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The Editor's Castle By S. S. COHEN

The American Championship Readers of this column are ac9.uainted with

the fan that the protracted negotiations for an American Championship Match between Frank J. Marshall, the present champion, and Isaac Kashdan, his chaIienger, were abandoned due to financial difficulties; and that The National Chess Federation has under advisement a plan to hold a tournament in which Mr. Marshall will be invited to defend his tide.

For almost a year we have been advocating that immediate anion be taken to put the title into circulation. We supported the Marshall. Kashdan match as long as it appeared feasible, while stressing the fact that if the match fell through a totlrnammt was the only solution­and that such a tournament (if it were found necessary) should be national in sco~ and set a precedent for future tide tournaments, which should ·be held at regular intervals.

We are pleased to learn that at the annual dinner of . the Marshall Chess Gub, Mr. Mar. shall announced his conversion to the principle we have been fighting for. Mr. Marshall is reo portcd to have stated:

"I have held the United States champion. ship for over twenty.five years. Curing all that time, as the chess world knows, I have welcomed every opportunity to defend my title agaln-st any chall.enger, and upon all occasions have successfully defended It.

In 1926 the National Chess Federation adopted the present rules governing play for the United States Championship, which was ~ubmitted to me and to whiCh I agreed. Theae rules provide for match play and require a purlle of $5,000. But the terms and conditions governing play for the United States championship under these rules are not easy to meet.

The-r·efore I have come to the following ccncluslon~:

First, that the best Interests of cheu In the UnIted States would be sel'Ved by hav· ing the championship of the United Statel competed for annually In a tournament.

Second, if the Board of Governors of the Marshall Cheal! Club will undertake to ar· range such a tournament, I will play in It against all comers without requirement of any purse, and will agree that to the win. ner of the tournament shall go the title of Chess Champion of the United States until the next annual tournament Is held.

In this manner the championllhip of the United States will be put Into annual com_ petition, which, In my opinion, will do more than anything else to forward the Interests of chess In the United Statu.

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It is undorlltood, of course, that the rulea governing the first tournament, the time when it shall be held, and other appropri_ ate conditJonll, will be determined by the Board of Governors of the Marshall Chess Club. I should like to suggest that the tournament be held as 800n as the arrange_ ments be completed, certainly not later than the Fall of 1935."

It is certainly a woncleriuJ gesture on the part of Mr. Marshall, and the chess public owes him a vote of thanks for coming out so openly in favor of a tournament.

But it is to be regretted that he coupled his own willingness to participate in the couma_ menr with the condItions outlined above. A tournament such as the one contemplated is a national affai r. It should be run by the only national organization ~his country has-The National Chess Federation. It does not appear reasonable that the Board of Governors of the Marshall Q1CSS Club shall determine when the tournament should be held, where it should be held, who shall be qualified to compete, and the playing conditions. On vhe contrary, the Board ot Governors of the Marshall Chess Club should be the first to avoid any possible stigma that might be casr upon the Club t~lfough the misinterpretation of these condi_ tions.

It is only natural that Mr. Marshall, as the champion, and as a reward for -his co_operation in smoothing over a difficult phase in the chess history of chis country, should have certain ptivileges. It is only natufal that the Marshall Chess Club should seek to safeguard these priv. ileges for him.

Our understanding is that Mr. Mars-hall pre_ fers to play a tour hour session instead of the usual five hour session-surely that could be arranged. Also that Mr. Marshall prefers to play one session a day- surely that also could be arranged.

But ~here is no reason to doubt rhat these and any other reasonable requests could nOt be attained through co-Operating with a National Committee. Such a Commiteee exists and is functioning. The President of the Marshall Chess Club has a standing invitation to join that Committee, but has nOt as yet availed him_ self of the opportunity.

We have consistently held that the interests of the chess public are paramount ro that of any individual or any club. We have also held (and Mr. Marshall ftom his public statement has apparently come around to aUf point of view), that the public interest will beSt be served by holding regular tournaments for the title.

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News Events Metropolitan Chess League

On April 13th the annual dinner of the Met_ ropolitan Chess League was held in the audi_ torium of the West Side Y. M. C. A. Leonard B. Meyer, president of {he league, presided and everyone had an enjoyable time.

Edison Price of the International Chess Club was awarded vhe sp'ecial brilliancy prize for his game against H. Sllverman of the Caisaa Chess Club. A. C. Simonson of the Manhattan Chess Club won the "beSt played" game prize for his victory over Milton Hanauer of the Marshal! Chess Club. Paul Johnson of the Bronx Chess Club received the award for the "best played" game for his victory over H. Macormac of the Staten Island Chess Club.

The dinner was featured as usual by a rapid transit rourney, which was won by L A. Horo_ witz, with A. S. Denker second.

District of Columbia Championship Martin C. Stark is the new District of Colum.

ba chess champion. He went through the 193'5 tournament without losing a game, his final score being '5Y2-Y2.

Stark is a graduate of Harvard University. While a student he won the championship of the Intercollegia.te Chess League. After gradu. ation ,he returned to his home in Washington, and has been a prominent figure in chess activ_

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iti es there. Stark also annexed this year the championship of the Capital City Chess Club, of which his far-her, Glades W. Stark has been president for several years.

Chicago City Chess League The Professional Men's Chess Club, of the

Lawson Y. M. C. A., succeeded in winning the championship of the Chicago City Chess Lea.sue. Following is the standing of the com_ petitors.

W L Prof. Men's C. C. ...... .. . . .. . ...... 38 10 Irving Park "Y' C. C. ............. . . 35 13 Swedish C. C. ... . .... . ......... . . . . 341f2 13V2 Chicago Chess &: Checker . ... . ... . ... 20 28 Linnea C. C. .......... . ..... . . . .... 17V2 30Y2 University of Chicago C. C. .. . . ..... . 12 36 Nordic C. C. . ... ...... . . ........... 11 37

The Swedish Ghess Team won the 1935 championship of the minor division of the Chicago City Chess League. The Polish Amer_ ican Team finished second.

L. Newman won the Individual champion_ ship of the City of Chicago in a tournament that lasted all through the winter.

North Jersey Chess Ass'n The Newark Rice C. C. won the North

Jersey Chess Ass' n Club Championship for the fourth successiw time.

The final club standings: Malfhl!S

Newark Rice .... . ........ .4Vr 1/2 Elizabeth .... . ... . . . ... . . .4 -I Ridgewood ....... ... .... . 2 -2 JerseY City . . .... . .... . .... 2 -2 I rvington-Polish ........... % ,3V2 Englewood ............... 0 ·4

Boston News Notes

Games 29 -11 261!2-13V2 21 -18 20%-IB%

BY2-23% 5Vr26%

Boston's Metropolitan Chess League tourna_ men{ was won by the City Guh with a score of 13-1; Lynn C. C. finished in second place, 8Y2-4Yl, and Harvard University ~hird, 8-5.

The League has run in 20 out of the last 21 years since 1914. In the past season, for me first time, it established a "B" class in which eight teams participated. The winner in this division was the Cambridge "Y" 12. 2; Lynn second 8Yl-4Y2 and City Club third 7Y2 .6Yl.

The following named players are in the final round of the Massachusetts State Chess Associa­tion championship tourney: Adams, Coggan, Morton, Ward, Daly and Shapiro. 11here were 16 entries in the preliminaries.

Cleveland Chess League Championship The Metropolitan Chess Club won the Cleve_

land Chess League Champions.hip for the third consecudve year,thus obtaining pe~manent pos..

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session of the trophy, emblematic of the vic_ tory. The Kashdan Club finished second, and the Pirates Chess Club, third.

Easter Chess Congress,­Margate, England

Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the reign of King George V, the Kent CoUnty Chess Assoc_ iation will stage a masters tournament at Mar_ gate, England, on April 24.

Sir George A. Thomas, the present English titleholder, and Mir Sultan Khan, former Brit_ ish titleholder, will :probably uphold the honor of old England, agalllSt a foreign invasion, in_ cluding Jose Capablanca, and our own Sammy Reshevsky. ThiS will be the first time that the former boy prodigy will have an opportunity to tes~. his mettle against formidable foreign opposlt1on.

Another Win for Alekhine Dr. A. Alekhine, world champion, partici_

pated in a small tourney at Ore-bra, Sweden and took first prize. The leading scores were: Alekhine, BYl-Yl; E. Lundin, 7Yl-IYl; G. Stahlberg, 6Y2 -2Y2 and G. Stoltz, 6-3.

Spielmann to the Front! After finishing fifth at Moscow, Rudolf Spiel.

mann participated in a tourney with Finnish experts and divided first and second prize with Eero Book, the national champion. The lead_ ing scores were: R. Spielmann and E. Book, 5Y2-1Yl, Loven 4_3 and Solin 3Yl-3Yl .

Sharp Correspondence Chess Ass'n The association announces its thirty.semnd

grand national tournament for fout classes of players. Class A for experts, Class B for first class players, Class C for amateurs, and Class D for novices.

Wisconsin Notes A team of five representing the University

of Wisconsin Union defeated a team from the Madison Chess Club by a score of 3 Y2-1 Y2'

West Virginia Chess Chatter A city wide individual tournament is being

staged in Charleston, West Va. Thirty_two entries have been divided into four sections and the winners of each section will compete in a final round robin for the City ChampIOn_ ship.

Landis Marks of Huntington, who is gener_ ally conceded to be the best player ·in West Va., played a match wivh B. E. Stover of Wheel­ing and won by the score of 4_0.

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Miniature Games By Arnold S. Denker

RUY LOPEZ

O. Feuer O'Kelly de Galway White

1 P.K4 P.K4 Kt-QB3 P_QR3

Black 9 P·KR4

10 B.K3 11 PxP

P_KR4 RxP? QPxP

2 Kt-KB3 3 B_Kt5 4 B.R4 5 BxKtch 6 P_Q4

~~: If 1l ... BPxP; 12 KtxP! P.S3

7 ~t.B3 R.Kt1 12 QxQeh KxQ 8 C-Q3 Kt.K2 13 a_O·Och Resignrs

--VIENNA OPENING

W. A. Oudhensden W'tJite

L. DeVries Black

1 P.K4 2 Kt.QB3 3 P.B4 4 Kt_S3 5 P_B5? 6 P_KR3

P.K4 Kt.QS3

8·84 P_Q3

Kt.S3 - . . .

, • • • • P·Q4

7 KtxKP KtxP 8 Kt.S3 Q-R5eh 9 KtxQ B_B7eh

10 K.K2 Kt_Q5ch

6 8 -84 was correct; now While's game is shaucrcd.

11 K.Q3 Kt.B4 mate

QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING

M. Judovltsch Zhldkoff White Black

1 P.Q84 P-K3 12 BxB Kt_S3 2 P_Q4 P.KB4 13 PxP! QxP 3 P.KKt3 Kt-KBS 14 B.Q5ch K_R1 4 B_Kt2 B_K2 15 Q.Q2 B.R6 5 Kt_QBS 0.0 16 KR.K1 Q.Q5 6 Kt-RS P-Q3 17 BxKt QxQ 7 0-0 Q_K1 18 BxQ PxB 6 P_K4 PxP 19 R_K7 QR-B1 9 KtxP KtxKt 20 B-83 KR_Kt1

10 BxKt P_K4 21 QR_K1 Resigns 11 Kt_Kt5 BxKt Black " paralyzed.

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BOOK REVIEW AMENITIES AND BACKGROUND

OF CHESS PLAY

By WM. E. and Eow. J. NAPIER

And now comes unit No.3, adding another hundred to a collection or notable games, tare­fully selected from the vast literature of recorded chess history. Once more the same Henchant comment, that in a single revealing Hash, thtows light upon period, place and player.

Aoove all, the author speaks with authority, and as a principal. Two games, No. 206, his own glorious defeat by Lasker, and No. 300, hjs inspired draw with Tschigorin, so attest.

There is much of profit in this little vol­ume--classic games we have played over in the long ago---<lr should, to round out a com_ plete chess curriculum. These units, properly indexed, rorm an excellent nucleus of a woi1cing library. ~here is much or promise, too. Mr. Napier's notes, like his moves, hint at a tre_ mendous reservoir of latent power. His page of Pillsbury seems but a preview of a whole in_ timate volume, (that is long overdue) about the. strange personality of this incomparable genius.

And by his striking preface, ·his imagery and gems of piquant phrasing, we are stirred to a wistful hope that some day he will paint upon a broader canvas, something of the conflict of passions and personalities rather than or pieces, against the colorful background or his Euro_ pean wanderings.

"It eases tension like laughter in a court_ room", he writes at one point. And his nOte to 17 R_R3, with the rook emerging from reo tirement "like a mine_mule coming up for a ho ~ iday lark", is something more than anno. ta[!on.

Even the consolation of his remark, "It is astonishing how much hot water a master can wade into within the first dozen moves, despite a century of opening exploration", (which should be balm to lacerated ex-pens) cannot hide the fact that such aphorisms belong equally to literature as to the board.

While guotation is hardly creation, apt rder_ ence to the seven arts is almost an art tn itself, as this morsel from Don Quixote doubly dem_ onstrates. "If there be troutlets enough, will they not be the same thing as a trout?"

All of which, and much besides, are far tOO delectable a reast to be withheld from the many who are innocent of chess fare, yet would smack their lips over viands such as these.

By the sheer brilliance of ·his presentation, Mr. Napier is pushing outward the fromiers of the chess world.- B. F. W .

New Ideas in the Semi,Slav Defense* By ANDREAS LILIENTHAL

Last year chess theory was vitalized by three . great international tests: the Match between Alekhine and Bogolubow (in which both of these distinguished opponents deale with pro .

. found strategical problems), and the two im_ portant tournaments at Budapest and Sieges, in boch of which the youngsters triumphed over the older generation.

Among the numerous and extremely impor_ tant innovations tested on these occasions, I wish to examine the latest developments in the Semi_Slav Defense, which many authorities continue to regard as the only means of obtain. ing a satisfactory game for Black.

1. FROM BLACK'S POINT OF VIEW Problems of the Meran Variation

1 P-Q4 P.Q4 2 P_QB4 P-QB3 3 Kt.KB3 Kt-B3 4 P-K3 P.K3 5 Kt.e3 QKt_Q2 6 B.Q3 PxP

The characteristic move of the Meran Varia­tion; it has more or less replaced moves of a waiting nature, like 6 ... B-Q3 or ... B_ K2 or ... P-QR3.

7 BxBP P_QKt4 8 B-Q3 • • • •

Th, beSt square. 8 . . . . P-QR3

Th, immediate P_Kt5 • considered . . " premature. 9P_K4 _ .• •

The main variation and the most energetic! Moves like 9 Q_K2 or P_QR4 or 0_0 are more slow.

(See Diagram)

In the diagrammed position, Black must answer White's advance in the center (9 P_K4) as soon as possible with a flank advance ( . . . P_B4). The struggle which results is exceed_ ingly sp irited hut ·it would seem, favorable to White. The young Jugoslav Pirc re(Qmmends (in [he diagramme positio n) the energetic counter_thrust 9 ... P_KtS. $For the benefit of Amerkan readers who may be

confused by unfamiliar nomenclature, it is worth pointing out that the moves 1 P-Q4, P-Q4; 2 p­QB4, P-QB3; 3 Kt-KB3, Kt-B3; 4 Kt-B3, PXP constitute the Slav Defense proper, while the moves 4 P-K3, P-K3 characteri2e the Semi·Slav Defense. -Translator's Nou.

Black

This move, first played in the game May­Pirc, Bad 5mben 1930, and exhaustively anal_ ysed by the Jugoslav tfio Pirc, Vidmar and Asztalos, was the theme of numerous games at Budapest and seems to give Black an even game, i.f not even a slight pull.

In the game Eliskases_Vidmar ~he continua.­tion was

9"" P-Kt5 If 9 ... P_B4 (likewise if 9 ... B_Kt2);

10 P-K5 with superiority in the center for White. Modern tactics depend in large meas_ ure on the creation of tension by intermezzi like the text.

10 Kt_QR4 P_B4 The se'lueJ to the previous move.

1PxP _." P-KS would 00 longer have the desired

effect, since after ... Kt_Q4 White's QKt has sttayed coo far from the scene of action.

11 • • • • BxP! Rapid develo:rment! 11 . . . KcxP; 12 Ktx

Kr, BxKt woul not be quite so good, for after the text 12 KtxB, KtxKt gains time for Black.

12 0·0 B_Kt2 Beginning to exert p ressure on vhe KP.

13 Q_K2 B_K2 A wise retreat. In the game Eliskases_Pirc

from the same tournament, Black played . . . Q-R4 at once.

14 P_QKt3 .. , . The purpose of this move (which supportS

the QKt and allows the development of the QB) is as logical as it is necessary. Neverthe_ less it weakens the Q side to a certain extent.

14,." 0_0 15 B_Kt2 , •••

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Very important. In the game Eliskases.Pirc, White showed less insight inco the position by playing the modest 15 8_Q2, while in Gruen­feld_Vidmar (,from the same tournament), the more energetic 15 B.KB4 was adopted. In both instances, Black obtained demonstrably the better game after 15 ... Q_R4.

15 • • • • Q.R4 Enterprising. The Q guards the RP and

QKtP and has a good observatory POSt. 16 QR_B1 KR_B1

Liquidation on the QB file. 17 RxRch RxR 18 R.B1 RxRch 19 BxR Kt_K4

Continuing the simplifying policy. 20 KtxKt QxKt 21 B.Kt2 Q_B2 22 P-B3 Q-B3

Black

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White

Now the tension has relaxed and we see, not without regret, that the game will soon end in a draw, although Black has the better game. Nevertheless, we can only emphasize the ease with which this variation enables Black to over_ come the traditional difficulties of the opening.

II. FROM WHITE'S POINT OF VIEW POJ/poning the opening of the center

The tension in the cemer After

1 P.Q4 P_Q4 2 P-QB4 P-QBS S Kt-KB3 Kt_BS 4 P_KS P.KS

the Strongest continuation is neither 5 Kt_B3 (see above) nor 5 QKt_Q2 (lxx:ause of ... P_B4!), but 6 B-Q3. which facilitates the de_ velopmem of the K side and reserves the option of developing the QKt via B3 or Q2 . We give the game Stahlberg_Sterk (Budapest 1934) as an example of this instructive mode of devel_ opment.

5 B.Q3 QKt.Q2 After 6 . .. PxP; 6 BxBP (transposing into

the Queen's Gambit Accepted), Black has not

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yet solved all his problems. Likewise setting up a Stonewall position (with ... Kt_K5 etc.) brings difficufties in its train.

6 0.0 B.K2 7 QKt_Q2 0.0 8 P.QKt3 •••.

Unless we are mistaken, it was the great master and theorist Gruenfdd who pointed out in 1933 the value of postponing the opening of the center. The immediate advance S P_ K4, PxKP; 9 KtxP leads only to an even game after 9 .. . P-QKt3.

8 . . . • P-QKt3 Seeking salvation in symmetry.

9 B-Kt2 B.Kt2 10 Q_B2 ....

An important move! 10 Q_K2, as played in the 23rd move of the Match between Alekhine and Bogolubow, is by no means so good. The text prevents . . . Kt_K5.

Fully cognizant of the danger he incurs in havin~ the Black R for a vis_a_vis on the QB Ji le, W,hite is conJident that he can overcome the difficulty.

1 0 • • • • 11 Kt_K5

A good OutpoSt.

R_B1 • • • •

11 . . • . P-B4 A counter demonstration which must not be

treated lightly. 12 QR-Q1 BPxP 13 KPxP ...

And here we have the problem of the center Pawns in the strongest hght. White's center is a bit shaky, but very elastic.

13 . . . . PxP 14 PxP P-QKt4 15 Q.Kt3! ....

And White won brilliantly; 15 .. . p_ QR3; 16 B_Ktl, B_Rl; 17 Q-KR3, R_Kl; 18 P-Q5, Kt.Bl; 19 Kc_K4, KtxKt; 20 BxKr, Px P; 21 Q.R5 , Kt_Kt3; 22 KtxP, KxKt; 23 QxP, Kt·Bl; 24 QxPch, K-K3; 25 PxPch, K_Q2; 26 B.B5ch, K_B2; 27 R_Blch, K_Kt3; 28 RxR, reSIgns.

Translated from EI Aiedrez Bspanol F. REINFELD

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HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY Firsl QJ/he Modcrr/1

Part II. Pillsbury's success at Hastings was properly

hailed as a g reat triumph for American cbess. Three cieies, each a notable centre of the game, merited a fraction of the glory of the youth who -had topped the recognized leaders of inter. national competition. Boston, Philadelr.hia and New York .had p layed an important ro e in the development of the master, and the contribution of each refl ecred (he hig h talents and enthu_ siasm of ardent devotees who fost ered the game in the 80's and 90's.

From the town of Somerville where he was born on December 5th, 1872, and where he had first raken up the game at 16, Pillsbury went to Boston. In this city the formative years of his chess career were spent. Here he was privilcged to cross swords with an out­standing g roup of p layers.

In fri endly comfxl.( with Burille, Hill, Hill_ rer, Kennard, Young and Barry, the rising ex_ pert was bound to absorb the ing redients of a formidab le technique. And supremacr in such competition was clearly a forecast 0 broader horizons and wider conquests.

In \892 he attained national prominence by his victory OVCt John F. Barry, the foremost New England player of the day, a recognized master. In SpIte o f the loss of the first fou r games Pillsbury won the match by the score of 5-4 . This he followed by winning a sOorr match_at_odds with Steini tz, who visi ted Boston later in that year, and in the next, by twO vic. toties in brief contests with Walbrodt and Scllottlander.

More impressive than the result of these matches wefe the con duct and demeanor of this youth of :20, his confidence in his own power.~ and his comage under fire. He seemed to per_ sonify rhe beSt traditions of N ew Eng land, the invincible combination of plain living and high thinking that was associated with the names of Emerson, Lowell, Holmes, Whittier . . ., and that fo r many yea rs established BostOn as the cu ltu ral centre o f America. It was a rich heri­tage and a rigorous traini ng that the city be. stowed upon Pillsbu ry, and both of these were to srand him in good stead in his later striving.

However, it was the Franklin Chess Club of Philadelphia that gave the rising expert his

fi rst professional engagement, and formally thrust him into the narional arena. In its warm and congenial envi ronment he not only demon. strated his ability as a blindfold performer, but in successive encoumers wich Kemeny, New_ man, Shipley, Bampton, Voight, Morgan, and other leaaers of chess in rhe ci ty, he built up a variegated background of master experience. Once more he was ·fortunate in his contact with a coterie of able exponents of the game. The young visitor impressed ,his hosls with the qual. ity of his play and rhe ease with wh ich he handled the moSt complex situations. He in rurn appropriated to lumself much of the lore the researches of this group had uncovered, and an occasional vari ation confided to him was to re.appear over the board in European couma_ mems.

Later in 1893, he made his entry into New York circles by his participation in the "im_ promptu" tourney, gotten up to test the skill of Dr. Lasker, who had scored uniform successes abroad. The result o f that event has already been alluded ro in these pages. Pillsbury em_ erged with an even score, outranked by Albin, Delmar, ~, Showalter and Hanham. How_ ever, in the next few months he won the annual cournament of the Manhattan Chess Club, and in che following year another tourney organized by the City Chess Club of New York. There were several addi tional gatherings in which he di d well, though he di d not attain the highest place. Of special note was .his record in the Metropolitan Chess League du ring the wime r o f 1894_9 5. Captaining the Brooklyn Chess Club to victory, he roused the admiration of his friends to high pitch and a purse was raised to send ·him to Hastings. Under such circum. stances a heavy burden rested upon him to merit the confidence of his backers, and at the same time, his victory was the more gratifying.

At 22 he found himself in the front rank o f the world's experts. In the short span of eleven years that preceded his death at tile age of 33, he made secure for all rime his reputation as one of the most remarkable geniuses the game has ever known. W hat he mig ht have accom· plished with maturing powers and a riper ex· perience, must remain an unsolved mystery of chess. Uniform victories in European cornpe_ l ir.1on, amazing bli ndfold exhibitions, hardly accounted for the mingled awe and enthusiasm that followed his tours throughout the country.

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His feats of memory, his rare facility of com_ bioing chess, checkers and whist, his mystifying seances featuring mental miracles, combined to render him a man apart, a veritable phenom. enon.

As a result of his showing at Hastings, he received an invitation from the St. Petersburg Chess Club to take part in a Quadrangular Tournament which began near the end of 1895. Though he finished behind Lasker and Stein. itz, he outranked Tchigorin, and by his success against Lasker in their individual games, up_ held hisreputarion as one of the great masters of the day.

Thereafter ensued a series of uniform suc­cesses in Match and Tournament. At Nurem. berg in 1896, he divided 3rd and 4th prizes with Tarrasch. Lasker and Maroczy preceded him, but he hung up the rare feat of winning from Lasker, Steinitz and Tschigorin in 3 suc­cessive rounds. Later in the year, he secured 3rd place at Budapest, following Tchigorin and Charousek.

Returning co the United States, he contested a match with Showalter in 1897, which proved doser than anticipated. + 10 - 8 = 3. (Plus 10, minus 8, drawn 3). After this victory, Pillsbury promised his opponent a return match, and this took place in the following year. This rime the meeting was defiOirely for the United States Championship. The score: + 7-3= 2.

The period between the two matches was featured by the impressive play of Pillsbury at Thousand Islands, and by one of his most note_ worthy blindfold performances-a simultaneous against 21 opponents at the Franklin Chess Club. With the best talent of the City arrayed against him, he won 14 games, drew one and lost six. This was the prelude to blindfold exhibitions that roused t'he greatest interest. The lay public marvelled; the expertS, however, shook their heads. Later, at Moscow, he was ro exceed his numerical record of Philadelphia by caking on 22 opponents, of whom he beat 17, drew with 4 and lost to only one. But the most extraordinary seance of this kind occurred at Hanover in 1902, when he accomrlished the unprecedented feat of playing ,in thIS manner, 18 competitors from the Haupt Tournament A, and the best three from Section B. The team against him was stimulated to its best efforts by a prize offered for each win and for each draw.

The account of that exhibition given by Hoffer in the Field indicates that in addition to these odds against him, Pillsbury generously allowed consultation and moving the pieces. His moves he announced in the German nota_ tion. "On the following day," recotds this

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commentator, ··he put in an appearance, none the worse for the exertion, and had a hard game against Suchting."

"How far Pillsbury damages his chances by exhibition play is difficult to say," stated Hoffer. "Neverthefess,·' he wrote, "the constant effort must affect his nerves, though he is not con­scious of it, as yet." Pillsbury, however, con_ tinued his blindfold exertions, giving exhibi_ tions all over the continent and in England.

His European record in these later years seemed a complete answer to those who depre­cated the tax ne laid upon his great mind. He shared first prize with Dr, Tarrasch at Vienna in 1898, in the great Tournament arranged in honor of the Jubilee of Emperor Francis Joseph. This was a double round affair, 36 games bemg played by each competitor. Tarrasch won the play_off (2!,6-1!,6), but Pillsbury gained th .. nrSt brilliancy prize for his win against Lipke. It was generally conceded after this, that the young American was entitled to become the challenger for the World's Championship. His play greatly impressed the European masters and critics. An interesting pen picture of him appeared in the "Pester Lloyd," and is guOted in (he exceUent biography contained in the vol_ ume of ·his games, compiled by Sergeant and Watts in 1922:

"Plilibury II a beardlels young man, whose Anglo-American origin i,s easily read In his face, His profile Is cameo.lIke, nobly cut, every movement Is dignified and gentle elegance. For such a youth to ac­quire so much self.restralnt, deliberation '. and coolness, Is wonderfUl, and could only have been obtained by occupation at tho chessboard. When P11Isbury sits at the board he has an absolute stony calmness In hll face; not a lingle muscle moves, only now and then will he wink a bit faater, when he feels himself slowly and satisfactorily nearing the goal, so finely calculated and elaborated. He Is a disciple of Grand Master Stelnltz. The Idiosyn. crasies and stubbornness of the veteran he has not acquIred, but ho plays In a grand style always the simplest mOVIII whiCh con_ form to hfs purpose."

At London in 1899, he tied with Janowski and Maroczy, after Lasker. At Paris, he fol. lowed Lasker, and at Munich, tied with &hlech_ ter for first and second. At Monte Carlo in 1902, he again gained second prize, following Maroczy, and at Hanover, was second to Jan. owski. The following year, he was 3rd at Monte Carlo and 4th in the Gambit Tourney at Vienna.

With rare exception, he was at or near rhe head of the list in every tournament in which he participated. Y ct, the shadows of his ap­proaching illness were already dosing in upon him. The malady contracted at St. PetersDurg

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Game Studies Esthonlan Master Tourn-ey

FRENCH DEFENSE (Notes by the winner)

(Translated from the Delltube S(hachzeitllng) p, Keres L. Laurentius White Black 1 P.K4 P-KS 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 3 P_K5 P_QB4 4 Kt_KB3 Q_KtS

If 4 _ .. Kt-QB3 ~ 5 PxP, BxP; 6 B-Q3, etc, 5 B_QS PxP 6 0-0 Kt_QBS 7QKt-Q2 ._ ..

7 R-Kl! to prevent the break ... P-KB3 was more ,exact.

7 . . . . KKt_K2? 8 Kt_KtS Kt_KtS 9 Q_K2 ....

Now on 9 R·K1, follows ... B-Kt5! 9 . • . . Q_B2

10 QKtxP! KKtxP If 10 ... KtxKt~ 11 KtxKt, KtxP~ 12 B·KB4, B·

Q3; 13 Kt-Kt5!, or 11 ... QxP~ 12 B-Kt5ch. etc .. also if 10 ... QKtxP~ 11 KtxKt, arriving at .the same posrrion. White now is committed to a deci· sive attack.

began to evidence itself as early as 1904 in in_ somnia and restlessness. At Cambridge Springs early in chat year, he was already a very sick man and the serious impairment of ·his nervous constitution was aggravated by the young master's striking dissipation of his energies. He seemed to revel in his daily life, as in his chess career, in placing obstacles before himse1f­physical and mental, and in overcoming them.

His showing in that tourney (Cambridge Springs) should have served as an admonition of impending disaster. But his sl?irit remained as resolute as ever, and his imaglOative genius was unimpaired. His game with Lasker speaks for itself.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED H. N. PI1I8bury Dr. E. Lasker

White Black 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 16 Kt_K4 2 P_QB4 P_KS 17 Kt_Q6ch 3 Kt-QBS Kt_KBS 18 Kt-B4 4 Kt.BS P_B4 19 P_B4 5 B_KtS BPxP 20 Q_Q4 6 QxP Kt_BS 21 QxP(B4) 7 BxKt PxB 22 Kt_KS 8 Q_KR4 PxP 2S Kt_Kt4 9 R_Q1 B_Q2 24 Q-R6ch

10 P_KS Kt-K4 25 B_B4! 1'1 KtxKt PxKt 26 RxPch 12 QxQBP Q_KtS 27 R_B1 lS B.K2 QxKtP? 28 KxQ 14 0_0 R_B1 29 Q_RSch 15 Q_Q3 R-B2 SO Kt-K5

B_K2 K_B1

Q_Kt5 PxP P.B3 Q·B4 B_K1 P.B4 K_B2 R_BS OxR

QxRch B_Q2

K.Kt1 Re81gns

(The final ,bapter of th~ (areer of appear in our n~xt iUNe).

PillIbur] will

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11 Kt_QKtS! KtxKtch 12 QxKt Q_Q2

If 12 ... Q-Q1' 13 B-KB4, P·K4; 14 KR·K1, p. B3; 15 Q-R5ch, and Black must expose 'his King on K2.

1S B_KB4 14 KR.K1

P_K4 P_B3

The only move. The counter sacrifice 14 ... B· K2~ 15 BxKP, KtxB~ 16 RxKt, O-O~ would COM;

Black's QP. 15 QR-Ql1 I ••••

The most difficult move in the game, after which oddly enough Black: is without adequate defense. Other lines were not promisiu.\!, e. g . ;

1. 15 Q·R5ch, K·Ql ; 16 R-Ql , Q-Kt5 1; (not ... PxS~ 17 B-BS!) 17 Q-B7, Q.Q2! and 'Wihite ob­viously cannot afford to exchange.

II. IS QxP?, QxQ; 16 Kt-B7ch, K-Ql;17 KtxQ, PxB with a piece .to the good.

III. 15 B·Kt3, B-K2; 16 Q-R5ch, K-Sl, with the threat of exchanging Queens at Kt5.

IV. 15 P.B4!?, P'QS!~ 16 B.K4, Kt·K2; ( .. . P-QR3?; 17 BxKt, hB; 18 KtxP!) 17 QR.Ql, p. QR3, and it appears that BilU:k can defend himself.

15 . • . . B_K2 Still the best defense. If instead 15 ... P-QR3 ~

16 Q·RSch, K-Q1; (16 ... P-Kt3~ 17 BxPch, PxB~ 18 QxR, PxKt~ 19 QxP, wkh overwhelming attlU:k, or gain of material, or 16 ... K-K2 ~ 17 Kt-B3! 1/ 17 B-K4! PxKt; (or 17 ... p·QS~ 18 BxKt, fo· lowed by 19 KtxQP!) 18 RxP, PxB; 19 KR-K1! and White must win. Yet perhaps this was beSt after all.

16 B_B4! P.Q5 If 16 ... PxB(KB,); 17 RxPl Now however,

Black must lose a Pawn.

L. Laurentlua

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P. Keres

17 B_K61 Q-Q1 18 BxP! BxB

18 .. • KtxB ~ 19 RxKt, and Black: cannot recap­turebecause of mate at B7. This would leave him without any possibili-ties.

19 Kt-B7ch K_B2 20 KtxB Q_R4

Of course not 20 ••• KxKt; 21 B-B7ch! 21 BxP .•••

Net result-one Pawn .plus. But White now still threatens Q-Kt3, and Black cannot parry this.

21 . . . • QxP? Also after 21 .. . KtxB~ 22 KtxKt, Black would

be hopeless. 22 BxBPI! • • • •

Another slU:rifice, which must be accepted!

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22 • • • • BxB Or 22 ... PxB; 23 Q·R'ch, K·Ktl; 24 Q·Kt4ch,

K-B2; n Q-K!7ch, K-Kl; 26 Kt-B7 checkmate.

23 R.Q7ch Kt-K2 Or 23 ... K·Ktl; 24 QxB! or instead 23 ... K­

Kt3; 24 RxPch!, BxR; 2' Q-Kt4ch, K_Bl; 26 QxB chI or perhaps, 23 .. . K·Kl; 24 RxQKtP! and Black is without defense. e. g. 24 ... Kt·K4; 2' KtxKtPch! BxKt; 26 RxB, etc.

24 RxKtch KxR 25 QxPch K.QS

This leads to mate in two, but 25 ... K-Kl was no better. 26 Kt-Kt5ch, K-Ql!; 27 R-Qlch, K-Kl; 28 QxRch, etc.

26 Q.QB7ch K.Q4 27 Q-85 mato

A great attaCking game.

Moscow Intornatlonal Masters Tournament F.ebruary.March, 1935

QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING

(Now hy 1. K:uhdan) N. RJumln

White 1 P_Q4 2 P.QB4 3 Kt-QB3 4 Q_B2 5 P.QR3

P. Romanowsky Black

Kt.KB3 P-K3

B.Kt5 P.Q4

• • • • The simplest way to force Black to declare him­

self, by either exchanging the Bishop, or probably better, by retreating to K2, when the game is equal.

5 __ .• BxKteh 6 QxB Kt.B3 7 Kt.B3 Kt.K5 8 Q.Kt3 •...

If 8 Q·B2, P-K4; 9 QPxP, B·B4; might be annoy· ing, although probably not ~ sound idea. The text involves a slight loss of time, but White can easily afford this .

8 • • • . 0.0 9 P-K3 K.R1

This and the next move ·indicate a desire for a gen· eral advance on the K side, but ·this never comes off. 9 .. . P·QKt3, followed by ... Kt·K2, and ... P-QB4, is a more logical plan.

10 B.Q3 P.B4 11 Q.B2 Q-K1 12 P.QKt3 B.Q2 13 B.Kt2 Kt-R4

Staning a time .losing maneuver. He might have continued his idea by ... Q·R4, etc.

14 Kt.K5 PxP 15 PxP B.R5 16 Q.K2 Kt.QB3 17 KtxKt BxKt 18 0·0 Q.Kt3 19 P.B3 •••.

Ending every threat on this side. White's plan now i~ to force P·K4, and open the lines for the two powerful Bishops. Black attemptS to set some teclJ­niea! diffiOllties.

19 • • • . 20 QR.K1 21 Q·QB2 22 R·K2

Kt_B3 Kt·R4

QR.Q1 Q.Kt4

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• 23 Q.Q2 P.QKt3 24 QR.B2 B_Kt2 25 P-K4! P.B5?

This loses surprisingly quickly, due to a neat taco tical point. Best was 25 . .. QxQ; 26 RxQ, Kt·B5; etc., but White has a decidea advantage for fh e endgame.

26 p·Kt4! Kt.83 The threat is P·KR4, winning a piece, so Black

has no choice.

P. ROmartOWSkY~~

N. Rjumln

27 P.KR4]! • • • • Findy conceived. The

troublous square. Queen is drawn Into a

27 .... 28 R.R2

If 28 ... Q·Kt4 ; 29 29 K.R1

P·K5

QxRP Q·Kt6ch

wins. KtxKtP

The only defen5e to the by R·KKtt.

threat of Q·K2, followed

30 PxKt P.K4

Trying to block the diagonals, but Black has in. sufficient return for the piece to put up much resist. an(C.

31 Q.K2 32 Q.KB2 33 R·KKt1 34 P·Q5 35 Q.Kt3 36 Q.Kt6

P.B6 Q,P

Q·Q2 Q.K2

There is no answer, for if 36 . Pch! PxR ; 38 BxPch forces mate.

QR.K1 Resigrts

. P·KR3; 37 Rx

Moscow InterrtatJonal Masters Toul'namertt February.March, 1935

PETROFF DEFENSE (Nom by I. Kashddn)

F. Bogatyrtschuk I. A. Kart White Black 1 P_K4 P.K4 2 Kt.KB3 Kt_KB3 3 P·Q3 ....

With this and the following moves, White takes up the backwa.rd side of the Philido! Defense, which would occur with colors reversed. It is unnece:ssarily slow, and Black has no difficulty in obtaining a fine, free game.

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S • . . . Kt.BS 4 P.B3 P·Q4 5 Q·B2 B-K2 6 B-K2 P.KRS 7 QKt.Q2 B-K3 8 0.0 0 ·0 9 R. Kl Kt·Q2

Preparing to open the game by ... P.B4, when Black's better development will begin to teU. W hile seem~ conlent 10 wait, without altempting anything.

10 Kt-Bl P.B4 11 PxBP BxP 12 Kt.Kt3 B.Kt3 13 B.K3 B-B3 14 Q· Kt3 ....

.At laSt an anack against the center Pawns, but they prove more than capable of raking care of t herruelvC$.

14 • . . • Kt-KtS 15 P-QR4 B.B2!

The COUllte! -th(~1, w.hich makes it dangerous for White to continue his Q side operations.

16 8 -85 R-K1 17 P.R5 Kt-Q2 18 QxKtP ...

This has been White's plan, and he sticks 10 it, but ·it is far too risky. However, the Bishop has no good retreat, and White's game is already tOO back. ward for comfort.

18 . . . . R-K3! 'White may have overlooked tilis reply. It places

the- Queen in jeopardy, and some material loss is forced:

19 B.Ra R·Kt1 20 Q. R6 Kt_Q5 21 QxP Kt. B7 22 P· Kt4 . ...

There is flO time for this, as Black soon demon· strates. But if 22 KR·QB1, KtxR; 23 RxKt, R·Rl: 24 Q.K3, RxP; with a winning advantage.

22 • . . . Q.QB1! Threatening !O win the Queen, which now has no

escape. 23 B.Ql ....

Givill.8 Black a choice of {he Queen for tWO pieces, or the Rook, either being good enough.

23 • . . . KtxQR 24 B.R4 • • • •

If 24 Q-K3. p . .B4 ! threatening ei ther P·K$, or p. Q~ ; it would be difficult for W hite 10 win the Knight witf'lOut some compen.sadng loss.

24 ' " Kt. Kt3! Thi$ fine move decides the game. T o save the

Queen, White would get into worse trouble. 25 PxKt KRxP 26 RxKt • • • •

If 26 Q·R" R·R3 ; 27 Q·B5, RxB; 29 RxKt, Q·R3 · followed _ by doubling me Rooks on the R lile, would win quickly.

26 • . . . R-R1 27 B.Q7 Q.Q1 28 QxQR QxQ 29 8.Kt2 R.R3

ResIgns ~---

(Wt art p/~aJtJ fa .an1Jollnte Ihat Iht 120 l,amt J oj !ht CamfmJl.t Sprl1l/iJ T o"rnmnent oj 1904, i1J whICk ou, vwn Frank MarJhall made suth a splendid Jhowl1lJl , hall' finally been wmpiled into ont VOllll1lt b] 0'" auociall. ed(lor! Mr. Fred .ReinJeJd. A liit of sk' annola,JOrJ IJ ,~ Iluff m/fic:enl evidtnte oj Ih e hIgh qu~:ty oj fhn work : I. Chunt v, R. Fint, D. !anowl el, G. Mar fa, F. J. Marlhtdl, W. E. Napi",

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F. ~inltld, R. Rtlt, C. S,blubu r, Dr. S. Tamll,h and AI. T rhil.orin. £""1 Amtritan (heup!41" lhollid Q"ail h;mull 0/ fht 0;PO,(1I11;11 0/ sUII,;nl. this booil aJ it ma1JIJ a mNnlol1e in the history of ...imnican ch,SJ. Pritt'1.,0. )

CambrIdge Springs T ou rnament, 1904 SCOTCH GAM BIT (In effe<:t)

(Notes by C. Sth/uhler) C. Schlechter F. J. Marshall

White Black 1 P.K4 P.K4 2 8·84 Kt-KB3 3 P-Q4 PxP

Better than 3 ... KlxP; 4 PxP, threatMing Q-Q'.

4 Kt.KB3 B-B4 Avoiding the dangerous Keidanski attack: 4 ...

KtxP ; $ QxP, Kt·KB3 ; 6 B.KKt5, B·K2; etc. 5 0 .0 P.Q3 (; P_B3 PxP 7 KtxP 0 .0 8 B.KKt5 9 Q.Kt3

10 QxB 11 B.R4 12 P.QKt4 • • • •

Preparin,l!: for the following P sacrifice; the more solid coounu!lt ion QR.Q1 with KR·K1 to follow also deserved considerat ion.

12 • • • • B-Kt3 13 P-K5 Px P 14 QR.Ql Q.K2

Somewhat better WliS 14 .•• Q-K1; 15 KR.K1. whIle If 14 ... Q·BI; U Kt.Q~, Ku:Kt; 16. QxK!.

15 RxKt • • • • This sacrifice of the exchange is not quite correct

but it leads to an interesting, complicated game. ' 15 . . . • QxR 16 BxKt PxB 17 Kt.Q5 Q_K3

The alternative WIlS • •• K.R1. 18 Kt·R4 KR.Ql

Best was 18 .. .. P·KB4 ; 19 KKtxP, K·RI and Blade should Win .

19 Kt_SS RxKt ? This should lead only to a draw; 19 ... K.R1!

offered winning chances. 20 Q. Kt4ch K.B1

Marshall

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Schlechter ( Conlillll~d on Page 113)

Canadian Section by F. W. Watson

A,ticln pertaining 10 Ihis depMlmenl w;U be accorded sperial ttl/ention if add,nud 10 the &/;/or itl 191 lone! A llt'nf(t', T oronto, Otlltrrio, Canada.

Maniroba and Saskatchewan Winnipeg's elaborate chess spectacle reached

a somewhat surprising termination when, after cessation of hostil ities, news was Rashed from coast to coaSt announcing Donald Murray, a se\'em~n.year_old college boy, as the city's champion.

Although the main intention o f the courna· menr committee was co establish a record entry for an event of such kind as Winni. peg's city champ_ Ionship I 9 3 5-[he numerous en. tries totalling lOS at the conclusion of the campaign, included a mere youth with b u [ ~hree yea~' play. 109 experience to be pitted agaiJlS(

F. w. W.tlon pla),crs of a stan. .. . .. dar d recognized

calibre In an ehmmatlon schedule from which the transpiring results prm'ed his name could nO{ be erased!

Don Murray, of ScOtcil descem, was born at Mescham, Saskatchewan, and despire rhe teem. mg emry, he upheld the good ola Scorch traits by not losing a game! Making his debut a glorious one, the day may not be fa r off when another name will perhaps be added to the records of prodigies. Whether Winnipeg has discovered a Canadian prodigy o r not, the march of time will telL

Regarding rhe qualified final ists for Winni. peg city tournament, H . Gregory, editor of Free PreJJ chess column, reports the winners of .respective sections as: (a) Donald Murt;Iy, Wmnlpeg C C; (b) O. Creemer, Jewish C C; (c) E. Lancashire, Manhattan w.pg. C: C; (d) G. Regal, Manhattan Wpg. C C; WJth the attached comment, " A very enviable position has been attained by rhe young Winni. peg player, who at the end of ,he section series was the only comestam that Jlad nOt lost a game. Don Muray also had the distinction of

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~ing th~ on ly player to win every game for Ius dub In the imer.club matches." Ernie lan. cashire opposed Don Murray in the deciding game, a Queen's Gambit Declined which ex. tended to 61 moves.

It would almoSt appear as though a regular tournament pa rade is being conducted by west. ern chess authorities- the Manitoba champion. ship 1935, is now in progress! W ith nine players entered (which, however, is quite a drop from lOS!?) reports from the first cwo rounds show the markings to be: Round 1: Regal I, Lancashire 0; Murray ~, Howard Y2; Creemer I, Burrell o. Round 2: Regal 1, H~lman 0; Oreman 1, Newcombe 0; Lanca. silife Y2, Creemer Y2. Adjournments unac. counted.

A chess club for ooys under the age of 18 is one of Winnipeg's new o rganization schemes: and with quarters provided by the Southend C. C:., the first tournament fo r junior players :-vas.1ll p rogress not long ago, T he final scoring IS g iven as: S, Blake 5. 1; C. Blundell 4.2; H . Speed 3·3; R. Weir 2.4; with J. Henderson and A.. Tucker Y2.5~. Another auempt will be ?lade .to. outSCore the Winnipeg JeWish players III a Similar match as that which Cailed on tWO

previous occasions, with May 3rd as the date arranged for the amalgamated Winnipeg clubs and players to [est their wares once more! Re. ferring to rhe N . Y. S. C. A. 11$, S:lskatchewan correspondence match, the editor of Regina Leader.POII chess column writes: "No com. pleted games have so far been reported but as far as can be seen this match is producing games of a very high standard, and the New York Stare Chess Association appears to have entered some very strong players." Another interest. i~g item predicts a futu re Saskatchewan provin. Cial tournamenr, with a special trophy- a dona. tion from the Hudson's Bay Company-for annual competition. The initial evenr is planned for next season, and Moose Jaw is suggested as the probable venue.

Toronto Title Unruffled Marking time with the old proverb "History

repe~s itself", J. H , Belson added another yea r to IllS chess accomplishments by retaining the

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Toronto city title, with which it is now his privilege to celebrate a third anniversary for such an occasion-and fou r conSC(:Utive years as a dominating champion! Although the !Ournament concluded with a Iklson.Martin tie, as was the case last yea r, the stalwart champion settled the issue in tv.tO straight games of a play.off. R. E. Martin is deserving of worthy commendation for being such a faithful follower.

Mr. Belson is also champion of Canada, and will defend his Canad ian title at the Dominion Cong ress, Montreal, in the near future.

Miscellaneous News The East V.I. West correspondence match is

going strong. It is reported ~hat some effo rt is being made by the crew on one side (0 correct their cou rse which is at present six points lee· way, with latitude 24 pointS East, and longi. tude 30 points West!

Final scores in Toronto championship 1 93 ~ are: Belson and Martin 9·1; Crompton 6.4; Drummond 3Y2.6Y2; Stock 2Yl-7Y2 ; Hudson 0.10. In the separate tournaments; Class B: Runkowski 6Y2;-3Y2;; Block 6.4 ; T aylor 5Y2· 4Y2; Richardson ~.~; Stankovits 4Y2-HS:: Bush 2~.7Y2. Class C: Brown 7.1 ; erumberg and Kerns 6.2; Breckles and Davies 4Y2.3Y2; Scott 3Y2;.4Y2 ; Nicholson 2Y2"~Y.z; Stroud 2.6; Dewart 0.8.

Reports [ rom the Montreal championship are pouring in unusually slow- leading scores after seven rounds places Maurice Fox well to the fore with a count of 7·0, against the next near_ est, Blumin and Gaudet 5Y2 .1Y2, fo llowed by Davis 5_2, and Harvey 4.1. Blumin lost to Fox and drew with Gaudet.

Winnipeg Cha mpion.hlp, 19S5 ( Semi.final )

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECL.INED D. M I.Irray D. Cre.mer

While Black , P.Q4 P_KS 19 P.R3 S ·R4 2 Kt.KSS Kt.KSS 20 QR.QB1 QR_B1 S P.B4 P·Q4 21 K_Bl P.QKt4 4 Kt·B3 QKt-Q2 22 B_QS J KR.Ql 5 8 . B4 8 .Kt5 2S B-K71 R. K1 S P_KS P. B:! 24 BxKtP I R • • 7 P.QR 3 BxKtch 25 B>.Kt R (K2)_B2 8 P x B Q. R4 26 B.Q7! B.KtS , Q_KtS Kt-K5 27 Bx R • • R

10 Q.Kt4 Q.Q 2:8 RxB A .. 11 SPx Q P.QR4 29 Kt-Q2 R_B2 12 P_Kt5 PxKtP 30 Kt. KtS Kt.Kt4 lS PxQP I PXP S1 RxR KtxR 14 Sx P 0-0 32 KtxP Kt_Kt4 15 0 .0 Kt.B6 33 Kt_SS KtxP 16 B.Q3 Kt-Kt3 34 Kt.K7ch K_Bl 17 KR.Bl Kt(Kt3).R!i 35 KtxP 18 R.S2 B-KtS and WhIte w, o

113

(Con/iII/wi f,olll PnJ: t 111) 21Q.R37 . __ _

OveriookillJ; Bla(k'$ reply: 2 1 Q·R) ! ! would have forced a draw, for example:

L 21 ___ Q.B3; 22 Ku:P, R_Q2 or ... Q-K} ; 23 KI-B) aoo wins.

II . 21 ... K-KI I ! 22 KIXPch, K·Kt2; 2} KI·B) eh, K·KII; 24 KI·R6 en wirh perpetual che<:k.

21 ... , BxPch! 22 KxB ....

If 22 RxB, R·Q8ch winning easi ly (or if 22 K·RI , B·R) ! ! wins-F. R.).

22 • . . . Q-Kt3ch 23 K-K2 Q.R3ch 24 K_B2 Q_Kt3ch 25 K_K2 QR.Q1 26 QxPch K.Kl 27 Kt-Kt7ch K_K2 28 Kt-BSch K·Q2 29 Q-RS Q.R3ch 30 K_B2 R.Q7eh 31 K.Kt1 Q.K3 32 Q_Kt4 K.Sl 33 P-KR4 R (Q7) ·Q5! 34 Q.K2 R_KS5 ! 35 RxR PxR 36 Q·Kt4 R·Q4 37 Kt_K7c h K.Ql!

37 ... K·Q2 would be a gross blunder because of 38 KexR!

Resign.

Pennsylvania State Tournament March, 1935

QUEEN'S IN DIAN DEFENSE

A. Regen H . HeISe While

1 P_Q4 2 P.Q B4 3 Kt·QB3 4 P.QR3 5 PxB 6 B·Kt5 7 B·R4 8 P.B3 9 P_K3

10 B.Q3 11 Kt·K2 12 BPxP 13 R_R2 14 0-0 15 Q.Q2 16 B·85

P.K3 Kt·K BS

B.KtS S xKtch P.QKt3 P_KR3 B.Kt2 P.Q4

QKt.Q2 P-" Q.B2

KPxP 0 -0

KR.K l QR-Bl

P.KKt4

Black 17 S.KB2 18 R·Kl 19 BPxP 20 P_KR4 2 1 B·Kt3 22 P·K4 23 QxP 24 Q.KtSch 25 S·K5 1 26 Px R 27 K.R2 28 Px Kt 29 P·KI3 30 Q·RSch 31 BxR 32 QRxP

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Q.K13ch PxKt

Q·QScIl KtxP

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The Galloping Knights By IRVING CHERNEV

ARON NIMZOWITSCH, 1886..1935

The sad news of Nimzowitsch's death reaches us and ~he chess world is stunned as it realizes the enormity of its loss. A great player, a pro. found, original thinker, and a consummate artist was Nirnzowitsch, with the temperamen. tal right of all anists to be eccentric. His practical successes included first prize at the great Carlsbad Tournament of 1929, where he outranked Capablanca, Spielmann, Bogol­ubow, Euwe, RUbinstein, Tartakower, a first prize at Dresden, coming ahead of Alekhine, Rubinstein, and Tartakower, a second prize at Berlin, 1928, where he outranked Spielmann, Red, Tartakower and Rubinstein, as well as many other exceJlent performances.

But it is as a teacher that Nimzowitsch will be immortal. His contributions to chess theory place him with Philidor, Steinitz and Tarrasch. His books "My System" and "Die Praxis Meine Systems" remain as monuments to his genius.

As early as 1904, Nimzowitsch disrlayed ex­traordinary finesse in his handling 0 Knights. A sprightly example follows:

w. Hike

=

Nimzowltsch White to Play

Nimzowlhch W\llite

1 Kt-Kt5 2 Kt-BS 3 Kt_K6 4 Q.B4ch 5 Kt-B5

R.Q2 R.Q1 R.Q2

K.Kt1 R.K2

Black cannot capture the Qbecause of 6 Kt xRch, followed by 7 Kt.Kt6ch T

6 QxQ RxQ

W. Hlise Black

7 Kt·Q6 R.Kt2 8 Kt(BS)xB R·Kt5 9 Kt.B5 RxRP

10 Kt.Q3 R.KtS 11 Kt-K8 RxP 12 KtxP RxP 13 KtxP P.K5 14 P.B6 R_R4 15 P·87 R.KB4 16 Kt·K5 P.K6 17 Kt.KtS and wins

THE CHESS REVIEW

In his game against Mattison, at Carlsbad, 1929, Nimzowitsch again entertained with ·his delightful Knight maneuvering.

Carlsbad, 1929 QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE

MatUson White

1 P.Q4 Kt-KB3 2 P.QB4 P-K3 3 Kt-QB3 B.KtS 4 Kt.B3 BxKtch 5 Px8 P.Q3 6 Q.B2 Q·K2 7 B.R3 •.••

To prevent 7 ... p. K4.

7 . . • . P.QB4 "Putting the que s •

tion" to the "doubled Pawn complex". See "My System". 8 P.Kt3 9 S.KKt2

10 0·0 11 Kt..R4 12 KxB 13 K.Kt1

P.QKt3 B.Kt2

0-0 B,B

Q.Kt2ch Q.R3

Nlmzowitseh Black

14 Q.Kt3 Kt.S3 Threatening . .. PxP

as well as ... Kt·QR4. 15 R(B).Q1 Kt.QR4 16 Q.Kt5 QxQ 17 PxQ Kt.S5 18 B_81 P-QR3! 19 PxRP RxP 20 PxP KtPxP 21 Kt-Kt2 Kt·Q4

Centralization! See "My System".

22 R·QS R(B).R1 23 P.K4 Kt-K41 24 R.Qt KtxP 25 R.B1 RxP 26 RxR Kt.B6ch 27 K.R1 RxR

Resigns

OUf next illustrates a remarkable Knightly . Journey.

Dresden, 1926 ENGLISH OPENING

Nimzowltsch White

1 P.QB4 2 Kt-KBS 3 Kt.QB3 4 PxP S P.K4 6 B.QB4

P.QB4 Kt..KB3

P.Q4 KtxP

Kt..KtS • • • •

The novice, in simi· lar positions, 0 f ten plays here, 6 P-Q4, to his regret.

6 • . . • 7 0·0 8 P.Q3 9 KtxKt

10 Kt.K2 11 Kt-Kta 12 P.B4 13 Q.B3 14 8-Q2 15 QR-K1 16 R.K2 17 PxP 18 Kt..R11

P·K3 QKt.B3

Kt..Q5 PxKt

P.QR3 B-Q3 0-0

K.R1 P.B4

Kt.B3 Q-S2 PxP

• • • • Brilliant and unex·

peoed! The Knight is heading for Kt5. 18 . • . . 19 Kt..82 20 KR.K1 21 RxR 22 Kt..R3

B-Q2 QR.K1

R,R Kt-Q1 8.B3

Nimzowitsch points Out this pretty possibil. ity: 23 ... R·Kl; 24

Rubinstein Black

Q-R5, RxR; 2' Kt·Kt5, P·R3; 26 Q·Kt6, PxKt; 27 Q·R5male. 23 Q.R5 24 Q.R4 25 Q.B2 26 P.QKt4 27 Q.R4 28 R.K5

P.KKt3 K.Kt2 8.84

B.KtS R.K1

Kt.S2 Obviously not 28 ...

RxR; 29 PxR, QxP; 30 Q·R6ch, K·B3; 31 B·Kt' mate. 29 SxKt 30 Kt..Kt5

Q,B • • • •

At last! and with powerful effect. 30 . • • • 31 RxR 32 Q·K1

Q-Kt1 B,R

• • • • . Advancing by retreat· "'g. 32 • .. • B.B3 33 Q.K7ch K.R1 34 P.Kt5 and wins a riece and the game. I 34 ... PxP; 35 Kt-K6, p. R4; 36 Q·B6ch, K· R2; 37 Kt·Kt5ch, K· R3; 38 B·Kt4 (the pur. pose of the Pawn sac· rifice) and wins easily.

MAY , 193'5

Our hero's virtuosity reaches its height in his masterpiece against Johner,

Dresden, 1926

QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE

Johner W'ihite

1 P-Q4 Kt_KB3 2 P_QB4 P_K3 3 Kt-QB3 B-KtS 4 P_K3 0-0 5 B-Q3 P_B4 6 Kt_B3 Kt-B3 7 0_0 BxKt 8 PxB P-Q3 9 Kt_Q2 P_QKtS

10 Kt_Kt3 P_K4 11 P_B4 P-K5 12 B_K2 Q_Q2 13 P_KR3 Kt_K2 14 Q_K1 P_KR4 15 B_Q2 Q_B4 16 K_R2 Q_R2 17 P_QR4 Kt_B4 18 P_Kt3 P_QR4 19 R_KKt1 Kt_R3 20 B_KB1 B_Q2 21 B_QBt QR_Bl 22 P_Q5 K_R1 23 Kt_Q2 R_KKt1 24 B_KKt2 P_KKt4 25 Kt_B1 R_Kt2 26 R_R2 Kt_B4 27 B_R1 QR_KKt1 28 Q_Q1 PxP 29 KPxP B_B1 30 Q_Kt3 B_R3 31R_K2, __ .

Against 31 B·Q2, Nimwwitsch had this prer ty cont inuation up his sleeve--3 t 6-Q2, R· Kt3 ; 32 6-Kl , K!_K!5 ch ; 33 PXKI, PxPch ; 34 K-Kt2, BxP! 35 Qx B, P·K6 !!; and Ih e

Nlmzowltseh Black

only way White can prev e nt 36 .. . Q-R6 mate is by 36 KtxP, which loses the Q.

31 . . . . Kt_R5 32 R_K3 • • • •

If 32 Kt·Q2, B.BI ; 33 KtxP, 0-B4; .H Kt-6 2, QxRPch ; 35 KtxQ, Kt-Kt5 mate.

32, . . . B_B1 33 Q.B2 BxP 34BxP .. ,.

If 34 KxB, Q-B4ch; , 5 K-R2. Kt·Kt'ch; 36 K -R3, Kt-B7ch; 37 K­R2, Q·R6 mate.

34 .... 35 BxB 36 R_K2 37 R{Kt).Kt2 38 K_Kt1 39 Kt-K3 40 K_B1 41 Resigns

B-84 Ktx8 P.RS

PxPch Q-R6

Kt_RS R.K1 !

The threat is 41 ... KtxR; 42 RxKt, Q-R8 ch; 43 K ·K2, QxRch! If White tries 41 K · KI, Kt-B6 eh; 42 K· Ql, Q-R8eh wi n s neatly. Dr. Lasker paid a glowing tr ibute to

th is gem, by cal ling it ~he best game played m ten year.;.

Selected Games M0'8cOW International Masters Tournament

February-Mareh, 1935

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

V. Menchlk Whi te

1 P_Q4 2 Kt_K93 3 P.B4 4 B_KtS 5 P_K3 8 Kt.B3 7 BxKt 8 B.Q3 9 BxBP

10 0 .0 11 P-QR3 12 P_QKt4 13 P.K4 14 Q_Kt3 15 KR_B1 16 P.KS

Kt_KB3 P.Q4 P-K3

QKt_Q2 P_S3 Q_R4 KtxB p,p

P_QR3 9.K2 0-0

Q_B2 P.QR4

R_Q1 Q_BS

Kt.Q4

Dr. E. Lasker Black

17 9xKt 18 P-Kt5 19 Kt-QR4 20 Kt_Kt6 21 PxP 22 RxP 23 QxB 24 R_Q1 2S P. Kt3 26 Q-Q3 27 KR_QB1 28 Q.KB3 29 RxB 30 R_Q1 31 Kt.QS

R •• lgns

KPxB B_Q2

QR.Kt1 B·KKtS

p,p BxKt

QxQP Q,P P_Q5 B. B3 Q_K1 P_Q6 P.Q7 P,R

RxKt

Metropolitan Chess League March, 1935

ENGLISH OPENING

115

A. Kevltz F. J. Marshall (M,m h,lItall C. C.) (MarJhall C. C.)

White Black 1 P_QB4 P.K4 3S RxRP 2 Kt.KB3 Kt_QB3 36 R_Kt7 3 Kt-B3 P·B4 37 QxP 4 P.Q4 P-K5 38 K.Ktt S Kt.KS P.Q3 39 Q.KS 6 KtxKt PxKt 40 R. Kt8ch 7 P.B3 P.Q4 41 Q-K8 8 PxKP BPxP 42 Q.KS 9 Q_R4 B.Q2 43 R_Kt2

10 Q_R5 R_Ktt 44 R_K1 11 P.QR3 Kt_B3 45 R { K).K2 12 PxP PxP 46 R_K3 13 KtxQP B_Q3 47 R ( K3}.K2 14 B_B4 BxB 48 R.K3 15 KtxB 0·0 49 P.Kt3 16 P_K3 RxP SO K_B2 17 B_B4ch K_R1 51 Q.K7 18 0-0 Kt·Kt5 52 K.Kl 19 Q_R5 R_Kt3 53 Q_R4 20 B_K6 RxB S4 Q_K7 21 QxKt QR_KB3 55 Q. K5 22 Q.Kt3 B·Kt4 56 Q_K7 23 KR_B1 P_B3 57 Q_R3 24 P.QR4 B_R3 58 Q.B3 25 R.B3 Q-R4 59 K_Q2 26 R·BS Q.Q7 60 Q_B2ch 27 Q_B2 Q_Kt5 61 K_B3 28 P.R4 B.Q6 62 K_Kt4 29 K·R2 Q_Kt1 63 QxP 30 Q_Kt3 P_KR3 64 Q.BS 31 QR_QB1 RxKt 65 K_B3 32 PxR RxP 66 RxB 33 R.K5 R-B3 67 K.B2 34 R_K7 Q_KB1

NA.TION ... l HE ... DQUARTERS FOR ... IIIERIC ... N III ... OE CHESSMEN

... ND CHESS BO ... RDS

P.K6 R.B5

RxPc h Q-Q3

Q_Kt3 K.R2 Q.Q3

Q_Kt3 B_K5

R_Kt5 B.Q6 B_K5 B.Q6 B_K5 B_Q4

R_Kt4 R_B4ch

Q_Kt5 Q_Kt3

R.B2 R_B4 R.B2 B·B5

R.B8ch Q.B2

P_Kt3 R.QRS

B_K3 B_Q2

RxPch B.K3

Q.B6ch Resigns

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Moscow International Masters Tournament February-March, 1935

QUEEN'S INDIA.N DEFENSE

R. Spielmann

Black Kt.KB3 P_QKt3

8.Kt2 P_Q4 KtxP

KtxKt P_K4

1 P_Q4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt.QS3 4 Q.B2 5 PxP 6 P_K4 7 PxKt 8 Kt·SS 9 B_Ktsch

10 B_QB4 11 B.K2 12 QxP 13 0-0 14 8.Kt2

p,p P.B3

P_QKt4 p,p

Kt·Q2 Q_K2

Kt.B4

V. Tcheehower

W hite 15 Q_B2 16 P_QR4 17 PxP 18 RxRch 19 R-Q1 20 Kt.KS 21 B.RS 22 Q_Kt3 23 8.Kt4 24 KtxKBP 25 Q.B3ch 26 Q_KRS 27 B.Q7eh

Kt.K3 P-QR3 RPxP

B,R Q.Kt2

8_K2 R·Bl

P.Kt3 Q_Bl

KxKt K.Kl

Kt_SS Resigns

Moscow International Masters Tournament February_March, 1935

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE

G. StahLberg

While 1 P.Q4 Kt_KBS 2 P.QB4 P.KKtS S P_KKtS P_BS 4 P_Q5 P_QS 5 B_Kt2 B_Kt2 6 Kt-QBS 0 _0 7 Kt_BS P_K4 8 PxBP PxP 9 0-0 Q_B2

10 P_KtS R_Q1 11 B_Kt2 QKt-Q2 12 Kt_Q2 B_Kt2 lS Q_B2 P_Q4 14 P_K3 P_QS 15 PxP PxP 16 Kt-R4 P_B4

S. Flohr

Black 17 BxB 18 QR_K l 19 B·Bl 20 Q_Ql 21 B.R3 22 P.R3 23 P_B4 24 RxR 25 R_BS 26 R_B1 27 K .R2 28 QxQ 29 K_Kt1 30 Kt.Kt1 31 BxP

Rosigns

Q,B B·Bl R·K1

Kt_K4 Q_B3 R.K3

Kt_Q6 Q,R

Kt_K8 R_K1

Q_K7ch RxQch

Kt_B7 Kt_K6 Kt_KS

March, 1935

RUY LOPEZ E. Nash

(MruiiJon C. C. ) While

1 P_K4 2 Kt.KBS 3 B·KtS 4 B_R4 S 0-0 6 P.Q4 7 B_Kt3 8 PxP 9 P_B3

10 B-KS 11 QKt_Q2 12 PxPep 13 B_B2 14 P_KR3 1S B_KB5 16 Kt_Kt3 17 Q_B2 18 BxRPch

P_K4 Kt_QB3 P_QR3 Kt_B3 KtxP

P_QKt4 P_Q4 B_KS B_K2 0·0

P_B4 KtxKBP B_KKtS

B_R4 Q_Q3

Kt_Q2 BxKt K _Rl

E. Wlcher (Un; ll. 0/ W iJ(onJ;n)

Black 19 PxB 20 B.B5 21 B.Kt4 22 Kt_Q4 23 PxKt 24 P.KBS 2S Kt-BS 26 PxR 27 QR.Q1 28 R_Q2 29 B_Q4 30 P_B6! S1 R-R2 32 QxR 33 K_R1 34 K_Kt2 35 R_B2

R,P QR_KBl

Kt(B3)_K4 KtxB R·R6 B_RS

RxKt Kt-B3 Kt-R4 Q_K2

Kt_Kt6 p,p R,R

Kt_K7ch Kt-Kt6ch

Q_K7ch Resigns

THE C H E SS REV I EW

Moscow International Masters Tournament February_March, 1935

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE V. Ragosln R. Spielmann

W hile 1 P_Q4 2 P_QB4 3 Kt_QB3 4 Kt_B3 S P_K3 6 Q_Kt3 7 B.Q2 8 B.K2 9 0 _0

10 P.QR4 11 BxP 12 P_R5 13 P-R6 14 B_K2 15 Kt_K4 16 KR.Bl 17 B-RS 18 KKt_Q2 19 Kt_QB3 20 P_QS

Kt_KB3 P-KKt3

P_Q4 B.Kt2

0.0 P-B3

P_QKt3 B-Kt2

QKt_Q2 p,p

Kt_K1 P_QKt4

B_Bl Kt_B2 KtxP

B_Kt2 Q_Kl

Kt_Kt3 P-K4 KtxP

Black 21 KtxKt 22 BxP 23 P_K4 24 BxKt 25 PxP 26 B_Kt4 27 RxRch 28 Q.B4 29 RxP SO Q-Q3 31 QxP 32 Kt_Bl 33 B·K1 34 Q_K3 35 Q. KS S6 R_RS 37 R_R8ch 38 R_RS 39 QxBch

PxKt Q_KS

QR.Ktl B,B

0-Q2 KR.Bl

B,R 8_Kt2

R.QSl P-K5

R_BSch Q.Kt4 QBxP

B.RS B.B1

B-KKt2 B_B1

B.KKt2 Resigns

M08COW International Masters Tournament February_March, 1935

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED S. Flohr Dr. E. La'8ker

W hil e Black 1 P_Q4 P_Q4 16 B_Q2 2 P-QB4 P_K3 17 B.K1 3 Kt_QB3 P_QB4 18 Kt_B4 4 BPxP KPxP 19 Kt_BS 5 Kt_KB3 Kt_Q83 20 KtxB 6 P·KKt3 Kt-B3 21 P_K3 7 B_Kt2 B_K2 22 BxKt 8 0·0 0-0 23 Q_Kt3 9 B-K3 Kt.KKtS 24 QxQ

10 B_84 B_K3 25 PxP 11 PxP BxP 26 QR_K1 12 Kt_Kl B.QS 27 BxKt 13 Kt_QS Kt_B3 28 R_K2 14 R_B1 P.KR3 29 P_Kt3 15 Kt.R4 Kt_KS

Q_K2 QR_B1

P_QKt4 KR_Q1 QxKt

KtxKt B_Kt3 P_Q5 P,Q

KtxP P.Kt5

B,B P_K4

Draw

Moscow International Masters Tournament February-March, 1935

INDIAN DEFENSE G. Goglldze

W hile 1 P_Q4 Kt.KB3 2 P_QB4 P_KKt3 3 Kt-QBS P_Q4 4 Kt_B3 B_Kt2 5 PxP KtxP 6 Ktx Kt PxKt 7 PxKt 0-0 8 P_K3 P.QB4 9 B_K2 Q_B2

10 0_0 P_Kt3 11 P_QR4 Kt_B3 12 Q_R3 Kt.R4 13 Kt_Q2 B_Kt2 14 Kt-KtS PxP 15 BPxP Kt_B5

M. Botwinnik Black

16 Q_Kt4 17 P_RS 18 RPxP 19 Kt.R5 20 B_Kt2 21 Q_KtS 22 Q_Q3 23 Q_Kt1 24 B·R3 25 RxB 26 QxKt 27 Q_Q6 28 KxQ

Resigns

KR.B1 P_K4

KtxKtP B_Q4 8-Bl

P-QR3 P_K5 Q.B7 B,B Q,B

QR.Ktl QxRch

R_Kt8ch

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Problems were received with thanks from: A. D. Gring; Dr. H. M. Berliner; E. Krisch (3); Theodore Wenzl (Z); Z. Zilahy; W. K. Wimsatt; J. R. Marsh; F. Sprenger (3); w. Straus (2); Bill Beers (7); C. Larranaga; Don Morris; R. Larsen; Hochberg Bros.

Solut Io ns t o all prob lems In t h is lseue, are du e on Ju ne 10t h, 1935. Pleas e don't be tardy !

Please do NOT address me as "Problem Editor, Bellaire", or with correct address but marked "Jam· aica". J am NOT in Jamaica. All such letters arrive from 2 to ~ days lale and may COSI you poinlS. My (Offut ",ddrfJS is at the roof of th is department. Use iI, please, no matter what some POStmaster may say.

SOLUTIONS No. 259. V.I... Eat on (2m ) B g6

Aaur.le but l"k ing the u,ual Eaton ll.i •. -D •. Dobbs. A thr iller of • key .- l\ctr •. The key i. indi n ted by the bat· Icr y. hut the va,i.tion. are ~ood and .ome of the mates not ob"iou •. -T.n~.m.n. The key i. mu~h too forceful Ind adi" e.- D,. Berliner. o.:,uhle checkmlle i. very apparent and le~d. to kcy.- T,KY. Neat with many good t'in._Hill. Allo\\" u" of double check. Simple ide •. "'ell executed ",ith II a. ('utoff.-$ttau.. Alter the key. Bbel: ;s niceiy blodcJ .- P'lrid. Cle ... n« key coupled with block._Patt. Key ind;~.ted.-M.ycr. Nic. block but the double 'heck i, '00 relentln •. - M.,,;n ... Simple inte,ference with 'Om. clo,e lri ... - Kri"h. Be,t 0/ the two·move,.. A ve,y effoct· tv. 1:.,..';""Chonoy. Th. rook dil(ove,;n bal.nce tho poo' ' cy.--Ratke. A rather ,,·e.k composition /or Ihi. well hown compo •••. - Korsgurd , Very pretty though & not too diffi. cult key. - S.nlo.d. A rather ordinary uncovering problem.­Murphy. The bi'hop run. interference and tlke. Out a guard and l.ckle.- GoIJ.tc' n.

No. 260. B. BeeTi (2m) Rd7 Cooked by: Qd8 Numerou ..... y. to make this probl.m sou nd "'e,~ lug·

gested by the .. ad .... -Bd.

No. 262. M. R. Cancio, J~. (2m) Kf2 The k~y gets th e bette. 0/ Ihe bargain in the give and

t.k •. - D.. Dobbs. Very poor k.,..-~tl. A ple.,ing "give and uke" light",.,ght.-Tlngeman. Too bad the key tak .. ' '''ay a Right squa«.- Dr. Berlin.r. P,etty lightw.ight . -Tu~y. Cleve. and enjoyable. Best 2·er of mon th.-Hill . Robbing flight .qua« in "",change for a pawn.-Straul. Easy key becau.e of the opening 31 e}.-p.t,ick. Flight .qua .. .ugge"s key. Ni ce cooperation of 'pjecel.-P.t~. Laco vo<' i.ty.- - Mty.r , Not much v.,i. ty,- MartinCl. Nice key. good m.lts._Krisch. Ju!t hir. - Ratke. Key i, very obviou •. _ Kots,<:: ... J. A .. ther ni~. ide •. - S. nfo.d. Alw too top ­he.vy.- Murphy. Clumsy .ttempt at an overworked theme. -Gold,lein,

No. 263. Dr. H . M. Berliner (2m ) B14 Nice little Meredith fot a beginner.-Dr. Dobbs. Nice

little 2·er Doctor.-Beecs. The Doctor ;, making great mid... Thi. i. artistically built. with inl.nt to deceive.­Tangeman. Bel! of tl,. t ... o mover •. -Tracy. Good and de· cept,ve.- Hill. Hanging S .ho"'. ",h.t Oight .qua.. to cover. Idea i. "'ell put but White h .. to u$C (onsiderabl. ro"'" to overcome Black', sm.ll force.-Straul. A M .... dith. simple but " .. t,- Pat.. Excellent problem with mate.

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Who's Who In Problemdom By MAXWELL BUKOfZEIl

ALA IN CAMPBELL WHITE

Were you to stand in ftont of the micro. phone of a powerful short wave broadcasting station and to address entire problemdom witfl (he poignant in'lu iry : "Who is {he mOSI eminenr personality of problcmland?", from the myriads of inpouring replies would issue 10 overwhelm. ing numbers, the name: Alain C. White.

The problem world is blessed with hund reds of prominent and illustrious composers; it can, likewise, bolSt o f numerous clever and learned writers, many of them ranking highly as prob. lem authorities; it may even record a moderate contingent of patrons of probl em chl:'Ss who have merited the g rarirude of problem lovers; but there is on ly o nc man living on earth who has earned for himself the fascinating discinc_ tion of being recognized as an acknow ledged, undisputed prot:lgon isc of problem chess on three separate counes: A. C. W . Under this diminutive Moo r {itle our Alain is known wherever chess problems are cu ltivated . Here we mcct a man thai harbors, in one physical body, an amazing triumvirate of chess celebri_ ties, each one uniquely differelll, ret all three equally meritorious and admi rable. Therefore, to properly app raise the wondrous chess career of A. C. W., It behooves us to "split" him into his (hree indi vi du al egos : The Maecenas of Problem Chess- The Problem Autho rity- The Compose r.

Before we proceed with this bloodless opera_ rion, I ou~ht co as is customary, pen a few data of Ihis rema rkable man·s life. However, our space is so limited and these data have been recorded so frequently in similar b iographical sketches, chat I ventu re to omie them and to refer you co other sources of A. C. W. info rma_ tion. I merely mention that he is an American and was born March 3, 1880.

A. C. W . is both famous and loved. The acquisition of fame and love by the same candi ­date denotes a combinalion not tOO o ften ob­served in life. If A. C. W.'s fame rests on his achievementS as a W riter, Compiler, Analytical Expert , Tou rney D irectOr, Contest Judge, Task Promoter, and, lase but OO( least, Composer, the love and devotion that are his meed are the reward of his unparalleled generosity.

From ou r childhood days on, when, as '·kids", we patronized the grocer that gave us an apple or a stick of candy with our purchase, we appo rtion our affection and sympathy to the

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fo lks that open thei r purses to us. A. C. w. has been the most generous spender in prob­lemland all his life. The redcoated messengers ? f Yuletide spirit that he sends, year after year, mto the homes of the problemists, furnish con_ v j ~lCing proof of a rema rkable twofold gener_ oSIty. These charming little books are not mere ly valuable presents that gladden the hearts of many that are unable to acqui re a chess lib­rary of their own; they also attest vividly to anorher humanitarian, noble trait in A. C. W .'s makeup; a rare and precious soul.kindliness r h~r affords, u,:,"sei fi shly and without the expec­tation o f reaprocacion, recognition to the talents of other men, of whom, but for these lofty actions, we would hear little if aught.

It is true that we learn of similar patrons of mankind occasionally, who burden themselves with obligations and ex penditures to open and ease a caree r for the folks they befriend; how_ ever, even among these benefactors, how many are there that perform their high_minded deeds year aft er year, for a period spanning more than a generation ? Our A. C. W . ·has done JUSt that. When, hence, we have today a proud gallery of m:lS(er composers whose works, sponsored by A. C. W., may be studied by the youngsters of any land, L~e credit for this for_ tunate condition belongs to A. C. W., and o."ly t~ him. Throug h his fabulous, untiring, llberahty he has become the founder of an in_ t~rnational problem literature, that produced a rich pasture where a barren waste had existed.

But A. C. W . was not content to help only the masters. Br. arranging and conduaing in_ numerable p rob em tourneys, fo r which he sup_ plied the needed prizes, he stimulated partici_ pation of the neophytes in contests and sped them onward to su~quent mastership. Year upon year, he contributed cash and book prizes t~ most a~}' tourney conductor that approached hIm for ald. Even now, when he is "resting 0!1 his laurels", every ap~al to suppott insuffi_ CIently endowed conteSts lS granted with will_ ingness and dispatch.

A joke_smith once su~ested that the A. C. in A. C. W . stood fo r '·Alone (in) Chess". Many a truth is uu ered in jest .

So much for the " beloved '· A. C. W . Now let us turn to ·· famous" A. C. W ., The Chess LiteraL

There are th tee p rincipal types of Problem Experts: The creating type ; the analyzing type;

MAY, 1935

and the classifying type. A. C. W. is a valiant exponent of all three types. Perhaps the great_ est feat he ever performed is his creation of an amazing, comprehensive, Problem Encyclopedia in the form of a collecton of all original prob. lems appearing throughout the realm of Prob. lem Chess. Under :his expert supervision this astounding anthology of problem lore grew until at last it developed into the official rderence bureau of the chess world. The in. fluence of this alma mater of chess poesy on the composing craft is downright incalculable. It has nOt only made it possible to preserve the achievements of the past and present for the coming generations, but also supplied us with an accurate yardstick with which to measure merit. It has nOt only enabled us to purify the composing craft by elimination of anticipation products, but it has provided us with an effect_ ive weapon to defend ourselves against im_ posters and plagiarists. For even non-com­mercial problem chess is not entirely .free from rhe long. fingered guild of Kleptomaniacs. In fact, the merit of this royal chess problem lib_ rary is SO outstanding, so inesdmable, so price_ less that, had A. C. W . never done anything else, it alone would have proved sufficient to allot him a place among the Immortals of (aissa.

However, the founding and building of this mOnllffiCntal work is but one of the many items in the catalogue of the A. C. W. achievements. He did not restrict himself to the mete collect_ ing of problems. He studied chern with all the perseverance and determination SO characteristic of this genius; he classified them according to a system that he devised; he rated them in a method so complex and yet so lucid that he, almost automatically, established a new stan_ dard of appraisal that will probably be retained forever. Through these studies, aided by his nacutal talents, A. C. W. developed into the foremost authority on the subject of problem conStnlCtlon.

On he went to another field where he could apply tbis knowledge. As a problem contest judge he established an entirely new standard. Until A. C. W. entered the tourney tribunals, contests suffered from not exactly fre<;l.uent, yet undeniable weaknesses, such as partiahty and a sort of haphazardness of awards. With the advent of A. C. W. the international judge of unassailable probity emered the tourney courts. For he tolerated nothing in problem adjudica_ dons except competence, sustained by honesty.

But even this triumph did not appease the restlessly creative mind of this versatife genius. He bethought himself of a new task. "Task"

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is indeed the proper term. Visualizing the infinite possibilities of chess, he originated dozens of skeleron constellations. These he laid before the experts of the craft for com_ pletion, firing their ambition through cunningly instigated contests and wioh liberal prize offer_ ings. Thus, though he cannily avoided tbe opprobrium of being rated a taskmaster, he made himself the Great Master of the Task.

Gradually the variegated leaderships that A. C. W. acguired were consolidated into one. As the years sped by A. C. W. was tacitly ac­cepted as the supreme authority on all problem matters. The greatest composers readily con· ceded to him this position, to which he is emided by dint of his manifold pre_eminence. And with this concession they gave to him their friendships; their admiration, esteem and respect. .

Wealthy seekers after glory often fail because ~hey employ unfair means, such as domineer_ Ing and bribery. Alain C. White is not of that SOrt . Tile two qualifications that made him the supreme arbiter of problem chess, are exactly those that spell Sllccess for you and me, if we are able to demonstrate them, to wit: Ability and rhe capacity for hard work. His generosity may have aided him to win the devotion of the problemists; it did not assist him an atom to gain his glory. If there was another factor e~sential in the aC'luisition of A. C. W:s ,hess fame, then it was his undying enthusiasm for thc cause of chess.

Now let us have a glance at A. C. W. No.3, the Problem Composer.

How, in view of the numerous activities on other fields, this remarkable man found time to compose chess problems, is one of those baffiing actualities that cannot but do exist, and prove that indeed only the busy man has time ~or everything. Despite aU 'handicaps, A. C. W. 'IS a first fate composer and has given to the chess world a number of excellent masterpieces. How high be might have climbed as a com_ poser, had he been less unselfish and preferred persona! glory to the welfare of chess weB it does nOt seem hard to figure out. H~wever: even though ,his composing career was stunted by much of his other work, he won many high honors in problem tourneys. Since he practi_ ~ally entered only "blind" tourneys, where the Judges could nOt even guess at his identity, these honors prove eloquently that he is indeed a master problemist. Besides, when a man establishes himself as a proficient judge of problems, you may rest assured that he is apt to be a master comJXlser.

Many of A. C. W.'s best problems are taskers of high guality that manifest acumen fat beyond

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ALAIN C. WHITE FIRST PRIZE

Good Companion Meredith Ty. May, 1918

=

Mate in 2 moves A perfect gem!

the average problemist's share. The strange part of A. C. W.'s composing career is that, while well acquainted with all schools, he never, to my knowledge, affiliated with any of them. H he has a reason for {his action, he failed to reveal it.

Offhand, I would say that construction is the problem feature that A. C. W. seems to fate the highest; however, he is also a great admirer of strategy and of economy. His own problems are remarkably well constructed and some of them rather difficult. Some of his prize_ winners are what Murray Marble used to call "beams" .

How many problems has he composed? I regret to say I failed to find out. A. C. W. never was talkative, nor is he today.

There is one more qualification outstanding -in t·he oharacter_makeup of A. C. W. He pos_ sesses that priceless gift from the gods: A sense of humor. When you peruse volume No. 25 of the '"Red Coat" collection, which is modestly entitled ""A. C. W .", you are pleasantly sur_ prised that this great mind, to all appearances reserved, austere and magisterial, can indulge in and thoroughly enjoy the fun and banter of ordinary mortals. The little volume JUSt bOObies over with innocent, amusing nonsense of the by no means sil!y but, on the contrary, clever composition ~hat is indicative of a brainy writer. In short, A. C. W. knows how to work and he knows how to play.

And now we come to the gloom_laden day, when the unbelievable report spread through problemdom: A. C. W. has retired! Consterna_ tion filled the souls of the probJemists as they asked each ocher sadly: What is going to be_ come of problem mess? Who can take A. C. W.'s place?

THE CHESS REVJEW

A. C. W. himself softened vhe blow he had dealt. He provided for the perpetuation of his Encyclopedia of Diagrams by selecting the noted English expert, George Hume, as Cura_ tor; he also continued to assist tournament con_ ductors in need of '·prizes", by sup~lying them prompdy on request. Thus, whlie he had ceased to lead, he ·had not stopped to patronize. And so, gradually, the problem composers adapted themselves to the vacancy on the tnrone of problemland.

I tried very hard to obtain a late picture from Mr. White. He shoo_ed me off with the remark that his posing days were ()Ver. This is a pity indeed, the more so, since the aim of these paragraphs is to present the A. C. W. of our days, {"he man that has comJ?leted a most aston_ ishingly active and product!ve chess career. A photo, showing him as he looks today, would have been in the nature of a culmination like the high note of a singer concluding his aria.

Thousands of lips pray for a long, healr·hy, happy and carefree balance of life for A. C. w. This collective prayer ought to ring, like music from the spheres, into the domicile that shelters him now, in the sunny South. A. C. W. pos_ sesses a number of homesteads, here and in Europe, but not one of them will endure as long as the imperishable home that he owns in the heans of the problem friends who love him for what he has done for problem chess.

FAIRYLAND To my regret Fairyland, tOO, must be abridged

today because of the dearth of spa(e. This elimin· ates a few remarks on problem F. 20 that might have been of imere5 t to solvers. .

Today's problems are a fine lot. F.28, a maxi_ selfmate -by that tireless and gifted assistant I won in Cleveland, Erwin Krisch. Of F.29 I say only: It is a ·'miniature Dobbs" ana am certain of ringing applause. F. 30 once again brings to the fore the distinguished Dutch composer, Van Den Berg with a tasty morsel. F.31 introduces one of England's most noted. composers, Mr. C. N. Fox, whose offering is a little sparkIerthat is just a bit '"aifferent' ·. Please note, that in the ·three Help-selfmates Black in·itiates the scrap.

Solutions to FaIry Problems F. 20 (Bukofzer) Rb5

A perfect exhibition of 8 Bivalves, with four sets of artistic echoes and an exceptionally good try: Sd3.-Tangeman. Of the fairies I like F.20 best. It is probably the most economical renaering tha-t fheme allows.-Kashdan. Fine! It shoW!; how grasshoppers may be used as utility men in achieving eight aistinct interferences by the S, thus putting a feather in the ca.p of {his unique -bivalve fairy. Con. gnuulations.- Dr. Dobbs. Without doubt the finest f;liry to date. It is magnificent. Its symmetry is charming. The wheel has 8 distinct spokes. I was thrilled to find no cooks.-Rothenberg. Very neat.

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- Pall:. A masterpiece! Congratulations on such a fine task problem. Best fairy in this or any other month.- Krisch. Congratulations, Me. B. The tour of the S. is something to seet-Murphy. F.21 (Dawson) 1. 1 et = R, Sd7; 2 Re4, Rd3male.

II. 1 e1 =S, Sa4; 2 Sd3, Re4male. Neat echo which almost works itself.-Dr. Dobbs.

The title of this one ought lObe something like "Anchors aweigh!"-Tangeman. Echo play Key.­Pall:. Indeed a masterpiece.- Ratke. A crackerjack under any circumstances, but for a blindfold composi­tion it approaches the miraculous.-Murphy. F.22 (Dr. Dobbs) 1 G.g!, KH ; 2 Bd4, G.c3 ; 3

G.c~, Kb6mate. Cooked by; 1 e3, G.d; 2 Ke4, Kg4; 3 d~, Sc5

mace. F.23 (Krisch) 1 Kg4, G.b6; 2 Re~, G.bI; 3 f3ch,

Kh2; 4 Rf.'>, G.g6mate. As the maxima are already set it is easy and shy of

the usual Krisch sublety.-Dr. Dobbs. Fine proh­Jem.-Rothenberg. Unusual mating Position and de­ceptive original setting.- Tangeman. Elemern:ary.­Krisch. (This is by no means elemetllary.-Editor).

FAIRY LADDER MARCH PROBLEMS

Name Score 20 ROlhenbe,g, P. L. . . . . . . . . . 80 5 Dobbs, D,. G. .. . . . . ..... 70 5 Tangeman, J. B. ..... . .... 48 5 Young, E. F. · . . . . . . . . . . . 45 5 Berliner, Dr. H. M. . . . . . . . 42 5 Morris, M. · ........ . .... 42 5 Krisch, E. .... . ... ... ... .. 38 5 Partos, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5 Hoy, J. O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Murphy, -P. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5 Ratke, R. }. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 5 Genud, I. . . .. . .. ..•... . . . 12 5 Kashdan, I. . ....... . . . . .. 0 5 Leysens, M .. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mahherg, N. · ....... .... 21 Braverman, S. · ... . .. ... .. 19 Wahby, M. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17 PaIZ, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 5 Hannan, ]. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 5

" 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 4

4 4 4 4

• 4

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F 28 (Original) ERWIN KRISCH

Maxi_selfmale in 3 moves ----

22 23 Score

3 4 96 3 4 86 6 4 67 3 4 61 3 4 58 3 , 58 9 4 56 3 4 50

42 3 . 42 , 4 33 3 , 28

9 , 22 21 21 19 17

0 9 5

F 29 (Original) DR. GILBERT DOBBS

Carrollton, Ga.

~

plays and in 3 moves

F 30 (Original) E. J. VAN DEN BERG

Ape!doorn, HOllan~d;",

Black plays ,"d help-selfmates m 4 moves

F 31 (Original) C. M. FOX

Falmouth, England

Black plays and heJp-selfmates in 4 moves

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283 (Odgina})

GEO. a. SPENCER St. Paul, Minn.

Mate in 2 moves.

'84 (Ori!(inal)

""'C

DR. GILBERT DOBBS Carrollton, Ga.

=

Mate in 2 moves.

'" (Original ) G. MOTT.8M ITH

New York City

=

Male in 2 moves.

THE CHESS REVIEW

286 (Original)

ALEXANDER KISH Dannemora, N. Y.

Mate in 2 moves.

287 (Original)

C. E. SILVER Cleveland, O.

1iale in 2 moves.

288 (Original)

HARVEY BURKE Algoma, Wisc.

""'"

Mate in 3 moves.

M AY, 1 935 123

Male in 4 move5.

Ma!e in 3 moves. Se!fma!e moves. How 1II1111J sOI"t;01U?

SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS MUST BE RECEIVE D BY JUNE 10TH, 1935.

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(COI/Jimita from Pag' 117)

c1~trly for«d.-Mt~r. Key. bit too Ob""OIIl.-Kriscb. II simple, minie pi~ of .. Otk .-C~nn. KxS o"lIouS the key, otherwise quito lood. _ R.tke. The Docto< " doing yc., ltood.- Ko"l\u.cl . Probably !lOt 1000·notrh K(Q.din, to Ihe .ul.... b.n ~,11 I lih ir._Murphy. Wllm lhe &>1.,,1 k.~ the hall, Udl Mlcbc1h 11..t.s 1M "inot in the back. WhO! !trIChe,, !-Go dlfein.

No. 264. L..IJOI 8ftlner (3m) t QIt). Kc7 ; 2 PxR = Se ll. «c. , .. ". R.S ; 1 8dIIch, "C. I . . " bB: : PxR= kh,~. I •. " Kc) ; 2 Bdell. ftc. I .. ". &2; 2 Bdch. die. NotewoJ1~ for the Icmllkobl. "11"*. of (1_ t,in.­

Kashd.n . Good Imb . .. h k., Ind iMe,C'S{in. S I"_ion,.­D •. Dobbs. " bUllli,,,1 ktJ it>d«d.-8tet •. Ra,he, pins­ill3 sm'''' willi un"s,,"1 I n q>«tlf;\ll., 101>& IMII' pla,.­Tanll . ...... " . "linc J>loblrm. My >«Ond chOic •. -Dr. lin· lint.. " 'p",klillJl compos;riOtl ""i ,h ..... ,y ni« plo,.-Van­win kle. N~OI <oopculion 01 pi«.... on. of 1M line" 3 rnO,·.r, I have .... n in rnonths.-Halporn. An u cdlenl Pfob. lorn of hillh rn.ri t and culled play.- Srton/l:er. Pro.ont. linlo diflicilly but Ihe malOI an<.l 1M way lloey are brOllll.101 about are <"ally oni"ic and inacniOll •. -Tn cy. Oi/!i(\lll 011<1 full of IUp.. Be" 3·.' by for ._Hill . Caused ~ I 101 cf lrouble. Promotion of P 10 Son) p<.!l$ibl~ squate. is intria' uing. The ~mbud .. d pin upOn a A,!!hl 'Guo,. i. toUlly u,,· ""poeled.-Strall. . Thll Sell m1 vote. A tully hidden key. - p.trick. My for. t choi.e. Oillio;v.hy combined wilh bt.uty and alti.try. A atond piece br a Sr.nd m"let.-P.t~. Rich v.riCly and many dOst trin.- Meyer. NUl ambush bUI very in.eeu" le. - K,iICh. Th. "ul.IlY sho ... n h.r. rn • • ls the louc h of the ma"er eh. " pl.yer. My vOI •. -Wend. 1 ... 0< complrrely .. "iN .WlY with Ihis. The mUlor playe, IS al.o • mnter probl<milr.-Chency. Splendid kcy w,lh pretty pin m>t".-R'lke. IlxctllCnl key and "err. intereslinll ""tia. lion. . M'y choice for this monlh', ··btu ·.-Kors/l:a:ard. A btaUI!. From my poinl of vi..,.. the best of Ihe monlh. 1 vote or il. The P Promotions If. fascinltin, Ind intricalc and IU main vatiations provide pr(1ly mIlC"l._ Slnfo.rd. The promotions af. clne, but Ihe k.y is mediexto. No Iubtltti .... _ Murphy. TM kin/l ,uns bul not flil enou~h.-(n

No. 265. E. McCarthy (3m ) r RhB. ~~ ; 2 Bh7. OK. r .. " ~:§ : 2 Sf1

1 etc .

I . ..• "8~; 2 S 1<h, .1<. Cooked by KtO.

E. McCarlhy (3m ) Rh2.

No. '''. H. C. Mowry (3m) Qa6. "S' • • " . •

· . Rb6; • • 51' ;

d. ;

THE CHESS REVIEW

No. 2G8. Q . W. Ha rgreavu (4m) r Kd2. K&I; 2 Qd.ch. Khl ; ) Quc~). gl ; .. Be. m&t • • I ....... ; 2 .... Kfl : 'Qalch • ..... t: .. ~I mil •. Ni« K in Ihe corner minill ..... _O'. Dobbs. 'YOrt this

.. the btSf problem. EnJgam.·likc t.nl.li .... - E. A. Nllh. Cle.er enough.-Il«". The Q mu" WOtk f.Sf in 1M face of 1_ Ihrell.nc-d p'omotion.. W.ilina me ....... ftC"! the 6,-,1 oo~ioo,ly 90'0..'1 dO._T.n/leman . Vcry .lIy and Vetf. /l:ood . _ Tn')". Not IS en y II i\ looks at (i,Sf g1aft«.- Pau;ck. W it " thelC is. il 'ltf, ~.-Pou. Pt"IIJ lighlWC"aht.­MC)"r. A pt"rfcct <"",pos,tiOfO in both ymll iOfOs.-Chc ... , . Ve,y ptetl,.-R.lke. A fti« ""Mic._Kofsgl lld . T llllalil ' (nJr.I, Slmplc. Th. nulc. Ire obviOl" ..... 1 10 fotce theln~­M .. ,phy, Key too olwiow. The .. ,. i, nUl. thouBh.­Golduc-.n .

No. UlII. Carloa .Jlme no, .J r . (&nI) I d . K. : 2 Bel . K· : } SfB.fli. K. ; of Sc7. K. ; } Rd6. K. ;

6 Re6 m .... Coohd in 2 moves by Sg6ch.

No. 210. Gottfried GOGlIor (7mSul) I Rd . B.H : 1 o..d(h, Rd6:' Rdch ... BdS ; . Qf7! !. ,2 :

, Rb,. PxR ; 6 Ofi<h, P:tQ : 7 Kd )(h, «4 matt . t .. " g2: 2 I::f2<h. Kf. ; } RM ch. RxR ; .. 8%d<h. Rd ;

, SIl'!!. P.Q: 6 Sf). d; 1 5g3. PloS malt. Ich danke ,hn.n fuer die widmu ng dieses mehl ..... "kl.­

M. B. The. ~st of tiM: ITIO(Ith il unqumion l bly No. 270. TM ' .... 0 n,,",on' ~ .. I p>I k"n~ onc! .... n ."icd in "ralt IY. It ' . by no m.ans euy, e.eft thouah the hy i, I<IOfI found.­I. K .. hdan. A great sui m>le open, ",ith two "'ell b.lanced and accurately limed lice. of pl.,. E:LIill/lcU my YOI. fo.r the priIC.-D,. Dobbs. Th. ITIOlI di!Tt(\l1 s. l(mllet ( eWr encounte~.d.. My '(Ot •• - Rolhenbe.g. O .... ill cin mtillff' .... e r~. W'. SIt VOl <mem mOn~t ,.1181 hlben. Som. Prob. l.m! It has • number of Bood matc, Ihat arc n.Ye< uKd.­Tanl!em~n . . What I prob lem!! It gets my VOl. fOt Iht belt probl= th" month.-Dr. Berlin... Thi. difficull ond beau. tiful .u~ /1<11 my votes as best .of tl .. munth._Vanwinkle. My. ch",c .•. Ior the. best problem" No. 270. Thete lI. "'0 matn u"a"ons go,ng the full se ven me'lt •. -Daly. In ,pile of the shott mat., I yote t~jl. ~JlI plac •. - TraC)' . Mlinifi · cenl. !90'0 separate .n~ d .. "n('l t.1"It1 of plo,. - P.II . A muter",.ce of construct'on. My vO!e._M.yct. A di . bol. ,e.lly ele'lt' and beaUlif,,1 ml llc,pie'" Months' but ... ith . 001 the slighl"" duubt.- Kri ld, . [ ,uspen Ihi .... iIl ... in QUI. in 'he YOIing and I'll ha ... no V irv • ....,. J( I ml, d,v,de m, .vot. betw<;en this all<l SI.i ... , ·" plcase do 10.­Want. ( I II shoot the nat m,n that ,ualte.1I .. ~ ..... ,.! , ..... , .I- Ed.) A v~ line lui ! Perh . ", I YOt.d 'Ot the ..· tOn .. problem. but I It,d: to 264._Sanfoo-d . Th. lalt prOb­I ..... " the belt and ,..u my _ • . - Br._mon.

( CoHfimml/rom P"l~ 121) Those th~1 fai l~ 10 send solutions a t h ird ti~

were d ropped. Scores will be held pending lor } more months.

Beginning nC"X1 m onlh the b dder I"de-r will re­ceive a small dless g ifc. K indly do 110 ' expect th i$ 10 be an c-x:r,nSive book. Please send your 5Oiulions 10 FairyJan fiJ~" if fh" (onrill oj • lII,gll ,robJrot. Let us build up a 6ne Fairy ladder.

Solution. il re due June 10, 1935. Don't be late !

CORRESPONDENCE

O. T lulor: Thanb for )'O<!t liDC 1<t1C"! which .,.tII , .... ",.1, I nsrned ow , 10 Ihc offi« 01 the C. R. Chi.,. of address nOltd. G lad you 'PI>f<)" of IO, phil.

C. Flttkau: Solution. are ~xc.llent and complying with all the ru l~l, bu, why no comm~nts and no vwi'

W. a. Tudor: Many soluti on. Or f~w. you .~ ,ueely ,,·. k ome in the fold.

W. K. Wimsatt: Th.nks for the problem. No .tamp nocdcd, for thl problem i. a true "non"ornbackibu. " . Am looking for compo •• " like you .

A. J. Souwelne: Delighted, tickled and super_proud to hove mpcd you in. Marsh problem accepted with thanh.

J. H'lnnan: Welcome back' Do~'t you dare quit me .~.in.

E. ~l. Thorne: Welcome or j, it n<>t better: W.lcom. h,ck' Spkndid .oiuti<>n< '

S. L, Dreilinger, K. Lay, A. Martinez, Milton Sha_ piro, W. Peter.: W.lcomo to the hmi ly.

J. B. Tangeman, W. Vanwinkle H. B. Daly: Pro ... from men that represeDt the elite of Our solving b m. ;'/ i. puil~ indeed. I am deeply gratefu l for this ",,/, ... ;on o your approval. Ir will ,pu, me to ,trive for a <Iii hij!ihe , lovel.

P. L. Rothenberg: You milsed a cook in 26) and t .. o of them in the ' fairy section. Aliquan do dormit bonus Homeru.! " duu. '

Z. Zliahy: Unguische aufglbenverr ... ot .ind dureh.us wHlkommen. Bitte, senden sie meh •.

PROBLEM SOLVING LADDER

Name

Rothenberg, P. L. . . . . . Tangeman, }. 8 . . ... . Chess, 11.. . . . .. . . . . . . Hochberg Bros . . .. . ... . . Daly,H.B .. . . ...... . . . . _ Riggin, C. .... . . . . .. ..... . Wenzl, T. C. .. . ... _ . .. . Krisch,E .... .. __ .. . . . . Parz,W . . . _ ...... . .. .. . . _ Berliner, D r. H. M . . . . . . Emery, G . R ... . . . _ . .. ... . Patrick, M. W .. . . . . . . . ... . Vanwinkle, W ..... . ... . Ratke, R. } .. .. ... .. ... . . . Halpern, L. . .. . .... . . . . _ Braverman, S . . ... ...... . . . Young, E. F . . . . . ... . . . . . . HaQ~reaves , G. W. _ . .. _ . _ Genud,I . ........... . . . . . Murphy, P . . . .. . ..... .. . . . Korsgaard, S. . . ... .. .. . .. . Morris, M. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . _ Tracy, }. F . . ....... . . . . . . . Cheney, G. N .. . . ........ _ Foote, B. 11. .. .. .... . ..... . Sanford, C. C. . . _ . . . . . _ .. . Malzbcrg, N . ...... _ . . . _ . . Tiesler, G. P .. . ......... . . Sprenger, F. . . .... . . . . ... . Fittkau, C. . . . . . . .... . ... . Larranaga, C. ... . . ..... . . Lousen, R . .. ........ .. .. . . Eaton, V. 1. .... .. ... . ... . Beers, B ................. . Meeker, J. M .... . ... . .... . Nash, E. 11. .......... • . . ... Straus, W ... . .. . ... . . ... . Srichka, J. .......... . ... . . Panos, G ... __ . .. . . . .. _ . . Hill, F. A. . ... . . .. . . .. . . . Golds tein, N ..... . . .. .... . Young, T. C. . .. . . . .... .. . Plowman, G ....... . .. _ . . . Berry, G. F . . ... . ..... . Morris, Don .. .. . . . ...... . Tudor, W. B ... ... . .. . . _ . . Kashdan, I . . _ ... . . ... .. _ Souweine, 11.. J. .. . .. . . Peters, W . .. . . . .. . . .. . Dobbs, Dr. G . . . . . .. .. _ .. . Tanassy, 1. .. . .... . .. . ... . Meyer, I. . . . .. . . . ... . . ... . Thorne, E. H . .. .. .. _ . . . . . . Lay, Kenneth . . .. . . _. _. _ H annan, J. .... . . .... . ... . Dreilinger, S. 1. . ........ . Grote, F ..... _ . .. . ..... _ Shapiro, Millon .... . Martinez, A ........... . .. .

Score

16~ 2 4 162 2 2 150 2 .j 14, 2 4 141 2 2 146 2 2 IB 2 4 131 :2 2 1;'0 2 4 129 2 4 130 2 4 130 2 4 116 2 2 122 2 2 124 2 2 112 2 4 116 2 2 I B 2 2 107 2 2 100 2 2 10, 2 2 87 2 4 74 2 4 90 2 0

102 2 0 74 2 4 87 2 0 82 2 0 67 2 2 ,4 2 1 67 2 2 61 2 2 51 2 2 39 2 2 30 2 2 42 2 2 3~ 2 4 13 2 1 27 2 2 32 2 4 21 ' 2 .j

35 2 0 24 2 2 33 2 0 30 2 2 32 2 2 02' 02' o :2 -1 022 o 2 2 o 2 2 022 o 2 2 9 2 2 o ' 2 6 0 2 020 o 2 0

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o 2 2 o 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o o 2 2

, 2 2 , , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , , , 2 2 2 2 2 I 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o ,

3 3 3 3 3 J 1 .J 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 J 3

1 1 3 3 1 1

1

3 1

3 1

1 3 3 1 3 3 3

J J 1 1 1 3 3

3 l 3 3 6 6 1 1 J J 3 3 1 6 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 l 6 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 J 6 1 1 3 3

1 1 3 o 1 J 3

6 6 l 1 1 3 3 3

l

o

3 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 l l 3 3 o )

1 3 1 l 3 o 1 3 3

3 1 3 1 1

l 3 3

1 l

3 3 l

1

3

1 1 3 3 J 1 1 3

o

3 3 3 1 1 l 3 3 1 1 1

3 3 o 3

l

3 3

J

o 3

o 1 3

o 1

3 1 1 o

3 1 1 3 J

1

1 , , 4

" , 4 4 4 , " " , , , 4 4 , , , " " , , , , , , , , , , 4 4 , , ., , , " 4 4 , , 4 , , 4

4

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o

" , 2 2 , 2 2 o 2 2

2 2 2 2 2 2 o 2 2 2 2

2 2 2

2 2 2 2 2 2 o 2

7 7 7 7 7

7 7 7 7

7 o

7 7

7 7

7

7

7 7 7 7 7 7

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'" l2) 124 114

'13

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" " 8) 82 67 67 67 6) 64 62 56

" " 46 44 44 42 40 40 17 Jj

" 12 26 22

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