1922 London
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Chess Congress Lan.
1922,
Tournaments
GEZA MAROCZY
Edited by
W. H. WATTS
LONDON :
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1923.
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Chessplayers in
 'jpO British Chessplayers in general and to London
particular the history of the London International Congress of
1922 is already well known. Nevertheless some permanent record of
the Tournament and its inception is necessary.
every part of the world. Iceland, China, Japan, Central Africa, South
Africa, Siberia and South America, as well as all the countries from
which one would expect a demand. This fact proves how well
the Tournament was advertised and how far flung are the devotees
of the game of Chess.
In these events a total of 150 players took part whilst the number
who took part in the miscellaneous competitions during the last fort
night was very much larger.
Rubinstein third, but the latter was not in the invincible form of old
and finished fourth.
Details of the financial aspect of the event are given in the British
Chess Federation Year Book and do not need recapitulation.
MASTERS TOURNAMENT.
i J. R. Capablanca, Cuba . . — i 1 i1
I I i i 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 13 ist£250
2 A. Alekhine, Russia * — ti t i i 1 1 1 1 * I I 1 ii* 2nd 150
3 Dr. M. Vidmar, C. Slovakia 0* — 0 I 1 i 1 * 1 1 1 I I 1 11 3rd 100
4 A. Rubinstein, Poland i 0 01 — —i * 1 I i 0 1 * 1 I I 1 ioj 4th 70
5 E. D. Bogoljubow, Ukrania 0 * i i 1 I 0 1i 0 1 I I 1 9 5th 40
6 R. Reti, Czecko Slovakia . . 0* * i i * * 1 1 i 1 0 I 0 1 8i \6th 30
7 Dr. S. Tartakower, Ukrania * i 0 0 0 * —* 1 0 1 1 1 i I 1 8i /7th 25
8 G. Maroczy, Hungary *i * 0 0 * * 1 i * 1i O I
0 0 i I 0 0 0 — 1 1 1 1 I i
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/8th 20
9 F. D. Yates, Great Britain 0 1 8
io H. E. Atkins, Great Britain 0 0 * 1 0 0 1 i 0 — 0 1 * I 0 1 6
II M. Euwe, Holland 00 0 0 i * 0 i 0 1 — 0 1 0 I 1 Si
12 E. Znosko-Borovsky, Russia 00 0 * I 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 i I 0 5
13 V. L. Wahltuch, Gt. Britain 0 i 0 0 0 I 0 i 0 i 0 0— I I 4 5
14 J. S. Morrison, Canada 00 0 0 0 0 1 I 0 i 1 i 0 — 0 1 4*
15 C. G. Watson, Australia . . 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 i 1 0 0 0 I 1 4i
16 Prof. D. Marotti, Italy 00 0 ° 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 i 0 0 Ii
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Round One 25
ROUND I
Game 1.
Euwe v. Capablanca.
Ruy Lopez {Berlin Defence).
Euwe Capablanca Euwe Capablanca
1P-K4 P— K4 20 K— Kt2 KtxP
2 Kt— K B 3 Kt— Q B 3 21 P— K Kt 4 B— K Kt 3
3 B— Kt 5 Kt— B 3 22 K— Kt 3 P— K R 4
4 0—0 P—Q 3 23 B— K B 4 P— B 3
5 P—Q4 B— Q2 24 BxKt PxB
6 Kt— B3 PxP 25 B—Q3 B-B2
7 KtxP B— K2 26 P— Kt5 P— Kt3
8 R— K 1 (1) 0—0 27 R— K 2 B— Q 3
9 B— B 1 (2) R— K 1 28 K— Kt 2 K— Kt 2
10 P—B 3 (3) Kt x Kt (4) 29 Q R— K 1 R— K 2
11 Qx Kt B— K 3 (5) 30 Kt— Q 1 R— K B 1
12 Q— B 2 P— B 3 31 Kt— B 2 B— K 1
13 B— Q 2 (6) Q— Kt 3 32 P— Kt 3 R (K 2)— K B 2
(6) B
— K 3 would have been followed by Q— R 4, after which Black has
at least an equal position.
(7) Bad ; the Kt gets out of the game and the King is exposed. Better
14QXQ, PxQ; 15 B— K 3 or P— Q R 4.
(8) PxP, Kt x P leaves Black with the better position as well.
(9) This loses a P. P— K B 4 was necessary.
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Game 3.
Maroczy v. Vidmar.
Petroff Defence.
Maroczy Vidmar Maroczy Vidmar
I P-K4 P-K4 14 B— R4 B— R 4 (2)
2 Kt— K B 3 Kt— K B 3 15 B-Kt3 B— Kt3
3 KtxP P-Q3 16 BxQB RPxB
4 K Kt— B KtxP RxRch RxR
R— Ki
3 17
5 P-Q3(i) K Kt— B 3 18 RxRch
6 P-Q4 P-Q4 19 KtxR BxB
7 B-Q3 B-Q3 20 RPxB Q— Kt3
8 0—0 0—0 21 Kt-Q 3 Kt-K 5 (3)
9 B— K Kt5 B— K Kt 5 22 KtxKt PxKt
10 P— B3 P-B3 23 Kt— B5 KtxKt
11 Q Kt-Q 2 QKt-Q 2 24 PxKt QxBP
12 Q-B2 Q-B2 QxP
KR— Ki
25
13 KR— K 1 Drawn
(1) An ancient continuation, which ought to lead to no more than a draw.
(2) Both players are content to play for a draw, and the result is an even
position.
(3) Forcing White to exchange Kts ; this is the simplest way to finish the
game.
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(7) Reti has now accomplished his plan, to get the attack on the K side
but Rubinstein, with his sound judgment finds a good counter on the Q side by
advancing his Ps.
(8)A move of doubtful value.
(9) If 26.., BxKt then 27 QxB, P— Q R 3 ; 28 RPxP ! (28 Q— Q 3 ? is
bad, for after P — Q Kt 4 the position would be blocked on the Q side, with a
clear advantage for Black on the K side), 28.., PxQ; 29 RxRI, PxP;
30 R
— Kt 8 and White gets R and two passed Ps for the Q.
(io) An interesting combination, but there is a flaw in it.
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QxKt Kt-Q5 11 Hi
m
12
13 KtxKt PxKt Q ■
14
15
Q-K
BxB
1 Q-B 3 (2)
PxB m m w$
IS
16 Q— Kt 4 0—0—0
wt HP
&
17 P-Q R 4 R-Q4
18 P— R 5 PxP
RxP RxR
19
20
21
QxR
Q— Kt5ch
K-Q2(3)
K-Q3
m 9
22 QxP R— KB 1 39 K— Kt3 P-Kt3 (9)
23 P— KB3 Q-K 4 40 P— Kt 5 (10) K-K3 (11)
24 Q— Kt 4 ch Q-B 4 (4) 41 K— Kt4 K— K4
25 QxQch KxQ 42 P— R5 K— K3
26 R— R 1 R— Q Kt 1 43 PxP PxP
27 R-R 2 (5) R— Kt4 44 K— B4 K-Q4
28 K—B2 K-Q3 45 K— B3 K-K4
29 P— Q Kt 3 R-QB4 46 K— Kt 4 K— K3
30 P— R 4 (6) K— B3 47 K-B 4 K-Q4
31 P— K B 4 K-Q4 48 K-B3 K-K4
32 K— B3 P-K4 49 K— Kt4 K— K3
33 P-Q Kt 4 (7) R-B 6 50 K— B 4 K-Q4
34 R-R 5 ch K-Q3! Drawn
(1) This advance is premature as it weakens the K P.
(2) Q
— Q 3 seems preferable.
(3) Black cannot avoid the loss of a P. K
— Kt 1 ? would be met by R — R 1.
(4) P
— B 4 would have been better than exchanging despite the exposed K.
— " hole " at B as long as
(5) Not P Q Kt 3, in order to avoid the Q 3 possible.
(6) Probably White would have done better to play the K along to Q 2
so as to have the R free.
(7) This combination is the only chance for White as it is difficult to see how
he can win in any other way.
(8) K
—Kt 4 would have won.
—
(9) P R 3 ? ; 40 P
— R 5 and White would have the opposition.
(10) After this move the game is a definite draw, similarly after K — B 3, P—
R 3 ! and if K
— Kt 3, P— Kt 4, there is no chance either.
(11) The only move. Black must be able to answer White's K— B3 with
K— K 4 and, K— B 4 with K— Q 4, and K— Kt 4 with K—K 4.
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(1) This advance is not good, as it leaves the KP weak on the open file.
(2) This does not lead to anything except that Black is soon enabled to
push his K P, thus getting a good game.
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(4) Now follows an interesting ending which is most critical for both players,
and results ultimately in a well-deserved draw.
(5) White draws by perpetual check, but he must be careful not to let the
Black K come near his P over his K B 5.
ROUND II
Game 9. Wahltuch v. Capablanca.
Queen's Pawn Opening.
Wahltuch Capablanca Wahltuch Capablanca
I P-Q 4 Kt— K B 3 21 P-QR3 B— K2
2 Kt— K B 3 P— K3 22 Kt— Kt 4 P-QR4
3 B— Kt5 P-B4 23 Kt—B2 Kt— Kt 2
4 BxKt (1) QxB 24 Kt-Q 4 Kt— B 4 ch
5 P-K4 PxP 25 K—B2 Kt-K 5 (5)
6 QxP Kt— B3 26 QR-Qi B-B3
7 QxQ PxQ 27 Kt— Kt 5 R-B4
8 P— B3 P— Kt3 28 P-QR4 K— K2
9 Q Kt-Q 2 B— Q Kt 2 29 BxKt BPxB
10 B-Q3 R— B 1 R-K 3 P— R4
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Kt— B 4 (2) R— K Kt 1 31 P-R3 B— Ri
12 P— K Kt 3 Kt-Q 1 32 K— Kt3 P—B4
13 K— K2 P-KR3 33 Kt-Q 4 BxKt
14 K R-K 1 (3) BxP 34 RxB P-R 5 (6)
15 BxB RxKt 35 PxP P-K4
16 K-Q3 R—B2 36 PxP P-B5
17 Kt-Q 4 P— R3 37 R— K 1 K— K3
18 P-KB4 B— B4 38 P— B4 KxP
19 Kt— B2 P-Q4(4) 39 RxQ Pch RxR
20 B— B3 P— B4 40 PxR P—B6
Resigns
(1) This exchange is not to be recommended, but Wahltuch is not fond of the
well-known paths and treats the openings in very original manner.
(2) The Kt is not well placed on Q B 4 ; O- O was to be considered,
— the
strength of the Black Bs makes itself gradually felt.
(3) This is a mistake ; it is interesting to notice how Capablanca was waiting
for this blunder ; White's position after Kt — K 3 would not be so bad.
(4) The finishing touch, White is without hope of saving the game.
(5) The Kt rules the situation.
(6) The champion of the world terminates the game with a few powerful
moves ; the manner in which he rolls up the Ps and gets two united passed Ps
is very instructive.
19 P— Kt 3 P— K 6 24 K— K 2 Q R— K 1 ch
20 PxKt PxRch 25 K— Q2 Q— B7ch
21 KxP BxBP 26 K— Bi B— B5ch
22 Kt— B3 BxP 27 K— Kti R— K6
23 P— Q5 Q— Kt6ch Resigns
(1) Alekhine thinks B
— Q 3 better.
(2) This costs a P ; Watson played against Rubinstein K B
— B 3.
(3) Much better than Kt x Kt, whereby White could obtain a strong attack,
for instance 15 R— R 3, Q x K B P ; 16 P— R 3, Kt— Q 4 ; 17 B— Q 3, P— Kt 3 ;
18 P— B 4, Kt— K 6 ; 19 Q— K 2, Kt— B 4 ; 20 R— K B 1, &c.
(4) The passed P decides the game. There is no further hope for White.
Q-Kt 5 Kt x P
j§f
21
22 RxP (7) Kt-Q
(6)
3 t §§
23 BxKt BxB >//'/'.
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24 B— Kt2 R— QB2
H
Hi
25 QxQ
Kt— K
RxQ
Kt— B Wm Hi
26
27 KR-Qi
4 (8)
KR— Q
2
1 mm.
■
B-R3 K— B
■
28 1
29 BxP R— K 2
30 BxKt RxKt ■s
3i RxB RxR
(1) This defence does not to-day enjoy a high reputation,
but this game
shows that there are many things left to be examined.
{2) Reti's continuation seems here to be better : 9
PxP, BxP; 10 Kt—
Q R 4, — K 2 ; 11 B — K 3, etc.
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24 K— Kt 2 R— B 2
25 Kt-Q 3 (6) Q-B 1
pfpf
26 Kt— B 5 BxP
27 KtxP R— B 5
28 Kt— Kt4 BxBP
mm
111
{See diagram).
WH
QxB RxKt
&
29
30 R— K 7 P— B 3
31 Q— K 2 K— B 1
32 P— Kt3 R— O5
33 R-K 3 P— Kt 5
IIP
34 Q--Kt 5 K— B 2 p■^^
35 R— K 2 K— Kt 3
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(2) This Exchange helps to free Black's game.The B should have been
retired to Q 2.
(3) Instead of the text-move, White should have played Q — Q 3 or B 3, to
prevent the adverse Q entering at K B 4.
(4) White weakens his position by this advance.
(5) With B against Kt and his R in command of the open file Black has
now the preferable game.
(6) The Kt being well posted at K 5, should not have been moved, but Black,
having command of the open file, had the advantage, and it is difficult to suggest
a satisfactory move for White, as Black was threatening 25. ., Q — B 1, followed
by 26 R — B 7. White could not challenge command of the B's file by 25 R — Q B 1
without allowing Black a dangerous passed P, e.g., 25 R — QB1, RxR;
26QXR, BxKt; 27PXB, QxP; 28 Q— B 8 ch, K— R 2 ; 29 QxP, QxP;
30 Q
— Kt 7, QxP; 31 QxBP (threatening to draw by perpetual check),
Q— Kt 8 ; 32QXP, P— Kt 5.
(7) If 37.., R— Q7ch; 38 K—Kt 3, RxP; 39 R— Q Kt 8 and Black
could not defend the Kt P.
(8) If instead of the text-move White had played 52 K
— K 4 Black's reply
would probably have been 52.., R —-Kt 7 before Queening the P for if 52..,
P— Kt 8 = Q; 53 R— R5ch, K— Kt 7 ; 54 R— Kt 5 ch, K— B 7 ; 55 RxQ, KxR;
56 K
— Q 5 and though Black would still win, he would have to play with great
accuracy, the method being to bring up his K and secure the opposition on the
rank.
(9) For if 55 R— B5CI1 then 55.., K—K 8 ; 56 R— K Kt 5,
RxPch;
57 K—K 4, K— B 7 ; 58 R— B 5 ch, K—K 7 ; 59 R— K Kt 5, R— Kt 5 ch
and wins. An interesting and instructive end-game.
Notes from The Field.
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16 Q— Q
P-K
4 1
£^fP jUi
17 4 (5) Q-Kt 5
18 B— K3 PxP
19 Q R-Q 1 P-R 3
20 P— KR3 Q— Kt3 27 QxKB R— B3
21 Kt— K 2 P— Q R 4 28 B x P ch K— R2
22 Kt— B 4 Q— B 4 29 Q— "K 8 R— B 1
23 P— Kt4 KtxP (6) 30 B- Kt 6 mate
(1) Very energetic is Marshall's attack : 6 BxKt, BxB 7 PxP,
PxP; 8 B— Q 3, B— K 3 ; 9 Kt— B 3, P— B ; 10 P— K R 4, P— K R 3 ;
11 Kt— K Kt 5, etc.
(2) This defence occurs very seldom, White changes the Ps in the centre
afterwards attacking the Black centre Ps with success.
(3) The best.
(4) Drives the B to a better place, but Black's game is already very difficult.
(5) An oversight which costs a P, Q R
— Q 1 should have been made.
(6) A very interesting and far-sighted combination, it is a pity that later
Black does not find the right continuation.
(7) The right continuation was: R (B 4) — B2; 27 QxP, R — B3;
28 Q— K 5 !, R— K Kt 3 ; 29 Q— R 2, R— B 4 ; 30 B x R, P— K 6 ; 31 B— Q 5,
QBxB; 32 RxB, P— K 7 ; 33 R— K 1, QxR; 34 BxB, Q— Q 8 ; 35 Q—
Kt8ch, K — R2; 36 K — R 2 !, RxKtch; 37 KxR, QxR, followed by 38
. . , Q— B 8 ch ; 39 K— B 3, P— K 8 (Kt) ch and Black wins. The move made
above loses.
Ml
16 B-Q3 Q— K 6 ch Position after 19 R— B 3.
K— R 1 KtxKt
HA
17
PxKt P-B
flU
18
R-B
4 (8) a
19 3 (9) QxQP
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ill
(See diagram).
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20 P Kt4(io) Q— B3(n)
21 R— R3 PxP
RxP
DDL
22 B— B 4 (12)
23 R-R 5 (13) BxB
24 QxB(i4) QxRch
25 K— Kt2 Q— Kt 7 ch
26 K— Kt3 K R— K 1 !
27 Q— R 7 ch K— B 1
28 Q— R 6 ch Q— Kt 2
29 Q-Q 6 ch R— K 2
30 R— Kt 5 Q— B 6 ch
(1) Preventing P
— Q4 and — Kt 4, thus making
it
rather difficult for
P
Q
(2) 5.
3
(3) Better than Castling which would give Black the opportunity of getting
the initiative by B— Kt which compels White either to exchange Kts or to
5,
sacrifice his K P.
If Q— B Black wins a by Kt— K
P
(4) 4.
2
13 14
Q
;
(6)
Q
x
4
PxKt.
(7) Rather speculative; better would have been 14 BxKt, QxKt;
R— Kt R— 16 R— Kt
!,
15
1
Q
1
6
!
!
;
(9) Bad the attack could have been continued either by — R or perhaps
Q
5
;
3
is !, ;
1
; 5
Q
?
3
;
3
4
;
an easy win.
(14) The sacrifice of a R forced After 24 x ch, B— Kt 25 R
— K Kt 1,
P
is
3
;
.
is
Q
1
Q
Q
;
ahead.
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31
1
i
3
Kt— K P-K3 Kt— K3 B— R2
B
2
32
3
P-K3 P-Q 33 B-Qi Kt— Kt
3
4 3
P-B4 P— B4 K— Q-Q2
B
34
1
Kt-B Kt-B 35 B— K2 Kt— R5
6 5
3
B— K B-Q3 36 B-Qi Q-Q ch
2
6
0—0 0—0 B— K Q-Q
2
37
2
(7)
8 7
3
P-Q Kt (i) PxP B— K Kt—
B
39
1
3
9
1
n B— Kt R-Q (2) 4i Q-Kt2 B-Q5
2
1
12 Q— B2 Kt-Q Kt5(3) 42 Q-Bi Q-R2
13 Q— Kt P-QR3 43 B-Q3 P— KR4
i
(4) 44
4
3
1
4
17
4
18 B— K B— Kt 48 BxB ch KxB
2
R— QR-Bi KtxQ B— Kt
K
B0
49
1
19
1 7
20 R— Kt— K K-Q3 Kt—
B
Q
50
21 B-Q4 P-B3 5i B-B3 B— B8
22 RxR (5) RxR 52 B-Q2 BxB
R— P-K4 KxB Kt— Kt
B
23
Q
53
3
24 RxR BxR 54 Kt— K3 P-Kt3
B— Kt— K-B3 P-R5
B
25
2
(6) 55
3
57
Q
P— Kt-R5 Drawn
B
30
3
P
9
P— QKt3.
(2) Premature better was P— R and after that — Kt and
P
Q
Q
;
B— Kt2.
(3) Who said A, must say B too, by Black's playing, otherwise White could
develop his forces very well with R— .
Q
Q
1
(4) 14 Kt
— K seemed very strong here, but Black had the following very
14.., KtxKt;
4
Q
Q
P-B4!; PxB,
4
;
17 QxP, etc.
(5) Preferable was B— Kt Black would be obliged to change.
6,
because
(6) There are now interesting complications to come, and the game turns
out very dangerous for White, Black's position is somewhat better, for' he is
master of R and B 5.
Q
Q
5
(7) Black had too little time to consider the consequences of — with
!,
Q
Q
5
39
6
41
BX
Q
Q
2
6
!
;
39 Q—
Q
2
2
;
Q
6
B
!,
Q
6
;
7
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ROUND III.
Game 17.
Capablanca v. Yates.
Queen's Gambit Declined.
f
io>B— Q Kt 4 Q-Qi
K R— K O— Kt4
IE
20 1
P— Kt3 QR— K
i
21 1 (4)
22 P-KR4 Q-Kt 3 W
Wm * mm* wm
QxQ RPxQ
B tJB
23
24 P-R4(5) Kt— R2
25 P-QR5 P— R3 mm
Mi
26 R— K 2 P— K Kt 4 1
27 B— Kt 4 R— R3
28 PxP KtxP
29
30
K— Kt
P-B3
2 Kt— k;5
Kt-Q 3
■ m
31 BxKt RxB 56 RxR RxR
32 R— Kt6 R— R3 57" BxP(8) K— Kt3
33 P-B4 K— B 1 58 R— Kt 5 ch K-B3
34 B— B3 P-B 4 (6) 59 P— K 4 ! PxP
35 K— B 2 R— K 2 60 BxKP R— Kt6
36 R— K 1 R— R 7 ch 61 R— Kt 6 ch K— K 2
37 B— Kt 2 R— R3 62 P— B 5 RxPch
38 Q R— Kt 1 K— B 2 63 K— B4 B— B2
39 R— K R 1 R (R 3)-K 3 64 RxP B— R4
40 Q R— K 1 K— B3 65 P— B 6 ch K— K 1
41 B— B3 R-Q3 66 K— Kt 5 B— B6
42 P— Kt4 B-Q2 67 B— Kt 6 ch Resigns
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(3) Q
— Qi was the preferable alternative, followed by 19.., P — QR4
and 20 . . , P — Q Kt 4, with a good counter-chance on the Q wing by advancing
the Ps.
(6) Black has many difficulties in the actual continuation, and his stubborn
resistance is to be admired.
(7) This loses at once, Black misses the chance of getting an even game.
After 55. ., K— Kt 3 ! ; 56 R— R 8, K—Kt 2 ; 57 R— R 8, R (Kt 2) x P, etc.,
the game is saved.
(2) The change is enforced, Black is obliged to give up the centre, which
proves that the whole scheme of Black has been wrong.
(3) B— B 1 is to be considered.
P
;
7
8
B-Q3
Q Kt-Q 2
P-Q4
0—0 if
9
10
11
Q-K 2
PxKP
KtxKt
(4) P-K4
KtxP
QxKt
■
AH ■
a
0-0-0
12
13 Kt— B 3
(5) P-Q Kt
Q-B2
4 (6)
■ i
BxP R— Kt
14
B— Q 3 Q-R4
1
m
H
15
B— Kt 1 B-B 3
f
16 (7)
R-Q 2 B-R3
■
17
18 Q-Q 1 BxP *
■i
(8)
19 BxPch (9) K— R 1 (10) use HIP
20 Q—B 2 RxP
(1) A weak move, as White cannot without disadvantage exchange B for Kt.
(10) Better than capturing the Bishop, as White's reply would have been
20 Q — B 2 ch followed by 21 QxB, with a defensible game.
(12) Rx Q ch would also have won, but the text-move is more drastic.
(13) For if 24 Bx R dis ch then 24. ., K — Kt 1, and White cannot carry out
his idea of drawing by perpetual check, his B being pinned. A finely played game
by Rubinstein.
Xotes from The Field.
m
M
6 P-Q3 P-Q 3
7 Kt— K 2 B— OB4 ■ m
8 P-B3
Kt— Kt
B— Kt3
K— R 1 ■ hi
mm
Jm
mm
w
3
m^
9
10 B-K 3 (1) Kt— K Kt 5
BxB RPxB
jp
11 (2)
12 P-Q 4 P-B3
13 P— K R 3 Kt— R3
14 BxKt PxB
15
16
R— K
P-R3
1 B— K3
Q-K2 H
HP
17 Q-Q 3 R— K Kt 1
18 Kt-B 5 (3) BxKt <%SM
(2) P— %
4 instead of the text-move would have made it more difficult for
Black. If in reply Black played 11.., Kt x B it would have opened the file for
White's R, or if 1 1 . . , P— B 4, then B— Kt 5.
9 P-Q4 B— Kt3
10 Kt-Q R 4 B-KB4
11 KtxB RPxKt
12 B-K
t 3 (1) B— Kt3
13 Q-Ki
P— B
Q-K2
14 3 P— B3
15 B— O Kt 5 PxP
16 BxKt PxB
17 KtxP RxR ch
18 QxR P— B4
19 KtxB (2) PxKt
20 PxP (3) PxP
21 Q-Q 3 P-B3
22 P-QR3 Q-Kt2
23 Q— B 2 P— B 5
24 R— K B 1 R—Kt 1 4i BxKt P-Q5
25 B— B 1 Q— Kt 3 ch 42 B— K 1 P— B6
26 K— R 1 R— KB 1 43 P— R4 K— B 5
27 RxRch KxR 44 P— R 5 P— Q6
28 P— K Kt 3 Q-B 7 (4) 45 BxP KxB
29 QxQ Kt x Q ch 46 P— R6 P-Q7
30 K— Kt2 Kt-Q 6 P— R7 P-Q 8 (Q)
K-K
47
31 P— Q R 4 2 (5) 4S P-R 8 (Q) Q-Q 5 ch
32 P— R5 K-Q2 49 K— R7 QxQch
33 B-K3 P-B4 50 KxQ K-Q 5 (7)
34 K-R3 K-B3 Resigns
(1) P— B 3 at once was preferable.
(2) It
was not advisable for White to exchange his well-posted Kt for the B.
Better would have been 19 P — Q R 3 freeing his R and preventing his opponent
from entering at Q Kt 5 in case Black exchanged Ps.
(3) The exchange of Ps strengthens Black's position and weakens White's
Q Kt P.
(4) This practically forces the exchange of Qs and leaves Black with a won
end-game, as he must win the Q Kt P.
(5) Not 31 . ., Ktx B as White's QRP could not then have been stopped.
(6) The shortest way to win.
(7)For White can neither save his own P nor stop the Black P from Queen
ing. Reti deserves great credit for winning this ending.
Notes from The Field .
Round Three 45
14 Kt— B 3 R— K 1 38 R— K 2 R-Q 3
15 K R-Q 1 B-Q3 39 Q R-K 1 Kt-Q 2
16 Kt— Q R 4 B— B5 40 B— B 3 Q-R2
17 R—R 1 Kt-Q Kt 5 41 B— Kt4 KtxKt
18 Kt— K5 KtxB 42 PxKt P-B3
19 RxKt PxP 43 R-K 3 Q-Kt2
20 PxP Kt— K5 44 Q-B 2 K R— Q2
21 P-B3 Kt-B 3 45 R-Q 3 Q-B 3
22 R— Kt3 P-QKt4 46 K— R2 Q-Kt2
23 Kt-B 5 (3) BxKt 47 K— Kt 1 Q-B 3
24 QxB B-B3 48 K— R 2
Drawn
continuation is too tame; White should play P — Q5 and in
(1) This " "
answer to the so-called Blumenfeld Gambit P — Q Kt 4, he would get the
better game by playing B — Kt 5 !
Here at once B— Q 3 is better, compare Black's 15th move.
(2)
23 PxP. PxP;
(3) If —
24 QxP, B Q 4 ! with a good game.
(4) The game is absolutely even, neither player has any chance of attack,
and the following play is easily understood and requires no comment.
19 B— Kt 1 B— K 3 25 Kt— Q 4 B x Kt
20 Kt— Kt3(3) Q— Kt3 26 PxP B— K 6 ch
21 P— R5 B— Kt2 27 K-Q 1 PxP
22 PxP RPxP 28 P— R4 K— Kt2!(5)
23 P— B 5 (4) B— Q 4 29 P— K Kt 4 B— Kt 4
24 RxB PxR Resigns
(1) Castling is better.
(2)To prepare P— K B 4, which cannot be played directly because B— Q 5 ch-
(3) White spends too much time on the defence of his Q side. He should
have vigorously attacked the Black K by 20 P — R 5, e.g., B— Kt 2 ; 21 PxP,
R P X P ; 22 P— K Kt 4, B— Q 4 ; 23 Kt— K 4, P— K B 4 ? (better Q— R 5) ;
24 PxP, PxP; 25 Q
— R 5. Of course, the variations arising from P— R5
are dangerous to both parties, for instance, if on the 23rd White plays 23 B — K 4
instead of Kt— K 4 he loses by R x B ; 24 Kt x R, Q X R P.
(4) White cannot save the Exchange ; if 23 R
— R 4 then B— Q 4 ; 24 Q —
B 1, Q— K6ch; 25 Kt— Q 2, Bx B P; 26PxB, QxPch ; 27 B— B 2, Q— R6ch;
28 K—Kt 1, B x P ch, etc.
ROUND IV.
19 Kt— K 1 Q-B2
20 P— B 4 (6) Q R—Kt 1
21 B— B4 PxP
22 KtPxP P-KR3
Round Four 47
(8) White here overlooked that he could have gained a P by RxP, with
probably a winning position.
13 BxB PxB 25 P— R 5 K— B3
14 Q Kt-K 4 KtxKt 26 PxP PxP
15 QxQ KRxQ 27 R-R3 B— Kt 2
16 KtxKt (7) P— Kt3 28 R— R7 R— B 2
17 K R— Q i K— B i 29 R— R 8 R— K2
18 K— B i (8) K— K 2 30 R— B8ch K-Q 2
Kt— B3!(i2)
R— Q
R-B2
R-K2
2 ch
t ■ IB i ■
39
40 P— Kt 5 PxP
41 PxP K— B3
K-Q 3 R— Q 2 ch
III HI Hfcl 42
43 K-K 4 R— Kt2
IP^iP 11 Kt— Kt R— K 2 (13)
B i Pi ■
44 5 !
45 P— B 3 K-Q 2 (14)
-
& 46 R— Kt 8 K— B 3
mm R— B8ch K— Q 2
■L
47
48 R— B7ch K-Q 1
49 R— B 6 R— Kt2
50 RxK P Resigns
is ;
3
play B — K 3. The difference from the actual game that White has not the
square K for his Kt.
4
2
5
;
3
x
;
Or 23 . . B— Kt 24 R— Kt (threatens Kt x P), R— 25 P— R 5.
(1
1)
1
Q
;
3
,
ill
4
P—K Kt 3 Kt— K iH
I
i
5 5
B— O2 KtxB
V
6
QxKt Q— R4 m
7
m m
w
8
9 O-
B- Kt
O
2 O—O
PxP m
■
10
10 KtxP Kt— B 3
K R— B Q-Q B 4
m
11 1 ! (2)
12 KtxKt KtPxKt
■
(3)
P-Q R 3 BxKt
§§ ©so
BiB
13
14 RxB P-QR4
15 P— Kt 3 P— B4
16 P— K 4 R— Kt 1 (4)
5
17 .
R— K Q-Kt
BxP R— B 2 27
3
18
3
28 B— P-B4
B
R— K B— Kt 2
3
1
19
K— Kt 0 R— K B 29 BxB QxBch
20
P— B
2
P— Kt3
1
30 K-R2 O— K
2
21 3
B-R R i)-K R— B3
(Q
R— Q 31
1
22 1 1 (5)
QxRP i)-K
R
P-R4 B— Kt
(Q
B
2 32 1
23
Q-Q P—R3
R(0 P-Q 33
2
24 QB K-R2
(K 1)— K
1) 3
R
R— O R-Q 34
2
25 1 1 (6)
Resigns 35 Q-Q
5
(1)
a
P-K4;
4 Q
4, B-K3;
;
15 P— Kt 4, Q— K 16 R— B— B 17P-K
!,
2
Q
18 P—
B
5,
21 Q—
r_q
B
3,
1
Q
;
22 R— P— R 3, etc.
Q
Q
1
1
17 Bx P, R— B 2, etc.
(5) Black in doubt how to continue. The cannot move from B on
is
account of — B 5.
P
(6) The decisive mistake R— should have been played, for instance.
5 2
Q
;
is
?
29 Q-Q4, QxBI;
!
28 R-B 3, QxKP;
;
4
5, ;
3oQxQ, P— B4; 31 R—
Q
(5) Better would have been PxKt ; the text move loses the exchange.
14 B-Q 3 B— Kt 2
m
15 Q-B 2 (i) P-B4
VxV e.p. PxP
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tm ml4'
16
17 B— K 4 BxB mm » wm mm
18
19
KtxB
Kt— Q2
P-B4
Kt— B3 ir- imi
20 Q R— B 1 QR-Bi
21 Kt— B3 Kt-Q 4 (2)
22 Q— K 2 P-B5
23 Kt— K 5 Kt-B 3 (3)
24 Q-b 3 K— R 1
25 K R-Q 1 K R— Kt 1
26 R— Q6 P-QR4 31 P— KKt3(6) KtxP
27 Q R-Q 1 R— Kt2 32 PxKt RxPch
28 Kt—B6 Q-Kt2 33 K— B 1 (7) Q— Kt 2
29 RxP Kt— K5 34 K— K 1 R— Kt8ch (8)
30 Q— R 5 (4) QR-KKti(5) Resigns
(1) Better would have been 15 B — K4; if Black in reply, played 15..,
Kt — Kt 3, then 16 Q — B 3 compelling the exchange of Bs and stabilising a Kt
at Q 6.
—
(2) The right move was 21 . ., K R Q 1, taking possession of the open file
with the R.
(3) If 23.., Q— B4; then 24 Kt— Q 7, QxPch;
25 QxQ, KtxQ;
26 Kt x R, Kt x R ; 27 Kt x R P, Kt x P ; 28 Kt— Kt 5 with about an even
game.
(4) This move loses. White was a P ahead and the quiet move of 30 Kt — Q 8
would have given him winning chances. He was, however, very short of time
at this point, having only ten minutes in which to make eight moves.
(5) Not 30...
RxKt,
because of 31 R— K 8 ch, R— Kt 1 ; 32 RxRch,
K X R ; 33 Q— K 8 ch, K—Kt 2 ; 34 R— Q 7 ch winning the Q.
(6) If 31 Q
— R3, then 31.., RxPch;
32 Q x R, R x Q ch ; 33 KxR,
Q— Kt 2 ch ; 34 K — B 1, Q x P (threatening Q — B 7 mate) and wins as the Black
K can escape from the checks of the Rs.
(7) If 33 K— R 1, then 33. ., Q— Kt 2 ; 34 Q— R 2, Q— Kt 5 and White
has no defence.
(8) Mate next move was inevitable. A fine finish, played by the North of
England champion in his old, vigorous style. Notes from The Field.
(2) After Kt
— Q 2 follows B — K 4, the retreat of the B costs two tempos
but still it seems inevitable.
(5) The only thing White retains is the force of the united Bs.
(3) The change is premature ; Black ought to further his development with
P— K Kt 3 and B
— Kt 2 in order to strengthen simultaneously the attack
on the K P.
(4) White has an inferior position ; this move is not strong and brings
immediate loss. The best would have been Q — Kt 3.
ROUND V.
Game 33.
Capablanca v. Z. Borovsky.
14 K R— K 1 Q— Q 1 (1)
«
3
Kt— B 5 B— B 1
mmM
23
(See diagram). m
24
25
Kt x R P (5)
Kt— B 5
B— Kt 2
B— B 1 ! & m ■ S 2 fgjf
26
27
Kt (B 5)— Q
R— B 2
3 B— Kt 2
R— B 1 s IB
(1) There is no reason for this move. »
(4) Here White possibly was short of time, and, to gain time, he took the
opportunity of repeating moves.
(5) The Bs being on different colours, White would have had a better chance
of drawing had he retired his B to Kt 2 instead of making this exchange.
(6) Threatening 7. R— R
(7) 46 If KtxP
then 46. ., R— R 7 ; 47 Q— Kt 1, B x Kt ; 4SQxB,RxP
with a dangerous attack.
R— Q 7.
(8) Threatening
(9) It
was not good to open the long diagonal for his opponent's B. Atkins
however, was very short of time at this point, having ten moves to make in sevea
minutes.
(10) This loses at once, but White had a lost game in any case.
Notes from The Field.
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13 5
14 Kt— B3 P-QR3 m mm mm
15 Kt— Kt5 P— R3
Ra
16 Q— R 5 KtxP (2)
17 PxKt BxKt (3)
Hi ml fa
18 BxB
P— K R 4
QXP
P— B3
iH
19
20 K R— K 1 Q-Q 5 (4)
21 Q R-Q 1 (5) QxKtP
22 BxKRP P— B4
23 B— KB4 R— R 2 (6)
24 B— Kti Q-B3 35 RxQP B— B3
25 B-K5 Q-R3 36 B— B 5 ch K— B 3
26 QxQ PxQ 37 R-Q 6
— Q 4 ch (9) Resigns
4 (8) B-Q
27 B-Q 4 R— Q Kt 2 38 B
(1) Better would have been 12.., PxP followed on 13 KtxP by 13..,
Kt — Q 4. In reply to 13 KtxP Black could not have played 13.., KtxKt
because of 14 Q x Kt threatening mate and attacking the R, nor could he have
played 13 . . , B — K 2 because of 14 Kt x Kt followed by 15 Q — K 4 again threat-
-ening mate and attacking the R. If 13.., B — Kt 2 then KtxKtch, PxKt;
15 Q — R 5, P
— B4; 16 B — R6 winning the exchange.
(2) Probably played under the misapprehension that after 17 PxKt, Bx
Kt ; 18 BxB, QxP, White's B at Kt 5 would have no escape, overlooking
that his Queen could be attacked and driven off the rank on which it pinned
the B.
(3) Not QxP at once, because of 18 B
— R 7 ch, K— R 1 ; 19 KtxPch
winning the Q.
(4) If 20. . , Q x P then 21 BxKRP threatening 22 Q
— Kt 6 with a winning
attack.
— R 7 ch.
(5) Threatening to win the Q by 22 B
(6) QxP might have been a little better but the game was lost in any case.
(7) Better would have been 34. ., K — B 1, White could then still have won
by 35 RxQ P followed on 35. ., Px Rby 36 B— B 5 ch, K — Kt 2 ; 37 R — K 7 ch,
K— B 3 ; 38 R— B 7 ch, K — K 3 ; 39 R — R 7 threatening 40 B— B 7 ch.
(8) If 37. ., RxPch then 38 K— B 1 winning the B.
(9) For his only move was 38. ., K
— K 2 upon which would have followed
39 RxB.
Notes from The Field.
Round Five 57
14 0—0 P-Q 4! -
■'■
B ■
■tw ■I
15 P Q Kt 4 (5) P-Q R4 (f»)
16 PxP RxP
17
18
Kt— Kt3
BxP
RxP
P— Q B 3
B B
Kt-B 1 (7) R-R ■ H
I
19 4 (8)
B-B3 0— Kt
B
20
—
4 HP
21 Kt Kt 3 (9) R-R5
Q-Q 3 BxP
■ m
22 (10)
BxP
Bl 9
23 OxB (11)
{See diagram)
hp
24 Q—B 5 P-B 4
■0
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25 BxB R— K Kt 5 w.y ■'
26 KR-Q 1 ! RxBch
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(8) Better R
— R 5, as appears two moves later.
(10) This sacrifice seems perfectly sound, as Black gets three Ps and some
attack for the piece ; White however, defends his dangerous position excellently,
by careful manoeuvring withstands Black's attack. B— Kt 2 would therefore
have been better.
Q
RxPch; 25 K
— R1, — R5; 26 B x R, B B dbl ch and draws by perpetual
Q
check.
(12) If K— Kt 2, P— Kt
!
3
(13) This loses the game at once, but Black has many difficulties to put up
with already.
(15) Or PxKt; 36
—B ch and wins.
Q
ROUND VI.
Game 41.
Capablanca v. Bogoljubow.
Ruy Lopez (Morphy Defence).
Capablanca Bogoljubow Capablanca Bogoljubow
P-K4 P— K P— PxP
1
Q
4
B— Kt P— B— K Kt-Q R
R
11
Q
6 5 4 3
1 2 3
B B
12
3
O-O B— K B— P-B4
2
13
R— K P-Q Kt 14 P-Q Kt Kt-Q R
1
4
3
B— Kt3 P— B— Kt Kt— B3
Q
15
2
0-0
8 7
5
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IBM
29
30 Kt— KKt3 Q— K4
K— Kt 2 Q R— Kt 1
J
31
32 p R— Kt 1 P— B 3
33 Kt— B3 R— Kt7ch
34
35
RX R
R-K 2
Q X R ch
Q— Kt 6 'mm,
MPAlfW4
y
(See diagram)
36Kt-Q4 QxQ
37 RxQ R— Kti
38 R-Q B 3 K-B 2 (4)
39 K— B 3 R— Kt 7
40 Kt (Kt 3)— K 2 B— Kt 1
41 Kt— K6 Kt— Kt6(5) mm
42 P— B 5 PxP
(3) A good move by which Black gets his Kt into play and improves his
position.
(4) K — R 1 might probably have been better with a view to playing B — Kt 1,
but the K would then have been badly out of play for the end-game. The im
mobility of Black's B practically decides the issue.
8
PxKt
P— K B 4
Kt-Q 2
P— B3
■t
9 B-Q3
PxP
P— K Kt
KtxP
3 ■
■ mm
10
11 Kt— B3 B— Kt 2
12 0—0
Q— K 2
0—0
Q-Kt3 ■ m ■ ft
H ■a in
13
14 R— Kt 1
B— Q2
P-QR4
B— 0 2
§§
■
15
16 Kt— K 5 B-R 5 (3)
17 P— Q Kt 3 B— K 1
18 P-B4 Kt-Q 2
19 Kt— Kt 4 ! (4) Kt— Kt 1 35 B— K 4 K— Kt 1
20 B— B 1 Kt-B 3 (5) 36 R— B 1 B— B 3
21 PxP (6) PxP 37 B— B 5 K— Kt 2
22 B— Kt 2 P-Q5 38 K— Kt 1 P— R 4
23 P-B 5 (/) PxB P 39 B— Kt 1 B— Kt 4
24 BxB P Kt— K 2 40 R— Q 1 Kt— B 3
25 B-Q 3 RxRch 41 B— K4 K— B2
26 RxR Kt— Kt 3 42 BxKt PxB
27 PxP PxP 43 RxP RxR
28 Q— K B 2 R— 0 1 44 BxR (10) B— Q6
29 Q— B 5 K— R 1 45 K— B2 B— B7
30 K— R 1 P— R 5 46 P— Q Kt 4 B— K 5 .
7 3
PxP PxP
■
ill
8
A S
V ■*
9 B-Q3 B— Kt 2
b
10 0—0 P-B4
Q— K P-B 5 (1)
j§§
11
2
Kt— K P— Kt4 m H
H
B
13
5
i
P-B4
£
Kt— K
i
14 5
BxKt PxB j§§
HI
15
ifll
^
16 KtxKt QxKt
17 BxB OxB
P— P-B
B
18 (2) 3
5
19 R-B4 QR-Qi
20 R— K R— K 1
B
Q
21 R-R4 Q— K B 2
22 P-Q R R— K 2 Q-Kt Q-B
2
31 (9)
R-K
4
R-B
4 3
23 Q 1 32 Q—Kt (10) K— R
1
Q
P-B
5
Q— Kt B— B3 QxQP(n)
6
24 33
4
25 (3) 1 (4) 34
5
(2) A strong move which has a very cramping effect on Black's game.
(3) The beginning of a very fine combination.
(4) If 25 ... B x then 26 R x R P, K x R 27 Q— R ch, K— Kt 1:28 R—
P
3
;
1
;
37 Q— ch, K x 38 Qx
P
6
Q
!
3
3
;
Q . 3
P
6)
; 6
1
6, ;
,
34 R x ch, x R ch, K— Kt 36 P— B R— K ch 37 K— B 2,
P
35
1
x
Q
8
;
;
7
40 K
— R 3, R (K — K ch 41 — Kt 3, and Black must give up his R to avoid
P
7)
2 6
mate, for 41 . ., K
— B then 42 Q—Kt ch, K K — — B ch and wins.
if
43
1
;
7
P
6)
2
x
36 Q—Kt mate.
7
34.
2
x
;
7
;
m
5
6 Kt— B3 0—0
7
8
B-Q3
BxP
PxP
P-QR3
(I) m m
ill
9 P-QR4 p— B4
0—0 Q-R4
m
10
11 Q-K2 PxP m
12 PxP Kt— Kt 3 m m. w§
13
14
B— Q3
K R— Q 1
R-Qi
B-Q2
wm
m i
imu
w
mm
15 Kt— K5 B— K 1
16 Q-K3 K Kt-Q 4
17 Q-Kt3 BxB
18 QxB KtxKt
19 PxKt Kt-Q 4 (2)
20 Q-R4 Kt— B3
21 P-QB4 P— R3 30 K— B 1 (6) Q-Kt 3
22 Q-Kt3 QR-Bi 31 R— Kt3 RxP
23 B— B 2 B— B3 32 RxR QxR
24 Q— K 3 P-Q Kt 3 33 QxKt Q— R 8 ch
25 R— R3 B— R 1 34 K— K2 B— B 6 ch (7)
26 Q— B4 P-Q Kt 4 35 PxB(8) Resigns
(5) The position is a very interesting one and we think that Black could
have obtained the better game with the very fine move suggested by Mr. Green-
well, 29 . . , B — K 5 ! The White B is attacked and if White takes the B Black
has the answer 30.., RxKt.
(8) Mate in four moves was inevitable. A very interesting game equally
creditable to both players and with plenty of chess in it.
Notes from The Field.
Round Six 65
17 P-K
KxB
5 (5)
P-QR3
BxB
Kt-Kt 5
P
m
9i9
18 (6)
19 P—K R 3 KtxKP
20 BxKt PxB(7) ft
21 R— Q7! B-Qi
22 Kt— R7 R— R 1 HP ■
23 Kt—B6 B— B3 HP WM
24 Kt— K 7 ch BxKt
25 RxB P-KB3 HP
26 RxB P K R— B 1
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44 R— B 2 (9) R—Kt 8 ch
(See diagram).
45 K— Kt 2 Q R— B 8 mm
46 R— Kt 2 (10) RxP
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(1) This continuation is not good for White. He should play for immediate
attack by P— K R 4.
(2) Black has established a strong attack.
(3) But the command of the King's file gives White all sorts of good counter
chances.
(4) Of course not P— Kt 3, as BxP would then win.
(5) Now BxP woulu not be good, as White would take with the R P and
interpose at R 3, after which the White K would be safe behind the Black P.
(6) It is not clear why Black changes his B for the Kt ; he thought
probably that his attack would win quickly, but that was a serious mistake as
the sequel shows
(7) White brings his R back just in time.
(8) The only chance ; he wins one P back and gets his R amongst the White
Ps.
—
(9) Here R B 5 (or B 4) would have yielded at least a draw, if not more.
(10) Very feeble; he should still play R — B 5.
(r 1) It is now merely a question of time ; the passed Kt P must win the R.
r
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25 1 P— KR4
26 Kt— K 3 Kt-Kt 5 (4)
(See diagram).
27 R— K 1 Q— B3
28 B— R 1 RxP? (5)
Round Seven 69
(5) This sacrifice is not sound, but Black has a lost game anyhow. After
28.., Kt— B3 White would simply win by 29 KtxP.
(6) Black ought to resign here. The rest of the game requires no comment.
ROUND VII
(2) But here Mr. Lasker played 7 R— K 1 ; the text-move is the correct
continuation for White, as it forces Black to retake with the B to avoid losing
his KP.
(6) Better than exchanging Qs which would have brought the White Kt
in at Q 4 threatening to enter either at Kt 5 or B 5.
(7) The game was perfectly even and a draw was the legitimate result.
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24 Q— K 2 R—Kt 3 30 Q— B 7 B— R 3
25 Q— B 4 Kt— B 2 31 R— Q 8 Q— K 4
26 R— Q2 R— KKti 32 KtxP R— B3
27 P— KKt3 Kt— Ki 33 KtxB R— Bi
28 Kt— Q 1 Q— R 5 34 QxR (B 8) ch RxQ
29 Kt— K3 QxP(5) 35B— Q4 Resigns
[See diagram).
(1) Better would be 4.., Kt — B3 here, in order to compel 5 Kt — Q B 3.
After the text-move White has time for 5 P — Q B 4.
(2) Rubinstein adopts the variation proposed and supported by me, wherein
Black is thrown entirely on the defensive.
(3) This only weakens his own K's position, but Black has scarcely any
thing better.
(4) Rubinstein exploits logically his advantage in position.
if
1 P-Q4 4 Position
2
3
4
P-Q B 4
Kt-K B 3
Kt— B 3
P— K3
Kt— K B
B— K 2
3 IB
5 B-B4 O—O iH mt
P— K P— B3
6
B-Q3
3
QKt-Q2 W ■ * ■ BP
* HI
Hi Wi. ill
7
8 0—0 PxP mi *
BxP Kt-Q4
IF
9
10 B— K Kt 3 P-Q Kt4
11 B— Kt3 Q Kt-B 3
12 Q-Q3 Q-Kt3
13 P— K4 KtxKt
PxKt
14
15
16
B— B 2
Q— K 2
P-B4(i)
P— B
Q-R4
5 ■ B H
R— Kt
B— K R P— Kt 28 B— R 4 2
4
17 3 (2)
BxB RxB
18 Q— Q 2 Q-Qi 29
R— R6 R—Kt
K R—K 1 K— Kt2 30 Q 1
Q— R2 Q-QB2
19
20 B— Kt5 Kt— Kt 1 31
P— B4 P— B3 36 Kt-Q7 Q-R3
25
26 Kt— B3 B— K 1 37 KtxR QxP
P-K P-B 38 Q-B 1 (7) Q-Q7
27 5 4 (4)
39 Kt— B6 P-B 5
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40 R (R 6)— R 1 P— Kt 4 45 Q— Q 3 P— B 6
41 Q— B3 Kt— R3 46 PxP PxP
42 R (K i)-Q 1 Q-B 7 47QXQ KtxQ
43 Kt— Kt 4 Q— B 4 48 R— K B 1 Kt— K 6
44 RxP P— Kt5 49 RxP Resigns
(1) Black's treatment of the opening was rather original ; but not entirely-
satisfactory.
(2) Of course not QxBP, as P— K 5, BxB and Q — K4 would win for
White.
(3) The decisive move, which breaks up Black's Q side Ps. Black should have
developed his Q B earlier.
(4) Now Black has three weak Ps : K 3, B 5 and Q R 2 and that is too
much.
(5) If RxKP, R— Kt 7 would be troublesome.
(6) Black is trying for an attack on the White K ; but this scheme is doomed
to failure.
(7) This move saves everything, and Black might now have given up a
hopeless game.
P-Q Kt P-K4 Hi iS
HI I ■
9 3
B— Kt2 Q-K2 mm
■
10
m
11 P— Q5
P— K R 3
P-Q R 4
Kt— B4
(2)
m ft
■ ftB ■
12
13 Q R— K 1 B-B 1 (3) y^w//> VA&/////- ft
vw/A>/y; W
"IV
Kt— R 2 B— B4
14
15 Q— B 3 K Kt— K 5 W
16 KtxKt KtxKt ft
17" Q-B 1 P-K Kt 4 (4)
18 P— B4 KtPxP
19 PxP Kt— Kt 6
K—R 1 ? (8) R— B 8 ch
20 R— B3 Q— R5
30
P-K B 33 K— B 3 Q-R3
23 Q— B 3 3 (5)
BxP ch K— Ri
24 P—Kt 3 Q-R4 34
25 P— K Kt 4 Q-Kt3 35 Q-K 4 QxPch
26 PxP B PxP 36 K— K 2 R—Kt 7 ch
Resigns
Round Seven 73
(3) Black is quite right in posting the B on the K side, as the Q's side is
blocked.
(4) This attack would not succeed against a careful defence.
(8) By this move White throws away a dead won game. After 30 RxB,
R— B 8 ch ; 31 K — Kt 2 Black must give two Rs for the Q, leaving White a
clear advantage of material.
R-Q 1 (2)
HI
mm
15
Kt— Ri
\
16 R— Q 1
Kt-Kt 5
H
17 B— R 3 (3)
18 Kt— K4 P-QB4
19 P— R3 Q-B 3 (4)
PxKt
{See diagram)
j§§ ■
IB
i
20 P X P dis ch ft
K— Kti Kt—B2
21
22 BxP P— B4 ■
(1) Obviously Black intends playing his Kt to KB 4, and this move is
made to prevent White's P— K Kt 4.
(4) Black has no other resource, for the Kt retires, then follows BxP
if
(3) This wins a piece and consequently the game, but, as Mr. A. West
points out, 21 R — Kt 6 finishes the game immediately as well as prettily.
R
* jp^ B
4
P-K4 P-QB4
1
Kt— K B
UP
Kt-Q
B
I
3
2
P-Q4 PxP mm
4 3
KtxP Kt— B3
Kt-Q B 3 P— Q3
P-K
6 5
B— K2 (I)
3
B— K2
V
0—0
8 7
K— R 1 0—0
B-K3 B-Q2
EL
9
10 P-B4 Q-B
2
11 B— B 3 (2) QR-Bi
K Kt— Kt Q-Kt
H
B
12
1
5 (3)
P-K 5 (4)
I
PxP
H
13.
14 PxP (5)
R-K 1 (6)
QxP
Q-Kt
■ mm**}
1
15
16 Q-Q 2 K R— Z. BOROVSKY Euwe
Q
1
(7)
!
17
18 B— Kt 3 (8) P-QR3 25 QR-Qi Q-B
3
21
6
(14)
3
B— R4 R— K 30 Q-Kt Q-K2
6
23 (11)
?
Round Seven 75
31 R— Q2 P— R3 41 Q— K4ch P— Kt3
32 K R— Q 1 K— R 2 42 Q— K B 4 K— Kt 2
33 R-Q 7 5 Q-R 43 B 1(18) R-K4 Kt-B
34 Q-Kt 3 (15) Kt— K 2 44 R—K 1 6 (19) Q-R
35 R-K Kt 1 (16) 3 Q-B 45 3 R-Q
4 Q-R
36 Qx Kt P R— B 3 46 P— B 4 R— K 2
37 Q-Kt 3 5 P-K 47 5 P-B2 R-Kt
38 Q— K 3 ! (17) R— K 3 48 P— K 6 Kt— R 5
39 Px P Q— R 5 49 P— K 7 Q— K 7 ! (20)
40 P— K 5 Q— R 4 50 Q— Q 4 ch Resigns (21)
(1) Black wins an important tempo in a rather original way ; omitting the
usual P — Q R 3 he provokes Kt — Kt 5. This is of no use as the Q simply retreats
to Kt 1 and the Kt sooner or later has to go back.
(2) Better Q
— Q 2 forcing Black to play P — Q R 3 as he cannot allow K Kt —
Kt 5 and Q R — Q 1. K Kt — Kt 5 at once is useless. Black simply playing Q—
Kt 1 and P— Q R 3.
(7) Threatening B— B 4.
(8) If
18 BxKt
?, BxB; ioBxP, RxQ; 20BXQ, BxPch; 21 K—
Kt 1, B— B 4 ch and mate.
(14) R — Q6 looks rather inviting but would have been unsound because of
QxP!; 29 Kt— B6ch, K— B 1 ; 30 Q— R 6 ?, Kt—Kt 3 I
ROUND VIII
Game 57.
Capablanca v. Tartakower.
Queen's Gambit Declined.
Capablanca Tartakower Capablanca Tartakower
1 P-Q4 Kt— K B 3 30 QxR Q-B 6
2 Kt— K B 3 P-Q4 31 R-Q2 B-Q 4
3 P— B4 P-K3 32 K— K 1 ! R— Kt 1
4 Kt— B3 B— K2 33 Q— R 4 ch K-Q 3
5 B-Kt5 0—0 34 R— B 1 B-K3
6 P-K3 P-K R 3 (1) 35 R—B2 P—R 4 (10)
7 B— R4 P-Q Kt 3 36 Q— R 2 ch K— K2
8 PxP PxP 37 B— K 2 Q-K5
9 Q-Kt3 B-K3 38 K-Q 2 P— B4
10 R-Qi P-B3 39 B-Q
— R 4 ch
3 Q-Kt 7
11 Q-B2 Kt-K5 40 Q Q-Kt 4
12 BxB QxB 41 QxQch RxQ
13 KtxKt PxKt 42 R— Q Kt 1 P-K B 5 (11)
14 QxKP Q— Kt 5 ch Drawn
15 Kt-Q 2 QxKtP Position after 27. RxP.
I IP
16 B-Q 3 (2) P— Kt3
17 Q-B 4
P— K R
K— Kt 2
11 111 B
Kt-Q 2
1
18 4
19 Kt— K4 QxRP
P-K A HI
20
21
P-R5
Q-Kt 3 (4) Q-R
Kt 4 (3)
4 ch (5) ■
HP
mm H
22 K— K
KtxP
2 P—K
PxKt
B 4 (6)
wm ■* ■
23-
B
jjj
B
K— B2
11
QxP '
IB
24 ch
P-R6(7) R— K Kt
§jj
1
j§j
25
26 Q— R 5 ch K— K2
? B
27 P— R 7 RxP (8) m
mm
{See diagram)
Hi
28 K— B 1 (9) Q-Q4 ■
f
29 P-R 8 (Q) RxQ
A new departure. The usual move 6. ., Kt — 2.
is
(1)
(2) The game now becomes very interesting. Instead of his usual waiting
game Mr. Capablanca plays for the attack, makes no attempt to defend his Q's
side and risks everything on the success of his attack on the K's side.
QxKt.
(5) This improves White's position and brings his Rook into co-operation.
It would have been better to hold the check with the in reserve and play the
Q
if
is
3.
,
.
.
in holding off the attack on his K's side, he would win with his two passed Ps
on the Q's side.
Round Eight 77
(6) By this advance Black shuts off his Q from the defence of his Kt's P
and invites the sacrifice that follows but in consequence of his last move, his
game had become very difficult.
(8) If 27.., R
— R I, White would have had at least a draw, e.g., 27..,
R— R 1 ; 28 Q— Kt 5 ch, K— Q 3 ; 29 Q— B 4 ch, K— K 2 (if 29 . K— then
.',
Q
4
— K ch with a winning attack) — Kt ch and draw by perpetual
P
30 30
Q
;
5
4
check. In reply to 28 — —
Kt ch Black could not have played 28. ., K K
3 1
5
because of 29 — Kt winning the R, nor could he have played 28 Kt —
B
Q
6, 7
,
.
.
because of 29 R — R —
R K B 30
— Kt ch and wins.
1
Q
Q
;
7
(9) Not 28 P— R = of 28. ., —R R— RxPch.
Q,
8 because ch 29 2,
Q
;
7
(10) Although Black has now only one to compensate for the loss of the
P
exchange his two passed Ps on the Q's side are dangerous and his opponent
has to play with great care.
A fine move and probably the only one to draw. For 43 K PxP
if
(11)
then 43 R— regaining the with good game.
P
a
Q
4
,
.
.
6.
BOGOLJUBOW .
P
P-Q4 P-Q
,
IK*
1
P-QB4 P— QB3
2
Kt— K Kt— K
B
B
3
6 5 4 3
Kt-B3 PxP
P-Q R (1) B— B4
4
P-K3
*
P— K3
BxP B-Q Kt
5
8 7
0—0 0—0
Kt— K (2) QKt-Q2
2
9
10 Kt— Kt B— Kt3
P-B
3
11 Kt— R4 (3)
4
13 B-R2 PxP
PxP Kt-Q
K
14
4
Kt— R—
B
B
15
3
17 (5) (9)
3
18 29
2
30
1
19
R-R
5
31
1
21 32
B-K
5 4
22 K— R B-K5 33 R— B7
1
25
26 P-B QR-Ki 37 B-Q P-K
1
(11)
5
39 P—R 4 P— Kt 5 56 K— Kt 2 R—Kt 6
40 R—B 6 Kt— Q 2 57 K— B 2 B— Q 5 ch
41 R— Kt 6 ch K— B 2 58 K— Kt 2 B— K 4
42 R— Kt 7 ch K— K 3 59 K— B 2 R— B 6
43 RxP B— Q7 60 K— Kt2 B— Q3
44 K— R 2 K— B 4 61 K— B 2 R—B 7 ch
45 R—Kt 8 Kt x B 62 K— B 3 R— B 6 ch
46 P x Kt B— B 5 ch 63 K— Kt 2 R— Q 6
47 K— R3 R— K6ch 64 K—B2 B— B4ch
48 P— Kt3 BxKP 65 K— Kt2 R— Q 7 ch
49 P—Kt 4 R— Kt 6 66 K— R 3 B— Q
K-K
3
50 R-Kt4 B-Q3 67 R— Kt7 5
51 R— Kt8 RxP 68 K— Kt 4 R— Q 6
52 R— Q8 R— Q5(i2) 69 K— R5 BxP
53 K— Kt2 R— Q6 70 KxP B— B 5 ch
54 R— K Kt 8 B— K 4 The game was continued to move
55 K— B 2 R— R 6 120 when a draw was agreed.
(1) The usual move here is 5 P — K 3. While the text-move ensures the
regaining of the gambit P, it creates a hole at Q Kt 3 which may be utilized by
the Black pieces.
(2) Instead of these very elaborate manoeuvres might be considered the
continuations 9 Q— K 2 or 9 Q — Kt 3 or 9 Kt — K 5.
(3) Black already better developed, at once attacks in the centre.
(4) More logical and economical would be 12 Kt x B. Subsequently White
plays very ingeniously, for although he creates further weak points (Q 4 and
Q 5) in compensation he secures strong diagonals, and in spite of apparently
faultless play by his opponent, maintains equality — another of the innumerable
examples that White as such can permit himself many things without necessarily
losing the game.
(5) This weakens the point K 3, but appears to be necessary, since P— B 5
is threatened.
(6) By immediately abandoning this P, which moreover could not be held,
White gains time.
(7) After 24 . . , Q x P, White would regain his material by 25 R
— Q 1.
The text-move looks forcing, since Black compels the exchange of Qs with a
P to the good, yet it should not have led to a win. It is however hard to find
anything better.
(8) Upon this strong passed P, which threatens to win the exchange, Black
builds his hopes and his opponent justifies them.
(9) This defensive move is wrong : White should continue with 28 P x P !
and then he could not lose, e.g., 28 P x P, R X R ch ; 29 R x R, P— K 7 ; 30 R —
R 1 !, R— KB 1 (if 30. ., P— K 8=Qch, then 31 RxQ, BxR; 32 BxKt with
an even position) ; 31 K — Kt 1, R — B 4 ; 32 B — R 4, K — B 1 ; 33 B — B 4;
Kt — B 5 ; 34 B— K 1 (threatening B— Q 2 if the Black B moves), Kt — R 6ch;
35PxKt, R— B8ch; 36 K— Kt2,BxB; 37BxRP,K— K2; 38 P— Q 5, etc.,
and White has the better game.
(10) Better would be 36. ., K
— K 2 so as to get the K into the centre.
(11) The last and decisive mistake which at once gives the win away. With
37. ., R
— B8 ! ; 38 R — Bl, RxB ; 39RXR, P— K 7 Black could have won easily.
After the text move he certainly gains a piece, but not the game, since too few
Ps are left on the board to lead to a decision.
(12) The resulting end-game of K, R and two Ps versus K, R, B and P is
only a draw. After the exchange of Rs Black cannot stalemate the White K
and compel him to play P — Kt 4, which with the Black P on White's K R 5
would lose for White, but without the exchange of Rs, it is not possible
successfully to attack the point Kt 3 and so the game is drawn.
Round Eight 79
-*m■
51 1
R— K Kt 6 (3) K— Kt 2
■
52
Kt-Kt P-B
it
53 7 5
54 PxP PxP
55 Kt-B 5 (4) B-B 4
g mm
56 RxP
(See diagram)
P— B6 IP
jjj
H
111
57 R— K4
K— K 1
R— B7ch
R— K Kt
§§ mam
■
58 7
59 Kt— Q 4 R— Kt 6
K— B 2 R— R 6
60
61 R— B 4 Drawn ■
(1) This attack is premature and leads to nothing. White should first
complete his development !
(2) Black has played the end-game, which was not at all favourable
for him, very well indeed and has obtained good chances, but owing to the scant
material left it is of no avail.
(3) White also plays well and frustrates all designs of his wily opponent.
Kt— K Kt-Q 22 B— R2 P— R3
B
B
2
Kt-B
3
B-Kt B-Kt
3
24 Kt— K2 B-Kt
5
B5
B— P-B3 28 QR- R
0
(B 2)—
Q
Q
1
2
4
B-Kt P— Kt—
B
11 Q— 31
1
3
B5
Q— Kt P-Q5(2) Kt— R— ch
O
12 32
1
3
13
QxB(3) PxKt R-Q Kt—
R
14 34
2
1
(6) (7)
15 PxP BxP 35 RxR BxR (8)
16 R-Q P-QR4 36 Kt— Kt B-Kt
1
Q
(4)
5
3
18 38
Kt— Ri
3
3
P— Kt R— Kt O—
B
1
39
1
19
1 3
20 R— Kt I— Kt2 40 Kt—B2 B— B4
Round Eight Si
55 KtxQ(i4) K—B2
11 11 56 Kt-B 5 K-B3
57 Kt— R6 KxP
If
KxKt
■ ii
H
58 KtxB
K— Kt4 K—B2
E up
59
60 K— R 5 Kt-Q2
61 K— Kt6 P— R6
IP
111
HP
IS 62 KxP
KxP
K-Q 3
Kt— B
hp 63 3
■ 64 K— Kt 6 K-K4
..
65 P-R 4 KtxP
45 P— Kt 7 B— R 2 66 P— R 5 Resigns
(1) By this move Black preserves his Bishops and prevents his Kside being
broken up — besides he had a line of play in mind. See next note.
(3) Better would have been first Kt Q 5 !, for instance, PxKt; 15 QxB,
—
PxP ; 16 P x P, B— Q 3 ; 17 P— Kt 3 and White is more free. After the move
in the text Black gets the advantage.
(5) The only possibility, the White passed P becomes an important factor.
(6) White defended himself very cleverly in a difficult position, but the
position is still full of dangers.
(7) R
—
K B 7 looked dangerous, but White had the following saving man
oeuvre : 35 Q— R 4, Kt— R 2 ; 36 R— Q 8 ch, B— B 1, 37 Q x Q, P x Q ; 38 K—
Kt 4 ! (the only move Kt — Kt 4 ch threatened and mate in three moves), Rx
R P ; 39 K— B 3, Kt— Kt 4 ch ; 40 K— K 3, R— Q B 7 ; 41 P— Kt 6 ! and wins.
(8) After the exchange of the R, White is a little better off, the passed Kt P
is stronger than the Black -Q R P.
(14) White has now two Ps and the Black K out of the game. Winning now
only needs exact reckoning.
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ROUND IX.
Game 65. Alekhine v. Capablanca.
Queen's Gambit Declined.
Alekhine Capablanca Alekhine Capablanca
1 P-Q4 P— Q4 10 BxB QxB
2 Kt— K B 3 Kt— K B 3 11 O—O Kt X Kt
3 P-B4 P-K3 i2QxKt P— QKt3
4 Kt-B 3 Q Kt-Q 2 13 Q-Q 3 P-Q B 4 (r)
5 B— Kt 5 B— K2 14 B— R6 BxB
6P-K3 O—O 15 QxB PxP
7 R— B 1 P—B 3 16 Kt XP Kt— B 4
8 Q— B 2 PxP 17 Q— Kt 5 (2)
9 BxP Kt— O4 Drawn
not so good is 13. ., R — Q 1 on account of 14 Q — K 2, and
(1) The best ;
White maintains his advantage.
(2) The White position is still a little better, but that is not enough to win
against Capablanca.
Round Nine 85
s
86 London International Congress
J*. H
28 PxB P—Kt 5
PxP
29
30 R— Q6(g)
QR— Kt3(8)
RxP M #■
(See diagram)
BxP RxP mm *
Ill mw
31 mm a ymm
32 B— Kt 5 R—R 7 ch HP K.
33 K— Kt 1 RxR P
34 K— B 2
K— B 3
R—R
R— B
7 ch m m
35
36 B— B6 RxBch
1 ch
h HP ■ H
37RxR
38K-Q3
Q— Kt5ch
Q-Kt4ch HA
39K-Q4 QxR
40
41
42
K— K5
K-B4
K— Kt3
Q— B4ch
Q— B4ch
Q—B7mate(i(
WW ■I
(1) An alternative and perhaps preferable continuation for White is 4 P
—Q 3
bringing about the regular form of the Giuoco Piano.
(2) B x Kt, doubling the B P would not have been good for White, as his
opponent's two Bs would have been too powerful.
{3) Black has now the advantage in development, as White cannot Castle
at once because of B x P ch winning the Q.
fi HP HI 9 iflt
30
111
31 RxP R—K 8 ch
32 K— B2 Kt— Q 6 ch
K— Kt3 R— QB8
33
R-Q7'- Kt— K4 Hf
■! HI
34
35 R-Q 8 ch K— Kt2
36 B— B 3 R— B6
37 Kt-K 4 R—R6 ■
R-Q 5 KtxB Hi
38
39 PxKt P— B4 ? (6) ■
R— Q 7 ch K— B 1
■
ill
40
41 Kt— Kt5 P— R3
42 Kt— K 6 ch K— K 1
43 R— KR7 R— K6
(1) Vidmar attempts a novelty, and hopes to be able to justify this defence
by sacrificing a P.
(2) The P sacrifice is shown to be
incorrect, but here Black could obtain
quite a good game by R— Q 1 ! ; 11 P — B 4, Kt — B 3 ! Our suggested defence
appears to obviate all dangers for the second player in the Queen's Gambit.
—
(3) 12.., P QB4 had to be considered; to this White could reply 13
Q— R3. .
(4) Decisive : in masterly fashion White makes his material advantage tell.
(5) This loses a piece, but the game could no longer be saved.
(6) This makes the win easier for White : Black could safely resign here.
Game 69.
Maroczy v. Euwe.
Four Knights Game.
Maroczy Euwe Maroczy Euwe
1 P— K4 P— K4 19 K R— Q 1 KR-Qi
2 Kt— K B 3 Kt-QB3 20 K-B2 K— B 1
3 Kt— B3 Kt— B3 21 P— QR3 K— K2
4 B— Kt5 Kt-Q5 22 K— K3 P-Q Kt 4
5 B-K2 KtxKtch 23 K— K 2 P— KB 3
6 BxKt B-B4 24 Q R— B 1 P-QB4
7 O—O 0—0 25 RxR RxR
8 P-Q3 P-Q 3 26 R— Q 1 RxR
9 Kt— R4 B— Kt3 27 KxR P— B 5
10 KtxB RPxKt 28 P— Q Kt 4 K-Q 2
11 P-Q 4 (1) PxP 29 K— Q2 K-Q 3
12 QxP B— Kt5 30 K— K3 K— K3
13 BxB(2) KtxB 31 P— KR4 P— K Kt 3
14 B— B 4 Q-B3 32 P— Kt4 P— Kt4
15 QxQ KtxQ 33 P—R 5 P— R3
16 P— K B 3 Kt-Q2 34 K-Q 2 K— Q3
17 K R— K 1 Kt— K4 35 K-B 3 K-B 3 (3)
18 BxKt PxB Drawn
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(1) First B— K 3 is better. Black can now exchange one of the White Bs.
83 K— B 5 K— Kt 2 88 K— O 4 P— R 5
84 P— K 6 Kt— K 2 ch 89 K— B 4 Kx P
85 K— K 5 P—R 4 90 K— Kt 3 P— R 6
86 K— K 4 K— B 3 91 Kt— K 4 P—K R 7
87 Kt— B 3 P— R 6 92 Kt— B 2 K— B 4
Resigns
(1) White has obtained a strong attacking position.
(2) The attack could have been continued better by 30 Kt
— Kt 5, ; PxQP
31 Kt — Q 6. The text-move simplifies the position and leads only to equality.
(3) After the preferable 33 P x P White would have had rather the better
end-game.
(4) White was extremely short of time. R — Q 1 ! was simpler and more
promising.
(5) K x P offered many more chances.
(3) Threatening 18 Q
— R 6.
(4) It is generally disadvantageous to make a retrograde move with a
Knight. Better, perhaps, would have been 23. ., P— Kt 5 followed, if 24 Px P,
by 24 . . , Kt x P.
(5) Ingenious play. If
instead 25 Q — Kt 5, defending the P, then 25 . . ,
Kt— Q 2 ; 26 Kt — B 5, Q — K 3 winning the P.
(6) If25. . , Kt— Q 2 then Q— K 7.
(7) White is now a P down, but Black's R and Kt are for the moment both
out of play.
(8) A fine move which gives White
a winning attack.
(9) If 30. ., then 31 PxP opening the file for the R, and wins.
PxKt
(10) If
33. ., Kt
— Q 2 then 34 Q— Kt 4 ch winning the Q.
(11) If 35. ., P— Kt 5 then 36 R— R 3 ch, PxR ; 37 Q— Kt 3 ch, K— R 4 ;
38 Kt
— Kt 7 ch wins.
(12) A smartly played game by Yates.
ROUND X.
Game 73.
Capablanca v. Reti.
Queen's Pawn Opening.
Capablanca Reti Position after 27 P — B 3.
1
2
P-Q4
Kt— K B 3 P— K Kt
P-K R 3 (1) B— Kt2
Kt— K B 3
3 IBm * ;i
fp m PI ■t ■
3
4 B-B4 0—0
5 Q Kt-Q 2 P-Q 3
P-K3 Q Kt-Q
B
0 2
7 P— B3 P— B4
P— Kt 3
ft m
4 B
Hm
B— B 4
IS
8
0—0 B— Kt 2
B
9
10 Q— K 2 Q-B2
ir B-R2 QR-Ki
12 P— K4
PxP
PxP
P— K4
£ HI B B
■
13
14 Q R— B 1 Q-Kti
15 P-Q 5 R— B 1
Capablanca Reti
16 B— Kt 5 RxR 28 B— Kt K— B r
17 RxR R— B 1
BxKt
1
PxB
18 B— B6 B-KR3 29
R-Qi K— K 2
19 P-Q Kt4 BxKt (2)
30
RxP K— K3
KtxB BxB 3i
20
PxB 32 K-K2 Kt— Kt 1
21 P-Q Kt 33 Kt— Kt 7
4 Kt— B 3
22 Kt— Kt Kt— B 1 K-K2
34 RxPch
3
Q-Q Kt— K3
23 3
K— B 1 ! (3) Q-Kt3 35 K-K3
Kt— K 1
24
Kt— R5 Q-Q 36 P-K5
Kt— Kt 2
25
QxQ KtxQ
5
37 P— B4 P-KR4
26
P— B 3 R— B 2 ? (4) 38 P— Kt4 PxP
27
39 PxP
Resigns
(1) White intends to play B
— B 4, and this move is made to secure a retreat
for the B.
(2) If Black intended to capture this Kt he might have waited till White
had moved the R. After 19 . . , B x B ; 20 R x B ! White still has the better
game.
With the intention to bring the B in the game via Kt 1.
(3)
(4) The bestwould have been Kt — R 4 ; but White has with 28 P — Kt 4
the better end-game. After the text-move the ending is lost for Black.
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m ^ IS QxQP
" . 37
1 * R— K4
38 Q—Q4
39 P-Kt 5 ! (8) R— R 8 ch (9)
40 K— R2 Q-Q 3 ch
41 P— Kt3 P-K4
42 PxP R— R6
43 R— Kt 7 ch K—R 1
44 Q-B 7 Resigns
(2) The Queen is indeed not well posted at K 2 and should perhaps be played
now to Q 1. By the text-move Black loses much time.
(3) White has already got a clear advantage of position.
(4) Now the Queen has returned to the same place with a loss of four moves.
(5) This move weakens the K's side.
(6) Black has to run the risk involved in this move, as White is threatening
QxP. If 30.., K — R 1 then 31 Kt — Kt 4, threatening KtxP.
(7) Any other move would lose at once. If 31. ., QxP then 32 Kt — Kt 4,
etc. 31.., KtxBP cannot be played because of 32 Kt — B 5.
(8) To Q— B 6 Black would reply Q— Kt 4.
(9) Black cannot play 39.., PxP because of 40 Q
— B6, but the move
actually played is also a mistake, as shown by the sequel. The comparatively
best continuation would perhaps be 39. . , Q x P ; 40 R — Kt 4, QxR; 41 R X
Kt ch, R x R ; 42 Q x Q ch, K— B 2, and Black might still make some resistance
although White should finally win.
14 R— Kt 3 P-Q 4 28 K— R2 R— Ri
15 P-K 5 K Kt— K 5 29 B-R3(9) R-R4
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46 P— B 6 (12) Q-R2
47
48
49
Q-K
RxQ
R-Q
3 (13)
B 3
QXQ
R-QBi
R— Q Kt 8
mm mmt
50 R— B 5 R—Kt6
51 P— Kt5 RxB
52 P— Kt6 R— Q Kt 6
53 P— Kt 7 R— B 2 !
54 R—R 5 RxB P
55 R— R8ch K— B 2
56 P-Kt 8 (Q) RxQ
57 RxR R— B4
58 K— Kt3 RxP
59 K-B3 R-QR4
(1) White should defer the development of the Q Kt in order to retain
the possibility of being able to play P— Q B 4.
(2) This move weakens the Q side Ps.
(3) More energetic here would be 8 P
— Q R 4, to compel the opening of
the Q R file. White plays for the direct attack on the K.
(4) In order to play P
— B 5, White conducts the attack very vigorously
(3) Black defends himself very skilfully. This move aims at dislodging
the strong opposing B from B3.
(6) In preparation of the following combination, so that later no mate
could be threatened on K B 1.
(7) On R x R would follow naturally Kt x P.
(8) White now has a passed P and B against R, and this should suffice.
(9) White stops R— R 8 and Q— B 8.
(10) If Black takes the P, there follows Ktx P and Kt— Q 6 with advantage.
(11) The only chance of saving the game : otherwise the R cannot get into
action at all.
(12) This move is somewhat premature and causes White considerable trouble.
Better would be P — Kt 5, but even then Black could defend himself adequately.
(13) There is nothing else : Black now takes the lead.
(14) In the subsequent play Black still tries to win, but Bogoljubow makes
the best defences and achieves the draw.
Round Ten 95
(2) 10 P
— K R 3, B— R4; 11 R — K 1, etc., was to be considered; on
the other hand 10 P — K R 3, B— R 4 ; 11 Kt x P, was not sufficient on account
of BxB; 12 KtxKt, BxQ; 13 KtxQ, B— K7; 14 Kt x Kt P (B— R 3
threatened), BxR; 15 KtxB, Q R— Kt 1 ; 16 KtxP, RxP.
(6) White manoeuvred with much skill and played himself out of his
difficulties.
(7) K— K 2 was better ; after this faulty move Black should have lost.
17
PxP
K R— K 1 (4)
PxP
Kt— B 1
H H H
18 Kt— B 1 Kt-Kt 5 30 Kt Q 1 ? (12) Q R-B 1
1
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til
5 after
6 B-Q3 Q Kt-Q 2
7 0—0 0—0
■ ■
P-Q Kt Q-R4?(i)
■ is■*■*■ i
8 3
9 B-Q2 Q-Qi
PxP
R— B
H
mi
10 1
11 BxBP P-Q Kt 4
12 B— K2 B— Kt2
Q-B P-QR3
I!
13 2
14 P— K 4 ! Kt— K 1
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15
16 Kt— K P-QB4
n
3
17 P-Q 5 Kt-Q 3 §§p
18 K R-Q 1 Q-Kt3
19
20
B-Q 3 (2)
B— B3
R—B2
P— B3
■ ■ ■
21 Q-Q2 QR-Bi(3) 39 P-K 5 (7) K— Kti
22 B— R 1 Kt—B2 40 P— Q 6 Q-Q 1 (8)
23 B— Kt 1 B-R3 41 QPxP QxP
24 P-QKt4(4) PxP 42 Kt— Q6 KtxP (9)
25 Kt-Q 4 P— R4 43 KtxB Q-Q 1
26 Kt— K 6 KR— K 1 44 B— Kt 6 QxKt
27 B-Q 4 Q-Q3 45 PxKt Q— K B 4 ch
28 Q— K 2 B-R3 46 K— Kt2 PxP
29 B-Q 3 Kt-Kt 4 (5) 47 BxP B— B 1
30 KtxKt BxKt 48 B— B7 P-K 5
31 BxKtP RxR 49 Q— B 4 ch K— R 1
32 RxR R-QBi 50 Q— Q4ch B— Kt 2
33 R x R ch BxR 51 Q-Q8ch Q-B 1
34 Kt— B 4 Q-B 5 (6) 52 QxQch Resigns
(1) Merely loss of time.
(2) White anticipating 20 B— B 3, BxB; 21 QxB, wants the K P to
be protected.
(3) White was threatening B R 5. —
(4) Very well played, as White is sure to win the P back with a slight advan
tage of position.
(5) The P
is not to be defended any longer.
(6) Black ought to play at once Q — B 2.
(7) The winning move.
(8) After 40.., KPxP; 41 PxQP, Black would remain with a hopeless
position.
(9) A piece is lost anyhow. If 42. ., Q— Q 1 then 43 Q — B 4 ch, etc.
Round Eleven 99
ROUND XI.
Game 81. Atkins v. Capablanca.
Caro-Kann Defence.
Atkins Capablanca Atkins Capablanca
I P-K4 P-QB3 35 R-QRi BxKt
2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 36 RxKt B— Kt5
3 P-K 5 (1) B-B4 37 R-Qi R-B 5
4 B-Q3 BxB 38 R-QBi Kt— B3
5 QxB P— K3 39 RxR PxR
6 Kt— K 2 Q-Kt3 40 Kt-Q2 BxKt
7 O—O Q-R3 4i KxB K-Q 3
8 Q-Qi p-QB4 42 K-B3 K-Q 4
9 P-Q B 3 Kt-QB3 43 R— Ri P-Kt3
10 Kt— Q2 PxP 44 P-B3 R— Q Kt 1
11 PxP Q-Q6 45 R— R3 P-QKt4
12 Q Kt— Kt 3 QxQ 46 PxP RxP
13 RxQ K Kt— K 2 47 B— B2 Kt-Kt5(5)
14 B-Q 2 P-QR4 48 P-Q Kt 3 PxP
15 Q R-B 1 P-Q Kt 3 49 KxP Kt— B 3 dis ch
16 P—Q R 4 K-Q 2 (2) 50 K-B3 R—Kt8
17 Kt— B 3 Kt— R2 51 R— R4 R— B 8 ch
18 K— B 1 K Kt— B 3 52 K-Q 2 R-B 5
19 K— K2 R— B 1 53 R— Ri P-R 5
20 B— K 1 B— K2 54 R-R3 Kt—R2
21 Kt— Kt 1 P— B4 55 R— R 1 Kt— Kt 4
22 PxP«.£. (3) BxP 56 R— Q Kt 1 K— B3
23 B— B 3 Kt— Kt 5 57 K-Q 3 R— B 6 ch
24 B— Q 2 Kt (R 2)-B 3 58 K-Q 2 R— Kt6
25 B-K 3 Kt— R7 59 R— B 1 ch K— Kt2
26 R— B 2 (4) R— B2 60 R—B2 P—R6
27 Kt-R3 K R— Q B 1 61 B— Kt3 KtxP
28 R (B 2)— Q 2 Kt—R2 62 R— B 7 ch K— Kt3
29 R—Q 3 Kt— Kt 5 63 R— B4 K— Kt4
30 R (Q 3)-Q 2 R-B 3 64 R—B8 Kt-B3
31 R— Q Kt 1 B— K 2 65 R— QR8 R—Kt 7 ch
32 R— Q R 1 B-Q 3 66 K— K3 RxP
33 P-R 3 R (B 3)— B 2 67 B— B2 Kt— Kt 5
34 R (R)-Q 1 Kt— R7 68 Resigns
(2) Black has a slight pull and only a general exchange offered prospects
for White. The points Q R 4, Q Kt 4, Q B 4 and Q 4 are all open to attack.
(3) Now the Black B also comes into play and strengthens the pressure on
the point Q 4. White should have played P — B 4.
(4) White continues to lose ground : Mr. Atkins must have been under
time pressure.
(5) Black has a won end-game. The Kt is here superior to the B, since
the latter cannot leave the Q P unprotected. The further play needs no comment.
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(5) The Black Ps grow thereby stronger. White has now no counterchance,
his game is lost.
29 R— B 3 K— B 3 ! Position after
30 R— R 3 P— Q R 4 ! (8) ■■
(See Diagram) mm A
31
32
PxP
R-Q 5 (9)
R-QRi
KR-QKti??
m m V mm
33 R— Kt 3 ! PxP (10)
34 RxR RxR
R— Kt5!( n) RxR (12) ■ i
i
35
PxR K-K3 HP
36
P-Q R 4 ! (13) p-Q 4 ■ §§
Jjj
37
P— R4 P— R3
s
38
ft
K— Kt 1 P— Kt4 mm
m
39
PxP PxP
i
§§1
&
40
41 P— Kt4! P— B5
■ ■
1
42 PxP Resigns (14)
(1) This move White wants to play his B to B 4.
is
if
necessary
Q
It is better to castle first playing — after White plays — B 4).
B
(if
P
(2) Q
—K 4
(3) Preparing
P
4.
(4) This is much better than Rx P, B Kt x and Black's
B
B
Q
1
8
x
;
7
;
(5) The idea is to stop the Black's P and to continue by the advance of
Q
If
Q— Kt P— B P— K Kt 26 P— and White's attack
B
(6) 4,
2
25
Q
;
5
;
comes first.
5.
(8) Black has the better game now White's Ps prove weak.
;
If P— R R— R wins the P.
6,
(9)
2
(10) R
—R threatening both PxP and K R— R would probably have
3,
1
\
37 R— R7.
Just in time; the ending lost now, the Black K being imprisoned.
is
(13)
(14) The Black K cannot stop both White's passed Ps.
10
Q
4
3
3
Kt— K P— K3 R— K Kt P— K Kt
B
11 (2)
4
:
3
P— B4 P-Q Kt 12 B— Kt P— Q3
K-R
3
K1-B3 B— Kt2 P—
B
13 (3)
3
P— K Kt— B— P-KR3
K
B
2
15
3
2
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(5) White is now a P ahead, and his pieces are in much better play than
his opponent's.
Q-R 4 R— K Kt
V
22 1
27 R— K Kt 3 P— R5 ■
28 P— Q R 3 PxP
29 PxP K— Kt2
30 Q— K 4 Q-Kti
31 R— Kti Q-Q 3
Round Eleven 103
(2) It would have been better to move the K's R to Q 1. This loss of time
gives Black a powerful attack.
(3) A blunder which loses two Ps, but Black is already in trouble and we
cannot find a move to save the game.
P-Q 4 B— K 2 13 Kt-Q 3 P— B3
B-Q 3 Kt-K B 3 (1) 14 P-Q B 4 (3) Kt—B2
0—0 B-Kt5 15 P-B 4 P-Q 4
8 Q Kt-Q 2 0—0 16 P-Q B 5 R— Ki
Round Twelve 105
ROUND XII
Game 89. Watson v. Capablanca.
Queen's Pawn Opening.
Watson Capablanca Watson Capablanca
i Kt— KB 3 Kt— K B 3 17 0—0—0 Q-R4
2 P-Q 4 P-Q 4 18 BxP (5) PxB
3 B-B4 P— B4 19 KtxP Q-Q4
4 P-K3 Kt-B 3 20 Q— Kt 3 0—0—0
5 P-B 3 Q-Kt 3 21 KtxBch QxKt
6 Q-B 1 (1) B-B4 22 P— Kt4 R— R6
7 Kt— R4 B-K5 23 K R— B 1 RxRP
8 Kt— Q2 P-K 3 24 Q-R4 QR-Ri
9 P-B 3 (2) B-Kt3 25 Q-Kt 5 Q-Q4
10 KtxB RPxKt 26 Q-R4 R— Kt 7
11 Kt— Kt 3 (3) P-B 5 27 Q— R 3 R (R 1)— R 7
12 Kt— Q2 Kt— K R 4 28 R-Q 3 R— B 7 ch
13 B— K 2 KtxB 29 K— Q 1 Q-B 5
14 PxKt B-Q 3 30 Q— B 8 ch K—B2
15 P-K Kt 3 P-Kt 4 ! (4) 31 Q x P ch K— Kt3
16 Q— B 2 PxP 32 Q— Kt6 QxRP
Resigns
(1) 6 Q — Kt 3 seems preferable for after P — B 5; 7 QxQ, PxQ White
has the strong move. 8 Kt— R 3 ! e.g P— K 4 ; 9 Kt— Q Kt 5, R— R 4 ;
10 Kt— B 7 ch, K— Q 2 ; 11 PxP, Kt— R4; 12 KtxP, RxKt; 13 BxP,
R— R 4 ; 14 BxP, etc.
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P-Q4 Kt— K B
4 41 P— B5 P-K4
2
3 42 KR— Q3 R—R2
3 P-B4 P-B3 43 R— Q 8 (14) Kt— K 5
4 Kt— B3 PxP (1) 44 R (Q 2)-Q 5 R-Q 3 (15)
5 P-QR4(2) B— B4 45 R— K Kt 8 R— R 7
6 P-K3 P— K3
7 BxP B-Q Kt 5 Position after 45.., R— R 7.
8 O—O 0—0
10
Kt— K 2
9
Kt— Kt3
Q Kt-Q
B— Kt3
2
HPS
■ ■ HPilP
ri Kt— R4 P—B4 ■ ■
12 KtxB
PxP
(3) RPxKt
■ I m m
IP I
13 KtxP
14
15
Q— K
KtxKt
2 K Kt-K
KtxKt
5 (4)
H A
PHI
16 Q— Kt4(5) Kt— B 3 11
0— B3 Q-B2
jjj
IP HP
17
W 99
18 P— QKt3 Q-K4 &
19 R—R2 Kt-K 5 (6)
P-R 5 §P
I
20
B— Kt2
(7) KR-Qx
21 B— B6
22 BxB KtxB
23 R— B 2 P-Q Kt 4 RxPch K—
(8) 46
B
PxP
1
27
28
50 KtxR
Q— B4 QxQ 51 B-Q P— K5
P-B
4 5
53
1
B— B4 K— B 1
31
54 K— Kt K-K2
2
34 2
R-Q1
57 BxP KtxP
35 R— B
P— R
2
R-QBi 58 K-B K-Q5
B-B
7 3
36
R
4 (r2) Kt-Q 4 (13) 59 K-Q6
(B 2)— K Kt— B6 BxKt
37
R-Q
2
R— B3
60 K-Q7
38 2 61 B— B4 P— Kt6
39 P— R P— B3 BxP
5 62 P— K7
40 R— K 3 PxP 63 Resigns
Round Twelve 107
(1) Alekhine tried this opening in several games and with success.
(2) This move is not necessary, more simple would be P — K 3, because the
P is untenable in any case.
(3) Bogoljubow played P
— B 4, which is not as good as the text.
(4) Black must prevent P — K 4.
(5) Compels the Kt to return to B 3, in order to be able to attack the
Q Kt P, but Black has a sufficient answer.
(6) After this move the Black game is stragetically better.
(7) An interesting idea. The natural and simple move was B— Kt 2.
(8) White intended to prevent this move, but he was not successful.
(9) Better would have been Q
— B 4.
(iol More plausible was R — R 4 in order to keep away the White R from K 5
(11) R
— R4 was stronger even now.
(12) Nothing threatens at the moment, the move holds good only because
later Black loses much time.
(13) Loss of time, whereby White gets the Q file.
—
(14) Better would be P B 3, whereupon Black forces a draw with Kt —
Kt8 and Kt— B 6.
(15) Kt
— Q3 would be faulty on account of 45 R— K Kt 8, KtxP; 46
R (Q 5)— Q 8, Kt— Q 3 ; 47 R— Q Kt 8 ! etc.
fi6) The decisive mistake. 52 P— Kt 4, P— R 5 ; 53 K— R 3, Kt— B 6 ;
54 P— Kt5l, PxP; 55 BxP, Kt— Q7; 56 B— B 2, K—B3; 57 K— Kt 4,
Kt — B 8 ; 58 B— Q 1 ! secures the draw.
(3) White has a good position, but he is playing only for a draw.
(4) The interesting part of the game begins now, the previous part was
only a sound game without any effort or complication. White gives up a P
temporarily and attacks the weakly-placed Black K threatening to win a piece
with B— R 4.
(5) The only move to save the Kt.
(6) Premature. After 4 1 P— R 4, Q— Q 2 (if . . , P— K R 4 then 42 P— K Kt 4,
PxP; 43 PxP, P-R4; K— Kt 3, etc.) ; 42 Q— R
44 8 ch, K— B 2 ; 43
QxPch, K— K 1; 44 QxPch, Q— B 2 ; 45 QxQ ch, etc., White has a
winning position.
(3) Earlier, White's intentions were quite other than just to Castle, but
there is nothing else. The uncovered K position exacts a speedy penalty.
(4) Black exploits vigorously the weakness of the opposing Ps. White is
lost, and can make no further show.
(5) Simpler and more decisive was Kt
— Kt 4 at once.
(6) 33 . . , P x P and 34 . . , Q
— R 6 ch were threatened.
(7) The simplest is always the best : Black remains with an easily won
end-game with two Ps to the good.
(3) Very good is here Kt- R 2 too, after P— K R 3 the text-move is equally
sufficient.
(6) The move of the R is well considered, Black has already the better
game, the White Ps on Q R 4 and K 4 are weak.
(7) The 20th move had to be made immediately or Black would have
possibly played P— B 5 ! for instance, 21 QxP, Kt — K 4 ; 22 Q — K 2 !, Kt x
R ch ; 23 Px
Kt, Q— -K 1 and Black wins the exchange, but White has some
attack. The text-move is the most suitable to the position.
(8) K— R 2 is not ile on account of Kt — R 5, followed by R x P ch
and KtxPch.
(9) More natural was KtxKt; 25 Q x Kt, R— Kt 2 ; 26 R— Kt 3 !
(the only move), R x R ; 27 Px R, K — R 2, etc., with a good game.
(8)
16 Q 1 32
Resigns
(1) Better Kt — K 4, as played by Alekhine against Yates the day before.
(2) A strong move which avoids exchanges, Black cannot free his cramped
game now.
(3) Better P— K 5.
(4) Better P— Kt 4.
Q
4.
Q
29
Q
7.
If Kt x Kt x Kt R R R R QxKt, R— ch and
P
(7) 30 ch, 31
Q
8
x
x
;
wins.
(8) A curious blunder. After R x Kt, R — ch K— 2, — B ch
K
32 33
Q
Q
8
K— Kt RxP;
;
34 36
Q
37
Q
RxP,
3
39 etc.); 35 R— B 2. White
a ahead and has a satisfactory position.
P
is
(2)
Kt— K Kt-Q Kt— Kt3 BxKt
B
B
2
13
3
B— R4 Kt— B3 K— R B— B5
1
15
0—0 KtxP 16 BxB KtxB
P-Q P-Q Kt4 17 Q-K Q-Kt
4
4
3
1
9
10 21
Q
1
2
11 B— B2 B— Kt 22 RxBP R— K Kt
1
(1)
5
112 London International Congress.
ROUND XIII
(2) A mistake. The correct continuation was 11.., KtxKt then 12..,
p — Q Kt 3. After this omission the world-champion occupies the important
diagonal by exchanging the Kt which advantage he utilises in quite classical style
till the end
Round Thirteen. "3
(3) A fine sacrifice which Black could not accept, because after 15.., Qx
KtP; 16 R— Kt1, QxRP; 17 B— Kt 5 !, Kt— B 3 ; 18 R—R 1, Q moves ;
19 K R — Kt 1, the Black Q has no move and after 17. ., Q — K 2 : 18 B— B 6,
R— Kt 1 ; 19 Kt—K 5, R— Q 1 ! ; 20 Bx Kt, Bx B ; 21 Kt— B 6, Black is
obliged to resign.
(4) In consequence of this mistake the exchange is lost ; but it was already
difficult to defend the Black position because the B could not be developed.
If for instance, 17.., B— R 3, then 18 P— Q Kt 3, Q— R 4 ; 19 Kt— B 6 and wins
the B after Q x P, by 20 R—R 1.
(5) This is one of the most beautiful games played in London and
game
it proves that Capablanca is not only a fine position player, but that he is also
a fine combinative player when occasion demands.
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4 Kt— B 3 O—O
5
6
P-K4
B— Kt„5(i)
P-Q3
P-KR3
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8 Q-Q2 K— R2
9 P— K R 3 K Kt— Kt 1
10 P— K Kt 4 P— K4
11 B— K3 PxP
12 KtxP Kt— K4
13 B— K 2 B— K3 a mm
14 KtxB(3) PxKt JLjKS,
15 P— B 4 Q-R 5 ch (4)
16 B— B 2 Q-B 3
17 B— Kt 3 Kt— B3 Alekhine Reti
18 P— K R 4 Q-Q5 30 RPxP KtxP
19 Q-B 1 Kt— Kt 5 31 R-B3 RxKt
20 Q— Q 2 P-R3 32 RxKt (6) R (R 5)-Kt 5
21 QxQ Kt— B 7 ch 33 RxR RxR
22 K— Q2 KtxQ 34 PxP PxP
23 B-Q 1 P-Q Kt 4 35 P— Kt3 Kt— K 2
24 K— Q 3 Q R— Kt 1
36 B-QB2 P— R4
25 PxP PxP 37 K-B 3 (7) PxPch
26 R— Q B 1 R— Kt2 38 KxP Kt— B4
27 K— K 3 P-Kt5 39 R— K 1 B— K 4 (8)
28 Kt— R4 R—R 1 40 R-K 4 (9) RxR
29 P— K 5 P-Kt 6 (5) 4i BxR
Drawn
(1) White provokes P— K R 3.
15 Kt-K 5 KtxKt
16 PxKt Kt— R 2 (2)
17 P— K R 4 P-B 4 (3)
18 Kt— Q4 R— K2 33 QxR Kt— K 5 ch
19 P— K B 4 K-R 1 (4) 34 K— Kt 2 B— K7
20 P— R5 R— K Kt 1 35 Q-Kt 6 BxRch
21 K— B2 Kt— B 1 36 KxB Q-Kt 4
22 R— Ri B— Ki 37 Q-Kt 2 Q-Q 6 ch
23 Q R— K Kt 1 Kt-Q 2 38 K— Kt4 P-K Kt4(9)
24 P—K Kt 4 Kt— B4 39 Q-B3 Q-Kt 8
27 R— R2 R (K 2) B2 42 R— Kt2 Q-B4
28 R— KB 1 P— R3 43 Q-B7 Q— B 1 ch
29 QxKtP B— Kt4 44 P— K6 Q— K Kt 1
30 R-B 3 R-B 4 ! (7) 45 QxQch KxQ
31 KtxR PxKt 46 K-B 5 Resigns
Round Thirteen. "5
(1) It is doubtful whether this exchange Is good. Q — K 2 followed by
Q Kt — Q 2 and P— K 4 could be played.
(2) The position which Black has now attained does not show in an advan
tageous light the opening chosen by him.
(7) The best chance for Black. The game should now have resulted in a
draw.
(8) Black was even hoping to win with Kt
— K 5 ch ! He could have attained
an entirely even game, for instance, I 33 B x Kt, P x B ; 34 Q R — B 2 !, Q — K 6 ch;
35 K— Kt 2, Q—Q 6 ! ; or II
33 K— Kt 2, B— K 7 ; 34 Q— Kt 6, B x R ch ;
35 KxB,Kt— Kt4ch; 36 PxKt,
QxQ; 37 Px Q, R X B ch, etc., with an
even game, or III
33 K— R 4, R x B ; 34 Q x R, Q— Kt 8 ; 35 Q— R 3, Q— B 4
and the game is drawn. After the text move Black is lost.
(9) P — Kt 3 was equally not satisfactory.
(3) Black has in every case a bad position, but the move made ruins his
game, the White QB controls Black's K side. The best move was K — B 3.
(4) Avoids exchange of the important Q B.
(5) There is no choice, the Kt must be defended.
(6) The winning move. Black loses a P and his position becomes still weaker.
n6 London International Congress.
3 P-K3 B— B4 19 B— K 6 Q-Qi
4 P-B4 P-K3 20 BxR QxB(5)
5 Q~Kt3 P-Q Kt 3 (1) 21 B— R3 B— B3
6 Kt— B3 B— K2 22 Q R—B 1 Q-Q2
7 Kt-K 5 0—0 23 Q-B 2 Kt— R3
8 B— K 2 Kt-K 5 24 Q-B 4 P— Kt4
9 PxP KtxKt 25 Q-B 6 Q-B 1
10 PxKt PxP 26 QxKtP R—Kt 1
11 O—O P— K B 3 (2) 27 Q-R 4 R— Kt 3
12 Kt— Q 3 B-Kt 3 (3) 28 B— B 5 KtxB
13 Kt— B4 B-B2 29 RxKt B— K 2
14 P— B 4 PxP 30 Rx B P Q-B 1
(1) R
— Kt 2 at once would have, been better. The square Q 2 should have
been reserved for the development of the Q Kt.
(2) A weakening move, but Black's position on the Q's side was so cramped
that it is difficult to suggest any satisfactory continuation. His best chances
was perhaps to play P — Kt 3, followed by B— -Kt 2 and R — K B 1, in the hope
of eventually freeing his game by P — B 4.
(3) Black had no move to save the game, as 33 Kt (Kt 4) x P ch threatened.
If 32.., Kt— QKt3 then 33 Kt (Kt 4) x P ch, PxKt; 34 QxP, P— B 3 ;
35 Q X P threatening to win the Kt by 36 Kt
— R 6 ch or to play 36 R— K 1 followed
by 37 R— K 3 with an overwhelming attack.
Notes from The Field.
(1) It was better to develop first with the K Kt. After the move made
5 P— Q B 4 could follow very advantageously.
(5) There is no choice left ; after any other move a piece is lost.
(8) White is lost whatever he does ; the sacrifice of the P gives the only
chance.
(9) White does not know how to continue and is merely marking time.
B— Q 2 (14) P-Q4 ■ W
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40
41 B-K3 P-Q5
42
43
B— Q2
B— K 1
B— B3
PxP
!
■ 11 11
44 PxP B-K2
45 B-Q 2 P— Kt 5
W ;
(2) White weakens his position by this advance. The correct move was
7 O—O.
(3) This gives Black the slight advantage of two Bs against B and Kt, but
if instead 10 B — K 2, then 10.., PxKt;
11 Bx P, P — K B 4, and Black would
still have had the better game.
(5) After R
— K 1, White gets some attack by Q — B 3. The text-move
forces White to weaken his position by P — K B 4.
(15) Or K— B 3, Q— K 5 ch ; 55 K— B 2, B— Q 5 ch ; 56 K— B 1, Q— B 6 ch ;
57 K— K 1, B— B 6 mate.
(16) Resigns because after 55 K— B 4, Q
— Q 5 ch ; 56 K — Kt 3, Q — Kt 4 ch,
the ending is lost. An interesting end-game, well played by the Dutch champion.
120 London International Congress.
ROUND XIV
Game 105. Rubinstein v. Capablanca
Queen's Pawn Opening.
Rubinstein Capablanca Rubinstein Capablanca
ill
7
PxP B— K 3
HtB
8 (2)
B-Kt BxP A
9
0—0
5 (3)
Kt— B3 HI
10
11 R— Bi B— K2 HI * 11 IIj t
12 BxQKt (4) PxB
R— B
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17
P— Q Kt P— Kt3 PI ■
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18 3
R— B2 Q-Q3 HP
■
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19
20 K R— B 1 (7) B-K4
21 Kt— B3 B— Kt 2
Q-QR4 Q— K2 P-B Q-Kt (13)
6
22 30
4
23 Kt-Q 4 (8) R— Kt 3 ,_
31 KtxR BxP
P— K R B— K4 X B— K dis ch (15)
B
P
32 (14)
Q
24 3
25 Kt-Q 3
' BxKt (9)
Drawn
Rubinstein recommends in Colling's Larobok curious
is
it
This defence
;
(1)
Here was taken in, because
that Rubinstein never plays his own variations.
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Round Fourteen. 121
(3) This is the new move ; the Larobok gives B — Q 3, after which move
Black has a very good game.
(13) Black calculated more accurately and has obtained a strong position.
He threatens R — K 2 as much as B x P and White cannot prevent either of them.
(14) After 32 RxB, Black wins with Q x R ch ; 33 K— R 2, Q — R 5 ch ;
34 K — Kt 1, R— K 1! Nor was the text-move sufficient.
(15) The players agreed a draw without playing further. Black has per
petual check and — considering his bad position before — he was satisfied. It
is curious that the position is lost for White : 33 K — B 1, Q — R 6 ch ; 34 K — B 2,
Q— B 6ch ; 35 K— Kt 1, Q— Kt 5 ch ! ; 36 K — B 1 (with K— R 2 White loses
the BP too), R — Bi !; 37 QxRch (by White's playing otherwise mate
follows), QxQ; 38 Kt— B 5, Q— R6ch and then P— B 4.
29 R— Kt 5 B— B 1 38 R-Q B 1 R— Ki ? (8)
Watson v. Marotti.
Game 112. Queen's Pawn Opening.
Watson Marotti Watson Marotti
1 P-Q 4 Kt— K B 3 31 R— K Kt 1 (5) B— R5
2 Kt— K B 3 P— K Kt 3 32 K— Kt 1 BxP
3 P-B4 P-Q 3 33 R(Kti)-QBi B-B4
4 Kt— B 3 B— Kt2 34 Kt— R4 KtxP
5 P-K 4 O—O 35 KtxB PxKt
6 B-K 3 (1) Kt-Kt 5 36 Q-Kt 6 R-O2
7 Q-Q 2 KtxB 37 RxP R— K B 1 (6)
8 QxKt P-KB4 38 R-B 7 P— B7
9 B-Q3 P-B 5 39 B— B 1 Kt— R 7
10 Q-Q 2 B— Kt 5 40 R— B 8 (7) Q-B 2
11 Kt— K 2 BxKt 41 Q-R 6 R (Q 2)-Q 1
12 PxB P— K 4 42 R (B 8)— B 7 Q-Kt 1
ROUND XV.
Game 113. Capablanca v. Marotti.
Sicilian Defence.
Capablanca Marotti Capablanca Marotti
i P— K 4 P— Q B 4 13 Ktx P ch K— R 1
2KC-KB3 Kt-QB3 I4Q-Q3 QxKt(3)
3 P-Q 4 Px P 15 Kt-Q 5 Q-Q 2
4 KtxP P— KKt3 16 P-KB5 PxP
5B-K3 B— Kt2 17 PxP B-K4
6 P— Q B 4 (1) P— Q 3 18 P—K R 3 B— R 4
7 Kt— QB3 Kt— B3 19 Kt— B4 BxKt
8B-K2 B— Q2 20 BxB P— B3
9 O—O 0—0 21 Q R— K 1 Q R— Q 1
ro P— B 4 Kt— K Kt 5 (2) 22 P—K Kt 4 Q— B 3
11 BxKt BxB 23 Q— Q4 R—Q2
12 Kt x Kt Q— Q 2 24 B— R 6 Resigns
(1) Black opened the game very badly, earlier he should have played Kt
—
K B 3 in order to force Kt — Q B 3. White's move is very strong, it impedes
P — Q 4 and breaks up the Q B diagonal.
(2) A blunder. Black remembered that Kt — K Kt 5 could be played, but
he did not know that it should not be made in this position.
(3) Black has lost a P, and has a bad game otherwise. The game is decided.
(2) Alekhine wanted only a draw to secure the second prize, or he would
surely have tried to complicate the game.
(1) Better B— Kt 5.
(2) If B— Kt 2 ?, B— Kt
5 ! with advantage for White. The text-move
gives Black an equal game at the least. White cannot play now 15 B — Q 5 on
account of K P x P !
(3) If B— Q 5 ?, B— R 3 !
(4) If R— B 4, Kt— B 4 !
(5)An unsound sacrifice; White overlooked 22.., KxKt.
(6)After KxKt; 22 Q — Kt 7 ch wins back the piece. If 21 . . , R x Kt ? ;
22 R— B 8 ch, R x R ; 23 R x R ch, R— B 1 ; 24 Q— B 4 ch, K— R 1 ; 25 R x
R ch and White wins a P.
(7) The exchange of Rs makes the win more difficult for Black.
(8) Kt — K P.
5 would have won a
(9) If K— B 2 ?, K— B 5 ; 38 P— R 5, P— Kt 6 ch ; 39 PxP, PxPch;
40 K— Kt1, K— B6; 41 P— Kt 5, P— Kt 7 ; 42 P— Kt 6, Kt— Kt 6 wins.
(10) Black finds a pretty way of winning.
If 43 K— Q3,
(11) P— Kt6!l wins e.g., 44 PxP, PxP; 45 P— Kt 6. PxP;
46 PxP, KxP.
(12) White hoped to force a draw by this move.
(13) P — Kt 6 would have won as well.
(3) White plays simply and consequently wins the piece and at the same
time he simplifies the game by exchanges.
11 Q— B 2 P— Q Kt 3 19 0— B 3 P—B 3
12 P— K B 4 (3) B— B 2 20 Q— B 2 P— B 4
13 P— K4 PxP 21QR— Ki R-B2
14 KtxP P— KR3 22 R-K3 Q— Kt3
15 KtxKtch QxKt 23B-K2 B— K5
16 B— Kt 2 B— Kt 2 24 B— Q 3 (4) B— Kt 2
17 P— B 4 Q— R 5 25 B— K 2
18 P—Kt3 Q— R 4 Drawn
(1) P— K 4 would be worth considering, for instance, . . , Px Q P ; 8BPx
P, PxP; 9 KtxP, KtxKt; 10 BxKt,
B— Kt 5 ch ; 11 B— Q2,BxBch;
12 QxB, etc.
(2) Even here P — K 4 would have been better.
The only way, making development possible.
(3)
25
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Kt— K Kt— P—
R
26
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R— K P— Kt Rx ch (6) Kx R
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B— Kt P— 31 B— R ch R—Kt
3
8 7
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4
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32
Q
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3
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Q
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4
12 36
Q
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2
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5
Kt— R— PxP P—
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37
6
Q
1
1
13
I4B— Q3 Kt— B3 38Q— Bi RxR
15 B— K3 P-B5(2) 39 PxR K— Q2
B— K R— K
B
16 Q— Q—
Q Q B
40
1
2
2
1 5
Kt— Kt B— Q— R ch K—
B
41
1
17 (3)
Q4
3
B— Kt Kt— K 42 Kt— Qx
P
18
6
2
(4)
5
Bx Kt PxB 43 Q— K ch K— B
8
19
20 Kt— R B— Kt 44 Kt— Kt ch K— Kt
2
2
Bi
5
5
Kt— R4 K— KtxP
Q—
B
21 45
4 3 5
22 Q— Kt— Kt (5) 46 Q— ch K— R
B
Q
1
B3
23 Kt— B— R 47 Kt— P—
B
Q
1
R5
5
R— R— Kt 48 P— Resigns
Q
24
Q
1
Q
1
(1) All is so far played after famous patterns. It is now, that the game
proper begins.
(2) There was nd reason for advancing this P, Black should not solve the
centre, he should consolidate himself with K R— K and eventually B — B
1
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(3) K
— R was here worth considering.
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(6) White simplifies the position as in the end-game his material superiority
tells.
THE SUBSIDIARY TOURNAMENTS.
Major Open,
Minor Open,
Women's Open,
First Class,
Second Class, and
Third Class.
These events with the Open British Championship which was not
run in 1922 comprise the British Chess Federation Annual Congress.
This was so arranged as to run concurrently with the final two weeks
of the Masters Event.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 T*l. 1 Prizes.
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(2) I rather expected him to take the second P ; but he wanted to get the
Q back to Q 4.
(3) This defensive move is also attacking ; because, in addition to R x P.
R — Q 1 is threatened.
(4) If R x P, the reply B
— B 3 would win for Black.
(7) Loses at once ; but there was not much hope left anyway.
3 Kt-QB3 P— B4 23 Kt— K2 P— R5
4 P-Q5 P-Q3 24 KtxKt KtPxKt
5 P-K4 B— K 2 25 B— B2 Kt— R4
6 B-Q3
K Kt— K
P— K4 26 Q-Ki Q-Kt4
Kt— Kt
7 2 0—0 27 R— R2 6
0—0 Q Kt-Q 2 28 BxKt BPxB
9 Kt— Kt3 R— K 1 29 R— R 1 P-B4
10 Kt— B5 Kt— Bi 30 K— B 1 R-KB2
11 KtxBch QxKt 31 Q-K 2 PxP
12 B— Kt5 P— KR3 32 QxP R-B5
13 B— R4 P— K Kt 4 33 Q-Q3 R-Q5
14 B— Kt 3 Kt— Kt 3 34 Q-B3 Q-Q7
15 P— K R 3 K— R 1 35 QxQ RxQ
16 B—K 2 R— K Kt 1 36 KR— Kt RxQKtP
17 B—Kt 4 Kt-B5 37 R— B 1 RxRP
18 K— R 2 R— Kta 38 K— K 1 R— KB 1
19 R— R 1 R— R2 Resigns
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Numbers refer to Games.
Queen's Gambit Declined, 2, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 23, 27, 30, 33, 43, 44, 50, 52,
57. 58, 65, 66, 68, 70, 74, 75, 80, 82, 85, 90, 93, 95, 97, 101, 106, 108, 110, 116,
124.
Queen's Pawn Opening, 4, 5, 9, 10, 20, 24, 25, 26, 28, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42,
45. 48. 53. 59. 63, 64, 72, 73, 77, 78, 83, 84, 87, 89, 98, 99, i°4. 105, 109,
112, 119, 122.
Queen's Pawn Opening, (Dutch Defence), 19, 37, 46, 62, 114, 125.
Sicilian Defence, 7, 15, 32, 47, 51, 55, 56, 60, 76, 103, 113, 123.
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