chess-The Oxford Companion to Chess - First Edition by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld

woLF l7q
srrArr. but of drbious nern: 332 l. lh. Rrsnop's
orENrNrJ. introduced by ,tDoNN.Lr in hh 2.1th
match gane agrinst uouRDoNN^s. 1834.
WIN(] CAIIIBIT DF,FFjRREI).259 in thc srcrLr^N
DTFENC!. Introduced hy (rREs nr ihe 1930s, played
succesidly by him againsr ErrstusEs al semner
ing-Badcn 1917. this spcculalile pasn sacilice h
harder to meet tban lhe old.rloirn olthe eanrbit.
231.
15 Rxd4 Qh6 25 Ra4 aj
Rg4 Rbe8 30 Rf,g7 OxsT 3l tsrg7+ K{g7 32 Og4+
Kh3 l3gif]Bd3+ 34Kc1Bf5 35Qh4Rc2 36Rd4
Bd3 37Qg3Rrc3 33Rd2Re]+ r9Rdl Rle2 10Rgl
42 Kd2 ReB 43 Qxd6 a4 ,14 b4
axb3 45 rxbS Bla.k icsigns.
WINA14'ER ATIACK. 438. SPANIS! oPTNIN(i
variation played twice by wNAw.R aganNl zuLnoltmalchlorlirsiprize,
Pans 1878.
'oRrintheplay
W.NAWF,R .OTJNTER.GAMBIT. 36 in the
oUEN ScAMBrDeclincd, introduced by ivtN^wER
againsl MARS AT-r-i Monte carlo 1901.
WNAWIR VARTATION, 628. one ol rhe mosl
popular lines in thc FREN.H DEFENCE. White must
do something aboui hisihreatened e paqn. and he
usually advances it to e5. This leadsto ahlockade
in whichWhne haschances on the kirg\ side aDd
will gain rhe lNo bhhops should Biack play . . .
Bxc3, whilc Black has munter plal on rhe queeni
Blacks thnd no!e, playcd taice by rcLrscH
a8rinst L. pAUr-s.N in ihen natch oI 186i. was
analyscd in detail by HiBchbach in Schadz?nunk,
186?, and later by ALAprN. T|c namc may havc
originared lron wrNArvrR's havlne played the
move three lines al thc London lournanent 1883
For a long time lhe lanation was considered
inferior lor Blac\. Revived in lhe l9l0s, nainlyon
2c.ounr ol the inlluencc of NrMzowrscH. {hose
n,me it somctimes beas. the Winawer Vanation
at last became popular. BonrNNr(. tor exinple,
played this defence throughout his lone carcq.
(See ALEUNDIR|Eo iNNr(: DyRNEj R: flNri G!L-
WINDMILL, see sEE sArv
WING ATTACK, 168. souDd vanatior Ior While
in the sPANrsr oPENrNc.
WING BLUMDMELD,68r. variation in the REx
opENrNc sonctimcs.alled tbe Reversed Benoni.
WING GAMBIT, 231 in thc snr r{N D.FEN{]E,
given by cREco and lavoured by DRD and M^R'
WINC VARIAllON. 353 in lhe SPAMSI oP.NtNC.
so callcd because oilhe re,rotc placing oIBlack's
queen s L.night- althoueb nrosr iNing'names ielate
to p.Nn nrovcs. Known since thc llJEos. thh line
was rcvived in the 1950s and called the Fum.n
Taimanov Variadon. ln replyWhne should casdc.
Ior the sacrilicc 6 Bxfl+ is nol s.und
wrN IHEEXCHANCIj, to ganr a rook lor a mnror
WISKER, JOHN (18,1G841. English Dl!y.r, iouF
nalisl Altcr nroving lron Yorkshircto Londoo in
1866 Wisker inproled rapidly, so rhat in the early
1870s h€ could be.anked anong the vorld s best
ten and second only 10 BLACTURNE anong E.-
glish born playe6.In 18?0wisterson ihc Brithh
Chanrpionship ahead ot Bla.kburne (he holde4
aiera play o1laCainsluuRN, andin 1872 he ag.i.
wod rhe tirlc aitcr a playoff against Dt vrR.
(winncr oI the nBt Bntish ChanrDionship) By
$inning Nice in succession Wisker retained the
lrophy and the contcsts ceased udlil 1901 (shc!
NAnrR son). Asainst tqo ol his contcmporaries
Whker played six natchcs: urRDnr l8?3 (+6=1 6
and +4=3 7) and again in 1874 (+10=3 8 and
+l=l-s)i and MkDoNNlLr in 1873 (=1-3) and
l8?5 (+7:4 4). Disolenng that hc had tubercu'
losis, Wisker edigrared to Australia in ihe aulunn
o11876, hoping to imtrove his health. In England
he edned excellenr chcss colnnns in the t,ormE
Tid.t ^nd
Ld,tul ahd lvater, and Nas co ediror ol
rhc Ch6s Plat \ Chtunnleltom 18?2 to 1876: in
Aunralia he edired a chc$ column in the Aurrald
Wil'l'E(, ALEXANDER (1852 94). Austdan
plaler, ircbitect. wittck\ lonmanenl career al
master lcvcl la(ed irom 1880 ro 1882. He camc
eqralnfthatBerlin 1881 (won hyuIA.xnuRNr) and
ninth il lhe 8rea1 vienna toumament oi 1882, a
double roundcvcnt of 18 playersinciudidg 8olthe
best I inthewortd: bewononeganre aganNcacn
oI the wlnners srFrMrz and wrNAwLR Wittek
played in onc more ronrnanent later tha! year and
thcn vithdreN f.om serious Play becausc ii intcF
fered too much rvilh his proressional work.
WOLr, HEINIiICH 08?5 1943), Austian who
played in 17 strong tonrnamenls in rwo penods:
1900 to 1908 and Apr. 1922 to July 1923. Usually
nnishinesomervherebeNeen 6fth andtcnth tiace.