Heroic Tales - The Best of Chesscafe.com 1996 - 2001-Part 5

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oe y a ew wo a e seen a o uicin eor R He p behn m year h a een asse o ppn y ond a e even as no o e hel a all ha yea an a oe oasonwen s enry was aeped ony o nd a the even as ange o aess hamponsp o an oeneerng even.

R was allenged as e el expee o e as he approaed e enaneo e playng vene "o yo? demane he man a the door b beorR. old reply one of te asssans o doorman and as re o orseha all people holdng s exated posons need a leas wo assstans sad "No don ell s who yo Go aay and yo are needed yo ll besen or

"B ave been sen or explaned R panly "I am here as the welh mann e Voran amponsp and e perme msel a l sme."mssle snappe he dooan an ed s a on R s s no avllae ke a ere a we ma wold be reqe ts s a essamponsp n a of orse s h hess hamponsp an only enplayers ae part one o e asssans aded n a one sggestng tha anyodystandn a he door as ndeed R. as ong a tha e old now ha

en players only ae par n he Voan amponshp an he asssan alsoted s ba on R

A aoter tme R mg ave ven ven o s egs a s de avor hs odene s son prvent m dong so. "Yo ms msen e sad drag o s k e leter o Oysers and s nr e nose o e seon asss Oals never ses ed eass b e dd a leas the me o ad e leer "So sad R. one e

asssn h sed g "ho do yo explan ha? e asssan tteself a s a m woneg o sel ow aydy sentelgee o play hess ould be so lang owlee d ndsndng aboe orngs o e oals. "Yo ms e ater; e w expan sade o "And wer s e aer? R. qud as pateny as he ol nderhe mses "Why n e playng o orse e sond asss sadan R stepd owards e r te playng al

e dooman and s asssans blo s path and e ooan ndem tha e ad no g o ener the room. R, who ad sen an enoosoleon o people ene he playng all wle e was tyng o resolve sposton w he dooan and s sssans nqred who was pee oenr. "Only players oals and speaors o orse expane e doo.ell a player nsse R avn Oysers leer n ron o er aes."Yo a be sad te ooman "as a welh payer s no reqre R

onsderd ts or a momen en a speaor red R., "and enle oaess e dooran soo s head sadly. hs naon reers o yo as a

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Phas, ah an o h ab sold alk o Oyss o solv sa," R suggsd, wruon h dooan and is asssans bgan o gggl,and hn laug oaosly R ddnd a i aghs naly edcd o cogsand splus and vnally dooa anagd o ll him ha h abiwas, ndd, non o an Oyss sl Bu yo wai osd," oninud, yo gh b abl o cach h bo h lavs "

Having no choc R waid ouside, wh h was soon joind by on o

hss plays wo od im a ciga. y do yo smok?" ask R,kn o cang e sbjc fom his own pdcamn fo a sho i ksal h gs in t," said he chss lay, jkng his ad n dcion of laying ha In vry css oan al non-smos co dowwih al sos o mns ha pvn m foing hi bs." Rondd is Wy don' y al sok hn?" asked obvos quso.ll, hy s hav so xcs, a las a cod o , n cas y don' wn

al hi gas," h chss pay poind ou Don' you nd an xcus?" R

asd, and h chss ay sd y m sok osid, so I will baos cain o cac pnonia bfo t vn is ov, so I wll av

bs xcus o a" R cad a il wih lay, an bcam qi finywih him, an vnaly gw in condnc nog o xlain a h waswaiing fo Oyss, who ad ade so isak ha ndd o b cid.B wd," sd h css aye, ha th ocias v ak mistaks.And h igh ocia, o h nv maks isaes My bo oncaccusd Oyss o making a sak and rnd s i" And cssay ocdd o l Pack's a

Paick's Tale

Paick was bs ay aond. Evybody knw i. h ocials w iPaick w i. T oh lays knew i As i h was any dob, ocialssuyd h o wny ay ag hm o ank h o wny layes

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in h am In a o rag, Pack ublly dsoyd nvaion

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honoay li bs, and hs gla bliz as nding mslvsnavaabl Parck's bot fo his sokng chss lay was non o

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Wthn s ons Pak ded a broke an lonely an. Te queston youneed to onse s: D Oyses kl Patk

Te Oial Vew

We te ess playe she hs e R. cae oee or at e aonof e he ha snt aay o e boa. "D no oe yoself" he s " goa ye oday. Appny te tel playe d no up!" th tat he ookhs eav for e s. R. wand o aer h bt onee a heght ss Oystes e e hs sen pos outsde e .

Soe os aer payers s eavn the vene as gaes nshe we R.

wed patently fo Oyses o sow sel. Sevea ous late ust as R. hadgvn up ope Oystes d apper "I mus k th yo sad R. ut Oyserskept alkng. R. a ate h an upon cahn h up ave e lette nfont o hs ae. Yes" sa Oystes "I ust al o you aout ts but I usaso sh o o te ao saton Yo n trave w m you ke." R. sano neeng a s eat to kep pae he aststn oa.Reacn Oysers tore te nuerous pakn tckets ro he fontsreen an tosse e n he utte. He hen be nsde an R asbaey ae enough to so l o e passenge seat eore the ook oan egan an tos he oyng subs whee R. e he rado statonas locae. R. as not su eher he shoud e spekng ut no wshg ooend e oca wate pateny. Fnay Oystes spoke.

You ale o play yo gae oay so e ave a to tdaw you fro heoamet" e ben R. fet cope to ague s ase u e eets of he

ay a exhauste . Now al e waned to o was rax bak nto ecooe a seat ad df o o se. As e oug to say aake as wasonly oec o ee was s g an gty oa gvng the ene os e koege an expeence an en ame to wsdo who kewhat peas Oses h poe - Oyses one on

My nta reaton as o suspend you o wo yes for forfetng te ean a fue teve mots fo e a nappoved wtraal ahogh t

can e gue tha you wtdraa was ted by an oa d hen cannote appove bu t s ealy a qeso of aut an appoonn bae -

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w can of course, v b ed o oas wo are always blaeless e I wol ae o ede wheher the suspensions wold be servede ely or onrrenly orse, s uersood tat you wold agea o were o allowed n te playing hal by he ocials, bt we theoals at s wold point o ha you ere gven a leer of invaton oaod a precs proble, and all at has eally happeed s tat yo aealed to use that eer propery n the other hand, one gh onside tha noar as been one, and tat yo ig play your gae on anoer day, jus as it ad been posponed or wateer reason orse, realisally, tere arno reasons or posponing ges, or the players are nable to play theirgaes on the shedled days why ould they ener e oaen n the rsplae? What would apn you ed o enter on of e gat cess oaens

n e world, le Hasings or an Zee, and poposed on yor entry or hayo wold le o play all yor gaes on daes dieren o ose proposed byhe organzers, a, preerably, in a deret loaon? Of corse, ey woudsend you a pole eer thanng you for your enry and apologizing fo the fachat ha gone astray ad eer been eeved ere, o ourse, we generallyle posponeents, bease they disrp e whole o o gs and requirs o organize thigs lie venes or e pospoed gaes, abers to loo aehe, d nuerous oher piees o paperwor i dplicae or even iplate

fo wa s te oint o paeror i not o be podue in uliple opes orall e dierent oals and i ths way we ca ll a o e Soe ghtgue ta te ocials shold be sning heir tie ecouragig ore eopeto play orgaized cess, developing oroate and bsiness lans, obainigcoercal sponsors and goveen spport, t the plin fac of e aer isa we are no good at that sort o hg aogh, th be tod, it ust beonessed a e have never atepted s a hing, yet we are airly coenat we would e no good a , ad as e ocias are never wrog, i seesiey, nay, aos ceai, at e are gh o s pon ad so we ontetourseves t lng or ie orgaizing events n te ost dsorganize aypossbe So, t s no possble or you o pay n e ctorian aponsh tsyear B wile yo cano parcipae and, or reasos which have probalyeen eplaine to o, yo anno be a seaor a e eve, we g see ouray lear to gvg yo the job as deonsraion boar oraor And ereare no deonsao boards o operate ts il give ou tie o partipae

te eserves secion i, soud you win, wi qualiy you o play i heViorian Chaionship to be ed net year Now, I nderstan a you wlobaly want o dispute his decision bu, as yo hae obably beoe aar,I a the ledig oia n ths oanzation, nd deisio can oy appeo e ful counc o ocials a the Annal Genera eetng

R had apeared o be ozig rogh tis ong onoogue, , a te entioo a ossie channe o appea, enablng i to tae his rgfl lae i the

chponsip, he beae ale When wll the AGM ae pace? R inque,yg no o get hs opes p We don' ow a his sage, of course, yses

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had fofd h gam houg beae o the ruls desp e sv oawg

R. ear wa e wt joy we e ear toe word, for e ad ow, ayacee h am of qag for the ctora campop, and og coudpeet o ptcpatg t et yea He foowe Oyter to te ocacrotae on he a, where Oyter e a arge zero or ogwelngto,ut R oy e to may we, n te row aogde R ame Oytewroe not 1 , u ' R emae at Oyter expa ef, wc Oyterd a ome egt.

"Of core yor reaco tat, a yor oppoe recee e po for e

game yo ou e ete to oe pont om t, perfecty ara tee waa tme wen t eg a tme, of coure, og befor a year of expeecea a grag oca would ae togt eacty te ame tg B et coder te fac of e matter f, te al poto your oppoent adpoed ta e wa ceck an capre or rook, a aemate wou aeocce a e re wc are qte ce o t pot, aow for alf a poo e awae o eac payer Yo a proay about to te me tat, a e adtoce op, e wa olge to make wt t te oy ega moe, wc

wa B5+. Bu e wat appe? f yo captue t wth te g e takeyor roo wt a competey wg poto f o te oter ad yo capree op wt yo roo e moe g to a2 an yo a ZuzwaOy yor rook ca egay moe, bt eery moe w allow t capre etherrcty, or after a gt cec So you wo oe So t cear tat yo codcore at et af a ont from t game an at wort an fact, e mokey outcome a o ad zero pot. te crcance, my awardgyo oe qer of a pot eem mot far ad oreg o e geeou.

The Appea

T tme R. dd appea e deco, an an appea cottee wa formed,tag wrte bmo om ot e. R. argued generay tat f oppoet ad ee forfete for reacng te re, te e ou e etteto a fu pot. He furer argue at een f tat wa ot o, Oyer ad paced

too gat a empa o te a poton, for wa t ot o ta ogwegtoa ee forfee no peccaly for a a fracto of te aw, ut forrepeate breace depte repeate wag ad durg oe eareroccece te poton wa ot a ctade a te a poto andwa t ot the cotua daco e er om e repeated nacto tacaue poto to eerorate o e nal oe? Oyter, for par, argedtat he wa a grag oca, an at t we ow ad accepedtougot te comty ta oca neer me ake, a tha terfo

deco wa correc. Te appea comttee deerate we o e netyear, we, ay jt a R ad ge p ope, e reee a teepoe cal

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m e coe odiato adiig tat the comee had ued i ao ad ta tei witten eciion wold be ied in he next cople ofda R. wa oejoyed and imeiately ang Oyte bt Oyte pied thae ad ot eceived any oal otiicaion o a deciion ad hng up Two dayae he pomie mive aved and R ad e ndig w gea atfacoand agai teeponed Oyte who agai advied ha no ocia deciion adbee noied o him an hng p. Two a lat R eceive a lee omOye wch he opened tebing wi anticipation t ea

"A he tie fo eciing yo appeal a epi a no deciion o the appealha bee eached eget to advie yo tat yo appeal cano be cceland Dogwellingo i e aliie fom la yea fo he net Vicoia

championhip You ae howeve heeby invied to be he twelf paicpa inthi yea championhip

e Next Capioip

R cltched o chet he lee inviing hm o be he welf pcpant n hiyea' coan he Champiohip R wa challege a e el expeceo be a he appoaced e entance o he payig veue o ae yo?

eande te a a the doo R. ed do e tai o ono he eeand thew himel i fon o a paing tck (Jun 2

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History

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'1is i book : t ti bt t it pai hMory, t b f t dit w faciati wit it W a cartices i ay a m My t Ki) ad dicui itw bjt i w ppcti bttw

Pu ohy Leer

O ft at und qut i ch it i why Paul M cadyi c Did l itt? Did u tal ibac a ault f t bi abl t py Staut w h wt t Eup ? A tutim bd T it a t i t Rul lctihwv wi f th t a fa w t l m M cm a

cl a h di t tati wy n

l playd c.(#1 5 9 1 ) Fom Paul Mopy o: Dael Fske Date: Febay 863

dear iske

Pray, do ot opmpt n codeg the diess of m rply, for i his caseat least, it ca be usted I ave puosel absnfmg mmeaaswer to you favo i e o of beng eable o e a p to Vea not for e

s of cess-playg but acvated b te ve at des ts ou aer sucha lapse of te as as goe by sice m last visit o New York, a nqui au oends d assaons made doubyd y e sa evets hat e sping inou dsacted Aerica. Much as wold ejoy a visit t ey for ose doe o, so to sayt i will o i my we o eve Ps apset I h wt bther i law d p of my faly, the madr ign ew Orlas W a all followg with ines aiy he fortues of tmenous coc ow rgng yond te Atltc, fo un e ssue dens oln lfe. Uner suc cumstces you wil radly udersand a should feeltl dssed to egag e objectless se of e chess a. Besdes, yo wiremmr at as f back as two yes ago I stte to you New York myfdteao t abdo chess togethe. I mo sngl con ve he lief ta te e devoted to cess is l y ied away. t is, to su,a ost elating spot, but it is o a s; and t is not o be wonded at hasc ave bee passionatel addictd to e chamig pastime sold one da

theselvs wethe sober o ds ot avise i utr delco I have, fo myow p, sove not to moved om my puse of no egagig in cessh Th few games hat I hav played he hav e altgeer pvate da fa I ev paze he Caf de a Regece; it is a ow, and, to bow aGalcism, ll qtd esbsm.

Hopig that ou will excuse m dlatoriss, d wisng you hal d happess,

I emai Yours tly, s Paul Mor

PS Lybadt begs to be kidl remmbr to you (Jaua 199

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A Mysri Mt: B-Owen, ive 874-75

Rchar Forster

th ditr had t hs a prsnal arit amn th writrs apparinhr Rihard rstr wuld b a strng candidat rst b 19 inWintrthu Switzrland is in ur pnin on th bst writrs n th chsssn tday A rsdnt Zrch and raduat its unrs rstr attandth IM ttl n 199 His lumn "t Knht whch has appard at thChssCa sin Jun 199 dals with arid tpics but prdmnantly rctshis l-ln intrst in hss hist about which h nsistntly dmnstratsruditin and nthusiasm

Chess history contais many soled mysteries One such s the match played1 8 85 between the two strong Lerpool masters mos u ad ohnOwe

Amos 1 88- 1 925 had yet to begin his ne inteational caree wicharoud 889 made him oe of the strongest actie chess masters in the wold

Uotunately was nee a ll professioal, ad ater 889 he did not playin another toamet ntl 895 is comebac at the famous astings 895congress was more ta modest, and thogh he won a glorios rst prze atCologe 898 at the age o nearly y ! , he never rted to the absolte top

e o Owe (182-1901), who ad moved to ooto Vicaage nearLiepool i 862 was a lifelong end ad opponent o Bus in the ierpoolChess Clb lthogh he did not reach the same eights as Owen was one

of the most respected glish players, and up til hs death he competedsccessflly egional contests His chief claim to fame, ap from devisigand stbboly employig the defese lay in te act that he wa notonly one o Pal orphys many ictims i the late 850s but aso one of thefew who maaged to beat the American cess genis a regar game

Morphy-Owe, ondo, 85 Owens Deense l.e4 .d4 b 3.d3e6 4.{3 c .c3 cd4 6cd4 {c6 e3 { b4 8.{c3 { d3 9. d3

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Aer thi upet, a mah betwee orphy ad Owe wa arraged, wih heAeria mater depite hi defeat aboe oeig the odd of pw admoe to hi oppoet Owe aepted ad lot +0 5 =2

ak to 1 87 Owe ad u had ee regul oppoet at the iepooChe Club, ad also i heir pae hoes Septeber 87 they agreed o

play, part rom the usua oad eoute, a erious "math

he uOwe mah is til a bi o a ytey tday Seeral oures, aogthem Cole Amos Bu Quit Chssmastr 1983, etio wo athe,but i fat hee was oly oe seious math, latig om September 1 87 ilDeember 185 with seeal ey log braks wh may hae aued theofuio) Sie Owe d u also payed ume oad games adiforma mathes wth eah othe, i is iul to etablih the e aue ofthei iou eoute

u obituary i the British Chss Magain lake wrote: "A mahis kow to hae bee played i 85 wi he e oh Owe, the leagplaye of the iepol Club util s e this wo by 1 1 o 6. M.Owe, howeer, tod he pset wrte aout 1 895 hat he ha otted seealmathe with u who hd ot lways bee the er o od ais of

hese eouters but as eithe player had ay loe fo the paie o eodighe moe of a game duig i progres it absee is ot supg.

Cotemporary soue ao had hardly ay fomatio o the math. uow oum the io ky Abion does o ee hae a ge wodaot i! owee, the Ci f ndon Chss Magain t whih u amea regula otbuto i 85, ad the Huddrsd Cg Magazin theforeuer of the British Chss Magazin both gae te ore of the math at

regula ierals From hese ad other soues the folowig oure of eeta e osued:

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Stage I Sept 8 +2 -1 + 2 Stage II Oct 8: +4 -3 6 2age III No 74: 2 0 = l 8 3tage V Jan-Feb 5 : 2 0 10 =3age V, No 85: +0 0 5 3Stage V Dec 85: + 1 - 1 1 -6 =3

By wnng the match Bu alo obtane the oncal Challenge Cp whchha been preouly held by Owen

t worth brngng togethe all the ge between u an Owen foal andnfoa whch hae een oud n publcaton of that peo No dentejugement can mae about hch or not belong to the match

u ntrdcton to the rt game ead he follong neretng game wapayed recetly t hu dobtul t wa played n the match

Burn-Owen, Lepool, Sepee, 18

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Owen' eaen o he game n many way ery moe H conteporaeoften laughe at h faote ueene anchetto but n fac he mut amdfo h excellent handlng of th o o em-open poton whch he undetoofar better than h cc

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The ony moe to ao the lo of the bhp bt t doe not ae all tolelac col hae won nw wth a beautl geometrcal moe Can you pot t?

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B qesons move n s noe, bu he aal msae ony ome mclae. Obvoy, n hs ealy yea Bu d no p a m eegy no inoes as ae o, wen e oned s amos olm ld.

38 3 39 e3 b 40 b b 4 gS 4 g 3 433 a 4 al

e s e o e gh a. e 44 . h4 Bla is wnning eaily sneWhe will no ale o manain e sqeeze on he qeenside oeve.

4 a3??

ong s own ng o. vey move apa om 45 . . .e4 sll won

4 ? h4?

o oe nccaes and he game denely drawn Whe shold aveee s el by playing 46 h3 beae 46 c2 alowed 46 . .g4 47 4ex4 48 x4 h4 49 5 g3 50 h3 hg3 5 6 g2 52 53 8 ad

B c y o w h enng, hogh w cae We daw.

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47 g4, //z (Liverpoo Weky Albon, 1 2. 9 874)

s io o e a was ade in id o Oob d 874:We also ea hat a fndly mac ben Msss B and Ow is ow npogss, weeof te in o h s elven gams will cled victoAt psn h sco stands M B 2; M. Ow 1 ; ad one daw.

La in te sam column h ollowing game was given, "playd som ieago, which suggess a i did no fom pa of h ocial ses

OwenBun, Lepool, Sepee 1874

egula Oping (A)

3 S 2 b3 dS 3 b2 f6 4 c4 c6 S d3 6 Jc2 fS 7 S g6

Ognal play y o sids igh fom e ginning was a featu o vrygam ten On and Bu

8 2 f6 9 c3 7 0 cxdS xdS 3 d7 2 f4!? xf4 3

xf4 0-0 4 4 6 S 0-00 bS 6 d3 c7 7 g3 b4 8 a4 a6! 9cS aS 20 6

0 .8!

A od cson o wic vy agon dvo old haly appv ac,

as his nex mov shos Bu did no wa to sacc just t Excang but aol ook Temping was 20 . J u a 21 g ed3 22 !

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Hsr

x 2 x6+ Ex6 24 A6 dl+ 25 Exdl 26 A5 Whe poion e oid.

2 xf8 dS!!

Maeal doe no coun only he da uae and he whe ng

22 x8

Ba 22 6? b2+ 23 xb2 3+ 24 rl c3 and wn. O f 22bl c3! wh a ng aac.

22 x8 23 bl

Owen hope o d elef by eung ome of h maea pu A pecacuaample aion how how ucy he ca e o f he cng o gh:23 6 3+ 24 d2 b2! 25 el Ee8! (he pn on Whe ueen aeey annoying 26 h5 Ex6 27 hxg6 x2! 28 Exh7 g8 29 Eh8!g7 30 Eh7 6! 3 g7 x2+ 32 2 an Blac wn A beey pobably 23 d7 bu e ay he mple 23 x2 Bac eep a

efyng atac

23 xf8 24 b2 c3 25 dx4


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0 ! d fS! c

Th thet ws 2 . .


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r

4 xf6 5 5?

toge s 5 g5 6 c3 t copsaton Fo nsance, 6 ? 6 6 8 e5 g2 9 e6 t a nnng atack Potte

5J6!

ntenng to ee 6 A t 6 g4 ec

6 g4 00 7 Jxf6 xf6 8 5 xc2 9 xc2 xc2+ 20 xc2 x f2+2 c xg2 22 xd7 f4 23 d c4+ 24 b J and tesgned

He could stll ave ed 25 d8 as 25 g?? o 25 ?? alo ae nve moves, but ae e smple 25 Blacs maea vanage s ecsveCi f ndn Ch Magazin Noveme 87 p 5)

d3 b6!

OwenBn, a, Lepoo, Oobe 1874

egula Openg A

Tyng o bea te opponet t s on eapons !

2 g3 b7 3 4 6 4 g2 7 5 2 S 6 4 gS

t s unlkely, oeve tat Oen ould ave esoed o suc postonalyubous oves

7 xgS xgS 8 xgS xgS 9 d2 c6 0 f4 f6 f3 'bS 20-0 0-0-0 3 b 3 ;dg8 4 c4 b4 5 3 d6 6 b4 4 7 cS!

Ts ne pan sacce opens potan atacng nes on te queense Oeplays te egae vey poefully

7 bxcS 8 bxcS 'xcS 9 d4 c4 20 cl 2 2 d3!

Reveag tat Blacks uee as been lued nto a ap c ll cost at leasta pece

2 xg3 22 c2 gxf2+ 23 cxf2 24 xb4 4 25 5 4 26b2 g3 27 ff2?

2 e as e coct oe Tat te tet s te cause o geat dange

Hoeve, nete playe coud e eeed to eual te best fom fo a notenfos us tat te tme eeabot apast am Pott

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mmedately sezng the unexpeted opporunty Whtes answer s foredbeause loses to 3 29 3

28 a2 xb4 29 dl xf3?

f t had not been fo the vey ealy hou, Bu ght have poted the piturue . whh stll oered exellen rawng hanes

xf3 a5 3l b3 7 32 xa5 an wn. C f ndn Ch Magaznovembe 87, p 7)

l 4 d6

Bun-Owen, mah, Liel, Oo 184

P efense B07)

One agan Owen far ahead of hs tme

2 d4 f6 3 c3 g6 4 3 g7 5 2 6 4!?

n attang etup whh even nowadays stll has ts loyal group of avocaes

6 s eogze as the best answe, edatey meeng tes wng attawth a ounter-punh n the enter

7 5 5 8 xg6 fxg6?

Se then many games have shown hat he open h-le does not neesslymean he ed for Bla's ng an tha openng he a2g8 dagonal an be ust asbad Here hg6 s usfed by he pawn sarfe 9 10 d4

1 d4 wh exelent ompensao thas o hs onol of thea suares

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Hslry

9 10 -+ 8 1 1 gS?

This e tt oe s tlly e seos se s eoseBlack od obain good gae by . h6 when Wtes wea sots d e d 5 ddenly ke theselves et. nsted g5! prosed a lear

datae in ositon

n 6?

obby contn on ontnato lke 2 3 x3! 43 3 5 2 4! wth a wnnng conterattak B oweeas etely deent lans

2 xg4!

An attrcte qeen sacrce wc proses eedos ply fo oly a smalatel nveset.

2 xg4 3 x6 g7?

s wl stke eds the ae abpty jst when t had stted to becoeelly teest. O ose he hd o deend h7 wh 3 7 (o 3 . . 7B's best lne of play wod probaly have been 4 dx5! 5 5 b3g7 6 h7+ h7 7 h7 xh7 8 3 d7 9 , wh a pawnand the initatve fo te Exhae. hte s bette bt he end of e gae sstll away.

4 x7 Black resns

oo ae he ealzes tha 4 6 allows 5 d5 m. Ci of ChMagazi Noveme 8 p 28)

Regardng he net two aes B ae no fe noaton than "plyedrecety bt it seems qte lkely that they were par o the atch.

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OenBurn, mh ?, Liero, Ooer 8

rla Onn (

b3 5 2 b2 c6 3 3 g6 4 f4 g7 5 f3 f6 6 b5 g7 7 00 008 fx5 fx5 9 c3 d5 0 4 d4 c4 8 2 g5!?

tmptn ata w s b wt tmost a

2 c3 also am no onsraton wth h ntnton o 3 4

5 A c2 an Bla mor tan no ompnsaton ot qn. hor Wt sold almly ta ba on 3 wt 3 Ac3mantann al trats

3 x7

r 3 4 A c3 5 Ac3 6 Bla has a sa maaaanta wras ar 3 e5 c3 wo wt s a hann

3dxc3!

an h bt ontnaton Wt obtan a tmndos atta atr 3 . .h74 e5 c3 5 g6 g6 6 A3 h6 7 c3!

4 xf8 cxb2!

gan t only mo Ar 4 . 8 5 e5 c2 6 g6! Wt as alar aanta

5 xg6 7 6 5

Now 6 e5 b 7 h5 Ah6 n or a bas ar 4 th wt oo lost

6 .. 6 7 g4 8 *4 xg6!

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Scug a dcv maea s B as concd t ns y coboody a t cssay ngy

9 g3 7 20 c3 d2 21 3 5 22 4 Jg6 23 3 4 4 25 g5 f8 26 8 f8 27 d3 d3!, 10

rpoolly Albn 3 0 7

OwenBu, mat (?), Lel, Noeme 1874

ngsh Oing A25

3 5 2 c4 {f6 3 {c3 {c6 4 d5

Appany a y goo mo B.

4 c5 5 a3 a5 6 {2 d6 7 {c3 00 8 J2 {8 9 b3 f5 10 b2 f4 f3 f5 12 2

12.c2!

A s sig is mo sms to a stak, cas is as scsm th bshop pa an a mnacing bat o th long iagona ny cosinsctio s tha Backs postona tmps a at as a to Whits

3 d4 d4 14 c2 dc3 15 c3 f3 16 f3 {5

oowng t chang on 3 t ight no occupis an xcnt post,wating al Whs ops on t a h dagona.

17 0-0-0 c6 18 4 { f3?

ttg an nnoc a ic n oooks, b ojcly ! wiha sa and pasa poson ws pab

19 {6?

Wning xcang bt at to g a cost A th sim gf3! Back

wo ha pss to sti t xcag o is po igh o Wt ssss bsop

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Hs

19 :7 20 x8

Aer 2 c5 c5 21 g3 3 White does not have enogh time ocate seos pesse against g.

2 5 preparing wa alo good or Black n either cae Wtesight at f is doomed.

2

Otherwie the kight is jst lost ate o examle 21 h1 . The ex

moe, howeve, weakens the kng's shelter.

2 axb4 22 axb4 a4!

A ne joiner. Ar 22 7 23 c5 Wt wold hae ha good onerplay.

23 d7!

he only chance to say in te game Bewilde by the manifold possibilities,B iediately s wrong

23 xb4?

Also wong was 23 . b b3 bt boh ways o captring the rampantnigh pised a osion with ecellent compensaio o the Exhange. or

eample, 23 . . d7? 2 bc5 c5 or 2 3 . 7 24 5 ! anBlack is clealy better Followig the tet move e eens coe o the bodate which Bac's compensaon o the sigt materal dect becomesqestionable.

24 xS dxS 2S *xS Jx3+ 26 c2! xc4 27 d3! *xS 28 xScS

he only oe o avoid sbstatial matea losses

29 xg7 gS 0 d4 dS l l d6

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"Wte here toched the rook dng to play 32 5 t saw edateythat he wol loe the Exchange 32 xd4 oloed b 33 a

As oten happes, anoyed stake whe played te rook to e6,whch as stll worse B) corse, ater a ple move ke 32 c allthe proles wod e wth Blac.

32 e6?? c5 33 c3 cxd4 34 x d4 b5 35 c4 xd4 01 ilWly Albi 14 . 1 1 . 874

o cose atters her Sentz rote as ollows the Figa o23rd Agst

876: he corse o te wter [B] won a atc r e rs te game yte to or agat he Rev. wen Aother match? he sae matc? A alyrecollecto? e ysteres ea

B he ed o 1 874 he score stood at 84 he we eng te rst to scoreeleve wn ere ow he seven remag gae, o em vey aactveattle hey are gven the order o ther date o pcaton thogh that ot alwas evdece o ther re order he spectacla game below appeared

nder he headg "played rcently n the ach now pedg etwee r Buad r wen.

Ow-un mah (16?) ive l Janary 1875

Qeen' Gat Accepted 20

d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 e4 e5 4 d5?

Practce ha so 4 3 o te coet move here

45 5 c3 6 6 xc4 xe4

cDonell twce payed 6 AS again:t e abordon drg the 1 834atces b th a ew yea i t ws oged that the text ove was otol an proveet t actay ve Blck a ll

7xe4?

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6 d5!

This beatfl move was also planned aganst 6 fg4. Now not 7 c4?3+! and 18 d mate no matte what Wte plays

7 g6?

Own dos not std p to the heavy essre and sccmbs o Bs amboyntplay

7 8 f4 d te signed in a few movs Instead o ewe 17 he cold have srvived the osagh wi e mulprpose mov7 h4! defending (and s tg to e bl een) and atngthe bishop at g and th ok on d8 at e s im Boh sides have to pay veclly avod ediat defeat: 17 . . 2+! 18 '2 4+ 19 220 3+ 21 3 (a kig movs mor or less foed

2MS! 22 'd2 4+ 23 8! 'd8 rsuting in an interesting endingwith two roos and a pawn fo tee pieces Blac's mino pieces are somewhatstronger han Whie' s oks, bt te gam wold have been far om over hIllutratd ndn Nw 3 2 87)

t is ite ssing hat B id o ge ts game or the nxt one in his ownco in the Lil l bn.


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OweBu, od, Liel, uy 75Queens Gamb Apte 2

"he folowng beauful skrsh was oneste some tme ago beween he

ev J Owen an Mr Bu we he hampo of he ountes hessAssoaton p to the 1th move t s enial wth one of the games n a mahow n pogress between he same oppoents an hs brllant parie sees tohae bee plae hef wth he view of esng a vel line of aak anefense hat ha oue on the fome oason Sen

d4 dS 2 c4 dxc4 3 4 S 4 dS fS S c3 f6 6 xc4 fx4 7 x4 x4 8 S g6 9 xS 0 x8


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A y oso

6 00-0 6 7 dgl

Poe pefeed17 hg

7 0-00 8 4?!

nnecessaily weaeig he da sqaes. B Blacs epeimen seems ohave been sccessl i any even, o hie has no been ale o epoi Blacsawwad ingside evelopmen

8 9 2 S 20 f3 g8! 2 fl fS!?

Seizig he iniiaive

22 x5?

Giving p hs bishop is sicidal 22 e5 was indicaed

22 xS 2 xfS a+ 24 bl xa3+ 25 c2 gxf3 26 gxf3 dS! 27c3

Poe sggesed ha he had o sacice he Echange wih 27 4 d4 284 hl 29 g5 o 29 hl ndeed, he wod have easonable chanceshen b Bac has a mch sge coninaio of hs aac in 28 b5! adae 29 g5 b4 o 29 A3 d3 ad 30 e4 Whie mus lose.

27 xc! 28 dxc3

oce becase 28 3 allows 28 c4 a 29 b4

28 dxc4

9 bxc4

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On A co e toyed Whe s defeses wth 29 3 whete whe kgt st ay at h4 to dend g2 The threats 3 2 ma and30 . Nxh4 ad 3 . .Rg2+ wold hav een decisive.

29 ia4+

oter: Except unde immediate coercio we could no conset to lt th Kigescape from a spot wee he mst feel so vry ncoortable, and if our eyestold us there was notng o e done w should stely ask em if they had verheard of Anaias and Sappia Of couse, ey oten ou eyes should be ri,and we shoud rong. Hre, owver, our medii of opical perception, wichwe admit for a ime waed with our instincs, must ive us in est fo to themove of 29 A6 hee seems no ood eply, for example: 29 A6 3 t

A4+ 31 b1 3 simpy, ad ies cecks ae oth nothing, for heKing always safely ges o 6, where e ca e checked no more O te otherand, if White plays 31 2 his days are sotned cosideraly y3l 3+ ollowed by 32 . 8 [In act, Black should insert 31 2efore taking on d3, cause i otter 's vaiatio Whes kin escapes o f4]

Suppose, hen, we try 3 t1 (appaenly best) A4+ 3


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Song, b wong As B noe afe te game, he cold have won wh 37 . S ! .

38 c4

Eplong he fok on 6 o gan me fo coneplay Mch wee s 38 e7 39 c4 e5 4 e7 e 4 "5 b8 42 "4 a Black s clealy bete

38. . 39 d3 b8?

Be by Whe s sde cone-has B loses he hea oc was39 . 4 wh he lkely connaon 4 e3 wee s 4 b 2 46 b8) b8 4 6 no 4 8 ) 4 6 42 6d2! 43 2 2 44 1 A3! 45 2 e7 a afe 46 5 o46 5 Black shol be able o aw w 46 e as ndcaed by Poe

40 d6 a7 4 txS xS 4 dSI

Showng good gemen Despe beg a paw ow, White has mch hebee o he engame owng o s sog passed aw nnng the Echangewh 42 8 e 43 e c4 wold ae ee ch weake Te

bllan pont of Owes moe s sow ae 42 3 Ab7 5 448! e 45 Ae4! an he mae a o a w a ee

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x5 3 x5

ac s ost The nal attack s cocte by Owen with impeccabe technqe

43 d+ b8 45 6! 2 46 d c8 4 a b8 48dd 5 49 db+ c8 50 6 mae i f ndn h MaazinDecembe 8 5 p. 3 )

Below is the nal atch gae which gave B vctoy by wins to 6

Oweur mat (20), iverl, Deembe 185Eglish Opeing (A28)

1 c4 5 2 3 f6 3 c3 c6 4 f3 dS S cxdS xS 6 bS xc3 xc6?!

Backs bishop pai an open lies mo han compensate o the sighty amagepawn scte. Owe shol have ecapte on c3 iediaely

bxc6 8 bxc3 4! 9 S d6! 0 xc6 d a4?

Spsingly ths eas to he loss o hs kigh bt ate d a6! Blackalso has a clea avaage

ll b7! 12 x4+ f8! 3 S

Owen had relie on this knght oe b s calclations ha goe her.

13 x4 1 x+ !

Revealing the nal po o b the ight is trappe White obtainsonly two pawns in tu an ete stbbo essance an a aig ngach Owen canot avoi he oss o the game an the match

5 cS xcS 6 4 d6 f3 J3 18 4 f6 9 f2 ab8 20 bS 21 f4 d 2 S fxS 23 dxS cS+ 24 f3 c4 5 4 c6 26 fS

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dS 7 f4 Jg 8 6 8 d f8 30 a4 3 3 33 d3 fS 33 4 S gS 6 3S 4 JdS 36 fS g6 37g4 6 38 f7 39 f g8 40 f6 g7 4 dS cdS, 0-u Fild and Fa, . . 876

T nxt two matc gams appar n Fild al a yar ar trmnatono t matc. n bot cass t nucto ras play n e lat matc, sowe can assume that ey also blong o t 874875 matc bcas nothng sown o any or oca srs rng ts .

urOwn mah vrl 181875

Own's Ds B)

4 6 d4 b6 3 g3 Jb7 4 g2 6 S d cS 6 c3 cd4 7 cd4 b48 3 c6 9 2 00 0 00 a6 b3 S! dS d4 3 d4

A somwat spae Excang sacrc, ar t opnng has bn no sccssat all o Wt.

}3 f 4 Jf d4 S d4 aS 6 a3 d6 7 bS

A ttr y was 7 e5 4 8 ex6 xb3 9 g5 wt ar chances77 8 a4! 9 a4 S 0 c4

Bac s also tter atr 2 b xb4 2 xb4 c8

0 8?

Th sragtorwd 2 c8 2 b5 c2 gv m a g avantag

2 f4 d6 2 '

2 f6! 3 g

O cours t bshop canno b tan becas o at o , bt bttr was 23

d2 an 4 c2 o untag t uncooabl poston on th sa suppo th cent.

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3 4! 4 4 b 5 b?

Sighty bt a 25 bl Axl 26 xl

S b2 6 bl?

Aong a nal lttl comnaton, ut aftr 26 b4 e8 lac houl ntoo

6 4!, 0- Fld 87876

Fild my ta: "T foog gam a pay th a mach

twn M u an On

g3()

u-Own, ma, il, 8875

Kng Fanchtto (A

Ncay ny ohr ov o to 6 u

S g dS 3 d3 of6 4 f4 f4 S f4 d6 6 gS c6 7 oc37 8 f3 0-0 9 4 b6 0 td d4

On not nrt n poon pan an pf to pay for t ntavOnc ga h gm ha t n unuu cou ry n t opg

od og4 0-0 ocS 3 o6 4 c3 f6 5 f4 of4 6 gf43

7 d4!?

A lmotvat chang acc Wht g r o ack mot angoupc a gan muc pac th cr

7 f 8 Jfl c5 9 f3 g4 0 4 c7 f5 f7

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o o 4 ol all too soon and sol av tud o aga

3 5 3 f g5 4 d5 a8 5 jg2 g6 6 gl!

Winning som aral

6 .gf5 27 3 h8 8 f5 3

Losing ihout a h H coud stil av pt up sti rsistanc wih thporary qun sacriic 8 :5 29 5 tc.

9 d6 5 30 g5 g5 3 f4 d7 3 b7 f5 33 c5 fg8

34 d6, -0 Fld 1 876)

Radrs al to sh o ight on th iicacis o th ysious match away initd o comunicat hm. M hanks o o Nick Pop, Aan Sithand Kn Why o sppyig a substanial aoun of aral for this clJaua-Fbrua 2000)

1 A reerence to the Book of Acts, chapter 5, veses - . Ananias and Sapphia atempted

to deceive the aposte Pete and were stck dead by G. - Ed2One of the nnier nes in chess iteaure a ne example of Bu's dy wt

Jewels fm Casbad 1911

Rcard Forster

In a chaptr o his cn Jh u s Chss Pul B rnownd Enisanast and chss wrte das wih h e qusion o how h payinsngt o tays asrs cops o s o h asrs h past. n angmn which oh pop ununay ofn condc on an otional ahrhan a facua v, unn s o n ojc approach ithout clango much staisica signcnc In o o imna t rnc in quaitycaus by h don o opnn an nam hoy statgy nd pactc,

unn focuss on th numbr o car ad i misaks whc sod not pendon s factos H copas h Bi Inrzona Touat 993 (68 gas)wi Calsad 9 1 (325 gs. To ss of th od ts li yslh slt o his srch ms av a os soing t: ccoding to Nnn numr o cr orsihs was ny is igh 1 9 1 1 an i 19

O h whol, t main cincis vad at Cad f into hrcatoris s was a ndncy o ak so o gts It is qui car

tha h Calsbad pays wr a o pon o o tan contmpoayayrs Evn adin pays a airy t s. Rubinstin, for

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exampl, wh was thn vtualy te ea ee ( 9 2 as ee ed wh a a ta aat ataoe . He a aeda t fo of n and o a dn aat Kost t fotaty spet ddt ot t .. e seond p as an at o adottota e pan . he thd an pe a ta of edae pay .."

Ceay fte t so awte foe ran ete onuost t es ovos tat te devopet of ss as en a ve fndaentan and o a de sae than jst te pn aea.

o frt yf ad a othe fa of t pa at I d sate that opnon qto e H w a d f he vd tday? d o

mae h sene yay. Eve peso s a pt of s tes ad a Eanea today d pay t eve ave tatd pay s He hthave veted n 98 sead (Reee a thes anedtes at aseattepts at fan an te evtae fae). A extraa pay n ho s a aead f tempoas t seody nn aneaat te-span fantasy toae.

We I d Nn appa nteen an apt et n enea tee

ae t pnt pon h I d not ae t at a

Ae a te as of Ho Stn sd 11 V5 Nn feesoet t a that Shtn as ot stone tan a 1 paye and that theava stet f te toaet as a e 10 E N me peathats hw hat t qte do f th toats tth wa 1 0 hn eann of 1 8/5 (+ 1 ) rpnds to a pfoane ofaot 00 Yo an av an esevato aut te Eo syste a te

aat f stra a t eth t e ve ote te statef De f Tea pfan n hat a ndoey the esttoaent o hs f s 70 pts eo s pa ve-yea aveae

In oo Nnn s v rta f Vda th a of the toae o.Bt peae js pae te fo t qte y nn

Reade have otd ta I ave en s o te at of Vdastaent oo p to o Te aon tat t as pty ues o yok. Te xord Compaio to C ep tat ony toaent oa nt he a a od a t d have en eaue he as pa tte. Phap hat a he eao ay a Vda overoo twn 85%ad 90% f t sros os te at.

anayze as 800 ae ath ad od tae yeas s I st

sed the atma ays fat of Ftz 5 o at the ae wt haneventon."

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o o oor o o o h

Th ont on whch I cnot g i cott ai o t t oth tc nn cim ht th pa t m o gorio bc oy bn gm rbrd nowdy nd th rt i forgottn, d or

ccy ht o of th 25 gm pyd t Cbd ony two ScctrTchmnn d ChaTrtko ! , r rmmbrd tody. W it icrny r an gt tt ony th goo gam h i pac in tanhoog, I n h cim th h r ony two ch pcimn to b foundo Cbd 1 9 1 1 rhr cuir.

T gm prnt hr a wknown to nd ny oth chn ho omim ook a bt hr han js th tt nftr ActuyI wod not b t d f John nn mf cknodd tht ty fmiir o hm too

Car Shhr uius ris, Carsbad 1911 S fn [

1 d4 dS 2 c4 c6 3 f3 fS

Th bhop ot i ofn pmtr i h ort of poition Bttr w 3 6

3 e6 o 3 dc4

4 b3

En trongr i 4 cd5 cd5 5 c3 6 6 b3

4 tb6 S cxdS txb?

5 cd5 m by 6 d5, bt i prfrb to chng on b t onc.Th raon wi oon com pprnt

6 axb3 xbl

Hoping to ighn h prur 6 cd5 7 c3 e6 8 b5 i ryddntgou Bt Schchr h bttr id n id thn 7 bl

7 dxc6!!

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