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Volume XVI. Number I JANUARY 20, 1961 40 Cents

FISCHER WINS U.S. TITLE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR LOlubardy Second - Weinstein Third

By Frank Brody

13 )' w inning the United Sta tes Ch.unpionship for the fou rth time in succession, Hobby Fischer, 17 year old Intern ational Grandmaster from Brooklyn, has carved an ind elible impression in the historic cycle of Ameri can chcs~ <lud has proven without a douht that he is hoth the grciltest p layer that this country has ever produced nnd one of the strongest players in the world . Fischer has not l(lst a game in an American tournnmen t since 1957. In th is tournament, conducted in New York City's Empi re Hotel IInder the joint auspices of the United States Chess FL'{\cration and the American Ch css Foun dation, his sc()!'c was 7 wins and 4 draws for 11 total of 9-2 which

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cquaJleJ exa<.:t ly his seore of last year. However, he m.Hl­aged to out-d istance his closest rival, William Lomhardy, by a full two points.

Lombarciy, recently named Internation al Gn\lldmas­ter, who pe!'fonned brilliantly both in Lcningrad and in Leipzig las t year, lived up to ex pectations hy taking the seeond pl'lee award. His score eonsisted of five wins, fo ur draws .md two losses-to Fischer and Weinste in. He took se<:ond place in a hair-raising game with C harles Kalme in the f inal round. Lombardy made 15 moves in less than onc minute, in a complicated position and man­aged to come out a piece ahead. (Continued on nu t pflge) ...

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Fischer Playing Reshcvsky in Fourth Round Harknus

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Fischer Wins U. S. Title Fourth Straight Year

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(Continued from cover) The surprise of the tournament was

Raymond Weinstein, 19 year old student at Brooklyn College. He defeated three Grandmasters-Disguicr, Lombardy and Reshevsky and an International Master , Robert Byrne. His win against Reshevsky was in the all·deciding fi nal round. He lost only two games out of eleven-to Fischer and Anthony Saidy, the current Canad ian Open Champion.

All three players qualify to represent the United States in the next lntel"lOnal Tournament in the Cycle Cor the World's Championship. The surpr ising upsets of the tournament were Reshevsky, who ended in a three-way tie fo r 4th to 6th place; Benko, who managed only to score 41fz points-though he was fourth place last year; Byrne, who also scored only 41f.! points though he had been a close second to F ischer in 1959. Byrne's trouble seemed to be lack of concentra· tion whereas Benko's loss to Sherwin on a blunder in time pressure in the second round "ruffled" him so much that he played a dis·interested type of game for the rest of the tournament.

In the early rounds, International Grandmaster, Arthur Bisguier was in close contention with Fischer and lor two rounds they were tied for first place.

, , , , . FiKher, •• _ ... _._ ...... _ ................ __ .. x , , • Lomba rdy, W . •••••••••.••••.••• _ •..... ........ 0 , • ,. W.in.,.ln, •• ._ ... _ ...... _. __ ............. 0 , , •• BI$OOl ll r , A. . ................... _ ..• _ ... _ ...... 0 • • ,. Rashl vl k y, •• _.······ .. ··_·····_·_·········1 I • •• Sh.r .... ln, ,. • ..•.•.••.•.••.• _ ........ _ .......... 0 I , ,. K:alme, C. .· .• ·•···· .. ·•· .. ·····_·····.····_····--1 • , •• Blnko, •• . ......... _ ............................ ~ • , •• Barllnar, H. ........................ . .. .......... 0 • I ". Byrne, •• . ......................................... 1 • • ". S.ldy, A. ....................... ..................... 0 • • ". Seidman, H. . ..................................... 0 • ,

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However, an unexpected loss 10 Wein­stein lessened his chanccs to move into thc "top three circle." Paired in the last round with Fischcr, hc necded only a draw to be assured a lie for third place and though Fischer had clinched the f irst place spot, he played for a win and emerged with two rooks and a knight fo r Bisguier 's Queen. Bisgu icr resigned on the 43rd movc.

~ .. I.teher ,:atned :a great d e:al by " 'Innlng th is l ou r namenl-offie\:a lly n:amed t he LcSlilng J . Rosenw:ald T ournament fo r t he United Staleti Championship and Frank J. i\larsh :an Troph ~·. A 81000.00 t lrst prbe ,,'u awarded 10 him In :addition t o Ihe mueh-<:o>,eted right to com· pet e In t he World Intenonal Cham pionship. His name was inSCribed rOI" the fOlll·t h lime o n Ihe famou s F ran k J . Marshall tro p h y. a lo n g s ide o r all t he prev iOus wlnnl'"l"S datln" back to t he first Amel'1clln clUllnplon- Pliul Morp hy.

" he tou r nament had many exciting a nd h.rd fought b a ttles tnOJIt o r which you wilt II!(! published tn CHESS LI ~'E In th is IS$ ue and the nex t . Frank Budy and lIan. Kmcu:h co ·refereed t he tournamen~ a nd ove r 1,000 fpeetato rs wa tched the games .. they were In p rogress, d uri n g t he two and :a ha lf week span It took to play e leven r ounds. Youth dominated this tournam"nt more than .ny o ther Amerlclln Cham pionship $Inee it l begin. nln, In 18S7. With Fischer . t 17, Weinstein .t 1'. Lombar dy at :!3 we hive the makings Of the super ehess t eam of the futuI"C. We may now, optimistically ror the flnlt time In yea rs, e n te r ta in g reat hopes for t he dom l. natio n ot c hess throug ho ut t he " 'o r ld by o ur Amerlean p laye rs .

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Championship Games LOMBARDY

Wh ile 1. P· K4 2. N·KB ] 3. P-Q4 4. Nx P S. P ·KBJ 6 . P·QB4 1. N·Bl 8. B·K3 9 . N·Bl I ~. BPx :> I I . NxP 12. QxN 13. Q·QNS 14. R·BI 15. NxN '6. BxQ 11. N·QS 11. P-N3 If. Rx B 20. B·Q2 21. B·B;) 22. P·KS

SICILIAN DEFENSE

P.QB4 , .. , ... N·KBl

N_Bl P·K3 B·K2

0 ·0 P·Q4 ... ". Q·B2 B·Q2 N· NS

QxR -". B-RS + ... B.QI R·B' P·B4 R·a4

21 . N· N4 24. P-QR3 25. pxB 26. K·K2 21. P-R" 28. K-K3 29. R·KNI 30. R· KI 31. PxR 32. K.Q2 33. KxR 34. K .Q2 35. P·RS 3&. K ·B2 37. P·R6 31. P-N" 19. !>xP 40. K ·N2 4 1. K-R3 42. KxP 43. K·N4 ...... R. s lgn$

F ISCHER Blec k

B-R4 ". .... K ·B2 K·K3 R·BI R·B5

RxB + RxP + ...

K·Q4 K-BS

P·QN3 P·KN 4

P·BS P ·R4 .. , " ·RS ~. ... , K-K6

" KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE BISGUI ER WEINSTEIN

While I . P·Q4 1 . P·QII " 3. N·QB3 4. N·B3 S. B·B4 6. P· KR3 1. P· K;) 8. B·K2 f . 0 ·0 10. B·R2 11. P.QM 4 12. Q.Q2 U . Q R·Q I 14. P-BS 15. Nx KP 16. 8xN 17. PxB I'. Q·Q4 'f. J'xQ 20. K R·Kl 21. B·B]

FISC HER While

I . P·K 4 2. P·Q4 3. M·Q83 " . P·K S 5. P·QR3 • • PxB 7. P·QR4 8. N·B3 f . Q.Q2 10. B.Q3 11 . B·K2 12. B·R3 13. 0-0 14. KR·KI 15. " · N4 16. B·K81 11. B· R]

SEIDMAN Wh il e

1. P· 1(4 2. N·K8] 3. P-Q4 4. NxP S. N·QB3 6. B·KN5 1. 8 ·K2 8. B·RS f . 0 ·0 10. P·QR4 11 . 8·K2 12. P·R5 13. B·K3 H . P·84 15. N·N] 16. P·N4 17. B·83 18. P· KS If. B· N6 20. N·Q4 11. QN·K2

N·K8] P· KN3

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P·Q3 QN·Q2

p· ln Q·KI P·K4 Q.K1 N·KI

P·KB4 K·RI , ... .,. .d . " .,. P·85 N· N2 ' ·K3

22. R·KS 23. R(I ).KI 24. K·81 25. N·K2 26. N· BI 27. P· NS 28. RIIR 2f. RxR + 30. K·K2 31 . PxP 32. N· N3 33. K .Q2 34. K·B3 35. 8 ·N4 36. N·Q2 37. NxB 31. P'Q5 39. K·Q4 40. 8 .B, 41. Rnigns

Black . QR.KI P· KR 3

K· NI P·KN4

8 ·84 .. , R·KI ." N·B2 ... N·K3 K·BI K ·K2 N·N2 B·K5 ... ... P ·R4

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F RENCH DEFENSE

P ·K3 P·Q4 B·NS N·K2

8xN + P·QB4 QN·B3

Q.R4 ... ' P·BS

0 ·0·0 P·B3 N·a4 • • KI

N(4).K2 8 -Q2

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WEINSTEIN

II. B-Q6 19. QR·NI 20. PxP 21. B.N3 22. R·NS 23. KR·Nl 24. Q.BI 25. R(S)·N2 26. Q·K3 27. N·R4 28. BIIN 2f. PxP 30. RxP + 31 . R(6)·NS ] 2. 8 -N3 33. QxKRP

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R·B2

". N· N3 Q·Rl " ·N] ." Q·R6 K· N2 .,. P-K4 ... K·Rl B-K3 P·KS

Rulgns

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P·Q84 P ·Q3 ."

N .KB ' P.QR] QN·Q2

P·K] N·N] B·K2 0 ·0

' ·Q2 N·BI N·R2 N·B3

N-QNS B·B] .... N·KS Q.KI N·B4 B·Q2

LOMBARD Y

22. P·B5 23. Q-Q2 24. PIIN 25. BliP 26. P.86 21. PxB 28. P-R3 2'. N.B4 30. Q.B2 31. P· B] 32. N·R5 33. Q·B4 34. QR. KI 35. K·RI 36. Q·87 31. QxB 3 • . QIINP 3f. K·N2 40. RXR 41 . KilN 41. Rnlgns

BI:ac k N_R! .d N·B3 ... ." .'P

QR·Kl N·BS Q· B4 ... , N·KS

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M·81 + ." NxRP

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CHESS LIFE

CHESS LIFE America's Chess Periodical

Volume XVI Number 1 January 20, 1961

PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CHESS

FEDERATION Editor: Frank R. Brady

PRESIOENT fo"red Cramer

FlO!: VICE·PRESIDENT Jerry G. Spann

SECRETARY Marshall Rohland

REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS NEW ENGLAND William C. Newberry

IUchard Tirrell Walter Suesnian

EASTERN Allen Kaufman David Hoffman Walter Shipman

MID·ATLANTIC John D. Matheson William A. Ru th William S. Byland

SOUTHERN Lanucau Foster Robert Eastwood Dr. Norman Hornstein

GREAT LAKES Jack O'Keefe .James Schroeder Thomas A. Jenkins

NORTH CENTRAL John Nowak Eva Aronson George S. Barnes

SOUTHWESTERN C. Harold Bone Donald Define J uan J. Reid

PACIFIC Henry Gross Harry Borochow Irving Revi5e

NATION~A;L~~;l~~~, AND OFFICERS '~~:', Van Gelder - Robert A. Karch

R. Brad y

Koltanowskl TREASURER-Millon RUskin

D. Treblow W . D. King

Ku hns G. Spann

JlIarchnnd Barnes ~'. Relnhar(lt

, - George

U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP_Maurice Kasper WOMEN'S CHESS_E"a Aronson

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JANUARY 20, 1961

A New Frontier This is an historical issue of CHESS LIFE, Following the growth and progress

01 our organization sincc 1938 we see the pattern changing- II'om a disorganized group o( chessplaycrs tu a morc organized one printing its own 8 page newspaper to a highly organized group with a professional business s taff servicing its nceds and publishing an aUI'active and informative monthly magazine.

The picture of the USCF is changing because the picture and atti tude toward chess' in general is changing in the minds of the American people. We are as a people becoming more cultured-more interested in things that stimulate and interest our minds and our aesthetic values and therefore the one game that is noted above all others as a prime intellectual and cultural endeavor is bound to experience a new­found popularity.

The pupularity of chess expresses itself in many ways. We see USCF grow from le:;s than 2,000 members to almost 5,000 in less than three years. We also see more tournaments, more chcss classes in high schools and adult education centers, more interest in scdng the United States represented in International events abroad. Business, ever aware of trends in consumer interest, has become enthusiastic and alert to the money·making possibilities of chess and chessplayers so that we see more and more advertising displaying chcss sets and chess figurcs or references to the "Royal Game." A chess set manllfactllrel" reports over $2,000,000 in sales of sets alone in 1960. A papel··back book company is now in preparation or its 30th ti tle on chess-all 30 books published within the last three years. BusineSS spent more money on advertising in this one si ngle issue of CHESS LIFE than combined in all 320 issues spanning 14 years that came before it

However, it must be clearly llnderstood that the statc of affairs of chess in this country is not all sweetness and light. Far from it! We are beginning to embark on a new frontier (the fact that this issue of CHESS LIFE is published on Presidential inauguration day is purely coincidental!) and henceforth our "work" may become even harder. We will be more often in the public eye, the business eye and the cui· tural eye, and therefore must give a good accounting for ourselves. And where is this new frontier going to lead us? To a more effective organization; to a better chess magazine; to more and better conducted regional and national tournaments; to top· strength American represeillalion in International events; to finally a respect of chess as a worthwhile and "legitimate" cultural pastime in the minds of all Amer· icans. Every chessplayer can and should promote, organize and infor m, in any way that he can, so that the general public becomes more aware oC the game or chess and of USCF in particular.

This particular issue o( CHESS LIFE would not have be(!n possible without the advice, encouragement and hard work of many people involved in chess and in USCF, The editorial staff of CHESS UFE thanks Fred Cramer, Whitney Harris, Eliot Hearst, Lisa Lane, Paul Leith, Ellen Stockhold, Joe Reinhardt, Ken Harkness, Roberta Brady, Edward Lasker and Saul Rubin for their help in making the first step in the new frontier,

recently at the Fairmont Hotel in Francisco, in he played parsons, blind· folded at 10 seconds a move, thereby breaking his own world record for such a feat, Score: Won SO, Drew 6, Lost 011

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Columbia Wins Intercollegiate

A powerful team of one Master and three Experts (rom Columbia University won five and drew onc o( their matches to take the 1960-61 Intercollegiate Team Championship which was held at Princeton University over the Christmas vacation.

Thirteen tcams competed in this bi·annual event con­ducted by the joint efforts of the Intercollegiate Chess League of America and the United States Chess Federation. Toronto University added an international flair to the match and their team came a very close second in the final standings. Colum­bia won all of their matches except one- a draw with Toronto, which also won five matches though it was slightly behind in total game points which was the determining tie-breaker.

Robin Ault, the cun cnt U.S. Junior Champion, played first board for Columbia and his brother Leslie, the U.S. Individual Intercollegiate Champion was on second. Michael

Valvo, a 17 year old Freshman, was on thi rd board and per­formed brilliantly without the loss of a game. captain Joseph G. Rosenstein, a Math senior, played fourth board, also with­out the loss oC a game_

In the third placc standings Harvard University scored a total of 3lh match points---lusing to Toronto and Col umbia and drawing with Boston University. They scored a total o[ 15 game points. Also at 3lh were Pennsylvania State Univer­sity (12 game points) and Boston (11 lh game points).

Columbia also romped through the Intercollegiate Speed Championship conducted for individual players and Michael Valvo was first at 8~2·2lh. The second place standings were tied by Robin Ault and Joseph Rosenstein who both scored 7lh·3 lh .

Peter Berlow of Princeton was elected ICLA President at the Annual Business :l\1eeling conducted during the tour­nament and Andy Schoene of Carnegie Tech was elected Vice­President. Berlow appointed F I'ank Brady, the Tournament Director, as ICLA Treasurer.

CHESS LIFE will publish mor e detailed results in the next issue.

Kovacs Wins Califol1nia, Ohampionship Czapski Captures Midwest Contest Zoltan Kovacs of Los Angeles, formerly a Hungarian national, won the 1960

California t itlc in a tournament held in San Francisco over the Thanksgiv ing week end. Kovacs now holds both State titles, having won the California Open in September.

Kovacs was undefeated, winning five games and allowing foul' draws to score 7··2 in the ten-player tournament, Sven Almgren of Los Angeles was second, 6'h -2lh. The veteran Almgren had a fine tournament, notable for a sparkling sacrificial win over former champion Irving Rivise of Los Angeles, but suffered a critical defeat by William G. Addison of San Francisco. Addison, who lost no games but had no less than six draws, tied with Rivise fo r third place. Julius Loftsson, University of Calif­ornia student from Iceland, fin ished fifth and Tibor Weinberger of Glendale, 1959 Open and State champion, finished sixth.

Kovacs won $100 and custody of the perpetual trophy. Almgren won $60 and the other players shared in the total prize list of $290. The players were the finali sts ot a series of qualifying tournaments which seeded eight from geographical areas of the State, plus the 1959 State champion and the 1960 Open champion.

The tournament was held at the "Mechanics' Institute and was directed by Guthrie McClain. The cross-table:

1960 CALIFORNIA STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP , , , • , • , • • ,. Seore L Kovacs, ,. ................ , ........... , ........... ........ , ....... , ... x I • I , , • , , , 7 ., • • ,. Almgren, S. .. ··· .. · .... ·· ...... ·,·· ...... ·,·· .. ·· .. ... · ........ ,., .1 , ,

" I I , , , , 6.1·2~ ,. Rivlse, •• .. · .... · .... · .. ·,· .. ·,··,· .... ·,· .. · .... · .. · .... ·,·· ...... · .. ·,·1 " , I , , I , I , • ., •• Addison, W. ........ , ...... , .. , .. ,. , .... , ......... , .... , ....... ,., ..• , I , I ! • , I , • ., • ,. LoftSSOn, ,. ' .... , ....... '.' '.' ..... ,., .... , .... , ........ . , .... , .... 0 I " I , I • , , , 4H~ • •• Weinbe rge r, T. ............ , ........... . , .. , ...... , ................ 0 I " I I , , , "

, 4~ ·4 ~ ,. Blackstone, , . ., ......... , ......... , ............................... • I I I • , • , I 31 -5 ~ •• Hvfnlgel, F. .......................... ..... ......... , .... , .... , .... . 0 • • • • • , , , 1 , •• •• Deise n, O. ·· .. · .. · ....... . , ....................... ...... , ............. 0 • I I "

, • • , I 2H~ ,.. Dasteel, H. .. ,·· .. .. · .... ·· ........... · .... ............................ 0 • • • • " I • • , 1 • • ,

Lt. Col. Edmund Czapski finished in front of a 40 player field to win the annual Midwest Open held al the Lin­coln, Nebrasl;a Air Force Base, and tie­breaking placed Walter Grombacher of Chicago second, and Mohammed Masoom of Lincoln, third. All had five points in a Swiss tournament.

Czapski was also declared the Nebra3ka State title·holder. The fine finish of Grombacher was a mild surprise, whereas the talented Masoom, playing in his lirst regional tournament, from the very outset left no doubt in the minds of the gallery relative to his eventual high finish_

Refreshments were provided through­out the lOUl'nament at no cost to the players, and excellent lodging was available al ridiculously low prices.

The Midwest Women's Open Champion­ship was won by Maria Chapman of Lincoln. The Midwest Speed title was won by Charles Weldon of Milwaukee, 10-0!

Sponsors : The U.S. Air Force, the Lincoln Chess Club and the Ncbraska Chess Association.

CHESS LIFE

WEINSTEI TAKES NORTH CENTRAL Raymond Weinstein, of Bro6klyh, N.Y., a member of the student team which

took the world championship in Leningrad, won the Seventh North Central Open championship a t Milwaukee over Thanksgiving weekend although tied in game points with Lajos Szcdlecsek, Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard Fauber, Madison, Wis., at 6·l. The North Central junior title was won by Richard Verber of Chicago with a score of 41h ·2lh and Douglas Grant, also of Chicago , was runncr,uj> with 43.

A total of 92 players competed in this eveJ'it add 22 of them shared in the $800 guaranteed prize fu nd. The Class A prize was won by Melvin Semb, Winona, Minn.; Class B went to Michael Garner, Merion Station, Pa.; and Class C was shared by J ack Cook, Loves Park, Ill.; Walter Cronk, Sterling, III .; and John Ranheim, South MihyiUkcc.,-Wis. The unrated prize was won by. V(Hl .(lammerschmidt of Chicago.

~ Jn win niiljpthe ti tle Wcinstcin won from Pete( Kncip, Donald Hallman, Sam COfi t!lI , Ang~ro Sandrin and Robion Kirby, all of Chicago, and drew with Szcdlccsek and CUrt Brasket, St. Paul, the defending champion who finished fifth behind Hans Berliner, Littleton, CoL .-

Szedlecsek made a strong bid for the title by winning fr om Juris Zvers and Arpad Elo of Milwaukee; Ray Ditrichs, Iowa City, Iowa; Milton Otteson, Duluth; and Povilas Tautvaisas, Chicago; in addition to drawing with Berliner and Weinstein.

Fauber, a student at the University of Wisconsin with a Class A rating, was a surprising third finishing ahead of six masters and nineteen experts, He won from Walter -Otteson, Milwaukee; Jack Cook; and Claude Hillinger, Marvin Rogan and Robion Kirby of Chicago. He was held to draws by "lark Surgies, Milwaukee, and Russell Chauvent, Silver Spring, Md.

Several players acted as road blocks for their opponent's hopes. Harry Mayer, Chicago, jolted Brasket by winning in their first· round game, defeated Alexander Liepnicks, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jack Spence, Omaha, Nebraska, and drew with Mark Surgies. Oliver Hutaff, Jr., Wilmington, N. C., won from Henry Meiiert, Mil· waukee, and then drew with three masters: Chauvenet; John Turns, Chicago; and Mitchel Sweig, Chicago. Alexandcrs Zujus, Chicago, won from Michael Robinson, Chicago; Charles Weldon, Milwaukee; and Chauvenet.

The followi ng shared in the prize fund : Weinstcin, 6.0272; Szedlecsek, 6.0262; Fauber, 6.0237; Berliner, 5.5237; Brasket, 5.5230; OUcson, 5.0215; Chauvenel, 5.0210; Cohen, 5.0197; Kirby, 5.0195; Tautvaisas, 5.0190; Frcd Zarsc, Milwaukee, 5.0185; Hillinger, 5.0181; Meifert, 5.0180; Robinson, 5.0172; and Semb, 5.0170.

Pinneo L.I. Champ The Long Island Amateur Champion.

ship, held at the Brooklyn YMCA, was won by Jack Pinneo of New York City, 5lh (6). Jack Straley BatteH of Brooklyn, Executive Editor of Chess Review, was second, with five points. Third place went to Sanfo rd Greene of Elmsford, NY:, 41h. Suitable trophies were awarded them in this thirty nine player, six·round Swiss .

Perfect Score For McAuley

A. L. McAuley scored 8-0 in the 1961 New Orlcans City Championship, held in picturesque New Orleans recently. Gary Erdal was second with 61h and Lonnie Moore third with 6. Tie·breaking of a 5·3 scorc put Richard Dean in fourth place, A. M. Lockett in fifth , and Frank Chavez in sixth. F rank Hert Moore was declared Junior Champion.

Sponsored by the Ncw Orleans Chess Club. Toumament Directors: Frank Chao vez and I. L. McAuley. 8 round Swiss; 24 players. The crosstable:

Weinstein at Milwaukee

Leipzig Collection Breaks Record

The USCF in the first dircct·mail cam· paign for funds in its cntire history, col· lected the grand total of $3,042.19 Irom almost 2,000 individual contributors for the recent XIVth World Chess Olym· piade.

Cooperating with the People·To·Pcople Sports Committee and the Amcrican Chess Foundation, the USCF had origin. ally pledged only $1,000.00 toward the $7,500.00 in expcnses, but when the final returns of its fund.raising efCorts had becn tallied, thc USCF stepped into thc pOSition of the largest single contributor.

Since the cost of acknowledging each contribution individually would be pro· hibitive, USCF hereby acknowledges and thanks its membership for such unpre· ccdented response. The fact that the United States managed to win the second place award- the highest standing we'vc achieved in years-will no doubt, make each contributor especially proud of his part in sending the team abroad.

Additional prize winners were: 1st A-H. Wallach of Brooklyn, N. Y.; 2nd A-H. Herbst, New York City; 1st B­Wm. R. Schncider, Woodhaven, N. Y; 2nd B-Julius Goldsmith, Rego Park. N. Y.; 1st C-Cecilia Rock, Beckctt, Mass.; 2nd C-John Milne, New York City; top unrated-James M. Young, Brooklyn, N.Y. ; 2nd unrated - Wayne Farnham, Brooklyn, N.Y.

N,w Orleans City Championship, 19 ..

Frank Brady directed and Pal Benko adjudicated unfinished games.

Walker's Finest Score Robert Walker hi t the bull's-eye with

a perfect scorc of 6-0 in the Boulder (Colorado) Open. Fourteen players ap· peared for this six· round Swiss. After the usual, Samuel Priebe found himself in second place, Robert Shean third, and E­Victor Traibush fourth, all with 4·2. Trai· bush, as the top resident player, is thc Boulder County Champion of 1960.

Thc tournament was sponsored by the Colorado Chess Association, in coopera­tion with the Boulder Chess Club amI the University of Colorado Chcss Club. Tournament Director: E. R. Kalmbach.

JANUARY 20, 1961

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SPASSKY ON FISCHER Several articles of especial interest to American Chess

fans have appeared recently in SHAKHMATY V SSSR, Russia's monthly national chess magazine. In one of these, Grandmaster Boris Spassky comments on his trip to the Mar-deI-Plata tourney in Argentina last spring, and puts U.S. champion Bobby Fischer, co-winner of the tourney with Spassky, under his journalistic magnifying glass:

"Bobby is ready to play chess IIny time, day or night, and often plays blitl·cheu after an exhausting evening of serious tournament pl.y. The champion of the U.S.A. plays with pleasure and exdtement. There is only one thing Fischer does in chess without pleasure: lose! Then the pieces are inshlntly s.t up anew for a return match. If the revenge m .. tch does not turn out well , Fischer becomes noticellbly nervous. He rushes his moves lind, trying to (111m himself, const .. ntly repellts over lind over to himself thllt he has lin easy win. Bobby hilS an enormous knowl­edge of chess a nd his famili.rity with the chess literllture of the USSR is immense.

Once, meeting us in our room, Bobby noticed our copies of the bulletins of the last USSR chllmpionship. His eyes lit up and he said, " Here's what I need!" He IIsked permission to tllke the bulletins and disappellred. Bobby told us he e"amines USSR publications lIVidly to see which of his own g;llmes appear. His filvorite pillyer is Cllpa­bl;llnC;ll ." Spassky goes on to discuss Bobby's style of play with

examples from the American's games at Mar-del-Plata. Our U.S. champion basks in the public limelights all over the world, even in chess-sophisticated Russia.

RUSSIAN OPINION Russian reaction to the U.S. Student Team victory

over the USSR Jast summer was summarized in an article by Ya. Rohlin, one of the organizers of the team tourna­ment.

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"From the sporting point of view, the sutcess of the U.S. thess players WIIS well-deserved. The Ameritans gained the lead In the fird round and won 11 and drew 1 matth out of 13. As Captain Jerry Spann explained, their achievement was due to the filct that the U.S. plilyers studied theory industriously ;lind were physically well­prepared. Not unimporh,nt W ,I$ their analysis and study of Russilln books .nd lourn.ls.

Looking over the games, we observed thilt in openings lind endg.me technique Ihe USSR only slightly exteeded the other te .. ms. This was true 111 5 0 in Ihe anillys is of adjourned g_mes, whith W,l$ too often intorrect or hulty." (Note: Grllndmaster Averbach was responsible for ad· journment an.lysis.)

"Some of our players, namely Nitholaevst<y and Gur­genidIe tame to Leningrad 'on I bOllt to ;II bllll' (that is, ilIprepared), and were nol well·rested ilnd not in good form. The pI lying schedule was very severe. Boris SPIIS­sky's pl;lly in the last half of the tourney was disappoint­ing lind it was ilt thi s stlge he met his strongest competi­lion.

by U. S. Master ELIOT HEARST

Therl have bien dlfinite shorttomings in the orgilni­utionill work with our young players. Even now we do not h,we one master below the IIge of 20. Our grandmasters .nd masters do not teach the game seriously and have very few students. Dilettantism and lack of organiution still ex ist in sections of youth chess and chen programs ;lire not impleme nted. These shortcomings we ilre obliged to overcome quitkly, not with flashy pillyers or magicians but with sclentifit training and research.

Preplration for the 8th Student tourney at Helsinki in 1961 must begin nowl We must have the assistance not only of grandmasters but also of members of the methodo­logical committee of the Study Training Commissions in the individua l republics."

The fine showing of our youthful Olympic team at Leipzig seems to be additional evidence that the younger players in the U.S.A. arc at least as promising as their Russian counterparts. This observation pinpoints one of the few areas in whieh American chess is on equal footing with the Russians-but unfortunately it is a very import­ant onel

TAL SPEAKS After winning the world title, Mikhail Tal granted

an interview to the glamor girl of European chess, Mil­unka Lazarevi of Yugoslavia . \Ve present some excerpts from their conversation. Tal in his answers displays the same sort of alertness and wit as can be found in many of his most decisive combinations.

Q. What binds. cheupl.yer to the chessboard? A. A man sees. girl with beautiful eyes, a well propor­

tioned figure and a promising smile. Forever is he lit· tflltted to this girl . Just 115 one's imagination is stirred by the girl's smile 50 is one's imagination stirred by the possl blllties of chess. One recognizes the hllrmoni­ous interplllY, thl beauty of combinilfions lind thus is drilwn to the chessboard.

Q . What is the source of your sudden idells in cheu? A. Most certainly in the black coffee I drink before each

game. Q . Was the Cllndid.tes tourney or the Botvinnik m .. tch

more trying for you? A. Both were II pleuure for me. I like chess and I will

nlver go through a "chess milrtyrdom". Q . Were you a nxious during the plilY? A. I will be honest. I was a bit frightened for the first time

before the 2ht game, the lut g .. me of the match. My trlliner KoblenI asked me before eath gllme "Are you frightened?", and I answered to be funny "And howl". When I really become stlred, my trainer s.aid, "Tell it to the referee!"

Q . Do you think a return m;lltth worthwhile? A. Yes, eilth pl.yer had to go a long way for the title

ilnd no loser should be refused the chance for revenge. Q. What gave you lecurity during the pllY? A. My trainer, my mother and my wife, betause they were

forbidden to mike tomments during the games. Q . Who will be your most interesting sparring partner?

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A. Victor Korchnoi ( .. gidnst whom Tal up to now hils never won; 5 wins,S dnw$ for Korchnoil. '

Q. Wh.t pl.ns Cln • 24 yHr old World Ch .. mpion hillYe? A. To but the next ch.llenger. Q . Wh.t were the fir$t words of your tn lne, Ifter Botvin·

nik conceded the miltch? A. "Misch., now we can go to sl .. p." Q. Wh.t w.s the secret of your 'raining methods? A. My tr .. iner told me • new joke before elch game. Q. Wh.t did you do in your 'plre time during the m.lch? A. I Sit down and listened to congrdul.tions over the

phone. Q. Wh.t g.me mlde the gre.test impression on you? A. Th .. I ', eny, the g .. me with my young wife , when I w.s

23 yurs oldl

STARTLING STATISTICS Pierre Dienn .. n recently presenh .. "( l to FIDE his find­

ings on the popularity of chess in dirferent member na­tions, as measured by the number of chess players ( per 10,000 inhabitants ) who are members of each national ehess federation. The U.S.A. does not rank very highly, as the following table indicates; 26 member nations responded to the questionnaire.

Country USSR

Members Out Of Every 10,000 Inhabitants

.............................................................................. 62.50 Icel.nd .......................................................................... 50.63 Mon .. co .......................................................................... 15.60 D.n~ .. rk ............. ....................................................... 15.50 HolI.nd .......................................................................... 14.21 Yugosl .. v i I ................... . ................................................ 14.21 E.st Germ .. ny ... ......... .. .... ............................................ 13.80 Luxemburg .................................................................... 13.68 Sweden ......... ............ ...... ........................... .................... 13.05 Switzerl .. nd .......... ................. .................................. ..... 8.62 Welt Germ .. ny ............ ........... ....................................... 8.60 Finl.nd ..................................... ................................. .... 5.86 Au.tti.. .. ........... .......................................... ................... 5.40 New Ze .. lilnd ................................................................ 3.88 Sp.in ............................................................................ 1.77 Belgium ........................................................................ 1.60 Philippines .................................................................... 1.46 Fr .. nce ............................................................................ 1.25 Rum .. nil ............................................. ........ ............ ...... . 0.90 C .. n .. d. .. ................ ................................................ ........ 0.86 South A'r ic . .......... ...................................................... 0.59 M.I.y . .................... ..... .. .......... ... ...... .............................. 0.41 Brl lli ........................ ........... ...... ......... ...................... ...... 0.39 Itlly ..................... ...... ... ... ............................................... 0.32 Portugal .. ......... ........... ..................................... .. .......... . 0.29 USA .............. ................ .................................................... 0.21

After a study of these data, J hope eaeh USCF mem­ber resolves to increase his recruiting activities in 1961 and obtain ten new members this yearl

(Thanks arc due to George Serbinoff and Irwin Sig­mond for help in the translation of the Russian material quoted above).

Send .. II commenti, v .. m .... nd foreign .. rtieles, pert· inent to this column to Eliot Helr.t, J-1125 Arlington Towers, Arlington, V ••

ATOMIC EXPERTS HURL BOMBS Artcr a terrific battle in the 1960 New Mexico Open, at

Los Alamos, New Mexico, the three top players emerged with 4lh points each, with identical W4, LI, D1. Tie-breaking gave the nod to Max Burkelt, followed by Loyd Kile, and Mark B. Wells. Tie-breaking of a 4 point score gave Sidney H. Brower fourth place, ahead of Michael S. Wertheim. Sixteen players were in this six-round Swiss.

Medals were won by Jack Shaw (highest Class A); by Brower (highest Class B) ; and by Wertheim (highest unrated).

An odd drde : Burkctt beat Kile; Kile beat Wells; Wells beat Burkett. Kile was the dark horse in the Southwest Open (CL, Oct. 20, 1960).

Th e 1960 New Mexico Open is the first USCF-rated tour­namcnt cver held in Los Alamos, the "atomic city".

Sponsored by the Los Alamos Chess Club. Tournament Directors: Sidney H. Brower and Roger B. Lazarus.

We wonder if the Los Alamos participants, all scientists, look upon chess as a science or as an art?

IN SUNNY PALO ALTO (O.K. Florida?)

One hundred and twenty seven players took part in all sections of the Palo Alto (Cal.) Open Tournament, held recent· Iy. The tolal prize fund was $1,000 (of this, $400 for the Expert Tournament.) William Addison of San Francisco, who paid !\'ew York City a long visit last year, won the Expert Tourna· ment, with 5 points. It was a six·round Swiss, with 32 players. Arter a four way tie (or second place got the usual breaks, Sau l Wanetick was second; and then in order, Erik Osbun, Jerome Hanken and Rex Wilcox, all with 4Y.r: .

Winners in the other sections were : Group A-John Black· stone of Saraloga, Cal.; Group B-Dale Gillette of Davis, Cal.; Group C-Jack Powell of Hayward, Ca l.; Sund ay tournaments: Ernest Anders and Sam BcUencourl , both of San Francisco.

Worthy of note was 1he award to each of ten players of the Twenty Dollar entry fcc to the USCF Open Championship, San Francisco, Aug. 14·27th , 1960. We wonder if this practice is being followed in other states. Shouldn't it be?

Sponsored by the Palo Alto Junior Chamber of Commerce and Chess Friends of Northern California. Tournament Di· rector ·International Master George Koltanowski.

To all tournament reporters : When you report any Open tournament, be sure to indicate the home town of each player. This tells us how open the Open is.

MOTOR CITY Youngster Wins Tourny Only two local players were among

the fir st five in the Second Annual Mo· tor City Open. held in Detroit. Ross }>'.

Sprague of Lakewood , Ohio, won with 51fl . Tie-breaking put Stephan Popel of Detroil, in second place. followed by Ronald I-' inegold, also of Detroit. and Ronald Rosen of Ann Arbor. Michigan ; all with 5 points. Paul Poschel of Ann Arbor was fifth , with 41h. Fifty·two play· ers were in Ihis J; ix· round Swiss. span· sored by the Univcrsity of Detroit Chess Club. Tournament Director: Dr. William A. Henkin.

JANUARY 20, 1961

Haymond Fasano, fifteen years old, the youngest player in the South Jersey Amateur Open, won with 5 points, in an cighteen player, six-round Swiss tourna· ment held at Camden, N.J., Robert Lin· coin was second with 4Y.r:. At 4·2, An· thony C. Drago came in third, and Law· rence Wagner fourth.

Prites: Class A- Wagner; Junior­Yehl ; Class B-Albin Bielawski; Class C - Lawrence Hooley. Sponsor: South Jersey Chess Association. Tournament Director: Lewis E. Wood.

Th e first Greenville, Miss., Open was won by W. Troy Miller, 4-1. In the re­serve section, the winner was Dennis Murphree, 4Y.r: -Y.r:. It brought nine new members to the USCF rol1s. It was staged at the Greenville Air Force Base, where the participants were luxuriousty housed Cor $1 per night! Sponsored by the Miss. Chess Ass'n; organized by Ma· jar Les Chamn, president o( the Green· ville Chess Club; and directed by L. Peyton Crowder.

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CHESS GAMES ARE America's most renowned player illustrates the technique of victory

by International Qrandmaster

Important Variation Chess openings and chess variations :lrc changing from day to day. What was considered good yesterday might

be ('''O llsidcrcd unpJayable today. This is brought about by constant research, especially by the Russian experts. Since most chess masters in Russia arc professionals, they have an excellent opportunity to devote their entire time to re­search of the open ings, as well as of the end-game. This fact gives the Russian players a distinct advantage over the players of the capitalistic countries.

PetrosiuTI, ol1e of the leading Russian grandmasters, recently introdu(,:<:u nn improvement for white against the King's Illdiall Defense. He had many successes with this lIew variatiOll against his t,'Ountrymen and outsiders. This particular innovation was so powerful and effective that it threatened the whole defensive set-up by blaek.

In the following game against Weinstein I followed Pctrosian's idea. My opponent was obviously not disturbed ; he was expecting this variation, and was quite ready to meet it. He had found a continuation thai gave him a playable game. 011 his 14 turn, however, he went astray, and soon found himself in di£ficultics.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE MCO: r.,. 310, Column 1.

RO$cnwold Tournament New York, 1959M60

Reshevsky Weinstein Wh it . Black

1. p·Q4 N-KB3 2. p.QB4 P·KN3 3. N.QB3 B·N2 4. P·K4 P.Q3 5. N·B3 0-0 6. B-K2 P-K4 7. p·Q5 N·R3

More usual Is here 7 .......... QN-Q2, but Black has a new idea of development, as became apparent from his 9th move.

S. B·N5 ........ This is Petrosian's innovation. Its pur· pose is to provoke P-KR3 and P·KN4, weakening Black's KB4 square.

S. ........ P-KR3 9. B-R4 Q.Q2!

Refusing to weaken himself with 9 ......... , P·KN4. Black fo und another way of get· ting out o[ the nasty pin. Ineffective would have been 9 ......... , Q·Kl. because he would not have been able to effec­tuate P·QB4. Alter P-QB4, Black would have had an isolated queen·pawn, if White chose to capture e.p.

10. N.Q2 ....... . Otherwise, 10 . ........ , N-R4·B5 would have been embarrassing.

10. ........ N·Kl Preparing for P·KB4.

11 . 0 -0 P-QB4 "taking it more difficult for White to adva nce his pawns on the queen-wing.

12. P·QR3 ........ I was considering the possibility of playing here 12. PxP, e.p., but found it unsatisfactory. For example; (1) 13. N·

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N3, KN-B2; 14. P·B5, P·Q4! with a fine game. (2) 13. P·QR3 (in order to play p. QN4), P·QB4; 14. QR-l'l, QR-iil; 15. N·Q5,P·B3 followed by QN·B2 with a satisfactory posilion. Unfortunately, White is unable to continue with 16. P·B4, on account of 16 ......... , PxF; 17. NxP (B4) , P-N4 winning a piece.

12. ........ P-B4 13. PxP PxP

Capturing the pawn with any other piec~ would have enabled White to command his K4 square advantageously.

14. P·B4 ........

14. P. B4

Otherwise, Black continues with P·B5 controlling too much space.

14. ........ PxP Obtaining an isolated KBP. Wiser would have been 14 ......... , P·R5, and my task would have been much more difficult.

15. RxP B·K4 This bishop, it is true, Is now coming into active play. Weinstein has, how­ever, over·estimated the role this piece was going to have. This fact could have been responsible for his previous move.

16. R·KBl Q·N2 17. Q.B2 N·B3

With the serious threat of N-N5. la. P·R3 N·Bl 19. QR·Kl B·Q2 20. N-B3 B.B5

Black can't affo rd to lose this Bishop, his most aggressive piece.

21. B·Q3 QR·Kl 22. RxR ........

The bishop pawn can not be captured. For if 22. BxP, RxR; 23. RxR, BxB; 24. QxB, KNxP with a good pOSition.

12. ........ KNxR 23. B·B2 ........

White is now going to concentrate on his opponent's weakness-the king-bish op pawn.

23 . ... .... . N·B3 24. N·K R4 . .......

24. N·KR4

Black is now in real trouble. as he can not adequately protect his pawn.

24. ........ P·N4 A desperate attempt to stave off defeat. The only other possibility is 24 ......... . N·KR4. This also is insufficient as fol · lows: (1) 25. NxP, BxN (if 25 . ...... ... Q.

CHESS LIFE

N4; 26. P·KN4) 26. BxB, N·N6; 27. B·R7 ch, QxB (i f 27 ......... , K·R1; 28. R·Kl, QxB; 29. QxQch, KxQ; 30. R·K7ch, etc.) 28. QxQch , KxQ; 29. RxN, 8-K6ch; 30. B·B2, with a clearly won end·game. (2) 25. BxP. N·N6; 26. 8-R7ch, QxB (26. ........ , K R1 ; 27. N·N6ch. KxB; 28. NxRch, K·N1; 29. BxN. Qx8; 30. Q·N6ch) 27. QxQch, KxQ; 28. 8xN, 8.K6ch; 29. B·B2, with a won game.

25. BxP ........ Unclear and complicated is 25. PxP. Thcre would have foll owed: 25 ......... . KNxP; 26. NxN. NxN; 27. :-lxP (if 'l:7. BxP, N·K6. l£ 27. 8-84, B·K3; 28. R·K1, B·K4 with a tenable position) BxX; 28. Bx8, N·K6; 29. BxN (forced, for if 29. Q·X3ch, P·Bl! winning the exchange) 8x8 ch, and although White is a pawn ahead, it would be difficu lt to translate it into a win. I. therefore, chose the text·move.

25. ........ PxP 26. N·N6 ........

16. N·N,

Although White seems to have much the better of it. yet it is difficult to find a promising continuation. 26. y.;·K2 is met by 26. .. ...... , 8-N4; 27. BxB. NxB; 28. QxP, N·N3 followed by NxP. 26. BxP fa ils. on account of 26 .......... Q.N6! The move I made was lor the purpose of making the position more complicated.

26. ........ R.B2 27. 8·K6 ........

White Is unable to win any materiaL For instance: 27. NxB, BxS; 28. QxB KNxP; 29. Q·B8ch . R·Bl followed by NxN with the better game. On the other band . 27. BxB, NxB; 28. NxB. RxN certainly gives White no advantage. The tex t· move. at least, gives my opponent some problems by complicating matters.

27. .. ...... 8x8

27 . ........ , NxD; 28. PxN wins a piece. 28. PxB NxP 29. Q.B5 B·Q7

29. .. ....... N·Q5 fail s on aeeount of 30. Q.B8ch. fo llowed by NxB. Relatively best was 29 . ........ , N·82, and if 30. NxB, Black regains the piece with 30 .......... KN·Q4 with a fairly good position. However, I intended to reply with 30. QxB, QxN ; 31. QxQP, R·N2; 32. P·JCi3 with the belter chances, because of tbe fact that Black's pawns would have been too weak.

30. QxN(K6) OxN 31 . N.Q5 ........

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31. N·QS

Black is now in a very unpleasant pin! In addition, :Mr. Weinstein had gotten himself into serious time trouble.

31. ........ K·N2 32. N·K7 Q.KS

This loses quickly. There was. however, no saving continuation. If 32. .. ....... Q·N4; 33. N·B5ch. K·N3; 34. B·R4, Q·R4; 35. P·KN4! and the qucen is trapped.

33. N·B5ch K·NI 34. QxRch KxR 35. NxQPch K·K3 36. NxQ NxN 37. R.QI K·Q4

A blunder caused by extreme time trOut ble, but the position was. anyhow. lost.

38. B-K3 p.B6 39. PxP K·BS 40. BxB K·N6 41 . BxP Resigns

USCF Progress USCF membership in December again

h it an all·time high, with progress shown in everyone of the eight USCF Regions. Sensational gains were posted in :\1aryland, Virgi nia. and the District of Columbia; in Ohio, Michigan. IIIi · nois. Minnesota, and Nebraska; and in Louisiana, New Mexico, and Alaska.

Fiut spot is still held by California with 610 members, a new all·time high, ahead of second place Kew York. A ter· ri(ic race has developed for third place. with six states very closely bunched : Ohio 246, Illinois 244, New Jersey 244, Pennsylvania 243, Texas 241, and Michi· gan 232.

Massachusettes stands alone in ninth place with 154 membcrs, but another tight "six·pack" follows contesting for tenth place : Wisconsin 114. llaryland 113. Connecticut 108, Florida 107. Min· nesota 106. and virginia 103.

"Again we ask all uscr members lO maintain and increase their personal re· cruiting," pleaded Fr cd Cramer. USCF President. "Our service to chess depends upon continued growth in membership. and the best way to get new members is through the existing members. I hope each one of our 4700 members will re t member the need for recruiting and make some contribution, by talking to his friends, or by getting non· rated lour·

naments to be rated tournaments, or by helping a junior with bis membership fee . or otherwise. soon, and regularly. Such help is badly needed."

The Regional membership totals on Dee. 5, 1960, and on Dec. 5. 1959 arc as follows:

USCF Membership as of Dec. 5

1959 1960 1959 1960

REGION I REGION VI MASS . ........ 145 1.54 ILL .............. 162 244 CONN. .. ...... 101 101 WIS ............. 100 114 R. I . .............. l1 U MINN. .. ...... . 4 106 MAINE ....... . 10 ., NEBR . .......... 35 61 N. H . ......... "' . 12 IOWA ... " ... .. 33 40 VT ..... .. . .... ... 3 2 MONT ......... , I. - .- 5 . 0 . ........... 28

292 317 N.0 . .......... 76

REGION II WYO . .......... 3 S - --N. Y. • ........... 4.5 '" 442 602

N. •• ........ __ 237 .. . - - REGION VII m ." TEXAS ........ 254 241

REGION '" PENN . .......... 227 .. , MD. .......... ... " '" VA. ............. " '" D . COL . ...... " .. w . VA • ...... U " DEL. ............ • •

MO. .. ........ .... 64 " LA. .. ............ 46 62 COLO . .......... 53 " N. M . .......... 32 4f OKLA . ........ 4' 41 KANS . .... ... 35 41 ARK . ......... 20 24 - .-

446 55' SSG 611

REGION IV REGION VIII FLA . ...... .. .. 11. 101 CALIF. .. ...... 531 ... N. C ........... 53 53 WASH. ........ 38 .. TENN. . ....... 27 Sl ARIZ. .......... ,. " ALA. _ ......... 31 40 NEV. ..... _ ..... " " MISS. .. ........ 4. 3S ORE. ............ U " S. C . ............ II U UTAH .......... .. " KY . ...... ___ .. 21 25 ALASKA .. - • .. GA. __ ._ ....... 22 23 IDAHO ........ 12 " - - HAWAII ...... , ,

34S :W2 - .-REGION V

OHIO ...... _. ,.4 246

m '" FOREIGN .... .. .. .- .-MICH . .......... IU 232 IND ............. 79 11

TOTAL .... 4001 .... - .-423 SSS

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THE BREAK Black scores with imagimltivc at­tacking play after W hite overlooks the win of a Pawn on his 14th and 15th moves.

2nd Chess Friends of Northe rn California: Experts Tourney

ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE Me o 9: p . 81, C. "

O. Sutherland E. Osbun White Black

1. P-K4 N·KBl 2. P·KS N·Q4 3. P-Q4 ....... .

White adopts the Modern Line . Also promising is 3. p .QB4 , N-N3; 4. P-Q4, P-Q3; S. PXP, KPxP; 6. B·K2, p.Q4; 7. P·B5, N/ 3-Q2; 8. N-KB3.

3. ........ P·Q3 4, P-KB4 ....... .

A tur n toward the Four Pawns Attack. 4. N-KB3, B-N5; 5. B·K2, P-K3; 6. P·B41 is a continuation of the Modern Line.

4. ........ PxP S. BPlI: P N·QB3 6. N·KB3 ....... .

6. p .B4, N-N3 (6 ......... , N/ 4-N5? 7. p. QR3!) 7. B·R3 hOlds to the Four Pawns. 6. ........ B·NS 8. 0 ·0 Q-Q2 7. B-K2 P·K3 9. P·B3 ...... . . Due to the liming a nd sequence chosen, White cannot comfortably play the nor­mal 9. P -B4. Thus 9. P -B4, N-N3; 10. B-K3, 0 -0·0 and the threat of 11. ....... . , BxN and 12 ......... , NxQP forces 11 . P·B5, weakening Q5.

9. ........ 0 _0 .0 10. P-N4 P-B3

It becomes a Q·side attack vs. a K-side attack affa ir.

11 . PxP PxP 12. P-QR4 P_KR4 13. P·R5 B·R3

A developing move which requires more than casual evaluation.

14. poNS ....... . Stronger is 14. BxB, RxB; 15. Q-Q2, R­R2; 16. P ·NS. Now 16 .........• N·N l is forced because if 16 ......... , N/ 3·K2; 17. p .B4, BxN; 18. BxB, N-N5; 19. R·Ql (19. QxN? QxP ch wins P ·QB4; 20. PxP. a nd White has a Pawn.

14. ........ N/ 3·K2? To avoid the loss of a Pawn, Black should play 14 .........• Bx.S or 14 ........ . , N-Nl.

15. Q·N3? ....... . This allows Black to drive his Knigh ts into the game. Corred is 15. BxB, as in the note to 14. P ·NS, winning a Pawn .

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15. . ..... . . 16. RxB 17. R-Kl

Bd N-BS

N/2-Q4

18. QN-Q2 KR·Nl 19. P·B4 NxPI

PQliltlon , fter 1' . . ......• NxPI

The KN-file is opened by putting bolh Knights on the sacr ificial altar.

20. KxN ....... . U 20. Px:N. BxN (or 20 ......... , NxR) wins for Black.

20. . ...... . BxN eh? T he re is a flaw in this. A s ure win is possible wi th 20 ......... , B·R6 ch I 21. K· R1 (21. KxB. P ·K4 ch a nd 22 . ....... .• Q-N5 mate) B·N7 ch; 22. K·N I , BxN ch; 23. K-H2. HxB.

2!. KxB 22. K-B2

P-K4!

If 22. PxN. Q·R6 ch wins. 22. ...... .. N·B5

Thrcatening 23 ......... , QxP ch. 23. P·Q5 R·N7 ch 24. K-K3 ........

If 24. K-Bl , Rf1.N1 WillS.

24. . ...... . 2S_ B-B3

If 25. K·K4, P-B4 83, P-K5 wins.

25. . ...... . 26. PxN ?

Q.R6ch ........

ch wins and if 25. N-

N·K3 • •• ••• ••

The aforesaid Claw is 26. P ·N6! and Black discovers he has a King too!

26. ........ QxRP! Resigns

U ZT. BxR, Q-B5 Chi 28. K-K2, RxN mate.

PRESIDENT AND PLAYER Saul Rubin of Q ueens Village, a law­yer, U.S.C.F. adviser, and the presi­dent of the J\<farshall Chess Cluh, romps to victory in this game from one of his Club's po p ular annual events.

Annotated by U. S. Master JOHN W. COLLINS

S. Rub in Wh ite

Marshall Amateur N e w York, 1960

KING 'S GAMBIT Mea 9: p. 64

I. P· K4 P·KN3 ........

T. Lorie Bl<lIck

2. P·KB4 2. P-Q4 transposes dian or the Pirc.

into the King's In-

2. ...... .. P·K4 4. 8·84 PxP 3. N·KB3 P·Q3 5. P·Q4 ....... . Now the opening with Black having chetto.

is a King's Gamb,t. deviated with a Cian

S. . ..... _. P-QB3 Weakening and time wasting. 6. BxP B-N2 B. 0 ·0 0 -0 7. P·B3 N·K2 9. QN·Q2 P.QN4? Th is a nd the next two moves fu rther weaken the Q·side. Best is 9 ......... , P ·Q4, plus development, although W hite's im· posing development and cen ter bode ill fo r the f utUre. 10. B·QN3 P-QR4 13. R·B2 Q·B2 11 . P·QR4 PxP 14. N·NS 12. RxP B-QR3 Th reaten ing IS. NxBP, RxN; 16. BxR ch, KxR; 17. BxP ch winning the Queen.

T 4. •....... B.N4 IS. R·Rl N·BI

There is no other way to defend the KBP .

16. Q-B3 R-R2 17. Q·R3 ...... ..

With threats against QB8. KB7, ,nd KR7.

17. . ...... . P-R3 18. NxP! . .......

Posi tion afte r II. NxPI

An overwhelming position explodes /I

combination. lB. ........ RxN

If 18 . ... .....• K-R2; 19. NxRP wins. 19. BxR eh QxB

If 19 .........• KxB; 20. BxQP ch wins.

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20. O IC Nch 0·81 21. Q-K6ch Q-B2 zt OIC~h KICO

Already the exchange and a Pawn be· hind, and the QRP or QP goi ng, I t hardly matters that this loses the Knight. 23. BxQPch K·K3 26. Rx P OxP 24. BxN R·N2 27. R·R71 25. B·N3 B-Q6 Wins another piece ! 27. •..... .. B·83 30. R.Q7eh K·K3 28. P.QSch PIC P 31 . RIC B Resigns 29. PIC Peh KIC P

LASSOED John Irwin lassos the Co·Champion of his State.

J . Irwin White

Houston Chess Club Teom Match, 1960

RUY LOPEZ Me o t : p . 21, c. It

W. Bill, Bllc:k

1. P-K4 P·K4 3. B-NS P.QR3 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 This is l h.e solid £erred.

4. B·R4 P.Q:' Steinitz Defense De·

S. p.B4 ....... . White grips Q5 with Duras Variation. Keres favors it, most other moder n mas· ters go for 5. P·B3.

5. .. .. .... 6. N·B3

B·02 KN·K2

Black's idea is to overprotect the KP and to work the KN into KB5. But the more forthright 6 . ......... N·B3 and 6. ......... P-'KN3 are pr eferable. 7. 0 ·0 NoN3 9. 8 ·K3 P ·R3 8. P·04 B·K2 10. Q·Q2 ........ To prevent 10 ... .. .... , B·N4.

10. ........ P IC P Also in Wbite's favor is 10 ......... , 0 ·0 ; II. P ·Q5, N·N I ; 12. 8 ·82, B·NS; 13. N ·Kl.

II. NIC P NIC N Better are 11. ........ , 0 ·0 and 11. . ........ 8-83.

12. BICBch Qd 13. QxN ........

0 1' 13. BxN and 14. p .B4. 13. ....... . 8 ·83 14. 0·02 N·K4

Safer is 14 ......... . BxN; 15. QxB. P·KH3 15. Q.K2 Q·B3

As this does not turn out to be a rea l threat. 15. . ....... , 0-0 is better advised. Actually, Black now becomes so occu, pied he never does castle.

16. N·QSI N·Q2 If 16 ......... , QxP? 17. QxQ, NxQ; 18. NxP ch wins the exchange. and if 16. .. ...... , NICP? 17. QR·BI wins a piece.

17. P.oN41 ........ Threatening to win the Queen with 18 P·N5. PxP; 19. PXP.

17. ........ P·QN3 18. QR·BI QR·al

Castli ng is out. H 18 . ........ , 0 ·0 ; 19. p . NS, Q·N2; 20. Q·N4, threatening 21. QxN and 21. BxRI'. And if l B . ..... ... , 0 ·0 ·0 ; 19, Q.B2, followed by 20. P·QR4 and 21. P·RS, are too s trong for White.

19. Q.N4 ....... . White plays both sides of the board.

19. ........ P·KR4 20. Q.BS

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Not 20. NxB ch . PxN; 21. Q.N7, K·K2 .md Black obtains a counter·attack with ........ . QR·KN I.

20. ........ Q.N2 21. e ·N51 B·05

If 21. .. .. ... . , BxB? 22. QxB, menacing 23. Q·K7 mate and 23. QxNP. wins.

22. QR.Ql p.B4 23. e·R4 QR·Nl

Black holds better with 2.3 ......... , N·BI. but aI ter the blast·sacrifice 24. P·K5. QPxP; 25. RxB, or the power build· up; 24. K·R I and 25. P ·B4. White mainta!n3 a distinct advantage.

24. Q.N5 B·B3 25. NIC Bch PIC N 26. Q·N7? ........

White is laboring under a peculiar mls· appreh.ension. Correct is 26. Q.B4.

26. . ....... K·K2 Despite White's last move, Black is " busted" . Nevertheless. he threatens to win the Queen with '1:7 . ....... . , QR·Nl.

27. P·K5?? .. .. .. ..

PO$ltlo n ~tltr 11. "·ICJ" Whereas White believed this to be the winning move, it is the losing one. AI· though jeopardized b y 26. Q·N7?, the win can still be had with 27. Q·N3.

27. ........ OR·NlI And should win.

28. BIC Pch K·Kl 29. QIC R ........

After having played so well. and play· ing so well hereafter, how odd White does not realize he can be mated! If 29. PxP, RxQ; 30. KR·K I ch, K·BI wins for Black.

29. ........ RICO?? And how odd Black does not see 29. ........ , QxP mate!!

30. BIC R ........ Now White is back on his winning ways.

30. ........ PIC KP 31 . PIC P Px P 32. R·Q5 Q·NS

White wins after 32 . ... .. ... , P·B3; 33. KR· QI too.

33. KR.QT N·Bl 34. RICP ch ........

Now Black is caught in a cute, unexpeet· ed mating net.

34 . ........ N·K3 35. B-B6 ........

Threatening 36. R·Q8 mate. 35 . ..... " . K·81 36. RxRP ........

Threatening 37. R·Ra mate. 36. ........ K·Kl 37. R·RB c:h N·B1 31. R.QI mate

There were big lapses, true enough , but by and large a pretty good game.

WIN i\'aturally somebody must win (this time in only sixt<."Cn moves) w he n Jr. win and D erwin (Kerr) meet.

North Jersey League Team Match, 1960

SICILIAN DEFENSE Meo t : p'" 121

P. Irwin (Independent)

White

D. Ke rr (Knlghh)

Bleck 1. P·K4 2. N·KB3

P.oM P·KN3

This is an accelerated version of the Ac· celerated Variation- the latter going 2. ........ , N·QB3; 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, P·KN3.

3. P-04 P IC P ... NIC P N·KB3

Better is 4 . ......... N·QB3. 5. N.oB3 ........

Not 5. P·K5? Q·R4 ch 6. N.B3, QxP ch­an old pawn·loss.

5. ..._." B-N2 6. B·K3 0·0 7, P·B3 p.Q4

This is, apparently. Black's opening Idea. I . P·KS ........

An alter native on the previous twCf turns too.

8. .. .. .... 9. P·B4

N·KI N·B2

10. P·KR41 With the Black KN play.

away, White will

10. ........ N-83 If 10 .......... P·KR4. White can mount a sharp attack with 11. B·K2, 12. Q·Q2, 13. 0 ·0 ·0, 14. QR-NI, and 15. P·KN4 .

11 . P·R5 P·B3 Very loosening. There is nothing better than 11 ......... , NxN and 12 . ........ , N·K3.

12. RP IC P BPxP? Fatal, a must is 12 ......... , RPxP.

13. Rx P II ........

Polltlon 1I'"r u . a lC PIi

Sacrificing a piece or two. It is the open· ing of the KR·m e, and the expos!n, of the Black King. whieh counts. not rna· teriaL

13 . ... _ ... PxN 14. Q·RS ........

Two pieces and a Pawn are enoui h to force mate. The thr eat is 15. R·RS eh, BxR; 16. Q·R7 mate.

14. ........ R-B2 U 14 ......... , R·B3; 15. R·R8 cb! BxR; 16. Q·R7 ch , K·BI; 17. QxB mate. Nice!

1 S. PlIIR ch K·Bl 16. Q·N61 Resigns

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FRENCH DEFENSE MCO 9: P. 99, C, 25

Intro-Club Match Lancaster, 1960

H. Huffman T. Hurst White Black

1. P-K4 P-K3 3. N·Q83 N·KB3 2. P-Q4 P-04 4. B·NS 8-NS This, the MacCutcheon Variation, which fights for control of K5, is theoreUcally favorable to White.

5. P·K5 P-KR3 6, B-R4 ...... . .

Not best. Strongest is 6. B-Q2!, e.g., BxN; 7. PxB, N-K5; 8. Q·N4, P-KN3; 9. B-Q3, NxB; 10. KxN, P -QB4; 11 . N-B3! followed by 12. KR-QNl ! and 13. P-QR41

6. ........ P-KN4 7. B·N] N-KS 8. N·K2 NxB?

Black simplifies prematurely. Better IS 8 ......... , P-QB4 (strike at the center!) 9. P-QR3, BxN ch 10, NxB, Q-R4; 11. Q-Q3 (11 . PXP, N-QB3!) N-QB3; 12. PxP, B-Q2; 13. 0-0-0, NxQBP; 14. QxN, QXQ; 15. PxQ, R-QBl, and Black has the superior pawn·structure.

9, NxN? ........ Dubious. Indicated IS 9. RPxN, P-QB4; 10. P·R3.

9. ........ P·QB4 10. P-QR3 BxN ch

White secures a distinct advantage af-ter 10 ......... , PxP; 11. PxB, PxN; 12. PxP, Q-B2; 13. Q·Q4, N-B3; 14. B-N5, B-Q2; 15. BxN, BxB; 16. 0-0.

11 . PxB Q·R4 12. Q-Q2 N-B3

Way Dawn South Carolina Play for the 1960 South Carolina

Closed Championship i n Sumter at the Y.M.C.A. resulted in a three·way tie for first place on the part of Alex Edels· burg, Lanneau L . Foste,· and Peter Grant . As no tie-breaking system was used, they were declared co-champions. Each had a score of 4 wins and 1 game lost. The match took place last Nov. 25, 26 and 27. Grant is the only one of the three who has not previously held the state ti tle. 18 contestants were entered in the event.

Ernest E. Hoenck of North Charles· ton, S.C. is the winner of the Charles­ton, South Carolina 1960 Championship.

China Lake Open An Open tournament was held at

Ch ina Lake, Cal., on Tharrksgiving Day. n was a six-round Swiss, with 18 players. Richard Schultz won with Sih . Imre Barlai and Charles Walker had 4Jf.: . The report put Barlai in second place, but says nothing about t ie-break­ing. How come? Was the tie not broken? We urge all tournament directors to be carelul about this, when they send in their reports. Carl Bitzer was lourth wi th 4; Ai Raymond fift h with 3%. Run by the China Lake Chess Club, the Tour­nament Director was Joseph J. Atkins.

JANUARY 20. 1961

13. PxP ....... . Else 13 ......... , PxP ; 14. PxP, QxQ Chi 15. KxQ, NxQP.

13. . ...... . Surer is 13 ......... , fa lls next.

NxP QxBP/ 4 and

14. Q-Q4 N·N3 15. 8-Q3 ... ....•

the KP

BPxQ, R-Rl ; 20. NxP. 18. .. ...... QxP ch 19_ K-K2 ....... .

If 19. K·Ql, QxR chi 20. K-Q2, Q·Q5_ 19. ..... ... N-BS ch Resigns

Foreboding 16. BxN, PxB; 17. QxR ch . 15. ........ R·KNl1

If 15 . ........ , 0 ·0; 16. BxN, PxB; 17. 0·0, and White has the better of it. But this is the best Black has.

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Eastern Open. 1960 ENGLISH OPENING

E. He.rst Whit.

Not.. by I.lIot He;>nt

M. Robin"" Blfltk

1. P-QB4 N·KB3 2. N-QB3 P·B4

One of many alternatives, this answer is often classified as the "Nirnzo-Eng­Usb." Nimzovich was fortunate that his name c<luld be easily conver ted into a catchy prefix; have you ever heard of an Alek-}o'rench or a Botvi·Dutch?

3. P-KNJ p-Q4 Most likely best. 3. . ....... , P-K3 is also cr.mmon'y played.

4. PXP N)I;P 5. B.N2 NxN

The "simplest" reply, according to open­ing authorities Pachman and Euwe; 5. ........ , N·B2 leads to a mOl e com.plex game and is equally playable.

6. NPxN P-KNJ 7. R.QNl ....... .

An early attempt to seize the initiative. More usual is N·KB3 followed by 0 -0 and play in the center.

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7. . ...... . Q-82 8. Q-R4 ch ........

Not an original idea, but somewhat ir-ritating for Black. U he answers 8 ......... , B Q2 then 9. RxP, QxR; 10. BxQ gives White a winning position.

8. ........ N.Q2

On 8 ........ . , N 83; 9. B·QR3 h promising for White.

9. P·R4 ........ Fo!'sceing the possibility o( P·R5 and Q-KR4 if Black plays B·N2. and 0·0.

9. . ...... , P·KR4 Though the text move is a typical re-tort to an car;y P-KR4 by White, 9 ......... , P-KRJ was more prudent and incurred less of a weakness.

10. N.B3 11 . 0-0 12. P-Q4

B·N2 O.()

N ·N3 Black attempts to free his queen-side. If 12 ......... , P-K4; then 13. PxKP, NxP; 14. B-Bi gives White strong pressure (e.g. 14 ......... , B-B4; 15. RxP!)

13, Q·RS B-M 1 ..... R-NS Px P

The only move. but it seems quite pos­sible. If While continues 15. PxP, Black alter 15 . ......... B-K5 is not badly oll.

15. Rx8!? ....... . A speculative sacrifice of the exchange. which appeared dictated in th.is poSition. In return for White's investment he ob­tains one pawn by force. the two bishops. and a powerful center. while in addition Black's King·side pawn formation is permanently weakened. No final state­ment can be made as to whether this sacrifice was "sound" or "unsound." Con­sidering the fast time·limit and the necessity of playing Cor a win, White felt his best chances in this oHer.

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15 ....... .. Px R 16_ QxBP ........

The threats of N-N5 and QxRP fo rce Black to bring his Knight over to defend the king-side. 16 .......... Q·Q2 would not suffice. s i.nce after 17. QxRP. PxP ; 18. K·N5. Q·B4 White has 19. B K4 !

16. ........ N·Ql . 17. PxP .. ......

White is more interested in solidifying his center than in removing Biaek's KRP. Indeed. after 17. QxRPN B3 Black would be out of danger.

17 ....... .. N-B3 Black now drives the menacing queen, Crom his king·side. but White is prepared to regroup his pieces for sorties in the center and on the queen·side.

18. B-B4 Q·Q2 19. Q·Q3 KR.Ql 20. R·N1 ........

Eyeing a possible ~-K5, with a attack on B1ack's QNP.

20 ......... N-Qt. 21. B-Q2 QR·QB1 22. P·K4 ........

double

22. N·NS is strong, too. but Black could play 22 .......... N·B3 with an attack on White's QP. White wants ta force his pawn to K5 before venturing on N·~5, i.e .• if Black now answers 22 .......... N-B3.

22_ ........ N·N3 23. P-KS Q-RS

Black hopes to take the sting out of N·N5 by preparing Q·B7. If 23 .... _ ... , P·K3; 24. N·NS, N-Q4; 25. BxN! is crush­ing with Q-R7eh and B QN4 in the offing.

24. P-K6! ........ IC Black is given enough time for Q·B7 or Q·B5 he may weather the storm.

24_ ........ Q-B7 24... ......... PxP would be answered by 25 ... Q·N6. If Black then plays Q·B7; 26. QxKP eh, K-RI; ~. R-N5 leaves Black defenseless. (on 26 ......... , K-BI in this variation, 27. N·N5 is one af sev­eral winning alternatives).

25. PxP ch K-B 1 25 ......... , KxP may have been beUer, though aftcr 26. Q·N5 (attacking Blaek's KRP. with check) attack remains press-ing.

26. Q-Bl ........ The only move to avoid the exchange of queens and protect the rook on QNI. 26. Q-N5 could be effectively met by R-Q4!

26_ ........ N·8S? Better was 26 .......... BxP. After which there appears to be no dear win for White. Moves like B-N4. B-KR3. B·R6 ch, R-Kl or even NxB all seem very promis· ing for White. 1 wonder which I would

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27. B·N4 :'low on 27 . ........ , BxP; 28. R·KI , 8 ·83; 29. N·~5 is strong. It is poss ible (after 27 ......... , BxP) that 28. N·NS, BxP ch; 29. QxB, QxR ch; 30. K·R2, Q·N3; 31. B·K4! wins also. The position is so full of possible attacks and counter attacks that the reader might enjoy trying other attempts for White, maybe some of them arc strGnger (or weaker) than the two mentioned.

27 . ...... .. 28. N·N5

Preventing ~·K6 ch. 29, R·Kl

N·Q3 QxRP

Now N·K6ch, regaining the exchange cannot be s topped. 29. p·QS was similarly effective.

29 . ...... .. 30. N·K6 ch 31. NxR ch 32. Q·Q3

B·B3 K,P R,N ....... .

Material is now theoretically equal, but biack's weakened king·side and White's numerous threats made the position very difficult for Black to hold.

32. ........ K·N2

33. P·Q51 ........ A difficult decision although this move blocks the diagonal of Whilc's KB, it hilS the great advantage of cutting Black's queen off Crom the king·s ide defense, viz Q·KB2.

33. ..... ... P·R4 What else is there? On 33 . .... .... , R·QBl ; 34. BxN, PxB; 35. Q·B5 threatens B·K4 as well as the KRP and rook. If Black's tries 33 . .. ...... , Q·B5; 34. QxQ, NxQ; 35. BxP is most likely sufficient to win.

34. BoOB3 ....... . The major threat is RxP ch. On 34 .. ....... , R·Q2 White intended 35. Q·B3: again threateni ng Rxl'ch.

34. ........ N·B2 35. R,P R·Q3 3 •. R,P B .. 37. Q,B ,h R·B3 38, Q.N2 Q·R5?

A last minute blunder, but after 38 ... ..... .. QxQ ; 39. RxQ White would have a won endgame.

39. R·N6 Ruigns

JANUARY 20, 1961

A " CHEAP TRAP" In ~hi s brieC encounter, Black experi.

ments with an original and rather bi· zarre opening strategem. As a result , White fa lls into what he aplly described after the game as a "cheap trap"!

,j New York State Championship Cozenovio, 1960

Not" by Sidney M. Saltzberg

Whi!s T. N·KB3 2. P·B4 3. POO4 4. N·B3 5. NxP 6. P·K4

8ernsteln 5, Bernstein

Black N·KB3 P·KN3

P·84 p,p

N·B3 Q.R4

7, P·B3 8. B·K3 9. B·K2

B·N2 P·Q3 P·R4

In this s tandard "Maroczy Bind" posi­tion, Black decides to try to weaken the dark squares in the enemy camp by ex· changing While's " beller" Bishop. The routine 9. . .... ... , 0-0 is unattractive, as White would then be able to prepare for a Pawn·storm by P·KN4, etc.

10. 0·0 ........ If 10. Q·Q2, P·R5 with the idea of ........ , Q·R4 and then .. ...... , B·R3 anyway. White would not be able to attack the Black Queen profitably at KR4 by P·B4, be­cause of Bishop interposition a t KNS.

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• • S OF MASTER PLAY

BY I G WILLIAM

"THE SECRET TO SUCCESS" Olympic team tournament, Leipzig, 1960

"Congratulations," Gl'umimtistcl' Donner of the Netherlands exclaimed as he shook my hand, "your team did very weU." "Didn't you think we had an outside chance for second place?", 1 retorted. "Well", Donner thought, "frankly, .. no.

Moments latcr I chanced upon Grandmaster Stahlberg of Sweden. ''You had a very good success.", he offered. "Thank you.", said I. "I want you to know", he continued, "that I'm one of the few who seeded your team second in the drawings." "Oh", I was surprised, "Weren't there any others who had confidence in a team headed by five international grandmasters?" (Tn the five I include Byrne who, although he doesn't officially have the title, certainly is well qualified.) "No.", Stahlberg said simply, ''They really haven't seen enough Americans in international competitions to gauge their true strength." I pondered over this. Stahlberg had a point.

A fl ashback of the tournament indicates that the United States deserved every measure of its success in finishing second. Usually the runner-up of a tournament is completely forgotten, but we c.-mnot permit this to be the case.

In the Leipzig Olympics, liS in every other team tourney in which the U.S. participated, we were confro nted by a team of six Russian !,'Tandmasters, the best in the world. Why arc they the best? Because they are professionals subsid ized by their government, and can thus devote all their time to Chess.

What is the situation in our cllse? All the members of the U.S. team are either gainfu lly employed or studying at some institution of higher learning, often both. Is it a llY wonder that there is li tt le time for \vann-up' matches? The United States sent amateurs to the Olympics, and finished behind Russia alone. We outdistanced Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc., whose teams arc likewise suhsi dized. This merits commendation.

The true reason fo r our success, and assuredly it was a brilliant success, was the fighting spirit of the team. 'VVc were out to win, and let everyone know it. \Ve weren't conceding a thing. The typical attitude of the tournament competitors was Russia first, Yugoslavia second, and the rest take pot luck. \Ve were not subscribing to any such 'ideal: Admittedly we didn't even get a smell of fi rst place, hut we tried. Fighting our way to second place, we stayed there. Had we our team at full strength, (Reshevsky, Evans, D. Byrne, and Benko were not available.) or had those on the team been p laying in true form, who knows what might have happened . Can you supply the- missing link? What, amateurs heat professionals! Voila, some fighting Chess!

It becomes wearisome seeing the same player's gamcs all the time, bot this next, a miniature masterpiece certainly will not bore anyone. R. Letelier (Chile) R. J . Fischer (USA)

White Black 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 2. P·QB4 P-KN3 3. N.QB3 B·N2 4. P-K4 0 ·0 S. P-K5? ........

IB

For a long time theory has held this move to be weak, but rarely has soch a pretty refutation been seen, as in this game. Of course the move 5. P·K5 has not been tested too often in tournament practice.

5. .. ...... 6. P-B4 7. B·K3

N-Kl P·Q3 ........

N·KB3 is safer, although Wh ite cannOl lay claim to an initiative of any kind.

7. ........ P·QB4! Now the artificially constructed White center begins to crumble.

S. PdP N·Q83 Black rapidly develops his pieces while White nurtures his own dreams with his ill·gotten gains.

9. BPxQP PxP 10. N·K4

A move that meets with almost imme· diate disaster. More realistic would havc been N·KB3.

10 .... " ... B·B4 11. N·N3 ........

11. NxP, NxN; 12. QxN, QxQ; 13. PxQ, BxP; 14. RQ1, B·B7; 15. R·Q5, N·N5; 16. R·QNS, B·B5ch leavcs Black with far too much compensation for the pawn, 17. K·B2, B-K5!

11 . ........ 12. N·KB3

B·K3 ........

White is more than willing to return the paw n in order to calch up in his develop· ment and to reduce material. But . . .

12. ........ Q.B2! Naturally Black has no intention of ex· changing queens at this point. That White is headed for a laU becomes morc and more apparent.

13. Q·NI Incredible! White

13 ......... 14. P·B5

continues his Px?

P·KS!

'attack' .

An unexpected shot that sends White spinning. The point: 15. QxP, PxP!; 16. NxP, Q·R4eh etc.

15. PxB PxN 16. PxP p.B4!

The pawn on K6 can be ignored in favor of the attack.

17. P·B4 18. B·K2 19. K·B2

N·B3 KR·Kl

RxP White finally !·eturns the sacrificed pawn ... with interest.

20. R·Kl QR·Kl 21. 8·B3 ........

There may be someonc intercsted III

sui·mate (helpmate) problems. 21. ........ RxB 22. RxR RxR 23. KxR ........

f,'or those who enjoy the ordinary type problems . . . Black to play and win. }o'or solut ion please turn to page o well !

23 ........ . QxPch!! Resigns

If 24. KxQ, B·Ra mate. 24. K-B2, N·Q5; 25. Q·Ql or R1, N·NS ch etc.

CHESS LIFE

L. 5nbo (Hungary) White

1. P·Q4 2. P.QB4 3. N·QB3 4. P·K4 S. s.ru

R. J. Fischer (USA) Blick

N·KB3 P·KN3

B·N2 0 ·0

· ....... This move fits Szabo's temperment like a glove. However, the seemingly less aggressive N·KB3 and P·B3 are not to be disregarded. The text concedes a weakening of the Queen side on account of the absence of the dark squared bish· op. Thus this system requires very deli · cate handling.

S. . ...... . 6. Q..Q2 7. P·Q5

P·Q3 P·B4 P·K3

Black may free his game in either of two ways: 1. ........ , p ·QR3·P·QN4, or 2. .... .. .. , P·K3 as played. The latter leads to rather easy equality, but therein lies the danger that the pOSition might be· come too equal.

8. B.Q3 PxP 9. NxP ....... .

Seemingly very forceful, but only result· ing in a convenient exchange of pieces for Black. Both KPxP and BPxP are more promising.

9. . ...... . 10. N·K2 11. KPxB

B·K3 B,N

QN.Q2 Ordinarily when one controls an advan· tage in space, he should not favor ex· changes. White has temporarily obtained the famous 'bishop for knight', but he has permanently lost any change for the initiative which he may have had.

12. 0 ·0 N.K4 13. P·KB4 · ...... .

Too anxious to aUack and unaware of the risk involved White voluntarily Jim· its the mobility of his forces. Better was 13. N·QB3, and should black refrain from capturing on Q3 then B·K2 gives White a satisfactory position.

13. ... ..... NxB 14. QxN P·KR31

This move prevents any effective coun· ter.play White may have had with P·B5. Black's position is secured.

15. B·R4 R·Kl 16. QR-KI? ....... .

16. I'\" ·QB3 was necessary. Likewise 16. P·B5 was inadequate ........ , P·KN4; 17. B·KI, N·K5!

16. . ...... . 17. BxN

:\Iecessary on account N·K5.

17. . ...... . 18. P-BS

Q·N31 · ...... .

of the impending

Bd P·N4

Q-R41 19. P.QN3 The point of Q·N3. play N·B3.

Now While can not

20. R·QBl •• • •• •• •

Sad, but there is nothing to do. 20. p. QR4, B·Q5~; 21 . K·Rl, R·K6; 22. Q·Ql, QR·Kl followed by B·B6 and White must coUapse.

20. . ...... . 21. R·B2 22. QxR 23. K·Rl ••••••••

JANUARY 20, 1961

White IS preparing his abdication pa· Weaks Taps Mid-South Open pers.

23. . ...... . 24. P·KR4

P.QR4 P·R5

White resigns. Surprising? Most impera' tive if he's going to catch that five o'clock stage. The crop failed this year, for alI White's queen side pawns must fall like ripe apples.

L. Hunter Weaks took top honoTS at the Mid·South Open, held at the Gayoso Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., with five points, W4, 1..0, D2. W. Troy Miller was second, W5, Ll. Gunars Veveris was third and Robert S. Scrivener fourth with 4¥.:. Peter Lahde was fifth with 4.

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Chess Toeties For Beginners

by DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND, New York State Champion

A Curious Opening and a Difficult Ending In the following game W hite tries his own recipe for meeting the Sicilian

Defense. It consists of an carly storming of the K-sidc with Pawns. T h is idea is by no means casy to refute. However, when snch a Pawn-rush fails to crash through, the usual sequel is that the venturesome player's King is left danger­ously exposed, as proves to be the case in this game.

SICILIAN DEFENSE 21 . ....... . B·B5 25. N-Nl QN·K4 N·85 .j New York State Championship

Cazenovia, 1960 A. Mengarini

White E. Marchand

Black

P·KN3 1. P·K4 P·QB4 3. P·Q3 2. N·QB3 N·QB3 4. P·KN4 New it begins. Customary in the closed variation of the Sicilian is P·KN3 and B·N2. The surprise value of a move like White's last is not to be underestimated. 4. ........ B·N2 5. P-KR4 P-KR3 With the intention of blockading the odvancing Pawns if possible. For in· s~ance 6. P-R5, P·KN4 or 6. P-N5, P·KR4. 6. P-B4 P_Q3 9. N·N3 8-Q2 7. B·N2 P-K3 10. P·R5 Q-B2 8. KN-K2 KN·K2 Since the K-side is almost cer tainly go· ing to be cracked open it seems impera­tive fo r Black to castle Q-side. 11. N-N5, Q-R4ch would do Black no good. 11. P·N5 RPxP 12. BPxP B-K4 An important in·between move (Zwisch­en·zug). The Bishop move would involve a loss of time if played after 12 ......... , PxP; 13. NxP. 13. QN·K2 P-Q4 Achieving more power in the cen te r with a gain of time sincc White N(N3) is now attacked by both Band Q. 14. R-R3 NPxP 15. NxP 0 ·0 ·0 It seems clear that Black has obtained at least equality from the opening. White must attempt to castle Q-side bu~ will require three moves to do so since the QB cannot aba ndon the NP just yet. 16. P·B3 17. p.B4

P·Q5 N-N3

18. B-Q2 R-R2 19. N.Nl

Preparing to answer 19 . .. ...... , QR-Rl with 20. Q-B3. But Black has a smaU surprise which helps him to disrupt White's posi­tion. 19. .. ..... . B-N6ch 20. K·BI .. ..... . Or 20. NxB, RxR or 20. RxB, RxN ; 21. QxR, QxRch all owing Black to penetr ate the K-side. 20. ........ QR·Rl 21. P-R3 ....... . White's game is difficult. With the text he hopes to mount some kind of counte r­offensive on the Q·side.

20

22. N-B6 23. NxR 24. QxB

R,R B,B

Q·N6

26. R·Q1 27. Q-KB2

There appears to be no way to prevent the loss of material. Among other th ings the threat of R-R7 is ominous. 27. ........ QxQch 28. KxQ N(5 jxPch Another way was 28. ... ..... , R-R7; 29. K-N3, RxBch; 30. KxN, N-N3ch ; 31. K-B3, RxQNP. 29. K·N3 NxNP 30. NxB N(4jxP A bi t of greed which practically th rows the win away. Not 30 . ........ , NxR; 31. NxN. But 30 . ..... -.., NxN lcavcs Black two Pawns ahead wEh no problems. 31. R-KBl KxN 32. RxPch K·Q3 Worse is 32 .. ....... , K-B3; 33. P·K5ch, K· N3 ; 34. RxPch. 33. RxP P·R4 34. N.B3 K-B3 35. R·K7 P-K4

36. Nx KP 37. NxNch

K·Q3 ...... ..

An interesting alternative was 37. N-N6. R-KNl; 38. P·K5ch, NxP; 39. RxN, RxN; 40. R-Q5ch. 37. ... ... .. KxR Purposely g ivi ng up mate r ial. Black felt that the R would be very effective agains t the B ar.d N in the present posi. tion. Correct was 37 . ........ , NxN. 38. NxN R·QNl 40. K-B2 R·B6 39. N-B4 R·N6ch Possibly stronger was 40 ... ..... . , P·R5; 41. B-Bl , R·B6; 42. K-Kl (42. K-K2?, P-Q6 eh!), P·Q6 etc. 41. NxP RxP 44. K·B3 R-B6ch 42. N-B4 R-B6 45. K-B2 R·B7ch 43, B-Bl R-B7ch

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At this point the game was adjourned , White sealing his nex t move. Black of· fered a d raw since he evidently had the worst of th ings in view of h is ma­terial inferiority. The adjourned posi­tion was extensively analyzed by both players as well as several other persons who were keenly interested in the out­come of the tournament.

The position resembles a composed prob­lem with some delicate variat ions . Ap· parently Black has drawing resources in eve ry line and winning chances In

some. 46. K-B3 ....... .

46, .... .... R-B6ch 47. K·B4 .. ..... . On 47. K-B2 Black could claim a draw since 47 . ... ..... , R-B7ch would repeat tr.e same posit ion a th ird time with the same person to move. On 47. K-K2, p. Q6ch wins the N. 47. ...... .. P·Q6 48, N-K3 K-Bl Not 48 . ........ , P·Q7; 49. N·Q5eh, K-Bl; 50. NxR stopping the QP. It seems best in this ending for Black to keep his King back instead of forward. Otherwise various checks by White P ieces and Pawns would be embarrassing. 49. K-K5 ........ One of the few variations Black had not ar.alyzed during the adj ournment. He expected something like 49. N-Q5, R-N6; 50. K-K3, P-B5; 51. K-Q2 (51. K-Q4, P-Q7; 52. B-K2, R-Q6ch! or 52. N-B3, RxN), R· N7ch ; 52. K-B3?, R-B7ch ; 53. K-Q4. (53. K·N4, R-B8; 54. N-K3, R ·K8), P-Q7 ; 54. B-K2 (or N-K3), P-Q8(Q); 55. BxQ, R­Q7ch. 49. .. .. .... R·BS Tempting but inadequate is 49. . ....... , P-Q7; 50. N-Ql , R-B8 ; 51. B·K2, P·B5; 52. K-Q4, K-N2; 53. N·B3. 50. B-R3 ...... .. Not 50. BxP, R·B6 and not 50. K·Q5, p . Q7; 51. B-K2, R-K8. 50. .. ...... R-KS 51 . K·B4 R·BS Or 51 . . _ ...... , P·Q7; 52. B-N4. 52. B-K6 P-Q7 53. B-N3 ... ... . . A fatal error since it loses one precious tempo! Cor rect was 53. B·N4, P-B5; 54. N-Ql , P-B6; 55. K·K3, P-B7; 56. KxP , PxN (Q)ch ; 57. BxQ drawing. 53. .. .. .... P·B5 54. B.R4 ....... . Or 54. B-Ql, P-B6; 55. K·B3, RxB; 56. NxR, P-B7. 54. . ...... . 55. K-B3

P-B6 P-B7

56. K-K2 R·K8ch

The clincher! 56 . ........ , P ·Q8(Q)ch; 57. NxQ, PxN(Q)ch (57 .. ....... , RxN; 58. BxP); 58. BxQ draws.

57. Resigns

CHESS LIFE

Readers' Questions H. Kaye, New York, New York, asks ahout 1I good defense against the

King's Gambit 1. P-K4. P-K4; 2. P ·KB4. For instance au attempt to avoid this gambit with a Sicilian Defe nse m ny be mct w ith 1. P . K4, p .QB4; 2. P·KB4 with n simi lar type of game. Answer: Firstl y, the Sicilian Defe nse is quite different from the King's Cam bit. Secondly, a good fighting defense w hich Black can adopt is the Falkbccr Counter·Camhit 1. P·K4, l'·K4; 2. P·KB4, p.Q4; 3. PxQP, P·K5 with lively chances for both sides.

D . :\'Iyrho, Sylm er, California, asks what W h ite's best prOl.'edure is after the K ing's Cambit Vllriation J. P·K4, P·K4; 2. P·KB4, P·Q3; 3. N·Kn3, P·KD4. Also what is Whilc's best li ne afte r 3. H·84, B-K3:) Answer: fI.·l ), vote nfter 3. l\-KB3, P-KB4 is fo r 4. P·Q3. After 3. B-B4, B-K3; 4. BxB, PxB; 5. P·Q3 I think White 's g ame is satisfactory but not 5. PxP (hoping for 5 ......... , 1'xl'; 6. Q-R5ch, P-N3; 7. QxKP), Q.R5ch and QxKP b y Black.

MASTERS' FORUM (Continued from page 15)

10. ........ B.R3 11. BxB RxB 12. K·Rl ....... .

To avoid the pinning of his N on Q4. 12. ........ P·R5 13. N-QS N·R4

White 's control of the center is illusory, as his Knights can be chased away or exchanged. If now 14. N·N5, K-Bl.

14. P·QN4 Q·Ql The only good move. 14 ......... , NxP? loses a pieee aHer 15. Q·Q2 anacking two pieces while 14 ......... , Q·R6 is refuted by Q-Q2 (but not 15. N·N5? Q·t\7 threaten· ing 16 ......... , N·N6ch; 17. PxN, PXP dis. ch.; 18. K-NI, R·R8ch followed by 19. ........ , Q·Rl ch and mate.)

15. Q-Q2 N. N 16. QxN ••••••••

Or 16. QxR, t\xB; 17. P-M (17. Q-K3, N (4)-N6ch and Black emerges a Pawn ahead), B-K3 ; 18. P·KBS, BxN; 19. PxP, BxBP; 20. QxN, PXP; 21. QxPch , K·Q2 ; 22. Q-N4ch, K·Bl; 23. QxP, Q-Rl with ad­vantage despite White 's two passed Pawns. In view or what happens to him now, White should have chosen this line ...

16. . ...... . N·N6ch 17. PxN ••••••••

Else the Bishop and Queen arc lost. 17. ........ PxP d is.ch .

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Notes by A rie l Me nllerlnl White BI.ck

Sidney Bernstein Ariel Men1ilar inl 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N·KB3 N·QB:; 3. N·B3 N·B3 4. P Q4 ........

Transposing back into the Scotch game, and thereby avoiding the variation's (3) P·Q4, PXP; (4) I'\xP, 8 ·84; (5) B-K3. Q·83! which seizes the initiative for Black.

4. ... ..... PxP 5. NxP B-NS

On the other hand, Black gets this can· venient pin, which is not available after (3) P-Q4, PxP; (4) :"lxP, N-B3 ; (5) B·Q3. However the pin is promptly nuilified by castling, and if Black then plays Bx::-i the resultant isolated doubled paWDS are counted far less in modern dynamic chess than White's bishop· pair on an anticipated open board.

6. NxN NPxN 7. B.g3 P-Q3

Improvision, on the assu mption that Sid had a reliable drawing li ne allcr the standard P-Q4. At this stage of the tournament I was trailing him by half a point and since a draw would put the quietus on my chances, I decided to shoot the works. Though this game was worth it, as it turncd out I shot my bolt instead. The rationale [or the text move: Why rush to give White his open

(Continued on

THEKI N C; ' ..... lle C"U"OAIIO -_.

(.'"II" ge Chf!NNLiff! by George Baylor

The L"niversity of California at River­side continues to have both an active chess program 2nd effective submission of results to your columnist. With my thanks to Joe Titone, UCR reports that it defeated the San Bernardino Chess Club with a score of 31h-2lh. A quick rematch neUcd the same result but even more decisively with a final tally of 6-3 in favor of UCR. Hopefully this ac· tivity will continue 10 grow under the new administrat ion : Ed Chang, presi­dent; Ken King, vice·president; Jerry E. Cook, secretary·treasurer; Joe Titone, team captain.

Switching to the results from a much maligned but faithful reporter on the East Coast, Leslie Ault reports on the all·powerful Columbia Team when it defeated the Morningside Chess Club to a score of 6-4.

Penn State and Carnegie Tech met for a twelve-board club match at the Penn· sylvania State University that ended in a 6·6 tie. Due to the varsity status of the Penn State team, the first five boards were declared the official team match- with Penn Slate emerging with a narrow lead of 3·2!

Due to the varsity s tatus of the Penn State team, the first live boards werc dedared the team match with a Penll State narrow 3-2 edge emerging!

Penn State has readily beeome a chess school which supcrcedes its former rep· utation as a football school. Iu sub­stantiation for this enthusiasm Cathy Bell and Richard Somerville have com­posed cbess cheers. We can't quite en­vision cheer leaders at chess tourna­ments, but with the above authoress as squad captain our minds could easily be swayedl

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ON CHESS by International Grandmaster LARRY EVANS

A Positional Crusher An amazing thing happens in this game. Cligorich, one of the world's )e;.ld ing opening tlu . .'orctichms, m"kcs a fatill

error with the \Vhitc picces on move ten! C ligorich is thrown on the defensive and never recovers. The interestin g aspect of the game is the manner in which BJt\ck presses his advantage. He is constan tly tempted with a tt r.lctivc, alhcit inferior, cont inuations. How docs Black make his way through the slush? What principles guide his decisions?

This game reinforces the philosophy which this author propounds in New Ideas ill Chess: an advantage in any cle­ment, however slight, can never be lost assuming perfect play thereafter. Time and space arc transient clements and they have a tendency to evaporate. A material advantag~ is a self-evident example of a permanent advantage. Less obvious, hut equnlly permanent, is an advantage in Pawn-Struet\1Te. This is the ciem:!nt which Black presses home in this encounter.

Larry Evan5 Black

Svetou r Gligorich --J White

Buenos Aires Internotionol Tournoment, 1960

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 1. P·Q4 P·Q4 2. P.QB4 P·QB3

A problem confronting the grandmaster in this country is that his opponents are constantly on the look·out for simplify· ing lines and drawing continuations. 1 daren't play the Slav against a strong but weaker player because of the Ex· change Variation 3. PxP, PxP; 4. ~.KB3, where the symmetrical Pawn·formation and move·in·hand render it virtually im· possible fo r White to lose unless he com· mits a gross blunder.

Gligorich, however, is most assuredly not playing for a draw; so it is not nec· essary to evade theoretical high·roads in order to introduce an early imbalance.

3. N·KBl N·Bl 4. N·Bl P·Kl

The order of Black's moves Is important. If White now plays 5. B·NS it involves the risk of PXP leading into the compli· cated Botvinnik Variation. If White tries to simplify with the exchange variation, 5. PxP, Black has the option of 5 . ........ , BP or KPxP.

5. P·K3 6. B·Q3

QN·Q2 e·N5

This is the move Black was hoping to test. II had worked in Bronstein·Evans, USA.USSR Match, Moscow, 1955--wbere White narrowly escaped with a draw. It failed in a later game at this same tour· nament, Pachman·Unzicker, which con· tinued : 7. P-QR3!, B·R4; 8. 0·0, 0·0; 9. Q·B2, B-B2; 10. B-Q2, PxP ; 11 . BxP, p. K4; 12. B-R2, B·Q3? and Black lost quickly.

7. B.Q2. ........ Posed with a variation with which he is not too familiar, Gligorich reacts too tamely. Correct is 7. P·QR3! followed by 0-0 as in the above·quoted game.

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7. .. .... .. 0 ·0 8. O-B2 ........

Another time·waster. 8. 0 ·0 and/ or p. QR3 is better.

8. ........ PxP 9. BxP Q.K2

The point of this variation: Black strives fo l' nn early ccnter·break with P·K4.

10. N·K5? ........

Position . fler 10. N·K5

White tries to prevent P·K4 but exer· cises a bad error o{ judgment by permit· ting Black to double his Pawns. True , 10. P·QR3 is no longer effective because Black can retrcat immediately to B·Q3 (instead of around the horn via B·R4-B2). Instead of the ul tra sharp text, White should permit Black to equalize by 10. 0·0, P·K4.

10. ........ NxN 11. PxN N·Q2.

Gligorich had intended to answer n . ....... , N·Q4; with 12. N·K4-and the text with 11. p.KB4.

12. Q·K4 ....... . Forced. Now Gligorich sees that 12. P·B4 is met by NxP!; 13. PlU'l, Q·RS+; 14. p . N3, QxB. 12. p.QR3 is refuted simply by NxP.

12. ........ N·B4 This is the first decision Black is called upon to make. He rejected 12 ......... , p. KB4; 13. PXP e.p., NxP; 14. Q·R4.

13. Q·N4 R.Q1!

This prevents 14. 0·0 and threatens ........ , N·Q6+; winn ing the two Bishops.

14. 0 ·0 ·0 ........ A desperate choice. 14. P·K4 is met by R·Q5! l4. Q·K2, P·QN4! is none too pala· table. And, finally, if 14. R·Ql , N·Q6+; 15. BxN, RxB; Black has the initiativc and better Pawn·formation. White trics to attack, but it never gels started.

14. ........ P·QN4 Black starts his Pawn·stor m on Ihe Q. side.

15. B·K2 B·N2! A star move. Black lakes advantage of the lull to continue his development. 16. QxB? ? loses to N·Q6-i- ; 17. BxN, QxQ.

POll t lon . ,ter IS ......... , a ·N21

The text is an important decision. It permits White to keep the two Bishops, which were available by 15 ......... , N· Q6+.

16. K·B2 P-QR4 17. P·K R4 . .......

White's first free breath, but little more than a posture. We see now why Black's 15th move rcpresented such an impor. tant decision- instead of winning the two Bishops he is prepared to give the m up after 17. P·QR3, BxN; 18. BxB, N·R5! ; with the powerful threat of ......... NxB followed by Q.B4+ picking off the KP.

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Another vital decision! Bluck voluntar· ily doubles his Pawns-temporarily.

18. NxN PxN Suddenly White's King is denuded and he must face the devastating threat of Q·B4+.

19. BxB ........ Straightening out Black's Pawns-an un· pleasant but neceS$ary choice.

19. ........ Px8 20. Q·N51 ....... .

With this move Gligorieh lell he had achieved near-equality.

20. ........ Q.B21 An unexpected and powerful reply. Af· ter 20 ......... , Q·B4 +; 21. K·N I, RxR+ ; 22. RxR, P·R3; 23. R·Q8+, K·R2; 24. B· Q3+, White stands well. Black must keep the Quccn on the board in order to exploit bis advantage.

21 . B·B4 P·QB4

Black has a fi ne position: his Bishop comma nds a free diagonal, White's Queen is out..()f.play, and the threat is B-Q4. It is now apparent that White is, in effect, a Pawn down because of his doubled King Pawns. Each exchange benefits Black since it brings him nearer to a winniDg King and Pawn ending.

22. R.Q6(?) ....... . Gligorich final1y cracks under the strain and gives up a Pawn in order to get some counter play. He thought over an hour on this move and evidently reo jected 22. RxR+, RxR; 23. R.Ql , RxR; 24. KxR, p ·Ra!; 25. Q·N3 (lorced, else he looes a Pawn), Q.Q2+ followed by B·Q4 with a powerful cndgamc.

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It is hard to suggcst anything con· structive for White. U 22. p.B3, B·Q4; 23. BxB, PxB; Black's mobile Q.side Pawn steamroller leads to strong attack· ing chances.

22. ........ A: x A: 23. PxR QxP 24. R·QI Q·B2 25. P·83 P·R3 26. Q.B4 Q·K2!

Black avoids all technical problems. Af· ter 26 ......... , QxQ; 27. PxQ. White in· vades on the Q-fiI e. Now 27 . Q.Q6 is met by QxP.

27. B-NS ....... . An attempt to forestall 2:1 ......... , R·QI ?; 28. R.xR, QxR; 29. BxP. With his next move Black insures victory.

27. ... ..... B·Q4 28. K·Nl P·R6 29. P·QN3 R.Ql 30. R·QBl P.K4 31 . Q·BS QxP 32. Q·82 ....... .

32. RxP loses to Q·B7; 33. Q·B2. B·K5! ; 34. PxB, R·Q8+; 35. QxR, Q·l\"7 mate.

32. ........ B·K3 33. 8.03 J ....... c>

Again, if 33 . QxP, Q.B~; 34. Q.U1. R·Q7. 33. ........ Q.N4 34. Q·K2 Q·K2 35. P·N4 P·N3 36. B·B2 K·N2 37. B-K4 Q.Q3 38. Q.R2 B.Q4 39. R·Rl BxB+ 40. PxP P·N4 41 . K·B1 Q.K3 42. Q.K2 P.BS Whit. resigns

He would have resigned sooner , had Black not been in time-pressure for the last 12 moves.

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board and scope for the KB? If now (8) ()..O, N·N5 is annoying, then if (9) P·~3, N·K4 equalIy so. Besides, Black re~lDs P·Q4 as a fut ure possibility after While has discontinued it as such.

S. 8·KNS Q.K2 ~atura ll y, Black must clarify the situa. tlon on the K side rather than commit his King with 0 ·0.

9. Q·B3 BxN+ At tbe right moment, for if (9) ........ , Q·K4; (10.) B·Q2. Wbite maintains a COm· pact position and then prepares to em· barrass Black's exposed Q with a ge n· eral advance in the center.

10. PxB Q·K4 11 . BxN PxB 12. 0.0 B·K3

~ot QxBP; (13) P·K5, BPxP; (14) Q.B6, R·KB ; (15) p.KB4.

13. QR·N K.Q2 Now we know where we stand. The fig ht fo r the QN file will be decided in Black's favor in virtue of his shorter supply Jines and the outfront at QN3.

14. B·R6 QR..QN IS. Q..K3 ....•...

Heretofore White has held out his Q side pawns as bait, but those weaknesses are finally beginning to tell. Now he must stake all his prospects on a dircct attack.

1S. ........ R·N3 16. P·KB4 Q.QR4 17. B-K2 OxRP 11. R·R QxP 19. KR·QB Q·N7

Black's Q is incarcerated but most of • •

White's forces are committed to keep­ine her there. I had calculated that White's Q alone would be incapable of effecting a break through. Meanwhile the passed QRP nags at White.

20. P·B5 B·R7 As per plan Fra nk Brady was watching us at the time, and after the game he pointed out the possibility I never saw: (20) ......... BxP! ? so that if (21) PxB? R·K regaining the piece. Unfortunately though (or fortunately for the esthetic values of the game) White replies (21) Q·B3, and aUer B·K3; (22) Qx.P Black's K position is breached, e.g., QxB~ ? (2.1) QxR, R·~7 ; (24) Q.N7, B-R6! (25) QxP+, K move; (26) Q·B3 most likely wins the endgame. A nice messy position indeed which would have cost me cons iderabl~ clock time to evaluate. Paradoxically it is not always desi rable to see all the tree3 in the forest.

21. B.B P.B4 22. Q·R6 ... .... .

~nother mo~i!, which reappears later, ~Irst oe.curs In the notes: (22) P·K5 gave intrigUing (though still insuCCicient) chances: BPxP .... (23) Q-K4, B-N6! etc.

22. ........ K.K2 23. Q.B4 ....... .

Bafflement. But if (23) Q·N7, QR·N fol· lowed by P·KR4 and the wide ra nging Q s tands to get mouse trapped.

23. ........ R·KN 24. P·N3 P·KR4 25. Q·R6 R·KN4 26. Q.RS Q.Q7 27. P·K5 Q.K6+

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CHESS LIFE

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JANUARY 20. 1961

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IN THE UNITED STATES

Donald W. Johnson, Librarian at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebras­ka, on behall of the University Chess Club throws out a challenge for a radio team match on about five boards (two of their members are ham radio operators). The offer is directed to teams at least 500 miles from Omaha, preferably in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon or Washington.

MIs.s Lucille Kellner, a frequent par­ticipant in U.S. Women's Championships, "ave • simultaneous exhibition on sev­enteen boards .t the Detroit Edison Chess and Checker Club. She- defe.led thirt.en men and one womtln, while los­ing three games.

Dr. Ralph E. Kuhns announces that as a result of an article in the magazine "Mental Hospitals", he has received a request from the State Hospital for Mental Diseases at Howard, Rhode Is· land, for help in starting a chess club. Dr. Kuhns is working on it. Providence Chess Club, please note. We feel com· pelled to ask: "Why must we wait fot' requests?" Our clubs should cover their area, taking the initiative.

The USCF and the Canadian Chess Federation have- agreed on a USA·Cana· da tum match in 1961. Still open are the date and place.

An historical novel about Paul Mor· phy has just been published. The author -the noted writer, Frances Parkinson Keyes; the tiUe: "The Ch.ess Players."

President Kennedy's prHs secretary, Pierre Salinger, is reported to be an avid chessplayer,

In a simultaneous at Penn State, Eliot Hearst won 21, lost 2 and drew 2. WiI· Iiam Bickham and Charles Hiber were the winners.

AROUND THE WORLD

J. Flesch, a twenty-seven-year.old Hun· garian Is reported to have broken at Budapest the world record for playing simultaneous blindfold games. He played fifty.two games, winning thirty-one, los· ing only three, and drawing eighteen, The pre-vious title holder was Grand· master M, Najdorf, of Argentina, who played 45 games in 1947 in Sao Paulo, Bralil.

Headlines of threatened invasions and C(\lmter·invasions didn't stop the Cen· tral American Team Championship from taking place. Nicaragua won with 15 points, followed by El Salvador (13), Costa Rica (12) and Guatemala (l0).

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Robert Moore, with a perfect score, won the six·round Swiss tournament, run by the Anchorage, Alaska, Chess Club. Three players came from Fair· banks. Tournament Director: Anthony W, Schulh:. '

N ewion Grant and Alexander Keyes, tying for first with 5lh ·l1h:, hold jointly the titles of San Diego (Cal.) City and County Champion. '}\venty·five players took part in this six·round Swiss pre· liminary and round robin final. Alfred P. Coles ill was third with 5-2 held at San Diego this falL Sponsored by the California State Chess Federation. Tour· nament Director: Newton Grant.

In a North Jersey Leillgue milltch be· tween the Searl" Knights and the Jer­sey City YMCA, Dr. Milton Dtlnon, Club Champion of the latter, at first board defeated Robin Ault, U.S, Junior Cham. pion. At second board, M, Trott of Jer· sey City, drew with Weaver Adams, for· mer Champion of New England; Trott, as White, played the Vienna Opening!

Twelve viSitors, as well as sixtecn members, took part in a ten·second Rap· id Transit Tournament recently at the Oak Park Chess Club (Stevenson Play· ground), Illinois.

U.S. MillSter Stefan Popel of Detroit in a simultillneous e)lhibition at the Central YMCA in Toledo won 21, lost 2, drew 2. To our masters: an occasional trip out of town won't hurt.

The USCF has set up a Committee on Swiss System Methods, consisting of Ar· pad Elo, Chairman; Dr. Elich Marchand, Guthrie McClain, Robert C. Eastwood and Edgar McCormick. Illi task : to in­vestigate and recommcnd the best pro­cedure for 1. pairing, including assign· ment of color; 2. tie-breaking; and 3. setting the player·to·number·of·rounds ratio.

Tahl became World Chess Champion at twenty·three years af age, the young­est in chess history. Amazing? But the new World Checkers Champion is only nineteen! He is V. Tchegolev of Moscow, 1959 USSR Champion. His score against thirteen players from ten countries was 21 (26); W 16, D 10. No, the USA was not represented.

E)I·world Champion Mikhail Botvinnik hillS deeided to avail himself of his right to a return match agillinst World Cham· pion Mikhillil Tillhl, to be held in the USSR in Mlrch, 1961. The International Chess Federtltion has decided thillt dter 1961 no defeded World Chillmpion is to have any right to a return mltch.

e Kenneth Grant, of Cedar Rapids,

USCF Direclor for Iowa, won the third annual Thanksgiving 30·30 Open Tour· nament with a perfect score of six wins. It was sponsored by the Cedar Valley Chess Club and held at the Waterloo, Iowa YMCA. Tournament Director: John M. Osness.

The U.S. Naval Academy team beat the University of Millry[illnd by a score of B-3. Held at Navy's home grounds re­cently, On the University of Millryland team were two women, Miss Allan iIInd Miss Howtlrd. Henry F. Howe, publicity director for the Naval Academy Chess Club writes: "To my knowledge, this is a first among the tetlms of the Southern Intercollegiate Chess Association." Have iIIny women ever played on other col· lege teams? Replies welcome.

Carl Freeman won in Class Aj and Josiah Lyneh in Class B (6·0), of the Greater Boston tournament held at th~ Cambridge YMCA and the Boylston Chess Club. There were 11 players in Group A and 12 in Group B; both six· round Swiss. Sponsored by the Massachu· setts State Chess Association. Directed by George L. Nute.

Mr. Jacques L, Ach, of Cincinnati, Ohio, ill tax expert, has been named by USCF President Fred Cramer as head of the "Till Deductibility Committee." The aim is to millke tax deductible illil donations to the USCF. A report on how to do this is to be submitted to the Di· redors' Meeting in San Francisco in Au· gust. Incidentally, Mr Ach volunteered for the 'honorary' lob.

1960 Rhode Island State Champion­Walter B. Suesman; Junior- William Gould; 3(}30--Ray March. The Rhode Island Chess Association has its Class A and B tournaments rated by the USCF.

Veteran Grandmaster Milan Vidmar of Yugoslavia, by letter, riIIised at the Leil>­lig FIDE Congress the questions of the use of seconds, iIInd of early drawn gimes, The FIDE Buretlu requested af· filiated federations, active grandmasters and judges of the most important FIDE tournaments to submit their opinions to President Rogard before April, 1961.

Dr. Alastair McKinnon of London, Eng· land, writing in the medical journal "The Practitioner": "If a middle·aged pa· tient must have a minor vice, he should look around for a healthier one than smoking; for example, peanuts, chess, beer, or a platonic flirtation."

CHESS LIFE

In his Nov. 6th, 1960 column in the Los Angels Times, International Grand· master Isaac Kashdan describes as "an unusually interesting feature" the exhi­bition "Chess Through the Ages" at Leipzig. He continues: "This is a series of displays in glass cases along the walls on both playing floors of the team tour­nament

"Many unusual and Cascinaling chess sets have been collected for the exhi· bition, as well as old books and manu· scripts on the game. Many of the partici· pati ng nations had their own displays of pictures and unusual chess material , ancient and modern.

"Even th e sophisticated chess masters frequently take time out for another look at the many displays. These may vary from an Arabic chess problem com­posed in noo to a chess set based on electronic devices."

Your Editor would like to know of any similar exhibitions ever held in this country. We, furthermore , recommend them to tou rnament organizers, for the inlerC!St of players, and the attraction of visitors.

It WIS announced It Leiplig that by their results in Zonlt Tournlments, Lisa Lane, USA Ind E. Polihroni.de, Ruman· ia had automatically won the title of Intern.tlon.1 Woman M.ster.

There is a radio game being played in the Antarctic with some interesting developments. The game is between an American at McMurdo Sound and an unknown Russian at !\tirny base, 1,600 mi les across the icc cap. The American is Ll. Cdr. John E. McNearney of Alex­andria, Va. Presently he is studying the 118th move of the game, which began last July. It's a strange game-not be· ca use it is being played by radio or has gone 118 moves, but because McKearney cannot learn the name of his opponent. The game was set up with the aid of a Soviet glaciologist who wintered at the American base. But the glaciologist is not :'ItcNearney's opponent, and rumor has it that a Soviet pilot is making the moves. Nobody knows for sure. The Sov· iet station simply states in a mysterious manner that " it is Mirny versus Mc· Murdo." In other words, USA versus USSR--it'll be interesting to learn the outcome.

K .... rl S. Oianen, lnternltional Master, won the Chlmpionship of Finland FOR THE EIGHTH TIME.

Looking ahead : Next World Student Team Championship at Helsinki, Finland, July 9·24, 1961. We're counting on our remarkable team to keep the title won at Leningrad last year.

Worn en's Candidates Tournament p I ann e d for Portoroz, Yugoslavia, Sept.·Ocl. 196 1. From the USA: LISl Lane. Gisela K. Gresser.

Men's Candidates Tournament - ' l Curacao, Dutch Antilles, Apri l 3O·July 1, 1962.

JANUARY 20. 1961

BA nOR OUT IN FRONT F.I.D.E . (Federation Internationale Des Echecs) is the offidal name, in French, of the International Chess Federation, org.niled in Paris, Fr.nu in 1924. Til. United States Chess Federation is .ffili· .ted with it. Since its org.niution, F.I.D.E. has met almost every year; the most recent Congreu, at Leipzig, Oct. 10-14th was the thirty_first. We intend to keep our reader5 posted on all im· portlnt decisions of this .uthoritltivII, truly world wide org.nintion.

George Baylor of Pittsburgh, Pa. won the Ohio Valley Open at Morgantown, W. Virginia. Sponsored by the West Vir· ginia Chess Association, this five round Swiss had a 2~ player field. Baylor's score 4 1,2·1,2. Tie·bl·eaking put H. Landis Marks of Huntington, W. Va. second. Ilnd William Byiand of Pittsburgh third, with 4-1. Tie-breaking put Anthony Can· tone of State College, Pa., ahead of rov· ing Walter Grombacher of Chicago, 3'4·

'''' . 1" .I.D .E. President Rogard has drawn up a new Text of Rules for the Men's and Women's World Team Championships, which incorporates changes made by

Andrew Schoene was declared Tri-State Junior Champion.

previous Congresses. Tournament Director: Thomas O. Berg­

quist.

Windsor Castle Chessmen Solid plastic. Authentic Staunton design. King height about 4". Felts cemented permanently with plastic glue. Loaded sets have big lead weights moulded into bases. Unloaded sets much heavier than "weighted" chessmen made with plastic shells. Used at leading clubs.

No. 27 (Black & hory) or No. 28 (Red & Ivory): "~elted but unloaded set in Jeatherelte-covere<l case, as illustrated. $10.50 Special bargain! $15.00 less 309"c to USCF members ....... .

(In dozen lots. without cases. $7.50 per sct)

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GAMES FROM THE U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP NEW YORK 1960 - 61

RUY LOPEZ KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE KING 'S INDIAN DEFENSE BERLINER FISCHER

White

I. P·K4 2. N· KB3 3. B· NS 4. B·R4 5. 0 ·0 6. R·KI 7. B·N3 B. P·B3 9. PXP 10. PxN II. QxP 12. Q·N3 13. P·KB4 14. P·Q4 IS. R·KS 16. QBxP 17. RxN 18. N-Q2

P·K4 N-QB3 P·QR3

N·B3 B_K2

P·QN4 0 -0

P·Q4 P·KS .. N B·NS B·Q3 P-N4 K·RI

'" N· R4 ... R_K!

NIMZO-INOIAN BERliNER

White 1. P·Q4 2. P·QB4 3. N-QB3 4. B· NS 5. PxP 6. P ·K3 7. B·Q3 8. B·B2 9. BxN 10. PxB II. K·BI 12. N·K2 13. N·B4 14. R·QNI

BYRNE4

White I . P·Q4 2. · P·QB4 3. N_QBl 4. P·K4 5. B·Q3 6. P-Q5 7. KN -K2 8_ 0 -0 9. PxP '0. P·B4 11. R·NI 12. Nx::> 13. BxN 14. N-K2

N·KB3 P· K3 B· NS P·Q4

'" P·B4 P_BS Q·R4

BxN+ QxP -I-, ..

Q_R4 N·B3 ... ,

KING'S IND IAN

N-KB3 P·KN3

B·N2 P.Q3 P·K4 N·R4 0-0

P·KB4

'" N·Q2

'" N. N

19. R·KBI 2a. B-QI 21. BxB 22. R·KI 23 . QxB 24. R_K8 + 25. BxQ 26. P· KR3 21. PxP 28. Qx P -I-29. Q·N5 + 30. Q·B4 31. Q.B1 31. QxBP 33. Q·KS + 34. P·N4 35 . Q·N8 + 36. P·B7

DEFENSE

15. RxP 16. Q·NI 17. R·NS lB. R·BS + 19. Q·N2 20. Q·R3 21. K· K2 22. R·QNI 13. Q·R6 24. NxQP 25. RxB 25. RxQ 27. QXKBP

SEIDMAN Black

R-K7 .. N P·B3

••• RxQNP ... ... P· NS

RxNP K-NI K_RI R·R5

R· KNI RxRP R·N2 P·R3 R·NI

Resigns

BISGUIER Black

0·0·0 Q-R3 N·K2 B·B3 Q-N3 R·Q2 R-N2 Q.B2 K·NI N.N , .. N ..

Resigns

DEFENSE WEINSTEIN

Black 19. N-NS 2~. PxB 21 . QR·KI 22. Q·Q3 23 . Q·B4 24. BXN 25. R-K3 26. P·KR3 27. K· R2 28. R·N3 29. B_R6 30. RxQ 31 . Q·Q4 + 32. R·N4

hN N·B3 N·K5 R·K2

R(B I·KI , .. R_B2 K-RI Q.B4 P_K6 h. .. ,

BYRNE White

I. P-Q4 2. P ·QB4 3. N.QB3 4. P-K4 5. P·B3 6. KN_K2 7. B-K3 8. N·N3 9. Bx P 10. B_K2 11. N·Q5 12. Q.R4 13. Q·QI 14. BPxN 15. B·B3 16. PxR 17. K·B2 18. PxN

N·KB3 P·KN3

B·N2 P.Q3 0 -0

QN_Q2 P_B4

'" N·K4 B.K3 R-BI ... , N.N

Q-R4+ , .. QXP -i­

N_N5+ B·QS +

19. K·BI 20. QxQ 21. K·B2 22. K_B3 23 . R·QI 24 . R·Q2 2S . K· B2 26. R·N2 27. K·Kl 28. B·Ql 29. N·K2 3) . R·N3 31. K.Q2 32. K·Q3 33. R·Bl 34. K·B2 35. K·N2 36. Resigns

BENKO Black ... h. B·Q5 + R.QBI

B-K4 R·B6-1-

B_BS B·K6 + R-B8 +

'" R_B2 B·N3 B.Q2 R-B4

B·N4 + B_BS

R·N4 +

QUEEN'S SHERWIN

GAMBIT ACCEPTED SEIDMAN

White I. P·Q4 2. N-KB3 3. P·B4 4. Q-R4-1-5. N·Bl 6. QxBP(5) 7. Q·Q3 8. P·KN) 9. B·N2 10. 0 ·0 II . R·Q! 12. Q·B2 13. P·K4 14. PxN IS. P·QR4 16. P-KS 17. N· NS 18. B·KR3 19. B·B4 20. N· K4

P-Q4 N· KB3

'" QN·Q2 P·B3

N-N3 B-K3 P-N3 B_N2 0 _0

B·BS KN·Q4

N.N B.QR3

N·BS Q-BI

P_QB4 Q_B2 Q.R4 ,.,

GRUENFELD RESHEVSKY

White I . P ·Q4 2. P·QB4 3. N·QBl 4. N·Bl S. Q·N3 6. QxBP 7. P·KN3 O. Q·R4

N·KB3 P-KN3

P.Q4 B·N2

'" 0 -0

21. PxP 22. B·NS 23. N·Q2 24. Q·K2 2~ . B-N2 26. B·K1 21. B·Q6 28. RxN 29. P· R4 30. Q·N2 ' 1. B-N7 32. Px B 33. R·B2 34. R·B7+ 35. Q·BI 36. Pxp 37. PxP 3B. BxB 39. Q· NS +

Black P·N3 P·B4

QR·B P· K3 P-R3

KR·KI N.N K_R2 B·B5 B·BI h.

QR·QI B·Q4 K·NI P·N4 Q-NS

QxQP ... Resigns

DEFENSE LOMBARDY

13. NXN 14. B_K3 IS. BxP 16. KR·QI 17. RxR 18. R·QI 19. B·B3

Black •• N Q·K4

QR_QI B.K3 .. , R·NI

Q·QR4

White 1. P'Q4 2. P·QB4 3. N·QB3 4. P·K4 5. P.B4 6. p ·QS 7. B·Q3 O. KN _K2 9. KPxP 10. 0 -0 II. P·KR3 12. N·N3 13. P·QR4 14. PxN 15. R·B2 16. N(N). K4 17. PxP 18. P-KN3

N·KB3 P'KN3

B·N2 P·Q3 P-B4 0 -0

P-K3

'" R·KI N·R3 N·B2 R·NI N· NS

B·QS + Q.R5 P·B4 ,., Q. R3

19. N.Q2 20. KxB 21. K·B3 22. N·BI 23. N.K3 24. B·Q2 2S . K' N2 26. Q·B2 27. R-RI 2S. RPxP 29. Pxp 30. BxQBP 31. BxN 32. NxB 33. B·B3 34. Q-Q3 35. Q·Q4

KING 'S INDIAN DEFENSE RESHEVSKY

White I. P-QB4 2. N· KB3 3. P-Q4 4. N·B3 S. P· KN3 6. B·N2 7. 0 ·0 8. p ·QS 9. N-Q2 10. P·KR3 II . Q·B2 12. P·QN3 13. B·N2 14. QR·NI IS. P-K4 Hi. P~P 17. KR_BI 18. N_QI 19. BxB 20. RxR 21. N·N2

P·KN3 B·N2 P·Q3

N· KB3 0 -0

N·B3 B·NS

N·QR4 P-B4 B·Q2

P'QR3 P.QN4

R·NI Q·B2 ,., R_N2

KR·NI N-KI K .. .. , P-K4

22. P·B4 23. N·Ql 24. P· N4 26. NxP 25. Q_QI 27. R·B2 28. Q·B3 29. Q·Q3 3~. N·B3 31. R·B2 32. N.R4 33. N·RS .,. 34. N·B3 35. Q-B3 36. N·Q2 37. Q·R5 38. P·K5 39. B·K4 40. B.B5 41. N·K4

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE RESHEVSKY

White 1. P·Q4 2. P-QB4 3. N·QB3 4. P-K4 5. N_B3 6. B·K2 7. 0 ·0 8. B·K3 9. B-NS

N·KB3 P·KN3

B·N2 0 -0

P·Q3 P·K4 N·B3

N-KNS B·B3

14. RxP IS. Pxp 16. Q.Q2 11. N·B2 18. QR·KB 19. R·K4 20. P·KN4 21. RxRch 22. N'Q4

SAIDY BlaCk

BxR + Q.R7 + P-QR3

Q·R6 B-Q2

Q·R4 + Q.B2

R·KBI P-N4

"" P·BS NxNP ... ,.N R·KI R·B4

Resigns

SAIDY Black

P-B3 R' N3 P·R3 R· N7

'" R· N3 B·BI Q·B2 N· N2 N'QI P·N4 K-NI Q· N3 N·B2 N·K4 N·Q2

QPxP Q·B2 R·Q3

Resigns

F ISCHER BIllICk

P·KB4 NxBP Q_K2 , .. ,

N(I) ·N2 .-. N·RS • .0 P·B4 15 . Q.Q2

16. P·QN3

N·K4 Q·KI ... ' Q_N3

33. R·K4

R(I I·K4 P·K7 B·N2 ", White e xceeded

time limit

9. B·N2 10. 0 ·0

B·K3 N·B3 N·Q4 N·N3 B·BS

20. B·B4 21 _ P-QR3 22. B·BI

R·QBI P-QB3 Q·QB4

Q·B5

10. BxB N •• N-K2 N_K

23. PxP, e.p. .., hN

17. B·B2 18. N·Q4

BISGUIER U.S.A.

White ,- P·Q4 ,- P.QB4 ,- N·KB3 .- P·K3

'- '" .- 0 -0 ,- Q·K2 .- B·Q3 .- '" 10. P·QR4 II. RxP 12. N·B3 13. R·Q 14. B·N B. N' KS 16. R.R3 17. NxN 18. R·KN3

JANUARY

QR·KI N·NS

11. Q·QI 12. Q.B2

23. B.K3 N" 24. Drllw

11. P-Q5 12. N·K 13. P·B4 '"

24. N'Q5 Draw

GAMES FROM THE XIVTH WORLD CHESS OL YMPIADE LEIPZIG 1960

QUEEN'S GAMBIT NIMZO. INDIAN DEFENSE CARO-KANN DEFENSE GOLZ WEINSTEIN WADE FISCHER ,- Germllny U.S.A. England U.S .A.

Black Whi t e White

P.Q4 19. P-B3 B·R3 Black '- P·K4 P-QB3 n _ ,-. '" 20. Q.K3 KR·Q '- P ·Q4 N·KB3 10. P-Q5 Q.B4ch ,- P'Q4 , .. , >O- K.,

N_KB3 21 . BxP BPxB ,- P_QB4 P-K3 19. B·Q4 Q.Q3 ,- '" '" ,,- R·KtB P-K3 22. NXP "N ,- N·QB3 B· NS 20. BxN , .. .- P-QB4 Kt·KB3 ,,-,., P·B4 23. Q-R6 Q.KB4 .- P-Kl 0 _0 21 _ PxP QxKP .- Kt·QB3 Kt·B3 "- P ·QR4

P-QRl 24. RxPch K-B2 .- B·Q3 P_B4 22. QXQ ". .- Kt.Bl B.KtS ,,- R.Kt6ch P·QN4 25. R-N7ch K_K .- N·B3 P·Q4 21. B-Q7 R_QB2 ,- '" KtxP ,,-R-Kt7

'" 26_ B·N5 N·Q4 ,- 0 -0 PxBP 24. BxPch K_N2 .- Q_Kt3 BxKt 26. R_Kt8 B·K2 27. R·K B·QB .- BxBP P·QN3 25. QR·B R·K2 .- , .. P.K3 21. R·Kt5ch '" 28. P·KN4 QxBP .- Q· K2 B·N2 26 . B·B5 KR_B2 '0. QxP KtxP 28_ R· Kt6ch 0 -0 29. Q·N6ch K.Q2 Ie. R·Q '" 27. R·B4 R·B2 II. B·KtSch KbB 29. P-R5

B·M2 30. BxB N .. 11. PxP BxQN ,,-R·N4ch K·R3 12. Q·B6ch K_K2 30. B·KtS P·QR4 31 . QxPch K-B2 12. PxB Q_B2 ,,- P·B4 B.R3 13. QxQKt KtxKt 31. P ·R4 N-R3 l2 . R-Bch K-N 13. N·K5 QN·Q2 30. R·R4ch K·N2 14. PxKt ... , 32. R·Ktsch N.QNS 33. Q·KSch K_R2 14. B·B4 N.N 31. R·QS R·B8ch 15. R·QKt , -Q 33. R.Kt7 QN·Q4 34. QxPch B_R3 n _ hN Q.B3 32. K·B2 R·KB 16. B·K3 ••• 34. R.B7ch

•• N 35. Q.B5ch Resigns ,,- P·B3 QR·B ll. R·Q7ch Resign. 17. RxQ , .. , 35. RxRch P·N3 ,,-B· NS QxQBP II. K·K2 P·B3 36. B·KS

20, 1961

EUWE Holland Black , ..

K·Q2 K·B3

P_Kt4 B·Kt2 K·Q4 .-,

B·Kt2 K·B3 K·Q4 P·B4

R·QB

'" K·BS B-Q5 K-Q6 K.o

Resigns

29

HIMIO' IHDJAH DEFEHSE GLlGDRIC FISCHER Yugosl ... · la U .S.A.

Whil.

I . P.o4 2 . P.o ..... 3. Kt.o.) 4. P·K3 S • • .03 " Kt·.3 7. Ca"I •• I . BxllP , . Kt·QKtS 10. P·KR3 11. Kl· B3 12. B.Q3 13. Q· K2. 14. R.Q 15. B·Kt 16. p·QS 17. KI· Kts

BISGUIEIII U.S.A.

Whll.

1. P' K4 2. H·K8, 3. B·HS 4. B.R4 S. Q· K2. £. B·H3 7. P. B) I . P·QR4 , . PxP 10. 0·0 11 . R.o 12. P·R3 13. P-03 14. QHoQ2. 15. H ·8

'" H.)43 17. H ·1t4 11. H !3)-85 n . Q-N4 2.0. Q.83 21. P.H4 n. HxBch 13. H·BS 24. R· R£ 25. RxR

CASSIDY Ireland

Whll.

T. ".0Q4 2. "-oB4 3. H-083 4. H·83 S. 8-Q2 .. P·KH3 7. 8-N2 ..... , . 8xB TO. Q.B2. 11. H.g2. n . BxB 13. )(·R 14. QoOl 15. IbR

Kt· K83 " ' K3

. ·KtS Cutin , ...

KI.83 "p ....

• ·)(2 R·QRl

"-oK14 8. )(12. • • Q3 Q. K2 " ·K4 .... " ·1113

II. )(KI·I<4 n . KlxKt 20. KtxB 21 . ,,-oR4 n . Rx" 23. R-oB4 24. P-oKI4 25. B·Kt2 2£. " ·B4 27. QxP 2'. Kaxp n . Q.R5 30. QxR 31 . K. R2 32. R·K4 U. Q· K •

BlICk KlxKt P·K ..... "xKt "p

111·83 " ·1<5

KI·B2 III·KI3

"xP •• p • R-Ka

Kt·Kt4 ... KtxP,h

R·N4

••• Rel l,,,,

IIIUY LO,.EZ

" ·)(4 H·Q.3 ,.·QIII3

H·.3 ,.·QH4

• • K2 ,.·Q3 ,,,N '" 0 ..

B.HS . · 1114 ... , H·.

" •• 4 . ·H3 H·K3 H ·1II4 H·.3 . ·11:4 •. H3 •• H Q •• 2 III ·H3 ...

2£. P·1I:4 27. H·III"'h 21. P· RS n . Pxp 30. B·B2 3T. BxB 32. QxH U. BxP 34. Q-05 35. QxQP U . RXQ 37. K·B lI. R.oB£ 3'. AxP 40. P"'4 41. K-N 42 . ... HS 43. RXN 44. "·N£ 45. B.K3 "'. P·QB4 47. P. BS 41. P·B£ 4'. P·B3

HASH .reland alack

Q.a2

••• P' 8S "p

axKP ." P.N p·a4 H·as

••• R·KN "P ."

P·H£ "'N7ch .....

H .. , ... A·H3 ... , P·R4 P-RS P·R£

hll,n'

DUTCH DEFEHSE

" ·Ka4 " ·K3

N· Ka3 , ·m

,.·QN3 0 ..

a'N2 axQH H.KS ,.·Q3 H ••

Nx,.,h NxQ"

QN·a3 ...

1l0SSOLIMO U.S.A.

81ICk n . P·B3 17. P-oR3 II. P-oN4 It_ P· KIl4 20. PxP 21. gR·B 22. Q.K3 23. K-H2 24. Q-03 U. P'H4 26. PxRP 27. Q.Hltch 21. Q·Bkh n . K· 1l2 A,sl,ns

P·K4 H .•

NU )-K3 P-KH4 NxH"

p·a4 P·KR3

P·BS K -H2

P·KA4 R·KH

••• K ·A2. ....

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IlAOOVICI RUm'n la

Wll lt, I . "·K4 2. P-04 3. H-o.3 4 • • ·Q3 S. 8xP £. 8 .H5 7. IXH I . H.83 t . 0 ·0 10. P.QIII3 11 . P·QN4 12. B·Q3 11. H·K4 14. R_K 15. P·B3 16. Q·K2 17. H·85 I • . P'N5 It. BxP to. N-oR4 2.1 . H ·N£ U . Q·14 U . Rx. 24. Nxa U . N ·N£ U . H ·KS 27. Q.8S

PEHROSE En,land

Whit' 1. P.Q4 2. p-oac 3. N.gB3 4. P·Q5

S. "x" • • " ·K4 1. a-Q3 I. KH _K2. , . 0-0 10. ,..QR4 11 . P·III3 12.. P·I. 13. H·H3 14. I ·B2 IS. Q.B3 16. I · K3 17. PxP U . Q·82 It. P_KS 20 . .. ·85

FISCHER U.'.A.

While 1. " -K4 2. "-04 3. N.g83 4. "'KS S. P-olll3 • • " ·QN. 7. Q·H4 • • Px. t . QxHP 10. QxllP 11. H.B3

FIlENCH OEFEHSE

" -1<3 P", a ·N5 "P

N·KI3 P·KIII3

•• s N,,' 0 ·0

B·R4 B·N3 P. B3 Q·K2 ... B·B2.

P-oR4 H·.' "P ... ,

BxQRP R-R2 ... • •• • ••

QR.H ... , •••

21. "xQ 29. " . lIIl lO. P-oB4 31. H.8, 32. B·1I.4 U . .... £ 34. BxP 3$. PxP 36. II.-KB 37. H.B, 3'. B-N5 39. H· K7ch 40. H· B£ 41. KH·K5 42. HxH 43. Il-o 44. " ' B4 4S. K ·III2 46. 111.0111 47. B·.£ 41_ Rx" fl. a .K4 SO. I -B3 51. ""R 52. K-N3 1IIISIInS

BENOHI DEFENSI

H.K83 P-K3 P·B4 "P , ...

P-KH3 ... , ... P..glll3 .... QN-02 , .•

P-B5 N_B4

KH·Q2 " ·QH4

'·N "P "P

.·N2

21 . Qlllog 22. QH·K4 U . BxN 24_ Px" 25. Q·.7ch U . H ·QB, 27. QxH 21. HxQ 29. H ·H' 30. NxB" 31 . P.Q£ 32. II. ·B 33. RxR 34. N .H£ 35. H·K4 U . P-07 37. R·B. 3B. B.aS 3'. P·Nl

FAEHCH OEFEHSE

P·K3 p ... B·HS

P.gB4 B·R4

PxQP N·1(2 "H '·N

QN-B3 . .. ,

12. 8-oNS U . O-o 14. B"" 15. HxH 1£. Hx .. 17. HxR lB. NxKP 19. K ·II. 20. II.x B 2T. Kxll. Draw"

BYIliHE U .S.A .

all<k , .. , R·17 , .. P.N4 11.·1117 P"

P·HS H" Il·Q3 .... R·B6 K.N2 P· RS H.N P.R' 111· 1(7 P· R7 R·H7

R! B)-B7 R·N' ". R·KB "H

R-oa7 Rx8P

TAL U.' .S.III. Bll<k ....

N .RS P ••

IPx" •. , Q·R2

••• .. , R·N£ ... .... R •• .... .·H£ P.R3

••• B·K2 1 ·1115

IIIU.,n,

TAL U .S.S.R. Ilack ....

0-0 .. NxKP a.. a.. .. ,

IIIxPch Q_K4

••• Q.HSt"

The USCF Nomin' linfi Committ .. h .. .Iready been appointed for next yean elections, by President Fred Cramer. Dr. Erich W. March.nd of Roche.ter will act a. Chairman with Kimball Nedved of Wiscon.in, Spencer Van Gelder of San Francisco, Wy.tt Jones of New Or. I.ans .nd George O'Rourke of Wa.hing­ton, D.C . • erving a5 members.

HANS BERLINER played a ten-board simultaneous blindfold match in Denver recently as a fa rewell performance to his Colorado chess {riends as he is moving to Philadelphia. His score was 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. A large share of the proceeds from the match was donated to the Leipzig Olympic funds.

TAL U.S.S.R.

Wll l t , I . P·K4 2. P.o4 3. H-oB3 4. P-KS S. P.K£ £. 11.03 7. H·83 • . P-KIII4 ,. PxP 10. Q.K2 11. B·Q2 12. 0 ·0 ·0 U . B· KH5 14. H.N5

FISCHEIl U.S.A .

White I . P·K4 2. H ·I<13 3. B·HS 4. B-1I.4 5. 0 ·0 6. III·K 7. B-N3 8. P.B3 9. P-KIII3 10. B·B2 11. P·Q4 12. PxP 13. QN-02 14. P-oS IS. B·H 16. H" 17. H·N3 18. B.Q3 " . I-K3 20. R-oB 21. Q-K2 22.. H ·R2 23. B·H 24 • • ·N5 2$. Q.83 2 • • B_K3 27. B-02 21. H·H4

CARO.KANH DEFEHSE CAMPOMAHES

Phl llppln" Bla,k

,.-oa3 , ... H ·B3

KN..g2

'" H·B' P-KH3

p·a4 H •• , B·H2 Q·B2 P·K4 B·K3 • • N

15. P·IIIS a . KH-04 17. P.K83 II. PxB 19. NxH 20. RxQ" 21 . H.aS 22. Hxacll 23. bQP 24. Q·H5cll 25. III·Bch 2£. Q.Q3ch 27. 11. · 111

IIIUY LOPEZ

'" I ·N5 P·KS H.H P ••

H·KS Q.K4

••• N •• K ·B2 K·H3 K-R3

1I."I,nl

UNZICKER W. Garm,ny

P-K4 N-083 .. .oR3

H ·B3 B·K2

P·QH4

P'" 0 ·0 H.QR4

P·.4 apxp B-N2 H·13

H-QH$ P.gR4

H·R3 ... .... ... ... "N' H .QNS

"H' ... H·'

B·H3 H·KB3 •• N

29. PxH It. N-.5 31. Qxl 32. P.R3 33. P·N4 34. Px" 35. bR 36. Q·B3 37. Il.Q 38. P'N3 3'. B-Q3 40. K-N2 41 . B·K, U . III·K4? 4l. 8xP 44. Q-Q 45. .xB ... poNS 47. Q.RS 41. gxR"ch fl. g ·IIIlch SO. QxP 51 . gxQP 52. Q-Nell 53. P'N£ 54. QxlPch 55. P' H1

KING' S IHOIAH DEFEHSE

Black QR·1I ..H ... , H·R3 "P

B·N7 .. , Q.H3 B.QS R·B5 R·B2 B·B£

••• Q·Q8 N" ... , " . . ·H ••• K · •

K-K2 N" H·B£ ... , ..P •. ,

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Louis Levy won the championship DC the Independent Chess Club of Orange, N.J ., with 12-2, with R. Hurttlen close on his heels with lI lA. The club summer tournament was won by M. Perea, with E. T. McCormick second . The tirst club Open Amateur Championship was won by Vincent Pent, the second by Robert Durkin.

THE SHAMOKIN (PA.) CHESS TEAM defeated the Sunbury team in a c1osely­fought match of 3*-2* at the home 01 Dr. J ames Landau in Sunbury. The Rev. G. C. Bingamin was Captain for Sham()­kin, Frank Karnid for Sunbury. Plans are being made for a return match in Shamokin.

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TOURNAMENT LIFE J."IJ.ry lI·n

GLASS CITY OPEN

Sponsored by the Toledo YMCA Chess Club, to be held at tbe Central YMCA , 1110 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, Ohio, Open to all USCF members. 5 round Swiss, 50 moves ill two hours. Entry fee: $5. First prize-$lOO. Other cash prizes including prizes for Class A, Band C and Juniors depending on number of entries. Address entries and inquiries to Donald Hildlng, }).O. BOK 6667, Toledo 12, Obio.

"ebruny ).4.5 USCF FEBRUARY

RATING TOURNAMENT

At the Chess and Checker Club of N.Y., 212 West 42nd St., New York City. 6 round Swiss, open to all USCF memo hers. 50 moves in two hours and 25 each hour after in 1st, 4th and 6th rounds. Adjudications after 4 hours oC play in 2nd, 3rd and 5th rounds. Entry fee: $5.00. Prizes: lst to 6th places, en­graved trophies. Medals to top Experts, Class A, Band C players. Entries close 7:30 P.M. Friday night, Feb. 3. Address entries and inquiries to Frank Brady, U.S. Chess Federation, 80 East 11th St., New York 3, N.Y.

Fabruny 10·11-12

NORTH JERSEY OPEN

At the Independent Chess Club, 102 North Maple Ave., East Orange, N.J. 6 round Swiss. Open to all USCF members. 48 moves in 2 hours and 12 moves per 1h hour thereafter. Games may be ad­judicated if deemed necessary by the Tournament Committee. Entry fee: $5. Trophies to top six players and top ex· pert, Class A, S , C and unrated players, in addition to memberships in the In·

dependent Chess Club. For further in· formation contact E. T. McCormick, 102 Norih Maple Avenue, East Orange, N.J . Or 4-8698.

February 17·19

SECOND EL PASO OPEN

The Chess Club of EI Paso will spon· ~or the Second El Paso Open Chess Tour­nament to be held on February 17·19, 1961, at the downtown Hilton Hotel in EI Paso, Texas. International Master George Koltanowski ; Tournament Direc· lOr. 6 round Swiss. Firs t round Slaris at 7 p.m. on Friday, the last round star ts at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Time limit : 45 moves in the first two hours, 25 moves per hour thereafter. Opcn to all and 100% USCF·rated. The winner will receive the title of El Paso Open Cham­pion and minimum $100 guaranteed cash + merchandise prize + trophy. Cash for s~ond and third place winners is mini· mum $75 and $50, respectively. There will be many more prizes worth at least $150 for the best p layers in all classes, to include best woman player and best junior under 18. Entry fee is $6 for adults, $3 for juniors under 18. USCF membership required . Register before 6 p.m. at the tournam ent site. Bring sets and clocks. For advance registration or further information writ e to: Peter K. Cook, P. O. Box 1081, EI Paso, Texas.

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At the Edward F. Haller VFW Posl , Broad and Grove St. , New Bri tain, Conn. Open 10 all USCF members except rated mastel'S. 50 moves in two hours. Ad· judications after 4 hours of play. Entry fee : $5. Engraved trophy and title of

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Connectkut Amaleur Champion 10 will­ner. Trophies to 2nd and 3rd placers. Medals to 1st Class A, B and C player·s. Other prizes. Entries close 7:30 P.M. Friday nile , February 24th. Address entries and inquiries to Frank Brady, Tmt. Director, U.S. Chess Federation, 80 E. 11th St., New York 3, N.Y.

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GEM CITY OPEN

Sponsored by the Dayton Chess Club to be he ld at the Central YMCA, Monu­ment Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. 5 round Swiss open to all USCF members. Entry fee : $5. Advanced registration fO(! of $3.50 must be received by February 22nd . $40 1st prize. Prize for highest Class A, Band C players plus top un­rated and Junior. Other prizes depend­ing on number of entries. Registration: 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M., Saturday, Feb­ruary 25. Send all entries and inquiries to John Jones, 5763 Tomberg St., Day· ton 24, Ohio-BE 3·0608.

March 11·12

DELTA INVITATIONAL

At Greenville Air Force Base, Green­ville, Mississippi. 5 round Swiss open to all USCF members. Time limit: 45 moves in two hours and 10 moves in 30 min· utes. Entry fe e $5. Prizes : 1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd $10 plus trophies for Class A and above. 1st, 2nd and 3rd plaCe tro­phies, Class B, 1600 to 1799. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place troph ies, Class C, below 1600. Special first, second and third place trophies, college st udents enrolled in either Mississippi, Arkansas or Ten­nessee schools. Address entries and in· quiries to Mr . Jeff Liddell, 618 Inez Street, Greenvill e, Mississippi.

T ou rnamanl orll,nhars wilhinll an· nouncamanl of USCF rated avants Ihould ma ka ap pliutlon a t lent Iht weeki btfor, tha publication dlta of CHESS LIFE. Spacial form s for r. q".,.tln, . uch a nnouncamenl. may 1M obl ailMd on'y from U.S. Chess Fada ra ' ' ion , .. E. 11th S I., New York 3, N.Y .