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Volume XIX Number 11 N ovember, 1964

EDITOR: J . F. Reinhardt

CONTENTS

CHESS FEDERATION Armed Forces Championship ...... 263

PRESIDENT Fischer Talks Chess, by Robert J. Fi scher ...... 264 Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondson VICE·PRESIDENT More About the Marsha ll , by Paul Ke res ...... 266 David Hoffmann REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Three of My Best from Buenos Aires, by Robert Byrne ...... 267 NEW ENGLAND Stanley Harold Dondis Robert Goodspeed Reviewing the Art of , by Wi ll iam Lombardy ...... __ ...... 270 EASTERN Donald S<:hult.z Lewis E. Wood Chess Ka leidoscope, by Eliot Hearst ...... 272 P eter Berlow MID-ATLA NTIC George Thomas E arl Clar y Snapshots f rom Havana, by Larry Evans ...... _. .. _... .. 275 E dward D. St rehle SOUTHE RN Dr. U(>bert }'roemke USCF Directors' Meeting ...... 278 J erry Sullivan Carroll M. Crull Chess Tactics for Beginners, by Erich W . Marchand ...... 279 GREAT LAKES NOl'bert Matthews Donald B. llllding James Schroeder Here & T here ...... 283 NORTH CENTRAL Frank SkoIf John Osncss Ken Rykken Tournament Li fe ...... 286

SOUTHWESTE RN John Beitling Kenneth Sm ith Park * * PACIF IC RiChar d Vandenbur g * Gordo n Barr<)tt CoL Paul L . Webb - This Month's Cover- SECRETARY Marshall Rohland A festival that featured li ving chess pieces wa s he ld in Sukhumi, NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS U. S.S.R. to mark the end of the World Challengers Tournament fo r ARMED FORCES CHESS .. ~ ...... Robert Karch BUSINESS MANAGER• .•..•.•M .• .•H MJ . F. ReJ.nh.ardt Women, played t here in October. (Sov foto)

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Change of .cIdr... : Allow lour weeluJ n otice; please &"Ive us both the new add reu and (F.I.D.E.) the old. addreu, Includln, the numblU"'l ...... d. te. on the t op line of your stellcll. Fred Cramer Vice-President, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) Adllre. all CU=UDlcaUODil. and make III cnecks payable to: ------UNITED STATI!S CHESS FEDIERATION, 10 Eut 11th St .... t, :t,. N.Y. 262 CHESS LIFE " FORCED" ? I Rivera A weird typographical crror in our October issue (p. 239) must have set Armed some or our readers wondering. Report· ing on the Women's Challengers Tourna· Forces ment at Sukhumi, we stated that this was Lisa Lane's "foreed serious chess Champion in sever al years ... "- an assertion The Air Force retained possession of the Thomas Emel'Y Trophy lor another both ungrammatical and chilling in its year when 2/ Lt. Donato Rivera J r. of Chanute AFB, Ill. wo n the Armed Forces implications. We're happy to report that Championship played in Washington, D.C. Rivera scored n~ points in nine rounds it isn't true: Lisa we nt quite willingly Lo edge out Army pr ivate Bruce Al bertson or Ft. LelVis, Washington on tie·break and performed quite well, thoug h it was points. The competition, eo·sponsored by the U. 5.0., the American Chess Founda· her fir5f serious chess in several years. tion, and the U.S.C."' .. came to an end on November 13. The other American rcpresentative, Third place went to AX3 Johan A· HanSen of Naval Air Station, Norrold, Va., Gisela Kahn Gresser. also played some who scored s ix: points and edged out Capt. Harold M. Weiner, Brooks AFB, Texas. good chess, as her victory against Yugo· Army SP5 Francis J. Cor rigan of Flo Belvoir. took fifth with 5 ~2 points and E1'3 slavia's Milunka La1.arevic in the final Zacarias S. Chavez of the Coast Guard was sixth. Last year's Armed Forces Champion, round will aUest. Lazarcvic look a big CMS Irwin J . Lyon of Clark AFB, Philippines. pl ae!'d seventh. lead in t he tournament right from the The final team scores were: Air Force 18l1i, Ar my 171h and the Sea ServiCes 15. start and won seven games in a row. Other contestants fin ished as follows: 8. Lt. Wililam E. Webbert, USA (4 ~ ) ; Three rounds from the end, she had a 9. Pvt. Donald E. Loh rman, USA (4); 10. Lt· Donald S. Napoli, USAF (4); 11. Lt. Gail lead or 21,i !loints over her closest r ivals. Kuj awa, USN (4); 12. Col. Maxwell M. Kallman, USA (4); 13. MA3 Leighton H. Allen, But a loss to Russia's Va lentina Bori· USN (3); 14. GySgt. Waltcr W. Clark, USMC (21h); 15. Lt. Gerald C. Gross, USN (2); senko, a wi th Poland's lIenryka 16. A2C John Nive n, USAF (1%). Konarkowska and the loss to Mrs. Gresser, given below, dropped her to a three·way tic with Tatiana Zntulovskaya and Alia Kushni r or the U.S.S.R. The triangular playoff to choose a challenger DONALD MULGRIDGE • fo r World Champion Nona Gaprinda· We have lcarned with great sorrow of the death of Donald H. Mugridge shvili will be held late this year. of Washington, D. C., for many years an aclive and talented ehessplayer with a USCF Master rating. Mr. Mug ridge, 59, was a specialis t in American history at the Libr ary of Congress. He was associated with the Library (or thirty years and was a Leading autho rity on American historical bibliog· PIRC DEF ENSE raphy. G. GrUler M. L a ur e ~l<; A native of Chicago, l\Ir. Mu gridge was educated at the University of ,. P·K4 ,.. , 20. N· 81 ." Southern California, where he received his B.A. and M.A., and at the Har· ,. ,... P-KMl 21 . PXB NxKP vard Graduate School. He helped compile the recently published "J ohn ,. M.Q81 B-M2 22 . Q-K4 MxRch Fitzgerald Ke nnedy, 1917·1963, a Chronological List or References" and •• P·84 P..QSJ 23. QxN P-Klll at the time or his death, he was dirceting the compilation of a supplement •• N·Bl 8 _N5 24. 8 -8' KR-NI to the "Guide to the Study or he United States or America." •• B·Kl P-K3 25. R-QI Q.Bl :Mr. Mu gridge's wife. Mildred, died last April. There are no immediate ,. P-KS ,... 2' . M·K4 K-NI survi vors. •• P-KRl .,. 17. M·Q' M·85 •• 0" N-K2 11 Q.Ql .... 10. P· KH 4 ... , 29. HxR .,. II. 0 .0·0 Q· Bl lO. BoO' Q·N' 12. B-QJ 0-0-0 31. P·8 4 M·8 l n . P·8 $ NPxP 32. 8 ·K5 0" 14. PxP .. , 33. Q.Q1 Q·N4ch 15. axp N·H3 34. K·NI R·NI 16. a ·N5 QR· Kl 35. g x Nch K·Rl 17. P·KR4 N·81 36. B· B8 g .B4ch 18. R·Q) N·K3 37. Bxg Reslgnl I " . H.P Q·R4

L. ISA L. AN E of the U. S. (left) exchlnge, Iddresses with two other competitors It Sukhumi; C. therine lovonovic, Yugoslavil ilnd Elblvefl, Bykova, U.S.S.R. Mrs. Gresser --(Sovofoto) NO VEMBER, 1964 263 Fischer Talks Chess by Robert J. Fischer

G. me 4 DECLINED St.inin Dubois 1. P-K4 P·K4 ,. N-KB3 lI!.QBJ ,. 8-84 8·84 4. P-QN4 8·N3 ,. P·NS N·R4 6. N, P N·R3 7. P-Q4 p.o, 8. B, N P, N 9. B,P Q·N4? As pointed out in Ga me Two (CHESS 15. PxP? ...... LIFE, J uly '64) Steinitz's judgment (us­ The losing move. After linding thc Scotch Gambit that Dubois was probably ually good) suUers a lapse in this varia­ only defense earlier, Steinitz falters. planning on. tion. He should have lost that game and Co rrect is simply 15. N-B3, RxP (15. , 6. PxP B-N5ch managed to draw only by the skin of his B·B6; 16. N·K2!) ; 16. N·Q::i! breaking the 7. B-Q2 BxBch teeth. However, Steinitz was so stubborn attack. 8. QNxB P-Q4 that he would not abandon a variatioD­ 15...... QxP For 8...... , NxKP!? see my game no matter bow inferior- until he won 16. N-R3 ...... against l\tednis in the 1963/ 64 U.s. with it. And here we are treated to a 16. N-B3 loses to B·Q::i. Although an ex· Champions hip. (CHESS LIFE, January paradox, Dubois found the right move change and two pawns ahead, White is 1964, p. 5) in Game Two---simply 9 ...... , R-KNl- helpless. Black's Bishops rake the board. 9. PxP KNxP hut he apparently is determined to show Relatively best is 16. P-BS and now ex­ 10. 0 ·0 ...... his contempt for Steinitz by crushing cuse me while I work out the mate.... Standard is 10. Q-N3, forcing Black to this line in more ways than one. This Ooopsl It's not so easy ... Where's the take the pressure off the isolated QP reminds me of my attitude at Curacao kill here? ... Let me sec ... ahal- with 10 ...... , QN-K2. Weaker is 10. when Keres tried his wretcbed defense 16 ...... , Q-B::i; 17. N-R3 (the threat is ...... N·R4: 11 . Q-R4ch, P-B3 j 12. BxN, to my Ruy: 1. P-K4, P·K4; 2. N-KB3, ...... , R·Q8!) B·B61; 18. P·K5 (if 18. P-N3, QxB; 13. 0·0, 0·0; 14. KR·Bl (threaten­ N-QB3j 3. B-N5, P·QR3; 4. B-R4, N·B3; R·Nl threatening RxP ch), R·Q5!! 19. Qx ing R-B5 and P-QN4) and Black will ::i. 0-0, B·K2; 6. R·Kl, P-QN4; 7. B·N3. R (best), BxQ; 20. NPxB, BxBP followed eventually be forced to play ...... , P-QN3, P-QS; 8. P-B3, 0 -0; 9. P-KR3, N·QR4; by BxP, etc. weakening his QBP. 10. B-B2, P-B4; 11. P·Q4, N·Q2-a weak 16...... B·K3 10 ...... 0 ·0 R·Kl move as I wUl demonstrate some day 17. Q-K2 Q-B&! 11 ...... against some "booked-up" fish. Against 18. Q-B3 Q, Q Keres at first I played the best line: 19. PxQ B·QB4! 12. PxBP! PxP; 13. QN.Q2, etc., and Very neat. Dubois invited Steinitz to won easily. Black loses two moves to Queens, which seemed to ease bring his to QN3 and in the pro­ the pressul·e. White probably considered cess weakens his K-side. The second time only 19 ...... , B-R6 j 20. K-RI, holding J played 12. P-Q5, N-NS; 13. P·KN4? P­ everYthing. KR4! But simply IS. QN·Q2, followed by 20. N·N1 B-KR6 P·KN4 after due preparation, leads to 21. Re$igns a well·known bind with both Black's The point is, now 21. K·Rl is met by Knights miSPlaced. BxR. II 21. R-Bl, R·NI eh; 22. K-RI, BxP 10. 8 xR NxB and mate nexl In Game Six Dubois went from bad to worse with 10...... , QxNP? The text 11 ...... N·B51? line is tricky and speculative but un· sound if defended correctly. Typically Steinilz. With most players this game would become a dry, positional Dubois Steinitz 11. 0.0 8·N5 struggle with Black trying to pile up 12. 8 -861 ...... 1. P·K4 P·K4 pressure on White's isolated QP, but 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 Steinilz prefers more complex themes­ The refutation of this line. Other 3. P-Q4 p, p themes that are sometimes almost im­ moves permit Black an overwhelming ini­ 4. B·QB4 B·B4 possible to unravel even a century later. tiative. 5. P·83 ...... The obvious 11 ...... N·N3 was a strong 12...... Q.N3 The once-popular (about 130 years alternative. ago!) 5. N-N5? was antiquated even at 12. N·K4? ...... The alternatives are no better. (A) 12. the time of this match, since after 5 . By all rights this lemon should lose ...... , Q-R4; 13. Q·Q3, B·K7; 14. Q·KN3, ...... N-Ra (an improvement on the old, the game for White. That it doesn·t QxR, BxR; 1::i. Q-N8 cb, K-Q2; 16. Q.Q8; old 5 ...... , N·K4?) j 6. NxBP, NxN; 7. seems to bear out Larry Evans' new 17. Q-Q8 cb and mates. (B) 12 ...... , Q- BxNch, KxB; 8. Q-R5ch, p oNS; 9. QxB, theory that White. having the advant­ B5; 13. Q-Q3, N-N7 (13 ...... , QxB; 14. P·Q4! Black already has the . age of the first move. is allowed one QxN is the same as the game); 14. Q­ 5...... N·B31 minor per game. (This replaces KN3, etc. By prudently returning the and Evans' complicated old theory about 13. Q-Q3 QxB transposing into the Giuoco Piano, Black , Space, Force and Time). 14. QxN 0.0.0 sidesteps all of the tricky lines of the Better would be 12. R-K4. 264 CHESS LIFE 12...... B·NS! is almost certainly lost , 21...... , P·QB3 U. S. AMATEUR 13. Q·Q21 ...... held out some slight chances lor a draw . ---_.". ...., This move looks weak at first sight 22. QxBPch R·B2 1964 since it allows Black to smash up White's 23. Q·KS ...... pawn formation with a little combino, The hit·and·run play. but a thorough study of the position 23 ...... QR·KBI SCOT CH GAME shows it to be White's only chance to 24. R· KBI R·Q2 ,. M ORRISO N D. LOVE L P·K4 P·K4 16. B· B2 B·R3 break out of the bind and secure active 25. QxQch RxQ N.QB3 counterplay. For example, 13. P·KR3, ,. N· KB3 17. Q-K3 Q R· K l The rest is simple technique. ,. P·Q4 'x, 18. N.Q1 P·B5 B·R4; 14. N·N3, BxN; 15. QxB, QxP; 16. 26_ R/ l ·KI B·N3 •• N" B·B4 1• • Q-Q4 Q-N4 R·K4 ?, QxP, etc. is hopeless. 27. R· K7ch RxR ,. B· K3 Q.B3 · 10. Q· B2 N·K4 •• P·QB3 K N·K2 11. QR-Q l R·B3 27...... , R·B2 loses immediately to ,. B-QNS B·N 3 12. N-N3 P·B4 28. P-Q6!, R/ B2xR; 29. PxR, B·Kl; 30. Q·Q2 Q-N 3 23. N·Bl R·R3 •• P·B3 0 ·0 14. N·Q3 Q· R4 B·R4! •1•0. N x N N PxN 25. P·R3 B·B1 28. Rx Rch R·B2 11 . BxB II:PxB 26. NxKBP Q.N4 29_ RxRch K, R 12. B-Q3 P-Q3 21. Q-K3 R· Bl 30. K·N2 K·B3 13. 0 ·0 P·KB4 18. N·QS Nx Pth 14. II: ·K l Q·B3 29 . K ·Rl Q_N6 31 . K·N3 K·K4 15. Q.K1 N·N3 30. Resigns 32. P·KR41 ...... , Without t his doubled RP the game QU EE N'S PAWN GAM E might well have end ed in a draw. A ,. PERETT I O. HALL pawn is a pawn! L P·Q4 N·K B3 13. P·B3 N., 32 ...... PxPch ,. N ·KB3 P·KN3 14. PxN 'x, ,. B_NS B·N 2 15. B Px P P-QB4 33. Kx P P·N4 •• QN·Q2 P-Q4 16. PxP ,X> "Impr isoning" White's King with 33. ,. P·K3 P·N 3 17. K ·B1 P·B4 P·B3 QN·Q2 18. N· Bl Q·N3 13 ...... N-R6ch! ...... , K·B5 do esn't work: 34. P·Q6 and if ,.•• ,.." B·N2 19. R·QNl QR·K1 14. Px N BxN 34 ...... , B·B4; 35. B·R4 or if 34...... , •• Q·K2 N·K5 10. N·Q2 P·Q BS 15. P-Q5! ...... B·Kl; 35. B·K6. •• B·KB4 0 ·0 21. B·B2 ,X> 34_ K·N3? 10. N·K5 NxN 22 . K x R B·Q5t h Dubois, with a busted-up position, 11 . BxN P· KB3 And B liltk w on. suddenly snaps back at Steinitz and 34. K-N5 is obviously better. 12. B·N3 P·K4 34...... P·QR4 starts to play dynamic chess--an unex­ - F RENCH DEFENSE 35. P·B4ch K·Q5 pected turn of events that sets Steinitz H. LYMAN D. L OVE back on his heels. Makes it easy, but 35 ...... , K- Q3; 36. L P·K4 P·K3 16. N ·N4 P·K B4 15...... N-K4 P·QR3, B·N8; 37. K-N4, P·R5 ; 38. B·Ql, ,. P·Q4 P·Q4 17. BxP ,.. 16. Q·B41 P-KB3? KxP; 39. B·K2, K-B4; 40. P·B5 also WIn s ,. ,x> ,X> 1' . NxP Q·Bl for White. •• B-Q3 B·Q3 1• . II: · K3 K·Rl BeUer 16 ...... , NxB; 17. QxB, N-Q3= . ,. N·QB3 P.QB3 10. R·B3 II: ·K2 36. P·Q6 B·M 17. B.N3! ...... N-B3 N· B3 11. Nxll: OxN 37. 8 ·QII Resigns ,•.• B·KN 5 0 ·0 22. N· R6 N·B3 Not giving Steinitz a second chance to After 37 ...... , K·Q4; 38. B-N4, BxB; Q·Q2 R-K 1th 23. R·K l B.Q1 simplify. •• QN·K 2 QN·Q1 14. R·KS R_KB1 39. KxB, KxP ; 40. K-N5, White wins the •1•0. 0 -0 N· Bl 15. Q·K 3 P·QN3 17 ...... K·RI King and Pawn ending easily. 11. QR· K l N ·K3 26 . P·KII:3 P_B4 18. R·K3 P·KN4 This was Steinitz's second loss in a 12. B·II:4 ' .K> 27. P·B3 'x, If 18 ...... , BxN; 19. QxB and ...... , 13. N_N3 P·KN3 18. PxP R·Bl row and made the seore in the match at 14. N· K5 N..,' 29. II: IS· B5 R·B1 P·KN4 is probably forced anyway, to this point 2lh-2¥.! . 15. BxB 0" 30. Q·K 5 Resigns prevent the N from being driven away by p.B4. 19. Q·BS SOLID CATALIN LIFETIME SET 19. NxNP is weak because of 19...... , BxP. 19 ...... B·R4? A blunder. 19...... , BxN was forced .

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20. NxBPI ...... Power chess! 20. NxNP would also do the trick. No. 825 Red and Ivory No. 826 Black and Ivory 20...... QxN Solid catalin, Staunton Design, the King 3%" high. On 20 ...... , N·N3; 21. R·K6 is tre· Artistic craftsmanship, a superb set for lifetime enjoy­ mendously strong, because Black is prac· ment. The carrying case is velvet· lined with felt padded tically in . compartments. (16" x 11 " x 2lh"). 21. Qx N K· N2? Black's play has r eally disintegrat ed List Price $30.00 ...... Memb ers $27.00 in this game. Although Steinitz's position NOVEMBER, 1964 265 MORE ABOUT THE MARSHAll GAMBIT

The Marshall Gambit in the continues to attract the atten­ tion of both players and analysts. The following game should be studied in conjunction with Leonard Barden's article on this opening in the April "Chess Life", p. 98.

FIDE Zonal Tournament, Moscow 1964 RUY LOPEZ 18...... PxP 19. RxP P·KB4 Paul Keves (Annotated specially for GHESS LIFE 2.0. q·Bll ...... by ) This is the Improvement found by Stein. Novopashln contlnued In the above·mentioned ,. P-K4 P-K4 game with 20. P·KB4 and was surprised by the ,. N·KB3 N-QBl sacrifice 20...... , BxP! After 21. B.KB2? ,. B·NS P·QRl RxReh; 22. BxR. R·Kl, White resigned. Later •• B·R4 N_B3 21. PxB was suggested for White, but here ,. 0·0 8-K2 also 21...... , R·KI or even 21...... , R·N3; •• R-Kl P·QN4 22. BxNch, K·RI! would leave Black with a ,. B.N3 0 ·0 dangerous Initiative. The text move is beUer. •• P·83 20...... P·B5 For those who d<> not like the complica­ A somewhat surprising deciSion; one would tions of the following Marshall Attack, the have expected 20 ...... , Q·R4, but Spassky possibilities 8. P·QR4 or 8. P-Q4 may be shows that evCn after ot recommended. Queens Black sttll has sufficient attacking possibilities. ,...... P·Q4 •• .., 21. Qxq ••• •• .. ... 22. RXP! ... . 23. RxKP ••....~ ". 0.. P·QB3••• ". Otherwise Black'S pair of Rooks could still This may be considered the final position The creator of this whole system, Grand· be dangerous. of this " theoretkal variatIon". The game Is master Frank Marshall, adopted here the mov€' 23. ....•.•. RxR 11 ...... , N-B3. He later devised the text can. about even. Simplest for White now would 24. PxR B· K2 1 have been to free his King by R.K6, eventually tinuation, whleh nowadays is preferred. The This ingcnious move is the only defense moves that now follow are deeply analyzed followed by R·K2. against various threats such as 25. 8xNch, 30. P·QN4 P·N4! and have been tested in hundreds of games. 25. RxP, and 25. P·K4. Both opponents handle the extremely complicated pOSition with great Now White has already some tr{mble, since skUI. Or was it a prepared variatIon? BlaCk Is threatening to build up mating threats by P·NS. followed by B·K6. 31. P·N4 B·K8

32. PoQ5 HH.H. Hcre the opponents agreed to a draw. Black cQUld still have tried 32. R·QI. p ractically winning a pawn: 33 . P·Q6, B·Q7, followed by B·BS. Of cOurse the correct outcome would be a draw even then. but Black had nothing to risk by making some more moves. A game of g reat theoretical Interest.

THE 12. P.q4 ... , Th, oldest chess periodical in th, 13. R·Kl q·RS English Language (monthly, non·stop, 14. P.N3 Q.R6 25. RxP B·N4 SInce 1881). 15. B·K3 B·KN5 26. BxNch K.Rl 16. '1 ''13 qR·Kl Now W hite has four (!) extra pawns. but Order direct from: 17. N·q2 R.K3 how is he to parry the terrible threat of 18. P.qR4 27 ...... , BxPch? But there Is still a way out. The British Chess Magazine It would lead us too far astray to mention 27. B·Nl ...... 20 Chestnut Road, West Norwood, here all possible recommendations and inno· Of course not 27. N·B3, BxPeh; 28. K.RI, vatlons. The text Is the most up·to-date move, R·R!! and wins, but also possible was 27. London, S.E. 27. Great Britain. alter the Novopashln·Spassky game from the B·K6. BxPch; 28. K·RI, Bx.B; 29 . RxE, BxN; latest Soviet Championship, which led to a 30. R·K2, etc. Subscription Rates surprising victory for BlaCk. 27...... BXPch 12 months: $ 4.30 After that game some critics declared that 28. K·Rl BxBch 36 months: $12.00 18. P-QR4 was had, recommending instead 18. 29. KxB BxN Q·Bl. A special Air Mail Edition is available This mOve was tried In the game Suetln. BOOST AMERICAN CHESS at $6.00. Geller in the Same Championship, and Geller replied 18...... Q·R4, the game continuing: TELL YOUR FRIENDS Payments in US $ bills, by Interna· 19. P ·QR4, PxP; 2(}. RxP. P ·KB4; 21. P.QB4 tional money order or by cheque (Add whereupon Geller created great COmplications by 21 ...... • P·BS. He got some advantage, but ABOUT USCF $0.40 foe collecting charges in this the game finally ended In a draw. last case). 266 CHESS LIFE of My from Aires Suddenly he saw what we had both by BYRNE been overlooking and quickly eliminated I have selected the follo wing three the chance for the . I should games, played In the BuenoS' A ires Inter­ add that, in a surge of optimism, he national Tournament (see CL. August '64 , offered n draw at th is point, apparently forgetting that Black still has a great p. 190) as likely /0 be ot greatest interest adVa ntage. 10 CHESS LIfE: read eTS. 17...... P-QSI The lirs t one, against Na jdorl , leatures Stronger than 17 ...... PxB; 18. KPxP, a classical alfock on Ihe enemy King 8 ·84; 19. N/24K4. tbat was generally considered to be the 18. 8·R3 Px. most brillia nt 01 the tournament, even 19. QxP B·NSI though it is ma rred by a curious double­ 20. P·R3 ...... oversight in the opening. He must find a way to castle and this The second, against Rene Lelelier, is 12. B·Bl ...... ~ ee m s prefer able to 20. N·K3; 21. 0 ·0·0 . notable lor a sudden, sharp posilional This move is part of a plao which is N·Q5; 22. R·Q3. P·N4! N·B3· combina tion that gives W hile a won over·elaborate and therefore wrong. The 20...... B·R4 game as early as the 18th move. idea is to preserve the Two Bishops. 21 , P·KN4 B·N3 The third game, against Alfredo drive the strongly·posted Black Knight 22. Q·N4 ...... Olivera, although beginning in a back by P-B3, B·82, P·KN3 and 0 ·0 ·0 . A last preparation ror . He positional ma nner. soon enough becomes The sequel shows tbat Black can take fcared 22. 0·0 ·0, P·N4; 23. PxP, R·BI; a K-s ide aUack, concludIng w ilh a pretty advantage of the time lost by the Bishop's 24. B·B4ch , P·Q4; 25. PXP , N·K7ch! combination. retreat to obtain a dangerous initiative. 22...... R·B2 White should simply have played 12. 0 ·0 Defending both attacked pawns for, I. and followed P etrosian's original idea in if 23. QxQP, then 23 ...... , R-Q 2; 24. thi s variation, which invo lves these Q·N4, R·Q6: and Wbite collapses. The KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE points: is now able to switch to the Q·side M. Najdorf R. Byrne ( l) Allow Black to obtain the Two for the decisive attack against the Whife 1. N·KB3 Bis hops by NxB, because King. I CI P.o. 23. 0 ·0 ·0 R·Q2 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 (2) in order to develop his game. Black 24. K·Nl R·B1 3. N·QB3 B·N2 will have to play ...... P·KB4 and P·K4 P.o3 then, after PxP, Wh ite can plant 25. K·R 1 K·R2 26. Q·N3 P·R3 •• N·B3 ().O a Knight powerfully on K4 , which ,. 27. Q-K3 P·N4! 6. B·K2 P·K4 (3) will ,facilitate White's Q.side J ust when White is ready to develop 7. P.o' QN.Q2 breakthrough by supporting P·QB5. B·NS his laggard King's Bishop, Black strikes! •• ••••••• • 12...... N·B4 28. PxP ...... The signature move of the Petrosian 13. Q.B2 P·B4 DeClining the pawn sacrifice by 28. System. It is intended to prevent Black 14. P·B3 P·B31 P·N3 would be met by 28 ...... , P·Q4 !! (rom enjoying his usual chances in thi s Black is opening up the game to get 29. BPxQP, RxP!! 30. PxR, NxQP and opening by P·KB4. at the White King while While's develop· W inS. 8...... P.K R!J ment lags. 28 ...... P·Q411 9. B·R4 P·K N4 15. B·B2 KBPlt P Th e most aggressive method is this 16. KBPlt P?? ...... radical unpinning. It weakens the white squares on the K·side, particularly Black's KB4 , but it docs obtain an for Black and freedom for his pieces. The quieter alter native wo uld be 9 ...... P·QR3; followed by ...... , Q·Kl; ...... , N·R2 and ...... , P·KB 4. 10. B·N3 N·R4 11. N·Q2 ...... Najdo rC is oot interested in IJ"ying the sharp 11. 1'·KR4, by means of which Keres and Benko have succeeded in several games in accentuating the weak· The White position is now pried open nesses of Black's K·side. with terrific force. 11...... N·BS A terrible blunder which Blaek fails 29. NPxP PxP It would have been foolbardy to have to take advantage of. Black can now win Threatening to capture the Knight on played 11...... NxB; 12. RPxN. P·KB4; by 16 ...... N/ 4-Q6Cb! for, if 17. BxN. Q7 and mate with the other Rook on B8. 13, PxP, RxP ; 14 . B·N4 and Black is in then 17 ...... , NxPch! and 18. K·81 is 30. BoNS R.Q4 serious, if nol latal. trOUble. impossible because of 18 ...... N·K6ch1 31 . 8·K2 ..._ ... winning the ! White had to play If 31. B·R4, then 31...... , R-Q6; 32. 16. N/2xP. Q·KJ , Rx B! and wins. 31 ...... IT'S UP TO YOU • • • 16 ...... Plt P?? .x. to tell us thl t you're moving. Copies 32. QxN R·B7 Overlooking the winning combin ation 33. P·R7 of CHESS LIFE I re not forwlrded R·Q6 of the previous note and thus bringing 34. Q·Kl ...... by the postoffice. We need six weeks about one of those rare and str ange notice of Iny chi ng. of Idd ress. Saves the Knight, but .... L-______double lapses so difficult to understand. 34 ...... Rx8! 17. BxN ...... 35. N·N3 ...... NOVEMBER, 1964 267 35. PxR would have allowed 35 ...... , 19. RxP N/2xP exchange of Bishops altogether, but, as Q-Q5ch and mate next. After the game, 20. P·K4! B·Bl the reader will see. this plan fails Najdorf said he had relied on the text If 20 ...... • p.QB3, then 21. PxN, PxN; completely. move to prolong his resistance, having 22. RxP and White has an overwhelming 7. Q.N4 N·NJ overlooked Black's reply. position. H. in this line, 21...... , B-Bl, To castle K·side, where White can 35 ...... Q·K21 then 22. P·Q6! PxN; 23. RxNP, QxP; strike with optimum power is. of course. 36. N·R5 Q·K31 24. BxRP and wins. out of the question. 7 ...... , N-B4 is bad 31. Resigns 21. RxN NxO too, for after 8. B-Q3 Black cannot play 22. PxN Q·Q2 8 ...... , B·QR3 without losing a pawn. But perhaps 7 ...... K-Bl might be a II. reaso nable alternative to the text. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 8. P-KR4 P·KR4 9. Q·N3 ...... R. Byrne R. Letelier Ivkov and Parma have occasionally 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 ventured a temporary pawn sacrifice 2. P·QB4 P-KN3 here by either 9. Q-B3 or 9. Q·Q l. As 3. P-KN3 B-N2 yet there does not seem to be general 4. B-N2 O.() agreement on what White's best move is. S. N-QB3 P·Q3 9...... B_R3 6. N·B3 N·B3 7. 0 ·0 B·N5 10. N·K2 ...... Another idea of the noted Russian Keres' move, which envisages N·B4 to theorist, Simagin. It prevents 8. P·K4 exchange Black's King's Knight and once because of 8 ...... , P·K4; 9. P·Q5, N·Q5 again expose Black's KNP to attack. and Black has at least equality. Giving up two pieces for Rook and 10...... R·R2 pawn as hc has done has taken somo of 8. P·N3 N·Q2 the pressure off Black's pOSition, but Putting pressure on the White center. he has no real chance of saving the 9. B-K3 P·K4 game, as White shows with relentles~ 10. p·QS BxN technique. It is not necessary to make this capture 23. P·QR4 P·QB3 immediately. I prefer 10 ...... , N·K2 tor 24. N·B3 P·KB4 Black. 2S. B·K3 P-KS 11 . BxB "".QS 26. PxP QxP 11 ...... , P·K5 ? only loses material 21. Q·QSch QxQ after 12. NxP, BxR; 13. PxN, but 11. 28. NxQ KR·Ql ...... , N-K2 is, in my opinion, the best 29. N·N6! R-R3 move since it does not hinder the ad­ 30. R·B1 R·Q3 vance of thc K-side pawns as the text 31. N·B4 R·K3 But not 31...... , R·Q6j 32. B-Bl, RxP'! move does. This move never fails to get a rise 12. B·N2 P..QR3 33. N-Q2. 32. B-Bl R/ K3·QB3 from the spectators, although it is quite Perhaps intending a Q·side demonstra· logical in spite of its bizarre appearance. tion by 13...... P·QN4, which White 33. R-Ql R_Rl 34. R.Q7 B.N2 Its purpose is simply to defend Black's immediately prevents. KNP in view of the considerations men­ 13. B·Q2 ...... The reader will note there is no way .. of defending the QNP . tioned in the previous note. I prefer Now the disadvantage of 11...... , it to 10 ...... , K-BI, which Matulovic 35. RxP B·B6 N·Q5 can be seen: Black cannot play 36. N·N6l played against Keres because I do not ...... , P-KB4 without losing his Knight 0.,,' like to commit the Black King to the 31. B·84ch K·Rl to P·K3. 38. N·Q5 K-side as long as there rcmains the 13...... B-N7 R-Kl 39. R·R1 possibility of ...... , 0 -0 -0 . 14. P·K3 R/ 3-QJ N·KB4 Nor could Black save 11. P-R4 a·Bl IS. R·Bl his QRP...... 40. RxP P·R4 I could have played 11 ...... , P·QB4 White is now preparing the break- 41 . P·R4 Resigns immediatcly but I hoped to lure White through P·QN4, P·B5, etc. into 12. P·R5 which I would have an- 15. •...... P-CR4 swered by 12...... , N·B3; 13. PxP, 16. P·QR3 N.N3 III. RPxP, followed by an invasion of White's 17. N·NS N· K2 FRENCH DEFENSE Q-side via the Rook We. Preparing to free his position so me- 12. B·R3 P.QB4 what by ...... , P-QB3, he overlooks the t .. Oliver. O. Byrne 13. PxP ...... following pretty little combination by 1. P·K4 P·K3 A difficult decision: he denies Black White. 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 any play on thc QB-file but his own 18. P·BS!! PxP 3. N·QB3 B·NS pawns become weak and Black's greater 4 P·KS N·K2 grip on the center becomes important. S. P.QR3 8xNch 13...... PxP •• PxB P..QN3 14. Q·K3 N·Q2 This is an old move of Nimzovich's IS. P-KB4 Q·B3 which has been tried recently by Boris 16. Q-Q2 ...... Ivkov, Matulovic and me with con­ Intending to obtain good play for his siderable success. The idea is to exchange pieces by the pawn sacrifice. If 16...... , Black's inactivc Queen's Bishop tor QxP, then 17. B-N2, Q-B3; 18. N·Q4! or if White's powerful King's Bishop. The here 17...... , Q·N4, then 18. N·NS and chief danger it involves is that White if now 18. QxB, then 19. RxB to be fol­ may obtain a strong attack while Black lowed by the powerful P·KB5! H, in this laboriously develops. In the present last line. 18...... , P·B5, then 19. B-R3·Q6 game, somewhat unusual for this varia­ would give White a terrific game. tion, my opponent tries to avoid the 16...... R.R1 268 CHESS LIFE The Rook is (ree to leave its post, This powerful shot at last transforms since the KNP does not need protection. Black's positional superiority into a ILLINOIS OPEN 17. P·N3 N·K2 forced win. The combination it initiates USO' Master Paul Tautvaisas of Chi· involves a Rook sacrifice. 17 ...... P-Q5 would have been nn cago swept to an 8·0 victory in the 1964 awful positional blunder in view of 29. PxP B·Q41 Ill inois Open 0:1 October 17·18 and 24· 18. H-KNl and n-KN2. With the text 30. R·KB' ...... 25. Tautvaisas dominated the record· move Black is regrouping for- of all There is nothing else. But the reader things!- OIn attack on the enemy King. should note that Black cannot now play breaking field of 148 players by regis. 18. B-R3 N-QN3 30 ...... , BxNch ? 3 1. RxB, N·R7 because tering wins against Andrew Hoss (675), Another of the disadvantages of of 32. KxN, QxR; 33. Bxt> and suddenly Whi te's 13th is that the Knight now White has turned the tables! V. Vejrosta (1887), M. Surgies (2020), enjoys this beautiful jumping·off square. 30...... PxP Jlal'vin Rogan (2102), Edward Formanek 19. K·B2 P·N3 Threatcning primarily ...... , N·K6ch (2194), John Turns (2223), Donato Ri vera Black wants to be ready, after bis which would win a whole Rook. 31. QxP (2344), and AI Sandrin (2273). Tautvaisas intended N-KB4 , to recapture with the would be of no avail, because after 31. KP in order to usc his Hook on the ...... , QxPch, White would have to yield thus improvcd U:>OD his winning per. half.open N·£i!e, should White play BxN. the Rook by 32. R·B2. QxRch; 33. QxQ, forma nce of last year, when he lopped 20. Q·K3 R-QBI Nx Q; 34. KxN, R·B7ch ; 35. K·K3, R-B6 an 8S·player fi eld with a scorc of 7.l. Black cou ld have grabbed the White eh or else faro mate by 32. K·Nl , BxN; QRP with his Kn ight, but, as the sequel 33. RxB, Q·R7ch; 34. K·BI, R·B7! Second place went to Joseph Pundy. shows, Black is after far bigger game. 31. Q·N4 ...... USCF master from Chicago, who 21. KR -K l N.B5 22. Q·B1 N·B4 White had relied on this move, be­ dropped only one ga me to finish with 23. N·Nl ...... lieving that the mate threat it carries would take the starch out of Black's at­ It 7·1 scorc. Donato Rivera_ who later Prcparing to bring his Knight to B3 tack. went on to win the Armed Forces Cham. and preventing a Black Knight incursion at K3. 31...... pionship in Washington, D. C.- edged 23...... Q·N31 out V. KosUc tor third. Each scored 6'h. Threatening the difficult.to-parry in· vasion Q·R4 and QxBP. Accordir.g to a breakdown of the field 24. B·B 1 ...... hy Tournament Director Frank Skoff, Just about thc only dcCense he has, the player.s included 10 masters, 17 ex. but now Black strikes from another quar· ter. perts. and 27 Class A. Also significant 24...... N-R31 is the fact that 22 of the players in the 25. BxN N·H5d1 tournament were previously unrated and 26. K·N2 bB 27. Q..Q2 Q·B3! 23 were juniors. Drawing a bead on the Wh ite King. The event was spon.sored by the Chi. 28. N·B3 P-Q511 cago Chess Foundation and Gompers Park (Chicago Chess Dist. ) But this cold-blooded counter lUcks olf the White hope by a Rook sacrifice that cannot be accepted. Thus, if 32. Q. N8ch, K·Q2! ; 33. QxR, QxPch; 34. K·Nl , BxN; 35. RxB, Q·H7ch; 36. K·BI, R·B7! OLYMPIAD and mates. As we go to press, information from 32. QR-Ql ...... the Tel Aviv Olympiad is quite skimpy, Instead, he could have resigned. It is bul we are able to report that the Uni ted only inertia that keeps him going. Slates team was undefeated going into 32...... BxNchl th e eighth round of the Finals, though 33. RxB N·K6ch trailing the Soviet Union and Czecho­ 34. K·R2 HxR slovakia in the standings. A full report Black could equally have taken the will appear in our December issue. other Rook. NOW AVAILABLE 35. R·Q3 H·B7! FROM USCF 36. Q·H8ch ...... Charts af 80 E. 11 St. The well-known "spite che

NOVEMBER, 1964 269 the Art of the Sacrifice In what one might call the pr acticaL lor aHack for Black. Why not try it wi th by sl'.cr ilice, Ute ideal is a guaranteed mate a rn o\'c in hand? What compels a chcsspJaye r to sacri­ or the win of sufficicnt material to score 6...... B·Q3 fi ce? Because this question probably win the point. But many sacrifices are much Perhaps the lines given below might never be answered satisfactorily, we may more speculative than that. A position at least hint as to the reason Black be confident that the ability to sacrifice arises that wo uld normally be drawn; wishcs to avoid the Queen 's Gambit Ac· roTTedly is lruly an art. a playcr realizes this, he gambles, and cepted in Rcversc: a new sacririce is horn. Now if h is op­ Wh ile reckless abandon is no virtue, poncnt is nervous, he h imscl( may be (8) 6 ...... , P·B4j 7 . QPxP, NxP; 8. the courage of one's convictions Is in­ twice as nervous, for the burden o( proof P·QN 4, N/ +KS; 9. B-N2, 8 -K2; 10. deed vital. One reust be willing to gamblc is on the aggressor . In the game Lom­ B·Q3 and White does bave an beCore one can win. When a child li"t bardy-Howard, given below, White pon­ edge, considering his bettcr de· learns to walk he stumbles many times, dered some for ty-live minutes before velopment. but if that child is going to walk, he deciding to sacrifice. White already knew (b) 6...... , P·8 4; 7. QPxP, BxP; 8. keeps on trying. that if hc should play 21. Q.R6 instead P-QN4, B·Q3; 9. B·N2 and Black can complctc his development ~ow we are willing, but are we able? of 21. NxP! then Black would have draw· When do we sacrifice? Should we sacri­ ing chances by forcing the exch ange of with 0 ·0, Q-K2, R-Ql , and P·K4, fice at every opportunity? Developing Queens with 21...... , Q·N2. but White has the freer game. sound judgment is a painful process With the burden of proof on the ago 7. P·QN4 ...... made up of bitter experiences, and duro gressor , that aggressor must at all times To prevent ...... , P·B4, and should I ing that process OUf judgment often fa ils act ively push his cause. He must per­ Black lift his hand to play the routine us completely, Nevertheless, success lies sistently harass his adversary SO that ...... , 0 ·0 , then B·N2 stops the other I in constantly sharpening tbat judgment he will think only of defense and never brcak at K4. so that onc docs not continually slip. altempt to launch any counter ·attack. 7...... P·K4 Thc gamcs of thc masters arc at our If this method is applied, most sacrifices Nccessary and to the point. Black ae· disposal. Every time one stud ies or mere· will succeed- even the most speculative. cepts an isolani, but he consequently ob­ ly plays over one of those games, he And should the unsound not succeed, tains greater freedom of movement for gains in valuable exper ience. The rich consult Mi khail Tal for further details! his pieces. With careful play, his POSI' lore of master play provides us with Whale\'er the degree of sacrifice, the tion is tenahle. coun tless examples of techrtiquc, which, keynote is still patience. The fr uit must S. BPxP BPxP after all, is the fi nal product o( sound ripen on the vine. Coupled with. t hat all· 9. PxP NxP judgment. Each game studied is a long important patience must be an unwaver­ 10. 8·N2 NxNch stride closer to the time when the stu· ing confidcnce in the merits of the Mas· Careless. Black sbould try to maintain dent will be the author of sparkling and, ter Plan. This is the confidence that will his p iece at K4 with 10 ...... , Q-K2, so more important--correct-sacrifices. nourish patience, help it grow, and sta­ that he might more easily exchange The sacrifice may be characterizcd as bilize it at maturity . . . . Now carry While's powerful QB. White, on the oth­ cither tactical or positional. Thc tactical out yo ur scheme! er band, cannol increase his positional brand naturally requires good judgment, advantage by mere simplification, fo r but the element of atturale, deep cal· Black's position remains secure after 10. culation plays a greater role here. The U. S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ...... , Q-K2; 11. NxN, BxN; 12. BxB, position at hand will be sharper and 1964 QxB; 13. N·B3, Q·K2. In that line, onc very insignificant mistake can mean Bethesda Park, Md. Whitc's QB has indeed left the field. oblivion. After thorough analysis, the 11 . NxN 0·0 tactician, the sacrifici al artist, is con· 12. 8·K2 P.QR4 fident that there will be no immediate Franklin Howard 13. P·NS B·K3 reprisals. The sacrifice may be incorrect (U.S. Student Team) (Scarlet Kn lghbl 14. (),O N·KS but the prcssure will be on the defender. 1. P·QB4 P·QB3 1S . Q-R4 N·84 The other type, the positional sacri· 2. N-KB3 N·KB3 16. Q·Q4 P·B3 iice, is far more difficult for the average 3. P-Q4 P-Q4 17. Q·KR4 ...... player to grasp. Positional sacrifices in· 4_ P-K3 P-K3 Bl ack should not have givcn White's volve longer and often morc profound S. QN·Q2 ...... Queen frce transit to the K-sidc; at strategical motifs. Surrendering immense aU eost he should have left the Kn ight A seldom employed and apparently quantities of mater ial is not the order entrenched at K5, blocking the way. It of the day. On the contrary, it is usually harmless continuation. While intends a fo llows thai 15 ...... , KR·QBl was the sol id build·up with the eventual P-QN3 because the sacrifice is so meager-a better alternative to 15...... N-B4. pawn , an exchange, or as little as a and then B·N2, B-Q3 and N - K~ , with a Now, to r id himself of the thorn in his square-that accomplishing the intended K·side storm. To neutralize tbis plan side, Black will have to attempt an ex­ end is so difficult. The pOSition will not Black must react with a break in the change by playing ...... , P-B4, thereby be wide open, mate will not be hanging ccntcr, either at K4 or QB4. Either meth. seriously weakening his game. The White in the balance, and so the defcnder may od is playable, but the more solid .. . QB would then have easy access to the have time to regroup bis forces. P·QB4, rccommended by MCO, involves entire long diagonal. a lesser risk. 17 ...... R-B1 S...... QN.Q2 18. KR..Q1 Q.K2 6. P.QR3 .....~. 19. P.R4 $100 In the past if was common practice The pawn is easier to defend on R4. for White to attempt a into The advance to R4 also fixes a target MAKES YOU A the Queen's Gambit Accepted in Reverse on which White intends to focus his at­ just as more recently the Kings Indian tcntion: tbe Black QRP. USCF MEMBER­ in Reverse is preferred, notably by such 19...... N·N6 masters as Pctrosian, Barcza. Benko. Anxious for immediate counterplay. FOR LIFE! Kalme and this writer. The normal Black begins to take liberties. He should Qucen's Gambit Accepted usually o££ers never permit White's KB to see actIon a livcly game with exccllent pr ospects on the K.sidc. He should prepare in· 270 CHESS LIFE stead to meet White's N·Q4 with 19. method of capitulation when (aced with 12. PxP. e.p...... , Q8·82. For example: 19 ...... , QB· the dread Catalan. U one should not de­ 13. B.B4! ...... B2 ; 20. N·Q4, Q·K5; 21. Q.R3 , QR-Kl; sire to succumb so easily, the reeom· An essential stel) towards gaining con· 22. N · B~ , B-Bl. Here Black ca n defend. mended procedure is active piece play. trol of the QR·fil e. along which While 20. 8 ·Q3! P·N4?? Develop rapidly and leave the extra can bring his pic<:es to bear on the Certainly underestimating White's pos· pawn to fend {or itself. The pawn 's mere Black pawns. sibilities, albeit allowing a pleasing com· presence in enemy territory should pro· 13...... N·R4? bi.nation. The modest 20 ...... , P·KN3 vid e, at the very least, an annoyance This removes the Kn igh t farther from was in orde\"; after 21. QR·Nl, N·B4; 22. for thai enemy. the defense of the Q·side. Better imme- B·B2, N·Q2 and Black has a fi ghting If there are certain slow days. when diately to cede the QR·file and play ...... , chance. one does not feel impulsive or even cour· 1\· :\1 4 than be caught in a vise. Even ageollS e!lough to accept the gambit 13 ...... , Hx.R; 14. QxR, P·B4! would be p.,,",n. then 7 ...... , Q·N3 is a good aUer· an inlprovemenl on the text: '"Knight on native. the rim, equals trim." l...... PxP 14. RxR! Nx' 8. P·QR4 ...... 15. B·K3 ...... Temporarily, at \cast, White prevents Now that both Knights arc hospital. m ack from exploiting his Q·side major· ized, the threat of Q·Rl·R7 seems an ity. Further than that, the idea is to even greater menace. ~t op ...... , P·QN4·S, after which Black 15...... Q·81 would gain 3ceess to Whitc's K4. 16. K·R2 N·Bl B. •...... N·R3 17. N·K5! Bl ack anticipates White's P·K4 and This sa lly makes way for a general will retaliate in that event by 1;Cndillg ])3 I1'n advance, while also serving to ,I Kni ght to Q6. inhibit the Black QN. As ever, Q·R4 Px N 9. P·RS ...... and/or P·Q5 mu ~ t be co nsidered serious 21 . NxP! threats. 22. 8xPch! Ox. To lmswer N-NS with Q·R4, regaining 23. Qx Pch K·B2 the pawn with the beller game. 17...... N·Q2 24. O-B6ch K·Nl 9...... N·B::! This allows Whil{) to take advantage 2S. QxBch Q.82 10. p.KR3 of the sorry Knight on RI by drastic 26. Q· N4ch ...... White prepares the advance of the KP means. Black's position was alre O! dy quite Apparently White can also win with and. that accomplished, the simple de· de lapidated ; in faC t. a f)Ost mortem 26. QxB, QxPch; 27 . K·R I, QxB (27 ...... , velopment of his Bishop 10 K3. He there· l'esulled in neith{) r player finding a NxR; 28. Q·N6 mate) 28. QxPch, K any ; fore prevents Black's ...... n·N5, since relil! hic plan for the Black pieCe S. 29. R.QNl, regaining the piece and re­ hi s Bishop will soon come to K3 . maining somc healthy pawns to the 10...... B·K3 good. Nevertheless, I had already de· 11. P·K4 ...... cided that the lext would win efficiently enough. 26...... K·R2 27. P·84J •••••••• Threatening 28. RxP; 28. Q·R4c h, K· N3; 29. P·N4 with mate on R5 is also in the wind. 27...... 8 ·84 28. RxP ...... The culmination of a positional strug · gle; Ihe has fallen. 2B...... BxPch 18. NxQBP OxN 29, K·Rl Bx P 19. p ·QS BxQP 30. R·Q7 NKR 20. PxB Q·Bl 31. Q·RSch Resigns The ce nter is arrayed; but can it be 21. Q·R4! ...... Mate is next. maitllained? Momentarily at least. Black To get any play at ali, Black must - - cannot conveniently br{)ach the wall of forget about the ex tra pawn. Tied in U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP pawns. Ilis pieces arc blocking h is own knots, he doggedly hangs on. He should Boston, 1964 pawns; generally it is better to fight strive for counterplay with 2: ...... , CATALAN GAMBIT lire with fi re or pawns with pawns as N·B2 ; 22. QxP, l\"·R3. the c a.~e may be, and it will be some time WilJ i.m Lomb.rdy Edwud FormOlnek 21...... N·K4? hefore he can vacate with those pieces 22. R·R T N·Q6 1. N·KB3 N·KB3 und move his own pawns up for a [t·on· 23. P·Q6! ...... 2. P·KN3 P·KNl tal attack on the White center. Finding 1. 8 .N2 B·N2 no method immediately available for 4. 0·0 0 ·0 breaking thai center, Black decides to S. P·84 P·Bl mobilize his pawn majority. 6. P..Q4 P·Q4 11 ...... P·QN4 7. N·B3 ...... Pcrhaps ...... , Q·I:H followed by ...... White's last constitutes what is known H·Q I and then ...... , P·QN4 was better. as the Catalan Gambit- a gambit oilly As played, no progress is made, and in inSofar as the QBP's rectiplure is de· r ~c t there results a weakening of the layed. In the interim, White concen· Ri nck pawns on the Q·side, where iron· trates on bu ilding an impregnable cen· icnlly_ in vicw or the Black majority­ ter, through which he will launch his White can muster more pieces than final assault. Of course Black sits id ly Black. The bloc of White center pawns by, or ralher wastes his energies pro· keeps Black's KB ou t of the game, while tecting the pawn; he accepts the inevi· his othet· forces are also somewhat dis· table. This is certainly lin approved organized. NOVEMBER, 1964 271 CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by U. S. Senior Master ELIOT HEARST

New Ideas in Luzhin's Defense a crushed cigarette, a nut, and one French franc. There is much Finally a chess book has appeared that we can unreserv­ oc the famous Nabokov humor in this book, too. edly recommend to all classes of players. There are no intri· ACter Luzhin's recovery the couple are married, much to cate opening variations discussed in this volume, and DO the dismay of the bride's parents, who had formed a rather 7-move mating attacks or thematic endgame maneuvers to objective opinion regarding their son-in-Iaw's marital qualifi­ instruct and delight the reader. Despite these omissions, very cations and considered him to ·be a penniless, one-sided crack­ few chessplayers will be able to put this book down 'before pot. Luzhin's wife attempts to remove all reminders of chess they discover the final, tragic moves in Luzhin's Defense. from his environment but of course she does not completely succeed. Luzhi n hegins to believe that the outside world is Grandmaster Alexander IVllnovich Luzhin is the hero setting traps (or him and closing in on him slowly but surely. of the first major novel ever written about a chcssmaster. He decides there is only one good defense left. ... Vladimir Nabokov- hcUer known as the author of Lolitao and Pale Fire- is Luzhin's creator and in The Defense Nabokov As readers will have guessed from this synopsis, The reveals himself to be a serious student of chess and its Defense is not likely to be the ideal Christmas present fOl" idols. In a half-irritating, half.endearing introduction he tells a doling mother whose young son is solely interested in im­ proving his USC"~ rating: she might never let him play again. l iS that this book was fi rst published in Russian almost 35 years ago, and thai until reeenily it had never attracted any But Nabokov's novel is abso rbing throughout and my onJy American publishers, except for one brilliant fellow who negative reaction to it was the feeling that the forces behind (some 25 years ago) offered 10 publish the novel if chess Lu zhin's fi nal collapse could have been more compellingly were replaced by music and the hero was changed from an and incisively presemed. The sense of impending, inevitable eccentric grandmaster inlo a demented viol.inist. The chess defeat Ihat grips Luzhin somehow docs not really grip the wo rld has Nabokov to thank Co r not submitting to this sug­ reader. gestion. 1£ (or no other reason, ehessplayers will wa nt to read No t that Luzhin is someone (or the chess wo rld to be this novel in order to decide which of their chess acquaint· proud of. Chess transrorms him Cram a hopelessly introverted, ances most resembles Luzhin. While making this decision, undistinguished young boy inlo a hopelessly introverted, readers should be sure to keep in mind that Luzhin rhymes "nncouth, unwashed, and uncomely" adult veteran of the with illusion. tournament wars-who plans a new defcnse for Italian mas­ ter Turati's hypermodern flank attack which is currently ter­ Ka lcidos(.'Opc Seals Its Move rorizing everyone. Age and experience have ·by this time muted the boldness and originality of Luzhin's early style "Chess Kaleidoscope" has been in existence for almost and after 18 years of master competitioll he has "impercepti­ five years, and is now forced to "adjourn" for at least a year. bly carncd the reputatlon oC a cautious, impenetrable, pro­ I've accepted an offer to spend a year working in London saic player." But he hopes to recapture his former audacity on a U.S. Government grant and sufficient time will not be with the new defense he works out for Turati. available for me to continue this column. Since none of the substitutes I tried to finger wer e willing to take over the Nabokov is extremely accurate and realistic in his por­ column during my absence, there was no alternative but to trayal of chess tournaments and the one-sided personalities discontinue it on a regular bash. I would like to thank Chen of many chessmasters. Lik~ Luzhin, most serious players Life readers for their many useful suggestions, constructive have experienced days on w!tich nothing but new opening criticisms, and encouraging letters over the past five years. variations or missed opportunities parade through their Sec you in 1966. minds, awake or sleepin g. Clocks tick away in Nabokov's tour· nament scenes, pocket sets contribute to the analytical hours, and faulty an alys is takes its loll. "The Hun­ ~~~~~~ •• ~~~ ~ .~~~~~~~~ garian, sallow·cheeked aflcr a sleepless night, during which ~ ~ he had managed to all the variations (leading to a draw) but had failed to notice just this one hidden combina· !Ii. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING? ~ tion, sank into deep meditation ovcr thc board whilc Luzhin, !Ii. ~ with a finicky little cough, lovingly noted his own move on • Be sure to look over the many books ~ a sheet of paper." 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