The golden treasury of chess

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THE GOLDEN OF

TREASURY CHESS

Compiled by AL _HOROWITZ AND

THE EDITORS OF CHESS REVIEW

CORNERSTONE LIBRARY

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NEW YORK

Reprinted 1971

Copyright© 1969, 1961, 1956 By I. A. Horowitz Copyright © 1943 By Horowitz & Harkness

This completely new revised edition is published by arrangement with I. A. Horowitz and Harvey House, Inc.

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Contents

Pe1e

FAVORITE GAMES

5

II

THE PRE-MORPHY PERIOD

12

Ill

THE MORPHY PERIOD

30

IV

THE AGE OF STEINITZ

51

v

MODERN CHESS

67

VI

MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS

95

VII

l'ERIOD

OF RUSSIAN HEGEMONY

166

INDEX OF OPENINGS

1 86

INDEX OF PLAYERS

1 88

This Book is Dedicated To the Memory of

HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY (1872-1906)

PART I

Favorite Games In the course of the decades which I have devoted to the preparation of this volume, I have had occasioll to examine

thousands upon thousands of scores.

Those that have pleased

me most are included in "THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS." But even among these favorites, there are some which I have enjoyed so much that I have set them aside in order to at­ tract the reader's attention to these games.

I will not deny

that ten years ago I might have selected other games, and' that in the years to come, my tastes will again be modified ! Nevertheless, you will be delighted with these games.

THE GoLDI!N

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TREASURY

Warsaw, Nov. 1844

l.

A1 long a1 we continue Jo be (harmed by the triumph of mind oi·er matter, :uch combination! wilt jauinale u1. The idea of readily mrl'endering the Queen in order 10 ho1111d the ho:tile King with the leuer pieces, ha: been utilized fair­ ly often; b11t Petroff' J :amfice was one of the first, if not THE fir:t, example of this appealing com­ binative theme. All honor to hi! originality/ GIUOCO PIANO HOFFMAN White

1 2 3 4

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B--B4 P-B3 P-Q4 P-KS

5 6 7 B--QS

8 K x Kt 9 K-Kt3 10 B x P 11 Kt-KtS 1 2 Kt x BP 13 Kt x Q

PETROFF Black P-K4 Kt-QB3

B---B 4 Kt-B3 PxP Kt-K5 Kt x KBP?! P x Pch PxP Kt-K2 Kt x B 0-0!!

And Black mates in eleven moves.

OF CHESS

1 3 . . ..

14 K-R3 15 P-K6

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

K-Kt4 P-Kt3 K-KtS K-Kt4 K-R4 K-KtS K-R5 K-R6 PxR

B---B7ch P-Q3ch Kt-B5ch

Kt x KP Kt x Ktch R-B4ch R-B3ch R-BSch

Kt-K3ch P-Kt3ch R-R5ch B-K6 mate

Paris, 1845 It is many years since I fir11 :aw this game, but the final position, with Black's Queen trapped by its own far-advanced Pawns, and White'! King gaily advancing down the board io auist in the final attack against his colleague, is still good for a chuckle. Imagine Kieseritzky' J chagrin as he stareJ ruefully at the b ottled-up Queen! Who 1ay1 there is no place for hu­ mor in cheu?! COCHRANE GAMBIT MICHELET L. KIESERITZKY 2.

White

1 P-K4 2 P-KB4 3 Kt-KB3 4 B-B4 5 Kt-K5 6 K-Bl

7 8 9 10 11 12

P-Q4 Kt-B3 P-KKt3 K-B2 Kt x P ( B7 ) Kt-KKt5 K-K3

13 14 K-Q3 15 P-QR3

Black P-K4 PxP

P-KKt4 P-KtS Q-Rsch

P-B6 Kt-KB3 B---Kt2 Q-R6ch P-Q3

R-Bl Q-Kt7ch B-R -- 3 Kt-B3 B x Kt

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MY FAVORITES

KtxKP!? 16 BxB B-B4 17 Q-Kl P-B7 18 KtxKt K-Q2 19 Q-K3 QR-Kl 20 B-Q5 BxKtch 21-QR-KBl R-B6 22 BxB PxQ 23 QxR R-K3 24 B-B5ch Kt-K4ch 25 P-Q5 P-KR4 26 K-Q4 K-.K'l 27 PxReh P-R5 28 B-B6 PxBch 29 BxKt PxKtP 30 KxP 31 K-B6 and wins!

One of the most a1to1mding end­ ings on record.

BISHOP'S Gfu..\.f.BIT

W.

ScHULTEN

L. KlESERITZKY

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Black

P-K4 P-KB4 B-B4 K-Bl BxP Kt-QB3 Kt-R3 Kt-Q5 KtxPch KtxR P-Q3 B-QB4 BxP Q-Kl KxP KxQ K-R4 K-R5

P-K4 PxP Q-R5ch P-QKt4 Kt-KB3 Kt-Kt5 Kt-QB3 Kt-Q5! K-Ql P-B6! P-B3 P-Q4! B-Q3 PxPch QxKtch! Kt-K6ch Kt-B6ch B-Kt5 mate

4. Breslau, 1859. It is difficult to imagine how one could concentrate more brilliancy, more in1pired inventiveneu, more sparkle into so short a game. Here is the di!tilled e.rsence of the very best che.r.r of the old master!: one thrill after another! Sacrificial Orgy RUY LOPEZ

3.

Paris,

Nov. 1846

Poor Kieseritzky! He achieved neg­ ative immortality by losing a mag­ nificent game lo the great Anders­ un, and this feat swallowed up hiJ reputation forever after. That Kie:eritzky was a brilliant and able player in hi! own right, however, fr abundanJ/y dear from thi.r game.

A. ANDERSSEN White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-Kt5 KtxKt B-B4 P-K5 B-Kt3

DR.

M.

LANGE

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-Q5 PxKt Kt-B3 P-Q4 B-KKt5

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8 P-KB3

9 0-0

10 11 12 13

PxB K-Rl P x Kt R-B5

Kt-K5 ! P-Q6! B-B4ch Kt-Kt6ch! Q-Kt4

EY.i\:."-TS GAMBIT J. H. ZuKERTORT

A. ANDERSSEN

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

13 14 15 16 17 18

KtP x P P-Kt4 PxR Q-B3 Q-R3 Resigns Bravo! 5.

P-KR4!! QxR R x Pch!! Q-K5 ! Q-R5ch Q-K8ch

Berlin, 1 869

You have probably heard that An­ densen was a mighty man with the Evans Gambit, but it is imp ouible to realize what glorious feats he perf armed with ii, until you have played over 111ch games as tbis one. lncidenta/Jy Zukertort, the great Anders.ren'! brilliant pupil, knew how to take fitting revenge, as you C1il1 see in lat" games in thfr volume. These two immortal: pro­ du�ed games worthy of their repu­ latton. A glorio111 battle

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-B4 P-QKt4 P-B3 0-0 P-Q4 PxP P-Q5 B-Kt2 B-Q3 Kt-B3 Kt-K2 R-Bl Q-Q2 K-Rl Kt-Kt3 Kt-B5 R-KKtl P-Kt4 B x Kt R-Kt3 P-Kt5 PxB PxP QR-KKtl P x Pch Q-R6

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 B-B4 BxP B-B4 P-Q3 PxP B-Kt3 Kt-R4 Kt-K2 0--0

Kt-Kt3 P-QB4 R-Ktl P-B3 B-B2 P-Kt4 P--Kt5 ? B-Kt3 Kt-K4 QP x B R-B2 B x Kt Q x P? .R-Ql K-Rl K-Ktl Q-Q3

MY 29 Q:x:Pch! 30 P-B6ch 3 1 B-R7ch! 32 R-R3ch 33 R-R8 mate

6.

KxQ K-Ktl KxB K-Ktl

St. Petersburg, 1896

There are many attractive settings for a brilliant game; but what is more impressive than an immortal game between two Titans? The man who was able lo bettl the great Pillsbury in this wonderful game was truly worthy of his title. It is no exaggeration lo say that Lasker's combination is one of the greatest feats of the human imagi­ nation. Quadrangular Tourney QUEEN'5 GAMBIT DECLINED

H. N. PILLSBURY White 1 P-Q4 2 P-QB4

3 Kt-QB3 4 Kt-B3 5 B-Kt5 QxP 7 Q-R4? 8 0-0-0 9 P-K3 10 K-Ktl 1 1 PxP 12 Kt-Q4 13 B xKt 14 Q-R5 15 P xKt

6

nocence. Though Pillsbury only half suspects the quicksands, his defense cannot be improved. 17 P-B5

RxKt!!

A problem in one half the moves of the entire game, mentally com­ posed and solved in a manner worthy of the chatnpion of the world. 18 19 20 21 22

PxB PxPch PxR B-Kt5 K-Rl

Threatens

.

.

R-QR6!! RxP Q-Kt3ch QxBch R-B2 .

R-B8ch!

23 24 25 26

R-Q2 KR-Ql Q-B5

R-B5 R-B6! Q-B5 RxP!

27 28 29 30 31 32

Q-K6ch KxR K-R4 KxP K-R5 Q-Kt6

K-R2 Q- -B6ch P-Kt4ch Q---B5ch B---Q lch PxQ mate

K-Kt2

DR. E. LASKER

Black P-Q4

P-K3 Kt-KB3 P-B4 BPxP Kt-B3 B-K2 Q-R4 B-Q2 P-KR3 PxP 0-0 BxB Kt xKt B-K3

The calm before the storm. 16 P-B4

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FAVORITES

QR-Bl

The charm of the position after Black's 16th move is its surface in-

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7.

Carlsbad,

1911

One of the ,marks of a great ma.rter is the ability to conjure up mur­ derous attacks out of seemingly harmless positions. You will like the way that Spielmann commences an 11nexpected attack at move 22 and drives it home with sledge­ hammer blows. Every move tells, anti Black's helplessneu becomes ever more apparent. RUY LOPFZ R. SPIELMANN White

DUS-CHOTIMIRSKI Black

1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3 4 B-R4 Kt-B3 5 0-0 B-K2 6 R-Kl P-QKt4 7 B-Kt3 P-Q3 8 P-B3 Kt-QR4 9 B-B2 P-B4 IO P-Q3 0-0 1 1 QKt-Q2 Q-B2 12 Kt-Bl R-Ktl B-K3 13 P-KR3 14 Q--K 2 P-Kt5 15 Kt ( 3 ) -R2 Kt-Q2 16 Kt-Kt3 KR-BI 1 7 Kt-Kt4 R-Kt2 18 Kt-K3 B-Kt4 B x Kt 19 Kt-Q5 20 P x B BxB 21 QR x B Kt-KB3 2 2 P-Q4! KP x P 2 3 Kt-R5 ! Kt-Q2 2 4 Q-Kt4 P-Kt3 25 R-K7 K-Bl 26 QR-Kl ! Q--Ql 27 Q--Kt5 Kt-K4 28 Q-B6! Kt(R4)-B5 29 P-B4! P x Kt 30 P x Kt Kt x KP 3 1 R ( l ) x Kt! Resigns

OF

CHESS

8.

Iceland, 1931

Reti noted years ago that Alek­ hine's outstanding quality wa.r his ability lo give even the most com­ monplace positions an unusual turn. This game abounds in such origi­ nal moves. FRENCH DEFENSE A. ALEK.HINE White

1 2 3 4 5 6

P-K4 P-Q4 Kt-QB3 B-Kt5 B x Kt Kt-B3 7 B-Q3 8 P-K5 9 P-KR4 1 0 B x Pch! 11 Kt-Kt5ch 12 P x Bch 13 Q-R5 14 0-0-0 1 5 P-Kt6! 16 KtP x P 17 P x P 1 8 RxP!! 19 Q-Kt5ch 20 R-R7 21 R-Q4

ASGIERSSEN

Black P-K3 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 B-K2 BxB 0--0

R-Kl B-K2 P-QB4 KxB B x Kt K-Ktl K-Bl P-R3 K-K2 R-Bl Kt-Q2 Q-R4 KxP R-KKtl Q x BP

MY

22 23 24 25 26

R x Ktch! Kt-K4 Kt-Q6ch Q-B6ch! R-B7 mate 9.

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FAVOJlITES

BxR Q-Kt5 K-Bl PxQ

9 Kt-Kt5? 10 K-Rl 1 1 P-B4

Warsaw, 1 935

Anyone who preaches the imminent death of chess ought to take a $ood look at this game! The strik­ ing series of brilliancies initiated by Black's thirteenth move compares favorably, I believe, with any com­ bination ever played over the board. A Polish "Immortal" DUTCH DEFENSE GLUCKSBl>RG White 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8

BxPch Kt-Kt5 Q-Kl

P-Q4 P-QB4 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 P-K3? B-Q3 0-0 Kt-K2?

M. NAJDORF Black

P-KB4 Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 P-B3 B--Q3 0-0 QKt-Q2

12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

P-KKt3 K-Kt2 KtxB K-B3 QPxP P x Kt K-B4 K-B3 KPxP KxB PxKt

Q-R4 B-KtS! ! Q-R7cft P-K4! QKt x Pch Kt x Pch Kt-Kt3ch P-B5! B-Kt5ch! Kt-K4ch! P-R4 mate

PART II

The Pre-Morphy Period Although chess is a direct descendant of a game played in India in the 7th century, modeTn chess was not initiated until the late 15th century-about the year 1485---when im­ portant changes were made in the rules. For a hundred years before this date the game had remained unchanged, the moves of the pieces fixed. Although highly popular, it was a dull game by our standards. The modern chessplayer would re­ gard the chess of the middle ages as a strange and wearisome pastime. In many respects, of course, the mediaeval game was similar to the chess we play today. The positions of the pieces were the same; the Rooks, Knights and Pawns moved as they move today; Castling had not yet been developed, but the King was allowed to "leap" two squares on its first move. The main ditference lay in the moves of the Queen and Bishop. The Queen was permitted to move only to an ad­ jacent diagonal square. In other words, it moved like our Bishop, but only one square at a time ! Instead of being the most powerful piece on the board, it was the weakest. The Bishop of the mediaeval game leaped over the adjacent diag­ onal square to the square beyond in the diagonal. When the moves of the Queen and Bishop were changed to those we play today, the entire character of the game was transformed. The old artillery, cavalry and infantry in the form of Rooks, Knights and Pawns, were still in the game, but the devastating power of the new dive-bombing Queen and the speedy attack of the motorized Bishop made it neces­ sary for the chess Generals to develop new strategy and tac­ tics. New and more scientific openings had to be examined and analysed. Pawn play became a primary consideration, now that a promoted pawn could become a powerful Queen. The whole tempo of the game was quickened, the battle shor­ tened and intensified. Italy was the main center of chess activity when these changes took place and the new game probably originated there. By 1510 the old type of chess was obsolete in most of

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Italy and Spain. One of the earliest games of the "new chess" to be recorded appears in a late 15th century manuscript in which a poem describes the courtship of Venus by Mars by means of a game of chess. Francisco de Castellvi takes the part of Mars, Narciso Vinoles that of Venus. Historically important, the game is also interesting because it was un­ doubtedly played over the board by actual chessplayers of reasonable proficiency for the period. Analysis was the ruling motive in the literature of the period. Openings known today as the Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano, Petroff lJefense, Philidor Defense, Bishop's Opening and Queen's Gambit Accepted, were first outlined in a late 15th century manuscript (in the Gottingen University Lib­ rary.)* The first "best-seller" was a book written by Damiano and printed in Rome in 1512. Eight editions were published in the 16th Century and it was also translated and published in French, English and German. All that is known of the author is that he was an apothecary and a native of Portugal. To judge from his analysis, he was also a mediocre chess­ player. The famous name of Ruy Lopez first appears in 1559 when this Spanish priest visited Italy and defeated all the Roman players. Although he did not invent the opening which bears his name, Ruy Lopez was the leading player of Spain for over 20 years and noted for his skill at blindfold chess. He played often at the court of his patron, Philip II of Spain. In 1561 Lopez published a book on chess containing a code of laws, general advice to players (including the sug­ gestion that you "place your opponent with the sun in his eyes") and a miscellaneous collection of openings. He deals with a wider rahge of openings than his predecessors but his analysis is considered weak. Interesting is the fact that this book gave international currency to the term "gambit," a slang term which Lopez had learned in Italy. According to Lopez, "it is derived from the Italian gamba, a leg, and gam­ bitare means to set traps, from which a gambit game means a game of traps and snares." Among the leading Italian players of the period 1560 to 1630 were Paolo Boi, Giovanni Leonardo da Cutri, Giulio Cesare Polerio and Gioachino Greco. As a youth, Leonardo had been trounced by Ruy Lopez in Rome but he had his re"The names by which we call openings today usually have little or nothing to the names of the earliest author­

do with their orlg!r.s a.r,d seldom commemorate t.o discover t.he openings .

ities

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venge in 1575 when he visited Spain and defeated the aging Lopez in a match held in the presence of Philip II. Although existing text-books had become obsolete, the strong players of the early part of this period did not publish their findings. The high stakes for which they pl ayed made them secretive. However, a patron could always obtain a copy of the player's notes on openings for a consideration and many of these manuscripts have survived, particularly those of Polerio. The manuscri pts of Polerio, considered the leading player of Rome in 1606, again widen the range of the openings and include the Queen's Gambit Declined (by 2 ...P-QB3 only), the Fianchetto Defenses, the Caro-Kann, the Sicilian, most of the known variations of the King's Gambit, the Center Gambit, the Greco Counter Gambit, the Two Knights' Defense and the Four Knights' Game. There are also some printed books from this period, including three works published by Dr. Alessandro Salvio, one of the leading Neapolitan players. For his time, Salvio was an analyst of great ability. Greco was one of the last great Italian players. Although a man of poor parentage and no education, he made and left his mark on the pages of chess history.About 1619 he began to keep a manuscript collection of games and gave extracts to wealthy patrons. In the early days of his career he lived in Rome but about 1620 he travelled abroad, sojourning in France, England and Spain. In 1624 he re-arranged his collection of games and many years later, in 1669, a French translation of this re-arrangement was published in Paris. Forty-one editions have since been published in many languages. After Greco's death in 1634, Italy produced no outstand­ ing players for over a hundred years. In England, France and Germany, however, the popularity of chess had steadily increased and in the 18th century the coffee-houses of London and Paris were the leading centers of chess activity. The name of Andre D. Philidor dominates the history of this period. Equally famous as a chessplayer and as a musician, Philidor defeated all the strongest players at the Cafe de la Regence in Paris and Slaughter's Coffee House in London. After 1775 Philidor spent the Spring of each year in London and the rest of the year in Paris. The English gentry flocked to Parsloe's Club in London where Philidor then played. This great player set forth his theories of chess in lucid fashion in his "Analyze du Jeu des Echecs," written when he was only 23 years old. He was the first to define and explain the prin­ ciples of chess strategy and tactics. Since his death in 1795,

THE PRE-MOR.PHY PElllOD his book has often been reprinted. stone in the progress of chess.

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It was an important mile­

In the time of Philidor, Italy again produced some gifted players, including Ponziani, E. del Rio and G. Lolli. French contemporaries of Philidor before the Revolution were Ver­ doni, Leger, Carlier and Bernard. In the first half of the 19th century the firmament of chess is studded with many chess stars whose names are familiar to the modern player. In England we hear of the exploits of J. E. Sarratt; William Lewis; John Cochrane; Captain W. D. Evans (who discovered his gambit in 1824, the same year in which the London-Edinburgh postal match was played, giving us the name "Scotch Game"); William Lewis (who published his "Progressive Lessons" in 1831 and laid the foundations for much later work on the open­ ings); Alexander MacDonnell and the great Howard Staun­ ton. In France, the leading players were Alexander Des­ chapelles; Pierre de Saint-Amant (who captained the victor­ ious French team in the 1831 postal match with London which gave us the name "French Defense"); De La Bourdonnais (who vanquished MacDon&1ell in the match of 1834). Many notable players also arose in Central Europe including Johann Allgaier (who originated the idea of tabulating openings in an original and important treatise, first published in 1795) ; Von Bilguer (whose famous "Handbuch" was published in 1843); L. E. Bledow (who started the magazine Schachzeitung in 1846) ; B. Horwitz; K. Sehorn; von der Lasa; W. Hanstein and C. Mayet. Other masters of the period were the Russian Petroff, the Livonian Kieseritzky, the Viennese Hampe and the Hungarians .Szen and Lowenthal. In 1843 Staunton established himself as the first player of Europe by defeating Saint-Amant in a match. Staunton's "Chessplayers Handbook," published in 1847, became the leading English text-book. In this book, and in the German "Handbuch,'' the names we now use for most openings were systematically arranged. 'l'he year 1851 stands out as the beginning of a new age in chess. It was in this year that the first International Chess Tournament was held. The site was London and 16 com­ petitors took part in the main tournament. Adolph Anders­ sen of Berlin took first prize. A brilliant player, Andersse n later demonstrated that the luck of the pairings in this "knock-out" tournament wa.i not responsible for his success.

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CHESS

In subsequent tournaments, the "round-robin" system was adopted and Anderssen won first prize in 7 of the 12 events in which he competed. With the establishment of tournament competition and the advent of Paul Morphy, the brilliant young American master who defeated Anderssen and all other European ex­ perts, the truly modern era of chess was ushered in. From a purely technical point of view, the games played in the 350odd years from the early beginnings of modern chess to the 19th century are not of vital importance to the present-day chessplayer. The selections presented in this chapter com­ prise a mere handful of historical and representative games from this long, formative epoch. If chess has gained much since the passing of this period, it has also lost much. We have gained a great deal in exper­ ience, in theory, in knowledge, in systematic analysis of the openings, in the assembling of a fine literature and the ex­ perience of many great players. And yet there are times when one wonders whether all these gains compensate for the disappearance of the spirit of freshness, of eternal adventure, of naivete. It is a development which we see present in all the arts and sciences. Of course, our great contemporary players have originality and imagination, but they also have a tremen­ dous backlog of study and acquired knowledge based on the heritage of their predecessors. The games of the pre-Morphy period, whatever their faults may be, are the productions of players who were self-reliant, who had to find their way through uncharted country, who had to perform brilliant feats of improvisation. Remember also, when you play over these games, that many of them were played for pure amuse­ ment, not as part of a gruelling contest and not for the record; in that way you can savor their charm, their sociable and leisurely character.

THE PRE-MORPHY

10. Late 1 5 th Century. This is one of the earliest recorded games of modern cheu. It was played shortly after 1485, when the mediaeval moveI of the Queen and Bishop were changed. Score is from a poem in a Catalan manu­ script. CENTER COUNTER GAME

fRANClSCO DE CASTELLVI NARCISO VINOLES White

1 P-K4 Px P 3 Kt-QB3 4 B-B4 5 Kt-B3 6 P-KR3 7 QxB 8 QxP 9 Kt-Kt5 10 Kt x RP 11 Kt x R 12 P-Q4 1 3 B-Kt5ch 14 Q x Ktch 15 P-Q5 1 6 B--K3 17 R-Ql 18 R x P 19 B-B4 20 Q x Ktch 2 1 Q-Q8 mate 2

Black

P-Q4 QxP Q-Ql Kt-K133 B-Kt5 B x Kt P-K3 QKt-Q2 R-Bl Kt-Kt3 Kt x Kt Kt-Q3 Kt x B Kt-Q2 PxP B-Q3 Q-B3 Q-Kt3 BxB K-Bl

11. Rome, 1 560. Played when Lopez visited Rome in 1559-60. His youthful opponent Later became a famous player. DAMIANO'S DEFENSE

RUY LO PEZ LEONARDO DA White

l

P-K4

CUTRI

Black

P-K4

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PERIOD Kt-KB3 Kt x P Q-R5ch Q x KPch QxR P-Q4 B--B4ch B x Pch

17

P-KB3 P xKt?

P-Kt3 Q-K2

Kt-KB3

K-B2 P-Q4 Kt x B

and White eventually won. 12. Madrid, 1561.

Ruy Lopez analyzes the Ruy Lopez. A sample from the collection of openings in the book by Lopez. RUY LOPEZ White

1 P-K4

2 Kt-KB3

3 B-Kt5 4 P-B3 5 P-Q4 6 PxP 7 Kt-B3 8 B-Kt5 9 Q-Q3 10 P x B "with better game."

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 B-B4

P-Q3 PxP B--Kt5ch B-Q2 Kt-B3 B x Ktch

1 3. Madrid, 1 575.

This game is believed to have been played in the match between Lopez and Leonardo, won by the latter. KING'S GAMBI T DECLINED R UY loPEZ LEONARDO DA CUTRI White

1 P-K4 2 P-KB4 3 B-B4 4 Kt-KB3 5 PxP

Black

P-K4

P-Q3 P-QB3 B-Kt5 ?

PxP

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6

BxPch

7 KtxPch 8 QxB

9 Q-K6ch 10 Q-BSch 11 QxQch

12 Kt-lJ7ch

KxB K-Kl Kt-B3? Q-K2 Q-Ql

1 5. GIUOCO PIANO

KxQ

Resigns

Other games from this match are corded in a manuscript by Polerio.

re­

A

game won by Leonardo (White) went as follows: 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt­ KB3, Kt-QB3; 3 B -B4, B---f-, ,.,i'-

-

�'t

23 Q-B7ch! 24 Kt-K6 mate

Kt x Q

PART V

Modern Chess Hereabouts we arrive at the era of what is called, oc­

casionally in rather a disdainful tone, "modern chess."

It

is the age of the great Lasker and Tarrasch, of Schlechter and Maroczy, of the attacking geniuses Pillsbury and Marshall and Janowsld. As the number of grandmasters increases, as it becomes more difficult to bowl over one's opponent in short order, we find that positional chess begins to be pre-eminent ; before the opponent can be finished off with a brilliant com­ bination, it is generally necessary to outplay him positionally,

in order to create favorable conditions for sacrificial play. That is why Emanuel Lasker once wrote : "If you play well

positionally, the combinations will come of themselves." While I am fond of the finest games of all these masters, I love above all the beautiful games of the immortal Harry Nelson Pillsbury.

I am sure that the reader, as he plays over

these marvellous games, will share my admiration for this immortal, whose beautiful productions, I am sorry to say, do not seem to be adequately appreciated nowadays. During his lifetime his uncanny sldll in blindfold play was particularly admired, and that is why I have carefully assembled the cream of his efforts in this field.

Happy the man who plays over

these games for the first time !

And as for old-timers like

myself, they will relish the opportunity to renew their ac­

quaintance with these gracious companions of their youth !

67

THE

68.

106.

Gm.DEN TREASURY

Tournament,

Manchester

1890

Briton meets Briton GIUOCO PIANO

E. THOR.OLD

J. H. BLACKBUR.NB

White

1 P-K4 2 Kt-KB3 3 B-B4 4 P-Q3 5 B--K3 6 BxB 7 QKt-Q2 8 P-B3 9 B--Kt3

1 0 PxP 11 Q-K2

12 13 14 15 "6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

P-Kt3 P-KR4 B-B2 Q--K3 P-QKt4 B-Kt3 Kt-Kt5 Kt x B P-KB4 P-B5! PxP 0--0 R-B5 QR-KBl Kt-B4 Kt x P R x Kt Q-B4 R B3 K-Kt2 R-K8ch Q-K5ch R-B5 K-Bl R-KKt8! -

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 B---B4 Kt-B3 B---Kt3 RP x B

OP CHESS

QxR

36 . . . . 37 R x Pch 38 Q-B5ch 39 Q x Rch 40 Q--B4 41 B-Q5 42 Q x KBP

K-Kt3

K-Kt2 K-Rl Q--Ql R-QKt7 Resigns

0-0

P-Q4

PxP Q--K2 P-Kt3 Kt--Q2 Kt-B4 P-R4 R-Ql

Kt-Q2 Kt-Bl B-K3 Kt x Kt Q--B3 Kt-BI QxP R-Q2 Kt-KR2 R-KB1 P-Kt4 Kt x Kt

K-Rl R-KKtl Q-Kt3ch R-Kt5

K-Kt2 K-R3 R--Q7ch Q-Kt3

(see diagmm next column)

107.

Nuremberg,

An attack carried able verve.

about 1891.

0111 with

admir­

VIENNA GAME M. KUER.CHNER. DR.. s. TAR.RASCH White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-KKt3 B--Kt2 P--Q3 P-B4 P-B5 P-KKt4 B-Kt5 Kt--Q5 BxQ Q-Q2

Bia-ck

P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 B--B4 P-QR3 P-Q3 P-KKt3 P-KR4 Kt--Q5 .Kt: x Kt!! Kt-K6 QKt x Pch

MODERN CHESS

13 14 15 16 17 18

K-K2 K-B2 K-Kt3 Q--Kt5 QxP K-R3

'

1 08.

Kt-Q5ch Kt x Pch PxP P-R5ch P--B5ch Kt-B7 mate

Havana, January, 1892.

For World S11prema&y in Cheu This is the fourth game of the second match and is also one of the moJI bea11tif11I game1 ever played in a similar contest. RUY LOPEZ W. 5TEINITZ White 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

69.

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B--Kt5 P-Q3 P-B3 QKt-Q2 Kt-Bl B-R4 Kt-K3 B--B2 P-KR4 P-R5 RP x P PxP Kt x Kt B--Kt3 Q-K2 B--K 3

0-0--0

Q-Bl ! P-Q4 Kt x P R x B! R x Pch! Q--Rlch B--R6ch!

M. TCHIGORIN Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 P-Q3 P-KKt3 B-Kt2 0-0 Kt-Q2 Kt-B4 Kt-K3 Kt-K2 P-Q4 BP x P? Kt x P Q x Kt Q--B 3 B-Q2 K-Rl QR-Kl P-QR4 PxP B x Kt Kt x R KxR K-Kt2 K-B3

27 Q-R4ch 28 Q x Ktch 29 Q--B4 mate

K-K4 K-B4

109. Dresden Tournament, 1 892.

First edition of a famous trap! RU"f LOPEZ DR. s. TARRASCH White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B--Kt5 P-Q4 Kt-B3 0-0 R-Kl B x Kt!

G. MAR.co Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-Q3 B-Q2 Kt-B3 B--K 2 0-0? BxB

From this point Black's moves are all forced. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

PxP Qx Q Kt x P Kt x-B Kt-Q3! P-KB3 Kt x B B-Kt5 B--K7

PxP QR x Q BxP Kt x Kt P-KB4 B--B4ch Kt x Kt R-Q4

Resjgns

THE GoLDEN TllEASURY OF

70

1 1 0. New York. 1 892.

011tpla1ing a f11ttwe world 'ht111-1 pion.

40 41 42 43

RUY LOPEZ

DR. E. l.AsKER White

_

1 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 lS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-Kts Kt-B3 0-0

P-Q3 B-K3 P-Q4 B-QB4 P-Q5 P-KR3 QxB PxP Q-Kt4 B-Q2 B-Q3 Kt-K4 QR-'-Kl Kt-B3 Kt-Ql B-B3 P-Kt4 B-Kt2 Q-QB4 P-ff4· Q-B6 Q x RP Q x KtP Kt-B2 B-K4 Q--B4 B-KB3 R x Kt Q-K4 Kt x Kt BxQ K-R2 B-Q3

35 36 37 38 39 B-B4

A. B. HODGES Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-Q3 B-Q2 KKt-K2 Kt-Kt3 B-K2 0-0

B-Kts Kt-Ktl B x Kt P-KB4 Kt-RS Kt x P Kt-Q2 P-KKt3 R-B2 Q-KJH P-QR3 Q-Kt2 QR-KBl B-Ql Kt-B3 Kt-R4! P-QKt4 Kt-K2 Kt x BP Q-R3 Q--Kt4 Kt-B4 Kt-Kt6 Kt x R Q-R5 Kt x Pch QxQ R x Reh R-K8 P-K5 B-B3

CHESS

BxB K-Kt3 Kt-KtS B-Q3 Resigns

RxB P-K6 R-B7 R-KKt8

1 1 1 . Played at Zugzidi, in spring of 1892.

Mo1t Brilliant of Dadian'J CombinationJ. TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENS:E

DADIAN (of Mingrelia)

PRINCE

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-B4 P-Q4 0-0

R-Kl BxP Kt-B3 R x Ktch B-Kt5 Kt-Q2 Kt-Kt3 Kt-Q5 Kt-BS

M. BITCHAM Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 PxP Kt x P P-Q4 QxB Q--B5 B-K3 B-B4 Q-R3 B-Kt3 P-KR3

r�l'Vm·l!J �-

�

71

MODERN CHESS

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Q-Kt4 . . . . K-Bl R x Bch! K-Ktl Kt-Q7ch P-KR4 Q-Kt4 P x Kt Kt (Q5)-B6ch! Q-Kt4 B-R6ch! Kt x P mate

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

. . Q-R5ch Kt-B6ch! Kt x KtPch R x Qch Kt-K5ch Kt-B7ch Kt-Q6ch Q--K8ch! Kt-B7 mate

PxB P-Kt3 B x Kt Q-K2 BxR K-Ql K-Kl K-Ql RxQ

Boston, Nov. 8, 1 892.

112.

Ca!Jght in the Web DANISH GAMBIT F. K. YOUNG White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

P-K4 P-Q4 P-QB3 B--QB4 Kt-KB3 0-0

Kt x P R-Klch Kt-Q5 B-Kt5 R-QBl R x Kt Kt-K5!

1 1 3. Jackson, Miss., about 1 892.

L. DORE This Galbreath-tailing game Black P-K4 PxP PxP Kt-KB3 Kt x P Kt-Q3 Kt x B B-K2 Kt-B3 P-B3 P-Kt4 PxR

was

played in fackson, Miss., about 1 892.

EVANS GAMBIT JOHN A. GAL8RAITH White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-B4 P-QKt4 P-B3 0-0 P-Q4 B-KKt5 PxP QKt-Q2 R-Kl B-R4 Kt-K4

Now begins tion. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

a

H. HARDING

Black P-K4 Kt-QB3 B-B4 BxP B-R4 B-Kt3 Q--B3 Q-Kt3 QxP Q-Kt3 P-KR3 KKt K2 0-0 -

far-sighted combina­

Kt-B6ch BxP B-Q3 P-Kt4 K-Rl R-K4 Q-Ktlch!

P x Kt Kt-84 Q-R4 Q x Pch BxP Q--R6 Kt-Kt6ch

THE GoLDEN TREASURY OP CHESS

72

14 15 16 17 18

Kt x B Q-K2 R x Pch Q-Kt4

P-B5 P x Kt Q-Kl ? K-Kt3 R-Rl

Black mates in 4 moves: R-R6 ch, etc. l lS.

Vienna, 1893.

Schlechler'J Immortal ThiJ 1park/ing gem rank1 a.r one of

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Q x Ktch R-KKtl R x Bch PxQ R-KR4 RxP Kt-Kt5 RxB R-Kt7ch R x Kt mate!

BxQ P-Q3 QxR B--B4 BxB B--R2 Kt x P Kt-Kt3 K-Rl

1 14. Vienna, Dec., 1892. The open KR file tri11mph1 again!

VIENNA GAME

the most curiouJ and brilliant on record.

IRREGULAR OPENING_ , B. FLEISSIG White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

P-QKt4 B-Kt2 P-QR3 P-Kt5 P-Q4 Kt-B3 Q-Q3 QxP Q x KtP K-Ql

CAN.L

SCHLECHTER Black

P-K3 Kt-KB3 P-B4 P-Q4 Q-R4ch Kt-K5 PxP B-B4! B x Pch P-Q5 ! !

M. PoLLAK

BARON ALBERT ROTHSCHILD

White

1 2 3 4 5 6

P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-KKt3 B--Kt2 KKt-K2 P-KR3

7 0-0

8 9 10 11 12 13

K-R2 P-Q3 B--Kt5 P-B4 P x Kt B-R4

Bl'&Ck

P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 B-B4 P-Q3 B-K3 Q-Q2 P-KR4

0-0-0

Kt�K2 Kt-Kt5ch!? P x Pch Kt-Kt3

1 1 Q x Rch 1 2 Q :x B

K-K2 P x Kt

MODERN CHESS

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

B---B l QxR B--B4 K-Bl BxB B x Kt K-Ktl K-�2

Kt-Q2 Q x KtP Q-Q4ch B--K6ch! Kt-B7! Q-Q7ch Q--Q8ch Q x P mate

Played at Kassa in 1893.

116.

A _Charou.rek Gem DANISH GAMBIT M. WOLLNER R. CHAROUSEK White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

P-K4 P-Q4 P-QB3 B-QB4 Kt-KB3 Kt x P 0-0

Kt-KKt5! Kt x BP P-K5 P-K6! P x Rch B-B4 Q-K2! K-Rl QR-Kl Q-K8ch P x R (Q) ch B x QP mate

Black

p_'.._K4 PxP PxP Kt-KB3 B-B4 P-Q3 0-0 P-KR3 R x Kt Kt-Kt5? Q--R5 K-Bl Kt x BP Kt-Kt5ch B-Q2 Kt-QB3 RxQ BxQ

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

,

Inimitable elegance! FROM'S GAMBIT 1.

FRIED

C. ScHLECHTER

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 P-Q3 BxP Kt-B3 P-KR3 P-KKt4 Kt-K5 P-Kt5

Now follows a very elegant com­ bination.

10 11 12 13 14

. . . . BxQ K-K2 K-Q3 K x Kt

P x Kt! P-B7ch B--Kt5ch Kt-Kt5ch P-B4 mate!

1 18. Nuremberg, Feb. 9, 1894. A wonderful combination! KING'S GAMBIT DR. s. TARRASCH White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 17. Vienna Chess Club April 27, 1 894.

P-KB4 PxP Kt-KB3 PxP P-Q4 B-Kt5 B-R4 B-B2 P-K3 B-R4

73

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

P-K4 P-KB4 Kt-KB3 P-KR4 Kt-K5 Kt x BP B-B4ch P-Q4 BxP P-R5ch Kt-B3 P-K5 P-R6ch PxP RxQ 0-0 Kt-Q5 K-Rl

HIRSCHLER Black

P-K4 PxP P-KKt4 P-Kt5 P-Q3 K x Kt K-Kt3 B--K2 Kt-KB3 K-Kt2 Kt-B3 PxP K-Bl Q x Qch Kt-Q2 K-Kl B--B4ch B-Kt3

THE GoLDEN TREASURY OP CHESS

74 19 20 21 22 23 24

P-K6 Xt-B6ch B-KKt5 Kt x KtPch Kt-B6ch Kt-Kt8ch

25 R-Q8ch 26 R-B8ch 27 P-K7ch

KKt-K4 K-K2 Kt x B K-Kl K-K2 K-Kl

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Kt x B BxB R-Kl ! Q-K2 QR-Bl P-Q5! Kt-Q4 1 9 Kt-K6 20 Q-Kt4 21 Kt-Kt5ch

Q x Kt Kt x B P-KB 3 Q-Q2 P-B3? PxP K-B2 KR-QBl P-KKt3 K-Kl

Kt x R KxR Resigns 22 23 24 25

R x Ktch!! R-B7ch R-Kt7ch R x Pch!

K-Bl K-Ktl K-Rl Resigns

1 19. Hastings, 1 895. First Brilliancy Prize

GIUOCO PIANO W. 5TEINITZ C. VON BARDELEBEN White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-B4 P-B3 P-Q4 PxP Kt-B3 PxP 0-0

B-KKt5 B x Kt

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 B-B4 Kt-B3 PxP B-Kt5ch P-Q4 KKt x P B-K3 B-K2 QB x B

Steinitz gives this brilliant mate ten moves. 25 26 27 28 29 3Q 31 32 33 34 35

. . . . R-Kt7ch Q-R4ch Q-R7ch Q-R8ch Q-Kt7ch Q-Kt8ch Q-B7ch Q-B8ch Kt-B7ch Q-Q6 mate!

K-Ktl K-Rl KxR K-Bl K-K2 K-Kl K-K2 K-Ql Q-Kl K-Q2

1

75

MODERN CHESS

1 20. Quadrangular Tourney, St. Petersburg, 1895-96. One of Pi/Lsbury's memorable games.

PETROFF DEFENSE OR.. E.

LASKER

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23

P-K4 Kt-KB3 Kt x P Kt-KB3 P-Q4 B-Q3 0-0 R-Kl P-B3 Q-Kt3 B-KB4 PxB K-Kt2 Q-B2 B-QBl Kt-Q2 Kt-Bl

Q-Ql QxR K x Kt Q-Ql K-K2 K-Q2

H. N.

PILLSBURY

Black

P-K4 Kt-KB3 P-Q3 Kt x P P-Q4 B--K 2 Kt-QB3 B--KKt5 P-B4 0-0 B x Kt Kt-Kt4 Q-Q2 Kt-K3! B--Q 3 QR-Kl Kt (K3) x P

RxR Kt x P! P-B5 Kt-K4ch Q-Kt5ch Q x Qch

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

KxQ K-K2 P-B3 P-Kt3 K-Q2 B--Kt2 P-KR3 Kt-R2 P-B4 PxP Resigns

Kt x B Kt-K4 R-Kl Kt-Kt5ch Kt-K6 Kt-Kt7 B--B4 B--B7 PxP P-KR4!

The manner in which Pill.rbur1 snapped up the Knight with hi.r Bishop at the eleventh move, and his rapid play afterward.r, showed clearly that he saw through the game to victory.

121.

St. Petersburg, 1895-6.

One of Dr. La.rker's finest.

A game of many combinations. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED DR. E. LAsKER W. STEINITZ Bla-KB4 P-B3 Kt x P! BxP P-KKt4 P x Kt P-B6 B-Kt6ch! ! Q-Q3ch Q-R3ch Kt-B4ch! K-Rl R-Ktlch R x Bch! R-Ktl mate

241. Meran, 1 926

D. PRZEPIORKA White

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

P-K4 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 1>-Q3 0-0

B-K3 Q-Q2 B-KR6

]. VON PATAY Black

P-KKt3 P-Q3 B-Kt2 P-K3 Kt-K2 0-0

R-Kl B-Rl

QKt-B3 P-Q4? Kt-B4 P-B3 P-KKt4? P x Kt Q-Q2 P-KR3 PxB K-82 KxB K-R3 K-Kt3 P x Kt BxP 1>-Kt4 KxR

242. New York, 1 927. 2nd Brillian'y Prize

DUTCH DEFENSE (in effect) A. ALEKHINE White

/u11 one Jacrifi(e after another! KING"S FIANCHETIO DEFENSE

141

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16

17 18 19

P-Q4 P-QB4 Kt-KB3 KKt-Q2 Q-B2 QKt-B3 Kt (2) x Kt 1>-B4 P-K3 l>-K2 P-QR3 0-0 P-B3 PxB P x KP RxR Q-Q2 P x KP! Q-B4!

F. J. MARSHALL Black

Kt-KB3 P-K3 Kt-K5 1>-Kt5 P-Q4 P-KB4 BP x Kt 0-0 P-B3 Kt-Q2 B-K2 B-Kt4 BxB RxP R x Reh P-K4 P-B4 P-Q5 P x Kt

THB GoLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

142 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Q-B7ch p x P.! Q-K7 l>-R5!! P-K6 P x Kt R-B7

K-Rl Q-Ktl P-KR3 P-QR4 P-KKt3 BxP Resigns

244.

Twenty-first Match Game, October, 1927.

White'J game crumble1 Jo1hua'1 trumpet.

before

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED J. R. CAPABLANCA A. ALEKHINE White Black P-Q4 1 P-Q4 243. Kecskemet, Hungary, 1927. P-K3 2 P-QB4 White's deep combinilion has pret­ Kt-KB3 3 Kt-QB3 ty points. QKt-Q2 4 B-Kt5 B-K2 - ·5 P-K3 SICILIAN DEFENSE 6 Kt-B3 0-0 A. TAKACS F. D. YATES P-QR3 7 R-Bl P-R3 8 P-QR3 Black White PxP 9 B-R4 P-QB4 1 P-K4 10 B x P P-QKt4! Kt-QB3 2 Kt-KB3 B-Kt2 1 1 l>-K2 PxP 3 P-Q4 1 2 0-0 P-B4 Kt-B3 4 Kt x P Kt x P 13 PxP P-Q3 5 Kt-QB3 R-Bl 14 Kt-Q4 P-K3 6 B-K2 QKt-Q2 1 5 P--QKt4 1>-K2 7 0--0 Kt-Kt3 16 B-Kt3 P-QR3 8 K-Rl KKt-Q4 1 7 Q-Kt3 Q-B2 9 1>-K3 R-B5! 18 B-B3 l>-Q2 10 P-B4 Q-Bl 1 9 Kt-K4 P-QKt4 1 1 Q-Kl Kt x R 20 R x R 0-0 - 1 2 P-QR3 2 1 R-Bl Q-Rl ! ! Kt-QR4 :i. 3 R-Ql R-Bl 22 Kt-B3 'Kt-B5 14 Q-Kt3 B x Kt 2 3 Kt x Kt KR-Bl 1 5 B-Bl 24 B x B QxB Kt x RP --16 P-Kt3 B-B3 25 P-QR4 Kt-Kl 1 7 P-K5 26 Kt-B3 B-Kt7! P-Q4 18 Kt-K4 R-Ql 27 R-Kl K-Rl 19 Kt-B6ch PxP 28 P x P Kt x Kt 20 Q-R4 P-K4 29 P-R3 P-Kt3 21 B-Q3 P-K5 ! 30 R-Ktl B-Bl 22 P x Kt B x Kt 31 Kt-Q4 K-Ktl 23 Kt-B3 Kt x P! 32 R-Ql P-R3 24 Kt-Kt5 Resigns P x Kt 25 B x Kt BxB 26 P x P PxB 27 B x KKtP 245. u. s. s. R., 1927. R-Bt 28 R-Q3 BxP 29 P-QKt4! ! An intere1ting portent of Boti1in­ Resigns 30 R-KR3 nik'1 later fame.

143 .

MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

DUTCH DEFENSE E.

RABINOVICH

M. BOTVINNIK Black

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

P-K3 P-Q4 P -KB4 P-QB4 Kt-KB3 P-KK.t3 B-K2 B-Kt2 0--0 Kt-QB3 P-Q4 Kt-B3 P-B3 0---() Q--K l Q--B 2 B-B4 Q-R4 QR-Ql QKt-Q2 Kt-K5 P-Kt3 Kt-K5 Kt-Kt4 !? Kt-K5 ! P-KR4? Q-Kl B-B3 B x Kt Kt x QKt B-Kt5 ! K-Kt2 BP x B B x Kt? Q-R4 R-KRl Q--K t3! P-B3? P-K4! K-Bl QP x P R x B! Q-Kt6! P xR P x Kt Kt x KP B-B4 RxB Q x Pch P-K3 Q x Rch Q-B2 Q-R6! K-K2 Q--Kt5ch P-B5 R-KB1 K-Q2 Q x BP P-K6 R x Q and wins QxQ

246.

Los Angeles, 1928.

A lively variation JeadJ to a bright finiJh. 1WO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE

K.

F. WILLIAMS White

1 P-K4

K.

1. HAEGG

Black

P-K4

Kt-KB3 B-B4 Kt-Kt5 Kt x BP KxB K-K3 K x Kt BxP P-KKt4 Q--Kl

Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 B-B4 (?! ) B x Pch Kt x Pch Q--K2 P-Q4ch Q-R5ch BxP B-B4ch

and Black mateJ rn three mot1eJ.

247.

Trenchin-Teplitz, 1928.

A problem mate in actual play! CARO-KANN DEFENSE

R.

SPIELMANN White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

P-K4 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 P-K5 Q--K2 QP x Kt Kt-Q4 P-K6! Q-R5ch Kt-B3 Kt-K5 Kt-B7

M.

WALTER Black

P-QB3 P-Q4 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 Kt x Kt P-QKt3 P-QB4? PxP K-Q2 K-B2 B-Q2 Q-K l

144 1 3 Q--K5ch 14 B--KB4 1 5 Q-B7ch 16 Kt-QB ! 1 7 Q-Kt7ch 18 P-R4ch 19 Q x Ktch 20 Kt x P mate!

THE GoLDE N TREASURY OF CHESS K-Kt2 P-B5 K-R3 Kt-B3 K-Kt4 K-B4 BxQ

249.

Rogaska..Slatina, 1929.

The game that made Flohr famous. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED SALO FLOHR F. SAEMISCH Wblte

1 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 3 P-QR3 4 Kt-QB3 5 B--Kt5 248. Match, 1928. 6 P-K3 7 PxP Colle worlu up a murderous attack 8 B--Q3 with his customary ingenuity. 9 KKt-K2 INDIAN DEFENSE 1 0 Kt-Kt3 1 1 P-KR4! E. CoLLE S. LANDAU 1 2 B--KR6 White Black 1 3 P-R5 l P-Q4 14 P x P Kt-KB3 1 5 Q-B3 P-QKt3 2 Kt-KB3 16 QKt-K2 B--Kt2 3 P-K3 1 7 0-0-0 P-Q3 4 B--Q3 18 R-R3 QKt-Q2 5 0-0 . 19 B x Kt 6 QKt-Q2 P-K4 20 B x P! 7 P-K4 P x P? 21 Kt-B4 P-Kt3 8 Kt x P 22 Q x B B-Kt5 ! P-QR3 9 23 QR-Rl 10 B--B6 Q---B l PxP 1 1 P-K5 ! ! BxB 1 2 Q---B 3! B--Q3 1 3 Kt x B 14 Kt-B4! P-K5 P-R3 15 R-Kl 16 Q---B 3! Q---Kt2 17 Kt x Bch P x Kt 18 R x Pch! K-Bl 19 R-K7 ! K-Kt2 20 B--B4 QR-QBl 2 1 Q---QKt3 P-Q4 22 Kt-K5 QR-Kl 23 R x Pch K-Ktl P-KKt4 24 Q---Kt3 R x Kt 25 B � P! KxR 26 B x Ktch 24 R-R8ch K-K3 27 Q---Kt7ch 25 R x Qch Resigns 28 B x R 26 Q---R6ch

Black

Kt-KB3 P-K3 P-Q4 B--K2 0-0 P-QKt3 PxP B--Kt2 QKt-Q2 Kt-Kl? P-Kt3? Kt-Kt2 P-KB4 PxP P-B3 B--Q3 Q---B 3 K-B2 QxB Kt-B3 B x Kt QR-Kl K-Ktl

QxR KxR K-Ktl

MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS

27 Q x Pch K-Rl 28 Q-R6ch K-Ktl 29 Kt-R5 and wins 250.

32 33 34 35

251.

QUEEN S GAMBIT DECLINED '

E. COLLE

White

P-Q4 Kt-KB3 P-K3 B--Q3 QKt-Q2 0-0

B-Kt2 Q-K2 R-Ql Resigns

Carlsbad, 1929.

Brilliancy Prize

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

R x KP P-K6 R-Kt3 QxP

1 45

P-B4 P-QKt3 B-Kt2 R-Bl Kt-K5 Q-K2 BP x P P-B4 Q x Kt Kt-Kt4 R-B3! R-Kt3 Q-QB2 B---B5 R-R3· R-Bl ! Kt-K5! BP x B B x P! R-B2 BxR Q-Ql B-Kt2 P-KKt4! P x BP

F. 0. YATES

Black

Kt-KB3 P-QKt3 B-Kt2 P-K3 P-Q4 B-Q3

0-0

QKt-Q2 Q-K2 QR-Ql P-B4 Kt-K5 KP x P Kt x Kt P-B3 KR-Kl Q--K3 K-Rl Kt-Bl Q--B 2 P-KR4 K-Kn B x Kt P x QP B-R3 R-Bl RxB P-B4 P-Kt3 P-Q5 P x KP

Antwerp, 1929.

One of ten blind/old gameI MAX LANGE ATIACK

G . KOLTANOWSKI P. White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 B

14 15 16 17 18

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-84 0-0

P-Q4 P-K5 P x Kt R-Klch Kt-Kt5 Kt-QB3 QKt-K4 P-QB3 PxP P-Kt4 Kt x B P-B7ch Kt-Kt5ch RxP

OUNKELBLUM

Black

P-K4 Kt-QB3 B-84 Kt-B3 PxP P-Q4 PxB 1>-K3 Q--Q4 Q--84 B-Kt5? PxP B-R4 Q-Kt3 P x Kt KxP K-Ktl Q--Q6

THE GOI.DEN TREASURY OF

146 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

252.

l P-Q4 2 Kt KB3 3 P-K3 4 P-B3 5 B-Q3 6 QKt-Q2 7 0-0

R-KBl Q-Q2 KxR Kt-K2 Q x Pcb Q x Kt Q-R5 Q-B 3 Resigns

Q-Kl ! R-KS! R x Reh �R3ch R-Ql !! K-Bl ! R-Q5! R-R5 R-KB5 !

CHESS P-Q4

Kt-KB3 P-B4 P-K3 �Q3 QKt-Q2

-

0-0

R-Kl QP x P Kt x Kt PxP

8 R-Kl 9 P-K4 1 0 Kt x P 1 1 B x Kt

Manhattan Chess Oub,

Spring, 1930.

White gives odds of QR. The kind of mate that odds-given pray for. I.

KASHDAN

B . HORNEMAN

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

P-K4 P-Q4 P-K5 Q--Kt4 Kt-KB3 Q-R3 �Q3 Q-Kt3 B x Kt QxP Kt x P Kt x P �Kt5

14 P-K6!

15 Q-Kt6ch!! 16 Kt-Kt7 mate

Black P-K3 P-Q4

P-QB4 PxP Kt-KR3 B-K2 P QKt3 Kt B4 PxB R-Bl �R3? Kt-Q2 P-B 3? PxB PxQ -

-

253. Nice, 1 930. Fir.rt Brilliancy Prize QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING J. J. O'HANLON E. COLLE White

Black

KxB K-Kt3 R-Rl Kt-B 3 K-R3 Q-R4 K-R2 K-Ktl Resigns

1 2 B x Pch ! ! 1 3 Kt-Kt5ch 14 P-KR4! 1 5 R x Pch! !

16 P-R5ch 17 R x B 1 8 Kt x Pch 1 9 Kt-Kt5ch 20 Q-Kt3ch 254.

San

Remo,

1930.

Black concludes with one of the most beautiful mates ever seen in actual play.

INDIAN DEFENSE E.

BOGOLYUBOV White

1 P-Q4 2 P-QB4

M. MONTICELLI Black

Kt-KB3 P-K3

MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS

3 Kt-QB3 4 Kt-B3 5 B-Kt5 6 PxB 7 P-K3 8 B-Q3 9 0-0 10 Kt-Q2 1 1 B-R4 1 2 B-Kt3 1 3 P-QR4 14 R-Ktl 1 5 P-B3 16 P-K4 1 7 B-Kl 18 P-R3 19 P-B5 ! 20 P-Q5 21 Kt-B4 22 R-B2 2 3 P-Q6! 24 Kt x Reh 2 5 B-B4 26 P x P 27 R-Q2? 28 Q-Kt3 29 B-Q3 30 B x P 31 P x B 32 Q-B2 33 P-B4 34 B x P 35 P-Kt3 36 R-Kt3

B-Kt5 P-QKt3 B x Ktch B-Kt2 P-Q3 QKt-Q2 Q-K2 P-KR3 P-KKt4 0-0-0 P-QR4 QR-Kt1 P-R4 P-R5 P-K4 Kt-R4 QP x P Kt-B5 R-R3! P-B4! R x P! Q x Kt R-Bl RxP Q-K2 R-Bl P-K5 ! BxB QxP Q-B3 P-Kt5 PxP Kt-K4!

36 37 38 39

147

Black calls mate in 4. Kt-K7ch!! . . . . R-B8ch! R x Kt KxR Q-R8ch K-B2 Kt-Kt5 mate

255. Hamburg, July, 1930.

Brilliancy Prize INOIAN DEFENSE G.

STAHLBERG

White

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ·9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

P-Q4 P-QB4 Kt-QB3 Q-Kt3 PxP Kt-B3 B-Q2 Q-B2 P-QR3 BxB P-QKt4 P-K3 B-Q3 Q x Kt 0-0

B-K2 KR-Ql P-QR4 P-R5 QxP Q-B3 PxP Kt-Kl R-R7 Q-K3 R-R2 P-B3 B-Q3 B-Bl R-KB2

A. ALEKHINE Black

Kt-KB3 P-K3 B-Kt5 P-B4 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 Kt x QBP P-B4 B x Kt 0-0 Kt-K5 P-QKt3 Kt x B B-Kt2 Kt-K2 Q-Kl R-Ql P-B5! P x KP Kt-B4 P-Q3! PxP P-K4 Kt-Q5 ! R-Q2 R ( 2 ) -KB2 R-B5 Q-R4 Q-Kt4!

THE GoLDEN

148

TREASURY

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

OF CHESS

BxP R-Kt2 B--B7 B--B4 R-QBl K-Rl Resigns

KR-Ku P-R5 R-QBl Kt-R4 B-K5ch Kt-Kt6ch!

257. Zwickau, 1 930.

B/ack'I play iI 1tudded with 1ac­ rifice1. 30 . . . . 31 K-Rt Resigns

P-R3 ! R x Pl!

If 32 Q x Q, R x R; etc. 256.

Hamburg, 1930.

Exemplary preciiion INDIAN DEFENSE G. STAHLBERG I. KAsHDAN White Back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

P-Q4 P-QB4 Kt-QB3 Q-Kt3 PxP Kt-B3 B--Q2 Q-B2 P-K4

0-0-0

B-Q3 K-Ktl KR-Ktl B--K3 Q x Kt PxB KP x P RxQ R-Q2

Kt-KB3 P-K3 B--Kt5 P-B4 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 Kt x QBP 0-0 Q-B3! P-QKt3! P-QR4! Q-Kt3 B-R3 Kt x B B x Kt P-Q4! Q x Qch BxP B x QP

ENGLISH OPENING P. BLECHSCHMIDT S. FLOHR Black White l P-QB4 2 P-KKt3 3 B--Kt2 4 Kt-QB3 5 Kt-B3 6 0-0 7 P-KR3 8 P-K3? 9 K-R2 10 P-Q4 1 1 P x RP 12 R-Rl 1 3 RP x P 14 K:-Ktl 1 5 P-Q5 16 Q-R4ch 17 Kt x Kt 18 P-K4 19 K-Bl 20 P x B 21 K x B 22 B-K3 23 QR-QKtl 24 Q x KtP 25 Q-B6! 26 K-B3 27 R x Reh 28 B-Q4! 29 B x Kt 30 K-Kt3 31 K-R2

Kt-KB3 P-B4 P-KKt3 B--Kt2 Kt-B3 P-Q3 B--Q2 Q-Bl P-KR4! P-R5 !! P-KKt4! P-Kt5 ! B x P! Q-B4 Kt-K4 KKt-Q2 B x Kt Q-Kt3 B x Kt B--K7ch QxB QxP P-Kt4!! R-QKtl ! Q x Pch P-B4! ! K-B2 Kt-K4ch! Q-K5ch! Q-Kt5ch R x P mate

MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND Ecucnc.s

258. Los Angeles-San Francisco Match, San Luis Obispo, May, 1931 (Board No. 1 7 )

22 P x R Q-Kt4 RP x Kt 23 Kt x Qch 24 R-Q2 and wins

White saves himself with an amaz­ ing reso11r(e.

259.

GIUOCO PIANO VAN ESSE N

WOSKOFF

White

Black

l 2 3 4 5

P-K4 Kt-KB3 B-B4 P-B3 P-Q4

6 0--0 7 P-KR3

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

R-Kl Q-Q3 B-Q5 B-K3 PxP Kt-R2 QB x Kt Kt-Q2 QKt-Bl B x Pch 18 Q x Bch 19 R-K2 20 Kt-B3

P-K4 Kt-QB3

B-B4

B-Kt3 Q-K2 P-Q3 Kt-B3 P-KR3 Kt-KR4 B-Q2 P-Kt4 PxP Kt-B5 KtP x B R-KKu