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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 Unpublished Unpublishcd AT HELSINKI BURDICK, CURRIE, OAKER, 1':IE ,-~- Russia's chess team won the final round from Sweden 3-1 and thus coasted to victory over the Tourney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.