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Chess 11 Dec 1904, Sun The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
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In making a study of chess the beginner is inclined to become confuted in regard to the move of the Knight. But if the student will realize that the entire play on the chess board is founded on horizontal and diagonal moves, he -trill discover in the Kn:ght move, that it consists of simply a combination of one square horizontally and one square diagonally, and no doubt the reason of its bein? allowed to jump or spring over the intervening squares is -imply because, unlike the other pieces, Queen, J took and Bishop, it has no command on the squares it passes over, and would be practically debarred from moving if it were not allowed the springing privilege. IVut there is nothing so very mystifying in a diagonal and horizontal move of 1 square each, and the Knight's move has a simple explanation. PAWS TAKEN IN PASSING One move in chess that I have often found not understood thoroughly by students is the power possessed by a Pawn Pt its fifth square of takine "en passant" or in jlain English "in passing." "Where the onf us-ion ar pears to come in "13 in such a eae as the followii.g: A player will advance his Pawn to a fifth square, and if the opponent has a Pawn already on the third square, on one of the ndjoining files, and advances it to the fourth, the player with the Pawn at the filth will think he exercises a power of taking in passing. It is only when the adverse Pawn moves from its second square to )'s fourth, that he has the power of capturing in passing, and then only on hi3 following move.
The St. Louis tournaments, both minor and major, are over. No doubt Mctklowski tired himself out in the first, affair, not being like tome of the old stagers, Uedemann, Kemeny, etc, able to stand two games a day for over a week, and then jump into a stronger tournament and do himself credit. As was expected in the major tournament, Marshall repeated his recent tueeess at Cambridge Springs; in fact, he could hardlv help it, and his Cambridge Springs victory will always be regarded as a greater 9 achievement, Anent Judd's desire to play a match with Marshall, barring the Queen's side openings, I iind in my own records with Judd only one Q P opening, and I did not finish quite as early as Marshall, my game listing about 23 moves. Some of the endgame plays in the tournament ucrc subject to improvement, and it conveys a lesson on end-play tith Rooks, to keep the adverse Ring out of the play. Notably in the minor tournament Schra'der had a.i easy win at his 31th move against Motklowski (See diagram). BLACK Motlowski. 1 I r 1 WI I IT K SCI 1 It A DKH. White ) Play and Win.
By U4 lt-B T., P Kt ", 35 K-B G, It x Q P-3C KsP (ch) K B. 37, lt-B '2, R-Q 5. 33, P-Q Kt 3, rv-Q 6. 30, R-Q Kt 2, K-K l!. 40, K-B 2, K-Q 3. 41, K-K 2, It-Q B t.. 42, K-Q 2, etc. Schrader also had a draw as late as his 4Sth move by K-K 2. Week End Gams BLACK Pillsburv. A WHITE By a Western Player.
White to play continued: 3, R-K, R-Q 7, 2, R-K C (ch), K-Kt 4. 3,. P-B ( (ch), KB 5. 4, R-B 4 (ch), K-Kt 0. o, R-Q 4, and Black won by i, It-Kt 7 fell 1 (ni-t 11 R 7 at once on account of G, R x Kt P (ch), B x R. 7, R-K 3 (ch), and White would win). f, K-B, R-R 7. 7, K-K (forced), R-11 S (ch). 8, K-Q 2, R-Q 8 (ch). 1), K-K 3, R-K 8 (ch).
Had White in the foregoing continued 4, P-B 1, K-Kt 6. 5, R (B .") K r, R-R 7 and forces mate. This is an example of the danger of driving a King up the boar 1 when mating positions arc possible, but White misjudged the position, and attempted to win. Some rather pretty play arises ln,m tlie following: 1, R-B 2, P-Kt S. 2, R-B 4. R-Q 4, R-K Black holding a draw in hand at all times, and lots of winning chances, for example, if 4, R-Q 7, P-Q R 4. 5, R-Q Kt 7, K-B 5. 6, R s P, K-Kt G and wins.
HOW LASKER LOST A DRAW Some months ago, in St. Louis, Ed. Schrader won a simultaneous game from Lasker, the position after Black's 2Sth move being as below: A, Instead of Black's 2Sth move Q (Q)-K B S, saving the game, it should have lost 83 follows: 29. RrQ ??n. R x B : ! SI. Q-K S3. Kt-Q 4 P-Q 6 (?b) P x Kt P x R If, however, Black play 28: F-Q 6 (ch), and White continues. 29, K-R, 29, Q-K B 3, appears to win for Black, but again there is a saving chance for White, as after 30, RxQ, P x Kt (K 2). 31, R-K B S (ch) followed by Q-K 5 (ch) appears to Sumptuous ID SOUTH BEND, Indiana. establish either a perpetual check, or recovers the advanced K P with a check. Here is a friendly game which I played at Moscow two years ago with a very strong amateur, Mr. Bostanjoglo and other amateurs in consultation, Ruy Lopez opening: BOSTANJOGLO AND ALLIES. WHITE.
1 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 S K-Kt 5 PILI SBCRY. BLACK. 1 P-K 4 2 Kt-Q B S a Kt-B 3 4 B-B 4 5 O-K 2 6 B-Kt 3 7 P-K R 3 8 Castlos i R x B 10 PQ 4 11 Kt x P 12 O I5 4 13 Kt-B 5 14 R-Q 15 P-Q Kt 4 16 Q x Kt (cb 17 Kt 1 Kt r fch) 1 Kt x Q 19 B-K 3 20 P-B 3 n p-Kt 4 22 K-B 2 23 B x Kt 24 Kt-K 2 25 P-Q B 4 26 K-Kt 2 27 K-Q 2 23 Q R-Q 29 R-Q S 30 R (Qi-Q a SI P-R 3 T2 P-B 4 (5 33 Kt-Q 4 (-.h) ?4 Kt-B 6 35 K-B 3 3S P-B 5 37 Kt x Q P 38 P-Kt 5 39 Kt-B 4 (chl 40 R-Q 6 lch 4 P-Q ? P-H 3 5 fi 7 S P-U 4 (a B-K Kt 5 P-K 3 0 Q Kt-"Q a 10 P x B 11 P x V 12 Kt-B 4 K P-K 4 M 14 Q-Q C B-B Kt-K S (-) is Q x Q K-B -K x Kt K R-K Kt 1 s 19 20 21 Kt-R 4 22 Q R-K B 23 Kt-K E n 24 K x P. R-B 'J P-K P 4 B-Kt 3 2i 27 28 29 PR 5 R-Q PR 3 .".0 R Q.i-Q 2 ?.2 f-3 B-Q P x r 54 53 K-K B-K 2 .76 R-B 3 57 B-B PS R-R 2 (ei 39 R-Kt 3 If I JO K-K 3 Resigns (G-) (a) This defense has been considered somewhat unsound as after 6, Castles, Castles. X, P-Q 2, B-Kt 3. S, B x Kt, Q P x B. 9, Kt x P, it was considered dangerous for Black to continue with 9. Kt X P, on account of 10, R-K, P-K B 4. 11, Kt-Q 2, etc
But instead of 0, Kt x P plav for Black, 9, P-B4, 10, PxP, BxP (best), and if 11, Kt-Q 3, Kt x P. 12, R-K, B-K B 4, with a good game. White does not desire to Castle and retires the B to R 4 to avoid the loss of a Pawn, but probably G, Q-K 2 was better. (b) Not pood. 13, Q-Q 2 was better, for, if in reply P-Q Kt 4. 14, P-Q Kt 4 would win a Pawn for White. (c) First 16, P-Q Kt 4, Q-K 2 and then 17 Kt-K 3 would have saved the Pawn.
(d) Black gives up a Pawn to break in. (e) If White continues 3S, B x Kt, R x B. 39, either R x R, R x R. 40, R x R, P x R. 41, K x P, K x P, and Black wins easily.
(f) If 39, R-K 3 Black mates in two moves. (g) For after 41, B x R, R x R (eh). 42, K-B 2, Kt-K 5 (ch) and wins the Rook. Problem No. 1 BY ZOEKEK SXACH.
White to mate in three.
The St. Louis tournaments, both minor and major, are over. No doubt Mctklowski tired himself out in the first, affair, not being like tome of the old stagers, Uedemann, Kemeny, etc, able to stand two games a day for over a week, and then jump into a stronger tournament and do himself credit. As was expected in the major tournament, Marshall repeated his recent tueeess at Cambridge Springs; in fact, he could hardlv help it, and his Cambridge Springs victory will always be regarded as a greater 9 achievement, Anent Judd's desire to play a match with Marshall, barring the Queen's side openings, I iind in my own records with Judd only one Q P opening, and I did not finish quite as early as Marshall, my game listing about 23 moves. Some of the endgame plays in the tournament ucrc subject to improvement, and it conveys a lesson on end-play tith Rooks, to keep the adverse Ring out of the play. Notably in the minor tournament Schra'der had a.i easy win at his 31th move against Motklowski (See diagram). BLACK Motlowski. 1 I r 1 WI I IT K SCI 1 It A DKH. White ) Play and Win.
By U4 lt-B T., P Kt ", 35 K-B G, It x Q P-3C KsP (ch) K B. 37, lt-B '2, R-Q 5. 33, P-Q Kt 3, rv-Q 6. 30, R-Q Kt 2, K-K l!. 40, K-B 2, K-Q 3. 41, K-K 2, It-Q B t.. 42, K-Q 2, etc. Schrader also had a draw as late as his 4Sth move by K-K 2. Week End Gams BLACK Pillsburv. A WHITE By a Western Player.
White to play continued: 3, R-K, R-Q 7, 2, R-K C (ch), K-Kt 4. 3,. P-B ( (ch), KB 5. 4, R-B 4 (ch), K-Kt 0. o, R-Q 4, and Black won by i, It-Kt 7 fell 1 (ni-t 11 R 7 at once on account of G, R x Kt P (ch), B x R. 7, R-K 3 (ch), and White would win). f, K-B, R-R 7. 7, K-K (forced), R-11 S (ch). 8, K-Q 2, R-Q 8 (ch). 1), K-K 3, R-K 8 (ch).
Had White in the foregoing continued 4, P-B 1, K-Kt 6. 5, R (B .") K r, R-R 7 and forces mate. This is an example of the danger of driving a King up the boar 1 when mating positions arc possible, but White misjudged the position, and attempted to win. Some rather pretty play arises ln,m tlie following: 1, R-B 2, P-Kt S. 2, R-B 4. R-Q 4, R-K Black holding a draw in hand at all times, and lots of winning chances, for example, if 4, R-Q 7, P-Q R 4. 5, R-Q Kt 7, K-B 5. 6, R s P, K-Kt G and wins.
HOW LASKER LOST A DRAW Some months ago, in St. Louis, Ed. Schrader won a simultaneous game from Lasker, the position after Black's 2Sth move being as below: A, Instead of Black's 2Sth move Q (Q)-K B S, saving the game, it should have lost 83 follows: 29. RrQ ??n. R x B : ! SI. Q-K S3. Kt-Q 4 P-Q 6 (?b) P x Kt P x R If, however, Black play 28: F-Q 6 (ch), and White continues. 29, K-R, 29, Q-K B 3, appears to win for Black, but again there is a saving chance for White, as after 30, RxQ, P x Kt (K 2). 31, R-K B S (ch) followed by Q-K 5 (ch) appears to Sumptuous ID SOUTH BEND, Indiana. establish either a perpetual check, or recovers the advanced K P with a check. Here is a friendly game which I played at Moscow two years ago with a very strong amateur, Mr. Bostanjoglo and other amateurs in consultation, Ruy Lopez opening: BOSTANJOGLO AND ALLIES. WHITE.
1 P-K 4 2 Kt-K B 3 S K-Kt 5 PILI SBCRY. BLACK. 1 P-K 4 2 Kt-Q B S a Kt-B 3 4 B-B 4 5 O-K 2 6 B-Kt 3 7 P-K R 3 8 Castlos i R x B 10 PQ 4 11 Kt x P 12 O I5 4 13 Kt-B 5 14 R-Q 15 P-Q Kt 4 16 Q x Kt (cb 17 Kt 1 Kt r fch) 1 Kt x Q 19 B-K 3 20 P-B 3 n p-Kt 4 22 K-B 2 23 B x Kt 24 Kt-K 2 25 P-Q B 4 26 K-Kt 2 27 K-Q 2 23 Q R-Q 29 R-Q S 30 R (Qi-Q a SI P-R 3 T2 P-B 4 (5 33 Kt-Q 4 (-.h) ?4 Kt-B 6 35 K-B 3 3S P-B 5 37 Kt x Q P 38 P-Kt 5 39 Kt-B 4 (chl 40 R-Q 6 lch 4 P-Q ? P-H 3 5 fi 7 S P-U 4 (a B-K Kt 5 P-K 3 0 Q Kt-"Q a 10 P x B 11 P x V 12 Kt-B 4 K P-K 4 M 14 Q-Q C B-B Kt-K S (-) is Q x Q K-B -K x Kt K R-K Kt 1 s 19 20 21 Kt-R 4 22 Q R-K B 23 Kt-K E n 24 K x P. R-B 'J P-K P 4 B-Kt 3 2i 27 28 29 PR 5 R-Q PR 3 .".0 R Q.i-Q 2 ?.2 f-3 B-Q P x r 54 53 K-K B-K 2 .76 R-B 3 57 B-B PS R-R 2 (ei 39 R-Kt 3 If I JO K-K 3 Resigns (G-) (a) This defense has been considered somewhat unsound as after 6, Castles, Castles. X, P-Q 2, B-Kt 3. S, B x Kt, Q P x B. 9, Kt x P, it was considered dangerous for Black to continue with 9. Kt X P, on account of 10, R-K, P-K B 4. 11, Kt-Q 2, etc
But instead of 0, Kt x P plav for Black, 9, P-B4, 10, PxP, BxP (best), and if 11, Kt-Q 3, Kt x P. 12, R-K, B-K B 4, with a good game. White does not desire to Castle and retires the B to R 4 to avoid the loss of a Pawn, but probably G, Q-K 2 was better. (b) Not pood. 13, Q-Q 2 was better, for, if in reply P-Q Kt 4. 14, P-Q Kt 4 would win a Pawn for White. (c) First 16, P-Q Kt 4, Q-K 2 and then 17 Kt-K 3 would have saved the Pawn.
(d) Black gives up a Pawn to break in. (e) If White continues 3S, B x Kt, R x B. 39, either R x R, R x R. 40, R x R, P x R. 41, K x P, K x P, and Black wins easily.
(f) If 39, R-K 3 Black mates in two moves. (g) For after 41, B x R, R x R (eh). 42, K-B 2, Kt-K 5 (ch) and wins the Rook. Problem No. 1 BY ZOEKEK SXACH.
White to mate in three.
