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Vol. " Ill, No. 23 Thursday. August 5, 1954 15 Cents Bisguier Wins Pan-American Open, Conducted by Position No. /46 Evans 2nd, Rossolimo and Steiner 3rd GUILHERME GROESSER ..----.'"'="''''' U. S. ChampIon AI'lhu!" Bisguier scored l1 lh-21h. to win the 74·playcl' END solutions to Position No. S 146 to the Editor, CHESS LIFE, ]>an-American Tournament at Hollywood, while for mer U. S. Champio n 123 No, Humphrey Ave., Oa k PIlI'k, La rry Evans placed second with J 1-3. Nicolas Rossollmo and promoter 111. by September 5, 1954. Hel'man Steiner shared third with 101h-3Ih" while Spanish master Arturo Position No. 146 Pomar and Jam~s T. Sherwin shared fifth with UH. Veteran Isaac Kash· How docs White proceed with dan was seve nth with 9 1h4 ~!z, while Jack Moskowitz and Peter Lapiken the K-side assault that is obviously shnred e lehth place with 9·5. his intention? It t:lkes two sacri· fices und three moves for White to It was an exciting event with the lead [luctuating from round to demonstrate the rinality or his con· round. At the end of fo ur rounds, Bisguier, Evans, Steiner and Rosso· ception, although Black sll'ugglcd li mo were tied at 4·0 each. In the a bit longer thereafter. fi lth round Rossolimo took the lead Solution In Se ptember 20 Issue. 5"() by defeating Steincr while Bis­ KRAUSS TAKES Position No. 143 guier and Evans drew. SOUTHERN OPEN In this position, published in Wh Il e 10 pilY , June 20 issue. Ko~m 3 as White mate. In fiv e moves Black conced­ After ten rounds, it' was again George Krauss scored Mi -JIk to made the spectacular move of' 1. ed the validity of the idea. a tie ~ t 8-2 I>ctween Bisguier, wi n the 49-playcr Southern Chess Q-R6! This quiet sacrifice o{ the For solollon pluse torn to Pl ge White Queen, which Black cannot ,,,hi. Iivans, Itossollmo and Pumar who Ass'n Championship at Atlanta, refWic, is based on the far-sighted NOTE; Do "of p/.ut solutions to t7l'O ~d been climbing steadily. Ga. on S·B points. Kit Crittenden concept that after the Black Bishop r/i/ftrtn/ posi/itms on Ont (",r/; bt su,t Then Evans and Pomar surged placed second with 51,.2· 1% and Jer· is destroyed, the Black Knight will /0 i nJ i(~1t to ..u t nu",btr 01 position ahead with 9·2 In lhe eleventh ry Sullivan third, also with 5Y.r: .IIk , eventually 'be . i , .olud. round, but could not hold the lead. while R. B. Hayes was fourth with AVRAM SCORES SHAPIRO WINS Vic tory in the Rapid Transit the same score. riIth to ninth Qn event went to Larry Evans, 19-2, S·B with 5·2 each were 01'. A. M. IN . DISTRICT IN NEW MEXICO losing one game to Louis Spinner Jenkin~ , Dr. R. A. Carlyle, Klm.ball The victory of Herbert M. Av· Gene Shapi ro took the New Mex­ y.'h o placed se<:,o nd with 18%·2%. Nedved, Charles W. Rider, and J . ram of Arlington, Va. in the Dis· ico Slate Championship at Albu· Sherwin was third with 18-3. L. Cabe. A representative field trict of Colu mbia Open foiled for querque with 6lh -~ , drawing with fr'om ten states contcpded ill the the third time the bid' of Martin runner-up Jack Shaw in semi-fin DI C. Stark to retire the I.S. Turover round. Shuw seoted 5lh-llh for OWNS CHESS SET event, and several South em li nd Truphy by winning it three times second, losing Dnc game to War­ Slate champions of formcr years in succession. Since it was placed ren Miller. Third and fourth in OF PAUL. MORPHY were well down the line this yea r, in competition in 1930, the trophy the 25 player Swiss on S·B points showing the all-over strength of the has led a charmed life; a genera· with 5-2 ea.ch were Warren Miller The original chess board and event. tion of fine players has failed to and Gordon Charlton, while fifth chessmen Pau.! Morphy learned to play on when he was 10 years old produce a master able to retire the to seventh on SoB with 4 Jh-2 ~ each In winning Krauss lost one game is now the mm t highl y cherished silver e mblem, although Stark has were Hall Jones, W. A. Muff, and to R. B. Hayes and drew with San­ wo n twice in a I'OW upon three sep. E. D. Wilson. r.fillcr lost games to possession of C. G. Fleming, 806 Wilson Drive, New Orleans, a ehess dy Miller. Criue nden lost to Ben anile occasions. Shapiro and Jones while Charlton Fishbach and drew with Dr. Jen· Avram in wi nning scored 8-1, lost to Shaw and Jones. There werc player and an avid Morphy fan. Fleming, who has had the Morphy kins. SuJ livan lost to Krauss and losing only to Morl o n Seidelman, only three fo rfeits and only three drew with Dr. Jenkins. Haycs lost chess articles about a year and a Stark and Hans Berliner tied for players withdrew without com· to D. B. Wade and drew wi th Rob­ second with 7·2 each, and 1. Ro­ pleting thei r schedules. Warren ha lf, says " next to my wife and childre n, I valUe them most" crt Brieger. The tournamcnt was manenko was Co ur th with 54, fol­ Miller, H)·year old high school directed by Robert C. Eastwood. lowed by Chess Life columnist Ed­ player, won the Junior tiUe, but The board is of leather (with black mu nd Nas h and Morton Seidelman as he gained the 3rd place tr ophy, and white squares) about 24 inchcs wHh 4-5 each. Stark lost to Avram the junior trophy was awarded to square and has, of course, faded BATES SCORES and drew wi th Romanenko and Donald Dye with 3-4, us runner-up with age. The woode n chess men, IN ALABAMA MEET Nash, while urawing with Stark fO r junior title. of club si'le Staunton pattern, are and John n. Hice, Jt'. in excellent condition. Fleming re­ G. C. Bates oC Birmingham ta l· WOMEN'S OPEN stored their original lustre ·by first lied 5lh-lh to win lhe 28 playcr WHAT! NO MATCH washing them with Ivory Hakes Alabama State Championship :IL DRAWS POWER with lukewarm· water, rInsing with Birmingham, drawing With runner· AT BUENOS AIRES cold water, and polishing with a up H. B. Gambrell of Birmingham While advance entry (as usual) in semi-final round. Gtunbrell According to Il cablegram t'c· Jags in the U. S. Open, the ladies dry woolen rag. Then he put on liquid wux to g,ive them a sheen. scored 5-1, drawing also with J,1ek ceived from the Argentina Ciless have responded eagerly for thefr · Mallory. Tied for third on games Federation, the International Team event by prompt registrations. Ad­ Fleming purchased the Morphy and SoB wi th 4¥.!-1If't each were C. Matches at BUenos Aires this Sep­ vance entries include Mrs. Sonja ehess se t und 'chess men from a Wingard of Birminghllm and Tony tember have been cancelled, due Graf Stevenson in her first nation­ descenda nt o{ the lady who, first 1... Janes of Demopolis. Willgaanl to "unforeseen circumstllnces". al U. S. event (considered by many owned the board and men after drew with Janes and lost to Gam­ Whether FIDE can relocate lhe llecond only to the late Vera Men· MOI'phy's death. While the lady brell, while ~ a ne s lost a game to 1954 Assembly and International chik among women players), U. S. owned it, it was one of he r most Bates. Team Matches on such short no­ Women Champion M. May Karff, pl·ired possessions. tice remains dubious, and it is (ormer U. S. Women's Champion Fifth to eighth with 4·2 ellch possible that the Team Tourna­ Gise la K. Gresser, U. S. Women's Morphy played chcss on the were J . H. Oliver, E. M. Cockrell , ment will have to be postponed un· Opcn Champion Eva Aronson, and board with his (ather and grand­ F. W. Kemp and F. J. ShilltlC n In til 1955. othe r well-known women players. lather. the 6 I'd Swiss eve nt. Finish It The Clever Way!

Position No. IJJ Position No. 1J4 Henry R. Me ifert V5. By Gregory R. Sheridan C. Bl ankenburg New York, N. Y. Kaiamar.oo, Michigan First Publication ,...... ,~--cc

N l'ositiun No. 133, Wllitc forces mate in foul'. Tile!'e arc two possible I varintions; in the game continuation, While achieved that rarety-a pure mate (when each square abo ut the King is co ntz'01l cu in only one way).' Position No. 134 is a clever original composition. The "obvious" key CI1 AMPlON AND TROPHIES J. 8-Kl7 leads only to a draw, aner P-R6!; 2. P.R7, P-R7 !; 3. 1'-fU:l(Q), The Imi/i"g you,h il M",sn"I/'Chcu Club /""jor Clumpjo" Wjllidm (Bitl) K -K18!! (.om&"J., rtgd,Jin1'. his "jcl",.., meJal. Lo",bd,Jy il ltdm cdl'l"j" of lilt: Md,shall /s",;u, ltd'" in tht Mrl,,,poli'all I.CdS"" Tht la'1'.t tlnJ haulj/"I I,oph., if tht For solutions, pleilse turn to P"'ge three. C"Meron CliP, Jond/~J b., /Olt M . C"IJ.o" to llu Ma,s&.1/ Am"UII. Chompum­ ,hip ami "0'" in (fHttNiy of Amalt .. , Clumpion My,on Fleischer. Send a U contributions for Ihb column 10 'Edmund N nh, 1530 28th P hlce, S.E. Wil5hington 20, D. C. In the exhibition at Toronto by ANDERSON TAKES Kotov, the Russian tallied 25 wins, HIS REVENGE 1 draw and 2 losses. One of the .iii At Toronto while Alexander Ko­ losses was against Jack T. Kagetsu In a challenge match at Dallas, Lt. (jg) E. K. DiUe, USN, of the tov was dc(ealing Paul Vaitonis who has frequ~nUy contended in Juris JUl"evics and W. 1'. Strange USS Des Moines, wo n the Tide' in one exhibition match, Frank R. U. S. Junior Championship events. scored 5'h-5!h each, with three water (Va.) City title with a 20%.· Anderson gained his revenge (or wins apicce and five draws to leave 2* score in a 24-player round rob­ a recent radio defeat by besting NIMZOINDIAN DEFENSE the issue oC superiority undecided. MCO: p~ge 107, col .. mn 33 in conducted by tbc Tidewater Igor Bondarevsky in a 44-move Ruy From Simultaneous Play Chess Club. Second plucc went to Lopez. . Toronto, 1954 C. w. Rider oC Norfolk with 19·4, Before the Toronto date, the White Black Possibilities of the creation oC while C. B. Spencer of Ports­ two Russian grandmasters were at A. KOTOV J . KAGETSU mouth finished third with 17%·5Ih. 1. P-CM Kt-KB) 1•• PxP P xP an Industrial Cbess League in Buf· Winnipeg, where Alcxander Kotov 2. P-QB4 P·K) 19. B-Q2 0 ·0-0 falo grew bright as Bell Aeronau­ Tied for fourth were H. Rckonty defeated Dan Abe Yanofsky in a l. KI-QBl B·KIS 20. BxKt ch Itx B tical Corp. bested Cornell Aero­ oC Norfolk and H . B. Wobus of 60·move exhibition game, while 4. P· Kl P-Q4 2J. P·QIt4 It·Kt2 nautkal Laboratory 7·5 at the Norfolk with 17·6 each, while R. Bondarevsky was scoring 38 wins S. p ·QIt) BMKt ch 21 . P· 1t5 KIt·Ktl 6. PxB PxP 2l. It·B2 p· ltS Queen City Chess.Club rooms. The Elliott of Norfolk finished sixth and 2 draws in a simultaneous ex­ 7. BxP P·QKI3 24. PxP PxP match is planned as first in an an· witb 16·7. In wi nning Dille lost hibition. ' . KI·Kl B·KI2 25. It·R1 p .B4 nual series for the "LitUe Dark games to Spencer and Ri der, wbile RUY LOPEZ 9. 0-0 Q-Ql U. Q·Rl PMKt drawing with Elliott. The club MCO: pl$le 2l1, column 16 10. P·B1 P·B4 27. PxP P·R6 Knight" trophy. Other potential 11. P·K4 O·Bl 21. P' KI3 It)l P ch members of an Industrial Chess meets every Tuesday night at tM Exhibition Match Gillm e 12. BoOl P·BS D. K·ltl R·Kt7 League are Bethlehem Steel Corp. Cen tral YMCA, and visiting servo Toronto, 1954 11. B·B2 QKt-Q2 30. It·R8 ch BxR Co. icemen are especially invited to White Black H . Kt·Ktl P·Klt4 11 . Qx B ch K·Q2 and Buffalo Ii'orge F. ANDERSON I. BONDAltEV$KY 15. P· K5 Kt-04 32. It·B1 ch Kt·K2 attend. 1. P·K4 p·K4 23. PoOR4 B·81 16. KI·K4 P-B3 ll. Q·R4 Ch K·Ol 2. KI·KBl KI·Q83 24. p .1I;5 8xKI 11. B·1t4 Q-B2 34. Q-R8 ch KI·BI HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS 3. B-KIj P-QR3 2S. QJ: B Q·lt3 Rn iinl 4. 8 -R4 P-Ql 26. It-QBl RoOBI OFFICIALLY RATEDI Chairman William M. Byland of S. BxKt ch p x B 27. Qo06 K·K I2 C/"b TOI.,n«m~nll 0/ USCF Cl"b 6. P-Q4 P·B3 2B. P-QKI4 P· Rl the USCI" International Affairs 7. P·84 Kt·K2 29. KI·R2 P· R4 Clupltrs 4U ,dull "';1~ lIt (",",t; Committee announces th:lt Arnold '. Kt·Bl P-Kt3 lO. KI·Bl P· RS Omaha scored 6~ · 3~ over Un· olnn n tnfl .by C/Mb Ciuptt'l ort S. Denker has accepted a pl:lee on 9. P·BS B·KKt2 31. KI·R2 KI·81 coin to take foUl' oul of five inter­ ,dull 0" col/utio" 0/ $1.00 USCF 'dl· 10. PxOP BPxP 32. KI·KI4 KI·R2 the committee. Mr. Denker is :l 11 . 0 ·0 B·KtS n . B·KI6 Q·ltl city matches in the P:lst three jng from p l'1~" not USCF mtm· fu former U.S. Champion and an In­ 12. P xP QPxP 34. R·B) P·084 yC:lrs. Victors fOI" 011111h:1 we re E. bUI. ternational1.'I:lster, and will join U . 13. Q·K2 0-0 35 . Itx P RxR Ireland, J. Spence, J. Belzer, H. To",no",tnll htld by USCF Sl4U 14. P·KItl B·K3 36. Bxlt Qx" Ohman, D. Scherrer, G. lIalsey, S. Master Max Pavey in represent· 15. KI-QR4 Q.R4 37. 8·Kl Q-Q4 O"d";~dlio"l "'~ ,crley, J. I;(j"""/ I "r~ USCF mtmbns. ternational A(fairs Committee. 11. KI·8S B·B2 39. KI·R6 KMKI Sobolevskis, alld A. Fl"icbcrgs tal· TOII,ndm,,,U (onll .. ctd by " .... fli/i. 1'. B·K3 0 · B2 40. OxB Q·QB6 lied. On board olle Lee Magee of aid ''''''ps d,t tI;gib/t fo, ,,,,i,,, if 19. KR-Ql KR-Ql 41. Q·K7 0-06 20. Itxa ch a_ 42 . Q· K6 Q-Ql Omaha drew with Alex Liepnieks. ,,1/ "..,ljcip.nlu ",ho "'~ not USCF 21. KbRP Q.Bl O . P·R6 Kt·Bl m~mbtTl 1'''1 0 $1.00 USCF ,alin, Cbess problemist William J . Cou· 22. KI·BS KI·KIl 44 . Q· B6 Resigns Itt. ture injured his b:lck in an abor· Browud Counly (Fill.) Chess Club T ~dm mdUlul MI",ulI USC! CI.6 tive attempt to escape from Nor­ dealt ~ 6'h·t!l.o upset 'h~reat to the In an intercity llI:ltch, Los Ala­ Ch"purr d't ,dull ";11.0" , ch,",~. folk Prison Colony, Mass. He is Greatcr Mlnml C I",~s Club with F. mos, New Mexico, defeated Albu· Rorge8, A. ~- Inn , Rom"". J . W. HutchlD' Offici,,1 "Jting forms should now hospitalized and limited to $On, U. Eo Burr)' li nd Ilr. IIrunner $COr­ qu~rq u e by 15·1:1. be secured in iIIdvillnCe from:­ one letter per month. This will Inc: ror Srowll nl. while .'. Stoppel and. Montgomery Maior explain his inability to continue D. Rkhudwn &lived 1>()lnls C"r Mllml. 123 No. Humphrey Av.nue with his numerous correspondence Vander Itocst (l1 ..... wnrd ) drew with Oillk P"rk, Illinois N. II. Church . chess games. New Orleans { L ~.J Chess Club scored The New J ersey State Chess Do "01 _ju 10 olkr USCF a !l-7 "lectory over lIatnn Rouge. E. Sor­ Federation at a recent meeting oJlicidfl /0' IMlt rdti", fomu. sodl and O. Wa l.... lorC contribuled two~ elected Dr. E. Baker of Montclair wins aplcce, whIle ~lnS:Je talUn for New Orlcans wC"e compiled b), A. L. president, William Walbrecht, 6 The Sarasota (Fla,) City title MCJ\;lule)" .-r:o"k ChavC1l-, B. NII$Cr, B. Webstel" Ave., Jersey City, N, J. went to R. E. Resler, with G. N. CI"ud, aDd G;or), Erda!. George P atrlck ~eerelary, Charles A. Keyser of Th",ui." P-g- 2 fICOred twice ror aSton Rouge, aDd \Y . G1)tsS tift Spoffcrd second. Mrs. Kama Martin F. Gladney, 1..,W5On, E. H unter aDd Bloomfield treasurer, and Robert A"8"1/ 1, 1914 was third. . Lowy $Cored $h\81c points. McCallister vice-president. YOUNG MASTERS' FORUM • I Contributors to the America's Leading Young Masters Annotate YOUNG MASTERS' FORUM Hans Berliner Outstanding Games from Recent Chess Events Arthur Blsguler Curt Brasket Karl Burger 18. What are the first names of Elio t Heant George Kume r the following renowned mas­ Cui Pllnl"k CHESS INFORMATION PLEASE ters? J ames Sherwi n a. Stahlberg Walter Shipman By U. S. Master ELIOT HEARST b. Petrosian OST chess quizzes involve diagrammed positions with directions c. Gligorieh M to "find the best move," but this time we're just out to check on d. Rossolimo your knowledge of "chcssiana"- that aspect oE the Royal Game which HI. The following quote is from is separate from the actual s trab~gy and tactics of the game itself. Your the essay on "Morals of Chess." CIi.,. ofl/e national chess rating shouldn't make much d iIfercncc here; rather your Who wrote it? reading experience wit h chess literature ought to be the crucial factor! ''The game of chess is so in· There arc 25 questions, counting 4% each; give yourself partial teresting in itself, as not to .!In new yort credit on the appropriate questions. A score of '10-100 is excellent, 55-69 need the vicw of gain to in· • By Eliot H earst very good, 40-54 good, 25-39 fair, and a score under 20 indicates that a duce engaging in it; and thence visit to your chess library is in order! (Of several N. Y. expcrts who it is never played for money. ONG about this time of the sum· took the qu iz, thc highest score- attained was 82). Those, therefore, who have L mer your reporter has in past QUESTIONS: 8. What famed American champ· leisure for such diversions, can· years been out oC the eily--{){f at 1. The following are four of the ion has been the subject of not find one that is more in· the !T. S. Open Cha mpionship or strongest tourneys in chess his. several articles in psychologi· nocent." travelling about on a modified tory. Wbo was the . winner of cal periodicals? The refusal of 20. Five players participiated in "chess vacation". This year pro­ each? a renowned English master to the 1948 match·tourney to de' fessional duties force me to remain a. Hastings 1895 play Mr. X a\xlve is said to cide the ncw world champion. here in New York and for the b. San Remo 1930 havc precipitated his neurosis Botvinnik of course emerged first lime in a long time CHESS c. AVRO 1938 llnd cventulli psychosis. as champion, but who were the LIFE IN NEW YORK, Aug. 5th d. Groningen 1946 9. Pick the authors o( the fo llow· other (our competitors and in issue, is being written from New 2. From the 'following data can ing books from the possibili· what order did they finish? York rather than from Tampa, you identity the masters de. ties given: 21. Under wbat major opening are Milwaukee, or even New Orleans! scribed? a. The Advenlure of Chess each of the following subvari· Wilh more than a few oC New a. Born 1877, died 1944; b. Masters of the Chess· ations classified? York's top players out of town at greatest victory at Cam. board a. The Dilworth Variation the moment, serious competition bridge Springs 1904 c. My Fifty Years of Chess b. The Staunton Gambit is at a relative standstill here. The b. Born 1818, died 1879; d. If You Must Play Chess e. Moeller Attack Marshall Chess Club preliminaries won first prize at the Fine, Reinfeld. Denker, Spiel· d. Alekhine-Chatard Attack have ,begun with more than forty players vieing for the r ight to be first international turna. man, Lasker, Evans. Staunton, 22. "The Royal Game," the best· ment ever held (London Kercs, Marshall. Capablanea, finalists in the club championship known' novellette about chess, to start in thc fall; previ ous cham­ 1851) Reti. is an allego ry of the Hall of c. Born 1882; defeated Las- to. Who is the current U. S. pions and last year's prizewinners Europe and has one of its are already assured of a place in ker, Capablanca, and Ale- Champ? U. S. Open Champ? major characters a ''low·brow'' khine the first time he 11. What is the rccord total num· the finals. A summer tournament who became world champion. is in progress at the Manhattan played each of them. ber of games plaved in a sim· Can you name the author of d. Born 192:4; last one to u)taneous exhibition: a. 88; Chess Club with almost the enlire this work? junior merrlbcrship participating; playa match for Botvin· b. 400; e. 105; d. 236? 23. A scene from one of Shake· nik's crown. \t What top-ranking U. S. chess· interest in its non-master players speare's plays involves the has certainly picked up at the ltian· 3. What chessmaster popularized master is de!':cribed by each of hero and heroine cngaging in each of the following terms: the foUowin'!: haUan Club in the last couple of a ~arn e of chess. What is the yeus! a. "mysterious rook move" a. clinical psycholOgist title of that play? b. "left and right oblique" b. a ~adu :lte student in Yo ur reporter's chess activity e. "swindle" philosoohy 24. The U. S. Ra1)id Transit Cham· had been confined recenlly to off· d. "fighting king" e. a [ish wholesaler oionshio is played at which of hand games and chess talk with 4. What country did each of the d. an elementary s c h () 0 I the (ollowlng speeds: personal friends up at Columbia following masters play (or in teacher a. 5 seconds a move University-unli! I made the mis· ~:l S i~~~nt team tourney at 13. In 1945 chess fans looked for· b. 10 seconds a move take of showing an old chess puz­ c. 5 minutes for the entire zle for the group to solve. From a. Szabo ward to an excitl n ~ radio .Il:ame then on, until the solution \lI'as b. Eliskases match between the USSR and d. as qu ickly as possible c. Prins USA. the two ton chess teams finally discovered by one of them d. Geller in the world. What was the 25. What famous chess master is (a snan of some days!) no one would play chess or talk chess and 5 What chessmaster, famed for (inal score of this match (20 resnonsible for the following . gg chess set ...... ~ . Robe r t Ringler CHANGE OF AOORE.S$: F our weeks' n onlO wl t"~ U. S. By . JuniOI Ch

Wh",n F"'T OWfS;O" callI, 'tis la'checkmate. All you cause or his strong Knight posted B-K7, BxP; 19. R-R2, B-N2 (Stronger have to do is t,o reconstruct wha t at Q5_ opposite colored Bishops aftcT 23. is B·Q5); 20. 8·81, 8xB; with BxN, PxB), BxN; 22. BxB, RxB; com­ 'bJack's fi rst four moves must have (A) 7. PxP. This move permits 23. PaP, PaP; 24. N·Q5, equalizing pensation [or the excha nge. been so that he checkmated white Black 10 equalize easil y: 7 ...... , Najdorf-Pilnick, Buda pest, 1953, on his last move. with careful play. Ttiis game is a continued: 9 .•P ·KR3 (a waiting PxP; 8. 0 -0 , N-B3. The game has model illustration of how White's move), B.o2; 10. P-QR4, P-N3; 11 . "Simple!" you say? Well, try now l'enched a l:iymmetricai posi­ grip relaxes after he relieves the tion, with White to move. But he P-K4, P-QR3;. 12. P-K5, N·Kl; 13. it! The solvers usually fa ll into central tension by tin early ex· R·Kl , PxP; 14. NxP, N.Q3; 15. B· two groups, those who discover is in lUglWiilng! Evans-'Faimanov change of Pawns. Match USA-USSH, 1954, continued: B4, R·N1 ; 16. Q·K2, R·K1 ; 17. P-N4 the answel' within five minutes 9. B·K3, Q-R4! and White has no (D) 7. 0 -0 leads to very much the (to prevent ...... N-B4 and N-Q5): and those who lleed 'Several hour s good move on the whole board! same thing, unless White deler­ P-Q N4; 18. RPxP, PxP; 19. N-K4! , or days before they give up!! We'll print the solution in the next issue Let's give this 11 diagram: mines not to exchange in the cen­ NxN; 20. BxN, with the edge. ter and release all his pressure. Reshevsky-Sherwin, P r act ice of Chess Life in case all our read­ After 7 ...... N·B3; 8. p·QS, N· Game, N.Y., 1954, continued: 9. Q­ ers haven't solved it by Ihen!? In· DO YOU KNOW QR41 ; 9. Q·03, P·OR3; there are Q3, P·QR3; 10. P.QR4, R·Nl ; 11. P­ cidentally. we don't recommend that St. Petersburg, Florida has two systems for White. neither of RS , P.oN4; 12. PxP ep., RxP; with wh ite's opening system for lour­ the largest Club exclusively de­ which gives him much. The first approximately equal chances. namcnt play, except perhaps in a voted to Chess in the United is from Evans·Rossolimo, Milwau­ Incidentally, it should be noted Kricgsp iel match! States? lSI yeilrly 'and 53 kee, 1953: 10. P·K4, N.Q2; 11 . R· that after 7. P-Q5, P·K3 (Instead of monthly members in 19S3-54; 25 N1 , P·QN41?; 12. PxP, PxP; 13. N-R3) is inferior. e.g .• 8. 0 ·0 , PaP; King's' M!!n Clleu Club (Detroit) In­ tabl". Open 7 days a week. NxP, B·OR3; 14. P·QR4, P-B5; 15. 9. PxP, B·84; 10, N·02, Q·Q2; p. vaded Ann Arhar to d cr.., (1 ~ tile Unlve.... Dues $S.OO Sept. 1 to Sept. 1- 0-B2, BxN; 16. PaB, R-Nl; 17. B- Q-N3, N-R3; 12. P·K4, B-R6; 13. Q. !lit)' o f Mlc lllgan 1-1. SeBr ing ror the Monthly dues $2.00. Military Klng',. Me n were Leon Slolxenben:. 02, RxP; 18. 8xN, OxB; 19. OxP, N5, BxB; 14. Kx8, with a minimal Georg" li:asl n>an. P a lme r, WLde nhaum. personnel in uniform-Freel RxP; 20. RxR, BxR; 21 . R-Nl , N·84; advantage, as in Gruenreld·Vuko­ D r. H " nk l n~ . and Duken. While A. 22. Q-B2- Draw. vic, Belgrade, 1952. Gaba and Sc: hecter drew. GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS

A.nnotated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS, MarshaU Chess Club Champwn, 1954

USC! MEMBERS: Submit 7011' ,lImrs COLLINS, 91 uno. RNJ. B'IXlA!ly" Z6, N.Y. S,..u 16. Q·Kt5 u/u / 11K mOIl ,mend'", """ i ..I/ , ,,tI;"1 1'" , .. bliulio .. , / 0 ,11:"/1111 tnt by M ,. Collin,. lo&e.I It 17. Ktx8, R-B8 eh: 18- Chi 19. K-Ql, Q44 BlSGUlER TITLEHOLDER R·B4 11. Kt·B3 Arlh", B. lBi" .. ", tlXlk 1M U. S. Kt-8) T;If~ by "';'H"'" snc" ,_tl, Junlri", ,i'lt, .ruJ 10';'" >lOne' in , ~ Chllmpionh,i, ",hi(h ••If hdJ II/ ,n.. M .. ,,&.11 CheSf C/.. b. Not 7" 'w,nt,·,."" 1'''11 old, ht is .. slr,I; but I. tuatIJled In ...ek · An arUstic little , .. me . _._._. B-RI hold8 out 10n ,I!r. 31. Q-RS R·R7 33. Q-K4cto -'" II. P" . BxKt? Inl more. Q·Klch K·IU 4. KKt.Q2 P·131 :no _...... , QxP !Jr; l oreed. It'. thl. or be matc-d. I'. Q.Kt7 mate. To IlUpport Q4 10 support K5. 33 . . _._. QaQ 35. K·K2 RxR S. P-K3 P-Q4 7. P·B3 34. ' a Q R_Uch 36. K·Q3 K· KU YOUTH WILL BE SERVED 6. Kf-QB3 8-K2 The KlnS a nd Rook ea"Uy handle the Silllun 7~'" 0/;/ W."en Mil/tr ;Ie· This move. w hich ..eakens the pawns. two pused·Plwn.. ls neetoulry to obUiln r .....dom. 37. K·B4 K_B3 31. P·R3 P·KR4 lUll lilt " ,'d";/ '" Jm"n" of A lbuqufT' . 7 ..._._ KPxP t . B-Q3 8-K3 Resigns que ,hoss ciul.... dn;/ ;n(;;/enl"lI., COpl FRENCH DEFENSE I. KtxBP 0-0 MCO: page 56, column 60 Th.... atenlng 10...... P1'C'/. le-Jotrlth , .. nking U. S. M~. N e w Mexleo St.te Championship A. E. 5ANTASIERE L . BLONAROVYCH ThreateninJ: 13 ...... , QPxP ; 14. BxP, It" conliJt" ,h;l;f Orlt (>f 'he but ' ..... '" I. P-K4 P·K3 5. P-Q3R B· R4 AlbuquerqUe, 1954 2. P-Q4 p·Q4 6. PoQKt4 PxQP B>tKt: 15. PxD, PxP. 18. PxP. Qxl". he h", rye , p/tI)'tJ. BlaCk' s a ttack II real. all'alnU vulner­ Nota by J. Norm .. n CotttT 3. Kt-QB3 B·KtS 7. Q·Kt4 able tUlI'eu. GRUNFELD DEFENSE Whll.e Black •. P·K5 P·Q84 13. KI·K2 BxKf MCO: page as, column 26 (.) w. MILLER J . R. COLE As In Smysluv-Botvlnnlk, but Bilek now This means trouble rer White on hi. Mllnh"H"n C.C, Ch"mpionship 1. P·K. P·K. 2. P-Q4 Kt·KB) finds an Improvement on the litter Stlndllrd I, ...... ~ . PaP wh en Whit. has (who pl:'l.)'ed Kt-K21. Q4 and on his XI-R4 dla,onal. New Y ork, 1954 14. PxB Kt·n '6. KPa P PlIP the option or 3. P..QB3 (the Danish Gam. 7.. __ . K-B l 10. P· 84 P·R4 bit) or S. QxP (the Center C.me). •. Pa8 Px Kt 11. Q-R3 Q. P 15. 8 ·Q2 PaQP 17. QxP R·BI NoltJ by U. S. M"slrr e .. " B,.,kd l . 8oQB4 __ _ Threatening II ..._ .... , Kt.K4: 19. Q·KU, White Black t . 8 .Q3 Kf-QB3 KlxPch; 20. K.Q1., K\.d); 21. KIIKt, KI.­ E. T. VANO M. PAVEY Probllbl,. ~st In view or the wild com · HI! Kral» eVl'rythln,-but everything Q4; a nd win •. 1. ,..Q4 K'·I(B3 5. " · K3 0 ·0 rllullon, that could a r". from 3. »xP, In a1cht-and almoat makn me look 11. Q·R4 Kt-Q4 ' 20. K·81 QK1. KfS 2. P-Q84 ' ·KKtl 6. Pa ' Kf xP KlxP; • . B-QB4 (playing ror 5. Q-Q5), Hke Santa Clau_but almost ! Neverthe­ 19. R-KKtl 8·RSch 21 . 8· K4 1. K"QBl P·Q4 7. KhKt QxK t Q-RS I: 5. Q.D3 (on !t. P_KH tl, KtxKtP!; less. thou,h I proceed boldly, It Wit Tr 21. DxP. K1.a8: 22. RaPeh (12. BxP . 4. B·B4 B-Ktl I. BxP KI.8 3 6. 8PltKt. Q-K5 eh . ete.), B-QB4!; s. only In " tear and l rembllnr (Klu ke­ Kt.-K6 mile) K--JIt (thrntl'n1nJ: U. The a1tl'rnaUvc I .._._ Kt.-R3; 9. lbKt. QaP cM. K-QI ; 7. KI.-KR3. R-BI with gllard). QxKIP; 10. Q-Rl, QxQ; 11. KlxQ, h8: I splendid attlck. 12. K'·81 Kt·KtS 14. 0.0 • . RS Q-lU) I nd mack wins. 3. ___. P-Q) 21 . ,_.... 0-0) 21. Kt·B4 12. n.- QR1:, P_QR4!; 13. BJ[]>. B-Kt2; 14. 13. ' aKIl QxR 15. ' ·K' 4 QxKtP 2:2. Q-Kt3 K·Rl K.H2, B-R3 eh ; I!I. K.KI, B-Kt2-clnnot Much too plulve. In,tead ___., KlxP Wllb letiOIl on the rank (KIS). Thh, White hal I "busted" poaltlon In Iny appeal to I player who Is tt)'tng to orre... I pOlSlbUlty of transpo5itlon White &uceeedl In erulng. baek the lbove quoted variation, and Cia ..... but he ean put up I better rl,ht win .. _._. to I'. B-K3 ' · R4 t. K'·B1 If 4. Q-R3, P-Q4 Is fUmele nt. Q.E.D. Another Queen wlll ht.lp. with 23. Kt.-KU. After the tert. 81 ack 4. Kt-Q8) _._._ secu res a mltlng flUack w hich Is only ...... Ind yel I am curious a. to where 17. Kt-Q4 Kf·K2 19. Px8' 'oQRS repelled lit the 1''''p(!nMl or a Rook. P. vey would vary rrom book In the Too elSY goln,. Be.t b 4. PxP. pJ 11. P-85 KPxP 20. Q.R4 13. _. K'aK. '14. .",KlCf __ _ line 9. Kt·H2. B-KtS: 10. P·B3. BJ[BP: It. (not ...... KlxP?; 5. Q·Q5!1; 5. QlcQ ch. The threlt of Kt.-K6 ch IIPJ)CII'" Ind ..... If u. DxQKt. Q·R3<:h ; 25. B-Q3, KbcB; PxB, QaBP; 12. R.KKII. QaP; 13. B-B4, KJ<, for It now l2. QJlton I on 72 boards. But the aclual match 61. L. Tomorl 0 A. P . :1u.nod I score line·up received shows 68 62. A. Chappell 0 M. Pincus I boards with a score of 38-30 as 63. G.lfull.g~n 0 C.Ulrlch I U. M. J ohlWlon P. Rep. 0 . follows; 65. MI'I. V. Mrs. M<:Ken nll 0 North SOuth Pdnut!ef( ! I. I. I­ 5. Ronald Gr{>SfI (Compton, CIUl.) ...... , ...... DIl W38 WIS DIS 06 WI.. DI D4 1.3 D7 61-3~ 3-6.50 18 6. Shelby Lyman (Oor chester. Man .)...... , ..... W25 WI8 W20 W I7 IA L9 W21 DI L2 Will 6! -31 36.25 17 Insteln; d. Bronstein 1. Martin narrow (Jamaica, N.Y.)...... W28 DIO WI2 LI D16 W25 W14 L3 WI7 D5 81·31 38.00 20 3. I. Nlmzoylch; b. F rankli n K. YOU ng; c. Ml rt ha ll; d. 51 , lnl'1 8. Thom." f'rle$ (Fesno. CaUt.)...... ~ ...... WIII L9 L1 W39 W37 W27 WI0 W I~ LI 013 61;-31 31.50 19 9. John Penqulle (Des Moine., la.)...... _ ...... W2l W8 D13 WI0 Ll WI; 1.04 1.2 D14 W26 6 -4 34.75 19 4 .•. Hungary; b. Argontlna; c. Hoi. .10. Peter Meyer {Van Nu),s, Caur.J ______.... _.. _ WU D7 W24 L9 W31 WIS 1.8 Wit L4 DI8 8 -4 30.5(1 18 lind; d . USSR 11 . Robert CroQ (SanLli Monica, Call1.I ____ .__ __ DS L1 W40 W24 D17 L3 W%6 LIO W22 W21 8 -4 29.00 19 5. Rudolph Spielmann 12. CharlCi Fontan (Oakland, Callf.) ______.. _ _ W42 024 L7 LI8 WI' 031 L2 Wl6 W%!I W23 6 -4 26.50 16 6. LUker, Clpab l:;onu, Alekhlne. Tar. U . Donald Burdick (Huntln,ton, W.V.. ) ____._~ . __ W22 W44 D9 D5 LU W17 L3 wn DUI D8 6 -4 25.00 17 rasch. Ind M.n .... " 14. GUbltrt llsmire, (San Fnnelseo, C.alif.)....~ ____... UI DJ WUI WU WU L:I L7 021 ~ Dl& !I~""I :to.T' 14 7. MIX Eu•• (world c ...... plonsl 15. Sanrord G .....ne (M!.. VernoD, N.Y.).. ____ ._._. __._ W26 was 1.5 Dt1 Wt LIO WI6 L8 DU D27 S : -4 ~ 29 .50 17 8. P",ul Morph, (The reno... ned Eng. 18. Dllvld Pelu r {San ' Frand. co, Caltl.)._~._ ... ~._ ... _.. _.D2 W40 LI W12 07 D18 LI5 WrI D2l DJoI 51-41 29.00 16 IiS h mute r wu St.unlon) 11. John H. U10Qmer {LoulJj,lIIe, Ky.)._ ...... _. __ .. M~._~.M .. W31 W27 D4 L8 Dll Lil W30 m .. L1 D20 51-41 27.75 19 .,.•. L.Urer; b. Retl; c. Mlnh.ll; d. 18. John Rlnnldo {Lon$! Reach, CllII.).... __ ...... MW43 L6 W22 D2 021 DI6 024 LI9 W28 010 $1-41 28.00 1$ D.nka, 10. Arthur BI$9Uler; Donl ld a yrn. 19. Thcodore Eisenstadt (San FranciSCO, Call1.)...... L8 W41 L I4 W35 L I2 W4Z W25 WI8 D I3 1.6 S~-41 13.50 16 20. R.e F. Stelnlng (plttsbu., h , Pa.J .... ~_ .... ~ .... __ ..... __ ... W .. I W:W L8 L26 L3 039 D23 W37 WU DI7 SIi-41 22.25 17 II. b. 400. (He ld b y SI.hlborg. In I n 21. Alan Chappell (G Uro)" Callt.).... _._ ... _M. __._. __... _,V3?' L4 W28 015 DI8 W2l L6 Dl.. DI6 Lll 5 -5 24.SO 18 exhibillon wh.re he WOn 36". lost 22. Ben Shacrrer {Sa n B"rnlfdlno, €:allf.}. ____._. __ ._ .. .L13 W3 L18 wn D25 L24 039 WS3 LIl W31 5 -5 23.00 18 22 and drlw 14) U. HObert Walker tNewPOrt Beach, caur.) __ .M ___...... LlI 1.31 WSfI W34 W28 1.21 D20 W3I DI$ Lit :; -5 ".00 15 11. a. Reuben Fine; b. Robert B 'I'~; 24. :1immy Thom RllOn (Fort Worth, Tex.).. __.~ __.... _W30 Dl t LtO LIl W43 W22 D18 LI7 L20 wn 5 -5 2US 13 c. Arnold Denker; d. Tony Sant.. sier. 25. Jon FA wards (lAn~ ~lCh, Call1.)M ______...... _L6 W30 W!9 031 0 22 L7 LI9 W3lI L12 WU 5 -5 20.00 16 26. Robert G. Hanhbar,er (Presldll1l, MonlcRy)...... __ LI5 W17 W43 W20 1.5 L2 LII W30 W31 UI 5 oS 19.50 20 13. USSR: 15..... ; USA : 41ft 27. Welley Leckley (Van NUYI, Ca1I1.) .. MM_._M .... _...... Bye L17 w as L4 W42 L8 032 LI8 W33 D15 5.s 15.76 18 14. c. SSO A.D. 28. John Maler (Lon!: Beach. CIIIl.)...... _M.M ...... L7 W38 1.21 W44 L2l J..33 W42 WM LI8 W37 5 ·5 15.00 20 15. Allkhlne, Nlml0vlch, Petroff, Phlli. 29. B. rry H. Steiner (Lru! Anlele., CalLf.) .. _...... _ ...... L35 Wl3 L25 1.3 L32 W43 1.36 W41 D37 WS4 4 ~-5~ 14.75 12 do. , Plrc. Cuo·Kann, . t c. 30 ....· Kennoth Stone (Los "nfelel, CaU r.) ...... _ ...... L24 L2S 1.39 W38 W44 W34 L17 LU 032 W41 41·51 1~ .50 18 16. " T h. Bishop Mu.der Cn.... 31. ArnOld Altschuler (L05 Anleles, Ca1I1.)._ ...... _ ...... LI7 W23 W34 D25 LIO 012 W3l LI3 F26 F22 4 -6 18 .SO 16 17. Vera Mlnchlk 32. FI" t"h= Cr_ (La Cllnllda, c ..lIr')" _.. _M._ ... _. _ __. L3,.\0 Position No. 143 polnt~ Or mere. Also Premier ReseI"Ve 'I'hl, IIIUe "em ','om the COI.A'Ichoalo. ship, Io.:ansas City, Mo. Columbia, S .C. Open limited te unrated playe... and vlllcilln Mutcr Tourney hlOS • "cry ~n; at Downtown YMCA Cl:lus Open to So. Carolina rclIldenllt; at thOSe below 1!iOO In national ratine; en· IItarUln. lind brill;'", key·move: 1. Club; $1$0 euaranteed bl prize, ,,$ COlumbt. Hotel: :; nl Swlu; prhlel: 13 try fee: adulta $4. junior $2. plu. $2 Q.RS: ThUi played Koxma aJaln,' AlS­ guaranteed 2nd, and olher prlzH;. entfJ cntry ree , lUI 'I rat\nJ: fee for non­ Corfelt; prl~l . TO. E. T. McCormick; (ee $5 plus nUnc ree or memher· kr, who replied lInwllllnlCly with I . ~ •..•..• 1a ,"embe... of USC~'; 151 rd begins 7:00 !!Cnd entrl" .nd Inqulrel to Uward ship In 'USC~'; 6 rd modified Hukne ... ; p.m. Frld.y, Aug, 20; fur delalll, wrlle; G. BakU. 156 SummIt Ave .• Uppcr Mont­ UxQ (what elae?); 2. ltxn, P-Kt4 (to entry fee$ l ur cuh prize.; en!rlu 1',-o"lde an CKCa~ sq\lP~); 3. II-RS eh, '0 L. L. F'u ~ t er, 121 Saluda Ave" Columbia. clair, N ..1., n:-J:'lstration dOli(!' $:00 clo.e 8:30 •. m., Friday, Au,. 20; play K-Kt2; 4. R(I)-1{7 eh, K.XU; 5. B-Q3 eh, S.C. p.m. ~' rldaY l Sept. 3. stnl. at 9 a.m.; wrUe to: J . R. Bcltling. 1tc! ... I!ln~ (I f 5 ...... Q-K5; 6. BJtQ eh, 100% USC F rated event. 100% U5CF r~tld avenl. XlJ(n; 7. It. It6 m"Le). Sec'y, YMCA Chesl Club, 494 i::ul lOth, We are proud of our l!oLvln, , roup Kansas City 4, Mo. Srpltmbn 4_6 100% USCF rated e .. ent. Odobtr 2.J ror submillinli: ~ muny eorrccl IIOlu. Illinois State Champion5hip tlon. to Ihls posltlon-more Ihan we Fort W ayne Open Tournament II ., • .,11 '18-29 P oori., III. IInUell'lted, rur the Qucc::n ,.crltice Is Fort W.yne, Ind. not obvlon. Panha ndle Open Ch. mpionship open to nl$ldentl of Illinob; at La· Sululloru that do not solvo lire 1. Open to all; at World Friendship Amarillo, T ell. SaUe room Hotel Pere MlII'quette (al ... R-Ra eh, UsR; 2. Q-R6, n-gt2i (not Kl­ conditioned" 7 rd 5 ... l1li; (lntry fn $S Hall, VMCA., 226 East Washlnt:ton; , RZ ...u g~e.tcd). Or I. Q·R4, Kt-R4; 1. Open 10 aU; at Amarillo YMCA. 816 rd SwIQ. S·B Ueobreaking; entry f ee plus '1 rallnl' t~'I! or memberlhlp In lbl.! (If 2. PxKt, BxB: 3. PxP, 8xR), Van Buren st.; 5 I'd Sww; .Iso Junior USCF; $i$ gUllruntee-d lst prize• • pcdul $2.00 plu. $1.00 USC.' ralin, lCI for Kx8; 3. PsKt. U-Rl! lIud Black h,'" Inueh event for under 18; 'l'rophlu for Pan· prizes for IIleh Class A. 8. C, &: 1) play. non·mcmbcr~ 01 USCF; prl~e' 5()%- pillY, Or 1. BxKt, PxD; 2, Q·R4, K·D I! h.. n(llc Open Champ. Panhandle Champ, ers; entrlel clOH 2;15 p.m. COST. Sat. 30%-20'lto 01 $1.00 PCI' player for first and lJIack" Kin/,! e.s<:ape~. Or I. II.R7, .1 unlo r Cha",p, and four ca6h prize': unfay. Sept. 4; tor delalls, write: Hank three prlu. re,peetlvety; for detalb, Ktxlt; 2. BlI" overloob Black reply o( entry fee fl.OO plus $1.00 USCF ratill£' Cramer. 111 Mllchln 5 1., Peoria. m. write: Willian) R. Shuler, 3025 Winter 2 .. __ •. , KtxQ!! Or 1. B·Q3, Q·84! with fee Irem non·membe", of USCF; Pan· 100% tlSCF rated ennt. Street. Fort Wayne 5, Ind. thrut Of 2 .... __ , QlIRP ch. , handle tlUe to rankin, Plinhandle rui· 100,," USCF ratold eVlnt. Corl'1!d wlutloru; are acknowledeed dent. Open and other tlUea not re­ N,rtmbt. 26·28 recillved 'rom.: ·K. llIumberg (San .'rOD· stricted; lor detan.. write: R. T. Price, 100% USCF II.ATED EVENT5--DETAIL& ci.Ko), Ii'. D. Blumenlhal (Bellaire), A. 190'7 Bonham Street, Amarillo. Tex. 1st Annu. 1 North·Centra l Open LATER ii, »Olnt.lll'huii (l'iti.s t.u r~itl, It. Chauve· 100% USCF raled event. Milwaukeo, Wis. nd (Sliver SI',·lnll"). J. P. CarJlenter Stpltm.btr 4~ Open 10 ollj entry feo $7 plu. $1 Well ,.). C. Cleere Wt. Wnl'th), J. E. Sfptrmbtr "·6 Northwest Open Champion ship COlll5tock (Du luth), E. Cault (llaln. \ ratlnll fee tor non·membcu of USC}'; b"ldgo), ll. Gl'ctnwnld (Provo), O. lIam· Sout hwutern Open Chllmpionship $100 minimum nut prb.c Ilu~ ... untecd, St, P a ul, M inn. $1:iO Alln. total l>rlnl euaunleed; 7 rtl bur",er (Pllhlbul'gh), lI. E. I1l1rt (Oak· Fort Worth, TeJ{at Open; for ddal.ls. write: Eu~ e ne Hoef. Swiss•• turtln. 8:00 p.m. • ·oday. Nov. wood), I.. Harvey (Fontana). R. W. Hays Open to all; 1 rd Swl,..: (:NIh prls_: lin, 1051 Selby SI., SL PJul, Minn. (New Yo ,·k). R. A. lIedecoek (Frank­ 26; entries eloae 6:00 p.m. Frld.y; IPOn. e"try tee to btl unnounced later; TCA sorro by Wl.cOnl'l ln SLlte AW n and rort), It. ~ Hltchcoek (Ann Arbor), Ii". and USCF mcmberahlp raqulred of all Stptcmbt. 4.6 D. Knuppel (New York). E. I . Kurpanty Milwaukee ChCl. Foundal.1on; tor de­ lliayera; detail" I:.(er; tor further In­ te.l1s, wrlle: A. £. £10, 3935 No. 1'1e. Southwestern Opon Ch.mpionship (Woocl8ldc), U. Kurruk (san Fernando), formation. write: Clarence A. Cleere, K. Lay (Merrill), C. Lyon (Peoria). J. L. branu Dr., MII ... .IIukell 10, Wil. tOrlll· Fort Worth, Tlllas. IU7 .1£. l,.n.llen.ter, Ft. Worth. Tex. nally announced as WI!ICOn.ln sLlte McDonald (New York), .1. Mclnlck (Port­ 100')'. U$CF rated ",vent. Open; for del"I". 'A'rite: Clll'1!nee land). M. Milnlck (Portland). M. Mil­ Cleere, 13%7 E. Lancaster, Ft. Worth. USC F r. t. d 'vlnt . stein (Ntw York), n. A. Monroe (Knox­ Stptt",bf. 4~ O~~~ Tex. vl11c), M. 1". Mueller (McmphU), E. NASh Penn. ylnni. St.t. Ch.'mplonshlp (W~8hlnglon) . II. O' Nc\l1 (Norrhtown). O. Payne (Webster GroveS), R. Pinson J ohnstown, Penna. (S .. le m). L. A. Qulndry (New York), N. AI Johnstown YMCA; 7 r(I Sww; Reh.l",r (Sin Fnncl.... o). M. Schlollser open to re.ldentl of Pennsylvania 01' (Oeeatur), f. Schwartz (Durand), B. members Of renn. Che... Clul»; Fri. Shadfer (Spn Derna rdlnu), I. Sigmond day evenln/: Sept. 3n1 Rapid Transit UP TO (Colwlck), D. Silver (New Vork), C.V.D. tourney; entry ree $1.00 plUl $1.00 for SAVE 70% 'ner~ (51. Paul). F. Trnk (Plymouth), USCJI' alld PSCF due,; l or details A. '1'rllcl ~ (Philadelphia), F. J. Valvo write: Dr. l:. .1. GordIng, lOa Graham (GlLllderlan(l C(lnt(lr). J. Wclnln,er (Seo, Ave .• Windber, Pa. liB), ll. 1). WlliJur (Corpu. Christi), 100% US CF rlild event. CHESS BOOKS AT BARGAIN PRICES W. R. WI1 ~un (Amherstbllr/,!). N. P. Wit· tin, (Sale.m), L. Vouens (lJouston). Stpttmlur 4·6 TO USCF MEMBERS Ohio St.,. Open Championship ART OF SACRIFtCE IN CHESS by SONOMA VALLEY Columbus, Ohio New Books! RIHIOlilf SlIIt'",.,,". lI ow to ____ If~ 111e Valley or the Moon CheN Fut!· CHESS THE HARO WAY by D. A. u.t willI Urillbllt tU'"I''''' Open to all; lit Seneea Hetel: 7 rd. ~ pp, 113 dLov-o...... v.I, AUll"u ... t IS, 1954, l!ponsol'e(I by tbe Ysn"hlc,. Alllob;01:r~I~'y _"d ' ''no· 8-12: p.GO 1_ ~ ____._ $2 . 80 Sonumll Valley Chamber of Commel'Cll SwIQ . 50 moves in 2 houn.. adJ udlca­ tolt'd !P"Ie. of brilll'''t )'0<1"1{ c.",. lion 01 unllnlshed game, aner 4 hrs.; lit Souuma Piau, directed by Georc:e dl~" milKIer ...·ho bo!oIt Ilotvlnnlk. THE: NEXT MOVE IS ••• by E. Q. enlry lINt $II, Including banquc t t icket U.o 1'1'. lr.. dl~",,"n1M. $3 60 Koltanow~k l , is expectod to outdo the Y·I0: $UIO I, ... ]0%_" __ "" ",. . R. Cordlnglty. 200 combinatl'I,I >­ Dr. R. Fin •• O:nllpl~ lmoll", on IIw. .t.. t~1!1 and '.ctlea nI mlddl~ pme. TtfE ART OF THE CHECKMATE Dy I'osltlen Nn. 133: 1. QxR ch I. KxQ; ~j"'~b DOII.~ tbc Spe<: I,1 thln,p1"p:er edition, sent b)' lit 1'1'. :t:!'I d ie"",,,,,, $5 93 G. Rln_lId and V. K'hn. Pl~o!.u"""'l"" 2, D·llS ch, K-KI (If ...... , K.KtI: ,. RxB AlrmaU $4.70 per ),ear. F.IS: $7. , ~1 h.~ 21%_ .. __ .. _.. __ . ~"d lYl,Ie,,1 ''''lC./ ~'"' .. CHALLENOE TO CHESSPLAYERS by 0·86; 5. K·B2. BoR6; 6. B·K4t. Bx8; 7. Onl, puDlicatlo. wit h ~.tl' ..1 OOY"',o: Col'.~.o '~ I '.L..mo",.06 1_di'1("'''''''' $236 F. R,lnlold. IlOO rn'th'g ~~ton .. K-K3 1 win •. SOlvera may fllure out E ..nll. G.",.. , A,tlae.. .n' ..... n.nl l .... :30"'_. __ ._.__ . 112 1'1). 300 "1' 1. I!(I Ill'· IfI d lAJ:r';"n ~. $23 7 h,.,. SJl"CI ..1 I.. rpln t 75 Club: The club champlon.hlp ended 1110 , CHESS WORLD E·14: n"Wl 1~ ... ! I% _._ ... __ . H-15: '11.60 10.. 70'*" __ .____ C t:.""p .. """,I.·. AIIllTllI,n