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Played at Upper Darby, October 16th, 1938 Delmont C. C. Lehigh Valley C. A. MASSACHUSETTS CHESS A CORRECTION Last month we reported that Mr. George Sturgis had retired as President of the Massachusetts State Chess Ass'n. Mr. Sturgis advises that our correspondent was in error on this point. Mr. Sturgis has not retired and still presides as head of the Massachusetts State Chess Ass'n. Mr. Franklin J. Sanborn has resigned his post as Secretary of the M. S. C. A. A group of Massachusetts chess...
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DR. G. ERDOS New york Cjty THOS. S. McKENNA Vienna, Austria Motto Forward Pass Lima, Ohio No. 1212 E. M. H. GUTTMANN Schleswig, Germany In Memoriam E. Brunner Mate in 3 Mate in 4 Mate in 5
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No. 934 DR. G. E R DOS Vienna, Austria No. 937 FRED SPRENGER New York, N. Y. Dedicated to Dr. G. Dobbs No. 934 DR. G. E R DOS Vienna, Austria No. 940 OTTO WUR2BURG Grand Rapids, Mich. 4., No. 937 FRED SPRENGER New York, N. Y. Dedicated to Dr. G. Dobbs No. 938 P. L. ROTHENBERG New York, N. Y. 'Jacob's Ladder'7 Dedicated to R. Cheney No. 941 P, ROTHENBERG New York, N, Y. Dedicated to Dr. G. Dobbs No. 935 A. J. FINK San Francisco, Calif. No. 938 P. L. ROTHENBERG New York, N. Y. 'Jacob's Ladder'7...
Short And Sweet
The game began the crowd was tense. White didn't wince he felt all right And took the foe's P with his Knight. The Black KKt sprang forth with glee While White still calm and quite serene,- This move at best can rate just fair Allowing Black his childish tricks , No choice for him he took the piece. How long could Black hope to survive From what, you see, was Double Check. Alas, dear friends, too late too late To mate a man like Tartakower In so few moves What mental power I In History this...
Tit For Tat
Subscriber Max Vieweger submits the following interesting incident. A number of years ago I spent my summer vacation in the Delaware Water Gap. Most people find my name a bit difficult to pronounce. The Spaniards have a saying 'el nombre es el hombre', a little pun meaning 'the name is the man'. I therefore interpret my own name in this way 'View-eager', that is to say eager for my fellow-men's views, and I usually chop off the second part altogether, becoming Mr. View to all intents and...
THE CHESS REVIEW Krs
A convincing example of the dullness of m odern openin gs Match Marshall C. C. vs. Manhattan C. C. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED in effect K. 0. Mott-Smith Dr. J. Platz Transposing into a Tarrasch Defense, after which the isolated QP is likely to give him a. headache. Hence 5 . . . KtxP is customary. Leads to an unfavorable position, as will be seen. White can now obtain a clear positional advantage with 9 Kt-Kt3, B-K3 10 B-I lt 3, Q-Q1 11 Kt-B3 with pressure on, the QP supplemented by the...
Reshevsky And The World Title
It would not surprise us in the least if we received a report that Dr. Alekhine had signed a contract to play a match for the World Championship with Charlie McCarthy That would be truly expressive of the chaotic state of affairs that prevails in the arrangement of matches for the World Championship. Dr. Alekhine returns from South America with the report that Capablanca's financial demands were excessive the Cuban in turn does not deign to say anything to amplify this statement, and we are...
American Chess Problem Publishing Plan
'AX AMERICAN CHESS PROBLEM PUBLISHING REVOLVING FUND COMMITTEE has been formed for the purpose of publishing collections of chess problem compositions by AMERICAN COMPOSERS. Tentative plans call for fi, DOBBS COLLECTION. The prolific Dr. Dobbs' masterpieces have appeared in the leading chess periodicals in the world. Published collections by other prominent American composers, either individually or in combined form will follow. In financing the undertaking, the cooperation of every American...
Horn Chessmen
Turned from one solid piece of wood, with a special carved one-piece Knight. Made of the finest woods and finished with cellulose waterproof lacquer that prevents warping. Packed in stained and lacquer finished hinged-top wood boxes. Size W King 3 King 3 King
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SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE JULY 10th, 1938 century has been known as one of America's leading composers. He was eighty-three years old and died on May 5 after a brief illness. His influence in the problem world will be keenly missed. His problems of recent years attained an unexampled popularity and have miany times appeared on the cover of The Chess Review. That he should again have won the Honor Prize was quite in the order of things, and we give his No. 966 on this month's cover. A...
THE CHESS REVIEW Hdv
We have acquired one of the country's outstanding libraries. All the books are in extremely fine condition. Some have never been read. Many have been rebound in expensive bindings much better than the originals. Inquiries are invited. Some of the more, outstanding titles Fifth American Chess Congress Gilberg 2.00 Principles of Chess Mason out of print _ 2.00 Chess Studies amp End Games Horwitz __ 3.50 Morphy's Games of Chess Loewenthal ___2.00 Hastings Tournament, 1895 Cheshire __ 3.00...
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Intention 1 Qg3 Cooked by 1 Qg6 by J. Hannus 1 Scl A deceiving key. W. E, Keysor. by C. S. Kipping 1 R hB Familiar clearance key. Dr. G. Dobbs. by c. S. Kipping 1 Rb7 Cute anil interesting. Dr. G. Dobbs. This is a most splendid thematic feat. My vote. The Double Grimshaw variation is fine and unexpected. Dr. G. Dobbs. A most difficult and deceptive problem. Many solvers claimed no solution or gave the try I BxB met only by 1 . . . Rd4 Ed. by V. L. Eaton Qe2 Excellent interferences. Dr. G....
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White's play hereabouts is very fine. He hems in his opponent's pieces, and now he places his B far more effectively centralization . If 19 . . . P-K4 20 Kt-K6, P-KKt3 21 P-Kt5 with a winning position. But 19 . . . PxP 20 BxBP, R-Q4 would doubtless have offered more counterplay Black has less compensation for the RP in the text. After 27 B-B4, R-KR1 28 P-K-R4, P-B5 Black still has some chances. The natural and logical continuation was . . . R-K6, with plenty of technical difficulties for White...
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Original No. 1213 P. L. ROTHENBERG New York City Original No. 1216 P. L. ROTHENBERG New York City Original No. 1219 HANS LANGE Neuss am Rhein, Germany Original No. 1214 P. L. ROTHENBERG New York City Original No. 1217 MAXWELL BUKOFZER Bellaire, L. I. Original No. 1220 G. GOLLER Schleswig, Germany Original No. 1215 P. L. ROTHENBERG New York City
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No. 1103 HANS LANGE Neuss am Rhein, Germany No. 1098 No. 1101 No. 1104 DR. LEON DR. G. DOBBS FRED SPRENGER Paris, France Carrollton, Ga. New York City Mate in 3 Mate in 4 Mate in 4 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE D E SEPTEMBER 10th, 1938 No. 1105 BILL BEERS Providence News Tribune 1929 No. 1108 J. F. TRACY Source Recommended by B. M. Marshall, Shreveport, La. No. nil F. SACKMANN Munich N. N. 1910 Recommended by C. S. Kipping, Wednesbury, England No. 1106 G. Buchman 1 Pr. Ess. Arb. Sch. Club...
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This month's fare is a balanced selection of two-movers and longer problems. No. 1060 presents the knight-wheel in a some-what original form, the defenses of the black knight simultaneously opening the two white lines. No. 1062, a joint composition by two popular American composers, contains interesting pinning defenses. Nos. 1063 and 1064 are deceptive puzzles, the latter a dainty waiter by Herbert Thorne, fifteen-year old winner of the 1937-38 St. Petersburg Chess Club Tournament, and a...
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THE CHESS REVIEW Cku
The modern ending composer seems to delight in making the Knight perform miracles. As for example T R-K7ch, K-Q3 2 PxP, KtxKt 3 P-BS Kt Chi K-Q4 4 Kt-Kt6ch, K-Q lt 3 5 R-Q7ch, K-K4 6 R-Q5ch RxR 7 Kt-Bl mate Those who are familiar with the work of Kasparyan know that it is characterized by an almost fiendish ingenuity. An outstanding masterpiece is the following 1 Kt-KS threatens mate in 2 , K-Kt3 2 P-Roch RxP 3 P-B5ch, RxP 1 P-Kti R-B5 5 B-B5ch RxB 6 Kt-Kt7 and now whichever Rook moves, White...
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Nice self-pin variation. L, Eisner. I like the Mott-Smith minnics. This particular one is pretty. sacrifice, model mate, variations. Bourne Smith. No. 873 by G. Mott-Smith. Intention L Stl4. Cooked by 1 Qb 6 Anticipated by W. A. Shinkman, The London News, 1870 8, 4p3, lS2plBp, 4k2K, 1P1S4, 8, 5PQ1, 8. 1 Qa8. Also others. C. S. Kipping. Intention 1 Bb8 but no solution after 1 . . . Kd5. Cooked by 1 Sb4 1 Sc2d4 1 Bflch 1 BdJch 1 Bc4ch 1 Bg4ch l BxPch VINCENT L, EATON BURNEY M. MARSHALL M....
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If 15 . . . BxKt 16 PxB, KtxP 17 PxP with the threat of 18 P-B4. Alter this move White is able to destroy his adversary's position by sacrificing the exchange. Other moves for Black would be of no avail e.g. I 17 . . . P-Kt5 18 P-Kto, QxKtP if 18 . . . Q-B6 19 Kt-K4, BxBch 20 KxB, and thereafter 21 Kt.-Q6ch for Black cannot capture the Kt 20 . . . PxKt. 21 BxP, Q-Kt5 22 QR-Ktl 19 P-B4, Q-ICt6 20 PxB QxPch or 20 . . . PxKt 21 QxP 21 K-Ktl, PxKt 22 R-Q3 with a decisive attack. 11 17 . . . Q-B6 18...
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1. J. Rauch lll 2- l 2 3.-4. W. M. P. 3.-4. D. 5. N. R. 6. A. D. Gring 7 -5 7. S. 8.-9. K. D. Holland 4 -8 8.-9. F. W. P. Lewis 4 -8 10. R. B. Bellamy 3y2-8i 2 11. H. J. Brauconnicr 3 -9 12. J. 13. L. Hollo way iy2-9y2 Like his fellow Canadian Blumin, Rauch distinguished himself by a fine performance. Woods was a good second. 1. Miss N. May Karff Boston . . 6 -0 2. Mrs. Mary Bain N. V. C. 4 -2 3.-4. Mrs. Raphael McReady Hacken- 3.-4. Miss Edith Weart N. V. C. . . 3 -3 5. Mrs. Helen Kashdan N....
An Exchange Of Letters
Mr. S. W. Howl and, 120 Broadway, New York, N. Y. We, the undersigned players in the recent Championship Tournament, believing we can speak for all the participants, wish co express our thanks and appreciation to the members of the Tournament Committee for their manifold labors in the cause of chess. We realize fully the difficulties to be surmounted in planning, staging and bringing to a successful conclusion an event so momentous as a National Chess Tournament. A prize fund must be raised, an...