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We abbreviate the following from a statement made recently by a British chess player In reference to his meeting Dr. Emanuel Laskeu For the past two years very little news has been received from the former world's champion. "We had the pleasure of spending recently a little time with Dr. Emanuel Lasker and of hearing him read a chapter of a book which he Is projecting on the subject, 'Conduct in Sport.' "Dr. Lasker looks well and shows no sign of yielding the slighest advantage to the chess player's great adversary.
Time. "It Is with regret therefore that one considers his fixed determination to restrain from public practice of the game. He can, however, without difficulty be persuaded to take part in discussion of variations and positions and to give his advice as to lines of play, but further he will not go. "His memory of events which occurred during his sojourn in England In the past Is vivid and his memory of dates astonishingly accurate. "Dr. Lasker is spending some little time in England, but Is now, as he says, a writer and not a chess player. "As to the publication of a book of his best games, a work for which the chess world has been waiting, he holds out hopes that someone else may accomplish the task. As far as he himself is concerned, we feel that the prospect of such a desirable publication is remote." Eugene Znosko-Barovsky has recently published an article on Tar-rasch's defense in the Queen's Gambit Decline. This defense, for years discredited, is now again being played, for instance in the game Colle-Alckhlne at Bled. The defense, as our readers may recall, runs as follows: 1 P-Q4 I P-Q4 2 P-QB4 2 P-Q3 3 Kt-QB3 3 P-QB4 The game published this week was played in the New York Chess League between Frank J. Marshall, the American champion, representing the Rice Progressive Chess Club. The game was awarded the brilliancy prize by Leonard B. Meyer, the president of the Manhattan Chess Club, Mr. Meyer making th? following statement: "I have awarded the first brilliancy prize to Frank J. Marshall.
In this game the American champion is seen at his best and the final mating combination is reminiscent of the Marshall of years ago." Our readers will appreciate Marshall's play, especially the brilliant conclusion Marshall's Queen runs around the outside of the chess board almost like a billiard ball in the hands of a champion, five successive moves of the Queen being made, concluding with mate, Marshall on his 23d move having announced mate in seven moves. Queen's Gambit Declined F. J. Marshall David Gladstone (Marshall) WHITE 1- P-Q4 ' 2- P-QB4 3- Kt-QB3 4B-Kt5 5-P-K3 (Rice-Progressive) BLACK 1 P-Q4 2 P-K3 3 Kt-KB3 4 B-K2 5 QKt-Q2 CHESS AND 'BY WALTER 6 R-Bsq 6 P-B3 7 Kt-B3 7 Castles 8 Q-B2(a) 8 P-KR3 9 B-R4 9 P-QR3(b) 10 P-QR3 10 PxP 11 BxP 11 P-QKt4 12 B-QR21C) 12 P-B4 13 Kt-K4 13 Q-R4ch 14 Kt'B3)-Q2 14 PxP 15 Castles 15 PxP 16 PxP 16 Q-Kt3 17 KtxKtch 17 BxKt 18 B-Ktsq 18 R-Qsq 19 Q-R7ch 19 K-Bsq 20 Q-R8ch 20 K-K2 21 QxKtP 21 QxPch 22 K-Rsq 22 BxB 23 QxPch 23 K-Q3 24 Kt-K4ch 24 K-Q4 25 Q-R5ch 25 B-K14 26 Q-Qsq ch 26 Q-Q5 27 Q-Kt3ch 27 K-K4 28 Q-Kt3ch 28 K-Q4 29 Q-Q6 mate Notes Abbreviated from those by , H. R. Bigelow (a) This Queen maneuver is always good after Black has moved P-QB3. Black should endeavor to transpose his moves in the Queen's Gambit in such a way as to allow P(QB2)-QB4 in one move (instead of the two required in this game) as an immediate answer to White's Q-QB2. (b) This variation, popular enough today, seems too slow to us. (c) Better than B-Q3. or B-K2. as It maintains pressure on the long diagonal QR2-KKt8. Problem No. 2873 is solved by Q-KBsq. Problem No. 2874 is solved by R-KB6.
Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Benner, Harry W. Co-hick, S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, At-tilio Di Camillo, James H. Fry, Russell G. Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace O. Faunce, E. M. Grimm, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. Halber-stadt, William Raymond Halber-stadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Karl V. Nygaard, Carl Metz, Kirk Naylor, Paul F. Reber, Sr., John Schwabenland, S. Twer-sky, A. N. Tschekuloft and Charles Willing. Problem No. 2877 By J. E. Funk B LACE EIGHT PIECES SEVEN PIECES White to play and mate in two moves.
WHITE K at QKt7; Q at KBsq; Kt at KKt6; Bishops at Q6 and KKt4; Pawns at Q3 and QB5. PENN SHIPLEY BLACK K at Q4; R at KB2; B at KKt4; Knights at KRsq and KR5; Pawns at Q2, Q5 and QB2. Problem No. 2878 By T. R. D. BUCK-THREE PIECES WHITE PIECES White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at QKt5; Rooks at K3 and KB4; Pawn at QKt3. BLACK K at QR6; Pawns at KKt6 and KR5.
Time. "It Is with regret therefore that one considers his fixed determination to restrain from public practice of the game. He can, however, without difficulty be persuaded to take part in discussion of variations and positions and to give his advice as to lines of play, but further he will not go. "His memory of events which occurred during his sojourn in England In the past Is vivid and his memory of dates astonishingly accurate. "Dr. Lasker is spending some little time in England, but Is now, as he says, a writer and not a chess player. "As to the publication of a book of his best games, a work for which the chess world has been waiting, he holds out hopes that someone else may accomplish the task. As far as he himself is concerned, we feel that the prospect of such a desirable publication is remote." Eugene Znosko-Barovsky has recently published an article on Tar-rasch's defense in the Queen's Gambit Decline. This defense, for years discredited, is now again being played, for instance in the game Colle-Alckhlne at Bled. The defense, as our readers may recall, runs as follows: 1 P-Q4 I P-Q4 2 P-QB4 2 P-Q3 3 Kt-QB3 3 P-QB4 The game published this week was played in the New York Chess League between Frank J. Marshall, the American champion, representing the Rice Progressive Chess Club. The game was awarded the brilliancy prize by Leonard B. Meyer, the president of the Manhattan Chess Club, Mr. Meyer making th? following statement: "I have awarded the first brilliancy prize to Frank J. Marshall.
In this game the American champion is seen at his best and the final mating combination is reminiscent of the Marshall of years ago." Our readers will appreciate Marshall's play, especially the brilliant conclusion Marshall's Queen runs around the outside of the chess board almost like a billiard ball in the hands of a champion, five successive moves of the Queen being made, concluding with mate, Marshall on his 23d move having announced mate in seven moves. Queen's Gambit Declined F. J. Marshall David Gladstone (Marshall) WHITE 1- P-Q4 ' 2- P-QB4 3- Kt-QB3 4B-Kt5 5-P-K3 (Rice-Progressive) BLACK 1 P-Q4 2 P-K3 3 Kt-KB3 4 B-K2 5 QKt-Q2 CHESS AND 'BY WALTER 6 R-Bsq 6 P-B3 7 Kt-B3 7 Castles 8 Q-B2(a) 8 P-KR3 9 B-R4 9 P-QR3(b) 10 P-QR3 10 PxP 11 BxP 11 P-QKt4 12 B-QR21C) 12 P-B4 13 Kt-K4 13 Q-R4ch 14 Kt'B3)-Q2 14 PxP 15 Castles 15 PxP 16 PxP 16 Q-Kt3 17 KtxKtch 17 BxKt 18 B-Ktsq 18 R-Qsq 19 Q-R7ch 19 K-Bsq 20 Q-R8ch 20 K-K2 21 QxKtP 21 QxPch 22 K-Rsq 22 BxB 23 QxPch 23 K-Q3 24 Kt-K4ch 24 K-Q4 25 Q-R5ch 25 B-K14 26 Q-Qsq ch 26 Q-Q5 27 Q-Kt3ch 27 K-K4 28 Q-Kt3ch 28 K-Q4 29 Q-Q6 mate Notes Abbreviated from those by , H. R. Bigelow (a) This Queen maneuver is always good after Black has moved P-QB3. Black should endeavor to transpose his moves in the Queen's Gambit in such a way as to allow P(QB2)-QB4 in one move (instead of the two required in this game) as an immediate answer to White's Q-QB2. (b) This variation, popular enough today, seems too slow to us. (c) Better than B-Q3. or B-K2. as It maintains pressure on the long diagonal QR2-KKt8. Problem No. 2873 is solved by Q-KBsq. Problem No. 2874 is solved by R-KB6.
Solutions received from: Mrs. K. Adler, George E. Baker, George Bender, L. D. Benner, Harry W. Co-hick, S. B. Conver, J. Dubbelde, At-tilio Di Camillo, James H. Fry, Russell G. Fry, Perry Stewart Flegel, Horace O. Faunce, E. M. Grimm, John Hannah, J. W. Harris, Kenneth Herster, Joseph W. Halber-stadt, William Raymond Halber-stadt, E. Carleton Jameson, H. L. Jameson, Karl V. Nygaard, Carl Metz, Kirk Naylor, Paul F. Reber, Sr., John Schwabenland, S. Twer-sky, A. N. Tschekuloft and Charles Willing. Problem No. 2877 By J. E. Funk B LACE EIGHT PIECES SEVEN PIECES White to play and mate in two moves.
WHITE K at QKt7; Q at KBsq; Kt at KKt6; Bishops at Q6 and KKt4; Pawns at Q3 and QB5. PENN SHIPLEY BLACK K at Q4; R at KB2; B at KKt4; Knights at KRsq and KR5; Pawns at Q2, Q5 and QB2. Problem No. 2878 By T. R. D. BUCK-THREE PIECES WHITE PIECES White to play and mate in three moves. WHITE K at QKt5; Rooks at K3 and KB4; Pawn at QKt3. BLACK K at QR6; Pawns at KKt6 and KR5.