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Challenger Petrosian (Sec p. 14.'))

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Volume XVII Number 7 --- July, 1&62 EDITOR : J. F. Reinhardt CONTRIIIUTORS Weaver Adams, Leonard Barden, Peter Berlow, Arthur Bisguier, R. E. Braine, Dr. Richard Cantwell , John W. Collins, Fred Cramer, Edward A. Dickerson, Major E. B. Edmondson. Arpad Elo, Larry Evans, Kenneth H;,t rkness, Eliot Hearst, Edward Laske)', William Lombardy, Erich Marchand, Jerry Spa1ln, Gary Sperling, Raymond CHESS FEDERATION Weinstein, Fred. . .c:W'c'cnc.______------PRESIDENT BENKO WINS R. BYRNE WINS Fred Cramer EASTERN OPEN WESTERN OPEN "ICE PRESIDENT Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. Pal Benko aligbted from the plane International Master Robert Byrne, In· that brought him from the Candidates dianapolis, became the secrmd player to REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Tournament in Curacao, (where he had win the Western Open on two successive NEW ENGLAND WUUam C. Newberry played twenty·seven gruelling rounds occasions as Mil waukee's annuaJ event R\chnd 1'lr r ell against the world's strongest grandmas· came to a close here July 4th. The other Ell lIouNioll ters). made a few telephone inquiries player to accomplisb this, since the reo EAST! lUI from Idlewild Airport, and departed by vival of the Western in 1957, was Pal train to Washington, D.C. to compete in Benko who won in 1958 and 1959. the Eastern Open. Byrne had a seol'e of 3- 1, closely fol· MID· ... TLANTIC D. MllhellOn A . Ruth This momentum paid off, for Benko lowed by Curt Brasket, st. Paul, who had S. Byland went through the Eastern undefeated. a clear cut claim on second position with SOUTHERN Dr. Stuart Noblin drawing only with Karl Burger of New 7lfz·llJi, Five players had 7·2 totals to Robert Ea!JlwOOd York. Benko, with 91Ji points, finished a finish in a virtual tie for third place Lanouu t'(l8ter full point ahead of second-placed Bur· in the following ol'der: Tibor Weinber· GREAT LAKES Jack O'Kede ger. Bernard Zuckerman, also of New ger, Los Angeles; Albert Sandrin, Chi· Jame. Sl:hroeder Dr. H oward G.ba York, and Albert Marlin of Edgewood. cago; Charles Weldon, Milwaukee; fol· R.I., tied for third and fourth honors lowed by Chicagoans Angelo Sandrin NORTH CENTRAL Oeorla S. Barnes Eva Aron.an with 8 points each. The three N.Y.C. and Miroslav Turiansky, Dr. Oeo. Van Uyke Tie rs pl ayers. Benko, Burger and Zuckerman, The tournament, which was again held SOUTHWliSTERN C. HarOld Bon~ all had zeros in the loss column. in the Sky Room of the Plankinton DonaLd Deflnt Fifth through ninth place ended in House, drew 145 players, one of the largo Juan J . Held a live·way tie. All with 71h points were: er fields in the history of the event. PACIFIC Henry Groall George Meyer (Wash. , D.C.), Paul Nearly all areas of the nation were Richard Vlnd~nbul" lItabel Burlingame Brandts (N.Y.C.), James Bolton (New again represented, from as far east as Haven, Conn.), Walter Sues man (War· Vermont and Delaware to as far west SECRETARY wick, R.I.) and Charles Gersch (N.Y,C.) as Ca lifornia. Also included were five Marshall Rohland The tournament, sponsored by the Canadian playen;, Washington Chess Diva n and directed Byrne's triumph was well ear ned. The BUSINESS MANAGER by Everett RaHeI of Takoma Park, Md., pairing system, which on occasions does J. F. Reinhardt drew a record total of 164 entries from not always match the ultimate winner eighteen states. Because of its success with all of his closest rivals, in this in· MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY as a caliber attraction it must be regard· stance proved quite adequate, To reo Sybilla Harkness ed as one of the year's highlights in peat for the title, Byrne won his first NATIONAL CHAIRMEN AND OFFICERS United Stales chess, Always a popular five games, deCeaUng Roman GoUa, Chi· tournament, the Eastern has become an cago; Dr. Howard Ga ba, Detroit; Theo­ AFFILIATE STATUS ...... $lX'n<:e r Va n Gelder ARMED FORCES CHESS...... _. __ ... ltobert Karch area arena where the up-and-coming dore Pehnec, Elkhart, Indiana, Mitchell COLLEGE CHESS ..•. _. .. _ ...... _... _._ .... P eter ikrJow players challenge the established mas· Zweig, Chicago; and Brasket. He drew INDUSTRIAL CHESS...... St.nley W. I). Ki1Ig ters for their right of supremacy. wi th Weinberger in the sixth, won from INSTITUTIONS CHESS ...... 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Change 01 . ddren: AUow four weekI notice: please gIve u. bot h the ne ",' addre .. and (F.I.D.E .) the Old addre$S, Including the numbers . nd dlt... on the t op line 0 1 your stencil. Jerry G. Spann Add reu all cOlnmurueaUonJ, .nd mak .. all cheekl p. yable 10: Vice·President, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, 10 I!'st 11th Strut, NEW YORK 3, N.Y. 142 CHESS LIFE Evans Edges Lombardy Play On July 13, USCF Business Man­ ager J. F. Reinhardt handed a check Larry Evans, United States chess cham­ in the amount of 51119.48 to Mau­ pion, narrowly defeated rice J. Kasper, treasurer of the Amer­ William Lombardy by a score oC 51,2-4*­ in a to-game ma tch fo r the George P. ican Chess Foundation, as full pay­ Edgar Trophy. The contest was held ment fOr the Federation's share in at the Marshall and Manhattan chess financing the Interzonal and Candi­ clubs in from June 16 to dates tournaments. This amount rep· June 29. resented a balance of $212.75 owed The match was hard fought. from be­ from the Inlerwnal, plus the $1000 ginning to end, There were only three pledged for the Curacao event, less draws, none of them of the "grand­ master" variety. The shortest game-an the FIDE entry fees of $93.27 (pre· Orangoutang (or Polish) Opening---ended viously paid by USCF) for grandmas­ in a draw after 29 moves. The other tcrs Fischer and Benko. The total drawn games (numbers four and nine) amount contributed by the USCF for went to 67 and 81 moves respectively these two vital international events before play ended. came to $2125. Evans got of! to a poor start, losing Jerry Spann's Interzonal appeal the first game (in which he had White) and the various appeals in CHESS in 41 moves. He made a quick recovery, however, and after drawing game two, UFE during the past few months won the third game, drew the fourth accounted for all but a hundred dol· and won the filth. Thus, at the hallway Larry Evans lars or so of this amount, the balance mark, he had a lead of 3·2 and the match By winning, Evans received $900 of the being taken from the USCF's profits moved from the Marshall club to the $1500 purse donated by George P. lor the fiscal year ending J une 30, Manhattan. Edgar through the American Chess Foun­ 1962. A list 01 contributors to the Candidates' Fund will appear in our The second hall of the struggle, was, dation. The match, sponsored by the USCF in coperation with the ACF, was August issue. In the meantime, to all if anything, more bitterly contested than who gave,-many thanks! the first. Lombardy, with White, won the refereed by International Master Hans sixth game, tying the match, but Evans Kmoch. came back 10 take the seventh. The eighth game proved decisive. Lom­ GAME RESULTS OPENING No. MOVES bardy, for the only time in the match, I. EV"'IS ...... 0 Lombardy ...... _.... ~ .... I Ruy Lope:r ...... , 2. Lombardy ...... V:t Evans ...... _1/:a Polilh ...... 2f lost with the white pieces. Thus he was 3. EVi ns ...... , Lombardy ...... O Q. G. A ...... 70 two points down with only two games to 4. Lombardy ...... '12 EVins ...... 1/:a SltUian ...... 61 go, and this margin proved too much-in 5. EVins ...... 1 Lombardy ...... 0 Ruy Lopel ...... 31 spite of his most stubborn efforts. Games 6. Lombardy ...... 1 evan...... 0 K's Indi.n ...... 56 nine and ten were both adjourned, Lom­ 7. Evans ...... 1 Lomb. rdy ...... ~ ..... O Q . G. A ...... 3 bardy having a winning advantage in 8. Lombardy .... __...... 0 EVans ...... 1 Nlml00lndiln ...... 42 number ten. ,. Evans ...... _...... 1/:a Lomb.lrdy ...... VZ K's Indlln ...... 81 10. Lombardy ... _...... 1 Eva ns ...... 0 SltlJlln ...... 4' On Friday, June 29, the players met (or the last time at the Manhattan Club to play orr the !inal two adjournments. If Lombardy could win the ninth game, the match would probably end in a tie. After 81 moves, however, the marathon encounter resulted in a draw by repeti­ tion. The tenth game was now a formal­ ity: Lombardy made his sealed move and Evans resigned. Thus Larry Evans had added another to his string of 1962 chess triumphs and had again demonstrated a Lasker-like ability to navigate his way to victory along the dangerous edge of defeat. Like Lasker, he had been lucky; and, like Laskel', he had deserved his luck. As for Lombardy, the outcome of the match can hardly have been to his liking, but his reputation as one 01 the world's leading players was not at all tarnished. Completely without serious practice for many months, because of his studies, he naturally lacked something 01 the steadi· ness that usuaUy characterizes his play. In a somewhat longer match, he might well have regained his deadly accuracy Lombardy on the move .•. For two gimes from this matc:h, annotated by and given Evans fewer chances to "Las­ the winners, see pages 148 and 149. kerize." -Photographs by Kennetl~ lIarkness JULY. 1962 143 The Candidates' Taurnament-1962 CANDIDATES' GAMES I'ETROSIAN-V:. 8ENKO-'h Tigran Pch"osian emerged victorious and undefeated from the 1962 Can­ GRUENFELD DEFENSE didates' Tournament, thus earning the right to a match with \\forM Champion •• .... N·K83 13. 8ltPch K.. ,. P·QB4 P·KN3 14. R:.cB ... Botvinnik-and a CHESS LI FE cover. ,- N·QB3 .... 15. N/3·NSch K·NI •• N·8 3 a·N1 16. Q:.cN Q.QB3 On the next page, Soviet Grandmaster Isaac Boleslavsky presents some •• B·84 0 ·0 17. N.Q6 Q·Q1 R·BI P· B4 18. Q:.cQ .,. of his views of the tournament at the three-quarter mark Subsequently, ex­ •• QP:.cP QP:.cp n . N:.cR •• P· K4 Q.R4 20. P·84 R".·B7 world champion Tal W,15 forced to withdraw because of illness and the event •• •• P·KS R.QI 21 . K· K2 B·R3 became a three-way scramble mnong Petrosian, Geller, and Keres. The last 10. 8 .Q2 N ·NS 11. N· B3 ... 11 . 8:.cP QltBP 23. P·N3 P·KN4 two tied for second and third, jllst half a pOint behind the winner, and will 11. N·K4 Q.N3 D",w have to playa 4-gamc match to decide which of them will he seeded into the next candidates' ,tournament. KERES-V:. PETROSIAN- 'h Bohhy Fischer's fourth place finish represented a considerable achieve­ 'S GAMBIT DECLINED ment in vicw of his poor start. Thongh he never quite managed to become a 1. P·Q4 N ·KB3 12. 0 ·0 P·QB4 2. N· KB3 P·Q4 13. Q·K2 N,. threat to the leaders, he played hard right to the end. The other American 3. P·B4 P· K 3 14. R:.cN N·Q1 representative, Pal Benko, caught fire again in the late rounds and won some 4. N·B3 B·K1 15. B·R6 S. B·NS P· KR3 16. R:.cRch ,..... fine games from the Sovict contingent. 6. B·R4 0 ·0 17. N:.cP .. , 1. P.K3 P·QN3 l B. Q:.cB N·B4 Much more will he written ubout the 1962 Candidates' Tourn ament and 8. P:.cP N :.c P 19. Q·NS P·K4 9. B:.cB Q:.cB 10. N·N3 N,N some of it will appear in future issues of CHESS LIFE. Next month, colum­ 10. R·BI B·N1 21. Q:.cN nists Eliot H earst and Hichard Cantwell will combine their talents to present II. B·Q3 R·81 D riw an article based on th e latter's two-week visit to Curacao and his conversa­ tions with the players. Certainly one (If the ou tstanding lessons that this tournament produced is FILIP-o that a small island such as Curacao can finance and run a large international ENGLISH OPENING 1. P.QB4 P·KN3 16. P·B4 ... tournament in excellent style. Tho Un ited States Chess Federation salutes 1. P. KN3 B·N2 11. QXB R/2.B2 the Dutch and Antillian chess fedorations fo r a job well done. 3. B·N2 P· K4 18. K ·RI 0-" 4. N·QB3 N· K2 n. N.Q5 ... S. P· K4 0.0 10. 8x8P B·N2 6. KN·K1 QN. B3 21 . P· KN4 N·K4 Candidiltes' Tournilment 7. p.Q] P.o3 22. BxN ... Final Standings t . 0·0 S.K3 23. P·KR3 P·83 9. N·Q5 P· B4 24. N·83 •. K> W L 0 Total_ 10. B·K3 Q·Q1 25. R:.cR ... 1 Petrosian ...... 8 171h. 11. Q·Q2 R·B2 26. R.QI Q.BS 12. N:.cNch 2-3 Keres • 17 R:.cN 27. P.o4 O-N' ...... 9 2 ,." 13. N·83 R· K81 28. N·K4 Q·K6 2-3 Geller ...... 8 1 18 17 14. P:.cP 8 x P 29. K·R2 R·B5 4 Fischer ...... 8 7 12 14 15. QR.KI 8 ·R6 30. Ruigns 5 Korchnoi ...... 7 7 13 131h. • Benko ...... 6 • 12 12 7-' To1 ...... 3 1. • 7' 7-8 Fit ip ...... 2 15 ,. 7 GELLER-V2 PETROS IAN-V. *out of 21 CARO·KANN .. P· K4 P.QB3 11 . B·B4 ... I , I ,. P·Q4 P·Q4 12. NxB N·Q2 r,. I -"""'" ~~.. -" ~ ,. N·QBl .,. 13. 0 ·0 KR· K I I , I • , •• N" N·B3 14. KR· KI K·B2 , . • • •. ... •• NxNch KPxN 15. R·K3 P· K4 I , • • • ., •• B.QB4 B.Q3 16. PxP N .. • 1< • •• Q·K2ch Q. K2 17. P·KR3 QR·QI • •• QxQch ... 18. N·Q3 N,N • •• N· K2 B·K3 Draw 10. BxB ." • •

FILI P-Va FISCHER_V:. NIMZO·INDIAN I . P·Q4 N ·K83 14. 8·NI R·81 1. P.QB4 P.K3 25. P·KR3 N·8 3 3. N.QB3 B·NS 26. Q·K3 Q·82 4. N·B3 0-0 17. R·KI N·Q2 S. Q.N3 P·84 28. Q.Q2 N·84 6. PxP N·R3 29. R.Q81 ... , 7. 8 ·Q2 Q·K2 30. Q·K3 R·S2 8. P·K 3 NltP 31. Q·B4 R·Q2 9. Q. B2 P·QN3 32. B·B2 Q.83 10• • · K2 B·N2 33. QxQ ... 11 . 0 ·0 QR. BI 34 . R· KI N·Q5 12. QR·Bl N/ 4.KS 35. R·Ql ... 13. NltN NxN 36. N· Kl N,. H . BltB QxB 37. RxR 15. B·0 3 P·Q4 33. RxRP 8."·Q4 16. Q·NI N·Bl 39. P·QR4 N·N5 17. PxP BxP 40. R·B7 K·N2 18. P.QR3 Q·Q3 41. R·B8 n . KR.QI Rx R 42 . P·QN4 NN",x NP 20. QxR Q.NI 43. R·QNS N·B3 21 . Q·Q2 P·KR3 44. RxP P·B4 21. Q. K2 N·NS Draw 23. P·K4 a·N2 (Cont'd on p. 146) 144 CHESS LIFE My Impressions of the Candidates OUR COVER By Isaac Baleslovsky Challenger Tigran Petrosian was captured in a refle<­ (Specially contributed fa CHESS LIFE) tive mood during the late rounds at Curacao by photogra­ As I write this the candidates is al· pher Kenneth Harkness, who also took the photos on pp. most three·quarters over. Many have already fallen and the 144, 146, 147. majority of the participants have by now lost their chance for first place, although the eventual winner is as yet unknown. The strength of chessplaycrs, even at the highest level, is The Challenger rarely constant but for the most part depends on other outside Tigran Petrosian was born in Tbilisi, the capital of Soviet factors. Thus Grandmaster Filip has been known to be an Georgia, in 1929. He learned to play chess at an early age and experienced and solid chesspiayer but has completely failed qualified as a "candidate master" in 1945. The following year to show these qualities as he loses game after game. he became Junior Champion of the U.S.S.R. by scoring an Tal only three years ago WOfe the world chess crown but impressive 14 points out of a possible 15. In 1947 he placed is now totally unrecognizable. He has lost half of his games fifth in a semi·final section of the Soviet Championship and and the number of his wins acc few. 1 would like for all who thus won his master's title. follow chess to realize that Tal recently experienced a serious During the next three or four years, Petrosian's development operation and that he completely lacks the necessary strength as a chessplayer was steady but unspectacular. In 1951 he for this struggle. As soon as he recovers his health he will won the Championship and in that same year he OIlCC again be a threat to all players, including the world scored his first really great victory on a national scale champion himself. by lying with Geller for second place in the Soviet Champion­ ship. Benko's play in Curacao is considerably better than in the previous Candidates Tournament. He began by defeating In 1952 Petrosian won the title of International Grand­ Fischer and only two rounds ago shared fifth place with master by tying with Taimanov for second place in the Inter­ Korchnoi but the main deficiency in his play consists in the zonal Tournament in Sweden. From this time on, he was inaccurate distribution of his time and this continues to be recognized as one of the world's leading players and a possible his Achilles' heel. Benko spends almost aU his time on the future World Champion. Iirst 20-25 moves and consequently spoils many well played During the past decade Petrosian's results have been games in time pressure. consistently on a very high level. He captured the Soviet Championship in 1959 and again in 1961. In the Candidates' is certainly playing below his strength. Tournament in 1959 he finished third- ahead of Smyslov, After his magnificent victory in Stockholm, Soviet chessplayers Gligoric, Fischer, Olafsson, and Benko, but behind Tal and werc convinced that Fischer would be one of the main con· Keres. tenders for first place. For some reason, however, he was un· Petrosian'S style of play is quiet, prudent, and deeply able to put his best foot forward and certain weaknesses, in­ strategical. He draws a great many of his games. As Eliot evitable for his age, werc apparent in almost every game. Having discovered these weaknesses his opponents play care­ Hearst remarked (CHESS LIFE, p. 95) "Tigran is no tiger". fully against him. However in my opinion Fischer should not On the other hand, he has the ability, demonstrated on many be discouraged, since he has in his age a big advantage over occasions, to evolve winning lines of play out of positions that all the other participants. Fischer is only entering upon a path seem completely harmless. His steadiness and relative youth from which many of the other players will soon depart. He promise to make him a hard opponent for Botvinnik to handle. has greatly improved the level of his play in the past three years and if he continues to progress at such a pace it will AGENDA FOR 1962 ANNUAL MEETINGS surely be difficult to contest his drive for primacy in the next Candidates' Tournament. We hope that the young Ameri­ UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION can champion will continue to have maximum objectivity in Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas evaluating his own play and preserve throughout his life the passion for the art of chess which he so clearly expresses Annual Membership Meeting, 2 p.m. Wednuday, today. August IS, 1962 1. Call to order Credenllals. proxieS, quorum Korchnoi has long been renowned as a very strong but Minutes of previous (8- 17-61 ) meeting uneven chessplayer and these qualities are evident in this 2. Roll call or stales and eleellon of directors tournament. Leading in the first quarter of the tournament, be In unaffiliated states: election of directors In affiliated slates reeognltlon or cerllrtcates trom proper ran into bad luck in the twelfth round when he lost to Fischer state authorities after blundering in a superior position. This accident not only 3. Reports ot elected offlcl"rs President cost him the point but influenced his future play. The be­ Vlce·Presldent ginning of the third quarter became Korchnoi's Waterloo­ Flrsl Regional Vlc e·Presldents he lost three games in a row to Geller, Petrosian, and Keres Secretary and although he recovered by winning two games, the gap 4. I I ombmltted In between him and the leaders was too great to repair durin~ the last eight games. And so there remain only three partici­ pants, namely Petrosian, Keres, and Geller fighting it out for 5. Adjourn first place. They are chessplayers of equally high caliber and Annual Board of Directors Meeting, 2 p.m. Friday, all three are in top form. Perhaps their encounters in the August 17, 1962 6. Call to order final quarter will determine the winner, but there is even a Credentials, proxies. quorum greater chance that the first two or even three players will tie Minutes ot p reviOU S (8-18·61) meeting 7. Election of officers and only a new mateh will decide who is to play for the Report of nominating committee championship of the world. Eleetlons by USCF Keelons 9. Report (minutes) of Execl,IUve Committee (As it tumed out, Keres alld Geller did, in fact, tie 10. Reports Bl,Islnes,s ManaRer {or second atul third (md a 4-,!.(ame match will be played TOl,lrnament Administrator tlWI» Editor to decide wllich of will be seeded into the next Committee Chll1rmen candidates' tourrwment.- Ed.) II. Discussion and action on reports 12. Other business The above commellts by Grarulmaster Boleslavsky 13. Adjourn were translated f1'om the Russian by Henry StockliOld.

JULY, 1962 145 GELLER_ l FILIP-O PETROS IAN-V. KERES-Vz SICILIAN DEFENSE NIMZO·INDIAN '- P·K4 P·QH4 12. P-KH4 N·es P·QB4 N·K83 13. pl(p ,- N·KB] P·Q3 13. poNS H.Q2 ••,. P' Q4 P·K3 14. P-QR3 B·R4'" ,- P·Q4 ,., 14. N-BSI B_al ,. N·KB3 P·QN3 IS. P·N4 ,., .- N., H-KB] 15. B-Q4 P·B3 •• N·B3 B·NS 16. Q·R4 B·N3 .- N-QB3 P-QR3 16. K·RT Nj 2·N3 P·K3 P·B4 17. Pl(P N·NS B·K1 P·K3 17. PxP ,., .- B·Q3 IS. KR·KI .- 0_0 ' N/ 2·K4 ,. Q-82 18. BxB .-,. QPxP NPxP... 19. NxN N,N •• P·B4 B·K:2 19. NxQP .'"., •• 0_0 0-0 20. QR.QI N" •• B·K3 'IN-'ll 20. NxN N.N •• N·K2 8 · N2 21. RxN KR·BI ,,- B·B3 N-N] 21. P-K5 B-Q2 10. P·QNJ QN·Q2 22. P·NS H. Q_K'! 0-0 22. N-Q5! Resigns 11. 8 · N2 Q·K2 Draw 12. N·N3 P·N3

TAL-'h FISCHER_Vz FILIP_ O KERES_l ROY LOPEZ QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED •• P·K4 P·K4 16. P·KR3 N·N4 '- N·KB] P·Q4 20. QR·SI Q-N3 ,. N·KBl N·QB3 17. Nl(N "N ,. P·B4 ,., 21. PxP BxBP ,. S·NS S·B4 18. B·N3 Q·B4 ,. P_K3 N·KB3 22. N.Q] B·K2 •• P·Bl KN·K2 19. R·BI Q·Q3 •• .., P·K3 23. N·B2 B-NZ •• P·Q4 20. Q.B3 S·Q2 •• 0-0 P·84 14. N·Q3 QR.BI •• 8·N5'" ch 21. P·N4 N·N6 .- P·Q4 P·QR3 15. N·K5 B·KS ,. '"B·Q2 BxB ch 22. PxN QxP ch ,. Q·K2 P.QN4 26. B·Q3 ... .- ... P-QR3 23. K·BI P·KB4 •• B·N3 B· N2 27. Nl(B R<. •• B·R4 P·Q4 24. P·NS P·BS •• R·QI QN·Q2 ,.. ... N·KS ... .,' 25. P·Q6 ch K·RI 10. N·B3 P·NS K·NI Q·N4 H. '"N·B3 Q·K3 ch 26. PxP QR.KI 11. N·NI B·K2 ".30. K·BI Q·BS 12. K·BI Q·BSch 27. B·Q5 BxP ch FISCHER 12. QN·Q2 0-0 31. N·KI 13. K·NI 0-0 28. RxB QxR ch 13. N·B4 Q·B2 32. RXRch ."... 14. p·QS N·R2 29. K·B2 14. B-Q2 P·QR4 33. Q·Q3 Q·Q4 IS. R·KI N·84 Draw IS. N/4-KS N.N 34. QXQ U.S.A. 16. NXN B·Ql 35. N·B2 B·K2". PETROSIAN_'h GELLER-1;2 17. p.B4 P·RS 36. K·K2 B·B4 18. B·B4 KR·QI 37. B·Q2 P·N6 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED KORCHNOI-O FISCHER- I 19. K·RI B·KS 3S. Resigns P·Q4 N·KB3 10. R· B! P·B4 'S INDIAN ,.•• P·QB4 P·K3 11. Q·K2 R·BI 1. P.Q4 H-KB3 24. KB·BI N·QI ,. N·KB3 ' 12. BPl(P N" B·NS B·K2... 13. BxB N,N 2. P·QB4 P-KH3 25. R·R6 Q·NI .- 3. P-KH3 B.NZ U. R·R7 R·B2 •• N·B3 0-0 14. Bl(Q NxQ ch 4. B·N2 0-0 27. RXR .

TAL-G FILlP_ ' S'CILIAN DEFEHSE .. P· K4 P.(l84 21 . OIt·Kl B· KBI ,. N·KB3 P.K3 22. N·B3 P·OR4 ,...... ,,, 23 . P·BS KPx P ,. 'I , •• ... P-QRl 24. KHPxP ... • • • •• N.(tB3 Q.82 15. IIPxP KItPxP •• P·1I4 P-QN4 24. NxR ••• ,. p.(tR3 8·H2 27 . P.8 3 ... •• Q·82 N·K83 U . 11 ·04 11·11' II·Q3 8 ·84 29. Q·H2 0 ·R4 •10.• H·H3 8·K 2 30. BxH 11. 0 ·0 0.0 3'. Ox P O· NSch'" '2. B'02 P·Q3 32 . K·R' II·K3 13. P·N. .... U . 8-KS R·O' '4. P· K5 KH-Q2 3 • • P· KR. 0 · R4 15. Q. R3 P·N3 3S. Q.KB. .... 16. N.Q. N·a3 U. II·B4 Q·Q5ch '7. N / 3·K2 37. K·N' px8P BENKO-' FILIP-G TAL-G KERES-l NXN ••• II.B4ch ,a. N·B4 38. R·K . GRUENFELO OEFINSE 19. P·N. H·KS St. K.R2 Q·1t7ch 1. P·K4 P· I(4 21. NxB 10. 8 ·Kl KR· KI 40. Resigns (by trinsposltlon) ... 2. N·KB3 H'OB3 21. KR·QI N·B5 .. P.KH) H·KB3 lO. N·BS Q.Kl 3. B·N5 I"·QR3 24. P·KH3 H·K3 4. 8 ·R4 N·83 15. II.B3 Q·N. ,. B.N' 21 . K ·Rl P· R4 ...... , .", 26. R..Q6 Q' R3 ch ,. N· KB' P·KNl 21. P·R3 4. R·KI ... , P.(tH4 27. K·H' .... P.B4 8·N2 22. N·R4 P' RS 7 • • ·N3 0.0 21. RxO NxO ch KORCHHO ~YI KERES-YI •• • . P·83 P·KH4 , ... , 29. K·B2 'RR ENGLISH OPENING •• ...... 9. P.KR3 H.QR4 30. I(xN R·I(1 0 ·0 0 ·0 "U . N/ .. B3 P·K. P.(tB' N·I(B3 11. NxN •• '0. B.1I2 P· 1I4 31 . II.·Rl I(·N2 •• ,. p.Q' N·Rl 26. PxP 11. P-Q4 ,. H ·QB3 P· I(3 " . RXR .,.••• N·Q1 32. 8-N' 8 ·N2 H ·B3 20. P· B. R H·B3 N·N3 27. P·8. Q•.••K 2 11. QN·Q2 8Pxl" 33. a.(t2 P·84 ... I"IIP . Q..' 13. H.Qa3 34. RxP • P·KN3 N·B3 21 . 8 x H p" U N·N5 U . P·K5 N·Kl QR.QI •• ... •• 14. P' R3 35. R.QN' Bxl" ch 8 ·H2 U . OIlP R·I(1 10. B·H2 P.(t1l4 29. H·K. H ·N3 15. N.H3 ... •• .... Hf.Z· K4 36. I(. K2 , 23. Q.Q4 B·B' ch •• .. , .. , , 6. KHxP ... P.(tB3 30. N.(t3 8 ·113 ,. 8 ·K2 24. Q·N. P.KRS II. R·B, 8·83 31. K.KI P· 85 .... 17. B.Q2 ..0 21. N·B5 B·R' ,1. P.(tR3 H·R3 31 . N·KS R·N4 38. 8-83 •• 11. Hx N ••• ...... 39. RxRP ,. 8·8. B·K3 U . N.(t3 U . Q.B2 II·B. 11. N/2·113 QxRP ...... 19. N·86 NIIBP 10. R·BI R·Bl 27. N·1I2 Q·Kl 40. R·R7 ch K·R3 B·H5 U . N.(t4 11 . PxP 2 • . p. I(. 14. P·K4 .... 20. 0 ·B3 NxP ch 41. R·K87 and ... B·K3 3 • • NIIN 21 . K ·1I.2 a·K4c:h r e,lgned 12. H.QR. B·N3 29 . 0 ·Q4 B'".Q2 15. N· K5 ... 30. N·0 3 II·B3 13. P·OR3 N·KS 16. KR·Q' H·B2 35 . R·QR' 0 ·N 5 FILIP_ O 14. P.(tN4 Q·B3 31 . N·KS BEHKO-' R·N' H·Q3 II·N5 36. R·R. P·KN4 15. Q·Q3 11· 112 n . Q·B4 ... KING' S INDIAN DrlW '1. 1'. 83 8 ·B' 31. RxQ 'RR 16. Ihll ... ,. ... N·K8, n . R·KB2 21. Q·1I7 Resigns . 19. H· K2 N·H4 .... 17. P·H5 N ·K4 ,. P.QB4 P· KN3 n . PxP N.QB3 ... ,. 8 ·N2. 24. P·KR4 .... •• P·K4 P·Q3 25. B·R' B·B3 •• P·B3 0 ·0 2&. B·N5 8·K4 KN·K2 N·B3 27. P·B4 B·N2 ,•.• B·K3 P·QIU 28 . P·B5 p.Q' •• Q.Q2 8 ·Q2. 29. PxP R'XP •• H ·Bl P· K • 30. R.B3 R·K7 10. H·H3 ... 3'. QxP ... 11. NItP R· Kl 31. RxP Rxl"ch 12. B.K 2. N.KR. 33. K·Bl ... 13. 0.0 N·1I5 34. RXBth 'RR 14. IIx H 35. R·B7ch I(·RI 15. B·NS HItB••c•h 36. PXR R·8lch 16. N x N Q·Hl 37. K·KI Q.I(4c:h 17. N·8 3 8· 1(3 38. K-Ql It. N.QS ... 39. Q..Q4ch Q..'••• 19. 8PIIB P-Q8. 40. Q-R4ch I(·NI 10. PItP ••• ... 41. Q·B4ch Q.KB2 2.1 . QR.B1 Q·H4 41. Resigns

PETROS IAN_ I FILIP-G QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 1. p.QB4 P-I(3 15. IIxB 2. N.QB3 p.Q. 16. PxP Q·R5." 1. P.Q4 B· K2 17. P·N3 Q.R, 4. H·B3 N·KB3 II. P-oS .... 5. II·B4 0..0 19. NxN ... 6. P·K3 P·84 20. RxP Q' N7 7. QI"ItP BItP 21 . Q·K4 OXPch •• P-oR3 H·B' 22. K.Q2 •. ., t . Q.B2 B·K2 23. Q·KJ Q·N7 10. Roll; Q.R4 24. Q·Nl Q."" 11 . KN .g 2 P·K. 25. R·R4 Q·Q2 12. B· NS P·Q5 26. Q·Q4 R· K' 13. t ~· H 3 Q.Q' 27. B·0 3 P·QN3 14. II·K2 N·KNS 28. R·KBt Rulgns JULY, 1962 KERE5-1 FILIP-o TAL-O PETROSIAN- l SICILIAN DEFENSE FREHCH DEFENSE LARRY EVANS 1. P·K4 P-QB4 15. 8 .83 B-K3 I. P.K4 P-K3 12. OxP bP Larry Evans annotates one of his best 1. N·KB3 P_K3 16. N_R5 Q·8' 2. P.Q4 P", 13. B'03 p,p games (no. 3) from his mateh with Wil­ 3. P·O. P.P 17. PxP P.P 3. N.QB3 N·KB3 I •. 0·0 B·B3 liam Lombardy. See next page for a 4. NxP P·QR3 18. B_B4 B·Q2 4. B·NS p,p 15. Q· lt3 0·H3 5. B-03 H·K83 19. B·H3 QR.K1 S. NxP QN.Q2 16. B.B4 R_NS Lombardy win. 6. 0·0 0 · 802 20. 0 ·K3 8- 801 6. HKNch _.­ 17. Q·Q3 0·0 7. N'02 8·804 21. H.B4 H·O' 7. N·83 P·B4 T8. P'OR3 R·R5 White: Larry Evans 8. Nj2.N3 8·K2 22. Q·N3 B·B4 I. 0'03 B-K2 19. KR-QI 0·R2 Black: Willilm Lombardy 9. P. KB4 P·03 23. R·BS R·K2 ,. BKN B.. 20. R·R2?? RxSI 10. Q·B3 0 ·0 24. QR·KBI P·KR3 '0. 0·N5ch ...., 21. Rnlgnl Q's Gambit Accepted 11 . B'01 N·B3 25. HxP B·Q3 11. QKNP R-QNI 12. NxN P •• 2'. RKP R12KR 1. P-Q4 P·Q4 13. K-RI P·K4 27. RKR 2. N·KB3 ...... 14. B.RS 2&; ... O·Nl BxRch Res;gnl' While "smelled" that Black intended Alekhine's Variation of the Q's Gambit GELLER_ 'I:a KORCHNOI-Yz Accepted: 2. P-QB4, PxP; 3. N·KB3, FISCHER-I BEHKO-o 'UY LOPEZ P-QR3; 4. P-K3, B·NS, etc. After the text FRENCH DEFEHSE 1. P·K. P-K4 12. NKH P'. this is unplayable, e.g., 2 ...... , N-KB3; I . P.K4 P.K3 21. K ·Hl OKK8P 2. H·KB, H.QBl 13. B.g5 .,P 2. P'04 P·Q4 22. QxP 3. B·N5 P.QRl 14. BxKP NxNch 3. P·B4, PxP; 4. P·K3, P·QR3; 5. BxP, 3. N·OB3 N.KB3 23. BKQ P•••·H3 •• B·R4 N·B3 15. BxH P-N5?; 6. BxP+, KxB; 7. N·K.5+ wins. _.P ••• 4. B·NS P.P 24. B·Q3 OR-OI 5. 0 ·0 ". BKQ ... Subtle, perhaps, but these transpositions ,. P·04 5. NxP B·K2 25. P.R5 K ·N1 P·QN4 17. KRKB KR'OI are the very essence of opening theory. 6. BxN hB 26. PxP P.P 7. B·N3 P-04 II. RKRch ... 7. N·KB3 N.Q2 27. BKONP RKRch I . PKP B·Kl 19. K.81 K-Bl 2...... N·KB3 8. 0 -02 B·K2 2B. RxR R-oNI ,. P.B3 B· K' 20. P.QR. ·K·KI 3. P·B4 P·K3 9. 0 ·0 ·0 N'B3 29. P·R4 P·R3 10. 8·Kl 0 ·0 Drlw 4. N·Bl PxP 10. B'03 0·0 30. R·Q7ch K .R3 11. ON·02 B·KNS 1 I . NxNch h. 31. R·Q6 hP This order of moves has the merit of 12. Q-B4 P. B4 32. KKB P •• depriving White of playing QN.Q2 In 13. PxP Q·R4 33. P-R5 It-Qltl some variations. 14. 0 ·B4 B·K2 34. P_R6 K-R4 IS. P·KR. QKBP 35. K .H3 P_N4 KERES-'I:a TAL-'I:a 5. P-K3 ...... 16. Q·K4 P·B4 36. K·N4 K ·HS SICILIAH DEFENSE Good for Black would have been 11. 0 ·K2 P-QH4 31. KxP K·H' 1. P·1(4 P·QB4 13. OKB 5. P-K4, B-N5; 6. Q-R4+. N-B3; 7. P·K5, 18. H·NS 80·803 3B. R-Q1 P·N5 P", 2. H·K83 P-K3 14. 0·0 N-Q4; 8. B·Q2, N-N3. 19. NxKP B •• 39 . P·R1 Resl ..s 0·0 20. oxBch K·RI 3. p.Q. P.P 15. OR·Ol 8·K3 5...... P.QRl 4. NxP H'OB3 ". R.Q2 OR-OI 6. BxP P·B4 S. H·OB3 0 ·B2 17. KR'OI R·O' 6. B·K3 P-QR3 II. P.R, KR·OI 7. 0·0 P.QN4 FISCHER-o GELLER_ I 7. B·K2 N·B3 19. K·Rl 0·B4 8. B·N3 B.N2 SICILIAN DEFENSE 8. P'OR3 B' 03 20. OxQ P •• 9. Q·02 _ 21. RKR 9. Q·K2 QN.Q2 1. P·K4 P.QB4 36. R·B7ch K ·B3 .. b. 10. BKH B-BS 22 . RKR 10. R·Ql B-Q3 2. N_KB3 P·Q3 37. P·R4 R·R' P-K. ••• 3. P'04 P.P 3•. R-N7 11. 0·Q3 23 . P·QN4 P.P Smyslov tried this move suceessfully R·OB' Dr.w 4. HxP N'KB3 39. P·N5ch P.P 12. 8·K3 h' against Petrosian in the 1959 Candidates' S. N·OB3 N·B3 40. PxPch K ·N3 tournament, which went 11 . P-K4, PXP; 6. BoOB. P· K3 41 . R·K1 R·K6 12. NxP, Q-Nl! with '8 good game. 7. B·N3 B·K2 42 . K·B2 R·K4 t. P-B4 0-0 43. K_B3 R· B4c.h 11. P-K4 PxP 9. B-K3 _.. 44. K· Kl P·1(4 Biggest Upset in U.S. 12. RxP B·B4 10. BxH P·QH4 45. K·K4 •• P 13. Ro03 ...... 11. P·KS P.P 4&. R_K8 R.NI Open Merits George 12. PKP _.0' 47. K-.3 R.Bkh Anyone playing Ihis variation for 13. 0·0 B·B4 48. K·H3 R·B. Koltanowski Caissa Award White must be prepared to sacrifice a I •. BxB 49 . R·QN, K·N4 ! He must expect 13 ...... , N.N5; 15. OKO - 50. R·K8 .. K·B3 16. NKP B·R3••• 51. R-B8ch K.K3 The tirst Caissa Award for tournament 14. B-N5, Q-N3; 15. N-Q5! as in Petrosian. 17. B·B4 QR.HI 52. R· Klch K-B3 play will be presented at the 1962 U. S. Bertok, Stockholm. 1962, which is fully 18. P·OR4 53. R·Bllch K·K3 Open. It will g() t() the Upset Champion annotated by Petrosian in Chess Life, 19. H·06 -"h' 54. R.Klch K.o. May, 1962, page 101. 20. NKB _.P 55. R·QR8 R·B2 -the underdog who wins that game in 21. N·06 R·02 56. K·N4 R·K2 Cont'd. Of> p. 150 22. KR·HI R'B2 51. R.RSch K·K3 which there is the greatest point spread 13. P·R3 R·N3 58. R· R6th K·B] (based upon pre·tournament USCF Rat· 24. P·B4 P·KR3 59. K ·B3 R·K3 25. N ·NS R·B4 60. R'ORa P·K5ch ings). Addison Wins S. Cal. Open 26. RKN P·lt3 61. k-K3 P·H4 27. R·KBt P.­ 62. R_RI K·Nl Paul Masson Vineyards of California William Addison of San Francisco C

The First Miltch-Gam.e tV;tlt Evans

RUY LOPEZ 15. P-QR4?! ...... 17. PxKP Px KP EVllns Lombardy White may choose to play on either 18. QxQ QRxQ 1. P·K4 P-K4 6. R·K! P·QN4 the king side or the queen side but not 19. PxP P.P 2. N-KB3 N·QB3 7. 8·N3 P·Q3 both_ If he entertains any hope of gain­ 20. R-R7 ...... 3. B-NS P-OR3 •• P·B3 0 ·0 ing the initiative he must decide on a It is with this liquidation that White 4. B-R4 N·B3 •• P·KR3 ...... constructive plan immediately. At the hoped to gain an endgame advantage: A 5. 0·0 B·K2 moment his pieces are more favorably Rook on the seventh and co ntrol of the placed for action on the king side, i.e., a dark squares on the queen side. But This variation with the usual continua· on K N3. P erhaps 15. P·QN3 fol­ tion of N-QR4 ; 10. B.82, P-B4; 11. P·Q4, White has committed an error in judg­ lowed by N-R2 and Q-B3 at a suitable ment, for the occupation of the seventh Q-B2 has, in my opinion, been both time would lead to positions more to analyzed and played to exhaustion. It is rank is temporary and the control of the White's taste. As played White achicves dark squares is imaginary. As will be with the purpose of avoidIng this routine no more than equality, and a rathcr life­ procedure that I essayed the text. seen, Black's pieces are better placed less equality at that for qucen side action than White's. 9...... P· KR3?! 15 ...... _. P-KN3?! 20...... R·Nl The main drawback of this move is 21. B·KJ N-Bl that the king rook is more di(ficult 22. R(7)-R 1 N-Q3 to defend. I believe that the advantage 23. N-Q2 R-Rl of limiting White's knight on KN3 out· 24. P-B3 N-Q2 weighs this drawback. Too, the move is Note that all Black's forces are poised consistent with the plan of applying on the qucen side while the White knight pressure on the White center. B·N2 and on KN3 remains out of the game. Black's cventuall y cracking open the center in advantage is minimal but real. Is it Black's favor is in the back of my mind. enough to win? With best play it is 16. P·NJ N-NJ doubtIul. 25. P·N4 ...... This only facilitates Black's break· through. The knight on :KI\'3 should be brought into play first. Posit ion . fler , .... ", .. , P.K R3 25...... KR ·B1 26, N·K2 P-QB4! A move recently exhumed by Smyslov and a few other minor masters; its chief If this break were not possible the merit lies in the fact that it gets off the game could safely be called a draw. beaten path and puts both players on White has inherited serious difficulties their own resources. There have not been as a result of 25. P-N4. enough tournament games played as yet 27. PxP N·BS! in order to determine its intrinsic value. 10. P·Q4 R·Kl

11. QN·Q2 B·Bl PO$ltion ~ fI .r '6. P·N3 12. N·B 1 B·N2 It was at his 16th turn that White Black's plan is clear. As in most of the had to choose a line of play. He thought defenses to the king pawn openings, the 48 minutes and played the text. No idea is to apply pressure on White's king doubt he was considering 16. p.R5 which pawn and to force him to commit him· he thought wou ld lead to wild complica· seU in the center prematurely. tions, the depth of which would be too Naturally the king pawn was immune difficult to calculate with the time ava il· to capture on the last move: 12...... "., able. However, Black has a very simple PxP; 13. PxP, RxPj 14. RxR, NxR; 15. line of play at his disposal which en· B-Q5 and White wins a piece. sures him the edge. 13. N-N3 N_QR4 i. e. 16. P-R5, PXP; 17. PxP, P-B4; 18. P·N3, NKRP; 19. PxP, N·B3! (19 ...... , Positio n lifter 27 ...... , N·B5 14. B-B2 N-BS PKP? 20. QKQ followed by RxN); 20. PXP, Black's knight's tour is intended to QxP; 21. QKQ, BxQ; 22. BxP, BxN!; 23. This is the move, unexpected as it was, provoke pawn advances so that black will PxB, N·QN5; 24. B-.Nl, NxP and Black's that clogs up White pieces. There seems have targets on the queen side for his advantage is obvious due to the weakness to be a traf£ie jam without anyone to pieces. of White's queen knight pawn. (Continued 0 11 p . 161) JULY, 1962 149 EVANS-Cont'd. from p. 148 Nor is Black's defensive task less dif· 45...... K·N2(?) 13...... Q·Nl ficult after 32 ...... , RxR+j 33. KxR, Black misses his last chance for Lombardy characteristically avoids K.K2; 34. R·B7+. P·R4. A possible continuation would be: complications. His move is a definite im· 33. P·QR4 R·QB8 45 ...... , P·R4; 46. P·K5+, K·K2! (not provement. (Not 13...... , P·N5; 14. 34. R·N2 R·R2(?) 46 ...... , K-N2 j 47. R·NB followed by a P·K5, N·N5; 15. B·R4). Finally Lombardy, "the rock," weakens mating net after ihe doubling of Rooks 13 ...... , Q·B2, however, might be more in time·pressure. But his game is diffi· on the Bth rank); effective immediately. If then 14. B-N5, cult and very possibly lost anyway, 34. 0 ·0 transposes into the game, except 47. R-K4! , R·Q2; 48. R·N5, R·R2; 49...... , R·Ql; is the best thance. 35. B·N5 K·N3, R-R7; 50. K·R3! and Black has a Black is a tempo ahead. And the im· would retain the pressure and eventually difficult defensive task. mediate 14. P·K5, N·N5! is good for win the QRP. Even though the text loses If SO ...... , R.Q2; 51. RxP, R(2)·Q7; 52. Black. a Pawn, Lombardy still thought that this 14. B·N5 0·0 R·R7+, K·K3; 53. R·R6+, K·K2; 54. R· "error" was his best practical chance. QN4!, RxP; 55. R-N7+, K·BI; 56. P·K6! 15. QR·Q1 Q·B2 35. R·B8 + K·K2 Black has two other possibilities. 15. and wins C...... , PxP; 57. R·RB mate)...... , N·K4; 16. B-KB4, NxN+; 17. RxN, If 50 ...... , K·K3; 51. R.N6+, K·K2; 52 . which yields White a strong attack. Or R·KB4! (not 52. R-KB6, R·B2!; 53. R(4)· 15 ...... , B·BS; 16. N·Q4!!, BxNj 17. KB4, R(2)·B7; 54. RxP+, K·K3-draw!), RxB, P·N5; lB. N·Nl, P·K4; with a fight­ R·K7 (52 ...... , R·B2 loses to 53. R·R6, ing game because of White's weak KP. R(2)·B7; 54. R(4)-B6! , RxP; 55. R·R7 + 16. B·KR4 B.B3 wins); 53. R(6)·KB6, K·KI; 54. P·K6!, 17. N·Q4 P·N5 RxKP; 55. RxR, PxR; 56. R·B6, K-K2; 57. 18. B·N3 Q·N2 RxKNP and wins. Black consumed a half hour on this 46. P·R5 R·R3 move. Not lB ...... , P .K4; 19. NxB, PxN; This loses rapidly. The Rook must 20. B-QR4, with a bind. remain to defend against White's invad· ing on the 7th rank. The best defense is to wait with 47 ...... , R·R8; 48. PXP (if 4B. K·N5, R·R8!), RPxP; 49. P·K5 (threat· Position after 3S • ...... , K·K2 ening R-NB followed by R(4)·B8 with a mating net), and Black is extremely hard· 36. BxPI ...... The move Black overlooked. pressed to find a good defensive plan . 36...... R·KR8 47. PxP RPxP Even worse is 36...... , R·QR8; 37. If 47 ...... , R·B3+; 48. K·K5 and the B·R.2, with a mating net in the offing King walks to the Q·side. after P·K5 and the doubling of White 48. R·N7 R·R7 Rooks on the 8th rank. 49. K·N3 R·K7(?) 37. B·R3 N·R4 This leads to immediate loss. The best Not 37 ...... , RxP; 38. R·NI followed defense is 49 ...... , R·Rl!; 50. R(4)·B7, by K·B2-NI, trapping the stranded Rook. Position attar lB ...... , Q·N2 H·KBI; 51. P·K5, RxP; 52. P.K6, K·B3!; 38. K·K3 R·K8+ 53. RxP+, R.xR j 54. PxR, K·N2-draw!! 19. NxB PxN 39. K·B2 R·QR8 So we see that there are many ways 20. N·R5 Q·N4 40. R·B4 N·BS for White to go wrong. The win is 21. N·B4 PxP Here White sealed his move. Black there, though. E.g., 49 ...... , R·RI; 50. 22. NxP ...... completed his 40th move with seconds P·K5, R·K7; 51. R(4)·B7, R·KBl; 52. Weak. This dissipates White's advant· to spare. Indeed, his position looks prom· R·K7!, K·Nl; 53. R·R7 wins. age. Correct is 22. QxP, N·N3j 23. NxN, ising, with the threat of N·Q6+ or 50. R(4)·B7 R·KB3 QxNj 24. Q.K2, and the two Bishops dom· NxB+, wrecking White's Pawn structure. 51. R·R7 ...... inate the board. 41. K·N3 NxB Picking up a second 22...... N·N3 Pawn. The rest Relatively best. If 41...... , N·Q6; 42. IS technique. 23. K·B 1 B·R6 R(2)·QB2!. N·N5; 43. R·B7+, RxR; 44. 51...... P·N4 24. B·Q6 BxB RxR+, K·B3; 45. B-Q7 and wins easily. 25. RxB QxQ+ 52. RxP K·R3 42. KxN This leads to an inferior endgame. Cor· R·R6 53. R(5)·QB5 P·N5 43. K·N3 P·N3 rect is 25 ...... , Q·QB4 with equality. But 54. R(7)·B6 R," Black was short of time (he must makc 44. P·R4 K·B3 15 moves in 10 minutes) and preferred to Better is P·R4. Black puts up sur· 55. RxR+ K·N2 simplify. prisingly little resistance in an ending 56. P·R5 PxP 26, KxQ KR.N1 which he can possibly draw! 57. PxP R·QR7 26...... , NxPj 27. RxN, N·B6+; 28. 45. K·B4 ...... 58. P·R6 R·R6 K·K3, NxR+ ; 29. NxN, wins two pieces for a Rook. 59. K·N4 R·R5 27. p·B3 K·B1 60. K·B5 R·R4 + 28. N.B4 NxN 61. P·K5 R-R6 29. BxN R·N5 62. P·B4 R·R4 Stronger than 29...... , P·QR4; 30. 63. K·N5 R·R8 P·QR4, and White anchors his on QN5. 64. P·B5 R·N8+ 30. R·B6 ...... 65. K·B4 R·B8 + Not 30. BxRP, R·R5; 31. 8-N5, RxP+ 66. K·K4 with full equality. R·K8+ 30...... P·QR4 67. K.Q5 R·QR8 31. P·QR31 R·N7+ 68. P·K6 R·R4+ Black gets his Rook in trouble after 31...... , R·R5j 32. R·Q3, R·Nl; 33. K·Q2. 69. K·Q6 PxP 32. R·Q2 R·N8 Position after 45. K·84 70. PxP BI.ck Resigns 150 CHESS LIFE How To Lose Quickly at Chess by GEORGE LAWHON Numerous books and articles have bun written concern­ was 30 moves in 2 hours. (This will imply that you are used ing the art of winning at chess. Their singular lack of success to playing in much stronger fields.) When you finally accept in accomplishing this purpose and the author's own observa­ your defeat, your opponent will not be happy with his win­ tions and experiences tend to the simple revelation Ihat a fresh giving you double satisfaction. approach is needed to the game of chess and a new skill de­ veloped morc in keeping with a chessplayer's natural inclina­ Forks tions. To be forkcd is the losing chesplayer's most blissful The art of playing Losing Chess answers tbis need, not experience. One must be careful not to get too many of one's haphazardly and without plan, but firmly and with a clear eye. pieces open to forking at the same lime. Your opponent is Imagination is required also, Cor it is not enough to have an then likely to become confused, not knowing which piece 10 ordinary loss. One must rise above this common occurrence take. He may even become suspicious (a characteristic trait of through the application of proper te<:hniquc developed through winning chessplayers) and not take any of them. Set up your arduous study and practice. Helping us along will be our pieces so that the forks will occur (with check is best) in natural instincts Cor this brand of chess. A little hard work at series, I.e., one following the other. He wi ll not be able to applying the principles outlined here and you will soon be a resist this, and think that surely he is playing like a master. Master at losing games. (Most of us already qualify as tDP In reality, of course, it will be you that is controlling the game. Experts.) Little will he suspect that it will soon be over and he will be Chessplayers of the winning school are at best stingy, left with a totally won game. surly and mean. When you develop the art of losing chess. Getting Your,elf Mated Quickly your sweet, generDus, considerate personality- the Real You­ To do this artfully is not as easy as it sounds, since the will flower. Master Loser must attain an aesthetically satisfy ing loss. It Since losing chess games involves what has been up must not be so vulgarly obvious as 1. P-KB3, P-K4; 2. P·KN4, to now crudely termed blunders, what follows is a sampling Q . ~ mate. To be devious, subtle and tricky is the key here. of aU sorts of them-some oC which will lose more quickly What follows is [rom the author's own experience in a team than others. A little practice will enable you to tell which are match with the Orlando Chess Club. My opponent was a young the most effective for you. Above aU, you must look for the lad, quite giftcd in the old school of chess, but blissfully un· ones that C

JULY, 1962 151 NEW LIST SHOWS 221 USCF-AFFILIATED UNITS Currently 221 organizations are affiliated with USCF, a Region III (3S) much larger number than on the list published previously, Delaware several years ago, C.ntral YMCA Chess Club ...... WlImlngton The wide variety of types and locations of these organi. Atlas Chess Club ...... WIImlngton zations reflects the broad base of growing support for the Or.. t.r Newark Chess Club ...... N.wark national organization of Chess. District of Columbia Each affiliated organization is authorized to collect for PENTAF Chess Club ...... ,Washlngton Pan-Am.rlcan Chess Club ...... " ...... ,W.'hlngton USCF memberships, to hold USCF·Rated events (under USCF Wuhlngton Chess Divan ...... Washlngton rules), to receive one copy of CHESS LIFE, and, if it is a Pawns Ch.n Club ...... Washington state organization, to name the State USCF Directors. Each D. C. Chess League ...... W.1-hlngton, D.C. affiliated organization is a good place to play chess, a Maryland good place to belong! Maryland Chess Anociatlon ...... Baltlmora N.I.H. Ch.n Club ...... Bethesd. Regian 1 (20) Bey Region Chen Club ...... Dundalk Connecticut Takoma Park Chels Club ...... Takoma Park Connecticut State Che$S ASSociation ...... Manehnter Pennsylvania Watarbury YMCA Chess Club ...... " ...... Waterbury Pennsylv.nl. State Chess Associ,tion ...... Bloomsburg Courier Postal Chess Club ...... T.rryv111e Pittsburgh Chess Club ...... Pittsburgh New Chess Club ...... New London Unlv.rsity of Pittsburgh Chess Club ...... Plttsburgh Y.le Chess Club ...... " ...... N.w Haven American LegIon Ch.ss Club ...... Phlladelphl. New Haven Chen Club .... __ ...... N.w H.v.n Phil,delphia Chess ASSOcIatIon ...... __ ... Philadelphia Bridgeport Chen Club ...... Bridgeport Temple UniversIty Chess Club ...... Phll.delphla University of Conn.cticut Chen Club ...... Storrs Oermantown YMCA Chen Club ...... Phll'delphla Western Man.·Conn. Valley Chess An'n ...... New London Fr.nklin·Mercantile Chess Club ...... Phlladelphia UnIversity of Pa. Chess Club ...... Phlladelphia Maine LaSalle Coli Chesl Team ...... Phll.delphi. Rumford Chess & Checker Club ...... Dlxfield Penn State Chen Club ...... Unlverslty P~rk Massachusetts Oreater Reading Chess Club ...... Readlng Musachusetts State Chess Association ...... Cambrldge Chester Pike Chess Club ...... Norwood Kutztown State College Chen Association ...... Kutztown South Boston L1thuanl~n Citllens Chess Club ...... $outh Boston PittSfield YMCA Chess Club ...... Pittsfleld Chessmen 0' Marple·Newton ...... " ...... Broom.1I Wachusett Chess Club ...... " ...... Fitchburg Bloomsburg Chess Club ...... Bloomsburg Fall River Chess Club ...... Fall River Lehigh University Chess Club ...... Bethlehem Johnson Chess Club ...... , .... , ...... ,...... C.mbrldge Altoona Campus Chen Club ...... Altoon. Rhade Island Virginia Virginia Chen F.deration ...... Newport N.ws Rhode Island Chen A$$ocl~t1on ...... Provldence Brown University Chess Club ...... Provldence Arlington Chess Club ...... __ ...... Arllngton Providence Chess Club ...... Providence Peninsul. Chess Club ...... Newport News New England Chess ChampionshIp Committe...... Provldence West Virginia West Virginia Chess Association ...... Huntlngton Region II (49) Huntington YMCA Chess Club ...... Huntlngton Hew Jersey New Jersey State Chess Federation ...... Cllfton Scarlet Knights ...... Veron. Region IV (19) Haddonfield Chess Club ...... Haddonfleld Alabama Stev.ns Institute of Tech, CC ...... Hoboken Huntsville Chess Club ...... Huntsville Bellmawr Chess Club ...... Oloucester City Birmlnghom Chess Club ...... Blrmingham Independent Chen Club ...... Eut Orange Camden Chess Club ...... Camden Florida Trenton Chess Club ...... Trenton Florida Chess ASSOCiation ...... , ...... ,...... , ...... ,...... Galnesville Jersey City YMCA Chess Club ...... " ...... Jerny City Southern Chess Assoelatlon ... , ...... ,. .. Homeste~d Woodbury Chen Club ...... Woodbury Florida St~te UnIversity Chess Club ...... T.II.hassee Log Cabin Chen Club ...... West Orange PI.yground Chess Club ...... Destin Castle Chen Club ...... , ...... Rutherford Chess Club of Coral Gables ...... " ...... Coral Gables Princeton UnIversity Chen Club ...... Prlnc.ton Atlantic City Chess Club ...... Atlantlc City Mississippi Mississippi Chess Association ...... Greenville Hew York Capital Chen Club ...... Greenville New York State Chess Association ...... New York Chess Circle ...... Bronx Horth Carolina Republic Aviation Chess Club ...... F.rmlngd.le V.SS·B.rden Chess Club ...... Ralelgh S.U.C.E. Chess Academy ... , ...... Geneseo North Carolin. State College Chess Club ...... Raleigh Sperry Chess Club ...... Oreat Neck oreensboro Chess Club ...... Oreensboro Huntington Chess Club ...... Huntington Charlotte Chess Club ...... , ...... Charlotte Cornell University Chess Club ...... Ith'c. KIngs Knight Chen Club ...... Kingston South Carolina North White Plains Chess Club ...... " ... Whlte Plains Palmetto Chess Club ...... Columbla Ch.dwick IBM Che ss Club ..... __ ...... Poughkeepsl. Tennessee High School Chess League ...... N.w York Tennessee Chess Association ...... N~shvl11e Fordham University Chess Club ...... " ...... New York Vanderbilt Unlv.rslty Chess Club ...... Nashville Long Island University Chess Society ...... Brooklyn N8$hville Chess Club ...... Nuhville Polyfe chnic Institute of Brooklyn Ch.ss Club ...... B.-ooklyn Memphis Chess Club ...... Memphis Brooklyn College Chess Club ...... Brooklyn Wind Tunnel Chess Club ...... " ...... Crown Heights Chen Club ...... Brooklyn Kingsmen Chess Club ...... , ...... ,...... Brooklyn Kings County Chess Club ...... __ ...... Brooklyn Jamaica Chen & Checker Club ...... J.malc. Region V (20) London Terrace Chess Club ...... New York Indiana Marsh~1I Chess Club ...... New York Indlan.polis Y Chess & Checker Club ...... Indlanapolls Manhatt.n Chen Club ...... New York Richmond Chess Club ...... Rlchmond Womens Chen Club of New York ...... N.w York B.nkers Athletic League Chess Tournament ...... New York Ohio Estonian Chess Club ...... " ... New York Ohio Chen Anociation ...... Toledo AmerIcan Chess Foun ....tlOI1 ...... N.ew York ToledO YMCA Chen Club ...... Toledo Chess & Checker Club of New York ...... " ...... New York O.yton Chess Club ...... Dayton Columbia College Chen Club ...... New York O.S.U. Chess Club ...... Columbus B.ltlc Chess Club ...... N.w YoI1/; Cleveland Chess Center ...... __ ... . ,...... CIeveland Queen City Chess Club ...... Buffllo Clevel.nd Chess Assocl.tlon ...... Cleveland Rochester Chess & Checker Club ...... " ...... Rochester Parkway Chess Club ...... Clnclnn,tl Oamblts Chess Club ...... __ ...... Rochester Mahonlng Valley Chess Club ...... ".,. __ ...... Youngstown Rochester Institute of Technology Chen Club ...... Rocheste\ C.nton Central YMCA Chess Club ...... C.nton LeMoyne Chess Ac.demy ...... Syr.cuse Oreen & Whit. Chess Club ...... Athens Syr.cuse Chess Club ...... Syracuse Wintersville High School Chess Club ...... Wintersv1l1e 152 CHESS LIFE Michigan New Mexico Mlehlglln Ch.n AUGcllitlon ...... Huntln'ton Wood. W.lk.r AFa Ch... ClUb ...... _...... _.W.lktr AFa a.trolt Edlwn Chl51 Club ...... ~ .... ~ ~ O .. rolt Los Alamo, Chus Club __ ...... __ .... _...... _._...... __ .... L01 AI.m01 altrolt Chesl, ChlCkl' & arid.. Club ..~ ...... ~ ..~ .. altrolt Albuqu.rflu. Chll' Club ~ ...... ~ ...... _. .. _. ...._ .. AlbuqU'rflU' University of Oltrolt ChIS, Club ...... ~ ...... altroit Oklahoma Kln,smln Ch.ss Club ...... HIlIhl.nd Pllrk Okl.hom. Stat. Chll. Allocl.tlon ...... Okl.hom. City University Gf Mlch lll.n Ch ... Club ...... _...... Ann Arbor Lllnsln, Chlls Club ...... _...... __ .... ~ ...... _._...... _._. Llnslnll Texas Till:.. Chn. AIIOCI.tlon __ ._...... _...... _. __ ... _. __. __ ._. __ ._.5.n Antonio Siln Antonio Ch... Club .... __ ._ . __ ._. ... __ . __ ._._. __. __... . __ ._.5.11. Anlonlo R.egian VI (24) Houllon ChIS. Club __ ._._~ ..... _~ .. __ .... ____ ._._. __ .... ___ ._._... . __ How.ton Illinois Nonh 01111.. Ch... Club .~ ... __ ._. __ .. _~._ ... _._. __ .~ ... _...... _._ ... __ .. Dllllu Illinoll C"'ss Auoelllllon ._ ... _... _._~ ...... _~ .. North Rlnnldt Soutto T •••s Chll' L ...... _._. __ •. ______•. ____ ._. __ ._____ ._. \.11'"0 ChlellltO Ch.n Club _... ~ ... ~ ...... ~.~ ... ~ ...... __ ._. __ ._ ..... ___ . __ ...... _Chln'G Chul Club of EI I"no ______._._ .. _. ______._ EI ...SO H.wtho"'t C... n Club ...... ~ ... ~ ...... ~ ...... ~ ...... _... _. ___ . __...... _. ChicllltO Region VIII (32) L.tvl.n Ch." Club _... _... ~ ...... _...... _.... __ .... ~_~ ... ~ ...... ~ ...... _. .. 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Whlttl.r Idaho R.egion VII (20) A.rkansas Oregan Arkiin wi Ch" l A llOClllllon ._ ... _...... _...... _. ___ ._ ... _... _._. __ .Hlrrlwn Unl.... rslly of areton Chu . CI:tb . __ ._._ ... _._ ... _._ ... _... _. ... __ ... liugen. "001111"" ... wn l"udl.1'I _...... __ . __ ._. __ ._. __ ._ .... __ ~ .... _. ___ .G ..nta Pus Colorado Colorildo 51.1. Chll' Assoc:llltlon ..... _. .... _.... _... __ .. __ . __... _.. _ .. _O.nver Utah Silit L.ke City YMCA CIIUI Club __. __.. _____... " Lllke CIty Louisiana LoulS>lIn. Ch... Al soclilion __ ...... _.... _...... _.... __ . __ .. N.w Orl ..n. Nevada Unl ...... lty of H.vllOa Ch.1I Club .. _. ... ~~ .... __ . ___ .. ___ .~ ... ~ ... __ .R.no Dublch C h."m.l. s _...... _ .... ___ .. ___ ._. __ ._. __ .~ ...... ~_ ._. __ .... __ .... Oubleh R.no C ..... Club ._ ...... ~_ ...... _._._ ... _._. __ ...... _ ...... _ ... _. __ ._. R.no N.w O.leans C"'" Club ...... _ ...... _...... __ .. .. H.w O.I•• nl Clttlo!le Ch.n Club ...... _. __ ...... _.__ .N.w Orilins L.I V'IIII Chlls Club ...... _ ...... _._ ...... _ ... _._.. .. _ ...... L •• V'II" Non-Region (2) Missouri MI.sourl Chlls Anoelltlon ...... _...... _...... Florllwnl Puerto Rico St. Louis Ch.1I LIIIIU...... _...... _. ... 5t. Loul. Club C. A ledru·Un!vI,...lty of "ulrlo Rico ...... Rlo .. I.d ... Downlown YMCA Ch.1I Club ...... 5t. Loull Germany APO, Hew York KlnWI City YMCA Chll' Club ...... _.... _. .. Kllnwi City, Mo. Zw.lbr.cktn S ...... lce Club

New USCF Vice-Presidential Candidates Rellion III RObert S. Rilven William Ruth Named by Nominating Committee C. ntonl vllle, Md. Collingswood, N. J. By KENNETH GRANT R'lIlon IV Adele Goddard T roy Ml1Ier Chllirmln, USCF Nominating Committee Mi ami, Fl• . Natehe 1, Miss. fiObert Ki rch Jerry Sullivan S.yen new USCI'" Reilion•• Vlee-Pr. sldooU--one for each of tho Columbus, 0 1. Oak Ridge, Tenn. USCF Reglons-wUl be elecle-d . t San Antonio In August for three­ year terms by t he Board of Dlreetorl. Rlllion V Thl' 15 the H eond yelr under the St . Loul. by·l. w., providing {or ~'. WIlII. m BIOuer R. Dee Cuter the election e ach ycar of .even Vlce·Pru,lden l •. The ch. Uenle, to find D. yton, Ohio Elwood, Indill n. enough competent leaders to keep USCF mavin, f Of"W lrd, 11. .. well . nswe. ed by lhe av. U. bLllty Of • w ealth of lalent tn our fI..,lon VI ,!.ilIte of nominees. Never be fore have so m any conscientious Ra lph Kuhns John Osne .. reSpl!C ted candidates aough l Office In USCf'. Chicago, m. W.te rloo, low. Fr. nk Skoff The s ueceNfu! candld. l ... will r. place Dick T1rTell, D.vld Horrm.nn, Chlu go, William Rulh, Robert Eili lwood, J ames Schroeder, George Bnnes. m. Don Define , . nd Rich ard Vandenburl , Vke·Prestd eDIs In Rellon. Region VII I Ihr u vrn l"C5peclively, wholO terms eJq)ire thl. summe r. ~· r . nk Belliing Absenlee ballots will be m ailed by USCF Seeretllry Mn.hall Robl. K.nAe Crty, Mo. lind to . 11 p resent USCI'" dlreelors, ror t belr u le In Ihe eve nt the y do not elfpecl 10 attend Ih. a nnual mee ting . 1 S. n Anionio. The Rillton VIII bIIlIo! will eu r y Ihe following name.. AddltioDilI nomlnalloni m ay Nell AuUn Ri chard V. ndenbufl( be made from the floor . t San Antonio. S.erl me nto, C.lI,. 801$&, Idlbo NOMINEES FOR REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENT, USCF Credit Bhould be give n to Ihme eommltlee members who " .silled (For 3-ycar lcrm ending in 1965) the Nomination. Ch alrm.n this ye.,. They lire WIUJam Trinks of a.m. Keilion I mond, lndl.n. , Dr . Alex: Janushkow. kl of Sacrame nto, c.urornl.; J am el A. Burgell Robert B. Goodspeed Henry Rock or Decketl, :'01 .... ; . nd Peter LlIhde of Nashville, Tenn. In Dorch est er, "lall. St oughton, MUI . Ralion II plrtleuJIf, ., the ballot testifies, a very f ine j ob was done by Dnld Hoffmann Don. ,d SchUltl Peter L. hde In Region IV, . nd h e wlll be recommended I or NGmlnll­ New York City, N. Y. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. tiona Chalrm. n neld yelr.

JULY, 1962 153 CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE

by U. S. Master ELIOT HEARST

A GENTLE GLOSSARY Under the influence of Ambrose Bierce's DEVIL'S DIC­ COMBINATION : any long serics of moves that the average TIONARY we 1!ave recently comr,ilct! a list of terms freqllently player cannot understand. used in chess, together Wit1l t leir defi/! itions. We hope the CONNOI SSEUR, OPENINGS: an undiscriminating author· chess public finds this list II seful amI accurale. If "Chess ity, who thinks one opening is better than another. Kaleidoscope" no 'mlger appears in CHESS LIFE after this CORRESPONDENCE CHE SS: a system of play which is issue, you'll know wTwt lwppencd . . . gaining in popularity bccause you cannot lose USCF rating ADJOURNMENT: an interruption in play to enable both points in this sort of competition. players to obtain analytical help from their chessmaster-friends DRAW, GRANDMASTER: a fricndly conclusion due to or their chess libraries. mutual fear. ADJUDICATION: a binding decision about the outcome DUFFER: anybody who can beat you three in a row. of an unfinished game, made by someone who is rated 200 EGOTI ST, CHESS: somcone who is more intcrested III points below you and who renders his judgment alter spend­ describing his own victories than in listening to yours. ing a total time equal to only 5% of the time you devoted ETHICS, CHESS : undcCined (we could find no examples to the game. of this). ALGEBRAIC CHESS NOTATION: a system of recording EUWE, MA X: that Dutch master whose name I can't pro· chess moves which Is so logical and mathematically neat that nouncc. i t will never gain favor in the U.S.A. F IANCHETTO: an Italian method of developing bishops, AMATEUR: in chess, someone who plays only fo r money popul .. rizcd by Russians. (d: professional). FI SC HER, ROBERT : an American chess veteran who has ANNOTATOR: a " friendly guide" to the complexities of been U. S. Champion four timcs. His victims accuse him of master play, who first cites the MCO column for the game bad manners; his conquerors t hink him a fine sport. under review, then remains silent until white is a rook ahead, FOOL'S MATE : the logical conclusion to any game of chess. and, fi nally, points out how black could have held out longer; FORESIGHT: the abil ity to play in only those tournaments alternately, someone whose grasp of chess doesn't extend you are surc of winning. beyond his libr ary on the openings. FORK : "an instrument used chiefly fo r the purpose of BLINDFOLD CHESS: a skill through which minor masters putting dead animals into one's mouth" (A. Bierce). can gain a world-wide reputation; outlawed in Russia because GAMBIT : any unsound sacrifice in the opening. Morphy and Pillsbury died crazy. GRANDMASTER: anyone who has reached the point in BLITZ: an extreme form of rapid transit chess, where the chess where he is acclaimed for drawing all his games. players move faster than they can think_thus ensuring the HYPERMODERN PLAY: any opening system where an games a r are profundity. early checkmate is impossible. BOOK·PLAYER : a chess slaVe, who fills a relatively empty ISOLATED PAWN: a pawn that will queen in the end­ head with information that makcs it even emptier. game (cf. passed pawn). BOTVINNIK: a Russian king, revered by communist so­ J'ADOUBE : a phrase cu~tomarily emitted when you arc ciety. caught starting your opponent's clock on yo ur move. BRILLIANCY: a combinative sequence which is under­ KIBITZER: someone who gives good advice to your op· standable to anyone once the solution is revealed. ponent and bad advice to you. BYE : in Swiss System tourneys, a full point given to an M.C.O.: Modern Chess Oblivion. odd player. MEDIAN SYSTEM : a way of breaking Swiss System ties CENTER: according to the hypermoderns, the squares QRl, which requires a knowlcdge of mathematical statistics and KRI. KR8, QR8. algebra, but which is much simpler than any othcr system. CHAMPION: someone who has attained success in chess MIDDLEGAME : in postal chess, the first move after pub­ only because he has had more time to devote to the game lished analysis is exhausted. than you have. ODDS: chesspJayers. CHEAPO: a phrasc coined by U. S. Master Dr. Karl Burger, OPENING: that phase of the gamc III which intelligence who has won a large percentage of his games by such a plays no part. maneuver ; a move which threatens something so obvious that OPEN FILE : a file clearcd or pawns--a worthy objective only an idiot would fall for it. and he does. since it is then easy to cxchange a pair of rooks and obtain CHESS: a most intriguing intellectual challenge. played in an early draw. a cultured manner according to str ict rules and regulations. OPPONENT: a slimy individual with an ugly face. The object of the game is to crush your opponent. OPEN TOURNAMENT: a tournament open to all; a weak CHESS FEVER: a disease common among adolescent mem­ tournament. bers of the Manh attan Chess Club; characterized by jagged OVERPROTECTION: first emphasized by the well-known fi ngernails, bulging eyes, and an unsteady hand. theorist Nimzovieh, this positional theme symbolizes Nimzo's CLOCK, CHESS: a mechanical device used to time tourna­ rclationship with his mother. ment games which no one ever pays attention to until that litUe red marker is about to fall. PASSED PAWN: any pawn that never queens (cf. isolated CLUB, CHESS: a group or devotees of the Royal Game, pawn). wh ose meetings are characterized by brotherhood and good PAWN-SNATCHER: a defensive genius. sportsmanship and where never is heard an encouraging word. PERFECT GAME : a way or describing all one's victories. 154 CHESS LIFE PRINCIPLES OF CHESS: an archaic term; shown to be Czechoslovakia (2): L. Pachman (1954); M. Filip (1955). useless by . Belgium (1): A. O'Kelly de Galway (1956). PROBLEM CHESS: any chess position that could never occur in an actual game. Bulgaria (1): M. Bobotsov (1961). PROFESSIONAL CHESSPLAYER: anybody who cannot Iceland (1): F. Olafsson (1958). make a living at chess (d. amateur). France (I): O. S. Bernstein (1949). RATING SYSTEM: an objedive method of ranking chess players which does not take into consideration the inherent Denmark (1): B. Larsen (1956). beauty of a rose. East Germany (1): W. Uhlmann (1959). RES IGNS : a way or terminating a game, unknown to weak players. ROUND·ROBIN TOURNAMENT: a comp(:tition in which * * * yo u cannot taJk the tournament director out of pairing you END-QUOTE: with someone you are afraid of. "It is peculiar but a ract nevertheless, that the gamblers SACRIFICE: any piece left en prise. in chess always have enthusiastic followers" (M. Botvinnik) : a demonstration o[ ego, ... "In chess there is only one mistake: overestimation of where one individual seeks to display his chess prowess by your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness" beating 40 beginners simultaneously. (S. Tartakowel') ... "Fischer should be recognized as one SPORTSMANSHIP, GOOD: concealed hatred for a victori­ of the strongest fo reign grandmasters. It is not only a qucs· ous opponent. lion of his talent, his great determination and industry, but STRATEGY: any idca longer than one move deep (d. also of the thoughtCul way in which he studies the theoretical Tactics). contributions of Russian masters and grandmasters that has SWINDLE: the only way anyone can be defeated. helped Fischer In successful fi ghts with our knowledgeabl

" THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK" Most players don't care how they win so long as they tion or go contrary to its demands. He regards the successful win. Subject to this qualification, chess styles may be divided attack as a bonus, a lagniappe, a legi timatc reward for obey· broadly into two categories: atlacking (tactical) or positional ing the principles of sound development. (strategical). Marshall, Spielmann, Morphy, Alekhine, Tal, Most contcmporary grandmasters arc cclectic and straddle belong to the {irst school. Capablanca, Nimzovitch, Botvinnik, both schools, though the emphasis on technique is on the Smysiov, Petrosian, belong to the second. ascent They arc equally at home in open or closed games. The tactician starts out with the intention of checkmating They arc prepared to (ollow the truth wherever it may lead. the enemy King as soon as possible. He wants to win by a Occasionally we are presented with miraculous victories knockout. The strategist is content to win by points, even if where one one can honestly say there was no losing move. this means dancing around the ring lor fifleen rounds. He tries not even a blunder on the part of the loser. But how can this to accumulate microscopic advantages in some one of the be possible? To lose, the loser must make a mistake some· where. Yct oHen thcse errors are invisible-so infinitesimal elements-time, space, foree, pa wn structure (see New I de~s that thcy escape outright detection. In such cases the anno· in Chess}-and aUacks only when the opportunity presents tator needs a magnifying glass. He is put in the position of itself, if the gods so will it He does not try to force the posi· having to hunt for the snark.

N. Y. Metropolitan League, 1962 K's Indian Reversed! More usual is 4. This is one of those "boring" positions Sicilian Defe nse N·B3, NxN; a. NPxN, p.Q4 ; 6. PxPep., which are so typical of modern chess. WHITE: L. Evens (M. rsh.lI ) QxP; 7. P·Q4, PxP; 8. PxP, with a slight Black is at lcast as well developed as BLAC K: I. A. Horowin (M. nhlttln) edge: Evans·Cross, Milwaukee, 1953. Also White, nothing is threatened and White 80lrd No. 1 Black can vary- 4. N·83, P·K3; 5. seems to have rclinquished the initiative. 1. P·K4 P·QB4 NxN, PxN; 6. P'Q4, P·Q3 ; 7. B·Na+ . Upon closer examination. however, 2. N·KB3 N·KB3 N·83; 8. 0·0, B·K2= (Diemer.Kruger, White·s microscopiC edge is visible: he A rare sideline which attempts to com· 192I). has a Q·side majority (3 to 2 Pawns on bine the best fcatures of the Sicilian and 4...... N·QB3 that wing), and his KB exerts lasting Alekhinc's Defense, known as the Nimzo· S. B·Nl P·Q3 on the long diagonal (KRl · Rubinstein Defense. Il is certainly a On 5 ...... Q·B2; 6. O·O!, NxP; 7. NxN, doesn't look it, but Black is worthwhile try. QxN; 8. R·Kl, Q·Q3; 9. P·Q4, While has . Hc has considerable more than enough compensation for the his QB on an eHcc· Pawn...... , P·QN3; 11. p. careful, N(4)·N5?; An alternate system is 5 ...... P·KN3. 12. N· K5 , B-N2; 13. wins material. In cit her case Black gets equality. And if 10 ...... , B·Q2; 11. P'QR3 threat· 6. PxP P·K3 ening P·B4 and P·QN4 with a general 7. 0 ·0 BliP expansion on the Q·side is troublesome. 8. P·Q4 ...... 10...... N·8 3 8. P·Q3 is certainly to be CQnsidered. Thc text leads to a more open game. This fails to solve Black's problem, and 8...... 0·0 yet docs it deserve a question mark or 9. Px P Bx BP would you call it the losing move? In· 10. QN·Q2 ...... credibly enough, Black's position steadily deteriorates from here on in! A more active way of playing is 10 ...... , P·QN4; II. 1'·83, B-N2 : and Black at least has some freedom for his pieces. 1'. P·8 3 8 -Q2 3. P·KS ...... What else is there? Not 11...... The interesting point of this defense P·QN3?; 12. N·Q4! And not II...... , p. is that Black can meet 3. N·83 with K4; 12. P·QN4. B·Q3; 13. N·B4, 8-B2; 14. P·Q4 ; and if 4. PxP (4. P·K5, P·Q5!), P·N5. winning Black's KP. NxP; a. B·N5+, N·83 (safer is B·Q2); 12. N·N3 ...... 6. 0·0 (N· K5 is sharper), B·NS; 7. P·KR3, This simple move is hard to meet. B-R4; 8. P·KN4, B·N3: 9. N· K5, NxN; 10. Black is at the crossroads: he must de· NxN. Q.Q2 (...... NxQ is also good): as cide whether to retrca t his Bishop to in Mi chel·Piazzini, Buenos Aires, 1944. K2 or QN3, and the character o( thc 3...... N·Q4 struggle dcpends upon his choice. These 4. P·KN3 ...... decisions which require delicate posi· A unique way of turning it into a P O$lIIon .fter 10. Q N-Q2 tional judgment are the bane of the ISS CHESS LIFE master. The answer depends upon "feel" The simplest win is 23 ...... , R-KNl; rather than analysis. I think it is this 24. R(l)-Ql, QR-QI; 25. R-N4+, K-Bl; 26. type of decision which will give a chess­ RxR+, KxR; 27. QxP and Black is in playing machine more trouble than di­ zugswang, e.g., Q·B2; 28. P-KR4!-5-6. rect. forced combinations. If Black varies after 23 ...... , R-KNl; 12...... B-N3 24. R(1)-Ql!, Q·K4; 25. BxB, PxB; 26. Black chooses the more aggressive RxP, QxP; 27. R(ll-Q4!, QR-KI; 28. R­ retreat, preferring to retain his Bishop N4+, K-Rl (or 28...... , K-BI; 29. Q. on an active diagonal. Surely one can­ R6+, K-K2; 30. R·K4+ wins); 29. not criticize Horowitz or give this move QxRP+~!, KxQ; 30. R·R5 mate. a question mark, yet it constitutes still 24. R·N4+ K·Ell another minute link in that microscopic 25. QlIBP 8118 chain of error. 26. R-N71 Q-KR4 Correct is 12 ...... , B-K2; 13. Q-K2, Position after 20...... 8 ·83 There is no good defense. If 26 ...... , Q-B2; 14. R·Ql, QR-Q1; 15. B-B4, Q·B1; R·Q2; 27. RxRP followed by R-R8 mate. with a cramped but solid position. Ac­ On 26 ...... , Q-K2; 27. R-N8+ wins the cepting such a passive formation is not Now White is impaled on the cross of Queen for a Bishop and Rook. to Horowitz's liking, and this impatience choice. He can win a Pawn with 21. BxE, 27. KlIB ...... proves to be his undoing. PxB; 22. QxBP, QxQP; 23. RxP!, QxQ; 13. B·NS Q.K2 24. RxQ, R-Q7; 25. P-N3, R-Bl; but the A minor blemish. 27. P·KN4! wins im­ mediately. However, Black is still power­ Having said "a," Black says "b." The ensuing ending is not at aU a clear win. only way to prevent the doubling of his So he sacrifices a Pawn! less to prevent it. If now 27 ...... ,Q. K-side Pawns is 13 ...... , B-K1, but this 21. p·QS!l 8xP Q4+; 28. K-NI, R-Q2; 29. RxRP followed retreat is certainly unaPPetiting. Be· by the same R-R8 mate. Forced. Not 21...... , PXP; 22. QxRP 27...... R-Q4 sides, how could anyone foresee the with the decisive threat of Q-R8 mate. formidable attack which White now de­ 22. QR.Ql! K-N2 Hoping for 28. RxKP?, R·KB4! velops from "out of nowhere"? White 27 ...... , R·Q2 also loses to 28. R-N5, didn't plan it from the start, but it is Again forced. The threat is simply 23. winning Black's Queen. his bonus for sound play. BxB, PxB; 24. QxRP followed by Q-R8 28. P·KN41 8r .. ck Resigns .14. BxN P,B mate. The pin on the Q.fi!e is deadly. 23. R·Q41 ...... A piquant finish_Black's Queen is Of course not 14...... , QxB?; Hi. QxB. trapped . winning a piece. The sharpest continuation. 23. R-K4 15. R·KlI ...... was rejected because of Q-K2!; 24. R­ This quiet move prepares KN-Q4 to N4+, K·Rl; 25. Q-R6, R-KN1 and Black B5. Why not KN·Q4 immediately? White can just defend himself. refrains from committing himself, rea­ Notice how the text move transfers a soning that Black will have more trouble Rook, which was doing nothing two finding a good move in the absence of a moves ago, to the scene of action. threat! It is easier to meet forcing moves because your replies are limited, thus narrowing down the time required for calculation. When you can transpose, make the least forceful move first_ it allows your opponent more leeway, thus causing him to consume more time on the clock. 15...... KR·Ql 16. KN.Q4 NxN Position .. fter 28. P·KN4-Black Resigns Black hopes to ease the attack by simplifying. 16 ...... , N-K4 loscs a Pawn This victory, incidentally, clinched the to 17. BxP. 16 ...... , K-Rl; 17. Q-RS gives Metropolitan League title once again for White a strong attack anyway. the Marshall team co,captained by Jack 17. NxN BxN Collins and Allan Kaufman. The classic 18. PlIBI ...... POSition efter 23. R.Q41 last-round clash between the Manhattan Preventing further exchanges after 18. and Marshall Clubs is always crucial and QxB, B·B3; 19. Q·N4+ , K·R1. full of surprises. 18...... Q-Q3 The threat of 24. R-N4+, K-Bl; 25. As good a defense as any. Not 18 ...... , QxBP followed by R-N7 is already de· B·B3; 19. P·Q5!, and it Q-N::i ; 20. P-QR3!, cisive (25 ...... , Q.K2; 26. R·N8+, KxR; Q.xNP; 21. Q-N4+, K-Rl; 22. PxB, win­ 27. QxQ). nmg a piece. Also insufficient is 18...... , 23...... , P-B4 loses to 24. Q-N5+, Bridge Evenings Scheduled K-RI; 19. Q-R5, R-KNI (else B·K4, P-B4; K·Bl; 25. Q-R6+, K-Nl (...... , K-Kl?; 26. BxBP!); 20. BxP, QR-NI; 21. B·K4, R-KN2; RxB!); 26. Q·N5+ (not 26. R-KR4, BxB; Two evenings of bridge have been 22. P-N3, holding the Pawn. Notice how 27. QxP+, K-BI and the King gets out scheduled for interested family and White's KB has finally unleashed its full of the mating net), K-BI; 27. R·KR4, friends accompanying players to the fury on the long diagonal (as predicted BxB; 28. RxP, K-Kl; 29. Q-N8+, K-Q2; U. S. Open Chess Tournament. on move 10). 30. QxP+ wins. On August 15, ,an informal evening 19. Q·N4+ K·81 23, ...... Q·84 of Duplicate Bridge will be held, and Forced. If 19 ...... , K-Rl; 20. Q-R4, One could brand this the losing move on August 21 a Duplicate Bridge K-N2; 21. R-K4, with a winning attack. were it not for the fact that Black is al- Tournament. Both events will be The only problem which remains for ready lost. His best defense is 23 ...... , played in the Gunter Hotel, under the White is how to bring his QR rapidly R-KNI, which could give White several direction of the San Antonio Bridge into play. ways to go wrong (for instance, he gains Club. 20. Q·R4 8·83 nought by 24. Q·R::i, B-B6!). JULY, 1962 157 Threatening the Queen. 16. N·RS 8·N3 14...... QxP 17. P·QH4 P.aS GAMES If 14...... , B·Bl; 15. PxP, wins. If 17...... , P·NS; 18. P·N5, PxN? 19. 15. NxPch K·Rl 17. R·Rl PxP PxN, QxP; 20. B·NS! BY 16. 8·84 P·83 18. RxPch!! RHigns 18. P·N5? ...... USCF This lets in Black's Knight. Logical is 18. B·Q2 and next 19. KR-B1. MEMBERS 18...... N·R4 Annotated by 19. N·B6 B·K841 20. Q·B3ch ...... U. S. MISter JOHN W. COLLINS A Pawn goes with 20. NxQ?, BxQ ; 21. NxBch, PxN; 22. R·Kl, BxP. 20...... Q·B2 MASTER-EDITOR ROSE 21. QxQch KxQ Threatening 22...... , B·Q6 and 23 . Frank Rose, one of our new U.S.C.F...... , BxNP. Masters, conducts an informative and entertaining column ("LET'S PLAY 22. R·QI B·B7 CHESS") in the Fort Lauderdale News After 18. RxPch 23. R·Kl N·N6 24. R·R2 ...... and Sun-Sentinel. Frank achieved his Like Stcinitz! If 18...... , KxR; 19. master-rating by winning the U.S. Ex­ Q·R1ch, B·R3; 20. QxB matc. The Rook begins its wandering. perts with 5-1. In this game with Dave Steinberg of New York (with whom he 24...... B·Q6 tied but beat out on S.B.) he wins with a Now White's QP or QNP must fall. combination much like onc played only HUMOROUS MEMORY ninety miles away seventy years earlier 25. P·KR4 NxP 1959 U.S. Amateur Champion L. Russell 26. NxN BxN (Steinitz-Tchigorin, 4th Match Game, Chauvenet writes he will always cherish 27. P·R4 ...... Havana, 1892), a {ond, humorous memory of Pamiljens' QR seeking a refuge (by way of QR3 H 27. R·Q2, B·B6 and if 27. R·Ql, Bx U. S. Experts and KR3 ) at KRI. KP or 27 ...... B·B5. Miami Beach, 1961 27...... 8.B5 30. R-QI P·NS Rating Tournament 28. R·R3 8·84 31. R·RlI ...... KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 29. R·R3 8·NS Meo 9: page 316 New York, 1962 F. Ros. (2200) D. Steinberg (2210) FRENCH DEFENSE 1. P..Q4 N·KB3 4_ P·K4 p·Q3 MCO 9: p. 110. c. 76 2. P..QB4 P·KN3 S. P·KN3 ...... J. Pamiliens (20S9) L. R. Chauvenet (2175) 3. N·QB3 8·N2 1. P·K4 P·K3 In addition to this, the Modern Line, 2. p.Q4 P·Q4 White has a good choice of 5. BoN5, 5. 3. P·K5 ...... N·B3, 5. P·B4, and 5. P·B3. This is Nimzowitsch's Variation. now S...... 0-0 outdated, which seeks to cramp Black at 6. B·N2 N.R3? the earliest possible moment. This is a rather pointless decentr aliz· 3...... P·QB4 ing move. If it is to be tried it should 4. P·QB3 N·QB3 at least be preceded by 6 ...... , P·QR4. 5. N·B3 PxP? Standard is 6...... , P·K4; 7. KN·K2, Correct is 5 ...... , Q·N3. The text·move N·B3, or 7 ...... , PxP. makes QB3 available (or White's QN. 7. KN·K2 P·B4 6. PxP B·N5ch After 31. R· Rl! 8. 0·0 ...... Or. 6 ...... , Q·N3; 7. N·B3, B·Q2; 8 . 8. P·Q5 is more restrictive. B·K2, KN·K2; 9. 0 ·0 , N·B4; 10. N·QR4, Now who would believe this IS the 8...... B·Q2 Q·R4; 11. B·Q2, B·NS; 12. BxB, QxB; 13. QR? If 31. NxNP?, B·K7 wins. Better is 8 ...... , PxP! 9. NxP, N·B4. P·QR3, Q.K2; 14. R-Bl, 0 ·0 ; 15. N·B5! 31...... P·B6 34. NxNP PxP 9. P·KR3 ...... (Reti·Spiclmann, 1928) with advantage Again, 9. P·Q5! 32. B·B4 K·H3 35. KxP ...... for White. 33. B·K3ch K·R4 9...... ,.B, 7. N·B3 KN·K2 Again, 9 ...... , PxP! 8. B·Q3? ...... This loses the exchange or a piece. 10. PxP ...... White does better to preserve his two White is lost in any case, but 35. R·R3, White meets the threats o( 10...... , Bishops with 8. B-K2, N·B4 ; 9. 0 ·0 . and (a return trip?) B-Ki; 36. R-Q4. is com· PxP and 10 ...... • BxP. i( Q·N3 then 10. N·QR4. paratively better. 10...... BxP? 8...... N-84 10. 0.0 B·K3 35...... B·K7 38. R·KB4 P.QS This either loses a Pawn or results 9. BxN PxB 11. Q.N3 ...... 36. R·Q4 KR·NI 39. NxP ...... in a very weak, isolated QP. Correct is The Queen would be better at Q3, where 37. K·R3 8.Q86 to ...... QNxP. it does not impede the advance of the 11. PxP BxB QNP. If 39. 8·B1, P·Q6 wins a piece soon. Here and on the next move ...... • PxP 11...... Q·Q2 39...... PxB 41. PxP BxKP IS relatively better. 12. N·K2 40. NxR RxN 42. R·K4 ...... 12. KxB R·QI And this neglects development. More 13. P·KS ...... progressive is 12. B·Q2 and 13. QR·Bl . If 42. R-B2, R·N6ch; 43. K·R2, R·N3ch; From here on out the issue is never 12...... P·KR3 14. Q.Q3 P·KN4 44. K·R3, B·QB5 wins. in doubt. 13. p·QR3 B·R4 15. N·N3 0-0·0 42 ...... ~ R·N6ch 13...... N·Kl With the KBP/ 4, KNP, and KRP ad· 43. K·R2 RxPch 14. N·QS ...... vanced, castling king·side is too risky. 44. Resigns '158 CHESS LIFE U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Asbury Park, May 1962 , , Scor• 7• • Ouchl, Wl26 W1U , W.. W•.. • • 'D W'" W. W" n . lIourdon, • Dn "Dn D.. D" , W.. W.. W., W. • 10. Conn'lIy, D.. ".,n W," , W.. W, • D" •• w"' D• • " . Mc;lntosh, '" wn. DO> ... D" •• W.. 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SpuUno. G . wm Wltl Will , • """ '" '" '" '" Not_lI.tlnos ahown ... post·t.u,n,m.nt. Register NOW for the U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Send your entry fee of $20 to USCF 80 E. 11th St. New York 3, N.Y. The first 50 advance entrants will receive their chaice of either a ticket to "Fiesta Nache del Rio" or a free souvenir wall pennant of the Open.

JULY. 1962 159 WESTERN OPEN_ Cont'd. from p. 142 Coll ege Chess Ernst Gruenfeld the tiUe, he drew with Weldon in the by Pete r Berlow Grandmaster Ernst Gruenfeld d ied fi nal rouod. in his native Vienna on Apr il 3, 1962, Kate Si llars, Winetka, m inois, tre­ We bave hit the jackpot, leLA fa ns; 1t the age of 69. mendously improved since the previous 1962 will be a banner year for college Known since the early twenties as Wester n Open, gathered four points to chess. I have l"C(:eived not one, not two, an outstanding authority on opening win the Western women's title and pr ize. but three bids for the National Intercol· play, his greatest contribution to the Mrs. J. Henry Hoffman, Boscobel, Wis· legiate Team Chess Championship, to chess world was undoubtedly the con~in was the runner·up. The junior be held next December 26-29. Our most Gruenfeld Defense: 1. P·Q4, N·KB3; title was won for the second consecutive energetic regional director, Walt Fraser, 2. P·QB4, P·KN3; 3. N·QB3, P·Q4, year, 6lh·2lh, by Richard Verber, Chi· assures us that LaSalJe College in Phila­ which he introduced in 1922. Origi· cago, fo llowed by William Martz, a tal· delphia is the perfect spot for the event. nally treated as a branch of the ented 17·year·old player from Har tland, This is LaSalle's Centennial Year, with King's Indian, the new opening soon Wisco nsin, who finished with 5'h·3lh to the consequent enthusiasm. We arc of· achieved an identity and importance take second prize in the junior group. fcred the full facilities of the new Col· of il..!l own and the last edition of Class awards were won by the follow· lege Union, dorm space for 120 players MeO devotes to it (under the name ing: Class A- Norris Weaver, ~Un n eapo · at 52 per night, and many other attrac­ of "Gruenfeld Indian Defense·') a full lis; Class B-George Radican, Chicago; tions, including the fuli support of the forty·fi ve columns. Class C-Jttmes Fuller, Aurora, DI inois. Philadelphia Chess Association. Walt ex­ As a player, Grue nfe ld achieved The merit award, presented to the un· peels the prize fund to go over $300 tool his best resull..!l in the 1920's, though rated player with the best showing, was Columbia's bid was mentioned in som e he continued to take part in tourna· won by Jack Patty, Toronto, who fin· detail in the June issue of .c hess Life. ments during the post·Wor ld War II ished with 5!h·3Y.!. Standings of lead· The third bid was sent in by a most period. He was awarded the title of ers sharing in the prize fund are: enthusiastic young man from Chicago. International Grandmaster by the Byrne, 8.0495; Brasket, 7.5435; Wein· Owen Harris of Wright Junior College. World Chess Federation (F.LD.E.) in berger, 7.0385; Albert Sandrin, 7.0370 ; Chicago also promises a large prize fund, 1949. Weldon, 7.0365 ; Angelo Sandrin, 7.0352; inexpc!nsive accommodations, and the Turiansky, 7.03:i0. facilities of the well· known Gompers Park Chcss Club. Owen has quickly been appoinled Midwest direclor of the ICLA ; expect to hear a lot about him in the future! QUIZ QUARTET by DR. RICHARD S. CANTWELL Will the Nationals be held in New York, Philadelphia or Chicago? See th e next issue of Chen Life for the answcr, (1) (2 ) and fu n details about the tournament. Schamkavich-B. Larsen A, Lilienthal-B. Larse n Let's make this year's event the largest MOSCOW, 1962 MOSCOW, 1962 ever! Plan now to organize a team to compde. The Wright club also sponsored a " Midwest B Championship" open to col· Icge teams, and won by the host school's A team. followed by No tre Damc and Purdue. Ul inois Institute of Technology and the Wri ght B team also competed. In Tecent matches, the Penn State club bas been rolling along, under the watchful eyes of its coach, Senior Mas· ter Donald Byrne. The scores attest to the advantages of varsity status: PSU 7·Army 1, PSU a·Bloomsburg Stale Col· Wh it. t o plly Wh it. to prly lege O. (Hint : 81 .~k'l lut WI' P.Q84, I t arr lbl. blund.r) I have been Infor med by Bill tuller of Penn State, the head of the Chess Com· (3) (4 ) mittee of the Aswciation of College Bronstein-Dely Dely-Simagin Unions, that all affiilated unions will in· MOSCOW, 1962 MOSCOW, 1962 clude chess in the regional face·to·face program next winter. This puts chess in the same category as bridge, bowling, pool and table· tennis for competition be· tween colleges who arc members of the ACU; this means that most of the ma jor colleges in the country will be part of the program. We hope to work this pLan into the leLA program of college chess promotion; you ca n do your part by play· ing on your college union team, and help­ ing arrange regional events. J udging from the May Chen Lif. (page 114), college pLayers are dominat· ing "Chess Life in the United States." Con/'d. em p. 162 (Solution, on p. 164) 160 CHESS LIFE LOMBARDY_ COliI'd. from )/. /49 Activity Means Members direct traffic. Wbite's pieces are locked in his 'position' for the remainder of the game. Sponsor One More Tournament This Year 28. NlIN PlIN Several more comntitteemen have volunteered to belp us reach our membership 29. KR·N1 B·B3 goal. These men, as our entire committee, will strive to add that "1 more tourna· There is no hurry to recapture the ment this year." pawn. Better prevent B·QR4. 30. K·Rl NlIP Don Lilienquist...... Tacoma. Wash. 31. RlIR R>. nord. Treblow...... Bloomsburg, PenD. 32. R·N4 N·K31 D. C. MacDonald ...... Grand Forks, N. D. 33. R·N2 •••••••• AI Martin ...... Edgewood. R. I. Of course 33. RxP, B·N4 wins outright. Wm. JessctL ...... Camas, Washington It is amusing to note thai even if the White knight were nOI on K2, the Rook would still be trapped on QB4. Congratulations to-- 33...... K·N2 AJ3C J immy Mush.lI, Brooks AFB-"Dear Ed, Enclosed is a list of the memo 34. 8·Q1 R·R8 beu of Brooks AFB who are interested in playing a tournament. Funds for their 35. R·Q2 8·R6 U.S.C.F. Memberships have ~n sent direcUy to N. Y. Please rush tournament Black has completed the bind on the schedules." White position. His plan now is to prepare P·KB4-B5 and eventually craek 1st Lieut. Bob K.rch, Columbv •• G •.-"Dear Ed, Thanks for Georgia tapes, 1 the king side wit h P·KN4-5. UnCortunate· intend to double Georgia's U.S.C.F. Memberships in a short time." ly the opportunity for demonstrating (Anyone that knows Bob would bet he does it.) this plan is never realized since White Tom Jenkins, Detroit, Mlch,-"Dear Ed, Michigan continues to press N. Y. and conveniently falls into II trap in time Calif. and has set up a tournament schedule that may do it. So far for 1962 we have pressure. lined up: I.- Motor City Invitational; 2.-Huron Valley Open' 3.-Huron Valley 36. B·QB2 B.K2 Amateur; 4.- Miclrigan Open; 5.-Mlchiian Amateur; 6.-Michigan Experts; 7.­ 37. R·Ql? R·R7 Motor City Open. In addition to the tournaments 10 clubs are participating in the 3B. R·Q2 B·KN411 Metropolitan Detroit Chess League." P.ut Webb, Phoenill, Aril.-"Dear Ed, The Rocky Mountain Open is scheduled tor Sept. 1, 2, and 3 and we have planned one of the best tourneys ever held in this part of the country. Please send us mailing list Cor the 10 states listed below. lnci· dentally our club would like to claim the largest 100% U.S.C.Jo'. Club in the country. Ninety members and growing rapidly." (No arguments (rom Missouri.) Don Liljenqui5t, T.com., W.. hlngton .-"Dear Ed, In Washington we have de· cided to go all out for U.S.C.F. Memberships. The Puget Sound Open will be U.S.C.F. rated and we have already sent in 4 new memberships. I have a dozen more who plan to join at the tourney." Gordon Bennett. St. Louis, Mlnourl, for taking first place in the fint r ating improvement tourney sponsored by the membership committee. Gordon completed with a score 6·2 in a tough round robin. Second and third went to Chas. Dreycr- 5¥t·2¥t and Wm. Dameron 5-3. Position Iftl' l7. R.Q1? ...... Apo!ogy- A letter was received {rom a serviceman with a New York A.P.O. address regarding exhibitions in West Germany. The letter was lost and ir the in· This move nets Black at least the el( dividual would contact me again I do have news for him. change since White cannot break the pin on thc seventh in tlmc. It seems Send aU communications l or Ihis column to: paradoxical that Black should win as II E. A. Dickerson result of inCiitration on the seventh 7271 Gayola Place rank, the occupation or which baving Maplewood 17, Missour i been Whitc's motive in the earlier simplifications. 39. BlIB PxB'. 40. N·B 1 R·N7 THE 2ND ANNUAL U. S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP And here White sealed his move K·Nl September 21-22-23 but re ~ i g ned without resunting play. There is no defense to the threat ot Takomo Park Junior High School B·M . 7600 Piney Branch Rd., Takoma Pork, Md. $500 in Cosh Prizes EASTERN OPEN_ Winning Team $150 COII,.lI. Irom I" 142 6-Roul\d Swill system concklctl'd on four be.rds fOl' each tum. O,.n to any Gersch, N.Y.; (Class A) Homer Jones, teem In the United St.tel that I. or baComH affiliated with USCF .s .n .uthor· Alexandria, Va .. and Jack Battel, N.Y.C.; Iud ch.pter. Winning teem is awarded title of U. S. Te.m Champion•• nd ,... (Women) Grcta Fuchs. Kent, Co nn., and celye. perm.nent trophy for ill posMuion . nd pon-ession of T.am Ch.mpion. Astrid Carter, Wash ., D.C.; (Juniors) Stan ship trophy. For further det.iI. writ. to: Tomchin, N.V.C., and Ed Lisac, Sharon, EVERETT M. RAFFEL Pa. (Class B) Fred Robinson, Wash., D. C., and Wm. Riley, N. Scituate, R.I.; 10103 Leder Rood (Class C) Aaron Freeman, Rockville, Md ., Silver Spring, Md. and Charles Steir, Riverdale. N.Y.; (Un· rated) Yuri Barsukov, Wash., D.C., and (And see the onnouncement in the August CHESS LI FE) David Will iams, Baltimore, Md.

JULY. 1962 161 A summer rating tournament that attracted twenty players at the Salt (;hess Lake City Chess Club was WOn by Stan Hunt, 5-0. Sven Nillson took second on tie-break points from Jim Fischer. Both In the United States had 4-1 scores. C. C. McDaniel directed. • • • • • • On May 27, Donald Byrne played a burg, in addition to finishing a dear The Marshall Chess Club retained the I5-board simultaneous exhibition at Penn second in the tournament, was the Di· New York Metropolitan Chess League State College for the benefit of the rector. Championship with a match score of V.S.C.F. Candidates' Fund. Morris Gross· • • • • • • 6·0. The Marshall team won against Lon­ man, a philosophy teacher at Penn S,,'l.te The Oklahoma City Open also at­ don Terrace 5-3, Baltic 6'h -1Jf2, Queens and former member of the Columbia tracted a large number of out·of-state 6-2, New York Academy of Chess and University chess team, was the sole win­ entries, the 38 players in the tourna· Checkers 5-3. Scarlet Knights 5'h -2'h, ner against Byrne. Harry Mathews, Ron­ ment hailing from Arkansas, Missouri, and 4'h ·3lh. ald Fischer, and Orrin Frink drew. Kansas and Colorado in addition to the Entry fees and contributions were do­ Sooner State. When the tie-breaking was • • • • • • nated to the fund. over, though, two .home towncrs came David Scheffer of Cambridge, Mass., • • • • • • out on top; Robert Thompson and George won the inaugural Downeast Open in David Turner's 51/2; points lilted ,him to ScheUman. Close bebind were Ronnie Portland, Maine, scoring 5lh points in victory in the 6-round Greater Boston Taylor, Robert Latta, and Charles Mus­ the six-round Swiss event. Charles Sharp Open, concluded on June 3. John Curdo grove. All five players were knoued at of Scarborough, Maine, was second with (5), Kazys Merkis (4), and David Scheffer 4-1, so the slide rules must have been 5, and USCF Expert Harlow Daly of (31fz), finished in the next three places. working overtime after the final round. Sanford, Maine, finished third with 4% . Curdo, a pre-tournament favorite, was Tournament Director Jerry G. Spann Stanley Elowitch of Portland, Lt. W. L. out to add a third leg to the Greater bad the pleasure of awarding trophies Parker of Hampton, N.H., and N.E. Boston trophy and thus retire it, but a to two members of the family; Cathy Eldridge of Philadelphia were next in loss to Turner in the second round mar­ (Junior prize) and Susan (Ladies prize). line with 4 each. finishing in that order red his hopes. The event was sponsored on tiebreaking points. by the Massachusetts State Chess Asso­ • • • • • • Twenty-seven players, representing six ciation and directed by Robert B. Good­ Fred W. Borges won the Coral Gables states, participated. Scheffer earned $40 speed. C!J.ampionship played on June 8-10 abead plus an engraved trophy for his first • • • • • • of Dr. Armando Bucelo, and Carlos place finish. A total of $115 in cash Meanwhile, out in Idaho, another Tur. Rivera. Twenty-seven players competed in the event, a good numbcr beng Cuban prizes was awarded to the first six plus ncr_ Donald, from the state of Oregon­ William Jarnigan of Boston, top Class was winning the 1962 Idaho Open, played refugees who have lately contributed a great deal to Florida chess. B; Stuart Laughlin of Portland, top on June 2 and 3. Turner came up with a Class C; and John Chamberlain of West perfect 5·0 to finish ahead of Dick Van­ Chester, Pa., top unrated. denburg (4), S. Scott Zimmerman of • • • • • • Lehi Utah' Charles Metzelaar of Ogden, The Central New England Amateur, • • • played at Fitchburg, Mass., on June 3 Utah; Gaston Chappuis of Salt Lake Cl~y, COLLEGE CHESS_ and 10, was won by David Lees (5-1, no Utah; and Mabel Burlingame of Phoelllx, cont'd. from p. 160 Arizona- all with 3%. The event, the losses), ahead of Eli L. Bourdon, Pierre LeClerc and John J. Ducharme, all 4*. Congratulations to Donato Rivera CU. of largest Idaho Open in history, attracted Twenty-two players competed in the 6- Puerto Rico), Alan Himber and Ned players from five states-including no round Swiss sponsored by the Wachu­ Hardy (Univ. of Florida), Dick Long (Van­ fewer than 11 Crom Utah!! As can bc derbilt), John Bell (Yale), Pete Gould seen from the results above, the Utah setts Chess Club and directed by Francis W. Keller Jr. (Brown), Bill Gould (Yale), Wes Burgar contingent didn't do at aU badly. USCF (Wayne State), Pete Irwin (Michigan), Region Vlll Vice-President Dick Vanden· • • • • • • and of course, Mike Valvo and Toby The championship of Rochester, N.Y., Robison of Columbia. was won by USCF master Erich March­ A few corrections, since some ICLA Bell Wins Puget Sound and with 7 wins, no losses, and one oficers have been somewhat overthusias­ draw. The 9-player round robin saw Ed­ tic on occasion: the ICLA was formed in Open ward Rosenthal (6*) finish second, and 1920. I have no information as to what it John Ben of Portland, Oregon won Mark Rosenbloom and Donald Sullivan did between 1920 and 1940, and would the 60-player Puget Sound Open, played tie for third and fourth with 5 points appreciate help. The rest of the (May in Fircrcst, Washington (a _Tacoma sub­ each. issue) article was accurate with the ex­ urb) on June 9 and 10. ThiS event, the • • • • • • ception of third plaee in the Met League largest ever held in the Tacoma area, Arnold Bernstein, with a score of Individual (see the June issue) and a almost doubled the state of Washington's 5!h-¥.! . won the Marshall Chess Club mix-up under the Philadelphia League, USCF memberships_ Organized by Don Amateur Championship ahead of Walter (Penn State isn't in it.) While we're cor­ Liljenquist, publicity director of the Harris (5), John Pamiljens, David Hall, recting things, (sec p. 106) the Midwest Tacoma Chess Club, the tournament re­ and David Danicls, all 41h.. Bernstein is Team event wasn't the first ever held. ceived wide attention in the local and the junior co·champion (with Philip Rat­ I have a record of a tournament with regional press. ner) of the Marshall club. the same name being held in 1956 (won by the host, Illinois). Were there any Bell's winning score of 51h -Ih. placed • • • • • • earlier events? him a hall point ahead of Washington Norman T. Whitaker, USCF Master Out of the blue, the Czech Federation State champion Viesturs Seglins, Peter Emeritus, and Jerry Fink, Duke Univer­ has made plans to sponsor the 1962 O'Gorman, and Clark Harmon_ sity student, were co-winners of the World Student Team Championship in Players traveled from many states to North Carolina Opcn Tournament held Marianske Lame July 7-22. Since it is im­ play in this event, notable entries being at Charlotte with scores of 5-1. They possible to raise sufficient funds on a Ben J. Peterson of Sandy, Utah, and drew with each other and with North moment's notice, it is unlikely at this Dick Vandenburg and Cecil Spangenburg Carolina state champion Oliver HutafI, writing that we will be represented. of Boise, Idaho. The tournament was di­ whose third-place tally of 4% -1% was WATCH FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT; rected by Ai Livingston of Olympia, equalled by Lawrence King of Norfolk, NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM Washington. Va. Twenty-six players participated. EVENT! 162 CHESS LIFE TOURNAMENT LIFE

Augult 1 AUIUII 31-Sept. 3 5.,.1. 1-3 INGLEWOOD OPEN CHICAGO OPEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN The Inglewood Chess Club, 621 N. Sponsored by the Chicago Chess Club, 6·Round Swiss to be held at the Hotel LaBrea Ave., Inglewood. Calif., will hold a 7·Round Swiss will be held at the Mid· Westward·Ho, 618 N. Central Ave., their annual "Open" tournament on land Hotel, 172 W. Adams, Chicago, Ill. Phoenix, Arizona. Guaranteed Ist--$I00, successive Wednesday evenings at 7:30 U.S.C.F. entry fee is $12. (or seniors 2nd- $50, 3rd $25.-trophies for all P.M., beginning AUi. 1. A 6·Round rated and $10 for juniors under 18 years. classes. Entry (ee is $10. Directed by Swiss, entranee fee is $4. Prizes (or the Prizc Awards: S250-1st.; $12.5-2nd ; $75- James Chr istman, the sponsor is the fi rst four players, top junior and short· 3rd; $25·high A; others. Address ad· Phoenix Chess Club. Registration closeli est game. For complete inlormation, vance entries and inquiries to Richard at 12:30 SepL 1. contact R. 1.. Eidemiller, 473, 33 St., Man­ Verber, 2725 W. 84th St., Chicago 52, hattan Beach, Calif. Ill. Participants are requested to bring clocks. Starting time is 8 P.M. Friday, Sept. 1-3 Aug. 31. 9th ANNUAL HEART-OF.AMERICA August ,-t-s OPEN THE PACIFIC & SOUTHWEST OPEN August 31-Sept. 3 7·Round Swiss, to be held over llle Labor Day weekend at the Park East 6·Round Swiss, open to all USCF mem­ NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP bers. Minimum guarantee. first prize, Hotel, 10th &; McKee, Kansas City 6, $300 and trophy. second $150, third $75. Grouped into A & B sections, a 7· Mo. Guaranteed first prize-$200., Jun. Round Swiss will be held at the Haver­ For highest A. B &. C players, S50 &. $25. ior-$50., Unrated-.$25., A.B.C.-$20. hill Y.M.C.A., 81 Winter Street, Haver· each. 2nd thru 5th-per entries. Entry $100 for the highest scoring non L.A. hili, Mass. Open to ali, contestants must County resident. Sponsored by the Santa fee: $10 plus U.S.C.F. membership. Con. Monica Bay Chess Club, the tournament be U.S.C.F. and New England Chess As· testants are requested to bring sets and win be held at Joslyn Hall, Wilshire sociation ($2.00) members. A $100 first clocks. For further information write the prize is guaranteed in the A section; tournament director, John R. BeHling, and Lincoln Blvds .. Santa Monica, CaUf. other prizes will depend upon the num· Send advance entries and inquiries to 3533 Genesee St., Kansas City 11, Mo. ber of entries. For further intormation, (WE-I·5893). Registration closes at noon. the tournament director, Herbert T. write to Richard A. Quimby, 25 Oxford Abel, 126 Bicknell Ave., Santa Monica, Av. R 3, Bradford, Mass. The Haverhill Cali!. Entry fee, 511 .95. Chess Club is the sponsor. Sept. 1·3 THE SOUTHWEST OPEN A""ult ... 5 August 31 ·Sept. :3 Open to all who are or who become TENTH ANNUAL PANHANDLE OPEN NEW JERSEY OPEN uscr &; TCA members ($2.00) a 7. 5-Round Swiss, uscr rated, and a 7·Round Swiss, first round starts at 8 Round Swiss will be held at the Statler­ separate Junior Tournament will be held p.m. Friday, August 31; two rounds each Hilton Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Entry fee : at the Hutchinson Co unty Library Club on September 1, 2, 3. Approximately $l~ . $250. guaranteed [irst prize: place Rooms, 7th st. and Weatherly, Borger, $42.5 in guaranteed prizes. 100% USCF· prues, upset awards and trophies. Ad. Texas. U.S.C.F. enlJ"anee; Seniors $5.00; rated. Location to be announced. Write vance entries and inquiries to C. F. Juniors $2.00, between 9 and 10 A.M. to Leroy Dubeck, 6 Lee Court, Maple· Tears 8626 Inwood Rd., Dallas, Texas. The total net income will go to wood, N.J., for further details. Goorge Koltanowski directs: registration trophies and cash prizes. Address inquir· closes at noon. es to the tournament director, M. S. Sept. I·' WILT, 4121 5th Street. Philview, Borger, 8th ANNUAL IOWA OPEN Texas. 5·Round Swiss, sponsored by the Iowa Sept. 1·3 State Chess Association, wili be held at VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP August S the Sheraton·Montrose Hotel, 233 Third 7-Round Swiss, restricted to residents TWELFTH ANNUAL VALLEY OF THE Av. S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Entry fee of, or members of tbe Armed Forces sta. MOON FESTIVAL to USCF seniOrs--$6.; juniors under 19 tioned in Va., will be held at the Bank The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Com· yrs., playing in the junior division; $2. or Phocbus Bldg., 30 S. Mallory SI., merce (California) is sponsoring the fes· First prize $50., 2nd-$30., 3rd-$20., Phoebus, Hampton, Virginia. Sponsored tival under the direction of George Kolt· 4th-$10. Handicap performance Score: by the Virginia Chess Federation the anowski. An outdoor show, Its main Ist-1O., 2nd.-$5. For entries and In· entry fee to U.s.C.F. members is $4 plus quiries, write to John M. Osness, 606 featUres will be II short tournament VCJo' dues of $1. For further information ( 11 A.M.), Class A, B, C, women, juniors Longfellow Av., Waterloo, Iowa. An un· write to Warren S. Gilman, 11 Tomahawk rated challengers Division, limIted to (14 yrs. and under), a simultaneous and Road, Hampton, Va. problem solving contests. Trophies, players rated below 1700 and who are books and food prizes will be awarded. over 18 yrs. old, wiil be run concurrently. For complete information write to Mrs. s.pt. 1-3 Lois McVeigh, Sonoma Valley Chamber Sept. 1-3 OHIO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP of Commerce, 461 First St. West, Son· PENNSYLVANIA 7·Round Swiss open to all .USCF memo oma, Cam. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP bers. $5.00 entry fee plus O.C.A. Mem· The Pennsylvania State Championship bership ($4) for Ohio residents 18 years sponsored by the Pennsylvania State ot age or older, S3 plus O.C.A. member­ AUIUlt 25·26 Chess Federation, will be held in PiUs­ ship for Ohio residents under 18, $5 for SOUTH DAKOTA STATE burg at the Sherwyn Hotel, 212 Wood non·residents of Ohio regardless of age. CHAMPIONSHIP St., Pgh. 13, Pa. Eligibility: either a Non·residents of Ohio do not have to The site of the 5·Round Swiss will be resident of Pennsylvania or a bona· join the O.C.A. Trophy and title to high· the Pierre National Bank, Pierre, South member of any Pennyslvania Chess Club. est ranking Ohioan. Cash prizes for 1st, Dakota. Starting time will be 9 A.M., A 7·Round Swiss; entry fee---$5 plus 2nd, 3rd; woman's and junior prizes C.S.T. Entry fee: $5 plus U.S.C.F. memo U.S.C.F. membership. Registration: 12:00 awarded. Registration: 10:30 to 11 :30 bership. For further information, write to 1:00 P.M., Sept. 1, Fayette Room. For a.m. Sept. 1. First round at 12:00 noon. to the South Dakota Chess Assn., Box further information, write Wm. W. By· For details: James Schroeder, Box 652 1466, Rapid City, South Dakota. land, 1610 Bigelow Apts., Pittsburgh, Pa. SpringCield, Ohio. ' JULY. 1962 163 New Ideas In Chess WINDSOR CASTLE Plastic Chessmen 'l'RE WINDSOR CASTLE CllESS SET Is by LARRY EVANS the finest chess set .vallable at such a moderate price. It Is used exclUSively In the U.S. Championship, U.S. Open, U.S. Am.teur, ele., .nd Is officially approved The 1962 U.S. Champion presents, in a lucid, simple style, the ideas behind his by the U.S. Cbess Fedcralloo. This set Is exactly tM right slw, weight and de· fifteen successful yeal"S of tournament play. sl,n for real cheupl ayen. Made of solid plastic th.t Is prsctlcally Indestructible A book that is rising in popularity, it is a must for every chess player to know. even under the severest test, It Is de­ sl,ned to last for years. Authentic Stsun· ton desl,n. Kin, Height 4". 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For informa· In hl lf do~ e n lot5, without e8005 .. $12 .15 tach In dozen lo ts, without casel...... 12.00 uch tion, write (air·mail) to Tournament Di­ N.C . STATE CHAMPIONSHIP No. 23 Black and Maple. Felted and heav. rector, Capt. Arthur C. Joy, Hq. 17th Ily loaded set In le8therette-covered de 6·round Swiss, spcnsored by the North Signal Bn., APO 164, New York, N.Y. lUl(e cue with Individual felt-lined dlvl· Carolina Chess Association, to be held al slon for all ple~s. the Jaycee Community Center, 2405 $15.0:. Ie" 21% to USCF "'embers...... $19 .15 Wade Av., Raleigh. Open to residents of Sepl. 1·2-3 Mail Order To North Carolina and service personnel TENNESSEE OPEN U. S. CHESS FEOERAnON stationed therein. Entry fee $5.00 to 80 E. 11th St. Sponsored by the Tennessee Chess As· N.Y. 3, N.Y. USCF members; first prize, S50.00 and sociation, a 6-round Swiss. entry $5.00, trophy. Register by 1 P.M. of first day. wil! be held at the James R. Robertson Inquiries: Dr. George Harwell, 2115 Hotel, 118 7th Av. N., NashVille, Tenn. Wilson St., Durham, N.C. SOLUTION TO QUIZ QUARTET: Open to all USCF memoers the winner (1) will be the Tenn. Champion. Trophies to 1. N.B6+, K·R: 2. NxB. If 1...... , the first Tenn. top scorer and junior; PxN; 2. PxP and White plays either SEMBACH CHESS FESTIVAL CJsh prizes: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20. 3. QxR or 3. Q·N4+ with mate next. (10th USCF Europe,n Rating ~'or further information, write the tour. • • • Tournament) nament director, Peter P. Lahde, 80 Lyle (2) 1. Q·R3 if now ...... , Q-K2; 2. N·BS, Lane, Nashville 11, Tenn. 7·Round Swiss at Sembach Rod & Gun QxB; 3. QxR win$. Club, Sembach AFB, Germany. Open to 1...... , P·QN3; 2. "B-Q4, etc. all USCF members. $3.75 entry fcc; • • • cash prizes depend upon number of en· THE BRITISH CHESS (3) tries. Speed Tourney (50c fce): simulta· MAGAZINE I. N·Q61 , K·N2; 2. 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