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In an attempt to comp ly wi th the many requests from our read· ers for " Games! More Games! Annotated or unllnnotated!" th is issue of CHESS LIFE, or as much of it as is necessary, is being devoted to coverage of the Wor ld Cand idates' Tournament rece ntly pl ayed in Bled, Zagreb, and Belg rade, Yu goslavia. Those readers whose favo ri te CHE SS LIF E co lumns are crowded out by th is project, and those faithful columnists whose contributions do not appear in thi s issue, are humbl y requested to be patient. The regu lar features are not lost or discontinued-only postponed. They will al l be back with us about two weeks from now.

Our sincere gnti !ude goes to those whose help ha;s made this special issue possible: to eK·USCF Busi ness Manager Ken Harkness, who, in addi tion to the textual coverage which he sent, fur nished all of the photographs, either h is own or those of professiona l Yugoslav photogra phers, and who obtai ned the artis tic cariCilltvres wh ich appear scattered through the games section; to Grandmaster Pal Benko, who furn ishes several of his best games from the tou rnament, with his own annotation s; to USCF Master Emeritus Herman Helms, who furnished most of the game scores, having " !ra nslated" them from the European algebraic notat ion to our English and American descrip-t ive system of notation; and to everyone else who has helped, includ· ing USC F Business Manager Frank Brady, who approved the expen· sive photogra phic display, who arranged to have Benko hel p us, who obtained the ga mes f rom Mr. Helms and the photos and textual matter from Ken Harkness, and whose energy and interest have made the whole thing possible.

TAL WINS RIGHT TO CHALLENGE BOTVINNIK FOR WORLD CHESS TITLE

By

Kenneth Harkness Belgrade, October 30th : Soviet champion Michael Tal, 22, won the

right to play a l ille match with world champion Botvinnik when he took first pl ace wilh a score of 20 poinls in the eight·man cand idates' tour· nament concluded here lasl nighl aller a gruelling 28 rounds in which each contestant played fou r times ag3inst every other competitor. The 24 game world championship match will be held next year .

In the fi nal rou nd Tal was paired with Pal Bl'nko, 31. Hungarian refugee now residi ng in the United States. The Soviet Gra ndmaster needed on ly a draw to clinch fi rst place. lie gained the half·point on his 24th mo\·e when he forced a perpet ual check. The :ludience of more than 2000 chess enthusias ts, roared its approva l and checred the new world tiUe ch allenger.

Tal needed a IiUle luck 10 oUlpoint Paul Keres who fin ished in sec· ond place with 181,2 points. In the semi·fi nal round Bobby Fischer had an almost « rta in win in his game with Tal, but our young chess genius blundered and lost. If Bobby had won Ihis game, Tal and Keres would have started the last round tied at 18n points each. With this kind of photo·fin ish a£ter a long race, either player might have won, or they could have \ied. As it happened , wi th Tal a full point ahead. Keres bad li llle hope of matching Tal's score. He lost to OIafsson .

This is the first ca ndidates' tourntlment in which the one·two fin · ishers are natives of the Baltic States. Tal is from Riga , and Keres is from Estonia. At the advanced age of 43, Keres was the oldest player in the lournament, but he demonstrated th at he has not yet reached senility by making the only plus score (3·1) against Tal, his 22·year·old BalLic neighbour. As runner·up, Keres is seeded into the next candi· dates' tour nament in 1962.

Third place was captu red in th e fin al round by Tigran Petrosian, 30, of Armen ia, now a resident of Moscow. Coming into the last session one·ha lf point behind Smyslov he defeated Gligorie to fini sh with 15 1h points whil e Smyslov lost to Bobby Fischer and ended fourth with 15 points. Former world champion Vassily Smyslov, 38, was the only native of Moscow. He was not playing at his best--or perhaps today's young Grandmasters arc beginning to make the vetera ns seem less formidable.

U.S. Champion Bobby Fischer, 16, disti nguished himself by scoring 12 Jf.l poinls, fin ishing in a tie wilh Gl igoric for CiIth and sixth. Bobby told us, before the last round s tarted, that he was "doing terribly"-but a score of 12 1f.t in this field of chess giants is nothing to be ashamed of. Bobby fin ished with plus scores against Benko (3·1) and OIafsson (2Jf.l -I n ), even scores of 2·2 against Keres, Smyslov and Gligorie. The

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12. TAL S URR OUN OEO BY AUTOGRA PH SEEKE RS AFT ER F INAL ROUN D

TOURNEY CLOSES W ITH J AZZ BAND CEREMON Y Belgrade, October 31st: The close of the World Championshi p Can·

didates' Tou rnament was celebrated here last night with music. speecheS, interviews, and cash for the contestants. before a capacity audience of 2000 at the theatre in the Trade Unions Buildi ng.

For Ihe first hour of the show an 18-pie

TAL WINS-(Continued Irom page 1) by Kenneth Harkness

only players who defeated him were Petrosian (3·1) and Tal (4·0). If Bobby had won his game against Tal in the semi·final round, he would have ended in a blaze of glory by defeating consecutively the Soviet Champion and the ex-world champion.

The players here feel that Bobby is too young for this type of com· petition. Altho)lgh he made a marvelous showing. he needs more ex· perience, To Ihis writer, watching Bobby from the front row of the orchestra, it seemed that this brilliant young player is handicapped mainly by shyness and stage[right. He is not yet accustomed to playing in front of a huge audicnce, with spotlights shining on him from all anglcs. But we believe that Bobby, after he gets more experience and overcomes some of his nervous self·consciousness, wlll reach the top of the heap.

According to Denmark's Gl'andmaster Bent Larsen, Botvinnik has slated that Bobby Fischer should win the next candidates' tournament in 1962 if the boy's nerves hold out.

Belgrade's own Svetozar Gligoric, 36, lost in the last round to Pe· trosian. and dropped to a tie with Fischer. Sevenlh place was taken by Fridrik Olafsson, 24, of Iceland, Wilh 10 points. Pal Benko finished last with 8 points.

This contest among the top six from last year's interzonal tourna· ment at Portoroz and seeded players Smyslov and Keres, has been in progress for nearly two months. It started on September 6th at Bled, where the first two complete round·robins were played. The third leg was held at Zagreb during the first halI of October. The fourth leg has been staged here in Belgrade at the theatre in the Trade Unions Build· ing. Although it seats 2000 people. all sessions here were sold out weeks in advance.

TOURNEY CLOSES-(Continued from page 1) by Kenneth Harkness

Three special prizes were awarded for the best games played at Zagreb. They went to Gligoric for his 17th round game with OIafsson; Smyslov for his 19th round game with Gligoric; and Keres for his 20th round gam!' with Gligoric. (Sce game No. 18 on page 3).

After some speeches by the president of the Yugoslav Chess Fed-eration and other offiCials, the results were announced formally by Referee Golombek and the tournament declared closed.

Tal and Keres paced the field throughout. At the end of the two round·robins in Bled, Keres led wit.h 10 points, out of a possible 14, followed by Tal with 9lh. The sessions at Zagreb saw Tal close the gap, then take a commanding lead of 11h points, finishing the third leg with 15lh of a possible 21 against 14 for Keres.

The fourth and last round -robin started in Belgrade on October 18th . The games were played on the stage of the theatre in the Trade Unions Building. In a country where chess is a major indoor sport, the 10p·f1ight contestants in this tournament produced the same kind of public enthusiasm that would be aroused by film stars in the United States. The chess fans of Belgrade queued up to buy tickets, and every session was a sellout. The theatre's seating capacity of 2000 was in· adequate to supply the demand.

At the final round yesterday, the theatre was only half full when the session started at 4 p.m.-but the ticket·holders came in droves later, after their work, and every seat was taken by 6 p.m.

As the players came on the stage, spacing their entrances like real troupers, the audience applauded heartily. The four USSR contestants had White against the field. Soviet Champion Tal, short, swarthy, care-fully groomed. wearing a dark suit, was seated opposite Paul Benko, who drew a big laugh from the crowd when he donned his dark glasses. At the next table, Vassily Smyslov, red·haired, tall, bulky, dressed in a neat brown suit, faced Bobby Fischer, looking tired but determined.

At the third table, Estonia's Paul Keres, slightly plumper than the last time we saw him, but just as handsome as ever, was seated opposite Iceland's OIafsson, thin, tall, with a shock of unruly blond hair. At the fourth table, Armenia's Petrosian, hook·nosed, bushy·haired, faced Gli· goric, Yugoslavia's favorite son, its most famous player, and the only contestant to sport a mustache.

Referee Harry Golombek, of England, gave the signal for play to begin, but the first half·hour was a real test of the contestants' ability to concentrate while blinding lights were focused on Ihe stage and the movie cameras whirled within a few feet of the tables. A dozen or ' more cameramen (including this writer) took flashlight shots from ail angles. It was old stuff to most of the veterans who paid little attention to Ihe commotion around them. Tal loves the spotlight and positively beamed whel) the cameras were trained on him. But inexperienced Bobby F ischer hid his face in his hands and squirmed.

The games were made visible to the audience by means of four huge demonstration boards, operated by youngsters who Shifted the pieces as moves were made. Watched with particular interest was the decisive Tal-Benko game. A great burst of applause greeted the Soviet

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Champion's offer of a Knight on his 17th move. (See game No. 57). The gallery had seen this coming. Tal's continuation, after the knight had been taken, met with the approval of the fans. Then there was stunned silence, followed by a great buzz of discussion, when Tal refused the opportunity to fo rce a perpetual check. The fans were asking each other (in loud voices) if the Soviet champion was playing for an un-necessary win, and if so, how'! Personally, we suspect that Tal deliberate· Iy played to the gaUery, to increase the suspense. There was a satisfied smile on his face as he watched his opponent closely, almost like a cat watching a mouse. Perhaps he hoped that Benko would blunder and give Tal the chance to end the tourney with a smashing win.

Throughout t.he final moves of the Tal·Benko game, the officials on the stage attempted 10 quiet the audience, but it was hopeless. The fans were too engrossed in Tal's play Jor a kill and a dramatic finish. However, Benko defended too weB and Tal finally brought things to a close by forcing a draw by perpetual check. Thcre was a great burst of applause as the sleek young Baltic player stood up and accepted Ihe congratulation of players, seconds, and referee as the qualified chal· lenger for the world chess title.

The only other game to finish in this session was Bobby Fischer's splendid win over Smyslov. The former wor ld champion fumbled in the opening and bobby proceeded to take full advantage of his positional superiority. The other two games were adjourned, but Keres was in a hopeless position and resigned to Olafsson wilhout resuming play. GIi· goric could have resigned also, but he decided to make a few more moves at topay's adjourned game session. It did not take long for Petrosian to convince the Belgrade master that he could not save the game.

The final scores were: Tal 20, Keres 18lh, Petrosian 15lh, Smyslov 15, Fischer and GJigoric 121h, Olafsson 10, Benko 8. (See detailed cross· score tables in 'Dec. 20 and this issue CHESS LIFE)

( I ) RUY LOPEZ TAL OLAFSSON 1. P·K4 P ·K4 3. B· Kts P·QR3 S. Cntl e5 B· Kl 7. B· Kt3 Castl n 9. P-KR3 Kt·Q2 I I. Q KI·Q1 Px P 13. B·B2 B· K3 IS. KI. KI3 Kt·RS 17. Bx B QxB 19. R·QB QR·B 21 . Kt·B5 P ·Kt3 23. RxKt PxB 25. Q_Pc h R· IU 27. P_Q Kt-Q6 29. RxRP R· KKI 31. P· KKt3 Kt·R6ch 33. Kt·KS Kt ·BSch 35. R· K B·B4 37. P_KI Rx Pch 39. K·Kt2 K·Kt1 41 . R· l(t3ch K·R2

1. Kt· KB 3 4. B·R4 6. R·K 8. P .BJ 10. P-Q4 12. Px P 14. P. Kj5 16. B · K I S 18. Q· KI 20. B·R7ch U . Bx P 24. Qx P 26. Q·B6ch 28. R·B6 30. P·KR4 32. K·Kt2 34. K·Rl 36. P·B7 38. K· Kt3 4lI. R·K3 42. R· Kts

KI·QB 3 KI·Bl

P·QKt4 P·Q3

KI·KI 3 P·Q4 Q.Q2

Kt· K IS P·Rl K·'

Kl xK t R·B2

••• • .g, KI·BS B·KtS B·K3

R·KB R·R6ch

11.· 11.4 Res igns

TAL

(2) SICILIAN DEFENSE OLAFSSON

1. P ·K4 3. P·Q4 5. N·QB 3 7. P·B4 9. P.QR] 11. Q.B3 13. P·KN4 15. PxP 17. P· KR4 19. B·K2 11. N· Rl l!3. Q. K3 25 . N·B3 21. KR·Q 29. Q.QB3 31. P· N4 33. B·N4 3S . N x P 37. P·B4 J

7. ClSllel QKI-Q2 9. B·Bl B·Kt2 11. g ' K B.K2 n. P·gKI3 Culln 15. Q·K!3 B· KB 17. KI.B5 K.R If. gXp KI. K4 21. KI·R' B.KI2 2l. PxKI P. Bl 25. Q.B5 BxKI 21. Q·B5 KI.KI3 29. QxKI R.K2 31. Q·B5 B·QB 3l. Q.Q3 B. K4 35. p"p KR.Kt2 31. P-Q6 g ·R2 39. Q·K4 B.g5 41. R.B6 Resign.

I. P·K B4 10. P·QAJ 12. K·R 14. II ·KI2 16. QA·K I I. Q . A4 20. A· K3 22. KI·QS 24. P ·K4 2'. QxllPch 21. A·R3 lO. R·R' 32. Q·1I3 34. p . 1\4 36. P ·IIS 1 • . B·QS 40. Q ·1I4

P.QKI4 Q·1I2

R-QKI KR·K P· K4

'" P·KI ] K .. KI P·KI4 II·Kt2 ...

R·KI P·KKI5

'" '" ••• KR-Q2 (6) QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING

TAL KERES 1. KI·KB] l . P·84 5. P·KKI3 7. Cnllel 9. B· KIJ 11 . KI-QU tl. KI·Q4 IS . P·gR3 17. KR·K 19. KI· B3 21 . P·K] 23. AXRch 25. B·K3 21. KI ·K 29. PxKI 31. Q.QJ 13. A·B3 35. Q·Kt3 37. K·8 39. K·8 41. Q"P 43. Q .KBS 45. K· Kt2 47. K·R3 49. K· IIS 51 . K.Q, 53. K·B8 55. Q·Kt2 57. KI·K6 59. KI·B7 61. KI-Q5 U. QxPch '5. KI·K7

". ... n . n. ". n. ".

P·Q4 P · K3

KI-QB3 B·K2 B·K]

B·KI3 P·R3 8 ·R6 ...

gR.K g ·g4 KlxR R·g6

R·KI6 Q·K4 Q.K3 ...

P-QKI4 Q· Bkh

P·KI4 KI·" ... , Q.K'

g .Elch Q-Q6ch

QxAPch KI·K' K.KIJ KI·B5 g.81

Q·KII1 K· R4

Q.BKh K.R,

KI.K4 KI· K4

Kt·KfS P·R5 Q· BS

Q·KU

2. P·Q4 P-Q84 4. BPxP KP"P ,. B· Kt2 KI .B3 I . KI . lIl Casli n 10. PxP 8 x P 12. KtxB PxKI 14. B·84 Q.Q2 16. Q·Q3 KR·K II. KxB A·K5 20. B·gl p .g S 21. p"p RxP 24. Q·K2 KI ·gl U . K·KI KI·BS 21. R·8 KlxB 30. KI·Kt2 RxKIP 32. KI·1I4 R·K" 34. QxR g ·KS 36. QxP QxPc h 11. K·KI Q. K' ch 40. KI·K2 KI·K4 42. Q. llich K·Kt2 44. KI-Q4 Q .Klch 46. Q-QS Q-1I1ch 41. K·KI4 KI ·1I1ch 50. K· K5 KI ·KIsch 52. K·B7 Q ·K2Ch 54. Q·KU Q·K5ch 56. g ·K16ch P·83 » . Q·R6 KI·K4 " . Q-Q6 gxp 62. K· KI1 QxP 64. Q .K6 KI·KtS U. K·B8 K·R5 n . K-QI P·R4 70. Q·K' KI·KtS 72. Q.K' Q.Qkh 74. Q.QS Kt·1I7 16. Q·K5 Q .K5 71. KI· IIS KI.K5 Rnlgnl

(7) KERES

ENGLISH OPENING

1. P·QII4 N·KB] 3. P·KN3 B·H2 S. P·B4 P·B4 7. PxP HxP 9. P ·N3 N·B3 11. N-QR4 BxB 13. H· B4 II ·N2 15. P·QR) P. K3 11. P·KN4 P·QH4 19. PxN QR. II 21. R·81 P-OR4 23. Q-H2 P· IIS 25. N-Q4 B·R 27. N·N] Q.B2 H . R-QB g .K2 31. K·8 Q.RKh 33. K-Ql KR·Qc h 3S. R·KB4 RxR 31. B·K2 Q-Q4 39. Q.8-4 K·Nl 41 . B· HS R·1I2 43. K· K3 R·Bkh 4S. R·8 R·1I4 47. R·B R·R4 49. N· B5 K· K4 51. R·R1 P·K4 5]. RxP While won

2. N.Q83 4. 8 .N] ,. H· B3 I. 0-0 10. B·H2 12. Hxll 14. P·K] U. g .82 II. QN.K5 20. P-QR4 21. P·A4 24. P x P 26 . • ·B 21. II·R, 30. P x N :no K·K2 34. N-Q4 36. gxR 38. g ·B1 40. gxQ 42. P·K4 44. 1I-Q3 .u. HxNP 41. R· B1 50. H-Q1ch 52. Rxll

TAL P' KH3

0 ·0 P·Q4 N· II] . ·N

P·H] N.g4 g .K2 N.N P· NS Q.1I2

QxBP .... N" ." Q"HPch

Q·H' Q.Hlch ... , ...

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(8) SICILIAN DEFENSE KERES TAL 1. P· K4 3. P·g4 5. B·Q3 1. 0 ·0 9. P-QR4 11. H·84 I] . B·84 l!. H·8S 11. R·g 19. B·NS 21. R-Q 23 . AxB 25. PxH 27. K·R2 29. Q-QN3 ]1. Q.Rlt.h 33. K· R 35. K·R ]1. Q-Q 39. Q-IIl ... Ignl

P.QB4

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P· KHl ... ... , ... , ".

Q·1I6 ." P· N4 P· NJ

Q.Klch ... , Q·84ch , .. ,

2. H·K83 4. HxP 6. HxN 8. H·gl 10. g .1I3 12. H·Kl 14. BxB I'. H·R'ch II . RxR 20. P. R4 22. A·Q3 24. P· K5 26. Q ·N4 21. Q·R) ]0. PlcP 32. Q.QN) 34. K. R2 U. K ·N 38. K·R 40. IIx"

P· K3 P.QR] QPxN

Q·1I2 8 ·Q1I4

. ·K ... K· N2

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Q.KI BPxP

Q. K4c h Q· K4ch , ...

g-Q1I1 ...

(12) SICILIAN DEFENCE FISCHER TAL 1. P· K4 3. P-Q4 5. H-QBl 1. II· N3 9. Q.8] II. P·85 U . N·K2 15. B· K] 11. KA·Kl 1'. N·K4 21 . PxP 23. Q·H]ch 25 . BxN 21. Q·Kl 2' . Q x H 31. Kx8 33. 8-QI Rnlgnl

P·gB4

'" P.gR3 II·K2 Q.B2 P· N5 8 .N2 B·1I3 , ... N·IIS P·84 K·RI . ..

gR·Kl .. , R·K Hlch

R·K3

2. H·KB 3 p .Q] 4. N"P N·KB) 6. B·QB4 P·K3 I. P·84 0 ·0 10. 0 ·0 P.QN4 12. N·R4 P·K4 H . N. N3 QN-Q2 16. B·B2 Q. N2 II. PxQP H"P 20. P·B4 P·Nl 22. P· N7 KxP 24. NIK4 1·B5 NxN 26. NxB Q-Q82 28. R·K2 NxRch 10. NxP Q · R2 ch 12. K·R3 g . KN2

(13) KING'S INDIAN TAL FISCHER 1. P·g4 N·K Bl 3. N·Q83 B·N2 S. 8 ·K2 0 ·0 1. p ·OS gH·g2 9. B·R4 P·R] 11 . N·Q2 N·R2 13. BxB H(R2 IxB 15. Q-Q2 K·R2 17. P· 1I5 P ·84 19. P·1I4 KPXP 21. B-Q3 PxP 23. A·K' gxN 2S. QxRch K·Rl 21. R·K' H(Ql l·lIl 2f. Rxg K·H2 31. H. RS P·KR4 33. H·84 P· N4

2. P-Q1I4 4. P·K4 ,. N· II J 8. B· N5 10. 0·0 12. P·QH4 14. H· HJ 16. g ·K3 IS. KP x P 20. gXp 22. gR· KI 24. IIxBPch 26. R·B3 2~. QxHc h 30. RI1I6)·1I1 32. P· KR4 34. N· KS

P.KHl P·Q3 P·K4

P ·KRl g .Kl B· IIl g .K2

N·KHI HPXP ,., Q·B3 ... Q.N1

••• H.K2 R· NI

(14) BENKO 1. P·K4 ]. P-Q4

SICILIAN DEFENSE TAL

S. KI-QII] 1. &-Ktl. t . 8 .K] 11 . P·KI4 13. P·KI! 15. P-QR4 11. Kt·KI4 19. R·R3 21 . 8-Q2 23. KI-Q3 25. Q-K3 21. KhR 29. P·R4 31. Q·R1 33. Q.KI7

P-Q1I4

'" P·QRl P ·KI4

Cliliel KI·Bl KI·g2 Kt·K4 g .Kt2

B·K2 II·K!4 KI·8S .. , Q·1I2 P·R5

••• II ·Blch

2. KI·KII3 4. KtxP ,. 8·B4 8. P·B3 10. Q·Q2 12. KlxKI 14. KI-QS 16. Cullu II. RxP 20. g-Q4 22 . R·B2 24. IIxKI 26. B·B3 21. R·R 30. K·Kt2 32. A·K Reslgnl

, .. , K'·KB3

P ·K] 8 · K2 Q·B2

QxKI ... '" ... ,

KR· II P-QR4 ... ... ... , .... g .Kt6

(15) KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE TAL FISCHER 1. P-Q4 H·KB3 2. P·QII4 P·KH1 3. N.Q8l 8·H2 4. P·K4 p .Q] 5. B· K2 0 ·0 ,. H·Bl P·K4 1. P-Q5 gN-Q2 I. 8·H' P·KR3 , . B·R4 P· R3 10. N·Ql g .K 11 . 0-0 N·R2 12. P.QN4 N· N4 13. P·II] P· KII4 14. 8 ·82 Q.K2 15. R·8 N·II] U . P· IIS II.Ql 11. g .82 N. R4 18. P·Ns PxKP 19. KNxP NxN 20. PxN N· IIS 21 . P·8' g .N 4 22. 8 ·B3 NPxP 23. QPxP 8 ·NS 24. 8x8 Q"B 25. 8 ·K3 PlcP 16. IIxN PXII 21. HxP R· lll 11. Q.1I4 R-Q8 29. A·KB' 8 ·K4 lO. QR.8 K·N2 31 . P-QR4 R-QR :no K·R Q.N4 33. P·H3 QA.KB 34. PXP IIxP 35. H-Q4 Q· RS 36. Rx. RxR 31. H·K6ch K· A 38. g-Q4ch Rll l·B3 39. HxR K·R2 40. P· KS pxP 41 . Q-Q1c h Resigns

(16) DUTCH DEFENSE BENKO TAL 1. N·K8] 3. II· N2 S. H·B3 7. P ·Q4 9. Q-Q3 11 . A·H 13. P·H] l!. N·8] 11. RxR 19. P· K] 21. g .K2 23. Q.Q 25. Q .1I6 21. RxRch 29. N·K1 Ru lg ns

P .KII4 P·KH3

0 ·0 H·83 P· 84 . ·N

P·H4 ,., N ••

NxHch Hxllch

P·KS P·!!I51

••• Q·H8ch

2. P·KN3 4. P·1I4 6. 0-0 e. P-Q5 10. N·KH5 12. II-Q2 14. P-QR] 16. PxP II. R·N 20. 8xH 22. gxN 24. Q· R4 26. R·NI 28. KpxP 3D. N·II

H·KII] B· N2 , .. ,

H-QR4 P-QR3

• . K

N ... ' R·N' N", N· K4 P ·K4 Q·K2 B·R' • • N

Q.1I1

(T7) QUEEN'S GAMBIT PETROS IAN TAL 1. P·Q84 ]. KI·83 S. IIPxP 1. KlxKI 9. P ·K3 11. QXg Dnw"

Kt.KB] , ... K'" QxKI

Q·KUch

• ••

2. KI-Q1I3 4. P-Q4 ' . P·KK" '. QxP 10. II-Q2 12. II.Kt2

P·K] P·1I4

'" g-QK'4 KI·1I3 ... ,

Th~ prtetO;", I.am~ (N o. 17) ., O"~ 01 Iht ,~'" lo.,all~o "8,a"0", .. lItr d,-n>'s" p/.r,tO '" tht 10''''''''''t nl, ,,"0 Ih~ 0"1,. 0"< . -h.,h .. ~ h""c ptcUnlco In Ihis ,ol/rel,oll. It 11 thc shotlnl 0/ Iht lout Ot"'" pltl'ftd /ry Ptl,osi"" .. lid Tal, (ht Oll>< rJ tI"''''"8 H. 18, ",,0 1J mO)'~S. SCHli CH.ECHQ hmll fh~I T,,/ a"o PlltO""" ,Ht , u,h mlim"l( / t;t"ds th

Yol. XN, Number 9 J anuary 5, 1960

1' ... b Ushcd twice a mont h On t he 5th and 20th by T HE UNITED STATES CHESS f'EIJ EI\ N rlON. Elltel'ed as seeond class m~lIer September 5, 19~6, at the pOlt o ffl ce at U ... bu'Iuu, Iowa. u nder the ac t or Marc h 9, 1379.

Ed itor; FRED M. WR EN POSTMA STER; Pluse r elurn undelhlerlble ~oples with For m 3579 to Fr')nk 8rldy, U SC F Busi ness Manager, 80 East 11th St re et , New Y e> r k 3, N. Y.

'1,-THE OLD MAESTRO (Photo by Harkness)

The annual Membership Meeting or the United States Chess Federation, Omaha, Ju ly 23, 1959 unanimously passed the following motion :

"Moved that the members of the USCF adopt a resolution

1. Greeting Hermann Helms 011 his 90th birthday.

2. Naming the Chess Year 1959·60 "The Hermann Helms Chess Year."

3. Reaffirmin g his designation in 1943. by the USCF. as "Dean of U. S. Chess."

4. Recommcnding to all clubs in the USA to greet Mr. Helms im-medi ately, and to arrange a special tournament in his honor during the 1959·60 Chess Year (as part of the Membership Drive) and recommending to all chess players to scnd messages of congratula-tions to Mr. Helms on J an. 5. 1960.

5. Dedic;Jting the Chess Life issue of J an. 5. 1960 to Mr . Helms. with an up-to·date biography of him."

At the express reques t o[ Mr. Helms, confirmed and repeated. the USCF and CHESS LIFE hav(' not complied with the mandate of the Omaha meeting. He has repeatedly stated that he has rcached the point at which the limelight of publicity. even of a friendly nature, is distasteful and embarrassing to him . He appreciates the honor be-stowcd upon him hy the motion. thanks the friends who initiated and passed the motion, but asks that CHESS LIFE simply " mention my 90t h birthday on J an. 5. 1960, if you must. and let it go at that."

So be it. Maestro. And if every chess·player and every chess·club in the United States sends you a belated birthday greet ing, or a note of appreciation [or the tremendous role which you have played, ;md are still playing, in the promotion of American chess, it wil l not be because CHESS LIFE or the Omaha meeting asked them to do so-il will be j Ust because they all love you!

USCF M embu lhip Dun Including subscrip tion t o Ch~S5 Ufe, pcrlotllca l pub!!. catl e>n elf national chess r llt l ng, and all other p ri vileges: . ONE YEAR; $5.00 TWO YEARS: 59.$0 THREE YEARS; 511. S~ LIFE : '100.00

SUSTA INING, $10.00 (Becomes L ife Membership ~fter 10 I t h e

(9) CARO·KANN TAL

DEFENSE SMYSLOV

I . P· K4 3. N·Q2 5. ,.·Q4 7. Q_P 9. 0·0 ·0 II . B·QB4 13. N·8S IS. Q.NS 17. Qx N 19. Qx PI 21. Nx Reh 23. N·KSch

25. K ·K 3

P.QB3 P·K4

QP-P KN·8 3

0 ·0 P·N4 8·QI

N·R4? ." Q.Rlch K·NI K· K3

8 ·N 3ch

2. P·Q3 4. KN.B3 6. QNxP 8. 8·KNS 10. N.Q6 12. 8 ·Q2 14. Q·R4! 16. H.Rkh 18. 8 ·8 3 20. K·Q2 2'. RxQ 24. NxP(86)

26. 8 ·Q4

P·Q4 Nnly news Itlms and ce>mmun lutlons re CHESS LIFE edltorl l l m l ttlrs to FRED M. WilEN, £dlle>r, G""I Hous. , Plrry, Mil ne.

Mah all ~h«b pay.ble [ e> ; THE UNIIED STATES CHESS FEDERATION

T., Keres

Petrosiill n

Smys lov

Fischer

Gligo ric

Ol anson

Benko

57. g -RI 59, Q .R8, h 61 . Q .N 8 63. B·8 3 65. Q. II.' 67. g· 1I; 5 Resigns

P·N' K·N4 1(·86 P-R6 N· 1(3 Q·RS

T., 1 2 3 4

.. .. .. .. 1 1 0 1

I I ! !

1 0 ! 0

o 0 0 0 o 1 0 0 o 0 0 ! 000 1

58. g . Nac h oWl. g .H8ch n . 8 ·RS 64. g .sa ... g .R8 68 . Rxpc h

Keres 1 2. 3 4

o 0 1 0 .. . . .. .. 1 1 1 1

o 1 I 1 101 0

1 1 0 0

o 0 0 1 o 0 0 0

K·R' K·8 S H·.

K· N1 P· R1 K·R'

(29) S ICILIAN DEFEN SE SM YSLOV FISCHER 1. P·K4 P.gB4 2. KI ·KB3 P.O l 3. P.o4 p x P 4. Klx P KI .KB l S. KI.QB l P 'OR] 6. B. KKIS P.K3 1. P·B4 B·K2 I . 0 .B3 0 ·B2 ' . Cn tre. OKt-Ol 10. P. KKI4 P·gKI( 11. 8x KI Kl x B 12. P· K' 5 Kt -01 13. B·A3 P·Kt5 14. OKI. K2 B·Kt2 15. K· Kt KI ·B4 , • • KI·KKtl P·04 11. P·BS OPx P 11. O·KI( P x P 1 • • KKlxP P ·KI] 20. KlxB OxKI 21. 0 · B4 Culln 22. R·O' OR.g 23. A·KB' A.Q4 24. B·KI( KI·0 2 25 . A·KB p · K' 26. P·Ktl R.g 7 27. Bx Kt Rx B 2 •. R·K R·K n . P· KA. 0 ·B4 30. g ·II' OxO 31. P xO R·0 5 12. P·B5 Ax P 33. P ·B' B·B 34. R-06 A-QBS lS. K·Kt2 K.Kt2 ] 1. K·KtJ A·KIS 37. KI·K2 R.K3 38. KA·O A·KI1 39. Kt ·B' Ax R eo. Rx A A·0 7 41. A·O] R·B7 41. A·g . P·K7 43. KI-03 B·B4 '4. P,S 7 R·8 6 45 . P·S I (0 ) BxO " . R·K4 B·8 4 47. AxP Bx KI 48 . p x a Ax Peh " . Kx p R.o4 so. R·KKtl P·Rl 51. Px P ch Kx P 51. P· R4 p ·KI' 51. R-oB 2 R.o 3 54. K·85 R· Kl Rni llns

(30) SICILIAN DEFENSE FISCHER GLIGORIC 1. P· K4 P·084 2. N· KB l H·QB] 3. P·g4 PxP 4. NxP H.8 3 5. H·OBl P·03 , . B·O B4 8 .g 2 7. B· N3 P ·KNl 8. P· B] N·OR4 9. B· NS B·N2 10. 0 ·0 2 P·KR ] n . 8 ·K3 A'O Bl 12. 0 ·0 ·0 H·BS 13. g ·K2 NxS 14. O x H 0 .0 15. P·N' 0 ·A4 16. P·K R4 P· K3 17. N(0 4)- K2 A.Bl 11. P·H5 PIIP 1 • • pxP H·R4 20. P·B4 KA.Bl 21 . K·Hl O· Nl 22. g ·Bl R·B4 ll. g ·g 3 BxH 1'. NxB NxP 15. 0 ·B3 N·R4 U . Ax H P x R 27. q x AP II·KI 21 . O·RI R . ... n . PxR Rx P 30. P·N' P x P 11 . R·RI 0 ·0 5 32. 0 ·R1eh Reslll n s

(31) SICILIAN DEFENSE FISCHER BENKO I. P· K4 P'O B4 2. N.K8 3 H·OS3 3. P.o4 Px P 4. Nx P H·Bl 5. N·OBl P.Q],. B·g84 0 ·H3 7. H{0')·K2 P·K3 t. 0 -0 B· K2 ' . 8·H3 0 ·0 10. K' RI N-OR4 11. B-NS 0 ·a 4 12. " ' B4 p ·N4 13. N·N3 P. N5 14. P.KS Px P 15. e x N P x B 1'. N(8 1).K4 0 ·0 5 11. O·RS Hx B " . q .R6 P x P It. N·R5 P· B4 20. gR·gl 0 · K4 21. H tK' )·B6c h 22. Nx Bch OIl H

23. Qx O 25. Q. 1< 7 27. Ihl8

a. H Hxll4 B·R3

Rllllgns

24. O·HSc h 26. Ox N

(32) CARO·KANN FISCHER T. P ·1

(45) NIMZOWITSCH OEFENSE PETROS IAN OLAFSSON I. P-QS4 P·Kl 2. KI·QS3 KI·K83 1. P·Q4 B·KIJ 4. P·Kl P.S4 5. Kt·K2 P-Q4 6. P-QIU IhlKt,h 7. KtxS 8PxP I . KP~P PXP • • 8xP KI·Sl '0. 8 .K3 Cn 'lu '1 . Cn l lu P.QKU 12. Q.Ql B.Kt2 11. QR-Q P·KRl 14. KA·K Kt.K2 I S. B.B4 A·B 16. B.KS KKI-Q 4 17. Kt·KI 5 B·Rl I I. P-Qlt4 Kt·B4 I • • P·QKU A· R 20. Q.KB 3 B.Kt2 21 . Q· Kt4 Q· KI4 n . P·A] KR-Q 21. B-Ql A-Q2 24. QxQ PxQ U. BxK! PxB 2' . KI.Q' P .B] 27. KlxB AxK! 21. B·Q6 K. B2 2 • . A·QS A-Q 10. R·B6 KA-Q2 31. B·Al R·QKt 22. KA·K, QA.Q 11. K·B K!·B5 34. KA-Q6 RxA 35. 8 x R KI·K3 36. P-QS K! .Q5 37. A.87,h K·Kt 1 •. B·K7 RxP 39. RxP KlxP 40. R.Kt7 Kt-Q 7ch 41 . K·K2 Kt·BS 42 . B.KU R.K4ch 43. K·8 A·K ... R·R7 P·BS 45 . B· B3 K.R". A-QB7 Kt-Q ] 47. R·B6 Kt·K5 48. B·K A.QK' 4'. P.B3 Kt .Kt6ch 50. BilK. Px8 51. R·B4 A·Q 52. K·K2 A.Q4 53. P·B4 PxP 54. RxP A.QB4 55. A.QK!, A·B4 56. RxP A.87ch 57. K·K3 AxP 51. K·Bl A.QR1 59. KxP AxP 60. "'·KIl K.R2 61 . A·QBl K·R3 62. R· KU K.Kt4 63. R·QB3 P.84 .... R.se A.A6ch 65. K·K12 K·IIS U . R·1I4ch K.K6 67. K·KIl P·Kt4 U . P· R4 K.Q6 69. R·QK!4 K·B6 70. R.KI8 K.Q5ch 71 . K·KIl P·Kts 72. P·AS P.R6 13. A·KR' K· K4 74. P·R6 K.Bl 75. R·Blch K·Ktl 76. R·Klkh KxP RU ;gn,

(46) NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE OLAFSSON PETROS IAN I . P-QB4 P·Kl 2. Kt·KBl Kt .KB l 3. KI·Bl P-Q4 4. P-Q4 B.KIJ 5. PxP PxP 6. B.KI5 P.KR l 7. 8xK! Qx8 I. Q.A4ch Kt. lIl • • P. Kl Cntla, 10. B·K2 8 .Kl 11. Cn lles P.oR3 12. KA·B B-Ql 13. Q-Q KI·K2 14. KIoOA4 P-QKt3 15. KI.Bl KA·KI 16. P-QA4 Kt.Bl 17. P· K4 PxP II. KtxP Q.B5 I • • P-Q5 QxQKI 20. Px8 A-Q 21. PXPch KxP n . Q.K K.B 23. A·B4 Q.K 24. QA.B KI. K4 25. R· K4 KtxKlch 26. 8xK, Q.B2 27. A·Kl B·8S 21. BxR axR 29. PxB AxB 10. Q·K'3 K.K' 31. AxP Q.B3 32. Q. B2 Q.K4 33. Ao07 A·K 34. A-Ql Q.K5 35. Q·B2 K·A2 36. Q.Q A.K3 37. A.B] A·Ktl 31. Q.B2 QxQ 39. AxQ A-Ql 40. K·B2 R.Q6 41. K·Bl A.KI6 42. K.K4 P.QR4 43. K·Q4 P·KK'4 44. P.K4 K.KI2 45. A·B2 R.KISch 46. K·QS AxAP 47. P·K5 R·1lI 48. P ·K6 P .K'4 4 • • P' K7 R·Q8ch SO. K·B6 R.KI 51. KxP A·K4ch 52. K·A4 AxP 53. KxP A.A2ch 54. K.Kt4 A.A 55. P-QKU P· R4 5'. K· IIS R.Bch 57. K.Q6 R·Qch 51. K·gB, A.Bch 59. K.Q7 R·gB. 60. R·K12 R.KRI 61. P ·QK'4 RxP 62. P· Kts A.RI 63. P ·Kt6 A·Qkh 64. K·K6 A-Q 65. P· Kt1 A·QK, 66. K. B5 Aeslgn ,

(47) NIMZO·INDIAN DEFENSE PETROSIAN OLAFSSON 1. P.Q4 Kt·Ka3 2. p.Qa4 P.Kl 1. KI-Qal B·KI5 4. KI·Bl p.a4 5. P.K] Cntla, 6. B·K2 P-QKtl 7. Cnllu a ·KI] I. Kt.QA4 PxP • • PxP a · K2 10. P-QR3 KI .K5 11. P.QKI. P·1I4 12. II ·K12 a .Kal 13. Q.Ktl p.Q] 14. KI·a3 Q.K2 IS . QR-Q Kt-Q2 16. KtxKt PxKt 17. KI ·K B·K!4 11. Kt·B2 A.a2 19. a ·B B¥8 20. AxB QA.Ka 21 . K'·Kl B·R 22. A·a2 K. R 21. P·QR4 Q·Kt4 24. Q.Al R. lIl 25. R·R2 P·KR4 26. P·RS B. Kt2 27. Q·B3 QR·1I2 21. PxP PxP 2 • • P. KI3 K.· II 30. P·A4 Q.A3 11 . Kt·K12 P·KKt4 32. PxP QxP 33. Q·K3 Q· K12 34. BxP A.B2 lS. 8 .K2 R· R3 U . P' 1I4 PxP, a.p.

... 37. 8xP QxKIP 18. QxAch Resl,n,

(48) SICILIAN DEFENSE KERES BENKO I. P' K4 P-Q84 2. KI .KB3 p.Q] 3. P.Q4 PxP 4. KtxP KI.KB3 5. Kt.QB3 P·gA3 6. B·KtS P.K3 7. P· 84 8 ·K2 I. Q·1I3 QKt-Q2 • . 8 ·11 4 P·KR3 10. IIxKI IIxli 11. CutIn c a dla, 12. B· Kt3 Q.KU 13. OKI·K2 Kt·B4 14. P.KU B. 1l5 15. K·Kt II·Q2 16. KR·KI KIIIB 17. RPxK! OA·II 11. P·Kt5 PxP , • • PxP P.Kt3 20. R·KI4 II .B7 21 . Q·1I6 II ·K!4 22. KIIIII PIIKt 23. R·O] Aa",n,

Q1Jess rife TonJ." P ... , }anuary 1, 1960

•

(49) QUEEN'S GAMBIT OLAFSSON 1. P.Q4 p.Q~

Kt·KlIl 1. KI·KB3 S. IIxP 1. g ·K2 t . R.g 11. OKI·Q2 13. Kt· Kt3 15. RxA 17. Kh:P I • • P ·83 21. 0 ·112 U. KI ·K 25. B·82 27. QxO 29. R-Qleh 11. S ·K4 31. KI. 8] 35. Kt-ICt

P·1I4 PoQK14 QKt·02

Q·Kt' KR.Q ... 8·B4

Kt·K4 KKI·02

P· KU P·Kt6 ... K· Ktl KI·1I4

KlxKtP KlxBP

2. P·OB4 4. P. K3 6. Culles 8. B·KI3 10. P.QA4 12. Kt·8 14. RPxP 16. P·K4 18. II·K3 20. Kt·S2 22. BxS 24. P·A3 26. B· KI 21. P·8ol 10. P.KS 32. BX8 3'. Kt.Q2 Ilesigns

(SO) RET I OPENING

KERES , .. P· Kl

P'QRl B·Ktl B.K2

Cutlu RPxP , .. P·KU B·A3 K!xB

R-QKI Kt·A5 KI· BS II· K12 ." KloQ6

OLAFSSON KERES 1. H·K83 1. II·H2 5. H·Rl 1. HxP •. P·Q3 11. HIIH 13. QR-Q 15. P·K] 17. P·KR4 19. P·K4 21. II·K3 23. P·1I4 25. AIIII 27. IS ·Kl 29. P ·1S5 31 . QoQ2 33. R· A 35. P· Rl 37. QPxP 39. 1I-Q2 Aaslgn,

, ... . ·N2 B·Kl

N.QB] N·Al ". P· B)

P-QN4 .... R·II] .... ....

Q·NS .... .. , A·KN Q·N4 R·B3 .. , R·1I1

2. P·KH3 4. P·B4 6. Q·1I2 I . 0.0 10. QH·K5 12. 8xN 14. P.N3 16. 0 ·K2 18. K·R2 20. B·84 n . II· B 24. 11·83 U . K·N2 21. B·B 30. PxP 32. A·K 34. Q.K2 36. K·B 38. PxP 40. K·N2

P·KN3 , .. P.Q1I4

••• ••• .... , K·1I2 B.e, K·.

R·Rl K·N2 ". B·1I6 P·K4

K·' OIlAP Q.NS P·BS .. , P·K5

(5l) SICILIAN DEFENSE KERES PETROSIAN 1. P.K4 P.QB4 2. N· K8] N-QB3 3. P·04 PxP 4. NxB P. KN3 5. P-QII4 8 ·N2 6. B·Kl N.83 7. N-QB3 N·KN5 S. OxN NlIN • • Q.Q N·Kl 10. Q.Q2 P-Q3 11. B·K2 BoQ2 12. 0-0 0 .0 13. gA·B II·OB3 14. KR-Q N. B4 15. P.8l P-QR4 16. P.QNJ O.N] 17. N.N5 KR·. 11. II·B O.g 19. Q.K,2 Q.K 20. N·Bl P.Nl 21. R·a2 Q.a 22. QoQ2 B-Q2 21. N-QS QR.N 24. a..N5 R.K 25. R· I( A·N2 ". Q.B2 II-Q.] 27. Q.R4 P·B3 28. II· Kl P.K1 29. N.IIl RoQ2 30. B-Q4 p.a4 31. PlIP NPxP 32. R-Q] axBch 33. RxP A.KH2 34. K·A R.Hl 15. R-Q2 R-Q 36. KR.Q R.o2 17. Q.1I2 Q-Q 38. Q·K3 P' K4 :w. p·a4 P ·K5 40. N·K2 R(Qr KN2 41. N.Q4 a-Q2 42. P-QA3 O.R 43. K·N P· R4 44. R·N P.KR5 45. R(1I· N2 R·N5 ... R.KII2 Q..g 47. P·N4 A·N61 4 • . PlIR KRPxP ... R(B)-Q2 Q.RS SO. 8 ·K2 A. A2 51. K·B OxPch! Aeslgns

(52) ENGLISH PETROSIAN I . P-Q8D 3. Kt·Bl 5. B·KI2 7. P·Ql t. P·KA, 11. K'xKlch 13. P·B4 15. P.R5

P·K4 K!.83

Cntlas P·KR3 , .. , QxKt P·R3 P·B4

2. K'-Q83 4. P·KKI3 6. Castlas I . KI-Q5 TO. P ·K4 12. KtxKI 14. P-QA4 16. K·A2

17. PlIP, a.p. RxK!P 18. A·Rl

It. P·KI3 B·K3 20. B.02 21 . Q.B2 0-Q2 n . R·K 23. II .R5 OR·Kt 24. QR·A U . QR.Kt P·Kt3 Drawn

(53) RUY LOPEZ

'-K .-. Kt-QS pxKI R·Kt

P-QKt4 ... , Q·K2 P·1I4

O·Ktl

KERES 1. P ·K4 P·K4

P.QAl ... , .... ""Kt

GLIGORIC 2. KI.KII3 KI-Q1I3

3 • • ·KIS 5. Caslla. 7. Kt. lIl t . Kh:Kt

4. B-R4 P-Q3 6. P-QB4 K!·B] I. PoQR QK!xP 10. Bxllch Kh:1I

". OxP 13. p.Qletl I S. KA·K 11. axil It . RxP 21. BxO 23. B·KI2 25. II ·B 27. P -Q KI4 19. P. KI) 31. A.Q. 33. K·B2 35. K·1I2 37. II·K1 39. A.B5 41 . P·KI4 43. R·Q2 45. 8 .B5 47. R-Q2 4 • • K·KI4 51. K· A5 51. BxKt 55. A· IITch 57. AII P 5'. A.RS 61 . R·KIS 63. P ·RS 65. A·KIS Drawn

B·a3 KI·84 B·K4 O·Bl ... ....

P.Q1l4 P· R4

Kt· K5 P.QKI4

Kt·B' K·B2 .... K·B2

Kt·Kt4 PxPeh

A·1I2

'" P·A' K·KI2 K· B2 ... ••• A·KI7 ... ,

K·lll K·R2 K·A2

12. Q.Q2 14. II ·KI2 16. P·1I4 II. P·K5 20. QIIR 22. A.o 24. P·B5 26. 8 ·B4 21. A·Q3 30. K· KI2 12. RxP 14. K·K2 26. P·KRl 38. K· 8] 40. A· B2 42. PxP 44. Il.QI ... PxP ... R-Q 3 SO. A· Kl 52. R· K6 54. RxP 56. R.QR7 51. K·R6 60. P·R4 62. A· IeS 64. P ·R6 N . A·RS

-

Cntlas ' ·K

BxK!

'" • •• p·KB3 P-QKI3 P·OR5

P·B3 ,., K!·K!4 R· Kch

K·K2 Kt.Q1 Kt.Q3

Kt·Kt4 P·Ktl KI·8 '

Kt·K" ... , KI·OS .., A·KI7 R·KI4 K·B2

K·KI2 .-. A·KII

The Brilliancy Prize went to Tal for this game from the 8th round.

(S31) CARO·KANN DEFENSE TAL SMYSLOV

White Bilek 1. P· K4 1. N·Q2 5. p.Q. 7. QxP t . 0 ·0 ·0 II . B-QB4 13. H·1I5 15. Q·N5 17. QxN It. OIlP 21 . HXRch 2]. H·K5ch 25. K·Kl

"oQ1I3 P·K4

QPxP KN·1I3

0 -0 P·N4 II·Ql N·R4 OxPI

Q·RBeh K·NI K· K3

a ' N3eh

2. P-Ql • . KN·8l 6. QNx P I • • ·KNS 10. NoQ6 12. B.Q2 14. Q.R4 16. N·A6ch II. II ·B3 20. K·Q2 22. AxQ 24. NxP(6) 26. 8 ·Q4

(54) Final Round SICILIAN DEFENSE

, ... ... , '" II·K2

Q.R4 Q.R3

'" K·Al N·B] ... K ••

N·KSch Re,l,ns

SMYSLOV FISCHER White Blllck

1. P· K4 ".0114 3. P·Q4 PxP S. N·OB3 P.QR3 7. P·1I4 II· K2 t . 0 ·0 ' 0 QN·Q2 n . axN NII8 U . B. A37 ........

2. N·Klll 4. NxP • . II ·KN5 8. Q·B3 10. P·KN4 12. P.N5

, .. , N· KB)

P·K3 Q·B1 P·N4 ... ,

Bent Lanen, Dobby's second, believe! t h a t Smyslo\' Just to r,ot that P .QR3 mull flut be played . See Ihe ,arne Cllgorle·F1ac:he r from the 11th round . 13. ... ..... P 'NS 14. N(3). K2 B·N2 IS. K·HI N·B4 16. N.KNl P-Q4 17. P· IIS QPxP 11. Q·N4 PxP 19. N(4)xP P·N] 20. NxB QxN 21. 0 ·B4 O·Q 22. R-Q' OR-QI 21. A·KII' RoQ4 2 • . B·N' N-Q2 M.y not be beU but ,oad enough to wln . &.Iyl Larsen. 25. A·KIlI " .K6 27. BxN AxB 19. P·KR4 Q·1I4 31. PIIQ RoQS

26. P·N3 21. A·Kl 30. g ·B4 n . P·1I5

... t R·KI ••• o.,

33. P·1I6 35. K·N2 37. N·K2 39. N·B4 41. R..g3 43. N·Ql 45. P.BB(O) 47. RIIP 4 • • KxP 51. PxPch 51. A-QB2 Res i,ns

11.111 K·N1 Il·K3 ... A·B7 B·B4 ... ... .... K" ... ,

34. AoQ6 36. K·N3 31. R(I ).QI 40. RIIA 42. R·Q4 44. P·87 46. A·K4 48. Pxll so. Il.KN2 52. P·A4 54. K· IIS

A.Q.4 A·N5 A·N7 • .. t P· Kl .... 11·.4

IlxPch P.Al P·N4 It·K]

(BWllh~1 ',"r~ "'" .. 4mttit,,~ th~u pl.ytr 10 bI

n . RPxN 13. P ·R4 15. BxB 17. N.85~h

.... P·KR4 K.' ........

11. P·KN4 14. 8-R6 '6. PxP

8_R3 Q-N3 P·K4

The crowd roared Its approval when Tal made this mOve. 17. ...... .. PxN 18. Q·NSch The audience cheer ed and applauded after T al's 18th and 19th moves-and there was loud debate In the gallery about what he would do next. The of-fic ials on the stage gegged for sUenee--but werc not very successful.

18. ... .... . K· R2 19. QxPch K·Nl 20. QxN .... ... . This took the gallery by surprise. They expected Tal t.o take the perpetual check wllh Q·N5ch etc.

20. . .. .... . 21. N·K2 The audience liked this move-and ap. plauded loudly to s how their approval. 21. ........ K·R2 n. Q-BSch K.Rl Now Tal I ~kes the 23. Q·B6ch K· R2

perpetual. 24. Q·BSch

Draw .. greed Whereupon, p laye rs and offlclasl con. gratulated Talon winning the tourna. ment, and the audience gave the Soviet Champion a tremendous hand, as Ed Suiltvan would say. When order was '('stored Ihe other three game~ con. Unued.

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3. ENTRANCE TO TRADE UNION HALL, BELGRADE, WHERE LAST ROUNDS WERE PLAYED

t . VIEW OF PLAYERS' ROSTRUM AS LAST ROUND BEGAN AT 4 P.M. BY , P.,.,. ALL SEATS FOR SPECTATORS (2000) WERE FILLED, EVERY

ONE HAVING BEEN RESERVED WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

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3()'31-GLASS CITY OPEN, YMCA, 1110 Jefferson St., Toledo, Ohio. (CL 12/ 5/ 59)

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