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W ith exemplary speed, plans have already been made fot the forthcoming United States Championship . Tournament. W hile some of the details are naturally still in the tentative stage, the following summary gives the pro· gress to date :

Time. The tourney will start on April 2, after the preliminary tournaments have been completed in March.

PlayerJ: TJlere will be three preliminary sections of ten players each, with the leaders (p robably the fi rst two players) qualifying for the Championship Tournament.

Exemptions: T he following players have been seeded : Sa..-.my Reshevsky, Frank J. Mar. shall, Reuben Fme, Isaac Kashdan, Israel A. Horowitz, David S. Poll and, George N. Treys. man, Albert C. Simonson and Arthur W. Dake. According to a cable recently received from Fine, it is doubtful whether he will b e able to return to this country in time to participate. There will probably be some other changes in t.he lis t of seeded players.

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H uxley St. John.Brooks, Editor of the South A frican CheJs Magazine, to the Editor of the A. c. R:

" I agree with what you say about annota· t ions: . ... and . . .. give me a pain in the back of the ne(k. Reinfeld is much better ... Out here they rather mil to the personal touch. For example:-

" 'I generally play Kt.Q4 here, but my oppo. nent had been drinking hard, and was obviously off his game. I thought that by complicating, I might win a p iece-which ·1 did .'

FI NAL !COrel at H aatings : Reshevllky 7_2; KeNls and Al exander 6 V2-2V~ ;

F ine and Fl ohr 6--3; Mikena! 5V2-3V2; Si r G. T ho mas and T y lor 3---6; Fai r hurst and A. Thomall 1-8.

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is rotten at Bishop endings.' Or, " 'Mr. Basil Sefton is noted for lack of knowL

edge of the openings; hence my choice of this complicated debut. But I generally beat Sefton, anyhow.' "

(From our lively _contemporary The Aus/ral. asian CheJJ Review.)

SUCC E SS ST ORY! Montgomery Major, of Winnetka, Il L, tells

this one on himself. In the recently completed Illinois State Championship (see CFOSS COUl1-

Jry» .he lost every game he played ~in the Pre. liminaries and in the Consolation Finals. And yet he won third prize in the Consolation Fin_ als!! . (page Chernev'J C!lrioN! Chess Pacts.!). The explanation is, of course, that he won sev­eral games by forfeit.

A CU RIOUS POSI TI ON

Edmonton (Can.) Y. M. C. A . _ October, 1937

(White to move)

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White now played a. move which should have forced the game:

1 Kt.Kt4! QxR 2 KtxRch Ktx Kt

And now 3 RxPch! wins 3 QxKt?

And Black wins!

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FRA N K MORGAN, Metrc.Goldwyn.Mayer Star learned chess in order to play it on trains

while traveling with a dramatic compaQY, the stage manager of which was a chess addict. He says a game "brushes the cobwebs" from the brain, as the player forgets everything else for the · time being, while .playing.

INTERCOLLEGIATE CH ESS

As usual, borh imcr(ollegiatc organizations had their annual mutch competitions during the Christmas holidays.

In .the H. Y. P. D. League, Harvard again triumphed. rather easily this time. The final team scores were: Harvard 10- 2, Princeton 6V2-5Vz, Yale 5- 7, Dartmouth 21/z- 9V2'

In the il)o(crcollegiatc Cbess League, a much keener struggle was seen. The totals were: Brooklyn College 151/2---4V2, City College 14-6, Columbia 12V2-7V2, Cornell 8V2- 111/2, N . Y . U. 6-14, Yeshiva 31/2- 16V2'

Intercolleg iate Chess L eague Brook lyn College vs. N. Y. U.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECL I NED J. F. Donovan A. S iegel

Wllite Black 1 P·Q4 P.Q4 12 P. K4 P.K4 2 P·QB4 P.K3 13 P·Q5 Q.Q3 3 Kt.KB3 K t.KB3 14 p,p Q,P 4 Kt.B3 QKt.Q2 15 Kt.Q5 K t x K t 5 B.Kt5 B·K2 16 BxKt Q.K t4 6 P.K3 P.B3 17 Kt.Kt5 P. K Kt3 7 R·B1 0-0 18 B.B4 Q.R4 8 B.Q3 p,p 19 BxPch R,B 9 ·BxP Kt-Q4 20 Ktx R KxKt

10 BxB Q,B 21 R,B R,R 11 0 ·0 KKt.B3 22 QxKtch Resigns

The World Championship Match By FRED RElNFELD

Although 1 did not express that opinion in these columns, I fully expected Dr. Euwe to retain his title in the match which has JUSt been completed as this is wri tten. Now that the match is over, there is so much "J told you so!" and "W':hat else could you expect?!" in the air, that it i.s not easy to remember that last Sep­tember 'hardly anyone red:oned seriously with the possibility that Alekhine would regaio his title.

And such -an opinion seemed to square with the facts. In the two years which followed his gaining the title, Dr. Euwehad played some very fine Ghess, had improved his play in sev· eral important respects, had bolstered up a selL confidence which was sadly -hacked away by the ,fact that so few players were ready to accept ,him as of world championship caliber. Alek_ hine, on the other hand, continued to play superman chess one day and trash the next day. He was unreliable and his play was unpredict. able. We heard reports that he was in strict training, but we took this with a ton of salt; after neglecting -himself for five full years, it did not seem likely that he would be able to impose upon himself the discipline which is a prerequisite for all great achievements.

The attitude of the masters present at the match seems to have been: Euwe should win, BUT you never can tell ! Draw your own con_ clusions from the following statements made in De Telegraaf (quoted from the AflStraiaJian Chess Review) :

Reshevsky: "I have no opinion." Capablanca: "1 will not say a word." Fine: "1 am going to assist."

_ Keres: "1~he last good move will win." Eliskases: "As an assistant to Dr. AJekhine,

I have to use the greatest discretion ." Flohr: "No matter what the result, the chess

world will gain in aesthetic values. "

Now as to the match itself. Some readers may recall that in connection with the previous match, . I wrote that Alekhine's downfall was due to his playing like a gambler, whereas Euwe succeeded by taking rationally weighed risks. In the recent match, Alekhine's play was as enterprising as ever, but his boldness did not pass the permissible. The first surprise turned out to be that he had really trained for the match, and as a result was in superb physical condition. His defensive play was amazingly

riGh in resources, and be made it as hard as possible for his opponent to bring home an ad_ vantage. On the other hand, when Alekhine -had the slightest advantage, he turned it to account with cruel and irresistible logic. He made mistakes, it is true-but he defended him. self stubbornly against their consequences. For Euwe, on the other hand, mistakes generally proved deadly.

Euwe held his own until after the sixth game. In a strictly formal sense, the sixth game was not fatal, as it left the players tied at 3- 3. In ordinary circumstances Euwe would at once have recovered from this defeat; but in this case it was so crushing (the briefest victory since the days of the Morphy-Anderssen Match) iJhat one readily understands the Dutch master's cramped and almost hysterical attempt to achieve a victory at aU costs. The result was a draw and three decisive losses in the next four games. ~fter this catastrophe Euwe's fate was really deCIded, but he maae a manful stand in the next ten games; although even ' here the drawn results of the 18th, 19th and 20th games had a powerfully depressing effect on him which at once became manifest. In each of these he played the first part splendidly, and obtained what was to all intents and purposes a won game. Yet somehow or other, Alekhine, de­fending himself with amazing resourcefulness, managed to hold his own and draw in each case.

The score had other effects. Playing with perfect sel.f.confidence, Alekhine would gallop through the opening at the rate of ten moves a minute. Then, when the complications came, the would have ample time for study. Euwe, on the other -hand, is by temperament a seeker after the best move in each. position. Not only that, but he always had to handle the o?ening in such a way as to assure himself chances even where they should not be expected!- especially with the black pieces. The result was time· pressure, and what is worse, fear of time. pressure! T,his lack of time also explains the relative frequency with which he allowed Alek­hine to escape the consequences of a bad move.

Thus the match has ended after almost three months of constant struggle. Every chess player can sincerely rejoice in Alekhine's victory and hope that it is but the beginning of a new and even more brilliant chapter in an already dis­tinguished career.

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As for Dr. Euwe, ·he has the consolation of knowing that the match was really much closer than the final and official score indicates. But ­results CQunt; and Euwe will have to make up his mind, it seems to me, to devote all his time to chess or else to retire from the international arena. , It is not generally reaUzed that Euwe has accomplished wonders, ior a man who gave only part of his time to 'chess. At all events, one can honestly say of Euwe (and the same has not been true of all champions) that he carried his honors with dignity and without arrogance, that -he contributed mightily to an increase in the popularity of chess~and finally, he did not engage in any of the bitter polemics that have marred the careers of other champions.

Finally, there again arises the question of a new challenger. Will it be Euwe? Or Capa­blanca? Or Keres? Or Botvinnik? Or any of the other young masters? Perhaps Alekhine's forthcoming trip to Uruguay will provide the answer.

World Championship Match (Eleventh Game)

Groningen _ October 30, 1937 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED (Notes by Sammy Reshevsky)

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

(...i well played gMte, rom pI ira/iolls. )

qllile inlf"l'fJliilg IlIId fill! of

1 P_Q4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt.KB3 4 ~t_B3

P_Q4 P.QB3 Kt-83

p,p

5 P_QR4 6 Kt·K5 7 B_Kt5 8 P-B3

A novelty, which should equa!jze. 9 BxKt Px8

B_B4 P·K3

8_QKt5 P.KR3

This move weakens mack's position. I should prefer 9 ..• QxB ·and If 10 P·K4, B·R2; 11 BxP, 0·0 with a satisfactory game for maclc

10 KtxP(B4) P.B4 11 PxP QxQch 12 RxQ 8 .B7

Best. If 12 ... BxP; 13 P-K4, B-KKt3; H Kt· Kt5 threatening to win the ·exchange with Kt­B7eh or a P with Kt-Q6ch.

13 R_B1 • • • •

The best reply. It 13 R-Q2, BxKt; 14 PxB, BxP; 15 Kt-Q6ch, K-K2; 16 KtxKtP, Kt-Q2; 17 P-K4, QR-Bl and maci{ regains the P with the better game.

13 . . . . B. Kt6 Not 13 . . . BxP? J.! R-Rl! and wins.

14 Kt·Q2 , . . . White has nothing better at his disposal; if

instead 14 K t-q,6ch, K-K2; 15 KtxKtP, BxRP; 16 P·K4, · B-133 regaining the P with a superior position. 14 . . . . 15 RxB

BxKt B,P

16 P_K4 17 B-Q3

K_K2 R_Q1

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18 K_K2 Kt-B3 21 Kt_Kt3 P_B4 19 K_K3 Kt-Kt5 22 Kt_R5 P_Kt3 20 B_Kt1 B.Kt4 23 BPxP RPxP

24 Kt_B4 R-R8? Gets the R out of the game aud gives While'

good winning chances. The ' indicated contin­uation was 24 ... PxP; 25 PXP, QR-Kt1; .26 KR-QBl and the game is slightly in White's favor.

25 Kt_R3 · . . . White could safely have captured tile P: 25

KtxP, B-Q6; 26 R-Kt3 and Black has no com­pensation for the lost P. 25 ... R·QKt1; '26 R-Kt3 is likewise in White's favor. 25 • . . . B-R3 29 K-B2 R_Q3 26 R.Kt3 Kt-Q6 30 PxP RxP 27 PxP KtxP Drawn 28 RxKt RxKtch

(HaagSfhe COflran/)

World Championship Match (Twelfth Game)

Amsterdam - _November 1, 1937 INDIAN DEFENSE

(Notes by Sammy Reshevsky) Dr. A. Alekhine Dr. M. Euwe

White Black (ThiJ ?,4me was pl4yed in eX(elltmt slyle 011 both

sides. A t'ery sho.-t game, but n()n~ the less qflild interesling. ) 1 P_Q4 2 P-QB4 3 Kt-QB3 4 Q.B2

Kt_KB3 P-K3

B-Kt5 P-Q4

5 PxP 6 P-K3 7 P_QR3 8 PxB

9 Kt.B3 PxP

Q,P P_B4

BxKtch 0·0

Also good here is 9 .. . P-QKt3; 11} P-B4, Q­Q3; 1l B·Kt2, B·Kt2; ]2 B-K2, Kt-B3 with chances {Ol' both sides.

10 BPxP 11 B_B4 12 B-Q3

P_QKt3 Q-B3

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An aUernative worth considering was 12 0·0, B-Kt2 (if 12 ... B-R3; 13 Kt·K5, Q-B2; 14 B-Kt2 aud White has a slightly better game); 13 B­Kt2, QKt-Q2; 14 KR-Bl with a good game.

12 . . . . QxQ 13 BxQ B_R3 14 Kt_KS QKt·Q2

Another way was 1>1- ••• R-Bl; 15 B-Ql (if 15 B·Q3, DxB; 16 KL'"(D, Kt·BS and Black's p()­sition is preferable), QKt-Q2; 16 B-B3, KtxKt; 17 PxKt (it: 17 BxR, I<t-Q6ch and wins) Kt·Q4 and Black's pi-eces are more effectively 'posted.

15 KtxKt KtxKt 16 B-Kt2 QR·B1 17 QR_B1 KR_Q1 18 P-B3 • • • •

He has nothing bettel'; if 18 P-D4, Kt-B3; 19 K-B2 (or 19 P-K4, B-Kt2; 20 P-K5, Kt-Q4!), B­Kt2 with equality.

18 . . . . 19 K_B2

P-K4 • • • •

Or 19 PxP, KtxP! 20 BxKt, fl..Q6 and the game is II. draw.

19 . . . . p,p

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20 BxP 21 KR_Q1 22 B-Kt3 23 RxR 24 PxKt 21) R_Q1

Kt_B4 Kt_K3

R,R KtxB

R_QB1 R_B6

A very promising ' alternaUve is 25 ... B-B5; 26 B-B2, K-Bl; 27 , R-Kl (if 27 P ·Q5; K·K2; 28 P-Q6ch, K 'Q3; 29 B-B5·ch, B-K3 with advantage to Black). P-KR3 and I prefer Black's position.

=~Dr. Euwe

Dr. Alekhine

26 P:QI)! D'rawn . (If now 26 ... RxB; 27 P-Q6, B-Bl; 28 P-Q7,

BxP; 29 RxB etc.; or 26 ... B-B1; 27 P-Q6. B­Q2; 28 B-R4! with the same result.- F. R.)

Despite t·he unfavorable state of h is score, Euwe's play was calm and wen thought out at all times.

(Haagsche Courant)

(The baIt game in this group, and of th(} whole mal,h.)

World Championship Match (Thirteenth Game)

November 3-4, 1937 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

(Notes by Hans Kmoch) Dr. M. Euwe Dr. A. Alekhine

White 1 P-Q4 2 P.QB4 S Kt_KB3 4 Kt_B3 5 P-QR4

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P_Q4 P-QBS Kt-B3

p,p B_B4

11 BxKt

6 P-K3 7 BxP 8 Q-K2 9 0-0

10 B-Q3

Black

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P-K3 QKt.Q2

Kt_K5 B_QKt5

BxKt

Up to this point the play had coincided with the ninth game (except for an unimporUmt transPosition), which now continued 11 PxB, Kt xQBP; 12 Q-B2, BxB; 13 QxB, Kt·Q4; 14 B·R3 and White appears to have a fin e game-al­though after 14 . .. P-QR4: 15 QR-Ktl, Kt-Kt5; 16 BxKt, PxB; 17 RxP, O-O! (18 RxP?? Kt·B4!) very little was left of White's attacking chances.

The text was r ecommended by Dr. Bernstein in his notes _to the ninth game In De Schaak­wereld.

11 . . . . B.QKt5

. , THAT'S GRATITUDE!

After the exquisite pleasure of spending sev· eral hours in slUdying the many beautiful lines of play which evolved out of the thirteenth game of the laSt Championship Match, I was amazed to r!:ad the following in the commun· icadon of an ama{eur to one of the metropol· imn chess columns:

"As a change from tbe heavy and cautious current games from Holland and Rmsia ... "

Whatever criticism one might make of the Alekhine-Euwe and Botvinnik- Leveufish matches, there is one criticism which ;s hop<:­lessly ,incongruous ; namely, the criticism that the games were dull!

It reminds roe of a passage from Schopen­hauer's essay on Genius, where he has the fol­lowing to say: '

"Talent is able to achieve that which sur, passes others' ability to perform, th.ollgh not their orbility to apprehend; it therefore imme­diately Ends its appreciators. On the other hand, the achievement of genius goes beyond not only others' ability to perform, but their ability w apprehend; therefore these Olhers do not directly perceive it.

"Talent is like a marksman who hits a target that the rest cannot reach; genius, one who hits a target which they cannot even sigh!: they iherefore receive intelligence of it only indi­rectly- that is, late .. . "

-In his leller, the amateur goes on to praise ZukertrJrt in glowing terms. Zukertort was a genius--yet he was al]uwed to starve to death! ... and a!l it happens, this year is the fiftieth anniversary of his death. 10 J 988, or there­abouts, someone will complain:

"As a change from the heavy and cautious curreht games from Nigeria and the Fiji -Is· lands, let us look .at the deathless briIliancies of the retum match between Alekhine and Eu,we !" - F. R.

Should Black play to win a P by 11 ... BxKt P; 12 BxKB, BxKt, White- would obtain a fine attackfng game with 13 :Kt-Q2 and 14 B-RS. -

11 ... BxB'; 12 PxB is likewise favorab'le' for White, because of his preponderance in the center and his open QKt file.

· 1,2 BxB 13 P_Q5!

P,B . . . .

This powerful move justifies the ' previOus ex­change on B5. A quiet continuation would be inferior, for Black would maintain control of the imllortant squares Q4 and K5.with 13 Kt·B3.

13 . . . . PxP ' .

Best; after 13 ... 0·0; 14 PxP, PxP mack would have no comllensatlon for the weakness of his Ps. And 13 ... P-B4 would be or dubious value, as it would leave the B out Of play, while White's passed P might become formidable.

14 Q-KtS .... This reeov,e1's the Pawn advantageously.

.1.4 • • • • Q.R4 . The ollly good reply.

not only the B, but the Black had to

QP as well. protect

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15 QxKtP 16 Q-B6

QR.Kt1 Q·54

To parry the threat or Kt-K5. 17 Kt.Q4 . . . .

17 K t-K 5 was also possible, but the)l Black would be able to cnstle: 17 .. . R·Ql; 1S R-Ql , 0-0; 19 QxQ (not 19 QxP? QxQ; 20 RxQ. KtxKt and wins), BxQ; 20 KtxKl, RxKt; 21 B-Q2 and White stands better. The text is, however, mOl'e solid, all White's Kt is protected.

17 . . . . R.Kt3 After 17 ... P·Kt3; IS P·R5 Black would be

at a loss for a good continuation, ... R-Kl3 being impossible. The textmove, it is clear, gives Black good counterchances. White must exchange Qs.

18 QxQ 19 P-R5 1

KtxQ . . . . Beginning a surprising combination. Less

good w ould be 19 KtxP because of 19. . Kt­KtS, when Black's positional superiority would arnJ)ly compensate for t he minus Pawn.

19 . . . . R.QR3 19 ... R·Kt2 cO:.lld be answel'.ed by 20 KtxP,

for after 20 .. . Kt·Kt6; 21 R·R4 Is possible. and .ithe QRP cannot be captured.

20 Kt-B2! BxP Not 20 ... RxP? 21 RxR, BxR; 22 P-.QKt4

and White wins a piece. 21 P_QKt4! BxP

It would seem that White that the QR was pro~ected .

22 B_Kt2!!

has overlooked

The brilliant explanation or \Vh ite's combin· ation. By sacl'ificing two Ps, White has se­cured the maximum effectiveness in the place· ment of his pieces. Black now fi nds himself in tremendous difficulties, and fur thermore h e cannot maintain his material advantage.

22 . . . . B_R4 There is nothing better. On 22 ... RxR?

there follows 23 RxR, Kt-QS (if 23 ... P·QR4;

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24 KtxB wins ) ; 24 E xP. R·Ktl; 25 B·Q4 and White has a won game. Or 22 . .. R·QKt3? 23 B·Q4 and White wins at least the exchange.

23 BxP R_Kt1 24 B.K5 .. ..

'I'he Seemingly stronger 2·1 n ·Q4 would be met by the SUrprising rejoinder 24 .. . QR-K . Kt3! This leaves two mack pi eces en prise. but neither one can be taken :

I 25 RxE? RxPch; 26 K-R!, Kt·K5! and It is difficult to parry the threat or 27 . . . R-Kt8ch and 28 . .. KtxP mate (after 27 P·R1, KtxPch; 28 RxKt, RxR; 29 RxRP Black '~as at least a draw) .

11 25 BxKt? RxPch; 26 K-R1. B·B2! 27 P·B4, RxKt with a won game [or Black.

However. 24 B-Q4 is not a bad lliove. H White answers 21 .. , QR·KKt3 with 25 P-Kt3.

24 . . . . Kt_Kt6 25 R-R4 • • • •

If 25 R·R3, Kt·Q7; 26 KR-R1 «arced by the double threat o f ... KtxR or ... Kt·B6ch fol­lowed by . .. KtxD), Kt·E5; 27 R-R4, Qll·KKt3.

25 . . . . QR_KKt3 26 B_Kt3 ...•

A bit nervous because of the subtle threats for which he must keep a constant lookout. Dr. Euwe m isses his cue here. " 'ith the simple 26 P-Kt3 ( . .. Kt·Q7; 27 RxE.etc.) White could have maintained .the s uperior game. _ Dut.JloW Black gets counterplay.

26 . . . . B.Kt3 27 R-KB4 • • • •

'1'0 prevent some such continuation a s 27 ... P'Q5; 28 PxP, P·D5 foll owed by .. . RxPch.

27 . . . . P.KR4 Black is a P ahead, but his position i,s so

riddJ.ed with weakuessos (five isolated Pst) that passiVe play holds out no prospects. H ence the text. which i s played to coufuse White.

28 R_KR4 • • • •

With 28 RxP. P·R5 ; 29 BxP, RxPch ; 30 K ·Rl (threatening E·Kt3 ), R(7)·Kl5; 31 R·K5ch. K-

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JANUA RY, 1938

81 ; 32 B·K7¢h White could have come ou t a P ahead.

28 . . . . P rev-enting Kt·KH.

become dangerous. 29 Rx P

P. R4 And this passed P may

• • • •

Very tardlly-and yet too soon! - W hlte I'e· es tablishes mate~l al eQuality. It would have been s tronger to develop the KR. for l)Xample R·Ql or R·KU.

29 • • • • R.QB3 BeginnIng a maneuver directed agains t the

hostile K . 30 Kt.R3 P.Q5 31 PxP ....

After 31 RxP, P·Q6; 32. R-Q5, P.Q7 ; 33 Kt·Ktl , R·B7; 31 R·Ql. R-88; 36 RxQP, RX'Kt; 36 RX'R. Kb:R ; 37 RxB White shoul d win. But B\aek has a better reply to 31 RxP In 31 ... PXP; 32 PxP. BxPch and White must answ,er 33 8 ·82

REUBEN FINE ON THE OPENIN GS ADOPTED

The Slav Defense was adopted twelve times , and the opinions held of the , twO chief varia· tions have been completely reversed on the basis of what has been learned from these gWle5. After 1 P.Q4, P.Q4; 2 P.QB4, P.QB3; , KI·KB3, KI·B3; 4 Kt·B3, PlCP j " P.QR4, B-B4; 6 Kt·K~ , the reply 6 ... QKt.Q2 is now considered to be completely ref\lted, while Bogolyubov's move 6 ... P-K3 has been fully rehabilitated. Hence 6 P·K3 mUSl be cotl$id· ered White's 5Hongest COnlinuation; the games played with this move inc1icated chat Blade invariably e-ncoumers great difficulties.

The Nimzoindian Defense was played seven timcs. SeveTlll procedures wet-e adopted ~ainsl ;,- inciudins the fuhionnble move 4 Q.B2, but il may be asserted conlKlerKlr fhat Ihe de­fense satisfactorily survived III attempts 10 refule it.

The Queen's G<UJlbil Declined (wi th 2 ... P·K3) was s«n four times ; excepc in the 29th game. BI~ck did well with it. In fact, Euwe won his only game with the black pieces using this defense in the final game,

The Queen's Gambi!was accepted thr~ times. In the customllry vllria'tion, which was adopted in the ~Ih game, White is in II posi· tion 10 confront hi , oppnnent with extremely difficult problems, as was brought out in this game. Through transposition of moves the same opening appeared in the 14th and 16th games. This was in the form of the so·called Catalan Variation, which enables Black to equdize.

The Queen's Indian Defense was played twice, resulting in equality on each occasion.

The var ialion of the Red Ol;l'tnins where Black plays .. _ P'Q' at the earhest opponun· ity, may be considered, OIl the basis of the 2200 game, slightly in While's favor.

T he irregulu opening ~dopted in the 281h game should have.- no terrors for Black, J! Euwe-s 1055 of il was due 10 a premature «. change of Queens in the laler par! of the game.

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(if 33 K-Rl? RxB! S4 PxR, R·RS mate) and the ga.me s,hould end In a. draw.

31 ... _ Kt xP 32 R·K1 ch K·Q2

After 32 .. . R·K3; 33 RxRch, PxR; S4 Kt·B4, Kt·K7ch; 35 K·Bl , KtxBch ; 36 RPxKt. Il·Q1; 37 R-R7 threatens 38 Kt·Q6ch followed by 39 R-D7 mate. In order to parry the threat, Black would have to leave h ijf R.P in the l urch with 37 ... B·K2; but i t is questionable whether White's plus·Pawn is enough t l1 w in.

33 K.B1 P reventing a ny

Kt·K7.ch. 33 .. __ 34 Kt·Ktl

- . . . combinations based on . . .

R.BS - . . .

Alek:hine has defended hImself magnificently under difficult conditi ons. One would think that Blaek has adequa.te eounterplay.

34 . . . . R.B7 35 R.Q1 K·B3

The chief threat was 36 B·K5. 36 R·R6ch

This looks like !i weak move. 36 _ . . .

. - . .

R_Kt3 Seems to gain time. since an exchange would

l eave Whit e with a bMI game. 37 R·RS! . . . .

This was the point of White's previous move, W'hlte's R being plseed very ettective\y on the last rank. White threatens adv&ntageous sim­plification by 38 R-BSch, K·Kt2 ; 39 RxR, KUR; 40 R-Q7ch a nd 41 RxP.

37 __ . . K. Kt2 38 R·KB8 ! R·Kt2

In order to prevent the loss or a Pawn . Alek· hi ne resorts to a clever combination In time pressure-----but there Is a Haw.

Dr. Euwe

39 B.K5! · Kt_B6?! Threatens ... RxP mate. And W hite must

not play 40 PxKt? RX'Pch; n K·Kl, R-Kt8 mate. But W hite can now win at least the ex.cha.nge. . .

40 R·KtSch .• _ .

'Although :this move orters excellent· winning chaJ:1ces,< It'·must be consliIered a serious lapse. for 40 R-Q7ch would have' declded quickly: 40

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... K-B3 (i f 40 ... K ·RS; 41 R-RSch, K-Kt4; 42 Kt·R3ch ) ; 41 R-Q6ch, K-B2 (or 41 .. . K-Kt2; 42 RxBch, KxR; 43 PxK t) ; 42 n-Q2ch, Ktx8; 43 RxRch.

40 . . . . K -R2 T he game was adjourned

his next move. 41 R·Q7c h

here, Euwe sealing

· . . . But now this is no t so strong .

41 . . : . Only this problem

loss. 42 RxBch

8_82 1 . move war ds off immediate

• • • •

This si mpliryi ng maneuver w ins a P, and there is nothi ng better: 42 BxB, RxE ! 43 RxR ch, KxR leads to nothing. Likewise 12 PxKt, KxR ; 43 BxR [not 43 RxE, RxR; 44 BxR (Kt7) ], RESch; 44 K Kt2, RxKt etc.

42 . . . . 43 RxRch 44 R.B5

KxR l KbcB P. B3

Relatively best ; If 44 .. . K t·K t5, White ans­wers 45 K Ktl-bul not 45 p -R a, Kt-R7ch ; 46 K·Ktl, Kt-B6ch; 47 K-Rl, Kt·K8 with unclear cOlUpi!cations.

41) Rx? • • • • The ending is won for W hite, but it must be

handled with great care. A g reat many Ps ha ve already been exchanged . and one m ore ex­change would probably m ake the win im pos­sible.

45 . . . . R-QB2 After 45 . .. P ·BS ; 46 Kt-Q2, R-KR2; 47 K­

K t! (i f 47 P -R3, P-B6 results in another ex­change), R-Q2 and fo r the time being White's K cannot get into the game. for instance 48 R­R2, P-B6; 49 p ·Kta (naturally not 49 PxP?? Rx

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Kt!): anu desvile the fact that W hite w ill have more teChnical diffic ulties t han in the actual gam e, his RP should eventually decide.

46 Kt_Q2 R·B7 47 R-Q5 K.B2 48 K_K2 R_Kt7 49 P.R3 ....

Keeping Black's 49 . . . . 50 R_Q4 51 K.K3

Kt out of KH. K.B3 K·B4

Kt_Kt3 'J1hreatening to win a piece w ith 52 . . . P·B5

ch; 53 K·Q3, RxKtch- OI' 53 K-K4, P ·B4ch etc. 52 R·Q8 Kt_K2 53 K _Q3 • • ..

R-Q3 at once would have been more accurate. W hite 's task is to post his vleces more actively, but u nder t he given conditions, this Is a very arduous task , requi ring plenty ot time and patience.

53 . . . . 54 K_K3

Realiziug t hat the P s.

54 . . . . 55 R_Q3 56 K_B3

R·Kt2 . . . .

K must remain neal' the

R_Kt7 Kt _Q4ch

Kt_Kt5 Giving White the oPPol'tunity of forcing the

exchange of a piece. Sooner or late l' mack would have had to make a concession: either exchang ing a pieoe, 01' else relinquishing ter· rain.

1)7 R.S3ch i K ·Q5 Other moves lose even more quickly: 57 . ..

K-Kt4: 58 Kt·B4 followed by 59 Kt·Q6ch and 60 K txP- or 57 ... K·Q4: 58 Kt·B4 (threatening K t·K3ch ), K·Q5; 59 KtxR, KxR ; 60 Kt·Ql ch winning even more easily t han in the game.

JANUARY, 1938

58 R.Kt3! RxRch Also after 5H . . . ItxKt.; 59 RxKteh Wh ite

woulrl have a WOIl gamf'. Alekh in e s elects t. he Kt e nding. ([oubHes ,,; with an eye 011 the consid· erat ion t ha t if all til" Ps are exchanged off. White CRn lLol win. TIl i !; Is based on the [Iossi­bility of the weaker s idc 's Kl beIng /{Iven up fo:· enough Ps: bUI thc re Is 110 chance [o!· t ha t here.

59 KtxRch 60 P.Kt3 61 P_R4 62 Kt_S5

K _K4 Kt_B3 Kt_Ql Kt.B2

\Vhit.e has a cl early won 63 Kt_Q3ch

posi t ion. K-Q5

64 Kt.K1 Also possible was 1i4 K·IH and if . .. KxK t ;

65 KxP winning easily with t he KRP. But g uwe wa s pressed for lime and therefore t·ightly made a simple move .

64 . . . . K_K4 65 Kt_Q3ch K_K3 66 K·B4 Kt_Q3 67 Kt.B5ch K-B2 68 Kt·Kt3! Resigns

VOl' if 6); • .. K·Kt3: 69 Kt·Q4, Kt-K5; 70 P­B3. Kt·Q3: 71 Ktx p ! Kt xKt; 72 P-R5ch and wins.

T hus far Ihe IIvcllcst and most difficu lt game of the match. DOlh playe rs have played most Imaginatively. and the winner· may well be s at­isfied wi t h his achieveme nt. The fact tha t he nmde some mi!ltakes in the Ilrocess, should not be held against him; for expedence has s hown that only by chance can .eyen the greate!l t mas­ler·s win s uch a com]l licated ganw by flawless play.

(Ahkhim' "' OIIC,' CO llie .. {",d wilh II Ii/Ie <I ·ill,' ) World Championship Match

(Fourteenth Game) Zwolle _ November 6-7, 1937

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED (in eHect) ( Note ~ by 1. Kashdan)

Dr. A. Alekhine

White 1 P_Q4 2 P.QB4 3 P·KKt3

This cannot be ball,

Or. M. Euwe

Black Kt_KB3

P.K3 • • • •

but it allow s rather an easy equalization.

3 . . . . 4 Kt_KB3 5 Q_R4ch 6 QxSP 7 B.Kt2 8 Q-Q3 9 0-0

P_Q4 p,p

QKt_Q2 P_B4

Kt_Kt3 p,p

B_K2

'I' he Pawn cunnot b" he ld: it' 9 .. . lJ -ll1; 10 1'-QKt 4- or els E' 10 QKt-Q2 a nd II Kt·Kt3.

10 KtxP 0_0 Not 10 .. . P·K4 : 11 Q-Kt5ch. llut the ad·

\'ance of the KP is bound to come . 11 Kt-QB3 P·K4 12 Kt_BS B.Kt5 13 Q.B2 KBxKt

This was hanlly necessary. The e xchunges

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give White much be tte r chances on both sides or t he board. In order was .13 ... Q·B2; H D· Kt5, KKt-Q4 !

14 PxB 15 QxS 16 B.R6

BxKt Q_B2 · . . .

Ale kh ine at once l>I"oeerds to mak!' good use of the Bs. The t ext Ihreatens QllxP alHl thus forces a ret reaL

16 . . • • 17 Q_KKt5 18 QR_Ktl 19 Q_Kt4

Not 19 .. . p ·n,l ; win ning a Pawn.

20 B_Kt5 21 Q-QB4 22 P_B4

20 {)-lI ,lch ,

QKt_Q2 Kt. Kl Kt-B4 R_Ql

K-R1 ; 21

R_Q3 P_QKt3

• • • •

ll -K3

In order t o Ollen ne w attacking lines. Black must play with great care.

22 . . . . R_Kt3 23 QR·Ql P_K5

Th is at least shut s out, aile 0 (" the Bs. or course if 2·1 I3 xP, Kt·Q3 wins.

24 B-R4 P_Kt4 Cleve rly playell. I t' 25 QxKt l' ,

by .. . Kt-D4. 24 ... KI·Q3 elfec!.i'·e because of 25 Q-Q5 !

25 Q_Kt4

KI·Q3 followeu would be less

26 Q_R3 P_QR4

P-B4 Finally cons oli<latin){ the position. but his P s

are still f'xpose(l 10 a!1ack. ('s llCcial1y as " ' hi le commands the only open fil e. . . R·Q3 would hal'e been bctter.

27 B-Q8! 28 K_R1 29 R_Q5! 30 KR·Q1 31 RxKt 32 R(1).Q5

Q_R2 R_QR3 Kt_K3 KtxB

Q_KB2 R_QB3

A las t atLempt at eOllllt en)lay, both players being pressed for time. But Black will be given a jolt by ,his o1J1Jol! (l n t ' ~ 34 th move.

33 RxKtP • • • •

Far morp effe ctive than 33 QxP, when Q·ll3 would give Blllck some chances.

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33 • • • • Q_85 H now 33 .. . Q-B3 ; 34 Q-l{tSch, K·Rl ; 35

R(5) ·KtS ! RxP; 36 RxKt ! wills. The text is, however, no better.

~~Dr. Euwe

34 RxBP! QR_S3

A sad necessity. Fo)' if 34 .. . R.''(R; 35 RxKt ell, K-D2; 36 Q-K7ch (not 36 Q-D8ch? K-Kt 3; 37 BxP. QxBch! ) , K-K t3 ; 37 BxP wins . •

35 RxR PxR 36 R_Q4 QxKP

W.h lt e ha d a n evensimllier move in 36 Q-Kt3. but the ending is a fai r ly .easy Will, 'anu Alek­hihe's trea.tment of i t is convincing enoug·h. 37 Q_Kt3ch K_R1 45 K_R3 Kt·B4 38 RxP Q_Q7 46 RxP Kt.K2 39 Q_Kt1 QxBP 47 8 .K4! K_Kt2 40 Q.K1! QxQch 48 R-K6 K_B2 41 RxQ Kt_Q3 49 R.KR6 RxP 42 B_B6! R_QKt1 50 RxPch K -B3 43 R.K6 R_KtBch 51 R. R6ch K_B2 44 K_Kt2 R.Kt7ch 52 R_R6 Resigns

World Championship Match (Fifteenth Game)

Rotterdam _ November 9- 10, 1937 QUEEN'S ,GAMBI T DECLINED

(Notes by Fl'ed Rein.reld) Dr, M. Euwe Dr, A, Alekhine

While Bl ack 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 12 R_Q1 Q.K2 2 P_QB4 P_QB3 13 P.K4 P _K4 3 Kt_KB3 Kt-B3 14 B-Kt5 P_KR3 4 Kt.B3 PxP 15 BxKt QxB 5 P_QR4 B_B4 16 P_Q5! KR_Q1 6 P-K3 P_K3 17 PxP PxP 7 BxP B_QKt5 18 Kt-R2! B_K2 8 0-0 QKt_Q2 19 P_QKt4 P_QR4 ' 9 Q.K2 B_Kt3 20 Q-B3 PxP

10 B_Q3 BxB 21 KtxKtP Kt_B4! 11 QxB 0 -0 22 RxRc h RxR

W it h 9 B·Kt 3, Alekhlne im p,rov ed on his previous han dling of the defense in this v aria­t ion, guwe sei2:ed the only chance of getting any init iative by advancing his QP. Since Alek­h ine was loath to allow W hite ' s Kl to be ll\an t ed a l Q5, and since 116 did not care [01' . .. BxKt, the only r,ema in ing alternative was to reconclie hlmseH to the weaken ing of his QBP. E uwe th erefore under took a maneuver

T HE CH E SS REVIEW

to .h old back t il(l QBP. preliminaJ'y ,to trai ning his guns 011 i t. Alekhine's 19 . . . P -QRI was a neccss(\.ry r ea ction to th is plan, but t.he u pshot was a passed QRP fo r \Vhite whiCh cer t ainly looks form idable.

And thus we anive a t .th e present position. Alekhiue vlays ve'J'Y cleverly . a t t hiR twin t, as h e .f oresees that simpli fi cation will not (despi te appea ra nces t o the cont rary) enh an ce t h e p ower of the passed p,

23 Q_B4 KtxKP ! So t ha t if 24 QxKt , BxKt ;

24 KtxBP 25 QxB, P-K 5 -etc.!

25 KtxKt 26 KtxBch 27 P-R5

Kt_Q7! RxKt

, QxKt Q-B3!

If White had had a chan ce to establish a flight ,squar p (P-KR3) he would now have ve l'y st rong winning chances with his QRP. But as matters £tand, his R mUM guard t. he fir st rank , an e! is thus badly h ampered. 28 R_KB1 Q_Q1! 30 Q-R2 R.Q4 29 P-R6 R_Q5 31 Q_B4 R-R4

Euwe ,should now have cont inued wi th 32 P _ R3 and 33 R-Kl, leading to a sure and s impl (l draw. H owe ve r. he was in time difIlculUes, having played t he opening vel-y s lowly. 32 R-Kt1? Q_R1 38 R_Kt3! Q.B5ch 33 Q-B7 QxP 39 P·Kt3 Q-QR5 34 R_KtBeh K_R2 40 Q-Q3 R_R7 35 P-R3 R_RBeh 41 K_Kt2 Q_R2 36 K-R2 Q-KB3 42 Q_K3 Q_B2 37 Q-B2eh P_Kt3 43 Q-KB3 K.Kt2

Des pite the los s o[ t h e P, W hite is of a ol'aw, all t h e r emainin,g Ps bei ng s ide of the boa l'd. Howev er , ta tors have ' pointed out , he ~ ,,, ' a draw at t his point with R·Kt6! R-RS; 46 K-R2 ! a nd Black -;,;,; cile himself to a repe ti tion of moves of White's threa t or Q-B60h fo llowed by 44 Q_Q5 R_R4 54 PxP 45 R_Kt5 RxR 55 Q-Q1 46 QxR Q-B6 56 Q_Q4! 47 Q-K8 Q-Q5 57K_Kt1 48 Q-B6 Q-Q6 58 Q_Rilch 49 Q-B5 Q-K5eh 59 Q_KtBch 50 K-Kt1 P_Kt4 60 Q-Q8ch 51 P_Kt4 Q_Q5 61 Q-B8ch 52 Q_B2 Q_KB5 62 Q-Kt8ch 53 K_Kt2 P_R4

certain one

K.R3 P_K5

Q-B6ch K,P

K_Kt3 K_B3 K_B4 K_K4

Drawn

(All i lllneJli llg gam", 1IId1'fed b)' l i lll c PI'(JiNl'I!,)

World Championship Match (Sixteenth Game)

Rotte rdam _ November 11-12, 1937 QUEEN'S GAMB 1T ACC E PTED (in effect)

(Notes by Fred Rein1eh:!) Dr. A_ Alekh ine Dr. M. Euwe

White Black 1 P_Q4 2 P_QB4 3 -P_KKt3

Kt_KB3 P_K3

, - - -A Hew lin e or play evolved by RUssian mas-

t ers . BhlCk's best policy seems to be 3 .. . B·Kti;ch, pos.t])()ning the decision t o play . . . P·Q4 or .. _ P-Q3 according to circumst ances (see AIRtOl'tsev- Levcnfish in the J n ly 19 37 issue 01: T he Chess Review)_

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J A N UARY, 1 938

S . . . 4 B.Kt2

P.Q4 Px P

T his IUlI'lI ly de se rves the condem nation t ha t has bee n heaped upon it, as o ne ca n ha rdly pOint Oll t a prefel'able line of play, Dut the opening o{ the K O's d iagonal, i t is t r ue, will involve dlfficult \.es for Black .

5 Q.R4ch QKt_Q2 6 Kt.QB 3 P_B4

AnotIlcl' move which is n ecessa.ry ( el~e Whlto's cent el' will become loostrong) but It lI,ads to ru rthel' t rouble fo r Black , sin ce It Is clear tHat,. hIs opponent w!ll be the fi rs t to oc­cupy llia ollen tiles.

7 KI_BS 8 0 _0 9 Px P

10 Qx BP

P-QRS B- K2 Ox P

P_QKt4

Log ical, bu t courageous jus t t he same, lu view of W hite 's formidably posted K B.

11 Q.K R4 B_Kt2 12 B.KtS " 0 .0 13 QR·Q1 Q.B2 14 R.B1 Q_K t3 15 P_QKt4 B. K2 16 KR-Q1 B-BS

W h Ile l h l'ea tened to win two pieces [or a R by lb:Kt.Pla ylng t he KR to Ql would n ot do, for t hen com es 17 B-K S, Q-BS; 18 Kl-K I (not 18 K l-Q5, KtxK t ! ) , Q-Bl ; 19 K txP, Q-K t1 ; 20 Kt ·B7 etc. T he t ext allows W h it e to w ill Ito P , but, as will be seen, Black has sufficie n t coun­te l'play.

17 B.K3 18 RxKt 19 Kt_Kt5 20 a x R 21 K t x RP

Q_Kt2 Ox R

Q_Kt1 Ox O R.B1

E uwe has de fc nded 'himseH wi th g reat cool­nos!; in a try ing situation , and In view of tho thl"eflt.l~ . .. Kt·Q4 a s w ell as . . , R·D5 followed by ... Q·D3, it seems that Alekh lnc hl\8 OVel" reached hlmsc lt

22 Kt .Kt5 R_B5

It seems that White is lost now, tor exam ple 23 Q-R3, Q-QBl ; 24 B-Q2, BxP . But Ale kh lne has a way out.

23 Kt (3) . K41 Rx Rch

But h Ol'o Bl ack slips. He should J\a.ve pla.yOO 23 .. . lixKt; 2·) KuR, QxK l ; 25 QxQ. KtxQ ; 26 R-D7 . Kt,D3: 27 B·K t5, B-Q3 ; 28 R·R7. B ·Kl~ 29 P-QR3 alld the g ame will doubtless end In a dr aw. 'l'11lI ~ 'Vlllte's judgmen t III l nklng t'he RP on move 21 has been vindIcated. I n avoid­Ing t h!s Hno or p lay, E uwe runs in to something wOl'Se.

24 BxR Q-04

I t Is lIot elenl' whet he .. · 24 . . . Q-D3, I'ecom· menueu by -some 8J.lJlotat.or-s, would h a.ve been allY be ttor . 'rhe nlost likely con tinu a.Uon would have been 25 B-Kt2 ! Q-B7! 26 n xK t, BxB ; 27 Q·R7ch (i f 21 KtxBch, P xKt ; 28 Kt ·K 4, Q·B8ch; 29 K·K L2, D·BS), K-Bl ; 28 K txB. Q-I38ch; 29 K-Kt Z, D·B3cll! 30 Kt (5) -K4 ! PxKt; 31 Q-RSch, K-K2; 32 Q)(PCh, K-K1; 33 F -B3, BxKt, 3-1 PxD, Q·Q7.

25 Kt.BS Q.K4?

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'r his looks plausible, bu t It Is not good .

~~Dr. Euwe

Or. A lek h ine

26 B_Kt2 7 . . . . Strangely enough, both player s have ove r­

looked 26 Q·R 8ch! K xQ; 27 KtxPch, K-Kt1; 28 KtxQ, I3xP ; 29 Kt xD and White should win t he ending .

26 . . . . B_B3 ?? Going from bad to wOl'fle. Now Q-R 8eh, ele.,

would -surely ' w i n, Dlack's QI3 being unpro­le cted.

27 P-Q R3?? B_Q3 Aha!

28 P-K3 Q_KB4 29 P·K4 Q_Kt3

Not 29 . .. Q·K4? 30 Kt-Ql win ning t he Q ! 30 P.B3 Kt-Q2 31 Kt·R3 P_B3 32 Kt_B4 Q_B2 33 Q_Kt 4 .• . .

T.his s oon l eads to the loss of t he ext ra. P, although it Is doubl (ul whe th er i t could havc been tu rned to account In any e vent , W hite's pieces being so poor ly posted.

33 . .. . 34 QxP 35 .K_B2 36 K h Q

Kt.K4 ! KtxPch

OxO Kt-Q7!

'I'h.us Black r egai ns t he P and h as t he be tter ending-but 1I0t good e nough to wi ll , as Alek­hine int eres ti ngly demons tra tes.

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37 Kt-Q4 38 KtxKt 39 K_K3 40 Kt_BS 41 B-Q4 42 B_B5 43 B_Q6 44 Kt-Q4 45 P.R3 46 B_BS 47 Kt_K2 48 Kt. B4ch 49 P. KR4 50 Px P

KtxPeh BxKt 8.Kt2

8.82 K_B2

K.Kt3 B·Ql B_Q4

8_KtS 8_82

B_QBS K.B2

P.Kt4 p , p

51 Kt.RS 52 Kt_B2 53 P.Kt4c h 54 Kt.R3 55 B_Q4ch 56 K_K4 57 Kt. B2 58 K·Q3 59 Kt.Q l 60 Kt_B2 61 a·KS 62 K.Q4

Drawn

Wor ld C hampionship M atch (Seven teent h Game )

K.B3 K_B4 K.K3 K.B3

K-Kt 3 B_B8

B_Kt7ch B.Q4 B. B6 B· B5

B-KtG B_Ktl

's Grave nhage _ Novembe r 14, 1937 QUEEN'S GAMB I T DECL.I N ED

(Not es by Fred Relnfe \d) D r . M . Euwe

White Dr. A. Alekh i ne

Black (The notabl .. fen/tlre:1 of thiJ g<lme are Euwe'J

dellet Pawn Jarrifia in the openi'l8 ~md his lkitfu/ handling of the endgame. )

1 P.Q4 P· Q4 6 P-K3 P_K3 2 P.QB4 P_QBS 7 BxP B.QKt5 3 Kt-KB3 Kt.83 8 0·0 0 .0 4 Kt_B3 PxP 9 Q_K2 Kt_K5 5 P_QR4 B_B4 10 B_Q3! BxKt If instead 10 . .. KtxKt; 11 PxKt. llxP; 12

R-Ktl , P-QKt3; 13 Bxll, PxB ; 14 Q-Q3 r egain­ing the Pawn advant a.geous ly . Alekh ine h as impr oved here on his pla y In the 9th an d 13th games by castling instead of playing . .. QKt­Q2. Thus in these former games, the P awn sacrifice was based primar!ly all the preven­tion o[ Bl ack's castling; but he1'e the sacrific e has its roots in pur ely po-s itional considerations.

11 PxB KtxQBP 12 Q.B2 BxB 13 QxB Kt_Q4 14 B.R3 R_K1 15 QR_Ktl P_QKtS

Now we see t h e point of Euwe's enterpri sing and fa r-sigh ted sacrifi ce: Bla ck 's Q si de ·Is s ub­jected to well ·n igh unbearable pressure. T he t ext is a weakening w hich can hardly be aver ted, for instance 15 .. . Q·Bl ; 16 Q·Kt3, P-QKt3 ; 17 P-K4, Kt-S3 ; 18 P -K5, Kt·Q4 ; 19 Kt­Kt5 followed by Kt·K 4-Q6.

16 KR_B1! P_QR4 Black is In a quandary; even r etUr ning the

P by 16 . .. Kt-Q2 ; 17 RxP would not propitiate White, who could proceed w ith m oves like P­K 4 and R-Q6, or else doubling the Rs on the QB file. But th e tex t r esults in a perceptible weakening or Black 's position.

17 Kt_K5 Kt.Kt 5 18 Bx Kt PxB

'j'h!s m aneuver, wi t h which Alekhine has pla­giarized on h is previous play, does n ot l ead t o t he desin !d simplifi cation (19 RxP, P -QB4! ), as E uwe has a stronger line available.

19 KtxQBP ! KtxKt 20 RxKt P_K4

There i s a plausible idea behind this mov~, llamely .that a n ending wi th four PB to t hree-

T HE CH ES S R E V IE W

all on the K side--w ill doubt less result in a draw (wi th an th e Q s·ide Ps having been ex­changed off) . Alekh in e fe ars that it' 'he plays 20 . . . RxP instea d, there would follow 21 Q­Kt5, winning both QKtPs. fwd leaving an end· game with fi ve P s t o (our w hich White shoul d win ultimately by creating a passed QP. Bu t this is the ending that BiRCk should have played [or, as i t would have allowed many u rawing ohances, and in a ny event would have beel! ex· tremely l abor ious. The fla w in Alekhine's specu· la tions regarding the text , is that the Q side Ps are not diss olYed; an d when t he play·er with the m ateria l advantage .has weaknesses 011 both s ides to work on , t he win is fai r ly certain.

21 QRxP PxP P r aying fo r 22 QxP, QxQ; 23 RxQ, P·QKt4!

regaining the Pawn. 22 RxQP Q_Ktl 23 Q-Kt S! R_QB1

Aiekhine is as resourceful as ever, e ven in th!s misel'able posit ion! W hite can easlly go w rong here, f01' example:

I 24 QxP? QxQ ; 25 RxQ, R·BSch and mate n ext move.

n 24 RxP ? R-B8ch and wins. III 24 R( 4)-QS4, fuR; 25 RxR, Q-R 2; 26 Rx

P , P -Kt3! w in ning the QRP. This is just the kind or end ing tha t Alek hine wants.

24 P_Kt3 ! RxR 25 QxR P_R3 26 R.QKt4 R_R3 27 Q.Kt 5 ! Q_Rl

Alekhine is ·said t o have meditated on th is move for mor e than half an ·hou r . Of cour se if 27 . . . R-R4? ? 28 QxR. If 27 . .. Q·QBl ; 28 R· K4! K·Bl (or 28 ... K·R2; 29 R-KS , Q·Kt2; 30 Q·B5ch, P ·KtS; 31 Q-B6); 29 R-QB4, Q·Kt2 ; 30 Q·KB5! and wins. E uwe'·s skilful play with the hea vy pieces hereabout s is beyond praise.

28 R-Q4 ! Q-QB1 W hite t hreat e ned to win outr ight with Q·Q3 !

T he t ext pr ovides for . . . R-R l. 29 R_K4 K·R2

Hoping perhaps [or the seem!ngly for m idable SO R·K8, Q·B8ch ; 31 KKt2, R·R4 ! 32 Q·Q7, R· R2!

30 R.K7! R_R4 Or 30 ... P -B3; 31 Q-Q3 ch, P -B4 (force d ; if

31 . .. K-KL1; 32 Q-Kt6); 32 Q-Q4 , Q-Bl; 33 R · Kt7 winnin g eas ily. 'I' he rest is a luxur y for Black, but he is s o pr eoccupied w ith lime pre s­sure t hat he pla ys on. ' 3,1 QxP Q_BSe h 32 K_Kt2 R-KB4 , 33 Q_Q4 Q.B7 34 P.K4 R_B3 35 R_K5 R·B3 36 P-R5 Q_K7

37 Q-Q5 38 QxP 39 K_B3 40 K_B4 41 K·Kt4

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My Favorite End-Game Compositions By IRVING CHERNEV

Here are two masterpieces of the modern Russian school : imagina.tive and Ol'iginal:

By KASPARY AN

(White to play and dr,aw)

Solution: 1 Kt.B4 (-threa tenillg Q·Q3 mate, or Kt·Q5 ma.te) , QxPch; 2 Kt-Kt2ch, K.K5; 3 QxR! (capturing this piece results in stale· mate!), Q.R7ch (Black therefore tries .to avoid the dr aw by giving up his own Q, bu.t he finds that he's Olt a merry·go-round); 4 K.B2! Q.KtS chi 5 K.Kt3! Q.B7ch; 6 K.R2! Q.Kt6ch; 7 K· Ktl! Q.R7ch; 8 K.B2! and so on and on, tar iuto the night!

T he humor of th", situation does not detract from the magnifioonce of t'h & conceDtion!

By SIMKHovrCH

(White to Diay and draw)

Solution: 1 R.B4! P.Kt7; 2 RxP, PxR(Q); 3 P.B3ch, K·Kt8; 4 K.R3, KtxP forced; 5 R.R2! P.B4 (what else ?-if the Kt ,at K6 moves, then 6 R-Kt3 mate ; if t he Kt a t Kt8 moves, then 6 R·Rlch wins the Q; j[ 5 ... QxQP or 5 ... Q. B6; 6 Kt·K2ch); 6 P.B4, P.Q4; 7 P.R3!! QxRP; 8 R·Kt2ch! KtxR and STALEMATE!

A splendid composition!!

CHESS GETS A HEADLINE Chess gets such niggardly mention ;n the

daily press that we long.suffering chess players nave learned w be grateful even for those rare articles which condescend to josh us with more or less humor. Larely a newspaper whidl rarely delves inw suoh esoteric realms, entered the field by sending a representative to report the Harvard.Yale chess match at the Marshall Chess Club. This unique specimen of genius, whose skull conformations would doubtless offer priceless data for a s(Udy of prehistoric an.imals, shall be refet red to here as Mr. Cave· man, in order to save his family from the notoriety which naturally surrounds anyone who is connected with chess,

Mr. Caveman's usual job is writing thrilling, heart.du obbing, graphic, pulsating, etc., stories about such mattel'S as the expansion of Joe

, when he scratches his head; annual pigskin classic between Si·

Eyewash, which wjll be attended by

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Mr. Cavemao, it appears, gazed with a jaundiced ere on the doings at the chess match, It was DULL Not only that, but all chess players are in need of hair· cuts. And they all have water on the elbow, Isn't he cute, the little devil? But don't gel us wrong: Mr. Caveman's wit is delicious. Take this win· some example:

'"Is your uncle a master?'" I asked, poising my penci l over my copy paper.

"'No, that was (he other uncle," he said. "'He was a master mec,hanic. Bllt th is un.c1e I am talking about used to be {he hlind man who played checkers at I.una Park. Well, he wasn't blind and he wasn't my uncle. He was kinda a ~hird cousin. But he could play checkers."

What we can' t figure out about this witty gem is: would the article get firS( or second pr,ize in an essay comest in a Home for the Feeble·Minded? Or, to put the same thought differeotly, we have full confidence in Ml'. Caveman's ahiliq to stand on his head

fOllddted~,I'[~.:~ro,~b';'d~ ... ~while 'O~ .~ and

a comment on some

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On ,December 10, Dr. J.asker gave an exhibition at

the Swedish C. C. in Chicago; the final score was

21 wins, .5 draws and 1 loss (by adjuJicaotion).

An Interview with Dr. Lasker By PAUL HUGO LITTLH

As we settled ourselves for the interview, Dr. Lasker characteristically took out a cigar and Ji.e it, knitting his brows in absorption over the task. He was in excellent health and sririts, and appeared to be in far better physica con­dition than at Nottingham.

His first remark was about the Euwe-Alek_ ·hine match. He showed great confidence in Alekhine's powers, predicting an ultimate win fo r the formcr champion.

Naturally the conversation soon vcered to a discussion of Championshir Matches in general. Dr. Lasker was critical 0 bhe stand taken by Dr. Rueh of the F. L D. E. in putting through F lohr's candidacy. The veteran commented that :his owo record in tournament play against the leading world masters (particularly against the three other world dmnpions), since his loss of the title in 1921 to Capab[anca was enough to qualify him as a candidate who ought not to be overlooked. Dr. Lasker feels that Dr. Rueb is a foe ofche creative master.

"Moreovcl'," he added, "the autocratic action of a sub_committee who know little of the masters ' problems cannot be considered just or judicious. In appointing Flohr because he 'ful­filled the conditions laid down at Warsaw,' the committee apparently overlooked {hat many leading candidates, such as myself, were either not at Stockholm (or even at Warsaw!) or not consulted about these 'conditions." ..

"Wibat then should be the rules for Cham­pionship Matches?" I asked. Dr. Laskds opin_ ion was admirably clear:

"We must disregard specious theorizing. As in all other 5por·t5, chess must be judged by results. Hence challengers should be deter_ mined by match and tournament play . The latter should be confined to leading candidates. The rules for qualification to these tournaments must be decided by a congress of masters who are authorized and representative. All negotia_ tions must be 'public- no clandestine bargain­ings can be allowed. When these rules are for_ mulated, the tournaments to follow will have to be conducted by them to the absolute letter. Race, age or creed must not interfere with qualifications. In the event of a {ie among the voting body of masters in deciding such fllleS, the champion must be allowed the deciding vote. "

A Championship Match every two years would be ideal, he continued. Backers would not be lacking for major events if chess could

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be guided by an impartial, pragmatic spirit among those in authority.

The spread of chess throughout {he world and its evident revival in leading countries, Dr. Lasker explained, are due to man's being forced to think seriously when confronted by problems, whether economic or spiritual. Chess satisfies the desire for penetrating meditation .

Dr. Lasker commented on the U. S. S. R. Workers' Tournament of a year ago. " For sev_

. eral months, 700,000 workers from the trade unions throughout Russia battled in elimination competition. Then a final tourney was held, and even Lilienthal was forced to take a lesser position, so splendid was the play of the younger Russian masters . . This spreading of chess in_ terest among the workers is wholesome and to be emula·ted." ~he talk turned to innovations in chess, es_

pwal1y in the openings. "Do you think that the classical school can cope with the Hyper_ moderns?" I asked.

Dr. Lasker's reply was, "As a matter of fact, the theories of Steinitz are actually justified by 'modern' mtlhods of play. To be· sure, the modern master needs great preparation for a ~ollrn~ment. .~ith so many ciless publications 10 eXIstence, It IS only'{}aturai to find a wider .knowledge of the latest variations from the great competitions. r have trained intensively in {he last three years and see no reason why I cannot acquit myself ucditably." (Dr. Lasker's achieve_ ment of third place behind Botvinnik and Flohr in the great Moscow 1935 Tournament elo_ quently supports this modest statemenc!)

Dr. Lasker expects to compete in the coming Moscow Tour.nament in February, where all the leading Soviet masters will defcnd their national honor against the invading masters of other lands. D r. Lasker spoke in glowing terms of the splendid treatment accorded to visiting masters in Russian tOllrnaments.

Dr. Lasker ·has recently completed a book on sports, which touches on chess. It is llOW in manuscript. In it he reasserts his philosophy that chess is a struggle. "Since chess is a struggle in its very essence," Dr. Lasker con_ cluded, "We must judge by the results of this struggle. And that is why we should have more fighting and less pamphleteering."

Despite ·his 69th birthday on December 2-1, Dr. Lasker is active and keenly aware of mod_ ern developments. T'here is reason to believe that he will be able to force many a worthy

JAN UAR Y, 1938

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A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE A. C. F. Congress

Chicago. September, 1937 CARO·KANN DEFENSE

S. $ . Cohen D. H. Mugridge White

1 P_K4 2 P.Q4 3 Kt_QB3 4 KtxP 5 Kt. Kt3 6 P_KR4 7 Kt.R3 8 Kt_B4 9 B_B4

10 PxP 11 Q_Q2 12 P-QB3 13 K.Q1 14 R.K 1 15 Q.K3 16 B-Kt3 17 B_Q2 18 QKt-R5 19 KtxKt 20 P-Kt3 21 Q-K2 22 Q_S3 23 B.K6 24 Q_B4 25 K.B1 26 QxQ 27 KxR 28 Kt_B4 29 KtxP 30 R_KB1

P_QB3 P.Q4 P.P 8.84

B.KtS P_KR3 Kt_B3 B_R2 P_K4

Q_R4ch B_Kt5

QXPch S_K2 Q_B2

p·QKt4 Kt.R3 R.Q1

KtxKt K_81

B.QB4 B.Q6 Q.Q2

B_K5! B_B6ch QxBch

R.Q P.B

K_B2 BxP! KxKt

Black 31 RxB 32 K-K3 33 R.B4 34 R-QB1 35 P_B4 36 P-Kt3 37 R-B5 38 R-Q5 39 R_K1 40 K·Q3 41 K.K4 42 R_K5 43 R.K3 44 K_Q5 45 K_K4 46 R-Q5 47 K-K5 48 R_Q2 49 R.QR2 50 R.Q2 51 R.QR2 52 R.K1 53 R(K)_QR1 54 PxP 55 K-Q5 56 K-K5 57 R-QB2 58 K.B5 59 R-K10h 60 R-Q2

Resigns ---

R.Q1ch B.Q8!

P·B4 Kt-B2 P.Kt5 K.K2

Kt-K3 B.Kt5

P.KR4 R·QB1

R_B1 R·B7 R.P

R.R3 B-Q.

B.B7ch R.B3

B.Kt3 P.R3

P.R4! R.R3 B_K1

P-R5! R_R4!

Kt-B2ch B.B2

Kt-R1 Kt.KtS

K.B1 R.R1

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The Elements of Position Play By FRED REINFBLD

PART I I. Some Fundamencal Ideas About the

Center OlCSS manuals traditionally stress the impor.

tance of the center, and rightly SQ . A dear comprehension of the importance of the center is the logical preliminary to an understanding of position play.

I 1. What 00 We Mean by the Center?

The center is the complex of sguares which includes K3, Q3, KB4, K4, Q4, QB4, KB5, K5, Q5, QB5, K6 and Q6.

The important Pawns (with reference to this area) are, therefore, the KP, QP and the BPs. As a rule only ~hc KP and QP arc ca!!ed "cen­tet Pawns," the BPs being of subordinate im_ portance for two reasons:

(a) The KP and' QP, when placed at the fourth rank, control TWO squares in the ccnter; the BPs, at the fourth rank, control only ONE square to the center. But, since we shall see later on that the center squares are the strongest - or the most important- or the most valuable -squares on the board, it ·follows that the KP and the QP have a gl'eater value than the BPs, Further:

(b) The advance of !Jhe KP or QP opens up more avenues of development than does the advance of the BPs- and development, as we shall see later on, is another process which de. pends in great degree on the center.

2. What Kinds of Pawn Centers Are There? For the purpose of this discussion, there are

three kinds of Pawn centers: (a) "Vhe " broad center"-made up of all

four Pawns standing abreast. or of both the KP and the QP and one of the BPs (in all cases on

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the fourth rank). (b) The "classical center"- made up of the

KP and QP standing abreast on the fourth rank. (c) The "half center'·.......-{"omprising a KP or

QP standing on the fourth rank and generally opposed by an enemy Pawn standing on its third rank on an adjacenf fi le.

We shall ignore, fOf the time being, the type of center where Pawns oppose each at-her in the same file and on their . respcrtive fourth ranks (as after the moves t P.K4, P_K4) .

In 0/lell games, we often see a Pawn at White·s K4 supplemented by a Pawn at Black's Q3 or KB3; and in dose games (or semi_dose games) a Pawn at White's Q4 supplemented by a Pawn at Black's K3 or QB3.

Before concluding this section, let us briefly define three types of positions mentioned in the previous paragraph:

An 0/lm game is one where both sides play P_K4 .

A close game is one where neither side plays P.K4.

A semi_dose game is one where one side plays P_K4 and the other side does nOt; here you encounter some such reply as ... P-K3 or ... P_QB4 or ... P.QB3,

3. Why Is the Center Important? Before we proceed to answer this question,

we must clarify for ourselves the difference be_ tween the terms cellter and Pawn; c(Jntel". The {filler is the area of squares shown in Diagram J, whi le the PmIJ/I cenler is an aggregate of Pawns contained within this area.

The (elltel' is important bcrause, other things being equal:

(a) A piece placed in the center (especially K4, K5, Q4 or Q5) is posted wl1ere it can exert its maximum efficiency. You can test this easily and convincingly by counting the number of squares commanded by a Queen, a Bishop or a Knight when placed at K5, KB5 or at KRI.

From this important feature of the center, we deduce the principle that:

(b) Pieces 'placed in the center can easily be transferred from one part of the center to an· other; also that pieces placed in the · center can readily be switched as a rule to either wing,

Stated in abstract form, as these principles usually are, they make very little impression on the imagination and the learning faculties of the inexperienced player. Paraphrasing princi_ ples (a) and (b), we may say that a 'player who

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1101 Broad Center

has a strong g rip on the center has excellent chances of success if he undertakes an attack against an opponent who has an in fi rm hold (or none at an) on ~he center; and conversely, a p layer who has only slighc command of the center is only inviting disaster if he attacks a player who comtois the center, (Of course, such general rules do not apply to extraordin. ary positions; but it is ,hardly conceivable that a pfayer who does not command the centcr cO\l ld arrive at a powerful attacking format ion.)

Diagram III shows a 'powerful artack based on complete control of the center:

(White to move)

C"~Nimzov ieh

, (Copenhagen 1933)

Wh ite con\1'o18 the center and hIs pieces' al'e trall,lod OIl t ho 1\"si(\o. iliaclr: 's (ol'ces R.I:C dlvl· ded and In·effectual. ' 'Thore followed: 24 RxKt! 8xR; 25 Kt.RS, · t(t.Kt3; 26 Kt (4). 86c h ! K· R1j 27 KtxKtP ! R. KKt1 ;' 28 KtxRP!! KxKt ( Kt2); 29 Q.R5, P. B4 ; 30 PxP e. p, eh, K.B2; 31 Kt. Kt Seh a nd wi ns.

In Diag rnm JV we see the reverse principle at work.

(See Jitlgram next colf/lI1n) The posltlou Is about even : WhIte Is a. bIt

ahsad In development, but Black will be able to occupy th e Importau t Q file fil'~l. Ins Lead or

. playing l'ea~onably 1.0 dis pute ·the Q file, White ,begins an Ullwarl'lwtetl attMk;

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(White to move) . .

IV Mar,hlll ll ( Be rlin 1928)

14 Q.RS ? P.KR3 15 P.B4 Kt.Q2 16 ,P.K4 P.K4!

An embalTQ.Ssing problem for W'hite : after 17 PxP ' he w!ll be len wlih a f eeble KP. He has alroa(ly lost commaud or his Q4, which is now a hole. If he advances 17 P·B5, then Black operates on the Q fi le, while Whit e must ,Ioee t iIlje, bringing the deC9n tl'alized Queen back into t he game. a nd he will b a ve difficulty In !)rotocUng t he ba.ckwfl. .'d KP.

17 Kt·B3 QR.K l 18 Kt.R4

Another I>iece removed (rom the center' the thl'eat of Kt·B5 is easily met by Black. '

18 .. " . PxP I 19 RxP Q·Kt4!

Forcing White to l'ctI'O(1. t. 20 Q.B3 Kt·K4 21 Q.B2 KtxB 22 RxKt RxP

White is Jost , a nd ho roslguod 12 moves lator, Now as to the Pawn center, wJlich is impor.

tant because: (a) The advance of the KP and QP is usu.

ally necessary to assu re an adequate develop_ ment.

(b) The very exiIllII" of the Pawn (tiller is a limitation of the oppmlent'.r mobility. This is an obvious COJ:ol huy .from t he general impos • sibi lity of placing a picce on a square controlled

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A Simplified Method of Pairing

By M. E. ZINMAN

When 1 entered tournament play for the first time, I noticed that the secretary ihad a rather cumbersome method of determining who was to play white or black. He had a book which had been imported from Germany which deter_ mined the pairings and the white and black players for a tournament consisting of four, five, six, etc., players. If the book was not to be found-which was oftcn!- it was ' impossible for the players to determine for themselves who was to play the white side. Furthermore, the players themselves often did not understand the system, and if the secretary was not present, the game could not go on.

It occurred to me that there must be some simpler method of determining who was to play the white side. I submit the following scheme. We have used this system successfully for years at the Abraham Lincoln High School. I showed it to Kashdan and lie told me that it was a de­cided improvement over the fanner method.

The method is simply this: Let us say there are ten men in a tournament.

Give each a number fcom 1 to 10. Number 6 plays 4. Which is to play white? Subtract 4 from 6. The answer is 2.

Ruf..I':: If the answer is even, the top man (the one with the lower number. that is No.4) plays white.

If the answer is odd, the top man plays black. PROBLEM: No. 9 plays No.4 . Subtract 4

from 9. Answer 5. The result is odd. Top man plays black.

Mr. Kashdan suggested the following rule which may seem simpler to some dlCSS players:

If both opponents are odd, or if botn oppo_ nents are even, the top player plays white.

If one opponent is even and the other odd, the top player 'plays black.

EX"'MPLES: 4 'plays 8: both even . Top man 4 plays white. 3 plays 9: both odd. Top man 3 plays white. 2 plays 7: one odd and one even. Top man 2 plays black.

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The Alekhine.Chatard Attack

IN THE FRENCH DEFENSE

By S. BELAVENETS and M. YUDQVICH (ThiJ Imide iJ I/;(" firM of " .,uie.< ",hirh cla,ifies

/he cOlllplcx prob/em" of olle of Ihe 1II0J/ comp/ira/cd ""ri(/f;OI/J iu tbc ",bole )"('''/''' of fhe openillgl . ThiJ (I'".

lirl~ i.f /lllIch _,impler Ibml Ihe /011011';'18 (}}/c>. "nd Iberejore gi/'o fhe i,/o.-peric,/ccd p/")"I'" (lU opportunity to or;1/111 himself. TIl<! IWO games given below "p/leaved only if! ,hei,. opening Jl<Igl! in the o,-;/(;r",/ RUHi"" l ext, hilt il ucmed J() /lie 1/;,1/ publica/ion of Ihe COIII ­plete UO'"CS wo1l1d be (J.. grcd/ help j() the ",111<1"111,-F. R.)

The gambit attack originated by Chatard in the French Defense (first adopted by Alekhine against Fahrni at Mannheim 1914), has rc_ tained its vitality and sharpness to the present day. Recent tournament practice and theor_ etical research .have failed to produce a dear and safe equalizing line ·for Black.

As a matter of fact, the acceptance of White's Pawn sacrifice after I P_K4, P-K3; 2 P_Q4, P­Q4; 3 Kt_QB3, Kt_KB3; 4 B-Kt5, B_K2; 5 p ­K'S, KKt-Q2; 6 P_KR4 (see Diagram 1) i~ ex_ tremely dangerous for Black.

DIAGRAM ",,;

Very striking in this respect is the game Riumin- Makaganov (V. S. S. R. Champion_ ship 1934), in which Black, after taking the Pawn, fell far behind in development and fin_ ally succumbed before an overwhelming attack. From Diagram I, the game took the following course:

6 • . . . 7 PxB g Kt_RS 9 P.KKt3

10 B.Q3 11 P·B4 12 Q.K2 13 0_0.0 14 P_KKt4

White ' s pOsition , n'olll a lead

a,a Q'P

Q_RS P-QB3

P.KKt3 P_Kt3 P_R4

Q·Kt2 • • • •

powerful resulting of7orl;

t e m p i in d·el'elop­ment, more than com· Jlp.n~:1te!\ for the sac· rificed Pawn. 14 . . . . 15 P_B5 16 QxB 17 Q_KS 1B R_R2 19 QR-Rl 20 Kt.R4! 21 a·QB3!

B·R3 a,a

P·KKt4 P·RS

Kt_B1 A_KR2

QKt_Q2 . R_B1

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22 P_B6 Q_Kt3 2S KtxQKtP! KtxKt 24 Q·B5 R_B2 25 QxKt K_Q1 26 Kt.B2 ' Kt_Q2 27 QxRP P-B4 28 Kt.Q3! PxP 29 Kt_Kt4 Kt.B4 30 Kt.B6ch K_Q2 31 Kt-K7 Q-K5 32 Q-Kt5ch K_Q1 33 Kt·B6ch K .Q2 34 Kt.R7ch! K.Q1 35 a·Kt8ch K_Q2 36 a·BB! RxKt 37 Q-K7ch K_B3 38 QxR QxKP 39 Q.R8eh K.82 40 Q-R5ch K_BS

41 P_R4 42 Q.Kt5ch 43 Q_R5ch 44 Q.R8eh 45 P·R5 46 P-R6 47 Q_Kt7ch 48 P.R7 49 P-R8(Q)! 50 QxR 51 R_Q2 52 Q-Kt8ch 53 Q.R7 54 R_Ktl 55 R-QS 56 K_Ktl 57 R-QBl 53 R·QKt3

Kt.Q2 K_B2 K_BS K.S2 KtxP KtxP K-Q3 R-R1 R,Q

Q_K6ch P-B4 K.B3 Q.K5 P_K4

Kt_K6 P_B5

Kt-85 Resigns

Generally speaking, tournament play otfers no examples of a successful defcnsc by Black after acceptance of the sacrificed' Pawn , In this connection, the work of analysts and practical playe~s of the Fren~h Defense has been alon,g the hne of convemently refusing the "Greek gift" of White's KRP. In this series we shall examine the following continuations (see Dia_ gram I):

A. 6 0-0 B, 6 P-KR3 C. 6 P-QR3 D. 6 P.QB4 E, 6 ... P_KB3! Let us examine Variation A.

6 . . . . 0·0 It is suffici-ent to glance at the po~ition aller

this move to come to the conclusion that Black's Ki~l g has b ecome inVOlved in it danger­ous si1.uat.lOn. while Whi t e's aHaclt (\ evclop8 I'\ljtomaUcally, so to speale

7 B-QS P_QB4 8 Kt_RS! • • • •

Less strong is S Q·R5, P·KKt3; 9 Q·R6. Kt­QHS; 10 Kt-B3. KtxQP! an(\ Black call resis t the aUack.

8 • . . . R.K1 Tal·ta!{Qver recommends 8 ... P·KRS, but as

Nenarokov has shown, \\lhite secures an In·e . s istible attack by 9 BxP, for if 9 ... pxn; .10 Q·Kl4ch .. K·Rl ; 11 K t·KKt5 (threaten ing 12 Q' RS) and lr 11 ... K-Kt2; 12 KtxKl'ch wins. or 8 . , . P·DS?)) UxU. Qxll; 10 UxPch!-J". R.)

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9 Kt_KtS W ith an ov-erwh8lming position­

as t he Kt establish8s its.elf at Q6. for White,

DIA GR AM II

Th is posi tion was arrived at in a ga me Bogol· yubov--Spielman n, Vienna 1922, wh ich con tin­ued : 9 . . . .

10 Kt.Q6 11 KtxR 12 B-Kt5! 13 B_Q2 14 P_KB4 15 Kt-B2 16 P_R3 17 QxB 18 B·Q3

P-B4 PxP

QxKt B_Kt5ch

Q.K2 QxPch

Q.K 2 BxBch

Q.B4 Kt.QB3

19 P_KKt4 ! 20 Q.K 2 21 P-Kt4 ! 22 Bx K t 23 QxP 24 PxP 26 P_Kt5 26 P·B6! 27 Kt_K4 ! 28 PxP

Kt·Kt3 Kt_B5 Q_K2 Px. B_Q2

R.KB1 K t ·Q1

P xP PxP

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Game Studies (A diJCouragillg $larl for Liwellfi,h)

Mat c h ( F i rst Ga me) Moscow · October 6, 1937

QUEE N 'S INDIAN DEFE N SE (i n effect )

(Notes by Dr. Max Euwe) G. Levenfish M. Botvi n nik

W hite 1 P.QB4 Kt·K B3 2 Kt_QB3 P-K3 3 Kt.B3 P_QKt3 4 P_KKt3 B.Kt2

9 P-Q4

Black 5 B_Kt2 6 0 ·0 7 P·Kt3 8 PxP

- - -

B·K2 0-0

P.Q4 PxP

Reach ing a position in t he "Queen's I ndian De­fense, and a diffi cu lt one at that. While mus t t r y to exert pressure along the QB file, s nd a t the same time try to fo rce P-K4.

9 . . . . QKt_Q2 10 B·Kt2 R_K 1 11 R. B1 P_B3 12 Q_Q2 .. . .

A weak move, probably based on some m Is­calculation. The Q w ou ld be mnch bettel' placed at once at B2 . . :' .. _ 12.. . . Kt.KS

12 .. . B·Kt5 (threatening ... Kt-K5) a lso de· serves considerati on.

13 Q-B2 K t xKt

21

14 Bx K t B_Q3

Black is now well armed against P-K4, while the weak QBP can be easily protected.

15 K R_K1 Kt_B3 16 Kt·Q2 B- KB1 17 B_Kt2 R. B1 18 Q-Q3 R·B2 19 QR.Q1 P_Kt3 20 K t. Kt1 . · . . .

Advancing the K P would still be ullSfl.tisfact· oJ'y because ihe QP wou ld then become weak and Blacl( would have a stl'Ong square at h is Q4. P repar ing [or P·K4 with P-KES could be met by . .. P ·B4. Yet White- despite any riSk that may be involveli- s hould aim consistently a l P ·K t. A good J)rel)a l'atory move was 20 P ­QR3, so Blat after 21 P·K4 , PxP; 22 KtxP, the reply .. . B·Kt5 is impOSSible. W hite' s hesitant policy gradually allows h is opponent to obtain a decisive positional a dvantage.

20 .. .. 21 B.QR3

Q_R6 Kt_B3

22 23

Taking the initia tive; })l'epal'ed for ... P ·R5 .

24 B.QB1 25 K t xKt

B.B1 B.KB4 B_Kt2

P_R4

-W hite mnst now be

K t_K5 • • • •

Subjecting his QP to di rect attack. The choice was, however, a very d ifflcu lt one for White, because oC the form idable Kt on K 5.

25 . . . . PxKt 26 P·KR4 , .. .

Definiiely prevenis .. , P ·R5, but it will soon be clear ihat t his seriously weakens White 's castled ))osit ion .

26 . . . . 27 B·Kt5

R_Q2 • • • •

After 27 P·K3, the reply .. . P-B4 would soon w in the QP. B ut t here would be an ev·en better m ove in 27 : .. P·KKt4, obtaining a de­cisive K side atta ck, and incidental ly demon· strating ihe weakness of 26 P-KR4.

27 . . . . B_B3 28 BxB QxB 29 Q_B4 K R.Q1 30 R.QB1 . . . .

H e is still unable to play P·K3 because of .. P-B4- or . . . P·KKt4 .

30 . . . . R_Q3 31 Q-B3 QxQP

Obta in ing a fa vorable ending. The attack with . . . P-KKt4 would not be s o strong now, as W hite could bring back his Q to the K side, due to his a voidance of p -Ka.

32 QxQ RxQ 33 Rx P R_Q7

T his occupation of the seventh rank soon l'e· suits in the gain of a P.

34 P·R4 35 R·B3

R-Kt7 · . . .

A m islake (due to time pressure) which at once leads to a decisive disadvantage, The in­dicated continuation was 34 R·B4, with some draw ing chances. '

35 . . •. R_Q5! Threatening ... R-Kt5; W hite has no OPPOl"­

t uni ty for counterplay by attacking the KP, which i s adequately protected.

22

36 R_K3 37 R.QBl 38 RxR 39 R.B4 40 K_R2 41 B_B 1

R.KtS R(7)xKtP

R,R R-KtSch

R_K t7 R.R7

(J~evenfish res igned w i thout further play, the game h aving been r esumed aft er adjour nm ent wit h 41 . . . R-R7. Botl' innik demonstrated a win with ,12 K-Ktl , R-R8; 43 1(.Kt 2, P-K6 ! 44 PxP, B-Q2 win ning t he QRP~for if -15 R·B7, BxP ; 46 R.''{RP? B-D3ch.-F. R.)

(Haagsche Courallt-/. B. S.)

(T his is the game which the new Champion of the American CheJJ Federation considers his best at Chicago.)

A. c. F. Tournament Ch icago. August, 1937 SICILIAN DEFENSE

(Notes by David Polla nd ) D. MacMurray

White 1 P-K4 2 P.QB4 3 Kt.K2

Wishing to get Maroezy's "Dragon" Variation.

3 . . . . 4 QKt_BS 5 P_Q4

D. Pol land Black P.QB4

Kt_QB3 • • • •

attack in the

Kt.B3 P_K3 p,p

5 ... P-Q4 leads to complicated play In t h e cenle1', in which Black cannol avoid early .ex­changes.

6 KtxP 7 KtxKt 8 Q.El2

B.Kt5 KtPxKt

• • • •

I nstead 8 P ·Ka leads to some critical play after 8 ... Kt·KS; 9 Q·Kt4-, Kt xKt; 10 P·QR3, B ·BI et c.

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10 0_0 11 p _QRa

P_K4 0-0

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12 R_Kt1 13 Kt_R4

R_Kt1 B_Q5

H aving seen no way of g etting his Kt to Q5, Black chose this liue.

14 P-B5 15 B_KKt5 16 BxKt 17 P_QKt4

P_Q4 P.R3 Q,a

• • • •

Not quite liking 17 P xP, I.'xP; 18 P-QKt4, PxP; HI PxP, P-K5- in which Black has a men­acing attack to compensate for t he passed P awns.

RPxP p,p

B_R3 a,a

17 . . . . 18 RPxP 19 BxP 20 B·Q3 21 QxB 22 Q.B4

KR.Q1

Not 22 Q·R6? R-Rl! 22 .... 23 Q-R6

MacMurray

• • • •

Q-B5 Q_K5

Bla ck is reckoning on the reply 24 QR-KI, which he intends to answer with 24 ... BxP chI I 25 KxB, RQ7ch ; 26 R-K2, Q-Q5ch ; 27 K­Iet3, R-Q6ch; 28 R E 3, Q·B5ch; 29 K-B2. Q·R5 ch; 30 K-Ktl. RQSch; 31 R-TIl, Q-Q5ch; 32 R · D2. RxRch ; 33 KxR ? Q·QS mate; but he sees in time t hat White can play 33 QxR!

He t herefore rev ises t h e foregOing varia tion with 28 . .. P ·Kt4; 29 P ·R3, Q·B5ch; 30 K-D2, RxRch; 31 PxR, Q·R7ch; 32 K ·BI (if 32 K-Kl or K-K3, Q·Kt8ch and the Rook comes III Oil Ql with check; or 32 E:'K3. Q-KtSch; 33 R-B2, RxP! et c.). QxP ch; 33 K-D2, RxP; 34 QxP , Q-R7ch; 35 K-K3, Q·Kt8ch ev·entually regaining the piece an d remain ing with a clear m ater ial advantage. But White overlooks the t hreat and plays ...

24 Kt·Kt6 BxPch! 25 K·R1 R_Q7

Threatening 26 . . . E·Kt6; 27 R·K tl, Q-R5; 2S p -RS. QxPch! and m a te next move .

26 Kt_B4 ••••

If 26 Q·R7, R·KBI etc. 26 . . . .

... R·Q5 was also considered. cldes on a simplifying line.

27 Kt-Q6 28 QR.Q1

R.B7 but Black de-

Q.Q4 B_Q5

JA NUA RY, 1 9 38

29 R_B3 P_K5 30R_B5 __ OJ

On 30 RxP Bla ck In te nded 30 ... Q·Kt4 ; 31 Q-Bl, P -K6; 32 Q-B3, R-B7; 33 QxBP, P·K7.

30 . . . . Q_R7 31 QxQ . . . .

If 31 Q·Bl, P·K6 ; 32 RxB, P-lO ; 33 Q-Kl, Q­Kt7 wins.

31 .. .. 32 KtxKP 33 P-R 3 34 R (5)_B1 35 R.Q8c h 36 Kt.Q6 37 R·KKt1

T hreat-ens n:ate. 38 R.KB1

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R.Q RxQKtP

P_B3 B_K4 K. R2

R (5) .Kt7 R-Kt6!

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AiId,~JS flU fOffUpondem:e re/ating fO Ihir department to R. Chf1lcy, 1339 East A ve" Rochesler, N. Y .

THEME PALAESTRA The New Year brings solvers sterner exercise

with three.movers predominating. Nos. 898 and 900 feature Black interfer.

ences, the latter a pretty task! No. 901 coo· tains pleasing Black hi.valves- moves simul. taneously opening one line and closing an· other- and No. 902 illustrates the always in. heren!ly appeal ing interference_unpin .

Tricky trics arc the fascination of No. 903, and No. 904 is that prince of deceivers-the mutate. Paradoxically, ooc must first IInsoivc a mutate, then solve it! Hence the late H . W. Barry's dictum that the mutate is the most diabolical device ever perpetrated upon the hapless solver, and a "tip" to novice solvers that in vain wi!! they seek that waiting move which saves all the set mates!

Mr. Eaton's No. 906 is a cross.check White half_pin interestingly compared with No. 910 by C. S. Kipping, because in each both haiL pinned pieces deliver mate but with vastly dif­ferent effects.

Nos. 908 and 909 are ingenious attempts to make innovations along the lines of the Cheney Theme. In the former the change of play is produced by Black self_interference, and in the latter by self_block with Wh ite self_interference.

No. 911, a joint composition by P. Bowater and V. Rosado, displays a most incisive idea­stalemate avoidance with line clearance.

J. F. Tracy's Nos. 912 and 913 have an amaz ing strategic variety and wi!! doubtless vie with each other for popularity,

No. 914 by Fred Sprenger is a grasshopper twin of his following elegant miniature which won First Commendation in the 1937 Minia_ ture Toumey: 8, 8, 6Kl, 8, 8, BI SS, S4p2, K4S2. Mate in three by 1 K h7, Sd2; 2 Sh4. 1 . . . , Se3; 2 ScI.

In the Quoted Section we present problems recommended by two well_known composer_ solvers, Burney M . Marshal! and V. Rosado, and four stimulating Christmas enigmas which arrived with the Season's Greetings.

NOTES AND NEWS Congratulations to w. FOat z who wins the

Ladder Prize and best wishes for a felicitions second cllmb.

Ha ns Lange wins t he Honor P r ize w ith his very deceptive No. 859. Even tho!<e wh o gave an incorrect key voted for t h is problem, which might have left a casuist In a dilemma! It

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certainly must have been a fine problem for even the tries to attract voles!

\Ve have rece ived an interesting iett ~ r from C. S. Kipp ing who says:

"I point out anticipations for three reasons: I. '1'0 deter any composers from deliberate

copying, II. To show the need for specializing and

getting in touch wiLlI t he curator of that seCtion In whiCh II composeL' wishes to do research.

II I. To give standing to tIle columns which I am able to study.

"In certain sections anticillations can be eas· ily tUl'lled up and it often bappens that com­posers who really effect some brilliant theme are shown to be anticipated much more easily than those who have done some 'pot·boller.' In the latter case it is not worth testing for anti­cipations.

"To obtain originalIty in two-movers you must go in Cor complex blen ds 01' else take exotic locI (as for example in the hair·pln and masked batteries at extreme and di ffi cult dis· tances fL'om t he black king). I n th ree·movers there is still endless scope. Consecutive themes such as In r;:aton 's No. 856 (checks) or consecu­tive offer considerable scope and the

of halr·pins in thl:ec·el's oft'eL's If one considers the state of

,i.',;k- pieces at whlte 's second move or at mate. In this way all kinds or

stmngC! loci can be employed Quite Impossible in two·move form.

"The sooner the problem wOI'ld represented by the expeL·t composer looks on chess pl'ob­lems as an exact science in which research must be car('fll11y <lone the sooner we shall cease to hal' !) th is repetition of whnt has been already composed."

- --CO RRECT iO N

Honor Prize Problem No. 778 by Fred Sp re ng er is sound. After 1 Kgl, Rg7; 2 Khl, Rl:"l; 3 BxR and mates next move. We apol­ogize to Mr. Sprenger for our mistakelJ s t ate· ment in the December Notes and New s, the reo suit of no:. having a copy of the problem at hand and trusting to memory. "lea culpa!

Mr. Maxwe ll Bu kofz e r informs us t hat No . S67 in t he November issue pub1!shed minus the source and the authOl"s name is one of his own compos it ions entered in t he Densmol'e l\Iem­orial Tourney of 1918, an d appenfs on page 172 of Alain C. White's 1918 Christmas bOOlt, "A Memorial to Densmore~"

In rererence to the White·Hume Collection Mr. Kipping also writes: "Any enthusiast in America who will pay all carriage can have a box of some 15,000 self·males- a very large number of them quite unsorted." Will any of onL' faiL'y enthusiasts volunteer?

I N FO RMAL. L.AD D ER W. FOatz 580, 46 ; A. S heftei 548,44; I. Genud

508, _ ; *M. Gonza lez 479, _ ; u P. Rot henbe rg

J AN U ARY, 1938

No. 898 BILL BEERS

Willmar, Minn.

Mate in 2

No. 899 BILL BEERS

Willmar, Minn .

Mate in 2

No. 900 T. R. DAWSON Sur rey, England

Mare in 2

Original Section

No. 901 OR. GILBERT DOBBS

Carrollton, Georgia

Mace in 2

N o. 902 N E LS NELSON Hop kins, Minn.

Mate in 2

No. 903 V. ROSADO

San Diego, Calif.

Mate in 2

No. 904 V. ROSADO

San Diego, Calif.

Mate in 2

No. 905 BILL BEERS

W illmar, Minn.

Mate in 3

No. 906 V I NCENT L. EATON

Washington, D. C.

Mare in 3

SOLUTIONS TO T H ESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 10, 1938

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Original Section (cont'd)

N o. 907 A. J. FINK

San Francisco, Calif.

Mate in 3

No. 908

A. D. GIBBS

Rochester, N. Y.

Mate in 3

No. 909 MANUEL GONZALEZ

New York, N. Y.

Mate in 3

No. 910 C. S. KIPPING

Wednesbury, England

Mate in 3

No. 911 P. BOWATER

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Mate in 3

No. 912 J. F. TRACY Ontar io, Calif.

No. 913 J . F. TRACY Ontario, Calif.

Male in 3

No. 914

FRED SPRENGER

New York, N. Y.

Mate in 3

No.9D HANS LANGE

Ncuss am Rhein, Germany Dedicated to A. C. White

SELF-mate in ~

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 10, 1938

JANUARY, 1938

No. 916 GEORGE N. CHENEY

(Recommended by B. M. Marshall, Shreveport, La.)

"Amer. Ches·s Nuts" - No. 94

Mate in 2

No. 917 GEORGE N. CHENEY

(Recommended by B. M. Marshall, La.)

"Amer. Chess N . 147

Mate in 3

No. 918 GEORGE N. CHENEY

(Recommended by B. M. Marshall, Shreveport, La.)

"Amer. Chess Nuts" _ No. 178

Quoted Section No. 919

A.CHERON (Recommended by V. Rosado,

San Diego, Calif.) Source?

Male in 3

No. 920 F. PALATZ

(Recommended by V. Ro~ado, San Diego, Calif.)

Source?

Male in 3

No. 921 PERCY BOWATER

Christmas _ 1937

No. 922 T. R. DAWSON Christmas· 1937

I. Black plays and helps White mate in 2

II. All mffi one rank higher and same

No. 923 MANNIS CHAROSH

Christmas _ 1937

I. Black helps SELF-male io 2

Ii. Move Sa6 to a7 and same .

No. 924 W. H. RAWLINGS

Christmas. 1937

Mate in 3 Retract White's last move; then relraCI Black's last move; Black now plays so that White may mate

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 10, 1938

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461, 17 : L. E I. ner 436, 63 ; I. Rlvl n 381, 71 ; n Or. G. OObb. 349, 73 ; Bourne S mit h 338. 26 ; Dr. P. G. Keeney 326, - ; n G. Plowman 322, 57; C. Mille r 282, 10 ; G. F. Bt,,' ry 246, - ; L. Green. 239, _; I. Kashdan 238, - ; H. St , nzel 234, _ j A. Tokash 231 , 12; Dr. M. He rzberger 196, _ ; H. Hauln er 197, 24 ; K. Lay 177, 30 ; W. Key.or 166, 21: W . J aco'b. 164, - ; J . Han. nut 160, 53; La dy Cla ra 159, 1)8; u ri . B. Da ly; J . Schm idt 114, 24; E. Korpanty 110, 3B; I. &. M. Hoch be rg 108, 42; *J. F. T racy 70, 60 ; M. Ge rahenson 66, - ; G. N. Cheney 60, - ; W. Ne l,l , rt 60, _; A. Palwlck 56, _; "'I. Bur. s t ei n 54. 61 ; V. Roudo 52, 65 ; B. W lu garvlr 41, _ ; H. M.dl , r 31, 52 ; W . Vanw in kle 27,_; -B. M. Marshall 25, - ; W. T ow le 22, - ; W . J e n. 18 21 ; I. Bur n 17, _; K. S. Howard 17, _ ; J . Cue)' 16, _j P. Papp 16, -; J . Rehr 14, 14 ; W. Beer. 10, _ ; E. S ho r1man 8, - ; W . Rawling. 7, _; J . Turne r 7, _ ; Mr • . F . C . Prindl e _ , _ ; A. Grant -, 61 ; R. Dunb. r - , 29 ; R. Lauzon - , -. . Indlcates W!nner or one previous ascent.

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No. 8-47

No. 8-18

No. 8~9

No . S}O

No. 8} L

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WHAT 0 0 YOU W A N T T O K NOW ? Mr. E. B. AlWood of .... ustin. Te>;., wriles. '" I ai>'

preciale Ihe information a$ 10 'he pronuncialion of cen ain maslers' names. BUI I besee<h you 10 en­Hfhlcu me on Ihe pronunciation of Elishses. None o lhe ru les seem to work:'

Despite the fonnidable appear.tncc of Ihis name, it is very simple to pronou nce. The accent is on the II, which, incidenally, is pronounced as in IIrl iJi . ~he first t and the; are pronounced as the corresponding louers in mer;l.

O ur announced intention of makins foreisn names amenable 10 the .... merican lonJ:ue has met wilh SOmt vio lent denunciation. But we fa il to see why M joJJo. a(lel! ( to rake a parl icularly horrible example) is in· heren tly more descrvin,!; of adoption than Ihe simple M JaJodov. If th is be verMI m~yhem, make the most of it !

The Manhauan CheSS Club O lamp:onship is again laking an exciring courso. As we go [0 plC$S. Ihe scores are S. S. Cohen and Dr. W . Palan: 4-2. I. Kashdan }Vl-Vl, R. W illman ,Vl-lVl , A. S. Dtn· ker 3Vz- 2Vl , J. Soudakoff 11/Z-3Vl, J. Newman and O. T enner Y2--1Vl.

1 . ... Rx B ; 2~"h 1 . . .. R/(;; 2 S 1 . ... Rd7 : 2 6 Off.ring 110m<! Ilnll izing Iti ol .. - P. Rothenberg.

No. 8}8 by C. S. Kipping and E. Dlv" I IbP (c} J. 'h~ll; 2 itc}c h 1 . ... Sf7: zPoo>S I . . .. Qd 2 Rdlch P' efty Ihrut ~nd nUl ur i,'ions b, Black S.-V. Rosado.

No. 8)9 by Hlns lange t Bd. Pb6 : 2 IM4. !Il l; J Bd 1 .... Bl2 ; Z IJb.l . Od:J lhD I ...• Pf} ; 2 S.)c" . PM: } IhB o dar" , boUI lib . walH·bug.-W. Pot> . Pr.tt, d«01 .howitlJ a·1I. Ind B·P lnt .. feren«.-L. Ei.· n.r . TIIO t" .. L Bd ' Ind 1 Be} clught ml ny solve, • . -F.d.

No. BiJ.O by }. F. Tr.q h I Q1:2. Kd·! ; 2 Sc-4. Kc); 5 Qd ' c I .. .. Kf4: 1 SdJch. Ke'; , QtZch 1 . ... ... ;2 .... Kf': )Qgxh Bi.hop ""If.block vaf iotion ;$ <log.OL-V. ROI. do.

No. 861 by M . lIukoiz.r 15<6, PIS; 2 IIIRch. Kill ; 3 QxR. SxQ m.te 1 .. .. PIP: 2 Sol:; , IS; 3 B<l2. PxlJ mle<: T ho Iwo· linn Ire n". ly blended.-D,. G. Dubbl.

N o. 862 by G. N. Chtney I ds"' lkb. K14 ; 2 Bh~

No. 86} by G. N. Chenc:y Inl"'l ion: I Qrl. R( I mJle

I . . .. Kbz; 1 R{~<b 1 ...• Rd~;2R(\

App ..... d y cooked by I Qu} Try: I Qdl defu ted by I ...• Qc2 h it possible th at this i. mi.pr,nled from 1110 oril:in.l?- E<I.

No. 864 by G. N. Chene,_ ) BaS . fIll; 2 Kb? I .... Pf4 : 1 13f4

No. 86, by G . N . C llO n.,. I RIIS. Ihr.at: 2 R.hSch I .... B. R ; Zlti7

No. 866 by S. S. !.twm.n I QhS. RI P : 2 hPeh t .... }I.e): 2 §:<l~eh t .... P(}:Z }(h

No. 867 by ·M .n·.n auko ler I PM. K<,; 2 QI7 I .... KcI): 2 Q ha

No. 868 by F. !bird Solution in Nowmber "P~lu",,:'

No. 869 b, H. itubnamen I Rh7. Sc); 2 Rf4 1 .. .• Sd}:2R'4 1 .. .. S~';zRd4 1 . ... Sh);2Re4

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