The golden treasury of chess

192 Pages·1972·6.949 MB·English

by  Horowitz Al

THE
GOLDEN TREASURY
OF CHESS
Compiled by
AL _HOROWITZ
AND
THE EDITORS OF CHESS REVIEW
CORNERSTONE LIBRARY NEW YORK
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Reprinted 1971
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Contents
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FAVORITE GAMES 5
II THE PRE-MORPHY PERIOD 12
Ill THE MORPHY PERIOD 30
IV THE AGE OF STEINITZ 51
MODERN CHESS 67
v
VI MODERNS, HYPERMODERNS AND ECLECTICS 95
VII l'ERIOD OF RUSSIAN HEGEMONY
166
INDEX OF OPENINGS 186
INDEX OF PLAYERS 188
This Book is Dedicated
To the Memory of
HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY
(1872-1906)
PART I
Favorite Games
In the course of the decades which I have devoted to the
preparation of this volume, I have had occasioll to examine
thousands upon thousands of scores. Those that have pleased
me most are included in "THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS."
But even among these favorites, there are some which I have
enjoyed so much that I have set them aside in order to at­
tract the reader's attention to these games. I will not deny
that ten years ago I might have selected other games, and'
that in the years to come, my tastes will again be modified !
Nevertheless, you will be delighted with these games.
6 THE GoLDI!N TREASURY OF CHESS
l. Warsaw, Nov. 1844 13 . . .. B---B7ch
14 K-R3 P-Q3ch
A1 long a1 we continue Jo be
15 P-K6 Kt-B5ch
(harmed by the triumph of mind
16 K-Kt4 KtxKP
oi·er matter, :uch combination! wilt
17 P-Kt3 Kt x Ktch
jauinale u1. The idea of readily
18 K-KtS R-B4ch
mrl'endering the Queen in order
19 K-Kt4 R-B3ch
ho1111d the ho:tile King with the
10 20 K-R4 R-BSch
leuer pieces, ha: been utilized fair­
21 K-KtS Kt-K3ch
ly oft en; b11t Petroff' J :amfice was
22 K-R5 P-Kt3ch
one of the first, if not THE fir:t,
23 K-R6 R-R5ch
example of this appealing com­
24 PxR B-K6 mate
binative theme. All honor to hi!
originality/
GIUOCO PIANO Paris, 1845
2.
HOFFMAN PETROFF It is many years since I fir11 :aw
this game, but the final position,
White Black
with Black's Queen trapped by its
1 P-K4 P-K4 own far-advanced Pawns, and
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 White'! King gaily advancing
3 B-B- 4 B-B-- 4 down the board auist in the
io
4 P-B3 Kt-B3 final attack against his colleague,
5 P-Q4 PxP is still good for a chuckle. Imagine
6 P-KS Kt-K5 Kieseritzky' J chagrin as he stareJ
7 B--QS Ktx KBP?! ruefully at the bottled-up Queen!
8 KxKt PxPch Who 1ay1 there is no place for hu­
9 K-Kt3 PxP mor in cheu?!
10 B xP Kt-K2
GAMBIT
11 Kt-KtS KtxB COCHRANE
12 Kt x BP 0-0!! MICHELET L. KIESERITZKY
13 Ktx Q White Black
And Black mates in eleven moves. 1 P-K4 P-K4
2 P-KB4 PxP
3 Kt-KB3 P-KKt4
4 B-B4 P-KtS
5 Kt-K5 Q-Rsch
6 K-Bl P-B6
7 P-Q4 Kt-KB3
8 Kt-B3 B-K-- t2
9 P-KKt3 Q-R6ch
10 K-B2 P-Q3
11 Kt x P(B7 R-Bl
)
12 Kt-KKt5 Q-Kt7ch
13 K-K3 B-R-- 3
14 K-Q3 Kt-B3
15 P-QR3 Bx Kt
7
MY FAVORITES
16 BxB KtxKP!? BISHOP'S Gfu..\.f.BIT
17 Q-Kl B-B4 W. ScHULTEN L. KlESERITZKY
18 KtxKt P-B7
White Black
19 Q-K3 K-Q2
20 B-Q5 QR-Kl 1 P-K4 P-K4
21-QR-KBl Bx Ktch 2 P-KB4 PxP
22 BxB R-B6 3 B-B4 Q-R5ch
23 QxR PxQ 4 K-Bl P-QKt4
24 B-B5ch R-K3 5 BxP Kt-KB3
25 P-Q5 Kt-K4ch 6 Kt-QB3 Kt-Kt5
26 K-Q4 P-KR4 7 Kt-R3 Kt-QB3
27 Px R eh K-.K'l 8 Kt-Q5 Kt-Q5!
28 B-B6 P-R5 9 Kt xPch K-Ql
29 BxKt PxBch 10 Kt xR P-B6!
30 KxP PxKtP 11 P-Q3 P-B3
31 K-B6 and wins! 12 B-QB4 P-Q4!
13 BxP B-Q3
14 Q-Kl PxPch
15 KxP QxKtch!
16 KxQ Kt-K6ch
17 K-R4 Kt-B6ch
18 K-R5 B-Kt5 mate
4. Breslau, 1859.
It is difficult to imagine how one
could concentrate more brilliancy,
more in1pired inventiveneu, more
sparkle into so short a game. Here
is the di!tilled e.rsence of the very
One of the most a1to1mding end­
best che.r.r of the old master!: one
ings on record.
thrill after another!
Sacrificial Orgy
RUY LOPEZ
3. Paris, Nov. 1846 A. ANDERSSEN DR. M. LANGE
White Black
Poor Kieseritzky! He achieved neg­
ative immortality by losing a mag­ 1 P-K4 P-K4
nificent game lo the great Anders­ 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
un, and this feat swallowed up hiJ 3 B-Kt5 Kt-Q5
reputation forever after. That 4 KtxKt PxKt
Kie:eritzky was a brilliant and able 5 B-B4 Kt-B3
player in hi! own right, however, fr 6 P-K5 P-Q4
abundanJ/y dear from thi.r game. 7 B-Kt3 B-KKt5
8 THE GoLDEN TREASURY OF CHESS
8 P-KB3 Kt-K5! GAMBIT
EY.i\:."-TS
9 0-0 P-Q6! A. ANDERSSEN J. H. ZuKERTORT
10 Px B B-B4ch
White
11 K-Rl Kt-Kt6ch! Black
12 P x Kt Q-Kt4 1 P-K4 P-K4
13 R-B5 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3 B-B4 B-B4
4 P-QKt4 BxP
5 P-B3 B-B4
6 0-0 P-Q3
7 P-Q4 PxP
8 PxP B-Kt3
P-Q5 Kt-R4
9
10 B-Kt2 Kt-K2
11 B-Q3
0--0
12 Kt-B3 Kt-Kt3
13 Kt-K2 P-QB4
14 R-Bl R-Ktl
15 Q-Q2 P-B3
16 K-Rl B-B2
17 Kt-Kt3 P-Kt4
18 Kt-B5 P--Kt5?
13 P-KR4!!
R-KKtl B-Kt3
14 KtP x P QxR 19
20 P-Kt4 Kt-K4
15 P-Kt4 Rx Pch!!
21 B xKt QPxB
16 PxR Q-K5!
22 R-Kt3 R-B2
17 Q-B3 Q-R5ch
23 P-Kt5 BxK t
18 Q-R3 Q-K8ch
24 PxB QxP?
Resigns
25 PxP .R-Ql
Bravo!
26 QR-KKtl K-Rl
27 P xPch K-Ktl
28 Q-R6 Q-Q3
5. 1869
Berlin,
You have probably heard that An­
densen was a mighty man with the
Evans Gambit, but it is impouible
to realize what glorious feats he
perf armed with ii, until you have
played over 111ch games tbis one.
as
lncidenta/Jy Zukertort, the great
Anders.ren' brilliant pupil, knew
!
how to take fitting revenge, you
as
C1il1 see in lat" games in thfr
volume. These two immortal: pro­
du�ed games worthy of their repu­
latton.
A glorio111 battle
MY FAVORITES 9
29 Q:x:Pch! KxQ nocence. Though Pillsbury only
30 P-B6ch K-Ktl half suspects the quicksands, his
31 B-R7ch! KxB defense cannot be improved.
32 R-R3ch K-Ktl
17 P-B5 RxKt!!
33 R-R8 mate
A problem in one half the moves
of the entire game, mentally com­
posed and solved in a manner
6. St. Petersburg, 1896
worthy of the chatnpion of the
There are many attractive settings
world.
for a brilliant game; but what
is
more impressive than an immortal 18 PxB R-QR6!!
game between two Titans? The 19 PxPch RxP
man who was able lo bettl the 20 PxR Q-Kt3ch
great Pillsbury in this wonderful 21 B-Kt5 QxBch
game was truly worthy of his title. 22 K-Rl R-B2
It is no exaggeration lo say that
Lasker's combination is one of the Threatens . . . R -B8ch!
greatest feats of the human imagi­ 23 R-Q2 R-B5
nation. 24 KR-Ql R-B6!
25 Q-B5 Q-B5
Quadrangular Tourney
26 K-Kt2 RxP!
QUEEN'5 GAMBIT DECLINED
H. N. PILLSBURY DR. LASKER
E.
White Black
1 P-Q4 P-Q4
2 P-QB4 P-K3
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
4
Kt-B3 P-B4
5 B-Kt5 BPxP
6 QxP Kt-B3
7 Q-R4? B-K2
8 0-0-0 Q-R4
9 P-K3 B-Q2
10 K-Ktl P-KR3
11 PxP PxP
12 Kt-Q4 0-0
27 Q-K6ch K-R2
13 B xKt BxB
14 Q-R5 KtxKt 28 KxR Q--B6ch
29 K-R4 P-Kt4ch
15 P x Kt B-K3
30 KxP Q---B5ch
The calm before the storm. 31 K-R5 B-Q-- lch
32 Q-Kt6 PxQ mate
16 P-B4 QR-Bl
The charm of the position after
Black's 16th move is its surface in-