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Sure ly he shovald make it dificult for Black to regain the sacrificed e-pawn, but not atthe cost of his evelopment or King’s safety. The open lines in the center and the increased atacking possibilities for Black can lead to an early debacle forthe first player if he plays too many "fine" moves. ‘A famous example is Dodge-Houghteling, Chi cago, 1905. Ate 1, dé d5 2.04 e3, White chick ened out end declined the gambit with 3. €8, This is certainly adequate, but there's no reason to avoid the natural acceptance of Black's e-pawn. So Black exchanged pawns, 3... exd but White, thinking he could pressure Black's center or force aan early exchange of Queens, continued inexactly ‘with 4. Qxald, developing his Queen much too soon This premature sortie was soon exploited by 4 ow NIG 5, Ned Ne6 6, QdI BFS. ‘Black's initiative and lead in development were starting to beoome significant. Missing Black's ‘menaced invasion at ba, White went further adrift with 7. £3, wrongly hoping to exchange on d5, following with an edpawn thrust. But he had no time for slow preparation, and alter 7... Nb 8. (Qad+ Qd79. Qxd7+ Kad, found himself with ‘losing game, even though Black's King had com promised is castling privilege. Aer 10.8, witha ‘umber of advantageous continuations at his ds: posal, Black ambled to victory by 10. des LI, feed Nxes 12. Rbi Nes 13, Kal NI2+ 14. Ke2 BeS 15. [NEB (diagram one)t5. ow BB+ 16. Kd2 Be3 tate, The conchsion, welkinown to. chess players everywhere, - Disram one mock more strates rather unusual symmetrical mate I Brace Fada reas oe i prose ‘ater his couny acs tne fn sil por "acho ches fn New York cy POLISH UP THAT HANDLE! To Be Ruler Of The Queen's Navy Black Must Be Ready To Go To Sea And Brave A Storm In The Center ‘Among the themes to remember are the White King's vulnerability inthe center the weaknesses ‘at c2 and f2, and White's loss of ime from an early movement ofthe Queen ‘Some of the same sins were committed in Karu-Keres, Correspondence 1931-32. After 1 {44 d5 2. c4 e5, instead of declining the gembit ‘with 3.63, White tried the counterattack 3. Ne3 leading tothe flly of prematurely developing his ‘Queen by 3. .. exdé 4. Quad. Keres sill gam ‘ited a pawn with 4... Ne6 5. Qxd5 Be6, which offered White the chance to trade Queens un- favorably, 6. Qxd8 + Rad, when 7.08 permits 7. "Nos. In this ine. the absence of White's Queen ‘makes it difficult to control 2. So White answered 6. Qb5, and was put on guard again by 6... a6, for 7. Oxb7is embarrassed by 7... Nd8, Play con tinued 7. Qad Bb 8. Bd2 [note 8. a3 BS! 9 cxb5 Nd 10. bab + 6611.1 BbS isan unpleas- ant trap)... Bxed 9. aS bS 10. Qc2 Nd 11. ‘Qed + Be7. White's Queen has already moved six times! No wonder Black had the initiative and a solid stack The game went on: 12. NfB.¢5 13. Rel N6 (again gaining time on White's Queen) 14. Qb1 (Qa 15. Nd cxd4 {now the new dawn starts to prong White| 16. Nes Nxe4 17. Qxed (om, {his central square White's Queen again becomes. vulnerable} 17. 0.0 18, Bf4 Qds 19. Rdl BI6 20. OF3 (anticipating Black's next move) 20. .. eB 21. b3 d3!(¢ common lineopening motif in ean 68S ORE aanga 23, Bd2 Qe424. Bac Quc3+ 25. Rd2 jdia- gram. two) 25. Raed, White re signs 1 26 Kal, then 28 --Oat sma And | AME 26, Quet & answered 2. Gis znaia _S La mae, Themes 10 re ‘ew: Too maay White Queen moves the disup- tive effect of Black's menacing pawn, the un cated sate of White's King. and White's neglected Kingside developmen. ‘White's poston often comes under heavy im mediate assaul inthe Lasker tap: 1.443 2.08 5.3. dxeS the mai ine) 3. 8 rousing this menacing advance early on) 4 €32 White's last move is perfectly nara, ut i's bad fo a: teat reasons In Korody-Bologh, 1933, Black i Iusrted the problem vith 4. +. BbS +. If White blocks the check with his Knight, 5. Nz then 5. die3 6.3 Qat+giveshim rouble. 5 White fre 18) Dingrem te lek to move replied 5. Bd2, and titer 5. .. de (cia ram thre}, instead of recapturing on e9 (which has its draw: ‘backs oo, continued 6. ‘Bxb4, running into 6. exf2+ 7. Ke2 fagi=-Ns! 8. Regt Bg + "The memorable themes ate Black's pesky pawn, the weakness of 12, the overload on White's King (having to guard the Queen and (2 simultaneously), and the underpromotion, ‘An early diversion in this ine occurred in a ‘game played between the Allies Falk & Boyarkov| ‘and Emmanuel Lasker, Moscow, 1899. After 4. bs + 5, Bd2dxed, White tried 6. Qa4-+, ehich Black answered 6... Ne6, White captured Black's Bishop, 7. Bub, but began o feel the heat after 7, ‘Qh. White's 8, Ne led to 8... Qxf2+ 9, Kl Bgd 10. Ne3 000+. To keep the dle closed, White played 11. Bd6, butt again opened titer 11... exU6 12, €6 fxe6 13. Ket Nf6 14, bs 5 15. bS NeS 16, exd5 Nxd5. In troublesome position, White then fell apart: 17. Qe2 Nbs 18. Na+ (the Queen for Queen trade doesn't quite work} 18. .. Nxc2 19. Naf2 Rd2, White re- signs. f White moves his Q-Rook, 20. Rb, then 20,» Bxe2 will win at Teast piece because ofthe Jooming Knightcheck at d2, Important themes: ‘The open dle, White's King stuck in the center, White's failure to mobilize his Kingside, the strength of Black's pieces even ater the Queens Were traded, andthe somewhat premature devel ‘opment of White's Queen, inal aughers arose in Petrov-Pantaleew,Bulgs: fia, 1973, which followed the previous Lasker game, 6. Qa + [though relatively best is 6. fxe3 (Qhé4+}, but varied ater 6... Ne6 7. Bxbé by 7. = exf2-+4 move stronger than Lasker's 7». Qh. ‘The play then went 8. Kxf2 Qh4+ 9. g3. The game Linse-Kjelberg, Malma. 1917, here varied uagicall for Black, concluding alter 9. Ke3 Qué + 10. KOS Bes 11. Kg3 Nh6 12.3 NOS 13. Kh2 Qft+, which closes with mate next move. After the actual 9, gd, the contest continued 9. ‘Qda+ (anywayl 10. Kg2. In a game between Ea wards and Whitaker, Pennsylvania, 1921, White ‘now resigned, Butin Petrov-Pantaleey,ittook 10. -Qub2 + 11. Nd2 Qual 12. 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On the wall ou find pictures of Capablanca and even Che Guevara siting down enjoying « ‘game of chess. The Cuban chessplayers were very friendly. had a hard time getting a game of chess because they were s0 very happy just to speak with an American, ‘The twoCL articles made it clear thatthe USCF ‘and Jose Cuchi were nota part ofthe U.S. govern ‘ment's ploy to disrupt the Cubans’ stayin the US. Twas also glad to read that we will continue to in- vite Cubans to participate in our tournaments ‘That isa very big gesture of friendship and good “wil being extended. Melvin Chappell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ACTION CHESS Action Chess (30 minutesiplayer) is an exciting ‘new format for tournament chess that combines a rapid enough ime limit to make tournament chess of interest tothe general publi, while not giving up the quality ofthe games as often done in bite chess (5 minutesplayer) ‘An additional plus that 6-8 game tournaments can be held on one day. This would help bring back into OTB tournament chess those of us who fel there is more to life than chess T urge the USCF to consider « player's action chess results and longer OTB time control results to utilize only one rather than different rating systems. After all, the rating system indicates relative player strength Douglas Detrick Portola Valley, California KUDOS AND CAVEATS. ‘The June cover showing an imposing picture of the World Champion standing in the heart of New York City must rank as Cover of the Year. Also. Kasparov's interview by the two Larrys (Evans and Parr] was incisive and revealing But why was it so painful for Chess Life to pre sent? By its otiose disclaimer atthe beginning. CL only served to reinforce the widespread notion that there are many issues which the politcans and bureaucrats would prefer to keep buried. Daniel Samuels ‘Armonk, New York WHO CARES? 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