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    Published December, 1944 Vol. 10. No. 417. Editar and Manager BARUCH H. WOOD, D Duracher, Mantres! Problem tdleor: Cg RIPPING, MA, Mise = Hon. Auieant CH oust, Wwoaoeoen: BUBLEY LeDaty spruncey tat JANUARY, 1965 ONE AND SIXPENCE Post Free, 1/7 CANADA & U.S.A, 35 CENTS. ‘Annual Subscription: 15/+ post free. Canada BUSA, $350 9 months, $215; 45 manths, $4.25 {Dollar bil deaptedy REGISTERED FOR TRANSMISSION TO CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND BY MAGAZINE POST. ‘ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO “CHESS,” SUTTON COLDFIELD, ENGLAND, AMERICANS! Address all subscriptions and angulr to Edward |. Treend, (819 Strathmoer Aver Detrale 27, Michigan. A oBerry Christmas and ibappy Mew Wear to Vou All ALEKHINE INTERVIEW ‘All cur readers will remember the series of articles ‘with which we "scooped" the (non-Nazi) world in 4941, purporting to be written by Dr. Alekhine and castgating most of hi fellow grettemaitar, past and present, for the © Jewish" tendencies in their play. We knew that Dr Alekhine had made strenuous steempts t6 obtain a vita for the U.S.A, and, going entirely on our persons! knowledge of him and a very fey other facts, we announced if a5 our opinion that only the detention of his wife in France by the Nazis had prevented his leaving ‘According to the repore of an interview with Alekhine in’Spain, published by the News Review, on November 23rd, he claimed that the articles in question had been rewritten by the Nazis, He has lately undergane a rest cure at San Sebastian In a simultaneous display at Valladolid last month, he ost only one game ou of thirty. “When war Broke out, Alekhine was in Argentina = returned ta France and was mobilised. Alter France's fall, ic took him the best part of a year to get permission to leave for Portugs) and the U.S.A. One of the con: ditions insisted on by the Germans was, that he write two chete articles for the Pariser Zeitung" (of which CHESS published translations). “His wife, who was to have joined Sim later, stayed behind in an endeavour to save her castle at St. Aubin fe Cauf, near Dieppe: by selling it under Ameriean Embassy protection. The Germans refused Mrs, Alekhine an exit visa and have since, says Alekhine, "scientifically looted our home.’ Meanwhile, articles which Alekhine claims were pure! scientific were reswritcen by the Germans to fit in wit Nazi ideology, “In 1964 the President of the German Chess Federa- tion wrote to Alekhine that although he would not be allowed to rewrn to France, if he consented to play in the tournament at Munich, his wife would be permitted to join him there. Because of her 62 years and falling health, Alekhine consented PLAYED IN NAZI TOURNAMENTS “They lived in Poland and Czechoslovakia and the champion won all the tournaments in which he took part | two at Warsaw, two at Prague, two at Salzburg, one at Munich, though he admits that Estonian Paul Keres was the only international he had to contend with!" (This statement is incorrect ; he finished behind Stolez at Munich.) “in January, 1943, he fell ili with scarlet fever at Prague, vas treited at the hospital where, in 1929, his friend Retl died from the same illness... . on emerg- ing. he continued to play In tournaments because, he aays, the Germans threatened otherwise to withdraw his ration cards, In October, 1943, he went to Madrid at the invita- tion of the Spanish Chess Federation. Again he was forced to leave hie wife behind in Paris, He has a sister In Russia from whom he hag had no news for a long time, His brother died there in August, 1939. WANTS MATCH v. BOTVINNIK “At present, he is arranging publication of four of his books in Spain and ts planning a new one=his 16ch— on Capablanca. He wanes to phy a mateh against Botvinnik.”” We are well acquainted with Dr. Alekhine, whom ‘we have met in half-a-dozen different countries. whom we have played in a tournament and with wham we have corresponded over apace of years, We knew chat he hates war and has never loved the Nazis and we believe it is the literal truth that only his devotion to his wife led him back inta their clutches. At about 50 years of age. one has not the spirit to become a martyr - to play in Nazl-organised cournaments was the only alternative for, after all, chess is Alekhine’s profession, It will probably be quite impossible either to prove or to disprove the truth of his assertion that hisarticles were “ dactared ''—they were so ridiculous that they could not have done anybedy the lease farm and our own rexetion to the flagellation of “” Baruch Wood, the Birmingham Jew." for Instance, was co “laff and laff” as w_ have not laughed for a very long tim ‘We have one small Item to add to the News Rey report. It has come to our knowledge that, for some months past, Dr. Alekhine hax been making strenuous ‘attempts to secure permission co go to the Argentine. He has a difficult way ahead. We wilt him luck, Whatever his actions In the political world, his. games ramain pure gold and. we are delighted, to pfer our readers the Christmas present of a nice batch of his recent games in this issue, with a couple mare to follaw next month, THE POSTAL CHESS LEAGUE Owing to a succession of setbacks, only perhaps to be expected in connection with auch a big new venture, there were delays in starting play In the PCL but all che B20 games are now well under way. Lud Eagle entered another team for the Third Divbion, so that the final tatal i ¢ 41 teams, 410 payent: A grand start! Within a few manths we shall start to publish Upeto-date tables of current scores, September, 1945 CHESS . 201 THE ALEKHINE OF TO-DAY TWO NEW GAMES BY THE WORLD CHAMPION Played in the Spanish team’s ‘* trainin ns ¥g tournament for the match against Portugal. The notes are by Max Walter, from the excellent Spanish chess maga- zine El Ajedrez Espaiiol. and worthy of deep study No. 1943 Ruy Lopez White sles Alekhine Perez 1. Paka P_Ka 2, Kt—KB3 Kt—QB3 3. B=Kes P—QR3 4. B—R4 P—Q3 5. P—B4 Against 5, P—B3, the reply 5... . P—KB4 is play- able; Capablanca adopred it from time to time. The value of the move is questionable but a clear refutation has yet to be found Alter the text-move, which reinforces White's Q5, 5... . P—KB& does not seem practicable, ef. : 5... PKBG; 6 Px P,B xP; 7. PQs, PKS; 8. P—O5. Px Ke; 9. OxP.BxKt (9... . Q—K2ch.: 10. K—QH, threatening R—K1); 10. R_x B, P—QKt4 41. Px P, Kt—Ké ; 12. Px Pch., Kr—Q? (12. K K2; 13, Q—K2); 13, O—O, B—K2; 14. Q—K2, Kt— B3; 15, B—B6, R-QB1; 16, R—K1, R—B1; 17. B—KKt5, R-B2; 18. Bx Kt, Px B; 19. Q—Ké and wins. Black must be satisfied with... P—KB4 ata later stage, when he has developed some of his pieces 5. BQ? & Ke—B3 P—KKt3 7. P—Q4 B—Kt2 It would possibly haye been better to play here 7. ... P&P, Securing a good diagonal for this bishop. The sacrifice of a pawn by 8. Bx Kt, Px Kt has been recommended but appears doubrful. Moreover, Black could reply simply 8... . B x B with a perfectly satis- factory game. After the text-move, Black gets into difficulties. 8, B—KKtS 9. BoKS P83 KKt—K2 . OKO White plays with a certain lack of concentration, and underestimates Black’s chances on the king's side. Hc Intends co attack on the queen's side by P—Q5 and P— QB5, an ill-conceived plan which fails to eliminate Black's counter-blow .. . P—KB4, if indeed it does not actually facilitate it. White is strong en QS, hance It would have paid him to intensify the fight inthe centre, breaking open the game by 10. P xP, OP x P; 11. B— B5, We cannot understand why Dr. Alekhine rejected this continuation, After 10. Px P, QP x P (10, BP x P is not very good because of 14. P—BS, whilst 10, ..- Kt x P is answered by 11. Ke—Qé, ete.); 11, B—B5, Black is at a loss for a good move. For instance 11. p. O-O4 12 Ke—Q5: or 11... K—B2} 12, Kt—05, B—KS ; 15. O—Kc3 followed in duc course by G—O and Kt—K1 and P—B4, 10, 0-0 1, POs Kt—OKtl 12, P—BS P—KR Ic is plain that he plans... PKB. 13, Kt—Q2 P—B4 White has not interfered very much with the plans of Black who has achieved his essential freeing move at 2 very suitable time, when the reply P—Bé is not playable ¢ this would be refuted by (14, P—B4?), KP xP: 15. Rx P, P—KKté followed by... P=BD and... Ke— Ke3. “And if White plays first 14. Px P, Pox P. then he can do ne better by 15. P—B4, KP x P; 16, Bx P because the threat to Black's OP now Is illusory because of the check his queen can give from, QK«3. j 4. Px BP 14, P—B3, P—B5 would give a passive defensive position once the White attack is spent. Now Black has a good centre and an open KKt file, whilst White's QP becomes weak. 14, KeP x P 15. P—B3 BxB ‘An inexactitude owing to the possibility of an un~ expected intermediate move on White's part which weakens the Whole of Black’s queen's wing. More precise would have been to take on QB4 and then on ORSeg. 15... PXP; 16.B%P,BxB; 17.Q xB, Ke—Q2 : 18. 8—RS (IF18. B—KB2, Ke—KB3), Kt—OKt3, 49, Q—Kt3, R-B2; 20. B x Ke, Q x B and White's QP could hardly be saved. 16 QxB PxP 7, Q—Ke3 , The surprise 18. P--O6 dis, ch. Is threatened, 47... . K—R1 would have been better. 18, QxP Kt—Q2 In spite of the Weakness of the pawn on his QB4, Black’s situation is far from grave for he is well developed, White's OP is just as weak and the quecn’s wanderings have cost several tempi. Black threatens... Kt— QKt3 followed by Ke(Kt3) x P, thus forcing ‘White's next move, which gives a drawing chance. 19. Kt—B4 R—B3 Aiming at KKt3. But from the practical point of view, Black would better have accepted the chance of a draw by repetition of moves by 9a ee Reeth 20, Q x RP, R-R1; 21. Q—Kts, A—Ktt, ete., 22. Q—Ré being unplayable because of 22... . R—Krs 5 23. Q—R6, R=B3; 24, P—Q6, Px P and White must lose a piece, If 21. Q—K6, Ke—Bt, Incidentally, 19... . Ktx—QKt3 would have failed against 20, P—O6, ete, On the whole, Black has plenty of chances still. 20, Q—Ktd 3 202 CHESS 20. R—Ktl ? Feeble ; makes no attempt to secure the defence of his pawn on QBS, if not hastening its loss; There was admittedly a threat of P—Q6, which was obviously what impelled Black towards the text-moye, \ But this threat is not serious yet, for example after 20. KK it could always be answered by 21. whilst 21... , B—B1 woiild be a good answer to 21, Q—R3. But to 20. Q—KeS, Black had an even better rejoin- der, namely 20, , .', P—B5 with the idea of centralis- ing his Kear Q5. eg. 20... . PBS; 21, B—B2 (21 P—Q6 would be weak, on account of 21... . Px P: 22. Kea KP dis. ch,, K—R1), Kt—B4 ; 22, Kt—K4, R—Kx3 ; 23. Q—Q3 (To capture on QBS would yield Black a strong attack), Kt—OS and the “weak "” pawn has become a power, meanwhile White’s QP will fall. Clearly 25, Kt x BP now would lose to 25... . Q—Kré. 21, Q—R3 Now the pawn is lost, since 21... . R—KtS is wrecked by 22.8 x BP, But far more disagreeable is the threat of a break through by P—Q6 afterwards. 21, PBS In the circumstances, the best continuation, giving Black's KKt a good post at KB4 from which it holds up White's P—Q6, and keeping White's king cramped. 2. BxP Kt—Ba? Black has lost more than a pawn and the possession ‘of White's Kd; namely his sang-(roid! It would have been more precise to capture the bishop ; the posses- sion of the sole remaining bishop would have ensured Black superiority on the Black squares; and in view of his well-developed game, he would have preserved quite good fighting chances, e.g. 22,.., KExB; 23. Q x Ke, R—KKc3; 24, ORI, Kt—B4 and how is White towin? 25. KtxP,BxKt; 26, RxB, Rx OKtP, reinforcing his ateack by. . Q—Kt4. Or 25, P—Ke3, P—KS ! or 25, R—B2, B—B1 winning ‘material; or 25. R—K2, B—B1; 26. Q—82, Kt—Kt3, ete, 23. Ke—K4 To free the White queen ; if 23. B—B2?, B—B1! 23. R—Kt3 24. B—RT? Not 24, P—Qé because of 23... Kt x B. 24, B—B2 would haye been more precife though even then Black's game would still have been tenable : 24, B—B2, R—OKt4 ; 25, OR—-O1, Kt—Ktt i; 25, Q —O6, B—B1), O—K2 (preparing «.. . Kt— —Q6, P x PL White undoubtedly intended by the text-move to drive the rook to QKt7 prior xo retiring his’ bishop to KB2, so.as to haye at his disposal ac a later stage the threat of Kt—RS and Kt—B6 with pressure on Black's QRP, Bur 24, B—R7 is in reality a grave mistake ; it is new White whe, by overlooking a subtle in mediate mave, loses a pawn. 14, R-QKut 25, P—Q6? f As 25. QR—O1 would be refuted by the divergen attack 25. Q—R1 and on the other hand the defence c White’s QP by 25, Kt—B3 |s Just as impossil because of 25.... B—B1; 26. O—Ré (26. P—O6 R—Kt2! followed by... P x P), R—KtS; 27. Q Ke—RS and wins, White makes up his mind to compl cate the game, hoping to pick up Black's QRP of QI Inter on, But, as we shall see, the text move con: siderably improves Black's chances 25. Q—RI! Indirectly defending the QRP; if 26. Q x Pl, Kr2! 26, B—B2 PxP 27. QR—Ql Kt—B3?? A graye and astounding ‘error for the right move | obvious; we can only assume Black was in bad difficulties, The game has been Interesting throughol but this gross blunder robs it of much value, 28. Ke(K4) x P B—BI This pin achieves nothing. 2. Q—Q3 P—KS 30. Kt xP Kt—O4 3i. P—QrR4 Ke—Kes_ 32. Q—Q2 R—QKt2 3. QxP R—KB2 34. Kt—KS Kt—O4 35. Q—Q? Resigns. No. 1944 Q.P. Niemtso-Indian Defence White Black Ortueta Alekhine 1. P—ad 2, P—Qp4 3. Kt—QB3 4. Q—B2 5S. Ke—B3 6& P—QR3 7, PxB 8 P—K3 Giving an inferior game. In view: ea the Bows RK which makes... PeKd pos would have been a er and more SHAE top Ka, eg. 8. elo ee Px P PKG; to. "3-03, kes (10... . B September, 1945 CHESS 203 VW. Ke G2); 44, BKe2, P—OKes wi there I a Weak pawn on each sige, th CaMallty @& R-KI % B—K2 =I 10. Px BP Pats phe plausible continuation 10, O—© would lead to disadvantage after 19, .,.KPxP'; 14. BP xP, B—KtS ; 12, K—R1, Kt—B3 ; 43, B—Kt2, RQBI as the White OBP is very Weak, The text move leaves White with double and isolated pawns but these aro-not at great a Weakness on the whole, 1, P—K4 In this position it appears that, if White can establish hhis knight on Q5, he will be able co maintain his game. Burif Black can get in first with the attack against White's weakness at QB4 chen he will have the better of it, e.g, Me os KKE—O2; 12, Ke—O2, Ke—Ke3 213, Ki BI, Kt—B3 > 44, Kr—KS, KeR4; 15, Q—R2, B_K3 | 18. Kt—Q5, Q—Q2; 17, O—O, P—Ba It Wauld also be possible and perhaps stronger to interfere with White's plans by means of 11... . B— KtS. If then 12, Kt—Ré, Bx B; 13. Q x B, Kt—Q2, the loss of the pawn on White's OB4 would be inevit- able, 10, Px P HM. P—KR32? Loses time and. weakens the King’s side. 12, PRI P—QKt3 13. BK3 BOK Leaves his KB4 square weak ; White procedes to occupy it, I4, B=Q3 Qkt—Q7 15. Kt—R4 Nor 15. P—Kt4 because of 15. Kr—R? 15, Ke—BI 16. Ke—B5 PoKRA To rid himselfof the knight at his KB4, Black weakens his King’s side scill mor 17, Poked ‘A weak continuation which allows Black to repel the attack, How can White make use of the weakening of Black’s KKe4? By-simply occupying it with his bishop, at the same time vacating a square for the centralisation of his knight if attacked, e.g, 17, B—Kt5, Kt—R2 (17... . KKB; 18. BRA, Ki—B5: 19. O—0—0, Ki x P-; 20, B—B1, etc.) ; 18. B—R4, P—Kt3; 19. Kt—K3 with attacking chance 17, PoKe 18, Kt—R6 ch. ? This is not 9 very effective station for a knight. White has co continue with KtP x RP which yields Black a sound and'solid position by... Ktx RP. Re- treating to Kt3 would be more natural, After 18, Kt— Kea, Px P; 19, Px P, Kt x P would naturally give White a strong attack (20, P—B3!) but Black could continue better 18... P—R5) 19. Kt—B1; whilst White's attack is now neutralised, he has not a bad game, with OmO—O, Kt—K3 and Kt=O5 in prospect. 18, KK, 1, PxXP Ke x RP 20, 0-0-0 Ke—Bs This square could have been dominated, better than occupied, by a knight, For this purpose 20, , .. Kt— K& would have been too forthright; 21. BK, Q— R5; 22, R—Q7, ete. Bue an inversion of moves serves; 20... Q—RS; 21, Ki—Ktd, Ke—Ka; and 22. Kt

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