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Chess Chats 20 Jan 1957, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com
Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, January 20, 1957 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Problem No. 59 by...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, February 13, 2020
Problem No. 59 by A. Efron, Hartford. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 8/K1Q1p3/2b1pp2/1pp1n3/1Ppk1B2/4N3/1PPN2B1/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bd5 Bxd5 2. Qxc5#
Battle of Giants
Alexander Alekhine vs Emanuel Lasker
Zurich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 12, Jul-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Alekhine Variation (D67) 1-0
(a) Typical Alekhine. That fashion was 8. Q-B2 or 8. P-QR3 but he decides on sidestepping the theoretical continuation. This because his opponent was a fighter “par excellence.”
(b) Capablanca's system.
(c) If 11. … Q-N5ch; 12.Q-Q2; QxQch; 13. KxQ, R-Q1; 14. KR-Q1 we have the sixth game of the match Alekhine-Capablanca, Buenos Aires, 1927.
(d) Now Q-N5ch is recommended here, but Lasker prefers his own ideas.
(e) A curious error for Lasker to make. He takes his Queen away from the battle-center. He insists on not exchanging Queens.
(f) The attack is now in full swing.
(g) But K-N1 was better.
(h) Permits a beautiful finish. If 24. … P-KR3; 25. N-B5ch, K-R2; 26. NxRP; etc.
(i) Mate in four is unavoidable. A gem of the chessboard.
Four Musketeers
Savielly Tartakower vs Eugene Aleksandrovich Znosko-Borovsky
Paris (1940), FRA
Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Variation. Szabo (Boleslavsky) (D97) 1-0
(a) Calm continuation. With 4. PxP, NxP; we get into the Grunfeld defense.
(b) Sharp form of continuation.
(c) Timid. P-QN4 was best.
(d) And on they come!
(e) The adventures of the four (there are four pawns) musketeers is remarkable.
(f) Dama ex machina!
(g) If 23. … KxQ; 24. B-Q3ch, R-B4; 25. BxRch, K-B2; 26. BxN d.ch., etc.
(h) Mate follows. Victory for accumulated energy!
Chess Quote of the Day
Of the most curious facts found in the by-paths of chess research is the affected dread of brain ruin on the part of men whom the fates have made absolutely immune from any such calamity! — Anonymous.
