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Stan W riter Scoring a needed victOl'Y in the' final 19th round, Mme .. Olga Rubt sova several times Woman's Champion of the USSR, tallied 154 to outp'oint hcr nearest rival by one-half point and earn the right to chal lenge the present Women's World Champi?n Mme. Elizaveta Bykova of Moscow to a tiUe match. The challenger IS 46, mother of four grown children, and learncd chcss from her father, a professor at .the Moscow Technical Institute. In winning the tournament, Mme. RublsQva lost games to Frau Edith Keller-Herr mann of Germany and Mme. Larissa' Volpert of the USSR. She drew with Mlle. Fannie Heemskerk of Holland, Mme. Vera JovanoviC:Nedeljkovie of Yugoslavia, and ?tIme. Olga Ignatieva and Mme. Valentina Belova of the USSR. Second" place wi th 14 %41h-;e'iltCham~ion s b iP-eve~tS}o'~ _ ~ to Mme. -Larissa Volpert of the have been: Miss Karlf 171h-31i,4 DREIBERGS WINS BISGUIER PLAYS USSR who had been tied for the (1949, 1952, 1955); Mrs. Gresser lead but drew her last round game 14'h-19% (1949, 1955); Mrs. Graf· MICHIGAN TITLE AT ZAGREB MEET with Senora Celia de Mosehini of Stevenson 9 1h-9 Jh (1955); a nd Mrs. Leonid!; Drcibcl'gs of Hny City u. S. Ch;unpion Arthur D. His Argentina. Frau Edith Keller-Herr- Bain 3 1,2 -11 % (1952). \ did a rC IK:al pcriol'lnancc. rC!tainin ~ guier beifan aus p i c ioll.~ ly i n the malin of Germany was third with the Michigan tille 6·1 with 'no de twenty player in tcrnational t ourna· 14.-5. WOMAN'S WORLD feats and draws with Heinrich Kal. ment at Zagreb in Yugoslavia by Of the! three U. S. representa· CHAMPIONSHIP mins and Mark Surgies. Second to de(C"ating Svt'tozar G1igoric of ,th'es in th'c C(lndldates tour:.:.amcnt, CANDIDATES TOtJRlIJU "-- fourth with 6*·1% were H. Kal Yugoslavia ill the first round. Nine Mrlj. Gisela Kahn Gresser and Mrs. mins of Kalamazoo, Maurice Wcid· F inal Stll>nding, co unu'ies are represented in the Sonja Graf..glevenson tied for 11th . 1. Olga Rubtsov" (USSR) .. ,...... ::...... 11>-4 enbaum of Detroit, and Jnek 0'· event with Arthur Bisguier (USA), place at 9ih -9ih with ,Mme. Chantel 2. Larissa VolJlert (USSR) ...... 14'h-4".. Keefe of Ann Arbor. Firth to Gcdcon Barcza (Hungary), Andrea Chnude de Silans oC France. Miss 3. Edith Kelledlnrm"nn (Ger' seventh with 6·2 wore Mark Surgios Uu ckslei n (Austria), Dr. Mi roslav \ Monti May Knr£!, the third U. S. many) .... ,. . ,.... ,...... ,...... 14·5 of Detroit, Henry Mcifcrt of Knla 4. Klr" Z"orkina (USSn) ...... 1 3Y~-5'h Filip (Czechoslovakia), Ewfim Gel represe ntative, finished in 17th 5. Valentina Bclova (USSR) ., ...... ,.... 13·6 malOO, and James Schroeder of I ler (USSR), Nikol'nj Minev (B ul· piace with 5%·131,2, never quite 6. Vera J o"anovlc·NedelJkovic Columbus, Ohio, while Robert Uhl gada), Alberic O'Kelly de Galway overcoming a ,bad start in the early ( Yu go~lavla) ,._ .. ,. .•.... ,.. ,..... ,.... ,. ... 12Y,,-6V, mann of Grand Rapids was eighth (Belgium), Georgio Porreca (Italy), ro unds. 7. Milunku Laurilvl" (Yugoslayla) .. 12·7 with 5¥l-2~ in the 64·player Swiss, 8. Antonia 1Vanll"n8 (Bulygaria) .... U·8 Vassily Smyslov CqSSR), and the While the scores of the U. S. 9. Fannie Heem.kerk (Holland ) lOV,-8'h. largest state tournament ever h eld following Yugoslav masters: Mario representatives this year were not 10. OJ!!a l ll n"tieva (USSR) ...... 10·9 in MichiJ,(a n. Bertok, Anrlrijll li'uderer, Svetozar 11. Chantel Chaude de Slians phenominal, there was a ve,ry (I--ranee) .. .. ,." ...... · ...... 9'A1·9'h. Miss Lucille Kellner of Detroit Gligorie, Boris Ivkov, Nicolas Kar marked improvement over the two won the Woman's title with 3-5 12, Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA) _... .9 'A1·SY.t aklajic, Alexander Matanovic, Boris previous showings iii 1949 and 1952. 13. Sonja Graf-.5tevenson (USA) .. ~ Y.t -9* score; AIl!-n Strelzof!, Jr. of Lansing lac Milic, Vasja Pire, Braslav Rabar, Mrs. Gresser in particular evinced 14. YuseJa Gurfinkel (USSR) ...... 6'Aa-12lh took the Junior title with S.3, while 15. Kristina ilnhlj (pnland ) ~_ ...... 6'h·l :w.a Dr . Pctar Trifunovic, and Mijo the results oC her constant partici· novice prizes for players who had Udovic. ' 16. E Ya Ke..ertz (Hungary) ...... •...(1"..· 12".. pation in U. S. events by tallying 17. Mona May Karl! (USA) ...... 51,',·13".. never won the Me A event went to After eight rounds, Smyslov 91h-91h as co mp a~d to 5-10 in JR. Celia de MMChln1 Sylvan Zaft of Detroit and John leads with 6-2, followed by Tri 1949. Miss KarH only slightly bet (Argentina) .....• ~ ...... ~.~.~.~.~~ .•.. '~ - 14 ~ 19. Rosa Sucha (CUchmlov8kla) ~ ..•.•• 4·15 Harvey of Mainistee. P rize for the (unovic, 5 1h -2'h, Duekstein, 5-2, tered her 5-10 result in 1949 and biggest upset went to Evert Vander :roo Berna Carruco de B udlnlch O'Kelly, 5-3, and Ivkov, 4%-3'h. did not equal her 7-8 SCore in 1952. (Chile) ~.~.~_ ... ~.~.~ ...... " ....!- 17 Roest of Kalamazoohwhile prize fOr U. S. Champion Arthur Bisguier The composite resulls of the U. S. shortest mate went to R. M. Ballen is 4-4, having lost games to Pire Women players in the three World ger of Kalamazoo for a nine-move and 0 1Kelly, won two and drawn KALME TRIUMPHS brevity. In the speed event of 17 fo ur. players, David L. Clark of Detroit AT PHILADELPHIA tallied a Sllrprise 5-0 for victory; MARING TAKES Miss i{eUner was 'second with 4-1, NORTH CENTRAL MID-WEST 'OPEN U. S. Junior Champion Charles and Robert J. Henry of Toledo was Kalme added the Philadelphia third with 31h-Ilh. MCA president DRAWS ENTRIES .oscar Maring or Middletown, Ky. Metropolitan title to his Ust by V. A. Vandenburg was tournament Early entries in the North Cen won the Mid·West Open tourna scming 5'h-lh in n 27-player event, director, assisted by Arthur }o' itz tral Open, August 25-27 include ment at Louisville, Ky. with a 4lh- drawing with A. Dicamillo in the gerald. Russell Chauvenet, Silver Spring, 1h seore, drawing with J ames final round. Second and third were Md.; Leslie Boyette, San Francisco; Roark. Second place went to Rich Gordon Marcus and A. Dieaml1lo --,---- Dr. 1 Schwartz, Durand, Ill.; Hugh ,ard Shields of Louisville with 4-1, with 5-1; Marcus drew with E. R. HUDSON WINS Myers, Wisconsin titleholde'r from losing onc game to Maring. James Glover and DiCamillo. Fourth nnd Racine; and Michigan Champion Roark of Lexington was third with fifth with 4lh·Ph were' Arthur N. IN DELAWARE Leonids Dreibergs, K;llamazoo. 3'h·l l,2. losing a game to Shields Mease and Gordon Blizard, while Lt. John Hudson won the Dela· Curt Brasket, Minneapolis, last and drawing with Maring. Fourth siXth to eighth with 4-2 were ware title 4'h -1k , with J. Norman year's winner is expected to defend to sixth with 3-2 each ~ere Jack Philip B. Driver, D. Sciarretta, and Cotter second with 4·1. Third and bis title. Mayer of Louisville, William Batch N. A. Springer. fourth with 3-2 each were 1953 A priZe fund exceeding $S()() ap· elder of Bloo mington, Ind. and J The tournament WHS jointly "pon· Champion Wm. Bergman and Mar pears one reason for aC(:eleraled John BlackSheas of MillersbUrg, Ky. sored /bY t he . USCF Affiliated tin Paris. Defending Champ M. R. interest. The winner, in addition to The tournament was sponsored . Franklin Che5s Club and Mercan· Paul was fifth with 21h ·21h. Hud S200 in cash , will have custody of by the USCF Affiliated Louisville tile library Chess Ass'n, cooperat· son previously won the Texas and ODC of the most beautiful of chess Chess C1u b and drew a field of ing with the Philadelphia Chess Louisiana tiUes. . trophies. sixteeD players. Ass'n. CUBAN TEAM ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL VISITS N Y CJ.u. "L;f. A six·man team from the Capa Mastering the End Game blanca Chess Club of Havana, Cuba arrived in New York City for a !In nllW 'Ijor~ By W A.LTER KORN, Editor of Meo match with the Marshall Chess Club. Heading the team is Dr. Juan By Allen KDujm4n BLIND TO THE MOST OBVIOUS GoJU.ales, Champion of Cuba, who Max Pavey drew attention to a [jaw on page 296 of BeE- where in is no stranger since he won the URING the first week in No No. 314 the move 1...... , K-R5! is given as drawing the position shown U. S. Speed ChampIonship several D vember several members of here in diagiam No. 24, with White to mOve. . years ago while studying medicine the capablanca Club of Havana, BCE now gives 2. K-K4 with a DUtp
CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS Wonllm. ~ By U. S. Expert DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND Cl.e• • ofl/e By Willa WllU e Ot.OefU Add,e" neWI Item' and Inquiries on Women's Chen to Mrs. Willa White BJ aek thte~tcnl 7. .. ~ ..... 1',,1'. For In. Owen.. 124 Soulh Point Drive, Avon Btance 7. lJ..Q3, PxP; 8. PxP, q.I!6 th; Lake, Ohio. 9. n'Q2, QxQp. HOwClver, there II • nlee Ir.p here RS. Olga Uubtsova of R ussia wllleh Blad: muSi. avoid: on 9. Q-Q2! won the Women's World 1_ Readers' Questions QxR (it 9...... • QXQf'; 10. B-xt5 eh M Champions hip Can didates Tour n a David Wilkinson , W est wood , N. J ., h as sen t a barrage of question s wlnl the Q); 10. poW Dnd Ul ack's Q ment with a scor e o f 15-4. Mrs. Lar about certain va ria tions of the French Defense and of the Tarnseh De will probably not gd out a\lve. lienee II. _~_ . QxQ ch was be.t. issa Volpcrt or Russia took second fense to the Queen'S Gambit. Some of hi! ques tions go beyond the realm Anyone playln, the Freneb D(!ren;w; pI lice wit h a s core of 141h to 4* . of a "beginn ers' column," e5peeially w hen they question the conclusions (o n either side) should tMI lamllin wllh a nd Mrs. Edith .Keller·H errmann o[ arrived at in t he "Bible," Mode rn Chess Ope nings, 8tb Edition. To be t~c rollowlmr devlc:9 whk h can Drise from the diagrammed position . rler 7. Ge rmany finis hed third with 14-5. s ure an advanced player m ust not accept the ,book moves as gospel truth. P ' 54, ,PxI'; 8. QxP, Kt·QU3; 9. B.XIS. Mrs. G isela We s hall not attempt here to answer the various questions ODe by B-Q2; 10. Q·B2?, XlxP! II. PxKt. BxB (or I I. B;tlI I'll. KbB). K. Gresser of one but will sive a general discussion of the }~re nc h Defense var iation s New Yot·k and in question and in a later column a similar treatmcnt of t he Tarrasch 4. An Illustrative Game Mrs. Sonja Defense. FRENCH DEFENSE Stevenson 0 { This reader has evidently been follOwing t h e plan suggested some l ill ke Erie Open Tour nament Palm Springs time aso in t h is column , namely to s tudrtho roughly (1) a good d efe n se Bvffalo, 1955 ' placed t 2 t h t o 1. P·K4 and (2) a good defen se to 1. P-Q4. This study can be s peeded White Black and 13th with up and made easier to remember II o n e c:oncentr:a les on the point of It. MEK U S E. MAACHAN D scores of 9'k- view of Blac:k-deeiding, in advance of actual play. what basic variatio n s I . P·KI P· Kl 1. Kt..QBJ B· K'S 9'h, in 11 three and even sub variation s o n e w ill adopt when occasion arise5. 7. P.o4 PoOl ". Px P This ;s s imilar to the Exchange Vari.- way tie with 2_ The French De fense 3. The Winawe r Variation 1;01'1 . It Is seldom played b l.'Ca u_ it r e 11th J)1ace win The defense bellnnln, 1. P-K 4. P.K3 In recent years both the duslc" lieves Wack or hll chief difficulty. the ne!!', Mrs. bas lon, been known as one of the best v.... latlon of the F rench Deren.e, 3. Kt. zhut.ln QB. Ch aude de Si all-round method. of reslslance for QB3. Kt.KH3; 4. B-Kts, B-la, and the 4. 101110 5. B.Q3 Kt.K2 Black. It II an eX llmple of a "closed" McClltcheon Variation 4. .R...... B·Kts On 5 ...... , Kt.-KR.1. th. pin II. B_KKt5 Ja ns of Francc. lame, where In Ihe early , tages dan- have ;one temporarily out of slyle. tho III cHcdi"e. The ted move alllG prepares Though fin geroui open lines and erltleal sharp former beeause it gives WhiLe too to counteract White'. rironl: U(Q3) by ishing wilh an even score in t he nrlaUona are .amewhat avoided. Black much latllude and t he latter, thou&:h It B·KB4. top women's tournament of the suffer. a ralher c .... mped .came but " more ot a flahtlng defcnse. beeause It 6. Kt_K2 B_KB. 8. poOR3 BIIKt ,,"adullly unwrapi his position; and. seem. to give White I sll.cht ad.... nla'c 1_ O.o 0 ·0 t . pJlB Kf.Q2 world is a splendid accomplish if White ove~lend s himself. BI:aek In I II variation" f"urthermorc. the popu This Kt .... 111 have more future at men t. i t is disappointing in view of can often win by ,uC(:l!$$ful eou.. le.... larlly of the aitemi live Wlnawer varl,· K Bl or QKtl than at XB3, ",here the the splendid start M ~s. Gresser bad. attacks. The' .cama usually conUnuq , tlon h .. tnere&$ed. beeau", ot the aue- While Pawns wO\I ld eover moet his 1. p-Q4 P..Q4 eusfUl use 01 It by the present World field of :aetton. Belldu. It Ole Xt can She was tied for first place with . Here While has three main eholces: Champion, M. Botvlnnlk_ Eet to QKU in t\.me. it can prevent Mrs. Milunka Laurevie of Yugo "3. p,.p (the J!:l
Iy open pa.ltlon In which to u se them. 7 ..•R • • •• , _p _rn and the Black· Q proteets however. was' ml,take 10.1111 an im (")Accordlng to Dr. . Edwllrd Laske"', U now 13 . •_ .. R, Ktx!>!, then It. Q-Q4 the KKU>. Aha 8. P:l
Annowted by'. Che.. Ma8wT JOHN W. COLLINS, Mar.han Che .. Club Champion, 1954 v:lCf M t:MB£t<. S: 3 l ""C""'''r lIne don. wltll 6 ...... , P ·Q3. Then if 7. KtxKt, 18. QXI'. . I 18...... BxKt 21. P-R4 Q. Kt5 ,7. B·Kt3 PxK1; 8. P·K5, K(.Q2! ' s. Kt·KS P'K3 7. Q.Q2. 19. qxB QxB 22. Q·K3 Q.KI3 20. R..QS P-Q3 If 6. . .. . , QKt·Q2; 9. Q.K2!, threate.nlng The T ..fn tl!.tion Is still 7. KtxKt KtpxI{t· 10. P"KR4. Then if 9 •. ,...... , KtxKt; 10. 3. p.K5. ~ , A cle~r piece ahead, Black forces the ex· PxKt, Kt·Q4; 11. Q·Kt5 <:b, P-BS; 12.. QxP, chan):le of Queens and the won ending. This Is not. best. With 20. R-Q4! WhLte 7. Kt.KKtS obtains an all but deciSive pin on the and White wins. 2.3. K·B2 P.K3 26. KxQ R-Kt3 9. B·Kt2 P-B3 Now Bla~k Is ali right: the threat ls to Q file. E.g., 20 ...... , Q·Kt3; 21. QxQ, 24. R·Q4 P-K4 27. P-Kt5 P-B41 10. P·KR4 B·Kt5 double White's KP~ith S. KtxB. 25. Rj4·Ql Qxqch RPxQ; 22. QIt·Ql, · R-B2: 23. Kt-B4. p-B3; a. KtxKt KtPXKt 24. Kt·IU, BxKt; (24...... •• P-R3? 2.5. In order to anSWer the piece winnIng 9. B-Q4 Kt-B3 The KB file IS pried open and White's Kt·B4, WillS) 25. BxB, K·B2: 26. R-Q6! threat of 11. P·ltS with 11 ...... , B-K5. KBP or KP made a target. 11. P·R3 B·QR4 AI~o p lay.able are 9 .....•... , 0·0; and 9_ P·K4; n. P·R4. 28. R·KRI PxP 20...... P-B3 On 11 •....••.•• BxlU eh; 12. PxB (threaten ...... • Bxn. But not 9 .•...... , P _K4? 10. 29. PxP. B·Kt2 ing 13. p .R!;, B·K5; 14. p·m, B·Q4, 15. B-B5, and Black is prevented !rom Nat 20 ...... , Q:rP? 21. R·Q2, Q·KS: 22. 30. P·R5 R-B5 Kt·Q6! and White wins. P'QD4, and wins), P·KRS; 13. KtxB, castling. PxKl; 14. Q.Q3. K-H2.; Q. BS, Whtte has 10_ 8·84 'J."h\'~ wi"~ mor", m"t..rbl "nd s .."nres :U. Q_KRIi Kt_1B4 a passed-pawn. 22. QR.BT P·K4 a dl~tinct advantage. . If 10. P·K5,· Kt-Q4! 11. KtxKt, pxKt; 12. 31. K.Q2 axp 23. Kt·K3 P-Kt3 12. P"Kt4 , B.Kt3 P·KG, BxB; 13. QxB. Q·R4 eh; 14. P.BS, 32. QR-Kl BxR As a result or 20. Kt-B4, Black now 13. B·K3 ~ P·KR4? 0·0; Is to Black's advantage. Resigns has t he InltJaUvc and IDore space. 10. .... 0.0 24. q·R3 P·1I'I4 1I. P·S3 25. B·R3 Kt-K3 Better is 11. 0-0·0. And this is not bcst. mack keeps the 11. Q.R4 arlvantage wJth 25...... , RxR chi 26. 12. P·KKt4 R-KtT RxR, P .QKt4! The text leads to ex· 13. B·Kt3 changes which foreshadow a draw. If 13. P·KR? RxP! 14. B·Kt3. P·B4· 15. QUEEN'S I NOrAN DEFENSE 26. BxB RxR n-KS, KtxKt:P! 16. Kt-Q5, QxQ eh;' 17. Meo: pas,: 118, column 6 (a) 27. RxR RxB BxQ, IUB! t8. RPxR, nxR; 19. KtxPch. USCF Women's Championship 28. Q·Kt2 QxQ "h K-Kt2; 20. PxKt. n-B3; 21. K-txB. RxKt; If 2l.!...... , Q·QKtS: 29. Q·Q5, ts too and 'Blaek wins. And II 13. O·O·O? Q.Kt5; New York, 1955 strong. 29. KxQ R·QI 14. B·Kt3. P·B4; 15. B·R3, P-B5; w;ns. Black White If 29 .... " ..• , Kt-Q5; 30. Kt-B4 or 30. R-B7. 13. .... ;... P-B4 MISS M. KARFF MRS. G. GRESSER 14. BxKt 30. R.Ql I. P·Q4 Kt·KB3 Else the threat of ...... , R·Q7 is always White sh(>uld not part with this rushOp. P-K3 2. P·QB4 a worry. '- .- Superior Is 14. ».1(:3. and if 14 ...... 3. Kt-KB3 P·QKt3 P-B5; ,15. :Sx13P, RxP; 16. 13-Q4! 30. RxR This 1$ the Qneen'S Indian Defense LikeWise, it 30 ...... , R·QBl; the threat 14. BXB thc usual response to 3. Kt-KBl. 15_ QR·Ktl of R-Q7 ...... Is always a worry_ 4. P_KKt3 31. KfxR 4. ,P·K3, B-Kt2; 5. 13·Q3. has been seen (S~~ diagram top next column) With the ROoks gone, the game mIght some lately, but the text is still the ~(tfel,y be caUed a draw at this point. This loses a piece. ~est is 15. Kt·QS. classical treatment. 31. K·B2 33. K-B3 K·K3 ThiS results In a lost position. Relative- QxQ chi l6. KxQ, ond II 16 ...... , BxP; 4. B·Kt2 32. Kt·B3 Kt-B2 34. P·K4 ly be8t Is IS ...... , Kt·Q4! 14. KtxKt, 17. KtxP eh, K-I
WHILE THE QUEEN'S A WAY W hf" thf Whitt QUltll Jtrll'1J Oft mOY!!' I wetr !!' tlK '81«it emt stts all tlK pi"". IRR EGULAR OPENING Meo: Pig, ' 310, column 11 (d ) Florida State Championship ' F atal. White 14. B·Ktl, or the return Miami, 1955 Queen- H. Q.K1. W hite Black KtxB c. ANDERSO N WM. GILLESPIE 15".. Q· Kt7 Probf<:m No. 609 Problun No. 610 I . P·K4 P·K4 1£ 15. RxKt, BxKt ; w ins a piece a nyWay . By Frank Fillery 8 y J ohn May 2. K t ·KB 3 Kt-QB3 So t he Qu een w a n ders further a field. Vancouver, B.C., Canada Vancouver, B.C., Canada 3. Kt·BJ 15. 0 ·0 Whit e pro poses the old. d r awish. F o ur Inte rnational Contest Entry International Contest Knig hts Game. 3. B-N 5! 16. KhP Kt ·B5 3...... 8 . B4 17. Kt-Q5 But Black disp oses o t h erwi se. H e r e. h ow - Whatcye r is done, W hite is lost, but tbi s eyer. 3 ...... , B·Kt5; estab lishing t hc a llows a forced m ate. Three Kn ig hts' De fe nse, is best, with 17 • • QxKtP ch 3 ...... P -Q3; courting 4. B-Kt5, an d the The remainder of t he play b elong s to S tel ni ~ D efcnse of the, :Ruy Lopez, i or the Black Queen . second ch oice. 18. K-QI O· Kt. ch 4. 8·Kts ...... 19. K· K2 QxP ch 4. KtxP! KtxKt; 5. P-Q4. is sha rpest. 20. K· B3 4. p.oJ Or 21). K-Kl. B-B7 ch; 21. K-B l. B-R6 _ • S. axKt ch A variety of movcs are available---- 5. 20 .. . Q·87 mate All Chess Clubs Grow or Die! They Do Not Just Stand Still By WI.LLlAM ROJAM Staff Wr,itn LL observers in the realm of chess can not fail but n ote that chess ANADA dominates the entire problem department today; with three A clubs, like aU ,man·made institutions. ar e born, grown, an d sometimes C contribu tions to out Intern ational Contest by the vel'y able chess die. Not all that are born gr ow strong , but not all ·that grow big die. Th ere editor of the " Vancouver Province," l\1r. W. E. 'Frank Fillery of Van· is no natural law that states a chcss club must inevitably die-but there couver and one by Mr . John May of the same dty. is a n aluraJ law t hat clearly states that survival is a matte'r of sell·help, .not wis'hful thinking. There is also a natur al law with which we are an familiar which stipulates that it is less difficult to stay in a healthy s tate by wise precautions than to find a cure aft er debilitation 'has set in. Or , as the adage has it, .an ounce of prevention is .....'o r th a pound of cur e. Thus, the wise chess club does Club is mailing a complimentary No. 5[r.; (Ellerman): Key , 1. Q-Kt5. thrca t 2. Q .Q3 m ate. 1. .... _ .. , K txKt, 1 ...... KL·B8 or 1...... , Kt·B4, defcat iug t h e Lhrcat, allow 2. P -Kll3 m ate . H o wev er, both not rest upon its laur els, indolent- membership card in th e Syracuse these Knights h ave m o ves Which, in a tJ ditlon to the Initial t h rca t, also defeat ly content to be a certain size; it Chess Club, good through Decem· t he so-called " Removal" thre"ts: 1. ..• Kt(B4)xQP ; 2. P ·Q3. 1. .. _...... K t (Kt6)xP; continues to strive for growth, for ber 15, 1955, inviting these pros 2. Kt-B6. (Mari's correction ef f ect s) Oth en;: 1 ...... KxP; 2. R·R4. 1. ._...... BxP; 2. improveme nt, for greater life. And pective members to use the :facili· QxKt . 1 ...... B-R3; 2. Q -Q5. 1 ...... K·BG; 2. Q-Q3. N o. 596 (Ellerman): Before the k cy; if 1 ...... Kt(Q6)·B4; 2. K t.Q6 and if 1 . .. _.. .. , the wise chess club does not await ties' of th e club and to become ac· K t(Q2):B 4; 2. K t·Q2 mat e . Aftcr the ke y 1. B ·KtG, thr eateni ,,!! 2. BxP m ate, the the sj gns ~ of inevitable decay which quaintcd with the members. As an samc In terfere nces occur, 'addlng: 1 ...... , K t{G,·K4; 2. R-Q4 and 1. ... _. ,., K t (:!)·K4; afflict a static organism, b ut does added attra ction the prospective 2. Q-Q4. R :> ndom m ovs of K t(2) a llow 2. QxKt . 1 . .. .. _... , K t(G)·K t5; 2. Kt -RS. 1. its I promotional camp aigning :for members ar e invited to p articipate PxB; 2. Q.KUI mat e . new members, mor e m embers, bet· on equal terms w ith regular mem N ~. 597 (Eller ma n): Before t he k ey, if 1. ..., K -K3; 2. P-Q5 mate. Try: 1. Kt .Kts. t hr e at 2. Q-K5 m ate. Only deleat 1...... , Qx KtP! ( 1...... _., R·K3?; 2. Kt·BS ter m embership before the grim bers in a simultaneous exhibition and 17 ...... p.Q3?; 2. K t-B7 m at e .) K eymoyc: 1. Kt-B5. threat 2. Q·Kli. I ...._ ... . warnings of declining attendance o-n- November 5th against Dr . Max P-Q3; 2. Q-Kt8. 1...... , R·K 3; 2. Kt-K3. 1. .... _.. , ·R xKt; 2. Q-Q1l . 1. ._ ... _, QXKU'; 2. and slackening inter est are in evi· Henberger. QxQ. ele . .dence. Attached to the well·wor ded let- N o. 598 (Fleck ): K ey 1. Kt·K4, tak lng·giving a flig ht. threat enin g a. Q an y w h ere and 3. Kt-QI! mate. (Brede's SQU3Ce-<)p enJng .) All p ossible Black moves le avc We cite, for example, the wisdom ter of invitatio n and complimentary sp ccific square. emp loy ing in the 4 main va riations wbat we co u ld of the' Syracuse Chess Club of New meinbership card is a sh eet con · O;~;;;;"~~j~~ '. Pl n" str ategy. Thus : 1. .. _.... . Kt-Kt:.!. in t endin lt to move t o 2 ...... 'l. ., York State, a USCF Affiliate d taining the h ouse ruJes of the club , ,. defeat t h e t hrcat. The rcrore t h e Q must move to 2 . Q -Kt5, Club, which is not waiting for t he data on me mbership dues, and an antiCip a tIng t o pin t hat K n lgbt. S imilarly : 1...... , RxP; 2. Q'QB3. 1 ...... BxP. t o f o rtify the B]:;Ick P awn after 2 . .. ,, ___• P xKt, but 2. Q·K2, t o anticipate pinning of 'day wheri declining attendan ce application form for me mbership. that pawn. (2. Q-K3? B-R4 ch !) 1 ...... _, Kt.R4; 2. Q·KXt3. Ther e arc tw o m inor would compel it t o dr astic action This is promoting a club! And variations not in volvin g an t icip at ed pin, but s till affectIng t he Q'S m oves : 1. for surviva L W hile vig orous, clu bs that are p romoted do not d ie! K b rP ; :it Q_ R~ , KtxP; ~ _ Q·KR m"t.. , ;m il 1. • Q.RJ o r ltJ';; ' .. ..Q.KB3, eu-. (?, .. healthy and active (and therefore Q-K2?; 3. QxP(RG,.) It gave u s s peclal p lcas ure t o award t h e 24 poInts to so many solVers who sen t In the complete and co rrect solution. a more attr active bait for new Frankli n {Philade lphia, Cheu Club: membersh ip than . a (lying club), Thc club has m o ved Int o n ew an d mare spacio u8 quarters at 1616 Locust St., Dallas (Texas) YMCA Chess Club: Two the Syracuse Chess Club is aggres· P hiladelphia 3, n",xt doo r t o t heir f orm· Join_ the USCF and get unity in sively prom oting new member ships e r locatlon' The playing are a is "bout mem bcrs, W. T . stran'ge a nd Joe T. Gil. Americun chess . by a well-organized campaign . 60% greater an d mak cs the Franklin bert have c o m pleted a ll}-game match Club p r oud p r ossessods of onC or t h e r c sult ing in a 5'1.. ,,4'1.. vict or}' for Page 7 To a seleCted list of prospective best cl ub qua rte r s i n tbe count ry. A S t range. T he m atc h will be USCF rat e d. (fhess Clfe S""""" new me mbers, the Syracuse ,chess U SCF A ffillated Club. A USCF Affiliated Club. U } N oyem ber 20, 1955 CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS unfortunate fact about the ncctS sity for adjudication is that players N"ytm!>n 2Q, 1951 (Continued from Page 5. col. 3) play far fewer endgamesi The play 31...... Q.Kl 36. K·B2 K·Rl playing one game a day for two ers whose greatest strength lies in ~ ~~~41 K;:: ~i ~ t~;l Kt. :S:~ weeks. RegJonal tournaments in- endgames are thereby handieapped. S./.. II"" 50 34. R.Bl R_Kl 39. K.83 P.QKt. volving as many as one hundred These remarks are noted h ere 35. RlIR QlI R 40. P·B3 KI·Q3 players are played 00 three-day not to blame any individuals but WI.II 51, 8.., m...? Ulad< reJetl$ tll.. win or I ICCOnd weekends, and somewhat smaller rather (1) to note a significant new P.wn by <10•. _._. , KIx:P ch sin« White". tournaments on two-day weekends trend in American chess and (2) paned QP and threats of perpetual b th . I d . Position No. 170 chetk would make the win dHllcult y e Simp e eV lee of using the to observe certain problems which Joppen.Wade. W. Germany v Ct. Bri. If not Impos$lble. Besides BI.d hap- Swiss System and having the play need to be solved in connection ta ln, In l. Tum Toum.. 1954 pe neere a day. ly Into ,:IoOd (Yo pt.), better It point) lind were ten n.or"; move. to make In fiv e: T BEST (~ polntl). But I, L .. _._ .. K . B~ minute$. In l\ue:h a situallon the c""ne:. he above type of tournament Z. K-~8 ch!. K~II; 3. Q.R7 eh, K·B; 4. q. tcr 0' a game Can change very quickly has done much for the general R6 eh. B·N2 (or K·K); 5. QxR, Q . Q~b; 41. Kt..Q4 p·K t. 43. K·Kl Kt·KS advancement of the game of chess. 6. Q·B2 Uf K movea. P-85), Qx8!!; 1. .,. Q.K3 P.Kt5c h 44. Kt-K6 KtxPch At the same time it puts