Chess Life 75 years ago

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Highlights

• Kotov Tops all at Venice Event
• Manhattan Bests Havanna Players
• The Voice Is Botvinnik; The Words are ??

The British publication CHESS in its September issue quotes the following statement made by World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik over the Moscow radio recently :
"The peoples of the world are demanding peace The word peace is now on the lips of all honest men on earth. The campaign for signatures in support of the Appeal of the World Peace Congress Permanent Committee is making tremendous headway in all countries. This appeal has been unanimously signed by all Soviet people.
"During the Second World War sportsmen-patriots d.id not spare their livcs in fighting agajn~t Fascism; we shaH always remember those who fe ll in battle for ·our homeland.
"Today also it is the duty of sportsmen in all lands to struggle for peace. The Congress of the International Chess Federation, which was held in Copenhagen, adopted a declaration of peace and friendship. It has been decided to forward this declaration to all the national chess federations.
"Today I appeal to all chess players in Britain, the United States, France, Holland, Sweden, Argentina and other countries, whom have met, to uphold peace against all the attacks of the aggressors. By our united effort we shall achieve the ban of the atomic weapon.
"I call on sportsmen all over the world to follow the example all sportsmen of the Soviet Union, and to support firmly the appeal for an army of peace supporters and the vanguard of fighters for happiness and a brighter future for all mankind."
CHESS ADDS:; "Comment is unnecessary"; and with our own eyes upon Korea, we feel that ,any discussion is supeflous.
It Is a mistake to think that combination is solely a question of talent, and that it cannot be acquired.
- Richard Reti

• Minutes of the Annal Membership Meeting July, 12 1950

  The Matter of the 1950 United States Championship “It was pointed out that there was considerable difficulty in arranging for the underwriting oath the expenses and until such time as proper financial arrangements were make that the plans were at a standstill.”

• MARY CHESS ADDS AROMA TO THE GAME

• U.S. Open Championship Detroit, 1950; Nimzoindian Defense, Steinmeyer vs Dicamillo

• KOTOV TOPS ALL AT VENICE EVENT

• Mate The Subtle Way! By Vincent L Eaton. (Chess Problems)