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Volume XXIV February. 1969

EDITOR: Burt Hochberg

CHESS FEDERATION CONTENTS

PRESIDENT Observation Point, by Mira Radajcic ...... 5 1 Marshall RohJand " I Was Lucky ...", Interview with Korchnoi, by Dimitrije Bjelica ...... 53 VICE·PRESIDENT Isaac Kashdan Brilliancy Prize, by Bernard Zuckerman ...... 55

SECRETARY Lazos Wins American Open, by Andrew Kempner ...... 57 Dr. Leroy Dubeck By Larsen ...... , ... . , .... " ...... 58 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chess Life, Here and There ...... 59 , 63 E. B. Edmondson College Chess News, by Peter Meschter ...... 59 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Olympiad Games, by Robert Byrne ...... 60 NEW ENGLAND J;o.mes Bolton Sl even J . F r yrner Manhattan-Marshall Awards ...... , ...... 63 Benj amin Landey Pachman On the Openings, by Ludek Pachman ...... 66 EASTERN Allen Kaufman Michael Raimo WIlliam Goiehber g From the Student Team, by Andrew Soltis ...... 68

MID·ATLANTIC Sieve Caruthers The Vi rgin Islands in Lugono, by Bill Hook ...... 70 Dr. Fred A. Sorensen Lewis Hucks A Visit to Petros ian's Home, by D. Bjeli ca ...... 71 SOUTHERN Ph!lip Lam b Robert Cole A Letter of Special Interest, by Richa rd Dermer ...... 72 Donald Schultz USCF Directors' Meeting ,." .. ,', .. " ... " ...... 74 GREAT LAKES Robert By rne V. E. Vandenburg Theo dore Pehnec Industrial Chess, by Matt Pavitt ...... 75

NORTH CENTRAL Dr. George Tiers Benko's Bafflers, by Pal Benko ...... 76 Pete.. Woll Aleku nder Lie pniek.s 12 X 12, by E. B. Edmondson ...... 78

SOUTHW~$TERN John A. Howell Robert S. Brieger Rating Reports Received ...... 78 Dr. Alfred Sorensen Tournament Life ...... 80 PACIFIC A. M. Ga rdner Burrant Eddy Col. Charles Daly National High School Championship ...... 89

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"Nothing New In Mallorcall

The story of this particular tourna­ to the fore the names of Victor Korch. already accepted as part of his style ment in that famous Spanish resort noi and Bent Larsen. Ali in all, when and as part of his Laskerian philosophy: could perhaps best be summed up in the everything has been counted, these two there is no chance to win without a title of the famous book by Erich Maria must be regarded as the two best tourna· light, and there can be no fight without Remarque: "Nothing New in Mallorca." ment players of the past season. If "the upsetting the balance. SIX Grandmasters, who before the start terrible Viking" was incomparable in FUller del ails can be gleaned from the of the tournament were both officially 1967, so was "the terrible Victor" in cross·table, but as u.iual, it does nOl tell and unofficially considered the best, 1968. the whole story: it does not show, for took the top six places when the tour· If you throw a glance at the tourna­ instance, that Donald Byrne was too nament was finished. Ideally, consider­ ment cross·table, you will find it hard often in terrible time pressure to have ing the chess crown and the awarding to believe that both Korchnoi and Larsen a chance to improve his score, or that of chess titles, World Champion Petro· lost their matches to Spassky so disas· Benko had some really bad luck, losing sian should logically have been first, but trously. This fact, however, brings back touch in some promising-even winning nobody was surprised that he wasn't. the thought that there must be quite a -position. As has been a habit with him, It has long been known and actually difference between a match and a tour­ Benko was the greatest fighter, if you accepted that the present champ is not nament. One also may think that Spassky consider the number of played moves really a chess king like his illustrious has that wonderful excellence of being in all these games. He played altogether predecessors were. That explains the able to play best when he needs it most! 768, while on the other end, Ivkov play­ prosaic fact that with all the compli­ But how to explain such excellence by ed the least with 557. Benko took more ments to his fine play in Mallorca, he Korchnoi and Larsen in so many tourna­ time than anyone else, spending alto­ came only fourth-in fact, conSidering ments? For one hardly needs reminding gether 47 hours and 29 minutes, while some of Petrosian's tournament results that in 1967 the Danish Grandmaster Gligoric was the fastest thinker, taking in the recent past, his score in Spain was won five big tournaments in succession, only 32:54. Altogether 11,483 moves were taken as a rather good success and a and that the Soviet Grandma~ter is cred­ made by all eighteen players, the longest sign of his very satisfying form. Thanks ited, half-jokingly and half.seriously, game being between Benko and Matano· mainly to Petrosian we have come to with the habit of winning nine out of vic which took nine hours fifty·one min­ a point where the great difference be· e\'ery ten tournaments he plays in ! utes. The shortest game was between tween tournament and match play has In the c a ~ e of these two chess war­ Korchnoi and Calvo - it lasted nine been constantly stressed--even to the riors, one thing seems to be certain: be· moves and took foul' minutes, but that point where people are talking about sides their unqucstionably great chess \\'as t\\'o rounds before the end when two different kinds of chess! With this talent and enormous strength, both Korchnoi was already sure of first prize. in mind, one could say that after Mal­ Korehnoi and Larsen have anothcr ex­ The brilliancy prize was shared by Korch­ lorca the World Champion retained the ceptional quality: fearlessness. And even noi, for his win over Larsen, and Medina reputation he had earlier: while be may here, it seems, there is a difference be­ and Toran for tneir exciting draw. not be too impressive as a tournament tween the two: while the f"arlessness of To conclude the Mallorca story, it player, as a match player he may be a Larsen looks even now like youthful should be added the 1968 "Oscar" for colossus. optimism, that of Korchnoi looks more best player of the year was given to That, of course, will be up to Boris like the reasoning of a great gambler. Spassky. A spccial international jury Spassky to find out. By sheer logic again, Korchnoi himself seemed to suggest voted for the ten best players of the the challenger, who came second (with something of that kind when. in an year: 1. Spassky, 2. Korchnoi, 3. Larsen, Larsen) in Mallorca, should be viewed interview with Ivkov, he was a~ked why 4. Petrosian, 5. Fischer, 6. Tal, 7. Port­ as a better all·around player: he bril­ a ~' ear all'o in Beverwijk he played isch, 8. Smyslov, 9. Keres, 10. Bronst£:in. liantly wound up his duels with the other against Tal to win at any price, and As this tournament in this beautiful candidates and in tournaments he has why in Manorca thio; year he nlayed the Spanish resort has already become tra­ been much more successful than Petro· same way against Spas<;kv. although in ditional, one must not fail to mention sian. And yet he lost his first match to both cases a draw would have good yet another tournament which is very Petrosian and with no right to complain enou l!h to secure fir<;t prize. likely to achieve similiar status. This one after the somewhat strange chess he Korchnoi ~ aid: "You kn ... w. if those was played in-of all places-Athens, played during that encounter. So as the points were de~pcrately needed, I would Greece. This is rather surprising news new match approaches most of the pr... bably not have b"aten either of them. because Greece, the mother country of prophets take refuge in the old saying: Be ~ ide s . I hav" al w av~ plaved ea~ily man's history. has never bcen noted for everything in life is uncertain. It may against Tal. while with Spassky I had any great chess activity, not to mention be that one could come closest to the some old accounts to ~cttle." enthusiasm. But as they say, one man truth by saying that. judging by their In a way this sonnds like the confes· can make a big difference, and in this 1968 performances. Soassky had more sion of a I!"reat gambler: when thin e:s are casc the man was Yugoslav Grandmaster of a right to be considered the favorite, going well. in a tournament ao; in a poker Petar Trifunovic. but that Petrosian had every right to game, you ean afford to try 8m·thing It so happened that last summer he hope for the best becaul:e he plaved you would not In' under different cil"· was asked to take care of the Greek better in Lue:ano and Mallorca than cu", .~lan c l' s . You can Ir\' to f"rce mailers team that was to play in the Lug:ano he had for some years. and you can cv~n undertake unn c c es~ ar\' Olympiad. When he finally accepted the And now both the Champion and the ri<:ko; as Korchnoi did in his .e:ame with offer and departed for Athens, nobody challenll'er were overshadowed by the Benko--a eame in which hc was tread· thoue-ht too much about it, but as will winner in Malillrea and also, in a way, in!!" the ed "e of an abYss for a long be seen. events to'lk a happy turn after bv the man who shared second prize. time. And in other games he was also Trifunovic gra<;ped the situation. First of This rather unusual fact of life brings periously close to the edge. Yet this is all, he had a happy reunion with a young FEBRUARY, 1969 SI man who had been born in Belgrade games throughout the years that the 29. B·B5, R·K3; 30. 8·B4. 0·01; 31. RoOT? and left, some fifteen years ago, for the Yugoslav couldn't even remember their (For a moment I forgot that Black could coumry of his parents after establishing number. At the moment, Ivkov is even play 31 ...... , B·R5, but luckily Petrosian his reputation 8l; one of the best young leading: + 2, -I, = 9. dldo't see it. I should have played 31. problemists in Yugoslavia. This youni Here both Yugoslavs comment on Q.QB2, R·Kl; 32. R·Ql, with the same man-'J'randafll Shaperas is his name­ their games with the World Champion position as In the game, but one that started to play practical chess when he in Mallorca. As a courtesy to your cor· Petrosian could have avoided witb 3t . got to Athens and in 1956 he even be· respondent, Gligoric even gives his com· ...... , B·R5. Changing the oroer of moves came Champion of Greece only to go ments to a game he lost. Ivkov was has spoiled some very good games. Look into retirement soon thereafter. With the only player in Palma to defeat Petro· at this: 31 ...... , B·R5j 32. NxB, BxR; TrUunovic's arrival, Shaperas again be· sian. 33. QxQ, RxQj 34. NxR, PxNj 35. BxKP. came inspired. Not only did he come out True, White has the better endgame, but of his long retirement, he also led the victory is a long way off.) 31 •...... , R·Kl; Greek team to an honorable place in IVKOV-PETROSIAN 32. 0·OB2, N-R4; 33. N·K7. Black resign •• one of the lower groups in the Olympiad. SICILIAN DEFENSE Ivkov is very modest about this vic· This fact provoked enough joy in Alhens (Notes by "'ko9") tory and hIs play wbich impressed some for Trifunovic to announce in Lugano 1. P·K4, P·Q84; 2. N·KB3, N·QB3; other players very mucb. He told me that the following month, December, 3. p.Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, P·K3; 5. N·N5 that his six.year-old son was completely would mark the first international chess (There are several choices here but I unimpressed, his comment being: "It tournament in Greece! decided to follow Tal's advice to me.) means nothing- if you two played a Not that it was terribly strong, but S•...... , P·Q3; 6. P..Q84, N·B3; 7. N/ 1·B3, match, the World Champion would crack that is beside the point. The idea was P..QR3; 8. N·R3, B·K2; 9. B·K2, 0 ·0; 10. you!" to give some Greek players a chance at 0-0, B.Q2 (The main line is 10 ...... , P- some international titles, which in turn QN3 followed by B·N2 with the idea of would give new impetus to chess in eventualIy playing P·Q4. The World PETROSIAN-GLIGORIC Greece. And just as in a fairy tale-it Champion· chooses a different line with KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE happened! the idea of playing P.QN4.) 11. B·K3, (Noles by Gliqoric) This tournament, in the "IA" category, Q·NlI? (This is an original idea. In Har. eventually found the old warrior Pach· 1. P·04, N·KB3; 2. P·OB4, P·KN3; 3. kov 1967, Taimanov played against Vas· N·OB3, B·N2; 4. P·K4, P·03; 5. P·B3, 0 ·0 ; man a rather surprising winner ahead iukov 11 ...... , N·R2; 12. B·Q3, Q·N1; of Kavalek, Bobotsov and Ciric, who 6. B·K3, P·83; 7. 8-03 (Another and more 13. Q·K2, R·Klj 14. QR.B1, B-Ql; 15. popular way is 7. Q-Q2 followed by 8. all tied for second-this tournament also K-Rl, B-82; 16. P·M, but White secured gave Greece her first two international 0.0.0, but White feels better with his much the better game.) 12. P·B3, B.Q111 King on the other side.) 7 ...... , P·K4; 8. Masters! One Is the above·mentioned (The idea of putting the Bishop on the Shaperas and the other his younger P·05. PxP; 9. BPxP, P·OR3 ( I think this bB·h2 diagonal is very interesting. I ask· move is not really a must.) 10. KN·K2, countryman, Vizantiadis. ed Petrosian if he bad prepared it in It is possible that Trifunovic, who ON·02; 11 . 0 -0 . N·R4. 12. K·RlI, P·84; home analysis and he said "No, I was 13. PxP, PxP; 14. Q·NI (Missing a chance was also the tournament director, could just thinking at the board and decided not even hope for this outcome in his for much more with 14. P·KN4! But this to play it." ) 13. Q.Q2. B·B2; 14. K·Rl. doesn't mean that Petrosian's move is al· most beautiful dreams. But I suppose it P·QN3; 15. KR·Ql , N·Kl; 16. N·B2, N·K2 was decided by some old chess gods. together bad.) T4 ...... , N·B4; 15. B. (Black wants to play P.QN4 very badly, OB2, P·R4; 16. P·B4, PxP (Not so good. What this means, of course, is that the but it is not permitted.) 17. N·Q4. N.QB3; world's chess nomads will now have From now on White has a lasting ad· 18. P·QR4 (Forever preventing P·QN4.) vantage owing to Black's weak KBP.) one more tournament to turn to. The 18 ...... , NxN ; 19. OxN, P·R3 ; 20. 0·02, traditional chess year , wbich always 17. NxP, NxN ; 18. BxN, R.R3 ; 19. O·Kl N·83; 21 . P·ON4, K·R2?? (l could never (To my mind, 19. P·QR4! was perhaps starts wi th Hastings in England and understand the idea behind this move. Beverwijk In Holland could now have even better.) 19 ...... • R·N3; 20. OR·NI , The only thing 1 could see was that 0·83; 21. P.OR3, 8·02: 22. R·B3, P·RS ; an even more traditional and certainly after it Black was lost. virtuall}' by more attractive finish-Palma de Mal· 23. B·K3, 0 ·K4; 24. 0 ·B2, R·R3; 25. R·OT . force.) 22. OR-Nl , R·Ol ; 23. 8 ·03! (To my 0 ·K2; 26. B 04, Bx8 ; 27. OxB, Q·B3; 28. lorca in Spain and some beautiful island mind the best move in the game even in Greece, perhaps even Scorpios. 0 ·QN4, R/ 3·RI; 29. R/ I.K BI , Q·K4; 30. though it seems the most natural. Black Q·R4 (Although White has not Played in What a happy thought for a happy must play P·K4, which Is positional sur- new year! the most energetic \\"ay, he has neverthe· render. But what else? Il23 ...... , K·NI; less secured enough initiative by posi· 24. BxRP, PxBj 25. Qx.P, N·R2; 26. P·K5. tional means. Black is in serious diffi· Both Yugoslav Grandmasters Gligorlc N·Bl j 27. N·K4 and wins. If 23 ...... , culties.) 30 ...... , OR·Kl; 3T . p·R3. P·N4 and Ivkov are among the very few who N·N1; 24. P·K5cb, or 23 ...... , N·Kl; 24. (There Is nothing to undertake. I find have been quite successful in their en· P·K5ch, K·Nl; 25. B-K4, etc.) 23 • ...... • p. myself in the worst kind of situation­ counters with the reigning World Cham· K4; 24. P·8S. NPxP; 15. hP, O·Bl; 26. I have to wait and see what my opponent pion. N.Q5, BxP; 27. PxP, RxP; 28. KR.QBl, will do). 32. R·B4 (Simpler was 32. Q.R5). Gligoric's score wi th Petrosian is 8·B3 (No good is 28...... , R·B3; 29. RxR, 32 •...... • R·K2; 33. P·KN4 (Winning a about even; they have played so many BxR; 30. R·QBl, winning at least a piece.) pawn that has long been doomed.) 33 ...... , 0·B3; 34. QxO. RxO; 35. PxP. R·K6; 36. K·N2, K·BT; 37. R/l·B3, R.K2; 38. N·K4, NxN; 39. BxN. R·K4; 40. K·B2. B· Kl; 41. K·K3 (Here a funny situation oe· curred. I noticed that Petrosian's scorc· Open sheet had one move less than mine, so to be safe 1 made my next move hastily March 14-18 and March 15·18 - it was my last mistake. It would have been difficult anyway to save the game, Now at the beautiful SHERATON PARK HOTEL, 2660 Connecticut Ave., but better would have been 41...... the largest hotel in the nation's capital. R·B2.) 41 ...... , 6-R4?; 42. R.Bl, 8 ·KI aught back again. From now on it's easy Open Prizes: $2011, $1011, SSO for White.) 43. R·BI , B·02; 44. K·Q4. K· Hoosier Praes: $80, S40. S20 K2; 45. R·B7. K·OI; 46. R·R7, P·R4; 47. Also lroprues. For delaU. see paqe 81 . R-Bl. R.B2; 48. B·Q3, B·Kl; 49. R·R8ch, K·B2; 50. P·B6. R-Bl; 51. P.B7, Black resigns. .2 CHESS LIFE "There was some discussion," I asked, "that Furman was angry with you and did not like being your second." HI Was Lucky .... " "That is not true," he said. "Furman's club did not permit him to leave his job so I took Osnos to help me." "Do you think that Spassky is a 'complete' player?" "Yes, when I compare him with the other best players. An Interview with Korchnoi In our sixth game he sacrificed a piece. It was very nice. I was in a lost position and he was thinking only of why I Exclusive for Chess Life do not resign. But he lost that game. Sometimes it happens by Dlmltdje Bjelica that some little thing can influence the result. During our second game, I suddenly heard something like an earthquake. His name means victory. and his results at the two biggest When I am playing a game I usually do not hear applause tournaments of 1968 were victories: Beverwijk and Palma de or other noises, but this time I was surprised anl! it broke Mailorca. He won three points ahead of the others in Bever­ my concentration. After twenty minutes it was over hut I wijk and a full point in front in Palma, where the World lost that game." Champion and his cballenger also played. Included in his "After your match with Spassky, the referee, Sal0 Flohr, triumphant year were match victories over Reshevsky and told me you said 'The world will have a new Champion next Tal, bis only setback being perhaps the most important: his May, and it wm be Spassky.' Why are you so ~rtain of match loss to Spassky. That is Victor Korchnoi today. Spassky's victory against Petrosian?" But who is Korchnol. and who was he yesterday? Is he, "Yes, I did say that after the match. But I was impressed as Botvinnik once told me, the most complete Grandmaster? by his victory over me. I was thinking that as he beat me, Is he a great fighter as Fischer is? Or is he a magician of so he wlll beat Petrosian. But later I started to think about defense? Or is be Perhaps a man who likes to play with that. I watched Petrosian's play. He was trying to regain fire a man who wins positions others would resign? his old form. In Bamherg he did not play well, but he i wanted to hear some of the answers from Korchnoi after worked on his openings and in Moscow he played better. In his victory in Mallorca. Lugano he played well too, having several good games, for "It was during the difficult days during the war. I was example against Bobotsov. He is trying to get into his best in Leningrad in 1944. I remember that somebody invited me form for his match with Spassky. I think that Petrosian is to the House of the Pioneers to play chess. Until that time, a very difficult opponent. When Spassky once again became I had not thought about that game which now is my whole the challenger, Botvinnlk said Spassky was beating all the life. I was interested in music, I was also a member of the romantics. He was thinking of the matches against Geller, theater section in school. But I could not recite or act in Llrsen and me, and earlier Tal, hut I must say that Petrosian dramas too well because I could not pronounce "I''' well. My is not a romantic." family was not rich. My father was killed in the war and I "Does this mean that you have changed your opinion?" lived with my step.mother." "Yes, after this tournament in Palma. But I am not say· This young boy started to play with the other pionee~s , ing that Petrosian wm win. I have no decisive opinion. but and he soon attained some strength, but he was not as bI'lI· I will tel.1 you an interesting thing. When I defeated Tal, he Iiant as he is today. His first junior championship ended very beBobby Fischer. For instance, nized as one of the best tournament players lD chess hIstory. Fischer·Spassky, Fischer·Tal, or Fischer-Korchno!." But Korchnoi was not satisfi ed with his play here in "Do you think you co uld beat him?" Mallorca. "That is not easy to say. He is twelve years younger, and "I was lUcky. 1 played well only in a few games. One of that's an advantage." them was against Larsen. But look at my games: In Beverwijk "What do you think about Fischer?" I was winning my games after I got winning positions. Here "He is a wonderful player, a big player. I like what Naj. I was winning lost positions. In Beverwijk I could demon­ dorf said about him: he is better than others think he is, and strate all my games, but not here." worse than he thinks he is. My opinion is that Bobby is "But here," I asked, "you declined Spassky's draw offer strange. I cannot explain his leaving the tournaments in just as you did against Tal in Beverwlik. And if Spassky had Sousse and Lugano. People who think logically would not do that." won, you might well have missed first place." "Do you think." I asked, "that he could become a World "A fight is a fight. Spassky offered me a draw on the Champion if he continued to play?" third move and 1 answered him 'I never draw in three moves.' "The way to thc World Championship is t hrough the Many people were sure we would playa quick draw. With matches. One must be lucky and have good pairings I know Tal I played easily but with Spassky I lost my match. But Fischer plays well agai nst everybody except Spassky and now the result is even." Geller. But if he li ved in thc So\'iet Union, it would be easier "You and Spassky are the leading candidates for the 'Chess for him to become Champion. The last time I spoke to Fisch­ Oscar.' Do you frankly feel you deserve the title in 1968?" ('I'. in Vineo\·cl. I asked him a similar question: did he think 'That is your job," replied Korchnoi. "But I know that he could become champion of the Soviet Union as many times Spassky and I are the only candidates. I won two tourna· as h(' did in the United States, eight? He said he knew that ments and two ma tches, Spassky won three matches. I did nobody had yet done it in the Soviet Union, but tbat nobody my best here to stop Spassky from getting the Oscar." but him had done it in the United States. "But how did It happen that you lost your match against "He would find it easier to become World Champion, but Spassky?" he CQuid beeome Soviet champion only after the fourth at. "People think I lost that match not because of my play tempt, when he learned all about our competitors." but because of non·chess reasons. That match showed me many To change the subject, I asked: "If you agree, we will take of my failings; it was very useful. I was not out of form, a look at chess history; who are the ten best players in his. but I had certain faults and Spassky knew how to use them. tory?" Maybe another player could not, but .he could. I. am wa~tin¥, "The play of the masters of the 19th century was pale to comment on all those games; it WIll be very mterestmg. compared with our contemporaries. I think that Morphy and FEBRUARY, 1969 53 Labourdonnals belong in the former group, so I will start "It means," said Korchnoi , "that there are no gods in with Steinitz lind Pillsbury. The others are Lasker, Capa· chess." blanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik ... And of contemporaries, I (After that game, Petrosian had told me: "As you can would say .. . Keres.. Spassky, Fischer .. ." And then see, we are all only human!'') he said: "And the Champion, shall I complete the list with 1 asked Korchnoi: "Who will be World Champion in ten him? All ri ght, put down Petrosian also." years?'" "But what about Tal?" I asked. " 1 think it will be some new player. But I do nat eliminate "I am not a fan of Tal's. Several months ago I said that my contemporary colleagues." Tal is a stereotyped, mechanical player, and people attacked "But where are the young prodigies? Many years have me. Tal has always been a player with wonderful energy, passed but you have no new Tal, Spassky, Korchnoi, Stein .. . he played with great effort. But his opponents could not al· How long must we wait?" ways match him in their efforts. I was one of the rare "All the players you mentioned are children of the war. players who COUld. Do you remember the Candidates Tour· We had a very difficult childhood. Now the situation Is dlf· nament of 19119 and the way he beat Smyslov? It was his ferent; youngsters are interested in many things. We have golden era. But I think he knows better chess today, he un· a very Interesting situation: there are more and more tourna· derstands it better. But his health is not good. and he cannot ments today but interest in chess seems to be growing smaller endure those terrible nervous struggles. 1 remember I won and smaller." a lot of games against him, but it was always a great nervous "Tell me frankly : do you think you will ever become strain. I try now to play without such an effort. But I no World Champion?" more believed in a victory against Tal than against Spassky." "Botvinnik played so successfully for so many years; it "Which match had the better games, against Tal or Spass· seems to me 1 could not do that. 1 wish I could play only ky?" six more years with the same form I had in the last five." "80th were bad, without really good games; I think Par· (Bora Ivkov, who was sitting with us, started to laugh. tisch and Larsen played better games." He said: "I know what he thinks- six years are two periods "Petrosian told me that he preferred a candidates tour· of competition for the title!") nament to the matches. What is your opinion?" 'Maybe you will not believe me," Korchnoi continued, "but "I like matches. I say this because I sawall the faults of I think I played better in 1962 and 1963 than now. To become the Curacao Candidates Tournament in 1962. I played like a World Champion, you need a little luck, but I did not have lion- 27 long, difficult games, and what did Petrosian, GeUer it. Why would I be World Champion now? It would not be and Keres do? They drew all their games. It was very im· good lor world chess. Earlier I played with great effort, with portant to have so many free days. Fischer was complaining time trouble. Now I play without it." that he was in a bad position in that respect, but it was the same for me and Tal, who may have become ill because of "What is the best game you ever played?" his great effort there." "I know which game I will never forget. It was the mos t "Larsen Is for the elimination of the Zonal and Interzonal. difficult game and the most diffi cult tournament. It was the What do you think?" Soviet Championship in 1960 when I became Soviet Cham· "It is not a new idea. A computer could tally all the reo pion for the first time. In the last round I had to play suits and decide who should play in the candidates matches." Geller. He needed only a draw to become Champion, but I had to win and I did." "You mention a computer-do you agree with Botvinnik that a computer can become World Champion?" "Permit me a strange question." I said. "Did you ever consider giving up chess? " "No, I agree with Dr. Euwe that a computer can never be as good a player as the world Champion." "I could not because I have a very closc connection with chess." "What is the secret of your winning first place here in Mallorca, since you said at the beginning of our talk that Uvkov smiled and said: " I heard a nice anecdote. Two you were lucky? Is it possible that there is luck in chess?" writers were talking. One of them said 'After thirty years I realize I am a bad writer: The other one answered 'll that "Of course there is. BIlfore this tournament I was ill for is true. wh y don't you give it up?' 'That's impossible,' the ten days and I won anyway. That is luck." first answered. 'I am already famous.''') "Fischer says that he learned chess mostly Irom the games We all smiled and continue d our talk. It was a \·ery long of Capablanca and from the Soviet school . From whom did evening. We had started tal ki ng about midnight and now it you learn?" was close to three in the morning. It was a lovely Spanish "I learned from Alekhine, Nimzovitch and Lasker, and in night, lIko those Chopin loved while he lived in 1'I1a11orca. recent times from Bronstein. He had a great influence on me. I asked Korchnoi: "Who is your mos t difficult opponent?" I have been with him often recently. He often tries to play the Black pieces as if they were White." "Keres, of course. I lost foul' g:lInes to him, and I never stood better. I wonder how Matano\'ic, for example, plays "Why do you play chess?" I asked, not such an obvious so easily against him. Keres is the only pla)'er against whom question. I have a minus score." Korchnoi started with a little laugh. "I started to play and "If you do not number Kholmov among the great players!" I could not stop .. . " I remarked. "What is most important in chess?" "Will you teach your son to play chess too?" "Some think intuition. others think calculation. I think "I have not been teaching him, but he learned from some· objectivity is mos t important." body else, and now he too cannot stop." "Do you think you are objective?" "You are well known for always accepting sacrificed "Yes, but not always. Sometimes I think my position is pawns. Why do you?" better than it really is. But this is better than Petrosian, who "Recently I have been thinking that it is a bad habit. thinks his position is not so good and he gives a draw. When Everyone plays with his own best weapons. U I am attack· I saw him gh'e a draw here in a very complicated position, ing, I take a pawn and go into defense because I am better I said to myself 'He is a lucky man, he will live very long in deCense, but it is bad always to take pawns." ... • • • "What about other players?" "But when you piay chess," 1 said, "you are like a woU ''Tal plays always for the attack. He attacks by calculating thirsty for blood. To ~' ou it is the same as to a waH: one variations, Spassky sacrifices for the aUack according to sheep is enough for lunch, but he kills all of them anyway. intuition, Keres is always after the Initiative." Away from the chess board you are different; frankly. timi d. "Can you explain things like Spassky's game against D. Who would think you are so dangerous in chess ..... Byrne here-Spassky lost his head during Byrne's time trou· "In the style of the chess player, we can often see what ble. He could easily have lost that game." the man is like." CHESS LIFE The most usual and the best move. White prepares Q-B2 without allowing the reply ...... , N-NS and prepares an BRILLIANCY PRIZE eventual P·QN4. The control of the point QN4 can be useful in some other cases also and White has a retreat for his Bishop at QR2. Alternatives are 9. by Bernard Zuckerman R·Kl, which is not strong here since Black has not yet opened the King file The following game won a brilliancy cated 5...... , N-N5; 6. B-B4 and now and can continUe, for example, 9 ...... , prize at the tournament in Palma de either 6...... , N-Q6ch; 7. K-K2, NxBch; P-QN3; or 9. NxN, QxN; 10. P-K4, a Mallorca, just completed. The game was 8. RxN, P·QR3; 9. P-Q4, PXPj 10. QxP, simplification that weakens White's hold played in the 14th round and was of QxQ; 11. NxQ, P-K3; 12. P-K5!::!:, or 6. on the center. critical importance for both players, ...... , B-K3; 7. BxE, N-Q6ch; 8. K-BI, 9_ ...... NxN who were among the tournament lead­ PxBj 9. N-N5, Q-Q2) simply 5...... , Here Tal has also played 9...... , p­ ers. NxN, giving White the choice of a QN3; 10. Q-B2, P·N3; 11. PxP, PxP (the drawish ending after 6. QPxN, QxQch; QBP is permitted to be isolated in order QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 7. KxQ, N-E3; 8. B-QN5, B-Q2: 9. B-Ka, tel remove White's QP); 12. R-QI, NxN; (by transposition) P·K3, or 6. NPxN, and now Black can IS. QxN, R-Nl; 14. B·B2, Q-N3; 15. R-Nl Larsen Korchnoi play 6 ...... , P-KN3 which will probably (Korchnoi-Tal, S2 USSR Championship). 1. P-QB4 P-QB4 3_ N-B3 P-Q4 transpose to the Exchange Variation of Now, as given by Tal, instead of 15. 2. N-QB3 N-KB3 the Gruenfeld Defense (1. P-Q4, N-KE3; ...... , B-RS, correct was 15 ...... , P-B4 In two earlier games in the same tour­ 2_ P-QB4, P-KN3; 3. N-QB3, P-Q4; 4. with approximately equal possibilities. nament, Larsen inflicted an isolated QP PxP, NxP; 5. P-K4, NxN; 6. pxN) with The usual move for Black is 9 ...... , on his opponents after the moves 2. White's Knight developed on the in· PxP, as Black has induced White to ...... , N-QB3; S. N-BS, N-BS; 4. P-K3, P­ ferior square KB3. Also good is 6 ...... , make the not always useful move, p_ K3; 5. P·Q4, P-Q4; 6. PxQP, KPxP (Black P-K3, which would most likely trans­ QRS. After 10. PxP, Black can try such can transpose to the present game by pose to the Semi-Tarrasch Variation moves as 10...... , B-B3 or 10...... , 6...... , NxP); 7. B-K2. His opponents where White plays P-K4. N·B3 with a difficult game for both were Gligoric (3rd round) and Gheorghiu Another alternative to the text is 5. sides. (5th round). P-KN3. After 5 ...... , N-QB3; 6. B-N2, 10. PxN B-B3 With the text Korchnoi avoids the Black can try 6...... , N-B2 in order to possibility (after 3 ...... , N-BS) of 4. establish a Maroczy Bind with colors re- P-Q4. Many years ago Korchnoi used to versed, or 6 ...... , P-K3, which can lead favor the text, which was also played by to positions akin to the Catalan Open· him in the 9th match game against ing or Tarrasch Defense. Spassky. In view of White's superior 5...... P-K3! development, this early aggression on Weaker is 5...... , NxN; 6. NPxN, P- Black's part could be double·edged. KN3 because Black has no counterat· 4_ PxP NxP 5. P·K3 ...... tack on White's center which has not yet been committed, and the absence of a Knight on Black's Kingside can be ex· ploited by 7. P·KR4, P-KR4; 8. B-B4, B-N2; 9. N-N5, 0 -0; 10. Q·B2, accord­ ing to an analysis by Keres. 6. P-Q4 N-QB3 7. B-Q3 ...... CUrrently this move is more popular Weaker is 10 ...... , P-QN3; 11. B-N2, than Botvinnik's 7. B-B4, which tries to B-N2; 12. P-K4, with better play for force Black to make the exchange 7. White. With the text move Black pre­ ...... , PxP due to the threat of 8. BxN, vents P-K4 for some time because of PxB; 9. PxP, etc. the threat to White's QP. 7...... B_K2 11. R-Nl ...... This development of the Bishop is Weaker was 11. PxP because of 11. more accurate than 7 ...... , PXP, which, ...... , Q-Q4; 12. P·QR4, R-Ql , followed by it is true, gives White an isolated QP QxP and Black stands weB (Ostojic). After this Black can conveniently but gives White the greater freedom of 11...... P-KN3 12. B-K4 ...... transpose to the Semi-Tarrasch Defense. movement and prematurely opens the Inferior was 12. P-QR4 because of 12. In case of Nimzovitch's move, 5. P-K4, King file and White's QB dialtonal...... , P-K4; 13. B-R3, R·Kl (14. BxBP??, Black can play (instead of the compli- 8. 0-0 0·0 9. P-QR3 ...... P·K5). After 12. PxP, Q-K2, Black stands well. 12 ...... ~ Q-B2 13. P-QR4 ...... PALMA DE MALLORCA 1968 In the game Furman-Nezhmetdinov (21. USSR Championship), White tried Player 1 , , , , , 0 18 Score 1. Korchnoi ...... x 1 1 1 • •1 "1 " 1 "I "1 ", ", ", "1 the maneuver 13. N-Q2, the idea being ,. Spassky ...... 0 •, • •1, • 1 •, , 1 1 1 1 , •1 " to force Black to exchange on Q5 in ,. Larsen ...... 0 • ,• • 1 1 • 1 • 1 • 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 order to occupy the QB file. After the Petrosian .. .. ·· ...... 1 • 1• 1 0• 1 1 1 , , " •• • • • " further 13 ...... , B-N2; 14. N-N3, PxP; ,. Gligoric ...... 0 • , • •1 • • •1 1 •1 • 1 , 0 •1 10!". •• Ivkoy ...... 1. •, • , •, • • • • , 1 1 10 15. BPxP, P-N3; 16. P-QR4, B·N2; 17. ,. Benko ...... 1 , •0 ,• • • •1 • •1 ,• •1 • 1 •1 , , •1 B-R3, KR-Ql; 18. Q-K2, White has exe­ Pornar ...... 1 , , ,• 1 1 , • 1 •• • • • •• cuted his plan and stands better. As •• Gheorghlu ...... 0 0 ,• • • , • • 1 • • 1• • ,• 1 O.• 10. Miltanovlc ...... 0 • , , • • 0• •• • 0 • 1• • 1 , 0 Furman was Korchnoi's second in the Lehmann ...... (1 • • •0 • , •0 • • • ,• ,• 1 , Candidate matches, it seems likely that ". , , ,• , , , , 1 • , 1 Medina ...... ,...... i • • •, • • •• 0• • 1 • they looked at the position after 13 . ". D. Byrne ...... 0 , 0 , •• , • 1 • •1 • 0 , •• 14.". Toran ...... 0 0 , 0• 0 • • ,• • 0 • • , 1 • N-Q2 and found an improvement for , 1 , , • 1 ". Diez d,' Corral ...... 0 0 0 • , ,• • •0 • • • • , • Black. IS...... , N-QR4 is a possibility 16. Visier ...... 0 , , 0• 0 0• 0 • 1 • 0 • • • worth looking into . 17. Westerlncn ...... 0 , , , 1 1 • •0 ,• , •0 •1 ,• , , • •1 ," 18. Calvo ~ , , 0 0 0 , 0 1 , 0 " 13...... P·N3 14. P-RS ...... • •• • • • • • • '. FEBRUARY, 1969 55 In case of 21. Q-N4, Black can reply After 32. QxR, Black threatens the 21. ... __ ... , B·QBl with the threat of P-K4 , pinned and unprotected Queen, as well but not 21...... , P-B4, which gives White as the Bishop, with 32 ...... , B-K5. three pawns and a strong attack for his S2...... QxP 34. K·R1 Q·R5ch piece after 22. QxNP. Ostojic now gives 33. QxQNP 35. K·NI B·K5 21. P·KB4 as leading to a sharp but Q·Q5ch complicated game. Of course with two extra pawns and 21...... N·B5 White's exposed King, there are many It was possibly stronger to keep the ways to win such a position. Korchnoi, Knights and play instead 21...... , N-N2 as usual, chooses the most effective. Ac­ with the idea of bringing the Knight to cording to Capablanca, the quickest way Q3 and then breaking with ...... , P-K4. is the best. 22. NxN BxN 24. 8·Q2? ...... 36. Q·N8ch K·R2 39. K·R2 23. R·Ql P-QN4 37. BxB RxPch QxB m'ate According to Larsen, this move is the 38. BxR Q-B7ch justification of 12. B-K4. But this move at the present moment is doubtful. White derives no benefit from the op­ ening of the QR file or the weakening of Black's pawn on QN3. Ostojic (who annotated the game for the tournament CHESS BY MAIL CLUB bulletins) thinks that White can now obtain the advantage with 14. Q-K2, not LAST CALL for $10 ceding the diagonal QR3-KB8 to Black's Life Memberships QB. After 14 ...... , B·QN2; 15. B·R3, N-R4; 16. BxB, NxB; 17. P-K4, Ostijic feels that White's superiority is not in On March 1, 1969, the rate is going doubt. But here after 17 ...... , KR·Q1 up to $25. Until then, no more than Black's game is quite playable. Black 232 Life Memberships will be sold could also play 14...... , B-Ql!, but af­ It is generally agreed that this was at $10. ter 15. B-R3, B-K2; 16. N-K5, B·Kl, the losing move. White should try to Black's position is very passive. After neutralize his opponent's pressure with Join NOW, at the bargain rate, the text, Korchnoi offcred a draw, which 24. B-Q3. After the further 24...... , and enjoy CBMC's EXCLUSIVES­ PXP; 25. KPxP, R-R7, Black has an ob­ unlimited postal chess. CBMC Certi­ Larsen refused. fied Rating Tournaments with big 14...... B-R3 16. R·K1 R·R2 vious advantage but White can try to resist despite the weakness of his QBP prizes and Status Symbol jewelry, 15. RPxP RPxP huge discounts, and our own Zip On this square the Rook has the best and the more active position of the Black forces. Code Notations (tomorrow's universal future as it can be used later on the system). open QR file. After 16 ...... , QR·N1, 24...... R·R7 25. 8·86 ...... White seizes the initiative by 17. Q-R4. While Black brings his pieces to 17. Q-R1 P-R4? threatening positions, White can only White spends two tempi to open the make meanin.e:less gestures. KR file and "weaken" Black's KNP. 25...... Q·R4 26. Q·N4 ...... CHESS BY MAIL CLUB Since White has no real prospects on No better is 26. P-K4 as there follows P.O. Box 414 the Kingside and no real superiority at 26 ...... , PxP; 27. B-N5, B·X7! with a Wakefield, Moss. 01880 all, this plan is faulty. Necessary, in winning position for Black. 26...... B·Q6! order to maintain equality, was 17. 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There now follows a CBMC Members' price of 75¢ each, FREE!! beautiful and extraordinary finish. or $7.50 per dozen. World's Largest REWARD FOR PROMPTNESS Chess Catalogue- Send in your completed application 415 titles and pieces of equipment. within 7 days, and you will receive an With 350 book reviews and 2S iIIus· extra Mini·mailable chess set free. tratlons-a pleasure to read in itself. Free upon request from:- Name ...... CHESS DIGEST Address ...... MAGAZINE ...... Ken Smith, Editor Zip ...... P.O. Box 21225 ...... -.- Dallos, Texos 75211 30...... BxPchf! 32. K·NI ...... Signature 31. KxB RxBch! 56 CHESS LIFE LaZQS, now 31, emerged years ago as the worst move available. In his game AMERICAN OPEN: a prodigy from the late Herman Stein­ with William Bragg (2024) he had to er's chess stable. His last tournament make 28 moves in 2 minutes. This time­ victory prior to this event was the 1965 pressure syndrome has become charac­ Rocky Mountain Open. It is weU-known teristic of Browne's play, but must seri­ LAZOS that Jim prefers slow, non-commital ously depress his scores over the long openings (one of his novelties is the haul. amorphous 1. P-K3) and has a penchant Nevertheless, his ferocious drive to for finely-drawn positional strategies. win pulled him even with Remlinger SURPRISE His endgame technique is highly re­ and earned him $237.50 in prize money. spected by the coffee-house set. At 6'-h came Blackstone, Shields Open Saidy (2522), highest rated in the winner Charles Henin of Sherman Oaks WINNER field, finished out of the money along and Earl Pruner of Los Angeles. by Andrew Kempner, with Tibor Weinberger (2444), and was Weinberger finished with 6 points­ Tournament Director clearly off form. Perhaps he should not tied with some players he traditionally have played after being bedded for 3 leaves in the dust. The American Open An unheralded Los Angeles Master days with flu right up to round 1. Tony seems to be his hard luck tournament, topped a record field of 160 in the had clear advantages in his games with for he has not won a major prize in 4 Fourth Annual American Open, held at George SOlidi (2163) and Norman Les· years. Weinberger can play exceptional the Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica Nov. sing (2174) but drew. Then it fell to chess when he respects his opponent, 28 to Dec. L Larry Remlinger (2250) of Long Beach but tends to relax when his adversary James R. Lazos (2316) posted a fine to put Tony away for keeps in the is from the unwashed masses. For him score of 7'-h in the eight· round event. money round. to have lost positions against lower­ His bid for the title hung in the bal­ Remlinger prefers a solid game with rated players is normal but invariably ance as a fierce time-pressure scramble a tactical punch at the end. Feinting this Hungarian Houdini brings off a developed in his last-round game with threats on the Kingside, he forced Saidy swindle or finesse that reverses the ex­ John Blackstone (2275), L.A. County to block his own pieces, then penetrated pected result. Not so this time. To Mar­ Champion. with a fine Queen move which resulted lie Thomason (1895) and Charles Ditlow Blackstone, with the Black pieces, had in a passed pawn. (1728) go the honors of nailing shut secured the slightly more aggressive Remlinger's 7·1 score was good enough Tibor's coffin when their chances de­ game, but his usually accurate judgment to tie for 2nd-3rd with 20·year old Wal­ veloped. betrayed him in an open position rife ter Browne l2436). Following is the table of prize win­ with combinations. Browne, nicked for a point in round ners. Lazos thus succeeded Dr. Anthony 4 by Harry Mayer (2040) when, as Wal­ Overall-1st: J. R Lazos; 2nd·3rd: Saidy (who flew in from Douglaston, ter put it, he "went crazy" in an over· Waiter Browne, Larry Remlinger; New York, wherc he is writing a theo· whelming position, acted like Desperate 4th·6th: John Blackstone, Earl Pru· retical book on chess) as American Open Desmond throughout the tournament. ner, Charles Henin. Champion, and pocketed the S600 first His flag was always on the brink, the Class A- 1st-2nd: Karl Stani, Joseph prize. His single draw was with John result of endless ruminations in the Callaway; 3rd: 13 Tied. Varis (1874) in round 2. opening, after which he sometimes made Expert-1st-9th: Peter Rhee, Norman Lessing, Ray Schutt, Vladimir Paf­ nutieff, Jim Schmitt, Pat Eberlein, Gerald Schain, Alex Suhoheck, Mar­ celino Siero. Class B-lst: RM. Gardner; 2nd-4th: Vern Fagin, Ed Faelton, Stu Schwarts. Class C-1st: Ken Morrisey; 2nd·3rd: Roy Ervin, D. Hill. Class D-John Skratulia. Unrated- Key Kahyai (Iran). Woman-Donna Bragg. Senior (ovcr 50)- Norman Lessing, Marcelino Siero, Vladimir Pafnu­ tielf. Under 18-Bruce Antman. Under 14-David Berry. Best Game-V1adimir Pafnutieff. * * * WOMEN'S CORRESPONDENCE CHAMPIONSHIP The official United States Women's Correspondence Championship, conduct­ ed by the Correspondence Chess League "American Open Stars 01 the future" of America, will start in March 1969. Lell to right: Roberl Newbold, 14; Bobert Tajima, 13; Larry Christiansen. 12; Women interested in joining CCLA and David Berry, 12_ Berry scored 5 points to win the under-14 prize. Tajima. Newbold competing in this national championship and Christiansen. scored. respectively, 4-4, 4-4 and 3lf:z-4 lh. but Christiansen upset should contact: Don R. Taylor, CCLA two Experts in the first 2 rounds! Secretary, 706 Mt Hope Avenue, Cin­ Photo: Art Zeller Cinnati, Ohio 45204. FEBRUARY, 1009 57 But this nice offer was refused, and An awkward move, but 20 ...... , P·Q5; I told the Byrne brothers, in aU friend· 21. P·K5, N.Rl; 22. B·N4 is not very By Larsen: liness, that they would be sorry. They pleasant either. were. In fact, the general impression in 21 . P-Ks N·Nl 22. B-RS N·Rl the Danish camp was that they should be Terrible! But don't blame the two Captain of a " Small" Team happy-Benko came close to losing t o Knights, at least they are trying to de· Chess Olympiads are team tourna· Hamann. The US team seemed very ner­ fend their King. ments, which, in my opinion, is a slrana:e vous. And if Mongolia had beaten Aus­ 23. N·R4 Rd 26. N·Bs BxN thing. Chess is an individual game. But tria, it would have been a tough fight 24. RxI P·KN3 27. RxB P·KR4 OK, now and then it can be fun to try to in the last round for second place. After 25. B·N4 P..QN4 28. B·K2 P-QS make chess individuals into a team. So our 3"12 against France, we could watch His last hope. Filip was in serious time the team captain becomes a very import· the last round with a broad smile. trouble now. ant person. I knew and felt this already, In the finals, it is wo nderful to be one 29. B·R4 N·K2 32. BxNch Kd but it became absolutely clear to mC of the small teams. Nobody expects any· 30. Q.B3eh N·B2 33. Q·B6chl ...... when I saw an East European player thing {rom you. We camo 12th, but if I 31. B·Q3 R·B1 running all around the tournament hall had played well we would have been Avoiding a nice trap: 33. BxKNP??, and finally returning to his board to teU around 9th. U we had been able to send NxP! his opponent that he had to refuse his our six strongest players to Lugano, we 33...... K·Bl 36. QxNP NxP(?) draw arrer because his captain was not might have done even beUer. But there 34. Rdeh Qd 37. Q.R6ch to be found! were no nerves, no hectic fight Cor the 35. P·KN3 0.01 Resigns The captain can play or not. In my highest honors. Black loses either his Queen or his own case, I was playing, analyz:ing, One of my "boys," Hamann, on board Knight. newspaper.reporting, radio.reporting and three, played best, scoring 60% and reo The game is typical oC Hamann's much more. And very tired most of the confirming his International Master title. straightforward play. He is doing his time. But at Jeast my authority as cap· Some of the weaker Grandmasters begin military service now, and when he play· tain was never questioned by the other to show him a little respect. Look at ed badly in our championship this year, Danish players-except that they did not how he treated Grandmaster Filip of our Players' Committee (which included always ask me before agreeing to a draw. Czechoslovakia: me) was not too sur prised. We just put When I lost, though, their jokes were him further down on the team. never as bad as my play-probably my QUEEN 'S GAMBIT Had Hamann been second board, age helped. 1 am 33, the others between S. Hlmann M. Filip Bjorn Brinck·Claussen would have been 26 and 30. As "Altmeister," as Saemisch Oenmark C!eehosloVl ki l always says, chess is really a young 1. p.Q4 p.Q4 4. N·B3 N·KB3 man's game. 2. P.Q84 P·K3 5. 8-84 ...... For a "small" team like Denmark, the 3. N.QB3 B·K2 Olympiad is Quite a different tournament Bravo! Hamann has never played this New Books!! from the one the "big" teams play. What line before, it was my recommendation would the captain of the Soviet, Yugo· for this game. Quite often the players THE SICILIAN DRAGON- slav or US team say if he was instructed got advice from me about the openi ng, Yugoslav Attack, by Keene. So up­ by his federation that the main thini but usually they didn't like my sugges· to-date it has an addendum to early was to reach the finals?! But Denmark Is tions. They even wanted to tell me what 1968 analysis. 16 pages ...... $ .::10 the kind of team that always has a to play, so against Boutteville I started chance to make it, but can never feel with 1. p.QB4, saying "Sorry, the team CHESS DIGEST 1968, sure. It doesn't matter how they put the has forbidden 1. P-QN3!" "But aren't BOUND VOLUME. Theory of the preliminary groups together, there will you the captain?" "Yes, but we do have Caro·Kann, Gruenfeld. Pirc, etc., etc. always be one team in the group that a certain amount of democracy!" ~~~ . ~a~~~~~ .~.. ~~~ .~.~~.. ~~$U .~ will be considered much stronger than S...... 0.0 a. P·K3 N·B3 us. And then, too, one or two rivals for 6. R·B1 p·B4 9. PxP PxP NEW STRATEGY IN THE second place. 7. PxBP BxP 10. P·QR3 P·QR3 So this preliminary tournament is the 10 ...... , B·K3 is probably better. CHESS OPENINGS, most exciting part of the Olympiad for 11 . B·KNSI B·K2 by Mye rs. Original analysis on Nim· us. This time, we had to fear Austria When this Bishop cannot retreat to zovich Defense and "reversed" open· and Mongolia--Of course the USA was R2, the previous move loses most of its ings. 28 pages ...... $2.50 safe! We beat Austria and were happy, value. then we made only 2"12 against Australia 12. B·K2 B·K3 14. B·R4 R·B1 1969 CHESS DIGEST and were very unhappy, since Mongolia 13. 0·0 P·R3 IS. N·Q4 N·K4? MAGAZINE had made 3"12 against them. Now we publishing quarterly ...... _.$5.80 must beat Mongolia! It was 2.2, every· body depressed. At dinner somebody LA DEFENSA PIRC, mentioned the possibility of not Qualify. by Crusl (Spanish). 128 pp ...... $2.40 ing. Also, we were uneasy about having a bye in the last round, when the dan· 1969 CHESS ARCHIVES gerous Mongolians would meet the USA...... $6.50 If the situation should arise that both these teams finished ahead of us in case A SPANYOL MEGNYITAS, of a 2-2 tie. . . . The captain felt the heavy burden of his responsibility and by Egon (Hungarian). The Ruy Lo· pez. 235 pages...... ~ ...... $2.20 decided to use only his four best players in the next three matches. 1968 CHESS QUARTERLY. 3¥.z against Venezuela, OK. Then 2Yt SpeciaUz.ing in openings. Nos. 1, 2, against the USA, hurrah! Best Danish 3, 4 at $1 each or all four {or $3.75. result at an Olympiad since . . . weil, White may have a slight edge in any since our victory against Argentina in case d ue to the isolated QP, but it is Order lrom: Moscow 1956. But perhaps Chess Life very strange that Black gives up all readers are not the ones to start telling pressure against the blockade SQuare in CHESS DIGEST about it? 1 beat Reshevsky and the other Iront oC the pawn. P.O. Box 21225 three drew. For the first time I tried 16. Q·N3 0.02 19. B·N3 N·B2 to act like a real team captain: I of· 17. KR.Ql KR.Ql 20. P-K4 K·Bl Dalias, Texas 75211 fered four draws after about an hour. 18. NxBl PxN 58 CHESS LIFE number that case. Now he 26. BxN B_B3 28. Q-N3 8-RS had the job on second board, 27. R-QBl N.Q4 29. Q-N2 P_KN3 where he so many beatings in Ha- College Chess News vana two years ago. This time he did much better, scoring 50%, only half a by Peter Meschter, President point short of an International Master Intercollogiate Chess League ot America result. He studies history and has little time for chess. I liked this game against In this colUmn last September I men· Kolarov, maybe because I like to see tioned the IClA Guide, which is sched­ passive play punished. uled to appear this spring. Here are NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE more details about this publication: Brinck-Claussen KoJarov The lelA Guide is intended as a com· Denmark Bulgaria prehensive guide for the college club 1. P-Q4 N-KBl 6. N.Bl PxP officer, tournament director, or faculty 2. P-QB4 P-Kl 7. BxP P-B4 advisor-or for anyone else who is con· 3. N-QBl B-NS 8. 0·0 N-B3 cerned with formation and strengthen· 4_ P-K3 0-0 9_ P-QR3 BxN ing of college chess clubs, or sponsor· S. B-Q3 P_Q4 This weakens the black squares, so ing tournaments in which college stu­ Quite a clever choice. This was the if the White Queen Bishop could get to dents will participate. Contents of the main line in the mid-1950s, when Brinck the Kingside . . . was twelve or fourteen years old. So lO_ B-B4 B-8l 33. B-N3 Q_Q2(?) Guide will include: he does not know very much about it 31. Q-N3 R-Kl 34. B-Q6! ...... 1. Formation and increasing member· and plays a rather harmless line. 32. Q-R3 Q-K3 ship of the club. Suggestions on pur­ 10. PxB Q-B2 12. P-R3(?) P-KS There it is! And Kolarov is in time chase of equipment, playing room, club 11. B·K2 P-K4 pressure. constitution, meetings, membership dues, But this is Black's last aggressive 34...... R-K3? 36. B-N3 K-N2? publicity of club activities. move in this game!! 35. B-KS P-B3? 37. R-B5 ...... 2. Helping club members play better 13. N-Q2 N·K2 18. P-QR4 KR-Bl Now Black has no defense. Apart from chess. Chess lessons, club library (with 14. B-N2 PxP 19. P·R5 _x. 38. BxN, BxB; 39. R·B7, which he sees, a list of recommended books), etc. 15. BPxP B-K3 20. BxR R-QBI there is also 38. Q-R2. 3. Running tournaments at the club. 16. Q-N 1 B-Q4 21. B-R3 N-B3 37...... K-R3 39. Q-B8ch K-R4 How to hold Swiss System, round-robin, 17_ R-Bl Q-Q2 38. RxN! BxR ladder, speed, and 30-30 tournaments. Black offered a draw and White re­ Or 39 ...... , Q·N2; 40. QxQch, KxQ; USCF rating of tournaments and match· fused-after asking the captain. Some 41. BxB, with an easy win. es. Sponsoring open tournaments. moves later, Black tried again, and this 40. B-Qlch K-N4 41. B-B4ch 4. Increasing interest in chess on cam­ time White didn't even consider it neces­ Resigns pus. Simultaneous exhibitions, lessons sary to ask me. No games of mine this time, but per· for beginners, availability of chess books Maybe Black can draw by carefully haps in the next article from the strong in local libraries and bookstores. over-protecting his nice Q4 square. But Mallorca tournament. 5. Competition with other clubs and in practical play, pure defense often But I would like to send my best (if schools. Participation in chess leagues loses. belated) New Year's greetings to a lot and intercollegiate tournaments (includ­ 22. Q-NS P-QR3 24. N-N3 N-K3 of nice people I met during my United ing advice on how to get money to send 23. Q-N6 N-Ql 25_ N-BS NxN States tour! the team to those tournaments). The role of the Intercollegiate Chess League of America. As you can see, the Guide is an ambi­ tious project, and one which cannot ess Life Here and There - - - succeed without your cooperation. AI· though we hope to have knowledgeable, The second "Fight of the Bumbler B" Ed Allen and Edgar McCormick experienced persons write each of the ehess tournament was snugly housed in shared first and second in the Jersey sections of the Guide, just as important the Casa Alvarado Chess Center, Mont­ City "Y" Open. Third was James Gwyn. will be the contributions of individual erey, California. Thirty-seven players Allen received the A prize, McCormick clubs or organizers, describing tech­ with ratings below 1800 vied for the the Expert prize, Ronald Fisher the B, niques and innovations which work well $100 first prize, which was won by Arnold McKinnon the C, Larry Finucane for them. Examples of such innovations Roger Gribble, 5·0. Don S. Hoekman, the D, and William Morwick the E. Best range from the series of TV shows on Harold Edelstein, M. E. Mattingly, Hans unrated was Andrew Kolsun. Mayer Riff learning chess by Prof. Walter Beeker Maeger, and Garry Berry tied for second directed; 31 played. of Washington State University to the through sixth with 4·1 scores and col· , handicap system for speed tournaments lected $25 each for their efforts. This • worked out by Jed Stein and Larry special tournament for "lower ranked" Harald Hohenberger, with a score of Kaufman of M.I.T. players was very popular. The contest· 5·1, was the winner of the Brooklyn ants fought as though the U.S. Cham· Open at the Brooklyn Chess Club. Sec­ If you or your club has a contribution pionship was at stake and still managed ond was William Goichbel'g and Jan Pa· of any size to make to the Guide, please to thoroughly enjoy every game. miljens was third. Top A was Irving send it to me: , • Prus, top B was E. Schroeder, top C Peter Meschter • • • was L. Brauner, and top D was N. Maf­ 158 Burton House The Arthur B. Stamer Memorial tour· feo. Richard Little directed; thcre were 420 Memorial Drive nament in San Francisco, Cal. was won 61 players. Cambridge, Mass. 02139 by John Blackstone on tiebreak over Jude , , , Acers, both with 6-1. Next, with 5112, • The Guide should be out by May 1st. were F. Thornally, D. Fritzinger, J. The South Dakota Open, with 12 play­ It will be published under the auspices Schmitt, and R. Ganong. Fritzinger won ers, was won by Paul Salem, 3112·1112, of the ICLA, and as such will be sent the Expert prize, best A was D. Saqui, who started the tournament unrated. free to ICLA members. Other clubs de· Second was Ben Munson (on tiebreak). siring copies will be able to buy them best B was E. McNally, best C-unrated Gary Carlson and Larry Lutz directed. was A. Saguisag, and best junior was , , at cost. • • Remember, we need your help to J. Spingarn. There were 90 players, Mike A match between North and South make this a truly useful publication. Let Goodall directed. Carolina was won by the South, 7-5. me hear from you! fEBRUARY, 1969 59 obstruct the KB looks good. Tactically it comes at the wrong moment, giving Olympiad Games White the chance for a sharp sacrifice. Black was better advised to play 5 ...... , by Robert Byrne N-B3 or 5 ...... , N·R3. 6. P·QN41 Both of this month's games conclude ••• ••••• in interesting endgames. Beyond that they have nothing in common. The first follows a rocky course, beginning with an important opening innovation by White, who fails, however, to follow it up in the sharpest way. No sooner does Black get free of all difficulties than he relaxes, once again permitting. . bis. opponent to obtain a dangerous InitIa· Now what Black has accomplished tive. The vicissitudes do not end there, seemed miraculous only a few moves for Black once again fights his way out back. The White KB has been blocked of a bind and finally triumphs in a and the White QB driven off its strong classic endgame. diagonal, while Black has finally gotten The second game is just as smooth his QB developed and his QRP un­ as the first is rocky. By quiet, accurate pinned. Using some pretty tactical points to 20. PxP RxP 22. Q·Rl B.N4 positional play, Black obtains a small gain his strategic objective. 6 ...... , PxP; but clear advantage early in the game. 21. RxR PxR 23. R·Bl Q.Q2? 7. PxP, NxP is met by 8. B·QR3, N·QB3; No sooner does Black emerge from While his opponent is preoccupied by 9. N-N5!, KN-K2j 10. B'Q6!, 0·0 (what threats of powerful pawn advances on the woods than he blunders. Correct was else?); 11. B-B7, Q-K1; 12. N-Q6, win· 23...... , P-N4, keeping the enemy the Q and QN files, Black slips in a ning the Queen. 8...... , B·B1 avoids little twist on the other wing, winning Knight out of the game. The reply 24. immediate disaster but 9. P·Q4, N-QB3j P-K4 is not to be feared, for 24 ...... , a pawn. His endgame technique takes 10. BxB, KxB; 11. P·Q5, QN·K2j 12. Q­ care of the rest. N-N3; 25. BxP, QxP is clearly in favor Q4 gives White so much positional pres­ of the second player, who obtains super­ ENGLISH OPENING sure that he must win. The same can ior piece play and the chance to USe Raimundo Garcia Robert Byrne be said for 8 ...... , BxN; 9. PxB, N- his outside passed pawn. (Argentina) (USA) QB3; 10. B-Q6. 24. N·N5 1. P-QB4 P·KN3 Declining the sacrifice by 6 ...... , P- Intending fue obvious and strong N­ One of the most flexible replies to Q3 is dangerous positionally, for White K4·B5. Black should now swap Rooks the English, allowing Black to choose can play 7. PxP, PxP; 8. BxNch, PxBj by R-QB1, but once again he errs, not later among King's Indians with P-K4 9. B·N2, with excellent chances of ex· fatally, but enough to require brinkman­ or P-QB4 or transpositions into a Lenin­ ploiting the doubled QBP's, while ship in the art of defense. grad Variation of the Dutch Defense. Black's QB has no good ' future as a 24...... P-KB4? 2. N-QB3 B·N2 4. B-N2 N·QB3 counterbalance. All these considerations Very superficially played-Black now 3. P·KN3 P·QB4 5. P·QR3 ...... leave Black little choice. offered a draw because he overlooked In many variations of t he English Op· 6...... PxP 8. P·NS N·K4 the unfortunate consequences of his ening, White adopts a holding policy in 7. PxP KN-K2 9. P-B5 ...... move. In fact, Black was even overlook­ the center and aims for an attack on Better than 9. Q-N3, which would have ing his opponent's next move. the Queen's flank, as he is doing here. given Black counterplay by 9...... , N- 25. Q·R2! ...... By the advance P-QN4, White will ob· B4. Included with this move was a tain the option of exchanging his NP 9...... P·Q4 10. PxP e.p ...... "Thanks- but-no-thanks" in reply to the for the opposing QBP, thus readying the Much stronger than 10. P-Q4, N-B5, draw offer. The threat, of course, is 26. half-open QN file for his use, or cramp­ after which Black would have under­ NxKP. ing the Black Queenside by the further mined the Queenside pawns by P·QN3 25...... N·B3 26. B·RSI ...... advance P-N5, or pressuring Black to and P·QR3. The text move insures that Suddenly the whole White army has the exchange of his BP for the White the Bishop diagonals remain powerfully come to life and Black's position is pre· QRP, giving the first player a qualita­ open. carious. The seventh rank cannot be de· tive majority of mobile Queenside fended. pawns. 10...... QxP 12. N·R3 0·0 26...... B·B1 28. N-B7 Q.R6 11. B·QR3 Q·Ql 13. 0·0 R·Kl 5. • ••••••• P·K3? 27. R·B7 Q·Q3 Offhand this idea of making room The Knight had to be unpinned so The only move that does not lose the at K2 for the KN so that it will not that Black can get some mobility for Queen. his hemmed in pieces. It is still impos· 29. N·R6ch K·Rl 30. N-B7ch ...... SEVENTH EDITION sible to develop the QB and the back· Gaining time on the clock-he has no ward QRP is a serious debility. White intention of taking a perpetual. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY has a tremendous positional advantage. 30...... K·Nl 32. N·R6ch K.Rl 14. B·B5 P·QR3 15. P·Q4? ...... THE COLLE SYSTEM 31. QxQ BxQ With one move White throws away Black would have preferred to stay out his vast superiority! Instead of this of the corner, but 32 ...... , K·B1; 33. thoughtless move, 15. Q·N3! would have R-B7 mate was not a pleasing prospect. The Improved, printed edition, with dur­ subjected the defender to back·breaking 33. P·Q5 ...... able cover, spiral bound, Is a MUST FOR pressure. Accepting the pawn sacrifice EV"ERY CHESS PLAYER. Order you. copy, Nine times out of ten such a move as ilutographed by the author, by sending is fatal at once: 15 ...... , QxPj 16. QR- this wins by force and is decorated by $3.00 to: Q1, N-B6ch; 17. BxN, QxN; 18. QxQ, exclamation points. What is extraordi­ GEORGE BxQ; 19. BxN, RxBj 20. R-Q8ch, K·N2; nary here is that, much to White's chag· KOL TANOWSKI 21. PxP and wins a piece. rin, Black's defensive resources seem After the text move, however, Black to be adequate, no matter how the at­ 1200 Gough St., Apt. D-3 neatly equalizes. tack is continued. However, the obviou~ San Francisco, Calif. 94109 1S...... N·Q2 18. NxN N,N defensive tries fail: 33 ...... , B·N7 is (C.llfornia residents add 5% ••1 .. tex.) 16. B·N4 N·N3 19. B·Q2 B-Q2 met by 34. N-B7ch, K·N1; 35. N-Q6, R- 17. P·K3 Nj2·Q4 N1j 36. PxP winning. 33 ...... , P-K4; 60 CHESS LIFE 34. p.B4!, N.Q2; 35. PxP, NxP; 36. B· QB3, and Black hasn't a defense in the world against 37. N-B7eh. In this last line, if 35...... , K-N2, then 36. P.K6, KxN; 3'1. PxN, R·Ql; 38. R-B3, B-N7; 39. BxR, BxR; 40. B-N5cb! and wins. 33...... R-K2!!

Position afler 48. P·K5. PosJllon affsr 11. H·Nl. (or 50. B·Q5. BxB; :>1. PxB, K·K2; :52. cannot free himseU by N-Q:5 after ...... , K.NS, K-Q3; 53. KxP, KxP; 54. K·N4. KN-K2 and ...... , 0-0. K·K5; 55. K-B4, K-B6; 56. K-Q4, K·N7 12. N·KR4 N-K2 13. P·94 ...... and wins), K-B3; 51. B-M, K·K4; 52. He shouid have tried to free his p0.­ B-B6, B·BS; 53. B-N7. B-Q6; 54. K-N3, sition by 13. B-R6 and the exchange of BxP; :55. B-R6. B-B4; 56. KxP, K-K!5; BisbOps. Attacking chances against As incredible as it may seem, Black 57. K·N4, K-B6; 58. K·B5, K-N7 and Black's harmoniously developed posi. does have a defense against 34. B-QB3- wins. If bere 51. B-N7, K-K4; 52. P·R4. tion are out of the question. 34 ...... ; RxR! (but not 34...... , K-N2??; B-B5; 53. P-N4, then 53...... K·BS; 13...... 0 ·0 14. Q·B2 p.B4 3:>. BxNch, KxB; 36. N-NSch, winning 54. P.NS, K-N:> wins. The standard prophylactic in this type outright); 3:5. BxNch, R-N2; 36. PxP, 48...... B·N4 52. K·Q2 K·K2 of position, ruling out any possibility B-B5; 37, B-N7, BxP!; 38. P-B4 (not 38. 49. K·Q3 B-B8 53. 8-N4 B·K3 of White's Ringside play by P-KB5. BxP? because 38 ...... , B-K2! wins a 50. 8·88 B·N7 54. 8·K2 8x8ch 15. QR·Kl P·QN4 piece no matter how White plays), p. 51. P·R4 P·R3 SS. KxB K·Q2 Readying the strategic advance P-N5 R4; 39. K-B2, B-B8! ; 40. K·K2, B-N6! Now it is merely a task of bringing to create an open file and play against and White bas no defense against p . up the King to wi n the White KP and White's beleaguered Queenside. R5-R6 and B-N7. White should go (or KNP, after which the Black KNP will 16. N·Ql ...... the draw by 36. P·Q6, BxP (it is impos· be promoted. Hoping to drivc out the annoying sible to avoid this sacrifice, for 36 ...... 56. B-NSeh K-B2 64. K.N2 K.oS Knight and muster a defense. P-R4; 37. B·N7. B.Q2; 38. N-B7ch. K·Nl; S7. 8-03 P-N4 65. B·RS K·K6 16...... Q·RS! 39. N·K:5 wins (or White); 37. N.B7ch, 58. PxP PxP 66. 8-Ql K.87 The Knight will have to leave its out­ K-NI; 38. NxB, R·QB2; 39. NxB, R·BSch ; S9. B-K4 K·N3 67. 8-RS KxP post, but the price of its departure will 40. B.B1, PxN. White studied these vari· 60. 8·N2 K·B4 68. B-Ql K·8S be the two Bishops. ations for almost an hour and then re­ 61. B·B3 P·R7 69. B·RS B·Q4 17. P-B3 N·B7 19. QxN PxP luctantly played- 62. K·N2. K·Q5 Resigns 18. R·K2 NxB 20. BxP ...... 34. RxR 8xR 3S. PxP ,...... 63. K·RT KxP 20. PxP would have pcrmitted 20. This win of a pawn is only temporary...... , P·NS threatening to break up Black now has the better endgame be· SICILIAN DEFENSE White's QUeenside pawn structure as cause of his dangerous outside QRP. Jo.1f Augustin Don. ld Bvrne well as 21...... B·N4 to win the Ex- 3S...... 8-BS 38. 8-N7 B.Q3 (C:r.echo,lonkia) (USA) change. 20. QxP was probably best al· 36. N.B7eh K·N2 39. B·QB3? ...... 1. P·K4 P-QB4 2. N.QB3 ...... though the endgame favors Black after 37. N·KS BxP As a result of Spassky's success with exchange of Queens. The best chance for defense was 39. this fishy move against Geller and Lar· 20...... p.Q4 21. B·N2? •••••••• N-Q3. B·B5; 40. N·N4, BxN; 41. BxB. sen it is aU the rage now. Just why White is so busy worrying about how after which it is much more diUicult White should be so eager to concede to handle 21...... , P-Q5 and 21 ...... p- to advance the QRP. his Q4 to his opponent is a mystery to N5 that he falls Into a sneaky trap. 39 .....,... P-QR4 41. NoNS ...... me . 2l. B-B3 had to be played. 40. N·B3 P·RS 2...... N-Qa3 S. P-Q3 P·Q3 21...... P·N4! White wants: to create complications, 3. P·KN3 P·KN3 6. B·K3 ...... but 41. N.Q4 was probably a better de­ 4. B·N2 B·N2 fense. This is not as flexible as Spassky's 41...... B·N6! 6. P-B4 and 7. N-B3. It is too early to Black refuses to pay attention to his determi ne whether the Bishop is bet­ opponent's would·be threats. After 42. ler placed here (lr at Q2. BxNch, KxB; 43. NxPch, K-K2. White 6...... P-K3 8. N·B3 ...... cannot prevent tbe RP from queening. 7. Q·Q2 Q.R4 The same is true after 42. NxP. KxN; Threatening a belated but powerful 43. BxN, P·R6; 44. K-BI, P-R7; 45. K· 9. p.Q4, which Black immediately stops. KI, B-Bl; 46. K-Q2, B-N2. •...... N-QS 10. P.oR3 R·BI 42. P·K4 PxP 4S. K·B2 NxNeh 9. O.() B.Q2 11. R--N1 ...... 43. NxKP 8-K2 46. PxN P·R6 44. P.83 K.82 47. K·K2 B.B31 (See diaqram, fop of nexf col.' The exchange of a pair of Bishops Trying for P·QN4 as Spassky has done Because 22. PxF? loses a piece after will clarify the win the Black. White In several games. But here he has ab­ 22...... , RxRch and 23...... , QxN. can only delay it for a few moves. solutely no chance to get the move in White must abandon a vital pawn and 48. P·K5 ...... so White's preparation is just a waste the game. o( time. The only consolation is that (See diaqram, lop 01 nul col.' 22. N·B3 PxP 27. RxB N·N3 White has no constructive perspectives 23. PxP QxP 28. R.NS K·B2 It was better to keep the KP at K4 anyway. 24. QxQ RxQ 29. R·N2 P-K4 although White still cannot draw: 48. 11...... P.N3 25. N·K5 RxRch 30. P·N4 ...... K-Q3, BxB ; 49. KxB, B-K3; 50. B·B6 Defending the Queen so that White 26. BxR BxN FEBRUARY. 1969 61 White does his best to obtain some 49. K-N2, R·Q7chj 50. K-R3, BxB; 51. any defense against Black's ultra·sharp counterplay in a lost position. First he KxB, NxP (threatening mate)j 52. P-N5, play. On 49. N-Kl comes 49 ...... , BxB!; puts Black's pawns on the same color R·K7 and wins. 50. RxB, P-K7; 51. R-Rl, R.Q8ch; 52. as his Bishop. 48...... P·K6!! 49. NxP ...... K-N2, RxN!; 53. RxR, N-Q6chj 54. K­ 30...... P·B5 31. P·Q4 ...... B2, NxRch; 55. K-Q2, N-B6ch; 56. KxP, Carrying out his idea even though he NxPch; 57. K moves, NxP. 49. P-N6 is allows Black a protected passed KP. answered by 49 ...... , BxN; 50. P-N7, 31...... P·K5 33. R-R2 ...... P·K7; 51. P-N8 == Q, P-K8 == Qch; 52. KxB, 32. N-K3 B·K3 R·Q7ch; 53. K-N3, Q-N8ch and again And now he intends to open the Rook White must resign. Finally, 49. R-KB6 file for counterplay, but Black nips that comes to grief against 49 ...... , BxN; 50. try in the bud. RxNch, K·N6; 51. KxB, P-K7 and wins. 33...... P·QR4! 34. P·QR4 ...... 49...... BxB 51. RxB KxN Even though his pawns are further 50. N-B5ch K·N4 52. K·B2 ...... weakened now, he rightly prefers some White is praying for a miracle with activity to sitting on a passive position. his QNP, but Black routinely blocks it 34...... RPxP 36. RxP R·QNl in the simplest way, removing any dan­ 35. BPxP PxP ger. The passed QNP must not be per­ 52 ...... R·KN6 54. P·N7 R·N) mitted to become dangerous. Despcratron, but there is no longer 53. P·N6 R·Nl Resigns 37. N·B2 N·B5 40. K·B2 P·R4 38. R-R7ch K·N3 41. K·K3 e·N5! 39. R-R6 K.N4 A Spectacular New Annual Tournament! The sealed move and very strong. B· Q8 becomes a threat now and in vari· ous variations that can come up. Black The will now refute 42. P·R4ch by 42 ...... , KxP; 43. KxN, R-Blch; 44. K-K5, R-B4ch; 45. K·K6, RxBch; 46. KxP, B·B6! 42. BxP! ...... White refuses to say "Uncle." 42 ...... , CONTI NIAl PxB? allows White counlcrplay by 43. P-R4ch, KxPj 44. KxN. 42...... e·Q8!! AMAIEU ONSH March 7·9, 1969

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The Sonoma (Cat) Chamber of Com­ Sherwin. They were followed by former resident, won the Championship title, merce was the sponsor of the Sonoma U. S. Champion and International Mas· while Fisher and Walt Gentala tied for Chess Festival. Raymond Ng and Aki te l" Arnold Denker. Defending Champion the A prize. Riley and Novak tied for Kanamore were the overall winners, Pal Benko did not compete. the B prize, and the C prize was won with Roy McCollough third. In the B · ,., . . . jointly by Jim Bickford and Ed Pointer. division, Elmo Mugnanl was fi rst, fol­ USCF Secretary Dr. Leroy Dubeck was Ed Roche and John Gray tied fo r the lowed by Grant Metcalf. The winners the winner of the 1st Keystone Slate D prize, while only one player, Bryan of the C division were Lee Henderson, Open in Philadelphia. A four-way tie Martin, won the E prize. Bob O'Donnell Jim White and Gary Ault. The Woman for second among D. Heisman, S. Gore­ was best junior and Bob Griner was Champion was Marie Williams. The best gliad, R. Pariseau and M. Shahade, was top unrated. Dick La zaro directed. beginners were Christopher AUen, Kevin resolved in favor of Reisman, who also · ,., . ,., . Lewis (age 10), and Eric Ricc. There won the B prize. Goregl!ad was top Ex­ The Cincinnati Open, with 49 players, were 225 participants In the event, di­ pert, M. J. Pearson was top A, the best was won by Michael Cavallo on tlebreak rected by George Koltanowski. junior was M. Kubacki, D. Taylor waS over Dr. Joseph Shaffer, each with 41h · • • • • • best D-Unrated, and the best C player Ih. They were followed by Robert Burns, The Indiana "500" Open, a 56-player was W. Schanbacher. There were 56 John Yo ung, Arthur Keske, and Rea event held in Indianapolis, was won by players, directed by Jim Van Horn and Hayes, each with 4-1. Cavallo also won Ken Smith, 5-0. Second was Ted Pehnee. Ed Strehle. the A prize, Peter Hess won the B, Rob· Six players tied for third: B. Parham, • • • • • el·t Dierken the C, Fred Lemke the D-E, E. Isaacso n, A. Tschetter, H. Hontzer~ R. The second annual San Bruno Open Steven Silvey the unrated, and Michael Schellenberger, and R. Fraser. Parham Air Chess Festival in California at· Cavallo mopped up with the junior and Isaacson shared the A prize, while tracted 190 participants. Trophies were prize. Sort of a one-man show. Donald Tschetter, Hintzer and Schellenberger won by Peter Shearer (Junior), Bonnie B. Taylor directed. shared the B prize. Best junior was R. Hoegerman (Woman), Fred Schoe ne $ • • • • Fraser, and top unrated was W. Smythe. ("A"), Ridgeley Schneider ("B'?, and The Whittier (Ca l.) Chess Club Cham· L. A. Landry directed. Bryant Hall ("C"). George Koltanowski pionship, with 30 players, was wo n by • • • • • directed the event, which was sponsored Louis Portillo, followed by H. Guadar­ The Hartford Amateur and Expert by the San Bruno Chamber of Com­ rama. Chris Lewis won the B prize. J. Opens attracted 62 players from five merce. Thanks are due Larry Mobley Fleshman directed. eastern states. The Expert event was and William Schneider for their work • • • • • won by PIerre LeClerc, with James Bol­ in organizing the very successful tour­ Co rning, New York, was t he scene of ton and Robert Dickinson tied for sec­ nament. the Elmira-Corning Chess Club Cham· ond. Robert Mitchell, a former Connecti­ • • • • • pionship. Walter Buehl won on tiebreak cut state champion inactive for some The Scottsbluff Summer Open, an 11- over Robert Donald. Ronald Garvie won years, won the Amateur SC(tion. The A player Nebraska event, was won by P. the B prize. Buehl directed. prize was won by Anthony Suraci, who Cooper Ellis on tiebreak over William · . ,., . ,., tied with Dr. Philip Shelton and Loren Paxton. Richard Schellenberger directed. The first Missileland Open, with 14 Lomasky. Donald Johnson, John Skal· · . . ,., . playel"s, was held in Cocoa, Florida. The bite and Henry Tilden won the B prizes. Jim Fisher, Bill Riley and Walter No­ winner was Gerald Blair, with Charles A four-way tie for the C prize among vak tied for first in the Colorado Open Musgrove second and Don Jarnagin Francis Miniter, Wayne Barclay and 12- in Denver. Riley, as highest-scoring state third. Jack Randall directed. year·old Robert Carey, was resolved in favor of MinUer. Winner of the D prize was Ro ge r Pahl, and the E winner was Steve Siegrist. The best unrated was MANHATTAN-MARSHALL Raymond Urban. Fred Townsend direct· ,d. MATCH AWARDS • • , • • The Boise (Idaho) Chess Club Cham· Mr. Milton Pauley, a member of the pionship tournament, with 11 players, Board of Directors oC the Manhattan was won by Max Wennstrom, with Fred Chess Club and of the Executive Com­ Walker second. Wennstrom then played mittee of the American Chess Founda· a match for the title with defending tion, has made a substantial contribu­ champion Dick Vandenburg, which the tion for awards to be given as a result latter won 2·0. of the annual match between the Man­ • • • • • haltan and Marshall Chess Clubs. Mr. The ever·active Brooklyn Chess Club Pauley and Mr. Arnold Denker, captain was the scene of the Metropolitan Sum· oC the Manhattan team, have selected a mer Open. Jan Pamiljens won, 5-1. Next beautiful trophy which will be displayed were Gordon Tweten, Don Vavoulis, Ste­ in the clubrooms of the winni ng leam ven Barry and Larry Brauner, all with each year. For the next five years, Mr. 4-2. Richard Little directed. 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FEBRUARY, 1969 65 IIxS: ]7. Q_n7~h, K·BI; 18. N-K4, Q-H4ch; 19. R.Q2, axp; 20. 0·0 and White bas a ~troni attack althouih all the consequences PACHMAN are not clen (Q-R6; 21. N·Q6, R.Ql) . • • • 14. Q.B2, R.Kl; 15. 0-0. This developing move is, of course. a smaU concession to Black but immediate attack does On the Openings not give the des.lred result. The Russian theo· !'CUe ian NeUstadt recommends 15. BxN, BxB; 16. Q-R7ch. K·BI; 17. P·QN4, N·Q2; 18. N·K4 with the strong threat N-Q6. But 18. ~_ ..... EDITOR'S NOTE: The following artJcle, submitted last la11. bad 10 be held until N-N3 seems to be su!£iclent. e-&,. 19. NxB, now because of space reqwremenf". Mr. Pachman has wrillen us to say that he QxN: ~O. R·B7, B-Q2 or 19. R-Ql. N-Q4, etc. expects to resume his theoteflcaI work Jar Chess Life very soon. IS • ...... , B-N2; 16. KR.Ql, Q-R4; 17. N·KS, QR·QI; 18. P·B3. White's pieces are more actively placed but 11. B-Q3, P-R3. this slight advantage has no practical im­ QUEEN'S GAMBIT: portance. In the game Suetln·Lutikov (Soviet Championship 1966), after 18...... RxRch: Novelties in the Orthodox 19. RxR, R-Ql; 20. R·Q4. fu:ed King and superiority In the cen· ter. But BlaCk has suffici(mt counterpl;ty: 2\. move 11. N-K4 is rather unpleasant for ...... , N-B3; 22. K-Q3. P·NS!. etc. (b) 13_ Blcastling. can prevent this possibility by playing P·KR3 toons, games and problems . earlier, for Instance on the 5th or 6th move. 12. B-Nl!. P-B4. The exchange BxN Is not dangerous for him 12 ...... B-N2 Is probably too passivc, for THEN ORDER in this case. as we will see later. example: 13. Q·B2, R·K1; 14. N-K5. P_B4; 15. TV CHESS 9...... , PxP; 10. BxP, P-QN4. R·QI, N·BI; IS. PxP, Q.B2; 17. p.B6. Bl'N; Q·N3, R.N7, and Black has a winning POIiIltlon. Now Black cannot play the IMItural P.84, but 18. Q·K6chl a nd, according to an analysb by (b) IS. R·B2, Q.R4ch; 16. N.Q2, QR·NI; 17. on the other hand, WhIte's Queen Is not as de Haan, White wins); IS. RPxN, B.N2: 16. QxBP, R·N3! and ,,·In$. (c) IS. Q.HI, QR.NI; well placed on Q2 as on Q82. T he pO$ltion RxPch, K·B3, and In thl$ interesting posillon 16. Q·BZ (or 16. Q·RI, R.N7), R·N7; 17. Q-B3, rem3.ns complicated In Ihb case, e.,., 8 ...... *., I found a nice fin.le : 11. RxRP<:h!!, BxR; 18. Qx P; 13. N-Q2, KR.NI, etc. P-QN3; 9. (),O·O, N·B3!~ (more natural 15 B·Nt QxRch, or 17. _._ ... , RxR; 18. N.KS!, Q.R8ch; 14. PxP, BxP; 15. B·B4. 8x8; 16. followed by N· Q2): 10. P·KR4, P·N3; 11. p. 19. K·K2, QxPch: 20. K·S3 and wins. QxB. KR·Bl ; 17. 0 ·0. KN4, B·KN2; 12. R·NI, PxP; 13. P·RS, P·KN4; 7. 8.03, 0-0; 8. o.B2, QN·Q2; 9. N.83. In a Talmanov.Korehnol ,arne, a draw was 14 . BxP, B·NZ; IS. Q·K2, Q.K 2; 16. K·NI, P.R3; Probably more effe(:ti\'e than \I. KN·K2. A a&reed he re. This was, pel'hapl, I Uttle pU' 17, R-Q BI, KR-Q I; 18. KR.Ql, N·NS = (Korch' proof: Botvlnnlk, earlier an ad~'ocate of KN. mature-the pOllUon II stili worth playing. noi.Fili p, Ere"an 1965). K2 haS In l"Havana 1966). 11...... , B·K3 was tried but found a very sure would like . In addition to Boleslavsky. the Rus­ after 12. N·K5, White threatens IS. P·B4, and to demonstrate here. the answer 12 ...... , N/S·Q2 made posSible a sians brought another secret weapon: typical attack; IS. BxB, QxB; 14. NxN, BxNi bright blue training uniforms which 15. P·QN4!. Probably the best defense should they wore through hours of ping-pong be 11 ...... , P-QR4, but after 12. P-QRS It is again not easy to recommenu an effective and five-minute chess. plan for Black. The Israeli team had their own bet­ 11 ...... , N-KS; 12. BxB, QxB; 13_ BxN, ting system which they tried out on the PxB; 14_ N-Q2, P·KB4. gaming tables of nearby German casinos Of course nOt 14 ...... , B·B4?; 15. P-B3 win· during their days off. P.S.: The system ning a pawn. In thc mentioned game, Ro· didn't work too well. batsch tried 14 ...... , P·QN3? with the threat S-RS. but the weakness on QBS was fatal: 15. Helmut Pfleger, perhaps the best­ Q·R4!, P.KB4; 16. P·B3! (but not 16. QxBP, known player at the tournament, was B·R3; 17. N-K2, Q·N5), pxP; 17. NxP. B_N2; also the best tischtennis (ping-pong) 18. N·K5, Q.K3; 19. Q·B2!. B·Bl (P-NS; 20. P-K4, ' PxP; 21. NxP. threatening N-B6ch); 20. player there. The West German team P_K4. Q-Q3; 21. R·QI, N·K3; 2~. Q·N3, PxP; might have fared better against the 2S. R·B7!, P·QR4; 24. NxP, rcslgns (Q.Q4; 25. Russians if Pfleger didn't have to return RxPch!). So It Is necessary to go back to the analy­ 7•...... , B·K2; 8. 0-0, O-O! to his home for one day to fulfill some sis of the old game MarshaU-Rublnstein (Mos, 'ihe key to the defense-Black must not obligation connected with his medical cow 1925): play PxP. After 8 ...... , PxP: 9. PXP, 0-0; 10. studies. 15. P-B3, PxP; 16. NxP, B-K3; 17. R-Kl, Black's play Is quite difficult. as I learned during my game with Portlsch (Mos· The score of the first USA-Czechoslo­ P-K4, PxP; 18. RxP. cow 1961): 10...... N/S·N5 (after 10...... , vakia match might have been Czechs 2, The plan connected with 11. QR·KI is nOW B-Q2: 11. NxN!, PxN; 12. N.K5!, White main. Czech-Americans 2 - Formanek and I clear-White has dangerous pressure but 1 tains the initiative); 11. B·Nl!, N·KB3; 12. registered the American victories. cannot believe that Black's position is In· B·NS. B.Q2; 13. N.K5, B·B3: 14. R-K3! (with I ferior. the threat 15. BxN, BxE; 16. BxPch!). P-KN3; One-third of the American team reo

·1 18 ...... , QR-Ql. 15. R·NS. NOW I was afraid to let my oppo­ mained abroad: Blackstone went to "Chess Archives" recommends 18...... , p. nent prepare a direct attack (16. P·KR4, etc.) Munich to look for a job and Yoffie . KRS. but such a logical move as QR·Ql must and preferred to sacrifice thc Exchange: 15. be good...... , N.Q2! ?; 16. B·R6, NxNl: 17. BxR. KxB; went to Belgrade in search of chess 19. R·KS. 18. PxN, QxQch: 19. NxQ, R·Qli 20. N.B3, tournaments. With the strong threat 20. N·KNa. R·Q7: 21. B·K4, B·B4. After a hard fight I English seemed to be the universal equalized the game but such cmergency mao 19 •.... , P-KR3; 20_ N-K4, Q-NS{?). neuvers arc are not too attractlve. language. It was remarkable to see Maybe this move does not y1lt lose. but 9. R-Kl. Kagan of Israel, Westerinen of Finland. surely better Is 20...... , Q.QB2! Black thus Of no danger for Black is 9. NxN. QxN!; Zara of Rumania and Kapengut of Rus­ defends his King position with his Queen 10. P-K4, Q·R4. 1£ 9. P·QR3, PxP; 10. PXP, B­ and threatens 21 ...... • RxP! too. "Ar¢hives" sia getting along in Anglo-Saxon. recommends 21. N/4.N5!1 as a possible reply. Q2 Is satisfactory. That Is why White puts his Rook on Kl, again making the exchange The Irish team made themselves This sacrifice, however, Is hardly correct: 21. famous by staging a merry beer party ...... , PxN; 22. NxP. B·Q4; 23. RxNch. KxR; 9...... • PxP; 10. PxP unpleasant. 24. R . B~h (24. Q-B5ch. B_B2), K-K2! (but not 9 •...... , P-QN3!; 10. NxN. the night before a free day. About all I 24...... , K-N1?; 25. R.BI, P-N3; 2S. R·BS); In the preml(lre of this line (Uhlmann· can recall was David Levy of the Scot­ or 23. R/5·B5, P.KN3!, etc. Apart from that, Pachman, Havana 1963), White played 10. B_ tish team (and a visitor to the United 21...... , B·Q4 Is a completely safe defense K4, NxN; 11. PxN, B·N2; 12. B·R3, N·R4, with States four years ago) arguing that the too. complete equality. Rubinstein lost the game after 20...... , 10 ...... , PxN; 11. PxP, BxPI American rating system encouraged Q.NS(?); 21. P·QR3, Q·BS? (better Q-NS); 22. Probably the surest way to equalize. After players to place more emphasis on im­ Q-B2, B-B2; 23. P·QN31, QxNP?? (Q-RS!); 24. 11...... , 1",,1"; 12. P-K4, Black has to play proving their rating rather than their N/S·QZ!, Q.R1; 2S. N·QBS!, resigns. A typical B·K3!, but not 12 ...... • P·Q5; IS. N·Q2 with Marshall trap! a strong blockadc of Black's pawns. play. Now. after 12. P·QR3, P·QR4, the game Is When we accepted our prizes at the V. The SemiRTarrasch Defense certainly completely even. Black's 1"-QNS Is final banquet, the Irishmen sang "When a small weakness but Whlte's pieces are not the Saints Go Marching In.'' A little less One of the most popular systems in weU placed to exploit the Isolated QP. the Queen's Gambit is 1. P-Q4, P_Q4; appropriate was Blackstone's cheer "God 2. P-QB4, P·K3; 3. N·QB3, N·KB3; 4. Save the Queen" when the Irish went to N-B3, P-B4. One can ask, of course. why receive their awards. Another cheer White plays 4. N·B3, allowing his op­ heard several times at the final banquet ponent his active reply. But we cannot r * * * was "Dzindzinchaszvilli" the almost forget that very often the Queen's unpronouncable name of the Russian Gambit positions come about by a trans· third-board player. position of moves. such as 1. P-Q4, N­ If you didn't get your Although there were no Grandmasters KB3; 2. P'QB4, P·K3j 3. N-KB3 (to pre­ 1969 USCF CATALOG at Ybbs, at least three national cham­ vent the Nimzo·lndian Defense: 3. N­ pions were present: Kagan of Israel, of chess books and equipment Westerinen of Finland and Sigurjonsson QB3, B·N5). P-Q.4; 4. N·B3, or 1. P-QB4, request from: N-KB3; 2. ~B3, P-K3; 3. N.B3, P-Q4; of Iceland. 4. P-Q4. etc. In such cases, the Semi­ U.S. CHESS FEDERATION One pair of players from Western Tarrasch Defense has great importance. EUrope hitchhiked across Germany un­ 479 Broaday til they discovered that one driver that It Is known that the only line dangerous Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 for Black Is S. BPxP, NxP; 6. P·K3, N.QB3, picked them up was a FIDE judge en and now White has two Important alterna- route to the tournament. 68 CHESS LIFE This marathon game occurred in the 23. N·Ql? Q·R7 25, K·B1 N·R6 B2, K-B6 (threatening N·N6·Q7); 45. last round of the preliminaries when we 24. QxQ RxQ B.BI, N.N6; 46. B·R3, K·Q7, followed by needed a big win to qualify for the Too intent on forcing the game, Black N·R4·B5. finals. Our British cousins had already avoids the simple and good N/2-N3 and After figuring out a win in all lines advised us that we had no chance be· instead tries to simplify into a zugzwang we were suitably surprised to find that cause we were up against Norway's regu· position. John Blackstone and Frank Thornaliy. lar Olympic team. 26. N/ 2-B3 NxR 27. NxR N·R6 analyzing in another room. had found This starts the process of pinning a much simpler win after 42 ...... N·R6 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE followed by going to BS with check and E. Poulsson A. Soltis down the White pieces but I didn't real· ize that my own pieces would not have then to K4. sealing the poinL (Norwav) (USA) So with double confidence I sat down 1. P.Q4 N·KB3 4. P·K4 O.() much more flexibility. 28, Nj2.a3 K·Kl 31. K·K2 K.Q2 the next morning and saw my opponent 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 5. B·N5 P·Q3 ratOe oU: 3. N·QB3 S.N2 6. B·K2 ...... 29. S.Q2 N·N3 32. p.B4 K·B2 30. B·B1 N/ 3·aS 33. K·Q3 K·N3? 41. PxP PXP 42. S.N7 ...... One of the strongest anti·Indian lines Not one o( the five of us had even which is (forlunately for us fi anchetto· Black forgets that White can stili looked at this. I spent a half hour on the ists) almost unknown in the States. move his pieces! U 33 ...... , P·KR4 first, clock and concluded that the "simple" 6...... P·B4 White has nothing. 42 ...... , P·B7; 43. K·Q2 could not win After 6...... , P.K4, White makes 34. N·N21 NxNch 37. BxB (or me. Here's why: three captures, 7. PxP, 8. QxQ and 9. 35. BxN NxP 38. BxP ...... A. First try-coming around left end: 36, N·R4ch K.R4 BxN, followed by 10. N·Q5. 43 ...... , N·B2; 44. P·R4, N·Kl; 45. B·Q4, 7. P·Q5 P·QR3 8. P·QR4 P·R3 A better try would have been K·B4. N·B3 (else P·KN4); 46. BxN, PxB; 47. "Putting the question to the Bishop" but ...... , P·R4; 39. B·BS, N·R6ch; 40. K·Bl! and White wins because Black's is more often "hoping for a bad answer K·B3, P·K3 should win. KBP prevents him from getting back to from the Bishop" and this is the case 38...... K·N6 40. K·K3 P·B6 stop White's KRP. now. White should retreat to KB4 so as 39. P·BS P·BSch B. Second try-reversing the field: to be able to meet ...... , Q·R4 with B·Q2. 43 ...... , N·R6; 44. KBl, N·B5 (threat· 9. B·R4? Q·R4 10. Q·Q2 P·QN4! ening to go to K6 and then maneuver around to K7 or Q6 with check); 45. B· Q4 and again Black loses because ...... , N.R:4 allows 46. BxN and again after the recapture a Black pawn blocks his King from White's passed KRP. C. Finally, simplifying: 43 ...... , N·B6; 44. BxN, P·B8=Qch; 45. KxQ, KxB; and now 46. P·K5!! draws miraculously, e.g. 46 ...... , PXP; 47. P·R4, K-Q5; 48. P·N4 K-K5; 49. P·R5, PxP; 50. PxP, K·B4; 51. K-Q2, or 46 ...... , K-Q5; 47. PXP, PXP; 48. p·R4, K·K5; 49. P·N4. K-B5; 50. P·R5 is a basic draw in all the books. Adjournment at last. While discussing So I played: the position during dinner, it scemed 42...... N·R6 45. K·B4 K·Q5 The only way to get counterplay. H I had equal chances to win, lose or draw. 43. BxP KxB 46. p.N4 N-Cl1 Black had tried 10 ...... , P.K3, he would n didn't help to know that a win would 44. P·R4 N·B5ch either have had to follow later with get us into the finals . There is a win through ...... • N·K4; ...... , P·KN4 or leave the KRP loose In this position, Bill Martz, Ed For· 47. K·N5, K·K6, but this is surer. after the subsequent BxN. manek and I analyzed 41. PxP, PxP; 42. 47. K·N5 N·B6eh 1 t. BPxP PxP 12. BxP B·Q2! P·KN4 for an hour and a half, coming There was still a chance to lose by Surprisingly more effective than B· to the conclusion that after 42...... , 47 ...... , NxPch, but now it's all over. QR3 because now the trade will leave P·B7 White must lose through either 48. KxP NxPch White resigns. Black with the Knight jump N·N3·BS. 43. K·Q3, N·B2; 44. B·BI, N.Kl; 45. For after 49. K·B7, KxP; 50. KxP, 13. R· R3? ...... p·Ra, N·B3; or 43. K·B3, N·Q5ch; 44. K· KxP, Black still has a pawn to win with. None of the Bishop retreats is par· ticularly good: 13. B·Q3, Q.N5, followed by P·Bf>-but the text just returns the pawn. 13...... Q·N5 Two threats equal one pawn. 14. P·B3 BxB 15. PxB RxR? Throwing away my ten.yard lead in GREATER NEW YORK OPEN development. By Hi...... , QN.Q2; 16. KN.K2, N·N3, Black has terrific momen· Match 28-30 tum, as 17. RxR and 18. O.() are met by 18 ...... KNxQP. 16. PxR QxRP 18. O.() R·Rl 17. KN·K2 QN.Q2 GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES! White is back in the game but I still hold all the positional advantages: bet· 6-round Swiss in the elegant Ballroom of tbe Hotel McAlpin, 34th Street ter Bishop scope, open file, protected & Broadway (l block from Penn Station), New York City. In three sec­ passed pawn, etc. 19. R-Nl N·N3 20. Q·N2 ...... tions: OPEN, open to all; BOOSTER, open to all except those rated 1800 A mistake which should be answered or above; NOVICE, open to all except those rated 1400 or above. Cash by the exchange of Queens, but I was already short of time. prizes and trophies in all sections. 20...... K·Bl 22. B·K1 N·B5 21. Q-B2 KN-Q2 Fot lull detaUs se. TOURNAMENT LIFE. page 82. To complicate matters and dissuade White from R·N3-the strategy works: FEBRUARY. 1969 69 • guay had to settle for lower-ranked fin­ als groups when they lost out on tie· The Virgin Islands Lugano breaks. We knew how they felt. Luqano: the Finals. Group D Although the focus of attention was Report From an Also-Ran centered on the Grandmaster battles nearby, in Group D we were all fighting as hard (if not as well) for our respec­ by Bill Hook tive countries, and every notch gained in the final rankings was well earned. Our group had two distinctive featUres: Madrid-Enroule 10 Switzerland were somewhat disconcerted at seeing the only female player, Mrs. Ismin Ca­ On the way to Lugano, I stopped off "Virgin Islands" on the roster of en· babe of Cyprus, and the tournament's in Spain and visited the major chess trants, as they had never heard of the youngest team, Singapore (average age club of Madrid. I was bubbling over place. We beamed with understandable -2OJ). with enthusiasm at the prospect of play­ pride at this, for as we knew where all Before one of our crucial matches: ing in a chess Olympiad for the first of their countries were, this reflected "All right, fellows, 47th place is prob· time, and was eager to establish contact the obvious superiority of our educa· ably at stake here. Let's beat 'em!" with my Spanish confreres. Heady tional system, and not the insignificance A couple of rounds later: "We're bat· thoughts of a possible simultaneous ex­ of our country, as was foolishly sug· tling this team for 49th place. Now let's hibition against the Spanish Olympic gested by someone. go get 'em!' team had flitted through my mind, but We were besieged by chess players Still later: "Come on, fellows, 51st I sensibly realized that it was a little who would heSitantly approach and then place is a cinch if we beat this team too late in the evening to arrange that. say something like, "Please . . . your ... please?" Posing as a nondescript visiting chess Virgin Islands, is in Pacific, yes?" "No." The V. I. team finally settled in 52nd player, I approached a kibitzer and And then we would once again try to place, with only Andorra behind us. But asked him in nondescript Spanish if he explain where we were by drawing losing matches didn't prevent us from would like to play a game. After a few maps, giving directions (turn leIt at having a truly wonderful time. Lugano perfunctory moves, I casually remarked Puerto Rico, but not if you're Argen· is beautiful - a perfect site. Many that I would soon be playing in Lugano. tinian), pointing southwest, and calcu· tnanks to the Swiss, who made this un­ His eyes lit up instantly. "Ah! Lu· lating the angle of a ricochet shot from forgettable event possible. gano! With what team will you play?" the moon. It would have been simpler P .S. The Virgin Islands team will wel­ With affected nonchalance: "The Vir· to say that we were from a little·known come defecting chess players of Olym­ gin Islands." Shangri·La in Antarctica. pic caliber (you must know how all the "Who?" A blank look. " ... Ah." In the meantime, we had been as· pieces move). If sea breezes, palm trees Wary suspicion. Probing, he asked, signed to a preliminary section with Ar· and future chess Olympiads are your "Where is the rest of your team?" gentina, Finland, German Democratic cup of tea, drop us a line. "They are coming later." Republic, Greece, Morocco and Sweden. "Hm. When will you be playing?" I The first two would gain Group A of gave him the dates, and he arched an the finals, the next two Group B, and inquiring eyebrow at his companion, so on, with one team relegated to Group RECORD TURNOUT IN who nodded, but both remained clearly D. It soon became apparent that the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA skeptical. Virgin Islands and :Morocco were locked :,aOlla JIilODlca was tne scene for the "Excuse me please, but exactly where in a titanic struggle for the remaining eighth year of the Southern California is this ... your Virgin Islands?" slot in Group C. Both teams had lost AmalCur tournament, restricted to play­ "Near Puerto Rico." all matches when we met in the fourth ers rated under 2000. The turnout of "Ah! Latino America!" Stronger sus· round. 114 was a record-breaker for the event picion clouded his face. "You speak A 2-2 draw! This left the V.I. one and extended a Santa Monica streak Spanish there?" point ahead with three rounds to go. of consecutive tournaments with more "No, English." In the fifth round, Sweden 3, V. I. 1; than 100 entrants to five. "Hm." A crafty look. "Do you think and Finland 3, Morocco 1. We still had Winner of the 3S-player "A" division your team will gain the top group in our lead! In the sixth round the V. I. was Dr. Ben Moore of Oceanside with the finals?" I admittcd it was not was clobbered 4-0 by Argentina. Our 41h; points. His only draw was with likely. gloom was swept away when we found RandaU Hough of Santa Monica. Four "And are you the champion of your that Greece had also swept Morocco 4-0! players tied for second through fifth country?" Winning a pawn as he asked Oh, those wonderful Greeks! In the fin· with 4 points: Fred Borges, Jeff Kenton, the question. al preliminary round, we quickly lost Marty Rubin and Hough. Somewhat chastened, I answered four games to the East Germans. All The "B" winner was Roger Myers "Yes." our hopes now lay with the Swedish of Riverside, also with 41J2. Tom Devine, During an awkward lull in the con· team, which was battling the Moroccans. Robin Taylor and N. Atchison tied with versation. when the only sound was the Our one point looked safe. The Swedes 4. occasional thump of a chess piece, I had already won two games, the second A three-way tie in the CoD-unrated di­ speculated: "You know, if our team board was several pawns ahead, and vision resulted between Ken Morrisey, should get into the same preliminary their top player had a slight edge in a Richard Radwin and Larry Schlueter. section as Russia, I might play against Rook·and-pawn ending. It seemed that All are under 18. Morrisey was declared Petrosian." As there was no response, I we were about to gain Group C, auto. the trophy·winner on tiebreak. added: "That's sort of a joke." matically beating out eleven countries The tournament was sponsored for "St" without having won a single match! the eighth year by the active Santa Mon­ As I leIt the club, I realized that I This technique merited looking into; I ica Bay Chess Club. Andrew Kempner directed. should have worn my official team uni· visualized a future headline: "VIRGIN form, which consists of a white turtle· ISLANDS SNEAKS INTO GROUP A neck sweater, bright blue jacket with a FIN A L S, INVESTIGATION UNDER large chartreuse and blue emblem, and WAY." We Need Your gold pants. That would have convinced The board two Swede suddenly blun. them. Of something, anyway. dered and lost. The top board drew. Luqano: the Preliminary Rounds and it was group C for Morocco and ZIP CODE At the outset it was apparent that Group D for the V. I. Oh, well. In other To Ship Your Order many of the players and spectators sections, England, Holland and Para- 70 CHESS LIFE worked in his father's place at the Of­ AVisit To Petrosian's Home ficers' House in order to keep the room where his father had lived. But he also by Dimitri;e Bjelica played chess. He did not start only with victories. "This is a very precious photo," said He will never forget the Soviet Cham­ What does the World Champion do pionship in 1946, when he was last when he is not in the chess arena, with­ Tigran, "our hockey team. I got it when out time trouble and without applause? they became World Champions." but one! Neither will he forget the 17th I asked that question in Petrosian's Between gold medals from the Olym­ Soviet Championship two years later piad, he took out a small doll which is in Moscow. He was a young master and house in Piatnicka Street in Moscow eager to win. But in the first five when we started our interview which a likeness of Tigran, with a chess set continued into the Olympiad in Lugano. under its arms. He got it from an artist rounds he lost five games: against when he beat Spassky. What will he get Kotov, Smyslov, Geller, Keres and In the center of Moscow, in a beauti­ Flohr. He was disappointed and finished ful four-room flat, the Petrosian fam­ after the next match in April ... ? ily was together. Petrosian and his wife, On the cupboard is a photo of Alek­ in the second half of the tournament. hine. And the books about chess-many When he speaks, it seems he is an Rona, have two sons, Vartan and Miso. encyclopedia of chess. All these lost They are very good students but they chess books. Perhaps, I am thinking, do not play chess. One of them is twen­ Alekhine is his faVorite Champion, so games are now in the past. He is wait­ ty-one, a stUdent of physics and biology; I ask him which of the nine Champions ing for his match with Spassky, and he was the best. Tigran smiled and said: is waiting for his doctorate degree from the other, fourteen, is in the eighth the University on "Logic in Chess." class of the secondary schooL Rona says: "In any case, it is not the ninth!" It is very difficult to become World He does not like to speak about the "It is better that they do not play second match with Spassky. He has chess; it is less nervous in the house." Champion. It is a year of hard work, long nights analyzing, applause and many preparations to make, but after "It is very difficult to be a World the Olympiad he will go with Spassky Champion's wife," said Rona. "It seems jeers. Surely everything looks beautiful It that I play myself. But Tigran is the from the chess Olympus. But how was and Korchnoi to Palma de Mallorca. will be a sort of preparation for the best husband in the world ..." it at the beginning, I ask Tigran Varta­ novitch Petrosian? match. At the beginning we drank Armenian "Frankly speaking," said Tigran, "I "three-star" cognac, a traditional drink knew that Spassky would play against from Tigran's native town. In his work­ USE THIS ADDRESS me once again. Before the beginning of ing room, there is a big chess table for ALL USCF moil: the Interzonal I thought that four play­ presented by the Cuban Chess Federa­ ers had the best chances to win the Can­ tion and Fidel Castro during the Olym­ U.S. Chess Federation didates: Spassky, Fischer, Tal and Stein. piad in Havana. On that table, Grand­ 479 Broadway But you have seen what happened." masters led the Olympic battles, and We spoke about world chess. Petro· now it is in the big chess museum full Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 sian said that interest in chess is now of souvenirs from all over the world. greater than ever. There are many For ten years now I have been with Where is now the old Officers' House tournaments, many books, but every­ Petrosian at various tournaments from at Rustevely Prospect in Tbilisi? It was thing depends on FIDE. Stockholm to Havana, from Moscow to there, in his native town, that he made When I asked him about the ten best Lugano, and he always kindly answers his first chess moves. His father worked players, he said: "That is not difficult. my questions. But today I would like to as a house-keeper in that house and Tig­ In that number there must be Spassky, see all his cups from different cities ran often watched the officers playing Tal, Korchnoi, Fischer, Larsen, Smyslov, in this chess world here in Piatnicka chess. Of course, he could not know Portisch, Geller ..." Street. that he would come back to that very About the system of competition, Tig­ There are countless armies in the cup­ place as the world's chess champion. ran said: "There will always be some­ board. Among them is a set of priceless The Officers' House is no longer body who is not satisfied with tourna­ pieces; made from bread in a concen­ there. In its place is a theater. Very ments or matches." tration camp. It was a present to the near there, young Tigran sawall his Next June he will be forty, but he Champion from a Yugoslav friend. A war troubles. He was fifteen when his looks much younger. He plays in the miner's lamp from Donbas, a badge of mother died, and his father died soon manner of a scientist Jnd with calm. the "Spartak" soccer team, of which Pe­ after. Tigran then started his life's It is a philosophy of the Grandmaster trosian is a great fan. And many vic­ game, much more difficult than any who loves chess, who knows how to tory cups. game he played at the chess board. He play matches.

The World Champion shows oft some 01 his prize possessionl'i. Tigran and Bona Pefrosian playing skittles_ D. Bjelica referees. FEBRUARY, 1969 71 EDITOB'S NOTE: The 10110wfnq letler lrom Ihe President may know in hi. heart that he is lost but hopes that the 01 the Oklahoma Siale Chess AssocIation, bears careful adjudicator wHI lind some hidden resource. In Denmark. scruliny by all lournament players and direcfors. Mr. Der­ bowe"er, each player who wants an adjudicalion aqrees mer. who has been an enelgeUc worker lor chess, now to pay tile adjudicator a fee iI his claim fs NOT upheld. This shares the lruit 01 his experJenC'e with 011 chess Lile readers. works quite wIIIl. aC'C'Otdinq to Larsen. and substantially re­ I lound bis observalions to be 01 such a biqll le"al of inter­ duces the number 01 adjudications. For example, jJ White est. and so well presented, that I decided to qi"e his leiter claims a win and Black a draw, lIach player aqrees that special treatment iD Chess Lile in older to emphasize its im· il lie "lOfts the adjudication:' he wHI pay the lee. which portance. can be an amount 101911 IInouqh 10 discouraqe phonies and I recoqnize, 01 course. that some of Mr. Dermer's poiDts small enouqh nol 10 be too onerous to the unfortunate loser. will not fiDd complete ac:ceptanC'e by eTeryone. This Is qoad The payment must be made immediately offer the adjudi. -it is only by the exchanqe 01 Ideas and experiences that cation (else the player wHI not be paired lor the next orqanizers and direclors (and players' can learn 110m each round). and the adjudIcator's decision must be IInal. 01 olher and thus impro'Ve and slmplUy the operation 01 tour­ course, all the players iD the tournament must understand namenls lor Ihe qreoter enjoyment 01 011. I urqe those 01 tbis requlation (if used). you who diller with Mr. Dermer 10 speak riqht up. And, 01 ft seems 10 me thl7l tMs Js an ideal solulion to the prob· course, additional ideas and suqqeslfons are always weI· lem 01 adjudication lees. The only dilliculty miqht occur come. when an adJudIcator (presumably not a participant in fhe There is one point I would like to add. re/elllnq to Mr. tournament) shows up to worle and NOBODY wants an ad· Dermer's poiDt (4). When Bent Larsen was in New York judicationI recently, we discussed the nry matter of fees lor adjudI. Beaders Irom foreiqn countries who have ideas on these cators and Larsen told me how they did it in Denmark. When adjudication becomes necessary, the two adversaries subjecls are also Invited to write of their experienC'es in each claim somethinq: White claims a win. for example. and toumament management. Black claims a draw. AI1 too olten, howe"er, one (or both) Please send ll1l1l1rs lor pub1Jcatlon to: Edilor, Chess Lile, are quite uncertain cboul hIs prospects and wants the ad· U. S. Chess Federation. 479 Broadway, Newburgh, New York jud1c:ator to win hIs position lor him (or dmw It). Or a player 12550. Do not antic:ipl7l11 personal replies.

Over the past year, since you began your "Letters" sec· think that Mr. Durkin will find that very few players will tion in CL, I have been keeping a mental list of ideas which exercise this right. It is then the director's responsibility, by I would like to suggest. Now that that list has grown to such way of constant observation, to insure that players' wishes proportions that I am afraid 1 can't keep track of it, I am in this respect are observed. going to cut loose here with a number of proposals. view· (2) A dispute Is currently going on between two clubs points, and questions. in this area in regard to tournament cash prize funds. One (1) In your February, 1968, issue you printed a vitriolic faction contends that all entry fecs after expenses should go aUack on spectators by Robert 1. N·QR3 Durkin, who feels into the fund; the other group argues that if a guaranteed that onlookers, including players watching other games, prize fund is advertised, the Club has no obligation to supple· should be barred from tournaments. I strongly disagree. As ment those guarantees. What the argument boils down to is a direetor, I feel that the encouragement and education of this: should a club or sponsoring group make a profit on a spectators is one of the best ways in which organized chess tournament at the expense of "outsiders" who participate can be promoted. Whenever possible, I attempt to have "Spec· in the event? And, if it is felt that some profit is allowable. tators Welcome" signs outside a tournament; I also try to what should a "reasonable" limit for that figure be--lO% have mentions of this made in pre·tournament publicity. I of entry fees, 20 %, 50%, or what? have also written and had printed a "handout" for spectators (3) Mr. Earnest H. Gill, of Oklahoma City, recently pointed which includes. among other things, brief explanations of out a possible shortcoming of most weekend tournaments and Harkness pairings, the USCF rating system, and how to read a potential solution to the problem. He suggests that anum· the tournament scoring chart. At our last Oklahoma Open ber of players may currently be avoiding weekend events (75 players), over 300 of these handouts were taken by spec· because of an unwillingness to miss church services on Sun· tators. At the same event, I had only one complaint-from a day mornings. One alternative to this situation. Mr. Gill be· player toward a single spectator who was using his ashtray. lieves, would be to allow a player competing in an optional As a general rule, spectators contribute far less to the gen· Friday night round to substitute that game for the round eral noise level of an event than do the contestants. U it is scheduled either Saturday or Sunday morning. This would, impressed upon them that watching the tournament is a of course, make the director's job of pairing much more dif· privilege, they will treat It as such. ficult and less precIsc, but it might be worth it if a larger Mr. Durkin also suggests that "events would double in field was attracted. Another possible answer would be to number of entrants" if spectators were not allowed. I won· make a list of those players desiring to attend church. After der. At a recent tournament, I took a "straw ballot" of thirty the Saturday night round, the director could then attempt to players. Eleven of these had been spectators at at least one make even pairings between as many of these players as tournament before playing in their !irst USCF event. How, possible, with the games so paired to be played at 7:00 a.m. Mr. Durkin, do you suggest that we recruit new members if Sunday instead of the normal 9:00 or so. Such a procedure they cannot even find out what tournaments are like? would not disrupt the normal pairing system as much, and I do realize, of course, that some competitors are dis· a number of players might lavor it. Has anyone tried this turbed and distracted by spectators watching their game. or found any other way to get around the problem? This is easily solved. All that the director need do is make (4) A great deal has been said and discussed about the up a number of small vertical signs announcing, "No Spec. compensation I)f tournament directors. Some direct for free. tators. Please." Any player is then free to pick one of these others for sizeablc sums, and there seems to be no "right" up from thc scoring table and place it beside his board. I solution; it depends upon the situation. However, what about 12 CHESS LIFE adjudicators? Most strong players have no choice in this mat­ positions of the pairing cards are allowable to maintain equit­ ter; if they are at the top of the field the director appoints able color allocation. It is a simple matter, especially in early them to an adjudication committee. Most players, and some rounds, to look at players' addresses on the cards and make directors, don't seem to realize what an imposition this is. similar transpositions to avoid pairing players who play to­ The adjudicator, if he takes his job seriously, should be in the gether regularly. One player 1 know once traveled some dis­ tournament room at least 30 minutes before the start of each tance to a tournament and wound up playing .11 four of the round, in case there are any unfinished games from the start players who had ridden with him. Why? There are two good of each round, in case there are any unfinished games from reasons for trying to prevent such nonsense. First, players the preceding round. Moreover, endgame analysis is hard who play together regularly are aware of each other's strong work in any event. Finally, the adjudicator is always open to and weak points, and will play accordingly. Also, if, as many criticism and/or ill will if he makes a mistake. So why not players suspect, there are such things as "over-rated" and pay them? Jude Acers of Louisiana is the only adjudicator "under-rated" cities, states, and regions within USCF, a con­ I have known to ask for payment, but most others arc pri­ scious effort to pair players from different localities will vately in complete agreement with him. I am not suggesting tend to reduce these differences. I will admit, naturally, that any large sums which would deplete the cash prize fund, this should not be carried too far. Given a group of four just a fee of a few dollars per adjudication, or perhaps a players, for example, with the same game scores, two class A waiving of the entry fee. Not only would this acknowledge players should not be paired together and two class C's like­ the debt which every tournament owes its top players; it wise just to keep hometown players apart. If all four were would also raise the adjudicator's efforts from a reluctant definitely B's, though, I would do my utmost to provide donation to a paid service, perheps raising the quality or time matches between strangers. spent on analysis. (8) In virtually all tournaments these days, entry fees are (5) Why don't more tournaments have name-tags for play­ reduced somewhat for junior players. I agree with this com­ ers? I, for one, enjoy meeting other players at tournaments pletely; we must encourage younger players in order to grow but have a hard time remembering names. If another guy both in quantity and quality. However, what about brand new wears a name-tag all weekend, though, chances are I will players? Examination of the 75 tournaments listed in Tour· be able to remember it when I see him several months later. nament Life in October finds only six with any sort of entry (6) In the last five tournaments which I have directed, I fee discount for players jOining USCF for the first time, and have used a new system of supplementary time controls five of these are special junior tournaments. Congratulations which works quite welL Rather than simply announce a sec­ are due the Riverside CC in California; their Noel tournament ondary time control of, say, 25/1, I post the following chart is the only one listed with an entry fee reduction for adults (I am assuming an initial Umc control of 50/ 2): joining up. I know, from personal experience, that it is tough Addltlon.1 Time Periods to talk a chess playing friend into participating in an event If nch player has then nch player shall and make the which requires perhaps $10 entry fee, $10 USCF dues, sev­ made 50 moves and ruet his clock with following number eral dollars for state or local dues, and then perhaps food the time remaining the following amount of .ddltlonal and lodging on top of this. Why not give him a break? I in· before the next rd. Is: of time left on It: moves beyond 50: tcnd to propose at our next state business meeting that all 3 hU...... 1'h ...... 36 tournaments within the state completely waive any entry 2'h ...... 114 ...... 30 fee for players jOining USCF for the first time. (This will 2 ...... 1 ...... 24 l'h ...... ,...... ;~ ...... 18 not apply to renewals.) Sure, it may reduce the prize fund 1 ...... 'h ...... 12 slightly for the first few tournaments. But if players brought .,.., ...... 14 ...... 6 into the fold in this manner stay active and continue to par­ No time adv'ntage Shill be "urrled over" put SO moves. ticipate, they will, in time, bring in much morc money than The particular speed of play, of course, can be changed to the one lost entry fee which might have scared them away suit the event. The important feature of this chart, though, forever. is that it forces the maximum number of moves possible in (9) I would like to know more about the practice of giving a game given a particular initial time limit, thus reducing discounts for advance entries in tournaments. As a director, the number of .djudleations. True, it is somewhat unfair to the slight convenience of advance entries does not seem to "wipe out" a time advantage built up by a player in the first warrant the amounts of cash lost to prize funds. If, though, 50 moves. However, if a player is allowed to carryover a such encouragements results in larger turnouts at events, I time advantage and then elects to "stall," there is no way to would be all for it. Has anyone come up with any sort of prevent an eventual adjudication. I consider the taking away statistical evidence which supports this possibility? of a time advantage after the first control has been reachcd You will probably notice that I have neglected any com­ to be a lesser evil than the possibility of an adjudication. ment on modifications of the Harkness pairing system. This After all, the player is still being given a rcasonable amount is intentional; I haven't had enough experience to offer any­ of time in which to make his additional moves. thing really original here. As things stand, though, I'm strong­ (7) This is a point over which I have argued (privately) ly attracted to the Brasket-Harkness bit and hope to try it with other directors: Should an effort be made to avoid pair­ soon. I was also intrigued by the announcement of the Sept. ing players from the same home town or club, or should 20-21 Bay Region Congress, a 5-RR with an unspecified num­ pairings be made "as the cards fall?" I attended an 80-player ber of six-player sections. How does a director of such an tournament last summer to which eight players from the event handle it when the number of entrants is not divisible same club traveled over 300 miles. In the second round, six by six? I've dreamed up some theories, but none seem really of these players were paired together! This is ridiculous. satisfactory. Perhaps you will explain this when you print Any director knows that, according to Harkness, minor trans. the "Here and There" report of this event.

EXPERIMENT point at the bcginning of the tourna­ ("second division", 3-2), Don McCrory ment, and this haU-point was included (1st A, 4-BH A. D. Baker (2nd A, 4-B2), W. C. Haines won the Experimental in their scores for the entire tournament. Jim Kotas (B, 3·2), Tom Brakke (lst C, Open, in Lawrence, Kansas, Nov. 23·24. A pleasant result was that, with one 3-2), Gary Watts (2nd C, 2lh-3), Kyle Both Haines and second-place winncr exception, all of the top four finishers Thompson (3rd C, 2lh·21h), Dan Draney Max Zavanelli had scores of 4*-1, lead· played each other sometime in the tour· (unrated, 2-3), and Doug Hensley (jun­ ing a field of 24 players. Third place was ney. The system is recommended for use ior, 3Jf.:-2). won by Dan Prichard (4*·1*). in five-round tournaments with more At the tournament, a meeting was held No, those scores aren't misprints; they than sixty players in one division: inter­ to organize the Kansas Chess Federation. are the result of an experimental scor· ested TDs are invited to write to Walter Floyd Frazier was elected USCF director, ing·pairing system used for the first time Stromquist, 2021 Stewart. Lawrence, Ks. and a committee was selected to report in Kansas. The top half of the entrants, 66044 for details. on final organization at the Jayhawk by rating. were assigned a bonus half- Other trophy winners: Bob Woronick Open in ApriL FEBRUARY, 1969 73 USCF DIRECTORS' MEETING Hive Theilter Snowmass-At·Aspen, Colondo order by President "and a proxy form Cor members who There were 71 DI_ previous Dlrecton' "three" to "two" and delete ..othe r year" to " and." add after National Vlee­ meetings, the "the Executive Director, each alD.-ndmell! to the

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meeting of the Board gf and. an Exe<:utive Committee Meet· requested discussion on the Kash_ next day's meeting, The meetlnl"

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adjourned by President Rohland at 2:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, DR. LEROY DUBECK S.cret~ry, USCF

Executive Committee sesslon-Dubedc, Byrne, and Skoff. Pre.ddent Rohland addressinq the Directors. 74 CHESS LIFE hints on general approaches to find­ ing out what other companies can come across? Sorry to trouble you with these questions, perhaps you know of a circular dealing with these topics?? Thanking you in advance, let me know if I can be of service.... I don't know when Russel wrote his letter, but 1 just received it. And it came too late for me to do anything by Matt Pavitt more than just acknowledge it in this way at this time. Perhaps you have Being new as a columnist, I find it in industrial leagues-but they do not some ideas to pass on to Russel-send difficult to get used to the lapse from know whether such leagues exist close them to me and I'll be glad to do so. the time I put some words on paper to by enough to make joining feasible. Do But-as I think an answer may be of the time that they appear in print­ let me hear from you so that I can give help to others with the same problem­ and then to the time that I get some reo you some publicity-it can only serve I intend to devote my next COlumn to a sponse from those who are interested to strengthen your league. full reply. enough to write. I think it important I heard from an old friend of mine This IS being written New Year's Eve to call this to your attention lest those recently. Francis Ferrandiz was for a -so despite the fact that it will be a who have written think I am procrasti. number of years the treasurer of the couple of months before this is printed nating in acknowledging your letters. Commercial Chess League of New York. - I'd like to Wish you all a very happy James Warren, for example, wrote to me He went down to Florida when he re­ New Year. late in September-but there was no tired and he certainly retained his in· way for me to acknowledge the infor­ terest in chess activity. He did a good mation he gave me about the Chicago deal of work in trying to interest young­ BROWNE WINS CLASSIC Industrial Chess League until now. sters in the "Royal Game" and he ac­ PeflVaWlic Waner S. browne, upon And it looks like quite a league, too. tually had more than 160 boys and girls his return trom l!.urope and a second­ Thirteen teams play a round robin of in a ladder tournament in the Fort My­ place fmish m the U.s. Open, won the eight.board matches. In addition to the ers area. He ran the Southwest Florida Long Beach Classic in CaHfornia with a annual team tournament, they promote Open, the first Cape Coral Open and scure of 4% out of 5. such other activities as simultaneous the first Florida Invitational Tourna­ The tournament was in three sections, chess exhibitions, Game of the Month ment. He is now nusy with the Charlotte Browne's victory in the top division was competitions, a 30/ 30 five-round Swiss County Schools Chess Club Champion­ only slightly marred by a first-round tournament, a problem solving contest­ ship tournament. It's no wonder that the draw to "" ilIiam Bills of Texas. Follow­ and an annual banquet where seven Florida Chess Association has elected ing Browne with 4 points was Frank minute chess games are played and him to the presidency of their organiza­ Thornaily of Berkeley, who was also un­ prizes are awarded. Any organizations tion. Keep up the good work, Francis. deleaLed, draWing with John Blackstone interested in contacting the Chicago In­ Finally, I'd like to quote in full a let­ and lJavld Dlohm. There were 26 Ma;ters dustrial Chess League might get hold of ter from Russel Shurig of Toronto. and J!:xperts in the field. this year's chairman, Nik Goncharoff. Congratulations on your excellent The A and B diVISion, 46 strong, was He is with Motorola, Inc., 9401 West article in Nov. 68 Chess Life. It is topped by Sgt. Irwin Lyon, Sr., of Long Grand Avenue, Franklin Park, illinois most gratifying to hear of the cx· BeaCh and Ted Kemmerer of Los An­ 6013!. tensive industrial chess activity in geles, each with 4ih. Five players tied Commenting on the idea of a national the larger North-Ea~tern US popu­ with 4 points: L. Harter, R. Harshbarger, championship for industrial leagues, lation centers. I certainly hope the B. Lamson, L. Nezhni U3 winner) and James writes: column continues, it can only im­ L. Corbin. I see two problems which would prove what is already far and away John Ballard of Birmingham, England, have to be overcome. First, and the the best English language ehess swept to a 5·0 shutout to earn CoD-un· major problem, would be that of publication. rated laurels. Carl Valdma of Santa Mon­ expenses involved. If most leagues The main purpose of this letter, ica scored 4% for second place in the are like ours, they operate on a however, is to request advice on the division. shoestring, in the sense that all in­ problems to be anticipated in form­ The tournament was hosted and spon­ come is paid out in expenses. Sec­ ing an industrial chess league, as sored by Paul Rozien of Long Beach ond, eligibility requirements for par­ we plan to here in good old Toronto. at Moose Lodge Hall. The total entry was ticipation of team members would I have already becn active in city­ 118. Andrew Kempner directed. have to be comparable within the wide, province-wide, and other team Leagues that participate. and tournament activities here, but I have had several letters letters ask­ as you probably have observed, ing how firms can enter teams in "the commercial and industrial type play­ CORRECTION Industrial Chess League." I wish there ers are not usually interested in the Our December story on the Olym­ were one and I could give an answer "nationally rated" type of activity. piad results contain a few errors. to such questions-but unless there are Do you require your team players Board Three results should have local leagues, I can't be of any help. to be rated or join USCF? Do you Korchnoi (USSR) listed first, with 11 And then, only if I've been informed of find Swiss type tournaments pos­ points in 13 games, 84.6%. any existing leagues in the area. sible or advisable. How is scheduling The U. S. individual results are all I am sure that the few leagues that arranged? What finances are re­ wrong, the Editor having copied the I have listed so far are not the only quired, etc., etc., etc.? scores from the wrong bulletin. Here ones in existence-but unless I have My little company has some 8000 are the correct (I hope) scores: mentioned a league in your neighbor­ employees spread throughout the Reshevsky, 8 of 13 hood- then I just don't know of one. On great province of Ontario, being the Evans, 6% of 12 the other hand, this should prompt sole supplier of electrical power. Benko, 6 of 12 league chairmen or presidents to send Our lunch hour round·robin tourna­ R. Byrne, 71h of 12 me information on their leagues. There ment has 20·30 participants, to give Lombardy,7'h of 11 are organizations throughout the coun­ you some idea of the interest in thc D. Byrne, 9 of 12 try that would like to enter chess teams game in our company alone. Any FEBRUARY. 1969 75 VIETNAM CHAMPIONSHIP The 2nd Annual Vietnam Chess Cham­ pionship Tournament was held at the Tan Son Nhut usa in Saigon, Vietnam. BENKO'S This was a two day tournament, over BOOKS the weekend of 7-8 December, and was Paper-bound booklets containing all attended by 22 players, military and BAFFLERS games from the specified tournamept. Civilian, from all parts of Vietnam. The Algebraic Notation unless otherwise tournament was a five-round Swiss and By Pal Benko noted. with three games to be played on Sunday JANUARY SOLUTIONS against an early Saigon Curfew, it was No. 190: 1, Qe21 VINKOVCI 1968 necessary to establish an absolute 4 hour Fischer's fifth consecutive tour!lament No. 191: 1. 0.01 time limit on the last three games. For­ No. 192: 1. NIBI victory" his 11-2 score put him two tunately, no games needed to be adjudi­ full points ahead of Hort and ~atulo. No. 193: 1. Qe21 vic tied for second. Also contams 100 cated and only three games ended in No_ 194: 1. QeS! games from VARNA 1968. $1.75 draws. No. 195: 1. Q12! Probably the most surprising part of No. 19B: 1. Be8, Kb5: 2_ RI5+: it I_ REYKJAVI K 1968 this tournament was the strength of the 105 games, unusually beautiful b09k­ .... , Hd3: 2. Rfl. unrated all of whom were play­ No. 197: 1. Qe4, Kel: 2. Nfl: ilI_ .... , let on slick paper, 8" x 11", Con tams chess tournament. After information on chess in Iceland, or· flO: 2. Od4+: it 1. . ... , out, EVERY RE­ ganization and problems of the tour­ elN: 2. ObI. nament, etc. $1.75 WON AT LEAST No. 198: Rae7, Nc5: Qc3+: il ONE GAME. This something I person­ 1. 2_ 1. MONTE CARLO 1968 ally like to see. There is nothing like .... , Nb4: 2_ Qc3+: ill. Larsen's fantastic fifth major tourna­ that first win in a tournament to give ... " c3: 2. 0:c3+: ill . .... , ment victory in a row. All 91 games, the unrated player a little confidence Be3: 2. Bc3+ : if .... , B12: 2_ including Larsen's 7 wins, 5 draws, and raise the spirits_ Not that they all B:12+ : ill ..... , e4; 2. Nc6+: and 1 loss to Robert Byrne. Botvinnik needed it however. Steve Geiver, playing il 1_ .... , cd; 2_ Rh5! was second, Smyslov and Hort tied for No. 199: 1. Be3. Kf3: 2. Bd5+ , Kg4: 3. third, Byrne fifth, Benko sixth. $1.75 in his first tournament beat two 1BOO types, lOSing only to Ken Clayton. Don­ Be4, Kh5: 4. NiB mofe. 35TH SOVIET nell Sain, also a novice, lost only to 2nd No_ 200: 1. N7IS, 14: 2. N:h7, 13: 3. CHAMPIONSHIP, 1967 placer Nick France. Don Sheerin had to N:q7, 12; 4. Nh5, I1Q; 5. NIB The most recent Soviet Championship wait until the last round to gain his d~. was played in the Swiss System, the first win in tournament play, but never No. 201: 1. Rh8!. e2: 2. RM, e1Q: 3. first time ever in Russia! 130 players even thought about giving up. Congrat­ Kh5+ . 0:114+: 4. K:1I4, 03; battled through 13 rounds, Tal and ulations to all of you new USCF mem­ 5. KlIS, 02: B. 114. a1Q, 1_ g4, Polugaevsky emerging victorious with bers. Keep up the good work. and the stalemate musl be 10-3 scores. The book contains 136 The tournament was won by USCF allowed because the only carefully selected games from this Master Ken Clayton, former U.S. Ama­ fry, 7•.... , OIB?, loses. premiere Soviet event. $1.50 teur Champion. Ken won every game COOK CONTEST MAJORCA 1967 and was never in time trouble. In the No. 145·twin has been cooked-there Larsen's great fourth tournament vic­ fourth round, Ken had his only close call, is a mate in one by 1. Re4+. tory in a row. All 153 games including with Tom Crispin. Tom won a piece early in the game, and is not the type to let No. 159 can be solved also by 1. Bf7+, Botvinnik and Medina over Larsen, Kh4; 2. B:f6+, Rg5j 3. B:g5 mate. Larsen's 11 wins and 4 draws. Botvin­ up on his opponent, but nearing the end nik and Smyslov tied for second, fol­ game, Clayton got his piece back and No. 153 doesn't work: 1. Nc6, B:c6!; lowed by Portisch, GHgoric, and Ivkov. went on for the win. Ken told me later 2. b8Q +, Kf7; 3. Q:fB+, K:fB; 4. B:c6, $1.75 that he was on the verge of resigning Nd3!! (threatening mate in two, and 5. TUNIS 1967 several times and only continued because Re2 is met by 5...... , Nf4); 5. R:h3, All 241 games from the Interzonal he was waiting for that one break. Ne5; 6. BeB, N:eBl, etc. (won by Larsen), including 10 by Maybe that's why we call those guys No. 160 doesn't work: 1. h3, Kf5; 2. Fischer (7 wins, 3 draws!) before his Masters. Ken has been a regular at the Ba4, Kg5. disputed elimination from play. Saigon Chess Club meetings on Sunday Crosstable of 22 finishers_ $2.00 No. 162 is cooked-White mates in afternoons but will leave Vietnam in five, starting with 1. Nc6. Send payment with order to January, which is our loss. It has been No. 172 is cooked: 1. Rc1 works too. U.S. CHESS FEDERATION a pleasure to have you here Ken, and good luck in the future. Scores now in the contest are: M. Ley­ 479 Broadway Thanks are due to sew-ral people that sens 14, L_ R. Blair 6, B. Leverett 4, S. Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 really helped out. Marsha MacCarran and H. Langer 3, R. Brody, R. V. Prucha, M. Dina Harrison of the Tan S<)n Nhut J. Stark 3, R. Engnath 2, and H. Venar­ USO for just about everything in the di, D. Welch, N. B. Shields, L. V. Smith, way of comfort, which isn't easy in R. Nolte, J. S. Tomas, M. Deschner, J. NEW BOOK Sai~on. My sperial appreciation to Dave Sheatsley, P. Apple, D. Joy, H. Willens­ by George Koltanow.kl Rolfe who' did all the pairings and drew by 1. If you enjoy stories, anecdotes about up the final cross-table. An undp.rhanded Our second annual Problem and End­ the chess great and not so great, thanks to Charlie for not shooting at us game Contest is under way. The dead­ Grandmaster styles, pictures and car­ this year. Last but not least. I would line for entries this year is September toons, games and problems ... like to thank every player in the tourna­ 30 1969. We are insisting now on a new ment for their cooperation with me, as ruie: all entries must be submitted in THEN ORDER I was directing my first tournament. Mis­ duplicate (two diagrams and .two solu­ TV CHESS takes were numerous. tions), and each entry must IDclu~~ a -By Larry Farrell Autographed copy, $2.00· standard diagram PLUS the POSition Send order to: written out in Forsythe or any other U.S. Chess Federation It isn't hard­ standard notation. Entries otherwise 479 Broadway submitted (such as handmade diagrams Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 or solutions written out in long-hand) ·N.Y. Iltate ReSidents add Sales TaL Carry your card. run the risk of being not used due to the difficulty of reading them. 76 CHESS LIFE Send all mail for this department, Gnd ONLY for this department to: PAL BENKO, P.O. Box 313, Gracie Stotion, Hew York, N.Y. 10028 'No. 202 No. 203 No. 204 E. Sorokin, USSR, and Joseph Richman, New York E. A. Wirtanen, Finland P. Moutecidls, Greece

White mates in two White mates in two White m"ates in two No. 206 No. 207 No. 205 C. Mansfield, England Nathan Rubens, New York B. Gladky, USSR

White mates in three White mates in three White mates in three No. 208 No. 209 No. 210 V. Kovalenko, USSR G. J. 'lIn Breukelen, Holland J. Tchuiko, USSR

White to move and win White to move and win White to move and win No. 211 No. 212 No. 213 V. Dolgov, USSR J. E. Peckover, New York T. B. Gorgiev, USSR

White to move and draw White to move and draw White to move and draw FEBRUARY, 1969 77 by E. B. Edmondsonl USCF Executin Director

Your response during the final six weeks of Opf!r~tion sent in multiple lists: Dr. Manuel Kaner, Lancaster, California; 12xl2 was so tremendol.

ATING EPORTS

(THROUGH JAN. 12, 1"') 1968 Central California Open- October ...... 37 Southern California Champlon.hlp-October ...... 88 NATIONAL_Fourth American Open-November ...... _. ... 160 San Bernardino Chess Cl\lb Improvement Tournament- A\lI.-Oet. 10 FOREIGN-tl4th USCF E\lropean RaUn, Tournlment - N\lrnburg, Monterey Ptnk Club Championship-November ...... 30 Germl ny-November ._. __ ...... _...... _...... _...... 25 Monterey Ama te\l' Open TO\l,na menl- November ...... __ ...... 10 SUver Win, Chus Cl\lb Champlon!hlp-November·De<:ember ___ 8 Northem Caillornia Match Pby-Novcmber __ ._ ..... _. ... __ .... ____ ._ ... 10 Second AnnUl I VletNlm Chess Chlmplon. hlp. Slll"on- Rlvertlde Open-November ... _... _. __ . __ . __ ._ ...... _._ ...... _. __ . ____ . __ 28 Decem ber __ ._ ... __ .. ____ . __ ._. _____ .. ___ .. _..... _...... _. __ . __ . ___ . ____ .. 2Z El Se,undo Chess Club TOlllname nt-Oclober·November ..... __ . __ 14 RamSlein Op*n-Cermany-December __ .. ____ ...... __ .. __ ... __ . __ ._._ .. _ 14 Amateur Open-Downey-Octobcr.November ._._ ...... __ ...... _...... 10 M~ t ch ('$ : Sln,le ton/Nlcolosl, NleolosItBukow.k1, Incata/ McFaU, Sacrlmento Open-November ___ ._ ...... _... _...... ___ .. __ . __ ._ ... _. __ .. 34 Bnkowskl/lneata. NlcolosVMcFali. Slnlleton/ Barkowski, Northern California Champlonlhlp-November·December _._. __ .. U Slnll e t o n/N I~ 0Io 5 1. 16th Davl. Rated TO\lrnament-Qelober·Deeember ...... __ 19 ALABAMA- Hunhvllle Ches.! Cl\lb Fall Ralln,-Oetober ...... _...... 10 Whittier Amateur Open-October.Deee mber ...... 44 ALASKA-Flnt Ann\lal Alaska Invitational St.te ChampIonship Thanks,lvlng Open-Vent\lra Chell CI\lb-October.De<:ember .... 26 November.December ...... i6 Monterey CO\lnty Chen Championship-December ...... 16 ARIZONA_Ladder Tournament_Rooks anc! CroOkl Chess Club- Lyon', Share Tourn~ment_December ...... 25 Aprll.October ...... 14 £1 Segundo Chess Club ChlmpIOnlhlp-November.Dl'cl'mber ...... 26 Rooks and Crook, Ladder Tournament-October ...... 12 1968 Mechanics Institute Invltatlon.I-OetOber·Deeember ...... 11 Dr. Rudolph Schwarz Mcmorlal Tournament-December ...... 6 Uons-5eetlon .. nd Til"ers-5eetlon City Terr.ce CATS TO\l,nament Phocnlx Chell Club Pre·Hlgh SChool Championships lor 11169- _Date~ ...... 20 December ...... __ .... __ ...... _...... _...... _... _._. 6 lalatches: Wal"ne./lalorrow, Lasley/ Redner, Wacner/ B\lrehfleld, Wlnstonllrwln, B\lrchfleld/Lasley, Morrow/ Acton, Jones/Gray, Burchfield/ Acton, i'tuelt/ WI,ner, White/Jones, Wl rner/ Jonel, Whlte/1rwln. Wrllht/l',hnn, Glrner/ Reppert. N" 'son/ K1nl" , Rowley/Gamer, Henhey!Nelson, Nelson/ Olson. CALIFORNIA- NA Valley Chess Club Summer Ratln, Tournlmetlt- , " A II l ust· Septl'm ber ._._ ... ______... _._._ ... __ .__ ._ ._ ... ___ ._ ... __ ._.__ 18 Hartrord Chess Club C1~ss A Camornla Op*n-September ___... _.... __ ...... ____ ...... _._ ... ____...... 71 TrInity Open-December ...... __ ...... ___ .. ___ ._.... _. .. _._ .. __ .. _...... _.... __ ._... 20 S\lmmer Ral!ng Tournament, Monterey Chen Club-J"une-5ept. 21 1968 Hartford Open-December ... _... _...... 36 WhlUler Chen Club Champlonshlp-$eptember.October ...... _. 30 1969 New London Candldaln Tourney- September·December .... 24 Southern Call1ornia Amateur, Santa Montca-3 Se<:tlon""Oct.. ... 114 oC- Federal City Chess Club Ladder-November ...... 9 Redland, Summer TO\lrnament-Aul"uII.()ctober ...... 8 Second Annual Turkey shoot Opeon-November.Deeember ...... 56 CHESS LIFE IY68 Thomas Emery Armed Forces Tournament-October ...... 18 Greater St. Louis Open- December ...... 35 1968-fi9 DC Chess League-Rounds 1-4-0ctober·December ...... 118 Capablmca Chess Club ChamplonsblJ)--November.December ...... 12 Match: Cassldy/Zaltsev. Match: Steffen/Zavanelli. DELAWARE_Delaware Open-November ...... 25 NEBRASKA-Scottsbluff Open-November ...... 7 Mld·Atlantic High SchoOl Champlonshlp-November.December .... 47 NEW Chess Club ChamplonshlJ)--December, Eastern Amateur Championshlp-November.December ...... 42 ...... 12 FLORIDA-Mlssileland Open-October ...... 14 Amateur Tournament-November ...... 33 Flor ida State University Rating Tournament- November ...... 12 City YMCA Chess Club Champion· A"Ilnual Invitational Tournament_Charlotte--November ...... 5 ...... 20 Matcbes: Rice/Lereb, Busquets/Tassinari, Jennings/Wren...... 65 GEORGIA-Second Annual Columbus Day Open-October ...... 20 ...... 56 Middle Georgia Open- November·December ...... 20 ...... 9 ILLINOIS_ GPCF October Ladder-October ...... 13 Austin Chess Club Swlss-Oetober.November ...... 12 o,~-October ...... 36 Wamsley Cup Open-November ...... " ...... 54 ...... 22 n10wa Open-November ...... 44 Club Cbampionshlp- Second 1968 Twin City Open-November ...... 35 Twin City Chess Club Fall Ratmg Tournament-November ...... 6 ...... 8 Northwestern University Fall Tournament- Date? ...... 10 ...... 2.5 Mld·America Open-December ...... 57 ...... 41 Mississippi Knights Ladder-November·Deeember ...... 6 ...•. 40 GPCF November·December Ladder ...... 13 ...... 136 Matches: Thomps?n/Peters, Peters/Jobnson. INDIANA-Second Elkhart Open-November ...... 18 Marshall 1968 Perry Eash Memorlal_ October.November ...... 8 Thursday ...... 22" Hoosier Open-Decpmber ...... 24 Regional ...... 19 L ~ Porte Ches~ Club Tournament- December ...... " ... 15 Candidates ...... 12 10WA- Unlvprslty of Iowa Rou'ld RObln-October ...... 4 1968 Under·18 Tournament--November ...... 10 KANSA<;-Flrst Cessna Open-November ...... 12 Metropolitan Expert Tournament-November ...... 6 Experlment~1 Open-November ...... 24 Central Nllw York Booster_November ...... 19 Matcb.. s: Frazlpr/Sbr, Prlcbard/Frazier, Kotas/Hensley, Central New York Experts Open-November ...... 8 Steffen/Zavanelll. Central New York H'gh School ChamplonshlJ)--November ...... 41 KENTUCKY-F ~ lIs City Open-November ...... 20 Central New York Junior HIgh SchOol Championship-November 14 Matcb: Ross/Fulkerson. Ktngsmen Ch;hnd Super·Booster-Nov. . Dec. 44 1968 USCF Region V Tournament-November ...... 31 MIT Rating Point Sectlons-Qctober.December ...... 18 P~rkwa).' Cbes" Club Ch~mDlonshtp-Octobpr.Nnvember ...... 18 Worcester JCC Fall Tournament-October·December ...... 12 Schroed .. r'~ Bl"thd.y Tournament- November·December ...... 30 Christmas Open- December ...... 52 Match: Smlth/Leesburg. 1968 Massachusetts Schoolboy Chess Champlcnship-December .... 32 OI(Lfl HOMA-Reglon vn Open- December ...... 53 Matches: Conway/ Howes, Ostrow/Gazonas. OREGON_Fifth Annu.1 Klamatb Falls Open- November ...... 32 MICHIGAN-Fourth Annual East Detroit Open- October ...... 56 Matehes: Lee/ ZwltzMotor City Open- November·December ...... 64 PENNSYLVANIA- 196S Pittsburgh Chess Club Junlor Champion· Lansing Ladder Tournament-July·November ...... 22 shlp-November.December ...... 6 First Insanlly Open-December ...... 30 Northeast Chess Club Ladder Cnntest-Sppt ~ mber·December ...... 6 Matches: PhillipsjE. MOlenda, E. IIfolenda/Marks, Bateman/ 1969 Ph!l'df'lphla JunIor CbamplO"llshlt-Deeember ...... 34 Tessaro. SOUTH CAROLINA_ Aiken Holiday Chess Femlval-December ...... 14 TENNE[O;SEE-Mld-South Open and Am~teur·November ...... 30 MINNESOTA-8outhwest Mlnneapa\!s Rating Tornado :!tl-Oetober 6 East Tennessee Chess A$SOCiatlon Holiday Speclal- Nov .. Dec . .... 19 Rattng Foursome # 3 (Announced as Southwest Rating Tornado) TEXAS-Texas Open_November.December ...... 24 October ...... 4 Texas Candidates Tournament-November.December ...... 12 1968 Minneapolis Open-November ...... 33 Sock·rt·To·Me Invitational-December ...... 10 Southwest Minneapolis Rating Tornado ;!t2-November ...... 8 North Texas Open-December ...... 56 MSCA Round Robin- Class Tournaments-December ...... 29 Match: Cbamplon/Camplon. I ...... 10 UTAH- 1968 Salt Lake City Club Champlonship-B and C Class- .0' -- ...... 20 August-October ...... ~~...... 7 ...... 22 Utah Open Tournament- November ...... 25 MSCA New Year's ...... 24 VIRGINIA-Peninsula 1968 Fall Rating Tourney-8eptember·Oct ...... 26 Matches: Marcy/Clson, Charlottesville CheS5 Championship-December ...... 11 MISSOURI-Southwest Missouri Diehards' Open-October ...... 34 WASHINGTON-Chess Tornado-Seattle Chess Club--October ...... 11 Downtown YMCA Chess Club Rating Tournament-University Northwest Open_November·December ...... 55 CIty- November ...... 4 W15CONSIN-Hawthorn Glen RatIng Tournament- October ...... 28 Kansas City Open-Decemb

as the clear winner in varsity competi· tween John Frederick of Marquette, Nor· Annual High School Event tion. Marquette Higb School of Milwau~ man Wodke of Milwaukee Boys Tech, kee placed second with a 4·1 match and James Burnell of Boylan. score. Three schools had 3-2 match In the Soph·Frosh Division, Milwaukee at Rockford, points, with the host Guilford High Boys Technical High School took team The very successful 4th Annual Guil· School taking the tie·break with 17.ih-7lf.z honors with 4lf.z·Jh match points. Even ford High School Invitational Chess in game points. so, Michael Wierzibicki and Philip Hayes Tournament was held in Rockford, mi· Top individual player awards went to of Marquette High School scored perfect nois on December 27-28. Eighty·nine Philip Cobert of Guilford on board 1; 5·0 in games on boards 1 and 3, reo players from twelve high schools in the Lane's David Hasegawa on board 2; spectively. Rockford·Milwaukee.Chicago area partici· Thomas Newton of Rockfgrd's Auburn The tournament was directed by Dr. pated in this stellar event. The annual High School on board 3; Hector Hernan· Victor Spear of Rockford, assisted by tournament has stimulated high school dez, Lane, and Michael Kaczmarek of Michael Frithiof of Augustana College chess activity throughout the region and and Allan Kemp of the University of Boylan High School tied for top perform· might serve a~ a model for other areas. TIlinois. Dr. John C. Swanson, prinCipal Lane Technical High School of Chicago ance on board 4; and board 5 had a of Guilford High School, officiated at won · all five of its matches to emerge three·way tie for top performance be- the awards presentation. FEBRUARY; 1969 79 IMPORTANT All USCF·rated tournaments require that each partici· if there are cash prizes); reg.: registration or register; rd: pant is a paid-up member of the USCF. You must carry your round ; ras.: reserve or reseiVation; raq.; required; ee: chess membership card with you and Ihow It to the tournament club; TD: louroament director. director, or pay him anoth.r y ••r's dUlL All tournaments Most tournament organizers would like you to briog sets listed below are rated, with the exception of those with a and clocks in ease the event attracts more players than orici­ fast time limit. lueh as 30-30, etc. nally planned for. on" other USCF. such Splela' not. to those submitting announcemlnts for ,",b­ IIntlon: PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY TO AVOID MI$UND!RSTANDINGS, WMICM MAY RESULT IN D'ELAVS enlry fees are refundable If tournament officials AND WHICH MAY JEOPARDIZI! THE SUCCESS OF YOUR are nf ,our Inability to play within a r ..sonable time TOURNAMENT. Be sure to note the points about advance prlor to the fir .. round, unless otherwise speelfied in the entry fees and memberships in or.eanizatlons other than USCF. announeement. It is a good Idea to send your entry in ad· VERY IMPORTANT: IN ORDER TO ASSURE PUBLICA· vanee--it's ulIuaUy eheaper and it's a big help to the touma· TION IN THESE PAGES EARLY ENOUGH TO PROMOTE ment organi1:e rs. A GOOD TURNOUT AT YOUR TOURNAMENT, WE MUST Abbr(>vi ations used in these announeements: 55: Swiss RECEIVE YOUR AT LEAST TWELVE System: TL: time limit: EF: entry fee: INT: send entries to AN­ t11(> following address: INO: ~end Inquiries to the follOwing SEND address (If different from ENT)i 55: prizes (symbol used only 479 Broadway, 12550. , ebout" 21 .13 10th Annual EL PASO OPEN TRIPLE CROWN DATES 5oC:S. 4SI1. P ll n Hnton. F.t P I...,. T UII. U : sn . ~o . un"~r 19 . SIO . SS 175. 100, SO. Exp. 50. August 10-22. 1969 A 5lI. B 40. C 15. Jr. 15. Il'Orn8n '10. IIn r . 15. T roo h l~~. ete. R~e . eloM'1 & om F ri. TO: GIl'O . U. S_ OPEN Knltannwskl. ENT ' Hedor Fab ~ lIa. 5904 D~lta , lincoln, NebriSka EI PliO, T exll 7P!1OS. November 27.30, 1969 , . b",.l" 21·23 'rId A"nu.11 AMERICAN OPEN JOHN GILBRETH MEMORIAL Santa Monica, California &o S ~. 40/2 r ~ d~ 2-4. 40/1loi l. Br.. ft ken ltnt"'1. Elrly 1970 V-n.- S ,.ft~h · ()(o""" Av,. .. !,nne S "'Aeh. C~ 1. F."F" : S1 2. und.. r ,ft SII . IS ~(I(I. ISO. F.lrll .. rt Tno. !«I; NATIONAL OPEN ' ab. 21. Mlrch 2 A 1l'1li . ~: B 1M. 50: C·ln",.,r 1M. 110. 40. olus 76th AnnUlI Ir n"hl .. ~ 10 cl ~,. ",Innerl. S ll e"I ~ 1 r ot,. lit Sit. Later MINNESOTA OPEN _ STATE I>nt .. l: SII' . SkrYJnlk, 1553 Lassen St .. Redllnds. TOURNAMENT Cal. 112373. 123rd AnnUli 01cI .. homl 00"") March 1 5-SS. SOft ht S. tllen 4M2. Oklahoml State 2nd AnnUlI Unly ~t u d e n t Un lnn. !>t11l wller . Oklft . Ef": .005 limn lilt publl. hed ralln! . unt illed S$. EASTERN SHORt:' HICH SCHOOL OCA m .. m. req. rU. olll""(-$tl e $II .. 100, oth.. r ca,h \0 nut 2 and class winners fta TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP e ntrt ... pnmlt : trollh'e. to 1st and top ABCD am' too Okl. re •.. and unr. Ootlonl l 1st rd. & PM l"T'. Rei!. ctolles 9,30 AM Sat. Good h ntel "ccom. fn hldll'. Brtm! cloc k. If po" .'bl ,.. 1':NT: Rlc hl rd Permer. 121 S. McFarll nd, StUl • • tel, Okl • . H n74. ,abtu." 22·23 8th Annual

March 1-2 Fourth AnnUli GREATFR NEW YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP

80 CHESS LIFE rd. 3 pm March 9. ENT: Mark SUrllle!!. 826 March 15·16 N. CaS!, Apt. 209. Milwaukee, Wile. 53202- 2nd Annual Mareh 14-16 FAYETTEVILLE OPEN WASHINGTON OPEN 5-SS, 50/2, Downtown Motor Lodge, 21 S. College FayetteylUe, Ark. EF: $6. $$ SO or (note of , 40% Ei!-s after eXi'enSeS, 30%, 10 %~ trophies In clluel. Optional 1st rd. 8 PID 3/ 14, Reg. closes 9 SID 3/ 15. ENT: Frank Thorpe, 500 E. Maple St., F ayetteville, Ark. 72701. Mlrch 15.16 11th AnnUli GEM CITY March' GREATER NEW YORK LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP !~~; ~'~!I " _f?~, Mlrch 15.16 SECOND HAWKEYE OPEN S-SS. 40/100, Iowa Memorial Union, Unly. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. EF : $6. $$ (based on 40 entries) 70, 30, 20; 10 each to top ABCD·E, unr., jr. Reg. closes 10 8ID, 15t rd. 10:30. last over by 6 pm. ENT: Michael Lat. fin, ox 853, Iowa City, Iowa $2240.

March ' ·2 1st Annual ANN ARBOR CHESS CONGRESS March 21-23 5·55, 4512, Mlehlgan Un ion, 530 S. State St., BARKSDALE OPEN Ann Arbor, Mich. EF: SID. Rcg. by 9 AM . , Last rd. 3 PM Sun. Trophies to top 4 and AB CD, J r., unr. Cash 3 PM Sun. Trophies to top 4 and ABCD, J r., unr. Cash according to su rplus after expenses: 40 %, 20 %, 10 %, 5%, A·IO %, B-6%. C-4 %, 0·2%, Unr.·1o/. . No a djud. ENT: Joe Pfiffn er, Michigan Union, address March a bove. BROW,.. Mllreh 1·1 SOUTHERN INDIANA OPEN 5-SS. S0/2. Frangipani Room. IndIana Me· morlal Union. Bloomington. Ind. EF: $8.SO, under 18 IS. SS :roo total If 45 entrlea. Reg. elos.! 9 AM Man:h 1. ENT: Erie Isaacson, Te· ter FlOe, Bloomington. Ind. 47401. Ma·ch 7·' CONTINENTAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN

March 22 3RD METROPOLITAN CHESS

March 22 6TH SCHOLASTIC NOVICE March' REDLANDS 30·30 CHAMPIONSHIP 5· or a·Townsend. 30/30. then 10 min. Cope Jr. Hllth Sehool liDO W . CYfreu . Redlands, Cal. EF: $5. unol er 18 $3. No ra ted. $$ 30% EF plus trophy. other ca sh according to en· tries. ENT: Stephen Skrypzak, 1553 Lassen St.. Redlands, Cal. 92373. Marrh 8·' TWIN CITY OPEN 5·55 . 40/100. Blo omlngtO>n YMCA. 201 E. Washington St., B1oom;ngton, m. EF: $7. $$ (based on 42 entries) 75. 45. 30. "BCD.E. unr., March 22 10 each. Reg. closes 9:30 AM. ENT: Garrett 2ND UNDER·13 NOVICE Scott, RR~I , Hudson , 111. 61748. TOURNAMENT March 8·' 5-SS 30/1. Brooklyn CC, 434 Albee Sq., BADGER OPEN Brookiyn. N.Y. Open to all players born after 5·SS. 45/ 2. Plankinton Hotel. 609 Plankln· March 22, 1956, except t hose rated 800 Or tnn, 1I1l1 waukee. Wisconsin, EF: $10. Cash aboye. EF $2.50 It mailed by Mar. 18: later $4. prizes and trophies. Reg. closes 9:30 am, last Special EF tor those joining USCF for the FEBRUARY, 1969 81 OPEN 5-55, 30/30 (nQt r ated), YMCA, 315 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn. EF: 52 adv. or $3 . t door. lst rd. 10 am. $$ acc. to entrIes. ENT: F. Townsend, 10 Bermuda Rd., WethersfIeld, Conn. 011109. Mareh n ·23 March 30 UTICA RESERVE OPEN 2nd Annual 4-MAN SECTIONAL 3·RR, 45/1 ...... CACA O-kland Lodge, 303 8th St.. f8th &. Harrl50n), Oakland, Cai. EF: $3 . Troph'es la s .. ctlon winners. Ret. In advance or 9·9:50 am 3/30. ENT: O~khnd Chess Club (Sectional), Box 1622. Oakland, Cal. 94604. April S 'NEW YORK QUADRANGULAR

Much n·2l CENTRAL t4EW YORK SCHOLASTIC

ADrtl 12·" 9th Annual Memorial amateur. GOLDEN TRIANGLE OPEN.y~S~, $12 and trophy; Reg. I ce. March 2"2-2~ S<. INDIANA OPEN 5-55, S0/2. Bi n Sbte Un'ven'ty Student Center . MeKlnley and Unlverlitv Avu.. Room 301, Muncie, Ind. EF; n, sa.so by 3121. un· don" 21 $S, $1..50 by 3121 . S$ fir It least 4!i play) 100. r;o. 25. ABC. Jr.. unr. Rell". closes 9:30 11m . ?NT: J"hr r~'npbell, 201 RIversIde Ave., Muncie, Ind. 47303. March 22·23 REDLANDS OPEN ~-5S. 45/tY.t (td! 1·31. 4~fl05 f41. 45/2 (5). Apr!) 12·13 Co~ Jr. HllI:h School. 1100 W. Cvnreu Ave., LAKE ONTARIO OPEN Re"l~n"l. CIt. EF: $10. under 18 n . $I 30% EJ' plll~ trophy. other eash aecord1n, to en­ 5-55. 50/2. Central YMCA 100 Clbbl 51., Rochest&. open to In exe"p! IhMe rated entries: prize. to top ~, ABCDE-unr./ jr., u:r ISIl() Or a!)rlve: Novtc:e !ie~tlnn. 45/1Y.t, onen set. ENT: Russ.. U Rhodes, lOll Sprln, !eld R ., to ~ II exceot those rat~1l uno or Ibtlve. CUlr­ E. Pearl., Il L 61611. aOl ttoo"d pr l ~~ run" $1 .000. Ooen o r '~es 1.'00, 150. 100. Un"", ""00 70. U,,"er 'WIO 60. B"Od­ Allrll '''20 er pr'rM SI'1(1. 60. lfl. Un""r 11100 40 NOvice prlU"1 $!iO. 20 Tro... h l ~$ In lop ~ In e/leh see­ 5th AnnUl i tlon Ind to Ex~rt. A. B In Open: C, D In TRI·STATE Bnoner: E. U"d~r·1Q11O In Nnvle". Troohv to lop Woman. thlrated. ~o\1U"e Stull_nt. High SehOlol Stu"ftnt. P re·H'.I(h !iehnol Student I~U s<,etlo". "Uflhl,.: b~sed on p .. rf.... rmlnce rat_ Inj!'t) EF fregular:) OP"n 115.50. Booster April 11·13 SI'.50. Nov'ee $9 50. For high ~~hftOl &. pre­ h"wh sehool ~t u tlent5. ODen -"0.50 . BO" IBT.f; _ NOfllt;: \Va L Bt;: SUPPLIED. r. hech paY'ble to Contlnenbt Cheu Assn. ENT' W. Coleh. CARRY YOUR CARD bf'rg, 4SO PrO$p~t Ave.. Mt. Vernon. N.Y. IM~3 . Carry your USCF membership card M ...m~ with you at aU times and be prepared 5th Pr. ·East.r to show it at ea~h USCF·rated tour­ VISALIA AMATEUR OPEN nament. 6-55, ~/1 (most rds). Co\1eee ar the Se. quolas Stu!!ent Union, Mooney Blv!!. a t Bev. 82 CHESS LIFE APril ' ..21 spHt Inlo ""eUons of 8. bt rd. 9 am. S$ ac· MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR cording to ("I1.trle.. ENT: F. Town.end, 10 Bermud~ Rd. . Wethersrield, Conn. 08109. 7·55, 50/1. 8 0yl1ton YM CU, 48 Boylston St .. Boston, Mus. Open to player. n ted under April 26·27 2000. EF: SL~ . Cas h prlzea. ENT: Benjamin Lande)" 246 Atlantlc St .. Quincy, Mass. 02171. 3rd Annual JAYHAWK OPEN April 19·20 & Kan$;115 Championship May 2-4 MID-AMERICA CHICAGOLAND OPEN 3Td SW FLORIDA OPEN s.ss, S0/2, H aze l Crest A meTte ... n Le llan 5-SS. Kansas Room Of Klnu s Union , Unl· P o. t :398. 17034 Pale Ave .. Halel Crest, ILL . versity of Ka nsas, Lawrence . Ka nsa• . Cu ll, ~. 4:1/2. Hm. 16. Cultural Ce nter. Port It Charlotte. Fla. EF: $8 by 4/ 28. later S9 , jU. Ef': $12. under 17 $10. lesl b y ~ / I L $tOO 1$1. lrophlu and title. l. t r d. a m Sit. Detana n later. st! by 4/ 28. laler S7. All EF plus FCA memo ENT: ~lId · Amerl c a Cheu f'~enlion , 211 Fir $$ &0, "0, 20. plus trophies 10 lop 3. It 5 or St., PlITk Forut. III. to46f. April 26-27 more. trophy a nd $15 to lop woman. Jr .. Char· 5th Annual lotle Counly player. Books 10 a ll non·prln April ,,.20 winners with plul l corei. Re, . 6-7 pm 5/ 1. COASTAL EMPIRE OPEN LONG ISLAND OPEN 5.55. Ce ntral Queens YMCA, !J9·U Pa rsons ENT: F. B. Fer Tlndlz. InS NW P icnic S t .• $-SS, S0/ 2. Skyllnu ~ r Y lce Club. Hunle r Blvd .. J am aica. N.Y. 11432. In Iwo ndlon5: Pori Charlotte, Fla. 339S0. Sponsored by Oen. ... AY. Savarmah, Ga. In 2 st('tlon• . Open : EF: Open. 50/2, open to all; BOOller, 40/ H\. open enl Development Corp. SIO _ GCA me mo A m lt~ r : EF: " + GCA 10 all .. ted below 1800 or unrated. £Y. It memo All EF n less for under 19 .nd by mailed by Apr . 22: Open $ 11 .50, Boolle r $8.50; M.lV 30· June 1 ~1l2 _ SS Open 100. SO , 15, trophlu to lop 3. to high schOOl & pre·hli ll schOOl . Iudent., ht CAPE CORAL OPEN A. a ·below, Amateur: 2:5. n , 10. trophies to Open $7.50. Booster 5:>.50. S pecial uscr dun top 3, CDE. \lnr. Reg, clOSH 9:30 1m 4/19; for ad ult entrants jOining USCI' for the nrst • nls. Sal. 10. 3, I , Sun. II, 2, Rerreshments. I;me. S6 {must be paid tOllether with entry E:'\T: Tom Ne lli ll~ n . 122 E. 41 St., Savannah, fU.1 Arter Apr. 22, all EF $1.50 more. Gu ..· Ga. 31401. anlee!! $100 1st prize In Open and $40 lit In Booster ; others accordlnl to eontrl n. TTophlu ApTll 26 to top 3 In each . ection and ClB u A. B In HARTFORD ONE·DA Y OPEN Open and C. D, E, Under. \OOO. Unrated In l .SS. 45/ 1'h. YMCA. 315 Pearl St .. Hartford. Booster. Reg. closes 9 am Apr. 26; Open rds. Conn. EF: S2 adv. or S3 at door. Enlrants Sat. 10. 3. 8; Sun. la, 3: Booster rds. Sat. 10.

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP

We wish to thank those ot you who There has been a change in our play· which information can be obtained from have responded to our November issue ing site. The tournament will now be the airline or a local travel agent. appeal for lists of schools active in held at the Hotel McAlpin, 34th 5t. and Another question involves the compo· chess in your local area. However, we Broadway, New York City. This fine ho· sition of teams. We have stated that believe that in every state, and in every tel offers the same room rates we had there is at least one state in which loca l metropolitan area with over 100.000 pop· previously listed-S12 single and SI6 regulations forbid teams representing ulation (a nd many with less), there are twin-and it also can accommodate ad· public schools from participating in out· numerous schools that have chess ac· ditional beds in a room at S5 each, al· of·slate events, and that if this is the tivity - that participate in school lowing a team of 4 to stay for S26-just case in your state, you may still enter leagues, tournaments, or informal match· $6.50 per person per day. All other de· a team if you give your team a name es. Probably the reason that we have tails remai n as announced in the No· other than that of your school, thereby I not heard from so many of these states ve mber issue. avoiding having the school represented. and metropolitan areas is that many We are receiving some recurrent in· However, we have never said that teams of you who would like to help feel that quiries about this event which warrant would be accepted which consist of the C1)st of traveling from yo ur area to comme nt here. One question, which players (rom different schools. All New York precludes local participation, comes especially from the western part players on a team must attend the same or that the players from your area are of the country, involves the problem of school. No exceptions to this rule will not strong enough to warrant the ex· keeping expenses to a min imum. For be permitted. Send all correspondence pense. If this is the case, we hope yo u most players who must travel. transpor· to William Goichberg, 450 Prospect Ave., will now reconsider and help us by tation will be by far the biggest ex· Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 10553. sending in a list. This Is a national tour· pense. Any lone player from a school nament, and we are interested in send· who wishes to save money by sharing ing an announcement to .11 active a room should state this when entering; schools-be they in New York or Ne· we will try to make appropriate ar· $200 braska, Arizona or Alaska. We realize rangements. All reservations from that the farther the school is from New players not seeking roommates, how­ MAKES YOU York, the less likely it is players will ever, should be sent directly to the Mc· A enter. It is unfortunate that we cannot Alpin hotel. Concerning transportation, equalize transportation costs for all ; we most players. especially those coming USCF MEMBER would, however, like to give all schools more than a fe w hundred miles, will FOR an equal opportunity to learn of the probably be best oIr traveling by plane. tournament. No matter how remote the Airlines offer a variety of half·fare and LIFE! chances may seem that your area's other youth rates or group rates. about players will come to New York, these chances will be enhanced by ha ving area schools receive our announcement. Even if your area's high school players are already USC F members and know about NO CARD, NO PLAY the tournament via CHESS LIFE, hav­ ing the school receive the oUicial "in· In order to have their events USCF rated, Tournament Directors must see vitation" increases the likelihood of its your USCF membership card and determine that you are currently a member. helping finance its players' participa· Please be prepared to show this card, pay another year's dues at the tourna· tion. And even if the school cannot send ment, or not play. any players this year, we want them to know the tournament exists _ it will And don't blame the poor TO- he's just followin£: the rules when he insists raise their opinion of scholastic chess, that you conform to our membership requirements in order to insure that his and may lead to plans for attending event will be rated! next year's National Championship. FEBRUARY, 1969 83 70th Annual u. S. EN CHESS Twelve Rounds - Hotel Lincoln LINCOLN, NEBRASKA AUGUST 10-22 * * Tournament Director: International Master* George Koltanowski Assistant Tournament Director: Col. Paul Webb * * * $5000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND

(The largest prize fund ever offered in CI U.S. Open) 1ST PRIZE $1500 plus TROPHY CLASS B 1ST $100 plus TROPHY 2ND PRIZE 800 CLASS B 2ND 75 3RD PRIZE 500 CLASS C 1ST 75 plus TROPHY 4TH PRIZE 300 CLASS C 2ND 50 5TH PRIZE 200 CLASS D 1ST 75 plus TROPHY 6TH thru 10TH 100 each CLASS D 2ND SO EXPERT 1ST 125 plus TROPHY CLASS E & EXPERT 2ND 75 UNRATED 1ST 7S plus TROPHY EXPERT 3RD SO WOMEN'S 1ST 100 plus TROPHY CLASS A 1ST 100 plus TROPHY WOMEN'S 2ND 75 CLASS A 2ND 7S JUNIOR 1ST 50 plus TROPHY CLASS A 3RD 50

Entry Fee: $25 plus USCF membership if not currently (] *mem­ * *The onnual USCF Members' meeting will be held ot 2 p.m. ber. on Thursdoy, AUQust 14. The USCF Directors' meeting will be Registration: Advance entries urged. Send check or money order held ot 2 p.m., Friday, AUQust 15. to U.S. Chess Federation, 479 Broadway, Newburgh, New York An awords breokfost will be held ot 10 o.m., Saturday, 12550. Final rer;l istrotion ot Hotel Lincoln, Sunday, August 10th, August 23. 10 a .m. to 4 p.m. Banquet: A special banquet with musical entertoinment for the Time Control: The time control for the event will be 50 moves in public ond ployers will be held in the Terrace Room, Hotel lincoln. 2% hours. 20 moves on hour thereaher. Soturdoy. August 16 at 7 p.m. $5.00 tickets moy be obtoined Meetings: A ployers' meetinQ will be held prior to the beginning at finol registrotion time. of the first round. BRING YOUR CHESS CLOCK. We furnish sets and boards. * * * SCHEDULE

Round 1-7 p.m., Sunday, August 10 Round S--7 p.m" Thur~ay, August 14 Round 9-7 p.m., Tuesday, August 19 2-7 p.m., Monday, August 11 6-7 p.rn" Friday, August 15 10-7 p.m., Wednesday, August 20 3-7 p.m., Tuesday, August 12 7_7 p.m., Sunday, August 17 11--4 p.m., Thursday, August 21 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, August 13 8-7 p.m., Monday, August 18 12-3 p.m., Friday, August 22 U.S. Speed Championship on Saturday, August 16 * Our host hotel in* the center * of downtown Lincoln, THE LINCOLN HOTEL You will enjoy your tournament stay at the unique Recreational facilities include golfing, tennis, horseback Victorian style hotel of 150 rooms with private bath, tele· riding, swimming in an Olympic·size pool and other out· vision and air·conditioning in all rooms, ranging from $6.50 door activities. Points of interest nearby are Antelope Park to $14.()() with higher rates for two and three room suites. Zoo and the unique Children's Zoo, Old Pawnee Indian (Single rooms, $6.50 to $8.00.) Council Cave and the Sunken Gardens. You may wish to Ample free parking, coffee shop, cocktail lounge, con· visit the unique State Capitol Building with its exhibits, the 'lenient to shopping areas and theaters, located on Interstate Museum of Natural History, Historical Society Museum and 180 at P Street with nearby rail and air connections. Three the Sheldon Art Gallery. blocks from University of Nebraska campus. Lincoln is a charming midwestern city where you may ADVANCE HOTEL RESERVATIONS may be made with enjoy a two-week chess vacation at your leisure on a modest The Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln, Nebraska 68501. budget. 84 CHESS LIFE