+ ess le Ae,ica-d Copyright 1955 by Vol. IX. No. 15 Tuesday. AprilS, 1955 IS Cenla Revive USCF Amateur Championship Conducted bl} Position Nc), JJ8 To Challenge Skill of Players RUSSELL CHAUVENET Alter a lapse of nine years. the U.S. Amateur Championship Tourna END solutions to Position No. ment is being revived to provide a gala proving ground for the amateur S 158 to Russell Chauvenct, 721 chess players of the USh in an event where masters are welcomed only Gist Ave. , Silver Spring, Md., by as silent kibitzeTS. Among the present U. S. masters who in humbler and May 5, 1955. With your solution less rceognized capacity playcd in former U. S. Amate~r Championships please send analysis or reasons are Dr. Ariel Mengarini (victor in 1943), Sven Almgren. (second in 1943). supporting your choice as "Best and U. S. Champion Arthur B. Bisgnier (fifth .in 1945). Move" or moves. But previous Amateur Championships could never lay claim to the lavish setting of the 1955 U. S. Amateur Championship event, whieh will Solution to pO$ition No. 158 w ill ell" pur In the M ~ y 20, USS 'Hue. be held on beautiful Lake Mohegan at ·the famous Mohegan Country Club--only an hour and a half by bus or train from New York City. Here NOTE: Do nat p/#Ct ,&lunons to t.1I the lure of swimming, boating, tennis, handball, basketball, p ing·pong, positions 011 <1111' , ..rd; ht SU't to i"Jic'l' Was b~',!,d ,r im ~ .i 'Y the Newspaper Guild has prevent ond place went to John Carroll upon a six.page mimeOgraphed let· ed Imblicalion, and a statemcnt by with 7·2 score, losing games to tournament afe May 2Q.21-22, 1955, t er, dated December 30, 195-4, whicn the owncrs has been issued saying Grkavac and Daniel Clark. Third and it will be a 100% USOF Rated was widely circulated by Mr. Whita Event. It will be a Six Round Swiss, ke r and which in the opinio n of t he that it is financially impossible to and fou rth on weighted points Exe cutive Committee transcended meet the wage demands of the with 6112 -2% each wcre former 50 moves in two hours, with games ..II bounds of f ree speech in its .. t Gui1d. Wisconsin State Champion Arpad adjudicated after 4 hours play by lacks upon the charact e r .. nd integ U. S. Masler Max Pavey. Ties will rity of USCF officials. Contributing E. Elo and Ralph Abrams. Elo lost With the Eagle perishes a fa be broken by Median System and f actors to the decision of ttle Execu mous che s~ column, editcd by Her to Grkavac and Clark, while draw t ive Committee we r e nume rous oth_ the pairings py Harkness System, er at'uks Of a similar nalu r e mitde mann Hel ms , dean of American ing with Averill Powers, Milwau b y M r. Whihker over a period of kee Journal chess columnist; Ab witoh USCF Memix'rship Secretary Chess. For mOTe years than most Kenneth Harkness u.s tournament ye .. rs. chess pl ayers can remember Mr . rams lost to Carroll and E lo, while The r evocation of the USCF memo director. bershlp of Mr. Whitaker was ac· Helms has becn conducting his dr awing with Grkavac. The tournament will be open to Fifth to seventh with 6-3 each compllnied with the furthe r provi Eagle chess column, without doubt aU players, from patzers to experts, sions that Mr. W hitaker be barred the oldest chess column in years wcrc Daniel Clark, Marshall Roh with only rated Masters ineligible forever from participating in .. ny of continuous service in the cou n land, and William Mack. Tied a t to participate. Entry fee is $5.00 Tournament, Match or other chess 5 % -3 lfl for eightb to thirteen event sponsored by the USCF Or ih try. Following on the discontinu· to USCF members, non-members affiliates; that in the future no ance of the chess column edited places were E l"Dest Rozkalns, must pay $5.00 USCF dues in ad tournament In which Mr. W hitaker by H. R. Bigelow in the New York George Hurley, Averill P owers, particip..te d would be eligible for dition to entry fee. Entries wiII be rating. Post, the passing of the Brooklyn James Mangan, Fred Clark, and accepted at Mohegan Country Club Eag]e leaves New York City served Charles Weldon. Prior to De cembe r , 1954 the USCF up to 7:00 p.m. (but no later) on officials hesitated to t .. ke action only by the chess columns of Her Friday, May 20U1, but the part of aga inst Mr. Wh itaker, being r eluc mann Helms in the N.Y. Times and TORONTO SCHOOLS wisdom is to mail entry fees at tant to curt.. 11 the chess career of N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun. a player who possessed such a diS once to the United States Chess tinguished record; but the nature ORGANIZE CHESS FederaUon, 81 Bedford Street, New of the .. tt.. ck u pon the Federation Following the example of Cleve York 14, N.Y. (with or without pay and its officer. made by Mr. Whit. PLAYERS PLAN land, Milwaukee and a few other ment for lodging) so that arrange ker in his circul .. r I"tter, dated De alert cilies, the Toronto Public cember 30, 1954, left the Federation FOR INTERZONAL ments for the comfort and pleasurc no other alte rnative. Schools have organized chess to of the participants can be made While not recenlly the winner of Three U.S. players, Samueal Re the point where n ow a first Toron shevsky, Arthur Bisguier, and Lar more effectively. any national chess e vent, Mr. Whit. to Schools Championship is possi ker was twice Western Chen Asso ry Evans, arc reported to have Winner will be r ecognized as the ble. It was held at Rosedale Public ci..tion Ch ampion (in 1923 .. nd l UG). plans for remaining in' Europe af U. S. Amateur Champion and re .. nd won the National Chess federa School in February with 139 stu ter the match with the USSR in ccive a trophy; highest ranking lion Championship o f 1927. More re dents from 16 schools participat woman player will be recognized cently Mr. Whitaker h ... won uri June, since they are scheduled to ing. DUS State Tournaments, h is latest appear as the USCF representa as U. S. Women's Amateur Champ victory being in t he Tennessee Open Finalists were: Wendy Lesmond tives in tbe FIDE Interzonal Tour ion and also receive a trophy. Thcre Championship at Bristol Ove r New 5-1 in Girls' Finals; Dave Grim nament to be held at Gote'borg, will be trophies as well for Class Year's weekend. Sweden, beginning August 27th. shaw with 3-1 in Secondary A, Class B, and Class C players Schools' Finals (he was already the with the highest scores. No cash victor of the Tor onto Chess Club prizes, since this is strictly a n major tournament); Jerry Apple U. S: OP.EN amateur event. U. S. JUNIOR baum with 6-(l in the Grades 5 & 6 The U. S. Amatetu Championship , CHAMPIONSHIP Finals; Dick Marino with 3lh-lh in was primarily the idca and hobby CHAMPIONSHIP August 8-5M}, 1955 the Grade 7 Finals; Stan Matjesic of ·the late Waiter Stephens of blly 15-24, 1955 and Robert Hills with 4-1 in the New York, who as USCF Vice Long Beach, California Grade 8 }1nals (Matjesie won the President managed and staged the Lincoln, Nebraska play-{)ff). (Please turn to page 7, col. 3) The :Massachusetts State Chess Finish It The Clever Way! b, Umun4 Nuh Association's Washington Birthday mecting was a gala event with c/.u • .,lie PO/ilion No. 149 Position No. 110 Chet Barham winning the Class A ltapid Transit. whHe Or. Sam Kra SmY$lov vs. Botvinnik Geller vs. Kotov USSR, 1955 mcr and Pcter Bcrini shared first Yn n.W yo,.~ in the Clnss B evcnt. This was ;-;:;....,..---'USSR.""c-"''''.=---=--.--,; followed by a 5O-board simultane By Allen Kaufman ous exhibition by Grandmaster HE many expressions and say Samuel Reshevsky, who averaged T ings uscd cvery day in this seven mjnutes a game in winning city's chess clubs have become as 44, drawing fivc and lOSing one. much a part of the game as the Richard Tirrcll S<.'Ored the viClory, moves themselves_they are the while Stanley W. D. King, Harold Gcneral Kibit,.e5, used by ;llmost Dondis, Edward LaCroix, O. A. every player. Although the origins Lester, and Shelby Lyman tallied of some are unclear, one [act is the draws. Reshevsky's sole loss evidcnt: each expresses some idea to Tirrell was an interesting bat clearly and succincUy, and docs so tle: in such 3 humorous or even artis· BREYER GAMBIT tic manner that it has "caught on" White Ul.;ick S. RESHEYSKY R. TIRRELL with many players. Some express 1. P·k4 P·K4 21. P· KR4 Q·83 an idea that cannot be said in any 2. p-Ka4 PIIP 12. K'·B4 P-QRl other way, while others are just While 10 pl. y .lId win 3. Q.83 Q.RSeh 13, !t·R3 P·KRJ synonyms {or some well,worn chess 4. K..Q I P-Q4 24. P·RS P.oKt4 HESE two positions are taken from the just concluded Soviet Champ 5. a ' K2 Kf·K83 15. kl1l8 P IIK I term. T ionship 'tournament, won jointly by Smyslov and Geller with a score , . PIIP Ka·a4 2'. P-QR4 P·QKfS Of 12-7. Tied (01' third with a score of IJl/.:·7Yl were Botvinnik. Pctcosian, 7. a·KISch 27. 811a Plla Examples of this last kind ;lrc Qkl·Q2 21, p-a4 p· K' the words that· have come to take IJi vilsky, and IS-year 'old Spassky. I . Q·K2ch K.Ql 29. Q·a3 kl-Ktl the place of "check," such as In Position No. 149, Smyslov made onc move and Botvinnik resigned. t . Kt-K81 Q.R4 30. 8lfktP QxPch '0. P·04 R·KI 31 . k · B1. Q)(Pch schach, hock, shmink, haque senor The 'move is subtle, beina in one variation part of a six-move combina 11. Q.a4 R·KS tt. 8 ·83 R· al (this one Is used (or a particularly tion. 12. P-83 a ·QJ 33. R-Ql P·K7 . ~tro ng check), shrink, chlocoitea, Brilliant combinative play characterizes Position No. 150. As played, 11. Qkl.01. KI·KtJ 34. RIIPch It-Kl '4. Q.81 '.K> 35. R· Rl Johann, and d:mgcr king. Thcre is Black resigned after White's liflb move. I suggest solvers spend nOl 15. K,·a4 KtxKI P·K'(Kt)ch always somc bcginner 0.· very wt'ak too' much time at this beCo re playing over the solution. 16. Bllkl 8-KIl4 36. Rllk. JtxR player around the cluh. lie is n rish, 11. B-Q2 B·KS 37. ItxKI OxPeh patzer, hecht, (ussler, durfer, or In view of the high-qualily chcss play by SmysIov and Geller. as 11. B-1C2 kl1lP 31. K.o2 R-okh illustratcd by thcsc two positions, thcir play-ofi match o[ six games ,t. K.·KS o.Kt4 R.,I,ns wcakie. should be exciting to (ollow. H . B·83 P·K84 There arc many gcncral terms For solution, plene turn to P.ge Eight. that refer to various aspects o[ the Send ~II ~cmtrlbutlonl for thll column to Edmund NISh. 1530 211h Plac:e, ' .Ii. game: making lien (e.g., P-KR3 to W~shinlton 20, O. C. " ive thc kinS an escape square), In thc Cleveland InterscholasUc kvet<."il (a style o[ play in which League, It took two matches to de you d&. nothing except wait for an termine a champion. Fint meeting opponent's blunders), Harrison (. between Shnker Heights and West U.S. Expert Allred B. Wills Harold 1.1. Phillips, Pasl Presi· move that puts a picce cn prise to Tcch endcd in :I 6-6 lie. But on sec· another), Turncr slyle (pl .. yins: lhe staged it I4-board exhibitioll al the dent of the USCF, who cclebrated ond meeting ' Shaker Heights simplest move to insure the win). Tuhme Univcl't;ity Chcss Club in his eightieth birthday in Decem scored a convincing 10·2 victory New Orleans, winning 13 games ber, has been elected honorary for the Grenter Cleveland Scholas And, last of all, are the kibitzes and drawing one with l-red 'lj"ilIey. member [or liIe of thc Manbattan tic League Championship with B. that have become so popular that Chess Club o[ Ncw York City. H:avlgburst, G. Gingold, and J_ they are repeated ovcr and oyer Apart from a distinguished career Somberg scoring double victories again by many players. Not moving in chcss administration, including while R. Hodous, D. Edwards, G. on time in blitz (requently brings presidency of the USCF, presiden V.ncouvCl r Chess Club 18.C.) JaW McL:aln, and G. Petznick cacb tal forth the comments, "Would you CCOfCC KoltanowJ.1d -.;:o red three wins, cy of the Manhattan Chess Club, lied once. For West Tech E. Garncs like to seal?", and "Perhaps you one d,·:.w and two 10l'lllC' In a ,Ix·same and various oUices in the New would like to examine this position d~k simult.:meoua at 40 movea per salvaged both points. Shaker hour. ')"aklnJ: the maskr" mcuure York Statc Chess Association (he Heights won the Public School in the privacy of your own homc," were M. JursevaJda and J. M. Taylor, is still its treasurer), ?op-. Phillips League title last ycar, and so now and, simply, "You go, Hugo." ... blle J. C. r nwUee drcw. In a 12-r.llrne was also distinguished as a player. boasts two championship trophies. blindfold pmultaneoua Koltano.... kl As a player student he won five But thcre are so many hundreds lOll! to a clevc!" &u.crHldc:r.1 combillatioll by 1oI.rJ. J. o. McLeod, spOlUiOr and City College Championships and o[ sayings, expressions, and Gen .uan,1la.n or the WH Wlurd, Cb_ three while studying law at C0- eral Kibitzes used by players here Club. lumbia University_ In 1901 he took that one would need a largc book a prize in a handicap tournament, The April issue o[ READER'S to list, define, and explain them all. defeating Dr. Berthold Lasker, a DIGEST contains an interesting NOMINATIONS and informative article entitled IN BRIEF: Bill Drakert. ea ,)tain brother o[ the former World o[ the Marshall B team in thtl Mct OF USCF OFFICERS Champion. He has held the Man "Chess: They Can It a Game", by T he USCF Nom;ndin, Committee, Joseph Phillips, reprinted from League, Icads thc huge Marsball duly ~p po l nted by Ihe USCF ExotCu· hattan Chess Club Championship Amateur Championship, 4-{). Last live Committee', i$ to nomlna la tllr.. and the New York Stale title, and THE ROTARIAN, April issue. The Vice-Prc..i!lents, neh for a parlcd of condensed summary of the gamc's year's champ, Myron t~leisc h er, was has always been rccognized as a upset by talcnted youngstcr three yun. ~nd 0 ... $otc.reluy for fo rmidable opponent_ Now retired history, the stress upon the fact Ja~e s • term of one y.ar; .nd co~di.lIy Gore, who is winning the club's invlt.. tho m .mbonhlp to aubmit [rom more strenuous tournament that ehess is Dot dillicult to learn, and the emphasis upon the '[as Junior Championship ... Art Bis n l m"" of qu~lified c .ndld~lu for play, Mr. Phillips is listed as a guier, 8-3, clings to a tenuous half eonsid.r"llon. Befor. ,vbmittlnll th. Master Emeritus by the USCF. cination and social quality of the n.me of " "non for "ny of t ho game make this article an excel point adv:mtage in the Manhattan lbove m..n:ioned offic'" h. should Championship; he was benten by be contleleel to del.rmine Ih"t h. lent short introduction and ex /5 bo-th I .. ail"bla and willlnll to positlon to bc placed in the hands Abc Turner last week, Jim Shcr· serve, and that h. Is " USCF mem. of anyone not (amiliar witb the win, 6%-3'-h, has the bcst chance to ber I t tlma of l ubmisslon o£ n. m e. Samuel Reshevsky proved too Names m.y b. senl to any rqember game o[ chess who expressed a catch him . . . At the haU·way tough (in the words of Salt Lake casual intercst In learning some of Ihl! comml"oe, mark of Ufe Quadrtmgular Tourna· R. 8. POTTER 5124 Milim St., City chessplaycr Gaston Chappuis) thing about its charm. 0 ,, 11 ... T .""S in his recent simultaneous exhibi ment to detcnnine last place on the D R. N. HORNSTEIN SovlhpOrl, tion at Salt Lake City, winning all Balon Rou,. (L.) Che .. Club: 1n " U. S. team to Moscow, Kevitl, 2'h No. Car. SO games. Among the defeated mat.;:h .,,,IWlt the USCF arlWated New DR. ERICH MARCHAND Orl ean~ CheN: Club, Blton RouS. score Ph, leads. The other participants 192 5 ... 111. Dr., Roch.at.r, N.Y. were Alex Rizos and Martin Capell a 10'11-3'11 .. Ictory. For 8Uon 1' layo:lI 1M not In 4&. KtxB. QxKtch; 47. K·RI. Kt-B7cb and ment since their origin in 1949, she
Whlie'" ("vur. M ....M . Kt-Q& ~h win. the BlIhop. or "1. has played two matches for the I . .. It.KI M... K-IJI. Q.R8 rho 48. K·f{2 (\I Jl.KJ, Kt-K6 world's titl(! with the fam9~ Vl,! rll f . P-QKt3 p.QIt) chl. Q.Kt7 e h ; 411. n.Q:!, P·KG. This move has a double PUrpOllC. After Ir 23...... B·KBI; 24. KtxQP, lIxR; 25. Menehik. More about these matches 10. n.QR3, !t.KU; 11. R·DI, P-QKt4, the KtxKt ch. Ql\:Kt; 26. QPxP, Q·Kt4; 27. . in a later issue. Bishop ):\mS back to QKt2 und the Q·B3, Q·R3; 28. Kt-B4 with .. game that Mrs. Mary Selensky of Philadel. game coritinues lIS In the text. In the I~ ("!rt:dnly worth an exchange. game as pl to 35. 8xR Q·KtS 1 1. R-QB P.QR4 Meets nt Collins Peu,thouse, Fordham f. N·KS 0-0 QR5 re·enfol'dhJ! the .!:rlp on Black's 36. 0·82 Q·86 TO. P·KC B·K3 22. Q.83 B·K5 QB5 and QKtR. 'l'hen the Kb alnk 37. B·83 University Compus. I:!ronx 56, N.Y. 11. NxN PxN 23. Q· K2 8·B4 in. callod "!tsm·IAnt Knlah b"J. 15. 0·Kt3 K.·181 If 37. Q_KB2, QxQ and 33. B-Q2 (Also Meets 12. P·K5 N·K 24. Q·83 B·'I(5 16. Kt·R4 P.RS winning. Fridays at 11:00 (o.m, Rcs. ' Anthony Dr,wn. Oblld(ol. 220 Mt. Hope PL, Bronx, N. Y.; could be Bnt 'l'he pawn taken. who team captain: Thoma~ Hennc!!.'ly. would? - Syraeus. Chess Club Glover; vice-pres.: Eric E. Alber; treas.: 17. KR·KT Px P Meets at 116 West Wasbington St., D. A. Ciangiullo; 8t.'C'y, Emil M. Laur!. 18. 8Px P K I·K3 CHESS AND BRIDGE BOOKENDS Syracuse' 2, N. Y. on Tu c>sd 8y~ at 7:30 'Renewal of AfIlliatlon FranchIse. The next three m'lve$ are a h·'11 to win the dub title, d r,wlng ...... sa.OO. · Franklln Chen Club onC game "11th runner-up, VladImi r F'lrced, (o r 1! 21. K·RI, Kt-B7 eh ,nd Cast card4cck showiUJ:' any :tlCHESS LIFE editorial m atters to MONTGOMERY MAJOR, Editor, 123 of crimes, and recently urKIe r d " le of December 30, 19$4, the saId Norm an North Humphrey A~enue, Oak Pa rk. III. T. Whitilker published and widely cirCU la ted a six page m im eographed Make all ched:, PilyahJe to: THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION le lle r which trl n scends all boundS of free sp eech . nd .ven common d .. Cency. A copy of which letler was sent to many per$Ons 6nd purportedly H nt to aU USCF memb.n in Marylll\d I nd to a .. th. Directors of USCF in the United SlIt.s. In Did letter Ih. SOlId Norman T. Whitaker mlde fa l ~e, , scurrilous Ind libe lous I tt.llC k on the Federltion as a n organiZition arKI --- OIgalnst 'he office,. individually and collectively, and by relson of which ROBERT W. REDDY corKIuct on the part of the nid Norman T. Whitlker h. Is an undeSirable T is with g reat regret that we note the passing on February 11th of member of the Federltion. Robelt W. Reddy, for four successive terms pres.idcnt of the Massa NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL.VED BY THE EX ECUTIVE COMMITTEE I OF THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION: chusetts State Chess Association. Taking office in a low moment in (al The' t he membership of Norm"n T. Whillker in United StatH Chus Massochusetts chess activity when the State Association showed signs Federation ' be . nd the sam e is hereby immediately revoked and cancelled . of gradual decline, Mr. Heddy instilled such vigor mes :ldJudlcated trapped at R8. According to Adams 2. N·QB3 recommended by Alckhine, lcading after 4 houl'$. Adjudk:ator: U. S. " . white players have general Master MaIl: Pave),. TIes broken by "better C(lnforms to fundamental to a crucial variation where Black Median Sy:stem. Palt"!n,s by lIarknelRook! 3 ...... B-B4 leads to a K's Cheu Clocks: On'y a limited number Gambit Declincd, e.g., 4. P-B4, P preciating that time is equally as of clocks will be available. Please to a very natural square. It pre important as material, rather than bring your o .... n If POUlblc. Seu and pares P-KB4 hy preventing Black's Q3; 5. N·KB3, N·B3; 6. P·Q3, B,K3; will compel the opponcnt to take the boanls be provided. counter thrll st, P-Q4. (2. N-KB3 7. B-N5, Berliner-Evans, US Junior Spe<:ial Low Ra tes for Lodgings: t ime to capture the Knight a Ra, obstructs P·KB4.) It kecps open the Chmp., 1946. Pla}'crs and vlsltora pay only $3 per they play NxNP. (The Knigh t is night for 10J'<:SS Whence this disparity of judg N-K2, KN-K2; 9. Q·Q2, P-KR3; 10. ceivable that the following, rather train plus 20 minutes on buS. By P-84. B·K3; 1 t. BxB, QxB; 12. 0-0, subtle combination has been over auto: West SId e HI ghway to Saw ment? How can the best move in Mill River- Taconic Parkway from the position permit the sC C(lnd 0-0-0; 13. P-BS, Q·Q3; 14. P-B6! + ~ looked: 11 . Q·83, B·QN2; 12. N·K2. Hawthorne Clrele. len turn at Route player to "equaIi1.e easily." To un N·QS; 13. NxN!, 8 xQ; 14. Nx8 ." 1(l2: one mile to LeXington Ave. and Adams·Evans, US Opcn ' 1950, If this combination is sound, right turn to Country Club. dersl:md the vigor of Fine's coun continued from Diagram 2 with Ent ry Fee: $5.00 to USCF membel'$. ter-statement, one necd not seek then 12 ...... '" N·Q5 (1) is serious Non·members must also pay $5.00 a prepared variation: 3...... , B ly open to question. yet thcre will USCF dues. far. He need only glance at Simple B4; 4. P-B4, BxN!?; S. RxB, NxP!?; Chess to lind the fo llowing theore be no effcctive way to prevent Entries and Reservations for Lodg 6. NxN, P -Q4; 7. P·Q4, PxB; 8. BPx White from castling and consoli· Ings: Entries wlll be accepted a"t the tical insult: 1. P-K4. P-K4; 2. N Mohegan Country Club up to 7 p .m. P , Q-R5 ch; 9. N-N3, QxRP; ]0. K dalin,!!:. It must be noted that if 13. KB3? This questionmark started a B2, Q-R5; 11 . P -R.1, N·B3; 12. R (hut no later) on Friday. May 20th. Uieorclical revolution! ..... PxN dis. ch. (instcad of ...... , However. to enable the management Kl, B-K3 ; 13. R·K4, O·K2: 14. N BxQ); 14. Q-K2. BxP; 1S. R·KN1, to make arrang ements tor your COm· The 1ll0S~ energetic move for R5,O-O-o; IS. Q·Rl , Iffi..Nl; 16. R fort. pleafie mill your entry and B:xN; 16. QxQ ch. BxQ: 17. P-Q3, reservation In .dvance. The sooner Black is !lOW 2. • N-K B3 (2. R4, P-KR3+ White should win with the ex the better. Mall ,"our entry fee and ...... N-QB3; ' 3. B·B4, B·B4; 4_ Q- change. reservation (with o r without pay After 3 ...... NxP; the crucial ment ror lodglnJs) to the United variation goes; 4. Q-RS, N-Q3 Further, if this combination is Sbles Chess Feder1'ltion at the ad_ ~~il: 4~li~~~~~ , i~x~~i~'~~,voQ: sound. then the entire Vienna d ress below. DO IT NOW! R5 ch is rrom a game between (forced); S. 8·N3 (QxKP ch, Q-K2 leads to comolete equality), N·B3 Variation must be aooraised in a Adams amI Sandlin); 3. 8-84 (3. new li ght , and an entireTy new de- UNITED STATES CHESS P-84, p.Q4!; 4. BPxP, NxP=). (Black can still avoid the sacrifi- cial variation by S...... B-K2; but (Please turn to page 7 , col 1 ) FEDERATION acter 6. QxKP• . o.o:.t!- P-Q4, N-B3: 8 1 Bedford Street Jo in the USC FI It II . Iways. • IOVftd 8. Q-B4. B-83, 9. Di-B3, R-R! cb, AfSS tl~ T""d",. Peg. 5 New York 14. New York open lnll move. 10. B·K3. Black is cramped); 6. 'II} } ~ April '. 19H GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS
Annotated by Chen Masler JOHN W. COLLINS, Mo.-hall Cheo. Club Champion, 1954
USCE MEMBEIlS: S.. I".. ., 701lr'"om ,./n" Jo. IhiJ Jtp.r'mmt Ie JOHN W. VP AND CHAMPION 27. B·KtS B·KTI' COLLlNS,91 Lt "IIX Rod , B,oolcf,tI 11, N.Y . Sp.IU Hi", !imilttl. Mr. Col/in, ..w BeUer is 7:1 • .•••...•• Q·Kt3. ThO!. If 2&. ~fut ' hi mOlt j"/tuII;", flnJ ;"" tuetm ' lit /I .. bli'tltUm. U nl,,, oIM"",~ Jlu,tI Il0l1. P".d Rei,..."n. /o,m(./,. 01 Pol.mJ, i, Kt;...8G ch {2l:i. U-OO. U-KLZ). KtxKt; 29. Vict·PwtJt .. , 0/ the P"mo Rico CMss 8xKt {29. PJNlnl: Inlo the Closed DdenlO or Open live.: ".'ortune t,von the braye." R. W . HAYS I. C. KIRKWOOD it~, .,ith tM SitU", .. D~/tMt. Lift Slim· Derense, respe<:tively. 3' . . _._. K·BI 1. p.Ke '.084 32. R·R7 Kt·B2 meJ U .. co/" SPOIII»,tt! " spui.J. S"il..... 7. P-Q4 U l2.. . __.. , Kt.-K2; 33. Q.R8 eh, Kt-KU; fl. KtoQ83 7. P ·QR4 (the WIn, Attaell:l. leadS to The Closed Syntm ol t he SId.llIl.D. n'nIt 10 betleJ Mq .. .,i .. t tMi, pt.r~ rJ with 34. Kt.-1I1 mate. p~IUon. dttOcult to Judie. U . Q_RI cll K·K2 2. _HH KI-QBl 1M ;1IJ'K",iel 0/ 1M dt/e .. st. A .. d,. SI.I( P.o, ,. - 34. Q.B4 ch K.Q2 3. P·84 tis, H.,.e", ..IJ r..ty"' .. ~rn, lII~ Jmt ,,,,m .. P-83 B·Kt J The most usual way is 3. P-KKts. p 3S. Olll(t _ tM n-ent with 8-1 leo,e. HOWtWf it 9. B-K3 KKt.3; 4. B-Kl2. B-Kl2; S. P -Q3. P -IQ; .n More prudent Is t. P-Qs.. White Is a Pawn ah~ad. bas • smashJ.n#" 6. B-K3. _ .. IJ tee'" Ihe-, nttt! .rtOther such 11)11'''''_ attaclt, and threat4tn. to w in a piece .. - ..., with 36. Ps.P oe .. P-Q$. 3. __ •... P·KKt3 "'fnl ." Om.b.", Md.~Il.n ."J "eu .. d A specu1atlv~, yet l<\>klled. aDd promb Or l. __ , P·iC3; 4. Kt.-B3. P -Q4; ~. in&:. line ls 9. __ , KKtxPl 10. B-Q5, Q . 35• . _._ P-Dr. Mex H ~ nb.rg e r J. Norme n ColI~r by Nicholas Gabor K I.-Ktll; 31. UxKt, Q.K5 eh; 32. K·RI, p-Qtl; 33. itc.:slilns. 12. _...... PxP e .p. IS. 0·0 R-Kl 13. KtxP(Q3) S.Q3 16. P-QKt4? Solutions, r ~muks. ' UR5I~'tlons, etc., as wall as coxnposltions by eny end ,II 14. P· K84 0-0 composers ere weleom ~ . Address e ll eommunlc;ationl to Nlchole. Gebor. Hotel Probnl.>ly the lotin, move. Developme n t Kemper lene, Clnelnnatl 6, Ohio. with 16. Kl-Q2 or 16. Kt-I13 was hu· peratlvt:. P,ob ltm No. 147 Probltm No. 548 16_ •.•..... Kt-B5 17. KI· BS By M.. Marisko By Burney M. Marshall Bo ttt:r 17. 1(t.U.:!, Kt.K G, 18. UxKt, llxll. 17...... Kt·K6 I'. Kt·Q3 Ziata Olesnice, Shreveport, Loulsl"na 11. BltKI Rx S C1echoslovekia Dedicated to Dr. P. G. Keeney '1'ho eHoo·1 to h Ol(l o nto everythi nll First Publication First Publication l.s q uickly Catal , bu t In Imy case at t his Polni Wh ite l aeked a Ilood eon tlnua ",..""....----'" --.= tlo n. lollow-up: _._._ , D-B4 ch , a nd 19...... Q.K2. :21. BxP R·KI either ...... , B:xKl or 10. B-B3 S·RJI al so w ins. (Stt JitJf!.ram tint fe/umn) '1'1. Kt·8'1 '1 1...... R.Q1f' Wh ilt else? S uddenly (,'lI r tis Is l o~t. lIIs Kt Is '12 • ..•.•• _ axR 24. Kt'Ql t wlee a t t aeked and U 21. P -Kt5, RxKl.! 23. KitS s xap Resigns and Ih t: II Is Im lllune beeause ef t he At 1"...,,1 a not h er plcce gOO$. WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN VARIATION (Continued from page S, column 3) . fensivc syslCm IllUl; t be evolved. is impressive. Much, no doubt, will Nol content with merely leaving 'be improved upon; still more will this vllriation in the air, Adams be refuted. This is the way of llrocl!cd-s with the following analy- theory. sis, which we (Iuote verbatim, pro- Attempting to improve on Black's cccding from Di agram 4. play from diagram 4, Kmoch and Diagrllm No. 4 1 a~alyzed the-following variation: 14...... , P'K5 (this must be rigbU)j Prob/nn No. 549 Prob/em No. 55tJ 15. N-Q4, B-N2; 16, N-K2, N-Kl By Robert E. Burger By Dr. Gilbert Dobbs (with the idea of N-B3 & and P-Q4, Oakland, California Carrollton, Georgia which is too slow); 17. P·QR4, Q First Publication Original, First Publication B4 (ihreatening Q-B3); 18. N-BJ, N-E3 (not 18 ...... , .BxN; 19. QPx B, Q-B3; 20. P-R51) j 19. O-O!, K-K2 (19...... , Q-B3; 20. P-R5, PXP; 21. ft.xP, QxN; 22. P-Q3, gives White a winning position)j 20. P-Q4!, PXP e.p.j 21. B-N5 (threatening N·Q5ch), and White wins. It would scem, therefore, that all Black's difficulties arise when he attempts to win the trapped White Knight. He has an imptove· ment over the above variation, Position after 14_ NxB however: 14 ...... , F-K5; 15. N-Q4, " (I) 14 ...... , P -K5 j IS. N-Q4. (A) .P·K6! (This Adams fails to con· 15...... , K-Bl; 16. N-K2, K-Nl; 17. sider- taking inlo account only 15. B-Q5, N-N2j 13. P·QR4!. KxN; 19. B-N2; 16. N·K2, P·Kti; 17. 1'·KB31); P 'R5, Q-B4; 20. P·QB4, PXP; 21. now if 17. p.KB3?, Q·R5ch; or 17. P ·QN4!L (B) 15...... , P-B5j 16_ ' P- P -Q3, PXP eh; 18. K-Ql (not KxP, NOTHER set of "First Publication" contributions to CHESS LIFE'S QR4, K-B1j 17. N·N5, NxN; 18. PxN, Q-R5 ch), B·N2; 19. N-B3, R·Kl; 20. A Problem Depar,tment, one of them (No. 547) from Czechoslovakia. Q-N4; 19. QxKNP; 20. R-B1, P-K6j B-N5, 8-B3; and wins. In No. 548 one "Old-Timer" pays his respects to another. No. 549 in turn by a "'novice" in number of years but already with remarkable ae 21. B·QS. (C) 15...... , B·N2; 16. If either 16. BP or QPxP, Q-K5; is N·K2, H-B1; 17. 0 ·0, P-B5; 18. R wins the Knight without any complishment.~ to his cr.edit. No. 550 was contributed by ,lohn Tangeman K1, P -B6; 19. N·N3, PXP; 20. P-Q3, trouble, though still not conclusive. of Cincinnati, who W{IS aSf\ociated with the Rev. Dr. Dobbs, prolific com poser of charming and polished and at the same time easy and simple B·Q5; 21. B-K3, BxB; 22. RxB, Q It wou1d be interesting to see a B3; 23. R·K2, PxPj 24. R-Q2. (0) practical test of this analysis. three-movers. This work was selected to invite our numerous regular , I S ...... B·N2; 16. N-K2, P-K6; 17. solvel'S who never "had the n erve" to tackle. a three-mover, to try their CONCLUSION: Adams" analysis hand at it. P-KR3, PXP chi 18. ExP. R-Kl; 19. is still not conclusive, yet if sound 0-0-0, QxN; 20. B·N5 ch, K-BI; 21. 3 ...... , NxP must be considered RxN, BxP chi 22. K-N1 (not KxB, d ubious, at best. If Black omits 12. Q-K4 ch), B-R6; 23. R-QZ, Q-K8 chi ... , N·Q5, permitting the Queen 24. R-Q1. sacrifice, White will merely castle No. 53;, Jackson in second place and the trlctehU Work. Stratgey, tacUc. and pO.Jtlonai pl.)' Mq 7-8 ~na 14·Jj explained b), tbe mll.tcr who The solver. held a firm 48- 11 grlp on ,re.t Milryland State Ch.mpionship revolutlonl.. ed che.. the eh, At W~ht Arts Hall of Belol! Coi· F-40: $4.50 leu 12", ..... MM.M.__ MP," K.R2; 6. Q·M cho K·KtI: 7. It.K U ch lege: res to'lcted to relidcnta or Willeo", wina); 4. 6 lt KIP!, B~B; !l. a .Kaeh, lie· aln; 7 Rd 5wl". lIaglnnlnll' Friday May A 8RliVtARY OF CHI:" b y S. TlIf. Mlgnl. II S...... !l.BI; 6. RxBeh, Klt R; 6 at 8:00 p .•n. ; trophie' to winner a nd , .kowllf. Ne", edition of . n old lav· '1. Q.ft8 mnte. U I ...... M • • P~Kt; 2. RltR, hl~h ra nkln(l: playera; e nt ry fee: $4.00 orite. Sectlonl on el.. nenU, opeD' H ~R; 3. 8~KU' wins. for USC~' mambers (less $1.00 lor tbose THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPION. Ings, middle , ame , end ,ame. In· whO joined the WCA between Jone I, SHIP, lUI, by Wm. Wlnta r .nd R. G. cludes 79 lIIullrllive lamel. 1954 Ind Mlreh I. 19~ 5). $.~.oo lor non· Wad• • All 2001 'Ime. of tbe Boivin· 276 1'1'., 112 dla,ram.. onen,l.Icl'$ (ratln" fees Includ~'d.); lor nill' Bronlteln match for the world lWb«rlpt~ .1""""",,, for T·21: $3.50 ICII 10,., ._...... _ ...... $3.15 details, wrllt: Waltu W. Lch...... lt. 1309 title, lully anDotated. Also hlstano of world c.bamplozulUpa. 1" PP.. '7 rtiE BRITISH CtiES5 MAGAZI NE EmcrllOn SITaet, Beloit, Wls. dla.rama. JUDGMENT AND PLANNING I" 100"" USCF r .. tad event. P'ounded In 1881 Ind now the o ldeat W·20: $1.$0 1_ 41"" CHESS by Dr. MaX euwa, form" nhel p"rlodl",,' flI lant. Game, I!;dltpr: _M_M._,I .•' World Chimpion. Exeellent tuition H. Golnnll)O!k- Proble m World: s. M"1 14·" in mld·,ame .t.rat.en and tactlca. Se(liwlCk Minne sota State Junior CHESS TRAPS, PITFALLS AND 200 pp., 170 dlalrarul. -$3.00 I'Cr year (12 lu neal SWINDLIiS by I. A. Horowlh and E·IS: $3.50 1_ 1$"".. __... ~ __M '2• •• SJ'ow('ln!tn cop,. Uc Championship Frad Ralnf'ld. EntertRID.lDC lnatrue SI)eclll thln ·PRper edition, tent b y 5t. Paul, Minn. tlon In tbe finO IIrt 01 awlndllng. CHESS THE HARD WAY b y D. A. AlrmlU ,4.70 per year. Restrleled to Minnesota ~Sldents 21 How to tet triP' lind how to avoid Yanofsky. Auloblography Ind Anno· yr$ and under; at Downto.... n YMCA. them. 24ll pp., 223 d l"rams. tated games of brillnnt "ounll' C.n· C"N"DI"N CHESS CHAT H·30: 'S.OO IUa 15 'lo ...... $2.98 adlan master who beat Botvlnnlk. 011101 11 Orll.n 01 Ih, yth and Ce dar; 5 rd Swiss, &turUi 8:30 150 pp., 154 dlall'ram •. C...... 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