mOll th . The linc,u)J:

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,I. Fohl ............ . ~S ( ' Hi"ekburuu .. . ... I

Ill', ~(")"'inh(" 'J;' ... . .. 1 .J. Wood ....... .. . . .. 0

'* ''h QUEEN'S PAWN GAME

(Colle System) J. D. Neuss Dr. H. Leede

]'Pl'r.h Amboy Staten IslHnd While Black

1 Kt_KB3 P_Q4 26 Kt.Q2 Q_QB3 2 P_Q4 Kt_KB3 27 0·0 KtxRP 3 P.K3 P_B4 28 B.Q4 Kt_B4 4 P.B3 QKt.Q2 29 R·R1 R_R1 5 B-Q3 Q_B2 30 Kt_Kt3 KtxKt 6 QKt.Q2 P,K4! 3t QxKt P.QR4 7 PxKP KtxP 32 R-R4 KR.QBl 8 KtxKt QxKt 33 R_B l Q.K3 9 Kt·B3 Q_B2 34 P_R3 R.R3

10 P·B4 B_K3 35 Q_Q3 B_Q1 11 Q.B2 PxP 36 P_B5 R(R3)_B3 12 BxBP BxB 37 R(B1).R1 Q.Q2 13 QxB P_QR3 38 Q_Kt5 Q.Q4 14 P_QR4 B.Q3 39 Q_Kt7? RxP! 15 B.Q2 0.0 40 Q_R6 R-B8ch 16 B·B3 P,QKt4 41 RxR RxRch 17 Q_R4 B_K2 42 K ,R2 B_B2ch 18 Q_Kt5 P_R3 43 P_B4 R.B7 19 Q_B5 P.Kt5 44 Q_B8ch K ·R2 20 B·K5 Q-B3 45 Q_K t4 P. Kt4! 21 Q_B2 Q.K3 46 R_Rl P.B4! 22 P.QKt3 QR_B1 47 Q_Kt3 P.K t6 23 R.QB l Kt.Q2 48 R-QKtl P_R5 24 B·Kt2 P_B5! Resig ns 25 PxP Kt,Kt3

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California Championship Philip Woliston, 19_year old los Angdes

youth, scored a smashin,t; victory in his can ·

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FIRST STEPS By c. J. S. PURDY

(Man] limes Champion of Allilra/ia)

WHERE TO PUT YOUR PIECES IN THE OPENING

PART II: THE PIECES, ONE By ONE

Let us warn the student that he should be careful, before proceeding further, to fe_read not only the September, October and November "First Steps," especially the parts on pawn p lay and pawn exchanges.

Part 1 of the present article on "Where to Put your Pieces in the Opening," was given last month, and dealt with tour tests for finding good squares for your pieces. Part II takes the pieces individually, and Part Ill-probably the most helpful- will give a complete illus_ trative example.

THE KNIGHTS

The most effective post for a Knight to take on its first move is B3, for there it com· mands two of the four center squares. In my first article in the September Chess Ret/iew, you will find the following very important rule:

Where you don't play P-K4 eady, never block your QBP.

SO, whenever you are playing a dose game, i.e., you have not played P_K4, you must never on any account play Kt_QB3 until you have played P_QB4: and if P_QB4 cannot be safely played for some time-as often happens when you are Black- you may have to content yourself with developing the QKt at Q2. Note that Q2 has this advantage over Kt.QB3: that the Knight is nearer the K_side. This is often useful, whether for defensive or at_ tacking purposes, as both Kings usually castle on the K_side.

If you always develop the King's Knight at KB3 you will never be far wrong. However, if you have played P-K4, and cannot play P_Q4 for some reason, it is desirable to keep the KBP free- see my first article in The Chess Review for September, 1939 - because you should always keep the option of getting two adjacent central pawns abreast on the fourth rank. In this case it is well to develop the KKt at K2.

Example: 1 P_K4, P_QB4; 2 Kt_QB3, Kt-QB3: Here White does well to avoid Kt_KB3, for Black can answer with P_K4!, which pre_ vents White from playing his QP two squares, and White himself has spoiled his chance of ad_

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vancing his KBP two squares. It is therefore not possible for him to obtain the initiative - since he cannot get two adjacent central pawns out two squares unless he moves his KKt again, which involves loss of time.

Sometimes Kt_KB3 is inadvisable because of an awkward pin.

Example : 1 P_K4, P-K3; 2 P_Q4, P_Q4; 3 PxP, PxP; 4 B-Q3, B-Q3; 5 Kt-QB3, Kt.K2! Here it has been found that 5 Kt_KB3 is somewhat dangerous for Black owing to the pin by 6 B_KKt5, whereas 5 Kt_K2 allows B_KKt5 to be met by P-KB3. The Knight at K2 enables Black to follow up with B_KB4, which challenges White's powerful KB.

Another example is the orthodox attack against Alekhine's Defense; 1 P_K4, Kt_KB3; 2 P-K5, Kt_Q4; 3 P_QB4, Kt_Kt3; 4 P_Q4, P-Q3; 5 PxP, KPxP; 6 B-Q3, Kt_B3; 7 Kt_K2; Clearly, the pin would be obnoxious after 7 Kt_KB3.

Sometimes even Kt_KR3 is best. This oc-curs when you want to keep the option of playing P_KB3 and P_K4, in order to break up a Stonewall formation.

Example: - Dutch Defense: 1 P_Q4, P _ KB4; 2 P-KKt3, P-K3; 3 B_Kt2, P_Q4; 4 Kt-KR3! White wants to keep the option of P_KB3 and P-K4, the only way to break through.

The same move is good for Black against Bird's Opening.

However, these exceptions are subtleties for strong players rather than first_steppers. Re_ member that KB3 is nearly always at least as good as any other square, and usually far and away the best.

THE BISHOPS

Provided that the long diagonal is reason_ ably open, a Bishop is most effectively posted at Kt2, for there it bears on two of the four center squares, and sometimes squares in the enemy camp as well.

A fianchetto, however, may involve loss of time in two ways: first, as both center pawns are generally moved at some time- one or two squares--'-you are losing a tempo by play_ ing P_Kt3; secondly, you may have to play P-KR3 and K_R2 to avoid the exchange of a fianchettoed KB through B_R6. Such an ex_ change weakens the squares in front of your castled King.

Another drawback to a fianchetto is that the pawn at Kt3 limits the mobility of the other Bishop and virtually debars it from de_ veloping at B4 or Kt5, since it cannot retreat to Kt3 if bifid- very important.

D Ec~:MBER, 1 9 3 9

Don 't fianchetto unless you know it is good, especially if an avenue is already open to the Bishop.

The KB should usually be developed before the QB, because you want the way clear for K.side cast.ling . Besides, it is nearly always easier to select the KB's square. The explana. tion- too long to g ive here-depends on the unsymmetrical nature of original position- in. asmuch as the two center files have such very d ifferent pieces at their ends.

One effect of this, as we noted last month, was that B.K2 is often a good move, but B.Q2 hardly ever.

W hen in doubt about the KB, put it at K2. It is safest.

Don't be afraid to develop a Bishop more aggressively if your judgment tells you it is good-see last month's lengthy discussion on this matter.

The only time when you should develop the QB early is when you are White in the Queen's Pawn Game, and wish to develop it in one move before playing P.K3. The same sortie for Bl ack, however, is n~arly al. ways inadvisable; see " Biffing the Bishop." ' As a general rule, develop all the other three minor pieces before the QB.

T HE ROOKS

Develop Rooks on their mo~t effective fi les as soon as you can, but keep them on the back row as long as the opponent has two or more mi nor pieces. If broug ht out, they may on ly be targets.

If you have advanced a pawn two squares, usually be prepared to back it up with a Rook. E.g., after pl aying P.QR3 and P.QKt4, you generally need your QR to back up this ad. vance, in case a fi le is opened through it.

T H E QUH N

The Queen has to be moved off the back rank to free the Rooks, but she should usually be moved only one square, as alread}' stated, to the fi le that is least likely to be (o pened. It is bad to put a Queen on an open fi le. It only means the loss o f a tempo later when the fi re is taken by an enemy Rook .

That the Queen will suffer from exposure if brought into mid·board is not an invariable ru le. E.g ., a g ross blunder often made in the Scotch Opening (I P.K4, P.K4; 2 Kt.KB 3, Kt.QB3 ; 3 P.Q4, PxP ; 4 KtxP) is 4 KtxKt? This loses a clear tempo and therefore g ives Black almost a lost game after 5 QxKt. The W hite Queen is brought into a dominating post. She can be attacked, it is true, by Kt.

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K2_QB3, but the Black Knight makes two moves, so that no time is gained. Raw begin. ners often hit away the Queen by 5 P.QB4 ?? This makes their game absolutely lost, after 6 Q.QI !, as the QP is left backward, and there is a hole at Q 5 on which a White Knight can settle later with devastating effect.

It is surprising, nevertheless, how easy it is to lose the Queen altogether, e.g., 1 P.K4 , P.K3; 2 P.Q4, P.Q4; 3 Kt.QB3, PxP; 4 KtxP, Kt.KB3 ; '5 KtxKtch, QxKt; 6 Kt_KB.3, QKt. Q2 ; 7 B.Q3, O .O??, (say) j 8 B.KKt5, Resigns.

Look for Part III of "Where to Put You r Pieces in The Opening" in The Chess Rev;ew next month.

- -_.-Wi nter Tourna ment-C·openhagen, Denmark

January, 1939 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

(Tarrasch Defense )

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IN FORMAL. L.ADDER (Ma ximum score for Nos. 1438·1455 : 78 ) n - o. Plowman 502, 58; ·1. Rlvise 796, 60;

· A. Shefter 790: 55; · F. Sprenger 778, 56; W. O. Jens 701, 65; · W. Pat:z 736, _; T. McKen na 678, 46; unp. L.. Rothenberg 527, 59; . J. Han nu-s 540, 30; I. Burn 567, -; K. L.ay 539, _; W. Keysor 484, _; G. Fairley 414, 59 ; ul. Burstein 402, 65; Dr. M. Herzberger 453, - ; A. Tauber 362, 63 ; B. M. Marshall 390, 14; J. M. Dennis on 329, 38; A. A. J. Grant 279, 71 ; Dr. W. F. Sheldon 271, 61; n UDr. G. Dobbs 267, 53; P. A. Swart 198, 44 ; I. Sapir 182, 59; -Dr. P. G. Keeney 156, 56; A. Saxer 166, -; .c __ H. B. Daly 101 , 61; J . Donaldson 87. 18; n *1. &. M. Hochbe rg 46, 55; S. P. She pard 63, 26 ; V. Rosado 79, _; W. C. Dod 75; A. Fortler 60; A. B. Hodges 57; - E. J . Korpanty 57 ; R. Neff 55 ; E. Popper 47; Bill Clubb 19 ; W. D. Gibbs 16; Bill Bee'rs 12; F. Grote 6.

T his month' s laddez' prize goes t o G. P low· man, who joins the select "four·star" g roup and e arn s our hearty congratu l aUon~. A. J. F ink's fi ne No. 141 7 easily w ins t he quarterly three· mover contest. The San Francisco expert is ha rd to beat!

Problem Department By VINCENT 1. EATON

AddrtJ! all (orrupondenct reloling /0 Ihh deparlmenl to V. L. Eaton, 2237 Q Strut, N. W., WashintlOn, D. C. Questions about pl'oblem matters wll1 'he answered if accompanIed by return j)Ostage,

My heartiest greetings for Christmas and the New Year to all of you!

As a. special ChrIstmas treat we offer twenty-seven (wiglnais this month and announce a mtle contest for the "really tough" solvers. 1492·1500 are the regula]' Ladder selections, and a fine bunch they seem, even to these jaded eyes. Nos. 1510·1518 are a picked group. t he solutions to whiCh wHi not be counted on the Ladder; Instead. we offer two prizes (of $5 and $3) for the best sets of solutions reo ceived before March 1 next. Some of them will probably PI'ove very dimcult indeed, but don't be afraid to send In pal'tial sets of solu-tions: it's quite possible that others mfly not do quite as well as you! In case of ties, the set bearing the prior postmark w!l! win-with a llowances or course being made for the relative distances of the solvers and the Ume it takes the Review to reach them (you might mention when you submit your solutions the exact date on wh ich your COIW al'l'ived) , Hel'e is a chance to find out who al'e our champion solvers!

For the record, I might say that Nos, 1510-1516 adhere strictly to ol'

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No. H92

GEOFFREY MOTT·SMITH

N ew Y ork, N . Y.

M ate In 2

No. 1493

T HE P ROBL E M EDITOR

Dedicated t o Geoff r ey M ott·Smith

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No. 1494

D R. G. DO BBS

Carrollton, Ga.

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Original Section

No. 1495

F. GAMAGE

Broc kton, MaS'S.

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No. 1496 l SADOR and MORRIS

HOC H BERG New Y or k, N. Y.

Mate i ll 2

No. 1497 ISADOR and MORRIS

HOCHBERG New Y ork, N. Y.

Mate ill 2

No. 1498

RUDOLF POPP

Mltte nwald, Germany

Mate i n 2

No. 1199

AUREL TAUBER

N ew Y ork, N . Y.

Ma te in 2

No. 1500

F. W. WATSON

T oro nto, Canada

Mate in 2

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No. 1501 No. 1501 No. 1507

PERCY BOWATER A. D. GIBBS THE PROBLEM ED ITOR

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No. 1502

R. CHENEY

Rochester, N. Y.

No. 1503

DR.G.DOBBS

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Rochester, N. Y.

Mate in 3

No. 1505

O.A.HOLT

Wil l mar, Minn .

Mate in 3

No. 1506

AUREL TAUBER

New York, N. Y.

Mate in 4

SELFmate jn 2

No. 1508

F. W. WATSON

Toronto, Canada

SELFmate in 2

No. 1509 M. BUKOFZER and

t. HOROWITZ New York, N . Y.

SELFmate in ;1

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE JANUARY 15th, 1940

DECEMBER, 1939

No. 1510

THE PROBLEM EDITOR

Ma.te in 3

No. 1511

THE PROBLEM EDITOR

Ma.te in 3

N o. 1512 CLAUDE DU BEAU

Stookton, N. J. In Memoriam: G. P. Northrop

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Christmas Originals

No. 1513

THE PROBLEM EDITOR

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"Take Cover"

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No. 1514

G. GOELLER

Mun ich, Germany

SELFmate in 8

No. 1515

F. W. WATSON

Toronto, Canada

SELFmate in 15

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No. 1516 P. L. ROTHENBERG

"Ring Around the Rosy" Dedicated to l. & M. Hoc hberg

No. 1517

P. L. ROTH ENBERG

C""" New York, N. Y.

No. 1518

P. L. ROTH EN BERG

New Yo r k, N. Y.

Grasshoppers a7, OIl, d6, gl , h5, h7 ; b6, d7, e5,

Maxistalemate in 4

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DE CE MBER , 1939

PLAYERS Abrahams, G. 'IS. Euwe 209 AdamI, W . W . V$. Cohen 34, ShalD8wlt 36,

Mor Lon 117. 118. Res bevs ky 177, Fine 180, Ulvestad l SI, B1umin 226

Aitkfln, J . M. 'IS. Pavey 143 AlatorUev, A. 'IS. Flohr 60 Alekh lne, Dr. A. 'IS. Keres 5, FIne 9, Botwlnnlk

12. Re8hevsky 39. Capablanca 42, Euwe 66. Flohl' 6S. Benitez and Vidal 87, Kel'es 88. Fine 91, Dotwlnnlk 11 2, Zwetkof't 20 1, Pe t· 1'0'1 231. Golombek 251

Alexander, C. H. 0 ' 0. 'IS. Euwe 161 . '1'al'lnkower 20Z

Almllren, S. 'Is. Neckerman 161 Anderlon, Q . A. 'IS. MUrphy 15 Apseheneek, F. 'Is. Mikenas 87 ArnlaUlluon, Q . 'Is. Nie lsen 141 Bagby, C. '18. Pink 104. Koltanowsk l 258 Be laveneu, S. V. 'IS. Flohr 31 Benko, A. va. Keres 247 Buruhe hke, G. '18. Bogolubow 106 Blumln , B. 'IS. Creen 180, H ellman 181, Ulve·

stad 190, Adams 226, Santas lere 230 BOllatyrehuk, F. P. 'Is. Chistiakov 234 BOIIOlubow, E . D. '18. Besrutschko 106 Boleelavlky, I. 'Is. POljak 71 Bona%, A. 'Is. Relile 138 Book E. 'Is. Mlkenas 87, Reshevsky 136 Botwlnnlk, M. 'Is. E uwe 6. Flohr 10. Alekhine

12 Fine 39 Keres 42. Relhevsky 6 ~ , Capa· bl~nca 67, ' Euwe 89. F lOhr 90, Alekhinle 11 2. Tolul c h 126. Kotov 128

Capa blanca, J . R. VI. Rel hevsky 7, Keres 11, Euwe 13. Floh r 38, AlekoblDe 42. Fine 65, Botwln ll ik 67. Reshevlky 89, K e rel 91, Euwe 112. Rojah n 202. Tartakower 203

Charouse k, R. 'Is. T chigot'in 229 Chiltl ll kov, A. H. 'IS. llogatYl'c huk 234 Cohen, S. S. 'IS. Moskowitz 33, Adams 34.

Pl l\tz 36. Halpern 37 Colllnl, J . W. 'Is. Rogosin 14 Cor1:lever, N. 'IS. deGroot 237 deGroot , A. O. 'Is. COl'tlever 237 Demby, M. '18. Lasker 163 Denke r, A. S. '18. Marshall 82, Willman 215 DiCamillo, A. O. 'IS. Shainswlt 105 Dre ibe rg , L. va. Mike nas 106 Dulo.nto va. Yanof8ky 20 Durham, R. '18. Girard 205 Ee kstrom, H. VS. Plalz 258 EI Is k~su E. vs. Kere s 252. Mlkenas 263 Endzel lns 'Is. Plecl 209 Euwe, Dr. M. '18." Botwinnik 6, Reshev8ky S,

Capablanca 13. Keres 39, Flohl' 43, Landau 46. Ale khine 65. Fine 67. Botwinnlk 89, RetOhevaky 92. Capablanca 11 2, 'l'homas 11 6. Lantlau 137. Flohr 159. Al ex9.111ler 161, Abl'llhamB 209. Landau 251. 252

FIne, R. vs. Flohr 6. Alekhlne 9. Keres 12, BoLwi nn ik 39, Reshevsky 41 , Capablanca 65, Euwe 67, Kupchik 81, Flohr 90, Ale k· h lne 9 t . Keres 113, Horowitz 176, Seidman l79. Ulvestad 179, Yanofsky 180, Ada ms t SO. Rel hevsky 182. PeckM 190

F ink, A. J. '18. H orowitz 56, Bagby t Ool F lohr, S. V8. F ine 6, Botwinllik 10. Reshevs ky

12, Belavenelz 31. Capablanca 38, Euwe ~3. Rablnowilsch 57 . AlatOl'tzev 60. Keres 66. Alekhlne 68, Fine 90, Botwinnlk 90, Thomas 102. Reahe vsky 11 3. Euwe 159. La.ndau 253

Folty., J. V8. MUner·Barry 252 Fulop, J . 'IS. Soudakott 28

Gi rard, G. F. VI. Durham 205 Golombek, H. 'IS. Alekhlne 251 Goodman, O. 'IS. Amateur 28 Gotgilf, C. B. v • . J'lornanovlSky 160 Grau, R. 'IS. P e Lrov 20 t

267

Green, M. 'IS. P in kus 177. Blumin I SO, Ho ro· wltz 182

Guimard, C. E. 'IS. Minnis 202 Hall, W . 'IS. Plavcan 215 Halpern, L. 'IS. Cohen 37. Platz 37 Ha nauer, M . L. 'IS. Man~hall 58, Knorr 153 .

Reinfeld .151, Snntaslere 154, MOI'l'i s 167 Heitner, l. 'IS. Willman 14 . Heilman, G. 'IS. Seidm an 180, Slntasiel'e 180.

Blumin 181, P lnkUI 215 Horowitz, I. A. VI. Kashdan 18, 19. 19. 20.

Amateul' 30, Lee 55, Reinhardt 56. F ink 56. Fine 176, Rel hevsky 178, Green 182. SaIIlA. s iel'S 236

Houck, D. vs. Vatron 95 Kahn, M . 'IS. L ittle I S Kan, I. 'Is . .Roma.novsky 159 Kashdan, I. 'IS. Horowitz 18, 19, ]9, 20 Keres, P. 'IS. Alek hlne 5. Callablanca 11. Fine

12. Euwe 39. Botwlnn !k 42, Levent'i!lch 60. Flohr 66, .Reshevsky 68. Alekhlne 88, Calla· blanca 91, Petrov 106, FiIl8 113, S tahlbe rg 203, Luckll 223. Plazzlnl 226, Tl'ompovsky 226 NajdOl'f 237, Benko 247, Eliskases 252

Knorr, ·T. E. vs. Hanauer ] 53, Reinfeld 154 Kol tanOWlkl, G. VI. Bagby 258 Kotov, A. 'IS. Vudovlch 127. Botwlnnlk 128.

Lls lt%iu 14 0 . Kupc hik, A. 'IS. F ine 81

La ndau, S. 'Is. Euwe 46, 137, Mleses 208. Euwe 251, Flohr 253 •

Lasker, Dr. Em. 'IS. ~by 163 Lauerberg vs. Nielsen 261 Lee 'IS. HOI'owl t z 55 Leede, Dr. H. 'Is. Neuss 259 Levenfisch, G. 'IS. Reshevlky 32. Keres 60.

Pogl'e bys ky t 26 Lew, H. VS. Mal'chand 132 Little, P. H. 'IS. Kahn 18 Lindquist, S. VB. Oaterlun d 95 Llsitzin 'IS. Kotov 140 Luc ki. VS. Kerel 223 Ma llinson, H. V. vs. Mllner·Barry 28 Manney, O. W. vs. Thompson 204 MaI'Chand, E. W. VI. Lew 132 Marshall, F. J . VI. Schlellnger 58, Hanauer 58,

Seidman 59. Denker S2 McCormlek, E. T. '18. Ulves Lad 153 Mieae' , J. 'IS. Landa.u 208 Mikenas, V. va. Apscheneek 87, Dook S7.

DI'eiberg 106, Szabo 108. Eliskases 253 Milner-Barry, P. S. 'IS. Szabo 3. Mallin son 28.

Foltys 252 Minnis 'IS. Gu imard 202 Mor gan, D. L. VI. Taylor 115 Morris, H. VI. W inkelman 105, HlI.nauel· 167 Morton, H. va. Adams 11 7. 118 Moskowitz, J . vs. Cohen 33. Res hevlky SO Muir, W _ vs. Woodbury 189 Mulde r, E. va. Parr 163 Murphy, J . C. 'IS. AndersOn ] 5 Najdorf, M. vs. Ke res 237 Neckermann, M. F. vs. Almgren 161 Neuas, J. D. 'IS. Leede 259 Newman, L. 'IS. AmateUr 231 Nielaen, J. 'IS. Lauerberg 261 Nielsen, S. VS. Arnlaugslon 141 Nim%owitsch, A. vs. Saemisch 62 Olterlu nd, F. va. LindquliJt 95

268

Pa rr, F . Vlj . :o.luhltlt' ) 63 P a ve y, M. \'11. Aitken 143 Pecka r, M. VII. Fine 190 Pel ikan, J . VII. Sp ielman n 137 Pe t rov, V. VS. Keres )06, Gr a u 201, Alek hillc

23 1 P iazzln l, L. vs. Keres 226 P iln ic k, C. VI!. l'[ nku~ 209 P inkus , A. S. vs. Green 177. Reshevsky l S I.

P lln lck 209. Hellman 21 5, Santasl c l' c 23 1 Pirc, V. VS. 'i'lJm(jv itz 235 P latz, Or. J . V ~ . Cohen 36, Halpern 37, Sc hles-

IngOt' SO, Eckstrom 25~ Plavcan, P. vs. Hall 215 Plcei, J. vs. ErU\lle1ins 20n P og r e by.ky. I. \'S. L e vc nfiSCh 126 Pol j ak, M. VII. Doleslavsky 71 Rabinowitsc h, I. VS. F lohr 57 Ree.uh, M . VII. S m lKlov 71 ReBle, Col. 8 . X. vs. Ronaz 138 Relnf eld, F. VII . Ulvestad 152, H~uJau~r 11H.

Knon' lli ~ Rei nhardt , G. VI!. Horowitz 56 Rei he vf;ky, S . vs. Ca pablanCfl 7, Euwe 8, Flohr

12. Lcvcnfi sch 32. Alekhine 39. Flue 41. 'f o \ u~ch 60. Botwinnik 64. Kel'e~ 68. Mos-k owitl. 80. Ca\J-abhwca 89. Euw!! 92. F loh r 113. nook 136. Adams 177. Horowlt~ 178. Sa l\t a~ i er" 17~. Pillku~ 1~1 . Sehlman 182. Fine \112. Uh'es tad 213

Rogosln, H . VII. Coll ins 14 Rojahn vs. Cll pnb la nc fI 202. Sta hlberg 236 Rom af'lovilky. P . A. \'s. Kan 159. GOlgilf 160 S a emisc h. F. VS. Ni rm:owitsch li2 Santasiere. A. E. VII. Seid man 51t, Hanauer 154,

Re!>he vsky 179. Hell man 1110, B1u m lll 230. P lllku ll ~:I1. Horowitz: 23fi

Sche ltl nga, T . D. \'s . Vlln Doesbllq;;h 250 Schlesinger, Dr. P. n. Marshall 58, P lat:.: 80 Seidman, H. V ~ . Soudakoff 15. Sant!l.slere 58.

Mllr~hall 59 . Fille 179. Hellm an 180, Resh· . ev~ky 182

Sha inswlt, G .• VII. Adams 36, DiCamH\o 10 ~ Shearer, H. A. \'s. Shearer 163 Shea rer, C. G. T. '0'5. Sheare r 163 S m illov. V. VII. Zak 2, Recash 71 Sockman, W . P . vs. Conce ssiona ire 190 Soudakoff, J . vs. Seidman 15 . • ' u lop 21t Spielmanf'l , R. vs. Pel ikan 137 St ahlberg, G. V5. Ke res 203. Ro jah n 236 Stol k. J . L . vs. Voolwinde 119 Sturgl •• G. '0'8. Katz 205 Szabo. L. vs. )'l Hner-BaITY 3. MikellllS lOll Tartakower, Dr. S. G. vs. Alexande l' 202 . Capa·

b lanca 203 Taylo r, 1. W. va. Morgan 116 Tch igorin, M. M. va. Charousck 229 Thomas. S ir G. A. vs. l~lohr 10 2. F:uwe 116 Thompson. J. C. vs. Munney 204 T olusch, I. vs. Resllevsky 60. Bot wll\ ulk 126 T omov lt!:, V. vs. Plrc 235 Trompovsky vs . Kel'Os 226 Ulvestad, O. va. Rein feld 152. McCol'mlck J5:1.

F ine 179, Adams 181, Bl um ln 190, HCSh-evsk y 213

Va n Dot sburgh. G. R. D. vs. Scheltin/!:a. 250 Voorwlnde. F. J. vs . Sto lk 11 9 W il lman. R. v~. Heitner H. Denker 21.') Winke lm an, B. F. VS. )'iorr\s 105 Wojclec hosky v~. Yagieiski J63 Woodbury. W . N. v~. Muir 189 Yagi els kl v~ , W oJclechosky 163 Yanofsky, A. V8. Fine IS0, Dulanto 20 1

T HE CHESS RE V I EW

Vatron, M. '· IS . H uuck 95 Yud ov ic h, M. vs. Kolov 127 Zitk, v. vs. Smh.lov 2 Zwetkoff vs. Alek h ine 201

SPEC I A L F EATURES A . C. !-' . - Why S UI)llo r llt?: 79 C hess Qu iz: : 134 1·'amous Las t Round 1'ourne~' Thl'il ls: G2. l ~fj .

'J ?9 --First Steps: l S ~. 2111. 2 3~. 260 Psychology ot Ohesl!!: 21 Puetter vs. Kin /!: (Pue try): 142 Skeletons In the Chess Closet : 156 SpluUerfu~s Goes Alek hl ne : 227 The Millennium : 241 L S . u f A. C. F. - 1'he Preslden t 's MesslIJl:e:

222. 254 Women in C hess: 20

T OUR N AME N TS ( Ma jor) A. C. P.: Ne w ,'or k: \ 2~ , 158. 176 A. V. R. 0 .: 4. 3K.1i4. !Ii!, 11 2 Jlourn emouLh: 173 . 2 0 ~ Jlue nos Aires Invlt1Hlrm: 22 3, 246 Hastings: 3. ~Ii International TeRm 'i'olll'll ament Bue nos

Ai r es: 77. 13·1. 149. 1~ 4. In Kemeri: .1 U6 Latv ia : 53 Margate : 77. 102 IIl 0ntevideo : 246 RosariO: 246 Rnssia n Cllam lllo IlShh) : 125. 127 RU!lsian r..l ~s ters · Ti'lIl lIl nJ/: Tou rney : 31, 60 Sl u ttgart - GermllllY: 155 \ .... o men·s \Vorhl "'I l le: 200

TOURNAM E NTS (Miuor) A. C. F . Wornell's Tou rney: 177 Austral!an : ~ 7 Bergen County: 20~ Bostoll : 15 . 228 Ul'itiHh Women's : 2Hi Calil'o t') ,ia : n s, 259 Chal'les!OH. W. Va.: I:{O Ch icago : ]03 Delli ware : 164 Detroit : .104 I-I. Y. P. D.: 14, 164 ill inOis: 45 In tercolleg iate : 15 Iowa: 94 Jerse y City : 1i!1! Manha ttan C. C.: 14.33.35 Marshall C. C.: j.1, ·IS. 5~ ).I ussachusetll!! St.ate: 71 . .103 _Mprcantile L ibnU'y: l 05 :Midwest Team 'I'y. : 205 Nevada: 105 New York S late: 162. 173.206 Nor t h Cal'ollnll : J 5 O ma ha : 164 Pennsylvania: 95. 155. 2H Por to Rico inlSu la!' C. C. : 21 3 R hode IlI lalld : 164 Scoltis h : ~3 S oulhern: 1811 SL Louis : 132 Texas: 204 Utah: 1~~ . 205 Ventnor City ; 130, IGO Wars aw, 1'0Inn[l: ~7 West Virgin ia: 57. 165 West Side Y. M. C. A.: 94

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