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America ~ e/u!6~ r/tlWjpaper Copyright 1956 by Un lHd Statal Feder.tlo n Vol. X, No. 22 Friday. July 20, 1956 15 Cenls I Conducted by Po, ;lioH N o. 188 IT'S FISCHE • Contributed by RUSSELL CHAUVENET PAUL H. SMITH END solutions to Position No. ,---- S 188 to reach Russell ChllUVC· IN JUNIO net, 721 Gist Ave., Silver Springs, Md., by August 20, 1956. With Youngest Titleholder, your solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting your choice of "Best Move" or moves. Henin Second, Feuerstein Third In Event So lution t o Positio n No. 188 will "~ p . By WILLIAM ROJAM pear in the September S, 1956 i ~ su" . Staff Wrifu Setting a new record in the U.s. Championship by winning N OTE: Do not /114« ."'Mons to two the title at the age of 13 on his second try (Bobby placed 20th witn 5-5 {H>litWns on ant en " ; h ,..re 10 inJicdlf score at Lincoln in 1955), Fischer becomes the: youngest player to hold CGrrtet .... mb" 01 potiti,;m bf in( 101wt!, the U.S. J unior title. He has outdistanced two other players who also an" &W' tht /,, /1 """"~ tmd .II/TNt ~ began their Junior tournament careers at the age of ll- Ross Siemms the sol." to "Iliff in profur cuditi,,! of sdunolt. and Lnrry Re mlinger. Siemms began his career in the Junior at Cleve­ land in 1947, placing 5th, placed second on S-B at MilWaukee in 1950 (losing the title to Jame:s Cross) and did not win the U.S. J unior title until Long Beach in 1954 after six attempts. Larry Remlinger placed 8th (winning the Dittmann Trophy for contestants under 15) in his first MAJOR J. B. HOLT appearance in Kansas City in 1953. He placed second in 1954 at Long 1881-1956 Beach and second at Lincoln in 1955 but has yet to win the coveted title; he was not a contender this yc.ar. On Tuesday, July 17, 1956 Major J. B. Holt, USCF Life Direc­ The Eleventh Annual U.S. Junior U,S. JUNIOR tor, passed peacefully away. Born July 2, 1881 at Denison, Texas, Championship began auspiciausly at Philadelphia with 28 partici-. Final Standings-Lead ers Major Holt spent a long and eventful life in which not the least 1. B. F lsch<'!r 8~_1~ 4 .• S . Geller of his achievemcnts was the successful of chess organ· pants, representing Canada, Texas, 2. G. Henln 8·2 5. G. Baylor New York, Pennsylvania, Califor­ 3. Feuerstein 8 -2 6. T . Levine i~ a tions. Born of his endenvors were the Southern Chess Associa· nia, Rhode Island, Michigan, Geor­ tion" ,the League of America. and the Florida gia, MarYland, Wisconsin, lilinois, 4·2. Already the field seemed nar­ Chess League, to name but three. As Director, Life Director and New J ersey, and Massachusetts. It rowed t.o these five contender. Secretary he gave long, faithful and energetic service to the United was held at the Franklin Mercan­ Round seven saw Geller and Baylor drop points,. while F ischer, States Chess Federation_ tile with Bill Ruth as tournament director , assisted by Henin, and Feuerstein won. Henin D. A. Gianguilio. holds undisputed lead with 6-1; on May his memory remai.n forever green whel'e chess IS played his heels is Fisc her with 5lh·llh, In these ! Early Dark Horse while pressing doggedly behind Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, a with 5-2 each are Feuerstein and member of the Manhattan Chess Geller. Baylor has 4lh-2%, tied Club, proved a menace to the fa­ with a new contender, Ke nneth vorites . from the beginning. He Blake. P ressing forward with 4-3 drew Arthur Feuerstein, one of his each are Thomas Levine, David most dangerous rivals, in the first Kerman, and Frank J obin. round and proceeded to dispose of Carl' Grossguth and William Whis· Henin Falters ler. By the fourth round, when Round eight, aDd Henin drops Charles Henin of Chicago drew half·a-point in a game with Baylor. against Sanford Greene (he had Fellerstein, Fischer, and Levine already drawn with Feuerstein), win; GeBer and Baylor . Bobby was challenging' the field, Again the lead shifts with Fischel' tied with George Baylor for first and Henin tied at 6%-1% , Feuer­ place with 3lh -lh . In the fifth round stein with 6-2, Geller with 5lh-2 lh, Bobby disposed of Baylor and took fo llowed by Baylor, Levine, Blake, undisputed first place with 4lh·lh. and Jobin at 5·3. Forging ahead Henin was second with 4-1, tied are Kerman and Joseph Tamargo with Sydney Ge ller, and fighting with 4V2 ·3% each. for fourth with 3lh-Ilh were Round nine, and again Henin fal­ George Baylor, Thomas Levine, ters, drawing with Frank Jobin, and Ke nneth Blake. while Fischer, Feuerstein, and Gel­ (Please turn to page 3, col. 1) Sixth Round Upset A dramatic sixth ro und saw F ischer lose to his other principal rival, Henin, while Feuerstein, Gel­ ATLANTIC COAST ler, and Baylor also tallied wins. CHESS CONGRESS U .S. JUNIOR CHAMPION! The lead quickly shifted with Hen· in ahead with 5·1, tied with Syd· Aug. 24·Sepf. 3, 1956 Bobby Fischer (r jght) <>f B.o<>kly" j" the P'O(,·u of d~f,·

By M 01ltgomery Ma;or Dear Mr. KeTO": U t me beein by ronll"atulaUn: you On the sen'lee rendered by your CKESS LIFE column on behnlf or coliC-lie eh""" In this country. I should apolo/l"i1e lor my laxll )' In falling 10 .cnll YOU n"w~ from Fordham, a$ you requested. (Sutflee Embellishments on a Simple Rhyme It to 53y th:1l our m;:ltch record for 1955-56 was 4-1, InclUdIng an even break Ln two meeUng$ wjth Colum bia.) Sjmp!.· Simon ""./ a .oj~·",a", The ImpO"lnnl mnUe,. whIch I must lake up wIth you Is the Uppsala tourna. ment, a corred picture of which 1 do noi believe the public has receIved, Your Go"" 10 I"~ fair; (iate, qualified I comml'"nt (h,,! " t he bottom board! were 100 weak for tbe com· S"Y1 S;",/,/~ 5;",0" 10 Ih~ "ir·m"", petition" strlkes me as bolh , ra l ulIou5 nnd lnaeeurate. For t he bendlt Of the "Lei "'~ fafl~ yo,. ••' .,,~." members or lbe U.s.C.F., upon whO$(! support " 'e relied, I " 'ould like to oner a personal, r;..,.t.hand acrount and analysis of our performance. You will hIve my sincere J:ratlt ude i f you gr:,"1 my vIews a f ull alr h'" eIthe r in your cohmUl, or, S 1/',' ,.ie.",,,,,. for facing the toughcst opposition 0 .0, N-132; S. P.Q3. D·K2; 9. B-K3, P_K4; throughout and cmerillng with ~ plus 10. H_BI. P .Bl; 11. N.Q2, N-Q5; 12. N·R.4, "1m/ad I """" ,,01 ""y." score. Of hb two losse". one can be NI2)·K3; 13. N·N3, NxN; 14. Qx.N, Q.R4; M o th e r Goose's Nursery Rhymes aUributlld enUrely to ttme preuure I~. B.Q~, B.Q2. 16. B>"chnol), and the <>ther :':0. ExP. n.Q2; 21. Q-B8eh, B-Ql. The T the satires of Mo ther Goose (for many of them were pOlilical satires 1<> h l$ employment of hili faVOri te stand· rest Is 100 h "1lg le 10 r ecount. The ,orne originall y, as was Jonatha n Swift's Gulliver's TI'avels) retain their fresh· lIy, Ill c OUkh ~fen se. In IMer en· emll'"d on mnve 59, ;I " 'In [or BLACK! ness. not because we remember what they once satirized but because eou "lera, he hravcly e:'l'lK'rimenled with T he InelQ.erlenec of Chuek W itte and the truth peeps out disconcertingly from behind the simple rhymes. th<: lI .,fl'"nse. Shelby Lyman 15 l nrgely to blomo lor WIllI~m Lombardy's ,.eeord Q>eaks our d lsm~1 ,-esull on fourth board. Chess (like Panurge in Rabelis' Pantagruel) is "subject to a kind ror itself: he I>chle" cd the be~t $Cp1'C Charles Witte 18 II talcnted ployor (al· of disease, which at that time they called lac k of money." It was a dis· on second Iward, ahead of gr~ndmaste,. though I ma)" be prejudiCe.:! by hla I"ko,·. crushIng de feat of me in the National case wh ich also afHicted Sim ple Simon in the nursery rhyme . For Chess My own ]llay on third board clln tnIHcollei:late l. and he was obviously (like Simple Simon) when going to the chess fair is apt to be discon­ fairly h.;, salll to ha,·c I~e n fur below off r01"lu In thl ~ tournament, due per. certed by tbe requcst fo r a penny. Like Simple Simon, Chcss frequently thll for"l or whIch I hnvc l,roved my· haps 10 J)sycilologteul factor.!. Lyman's must answer: "Indeed, I have not any." scll capable. N<>I only the d ire rUUll8 worst enemy was Ihe cl<>ek. He also but the IndIvidual e\rcumstaneu were t hrew away two winning positions, And this is an embarrassing answcr when the wares displayed al'e a keen d lnPI>ol ntment. M y team,ma tes through whitt seemed like earelestnc..w. an International Tournament, an International Team Ma tc h, or cven a will bear out the followlnil statement; -He Is ~u ,.e l y a better ehessplayer Ulan more prosaic matter of paying current bills. In n <> less than four Kames. I buUt up his SCOn! at Uppsai.a would Indicate. winnIng posItions (OlHl ail afnst Ivkov), I am IrRtc!ul for the opportunity of Many ingenious pl ans have been advanced by various chess en­ but managed to aehleve two draws maklnl these ObSel"VatlOnS here and, thusiasts to cu re thal disease known as a lac k of money. Most of them, IIml two IO$$"'! The suecesslon of bit· I hClpe , Ln public print. ' ter $C tb ne k ~ began to assume a night· Slncel"ely, howcver, hinge upon so me sort of compulsion- demand that aU players m arl.$h quality for me. The following in tournaments be USCF members, insist that all chess clubs pay a per Is an extreme but typical lI:'1'am\>le, In ANTHONY F . SAIDY capita tax to the USCF. But the law did not dcmand that Simple Simon's .... hlch I played White allninsi. Lengyel c.. pt., U"iuJ Stdlu StllJ~." of HunllUry: l. P-QB4, N·KB3; 2. N· parents provide him with spendirig money; and no court is empowered QB3, P-84; 3. N_B3, P.K3; 4. P _KN3, Chits Ttam, 19'6 to coml>el a compulsory membership in the USCF, TherefOl"C, thc cure must remain voluntary-it musl come from the INSTALLMf;;VT CONTR1RUn ONS conscience and the heart of e[lch chess player. We would not have it P.ob/cnliJl }",obs {i"ds