Colle’s chess masterpieces

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THE MODERN

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CHESS LIBRARY

1.

The Cambridge Springs Tournament

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Dr.

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The Elements of Combination Play

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Colle's Chess Masterpieces

Lask er ' s

Chess Career, Part

I In

Chess

IN PREPARATION Book of

the Warsaw Team Tournament

D r. Lasker's Chess Career, Part II

COLLE'S CHESS MASTERPIECES

ANNOTATED by FRED REINFELD

THE BLACK KNIGHT PRESS NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT 1936 BY FRED REINFELD

All Rights Reserved

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA By The Whitlock Press, Inc. Middletown, N. Y.

PREFACE The present volume, the fourth in The Modem Chess Library, has been prepared as a tribute to one of the most noted players of modern times: Edgard Colle, who was famous for the elegance of his attacking play, and for his rehabilitation of an old variation of the Queen's Pawn Open­ ing to which he owed some of his finest victoties.

This book was begun in June, 1932, but pressure of other work prevented its completion at an earlier time than the present (rather belated) date. My chief sources for Colle's games were L'Echiquie1', the Wiener Schach­ zeitung and The Field, and I have made acknowledgments for extended analysis and annotations which seemed to warrant them. It is my pleas­ ant duty to thank my friends Irving Chernev and Sidney Bernstein for reading the manuscript and proofs and making many valuable suggestions. The inclusion of a list of games quoted in the text (an innovation due to Erich Eliskases) as well as indices of tactical motifs, strategical motifs and end-games will, it is hoped, be useful to the student. For the benefit of those readers who may be unfamiliar with some of the signs used in the Games Section, the following explanation is appended: White has the better game: ± Black has the better game:

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Approximately even game:

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FRED RElNFELD

March 22,

1936

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CONTENTS Preface

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of Players ........................................... viii

Index of Games quoted in the text ............................ ix

Index

of Openings

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Index of Tactical Motifs .....................................xi

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of Strategical Motifs ................................... xi

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Introduction ...............................................xii Games Section

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IND�X OF PLAY�RS

(The numbers refer to games) Agui lera .......................................35 .... . . .. ... 15 Baracz . . . . ... . . . .

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Blake ................................ : ........ 14 .... .... .. . .. 36 Bogoljubow .... Canal 31 Davidson . . .. . ...... . .. .. .. 13 Euwe .... . .. . .. . . . . . 5,17 Flohr . . ..... .. .. .. . ... ...48 Fontein ....................................... 2 Grob .........................................20 Griinfeld . .. .. . . . .... . 12, 18 Landau . .. ... . ... .. . .. ... . . . .. . 23 Mar6czy ... . . .. . .. . . . . . . 28 Mieses ........................................44 Miliani ........................................ 8 O'Hanlon ...........................-..........37 Olland ....................................... 3, 26 Oslaun .. ... . . . . . .. . 1 Pire . . . " .............. ..................... ' 47 P�z�piorka .. ... ... ... . . . ... . ..42 Ret! .......................................... 1 0 Rey-Ardid .....................................34 Rosselli ....................................... 7, 19 Rubinstein .....................................33, 50, 51 Siirnisch . .. . . . .... . .. .. ..... . . . . . 41 Sapira ......................................... 9 Schuben . . ... ... . . . .. .. . 24 Seitz ............ ............. .................27 Soultanbeieff . . . . ... .. . . . ..40 Spielm a nn .....................................25 Stoltz .... ..... . . . .... . .. . .45, 49 Tackels ....................................... 21 Tanakower .................................... 1 1 Thomas .. .. .. . .. . . .. . .. .... . 16, 22, 29, 39, Treybal . .. . . .. .. . . . .32 Vidmar .......................................41 Winter .... ... . . . '" ...............38 Yates .. . . .. . . . .. . .. ..... . 4,30 .

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INDEX OF GAMES QUOTED IN THE TEXT

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Dr. Alekhine-Janowski ., .New York 1924 .................... 2

Colle-Dr. Euwe .........Rott er dam

1926 .... . ... .. . . 4 . Carlsbad 1923 ..... . CoIle--Nimzowitsch ...... Frankfort 1930 . .. . . . 5 Dr. Lasker-Ca.pab lanca . ..Match 1921 .. .. . . . .. . Griinfeld-teKolste . .. . . . Baden-Baden 1925 . . . . . .. . . 5 Capablanca-Yates . .. . . . New York 1924 . ... . .. ... . . .. . . 7 Reti--S1imisch . . . . . . Baden-Baden 1925 ..................10 Dr. Euw e--Flohr . . ... . .. . Match 1932 . . . .. . . .. .. . 15 . . . Lake Hopatcong 1926 . . . .. . .. . 18 Kupchik-Ca.pablanca Rubinstein-Watts . .. . , . Southport 1924 . . . Bogoljubow-Gotthilf . ..Moscow 1925 ...................... 20 Dr. Euw e--Noteboom .....Match 1931 .......................20 Coll e--Bo golj ubow . .. .... Berlin 1926 . ..... ..... . . . .. 22 Henneberger-Dr. Euwe . . Berne 1932 ....................... 25 . Paris 1929 Snosko-Borowski-Colle 25 Wolf-Dr. Lasker ........ Ma.hrisch-Ostrau 1923 . Griinfe1d-Breyer .. . . . .. Vienna 1921 . . . . Showalter-Torre . . . . Chicago 1926 ...................... 3 1 Canal-Griinfeld ......... Carlsbad 1929 ..................... 31 Colle-Dr. Tartakowe r ....Bled 1931 . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. 32 Capablanca-Nimzowitsch ..Berlin 1928 . . . . . . . . . Flohr-Jackson . .. . . Hastings 1931-32 . . Rubinstein-Thomas . . . .Budapest 1929 ..................... 33 Bogoljubow-Nimzowitsch San Remo 1930 . . . ... .... . ... . .. 38 Colle--Thomas .. . . ... ... . Nice 1930 .. . . . A hues Dr. Alekhine ..... San Remo 1930 ....................42 Spielm ann Landau .......March 1933 .......................44 Flohr-Jackson ......... Hastings 1930-31 ...................48 Pirc--Spi elman n � ..... . ...Bled 1931 .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. . ... .48 Dr. Alekhine--Fine . .. . .. Pasadena 1932 . . . .... . . . ,

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INDEX OF OP�NINGS

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KP OPENINGS: Alekhine's Defence .

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Queen's Gambit Dec li ned ................ 5,20,28, 29,30,32 QP Opening

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Indian Defences

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OTHERS: Benoni Counter Gambit

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The KKt File ................... 4,15,50,51 The KB File .................... 3,17 The 7th Rank .................. 12,22,23,41,46,47,48 The Diagonal QKt1-KR7 ........ 18,19, 24,25,35,37,40,42,49 The Diagon al QR2-KKt8 ......... 12,22,30,42,50 The Diagonal QR1-KR8 ......... 5, 14,18, 29,30,38,49 The Two Bishops ................ 18 The Dynamic Break-Through ...... 18,20 The Pin

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INDEX OF STRATEGICAL MOTIFS Centralization

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INDEX OF END-GAMES Kt VS. Ps . . .. . . 12 Rand Ps VS. Rand Ps .............27 Band Ps VS B and Ps . . . . . 32, 33 2 Rs an d B VS. 2 Rs and B .........20, 32 . ..43 R and B VS. Rand B . 2 Rs VS. Rand B .. . .. . ...46 .

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INTRODUCTION Edgard Colle belongs in that category of great masters-such as Morphy, Pillsbury, Cha rousek, B reyer and Noteboom-about whom there will always be a glamorous and irreducible uncert ainty because they died Colle achieved some notable successes before they reached their pr im e in to u rn am ent play, chief of which may be mentioned Meran 1926 (1st prize ahead of Canal, Przepiorka, Spielmann, Kostich, Yates, Griinfeld and Tartakower); Hastings 1928-29 (tied for 1st prize with Marshall and Takacs); Scal'borough 1930 (1st prize,ahead of MarOczy,Rubinstein, Abues, Sultan Khan, Griinfeld,Thomas, Yates and Win ter) ; and Rotter­ dam 1931 (2nd pri ze,ahead of Rubinstein and Ta tt akower) . Generally speakin g, however, Colle was unsuccessful in tournaments, pardy because he was compelled to pla y so frequently (he took part in over fifty tourna­ ments in ten years!),but mainly because of chronic illness,which brought down on him many an undeserved defeat and handicapped him severely in almost every contest in which he took part. .

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aggressive and brilliant style,and he truly earned a place of honor in· that long line of great tacticians­ Anderssen, Tchigo rin, Alekhine, Spielmann, Bogoljubow, to menti on only the most famous-who have enriched chess literature wit h innum­ erable masterpieces. But Colle was by no means one-sided, and the following aspects of his style should be studied from the games that follow: Colle was particularly noted for his

I. His elegant, quickly decisive attacks (5,

17, 23,24 ,26, 35, 38,40) .

II. His handling of difficult,sustained tactical maneuvers which tax both players (4, 25, 36, 44,46) . III. His a bil it y to extricate h im se l f from 41,49) .

despera te situations (10, 29,

IV. His sensitive treatment of end-games. which tions and precise execution (6,12,32, 33,43) . V. His rarely appreciated prowess as a 39. 42).

VI. The depth and grandeur of his *

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pur ely

require subtle concep­

positional player (2, 15,

finest combinations (18, 34, 37) . *

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In his mo ving tribute to Colle in the Wiener Schachzeittmg, Hans Kmoch wrote:

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"There are many ingenious chess players, there are many good journal­ iscs, chere are many pleasant people--but a man, a colleague a f rien d like Colle cannot be found among thousands. ,

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I knew him for exactly seven years.

I made his acquaintance at Baden­

Baden 1925. From rhen on we met at countless tournaments, and my admiration for him increased more and more. During these countless tourneys 1 saw, hea rd and experienced a great deat When it is a question

of struggling for money and fame, for honor and achievement, the best of men often give way and follow the instinct for self-preservation. That is natu r al and not ugly. But this was never ttue of Colle: it was im­ possible for him For his courtesy, his ki n d ness his chivalrous unselfish­ ness-chese qualities were not acquired, they were innate. In victory and in defeat he remained a cavalier. .

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"Poor Colle was sidc-I never saw him in any other con dition His brilliant spi r it and sunny soul were fertered to a feeble, bloodless little Rarely was he body, always trembli ng with cold, always bent wich pain able to cake any solid nourishment. And to pl ay in this state? Colle pl ayed I never heard him complain; I never heard him use the excuse .

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that he was ill. On che contrary: he would always assure us that he felt quite well; and when he lost, he al ways explicitly attributed this to bad play. And th i s while he was usually under a doctor's care !

"Colle was not sentimental. He bore his sufferings as someth ing quite pr ivate and of minor importance. He asked for no special consideratio n , he was always in good humor and a boon companion in company; but at the board he was a relentless fighter gu i ded by a really ideal sense of duty and sportsmanship. All his games were hard-fought, and lengthy, difficult and tiri n g games were part of his style. Only h is stupendo us will-power carried him through these ga mes. His spiri t ruled his body." *

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Edgard Colle was born on May 18, 1897 and died on April 20, 1932. During his relatively short life he played many beautiful games, and the best of them have been gathered together in the present volume.

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Sicilian Defence

Margate 1923

(International Amateur Tournament) G. C. A. OSKAM

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P-K4

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P-Q4

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P-B5, RxB!

P-QB4 P-K3 PXP

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B-Kt3

Q-K2

E.COLLE

Kt-K2

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Not 17

P-B4

PxB

P-R5 RxB Kt-B6ch

Position after Black's 19th move

Kt-KB3

In Colle's early games we find occasional examples of this (Mar­ shall) variation, which must have appealed to him because of its adventurous nature. 6 B-Kt5 7 P-KKt3 8 B-Kt2

B-K3

Kt-B3 P-KR3!

Allowing White to win the QP; he aims at rapid development. 9 BxKt 10 KtxP

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not 10 BxP? BxB; 11 KtxB , Q -B6; 12 Kt-B7ch, K-Q2; 13 KtxR, QxRch and White's Kt can­ not be extricated. But

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P-KR4!

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is in no hurry to regain the P, having a strong arrack in prospect. 14 15

Kt-B3 Kt-K4

Kt-K4! Q-B4!

So t hat if 16 KtxB, RxB! 17 Kt­ Q3, P-R5 w i th a winning game.

If now 20 K-Kt2, KRPxP; 21 Qx Kt, Q-R6ch and mate next move. 20

K-Rl

QRPxP!

Beuer than 20 . . . KRPxP; 21 BPxP, RxPch? 22 QxR, KtxQ; 23 RxQ, RxR; 24 Kt-Q6ch winning. 21 Q R-Bl c h 22 R-B3

K-Ktl

KtxP!

The Kt is tabu, for if 23 KxKt, PXP dbl ch; 24 KxP (24 K-Ktl, R-R8 ch!), Q-R6ch ; 25 K-B4, R-B4 mate. 23

P-KKt4

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KtxP

P-B3 would have prolonged the game . 15

Colle's Cb(,ss MasltM'pieces

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QxKtch! This is the earliest

available game of Colle's which il­

Kt-Kt3 Kt-R4 15

lustrates his dashing attacking style.

16 B-Q3

17 B-Kt1 2.

A g oo d move;

Indian Def.ence

1 P-Q4

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Kt-KB3

3 P-B4 An

exce

Kt-KB3 P-Q3 B-B4

pressure on

K5, so that White finds if not impossi ble to play P-K4. Ag ai nst the more pre­ cise 2 P-QB4, P-Q3; 3 Kt-QB3, B-B4 would be inferior because of P-KKt3, B-Kt2 and P-K4 (Alek­ ,

hine-Janowski, New York 1924). 5

B-B4 6 P-KR3 7 P-K3

P-KR3 QKt-Q2 P-B3 Q-R4

. Black has already obtained a satis­ factory game, and is now prepared to advance his KP.

P-K4 B-K2 R-Q1 0-0

10 B-K2

0-0

course is now to play for a Q side advance with P-R3 and P-QKt4. The following man­ White's best

euvers only waste 12

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Q4 for his

pieces. P-R4!

P-B5 21 Q-K1

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Better was B-Kt3-K1

PXP and

threatening

B-R5. White forgets that

his QB is buried alive by the

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Ps on black squares. 21

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. . . B-Kt3 .

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P-Kt3 Kt-Q2 QxKtP

R-B1! comman d. ing position in the ce nte r by . . . P-B4 and thus practically forci ng White's reply, after which Black's 24 Q-B3 Threatening to obtai n

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KB obtains a beautiful diagonal. 25 Kt-B5

8 Kt-Q2 9 B-R2 11

PxKt

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llent move which Reri used

4 Kt-B3

P-K5

Kt-Kt3! White's best reply

He does not fear P-Kt4, for by

to play with good results; it exerts it difficult,

Q-B2

18 KtxKr

E.COLLE

S. FONTEIN

Q-Kt3

is probably Kt-Q2.

S(heveningen 1923 DR. G.

B-B1

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time.

KR-Kl

KtxKt PxKt Q-Kt4 27 B- R4 R-K3! Not 27 . B-Kt2; 28 B-B6. If now 28 B-B6? BxBP. 28 P-QKt 4 B-Kt2 29 Q-Kt3 R-R1 Threatening to win a P by . Q­ R5. 26

.

.

.

30 B-B2

P Q5 ! -

.

Scheveningen Q-R3

31 P-R4

1923

17

White does not realize th e impor­

32 PXP

BxPch

tance

33 K-R1

P-K6!

loses quickly, but if 41 Q-B4, Qx

Forcing the exchange of Bs, after which White must create another weakness in his P posit ion. PxB

34 BxB 35 P-R5

QR-K1

36 R-KB3

R-K5

37 Q-B2

Obtain i ng

a

R-Kt3

strongly

centralized

position. 38 B-K1

Q-R1!

39 Q-K2

Q-Q1

Preventing

40 B-B3, which would be answ ere d by 40 ... BxB; 41 RxB, Q-Q7; 42 R-B2, QxP (not 42 ... QxR?! 43 QxQ, P-K7; 44 QxR! P x Q; 45 R-K3) and White cannot play 43 RxP because of 43

of the blockad'?!

Q; 42 RxQ, K-B1; 43 P-R4, K­ K2; 44 P-Kt3, K-K3; 45 K-Kt2, K-Q4;

Black

46

R(Kt3)-K3 P-K7!

41 . . . .

For if 42 RxP, Q-K3!! . . . R(Kt3)-K3;

43

(not 42

R-Kt3ch);

43 RxR, PxR! 44 P-B5, PxR! wins.

Nor can White play

K-R 2 (be.

42

cause of 42 ... R-K6!); but 42 Q-B4 was relatively best, although

leading to

a los t ending. R-K6!

42 R-Kt3

White re s ign s , for if 43 R; 44 Q-B4, RxP mate

RxRch,

Px

A game in which Colle displays masterly posi tion judgment. 3.

39th

R-QB2,

must eventually win.

. . . Q-Kt8ch.

Position after Black's

The text

.

E n glish Ope n ing

S�heveningen 1923

move

E. COLLE

.1

D R . A. G. OLLAND

P-K4

P-QB4

2 Kt-QB3

Kt-KB3

3 P-KKt3

P-Q4

ope ning into a Sici. lian Defence with colors reversed; Black must pl a y particularly well, in order to make up for the missing tempo. In the sequel, however, Bla ck proves to be wholly unable to solve this problem Turni ng the

.

4 PxP

40 R QB 2 41 Q-Q3 -

Q-Q4

5 B-Kt2 6 Kt-R3!

KtxP Kt - Kt3

Colle's

18

Ch.ess

A departure from the usual Kt-B3, so as to be able to open the KB file without delay. B-K2 6 . . . . Kt-B3 7 0-0 BxKt 8 P-B4! A rather pointless exchange which giv es White's KB tremendous

Masterpieces but Black would have done better retract his previous move and play . . . Kt-K4. 18 Kt-Kt5! The winning move: Black must now lose at l east the exchange. 18 . . . K-Ktl to

.

Position

after Black's

18th mo ve

scope.

0-0 9 Bx B P- Q3 B-B4ch 1 1 K-R l Q-K2 1 2 Kt-K4 QR-Ql 13 PxP KtxP Colle's play has been a model of hypermodern strategy: by advanc­ ing both BPs he has brought about the complete disappearance 0 f Black's P center. K-Rl 14 Q-Kt3! B-Kt5 was threatened. 15 B-B4 Continuing the attack on Black's KB2. Black should have neutral­ ized this pressure by .. . P-KB3; instead he adopts a continuation which is tricky but inadequate. 10

15 . . . .

B-Q5

Black's immediate intention is prob­ ably to answer 16 P-K3 with 16 ... KtxQP; 17 QxKt (Q3 ) , Bx KtP etc. 16 B Q 2 Kt-Kt3? Feeble; ... P-KB3 was still in order. -

17 R-B5!

White

was

B-K4 threatening B-QKr4,

19 KtxBP! R-Q4?! desperate move which is as good as anything else! Of course if 1 9 .. . RxKt; 20 RxR, QxR ; 21 B­ K6 wins. 20 KrxB KtxKt 21 P-K4 Kt (Kt3) -B5 Black vainly ho pes to bring off a little "swindle." 22 PxR RxR 23 BxR KrxB 24 P-Q6 dis ch Resigns For after 24 ... KtxQ; 25 PxQ he will be a R down; likewise a fter 24 ... Q-B2; 25 QxQch, K rxQ; 26 P x P! A

-�-

Hasting! 1923-4 4.

Indian Defence

Hastings 1923-24

(Christmas Tournament) F. D. YATES

E. COLLE

1 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 3 4

Kc-QB3 P-K4

Kt-KB3 P-KKt3 P-Q3 B-Kt2

5 P-B4 The Four Pawns Attack-popular ac the t i me this game w as playe d , but rarely adopted in recent years. 0-0 5 . . . . Kt-B3 6 Kt-B3 This move, sugg ested by Burn, was much in favor with English players, the idea being to provoke P-Q5 . Strong er, h owever, is 6 . . . P­ B4! 7 P-Q5 (7 PxP, Q-R4! but not 7 . . . PxP; 8 QxQ, RxQ; 9 P­ K5 -+- ) , P-K3; 8 B-K2 (or 8 B­ Q3, PxP; 9 BPxP, Q-Kt3! 1 0 B­ B2, P-BS; 11 Q-K2, R-Kl -+- as in a game Colle-Euwe, Rotterdam 1926), PxP; 9 BPxP, P-QR3; 10 P-QR4, R-Kl; 1 1 Q-B2 (11 Kt­ Q2, Kt-Kt5!

-+-

7 P-Q5

) , Q-K2

::::j:.

Kc-Ktl

QKt-Q 2 8 B-Q3 Kt-Kt5 9 B-K3 L ea ding [Q complications whidl evenrually turn out to his disadvan­ rage, but after 9 .. . P-K4; 10 PxP, PxP; 1 1 Q-K2 followed by 0-0-0 (Bogoljubow-T hom as, Carlsbad 1923), White has a prom­ ising attack.

19

10 B-Q 2

Kt-B4 P-K4 12 P-KR3 Kt-B3 13 PXP PxP For if 14 KtxP, KKtxP! 11 B-B2

14 B-K3 15 Q -Q 2

Q-K2

Kt-R4

Th e P-B4. Preparing for. game beco m es extremely interesti ng from this point on. 16 P-KKt4 Kt-B5! If now 17 BxKt, PxB; 18 QxP, P­ B4!

P-B4

17 0-0-0

A risky move, but i n dispensable Black

is to free his

if

game.

IS KtPxP PxP 19 QR-Ktl PxP A mistake ; relativel y better was 19 ... KtxKP; 20 KBxKt; ( st ronger than 20 KtxKt, PxKt; 21 BxKP, B-B4 ! ), PxB; 21 QKtxP, B-B4; 22 Kt -Kt3 -+-. The Field points out that 19 . . . K-Rl is refuted by 20 RxB! KxR; 21 Kt xP! and if now 21 . . . Kt-Kc3 (21 ... Q xKt? 22 B-Q4); 22 B-R6dl re-· gaining the ex c hange with a P ahead and the s u perior position. 20 KKtxP! QxKt H o pin g for 21 B-Q4? Kt(B4)-Q6 ch; 22 BxKt, QxB etc. R-Kl!? 21 BxQKt Or 21 ... R-B2; 22 BxKP, KtKt3 (22 ... B-Q2? 23 B-Q4, Q-Q3; 24 P-BS winning a piece, or 22 . .. K-Rl; 23 ltxB, RxR;

Colle's

20

Chess

24 B-Q4, Q-Q3; 25 P-B5, Q­ KR3; 26 B-K5 and wins) ; 23 Bx Kt, PxB; 24 RxP

Masterpieces

The text should also win easily.

25 B-Q4

Best: if 22 B-Q4?

P-K6! (not 22 . Kt-Q6ch? 23 QxKt, PxQ; 24 BxQ, RxB; 25 BxP -+-); 23 Q-Ql, P-K7! 24 Q-Q2, QxB! 25 QxQ, P-K8 = Qch and Black comes out ..

Subsequent analysis showed that 25

RxBch! was stronger, e. g. 25 . .

. QxR; 26 R-K tl , B-Kt3; 27 B-Q4, Q-R2 (27 ... Q-B2; 28 Q-R6) ; 28 Q-Kt5 etc .

a piece ahead.

25 . .

22 . ; . . must

gain

B-B4

24 RxP

22 BxKP

He

PxB

23 . . . .

-+-.

Kt-Kt3 time

threat of B-Q4.

against

the

If 22 ... K­

wins. Position after Black's 22nd

..

B xR

26 BxQ

RxB

One would think that the game is easily won for White because of his considerable preponderance of ma­

Rl; 23 RxB!

move

Yet the winning process is

terial.

exceedingly difficult, if at all pos­ sible, because of Black's control of the

K file,his excellently posted Bs,

and the Whi te Kt's lack of mobility.

27 R-Ktl

K-R2

28 Q-Kt2

B-R3ch

29

K-Ql

R-KKtl

Threatening .. . B-R4ch. 30 Q-R2 A

Another advantageous continuation is

23 R-Kt5! in order

CO

gain a

tempo for doubling the Rs.

For

example:

23 R-Kt5! Q-B5; 24 QxQ, Ktx Q; 25 KR-Kt1 and wins. II 23 R-Kt5! Q-B3 (23 . .. B­ R3? 24 RxKtch); 24 KR-Kt1, K­ B2; 25 Q-Kt2! and wins. I

. R-K6-Q6ch.

31 Q-Kt3 32 Q-B3

B-B4

Probably

23 BxKt

R (Ktl) -K1

new threat:

Kt3

R-KBl?

timel'ressure.

. , . B­

(threatening ... R-K6

well as . .. B-R4) forced

as

would have

Q-Kt3, with a draw by re­

pition of moves in prospect. The text threatens co win the Q by . . . B-B7ch, but Colle finds an excel­ lent reply. For

B-Kt3 33 R-K1! if 33 . . . B-B7ch; 34 KxB,

Harlings 1923-4

RxR (34 ... RxQ; 35 RxR -+-); 35 Q-Q3ch, K-Rl; 36 Q-Q4ch with a won ending. 34 Q-Kt4! Not 34 QxR? RxRch. 34 . . . R(K4) -B4 If 34 . . . B-R4; 35 RxR. 35 R-K7ch R(Bl)-B2 36 RxRch RxR 37 Q-K6 With 37 Kt-K4! R-B5; 38 Q-Q7 ch, R B2; 39 Q-K6 (The Field), Colle could have won. Now the game is only a d raw R-B6! 37 .. .. If now 38 Kt-K4, R-Q6ch; 39 K­ B2, R-K6 and White must take a draw by perpetual check. B-Q6! 38 P-B5 Forcing the draw. K-Rl 39 Q-Q7ch K-R2 40 Q-K8ch K-Ktl 41 Q-K7ch K-R2 42 Q-K6ch 43 Q-Q7ch K-Rl K-R2 44 Q-K8ch 45 Q-K7ch K-Ktl K-R2 46 Q-K6ch Drawn. A fascinating game. .

-

.

Queen's Gambit Declined

5.

(in effect)

Hastings 1923-24

(Christmas Tournament) E. C O L L E

1 2

P-Q4 Kt-KB3

DR. M. EU WE

P-Q4 Kt-KB3

21

B-B4 3 P-K3 A favorite method of. avoid ing the Colle System. P-B3 4 P-B4 4 . . P-K3, for a l ong time con­ sidered bad, can also be played, for if 5 Q-Kt3, Kt-B3; 6 P-B5 (6 Qx P,. Kt-QKt5), Q-Bl! 7 B-Kt5, Kc­ Q2 (Colle-Nimzowitsch, Frankfort 1930). 5 Kt-B3· P-K3 6 B-Q3 BxB Tartakower expresses a preference here for 6 . . .B-Kt3,maintaining the pressure on White's K4. .

7 QxB 8 0-0 9 P-K4 10 KtxP

QKt-Q2 B-Q3 'PxKP KtxKt

11

0-0 QxKt Thus far identical with the 8th game of the Lasker-Capablanca Match, wh i ch continued 12 B-Q2, Q-B3; 13 B-B3, Q-Kt3; 14 QxQ, RPxQ-both players evidently be­ ing averse from bloodshed! 12 B-Kt5! first suggested by Griin­ feld in his w ork on the Queen's Gambit. The present game exem­ plifies its introd uct ion into mas te r practice. A fi n esse

B-K2 12. . .. 12... Q-B2? 13 P-B5; while after 12... Kt-B3; 13 Q-R4 followed by QR-QI White's po s ition is superior. Not

Colle's

22

Chess

Maste,.piee,es

R-Kl 13 B-Q2! Q-B2 14 B-B3 15 QR-Bl The R move is out of place; QR-Ql would be more p recise. In a game Griinfeld-te Koiste, Baden-Baden 1925,

the

continuation

was

KR-Kl, Kt-B3;

16 Q-K2, P-KR3; QR-Ql, P-B4; 18 P-Q5, PxP; 19 PxP, B-Q3; 20 Q-B4 and White won easilv. QR-Ql 15 .... Kt-Bl 16 KR-Kl 17 P-KR4! With thi s by no means obvious move, Colle egi ns the a5sault on the Black K. If now 17 . . P-QB4; 18 PxP,BxP; 19 Q-Kt4, b

.

Kt-Kt3; Q-B5 !) 17

20 P-KKt3 B-Bl;

,

.

21

Hoping to

by

Kt-Kt4 , where the Kt soon takes

dominating .

his B

22 P-Q6! Bx QP ; 23 RxB,RxR; 24 Q-K5, or 22 P-Q6! RxQP; 23 RxR, BxR; 24 Q-Q4 Black can­ not reply 21 ... P-KB4? because of 22 Q-K5, winning out right .

.

Hence the QP must be caprured. 21 ..

QxBP; 21

. PxP RxP

22

BPxP PxP B-Q3

the game,

Euwe

confessed

that he had not foreseen his op­

be

useless.

23 .. . Kt-Q2; 24

Q-Q4

of and

23

.

.

. RxR;

24 QxR,

Kt-K3;

25 Kt-R6ch! (a) 25 .. . PxKt; P-B3; 27

26 Q-K5, QxKtch, QxQ; 28

RxQ+.

if 20

KtxBch� PxKt; 22

line

II 23 ... Kt-K3; 24 R-KR5!

I II

B-K2

for

He had,

satisfactory

wins.

play P-B5? af­

would

no

however, play: I

The BP is "untouchable," ...

etc.

approaches to Black's K. The threat

Q-Kt3

to

be

is

19 QR-Ql Q-R3 Optimistic. It would have been rather better to re treat ... B-K2. 20 Kt-Kt4

likewise

21 Kt-R6ch,

This dynamic move opens up all the

post.

. . .

Te m pti ng White ter which

of

ponent's brilliant reply.

18 Kt-R2!

18

PxKt; 22 QxB 21 P-Q5!

23

In order to drive away the B

up a

would

dangerous because

After

the long diagonal.

.

beieff) .

-+-.

B-B3

guard

23 Q-R5)

20 . . . BxP

(20 P-R5,

P-R5

. . .

If (af ­ . . R-Q2; 24 P-Q5, P-K4; 25 R-Q4! ($oultan­ ter

15

17

all these threats coalescing

Q-R6,

into an irresistible attack.

(b)

25 .

and wins,

Q-Kt4ch, K-R 1; 23 Q-R5 threat­

Q x Pch

ening QxP or P-Q5 or R-K3, or

.

.

for

.

K-Bl;

26 Q-R5!

if 26 . .. PxKt; 27

followed by RxKt, and

..Kt-Ql; 27 Kt-B5,

or

if 26

26 . . .

Paris

P-KKt3; 27 Q-K5 etc. beieff).

Soultan­

Position af'et' Black's

move

23

1924 6.

I n d i a n Defence

Paris 1 924

23rd

E. C O L L E

C. B E H TI N G

P-Q4 Kt-KB3 P-Q3 2 Kt-KB3 3 P-B4 P-KKt3 4 Kt-B3 B-Kt2 QKt-Q2 5 P-KKt3 The maneuver . .. Kt-B3; 6 P-Q5, Kt-QKtl followed by . . QKt-Q2 ( strongly recommended by Amos B u rn ) enjoyed an ephemeralpopu­ larity at this time, but subs eque ntly turned out to be of little value. 1

.

24

R-KKt5! wi thout

Leaving Black

resource,

for if:

I 24 . .. Kt-Kt3; 25 QxRch RxQ; 26 RxRch, B-B 1; 27 P-R5, P-R3; 28 PxKt! PxR; 29 Kt,

R6ch!! and w ins II 24 . B-R 7ch!? (in order to guard against the fatal check of the Kt) ; 25 KxB, RxQ; 26 RxPch, K-R1; 27 RxR, R-B 1 ; 28 R-Kt6 dis ch co ming out a R ahead. .

.

24

.

. . . 25 Kt-R 6ch 26 BxP mate .

With this

of

game the fiery elegan ce attacki ng play became the ch ess wo rld .

Colle's

known to

RxQ K-R1

6 B-Kt2 P-K4 7 P-K3 A superfluous move which mi ght induce a weaknes s later on on the white squares. 7 . . . .

0-0 P-B3 R-K1 Q-B 2

8 0-0 9 P-Kt3 10 B-Kt2 11 R-Bl

Pre ventin g ... P-K5; 12 Kr-Q2, P-Q4; 13 PxP, PxP; because of 1 4 KtxQP and 15 Kt B 7 B -R3 11 . . A gesture . .. Kt-Bl 1 2 Q-B2 B-Kt5 1 3 KR-Q 1 Black has made plausib le develop­ ing moves, but his positio n is such that he cannot fo rmulate an y las t ing plan. 14 Px:P! Calculat,ing on the weakness of the -

.

.

.

­

Colle's

24 hostile black

s quares,

Chess Masterpieces

particularly

Q6.

B-R3

31 P-E4

A vai n attempt to obtain counter

14 . . . . 15 P-KR3 16 Q-K2 1 7 RxR!

PxP

play.

B-B4

Position after Black's 3 1st move

QR-Ql QxR

18 R-Ql

Q-B2

1 9 P-KKt4!

B-K5

Forced by the threat of P-Kt5. 20 KtxB

KtxKt

21 Q-B2

Kt-Kt4

22 Kt-Q2

B-Kt2

�

23 P-B5!

Colle s pl ay f rom the 14th move has '

has secu re d

con­ trol of Q6 and his powerful Bs have undisputed sway over the boar d . been

masterly; he

2 3 .. . .

R-Ql

24 Kt-B4

RxRch

25 QxR

26 Q-Q6! Q-Bl of Qs would lose

P

a

at once. 27 Q-K7

Q-Q2

Wh ite ' s favor, Black can­

not avoid it, for if 27 ... Kt-Q2; 28 Kt-Q6, Q-B2; 29 P-KR4 or

wins;

if 27 ... Kt-B2; 28 QxKtch! 28 QxQ 29 P-Kt4 30 Kt-R5

KtxQ Kt-B2

Kt-Ql Black has JUSt managed to p rot ect himself adequately; if now 31 KtxKtP, Ktx K t; 32 BxBP, KtxP etc.

'

. 32 P-KKt5!

B-Kt2

Or 32 . .. BPxP; 3 3 PxKP, B­ Kt2; 34 P-K6! KtxKP ( forced, if 34 . BxB; 35 P-K7! wins, while if 34 ... Kt�B3; 35 P-K7 followed by BxKt etc.); 35 BxB, KxB; 36

KtxKtP, Kt-K4; 37 Kt­

R5 with a winning game. 3 3 B-R3!

Although the exchange of Qs is

much in

..t.

..

P-B 3

The exchange

•

34

It is useless 35

PxBP

KtxKtP to

Kt-B2

try 34 . .. KtxKt;

BxP, KrxP as the BP

is

now

"over-protected.' ,

35 KPxP

PXP

36 BxP

White has obtained an overwhelm­ ing array of Ps on the Q side. 36 . . . . 37 PxP

Kt-B3 KtxP

38B-KKt2 Kt(B3)-K5

Paris

On

3 . . . .

3 9 :a.xKt 39 P-R4,

piece by . . .

25

1924

Black

rescues

B-Q 5 ch

the

.

Knill 39 . . . . B-K4 40 P-B6 41 P-Kt5 41 B-Kt2, B-Kt1; 42 B-Q4, K­ B2; 43 K-Kt2! (not 43 BxP? and .the B reca p tures with a check), K-K2; 44 P-QR4 leads to much the same conclusion.

41 42 B-Kt4 43 K-Kt2 44 P-QR4 45 Kt-B 5ch Or 45 ... Kt; 47 B-B5, B-Ktl;

K-B2 B-B2 P-KR3 K-K3 KtxKt

P-Q4 to prevent his op­ ponent from occupying the center with P-K4. The text is likely to lead to a weakening of the black squares if Black does not pla y care­ fu ll y. Black wishes

4 P-KR3 With the double purpose of re­ strain ing the hosti le QB and guard­ ing agains t ... Kt-R4; although Alekhine considers the move super­ fluous.

B-Kt2 4 . . . P-B3 5 B-B4 Better th an 5 . .0-0; 6 P--K3, P-B4; 7 PxP, Q-R4; 8 Kt-Q2! Qx BP; 9 Kt-Kt3, Q-Kt3; 10 B-K5! 48 BxP. P-K3; 1 1 Kt-Kt5 etc. and Black B-Kt1 46 BxKt is weak on the black squares (Capa­ BxP 47 P-B7 blanca-Yates, New York 1 924). Res i gns 48 BxP He must lose the B for the KtP. With the text, Colle commits him­ self to pla ying ... This game contains some fine posi­ game will be hopelessly cramped. tional play on Colle's part. 7.

I n dian Defence

Paris 1924 S. R OSSEL L I D E L T U RCO

E. CO LLE

1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 P-KKt3 2 Kt-KB3 3 Kt-B3 This continuation is not so strong as P-B4, bu r was fashionable for some time after the New York Tournament, where it was pla ye d with fair

success.

.

6 P-K 3 0-0 QKt-Q2 7 B-Q3 R-K1 8 0-0 Black goes after his objective ( . P-K4) in consistent fashion. 9 B-R2 9 P-K4 would yield an even game after 9 ... PxP; 1 0 KtxP, KtxKt; 11 BxKt, Q-Kt3! (bur not 11 P-K4; 1 2 PxP, KtxP; 1 3 KtxKt, QxQ; 14 QRxQ, BxKt; 15 BxB, RxB; 16 R-Q8ch, K-Kt 2 ; 17 B­ B3, R-QB4; 18 P-B3, P-Kt3; 19 .

.

.

Colle's

26

R-Kl

Chess

Mast�rpieces

distinctly the better gam�, White's

+),

Kt-R4 , 10 P-KKt4 If! order to p revent , , , P-K4, but the t e xt is in adequ at e for the pur­ pose, Correct was 10 Kt-K5, 9 '

w he reupon neither

,

posi tion being full of glaring weak­ nesses on th e K side. KtxP

1 5 PxP

Position after Black's 15th move

, , KtxKt nor

be satisfactory, as the retreat of the Kt from R4 would be cut off. And if 10 , , , P­ QB4!? 11 B-K2! (bette r than 11 KtxQP, KtxKt; 12 PxKt, QxKt; 13 P-KKt4), KKt-B3; 12 P -B4 , Q-'­ Kt 3; 1 3 R-Ktl+.

, , , P-B3 would

KKt -B3

10 . . .. 11 R-Kl?

A perfectl y pointless move.

must

at

al l

.

costS

Whi te

prevent...

P-K4, since this move refutes his

whole openi'1g s tra teg

y.

now

If

16

BxKt, BxB;

17

P-B4

Black would reply ...Q-R 5!

I

The text

18 PxB, Q-Kt6ch;

19

K-Bl

obviously conrributes nothing to the

( 19 K-Rl, K-Kt2), BxP; 20 Q­

solution of this problem, and seems

Q2

rather

com ic al in conjunction with

(20 Q-Bl, RxP and there is

no thi ng

to be

done

against

the

[ile previous forceful move.

threat of ... R-R4) , B-R6ch; 2 1

be tter was 1 1 Kt-K5 and 11 . .. P-K R4; 12 P-Kt5, Kt­ R 2 ; 13 P -K R 4 etc. 11 . . . . P-KR4!

K-K2, Q-Kt5ch; 2 2 K-B2, Q-Kt7

Relatively

if

If now 12 P-Kt5, Kt-R2 followed by .. . P-K4.

PxP

12 Kt-K5

Forcing White's reply, since

13 PxP

would lose a P.

13 14 After

KtxP (Kt4) PxKt

this

advance

mate. II

18

B-K2, Q-Kt6ch;

Bl, K-Kt2; 20 PxB, B3,

R-R7 and 16 P -B3

P-K4 Colle obtains

21 B­

wins.

B-R3

17 B-KB4

Seemingly

refuting

Colle's

last

move, but K-Kt2 was preferable.

17 . . . . K{xKt

19 K­

R-R1;

A surprise!

If now

Q-B3!

18 BxB, Ktx

Pch; 19 K-Kt 2, BxP; 20 R-KB1, Q-Rl! 21 RxKt, QxB and Black

Meran

1924

27

should win. 18

8.

Meran 1924

P-Kt5

As will soon become apparent, this move is based on a miscalculation, but after 18 BxKt, QxB; 19 P-B4, (20 P-Kt5 20 K-Kt2 Q-Q3; transposes into the actual continua­ tion) , P-Q5 ! Black would still have a far superior game. 18 . . . .

BxKt 20 P-B4 19

BxP QxB Q-Q3!

A simple resource which saves the piece, for W h it e cannot go in for 21 PxB, Q- K t6ch; 22 K-Bl, B­ R6ch and mate next move. White evi dently overlooked this possibility when pl aying his 18th move. 21 22 23 24 25

Q-B3 K-Kt2 R-R1 QR-Kl QxQ

S icilian Defence

B-B3 K-Kt2 Q-K3 Q-Kt5ch BxQ

L. M IL I A N I

E . COLLE

P-K4 P-QB4 P-QB4 2 Kt-QB3 Kt-Q5 3 Kt-KB3 White would obtain a good game if allowed to p lay P-Q4. P-KKt3 4 Kt-B3 5 P-QKt3 Poor play: the B obviously has no future on Kt2. Correct was 5 Ktx Kt, PxKt; 6 Kt-K2, B-Kt2; 7 P­ Q3 followed by P-KKt3 and B-Kt2 with a normal development. 1

5. . . . B-Kt2 6 B-Kt2 P-Q3 PxKt 7 KtxKt P-K4 8 Kt-K2 9 Kt-Kt3 The Kt has no future here. P-Kt3 etc, was somewhat better. Kt-R3 Kt-B3 as he wishes to ad­ vance on the BP shortly. 9 . . . .

Not . .

following phase offers no diffi­ culties, as Black's Bs, coupled with White's in ferior P p os i t i o n and ma­ terial disadvantage, must soon de­ cide the issue. There followed: 26 K-Kt3, B-Q2; 27 Kt -Q l R­ R1; 28 P-B3, QR-K l; 29 K-B3, P-B4! 30 Kt-B2, B-KR5; 31 QR­ KKtl, P-B5; 32 B-B2, B-QB3; 33 R-R2, P-Q5 dis eh; White resigns.

The

,

.

10 B-Q3 White's Bs are

beautifully posted!

0-0 . . . P-B4 P-KR4? 12 Q-K2 He should at least play P-B3, al­ tho ugh after . . . P-B5 hi s posi­ tion would be unenviable. 10

.

11

P--B5 P-B6! A powerful mo ve which White should have foreseen. 12 .. . 13 Kt-Bl .

Colle's Chess Masterpieces

28

R-B5 1 4 PXP P-KKt4 1 5 P-R5 P-Kt5 ! 1 6 Kt-R2 White's "best" reply to this vigor­ ous move was 1 7 0-0-0. 1 7 K txP 18 PxK t 19 Q B 1 20 R-R2 21 B-K2 -

9.

E . C O LL E

Position after Black's 2 2 nd move .

E. SA P I R A

1

P-QB4 P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB 3 Kt -B3 P-Q3 P-Q4 QKt-Q2 B-Kt5 More usual is P-K4 or P-KKt3 . The text, in conjunction with White's next move, con s ti tu tes a sim ple and straightforward line of play wh i ch shows that White is con­ te n t to rely on his superio r middle game p lay. 2 3 4 5

KtxKt BxP Q-B3 R-KB1

This move could be called suicidal were it not for the faa that the maneuver . . . B-R3-Kt4-R5 would be eq ual ly fatal for Whi te . 21 . . . . RxKP 2 2 P-B3 BxBP

I n d ia n Defe nce ( i n effect)

Belgiarl Championship 1925

5 . . B K2 6 P-K3 P-B3 Kt-Kt5 7 Q-B2 T 11 e alternati v e is . . . P-KR3 (wh ich would make castl i ng o n this w i ng risky, as White could castle Q ' s i de and then advance his K side Ps) , or . 0-0 (which Black is u n w i l l i ng to play until he has ascer. tai ned his ad vers ary s views on the subj ect ) . The normal continuation wou ld no w be 8 BxB, QxB; 9 P- KR 3 . .

.

.

-

.

'

Kt-R7?! 8 P KR 3 More ori g inal than good ; bur if 8 BxB; 9 PxK t P-KR3; 10 0-

23 P-R6 After 23 R-B 2, BxB ; 24 RxQ, BxQ dis ch White would come out a R down. 23 . . BxB 24 QxQ B-R4 dis ch 25 K B l RxQch Resign s .

-

.

.

.

.

,

0-0 + .

KtxKtch 9 BxB QxB 1 0 PxKt Kt -B3 11 0-0-0 B lack is far from bein g ou t of his d iffi cu lties; he is afraid to c astle be.

Belgian Championship

cause of the open Kt file, and be­ gins to p rep are for . . . 0-0-0which plan Colle at once nips in the bud.

1925

29

Position after Blacks' 1 7th move

PxP 1 2 PxP must allow t:he opening of the file, for after 1 2 . QxP the QP wo ul d be weak.

He

P-KKt3 13 R-Ktl Now Black intends . . . B-Q2 with a view to . . . 0-0-0. Hence Colle's next move. B-K3 1 4 Q-Kt3 15 R-Kt5 This move is the prelude to a fa r s ight e d sacrifice of the exchange.

­

II 18 . . . 0-0-0 ; 19 R-QR5 ! and the R is immune from capture. 19

Kt-Q6ch

better was . K K2 al though White would still obtain a dangerous attack by advancing the KBP and KP.

1 5 . ... P-KR3 Al lo w ing the combination; a sa fe r course was 1 5 . . . B B 4 ; 16 p­ KR4 ( 16 P-K4 ? KtxP! ) , P-KR3 etc.

Somewhat

Q-B2 16 RxKP! Not . . . Kt-Q2 at o nce because of

The most obvious

-

QxP.

17 P-B4 Kt-Q 2 White cannot s ave the exchange now, for if 18 R-K4, Kt-B4. (See diagram next column)

18 Kt-K4 ! KtxR Colle points out that Black cannot bri ng his K to a safe position : I 1 8 . . . 0-0; 19 RxKt! Bx R ; 20 Kt-B6ch, K-Kt2 ; 2 1 Q-B 3 ! and wins, for examp le 2 1 . . . Kx Kt; 2 2 R-K 8 dis ch, K-B4 ; 2 3 B­ Q3 mate.

K-B l .

20 PxKt -

ly good; . . P-B 3 .

.

.

-

,

P-QKt4

move, but hard. R-Q 1 fo llowed by was i n o rder. .

2 1 Q-B 3 !

A powerful reply which stre ngthe ns the effect of the i n ten de d advance of the center Ps in view of the poten ­

tial threat of P-K6. 21 . . . . 2 2 P-B4 23 BxP

PXP Q-Kt3 BxB?

was in order and of­ ftred the beSt defensive chances . The tex t loses quickly. . KR-Kt l

2 4 KtxB

Q-B 2

Col/e's

30

Chess Masterpieces

24 . . . Q-B4; 2 5 R�Q7 ( t hreat­ RxPch) , R-R2 ; 26 P-Kt4, Q-Kt4; 2 7 P-K6, R-Kl ( Wh i te threatened to w in by P-K7ch) ; 28 P-K7ch, RxP; 29 R-Q8ch, R-Kl ; 30 RxRch, KxR; 3 1 Kt-Q6ch etc. 2 5 P-K6 R-R2 26 R- Q 7 Resigns For if 26 . . . Q-Kt l ; 2 7 Q-B6 etc . If

eni ng

1 0.

R et i

Open i n g

Baden.Baden 1 92.5

�

R �T I

� COLLE

P-Q4 pl ayed 1 P­ KKt 3 every time he had the White pi eces. As a rule hi s o pponents rep l i ed . . . P-K4, the continua­ tion agai nst Siimisch being 2 P-Q4 PxP; 3 QxP, Kt-QB 3 ; 4 Q-QR4 1 P-KKt3 At Baden-Baden Reti

etc.

P-QB'3 2 B-Kt2 PxP 3 P-QB4 At first sight this move seems in­ consistent with Black's previous move, which generally aims at sup­ po rting the QP. Bu t as w i ll be seen from the further course of the game, Colle is pu rsuing a definite plan : the neutralization of White's all-po werful KB. 4 Kt-Q R 3 B-K 3 5 Q-B2 P-KKt3 Naturally noc 5 . P-QKt4 ? 6 KtxKtP etc. 6 KtxP B-Kt2 7 Kt- B 3 QK t-Q2

It would have been more precise to play . . . P-KR3 directly, for 8 or 1 0 Kt-Kt 5 ! would bave been a t roubl esome move for Black to meet.

S 0-0 Kt-Kt3 9 KtxKt PxKt 10 P- Q3 P-R3 " 1 1 B-Q2 Q-B l Beginning th e counter-attack. The game now becomes ext remely inter­ ' esting. Di srega rdi ng Black's efforts to work up a K s id e demonstration Reti goes right ahead with his posi­ tional plans on the other wi ng.

1 2 B-B3 Kt-B3 Now one would expect 1 3 R-Kl (or pe rhaps 1 3 KR-B l ) in o rde r to answer 1 3 . B'-R6 with 1 4 B-R l . 1 3 Kt-Q 2 Laske r suggests

B-R6 1 3 " . . . P-QKt4,

in o rder to fores tall the invasion of White's Kt; but after 14 Kt-K4, B-R6; 1 5 KtxKtch, PxKt ( 1 5 . . . BxKt; 1 6 BxB, PxB ; 1 7 Q-B 3 + ) ; 1 6 B -Kt4 ! ; White clearly has the better of it. The fo regoi ng note i s i m po rtant as showing that Co ll e ' s j udgment was not at fault when he deci ded to go in for the attack instead of p l ayi ng a defensive game.

14 Kt-B4 1 5 P-QR4 Di reaed against 15 . . . . 1 6 Q-Q2

R-R3 P-QKt4 .

P-R4 P-R5

Baden-Baden 1925 A simpler course would have been 1 6 . . . BxB ; 1 7 KxB, P-R5 ; 1 8 Q-K3, Q-Ql with a good game for Black (Lasker ) . But Colle is bent on com p licating t'he game to the ut­

31

. . . Kt-B6ch; 27 K-B2, Kt-K4 ;

28 Q-Q4,

R-R6. But Tartakower

shows that 26 R-Kt2 would lose by 26 . . .

K t 5 ch ;

Q- Q4 ! ;

27

2 8 K-Kt l ,

K-B 2,

Kt­

P-QB 4! !

and

most.

White has no adeq uate defence, for

1 7 Q-K3 ! T h reaten i ng Kt-Q 6ch . K-B l ! 17 . . . .

or

Tanakower that

while

penetratingly

to the casual observer

of despair, it is actually a logical part of Colle's plan of at tack . One must admi re Reti 's courage in now t ili ng the ex­ change, which subjects him to so dange rous an attack. RxKt! 1 8 KtxP 1 9 QxR BxB PXP 20 KxB Q-R6ch 2 1 BPxP Kt-Kt5ch! 22 K-B 2 Stronger than 2 2 . . QxRPch; 2 3 K-K 1 , Q xKtPch ; 24 K-Q l ; after which Black would be ar a loss as to how to con tinue the attack. BxBch 23 K-K1 Naturally nor 2 3 . . . KtxP ?? 24 Q-Q8 · mate. KtxP 24 PxB After 25 R-B2 Black would have at least a draw by 2 5 . . . Kt-Kt5 ; 26 R-B 3, Kt-R7; 27 R-B2, Kt­

2 5 R-KKt l Lasker

K-Kt2 K-Ktl

27 . . .

P-B 3 ;

28 Q -K4

and

Whi te wins an impo rtant tempo.

Position after Black's 27th

m o ve

The position now arrived at is an exceedingly difficult one properly.

to

handle

Tartakower listS the fol­

lowi ng possibilities :

I

Q-K 3 ! now

recom­ 26 R-Kt2 (ro parry the threat of . . . Kt-B 6ch ) and if 26

mends

Not

II

Kt5 etc.

Q-Q8ch

27 Q-Q4ch

26

remarks

this move is i n dicative

Very strong .

29 P-K4, Q-R4 ! and wins, 29 Q-Kt 2 , Kt-K6 ! etc.

example

III

28 Q-Q8ch, K-R2 ! followed by . . . Kt- B 6ch + . 28 K-Q1 , Kt-B6! ! 29 R-R 7 and wins . 28 Q-K4, Q-Kt6 mi dab le attack, for

(a)

29 Q-QKt4,

PxKt,

a for­ example : Q-B 7 ; 3 0

with

ColWs Chess Masterpl#ces

32

Q-Kt1 , QxBPch, or 3 0 R-Q1 , Kt­

21 . . . .

B6ch; or 30 R-Kt2, Kt-Kt5 win­

2 2 K-K1

ning in all variations.

(b)

29 R-QB 1 ,

RxKtch;

Or 22 Kt-B 3, Q-Kt7 ;

30

K-Q1 , P-K3 ; 3 1 Q-QKt4, Q-R 7

or 3 1 R-KR 1 , R-R4; 3 2 Q-Kt 2 ?

Kt-Kt5

R-B 1ch

with a strong attack.

2 3 K-K 2,

(not 24

dis ch; 24 K-K 1

R-B5

K- Q 2 , RxR; 25 RxR, QxPoh and

wins),

Q-Kt6ch ;

2 5 K-Q2

(25

R-B 2 ? QxPch ; 26 K-B 1 , RxRch;

Bewildered by all these variations

2 7 QxR, Q-Q6ch and wins) , R­

and

for

B7ch;

plausible-look­

the R.

doubtless badly

ti me,

a

Reti makes

pressed

ing move which loses at once. 28 K-Q2 ?

A diabolical reply!

22

Q-K7 ;

31

. . . .

2 3 R-B2

White resigns,

24 K-B1

Q-Q8 ch ,

K-R2

mate is inevitable.

II.

S. TA R TA K O W E R

QxRch

regaining

Q-Kt6dh QxPch

RxRch

25 QxR

Q-Q6ch

2 6 Kt-K 2 Forced ! Now B lack must not play 26 . . . Q-Q8ch; 27 Q -K 1 , Bx Ktch; 28 K-B2, Qx Qch ; 29 RxQ, BxP; 30 R-K8ch, K-B2 ; 3 1 R­ B 8 etc.

Baden-Baden 1925 D R.

RxR,

Kt-B6ch !

fo r after 29 PxKt, R-R7ch; 30 K­

B1,

26

E. C O L L E

Position after White's 2 1st . move

Q-Kt8ch !

26 . 2 7 Q-Kl

B ut nor 27 Kt-B 1 , QxKtch ; 28 Q­ K l , QxPch ; 29 K-B 2, Q-B 5 mate!

27 . . . . If

28 Q-B2 28 Kt-B4,

Q-B4ch QxKrch ; 29 Q-B 2 ,

QxPch; 30 K-K l , Q-B8 mare !

28 . . . .

Q-K t8 ch

29 Q-Kl

Q-B4ch

Drawn 1 2.

White

is a whole R

ah ead,

I ndian Defe nce

Baden-Baden 1 925

but

E. C O L L E

E. G R U N F E L D

Colle's attacki ng prospeCtS a r e so

1 P-Q4

Kt-KB3

strong that he i s

2 P-QB4

P-KKt3

able to force

draw by perpetual check .

a

3 Kt-QB 3

P-Q4

Baden-Baden 1925 4 B-B4

B-Kt2

Position

33

afte.r

White's 13th move

5 B-K5 ! An original move! In addition to its objective merit, it has the value of t aking the great theoretician out of the " books . " PxP 5 . . . . Black is already in some difficulty. Mrer 5 . . . P-B3 ; 6 PxP, PxP; 7 Q-Kt3, he would obtain an even worse game than after the text. 6 P-K 3

0-0

K B xP

QKt-Q2

Kt-B3

P-B4

7 8

The alternative 8 . . . KtxB ; 9 KtxKt (but not 9 PxKt, QxQch ; 1 0 RxQ, Kt-Kt 5 ) , Kt-Q2 does not look very promising. 9 0-0 1 0 P-QR4

P-QR3 PXP

There seems nothing better; if 1 0 . . . P-Kt3 ; 1 1 Q-K2, B-Kt2 ; 1 2 KR -Ql and 1 3 QR-B l + . 11

PxP

KtxB

. . . Kt-Kt3 followed by . QKt-Q4 was perhaps preferable. 1 2 PxKt

Kt-R4

clear that 1 2 . . . QxQ (or . . . Kt-Kt5 ; 1 3 Q-K2, Q-R4 ; ] 4 KR-Kl and 1 5 P- R3 + . ) ; 1 3 QRxQ, Kt-Kt5 ; 1 4 KR-Kl would be distinctly favorable for White. White's superior development en· abIes him to seize command of the open files . Ie is

12

13 Q-Kt 3 !

13 . . . .

Kt-B5

. B-Kt5 seems plausible, .for example 1 4 QxP, R-Ktl ; 1 5 Q­ K4, BxKt; 1 6 QxB (PxB, RxP ; 1 7 BxP, P-K3 threatening . . . Q­ Kt4ch and if 1 8 P-B4, Q-R5 ) , BxP; 1 7 BxP, RxP etc. But White wins by the following profound combi natio n : 1 4 BxPch ! RxB ; 1 5 Kt-KKt5 ! Q-KB l ; (or 1 5 . . . P­ K3 ; 1 6 KtxR, KxKt; 1 7 P-R3 , B­ B4 ; 18 P- Kt4 ) ; 16 P-R3 ! ! B-B l (forced) ; 1 7 QR-Q 1 . P-R 3 ( 1 7 . . . BxKP? 1 8 R-Q8! ) ; 1 8 R­ Q8 ! QxR ; 1 9 QxRch, K-R l ; 20 Q xKtP; PxKt; 2 1 QxKtch, K-Kt l ; 2 2 QxP etc. 14 KR-Ql 1 5 QR-B l ! 1 6 Kt-Q5 ! Forced : if 1 6 . Kt6 ! wins. 1 7 BxKt 18 BxPch

Q-B 2 B xP KtxKt Q-Kt 1 ; 1 7 Kt-

Q-Kt l K-Kt 2

Colle's Chess Masterpieces

34

was 3 1 .

Oearly the capture of the B would

Better

be ruinous after R-Q8ch.

Q5, P-R 5 ; 33 R-QR 5, P-K3 etc.

19 B-K6

32 R-B 7 !

BxB

fol­

lo wed by R- B 7 ) ; 2 1 Q-K 6 ! BxB; 2 2 RxB ± . 20 QxB

,

33 R (Kt8 ) -Kt7 !

If

. . . B-Q3, keeping the Q fi l e clos­ 2 1 R-Q7

34 RxRch

BxR

35 RxBch

K-B3

3 6 Kt-K5 !

Q-Kl

I 22 . . . R-B 2 ; 2 3 Q-Kt6! ( 2 3

than 36 . . . KxR; K-Q3 ;

37 Kt-Q7ch 38 KtxR

. . . QxR; 24 RxQ, R-B8ch ; 2 5 RxR; 24 RxR with decisive advan­

tage. RxPch, K-R1 ! -+- ) . K-Rl

White was threatening RxPch. 2 3 P-R3

R-B1

24 RxKtP

Q-B2

26 P-QKt4 27 K-R2

RxQ R-B8ch

R-R 8

KxR

K-Q3

D e spite his material sup eriority, the ending is not easy for White.

Kt-K1 , RxR with a winning game)

II 2 2 . . . R-!? 3 ; 2 3 Q-K4± ( 2 3

39 P­

Kt7, K-B2 ; 40 Kt-B6.

25 Q-B8ch, B-Kt2 ; 2 6 QxP, and

wins; but Black naturally plays 2 3

37 K1;-B6ch,

38 KtxR, P-QR4 ;

R-Q8, R-B l ? 2 4 Q-Kt8ch, K-R 3 ;

25 QxQ

RxP

This gives White more difficulties

If 2 1 . . . R-B 1 ; 2 2 QR-Q 1 :

22 R ( B l ) -B 7

R-K2

33 . . . RxR ; 34 PxR ! wins.

B-B 3 ?

ed, was much better.

P�X5

Or 32 . . . R-K2; 3 3 KtxP.

Or 1 9 . . . B-B 3 ; 20 B-Q7 ! Q­ R 2 (else White plays Q-Kt6

. . P-QR4; 3 2 R­

39 Kt-R4

K-Q4

40 K-Kt2

K-Q5

. K-B5 is more pl ausibl e, but

after

41 K-B 1 ,

K-Kt 5 ;

42 K� ­

Kt6, K-Kt4 ; 43 Kt-Q7, P-QR4 ; 44 K-K2 White wins easily. 42 . . . K-Kt6;

43 K-K2,

R4 ; 44 K-K 3 etc.

4 1 K-B 1

P-K6

Black's best chance. 42 K-K2 ! 4 3 KxP

PXP P-QR4

The res u l t i ng ending offers White

44 K-K2

technical difficulties, for his Q

P-Kt4

45 K-B 3 !

P-R4

som e

side Ps are

weak and his

Kt has

little mobility. 28 P-Kt5 ! 29 P-Kt6 30 R-Kt8ch

3 1 P-K t 3

Or

P-Q

If 45 . . . K-B 5 ; 46 K-K3 ( no t 46 K-Kt4? K-Kt5 and White can

RxP R-QKt5 K-Kt2

P-K4

no longer win) , K-Kt 5

;47 Kt­

Kt6, K-Kt4; 48 Kt-Q7, K-B 3 ; 4 9 Kt-B 6 etc.

46 P-Kt4 !

Match: Holland-Belgium

1926

3S

the KtP, which will be cap . dahle array of Ps in the center. Kt . S P-K4 B-Kt2 P-R5 6 B-Q3 46 . . . . After 46 . . . PxPch; 4 7 KxP, K­ After 6 P-K5, Kt-K5 White can­ B 5 ; 48 KxP, K-Kt5 ; 49 P-R4, Kx not maintain his center agai nst . K t; 5 0 P-R5, K-Kt 6; 51 P-R6, P-QB4. P-R5; 52 P-R7, P-R6; 53 P-R8 = 6 . . . . P-B4 Q, White wins easily ( 5 3 . . . K7 P-Q 5 P-Q3 R7; 54 Q-B3, or 5 3 . . . P-R7; 8 P-B4 PXP 54 Q-QRl ) . 9 KPxP? Correct was 9 BPxP, Q-K 2 ; 1 0 47 K-K2 K-K5 Or 47 . . . K-B 5 ; 48 K- Q2, K- Kt-K2. Kt5 (48 . . . K-Q5 ; 49 Kt-B3 9 . . . . 0-0 1 0 Kt-K2 etc . ) ; 49 Kt-Kt6, K-B4; 50 Kt­ BxKtch 1 1 KtxB Q7ch, K-Q3 ; 5 1 Kt-B8, K-K4 : 5 2 Kt-R7, K-B 5 ; 5 3 K-B3 and QxB is better; the text loses too much time . wins. 11 . . . . There followed : 48 Kl-B5ch, K-­ R-Klch 1 2 B-K2 Q4 ; 49 Kt-R4, K-K5 ; 50 Kt­ Kt-R3 Kt-QKt5 ! 1 3 0-0 B 5 ch, K-Q4; 5 1 Kt-R4, K-K5 ; 57 Kt-B 3ch ! (finally White has found On 1 4 Q-Ktl B l ack intends . the right way) , K-QS ; S 3 K-Q2, B-R3! with t he annoying threat of . KrxQP. K-B 5 ; 54 Kt-K4, K-Kt6; 5 5 K­ 1 4 Q-Ql Kt-K' B l , K-R7 ; 56 KtxP, P-R5 ; 57 Kt­ d 1 5 KtxKt RxKt K4 an Black resigned. A most in. structive game in all i ts p hases ! The By means of the foregoing ex­ ending was finely played by Colle. c ha nge, Black is now able to exploit the weak points created by hi s op­ 1 3. I n d i a n Defence po nen t ' s po si tio n by his 8 th mo ve : Mauh : Holland.Belgium 1 926 K3, K4, Q4 and QB4. This p l a n E. COLLE J. D A V I D S O N is carried out by Colle in exempl a ry Kt-KB3 styl e. 1 P-Q4 P-K3 2 P-QB4 1 6 P-QR3 3 Kt-QB3 Colle gives 16 B-Q2, Q-K2 ; 17 B-Kt5 P-QKt3 R-B2, R-Kl; 18 B-KB I as 4 Q-B2 This line is general ly disadvanta. White's best chance. Q-K2 ! geous for Black because it allo w s 16 . . . . 17 B-Kt4 his oppo nent to establish a formi. Fixing

tured sooner or later by the

Colle's

36 B-B3

Chess Masterpieces

is of course answered in the

. . . B-Q2 P-QKt3 Q-B2 PxP

17

.

18 19 20 21

White resigns, fo r if

7.6

R-KB1 ,

RxR; 27 RxR, R-K8 mate.

same way.

R-Q5 Kt-Q 6

1 4. Weston-SIIper-Mare 1926

P-QKt4!

PxP Q-K5

This move leaves White helpless,

J . H . B LA K E

Position

E. COLLE

after White's 45th move

for if 22 B-KB3, RxBP; 23 BxQ, RxQ; 24 BxKt, RxB -+- . 2 2 R-B3 Position after

White's

22nd move

There follows an i nstructive end­ i ng. in wh ich

CoI l e makes ski lful

use of rhe advanced Q BP .

P-B7 !

45 . . . .

This ties down Wh ite's pieces to 22 . . . . Kt-B 7 ! A fi n e move which must have come as a surprise to White ; if now 2 3 B-B 5 . QxQ ; 2 4 BxQ, RxB ; 2 5 Rx Kt R-Q5 ; 2 6 R-QB l , B-R3 ; 2 7 B-Kt3, R-Kl w i t h a won ending .

for Black.

23 Q-Kt2 RxB ! 24 QxB R-Kl 2 5 RxKt If 2 5 B-B 5 , Q-K8ch ! 26 RxQ, Rx R mate. 25 Q-Q5 ! .

.

.

0

purely defensive functions. 46 P-Kt 5

Thete is no t h ing

better; 46 B-B 1 . K-Ktl , with the same continuation as in by

is answered much

the text.

.

.

P-R4 Q-B2 Q-B3 K-Ktl 50 Q-K 2 B-Kt2 Q-R8 ! 5 1 P-R3 If no w 5 2 QxBP, Q-Kt8ch ; 5 3 K46 47 48 49

. . B-B l Q,"o-K2 Q-B2 .

.

Scarborough 1926

37 0-0

B4, QxQPch ; 54 K-Kt3, P-R5ch;

7 .

55 K-R2, QxPch; 5 6 K-Kt1 , Q­

8 0-0

P-Q3

9 Q-B2

P-B4

K8ch and mate next move. 5 2 Q-K 3

B-Kt7

5 3 P-KR4

B-Q4!

54 K-B2,

Q-R8ch ;

5 5 K-B 1 ,

10 . . . .

P-KR5 win­

1 1 P-Q5

QxPch ;

5 6 K-B2,

Inferior

ning easily. 54 . . . .

Q-B6ch

5 5 K-R2

Q-R8ch

5 6 K-Kt3

Q-B6ch

5 7 K-R2

Q-Kt5

58 Q-B2 Q-K5

58 . . . .

White cannot save the

B : 59 B-K3, P-B8

59 P-Kt4 60

=

Q etc. Q-R8ch QxB

K-Kt3

Resigns 1 5.

to

Kt-B3 Q-B 3 !

(preventing

Black's QKt from arriving at Q5 after the advance of the QP ) . 11 . . . .

Kt-Q5 !

1 2 KtxKt

PxKt

The foregoing exchange has

been

a dvantageous to Black because ( 1 )

QxP? would lose the Q.

ZlIgzwang!

1 0 PxP, KtPxP would likewise give Black good chances .

54 Q-Q2 Or

10 P-K4

h e has remove d one of his inactive pieces and ( 2 ) he has obtained a

P. Both of these have accrued from White's lack of precision in playi ng

protected passed

advantages 1 1 P-Q 5 .

1 3 P-KR3 I ndian

Defence

Scarborough 1926 A. B A R A TZ

1 P-Q4 2 Kt-KB 3 3 P-B4 4 P-KKt3

5 B-Kt2

E. C O L L E

Kt-KB 3 P-K3

Before

proceeding

with

P-B4,

White must first guard against . Kt-Kt5 . 13 . . . .

P-K4

14 Q-Q3

Kt-Q2

1 5 P-B4

P-QKt3

Baratz has been criticized for not

B-Kt2

to Kt our of QB4. Bur if 1 5 P-QKt4, P-QR4 ! and White must either play 1 6 P-QR3, per­

B-Kt5ch

BxBch 6 B-Q2 7 QKtxB Stronger is 7 QxB, 0-0; 8 Kt-B 3, Kt-K5 ; 9 Q-B2, P-KB4 (9 . . . KtxKt? 1 0 Kt-Kt5 ! ) ; 1 0 Kt-K5, P-Q4 ; 1 1 PxP ± ( D r. Euwe-Flohr, Match 193 2 ) .

first playing P-QKt4 in order

keep Black ' s

mitting the exchange of a pair of Rs (after which he has no attacking

chances to speak of ) ; or else . he must p lay

1 6 P-Kt5 , allowing the QB4 after all.

Kt to get to

Colle's

38

Cbess

P-B3 15 . . . . Q-K2 1 6 K-R2 1 7 P�B5 This attempt to storm the K side turns out to be inadequate because Colle is able to muster a sufficient number of pieces for the defence. 17 . . . . 18 Q-KB3

Mast,erpieces Position after Black's 2 1 st move

Kt-B4 P-QR4

usual move to mai ntain me Kt in his dominating position.

The

1 9 P-Kt3

B-R3

If now 20 P""-R3 (in order to play P-QKt4) , Black comes first with . . . P-QKt4! 20 P-QR4 B-B l Bl ack

brings the B home again, well satisfied with the results of the pre­ ceding ski rmish . White's QKtP is now baokward, which means that he must defend it with one of his piec­ es. This naturally dimi nishes the force of his attack, 2 1 P-KKt4

R-R 2 !

B egi nning

a very fine defensive maneuver culminating in his 30th move and banishing all semblance of danger. (See diagram next column)

22 R-B2

P-Kt3 !

In order to give the KKtP addition­ al protection after the opening of the Kt file. Q-B 2 B-K l 27 B-K2 R-Kt l White's position has now reach­ ed its maximum power, hence he decides upon the immediate advance of the KKtP. But, Colle continues to defend himself coolly and shows that White's position is by no means so threatening as it seems. 26

28 P-Kt5 BPxP 29 RxP 29 P-B6 would cost a P after 29 . Q-B l ; 30 RxP, R-KB2 ; 3 1 R-KB 1 , Kt-Q2 .

This allows B l ack to take the sting out of his opponent's intended oc­ cupation of the KKt file.

29 , . . . Q-B 3 ! this B lack h as all th e chances. Th e attack i3 repulsed and his own advantages come to the fore.

23 R-KKtl Q-KKt2 24 B-B l K-R l 2 5 R ( B2 ) -Kt2 B-Q 2 !

30 P-R4 Likewise 30 Q-R4, QR-KKt2; 3 1 PxP, BxP; 3 2 R ( Kt 5 ) -Kt4 ( if 3 2

Mter

Ghent

B-R5 Black does not play 32 . . . BxB? because of 33 RxR! but in­ stead he replies 32 . . . B-B2 ! ) , QxQ; 3 3 RxQ, R-KB2; 34 R-Kt2, R (Ktl ) -KB1 would be advanta.­ geous for Black. 30 . . . .

QR-KKt2

White's next move is a blunder; but after 3 1 R-KBl , P-R3; 32 R-Kt2, PxP; 33 RxR, QxR; 34 PXP, Q­ B 3 his position would soon become untenable, in view of the threatened . P--K5 . 3 1 Q-Kt3? P-R3 3 2 R-Kt4 PXP 3 3 PxP? Losing a piece, but 33 RxR, RxR; 34 QxRch, QxQ; 35 RxQ, KxR; 36 PxP, P-K5 ; 37 B-Ql, K-B3 is equally hopeless. There followed : 33 . . . RxR; 34 BxR, P-R4; 3 5 Q-R3, PxB; 36 RxP, RxR; 37 Qx R, B-Q2 ; 38 Q-R5ch, K-Kt2 ; 39 Kt-B3, BxP; 40 Kt-Kt5, B-Kt3; White resigns. The game is chiefly notable for Colle's admirable defensive play. 1 6.

C o l l e System

Ghent 1 926 E. C O L L E

,

�

SIR G. A. T H O M AS

1 P-Q4 2 Kt-KB3 � 3 P-K3 . 4 B-Q3 .. , ::.-, 5 P-B3 '\.,.

Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 P-B4 Kt-B 3

39

1 926

.Mter 5 . . QKt-Q2 White could advance his KP only at the cost of isolating his QP or losing a tempo. 6 QKt-Q2 B-Q 3 7 0-0 0-0 8 PxP BxP 9 P-K4 P-K4 But not 9 . . . P-Q5 ? 1 0 Kt-Kt3 ! B�Kt3 ; 1 1 P-K5, Kt-Kl ; 1 2 PxP, KtxQP; 1 3 KtxKt, BxKt; 14 Ktx B, QxKt; 1 5 BxPch. After the text-move we arrive at a position which seems fairly even; nevertheless it will soon be clear that White has the initiative. QxP 1 0 PxP 1 0 . . . KtxP; 1 1 Kt-K4, B-K2 would be a safer if less enterprising continuation. B-KKt5 1 1 Q-K2 1 2 Kt-K4 Because of the somewhat exposed position of his Q, Black's game is already beset with difficulties ; if now 1 2 . . . KtxKt; 1 3 BxKt, Q­ K3 ; 1 4 Q-Kt5 ! (threatening not only QxP or QxB, but also BxPch or Kt-Kt 5 ) , BxKt; 1 5 BxB, B-Kt3 ; 1 6 P-QR4 -+- . 12 . . . . KR-Q1 In the full realization �hat after 1 2 . . . B-K2; 1 3 R-Ql , Q-K3; 1 4 , B�B4, Q-B l etc. his game would be distinctly inferior, Black attempts to complete his development with­ out delay . 1 3 KtxKtch

PxKt .

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Colle's Chess Masterpieces

40

Position after Black's 1 8th

Q-K 3

1 4 B -K4

th reatens to play

m o ve

.

Now Black P-B4, which would give h i m a good Hence White must try to game. prevent this move. 1 5 P-KR 3 ! B-R4 Or 1 5 . . . B-B4 ; 1 6 K t-R4 ! B­ KKt3 ; 1 7 Q-B3 etc H now 1 6 P-KKt4, BxP; 1 7 PxB, QxPch; 18 K-Rl , Q-R4ch with a d raw in h a n d . 1 6 Q-B 2 B-KKt3 ? Far inferior to 1 6 . . . BxKt ! 1 7 BxPch, K-Rl ; 1 8 B -B 5 , Q-Q4 o r 1 7 BxB, P-B4 with sufficient coun­ . ter�play in either case. Colle loses no time in exp loiting his opponent s .

19 20 21 22

'

mistake.

now

The advance of the BP is

out of the qu estio n . 1 7 Kt-R4 ! R-Q2 Unfortunately he cannot pl ay 1 7 . . Kt---K2; 1 8 KtxB, RPxKt ; 1 9 BxQKtP etc.

. . . . KtxB

BxB Kt-K2 BxKt

KtxKtch P-KB4!

Now we see how White's play has calculated to a nicety . Agai nst any other move Black could con­ tinue . . . P-B4 with a bi r game .

definitely

been

1 8 B-K 3 !

22 . . . . QR-Q1 Not 22 . . . P-K5 ? 2 3 P-B5 fol­ lowed by R-B4 and the KP is lost.

.

fi nel y played ! Eith e r Black must exchange Bs, thereby o p eni ng the KB file for his opponent , or el se he must retreat, allowing White to gain a valuable tempo for the ad­ Very

vance of the KBP. 18 . . . .

B-B 1

(See diagram next co lumn ) 1 9 B-KB5 !

The po s i tio n of the Black R on Q2 allows Colle to force the exchange of Bs in the most advantageous manner.

23 Q-B 2 ! 24 QR-K1 25 K-R1

P-Kt3 B-Q3 Q-B4

This hastens the end, but it is dif­

ficult to suggest a really satisfactory continuation for Black.

26 Q-R4 27 BxBP Colle now concl udes the same precision

which

characterized

PxP Q-Kt 3 the game with and h

el egance

is

PIay

throughout.

28 R-K3 !

BxB

Amste¥dam 29 RxB

30 R-Kt3 3 1 K-R2 For after 3 1 . he must give up .

1 7.

K-Rl Q�t8 ch Resigns R-Q 3 ; 32 Q-R6 his Q to stop mate.

I n d ian

E . CO L L E

1

P-Q4 Kt-KB3 P-QB4 P-K3 3 Kt-QB3 B-Kt5 A favorite defence with Colle, and one which yields Black good prac tical chances in all variations.

2

­

P-B4 Q-B2 5 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 Or 5 . PxP; 6 KtxP, Kt-B 3 ; 7 Kt Kt 3 or P-K 3, P-Q4 etc. 6 PXP BxP 7 B-Kt 5 B-K2 A good alternative is 7 . . . Kt­ Q5 ; 8 KtxKt, BxKt; 9 P-K3, Q­ R4 ! 8 0-0-0 The idea of castl ing on the Q's wing in order co save several tempi in doubling the Rs on the Q fi le is excellent from a strategical poine of view; but of course there is a cer­ tain amount of ri sk attached to such a p ro ce du re, especially against a brilliant tactician like Colle. 4

.

Black's 9 10 11

attack.

. . . . P-K3 B-K2 1 2 Kt QKtl

P-QR3 P-QKt3 B-Kt2

-

In place of this move recommends 1 2 K-Kt l .

Defe n c e

Amjlerdam 1 926 D R. M . E U W E

41

1 926

.

-

Q-R4 8 . . . . 9 P-QR3 Subsequently it turns out that this move creates a fatal target for

Alekhine Another have been

good conti nuati on would 1 2 R-Q2 and 1 3 KR-Ql . P-QKt4 ! 12 . . . . White threatened to put t h e Q of play with 1 3 P QKt4 .

out

-

1 3 PxP PXP 1 4 Q-Q3 Evi d entl y the position Euwe aimed for when he p l ayed 1 2 Kt-QKtl : he attacks the QP as well as t he KtP. How is Black to meet both threats? 14 . . . R-QB l ! l1he initial move of a beautifully co nceived attack. .

1 5 Kt-B3 If now 1 5 . . . BxKt! ( not 1 6 PxP, Ktx P; 1 7 Q-Kt l , Kt-R7ch; 1 8 K-Q2, Ktx Kt ) , BxB; 17 QxPc·h, K-B l ; 1 8 QxB etc. BxP! 15 . . . . disregarding Rightly White's threat, for if now 1 6 PxB, Kt-K4 ! or 1 6 QxP, QxKtch ; 1 7 K-Kt l , Q-Kt 5 ! Evidently forced.

P-Kt5 ; 1 6

PxB 1 6 BxKt K-Ktl But not 1 7 QxPch, K-B l ; 1 8 QxB because of 1 8 . . QxKtch and mate next move. 17

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Colle's Chess Masterpieces

42

Position after White's 1 7t& move

1 8.

I n d i a n Defe n c e

Berlin 1 926

( 1 st BriIliancy Prize ) E. C O L L E E. G R U N F E L D

1 2 3 4 5

P-Q4 Kt-KB 3 P-K3 B-Q3 QKt-Q2

Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-QKt3 B�Kt2

Stronger than 5 0-0, Kt-K5 ! 6 P­ B3, B-K2; 7 QKt-Q2, .P-KB4 ( Kupchik-Capablanc a Lake Hopat. cong 1 926) and Black has nothing ,

17 . .

BxP ! ! continuation w h i e h · leaves White without a dequate de. fence, fo r example : I 1 8 Qx Pch, K-B l ; 1 9 KxB ( 1 9 QxB? Q-R8ch; 2 0 K-B2, Kt-Kt5 dh and mate next move) , Q-Kt5ch ; 20 K-B2, Kt-K4; 2 1 Q-Q6ch, Qx Q; 22 RxQ, P-Kt5 ; 2 3 KtxKt, BPx K t and wins (Alekhine ) . II 1 8 KxB: Q-Kt50h; 1 9 K-B2, Kt-K4 ! 20 KtxKt, B-K5 ! and An el egant

WInS.

1 8 Kt-R2 loses outright. He could have prolonged his re si st an ce by a dopt ing Vari at io n I as given above. 18 . . . . Kt-K4 ! 1 9 KtxKt If 1 9 QxP, B-K5c-h ! 20 KxB, R­ B7ch etc., or else 1 9 Q-Kt3, B­ K5ch ! 2 0 KxB, R-B7ch ; 2 1 K-R l , Rx B with a winn i ng game. 19 . . . . B-Q4 ! White resigns ; a d rastic finish. This

.

to fear.

5 6 7 8

. . . . 0-0 P-QKt3 PxP

P-B4 B-K2 PXP P-Q3 A characteristically " modern" move -the QP is not advanced 2 squares, which would take away a good square from Black'!" Kts, block the diagonal of the QB, and allow White to play Kt-K5 . 9 B-Kt 2 P-B4 1 1 R-B l 1 2 R-K 1

QKt-Q2 0-0 R-K1 Q-B2 Tartakower points out that it would have been mo re eco no mical to pl ay 12 QR-B l followed by . . R-B 2 and . . . Q-R l , whereby Black would have saved 2 tempi. Bur the text is far from a blunder, for in close posi tions a loss of rime need not be fatal. 10

.

.

13

.

.

Q-K2

Berlin

Q-Ktl

1 4 Kt-B l 1 5 Kt-Kt3 1 6 Kt-Kt5 !

43

1926

Position a/t.er Black's 1 6th move

Q-Rl

So far Griinfeld has maneuvered i n most approved "hypermodern' " style, but as the sequel shows, he has ev id e ntl y underestimated the attacking resources of White ' s for­ mi dably posted p i eces . The text-move is, for the moment, a beautifull y calculated P sacrifice. If now 1 6 . . . BxP Colle in­ tended continuing with 1 7 P-Q5 ! PXP; 1 8 Kt-B5 ! the

I 1 8 . . . B-Ql ; 1 9 QxRch ! Ktx Q; 2 0 RxKtch, Kt-Bl ; 2 1 Kt-R6 ch ! and mate next move. II 1 8 . . . B-B l ; 19 Q-R5 ! ! P­ Kt3 ( not 1 9 . . . KtxQ; 20 Kt­ R6ch a nd mate next move) ; 20 Kt­ R6ch ! BxKt; 2 1 QxB, B-K5 ; 2 2 KtxRP! and w ins. 16 . . . .

P-Kt3?

Griinfeld delibe ratel y provokes the

following sac rifice, evidently be­ l i evi ng it to be unsound. It was essential for him to play . . . Kt­ B l or . . . B-B l . (See diagram 17 KtxBP! 1 8 QxPch

next

coillmn) KxKt K-Kt2

If 1 8 . . . K-B l White w o u l d continue 1 9 P-Q5 and Black' s pieces a re hopelessly bottled up. Soultanbeieff gives the following variatio ns after 1 9 P-Q5, Kt-B4 ; 20 Q-K3, KrxB ; 2 1 QxKt.

I 2 1 . . . Kt-Q2 ; ' 22 R-K6, Kt­ B4; 2 3 Q-Q4, KtxR; 24 Prl an d wins. Now the break­ through at B5 becomes the leit­ motif of White's pl ay R (B 8) B6 30 Q Q 2 31 R (K5 ) -K3 R ( B6 ) -B 2 It would have been somewhat bett er to exch ang e a pai r of Rs. P-KKt3 32 R-K5 ! This new weakness is p ractically forced; White, having gaine d a tempo du ri ng the foregoing R man­ euvers, woul d answer 32 . . . R­ B6 with 3 3 P-B 5 ! PXP; 34 RxQP, Q-B2 (he has nothing better) ; 35 R (Q5 ) -K5, K-B l ; 36 R-KB I and wi ns K-Kt2 33 Q Q3 ! R-B6? 34 Q-Q2 . R-B l was Loses quickly. 34

47

essential, though

KKt3 .

as

1 92 6

4 1 P-KR4 !

Resigns

cann

o t p arry the same threat in new edition ( R-Kt 5 ch) .

-

20.

Q u e e n 's Gam b i t Decl i n e d

Meran 1 926 E. C O L L E

.

.

H. GROB

P-Q4 Kt-KB 3 B-B4 P-B 3 Here White might p lay 5 PxP an d if . . PXP ; 6 Kt-B 3 , P-K3 ; 7 Kt-K5 Kt-B3 ; 8 P-KKt4 ! B-Kt3 ; 9 P-KR4 + (Bogoljubow-Gott­ h i l f, Moscow 1 9 2 5 ) , or 7 Q-K t 3, Q-B 1 ; 8 B-Q2, Kt-B 3 ; 9 R-B l + (Euwe-Noteboom, Match 1 93 1 ) . P-K 3 5 Kt-B3 BxB 6 B-Q3 1 P-Q4 2 Kt-KB 3 3 P-K3 4 P-B4

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Col/e's Chess Masterpieces

48

B-Q3 7 QxB The develop ment of the B on this s quare is Dot p articularly effettive and might well be rep laced by 7 . . . B-K2 or else 7 . . . B-Kt 5 ; 8 0-0, 0-0 ; 9 Kt-Q2, QKt-Q2 ; 1 0 P-K4, BxKt; 1 1 PxB, PxKP; 1 2 KtxP etc. QKt-Q2 8 0-0 PxKP 9 P-K4 KtxKt 1 0 KtxP 1 1 QxKt 0-0 1 2 B-Kt5 ! B-K2 B-B3 1 3 B-Q2 ! 1 4 B-B3 Q-B2 1 5 QR-Ql . An imp rovement on 1 5 QR-B l , as p layed by Colle in Game No. 5 . 15 . . . . KR-Kl QR-Ql 1 6 KR;-Kl P-KKt3 1 7 tP-K!R4 ! P-KR3 18 Kt-Kt5 1 9 Kt-B 3

By way of compensation for me loss of time incurred in the Kt's moves, White has forced a new weakness in ' Black's K side. 19 . . . . P-B4 ! A well timed counter-demonstration in the center against White's flank attack. 20 P-R5 P-KKt4 2 1 Kt-K5 ! ? A less daring player would have chosen 2 1 Q-K2 ( i n o rder to p ro­ teet the QBP) but Colle sees attack­ ing po ssibilities in the position and cannot resist the temptation to sac-

rilice. 21 PxP The rep ly 22 BxP? would now lead to a fatal loss of material. 2 2 KtxP! KxKt Not 22 . . . PxB ; 2 3 Q-Kt6ch, K-B l ; 24 KtxP and wins. 23 Q-Kt6ch K-K2 Black wisely returns the p iece, f0r after 2 3 . . . K-B 1 ; 24 B-Kt4ch, B-K2 ; 25 QxPGh, K-Ktl ; 26 Qx KPch his position would be hope­ less . 24 B-Kt4ch Kt-B4 Now White has nothing berter than regaining his piece, for if 2 5 Q-B 5 , P-X4 o r else 2 5 RxPch? KxR ; 26 R-Klch, K-Q 2 ; 27 Q­ B 5 ch, Kt-K 3 .

K-Q3 2 5 Q-R7ch KxQ 26 QxQch P-Kt3 2 7 BxKt P-K4 28 B-R3 At first sight the ending now ar­ rived at seems somewhat in Black's favo r because of his p rotected passed P; on the other hand White's B has more scope, his K can take u p a strong po st at Q3 or K4, and he may have oppo rtunities to break through on either flank. 2 9 R�K4! Naturally Colle does not p ermit the further advance of the KP, after w h ic h the scope of the hostile B would be i ncreased considerably. 29 . . . . K-Q2 30 K-B l K-K3

Meran

Hoping to exchange off his unfavor­ ahly posted B by . . B K2

1 926

49

KtPxP 4 1 ·P-B4 ! ? K-Kt4 ? 42 RxPch He should have played 42 . . . Px B-K2 31 P-QKt3 ! R; 43 BxPoh, K-Kt4; 44 RxR (R2 ) , K-B4 3 2 B-Kt2 KxP etc. Black's QP was threatened. If in this variation 44 RxR (K6) , 33 P-B3 P-R4 R-Q7ch; 45 K-K4, R-K7ch ; 46 K­ 34 K-K2 Q5, RxR; 47 KxR, B-B4! and Tartakower suggests the alternative B lack wins. plan o f P-QR3 and (after due pre­ 4 3 R (B4) -K4! paration) P-QKt4. Threatening B-Blch. P-R5 34 . . . . 43 . . . . K-B3 Black seeks counter�play in order If 43 . . . R-QR 1 ; 44 BxP etc. not to be tied down to passive de­ K-K2 44 R-B2ch fence of his weak KP. 45 BxP! RxR PXP 35 K-Q3 46 BxR R-Q3ch 36 PxP B-Kt5 Tartakower suggests 46 . . . B-B4 R-QR1 37 R-KB 1 as offering better chances of resist38 R-B2 R-K3 ance . 39 R (B2 ) -K2 47 K-K2 K-K 3 ? White has finally succeeded in A mistake which costs another P. training all his forces on the weak . . . R-K3 or . . . B-B6 would Ps. have been in order. 39 . . . . R-R7 48 B-K3 R-Q2 40 P-Kt4ch K-B3 49 BxRP R-QR2 R-R6 50 B-K3 Position after Black's 40th move 5 1 P-R6! B-K2 5 2 P-Kt5 K-B4 5 3 P-R7! R-R1 If 5 3 . . . KxR ; 54 P-R8 = Q, R-R7ch ; 5 5 B-Q2, B-Kt 5 ; 56 Q­ R7ch and mate in 2 more moves (Tartakower) . 54 R-R4 R-Rl 5 5 BxP BxP 5 6 R-Rl B-B3 5 7 P-B5 K-K5 K-Q4 5 8 P-B6 -

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Colle's Chess MasJP'I'pie(es

50

The advance of the P is in or de r only after P-QR3, so that the QRP may recapture an d command B5. PXP 7 . . . . 59 . . . B-K2 8 -Q-R4ch Q-Q2 ! On 59 . . , B-Kt2 Tartakower gives 60 R-Kt6, RxP; 61 P-B7 In order to occupy QB4 without loss of time. "mit Knock-out." 9 QxKtP Kt-R3 60 P-B7 B-Kt4 10 Q-B3 Kt-QB4 61 P-B8 = Q RxQ Colle has played the op e ning in 62 P-R8 = Q R esigns g oo d styl e and obtained an excel An i nteresti ng if by no means per­ lent game. fect game. 1 1 .0-0 0-0 1 2 B-R3 Q-B2 21 . B e n o n i C o u nter Gam b i t In o rder to be able to command Q Match 1 927 B4 with a piece, so as to retain con­ A. TA C K E L S E. C O L L E trol of the open QB file, at the 1 P-Q4 P-QB4 same time exercising a certain An unusual defence whim has been amount of pressure on White's adopted sporadically by adventur­ QBP. ous spi rits · like Spiel mann Tarta... P-Kt3 1 3 QKt- Q 2 kower and Mieses. It has recently 14 BxKt QxB had a new lease of life since Alek­ White's foregoing move is intended hine' s s uc �e s s fu l adoption of it in to provide some counter-play with his return match with Bogoljubow. P-QR4-5 . His pieces are badly 2 P-Q5 P-Q3 placed, particularly the B, which is 3 P-QB4 hemmed in by the configuration of P-K4 P s on white squares. 4 P-K4 P-KKt3 5 B-Q3 B-Kt2 1 5 KR-B 1 Black was th reateni ng 1 5 . . Ktx 6 Kt-KB3 In this va ria t ion both p i a y e r s P! 1 6 KPxKt, P-K 5 . The text al ­ should strive for the advance of t he lows White to retake with the BP. 15 . . . . KBP. Hence Kt-K2 would be B-QR3 more to the point. 1 6 .P-QR4 QR-B l Di rected against P-R5, which could 6 . . . . Kt-K 2 ! 7 P QK t4 be answered by . P-QKt4 though This impetuous advance robs the perhaps this was White's best move of i ts strategical significance . course. 5 9 R-R6! Stronger than 59 P-B7 K-B3 ; 60 R-B1 ch, K-Kt2 etc. ,

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Match 192 7 1 7 Kt-Kt3 1 8 Q--Kt4 In order to play h aving to fear

ou t

Q-B2 P-R3 P-B4 withKt-Kt5-K6.

19 Kt-K1 White should have carried out his

51

2 6 R-B 1 QR-B1 27 RxR Nor would 27 P-Kt3, RxRch; 2 8 BxR followed by R-R2 and Q-K1 etc., be wholly sati sfacto ry for White.

p lan with 19 P-R5, R-Kt1 ; 20 Px P, RxP; 2 1 Q-R3, KR-Kt1 ; 22 K Kt-Q2 with the strong th reat of P-B 5 . The text-move i s altogether inconsistent an d allows Black to

for his pieces an d will be ahle, sooner or later, to storm the K side with his advanc­

take the initiative.

ing Ps.

P-B4 . . . . PxP 20 P-B3 2 1 PxP If 2 1 BxP, Kt-B4 ( no t 2 1 . . . B xP ; 2 2 Kt-Q2) followed by . Kt-Q5 . 21 . . . . Q-Q2 22 Kt-B2 White must be abl e to swi tch his Rs to the K si de before the attack becomes too menacing. K-R2 22 . . . . P-R 4 23 Kt-R3 Opening up an effective diagonal

White must forget about the op en QR file an d bring all his pi eces to the defence of his K.

19

for the B-which, however, turns

out to be unn ecess ary later Black is s lowly bui ldi ng u p a . mg attack. / 24 Kt-Kt5

on. last-

White has lost consi derable time

with

his

Kt

moves,

but hopes that

his possession of the o p en QR file will at least tie down Black's pi eces a

bit.

24 . . . . 2 5 RPxB

BxKt R-B5

27 .

PxR!

Far superior to the cap ture with

R.

Black obtains

28

the

K4

R-KB 1

B-K4 played B­ K2, after which Black could only p l ay . . . P-Kt4 by removi ng one of his pieces from i ts most effective Now White shoul d have

post.

29 Q-Q2 30 B-K2

P-Kt4 P-Kt5

After this advance has been assured,

of time. BxKtch The simp lest : allowing the entry of the Kt at B 5 would only compli­ cate matters. 32 QxB Kt-Kt3 33 Q--Q l The alternative Q--Q 2 (in order to prevent . . . Kt-K4 ) c o u I d b e answere d effectively wi th . . . Q-K2-K4. 33 . Kt-K4 Now i t is too late for Q-Q2, which would be met by 33 . . . P-B 6 ; the rest is only a matter

31 K t-Q4

Colle's Chess Masterpieces

52

34 B -Q 3 (there is nothing better) ,

22.

E. C O L L E

Q-KKt 2

34 P-R3 35 PXP 36 K-B2

C o l l e Syste m

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Q-KB2 !

SIR

G. A. T H O M AS

Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 QKt-Q 2

P-Q4 2 Kt-KB 3 3 P-K3 4 B-Q3 1

PxP

P-B 6 !

Position after Black's 36th move

This move was i ntroduced by golj uOOw

vs.

Colle (Berlin

Bo­

1926) .

The i dea is to hinder White from subsequently

playing

Px.BP and

P-K4. 5 QKt-Q 2 6 P-B3

Whi te m us e not be coy about taking P, fur if 37 B-Q3, P-Kt6ch; 38 K-Kl (K-K3, Kt-Kt5ch; 39 K-Q2, Q-,Kt7ch) , PxP and wins.

P-B4 B-Q3 In this variation the B is usu al ly needed at K2. 7 0-0 0-0 After 7 . . . P-K4; 8 P�K4! White would open up the game to his ad­ vantage.

8 P�K4 !

the

PXP

37 PxP

Now comes an interesting finish.

38 R-Rl ch K-Ktl 39 B-B l Or 39 R-Ktl , PxB dis ell ; 40 KxP, Kt-Kt5 ; 4 1 K- Q 3, Kt-B7ch; or 4 1 K-Kl, R-B 5 . 39 . . . . 40 K-Kl 4 1 Q-Q2

Kt-Kt5ch

White resigns, for he

Q-B6ch Q-R8ch!

must lose a R.

QPxP

Black cannot continue the policy of imi tation, for if: .

I 8 . . . QPxP; 9 KtxP, KtxKt; 1 0 BxKt, P-K4 ; 1 1 PxKP, KtxP; 1 2 KtxKt, BxKt; 1 3 B xPch win­ ning a P.

II

8 . . . P-K4 ; 9 PxKP ! (KPxP

leads to nothi ng ) , BxP would cost a

QKtxP

(

.

.

.

P ) ; 1 0 KtxKt,

BxKt; 1 1 P-KB4 -+- . 9 KtxP KtxKt 1 0 BxKt Kt-B3 1 1 B-B 2 PXP P-QKt3 1 2 PxP White gave himself an isolated QP

in o rder to

obtai n compensating at­

tacking chances .

Black should have

Scarborough answered

.

.

. Q-Kt3 (as i n

the

53

192 7

Position afte r White' s

20th

move

game previously cit�d) with pres­

on the QP. B-R3 1 3 B-Kt5 After the more obvi ous 1 3 . . . B­ Kt2 White cou l d p lay 1 4 Q-Q3, P-Kt3 ( 1 4 . . . B-K 5 ? 1 5 QxB winning a piece ) ; 1 5 KR-Kl -+- . R-B l 14 R-Kl B-K2 1 5 Kt-K5 Black has had to pl ay the B to this square after all. It is tru e that White was not yet threatening Bx Kt, QxB; Kt-Q7 because of . . . Q-R3 ; but sooner or later Black would have to relieve the pin in view of the threatened R-K3-KB3 or R-K3-KR3 and if necessary Kt­ Kt4. P-Kt3 1 6 R-K3 . P-R3 was Turns out badly; sure

better.

R-Kl 1 7 B-R6 1 8 B-R4 ! Finely played ! See the note to Black' s 20th move. P-QKt4 18 . . . . 1 9 B-Kt3 B-Bl Or 1 9 . . . Kt-Q4; 20 R-R3-+­ (White was threatening 20 Ktx BP! ) . 20 B-Kt5 !

(See

diagram

next column )

P-R3 20 . . . . This costs a P, but if: I 20 . . . B-K2; 2 1 KtxBP! Kx Kt; 22 RxP regaining the piece with 2 Ps to t h e good (22 . . .

Kt-Q4; 23 RxBch, RxR; 24 Q­ B 3ch) . II 20 . . . B-KKt2 ; 2 1 Q-B3, P-KR4 (to prevent Kc-Kt4 ) ; 2 2 QR-Kl (stronger than Kt-B6) , R­ B 2 ; 2 3 KtxKtP !, PxKt; 24 RxP and wins ; or 2 2 . . . K-B l ; 23 KtxP! KxKt ; 24 RxP winning. III 20 . . . B-QKt2; 21 Q-K2 ! P-QR3 ; 22 KtxBP ! KxKt ; 2 3 RxP winning. Note how in the fi rst two va ri at ion s , Black's QB " h angs " as a result of Colle's 1 8th move. QxB 2 1 BxKt 22 R-KB 3 Q-R5 2 3 RxP Q-K5 Q-B3 was threaten ed . B-QKt 2 24 Q-Kl ! ! There was no better rep ly to White's ingenious move. I 24 . . . Q-R5 ; 2 5 RxBch, Rx R; 26 KtxP winning easily . II 24 . . . Q-R1 ; 2 5 Q-Kt1 ! wins.

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54

III 24 . . . QxP ; 2 5 R-Q7, QKR5 ( 2 5 . . . QxP ; 26 R-Ktl , Q -B6; 27 Q-K4, B-KKt2 ; 28 Rx Bch ) ; 2 6 KtxP, Q-B3 ; 27 Q-K4 and wins. BxQ 25 QxQ B-B7 26 RxP In order to get a R on the 7th rank; but Colle's attack comes first (after he has made a loop-hole for his K ! ) . 2 7 P-Kt3 BxB 28 PxB KR-Ql 29 R-Kt7 ! RxP 30 R (Rl ) -R7 R-BSch R-B7 31 K-Kt2 Now follows a pi quant finish . 3 2 KtxP R (Q5 ) -Q7 3 3 KtxB ! Not 3 3 R-KB7, RxPch ! ; 34 RxR, RxRch; 35 KxR, B--B4ch etc. 33 . . . . RxPch P-R4 34 K-R3 3 5 K-R4 Resigns White forces mate in a few moves. 23.

Indian

Defe n c e

Match 1 928 E. C O L L E

.

S. L A N DA U

1 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 2 Kt-KB 3 P-QKt3 ' 3 P-K3 B-Kt2 4 B-Q3 P-Q3 One would expect at this po int 4 . . . P-K3 and 5 . . . P-B4. The text (aiming at . . . P-K4 ) is not bad but must be fo l lo w ed u p care­ fully because of the resulting weak­ ness on the white sq uares. In the

se quel Landau neglects this elemen­ tary defensive princip le, so that Coll e soo n obtains a formidable at­ tack . 5 0-0 QKt-Q2 6 QKt-Q2 P-K4 7 P-K4 PxP? Not good. Black should continue with 7 . . . P-Kt3 ; 8 R-K l , B­ Kt2 followed by . . . 0-0 etc. The move actually made frees White's p ieces for action. . 8 KtxP P-Kt3 And now . . . P-QR3, in order to stop Colle's next move, would have been in order. 9 B--Kt5 ! P-QR3 10 B-'-B6 Q-B l See the note to Black's 4th move. Now comes a highly enterp rising and ingenious sacrifice which must have taken Black by surp rise. 1 1 P-K5 ! ! PxP This seems to refute White's last move, but only seems to. Likewise after 1 1 . . . BxB ; 1 2 KtxB, KtxP (if 1 2 . . . PxP; 1 3 R-Kl , B--Q 3 ; 1 4 Kt-B4, 0-0 ; 1 5 KtxB winning the Q, or 14 . . . P-QKt4; 1 5 Qx B! PxQ; 16 KtxPch and mate in 2 ) ; 1 3 R-Kl, Q-Q2; 1 4 KtxKt, Px Kt; 1 5 RxPch, B--K 2 ; 16 Q-K2 etc., Black's position would be none too comfortable. 1 2 Q-B 3 ! The po int of his previous move. BxB 12 . . . . Clearly forced because o f the double

Match 1928

threat of

BxB

or

QxKt.

55

If 16

1 3 KtxB

B---Q 3

Or 1 3 . . . B-Kt2 ; 1 4

Kt-B4 + .

14 Kt-B4 !

.

.

.

R-KR2

Q-Kt2 ;

18

rifice.

Position after White's 1 4th

move

a

wi nning

PxKt

1 7 KtxBch

K-B l

18

RxPch! The inroad of be decisive.

the White R must K-Kt2

19 R-K7 ! It

Kt attack.

QR--Q l ! B-B l ; 19

(B4 ) -K5 with

It is this impo rtant move which es­ trublishes the soun d ness of the P sac­

to

(in order

gu ard against RxPch ) ; 1 7 B-K3,

is too late to get 20 B-B4

the K

into

saiety.

QR-QB l P-Q4

2 1 Q-QKt3

is no longer any s av ing move;

There

if 2 1 . . . KR-B l ; 22 Kt-Q4, Kt­ Q4 ; 2 3 Kt-K6ch, K-B 3 ; 24 RxKt! QxR;

2 5 KtxR,

Q7ch

(the simplest) , K-Kt2 ; 2 7

Q-B4;

B-Kt3

coming out

a p i ece ahea d . QR-Kl

2 2 Kt-K5

Lo s ing by force, but if P-K5

14 . . . .

Wh i t e

B l ; . 2 3 Q-KR3,

again threatened to capture

the KP.

Castling was obviously i mposs ibl e, while if 1 4 . . . Q-Kt2 ; 15 RK l , P-QKt4

( 1 5 . . . O-O?

16

Kt-K7ch,

1 5 . . . P-K 5 ;

16

or

RxPch ) ; . 16 Kt ( B4 ) -R5, ( 16

.

KKt l ;

. . Q-Kt 3 ;

Q-B l

1 7 B-Kt5, Kt­

18 KtxKP ) ; 17 KtxKP, Bx

Kt;

18 RxBch, and wins.

KtxR;

19 QxKt P-R3

15 R-Kl Averting sp eedy RxPch, KtxR;

extinction by 1 6 1 7 QxKtch, K-B l ;

1 8 B-R6ch, K-Ktl ; 19 KtxB etc. 16 Q-B 3 !

Q-Kt2

Pch,

K-Kt l ;

26 Kt­

22 .

QR-Ql ;

2 5 KocKtP,

.

. KR­ 2 4 Qx

or

22

. QR-B l ; 2 3 Q-KR 3 wins. K-Kt l

23 RxPch

24 Q-Kt3 Ctushing all further resistance. 24 . . . .

P-KKt4 RxKt

2 5 BxP !

A last hope . 26 BxKt dis ch 28 There is

KxR K-K3

27 Q-Kt7ch

Resigns

BxR

no defence

to

29 R-Kl .

A de lightful game. -

.-

the threat of

Colle's

56 24.

Chess Masterpi.eces

C o l l e System

S�arborollgh 1 928 E. C O L L E

1 2 3 4 5 6

D R . F. S C H U B E RT

P-Q4 Kt-KB 3 P-K3 S-Q3 P-B3 QKt-Q2

P-Q4 Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-B4 QKt-Q2 PxP

1 3 Kt-Kt5 ! Setti ng a neat trap into which Black promptly plops.

With this move Black, of his own accord, takes up a passive position and allows his opponent goo d at. tacking chances. An interesting al. ternative is 6 . . . B-Q 3 ; 7 0-0, 0-0; 8 P-K4, BPxP; 9 BPxP, PXP; 1 0 KtxP, KtxKt; 1 1 BxKt, Q-K,t3 (for 1 1 . . . Kt-B 3 follow. ed by . . P QK t 3 see Game no. 2 2 ) ; 1 2 B-B2, Kt-B 3 ; 1 3 Q-Q3, B-Q2 (Colle.Bogoljubow, Berlin 1 926) and now White should have played P-QR4 with a p romising at· tack. .

Position after White} s 1 3th move

-

7 KPxP

B-Q3

But no w . . . B-K2 would be pre. ferable, for it is clear that Black will soo n be exposed to a viol e nt attack. Despite the w ide publicity given to Col l e s games with this vari atio n, many of his oppon en ts displayed a remarkable tenacity in avoiding proper defensive measures. '

8 0-0 9 R-Kl 1 0 Q-K2

0-0 Q-B2

Settles matters with respect nt rol of K 5 .

co

10 . . . R-K1 1 1 Kt-K5 Kt-B 1 1 2 QKt-B3 KKt-Q2 Black's position has already become uncomfortable.

to

the

13 . . . . P-B3? This plaus ihle reply is most can. vincingly refuted by a brilliant and carefully calculated combination. In. stead of the text.move Black h ad 2 so m ewhat better continuations at his disposal : I 1 3 . . . P-B4; 1 4 P-KKt4, P­ KKt3; 1 5 B-KB4 + . I { 1 3 . . . BxKt; 1 4 PxB, QxKP; 15 QxQ, KtxQ; 16 RxKt, P-B3; 1 7 R-K l , PxKt; 1 8 BxP and White has the preferable ending because of his 2 Bs and his more compact P structure.

1 4 Q-R5 !

P-KKt3

Dortmund 1928

Alternatives are : I 1 4 . . . PxKt (Kt4) ; 1 5 Bx Pcb ! KtxB; 1 6 Q-B7ch, K-R l ; 1 7 Kt-Kt6 mate. II 14 . . . PxKt (K4) ; 1 5 Bx Pch; KtxB; 16 QxKtch, K-Bl ; 1 7 Q-R8ch, K-K2; 1 8 QxPch, K-Ql ; 1 9 Kt-B7ch, K-K2 ; 20 B-Kt5ch; Kt-B3 ; 2 1 BxKtch, K-Q2 ; 2 2 Ktx P mate. III 14 . . . BxKt or . . . KtxKt lead s to a ru inous loss of material. IV 1 4 . . . P-KR3 ; 1 5 B-R7ch, KtxB; 1 6 Q-B7ch, K-Rl ; 1 7 Kt­ Kt6 mate. V 14 . . . K-R l ; 1 5 Kt (K5 ) ­ B7ch, K-Ktl ; 1 6 BxPch, KtxB ; 1 7 Kt-R6ch, PxKt; 1 8 Q-B7ch, K­ Rl ; 1 9 QxKt mate. (The Field) . 1 5 KtxKtP !

BPxKt

Or 1 5 . . . RPxKt; 1 6 BxF, PxKt ( 1 6 . . . R-K2 ; 1 7 B-B7ch, KKt2 ; 1 8 KtxPch and mate in 2 ) ; 1 7 B-B7ch ! K-Kt2 ; 1 8 BxR an d Black's game is in th e last throes. Kt-B3 1 6 Ktx Kt There is no thi ng bette r. Q-Kt2 1 7 QxKtPch Resigns 18 KtxRP! For if 1 8 . . . KtxKt; 1 9 BxKtch, KxB; 20 Q-R5ch etc. 25.

A l e k h i ne's Defe n ce

Dortmund 1 928

( 1 St Brilliancy Prize) R . S PIEL M ANN

1 2

E. C O L LE

P-K4

Kt-KB3

P-K 5

Kt-Q4

57

3 P-QB4 Kt-Kt3 4 P-Q4 P-Q3 5 P-B4 The l iveli est variation of this open­ ing and h ence well suited to Spiel­ mann's aggressive style. B-B4 5 . . . . More custom ary is 5 . . . PxP; 6 B PxP ; but the tex t only involves a transpo sition of moves. P-K3 6 Kt-QB 3 PxP 7 B-K3 Kt-B3 8 BPxP B-K2 9 B-K2 Another good continuation is 9 . . . · Q-Q2 ; 1 0 Kt-B 3, 0-0-0 ; 1 1 0-0, P-B 3 ; 1 2 PxP, PXP (Henne­ berger-Dr. Euwe, Berne 1 9 3 2 ) .

0-0 1 0 Kt-B3 The once popular 1 0 . . . Q-Q2 ; 1 1 0-0, 0-0-0 has now disap­ p eared from master praaice becau s e of the following lin e of play : 1 2 P-Q5 ! PXP; 1 3 BxKt, RPxB ; 1 4 PxP, Kt-Kt5 ; 1 5 Kt-Q4 ! P-Kt 3 force d; 1 6 KtxB, PxKt ; 1 7 R.xP, KtxQP an d now White wins a piece with Grii nfel d's move 18 P-K6! 1 1 0-0 1 2 Kt-KR4

P-B 3

An ente rp ri sing move which l eads complications. A safer alternative is Q-K1 follow­ ed by R-Q1 .

to

. . . . 1 3 KtxB 1 4 P-Q5 12

PxP PxKt

58

Colle's Chess Masterpieces

This explains the forego i ng sacri. P-Q 6 dis ch, K-Rl ; 2 3 QxB, PxP fice oJ a P. If now 1 4 . . . Kt­ etc. 20 . . . . Kt-K4 ! Kt 1 ; 1 5 P-B5 , Kt-B 1 ; 1 6 Q-Kt 3 ; or 1 4 . . . Kt-R4; 1 5 BxKt, RPxB ; An ingenious reply. Whit e must 1 6 P-QR3 ; or 1 4 . . . Kt-Kt5 ; 1 5 not p lay 2 1 BxP because of . . . Q-Kt 3 + ( ana lysis by Yates and RxB ! 2 2 RxR, Kt-B6ch; 2 3 RxKt (on 2 3 PxKt Soultanbeieff gives 2 3 Winter) . Kt-Q5 ! . . . QxRch ; 2 4 K-Kt2, R-Kl ; 2 5 14 . Kt-B 3, P-Kt 3 ; 26 R-Kt5, Q-B8 ! The only correct reply. PxB with the decisive triple threat of 1 5 BxKt Kt-Q2 . . . QxRch, . . . QxPch and . . . 1 6 QxP 1 7 Kt-R4 R-K8 ) , QxRch ; 24 R-Bl" BxPoh. Very plausible, but a better way of 2 1 RxP would lead to similar play. meeting the threat of . . . B-B4 i s White avoids the �bove variation 1 7 K-Rl, as subsequently p layed and at the same time hopes to bring by Snosko.Borowski against Co l l e the Kt to the protection of the K­ ( Paris 1 92 9 ) . at present impossible because of . B-B4. 17 . . . . P-QKt4 ! ! P-B 5 ! A highly original concep tion, by 21 K-Rl means of which Colle disrupts his 22 R-K2 Or 22 Kt-B5, P-B6! opponent's P position, preventing I 2 3 Kt-K6 ( 2 3 PxP, KtxP ! ) . P-B 5 and at the same time dbtain. ing excellent squares for his minor KtxB ; 24 QxKt,. Q-R5 ; 2 5 P pieces at Q3 a nd K4. If instead 1 7 KKt3, BxP and wins. . . . B-Q 3 ; 1 8 QR-K l , Q-K2 ; 1 9 II 23 Q-K4, PxPch; 24 KxP, Q­ Kt4ch ; 2 5 K-Rl , Q-R4 ! 26 B-K2 B-Q3, Kt-K4 ? 2 0 P-B 5 ! 1 8 PXP ( 2 6 RxRch, RxR; 2 7 B-K2, Kt­ B-Q3 1 9 QR-Kl B6! 28 P-KR4, KtxR! ; 29 BxQ, R­ Q-K2 ! Well p laye d ; Black does not fear BB mate) , Q-R6! 2 7 Kt-K6, Kt­ any B moves. B6! (Soultanbeieff) . QR-Kl ! 20 B-Q3 22 . . . . Seemingly winning a P, but it would This is aU very vigorously played by have been better to pl ay 20 B-Q l , Colle. i n o rd er to ptotect KB 3 and KKt4. (See diagram next page) which soon become critically weak. 2 3 Kt-B3 Another interesting continuation, pointed out by Bliimich, is 20 B­ Likewise i nade qua te would be : I 2 3 RxP, RxR ; 24 QxR, Ktx B4, Kt-K4 ; 2 1 Kt-B 5 ! ? BxKt; 2 2

Match Position after

Black's

22nd

59

1 928

m o ve

26.

S i c i l i a n D e fe n c e

Match 1 928 D R . A. G . O L LA N D

1 P-K1 2 Kt-KB3

E. C O L L E

P-QB4 Kt-KB3

When Nimzowitsch introduced this m

ove into master practice in 1 9 1 2 , a great hullabaloo among the experts. Nowadays this de. fence is seen to have a great affinity wi th 1 . . . Kt-KB3 (Alekhine's Defence) ; hence Colle's l iking for there was

it.

B ; 2 5 RxQ, RxR wi n n i ng a piece. II 23 KR-Kl , Q-R 5 ; 24 RxKt, QxRch ! etc. Q-R5 23 . . . Initiating the fi nal phase. 24 Kt-K4 Too late ! Kt-Kt5 24 . . . . This is decisive. If now 2 5 Q-Ktl , KtxP ; 2 6 QxKt, QxQch ; 27 KxQ, P-B6 dis ch (Bliimich ) or 2 5 P­ KKt3, Q-R6 winning very quickly. P-B6! 25 P-KR3 A crushing reply, for 26 PxP leads to mate in 4 by 26 . . . QxPch; 2 7 K-Ktl , B-R7ch etc., whi le 26 R­ QB2 is refuted by . . PxPch . RxR 26 RxP K-B 2 ! 27 Kt-B6ch The finishing touch. White resigns, for if 28 KtxKt, R-B8ch; or 28 Rx R, RxPch and mate in 3 . An elegant game!

- Pch and mate next m?ve. 30 QxB RxR QxRch ! 3 1 Q-Q3 White resigns. The forceful finish is well in keeping with this magni­ ficent game, which Soultanbeieff calls "a hymn of eulogy to the art of combination." Even Lasker would have been proud of the masterly resourcefulness with which Colle conducted the "heroic defence. " The remarkable circumstance that White's QBP remained en prise throughout from the 1 0th move on, testifies to the intense concentration of both players during the game! 50.

Col l e

Syste m

Rotterdam 1931

1jO. C O L L E

1 2 3 4 5 Aiming No. 45 .

A.

R U B I N ST E I N

P-Q4 P-Q4 Kt....:KB 3 Kt-KB3 P-B4 P-K3 QKt-Q2 P-B3 QKt-Q2 Q-B2 at . . . P-K4, as in Game

Rotterdam 6 Q-R4 ! 7 P-B4!

P KKt 3 -

193 1

1 03

Position after Black's 1 6th move

Very strong, despite the loss of a tempo involved; White disturbs the equilibrium of the center Ps so that the contemplated advance of the KP will be impossible later on. 7 8 9 10 11

. . . . BPxP P-K4 Q-B2 P-QR4 !

B-Kt2 KtxP KKt-Kt3 Q-Q3

Threatening to win the Kt, and in this way creating several weaknesses which he can exploit later on. P-QR4 11 . . . . 0-0 1 2 P-Q5 Kt-Kt1 1 3 B-Q3 An awkward move; but it is not easy for Black to unscramble his . pieces. 1 4 0-0 1 5 BxKt ! 1 6 Kt-Kt3

Kt-R3 RxB P-B4

Or else 16 . . . P-B 5 ; 1 7 QKt­ Q4, P-B4; 1 8 Kt-QKt5, Q-Ql ( 1 8 . . . Q-Kt5 ; 1 9 Kt-B7! R­ R2 ; 20 P-K5, Q-B4 ; 2 1 Kt Kt5 -f- ) ; 1 9 P-K5 ! KtxQP ; 20 QxP -f- . -

(See diagram next coillmn) 17 P-K5 ! This move required close calcula­ tion, as the following shows : 1 7 . . . BxP; 1 8 KtxB, QxKt ; 1 9 Ktx BP, R-Rl ; 20 B-R6 and now:

I 2 0 . . . R-B2; 2 1 KR-K1, QQ3 ( 2 1 . . . QxQP; 22 QR-Ql etc. or 2 1 . . . Q-B 2 ; 22 P-Q6! QxP; 2 3 QR-Q1, Q-B 2 ; 24 Kt­ R6! ! and wins) ; 2 2 QR-Q1 -+- for if 2 2 . . . KtxQP; 2 3 Q-B4, P­ K 3 ; 24 RxKt! PxR; 2 5 R-K8ch. R-B 1 ; 26 QxPch! and wins. II 20 . . . R-Ql ; 2 1 Q-B 3 ; 2 2 Kt-K6! -+- .

KR-K l .

III 2 0 . . . R-K1 ; 2 1 QR-Ql -+- ; i f 2 1 . . . KtxQP? 2 2 Q-B4, P­ K3; 2 3 KR-Kl followed by RxKt and wins.

QxQP 17 . . . Managing to retain the 2 Bs-a dubious benefit in this instance. .

1 8 KtxBP R-R1 R-K1 1 9 B-Kt5 ! And not 1 9 . . . 'BxP; 20 KtxB ( 20 QR-Ql, Q-B5 ! ) , QxKt; 2 1 Q Kt3ch Kt-Q4; 2 2 KR-K1, Q­ Q 3 ; 2 3 BxP and wins. -

,

20 QR-B1 !

Kt-Q2

Colle's Chess Marterpieces

1 04

quickly forces the no longer any ' vali d defence ( 20 . . . BxP? 2 1 KR-Ql winning a piece ) . 2 1 KR-Ql QxKt If 2 1 . . . Q B 3 ; 2 2 Q-Kt3ch Afcer

chis

game, but

7 Kt-B 3

\'{Thice

there

was

Allows Black to seize the initiative. More in the spirit of the variation woul d be 7 B-Q3, P-K4; 8 P-B 3 , P�QKt3; 9 Kt-K2 etc. 7

-

wins. 22

Q-Kt3ch 2 3 RxQ

K-B l KtxR

after

K5,

to

which

KP

be.

White,

cause of his weak P position and

Kt-K3

25 B-K3 26 K t Q 4

K t-Ql

have a distinctly

Kt-B3

of his Bs, will inferior position.

8 B -Q 3 9 Kt-Q2 fact that this

P-K4 P-K5 ! excel l ent mov e is

-

the l imited scope

PxKt

28

QxBP R-Ktl 29 P-K6! RxP I f 29 . . . KBxP? 30 B-R6ch, B­ Kt2 ; 3 1 Q-B 3 ! and mace nexc move. 30 B--Kt6 R-K7 ? An overs ight. . RxB was the only move, if he wa nted to play o n . 3 1 QxRch KxQ 3 2 R- Q8 mate A fine game o n Co lle's part. .

51.

The

possible revea l s the line gi \'en i n the

1 2

P- Q4 P-QB·1

10

co u n t e r . demo n s t ra t i o n

4 P- K 3 5

Po i n tless.

Rubi n s te i n ' s

fo l lowed

by

6

P-Q R 3,

and

W h i te h ,ts avoi d e d t h e ')

(, P x B

Kt­

doubled P .

B x K tch

P ·Q 1

wh i ch i s , howeve r, by

Q -B 2

1 2 0-0

poss i b l e

P · ·B),

B-Kt5 ! B-B4 B-Kc3 w h ich was noc

[he p revious move.

011

QKt-Q2 P--QR4 m ight p l ay P- R 5 and p ressure o n the QKt

( ·1 P-Q R 4

here

favo ri t e mo v e 5

a

th e

1 3 R·-K I

ex pect

One wo u l d

against

means weak .

Prev e n t i ng yec

0-0

P·-QR 3

KP,

hosti l e no

1 1

P-K 3 B-Kr5

3 K t·- QB 3

B-Ktl hoping to undertake

10

Kc-K B 3

the

h i s 7 th

E v i d e ntly

I nd i a n D e f e n c e E. C O L L E

to

noce

move.

.

RUBI NSTEI N

i nferiority of

Wh i te's pl ay as com pared with

Rotterdam 1 93 1

K2

Q-K2 his

24 Q-Kt5

2 7 KocKt

A.

. . .

.

Enabl i ng Bl ack to advance

El s e W h i re '

obta i n

so m e

fi l e . 1 5 B -- R 2

K-R l ! Kt-KKt 1 !

1 6 Kr-B l \X7 i r h h .i s last

2

moves

Co l l e has

p repa red the a d vance o f the KBP,

ROllprdam inaug urating a 1 7 R-Ktl Wh ite

deci des

from the

attack. P-Kt3

promising

remove the Q

to

long diagonal,

will be necessary

since P-B 3 or later.

sooner

18

A to

QR-Kl Q-Ql 1 9 R-Kt2 good move w h ich enables the R a s s i s t in the defence of the K

side. 19 . 20

Kt-Kt3

Reserving KB3 for the 21 22 23 24

greatest now

the

with

--

.

Positio11

QxKt 2 Bs :

2 8 P-B4,

R--Kt2

2 9 PxP 3 0 RxR 31

.

.

after White's 3 7th

m01)#

his

P-Kt5 Kt-K5, wi th un­

37 . .

d i m i n i shed attacking chances. 28

.

d i sadvantage !

2 7 B-Kt l If

3 5 Q B3 ? players ove rlook that . .Ktx RP is now P9ssible; 35 Q-Kt3 would have �de it difficult for Black to win. : 35 . Q-R5 36 Q-Kt3 Q-B3 3 7 Q-B 3 ? This time Colle does not miss his opportuni ty, and his reply is deadly. Both

P-KKt4 !

KtxB

Wh ite is l eft

1 05

Q-R5 Kt-B 3 B-R4 PxP

R-B l P-B 3 Kt-K2 Kt-B4

25 PxP 26

P-KB4 Kt-R3 QKt.

1931

Q--K2

KR-Kt l RxP Kt ( B 3 ) xR Q-Kt4

32 Q-KK t 2 Th rea t e n i ng . .

R-KKtl KtxKP.

3 ' K- R l

Q-K2 Q-Kt4

3 4 Q- R 3

39 K-R 3 wou l d to mate i n 2 ; b u t 38 . . Q­ R 5 ch ! was even s t ro nger. lead

.

3 9 K-Kt l 4 0 Q -Kt 2 4 l K xR

K t x B ; ., 6

rep l y 3 5 Bx:P ?

R x:Kt, Q-K5ch.

RxQch Q - Kt4 ch Q-R 5ch Q-Kt5ch

44

Kt-B6ch

16 B xP

cannot

dis ch

4 2 K -B 2

wh i ch Wh i t e

.

Kt · K4

4 3 K-K 2 ·1 5

.

Kt-Kt5ch

Wi n n i ng the Q, fo r

The repetition of moves i n di cates ,g rea t ti me.pressu re. Becker recom­ m e n d s instead 34 R-Kt 3 to .

KtxRPI

3 H K xK t

K-K l K-B 2

4 7 K - K2

P-R4 !

QxB

P R5 !

1 06

CoJJ�I CheII Masletrpieces

White should have resigned here. The concluding moves were : 48 RxKt, Q-R4; 49 P-K4, P-R6; 5 0 B-B4, P-R7 ; 5 1 BxP, QxB ch; 5 2 K-Q3, Q-R7; 5 3 P-K5, PxP; 5 4 PxP, QxP; 5 5 P-K6,

Q--B 3, 56 R-K3, Q-Q3ch ; 5 7 K - B2, Q - K2 ; 58 R - K4, K­ Kt2 ; 59 P-B5, PxP; 60 K-Kt3, K-B3 ; 61 K-R4, Q-K1ch! a n d White resigned. This was Colle's last tournament game.

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The KR File

The

KKt

File

The KB File

The Seventh Rank The Diagonal QKt l -KR7 The Diagonal QR2 -KKt8 The Diagonal QR I -KR8 The Two Bishops The Attack Against KR6 The Attack Against KR7 Open Pos itions

T h e Dynamic B reak-th rough The Attack Against KB7 The Attack Against the K Castled Q Side

The Fork The · · Discovery · · The Pin

The Dangers of the Indiscriminate Pin Obstruction The Clearance Sacrifice Pawn Promotion The K t as a Pi rouette Dancer

XXI I I .

Zugzwang

XXIV.

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