I. A. Horowitz - The Golden Treasury of Chess

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS
Introduction by FRANK J. MARSHALL

u.s. CHESS CHAMPION FOR 32 YEARS
There are three remarkable things about this book; its title, its motivation and its contents. The title at once brings to mind one of the most beloved books in the English language. As we ':111 know, it was Palgrave's object, when he assembled the beautiful poems which comprise "The Golden Treasury," to gather into one convenient volume the choicest productions of our literature through several centuries. The editor has had in mind precisely the same goal with respect to chess, and the r.esult has been a really magnificent compilation of fine games. As for the book's motivation: it goes without saying that such a collection can only be made con am ore; only a man deeply in love with the beauties of chess would be willing to devote a lifetime of labor, of research, of travel, of correspondence, of unsparing loyalty to a cherished ideal to produce such a monumental work. The painstaking examination of thousands of books, magazines and manuscripts in many libraries, museums and private collections has gone into "The Golden Treasury of Chess," and the results are apparent from the opening game. The contents can only be described as unique. There are of course many collections of games, but each one has some kind of limitation. Some are devoted to a single tournament or match, others to a single player, some to a single epoch, while still others suffer from planlessness and haphazard arrangement. Not so "The Golden Treasury." There is no other collection of such scope, such all-inclusiveness and it'may be added, with such a profusion of strikingly brilliant games. The book is therefore an encyclopedia of beautiful games and at the same time a delightful reminder of the grandest achievements of our finest masters. I am honored to have been included in so distinguished a collection, which has omitted no one from Ruy Lopez to Keres!*
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Contents
Page
FAVORITE
GAMES
II
THE
PRE-MORPHY
PERIOD
12
III
THE M O R P H Y
PERIOD
30
IV
THE A G E
OF
STEINITZ
51
MODERN
CHESS
67
VI
MODERNS,
HYPERMODERNS
AND
ECLECTICS
95
VII
PERIOD
OF
RUSSIAN
HEGEMONY
166
INDEX
OF
OPENINGS
186
INDEX
OF
PLAYERS
188
T h i s B o o k is D e d i c a t e d
T o the Memory o f
HARRY NELSON P1LLSBURY

(1872-1906)
PART
Favorite Games
In the course of the decades which I have devoted to the preparation of this volume, I have had occasion to examine thousands upon thousands of scores. Those that have pleased me most are included in " T H E G O L D E N T R E A S U R Y OF C H E S S . " But even among these favorites, there are some which I have enjoyed so much that I have set them aside in order to attract 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.
1.
Warsaw, Nov. 1844
As long as we continue to be charmed by the triumph of mind will over matter, such combinations fascinate us. The idea of readily surrendering the Queen in order to hound the hostile King with the lesser pieces, has been utilized fairly often; but Petroff's sacrifice was one of the first, if not THE first, example of this appealing combinative theme. All honor to his originality!
GIUOCO PIANO HOFFMAN PETROFF
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
BB7ch K - -R3 P-K6 K --Kt4 P-K13 K - -Kt5 K - -Kt4 K - -R4 K - -Kt5 K - -R5 K - -R6 Px R
P_Q ch
3
KtB5ch KtxKP Kt x Ktch R_B4ch RB3ch RB5ch KtK3ch PKt3ch RR5ch BK6 mate
2.
Paris, 1845
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQ4 PK5 BQ5 KxKt KKt3 BxP KtKt5 Kt x BP KtxQ
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 PxP KtK5 KtxKBP?! PxPch PxP KtK2 KtxB
OO!!
// is many years since I first saw this game, but the final position, with Black's Queen trapped by its own far-advanced Pawns, and White's King gaily advancing down the board to assist in the final attack against his colleague, is still good for a chuckle. Imagine Kieseritzkys chagrin as he stares ruefully at the bottled-up Queen! Who says there is no place for humor in chess?!
COCHRANE GAMBIT MICHELET L. KIESERITZKY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 BB4 KtK5 KBl PQ4 KtB3 PKKt3 KB2 KtxP(B7) KtKKt5 KK3 KQ3 PQR3
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 QR5ch PB6 KtKB3 BKt2 QR6ch PQ3 RBl QKt7ch BR3 KtB3 B x Kt
And Black mates in eleven moves.
M Y FAVORITES
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
KtxKP!? BxB BB4 QKl KtxKt PB7 KQ2 QK3 QRKl BQ5 B x Ktch QRKBl RB6 BxB PxQ QxR BB5ch RK3 KtK4ch PQ5 PKR4 KQ4 KK'l PxRch PR5 BB6 PxBch B x Kt PxKtP KxP KB6 and wins!
BISHOP'S G A M B I T
W . SCHULTEN L. KIESERITZKY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 PKB4 BB4 KBl BxP KtQB3 KtR3 KtQ5 Kt x Pch KtxR PQ3 BQB4 BxP QKl KxP KxQ KR4 KR5
Black PK4 PxP QR5ch PQKt4 KtKB3 KtKt5 KtQB3 KtQ5! KQl PB6! PB3 PQ4! R-Q3 PxPch Q x Ktch! KtK6ch KtB6ch BKt5 mate
4.
Breslau, 1859.
One of the most ings on record.
astounding
end-
// is difficult to imagine how one could concentrate more brilliancy, more inspired inventiveness, more sparkle into so short a game. Here is the distilled essence of the very best chess of the old masters: one thrill after another! Sacrificial
A . ANDERSSEN
Orgy
D R . M . LANGE
R U Y LOPEZ 3. Paris, Nov. 1846 White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 KtxKt BB4 PK5 BKt3 Black PK4 KtQB3 KtQ5 PxKt KtB3 PQ4 BKKt5
negPoor Kieseritzky! He achieved ative immortality by losing a magnificent game to the great Anders sen, and this feat swallowed up his reputation forever after. That Kieseritzky was a brilliant and able player in his own right, however, is abundantly clear from this game.
8 8 PKB3 9 OO 10 P x B 11 KRl 12 P x K t 13 RB5
KtK5! PQ6! BB4ch KtKt6ch! QKt4
EVANS GAMBIT
A . ANDERSSEN j . H . ZUKERTORT
13 . . . . 14 K t P x P 15 PKt4 16 P x R 17 QB3 18 QR3 Resigns Bravo! 5.
p_KR4!! QxR RxPch!! QK5! QR5ch OK8ch
Berlin, 1869
White PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 OO PQ4 8 PxP 9 PQ5 10 BKt2 11 BQ3 12 KtB3 13 KtK2 14 R B l 15 QQ2 16 K R l 17 KtKt3 18 KtB5 19 RKKtl 20 PKt4 21 B x K t 22 RKt3 23 PKt5 24 P x B 25 P x P 26 QRKKtl 27 P x P c h 28 QR6 White
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BB4 PQ3 PxP BKt3 KtR4 KtK2
oo
You have probably heard that Anders sen was a mighty man with the Evans Gambit, but it is impossible to realize what glorious feats he performed with it, until you have played over such games as this one. Incidentally Zukertort, the great Anders sen's brilliant pupil, knew how to take fitting revenge, as you will see in later games in this volume. These two immortals produced games worthy of their reputation. A glorious battle
KtKt3 PQB4 RKtl PB3 BB2 PKt4 PKt5? . BKt3 KtK4 QPxB RB2 BxKt QxP? RQl KRl KKtl Q-Q3 announced mate in five.
wm
mmt
MY
FAVORITES
29 30 31 32 33
QxPch! PB6ch BR7ch! RR3ch RR8 mate
KxQ KKtl KxB KKtl
nocence. Though Pillsbury only half suspects the quicksands, his defense cannot be improved. 17 PB5 R x Kt!!
6.
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 to beat the great Pillsbury in this wonderful game was truly worthy of his title. It is no exaggeration to say that Lasher's combination is one of the greatest feats of the human imagination. Quadrangular Tourney
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
A problem in one half the moves of the entire game, mentally composed and solved in a manner worthy of the champion of the world. 18 19 20 21 22 PxB PxPch PxR BKt5 KRl RQR6!! RxP QKt3ch QxBch RB2
Threatens . . . RB8ch! 23 24 25 26 RQ2 KRQl QB5 KKt2 RB5 RB6! QB5 RxP!
H . N . PILLSBURY
D R . E. LASKER
White
1 PQ4
Black PQ4
PK3
2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15
PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 QxP QR4? KKtl PxP KtQ4 B x Kt QR5 PxKt
8 OOO 9 PK3
KtKB3 PB4 BPxP KtB3 BK2 QR4 BQ2 PKR3 PxP OO BxB KtxKt BK3
H HI B 1 1 . %m. | g | i A
27 28 29 30 31 32 QK6ch KxR KR4 KxP KR5 QKt6 KR2 Q--B6ch PKt4ch QB5ch BQlch P x Q mate
The calm before the storm. 16 PB4 QRBl The charm of the position after Black's 16th move is its surface in-
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7.
Carlsbad, 1911
8.
Iceland, 1931
One of the marks of a great master is the ability to conjure up murderous attacks out of seemingly harmless positions. You will like the way that Spielmann commences an unexpected attack at move 22 and drives it home with sledgetells, hammer blows. Every move and Black's helplessness becomes ever more apparent. R U Y LOPEZ
R. SPIELMANN DUS-CHOTIMIRSKI
Reti noted years ago that Alekhine's outstanding quality was his ability to give even the most commonplace positions an unusual turn. This game abounds in such original moves. FRENCH DEFENSE
A. ALEKHINE ASGIERSSEN
White
1 PK4
Black
PK3 PQ4
White
Black
8 9
10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
PK4 PK4 KtKB3 KtQB3 BKt5 PQR3 BR4 KtB3 OO BK2 RKl PQKt4 BKt3 PQ3 PB3 KtQR4 BB2 PB4 PQ3 OO QKtQ2 QB2 RKtl KtBl BK3 PKR3 PKt5 QK2 KtQ2 Kt(3)R2 KRBl KtKt3 RKt2 KtKt4 BKt4 KtK3 BxKt KtQ5 BxB PxB KtKB3 QRxB KPxP PQ4! KtQ2 KtR5! PKt3 QKt4 KBl RK7 Q -Qi QRKl! KtK4 QKt5 Kt(R4)B5 QB6! PxKt PB4! KtxKP PxKt Resigns R ( l ) xKt!
PKt6! KtPxP PxP RxP!! 19 QKt5ch 20 RR7 21 RQ4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
PQ4 KtQB3 BKt5 BxKt KtB3 BQ3 PK5 PKR4 B x Pch! KtKt5ch PxBch QR5
KtKB3 BK2 BxB RKl BK2 p_QB4 KxB BxKt KKtl KBl PR3 KK2 RBl KtQ2 QR4 KxP RKKtl QxBP
o-^>
o_oo
WW/,
M N M
y
M Y FAVORITES
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23 24 25 26
R x Ktch! KtK4 KtQ6ch QB6ch! RB7 mate
BxR Q Kt5 KBl PxQ
9 KtKt5? 10 KRl 11 PB4
B xPch KtKt5
QKl
9.
Warsaw, 1935
i t i t i
Anyone who preaches the imminent death of chess ought to take a good look at this game! The striking series of brilliancies initiated by Black's thirteenth move compares favorably, I believe, with any combination ever played over the board. A Polish "Immortal" 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PKKt3 KKt2 Kt x B KB3 QPxP PxKt KB4 KB3 KPxP 21 K x B 22 P x K t QR4 BKt8!! QR7ch PK4! QKt x Pch Kt x Pch KtKt3ch PB5! BKt5ch! KtK4ch! PR4 mate DUTCH DEFENSE
GLUCKSBERG
M.
NAJDORF
White PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 PK3? BQ3 OO 8 KtK2?
Black PKB4 KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 PB3 BQ3 OO QKtQ2
PART I I
The Pre-Morphy
Period
Although chess is a direct descendant of a game played in India in the 7th century, modern chess was not initiated until the late 15th centuryabout the year 1485when important 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 regard 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 difference lay in the moves of the Queen and Bishop. The Queen was permitted to move only to an adjacent 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 diagonal 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 necessary for the chess Generals to develop new strategy and tactics. 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 shortened and intensified. Italy was the main center of chess activity when these changes took place and the new game probably originated there. By 1 5 1 0 the old type of chess was obsolete in most of
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THE PRE-MORPHY PERIOD
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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 undoubtedly 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 defense, Philidor Defense, Bishop's Opening and Queen's Gambit Accepted, were first outlined in a late 15th century manuscript (in the Gottingen University Library.) * 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 chessplayer. 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 suggestion that you "place your opponent with the sun in his eyes") and a miscellaneous collection of openings. He deals with a wider range 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 gambitare 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 T h e n a m e s b y which w e call openings t o d a y usually h a v e little or nothing to do w i t h t h e i r origins and seldom c o m m e m o r a t e the names of the earliest a u t h o r ities to discover the openings.
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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 played 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 manuscripts 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 1 6 1 9 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 outstanding 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. A f t e r 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 principles of chess strategy and tactics. Since his death in 1795,
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h i s book has often been r e p r i n t e d . stone in the progress of chess.
It w a s an important mile*
In the time of Philidor, Italy again produced some gifted players, including Ponziani, E. del R i o and G. Lolli. French contemporaries of Philidor before the Revolution were V e r doni, Leger, Carlier and Bernard. In the first half of the 1 9 t h century the firmament of chess is studded with many chess stars whose names a r e familiar to the modern player. In England w e hear of the exploits of J . K . S a r r a t t ; 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 G a m e " ) ; William Lewis (who published his "Progressive Lessons" in 1 8 3 1 and laid the foundations for much later work on the openings) ; Alexander MacDonnell and the great Howard Staunton. In France, the leading players w e r e Alexander Deschapelles; Pierre de Saint-Amant (who captained the victorious French team in the 1 8 3 1 postal match with London which gave us the name "French Defense"); De La Bourdonnais (who vanquished MacDonnell in the match of 1 8 3 4 ) . 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 1 8 4 3 ) ; L. E. Bledow (who started the magazine Schachzeitung in 1846) ; B. Horwitz; K. Schorn; 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 Lowefithal. 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. The year 1 8 5 1 stands out as the beginning of a new age in chess. It w a s in this y e a r that the first International Chess Tournament was held. The site w a s London and 1 6 competitors took part in the main tournament. Adolph Anderssen of Berlin took first prize. A brilliant player, Anderssen later demonstrated that the luck of the pairings in this "knock-out" tournament was not responsible for his success.
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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 experts, 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 comprise 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. W e have gained a great deal in experience, in theory, in knowledge, in systematic analysis of the openings, in the assembling of a fine literature and the experience 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 tremendous 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 amusement, not as part of a gruelling contest and not for the record; in that w a y you can savor their charm, their sociable and leisurely character-
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PKB 3 PxKt? PKt3 KtKB3 KB2 PQ4 Kt x B won.
10.
Late 15th Century.
This is one of the earliest recorded games of modern chess. It was played shortly after 1485, when the mediaeval moves of the Queen and Bishop were changed. Score is from a poem in a Catalan manuscript. CENTER COUNTER GAME
FRANCISCO DE CASTELLVI NARCISO VINOLES
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
KtKB3 KtxP QR5ch Q x KPch QxR PQ4 BB4ch BxPch eventually
Q K2
and White
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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
rr
White
Black PQ4 QxP
4 BB4 5 KtB3 6 PKR3 7 QxB 8 QxP 9 KtKt5 10 K t x R P 11 Kt x R 12 PQ4 13 BKt5ch 14 Q x Ktch 15 PQ5 16 BK3 17 RQl 18 R x P 19 BB4 20 Q x Ktch 21 QQ8 mate
1 PK4 2 PxP 3 KtQB3
Q-Qi
KtKB 3 BKt5 BxKt PK3 QKtQ2

RBl
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 PQ3 PxP BKt5ch KtB3 BxKtch
KtKt3 KtxKt KtQ3 Kt x B KtQ2 PxP BQ3 QB3 QKt3 BxB KBl
PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 PB3 PQ4 PxP KtB3 BKt5 QQ3 PxB better game."
BQ2
with
13.
Madrid, 1575.
1 1 . Rome, 1560. Played when Lopez visited Rome in 1559-60. His youthful opponent later became a famous player.
This game is believed to have been played in the match between Lopez and Leonardo, won by the latter. KING'S G A M B I T DECLINED
R U Y LOPEZ LEONARDO DA CUTRI
White PK4 PKB4 BB4 KtKB3 PxP
Black
PK4
DAMIANO'S DEFENSE
R U Y LOPEZ LEONARDO DA CUTRI
White 1 p_K4
Black PK4
PQ3 PQB3 BKt5? PxP
18 6 7 8 9 10
11
KtxPcfi QxB QxQcli
BxPch
KKl
Kt B3?
KxB
15.
GIUOCO PIANO colA specimen from Greco's lection of games which he began to keep in 1619. Greco was the period. White PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 OO PQ4 BKKt5 BR4 KtxKtP! QR5ch 11 B x P 12 BK6ch 13 QK8ch 1 4 PQ5 mate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 He died bef ore
QK6ch QB8di
QK2 Q-Ql
12 Kt B7ch
KxQ Resigns
Other games from this match are recorded in a manuscript by Polerio. A game won by Leonardo (White) went as follows: 1 PK4, PK4; 2 Kt KB3, KtQB3; 3 BB4 B>B4; 4 PB3, QK2; 5 PQKt4, BKt3 6 PQR4, PQR3; 7 BR3, PQ3 8 PQ3, KtB3;9 QK2, BKt5 10 QKtQ2 and White eventually won
S
1634.
Black
14.
Rome, about 1580. of the Attack.
One of the earliest examples Fegatello or "Fried Liver"
T W O KNIGHTS'
POLERIO
DEFENSE DOMENICO
PK4 Kt QB3 BB4 QK2 PQ3 BKt3 PB3 PKt4? PxKt KQ2 QKt2 KxB KKtK2
White
Black
3 BB4 4 KtKt5 5 PxP
2 Kt KB 3
1 p_K4
Kt QB3
KtB3 PQ4 KtxP
P K4 16. Paris, 1680. A brevity by two of the leading period. Parisian players of this
KING'S MORANT GAMBIT A B B E DE FEUQUIERES
6KtxBP
KxKt
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
12 OO O
Q_K4 PxP KKtl P KR4 RxR KtxKt RxP R Q6ch
7 8 9 10 11
Q B3ch KtB3 p_Q4 B KKt5 BxKt
KK3 KtK2 PB3 P KR3 BxB RxP BKt4ch RQ7 RxRch BxP PxKt QKt4 KK2
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 P KB4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP P KR4 BB4
Black PK4 PxP KtK2 P KKt4
R Bl
KtKt3
21 R KKt6
Resigns
9 QxKt 10 P x P 11 Q x P mate.
8 Q R5
BKt2 OO P KR3 PxKt R Kl
THE PRB-MORPHY PERIOD
19 RPxP QxQch KtB5ch RxP RxKtch RRich RxKtch KtR6ch RR5 mate
17.
London, March 13, 1790.

Philidor in Action
KING'S BISHOP OPENING 3 APT. SMITH White PHILIDOR Black
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
PK4 BB4 PQ3 BKKtS BxKt KtQB3 BKt3 PQR3 KtB3 QQ2 BxB OO PR3 KKtR2 PKKt3 KKt2 PB3 KtK2 PB3 PQ4
PK4 KtKB 3 PB3 PKR3 QxB PQKt4 PQR4 BB4 PQ3 BK3 PxB PKt4 KtQ2 PR4 KK2 PQ4 KtBl KtKt3 QRKKtl BKt3
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
KtK2 QxP KtxQ KRl RKKtl KxR KtR5 KKt3 KKt4
18. London, Dec. 29, 1796. White's ingenious sacrifices his opponent in a helpless PHILIDOR DEFENSE rwooD White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 QPxP KtKt5 PK6 Kt^>B3 KKt x KP QR5ch QK5 BxKt RQl BB4 BKt3 KtxKP KtB6ch KtxR RQ8ch! PK7ch PK8(Q)ch QR8ch QxBch Q x Q mate
W ILSON
leave state.
Black PK4 PQ3 PKB4 BPxP PQ4 KtKR3 PB3 PxKt P Kt3 RKtl BxB
QK2
PQKt4 PR4 PR5 KBl KxKt QxR Q-Q4

BBl
KxQ QKtl
21 22 23 24
QPxP Kt04 QRKl QKB2
QxP KQ2 PKB. 5 BB2!
20 19 From Allgaier's
Collection
ALLGAIER
KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 BB4 BxKt PxP QR5ch PxP PKR3 KtKB3 KtR4 KtxR QB3 P KKt4 QxP KQl QxB RKl R K2 RKl Black P K4 PKB4 RxB PQ4 P Kt3 RxP QB3 KtB3 BQB4 PxKt BB4 Kt Q5 Kt x Pch RQl! BK5 Q B6ch Q R8ch Q x R mate
20. London, 1820. The following game was played by Mouret, while conducting the Automaton Chess player in London, 1820. Out of 300 games in the course of a few months, giving odds of KBP and move to every comer, the French master lost only six games, and these to Cochrane, Brand and Mercier. (Remove Black's KBP)
J . COCHRANE AUTOMATON
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
PQ4 PB3? PQ4 PKB4 PB4 PK5 KtQB3 KtKB3 PB3 KtR3 BK2 Q Kt3 Q B2 QKt3 B K2 OO QB2 PxP PxP QKt3 RQl Kt B4 QKt x QP! Q-Q3 KtxKt KtxKt KtxB KRl QxKt OO BQ2 KtB3 B K3 BB4 BxB QxB QKt4 RB2? KtxP PxKt PK6 BxP QxB PQ5? QRBl QKt5? RKBl R B7 RxR RxR PKR3 RQBl QBl RB7 QxR RB8 Q x Q c h and wins
21.
London, about 1830.
This game is of historic interest, as Capt. Evans here shows his gambit for the first time.
EVANS CAPT. EVANS GAMBIT A . MACDONNELL
White 1 2 3 4 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 OO
Black PK4 KtQB3 B B4 P Q3
(Mouret) White 1 PK4 Black PK3
21
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
p_QKt4 PB3 P Q4 Q Kt3 KtKt5 PxP BR3 PB3 KRl RQl R x Ktch Kt x BP! QKt5ch
BxP BR4 BKKt5 Q-Q2 KtQl PxP KtR3 BKt3ch BKR4 QBl QxR QR5 PB3 KQ2 KB2
16 Kl Kt3ch 17 Q x P mate 23.
K-Ktl
Westminster, London, June, 1834 one of the series of 85

ACCEPTED
This 16th game is prettiest of the entire match games played.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT
White mates in three. 18 Q x KPch 19 QK6ch 20 BQ6 mate
C . DE LABOURDONNAIS A . MACDONNELL
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 PQ4 p_QB4 PK3 BxP PxP KtQB3 KtB3 B K3 P KR3 BKt3 OO p_QR4 KtK5 B B2 QK2 B Q2 QRKl QK4 BxP! QxKt QR6 BxP! Kt x KtP QR8ch QR7ch KtB4 RK6ch QR6ch PKt4 mate
Black PQ4 PxP PK4 PxP Kt KB3 B K2 OO PB3 QKtQ2 KtKt3 KKtQ4 p_QR4 B K3 PKB4?? PB5? Q-Kl B B2 P Kt3 KtxB B B5 BxR PxB KtBl KB2 KB3 B Q6 KKt4 K B4
22.
London, 1830. brilplay-
Critics consider this the most liant EVANS GAMBIT ever ed at odds of QKt. (Remove White's QKt)
EVANS GAMBIT. MACDONNELL
AMATEUR
White 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 p_QKt4 OO QB2 BR3 PQ4 KPxP PxP QRQl! RxKt BxPch! RxBch!
Black P K4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BR4 KtB3 OO RKl PQ4? KKt x P KtxBP KtxR BQ2 KxB QxR
5 PB3
22 24.
Played at London, Aug, 1834, The Immortal 50th battle.
Connoisseurs hold that the annals of Chess produce no higher flights of genius than the play of M'Donnell in this game. QUEEN'S G A M B I T
D E LABOURDONNAIS MACDONNELL
;
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 PQ4 PQB4 PK4 PQ5 KtQB3 BxP KtB3 BKt5? KBl QK2 R Ql PQ6 . . . . KtQ5
Black PQ4 PxP PK4 p_KB4 KtKB 3 BB4 BxPch B Kt3 PB5 B Kt5
0K2
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
QQ3 RQ2 PQKt 3 PQR3 RKtl BxP PxB BB4 KB2 RxPch RB7ch RKt7 PxKt QKtl KB3 QR2 KKt4 RxB KR4 QK2 QR5 Resigns
RQl! KtB3 BQR4 QRBl p_QKt4! B x Kt KtQ5 KtxPch KtxR(Q7) KB3 KKt3 Kt(Q7) x B RxP BKt3! RB6 KtB5ch RKKtl PxR KB3 RKt3 KtK6 magnificent record. chess
.P. x. P .
One of the most masterpieces on 25.
KtxKt!!
Berlin, Dec. 29, 1837. and Punishment'

L. BfcEDOW
Two minor pieces will be more than a match for the Queen! 14 B x Q 15 K K l KtK6ch KxB
"Crime
. HORWITZ
GIUOCO PIANO White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQ4 P-Q5 BK2? PKR3? B Kt5 QKtQ2 KtR4? KtxP BxQ KBl Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BKt3 QK2 KtQl PQ3 PKB4 KtKB3 OO PxP Kt x Kt! BxPch KtKt6 mate
HI
"%
I!
m& m.
WW m "
23 KtP x Kt QxB PQ4 KQl BR6 PxB BQ2 QRBl RKl
26. De Labourdonnais against M. Jouy, plays about blindfold \ 1838.
SALVIO GAMBIT M . JOUY* C DE LABOURDONNAIS
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Black
PK4 PK4 PKB4 PxP PKKt4 KtKB3 BB4 PKt5 QR5ch KtK5 KBl PB6 KtxP(B7) KtQB3 PQ4 BKt2 PB3 KtB3 KtxR PQ4! PxQP KtK5 QKl PKt6 PXPCH BQ3 KxP B R6ch KKtl KtxP! Q x Ktch QxQ BxQ Kt-- K 7 mate
KtxKt BxP! QxB RKlch KtB3! PKt3 QRQlch QKt7 QxBP
27. Masterly
Berlin, 1839 ( ? ) combinative play.
20 21 22 23 24
RxBch! Q B6ch KtQ5! QKt5 RQl!
QxR RK2 KtKtl QKl Resigns
' SCOTCH GAMBIT ' . V O N BILGUER T . V O N DER LA<
28.
New Orleans, June 22, 1849

Game
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 BQB4 PB3 OO BxP QKt3 PK5! KtxP
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP B Kt5ch PxP PxP PB3 KtR3 PxP
QK2
Paul's First Blindfold
GIUOCO PIANO
P A U L MORPHY ERNEST MORPHY
(aged 1 2 ) White PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQ4 OO
(Uncle) Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 PxP PQ3
24 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PxP P KR3 Kt B3 BK3 PQ5 PxKt P K5 QKt3 BxPch KtxP PxP QRKl Kt Kt6 RK7
BKt3 P KR3 OO RKl BxB BKt3 QPxP R K2 RxB QKl BxKtP BR3 Q-Ql Resigns (b)
13 14 15 16 17 18
19
(b) This game occurred on Paul's 12th birthday, and Dr. Ford and others present carried the youthful victor away in triumph. For this victory, he received a fine set of chessmen. (Paul played blindfold, but his uncle did NOT.)
29.
New Orleans, May 25, 1850. defeats (2 to
Paul, at the age of thirteen, the great Hungarian master. 0 and 1 draw.) SICILIAN DEFENSE
PAUL MORPHY
J . LOEWENTHAL
(aged 13) WMte 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 PxP PQ4 BK2 BxB OO BK3 QBxP KtB3 BxKt
Black PQB4 PK3 PQ4 PxP BKt5 BxKt KtKB3 BK2 PxP OO KtB3 BxB
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
Kt x P RKtl KRl PB3 PB5! PKt3 PB6 PxP BK4 QR5! BxPch BK4 QB5 RKt2 KtB6 RKt2? BxQ QxKR RxR RB5 BQ5 RB6 RB6 RB7 KKt2 KB3 BK4 BxKt PKR4 RB6 KKt3 RB6 KxP! KK4 RB5ch RxB KQ5
BxP BQ5ch RKtl BB4 QR5 QKt4 KtK4 KRQl QxP(Kt2) RQ3 KBl RKR3 QxP RKl RK3 QxRch KR x Kt RxQ KtKt5 PKt3 KtR3 KKt2 PR4 KKt3 PB3 KtB4 KKt4 KxB KKt3 KR4 PB4 PB5ch BB7 BB4 KxP PxR Resigns
30. A choice
KOSSAK
Berlin, January 1851. example of this opening.

EVANS G A M B I T
J . DUFRESNE
25 RBl KtB3 B Kt5 BKR4 B K6ch BxP KtQ4
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PK4 KtKB 3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 OO PQ4 PxP BQ5 Kt x Kt KtKt5! QR5 PB4 PxKt KtxP KRl Kt x Pch KtB5ch KtK7 mate
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BR4 KtB3 OO KKtxP Kt x QBP B x Kt KtxP PKR3 BxR QK2 Q B4ch QxKB KRl KKtl
16 P B4 , 17 Kt B3
18 Q R 4
19 20 21 22
KtxP 3B3 KKtl QxKB
31.
Berlin, 1 8 5 1 . Immortal.
OPENING A . ANDERSSE
Falkbeer's
VIENNA FALKBEER
23 24 25 26
RxKt!? RQ7 KtKt6ch RxKKtP
Rx Q
QBl
PxKt R B6? (. . . Q R6!)

QBl
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PK4 KtQB3 PxP PKKt4 PKM PxKt QB3 PQ3 KtK4 BQ2 P B6
Black PK4 P_KB4 KtKB3 BB4 OO?! QxP BKt3 P B3 QK2 P Q4 QQB2 PxKt RxP KRl KtQ2
27 BK5 28 R KB7ch 2 9 RxRch 30 R x Q
KKtl
KR2
Resigns
32. An absorbing
Berlin, 1 8 5 1 . struggle (in effect) all the way,
F A L K B E E R C O U N T E R GAMBIT E. FALKBEER A . ANDERSSEN
12 O O O ! ?
13 Q P x P 1 4 BB4ch 15 QR5
White 1 PK4 2 BB4
Black PK4 KtKB3
26
3 PB4
4 KPxP 5 KtQB3 6 PQ3 7 PxP 8 PQ4 9 KtB3 10 QKt3 11 OO 12 R x B 13 K R l 14 Q x B 15 B ^ Q 3 16 Q B2 17 BK3 18 PQR3 19 QR4 20 BKKtl 21 PQKt4? 22 QQl 23 RR3 24 QR5 25 RQl 26 QR4 27 PR4? 28 B x Q P 29 B x R 30 B R7ch 31 R x Q 32 R x K t 33 R R3 34 P x R 35 P R5 36 BQ2 37 K Kt2 38 KB3 39 PR4 40 PR3 Resigns
PQ4
B QB4 B Kt3 PB3
B Kt3 BxKt BxPch BxKt PxP KtK5 KtQB3 RKl! QRBl PQR3 KtR2 Q-Q2 RB6! PxP OO PK5
partie" is the most brilliant of which there is any record.

f(
game
KING'S BISHOP G A M B I T
A . ANDERSSEN
L. KlESERITZKY
Black
White
1 P K4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PKB4 BB4 BxP KBl KtKB3 PQ3 KtR4 KtB5 PKKt4 RKKtl PKR4 PR5 QB3 BxP KtB3 KtQ5!
P K4
QR5ch KtKB3 QR3 KtR4 PQB3 QKt4 KtB3 PxB QKt3 QKt4 KtKtl QB3 BB4 QxP
p_QKt4
PxP
PQ5
PR3 Kt KB3
Kt Kt4?
Kt Q3!
KtB4!! KtxQ KxB KtxR RK6! RxR KtKt3! KtQ4 K Kt3 KB4 P14 PB3 PKKt 3
mmmt
33.
Simpson's Divan, London, 1851. this
18 19 20 21 22 23
BQ6! PK5! KK2 KtxPch QB6ch! BK7 mate
BxR QxRch KtQR3 KQl KtxQ almost every a conone of
Most
The Immortal Game. authorities agree that
"In this game occurs tinuity of brilliancies,
27
Berlin, 1853. Punishment
which bears the stamp of intuitive genius, that could have been little assisted by calculations, as the combination-point arises only at the very end of the game with a final sacrifice of the Queen after Anderssen had already given up two Rooks
and a Bishop."STEINITZ.
35. Drastic
GIUOCO PIANO
R. M A X LANGE C. MAYET
White 1 PK4 2 KtKB3 3 BB4 4 OO 5 PQKt4 6 PB3 7 PQ4 8 PxP 9 PKR3 10 BQ3 11 P x P 12 KtB3 13 RKlch 14 KtKKt5! 15 K t x P c h 16 BB5ch 17 KtQ8ch 18 BB4 mate
Black PK4 Kt QB3 B B4 PQ3 KtxP Kt QB3 PxP B Kt3 KtR4 P Q4? QxP Q R4 KQl QxQ ' KQ2 KB3 K Q3
34. Magnificently
Berlin, 1852. timed Attack
D U T C H DEFENSE
. ANDERSSEN J . DUFRESNE
White 1 PQ4 2 P K4 3 KtQB3 4 BKKt5 5 BxKt 6 QR5ch 7 QxQP 8 KtxP! 9 BK2 10 KtQB3 11 Kt B3 12 QKt3 13 OO 14 PQ5! 15 BB4 16 K R K l 17 QRQl 18 KtQ4 19 B x K t ! 20 RK7! 22 23 24 25 26
Black P KB4 PxP KtKB 3 PQ4? KPxB PKt3 BR3 QK2 KtQ2 P KB4 PB3 KtKt3 BK3 KtxP Q B3 KKtl
BB2
36. Berlin, 1853. Anders serfs Immortal imthe ever
ooo
PxB PKt3 PR4 KBl RQ2 KB2 KxR Resigns
two The 2nd of Anderssen's mortal games, is considered most brilliant Evans Gambit played. EVANS GAMBIT
ANDERSSEN
J . DUFRESNE
21 0R4
KtB6ch KtKt5 Kt(5)R7ch RxRch RKl!
White 1. 2 3 4 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4
Black P K4 KtQB3 B B4 BxP B R4 PxP

PQ6
6 PQ4 7 OO
5 PB3
28 8 0Kt3 9 PK5
10 R K l
11 12 13 14 15
16
17 18 19
BR3 QxP QR4 QKtQ2 KtK4 BxP KtB6ch PxP QRQl
0-B3 Q^-Kt3 KKtK2 PKt4 RQKtl BKt3 BKt2 QB4 QR4 PxKt RKtl
1 2 3 4 5 6
7
....
8 9 10 11
12
Lasker declares this to be one of the most subtle moves on record, and the 21st to be simply grand. ,
13 14 15 16 17 18
I I I I 11
PQ4 PQB4 PQR3? QPxP KtKB3 PK3 PxP BKt5 KtK5 KtxKt BxP BxR QB3 KtB3 QxP KQl KB2 QR5 Resigns
PQ4 PK3 PQB4 BxP PQR4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3

OO!
PxKt BR3! QxB KtQ2! KtK4! KtQ6ch QBl! RQl KtB5!!
38.
First published in 1857. Desperate Journey'

GAMBIT VON SCHIERSTEDT SCOTCH
"The
M A X LANGE
White
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP BB4 KKtK2 PQ4 QxP Q-Qi KtK4 KtxKt KxB PKt3 KtB3 RKl BB4 Q-Q2 BK3 KB3
SB
19 20 21 22 23 24 ... . RxKtch QxPch!! BB5ch B Q7ch B x K t mate! QxKt KtxR KxQ KKl KQl
37.
Berlin, 1853. hut elective
Old-fashioned
C. MAYET
QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED
A. ANDERSSEN
White
Black
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 BQKt5 OO QKtQ2 PxP BB4 KtKt5 KtxBP B x Ktch QR5ch QxB KtB3 BR6! QRKl QB4ch KtKt5ch
29
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
QK2! PKB3!! PxBch RxRch KtK4 PQR4 PKt3ch BQ2ch KtB3! BxP
BKt5 RxQ KK4 KQ4 KB5 QxP KKt5 KR6 PxKt KtKt5
32 B x Q, KR6; 33 BB3, any; 34 R R l mate.
W h i t e announced mate in six. 29 RRich, KtR7; 30 R x K t ch, K x R ; 31 R K l , QQ5ch;
P A R T III
The Morphy Period

Those who worship Morphy as the great master of the brilliant combination, must remember that it was he who introduced the innovation which proved to be a death-knell of that type of chess in which brilliancy was the be-all and endall of every game. Before Morphy's influence came to be felt, sacrifices were made willy-nilly without rhyme or reason, generally with very little regard for their soundness or objective effectiveness. Lest this be taken as a harsh criticism of the earlier players, it must be remembered that the relative absence of organized competition made for a kind of style which ignored the whole idea of playing a game in such a way as to make sure of winning it. We realize how radical an innovator Morphy was when we study his games and see how scrupulously conceived and executed are his combinations, for all their complexity and variegated character. It is interesting that while Morphy has always been admired as the most brilliant of all chess players, his games are equally notable for the correctness of his moves. How truly great he was, is seen in the fact that he united superb sacrificial effects with severe elegance, unfailing good taste, and a very high percentage of accuracy. Yes, he was a very great artist, for he fused the intuitive with the logical as only the great artist can. I have offered you what I consider the cream of his games and I am sure you will enjoy them. ^ Note how quickly Morphy made converts. Steinitz, Kolisch, Bird, Blackburne and many others were so deeply impressed by his games that each one, while still retaining his own individuality, began to reflect the influence of Morphy in a very marked manner. Another great player, almost as great as Morphy, and in the opinion of some capable judges even superior to him, was Adolph Anderssen. It is hard to know just where to place him. Although he had made his mark about ten years before Morphy's appearance, Anderssen too, was famous for the simultaneous brilliancy and accuracy of his combinations. It therefore seems proper to group these two immortals in the same section.
30
THE M ORPHY PERIOD
31 BxP BxQ RK7 RR3 BK6
39. First American Chess Congress, New York, 1857 Morphy's . most famous sacrifice
P. MORPHY
F O U R KNIGHTS' GAME White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB 3 KtB3 BKt5 OO KtxP KtxKt BB4 BK2 KtxKt BB3 PB3? PQKt4 PQR4 QxP RR2 QR6? Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 BB4 OO?! RKl QPxKt PQKt4 KtxP R x Kt RK3 Q-Q6! BKt3 PxP BQ2 QRKl
24 25 26 27
28
KRl QBl RxB RRl

PQ4
L. PAULSEN
Resigns
40. A beautiful chess.
New York, 1857. specimen of blindfold
KING KNIGHTS* GAMBIT

P A U L MORPHY T. LICHTENHEIM
(blindfold) White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
Black PK4 PxP PQ4 BK2 PB3 PxP B R5ch PxP PxPch B B3 KtKR3 BxKt QxP Kt x B K Ql B B3 BQ2?
II
IlAHiill
11m m m
m m
sS11
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ... . PxQ KRl RQl KKtl KBl KKtl
BUB
QxB!! R Kt3ch BR6 BKt7ch QBxPch B Kt7ch B R6ch
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 .
P K4 PKB4 KtKB3 PxP BKt5ch PxP B B4 PKt3?! OO KRl KtK5 PQ4 QR5 BxPch Q x Ktch B Kt5ch! Kt B3
B x B ! was better. KB2 . KKt2 Q B4 QxP KtxR KR3 KRQl KR4 QxB
18 R x B 1 9 BB4ch 20 RQ6
21 K t K 4 !
22 23 24 25 26
RxBch QxKtch KtQ6 QKt7cfa B Q2ch
32
27 KtB4ch 28 PKt3 mate! 41.
KR5
42.
New York, 1858. Genius.
A Flash of
FALKBEER COUNTER G A M B I T New York, 1857. with a Punch.

J . SCHULTEN ^ P. MORPHY
Counterattack
EVANS N. MARACHE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 PKB4 PxQP KtQB3 PQ3 BQ2 BxP BQ2 PxB BK2 PB4 PxP KBl Kt x R QKtl KB2 KKtl
Black PK4 PQ4 PK5 KtKB3 BQKt5 PK6! OO BxKt RKlch BKt5 PB3 KtxP RxB! KtQ5 B x Ktch KtKt5ch
GAMBIT P. MORPHY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BR4 PxP PQ4 ' QxP KKtK2 OO BB4! KtxB QKt3! QxKt PxP QKt3 RQl Kt(B3)Q5!
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 PQ4 p_K5? P x P e.p. OO KtKt5? BQ3 BxB BR3 BxR BR3 BBl BB4 QB2 QK4?
Black now forces mate in seven.
....
I B
ifii?/,
8
W/. ~"W,. ^
m.
17 18 19 20 21 ... . PxKt KKt2 KR3 KR4 KtB6ch QQ5ch QB7ch Q x BPch KtK6
19 . . . . KtKKt6 20 Q x Q Kt(Q5)K7mate!
THE MORPHY PERIOD
33
22 Q - -Ktl 23 K- -Kt5
KT B4ch QR4 MATE!
THE BEGINNING OF a BEAUTIFUL com-
bination. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BxR PB3 PKt4 KB2 KKt2? PxB QxR KB2 BxP RQ3 KQ2 KQl Resigns QR6! QxP QR8ch QR5ch BxKtP RxPch QxQch PK6! BB4ch QB5ch QR7ch QKt8ch
43. The most masterpieces.
London, July 1858. brilliant of Morphy's
< PHILIDOR D E F E N S E
. E. BIRD P. MORPHY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14
Black PK4 PQ3 PKB4 PxKP PQ4 PK5 KtKB3 BQ3

OO
PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtB3 QKtxP KtKt3 KtK5 BKKt5 KtR5 Q Q2 PKKt4? KtxKt KtK5
BK2
44.
London, July 1858.
15 K t x K t 16 BK3
QKl KtxP Q x Kt KtB3 Q R6 PxKt
This game is interesting because of the fact that it is the first of two games which took place on the only occasions that the great English and A?nerican masters met in friendly contest. Both were won by Morphy.
PHILIDOR DEFENSE H . STAUNTON REV. J . O W E N P. MORPHY T . BARNES
m ILL
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 QPxP KtKt5 PK6 KtQB3 KKtxKP QR5ch QK5 BxKt QRQl QB7
Black PK4 PQ3 P_KB4 BPxP PQ4 KtKR3 PB3 PxKt PKt3 RKtl BxB QKt4 BxP
| M g f#
16 . . . . 17 O O O
RKtl RxBP!!
34 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 QxKtP PB3 QxR Kt K4 B K2 OO KtB5 KRl RQ4 RK4 RQl RKR4 QxKt QR2? RQ7 KtK4 KtB6 RK7 QKtl KxQ RxQ Resigns
PK6! QK2 K B2 BKB 5 KKt2 QQB2 BxPch BBl BKt6 KRl QKKt2 BxR BR3 BxB QR3 BB5 PK7 QB8ch QxQch PK8(Q)ch BxR
1 6 B Kt3
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
KtB5 PB4 KRxP RR4 BxKt R KBl KtKt5 RB2 Kt x BP KtQ5 PxB PB4 RR5 PB5! RxPch! QR5ch KtxBch! KtB5ch Kt x P!
RKt2 RKt3 PxP K Rl BBl BPxB Q-K3 QKtl PQR3 RBl BxKt RB2 BK2 QKl RxP KxR KKtl KKt2 KKtl Resigns
46. Cafe de la Regence, Paris, Sept. 27, 1858. 45. Paris, Sept. 1858. all the way One of eight blindfold games. 4th game of match Black is outplayed
P. MORPHY
PETROFF DEFENSE
P. MORPHY POTIER
PHILIDOR DEFENSE
D. HARRWITZ
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 KtB3 KtxP BKt3 PQ4 OO PB4 QB3 PB5 BKB4 QRKl QKt3 KtKt6ch! BxB BxQ
Black PK4 KtKB 3 KtxP KtKB3 PQ4 BK2 PB3 QKtQ2 KtKt3 PKR4 QB2 BQ3 KBl PR5 KKtl PxQ PxKt
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 QxP BQKt5 BxKt BKt5 BR4 KtB3 OO QRQl QB4ch KtQ4 PKR3 QK2
Black PK4 PQ3 PxP KtQB3 BQ2 BxB PB3 KtR3 Q-Q2 BK2 OO RB2 KtKt5 KtK4 PKKt4
THE MORPHY PERIOD
35
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
BPxP KRl RK7 BK5 RB7ch KtxP! BxP BQKt3 47.
PxPch BKt5 QKtQ2 KBl KKtl PxKt KtKt3 Resigns
SICILIAN DEFENSE P. MORPHY A . ANDERSSEN
White 1 2 3 4 5
6
Black
Paris, Sept. 1858.
Morphys Most Famous Game. Flayed during the performance of "Barber of Seville." PHILIDOR DEFENSE
P. MORPHY D U K E OF BRUNSWICK COUNT ISOUARD
7 8 9 10
11
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
ant
Black PK4 PQ3 BKt5? BxKt PxP KtKB3 QK2 PB3 PKt4 PxKt QKtQ2 RQl RxR QK3 KtxB KtxQ to a most eleg-
12 13 14 15
16
PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 PxP QxB BQB4 QQKt3 KtB3 BKKt 5 KtxP B x KtPch OOO! RxKt RQl BxRch QKt8ch! RQ8 mate!
game.STEINITZ.
17
PQB4 PK4 PxP PQ4 KtQB3 KtKB3 KtxP PK3 PQ3 KtKt5 PK4 BKB4 PB4 BK3 PB5 QKtB3 PxB? KtQ5! Kt(Kt5)B7ch KB2 QB3ch KtB3 BB4 KtQ5 PQ4 Kt x Ktch BxPch KKt3 QR5ch KxKt PxP Kt x Pch KK2 Resigns 49. Paris, 1858. likes to go for a walk"
"My King
SCOTCH GAMBIT A . ANDERSSEN A . DE RIVIERE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 KtK4 p_KR3 PxKt KtxP PQ4 PKB4 QxP QxPch PxKt BK2 BB4? KxB KKtl
"A very fine finish
48.
Paris, Dec. 27, 1858. 9th game of match gets started
Black never
13 14 15 16 17
PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 BB4 KtKt5 BKt3 PKB4 PxKt OO P x P e.p. KtQ2 KtxKt KB2 QxP QxKP BB7ch Q x QBch
36 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
QQ5ch QK4ch BK3! KK2 PKt4!! RB2 BxR RRl! KQ3 KB4 KQ5 KK6!
KB7
KR2
KR3
20 Kt
B5ch
KKtl
31 KKt8 32 QK7
KRBlch QR4ch QR7ch R x Rc RKBi RxBch RQ7ch RxPch BB3 BxP RB7ch PKKt3 Resigns
u
B m ~*
m
m w
21 22 23 24
mm
KBl KKtl RxQ
White mates in four. 50. Paris, 1 8 5 9 at Paris, of the This elegant game, played 1859, is a clever specimen smothered mate.
MORPHY
KtQ7ch KtKt6ch QB8ch KtQ7 mate
T W O K N I G H T S ' DEFENSE AMATEUR
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 pQ4

OO
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PxP KtxP PQ4 QxB QKR4 BK3 BKt5 PxR QB2 QK2 BQ3 KQ2 KQl QxKt BK2 KBl
51.
Vienna, 1859. Morphy"
The "Austrian
VIENNA L. HAMPPE
OPENING W . STEINITZ
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtQB3 PB4 KPxP PxP KtP x Kt KK2 KtB3 PQ4 BQ2 PxB PxKt QKl KQl QRKtl
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtxKt QR5ch BKt5ch KtB3 O -OO B x Ktch KtxP!? BB4 QB5ch QxBP Q x KBPch
RKl BxP KtB3 KtxKt QKtKt5 RxBch KtxKP KKtKt5 QK2 Kt x KtPch QKt4ch KtB7ch! BKt5ch KtK6ch
THE MORPHY PERIOD
37 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 BxP BK2 PxP KKtxP KtR4 KtB4 Kt x B OO PxP PQKt3 KtKt2 KtB4 KtK3 BB3 PxKt PxKt PQ4 0-Q3 RKl Resigns
16 QK2? ( B K 2 ! ) RxBchl RQlch 17 K x R BR6ch 18 KBl QB6 19 RKt2 KKtl 20 BR3ch QQ7ch 21 QKt5 22 KKtl QQ8ch 23 R x Q R x R mate
2 3 4 5
6
52. Philadelphia, I860. Knights

MATEUR
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16
without
armor
DERRICKSON
GIUOCO PIANO White 1 PK4 2 BB4 3 KtKB 3 4 OO 5 PQ3 6 BKKt5 7 PKR3 8 PxB? 9 KtR2 10 KKtB3 11 B x Q 12 R x B 13 K B l 14 KK2 15 KKtQ2 16 K x R 17 KBl Black PK4 KtKB 3 KtB3 BB4 PQ3 BKKt5 PKR4!! PxP PKt6 KKtKt5! BxPch P x Rch RR8ch RxQ KtQ5ch! KtK6ch KtK7 mate
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
KtKB3 BB4 OO p_QKt4 PB3 PQ4 PxP PQ5 BQ3 BR3 QxKt PQ6! KtB3 KtQ5 BKt2 QK3 KtQ4! KtB6!! Kt x Bch QR6 BxP PB4 RB3
54. Naples, 1 8 6 1 . An Historic Game This fine game was played by correspondence more than four score years ago. It was published in Naples in 1861, and reproduced in "Newcastle Chronicle" August 16, 1890. PONZIANI OPENING
NEWCASTLE GLASGOW
White 53. Spirited

I. KOLISCH
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxKP PQ4 BQB4 OO PxB
London, 1861. play by Kolisch
GIUOCO PIANO LOUIS PAULSEN
White
1 PK4
Black
PK4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PK4 KtKB3 PB3 PQ4 PxP BQKt5 KtQ4 BxKt
38 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
OO PB3 KRl BxKt KtQ2 RKl PK6 QR4 QB6 QxQB PQB4 PK7 PB5! PQKt4! PB6! PxB PxR QRKtl PR6 RKt5 RxP RxQP! RxP RQ7 PQR3 RQ8 PxP RQKtl R(Q8)Ql! PKt8(Q)
BQ2 Kt KM PB3 PxB RKl BKt3 BBl PB4 BKt2 PxKt BR4 Q-Q3 Q-Q2 QRKtl Q-Q3 RxQ PB4 QKtl PB5 PQ6 PB6 PxKt KB2 QB5 PR4 PKt5 QB7 RxP QK7 Resigns
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
OO PKR3 PQ3 KtB3 BK3 KtK2 KtKt3 BQKt5 BxKt Kt(B3) x P PxP BxB p_B4 QR5 KtKt6 KR2 KRKl QRQl KtK7ch QB7
PQ3 KtB3 OO PKR3 KtxKtP KtB3 PQ4 PxP PxB PxP QKl RPxB KtQ4 PB3 QK6ch RQl QxQP QB7 KRl BxP
The spectators, among them several very strong players, declared that after Black's 24th move, White's game was hopelessly lost. MacDonnell quietly assured them that he had in reality a winning position and proved it to the astonishment of all, by a few brilliant moves.
55.
London, Nov. 12, 1861. were outstyled
The English lovers of chess so enthused over the brilliant come of this game, that they it the Kohinoor" of chess.
ff
EVANS G A M B I T DECLINED
REV . G. A. MACDONNELL BODEN
White 1 2 3 4 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BKt3
25 R K 2 ! 26 KtR5
QxQR RKKtl
THE MORPHY PERIOD
39 KQl KtQ3 PxR KBl KKt2 QxB KR3 KKt2 KtB3 KR3 KR2 RKt3 BxB BxKt Resigns
27 Kt x R 28 RK8
RxKt Resigns
Mate cannot be averted by Black.
56. Another
London, July 1 8 6 1 . dashing Kolisch

GAMBIT A . ANDERSSEN
attack
EVANS I. KOLISCH
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 PQ4 OO QKt3 PK5 KtxP KtxP QK3 QK2 BR3 QRQl
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BR4 PxP PxP QB3 QKt3 PKt4 RKtl KKtK2 QR4 BKt2 KtB4?
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
QK6ch RQlch RxKtch! QxPch BK6ch BQ5ch QxQch QB4ch QK4ch KtK5 QB4ch BB5ch BxRch Kt x Ktch QxB
57.
the
London, June 1862. Game of

Tournament/'ANDERSSEN.
"The Most Beautiful
CENTER COUNTER G A M E W . STEINITZ A . MONGREDIEN
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 PxP KtQB3 PQ4 KtB3 BQ3 OO BK3 KtK5 PB4 QK2 KtxKt RB3 RR3 PKKt4
Black PQ4 QxP Q-Ql. PK3? KtKB3 BK2 OO PQKt3 BKt2 QKtQ2 KtQ4? PxKt PKB4 PKt3 PxP
m
m
II
(see diagram next p a g e )

16 R x P ! ! 17 PK6ch! 18 P x P 19 K t x P c h !
KxR KBl BRl KtxKt
16 17 18 19
RxP!! BPxKt QxP QR5ch
KtxKt KxR KRKtl KKt2
40
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
QR6ch QR7ch QR3ch RBlch QK6 BKt5 B x Pch QxRch RB8ch Q x Q mate
KB2 KK3 KB2 KKl RKt2 Q-Q2 RxB KQl QKl
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
KtxKt KtxB BQ3 PKt4 PQB4 PxB PB3 PxP QKl QxQ PKt3 KKt2 K B3 BxR KxP P R4 KQ3 K B3 RR2 RQ2ch
QB4 PxKt QQ4 OOO! QB3 RxP QRRl QKl! QK6ch PxQ R R8ch R(l)R7ch RxRch R B7ch RxB KQ2 KtxP KtK6 RxKt KB3 and wins
59. Black's 58. ompare this London, 1862. with game

W.
Paris, 1863. is punished

MACZUSKJ GAMBIT
greediness
DANISH
No.
GIUOCO P I A N O
DUBOIS
75/ LlNDEHN White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 PQ4 PQB3 BQB4 BxP KtB3 Kt K2 OO KtxKt BxB RKlch PB4 BxKtP Q Kt4! BB6cfa Q x R mate
Black PK4 PxP PxP PxP BKt5ch KtKB3 KtxP KtxKt BxKt Q Kt4 KQl QxP RKtl Q-Q3 QxB
STEINITZ
White
1 PK4
Black P K4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 p_Q3 P KR3 P KKt4! PKR4! B KKt5 Q-Q2 PxP P(3)xP KtxB
2 3 4 5 6
7
8 9 10 11 13
KtKB3 B B4 OO P Q3 BKKt5 B R4? BKt3 PKR4 PB3 p_Q4 BxP
12 P K 5
THE MORPHY PERIOD
41 Berlin, 1864.
60. Extraordinarily pretty.
Breslau, 1863. ingenious and
61.
The proverbial two Bishops! FAtKBEER COUNTER GAMBIT

ANDERSSEN
KIESERITZKY GAMBIT
J . ROSANES A . ANDERSSEN
E. SCHALLOPP Black PK4 P Q4 QPxP BQ3 BxKt Q-Q5 QxKP QxQP Kt KB 3 Q-Qi P KR3 QKtQ2? Resigns
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 P K4 P KB4 KtKB3 KtxP BB4 PxB QK2 PQ4! KtB3 BK3 OO BB5 QxPch!
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 P K4 P KB4 KtKB3 PKR4 KtK5 BB4 PxP PQ4 BKt5ch PxP Kt x QBP BxKtch BxR RR2 BQ5 KtB3 KB2 KtR4 KtB3
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 KtKB3 PQ4 B Q3 KtR4 PB3 PxP KtxKt KBl KtKt6! B KB4 KKt2! R Klch Q Kt3 QR3! BK4!
62. One
Cafe National, Leipsig, Jan., 1864. of four blindfold games.
EVANS GAMBIT
L. PAULSEN H . SCHNEIDER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 21 22 23 PR4 QxQ BK3 KKtl QB8ch!! BxPch RxB RK8 mate PK4 Kt KB3 B B4 PQKt4 PB3 OO P Q4 PxP P K5 PxKt PQ5 PxKt
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BB4 KtB3 PxP BKt3 PQ4 PxB QxBP QxR
(see diagram next page) To the astonishment of all, White announced mate in eleven.
42 13-RKlch 14 QQ7ch 15 R x B
BK3
KBl BxPch
11 12 13 14 15 16
Ooo P B4! BQ2 QQ8ch! B Kt5ch R Q8 mate!
QKt4dh QxPch QKt5 KxQ KKl
64.
Berlin, 1865. ever mated in
Was a great master such short order?!

RUY J . H . ZUKERTORT
LOPEZ A . ANDERSSEN
White 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 KRl PxP PxR(Q)ch QK4 RxQ Q(7)K7 RxP Q x P mate PKR3 PKt4 KKt2 QB3 RKBl BB4 KxR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
PK4
Black PK4 KtQB3 KKtK2 PQ3 BQ2 KtKt3 PKR3 KxKt KK2 Q Kl PxQ
KtKB3 BKt5 PB3

PQ4
OO
KtKt5 KtxP! BB4ch Q R5 Q Kt5ch! B x P mate
63. A game
Paris, 1864. echoes! 65. Another brated Berlin, 1865. from the cele-
that has had
SCOTCH G A M E
fACZUSKI
I. KOLISCH
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 QQ3 KtxKt BQ2 BxB QQ4
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP QR5 BKt5 KtB3 QPxKt BxKt KtxP QK2
fine win master.
SICILIAN DEFENSE J. H . ZUKERTORT A . ANDERSSEN
White 1 2 3 4 5 PK4 KtKB 3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3
Black PQB4 P K3 PxP KtKB3 BKt5
THE MORPHY PERIOD
43 Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PxP KtK5 BK2 KtxKt KtB4 PQKt3 KtKt6 KtxR BB4ch RQKtl RKtl RBl RxP BK2 RBl
6 BQ3 BK3 8 PxP 9 OO! 10 P x K t 11 K t x K t 12 RKtl 13 RKt3! 14 BQB5
KtB3 PQ4 KtxP KKtxKt BxP PxKt OO BR4 RKl
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 PQ4 PK5 KtxP OO QxKt PKB4 PB5! QK4 PB6! KRl PK6! QxP* PxPch RKlch QKt8ch PB7 mate! misses 67.
* White 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BxPch! RR3ch QR5 RQl! QR7ch RKt3 Q Kc6ch! RxB(B3) RKR3 QR7ch QR5ch BxR QR8ch QxR KxB KKtl
PB4
mate in 3! About 1868.
B Q2 K B2 B B6 KKtl
PB5
"Brilliantissimo!" Deserve', to be perpetuated.

KING'S THOMPSON GAMBIT G. H. MACKENZIE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PK4 PKB4 KtKB 3 PQ4 KtK5 KQ2 KB3 PQR3? KtxKt BQ3 RBl? KxQ PK5 KK4
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 QR5ch QB7ch KtQB3 PQ3 PxKt RKtl QxQPch! BKt2ch BxPch KtB3 mate
RK2 K B2 KKtl QxB KB2 Resigns
66.
London, Sept., 1867. famous defens-
A lapse of Steinitfs ive skill!

H. E. BIRD
RUY LOPEZ
W M . STIINITZ
44 68.
London, April, 1869.
26
PB7
One of Boden's Best. Full of fine points and interest
K I N G S BISHOP OPENING BODEN White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 H . E . BIRD
Black PK4 KtKB 3 PxP KtB3 PQKt3 BB4

OO
27 28 29 30 31 32 33
RxBch RRl QxR KtK4 KtKt5ch RxPch Q x Q mate 69.
PxR RxKP KR2

RB2
0 Bl
KRl QxR
PK4 BB4 PQ4 QxP QK3 QKtB3 QKt3 BKKt5

OOO
London, 1869.
Antique.
A Cherished
KIESERITZKY G A M B I T MATCHEGO E. FALKBEER
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
BK2 PB4 BB3 PKR4 KKtK2 PK5 KB x B PB5 PK6
RKl QKtR4 BK2 BKt2 KRl PB4 QRBl KtKtl KtxB PB3 PQ3
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 PKR4 KtK5 KtQB3? KtB4 PQ4 BK2 KQ2 KQ3 PQR3 KtQ5 KtxBPch KtQ5 K t x QP KB4
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 KtKB3 PQ3 BK2 KtR4 BxPch QKt4 KtQB3 BB7 BxP KQl PB4 PxPch
PHiP H
mm~
....
(see diagram next page) Black now gives mate in 9 moves. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ... . KxQ KB4 KKt5 KR4 KtxP KxP KxKt KQ6 QxKtch KtB3ch BK3ch PR3ch PKt4ch PxKtch RR4ch BQ4ch K t K l mate
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
KtB4!! KtKt6ch PxPch PxKt KKtl QxKtP PB6
PxB PxKt KtR3 BKt4ch BxP RK2 QKl
THE MORPHY PERIOD
45
A most ending.
brilliant
and
remarkable
18 19 20 21
RB2 PQ4 KKtl RxQ
QR6 KtKt6ch QKt7ch! KtR6 mate
70. A gamelet exquisitely annals of

AMATEUR
Norwich, 1871. with one of the most beautiful endings in the chess. 71. London Chess Club, 1871. Finest game Blackburne ever played blindfold. One of ten games played simultaneously. SCOTCH GAMBIT
J . H . BLACKBURNE D R . BALLARD
GIUOCO PIANO
J . H . BLACKBURNE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 Kt KB3 BB4 OO P Q3 P KR3 BKt5 BK3 KtB3 QQ2 BKt3 QRQl KtR2 BxB KxB KRl PB3
Black PK4 KtQB3 B B4 KtB3 PQ3 KtK2 PB3 BKt3 KtKt3 BK3 OO Q-Q2 BxP! BxP! KtB5ch PxB Kt(3)R4
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 BQB4 KtKt5 QR5 OO BKt3 PKR3 PKB4 KR2 QQl PxKt KKt3! PB5
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP BB4 KtR3 QK2 KtK4 P Q3 KtKtl P Q6ch KtKB3 QKtKt5ch KtxPch PKR4!(a) B K6
46 16 17 18 19 20 21 BxPch QxKt!! BxB BB4 KtQ2 KtB4
KBl PxQ QK4ch QxKtP PxP
72.
Vienna, 1872. extraordinary
Perhaps the most game ever played.

HAMPPE
VIENNA OPENING
J . MEITNER
White
Black
iHJkJi
i i i 1 F*l
i m m
"ten
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
QB6ch ... . BQ2 KtK3 BR5 KxP Q-Q6 KtQ5 BKt6 RR3! KKtl KtK6ch KRl KtK7ch QQ8ch RRl QRxQ PxR(Q)ch RxQ BxRch RR8 KKt3 B R4 BQ2! RKKtl B B3 BxB PB6 KtxBch KR2 PB7 and wins
11 12 13 14 15
16
17 18
PK4 PK4 BB4 KtQB3 BxPch!? KtR4 QR5ch KxB QB5ch KK3 PQ4 KQ3 QxKP KB3 KKt3 KtQR3 QxKtch!! PQR3 KxQ KtB4ch KKt4 PR4ch! KxKt KtK2 BKt5ch! KQl BB6 PKt3ch KtxB! KKt5 K x Kt! BKt2ch!! BR3ch KKt5! KB6! BKt2ch Drawn!!!
73.
Played by correspondence in 1875. chess three
How women played score years ago.

MRS. J . W . GILBERT
RUY LOPEZ
W . J . BERRY
(a) At this stage the game was adjourned and most of the spectators held that white had a lost position; yet not only did he actually win, but exhaustive analysis proved that he could do so in every variation.
White PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO RKl BxKt
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 Kt B3 KtxP KtB4 QPxB
THE MORPHY PERIOD
47 KKl Any move
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PQ4 PxP Kt B3 P QR4 PQKt3 Q K2 KtK4 P B3 PQKt4 KtKt3 KtQ4 PxKt PKt5! PxP PK6! QxB
Kt K3 QK2? BQ2 OOO PB3 QB2 RKtl PR3 PKB4 PKKt4 KtxKt RKl BPxP BxP QKt3 PB5
39 Q x R c h 40 Q x B P 41 RR8 mate
74. Played in Perugia, about 1875. The following game, played by Joachim Cardinal Pecci (afterwards Pope Leo XIII) was obtained during my visit at Vatican city in 192526, from my old colleague Rev. Maurice die la Taille, S. J., Professor of professors at the Gregorian University, Rome Italy, and author of "Mysterium idie. F.j.w.
,>
GIUOCO PIANO
REV. FR. G U I L A JOACHIM CARDINAL PECCI
White PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQ4 PK5 PxKt QK2ch PxKtP 10 P x P
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 PxP PQ4 PxB BK3 RKKtl KtxP
B O B
RxP QxPch QKt5ch QQ7ch BxP QKt5ch RRl RxB QxQ RR7 QKt5ch P Q5 P x Rch KtK4 QQ5ch PxR KKtl KBl KKtl PxB KBl BR6 QKt8ch RxP KQ2 RB3 RKt3 RxP PB6 R Q3
White announced mate in 18. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ml.JB
S f e P
flSB
B I B
48 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 KtxKt QR5 OO QKt5ch QxKtP ... . KxR KRl PB3 RxB
BxKt Q B3 RxP PB3 RxPch! QKt3ch BQ4ch BxPch - K t 8 mate
75. New York Tournament, 1876. For the beautiful and well sustained conduct of this game, Bird was awarded a silver cup as brilliancy prize. FRENCH DEFENSE
. E. BIRD
JAMES M A S O N
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22
Black P-^K3 PQ4 KtKB3 PxP R-Q3 OO PKR3 KtB3 BQKt5 BR4? BKKt5 BKt3 BKR4 KRKl' KtK2 BKt3 Q Bl PB3 ' PxP KtK5 KtKt4 RxB PxB KtxPch
PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 BQ3 OO RKl KtQKt5 P B3 Kt R3 KtB2 PKt4 PKR3 KtK3 PKt5 PKt4 KtK5 PQR4 PxP B R3
QB2
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
KR2 Q B5 KtKt2 PR5!! RxB RR6! PxR KtB4 Kt(B4)Kt6 KtxP! Kt(B6)K5 RK3 KKt2 PB6! RxBP RKKt3 KtKt4 KtB4!! KR2 KtR5ch RxP Kt(R5)B6 KKt2 KtK5! KtKt6ch
KtB5 KtK3 QB2 BxRP RKB1 RxQ KtQl QBl RKl QB2ch QxP QxP PxP KtK3 KtKt4 KKt2 QK5ch KtR2 KRl QB7 RK2 PQ5 QBl Resigns
Q-Q7
76.
Leipzig, December, 1877.

Rejected.
The Queen's Sacrifice
R U Y LOPEZ
ANDERSSEN
L . PAULSEN
0-Q2
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 BR4 BKt3 OO PQ3 PQR4 KtB3 BR2 KtxKt KtK2
Black PK4 K t QB3 PQR3 PQKt4 BKt2 PKt3 BKt2 KKtK2 KtQ5 PKt5 PxKt PQ4
23 B x K t 24 B x B 25 Q x P
THE MORPHY PERIOD
49 KtB3 KtK2 PxB KKt2 RRl PB3 KtKt3 QB2 BQ2 QRKKtl
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PKB3 QKl QKt3 BKt5 BPxP KtB4 PxP QKl! PKt4ch KtK6 KtxB
OO P QB4 PB5 PKt6? PxQP PxKP BxP P B4 RB2 Q-Q3 KxKt
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
OO BKKt5 BxKt KtKR4 QR5 PB4 RB3 QRKB1 KtK2 KtKt3
mm
iMi mm
m
il i
i ^11
tag'/*
l b I B
m .
24 Q x B ! 25 QR4 26 R B3
QR KB1 Kt B3 and wins
17 18 19 20 21 22 Morphy more
QR6ch!! K t ( 4 ) B5ch Kt x Bch PKt4ch RKt3ch BK2 mate nor Anderssen brilliantly.
KxQ BxKt KR4 KxP KR4 ever played
77.
Paris Tournament, July 15, 1878. Immortal.
MackenzieV
FRENCH DEFENSE
G . H . MACKENZIE JAMES MASON
78. Tchigorin
M.
Match, 1880. at his best
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 BQ3
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB3 PxP BQ3 OO White
SC OTC H G A M E TCHIGORIN E. SCHIFFERS
Black PK4
KtQB3
1 PK4 2 KtKB3 3 P Q4
PxP
50 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 KtxP BK3 PQB3 BQB4 PB4 OO RKl KtxKt RxB QK2 KtQ2
BB4
QB3
KKtK2 PQ3 QKt3 QxP QKt3 BxBch PxKt QB3 PQ4
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
BQ3 RKBl! KtKt3 PKt4! KtB5 PKt5 RxB QxPch RKl! Q x Ktch! RxRch
BK3 PKt3 OO QRKl PQ5 QRl PxR KKt2 PxP RxQ Resigns
PART
IV
The Age of Steinitz

Few masters in the history of chess have been so maligned as has been Wilhelm Steinitz. To most players he has been known as "the man who destroyed brilliancy in chess." But this is simply not t r u e ; just play over the twentieth century games in this volume, and you will readily see that Steinitz's influence on the game was definitely not pernicious. Remember also that Steinitz himself was a strikingly brilliant player, not only as a mettlesome youngster, but even as a feeble old man. See for example Game No. 173. Game No. 73 shows us how Steinitz played at the beginning of his career. W e all know that very shortly thereafter he experienced a thoroughgoing conversion. A t first an enthusiastic disciple of the attacking school, he became obsessed with the deeply-rooted carelessness, flashiness and frequent unsoundness of that school. Equally impressive, but in a favorable sense, must have been the enchanting combinations of Morphy, with their natural development, logical preparation and accurate execution. A s a man of genius, Steinitz at once drew the conclusion which was to become clear to lesser men much later. A pervasive interest in the defense became his life-time passion; he was fascinated by the idea of refuting an unsound attack, of demonstrating to the opponent that one cannot lightly toss away Pawns, not to mention pieces, without retribution, that hit-or-miss and helter-skelter attacks should not be permitted to achieve their goal. A s we know, these theories had a lasting effect on the chess world. It is common knowledge that all the great masters, beginning with Steinitz 's contemporaries, whether they have agreed with him or agreed to disagree, have absorbed the fundamentals of his theories into their own styles. This is j u s t as apparent today as it was in the games of Steinitz's greatest rivals, such poets of the chessboard as Zukertort, Tchigorin and Blackburne. The combinations of these masters were not discouraged by Steinitz; on the contrary, their attacking play was purified and raised to finer artistic levels by Steinitz's probing and fruitful criticism.
51
52 79.
Dresden, 1880. upsets the
Black's Queen-sacrifice apple-cart.
BISHOP'S G A M B I T
DR. SCHMID WAYTE
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
QKl KR2 KRl QKtl PxR QQ3 KKt2
p_K7ch Kt B8ch BK6! R x Kt! BB7 Kt Kt6ch PK8(Kt)ch
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12
Black PK4 P xP KtKB3 KtB3 BKt5 PQ4 KtK5 OO BKt5 BB4ch BKt3 PB3 PxP KtPxB BxKt PB4 PxP QxR
13 14 15
16
17 18 19
PK4 PKB4 BB4 KtQB3 KtB3 PK5 BKt5 OO KtK2 PQ3 PQ4 BxP PB3 BxKt KtxP QxB BK3 RxRch RKBl
This pretty move crowns the end of this beautiful game. 30 K x B 31 K x K t Resigns KtxQch KtxP
80.
Played about 1 8 8 0 . gamelet.

AMATEUR
A charming
HOFFER
T W O KNIGHTS' DEFENSE White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 Kt KB3 B B4 KtKt5 PxP BKt5ch PxP Q B3 KtB3 PQ3 BK3 KtQ5! QxPch QxKtch! KtB7 mate! Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ4 KtQR4 P B3 PxP Q Kt3 BK2 P KR3 QB2 KtxKt KQl PxQ
'///////A
V///////,
'///////,
J l |
HI H i % I H B B B
19 . . .
81.
.
London, about 1 8 8 0 . Magna Carta: John and the Barons.
2 0 RxQch 2 1 KtB3 22 PKR3
PxB! RxR PKt4 KtKt6
King
S T E I N I T Z GAMBIT
THE AGE OF STEINITZ W. STEINITZ ALLIES 82.
53
Berlin Tournament, 1881.
White 1 P - K4 2 Kt - Q B 3 3 p:B4 4 p Q4 5 K -K2 6 Px P 7 Kt- - B 3 8 P x Kt 9 P x Pch 10 Kt- - K t 5 11 K - Q 3 12 K - -B3 13 K -Kt3 14 P B 3
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP QR5ch PQ4 BKt5ch OOO!? BQB4 KKtl KtB3
QR4
Blackburne
Masterpiece.
FRENCH DEFENSE J . H . BLACKBURNE White J. SCHWARZ
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB 3 PxP BQ3 PB3 OO BKKt5

QB2
PQR3 PxKt
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 BQ3 OO KtK2 KtKt3 BK3

QQ2
12 13 14 15
QRKl QBl PxB RPxKt
QKtQ2 KRKl KtK5 QBxKt KtxKt BxP
lack h e r e p r o p o s e d a draw. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
14 . . . .
KKt2 RRl RR3 QRRl BKKt5 PQB4 BxBP RR4 BKt3
BQ3 KtBl PKKt3 QR-Ql RQ2 PxP PKR4 PKt4 KtK3
15 16 17 18
PxR KB2 K Q2 KK2

Resigns
RxP! QQ4ch BB4ch BKt5ch KtKt5
The march of the White King was curious; out of a total of eighteen moves, seven were made by the King.
^Ijl gl

I s
54 25 BB6 26 Q x K t !
KtB5ch BxQ
position. GIUOCO PIANO

AMES MASON S. WlNAWER
"White's design especially from 21st move in combination with the brilliant finish, belongs to the finest efforts of chess genius in modern match play." (STEINITZ) 27 R x P 28 R x P 83. mating PxR Resigns
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQ3 BK3 QKtQ2 KtBl PKR3 KtKt3 BKt3 PxB QQ2 PB3 BQl OO KtR4 BB2 Kt(3)B5 KtxB RxKt QRKBl BQl BR5ch PQKt3 R(5)B3 RKt3 BKt4 BK2 PQ4! RKtl KtPxP! QRKt4 PQ5! BxP BKt5 QK2! PxP BB6 QR5 R x KtP! QR7ch BxKt
Black PK4 KtQB3

BB4
An
exquisite
combination
PETROFF DEFENSE H . MACKENZIE HAMMOND
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 .9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PK4 KtKB3 KtxP KtKB 3 PQ4 BQ3 OO PB4 PxP KtB3 PxKt RKtl PKR3 BxPch KtKt5ch PKt4 RxP! BxB QQ3ch RKl! KtR7ch! PKt5 mate.
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ3 KtxP PQ4 BQ3 OO PQB3 PxP KtxKt BKKt5 QB2 BR4? KxB KKt3 BB5 QxR RKRl KB3 BKt3 RxKt
PQ3 BKt3 PKR3 KtB3 KtK2 PB3 BxB QKt3 PQR4 PR5 QB2 PQKt4 PB4 BxKt KtxKt KtQ2 PB3 PR6 KK2 KRKBl KtKt3 KQl QK2 K B2 PB5 PKt4 KtPxP QK3 QBl KtR5 KtB4 PB4 PK5 QRKtl RB3 PxR Kt Q2 QKtl
BK3
84.
Vienna, June 18, 1882.
Mason conjures up a masterly comharmless-looking bination out of a
THE A G E OF STEINITZ
55 QK3 KKl KtxKt QKKt3 RKBl RxQ KBl PKR3 QxKtP QxBP QxRch PKt3 KKt2
15
1 6 QB3ch
ooo
MI
I!
17 K t x K t 18 R x K t 19 PK6 20 QB7ch!! 21 P x R c h 22 R x B 23 BQ2 24 RKl 25 R x B P 26 B x Q 27 BKt4ch 28 PB8(Q) mate! *Gunsberg?
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
KxR RKt7ch!! KRl BB8ch RxP QxQ RxP Q-Q8 RKt8ch Q-Q7 RQ7 KR2 KKtl Q B6ch QRKt7 QxP BK6 and wins
86.
London Tournament, May 5, 1883. Immortal. brilliant games
"One
on
Zukertorfs of the most
record."(STEINITZ).
85
London, Played in 1882. Mephisto's Mate
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED (in effect)

J . H. ZUKERTORT J. H. BLACKBURNE
T W O KNIGHTS' DEFENSE
MEPHISTO* S. TLNSLEY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PQB4 PK3 KtKB 3 BK2 OO PQ4 KtB3 PQKt3 BKt2 KtQKt5 KtxB KtQ2 PB3 QxKt BxP BQ3 QRKl!
Black PK3 KtKB3 PQKt3 BKt2 PQ4 BQ3 OO QKtQ2 QK2 KtK5 PxKt QKtB3 KtxKt PxP PQ4 KRBl RB2
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 KtKt5 PxP KtxBP?! QB3ch KtB3 QK4 BKt3 PQ4 PxP QKt4ch BKt5
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ4 KtxP KxKt KK3 KtKt5 PQKt4 BKt2 BQ3 BB4 KB2 QKl
56 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PK4 PK5 PB4 RK3! P x P e.p. PB5! BxKt PxKtP!! P x Pch PQ5ch QKt4!!
QRQBl KtKl PKt3 PB4 KtxP KtK5 PxB RB7 KRl PK4
28 . . . . 29 RB8ch
R(B1)B4 KxP
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
KtKB3 Kt B3 PQ4 KtxP BK3 BK2

OO
KtQB3 PKKt3 PxP BKt2 Kt B3 KtK2 PQ3 Kt Q2 KtK4 KxB PKB 3 Kt B2 PB3 BQ2 RxB KtBl BPxP BxKt RK2 QKl RxP QK2 KKtl QxR
OO
BB3 Q-Q2 BR6 BxB BK2 PB4 QR-Ql BB4 BxKt PB5 PK5 Kt K6ch PxB Q Kt5 RQ3! R R3! Q R6ch R B8ch Q x R P mate
In conjunction with White's previous play, this forms one of the most noble combinations ever conceived over the chess board. 30 31 32 33 87. QxPch BxPch BKt7ch QxQ KKt2 KxR KKtl Resigns 1883. World
88. Manhattan Chess Club, New York, March 3, 1883. Steinitz* Best Game?!
(One of 23 simultaneous games.) KIESERITZKY G A M B I T

W. STEINITZ D R . SIMONSON
London Tournament, of a
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 PKR4 KtK5 BB4 PQ4 KtQ3
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PKR4 KtKR3 P Q3 PB6
Dashing demolition Champion.
THREE KNIGHTS' OPENING

J , H. BLACKBURNE W . STEINITZ
White 1 PK4
Black PK4
57
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
PxP BK3 KQ2 QxP QB4 KtB3 QRBl RxB RxB! R(4) x K t RB6 BxPch BK6ch RB7ch RxRch BxKt PQ5ch PK5 BxP! Kt x Pch RxPch!
BK2 BxPch PxP BKt5 KtB3 KtK2 R R2 KtKt3 KtxQ PQB3 KtKt5 K Q2 KB2 RxR KKt3 PxB PB4 KR3 PxB KKt3 KxKt
G I U O C O PIANO
H . E. BIRD B . ENGLISCH
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 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQKt4 PQ3 OO BKKt5 QKtQ2 PQR4 PR5 KRl BR4 PKt5 KtxB KtK3 PxB Q Ktl! BKt3 PB4! PB5! PR6! RxP PQ4! PxKt PxQP RBl KRxP QxP
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 BKt3 PQ3 OO BK3 QK2 PQR3 B R2 PR3 QR-Ql BxB PxP BxKt QK3 PKt4 KtQR2 PB3 KtR4 PxRP Q-Q2 Kt x Bch KtBl PB3 KtxP KtKl PKt5
30 KQ31! QR4 31 PKt4ch QxP 32 KtK4ch and wins This game is considered the finest which Steinitz played in America.
89.
London Congress, 1883. of his prey.
How Bird was robbed
58 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 KtR4 PxP KtB5 RK6 KR2 QxQ RR7 KtxPch KtxP RxKt KKtl KtxP KxR KR2 KxR
PxP QxP QxP RQ8ch QKt8 RxQ RKt4 KRl RKt4 RR4ch RxR RR8ch! RK8ch RR8ch Stalemate!
91.
Paris, July 17, 1884. makes use of prob-
Black's attack lem moves!
KING'S GAMBIT A . CLERC BARON ALBERT ROTHSCHILD
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 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 BB4 PQ4 OO PB3 PKR4 KtR2 PxP KtKt4 KKt2 RRl PxB KR3 RKtl PKt5 PxKt QxP? QxPch QxBch BK3 QxR KKt3 BxQ Resigns 92.
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 BKt2 PQ3 PKR3 KtQB3 PKt5 PB6 PKt6 QxP BxKt QB3 QB7ch PKt7 PKR4 KtR3!! BB3 QxR KQl KtK2 RxPch! QR8ch QxQ PKt8(Q)ch
90.
Riga, May, 1884. A Gem.
EVANS GAMBIT
jLOBUS
GROSS
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 P Q4 OO PxP QKt3 KtB3 QxB PK5 Kt x P QRKlch KtxKt! R x Ktch RxPch KtK7ch BKt2!!
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BR4 PxP P Q3 P KR3 QK2 BxKt BQ2 PxP PxP Q-B3 KKtK2 QxQ KBl KKtl KR2
BKl
13 BR3
Philadelphia, 1885. Masterpiece.
A Zukertort
EVANS G A M B I T DECLINED J . YE ZUKERTORT C . S. MARTINEZ
White 1 PK4 2 KtKB3
Black PK4 KtQB3
Mate in two.
59 position.
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
BB4 PQKt4 PQR4 PB3 PR5 PQ3 QKtQ2 KtBl KtKt3 OO BR2 KtR4 Kt(4)B5 KRl PKB4 QBxP KtxKtP!! RxB Kt(7)R5 KtxKt RQ2 RK2 BxKP BxB BQ4 RK7! RxRch BK3 PQ4 BB4 QQ3 QR3 BxBP QB3 RKKtl BK5 BxP BK5 PQ5
BB4 BKt3 PQR3 PQ3 BR2 QK2 KtB3 PKR3 KtQl BK3 OO KR2 Q-Q2 PQ4 KPxP PxP BxB Q-Q4 KtxKt PKB4 PK6 QB2 QxKt RB2 KtB3 QKt3 QxR KtK4 KtB5 RKKtl RKt3 KtK6 QR7 KtQ4 PB5 QB5 Kt x BP Resigns
How to smash a crowded Oct. 4, 1886.

R U Y LOPEZ G. H . MACKENZIE
S. LIPSCHUETZ
White 1 2 3 4 5
6
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 BQ2 BK2 KtQKtl BKt5 QKtQ2 KtBl BQ2 KtKt3 PxP
OO PQ3
PK4 KtKB3 BKt5

OO
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
PQ4 KtB3 PQ5 B-=-Q3 KtK2 KtKt3 PKR3 KtR2 PKB4 BxP PB3 QxKt QRKl PK5
QR6!
15 Q - Q 2 1 6 KtB3
RxP KtR5!! RxKt KRl 26 B x P 27 B x P c h 28 BB5ch
KtKl BKB 3 KtxB PKKt3 KtKt2 BK2 PxP PKB 3 KtxKt BB4ch
QK2
QKt2 KRl Resigns
"Herr Zukertort considers this the best game he played in America."
94.
New York, December, 1886.

brilliant and
Exemplifying Judd's forceful style.
FRENCH D E F E N S E
93. First Game of Match Played at Manhattan Chess Club,
M A X JUDD
J . M . HANHAM
White
Black
60 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 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PK5 QKtK2 PQB3 PKB4 KtB3 BK3 KtKt3 RBl BQ3
OO
PK3 PQ4 KtKB3 KKtQ2 PQB4 KtQB3 PQKt3 BKt2 BK2 PKt3 RQBl PQR3
OO
12 KRKl 13 PQR4
KtKt5 PxB KtR5!! PxP RxKt! KtB6ch QKl Q_R4 Kt x Ktch B x KKtP BxBP! PKt6 QQ8ch
BxKt P_Kt4 PxP QKt3 BxR KKt2 RKRl KBl BxKt BKl BxB RB2 Resigns
14 QRBl 15 KtKt5 16 RK8!! 17 B x P c h 18 B x R 19 KRl 20 KtB7ch 21 KtR6ch 22 QKt8ch 23 B x K t 24 Q x P c h 25 QB8ch 26 KtK4 27 QQ6ch 28 KtB6ch
PQB3 QB2 KtB5 Kt(K2)Kt3 RxR KRl KtK7ch KtxR KKtl KBl KK2 PxB KQl KQ2 Q-Ql KKl Resigns
96.
Frankfort Tournament, July 23, 1887. Masterpiece"

(STEINITZ) GIUOCO PIANO
"A Genuine
I. GUNSBERG
M . HARMONIST
95. A grand
Frankfort, 1887. old-time favorite.

PIANO M . HARMONIST
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQ3 BK3 QKtQ2 KtBl PxP Q-Q2
OOO
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 PQ3 BKt3 KtB3 PQ4 KtxP PKR3 BK3 Q-Q3 PB4 RPxB QxKt RxP!
OO!
GIUOCO E. SCHIFFERS
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 PxP BKt5ch BxBch PQ4 KKt x P QKtK2 OO
PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQ4 PxP BQ2 QKtxB PxP QKt3
OO
BQKt5 KtKt3 BxB KtxKP QRKl PQB4 BxKt
....
61
11 12 13 14 15
16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
BxKt PxB KB2 KB3 PKt4 KQ4 KK5 KB4 Q-Kt2 Resigns
Q-Q5 BxB RR8ch QR5ch QR4ch RR6ch PB4ch QRl! Q-Qi RxP
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
B x Ktch PQKt4 OO QK2 PxP PK4 KtB4 KtK3 PB4 PKt3 RB2 QKt2 RKl QRK2 KtKl RQ2 Kt(K3)Kt2 KxB K Bl Resigns coup of beauty.
PxB
OO
KtKt5 PKB4 BxP B Q2 KtB3 PKt3 KtR4 B R6 KtKt2 KtK3 RB2 QRKBl KtQ5 QKt4 BxKt QK6 KtKt6! extraordinary
A master depth and
98. 97. Sixth American Congress, N. Y., March 30, 1889. An abrupt finish/ Special Prize for best game GIUOCO PIANO
J . MASON WHITE
Sixth American Chess
Congress, New York, March, 1889. Submitted for Brilliancy Prize

SCOTCH G A M E J . W . SHOWALTER G. GOSSIP
Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtxKt BQ3 PK5 OO BKB4 BQ2 RKl KtB3 QR5
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 KtPxKt PQ4 KtKt5 BQB4 PKt4 KtxKP Q K2 BQ2
I. GUNSBERG
Black
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PK4 KtKB3 BB4 P Q3 BK3 PB3 QKtQ2 PQR4 BQKt5 PxB
PK4 KtQB3 BB4 P Q3 BKt3 KtB3 Q K2 BK3 BxB PQR3
ooo
62 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 QBxP BR4 BR6ch BKt3 QQl BKBl PKt4 QKtl QKt3 QRKtl
PB3 QKt2 KKtl KRKtl KtKt5 KtK4 BKt5 BQ5 PKR4 PR5
Pollock wins and how!!

MAX WEISS
the
Brilliancy
LOPEZ
Prize,
RUY
W . H . K . POLLOCK
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 BR4 PQ3 BKt3 PB3 PxP QK2 QK4 KtxP QxKt OO QR5 PxB KtQ2 PQKt4 KRl PR3 RxQ KR2 KKt3 KKt4!
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 PQKt4 BB4 P Q4! KtxP OO BK3! KtxKt KtKt5?! KtxQP BxB RKl QK2 BxPch! QK8! KtxB!! RxRch BKt8ch RKoch KtK7
24 B x P 25 P x K t 26 BKt3 27PxQ 28 KR2 29 BR3 Resigns
KtB6ch! QBxPch QxBch! RxPch BxP RxBch!
Much gossip had been going around because this game had not been awarded the special prize over the game won by Gunsberg over Mason! Hence, both games are included, so the public of today can judge for itself.
m& m mmm
i i
99. Sixth American Chess Congress, New York, May 1 1 , 1 8 8 9
24 K t B l ! 25 QQ5 26 KKt5
PKt3 PR4ch KKt2!!
THE AGE OF STEINITZ
63
27 K t x R Black now mates in three, e. g.: 27 . . . . 28 KR4 29 PKt3 100. PB3ch BB7ch B x P mate
101. Amsterdam Tournament, 1889 A Thing of Beauty One of the most famous victories ever won by Dr. Lasker was his magnificent combination at Amsterdam in 1889 when he was only 21. The power of the two Bishops has never been shown to greater advantage. BIRD'S OPENING
LASKER
Sixth American Congress, 1889. attack.

M . WEISS
A finely executed
GUNSBERG
PETROFF DEFENSE 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 PK4 KtKB3 KtxP KtKB3 PQ4 B Q3

OO
J . H . BAUER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PKB4 KtKB3 PK3 PQKt3 BKt2 BQ3 KtB3

OO
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BK2 PQKt3 BKt2

OO
Black PK4 KtKB 3 PQ3 KtxP PQ4 KtQB3 BK2 BKKt5 PB4
OO
RKl PB3 QKtQ2 QKt3 QxKtP QKt3 Q B2 PQKt3 BK2 BBl PKt3 KxB KtxKt KtR4 PxR K Kt2 BK3 KR2 KKtl KBl QQl RBl Resigns
KRl RB3 RKtl RKKt 3 B Q3 BKR6 QB3 BxB RKBl BPxKt RxP!! BxP BxKt QB6ch BK2 RB3 QKt5 RB6 QR6ch
KtK2 KtKt3 KtK5 BxKt QK2 KtR5!
QKtQ2 PB4 QB2 KtxKt QB3 PQR3 KtxKt
(see diagram next p a g e ) 15 B x P c h ! KxB
The beginning of a most profound and elegant combination. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 QxKtch BxP! QKt4ch RB3 RR3ch RxQch Q Q7 QxB RKBl QQ7 QKt4ch PxP PK6 KKtl KxB KR2 PK4 QR3 KxR BKB 3 KKt2 QRKtl KRQl KBl BKt2 RKt2
If 30 KK2, R x B c h .
64
mm mm* m m m
mm
29 30 31 32 33 34 QKt6 RxPch QxBch QR8ch QKt7ch Q x R and wins
Mm
*!
17 K B x P ? 18 P x R 19 K B l
RxP!! BxPch
(see diagram next column) 19 . . . . QxPch!!
It is doubtful whether a finer two-
Wk m.3
PB3 BxR KKl KK2 KxP
m
l l i i
B5
102. Prague, Austria, Sept., 1889. and beautifully A very instructive terminated game.
H. NEUSTADL
move combination in actual play, has ever been seen. If 20 K K l , QB7 mate, A n d if K x Q , BR6 mate. Resigns
STEINITZ G A M B I T
O . VALENTA
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 KtQB3 PB4 PQ4 KK2 PxP KtB3 PxKt PxPch KtKt5 PB3 KQ3 KQ2 KK2 KB2 ' KKtl
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP QR5ch PQ4 BKt5ch

OOO
103. An example tion play.
Franklin Chess Club, Oct. 3 1 , 1889. of inspired combina-
SCOTCH GAME
W . P. SHIPLEY C. S. MARTINEZ, JR.
BQB4 KKtl PQR3 PxKt BB4ch QKt5 KtB3 KtK5ch KtKt4
White PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtxKt BQ3
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 KtP x Kt BB4
THE AGE OF STEINITZ
65 PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxKP KtQ3 PK5 KtK4 PKB 3 KtxB PQR3 RQKtl BK2 PQ3 PKB4 KtKt5 OO PxKt PxP PB3 QB2 BB3 BQ5ch KtB7ch KtK5 BP x Kt BxKtP BR6 BQB4 QKt3 BB4 PR3
7 8 9 10
11
12 13 14 15 16
PK5 Q Kt4 QxP QB6 BxP B Kt5 KBl Q R8ch B B5ch PK6ch
Kt Q4 KtK2 KRKtl PQ3 RxP BxPch BR6 K Q2 KtxB! KxP
IV
IT
Wm, &m.
Y
wk
^
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
BxQ KK2 KQ3 KB3 KKt3 KR3 KR4 KR5 KR6 KxP KKt7 KxP
KtK6ch BKt8ch BB4ch RxPch RKtlch KtB5ch KtKt3ch! RB4ch BQ6ch RRich BR3ch KtQ4 mate
1 PK4 2 KtKB3 BKt5 4 PQ4 5 PQ5 6 KtB3 7 KtKt5 QQ4 9 KKt x KP 10 K t x K t 11 QR4 12 KtQ4 13 QKt3 14 PKB4 15 KtKt3 16 OO 17 KtB6 18 Q x R 19 QKt3 20 BQ2 21 QRKl 22 PKR3 23 KRl 24 KR2 25 K t x K t 26 R x P 27 PB3! 28 K R K l 29 RK7 30 QQl 31 QR5
3 8
m m mm
m
i
ii
104.
Match game played at Boston, 1889. Barry's

RUY
Masterpiece
LOPEZ
i f m jm. 1 s t
m
r
I
m.
IS
is
JOHN F . BARRY
H . N . PILLSBURY
White
Black
White now calls mate in 13 moves.
66 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 RxPch RK7ch QxP KRl PxB QKt5ch QR4ch QKt3ch BB3 QxQch QxPch QxRch Q maces
KxR KKtl BKt8ch BQ5 QxP KRl KKtl KRl QxB PQ5 RB3 KKtl
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
PK5 RKl KtKKt5 BxB Kt x KP Kt x KtPch QKt4 KtK4 KtK6ch KtB6ch KtKt5ch BR3!!
PxP KKtK2 BK3 PxB Q-Q3 KBl BxP QKt5 KKl KB2 KBl
(see diagram) 21 . . . . 22 QK6 Gambit QxB KtQl
105. An Immortal Evans So classed by E. SchifTers in St. Petersburg Zeitung, about 1890.
EVANS G A M B I T H. CLEMENS F. EISENSCHMIDT
!
i l l
m
mm
mt
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 PQ4 PxP OO KtB3
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BB4 PxP BKt3 PQ3 BQ2?
til vim
n wm %
23 Q - -B7ch! 24 Kt- - K 6 mate
KtxQ
PART
Modern Chess
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 JanowskL A s 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 combination, it is generally necessary to outplay him positionally, in order to create favorable conditions for sacrificial play. That is w h y Emanuel Lasker once w r o t e : "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 skill in blindfold play w a s particularly admired, and that is w h y 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 acquaintance with these gracious companions of their youth!
Hereabouts w e arrive at the era of what is called, oc-
67
68. Briton
E. THOROLD
106. Manchester Tournament, 1890 meets Briton GIUOCO PIANO

J . H . BLACKBURNE
White 1 PK4 2 KtKB3 3 BB4 4 PQ3 5 BK3 6 BxB 7 QKtQ2 8 PB3 9 BKt3 10 P x P 11 QK2 12 PKt3 13 PKR4 14 BB2 15 QK3 _6 PQKt4 17 BKt3 18 KtKt5 19 K t x B 20 PKB4 21 P B 5 ! 22 P x P 23 OO 24 RB5 25 QRKBl 26 KtB4 27 K t x P 28 R x K t 29 QB4 30 RB3 31 KKt2 32 RK8ch 33 QK5ch 34 RB5 35 K B l 36 RKKt8!
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 BKt3 RPxB OO PQ4 PxP QK2 PKt3 KtQ2 KtB4 PR4 RQl KtQ2 KtBl BK3 KtxKt QB3 KtBl QxP RQ2 KtKR2 RKBl PKt4 KtxKt KRl RKKtl QKt3ch RKt5 KKt2 KR3 R_Q h QKt3
7 c
36 37 38 39 40 41 42
. . . . RxPch QB5ch QxRch QB4 BQ5 QxKBP
QxR KKt3 KKt2 KRl QQl RQKt7 Resigns
107.
Nuremberg, about 1891. out with admir-
An attack carried able verve.
VIENNA GAME
M . KUERCHNER DR. S. TARRASCH
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PK4 KtQB3 PKKt3 BKt2 PQ3 PB4 PB5 PKKt4 BKt5 KtQ5 BxQ QQ2
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 BB4 PQR3 PQ3 PKKt3 PKR4 KtQ5 KtxKt!! KtK6 QKtxPch
....
(see diagram next column)
MODERN CHESS
69.
13 14 15 16 17 18
K-K2 KB2 KKt3 QKt5 QxP KR3
KtQ5ch Kt x Pch PxP PR5ch P B5ch KtB7 mate
maM
108. Havana, January, 1892. For World Supremacy in Chess This is the fourth game of the second match and is also one of the most beautiful games ever contest. played in a similar
RUY LOPEZ
hi
27 Q R4ch 28 Q x K t c h 29 QB4 mate
KK4 KB4
W . STEINITZ White 1 PK4 2 KtKB3 3 B Kt5 4 PQ3 5 P B3 6 QKt Q2 7 KtBl 8 B R4 9 KtK3 10 B B2 11 P K R 4 12 P R5 13 R P x P 14 P x P 15 K t x K t 16 B K t 3 17 Q K2 18 B K 3 19 O O O 20 Q B l ! 21 P Q 4 22 K t x P 23 R x B ! 24 R x P c h ! 25 QRich 26 B R6ch!
M . TCHIGORIN Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ3 PKKt3 BKt2 OO KtQ2 KtB4 KtK3 KtK2 PQ4 BP x P? KtxP QxKt QB3 BQ2 KRl QRKl PQR4 PxP BxKt KtxR KxR KKt2 KB3 109. Dresden Tournament, 1892. of a famous trap! R U Y LOPEZ DR. S. TARRASCH White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 PQ4 KtB3
OO
First edition
G . MARCO Black PK4 KtQB3 PQ3 BQ2 KtB3 BK2 OO? BxB
RKl BxKt!
From this point Black's moves are all forced. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PxP QxQ KtxP Kt x B KtQ3! PKB 3 KtxB BKt5 BK7 PxP QRxQ BxP Kt x Kt PKB4 BB4ch KtxKt RQ4 Resigns
70 110. Outplaying pion.
New York, 1892. a future

RUY
world
cham-
40 41 42 43
LOPEZ A . B. HODGES
BxB KKt3 KtKt5 BQ3 Resigns
RxB PK6 RB7 RKKt8
DR. 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 . 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 KtB3 OO PQ3 BK3 PQ4 BQB4 PQ5 PKR3 QxB PxP QKt4 BQ2 BQ3 KtK4 QRKl KtB3 KtQl BB3 PKt4 BKt2 QQB4 PB4 QB6 QxRP QxKtP KtB2 BK4 QB4 BKB3 RxKt QK4 Kt x Kt BxQ KR2 BQ3 BB4 -
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQ3 BQ2 KKtK2 KtKt3 BK2 OO BKt5 KtKtl BxKt p_KB4 KtR5 KtxP KtQ2 PKKt3 RB2 Q-KJ31 PQR3 QKt2 QRKBl BQl KtB3 KtR4! PQKt4 KtK2 Kt x BP QR3 QKt4 KtB4 KtKt6 Kt x R QR5 Kt x Pch QxQ R x Rch RK8 PK5 BB3
111. Played at Zugzidi, in spring of 1892. Most Brilliant binations. ' of Dad'taris Com-
M . BlTCHAM
PRINCE DADIAN
(of Mingrelia) White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQ4 OO RKl BxP KtB3 R x Ktch BKt5 KtQ2 KtKt3 KtQ5 KtB5 Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PxP KtxP PQ4 QxB QB5 BK3 BB4 QR3 BKt3 PKR3
IB
HI
mmm &m&w
m mm
MODERN CHESS
71 PxB PKt3 B x Kt QK2 BxR KQl KKl KQl RxQ
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
. . . . RxBch! KtQ7ch QKt4 Kt(Q5)B6ch! BR6ch! K t x P mate
QKt4 KBl KKtl PKR4 PxKt QKt4
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
QR5ch KtB6ch! Kt x KtPch RxQch KtK5ch KtB7ch KtQ6ch QK8ch! KtB7 mate
112.
Boston, Nov. 8, 1892. Caught in the Web 113. Jackson, Miss., about 1892. game Miss., was about
DANISH GAMBIT
L. DORE
F. K. YOUNG
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PK4 PQ4 PQB3 BQB4 KtKB3 OO KtxP RKlch KtQ5 BKt5 RQBl R x Kt KtK5!
Blaek PK4 PxP PxP KtKB3 KtxP KtQ3 Kt x B BK2 KtB3 PB3 PKt4 PxR
This Galbreath-taking played in Jackson, 1892.
EVANS G A M B I T
JOHN A. GALBRAITH H . HARDING
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PB3 OO PQ4 BKKt5 PxP QKtQ2 RKl BR4 KtK4
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BxP BR4 BKt3 Q-B3 QKt3 QxP QKt3 PKR3 KKtK2 OO
m 'mtm
is
'MI
Now begins a far-sighted combination. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 KtB6ch BxP BQ3 PKt4 KRl RK4 QKtlch! PxKt KtB4 Q R4 QxPch BxP QR6 KtKt6ch
72
mm
r
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 QxKtch RKKtl RxBch PxQ RKR4 RxP KtKt5 RxB RKt7ch R x K t mate!
m
BxQ PQ3 QxR BB4 BxB BR2 KtxP KtKt3 KRl
14 15 16 17 18
P B5 PxKt QKl? KKt3 RRl
KtxB QK2 RxPch QKt4 RR6
Black mates in 4 moves: ch, etc.
115.
Vienna, 1893.
J
Immortal Schlechter s This sparkling gem ranks as one of the most curious and brilliant on record.
IRREGULAR OPENING , B . FLEISSIG CARL SCHLECHTER
White PQKt4 BKt2 PQR3 PKt5 PQ4 KtB3 Q-Q3 QxP QxKtP KQl
Black PK3 KtKB3 PB4 PQ4 QR4ch KtK5 PxP BB4! BxPch PQ5!!
114. The open
Vienna, D e c , 1892. KR file triumphs again!
VIENNA GAME
M . POLLAK BARON ALBERT ROTHSCHILD
6 7 8 9 10
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PK4 KtQB3 PKKt3 BKt2 KKtK2 PKR3

OO
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 BB4 PQ3 BK3 Q-Q2 PKR4
mm mm
W3. & ifc
mm
wm
KR2 PQ3 BKt5 11 p_B4 12 P x K t 13 BR4
KtK2 KtKt5ch!? PxPch KtKt3
ooo
11 Q x R c h 12 Q x B KK2 PxKt
MODERN CHESS
73 Black PK4 KtQB3 PQ3 BxP KtB3 PKR3 PKKt4 KtK5 PKt5
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
BBl QxR BB4 KBl BxB BxKt KKtl KR2
KtQ2 QxKtP QQ4ch BK6ch! KtB7! Q_Q h QQ8ch Q x P mate

7 c
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PKB4 PxP KtKB3 PxP PQ4 BKt5 BR4 BB2 PK3 BR4
116.
Played at Kassa in 1893. A Charousek Gem

M . WOLLNER DANISH GAMBIT
Now follows a very elegant com bination. 10 11 12 13 14 ... . BxQ KK2 KQ3 K x Kt PxKt! PB7ch BKt5ch KtKt5ch PB4 mate!
R. CHAROUSEK
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PK4 PQ4 PQB3 BQB4 KtKB 3 KtxP OO KtKKt5! Kt x BP PK5 PK6! PxRch BB4 QK2! KRl QRKl QK8ch PxR(Q)ch B x Q P mate
Black PK4 PxP PxP KtKB3 BB4 PQ3 OO PKR3 R x Kt KtKt5? QR5 KBl KtxBP KtKt5ch BQ2 KtQB3 RxQ BxQ
118.
Nuremberg, Feb. 9, 1894. combination!

HIRSCHLEI KING'S G A M B I T
A wonderful
D R . S. TARRASCH
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 PKR4 KtK5 Kt x BP BB4ch PQ4 BxP PR5ch KtB3 PK5 PR6ch PxP RxQ OO KtQ5 KRl
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PQ3 KxKt KKt3 BK2 KtKB3 KKt2 KtB3 PxP KBl QxQch KtQ2 KKl BB4ch BKt3
117.
Vienna Chess Club, April 27, 1894. elegance!

C. SCHLECHTER
Inimitable
L. FRIED
FROM'S GAMBIT
74 19 2G 21 22 23 24 PK6 KtB6ch BKKt5 Kt x KtPch KtB6ch KtKt8ch
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS KKtK4 KK2 KtxB KKl KK2 KKl 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 KtxB BxB RKl! Q K2 QRBl PQ5! KtQ4 KtK6 Q Kt4 Kt Kt5ch QxKt KtxB PKB 3 Q-Q2 PB3? PxP KB2 KRQBl PKKt 3 KKl
25 RQ8ch 26 RB8ch 27 PK7ch
KtxR KxR Resigns 22 23 24 25 RxKtch!! RB7ch RKt7ch RxPch! KBl KKtl KRl Resigns
119.
Hastings, 1895. Prize Steinitz gives this brilliant mate i ten moves. 25 26 27 28 29 3Q 31 32 33 34 35 . . . . RKt7ch QR4ch QR7ch QR8ch QKt7ch QKt8ch QB7ch QB8ch KtB7ch QQ6 mate! K - -Ktl K-- R l KxR K-- B l K- - K 2 K- - K l K- - K 2 K- - Q l QKl K- - Q 2
First Brilliancy
GIUOCO PIANO W . STEINITZ C VON BARDELEBEN White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PB3 PQ4 PxP KtB3 PxP OO BKKt 5 BxKt Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 PxP BKt5ch PQ4 KKtxP BK3 BK2 QBxB
MODERN CHESS
75 KtxB KtK4 RKl KtKt5ch KtK6 KtKt7 BB4 BB7 PxP PKR4!
120.
Quadrangular Tourney, s memorable games.
St. Petersburg, 1895-96. One of Pillsbury

DR. E. LASKER
PETROFF DEFENSE
H . N . PILLSBURY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB3 KtxP KtKB3 PQ4 BQ3 OO RKl PB3 QKt3 BKB4 PxB KKt2 QB2 BQBl KtQ2 KtBl
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ3 KtxP PQ4 BK2 KtQB3 BKKt5 PB4 OO BxKt KtKt4 Q-Q2 KtK3! BQ3 QRKl Kt(K3) x P
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
KxQ KK2 PB3 PKt3 KQ2 BKt2 PKR3 KtR2 PB4 PxP Resigns
The manner in which Pillsbury snapped up the Knight with his Bishop at the eleventh move, and his rapid play afterwards, showed clearly that he saw through the game to victory. 121. St. Petersburg, 1895-6.
One of Dr. Lasker's finest. A game of many combinations.

QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED W . STEINITZ DR. E. LASKER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BB4 PK3 RBl PxBP PxP KtB3 BQ3 PxP OO KtQKt5? PxB BK5 KRl BKt3 QB2
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BK2 OO PB4 BxP PxP KtB3 PQ5! KtxP BKKt5 BxKt KtK3! KtR4 QKt4 QR-Ql QR3
18 19 20 21 22 23
QQl QxR KxKt QQl KK2 KQ2
RxR KtxP! PB5 KtK4ch QKt5ch QxQch
76 19 20 21 22 23 24 QRQl QKt3 ' KtB3 QxP PxKt QxP 25 Q _ B 4 26 PKR4?
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS RBl! PR3 KtQ5! KtxBch RKtl RKt3 RxP BR2
FRENCH DEFENSE
H . N . PILLSBURY White PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PK5 PB4 PxP PQR3 PQKt4 BQ3 PKt5 KtB3 BK3 OO KtK2 QKl KKtQ4 Q B2 QRKtl PKt6! PxKt PB5!!
DR. E. LASKER Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB 3 KKtQ2 PQB4 KtQB3 Kt x BP KtQ2 p_QR4 QKtKtl KtB4 QKtQ2 PKKt3 BK2 KtKt3 BQ2 K t ( 3 ) R5 PR4 KtxB BxP
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
BK4 PB4 BKt2 Q Q3 KtK4 R B3 KxR KR2 KKt2 KR2 RQKtl RKt5 P R3 Resigns
Q-Q3 Q-Q2 Q Kt5! Kt B4 BK6 RxB! Kt x Pch KtxRch Kt R5ch KtB4 PR4 RRl RxP!
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
m
fl flB
Mtmt
'
mm
KtPxP PR5 BK2 BxR PxKt BQ2
122.
Nuremberg Tournament, July 29, 1896.
One of the deepest combinations ever played. Awarded Prize for best game.
21 22 23 24 25 26
. . . . KtB4 RRl! RxKt! Kt(B4) xKP!! Kt x KP
If 26 . . . Q B l ; 27 Q x B P with
MODERN CHESS
77
a winning attack. 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 KtxQ BB5 BxB QK3 QKt5ch RBl QxR QKl PxP KB2 QKt4 KB3 QxP QB5 QB7 KB4 PR4 QKt8 KxP QB7ch QQ8 PK6 KK5 QQ6ch RxKt RQBl KxB R B3 KB2 RxRch RQBl PR6 RKtlch PR5 RKt3 PR6 RxP RK3 KK2 PKt3 RQB3 BKl RR3 K Bl PKt4 RR2 PKt5 Resigns
12 13 14 15 16 17
Bill
PxB KQl KQ2 KK3
m m
BQ5! QxPch QxRch QKt7ch QB6ch BB4!
Resigns
124.
Simpson's Divan, London. demolishment
"The most summary of Steinitz on record." 123. Nuremberg, 1896. and witty! E. SCHALLOPP
BLACK
SCOTCH GAME W . GRIMSHAW W . STEINITZ
Bright
D. JANOWSKI
(Problem composer) White PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtKt5 BK3 KtQ2 QxB OOO BKB4! BxP!! KtxQP KtKt5ch KtB7ch! Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP QR5 Q x KPch BKt5ch B x Ktch KQl QK3 PQ3 PxB QxP KKl KBl
QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 PK3 PxP BxP QR4ch! KtK5! KtxKt BK3 KtB3
PQ4 PxP PQB4 PxP BKt5 PK3 KtB3 QxP QK5ch

PXKT
QxP
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
78
W h i t e mates in three. 15 Q Q6ch 16 QQ8ch 17 R x Kt mate KKtK2 KtxQ
125.
Eighth game of match. 1897.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
BB2! BxR QQ6ch RKl! Q-Q2 Kt Q5 QB3 KtxP
QKKt5 KxB BK2 PKKt3 QR4 BQl PB3 B R4
Great Match for U. S. Supremacy In this fine game Show alter reveals a grandiose style before which Pillsbury bows in admiration.
RUY J . SHOWALTER LOPEZ H. N. PILLSBURY
White mates in five. 23 Kt x QPch, etc.
126.
Correspondence, 1897-98.
G. MAROCZ'
QP COUNTER G A M B I T
K. ZAMBELLY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 OO PQ4 BR4 PB3! KtxP KtQ5 RKl BB4!
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxP KtQ3 PxP PxP BK2 OO BB3 KtKl?
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PK4 KtKB3 PxP KtB3 BKt5ch BR4 PxP KtQ4 KtxBP KtxKt BKt5 OO KxB KKt3
Black PK4 PQ4 BQ3?! KtKB3 PB3 PK5 OO PxP QKt3 RxKt RQl!! BxPch KtKt5ch QB2ch
m~~
i*H
^
12 R x K t ! 13 K t x P 14 BQ6
QxR QK5 RKtl
MODERN CHESS
79
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
PB4 KxP PQ3 KtK4 KxKt PxB KR4 QxR KxR KKt5 KB4 KK5
P x P e.p.ch RQ5 BKt2ch B x Ktch QR7 QxPch RxB! RR4ch! QR6ch PR3ch p_Kt4ch Q- - K 3 mate
VIENNA GAME
W . STEINITZ DR . 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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 PK4 KtQB3 PB4 PQ3 BPxP PQ4 PxP KtxKt KtB3 BK2 p_B3 OO PKR3 KtKt5 KtB3 KxKt KB2 RKKtl BxP RxP QQ3 RRl KtxB BB3 KtxP QKt5 QR5 RR5 RKKt5 KKt3 Resigns
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtB3 QKtxP KtKt3 KtxP QxKt BKt5 OOo BQ3 KRKl! BQ2 KtR5! KtxP!! BxPch! PKB 3! PKKt4 PxB QK3 BB5 BxR QB3ch BB4 QKKt 3 PB3 RK2! BKt5 QB7ch BxB
127. Cosmopolitan Club Championship, 1898. A Spark of

f u u u s FINN
Genius
C . NUGENT
M A X LANGE A T T A C K White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 BQB4 OO PK5 PxKt RKlch KtKt5 KtQB3 QKtK4 Kt x BP! KtKt5ch PKKt4! RxB QB3 RK7!! Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP BB4 KtB3 PQ4 PxB BK3 Q-Q4 QB4 BKBl KxKt KKtl QxP(B3) Q-Qi Q-Q2 Resigns
129.
London, 1899. victory second over LasBrilliancy
128.
London, 1899-
This sensational ker won the Prize.

DR . E. LASKER
First Brilliancy Prize; watch for the bombshell on Black's 15th move!
R U Y LOPEZ
J . H. BLACKBURNE
80
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 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 PQ4 PQ5 BQ3 KtB3 KtK2 PB4 KtKt3 BB2 PKt4 QPxP PxP PQR4
OO
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQ3 BQ2 KtKtl BK2 KtKB3 PB3 KtR3 KtB4 PQKt4 KtKt2 BxP BxKtP BQ2 PKt3 PKR4 PR4 RQBl KtB4 PR5! PKt4! RKKtl BxRP BK3 KtKt5! BKt4! RKRl! BKB5! QKt4!
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
. . . . KxR KtxB KKtl KtB5 PxB KRxKt QRBl KtKt6 KtB4 KtK3 KB2 RB7 RKRl RB8ch R(l)R8 Resigns
RR8ch! BxB KtB7ch KtxQ BxKt(B4) Q-Q7 QxB QxBP RQl KtKt2 QB5 QxP KtB4 RQ2 KK2 Q-Q5
PR3 BK3 PKt5 RBl KtQ2 KtK2 BxP BxP BKKt3 RKl KtBl RKtl KtB3 KtQ5 PB3
130.
Riga, Oct., 1899. Gem.

N. NEUMANN
A Russian
S. NIEMZOVICH
M U Z I O GAMBIT
(Father of Aron Nimzovich) White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 BB4

OO
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PxKt QB3 BKt2 KtB3 KtQ5 PQ3 Q-Ql PQB3 Q-Q2 QxKt KQ2 KtxQ
QxP PQ3 KtB3 BxP QB2 KtQ5 PK5 BKKt 5! KtB7ch! BxPch QB5ch! PK6 mate!
MODERN CHESS
81 OO BxKt PQ3 BQ2 RKl PKR3 PR3 RKtl KtK2 KtKt3 BKt5 BR4 KtB5 PxB Q-Q2 KRl BxKt RK4 RKR4 RR5 KtR2 KtKt4 RxP Kt x R PKKt4! PKt5 KKt2 PxP PKB 3! RKl PB4 KB2 QKt5 Kt x P! R x Pch! RK7ch RK3 RK2 KKt2
QK3
131. Pillsbury's hackneyed
St. Louis, 1899. artistry theme. embellishes a

R
. N . PILLSBURY
MAX JUDD
White 1 PQ4 2 PQB4 KtQB3 4 KtB3

3
Black PQ4 PK3 p_QKt3 BKt2

BQ3
5 BB4
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
BxB PxP PK4 RBl BQ3

OO
QxB BxP BKt2 P QR3 KtK2

OO?
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22
OO
PK5! BxPch KtKt5ch QQ2 KtK2 QQ3ch! PB4ch QR3ch PB5ch KRxP!! QKt4ch KRxP
Q-Qi KxB KR3 KKt3 KtQ4 KxKt KR3 KKt3 PxP RRl KR2 Resigns
132. Pillsbury finds in a seemingly tion.

D . JANOWSKI
Paris, 1900. beautiful unpromising sacrifices posi-
FOUR K N I G H T S ' G A M E
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
45
PQ3 PxB RKl RKtl BKt5 BKR4 BR4 KRl BQKt3 BKt3 PKR3 RK3? BxKt RKl KR2 QQ2 PxB RKRl KKt2 QRKtl KBl RKt4! RxR RR4 RR5 RxPch RR5 RKB5 PB4 QKt4 QKt6 RQ5 KKl RxQP KQ2 KBl QxPch Q Q5ch R--Q8
QR5
QK8ch mate in
five
H. N . PILLSBURY
White 1 2 3 4 PK4 KtKB 3 KtB3 BKt5
Black PK4 KtKB3 KtB3 BKt5
and Black
annOi unced
133.
Paris Tournament, 1900. First Brilliancy Prize.
82 White's greatly
clever sacrifices admired.

VIENNA D.
have
been
GAME JANOWSKI
J . MIESES
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 KtQB3 BB4 PQ3 PB4 PB5 Q B3 PKKt4! PKR4 BKt3 RPxKt PxP KKtK2 KtKt3 BKt5 PR5 BQ2 PR6!! OOO PxP QRBl QB7! QxP!
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 PQ3 KtB3 KtQR4 PB3 PKR3 PQKt4 KtxB PKR4 KtxRP Q Kt3 KtB3 BKt2 KtR2 OOO PKt3 KRKtl PxP KKtl RRl QRKtl
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
KKtl PxB KRKBl Q-Q7 BxKt R(5) xBP RB7 RB8H QK7
OK6
BxKt KtBl KtKt3 RQl KtB5 PxB QB4 QKt4 QQB4 Resigns
134. Marshall's
Paris, 1900. Memorable Game
P E T R O F F S DEFENSE
H . N . PILLSBURY F. J . MARSHALL
White 1 PK4
2 KtKB3
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 PxP BKt5ch QK2ch PxP BQB4 OO RKl BKKt 5 KtK5 KtxP! BxRch QK6ch QxB RK7! KtQ2 PKR4 KtB4 PKKt4! RxKt RxQ PB4 BPxP RQ7ch RxB RKBl
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
12 13 14 15
16
24 QKt7!! 25 KtB5 26 R x B
BBl BxKt BKt5
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26
27 28
PQ4 PxQP BQB4 PB3 BK2 PxP OO PB4 BQ3 BKt2 QKtQ2 RxKt KxB KKt3 KxB KR3 RBl QB2 PKt3 PKt4 QxQ RB3 KKt2 KtxP KKt3 PKR3
MODERN CHESS
83
29 P x P 30 K x P Resigns
PxP R(l)B7
Played in Russia, 1900. Tolstoy plays good Chess.
QUEEN'S G A M B I T S. F. LEBEDEW COUNT TOLSTOY
135. One of "World's '
Paris, May 25, 1900. the gems Fair" play. of Lasker's
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 PK3 BxP QKt3 PxB RKtl KtB3 BK2 BQ2 QRBl QB2 KtxKt PK4 PK5 BQ3 PQR3 PxB KBl BxKKtP KK2 BK4ch QB3ch BR6 RKt4 QRKKtl QR5 RKt8th QxR RKt4 RxP QQ4 KxKt KK2 RK6 KQ2 KB3 KQ3 Resigns
Black PQ4 PxP KtKB3 BKt5 PK3 BxKt PQKt3 PB3 PQKt4 PQR4 PKt3 PR5 KtQ4 KPxKt BKt2 OO QK2 BxP QxPch QxRP QR6ch QK3ch KRl PB3 RB2 KtQ2 KtK4 KRR2 RxR KtKt3 PxB KtK4 Kt x P! QR6ch QxB QR4ch QKt4ch QB8ch QQ8ch
QUEEN'S GAMBIT
GEZA MAROCZY
DR . E. LASKER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 PxP PB4 PQR3 KtB3 PxP BK2 OO QR4 KRQl KtQKt5 KKtQ4 RBl Q-Qi PQKt3 BKt2 RBl RxR PxP BKB 3 Kt x B R x Kt KRl BxPch KtQ6 BxPch QKt4ch Resigns
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 PK3 BxP PQR4 OO PxP BK3 QK2! KRQl QRBl KtK5 BKt3 KtK4 PB4 BQ2! KtKt3 PB5 RxR KtxP(B5) B x Kt(Kt4) Kt x BP! QK6 QxR KRl RBl KxB KR3
136.
Correspondence Game
84 White's
Rook is lost.
137. One of
Augsburg, Aug. 19, 1900. Sixteen Blindfold Games!
blindOne of twenty simultaneous fold games against men, the majority of whom would test the powers of any master single-handed vis-avis. (Score: Pillsbury 14 wins, 5 draws, and 1 loss.) QUEEN'S G A M B I T
H . N . PILLSBURY
PIERCE G A M B I T
DECLINED
H . N . PILLSBURY
HAUSLER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PK4 KtQB3 PB4 KtB3 PQ4 PKR4 BKt5 B x Ktch PxP BxP QQ2 OOO PK5 BR2 PxP KtQ4 KtK4! KtB6ch KtPxB
Black PK4 KtQB3 PxP PQ3 PKKt4 BKt5 p_QR PxB KtK2 KtKt3 BKt2 QBl QB4 PxP OO
3
C. J . NEWMANN
(Club Champion) White 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5 Kt B3 PxP B Kt5 KtK5 BB6 BxB KtB6 KtxBch KtxP KtxKtch BR6 KQ2 Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BK2 QKtQ2 PQKt3 PxP B Kt2 R Ktl RxB QKl QxKt QK5 PxKt QxKtP
5 PK3
o--o
BxR BxKt QKt5
0 -92
19 . . . K --Rl; 20 K K t l ; 21 Q x Pch!! 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 QR6 KtB5 RxB RQ7 Kt x Qch RxP RQ7 PK6!
QR
B3 is even more forcing. 17 18 19 20 . . . . K Bl RKKtl PxKt QxPch KRl KtK4 Resigns
KtRl KRKl QKt3 QxQch KBl QRBl QR-Ql Resigns
139.
Copenhagen, Oct. 23, 1900. games.
One of six blindfold

VIENNA
OPENING
J . MIESES
PRITZEL
(blindfold) 138. Franklin Chess Club, Philadelphia, April 28, 1900. White
1 PK4
Black
PK4
MODERN CHESS
85 PxP KtK2 KtKt3 BK2 BxKt Q-Q2 BPxP PxKt KBl! KtK4! PxR KKtl QK2! KxB KBl KKt2 KBl
2 KtQB3
3 4 5 6 BB4 PQ3 PB4 P B5
KtKB3 KtB3
BB4
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
QB3 PKKt4 PKR4 PKt5 PxKt PxP PKt6 R x Kt QR3 RxR QR7 BQ2 O OO RRl KQl BxB BQ2 BKt5! PB6 KBl QxP RR8! RxQch QB7 PKt7 mate!
16 R R 8
PQ3 KtQR4 PB3 PKR3 KtR2 Kt x B PxP BxKt PB3 RKKtl QK2 QBl QxR KBl BQ2 BKt3 BR4 BxKt QxP QKtl PxB BKt5ch PxP RQl BK3 BxR RKl
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
PK6 PxKt KtB3 KtKt5 QR5 v BxB PKt6! KtQ5! KRKlch RR3! RxKt! RB3ch BR6!! BxP RKt3ch RB3ch RKt3ch Drawn!!
141.
Washington, D. C , 1 9 0 1 .
The conclusion is so pretty that it seems as if it were a composition and not an actually played game. R U Y LOPEZ
A . W . Fox BAUER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 OO RKl KtxP BBl PQ4 PQB3 QQ3 PKB4 RK3 KtQ2 RR3 PKKt4 RR5
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxP KtQ3 BK2 OO KtB4 PQ4 RKl KtQ3 KtR4? KtB4 KtR5 KtKt3 KtB3
140. Prepared
. HALPRIN
Munich, 1900. Analysis vs. Genius!
R U Y LOPEZ
H . N . PILLSBUI
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 OO PQ4 PxP PQR4
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxP KtQ3 Kt x B

PQ3
(see diagram next page)
86
mm,
v
fit BIB
B b
I S
f / i
a s
' "
MM
17 18 19 20 21
m^
QKtB4! QxKt!! Kt x KtP! BxPch RR8 mate
PxKt RPxQ PxKt KBl
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
KtQ4! RxKt QxR QK5 PKB4 PB5 QK7 RK2 KtK4 KtQ6 PKR3 PB3 KR2! KKt3!! KR4!! RK3 RKt3 PxP RKt4 KR5
KtxKt RxR PQKt3 PQB4 BBl BKt2 Q-QB3 PB3 Q-Q4 BB3 PB5 PKR3 PQKt4 PQR4 PKt3 QxKtP QKB7 QB5ch QB7ch Resigns
142. Watch
Glasgow, 1902. White's King walk! 143. Second Hanover, 1902. Brilliancy Prize H. W o i Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 PQ3 PxP PxB BQ2 BK2
OO
R. TEICHMANN ALLIES
R U Y LOPEZ
)R. A . G. OLLAND
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 OO PQ4 RKl BxP KtB3 KtxKt BKt5 BxB KtKt3 QxP QRQl QQR4
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxP PxP PQ4 QxB QKR4 BK2 BK3 KtxB QR3
OO
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4

OO
KtB3 QR-Ql
PQ4 BxKtch KtxP PQKt3 KtQ2 BKt2 PQB4 QB2 PK5 Kt(Q4)B3
RKl BKBl PQ4 KtKt5 PB3
MODERN CHESS
87 KtB3 RQ7 Kt x B PB6 KtB5 RKt7ch RB7ch KtQ6ch
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
KPxP KRKl KtKt5 QB3 QKtB3 KtK6 RxB QRKl QQ3 KtK5!! QxPch QxPch RK3 QKt6ch RKt3 QR6ch KtKt6ch KtK7ch
KtxP(3) BK2 PKt3 RKB1 PKR3 BxKt Q-Q2 QRKl KR2 QxR KRl KKtl BQl KRl Q-Q2 QR2 KKtl Resigns
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
PKt3 BKt2 BR5ch BxR PxP BK5 KBl KKl Resigns
145. Superior
. DAVIS
development
tells!
DEARMAN
T W O KNIGHTS DEFENSE White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 BB4 KtQB3 KtB3 KtxKt BKt5 KtxP KtxKt KtQ4 PKKt3 PKB3? KtxP OO PQ3 KRl PB3 QxR RxB Black PK4 KtKB3 KtB3 KtxP PQ4 PxKt Q-Q4 QxB QKt4 BKKt5 PxP QR4 OOo BB4ch KRKl RK8!! B x Ktch Q x R mate
144.
1902.
Capablanca, at the age of twelve, defeats the champion of Cuba. ALLGAIER G A M B I T

J . CORZO J . R. CAPABLANCA
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 KtQB3 PB4 KtB3 PKR4 KtKKt5 KtxP PQ4 PxP KB2 KKtl QxKt KtK2 QxQ KtQ4 PB3 BK2 PxB
Stock PK4 KtQB3 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PKR3 KxKt PQ4 QK2ch PKt6ch KtxP! QB4! QKt3 RPxQ BQB4 RR5 B x Ktch RxQP
146.
Chicago Championship, Queen sacrifice
Tournament, December, 1902. A surprising FRENCH DEFENSE

J . R. HOUGHTELING L. S. CORNELL
White 1 p_K4
Black PK3
88 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF
Chess
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
PQ4 KtQB3 PK5 QKt4 BK3 BxP KtB3 BQ3 OO KtxKt PB4 KtK2 PB3 PKt4 KRl PKR4
PQ4 KtKB3 KKtQ2 PQB4 PxP KtQB3 PQR3 QB2 Kt x B BK2 BB4 QKt3 PKt3 BK2 QB2 PKR4
mmmm
i l l
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22
Bl
18 Q x K t P ! ! 19 QKt7 20 P x K t ! 21 P x B 22 QRKl
KtB3 RKKtl RBl QxKP Resigns
147. Pillsbury's
Monte Carlo, 1902. fifteen-move combination.

I. GUNSBERG
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
KtKB3 PK3 BxP PxP OO QK2 KtB3 BKt3 BKt5 KtK5 PxKt BQ2 PKB4 RB3 QRKBl KtQ3 PB5! RR3 QR5 RxP! KtB4 RKt3ch RR3 QxP KtxKt QxB BxQ BR6 BxB RKt3ch BxR KB2 KK2 KQ3 RK3 PQ5! PQ6 RK6 PQ7 P Q 8 ( Q ) and
p_QB4 PxP PK3 KtKB3 BK2 QKtQ2 KtKt3 QKtQ4 OO KtxKt KtQ4 BB3 PKKt3 BKt2 PB3 PKt3 KtPxP RB2 BBl PxR BQKt2 BKt2 BRl Q-Q2 BxKt QxQ RKBl BKt2 KxB KRl RxB RB2 RB5 PKt4 RR5 RxP RR3 KKt2 RxR wins
QUEEN'S G A M B I T
H. N . PILLSBURY
White 1 PQ4 2 PQB4
Black PQ4 PxP
148. Compare
Russia, about 1903. this with Game No. 11! R U Y LOPEZ
MODERN CHESS . RABINOVICH WMte 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 PK4 KtKB 3 B Kt5 BR4 PB3 BKt3 PQ4 PxP BQ5 PKR4 Kt Kt5 QR5! KtxP Kt x Q KQ2 RKl KxKt BK3 KtQ2 KK2 BxP BK3 KQl KB2 BxB E. SCHIFFERS Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KKtK2 PQKt4 KtKt3 BK2 OO BKt2 RKtl QKt x P PR3 BxB!! Kt Q6ch BxKP Kt x R QRxKt KtxP KtxPch BQB3 QRKl B R5 RK3 BxP RxB 30 QR3 Resigns
89 RB8ch
149. Tcbigorirr's
Kiev, 1903. Surprise Mate Masters'
Played in the Tournament.
Russian
F A L K B E E R COUNTER G A M B I T M . TCHIGORIN ZNOSKO-BOROVSKY WMte 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 PKB4 KPxP BKt5ch PxP PQ4 KtB3 BQ2 PQR3 BxKtcb BxB KtK2 QQ2 BR5 OOO Black PK4 PQ4 PK5 PB3 KtxP QR4ch BQKt5 KtB3 BxKt PxB QB2 BR3 OO Q-Q2 PK6 KtK5 KtB7 KtxKR KRKl QB4 RK3 QRKl QB3 RK6 PxP QB3 RK7 QKKt3
16 0Kl 17 KtB3
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 QxP RxKt QB2 BKt4 QB3 PKt4 QB2 PQ5 KtxP RQl QB5
26 27 28 29
RRl KBl QxB QR5
KtK6ch BxR RQ3 PKt3
90
iHi l rsf I Bft!

29 30 31 32 KtK7ch RQ8ch QB8ch R x R mate
B B B
4M
R(K1) xKt RKl RxQ was only sixteen
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
P_KR4 PR5 QxKt BKt3 P x P e.p. RQl RQ2 OO RBl QB2 QKt3 R(2)B2 QR3 PKt3
KtB4 KtxBch PKKt4 PB4 BxP QKt3 BQ2 QRBl BKt4 RB5 QB3 RBl BR3 RB4
Znosko-Borovsky v*ars of age.
i B Bi'B^Ba
/
BiB H i P i * III
150. Cable Match, 1903. U. S. A . vs. Great Britain Marshall derful saves himself combination. with a won-
i
26 27 28 29 30 31
m
KtxP!! RxR KtxBch QQ6 BK5ch P B 3 and wins
m
RxR QxR KB2 KxKt KB4
F. J . MARSHALL
WMTE
H . E. ATKINS
Black PQ4 PQB3 KtB3 PxP KtB3 PK3 BK2 OO KtxKt KtQ2 PKKt 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 PxP B B4 PK3 B Q3 KtB3 KtK5 PxKt QB2
151.
Vienna Gambit Tournament, 1903. gets
The great master of the gambit a taste of his own medicine. First Brilliancy Prize MUZIO G A M B I T
MODERN CHESS . MAROCZY M. TCHIGORIN
91 QKl PK5 KtB3 QR4 PKR3 KR2 BxKt KtQ2 PKKt4 KtB4 KtQ2 PB3 KRl
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 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 BB4 KtB3 QxP PQ4 KtQ5!

OO
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PxKt PQ3 BK3 PQB3 PxKt BB4 BKt3 KtQ2 BK2 KBl Kt x R KKt2 QR4 KtBl KKtl PKR3 PB3 KxB KKtl Resigns
PxP BxP BKt5ch QRKlch BxP RxB RKl QB x Kt QK2 BB6ch QK5 BxR QK7 QxPch RK7
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
KtKt5 RKl QB3! QQKt3 PKR3 KtB7ch KtK5 PxB BB4 BR2 QKt5 QRQl RxKtch PK6!!
HI
H i mi\
H i H & f l JB
*if "
152.
Berlin, January, 1904.

Caro's Brilliancy.
QUEEN'S P A W N GAME
. CARO W . KUNZB
White 1 P Q4 2 KtKB3
3 PK3
Black ^ PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BQ3

OO
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
. . . . BK5ch RKt7ch P K7 RB7ch RB8ch BKt8ch BB7ch
PxQ KKtl KRl RKl KKtl KR2 K Kt3 Resigns
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
B Q3 QKtQ2 P K4 KtxP BxKt BQ3

OO
PxP KtxKt
PKB4
153.
Cambridge Springs Tourney, 1904.
B B4ch
KtQ2 PK4 K Rl
"Peerless boy, thou art unique, triumphant, grand." Morphy style! himself might envy your
92
QUEEN'S
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS GAMBIT DECLINED Bluek PQ4
H . NO PILLSBURY WMTE
DR. E . LASKER
29 QR5ch 30 KtK5
KKtl Resigns
PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 QxP BxKt! QR4 9 RQl 10 PK3 11 K t x K t 12 Q x B P 13 BK2! 14 OO! 15 QQ3! 16 KtK4 17 KtQ6ch 18 KtB4 19 p _ B 4 20 QQ4! 21 Q x P ( B 4 ) 22 KtK5 23 KtKt4 24 QR6ch 25 BB4!
8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PK3 KtKB3 PB4

PXQP
KtB3 PxB PxP BQ2 KtK4 PxKt QxKtP RBl RB2 BK2 KBl QKt4 PxP
PB3
This historic game, Played in the grand manner by Pillsbury, created a sensation at the time. He had waited eight years for the sweet revenge that now was his. It proved to be the last flickering of his genius, and the final encounter of these two great masters.
ff 93
0Kt3
154.
Cambridge Springs Tournament, 1904.

tries runs
First Brilliancy Prize: Lasker to trap White's Bishop, but into a trap himself!
QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED C. SCHLECHTER WMte 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK3 KtB3 BQ3 PxP KtK5 QRBl OO PxKt BKB4 QB2! BKt3 BxPch QKt6 PxKt QR5 QxPch BxP QR5ch KRQl DR. E. LASKER Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BK2 OO PQKt3 BKt2 PxP PB4 KtB3 KtxKt KtKl PB4 PKKt4 PKB5? KRl KtB3 RxP KKt2 KxB RKt3 KKt2 PQ5
QQB4 BKl PB4 KB2 RB3
26 R x P c h 27 R K B l 28 K x Q
QxR QxRch BQ2
MODERN CHESS
93
34 35 36 37
33
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
BKt3 BK5ch QR8ch QR7ch BKt3 RxQ R(8)Ql RxQ PB4 p_K4 RxR KB2 PB5ch PK5
RKM KKtl KB2 KK3 PxKt PxP PxR(Q) RQl R(4)Q4 RQ8ch RxRcli RQ5 KQ2 Resigns 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 BB5! BB4!! BxBP! BxR RQKtl KBl BxKRP! RxB KKt2 RxP RKt3! RKR3 KB3! KxP KB5 PR3 BK3 PxRP! KPxP!! KtK5! BxP BB6ch B KKt5! BxB KtKt6di KtxR PR4 BKt2 KtKt6 RR3 KtK7ch KtB6 KtR5 Resigns
155.
One of played.
Cambridge Springs, 1904.

the grandest games ever
SICILIAN DEFENSE >R. E . LASKER W . E. NAPIER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ4 KtxP BK3 PB3 PKKt4?! PKt5 PKR4 PB4 KKtK2 KPxP KtxKt KtB5!!
Black PQB4 KtQB3 PKKt3 PxP BKt2 PQ3 KtB3 OO KtKl KtB2 PK4! PQ4!? KtQ5! KtxP!
Magnificent!
156.
At the Last Bivouac, 1904.
....
(see diagram next column) 15 16 17 18 . . . . QxQ KtK7ch! PKR5!! KtxKt! RxQ KRl! RKl!
This game was contested by two Russian officers in Manchuria on the eve of an assault in which the Captain was killed. Lieutenant Denn was severely wounded in the same engagement and sent the score of the game to M. AlaPin, adding that "the furious attack of the Captain during the battle was equal to the present brilliant en-
94 counter/'
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS DODGE RUY L O P E Z Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 One mates PQ4 PQB4 PK3 QxP KtQB3 0-Qi PB3? QR4ch? QxQch PK4? PxP RKtl KQl KK2 KtB3 KQ2 HOUGHTELING Black PQ4 PK4 PxQP KtKB3 KtB3 BKB4 KtQKt5 Q-Q2 KxQ PxKP KtxKP KtB7ch KtB7ch BB4 BQ6ch BK6 mate
LIEUT. DENN White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 PB3

OO
CAPT. R. PERWAGO Black PK4 KtQB3 B Kt5 BR4 KKtK2

OO
KtR3 QR4 BxKt KtxP QxB KRl PxKt KKt2 KxB KR4 KxP KR4 PR3 KR5
PQ4 KtxB KtxKt KtB6ch! Q-Q3! QB5 B R6ch! Q x BPch PKt4ch KRl RKKtl Q B5ch QKt4 mate
of the most extraordinary ever given in actual play.
157.
Chicago, about 1905.
The Power of the Vigilantes. A symmetrical mate with Bishops and Knights marks the following curious game. ALBIN COUNTER GAMBIT
PART
VI
Moderns, Hypermoderns
and
Eclectics
Shortly after the turn of the century there appeared a new group of masters, the outstanding members of this group being Rubinstein, Nimzovich, Bernstein, Capablanca, Duras, Tartakower, Spielmann and Vidmar. They not only applied in their games what they had learned from the reigning gods of the chessboard, but they also rebelled, as is the w a y of youth, and made their own additions and corrections. By the time the fateful year of 1 9 1 4 arrived, it had become pretty clear that Nimzovich and his young countryman Alekhine were evolving a new school of chess thought, whose effect, if not always its objective, was to t u r n the current chess theories upside down. During and after the World W a r , these players were joined by such masters as Reti, Bogolyubov and Breyer, and as they garnered one first prize after another, the hypermodern theories began to get a respectful hearing in some quarters. Once the new theories had become respectable and acceptable, still younger players, such as Euwe, applied them as a matter of course. About 1927 we see a new tendency toward a reconciliation of the old and the new, and our contemporary crop of masters, among them Flohr, Kashdan, Fine, Reshevsky, Botvinnik and Keres, have the reputation, despite their disparate styles, of being at home in all kinds of play, and having few preconceptions and strongly marked individual styles. It is an age where "anything goes." Each game is played on its own merits, and every occasion is treated in whatever w a y the situation seems to demand; the older masters were rarely capable of such elasticity and objectivity.
95
96 158.
Nulfcmberg, 1906.
immortal com-
One of Marshall's binations.
QUEEN'S G A M B I T F. J . MARSHALL H . WOLF
25 26 27 28 29 30
Kt x Rch KRQl PK4 RB7 BxP RQ8
BxKt Kt(3)K2 KtQKt3 KKtl KtKt3 Resigns
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB 3 KtB3 PK3 BxP OO PQR3 QK2 BR2 PxP PQKt4 BKt2 QRBl BKtl KtK4 QKtKt5
Black PQ4 PxP KtKB3 PQR3 PK3 PB4 KtB3 QB2 PQKt4 BKt2 BxP BQ3 OO QR-Ql BRl KtQ4 PKt3 159. Tartakower Vienna, 1906. as a youngster.
SICILIAN
DEFENSE
DR. S. TARTAKOWER DR. M . VIDMAR
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 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP BK3 KtQB3 BK2 PKR3 Q-Q2 PKKt4 PKt5 P_KR4 PR5 PxP OOO PB3 BQ3! QR2 QR7ch Kt x Ktch RR6! PK5!! PK6!! PxR BQ4 PxP BxP QR8ch! R x B mate
Black PQB4 KtQB3 PxP PKKt3 BKt2 KtB3 PQ3 OO BQ2 PQR3 KtKl RBl Kt R4 RPxP PKt4 KtB2 KtK3 RKl KBl BxKt BB5 BxB RxKt QBl PB3 PxP QKt2 BxQ
IBSISI TB
IMS
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Kt x RP! KtKt5ch QR5! BxKtP KtxP BxRch QxQch
sH
KxKt KKtl PB3 RQ2 RR2 QxB KxQ
MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS
97 RxKt!! RQ7!!!
160. Essbinstein's
G. RoTLEWi
Lodz, 1907. Immortal Game
22 . . . . 23 P x Q 24 Q x R Black mates in five. 24 25 26 27 28 . . . . QKt2 BQ4 RB2 Any move
Q U E E N ' S GAMBIT D E C L I N E D A. RUBINSTEIN
Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 PB4 KtB3 PxBP PQR3 PQKt4 BKt2 QQ2 BQ3 BxP BQ3 QK2
OO
Black PQ4 PK3 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 BxP PQR3 B--Q3

OO
BxBch RR6! BxB BxR R x P mate
161. Sparkling
O . DURAS
Vienna, 1907. middle-game play.

GAME
KtxKt PB4 PK4? PK5? KRl
QK2! PxP PQKt4 RQl BKt2 KtK4 BxKt BB2 QRBl BKt3ch KtKt5!I
CENTER COUNTER
R. SPIELMANN
Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12
Black PQ4 QxP QQR4 KtKB3 BKt5 KtB3 OOO BxB QKB4 PK3 BQ3 KtQ4! PK4!
Beginning a series of brilliant sacrifices. 21 BK4 22 PKt3 QR5
PK4 PxP KtQB3 PQ4 KtB3 BK2 BK3 KtQ2! QxB KtKt3 PQR3
OOO
13 KtR4
m mu mtm m
i f
is
mm*
98 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
PxP Kt(4)B5 PQR4! PKt4 PQB3 KtxKtP! RxR Kt(7)B5 PKt5! KtxP!! PxB KKtl RQ8ch!
KRKl
BxKP? KtKt3 PQR4 Q-B3 RxRch B x BP! KtKt5 Q K4 PR4 QxPch

QxKt Resigns
25 Q x Q P c h 26 R x R c h 27 R x R
KRl QxR Resigns
163.
Ostend, 1907. war-dance

A . BURN
An Indian
F. J . MARSHALL
I N D I A N DEFENSE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PQ4 KtKB3 B B4 PK3 B Q3 QKtQ2 PKR4 PR5 RxKt?! BxPch KtKt5ch QKtB3 KtR4ch KtR7ch KtB5ch KtxBch KtB5ch PQ5ch QxPch OOO
Black
162. A Lesson
Ostend, 1907. in Dynamics
FOUR KNIGHTS' G A M E
E. A . ZNOSKO-BOROVSKY A . RUBINSTEIN
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 PK4 KtKB3 KtB3 BKt5 BxKt KtxP KtxKt OO RKl PQ4 BKt5 PKKt4! PKB4 Kt x Bch PQ5! RxB QK2 QxKtP QRKl QKt2 BR6 RK7 RK8ch QRK7
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQR3 QPxB KtxP Q-Q5 QxKKt BK3 QKB4 BQ3 QKt3 p_KB4 PxKt OO QB2 PxKtP PxP QRBl QB4 RQB2 RB2 RBl QB3
KtKB3 PQ3 QKtQ2 PKKt 3 B Kt2 OO RKl KtxP PxR KxB? KKt3 PK4 KB3 KK2 KK3 KK2 KK3 KxKt KK5 Resigns
164.
DR. J . PERLIS
Ostend, 1907.
> J . H . BLACKBURNE
CENTER G A M B I T
White PK4 PQ4 PQB3 KPxP PxP KtKB3
Black PK4 PxP PQ4 QxP KtQB3 B Kt5
MODERNS, HVPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS
99
7 8 9 10 11
BK2 OO KtB3 RKl PKR3
KtB3 BQ3 QKR4 OO QRQl!
165. Alekhine
Correspondence Game, Russia, 1908. at the age of sixteen.

VIENNA G A M E
WjAKHIREFF 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 PK4 KtQB3 BB4 PQ3 KtK2 PxP BxKt OO KtKt3 PB4 QKtK2 KRl PQ4 PB4 PB5 PKR3 QKt3ch QB3? BK3 BB2 PR3 BK3 PKt4 KKtl KB2
A . ALEKHINE
Black PK4 KtKB3 KtB3 BKt5 PQ4 KtxP QxB Q-Ql OO P B4 QR5 BQ3 PK5 R B3 R R3 BBl KRl KtK2! BK3 QB3 BQ4 KtKt3 KtR5 KtB6ch QR5!
51! B A B
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 PxB BKKt5 KBl BQ3 KtxB RK4 BxR BB4 BKt3 KK2 QRl RxQ KB3 KKt2 Kt x P RKl PB3 BxKt RQl KtB3 KB2 KK3 KK4 Resigns
fill
KtxKtP BR7ch BK4! RxP! RKl! RxR QKtxKt KtKt3 QR8ch QxP QxQ PKB4 Kt(5)K4ch PxB KtB2 RK2 KtQ3 PxB PQ4 RQ2 KtK2 PQ5ch PxKt!
100 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 36 PKt5 KRBl KBl KtxR BB2 PxKt RB2 BK3 BKtl RKR2 . . . . RxQ
RKKt 3 BK2! RxKt QxKt QR7 PxP RKl! QR8ch BR5! QKt7ch P x R mate
!*
mm
mm
M
mmm
mm mm
JL WM
22 P x P ! ? 166. St. Petersburg Congress, 1909.

beautifully
RxR?
( . 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
..KtxP!) PxKt KtQ5! PxB KtR4 PR3 RK3 KtB5ch RK6! PxR QxPch PxPch QR7ch QxKt PQKt4! KtQ4ch BB5ch PxP BxKt KKt2 RKl Q-Ql KtKt3 KBl RxR PQ4 KKl KxP KK3 RR7 PxP KQ2 Resigns
Prize: First Brilliancy sustained attack.
RUY LOPEZ
SCHLECHTER G . SALWB
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO RKl BKt3 PB3 BB2 PQ3 QKtQ2 KtBl BKt5 KtK3 KtxB PQR4 PxP QQ2 KtB3 PQ4 RR6
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt4 PQ3 KtQR4 PB4 KtB3 OO QB2 KtKl BxB KtK2 RKtl PxP PR3 BK3 KtKB3 RRl
167.
St. Petersburg Congress, 1909.

is smashed in ele-
Black's Position gant style.
FRENCH DEFENSE DR. O . S . BERNSTEIN E. A . ZNOSKO-BOROVSKY
101
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 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 BKt5 PxP BxKt PxB KtB3 PKt3 BKt2 OO QK2 QK3 KtR4 KtxB PxP QK4 KtB4 PKB 3 RB2 PKR4 PKt4! RR2 KtxP! QxKPch QK7 RxPch QxRch QxKtch QxPch
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB 3 BKt5 QxP BxKtcfa PxB PKt3 BKt2 QKR4 KtQ2 RQBl PQB4 BxB PxP OO RB2 QKt5 QKt4 RQl QR3 QxP QKt4 PxKt KRl QKtl QxR KtBl QKtl Resigns
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
KtxP
PB3 PQ4
KtB3 BQ3 OO QKtQ2 KtB4 Kt(B3)K5
KtKB3 OO BQ3 KtxP R Kl PKR3 Kt KB3 PB4 PxP
msm
&\
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 KtxP! QR5ch RxKt! RBl BxR BxP!! BKt5 KtQ6!! BB4ch RKBl BxQ BQ3 PxP QB3 BK3 PKKt4 QKB6 BR7ch QxBch KxKt KKtl RK8ch RxRch BBl QB3 QB4 BxKt BK3 QxRch KtQ2 KtBl BKB 2 KtK3 RKtl PKKt4 BBl KxB Resigns
168.
St. Petersburg Congress, 1909. Dynamic Tactics.
KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED

DR. S. TARTAKOWER C. SCHLECHTER
White 1 2 3 4 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 PxP
Black PK4 BB4 PQ3 PxP
169.
102 Brilliancy An electric storm

FORGACS
Prize in the
offing.
27 RR5ch 28 R x P mate 170.
KKt2
FRENCH DEFENSE DR. S. TARTAKOWER

supremacy. DECLINED
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK5 KtxKt Kt x B PKKt 3 PQB3 PKB4 KtB3 QQ2 BQ3 BB2 OO QRKl
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB 3 BK2 KtK5 BxB QxKt PQB4 KtB3 QK2 BQ2 OO PB5 p_QKt4 p_QR4 PKt5
QUEEN'S
A great battle for GAMBIT
A . RUBINSTEIN
DR. E. LASKER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PQ4 KtKB 3 PB4 BKt5 BPxP KtB3 KKtxP PK3 BKt5 BxKKt KtxP PxB BxKt KtK3 OO RBl!!
.
Black PQ4 KtKB 3 PK3 PB4 KPxP PxP KtB3 BK2 BQ2 BxB BxKt QKt4! BxB OOO KRKl RxKt? PxR RxP! R Q2
mm*wm b Blfl B BIB B B
16 . . .
k 19 AlS in " in
%a'S
PxKBP PxKtP PKt3 KKt2 BKl KtQl RR3 KR3 PxKP QxKt PB5! PKt4!! KtKt5 RB6! R(l)KBl QB4 PK6 QK5 R(l)B5!! KtB7ch
mm
17 R x B c h 1 8 QBl!! 19 P x R
B
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
W i A
BB!
1 0
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
QxPch RB4! QB5! QxQch RxP KB2 KB3 RQR5! RR6! PK4 PKR4 PKt4 KB4 PR5 KB5 PK5 RQ6 RR6 RQ6 RB6 PR3!
KQl PB4 QK2 KxQ RQ8ch RQ7ch RxQKtP RKt2 KBl RB2 KB2 KBl KK2 PR3 KB2 RKt2 KK2 KB2 KBl KB2 Resigns
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
BxPch! QxRPch QR4ch RK7ch QQ4ch QR8ch RKlch! QK5 mate
KxB K- - B 3 K - -Kt2 R-- B 2 K-- B l KxR K- -Q3
172.
Vienna, 1910.
A Grandmaster who has written many books on chess was once checkmated in eleven moves. Here is the game;
CARO-KANN R . RETI DEFENSE DR. S . TARTAKOWER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 KtxP Q-Q3 PxP BQ2 OOO QQ8ch!! BKt5ch ! Q 8 mate
Black PQB3 PQ4 PxP KtKB3 PK4? QR4ch QxKP KtxKt? KxQ KB2
171.
Paris, 1909
Magnificent! DANISH GAMBIT

D . JANOWSKI DR. E. LASKER B. SOLDATENKOFF J . TAUBENHAUS
Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 P Q4 PQB3 BQB4 BxP P K5 KtB3 KtK2

OO
Black PK4 PxP PxP PxP Kt KB3 B Kt5ch Q K2 KtK5 KtxKt BxB
OO
BxKt KtxB KtQ5! RKl QR5 Kt B7! QR6
QxP Q~Q3 PQB3 PKKt3 QxKt
104 173.
Match, 1910. have
White's 32nd and 38th moves admired. been greatly

QUEEN'S GAMBIT R. SPIELMANN
DECLINED J . MIESES
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 PQ4 ~ P_QB4 KtQB3 BKt5 KtB3 PK3 KtQ2 QB2 BxKt KtxP BQ3 PQR3 PK4 PB4! PK5 PxKt QK2ch! OOO! KKtl KRBl PKR4! PxP RxP RxBch! QKt4ch
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB 3 QKtQ2 PB3 QR4 BKt5 PxP KtxB QB2 BQ2 BQ3? PK4 PxQP &KBl PxKt KQl QxPch KB2 QKt4 QQB4 BxP BQ5 KxR KB2
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
26 QB4ch
KtxB QR2! BB2 RQ7ch KtB4ch QB7!! KR2 PKt3 PR4! BQ3ch QK5ch! RxKtP!! KR3 RxQ QB7
BK4 QRKBl QB7! KRKtl KKt3 KR3 QB8ch QxKtch QKt4 QKt3 KR4 PB4 RxPch RKt5 PxR Resigns
174.
San Sebastian, 1911. Brilliancy Prize R U Y LOPEZ
J . R. CAPABLANCA DR. BERNSTEIN
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 OO KtB3 B x Ktch PQ4 KtxP BKt5 RKl BR4 BxB Q-Q3 PQKt3 QR-Ql QK3 QKtK2 KtB5! Kt(2)Q4 PKKt4 PKB 3 KtK2!
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 BK2 PQ3 PxB PxP BQ2 OO PKR3 KtR2 QxB QRKtl KtKt4 KtK3 QQR4 KtB4 KR2 QRKl KtK3 QxP
Hi:
m
0K4
fSf
Pti
mm
105 KtBl QB2 BQ2 RKl PB4 PB5 BB3 Kt(l)Q2 RK2 RKBl QKl R(B)B2 KBl
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Kt(2)Kt3! RQBl KtR5 RK2 PB4 Kt(B5) xKtP! KtxR QQB3 KtxPch KtR5 PB5ch QK3ch QKt3ch PR4 mate
QxBP QKt7 RKRl QK4 QKt4 KtB4? BxKt PB3 KKt3 RKtl KKt4 KR5 KKt4
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
PB5 QB3 BQ3 BKB4 BK5 KRl BK2 QB4 BB3 RK2 RKKtl R(2)Kt2 QR6!
The march of the Knight initiated at move 22 and which decides the game is one of the longest combinations on record.
II
LLEII
JL ~
HI
175.
Carlsbad, 1911. into a tragicomic

GAME
111"
Black is forced zugzwang!

R. SPIELMANN
FOUR KNIGHTS'
A. RUBINSTEIN
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 KtKB3 KtB3 BKt5 OO PQ3 BKt5 PxB RKl PQ4 BQBl BBl PKt3 KtR4 PKB4! PK5 PxP P x P e. p.
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 OO PQ3 BxKt QK2 KtQl KtK3 PB3 RQl QB2 PQ4 PxBP KtK5 PKB4 KtxP(B3)
32 33 34 35 36
KtKt6ch! QR8ch BQ6! RxP RxKt!
PxKt KtKtl Q-Ql KtB3 RxR
Four death dealing blows now terminate the game. 37 38 39 40 RxP R x Ktch RxRch R x Q mate KKl RBl KQ2
176.
Carlsbad, 1911. game. R U Y LOPEZ
A superb
106 O . DURAS 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 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 B R4 PQ3 P B4 PQ4 KtxP KtxKt

E. COHN
BLACK
P B5 Kt B3 PxP P B3 RKl KtK2 Kt B4 PQKt3 Kt Q3 BxB B R3 RQBl QQ2 PKt3 K Kt2 Kt B4 BxB Q Q3 KtQ5! PxR R(K1)Ql
OO
PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 PQ3 P KKt3 PxP BQ2 PxKt BKt2
OO
QK2 PxP PQ4! PQ5! PB4 BK3 KRQl BQ2 KtxB QRBl BBl QR5 QR4 PB5 QK4 PB6 KtxB R x Kt! QxP KtK3
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
QxRP! QK2 RxQP Q K3! KKtl PR4 R(3) x P RB8ch QK5ch R ( l ) B7ch! Q K3ch! PxPch RxPch! QK7ch RKt8ch RxKtch!
RRl PQ6! QKKt4 RxPch QKR4 QKB4 QR6 KKt2 PB3 KR3 PKt4 KtxP KxR KKt3 KB4 Resigns
177.
Carlsbad, 1 9 1 1 . decides R U Y LOPEZ
A surprise sacrifice R. TEICHMANN White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO RKl BKt3 PB3 PQ3 BB2 QKtQ2 KtBl KtK3 KtB5 BKt5 BKt3 BQ5 BxB B x Pch! KtKt5ch QR5 QxPch QxKtch
C. SCHLECHTER Black PK4 K t QB3 PQR3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt4 PQ3 OO KtQR4 PB4 QB2 KtB3 BKt2 KRKl KtQ2 KtBl KtKt3 Kt(Kt3) x B KxB KKtl KtxKt KBl KKtl
mim
mm
mim
BL
MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS 24 Q Kt6! 2 5 R K3 178. Q-Q2 Resigns 8 KtK5 9 BQ3 10 QR5! W h i t e announces mate i n
107 OO BKt2? QK2 in 8 moves.
St. Petersburg, March, 1912. his opponent's style. weak
Black refutes play in artistic POTEMKIN White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
SICILIAN DEFENSE DR. A . ALEKHINE Black PQB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ4 KtxP OO PxP BKt5 BB4 QR4ch Kt(4)Kt5 QxKt KtQ6ch KtxQP! KtxPch
PK4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtK2 PQB3 KtR3 PxP 1tB2 PQ4 PxP PB3 KtK3 KB2 KtxB PKt4 KKt3 PxQ
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
QxPch!! Kt x Bch Kt(5)Kt4ch P R4ch P Kt3ch B K2ch R R2ch K Q 2 mate
KxQ KR3 KKt4 KB5 KB6 KKt7 K Kt8
Mate in two
180.
Match Game, Biarritz, September, 1912. Challenge. F. J . MARSHALL Black PK4 KtKB 3 PQ3 KtxP PQ4 BQ3 B Kt5ch OO QxP
179. City of London Chess Club Skittle game played in 1912. Catiline abandoned by the
A Dare-devil's
PETROFF DEFENSE
EDWARD LASKER White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PQ4 KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 BxKt PK4 KtxP
Senators. D. JANOWSKI White G. A . THOMAS 1 PK4 Black 2 KtKB 3 PKB4 3 KtxP KtKB3 4 KtKB3 PK3 5 PQ4 BK2? 6 BQ3 BxB 7 PB4 PxP 8 KBl PQKt3 9 PxP
108 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 QB2 Kt B3 PxKt PxB BKt2 B x Pch PxQ KKtl BxKt RQBl BB3 BKt4 BQl Resigns
THE GOLDEN TREASURY o f
CHESS
RKl KtxKt QxKt!! KtB3 Kt x KtP KRl BR6ch KtxQ RK7 QRKl R(l)K6! R(6) xP! RB3
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5!
KtKt3! KtR5 QKt5! PK5 PxP KtxRP KRKl p_B4
PR5 Q-Q3 PxPch QK3 PQB4 PxP BKtl QK2
mm
181. Masters' Tournament, Stockholm, 1912. Brilliancy
FRIDLIZIUS
mm
m,
fm\
Prize
R U Y LOPEZ
DR. A . ALEKHINE
isi
Black 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 KtB6ch!! PxP QxB KtxKt KtK7ch RxP!! QR4 BxR QxQch RR4 mate PxKt BxPch QxR QK5 KRl QR2 RB5 QPxB KxQ
White 1 2 3 4 5
6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 BR4 KtB3 OO BKt3 PQ3 BK3 BxKt PKR3 QK2 KtQl PB3 KtK3 PQ4 QQ2 KtQ5 QRQl KR2 RKKtl KtK3 KtB5
PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BB4 PQKt4 PQ3 BKKt5 KtQ5 BxB PKR4 KtQ2!? KtBl BR2 BQ2 KtKt3 BB3 RQBl OO BKt2 PQB3 QB3 PQ4
182.
International Tourney, Breslau, 1912.

most beautiful
This contains the move ever flayed!
FRENCH DEFENSE S. LEWTTZKY F . J . MARSHALL
White 1 PQ4 2 PK4 3 KtQB3
Black PK3 PQ4 PQB4
109 QKtQ2 PK4 PxQP KtB4 QK2 KtxKt BB4 PKKt3! RKKtl BKt2 KtK5ch KBl PKKt4* RxB BQ2 QK4 RKl PxKt RxP! B B3 QB5! KK2 PKt3 BKt2 KtQ7! KtB6ch QBl KtK4ch KtB6ch KtPxP KtK4ch QB6 KB3 QxRch
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Kt B3 KPxP BK2 OO BKKt5 PxP KtQ4 KtxB BKt4 BR3 QQ2 BxKt QRQl QK2 PxB RxP QR5 RK5 QKt5 RQB5 Resigns
KtQB3 KPxP KtB3 B K2 OO BK3 BxP PxKt Q-Q3 QRKl BKt5! RxB QB4 BxKt QxP KtQ5 QRKBl RR3 RxB QKKt6!!
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 32 33 34 35 36
KtQB3 PK4 P B4 QxP BK3 KtQ5 KPxKt KtB3 KB2 RKl QQl KKtl BQ4 BxBch KtQ4 PKB5 QQ3 KtK6ch BPxP PxR QB3ch QK3 PQKt4 PKt5 PKt3 QQB3 KB2 PB5 KKtl KB2 QR5 KKtl QxPch QxQP Resigns
183.
Havana, 1913. Prize
First Brilliancy
*// now 16 PxP, Bch, RxB; 18 mate!
KtxP!! RxQ,
17 Bx KtR6
INDIAN DEFENSE
J . CORZO J . R. CAPABLANCA
184.
Abbazia, January, 1913.
White 1 PQ4 2 PQB4
Black KtKB3 PQ3
This fine game was awarded two brilliancy prizes, the Rothschild prize, and the Hallgarten Muzioprize.
110
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS MUZIO G A M B I T 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 RxB Kt B7 PKKt4 RR8ch Kt K5ch PKt5 RKB8 KB2 PKt6 KtB5 RR3 KtxP KQ2 KK3 KtQ8 KtK6 KtQ4 Resigns
R. RETI White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 BB4 OO PxP QxP PQ4 QK4ch KtB3 BxP KtxQ RxB RxP RKl B Kt5ch RK5 Kt Kt5! RxKt KtB7ch
A. FLAMBERG Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PQ4 PxKt BQ3 QB3 QK2 KtQ2 QxQ BxB PKB4 KtK2 KtQKt3 KQl KtKt3 Kt x R BQ2 KBl
185.
Debreczin, 1913.
Breye/s dynamic style and championship calibre, even at this early stage, are here admirably exemplified. The game terminates with an extraordinarily beautiful mate. Q U E E N ' S GAMBIT DR. L. ASZTALOS White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PQ4 PQB4 PK3 KtKB 3 KtB3 KtxKt KtQ2 PB3 PB4? KtKt3 BK2 PKt3 OO BR5ch PxKtP RB2 RKt2 BK2 PQR4 PxP QKl KtxRP QxR DECLINED J . BREYER Black PQ4 PQB3 KtB3 PK3 KtK5 PxKt PKB4 BQ3 PB4! KtQ2 QR5ch QK2 PKKt4! KBl QxP RKKtl KK2 PKt3 PQR4 PxP KtK4! RxKt! KtB6ch
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
KtxR RR5 RxP PKR4 RKt7 PR5 PR6 PR7
BxB BB5 BxQP BK5 BxBP PR4 PR5 BxP
mi
MODERN^ HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS
ill
24 25 26 27
KRl QKl BxKt RxB
QR4! BxP!! PxB . . . .
27 28 29 30
. . . . QxP QKtl RKt2
P B7!! QQ8ch BKt2ch B x R mate
13 K t ( K t 5 ) B 3 ! 14 BKKt5 15 Q R B l 16 Q - Q 2 17 B x B 18 B K 4 ! 19 K R K l 20 B x Kt! 21 QR5 22 QB7! 23 R x Q 24 R x P 25 PQKt3 26 p _ Q R 4 27 KtR4 28 K t ( 4 ) x P 29 R x P c h 30 PB4 31 KtR4 32 B P x R 33 PKt3 34 RKt7ch 35 KtKt2
KKt2 QKtQ4 BQ2 KtKtl QxB BKt4 Q-Q3? PxB PQR3 QxQ PR3 QRBl RB7 BK7 PKR4 RKl KR3 PR4 RxKt KKt4 KKt5 KR6 Resigns
186. St. Petersburg, December, 1913. Two future World Champions DECLINED
A . ALEKHINE
187. Emulating brilliant.
Riga, 1913. in a coruscating
Morphy
QUEEN'S G A M B I T
J . R. CAPABLANCA
FRENCH DEFENSE
NIMZOVICH S. ALAPIN
White PQ4 PQB4 PK3 KtKB3 QKtQ2 BQ3 OO QB2 KtxP QKtK5 11 P x P 12 KtKt5! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Black PQ4 PQB3 KtB3 PK3 QKtQ2 BK2 OO PxP? PB4 PxP KtKt3 PKt3
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB3 KtxP p_QB4 QxKt PxP PQR3 QxKtP QKt3 PK4 PxKt KtB3
PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 KtxKt BK3 KtxP BK2 BB-3 QQ2
OOO!?
13 B x Q P
112 14 15 16 17 18
B B6!! KRKlch B x Ktch QQ8ch RK8 mate
QxB BK2 KBl BxQ
188.
Moscow, Feb. 4, 1914. one ever of the made! most
This ends with surprising moves
DR . O. BERNSTEIN J . R. CAPABLANCA
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
PQKt 3 PxP RB2 RxB R B2 KRQBl KtKt3 KtQ4 KtKt5 Kt x BP? RxKt RxR Resigns
QRBl PxP BxKt KtQ4 PB6 RB4 RB3 RB2 RB4 KtxKt RxR QKt7!!
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 PK3 RBl PxP Q R4 BR6 QxB BxKt PxP OO Q2 KRQl KtQ4
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BK2 OO QKtQ2 PQKt3 PxP BKt2 BxB PB4 KtxB PxP QKt3 PB5 KRQl BKt5
189.
St. Petersburg, 1914. Classic.
A Great Historic
RUY
LOPEZ
DR. E. LASKER
J . R. CAPABLANCA
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 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BxKt PQ4 QxP KtxQ KtQB3 OO PB4 KtKt3 PB5! BB4 BxB KtQ4 KtK6 QRQl RB2 R(2)Q2 PQKt4 PQR3 KB2 PKt4 RQ3 PKR4
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 QPxB PxP QxQ BQ3 KtK2 OO RKl PB3 PQKt3 BKt2 PxB QRQl? RQ2 KtBl PQKt4 R ( 2 ) K2 KB2 BRl RR2 PR3 PQR4 PxP
rif
8
n # n t
II
113
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
PxP KB3 KB4 RKt3 KB3! PxP R - R3! K- -Kt3! R(l)KRl PK5! KtK4? Kt(6)B5 Kt x R RR7 RRl RR8ch KtB5
R(2)K2 RKtl PKt3 PKt4ch KtKt3 RPxP RQ2 KKl BKt2 QPxP KtQ4 BBl BxKt RBl KQl BBl Resigns
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
RQl QBBl? RB5! QK4 BxB BxR!! QK5 QKl RK5 PxP RK3 KR2 RK6 RKB6
KtB4 KtK6!! QB3 KtxR! KtB6? QxB QKt3 Q-Q3 PQ6 QxQP QQ8ch KtKt4 KtxP Resigns
191.
St. Petersburg, 1914. Prize
First Brilliancy 190. St. Petersburg, 1914. vs. Old Age! Youth
DR . E. LASKER
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED

J . R. CAPABLANCA DR. O . S. BERNSTEIN
A L B I N COUNTER G A M B I T
DR. A . ALEKHINE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PQ4 KtKB3 PB4 KtB3 BKt5 PK3 BQ3 BxBP BQ3 PK4 PxP BKB4
OO
Black PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 QKtQ2 BK2 PB3 PxP PKt4 PQR3 PK4 KtKt5 BB4 QB2 PB3 PxP BR2 RPxB Q-Qi KBl. KtKt3
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PQ4 PQB4 QPxP KtKB3 PQR3 QKtQ2 PR3 KtxB QQ3 PKKt3 BKt2 OO KtxKt PQKt4 PB5 PB6! PxPch BKt2 QRBl RB2 PxP
Black PQ4 PK4 PQ5 KtQB3 BKt5 QK2 BxKt OOO " PKR3 PKKt 3 BKt2 KtxP BxKt PKB4 QK3 KtK2 KKtl RQ3 KRQl PB5 BxP
RBl BKt3 PKt4! KBxP! Kt x KtP KtQ6ch RxP
114
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS A. NIMZOVICH DR . S. TARRASCH
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 32 PQ4 KtKB3 PB4 PK3 BQ3 OO PQKt3 BKt2 QKtQ2 RBl BPxP KtR4 Kt(4)B3 PxP BKt5 BxKt QB2 KtxKt PxP KxB KKtl PB3 KtK4 KB2 PQ5 QB3 KK3 PxR KxP KK5 KK6 KQ7
Black PQ4 PQB4 PK3 KtKB3 KtB3 BQ3 OO PQKt3 BKt2 QK2 KPxP PKt3 QR-Ql PxP KtK5 BxB Kt x Kt PQ5 BxPch!! QR5ch BxP! KRKl QR8ch BxR PB4 QKt7ch R x Ktch PB5ch! RBlch QR7ch RKlch BKt4 mate fea-
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Q-Q2 BR4! QxR KtxB! QKl QQ8ch? KB2 BK7ch KKt3 KtQ6ch KR4 KtR4ch RxQ KtxQ Kt x Pch KR3 KR4 Kt(7)B5ch KtBl PKR3! KxP P x Ktch RxB BxR RQ7 PKt3 RK7 KKt2 PR4 KtKt3 KR4 KtK3ch KtQ2 PR5 Kt(4)B5 KtB3 BQ5 PKt5 RR7 KB3 BR2 PR6 RBl RKt7 KKt4 PKt4ch RxPch RB7 KxR Kt x KtPch Resigns KB3
The King hunt is an attractive ture of the game.
193.
1914.
192.
St. Petersburg, 1914. Brilliancy Prize
Blindfold Chess in Prison. After the disruption of the Mannheim Congress, 1914
. SICILIAN DEFENSE E. BOGOLYUBOV DR. A . ALEKHINE
QUEENS G A M B I T DECLINED
115
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 PK4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtK2 PQB3 KtR3 PQ4 PxP PK5 KtB2 OO BKt5 BQ2 BB3 BxKt KtK3 PKt3 RKl QQ2 KtB3 KRQBl BBl KxB PB4 RQl KtK2 KB2 PKR3 QKt2 PR3 PQKt4 PKt4 PxP PB5 KB3 KtKB4 PxKt QQ2 KtKt2 RRl RR3 Resigns
Black PQB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtQB3 PK3 KKtK2 PxP PQ4 OO BQ2 RBl PKR3 QKt3 KtR4 QxB BR5 BKt4 QR6 PKR4 QR4 BQR3 BxB BR3 KtB3 KRQl QKt3 BBl BKt5 RB2 BK2 KRQBl PxP KKt2 BR5ch BKt4 KtxKPch RB6 KRB5 PQ5 KKtl PxKt
A most extraordinary game in that the final moves were wholly unexpected.A preachment on forag| i*g. DUTCH DEFENSE
SMYTH H . HELMS
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 PQ4 KtKB 3 PB4 KtB3 PK3 BQ3 PQR3 OO QB2 PK4? KtxP BxKt BxPch KtxKt PKKt3 BQ3 BK3 QRKl BxP BK3 BK4
Black PKB4 Kt KB 3 PK3 PQKt3 BKt2 BQ3 PQR4 OO KtB3 PxP KtxKt KtxP! KRl QR5 QxKt RB6 QK4 QRKBl QR4 QR6 QRB4!
1 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
L i I Hil
m B I B a B
194.
New York, May 23, 1915
116
22 B x Q R 23 K x Q
QKt7ch!! R x KtP mate
195.
Moscow Championship Tourney, 1916. Brilliancy Prize.

N . ZUBAREFF
mmm
fill i .
I N D I A N DEFENSE DR. A . ALEKHINE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 QB2 PK4 BQ3 PxB KtK2

OO
Black KtKB3 PK3 BKt5 PQKt3? BKt2 BxKtch PQ3 QKtQ2

OO
Hsu'
KRl KR2 K Rl KtB3 QxB KR2 Any move
at the
PB4 KtKt3 QK2! BR3 QRKl PQ5! PK5 QQ2 BPxP PB4! BKt2 PxP PK6
PKR3 QK2 QRKl PB4 KRl KtKKtl PKt3 KPxP PxP KR2 Kt(l)B3 KtKt5 QR5
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
QxKtch QK8ch QB7ch BKt2ch BxKtch QxQch KtR5 QKt7 mate
However, Black 26th move.
resigned
196.
September, 1 9 1 6 .
Flayed in a blindfold seance at the Military Hospital in Tarnopof, Austria.
FRENCH DEFENSE
DR. A . ALEKHINE M . V O N FELDT
(see diagram next column) White now mates in at most fifteen moves. 23 R x P c h RxR 24 B x P c h ! KxB KKt4 25 QQ3ch KB3 26 BBlch KKt2 27 QB5ch KRl 28 Q x R c h KR2 29 Q x R c h
Whits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PxP KtK4 KtKt5! Kt(5)B3 KtK5 KKtB3 BQ3
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB3 KtxP PKB4 BK2 PB3

OO
PQKt3 BKt2
117
11 12 13 14
OO PB4 BB4 QK2
RKl KtB3 QKtQ2 PB4
t A> H i m
f W
p i l gra
An Example of Testa's Trenchant Style. "Mr. Testa, director, actor and scenario-writer with Universal, got a strangle-hold on me in the early stages, which I was never able to shake off."s. MLOTKOWSKI. KING'S G A M B I T
M . W . TESTA
S. MLOTKOWSKI
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 32 33 34 35 36 PK4 PKB4 KtKB 3 PQ4 BxP QxP PxP BKt5ch QBxB OO KtB3 QB4 BQ3 QRKl QK3 KtK4 KtxQP KtxP QxQch PB4 PQ6 PQ5 KtB5 BB5 KtK6ch KtB7 BK6ch BxKt RK7 KRKl PQKt3 KtxP RxB RQR7 PQ7 RB7
Black PK4 PxP PKKt4 PKt5 PxKt PQ4 BQ3 BQ2 PxB PB3 KBl PQR3 QKt3 PKR4 RR3 Q-Qi BKt4 QK2 KtxQ BKl KtKtl BB2 RQR2 BKl KB2 BQ2 KKt2 KxB RKt3 QRKt2 QRKt5 KtxKt RKtl KtB4 KBl RQl
15 16 17 18
KtB7!! QxPch! PKKt4! KtR4 mate an amazing
K x Kt KKt3 BK5 combination.
Certainly
197. When Chess.
January, 1917. Champions play
Checker
KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING

ALFRED JORDAN NEWELL BANKS
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P K4 KtKB3 BB4 KtxP? KtxBP RBl BK2
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtQ5 QKt4 QxP Q x KPch KtB6 mate
198.
Los Angeles Chess Club, October, 1917.
118 37 38 39 40 RK8ch PxR(Q)ch RxKt PQR4
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS RxR KxQ RKt5 Resigns 19 R x R 2 0 KtR6ch 21 Q x B 22 Kt x Pch 200. BxB KRl QxQ Resigns
199. The
New York, 1918. trapper trapped R U Y LOPEZ FONAROFF Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ3 BQ2 BK2 PxP KtxKt BxB OO PB3 KtQ2 BB3 KtK4 QB2 QR-Ql
Odessa, December, 1918. games. A . ALEKHINE Black PK4 KtKB3 PB3 B K2 PQ4! KPxP OO PxP P_QR4! PR5 PR6 RKl B QKt5 BxP KtB3 PQ5! BKt7ch KtQ4! QxR QxKt! QK6!! B I S H O P S OPENING
One of six blindfold W . GONSSIOROVSKI White 1 PK4 2 BB4 3 PQ3 4 QK2 5 PB4 6 KPxP 7 BxP 8 KtQ2 9 BKt3 10 PB3 11 B B2 12 PQKt 3 13 OOO 14 QB2 15 BKt5 16 KKtB3 17 K R K l 18 KKtl 19 R x R c h 20 KtK4 21 BQ2
J. R. CAPABLANCA White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 OO PQ4 KtB3 RKl KtxP QxKt KtxB QB3 KtQ4 KtB5 QKKt3 BB4 QRQl
mmWilli
mm
1
m
m
mi
mm
:i^f5
Irs !
11 WM
IBB
IIPI
17 R x P ! 18 B x K t
RxR RQ8?
1 8 . . . Q R4 relatively best.
119
22 23 24 Black thus: 24 25 26 Shade
RKl BB4 RxQ PxR QBl . . . . here called mate in three, ... . PxB BQl Kt(3)Kt5! Any KtB6 mate of Paul Morphy, check!!
201. Moscow, May, 1918. When a Mite of a Pawn becomes Mighty. PETROFF DEFENSE
DR. A . ALEKHINE A . RABINOVICH
28 QB5! 29 PB5 mate
RxP
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 PK4 KtKB3 KtxP KtKB3 KtB3 Q K2 KtxKt QxP BB4 OO QQ3 PQKt3! BKt2! KtKt5 BxB QxPch QRKl QR5 RK3! QR7ch QR8ch RxPch QxPch Kt x Q PQ4 PB4 QB8
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ3 KtxP PQ4 BK2 PxKt OO BQ3 RKl Kt B3 QB3 QxB B K3 PxB KBl QB3 KKtl BB5 K Bl KK2 QxR KQ3 RxKt QRKl R(l)K2 RK5 202. New York, October, 1918. War for Survival.
R U Y LOPEZ
J . R. CAPABLANCA F . J . MARSHALL
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 BR4 OO RKl BKt3 PB3 PxP KtxP RxKt RKl PKR3 QB3 PQ4
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt4 OO PQ4 KtxP KtxKt KtB3 BQ3 KtKt5! QR5 KtxP!
120

BOGOLYUBOV
AMATEUR
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 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK5 PKR4 PxB KtR3 QKt4 KtB4 OOO QKt3 PxP BQ3 BK4!! QKtxP Q_QB3! KtB6ch PxKt QB7 KtQ5! KRKlch RxKtch KKtl! QR x P! RxR QB8 mate
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB3 BK2 KKtQ2 BxB QxP QK2 PKKt 3 P QR3 PQB4 KtKt3 QxP QBl PxB QKtQ2
QK2
Bon
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
&tfm*m
B s
RK2 PxB KBl RxKt KK2 BQ2 QR3 KQ3 KB2 QB3 BQ5 PxP PKt4 PR4 PxKtP RR6 KtxP PKt6 BxB PKt7 B x Pch BKKt5!? BR7ch BKt6 QR8ch BxR BR5 QRKlch QB8ch BB7 QKt8 PB4 BxP BQ3 PQR4 PxP PxP BKt5 BxKt PR3 RK6 RxB
KtxKt QBl KtQ2 PxKt KtK4 BK3 RQl RxR BxR
204.
Gothenberg, 1920. of Tar-
A magnificent specimen rasch's methodical style. QUEEN 'S G A M B I T

J . BREYER
W h i t e mates in five. 37 p _ K t 8 ( Q ) c h 38 Q x R ( K 8 ) c h etc. RKl
DECLINED Black PQ4 KtKB3 PK3

BQ3
DR. S. TARRASCH
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 QKtQ2 PB4 QB2 PB5
203. /I modem
Stockholm, 1919. classic of attacking play.
FRENCH DEFENSE
PQKt3 B Kt2 PxP
121 DECLINED G . MAROCZY
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
PxP PQKt4 BKt2 PKt5 PQR4 BQ4 RBl QKt2 PR3 KtKt3 QR3 BB3 BKt2 QR2! PKt6 QKtl QB2 PR4 PKt3 BKR3 KtxKt BR3 QxKt BxR RRl KtQ2 QKt3 KQl QR2 KK2 PKt7 KQl PB3 PxP KBl KtBl KB2 KQl KBl Resigns
BK2 OO PQR4 PB3 QKtQ2 RKl! BKBl KtKt5! KtR3 PB3 PK4 QB2 KRBl! Q-Ql! BK2 QBl KtB2 KtQl KtK3 Kt(3) xP! KtxKt KtQ6ch BxB RxB BKt5ch PK5 p_QB4 PB5 BR3 RKtl RxP KRl PxP QxP QK8ch QB6ch QQ6ch RQ2
KING'S GAMBIT DR. M . EUWE
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 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 PB3 PxP QR4ch QB2 PQ4 PxP KtB3 BQ3 PxB BxB OO QKt3! BR3 BxP PB4! KtKt5 RxKt! KtxKP RKl! Kt x Pch QKt7ch
Black PK4 BB4 PQ3 BKKt 5 PxP BQ2 QK2 PxP BKt5ch BB3 B x Ktch BxP PKB4 PxB PB4 KtKB 3 QKB 2 PQKt3 Q-Q2 PxR QK3 PxB KB2 Resigns
Q-Q3
206.
Budapest, September, 1921.
Brilliancy Prize: White extricates himself from a difficult position by highly original moves.
QUEEN'S G A M B I T . A . ALEKHINE DECLINED K. STERK
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PQ4 KtKB3 PB4 KtB3 PK3 KtQKt5 QB2
Black PQ4 KtKB 3 PK3 QKtQ2 BQ3 BK2 PB3
205.
Match, 1921 gamwould
Just the kind of swashbuckling bit play that Blackburne relished! have
122 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 KtB3 BQ3 BxP PxP OO PK4 BKKt5 QK2 BQ3 KRBl!! BxKt QxB QK2 QRKtl RB4! BB6! QK5! QKt3 R x Kt RKBl QB4 QR6
T H E G OLDEN T REASURY OF C H E S S
OO PxP PB4 BxP PQKt3 BKt2 QBl BKt5 BxKt KtxP BxB KtB4 BR4 QR3 KtR5 KRBl RB4 PKt3 Q-Q6 QB4 QB7 Resigns
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
BBl KtKt3 KRKl! RPxP KtB5! RxB PxP BR6! RKtl QxKt RxRch QKt3 QK5 RB7! QxQ RKt7ch RK7 PB3! KR2! RKt7ch RQ7 KKt3 KB4 KK5 KB6 against
p_QR4 PKt5 PxP PxKt PxP PKt3 KtKt7 KtxB KRKtl RxR RQl RRl QK3 PxQ KRl KKtl KtKl KtQ3 KRl KtKt4 KtxBP KtKt4 RKl Resigns KB7f)
0B3
207. Charming endgame

DR.
Vienna, 1922. of a famous
(No defense 208.
reminiscence compostion.
CARO-KANN S. T ARRASCH
DEFENSE R. R ETI
Vienna, 1922. Prize

DEFENSE
First Brilliancy
INDIAN A . R UBINSTEIN
Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 P K4 KtQB3 KtB3 PxP P Q4 PKR3! QxB BQ3 BK3

OO
Black PQB3 PQ4 KtB3 PxP BKt5 BxKt PK3 KtB3 BK2 o--o PQR3 P_QKt4 QKt3 KtQR4 KtB5
E. BOGOLYUBOV Black KtKB3 PKKt3 PQ4 BKt2 OO PB3 QKtQ2? KtxP PxKt KtB3 KtK5 KtxB
Whit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 PK3 KtB3 BK2 OO PxP! KtxKt QKt3 BQ2 KRQl
PR3 KtK2 BKB4 PB3 QRQl
123
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
RxKt RQBl KRB2 QR4! RB7 QR5! R(l)B5! KtK5! KtB6! PKKt3!! KtxR
Q-Q3 PKt3 BKt2

PQR3
PQKt4 QRKtl KRQl BKB 3 PK3 KRQBl RxKt
3 4 5 6 7 8
9 11
PB4 PxP KtxP PK4! Q_R4ch! QKt3

QK3! QB3
10 KtKB3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28
BiGHB
m I
11 H
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
BxP!! BK8! RxB!! RxR RKt7 RB6 BxPch
BQl QBl BxQ Q-Q3 BKt3 QKt5 Resigns
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
BK3 QKtQ2 BQ4 QxB BxBch OO PQKt4 PQR3! KRKl PQ6! RxKt! KtKt5 Kt x KPch KtKt5ch QQ5! KtK6ch Kt x Rch PxP QxP RKl PK8(Q) QxKt QK5ch PKR4 QK8ch RK7ch QB8ch RK5ch RKt5ch
BPxP KtKB3 PQR3 KtxKP BQ2 KtB4 PKKt 3 QB2 RKtl PKt3 BKt2 BxB BKt4 PxB RR5 Q-Ql QKtQ2 KBl KtK3 PxR QKtl KB2 KBl RKt2 KKtl K x Kt KtB3 RR2 Q-Q3 KtxQ QxKt KB2 RxP KKt2 KR3 KR4 KKt5 Resigns
209.
Pistyan, 1922. Prize 210. ^ Pistyan, April, 1922. Brilliancy Prize

H . WOLF
Brilliancy
ALEKHINE
QUEEN'S P A W N G A M E
White 1 PQ4 2 KtKB3
Black PQ4 PQB4
BLUMENFELD COUNTER GAMBIT DR . S. TARRASCH A. ALEKHINE
124
Whit
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS Black
211.
Teplitz-Schoenau, 1922.
3
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
PQ4 KtKB3 PB4 P Q5 PxKP PxP PK3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt3 BKt2 OO QB2 KRKl KtQ2 KtQl KBxKt KtBl PKR3 KRl KtR2 BBl QB4ch BKt2 KKtl QR4 KRl QR6 PKt6 KKtl QxKtP RKBl KtxKt KRl PxB KtKt3 BB6 KtxP Resigns
KtKB3 PK3 PB4 PQKt4 BPxP PQ4 BQ3 OO BKt2 QKtQ2 QK2 QR-Q1 P K4 P K5 KtK4 Kt(B3)Kt5 KtxB QKt4! KtR3 KtB4 PQ5! PQ6 KRl KtKt6ch BQ4 KtK7ch RB2 PR4! KtKt6ch PxP PQ7 KtxR BK3 BxP! RB6 PR5 QxB RxPch
the
Tartakower It deservedly prize.
Masterpiece. brilliancy
carried off a
DUTCH D E F E N S E G . MAROCZY D R . S. TARTAKOWER Whit Black
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 PQR3 PK3 BQ3 KtB3 OO QB2 PQKt3 BKt2 KRKl PKt3 BKBl QRQl KtxKt KtQ2
PK3 PKB4 KtKB3 BK2 OO PQ4 PB3 KtK5 BQ3 KtQ2 RB3 RR3 QB3 PKKt4 PKt5 BPxKt
....
m MWUkim mm
i t *
mm t
mt m
H P & HI
Much can he derived from study of this beautiful game.
17 18 19 20 21 22
... . KxR KRl RK2 KtKtl QQ2
RxP!! QxPch KtB3 QxKtP KtR4 BQ2!
MODERNS, H Y P E R M O D E R N S AND ECLECTICS
125 RB3 PxP KB2 KKtl

R(6)B3
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
RB2 KKtl BB3 QxB QKKt2 BKl KxR KKtl BxP RKl QKB2 QPxP KBl Resigns
QR5ch BKt6! BxRch PKt6 RKBl RxBch!! PK4! BKt5 KtxB KtB4! QKt4 BB6ch KtKt6ch
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
BK5ch PxP QxPch QR5ch RKtl! RKt3 RKt3ch RxBch QR8ch QxQ QR4
BKl BKt3 RxR KB2 RBl Resigns
213. Exhibition
)R. T ORRES
June, 1922. Game at Seville
RUY LOPEZ 212. London Congress, 1922. First Brilliancy

R . RETI A . ALEKHINE
Prize
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 PQ3 PxB KtxP PKB4 PQ4 BB4 OO QKl BKt3 BKt2 QR-Ql PB4 PB5! PB4 QB3 PR3! KRl QKt3 QR4 PQ5! PxP BxB RxR
E. ZNOSKO-BOROVSKY
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK3 KtB3 QB2 RQl KPxP BxP BR4 BQKt3 OO QK2 KRKl KtK5! PxB BKt3 PKR4 QR5 BxKt KtxP!
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 QKtQ2 BK2 OO PB4 PxQP PxP PKR3 KtKt3 BQ2 RBl PR3 BKt5 BxKt PKt4 RxP KKtQ4 KKt2 PxB RxKt
10 11 12 15 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO B x Ktch PQ4 RKl PxP KtQ4 PQB3 PKB4 bK3 KtQ2 Kt(2)B3 KtKt3 Kt(Kt3)Q4 KtK2 QRQl RKBl KRl Kt(2)Ktl KtR3 PxP BxP RxB
1 6 QB2
126
28 Kt x R 29 P x Q 30 KKtl
QxKt!
Kt B7ch
K t x P mate
214.
Kristianstad, 1922.
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
PR5 PKt6 RB7 KtB3 Kt x QP KtxKt QxBch!
QR2 QRl KtB4 BK2 KtxP P x Kt
Another amazing Nimzovich finish. It is piquant . . . and pitiful!
and mate next move.
FRENCH DEFENSE
A . N IMZOVICH H AKANSSON
215.
Hastings, 1922.
White 1 PK4 2 PQ4 3 PK5 4 QKt4 5 KtKB3 6 BQ3 7 QKt3 8 OO 9 PKR4 10 R K l 11 PR3 12 PKt4 13 PR5 14 BQ2 15 PR4 16 PKt5 17 QKt4 18 PB3 19 P x Q P 20 RQBl
Black PK3 PQ4 PQB4 PxP KtQB3 PB4 KKtK2 KtKt3 QB2 BQ2 OOO PQR3 KKtK2 PR3 PKKt4 PB5 KtQKtl RKl KQl QKt3
The finish is played with that crisp elegance for which Rubinstein is famous.
RUY LOPEZ
SIR GEO. THOMAS A . RUBINSTEIN
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 Pr-QKt4 BB4 OO PQ3 KtK2 KtKt3 KtxKt PR3 PKt4 KKt2 QK2 BQ2 QRKl KRRl PxP PR4 PR5 BxB PKKt5 Kt x KtP PR6 QKt4 RRl BxKt
MAim
U
Ii f f
HI
5B#il
ma
mm.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 QK2 BKt3 PB3 OO PQ3 BKt5 KtR4 B x QKt KRl BKt3 KtQ2 BB2 KRKl PQR4 PxP KtBl PB3 BB2 QxB PxP QB3 PKKt3 KtK3 KtxKt
MODERNS, H YPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS
127
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37
QB2 RxR RQKtl BKt3 PB4 KKtl RKBl QB7ch

QQ5
38 39 40 41
QxBP QK4 RKl PxP Resigns
RxR RRl!! PKt5! PKB3 PKB4 PxP PK6 KRl PB3! RQBl PK7 PQ4! RB8
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
KtQ2 KRBl RB7 PQR3 PR3 RxB R(l)B7 RxPch R(KKt7)K7!
PKt5 PR3 PKt6 QKt4 QK7 QxKt QxKtP KRl QxRP
216. Janowski
seventh
London, March 22, 1923. used to call Rooks

pigs."
on the
They
rank, "blind
wreak
havoc! BUTTFIELD ( N . London 31 KtKt6di C C) and mates in two. Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 QKtQ2 BK2
OO
QUEEN'S GAMBIT D E C L I N E D
B. E. SlEGHEIM (Metropolitan
C. C . )
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 PK3 RBl QB2 BxP KtK4 BxB KT(4)Q2
OO
217.
Carlsbad Congress, 1923.
BxKt QB7 QB6 QxR QxRch KtK5 KtKt3 RB5
PB3 PxP KtQ4 PKB4? QxB KRl PQKt4? BPxB Q-Qi QKt3 BKt2 KtxQ KKtl PQR4 PR5
First Brilliancy Prize. The waiting moves in Black's combination give it rare artistic charm. A . ALEKHINE F. D . YATES
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PQ4 PQB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ5 PK4

OO
Black KtKB3 PKKt3 BKt2

OO
BK3 BQ4
PQ3 KtB3 KtKtl QKtQ2 PQR4 KtKt5 KKtK4
128 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 KtxKt PB5 BxP BQ4 RKl BBl RxB BxKt QKt3 QKt5 QRKl QQ7 PxP QK6ch PB3 KRl QR3 RK2 KtQl KtK3 QK6 KtKt4
T H E G O L D E N T REASURY OF C H E S S
m mmifWi mmm
m
afillI 5 I
34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 PxR KKt2 KxR K B2 KKt3 KR3 RKt2 KKt3 KR3 RQB2 KR2
KtxKt PxP PKt3 BQR3 Q-Q3 BxB PQB4! QxB QRKtl PB4! PKB5! QR-Ql QxBP KRl QKt4ch RQ3 BK4! QRKB3 RB5 RR5 QR4 RxKt!!
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
KR3 KKt3 RB3 KR3 KKt3 KB3 KKt3 KR3
QR8ch QQ8!! QKt8ch QB8ch BB7ch BKt8ch QB7ch QR7 mate adthan and of
Yates wins over his powerful versary, even more brilliantly he did in 1922 at Hastings exactly in the same number moves; i. e. 52.
218.
Carlsbad Congress, 1923. Prize: Black's is admirably

RETI O P E N I N G
Brilliancy combination
decisive calculated.
F. D . Y A T E S
A . N IMZOVICH
White 1 KtKB3
2 PKKt3
Black PK3 PQ4 PQB3 BQ3 KtK2 OO PQKt4 PKB4 KPxP KtQ2 KtQKt3 KtKt3 KtxB QB3 BxKt KtR5 KtB4 Q-Q3 BR3 PKt5 PxP KtR5 QR6 KtxP
RxRch QxRPch QR8ch BQ5ch QKt8ch QB8ch QR8ch QK8ch PKKt4!! QB8ch QKt8ch
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
BKt2 PQ3 KtB3 OO PK4 KtKl PxQP KtK2 BB4 Q-Q2 PKR4 KtxKt PQB3 QxB RKtl QK3 PKB4 KtB3 KRQl PxP Q-Q4 KtK5
MODERNS, JHYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS
129 PxP QKt3 BKt2! QRBl KtK4! BxB PKt3 KtB5 BKt2 QxB PK4! PK5 KRQl KtK4 KtQ6 QxR
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
RKl RxKt PR5 KB2 PR6 RKRl QxRP PxR QxB KBl QR3 RR4 RKt4 KB2 KxP KR3 RQR4 KR4 RR8ch QR7ch QKtl Resigns
Kt x R KRl Q-Q3 QRKl QxP QB3 RxKt! QxP QQ5ch! PB5 KKtl PKt4 QR8ch PxPch QK4ch PR4 PKt5ch RB4 KKt2 KR3 QB3ch
14 RQl 15 K t x Q P 16 BKtl 1 7 OO 18 Q - Q 2 19 B x K t 20 QB2 21 QK2 22 BK4! 23 B x B 24 RBl 25 KtKt3 26 KtQ4 27 KRQl 28 KtR2 29 R x R 30 PB3
219.
Carlsbad Congress, 1923. Alekhine's Brilliancy Immortal. Prize.

A. ALEKHINE

E. G R U E N F E L D
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 KtB3 BKt5 PK3 RBl QB2 PQR3 BR4 BQ3 BxP B1^2
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 BK2 QKtQ2 OO PB3 PQR3! PR3 RKl! PxP PQKt4 PB4
30 31 32 33 34
... . PxP PxKt QxQ QBl move.
RxKt! KtB5! QB5! RxRch BQ5ch
and mates next
220.
Manhattan Chess Club, New York, 1923. a Move!
Ten Seconds
130
OTIS FIELD
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS OSCAR TENNER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PK4 KtKB 3 BB4 PQ4 OO RKl KtB3 RxKtch KtxP RxKt BKt5 KtK4
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PxP KtxP PQ4 PxB BK3 KtxKt QBl BQ3 OO
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PQ4 KtQR4 PKR3 PK5 KtxB BQB4
OO
PK4 KtKB3 BB4 KtKt5 PxP PQ3 KtB3 QK2 PxKt KKtQ2
OO?
12 13 14 15 16 17
QKl KtKt3 BB4 BKt3 KtxB KtxKP
BKKt5 Q-Q2! BB6! QKt5 KtR4! KtB5 QR6!
l88?V8ff
mm. ~
PxKt BK4 PKB 3 RQl P_QB4 QxR KKt2 BB2 RKtl QKt3 BKt3 KBl RKt2 KB2 QK3 QB4 Q- K3 Resigns
7
H i WMw. u U *
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 KtB6ch BxP BxB BKt3 BR4 RxRch QB3 Q x KtPch QB3 RQl QKt3ch RQ7ch BxP RQ8ch QB4 BB3ch QxPch RB8ch
White
resigns!!
221.
Trieste Congress, 1923. makes Second
The young Peruvian master his debut by winning the Brilliancy Prize.
E. CANAL P. JOHNER
131
222.
Copenhagen, 1923. Zugzwang Game"
223.
"The Evergreen
F. SAEMISCH
Exhibition Game, Berlin, February, 1923. with
I N D I A N DEFENSE A . NIMZOVICH
White tips over the apple-cart a neat Queen sacrifice.

SICILIAN DEFENSE . ALEKHINE
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 p_Q4 PQB4 KtKB3 PKKt3 BKt2 KtB3 OO KtK5 PxP BB4 RBl QKt3 KtxKt PKR3 KR2 BQ2 Q-Ql KtKtl RKtl PK4 Q x Kt QKt5 KRl QK3 QRKl Resigns
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQKt3 BKt2 BK2 OO PQ4 PB3 BPxP PQR3! p_QKt4 KtB3 BxKt Q-Q2 KtR4! PB4! PKt5 BQKt4 BQ3!! BPxP! RxP QRKBl QRB4 BQ6! PR3!
F. SAEMISCH
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PK4 KtKB3 BK2 OO PQ4 KtxP BB3! ' PB4! QxKt KtB3 PQKt3 BKt2 QRQl QKt3 KRl! PB4 PB5! PxP!! PxPch KtQ5
Black PQB4 KtQB3 PK3 PQ3 PxP KtB3 KtK4 Kt x Bch BK2 OO KtQ2 BB3 PQR3 QB2 RQl PQKt3 BK4 BxQ KRl Resigns
224.
Mahrisch-Ostrau, 1923.
First Brilliancy Prize. Black must have been bowled over by Rubinstein's 25th move! KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED
A . RUBINSTEIN K . HROMADKA
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 KtB3 BB4 PQ3 PKR3
Black PK4 BB4 PQ3 KtKB3 KtB3 BKKt5 BxKt
132
T H E G O I B E N T REASURY o r
Cbwm
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
QxB QKt3!? PxP KQl PQR4 RBl KtK2 KtxKt PB3 PR5 BK3 KB2 RB3 BKtl QB2 PKKt3! RxP
KtQ5 QK2 PxP PB3 RKKtl PKR3 ooo BxKt BKt3 BB2 KKtl KRl KtQ4 KtB5 BKtl KtxRP Q-Q3
White 1 2 3 4 PQ4 KtQ2 PxP PKR3? Resigns 226.
Black KtKB3 PK4 KtKt5 KtK6!!
New York, 1924. Prize.
First Brilliancy
RETI
RETI OPENING
E. BOGOLYUBOV
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 KtKB3 PB4 PKKt3 BKt2 OO PKt3 B Kt2 PQ4! QKtQ2 KtxKt KtK5 PB3 BxP KtxKt p_K4! 1 5 16 PB5 17 QB2! 18 P x P
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQ4

BQ3
25 26 27 28 29
QKt6!! BB5! BxQ QxR BB5!
RQ2 RxR RB7ch KtxQ Resigns
RKl QKtQ2 PB3 KtK5 PxKt PKB4 PxP QB2 BxKt PK4 BKBl PxQP QR-Ql
OO
mm
in
225.
Paris, 1924. game on play. record
Here is the shortest from master tourney

A. GIBAUD
QUEEN P A W N GAME
M . LAZARD
133
19 20 21 22 23
BR5! BxP RxR QxB RKBl
RK4 RxKBP BxR RxB RQl
Now comes an exquisite finish. 24 BB7ch 25 B K 8 ! ! After White's last move hear a pin drop! KRl Resigns you could
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
BB5 RxKt! QR8ch QxKtP QB6ch PK6! PxP PB8(Q)ch RxRch QxR QR8 QK5ch
KtB7ch BxR KK2 KQl RK2 BQ5 BxQ KB2 BxR KQ3 Q-Qi
227. Second
New York, 1924. Brilliancy Prize

F. J . MARSHALL E. BOGOLYUBOV
and Marshall declared mate in five. 38 . . . KB4; 39 KtR4ch, K Kt4; 40 Q K2ch, K x Kt; 41 B B2 mate. Marshall considers this his best game.
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 PQ4 KtKB3 BKt5 PK3 PB4 PxP KtB3 BQ3 QB2 KtxKt KtB3 OO PQR3 QRKl QK2 KtK5 PB4 BKtl QQB2 PxP! KRl PK4 KtxB PK5 QR7ch PKKt3
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 QKtQ2 PB3 KPxP QR4 KtK5 KtxB PKR3 BK2 OO Q-Qi p_QR4 KtB3 BQ3 PB4 BQ2 BB3 BxP RKl BQ5 PxKt KtKt5 KBl QKt3 228. New York, 1924. Timing. Magnificent
QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED A . ALEKHINE DR. EM. LASKER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 KtB3 PxP BB4 PK3 BQ3 PxKt PKKt3 OO QB2 KtQl KtK3 KtR4 PQKt4 KtB3 PKt5 PKt4
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 QKtQ2 PxP PB3 KtR4 KtxB BQ3 OO RKl KtBl PB3 BK3 BQB2! BKt3 BKB2! BKR4 BKB 2
134
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
PxP QKt2 PB5 KtKt2 KRKl PKR3 RxRch RKl QBl KtK5 QxKt PB6 PB4 BK2 BR5 KtR4 QxQ Resigns
RBl PxP Q-Q3 BB2 p_KR4! KtR2! RxR RKtl KtKt4 PxKt PK5 PKt3 PxKtP PxP RKt7! QxP(B5) BxQ
229. One chess of
New York, 1924. games of
the immortal history.
RETI OPENING
R. RETI D R . E. LASKER
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
PR3 RxR KtB3? KtQ4 KR2 QRl! KtxP PxP BxKt BxP BR6 QKt7 PQKt4 QKt6 QxQch PK3 KKt2 PxB BKt7 KB3 BB6 BKt5 KK3 KB4 BBl BK3 Resigns
BQ3? RxR BK2 Q-Q2 PR4 PR5!! PxPch KtxKt BB3! RB4 BKt3 Q-Ql RB2 RQ2! RxQ PxP B x Kt! BB4 BK3! BKt6 RQ3 RB3ch RK3ch! RK7 RQB7 BQ4
White 1 KtKB3 2 P B4 3 PQKt 3 4 P Kt3 5 BKKt2 6 B Kt2 7 OO 8 PQ3 9 QKt Q2 10 P x P 11 RBl 12 R B2 13 P Q R 4 14 Q R l ! 15 K R B l 16 K t B l 17 R x K t ! 18 K t x P 19 K t K 3
Black PQ4 PQB3 BB4 KtB3 QKtQ2 PK3 BQ3 OO PK4 PxP QK2 p_QR4 PR3 KRKl BR2 KtB4 BxR QRBl QK3 230. New York, January, 1924.
A Perfect Gem of a Simultaneous Game, and a field day for the White Knights. QUEEN'S G A M B I T
A. ALEKHINE
DECLINED
A. KUSSMAN
White PQ4 KtKB3 PB4 KtB3 BPxP BKt5! BxKt PK4! 9 BKt5ch
Black PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 PB4 KPxP BK3 QxB PxKP BQ2
135 BK2 BxKt OO PB3 PxP

RKl
10 11 12 13 14
KtxP BxBch OO KtxP KtKB5! QK2
QQKt3 KtxB PxP

RQl
KtK4 PKt3
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
OO KtQ5 PxB BKt5 PB4 PxP KRKl RK2 QRKl! B x Kt!
PQR4 RQBl Q-Q2 BxB
lit Ills 1 1 1 in
16 17 18 19 20 QKt5ch KRKl KtB6ch Kt x Ktch QK5 KtQ2 BKt5 KBl RxKt Resigns in three dif-
il
r
a
18 19 20 21 22 23 QKKt4! QQB4! Q B7! PQR4! RK4!! QxKtP!
f
QKt4 Q-Q2 QKt4 QxRP QKt4 Resigns
Mate is now threatened ferent ways.
232. Baden-Baden, 1925. The mad gyrations of White's Black recovers miraculously from Queen stamp this game as one of an inferior position. the finest ever played. IRREGULAR OPENING
PHILIDOR DEFENSE E. Z . ADAMS
231.
New Orleans, 1925.
C . TORRE
RICHARD RETI
A . ALEKHINE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 QxP BQKt5 BxKt KtB3
Black PK4 PQ3 PxP KtQB3 BQ2 BxB KtB3
White 1 PKKt3 2 KtKB3 3 KtQ4 4 PQ3 5 QxP 6 BKt2 7 BQ2 8 KtxB
Black PK4 PK5 PQ4 PxP KtKB3 BKt5ch BxBch OO
136. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 p QB4 . PxP QB4 QKtKt3
THE G OLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS
OO
KRQl RQ2 KtQB5 BB3 BKt2 BB3 BRl PKt4 RQBl PR4 RPxP PKt5 PxP KtB3 QxP QxP KtxQ KR2
KtR3 KtQKt5 QKt x QP PB3 RKl BKt5 QBl BR6 BKt5 BR6 BKt5 PKR4 PR3 PR5 PxP QB2 RPxP RK6!! PxP KtB6 QxQ KtxPch! KtK5
233.
Marienbad, 1925. Prize.

F. SAEMISCH
First Brilliancy
. JANOWSKI
QUEEN'S P A W N GAME White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 p_Q4 KtKB3 BKt5 PK3 QKtQ2 PB3 BQ3 KPxP KtB4 QK2 PKR4 QQ2! BB4 KtK3 QxKt RR3 PxP KtxKt BxP QR6! Black KtKB3 PB4 KtB3 PQKt3 BKt2 PxP BK2
PK3
QB2 PKR3? KtKKt5 PQ3 KtxKt PKR4 PK4? KtxP PxKt BQ3 Resigns magnificent!
OO
Dynamically
mm,
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 RB4 BKt2 R(4)B2 KR3 KR2 RxKt KR3 KR2 BxR Resigns
234.
Moscow, 1925. in mag-
The champion is outplayed nificent style.

SICILIAN J . R.
DEFENSE
Kt x BP BK3 KtKt5ch KtK4ch RxKt KtKt5ch KtK6ch KtxR KtQ5
CAPABLANCA L. I L J I N - G E N E V S K Y
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 KtQB3 PKKt 3 BKt2 KKtK2 PQ3
Black PQB4 KtQB3 PKKt3 BKt2 PQ3 KtB3
OO
OO
137
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
16
PKR3 BK3 Q Q2 KtQl PQB3 PKKt4 PKB4
PQR3 BQ2 RKl QRBl QR4 KRQl BKl
235. White ing.
Moscow Congress, 1925, s windmill checks are amus-
I N D I A N DEFENSE
C. TORRE
DR. E. LASKER
15 PKt5 17
18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
KtQ2 PB5 PKt4 KtB4 PKt5 PB6 BBl KtB2 PxQBP PxBP PK3 PKR4 RKtl PR5 RKt3 PxP RPxP KtQl Kt(2)K4 QKB2 KtKKt5 QR4 Kt(3)K4 PQ4? ( B -- Q 2 ! ! ) K t x B Kt x Kt QxBP Q x Ktch PxKt PxP KRl RB3
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 PQ4 KtKB3 BKt5 PK3 PxP QKtQ2 PB3 BQ3 KtB4 QK2 oo KRKl QRQl BBl KtKt5 KtR3 PxP QR5 BxB RxKt PQKt4 RKKt3 KtB4 KtK3 BB6! RxPch RxPch RKt7ch RxBch RKt7ch RKt5ch RxQ RR3 RxPch RR3 RKt3ch RB3ch PQR3 PxP
Black KtKB3 PK3 PB4 PxP BK2 PQ3 QKtQ2 PQKt3 BKt2 QB2 OO KRKl KtBl KtQ4 PKt4 PKt5 KtxP BxKt KtxB QR4 QKB4 PKR3 Q-Q4 QxQ KRl KKtl KRl KKtl KRl KR2 KKt3 KxB KKt4 KRKtl KB3 KKt3 PR4 RxP
i f f mtwm
Si
m
I i -mmm\ wM 2 MJ> = 8
l l i f
0Kt4
31 32 33 34 35 36 37
. . . . RxQ QKl QxP BB3 PQR3 QR7 Resigns
PxKt!! PxR RKt7 R(l)-Q7 PB5 BQ3 PB6
138 40 41 42 43 KtB4 RB4 RxPch PKt3
RQ4 KtQ2 KKt4 Resigns
17 18 19 20
. . . . QxR KRl KxB Resigns
BKR6! BB4ch BxPch QKt5ch
236. Match, Amsterdam, 1922. An old theme, but its execution very attractive. T W O KNIGHTS' DEFENSE
DR. M. EUWE R. RETI
is
237.
Semmering, 1926. Nimzovich
A victory that the great relished. must have

A. NIMZOVICH
ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE
D R . A. ALEKHINE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQ4 OO RKl BxP KtB3 KtxP? QxKt BKt5 QQ8ch KtxKt QRQl QxR PKB4 RxP
r
Black PK4 KtQB3 KtB3 PxP KtxP PQ4 QxB QQR4 KtxKt PKB4 QB4! KB2 PxKt B^-Q3! QxB QR5
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 32 PK4 KtQB3 PK5 PB4 KtB3 PKKt3 BKt2 OO PQ3 KtK2 PKKt4 PxP KtKt3 QK2 KtR4 BQ2 QB2 PxP BxKt QB3 KtK4! PKt3 PB3 KRl PB5 KRQl BBl PxP RKl RxP QRKl RQ3
Black KtKB3 PQ4 KKtQ2 PK3 PQB4 KtQB3 BK2 OO KtKt3 PQ5 PB3 PxP KtQ4 B-Q3 Kt(3)K2 QB2 PB5! KtK6! PxB QxP BB2 Q-Q5 QKt3 KtQ4 KtB5! KRl PxP BK4 BQ2 BB3 KtQ4 KtxP
fill 1^
m&m
I T
mm
139
iH
HI B
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
KtKt6ch! QKt4! RR3ch BB4! PxP PxRch RxKt QxB PB8(Q)ch! QQ5 QxPch RQ3 QK4 RxB
PxKt RB2 KKt2 BQ4 KtxKt KBl BxRch KK2 RxQ Q-Q3 KQl BQ5 RKl Resigns
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
OO PxB KtQ2 KtKt3 PB4 BK2 PKR3 QKl BQ2 KR2 PQR4 PKt3 RKKtl BKBl BBl PQ5 KtQ2 BKKt2 KtBl RR2 BRl Q-Qi KPxP QKt3 RK2
BxKt PQ3 PQKt3 PK4 PK5 Q-Q2 KtK2 PKR4! QB4! QR2! KtB4 PR4! KtR3 BQ2 QRBl " KRl RKKtl PKKt4 RKt2 KtB4 QRKKtl PxP BBl BR3 KtR5
238.
Dresden, 1926. block-
First Brilliancy Prize One of the best examples of tactics. ading

I N D I A N DEFENSE P. JOHNER
A . NIMZOVICH
m 'tTm mm mt ~um m m& mm m m m Mima.

i! mm ^ %.
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 RK3 QB2 BxP BxB RK2 R(l)Kt2 KKtl KtK3 BBl BxP! BB4 KtxB PR5 PxPch QR6 KtR5
X I
White PQ4 PQB4 . KtQB3 PK3 BQ3 KtB3
Black KtKB3 PK3 BKt5 OO PB4 KtB3
140 40 KBl Resigns 239. Second structive increase
RKl!
Dresden Tournament, 1926. Brilliancy Prize an inlesson in the cumulative of positional pressure.
ENGLISH OPENING
A . NIMZOVICH
A . RUBINSTEIN
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 32 32 33 PQB4 KtKB 3 KtB3 PxP PK4 BB4 OO PQ3 KtxKt KtK2 KtKt3 PB4 QB3 BQ2 QRKl RK2 PxP KtRl KtB2 R(l)Kl RxR KtR3 QR5 QR4 QB2! PQKt4 QR4 RK5! BxKt KtKt5 RxR QKl! . . . . QK7ch
Black PQB4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtKt5 PK3 Kt(l)B3 KtQ5 PxKt PQR3 BQ3 OO KRl PKB4 KtB3 QB2 PxP BQ2 QRKl RxR KtQl BB3 PKKt3 KKt2 BB4 BKt3 RKl KtB2 QxB QKtl BxR BB3 KRl 34 p _ K t 5 ! If 34 . . . P x P ; QKt2 35 B KM! KxQ
35 Q x Q c h ^ 36 P x B and wins.
240.
Berlin, 1926.
one ever
Brilliancy Prize. Undoubtedly of the most brilliant games played.
QUEEN 'S P A W N G A M E
E. C OLLE E. G R U E N F E L D
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 BQ3 QKtQ2 OO PQKt3 PxP BKt2 PB4 RBl RKl QK2 KtBl KtKt3 KtKt5
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQKt3 BKt2 PB4 BK2 PxP PQ3 QKtQ2 OO RKl QB2 QRBl QKtl QRl PKt3
....
M ODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND E CLECTICS
141
17 18 19 20
Kt x BP! QxPch P_Q5 KtB5ch!
KxKt KKt2 KtB4
< 9 Kt B3 10 K t K 2 11 P K 5 12 B K B 4 13 P B 3 14 K t x P ! 15 B x P 16 P K K t 4 17 P x K t 18 P B 6 19 B Kt6ch!! 20 Q Q3ch 21 Q R3ch 22 Kt B4ch! 23 K R l 24 RKtlch 25 R x B c h ! 26 RKtl mate
QKt B3 PQ4? KtB4 PB3 PKKt4? PxKt Q-Q2 PKR3 PxB

KB2
KxB KR3 KKt3 PxKt BxP BKt4 KxR
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
. . . . QK3 QR6ch BxP RxBch! QxKtch QR8ch BxR
KBl PxKt KB2 BxP RxR KKl KB2 Resigns
242. 2nd
D U T C H DEFENSE (in effect)

A . ALEKHINE F. J . MARSHALL
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 KKtQ2 QB2 QKtB3 Kt(2) xKt BB4 PK3 BK2 PQR3 OO PB3 PxB PxKP RxR Q-Q2 PxKP! QB4!
Black KtKB3 PK3 KtK5 BKt5 PQ4 PKB4 BPxKt OO PB3 KtQ2 BK2 BKt4 BxB RxP RxRch PK4 P B4 PQ5 PxKt
241.
KINGS
Meran, 1926 after another!

FIANCHETTO J . V O N P ATAY
Just one sacrifice
DEFENSE D . P RZEPIORKA
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PK4 PQ4 KtKB3 BQ3 OO BK3 Q-Q2 BKR6
Black PKKt3 PQ3 BKt2 PK3 KtK2 OO RKl BRl
142 QBlch 20 P x P! 21 QK7 BR5!! PK6 PxKt RB7
22 23 24 25 26 243.
KRl QKtl PKR3 PQR4 PKKt3 BxP Resigns
Twenty-first Match Game, October, 1927. White's game crumbles before trumpet. Joshua's QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED
J . R. CAPABLANCA A . ALEKHINE
244.
White Kecskemet, Hungary, 1927. combination has pret1 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 32 p_Q4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK3 KtB3 RBl PQR3 BR4 BxP BK2 OO PxP KtQ4 PQKt4 BKt3 QKt3 BB3 KtK4 RxR RBl KtB3 KtxKt BxB PQR4 KtB3 RKl PxP PR3 RKtl KtQ4 RQl Resigns
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 QKtQ2 BK2 OO PQR3 PR3 PxP PQKt4! BKt2 PB4 KtxP RBl QKtQ2 KtKt3 KKtQ4 RB5! QBl KtxR QRl!! RBl BxKt QxB BB3 BKt7! RQl PxP . PK4 PK5! BxKt Kt x P!
White's deep ty points.

D . YATES
SICILIAN DEFENSE
A . TAKACS
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 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 BK2 OO KRl BK3 PB4 QKl PQR3 RQl QKt3 BBl PKt3 PK5 KtK4 KtB6ch QR4 BQ3 PxKt KtB3 KtKt5 BxKt PxP B x KKtP RQ3 PQKt4!! RKR3
Black p_QB4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 PQ3 PK3 BK2 PQR3 QB2 BQ2 PQKt4 OO KtQR4 KtB5 KRBl KtxRP KtKl PQ4 KRl KtxKt PKt3 BBl KKtl PR3 PxKt BxB PxB RBl BxP Resigns
245.
U . S . S. R., 1927. of Botvin-
An interesting portent nik's later fame.
143
D U T C H DEFENSE
E. RABINOVICH M . BOTVINNIK
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_Q4 PQB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtQB3 KtB3
Black
PK3 P KB4 KtKB3 BK2 OO PQ4 PB3 QKl QB2 BB4 QR4 QKtQ2 QRQl KtK5 PKt3 KtKt4!? KtK5 PKR4? KtK5! QKl BB3 BxKt Kt x QKt KKt2 BKt5! BPxB BxKt? Q R4 RKRl QKt3! PB3? KBl PK4! RxB! QPxP PxR QKt6! PxKt KtxKP BB4 RxB QxPch PK3 QxRch QB2 QR6! KK2 PB5 QKt5ch RKBl KQ2 QxBP PK6 R x Q and wins QxQ
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 and
KtKB3 BB4 KtKt5 Kt x BP KxB KK3 KxKt BxP PKKt4 QKl Black
KtQB3 KtB3 BB4(?!) BxPch KtxPch QK2 PQ4ch QR5ch BxP BB4ch moves.
mates in three
247.
Trenchin-Teplitz, 1928. mate in actual

M.
A problem
play!
WALTER
CARO-KANN DEFENSE
SPIELMANN
White 1 PK4 2 KtQB3 3 KtB3 4 PK5 5 QK2 6 QPxKt 7 KtQ4 8 PK6! 9 QR5ch 10 KtB3 11 KtK5 12 KtB7
Black PQB3 PQ4 KtB3 KtK5 KtxKt PQKt3 PQB4? PxP KQ2 KB2 BQ2 QKl
s
246. A lively finish. Los Angeles, 1 9 2 8 . variation leads to a bright
mm *
mm
T W O KNIGHTS' DEFENSE K . F. W I L L I A M S K . L. HAEGG
White
1 PK4
Black
PK4
aS&ii
144 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 QK5ch BKB4 QB7ch KtQ8! Q Kt7ch PR4ch Q x Ktch K t x P mate!
KKt2 PB5
249. The game Q

U E
Rogaska-Slatina, 1929. that made

GAMBIT
Flohr
famous.
K*Z]B3
KKt4 KB4 BxQ
N'S
DECLINED F. SAEMISCH
SALO FLOHR
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 * 19 20 21 22 23 PQ4 PQB4 P<JR3 KtQB3 BKt5 PK3 PxP BQ3 KKtK2 KtKt3 PKR4! BKR6 PR5 PxP QB3 QKtK2 OOO RR3 BxKt BxP! KtB4 QxB QRRl
Black PK3 PQ4 BK2 OO PQKt3 PxP BKt2 QKtQ2 KtKl? PKt3? KtKt2 PKB4 PxP PB3 BQ3 QB3 KB2 QxB KtB3 BxKt QRKl KKtl
KtKB 3
248.
Match, 1928.
Colle works up a murderous attack with his customary ingenuity. I N D I A N DEFENSE

COLLE S. LANDAU
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 PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 BQ3 OO QKtQ2 PK4 KtxP BKt5! BB6 PK5I! QB3! KtxB KtB4! RKl QB3! Kt x Bch RxPch! RK7! BB4 QQKt3 KtK5 RxPch QKt3 BxP! B x Ktch QKt7ch BxR
Black KtKB3 PQKt3 BKt2 PQ3 QKtQ2 PK4 PxP? PKt3 PQR3 QBl PxP BxB BQ3 PK5 PR3 QKt2 PxKt KBl KKt2 QRQBl PQ4 QRKl KKtl PKKt4 RxKt KxR KK3 Resigns
mm m m
S I
WM
u r n
a B
D b
mm am
QxR KxR KKtl
24 RR8ch 25 R x Q c h 26 QR6ch
145
27 Q x P c h KRl 28 QR6ch KKtl 29 KtR5 and wins
32 33 34 35
RxKP PK6 RKt3 QxP
BKt2 QK2 RQl Resigns
250.
Carlsbad, 1929. Prize

DECLINED F. D . YATES
Brilliancy
QUEEN'S E. COLLE GAMBIT
251.
Antwerp, 1929. games
One of ten blindfold

MAX LANGE
ATTACK
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 PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 BQ3 QKtQ2

OO
Black KtKB3 PQKt3 BKt2 PK3 PQ4 BQ3

OO
G . KOLTANOWSKI P. DUNKELBLUM
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 OO PQ4 PK5 PxKt RKlch KtKt5 KtQB3 QKtK4 PQB3 PxP PKt4 KtxB PB7ch KtKt5ch RxP
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 KtB3 PxP PQ4 PxB BK3 QQ4 QB4 BKt5? PxP BR4 QKt3 PxKt KxP KKtl QQ6
PB4 PQKt3 BKt2 RBl KtK5 QK2 BPxP PB4 QxKt KtKt4 RB3! RKt3 Q QB2 BB5 RR3 RBl! KtK5! BPxB BxP! RB2 BxR QQl BKt2 PKKt4! PxBP
QKtQ2
QK2
QR-Ql PB4 KtK5 KPxP KtxKt PB3 KRKl QK3 KRl KtBl QB2 PKR4 KKtl BxKt PxQP BR3 RBl RxB PB4 PKt3 PQ5 PxKP
146
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
QKl! RK8! RxRch BR3ch RQUI KBl! RQ5! RR5 RKB5!
RKBl Q-Q2 KxR KtK2 QxPch QxKt QB3 Resigns
0R5
252.
Manhattan Chess Club, Spring, 1930.

gives odds ofQR. odds-givers of mate that
White The kind pray for.
I. K ASHDAN
White
1 PK4
B. H O R N E M A N Black PK3 PQ4 PQB4 PxP KtKR3 BK2 PQKt3 KtB4 PxB RBl BR3? KtQ2 PB3? PxB PxQ
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
PQ4 PK5 QKt4 KtKB3 QR3 BQ3 QKt3 BxKt QxP KtxP KtxP BKt5 PK6! QKtoch!! KtKt7 mate
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
BxPch!! KtKt5ch PKR4! RxPch!! PR5ch RxB Kt x Pch KtKt5ch QKt3ch 254.
KxB KKt3 RRl KtB3 KR3 QR4 KR2 KKtl Resigns
San Remo, 1930. with one of the mates ever seen in
Black concludes most beautiful actual play. Prize
253.
Nice, 1930.
INDIAN DEFENSE
E. BOGOLYUBOV M . MONTICELLI
First Brilliancy
E. COLLE
QUEEN'S P A W N OPENING
J . J . O'HANLON
White 1 PQ4 2 PQB4
Black KtKB3 PK3
White
Black
147
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
KtQB3 KtB3 BKt5 PxB PK3 BQ3

OO
BKt5 PQKt3 BxKtch BKt2 PQ3 QKtQ2

QK2
36 37 38 39
Black calls mate in 4. KtK7ch!! . . . . RB8ch! RxKt KxR QR8ch KB2 KtKt5 mate
KtQ2 BR4 BKt3 PQR4 RKtl PB3 PK4 BKl PR3 PB5! PQ5 KtB4 RB2 PQ6! Kt x Rch BB4 PxP RQ2? QKt3 BQ3 BxP PxB
PKR3 PKKt4
OOO
255.
Hamburg, July, 1930. Brilliancy Prize
34 B x P 35 PKt3 36 RKt3
32 Q B 2 33 p _ B 4
p_QR4 QRKtl PR4 PR5 PK4 KtR4 QPxP KtB5 RR3! PB4! RxP! QxKt RBl RxP QK2 RBl PK5! BxB QxP QB3 PKt5 PxP KtK4!
I N D I A N DEFENSE . STAHLBERG A . ALEKHINE
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 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 QKt3 PxP KtB3 BQ2 QB2 PQR3 BxB PQKt4 PK3 BQ3 QxKt
OO
Black KtKB3 PK3 BKt5 PB4 KtB3 KtK5 Kt x QBP PB4 BxKt OO KtK5 PQKt3 KtxB BKt2 KtK2 QKl RQl PB5! PxKP KtB4 PQ3! PxP PK4 KtQ5! RQ2 R(2)KB2 RB5 QR4 QKt4!
BK2 KRQl PQR4 PR5 QxP QB3 PxP KtKl RR7 QK3 RR2 PB3 BQ3 BBl RKB2
....
148
mm mm. f& n ism m i
mm I as^lB
M
^
NN&
.m
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
BxP RKt2 BB7 BB4 RQBl KRl Resigns 257.
KRKtl PR5 RQBl KtR4 BK5ch KtKt6ch!
Zwickau, 1930. is studded with sac-
Black's rifices.
play
ENGLISH OPENING 30 . . . . 31 K R l Resigns If 32 Q x Q, R x R; etc. 256. Hamburg, 1930. precision

I. KASHDAN
PR3! RxP!!
P. BLECHSCHMIDT
S.
FLOHR
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 PQB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtQB3 KtB3 OO PKR3 PK3? KR2 PQ4 PxRP RRl RPxP KKtl PQ5 QR4ch KtxKt PK4 KBl PxB KxB BK3 QRQKtl QxKtP QB6! KB3 RxRch . BQ4! BxKt KKt3 KR2
Black KtKB3 PB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtB3 PQ3 BQ2 QBl PKR4! PR5!! PKKt4! PKt5! BxP! QB4 KtK4 KKtQ2 BxKt QKt3 BxKt BK7ch QxB QxP PKt4!! RQKtl! QxPch PB4!! KB2 KtK4ch! QK5ch! QKt5ch R x P mate
Exemplary
G . STAHLBERG
I N D I A N DEFENSE White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 QKt3 PxP KtB3 BQ2 QB2 PK4 OOO BQ3 KKtl KRKtl BK3 QxKt PxB KPxP RxQ RQ2 Black KtKB3 PK3 BKt5 PB4 KtB3 KtK5 Kt x QBP OO QB3! PQKt3! p_QR4| QKt3 BR3 KtxB BxKt PQ4! QxQch BxP BxQP
149 QKt4 RPxKt
258. Los Angeles-San Francisco Match, San Luis Obispo, May, 1931 (Board No. 17) White saves himself ing resource.
VAN ESSEN
22 P x R 23 Kt x Qch 24 RQ2 and wins
with an
amaz259. Prague, 1 9 3 1 . woolly!

V . MIKE NAS
GIUOCO PIANO
WOSKOFF
Wild and Black

DR. M . VIDMAR
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PK4 KtKB3 B B4 PB3 PQ4 OO PKR3 RKl Q-Q3 B Q5 B K3 PxP KtR2 QBxKt KtQ2 QKtBl BxPch QxBch RK2 KtB3
QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED 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 32 33 34 35 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 KtB3 PQR4 KtK5 PB3 PK4 PxB QB3 QxPch BKt5ch! BxP QxKtP KQl KB2 KKt3 KxR KKtl Q B8ch RR3 RR2 RQl! RxKtch RQ2ch QxR Q Kt8 KB2 KQl PR5 RxKt QQ8ch QK7ch QxKtP KB2 Black PQ4 PQB3 KtB3 PxP BB4 PK3 BQKt5 BxP!! KtxP QxP KQl KBl KtxB QKoch RQlch RQ7ch RxPch!! BxKtch BxKt KB2 Q-Q5 QxB JCtQ2! KxR KB2 KtB2 QKB8ch QB4ch KtQ3 BB6 KxR KB4 KB5 QB8ch QQ6ch
PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BKt3 PQ3 KtB3 PKR3 KtKR4 BQ2 PKt4 PxP KtB5 KtPxB RKKtl QR5 KxB KtK2 QR-Ql QR4
0K2
How does
White
save
himself?! RxQ
21 QKt4
150 36 KBl Resigns
T H E GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS QQ7ch White announced mate in seven (!) beginning with 22 QKt5!! 261.
of a
260.
New York, 1931.

mate out
Pasadena, 1932. champion.
White announces clear sky!
C A R O K -A N N DEFENSE
D A K E White
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PK4 PQ4 PxP PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 PB5 BQKt5 KtK5 QR4 BKB4 O O BxKt
A . ALEKHINE
How to beat a
INDIAN DEFENSE
I. A. HOROWITZ A. KEVITZ
Black PQB3 PQ4 PxP KtKB3 KtB3 BK3 PKKt3 BKt2 QBl BQ2 PQR3 PxB KtR4 RR2 BKl PB4 KtB3 RxR PB5 KtK5 BR3 PxKt
White PB4 PQ4 KtB3 PK3 6 BQ3 7 8 PxP 9 PQR3 10 P x B 11 p _ B 4 12 BKt2 13 RBl 14 KtK5 15 K P x P 16 K t x Q B P 17 KtQ6 18 Q x R 19 KtB5 20 RKl 21 RK4 2 3 4 5
1 KtKB3
Black KtKB3 PQKt3 BKt2 PK3 BKt5
O O
PQ4 PxP BxKt QKtQ2 PB4 RBl PQR3 PxQP PxP P_QKt4 RxR BRl KtQ4 QKtKt3 RKl
O O
O O
KRKl BQ2 RK2 QRKl KtB3 RxP RxR BxP BK5 KtxKt
Wm,
M mm
151
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
KtKt5! QKt3ch KtxB RxR QKt8ch PQ5! PB4 BxQ PxP PQKt4 PKt3 PxP PQR4 BQ6 KBl
QB4 BB2 RxKt QxR QBl PK6 QxQ KB2 KKl PKt4 PxP KQl KBl BKt2 Resigns
24 25 26 27 28 29
QRKBl BQ3 PKt3 RKt2 QxQ KxB Resigns
RR3 Q-Q3! QxPch!! QxRch BxQ RxP
263.
London Congress, 1932.
The following snappy game is a fair specimen of the convincing style of the world's woman champion.
I N D I A N DEFENSE
262.
QUEENS R. FINE
Pasadena, 1932. Brilliancy

DECLINED H . STEINER GAMBIT
A Steiner
MRS V . MENCHIK STEVENSON
SIR G . A . THOMAS
White
1 PQ4
Black KtKB 3 PKKt3 BKt2 PQ3 OO PK4 PKt3 KtB3 KtK2 KtQ2 PQR4 KtQB4
White 1 2 3 4
5
Black PQ4 KtKB 3 PK3

BK2
OO
6 7 8 9 10
11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
KtKB3 PQ4 PB4 KtB3 BKt5 PK3 RBl BQ3 BxP BxB OO PxKt QB2 KtQ2 QRKl PKB3 PxP KtxKt QQ2 RB4 BQ3 RB2 BB4
QKtQ2 PB3 PxP KtQ4 QxB KtxKt PK4 PK5 KtB3

BB4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12
PQB4 KtQB3 PK4 PB3 BK3 KKtK2! QQ2 PQ5 PKKt4 RKKtl
OOO
BKt3 KtxP BxKt KRl PB4 p_KKt4 QRKl RB3
IB mm mi Z. Z. ZtM mm m& m&mmm m m 1 BbBaH

wm fc mm
152 13 KtKt3 14 PKR4 1 5 PR5

16 17 BR6
T H E G OLDEN TREASURY OF C HESS
BQ2 QKtl QR2 KxB KtxKt PR6 KRl PxPch RKKtl PxP Resigns
PR5
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
BxB KtB5ch KtP x Kt PB6ch! QR6 KKtl PxP QxPch!
t B 11!
>
264.
Tokio, January, 1933. games. KlMUR Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtP x B PxP PQ3 BK3 KtB3 BK2 BQ2 OO KtKl QxB PxP Q-Ql QB2 KtB3 Q-Ql RKl R U Y LOPEZ
One of fifteen blindfold

u ALEKHINE
White 1 2 3 4 5
6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BxKt PQ4 QxP OO KtB3 BKt5 QR4 QRQl PK5! BxB PxP KRKl KtQ4 RK7 KtB5 RxQP
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
PQKt3 KtB5 RxBP PKB3 RxRP KtK4 PKR4 KR2 KKt3 PR4 KtKt5 RR7 PQR5 KtxP 265.
PKt3 BB4
RKl
RK7
RxP
BK3 KKt2
KR3
BQ2
PB4
RB6 RQ6
KR4 Resigns
Folkestone, 1933. A pretty finish.

CRANSTON
FRENCH DEFENSE
A . W . DAKE
(Portland, Ore.) White 1 PK4 2 PQ4 3 KtQB3 4 BKt5 5 KtxP 6 BxKt 7 KtKB3 8 PB3 9 QB2
(Ireland) Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB 3 PxP BJC2 BxB KtQ2 OO BK2
(see diagram next column) 20 21 22 23 24 KtK4! Kt x Ktch KtxR QK4! KtxQ RxR KRl QxKt QxQ BK3
M ODERNS, H YPERMODERNS AND E CLECTICS
153 KtxB KKt2 PxKt KxR KtxP? KR3 KR2
10 11 OO PKR4 o
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Kt x Ktch B Q3 P_R5 RR2 Q Q2 QR6 QxPch!
P QB3 KtB3
BxKt
PK KKt3 Kt2
RKKtl KRl BKt2 Resigns
26 27 28 29 30 31 32
KtB4! KtxKtP! RKKtl!! RxPch QK6! RKtlch QK3ch
266. A magnificent tive skill.

. FINE White
New York, 1933. display of combina-
N. GROSSMAN Black
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22
PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK3 QKt3! PxB PxP BQ3 Kt K2 PB3
OO
23 24 25
QB2 QxB BR4 PK4 PK5 PB4 PKt4 KRl PB5! PxP QR3 BB6 PxP
KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 BKt5 PB3 BxKtch QKtQ2 BPxP OO Q-R4 PQKt3 BR3 BxB KRBl PQKt4 RB5 KtKl PKt3 QKt3 KtKt2 KPxP KtxKP KtB3 KtR4 RPxP
33 QK7ch 34 QKt7ch
game!
KR3 Resigns Hard
30 . . . KtK4!! draws.
Watch Queen!
267. the
Leningrad, 1933. wanderings of Black's
SICILIAN DEFENSE
W . A. RAUSER White M . BOTVINNIK Black
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 BK2 BK3 KtKt3 PB4

OO
PQB4 KtQB3 PxP KtB3 PQ3 PKKt3 BKt2 BK3 OO KtQR4!
154
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
KtxKt BB3 KRKl QQ2 QRBl PQKt3 KPxP PxB PB5 KRQl BQ4 KBl QK2 RxB QRQl QQ3 RK4 RK6
KK2
QxKt BB5 KRQl QB2 PK4 PQ4!!

PK5!
269. Tartakower ing.
Sitges, 1934. is trounced in the open-
QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED DR. S. TARTAKOWER DR. R. REY-ARDID
PxB
QR4
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 KtB3 BPxP PKKt3 KtxP? PxKt KtKt5 QQ5 RQKtl KtQ6ch QxB QR3 QKt2 BQ2 KQl QKt4 RKt2 Resigns
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 PB4 KtxP PxP KtxKt PK4 QR4! KtB3 BK3 BxKt RQl KtQ5! BB4 KtB7ch KtR6 Q-Q4 QxR
KtKt5 P_B7ch! QR3ch BxB QKB3! QR5 RKl! PB4! KtxPch QxP
30 Resigns
268. Dr. when Tarrasch
Munich, 1933 ( ? ) was was over played! seventy
this game
RUY
LOPEZ DR. S. TARRASCH
AMATEUR
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO KtxP KtxKt QB3 KtB3 BxPch Q x QBPch QxRch QxR KRl PKR3 PxQ KR2
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BB4 KtxP QPxKt QR5 KtxKt PxB! BQ2 KK2 KtK7ch BxP QxPch! BB3ch BKt6 mate
270. The "stairway"
About 1934. mate is interesting.
PETROFF DEFENSE E. NORMAN-HANSEN E. ANDERSON
White 1 2 3 4 5 PK4 KtKB3 KtxP KtKB3 PQ4
Black PK4 KtKB3 PQ3 KtxP PQ4
155
6 BQ3 7 OO 8 PB4 9 PxP 10 KtB3 11 PKR3 12 K t x K t 13 B x P 14 BB5 15 BK6 16 PKKt4 17 KKt2 18 BK3 19 PKR4 20 P x R 21 P x K t
BKKt5 BQ3 OO PKB4 KtQ2 BR4 PxKt KtB3 KRl KtK5 BKt3 QB3 QRKl RxB! KtB6!! BK5
(Twenty-sixth g a m e ) The famous game (known as Pearl of Zandvoort") which tually decided the match. DUTCH DEFENSE
R. M . EUWE A . ALEKHINE
"The vir-
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 32 32 33 34 35 36 PQ4 PQB4 PKKt3 BQ2 BKt2 KtQB3 KtB3 OO QB2 KtK5 BxKt KxB PQ5! KtQ3 KRl QKt3 PB4 KtKt4! KtB2 KtK3 KtxP! KtxQP KtxP KtQ2! PK4 PxP PK5 PK6 KtB3 RKKtl RxB KtKt5! . . . . PxKt QK3 KtK6 QK5
Black PK3 PKB4 BKt5cfa BK2 KtKB3 OO KtK5 p_QKt3 BKt2 KtxKt BxB QBl PQ3 PK4 PB3 KRl PK5 PB4 KtQ2 BB3? BxB QKtl BB3 PKKt4! PxP BQ5 QKl KRKtl QKt3 BxR QB3?
Black now wins by force in all variations.
I L I I I I ^ N
i
"
22 23 24 25 26 27 A Pure
11
KR3 QxQ KKt2 KR2 KRl KKtl Mate.
mm*
"' ' "gpi
QxKtch RxQch RKt6ch RKt7ch RR7ch RR8 mate
(see diagram next p a g e ) RKt2 RxP RK2 RKBl QxQ
271.
W o r l d Championship Match, 1935.
156
11 12 13 14 15 16
KtB2 KtKtl BQ2 PR3 PxB KtR3
PKR4 KKtK2 KtKt3 BKt5! P x P dis. ch. KtB5!!
i i
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Px RKl KtQ8! PK6 KtB6 PK7 KtQ8 KtKt7 RK6ch KtQ6 KtK4ch
mm
ipflS 1 1 1
ii it
II
'B&B 'BAB
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 PxKt PB3 BRl Q K2 RKKtl PKt4 PR4 BKl BQ2 BKl BQ2 PR5 BxP BxKt KRl RxP RPxP PxRP BKt4ch QxRch RxQ KtKl KKtl KxR Resigns KPxP PxKt KtK4 BQ3 O0O PKt3 RR5 RR2 RR5 KRRl QRKtl PKt5! KtxPch BxBch PKt6! RxR KRKtl! QxP! KRxB RxQ RKt7 RKB7! PR7ch PR8(Q)
272. A far-sighted Black.
Philadelphia, 1936. combination wins for
26
RETI O P E N I N G I. K ASHDAN L A . H OROWITZ
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 KtKB3 PB4 PKKt3 BKt2 OO PK4 PKR3 PQ3 KtR3 KR2
Black PQ4 PQ5 PQB4 KtQB3 PK4 BKt5 BK3 PB3 Q-Q2 PKKt4
157
273. White's prising

DR .
Nottingham, 1936. game collapses suddenness. with sur-
274.
Nottingham, 1936. Brilliancy Prize
QUEEN 'S G A M B I T
E. LASKER S. RESHEVSKY
I N D I A N DEFENSE
M . BOTVINNIK DR. S. TARTAKOWER
WHITE BLACK
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 PK3 BxP KtB3 OO BQ3 PxP BKt5 QK2 QRQl KtK5 BBl PxKt PQR4 KtB3 BKt2 RBl PxP BxP
Black PQ4 PxP KtKB3 PK3 PB4 PQR3 PQKt4 PxP BKt2 BK2 OO QKt Q2 KtQ4! KKtxKt KtB3 QQ4! KRBl! KtK5! KtKt4! PxP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
KtKB3 PB4 PQ4 P KKt3 BKt2 OO KtB3 PK4 PKR3 BK3 RBl PQ5 KtQ2 PB4 KtPxP PB5 KtxP KtQB4 KtQ6 KtxB RxKt!! QR5 KtB5! QxP RQl QKt5ch RxR RxR QKt7
16*PXKP
mm z : .
mm^m^Smm^W^
:
mmmm mm
mo
21 . . . . 22 P x K t 23 K R l Resigns
mmm BIB
Kt x Ktch QKt4ch QKt5!
KtKB3 PQ3 QKtQ2 PK4 BK2 OO PB3 QB2 RKl KtBl? PKR3 BQ2 PKKt4? KtPxP KKt2 PxKP PxP QB3 KtKt3 BK3 KtxKt KxR KtKt3 RKKtl BxP QR-Ql KK3 PB3 KtB5 Resigns
275.
Belgian National Tourney, 1936. Brilliancy Prize Shades of Dr. Lasker!
QUEEN'S P A W N OPENING
158
. KOLTANOWSKY
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS M . DEFOSSE
30 RK5 The double sacrifice came as a surprise, pleasing as it was
Resigns of the bishop and was as decisive.
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PQ4 KtKB 3 PK3 BQ3 PB3 QKtQ2 OO PxP PK4 QK2 RKl PKR3 KtxKt PxP KtB3 QxKt BK3 BB2 BQ4 QRQl BK5
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 PB4 KtB3 BK2 OO BxP QB2 BQ3 KtKKt 5 KKtK4 KtxKt PxP Kt x Ktch BK3 QRQl PQKt4 BQB4 PKt5 BQ3
21G. U. S. Championship Tournament, New York, 1936. Reshevsky is not this fashion. often beaten in
CARO-KANN D E F E N S E
A. HOROWITZ S. RESHEVSKY
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 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 KtxP KtKt3 Q-Q3 KtK4 QxKt BKKt5! OOO KtB3 BQ3 KQ2 PB3 KRKl QB4 QKt3 PR4 QxQ RRl KtK5 QRBl PxP QKt4 PR5 RxB BR4
Black PQB3 PQ4 PxP KtB3 PKR4 PR5 KtxKt KtQ2 QKt3 QR4 QxP QR8ch QR4ch PR6 KtB3 KtQ4 PxP PKt8(Q) PKt4 QKt3 PKt5 PxPch PK3 BQ3 BxKt RQKtl KBl
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
BxPch! QR5ch B x P! QKt5ch RQ4 KRl RxQ QxB
KxB KKtl KxB KR2 BR7ch QKB 5 BxR RKKtl
159 RQ6 KtKt3 QB2 BKBl BxKt QR2 KB2 PxB Resigns
28 29 30 31 32 33 34
QKt3 R x Kt! RxP! RQKtl RxR RQB5 BB2
PB3 PK4 BR3 QxR QKt7ch Resigns
0-Qi
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
QR4 KtB5 QR5 PKR4! KtR6ch QxB QKt5 BxR QB5ch
277.
Zandvoort, 1936. Prize. 278. Ostend, 1937. win-
Brilliancy

R. M . EUWE G . MAROCZY
Keres made a brilliant start by ning this game from Fine.
QUEEN'S G A M B I T DECLINED KERES
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 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5 PK3 KtB3 RBl PQR3 BB4 PR3 BxBP BQR2 OO KtK5 BKtl QK2 PxKt QR5 QRQl BxP! RQ4! P x P e.p. RKt4ch QxRP KtK2! KtKt3
Black PQ4 PK3 KtKB3 BK2 OO QKtQ2 PB3 PKR3 PR3 PxP PQKt4 BKt2 PB4 PB5 RKl KtxKt KtR2 KtBl QB2 PxB PB4 BxBP BKt2 QR-Ql PK4 RK3
R. Fir Black PQ4 KtKB3 PK3 PB4 KtxP KtxKt PxP BKt5ch BxBch OO KtQ2 PQKt3 BKt2 RBl KtB3 QB2 KRQl PQKt4 PQR4 PKt5? PxP KtQ2 KtBl KtxKt QB8
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 KtKB3 PQ4 PB4 KtB3 BPxP PK4 PxKt PxP BQ2 QxB BB4 OO QRQl KRKl BKt3 QB4 QR4 RK3 QRKl PQR4 PQ5! PK5 KtKt5 Kt x RP! RR3
160 26 27 28 29 30 31 Q x Ktch RK3 QR8ch QxP! QB6ch PK6!
THE GOLDEN T REASURY O F CHESS
KBl PQ5 KK2 RBl KKl Resigns
279.
Margate, 1937. play leads to
Black's weak opening a catastrophe.

P. KERES
I N D I A N DEFENSE C . ALEXANDER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 PKKt3 BKt2
Black KtKB3 PK3 BKt5 PQKt3 BKt2 QBl PB4? PxP KtR3 QxP BB3 BxKB BxR QxKKt BxB KK2 BB4 KtK5 KB3 Resigns
OO
KtQKt5! BB4! BQ6! QR4 KKt x P QxKt RxB KtxQ KtKt5 RQl PQR3 RxPch! QKt7
PK5 KtKB3 PQ4 PB4 BK2 KtxP 8 QxB 9 OO 10 K t x K t 11 KtB3 12 BK3 13 QRQl 14 QB3! 15 B x P 16 B - Q4 17 Q- -Kt3 18 BK3 19 KtR4 20 PB4! 21 PKt3 22 P x P 23 PKR3! 24 BQ4 25 QQB3! 26 PB5! 27 P _ Q K t 4 ! 28 KtKt6ch 29 P x B 30 QKKt3! 31 BB5 32 R R l 33 QR2! 34 RR8 35 R x K t c h 36 Q x R c h and mate in
OOO
QQR4 QKB4 PK4 BKt5 BR4! BB2 PB3 QK3 KRKtl KtxP KtQ2 KRKl KtKtl BxKt QxQRP RQ2 QB2 QKt3 RK4 RQ7 KxR
KtQ4 PQ3 BKt5 KtKt3 PxP BxB QxP QKtQ2 Kt x Kt? PQB3 QK4 PK3
three moves.
280. The
A.
Kemeri, June, 1937. attack is very

S.
mating
pretty.
ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE
ALEKHINE RESHEVSKY
281. Position
Kemeri, June, 1937. play of the highest order.
White 1 PK4
Black KtKB 3
QUEEN'S G A M B I T
A . ALEKHINE R. FINE
161
E. ELISKASES
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 PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 QR4ch QxBP KtR3 KtxQ PQR3 BB4 PxP PQKt4 PKt5 KtQ6ch BxB BB7! KtQ4! PB3 BR5 KtB2! PK4 KQ2! KtK3 PQR4! BQ3 KRQBl RxR BKt4 PR5 KtQ5! PxB BB5! KB3! PxP BxKt! PKt6 BQ7! RR8ch two.
Black PQ4 PxP KtKB3 Q-Q2 QB3 QxQ PK3 PB4? KtB3 BxP BK2 KtQKtl BxKt KtK5 KtQ2 KtKt3 KtQ4 Kt(K5)B3 BQ2 RQBl KtKt3 OO KRQl PK4 BK3 RxR KtKl KtQ2 BxKt KtB4 RQl PQKt3 PxP PxB KtQ3 RxB
KERES
White 1 PK4 2 KtKB3 3 PQKt4

4 PQ4
Black PQB4 PQ3 PxP KtKB3 PQ4 PxP QKtQ2 QB2 PKR3 P KKt4 BKt2 PK4 OO PK5 KtxKt QxP Q-Q4 PKt5 KtKt3 BQ2 KRKl Q-Q3 KtQ4 BxR QKB3 KBl QxKt KtB3 PKR4 QRBl RB2 RK3 Resigns
26
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
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 32 33
BQ3 QKtQ2 KtxP Kt(4)Kt5! PB4! KtR3 Kt(R3)Ktl KtK2 KtKt3 OO KtxKP BxKt BQ3 RKl KtR4 RKtl RK4 RB4 BQ2 R x KKtP! QxB KtB5 KtxB QR5 QR4 RxP PKR3 RKt5 RxRP!
For, if 33 . . . K t x R ; 34 Q Q8ch, R K l ; 35 BKt4ch!
and mate in
282.
Semmering-Baden, 1937. gambit style.
283. Played in U.S.S.R. Championship, 1939. Keres' favorite move to pay dividends. still continues
The modern
SICILIAN DEFENSE
162
KERES
FALKBEER COUNTER G A M B I T
V . PETROV
9 RBl 10 R x K t !
KtB3 PQ3
White 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PK4 PKB4 KPxP PQ3! QKtQ2 BxP KKtKB3 QK2ch KtK5! KtK4 QxKt PQKt4 BKt2 OOO PKR4 PKt4 PxB QK3 PK6! PxPch BB4 RxKt! QK8ch
Black PK4 PQ4

PK5
KtKB3 PxP QxP BQB4 QK3 OO KtxKt PKKt3 BK2 BB3 KtB3 PKR4 BxKt QxKtP KtxKtP KtQ4 RxP PB3 QxB Resigns
11 12 13 14
QxPch!! BR6ch RKt6ch! KtB6 mate
KxQ KKtl RPxP
285.

E. J . KORPANTY

DR. J . PLATZ
White 284. Simultaneous the soul of Los Angeles, 1940. Exhibition: wit. Brevity is 1 2 3 4 5 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 BKt5
PK3
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 QKtQ2 BK2 PB3 PQR3

OO
VIENNA GAME
I. A . HOROWITZ AMATEUR
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PK4 KtQB3 BB4 QKt4! KtQ5 KQl KtR3 PQ3
Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 QB3? QxPch KBl Q-Q5 BKt3
7 QB2 8 RQl 9 PQR3 10 PKR4 11 BB4 12 BQ3 13 B x Q B P 14 BQR2 15 PKKt3 16 KtK5 17 B x K t
6 KtB3
PKR3 KtKt5 PKB4 PxP? KtKt3 KtQ4 KRl KKtxKt BQ3
163
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
KtK2 PxB BKtl RQ4 PKKt4 KtB4 RKtl QQl PxP! Kt x Pch Kt x Rch PxPch QQ3 QKt6
BxB QK2 QKB2 PKKt3 BQ2 QR-Ql BBl PB4 PxR KR2 QxKt KRl QK2 Resigns
22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33
RxB! RKBl BxPch RB3! R Kt3 BxP PxQ QR5ch KtB3 KtKt5 QR6
28 R R 3
QxR QKt4 KRl PKt3 QB3 QR5 QxR RK2 KKtl RKBl RB3 Resigns
287. 286. Summer, 1941. New York State Championship A brilliant young famous veteran.
RUY H . SEIDMAN
U. S. Chess Championship, New York, 1942. play by the champion!

S. RESHEVSKY
Dynamic a
H.
player
LOPEZ
defeats
R U Y LOPEZ
SEIDMAN
White Black 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt4 PQ3 BKt5 OO BR4 PKt5 KtPxP! QKtl! Kt x B! BKt3 KtR4 PxP!!
RKl
EDWARD LASKER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO QK2 BKt3 PQR4 PxP PB3 PQ3 KtKt5 PB3 PxP KtxRP KtKt5 BxB PxKt PKB4 KtQ2 PB5!
PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt4 OO RKtl PxP PQ4 BK3 BKKt5 BBl KtxP RKl BxKt KtxP QxB QKt3 BKt5 BxP
PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO QK2 BKt3 PQR4 PB3 PR3

RQl
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
PQ4 PKt4 BQ5 PxKt KtP x P QKtQ2 QxB QKt5 KtR4 QB4 KtB5 KtK4 QxR
PxP PKB3! BB7! BxR RxKt! QKl!!
164 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
35
QKt4! RKtl RxKt QKt7 QKt3 QR2 KtQ4 PxP KtxP PKt5
QR3
KtKt6 KtxB PB7 Q-Qi R Ktl PKR4! PxP

QKl
23 24 25 26 27
QxRch QK4ch RB2 PB6 PB7ch
KK2 KQl QB3 RKl Resigns
36 QQB3 37 Q x P Resigns
QK7 PxP BxKt BK5 QKt5ch
289. Brilliant
H . HELMS
New York, 1942. ten-second chess.

O . TENNER
EVANS GAMBIT DECLINED White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 PK4 KtKB3 BB4 PQKt4 PQR4 PR5 PKt5 BxP BR3 QK2 KtxP Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 BKt3 PQR3 BR2 PxP KtB3 KtxKP Kt x BP KtQ5
288. U . S. Championship Tournament, New York, 1942. n old-fashioned slugging match.
ALEKHINES DEFENSE
A . HOROWITZ H. SEIDMAN
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PK4 PK5 PQB4 PQ4 PB4 KtQB3 KtB3 BPxP PB5 QKt3 PxB KtxKt KK2 QxKtP QB8ch BKt5ch QxPch PxPch QQ6ch RQlM RQ2 QxP
Black KtKB3 KtQ4 KtKt3 PQ3 PKt3 BKt2 PxP BKt5 KtQ4 BxKt PK3 Q R5ch PxKt QxQP KK2 PB3 KtQ2 BxP KKl QxPch
QB6
12jtxQPch! 13 K l B 6 m a t e
KtxQ
289.
Blindfold, 1942. finish.
BxB
A delightful
MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS DANISH ALEKHINE GAMBIT A. SUPICO J . F. DONOVAN
165
S. N . BERNSTEIN
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 PK4 KtKB 3 BKt5 BR4

OO
Black PK4 KtQB3 PQR3 KtB3 BK2 PQKt4 OO PQ4 PQ5 BKKt5! KtQ5 KtR4 Kt x Ktch BKR6 BKt4 BB5 KtxB QR5 QRQl RQ3 BQ2 Q x Pch!
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PK4 PQ4 PQB3 KtxP BQB4 KtK2 OO BKKt5 BxKt KtQ5 PK5 RBl PQR3 PxB KtK7ch QQ6! KtQ4 RB3! Kt(4)B5 QKt6!
Black PK4 PxP PxP BKt5 QK2 KtKB3 OO QK4? QxB Q-Q3 QB4 QR4 BxP PQB3 KRl Q-Ql . PQKt3 PQB4 BR3 Resigns
II
m. M i ~mm
l i i i l t ii a i
QK2 BKt3 PB3 PQ3 PxP PQ5 Q-Ql BK3 PxKt RKl KRl BxB RKtl Q-Q2 KtB3 KtQl KtK3 Resigns
mm
290. The same edition. Ventnor City, 1942. game in a handsome
wummt m ' mmm mm m mm&

w
mm
2 1 m m
MM m
L^PI
| w |
m
-Mm
mm m
R U Y LOPEZ
PART V I I
The Period of Russian Hegemony

For the past twenty odd years, the Russian players have been dominating the field. The Russian government, acting as sponsors, promoted a vast program of chess activity, subsidized and professionalized its top flight talent. Because no other country engaged in this practice on a comparable basis, Soviet victories have been many, and masses of grandmasters have flourished. Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronstein, Keres, Geller, and Tal are only a few of the names. Under the circumstances, Russian chess has reached a peak of technical perfection. One feature of this period is the great emphasis on openings. Hordes of analysts finecomb existing ideas extensively and occasionally produce interesting innovations. Chess talent knows no boundaries. In most countries, however, the talented chessplayers are gainfully employed in other pursuits. Not so in Russia. For the present we are living in a period of Russian hegemony.
166
T H E P ERIOD OF R USSIAN
H EGEMONY
1 6 7 P x B K Q 2 K B 3 P K t 4 K K t 3 K B 3 R e s i g n s
291. S a l z b u r g ,1 9 4 3 .
Typical
S I C I L I A ND E F E N S E
E .
of Keres
at his
best.
P .
KERES
B OGOLYUBOV
White
Black
1P K 4 2K t K 2 3P Q 4 4K t x P 5K t Q B 3 6P K K t 4 7P K t 5 8Q x K t 9B K 3 1 0B K 2. 11 P B 4 ! 1 2P B 5 ! 1 3P x P 1 4P Q R 4 ! 1 5P R 4 ! 1 6Q Q 2 1 7R K B l 1 8B Q 4 ! 1 9O O O 2 0R x R 2 1 Q B 4 2 2Q K t 4 2 3Q R 5 !
m
m. JL
2 3 2 4B K 3 x P 2 5Q
P Q B 4 P K 3 P x P K t K B3 P Q 3 K t B 3 K txK t ? ? K i e v ,1 9 4 4 . K t Q 2 One of 292. the most amazing winning P Q R 3 moves on record. Q B 2 P Q K t 3 F R E N C HD E F E N S E K t K 4 BRONSTEIN GOLDENOV P x P B K 2 White Black Q B 4 Q B 2 ? 1 P K 4 P K 3 B K t 2 2 P Q 4 P Q 4 R K B l 3K t Q B 3 K t K B3 R x R 4B K t 5 B K t 5 B Q l 5 P K 5 P K R 3 K t K t 3 6 BQz B x K t Q K 2 7P x B K t K 5 8Q K t 4 P K K t3 9B B l ! ? P Q B 4 1 0B Q 3 PxP ? H i 1 1 KtK2 K t B 4 12 P x P K txB c h 1 3P x K t P Q K t 3 1 4P K R 4 P K R 4 1 5Q B 3 K t B 3 1 6B K t 5 K t K 2 1 7O O B R 3 1 8Q R B l Q-Q2 1 9Q B 6 K R K t l 2 0R B 3 K t B 4 K t K t 3 K t x Q P P K 4 21 2 2 K R B l K t K t 4 B B 2 3R ( 3 ) B 2 Q-Ql K t B 5 2 2 4R B 8 !!
2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2
B x K t B R 5 c h B K t 4 c h QB 5 ! QQ 5 c h QQ 4 c h K t Q -3
168
24 . . . ' . Mate cannot be averted!
Resigns
20 B x B 21 Q x Ktch!
RKt3 Resigns
293.
rr
Groningen, 1946. pretty game!'Reinfeid

DEFENSE C KOTTNAUER
very
SICILIAN V. SMYSLOV
294.
Surrey, 1947. two
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12
Black PQB4 PQ3 PxP KtKB 3 PQR3 PK3 PQKt4? RR2 RB2 QKtQ2 PxP BKt2 KtxP RxB QKtl KtxKt KtQ2
Black's game seems safe enough but Alexander lashes out with moves! powerful
13 14 15 16 17
PK4 KtKB 3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 BK2 OO BB3! Q K2 RQl PQR4 Kt x RP PK5! BxB QxP KtB6 Q x Ktch
QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE

C. H. ALEXANDER E. CORDINGLY
White PQ4 PQB4 KtKB3 PKKt 3 BKt2 PQ5 KtR4 KtQB3 KtxP BxKt 11 KtB5! 12 B x B ! ! 13 QQ5!!! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Black KtKB 3 PK3 PQKt3 BKt2 PB4 PxP PQ3 Q-Q2 Kt x Kt BK2 OO QxB Resigns
(see diagram next column) 18 KtB5H 19 BB4! PxKt BQ3
THE PERIOD OF RUSSIAN
HEGEMONY
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
QR5ch! RR3! BR6!! BQ2 RKt3! KtB3! RxP! BR7!! QxPch
KBl P x Kt QR4ch QB2 PxQP! KtxP PR3!! KxR Drawn
296. Bisguier's
Baltimore, 1948. teen-age masterpiece. A. BlSGUIER Black PQ4 PxP PQR3 KtKB3 PK3 PB4 KtB3 PQKt4 PB5 KtQKt5 KtxB BKt2 BPxP BQ4 PKt5 QB2 QKt2 QKt4 QK7 PR4 KtKt5 PxP PQKt6 QxQ BxP BQ3 KQ2
(U. S. Open Championship) QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 295. Vina del Mar, 1947. games
A . MENGARINI
Some of the most exciting have eiided in a draw.

FRENCH H . ROSETTO DEFENSE G.
White
1 PQ4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PQB4 KtKB 3 PK3 BxP OO QK2 RQl BKt3 BB2 PQR4 QxKt PQKt3 QxKtP QKt2 PR5 BQ2 KtKl PB3 RBl PK4 PxKt QB2 Q-Q3 Kt x Q KtKt2 PKt3
STAHLBERG
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P --K4 P --Q4 Kt-- Q B 3 B --Kt5 P --K5 P --KR4 Kt-- K t 5 ! ? B --Q3!
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB3 BK2 KKtQ2 PQB4 PB3 PQR3!
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
10 11
170
28 KtB3 29 K t ( 3 ) R 4
BB6 RxP
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
KtKt6ch BKt5ch KxR KKtl RB7ch KB2 KK3 BR4 KQ3 RQKtl KxR KtB4 Resigns
KK2 PB3 RRich BxP BxR RR7ch RxKt RK7ch PKt7 BK5ch BxR BQ6ch
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PxP KtB3 PQ4 KtxKt BK3 RxP QR-Ql Q-Q2 KtK4 QR5 KtQ6 RxB QK5 RQ7 BR6 QB6 mate
QxP Q-Q2 NxP PxKt QB3 RBl PQR3 BK2 KBl PB4 BxKt QxP RKl KtK2 RKKtl
298.
Budapest, 1950.
(Challengers' Tournament)
te
A diabolic
combination." Kmoch
QUEEN'S G A M B I T D . BRONSTEIN A . KOTOV
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 PK4 KtxP BQ2 BxB BK2 BB3 BxP!! BQB3 QQ2!! OoO KtB3! BxQ QxKt
Black PQ4 PK3 PQB3 PxKP BKt5ch QxP Q x Ktch KtQR3 KtK2 RKKtl QxKtP QxR KtQ4 QxRch Kt x B KK2
297. Bad Gastein, 1948 An incisive rebuttal opening play.

SICILIAN N . ROSSOLIMO
of
lackadaisical
DEFENSE HANS MUELLER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5ch B x Bch OO QK2
Black PQB4 PQ3 BQ2 QxB KtQB3 PK3 PQ4
7 RQl
THE PERIOD OF RUSSIAN HEGEMONY 17 K t K 5 ! 18 QQR3ch A ill ill ill BQ2 7 PK5 8 PxP 9 BKt5ch 10 O O 11 K t x K t 12 K t B 5 ! 13 BK3 1 4 BR6ch 15 K t x P c h
171
PxP KtQ4 KBl BxP QxKt QB4ch QB2 KKtl QxKt
A i l
H m
iite* K s i s i l i
HI
S i l l
i i
HI
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 . . . . Q K B 3! QxPch QB4 KtB7ch BR5 QQ6ch KtR6! KQ2 KtKt4! QK7ch BxR KK3 PKR4 BR5ch! PQB4 QR-Ql KQ3 QRKBl KK2 BB3 KB3 RKt8ch KKt2 RxKt KR3 RxPch RB8 KKt3 Resigns
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
RxP! QQ5ch RBlch RxBch! QQ4ch BKt5ch BQB4 QB6ch BKR6
KxR QK3 BB3 KxR KK2 KB2 RKl KKtl Resigns
299.
Leningrad, 195Q.
300.
Bled, 1 9 5 0 .
A little-known player magnificent attack.
conducts
Najdorf called this the most brila liant game that he had seen in years.
RUY LOPEZ S . T ARTAKOWER FUDERER Black White PK4 1 PK4 QKtB3 KKtB3 PQR3 BKt5 BKt5 BR4 KKtK2 OO BR4 PB3 PxP PQ4 BKt3 p_QKt4
S I C I L I A N DEFENSE S HAPIRO White 1 PK4 2 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 PB4 SOMOV
Black
p_QB4 PQ3 PxP KtKB3 PKKt3 BKt2
172 9 PxP 10.PQ5 11 K t R 3 12 PQ6 13 K t B 4 14 Q B K t 5 15 K t x B 16 B K 3
T HE G OLDEN T REASURY OF C HESS OO Kt R2 PQB4 KtKt3 PxP P B3 Q x Kt Q-Ql CATALAN M. N AJDORF 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 27 28 29 P Q4 P QB4 PKKt3 BKt2 KtKB3 QKtQ2 OO KtxP QR4ch QxKt PKt3 QB2 BKt2 PxP KtK5! QRBl KRKl QK2 QR5! B K4! QK2 KtKt4 RxR! B x Kt! KtR6ch! QK7ch RK6!! RxQ KtKt4 SYSTEM H A J E K RAMER Black KtKB3 P K3 P Q4 PxP QKtQ2 KtKt3 P B4 KtxKt B Q2 QKt3 BKt4 PxP PQ6 B K2 OO KRQl KtQ4 , BKB 3 BKl PKt3 QRBl B Q5 RxR P x B KBl KKt2 B x B PxR BQB3
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
PK5!! KtxKt PB4!! PB5! QQ5ch PB6!! BKt3 RB4 RR4 RR6 RKBl RxBP BxRch QB7 KRl QB8ch
KtxP PxKt PK5 KtB3 KRl PxP PKt4 BKt2 PB4 KKt2 RB3 RxR(3) KRl QKt3ch Q-Q5 Resigns
301.
Amsterdam, 1 9 5 1 .
Najdorfs tactical mastery reaches a supreme high. Seldom has so brilliant an attack been created out of almost nothing!
THE PERIOD OF RUSSIAN HEGEMONY
173
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Kt-- K 5 Q x Bch P-QR4 Q --Q4 P --R5! P --B4 K --B2 P-KKt4 Q --Kt6
BxKt KKtl RKl PQKt4 RK3 PR3 KR2 PB3 Resigns
Iff M JLBiff ff ff
23 24
ff
ff
Jff
QRKl RKKtl RKt4 RxKt RxP RKl RxR KKt2 QB7ch QQ8ch QB7ch QB4 KB3 KKt4 Resigns
302.
Neuhausen, 1 9 5 3 .
(Challengers' Tournament)
KtxB Kt(3)K2 KtKt3 PxR KB2 RKl QxR QK8 KKtl KR2 KtKt2 QKt8ch QR8ch QKt7ch
25 P R5 for
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
In for a penny a pound.
Euwe
goes
in
K I N G ' S INDIAN DEFENSE . E UWE M. N AJDORF
White 1 PQ4
2 PQB4
Black KtKB3 PKKt 3 B Kt2

OO
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
p_KKt3 BKt2 KtQB3 PQ5 B Kt5 BxKt PQ6! PK3 BQ5 KtK4 PKR4 KtKt5 PKKt4 KtK2 KtB4 PxP Kt x Pch KtxP KBl Kt B4!
PB4 PK4 PKR3 QxB KtB3 PKt3 KRl Q-Ql PB4 BKt2! PK5 BxP QB3 BxR KKt2 BB6ch QxBP KRl
303.
Milwaukee, 1 9 5 3 . (U. S. Open)
White's conception shows imaginaresisttion. His opponent's tough ance notwithstanding, he is able to carry it out with admirable elan.
NIMZO-INDIAN DONALD BYRNE DEFENSE R. PITSCHAK
White 1 2 3 4 5 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 PQR3 PxB
Black KtKB3 PK3 BKt5 B x Ktch PQKt3
(see diagram next column)
174 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20
T H E GOLDEN T REASURY OF C HESS
PB3 BKt5 PK4 BQ3 KtK2

OO
BxKt!! QR4ch PB5! PKB4!! PK5! PB5 PxP! BK4

PB6
BKt2 PQ3 QKtQ2 PK4 KtBl KtK3 QxB QPxP KPxQP Q-Ql KtB2 PxP KtKt4 Q-Q2 RQl PKt3 KtB2 KtQ4 PxP
PB3
his Rooks for sacrifice square. Black cannot
on the same either. take
N I M Z O - I N D I A N DEFENSE
L. PACHMAN
D R . FILIP
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 PQ4 P QB4 KtKB3 PK3 KtB3 BQ3

OO
Black KtKB3 PK3 PQKt3 BKt2 BKt5

OO
21 22 23 24 25
QRQl QB2! PQR4 KtxP PK6!!
KtQR4 P QR3 PxP PQKt3 BKt2 KtB3 BxKt RKl BBl RBl PQ5! KtK5! RxB RK3! PxP BB4 Q-Q4 RK6!!
PB4 PxP BK2 KtK5 PB4 BKB 3 KtxKt QKl QKt3 KtB3 KtK2 PxP BxKt Q-Q3 RB2 PQR4 KtKt3 PB5
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
KtxKP!! BxKt QRKl QB3! R x R RK7 QQKt3 KRKl
QxKt RxB RK4

OO
QBl RB2 QBl Resigns
304.
Czecho-Slovakia, 1954. out a both 25 . . . . 26 BKt2 Q x RP QBl
White sets up and carries beautiful attack. He offers
THE P ERIOD OF R USSIAN H EGEMONY
175
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
RxP BR3 RKl RK6! QK4 PR3 BxP BKt3 RxKt! QR4ch
PQ3 RQl BBl R(2)Q2 QB2 PB6 PxP KRl PxR Resigns
305. When Black him.
New York, 1954. rushing in, from under
(USSR vs. U S A ) White comes pulls the rug
K I N G S INDIAN DEFENSE
M. T AIMONOV L. E VANS
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 PQB4 KtKB3 KtB3 PK4 PQ4 BK2 OO PQ5 KtKl KtQ3 PB3 BQ2 RBl PB5 KtxKt KtR4 PQKt4 BxP RxP? . . . . BxB BR3
Black KtKB3 PKKt 3 BKt2 OO PQ3 PK4 KtB3 KtK2 KtQ2 PKB4 PB5 p__KKt4
RB3
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
QBl RB2 KtB3 BKt2 PxP BBl QKl KtK2 PKt3 KtxP KtB5 KxKt KK2 KQl KxQ Resigns
QKKt2! BQ2 PKt5 PKt6 QxP RQBl PKt4 QR5 PxP KtxB! RKt3ch QR8ch RB7ch Q x Qch RKt8ch
306.
New York, 1954. sometimes falls
Even Reshevsky into a trap.
KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE

A. B ISGUIER S. R ESHEVSKY
Kt x BP PxKt PKt3 PxP BBl! KtB4!! QxR KtK6
White 1 2 3 4 5 PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 PK4 B Kt5
Black KtKB3 PKKt3 BKt2 PQ3 PKR3 OO
6 BR4
176 7 8 9 10 11 PB4 PQ5 KtB3 BQ3 KtK2 OO QQ2 QRKl PKR3 RxB PxP KtKt3 KtBl PB5! PxP PK5! RxR BxP RKKt3 KtK3! QKl!
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
12
PB4 PQR3 PQKt4 PKt5 BKt5 QKtQ2 QB2 QRKl BxKt P-^-K3 RxP KtR2 QKtB3 RK2 PxP RxP PxR PK5 QK4 QB5 KtKt4??
39 P x P 40 BKtl and wins.
PR6
307. New York, 1955. Stroke and counter-stroke! The errors help to make this game even exciting. more KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE
S. RESHEVSKY I. A. HOROWITZ
28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
RxKt! BKt3! BxQ BB5 BKt4 QK2 QxR K x Kt BB5
PxR KtR4 KtxB BQ5 KtQ6 RB7 KtxQ BxP PR4
Reshevsky struggles hard, but the rest is only a formality. 37 B x P 38 BB2 PR5 PKt6
White 1 PQ4 2 PQB4 3 PQ5 4 KtQB3 5 PK4 6 BQ3 7 KKtK2 8 PKR3 9 BKt5 10 Q - Q 2 11 PKKt4 12 KtKt3 13 PKt3 14 PB3 15 KB2 16 QRQKtl 17 PKR4 18 BK3 19 PQR3 20 KtR2 21 PR5 22 KtB5 . 23 K P x P 24 P x K P 25 BK2 26 KtB3 27 PKt4 28 R x P 29 RKt3 30 P x P 31 QB2 32 KtKt5 33 RRl 34 K t x P
Black KtKB3 PQB4 PK4 PQ3 PKKt3 BKt2 OO KtR3 KtB2 QKl! PQR3 PKt4! RKtl KtQ2! KtKt3 BQ2 PB3 RB2! BKBl BK2 PKt4 BxKt PK5! KtQ2 BQl KtK4 BPxP PR4! PKt5 PxP KtR3 RQ2 KtB4!
177 PKKt3 BKt2 OO PQ3 KtB3 PQR3 RKtl P_QKt4 KtQR4 PxP PKt5 BQR3 Q-Q2 KRBl PB3 QR2 KtKt2 PB4 RPxP RBl BR3
Wi 11B11 ! WM %u. 'ww. m mm.
mmmt
34 35 56 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
... . KB x Kt RQBl QxKt PB5 PQ6ch QK6? KB3 PQ7 PB6 PB7 RxR PR6 QB4 BR5 KKt4 QQ5 BQ4 KR3 BB5 B x Qch PxR BB3 Resigns
KtxKtPch!! QK4! Kt x R Q x Kt? QK4 QR7ch RR2 BK2 R(l)Rl! RxP QxR Q-Q3! QxP BQ3 RBl QK2 RQl BK4! RxQ KxB PKt6
KQ3 KBl
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PQB4 KtKB3 PKKt3 BKt2 OO KtB3 PKR3 PKt3 PK3! PxP BKt2 KtK2 RKl RQBl KtB4 PKR4! RB2 PR5! PxKtP BKR3 KtKt5! KtxKtP!!
308.
Mar del Plata, 1955. Prize. O. PANNO Black Kt KB3
First Brilliancy G. IDIGORAS White 1 P Q4
KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
34
BK6ch PB4 PQ5 RR2 PxB QKt4 KtB3! PK4 PxP PB5
Q_R
5
35 QKt6
PxKt KKt2 KtQl BBl BxB QR3 RKRl Q-Q6 PB5 QxBP PKt4 KBl BKt2
178 36 37 38 39 40 41 RxRch KtxP KtR7ch BxKt Kt x Pch QK8 mate
BxR BKt2 KKtl PxB KBl
5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15
309. Beware
Zagreb, 1956. Pawn.

DECLINED B . MILICH
the Knight
QUEEN'S
GAMBIT
17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25
16
A . FUDERER
19
White 1 2 3 4 PQB4 KtQB3 PQ4 BKt5
Black PK3 PQ4 KtKB3

BK2
PK3 RBl BR4 BxB QB2 BQ3 QxKt KtB3! KK2 QRKKtl RKt3 KRKKtl QR3! KKl BxQBP RxPch!! BxPch RxR QK7ch KtK5! PB4
PKR3 KtK5 QxB PQB3 KtxKt QKt4 QxP QR6 PKB4 QR4 RB2 KtQ2 PxP PB5 RxR KRl KxR KRl PxP Resigns
OO
HEGEMONY
179 On the
In the past f o u r years, age has bowed to youth. international scene, Mikhail
Tal, in his early twenties, de-
feated 49 -year-old Mikhail Botvinnik for the chess championship of the world. evsky. A t home, Bobby Fischer at 1 7 has annexed the U. S. Championship ahead of 49 -year-old Samuel ReshVictory of an American students' team at Leningrad portends the trend of events to come. 310. United States Championship N e w York, 1 9 5 6 Dubbed piece formed formidable the of finest chess of the Game of the play 13 against It in the Century, masterpera matches history
mm. mmt
the following
is a stunning combination of
by a boy on record prodigies.
opponent.
GRUENFELD DEFENSE BYRNE White 1 KtKB 3 2 PQB4 3 KtB3 4 PQ4 5 BB4 6 QKt3 7 QxBP 8 9 PK4 RQl R. FISCHER Black KtKB3 PKKt 3 BKt2 OO PQ4 PxP PB3 QKtQ2 KtKt3 BKt5 KtR5! KtxKt KtxP QKt3 K t x QBP KRKlch
10 QB5 11 B K K t 5 12 13 15 16 17 QR3 PxKt BB4 BB5 KBl
14 B x P
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
. . . . B x Q KKtl KBl KKtl KBl KKtl QKt4 QxP PKR3 KR2 RKl QQ8ch Kt x R Kt - B 3 Q- - K t 8 -R4 PK5 Kt Ktl K Bl K Kl K K- Qi K Bl K Ktl K- B l
BK3! BxBch KtK7ch K t x Pch KtK7ch KtB6ch PxB RR5 Kt x R RxP KtxP RxR BBl BQ4 KtK5 PQKt4 PR4 KKt2 BB4ch KtKt6ch BKt5ch BKt6ch KtK7ch KtB6ch R Q B 7 mate
180 311.
THE GOLDEN T W o r l d Team Championship, Leipzig, I 9 6 0
JRY OF C HESS
Mellow, then three-time U. S. champion, 17-year-old Bobby Fischer treats this game like a veteran pro. The tail-end sacrifice is stupendous and amusing.
KING'S INDIAN R. L ETELIER (Chile) White 1 PQ4 DEFENSE R. F ISCHER (U.S.A.) Black KtKB 3 PKKt 3 BKt2 OO KtKl PQ3 PQB4 KtQB3 PxP BB4 BK3 QB2 PxP PK5 PxKt PB4 KtB3 KRKl RxP QRKl RxB RxR SICILIAN R. J . F ISCHER White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 PKR3 KtQ5 K t x Ktch PQB4 BxP OO RKl DEFENSE M . N AJDORF Black PQB4 PQ3 PxP KtKB3 PQR3 P_QKt4 BKt2 KtP x Kt PxP BxP PQ4 PK4 23 . . . . 2 4 Resigns QxPch
2 PQB4 3 KtQB3 4 PK4
5 PK5 6 PB4 7 8 9 10 11 BK3 QPxP BPxP KtK4 KtKt3
Through 1966, the Soviet steamroller has continued to dominate the field. The only threat to their almost vested retention of the title, at the present writing, is in the person of the American ace Bobby Fischer. Included in this new edition are six of his recent triumphs in important tournaments.
312. V a r n a , 1 9 6 2
Fischer gives a bind.
up the exchange
for
12 K t B 3 13 QKtl
14 PKB 5 15 16 PxB PxP
17 PB4 18 19 20 21 22 23 BK2 KB2 RKl BB3 RxR KxR
181 OO QR4 PxP QKtQ2 RQl KtBl KtK3 KRl KtxB RKKtl Q-Qi KtB4 Resigns
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
QR4ch RxB KtB5 KtKt7ch KtB5ch BK3 PxB
KtQ2 PxR BB4 KK2 KKl BxB QKt3
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
BKR6 PKR4 PR5 BQ3 KKtK2 PKKt4 PxP QRKtl BxBch QR6 RKt5 R(l)Ktl BxKt
314. U . S. Championship New York, 1963-1964 The astute sideline surprised at Byrne's
GRUENFELD R. BYRNE
20 21 22 23 24
RQl RQ6 QN3 BxPch BK6
RR2 QQl QB2 KQl Resigns
kibitzers were final decision!

DEFENSE R. J . FISCHER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PQ4 PQB4 PKKt3 BKt2 PxP KtQB3 PK3 KKtK2 PKt3 BQR3 Q-Q2 PxP KRQl QB2 KxKt KKtl QQ2
Black KtKB3 PKKt3 PB3 P_Q4 PxP BKt2
313. Varna, 1962 An incisive refutation of the Counter. ble-edged Center

CENTER COUNTER R. J . FISCHER
dou-
DEFENSE
K. ROBATSCH
White 1 PK4 2 PxP 3 KtQB3

4 PQ4
Black PQ4 QxP Q-Ql P KKt3 BKt2 KtKB3 PB3
5 BKB4 6 QQ2 7 0OO
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
9 OO
KtB3 PKt3 BQR3 RKl PK4 KtxP KtQ6 KtxP KtKt5ch KtxKP KtxJ
OO
182 19 K x K t 20 K t x P 21 K B l
1
PQ5 BKt2ch Q-Q2
HP
4x*
HP
It trntm llill 8 BSB

19 RB6 20 PK5 21 KtK2 Resigns KKtl PKR3 Resigns
Fischer's brilliancy is par for the course For Fischer of course
315. U. S. Championship New York, 1963-1964 ^4 quarter-back block path to the post. clears the
316. Soviet Championship, 1964 A crosscheck and a quiet move and ifs over. CARO-KANN DEFENSE
N . BAKULIN D . BRONSTEIN
PIRC DEFENSE
R. J . FISCHER PAL BENKO
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 PB4 KtB3 BQ3 PKR3 QxB BK3 QPxP PB5 QxP QB2 OO QKt3 QKt4 QR5 BxKt
Black PKKt3 BKt2 PQ3 KtKB3 OO BKt5 BxKt KtB3 PK4 PxP PxP KtQ5 KtKl KtQ3 KRl PQB3 QKl PxB
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 PQ4 KtQB3 KtxP Kt x Ktch BK3 Q-Q2 KtK2 KtKt3 BK2 OO KRQl KtBl PKKt3 PQB4 PQ5
Black PQB3 PQ4 PxP KtB3 KtP x Kt BB4 PK3 KtQ2 BKt3 QB2 PKR4 PR5 PR6 O00 PQB4 PK4
183
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
QRBl PQKt4 PB3 BB2 KRl RKl BxP PxKt B Ql KtPxP QK2 QxB KxR KtK3 Q B5ch KRl Resigns
PB4 BQ3 PB5 QRKl KRKtl PK5 KtxB QxP BB2 PK6 BQ6 RKt8ch PK7ch RxKt RK3ch Q B7
21 B x B 22 QK6 Resigns
KtxP Kt(4)Kt5
318. Havana, 1965 An amusing ivraps up the tail-end point. "combine"
R U Y LOPEZ
B. IVKOV J . H. DONNER
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PK4 KtKB3 BKt5 BR4 OO PQ4 BKt3 PxP QK2 RQl BPxKt KtB3 BK3 QRBl KtK4 PKR3
Black PKl KtQB3 PQR} KtB3 KtxP PQKt4 PQ4 BK3 KtB4 KtxB BK2 0O KtR4 KtKt2 BKKt5 B x Kt
317. Havana, 1965 The defense rests on a hairline.
S I C I L I A N DEFENSE
r. TRINGOFF R. J . FISCHE
White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PK4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP KtQB3 BKt5 PB4 QQ2 RQKtl PK5 PxP BQB4 RKt3 OO KtxP BxPch RxRch QB4 QB7 KRl
Black PQB4 PQ3 PxP KtKB3 PQR3 PK3 Q Kt3 QxP QR6 PxP KKtQ2 BKt5 QR4 OO PxKt KRl BxR KtQB3 Q B4ch KtB3
17 18 19 20
QxB KtKt3 KtB5 RxQP
PQB3 RBl PKt3 QKl
134 21 B R 6
THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS Resigns White Black KtKB 3 PKKt 3 BKt2 OO KtB3 PQ3 PQR3 KtQR4 PB4 PK4 KtKt5 PB4 PxP PKt4 PK5 KPxP BxB KtK4 PB5 BR6 BxR KtKt3 KKt x P RxR RB2 QR5 Q_Kt4ch RR2 RxB
1 2
319. Zagreb, 1 9 6 5 Mate wake. leaves no weaknesses in its 3 4 5 6 7
KtKB 3 PKKt 3 PB4 BKt2 OO KtB3 PQ4
R O B A T S C H DEFENSE BISGUIER White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PQ4 PK4 PKB4 KtKB3 BQ3 OO PK5 QKl PB5 PxKtP QR4 BKR6 KtKt5 RxKt RBl BB8 RxB QR6 Q R 7 mate B. LARSEN Black PKKt3 BKt2 PQ3 KtKB3 OO QKt Q2 KtKl PQB4 PxKP RPxP KPxP Kt(l)B3 KtK4 BRl RKl BB3 PxR RxB
8 PQ5 9 KtQ2 1 0 QB2 11 P K t 3 12 P K 4 13 P x P 14 KtQl 15 PB3 16 BKt2 17 B x P 18 Q x B 19 BK2 20 P x B P 21 K t K 3 22 R x B 23 B K t 4 24 R x K t 25 B K 6 c h 26 K t K 4 27 K t x Q P 28 K R l 2 9 BxRch
IIP
HP iB W
HP llPcfollP sill e^^Hf

I P W W 4* a ^JL
320. W o r l d Championship, 1966 Spassky sian the wins the end. opening; Petro30 QR8ch Resigns
K I N G ' S I N D I A N DEFENSE T. PETROSIAN B. SPASSKY
HEGEMONY
185 PxQ RB2 KRl PKt4 Resigns
321. Los Angeles, 1966 A modem immortal.

DEFENSE T . PETROSYAN
SICILIAN 3. LARSEN
26 27 28 29 30
R x Kt BK6ch RxR RKKt5 RKt3
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 PK4 KtKB 3 PQ4 KtxP BK3 PQB4 KtQB3 QxKt Q-Ql QQ2 BK2 OO QRQl KtQ5 PB4 PKB 5 BKt4 PxP QKB 2 PK5 QR4 RxB RB3 QR6
Black PQB4 KtQB3 PxP PKKt 3 BKt2 KtB3 KtKKt 5 KtxKt KtK3 PQ3 BQ2 OO BQB3 RKl KtB2KtR3 KtB4 RPxP RKBl BxP BxKt KtK3 BB3 BKt2
322. Los Angeles, 1966 Black's innocuous queen-side play leaves the other flank vulnerable. SICILIAN DEFENSE
R. J . FISCHER B. IVKOV
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 PK4 KtKB3 PQ3 PKKt3 QKtQ2 BKt2 OO KtR4 PKB4 PxP RKl PB3 KRl PK5 KtK4 QR5 PKKt4 BxB QR6 PB5 PxKtP KtxP KtB4 KtR5 KtB6 PxKt BB4 QR-Ql PB7
Black PQB4 PK3 KtQB3 PQ4 BQ3 KKtK2 OO PQKt3 PxP BR3 PB5 BB4ch KtR4 KtQ4 BKt2 KtK2 BxKt PKt3 KtQ4 RKl BPxP Q-Q2 QR-Ql KRl KtxKt RKKtl RxP QRKKtl Resigns
25 Q x P
KtB5
Index of Players
A
Adams, E. Z. 231 Alapin 187 Alekhine 8, 115, 178, 181, 186, 190, 193, 195, 196, 210, 213, 217, 219, 223, 228, 230, 232, 237, 242, 244, 255, 261, 264, 271, 280, 281, 289 Alexander, C. H. 279, 294 Allgaier 19 Allies 81, 142 Amateur 22, 50, 52, 70, 80, 203, 268, 284 Anderson 270 Anderssen 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 48, 49, 56, 60, 61, 64, 65, 76 Asgierssen 8 Asztalos 185 Atkins 150 Atwood 18 B Bakulin, 316 Ballard 71 Banks 197 Bardeleben, von 119 Barnes 44 B a r r y 104 Bauer 141 Benko 315 Bernstein, O. S. 167, 174, 188, 191 Bernstein, S. 290 Berry 73 Bilguer, von 27 Bird 43, 66, 68, 75, 89 Bisguier 296, 306, 319 Bitcham 111 Blackburne 70, 71, 82, 86, 87, 106, 129, 164 Blechschmidt 257
Bledow 25 Boden 55, 68 Bogolyubov 193, 203, 208, 226, 227, 254,291 Botvinnik 245, 267, 274 Bronstein 292, 298, 316 Breyer 185, 204 Brunswick, Duke of 47 Burn 163 .Buttfield 216 Byrne, D. 303, 310, 314
C
C a n a l 221 Capablanca 144, 174, 183, 186, 188, 189, 191, 199, 202, 234, 244 Caro 152 Castellvi 10 Charousek 116 Clemens 105 Clerc 91 Cochrane 20 Cohn 176 Colle 240, 248, 250, 253 Cordingly 294 Cornell 146 Corzo 144, 183 Cranston 265 Cutri, da 11, 12, 13 D Dadian, Prince 111 Dake 261, 265 Davis 145 Dearman 145 Defosse 275 Denn 156 Derrickson 52 Dodge 157
Domenico 14 Donovan 290 Donner 318 Dore 112 Dubois 58 Dufresne 30, 34, 36 Dunkelblum 251 Duras 161, 176 Dus-Chotimirski 7
E
Greco 13 Grimshaw 124 Gross 90 Grossman 266 Gruenfeld 219, 240 Guila 74 Gunsberg 96, 97, 147 H
Eisenschmidt 105 Eliskases 282 Englisch 89 Euwe 205, 236, 271, 277, 302 Evans, Capt. 21 Evans, L. 305
_ F
Falkbeer 31, 32, 69 Feldt, von 196 Feuquieres, de 16 Field 220 Filip 304 Fine 262, 266, 278, 281 Fine 127 Fischer 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 322 Flamberg 184 Fleissig 115 Flohr 249, 257 Fonaroff 199 Forgacs 169 Fox 141 Fridizius 181 Fried 47 Fuderer 300, 309
_ G
Haegg 246 Hakansson 214 Halprin 140 Hammond 83 Hamppe 51, 72 Hanham 94 Harding 113 Harmonist 95, 96 Harrwitz 45 Hausler 137 Helms 194, 289 Hirschler 118 Hodges 110 Hoffer 80 Hoffman 1 Horneman 252 Horowitz 260, 272, 276, 284, 288, 307 Horwitz 25 Houghteling 146, 157 Hromadka 224 Idigoras 308 Iljin-Genevsky 237 Isouard, Count 47 Ivkov 318, 322 Janowski 123, 132, 133, 171, 180, 233 Johner 221, 238 Jouy 26 Jordan 197 Judd 94, 131
_ K
Galbraith 113 Gibaud 225 Gilbert 73 Glasgow 54 Globus 90 Glucksberg 9 Goldenov 292 Gonssiorovski 200 Gossip 98
Kashdan 252, 256, 272 Keres 278, 279, 282, 283, 291
Kevitz 260 Kieseritzky 33 Kimura 264 Kolisch 53, 56, 63 Koltanowski 257, 275 Korpanty 285 Kossak 30 Kotov 278 Kottnauer 293 Kramer 301 Kuerchner 107 Kunze 152 Kussman 230
L
Meitner 72 Mengarini 296 Mephisto 85 Mieses 133, 139, 173 Milkenas 259 Milich 309 Mlotkowski 198 Mongredien 57 Monticelli 254 Morant 16 Morphy, E. 28 Morphy, P. 28, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50 Mouret 20 Mueller 297
_ N
Labourdonnais 23, 24, 26 Landau 248 Lange 4, 35, 38 Larsen 319, 321 Lasa von der 27 Lasker, E. 101, 179, 273, 286 Lasker, Dr. Em. 6, 110, 120, 121, 122, 128, 129, 135, 154, 155, 170, 171, 189, 190, 228, 229, 235 Lazard 225 Lebedew 136 Letelier 311 Lewitzky 182 Lichtenheim 40 Lindehn 59 Lipschuetz 93 Lopez 11, 12, 13 Lowenthal 29
M
Najdorf 9, 30, 302, 312 Napier 155 Neumann, N. 130 Neustadl 102 Newcastle 54 Newmann 138 Niemzovich 130 Nimzovich 187, 192, 214, 218, 222, 237, 238, 239 Norman-Hansen 270 Nugent 127
O
O'Hanlon 253 OUand 143 Owen 44

P
MacDonnell, A. 21, 22, 23, 24 MacDonnell, G. 55 Mackenzie, G. 67, 77, 83, 93 Maczuski 59, 63 Marache 41 Marco 109 Maroczy 126, 135, 151, 211, 277 Marshall 134, 150, 158, 163, 180, 182, 202, 205, 227, 242 Martinez 92, 103 Mason 75, 77, 84, 97 Matchego 69 Mayet 35, 37
Pachman 304 Panno 308 Patay, von 241 Paulsen 39, 53, 62, 76 Pecci 74 Perlis 164 Perwago 156 Petroff 1 Petrosian 320, 321 Petrov 283 Philidor 17 Pillsbury 6, 104, 120, 122, 125, 131, 132, 134, 137, 138, 140, 147
Pitschak 303 Platz 285 Polerio 14 Pollak 114 Pollock 99 Potemkin 178 Potier 46 Pritzel 139 Przepiorka 241 R Rabinovich 148, 201, 245 Rauser 267 Reshevsky 273, 276, 280, 287, 306, 307 Reti 172, 184, 207, 212, 226, 229, 232, 236 Rey-Ardid 269 Riviere, de 49 Robatsch 313 Rosanes 60 Rosetto 295 Rossolimo 297 Rothschild 91, 114 Rotlewi 160 Rubinstein 160, 162, 170, 175, 208, 215, 224, 239
_ S
Smyslov 293 Smyth 194 Soldatenkoff 171 Somov 299 Spassky 320 Spielmann 7, 161, 173, 175, 247 Stahlberg 255, 256, 295 Staunton 44 Steiner, H. 262 Steinitz 51, 57, 58, 66, 81, 87, 88, 108, 119, 121, 124, 128 Sterk 206 Stevenson, Mrs. 263 Supico 289 _ T _ Taimanov 305 Takacs 243 Tarrasch 107, 109, 118, 192, 204, 207, 210, 268 Tartakower 159, 168, 169, 172, 211, 269, 274, 300 Taubenhaus 171 Tchigorin 78, 108, 149, 151 Teichmann 142, 177 Tenner 220, 289 Testa 198 Thomas 179, 215, 263 Thompson 67 Thorold 106 Tinsley 85 Tolstoy 136 Torre 231, 235 Torres 213 TringorT 317
V
Saemisch 222, 223, 233, 249 Salwe 166 Schallopp 61, 123 Schierstedt 38 Schiffers 78, 95, 148 Schlechter 115, 117, 154, 166, 168, 177 Schmid 79 Schneider, H. 62 Schulten 42 Schwarz 82 Seidman 286, 287, 288 Shapiro 299 Shipley 103 Showalter 98, 125 Siegheim 216 Simonson 88 Smith 17
Valenta 102 Van Essen 258 Vidmar 159, 259 Vinoles 10

W
Walter 247 Wayte 79 Williams 246 Wilson 18 Winawer 84
Wolf 143, 158, 209 Wollner 116 Woskoff 258 Yates 217, 218, 243, 250 Young 112
_ Z
Zambelly 126 Znosko-Borovsky 149, 162, 167, 212 Zubareff 195 Zukertort 64, 65, 86, 92

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THE GOLDEN OF TREASURY CHESS

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THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

Warsaw, Nov. 1844

And Black mates in eleven moves.

One of the most ings on record.

8 8 PKB3 9 OO 10 P x B 11 KRl 12 P x K t 13 RB5

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

KtK5! PQ6! BB4ch KtKt6ch! QKt4

13 . . . . 14 K t P x P 15 PKt4 16 P x R 17 QB3 18 QR3 Resigns Bravo! 5.

p_KR4!! QxR RxPch!! QK5! QR5ch OK8ch

QxPch! PB6ch BR7ch! RR3ch RR8 mate

KxQ KKtl KxB KKtl

St. Petersburg, 1896

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

PKt6! KtPxP PxP RxP!! 19 QKt5ch 20 RR7 21 RQ4

R x Ktch! KtK4 KtQ6ch QB6ch! RB7 mate

BxR Q Kt5 KBl PxQ

9 KtKt5? 10 KRl 11 PB4

White PQ4 PQB4 KtQB3 KtB3 PK3? BQ3 OO 8 KtK2?

Black PKB4 KtKB3 PK3 PQ4 PB3 BQ3 OO QKtQ2

THE PRE-MORPHY PERIOD

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

THE PRE-MORPHY PERIOD

h i s book has often been r e p r i n t e d . stone in the progress of chess.

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

THE PRE-MORPHY PERIOD

Late 15th Century.

KtKB3 KtxP QR5ch Q x KPch QxR PQ4 BB4ch BxPch eventually

Black PQ4 QxP

1 PK4 2 PxP 3 KtQB3

KtKB 3 BKt5 BxKt PK3 QKtQ2

Black PK4 KtQB3 BB4 PQ3 PxP BKt5ch KtB3 BxKtch

White PK4 PKB4 BB4 KtKB3 PxP

PQ3 PQB3 BKt5? PxP

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS

KtxPcfi QxB QxQcli

Rome, about 1580. of the Attack.

One of the earliest examples Fegatello or "Fried Liver"

3 BB4 4 KtKt5 5 PxP

Q B3ch KtB3 p_Q4 B KKt5 BxKt

White 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PK4 P KB4 KtKB3 PQ4 KtxP P KR4 BB4

Black PK4 PxP KtK2 P KKt4

BKt2 OO P KR3 PxKt R Kl

THE PRB-MORPHY PERIOD

London, March 13, 1790.

KING'S BISHOP OPENING 3 APT. SMITH White PHILIDOR Black

KtK2 QxP KtxQ KRl RKKtl KxR KtR5 KKt3 KKt4

PQKt4 PR4 PR5 KBl KxKt QxR Q-Q4

QPxP Kt04 QRKl QKB2