April 15, 1951 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess Chats 15 Apr 1951, Sun The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) Newspapers.com

A remarkable game by 2 'unknowns' playing in an English county team match.

W. Marshall (white) Warwick vs. J. Pike (black) Oxford
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Steiner Variation

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 3. B-Kt5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 Kt-B3 5. Castles B-K2 6. R-K1 P-QKt4 7. B-Kt3 Castles 8. P-B3 P-Q4 9. PxP P-K5 10. Kt-Kt5 B-Kt5 11. Q-B2 Kt-K4 12. KtxKP KtxKt 13. QxKt B-Q3 14. P-Q4 P-B4 15. Q-K3 P-B5 16. Q-K4 B-B4 17. PxKt!! BxQ 18. PxB BxKt 19. PxP! Q-Q3 20. RxB QR-K1 21. BxP! QxB 22. RxR QxPch 23. K-R1 RxR 24. P-Q6dis.ch. K-R1 25. B-K6 R-KB1 26. P-B8(Q) RxQ 27. BxR K-Kt1 28. P-Q7 Q-Q7! 29. R-KB1 Q-Q6 30. K-Kt1 Q-K6ch 31. K-R1 Q-Q6 32. K-Kt1 Q-K6ch Drawn

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nc6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 e4 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Qc2 Ne5 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bd6 14. d4 f5 15. Qe3 f4 16. Qe4 Bf5 17. dxe5!! Bxe4 18. exd6 Bxb1 19. dxc7! Qd6 20. Rxb1 Re8 21. Bxf4! Qxf4 22. Rxe8 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Rxe8 24. d6+ Kh8 25. Be6 Rf8 26. c8=Q Rxc8 27. Bxc8 Kg8 28. d7 Qd2! 29. Rf1 Qd3 30. Kg1 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Qd3 32. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

(a) BxRP should have yielded white the full reward for his brilliant middle-game play. Now the co-operation between the bishop and rook is cut off.

From the Bombay Presidency tournament, 1950.

Queen's Gambit Declined
R. B. Sapre (white) vs. S. M. Natu (black)

Unresolved Chess Game: Can you solve it?

Descriptive 1. N-KB3 P-Q4 2. P-Q4 N-KB3 3. P-B4 P-K3 4. N-B3 P-B3 5. P-KR3 P-KR3 6. P-QR3 P-NR3 7. B-R4 B-Q3 8. P-K4 PxKP 9. NxP B-K2 10. NxNch NxN 11. B-Q3 B-Q2 12. N-K5 Q-N3 13. Castles! QxQP 14. NxKBP! R-KB1 15. B-N6! QxB 16. P-N3!! Q-K5 17. N-Q6ch! 1-0

Algebraic 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. h3 h6 6. a3 dxc4

(a) QxB; 15. KtxR and the Knight will get out easily.
(b) Black would not get anywhere with 15. … QxQ; 16. KRxQ, RxKt; 17. BxRch KxB; 18. BxKt BxB; 19. RxBch remaining the 'exchange' ahead.
(c) A well-spiced dish of curry, carefully prepared. There is no haven from the discovered check with follows.

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, April 15, 1951 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Study by Richard...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, April 20, 2020

Study by Richard Reti
White to play and win.
FEN 8/p7/8/1P2K3/P6P/5b2/5k2/8 w - - 0 1

1. K-B5 B-K7
2. K-B4 B-Q6
3. P-KR5 B-K7
4. P-KR6 B-Q6
5. P-QR5 wins.

1. Kf5 Be2
2. Kf4 Bd3
3. h5 Be2
4. h6 Bd3
5. a5