October 29, 1950 The Press Democrat Chess Chats by George Koltanowski

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Chess Chats Sun, Oct 29, 1950 – 44 · The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) · Newspapers.com

Chess Chats by George Koltanowski Sunday, October 29, 1950 The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California White to Play and...

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White to Play and Win! Ending by Richard Reti
FEN 8/1B6/8/8/6pp/7p/4K2k/1N6 w - - 0 1

1. K-K1 P-N6
2. N-Q2 P-N7
3. N-B3ch K-N6
4. N-N1 P-R7
5. N-K2ch K-R6
6. B-B8 mate!

1. Ke1 g3
2. Nd2 g2
3. Nf3+ Kg3
4. Ng1 h2
5. Ne2+ Kh3
6. Bc8#

Mme. Rudenko has been granted also the title of “International Master” on a parity with men, and all the players in the 1950 world championship were accorded the newly-created title of “International Woman Chess Master.” Also to Frau Sonja Graf, Germany, who did not compete, but whose previous achievements were taken into consideration.
From the 1950 women's world championship.

Sicilian Defense
(Notes by A. Kotov)

Gisela Gresser (USA) white vs. Róza Germanova (Poland) black

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. Kt-KB3 P-Q3 3. P-Q4 PxP 4. KtxP Kt-KB3 5. Kt-QB3 P-QR3 6. B-K2 P-K4 7. Kt-Kt3 B-K3 8. Castles B-K2 9. P-B4 Q-B2 10. B-B3 Castles 11. B-K3 R-Q1 12. Q-Q2 PxP 13. BxP Kt-B3 14. Kt-Q5 BxKt 15. PxB Kt-K4 16. QR-K1 QR-B1 17. P-B3 KtxBch 18. RxKt Kt-R4 19. B-Kt5 QR1-K1 20. Q-K2 BxB 21. R-K3 RxR 22. QxR Q-Q2 23. Q-K4 P-KKt3 24. Kt-Q4 Kt-Kt2 25. Q-B3 R-K1 26. R-KB Kt-R4 27. P-KKt4 Kt-Kt2 28. Kt-K2 R-K4 29. B-B6 R-K 30. Kt-Kt3 R-B 31. Kt-K4 Q-B2 32. B-Q4 Kt-K 33. Kt-B6ch KtxKt 34. QxKt Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Bf3 0-0 11. Be3 Rd8 12. Qd2 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nc6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Re1 Rc8 17. c3 Nxf3+ 18. Rxf3 Nh5 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Qe2 Bxg5 21. Re3 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Qd7 23. Qe4 g6 24. Nd4 Ng7 25. Qf3 Re8

(a) Boleslavsky plays this system with a voluntary weakening of Q3 and has had great success with it.
(b) Practice has shown that this reply is best after the system chosen by Black.
(c) Now Black has a secure point on his K4 and this equalizes.
(d) This move deprives White of any hope of advantage. The correct procedure was to increase pressure in the center by R-Q and Kt-Q4.
(e) The black Knight on K4 is so strong that White would willingly exchange it for the Bishop on B3.
(f) Personally, I should have refrained from taking the Bishop. I should have continued to fortify the point K4, by 17. KKt-Q2, after which comes 18. R-Q and B-B, followed by P-KKt3 and B-Kt2.
(g) From now on Black makes a few inexact moves. She still has time to place the other Knight on K4, after Kt-Kt5 and B-B3 obtaining a fair game.
(h) Now Black's situation becomes difficult. She has no longer a satisfactory defense.
(i) A simple KR-K3 would have forced Black to play 20. P-KB3, with a serious weakening of the K-side.
(j) Gresser gradually loses all her advantage. She should have played 21. QxR RxQ; 22. RxR, followed by Kt-Q4, with a strong attack, threatening P-KKt4 and Kt-K6. (k) In this way Black obtains an important open file.
(l) Hermanova has made a few good moves, but with this last she spoils everything. After 26. P-KB4, Black obtains a wonderful position with fine prospects, viz: 27. R-K5 then Q-KB2. In case of 27. R-K5 then Q-KB2. In case of 27. B-R6, R-K5; 28. BxKt BxB; 29. Kt-K6, the black Bishop is no weaker than the Kt on K6, which is only superficially menacing.
(m) White moves her knight from Q4 in order to penetrate later on B6.
(n) There was still time to form a last line of defense by playing 31. Kt-K; 32. B-Q4, B-Kt2.

• Rosa Hermanova
• 1950 World Women Chess Championship