Volume XVII Number 2 FEBRUARY, 1962

Larry Evans Un ited States Champion Ex·prodigy and lntemational Grandmaster Larry Evans achieved the greatest

victory of his adult chess·playing career by winning thc Lessing J . Rosenwald Tournament (see J anuary CHESS LIFE) and thus becomi ng the United States Champion and holder of the Frank J. MarshaU Trophy for 1962.

The classic event, held in New York City under the joint auspices of the U.S. Chess Federation and the American Chess Foundation, was played in the ballruom of the Prince George Hotel and ran from December 17, 19(H, through January 4, 1962. By taking the ti tle, Evans won $1,000 of the $3,000 in cash prizes awarded by the Amer ican Chess Foundation.

He's Done It Before This 15 the l1II!eo nd time that Enns has held

tho title: on the f lnt O«'asilln. In 1951, he: _ wu " mere nlnetef!n years of age, wh~h

made him the youngest U.s. Champion UP unUl Ihat ti me. L.a r ry has alao won the U.s. Ope n title three ti mes and Ihe Canadian Open once. In 1936, he was se lected by the U.s. Depar lment of Slate 10 ma ke a good.wlll

The Winner: Larry Evans

lour Of Au~t rl a li nd y ugos.i avla . He Is the au · thor of $(Overa l besJ..selllng cheos books . nd hll popular eo lumn " Larry Eva ns on Chen" has appeare4 In CHESS LIFE for a number of yenl .. One or his newes t venlures I. The American Ch .. , Quarterly, a. lively maculne devoted to fu rthering t he cause of muler chcn In the US.A.

The new ch . mplon's In le r e!ll5 ex tend , how. ever, beyond the bounds of Calaaa'i realm (he I. presently writing a nd producing • mollon pic t ur e) and h i" tournament perlorm. ancel hne been Infrequent In r eeeni ye ..... P rior to winning the championship, hI! la st major competition was In 1960. In B\ll"no. Air!!, where he placed fourth In a sirO nII' Inlernatlonal field.

A Scrappy Scramble EvanI' vletor y clme .. no great surprise,

dnce he WIS a mon ,lll Ihe pre·tour nament f.vorltes and look Ihe I u d righ t at Ihe I tlrt . Even 10, it t urned oul t o be. I c lose race, a.nd It wasn' t until the adJO\lrnment~ f rom the I ... t round were comple ted that Ihe final standings or the top playe rs could be determined.

On January 5. a day a fter t he tou r namenl was "over", EvaM clinched the title by draw· Ing his adjourned game wllh Seidman while Robert Byrne l ook second by drawing with R~3'mond Weln. teln . Byrne, like Evans, W IS

ltndefea led , . nd his tlna l scon_ of 1-4 was only :I h alf poin t below the wlnner'l.

Benko, Mednls, S(! ldman, and Sherwin (to rn them alphabetically ) all ended up In I 6; ·polnt langle for t hird. thr ough sixth. Seld· man and Mcdllis had chance. right down to !he wire. Seidman's 1.lt· roun(l (lraw wllh Ihe winner was mentioned above; Mednls ha(l :I ch ance 10 tie fo r tlrs! by defeating Benko !n Ihe tlnal r ou nd. IIc had a posl tlon In the middle gamc Ihat looked promising: rcmark· ably, hO"'evcr, Benko (whOAf: t1m(!· t rou ble Is proverbial ) had a whole eight m inutes left en move 34. whli(! Edmar had leSS than a ,r.lnute. ltednls played a acemlngly safe r ook move, a lla.clllng t he while Queen, and quickly pus.hed h i. clock. Faste r than Ihe speclalou e:luld rollow , Benko effec led a nu t two-move c:lmblnatlon: _ a check, followed by a sur· prtsing rook sae rlrl ce. MednJs, obviously caught una wa r es, slared a t the posi tion while his clock ran oul . - the n grtlcefully re signed.

Too M. ny Draws? Top honors fo r the most games won In

!he tournament go to Herbert Seidman, with rive. Evans, In laking the tou r nament, won four and drew .even _ In mar ked con · t rast to Bobby Fische r's showlnll last year, when Bobby wo n seven and drew four,

When u ked to comment On this In an Interview a fter Ihe tournamen t, €vana said: "Once I got the lead I tried 10 ho ld It and no t gamble It away; and belng the front· runner forces you 10 ehange your slyle. I was playing t o the $(!(Ire, minimizing risk."

Evans abo ven tured • eomparlaon between FIscher's chen peraonall ty . nd his own. " I defend II'I.)'If:lf ICainSl belnl absorbed by the game," he said, " while Fischer uses the gsme to def en(l himself ac~ln.t t he world."

Whatever the explanatlon, nO one who

Cont'd. next 'p.tge

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Interzonal News As this issue of CHESS LIFE goes to

press, both Bobby F ischer and Pal Ben· ko of the United States are among the leaders in the Interzonal Tournament in Stockholm. The top six players from this event will join Tal and Keres in the Candidates' Tournament which will be held in Curacao, Netherlands An· tilles, in }1ay and J une. The winner of the Cand idates' will playa match next year with Mikhail Botvinnik fo r the World Championship.

F'mE Vice·president J erry Spann reo por ls that the USCF appeal for Cunds to finance the American players' entry fees in the Interzonal has now passed the hall·way mark. Our original quola was $1125.00. We appeal to each USCF member to reach for his checkbook and send in his contribution, whatever the amount, to: Interzonal Fund, c/ o Jerry G. Spann, 3011 Pasco, Oklahoma City 3, Okla.

Interzonal Slandings, as of February 13:

W L W L Uhlmann ...... 7"" 1.,. IJolbochan .... 5 ~ ?Il1p .............. 7 3 Slein ..... _ ....... 5 5 ~·~sche r ....... ,6 'h 11,2 Barna .......... 4'h 4'7 Petr08lan .... 6\011 1~" D<:l nko , ........... 6 Y.; " 'h

Ya nofs1<y ...... \'2 6 ~\ Schweber ...... (\

Gllgor~ ........ 6 .. Bertok ............ 7 i(o re hllOI .... 6 4 Bllguter ........ 3\'2 H!I ?ortlsch .... 6 4 Ge nnan .... .... 3 .. , I;'h Ollek ........ ...... ~'h 3"'" 1'e.chner ...... 3 7 Geller ............ ~ 'h 4 ..... Cuellar .......... 2'h "v. OIafslOn ...... sv. 4'/~ Aa r on ....... _ .. I 'h 9 l~ ?omu ..... _. 5~ 4 '1.0

Botvinnik Takes Hastings Wo r ld Cham pion Mikhail Bolvlnnlk won

seven c.mes a.n d drew two, 10 win flflt prtze tn the annua l Chrislmas CongrCIl In lIutings ~:ngland. lie finished ahead ot Gflndma!ter~ (;Jlgorlc, Fiohr, and Blsg\ller, as w~1l IS the !lrltl~h contingent. - led by British Champion Jonath.n PenrOlle-a nd Karl Roba tach of Aus­Irla, Robe r t G. Wade of New Zeal"nd, and Ma nuel Aa r on of India. Botvlnn lk e1lnched firl t plaee In l he next·to-Ih.·la5t round , before playing a l:!-mOve draw with the olhe r Sovlct rcp re.tlentati ve, Salo Flohr.

The Final Standln ... :

nOl vlnnlk .... 8 1 GUgo rle ........ 6 3 Flohr .......... _S\0'2 3 \0'2 Blaguler , . ... 5 .. Penrof(! ........ 5 ..

Llttlewood .. 4 5 Robstsch ...... 4. 5 Wade ... ~ .. _.~3 \0'2 S'h Barden .... __ 3 6 Aaron ._,, _ ... 1 8

Leonard Darden Is preparing a .Iory and 80mll annotated games from thl. ~"enl for OUf March Issue.

U.S. Championship-Cont'd.

was present durtnlj' the tournament can doubt Evana' Inten tion or winning It . Ilis determination a nd wlll. to. ... lctory were appa r­ent from the n n t rO\lnd on. lie may have used a tournament strs tea:Y that some roman­tics and a great many amateun find unutll­fying, but the lInal re sults tell the story. In retros~t, his whole performance In the lournament seems like a neatly calc\lla ted combination.

Some SurpriSH Every great tournamen t p r oducea lis share

of the unexpected, and Ihe 1961·61 Cham pion . ship " 'i1.5 no exception. lIowe ... e r , In a tour na· ment as e ... en ly balanced 110$ thl, one, t he chances fo r a really dramatic upset are at a minimum. Th(! showing of Mednls might be r egarded with m ild surprise; t hough he hu long been known u a strong player, able 10 hold hb own In the best company, fcw ex~rt.lo would have predicted thst he would finish so high. Herbert Seld msn wa. dellnlte ly a sUIl>rtse: la$t year he finished twemh wi t h· out winning a game; thl. year he won more games than the winner. (lie made the mil­take of losing a few more t han t he winner, too: an o ... erslght that cost him the title!)

Runner·up : Robert Byrne

But Raymond Weins tein, lut year's biggest surprtse, was al so thl$ year's, _ though for reasons that can hardlY have been a source of saUsfaction to hl8 many well·wlshers. Last year, Raymond finished a s trong thi r d , losing only two games and !>Coring 6 ~4&; th l' year he ..-on only two, and finished ninth, wtth 4 ~-6 ~ . Uncertain in hi s strategy, a nd lacking his usual concentrallon, he was oovlou,ly off his ,trlde ror thiS tourname nt and didn't come dO/le to showing hi s real caplbllltle,. A f ine ~ POrt$man, he rduscd to alibI. He can eon$Ole hlmselt with the thought that lor a player o f h is youth and ta lent, the re will be many more U. S. Championship Tour. name nl, In the future.

Finally, 10 rind t he name of Donald 6yrne so low In the $Iandlngl migh t ~ termed un·

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expected; howe ... .-.r, this Is Donald'~ first appea r anee In so strong a tournament since his r eturn to chess after a prolonged ab~cnce, and It could hardly be antici pated that he would Immediately show a return to full playi ng strength.

A s Expecte d

The o tber players-though anyone of them might ha ... e done better t han he d ld- Clnlshed well wi thin the range of wha t mig h t be called their minimum expectations. Benko Ind Sherwin were figured to do well, a nd . did we ll . They were also lIgured to IO$/! a lew points Ihrou,i(h clock t rouble, s nd Ihey l03t Ihem. Lan year, Benko lost on time 10 S he r. win , appealed, and lost the ... ppeal ; th is year Sherwin lost on time to Benko, appuled, a nd los t the appeal. One 100"" forwanl, with mlxed e motions, t o t hetr '6Z-63 meeting. S inCe both are a mong our toP pl aye t""l, the ehsncn are good that they will be p layi ng In Ihe next Cha mpionship. The chances are 11$0 good that neither will have developed an cffectlve $Crum against the dreaded Teulonlc Plague, - beller known as Z.ltnot .

£lIot Hearst, another CHESS LIFE can· t ributor, played steadily throughout and fin · Ished with an even score. He lost only twO games, to E ... ans and Seidman. The Hearst·

~; ... ans tussle was, incidentalLy. one of Larry's be~t ilames of the tournament .

The hottom three playe r$ - Turne r, Kra_ mer, Bernstein - could hanlly be expected to be completely satls{\ed with their r e­s pective showings, yet they turned In good indi ... ld ual performances. Turner delea ted Seidman and lost on ly to E ... ans among Ihe top ' five players. Kr ... mer. though he seem" temporarily a t least , t o ha ... e lost the touch Ihat made him one of the most briLtLant o f the younger America n players • decade or so ago, un attribute a good $hare of his trouble 10 laell of recent practice .galnst littong competi tion. Bernsle ln, Clving ."· ... Y quite a few years to m ost of the other play. ers, had the satl, fac tlon of beatlnJil Benko -even t hough it Wi1.5 on time. (A, Benko re­marked after the g~mc, "'I al"'ayl lose once on II me!'1

T he tou r namen t " 'a s directed, like many U.S. Championships In the past , by F .I.D.E. 'n lernatlonal Rcleree , Hans Kmoch. AmonJil the more prominen t spectators were: Mr. I.enlng J . Rosenwald , M. J. Kasper, Walter }' rted, and Sidney Wa)J~eh, of the American CheSi .' oundat lon; USCF-Presldent Fred Cra. mer, and F IDE Vice PreSident, Jerry Spann; Al Horowitz, edttor of "Chess Re ... ie w" ; and Intel'natlonal Grandmasler William Lombardy.

Photos by Keunelh Harkness

u. S. Champ ion s hip_1961 _1962 , L EVA NS .. " -.............................. ... .. ..... x • BYltNE, ft. . .......................... ... ........ a ,.

H . SENKO .......... ---.... ..... --.-- ... ....... ....... ~ .Hi. MEDNIS , ..........................................• 3·6. SEIDMEN .... .......................... _ .......... i ,.. S HERWIN , ...... _ ................................. ,. HEARST ... ~._ ...... _ .. _ ... ........................ O

•• BYRNE, O. _ ............... _ ... _ ...... - ._ ... 1 ,. WEINSTEIN .. ...... _ .......................... 1

". T URNER ........ __ .... _ ... .... _ ................ 0

". KRAMER .......... _ .............................. 0

". BERNSTEIN .................... __ .............. 0

Weinberger Scores ]n Santa Monica

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USCI' Master Tlbo r Weinberger turned In a 7·1 score to win t he strong, U·player Sant~ Monica Open, concluded December II . Second was Robert J acobs, 6--2, whil e Robert Cr os5, AUen Troy, and Imre Bar lal - all wl l h $~ -finished In that order.

Weinberger's only loSll In Ihe tournament ""a~ 10 Robert Cross, who also defeated Irv· ing RLv lse with a neat sacrlflce.

The tournament was direc t ed by lIerbert T. Abel, and ran from December 2 t o II.

Martin Takes S. Cal. Ray mond Martin of Simi took first place

In the Southern Cali fo rnia Championship, p layed at the Herman Steiner Chess Club In Los Angeles. His score of 6 j-I! w.s equal. led by Irvlng Rlvise and Wal t Cunningham, but Old Man Median ga ... e Martin the title hy a narrOw margin. Fourlh place went to Je r ry Han ken, 51-21, ahead of G<lne Ru bin, same score. Thirty_four playe" competed.

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February, 1962

A BIG AND INSPIRING STORY by Fred Cromer. USCF President

Altho the story of th e U.S. Champion· ship may be fe atured on page 1 of this issue of CHESS LIFE, there is another truly big story in the chess news. It is a story of natio n-wide and of long· lasting s igniCicance. It is the story of USeF membership.

What's wrong with American chess? Why has i t so li tt le support? Why are its organizations so ineffectual, so wrack­ed with strife? Why is membership so low?

Those questions, which were commonly raised here and abroad for many years, are no longer in order today! That is the big s tory of American chess. It is told in the figures on page 41.

Membership G. ining Everywhere Chess players ar e joining the Un ited

States Chess Federation in all par ts of t he country. They are joining, and thcy are staying. Chess organizers and leade r­ship in all major chess centers, always aware of the need for an effective organi· zation, now has almost unanimously given USCF its unstinting support.

The membership growth has been broad, very broad. Almost every USCF Region has doubled its membership s ince the start of Operation M in June of 1958. And almost every important s ta te has shown tremendous growth. Some areas, once descr ibed as " blank spots" on the chess map, arc now flou r­ishing wi th activity.

IT any truly tremendous performances are to be singled out. look at states llkc Colorado, from 18 to 119, or Arizona, from 17 to 113, or Louisiana, fr om 28 to 103! Among the people in responsible spots here arc USCF Vice-Presidents J uan Reid and folabel Bur lingame and USCF Life Director A. Wyatt Jones.

Th e big·time productions, of course, belong to California, with a net gain of 507 member s, and New York, with a nct gain of 338 members. Harry Boro­chow, Lina Grumelte, and Jose Calderon, and many many others, had a hand in this.

Growth Continuing

Th e membership growth has been continuous, and has shown no sign of slack ing off. This means that the new members have contained some new reo cruitcrs, and that growth is begetting further growth! In fact, in the twelve months jus t ended, we added 1219 net in membership - or more than our total membership, back in the 40's.

Recently moving into the growth spot­light have been Pen nsylvania, coached by member ship chair man Mordecai Treb­low and USCF Vicc-Presidents Bill By­iand and Bill Ruth, and Dlinois, where a new sta te organization has been organ· ized . In the past year Pe nnsylvania bas added 133 members, and Illi nois has added 99.

The Best Buy In Anything

USeF membership is far and away the best buy in chess. Where else can you get a fine periodicaL, a tournament­play ra ting, a discount setup on boo ks and supplies, and a chance to support your national organization, f o r only $5.00? Where ca n you get even par t o[ this for so small a sum? Yet USCF mem­bership has not changed in pr ice sillce 1952, ten years ago!

USCF membership is fa r and away the best buy in recreation , sport, art, or whatever field you believe 10 contain chess. How mueh does one evening at the bowling alley cost, or one ticket to see the Packers play the Giants?

The membership growth has been ac­complished without gimmicks and with­out high·powe red promotions. No adver­tising has been run in newspapers or magazincs. No expensive premiums or prizcs have been offered. These new memberships have not been "bought," but they have been solidly sold on the basis of their value.

Oil Our W. y To 10,000!

Only thru our own men,bership has the membership campaign been conducted . Every USe F member is on the member­ship corrunittee, and wbat a wonderful committee that is! The target, set when Operation Mlol began a year ago, is 10,000 members by August of 1963 - Less th an one new member per existing member in the next 18 months! Should be easy - but it will be only if the present members conti nue their enthus iastic ci­[ort and evangelism in bringing more c hess supporters into the fold.

Cbess players and chess organizers in America have long wanted a national organization they could r espect and sup­port. Now that they have it , they are proving how r ight this appraisal was. USCF and American chess are indeed, on the march!

(For lalesE USCF lnember.'illip f/gure$ see page 41).

"B" Wins in Baltimore William McClu r e, who entcred t he ~o­

p laye r Ba ltimore Open with a USCI-' Class B r a t ing of 1735, w ent on t o tako t ho eve nt, he ld In To wson , Mary la nd . with a !leOr ", o f ~I. George T ho maa. Robert Rave n , and L . HuckS, a lso 5-1, f in is hed In that on::te r a rte r Ihe Ue ·b~ .. kl n ll pOln tl were computed. WII · lIa m J . El3en bell, p lay ing In his flr¥t toorna_ m e n l, fi ni sh ed In fi fth with a SCO~ o r 41 H. a nd was awarded the p rize f or top unra ted player .

Tournament,wlnner McClure played 11"1 the Ma ryland Open IlISt S p ring and only manall"ed t o (lnlsh 18th: It I. o bvious tha t he Is Im_ proving fa~t !

T he tour oame n l , sponsored by t he Mary la nd Chess A SIIocl .. Uon, WII5 held Over the wee ke nd o r Decem ber 1~, lind was d irect ed b y Wil li am C. Koenig, with the a ssls \.ance of Dr . Willi am Bundick .

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by U. S. Master ELIOT HEARST

REVOLUTION IN CHESS TEACHING?

AL one time or another every chess devotee has found himscU in the position of trying to introduce a non-chess­player to the rules of the game. Teaching one's wife how to play chess may not be as hard on onc's patience as teaching her how to drive, but at least in the laUer case there are several time-tested methods for converting an absolute be· ginner into a competent perrol'mer . Some very ambitious souls can learn chess from the Encyclopedia, and some from a beginner's textbook, but these volumes pl'oceed so rapidly through th() fundamentals of the game that most readers are lost by the firth Of sixth page-unless there is a teacher nca rby to explain aU the details omitted In the text or to supply additio nal examples oI the specific moves of each piece. How many more chessp layen there would be if a smooth and relatively painless method of in!itruetion were available!

The only relatively painIul characteristic or Encyclopedia Brittanica Films' Programmed Introduction to Chen" (1961) is its price ($9.95) ; however , programmed courses in Elemen­tary Russian, Fundamentals of Statistics, etc., cost approxi­mately the same amount and reflect the tremendous expendi­ture o[ time and work that must go into the formulation and practical 1.Csting o[ the thousa nds of ite ms that constitute any single program.

Those of you who have read about teaching machines and progra mmed learning in Sunday Suppleme nts or in the education sections of your newspaper will have realized that the EBF chess course (the work of Dr. M. W. Sullivan of Hol­lins College - with the inevitable introduction by Fred Reinfeld) represents the fi rst published extension of this new teaching medium into lhe fie ld of chess. Based on prin· ciples of learning derived from the laboratory of the experi· mental pSychologist, teaching.machinc programs, if adequately prepared , enable the student to progress at his own rate in very small , logical steps, which guarantee that the student will make very few errors. Thus the beginner rarely. if ever,

' See udverti"umeut, CHt:SS l.lFE, Ot'Ceml>er 100 1.

becomes overwhelmed by the di[[iculty of the subject matter and he docs not become discouraged early. The question and answer method used in such programs ([he answers are concealed and revealed one by one) enables the student to compose his own answer.; and Lhen to learn immediately whether he is right or wrong.

The only previous chess teaching device even remotely similar to this progra mmed method is the "Solitaire Chess" technique populari1;ed by CHESS REVIEW and later em­ployed in amplified form in severa l books, where the rcader successively guesses and then rcvea ls the moves or a maste r ga me. He is scored Ior his answers depending upon the rela· tive diHiculty of each move. Usually no credit is given fo r moves which are as good (or better) than the move the master selected and often no explanations arc included to pinpoint the reasons for the effectivehess of !'p ... h ~artjcular mo\"(:. In contrast, a carefully-constructed program wou ld "De com" posed of successive quesUons which involve much smaller " learning steps" than are involved in the rather gross choice of a " best move"; such specific questions as, what square in black's camp is undefended, what black piece is pinned. etc., might pl'ecede the selection of the "best move." After appropriate questioning and hinting, the correct move ought to be chosen by 90% of the students and not the 5% which score highly in the "Solitaire Chess" method.

The EBF program is designed primarily for beginners, not advanced players, and the few guinea pigs (non·chcss­player humans) on whom I have tested the program not only found it engrossing to study but have also mastered the fundamentals of chess by themselves within a few hours. The course covers everything that any introductory book on chess ordinarily eontainll _ from elementary mates and chess nolation to pins and forks lind smothered mates. So if you've a wife or friend who has always wanted you to teach them chess, this progr am will do the job fO J' you, and probably better than you alone can. Maybe the luture will bring really advanced programs which can make experts out of patzers and world champions out of mere masters.

TAL AND FISCHER SPEAK AT BLED

(ExClrph from an interview with Yugoslav D. Andric)

Tal: "There is no absolute chess champion of the world today, but at least ten top players of approximately equal strength ; Botvinnik, all four Russian participants at Bled (Tal himself, Keres, Petrosian and Geller), Korchnoi, Smy­slov, Spassky. Fischer, Reshevsky and Gligoric. Any of them could win any of the strongest tournamenls anywhel·e.

'The impact or a defeat is less in a tournament, where you can compensate it more easily than in a match. Botvinnik himself, in a period of his top tour nament form, was unable to win his matches against Flohr and Levenfish.

"As ror the system of the official world chess competition, in my opinion the distance a candidate has to go before he obtains the r ight to play the match for the title is too long. He has to participate in several tournaments for which the selection of participants could hardly be considered per-

"

feet. Bronstein's unlucky defeat agaInst Cardoso, an un­known player from the Philippin es. in the last round of the Interzonal Tournament in Portoroz in 1958, eliminated him from the competition and had a lasting effect on his career. There should not be such hazards. Why should leading grand· masters have to prove their s t" ength in a series of ollicial tournaments, time and again? Here is another absurdi ty: the former World Champion Smyslov, who won some of the strongest tournaments ever held , includi ng two Candidates' 'rournaments, has not the right even to compete in the Inter­zonal Tournament Uiis time, as he was temporarily indisposed at the time of the U.S.S.R. Championship" (which counted as one of the Zona Is). "It is a loss not only fo r Smyslov but for world chess as he is undoubted ly among those who could rightly aspire towards the highest title."

CHESS LIFE

"A ehungc in the system of oWcial competition seems to be necessury. Two tournamcnts should suffice. F.I.D.E. could select the thirty best players of the moment who could compete in two semi-final groups, and then we should have the finals to establish who should challenge the cham· pion to a match . There arc other possible solutions: for example the ten best players in the world at the moment could be selected on the basis of their results over the last two or three years, and they would then playa double-round Candidates' Tournament."

When asked whom he would like to have as his opponent in the match for the world title Tal said jokingly: "Why, my son of course - the title would then stay at home any­how." About his matches against Botvinnik he said. "Eighteen months ago, it was simply beyond my comprehension how r had won thc match. Half a year ago, it was even less con­ccivable to me how I could have lost our second match. At the closing ceremony in 1960, Botvinnik looked old, worn out, unable even to think of wanting a return. This year, on the stage where I lost the titie, he looked like a giant to me! r still believe in myself, but I respect Botvinnik more than ever. "

Asked about the conditions in which top Russian players work and progrcss, Tal said: "It is usually believed that these conditions are much better than they objectively are: there arc twelve grandmasters in our country who have a monthly income of 180 roubles" (about that many doUars) "each : Smys!ov, Bronstein, Keres, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Spassky, Taimanov, Averbakh, Geller, Polugayevsky, Stein and my­self. Botvinnik gets fifty roubles more, as I did whilst world champion. We are professionals of course, competing in tournaments, working on chess theory, visiting small towns for simultaneous displays. However, Gligoric, Reshevsky, Pach­man or Fischer do not· seem to me to be in a less favourable p03ition."

"Your next plans?" "Keres and I have to be in Riga four duys after the end of the Bled tOllrnament for the team cham· pionship of our chess clubs."

Fischer: Some other participants of the tournament per· suaded Fischer to sing when at a Bled night club one even­ing, hoping to have some fun at his expense. They were hushed to awe however, when he sang a series of rock-and­roll songs attractively and well. "My main talent lies not in chess but in music: I've written this somewhere in my diary," he remarked when he returned to his table. "Grandmaster Smyslov who could be an opera singer anywhere - admitted I had a suitable voice, and I've got rhythm, too . Some sing without any proper gift for it - it's sheer nonsense."

It was obvious that what he thought about other singers, he could not help thinking about other chess players, too, even though at one time he was not quite so good himself. When he came to Yugoslavia in 1958, the only Serbo-Croat word he knew for quite a time was "prvi" ("the first"). Fischer can already sign his autograph in English, Serbo·Croat, or Russian! Coming to Bled this year, he said he was sorry not to see Botvinnik there, who had promised to play before he regained the chess crown, but withdrew when he won his match against Tal. "I hope" said Fischer, "to meet him after the next Candidates' Tournament~"

Asked what he thought about his chances in such a match, the eighteen-year-old grandmaster said of the fifty­year-old world champion " I think Tal lost because he wasn't well, not because of Botvinnik's greater strength."

"For more than a year I have not lived with my mother," he said with boyish pride. "I've got a four-room flat of my own in Brooklyn, as her presence hampered me in my chess studies. A special chess table was made for me in Zurich for $100, and that is, beside my T.V. set, the thing I like most. But I'm moving to Manhattan soon, I've got an offer to appear on television in the U.S.A., advertising some pro­ducts for $500 a minute - I'll accept it. I am preparing a book which should contain my fifty best games: I'll publish it after my match for the world title in 1963. I devote five hours a day to the study of chess, more before a tournament."

ALEKHINE'S WORST GAME OF CHESS?

Belgian mastcr V. Soultanbeieff shocked the readers of EUROPE-ECHECS by devoting a column to h.is choice for Alckhine's worst game of chess. The following game indicates that he succeeded pretty well in his selection although Alek· hine's play is quite strong and original up to move 34. Toe game was played at Margate, 1937.

V. Buerger _ A. Alekhine

1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N·KB3 P-K3 3. P·B4 N·K5 4. N-B3 B-N5 5. Q-B2 P-KB4 6. P-K3 P·QN3 7. B·Q3 B-N2 8. B·Q2 NxB 9. QxN 0 ·0 10. P·QR3 B-Q3 11. Q-K2 P-B4 12. P-Q5 PxP 13. PxP

P-QR3 14. P-QR4 Q·B3 15. R·Q1 R-K1 16. Q-B2 P·N3 17. 0-0 P·QR4 18. KR-K1 N-R3 19. B-N5 N·N5 20. Q-K2 R·K2 21. Q·B4 K-N2 22. R-K2 QR-Kl 23. Q-N3 P·N4 24. B·B4 P·N5 25. N·Q2 P-B5! 26. PXP QxP 27. N-B1 R·KB1 28. QR-Kl RxR 29. RxR B·K4 30. P-N3 Q-N4 31. N-K4 Q-B4 32. Q-K3 B-Q5 33. Q-N3 NxP 34. Q-Q1 34 . .. N-B5?? (either N-N5 or N-K6 should win easily) 35. PxN BxN 36. N·N3! (Alekhine overlooked that this move attacked two pieces) QxP??? (Probably the worst sequence of blunders ever made by a world champion) 37. NxB?? (Even at the age of seven, Bobby Fischer would have seen N-lUich!). White won eventually, anyhow, after 54 moves.

SERENDIPITY IN CHESS

If you tell a scientist that he is gifted with serendipity he probably will be immensely flattered - if he knows what the word means, of course. The gift of serendipity is essen· tial to good chess players as well , but who has ever heard Botvirnik described in exactly that manner? I recently had occa8ion to look up the origins and exact meaning of the word and, armed with this new knowledge, I can now make a plea for the recognition of serendipity in chess!

Serendipity, the "gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for" or "the proccss of finding one thing while looking for another," is il word coined by Horace Walpole from a tale about three Princes fwm Serendip (in Ceylon) who in their travels were always discovering, by chance or by sagacity, things they had not set out to find. Applied to a scientist, for example, the word refers to the almost uncanny ability of some researchers to notice "inci­dental" events during their experiments and thus to obtain information and ideas on topics the experiments were not originally dcsigned to investigate .

February, 1962

In a very similar way, perha!,s, the master chess player cxamines a variation which may intuitively look like a rea­sonable way of meeting his opponent's threats. In the course of his analysis, he inclden laJiy nO ilces ti,at tne moves lead to several neal tactical or strategical possibilities, a con­sequence he had not foreseen when he first thought of the variation. Many lesser players would have considered the same line of play, but might have discarded it because they had a preconceived notion about its potentialities and so overlooked some of the variations' more subtle characteristics. How often do we overlook wort,.wr.ile po~sibiUtieB in a chess game because we are so intent on a particular idea that we are completely insensitive to other, seemingly irrelevant, aspects of the position? I have no statistics or evidence to rely on, but my experience indicates that most chess blunders are due to this sort of failing . So, if one can develop such an attribute as serendipity; chess players cultivate sereno dipity!

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ON CHESS by U. S. Champion LARRY EVANS

The Coro-Kann Defense

One might ask, reasonably, why the Caro-Kann had all but disappeared from practical opening repertory until Bot­vinnik made it his workhorse in his return match against Tal in 1961. To ask the question is to answer it Botvinnik won the match, and victory has that sweet smell of success. The popularity of a given opening is more a matter of fad than intrinsic value. Botvinnik won the match because he was self-confident and in good form. Tal is the foremost attacking player in the world, and Botvinnik needed a solid defense to 1. P-K4 - a defense which contains no risk (as do the French and Sicilian) and leads to drawish positions. In a match, especially, the Black player is content to draw all his games, popping them off like foul balls, reserving the White pieces to lry and secure an opening advantage. That Tal would over·

Position lifter 1. P·K4, P·Q83

The stolid Coro-Kann Game #10: (Tai·Botvinnik, Moscow, 1961) 1. P·K4, P·QB3;

2. P·Q4, P·Q4: 3. P·KS, B·B4 (the great advantage over the French is that Black docs not voluntarily hem in his QB by playing P·K3 before developing it); 4. P·KR4?1, P·KR3; S. P·KN4, B·Q2 (if 5 . .... , B·N3; 6. P·K6!, PXPj 7. B·Q3); 6. P·RS?, P.QB4; 7. P·QB3, N·QB3; 8. B.R3 (intending P·KB4·5), P·K3; 9. B·K3, Q·N3: 10. Q.N3 (if 10. Q·Q2, PxP; 11. PxP, B·NS; 12. N·QB3, N·R4! is satisfactory for Black), PxP; 11. QxQ?, PxQ; 12. PxP, N·R4 (also possible is 12 ... N·NS; 13. K·Q2, RxP; 14. RxR, NxR); 13. N·QB3, P-QN4 and Black has the better game.

Game # 14: The drama compounds: each time one won· del'S which side will find an improvement. 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P.o4, p.Q4; 3. P·KS, B·B4; 4. P·KR4, P·KR4?1; S. N·K2, P·K3; 6. N·N3, P·KN3 (not 6 .. . B·N3; 7. B·K2, B-K2; 8. NxP, BxRP; 9. P·RN3, B·K2; 10. N·B6+ wins; if instead 9 . .. BxN; 10. BxB, B·K2; 11. BxP+ wins); 7. NxB, NPxN; 8. P·QB4, P·84; 9. PxQP, QxP: and Black stands welL

Game #16: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4: 3. P·KS, B·B4; 4. P·KR4, P·B4?1; S. PxP, Q·B2; 6. N·QB3 (QxP is also good), N·QB3; 7. N.B3, R·Ql; 8. N·QNS, Q·Bl; 9, KN·Q4 (Smyslov recom mends 9. P·B3, B·NS; 10. Q·R4), B·NS; 10. P·KB3, B·Q2;

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reach himsell, when behind in seorc, was utterly predictable. Hence that infuriating Caro·Kann!

The Sicilian givcs Black a fighting ga me, but agai nst a strong altacking player it is a dubious defense. Indeed, one has begun to detect a falling off in popularity of the Sicilian in recent international tournaments. Reshevsky is still the only master who clings to the Dragon Variation with unshakeable faith. The Black side of the Ruy Lopez is lifeless; the French is stodgy; Alekhine's Defense is in tricate. That leaves _ the Caro·Kann. Any defense which consistently confounds Tal must be examined and, if necessary, exhumed. The Caro·Kann is already gaining popularity. (Look at the opening index in any chess magazine at year's end _ or measure the number of columns devoted by MCO, edition by edition, to dcterm~ne the popularity of an opening.)

11. NxN, PxN; 12. N·Q4, Q·NI; 13. Q·K2, P-K3; 14. N·N3, BxP; 15. NxB, Q·NS+ ; 16. P·B3, QxN; 17. B·K3, advantage to White.

Game # 18: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. P·KS, B-B4; 4. P·KR4, P·KR3; S. P·KN4, B-Q2; 6. P·QB3, P·QB4; 7. B·N2, P·K3; 8. N·K2, B.N4; 9. N·R3, BxN; 10. QxB, PxP; 11. PxP, BxN; 12. PxB, N·QB3: 13. B·K3, Q·R4+; 14. K·Bl, KN·K2; and Black's position is solid.

Game #20: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. P·KS, B·B4; 4. P·KR4, P·KR3; S. N·K2, P·K3; 6. N·N3, N·K2; 7. N·B3, N·Q2; 8. B·K3, B-R2; 9. B·Q3, 8x8; 10. PxB (originally Spassky's idea), P·KR4; 11 . QN.K2 (i t 11. NxP, N·B4 ; 12. P·KN3, p.QB4!), P·KN3; 12. Q.Q2, N·KNI (Flohr recommends B·N2 instead); 13. 0 ·0·0, B·R3; 14. K·NI , BxB; IS. PxB, N.R3; 16. P·K4, ad­vantage to White.

All of which proves that Tal's peculiar t ropism (3. P·K5 and 4. P·KR4) leads to a dead end. Tal tried everything under the sun, but to no avail. He sought tactical. rather than posi· tional, refutations. Black's game is too solid for that.

White of course can vary. His most popular joust oc· eurred in Fischer·Keres, Bled, 1961: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. N.Q83, P·Q4; 3. N·B3, B·NS; 4. P·KR3, BxN; S. Qx8, N·B3; 6. P·Q4, PxP; 7. Q·K3, QN·Q2; 8. NxP, NxN; 9. QxN, N·B3; 10. Q·Q3, Q·Q4; 11. P·QB4, Q·Q3; 12. B·K2, P·K4; 13. p·QS, P·KS; 14. Q·B2, B·K2; 15. PxP, QxP; 16. 0·0, 0·0 =

In a later game, Fischer.Pctrosian, Bled. 1961. White tried a more conventional assault: I. P-K4, P·QB3: 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. N.Q83, PxP; 4. NxP, N·Q2; S. N·KB3, KN.B3: 6. NxN + , (6. N·N3 is inferioT and time·consuming), NxN; 7. B.QB4, B.B4: 8. Q-K2, P·K3; 9. B·KNS, B·NS; 10. 0 ·0 ·0, B·K2; 11. P·KR3, BxN; 12. QxB, N·Q4; 13. BxB, Qx8; and Black is rock· solid.

Still another variant for Black in Keres·Qlafsson, Bled, 1961: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, p.Q4; 3. N·QB3, PxP; 4. NxP, B-B4; S. N·N3, B·N3; 6. B·QB4, P·K3; 7. KN·K2, N·B3; 8. P·KR4, P·KR3; 9. N·B4, B·R2; 10. Q·K2, B·Q3; 11. P·QB3, QN·Q2?: 12, BxP!, PxB; 13. NxP, Q·K2; 14. N(3).BS, BxN; 15. NxP +, K·B2; 16. NxB, QxO + ; 17. KxQ, White won the ensuing endgame.

CHESS LIFE

This is all background mate"ial whieh will Iikcly wend its way into the next edition oC MCO. A line which was con· sidered dangerous to Black- which even put the Caro-Kann out of commission [or a good many years in the thirties-is the Panov·Botvinnik "Attack." The characteristic moves are: 1. P·K4, P·Q83: 2. p.Q4. P·Q4: 3. PllP, PxP; 4. P.Q84.

The Ponov-Botvinnik Attock

It is remarkable that such an innocuous line should con· tain such a positional s ting. There have been improvements for both s ides s ince Ihis varia tion was first popularized in the Flohr·Botv innik match, 1933. The best continuation is 4 . ........ . N·KB3: S. N·Q83. N·B3; 6. N·B3 (6. B·NS, P·K3; 7. N·B3, PxP; 8. BxP, n.K2; 9. 0 ·0 , 0 ·0; leads to a typical Q's Gambit Ac· cepted type of position). Here various moves have been tried for Black. Bronste in introduced 6 . ........• P·KN3; an ingcnious method of getting into a Grunleld Defense. 6 .......... P·K3; 7. P·BS, leads into Fischer·lvkov. Buenos Aires, 1960. The basic adva ntage of White's game, despite the drawback of his isolated QP, is the open diagonals which both his Bishops enjoy.

6. ......... B·NS leads to interesting complications after 7. PxP (not so sharp is 7. B-K2, P·K3; 8. P·BS, N·J(5), KNxP: 8. Q-N3 (the "book" alternate is 8. B·QN5, R·B1 ; 9. p.KR3, BxN; 10. QxB, P·K3; 11. 0 ·0 , P-QR3); BllN (there is little tour· nament experience with B ......... , N·N3); 9. Px8 (9. QxP is easily refuted by ... N(4} N5; 10. PxB, R·QNl winning the Queen), P· K3 (9 . ........ , N·N3 ; 10. P·Q5, N·Q5; U. Q·Ql , N·B4; 12. B-N5+, White's (avor): 10. QxP, NxP; 11. B·NS+ , NxB; 12. Q·B6+ (an important fin esse- forcing Black to move his King, else QxR+), K·K2: 13. QxN(NS), Q·Q2 (th e only wortb· while alternative here is 13 . ........ , NxN; 14. PxN. but Fischer· Euwe , Zurich, 1960 ended in a slaughter aIter 14 ......... , Q·Q2 ; 15. R·QNl. On 14 ......... , Q·Q4; 15. QxQ. PxQ; 16. R·QN l is great· ly in favor of White also. The point of Black's refusal to ex· cha nge Knights, even though it weakens White 's Pawns, ' is to keep the QN fil e closed); 14. NxN+ , PxN; 15. Q-K2+ , K-B3 ( ........ , Q·K3; 16. B·K3, p .B3; 17. O.()·O, K·B2; 18. Q·Q3 favors White).

Position I n l ' 15 .... " ... , 1(·.3

February, 1962

Th.is is the kind of a game where both sides are in trou· ble ! That White bas anything is doubtful. A so·called "im· provement" (over an origi nal 16. B·K3) is 16. 0·0, as in Benko· Addison, US Open, 1961, which continued: 16 ......... , B·Q3; 17. R-Ql, Q·R6; 18. B·N5+!, K·N3; 19. Q·Q3+, P·B4; 20. P·84, QxQ; 21. RxQ, P·KR3; 22. RxP, and now B-R6! (instead o[ B·N I as played) leads to a drawn ending.

IT, indeed, White is to try lor an advantage, then his best chance (though risky) is 16. B- K3. introduced in EVans-Wein· berger, California, 1961. White had an idea which appeared neither in the ga me nor in the published notes by Kmocb in Chess Review.

The game continued : 16 . ......... B·NS+ (best, owing to the devastating threat 01 B·Q4+; if 16 .. ....... , P·Q5? ; 17. Q·R6+ !, K·K2; 18. RrQl wins); 17. K·Ql, P·Q5: 18. B·NS + ?I (instead of lB. B·Q2? as played in the game where Wh ite was short oC time and could n ot see the consequences of his intended sac· rifice with the clock ticking over·the·board.), KxB (accept· ance is virtually forced : jf l B . .... .. .. , K·N3; 20. R·KNI is powerful); 19. Q.K5+ .

Position Ifle , n . 0. 1(5+

Curiously enough, Black does not have many good replies.

19 . ........ , Q.B4 loses immediately to 20. R.Nl + . and Black's Queen Calls.

19 . ......... K·R3; 20. Q·B4+ . P·N4?; 21 . Q·86+ , K·R4; 22. P·KR41 leads to mate. We shall return to this vatiation again later.

19 . ........ , P·B4; 20. R.Nl +. K·R41 (, ....... , KR3?; 21. Q·B4+, K·R4; 22. Q·N5 mate); and we have a fascinating position which deserves another diagram .

The first move that leaps to mind is, 21. RxP, whereafter Black has at least a draw after KR·Kl (. ....... , Q.R5 + is always refuted by P·N3); 21. Q·86. R·K8+ (22. .. ...... , QxR; 23. QxQ does not win for Black); 23. K·B2, p.Q6+ ; 24. K-N3, Q.Q4+ ; 2S. K·R41, Q-R4+ ; 26. K·N3, Q-Q4+ -<lraw. An improvement is 23 .... ...... R·Bl + ; 24. K·N3 (K·Q3 loses to Q·N4+), Q.Q4+ ; 2S. K·R4. Q·83+: 26. QxQ, RxQ; 27. RxR. BxR and White must lose.

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RETURN TO DIAGRAM.

The most plausible lry is 21. Q.N3, where Black must

avoid some traps; e.g., 21. ........• Q·K2; 22. P·B4! (much better

than 22. Q.R3+ . Q-R5 j 23. QxP+ , K-R3 and Black survives),

Q.RS ( ........ , P ·KR3; 23. Q-R3+. Q·RS; 24. QxP+. P-N4; 25.

Q.B7 mate); 23. QxP. QR.KNl! (the only defense to the dual

threat of Q-B7/ and-or RrN5+); 24. Q·87+ (24. R-N5+?, QxR!),

R.N3; 25. QxBP+ . K-R3 and Black wins. Has White something

beller along the way?

RETURN TO DIAGRAM.

After 21. Q-N3. B·K2 appears to hold evel'ything with

can ful play. U 22. Q_p. Q·K3 followed by QR-KN I wins. H

22. Q·R3+ . B·RS; 23. P·B4, P·N3 (. ..... ..• P-KR3 ?; 24. Q·B3 mate);

24. R·N5+. K·R3; 25. QxB+ . K-N2 and Black has the better

of It.

RETURN TO DIAGRAM.

Sti ll another try is 21 . Q·B4. and If P·KR3; 22. P-KR4 (not

22. Q-N3, P·N4), B-K2 (to meet the Ihnat o( R·N5+ & mate

next); 23. RxP. KR.KNl ?; 24. RxB. QxR; 25. Qx8P+ , R-N4; 26,

P_R. This variation is unclear, and Black doubtlessly has bet·

ter than 21 . ........• P-KR3.

RETURN TO DIAGRAM AFTER 19. Q-K5+

Instead of 19 . ... .... .• p .B4 Black has a good d efense at his

disposal with 19 • ........ , K·R3; 20. Q·84+ . (20. R·N1 imme­

diately is refuted by P·N3l ; 21. R·Nol , Q-K21, K·R4! (instead

of P-N4??); 21 . R·KNI .

Now Ready . ..

Black has tbe better of it. He can have an immedial.e draw with 21. ........ , Q·N4 (threatening Q-Q6 +); 22. Q-N4+ , K·R3; 22. Q-B4+ (22. Q.R4+ loses to Q·R4; 23. Q-Bol+ , P-N4; 24. Q-B6+, Q-N3); K·R4; 23. Q-N4+~ K·R3; 24. 0-84+ . K·R4-perpetual ehC(:k- llOt 24 • ........• P·N4?; 25. 0-86 + . K·R4; 26. QxBP + , K·R5; 27. R-N" +, K·R6; 28. Q·R5 m .. I ~.

A winning try is 21. ...... ..• P·83; 24. P-KR4 (r enewing the threat of R-N5+, PxR; QxP mate). and now if P·KR3; 25. R_P. Q_R? (25 ........ . , Q·K3 leads to a pr oblem-like ending after 26. Q·N4+, QxQ ; 27. PxQ+, KxP; 28. K-K2, K-R6; 29. K·B3, K-R7!-all forced, but Black seems to win!); 26. Q.85 + . Q·N4; 27. P_O. RPxP; 28. K·K2. and the threat of R-R1 mate wins for White .

I 'm tired of analyzing. This is far as I gotCo~,~er-the-board in my game with Weinberger before giving up and playing the lemon, 18. B-Q2? It appears that tbe worst Black can do is draw, so appar ently this variation does not yield White any advantage.

THE FIRST

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CHESS LIFE ANNUAL Over 350 pages permanent ly bound of the entire yea r's 12 issues. Cra m-packed wi th hundreds of games, analys is, photos, news, ratings, cross-tables, ca rtoons. articles.

This volume will mo ke a ha ndsome addition to your libra ry. Expert ly bound and gold­sta mped , it will serve as a handy refe rence guide preserving all of your copies of C HESS LI FE, for 1961.

Only a limited number will be ava ilable. Order yaur copy now! Volume XV I- Numbers 1-12.

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CHESS LIFE

College Chess by Peter Berlow

Congratulations to Larry Gilden, of lhe Universi ty of Maryland, the new Na­tional Inten::ollegiate Champion. Larry win! a $100 scholarship, and possession of the Arthur Nabel Trophy for two years. Second and third were Peter H. Gould (Brown) and Bernard Zuckerma n (Brooklyn College) whG won scholar­ships of $37.50 and trophies. Trophy awards were also won by Donato Rivera (U, of Puerto Rico), Stephen Matzner (California Polytechnic Institute) and Richard Lugar (University of Pennsyl­vania), Florida won the award for the best 4-man team.

The fifty-player event was eas ily the s trongest and largest individual event of its kind, nUl'acting th ree master!! and nine experts. The players came [rom 13 states (and Puerto Rico) and represented 26 colleges. Howard Univ­ersity provided very comfortable faei l·

ities (includ ing pool, ping pong, and u separllte "skittles" room). Special thanks are due to Professor HOward and ll r . Anderson for their help in making the event a success.

At tte annual J.C.l .... A. membership meeting, Nath,micl Pierce (Cornell) and .Iohn Vehl (Leh igh) were e\C(: ted to the posts of First and Second Vice·Prcsi­dent. Nat will di~tribute II special sup· I)lement to the "AmeriCa n College Chess Guide", givi ng a full cross-table of the Nutionai event, as well as reports on the Ivy League, :"l .Y . Mel League, Phila· delph ia, etc.

Now is the time to report your first­term results 10 Ihe I.C.L.A. Your club might s lart Ihe New Year on the right foot by joining, if it hasn' t already. Fromole college chess - so that our future National Championships will be the best ever .

Prepare now (or the team event next December. Bidt; to sponsor the tourna­ment will be accepted this spring.

Send inquirics and news of college events to;

Peter Berlow, 221-1938 Hall, Pr inceton Univ., Princeton, N.J .

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USCF MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The mccUne w u called to order by Pre.ldent Fred Cramer. There were 42 members pretent. Mr . Hartlcb (O.C.) w"",, appOinted chairman Qf the Credentia ls C(lmm1ttee. It WI, m oved and passed Ihat t he minute. 01 the pnvioul mecllnl be approved lUI p" bUs tled In Ihe No\,. 5, l ilO ISlue o f elle .. Life. Mr. Ke nn.,l h ennl tlo'nl) Wall a ppointed Seen' lary pro le m due 10 the absence ot the S«relary, Mars hall Rohland.

The lollowlng ""ere narned l>Ireelon lor 1961.1962: one sta r denotes Offlc:e r-l)I redor; t wo , tan dcnOlH Ure Dlnt: lor. Numer al s a fler name of stat e Indica te Dumber of atale d lredon to whic h Il Is e nUtled, based on Its me mbeuhl p.

REGION I MAIN&-l.

~." "'" Club Rd., Sanrord .

Dunkl~ St., Concord, N. II.

;\'IASSACHUSET'rS-4. EmU Reu bena, 66 MOl1le S I., Sharon, "'''U. Jo' r ederick. J. Traye n , S lJario n SI., Salem.. Henry &. Roek, Hln , dale It.D., Ueckett, Mus. Ell Uourdon, 119$ Hanlpd~n St., H olyolu, MIS Ii . rueha~d Tirrell ' 30 S. MerCllr St., South Boston.

RHODE ISLANlJ_ l. WalLer Suelmlln, 4. Mawney 51., I'rovldence 7, R. I.

CONNECTICU'l·-3. Dr. J O!ieph I'lau., 7$9 Main 51., tds t lIarUord 8. J a me. Boilon, 249 IIIghland St., Ne w IInvc n II . &llIolt S. Wolk, Apt. 34, South CampUS, Storrs. WUlIam 11. C. Newberry ' , 2.33 Um St ., West Haven 16.

REG ION II NEW YORK- I4..

... mn""y ,,~, ... y , 611 Ol in Hull, 4.4$ E. 6S t ll SI. , New York City 11. Dr. JOI'Ieph We ininger, 1300 Plum St., Scllenectady. Harvey Weinstein, 332 Roge l'll Ave., Ur()(Jk lyn 2$. Ray mond We ll,.te ln, 332 ltogeu Ave., Brooki,yn 25. Wlillam S late r, 116 Plnehu rn Ave., New York 33. Kathr)'ll S later, 116 Plnehunl Ave., New YOrk ». Walte r Harrla, 6$ W. t27th 5 1., New York 27. Dr . Erich Marchand, lin Seville Dr .• Rochelle r 17. MIIt.well Sokoler. 910 S tuart Ave., Mamaroneck. J ohn W. Col lins. 411 £. 64th St., Apt . 41:, Ne w York Clly. J ereml.h Donovao. 458-78th 5 1 .• Drooklyn 9. Charles £. Gel'l(h, 201 E. sath S I., Apt. 4, Ne w Yor k City 16. Dr. I. Spector, 310 W. 65th 5 1 .• New York 24. J uUus Goldsrullh, 63-88 Wel herole St ., Re,o P.r k 74, r.ew York . nermann lIelms "' , ISO N.ssau St., New Yo r k 7. Maurice J . Kuper". »0 Par k A ... e., Ne w York Clly. CarOline D. ManhaIJ", 13 W. 10th SI., New York ll. Anlhony E. Sanll,lere", 62<1 'rrintty A ... e ., Ne w YOI'k 55. Plul Glen", 16 Ely Dri ... e, FayettevUle. H arold M. Phillips " , i$II llroadway, New Yor k City. Allen Kaufman' , 21--1' ISOU! SI., WhlteUone $7. ua ... lo HoHmann', 16$ ll roadway, New York 6.

N~;W J ERSEY--6. Lewis E. Wood, IU~ Sycan.on, 5 1., Haddon Heleh lS. Orest Popovycb, 140 Ette lle Lane, L. kew()(Jd. Robin Au ll , U ;\'In.nsee Drive, Cranford, N . J. Lo ui s Levy, 77- 16th Ave., l'aler$On, N . J . Wlll ll m A. Uu th ", 15 Gorman Ave., CollinelwoQd, N. J . E. Forry LauekS" , 30 Collamore 'l'e~raee, West Orange.

REGION II I

'~;;, Koonll' 610 8racslde Rd., BalUmore 29. '" ,:" A. Ka reh , IkIx 92, APO lOll, New York, N. Y. ... 0 .. COLUM8IA-2.

Edm und Nub, 1$30-28lh Pl. S. I>:., Walhlnclon 20, D. C. Gle nn Hart le b, e / o 2445-15th St. N.W .• Wash iocton t .

V IRG INlA~2.

COl. J ohn 8 . Matheson, 1$12 N. HI,h land S t. , A rllnglon L Dr . Elio t Hellrlt, A rlln l'ton Towe "" J-IIU, ArUneton 2.

WEST VIRG INIA _ i . Plul Sayre, 1003-141h St .. Huntington I, W. VI.

ItI!G tO N IV NORTH CAROLINA_ 2.

Dr . S tew.rt Noblin, a05 Yarmoulh Rd., Ralell' h. Dr . Alber t M. Jenkin., 82.3 Dryan 5 1., Raleigh . Dr . Norm an 1I0r n. te ln' , Soul hPOrt, N. Car.

SOUTH CAROLINA_ I. Prof. Lannelu L. Fo, ter', 1704 Green St .• Columbll.

GEORGlA_ l. J . L. Clhe, 1122 ~' ulton Nat'! a ank Bldg., AUanta .

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~'LOJUDA-3. Thomas Lucn, Box 3457 Unlv. Sta., Gainesv ille . Charle8 B. Stalling., Ap t . 1, 739 £Iwood SI., Ol'iando. S tephen R .. k1n, &160 N.W. 5th Ave., MiamI. Robert C. Eastwood ' , SG4 S. Krome Ave .. Homeslead.

KENTUCKY- I. William. Seay, 1836 S. Llmutone St ., Lexington.

TENNESSE)' 2. Joseph Suttlvan, Jr., 230 N. Purdue, ApI. 102, Oak Ridge. Pele r Lfohde , Ij() Lyto Lane, Nubv!! le 11, Tenn.

ALABAIdA- I . F r ed W. Kem p, 114 N. Vi lley Rd., Palmerd l le.

MISSISSIPPI- I . C. Troy Mille r , Box 431, N. I.,hez..

REG IO N V MICHlGAN4.

T horn .. J e nkin. ", 28409 York Rd., Hu ntlnl' lon Woods. P. ul L~lvoet, 124 Mon t rose, Kalamazoo. GlTy Abram, 18<14S Ue ne, Det roit 21. )'red lIIo r nlnl'star, 446$ Major, Dr.yton Plains. Edward I. Treend, 12200 Arcbdale, Detroit 27. LuclUe Kellner, 17$6$ S.nla Rosa Dr., Delrolt 21. Jack. O'Keefe ' , 1905 C.mbridge Rd., Aon Arbo r .

INDIANA- 2. WIWam Trlnkll, 2714 Cleveland SI., Hammond. C. Ronald perney, 371" \..orl Lane, Indiana polis 24.

OHIO-tL. S. Ru" Owena, 124 S01,llh Pl>lnt Drive, Avon Lake. Steve n L. Markow5k1 , 707 E. Pearl St., TOledo 8. Rlehard Ung, lUI Woodman Dr., Dayton 32. J ames Seh "oede r", BOI( 6$2, Sprl ngrLeld , Ohio. S. S. Keeney" , 1256 J)o" . ld A ... e., Lakewood 7 .

REGtO N V I WISCONSlN_ 1

Arp.d E. £10, 3935 N . neb..anh Dr., 8rookCleld. Ernest Ol(e, 1123 N. Marke t S t., Milwaukee 2. t<1mball Nedved, 738 Blaine A ve., Raelne . Fred C r.mer' , 2422 E. Bradlord Ave., Milwaukee 11. Marshall Roh land', 4Me N. 24th Place, Milwa ukee 9.

lLLlNOIS-6. Dr. Ra lph 1I. KuhAl, Suite 1445A, HUton Hotel, Ch icago $. Frank J . Skoft , 4&33 N. Aver. A ... e. , Cbleal'o :!:i . Peter Wulf, 6435 N. D.men Ave., Chicago 45. Chari ... C. S rotllkl. 3m Sunny.ide A ... e., Brookfie ld, JU. Larry Rodin, U42 W. Pr. tt, Chlcatlo. Erica GUlm.nls. 3432 W. Le Moy ne St., Chicago 51. J ohn r-;'owak", 3011 N. Linder Ave., Chleago. Ev. Aron$On ", 4M3 Oketo Ave., Chlc.go 34. Lewll J. Is .. ., . ... 2i$5 W. Coyle A,·e., Ch lcal'o 45.

MINNF.SOTA-3. She ldon Relo, 6101 S. Ced.r Lake Rd ., Minne.polis 20. Melvi n Semh, Box US, Winona. Robert Gove , !toule 2, Wa)'1ll a. George S. Barnes'. 3001 Over look Dr., Minneapolis 20.

IOWA- I . Kennelh Grant, 1735 Silmlnole Ave. N.W., Cedar Rapids.

NOltl'H DAKOTA_ O. SOUTH DAKOTA_ O. NEBRASKA_ I.

Jlev. Howard Oh",.n, ~16 Dodge, Om aha . MONTANA- I .

Dr. " eter Lapiken, 517 S. 5th E., Mlsaoula . WYOMLNG--(l.

REG IO N V II MISSOURl- 2.

Ed ward A. DIcke rson. 7271 Gayola P l., Mlplewood. Gerald M. Banker, 7837 Wnhlnglon St., Kansas Clly 14. Donald Defi ne ' , 2070 N. W.te r fo rd Dr., F loriuaol , Mo.

A HKANSAS-I. F . W. Prall, MIJestie Hotel , lIot Sprlog •.

LQUISIANA-2. Jaek W. Randolph, IU Like Ave., Apt. 8, Me ta irie . A . Wy. tt Jones", P . O. Box 202, Shreveport.

KANSAS- I. Roberl Leewrlght, 1 ~09 Falnnouol , Wichita.

O KLAItOMA- l. Robert Vr . ln, 2711 S. Robinson, Oklahom. City'. Chadel 8 . Arne., 1344 8elle ... iew Dr., Okl.homa Ci ty 12. J er r}' Spann", 3011 Paleo. Oklahoma Ci ty 19. ,

T£XAS--$. Kenne l h S m ith, 2720 EI T ivoli Dr ., Dalla •. 8 111y P aUe$On, 4008 Fisk 51., Houslon 22. He nr}' n avis, 11111 Sanll Ann., San An toRio. James Creighton, $742 Shell nd., COI'PUS Ch ristI. lII l !Or E. II . • :dmond.on, Box 501 , Rando lph AFB, Texas. C. Harold Rone ' , 1011 W. lI.yahore Dr., S.ylown. Frank Cr .... es .. , 960 E. Mulkey St., . '1. Worth, Texas.

COLORADO-2. I)r. Geo rge Plplrln,OJ, 1821 S. J :a .... Way, Denver 19. E. Victor Tralbush, 2041 Walnut St., Boulder, Colo. J . J . Reid ' , Colorado College, Colorldo Springs.

NEW MEXlOO--2. J ack Shaw, 3430 Monte Vis ta 8lvd. N.E., Al buquerque.

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REGION VIII WASHI NGTON- I.

Max Ma,e, 2431~tb S.W., Seattle 5.

OREGON- I. Clark lIarmon, 5706 S.E. Flora Drive , Portl and .

CALIFORNIA_ 14. Guthrie McClai n, 244 Kearny s t ., 4th n., San Fnndsco. Spencer Vlln Geldu. 2735 Larkin St. . San F ra ncisco • . Natha n Roblnlon, 36]8 C;annona Ave., Apt. D. La. Anlle le$ 16. A2C Char]u It . Save ry, Box 7'19. lIamJUon AFB. CI IiC. Gunnar Itu mupen, IG]5 Hen ry Cour t , Va lle jo. Gene Rub]n, 149 S. AIU Vista Blvd., Los Angel l'l 36. Randolph Eidem lllcr, 473- 33r d St., Manha ttl n B~lch. Lowell Tulll • • 1737 Via Buena Vista . San Lorenzo. Wlll lum Uebo]d, 1626 Sacramento St., Berkeley 2. D r . Theodore Bullocku " 405-9th s t ., Sanl. :\1 onlel. Sven Almgron, 464 N. Ogden Or .• Lo~ Angele. 38. J ohn Alellande r, 12123 Holla nd Rd., Poway. F rank Olvera . lin M.ple St., Pltt!b url', Ca m . Dr. Alex J anu. h kowaky, 440S Stockton Dlvd ., Sac r.mento U . Irv in,: RlvlR' , 4050 W. S]avson Ave. , Lol An,elu 43. He nry Groas ' . 3544 We bste r St .• San Francisco 23. Isaac Ka. hd l n " . 83-4 WOOster S t., Los A ngele. !S. Geo...-e Koltlno .... kl ... 3049 Lagun a S t., San Fr. oeiKO 23. H arry 8 0I'Ol;ho ..... , 63&3 Wilshire Blvd., Lv, A nge le. " .

IOAIIO-I . Richard S. Va nde nburg, 2316 Regan A ve., BotH.

NEVADA- I. Ke nneth J one., 1664 Calltorn1a Ave .• Iteno.

UTAH_ I . Gas ton Chappull , 1 ~7 B. St ., Salt Lake CIty 3.

ARIZONA_ l . Charle. Morgan . 3232 E. Roosevelt, Apt . 12Il . Phoenix 8. 1I0wird Ro.o nt::.u m. 13U N. ~Oth Ave. , Phoenix.

ALASKA- I. Anthony W. 8eh ult1, Box $-$34, Jn l. View Bra nch , A nchorage.

IIAWAII-O.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

Mr. Cr . me r ~ported the « real IncreallC In l e lsu~ aeUvltiu and rccrcatlon, a nd tha i the American public I P*'nt 11 billion dollal'l for recreallon, th ree times a, much as ten yea ... ago, In SUch activilles as a~hery, s kll nl. football . and golf.

"Cheu Is a n alm ost perlect recreaUon. i t doesn't depend on we ath­er the wa y other spor lS do, and doesn' t deVCnd too m uch on you r health . I t I'll! a .. ra ng In te llectual b ackgrou nd . Wh.t has the USC~' done about It ?" Mr. Cramer then sketchlld In wha t happened In previous yeart. In 1960, In St. Loub. USCF developed regional or · ganlzatlon. b roldened It I committees and ado pted now By.IIWI . The USCF had 4~ memben with 173 player! d the U. S. Open. In ]959 In Omaha . t he re were 1M players, and the me mbership had been booat~d to 3800. In 1958, Rochester. Mln a., hOlled 138 playen and the USCF h ad 2600 member.. In 1957 at Cleveland, Je r ry Spa nn was eleeted Preside nt . a nd we elimina ted dtsserullon and bl tte rne" th l t h ad hurt o rgao lu d Che A In p rior yea rs. We also arr . nged tor a new edito r and bu . lnea m l na,er. In HISS, the U. S. Ope n WI! held In Okl.homa City, In 1954 In Lonl Beach, In 19M, New Or lean s. a nd In 1!I5.1 , MII ... au k ee ... lth 18 1 p]ayen. I lthou gh the USCF had a meln~rahlp of 1>&00. In Tam pa In 19~2, the IIlrkoess p lan was adopted, and we began our busl­neU ofnce.

Mr . Crame r con Unued: " We have made some pro, reA In t he put. We have ellmlna ted the bitterness th at divided organ ized chess. We Improved the ratl n, syste m. Inereased ou r rnembeu blp, I l anda rdl7ed rulu, and Imp roved tourname nt play. We developed f rom what was a one man orga nl u tlon with a m ailing list Inlo a n organlutlon with twenty-four vlce·pre . ldenta. m ost of whom . re real ly .cllve In perform. Ing function. as ottlee" and rep resentaUvea, and wltl! twenly,"ne commltteu. W. are . 11 11 a very young or l a nl u llon and have a long way to go, bu t have m.de a signlllca nt Itart .

uDurl nil the Pllt year my eftorQ have been toward de veloping tha t orgl nlllllOn, de velopln, the regional he adqua rte r. and the regio na l vlee·pTfllde nt . . I wl nteSl the region al " Iee·pre. ld enll to take the reo sponsibl llty for the USCF through ou t their regiOn', and " 'e have don e lhal wi th much correspondence."

Mr. Cramer Ihe n d isplayed hi. J u ly mall. and expi l ined that a t least once a month he had made a The rmof.x m alllnl 10 all vice. prulde nls a nd comm ittee ch airme n. He a nd a number of l:SCF vice· preslden ls had vlalted many chess toumame nta. e nabling the m to talk with people In m any localille •• thereby c reating mOre undel'$tandl ng.

Mr. Cu me r I.uded C. Harold BODe (TexII) . nd Eliot Hears l (Va.) for tbelr efforlt In ral,ln l' tunds for Ihe World Student Tum Tour na · ment II Helalnkl . This WII an exam ple of the rel'lonal vlce-preslden'" e ffectlvene .. I t the re,lonal level.

lIl r. Cramer e xp la ined tba t ou r a im I. to develop our or, a nlza llon. to e xpand the ad va nt;agel or chess and the pte .. u re of the e ame tb roughout the Unlled Stales and de velop ou raelve. In te rnationally lUI we]1. Mr. Cramer . tated tbat each region h ll thre-e vlee·p resl. dentl. one or whom I. d ellgnaled as First vtce .p resld ent . Mr . Crame r u ked u ell Flnt vlee·pres.ldenl to submit a report on th e progre n or organized eh e .. In their respecUvt nglonS, to be followed by th e committee chl lrmen. reportl .

(To be Contlnuedl

February, 1962

USCF Expenses Again Outpace Income Although USCF revenues during July, August, and Sep­

tember 01 1961 jumped sharply, (rom $13,113.52 in 1960 to $18,334.13 lor the same three months last year , a net proli t of $687.19 in the '60 quarter turned into a net loss of $492.84 in the '81 quarter. Expenses rose fa ster than income.

Membership dues income rose substantially. as it has been doing for several years. Tournament entry iees rose sharply over the previous year . due partly to change in procedure in US Open bookkeeping: former ly only the net was taken into the books, but last year the gross was take n in, as were cer· lain expenses, including substantial amounts for prizes and for transportation, which arc shown much larger than before.

The cost of CHESS LIFE is more than double that of the '60 period, partly because of larger circulation, partly because the amount 01 copy run per month was greater , and partly because of the improved quality of paper, larger num· ber of cuts. mailing envelopes, etC.

Expenses for catalog printing and mailing wer e reduced, sinCe greater reliance was p laced on the pages of CHESS LIFE to advertise books and equipment.

Many other interesting comparisons appear in the fol· lowing statements, and me mbers are urged to study them care fu lly {or better understanding o f USCF management, problems, and opportunities.

USCF COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATEMENTS

For July·AugustoSeptember

tncome Individual Membership Dues .............. $ Affi liated Organization Dues ............ .. Cbess Life Advertising ..... .................... . Cbess U fe Non-Member Subscriptions Sales of Chess Books and Equipment Tournament Entry Fees ..................... . Rating Fees ............................................. . Donations ............... .................................

1960 5,967.60

395.00 44.27 92.75

4A26.57 1,420,28

610.95 110.70

Total ................................................ $13,113.52

Expenses Membership Promotion and Retention $ Chess Life Printing and Mailing ........ Chess Life Editorial Fees and Ex·

pcnses ............ .... ............ ................... .. . Cost of Books and Equipment Sold .. .. Shipping Supplies, Postage. Expenses Catalog Printing and Mailing ............. . Tournament Prizes and Expenses ..... . Rating System Cler ical Expense ........ .. BusineSS Managcr 's Salary and Com-

• • mIsSIons ....... .... ...... ...................... ... .... .. Offi ces Salaries ................................ .. .. .. Rent ... ...... .............................................. . .. Stationery, Printing. Officc Supplies .. General Postage ............. .. .. .. ... ............. .. . Telephone and Telegr aph ............. .. .. .. . Accounting and Legal ....... ...... ............. .. Taxes ............... .. ........... ......... .................. . Miscellaneous Administrative Expense Transportation and Travel Expense .. .. Student Team Travel .......................... .. F.I.D.E. Entry Fees ... ........ ................... .. Net Profit or (Loss) .... ......... ...... ........... ..

581.15 2,186,28

824.93 2,363,16

236.20 550.00

1.128.65 104.00

1,543.86 1,700.52

330.00 100.37

51.91 94.11

100.00 160.25 370.94

687.19

'''''--'-Tota l .. ....... .. ...... ....... .... ...... ........ ........ $13,113.52

1961 $ 7,526.61

363.00 105.71 111.50

4,157,80 4,888.88

558.55 621 .88

$18,334.13

$ 698.32 5,053.81

627.43 2A94.68

$66,69

2A30.46

1,986.15 2,229.00

480,00 161.35 41.05

218.40 125.00 226.21 281 .39 583.72 459.00 132.44

(492.84) ._-$18,334.13

31

•

GAMES FROM THE LESSING J. ROSENWALD TOURNAMENT

FOR THE U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

ROUND ONE

BEANSTEIN-O

1. P-04 2. "'· KB) 3. P-B4 4. "'·In 5. R· NS 6. B·B4 7. g · B' •. g · Bl 9. RoO! 10. P _KR4 11. B-81 12. P · K4 13. P· KS 14. "xP 15, N·NS 16. Q-Kl 17. N _R3 18. P-KN4 '9. NxN 20. N· R1 '1' . H-82

N· KIl3 P·KN)

8-N2 0-0

P· KR3 , .. , K · R2

QN·a2 P·83 N_A4

N / 2. B3 Q_82 , .. P-B4 g ,Nl P · R3 .. , ... P · &4 P·K4 B -K3

MEDNI$-l

1. P-K4 2. P III: P 3. N·Qlll 4. P-04 5. N·B) 6. B·QNS 1. ().O t . B· K l 9. P.oR4 10. PxN 11. N-Q2 12. N · R2 Il . P-oN4 14. P· B4 15. P -85 16. B·K2 17. N-QB3 lB. P.Q5 19. NxP 20. P· K4 21. NxN 22. g -B2

, ... ." ..... H ·Kll l

.. " ... , 0 ·0-0 .". •••

P·83 P_K) N · K4 G· H3 P · R) g · 82 N·N) P-K4 ,., g _Bl M·B5 ...

P·KN4

D. BYRNE- '!:I

T. H-KB3 2. P.oB4 3. P-KN) 4. 8-N1-5. 0 -0 6. N·83 7. P.Q3 • • N·Kl 9. N· B2 10. B-Q2 11. P.oR4 12. A· Nl 13. P·QN4 H . "'xP 15. RxN

N ·KB) P·gR4 P-kN3

B·N:1 0 ·0

N ·B 3 p .QU

P·Q3 B-Q2 A·'.u H·Kl N· B2 ... •••

.. .aN4

R. IIYRNE- 'IJ

1. P.Q4 2. P.Q1I4 3. " ·KN) 4. " ·QS 5. B_N2 6. N.gIIl 7. P-OR. a. N_R3 ,. 0 -0 10. P_N3

32

H·KSl P·KN)

P-84 p.QJ II·N2

P·gRl 0 ·0

QN-Q2 N ·1(4 H· Kl

WEINSTEIN- l

12 .. II· N2 21 . P. N3 24. K·Bl 25 . H-K1 U . K·HI 27. Q.Q2 28. B-BI 19. QXN 3D. IIxll 31. N ·N2 33. N/ 2. N4 3/1. I(xA 35. B-N2 36, NKKP 37. P·84 38. K· R2 39. A-Q2 40. B· A3 41 . N·81 42. ResIg n s 32. H-K3

SEI0MAN_ O

23. "MU 24. P It P U . a -NS u . a xllch 27 . QR· lll

Q-82 QR.Ql

" · KS 8 · K. p .Q' N·1U Q-1(2

••• •. , g · R4

gxRch ... PxN (6)

K· N2 K· B3 .",

R·KNI Rf2· N2 R.gB2

P·KN 4

p · B4 B·Nl g . B3 .d

R· KBT

'" U . P·86 ,., N·IIS Rj2·gBl 30. H · I(6 31. g .1I4 :no R( K81}-Q1 33. NlIR U . P · NS 35. A·QS U . Ax" 37. IhlRc h lB. g.a, It, I( · RI 40. Q. Kl t h 41 , Q-86eh 42. RxQ

Black

." Rl· B2 B· B3 ... p · B4 B· K4 .", ...

g-QSch g · N3 K· N2 ••• P· NS

SHERWIN_'h,

'6. ItP"P '" ." ... ... B·gl g · NI

11. Pit" " . N ltN If. Ax'" 20. g -H3 21 . A· Bl 22. Q-1<I7 23. aKg 24. P-1I3 25 . K· 82 26. R·87 21. 8 ·K3 U . Klt a

DRAW

BENKO--Y.t

11 . Bo02 12. g .al 13. p ... 14. H· KN5 15. P-R3 '6. "-I(. 17. " -1(5 Ie. Pit" '9. N· B3

OOAW

••• B· NS B· K3 R· NI

B·QSch Bx Bch

I(·BI

P · N3 B·Q2 N· NS N· n N·Rl p · a4

'" axKP

•••

New York, 1961-62

EVAN5-1

I. p · K4 2. H· KB3 3 . ... N5 4. a ·R4 S. 0-0 6. R·KI 1. B· N3 I . P.Bl • • B· B2 10. P·Q4 II . QN-Q2 12. N· Bl 13. p-ONl 14. N· K3 15. P· KR3 16. PxKP 11. p · B4 18. B· N2 19. P·QR4 10. P~P 11 . B· Bl 22. H·gS 23. BPxB 24. p · RS 25 . N.gl 26. H· B4 27. B· R4 28. P· B4 19. PxP 30. NxB 31. B~A 32. P· AI> 33. Q .Kl 14. BxN 15. KR·gBT

P· K4 N-QB3 P·QRl

1'4 ·81 B· K2

P-QN4 p ·Q3

N·QR4 P · B4 g·B2 0 ·0

N·BS N· N3 P·N3 B·g2 , ..

KR·Kl B·g3 P~RP B· B3

gN.Q'

••• N· R4

N/ 4.B3 KA·Nl

R·N4 R/ I· NI

A· KI Nfl xP

••• ... N/ 3-02

P· HS

••• R· AI

HEARST_v..

1. P· K4 1. P.o4 3. N·Q2 4. KN · B3 S. NxP 6. N·N 3 7. B·QNS 8. 0 ·0 9. B. R4 10. B· N3 II. N· KS 12. R·KI 13. RPxN 14. P·QB4 15. g .Kl 16. B· NS 11. QR·QT II. P~P 19. B·02 20. B· B] 21 . BxB 22 . g . K3 23. p · B3

P· K3 ,,,. N·QBl .. ,

N·B3 P·gN3

B.Q2 P·gR3 P·gN4 N-QR4

B·Bl

••• B·N2 B·g3 0 ·0

B·K2

'" P· R3 P·QR4

B· N5 ... .,,' R· R4

TUANEA- O

36. p ·R1 37. Rd' :11. axH 39. K·R2 4tI . R)[R 41. axp 42. a 'Hlch 43. g . KSch 44. P-Q6 4S. Q.Klth 46. Q. B6 41. K· Nl 41. I(·Rl 49. Q-QS SO. K·R2 51. K· NI 51. K·Bl 53. K· N3 54. K· B3 55. K)[P 56. K· B3 51. K· B2 58. K· Nl 59. P·Q1 60 . K·Bl 61 . K·e2 62. K· N3 63 . P· K5 64. I(· A2 65. 0 ·Q6 "- P· K6 61 . P· K7 68. p-OI/ Q l>9. Q~Q

p ·as ... Q .Nlch ." ...

Q. K6 K· Nl K· Nl .,,' K· N2

Q.aSch g ·K6ch

P· B4 Q.B8ch Q·B5th

Q.QBlch Q.B7ch P· BSch Q.e6c h Q·each Q· B6ch g · B3ch

Q·e5 Q. K6ch Q· Bl ch Q. N1ch Q·Nlch

Q·Ql P· R4 K. R3 P· R5 Q· R4

OoK4c h Ru lgns

KRAMER_ Va

24. N·Q3 25 . N-QBS 26. N(3)· K4 27. N)[B 21. P)[N 29. P.g5 30. R·KBI 31 . R·Bl

.,,' a · B3

••• ••• P·gB4

P· K4 R· R7

32. R(g ). KBI R/ I · RI

P· B3 R· R8

R(1 )'R7 R~Rch

Q. K2

33. P· KR4 34. P· RS 35. R)[R 36 K.R2 37. Q.KR3 31. R·Q2 39. g .K6ch 40. P~Q 41 . R·07 42 . P·QN3 43. K· N3 44. K· N4 4S . p · N3 46 . !I.· B7c h

R·Rl Q.Q3

••• K·Bl R· R7 R· N7

RxQNPch R· K' P·N'

ROUND TWO

TURNER_ 'h

I . P·04 2. P-QU ] . H-QB 3 4. P· K4 5. 8 · K2 6. N ·Bl 1 . 0 ·0 S. g · B2 t . R-QI 10. P'QS II . P·ORl 12. B· NS 13. B·R4 14. B·Nl

N·K83 P·KN]

B·H2

'''' 0 ·0 P· B] P· K4 R· KI Q. K2 P· B4 N· Rl P· R3

P·KN4 N· R4

MEDNIS- ';'J

I S. H-Q2 It,. N·Bl 17. N·K3 18. N·H5 19. B·81 20. BxH 21 . H· as 22 . B.g3 21. gR· NI 24. g ·Q2 2S. R· KI 26 . KR·QI

DRAW

N·BS p · H 5 Q .H4

'''' p · R4 , .. a · K4 g · B3 K·RI R· Kl P· N3

HEARST-O P·Q84 ... " I . p · K4

'L N·KB3 1. P44 4. NxP S. N-QB 3 6. B. K) 1. B-Q3 I . 0-0 9. K·RI 10. P· B4 II . Q· K2 12. N·B3 13. N· KNS 14. N· R3 15. R·B]

." p ·K3 Q ·B2

P-aR] N· B3 B· K2 P.Q3 B.Q2

R.QBI 0 ·0

P· R3 N.QN5

••• KAAMER-O

1. P.g4 N.KB3 2. p ·Qa4 P.QB4 3. N·KB3 P· K3 4. N· a3 PxP S. NxP Q· N3 6. P·QR3 P·QR3 1. P·gH4 Q .Bl • • B·,n p-QN3 9. P· K4 B·Nl 10. p . B3 II· Kl 11 . e · K2 0 ·0 12. 0 ·0 B·Q3 13. p · R3 N· R4 14. P· B4 NxP n . H{B31· HS PxN 16. NxNP NxBch 17. QxN OoBl 11. OoH4 P· K4 19. QR.oI ... B2 20 . R-Q S 1'.0] 21 . KR-QI B·BI

WEINSTEIN-O I. P· K4 P.oB4 2. H· KB! P-Q3 3. P·Q4 4. NxP S. N-QB3 1>. B· K3 ,. •• •• ". n . ". u.

P·B] Q.Qt. B·ga4 II· N3 P·QR4 P·H4

•••

B· N2 H· B3 0·0

P·gR4 B·Ql g .Bl

••• B·K3

BENKO- O

1. P·KN3 2. P·gB4 3. B· N2 4. N·QBl S. p · K3 , . N·QS 1. p ·Q4 •. p)[p 9. N· K2 10. NxB 11. 0 ·0 12. P-QS 13. N-Q4 14. B· N5 15. II·"" 16. KII~N 11. R·KI II. BxH 19. RxP H . RxR

P· K4 H.QBl

II · K2 P·Ql B· K3 Q .Q2

'" B·84 N· B3

••• 0.0

N·K4 Q .Q2 N·K5 B· Hl ... B·N3 ".

QR.Kl .. , SEIOMAH_ 'h

I . P· K4 2. P·g4 l . PxP 4. N·KB! 5. a · KHS 6. N·QB3 7. B.QJ

P· K3 P·Q4 , .. B.Q3 N· K1

P·QB) P·B!

EVANS-l 16. PxN 17. R·H ] II.. PxP 19. Q ·Bl 20. N· B2 21. R·KI 22. a ·al 23. P·Hl 24. B·N2 2S . P-QRl 26. RxQ 27. B·Bl 21 . K· NI 29. N· Nl 30. Resigns

SHERWIN_ I 21. Q· NJ 23. B·Bl 24. NxB 25. R~QP 16. P · NS 27. P·QR4 21. R·1I6 29. g·gBl 30. II· R3 31. R·QBl 12. B· N4 33. Q· N] 34. R/ hH 35. RxB 36. RxR 37. R~Ach 38. B·KI :no. A·(11 40. R· AI 41 . Res igns

.". ... Q ·BS B· a3

KR-QT K· B 1

P-QN4 Q·B4 g · R4

••• R·Q7 A· B7 a · B4

B)[KP

P·B! K· RI

••• N· B3 N· R4 ... Q· B2 B· K3

KA·Ql RxAP

P· KR3 RI S-Rl

••• QR·Bl

••• K· A2

••• .. ., QxKp

D. BYRNE_ l 14. P· NS N· R4 ...

••• I S. QBxB 16. H-Q5 17. BxB 18. 0 ·0 ·0 19. KR· KI 20. R·K3 21. R· B3 2,. PxP 13. R· NJ 24. RxR 25. B·N3 26. Resigns

BEANSTEIN_ l

Q-QB4 QR· Nl

KR·gBI P· N4 Q · N3

••• Q· B4 , .. ...

21. Q·02 R· K5 21. P· B3 A. K2 23. R· KI P.KAJ 14. A)[R QxA 25. K· N2 B. N8 26. P·QN4 P·QA4 27. P·gRl PxP 28 . PxP OoK4 29. H· NS B·e4 30. P· B5 P. N4 31. P·Q6 PxP 32. NxP B. K3 33. N ·K4 P· NS 34. K· B2 PxP 35. H ·Bl Q-B4 36. p · R4 Q· R6 37. KxP Q·H5c h 38. K· B2 ,nd WHITE

th lt n e x cH'ded the time limit .

R. BYRNE_ 'h

I. II· A4 9. B· N3 10. QBxB 11. 0 ·0 12. R· KI

DRAW

B·KB4 0.0 ...

N.Q2

CHESS LIFE

ROUND THREE

1. P· K4

EVANS_ I

P·K3 2. P-Q3 3. N·Q2 4. P· KN3 S. PxP 6. KN.B3 7. B·N2 8. 0·0 9. P. KR3 10. Q.K2 II. P-B3 12. P-QN4 13. P-QR4 14. B·R3 15. N·B4 16. N ·K3 17. QxB I'. P_B4 19. BPxP

"" N·KB3

'" P·K4 B·QB4

N·8 3 B·KNS

B·R4 P·QR3

Q-K2 B-R2 N·Q2 ... , 0.0

BxN/ K3 P·QN4

N·N3

'" MEDNIS-V.

I. P-K4 P·Q4 2. PxP N·KB3 3. P·04 NxP 4. N·KB3 P· KN3 S. 8 .K2 B·N2 6. 0 ·0 0.10 7. P_84 N·N3 • • P·OR4 P·QR4 9. P·R3 N·83 10. P-QS N·N5 II . N·B3 P-K3 12. B·NS Q·Q2 13. PxP QxP 14. N·NS N· R3 IS. N/S·Q4 Q-02 16-. 0 ·Q2 NxRP

BERNSTEIN_ iii

I . P-K4 N·KB3 2. N.Q83 P·K4 3. N·83 B·N5 4. NxP Q·K2 S. N·Q3 8xN 6. NPxB NxP 7. Q·K2 0 _0 B. B-N1 R-KI 9. 0·0·0 Q-QI 10. R·KI P-Q4 II. P·83 N.o3 12. 0 ·B1 RxRch 13. QxR N.Q2 14. H·B4 N·N3 15. B.Ql Q.N4 16. Q·K3 B·02 17. P·KR4 Q. U 18. P·N4 H (03)·85 19. P·NS '1 ' '13 20. BxN R·Kl 21 . Q·Q4 P·OB4 22. B·R3 PxQ n . BxQ NxB 14. 8 ·B5 PxP 25. PxP P·QH3 26. 8 ·'14 B·B3 27. P·RS N·K4 28. P·R6 P·N3 29. R.KI P·B3

D. BYRNE_ O 1. N.KB3 2. P·B4 3. N·B3 4. P·K4 S. P.Q4 6. 8 · K2 7. '0·0 8. 8·K3 9. PxP 10. QxQ 11. B·N5 11. 8·03 13. B· K3 14. N-OS 15. P·KR3 16. KR·Ol 17. B· K2 I'. P·B5 19. PxB 20. B·084 21. N·KI

N·KB3 P·KN3

8·N1

' .. ' 0.0 P· K4 N·B3 R·KI

'" ... R-BI

P. KR3 R-Ql N·KI B·K3 N·NI N ·R3 ". N ·NS P·KS

BxNP

February, 1962

KRAMER _ O

10. PxP 21. KR·81 22. N ·R4 23. N .BS 24. 8·81 25. P·N4 16. KPxB 27. R·B6 1B. B.QN2 29. BxR 30. B·QN2 31 . RxN/Q3 32. QxN 33. Q·B6 34. B-N2 35. B·Q4 34. Q.B5 37. P·N6 38. Q·B7

HEARST-V .. 17. B-R6 I'. BxB 19. N·ONS 20. NxO 11 . B·8J 22. IbN 23. RxP 24. N·Q6 2S. R·KI 26. Nx8 27. R·K7 28. RxR 29. RxP

N-N2 KR·BI P-KB3

Q·KI B·N3 "N N", Q.B1 .. , R·RI R·R7

'" P· R3 P·Q4 P·KS , .. , K ·R2 Q.N2

Resign,

P'OB4 K" ••• R-KI , .. , R ••

RxHP R-NI R·N3 .. N R-B2 N ..

N· K3

DRAWN

SEIOMAN_V ..

30. Px P 31. RxRch 31. NxOP 33. K ·QI 34. N·N4 35. B-K3 36. P·B4 37. P· B5 38. BxP 39. N·Q3 40. B·B8 41. N·BS 42. P·R4 43. N·N3 44. N.Q2 45. K. KI 46. B·Q6 47. K·B2 48. K·NI 49. B·B7 50. BxP 51 . B.N, 51. P-R5 53. N ·Nl 54. B.B2 55. N·8 3 56. P·R6 57. N·K2 58. N·04

BENKO_ l 22. QR.NI 13. P·R3 24. PxN 25. BxRP 26. R.N3 27. B·Kl 28. KB·N5 29. PxP 30. B·QB4 31. BxR 32. P·N4 33. K· BI 34. KB·B4 35. B-B4 36. P.Q6 37. P·86 :18. B.QN5 39. P·NS 40. R.Q2 41. Res ign,

N" .. , K ·B2 B_B3 B·N2 K"

P_KN4

'" P·R4 K ·N3 B·R3 8 _BS P·NS P· N6 N·K4 B·04 P·N7

N·NSch N.' K-N4 K ·RS K-R6 N_B4 B·N2 P_R4 P·RS 8 ·B3 K ·N5 Oraw

8·B6

••• B·B6 P·N] 8 _B3 B·K2

'" QR·NI ... N·B3 P·R4 P·R5 P·R6 N ·Kl

'" R-BI B·B3 B·N2 B·N7

R. BYRNE_ 11i

I. P-Q4 P.Q4 2. P-QB4 PxP 3. N.KB3 N·KB3 4. P· K3 P·K3 5. 8xP P·84 6. 0-0 P.QR3 7 . Q.K2 P·QN4 e. B.Q3 PxP 9. PxP B-N2 10. QN.Q1 B·K2 I I. H.H3 QN.Q1

SHERWIN_ V.

I . P·QB4 1. N-QB3 3. P·KN3 4. B_N1 5. P.Q3 6. P·K4 7. Q.Rkh 8. Q_K2 9 . H.B3 10. PxP II. P-KR3 12. QxB 13. P-KR4 14. B·R3 15. QR·N 16. 0 ·0 17. R·K I'. P.QN4 19. P-N5 20. Q.Q 21. PxP

P_K4 P·03 B-K3

P·QB3 8 ·K2

P·KB4 P·N3 N· B3

'" B_NS

••• QN·Q2

N·B4 Q_R4 O·NS

OxBP Q·B2 N ·K3 N", ••• '"

TURHER_ V:t

11. B-KB4 0 ·0 R·BI ... .. , .... .. .,

Q·N3 8·Rl

13. KR·al 14. RxR IS. P.QR4 16. RxP 17_ 1l-Q2 18. R·RI I • . N·RS 20. P.QN3

DRAWN

WEINSTEIN-v.. 22. B. 1(3 23. BXN 14. QxP 25. Q.Q1 '16. R·1(2 -27. RxB 28. QxP 29. QxP 30. PxN 31. N·05 32. K ·BI 33. R·K3 34. ".B6ch 35. QlIO 36. RxR 37. K· H2 38. R·N4 39. K·83

0 ·0 ... B·N3

QR·K N·R4 ... .... N·85

••• Q·NSch

QxRP RxKP •• N ... K· B1 R_K]

R.QB3 K·B3

40. R_H5 DRAWN

ROUND FOUR TURNER_'h

I. P·Q4 H·KB3 2. P·QB4 P-QB3 J. N·QBl P·Q4 4 . P·1e3 P·K3 5. N·B3 QN.Q2: ~ B.Q3 pxP 1. BxBP P.QN' 8. B·0 3 8 ·N2 9. 0 ·0 B.Q3 10. P·K4 P·K4 11. p·QS PxP 12. NxNI' N· B4 11. NxBch OxN

SEIDMAN_ l

I . p · Ie' 2. N· KB) 3. P·Q4 4. NxP 5. N·QB3 6. P·B3 7. B·K3 8. Q·02 9. B·QB4 10. P· KR4 11 . " ·K2 12. PxP 13. NxN 14. P-R5 15. BxN 16. PxP 17. P-QN3 18. R·Ol 19. 0 -81 2 ~ . P·R4 ,, . N-K2

P-QB4 , .. , .. , N ·KBl P·KN3

N·B3 B·N2 0 ·0

P·OR4 N ·K4 P·04

NxQP •• N N-BS ." BPxP

Q.KB2 R-Ql ... ' P·K4 P·K5

KRAMER- l

I . p·Q4 2. P·OB4 3. N·Q8l 4. P.KN3 5. R·N1 6. P·K4 7. PxP ~. QxQ 9. P·I(S 10. P-1S4 11 . B·K3 12. PxN 13. R·QI 14. RxRch IS. B·KBI 16. BxN 17. BxP 18. B·N4 19. B_R3 20. PxB 21. 8 ·N2

N·KB] P·KN3

B·N2 0 ·0 , .. ,

P.QB4

'" ... KH·02 N·QB3

N / 02xP

." B·N5 ...

N ·Q6ch ... P·N]

P.QR4 BXNch

RxBP R·B7

BERNS'TEIN-'!J

14. B·N5ch K-BI .. , P·83 ... ' ...

IS. PxP 16. R·I(I 17. B-QB4 18. axH 19. B·1(3 20. g .B2 21. KR.QI 22. P·QN] 23. OR.BI 14. N·02 25. N ·B4

D. BYRNE-G

22. 0-0 23. RxP 24. N_B4 25. B·N6 '6. BlIR 27. I(.R2 2 • • PxB 29. R-BI 30. B·K7 31. 0 ·01 32. RxQ 33. BxP 34. BxP 35. R.Q7ch 36. 8·N7ch 37. BxB :18. N·03ch 39. M·BSch 40. NxP (Black lost

P-QR4 N_K3 K·B2 P·N3 g·Rl

R·QBI Drawn

.. , .. ., .... B·N5

B-Q5ch ... QxKBP

0 ·N5 P·KN4

••• B·K4 P·R] K·B2 K ·B3 K· S< K"

K·K5 K ·B6

Forfeit on timel

WEINSTEIN-o

22. B·g4 23. BxNP 24. B·Q4 2S. N·B3 26. K.Ql 27. N.Q2 21. R·KI 29. R· K5 30. B·B3 31. RxB 32. I(·BI 33. P· H4 34. K-Nl 35. I(·N2 36. KxR 37. P·R3 38. PxP 39. N·K4 40. K-N3 41. NxPch

RXQRP B·K3 .. ,

R·OB7 R·R1 B·Kl P·R3 K ·R2 P·RS , .. P·N4 K ·N3 R·R6 ... P· R4

'" P_R6 P·K4 K· B'l

R. ,lgns

1. P·Q4 2. P-QB4 3. N.KB] 4. P·KN3 5. B·N2 6. N·83 7. 8 ·Q2 8. QxN 9. I'xp 10. 0 -0 II . KR·QI 12. N·KS 13. N.Q3 14. P·QH4 15. Q·N2 16. P·OR4 17. P·K3 18. Q·N3

BENKO_ I H·KB3

P· K3 P·ON3

B-N2 B_K2 N-KS

." P·Q4 ,., H_Q2

0 ·0 P' OB3

R_KI N·B3 B.Q3 Q·K2

OR-QI P·KR4

HEARST_TAt I. P·K4 2. P'04 3. N.Q2 4. KN·B] 5. P·KS 6. H·N3 7. 8-KB4 8. P.B3 9. PxP 10. B·QNS 11. 0-0 12. B.N3 n. BxN 14. N.85 IS. N.Q3 16. R· I<I 17. P.KR4 I'. P·RS If. N / B_K! 20. P'ON4 21. N ·KB4

P·K] P.Q4

N·QBl N·B3 N·Q2 , .",

0 ·0 P·B3 ." N· 1(2

N ·KN3 R_B2 ." P·QN3 R·Kl R·Bl B·KI N·BI

P-KR3 N·R2 p·Be

EVAN$--1fz I . P.Q4 2. P.Q84 3. N·Q83 • • P·1(4 5. P·B3 6. KH·K2 7. B·NS 8. 0·Q2 9. 0 ·0·0 10. K·NI II. P-KR4 12. N-oS 13. BxQ 14. BPxN IS_ B·RS 16. N·B4 17. BxP I'. B·K2 '9. P· RS

N ·KB3 P· KN3

8 ·N2 P.Q3 0.0

QN·Q2 P·B4 0 · R4

P·QR3 R_Kl

P·QN4

••• •• N .. , ' ... H_K4 8·Q2 P·B4

PxKP

SHERWIN--O 19. P·N$ P' QB4 20. PxP PxP 21. HxOP NxN 22. BxN BxB 23. QxB 8xNP 24. QxRP B.Q3 25. Q.H4 Q.B2 26. OR·BI BxPch 27. K ·BI B.Q3 28. K·K2 B_K4 29. RxP Q·Q3 30. Q.QB4 B-B3 31. R·B6 Q·R7 32. 0·B3 RxPch 33. KxR BxQ Black forfeited on timlt .

R. 8YRNE_'h 22. N/ 5·N6 13. NxB 24. NPxP 25. R·ONI 26. R.K3 27. PxP 28. B· KS 29. R·QR3 30. OxR 31. 0 -87 32. R·RI 33. R.QBt 34. P". 35. H-B4 36. R·B6 37. K ·R2 38. P·N] 39. 0 · R7 40. R.B7 41 . N·N2 DrlW

MEDNIS-1f2 20. PXNP 21. NxN 22. PxP 23. KR.KBI 24. K· B1 25. K .N3 26. RxR 27. B·Q2 2.9. B·RS 29. B·Q2 30. P-R3 31. R·Bl 31. BxR 33. K 'N4 14. B-N5 35. K·B3 36. K .Q3 37. fe·1I3 38. Drl wn

". R·KI ,., Q-R4

'" .. , R-B7 ... Q·R3 .... P· R3 ... N-81 Q·N4

Q·Nach Q· K5 0 · B6 p·QS

QxPch K· RI

NxNP "N

R·K81 B·K4 K-N2 ...

R·QBI R·B1 R-Bl R·B2 R·Bl ... B·QS B-N3 K·B2 P·R4

B.QII4 B·N3

ROUND FIVE

•• I . P·04 2. P-QB4 3. P· KN] 4. B·N2 5. N.QB3 6. N .83 7. 0-0 8. PxP t . B· 1(3 10. N·05 II . B-Qt 12. N· B3 13. Q.81 14. P.KR3 15. NxH 16. P.H3 11. B·R6 18. 80NS " . 8-K3 10. Q-R3 21. OR.Q 22. Rxll 23. R.Ql '24. 8·B4

BYRNE_ '1z N·KBl P·KN3

B·N2 0.0 , .. , .....

N-B3

'" 0 ·R4 P·Kl Q.QI Q.K2

N·KN5 N j 5·K4

N.N , .. , B·RI P-B3 ' ·N

P-N3 P-QR3 ...

Q·B2 P·B4

EVANS-iii 2S. O· BI B·QN2 ... 26. BlIB 27. 0·K3 18. PxP 29. P-QR4 30. HxP 31. H·N2 32. NxP 33. BxN 34. P_B4 35. QxPch 36 . R-Q7 37. K-N2 38. 0 ·B7 39. KxR 40. K .B3 41. K ·K3 42. K·B2 43. K-N2 44. K ·BI 45. K·Kl 46. K·Ql 47. D~IWn

P.QN4

'" .. , R·N4 P·B5 P-R4 ". B·N1 K· R2

O-B4ch ." RlIPch O·Nlch O·Blch

OxRPch Q· RSch Q-Hkh

QlIP/ Sch 0 ·N6ch Q·H6ch

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SHEIIWIH_ ' SEIDMAH-O D. BYIIHE_TIt TUIIHEA _ V:! HEAIIST_ '1t D. BYAHE-V:! L P·Q4 H. kB) 23. A·B5 B·H3 L P·QB4 H·KB3 11 . 0 ·0 H·B3 L P· k4 P·QB4 '9. IIxQeh ... ,. H·KB] P·OH3 14. BlIQP ... ,. H·OB] P. k] '2. B·H2 P·OH3 , . H·KB] P·03 10. B·H6 A·01 ,. P·OB4 P· k3 25. PlIPeh k ·Hl ,. .... B·H5 U . R·Bl 0·k2 ,. .... . .. 21. BxllP hBP •• P·KHl B·Al 16. 1I11B ... •• P·K3 P-QB4 14. R· KT B·H2 •• ." H·K83 21. R·82 R·Bk h ,. 0 ·114 8 ·K2 27 . P1I8 11 ·1'1' •• KH·K2 .... 15. P ·OB4 H ·K4 •• H-QB3 P·KHl 23. K·R2 8 ·A3 •• 8 ·1'12 0 ·0 28. A-QHS ... • P-QAl 8xNd. 16. 0 .K2 1'1·1'11 •• "K' 8 ·1'12 24. P·KNl 8 ·K4 ,. N·81 P·8 3 29. PxA K •• ,. ••• PxBP 11. PlIP • •• •• B·K3 101 ·8 3 25. A·K2 8 .Nkh •• 00 . ... n. K·B2 K·B3 •• N·Nl 0 ·0 I ' . 8 .83 B·B3 •• 00 8 ·02 16. K· N2 8 ·05 •• H·K5 P·gN4 31. K· B3 K·K4 •• ••• 0 ·B2 19. KII·OI OA·HI •• g ·02 0 ·0 21. A·02 ••• HI. P_HP ••• 32. P ·K4 P ·KAI. ". 8 · R2 R·QI 20. Dn .... 10. P·8' 0 · 81 2 •. allB ••• 11 . HxHP Q· K' 33. K·K3 K·QJ 1' . P.KA l ••• 29. R·gkh K·H2 12. 1'1 ·083 ••• 1 •. K·Q4 K.K3 12. BxH 8 ·B3 30. BxH BxBeh 13. NlIQ ••• 35. P·R3 P·83 13. 8 ·B3 A.Ql Jl. K·B2 P· B3 14. II· Kl 8 ·1'14 36. P· KN4 ••• ROUN D SIX 14. OR·Ql P· K4 32. R·Q7eh K·Hl 15. N· Bs N·83 31. PxP K·Q3 IS . B·B2 P·QN4 33. R·Q8eh K· B2 16. NlIKP 8 ·1'15 38. P·H3 K·K3 16. P· 1I3 P·OA( 34. R-Q7eh K·K3 17. HlIR ••• 39. K·03 K·Q3 KRAMEA_ ) BENKO_ l 11. PlIP ••• 35. RxP P·H4 l B. B·K3 B·R4 40. K·Q4 K·K3 , . P·Q4 H·KB3 21. K-Q3 P·OH4 1 • • QxReh ••• J6. R· RB Dr ... 19. P·QII' •• N 41. P·H4 K·Q3 ,. P.oB4 P·KH3 21. P.QII4 ••• 2.0. PxN 8 ·8 5 42 . P· KS eh pxPch ,. H·OBl .... 29. IIxll ••• EVANS-' 8ERHSTEIH-O 21. PxH '". O. K·K4 Rll ig .. ,

•• N·B3 B·H2 30. BxR ••• 22. II ·QB' 8 '1'16 •• ... ••• 3'. K. B4 P.oR] L P·K. P ·K4 22 . H·Kl P · II' • 0 ·N3 ••• 32.. 8-Q2 K·B2 ,. N·KB3 1'1.083 2.3. P-QH3 P· NS WEINSTEIN-v., 8ENKO-v., •• ••• P.oB4 33. 8-8] K· KI ,. 8 ·1'15 P·01l3 24. N-Q5 II ·Nl

L p.Q. H·K83 30. N·R] B·B3 •• P· K3 00 34. p ·QS PxPeh •• 8 ·11' N·B3 25. P·8 3 • •• ,. P·Q8. P·KH l 11. PxP ••• •• B·K2 N·8J l!I . KlIP K·Q2 ,. 00 B· K2 u . HxPIll P·KB4 ,. N·QBJ p .Q' 32. B·BJ H· K2 10. 0 ·0 1'1·11' 36. K·B4 P· R' •• '" . QPxB 27. p .g. • •• •• ••• ••• 33. R·R6 R·Qlll 11 . Q·B2 ••• 31. K·N3 K·K3 ,. P·Q3 H ·Q2 28. o.KJ AxReh ,. P· K4 N.N 3 • • 1I (1)·QAl ••• 12. 8PxP B· K3 lI. 8 .Q2 K·Q4 •• QN·Q2 P.g84 29. KxR 1I.81ch •• • • N 8 ·1'12 35. RxR ••• 13. R·Ql Q·Q2 39. 8 ·8J K·K5 •• N·B4 P· K83 30. K·Nl Q· 82 •• 8 ·QB4 0 ·0 36. QxB N·Q4 14. H·KS KR·Bl 40. K·84 P·H4 10. H· KA. 0 ·0 31. p ·Qs 1'1 ·1'14 •• H·K2 P·QB4 Jr. Q·Ql R.Q81 15. Q·H2 Q·RS 41. P· KA3 P·KR4 II . P·KB4 ••• 31. P· R4 H·B6eh •• O·D H·B3 3C. Q·QAI II· B3 16. Q·N5 ••• 42. 8 ·86 P·N5 12. BxP R·B2 33. PXH g·N3eh ". B·K] Q. 82 39. R·R5 R· B2. 17. 8xQ H·B5 43. Px P RPxP 13. H·B5 N·BI 34. Q·H5 Q·H3eh 11. R·Bl R.Ql 40. Q· Rl A·H2 18. 8xN ••• 44. 8 ' 1'15 P ·R1 '4. B·K3 P.QR4 35. K·Rl • •• 11. P·KR3 P·H3 41 . R· RB P·HS It. HxB •• N 45. 8 ·8' B· K2 15. Q·RS ••• 36. H ·K4 P· 87 13. P·B4 P· K3 42 . PxP N·a2 20. B·H2 R·B1 44. B-Q4 a · u 16. Qx8 0 ·Q2 31. K·H2 g ·H4 14. Q. kl N·R4 43. 11 · 117 1'1 · 1'14 21 . QR.N' P·H3 41. PoH3 B· k2 17. Q. B2 ... , lI. 1'1 · 1'13 Q· kl 15. B·Q3 P· 84 44. RxR ••• n . K·BI P· K3 ... K·H3 8 ·B4 U . BxP ••• 39. R·KBI g ·K, 16. P ·K5 15'1'12 45. Q·R5 K·K' 21. R(O}-B R/ R'-Qa, .,. B·86 ' ·M '9. Qxa N·K3 40. g ·H4 ... , 11. Q·81 •. ., 44. B·Kl K", 24. K· KT B·BI SO. KxP "H' 20. Q·82 P·AS 41 . Q.K6ch A .... ns 18. 8·1'11 N·B3 47. Q·1I2 .. " n . K.Ql Rm - BS 51. Au ltns 21 . QA·Ql P'QN4 I •. K·A2 N·K2 48. o-K82 K· Kl 26. K·g2 P·8' It. A·HI Q.83 49. Q.1I2 B·BI

MEDN IS-I-'! •• 8YANE_ 1-'! 21. 8 ·Q2 P· KA4 50. o.KB2 8 ·K2 , . P ·K' P·K3 24. Q.NJ A·gl 22. B·B2 P·QH4 51 . K ·H3 Q· 1(5 $EIDMAN_ l WEINSTEIH-O ,. P·Q4 P·Q4 25. KII.Q .. -23. P·QR4 P·A3 52. K· R2 H·B' '- P·K4 P·K3 25. PxN N·85 ,. H ·Q2 H·QB3 26. RxA • . K 24. OR·Rl H·Q4 53. Q·N3 H· K7 ,. P·Q4 P.Q4 26 . RxP ••• •• KN·B3 H·B3 27. H·KBl ••• 25 . 0 ·1'13 K·82 54. QxPeh k .Q2 ,. ••• ••• 27. Rx8 P ·K84 , . P· Ks H ·Q2 21. B· B2. .. -16. KII·Q81 8 ·R3 55. P·Q5 ••• •• H·KB3 B·Q3 28. R·B4 H·K' •• P·ON3 P·B3 29 . 1'141111 Q.Q2 27. B'QI II .KNI 56. QxPch K· Kl ,. N·B3 H ·K2 29. A.QJ N.Q4 ,. B·N2 ••• 30. BxB K •• 28. P· 1I4 QII ·HI 57. Q·H8ch I(·Q2 •• H·QNS QN·B3 30. IIxP No. •• ••• B·K2 31. Q· B2eh K·Nl 29. 1'1 · 1'11 Q·Q2 58. Dr.w ,. ••• ••• 31. PxN ••• •• B· NS D·O 32. Q·K4 P·R3

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34 CHESS LIFE

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Confd. on DI," 37

NEW IDEAS IN CHESS by LARRY EVANS

1962 U. S. Chess Champion "REVtOUS TITLES HELD:

Internlition.1 Grtndmaster

U. S. Ch'mpion

Three times U, S. "Open" Ch.mpion

C.n.dl.n " Opan" Chllmpion

A VITAL BOOK BY LA.Il ItY E VANS describing, in detail, his basic principles and tactics which have so electrified the chess world - including a lucid elaboration on the four elements of Space, Time, Force, Pawn Structure; how to outplay your opponent.

For the Novice to the Ne..,·Muter

Only

PITMAN PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2 W. 45th St., New York, N.Y. February. 1962 35

• • • OF MASTER PLAY

BY LOM

ROBIN HOOD IN CHESS?

In Sherwood Forest it is difficult to tell the woods from the trees, and one never knows who might be skulking behind one of those mighty oaks. A wealthy nobleman, traveling the lonely forest road, might suddenly be confronted by Little J oh n emerging from the shadows. With his mighty staff he enforces his ideal _ to rob from the rich and to give to the poor.

For like purpose was the Battle of Hastings, the 1961 Christmas Tournament, fought. Against the distinguished foreign invaders the Britishers lined up their stoutest opposition. The renowned Penrose, the stubborn defenders Barden and Wade, and the little-known John Littlewood, all were lurking at their boards patiently waiting for the invaders to make the slightest mistake.

None of these staunch Englishmen fulfilled his mission more faithfully than John Littlewood. Not only did he draw with the once·world championship contender, Salo Flohr, but he carried off the shields of two Grandmasters Gligoric and Bisguier. This must be considered a splendid feat , though his disappointing score of 4·5 did not give him a place among the leaders.

The question remains whether LitiJewood was taken much too lightly, or whether he may really be a candidate for championship chess. If the players at Hastings had seen the following game, they would probably have decided on the lat· ter. The game, played at the Clare Benedict Team Tournament, April 1961, reveals a spirited attacking style combined with a good sense of position play.

CARO·KANN

Littlewood Bhand (Swit:lerland) P.QB3

(Great Britain) 1. P·K4 2. N·KB3 l. N·Bl 4. P·KRl S. Ox! 6. p.Q4 7. B.Ql

P.o' B-N' BxN P·Kl N·B3

So far quite familiar (Smyslov·Botvin· nik, return match), but here white essays a much recommended but rarely tried pawn sacrifice, the merit of which can· not be denied. For the pawn white ob­tains the greater development, open lines, and a dangerous initiative. It is this writer's opinion that with patience black can defend the game.

36

7. .. ...... 8. NxP 9. B·K3

PxP QxP

Q.Ql

Position Ifter 9 .......... Q-Ql

Black had two other possibilities, QxP or B·NS+ .

The latter is particularly dangerous as the example will demonstrate. i.e., 9 ......... B-NS+, 10. P·B3 QxB (BxP+, 11 . K·K2!), 11. NxN + PxN, 12. QxKBP R·N1, 13. PxB and black's position is the weaker. The text may be considered the safest continuation.

10. 0·0·0 11. Q·N3 12. K·NI

QN·Q2 Q·R4 N-Q4

Black still has difficulty coordinat ing his development; however, his position is basically sound. Thus, it remains a fightin g game with chances for both sides.

13. B·Q2 14. P·KB4 15. P·B4

Q·B2 0·0-0

N{4}-Bl

The alternative IS. ..... .. . N·NS, 16. BxN BxB, 17. Qx,P QxP, 18. KR·Bl Q·K4 gives black easy equality.

16. B·B3 17. BxN 18. RxR+ 19. B·B2

NxN N·B4 Qx. P·Bl

Suddenly it becomes clear that white has the better position. The pressure he exerts against the black king·side is more than enough compensation for the pawn minus, especially since black has already weakened his king pawn.

20. R·QI Q·B2 21. Q·K3!

Position after 21. Q·K3!

This move serves a double purpose, a threat against the black king pawn and queen rook pawn by enforcing P·QN4, and the attack against the king's wing by the advance P·KN4·NS.

21 • ........ P·QR4 22. P·QRl K·NI

A better chance for survival is of· fered by 22 ......... P-M, 23. B-N4 Q·N3, 24. BxN BxB, 2S. QxP+ K·N1 , 26. K-R2 ; and although white still has the advan­tage, the bishops of opposite colors offer excellent drawing chances.

23. P-QN4 24. PxP 2S. P.QBS

26. P·N4

PxP

N·Rl Q·Bl ........ CHESS LIFE

White has effectively tied down the black queen side ; so he may now turn his attention to the other wing.

26 . ... .... . 27. P·KN5

N·B2 B·K2

The only move. 27 .. ...... . N·Q4 is an· swered by 28. RxN! any PxR, 29 PxP PxP, 30. BxBP R·Nl, 31. B-K5+ !

28. PxP 29. B-K5!

BxKBP R·Ql

If black did not have that extra pawn he would be able to relieve the pin which will eventually r esult in his demise. As it is, the king pawn I S weak anyway.

30. R·Q6 31. Q·R3+ 32. Q.R5

K·R2 N·R3 OxO

Pos ition "fter 3l ..... .... , RxR

Here could black better hold out with 32. B·K2? An interesting line wo uld foll ow, 33 . P·N5! BxR, 34. Q·N6 + K·Rl, 35. PxB PXP, 36. B·K4! threatening QxN to which there I S no defense.

33. Q·N6+ 34. PxR 35. Q·Q4

K·Rl B-Q1 Q·Q2

The power of the bishop pair in its full force is dem-onstrated in this posi· tion. White can have his pawn hack any time he so chooses, but he has better.

36. B·Q3 37. Q·R1 38. B.Q4+

P·KN3 K·R2 K·NI

If 38 . ........ B·N3 then 39. BxB+ KxB, 40. Q·Q4+ P·B4, 41. PxP+ NxP, 42. Q·N4+ etc.

39. Q·R4 40. B·K5 41. P·N5 42. BxQNP

Q.KB2 K·R2 PxP

Q.B4+

With so little mater ial left on the board, it is amazing that white actually has the win. Nevertheless, Little J ohn wraps up the prize with a few swift strokes of his mighty staff.

43. K·R2 Q·B2 44. P·Q7 B.N3 45. BxN PxN 46. Q·B6 Resig'"s

It is easy to see how Littlewood could beat any player at any given time, since he does not appear to be in the least timid about sacrifi-cing material early in the game.

February, 1962

Byrne Wins North Central Open

of the U . S. In t e r national St udents' p lace .

for the event, agai n r eflected the growln j popu . events. T he tournamen t w<:s sponsored by t h e W scon sin

SI000 p r be fund . Scene of pla y was t h e Sky Ro om of r ecent 162-player W estern Open. Ernest Olfe w as

Mann.

In the final round, after successively winning ; USC F P r esiden t . ~'red Cr amer, Milwa u kee ; ; and Theodol'Ovitch and Br aSke t in the 5th

, t opped the j u nlo'- p l ayers, and title . W . H. D onnell y , Va lpa r a iso, fou rteen ·year--old £tnd from Mil

the Class C title .

U.S, Championship-Cont'd, BENKO_ v> HEARST_ v>

R. BYRNE_ I BERNSTEIN_ O

I. P-Q4 N·KB3 IS. B· KBI KR·KI 2. P·QH4 P·QB] 16. Q·K2 P·QR3 3. N. KB 3 P.Q4 11. P·QR] N·B4 4. P· K3 P·Kl 18. QR.QI Q.B5 5. B·Q3 QN.Ql It. P·QN4 N/ 4.KS 6. QN·Q2 P.QN 3 21). Nx N N x N 1. 0 ·0 B· N2 21. P·KN 3 Q ·R3 8. P·QN3 B· K2 22 . B·Nl P ·B4 9. B· N2 0 ·0 23. P·B3 Rx N Ie. P·K4 PxKP 24. RxR N· N4 II . NxP P·B4 25 . P·KR4 N·Bl 12. N· N3 PxP 24. Qx P QxQ 13. NxP Q.B2 27. RxQ P· B5 14. R·KI QR.QI 28. R·Q7 Res.

ROUND NINE BE RNST E IN_ I

I . N·KB3 P·Q4 2. P·B4 P· K3 3. P·QN3 P.QB4 4. Px P PxP S. P·Q4 N·QB3 6. P,K3 N·B3 7. B·K2 PxP 8. Nx P Q. N3 9. NxN PxN 10. 0 ·0 B. K2 11. N· B3 0 ·0 12: B· N2 R·Q 13. Q·B2 Q· B2 14. QR· B B·Nl 15. N· R4 N.Q2 16. B·Q3 P·KR 3 17. B·B5 N·B 18. Q·K2 B.Q3 If. P·B4 Q. K2 20. R·KB3 P· B] 21 . R·QBl R·K 2' . Q.Bl P·B4 23 . R· R3 QR·Q 24. R·B B.B 25. BxB 26. R' Q 27. N·B3 l8. NxP 29. Q·B3 30. Pxp 31. Q· N4 32. B·B3 33. Q· B5 34. Q·Q3 35. Q ·B4 36. R· N3

'x' P-QBS ... Q.N2

Q· KB2 N·R2 R,B7 B·B4 R·K7 R·R7 ,., K· '

o. BYRNE- 'h. I . P·QB4 P·KN 3 l. N·QB3 B·Nl 3. P·KN 3 N·KBl 4. B·Nl 0 ·0 5. P·K4 P·QB4 6. KN·Kl N·QB3 7. 0·0 P·Q3 8. P·Q3 R· NI 9. P·KR3 P·QR3 10. P·QR4 N· KI II . B·K3 N·B2 12. P·Q4 PxP 13. NxP Bo02 14. P·R5 Nx N 15. BxN BxB

KRAMER_ a

37. P·QN4 38. R·K 39. Q· NS 40. N·B7 41. NxQ 42 . P· K4 43. BxB 44. N·Q6 45 . R·QB 46. R·B4 47. P· R4 48. R·QR3 ' 9. RI" . R4 50. K·R2 51 . N· N5 52. RxP 53. P, N3 54. R·R2 55. R·R8 t h 56. N·B3 57. R·QBS 58. P· R5 59. R·B4 60. RxN 61. R·Q6 62. P· K5 63. RxPch 64. PxP 65. R(2 ). R6 66. K·R3 67. R·R7c h 68. RxPch 69. R·QB' 70. P· N4

Q·R4 R·R5 R·R6 0 _0

R.QN6 Ox. 'xO

R·K2 ' ·N N·'

PQR4 R·R2

R· N8c" R·Q8 R·Nl N· N3 N· K2 N·B3 K·R2 R·K8 N·Q5 P· N3

R·QB 8 OxN

K· Nl P x KP K· Rl R·K6

R, N7ch Ox. K· ' K·N . ·K K·'

71. K· R4 RESIGNS

R. BYRNE_ lh 16. QxB 17. P·QN4 18. PxP e.p. I'. Q. K3 lO. N·Q5 ll . KPxB 22 . QxP 23 . P·B5 24. RxP 25. R·QB6 26. R·B7 27 . R·KI 28 . QxQ

DRAW

B·B3 P·QN4

N· K3 oxe OxN N·Q5 N· B7

QxNP ... N .. " P· B5 N·B4 OXO

L P, K4 P.QB4 ,. N· KB3 P·QR3 ,. P· KN 3 P· KN3 •• B·N2 B· N2 ,. 0·0 NoOB3

•• P·B3 P·K4 ,. N· R3 KN·K2 ,. N· B4 0·0

•• N·Q6 Q·B2 10. NxB QR x N II . P·Q3 P·Q4 12. PxP Nxe 13. R·KI QR.QI 14. Q-B2 P-KR3 15. B·Q2 K· Rl 16. QR·QI P·B4 17. P·QR3 '.o' 18. B·QBI R/IoOI 19. N·Q2 N/3.K2 20. N·BI Q.Q3 21. B·B3 B· B3 22. Q·K2 P·QN4 l 3. P· KR4 K· N2 :4. N·Q2 N·B2 25. N· N3 N·K3 l6. Q· B2 R· KRI l7. B· N2 P· N4 28. PxP ... 29. Q· K2 N·Q4 30. N·RI K· N3 31. N· B2 Rjl·R2 31. P·QB4 N·Kl 33. P·QN4 N·B 3

". NPxP QxBP

". B· N2 P·KNS

". ... .. . ". P·Q4 N/ K3xP

". NxN NxN 39. Bx N 'xO 4~. Q·Q3 Q· BS 41. R· K2 OxO ". 'xO R·QB2

". R·QI • .o, ". B·BI R·B6 ". R· N2 Ox. ... RxNP P·Q6

". !l · N2 P·Q7

". R·Q5 'x, 49. BxR B· N4 SO. K·BI K·B3 51. K·Kl K·K4 ". B·B6 K·Q 5

". B·Q7 R·R4

WEINSTEIN_ V>

I . P·Q4 2. P·QB4 1. N·QB3 4. P· K4 5. B·K2 6. N·B3 7. B· NS 8. B· R4 9 . Q·Ql 10. NxP 11. BxQ 12. BxP 13. '0·0·0 14. P·QN3 15. Bx P 16. B· B7

N·KB3 P·KN 3

B· Nl P·Q3 0 ·0

P· K4 P·KR 3 QNoOl ...

Nxe NxO Nxe

Nj2·N3 N-K4 R·QI 'xN

54. RxPch 'x, 55. Kx B R·B4 56. K·Kl K· KS 57. B·R4 R·B6 58. B·QI K·Q5 59. B·R4 R· R6 60. B·Q7 R·R7ch 61. K·KI K·K5 6l. B·B6ch K.o. 63. B· N5ch K·B7 64. B·Q7 R· R4 65. K·K2 R·K4ch 66. K· BI K·Q7 67. B·B8 R·R4 6S. B·Q7 R·K4 69. B· BB R·B4 70. B.Q7 K·Q6 71. B·K6 K·K5 n . K· N2 R· B8 73. B·Q7 R·B2 74. B·R4 K.Q6 75. B· N3 R·K2 76. K· BI K·Q7 77. B·R4 R·K8ch

". K-N2 R· K5

". B·Q7 R·K4 00. K·BI K·Q6 " . K· N2 K·K 7 ". B·B8 K·K 8 ". K· NI R·B4 84. B·Q7 K·K7 ". K· N2 K·Q6 86. B·K6 K·K 5 87. B·Q7 R·B2 88. B·R4 P· BS 89. Px P Kx. 90. B· N1 R·Q2 91 . B· R4 R·Q3 92. B· N5 R·Q7 93. K·BI R·B7 94. B· R6 R·B8ch 95. K· N2 R·B2 96. B·Q3 R·B3 97. K.BI '.o' 98. B· N5 K· N4 99. K· N2 K· RS lOO. B·B4 R.Q] 101. K· BI K· N4 102. B· N5 R·B7 103. Bo03 R· N7 104. B·K4 K·B5 lOS. B·B6 Dra wn

EVANS-'At

17. RxR N.B3 18. R·Q3 B·B4 19. R· K3 Bx N 20. Rx B No04 21. RxN PxR 22. B·QR5 N. KB 5 23. B· KB3 N.Q6c h l 4. K·Ql NxP l5, 8 x P R·QBI 26. R·QBI B·KS 27. Bx B NxBch 28. K·Ql N·B7ch :9. K' Ql N· K5 ch 30. K·QI N·B7ch 31. K·Q2 N·K5c h

DRAW

3'

SHERWIN_ 'll

I. N·KII3 N-KII3 2. "-Q4 " ·KH3 1. a -HS II·Hl 4_ OH-Q2 .. -Q4 S. " ·K3 0-0 , . a-Q) OH-Q2 1 . ... a3 ".Hl .. 0 .0 . · N2 t_ O.H " _114 10. "-QN4 .. _.5 II . a-.' R-K 12 . ... 0R4 " ·K4 n . "x" NxK" 14. H.N RxH IS. H·.3 R-KI 16. 0 _01 0 -.' 17. axH .xa II. H-Q4 "-QR3 19_ 0 -01 a _Hl 10. 11-01 Q.al 21 . a .a3 OR·O

SEIDMAN 0 1. I'·K4 2. H-KII3 3. N.o.3 . _ H .. P 5. 0 -K2 , . 1'·03 7 . 11·114 • • ...N 9. P·083 10 • • -H3 11 . 0 -82 12. II· Kl 11. 0 ·0 14_ H'02 U . H_" 16_ H.K3 17. N·N. 11_ II·R4 It. N·K3 10. OR-Q 21. II -H3 22_ P· KIt. 13. R-03 14. KR -O 15. p ·Ot'" 26. OIlR 27. R-02 21. R·O It. R·02

1'-Q.3 , ... PoP ... ,

P·K3 KN·lll

••• 0 ·R4ch p · K4 II· Kl 0 ·0

II-a, '·K

0 ·111 N-H3 II· N4 8 _.5

I'·KIt. I'· KH3

II_R3 0 _K2 II-liS II-K3

OR·O

••• 0 · lt6 0 -K2 O· R' Q.Kl

MEDNIS-\It 22. ..·RS 23. OR-QI 24. KR·KI 25. " -H3 26. II_HI 21. Q.1I1 1 • . R·K2 29. K-al 10. K·Kl 11 . K-Q2 12. K-QIU n . K·Hl 24. R(l )-Ol 35. R-QBI 36. 0-01 31. O-RI 3 .. P_KR4 19. Rl-Ql 40. K·1I2

" -OH4 0 -K4 P ·1I4 K-Rl 0 ·113 R·Ol

RI.oI K·HI K·.' K·H' R·O)

R(3)·02 0 -112 0 ·K2 R·03

R(3)-Q2 P-KR4

K·R2 0 ·K4

41 . N-K2 DRAW

TUltNER_ I 30. It-Q 31. "x. n. N·II' 33. K-R ,.. 0 •• 35. P· N4 36 • • ·113 37. K-R2 31. R·O' 39. 0 ·03 40. P·R3 41 . R .. N .2. PxP 43. P-Q84 44. 0·83 45_ Q-03 46. . ·K2 47. Q.IU .... 1'-0R4 49. P-ItS SO . P.P 51. K· N 52. K-.2 53. P .. P 54_ K·N 55. K-Rl 56. K-N3 57_ Q-1I2 51_ Itell,n,

... ... , H·.l B •• O·R' o..'

0 ·K.7 0 · N3 K·Nl Q • • 2 H·O' P ..

0 ·03 P-QN3

R·OII P ·.4 P· KS 0 ·K4 R_1I1 POP

R·.2 K_It2 1'_85

R.Pch Q· Rlch RxPch

0 ·K8ch R·H5ch

ROUND TEN 'EVAHS-V.

I . P·K' 1. P-04 3. H-o.3 • • Nxl' 5_ N-N3 ,. H·1I3 7. 11·03 I. 0-0 • • It-Kl 10. " ·11' II . p · N3 12 . .... U . 0 -K2 14 • • -Q2 15. P·.5

P-oll3

P'" POP 11 ·114 II-N3 N·02 P _K3

KN-1I3 . -K2 0 ·0

0 -R4 RPx.

I'-QN4 0 ·R3 0 · N2

II'ENKO-YJ

1 • • P·Klt4 17. II-N5 11. OR." 19. P.R$ 20. N .. P 11. 8 ·02 22 . ...... 23. N-N3 14. O .. R 25. 1t .. 1t 26. R-K2 27. H-04 21. It .. P

DRAW

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KIt· tel .-.1 H·Q4 POP 1'·113 P·K4

HXKP H'02 ••• K-.2 ... . ...

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MIDNIS_ I

1. P·K4 2. H· KII3 3. P-Q4 4_ HXP S. H-QIIl 6 _ II·KH5 1. 0 -.3 I . • . R4 t . 0-0-0 10. 0 · K2 11 . H.H3 12. II -H3 13. P-KR4 14 . ...... IS. P·83 16. 0 ·K3 11. 0 ·04 I I. " -R3 n . II-K2 20. K.HI 21 . R· R' 22 . R-R7 21. R·R' 24. R·Rl 25. H.R2 26. R·R6 27 . • ·.7 21. 0 ·113 fl. HXO lO_ H·04 31 . R· ItS 32. P· R4 33. PxP 34. HI 4xH .. 35. H·04 36. 11 · 111

P-oll. " ·01 P.P

H_K.3 P-oRl

" ·K3 .. ·R3 , .. , H-1I3 0 -N3 P· N4 H-K4

R-KNI P., 0 ·111 P_N4 R· NI B_te2

II-QIII HI l-Q2

0-" II ·K2 ....

R-QN2 . -K2 II-III K-1<2

••• 0-., N· II1 B_B3

N/' ·H3 P.P

R-Ol B·OH2 It·Olli

R. IIVRHE- 1

N-K.3 I . P-Q' 2. P-QII. 3. P-QS 4. H-oll3 5. " ' K4 • • N·K.3 1 . • -K2 I . II ·H5 • • • -R4 10. H·02 11 . ... ., 11. P-oRl 11 . • ·.2 14. P-QH4 IS. R·ONI 16. Q.N3 17. O..Q 11_ PxP It_ 0 -Jl4 20_ R-H2 11 . KR·Hl 22. 0 ·11' 23 . R·Ni 14. 0.0 15. N·H3 16. N.RS 11. R-HI 21. R.RI :If. N·R4 30_ N·H'

p ... P·KN3

II·H2 P,,' 0 ·0

P·K4 P-KR3

0-.2 N·R2 P·R3 ... , "_.4 P·1I5

KH _1I3 P · N3 R·.2

N .... p . _N2 N_.' .-., R-It2 R-02

OR .. O . ·K

11 .113 R·I(H2 ... '

K-.2

••• HEAltST-G

1_ H·K.3 3. p ·KN3 3_ • . H2 • . 0 -0 5_ P-03 , . ... K4 1_ QN-02 • . " ·Olt4 • • p _KR3

10. p.Q1I3

n . N·K 12_ P-08' U . P.K.4

14. K·R2

15. Px" 16. H(11-113

11. R-R2 11. P·H3 1 • • H·1I2 20. II· K3 11 • • · 111

H·KII3 .. ·.4 N·.3

.. ·KH3 . _H2 0-0 •••

P-ORl P-QH4

6 -N2 p · N5

P'" N·Ol P_1I4

POP P ·K3 O·Kl

K·' ••• • -.3

R· N3

WEINSTEIH-4

37. R.A., H-OII5 .. , H-.5 , .. ,.. axN

It. N/ 4-H5 40_ IIXH 41 . R .... 41. H .. R 41 . K-II' 44. H .. II U . K' HI 46 . H·OI 47. R· A.4 4'. K· II1 49. P · II1 50. PoON4 51 . N .. 8 52. A.· 11t! 53. K-.2 5-4 . K' H3 55_ R·KI

U . K·.' 51. K-Q2 51. R ... 5 •. "X" 60. K-.2 6t_ K·Hl 62_ R-Qlch 63. R-O' M . " -HS .s. K·II. "- R·KI 61. K·04 ... 1(·11$ n . "·H. 10. " ·114 11 . K·1I6 72. P·H1

• •• R·H5 ... '

II·Kkh

••• II ·H3 ... , " -K4 ... '

II_Kkh P •• ....

R·07ch .. P P ·K1 R-1I7 ... P _1I4 K", K", ..·KS K_K4 ... P-K' K·1I5 R·a3

R-Okh R·O'

R-ONI K·1I6 P_K7

R •• I,n,

SHIiRWIN-O

31. RxH R·HI . .., n . R·a, J3. R.H 34_ RxR 35. R ... 06 • • -0 37 . • · R4ch 38. N· N7 39. II·K 40 . • -.6 41 . K·a2 42 . I'·KR3 43 . RP.I' 44. P.I' 45. a -R5 46. I'.N5 47 . .. 117 ... _ K-KI 49_ K-Q2 SO_ N .. Pch 51 . • · I(lch 52. 8 ·0' 53. II ... 54. K' 0 3 55. N· .5ch 56. P·O' 57. P-oI .51. N-04Ch n . N·llkh 60_ P.QI(O)

SEIDMAH_l

22 • • ·H 23. N·K3 24 . • -R 25. II·Nl 26 . O·KII 27. H·K 21 . ..... fl. "xP 30. 1'·06 31 . "xP 32. K-A.

33. NxH 24. K.R2 3$. 1t.1I

36. OxR 37. K.R

SI. N.N It. II· N3 40. K ·H 41. R. KH2

•• R(31 II-K1 ... It -al K_1I2 II·K2

R·OHI P·H4

I'_KR4 P_HS POP

It-Kltl It -Itl .....

R-.7ch R·"ch

.. P K ·H3 K_H2

R_KHI It ... ch ...

K_.3 R-HI K· K3 K-K2 K·1I1

ltelllln5

R(I )- N 0-H3 0 ·R3 , .• H_K2

P", P·K4

N .. teP P·KBS

O".Pch H·1I4

••• ... R .. Rch R .. Och

.oP

••• Q-Q4ch

O.H .. .... Rell,n,

KRAMIIl_V.

I. "·04 1_ P-Q1I4 3_ H-QlIl 4. H-Ill 5 • • -02 6 _ R·II 7. HXP I . N·.3 t . P-oR3 10. P· K3 11 _ .... P

H-K.3 P·K3 . ·H5 P _.4 0.0 ,"P

H·.3 .. ·04 . -K2

P-QRl

"P

.ERHSTIIH-4

1. N.K.3 1. P-Q.4 1. N-.3 4. P-KH3 S. II-H2 • • P-Q3 1 . R.QNI I . P-QIU • • 0-'0 10. N·KI II . N·.2 12. P .. I" 13. H.H 14 . .... 15. N.K3 16_ . ·02 11. 1"·114 11. Rxl" n . R-K4 10. K-Nl

" ·0" P-KN3

. · N2 H-o.3

1"-1(4 1"·03

KH.K2 I"·OR4

0.0 . -K3 , ... •• P ... ... "K' KR-Ql

'" 11·05 0 -R7 1"-.4

TURNIR- V.

12 • • -K2 13. 0-0 14. P-QH4 IS_ H-Q4 16. H .. H 11. R-K II . ... It. " -H3 10_ NXH

DRAW

D •• VRHE_I

11. Il· .. 12. P-QR4 23. N-" 24. O-Kl 25 . K· 1I1 U . HxN 17_ ".3 21. II ... 29. 0·111 30. R.O" 31. K-HI n . OxR .. 33. Q-Q5 34. R .. Q 35. R-01

, .. , O·Kl . ·H5 ... ' ...

KR·K . ... H-K5

•••

P·ON' POP

O·H' R·KI H·K4

••• OR·KI RxKI" Pd

R.RI" R-oIlI

0 ·K3 • •• R-K'

RxPch 36. K-Rl 37. R-Kl 31. Rxll 39. R-ONI

R/ "N7 R/ NI. K7

40_ R •• I,n,

... R-07

ROUND ELEVEN 5HIRWIH-I

1. P-Q4 2_ P-Q.4 3. N_K.3 4. H·1I3 5. " -K3 . _ 0 ·112 7 • • -02 • . I'-OU 9. B·03 10 . .... 1' n. 0 ·0 12. II -It2 11. 01t ·1I 14_ " ·K4 15_ P-Q$ ,,_ I'xl' 11. N-oR4 11. H-N5 It. KIt-Q 20. H-Q., 21 . H ...

N.K., P-oll3 , ...

I'· K3 OH-Q2

8 -H5 0 ·0

• -R4 POP

0 ·K2 . ·112 ••• I'-QR4 I'-K4 ... , PoP . -R3

It·K. . · N4

•••• , .. WIiINITEIN-V1

I. "-04 2. P-Q8. 3. H-oll3 4. P-K' 5. P ·.3 , • • _K3 1. Q-Q2 I . . . It, • . 0 •• 10. I'·KR4 II . KN-K2 12_ O..Q-O

13. N-.' 14 . .. . 1tS 15 . .... P 16. 0 · R3 11. O·Ri 11. RxO It. P-K5 20. " ·K' 11. I"xl'ch 22. R·I( 23. P-QN3 14. P .. I' 15. R·Rl 16. P.KN4 31_ N.o3 2 .. P·K.' 29. P-NSch 30 • • ·R3 31. R·Kl

N· K.3 P' KH3

II -N2 P,,' 1"-113

P-QR3 I'-QNt

B.B 0 ·R4

ON'03 POP .... ,

N·N3 It·KH ItPIIP

O·KN.

••• P·04

KH·03

••• K" ' ·K POP

K-N2 K·83 I'-K3

H(I}-Q2 R·KR K·1I2 K·N> •••

IIERHSTEIN-4

n . 0-Q3 23. I'x" 2 • • 8-0" 15_ 0 -Klt3 26_ N·.3 27. R· N 18 ...... 29. N-It • 30. N-.S 31. N .. Pch n . RxH 33. HxPch 34. R.1t 35. 0 -.5 36_ R .. O 37_ p · lt4 lI. P -.3 It. P-R5

I'· N5 ""P . .. ,

P· lt3 B.P

11-.' ". H· Rl 0 ·H4

K·' OR·O ... 0 · H3

••• K·H2 H •• 3 ... , N_R2 K· lt3 40. K-R2

41 • • -H3 RElIGHS

It. BYRNE_v..

32. R(2)' K2 33. H-oR. ,.. P.H 35. R-oNl 36. K-02 17. K·K lI. K-1I2 3'). K.N2 ... R .. R 41 _ N· IIS 42. P·R5 43 . K-H' 44. R-K 45 . B_N4 44 • • -K2 41 _ II.RP 41. H.II n . N· II$ 50. P·IIS 51. NxH 52_ P·R6 53. R·OR 5-4_ P·N' 55. R-Qa 56. P· N7 51. P .. P 51. K-.4 st. R-Hch 60. K.I' 61 . R· KR

DRAWN

••• N •• R-K2

R-oll2 K· .3 K·K2 K",

It-oHl ... •••

R·R5 It -R2 R·R4 R·R2

R-oll2 ... R·K2 ... ,

NPxP ... R·ORl

P·K4 1(.1(3 •• P K-.' K ..

K-N3 K-.2 1'· 114

Cont'd. on pig •• ,

CHESS LIFE

THEORY AND PRACTICE

IN THE OPENINGS

by International Master

Raymond Weinstein

THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE XIVth OLYMPIA DE (Part II )

VI. SICILIAN DEFENSE

The Seheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense is char­acterized by Black's pawns at Q3 and K3. After several years of neglect, the world's leading masters arc again adopting it. Mcrcuri·Petrosian is an excellent example of the difficulties to be mastcred by both sides.

1. P_K4, P·QB4; 2. N·KB3, P·K3 ; 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N-KB3; S. N-QB3, P-Q3; 6. B·K2. P-QR3: 7_ P-QR4_

White chooses a conventional system of development.

Posi ti on . fte . 6 . ... ..... , P-QR3

7 .. .. ..... , 8 ·K2; B. 0 ·0 , Q·B2; 9. K-R1. Waste of time, 9. B·K3 or 9. P·B4 is preferable. 9 . ...... .. , P·QN3; 10. P·B4, B-N2; 11 . B·B3, O-O?

A surprising mistake fOr Petrosian. Correct is 11. ...... .. , QN.Q2.

12. P-BS? Returning the compliment 12. P-KS! was indicated and

strong. 12 ...... ... , PxP; 13_ PxP, KN-Q2; 14. BxB, QxB: 15. B-B4. N-QB3?; 16. Q·B3! or 15 . ........ , B-NS; 16. Q-N4! Also possible is 12. P·KS!. PxP; 13. PxP, N·Q4; 14. BxN, PxB; IS. B-B4 or lS . N-BS, QxP; 16. R-Kl , QxN(4); 17. RxB wi th mc.Te than enough compensation for the pawn sacrifice.

The text move clarifies the ccnter pawn posi tion, but not to White's advantage.

12 •. __ ..... , P-K4; 13. KN ·K2, QN·Q2; 14. P-KN4, N-B4; 15. N-N3, P-R3; 16_ B-K3, KR·Ql ; 17. Q-Q2, N·R2 with equali ty.

A more aggressive system against the Scheveningen is based upon an early P·KN4 for White. After 1. P·K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KB3, P-K3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·KB3; S. N·QB3, P·Q3, Keres-Bilek went 6. B·K3, P.QR3; 7. P·B4, Q·B2; 8. P·KN4, P-Q4t? 9. P· KS, KN-Q2; 10. P·QR3l

February, 1962

Protecting the K4 square by preventing ... ... .. , B-NS. 10 ......... , P_KN4?; 11 . P·BSt, NxP; 12. Q-K2, QN-B3; 13.

0-0-0 , B-K2; 14. B·N2, B·Q2; 15. BxQPt! with a winning attack. Keres·Clarke went 6. P·KN4, P-KR3; 7. B-K3, N·B3; 8. P-KR3,

P-Q4I ? 9. P·KS, KN·Q2; 10. P-QR3! Q·B3. P·R3; 13. B·K2, Q.R4 ch i 14. B·Q2, Q·RS; 15. N-N3, Q·KS; 16. 0 -0·0, 0 ·0 ·0 ; 17. B-K3.

Black's struc tural defect, the isolated Q-Pawn, still remains. Fische r-Najdon: 6. P.KN4, P-QR3; 7. P·NS, KN-Q2; 8. B-K3,

P·N4; 9. P-QR3, B·N2; 10. Q-Q2. B-K2; 11. P·KR4, N·B4; 12. P-B3, Q-B2; 13. 0 -0 ·0 , QN·Q2; 14. BxP.

Bronstein made a s imi larly succcssful Bishop sacrificc against Najdor£ in the USSR-Argcntine match of 1954. Since it is inconceivable that a master of Naj dorPs strength over­looked the possibility of White's sacr ifice, he must sti ll be convinced that the offer is unsound. _ ... _.14 . ........ , PxB; lS. KNxNP, Q·B3; 16. NxP ch, BxN; 17. QxB.

White stands better .

• • • A third system of development for Whitc, popUlarized by

Spassky, was used succcssfuUy by Tal against Najdorf. 6. B·K3, P-QR3; 7. P·B4, P·QN4; 8. Q·B3, B-N2: 9. B-Q3, QN·Q2; 10. 0 -0 , B·K2; 11 . P-QRJ, 0 ·0 ; 12. Q·R3, Q-B2; (12 . ....... . , N-B4?; 13. P-KSI ); 13. QR·Kl , N·B4; 14. B-B2, P-Q4? (14 . ....... . , P-KN3 is bet-ter); lS. PxP, NxB; 16. PxN , Bli P; (If 16 . ........ , NxP, then 17. NxKPI); 17. NxB, PxN; 18. N-Bs , B·B4i 19. P-Q4, B-R2; 20. B-R4, N-KS; 21. RxNI, PxR; 22. B·B6t and Wbitc won.

White loses an important tempo in Durao-Tal, per mitting Black to equalize. 6. B·K3, P·QR3; 7. P-B4, Q-B2; 8, B-Q3, QN ·Q2; 9. 0 ·0 , B·K2; 10. K-Rl?, P·QN4; 11 . P-QR3, B-N2; 12. Q-B3, N-B4; 13. QR·Kl , 0 -0 ; 14_ P-BS.

14. Q·R3 would now be met by 14 .. ..... .. , QR-Kli (Capturing White 's K-Pawn loses to an eventual NxKP! by White); 15. B-B2. P-K41; 16. PxP, PxP; 17. N-BS, B-Q1. The text movc allows BlaCk to react strongly in the ccnter.

14 ....... .. , P-K4; 15. KN·K2, QR-Ql ; 16. N-N3. NIIB; 17. PxN , P-04.

After the moves I. P·K4, P-QB4; 2. N·KB3, N-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, all the openi ng primers state that Black must play 4 ........ .• N·KB3 in order to fo rcc White to block his Q _ Bishop Pawn by S. N-QB3. If not prevented, White will play P-QB4 and achieve the Maroczy Bind. In recent year s, how­ever , several systems in the Sicilian Defense have been evolved which permit the Maroczy Bind, and then proceed to work against it. One of them, the Accelerated Fianchetto, begins after 1. P-K4, P·QB4; 2. N·KB3, N-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NIIP, P-KN3.

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Posi t i on , ft.r 4 •..... ...• P. KN3

White has many t r ies here. If S. NxN. NPxN ; 6. Q·Q4, then 6 . ........• N·83; 7. P·KS. N·NI : 8. P·K6, N·83; 9. PxBP ch, KxP with equali ty . Also 6 ......... " P·83; 7. N·83. 8·KN2; 8. 8-Q84, N·R3; 9. P·KR4. Q·N3 is good enough for Black. , '. "" - ' - ' '- _. ~ -

Slmngln says Black gets good counterplay aft er 5. N-Q83, B·N2; 6. 8 ·K3, N-83; 7. 8·K2, 0·0; 8. 0 -0 , P-Q41 but th at White can transpose into the nor mal line with 8. N·Nl.

Aronin·Geller, 18th USSR Championship, went S. N-QB3, B-N2; 6. B·I<3, N·83; 7. NxN, NPxN ; 8. P· I<S, N·NI ; 9. P-B4, P·83 and now instead of 10. PxP? Bolcslavsky r ecommends 10. P-I<61 with chances fo r an attack.

Tai-Ghitescu, Leipzig 1960, is interes ting bc<!ausc White is us ing a variation he had previously tried as Black. 5. P-QB4, N.83; 6. N·QB3, NxN; 7. Q)(N, P·Q3; 8. 8·K3, B·N2; 9. 8-K2. 0-0; 10. 0 ·02. N·N5; 11 . B·04, P·K4?

Cardoso-Tal , 1>ortoro% 1958, went 11 . ........ , B-R3; 12. Q.Ql , N·K4; 13. B)(N, P)(B; 14. QxQ, RxQ; 15. 0-0, B-Q2; 16. QR.Ql B-B3 with equal chances. Even better for Black is 11 ' . . ....... , B-R3; 12. Q.Ql , P·K4! and now:

a) 13. BxN, PxB; 14. N·QS (14. Bx8?, PxNI and ........ , PxNP); 14 . ........ , Q·R51 Or 14 •.. .... ..• BxB; IS. Qx8, P·84; 16. PxP (16. Q·R3, K·N2!; 17. 0 ·0, PxP; 18. QR·Kl ; 19. Q·N4, Q·BI; 20. RxP, QxQ; 21. RxO, R·K7); 16 . ........ , 0 ·R4 ch ; 17. P·N4, QR-Kl ch; 18. K-8l , Q·R6 with a strong attack.

b) 13. 8xRP, Q·RSI; 14. 8 ·N6, NxRP; 15. B-B3, R·R3; 16. B·B7, Nx8 ch; 17. QxN, 0.02 with eQ.ual chances.

Ghitescu's move is definite ly inferior for Black. 12. B.K3, Nx8; 13. OxN, P·84; 14. R-QI, 8-83 ; 15. 0 ·0 , P-N3; 16. 8-83, P·BS; 17. Q·03.

* * * 1. P·K4, P-Q84; 2. N-KB3, N·Q83; 3. P·04, PxP; 4. NxP,

P·K3 is another sys tem which delays the development of Black's King's Knight . Promising {or Wh ite at this point is S. N·NS, p·03; 6. 8 ·K B4, P-I<4; 7. B· K3, but both of Korchnoi's opponents chose the quiter, developing move S. N-QB3, bring­ing about more usual varia tions of thc Sicilian Dd ense.

OJiveira·Korchnoi: 5. N-Q83. 0-82; 6. B·K2, P-OR3; 7. 0-0, N-B3; 8. B·K3, B·NS; 9. NxN, NPxN; 10. 8-B3, R-QN1 ; 11. P-KR3 (useless) 11 . ........ , 0 -0 with equal chances.

Bil rden-Korchnoi: S. N·QB3, Q·82; 6. P·KN3, P·QR3; 7. B-N2, N-B3; 8. 0 ·0 , B_K2; 9. N·N3.

Preparing for P·84,

9 . ........ , 0·0; 10. P·84, P·04I?

10 . ........• P·03 would lead to more usual va riat ions of the Scheveningen Defense. The next mOve br ings about a French Derense·type position with which Korchnoi is vel")' familiar. IC 11 . PxP Black can regain his pawn with 11 . ........ , R·QI; 12. P·QR3, a·B 11

11 . P·KS, KN.o2; 12. N·K2, P·QN4; 13. N(2)-Q4, P·NS; 14. NxN, QxN ; 15. N-Q4, 0 ·N3; 16. B·K3, P-OR4; 17. 0-02. B-84; 18. OR·KI , P·RS; 19. P-N4, B-N2; 20. K-RI , KR·KI; 21. B-Nl , QR·Bl with equali ty.

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The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian still r emains the most popular answer to 1. P·K4. During the Olympiade, it was a favori te weapon of grandmasters and maste rs a like. After 1. P·K4, P·084; 2. N·KB3, P.o3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·K83; S. N-oa3. P-OR3, White can choose a positional or an ;Ittacking system, as be likes.

Position 1ft • • 5 . ........ , P·QRJ

Agu ine-Lombardy is a good example of the danger in playing passively when choosing a positional system. 6. P-QR4, P·K4; 7. N-N3, B-K2; 8. B·K2, B·K3; 9. B-B3.

Much too passive. Better is 9. P·84.

9 . ........ , 0-0; 10. 8 .K3, ON-Q2; 11 . 0 -0 , N-N3. Another defect of White 's ninth move is that important

squares on the Q·s ide a re now opcn to Black's pieces.

12. BxN, QxB; 13. P·RS, Q·82; 14. 0-02, OR-Bl; IS. KR-Kl , P-KR3; 16. B·Ol?, 0-83; 17. P·B3. KR.Q1.

Black's advantage is obvious.

Padevsky-Lombardy shows a morc skill fu l handling of the White picces, but Black still gc ts an equal game. 6. B·K2, P·K4; 7. N·N3, 8·K2; 8. B·K3, 0 -0 ; 9. 0 ·0, B·K3; 10. N·QS, BxN; 11 . PxB, P-QR4; 12. P_OB4, N·R3; 13. P·B4, P·RS; 14. N·Q2, PxP; 15. RxP, N-Q2; 16. R-B2, ON·84.

Smyslov, the vir tuoso of tbis variation mainta ins an edge aga ins t Schwebcr in the following manner : 6. a ·K2, P·K4; 7. N-N3, 8-K2; 8. 0-0, 0 ·0 ; 9. B·K3, B_K3; 10. P-84, PxP; 11 . BxBP, N·B3; 12. K·Rl , P·ON4; 13. N·04, NxN; 24. OxN, R-8l ; 15. P·OR4.

In contrast to the positional B·K2, White may proceed aggressively with 6. P·KB4. Penrose-Fischer shows how prom· ising this line is for White. 6. P·K84, P·K4; 7. N·B3, QN·Q2; 8. P·QR4, P-QN3; 9, B·B4, Q·B2; 10. Q·K2, B-K2; 11 . 0·0, B-N2; 12. PxP, PxP; 13. B-KNS, P-R3; 14. B·R4, 8 ·NS.

Bet ter is 14 . ........ , 0 ·0 , although 15. QR-Ql sUU gives White a fi ne game.

IS. BxN, Nx8; 16. N·KR4, R·OBI.

Castling is impossible because of 17. RxN .

17. B-NS chi. N-Q2; 18. 8xN ch, Qx8; 19. QR-Ql with a win­n ing aUack.

Interesting for Black is a system involving the fianchetto of both bishops. Hort-Weins te in went 6. P·KB4, P-K4; 7. N-B3, 0 ·82; 8. B·Q3. P·QN4; 9. P·QR3, ON·Q2; 10. 0 ·0 , B-N2; 11. K·Rl , P·KN3; 12. Q·Kl , B·N2; 13. Q·R4, 0-0; 14. PxP, PxP; 15. 8 ·R6, N.R4; 16. 8xB. KxB; 17. N·NS, OR·Kl!

Also possible is 17 . ........• QN.B3 to meet the threat of 18. RxP chi but the text move is more aggressive.

18. NxRP!?, R·KRlI: 19. N·NS, N·8S and the open rook file is worth the pawn.

CHESS LIFE

U.S. Championship-ConYd.

1. P-K4 2. N·KB3 3. P .Q4 4. NxP S. N·QB3 6 . B_KNS 7 . Q·Q1 8. 0 -0·0 9. P-B4 10. N_B3 11. P-KS 11. PxN 13. QxBP 14. B· A4 15. P·QA3 16. B·Kl 11. N·Q4 18. N· N3

BENKO- l

P·QB4 N·QB3

'" N·KB3 P·Q3 P· K3

P ·QR3 B.Q1 B· K1 P-N4 p oNS

". ,,' , ... N· R4 N-N2 N-B4 N·KS

SEIDMAN":"'V. 1. P·K4 P_QB4 2. N·KB J p.Q] 3. P·Q4 PxP 4. NxP N·KB 3 S. N.QB3 P-QR3 6. B.KN5 QN-Q2 7. B· K2 P·N4 8. P.Q R4 P· NS 9. N·QS B·N2 10. Bx N NxB 11 . NxNch KPxN 12. 0-10 P· N3 13. Q_Q:!. B.K2 14. QxP Q.B1 IS. Q·Kl 0·0 16. B· B3 KR·Kl 17. Q·Q2 B_KBI 18. KR·KI A·K4 19. Q-Q3 QR·KI 20. R· K2 Q·N3 21 . P·QN3 B. N2 21. QR·Kl Q·R2 13. P_B4 Q-N3

MEDNIS_ O

19. Q-BJ P-B4 1G. P· N4 PxP 21. QxP Q-N3 22. B·Q 3 QR·Bl 23. K· Nl B· RS 24. BxN PxB 25. B· A4 BxB 26. QxB Q·B2 27 . K-Rl Q·K2 2e. Q.Kl BxN 29. PxB P·B4 30. Q·K2 0 ·0 31. QxRP R·Rl 32. Q· B4 Q·B3 33. R·Q6 KR·Kl 34. K-R2 R(R) ' B 35. R·Nlch K·Rl 36. RxP RESIGNS

EVANS-V.

14. K·Bl P· KR4 25. N· B:!. R·QBI 26. R·Ql B_Bl 21 . Q·K3 QxQ 18. RxQ A/ I ·Kl 19. R/l .Kl B· R3 30. Rjl·K2 P· N4 31. BxP BxP 32. R·QI B·Bl 33. N·Q4 R-Nl 34. P·B3 B·RI 35. P·B4 PxP 36. B·B3 P·Q4 37. PxP BxP 38. RxR BxB 39. NxB PxR 40 . NxP RxP 41. R·Q8 K· N1 42. R-g7 K·B3 43. RxPch KxN 44 . RxB R·QA6

OAAWN

USCF MEMBERSHIP Det. Det. Aug. Dec. 1959 1960 1961 1961

REGION I-NEW ENGLAND

TURNER- G

1. P-Q4

1. P ·QB4 3. N·QB3

4. P·QR3 5. PxB 6. P·B3 7. PxP 8. P·K3 9. B-Q3

lG. N·K2 11 . 0 ·0 12. N·B4

13. R· R2 14. P-N4

15. BPxP 16. QxB 17. R-KN2

18. P· NS 19. P-N6 2D. RxP

21 . R· NS

N-KB3

P·K3 B· NS

BxNch 0 ·0

P-Q4 .. , B·B4 B· N3

P·B4 N·B3 P-N3

R·Bl

'" , .. K·Rl

N.QR4

N· Nl

RPxP Q·B2 Q·B7

D. BYRNE_ V.

I . P·QB4

2. N·QB3 3. P-KN 3

4. B· N2 S. P·Q3

6. P· K4

7. KN·K1 8. P·KR3

9. B· NS lG. Q·Q1

11 . N·QS 11. P·Q4

N· KB3

N·B3 P-K4 p .QJ

P·KN3 B· N2 B-K3

P·KR4 g ·Q2

N· K1 N(3)-N

P·KB3

HEARST_ I

12. R-N1

23 . NxQ 24. N-N4 2S . N-R2 U_ R-K1 17_ B-N2

21. B·BI 29. B· N2

30. B·Bl 31. B·Q1 32. R/ l.KI

33. R· Nl 34. RxP

3S. N·Bl 36. R·R6 37. K-B2

38. PxN 39. K·Bl 4G. RxP 41 . K·N1

.,. R·B6

N·KB3

R·B2 KR_Bl

N·BS N_Q R4

N-BS

N·Q3 P_R4

N· N4 NxRP

R·B7 N· BS

.,' N.K5ch

NxPch

". A·B8ch

and reo signed

KRAMER- V.

13. B·K3 14. NxN

15. P·Q5 16. N·Bl 17. BPxP

18. PxP 19. P.B3

20. 0·0·0 11 . K· Nl 11. N-K2

13. N· N3 DRAWN

P·B3 .,. B· B2

'" P· RS

.,' P·KN4

N· N]

K·K2 R(5) · A

N·RS

REG ION VI_ NORTH CENTRAL IlL ............ ....... ... 142 162 244 277 343 Wis. . .... ....... ... ... 67 100 114 142 167 Minn. . .. ......... .... 39 94 106 115 115

Mass, ..... ..... ... ... 81 145 154 190 207 Iowa .. ..... .......... . 14 33 40 49 48 Conn . .. ... ........... 83 108 108 112 119 Ne b. .., .. ............. 13 35 61 48 44 R. I. .... .. ............ 9 17 28 20 31 S. D. ......... .. .. ..... 6 2 8 10 II Mll ine ........ ........ 8 10 13 16 20 N, D. ... .. .... ......... 7 7 6 8 8 N. H. .. .. ....... .. ... 4 9 12 18 19 Mont. .. ...... ........ 3 6 18 11 6 VL .. ... ...... ..... .. .... 3 3 2 3 3 Wyo. .......... .... .. .. 3 3 5 4 4

188 292 317 359 399 294 442 602 6b2 REGION II- EASTERN REGION VII_ SOUTHWEST

\. r .. : : : : : : : :: : : :: :: :!~~ ~ ~~i ~i ~~~ 2~~.~ . : : : : : : : : : : :::::: : :2~~ 2~i 2~~ i2! 466 732 805 936 1015 Mo . .......... ...... .... 33 64 93 98

REGION III_ MID_ATLANTIC N. M . .. ... ....... .... 31 32 49 61 ienn . ................ 178 227 243 356 376 ~~~s· ... .. ........... ~~ ~~ :i 3~ l\-Id . .. ......... .... .. ... 44 67 113 135 152 Ark' ....... .. ... .... 10 20 24 20 Va ......... ... .. .... ... 34 71 103 109 116 . ... ........ .. .... . D.C . . .... .. .. ........ . 22 47 59 73 80 W. Va . .............. 14 28 35 32 38 Dcl. .. .. ....... .... ... 5 6 6 7 9

401 550 612 680 REGION VIII_PACIFIC

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Fla . .. ... ... .. ........ .. 58 118 107 129 N. C . .................. 42 53 53 48 Ala . .................... 14 37 40 53 Tenn. .. ...... .... .... 14 27 51 59 Miss. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 49 35 5{) S. C ..... ............. . 9 18 28 34

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Veter an uscr Expert Harlow 8 . Daly won the 1962 Portland (Maine) Cham­p ionship, ending the fi ve.year reign o( Stanley Elowitch. Daly scored Slh points in the six-round Swiss, winning rive and drawing with the defending champion. Dr. Vaughn Stur tevant fi nished second in the 12·man field with 5 points, fol­lowed by John Morrill with 4, and Elo­witch and Randy Johnson with 31h each .

Still in Ma ine: Th e Portlalld Chess Club defeated the Waterville C. C. 6·1, avenging losses in the two previous meet· ings. Dr . Vaughn Sturtevant of Water­ville defeated Harlow Daly on Board One, but Portland crashed through on the other boards, victories being scored by Stan Elowitch , Larry Eldridge, Stuart Laughlin, Johll Morri ll , J eff Doucette and Dr. Edward Blumberg.

Shelby Lyman turned in II record performance in sweeping t he Manhll il Chess Club pre liminllries with li n 8'() score, f inishing II big two lind II ha lf poi nts il head of Will Ite r Hll rris, Alexis Popov, Abe Zimm~rmlln , and Jo~n Westbrock _ 11 11 Wi th SIh . In outd ls, tancing the 29·pl lly. r fi e ld, LYlTUln, New England co-champion, picked up approximll te ly 90 (I ) rllfing poin ts and u si ty "g.ined his mu te r litle.

In Cincin nati , Ber t t):iwards won the championship of the Parkway Chess Club by fi nishing with 5'1l ·1f.z in a f ie ld of fo urteen players. Second was Thomas Lajcik, 4 \oi · I1h, while Rea Hayes, wi th 4-2, beat out William Duhlmeier l or thi r d by half a Median point. Bill Wright took the junior ti tle wi th 3Yz ·2lh.

St ill in Cinclnnati : The Qucen City Open sponsorcd by the Parkway Chess Club,' was won by Allen Reinhard with 5lf2 ·11h. . John Petrison too k second and Rea Hayes was third. both with 4·2. Thir­teen players (they don' t seem to be su­perstitious in Ohio!) took part in the six·round Swiss.

The Connecticut Chen Light, pub· lished by the Connecticut State Chess Assoc illfion, ca lls attent ion to u d news in its Decembe r numbe r:

.... is with extreme regret Ihat we notify chen play," of Connecticut of the untimely du th of Edmund E. Hi nd of 314 Second Avenue, West Hllven, II member of Ihe New Haven Chen Cl ub. Until the las t he was not only IIct ive u • pl.yer but . 150 1 5

the ve ry capeble Membership Secre· tary of this Anoci.tion. During the yellrs w h e n our orli ll niut ion was known u "The Connecticut Chess League," he he ld every office including thlf of Pre$ident and •.. (in 1952) he

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won the individu, 1 State Ch. mp ion­ship from a strong fi e ld."

Frank Skoff, Pres ident of the Gompers Park Chess Club (Chicago), reports tha t Arthur Glassman took fi rs t place in Sec· tion A o[ the Group II Club Tournament wi th an 8·1 score. Dr. M. Pimsler took second (7 'h), wbile William Wagenhals was a close third (7).

Paul Ewing was firs t in the B section of the 5ame tournament wi th 7·2, nosing out Gerald J ohnson, who had the same score, on S·B points. Winton Fulk l.'3me in thi rd (6 'h) beating Fred Bend er on S·B,

The finals will group the players ac· cording to their results in both sections. thus creating SUbdivisions of 6, 7, and 6 players respectiVely. Th e winnel' of the top division will be Group II Cham· pion. (Ed. note: Sounds kind of com· plicated. but it might be fun!)

Kazys Merk is, of South Boston. Mass .. reports that the "nicest Christ mas greet· ing I received was [rom H. Norell, So· derta lje , Sweden, who told me the rinal scores on board 3 of the Correspondence Chess World Tea m Cbampionship IV, semi·fi nals." A glance at the I.ist te lls why; the results on thi rd board were :

Kazys Merkis, USA 1. Maricic, Yugoslavia H. Fabr icius, Ger many P. Cherla, Spain F. Schulz, Canada Marcussi, Argentina Laughton, AUstralia

4lh·l 'h J 'h ·2 'h ,., ,., 2Yz ·3lh 2'h ·3¥.!

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The U.S. team didn't make it in to t he fin als, however; only Germany and Spain qualified . It is interesting to note that Mel'kis defeated both F abricius and Pedro Cherta of the qualifying teams.

The USCF Rating Tournllment (N.Y.) for January was won by Richllrd EII. n ot Jackson Heights, with I scar. of SIh·1f2. August Otten was a clear se· cond with 5-1 and Witti ll m Fredericks of Hollis, N.Y., was third on tie-brellk points with 41h. Also at 41h were (in order of Ihe ir fini sh) Richard Glick· mom and Jack Pinneo, bolh of New York, and TheodOf'e Loos of J . maica. J l ck Fetdm. n of the Bronx look the A prize; Stuart Keshner of Ellt Pa. t.rso-n, N.J., was top B; Douglll Boe· hme of New York top C, and M. rt in Bienenstock of Brooklyn won the un· filted prile with a score of 3·3. Thirty· four pillyers competed in the monthly event at the Hote l Albert, just a block ,way from the USCF business office. "En Passant," the Pittsburgh Chess

Club's neatly multigraphed bulle t in con· gra tula tes Bob Bornholtz in its December number on becoming Pittsburgh's £i rs t USCF master. It announces a lso tha t the Pit tsburgh Industria l League got off to a good s lar t wi th 14 tcams competing.

Dick Verber, 17·year ·old high school scnior, has won all four of Ihe rating tournaments conducted by the Chicago Chess Club, with a total score of 16 wins, 7 draws, 0 losses. The last of these tournaments, the Windy City Open saw Dick fini sh ahead of a fi eld of t~enty. two. The tournament was directed by USC"~ Master Dan Fischheimer .

. Lucil le Kellner of Detroit gave a Sl multuneous exhibition against 15 memo bers of the Down River Chcss Club Wyandotte, Mich. Her results: 9 Wins, :5 losses, 1 draw.

George Smith of Houston won the Texas Cand id ll tes' Tourn,ment at Dal. lIS, Tu n , by f inish ing one med i.n poi nt ahead of Bob Brieger; both 5'1,y. ers scoring 4·1 in a field of 14. Mark Preisman was a clear third with 3Y2' Eric Bone WillS fourth ,nd Bob Potte; fifth . The five will compete with de. fending ch.mpion Ken Smilh in the fin . ls Ihis mo-nlh.

The Camden Cit y Chess Club Cham. pionship (New Jersey) was won by An. thony C. Dr ago with 4¥.! points out of 5. SCi!ond was Robert A. Lincoln third Willard Shindle. Stanley Kaimo\~itz di. r eeted.

J oe Rosenstein of Ith aca won the HoI" nell Open at Hornell, N.Y., beat ing out Dr. Erich Mal'chand on median points. Both had scores of 3¥'! ·1fl . Frederic K. Harris directed the event, which was sponsored by the Southern Tier Chess AssociatiGn.

Out in Omaba, Nebraska, David Acker· man, reigning Omaha City Champion, won the 14th Annual A.e.R. Swenso n Memorial Tournament in December with a store oC 4'h ·Jh. Second was Pat F ur· long with 31,2 , a head of R. Watson and Bill Smith, 3·2. This is Ackerman's fourth victory in this event: he took it also in 1954, 1955, and 1960.

Frank Rose, Fort Lauderdale cheu columnist, wOt'l himself another titte by taking the South Flo r ida Chen Championship, pillyed at Homestlld, Florida. He $Cored 4·1, los ing a lI.me to Adele Goddllrd. Larry Gray, a llO 4-1 , WIS second on tie·break ing poinh, lind Bob Eu twood, who directed the event, f in ished third with 3Jh·l Yl. Mrs. Godd. rd (who al so held Bob to a dfilw) fin ished in fourth place with 3·2.

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TOURN AMENT LIFE F.""",,,y 2l-U

THIRD ANNUAL EL PASO OPEN Sponsored by Chess Club ()[ EI Paso,

to be held al Hil ton Hotel, Pioneer Plaza, EI l>aso, Texas. Six round Swiss. Entry fee $6.00 ($4.00 Jr. ) plus USCF member­ship. $100 first place, $50 second, $25. thi rd, p lus trophies. Other prizes for best A. B, C, Unrated, etc. Tournament Di­rector: Geor ge Koltanowski. Entries and inquiries to Park Bishop, P . O. Box 1461, EI Paso, Tex:ls.

March l-4

SAN JACINTO OPEN

Sponsored by Houston Chess Club, to be held at the club, 1913 W. McKinney, Houslon 19, Texas. Five round Swiss. Entry fee $~.OO plus USCF membership and $2.00 for membership in Texas Chess Ass'n. Prizes: Trophies plus percentage or cntry fees. Entries and inquiries to Rhodes Cook, 1913 W. McKinney, Hous­ton, 19.

Ml reh " I"d April 29

CONNECTICUT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by the Connecticut State Chess Association, to be held at Hotel Bond, 338 Asylum St., Hartford, Conn.

Tne Pittsburgh Chess Club's junior championship was won by Jerry Berg· man with 3!h·!h. Ralph Betza and Carl Stark, with 3·1, finished second and third respectively.

The Las Vegas City·Wide Tournament, sponsored by the Las Vegas Chess Club, was won by Maurice Gedance wi th a score ot 5'h -Ih. 8«:ond was Jordan Br own with 4'h:. Paul Savers took third and Herman Eslr.ada and Dr. Nicholas Lorusso were fourth and fifth.

Henry Gross, with 9% points out of 10, pow.r.d h is w.y to the champion­ship of the Gold. n G.te Chess Club. Second wu Alln W. Bou rke, 8%; while Jules KllilCh out-medianed Curtis Wil­son for third . Tw. nty·four playe" took

Tournlm.nl o,...,nlll(l wl.","_ In­noune.m.nt of USCF r.tad a¥<l nts should rnaka .pplle.tlon .t laut Ih<

"o>eks bafora tha publlutlon d,ta of CHESS LlFI. Spaelll forms for r. quu tln, we," Innouneam ... " rna., be ~1.I"ed onl" from U.s. Chess Fad.,. lion, to 1:. 11th St .. Haw York 3, H.V.

Seven round Swiss. restricted to stu­dents at Connecticut schools, members of Connecticut chess clubs and Connecti­cut residents_ $4.00 entry fee plus USCF membership. $30 guaranteed first pri te; others. Director; William H. C. New­berry. Send entries and inquiries to Willi am H. C. Newberry, 233 Elm St., West Haven 16, Conn.

M,rch 1'-11

OHIO AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by Ohio Chess Association, to be held at Central YMCA, 40 W. Long St., Columbus, Ohio. Five rounds, open to all USCF players rated below 2000 and new USCF players without ratings. Membership in Ohio Chess Association is not required. $3. entry fcc. Prizes : lro­phy and books. Title oi Ohio Amateur Champion to highest scoring Ohioan. Entries and inquiries to James Schroe­der , Box 652, Springfie ld, Ohio.

Mire," 1 .. 11

CAPITAL CITY OPEN

To be held in conjunction with above. Five rounds, open to all USCF members

Plrt - six of them with expert's n· tings. Spencer V.n Gelder won I tro­phy for having the h ighest 1C0r. of Iny pl.yer riled below 1900: he finished with 51h: points.

The Ok lahoma City Chess Club eked cut a 3·2 victory over a team from th e University of Oklahoma in a match 91aycd on December 17th. Keith Carson, Jack lAng, and Raymond Kelly turned in the wins for O.C.

The Fourlh Annual Thanksgiving 30-30 Tournament of the Cedar Valley (Iowa) Chess Club was copped by Richard Nas· s if of Waterl oo with a clean 6·0. Dr. Max Fogel of Iowa City took second with a score of :)-1.

Congratulations 10 the City Terrace Chess Club, 3875 City Terrace Drive, lAs Angeles, and to ed ilor Gordon Barrett for their fine club newsletter ''Ter· rachess." The special Christmas num· ber, with its review of 1961, was out· standing.

AROUND THE WORLD Th. Marocly M. rnorill Tournlment,

pllyed in Bud.pest from October 17 to Nov.mber 5, 1961 , w .. won by Soviet Gr, ndmader Vidor Korchnoi with . Kore of 11 1/:z out of 15. Dr. M. Fitlp of Ctechoslovakil t ied for 5Icond And third with Runla's David Bron. stein. U.S. Gflndl1Wlst.r Bisgui.r dis.

upon payment of $4.00 entry fee. Mem· bership in Ohio Chess Association is not required. Prizes: trophy, cash, books. Entries and inquiries to James Schroe· der at above address.

April 74 MIDWEST STUDENT TEAM

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by State University of Iowa Chess Club, to be held at Iowa Memorial Un ion, U. of Iowa, Iowa City. Five round Swiss conducted on fo ur boards for each tea m. First place to team with largest number o( team match points. Tournament res trictions: All college teams with minimum of four players and maximum of two alternates. All must be registered at colleges they represent and must be, or become, USCF members. Prizes: Permanent trophy to wiDning team, and all members of team will receive a medal. Trophies also awarded to higbest scorer on each board. Advance inquirie.<; and entries to : Craig Ellyson, State Universi ty of Iowa Chess Club, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City.

appointed with I mere (for him) six poinls. Hungary's D.ly d id r.amark· I bly well, fin ishing In I til for 4-7, . nd hAnding Korchnoi his only def .. t of the tournlment.

Klaus Darga won the championship of West Germany by taking fi rst place in the Bad Pyrmont tournament in October. He went through the event without losing a game, to fini sh ahead of Grandmaster Wolfgang Unzicker and fou rteen others.

In a lelter from Yugo3lavia . Mr. Josip Prokop takes CHESS LIFE to task fo r .he s tory in its Octoher issue (p. 284) "Hungarian Field Day." It was. as Mr. Prokop points out, a YUGOSLAV F ield Day, since the winner of the New Jersey Open, Dr. S. Nedeljkovic, is a noted Yugoslav master and not, as CHESS LIFE termed him, a native of Budapest. Needless to say, many of our readers brought this unrortunate error to our attention as soon as the issue appeared ; among them, Internalional Grandmaster Pal Benko - who WIS a native of Buda· pest. (Before we receive indignant let­ters from France, we'll revise that to read: "International Grandmaster Pal Benko, born in Amiens, who moved to Budapest at the age of fo ur." Life, espe· cially CHESS LIFE, gets prelty com· plicated at times~ )