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(LERA) CC :\-[atilda A\'., opposite Sunnyvale: 5 Rd Are the Times Changed? ...... 71 SS Tmt; 3 divisions EXIJert-A, B & C-un· Book of thhe Month ...... 66 rated: r(lgister by noon, March 26, at Challengers Round Finals ...... 92 COMING EVENTS IN THE U. S. LERA main auditorium: EF $4 + CFNC Chess Quiz ...... • .. .. .•...... 79 AND CANADA dues: awards in chess clocks, sets & books Game of the Month ...... 71 Abbrevlatlons-SS Tmt: Swiss System Tour_ in each division & "surprise" prizes: in· nament (In 1st round entries palred by lot Games from Recent Events ...... 77 (juiries & advance EFs to LERA OJ.ess One Half Move to Mate ...... 69 or selection; in subsequent rounds playera with aimilar scores paJre
INTERNATIONAL Historic Hastings Boris Sl~assky of the Soviet Un ion, chal. lenger lor the .....-orl d title, tied for first wilh Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany in the premier section of the Interna lio nal Chess Congress in Hastings, Eng. land . Each scored 7~,:!-%. Thi rd was E. Va-siukuv of the Soviet Union, 6·3, while a 5Yz-31h tie for fourth was registered by Svelo7,ar Gl igorich of Yugoslavia 'lI nd Helmut Pflege r of West Germany, UNITED STATES TEXAS A total of 56 en trants congregated in Austin to do battle in the ooncurren! Texas Open and Texas Candidates' Tour naments. Ross Carbonell headed the for ty. 'two-player Open with 4l12·¥2, and Eric " W hat Aga in! " Gligorich may well have said, confront ing Boris Spassky a new at Bone captured the fourteen·man Candi· Hastings (we don't know yet If he had Whit e, no r w hat result was ac hieved ). dates' wilh 4-1. In addition to Bone, three Sp;usky may well have echoed " What Againl" as he mined a n individua l fir. t "Ihers qualified for the Texas Stale Cha m· once more (see Tc h igo .. ln Memorial, page 57, February ). And the question ahead may be " W hat Aga in?" by World Cha m pion T ig .. an Pet ro.ya n in his soon forth. pionship: Bill Jones, John Dunn iug and coming ma tch for the t itle w ith Spassky. David M. Lees . .Following Carbonell in 'the Open, 4·1 scores we re made by WiI · In the Whittier Cl.l esS Club title lourney, liam C. Grinnell, James Showen, Frank Illdia/HI. At the Indianapolis YMC.\ Guadarrama placed first with Cal1er and J . H. Coltharp. H. 5Y2.1h, Chess Club, rC(;ently merged with the followed by a qual1 ct with 4Vz·l%: J. [nd ianapolis Chess Cl ub. George Berry Spedal pairing cards 'lind score shcet. Kuehn, G. Chicoine, W. Hayes and L was s\lcc",,~srul with a 1 tally. Austin were det'ignoo by the tournament director, 5h ·'l2 Hoke. There were 24 players. Bennett and James Sluss scored 5-1 each, A. Gut ierre1., who informs us that the Andy Sacks, 5Vz·%, won the first an· event was covered on TV, in motion pic. with Ben nett gain ing second on a tiebreak. nual championship tournament of the Trophies for top 1)laces in the "A," "B," tures and in the newspapers. In a closing Student Chess Club of Los Angeles. The "C" and "Junio r" categories went to Fred ceremony, Sen. Ralph W. Yarborough CO lllest, sponsored by the Piat igorsky Miller, Aust in Bennett, J ames Sluss and gal'e a short speech and distributed the Foundation, drew 18 partici l)anlS, all R. Adelsman respectively. Among the 26 pri7.es purchased wi th tournament fund under 18 years of age. players was doughty ninetr-oll e.year-old money. These consisted of eight marble Ki rk Holland. bas~ surmounted by chess figurines, sev· Honors to Byrne and Rossolimo enteen chess tables and thirty-on e metal As a I'esult or the unanimous decision trays. Every competitor thus came away by Judges Dr. Edward Lasker, AI Horo. Potent Prophecy wit h an award in this gala and unusual wltz and David Hoffman, the !'I rst bril. Mon'i s J. Kasper, Chairman of the chess affair! I'talley prize in the recently concluded United States ChampiouslIip Committee, United Sta:tes Championship was award. sent inQ,ulI1es, beCore the start of the ed to Robert Byrne Cor his vlctol"), ove r national title tournament, to a select list LOCAL EVENTS Larry Evans. The prize was contdbuted of prominent players for their opinion CaliJoflli«. Ronald Thacker swept five by I. S. T\Irol'er of Waslli ngton. D. C. of what the fi nal standings would be. It rounds to wi n the championslJip of the Another unanimous decision by the sallie transpired thllt Marcel Duchamp, wo rld. judgea gave a prize, donated yearly by renowned artist and chess adept, turned Chess Friends or Northern CaJi[ornia. lhe American Chess Foundation in memo in the most Il CCU l-ate prognostications. Edgar Bogas, George Butler and 1- ory of N. Zirn, to Nicholas Rossolimo His official reward was two bottles ot Baroudi were next with 4·1 each in the (01' a win also over Evans. Maybe Lany rare Scotch. One is reminded or \lIe thirty.six.player "A" division of the Chess should look into the possIbility ot getting boast by the BritIsh master BJackburne Friends' gathering. Total attendance was a share of the swag Cor his unl\1ll1ng but that he could spot any opponent the 118. essential collaboration. odds or a bottle.
CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 67 The audie nce apparent ly is grave ly concerned wi t h t he situ. It may be seen that Rossolimo (dark suit) IS qui te concern_ at ion several moves later than that on page 95 between ed also; bu t Will iam Addison (foreground) may likewise be Fische r and Rossolimo. Photos here and page 95 by E. Lasker. seen sti ll intent on his own game against Robert By rne.
Louisialla. A three-way deadlock for the NeOmsk(( . With a perfect 5·0 tally, sev· W. \Valbrecht of the Y wa s hdd to a New Orleans city championship was cnlcen·yea r-old John Tomas I\)ok the nine· draw by K. Nietzsehmann. broken in favor of Frank RePass over lcenlll anllual A. C. R. Swenson !\Iemorial At Ihe Jen-:ey City Yi\TCA, a match David Levin ( l'ullnerup) and A. L. :Me· from a field of 20 entrants, mainly of between the home team and the Scarlet Auley after cllch had scored 6~.1 ~ in high-school 'age. Sieve Watson was run· Kn ights rcsu ll ed in a decisive triumph the lou rnament proper. Thc " B" and "c" nerul'. Hev. H Ohman and Cm:ss Rf:V[EII' fur the latter. championships werc won by Richard Arias correspondent Jack L. Spence we re co· and James Beck resllcctivel}'. directors of the tournam ent. .. V{,W York. A 12·0 sh ul l)ut fealured the play of J ohn E\Cans ill the Kingsmen Minnesota. By dint of tiebreak tot ah, New Jersey. The South Jel-sey Amateur (Brooklyn) Ohess Club d l':lmpionship Stephan Popel nosed out i\'1 ilton Otteson wa s credil ed to Morlon Siegel when ht~ tournament. Second in thc round robin [or the Minnea polis Open. Both had made scored 5%'Y2 in a sixty·player compeli. was Edward Philli ps, 10%·1,%, and third a 4Y2 .Yz game score. Next in the thil1Y, tion. James Gwynn and J ohn We-hI encll W'a S Jerome Bibuld, 9%.2%. man event were L. Ficsor and R. K. J 01lll· made a 5·1 showing. 'son, each 1)..1. Walter Browne of Erasmus High won In a match between the Jersey Ci ty the Senior High School Individual Cham WIN AT CHESS Y:\'!CA Chess Club and the Schachklub pionship of the New York Interscholastic Develop your chess knowledge and abil. (German for "chess club") Hcrold, the League willi a 5~1z-Y2 showing, ahead of Ity with the best chess books at mod_ Y triullil)li ed decisively by 7Y2 .Ph. Win. mnneru p Salvatore i\fatcra, 5·1. In a erate prices. \Vrlte for free catalogue. ners [at" the Y were 1\1. O'Donnell, E. quadruple tie for Ihird al 'Ph·I¥:! were Chess Book Club !\llen, C. Diskin, R. Grossman, F. Abarno, John Towsen , Steven Barry, J ed Stein and Box 11154 G. Schmidt and 1. F'inucane. Only W. Oavid Wiltenburg. Thirty.two players Dallas, Texas 75223 Belke was able to Win for Herold, while pa r1:ici pated. GUA RANTEED IMPROVEME NT Economical, efficient instruction for chessplayers below Expert strength. r Send $I fOI' subscription-or request data and sample. Chess Scribe 20 Simmons Street Provi dence, R. I. 02909
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" Is this machine you sold me supposed I to gi ve a long, Jow, dirty laugh when_ Leonid Stein won the latest U.S.R .R. Championship. We wi ll ha ve the story of t he ever I" w"?ins .... " tournament by Dr. Pet ar Trifunovi ch in the Apri l issue. 68 CHESS REVIEW , MARCH, 1966 Ohio. The Fall Chess Festival in Oeve· Chess Oub with scores of 6%-Y2 each, FOREIGN land, a round rob in which lasted from Cons'iderably outdistanced in third spot the fall of 1965 to the winter of 1966, was was Don Guay, 4Yz·2%. Bul90ria hagged by J. Hoffman with an outstand Ontario The Bulgarian Team Championship was ing score of n wins and 2 draws. H. won hy t'he "Lecomotiv" group, in front Krumins, n Yz·I Y2, was a good second, The Canadian Chess Ch.at announces a of the Levski and Academik players, while J. Joyce came in third with 10·3. new devartment titled "Endings and Padevsk i, Tringoff and Popov were am'on g Studies." The column is conducted by ' IC bIg· guns f or "Locomo ,." IV. /Fashington. At the Seattle Chess Club, Harry Rombach of Toronto, fonnerly of " Vi ktors Pupois dominated a ten·man Brooklyn, New York. Soviet Union round robin with an 8%-% tally, two full 9uebec L. Stein scored 14·5 to win the Soviet points 'ahead of Kent Pullen. championship for the second time. He was A round robin for the Tacoma Chess In the Montreal Team Championship, followed by 1. Polugayevsky. 13Y2-5Yz, Club championship went to David Fulton. ~he Lakeshore Chess Club of Pointe Claire and M. Taimanov, 13-6, His 6·1 game score was matched by won hoth the "A" and "B" Divisions, Less Lyman J ohnston, but the latter had to successful in a match with the ll'[ontreai Caissa Mourns content himself with second place on a Institute of Technology, Lakeshore lost The world of chess Is th'" poorer for tiebrook. by lYz-3ljz. the recent deaths of HalTy Morlis, A match between Chateauguay Check El'nesl Olfe and Alfred A, ·Wallace, Mor_ Wisconsin. Orville F rancisco scored 8·1 mates and the CNR Chess Club gave the ris, four times c/lampion of Pennsylvania to seize the r-.mwaukee City Champion. palm to Chateauguay by 7·2, and past pI'esident of the iUercantile ship, followed by Fred Zarse and Ralph Chess Club in Philadelphia, was strUck down at the age of 60, Ernest Olfe, Abrams, eaeh 7·2. Thirty-six players took Age vs. Youth part in the tourn'llment, fOl'mer director of chess activities for In a technical article in a I'ecent issue the Milwaukee School system, wlll bi! In t'he twenty-three· player ?TiIwaukee ot the Journ One Half Move to Mate! PAWN On approximate analogy to Loyd's familiar old pI'oblem, Col. Lynch offers IN an original idea, By Sam Loyd, abou t 100 years ago by HANS KMOCH UNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS of Pawn play are Fkeys to chess strategy, govern the game by re mote control. Basic relationships between Pawns and pieces illustrate how each can show to best advantage. The author of this profound book defines a completely new set of tenns which vigorously de· lineate the outstanding features of Pawn configura tions and their significance. Originally published in Berlin, the book met with instant acclaim: "A sensational hook •.. a primer of chess strategy unparalleled since Nimzov:ic h's My System • .• we consider it the best publication on chess strategy since the end of World War II." - Die Welt. By Col . F, 0, Lynch, July 1963 "The publication of this outstanding book constitutes a turning point in the history of modern chess literature • . , can be highly recommended to players of all strengths."-Aachener Volksteittmg. "Kmoch's masterful explanation makes it per· fectly clear to the beginner as well as to the advanced player how the fate of a game depends on P awn 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, 304 pages, 182 dIagrams $5.50 The world's foremost publisher of books 011 CHESS Send for free catalogue of chess publications to White mates in V2 move , see page 92, DAVID -McKAY COMPANY. Inc., 750 Third Av" 'New York, N. Y. 10017 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 69 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR quiries to E. W. Marchand, 192 Seville (Concluded from page 65) Drive, Rochester, New York 14617. to R. Lien, 2324 Wa¥land Ct. Sioux Falls, California - April 23 to 24 South Dakota 57105. 3d Annual Walnut Creek CC Tourna· Massachusetts - March 27 & April 3~ ment at Walnut Creek Park and Recrea 5th Annual Berkshire Hills Open at tion Bldg., Civic Drive & North Broad· Pittsfield YMCA, Youth Dept., Pittsfield, way, Walnut Creek, Oalifornia: 5 Rd SS Mass. 6 Rd SS Tmt, 50 moves/2 hours: Tmt, 3 classes: Expert/A, B & C EF $4 open to all below master rating: EF $4.50 'r CFNC dues (early EF less rate for (under IB, $2) -t. USCF dues: EFs by non-members, April IS deadline): tro :March 26: play Sl-arts 9 AM: EFs and in· phies t>o division winners, other awards, quiries to 1. Petithory, South St., Box & top 2 finalists Expert/A qualify to 245. Cheshire, Mass. 01220. slate Semi_finals: early inquiries advised Some one has said: "Problems to R. C. Jacob, Box 391, Walnut Creek, are the poetry of chess." Some Pennsylvania - April 2 to 3 Oali fornia. 'maSters actually despise them ail 6th Annual Golden Triangle Open at New Hampshire - April 23 to 24 Pin~burgh ee, Golden Triangle YMCA, impractical. Others, .declare they'~,'e learned very practwctl lessons ou 304 Waod St., Piltsburgh 22, Penna. 5 St. Anselm's Intercollegiate at Cush tactics from them. Rd SS Tmt, 50 movesJ2 hours: EF $6 ing Cenler, SL Anselm's College, Man. 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Golchberg. 450 K Prospect Av .. Mt. Solutions on page 95. uscr dues: $100 1st prize: EFs and in· Vernon. X(!W York 10553. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 An outstanding recent game, annot ated by SVETOZAR GLiGORICH ay an outstanding Grandmaster. ARE THE TIMES CHANGED? ONLY a year ago, a long reign 'was still being predicted for the new World Champion Tigran Petrosyan. In his cautious approach to chess competitions, he was, perhaps, not so impressive; but he was very impressive in his unparalleled ability to foresee danger on the chess· board and to avoid any risk of losing. After his match with Botvinnik, Petrosyan seemed to he virtually invinc'i ble if he wanted to be. Even Botvinnik, in spite of his iron will and energy, was exhausted by the durability of his younger rival. For Petrosyan was able, each time he needed to ensure his safety, to drain off the possibilities on the board PosItion after 6 B- K2 and to make Botvinnik's ambitions look futile. It would be very wrong, however, to regard Petrosyan merely On 6 . . . P- QN3 7 0 - 0, B- N2 S N~ QR4, Introduced for tVhite by Bot_ as a player with a passive style. No one could become Champion with· "jnnik, the Bishop stands better on K2, out being able to win many, many games. Petrosyan's aggressiveness Pmbably, that is why Petrosyan plays takes the form of positional masterpieces in which he creates weak points 2. less promising variation with hope only of creating all impentrable position. in the opponent's camp with extreme patience and exploits them with the Of course, Black has other moves at his utmost skill and determination . disposal here, too. 7 PxB P- Q N 3 Nonetheless. some addit10nal explana. with Spassky this spring were against 8 N- Q2! , ' . . tion -is n ecessary as to the rarity of Korchnoy in the traditional Moscow~ Petrosyan's defeats. He is not beaten. Leningmd mateh. And Pe-tl"Osyan lost With the Two Bishops and a s'trong because he sees so much. both of them. Pawn center for \Vhite, Black has no desire to open t he pos'iUon. So ",'... hite It is odd, but exactly ]ike his stylistic In t he first one, which follows belo-w, has time for slow maneuvers to prepare opposite, Tah], Petrosyan nootices a large Korchnoy had the advantage, but Petro_ the ad,'alH:e of the central Pawns. Meau_ Humber of tactical possibifities on the syan showed h is usual skill in makring while, White's Knight covers all sensi. board in a fell' seconds. It is t hus that his position nearly impenet rable. The tive squares. he is, together with Tahl, the best play_ clisis for the "World Champion came er of lightning chess in the world. when he gained the Initiative. In the 8 . , , . B-N2 The present Worid Champion is a E-nd, he was outwitted by the most suc 9 0-0 P-Q3 very modest man. He accepted the re_ cessful tournament player of 1965. As a.lready stated, Black alms (or a sponsibility of his title with an ease un_ blockaded positloll. But ,"Vhite thus has known in Botvinnlk's time. Thus, he went N IMZO_I ND I AN DEFENSE a free hand to control more space. immediately to Los Angeles and showed V_ Ko rchney T. P etresyan 10 P- B3 N- B3 no signs of feeling a new burden on his White Black 11 N-N3 , . , . ~ houlders . He gained first place tie a 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P-K3 0-0 in the Piatigol"sky Cup Tournament, and White's KnIght observes Q4 and QR5. 2 P_QB4 P- K3 S N-B3 P-B4 then in Argentina, both times with 3 N-QB3 B-N5 6 B-K2 . , . - Kel·es. E\Cerything seemed all right until last Is the last move played on pm'pose? fllal·. The cancellation of the usual r e_ Petrosyan himself prefers it to 6 B-Q3 venge match for BotYinnik encouraged which is more active and more frequent. a pleasant mood for Petrosyan. and he Iy used. The idea Is to avoid variations tollred the Soviet Union and \Yest Ger_ like 6 B-Q3, P - Q4 7 O~O, N- B3 g P-QR3, many. As he is an Armenian, he was B~R ·l! 9 BPxP, KPxP 10 PxP, B- KN5. received in Erewan as a national hero. White's Bishop on K2 renders such a Another year went quickly by. Tignlll line senseless. Many lines, artel' , , . was equally ready to accept any attrac_ P~Q4 and . . . QPxP, are the same tive invitation. But. in Zagreb, he came with White's B-K2 and B-Q3. But some in onlY. third . Another tournament was nlso there are in which the K'ing Bishop arranged in Erell'an to t·edeem his rep. stands better on Q3. 11 _ . . . N_K2 IItation. but Korchnoy came in first. (See diagram, top of next column) T hough Korchnoy has had nothing to In this game, Petl"Osyan chooses some. This move reflects Petr osyan's call_ do "ith the official world championship, thing quite different for Black, tious appmach to the game. He wants to it Is remarkable how he kept putting control his KB5 and secure the King. 6 , . , . BxNt his foot into Petrosyan's path. The last side before taking any further step in games for Petro-syan be fore his match t ch&ek; t = db!. c hllCk; , = dl.. c h. the center. 11 . . . P - K4 , however, is CH ESS REV I EW, M ARCH, 1966 71 Qu ite playable. Aftel' 12 J>- KI, N- Q2. 23 .... P_K4 YOU ARE IN White'! break by 13 p - D·I errects no Black cannot ma.lntaln the tension In wOl1hwhlle I'eSUIt: 13 . . BPxP 14 the center tOI'ever. So he makes the ex. ZUGZWANGI PxQP, N xP 15 N xN , PxN 16 QxP. N-D~ pected move wben he Is ready fo r coun_ eiC. ter action it the position is opened. . . • if 10U do nol know lhe ,he. 12 P-K4 N-N3 24 B-Q3 B_B1 and-take of cheu .trateu.. .. 13 P-N3 · . . ' What, for example, is the nlue Both whlte.bound BI.!I hops are needed White denies ~ q uares to Black'a Queen for protection ot the endangered wing!, of center control ? Or how weak Knight on which It cO ll ld develop some 25 N_B1 ... . is an i.olated Pawn ft ' or • activity. 13 , . . . R_B1 White .!Itarts his Knig ht towa.rd its strateglcall y best post, K3. Immediate doubled Pawn i ? How Dlack has less s pace and can under. opening ot lines would mean more llt ke nolhing special except to try to threats to Black, If It wOI·ked. It does n't. rorce White to block the posillon even • tron, i, an outpost Knight 4J For, after 25 P-B ~ , N .. N" 5 26 R- B3, P xP mOI·e. 27 PxP , Dlack hIlS 27 . . . P-B~! 28 or a sallent 14 R_B2 B_R3 PxP. N - K 6! and then stands better. ftftft.,,· 15 P-Q5 R-Kl revene lllient ? as . . . . R/ 2-N2 ttt The last is a preventive mOI'e, It is 26 B-B2 P-QR3 Or the more than thirty char dlrticult now fOI' W hile to adl'ance olhel' 27 N- K 3 N_B1 King.side Pawns while he cannot feel Black retrea.ts thi a Knight to a sater acterisdc featurcs of Pawn and !!tl.fe on the King file. Piece atructurcl? place as he must reckon on an eventual 16 N-Q2 . . . if you are constantly in • • • • • N-B5 by White. muddle a. to what to do. and 'l'hls Knight has fin ished ils job on 28 Q- KB1 P-R3 Ihe Queenside and seeks R. more acti,'e 29 R- K1 N/1-R2 your play it planless, pointlesa post plain ,hihlen _ 16 . . . . Then you need POINT COUNT Q-Q2 17 P-QR4 R-K2 CHESS by I. A. Horowitz and Geoffrey MOll - Smith. Tbe.e Black must \,'ait. He t l1 es to be rendy (or Ihe possible opening of any ne,,' two champion. haYe collaborated lines, to briog you an entirely new, .simple approach to the cyer·re 18 P- R5 • • • • currin, problems of chess .trate It is not necessary tor While to IY. They have defined, ducribed atrengthen his gli p Oil QK5 berol'e mak. and appraised via a POINT Ing this break 011 the wi ng. For Wh ile COUNT .n the effective, atra· benerl ts from di ~solvi ng hie doubled Pawns and extending the scope or hi s tegio ldeae of the great ma~ters_ King Bi shop. When you have read this book, 30 P-B4 18 . . . . P_N4 • • • • you wlll no longer treat an iao· White decides to take action. It allows Dlat: k can no longel' wnlt pau il'ely. lated Pawn :l merely aa an Dlack. however, to I'educe the IlUmbel' Recnllse of his exposed Di ~ ho l) . he would of piecell and so relie,'e his cramped unimportant detail or hangin, lose a Pa wn. position. SUII. It Is dltrlcult to make a Pawns it it with a bored 19 PxNP B.P correct decision 11.$ the World Cham_ "let 'em hang." You will S«I 20 P_QB4 B-R3 pion has cleverly built a fortrells very theat u planl, p.ans to inflict 21 B-N2 • • • • hanl to penetrnte. weaknel8et on your opponent The a.lterna:Uve Is 30 N-B 5 which sets and to avoid for youIlIeU. Simi· Blac k the choice or the passive 30 ... larly, you will lee all structure. Q- Ql or to a.l low openiug ot the King as plana, and you, your:self, will file by 30 . . . BxN. Even ~o, Black be able to evaluate them. You then has his counter ch a nce~. will Jearn when to aooept weak· 30 . . • . N_N5 neues, when not to. 31 NxN BxN In ahort, by counting the plu. 32 P-R3 , . , . and minus points involved in 32 P- B 5 does not work so well be. e'ery move, you will become 'AD cause ot 32 . . . N -N ~! upert trader, an e:a:pen cheu 32 .... B-Q2 player. And you can see how 33 Q-N2 • • • • the millen have done 80 in 21 . . . . Q_Kl 33 P xP , PxP Is not so a.t tractlve as many, complete, iIluslrative Black's I The complete, unabridged editions of this outstanding Russian magazine are published twelve times a year in magazine form. 41 K-B1 ! • • • • Subscriplions stalted about J uly 1, 1965. The translati on of Such moves are d iabolical especially th e Jan., 1965 issue of "Shakhmaty" was the "SHAKHMATY· when the sealed move! A natural reac. IN.ENGLISH" first edition. tion is 41 P- R 4 to prevent penetration by Black's pieces. But he re lies the secret of Korchnoy's power: he sees One year: $11.00 far in advance that his hea vy pieces will be able s uccessfully to meet both Black's Mail your check or M. O. to: Queen and Knight In his OWl} camp. 41 . . . . N-N4 SHAKHMATY·IN·ENGLISH 42 R-K2! Q-Q5 P. O. Box 91 It Is too late now to consider maneu. Woodmont. Conn. \'ering the Knight for po~itlonal advan. tage on the Queenslde. For that is too CHESS REVIEW, MARCH , 1966 73 PET ROSY AN IN P T igran Petrosyan meets Boris Spassky this spring in defense of his World Championship. Is he fazed by the prospect and by the many who predict a victory by Spassky? He stated, on the occasion of the taking of our cover pic. ture: "I th ink I have a great advantage over most of 1:he othe r leading world chessplayers: I have never eonsidered the World Championship as my life's peak, my one and only chance in life, and I shall not consider it a trage.dy if I do not remain on the throne long enough." Spassky does seem to be the curre nt favorite even in or, we should !;ay, especially in Russian r eports. But we doubt that many in the know have written Petrosyan off. He is a canny and resourceful player and, as Gligorieh says in our curre.nt "Game of the Month," "No one could become World Champion without being able to win many, many games." It may be positional subtlety on Petrosyan's part, but there will be a great battle of personalities and of styles, as w e ll as one of form, will powe r and determination. What of Petrosyan's personality? We here know too little of it. So we feel fortunate in be ing able to present some glimpse into it from these photos by Z. Milutinovich, pre· sented to U$ by h is countryman Dragoslav Andrich (the same Officially a newspaperman by profession, Petrosyan has to who gave us a great first brilliancy by Drasko Velimirovich write a column from time to time but spends more time read. _for another, see page 81, this issue-page 26, January issue) . ing what other~ write of him and arr anging the cuttings. The gist of the Yugoslav comments with these pictures was The folder contains telegrams of congratulation for his win. also largely furnished by Andrich; the tone of the whole, how. ning the World Championship. Does t he picture on the ever, by T igran Petrosyan, and family. cover of the fo lder imply they are all rose.perfumed? Most of the congratulatory letters and telegrams which P et. Pottery, wine and much in h is house accent P etrosyan's rosyan cherishes w ith an obvious touch of sentimentality are Southern origin. H is countryme n constantly remind him of fr om his native Sou~hern regions. it with their gifts. Like chess onlookers, he sees better what should be done. One of Petrosyan's many_ t rophies. 74 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 Only about fifty per cent of t he books on Petrosyan's s he lv es are chess books. Most of t he other s are Ru ssian and T he Wor ld Champion spef'lds lots of h is free time at t ournaments play if'lg table world cl assics. t enn is. His son Vartan obviously fif'lds it easier to learn that from his father than chess. He compla ins his father doesn't hel p h im w ith mat h. MASTER CHESS BOARDS Hand in. la ld high quality boardl polished to a h ig h f inish. Regulatio n 2 Inc h squares Of'l solid one.piece wood base. Exceptionally suitable for gifts, presentation. a nd personal use. Classic black and white squares. Model A. Straight board $ 9.00 Model B. Folding board $11.00 Beaut iful .imulat ed marble square •. Model C. St raight board $ 9.00 Model D. Foldif'l g board $1 1.00 Ge nuine Mahogany Squares. MOd el M. Straight board $1 1.00 Mod el M_F Folding board $13.00 All boards a rc hand_crafted and are a c heuman's deli ght. Bases are fe lted. Im mediate Delivery Add $1.00 for mall c harge. Russell and Russell AmOf'l g his trophies is this figure representing the defeated Champion, Botvin nik. Co. And why doe. Pet rosyan hide half h is face In t his photo? Is he half ashamed to 47 South Street boast but uf'lable to resist doing so whe n his form er opponent (famous for h is Quincy. Mass. stiff manne rs) I. concerned? CH ESS REVI EW, MARC H, 1966 75 -- The World Champion is no cook, but "No, I'm afraid I cannot take on an· he can often be seen in the kitchen A pleasant host, he tries his best to other simultaneous exhibition. You see, when his wife Rona is there. To help make the atmosphere cozier. If he can I am occupied with my preparations for her, or, more probably, just so he can do no more , he at least refrains from . . . ." see what's going on. adding to any tension. Andrich is careful to show this picture. Petrosyan clearly is pleased by a wood. en bottle with slivovitz, t he famous To a question on how he 'relaxes, Petrosyan said: "I often playa game similar YUgoslav plum brandy, which he reo to chess with my wife Rona." Of course, you always win. " No, indeed, almost ceived from one of his Belgrade fans. the reverse; she wins more often than not." When Black is White "White:' It is certain that the engJ'avel' blue is just there, no color, neutral 01', Several renders, including one all tile and Jlrinter o[ currency. say of a gl'een. In terms of painting, white. way from South Africa, A. R. Goldstein, back, would regard that green as The chess author who wants a light. have commented on the COlors of the "WhIte." colol'ed lower rlght.hand squnre just squares of the S troebeck boards (Decem. A goo(1 example of this type of pl1nter. simply has to outwit the producers of bel' 1965) . The lower right.hand squares thinking is the covel' of "The Golden his book. They \Ii ll follow the above COil . "ent'i01l (':\,el'y time and convert his cor_ on the covel' al'e dark colored. TI'ea5m'y of Chess." The binding is blue; rect diagram accordingly. If he can win The [net is that. while to a chesspla.yer the diagram on the cover is blue and the l'!ght, he can specify a while binding. tho boards are wrong, to a pl'inlel', photo. gilt, ami the blue is handled as "White." 01' he can juggle his diagrams. And, :f engl'lwer and to most publishers, they The reasonIng is, perhaps, a bit clearer he does the latter, the chances are hilari. are not. So also for bookbinders. They in that the lighter color (g'ilt paint) Is ously good (or bad) that that publishel' regar(\ the color of the pape r or of the clearly o\'el'laid on lhe blue. It is an II'iII tul"ll out to be unconventional and binding of a book as "neutral" and so added color, whereas to the binder the folloll' the directions lLteraily! 76 CHESS REVltW, MARCH , 1966 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated by a famous expert. 14 B-K3 , , . , SOVIET UNION 1965 ·~)·INTERNA nONAL White has the edge, for this is not Tc.higorin Memorial at Soc:hi one of tho~e exceptional situalions in which two B i shop~ al'e equailed by two First Top Soc:hialite YUGOSLAVIA 1965 Knights, In v iew of Spassky',s great successes International at Zagreb 14 . , . . R-K1 of late, Unzicl,er's sharing (il'st with 15 R- K1 P- R3 him at Sochi is particularly remarkable Premier Yugoslav [see page 57, February and table, page up until the present Yugoslav Cham_ 15 . . . PxP is a fall' alternative, ~, Janual'y.-- Ed]. The latter may fairly offering White no easy way of re'tain. pionship at least (see page 80). BOI'islav be termed the fi rst 0[' the two top l vkov has held down first board for his ing any advantage. White's best seems Sochialites. The following is a fine tal'. country recently in international team to be: 16 nxp, N- K4 17 P-KN3, Nxnt tical perfol'mance by Unzicl(el', matches. This game gives some indica. ]8 QxN. tion of the reason. 16 Q-N3 R-N1 RUY LOPEZ 17 QR-Q1 Q-K2 Wolfgang Unzicker V, Antoshin QUEEN'S GAMBIT 1S P_ KN3 , , . . West Germany Soviet Union e. Ivkov Mata Dam ianovich Now White obtains a distinct advan. White Blacl, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia tage, having B-KN2 in hand if Black 1 P-K4 P-K4 6 R-K1 P- QN4 White Black tries the line mentioned previously. 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 7 B-N3 P- Q3 B_N5 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 P_K3 18 . , . . KR-QB1 3 B-N5 P-QR3 8 P- B3 0-0 p,p 2 P-QB4 5 BxP P-K3 19 8-N2 R-B2 4 8 - R4 N-B3 9 P-KR3 N-N1 3 N- KB3 N_KB3 6 P- KR3 B_R4 20 Q-N4! . . .. 5 0-0 B_K2 10 P-Q4 QN_Q2 7 N_B3 . . . . Now White threatens 21 PxP whleh 11 N-R4 . , , . Ivkoy's line is safe and steady, a safer wins a Pawn. Th'js line has recently become the one if not better than 6 Q- N3 or 7 Q-N3 20 , . . , Q-K3 23 Rj2-Q1 R,R most important branch of the Breyer as in Shapiro- Bmwne coming up soon in 21 P-N3 R/1_QB1 24 RxR P_QN4 Val'iation. As to the text move, not much this department. 22 R-Q2 R-BS 25 P-Q5 Q-K2 can be said definitely of its "Hlue as its 7 . . . . QN- Q2 26 Q-R5 ! , , . . consequences are still under investiga After 7 ... N-B3 in accordance with Now 'White makes decisive headway tion. the \'ery slm!lar Alekhine Variation, on the Queenside. 11 , . . . PxP White cannot proceed as in the game, 26 .... R_R1 For 11 ... N- N3 12 N- Q2, because of 9 , . . BxN and 10 .. , NxQP. 26 .. , N-Nl, however, is a little bet_ Fischer--Benko, February, page 43. One cannot claim 7 ... N-B3 to be ter even though White then proceeds 12 PxP N-N3 better, though, for 8 B- N5! is too strong. with 27 Q-N6: e.g. 27 . . . Q-B2? 28 13 B_B2 , , , , The Bishop sally is prevented in the R- QBl. Alekhine line by an early 3 , , . P-QR3 13 N- KB3 Is more commendable. instead (}f 3 . . . N-KB3. It may be, 13 , . , . KN_Q4 however, that 7 . . . P- QR3 transposing 14 N- B5 , , , . into a side line of the Alekhine Variation Here 14 N-KBS! is definitely beltel', serves better here. 14 . , ' , e,N 8 0-0 6-03 15 PxB , , 9 P-K4 P_K4 . . 10 8-K2 . . . , White's doubled Pawn js sometimes an Now ·Whlte threa.tens to win a Pawn asset, sometimes a drawback, dellending for no adequate compensation: 11 NxP, on the cenu'al Pawn ~ituatio n. If the DxB 12 QxB, NxN 13 PxN, BxP 1-1 center is stabllzed as in the Fischer Q- N5t, N-Q2 15 QxP. Benko game, the doubleton serves well. F'or White can attack on the Kingside, 10 . , . , aiming at P- KN4- 5. \Vhen the center is This radical measure, however, is un_ 27 Q- B7! , . , . open, however, as here, the doubleton necessary. Black can retain his B1shop A pal'alyz'jng stroke. is more of a burden as the chance or at least for the time being and proceed P-N,\-5 is too r emote. \lith 10 . . . 0 - 0. 27 , .. , Q-B1 15 , . , , 8-83 PxN P-B4 28 R-QB1 Q_N1 17 11 BxB 0-0 16 N_B3 NxN 18 B-K4 R_ B1 Black has no good move. 11 , .. p-Ba i~ more ~n accord with Here's a t l'ap: 19 B- N7, R- N1 20 BxP? R,Q this t~'pe of po ~ition, 29 QxQt N-Q4! artel' which White faces too many 30 R_B6 12 N-N5 P_QR3 Resigns threats : . . Q-N3, . .. R- N3, ... Black expects too much fl'om the lJIack's ine\itable loss of a Pawn, eSI)e. !'(- B2 and NxP. strengt hening of his center. 12 , .. B- K2 cially on the Queensitie, must pl'ove 19 B-B4 N-R5 21 PxP p,p js bettel' for him here. fatal. 20 R-QB1 Q_N3 22 Q-83 KR-Kl 23 P_B4 13 NxB t ::= eh~iI:; : ::= dbt. eh"eil:; f ::= dIs. eh, . . . CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 77 WMte hu no pmper compensatio n for Q- K6 with consequences j ust described piece. Verber chdms. and he seems to hIs Quee n_sIde Infe riority. So he plays above and finally also' 29 RJI- K l. be right. for complications. 28 . . . . R-Q1 A secoll d li ne. though more compll_ 23 . . . . PxP The text is ill sutticient, but so a re caled. also fa " ors Wh1te according to Black weakens his posiUon by thus other moves. UnzIc ker gIves this va ria.. Vel'ber: 12 0-0-0. B-K3 13 BxQP! e.g. 13 .. . PxB 14 Q- NSt ,dth a wi nning separating his majol'ity Pawns. 23 . . . tion : 28 . . . Q-R2 29 R/I- Kl. R/l- B2 ILttack 01' 13 .. . DxB 14 NxB. QxN 15 Q-n~ . which pIns the enemy's King Bish_ SO RxDt. PxR 31 Q- K6. N-Q6 32 QxPt. Q- D3! QxRP ]6 QxR. and Bl ack lacks OP. Is betler. K- KI 33 Q-R8t , K- Q2 31 RxRt , KxB 35 compensation fo r the Exchange. 24 B- Q5! • • • • Q- B6t. K- Q4 36 Q- K6 t. K- Q5 37 Q--Q6t. and Wh ite wins. 12 . . . . B- K B4 Now White has quite II, good position. Best, according to Ve rber : b\lt, If this For one thing he threatens 25 RxRt. H . Bx Rt BxB Is Ihe best. then the whole varia.tion cer. RxN 26 B- BS ! 30 RxQ RxQ 31 RxN Resigns 'tlloi nly favors White. 24 . . . . N_N7 13 Q-Q4! B-Q3 This ermr enables White to launch a Black has no comllelisatiOll [or the Ex_ Not 13 . . . B- N2 H N-B7t! wInnI ng combination. AccordIng to th e change. Deutsche Schachz eitung, Black needs to 14 N-83 N-K2 try 24 . . . RxRt 25 RxR. Q- R2. Even After 1-1 .. . BxP 15 Q-Q2, Whlte has then, though, White hall a good game. , ";,. UNITED STATES considerably more com pensation for the Pawll than before as, wi th no Pawn left In the center, Whlte's pleces exert tre_ ILUNOIS 1965 mendous activity. Gompers Park Club Championship 15 0 -0- 0 in Chic:aCJo 16 8xQ Old Line. New Point 17 K- N1 Black's lIne was once recommended Black has esca ped the dangers of the by Rubinstein btlt never trusted in tour_ middle game bllt still faces difficulUes Ilam ent play. With th!s game, its repu_ as his Pawn formation Is slightly weak_ tatlOIl WOI'lle Ii S becanse or the new M C. ened on both wings, his minor pleces l'lrldia l points the rein. are pl'{'cariously placed and hil s Queen Rook Is charged with protedting a. Pawn. RUY LO PEZ 18 P-KR3! P- QN4 25 BxPt! ! • • • • R. Verber Dr. Martinow.ky Black cannot prevent P- KN4 : e.g. 18 ThIs combination is largely based on Wh1te Black . . P- KR·I? 19 P- KN4, PxP etc. runs the unprotected state or 8!ack's Queen. 1 P_K4 P- K4 Into a mate. 25 , . . . KxB 2 N-K B3 N-QB3 19 B-N3 P-QR4 21 P_N4 Px P 26 Q-Q5t K_B1 3 B-N5 P_K N3 2 GI UOCO P IANO Max EI,lnger N. Oeg enhardt How do you best win on 0 1 P- KR3, W hite Black E 1 QxRP, F 1 QxBI' a nd G 1 RxN? P_K4 1 P-K4 6 PxP B-N5t No.3 You are White 2 N-KB3 N- QBS 1 N_B3 NxKP 38-B4 8-B4 • 0-0 B,N t; P-B3 N_B3 9 P- Q5 B-BJ 5 P- Q4 p,p 10 A-K1 . . . . 22 Q_K6! • • • • Despite the rarity of this opening, Eisinger Is an old specialist In it as Is The conclusive sacMtJce, and threat Rossolimo In this country. or mate Corces Black to accept it. 10 . , . . 0-0 22 . . . . KxB 23 N-N5t QxN The l'ecommended lint!, given In every book on openings and supposedly lead. Else, 23 K- R I 2~ Q- B5 etc, ing to:t draw. Is 10 . . . N- K2, 24 BxQ B-N3 26 RxR Bx R 11 AxN N- R4 25 Qx NP R-Kl 21 Q-B8 Ruign, How do you best win on HI ... P- KI. 1 ... P-N5 and J 1 .. , N-Q2 ? Genuine Ivory Gift Chess Set, Staunton No. 4 You are Blacl, 1 DeSlgn," 3 2 .. K"mg Retail Value $115.00 ... Your cost $65. Use for gifts, fund raising etc. Mail $1.00 for glossy print to: Philip Balaban, P. O. 615, Linwood Station, Detroit 6 Michigan How ,10 YCIl best win on K 1 P-Q5, L Member Kingsman's Chess Club I Q- K2 tlnd M I Q- Q3? Solution!' -:on pace 1:6. CHESS REV IEW. MARCH, 1966 79 • 21st YUGOSLAV CHAMPION By Dr. PET AR TRIFUNOVICH The chess hierarchy in Yugoslavia changed as of last year. Final Standings 1 Gliger;oh 12 10 Matanav;ctl 9 Successes by Borislav Ivkov on the one hand and fading results by 2_ Ivkos 111 11 R~Jkovlch 81 _3 Parma 111 12· BogJanovich 8 Svetozar Gligorich on the other caused the latter to yield first board in 4- Bertok 10! -13 Cebala 8 .5 Vellm l revlctl 10~ _14 Knezevich 8 Yugoslav team play to his younger rival. 6· Bradvarevlctl 10 ·15 March 8 _7 Matulovich 10 16 Sofrevskl 71 For fifteen years, with brief lapses, Grandmaster Gligorich had 8· Ctlirlctl 91 17. Buljovchlch 7 _9 Minich 91 ·1a Nlkailch 7 held in his hands the primacy in Yugoslav chess. A long period and 19 Susleh 5 a very rare record in chess. Gligorich has felt the change very painful. game. White's King.side Pawn moves That he had won the Championship ten times only then to fall back is now represent rather a failure and a something that no one can avoid. In this world, the only sure constant weakening than an attack. 12 PxP PxP is change. Unobserved and quickly, the years take toll; but Gligorich 13 Q-K2 B-QN5 had not felt them. He considered his recent poorer results as due to 14 0-0-0 • • • • other circumstances, not to his weakening in chessplay. 'White has no way to avoid the weak_ ness of doubled Pawns in his Queen_side Ivkov for his part felt obliged to prove that his standing was King position, justified and merited. 14 . . , . BxN So, before the twenty.first championship, held in Titograd in 15 PxB N-K4 ema Cora (Black Mountain)*, the rivalry and fighting for first between Black must strongly control his QB5 these two loomed as the most interesting, even gripping aspect of the and even occupy it with a Knight lest White play P-QB4. event. 16 P-R5 • • • • White misses his last chance to real_ Yet, course, it might very easily or Decisive Game ize he has no attacking position. Mo_ be that some one else should win the The cri,tical game featured nervous mentarily, his pieces hold good posts, title of champion, Alld, indeed, for the play with mistakes enough by both sides. and he ought to use that factor by 16 greater part of the tournament, it was B-KB4! N/4-B5 17 N- N5. Then Black Grandmaster Parma, who is still young. SICIL.IAN DEFENSE hasn't sllch an easy game. er than lvkov, who held the lead. His B. Ivkov S. Gligorich 16 , . , • somewhat weaker physical constitution, White Black N/4-B5 Much stronger for Black, however, is however, took effect toward the end of 1 P-K4 P-QB4 3 P_Q4 PxP 16 . . . N/3- B5. Then White cannot re_ this long and tiring tournament- and 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 4 NxP N-KB3 ply 17 B-B4 because of 17 . .. Q-R4! Parma began to draw more often than 5 N-QB3 P-K 22 • • • • P){N 24 B){N N){B Now Black's IOug bas escaped, and 23 B){Q K){B 25 R-Q8t K_K2 White's game is bopeless. 26 R/1-Q1 . ... 40 R-R6t K-B2 42 R)lP N_R5 26 R- R8 Is met by 26 . . . N-Q7f 27 4 1 Rj 1)1 B Px R Realgn. K- Bl, N-B6 28 RxP, B- B4 29 R- N7. NxP 30 P- R7, R- HI followed by 31 ... K- Dl. 26 .... N-N3 Th. Queen of the Games 27 R_R8 · , . . The surprise of the championship Wll ~ 14 N-B!5!! , . , . Hel'e Is the point of the Queen sacI'\. the play of young Drasko Vel!rniroVlch, This answer comes like an earthquake. flce: White obtains a strong and fa r. He played every game fol' a win with At r\rst s ight, It seems Impossible. advanced pasaed Pa wn. no res pect for his opponent's reputlUlon White gives a. Knight for nothing! or for the tournament s ta ndings. That is not ao, however. and Wh1te H is game ".. Uh Sofrevskl, Champion gets sevel'al s ma.il posltlonai and com· of Macedonia, was judged tbe ben of the binative advlUltages which together a.dd tournament. Tbe game offers ruMY Tahl_ to more than compensation ror the like sacrifices aud is also Impol1.ant fol' Knight: rinK, Pawn for Knight; then the theory o( the Sicilian Derense. NjQ5 strong as an elephant: opened S ICl LlAN DEFENSE Queen and King files [or Rooks; a pow. Ve llmlrovich So f r ev. k i erful Bishop on Q4: Black's Rooks out of play; Ilnd While's King Bishop Pawn White Black to break the Klngslde, etc. 1 P_K4 P_QB4 White's play In this game Is an ex. Onlinarily, Sofrenlkl employs the cellent a nd Instructive example of how F rench Defense but knows his opponent to weld together and utilize all these 27 .... 8-84 a nd Is sure be will usc a. variation con· elements. s ldered, in theory a nd in practice also, Here, howeve r, is lhe first flaw In Of course. White COUldn't calculate all as good tor mack. White's ideA.. On 27 ... B- NS! 28 RxR, the moves and conseqllences. He thollght NxR 29 R-Q4 with threat of 30 R-R~ , 2 N_K B3 N-QB3 5 N- QB3 P-Q3 about twenty.five minutes and bravely Black has a slow but sure win in 29 3 P_Q4 P)lP 6 B-K3 N- B3 decided on the saclifice, for he has not . , N- N3 30 RxPt. K- K3. 4 Nx P P-K3 7 B-QB4 8-K2 seen how Blnck can stop his Initiatlve. 8 Q-K2! , . 28 RxP , . , . . . 14 .•. , PxN TlIIs is a system orlginal with VeUm_ The second tlaw Is a positional one. The sacrifice mllst be Il(:cepoted. won an important Irovlch and long adoPted by him. He Whlte hM Indeed 15 N-Q!5 Q_Q1 Pawn but also has an almost moveless will castle long as In the Ol'agon or Rook. Rauzer Variations. The Queen Is excel_ The position Is rite with posslbllltles lently posted. can be used Quickly on and comblna.tions: 28 , , , . P-84 t he Kingslde a nd-'U's Important-re. 1) 15 , .. Q-R4 ]6 PxP, B-N2 17 And bls Dtber Rook has DO good mains V'is..a-vis the Black K1ng. NxB, and 17 . . . KxN 18 B-N6§ or Ii squares on the Queen file. 8 .• _. P-QR3 . .. Q-R8f 18 K- Q2, QxP 19 N-B6! and n K-B1 R-QN1 9 0-0- 0 Q-B2 e.g. 19 . 0-0 20 B-Q4, Q-R6 2I There Is a long.range threat of 10 B-N3 N_QR4 R-Rl; B-K3, ' .. BxP, ... N-B5 and This continuation, considered the best, 2) 15 . Q- N2 was consideN!d the R- N8 mate. Is doubtflll after this game. l"eflltation but actually demonstl'ates the 30 R-N7 B-K3 beauty and COI'I'9ctlless of the sacrifice: 11 P-N4! • • • • 31 R_R1 R_ K R1 16 PxP. N-K~ 17 P- KB-I, BxBP 18 PxN, A novelty and improvement tor White. and 18 . . . R- QB1 19 P-QB3, B- K5 20 Black mllst forestall 32 P-R7 (and 33 He has choosen too energetic a game NxB etc. 01' 18 ' .. B- KS 19 PxP, BxN R- N8) by 32 . , . K- B1. Rnd Is now obliged to play even more 20 B-BS!! BxR 21 P- Q7t, QxP 22 RxQ. 32 R-K1 S)l P 34 P-K S4 N-B!5 ! energetically. In such games with op_ KxR 23 QxBt, K- B3 24 Q-Q6t, K- N2 25 33 IbPt B-K3 35 R-K 1 N-Q3 pomte s ide castling, a passive move or Q--Q7f, K- Nl 26 B- Q6 mate. 36 P-R7 . . . , t e mpo lOllS can be fatal. 16 p )lp T he 'thN!at of 36 N-B4 forces 11 . . . . P-QN4 16 . . . B-N2 poses more ditricult White to make this move. Black also shows lIts teeth. 11 . . . problems for White, but still Bla.ck can. 36 • . . • N-B4 P- KR3 12 P-KR4 enhances White's ax. not avoid a rich funeral ritual ot sacrl. 36 ... N - Kl rails against 37 RxBt, tack. flces, A~ter 17 P-B6! PxP 18 KR- Kl KxR 38 R- NS : Il nd 36 .. . K-Bl against 12 P-N5 (the only winning move aN:ord!ng to CHESS REVIEW , MARCH , 1966 81 21 st YUGOS LAV CHAMPIONSHIP (Concluded from page 81) Velimiro"ieh), Black can choose his ma nner of deat h: 1) 18 .. . 0 - 0 19 PXP, BxP 20 Q- N'It , K- IU 21 NxB, NxN 22 B-Q4, R- K:\" l 23 R- K8!! RxR 24 Q- N5, R- K3 25 R- N1 and mate follows ; or 19 . . . NxP 20 NxBt, QxN 21 R-NJt, K- Rl 22 B-Q4. 'TIS NOTHING, 'TIS SOMETHING WHEN IT'S CAPABLANCA Q- K3 23 Q-N4! R- N1 24 QxQ, PxQ 25 • BxNt etc. III Ca pabJ Total Score ...... 100 Your Percentage ...... SCALE: 75-100-Exce llent; 55_74-Superior; 40- 54-Good; 2S-39- Fair 23 N- K7 t ! K_ B2 Black's more is not roluntary but a stark emergency: 23 . . . K- RI permit,; Non:s TO T H IO G.Hl 1-: ~ P osition a ft e r 26 . . . K-N3 24 RxQ, PxQ 25 RxRt, ExR 26 R-N~ a ) Volumes have been written on the interstit ia l mate. White is an Intolerable player. He moves in reaching the lext pnsilion. White is cannot vary the theme a nd thinks always al ready in command : but only a Capahlanca, would ollly about the opponent's King. knul\' lww lu eXllloit the minimal edge. 24 Q- R5t Resigns h ) This a pparently inane exchange is (I Simillifi. ~owadays , it is not easy to play lu cnti"ll wit h ~ ubtl e ovc rtones : il inc reases Whit e ' ~ this manner, and games like tllis are I ) f cs~ u rc on Black's weak Queenside. vel'Y I'are in tournament practice. Ollly c) MUfe 01" less neceSS(lry to rid Black of the Talll has the cOlu-age to I)lay thus, and back ward Queen Bishop Pawn. Velimil"OI'ich u'ies to emulate him. His ,I ) The final phase, rc."olved hy :1 piece "acrifin:. ' : l : l ,~t cr would Ill' " cry proud o r Ih:;; c "1 The King makes way for the King Honk. ~ ame . t :::: cheek ; t :: douhle cheek: § :::: dis. ehN:k 82 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH. 1956 A<;tivities ef C HESS REVIEW Po,ta l C he.. JACK STRALEY BATTELL playera: game reports &. rat ing. , na mes of new playerS, prize. w inne rs , selected games, Postal Chess Editor t ourney Inst ructions &. editorial comment. POSTAL CHESS ATINGS Aavik 0 H 13-14 Alld cr~on C H ,",2 I ,\un):;ico' ~[ 5101 BaJTios E lkml",' I,']; 13:lO Diel' () A S11J G: _I Abeles X 9SS And e l'~ o n C ,\1 ,\USlin C L 712 BarHdorr G Bendel' p 1050 Biewl Game 1* RUY LOPEZ Game 5 RUY LOPEZ ANNUAL White: Tahl Black: Spassky White: Tahl Black: Spassk)' Volume 33 - $7.00 1 P_K4, P-K4 2 N-KB3, N-QB3 3 B-N5, LL twelve issues of CHESS REVIEW Game 2" SICILIAN DEFENSE P-QRS 4 B-R4, N-B3 5 0-0, B-K2 6 published during 1965 llave been A While: Spassky Black: Tahl R-K1, P_QN4 7 B-N3, 0 - 0 8 P-B3, P-Q4 handsomely bound in cloth making 9 PxP, NxP 10 NxP, NxN It RxN, P-QB3 this jumbo-sized book more than 384 12 BxN, PxB 13 P-Q4, B-QS 14 R- KS, Game 3 RUY LOPEZ ultra-sized pages_ Games from the im Q-R5 15 P_KR3, Q-B5 16 R- K5, Q- B3 White: Tahl Black: Spassky portant 1965 chess events, picked by 17 R-K1, Q-N3 18 Q-B3, B-KB4 (cf. 18 experts, are annotated by masters. .. . D- K3, Ga me 7. page 55, February) 19 1 P- K4, P-K4 2 N-KB3, N_QB3 3 B-N5, B-K3, B-K5 20 Q_N4, P_KR4 21 QxQ, Read also in exciting detail of the P-QR3 4 B_ R4, N- B3 5 0-0, B-K2 6 BxQ 22 N-Q2, P-S3 23 N-N3, B-KB4 24 vital Challengers Round matches and R_ K1, P- QN4 7 B-N3, 0-0 8 P-B3, P-Q3 N-B5, BxN 25 PxB, B_Q2 26 QR-Q1, of the 1964 Olympiad (World Team 9 P_KR3, N_N1 10 P- Q4, QN- Q2 11 B-B3 27 P-KR4, KR-Kl 28 P-B3, K-B2 OhampionShip) and all top events of N-R4, N- N3 12 PxP, PxP 13 QxQ, BxQ 29 K-B2, R_R1 30 R-Q2, QR-K1 31 1965, many covered in person by Dr. 14 N-Q2, B- N2 15 N_ B5, N/N-Q2 16 R/2-K2, R-K3 32 B_B4, RxRt 33 RxR, Pl"JI:ar Trifunovich, and Games of the N- B3, NxP 17 B- B2, N/5-B4 18 NxKP, R-K1 S4 RxR, BxR 35 P_KN4, P-N3 36 Month, analyzed by fDl1l1Cr W orId NxN 19 RxN, N-K3 20 B-K4, BxB 21 P-N4, B_B3 37 K-K3, K- KS 38 K-Q4, Champion Dr. Max Euwe. RxB, B-B3 22 R_K2, QR- Q1 23 B-K3, K-B2 39 B-B7, K-K2 40 B- Q6t, K- KS You'll have also a permanent record R-Q4 24 N-N3, R/1-Ql 25 P- QR4, R-Q8t 41 B-B4 (sealed move ) Drawn. of neW'S and best games of 1965, out· 26 R_ K1 , RxRt 27 RxR, PxP 28 R-Rl. R-N1 29 RxP, RxP 30 RxP, K-Bl 31 Game 6 SICiLiAN DEFENSE standing articles by chess writers from N-K4, R-NSt 32 K_ R2, B- K4t 33 P_ N3, White: Spassk)' Blade Tahl here ·and abroad and up.to-the-minute P-N3 34 R- R5, B-N2 35 N-B5, K-K2 36 studies on -all phases of the game. 1 P-K4. P-QB4 2 N-KB3, P- K3 3 N_B3, NxN, KxN 37 R-R6t, K-Q2 38 B_ B4 P_QR34 P-Q4, PxP 5 NxP, Q-B2 6 B-Q3, The lighter side of chess is also (see page 55, February), R-N6 39 P-B4, N-QB3 7 B-K3, N-B3 8 0 - 0, P-QN4 9 represented with quizzes, quips, tales B- Q5 40 K-N2, R-N7 41 K-B3, RxPt 42 NxN, QxN 10 P-QR3, B-B4 11 P-K5, and cartoons and Korn', fascinating K-K4 (sealed move), B-N3 43 R- R8, B-N2 12 Q-B3, QxQ 13 PxQ, BxB 14 series, "The Finishing Touch." P-B3 44 R- RS, R-K7t 45 K-Q3, R-K2 PxB, N-Q4 15 N-K4, K- K2 16 K-B2, Postal Chess fans will find plenty 46 B-Q2, B-B4 47 P- N4, K_K3 48 K-K4, N-N3 17 N-B5, B-B3 18 P_N4, P-Q3 19 to interest them, including astute R-Q2 49 B-B4, B-Q3 50 BxB, KxB 51 PxPt , KxP 20 P_K4, P_ K4 21 KR-Q1, K-Q4, K_B3§ 52 K_B3, R- B2 53 K-Q3, annotations of play by Jack Collins. K-K222 K-K3, KA-QB1 23 P_ KA4, R-B2 P-B4 54 PxP, PxP 55 R-KS, P-B5 56 Also there's no such thing a8 an 24 A_KN1, P-N3 25 P-R5, B-Kl 26 PxP, K_ K2, K-B4 57 R_K4, K-N5 58 K- B3, RPxP 27 R-N5, P-B3 28 R- N2, N_Q2 old CHESS REVIEW. Try: P-B4 59 K-B2, K-B6 60 K- K2, P-B6t 61 29 NxN, RxN 30 R-Rt, R-Bl 31 R-R7t, Volumes 26 to 32 for 19581.0 1964 K-B2, R- B4 62 R-R4, P- R4 63 R-K4, stili on hand for $7.00 each K-Q3 32 R-R8, R/2-Q1 33 R-Nl, B-B2 K- Q6 64 R_ R4, K- Q7 65 R-K4, K_ B6 65 34 R_R7, R-Q2 35 P-R4, K_ B3 36 R-QA1, Send for complete catalog of chell R_R4, K_Q6 ,"hite resigns. R-QN1 37 R-N7, P-N4 38 PxPt , PxP 39 equipment and books R-R5, R-N3 40 R_RB, B-K3 41 R-N6, Game 4 NIMZO_INDIAN DEFENSE R_KB2 42 R/6-N8? (sea led move), CHESS REVIEW White : Spassky Black: Tahl 134 W. 72 St., New York, N. Y. 10028 R-QR2 43 RxR, BxR 44 R-RS, B-B2 45 1 P-Q4, N_KB3 2 P-QB4, P- K3 3 N-QB3, R-KB8, R-N2 46 K-B2, K_Q3 47 K-N3, B- N5 4 P- K3, 0 - 0 5 B-Q3, P-Q4 6 K-K2 48 R-KR8, R-N3 49 R_R7, K_B1 N- B3, P-B4 7 0 - 0, QPxP 8 BxBP, QN _Q2 50 K-S2, K-N1 51 R-R1, B-K3 52 K_K3, SHAKESPEARE UN'RIDDLED? 9 P-QR3, PxP 10 PxP, BxN 11 PxB, R-N2 53 R-R1, K-B1 54 R_ R1, K-N2 55 A chessplayer, David Stevenson, has Q-B2 12 Q-Q3, P- K4 13 NxP, NxN 14 K-Q2, R-Q2 56 R-R1, R- N2 57 R-R6, published a study of Shakespeare that PxN, Qx P 15 Q-N3, QxQ 16 RPxQ, B-K3 B- Q2 58 1-<-K3, K-B2 59 R-Q6, K-K2 60 ougal to appeal to the probl e m-~olving 17 BxB, PxB 18 R-Kl , K-B2 19 R_N1, R-Q5, B-B3 61 R-B5, K-Q3 62 K-B2, chess mind. In The Meditations 0/ Wil· P-QN3 20 P-R4, KR-Bl 21 P-R5, N-Q4 R-N3 63 K-N3, B-Q2 64 B_ Bl, R-Nt 65 liam Shakespeare, published by the Van 22 PxP (see diagl'am), PxP 23 B-K3 R-Q5 t, K-K2 66 B-R3, B- B3 67 R- B5, t·age Press Inc., New York, New York Drawn. K-Q3 68 K-B2, R-KRl 69 B-B1, R_QN1 $3.95, Mr. Stevenson presents a method 70 K-K3, R-N2 DraWl!. Game 4 of solving the riddle of Shakespeare's per sonality by nncovering anagrams within the text of the bard's works. The method works, he claims, even on the Sonnets which aa\'e baffled scholars for so man)", many years. Chessplayers may well e n joy testing the metaod for themselves ! One Half Move to Mate Solutions (from page 69) Loyd's mate was by comple ting cast· ling. placing the Rook on Hook one at King Bishop one. 22 . .. NxBP fails against 23 P- N7. Lynch's mate Is by com pleting a ca p_ NxR 24 B- N2. N - Q7 25 R-Ql etc. ture en passant: he has played Pawn • For Game J. see page 54. February; (or "I saw a combination to win his Queen from K5 to Q6 alld completes the move Game 2, page 52. The ,·e3t of l he mat<'!l by removing Black's P awn. games will HPpefl .. in Ap,·il IS SUE". but felt it would stir up his ulcer." 92 CHU5 REVIEW, MARCH, 1'J66 U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP Selected Games Annotated by HANS KMOCH Stronger by the Dozen close to \Cicrory, he misses the light Here is a brilliaucy. of the fil'5t order. move and loses. It is not quite SUre. In this gam£'. a variation of inexhausti. howevel" t hat WhIte misses a win. The ble possibilities presents itself in a new cl'itical position amounts to a deep prob. light. Whereas. recently In Havana, lem calling fOI' especially Pl'otound a.naly_ Tringofr sacl"ificed a poiece against Fisch. 3i s. el', and lost, here Byrne sacr!flces three FRENCH DEFENSE [}ieces and wins. The sacrifices are sU'ong€I' by the dozen, it seems. Byrne's Duncan Suttles Robert Byrne line looks vel'Y convincing, StilI, one White Black must not forget that this variation has 1 P-K4 P- K3 3 P-K5 P-QB4 fooled Its judges sevel-al times 50 far. 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 4 P-QB3 Q-N3 5 N-B3 B-Q2 SICILIAN DEFENSE 18 . , , . B_Q7 This is Wade's continuation, The point Robert Byrne Larry Evans This reIlly would be adeqllHte It it is 6 . , . B-N·I which favors Black in White Black compelled 19 QxB. but it doesn't. No l'elieving him or bis Pawn_bound Bishop. 1 P-K4 P-QB4 8 Q-Q2 Q.P other move, however, is betler: 6 QN-Q2 N-QB3 1) 1 ~ ... PxN 19 R- KR3 etc. 2 N_ KB3 P-QR3 9 R_QN1 Q- R6 The consequences of 6 . . . B- N4, 3 N-B3 P-Q3 10 P-K5 P.P 2) 18 . , . QxN 19 R-N3t, Q- N5 20 however, are 110t so simple as they are 4 P-Q4 P.P 11 PxP KN_Q2 HxQt, PxQ 21 B-Q3 etc. 3) 18 ... R - Ql 19 R-KR3, N-Bl 20 supposed: e.g. 6 BxBt, QxB 7 P- B4, 5 NxP N-KB3 12 B-QB4 B-N5 QPxP 8 Q- K2 gives White a lead tn de_ Q_ R4 NxPt etc. 6 8-N5 P-K3 13 R- N3 velopment at least as significant as 7 P-B4 Q-NS 140- 0 0-0 19 NxB Q-Q5t Black's better Bishop. So Byrne returns 20 K_R1 So fal', the game is Tringoff- Fischer. N-K4 to the usual deployment, Note, however, Havana 1965, page 22, Janual'}' issue, 21 R-N3t N-N5 this position cannot be reached if Black TlingoCr continued 15 NxP, and lost, Or 21 ... N- N3 22 H-KR3. and White Iliays .. . N-QB3 a mOl'e 01' two earlier. wins matel'ial to spare. 7 N-N3 PxP Q_K4 22 P-KR3 Not 7 . . . P- B5 8 QN-Q2 as then 23 R-B4! · . . . White is favored: 8 ,. KN-K21 9 Here's the final combination, DxP! 23 . . , . Q-K8t 8 QNxP B-B4 24 N-Bl Q.R Black has a risky plan. He can pro_ 25 RxNt! · . . ceed safely with l! .. KN-K2 follow_ The point. On 25 NxQ, Blad;: has 25 ed by ... N-N3 and ... B-K2 or 8 . , NxQ. , , P-QR3. 25 . . . 9 B- K2 KN- K2 26 PxQ Now Black threatens to win a Pawn. On 26 , .. PxP 27 N-N3, White wins 100-0 . , . . by 28 N-U5, 15 B-B6! , ' , , Now the game is about even materially, White ignores the threat and, in doing This sac]'[fice, which only prepares COl' bllt White has a winning attack, so. plars a promising gambit. more sacl'ifices, Is an essential Improve. 27 N-N3 K-Rl 10 . . . . 8xN ment. White threatens 16 RxB, QxR li 28 B-Q3 R- KNI Simply 10 . . . N-N3 offers Black a Q-N5 etc, 29 BxP R-N3 fully sa"Usfactol'y game, but he PI'efel'!! 15 , . . , P.B 29 .. . R-N2 is refuted by 30 N-H5, to adhere to his plan. 16 Q-R6! . , . , 30 BxR Px8 11 PxB N-B4 13 R-N1 QxRP Now the main threat is 17 E-Q3, P-B-l 31 N-K4 P-QN4 12 B-K3 QxNP 14 R.P . , , . 18 RxP, PxH 19 BxBP etc. 32 P-N5 B-N2 With a considerable lead in develop_ 16 . , , . QxKP All I'oads lead to male: 32 .. , PxP ment, 'White has fine compensation, Actually, Dlack can capture two mol'.a 33 NxP etc. or 32 . . . P- B4 33 N-B6 plece~-but thea 15 mated: 16 , , . ExN etc. 17 B-Q3! BxNt 18 K- Rl, P-B4 19 BxBP 33 NxP · , , . etc, Even faster is 33 PxP. R-KNI 34 17 N_B5! . ' . , N- N5. One \\'rinkle is 34. NxP 3ii Evel'Y mOl'e a sacl·ifice. This one N- B7 mate. sel'\'es a dual ])IIl'jlose: to create more 33 . . . , N-B1 35 Q- K5 N-K3 roadblocks fOI' Hlack's pieces; and to 34 Q-R2! B-81 36 N-Q7§ Resigns gain a tempo, by merit of the threaten. On 36 . . . N- N2 37 N- N6! White ed mate, for unmasking the Queen rook, wins more material. 17 . . . . PxN 18 N-K4!! , . . . Deep Problem T he last and conclusive sacl'lfice. The Not satisfied with h'is very satisfactory 14 . . . , N_R4 main threat now is 19 R-KR3. As against position, Black plays to win a Pawn and Black's choice here Is difficult, in part 18 N- Q5, the text has the advantage or gl'!tvely endangers his game, White takes since many moves desel've consIderation controlling White's Q2 . the Initiative, uses his chances master. and in part since danger looms on all rul!y bnt, at the cl'Uciat point when very sides. Moving the Queen Knight is plaus_ f = cheek; ~ = dbl. check; § = dis, ch. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 93 ible at any rate, but the question is If White can't mate by N-N5, N-Q6t Here is something unusual, designed where. The text has critical, if 1I0t ratal, and R-Q7, well, he'll tl'Y for 26 R-K7 to avoid a stock twist: 7 Q-Q2, P-QR3 consequences. There are two other possi. mate. 8 P- D4 , P-J13 9 B- RI, N"P etc. bilities. 25 . • . . R-B4 7 •• ,. P-QR3 14 •.. N-Ql 15 R- B7 is one. On 15 26 RxP K-B1 8 P-B4 P-R3 ... B-R5 16 Q-Rl! QxQ 17 RxQ. White 27 R-Q7! . . . 9 B-R4 P-KN4 has the edge, for he recovers the Pawn Again. a powel'ful thl'eat: 28 R- QSt. Hel'e is mack's twist. designed to gain and keeps the initiative. On Hi ... D-83, HxH 29 P-K7t. the fine square, his K4, for his pieces. Black tbreatens 16 . . . Q-Rt; but 27 . . . . R-K1 10 PxP N-KN5 13 B--K2 PxP White parries with 16 B-KN5, threat. Time and again, Black 11 0-0-0 N/3-K4 14 B--N3 N-KB3 ening 17 BxN and so retains the edge. is just able to avoid disaster. Here 27 . . . K- Nl fails 12 Q-Q2 B-K2 15 N-B3 N/3-Q2 And, on 15 ... NxB 16 PxN. B- 83 17 16 Q-K3 ••.. N-N5, Q-R4 ]8 RxB, NxR 19 RxP, against 28 N-K7t. White's attack is hardly ShOl·t of de. White gaius naught in doubling the clsive: ]9 ... P-KR3 20 B-R5! or 19 Black King Pawn; for. aftel' 16 NxN, ... Q- R6 20 B-Q3, P- KR3 21 Q-N4! NxN 17 BxN, PxB, Black's Two Bishops amount to a stl'ong asset. With the text, On the other possibility, 14 .•. N- Nl, this retreat looks unnatural as Black however, White threl~tens 17 NxN etc. is behind in de\'elopment. Yet It is prob. 16 . . . . NxN 18 KR-B1 R_KR2 ably best as he can now castle quickly: 17 QxN Q_B2 19 Q-B2 .•.. e.g. 15 B-Q3, 0-0 and not 15 ... NxD White's lead in development appears 16 PxN, 0-0 because of 17 BxPt. dangel"ou~. Now he threatens 20 B-R5! 15 R-B7 N_B5 19.". N-K4 16 BxN PxB Black ought to play 19 Q- B-1 17 P_Q5! ••.• even though 20 QxQ, PxQ 21 P-K5 With Black unready to castle, thl;; favors White. central breakthrough Is very strong. 28 P- K7t . . . . 20 B-R5! 8-81 17 • . . • NxB Here, after masterful play, "'''hite Not 20) . . . lhD 21 BxN, PxB 22 18 PxN Q_N6 misses. Correct Is 28 R-QS! tbl'eatening QxPt. Though 21 . . . R-R2 may be 19 Q-Q4 Q-N3 to win a Rook by 29 P-K7t, K- B2 30 wOl'lh some consideration, it isn't ap. Black hopes to \vln an important P-K6t. Black lacks a direct defense ami petizing. is reduced to the question as to wbether tempo in thus attacking Rook and 01'. 21 8xN Px. 28 ... P-B6 holds. It probably does. posing the QUeen simultaneously. 22 Q-K2! Consider the following: 28 R- QS! P-B6 • • • • 29 P-K7t , K-B2 30 P-K6t, and Now " ' hite's lead in development is I) 30 . . . KxP 31 RxR, P- B7 32 hanny shOl"t or decisive, and it is no co.lncidence, he has a strong threat. N-Q-It, K-Q2 33 R-QD8, and White \vIns; 2) 30 . . . K-N2 31 N-Q4, P-B7 32 22.,., P-N4 NxRt, K- B3 33 RxR, P- B8(Q>t 34 K-B2, Black ignores the threat. But he can't Q-B7t 35 K-N3, and White wins; frug that off. He simply must try 22 3) 30 ... K-N3! 31 N-Q4, P-B7 32 . . . K-K2, poor as that looks. NxP! [not 32 NxR, P-B8(Q)t 33 K-B2, Q- B7t 34 K-N3, Q-B2t and Black wins), RxP 33 R- Q6 with most likely a draw. 28 . . . . K-B2 30 R-Q4 R-QB1 29 P-K4 R-N4 31 RxP ••.. Or 31 R-Q8, R/4- Nl 32 RxR/N, RxR! 20 RxB! • • • • On 32 . . . Kxll of course, White has White keeps his attack going with 33 N- Q8! this elegant and very strong play. 31 . . . . K_K1 33 N-RS AxR 20 .... 32 K-B2 R-N3! 34 NxR White willS outright on 20 ... KxR Now Black wins easily; 11is passed 21 PxPl;. 21 ... KxP 22 N-N5t leads Pawn is too strong. to mate in two. 21 ... K- Kl or K2 is 35 P-KN3 R-QB3 38 K-Q3 P-R6 23 RxP! RxR mate in two. On 21 ... K- BI or K-B2, 36 N-Q2 P-QR4 39 N-N3 P-R7 24 R-B1 R-R2 White has 22 Q-Q7t, K-Nl 23 N-Q4, 37 K-K3 P-R5 Resigns R-QBt 24 PxP etc. And 21 ... K-B3 Obviously, Black must lose; but he 22 Q- Q6t, K-N2 23 Q-Q7t, K-Nl brings White is helpless agalnst the threats call offer bettet· resistance by 23 . . . of ,10 •.• R-BS and 40 ... R-QK3. up 24 N-Q4 again. K-QI 24 RxR, B-K2. The rest of the game is simple. 21 NxQ KxR 33 QxNP 22 RxPt K-K1 25 RxR QxR R-B8t Twisting Prematurely 26 P_QR4 P-QNS 34 K-Q2 B-K2 23 PxP • • • • Black !Wopts a stock twist in the open. 27 N-Q1 B--B4 35 Q-R6t K-K1 The Queens al'e off the board, White ing but it proves to be premature and 28 Q_N4 B-K2 36 Q-R8t R-B1 is the Exchange down and has a trebled retards his development. That's all 29 N-K3 R_B2 37 QxP R-B2 Pawn, but his attack is very strong. He White needs to score a \vln. 30 P-QN3 B-B4 38 K-K2 K-Ql tllreatens to win with 24 N-N5 or N-B5 31 N_B4 K-B1 39 Q-R5t K-K1 SICILIAN DEFENSE followed by 25 N-Q6t and 26 R-Q7 32 BxQ RxB 4{) N-K5 Forfeits mate. Robert Byrne Anthony Saidy 23,. .. R_KB1 White Black Excellent Middle Game 24 R_N7! • • • • 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N-B3 A little mistake in the opening, so White retains his threat and also an· 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 S N-QB3 P-Q3 primitive that It probably came from a Ucipates 24 . . . R-QNl. 3 P- Q4 PxP 6 B-KNS P-K3 touch.piece accident, sets White in last. 24,. .. P_QR3 7 Q-Q3 • • • • Ing trouble. Black's advantage grows tlll 25 N-B6 • • • • t = check; f = db!. check; f = dl•. cll. he finally sacrifices a Pawn for the sake 94 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1966 , ._--.,,•,,, .' $ -: Evans (In b lazer) see m s int ent on Reshevsky' s openi ng at t he vastly interested in the Fischer -Rosso limo game. But Addi. start of Roun d 10. Next, however , both he a nd Byr,ne appeilr son (r ight) seems to have enough of a problem before h im. of the kill. And t he ki ll follo,ws but only 14 . . . . P.P White 's move Is for ced a s 28 N- Q5 i s because of a gross blllndet' by White. 15 8-R2 P-KN4 met by . . . HxN. But now his K night Aelually. the un necessary sacdfice ought 16 B- KN3 , ' is stranded. to have led only to dubious complica. The Bishop is in exile, so to speak. 28 . . . . Q-KN3 tions. 'rhe middle game. however , is a 16 . . . . Q-K2 18 N-R2 B_ K3 29 R-Q3 very fine pet'fol'mance by the tourna_ 17 R-K1 QR- Q1 19 BxB Q.B 30 PxN • • • • me l\t winner. 20 NjR-81 R- Q6 K I NG'S IN DI AN DEF ENSE White's little mistake in t he opening Aro und T he Ch ess World In 80 Years by D r . N . Dlvlnsky Arthur B . B i sgu ie r Robert J . F isc her has entailed a num ber of disadvantages. VO L UME 2:- (81 annotated games ever Most of his pieces are Jess actively pla.yed belween Capa lillanca . Ru bln~t e ln, 'White Black Alekhlne and Botvlnnlk). U 4 page~. Dla placed than Bla ck·s. The Queen is undel' gra.m~ . StAtI.tlcs, etc. Now available: 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 3 8-NS 8-N2 fire or a Rook ; the K ing Rook on a Send $3 (bllls ) plus 15c (.tamp.) t o 2 N-K B3 P- KN 3 4 Q N_ Q2 · . The Brlt l.h Chess Magnlne Ltd., . . closed file, the Queen K night still on 9 Market Street, St . Leonards on Sea While P- QU4 requires QN- B3 and its unfol"tunate squa re whel'e it serves (Sussex) England leads to more or less reg ula r variations only as a r oa dblock. Only t he Bishop of the- K ing's I ndian. the text requ ires il> no worse off than its countel·part. P- QB3 sooner or later and leads to a 31 R_ K 3 R-Q2 group of variations fOL' which the col. Now In 2nd Big Year! lective name of li:ing 's Indian Knight Now we see Black's Rook maneuver' a s a ntse. His Rook is better than on game has been s uggested. Q1. blL t W hite's cu ts off N- K3- BS. 4 , . . . P_ 84 THE CHESS FORUM 22 Q- N3 Q- K2 5 P-83 . , . . 23 N- B3 R j 1_Q1 Published Quarterly He re is White's pl"imitive mistake. 24 Rj 1- K1 · . . . It h; a prema t ure move as P- K3. to meet . .. PxP by Ii KPxP. is correct . White White's Rooks doubled behind t h e im * Direct translations of the keeps the Queen Bishop file closed and mobilized King Paw n is a horrible sight especlally compar ed to t he position of priceless opening articles from works on the half-open King file. Shakhmatny Bulletin, the famous The line is known from F'ilip- Olahson. t h e enemy R ooks. Va rna 1962, and Bi sguier must simply 24 . . . . N_ K R4 Russian theoretical magazine. have t ouched the Bishop Pawn enone_ 25 R-83 Q-83 olL sly. Annolations with unsurpassed 25 , N, B pel'wits 26 NxN a nd 27 * 5 . . . . N- B5. thoroughness and depth by the . 6 PxP • • • • 26 N_K 3 N-Q5 Russian grandmasters . Now \Vhite's Queen Knight Is mis_ Obvioll sly, Black th, advan tage. placed, belonging on QB3 with the cen_ h" Printed by a mimeo-offset 27 NxN * ter P awn formation and file opened as · . . . process, suitable for standard t hey a l·e. 27 Q-Ql . pr eserving the possibility of 1 6 , . . . N-83 8 P-QR3 P-KR3 N-Q5, is comparatively bettel·. 8 h xl l "notebooks. 7 P- K 3 0 - 0 9 8- R4 · , , . 27 . . . . PxN * "The Chess Forum" is put Here Black can correct his mistake 28 N- N4 · . . . fairly cheaply; 9 BxN. BxB 10 N- K4. out by the same fi rm which puts B- N2 J1 N- B3. Then Blac k has the Two out that unequalled chess ma ga Bishops. but that is no particular advan_ Solutions to PROB LEMART No. 1 I Q - RI. P - Q4 2 Q -R-I 01" 1 .. . P -B 4 zine, "Shakhmaty-in-English." tage in these cll'cums (a nces, and White's 2 Q-R5. Queen Bishop is not well employed, any_ $5.50 per- year- No. 2 1 Q·N-I. and I . . . ?>;xQ 2 N-E3 01" 1 how. . .. PxB(Q)t 2 Nj3-Q4 or I . .. PxE(X) 2 9 . . . . P-Q3 12 0-0 P-K4 .'J/3_BL 01" 1 ... P-N8(N) 2 X/ 2-Bl or I . . . P-N8(Q) 2 N-B3 Or 1 . . . K-N8 2 Ma il check or M.O. to 10 8-84 8-8 4 13 P- K4 8 _Q2 N - E3. 11 P- R3 R-81 14 Px P • • • • No. 3 1 Q-1'6, and (a) 1 . .. K-m 2 X-B2. The Chess Forum. P. O. Box 91. 14 P-Q5 holds no more ])I'omise as K-N8 3 QxP Or 2 .. . K -B6 3 Q-B6: Or (b) \ .. . K - K8 2 QxPt. K-H8 3 N-Q2 or 2 .. . Woodmont I Conn. Black has t oo good chances of getting K-QS 3 X-E2 : or (c) I . .. P-KG 2 N_134. in a K ing_side attack by . .. P- B4. K-l{ S 3 Q_KNI 0 1" 2 .. . P-K7 3 Q-Q"-"'l. CHESS REV I EW, MARCH, 1966 95 White wantl! to res tra.in the enemy S8 • • • • P_N5 'rbe text II l upposec! to be better tha n passed Pawn: e .•. 30 RxN, P-Q6! And A crusher, It appears. 6 . . B-N5t 7 B- Q2, BxBt S QNxB he may wis h m for his Knlgh't. BIlt the which leaves White with the edge. doubleton wea.kens White's Klngl lde. 7 N-83 0-0 3CI " " R-B2 While there Is little experie nce with 31 N-B2 Rj 1-QB1 the whole valiatloll. It is rairly s ure that Black q\llc kly switches Rook to a n 1 . . . P-Q4 ollght to be played. open nIe rather tha n remain behind the Blac k does have satis ftl-ctory chances immoblll:teu Queen Pawn. after 8 P- K5. N- K 5 9 B-Q3. P-KB4 10 S2 R-K2 R-B8t PxP e.p. NxP. 33 K_R2 P-KR4 8 P_K51 PIIP Here is Black's Pawn sacrifice. He On 8 . . . K N-Q2 7 B-Q3 with threat starts decis ive King_side action and need (Of S BxPt. Whlte's Il-ttl\ck is in all like_ not lose time defe nding his Queen Knl8ht lihood too Strong. But the text has Its Pawn, be think.., Is he right? drawbacks. ~ QIIP 8-K4 39 QxNP • • • • T hough anything but temptinl;, 8 ... N-KI seema to be best. Blac k then has T he threat Is 36 . . . P-R5 36 N- Rl. T rue, now White is enls bed. He Is like.. a dlf(leult but not necessarily too dUfi RxNt 37 K:tR, R-BSt 38 K-R2, Q-Q3! Wi N after 39 RPl:P !! RxNt 40 KxR. cult game. a.nd ma te follows. R-BSt 41 K -R2. Fxpt QS mate tollows. 9 BPII P N-Q4 31) Q-Q5 R~B4 39 R-Q3! howeve r, poses a problem. 10 B_KN5 ! P-KB3 36 Q_Q7 P-R5 For, on 39 . . . Rx:Nt 40 KxR. R- BSt 3g N-R1 R-BS 41 K-R2, Black is bampered by thl'ea.ts Black Is In gl-eM t rouble. 'fIle text Is or 42 Q- K8t and 42 Q- QS t and so has Mate Is In the ail': White Cllll ha rdly bad : but tho alternatives. 10 .. . N-K2 no time fol' tile importQut . .. NPxP. 11 B-Q3 a nd 10 . . . Q-Q2 11 B-QB·' . survl\'e. Nor doe!; he aehleve II.n Yt hin, with 11 1~I ' e hardly much beltel·. 38 R_KB3 , , . . , . . FxFt 42 RxNP, B xRt 43 KxB, PxP ~ 11 B-QB4 P-B3 The t rickie)' 38 R- QBS fails against because of 44 K - R 2! 38 . . . Pxit 39 QxRt, K-N2 40 PxP. Anothe r bad move leads to all unbear_ Pro ba.bly, Black mus t proreed with 39 able weakenlll g of Blac k's K ing Ci eld. R xP or <10 P- QN4. ~ 3 , . • . K-N2. earning dubloll! comp!tca _ Right or wr 5P-Q4 • • • • BRITISH C H~$S MAGAZINE (1t65 Annual) 26 Q-85! • • • • Arter 5 PXP. PXP 6 N.s. P, Q-K% 7 P-Q4. lU ~c-es + x"l ~ Indo . Red doth White, however, allo.... · s no respite. Tbe b:l ndlnc. ~ . ~ked spine. 2H camn B-Q3. 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