Bras~Ket . Wins U.S. Junior!

Vol. VII Friday, Number 1 September :;, 19:;2 > Officlal Publication of me Unltecl States (bessfederatlon BRAS~ KET . WINS U.S. JUNIOR! Position No. 99 l'().\·IHon No. 100 SIEMMS HOLDS SECOND PLACE, By Carl E. Diesen By Vincent L. Eaton USSR TRIUMPHS No. Tonawanda, N. Y. Silver Spring, Md. Unpublished Unpublishcd AT HELSINKI BURDICK, CURRIE, OAKER, 1':IE ,-~- Russia's chess team won the final round from Sweden 3-1 and thus coasted to victory over the Tourney Small But Quality Finest battling Argentina team. Defcnd· ing champions, the Yugoslavs, placed third, white Czechoslovakia In U. S. Junior Event at Omaha by a 3-1 victory over Wcst Germany The U. S. Junior Championship Tournament at Omaha, August 18-23, slid into fourth, one point abead of was won in spectacular fashion by Curt Brasket of TI'acy, Minn. with the USA, which had a bye for th.:1 8'h-1'h. At the end of fivc rounds, Braskct had racked up five wins and final round. from that point on was never in danger, CQneeding three draws to Robert In the non-championship finals Currie, John Penquile, and D. B. l\Iartin. Holland scored an impressive vic The new U.S. Junior Champion, 19 years old, placed 7th on S ·B tory, with Israel a elose second, ' points in tbe recent U.S. Open, tied in games won for 4tb pla'ce with followed by East Germany and 8-4. In June of tbis year he won the 28th annual Trans-Mississippi event Poland in a tie for the third spot. Championship Fln~ls with 5'h-1'h, edging out Robert Steinmeyer on S-B points. USSR ...... ~.M ...... _.21·11 Argentina ...... ~M.M ...... _ 19 ~· 12 A There were only 19 entries in the yugoslav ...... M_ •. 19 · 13 tourney (thc smallest cntry list STARK TRiUMpHS Czechoslovakia ...... M ••• 1S -14 U. S. A. ••. ....•.••. MM •. 17 -IS for the event), but what the entry IN D. C. OPEN White To ,Play And Win! Hungary ...... •...... 16 -16 list lacked in quantity it made up Sw.... :len _ .•.••.•. M.M. 13 -19 M. S. Stark, former District Conducted by waUam Rojam. W. Germany ...... __ ... M.M ••••••••• __. 10J-21b for it in quality. Ross Siemms of Champion, won the District or FInland __ ...... M._M IO _22 Send all contributions for this column to wm ~m Rola",. '" CHESS LIFE, Group Two Toronto finishcd second with 71h- Columbia Open Championship 7 ~- 12:1 No. Hu",phray Avenue, Oak Park, illinois. Holland _. __ ...... M __ M_._ ._ ." __ M2t ·11 21h, losing only to Brasket but 1 Y.t in a 26 player Swiss event, Israel . ___ ...•...... •._._ • . _._ .... _. __. 19i ·12} drawing with Currie, Burdick, a nd H.E first position above is an interesting study in the technique of E. Gennany _....•.... ___._ ...... _.• __ 1S1·ISl losing no games but drawing with Poland __ . __ ...... __ .. _ 16 ~ · 1 5 & Oaker. J :Jhn Rice, N. Bakos and M. Wicner. T winning tbe opposition in a semi-locked Pawn ending. Note that the Denmark ._ ...... ___ ... _...... __ .16 -16 White King can bold the Jor( indefinitely, but he cannot break thro>ugb Cuba .. ____ .•.•..•.••.••.• _.IS ·17 Thin:J JD JjJJ.b OJ) S·B }>9.ints with Second ptace with 7-2 went to F. B. England ."•.•••• __ .•. 14 -IS C'I rnporn llnes of Manila, P.1. who the barrier unless the Black King moves first. Austrl;, ...... 13 · 19 equal 1l1h·3'1.! scores were Don llaly ...... •..... 12 11· 19 ~ Burdick of Huntington, W. Va .. Jost one game to Stark and drew Our second position represents the casiest of three original studies with Wiener and Bakos. C, D. Mott by problemist Eaton (we will publish the toughies later), in which Robert Cu rrie of San Francisco, was third wi th filf.:-2'h, while fourth Knight, Bishop and Pawn skillfully combine w draw against Black Queen r~ l i ' ., ann Wm. Oake"!: of Toronto. to S<. venlil vil .:.. .jJ poinls wil h "quai ' :;:1<1 XnigLi.. •• COLLINS TAKES . .John Penquitc of 'nes Moines waS t-3 scores were N. Bakos, CHESS For solutiOn! please turn to Page four. sixth with 6-4. NEW YORK TITLE CIFE columnist Ed mund Nash, and In a Garrison finish Jack ColH~s Seventh to tenth on SoB points H. E. Cimermanis. A few famil US TEAM \ENTERS SEEK TO MATCH out-lasted Max Pavey, who led the with equal 51h·4lh scor es were D. iar names Jjke Oscar Shapiro were IN TITLE f iNALS early rounds, to win the New York B. Martin of Fort Worth, Jack missing Jrom the list this year, RESHEVSKY, KERES State Championship at Cazenovia Although losing 3-1 to the Soviet Negotiations for a match be Mayer of Louisville, Milt Otteson but a few long-missing faces were with 7'1.! .1 J,.!j , losing none but draw· team in the last qualifying round, tween Samuel Reshevsky and Paul of St. Paul, and Jim Callis of sel:'n in their stead. CHESS LIFE ing three. Max Pavey, who won the Wichita. Problem Editor Vincent L, Eaton the U. S. Team wo n a place in the Keres, the Estonian player who final title contest, placing second holds the Soviet Championship, first four games and drew the was among the latter, showing the {ifth with Collins to lead the first It was a tournament of tbe real in Group C. Evans lost his first wp.rc initiated by Alexander Bisno, hck of practice a long absence half, placed second in a tie with youngsters with Brasket at 19, !rom tournament chess inevitably game in the tourney to Vassily president of the Manhattan Chess Anthony E. Santasiere at 6l}~·2 \'.1 Siemms and Currie at 16, Burdick creates; Eaton won the District Smyslov, while ·Arthur Bisguier Club. Reshevsky has already won 15, Penquite 17 and Oaker 20. On bowed to Bolesla\lsky. On second similar matches against Miguel cacho l-"'ourth place with 6-3 went title in his last a ppearance some to Allan Kaufman, while Frank tario and Quebec. were the Can len years ago. board Robert Byrne drew with E , Najdorl of Argentina and Svetozar adian Provinces represented, while Geller and Gcorge Koltanowski in Gligoric of Yugoslavia. Keres ex Anderson of Toronto shared firth California, Indiana, Iowa , Kansas, his first 3ppcarance drew with Al pressed willingness to play bnt ac with Eliot Hearst and defending Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, TRI-CITY CHESS exander Kotov. Neither Reshevsky ceptance of the match depends up champion James Sherwin, and New York. Texas and Wcst Virginia nor Keres played in this cncounter. on the decision of the chess author Louis Levy at 5%-31f.J each. HONORS CONDON The deciding gamc was the 8th were the Slates. Tri-City Chess Club (Borgcr , In Group A the threc qualifying Ities in the USSR. round encounter of Collins and Tex.) hcld a 5 round Swiss .Rapid teams were Argentina witb 25I}J In the Junior Rapid Transit Curt G'h, West Germll uy with 23·9, and Sherwin in which the latter, in Transit Tourney in honor of Dr. Braskct and Robert Currie tied for Czechoslovakia wi th 22 '1.!-91h. In KARFF JOINS BAIN time pressure, fell into a trap. first place with 41h-Bi each. Alfred fi'. E. Co nd on, departing charter member of the club, 'Who has ac Group B it is Swedcn wilh 21-7 , AS MOSCOW ENTRY Thereafter the victor was hard to Ludwig directed both events. Hungary with 201h-7Y.!, and defend overtake. cepted a position as assistant pro U SC l-~ Tcom Manager Alcxander ing Champions Yugoslavia with fessor of chemistry at City College Bisno has been officially notified of New York. Dr. Condon was 17 YJ-9 l/~. In Group C it is USSR by FIDE that a place ba\'i been BANKS IN ROUTE ROZSA CAPTURES also presented with a chess book with 23'h-4YJ, USA with 18-]0, rmd found in the Womcn's World Cha m a utographed by the club members F'inlund with 17-11. pionshi p Tournament at Moscow for ON SIMUL TOUR COLORADO OPEN as a token of their appreciation STANDI NGS IN INTER, Miss N. May Karff, fo rmer U. S. Newell Banks, chcss and checker Fifty players from 16 states por of thc work he ]lad done to ercate NATIONAL Women's Champion, in addition to eXjX'rt, is 011 tour giving simultan· ticipated in the 2nd Colorado Open interest in chess in the Tri-City Qualifying Rounds the place already reserved for U. eous exhibitions, leaving Detroit Championship, which was won by ,l !"ea . In the tourney, Dr. Andries GROUP A S. Wom.en's Champion Mrs. Mary Agrentlna 25,-6 ;; Cuba September 8th for lllinois, Iowa, Dr. Bela Rozsa of Tuisa , Okla. with 14-1S Bain. So the USA will again have Voet placed first with, 5-0, O. D. W. Germany 2:1-9 Iceland 12 ~ .19 ~ Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and 5lh-lh . Second ploec went to Blake ThompSOn was second with 4 ~ 1 , and C ~ eeho 'lda 22~·9~ Saar IOHH two representatives. In the first Idaho, returning through Wyoming, Stevcns of Sao Antonio, Tex. with F.nl;land 11\.14 I.ux'hourg 2 }· 29 ~ Women's World Championship, won tied for third on SoB points with Dcnrnurk 15~ · H; ~ Kansas and Missouri. Clubs dcsiring 5-1_ 4-1 each were Dr. F. E. Condon GROUP B by Mdc. Rudcnko of the USSR, the to make arrangements for an ex and A. C. Loyd. Sweden ~1-7 A u~tria 1l~.16 ~ USA was represented by Miss Karff Third to sixth on Solkoff points n"",.(ury 20 ~· 7 ~ B rll~.II ' 1O ~· lfl & hibition rylay write: Newell Banks, YugoSI,lVl a' 17!·9 ~ Italy" 9 ~ · 16} and Mrs . Gisela Gresser, then U. with equal 4lh-l'h sCQ reS were 1'. E. G'm'my 13 ~ ·14 " Norwny" 5-21 5076 Coplin Ave., Detroit 13, Mich. 'One adjourned !wml!; " Two lldJourncd S. Women's Co-Champions. D. Smith of Fresno, J ohn Ragan of BOHATIR'K LEADS games. Entry in thc Interzona l Tourna St. Louis, Eugene Shapiro of New LEUBBERT TOUR'Y GROUP C ment at Saltz jobaden remains un York City, and Mark Eucher of As t.he first Leubbert Invita ussn 23 ~· 4 ~ Ilollanri 13 H4} USA 18·10 Poland 1 2.l-15 ~ determined, as it is reported that NEW USCF DUES Los An geles. or the eight players tional Co rrespondenoo Tourney be Finland 17·1 1 Swtherland 7 ~ ·20 ~ neither La;rry Evans nor Robert Effective September 15, 1952 with 4-2, sevcnth place went to Ar gins to 3pproach the end, the stand· I:'ruel 1 5J, 12 ~ Greece 4 ~-23! Byrne can play, as originally One-yea r USCF Membership thur Spiller of Los Angeles and ings show Dr. F. 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White mates in two moves White mates in two mOYeS new visitor registering at the club's Send tournament rating .reports (with fees, I-f any) and all communication,S re entrance and a charming membet· gardIng CHESS LIFE edItorIal matters to MONTCOMERY MAJOR, Editor, 123 Problem No. 361 North Humphrey Ayenue, Oak P;u1<. III. wclcoming him. Both have already By Godfrey Heathcote voiced their intentions to campaign M ake all chd. payable to: THE U NITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION 1st Prize, "Revue d'Echecs" vigorously for the "Oscar" nomi 1904 Vol. VD, Number 1 Friday. September 5, 1952 nations next year! ,-,;;-;"",..--=Black: 1 n'en But despite all the production paraphernalia, the director's in· ---- struction, and various other inter SEVEN'S THE MAIN ruptions, the rapid transit moved N umero deus impare gnudet _ V IRGIL, Eclogae along smoothly and rmished no ITH this issue CHESS LIFE enters into it.s seventh year; and the laler than usual. Nothing will keep W gods dclight in odd numbers, if we may trust Virgil's testimony. ~he ss players from their games, Thus the omens are favorable, even as the Homans would bave it, for It a ppears. what promises to be a year of great decision. The championship prelims at the For it bccomes increasingly obvious that chess players as a body Marsball are progressing mor e must make a critical decision--either they will r esolve to support the swi(tly now as the summer draws U . S. Chess Federation for the manifest bencfit of chess in tbe USA, or to a co.nelusion, and . the leading they will reject the opportunity with fin ality and domination of American scores In the .( sections already cbess activity will return to the bands of that small and autocratic group started are: J. Richman ( 4-{)), P . ~~~ _fin§~rs releascd control with utmost reluctance not many years Miller (3-0), W. Goldwater ( 2 lh - lf~)\ ago. H . Eckslrom (2·0 ), C. P ilnick (2-0 ), In making lhe deciSion, chess players will be we ll advised In con· R. Greenbaum ( 2-0) , a nd E. Med· sider what alterations were made jn the chess panorama C"If the USA Dis (2-0). A fifth section will be by ~e rise of a national democratic chess or ganization and pondcr on begun shortly, which includes the faint possibility of the sur vival of such innovations under the a uto For so lut io~ to previously published problems, pl.ase turn to a mong its entry llist two previous cratic management of a select ~up whose primal concern has always page four_ finalists. P. Brandts and Mrs. G. beCn the promoting of " master" chess and has been distinguished at K. Gresser. all times fo r its complete indillerence to chess for the average player. STATEM NT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS IN BRIEF: The New York Times It was the American Chess Federation (a fore-runner of our pres or the year ending Jun e SO, 1952 recently featured another illus · ent Feder ation ) which established the "Open" tournament at Chicago 399.71 trated article on the chess shelter, in 1934 despite the protests of a number of reactionaries who clung de now almost completed, and to be .2'OO terminedly to the concept of an invitational event for a select few. Of :~~~ts/uCHESS .~_LIFE~... :~ . .. ~...t.1...... :=~::...... __.__ .. ~_ ...... $3.~ _ " Il Sed for cold weather play in Cen the committee who made this progressive break wi th tradition Albel't tral P ark. There bas b. L. C. Smith 3<4 (8.15); 16. C. WI'M'ard 3-4 (6.75); (Baltimore, Md _) 4·5 (1 4.00); 20. R. C. Beemon (QU antico. Va.) 3H& (10.25): 21 . M . L.Seldelman (Silver SPrinD. Md.) S-6 (11 .00): 22. Vincent Saporito (Wa, hlngton, D. C.) ),6 (8.50); 23. OUiard Stokel (Washington, D. C.) 3·6 (6..su); 24. Sam M: W . Pirh~~v~t. J~·og!~ 1(4.C:;; l; 1 ~ r~.w~~~t;\~~ i"sSC:~. ~~; ~ I T ~ Il~~ni:t o~·~~ Stone (W u h lnaton, D. C.) 3.(1 (6.50); 25. IN.bel LYJlne (Washington, D. C.) 2·7 (S.OO); 26. Maude G. Sewall (Washing · (%.00); 23. H . H. Long 1-6 (0.00). ton, D. C.) ().9 \0.00). \ flow fhe Rafinv S~fe,.. Wort. Onti~J io,u ..J)n 'p,aclical C~eJ J Opslfillf}:J" P- • By KENNETH HARKNESS By E. J. MARCHISOTTi Fridmj. September 5, 1952 Buenor Aires, Argentina USCI' Llillg Sl oImlci.m E will point out below some lines of play omitted in " Practical (Krnnnh H,,,lt.ntll. ,_thor 0/ "All l"yittdion tQ Cool' .. "J .... tbo. 0/ ;'l nril.... W Chess Openings", the great book of chess openings by Reuben Fine, ticn. 10 B,id,,:' ;, the j"",nlOT 0/ 1M mtIJlN"''''Ic,,1 rifling S7Jlnn fMioptd by 1M ALEKH1NE'S DEFENSE: After I _P-K4, Kt-KB3; 2. p .K5, Kt-Q4; .Af.thin.~ Gar!" USCF to ,.nk IImv.... " cMsIpl.ytrs. I .. ,hi, K,it" Mr. H .. ,i::nell apt.n.. , t ~ 3. P·B4, Kt-Ktl; 4. P-BS, Kt-Q4; 5. Kt-QBl, KtxKt; 6. QPxKt, P-Q3 Fine muJ..nic, 0/ IIx #7Jtrm.-TIx EJilo1.) indicates now 7. BPxP (p.3, e. 10). We consider superior the continua U. s.. OPEN CHAM P IONS HIP, Temp. " 52 AVE RAGE: 1910 tion 7_ Q-KtJl. In the game, Kramstov-Waxberg. Saratov 1938, there Ch~~ Career No. Plilyer Net Lu i Wort:-Stled Comp.. P e r 'orm_ 7...... • is 7.. .~ ...... 8. (if 8. Additional Data Scor. . " .. 1 2. flflon ene. fonowed PxKP (better Kt-Bl) ; B-KKlS!, Q-Q2 ...... • P-B3; 9, B-QB4 ! or if 8, ...... , B-K3?; 9. QxP, Kt-Q2 ; ]0. o.o-tl or if B, A_ BuS(hk~ ~ ~=aj:: -~::---:.= ~:ii~ ~ rug ~ ~ 9 ...... , B-Q4; 10. B-KlS ch, etc.); 9. R-Ql, Q·B4 ; 10. B-8

6. E. T. McCormick •___ M .... a -4 %172 2125 2125 2111 22711 ENGUSR OPENING: After 1. P-QB4; P-K4 ; 2. Kt-QB3, Kt-KBl; 7. C • .I. Brasket •.•• M ___ ••• M •• II -41 2049 2140 2HO 2082 2249 3. Kt-B3, Kt-B3; 4. P.Q4. PXP; 5. KtxP , B-KtS; 6. B-Kts, O.o ; 7. R-Bl, LEKHlNE, s ince his third prize 8. E liot S. " eant •..•. M__ I ", Z308 Z385 2385 no.t 23'11 9. Dr. A. rotenJ:ulnl __ .. _ ...... II -4 :!:J(I5 2305 :!305 2 1.86 235J in piace of 7 ...... • R·K1 (p. 41, c. 1) .a notable improvement is 7•...... • A in the "Grandmaster Tourna p .Q41. In the game, S.amari.an-Dr. Balogh, Brasov 1947, thcre followed ment" oC S1. Petersburg ]941 COll- ~t ~:u-~. ~~~~~~ :::::-~::::::::: n::~ ~m ~~ ~~ i:: ~ 5idc.red a "Grandmaster," was of 12.. Robert S. 8rle/:"" r "H_""'" 1 1.-4~ 2110 20W 2020 2014 21:rJ 8. Kl" 1:.l65 2040 2173 KING'S GAMBIT: After 1. P -K4, P·K4; 2. P -KB4, PxP; 3. Kt-KB3, participants, which in addition to 20. Lee '1'. Malt..... 1 ·S 2180 2<154 :!OM 21111 2201 himself included only 3 otber " ma6- 21. M~e l Colon 7 ...\ 2272' 21GS J9'16 2059 P.KKt4 ; 4. B-B4, B-Kt2; 5. 0·0, P-Q3 ; 6. P.Q4, P -KR3; 7. P-83, Kt.K2 ; 2.2. Myron Flelsch"1' 7 2051 2051 2037 2 1W Icrs" (Levenfi sh. I. Rabinovich and oS 1974 8. P·KKt3 Fine suggests S...... , Kt·Ktl·or S...... • P-Kts (p. 119, n. 73. William A. B11I$ ...•. H.HH ...... 7 ·S 19211 1898 1898 1875 J!lSII (0. A. Rabinovich), his result in this but beUer is 8 ...... , B· R6! In the correspondence game. Marchisolti- g: f~ ez,.~~':'_::=:= ==: : :: ; ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~:~ tournament (9 wins and 6 draws) = Dr. Dieguez 1943, there followed 9. R-KI (if 9. R·B2, PxP!), PxP; 10. is not particularly convincing. The ~: ~~!..~h ~~!'::. ==:: :t::t ~~ ~J~ ~~1i: m:~ PxP. Kt·Q83 and White's compensation for the material sacriril.:ed is m. Mrs. G. PIIIU40nky _H.". S'oSi 18411 J813 1813 =J94t 19!1l chess world got used to expecting insuUicient. considerably more formidable reo :: ~:P~r1~~~':: ::==::::: : t~l ~ :rn QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED (fAR RASCH DEFENSE): After 1. 31. KaIael Cinlron H.H __.H. 8 ' ..s~ 1iB3 =1983 =1983 =1971 2013 su1ts from him later, and that he :51. Michael Yat.ron H ___" 8 ~-S' 2:072 20'12 2072 1931 1911 r-Q4, P·Q4; 2. r-QB4, P-K3; 3. Kt-QB3, P-QB4; 4. BPxP, KPxP; 5. Kt-B3 himself was not saUsHed with his ~ ~ut"::.:~eiH==::: ~ ! ~ l m ::. ~ . ~= ~= Kt-QB3; 6. P-KKtJ, P-B5; 7. P-X4, PXP; 8. Kt-KK5 the book indicaws achievements can probably be in· now 8 ...... : .. , QxP or 8 ...... • KtxP (p. 192. c. 99), preferable is8 ...... • ferred from the fact that he in :. ~~b:J C~ ~00d-=::= :tU ~ mg ~ ~:; ;:~ B-K2 !. In the game, Opocensky·Stoltz, Bad Nahueim 1935, there fol cluded only one of the games play :11. Dr. G. A. Koebeha H_H •. 8 "" !205 2183 2183 20M 2:084 Q.R5, 11. 0.0 (if 12. 38. Walter Grombac:be r _H•• 8 .fi 1879 1895 1895 2O:i:a 2052 lowed 9. BxP, BxKt; 10. P-Kt3; QxB , Kt·B3 ; 12. ed on this occasion in his " BesL 39. Adolph J. Flak .H.H __H ... 6 "" 723S 2235 2235 2025 2OZ5 P-Q5,. P-KR3! ; 13. Q-IO, Kt-Kt5; 14. B·Kts ch, B-Q2; 15. Q-K2, 0-0 wilh Games"". In addition to this ~: ~~~ ~ . s~':,1t~r .. ::=~:: : : m: ~g~ illi ~ = equallly, Cortlever-Stolz. Bevenvijk 1946). 0-0 with even game. game. we know altogether four 42. Lewis J. Isaaea ..H.H ... _." .. 8 .fI Master Emeritus. R.;r,tlnJ',5 withheld SLAV DEFENSE: After 1. P-Q4. P -Q4.j 2. P-QB4, P-QB3; 3. PxP. other games he played in this 43. Artbur Carylc H...... H.H_.H.H S .... 1966 1822 i~ ~~ = PxP; 4. Kt·Q83, lCt-KB3 ; 5. Kt-B3, Kt·B3; 6. B-B4. B·B4; 7. P-Kl, Q.KtJ; tournament, viz .• the 3 published ::: ~~. :'~C;;";;dH'::-.::::::: ~ t : : %{I38 1997 1!I9'1 1972 1930 8. Q·K13, QxQ ; 9. PxQ, R-Bl; 10. Kt-K5, P-QRlj 11. KtxKt. RxKt: 12. in " Schachlcben in Sowjet - Russ 4(;. Jamu Eo Barry .... H_._ ...... 5t.f1 l l;~r : ~~ ~ ~Jf P-QKt4 Fine follows th~ path indicated by Purdy 12 ...... , P-QKt4 and land." of which we also own the :i ~~~.?t.O~=~e ; H::=::::: ~ i::r ri85 1794 1'194 1944 1902 d~s not. consider 12 ...... , P-K4! played by Dr. Troianescu against Dr. manuscripts (two draws with Lev 49. J. T. W~stbroc:k ..... H __••• ~. ~ t~i 2116 ~. i~ ~~ It: (CC C!nfis h and llyin . Zhenevsky, and 1 TrICunovle at Belgrade 1946. There followed 13. PxP 13. p oRts, RxKt; ~: ~ar~' ~';!r;.:e~ H:::=~~::::: 5 06! iiM 1&47 1947 1921 I~ 14H one win against Grigoriev), as well 51. Bruce J. Sldey .H .... H.H._ ...... t.. 1706 1706 1106 17011 1615 14. PxR, PxB; 15. P xRP, PxRP , ele.). BxP; 14. B·QKts (if PxKt, 53. M. R. Roh land ...... ___ ." .... • l.a~ :z(I'13 2099 :.!099 189'J 18011 RxKt; 15. PxR, BxP ch, etc.). P xB; 15. PxB (iC 15. R-RS ch. K-Q2 !j as his win against ·;Pavtov • Pianov 54. E. J. Sweden . ___ ...... 5 -7 2140 201.2 2012 1931 IMII Van (Game no. 52 in Li ~ t ok Sbakhmat 55. Chari"" P. Gray ...... 5 ·7 1899 1899 1899 2040 19047 16. RxR, Kt·K5 and wins). 0-0 with good counter·play for Black. 56. W.O. Drexle r .• . ... 5 ·7 1809 1892 1809 ALBIN COUNTER GAMBIT: After 1. P-Q4, P-Q4; 2. P-QB4. P.K4 ; nogo Kruzhka Petrogubkommuny 57. F red W. Borges ..... H··H ...... 5 -1 1655 I~~. }~g : ~ :~ 3. QPxP, P-Q5; 4. Kt-KB3, KtQB3; 5. QKt·Q2, B-KKt5; S P·KR3, BxKt; 7. 1921 no. 21). ~. far::clr.tl~hhelmer _ ...... : 17ill 170S 1705 1873 I7'JO 1 KtxD the book ind icates 7...... B·B4 ( p. 221, (d» . but bettcr is 7 ...... , About the quality of hiS other 10 '611: Edwin rrF .~~t·::::::: =: :::: S:7 1872 1!12 1,,1!'2 ,'.~ I,',"" B-KtS chI. In Ihe correspondence game, Toth Vince-Dr. Balogh 19-13-44. gMUCS in th is tourna ment, we have 61. Cbesler A. Lyon "i1 ~ 1671 1""...... 61. J ack Shaw _..... 4 .n 1797 1797 1797 17906 lG7I ~e~c _followed 8. B-Q2, Q-K2 (Krenosz's brilliant innovation); 9. P - It3~ , only indirect ways of formlng a 41. AfUiur ~Miif/'iiiu ... 4 .1& 11161 1001 IfNil I!lJti 1IU1 64. K P. Lcb7.cllern ...... 4!·H 1733 1733 17ll 18111 1762 I!XIJ Ch i 10. QxlJ. 0·0·0; I L 0 -0·0, KLxP; 12. KtxKl, Q~K·t;· Ii -I''-K·:i,: judt;:mcni_ :i"hcl'e is, in tile first 65. A. L. Drown ...... "PI 1,>92 111 7 ISU I ·QB4: 14. Pxl', nxp; 15. B-Q3, K l-K2; 16. K it-K I, Q-Q3 with cllen chances. pl lice. the almosl conlempot;.ary QUEEN'S PAWN GAME (WAGNER'S GAMBIT); After 1. P-Q4, gencral review, probably by S . .t;>. i1: ~~~Sl{;a~i~~ ·l.~~~:~:::= : ~ ~ ~ ~~~: 1m ~ ~i 2 .. P-lO; 3. B·Kl5. P-B4; 4. P·K4, P·KR3(?); 5. BxKt, Vainshtein, in no. 3 (May 8, 1921l) 6!'. S • •-OIT)' , ..u cF. ... '...... H_. 4 ·8 i7G2 1761 1761 1810 1643 Kl-KB~; K~-KB3 , QxB Fme mdlcate.tl now 6. Kt-B3 (p. 294, c. 181, n. (d», but clearly su- or "Listok Shakbmatnogo KruzhRa ;~: ';'[~n~~t':; W!b:~: e ~ H::::~::::: ~1 ~ ~ 'i54~ mr \~ l3~ ~~ perior is the continuation 6. P·KS! and if 6 ...... , Q_QI (or if G.... , ... .. Pctrogubkommuny" stating clear 11. J a m es R. ClblOn, J r . . H. __ 1~.a ) 16til 1S9! 1m 11411 1475 ly; 73. B. F. Roberson _ ...... - 2 6 .a ~ 'iijM lrJ :~ ggJ Q-K13. then 7. B-Q3!, QxP; 8. R-KtI, Q-R6; 9. PxP, Kt·lll; 10. Kt-S3!, :m KtxP; 11. R-Kt3, Q·R4 ; 12. Kt-K2 with a better game for White, Wagner. . . . It h u 10 be noted tnal t n. ~:: ~~nkp!tn~~a~~.:.=::== : 6 :: ~ .,...... H, .... _ 1294 1644 1294 m.jorlty of the participant. 76. Jame. A . Creighton __ I oS 16411 1702 1502 Schoenmann, match 1928); ~.P.Q5! . PXP j 8. QxP, B-K2; 9. Kt.BJ. O.o ; afte r the long inte rruption (IK., • Provisional Uatlnp repr_nllnc pcrfOrma.ncc In one tourn:unent. b y war . nd r .volu t toa) c:ou ld 10. 0.0.0. Kt-B3 ; ll; B-134 With clearly superiorly for Wbite correspon. not d ...to p ttlair fighting qu.lI_ TIle table above IIlOw$ Ilow pcrJarnl(/l1I;e ratifll:$ were issucd Jor l/ic U. S. dence game, Nutt·Jenkins, 1945. • tie. on th. chM$ field of bl H" Ope" Clwmpioruhi" . Tllc coilllntI.J of !lllura ure t.rpiailled ill IIw texl. in full m.a$ur •• No ~u bl, for In$',nCe, A lekhlne played be B. Rating Swiss System Tournaments (continued) of the list .and work down . ~us, rated players and the correetcd low his re.1 Itrvniltlt--tle made we start Wit h Larry Evans. wmner 'h. firs' plac:e w,th 9r.al at h the seventh article of this series we started a description of the work-sbeet ratings pI contestants fori I nd not without Fortuna'. I various steps that are taken to rate a Swiss System tournament, of the open title. Larry's work who have competed in one previous allktanea. On the oln.r hand. sheet rating of 2650 points and the Lavenfilh, who played ltettar using the U. S. Open of 1952 as an example. In the present article tournament. The two remaining than all others. occupi~d o nl, we continue the explanation. ratings of his twelve opponents pro columns in the table show the com Ihlrd plac., dUe to the flct thai In In. very beginn ing of thl 4. The fourth step of the process is to issue performance ratings duce a median value of Z254 as his pctilion averages and performance competition average. (This is not lournamanl, wlten he WI , not to the players with provisional ratings. This is done ratings of all players. y.' In form, he drew I nd I",. as high as it should be and indi Slva,,1 g.mH allhoU9 " he hac! operation 50 that we may correct the work-sheet rat i ng.~ of these (TM.t i.t lIte ei~ltt" oJ a s(lriQ oJ cates that the rating system could a lread y att.lned ,omp letely wo n playcrs before tackling the fully.rated contestants. article.t IJY Mr. Ifarkltcu. 'file 11111,11 PClslt;.ons . .. Un ..~ted l y wall be used to advantage when pair will aflpcnr ill tim next ;s.s1lC of pllyflf Rom.nonley ••. When a player has nevcr before competed in a rated ('vent wc ing contesta nts. I.arry did not CH ESS LIFE.-T/16 E(Utor.) No doubt this almost contempor have aeccpt his performance as the only available indication of his to play against two of the masters ill &t"y view i!i somewhat nenrer the ability; but we can do something about correcting a possible error in the tournament - Hearst and Men· truth, as regards' Ale khine's games. the figure used to represent tlle strcngth of a player who has competed garini. Note that Sherwin, in 16th than Levcnfish's short remark: in onc previous tournament. What we do is to avcrage his provisional place, met the strongest competi. :Jor :Jh. Alalehlna was then a lread y a rating and his performance rating, then substitule this new figure in lirstoe l", .nndmuler. His vic, tion.) To Larry's competition av tory in the Olymple$ wal; e n_ the column of work·sheet ratings. We use this corrected rating when er::.ge of 2254 we add 333 points for 'Irely con vincing. tShl khmaty finding the competitive averages of his opponcnts. hi! 33.3 per cent plus score in Class, 6 round Alekhine. "" ibidem). although 1716. In the usual way, we write being 2117 points. Roma'!lenko aad the job is done. SWlSS "n" Class, and Junior Alltle h ln", position hung lite ral, Iy on a hllr. Bu' t herl n. down this pla'Yer's rating of 1716 earns a performance rating oC 2242 In the lable that heads thi5 arti Tourney; played on succeeding: , howed hi. high class (L,ven' points and the ratings of his eleven and his work-sheet rating is cor cle we present the statistic5 of the Friday evenings; open to Metre fish, Ibldem ). opponcnts. The median value of rected to 2110 points - the average U. S. Open. The first column af politan Boston residents including This game. which we will repro 1835 is Clevenger's competitive av- of his prO\'isional rating of 1977 and ter the net scores shows the last students aHending schools in area; duce with Levenfish's as well as erege. From this figure we deduct his performance rating of 2242. average ratings of players wi th es challcnge trophies and money Alekhine's own notes, was also one 227 poi nts for the player's 22.7 5. As the Hnal step, we issue tablished rceords. The preliminary prizcs in each class; Entry fcc for of the two from the Olympics which per cent minus score in a contest performance ratings to the fully and final work-s heet ratings are Class "A" $5.00, lor Class " B" Bogoljubow included in his "Select of eleven rounds. producing a per- rated contestants in the tourna· shown in the next two columns. $3.00, for ,Tunior cntry free to ed Games ... played between 1919 formance roting of 1608. We in· ment. As a result of the work done Under the hcading "work-sheet" players under 19 (held Octobel' 12 and 1925" ( in Russian. Leningrad- sert this figure in the colum n re- up to this point we now have a column 1 is our original list with at .9:00 a.m.); for entry or details, ser ved for the performance ratings column of work-sheet ratings that provisional ratings marked with an wrlte: George H. Hopwood, 40 f~o~c~r~' J~9~~9~~21:3~ f Phi!5~:K~:S~ of all contestants. Then we a-ver- is more accurate than our original asterik and blnnk spaces for the Emerson Road, Watertown 42, sische Schachparticn aus modernen age his provisional rating of 1716 list. (The final List is column 2 of unrated players. H is (rom this ~ass. Zeiten." Berlin· Leipzig. 1926 ( in and his performance rating of 1608 the work-sheet ratings in the table list that we find the median value October lJ. 12,18, 19 German), no. 17. p. 36; providing it both times with the concluding and get the figure 1662. This balf- above.) We have done all that we of 1980 for the entire tournament. Lake Erie Championship way value is taken represent possibly can to make sure that the re mark "an instructive game to Here you can also see the effect oC Buffa lo. N.Y. Clevenger's current strength mOI'e performances of the players with bringing a fully·rated player's rat which was played without reproach accuraUy tha'!l his solitary provis- establish!d ratings will not be dis· AI QUeen City Chess Club; s ix by both parties." ing up to date by including his round Swiss; open to all; prizes; ional rating of 1716. The latter is torted by mistakes in the ratings performances in recent tourna · Zublrev. In "Shllkllmaty V S5.<;R" 19'1 entry fcc $3.00; entries to be in by crossed out in the column of work- of their lcss experenced opponents. ments. Column 2 is tbe final work· DO. 3. P. 7S ("25 Yean," in Rusaian) October 10; play begins 10:00 a.m,; ItlTOnlOll$1y .tates that, in addition to sheet ratings and the average J662 The ratmgs are calculated in the sheet 1st used to ·find the rompeti. the: four J'eCo,nued mUlct'S ,",Iekhlne 50 moves in 2 hours; Cor details J. A. is substituted. same way as for all other players. lion averages of the players with wvenll.h, atld Rablnovl.ch, there write: Norman Wilder, 217 Elm In the same way, we issue per- It docs not matler where we be. esh:-blished records, This column fs=:t!~ry I~ay~~~e~e ws::eon!e~ formanee ratings and new work· gin but we usually start at the top includes the performances or un· wood Ave. • Buffalo 22, N.Y. Iy only 16 players 3.lto:etller, the four I ~ use F Rlted E".nl Pl eas~ turn to page 4, col. 5 192 Seville Drive Annotlton Cond.cud b, K. Crlttflrdl n J. B. Howl rtn Friday, !ir.plembcr 5, 1952 50urnamenl ollie Erich W. Marchand Rochester 17, N. Y. E. J . 1C0rplnly K. Nedved Dr. J. PI.n J . Mayer CARO-KANN DEFENSE So White has 1Itt10 choke. Dr. a. RODil F. IIltlnfeld FRENCH DEFENSE 11. _.M. R)(KII 14. PxR J. 5a1Hl.koff &. A. S.nt"II'" u. S. Open Chlr.1 pionship Lue bbert Invilational Tourn ey Alter 1-1. PxH Dr. M. Hlrmen"l r J. N . Colt"" T ampa, 1952 Corresponden(:e, 1951-52 SHAplgO Nol& by AnlhollY e. Santaricrc NoIQ by Dr. ,.,. C. SllIml White m.;oek ~It~h~ Cf:l:r~1t h~ ~=edat noKf''to E. McCORMICK A. SANTASIERE Wblte Black ltay and .s.eoe tbe run. 1. p·K4 p-Q81 S. K'-Q81 p.Kl DIt. M. G. STURM M. W. LUS8ERT. JR. 11. KR·KKt1 1. p·Q4 P-Q4 6. K'·lIl 8·K1 1. p·K4 P· K3 s. KI ·Ka3 Q·KIl K·K11I? 3. PxP PxP 1. 8 ·B4 0.0 1. P-04 P-04 , . 8 · K2 PxP ~Boot, IIIIddlo, t o horse, ;ond away" 4. " -Q1I4 KI·KII3 I. P·BS .. _. 1. P·K5 P·OR4 1. P)lP KKI·K11 What a moment ror ){o ~loni CaSSidy! '!"hls (perha pi pre.:eded by R·Bl) I. 4. p-QB3 KI·Q Bl I I. p·K'S PxP 19. KlxP KI-QI considel'l.'tl Whit<;l'. shal'l>f!St conlinU., 7 Oam It! Why not 19 ..M,_", Kt-B4 a;o I tlon. AI the c:uUrH of this game ~hOWI, ~~t e~.o~e ·_:~.::·· ,t&"Ek'2:~hJ~~al~B~~~ cool dscml the gallery into ecstasi(!$ Wack nct.-d not rur It. on Black's 6th, has ~n ilOllulartacd by Crab. who may hsve intrOduced II lor ~h !!~ ~!~~~II~l. ~~~,Pkx~tJIt;l·m= ~orn:";;r I Y I U';~Slo pIa,. here 8. _ ... M, the sake of variety, .lIlayinr:: .'"04 11. P.KKI4 p·m. • . KI·B2 B-K2 11. KlxKI . ~;B~KtBxP. ha 24. R.KI Q.KIl • • M'_ " p·B4 n. R·B1 B.Bl 10. R-Qkll P.oR4 U . B·Kl 21. P·K' 8xKP 10. 0.0 QKf.lIl After 1'1. H·K3 There must be doo:ens of WIYI for The point of Black's syStem is now LUEeBERT Wblte to win. but Black wlnb to be clear. By putun, Whit,,·s 9P undu lUre that White knows that! 25. Q.A4 ResiSl" 1 rl~~v""'a.~.P::.~ t~.1s QBP on dan/:er. He knows one of them! 12, 8 .Ks 8)(8 14. B·KIS __. 13. Pxll Kh:QBp lib only chanee for counter.pla,.. ~!.!;",r!:~t"w~k i4~ ~'x'Trl ~iI~· 'g~·tn~~:d thai 3lmO~t Invarlallly if) the Oragun Or Alekhine's Career ~~inl:' to ~i.~:n the P for a Isstinl: Ihe "maderu" variations or Ihe Sidliiln, (Continued from page 3, col. 5) Initiative. With 14 ...... Q-KU, lie could Black's KB Is the corne.n.tone oC hU '-etaln the P. WhIte .o:hou ld not then counter·attack...... tenr and P. RomxKJ ; Unfortunately lliaek lalb to apprec:iate Uanlu$hCvsky, J~In'Zbent."VIlty. Zubarev his cha ncel which, .u SO oftcn In the t~~lo:'P:!:' d:i:.t"ev~~ov, Mund. ~;~·~t5~I~~~. b;!K~h;;B~6~~ Sleili:ln, mlU"t be very Ibarp. lie should (idea I'·QKt4). pla)l 14. '''M_ , Ktx!ll'l: 15. KtxKt. KtxKP; ~~~e19;' 1 ~,l!' ~~h ~tR~:t:::~ 15. 8xKI Px B I I. K,xBp I&. Q-KJ (not 16. Q · U~ , UxBP), after The German ml.llllSCrlpt ot tbe game, in 16. Kl x KI epx Kt n. Q-Q4 .• __ our personal collleCtion. concludes with 17. Kt-Q4 8-Q1 th~ic~:Je!~t~ ~:.~~ aK'!"l!"""nhra~. a~I ~.~ Alckhlne'. IIOtl: "T hL" game. which Kt·B1 or 16...... BxP shuuld /:Ive f,~ ~~.~Ulllht~~t 4 ~. °Q~:4 was R~~~ wu docl.ive for the first prlu, Is m,. Black a playable g.une. best. a.;:hlevemenl tn Ihls tournament" 15. BxB KxB n . R~Kt PxR and the edllor of "Shakhmaty" 1924. ~ft~al~lt.bu~~~~ ~~~lew~ K~~ 2~I::k~S ". PxP 8PxP 20. KI.K, IC .B2 favor without the cn... ung heatla.;:he •. 11. Q·Rkh K·KtI 21. Ql(p{R7)c h :~.!~ (1~~~V ) "~~ea"sc ~~ reJa~~~ht~'! 21. p·R4 __'M' II. p·l(ts Kt·ICR4 Resign. wtlh Ale khlne's note., evcn. cLalmed McCormkk linda a n extraordinary zoe. that It must be C<)n$ldercd "'tbe belit 30Uree which o.:omes very near to win, nlng the game. CIme In t he tournament." Nonethe~ , 21. __.. QxRP n kl·Klo.:h Ie·Rl FRENCH DEFE NSE and lor rclllOns unkno1¥n to us, Alc.k. Corres~ndenee Game hlne did not Include It In "Schachlebcn ~ft ~~ lrf ;":V~ M !,f K:z:t~;p:' ~t~~ in SowJ-ct·RualaDd," althouJ:h the manu. 1952 script In our po$$Cl5s\on Is l'lrt or tbe ~4. Kt·SS dls.cb.. ctc. n. Q.k14 NotCl by O. A,. Lena manuscrIpt lor thls Cennan booldeL White m~k O. A. LESTER L. IVOK Flint (Mich.) Chess Group saw :::c ~ not ~:,8._._ .. , PlI:R; 1.9. KtxPc:h, 1. P-K4 p· Kl 1. K'.oa3 B-KIS wl..o.nlnR the Q. l£ Black now pl.y. pu- 2. P.o4 P-Q4 LaVerne Morgan capture the 1952 Cecil Purdy, thl ,\ustralian ellamplon club championship with 15·1 in a ~e~::'o~I~,!;u~~~ l fo~OS:o~~~"m '!~ and editor of one of t he world', nnut leml Is even. n cn"" the text ,Uowin, chess periodicals. "CheQ World," hu nine player dou ble round robin a lI<.!Cond &aerifio.:e may be hi' bert rotCentJy been tryln, to r:lvh'e the Rob- wiU! insteln l! ne (3 ...... , PXP) with the al,*d event, drawing twice Edward ~:.a~p ~~r SK'b:I:al. 10. KI-Q6 (. h PxKI Mulle r . Preston Higley was sec·. Not 20 ...... , K·KU (or HI or KU); 21. it lh" ~~c~~~n~~a~O~llI\.veM'g ~ln~ twice to an impartant ne Wwupan In his con. ond with 11·5, losing Mor. ~1~gX:'~~ ; 2~ . .f:XP'23~cQ . R1roves to be quite der.. nslble. More the black sqUllre.. Ivok dltreN, how. Ingelwood (Cllif. 1 Chess Club 's I'rornl51ng I ~ 23. QxQch, etc. rern&ln· ~re~~~~. b~I"'p~fnJh~~eth~~t :~~ championship went to Hans Zan ~3 ~ ~_~ e he'KtK1 16. K·Kt! P)lP or the While K8 balance Illac.k'i black der with 12..,·2.., in 16 player 24. Kxa OxP 21. RP xP R·KI square weakncuea. round robin. Zander lost to John Q.KSch 7. Q·Kt4 K.BI I. P·kR4 .M.MM Uio;ven."'" In the endj:ame d evelopment .. 8. P.QR4 11 more euet•• I DCe Black Mettler and drew with Charles lmportant. U n. _ . QxKP; :tI. O)lKt could _11' minimize h1$ trOUbles with the familiar Q·R4·Rj 'nlMuver. Kodil, Tom Goebel and Neal Mor. ;r A.~ ·1 QxPQxKp 30. QxP Q-K$ I • . M.M_ Kf-QBl 10. B· Rl K.Kn? rison. Abe Freeman was second P-QR4 KKt·1C2 2t. B)lK, R)lB 11. QxQ .M.MM t . 12·3, •' oreed be<:eulC or the Ihreat of st. ltlluillf hi. IUt eh.lnce to g iVe bis KR wIth while John Metzler a taste of f rcah IIlr. 10. "M_, P.KR4 placed third wUh 11-4 on S·B points . 3:C::.. ~·R2. RxQ 32. K.Kt2 .. M.... sum. almolt obll,alory. Kodil Uememberlng the baSic rule ol end· 11. p'KR51 ._ .. M. George Laudenbaeh, Charles ,ame play: t he K must be broul:'ht In to PermanenUy par-aly%lflJl: the Bbck KR and George Junod with 1]·4 each lind threatenln/: Ihe nasty p.m. ;~.tI ~_pa.rtl ~l~a~~~n, 13~:' ~~~:rd. P-Q1 It. .. _ p·KR' 11. Kt·B3 KI.B4 were fourth to sixth. ll.. p· B4 K·lCl 11. R-QI R-oS Turns CKlt to he I w • • le of time, but 34. K·Bl P-Q4 19. P· BS (h K.a2 It is .lready dlrlleult to fin ~ good movcs Solutions: 15. K·KI4 P.QS 40. K·R' RxKIP Cor 8l1ck. The P·"rabblng u:pedltlon 36. K.KI5 P.Q' 12. M_ , Q.R4; 13. K-Q2, QxP comes White to Play and Win R and P end~ are onen \-ery dlffl. to ,-rtet al ler 14.. B)lKI !, QxR; 15. n Posilion No. !If: l. P·KUI!, p "p (ll cult 116 atlee:led by the 170 pa,e. de m, R·W ; 16. B-Ql! I. _ , P. ~ 2. J>·R3. P·R4; J. P.R4); voted to tho.:m In FIne's BQIc: ChI" 13. Q·S4 Q·R4 14. K-Q'.I B-Q2 Endlllla. 'rhe lext 'nove (made . 1 the ~.lU~4S.P:'iJ :ndB~ P·llS; 4. K·m , tune control) appears to throw awa,. a m~ ~~dnenh~~~t'~~,11:~ I~~~ _ .~~ Cx~ POIiluon No. 100: l. P·K7, QxJ>; 2. KI. c lear tempo "Kt; 11. IId ~r«t ~~ \~~~.~~!ek.J4, ~~~~,:i: It: J~~ ~?: fff l :g h~·~i,~~. ~nr QzQ c hI; 10. QxKt. No. 352 (Slocehl): 1. R-K t7: "The 'Sloeehl Theme.' 'rhree lli:1Ck leU.block. ,. M...... B.KI1 t. P. KKI4 Kt.K4 1. B·l(l 0.0 10. P. KR4 B.o2 r:;'.'~-ft~~:kl~,~:jl. ';}t~. d~'i.!4 f.v~.~~eft r.a~~a~r 1?1~~6!le!:nT:~~re~ :~, •. 0 ·Q1 Kt-Q83 s..btcriptlon. A.aeeptoe