What's Wrong with David?
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• America j Chil:U neWJpaper Copyright 1956 by United States Cheso F&deratlon _~~~~!,"-~I~Vol. X, o. __________________________________T"h~,"~'"da"~,~Ju"~ly~5",_'"9"5~6 _ ________________________________________ ~15ocCO'on~t=' __ What's Wrong With David? Conduclltd by PO$;riotl Nv. IS; By International Master GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI Contributed by RUSSELL CHAUVENiT N 1950 David Bronstein of the USSR won the C:andid.ates' Tourn~me.nt RICHARD McLELLAN I ill Budapest. In 1951 he played a match WIth Mikhael Botvmruk, END solutions to Position No. cbampion of the world, for the title, in Moscow. The match ended. in a S 187 to reach Russell Cbauvenet, tie 12-12. Many are the players, who saw the games, who are convlOc~d 721 Gist Ave., Silver Spring. Md., that Botvinnik should have lost this match and with it the title. DaVid by August 5, 1956. With your solu had considcrablc success since then. His style b on the bizarre, he has tion, please send analysis or rea no set rulC's of opening plays. One can almost say his ideas are fan sons supporting your choice of tastic. and seldom can one play ovet a game of his, and say it was dull. "Best Move" or moves. In the Candidates' Tournament in Zurich, 1953, he beat Reshevsky IS. KR·KKtl 0 ·0 32. RxRch K>' Solution to Position No. 1117 will ap 16. K· Kt2 8-Q2 33. K·Rl R·B4 twice, so that his forthcoming 17. P·R4 8·K93 34. Q·R4 Kt_B3 pear in the August 10, 1956 issue. match with Reshevsky (if no snag 11:\. Q·Kt3 Kt·Kt5 35. Q·82 Kt·Kt4 develops) should prove of great '9. P·RS Kt·Bl 36. Q.K2 Kt.Q4 NOTE: Do IIOl p~ lo/wlio .., 10 two 20. PxP 8xP 37. P·R6 interest to chess fans all over the 21. R·R4 Kt·Q6 3S. Q-KSch K·Kt2 positions all one em"; h ""re 10 iN/il:tlU '" world. Bronstein is a born fighter, 22. R·Q84 KI·8~ 39. QxP K·R3 rorT«t ...."'b .... of p"ntio" bein, "/"", and in Zurich hc told me that he 23. KI·K4 Kt·R3 40. QxRP KtxP ;mJ swe tin / .. /1 ....".~ """ .."'r~1 of 24. KtxBch RxKt 41. Q·KI7 Kt·Q6 preferred to play chess rather than 25. P·84 P·K5 42. R· K7 KtxP th, 101.,.... /0 1U1;" in ,roprr erditing of eat, so much so he will play for a 26. Kt·83 Kt·K2 43. RxPch K·Kt4 s*ic... , 81ack 10 move doubtful win than for a sure draw. 27. R·K' QR. KB1 44. Q.K7ch K.Kt5 2S. P·Kt4 P·B3 45. Q·K3 K·Kt4 For a while it looked like he 29. KtxP BxKt 46. P·R4ch K·Kt5 CRITTENDEN TOPS KRASZEWSKI TOPS would walk away with first place 30. R(4)x8 KtxQP 47. K·R2 Kt·R4 IN NO. CAROLINA WISCONSIN STATE in the Candidates' Tournament at 31. R·KS KI(3 )·S2 4S. R·R6 Resigns Amsterdam, but then he over· ------- Kit Crittenden, 1953 North Caro Jerome Kraszewski of Milwau· reached himself. In the 12th round, lina Champion, won the North kee tallied 7-0 to win the annual for example, Bronstein, in one 01 KANDEL UPSETS Carolina Open Championship at Wisconsin Championship at She the greatest tournaments ever, MARYLAND MEET Wilming\on with 5'h·'h, drawing boygan. The new champion was schemed up a plan of sacrificing Irving Kandel, a correspondence in the final round with Pete Hen· one of the most promising young his queen for two minor officers player competing ,in ~ver-~oard derson. Don Burdick of Hunting· Milwaukee players of the 30s, then and two pawns right in the open play for the first hme In hftee!l ton, W. Va. was second with 41:2 - disappeared from chess, and has re ing. Unheard of in the history of years, swept t~ an amazing 6·1 vic 1%, losing to Crittenden and draw. cently returned with talents unim chess! (One cannot become champ.. ing with Henderson. Third to ninth paired. Second place went to Henry tory in the Maryland State Champ.. ion of the world that way.) His ionship at Towson, winning the in the 30·player Swiss with 4·2 MeiIert of Racine with 5%·1%, young opponent, Spassky, opened each were Pete Henderson of while third was Dr. L. C. Young title on Solkoff points over Saul the King's file with heavy artil Wanetick who also tallied 6-1. Kan· Chapel Hill, Edgar T. McCormick of Madison, also with 5if.!·1%. Mei lery, and won. No notes to this of East Orange, N.J., James Roark fert lost a game to James Mangan del lost no games but drew with game. The student will be im Wanetick and Boris Garfinkel; of Lexington, Ky., Clarence Kalen· and drew with Dr. Scott Kittsley, pressed anyway. ian of Miami, Fla., Robert Ennis while Young lost no games but Wanctick drew with Richard Mc KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Comas and Kandel. Third was of Fort Bragg, Dr. George Harwell drew with Alfl'ed Wehrley. Curtis 1 of Durham, and E. Forry Laucks of Gardncr, and Hans Husc. Fourth to World Candidates' Tournament Boris Garfinkel with 5 h·1%, while West Orange, N. J. Dr. A. H. Bond twelfth ""ith equal 5·2 scores in the Amsterdam, 1956 fourth to sixth with 5·2 each were of Norton, Va. was tenth with 3Y2· 64 player event were Richard KIl Whit" Black Richal'd McComas, Michael Tilles, 8. SPASSKY D. 8RONSTEIN and Billy Adams. Seventh to tenth 2\\, joth, Charles Weldon, Arpad E. 1. P..Q4 Kt·K83 S. Q·Q2 Q.R5ch Elo, Kcnneth Runkel. James Man 2. P·Q84 P-KKt3 9. P·Kt3 KtxP in the 36·playcr Swiss with 4¥Z· gan. Fred Cramer, Marshall Roh· 3. Kt.Q83 B·Kt2 10. Q-K82 KI'>I8 2lfz each were Joseph Lasarko, Ar 4. P·K4 P..Q] 11. QxQ KtxB USCF APPOINTS land, William B;lOerdt, and John min Surgies, Robert C. Simpson, 5. P·B3 P·K4 12. K·B2 KlxP Wm. H. Bulmash, while Herbert '56 NOMINATIONS A. CarrolL 13th to 16ths with 4%· 6. P-Q5 Kt·R4 13. P·Kt3 Kt-Kt3 21h were Dr. Scott Kittsley, Cur· 7. 8·K3 Kt·R3 14. KKt·K2 P·KB4 AVl'am led those with 4-3 scores. The USCF Nominating Commit· tis Gardner. Alfred Wherley, and tee, which will recommend candi Russell Kime. dates to the USCF Board of Direc tors to succeed USCF Vice·Presi· dents A. Wyatt Jones and Rhys W. Hays, whose terms expire this u.S. OPEN DATE year, will consist of James Bolton, DRAWS CLOSER 49 Highland St., New Haven, Conn.; Henry Gross, 1657 No. Point St., As the date of the U.S. Open at San Francisco 23, Cali!.; Herman Oklahoma City draws closer each Zierke, 3320 17th St., Racine, Wis.; day, it behooves the wavering chess William Slater, 116 Pinehurst Ave., player to deter mine before too late New York 33, N. Y. ; and Major whether he will enjoy the fun and excitement or let it slip by neg J. B. Holt. Long Beach via Sarasota, lected. Time is short for the deci Fla. sion. Advance registrations, headed by defending Open Champion Nich U. S. OPEN olas Rossolimo, already assure a CHAMPIONSHIP strong field of players, and a most exciting contest. July 16-28, 1956 While players can register, com· "BUNDFOLD" CHESS Oklahoma City, Okla. mencing Sunday, July 15th, at 2 P . Bli"dfald Ch.,u ChampjO'l Georg( K"It.mow.k,i in I/'e midst of a blind/old M., at the Civic Room, advance ,im"llallwrH nhibiliorl al Ih,' Greater Miami Ch~H Club , Alcazar H{)ld, Miami, registration by mail is advisable. Fla. Finish It The Clever Way! b, Ed ....nd Nuh QUAKERS TAKE Posilion No. 179 POlition No, 180 PA COLLEGIATE C. Parme l•• vs, J. Hudso n H. Lyman vs. E. Nash The University of Pennsylvania _ Asbury Park, N. J .. 1956 Asbury Park, N. J ., 1956 WOll the 1956 Pennsylvania Inter· collegiate Championship, losing only two and one·hai! points out of a possible fi fteen to swamp aU competiHoll. Pennsylvania Slate HE annual chess season draws University was second with a lone T to a close bere as the summer loss to Penn. Contenders ( 01' the approaches, and attention tur ns to title were University of Pittsburgb, Oklahoma City, <lnd the Open. k> which reentered college chess af· in formel' years. many local mas· ter a long absence, as winner of tel'S plan to make the trip and par Westem Division; Pennsylvania ticipate. State Univers ity who defeated all On the local scene, Ed Mednis, competition in the Central Divi· star of N.Y.U.'s chess learn. first sion; Muhtanberg College or Allen· board of the U.s. Intercollegiate town, winnel' in the Eastern Divi team, and representative ot ~is sion and University of Pennsylva· country III the World's JuniOr nia which won the Philadelphia In· Championship, gave a simtlltaneous BliCk tel'co1!egiate Championship. These exhibition at the M:lL'shall Chess foul' teams met at the Jewish Com· Club. Twenty·six faced him; Ed HE United Stales Amateur Championship Tournament, held toward munity Centel' at Harrisburg with drew seven, and won nineteen T the end of May at the oceanside summer resor t of Asbury, Park, Morde l'reblow, vice·president or against tough opposition.