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AL\iscE. walkcr esrablished rhe cuslom ol .ecording<br />
games, and his Cr?sr s,rdm (1814),<br />
containing 1.020 games played lron 1780 <strong>to</strong> 1844-<br />
has becone a classic. For lhe lisr lme playcn<br />
could srudy ihc gane as n sas playcd and not as<br />
authos. cach with hn ownbias. suPposedn should<br />
be played. Throughoul hh lile W.tker helped<br />
cheslplayers in need. He raned Iunds for uouR_<br />
DoNN{s- W. D. EIANS, {nd otncr playeB, and<br />
olten <strong>to</strong>r their destitute Nidows.<br />
Aftcr his lather died (18,1?) Walker sold then<br />
busine$ and becanc a s<strong>to</strong>ckbroker. reduci.g his<br />
<strong>chess</strong> acrivities but continuing his many kind<br />
nesses. with an outSoing pcnonalit, he enjoyed<br />
rhc.ompanyofthose, sLch as Bourdonnan, whom<br />
he caued iolly aood fellows'- an epithct which<br />
migbt wel be applied lo binself. He vas occa<br />
sionally at odds wirh Lesis, ano was jealousolhis<br />
oqn repuration. and srAUNloN, impeiious and<br />
<strong>to</strong>uchyi bur it seens unlikelv lhat rhe eas],-goin8<br />
Walker. who beliclcd that <strong>chess</strong> shotrld be en<br />
ro\ed, rnre'Lnnal, rn rared dcle dLPUres. He<br />
i.ft i !mxll htrr err.lenr l,bra!\ ol norc rhcn lllr0<br />
books and his own manuscnpafanshtions of tbe<br />
works ol .ozo. LoLLr. and othcr maste^. He<br />
should not be conlused witn William Greenrvood<br />
walker Nbo reorded thc games oflhe Bourdonfals<br />
M.D.nneil matches 1834. and dicd soon<br />
airerwards lull ol years.<br />
WALKER ATTACK,6l9in the ATLGNER GAMBT.<br />
WALLER ATTACX, 475 George WdlLer oI<br />
Dublnr sent bis analysis oI this ,vANs cAMurr<br />
variatio. <strong>to</strong> the (rrd P/4_re1! Crra"i./c nr 1848.<br />
(se lvERccEN cAMr )<br />
WEAKNESS 3'5<br />
orsquaresof one mlour(seecolouR NE\XN*9: a<br />
pasnGee pAvNrBNE$), orasquare(seeEoLE)<br />
mighi be a wcakncss. Convcnlio.ally sone ol<br />
these cbaracle.istics hale been regarded as i.-<br />
herently weak, a liew no longer held.<br />
-Anlthing is Neak whicn .an 6c attacked, and<br />
anything lbai cannot be anacked h noiwcak'-E.<br />
Kleia, AnElo-Soriet Ch?s Mat /? (1947) Tbis view<br />
becane betier unders<strong>to</strong>od in rhe 194G and in<br />
consequence some ncN opcnnrgs ideas wcrc devclopcd.<br />
Onc of ibese was tbe Bottshrs(Y<br />
v^RLrnoN ol lhe srdlr!\ DEFENCE. Anotheryas a<br />
vanadodoithe (Nc s rNDrAN D.mN.r. an opcning<br />
vhi.h h:d hiih.do h.en ..nsidered nn\:ftf?cturv<br />
lor Black on account of $e iigidity of his pav;<br />
r.rm,tio.: rhe inrroduction of the nrove ..<br />
Pc7-.6 gavc flcxibiliry io the pasn lormation<br />
aftnoueh Bla.k was lhus ielt {nh . pawn at d6<br />
Nhich hn otherpawns could noldcicnd <strong>The</strong> plwn<br />
ar d6 Nould no longcr bc regarded as intriDsically<br />
qcak: il Whilc plays beller he night prove the<br />
pasn weakr il Black plays better he nay prove it<br />
strong or at Borst a iealure ol no aeodt.<br />
(Conpare Steinnzt eamc aganrst Chieorin lndcr<br />
Darch tjssR Argenriia r'r54<br />
I d4 Nl6 2.196 3 Nc3 Bs7 4 e4 d6 5 93 i}o 6 Bg2<br />
NbdT ?NI3e5 800cid4 gNxd4Nd l0Bai 11Bc3<br />
Rc3 l2Rf2Nfd7 13Qd2.6 14Rdl8, liBrl Qa5 l6<br />
lri b.1 axb3 19 63 ocr 20 h3<br />
Bg? 21 Nd,l Qc? , Rd1 NcdT 23 h1 Nc6 24 (h2<br />
Nxd4 25 Bxdl Bf3 26 Rel Qd3 27 Ndl Ni6 23 Nel<br />
Bs7 29 Rdl Be6 30 Ob2 Oe7 318s2<br />
lvaRE OPENINC,3. aho knoND as th. Meadow<br />
Hay opening. Presron ware (1820 90)oIrheUsA<br />
had an indcFndent artnude ro openings: bcsides<br />
ih. srnNF u^RF DFFFN.F he likcd thc sroNEw^rL<br />
WAZIR, an unorthodox piece that may be noved<br />
oncsqMrc lai€rally. Ilplacedond4itwould atlack<br />
c4, d5. e4. and d3. This piece was uscd in somc<br />
forns of G@rctsEss and undcrthe name S.nl.i.n<br />
in couEER: aho thc scDeral (kins) oI .ENBE<br />
cnES is movcd in the same rat. <strong>The</strong> nane wazn<br />
(vizie, has alsobeenused ro desfibe u.orthodox<br />
pieces Ihat are noved in odrcrways: lorex<strong>amp</strong>le.<br />
thc combincd riece B+N (nowcalled a pRN.E$)<br />
sas called a wazir in an 18fi cenruly Persia.<br />
WEAKNESS! a paM or squ.re, or a group oi<br />
pawns or squares. fiat is hard lo delend. In<br />
practice weaknesses arc asociared wirh the Pawn<br />
Iordadon. An nnmobile group olpawns. a group<br />
11.. Nh5) Alter rhis move rhc pavn ar d5 b.concs a<br />
*cikncs. BlackLils <strong>to</strong> takc advanrqe or the flexihilily<br />
rhar his lrth trrove ea,e <strong>to</strong> his pa*n fomarioni <strong>by</strong> 3r . . .<br />
bs 32 R.2 ci he.ould havc nobilzcd his quccns sidc<br />
pisnsand g.ircd. sarisfac<strong>to</strong>ry aosirion. Play m inned<br />
:r2tu Bid.1 rr Qxd4Ra3 3415ts.s 3iNg4QIt 36Rdfl<br />
Og7 37 Qxd6 Axl5 33 crf5 Kh3 :rq Rr:l Rl2 40 R1l]<br />
42 Ods+ Os8 43 Ohl Ns7 1-1<br />
match ?rasuc-Moscow 1946<br />
L.4c5 2NclNf6 3Nf]d6 4dlNhd7 5gle6 6Rez<br />
Eg7 70000 SblRe,l 9Bb2.n 10e4exd4 llNxd4<br />
Ob6 12Qd2s'.5 13RIel 15 1,1R.b1.4 15Bal axb3
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