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Chess by Bill Ruth Sun, Jan 11, 1953 – Page 91 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Another Man's Opinion
(Taken from Chess Life, official publication of the United States Chess Federation.)
“…according to the present rules, the Candidate's Tournament will contain about nine Russian players, probably all grand masters and three outsiders namely Dr. Euwe, Miguel Najdorf and Samuel Reshevsky. We know from previous experience what was done at the just completed Interzonal Tournament in Saltajobaden that the Russians play easily among themselves and hard among all outsiders. If you check the records, you will find that at Saltsjobaden all the Russians drew with each other in short, weakly contested games, where there was practically no fight.
Could we expect Reshevsky, even if he were world champion, to defeat, in a single tournament, nine Russian grandmasters, all of whom would play terrifically hard against him and easily against each other?
From every standpoint, the arrangement is unfair and inequitable, and I shall not blame Reshevsky at all if he refuses to compete in the Candidates' Tournament.”
ALEXANDER BISNO, Beverly Hills, California
Chess Problems by Bill Ruth Sun, Jan 11, 1953 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Problem No. 4977 by...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, May 14, 2020
Problem No. 4977 by E.S. Maguire. White to play and mate in two moves.
FEN 2KB3N/1p3P1p/3p2p1/4kp1B/1NQ1PR2/2n1R3/3b1n2/8 w - - 0 1
Chess Problems by Bill Ruth Sun, Jan 11, 1953 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Problem No. 4978 by...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, May 15, 2020
Problem No. 4978 by Steve J. Myzel. White to play and mate in three moves.
FEN 4B3/7p/5ppP/5R1p/2b3kN/R3K3/P3p1P1/4B3 w - - 0 1
R-R7/Ra7
