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C/' m ""ription Ra te IE YEAR $7.00 rflo",'Y ON THE COVER Those of om readers who have also read from th at fasc in ating chess raconteur Irving Chernev or simply from long-past issues of CH ESS REVlEW wi ll know of chess·fabled Stroebeck. Here th en is another item of Stroebeckiana. Th is, Professor M. S. Zit zman of West Ch ester, Pennsylva nia, tell s us, is the only "chess money" ever printed. The faces of the notes appear on the cover, th e reverse below. Those of you who ca n read German and have good magnifying glasses may follow the inscription s. OUI" interest lies in the chess desi gns of this unique cur· rency, which may not get you on even It blacked ·out subway train but does ca rry happy connotations fo r chess spielers, fa ns and ki bitzers.

T he bills vary in color mainly on a scroll. like b a c k_ ground [best seen on the 50 pfennings (7) note below- it did not reprodUce w e ll in some colors No. 1 M. H. Kle iman Whit e t o move and draw in t hese lin e cut s]. The paper on each I!: near.white, the print in Jet_black, the s er ia l numbers in russet. br own.

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Chesswomen in Action At an in ternational women's tourn ament in the Soviet Un iOIl, \Y. Ko slovskaia (USSR) pl aced first wit h 8V2.2 1h . closely pursued by her compatriot Rannikn, 8·3. Nicolau of Hum-nn ia, 7V2·31h, was third. Italian Interlude A fourfold tie for first was registered in a Swiss tourney at San Benedetto del Tranto, Italy, when Nestler, Palmiott o, Porreca and Pa,-lovich each scored 51;4· 2Y2. Sevcri was fifth with 5·3. Countries that were represented in addition to Italy were England, Fl'ance, Swit7.erland and Yugoslavia. Outclassed In a double· round student duel at WUtz· burg, West Germany, the Dutch visitors were no match for their hosts and suc· cumbed h)' 4%.15Yz. Visitors Edge Hosts A Swiss tournament at Eastbourne in England, dubbed the "Open Cham Ilion. Transactions in Thule INTERNATIONAL ship," was won by two foreigners, H. Oslo, Non,-ay, was the scenc of the Rcefschlaegcr of Germany and J. R. Roos Ascendant Star NOl1herll Championship, a round robin of Holland, each 8 ~'2 ·2%. English repre· International graudmaster Vietor Kor­ restricted to players from Den mark, Ice. scntatives K. B. Hannon, L. P. Burnett rhnoy, a three-time winner of the Suviet land, Norway and Sweden. F. Thorbergs· and P. N. Wallis tied for third through championshi p, is again in the news with son of Iceland and S. Johannessen of fifth with 8·3 each. two bi g triumphs- a 9Y2.3lh tally against No rway headcd the list with 9·2 each and a tough field at Yerevan, ]{u s~ia (which then tied again in a playoff, after wh ich included world champion Tigran Petro­ Thorbergssoll was granted top honors on From the Editors of C HESS R EVIEW sy an ), und an invincible I'Ph·l/z accumu· the basis vf a point e'·aluation. lation in the Asztalo$ Memorial Tourna­ TO ALL CHESSPLAYERS ment at Gyula, Hungary. In the latter A Top for Holland The Cdtex international tournament co ntest, Honri and Lengyel were far be­ FA R AND NEAR hind in a 9·6 lie for second. The Yerevan for teams of four went to Holland on a event saw I'et rosyan and Leonid Stein lie tiebre:lk basis. England equaled Holland's for second with 81/2·41A~ each. Indifferent 20·8 match score, and both countries left scores were turned in by s uch luminaries West Germany far behind in third place as Portisch of Hungary, i\latanovich of with 15·13. Yugoslavia, Filip of Czechoslovakia and Stah lberg of Sweden. The Return of Aben Rudy \Ve heard hom Ahen Rudy again reo Battle in Bulqaria cently. He was explaining the application L. Kavalek of Czechoslovakia scored an 'Jf the term, "Irrcducible Minimum" to outstanding 11 ·4 to take a strong interna· chess. It come8 lip for example when a tional event in Varna, Bulgaria. He was chess situation is so rare and peculiar followed by Kolarov of BlI lgariu with 9%. that it, at the vcry least, mllst cvoke a 5Y2, and a trio wh o were deadlocked at iIDll'rrl1 (]Ii) riutlll au "The deuce you say !" "You know," he 9·6: Bobozov of Bulgaria, !\htulovieh of concluded, " whcn a jlosition is positively Yugoslavia and Lengyel of Hungary. ."b • n.ppy N,w TIror! weird or eery:' CHESS REVlEW, DECEMBER , 1965 355 Spas sky Tied by Unzicker vincible 5·0. Second in the thirty.eight. At Sochi in the Soviet Union, the Tchi. player tourney was John R. Beilling, gorin Memoriul Tournament was won 4%.%. V. W. Harris, whose 4-1 tally was jointly by B. Spassky (Soviet Union) and shared by Robert Spies and Lee Magee, W. Unzicker (Germany), each 10Yz.4Y2. was declared stale champion as highest Neither incurred loss. Third was Chirich ranking Kansan. (Y ugosJavia), 10·5. LOUISIANA Still the Queen Of the 38 pla),ers who tried conclusions Non'a Gaprindashvili retained the worn· at the Louisiana Chess Aisociation Cham_ en's world championship by downing Alia pionship, A. L. McAuley predominated Kushnir in a title match. Both are Soviet in first place with 6·1, ahead of George citizens. Lecompte, 5·1. It was a gratifying victory for McAuley insofar as he has had the frustrating experience of winding up as UNITED STATES runnerup for the past five years.

REGIONAL AND INTERSTATE M I NNESOTA Pittsburgh by One Point A playoff to resolve a quadruple tie for In a match between Pittsburgh and first in the Minnesota Junior Champion. Cleveland, the former gained a narrow ship was won by Brendan Godfrey, with victory by 7%.6Y2. F. Sorenson, L. Gard· Robert K. Johnson becoming runnerup, ner, W. Byland, G. Doschek, D. Lawrence and James A. Davies and Ray McRoberts and R. Kinney won for Pittsburgh, while bracketed for the next two places. Each R. Kause, E. Kossak, G. Kromp, L. Ihasz of the four scored 3%·Vz in the regular and L. Battes scored full points for Cleve· tweuty·six.player tOllrnament. land. The following three games were In the Minnesota Equalizer Tourna· drawn (with Pittsburgh players named ment, Ivan Kaszas collected the most ALLA KUSHNI R "equalizer" points and thus won the first· first): M. Lubell 'liS. J. Schroeder, D. She lost decisively to Nona Ga prindash. ]\JcClelian 'lis. H. Hintzer and J . Kolts 'lis. viii, but she stil! has something. place trophy plus a money prize. J. Hoffman. James H. Young and Laszlo Ficsor both scored 4·0 in the State Fair Chess Torna. vantage in tie· break points gave the offi· With New England Students do. Young had a slight advantage in Sol. cial trophy to Hudson. Players with An intercollegiate invitational team koff points. 5%.1 Y:i scores were Z. Kovacs, D. Blohm, tournament, arranged by Norwich Univer. P . Perillo, fit Wilkerson and N. Wood . sity of Vermont, resulted in a 5·0 sweep NEBRASKA for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. IOWA G. Ramirez of Omaha won the state Next was the University of Massachusetts, In the strongest group of the Eleven th title with a 4·1 showing in the combined followed by Norwich University and St. Annllal Iowa Open, played in three see· Nebraska State Championship and Mid· Anselm's College in New Hampshire. tions, the name of Gilbert Ramirez led west Open. l'tIidwest hOl:wrs went to C. all the rest with a 5·0 shutout. Scores of Gant of New York, 4 %'12. 22 played. ALABAMA 4·1 in this forty.six.player section were With a 6·0 sweep, G. C. Bates won the garnered by Melvin Matherly, Paul Hersh, OHIO Alabama Open, followed by Salvador Dan Reynolds. Glen F. ProecheJ, Ray The new state champion 1S Richard Martinez, Jr., 5·1. The seventeen·player Wenzel, John G. Warren and Laszlo Noel, J r., who piled up an unheatable event was sponsored by the Birmingham Ficsor. The " l'vTiddle Class" division was seven straight points. Edward Ernst ami Chess Club. won by Matthew R. Baird, 4· 1, and the Thomas Mazehukowski were second and J unior hy Lee DeWitt, 41f2.Yz . third with 6·1 and 5%.lYz respectively. CALIFORNIA Captain John Hudson and John Black. KANSAS OREGON stone, each 6·1, tied for first in the eighty. Wesley Koehler was the successful can· III the Orcgon Open, Viktors Pupois fivc.playcr California Open. A slim ad· didate in the Kansas Open with an in· swept seven rounds to capture first, ahead

Legend has it, Trifunovich says, t hat anyone who r ings the bell After game 5, Larsen, leading, looks cocky. No one t ruly knows in this picturesque chapel near Bled has his prayer granted, what happened, but Tah l visited the chapel and the be!1 tolled. 356 CHESS REV IEW, DEC EMIIER, 1965 of Ivars Dalbergs, 6·1. Third in the field to ha Pohl with 4Yz.Yz. A quadruple tie of 48 entrants was Lei{ KarelI, 5Yz-IYz_ at 4·1 was registered by Joe Fliegal, David Blohm, Robert Shean and John Jaffray_ VERMONT A 7-0 shutout was credited to William In the twenty-player Vermont Open at Batchelder in a rOllnd robin for the Rutland, Alan Morrill, John Cu rdo and championship of Stanford University. Gerald Rubin each scored 4-1. Geo rge In the Pasadena junior litle lournament. Midj anian placed fourth_ David Forthoffer of Glendale High School placed first with an outstanding 6%-Yz . WISCONSIN The Woodpushers' Tourney al the The Wisconsin Speed Championship, Whittier Chess Club, attended by 40 xylo. played in two sections, yielded a quad­ manipulators, was won by J. Barnard, 6·0. rangular final that was won by William According to Terrachess, the first two Martz, 2Y2-Y2. Other finalists were : sections to finish their schedule in the Nowak, 2-1; Weldon, lYz.lYz; Gaigals, City Terrace Invitational Cats' Tourna­ 0·3. ment were the Jaguars and the Bobcats. C. Larson was jaguar.in.chief with 7·1 , LOCAL EVENTS while H. Guadarrama became head bob· California. No sooner was grandmaster cat with 8-1. Pal Benko installed in new diggings at In the South California Amateur Open, Sau Diego than he set about investigating which featured an outpouring of 81 che~ s (and conquering) new chess worlds. As a fans, G. Gean and E. Warner shared fir st start, he won the sixty.two-player South­ and second prizes with a 5%-% record. ern California Open with a clear first of Following with 5·1 each were T. Fries, S. L. ELDON J AMES 5%.% . His fellow grandmaster, Larry Geller, R. Lalazarian, fit Rubin and S. Evans, headed a group of four at 5.1, American Leg ion National Commander, Rubin. The competiti0n was restricted to placing second on aliebreak. Benko will commenting on the Armed Fo rces Cham_ pIayers who either rated uflder 2000 or soon embark on a tour of the United pionship in Washi ngton, Nov. 6_1 3: "We were unrated. States, during which he will give lectures, wou ld like to see opportunities for com. The Panthers and the Leopards have simultaneous displays and simultaneous petition against t he champions of t he now joined the Jaguars and the Bobcats clock exhibitions. He will also be avail­ Armed Forces of other countri ~ s . " Dept. in completing their schedules in the City able for individual match games. Anyone of Defense author ities, wi th the Ame ri_ Terrace (Los Angeles) Invitational CaB' interested in arranging for Benko's serv­ can Chess Fou ndation, are exploring in Tournament. S. Saiter, 8·2, emerged as ices should communicate with the Steiner t hat direction. top Panther, and 1. Porth, 6Yz·l%, be- Chess Group of San Diego, 3447 Ingraham Street, San Diego, California 92109. In the Northern California Champion­ An Original Approach to Chess Strategy ship, Don Sutherland and Carroll Capps each scored 4%-Yz, with Sutherland win· . :::.--". ning ou t on a tiebreak. Arthur Wang, PAWN Allen Bourke and Ira Pohl scored 4·1 • each. There were 46 players. IN CHESS , ~lJ The San Francisco Bay Area Cham­ • -~ pionship, a thirty.five .player event, went by HANS KMOCH , UNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS of Pawn play are ~ pawn power READERS' FORUM F keys to chess strategy, govern the game by reo ,• in ChesS The diagram under thIs department in mote control. Basic relationships between Pawns •- October. page 293, unfortunately had a and pieces illustrate how each can show to best 0 Pawn mIssing (Black on Black's KN6) . advantage. ,> .-~ '0" • Arnold Berman of Jericho. New York, The author of this profound book defines a • 'lirJ el, like many pointed out the flaw but, un_ completely new set of terms wh ich vigorously de­ - like al! others, gave the correction_ For those interested, here are the corrected lineate the outstanding features of Pawn configura. position and terms. lions and their significance. Originally published in Berlin, the book met with instant acclaim: "A sensational book . .. a primer 01 chess strategy unparalleled since Nimzovich's My System _ . . we consider it the best publication on chess strategy since the end of World War II." - Die Welt. "The publication of this outstanding book constitutes a turning point in the history of modern chess literature . . . can be highly recommended to players of aU strengths."- Aachener Volkszeitung. "Kmoch's masterful explanation makes it per· fectly clear to the beginner as well as to the advanced player how the late 01 a game depends on Pawn formation. A textbook of the first order." - Arbeiter. Zeitung. "One of the few books which, at a glance, one can recognize as an im· mortal." - Chess.

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El izabeth Chess Clul! ended in a 4%-3% Chicago Industrial Chess League. Sell' nerup was Richard O'Bryan, 4-1. decision favoring Jersey Cit y. Winners arated on ly by slight tie·bre-ak marg i n ~, for the lattcr were H. Faivus, C. Diskin, Louisialla. Premi er honors in the nine_ Walter Gl'ombacher, Ted DeParry and ~ f. Connel ly and E. Allen, while E l i~l ' man championship of the Catholic Chess Viclor Narkevicius, each 4-1 in game beth victon were :\1. Strand, I. Ellner Cl ub in New Orleans were gained by points, finished second, third and fourth and G. Qui nn. ~L HiH of Jersey Cily drew in the order li sted. Twent y-two contest_ David Levin, 4Yz-Y2. William Hale. 312' with E. Rosenfeld . ants took Ilart. I Y2, was second. New York. The hu ge, city-wi de tuurna· Maille. An eleven-playcr round robin for Georgia. Brad Wade, 5V~-%, was a clear ment fo r New York youngsters nnder rhe championship of the Portland Chess firsl in the At lanta Open. Da\'e Trucsdel seventeen, reported in C H F.SS REVI EW for Club was gained b)' undefeated John ~I o r­ -a nd Non na n T. Whita ker, 5-1 each, took September(pages)262-63), has now drawn rill, 9·1 , followed by Dr. Edwa rd Bl um_ second and third respectively on a tie· to a elose with a 5-0 sweep in the finals berg, 8th-Ph. break. Fort)··se\"cn players competed. by sixtcen-)'ear-oJd William Smith. SCi;· Massachusetts. In a thirty.six-player open ond was Hi charcl Sulzbach, 3%-%, ami IlLiliois. The Gompers P ark Chess Club of at Lynn, John Curdo triumphed with a third was Robert G w)' dir, 3-2. Chicago defeated the Evanston and Metro 5·0 sweep. Thomas McCafferty, Donald At Poughkee psie, Donald Schultz down· Chess Cl ubs by 7-6 and 11-2 respectively. V. Haffner and Alan C. J\.Iorrill, e8ch 4_1, ed Di ck ~", eye r son by 2-0 in a p!aynff fo r the Chadwick Chess Club title. In diana . At Ind ianapolis, a total of 47 placed second, third and fourth respec­ th'e!y on tiebresks. plaYt:r~ reported for action in the Hoosier Oh io. Lee BOll es wa s crowned Cleveland Open, the main event of which was Millllt:so/(l. In the Univers it y of Minnesora juniur chess king by I'irtue of a 4Yz-% creditcd to Ed Vano, 4Y:!-"%. Bunched at Championship, Ronald Lifson was first on victory in a sixteen-player field. Gregg 4-1 we re Richa rd Braden and Theodore a liebreak, ahead of runnerup Gary Boos. Stark, who lost only to Battes, ..... as sec· Pehnec (sharing fecond and thi rd on a Both had scored 4lh-Y2 in game points. ond .... ith 4- 1. tie-break). Henry T yler and Ernst (fourth In the P remier Section of the Tribute pCnluy!vullia. The six th Annual Gateway and fifth resllect ively on a similar basis) to Stearns Chess Festival in Cleveland, allen in Pillsburgh, drawi!"! g a large and Dan Gregg and Wendel Lutes (tied J ames Schroeder crushed all OPllosition crowd of 68 players, was won by Dr. for sixth and seventh) . wit h 8n 11 ·0 steam l"(llier. Al Nasvytis was Erich W. i\lan::hand with a 5·0 sweep, A one-day In dianapolis Chc~s Club runnerup with 8"Y2 .2%. The Candidates' ahead of John Telega, 4¥t-n· Taliies of WINDSO CASTLE CHESSMEN These handsome pieces are true copIes of the origInal Sta\l!l_ The Gift Supreme The many fine lealures of the set make ton design. The King is about 4 Inches hIg h, regU lation club it 11 gift whiCh you will be pl"Oud to give and whicb wll: size, fitting perfectly a board with 2_lnch sQu a res. give the reci pient many bours of enjoyment. 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Note the bulk molded Into the heads o( the pieces. the proper markings on eacb piece. The set was designed fo r experts by an expert. And the sets have been en_ thusiastically received and approved by some or the world's leading players, not on ly In the United States bllt nbl"Oad as well. Y Oil would expect to ha ve to pay many times the price asked for these outstanding sets. Dut the price has been held as low as possible consistent with quality in an efrort to make the sets available to all. Conceived and designed by one or America's leading pla:.-. ers. the set had to be the best Rn d you will agree that It Is. Order from C H ES S R E V I EW 134 W. 72 St., New Yo rk, N. Y. 10023 No. 120-B1ack &. Ivory, boxed No. 121-Red &. Ivory. boxed $23,75 No. 125-Black &. Ivory, unwelghled. c:ll'dboard container No. 126- Red & Ivory, unweighte(]. c:t rdboard container $10.00 358 CHESS REVIEW, DECEM BER, 1965 4-1 were made by John Phythyon, Arthur Renna, George Dosehek, Roberl Walker and Robert LarsO'n_ , turnlr lIandldatov za In Philadelphia the GEBA Chess Clul! \ - of the General Electric COmp(lUY conclud­ ed its first title tourney, which lI'a~ wo n by H. Shulllski , 5·0 Grouped at 4·1 were C. Smith. C. Stahl and K. ratchel, with Smith tak in g second 011 mediun points. A m:ltch between Bloomsburg Stal e CO'I. lege and Franklin and Marshall CO'llege wound up in a 2112- 2% standoff. BSC winners were Leonard Thom(l ~ and RO'b­ crt SCOII : fO'r F 1':: ,\1 the I"ictors wefe Ray Goldnwn and J>eter Goodman. On first !Joan!. Joe Kr e s ~ l .., r "f USC drew wilh F & !\I'~ Ho naltl Blagg. The S u ~ qllehunna Valley Open, held in B!oom ~ b\lrg, wenL t o' David Daniels, 4V:!. 1Jz , fO'r the third successive year. Richard A brams il1ld Ed gar T . .\1cConnir.k match­ ed the winner ' ~ game score, but were relegated I.! secO'nd and third respectively on liebreaks. There wa s a record entry prvenstvo sveta V sahu of 60. How seriously Bled took its hosting of the ( Bracket B) Challengers VcrtllOli1. !{eeently opening its regular Ro und Matches may be judged by this pos't er, .sent us by Dr, Petor intercollegiate chess season, Norwich Un i· Trifunovich \ ' e r s it~, _~ turted auspiciously with a 7·0 rout 51. Ansel n/ s College repre5cntativ es, who ' of Lyndon Slate Collegc in a combined lost by Jl/2·3 Y2. Her~ Cadets Bill Black· student Ull(i faculty rnatch. Winn~1" s were wood and Lurry \Villwel1h again won for MASTER Prof. Seth C. Hawkin~, Hick Pa$sook­ Norwich, while A. Cote held the fort fo r hush, AI Brow n, Larrr Will w ~l"th , Dan CHESS BOARDS St. Anselm's. First bO'ard saw Cadet Dan Carr, Bill Blackwood and /t:(lrn captai n Carr drawing with SI. Anselm's RO'd ~ 'la e. 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S4 aher: starts 10 ,\ .\1 : EFs & ilHluiries to STARR SPECIAL.TY COMPANY 47 South Street F. Town send, 10 Bermuda Bd., Wether;: . 1529 South Noble Road, Quincy. Mass. Ctevl>t ... nd HeIghts, Ohio 44121 field , Conn. 06109. CHESS REV I EW, DECE M BER, 1965 359 CANADA England Peter N. Lee, who al Iwenly-one is 1I1e Alberta " YOuD gest British champion ever," accord­ Eric Long \\' 011 the Alberta Open with ing to British chess publicati{)ns, won the a clear first of 5%-%, followed by J. nalional titl e in a fie ld of 3 ' ~ with a clear Kassay- Farkas, 4%- l1h. W. Cairns and fi rst of 81;§.21;§, ahead or J. Penrose and A. Dejong scored 4-2 each, with Cairns N. Littlewoorl. 8-3 each. The British pl-acing rhird on a liehreak. women's eh'aml)ionship wenl 10 Mrs. E. Pritchard. No. 1 YOIl are White Quebec At thf' Paignton Co ngress, W. R. Hart­ In the fony-eighHnan provincial cham. SIOn carne in fi rst wilh a 5·2 lally. P. H. pionship, G. Luntos and L. Witt, each 5.1, Clarke, P. C. Gibbs and A. Toothill divided first and second prizes_ Lantos, shared second, third and fourth prizes. however, re<:eived tlle nod on a slight edge in the tiebreak. Players scoring 4%-1% Germany were T. Ackerman, R. Rubin, I. ZllIY5, E. The sixty.four.year.old veteran, Karl Leimanis, P. Haley, .I. Rubin and J. Gilg, won t'he Bavarian championship two Labelle. full points in front of his nearest rival, Kieninger. FOREIGN Soviet Union The Moscow tide was bagged by Aronin, Belgium How do YOIl best win 011 A I. . . 10Y2-4l,4, one point ahead of Ignatiev. Q- B61 B 1 .. . ll.- B61 C 1 ... RxRP? Alth{)\lgh van Selers, 8%·2l;§, finished Switzerland No.2 You are Black first in the Belgian Championship. the runnerup Boey, 71/ 2-3 1/2, was declared A playoff between Marcus and Walther national titleholdcr because van Selers is for the Swi$s championship was won by not a Belgian ci tizen. Marcus, 2%.1%.

International Grandmasters R. Kholmov (USSR ) 1960 We are ohen asked to list the l nler­ B. Larsen (Den. ) 1956 nalional Grandmasters. Here is the offi· L. Lengyel (Hungary) 1964 cial listing as of now. V. Ron (Czech) A. Lilienthal (USSR .l 1950 1965 is unofficially listed as he qualified W. Lombardy ( USA ) 1960 by lying for firsl (wil h Keres) at :Marien­ A. Matanovich (Yugo. ) 1955 bad this sum mer (we almost said "last M. Najdorf (Argenl.) 1950 How do Yoll best win on 0 1 Q-K21 year" ). Dales indicate year of earning A. O'Kelly (Belgium) 1956 E 1 Q-KB5? F 1 Q-QB5? tltle according to the F. I.D.E. F. Olafssen (Iceland) 1958 No.3 YOII are WMte 1. Pachman (Czech.) 1954 V. Antoshin (USSR) 1964 N. Padevsky (Bulgaria) 1964- Y. Avcrbakh (USSR ) 1952 0. Panna (Argent.) 1955 C. Barcza (Hungary) 1954 B. Parma (Yugo.) 1963 P. Benko (USA) 1958 T. Petrosyan (USSR) 1952 I. Bilek (Hungary) 1962 H. Pilnick (Argent.) 19.52 A. B. Bisguier (USA) 1957 V. Pirc (Yugo.) 19.53 :vI. BobolzoV (Bulgaria) 1961 L. Polugayevsky (USSR) 1962 I. Boleslavsky (USSR) 1950 A. Pomar (Spain) 1962 L Bondarevsky (USSR) 1950 L. P ortisch (Hungary) 1961 i'l1. BOlvinnik ( USSR) 1950 S. Reshevsky (USA) 1950 D. Bronstein (USSR ) 1950 K. Robat sc h (Auslria ) }961 R. Byrne (USA) 1964 H. Rossetto (Argent.) 1960 How do YOII best win on G 1 ... P-D6? M. Damjanovich (Yugo. ) 1964 N. Rossolimo (USA) 1953 HI ... NxB1 I 1 . . . R- N3 ? K. Darga (W. Ger. ) 1964 1. Schmid (W. Ger.) 1959 No.4 YOli 31'e Black J. H. Donner (Nelh.) 1959 V. Simagin (USSR) 1962 E. Eliskasis (Argent.) 1952 V. Smyslov (USSR) 1950 M. Euwe (;\i eth.) 1950 B. Spassky (USSR) 1955 L. Evans ( USA) 1957 1. Szabo (Hungar)') 1950 R. Fine (USA ) 1950 M. Taimanov (USSR) 1957 , M. Filip (v.eeh.) 1955 M. Tahl (USSR) 1957 R. J. Fischer (USA) 1958 G. Stah lberg (Sweden) 1950 S. Flohr (USSR) 1950 L. Stein (USSR) 1962 Y. GelIer (USSR ) 1952 A. Tolusch ( USSR) 1953 S. Gligorich (Yugo.) 1951 G. Tringov (Bulgaria) ]963 C. Cuimard (Argen!. ) 1960 P. Trifunovich (Yugo. ) 1953 J. Kashdan (USA) 1954 M. Udovchich (Yu go.) 1962 P. Keres (USSR) 1950 W. Uhlmann (E. Ger.) 1959 How do you best wIn on J 1 N- B4? V. Korchnoy (USSR) 1956 W. Unzicker (W. Ger.) 1954 K 1 B- B5? L 1 RxP? or M 1 P- N 8(Q)? A. KOlov (USSR) 1950 A. Yanovsky (Canada) 1964 ~oJutions on page 384. M. Krogius (USSR) 1964 E. Vasyukov (USSR ) 1961 360 CHESS REVIEW. DECEMBER, 1965' AS ANALYZED IN THE U. S. S. R.

The World Cham pi on Speaks The correct re]Jly i ~ 16 B-.'\5. GAME 7, TAH L _PORTISCH MAT CH (Analy:>:ed by T i gran Petrosyan) In the seventh game of the world title elimination match between lI[ikhaiI Tall! of the ussn and LajDs Portisth of Hun_ gary, the latter, playing White, failed in all his efforls to gain something by simple means. It was Talll who seized the advantage shortly aner the ent! of the open ing stage and gTadllally increas_ ed it with strong llloves which outward_ ly did not look so effective. 25 P_ B4 N I MZO. INO I AN D EF ENSE White's game has been deteriorating. 16 . . . Q- K2?! L Portisch M . T ahl ami he makes a desperate effort to turn the tide. Now, with 16 P - B5 17 :\' xN, Hungary Soviet Uni on Probably. POl"tisch had too little time Q-Kl, lllack could hal'e obtained mao \Vhite Black to figure and be convinced that the ter ia l adrantage, but he is carried a way 1 P- Q4 N- KB3 5 N-B3 P_84 val'iants afler 25 p - N3. ;\""xKP were a o:­ by another idea. Play becomes very 2 P-Q B4 P- K3 6 8 - K2 P- Q4 cepta.ble: e.g. 26 P - B4 [worse is 26 QxN. sllarp. 3 N_QB3 B_ N 5 7 0 - 0 Px Q P QxQ 27 RxQ. R-B8 28 ll-K2, P - Q6 or 17 NxN QxPt 20 BxN QXN 4 P-K 3 0 - 0 8 K Px P N_QBS 28 R- IG, D- B6] , N - B6t 27 QxN, BxQ 18 K- R1 Q,S 21 Q- R4 KR-K1 9 B- N5 8- K2 28 PxQ, H-B8 29 K - B2, RxN [29 19 ? x P p,p 22 BxP! ...... BxK 30 ll- K3] 30 R- KSt, K - N2 31 In pl'eJiminary calculations, Black con_ KxB. HxBt 32 K- K2! sidered 22 Q- N5 which he would have 25 . . . . Qx B? 28 PxP t s , p m e t by 22 ... B- KBI 23 BxP, Q-K6! 26 P-K6 B- Q4 29 ? - QN3 N- K4 22 . . . . S ,N 27 R-B1 Q- N4 30 P-QR4 . - . . W hite answel's 22 . . R- K5 by 26 Now White loses another Pawn. Boc Q-lJ6! that is insignifican t his position [, 23 B_ R6! quite somber . "' . . . . Again, the best move. 23 i3- B6 loses 30 . . . . B_Q4 36 Q- K 4 R- Q1 to 23 . . R-E:k Also, Black gains a 31 B_ K4 S,P 37 P- R4 Q_N6 winning position on 23 B- B3, P- Q5 2·1 32 p, p B_B5 38 Q- N7t R- Q2 Q- N5t, [{- Bl 25 Q- H6t, K - K2 26 KR- Kl , 33 Q- QB2 p,p 39 Q-B8 R-KB2 K-Q2! 27 RxQ. RxIl. 34 B- Q5t K- N2 40 Rx Rt K,R 10 R- Bl . . . . 35 S,S P,S 4 1 Q-B7t 23 . . . . Q-K4 This is a typical moment. P lay be_ The game " -as adjonrned here, anel comes s trategica.lly acute after 10 P - B5. White resigned w ithout resHming play. Portisch hopes to force hi~ !"ira!, aftel' Tahl played this game s imfJly and well. 10 ..• PxP, LO a cquiesce to a position in which While will Iwve an isolani. It is a position with whir:h lie is quite The Soviet Champion Speaks familiar and which he has often success_ VAN DEN BERG vs KORCHNOY fully applied. (Analyzed by Korchnoy) 10 . . . . ? _QN3 There wel'e llighly interesting, com. Now, with stereotyped continuations, J)1icated moments in this game in t he White has little chance of retaining the European Team ChamplOllships in Ham_ ini tiatire int o the middle game. His plan burg. The Soviet title-I lOlder comments of action, therefore, is rarely resorled to on the game. and actually fJl"omises ,;0 1'ea I advan_ 24 B-B4? , N 1MZO_I N DIAN DEFENSE . . . tage. T h e decis ive e nol". Oil 2·1 QR-Kl, C. B. van den Berg V. K orchnoy 1 1 S,N S , S ,. KR-Q1 P- QR3 Black is ob"liged to return his piece 12 PxP p,p 15 Q-N3 R_ K1 Ho lland Soviet Union with 2·J ... QxPt, and both sides then 13 Q-R4 B- N2 16 B- B1 N- R4 White Black hal'e equal c han ce~ . :Manifestly, after this move, 'W h ite 1 P- Q4 N- KB3 8 PxP p , p 24 . . . . B_ K2! 2 P- QB4 P- K3 9 B-Q2 B-Q3 Ibas to think about llre:lerving an equal White had overlooked lhi ~ reply. 3 N_QB3 B-N5 10 R- B1 P-QR3 'l1(ame. 25 Q-R5 Q-B3 27 B- R6 B_Q3 4 P- K3 0-0 11 N_ K 5 P_B4 17 Q- B2 R_QBl 21 Q_ K2 P- QN4 26 R- QB3 B-Q2! 28 R- KR3 QxB?! 5 B-Q3 P_Q4 12 P- B4 N-B3 18 R- K 1 R, R 22 N- K 5 BxN! Resigns 19 RxR N-B5 23 Px B P- Q5 6 N-B3 P- QN3 13 N-K2 P-QR4 14 B-B3 20 B- Q3 P- N3 24 N- Ql Q- N4 7 0 - 0 B- N2 N- K 2 t = check; t = db!. check; ! = di ~ . eh. 15 P_B5 . . . . After 1;j :'\!- X 3, White has real chances Around T h e Chess World In 80 Years I,;' Dr. :-; . Di,·in.,;';;· [vory chess set - Staunton design ot" develo]Jing an attuck. but hi~ advan_ VO LUME 2:- (~I nn n o" !l ~", 1 ",,'"11 €8 e\'e!" ·mly - 110 ornate. London made tage is el"<1.-sed by thi8 ]ll"emalUl"e thrust vla .'" t.-< l 1J ~ 1. \H'" 1\ Ca I'" I ''''!l e a. . I{ u I)i Ilstei '1. of his Bishop P~L\\"n . ,llcl, hillC "Ild BO \ \·i!lllik) . 1" 1 p"j(e ~ . Dia ­ g r ·"",~ . S', ,\i ~lj C .,. ~ l C. '\0,," antilnlJl", of African Ivory. Send SOc for 15 . . . . N_ B3! Send $3 (bil l.) plus 15c (stJmps) to The British Ch ess Mag~~ine Ltd., pictures and prizes. George \VenL", 16 Q_ R4? . . . . 9 M~rket Street, St. Leonards on Se~ Box 626, San Marcos, Texas 78666 (Sussex) Engl~nd : HE SS REVI EW, DECE MBER, 1965 361 Matches Toward The World Championship The Tahl-Larsen Semi-finals at Blecl196S By Dr. PET AR TRIFUNOVICH

In match play, being White in the first OU.i- hut the game justified him. Tahl Tah!. Tahl cont inued in ,a risky way, thell game does md nccdl cs~I)' by Tahl Bnd II lion was unresolved Rn d the nervous matches. round himself in a IlOOr cndgame. La r. tell sion of both players was at a culmina. T his filIal ma tch he \l~ee n S passky a nd sen's precise defense ba rel y held off ti ... n. Till now,aU wins were by While. Tahl rellrCsemS a grcal a tt raction for the T ahl's e Horts. Larsen Il ad 10 play 10 win in Came 9; he amateurs of ch e~s. 'l1'e system of matcilCS Great courage is needed 10 cmploy Ihc kne '" Tahl would in tlle last game. Larsen 10 determine the Challe nger for the World Alekhine Defense against an attacker like selected an incorrect plan aga in ~ t the Chamllinnshirl ha ~ jU~lifie d its existence. Tahl. But Larsen did it in Game 4. Dubi. King's Indian, yielding the initiative to The earlier "b ~ ta c J (,"s am! remarks cannot 362 CHESS RlVI(W, DECEMBER, 1965 be taken longer into '/lccount. The way to 26 Q- B7 ! • • • • , he s ummit is secure for the strongest ~ \Vhite looks ahead t o occupying KG player. wit h hi s Knight.

28 • • • • Q,Q Game 1 29 N,Q R-R4 30 B- KB I B,B KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 28 .. . B- Q2 29 N - K6, BxN 30 P xBt , Bent Larse n Mi k hail Tah l J(xP 31 D- R3t. K- B2 32 QR-QBI, N- N3 Denmark Soviet Union 33 R- D7 is hopeless [or Black. White Black 29 KRxB ! RxP 31 QR- B1 K- B3 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 6 B- K2 P-K4 30 N-K6 R_R4 32 R-B7 R- KR1 2 P- QB4 P_KN3 7 0 - 0 N_ B3 33 R/l-B1 • . . • 3 N-QB3 B- N2 8 P- Q5 N-K2 33 P - H3 Is corr ect. 4 P_ K4 0-0 9 N_ K1 N-Q2 5 N- B3 P-Q3 10 P-B3 . . . . One m ust be acquainted with fiuesses such as this last mO I· e. 10 N- Q3 a llows Dlack an even game by 10 . . . P- KB·' 11 P xP. PxP. 10 . . . . P_ KB4

33 . . . . P-N4 Tan l ana lyz ing during play is quite a B1a cl, ought to pla y 33 ... P- R6 as s ight. Tne spa rkle of ideas see ms t o he then has counter chances with .. . contort him. And, in addition, he is very P - N·I- 5. Tahl, labol'ing under the im_ likely to be surrounded by admiri ng fans p ression ot: a variation wi th 33 . . . - especi ally youthful ones. And Tanl is N- N3 34 N xP, PxN 35 B- N2t, K-B2 36 q uit e conte nt about t nat. BxH. Rxil 37 fixP, thought he h ad to 11 P- KN4 • • • • protect h is K J3 5. Now, art er White's next, macl;:'s K ingside is block ed a nd b e has This paradoxical b ut logical move was 14 . . . . K- B2 only waiting mO I'es. patented by Benko in his game against 15 P- B5 · . . . Pachma n in t he I nter zonal at Porloroz 34 P- R3 1 R_N1 38 K- K2 R_ N1 By this sacrifice, Wh ite ollen s the 1958. 35 R/7_ BS K-B2 39 K- Q3 R- KR1 Queenside and begins opera tions th ere. After 11 N- Q3, P- U5, Bla ck, as pntC_ 3S K-N2 K-B3 40 R- B7 N- N3 15 . . . . R- Rl tlce has o[ten confirmed. gels counter 37 K_ B1 R-KR1 41 R/1- B6 • • • • chances a ga inst White's King by . . . Hlack ca n do no better than follow The threat is -!2 RxB and 43 BxPt. P- N4- 5. The text blocks of( that atta ck his program. Accepting the sacl'ifice 41 . . . . KR-QB1 while it is still emhryonlc and, if suc­ leads to a strong initiative for White cessful. thel·efore. enhances White's after 15 . . . NxP ]6 NxN, PxN 17 This was the sealed move. 41 . . • Queen side chances. Q- :-"' 3, K- K 1 18 R- Ql [1 8 B- N5t also is ,,- 81 is met by 42 N- B5! with threats of 43 N- Q7t and 43 N- N7. 11 . . . . P_ KR4 good] as Dlack must pr event both 19 P-Q6 a nd 19 N- N5. Hence 18 . .. P- QR3 Res igns Though t his position ha s come up ]9 Q- R 3 ! with White's initia tive grow_ often, theor y doesn't ind icate Black 's 42 DxP is decisive. ing. best m ove. The text is from Wade- Re_ shevsky, Buenos Aires 1960. It cannot 16 Q- N3 · . . . Game 4 be recommended. A better line is in Tahl h imself has since recommended ALEKH INE DE F ENSE Bilek- Stein, Inlel"?onal at Stockholm 16 P xP , PxP 12 N xPI Px N 18 BxP , B- K4 19 62 : 11 . .. K - Rl 12 N- N2. N- KB3 19 B- K3 with threat of P - B4- 5 etc. M. T a hl B. Larsen 1 P_ K4 13 B- Q2, P - B4 14 R-Nl, B-Q2 15 K- RI, 16 . . . P-N3 N-KB3 AgainM an aggressive player like T ah\, Q- B2 wit h approximately even chances. This is a necessary defense against 12 P- N5 . .. . 17 P- B6. it i~ not r ea solHcble to a dopt the Alek_ h in e. It o[fers fertile gr ound for his 12 PxRP, P - B5 was bad for \Vhite in p , p 17 PxQP fecund imagina tion and is the source of Velimirovich- Mlnich, Belgrade 1960. N_QB4 18 Q- R3 numerous attacl;:ing possibilities. Th e 12 . . . . P-R5 Again, Black 's reply is fOI'ced: [or C Ol\I'~e of t his game does not change Blacl, follows Reshevsl;:y's scheme, h is 18 . .. N- Bl is met by 19 N- N5. this opinion; olle lIdds only tha t the star s one good chance, t o play to win the 19 NxN NPxN lI"ere against Tahl, this once. Knight Pawn, pr eparing for .. . P-B5 20 P_N4 • • • • 2 P- K5 N-Q4 and for posting Rook at l(R4 and K night Now White is master of the Queenside . 3 P-Q4 P- Q3 at KR2. 20.... Px P 4 N- KB3 13 N_Q3 P-B5 21 QxNP B_RS The move m er its a Question mark : It 14 K_R1! . . . . Black's last is motivated more by de. is a nOl'elty of it sort by Larsen but bad Wade had played 1<1 Q- K l and s oon rense than attack, defense for his Queen a8 it a ids the development of White's bad a lost position. La r sen mllst be well Pawn as against 22 N- N5. pieces. acquainted with that gam e. He inlproves 22 R- KN1 R_QN1 5 NxP N-Q2 on it. Posting bis l{ing sa.fely saves h im In Games 6 a nd 8, for reasons best an important t empo later and fox il y lets 23 N- N5 N-B1 under stood fl'om t h e com ment imm edi. m a ck pr ess on with h is progmm, ex_ Not 23 . . . P- QR3 24 NxP t . ately following, Larsen played 5 . . . pecting to u tilize the exposed position 24 B_R3 B_ B1 of Black's King. 25 Q- B4 B- K2 t == cheek; t == dbl. cheek; § == dis. ch. CHESS REV IEW, DECEMB ER, 196; 363 P-K3. For Game 6, see comments there. 10 . . • . B-B3 38 P-Q4 R- N6t As for 8, Larsen also achieved a dubio 11 R_Q1 Q-K2! 39 K-B2 • • • • ous position after 6 Q-H5, P- KN3 7 Now 12 N- Q2 is met by 12 .. . N- B5. Or 39 K-K4, R-QB6 etc. Q- B3. 12 N-B3 . • •. 39 , •.. PxP! Needlessly, -White lets his Pawn for_ 39 ... R-N5 40 1'-Q5, K- Bl 11 PxP! mation be smashed. He ought to simplify [not 41 P- Q6, PxP ·12 PxP, K-Kl!], PxP by 12 B-QN5, BxB 13 QxBt, P-QB3 14 42 R-Q7, RxRP 43 Rx1', RxP 44 R- -QR7. Q-K2, preparing for P-QB4. R- H5 45 K-K3 looks like a quick win. 12 . . . . N,N Bllt, though Black is two Pawns up, his 13 PxN P- KN3! win is problematical. Now Black aims for . B-N2 and 40 RxP K-N3 . . 0 - 0 . 41 RxP • • • • The sealed move. 14 P-QR4 • • • K,P 14 B-QN5 is met by 14 Q-B4. 41 . . . . R-N7t 43 R-Q4 42 K_N1 K_B4 44 R-Q7 P-B4 14 . . . . P-QR3 45 RxP K-K5 15 R_N1 • • • • 6 B_QB4 • • • • This innocent.looking move hides a Certain loose tall, of how Tahl always devilish trick: 16 BxRP! PxB 17 QxQRP, makes a sacrifice unless he can see a and 17 .. . B- K5 18 QxRt, BxQ 19 definite refutation can end here. H" R- NSt or 17 .. . Q- B4 18 QxR! BxQ studied II NxP and its consequences for 19 R-N8t, K-K2 20 B-N5t etc. 45 minutes and co,lld not decide on it. 15 • . • . Q- B4 It must be confessed that the conect 16 B_K3 ••.. conUnuation is extremely dirficult to This Pawn sacrifice gains only a mo_ work out. Most commentators and many mentary initiative. 16 R-Q4! B-N2 17 analyses after the game resorted to the P-B4, 0-0 18 B-K3, and '''hite need not generallty that later analysis will prove lose this positioll. the point. In this writer's opInion tile 16 . . . . QxP 18 B-Q3 Q-NS sacrifice is correct and may lead to 7 17 P-B4 Q_ KB4 19 Q- B2 B_K2 46 R-Q7 • • • • NxP! KxN 8 Q- R5t, K-K3 9 P-Q.134, On 19 .. B-N 2 20 P-R3, Black's N"/ 'I-B3 (9 ... N- N5 10 P-QR3 ! N- B7t The only defense against 46 ... K-B6. Queen is trapped. 11 K-Q1. NxR 12 Q- Q5t, I\- D3 13 B- N5t White has re·estabUshed material equal. and 11 B-Q3t etc.] 10 P-Q5t, K- Q3 11 20 B_Q4 • • • • ity, but all the poSitiOnal trumps are his Q-B7 ! ! nhe key mm'e: the tin-eats are White misses his 1ast chance. On 20 opponent's. His pieces al'e aggressively 12 Q-K6t and 12 B- B4tJ, and the fol. B- K2, Q-R5 [or 20 ... Q- 84 21 B-Q3] disposed, and he call create connected, lowing: 21 P-N3, Q-R6 22 B-B3, White gets tile passed Pawns. It seems incredible, but a) 11 . . . N- K4 12 same position a s in the game but with Lal'sen did not realize this advantage. B- B-I, Q-K1 [or ... two tempi more. The diffe]"ence is re_ 46 . . . . R_QB7 P - QN3 13 N-B3, P­ markable. 47 R-Q6 P-K4 QR3 .H 1'-QN4 with 20 .... 0 - 0 24 P-N3 Q-R6 48 P-R4 • • • • threat of ] 5 P - D5 t 21 B_K2 Q- B4 25 8--B3 QR-Q1 A last and very bad hope for White. etc.] 13 P- D5t, KxP 22 B-Q3 Q-N5 26 BxB P,B 48 . . . . p,p ]A QxQ, NxQ 15 BxN, 23 B-K2 Q-R5 27 B- K5 Q-B4 49 PxP R,P KxP IG P-D4! with Black's Queen gets back into play. On 50 P-R5 K-B6 tbreat of 17 N-B3t. 28 BxP? Black has 28 ... B-B4. White has a deci. Black wins Immediately by 50 ... RxP 28 Q- K2 8--Q3! 51 P-R6, K- K6 52 R- K6, R-N5t 53 K-Bl, sive advantage in development worth P-K5 followed by ... R-R5. more than one Pawn; As White has weak points on both sides, Black can operate with counter 51 R-Q3t K-N5 b) 11 . .. N-N3 12 D-BH, K- Q2 13 threats, disregarding hIs own weak 52 P-R6 R-B2 N-B3, Q-Kl 14 Q-Kllt, 1{-Ql 15 Q- K5, Pawns. Q-Q2 16 0 - 0 - 0 , and Black has no good Again, Black has better: 52 ... R-B3 defense against 17 P-B5; 29 R-Q3 B,S 31 PxR R-Q1 53 P-R7, R-It3 with a winning game. 30 PxB R,R 32 R- Q1 P-B4 53 R-Q6 P_K5 c) 11 ... N- B4 12 P - QN4, N/,I-K5 33 P-B4 ••.• 13 P -·B3 etc. 54 K-B2 P- R4 If White allows 33 .. . H-Q·1 , Black 55 R-N6t K-R4 6 . . . . P-K3 wins easily after 34 P-Q4, PxP 35 PxP, Now Black misses his last chance; 55 7 Q-N4 • • • • P-B4! 36 PxP, RxBP. . . K-B5 56 R -N7, P-K6t 57 K-N2, Wh ite acts prematurely and can mal,e 33 .... Q- N5! R-B7t 58 K-Nl, R- B8t 59 K-N2, P- K7 no' profit. 7 0-0 is better. The Rook ending is an easy win for 60 P-R7, P-,K8(Q). 7 . . . . P_KR4 Black, and White cannot avoid exchang. 56 R-RS P-B5 . An audacious answe]": it Is justified ing Queens because of 34 .. Q-Q5(t). in the _ following line wherein White's Black does better to bring his King 34 QxQ PxQ back. Now WllIte can breathe again. Queen tries to remain on the Knight 35 K_B2 R-N1 file: 7 'Q-N3, P-R5 8 Q-~ - I, NxN 9 PxN, 57 R-KS! R-B7t 68 R- B6 t K-N5 Dlack has difficulties after 35 . B- Q2 10 B-KN5? B-K2 11 BxB, QxB 12 58 K_K1 R-B8t 69 K-Q4 K-N6 K-N2 36 K-K3, P-N4 37 R-QNl! QxNP, 0-0- 0 , with a winning position 59 K-Q2 R-K R8 70 R-N6t K_R6 for Black. 36 R_Q2 K-N2 60 RxP K_N5 71 R-N7 RxR 8 Q- K2 N,N Here Black begins a series of minor 61 R-K6 K-N6 72. PxR P_B7 9 PxN B-Q2 inaccuracies. Arter the simple 36 . . . 62 R-KB6 P-B6 73 P-N8(Q) R-N5 37 K-K3, P-N4 38 R- R2, P - R4 39 63 K-K3 R-K8t P-B8(Q) Now Black has no problems: he pre. K- K4, K- N2 40 K- K3, K- N3 41 K-K4, 64 K-Q3 R_K2 74 Q- K6t K-R5 pares B-B3 and also to castle long. P- QB3, any White move los es material. 65 R-NSt K_B5 75 K-BS Q- QN8 100-0 • • • • 37 K-K3 P-N4 66 R-B6t K-N6 76 Q- B4t K-N6 White does better and gets an even 67 R-N6t K_B5 77 Q- B3t K-B7 game by 10 N-Q2, B- B3 11 N- B3. t _ check; : = db!. check; I = dis. cl!.. Drawn 364 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 19i5S Game 6 17 . . . K- Bl 18 Q- K8 is mnte. Tahl is Black In a game which had ALEKH INE DEFENSE 18 P-QB4 QxKP appeared a certain win for him. But his M, Tah l B, La rsen Why give back the piece in this way? ship was wrecked on this cliff. White Black Much better is 18 .. . N- NS 19 Q-RG, Blacl,'s difficulty is his King position. The King cannot leave the corner very 1 P-K4 N- KB3 3 P- Q4 P- Q3 K- B2 20 P-B5, K- Nl 21 Pxl":, 22 Q-N5. conveniently ; e.g. 49. . K- R3 50 2 P- K5 N- Q4 R-Ql! with threat of 23 . . . B- Q2 4 N-KB3 Px P ? X- E5t and 51 NxP. Hence, mack must 5 NxP P_ K3 and all pieces actively placed. l\fastel' Koblenz' plan now appears correct (see consent to further simplication a nd ex. Now Black avoids 5 , , , N- Q2, note to move 15). ch ange of Qlwen Pawns, 6 Q-B3! , , . ' After 18 . , . N- B5, Tahl intended: 50 N_85 R-K4 52 N_K4 K-N3 Here is the answer found by Ivkov 19 R- Qlt, K- B2 20 R-Qn BxR 21 QxBt, 51 NxP RxP 53 P- N4 , . . . and Talll in analysis together, Ivkov can. K- Nl 22 QxB, QxP 23 B- KS, N-NS 24 White has just lime to preyent 53 .. . tinued 6 Q- R5, P- KN3 7 Q- B3, Q- K2 QxBP, Q- B3 25 B- K8! Q- K2 [or 25 . . . P - B-I. T his type of ending is little and later analysis confirmed that 6 Q-R5 N- K4 26 B-B4J 26 QxN, lixB 27 B-B5! known ; and this example serves to en· donated an important tempo for Black's Q-Q2 28 B-Q6t! K-Bl 29 P - B5 with a force the general theory that the win fiancbettoing, positionally won game. is difficult and exceptional. 6 , ' , , Q-BS 19 PxN B-Q3 53 . . .. R- QR4 56 K_ B4 R- R5 t 7 Q_N3 P- KR3 20 P-KNS QxQP 54 K_ B3 K- B2 57 K- B3 K- K4 Black has to lose this t empo on ac. 21 Q-K2 , , , . 55 N- N3! K-K3 58 N_R5! count of the threat of 8 B- KN5. Now Black is defenseless. His Pawn Here i~ the key move. The Knight 8 N-QB3 , • , • plus means nothing in the face of the does its u tmost, attacking Black's Pawn open Queen and Queen Bishop files fol' 8 N- Q2 and 9 N-K4 seems worth. and preventing Black's King [rom ap. White's Rooks, Black's King exposed and while. proach'lng. It was a draw in 91 moves. his Rooks undeveloped. 8 , , . . N-N5 21 . . . . K-K2 This may be the only satisfactory line. 22 KR-Q1 Q_QR4 8 . .. NxN 9 P xN, B-Q3 10 P- KB4 fol. 22 , . . Q- K4 is met by 23 Q-B2 with Game 9 _ Bad Analysis lowed by B-Q3 and 0 - 0 gives White a threat of 24 B- B4. There was reference in October (page formidable attacking position. 23 Q-N4! Q- KB4 301) to Larsen's faltering !n analysis of 9 B-N5t P-B3 adjourned games. Here is a sample. 23 . .. R-Ql permits a deciding sac. 10 B- R4 N- Q2 rifice: 24 QxNP! QxB 25 BxP followed 11 0 - 0 , , · . by 26 B-N5t. 11 N_K4 fails against 11 • • Q- B4. 24 Q-QB4 Q-QB4 , , N,N 11 . . Or 24 . . . R-Ql 25 B- K3 etc. 12 PxN Q- NS • 25 Q-Q3 Q- Q4 Black threatens \Vhite's Queen Bishop 26 Q-QB3 B_K4 Pawn actually meaning to induce QxQ. Now Black cannot repeat moves wIth 13 Q- BS Q_B4 26 . . . Q-QB4 because of 27 B-B4, 13 . .. NxBP is met by 14 BxPt! So P- K4 28 BxKP! or 26 . . . Q-K4 27 Black prepares .. . B- K2, 13 ... B- K2 B-B4. QxQ 28 BxBt etc. run s into 14 P- QR3, N-Q4 15 NxN, PxN 27 Q-Kl! . . . . 16 QxQP! P - QN4 16 BxNP, B-Q2 17 With this move. White acquires the Q-B3. t empo for developing his Queen Bishop 42 R-R4 • • • • 14 Q_ K2 B_ K2 and has no more problems about win. The first move after adjournment, and 15 P- QRS · . , . ning. Larsen is going wrong. The correct 42 Tahl's second, master Koblenz, has 27 .... Q-B' 29 QR- B1 Q-N3 P- R4 fixes both Black Pawns on black pointed out that here the solid posi. 28 B-Q2! K- BS 30 B-K3 Q- RS squares, and a satisfactory defense for tional plan of 45 P- B4 followed by N-K4, On 30 . QxP, White has 31 P - B4. mack seems unascertainable : 42 . , , B- B2 4S R- B5, K- Q2 [or 43 . .. K-Q3 P - B3 and B- B2 is better. 31 Q- N4 • • • • H R-Q5t, K- B3 45 B- Q2 and 46 B-B3 15 . . . . N-Q4 White operates with little 'threats, e.g. etC.] 44 B-Q2, R- R2 45 B-B3, K- K3 46 here S2 B-QN5. K-K2, and "White's King decides. 31 , P-QN4 . . . 42 , , . . 8_ B2 32 Bx NP Q_ N2 33 P-B4 6-N1 "White can sun adopt the method just described by 43 R-B4 and P - R4. 0,· 33 . . • B- B2 34 Q- BSt aod 35 B- B6. 43 K-K2? K- Q2 45 R-R3 B-Q1 44 K-Q3 R_ N7 46 B_Q2 B- B6 Res igns • • • • 3' Here -1 6 P- BS is correct. Game 7 - An Except ional Draw 46 .... B_ K2! 47 R- R4 · . , , Or 47 RxP?? RxBt etc. 47 . . . . B- N5! 48 BxB · . , . 16 N- N5 • • • • Virtually fOl'ced. A pretty and SUrprising move, typical 48 .... P,B of Tahl's style but more impressive than 49 K_ B4 RxBP effective. 50 K-Q5 , , . , 16 . , . . Px N Or 50 KxP, K-B3 50 R- R6t, K- N2 etc. The present cannot be refused: e.g. 50 , , " R- QN7! 52 KxP P-N6 116 , , . 0-0 17 N- Q4, Q- N3 18 P- QB,j, 51 R- R7t K_B1 53 PxP Rx P N- NS 19 B- B2, and Black can resign. Now the game is a theoretical draw. 17 QxPt K- Ql 49 .... R- K1 but Larsen kept on till move 78. CHESS REV I EW , DECEM BE R, 1965 365 NEW PORTABLE ROLL UP Game 10 him a piece, Black has 17 . . . P-N3! DEMONSTRATION BOARD The last and deciding game. 18 P- Kl14, N- B4 19 P- R5, NxBt 20 RxN. WITH TRIPOD and BASE SIC ILIA N DEFENSE 8 - 8 4 21 PxP, BPxP; for now the com. M. Tah! B. L. arsen blnntlon wit h 22 RxP, KxR 23 Q- Rlt, White Black K- Ni 24 Q- R8t, K- B2 25 Q- N7t, K-K1 1 P_K4 P-QB4 5 N-QB3 P-Q3 26 R- K 3 Is hung up by 26 .. Q- B2! 2 N_ KB3 N-QB3 , B-K3 N- B3 iAIl"s en's defense loses. 3 P-Q4 PxP 7 P-B4 B-K2 18 QR_Kl • • 4 NxP P-K3 8 Q_ B3 0-0 9 0 - 0 - 0 • • • • W h it e h., demonstrated h is lut en. t lons. sharp IJosition a nd complica tions . 9 . . . . Q- B2 H ere is a s mall inaccuracy. 9 . . . D- Q2 to finish developi ng is be tter. 10 N/ 4-N5 Q- Nt 12 N-Q4 NxN 11 P_KN4 P-QR3 13 BxN P_QN4 Reasonably. Black refuse s t o go Into New heavy.d uty Convenient tan 13 . . . P - K 4 14 P -N5 and a) 11 ... leg design with closes Jegs In PxB I i) PxN, DxP 16 N- Q5. B-Q1 17 pull up tab a j iffy - P - B5! with a positional advl!.nlfL ge and l\O jugg1!ng strong attack for White or b) 14 • . , 18 . . . . R_ B2 no folding B- N5 15 Q- NS, DxH ]6 PxN, BxP 17 White wins on 18 , . . B- Ql very N- Q5! PxD 18 NxBt , K - Rl ]9 R- N1 on prettily: 19 Q- R5, N-B4 20 BxNP!! whlPh White wins. NxDt zt K- Xl , Nxn [or 21 ... NxBP R ugged, stable leg con. 14 P- N5 N_Q2 22 Q- R6 e t c.] 22 RxN, R-R2 [ or 22 . . . structIon, stays when set Kxl3 23 Q- R6t, K- NI 24 P - N6, Q-B2 25 15 B-Q3 · , . , White's intention here Is bolder thfLn PxPt, QxP 26 R- N l t etc.] 23 BxR, Lightweight, compac t, with !lOll_warp. R- KD2 24 P- N6! PxP 25 QxPf! KxB 26 ing metal roller. Convenient carrying may be Imagined a s his next move reo " ell Is. A solider and more log ical a tta ck, Q-R6t, R- N2 27 R-Nl, Q-B2 28 Q-RSt case. Height adjustable. No club ca n af­ etc. ford to be without one, The screen Is or however, lies in 15 R- Nl: e .g. 15 , .. durable vinyl, with bonded back ing: P- N 5 1(; N- K2, P - K4 17 B- K3, PxP 18 19 P_ K R4 B-N2 (over_all size 40" x 40") . Grey and white XxP witll beller play for W hite, 19 .. . N- Bl looks better; but, after squares, 4 Inches. Visible from distance. 15 , . . . P- N5 20 P- R :'i . Bla ck has no ndeq\\ate defense No installing. Just set It up and use. aga inst 21 P- N6 : e.g. 20 ... P -N3 21 Q- Ra t hrea telllllg 22 PxP , 1\'xP 23 Q-R6 [in t urn threatening 24 QxN! PxQ 25 H- H8 mate ) . N- 01 24 P- N6 ! etc. And, on Special Features 19 ... N- B·' 20 P- R5. NxBt 21 QxN, D- 01 R~K2 Silhouetted chessmen, rigid 22 P - N6. 23 RxR. BxR 24 PxPt . K xP 25 Q- ,x3 followed by 26 plastic, ~ and black - Q- N6t and 27 P- R6. readily visible - 20 BxBP RxB 21 RxB N-K4 and with Tuhl Is r eady to solve in his unique stems which style 21 ... R- B2 22 RxR, KxR by 23 secure easily P- N6f ! P xP 24 P - H5, N-DS 25 PxPt. 16 N-Q5 !! KxP 26 n - Nlt , K- B2 27 BxN! KxB 28 in pockets • • • • As usual with Tahl, a genial but in . Q- :;'.'4 ! \\·Innlng. correct sacrifice. He is not contellt with 22 Q- K4 Q-KB1 16 N-K2, P - K4 17 B-K3, PxP 18 NxP, 23 PxN R_ B5 Modern l'ound N - KI. He wan ts to tellr into his oppo. 24 Q- K3 R-B6 ne nt at once. case with metal 0,· 24 • . fixE 25 RxB, RxP 26 end caps 16 . . . . PxN Q- QN3 ! The offer must be accepted. On 16 25 Q- K 2 QxR . . B- Q1 17 N- B6t ! PxN 18 PxP, the 0 , 25 . ExP 26 PxP, attack on the opened Knigh t me decides. · Q-D5t 27 Height Q- Q2 etc, 17 Px P adjustable • • • • 26 QxR PxP llandle 1'he idea i s both Bishops s hoot at the 27 R- K1 R-Q1 Bla ck King , a nd Black's m a in fo rces a re 28 RxP far orr. A \'ery dange rous Idea. • • • • T he g ume is decided : White ha s two 17 . . . . P-B4 Improved molded P a wns plus In a good pos ltioll. Larse n The position is an elechically charged hanger wit h can pack tor Copen hagen. and T ahl Is c loud bringing a s tor m. In a torna do screen leveJ er step by step a pproaching t he chess variation, W hile sac rifices a ll pieces: c rown. But t he next step is more dlrtL J7 ... N-B4? 18 BxP t ! KltB 19 Q- R 5t. cu lt ; In S passky. he has a t ougher O l)~ K_,x1 20 BxP ! KxB 21 Q- R6t, K-Nl 22 ])ollent than Portisch and Larsen. Easy close P~~ 6 , a nd White dl"ives h is enemy orr pull. up tab lhe board. In a "rich man's variation," 27 . . , . Q-Q3 Black retu r ns the piece: 17 ... N- K4 28 Q_B4 R_Bl 18 PxN. PxP 19 Q- K4, ExPt 20 K- Nl, Not 28 · , BxP? 29 H-Q8t e tc. No. 999 $48.00 P - B4 21 QxKP. QxQ 22 BxQ, P-QR4. 29 Q- K4 P-N6 33 B-B5! QxB and mack plays a quie t chess ending. 30 RPxP R- BS t 34 R-K8t R-B1 Order from CHESS REVIEW In a variation of "an offended gentle_ 31 K- Q2 Q-N5t 35 Q- K6 t K- R1 "134 W est 72d St., New York, N. Y. 10023 loan," t o prove it Is not so easy to hand 32 P- B3 Q-Q3 36 Q- B7 ! Resigns 366 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMB ER, 1965 N- 84, K_QS 62 N-RS, R-K8 63 K-B2, WORLD R- K5 64 K_B3, K_K4 65 K_N3, R-K6t 66 K-B2, R- QN6 67 K-N2, R-N2 68 K- B3, R- Nl 69 K-K3, R-KNI 70 K- B3, ROUND -- 1956 R- K RI 71 N_N3, R- R2 72 K_K3, R-R6 73 K- B3, R_R7 74 K_K 3, R_QN7 75 N_ R5, SEMI-FINALS-Bracket B, Bled, Yugoslavia R-N6t 76 K_B2, R- Q6 77 K_N2, K-K5 78 NxPt , K_B5 79 K-B2, R-Q7t 80 K-Kl , R- Q3 81 P_N5, K- B6 82 N_R7, K_K6 83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tota ls W D L N- B6, K- B6 84 N_R7, R_Q4 85 P-N6, Mikhail lohl 0 1 Y, y, 0 1 Y, Y, y, 1 S Ij2 ~ Y, 3 5 2 R- Q2 86 N- NSt, K- K6 87 N_K6, R-Q7 Bent Larsen 1 0 Y, 'h 1 0 y, y, y, 0 4 1f2 ·5 V, 253 88 N- 84. R_K R7 89 N-QSt , K-B6 90 K- Q l , R_KN7 91 P_N7 D ra wn,

Game 10 KING' S INDI AN DEFENSE 0 - 0 9 N_B3, N- B3 10 0 - 0 , QxB P 11 Game 8 SICI LIA N DEFENSE W hite: Larse n Black: Tahl B-QN3, Q- KR4 12 P_KR3, P-K 4 13 White : Tahl Black: L arsen B- R2, R- Ql 14 N-Q2, Q-R3 IS Q_K2, 1 P_ K4, P_QB4 2 N- K B3. N-QB3 3 P- Q4, Game 2 RUY LOPEZ 8 -B4 16 KR-Ql, B- Q6 17 Q- B3, Q-R5 PxP 4 NxP, P_K 3 5 N-QB3, P-Q3 6 W h ite : Tah l Black : L arsen 18 B-N3, Q-R4 19 QxQ, NxQ 20 B- R2, P_KN3, B-Q2 7 B- N2, NxN 8 QxN, N-B3 21 N_B3, P-K5 22 N- KN5, R_KBI 1 P_K4, P-K42 N- KB3, N-QB3 3 B_NS, B- B3 9 0 - 0 , N- B3 10 R-Q1, B-K2 11 23 B-Q6 (see dia gram), P-K R3 24 Bx R, N- B3 4. 0-0, P-Q3 5 P_Q4, B- Q2 6 N_B3, P-K5, PxP 12 BxBt , Px6 13 QxKP, Q-Nl RxB 25 N-B3, R- Kl 26 N- Kl, B_R 3 27 PxP 7 NxP, 8-K2 8 P- QN3, Nx N 9 QxN, 14 B- 8 4, QxQ t 5 Bxo., 0 - 0 16 B-Q6, BxB N-R4, B-N4 28 N_B5, N-QR4 29 B- R4, BxB 10 NxB, N- Q2 11 B_RS, P_QRS 12 17 RxB, KR- Bl 18 N- R4, QR_Nl 19 BxB 30 NxB, R- K2 31 R- BSt , K_R2 32 N-B3, 8 - 83 13 Q- Q2, 0 - 0 14 QR_Ql, P_QB4, K_Bl 20 QR-Ql, K-K2 21 N-B5, N_B5 33 P- QN3, N_N3 34 R- QN8, R-Kl 15 KR-Kl, N- N3 16 B- N2, Q_o. 2 R/6- Q2, R- Ql 22 N- B5, RxR 23 RxR, R- B2 35 P-QN4, N/B-Q4 36 P- A3, N- B6 17 P-QR4, 0.-83 18 P-R5, N- Q2 19 B_ Al, R_ Ql 24 RxR, KxR 25 P-B3, N- K l 26 37 R/l-Q8, N- B5 38 RxP, RxR 39 NxR, R- K3 20 N-Q5, BxB 21 RxS, A/ l _ Kl 22 N- Q3, K- B2 27 P-B5, ?-B3 28 P-B4, NxRP 40 R-Q7, B-Bl 41 Rx Pt, K_Nl 42 P-KB3, P-B4 23 A- K3, PxP 24 A- S3, K- Q2 29 K_B2, N-B2 30 K-K3, N- Q4 1' R-B6, K-N2 43 A-R6, BxP 44 K- Bl , N- B4 25 N-B4, P- K6 26 0._0.4, R_K4 27 31 K-Q4, P_ KR3 32 K_K4, K_K2 33 N/ R_N4 45 N- B2, B-K2 46 N_Q4, N xN P-QN4, P-K7 28 A- Kl, Q_ RS 29 R_ B4, N- K l , P_N4 34 N- B3, P-N5 35 N-Q4, 47 PxN, N_N4 48 R-R4, K_B3 49 N_8 5, N-Q2 30 AxSP, N-B3 31 Qx ?, Q_R? 32 K-Q2 36 P-QR3, N_B2 37 P_N4, P_KR4 K-B450 R-R5 Black resigns. P- R4, N-Q4 33 R_BS, NxN 34 RxR, 38 N- B2, N_Q4 39 N- Q4, P-R3 40 N-B2, R-KB1 35 P-N3, 0.-82 36 Px N, Qx? 37 Game 6· ALEKHL N E DEFENSE N- B6t 41 K- Q3 Drawn, Ri b? Blac k t'e!llgns. • W hite : Tahl Bla ck : L ar se n Garne 9 E NGLISH OPENING Game 3 BENONI DE F ENSE W h ile: Larse n Black : Tah l W hite : larsen B lnck : Tahl Game 1 BLUMEN FELD DEFE NSE 1 P_QB4, N_K63 2 N-KB3, P-QB4 3 White: L arsen mack: T ahl 1 P- Q4, N- KB3 2 P- QB4, P-K3 3 P_K N3, P_ K N3, N-B3 4 B-N2, P_KN3 5 0-0, 1 P_Q4, N_B3 2 P-QB4, P- K 3 3 P- K N3, P_B4 4 P- Q5, PxP 5 PxP, P- QN4 6 B-N2, 8-N2 6 N- B3, 0 - 0 7 P_Q4, PxP 8 NxP, P-QB4 4 P-Q5, PxP 5 PxP, P_Q N4 P-Q3 7 P- QR3, P- QR4 8 N_QB3, Q_N3 6 NxN 9 QxN, P-Q3 10 R- Qt , B-K3 11 9 N- B3, B-K2 10 0 - 0 , 0 _0 11 P_K4, B-N2, P-Q3 7 P-QR3, P- QR4 8 N-Q8 3, Bx P, N- N5 12 Q- B4, R-N 1 13 B_N2, Q-Bl Q-N3 9 N- KB3, B_K2 10 11 QN-Q2 12 R- Kl , B-R3 13 P-K5, PxP 14 0 - 0 , 0 -0 14 N- Q5, R- Kl 15 P-KR3, N-K4 16 Q- R4 , P_K4, QN-Q2 12 R-Kl, B-R3 13 B-64, NxKP, NxN 15 RxN, K A_K 1 16 B- N 5, QxP 11 NxPt , K_Rl 18 P_K 4, Q-K7 19 N_KN5 14 B- KB1 , B- B3 15 N- Q2, P-R3 17 AxB, Ax A 18 P-Q6, PxB 19 PxR, N / 5_ K4 B- K 3, Rx? 20 N-Q5, P-KA3 21 P-N4, 16 P-QR4, PxP N xP, Q-N5 18 6x 8, R_K l 2Q Q- Q2, AxP 21 QxP, Q-Q3 22 17 N- B6t 22 BxN, Qx KB 23 N-B7, R- KBI P-KA4, P- N5 23 PxP, BPxP 24 N-Q5, RxB 19 Q-K2, P- B5 20 KR- QB1 , R_81 24 RxP, P_N4 25 BxN P, B-K4 26 B_K3, A- K4 25 NxNt, Qx N 26 QxQ, PxQ 27 21 R_B2, R-R2 22 Q-K3, R/ 2- B2 23 Bx A 27 NxB, PxN 28 QxPt , K_N1 29 Q-R3, P- N4 24 BxN, NxB 25 Q- K 3, N-Q6 B_B6, B-B5 28 P_B4, A- Q64 29 B_A4, Q- N6t , K- Rl 30 B-Q4t, ?-K431 Q-R5t, 26 N_N6 (see P- B6 27 PxP. B-K3 30 R-Kl , 8-R7 31 R-K3, 8_N8 diagr am ), K_N2 32 Q- N5t, K- B2 33 BxR, QxRP RxP 28 R- Nl , N- N7 29 P- K5, RxR 30 32 K_B2, B_B4 33 K-B3, R-B8 34 P- N4, 34 Q- RSt, QxQ 35 PxQ, R-KRI 36 B-K3 35 P-B5, B-Q4t 36 K- 6 2, R_QR8 PxB, QxN/ 7 31 QxQ, RxQ 32 NxR, P- R5 A_QB1 , Rx? 37 R_B6, B_Nl 38 B_B1, 37 P- N3, R-Q8 38 R-K8t, K-N2 39 A_Q8, 33 K_N2, P-R6 34 R_QR1, N-B5 35 R- A2 39 R- B4, K_K3 40 K-Bl, R-QN2 R-QB1, N-K6t 36 K- B3, N-B7 37 R- QN1 , I,B - B6 40 RxA, 8 xR 41 K- N3. 8_B7 41 8- K 3 ( ~e:! l ed mOI'e), P_R4 42 R- R4, Drawn, P-KR4 38 R-N8, K- R2 39 N_K 7, P- N5t 8-B2 43 K_K 2, K-Q2 44 K_Q3, R-N7 45 40 K_B4, P_R7 41 R- KN8, RxPt 42 K_N5, R_R3 . B- Ql 46 B_Q2, B_K2 47 R_R4 Gam e 4 ~ ALEKHINE D EFENSE RxBP 43 R-QR8 (sealed move), R_ B7 (01' -17 llxP ? Rxllt etc.), B-N5 48 BxB, White : Tahl B1 ll. c k : Larsen 44 RxP, P-B3t 45 KxRP, RxPt 46 K xP, Px B 49 K_B4, RxB? 50 K-Q5, R-QN7 N- K6t 47 K-B3, RxR 48 KxN, R_R l 49 Game 5 GR U E N FELD DEFENSE 51 R- A7t, K_B l 52 K xP, P_N6 53 PxP, K-B4, R-Kl 50 N-B5, R_K4 51 N xP, Ax P 54 K_Q6, R- Q6 t 55 K-K6, R-KR6 White : L arsen Black: T ahl Rx P 52 N-K4, K-N3 53 P_N4. R- QR4 56 R- R8t , K_B2 57 R-KB8, R-K6 58 1 P_Q4, N-KB3 2 P_QB4, P_KN3 3 54 K-B3, K_B2 55 N-N3, K- K 3 56 K-64, P-K5, R_K 8 59 R_K8, R-KR8 60 R-QR8, N- QB3, P_Q4 4 8-B4, B-N2 5 P-K3, R-R5t 57 K-B3, K_K4 58 N-R5, R_Rl R- K8 61 R- Rl t , K-Ql 62 R_ Rl, R-K6 59 K-K3, R-QN l 60 K - B3, R_Kl 61 P-B4 6 QPxP, Q_R4 7 R- Bl , Px P 8 BxP, 63 R- R8t, K_B2 64 R-A6, K-Ql 65 Lar.lell- T a hl, Game 5 u u-sen-Tah l. Game 7 R- R8t, K- B2 66 R- K 8, R_KR6 67 R-KB8, A_K6 68 R- KN8, R- K8 69 R- N2, K_Ql 70 R_Q R2. R_K6 71 R-R5, R-K8 72 R_N5, A_K7 73 K- B7, R-B7t 74 K-K6, A- K7 7S A-N8t, K_B2 76 R-K8, R_KR7 77 K_B7, R- R2t 78 K- N6, K_Q2 Dra wn .

Game 10· SICI LIAN DEFE NSE WhIle: Tanl Dlack: Larse n

• Gam c~ 1. ~, 6 I:: 10 on Pl). St. _C. and 10 with Ell\,'C', comments alao on p. ~it6, Oct.

(CHESS REV IEW, DEC EM BER, 1965 367 An outstanding recent game, a nnotated by DR. MAX EUWE by a former Wor ld Cha m pion.

T his is the critical situation. If W h it e SOCHI IN THE SWING succeeds in controlling his K5. the strug_ gle w ill be deCided In the strategical The chess season is in fu ll swing with th ree international tourna­ sense. Therefore, only \ 0 ... P- B4 and ments taking place at almost the same time : Havana, Sochi and Erevan. 16 . . . P- K4 desel"l'e cons ideration by Although of the th ree tha t at Sochi was probably, say from a techni cal Blade point of view, the least im portant, stil l the partici pation of Boris Spassky, After 16 . .. P-IH, the sacrifice by 17 13xQP fails on a CCOllilt o( 17 . . . so close to his challenger's duel with Mikhail Tahl, gave specia l col or P x13 18 QxPt. K - Rl 19 QxR, B-NZ 20 to this event. Generally, it is not considered shrewd to show one's ha nd Q- R 7. R - R l etc. White or cour se has just before so important a trial of strength . But Spassky ca n afford 10 bettel·: ]7 P-U4. 13 - X2 18 Pxp. QR- Ql 19 P - Q6 ! arte!· which White·s Pawn do so . Ap parentl y, he disposes of mo re th an one repertory and, at structure is superior. Sochi, he displayed the "other one," th al is, not the one he in tends to After 16 . . . P- K-I. the sacrifice is llse in the eomi ng match. Indeed, it appeared Spassky took th is tourna· not any good eithe r : 17 BxPt. P xB 18 ment rath er ha l£.heartedly: he drew si x ti mes ill the first seven rounds. QxPt , K-Hl 19 QxR, 13-N2 20 Q- H7. Q- 133 with a feal·f\1 1 attack for Black. ·White By half·time, hi s appetite awok e, and he attained lOY2-4Y?, and thi s call gain some positional advantage. 70% score was sufficient for hi m to tie for first prize . Wolfgang 110 ll" evel", by 17 Px p . IhRt 18 BxR, QxP Unzicker was fortunate enou gh to score the sa me nu mber of po ints and, 19 13-Q4, Q- Q3 20 p - n4, and, If 20 . . . P- 134. 21 B- N2. SUlI, a ccorcllng to Flohr, qualitatively, he performed even hetter. 16 . . . P- K4 is best with intent to The fol low in g game, it is true, shows no partic ular bril li ancy. sacrifice a Pawn: ]7 1'xP. B- I<3 . Yet it is rated the best game of th e tou rn ament, a positional performa nce 16 . . . . R_N1? 17 B-Q4 B-Q3 in the grand old style. T h e continuation: 17 . .. P- B·] 18 SICILIAN DEFENS E D- K;;, B- Q3 19 R-Kl leads to I)ractically W. Unzic ker A. Le in the same position as in the gam e. West Ge rma ny Sov ie t Union 18 P-N3 P-B4 19 B- N2 B_N2 Whit e Black 19 . .. P - Q5 is met by 20 P-B3. 1 P-K4 P_QB4 3 P_Q4 p,p 2 N- KB3 P-K3 4 N, P P_QR3 20 R- K1 QR_ K1 21 5 N_QB3 • • • • 8- K5 ! • • • • 5 B-Q3 and 5 Q"'- QZ are good alterna. This i s a strategical I'lloclwut. tives here. S • . . . Q-B2 7 B- N2 B_K2 6 P-KN3 N-K B3 8 0 - 0 0 - 0 9 P_ B4 • • • •

Here is the point; Bl~k·s center will become weak as soon as White gels a gl·ip on the black squa res. 14 . . . . N,N 15 Bx N P_Q4 16 B_ N2 • • • •

\Vhite maintains h is power over K 5; and. in consequence. one or more or 13 lack·s P awns remain weak. 21 . . . . R_ B4 23 B- R3 R/4-B1 Theory has held this move io be not 22 BxB a,s 24 R_ K5 P-Q5 the best; But Unzicker shows this judg_ Black has 10 do s omething against the ment doubtful, LO sa y t he least. eontinuing s iege of his King Pawn. 9 . . . . N-B3 12 N- K4 P- KB4 25 Q- Q2 Q-83 27 Q >l: Q 10 NxN NPxN 13 PxP e.p. NxP/ 3 26 B_ N2 Qx 8 t 28 K>l:B • • • • N_Q4 11 P- K5 14 B-K3 • • • • T o Slim Hr. iliad ;: ha s eliminated m any t = check ; * = dbl. check: § = dis. ch. p ieces. but he did not eliminate tha t 368 CHES S REVIEW , DECEMBER, 1965 positionlll disadvantage. His Pawns In the ce llter al'e weaker t hall evel', 28 , , , , R-B4 30 K_B3 P- N3 29 Aj 1-K1 K_B2 31 Aj 1-K4 R,R Black hlls exhausted his waiting mo\'es ·-the exchange Is just as bad as any ot her llIo\'e, 32 AxR A-QB1 33 K_ K4 , . , , M iniafure games ore fhe hors d'oeuvres of chess, Whi te completes h is blockade of the Black center. Ottawa (Onto) Club Championship 1965 Pawn offers embroider a winn ing 33 , ' , , K_K2 game for White, 34 P_KA4 , , , , In such positions as this, In which one CARO_KANN DEFENSE side Is at the mercy of the othp.l'. the K , Wint erton A, WestwalJ deci sion must be forced by aggression White B lack on more than one Il'ont, 1 P- K4 P-QB3 5 B-QB4 KN-B3 34 , , , , K-Q3 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 6 N_N5 P- K 3 35 P_R5 , ' , , 3 N-QB3 p,p 7 Q-K2 N-N3 Thus, White accomplishes a (urther 4 NxP N- Q2 8 B_N3 P- B4 weakening of Black's ])osltlon at the 9 B-K3 . , , , cost, however, of putting liP temporal'lly White eoun ts on 9 " PxP 10 0 - 0 - 0, 12 QxB N,Q 13 BxPt K- Q2 with th(' weakness of his 011'11 King 9 , , , . Q-B2 11 B- Q4 P- KR3 01' 13 K - Dl l ~ N-K6 mate, Knight Pawn, 10 PxP N-Q4 12 BxNj 4 PxN • • 14 B- K6t K- B2 ? 18 BxPt K-N2 35"" PxP 37 K- B3 R_N2 0 1' H , , NxB IS N-DS as 13 , , ,BxP 15 N-Q5t K-N1 19 R-B7t K_R3 36 RxP R_KN1 38 P_ KN4 P_R4 loses to 14 Q- N5t, 16 NxNt P,N 39 P-N5 , , , , 20 N-B7t K-N3 ~3 B-N3 R,P 14 RxR Q,R 17 BxB Q-R4 21 NxRt R,N K o w t he vulnerability of the King 15 0-0-0 QxP? Black hns little choice by now: 21 Knight Pawn is removed, and Whi te's . , , K -R3 22 D-DH! or 21 " K -N4 22 King can take u p Its fon ner wor k: tQ P-RW 11I'ess on Black's center, 22 B-B7t K_ A3 23 BxQ Resigns 39 . , , , P-B5 Black cannot bear his waiting altit ude Reg iona l Championship, Minnesota any lon ger, hi fact, aner other moves, t he ending Is lost also, A Curt flnlsb to a wild imbroglio, 40 K-K4 P-Q6 42 R-R2 K- B4 GRUENFELD DEFENSE 41 PxQP P-B6 43 P- R3 l , , , , Mike Callinan Curt Brasket Arter 43 R-QD2, I{- NS, the game does White Black not look so bad (or Black. 1 P- Q4 N- KB3 , N,N Q,N 43 , ' , , A-N2 2 P_QB4 P-KN3 7 P-K3 Q-R4j 16 SxN 17 B-R4t K-K2 S N- QB3 P_Q4 8 Q-Q2 QxQt 18 Q- N5 Q-B3 4 B_B4 B- N2 9 KxQ P-B4 N,P p,p OJ' 18 P-B4 19 Q-KSt and 20 5 PxP 10 N-B3 11 N,P QxB, P- K4 19 Q-RS Resigns On 19 ... P- N3, 20 BxQ w ins,

Manchester, England 1965 Pnwn offers gh'e ·Whit e a promising auacl" 9 P- D5!? and 10 0 - 0 but ap· parently only a uraw on 14 .. ' K - Kl 15 B- B7t etc, SICI LIAN DEFENSE 44 K-K51 . , ' . p, Adams K, J, Thorpe Precise calculation went Into this Blacl. move, While had to take thol'ough ac_ W h ite count of t he power of Dlack's passed 1 P_K4 P-QB4 6 B-QB4 P-K3 White.inltlnted exchanges have slim. Pawn, 2 N_KB3 N- QB3 7 B-N3 B-K2 med do\\'n the chances of action, Black 3 P-Q4 p,p 8 P- B4 B..Q2 44 , , ' , R-Q2 now drives W bite i nlo an en terprise 4 Nx P N-KB3 9 P-B5 p,p w hich looks risky for Black, Aftel' H ' RxP 45 RxP, K -B3 p,p 5 N-QB3 P-Q3 10 0 - 0 12 N_N5 PxB 16 B-N5 A-Q1t [else ,15 ' , , P- B7? 46 R- B7tl ~6 R-Rl, B_N5 ? 11 B-N5 13 N-B7t K-K2 17 K-K2 B-N5t W h ite's King Knight Pawn i s stronger 14 R_B1 N-B3 18 P- B3 B-Q2 than Black 's Bishop Pawn, 48 PxPt K-B5 50 P-Q6 R-B5 15 NxR B-K4 19 PxP BxBP 45 P- Q4t l , , , . 49 P-Q5 K_Q6 51 AxPt K,R 20 R-B4 , , , , A fine ffim'e: artel' 45 • • • RxP, White 52 P-B5 , , , , White's material 1)lu8 turns minus on wins by ,Iii R- R3, The lone Rook cannot cope w ith so , , RxN; so lie attacks, 45 .. , , K_N4 many p,lwns, 20 , , , , N-Q5t 46 R-QB2 R-QS2 52 , ' , , R-K5t 54 K_K5 RxAP Resigns 47 KxP P_R5 53 K_Q5 R-Q5t 55 P- B6 K-B5 Whichever way the wind may blOW, This is a l ast attempt by Black. 56 P-B7 Resigns some White piece is bound to g o,

CHE SS REVJEW, DEC£MBER, 1965 369 Up-to-date opening analysis by DR. MAX EUWE by an outstanding authority_ Former World Champion

whether the good Doctor considered the THE ALBIN COUNTER GAMBIT position after 3 P- K3 (Freneh Reversed) ANY chessmaslers prefer a "quiet life" especially when playing an attacking one. 1\1 3 . . . . P- Q5 with the White pieces. They consider ga mbits a nuisance, fo r ga m· 3 .. . PxP 4 QxQt. KxQ 5 P - K4 is bits complicate the ga me and hence favor the combinative player. favorable for ·White.

They do even more; they work psychologically. Most gam bits 4 N_KB3 • • • • are rated insuHicient theoretically, and hence the opponent tend s to A The obvious 4 P- K3 is refuted by underestimate the gambit, expects too much of the position and wishes 4 . B-NSt 5 D-Q2. PxP! 1) 6 DxB? PxPt 7 K - K2, PxN(N)t! to attain a clea r advantage and consequently rejects all variation s which 2) 6 Q- R-1t? N- B3 7 BxB, PxPt S KxP , do not afford stich an advantage. In the long run, stich a policy means Q- RSt etc. dangerotls taelics; for the variations left for the opponent prove in ferior 3) 6 PxP, Q- HSt 7 P- N3, Q- K5 and Black I'egalns his Pawn w ith positional more oft en th an not especiall y when he has attempted to retain his mao advnntage. terial edge. Othel' possibilities are: It is, on the whole, much better to return the ga mb it Pawn, ac­ B .. P- K4. N- QB3 S P - B4, P- KN·1 6 P- B5 [an idea of Spassky's], NxP 7 cording to the well· known directive, on the ea rliest occasion which per­ N- KB3. B- NSt S QN-Q2, N-QB3 9 B- Q3, mits some positional advantage. After having accepted the gambit P- N5 10 O- O!? PxN 11 NxP (Spassky­ Pawn, it is good that one need not worry about the material relation in Mikenas. Riga 1960). It is not for com. man mortals to decide if \Vhite's attack th e game and converting the ma terial thus is a healthy way of utilizing is worth a I)iece! that advantage. C " P- QH3. N-QB3 ::; P- K3 [ by bis Positional players, 1I0t liking the gambi t, avoid or decline it. In fou rth move. White made this count er push possible ] , P-QR .. 6 N- KB3. B- QB,1. the early days of the Budapest Defe nse (rea lly a counter ga mbit), White Chalices are about even. lIsed to avo id it by playing 1 P- Q4, N-KB3 2 N- KB3, instead of 2 4 . . . . N-QB3 P- QB4, P-K4. Bul 2 N-KB3 has now been abandoned as it offers 4 •• , P-QB~ facilitates White's de. less by way of possibilities for White than does 2 P-QB4, and, moreve J' , velopment. partly as Black h imself has prevented ... B-N5t. So, after 5 P-K3. the Budapest has lost its power and its terror. N- QD3 6 PxP. PxP 7 B-Q3. White's Something simila r has happened in the Queen's Gamhit: White position Is overwhelming. no longer plays 1 P- Q4, P-Q4 2 N- KB3 in order to avoid the Albin Counter Gambi t, 2 ... P-K4. Still, the Albin remains somewhat trouble­ some, especially in simultaneous exhibitions. It is not qu ite cleal' whether and how White can retain the gambit Pawn in the best way or play fo r some other advantages. Modern development of the theory of this gambit, however, runs much in favor of the Whi te player. It even looks as though the Albin may soon be scratched fro m the list of satisfactory openings.

White ]}Jack 1 P- Q4 P_Q4 T he K ey Position 2 P_Q B4 P_ K4 (See adJaceot diagram) Variation A 3 P x KP . . . . 5 P-QR3 . . . . Declining the gambit makes little sense, Dr, Tarraseh once played 3 P- K3 The variat ion is given only ro r bis. with the motil'aUon: "In general. I at. torical reasons: Lasker played it vs. tack with the White pieces while I must. Alekhine at Sl. Petersburg 19J.1. After 5 ... B- KN5 ti QN-Q2, Q-K2 7 P - R3. on the other hand. defend with the Bla ck. If, when playing 'White, however. Bx!\' S NxB. 0 - 0 - 0, Black had at least I must defend. when shall I be able to an even game. Position a fte r 2 . .. P · K 4 attack at all?" It is not quite clea!' t = cheCk ; ~ = dbl. check: § = dis. ch. 370 CHESS REVIEW, DECEM BER, 1 9 ~ 5 Variation B (Continue f rom last diagram) 8 Q-N 3 B-R6? 6 P_K N3 Q-Q2 8 0 - 0 KN-K2 7 . KN-K2 is me t by 9 R- Ql . (Continue from the K ey Position) 7 S- N2 0-0_0 9 P- QR3 N- N3 Re latil'ely best. howe ver, is 8 . .. N- R4 5 QN- Q2 • • • • Black j'ecaptures his Pawn with with the foll owing <:on~e q\\ e n ces : 9 Q- Q3. As this move is no longer considered equallty. and best, the following is me rely a silort re_ a ) 9 . . . U- I·:;r!-j 10 1'- ]-( ·1, p"p e. p. view of the most important lines. Subvari ation 4 11 Q" p. 1\ _:\"11 2 P- :\" 3 with a plear (Continue f rom next to last d iagr~m) ~ll r H' rio rit)" for Whi te : 5 . . . . 8-K3 b) 9 .. . I'- Q13 ·1 10 :\"- :\" 5. B- B ~ 11 Q- H3. :\" - Q B3 12 13 - 13 1 or 1 ~ 13 x:\" wilh This move leads by transposition into an adnulla ~e for W hite. pOSition in Variation C, Sub"al"iation 3. 9 P- K6! :\"Ot 9 ... Qx P '? IV :\" - :\" 5. Variation C 10 N_KS ! Q_Q3 (Continue f rom t he Key POSition) 11 NxN PxN 12 Q-R4 5 P-KN3! • • • • The most logical and straighifOl"wal'd \Vhite has an easy win (Sp a ~;; ky- Fo r_ continuation: White loses no time and intos. Soehi ]965) . prepares for direct exertion of pressure Subvariation 3 on the Queenside, aiming at an eventual Suhva r iation 1 P- QN4. (Continue f rom last diagram) 5 . . . . B-QN S? 8 Q-N3 KN-K2 5 . . . . B- K3 6 P- QR3 BxNt 9 P-N3 0-0 6 QN_Q2 · . . . 7 Bx B B_N5 10 B-N2 White stands better.

Subvariation 2 (Continue from last diagram) S • • . • P-B3 In typical gambit style. 6 P x P Q,P 7 P-K N3 B_ K B4 8 B_N 2 N- NS Or 8. . 0-0- 0 9 N- R-t followed possibly by 10 N- K4. Subvariat ion 1 9 O-O! N_B7 5 . . . . B-N5t 6 Q N_Q2 . . . . White 's pos ition is very promis ing. H e 9 ... B- B7 10 Q- Kl, B- N3 11 N - N3. need not fear the los s of his Queen Bi sh_ N-B7 12 Q-R5, NxR 13 QNxP is vel'Y The game takes on the character of op Pawn as the possibili ties a long h is favorable FOI" ·Wbite. Val'iation B, subvariation 1. It does not diagonal. KN2- Q:\"7 supply sufficient 10 R_N1 N- NS 12 NxB N_ B3 matter milch that White pla.ys P - QR3 a compensation. 11 P- R3! B,R 13 P-QN4 rew moves later. Here are some likely con tinuations : White has more than suCficieut com_ 6 . . . . B-N 5 pensation for the Exchange. 7 B_N2 Q_ K 2 Sub_sub_var iant r. 7 .. KN- K2 S P- QR3. BxNt 9 BxB, 6 . . . . B-QNS Subvariation 3 N- N3 10 Q- N3 leads to Variation B, sub_ 7 B-N2 B,P (Continue from last diagram) val'iation 1. 8 0-0 · . . . S . . . . B-K N S! 8 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Now White s tands better a fter 8 . . . 9 P- Q R3 KBxN BxN 9 QxB. KN- K2 10 P - N3, B- K3 11 10 BxB N xP B- N2. And likewise after 8 . . . B- Q4 10 .. . BxN 11 P xB! NxP 12 R- K1 9 N- N3, Q- Q2 10 QNxP. is also vel'y strong for ·White. 11 NxN Q.N Sub_sub_variant II. 12 Q-N 3 P-QB3 (Continue from last diagram) 13 B-B4 6 . . . . Q-Q2 White's position is overwhelming. On 7 B_N2 · . . . 13 .. . QxP, White answers 14 R-Kl. NOI", a fte r j ... R-Ql 8 0 - 0, K N- K2 Subvariation 2 9 Q·- H.-I, N- N3 10 P- QR3, B-K2 11 P- QN4, 0 - 0 12 B- K2, White's position is su­ (Continue f rom last diagram) pe rior: e.g. J2 . B-H6 13 P- N5, BxB 5 . . . . B- KNS 1·1 KxB, QNxP 15 BxP (Pir<:- Kostich, : Sub_sub_variant I. 6 B_ N 2 Q_Q2 2agl'eb 1947). 6 P- K R3 BxN 7 0-0 0 - 0 - 0 9 P-R3 sxst 7 . . . . 0 - 0-0 The Pawn storm by 7 . P- KR4 7 N x B B-NSt 10 QxB 0-0 - 0 8 0 - 0 KN-K2 ' S B- Q2 Q-K2 11 produces no effective end: 8 P-QR3, • 0-0-0 - . . . 9 Q-R4 P-QR3 11 12 P- R5 9 B- B·I, PxP 10 BxP, KN- K2 11 On Q-B4, P - B3 PxP, NxP, mack Or 9 . . N- N3 10 N- N3, K-N l 11 is all right. P-N-I! The last move is a lways the mo_ I tive and force of this variation for White. R- Q1. 11 . . . . Here White stands better (Sokolsky­ 10 P-QN4 P-KR4 13 B_NS 12 N xN 11 P- N5 N_QN1 14 BxB 13 P-K3 Simagin, "'oscow 1953). 7 . . . KN- K2 was refuted convinc_ 12 N-N3 N- B4 15 KR_Ql The chances are equal. On 1<1 Q- R5. ingly in Tolush- Horne (Hastings 1953_ And White won in the game. Gligorich­ Black pla.ys 14 . . . N- K2! .1): 8 P- N4! NxNP 9 P-K6! BxP 10 Leban. ·in the latest Yugos lavian Cham_ Sub_sub_va r ia nt 11 , N- K5, Q- B1 11 Q- R4.t etc. pionship 1965.

CHESS REVIEW, DECEM BER. 1965 371 For how your club c ..n be I"'ted WHERE TO PLAY CHESS "". It. to CHESS REVIE'W. LEADING CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA

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TOURNAMENT NOTES H Phipps, I Erkmanis, C Schofield, J T F onta i ne ...... b t , ." P Laird, M R ibowsky, E Polgar, L B G5 - C '"'H T E Shaffe,' .. . . • .. . . . · 1.-[ H-I ~ Progress Reports for Joyner, C A Va n Brunt, P Marks, J T E Sha ffer ...... · l.. t , ., " i..eollal·d ...... · I ~t , ·0 Golden Knights Tournaments Duchesne, G L Frank, A C de Sherblnln, " " J E Dlschoff, L Fogg, i\I Gottesman, F Prize Tournaments E H E 13th Annual Championship Ashley, C Brown, Wins ton, S 'I'he"e Postalit es haVe WOII I)l izes ill 1963, In t he 1959 Golden Knights, n o new Klein , 0 W Straha n, J R Daniels , J Yelll, 1961 a nd 1965 P "i"e T O\ " ·lw)'~ . F inals section has completed play. The W A Norin, J Ozols, A F Woods and B Tourney Players P I"Ce S cor e list of pros pective ca sh prize winners r e_ 1.. Patteson. 63 -P 79 13 Ash ...... 1-2 ,; - I main s as given, page 345, November As of the end of October, 180 prelim_ Ii: V 1:1 Chase ...... l _t 5 _I ~ O ,\1 O'Donnell ...... I SL ·1 _2 issue. inary s ectlons we r e in pla y, 01' 1260 COIl _ F Hack er ...... 2-3 3 ~ - 2 l testants. With ent ries closed as of No_ P L amb . ., ., ...... , .. 2. 3 31! - 2~ 14th Annual Championship vember 30, we shall finish assigning 88 J '1' Alexu"del' ...... ]s, (i -0 In the 1960 Golden Knights, n o n ew pl'eUm sectioll s in mid_December. A Ste"" ...... 2nd I - 2 90 J A 'YenolerslI'o,,, . . . . . 2m] ·1 -2 Finals section hllS finished play for t his H - P 19 D Roubi k ...... 1st 5 - 1 issue either. 19th Annual Championship 28 C \ \' H athway ...... 2"d · I~ - g 'T his n ewest edition of the popular -IT P D Hong l",,,[ . ... . • • . . I ~ t 5 - I 15th Annual Championship Golden K nighls, the 1966 nineteenth An_ o Eir~te" ., ...... • . . . .. ~ - 3 H W W e i! .• ...... 2-3 ·1 _ 2 I n the 1961 Golden K n igh ts, F ina ls sec_ nual Golden Knights an d e ighth annual 51 D \ " Erisoll ...... 1 5 1 tion 61 _Nf 8 has completed play, and the U, S. Open Postal Chess Cha mpion ship 52 R L AnderHoll ... . . • . . . . 181 "5 .-I" contestants there in scored t hese is now open for applicaUons. We shall .';9 FA Jar\'iH ...... 2_3 1 · 2 weighted _point totals : · not make liP a nd send out assignments, :\\ I..acey . , ...... • . • . .. . 2- 3 H 71 R L Sam!)le .. . .• ...... 2nd ~ ~- 1~ G Ca l'lson ·12 .9 ; J D :Moor e 34.95 ; E however, un after the Xmas mail rush 74 A C )Iorrill ...... I st 5~- ~ S J acob 31 .8 ; A P Butler 24.55 ; D D subsides. Look for a ssignments in Jan_ J B ishop ...... • , . .. . 2nd 5 -I T hurman 22.8; H A J ania 21.8; and W uary 1966. 76 P Klein ...... , . 181 5 - I 95 F Ekstrom ...... , .. 1 -3 H-B '\V Fuchs withdrew. S Hujber ...... 1- 3 ~~ - I~ Meanwhile, F, A J aaska, H P Patemau R Nest er ...... 1_3 4 ~ -I~ a nd N Li Petri have Qualified for assign_ POSTALMIGHTIES! os H E Win~to" ...... Ist 5~ - ~ Class Tournaments ~r II ,,-talt y ...... 2nd .t ~ -Il men t to the Fin1 L H am · . . · . · ...... · I ~! " · , complain t inquir ies . j\Jany went out Qu it e :102 A H 8carplnato .. .. · 1 8 l a~-2 ~ · . . " late ; bu t your (: omplaint, if merited, was 17th Annual Championship .106 G E Petel'>I t ," ." ra tic. So we recomlllend you send moves ,\1 J King ...... · . · 1s t , · , Al so, these players qualified fol' tbe • as per usua l, even try a " repeat" if all 137 8 L.... ue '· ...... · • . j,;t ., '" • opponent fails to answer. But Plell s e do Semi.finals: \\' Halpern, J Cr utchley, R 150 H P loss ...... • .. •. • • 1 8t , LollI'man, It C Howat'd, R F i\ lcGregor D A Booth ...... · 1-2 , .-2" not flIe a ny time CO ml)laint during the and i\I W Herrick. '" C Tyner .. .. · ...... · 1-2 , ., pel'iod of from Decembel' 15 to J alllmry E A Pee .. · ...... · 1st , 6. Most delays. we've fO\lnd, for this G Grall ...... · ...... hl . I~ •-I•l 18th Annual Championship ""W" t ime, will tUl'll out to be a cddents of 2·15 w G Scotl .. . .. · .. · . .. . ht .Jj, - l~ In t h e re<;eutly current Golden Kn ights. 273 R L lfson ...... · 1 _l , ., the season, and our Inquiries are also t be following eontenuer s have Qualified G Stay"r! .. · ...... • . 1 -2 , ., apt to go astray. 2S ! , W Baldwiu , · for assignment to the Semi_finals: F R · ...... · 1- 2 , By January 6, if YO I1 still have no re_ J L Palllpel .. · ...... · I _2 .; · , Stauffer, fi' n Lynch, C ~I Crenshaw, 0 ." 9 ~, ., H Struss .. · ...... · . · 181 0 ply and have sent move and r epeat, re_ :J ON A L RUfl.C IO . . · ...... · .. . Is t , .," port so lo U8 a long with opponent's name, ' W~ighted poin t tota ls are based On th~ 3;;7 11[ L 'Vest .. · . . · ...... · 1~ t , · , a ddress a nd tourney number. If you h ave :lGl; Skrzypin ~ k i ., follOWing scn le: 1.0 pOints per win in the ., J · ...... 1s t ., not sent a repeal, do so and report like_ prellm~ : 2.2 In s emi_fina ls: and ~ . 5 i n final~ . 36$ G S 0" ...... · . . · •. .. 1st ., ., if D raws count hul! these ,·alues. 39 0 R Trachtenberg · . · . . .. · I ~ t , ., wise there is no timely response. CHESS REVIEW , DECEMBER , 1965 373 wa ld and tops Landey; Blewald bests Fee. CHESS BY MAIL POSTAL MORTEMS D L indberg tops (a) Les niewsk i. 6 Aa vik Game Reports Received a..... es Gossw iller. 7 Bailey bests "'-[ullen twice. 11 you have not p layed in our tourney. 9 F ee wi n~ two ( rom tooth R osen wald a nd during October 1965 b efore, please specify in which class you Harris. 10 MacConnell fells Fountain; Perry would like to start. We recommend To report re~ults. follow instructiolli stops Angslenberger. 12 ' Veils bea t s Christy b ut bows to E enskj'. 13 Marti n dow ns De_ C lass A for unusually st rong players, on pages 4 & 5 of your b ooklet on Postel s tasio. 15 Hogan tops and ties Viets. 17 C lass B fo r above average pl a ye rs, C lass Chess strictly and exactly. Otherwise the Cragg cracks Ax np. 18 Kohn beats Shea r­ C for about average players and Class man a nd Schecter tw ice erich . 19 B eam bests report may be mlsrec ord ed, held up or D fo r below ave rage, If you have played. Sia dak. 20 Can tone tops Leiserson twice. 23 even lost, Bancroft beMs R a r tnQ r. 31 ,Yoodworth whipa p lease state your probable rating. Please note: W inners ( and those with the Siadak . 32 Sa udek tops Pace twice. 35 Sa chs Mail proper entry coupon be low, or White pieces In case of draws ) must repOrt tops Sobiera.l a nd Costa tw ice each. 37 copy of it, to CHESS REVIEW, 134 West a s sOOn as resul t Is confirmed by oppOnent. Finelli rips Roscoe ; P esk ow itz. Su1l\van tie. 72d Street, New York, N. Y. 10023. The opponent may report a lso to ensure his Tourneys 40·99: 41 Ha r r ison w i ns f rom record a nd rating gOing through but mus t Gordon. 47 Crossm an. S hrine r tle. ~ S Har_ then s tate clearly that he was the loser (or rison beats B oe : Yo\mg wlthdl·aws . 49 Leon­ CLASS TOURNAMENT pl a yed Black in case ot a draw). ard tops Gayton and (2f) Hogan. 59 Goldy Sta rt playing chess by mail NOW! Game repOrts sent In time tor receipt by rips Reitz. 60 Montgomery loses to H lIl a nd Enter o ne of the 4 ma n groups. dates given above should be printed b"loVl'. to H arms and t ies Harms. Gl D evereaux conks Kingsley twice. 62 H oag halts Pa ppa ~. Y ou will b e assign ed to a section with And the players concerned should c heck G-l Crow cracks Voight twice. 66 Har rison 3 other playe rs .. bout equa l to yourself to see that they are so published. To spOt them. look under your section n umber, tll'Ilt tops (a ) Cris p. 68 Martin conks Carpenter in playing skil l. V ou play both White by the key (e.g., 65-C Indicating Class twice. 69 H a user ha lt s Hanes . 72 Pratt be st~ and B la ck against the othe r three. You Tourney begun In 1965) and by number Bakie. 73 K ay conks B ram twice; B loch lnger (466) given In text below the key. bests Scheper. 78 Medlockin . Quane tie. 80 play a ll s ix ga mes simu ltaneously, two Rend,." stops S tonku s. 8-1 Ballenge r downs games on one s et of postcards. Symbol f indicates a win by forfeit w ith_ Ducker. 86 Fales j olts J aCObsen. 88 lIenzel out rating credit; a shows a rating credit Your game results will b e recorde d and mauls B r adley twice. 93 Glass tops (~ a ) a djudication; elf marks a dou bl e -fortelt. publishe d in CHESS REVIEW as well as Seo,rles. 94 Boynton. H olmberg t ie : H eaney h alts Skotte. 95 B alla l"d bea ts Sia da k. 91 y our p osta l c hess rating. CLASS TOURNAMENTS Carrington loses to Carpent er and (0 The entr y fee is only $2.00. You may U nderhill. 99 TarJa n w ithdraws. Four_man Tourneys Graded by Cla sses ent e r as many sections as you pl ease at T ourneys 100· 139: 100 Buh a lo Wi llS from $2.00 each. S e nd coupon below. Sipples . 11)5 Harrison tops (a) 1\ lonaco. 107 Started in 1963 (Key: 63.C) Ca m er on conks ~' a lep a . 108 Stei n loses to - - - -I Notice: Ga me reports on a ll tourneys be­ Huber a nd ties Rarrlson. 111 McAteer r ips g u n in December 196·3 become pa st-due this Ra tCliff . 112 Corthcll co nks Milden. 113 Cam_ I~H-;SS -;E~W- Check i/ ,TcDonaJd d owns Sch ultz. S tonkus. 135 l'llchael mauls Simpson. 136 Tourneys 140· 199: 141 Martin wins from CITY ...... STATE ...... Cor r ecllon: King Won f rom Ebbs. 137 D e ______1 Bixby. 142 Hallsga ard tops Q uinlan twice. I. Paul. Lauer tie. 138 Brand conks Cooley. - 15(} Correction: Ploss won [rom S tonlms. 157 143 B err y bests T uttle. H7 H endrick s d r u bs Reinbold bes ts Bar nard. 158 Field fells R ein_ Ellis bu t los es twice to Campbell. 148 Lauer licks AndrU8s. H9 EU lensteln withdr a w s. 151 PRIZE TOURNAMENT bold and (20 Hodges . 168 Tyner tops Booth. Lewis to])S and lies DeVin. 152 S tein s tops Start p layi ng chess by mail NOW! 190 Fee (ells Gawler twice and Yea k el o nce . H arley a nd La F'I ll.m. 153 Garber bests 21}6 Caruso c on k ~ Cohen. 247 Neff nips Wl1- Sipiles. 155 l-Ii erzcJ<,>w ski bows to Schreiner E nte r one o f the 7 man groups. Iiam s. 253 Noble tops (2f) Bowman. 259 You will b e assigned to a section with George rips R ob ertson . 263 C uomo, LIttle but bes ts Carney. l liS Hick man tops Skinner split two. 27 3 Sta ya r t stops P eacoek. 274 tw ice. 167 Meyers lose5 to Leona rd once and six othe r p layers about equal to your. tw ice to Oppenheimer . 169 Skinner whips s e lf in pla ying s k ill. You play White W lpper whips W ells. 277 Maker m a uls Mc_ Quarrie. 21>1 P a mpel halts Hahn twice. 283 ' Vhalen twice and Biumottl once. 175 Strong aga inst t h ree of your opponents, Black T iling tops ?..rad d ux. 288 Weber w h ips ma \1 i~ Morgan. 176 Man ning, Brow n best agains t the other three-and you play K eeney. 290 \Villiams rell s F orman. 29'5 Beechler. 177 B e,.,.y. ' Volf split two. 178 Nowa k wil hd "a w s. I S3 Paditt out poi nts all six game s simultane ously. Younghusba nd be~ t s Constantine. 297 Cor­ rection : S truss fells :F"i nn. Pauley. 189 U lreioh with draws. 193 U lrelch Ycu stan d a good chance of winning Withdraws . 198 Carpen te r r ips R a lrd ln. Tourneys 300 - 399: 308 Atoraham wIns t ram a prize, t o o! Credits of $6.00 and $3.00 200 · 365 , 205 R usclo a nd May; IIIay w ithdraws. 310 O' Neil Tour neys Sheehan w ins f rom are awarcled to 1st and 2d place winners nips And L 316 Railey rips Board. 322 K ook Ro ~ e . 20 6 Bancroft bests Yeakel. 20 8 Long. in each section. Credits may be used to tops Atchley and (2f) Sakes. 332 Kyreakakis purchase chess books or equipment. beRts Seymour once and Campbell t wice. T he e ntry f e e is only $3.25. You may 333 Cone. H e uchert tie. 339 SpOOner spilla Cu rti ~ a nd Petty. 3 ~0 Zanath clips Mc­ e nter as many sections as you please at Clos key. 3H IABre w ithdra w n. 357 Vest $3.25 e ach. S e nd coupon b e low. beats Barra; F u nkhauser bows to Ves t but hests Barra. 359 P ierce tops Hoef t tw ice. 36. H uckin tops AUd raln and Murphy each r------, twice ; Fulk tops Murphy tw ice. 3(;5 Fried­ C HESS REVIEW o Check if a /l ew­ berg w ithdr awn . 366 \"eber w h ips Skr zypin_ I 134 W . 12dSt. . romer to Poslal ChNS I ski. 368 Gerzadowicz beats Klein but bows "Jew Yor k, N. V. to Opp ; Opp tops Klein twice. 371 Schreiner :0023 , bes ts Bourgeois twice and Opp once. 382 I e nclose $ .. •...... Enter my name in Boroughs bea ts H arper. SSS V enesaar tops ...... (how many?) sect ions of your, -'iltchell once and Al,'is tw ice. 390 Burgess. 1 Postal Chess PRIZE Tourname nts. The F olkman tie. 392 Lundsted t rip s R ice; Buen_ ~m o u nt e nclosed cove rs the e ntry fee 01 te ll o--'lalo withdraws. 397 Cloyd . Folkes tie . $3.25 per section. Kindly start/contln'ue I 398 R oss rips HasbrOll ck; Shaff withdrawn. I (strike OLlt one) me In CI~IS ...... T ourneys 400 _ 416: 401 P iraccl wins f rom Noreen . 408 S mith s mites Moor h ead. 409 Fon ­ NAM E ...... I taine, N eville s top Ste phans ky. ADD R ESS ...... ! I Started in 1965 (Key: 65-C) "I let 'im get a w ay w ith sayln' hIs pop CITY ...... STATE ...... 1 Tourneys 1 - 39: 3 F ee and Biewald each could lick you; but, w he n he satd his o ld '------w in twice from Lu.nd ey; Wallach ties B le- ma n could spot y ou a Rook, too .. . . " 374 CHESS REVIEW, DECEM8ER, 1965 Rouner t ie . 210 Neff nips Angstenbergl)r and GIbbs. 213 Mahon. Bancroft top ~Iantel l. 214 Yehl yerks S lomowHz. 217 Seery co nks Kaufman. 225 Roberts rips Reichman. 228 CHESS CHARTS - The Ideal Christmas Gift \Yilson I·eplaces De Rosa. 231 Eline ooSIS Thunen. 234 Shepard licks Lnr?el<:,,·e. 237 Hamill. ~Iorrin split two. 241 Marks lIlauls Vorc. 249 Herr)' replaces Sipples. 25 .:; Huber Each opening statistically analyzed and presented in easily read rips Radcr. 262 Bohnen, Ch083k withdraw. booklet-chart form so that you can determine at a glance th e best 264 Carpenter rlp~ Ross. 265 Gubl·lel tops Cortese twice. 2';8 Kinslow replaces Goff. move to make at any stage of the opening, Cha11s are based on 269 Ca nfield replaces 'Vonl;. 279 Harl" l~on replaces Auga),. 280 Jamison replace~ Man_ analysis of thousands of tournament games by the world's greatest gold. 291 1)e P aul I·eplaces Hewitt. 337 players_ For example, our chart of the Sicilian Defense covers the Quane r ep l ace~ Kalamarz. 338 Ro~<:nlh,, 1 re_ p l ace~ Kalalllan. opening moves of 6,804 games; other charts in proportion_

PRIZE TOURNAMENTS Each chart indicates the actual percentage of wins for every single Seven_man Tourneys for Premiums move, whether by White or Black. Started in 1963 (Key: 63~P) The scientific way to study the openings_ Now used by thousands Notice : Game )"ePOrt~ on all to",·neys begun in December 196:1 become pa~t-due thi~ of the wodd's great players. ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS month. G<:t in reports to reach us on or before Oecember 31, to avoid losing on dou­ DELIVERY. ble- for feit (hoth p la~·el"S lose!). \\' inner>! now Sel liP by closln/: of the Charts now available: (Simply check off and mail.) tourne~·s IX.'!;·lIl1 i n OctOber 1%3 a ppear in Postalmightiul of this issue. () 1. The Sicilian Defense () 7. The Queen's Gambit Tourneys 1_ 112: SS Alexander wins from Johnson. 95 Schwar z withdrawn. 10~ Dul'­ () 2. The Ruy Lopez Opening () 8. The English Opening kers cO ll k~ Lesc hensky. ( ) 3. Th, Nimzo_lndian Defense ( ) 9. The Blackmar_Dlemer Gambit Started in 1964 (Key: 64.P) () 4. The King's Indian Defense () 10. The King's Gambit Tourneys 1 _ 89: 28 Phillips t o ps 'rnl'lo)·. ·11 Becker. Carl" tie. ·11 Cook whip~ Well. 49 () 5. The French Defense () 11. Bird's Opening Post halts Hayes. 51 Von Sale>!kl bows to Brison but lieks I~aeey . 52 ~Iackin. ~Iartin () 6. The Caro_Kann Defense ( ) 12_ The Pirc Defense tie. 59 So,·el1,;<)n . Lacey best O,·banowski; Lacey loses (a) to Jarvis but li cks C w ynn. G5 Hamilton tops SpOoner. 70 Neff nips ~Ic ­ Price: $2 each; any 3 for $5.50; 6 for $10; or all 12 for $19.50, Carthy. 72 Spohr. Hyde clout Clarkson; Leach healS Burk. 73 'l'aylor llek~ Halpert!. H Bishop be .~tS Galssert. 75 H,\I"lwiS· whips CHESS CHARTS, P. O. Box 5326. San DieC)o, Calif. 92105 ·Weber; \'lard wallops Tarter. 76 Klein clips Stevens. SI Wip(>(>r fells l'll ir e~ . S3 Evan" sm ear~ Sumrt. 84 1I1cFariand be~ts Burke; .Jos lin j olt>! BlI ,. ~e and tles :'kF'arlnnd . 8;; drawn. 27 Bunon. Hoey whip \Voelfinger; pamer tie. 32 Burdick downs :'loI"I"ls; Rasso<:h wilhdraws. 86 Shepherd tweaks Sladak 100es to R:lttler but !leks Hoglund. Ladackl withdraws. 'rweten. 88 Esposito. " ' ells tie: Hildenhrand. 28 Reedy rips Matty. 29 Komor. Brat? and S voboda ti.::. S~ Steph ens slops Dickey and Fu.::hs eonk Pariseau. 30 Encln~$ tops 15th Annual Championship-1961 Rollins: Dickey downs \ \'alkling. Thoma5. 33 Kclin beats Becker. 34 Brock_ SEMI-FINALS (Key: 61-NsJ Tourneys 90 _ 120 : 90 Ashley, Parks tie. 92 man wi th draw.~ . drops (a) t o Hcaney. 35 Hall nip~ Nolde; Helper haltg Harris. 36 Sections 1 _ 9S : 59 Muir df with Slolzenberg \ViIliams to»8 Thompson. 94 Webb with_ and \ Vi!Mn: S teplltat. ·Wilsoll df. 61 Belisle. drawn. 95 Ekstrom. Henri1(sen crack Crl\,y; Tweten tWcYlks I'rank. 37 DUllcAn downs Leonard. 38 Brenner halts Hall. 39 Blanch_ H erman df. 62 Buckendorf. R" ich !t>! Hamilton but bows to Drago­ Criner; \Vheeler whips Soforic. H Ashley Sections 1 - 33: 7 Gribu~h in willS from Suy_ neUI; Mang withdl·awn. lOG Va n de Ca,.,. ker. 8 :'Ioore. ThUrman tie. 10 St,uford. axes Aks: Ha.nsen hexes Tolle. ~S Ftlzziola tops Tweten and ties 'Yard. 10, Story SlOPS beats Beer. ·19 Daly with\lrawn. Friedman. l OS Haines bests Kyker bm bows (a) to Heer. 1]0 Clay clips Clark; Levy licks Tourneys 50·91: liO SYlve~ter tics Bolden Hunt. 111 KII .•.• nck conks Yanis and Kline. and tops McGI'fIth; Hynes halts 'rhom~ and Solutions to 113 Dyba down.~ Kid,; I3ettilli, lapplnl t ie. ~fcGrath. 52 Rapier. \Valdman tie. 53 Long CHESSBOARD MAGIC! llo Sororic downs Dale. 11" Barker jolts licks johnson. 54 Jo ne~ jars Hall. 57 Johnson. liS Sylvester rips Reno. M ichnel" replaces Sauvageau. 59 Cn,tchley No. 1 White draws by 1 K-N2, K - E5 2 licks Parker. 61 Erkmanl" mauls Gorr. 65 K - E3, and (a) 2 . K-Q6 3 K - B4, Started in 1965 (Key: 65·P) Gribu~hin bests Peter son. 69 Lieberman K-K7 .j KxB, K -D6 5 P- RS, K - N6 6 whips Weyl. 10 Cotter stops Sterfee. 18 K-K4, KxP 7 K-BS etc. or (b) 2 . . Tourneys 1 _ 24: 1 Sampson wins from Lon_ P arks replaces Ste"ens. dry bill bows to " ' endling and 1)lIlll1e; Mor_ K-Q4 3 K - B4, K - K3 4 K - N5, P - R6 a ris downs Dunne. 2 Greer s\l-ows to Herrick. 15 Cross c l·acks Sections 1 _ 32: 29 Capmon tops (0 KoUer Paelkau . 16 HaYes licks Bolles but loses to but loses to Stevens. 31 LlIndh ~tops Stev­ K-B3 5 N- Hl. K-QS 6 X - B2. K - K3! L atus. McLatl!;hlin and Hall. 11 Becker eas; Limar,'; tops ?IHleUe and ties Steven". and . . . K-B~ and ... K - B~]. K-BS bests Wllsoll. 18 Hayes. Jacob~en tie. 1~ a K-N8 ! [on;; K - Q8. Blaek wins by 5 ' Cohen conks King and Haines. 20 Smhe .. - 14th Annual Championship 1960 K - Q3J, K-QS 6 K - X7. K - K3 [or land withdrllwn. drops (a) to Cold wasser. SEMI_FIN A LS (Key; SO-Ns) ~1 Lieberman loses to L.... rsen but licks 6 . K -K4 7 X - N4 t etc.} i K-BIi, F isch; HuJber halts Larsen. 22 Sullivan Sections 1 ·80: 78 Fleming. Self M. SO K-B4 8 K - Q5. K - B5 9 K - Q4, K - B6 10 Flcken~chcr nnd T..anglord df. !Jocks Lundy. 2.1 Endsley hits Haines and N-Rl, K - N7 11 K-K3, KxN 12 K - B2 Hahn; Hahn hurts Haines. FINALS (Key: W_Nf) Stalemate. Tourneys 25 - 49: 25 Lei).\·eke bests Ander_ Sections 1 · 32: 30 Stolzenbcn; willS from SOn but boWl! to Nechal ; Hartenstein wlth_ )lartin; Travis trips \Vare. 31 A~h l e y. Leh- t = cheek; : d b!. cheek; f dla. ch. CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1965 375 Strahan tie. 18 Tuttle tops Stern: " 'arren ncr tic. 23 O'Nen nips Levy. 24 Levy ties I''laksman: Larzelere licks ~lllcek. 9g Patte­ whips Swift. 21 Ogni downs DeVault. 22 "',,,·ren b ut loses to Rivera. and Makaitls. 25 son mauls J'.Ianlott and )lacGrcg or. ~'earey. Pittinger tle: Joyner jolts Tucker. I,eln webber beats Butland. 21 Ro~enbel·); Sections 100 - 119 : 100 Hnral~on lo~es to Bock 23 Yanls tops :\lcK"ig. tle~ Meiden and loses blffs Bland: Howell bams 'Yard. 28 Sle"el but licks Gillmore. lOI Asbury bests Hog­ to Russanow. 2·1 Pehns conks Carr: Algase resigns to Cayford. Penni~ton. Herrick. lund; Chippas. Hoglund and Asl)ury hit bows to Unc~ko but bests Carr. 25 Smith Shipley and Doman,,: Cayfo,"d tops Shiplcy Huber. 102 Tarbell tops Schaar. 103 Cox smites Wisegarver. 28 Barnett, Churchill a"d Pcnniston. 29 HenrIksen rIps Wright. conks Saas: Robertie rip~ Gens. 1M Martin tie. 30 \Ve il whip~ Lense: Ladackl with­ SI Solot best~ Alherts. 'IG Klein repl,\ces mauls Orem. 105 Trone. !-hICkln. Daniels draws. Carson. nnd Patteson mob .:IlcCreil-:"ht. lOG ",'onella conks Cllrney; .\[oso"e,· '''!luis McGowan: Pflumm nips Nonella a nd Carney. 107 Es­ 16th Annual Championshipp-1963 18th Annual Championshipp-1965 posito axes Tripp: Syl"estel· whips 'Yelling. PRELIMI NARY ROUND (Key: '63.N) PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: 65_N) 108 Duchesne down~ Ch"I>1l""'. 109 .\fayer. .:IIcGehee top .\I",·tln: ~!cG e hce bows to Sections 1 - 29: 1 Houser wins from Jach­ Sections 1 _ 177: 124 Gleeson wins from Greer out bests Royalt)': .\lnrUn \\"ithdraw~. Imowlcz; Marks withdrawn. 2 "le"ks. O,·lh 'rolins. 1·19 Chol)Ot, Olsen tie. I~I Correc­ 110 Steffen. TripI) ,u"ul ~1~' (!I·s. III l>~isch lion: S<:haffel won from A . .Johnson. 173 nil) Nickel: Orlh conks Carpenter. 3 'Vilsou fells "·eism"n: \\'ood 10H<)s to 11antell and whips Cnl·penter: correction: Tileston won Stolz(!nberg b(!sts Hoyer. withdraws. 112 On"" top~ \\'lllter and ties from Gross. ·6 Spangler besls U()l\rens. 9 Ashey. 113 Tomas tOps Oswal.i. 115 R obertie, Cooy conks Cave. 10 Woelflnger ll~ks Lim­ SEMI_FINALS (Key: 53.Nsl Collins ~top Einstein: CoHins conks A. beck : Anderson downs Eves. 11 Howell ti(!H Sections 1· 59: 4 Gaughran wins from Hamilton: correction: Rohertle won from J. Henth. but lo~es to Smith. 13 I.yach smites Sloane. 2G 1[lIlier bests Berg. 34 Sonshine (not A .) Hamilton. lI£ Hendricks bows to Smllh. 14 Rufty tops «() Loyal. 15 Phip!>>!, withdl·aW$. 3$ Adashek downs May. 38 Sen tel· but bests Cook: Jep~oll jars Cook. Crens ha.w sock Parsons: Crenshaw rips 117 Appelblatt tops Jackson. Proudfoot and ElIch(!r smites Smldchens. 39 Eucher, Stnu!_ Reme,.: Jamison jars Harper. 16 S mith fer stOp Giles: I-Ie ndry bows to Eucher but Hannold and ties Jud~on: .Juckson loses to smites Corrigan. 18 Parham be~ts Peay. 19 Proudfoot but licks Hannold and Crabtree. /Jests Giles: Sta"ffer stop~ Howell. 40 \VOI" _ Chlrk clips Tysoll. 21 Alberts bestH l'lIt­ rell wins from Bielefeld but bows to Soules: 118 Klein clips Van de Ca!"]". 119 l ~ itts beats man: 8rkmanis beats Youngquist. Plttlnan. Bielefeld. F'alvug tie. 45 Byrd stops Stark. Post but boWs to :\lassCll.l(nle: Jow"". Post Alberts and Mills. 22 Knuth nips Knylor. -16 ~1"11"'.11 li cks Burlingame but loses to jolt Gebhardt. 23 Rugs rips Christian. 26 Anderson bests \Valker. .18 Christianson mauls Jl.Iarschall. Summerville and Oursler but bO\l"~ to Sections 120· ISO: 120 Hol"'c~, Rapier tie: ~n .:Iral·ica halls Hart. 51 Uarinis mauls Mc_ Richter: Partlow licks Smnmerdlle. 27 Schleidt tops Orem. 121 CaplUon. Page conk Cormick. 52 HInch stops Stepulat. 5~ Fisher OSU.e,. but loses to Sections 50 • G6: 60 Condon wins from Gra)·. delHton. 3~ Joyner jurs Faivus nnd Horne: Xeff. 128 yo",,,ans yerks ,"ek"r\. 129 Hyde 62 " ' eihe whips :\Id';:aig and Rattler. 6·1 Pol!:",,,· tOI)S (f) Ca..~telle. 35 Yan Brunt be~ts beats Ball nnd Collen~: Co~tt.'lIo withdraws. Rudells rip" naltlel·; Thompson mauls Hermnn but bows to Ow: Schevrer hllit'l 130 Lane licks Gordon. 13·1 BlallChlll"{( cracks :"IIooney. GG :\lcCrelght withdrawn. Herman. 37 Gordon downs Potofsky. as Criner. 136 Leinweber licks Winston. 137 Herdt conks Capper. 39 Van Lith licks Sch­ Petithory pustes Pal·l1"Tection: Howard won 108<)$ to De Yore. 72 ShulmaH lOpS Rabino_ from Cal·per. I:\i S mithers smites Keiser: Kelle)·, R Lavalle(!. H 1': Leaper. D Lema)', .wilz and ties lIfantel!. 13 .\Illntell bents p U ~Iatthews ..f P lIfclnty,.e. R N Mc­ Ozols besig l3i.;r. 13S Ross ";ps 'Yarne: Ross. B.... Horden. H chman bests Groner. 75 Crown Lemore. R C .:I(eacham. P C .:Ilell;. R ~eri. Whitman I·Ollt Paul~en. HI Donins downs cracks DePanl; Deidn1l, Stayart t:e. 76 lelo_ W ~e\"ille. n E O·Conner. J Pitts. H 1 Egle. IH Werner jars Jacob. 146 Priebe. witch whips MacKei!. 78 Kall,ue withdrawn. :"IlcGregor rell Fallst. 149 Roskind, Herrick Potter. A E Rackctt, W i{a6chk(!, A Reeser. SO Strahan, Daniels down Hassenpflug. Sl R Rutherford. J Simon. B Sowetow. :E rip VOn Sale~l\i: I to ~k ind conks :\-IcGuinness: ~h"lIlH bows to Oswald b ut beats Slulken. Stansbury. \" Staples, R L Stevenson, G Hanson wilhdrawn. 151 Schwart:t dowlls 82 Yehl whips Wagn"r and Cooner: Kaplan B,·odeu1". Stralls. :lI.( Tinker, A V';I"Ville, ~ M Weber . t i e~ Wang an(\ tops Comer: \Vang. y"hl tie. H ·Weiner. H P Wmett. 1;' A YC1"ke and J SEMI· FINALS (Key: 64_Ns) 83 NOI·in nips Jeans. 84 F. Brown be$ts N Young; :\"1Iglco"sky and :liT. Brown bu t bows to Ozols Sectlon$ 1·46: 1 Anderson wins from and Pm,lekas: OZOls mauls 1llglcovsky. CLASS D at 500: V C AgOst!n". J Bonde. Kirchner and lies Macormac: Sul]lva" .'IOCk5 W L Bl"Hdford, J .f Cox, R 1, Criner. E De Macormac. 3 Kehk.r. Loeffler tie; Stiefel Sections 85 - 99: 86 Sachs wins from I..erner Luca, G Ellwood, R F ,.i berg, J 'r Henni~s. atops Buhalo. 5 Brand halts Hoglund. C lind Huiz. 87 Cham"y downs Hogcndyk: R H He,.man. T E JOhIlSOll, H Kennedy, W Sullinger lo~e~ to Came but licks Van de Dreibergs bests SparrD"·. 88 Pepper rlp~ P I~ittrell. D J .:II iller. R .:I"'''·Il.)'. C 'Y Os­ Carr and Wright. 8 Edberg bests Pipher. $ Hothma". 89 :\{orford licks Larrondo: Drag. born. J COlt, S P,·aneo. G 11{ Sherrill, R Stern ties S",~' art aud lo~es to :-~ enner, Mason, Kaplan ties Kanzaki and loses to Leonal"d. Oclob"r at the5e forme r ratings: 'Vitson and Suykcr mob f'aivlls: Wilson 95 S~"'m beats Gilbert. 96 Gr""es g,·lnds \\' Junge 1206; P ~I Lo?"uo 1202; 'V bows to Suyker but hests .\lason. 20 Sch­ Glass; Peeney withdrawn. 97 M1lrschall bests R(Ll1denbu~h 1568: 1" S eidellfeld 1066; and wartz whipS \Yalmlsley. 22 Roberts. Ten_ Berres: Yee ma.uls Miller. 98 Hednary nips C S Weikel 993. 376 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1965 But this capture Is not the idea at all. 7 ... B-N5! II Q- D2, 0 - 0 [01' now 8 POSTAL GAMES .. PxP] 9 B-R4 [or 9 D- KZ. X - K5 10 "0'" C HE SS REV IEW tClII ~ "l'V\ N/ hN, PxN 11 B-R4 =], P- D~! Is con· sistent. Annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS 8 BxN · . . The annotator once \l'on a postal game Moot Sac.rific.e which I'an 8 NxP?? QxB! Lacking a confe$slon by the perpe_ 8 . . . . N.B trator, one Is hard put to judge whether 9 NxP Q- B2 or not the Queen sacriflce inlUated wi th 10 R- B1 N_Q4 was 24 . . . N- K6!? deliberate or t he It seem s iII o~ c a l to desert t he Impor_ result of a. combination gone awry. Pos ition after 24 K · R l ta.n·l post at K B3 and to neglect devel. SICILIAN DEFENSE opment. 25 RxR 11 B_Q3 B-N5 V. Stack M. Zih:man 26 Q-B3! • • • • On 11 , , . NxN 12 PxN, B- K2 13 While Black In addition to declining th e likel y loss 0 - 0, 0 - 0 14 P- B1, White has the strong. 1 P_ K4 P_QB4 by PxN? QxN, White guards his 26 el' center. 2 N_K 83 P_K N3 Knight. noll' really threatens 27 PxN and even menaces Block's Queen. 12 0-0 0-0 Rejecting the more usua l 2 . . . P--Q3, 13 NxN K PxN 2 . . . P- K3 and 2 . . . N- QBl, Black 26 .... NxR 14 N-K5 B-Q3 adopts the Accelerated Dragon. Black is fOI"Ced to give h is Queen for . . P-KB'I Is more practical. S P_Q4 B_N2 a Rook, a Knight and a. mating attack. • 15 P-B4 B.N 4 P_QBl .... 01' did he plan It this way? " A gain, 15 . . . P- KB'l ! White gl'asps the rare opportunity (in 27 N- B6 t PxN the Sicilian) to maintain a Pawn phalanx 28 QxQ R-B8! 16 BPxB Q_K2 17 Q- RS P-KR3 in the center. The threat is 29 ... NxBP mate! S m ys]ov played 4 P-B4 against BoL 29 Q..N8t N_Bl B lack errs sadly. The best defense III viu nlk In their 12th World Champion_ P-KN3 Q- R6. P- B3. 30 B-KN1 NxPt 17 ... 18 ship Uatch Game, 1957. 31 K_R2 N_K5 On 4 PxP? Black bas 4 . . . Q-R47 31 . , . D-BSt 32 P- N3, DxKP 33 and 5 ... QxUP. On P.P Q- Ni , Wh ite, threatening 34 QxPt, K - Rl 4 . . . . 35 Q- N8 mate as well as 34 BxN, wins 5 PxP P_ Q3 ea.slly. OIa.fsson- Denko, Buenos Aires 1960. 32 P_K6! . contin ued 5 ... N-K13 3 6 N- D3, P-Q4 7 · . . P-K 5, N- K 5 8 13- Q3, NxN 9 PxN, N-B3 Now It is clear saHing. - . 32 .... P.P K_R1 , B_QB4 N-KB3 33 BxPt Resigns 7 N_B3 0-0 34 B-K3! 8 0 - 0 • • • • Neat.: If 34 . . BxD, 35 QxN mate. perfectly to 8 '1- 'K2 is more precise. Wl1'lte l·e.acted 24 . , . N - K6. 8 . . . . N_B3 18 R-B6! · . . , available in An equnll~lng tinesse Thematic Sacrifice Logical chess. Black Is denied the de_ 8 . . NxP 9 NxN. P- Q·1. fensive resource of , , . P-KD4. A fur_ • " A t hematic Rook sacrifice In the early B_N5 t her build up with 19 QR-Dl. 20 QJt.-Da B-K3 middle game sparks a. mating attack for 10• P_KR3 •• N and 21 R-N3 is envision ed. A nd the sac· W hile, 11 Q •• R_B1 riflce of the K ing Rook for the King Rook Pawn Is set up. The threat Is 12 . . NxQP 13 BxN, QUEEN'S GAMBiT DECLINED RxB. W. Meiden W. McKaig 18 . . . . P.R 19 QxP P_KB4 12 B-N3 Q_R4 14 Q_K2 P-QN' White Black Q_B2 20 R-B1 · . . . 13 KR_Q1 P-QR3 15 P-R3 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 21 R- D3 and 22 R- N3t 0 1' 22 R-R3 now 16 QR_B1 • • • • 2 P_QB4 P_K 3 loom lor a quIck w in. Now Whi le l h reatens 17 NxP and 18 3 N-QB3 • • • • Q- K3 P-QS. If one ,,>; shes to essay the E)I; challge 20 . . . . 21 Q- R3 16 • . . Q-N2 19 P- KS N-R4 Variation it is best to p'lay 3 PxP be. • • • • 17 B- R2 N_QR4 20 B_R2 P.P ca\l~e a move later Black has the option 22 Q-R~ is mora accUI'ate. 18 B_K B4 N-BS 21 PxP • • • • of4 ... NxP. 21 • . . . Q- N3 A nd now White lhreat(>nS to will the 3 • • . . N-KB3 22 Q_R4 • • • • King K night with 22 P- K N4. 4 B_N5 • • • • 22 R- B4 and 22 DxP lIlay be better. 21 . . . . B_R3 23 N- K4 N-K3 4 PxP, 4 P-K3 and 4 N-B3 are abo 22 .... R_K1 22 R- B2 N-N2 24 K_ Rl • • • • good. Black can f ight better after 22 . . . Not 24 BxN1 PxB 25 RxP, RxR 26 QxR. 4 . . . . QN-Q2 K - N2 or 22 . .. Q-:\,;;. R-Bl 27 Q- K2, B-DS! a.s Black regains 5 P-K3 P- B3 23 R_B3 K-Bl his Pawn with aQvantage, 6 N- B3 • • • • 24 R-N3 Q-K3

(See diag ram , top of next co lumn) Recognizing the equalizing power of 25 BxP! • • • 24 .... N- K6 !? 'lhe Cambridge Spl'llIgS Defense, most This subsidiary sacrifice wins tho An imaginative move, which forks masters avoi d it with 6 PxP. Black Queen or mates. Whi te's Rook s and cuts oU the protec. 6 . . . . Q-R4 25 . , . . Q •• tlon of his Knight, but It does nOt q ui te And Black has h is Ca mbridge-an 26 Q-R6t Resigns werk. 24 , . . N-N4 Is probably best. ad "enlllre on the dark squares. 26 . , . K-K2 27 Q-Q6 is male. I = check; I = d b!. check: I = dis. eh. 7 N-Q2! PxP An instructive little game, CH ESS RlVl fW, DEC EM BER, 1965 377 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated by a fam ous expert.

28 P-QR4 B_K1 [email protected] Apparently. Dlack has provoked two Pawn moves in ol'(lel' to I'estrlct the CUBA 1965 scope of White's B ishop on the Queen_ Capablanca Memorial at Havana side. And now he aims to I'estrain the White Knight ftom l'eaching Q4 : 29 Magnificent Technique N-K2. B- R4 . All his measures. however. Blacle avoids first ~l g'll glltly InFerior are merely stop_gap one. Hi~ basically endgame, then a. somewhat risky middle unsound pos ition cannot be redeemed, J;ame; but the upshot is that he lands 29 B-Q3 8 -R4 34 P- R5! K_B2 in a definitely inferim' endgame which 30 R_K N1! K R_Q1 35 N- R4 Rx R he cannot hold against his opponent's 31 K-Q4 ! B_N5 36 RxR B-B4 magniFicent technique. 32 R_B2 N_ K1 37 N-N6 BxB It is a rare s lroke or mi sfortune for Positicn after 16 P · K4! 33 R/ 1_QB1 P.K N3 38 KxB .. , . Smyslov that he loses to both Ivkol' and Trading Bishops is a partial sllccess Fischel' (page 316. October) in just that for Blad\, bm too late, White has mean_ pal·t of the game in which he nOl'mally 23 R- Q3! and White wins: e .g. 23 .. . while made decisive headway on t he excels. P- IJ5 2·1 R- N3t! 2) ] 9 . , . R- Bl 20 Q-R6, P- D·\ 21 Queenside. QUE EN'S GAMB IT D ECLI N ED DxP, and White wins; Bor is I vkov V assi ly Smyslov 3) 19 . . . P- B4 20 Q- N5t, K-Rl 21 Y ugoslav ia Soviet Uni o n Q- ll6t. K- 1\'1 22 BxP, Q- Q4! 23 B- N4! and White ought t o win; White Black 4) 19 ... K- 1\'2! This is Black's best 1 P- Q4 P_Q4 6 B_B4 P-K3 move . He still has a difficult game but 2 P_QB4 P-QB3 7 P-K3 B-Q3 does have a moderat e chance of holding 3 N_KB3 N-B3 8 BxB Q ,B his own. 4 Px P p,p 9 B-Q3 0-0 17 P_KN3 Q- N5 20 B-Q3! R-B1 5 N- 83 N_B3 10 0 - 0 B-Q2 18 P-B3 Q-R4 21 P- B4 Q ,Q The preva iling opinion up to 11 gen_ 19 P-K5 N-K1 22 KRxQ • • • • eration . or . so ago was that 10 .. As in his gam e against Fischer, Swys_ P-QR3 followed by 11 ... P- K'I offers lov has landed In an ending In which he BlRtk a satisfactory game despite hi s is handicapped from the start. He suf_ isolate(l Queen Pawn. But times change. 38 . . . . P-N4 fe rs here from a n Inferior Bishop. bad No recent exam [lies back t hat O[llnion. lodging ror his Knight and, generally, This move is insufficienl- but under Apparently, Smyslov disagrees. And the the c i!' C l1mStallC e ~ very good. Dlack ob_ lack of controlled teIJ'ain. opinion of t he former world Challl[lioll, ta'ins strong counter chances, and White eS[lecially in regard to endgames, mUHt 22 .. " N_B2 has to play vel"}' weli to hald his edge. 23 K- B2 P- B3 be h ighly l'espected, in s]lite of his 39 P :.: P K-N3 41 K_Q4 K-N5 losing the endgame hel'e a s well a~ that SmysloY looks t o King_side counter_ 40 P-R4 K_B4 42 R- B8! ... , play. The plan finally fails, but there with Fischel' earlier (lmge 316. October This a lso is a fine move, Attack is issue) . Is hardly any line of better promise. Two alternatil'es are worth tlTing. though. the issue. and White l'etains the lead 11 R_B1 Q R_ B1 13 B_N1 N_QR4 b)' trading Hooks. The poinl was not \2 P- QR3 P-QR3 14 N-K5 N-B5 both designed t o avoid tomplete weak_ ness on black squares on the Queenslde : easy to see. Contrariwise. aftel' 42 H- E3. 15 NxN RxN N-N2! Black's counter attack may be_ 23 . . . P- QR4 and 23 ... B- N4 2·\ ·White has s trong attacking chances come too strong, B- B2. P- QR4, on the Kingsi(te after 15 . . . PxN 16 42" .. Rx R 24 K-K3 p, p P-K4: e.g. ]6 ... P - K4 17 PxP. QxKP 43 Nx R N_N2 18 P - B·I, Q- B-It HI K-Rl. 25 QPxP! B-N4 26 B_B2 B_B5 On ·13 . . . KxNP, White is first 10 16 P_ K4! . . . . AS Black's K3 lacks Pawn prolettion, Pl'Omote a Pawn, as he is in the actual Even now. White still plays for King_ game. after H N- Q6! N- )<2 ·15 l'\xP, Note 26 . . . P- QR4 loses by force : 27 NxB, that ~~ P- R5 is met by ~ · I .. K- l\5 side chances. He has a moderate edge. NxN 28 D- R ·I , RxR [or 28 . . . N- R2 (See diagram. t cp cf next cclumn) 29 B- Q7 !] 29 RxH. N- R2 30 R - D7 [also ·15 P-N6. P- R3! 44 N-Q6 N-B4t 52 N-Q6! P-Q6 16 • . . . Q_B5 30 D-Q7, K- 82 31 R- B7! ]. R-B2 31 D- Q7, and 'Vhite wins. 45 K- B5 NxN P 53 N-K4 K- B5 T he text makes matters worse for 46 P_N4! N-K5t 54 N-B3 N- K4t 16 . .. 27 P-N3 B_N4 Black. He needs to proceed with 47 K-Q4 N-Q7 55 K-B7 P- Q7 P xP 17 NxP. RxR [forced] 18 Nx~t. PxN 48 NxP N-B6 t 56 P:.: P K- K6 19 QxR with t hese possibiHtles: EVERY SUNDAY 49 K_B5 NxKP 57 P-R7 K- Q6 1) 19 . . . QxQP 20 R - Ql, Q- QR5 21 50 P- N5! N-Q2t 58 N- Q1 K- B7 P - QN3, Q- N'I or Q-B3 22 Q- R6. P- B-I TOURNAMENT 51 K-B6 P- Q5 59 P-R8(Q) at CHESS STU D IO ROSSO L.IM O t - " h~<"k; t = d h!. c h eck; I = d !8. ch 191 Su llivan St,. New Yor k CR _5_9737 Resigns 378 CHE SS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1 "' 6 ~ .-.--- For White ge lS yet another Queen : 59 White threatens 27 BxPt. H is attack he cannot ofrer a draw In a position In .. KxN 60 Q- Rlt. K- Bi 61 P- RS etc. is very strong. which ])racticaily IIn y mo\'e wins, So 11 e 26 .... QR_KB1 plays on. The te :o:t fails OUU·lght. Black must 36 . .. , P-Q6 New Variation 37 B_B3 Resigns W hite m eets his Ollilonenl's contemp. proceed with 26 ... Kil- K BI 27 QR- KI, Bi:u-k Im ~ Jill! his " ins e n prise, ,,0 10 tuOU s . . . Q- ",3 in gambit s tyle. Ob. QR-K 1. Then Blal'k h in a c rilk;!l po~1. ~Jleak. -'1;-11 (> i~ in(>vitable, as"in~1 the talnlng fine attacking chllll('es {Ol" a lion. but It Is nOI certain th;1\ he must f' OnQu eror of S m~',; lo\' and l-~!~che r , S uch Pawn. Yet Black handily holds h is 011'11 - lose. a l'cn~ali on could occur onlr once in a U11 he blundel's. The l'ar\,ltion is 1m POI'_ 27 QR_K1! R_B2 blue moon. tallt a nd new ( llrobably quile new) in 28 RxKP ! , . . . tour nament play. Apparently, Black failed to ror-e~ ee SICILIAN DEFENSE this eventuality. Iv's Ifs Off 28 .. , . Q-N6 31 QxPt Q,Q A lot or irs had pointed lO I\'ko\" s Robert J. F i,eher Eldis Cobo 29 BxPt K- R3 32 BxQt K-N2 being the sole winner of t he tournamenl. Cuba United St a t es 30 Q-Bl t P_KN4 33 R-KB1 R, R None )'emained afler t his last. round White Black 34 BxR . , . , game. Wlnnel' Robatsch (l id well in the 1 P_K4 P_QB4 5 N,P N-QB3 Now White wins easily, two Pawns li P tournament a s R whole and rises here 2 N-KB3 P_KN3 6 B-K3 N_B3 wit h the PMw n on R5 sure to fall, de. to an extra.flne performance of the q uIet, 3 P_Q4 B_N2 7 B-QB4 P-Q3 s pite the BIshops or opp()!;ite colm·s. positional type. 4 N_B3 p , p 8 P-B3 Q_N3 34 , , . , R-R1 37 R_B4 K-N4 RUY LOPEZ 'I'hls mOl'e Is risky as Is any when 35 P-R3 R-R5 38 R- Q4 K_R4 Bo rislav Ivkov Karl Robataeh .. QxQNP Is a by.polnt. 36 B-N4 K-N3 39 P-B4 Resign. Yugoslavia Austria 9 N_85 • • • • Or ·10 D- K7 followed by H n xPt. Black White ac(,epts the challenge, !-'or !I White B- QN5. see O'Donnell-Soltis, p. 38 4. 1 P_K4 P_K4 9 P_KR3 N_QR4 Two Rounds to Go 2 N_KB3 N-QB3 10 B_B2 P-S4 9 • • . . QxP h'ko\' was solidly entrenched in first P-QR3 11 P_Q4 Q_B2 10 N xBt K_Bl 3 B-N5 place with two rounds to go. He could 4 S-R4 N- B3 12 QN-Q2 N_B3 11 N_Q5 • • . • fall out only by losing both his remain. 5 0-0 B_K2 13 PxBP p,p In this milch analyzed position, this Ing games. Here's how he managed ror 6 R_Kl P-QN4 14 N-Sl B_K3 Is most likely White's bellt mo\'e. Ihe pemtltlmat e gam e. 7 B-N3 P_Q3 15 N- K 3 QR_Q1 11 . , . . N ltN 8 P_B3 0 - 0 16 Q-K2 P- B5 QUE EN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 12 BxN KltN 17 N- B5 . , . , Boril. lav Ivkov 12 .. . Q.~N is Infer'lor. camllng a Gi lberto Garcia He l'e the game deviates from FI!lcher­ trarrtc jam 011 the K lngs lde. The lext is Cuba Yugoslavia Kholmov in which I. :\-N5 was played. playable in view o( 13 8 xN? Q- 86t or White Bl ack 17 , •. , BltN Q- N5t: Blar k s aves hi s Queen while 1 P-Q4 N_KB3 19 B-K2 B_ K3 18 PxS , . . . White has uselessly yielded his Two 2 P-QB4 P-K3 20 0--0 p,p In this type of position, White nor· BIs hops. 3 N_KB3 P-Q4 21 NxBP Q_B2 mally has c hances for a K lng·side Pa wn . , 13 0 -0 . . 4 P-K3 P_B4 22 Q_R4 B,R s tor m , provided he ret:li ns absolute con. Now White does threalen 14 8 xN: e.g. 5 QPxP BxP 23 BxS B,N trol or his K·I, preferably by posting his 101 , • . PxB 15 ll- Q4t, 6 P-QN3 0-0 24 R-B1 Q_B3! Bishop or Knigh t there. in thIs pal·Ucu. 13 . . . . Q_B6 7 Q-B2 N-B3 25 RxS Q,P lar position, W h ite's chances for such a 14 R_K1 Q-R4 8 P-QR3 B-N3 26 RxR R,R Pawn s torm III'e ac tually very d im, 9 B_N2 R-Kl 27 Q_Q7 R- B1 Thus. the opening has become a prom. 18 , . , . KR_K 1 10 N_B3 P-Q51 28 8-KB1 N_B3 Ising gambit. White has fine compensa. 19 N-N5 11 R-Ql P_K4 29 Q-B7 N_Q4 • • tlon [or his Pawn. 12 P-K4 N_KN5! 30 Q_Q7 N-S5 Not 19 NxP because of1 9 . .. NxN 15 Q- B1 P-R4 18 P-K84 P-R5 13 N-QR4 B-R4t 31 P-R3 Q-N8! 20 Qx:\, 8 - Q3. 16 Q- N2t P-B3 19 P-KR3 B-Q2 14 P-QN4 NxNP! 32 B-K1 P-K5! 19 . . , . N-N1 ! 17 QR- Ql Q- B2 20 R-N1 QR-QN1 15 PxN BxPt 33 Q- B5 N-K3 This Knight Is to take the c)'ltlcal 20 ... 1'- N3 Is no real Improvement. 16 R-Q2 B-Q2 34 B-Q2 P_N 3! squares, Blac k's K5 and Q6 , under tire. and the highly Mtifictal 20 . . . K R--QNl 17 B-Bl P-QN4! 35 Q- B6 P,N Hemember : While mus t CO lltrol Ills K4! pl'e ve nts White's sequel but is rendered 18 N-N2 R_QBl 36 P- N4 . . , , 20 B_K3 QN_Q2 22 BxN BxB In sufficient by 21 B- B2! So far so good, or so bad- just how 21 P_QR4 N_B4 23 PxP PxP one chOOlles to regard it. White mls. 24 P- QN4 . . . . played t he opening, fell into lamentable He t-e W h ite errs, 3chle\'ing notblng d ifficulties, then put up a tough resist. but 11 weakening of his Queenslde. 24 ance but la nded sUU in thIs position. ;":- K-I IS corl'eel, with about even chances a.1t(,I' 2 ~ . . . NxN as well as a fter 24 . N- Q4 25 P- KN3 [25 P- D6 Is d ubio ous because of 25 , . , P - N3 J. 24 . , . . B_N3 25 KR-Ql · . . . Here is a nother e rror, a tld a n e\'e n more serious one. With 25 N- K4 . White ought s till to be able to hold ,

21 P- K5! • • • • 25 ... , RltR t So (a r, White has merely been pl·epar. 26 QxR · , . ' ing; with Ihls bl-eakl hrough, however, Or 26 RxR, P-K5 ! 2; 1\'x KP, NxN 28 he starts to attack. ExN. Q-J{.! also with a win ning advan. 21 . . . . QPxP 24 B-Q4 N-B3 Blac k I~ the Exchange and three Pawns tage (or Black: e.g. 29 R- Kl, QxP/ 6 30 22 PltP N,P 25 BltN B,B np and needs only a d raw to clinch tlrst P- B6, P- N3! o r 29 B- D3. QxQ 30 BxQ, 23 BxRP R-Rl 26 R_K6 . , . . prize In the tour nament. But, of course, RxD 31 U-Q6, R- KSt 32 K- R2, D- D2!

CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1965 379 moment. but anticipating both by the 13 P-N3 N-84 15 Q-K3 Q-K2 text does no harm . 6 B-N3 I\lso s e r v e ~ 14 B-B2 B- N5 16 N- N3 N-K3 t he \;a rn e pur pose. 17 P-QR4 . , , . 6 . . , , P- B3 White prevents .. P-QD~ - 5 and The break by G ' . . P-Q~ Is met by seeks Queen.Sl de counteqJlay but actual. 7 I'xl'. N xP 8 0 - 0 . The" nttempt to ly needs evel'y t empo to strengthen his harass W hUe's Queen rails: 8 ... N-8,; King.slde defenl!es. With Pawn holes on 9 Q- K~ , IJ-R3 10 N - N3, 8-B~ II QxNP! 1\:03 and RR3, t he normal defense Is 17 Likewise, attempt to swap ott White's K - N2 and I S N - N1. It Is Whi le's best K i ng Dlshop (possible If the Queen Pawn hel'e. were insurriciently protected): 8 . , , 17 , , , , Q- B3! N- N3 9 B-N3, BxP ~ 10 N 1o:8, QxN 11 18 B- Ql . , , . QxP! A s in most Similar positions, 6 26 . . . . Q_83! It is too late for 18 K - N 2 as 18 . . . . . QN- Q2 is even worse, because of B- R3 t hen wins, hi t hus gaining control OI'llr the k ey 7 P- KS and a l atel' P- K6, square K5 (01' White's K ,I) , Dlack ob _ 18 . , , . QR- Ql tahls It decisive Advantage. Now the threat Is 19 , . , RxB! 27 N- B3 P- K5 29 R- A6 8,N 19 N/ N-Q2 . . . . , 28 N_Q4 Q-Q4 30 QxB Q,Q Agai n. t he Knight resumes Its maL 31 PxQ A- N l function as a roadblock. 19 K - l\'2 falls In tllis endgamt', ·White III hopelessly because of ] 9 . . . RxB 20 RxR. B- R3! handicapped by h is i n ferior Pawn st r uc. 21 Q-Qa or Q- K2, 8xB with threat of ture. 22 ... N-DSt etc. 32 K-B1 N_Q4 19 . . , . N/ R-B5! 33 BxP N,P Now, with connect ed, pa ssed Pa w l1~ . Dlack wills ea !;ily alt hough It lalies some time.

34 A- A7 K -Bl 7 B-N3 • • • • 35 P-Q5 A-Ql ! 7 P- K5 is uselessly co mmi tting, and 36 P- B6 • • • • Black can choose 7 . . . N - Q4 or 'i Note the amusi ng !;iUJIttioll ari el' 26 . . . P1o:P rirsL The lattel' Is w ea k when U- N7. N xP 37 Ih P. N - nG In whlcll CI'CQ' 8 N xP Is playable but that fails hel"e one of White's thl'ee pieces i:l in pel'il. against fI . . . Qx P. The text gtlard ~ 36 , , . . PxP 48 P-A5 P-N8(Q) further against 7 , . . I'- Q.1. but the 37 P- 83 NxP 49 8 xQ Nx8 con'ect precaution i s 7 1'- 83, Then 7 38 A_N 7 P- 84 ! 50 K_K2 A-B7t .. . P-Q4 8 8-Q3 s\lghtly favOl'S White, 39 B-NI P- N5 51 K- Ql N_R6 and so does 7 . .. Q- 828 P- K5! w b ich This routine sacrifice strongly sug. 40 K- B2 P- B5 52 A_ A4 A_Q A7 timely prel'ents 8 ... P-K~ and allows r; ests it seU on general principles, and 41 BxP P- N6 53 P- N5 P-B6 White 8 . .. PxP 9 NxP! 01' 8 . . . lin exact check on all Its consequences 42 P- N4 N-B6 54 P-A6t K_Al X-Q'I 9 PxP; 01' 8 ' .. N - K l 9 0 - 0 ; is hanlly possible ovel' the board, The 43 A-N4 R-Q7t 55 A- A8 t K-A2 01" S .. , N-R ~ 9 P- KN3. Dlack attack gains greatly In momentum. 44 K- K l R-Q8t 56 R- KB8 P-B7t 7 . . . . Q_B2 20 PxP , , . . 45 K_B2 A- Q98! 57 K- Q2 A_A8 8 0 - 0 . , . . Some of the pl,msible var iations aner 46 P- A4 K_N2 58 AxPt K_N l Despite White's l ost tempo, he docs 20 P)(N. NxP follow. 47 8_B5 P-N7! Resigns bettel' preventing 8 . , . P- K 4 by 8 1) 21 D- K2, D- Ita! and Black w i ns. P- K 5. 2) 21 B- U2, D- R3 ! 22 QxP, RxN ! and ISRAEL 1965 8 . . . • P- K4 Black wi nK : e.g. 23 DxR, N-K 7t etc. or 9 PxP p,p 23 NxR, Q- N 4! elc. International Tournament 10 N-B4 QN- Q2 at Natania 3) 21 Qx!', and it Is not easy to de_ maclt has a good game. H e t hreatens clile on lllack's best. A strong continu o Hope amidst Intricacy to malie headway by . . . P- Q;\'4 or Atlon is 21 . , , N- It6t 22 K - N 2, D- R3 : .. N- B4. T h is brilliant perfonnance by tour na, II ) 23 N- K i:\1. N -·DSt 24 K-Rl, Bx8 men t winnel' Czerniak Is I'emarkabl e 11 P-B3 , . . . 25 Hx D, Q-N ~ and Black wins; also for its intricate nature, O\lrin!; the White can not IJ arry both thl'eats per. b) 23 PxP, H- Q6 24 PxP, BxN/ 7 2" crucial stage of the game, dar.zling lIum. fectly but does have better llloves. NxO. OxO 26 Rx8, N - D5 t 27 K - RI, Q- N4 bers of questions ar ise w ith almost every 11 R- Q I gi ves Whi te a good game on 28 R- KN l , Q- H4. In t his position, B lack move. The bombarded an notator can 11 . . . P-QN~ 12 N- Q6 : e.g. 12 .. . l lll'ealens 29 .. . QxPt and mate next. only hope to have found some of the N-8 ~ .1 3 N xKP ! It gil'es Ilim a fair game And he wins 011 29 P- 83. RxN ! etc, or good answers. on 11 ... N- Kl J2 B- KS, P- QN4 13 29 R- :'\i3, Q- QSt 30 H- Nl. HxN! and, if "'/ 4- Q2, N / l-BS 14 P- K R3, N- H·' Vi 31 Q- K3 , QxRt etc. Finll.ll y, on 29 Q- Q7. ROBAT SC H DEFENSE R- K l : e, g. 15 .. , N- 8 5 16 B xN, Px8 HxQ [not 29 , . . HxN SO Q-NH 30 hR, B. Soos M. Czerniak 17 P- K 5, N-84 19 N-Q ~ . But BlaCk gets H- Ql 31 It- In , Q- K7, Black must w i n. ijoumania Israel a good ga me by II .. . N-B~! to.g . 12 His aUileli Is still too l\tI"ong; one of his threats is 32 . , . :"\ - Q6. While Blnck :V,l xl', NxB 13 npx:", R- K l. 20 , . , , B- R3! 1 P_K4 P- KN3 4 8-QB4 N-KB3 11 U- N 5 allows White's Queen Knight 21 K- Rl 2 P-Q4 B- N2 5 QN _Q2 0-0 to r etreat without hampering thi s Bish. R-Q6 22 QxP N-R6 3 N-KB3 P- Q3 6 Q-K2 . , , . op. A plausible line t hen is 11 . . . P- QN4 12 N/ ~ -Q2, N-B ~ 13 P-E2. With no piece 11 0 11'11, Black hi'S an Here as In similar po ~ l t lon s, Whi te () ~ sy job COni pared 10 tho lines above. must guard con stantly against the fork P-KHS! 14 BxN. DxB 15 B - 82, N- K :l by 6 , , . NxP: e, g. 7 NxN, I'- Q4 as w eI! with II. slight edGe for Black 23 K_N2 BxN/7 as the forking break by 6 ' . . P- Q.I. 11 , , , , P-QN4 24 Nx9 BxB E ither leaves hi m but one Pawn in t h ~ 12 N/ 4-Q2 N- R4 25 R1o: B N/ 3-N4! center. Nei ther was distul'blng at the Ah-eady, Black takes t he i nitiative. I _ cheek: t = db!. cheek : I = dla. ch, 380 CHUS REVIEW, DECEM BE R, 196:i Black can afford time for .. . PxP. ROUMANIA 1965 IN A WOODEN yet cornfOI·tably keep his initiativ(; . BIIt Students Team Championship the text is riner and intriguing. at Sinai a CHESS SET Symbalic Name Dominant in thI s event were the vic. YOU WILL FIND torious Hussians and. s omewhat s m·pri;;. ingly. the Israeli \\'110 finished second. NO BETTER BUY \"o:lllgs ter Kagan is in a lI"ay s ymbolic a,s his name is the nussian form of Than Cohen. In this game. White's lIttaek Is duo bious at the beginning: bllt. \\'ith a bit CRAFTSMAN of co.operation. it de ve lops into a hurrl. cane of brilliancy. A Superb Chess Set S IC ILI AN DEFENSE 26 P-KB4 . . . . Kagan Nordstroem White tries a de sperate counter ac· Is raeli Swede n tion and only demonstrates the hopeless_ ness of his pos ition. White Black Aftel' 26 PxP. Black must avoid the 1 P- K4 P_Q B4 5 N-QB3 P-Q R3 tempting 26 . . . HxN which leads only 2 N-K B3 P-Q3 6 B-Q B4 P-K3 to perpetual ch etlc 27 BxR. Q- D6 t 28 3 P-Q4 p , p 7 B-N3 N- B3 K-Dl. Q- QG t 29 K-N2. QxPt 32 K- Dl. 4 N,P N- KB3 8 0 - 0 Q_B2 Q- R8t 33 K- K2. Q- 136t H K-Dl as Dlaclt 9 K_R1 N_QR4 has nothing be tte I' than to kefp on Black starts action at this early s tage checking. - very risky. The true point of Black's last move 10 P- B4 P_QN4 is 26 ... Q- K3 ! wit h threat of 27 .. . Black lays a threat on WlJite's King RE you looking for a wooden chess N- B5t etc. or. wilen appropriate. 27 . . . Pawn. set of distinguished design, exacting NxKP. 27 . . . N-Bo and 27 . . . Q- N 3. A workmanship and long.lasting durability The respective variations are easy. 11 P- B5 · . . . - at a reasonable price? 1£ you are, then 26 .... KPxP Now ·Whlte also takes chances. 11 THE CRAFTSMAN is the set fur you. 27 R-B1 R(1_Q1 ! Q-K2 is the steady continuation, threat. ening 12 P - K5: e.g. 11 . .. NxB 12 28 PxKBP • • • • Its pieces are shaped in the graceful RPxN, P - N5 13 P- K5! wtt ll fine attack. White's alte rllath'es are jus t as ball. lines of the famous Staunton pattern, in ing Chances fOI' \Vhlte. 1) 28 N- 1\"\. N - N 3 or N - B·!, P-D6t 29 a smoothly finished wood, called Tsuge­ K- HL P- B7 and the threat of 30 . . 11 . . . . N ,B one of the finest and most expensive in Q- B6 mate Ilins. The a lternative 11 P-K~ 12 N-Q5 Japan-and a re perfectly weighted for 2) 28 H- QI. P- D6 t 29 K - B1, NxKP. favors White. balance at the base, wlllch is felted with 3) 28 l'\- B3, RxN 29 RxR. NxR and 30 12 RPxN P-N5 billiard cloth. The King is 3% inches KxN/R. N- No!t 31 K- N2. P-B6t etc. or 13 N(3-NS • • • • high, with a 1%. inch base ; and the other 30 KxN(D. PxP~ and 31 KxP. R- QSt or This sacrifice is dubious. but there is men are in the true Staunton proportions. 31 K- N2, P xHP :{2 KxP. Q-R5 elc. no good a lternative. On 13 N- QNI, Black The pieces, which come in deep black 28.... RxNt safe ly wins the King Pawn. and sleek yellow, are beautifully turned 29 Bx R RxB t 13 . ' . . Q- N1 30 K_ Rl NxKP out and carved. A particularly lovely de· Now White is able to get a steady at. tail is the wonderful carving done on the Th e rest plays itse lf. tack without sacrifi Cing a piece. 13 . . . Knighls-in the best tradition of famed 31 Q- NS t K-N2 34 K_B1 Q_N5 Q-N2 is correct. It threatens 14 ... PxN oriental workmanship. 32 R-B3 N(5-B7t 35 Q- K5t K-R3 and. by protecting Black's QB3. stops , 33 K-N2 Q-R5 36 R-N3 N-Q6 ! White's tactical stroke which follows in This outstandingly good. loo king set is The real threat is S7 . . , R-Bi mate. the game. l<~!nal1y, 14 PxP. PxN allows boxed attractively in st urdy Nora wood, favored for furniture and flooring because 37 Q- K3 R-Q8t 40 Qx N NxQt White but moderate compensation for 38 RxR QxRt 41 K-B2 Q-K7t the .)iece. of its durable qualities. 39 K- N2 N/QxP t Resigns 14 P- K5! QPxP Striking to look at and perfect for chess 15 N-B6! · . . . play, this set is a lifetime buy at an amaz· Here is t he decisive point. As Black ingly reasonable price! must protect against 16 Q- Q8 mate, White's other Knight escapes with good Cat a logue No. 26 ., ...... $40.00 effocl. 15 . . . . Q- N3 16 N-Q6t B,N 17 QxB · . . . Now the threats are both 18 Q-K7 mate and 18 B-K3. 17 . . . . N_Q4 18 R-R5 • • • • No\\,. of course. the threat is HxN. 18 . . . . B_Q2 Black counters by threat of 19 . QxN (in answer to 19 HxNl. MA IL YOUR ORD ER TO 19 PxP p,p "I do wisk you'd subscribe to Ckess Re· 20 R-QBS R_QB l CHESS REVIEW View. Mother. instead of always running of f with my copies." (Concluded on page 384) 134 West 72d St., New Yor k, N. Y. 10023 CHESS REVIEW , DECEMBE R, 1965 381 Annual I n d ex to How to Win In the Ending (Euwe) ...... 140 On the Cover ...... 3, 38, 91. 99, 132. 164. 196. 228, 264, 292, 234, 354 CHESS REVIEW Over t he Board ( Guest a nnotators : Kotov, Lombardy) .174.208 Postal Chess (Chees.by.ma11: Batten) ...... 22, 54, 82. 119, VOL. 33, No.1 to 12 JANUARY to DECEMBER, 1965 152, 184. 21 5, 252. 277, 305, 342, 373 PAGES 1 to 384· Postal Games (John W . Co!l!na) ...... 26. 61, 89. 123. 156. I S8, 219, 256, 285, 313, 346, 381 Postal Rat il'lQS ...... 1964: 57,82; m id.year: 277,305 ARTICLES Beg inning on P rob lemart (Problems: Rot henberg, Horowitz) ... 7, 87, 148, Page 213, 269 Alia Ku,hn ir (by Vassily P a nov) ...... 12'1 Readers' Forum (Letters) ...... 293, 357 As Analyzed in t he U.S.S. R. (T. Pe tl1)syan, V. Korchnoy) . . 361 Solitaire Chess (Quiz: Horowitz) ...... 15, 41, 91, 115, 149. Battle of the Amazons in Mo scow ( Dr. P . T r ifunovich ) .... 74 183, 224, 299, 329 Battler at Beverw ijk (Dr. M. E uwe) ...... 106 Spotlight 0 " Ope l'l lngs ( Euwe) ...... 10, 46, 76, 110. 150, 176. Bot v in nik " Retires" (J ack S tI-a1 ey Batte ll) ...... 97 210, 238, 286, 314, 350, 370 Chess Hoax of the Ce ntury? ...... 33c, 38 Whe re to Pilly Chess (Chess Clu b dil'eetol'Y) , . .... 32. 48, 71. Chessme n in Orbit (Walter Korn) ...... 178 128e, 135, 192e. 199, 256, 276. 304, 352, 372 Chess on Channel 11 ...•...... •••. . ••.. . • ...... 65c, 91 World of Chess (News collated by T. A. D unst) , . .. 3, 35, 67. Chessplaye r's Dile mma (Wnllam Lom bardy) ...... 208 99, 131, 163, 195, 227, 259, 291, 323. 355 End.game Study 47 (Euwe) ...... 14 0 F ighters and Students of Chess (Korn) ...... 250 fiCTION First Tourname nt of P eace (T rlfullov\ch) ...... 245 Haunted Chessboard (Battell ) ...... 116 Fun Ch ess ...... '...... 129c, 132 Return of the Haunted Chessboard (Battell) ...... 240 Gabor Original (N. Gabor) ...... " ...... 101 Ge ll er- Smyslov Ma tc h (Euwe ) ...... 200 MEMORIAL Hamburg 1965 (Trlt llllovlch) ...... • ...... 272 D. H , Mugridge (Dr. n. S. Cantwell) ...... , ...... 13 I nte rna t i 0 na I G randmaste rs ...... , ...... 360 In the Tradition ...... , ...... 159 SERIALS Junior W orld Championship (Euwe) ...... " ...... 328 Challengers Round (r-: ews a nd games ) ..... 131. 163, 168, 195. Larsen_lvkov Match (Trl!unovlch ) ...... , • ...... 301 200. 22 0, 22 7, 232, 259, 264. 288, 296. 301, 333. 348, 362. liability of the Champion.hlp (Euwe) ...... • ...... 72 367 New Hope from Hoogonn (Tr lt unovlch) ...... 108 C hess on the Computer (Euwe) ...... 157, 180. 212 Odd, and Ends (Korn) ...... ', ...... , ...... ,' S2 European Team Champiol'lsh ip ...... 272. 317. 318. 336. 337 Oh! Kin Ah Win ? ...... 211 Fourth Capablanca Memorial (News a nd games. Fischer at P ractitioners a nd Operatio ns Ret:earc h (Kor n) ...... 270 te letype) ...... 259, 292, 316f, 323, 336. 377tf Professors and Pract itioners (Korn) ...... 298 Matehes toward t he World C hampionship Quality of Confidence (Arthu r B. Bisguler ) ...... 42 (Tr Uunovleh) ...... 301, 333, 362 Sa rajevo 8 (Tr Uunovleh) ...... _ ...... 202 Note boom Me moris l Tour name nt (Euwe, T rifunovieh) 136,170 S 1de S teps. Back S te ps, Front St eps ( Korn) ...... 330 Olympiad 1964 ( K moch) ...... 27, 42, 49, 78, 126, I H , 222 Soch i in t he Swing ( Euwe) . " ...... 368 INDEX O f PLAYERS Spassky-Ge ller Ma teh ( Euwe) ...... 232 Adams \' Thol'pe 369 Bouche r v W a lrath 156 Spa ssky_Kere s Match (E II \\'e) , .. ,.,., ...... 16S Addison v Da leerows kl 223 Brigmanis v O'Donnell 188 Stroebeek ...... , .. ,', ... ,',...... 353e. 354 Agree v OM 346 Brandts v P ineo 191, 192 Studies in Mot io n ( Korn ) .... " .. . , .. . , ...... 39 Alatorzev v Botvlnnlk 299 Brasket v Callina n 369 Summation of the O lympiad (Euwe) ...... 44 Alekhil'le v Gregorletr S3e Bronstein v Bakulin 95, 138, Tah l-Larsen Match (E uwe. T r lfllnovlcb ) ...... 296. 362 Aloni v Bot vlnnlk 14 5 Kholmov 104 Tah l- Portisch Match ( El1we, T l' lfunov\cb) ...... 234, 333 Ambarian v Goldin 96 Browne" Soltis 63, Marchand Tail End of the Game (Koro) ...... 142 Al'l de rson, B. v Unzick er 147 190 Third An nua l Capablanea Memorlal (Euwe) . .. , .. , ...... S Anderson, F. v Ga r cia 222 Brunner v Shainswit 338 Third European T eam Championship (Trlfunov\ch) ...... 272 Ashley v ·Woods 156 Burger v Benko 268 32d USSR Championship ( Petl'osYIUI) , ...... , ...... 104 Bagirov v lIIovshovlch 160 Byrne, D, v Pfleger 126 Thrice Told T a le (Euwe . H a ns Kmoch. Petrosyan ) .... , . . . 138 Bakulin v Bronstein 95. 138, Byrne, R. v Benko 19, OJ. T radition Renewed (A. Kotov) ...... , ...... 174 Vasyukov 340 trlchs 64, Benko 319 U A Wand Chess ...... 327 Ba lcerowski v Addison 22 3 USSR Championship (R otov) ...... 175 Callinan v Brasket 369 Baldwin v H llh n 188 Zagreb 1965 (Blsgulel'. T rllunov!ch) ...... 206, 245 C hace v O'Donnell 89 Ballinas v MaUch 144 Cherubim v Orth 300 Barcza v Lellgyel 244 DEPA RTMENTS Ch er ry v Frithiof 313 Barendregt v Teschller 817 Cobo v Fischer 379 Announce the Matel ( Qu'lz : Batteil) ...... 130, 290 Bedl'larski v K raldman 146 Cole v Wilson 156 Chess Biscu its (Games with comme nt: Bisguler) . . , .. 42, 206 Benko v Tahl. Byrne 19, Smy. Cukier mal'l v Tartakove r 41 Chessboard Mag ie ! (End.game com positions: slov 30, Y ortie 236, Burger Czerniak v K raidman 21. P . Rothe nberg, Horowitz) ...... 43, 113, 172, 233. 354 268, Gore 269, Byrne 319 Saos 380 Chess Caviar (Game brevitie s: BaHell) ...... 7, 96, 160 Bern,tein v Me tge r 244 Chus Quiz ( Ba:tte ll) .... 34. 66, 98, 162, 194, 22 6, 258. 332, 360 Ditrichs v Byrne 64 Bia la s v S paseky 79 Doe v Joyner, Ag ree 346, Tay. Finishing Touch (PI'oble ms, E nd .ga me com positions: 6ieliek i v E vans 8 lor 347. Korn) ...... 32, 92, 14 2, 178, 250, 270, 29 8, 330 Bisguier v Stein 29. Kava lek Game of the Month ( E uwe) .. , ...... 8. 44 , 12. 106, 136, 168, Donne r v Botvinn ik 136 42, Tebl 52, Wes tbrock 113, Dumont v Sa in t 156 200, 232. 264, 296, 328, 368 Larsen 207 Games from Rece nt Eve nts (Kmoch ) . ... . 16, 62, 94, 106, 112, Dunham v Goods peed, Hen. Birsten v Ilkln 285 d lieks 156 189, 222. 234, 266. 316, 336, 377 Bobr il'lsky v Rekka 160 Boouwmeester v Padevskl 44, Eid lin \' S hmatkov 156 * All !~ umb e r referenees Ind lc lte page number. : monthly issues end Eliskases ,. Portlsch 50 with follow ing numbers: Jan. 32, Feb. &4 , March 96 , April 128, Petrosy an 72 May 1'60, June 192, July 224, A'Ug . 2!)6. Sept. 288. Oct. 320. Nov. 352. Botvinnik v Donner 136, Alon! Evans v Bielicki 8, Padev. Items appearln; on CQver, when Indexed lI"e listed wi th number 145. Trlfunovlch 171. Gil. sky 17, Udovchich 18, Re. of facing page (counting such, total pages run to more than 384): gOI'!ch 274, Alatol'zev 299. shen ky 189 c indica tes cover pa; , nesrut to page n'umber indicated; f (ff) indicates page.(I) following on ume Item. Schmid 318. Tarta,ko,'er 329 Fattman v Winkler 256 382 CHESS REVIEW, DEC EMBE R., 1965 Feuerstein v McCormick 94 Pfleger 336 Pomar v U nz\c\re r 127, Porath Rosenberg v Katz 256 Fischer v Smyslov 316, Leh_ Kort y Trifunov!ch 173 222 Rubinstein \' Te ichman 115 mann 317, Cobo 379 Kraidman v Czerniak 21, Porat h \' Pomal' 222 Foguelman v Petrosyan 112 Szabo 27, S chmId 144, Bed_ Portisch v Eliskases 50, ({ny. Saidy \' Ke res 31 . • D 1"6 Forman \' Freeman 285 narski 146 pel'S 80, iIIat ano\,!ch 109, S aln. \' .. UlllOn t ~ Fowkes " Helnoo 219 Kopper v Petl'osyan ,19 Pachman 145, Petrosyan 2·16 , Salwe \' S~ h l ec ht "'L ' 183 Sch e ff ~ r ,. Schwanz 219 Freeman \' f<~orillan 285 Kushnir I' Teodorescu IN Tahl 264, 333, 33·1, 348, 361 Schlechter \. Sa l we 183 Fricke r \' Nestle )' 300 Kuypers I' Portisch 80 Pullen" Jan'is 313 Frithiof v Che ny 313 Purdy" Vaughan 92 Schmid 1- K", res ' S. Kra idman Larsen I' Trifunol'ich 172, 144, Gligorieh ~ i 3 , n otl'innik Garcia \' Ande rson 222, Ivkov i\JatanOl'ich 206, BisguiRr 207, Rabinovich v Mars hall 14 318 378 Tahl 296, Jvkov 301, 303, 349, Rat cliffe v Horton 24-1 Schwab ,. H uj be r 26 Gedu lt y j\'ia7.zoni 2.14 363ff, 367 Rauch y Lombardy 208 Schwartz v Scheffer 1 8 ~ Geller v l .engyel 106, Pacll_ Lazarevich v Gresser 16, Rekka I' Bob)'!nsky 160 Seidman \' Ka u fma n 223, man 108, Smysloy 200, 221 Zatulol'slta 7·1. 75 Remeniuk v Stein 96 Lombanly 230 Spass ki 2a2, Smyslov 234, Lehmann v Fischer 317 Resh~vsky v Petrosyan 28, Shainswit v Brunner 338 Spnssky 288 Lei n I' Unzick er 367 GhitesCll 126, El'ans 189 Sherwin y Vall'o 62 Gheorghiu v S tein 266 Lengyel v Ge ll e r 106, Barcza Robatsch I' lvkov 379 Shipman v Le l'Y 235 Gh itescu \' Heshevs ky 126 244, Pfleger 337 Robey I' Grefe 310 Shmatkov \' Eid li n 160 Gipslis " Honfi 300 Levy v Shipman 235 Gligorich v Vmnesic 7, Keres Liashkov I' Khanol' 160 189, lI;kol' 2·!i, Schmid 273, Liberson v Petrosya n 159 ,-- Szabo, notvinl)ik 274 Littlewood y Keres 9·1 INDEX OF OPENINGS -,'-6 . 288, 29 9, "I i , 378, Goldin v Ambarian 96 Lombardy " Hauch 208, Seid_ SOl ne openjn.,s may occur under 3,9 Goodspeed v Dunhnm, Hog. man 236, i\fengrtrini 339 more than one see Lion: e,g, Slav Defense 160, 222. Ki n ~'s Inohm Defense: 1 P-Q{ 303, 3·19, 378 lund 156 Machine y Opponeut 180 under .j; 1 N-KB 3 und er 5, Gore I ' Benko 269 Madan y Gragger 148 SINGLE QUEEN PAWN Goregliad v Hoffmann 267 Ma lich v Dallinas 144 DOUBL E K ING PAWN 4 1 P_Q4; no 1 •.. P- Q4 Gragger \' ",Iaoan 148 Manning v Kalish 211 1 P_ K4, P- K4 1 Benoni Counter Gambit 21, Grant v Wilden1!erg 235 Marchand v nrowne 190 Evans Gambit H. 42, 145, 2'18, 337, 36 , Grefe v rIengarini I' Gl'ere 320, Lom_ Robatsch Defense 380 Hanauer v i\[ugridge 15 76 , ~! 2, 123, 189, 200, bardy 339 Ruy Lopez 15, 26, 63, 75, Heinoo I' Fowkes 219 221, 369 McKaig" Meidon 377 78, 80, 89, 91 , 92, 96, 111), Helder y ~mith 123 King's Indian Defense 18, M~iden v ;>'IcKaig 377 Hendricks v Dunham 156 114, 176, 183, 188, 189, 28, 31. 92, 1 ·1 8, 171, 20 2, Met ger v Be rnst ein 22·1 Hess \' Ke nt 61 220, 222, 232, 235, 256, 219, 223, 236, 273, 314. Morton y Smith 294 Heubner \' Knrajlcha 328 267, 288, 313, 316, 317, 318, 319, 329, 336, 349, Movshovich v I3agirov 16i) H ib e r v Polillo 89 34&, 379 :-W3 , 367 Mugr idge v )larshall, Han_ Two Knights Hochberg I' I

(Continued from page 381) it a gambit, Black makes it one himself. R- N3 gives Black superior play especial_ His Pawn sacrifice, though of a familiar ly Inasmuch as 17 BxR, QxB costs White typ~, has s@me treacherous particular his Knight and allows him no chance of points, too. White's failure to realize so using his connected, passed Pawns ef_ entails quick disaster. fectively. On 14 BxP, NxN 15 BxN, BxB 16 NxB, SICILIAN DEFENSE Q-N2! Black threatens both 17 ... QxN and 17 ... NxKP, and 17 N- B3 falls Michael O'Donnell Andrew Soltis against 17 ... P - K4! 18 B- K3, QxNP. 1 P-K4 P_QB4 5 N_QB3 B_ N2 So White laeks an adequate defense. 2 N- KB3 N- QB3 6 B-K3 N_B3 14 .... Q_N2 P_Q4 7 B- QB4 P-Q3 3 PxP 150-0-0 . . .. 4 NxP P- KN3 8 P- B3 Q-N3 9 B- QN5 White has relied on the text, but - . . . Black was walting for it. There may be 9 N-B5 is an enterprising gambit con_ 21 R-B7! Kx R comparatively better moves, but there tinuation which Fischer played in the is hardly a satisfactory one. On 15 P-N3, Or 21 . . . BxN 22 QxP1", K- Q1 23 Capablanca Memorial Tournament. RxNt with mate to rollow. Black proceeds as In tile game though 9 . . . . Q-B2 11 B- K2 R- QB1 with lesser effect. 22 NxP t K-N1 10 Q_Q2 B_Q2 12 P-KN4 0-0 23 QxB R_ B1 It requires good nerves to castle at 24 R_ B6 Resigns this moment, but tournament winner Soltis has them. 13 P-KR4 P-QN4! {~i- UNITED STATES Black fires his secret weapon, a Pawn sacrifice which offers strong counter_ NEW YORK 1965 play in several variations. The threat is Ne w York City Junior 14 . . . NxN 15 BxN, P - N5 and, if 16 Championship BxN, PxN! Treacherous Points In this last round encollnter between two rivals, when White refuses to make 15 . . . • N-N5! Here is Black's treaeherous point. His Solutions to CHESS QUIZ primary threat is actually what now hap_ pens. White Is lost. A 2 R-KSt , B-B1 3 RxBt, Kill ( N _ n5~, and mata next. 16 P-R3 BxN S 2 RxQ [2 QxR/2 not so clear bp.eause or 17 BxB · . . . 2 . .. RxPtl. and 2 .. RxQ 3 R-K8t, fol ­ lowed by 4 N x N", Or 2 • .. BxR 3 QxR/2 Or 17 PxN, RxN 18 PxH [on 18 BxB, etc. Black plays. . RxB!], Q-R3! 19 C 2 Q-KB3 and. if 2 ... Q-B3. 3 R-KSi. K- N2, BxB a nd Black wins. D 1 ... H_RS at least. wins \Vhlte's Queen. 17 .... RxN! E 1 . . . B-R3t 2 K-Nt, Q-Q8t leads lo mate. 14N/4xP •... F l .. . B-R3t 2 B-B4. BxBt leads to mate. 18 PxR • • • • G 2 BxRPt . NxB 3 RxN, KxR ( R-RH, 14 P-R3, P - QR3 holds no promise es_ if K-X1 5 Q or R-R8 mate. or 2 RxP etc. pecially as White Intends to castle long Or again, 18 PxN, RxB etc. H 2 RxNt, RPxR 3 R-R4, any 4 Q or R-RS and so doesn't want to weaken his 18 . . . . N- R7t mate. 19 K-N1 NxKP! I 2 N_K6 [2 P -K6 also leads to mate): and Queen_side Pa Wl\S. 2 . . . R/3xN 3 ExRPt, NxB 1 R-:-'I4t. SO he accepts, but that is worse. His 20 PxN • • • • N _ :;"l~ 5 Q or R--RS mate; or 2 ... BxN 3 way of taking is apparently compara­ White hasn't even a possibility of HlCRPt, NxB 4 RxN. Kx.R 5 R-R4t etc. tively safest, but it is this way which giving up his Queen for moderate com_ J 1 . . . N-B5 2 Q-N4, Q-Q8t 3 BxQ, N - Q6~ 4 Q-B3, R-B7t 5 QxR, RxQ mate. has a par ticularly treacherous point. pensation. K 1 . . . N-KGt and mate next. 14 N/3xP, Q- N2 15 NxN, RxN! 16 20.... NxP t L 1 ... ",-KGt 2 K-Kl. Q-Qat 3 BxQ. R-BS P- B3 allows White to hold his own for mate. 21 K_B1 N-R7t! MI ... N-K6t 2 K-Kl , Q-QSt 3 BxQ. the time being but still defending against Resigns R-ESt 4 RxR, N-N7 mute. a strong positional gambit. And 16 NxRP, For 13 correct solutions. score yourself For, after 22 K- Nl, BxB§, even 23 exce!1ent: for 10. good; for 7, fair. t = check; : = db!. check; I = dis. ch. Q- N4 only delays mate but briefly. 384 CHESS REV IEW . DECEMBER. 1965 CHESS R EVIEW', (1966) Eighth United Stutes Open POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Nineteenth Annual Golden Knights THE currenl edi tion of the Colden Kni ghts lournament is now uuder way, and en tries are accepta ble unt il November 30, 1966. It is con. ducted unde< CHESS REVIEW', Rules and Reguldtwns lor Postal Chess, VERYTH I NG YOU NEED to play Echen by mail I, included In the com· as mailed with assignments, and with the special rules given below. p let e Postal Che.. Kit produced by In effect, the Golden Knights is an "open" tournament, without reo C HESS R EVi EW for the convenience of postal player.. T he kit contain. equ ip. gard to our rating classes so far as the entry goes. The ratings are calculat· ment and .tationery upecially designed ed, however, quite as usual. We " rate" all games in C HESS REVIEW tour· for the purpose. T helc aid. t o PO l t a l Chcru; will keep your recordS .tralg ht, neys. It is an "open" tournament because we cannot pretend to "seed" help you to avoid mistakes, give you the fu llest enjoym ent ,u,d benefit from you r candidates for a championship and because it gives the weaker players a garne ill by m a ll. chance to gain by experience against stronger ones. To speed play for the first round, we group all the entries received Contents of Kit geographically so far as possible. Otherwise, entries are matched off One o f the most Important Item. in the kit i , the Po.tal ehe .. Recorder AI. into 7 man groups strictly in the order of our receipt of their applica. bum _ the greatest aid to postal ehe .. tions. Qualifiers to the later rounds are grouped lik ew i s~ in order of ever inve nted , The s ix. minia ture e he .. set . in t his album enable you to keep qua lifi ca tion (except multiple entrants), but without regard to geography_ track of the pOlltion" move by move, in all six games of your acetion. On the Special Rules for the 1966 Golden Knights Tournaments. sco r e.ca rdl, , u pplicd w ith the a lbum, you r ec:: ord t he moves of the g a m es, The u p. Consult the following rulet! wbenever 7 Fer comp uting the total scores to de. to.tfate ec::ore 0.1 u c:: h game l ac::et the c::ur· any questIo.n arh;es as to. your cbances lernlille the dl ~t r lbu t ien of prize". each ..arn e re nt potitio n. S c::ere.c::ard, a r e r e mevab le, for qualifyi ng to Seml·fl nals or Final, or WOII In the t lrM round will be scored lUI 1 When a game I, I ln t,h ed, rem eve the eld !)OInt; eac::h game won In the secend round l or welghted point score, etc. n. 2. 2 !)Olntl; each gnme won In the t lnal c::a r d and In tert a ne w e ne, 12 extra , c::ere· 1 C I U~SS RJ::\'IE\\" ~ I'th An"ual Colll­ round ns 4." !)Olnla, A dra.wn gsmfl wm be c::ards are Included In the kit. en Knights l-'OBtal Chess Champlen.hlp 'four­ lIeO red as half or these respective amount.. nament Is open to al! persons living In the • In the C8.afl ot tlCll. It two or more The k it al,o c::ontainl 100 Meve·M' lIIng continental Untied Sta tes o( Amerlc::a and In finsllllS tie for first pliLCe, achlevln.. the P e,t Cards fe r sendi ng meves t o yeur Canada.. except CHESS REVIE\V's em· ,",me total score, as computed in R ul e " e ppe ne nts, a C hell T y pe Sta m ping Outnt ... loyt1l! .. , contribuling editers and members then the fi rst 2 or more p ri~f!!I will be reo fer p r inting pelltie ns o n the malting ot their f&ro illeos. aerved lor those flnaliSis and the Prlxes w ill c::ards, a Ga m e S c::or e P a d ef 100 s heets :t An)' contestant ...· ho enters this tourna­ be awarded In aecor&CC tien lItarts. . tlen ef the final round will be a w. rded bls prbe Oil the basis or the total score achieVed 5 Except as provided in Hule 4. contetit· by enly ene ot his elltriet. (The entry milk. !" ,tS ... ho lICOre less thall 4 points in either In£" the highest total scere will be taken,) of the quali fying rounds ... m not be ellglblc llultlple en tries wm be placed In different for the an"ounced cash and emblem prlses. sections ot each rou nd. Eaeh of these eliminated contesta nts. how. ever. upon completion ot all his Kheduled " , ------, games In this tournament. will re.::elve one I CHE SS REVI EW tree entry (worth $1.7:') IllIo a C HESS nE. P ostal Cheu Oept . VIEW POlltal Chess Claz,s Tournament and ~ I li4 W elt 72d St. • I can al'lpl),. instead, for ent ry 10 a Prlxe 'l'o,U'n"m"nl (worth $3.25) al U. "1 ~ only. I New Vork. N . V. 10C1Q:! of I 6 A !'-'iUt Prize ot $250.00 and 14 othe r ;0 " I enc:: lese $7.00. P lene cend me com . cal h ... r i ~ CI "'Ill De a warded by C II ESS HE, (In'll IIn4 eonc::lullve. .. I IIlete Pe.U I Che.. Kit by retLirn m ~ lI . I VrHW In sccordance with the pLlbll. hed ..c:hedllie or prizes to those 75 qualified final· 11 Single entries can be maile.j now a nd ININ who aehi'we the hit;"h"'lI t tola.! lICOre. untit November 30. 1966 """Itiple entriCII IInlil I"'" "' {) " t ll ~ I..., for" ", ... ,'. 3Ul , .:ntrle.s I NAME ...... , ...... I (lj~ rule 7 ) in the three roLinds of the tour. "llment. J')ve ry qualified finalill t will be ,,,,,II~< 1 "('er Ihal d t>tc u ,a)' "nt be :>.ccepted. awarded tile emble.m of the Golden KIlI!:"h t 12 In the ...... I "I;on comple.tlon of all hl!ll lI<:h",,'"led .amell. .. "'110, Ihe (lr3t ri ve prlze$ winner:. will reo I "" iv" til.hly i,,~crlb..,d pl aquu to I"dlc"'t~ CITV . . •...... •...•.. '" ST ... TE ...... llt elr place>! In the fill"'! ~ta n ding.~ uf U,I~ ! r , uatleud o pe n Poat.al Chen Championship. ,! ------The Ei9hth United States Open Postal Chess Championship and the Nineteenth

PRIZE .. $250.00 Second Prixe $100 Sixth Prixe $40 Third Prixe $80 Seventh Prixe $30 Fourth Prixe $65 Eighth Prixe $25 Fifth Prixe $50 Ninth Prixe $20 , Tenth Prixe $15 65 Prixes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth $5.00 each AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS EMBLEMS!

To befit the Championship, there are added prizes for the winners of the first five places in this national in the form of handsome plaques, suitably inscri-becl event, as well as the Golden Knights emblems.

,, ~ ,,~ SEVENTY-FIVE CASH PRIZES, amounting OPEN TO ALL CLASSES OF PLAYERS ".;l~. " to a total of $1000.00, will be awarded Even if you've never played in a competitive event .. , •.... to the seventy-five players who finish ':~ :. before, you may turn out to be Golden Knights cham­ , ' with highest scores in the Eighteenth .... ~ .' pion 01' a leading prize-winner- and, at least, you'll Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham­ have lots of fun. For all classes of postal players pionship now running! Entries accepted from De- compete together in this "open" POStal Chess event. ,- cember 1, 1965 to end of Novembc1', 1966 (rnu8t 'bca';'J Beginners are welcome. If you've just started to postma1'k of no latcr thcw Novembc1' 30, 1966). ' play chess, by all means enter. There is no better This is thc 1966 Golden J\night8 way of improving your skill. PRIZES FOR EVERYBODY - EXCEPT DROPOUTS. MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW But that isn't all! Every contestant can win a As a Golden Knighter you'll enjoy the thrill of prize of some kind! You can train your sights on competing for big cash pl'izes, You'll meet new that big $250.00 first prize, or one of the other 74 friends by mail improve your game, and have a whale cash prizes, but even if you don't finish in the money of a good time.' So get started-enter this big event yOU can win a valuable consolation prize. Every play­ now! The entry fee is only $4.50. You pay no addi­ er who qualifies for the final round, and completes his tional fees if you qualify for the semi-final or final playing schedule, will be awarded the emblem of the rounds. But you can enter other first round sections Golden Knight-a sterling silver, gold-plated and en­ at $4.50 each (see Special Rules for Golden Knights). ameled lapel button, reproduced above. You earn the You will receive Postal Chess instructions with your l'ight to wear this handsome emblem in your button­ assignment to a tournament section. Fill in and mail hole if you qualify as a finalist and finish all games, this coupon NOW! whether or not you win a cash prize. And even if you fail to qualify for the finals, YOll ------still get a prize! If you are eliminated in the prel!m­ 1- C-;E;- R7vl~ - o Cherk here if )'OU are a ::. -I inary or semi-final round, but complete your plaYlllg 134 West 72d St., romer to Postal Chu'. schedule, you will receive one free entry (worth 1 New Yo r k, N. Y. 10023 Start me as CLASS ...... I $1.75) into our l'egulal' Class Tournament oj' can I enclose $ ...... Enter my name in " ...... (how enter om regular Prize Tournament (entry worth I many?) section;;(sj or the :\ineteenth AnlllHll Golden I $3.25) on payment of only $1.75. First and second in I Knights Postal Chess Championship Tournament. The I each Prize Tournament win a $6 and $3 credit re­ amOUnt ene10sed covel'S the entl·y fee or $-1.50 pet" section. spectively for purchase of chess books or chess equip­ I o Chuk here if already a reg_ I Print Clearly iJured Postalil ~ . ment. I I FOR SPECIAL RULES N arne ...... •.....•..••••...•..•.....•.....•...... SEE OTHER SIDE I I Address ...... , ...... Zip Code I City------...... , ..... , Stale ...... No ...... I